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Silver 2U rackmount chassis with dense front drive bays and rear I/O panel

GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE R262-ZA0 2U 42-Bay Barebone Server

SKU CH-M30Q-HQ1ZF MPN R262-ZA0

Holds 42 hot-swap 2.5-inch SATA, SAS and NVMe drives in a 2U rackmount barebone for a single AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 processor with 16 DDR4 DIMM slots

  • ProcessorSupport AMD EPYC 7003 series processor family Compatible wit
  • Graphics processorAspeed AST2500
  • Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
  • Form factor2U Rackmount
  • Processor socketSocket SP3
  • Target workloadGeneral Purpose Server
  • 42 hot-swap bays for massive storage density
  • Supports AMD EPYC 7002 and 7003 series processors
  • 16 DDR4 3200 slots across 8 channels
  • Dual 1 GbE LAN plus dedicated management port
  • 2 U.2 Gen4 NVMe bays for high-speed caching

2U 42-Bay Barebone Server

The GIGABYTE R262-ZA0 is a 2U rackmount barebone designed for general-purpose server workloads. It targets system integrators and IT teams building dense storage or compute nodes around a single AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 series processor. No CPU or memory is installed, so the buyer selects the exact configuration required. The chassis provides forty-two hot-swap 2.5-inch bays across front, rear and internal zones.

Sustained Load Behaviour

Eight-channel DDR4 3200 memory architecture feeds the processor with high bandwidth for extended data-intensive tasks. Two rear 2.5-inch Gen4 U.2 bays connect directly to the CPU PCIe 4.0 lanes, maintaining throughput for fast NVMe storage under continuous demand. Dual Intel I350-AM2 1 Gigabit LAN ports and a dedicated management port keep network and out-of-band paths available during heavy utilisation. The Aspeed AST2500 handles graphics and remote management independently of the main CPU.

Single Deciding Specification

The server supports one Socket SP3 processor from the AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 families and sixteen 288-pin DDR4 RDIMM or LRDIMM slots. This combination fixes the maximum core count, memory capacity and PCIe lane budget for the entire build. Buyers needing dual-processor scaling or a different socket must choose another platform.

How it compares

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Price $2,156.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameGIGABYTE
Model nameR262-ZA0
Target workloadGeneral Purpose Server
Processor
ProcessorSupport AMD EPYC 7003 series processor family
Compatible with AMD EPYC 7002 series processor family
Processor socketSocket SP3
Preinstalled processorNo CPU Installed
Max supported CPUs1
Memory
Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
RAM slots16 × 288Pin
Supported memoryDDR4 3200
Memory channels8 Channel
Storage
Preinstalled storageNo Storage Installed
M.2 slots1 x M.2 slot:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen4 x4
- Supports NGFF-2280/22110 cards
Hot-swap drive baysFront side: 24 × 2.5 in SATA/ SAS hot-swappable SSD bays
Rear side: 8 × 2.5 in SATA/ SAS, 2 × 2.5 in Gen4 U.2 hot-swappable SSD bays
Internal: 8 × 2.5 in SATA/ SAS hot-swappable SSD bays
Graphics
Graphics processorAspeed AST2500
Connectivity
Primary LAN controllerIntel I350-AM2
Top LAN speed1 Gigabit
Ports & slots
Front USB ports2 x USB 3.0
VGA ports1
Rear USB ports2 x USB 3.0
Ethernet port2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
Power
Power supply2 × 1200 W redundant PSUs, 80 PLUS Platinum
Size & build
Form factor2U Rackmount
Product dimensions3.44 in × 17.24 in × 28.74 in
Shipping weight27.22 kg
Package size965 × 635 × 254 mm
Environment & compliance
Temperature rangeOperating temperature: 10 °C to 35 °C
Non-operating temperature: -40 °C to 60 °C
Humidity rangeOperating humidity: 8%-80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating humidity: 20%-95% (non-condensing)

Questions about this item

How much heat and power should I expect from the AMD EPYC 7003 series processor when this 2U chassis runs continuously?

The barebone includes no CPU, so thermal output and power draw depend entirely on the specific AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 series processor you install; the 2U form factor and front-to-rear airflow are designed to handle the thermal envelope of supported chips.

Which components must I supply before this R262-ZA0 barebone will boot?

You must provide one AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 series processor for the SP3 socket, DDR4 3200 RDIMM or LRDIMM modules for up to 16 slots across eight channels, and 2.5" SATA, SAS or Gen4 NVMe drives for the 42 hot-swap bays.

Will my existing 2.5" SATA SSDs and SAS HDDs work in the front, rear and internal bays without adapters?

Yes, the 24 front, 8 rear and 8 internal bays all accept 2.5" SATA and SAS drives natively; the two rear U.2 bays add Gen4 NVMe support, so older SATA or SAS media slide straight into the remaining 40 bays.

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