On 2/5/2010 7:35 PM, Mark Walkom wrote:
This thread Brandon mentioned earlier explains it a little -
http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19314432/19649799.aspx
From the thread;
/"Yes, while on the surface I don't like the sound of it, the truth is
that "Dell-certified" drives have a special firmware on them that
allows them to respond correctly to advanced requests made by the
controllers so that operation of the machine can be guaranteed.
Having been a technical analyst for Dell servers, I can tell you that
many issues arise from the use of non-certified drives. So, while I
don't like it, I can understand it. Besides, Dell doesn't make the
drives - they are made the top drive manufacturers, but in order to
guarantee compatibility/reliability, they put a Dell-specific FW on
them. Just a thought :)"/
Perhaps it's more the cost of the 'official' drives that is the issue
here, maybe Dell can make the prices a bit more reasonable.
I know I'd be happy paying for the drives if they had technical
benefits that weren't offset by stupidly high prices.
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Unless they have modded the firmware of the chipset(which you can buy
cards based on the LSI 2108 at many vendors) there's no reason for
this. If they have modded the firmware and the drives firmware to do
"advanced things" all the more reason to NOT buy their drives and the
h-series of cards..if they get persnickety about that then it's time for
another vendor.
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