Sorry you're having trouble, but thanks for the tip. I've been considering a machine with that controller and that puts a severe damper on it for me.
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Benjamin Zachary - Lists <[email protected]> wrote: > Ive been a solid dell guy for years but this is about as aggravating as it > comes. > > > > We have a new server that cannot get the 2.5 15k rpm drives for several > weeks due to manufacturing problems. We went and got drives from hp and the > drive caddys so everything is great right? > > > > NOT, if you have a new Dell 700 raid controller you can only use Dell > certified drives, the drives are ‘blocked’ on the controller > > > > From the manual "troubleshooting"section: > > Issue: > > One or more physical disks is displayed as Blocked and can not be > configured. > > > > Corrective Action > > PERC H700 and PERC H800 cards support only Dell-certified SAS and SATA hard > drives and solid-state drives (SSD). If you are using a Dell-certified drive > but are still experiencing this problem, perform the following actions: > > > > 1. Check the backplane for damage. > > 2. Check the SAS cables. > > 3. Reseat the physical disk. > > 4. Contact Dell Technical Support if the problem persists > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
