Are they realy $150 hard drives? On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Phil Brutsche <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sadly, Dell is merely the latest in a long line of vendors to do so. > > It's getting to the point where you have to go "whitebox" (ie SuperMicro) > if you want to avoid tripling or quadrupling the cost of the machine with a > couple $150 hard drives :( > > Benjamin Zachary - Lists <[email protected]> previously uttered: > > > 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 >> > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [email protected] > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
