I have a client with an Optiplex 330 server that refuses to boot Windows but runs Ubuntu just fine. Apparently there is a system board interrupt that Windows uses and Ubuntu does not. That server has inherited the system board from my personal workstation. (I had deliberately purchased a matching system at the time I installed the server so that in the event of a failure I could do an immediate swap to minimize downtime.) Now I want to replace my personal machine with a Dell Optiplex with significantly more horsepower that still uses the same RAID controller. This should allow swapping the mirrored drives from my client's box if there is another failure. I called Dell's Tech Support and talked to a tech there. He said that the entire Optiplex line uses the same RAID controller chipset so any box should work. I told him the technician who worked on the system did not believe there was a chance that the conroller in the 330 would match one from a current machine but he insisted they would. He did, however, indicate that it would be a better idea to use another 330 system board. My questions are:
Can anyone verify that Dell RAID arrays can be moved between different Optiplex models without rebuilding? Any recomendations for an affordable Dell box (Ebay) to use for occasional CAD work? Thanks in advance Joe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
