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  1. #1
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    Dell 1550 Hard drives

    Hello,

    Does anyone know what hard drives work with the Dell 1550? I have a Seagate ST336605LC that shipped with mine, but I cannot find any of these on pricewatch. What do you guys do when you purchase additional drives?

    Thanks!

  2. #2
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    Any good-quality 3.5" low profile SCSI drive should work. I would use a Seagate Cheetah or IBM UltraStar, myself.

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    Hmmm... Actually, I don't believe any high quality drive will work. The drives are hot-swappable, and look like they have fibre-channel connectors on them (But, I don't think they are fibre channel....)

    I was just very surprised that I could not find any of the exact model numbers on pricewatch...

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    I think that drive is not produced anymore. You can use ST336705LC which I think is it's replacement. It's just a plain ol Ultra160 SCSI drive.

    Hope that helps!
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  5. #5
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    I guess I shouldn't have assumed that you'd know they were SCA drives. It's not fiber-channel, it's just a special hot-swap connector that includes power and ID settings.

    SCA drives can usually be had quite cheaply because most people can't use them without an adaptor.

  6. #6
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    Now you're talking!

    I've built quite a few home systems, but have never seen one with that SCA interface. You learn something new every day!

    Thanks guys!

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