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Thread: Dell 1550 Hard drives
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02-11-2002, 12:21 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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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!
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02-11-2002, 03:07 PM #2Web Hosting Guru
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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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02-11-2002, 03:19 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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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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02-11-2002, 03:23 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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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.
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02-11-2002, 03:46 PM #5Web Hosting Guru
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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.
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02-11-2002, 11:43 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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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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02-12-2002, 12:09 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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