Re: FN-FORUM: SCSI Server Drives

date posted 23rd January 2006 13:32

Julian Voelcker wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
>
>> I am right in thinking that if a server comes with no SCSI drive
>> installed that I can use any SCSI drive with it ? And that any RAID
>> controller should at least give me a RAID 0/1 option so if it comes with
>> a 72.8gb drive I just need to add another drive and chain them together
>>
>
> It's been a while since I looked at it, but there are lots of different
> standards/speeds for SCSI drives and also connectors. Ideally get the
> fastest drives you can afford and make sure that they are the same
> make/model of drive.
>
> For that sort of stuff I usually call http://www.scan.co.uk and follow the
> recommendations.
>
> Good Luck.
>
Hi,
Brief thought have you checked that your motherboard has SCSI interface
just because its a server does not necessarily mead hard drives are scsi

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