Just a heads up - apparently the more recent Dell RAID controllers will no
longer recognise hard discs that weren't sold through Dell.
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/02/10/dell_perc_11th_gen_qualified_hdds_only/
As one of the comments points out, that kind of makes them no longer SATA
or SAS compatible, and they shouldn't be allowed to use those acronyms any
more.
Matthew
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An optimist sees the glass as half full, a pessimist as half empty,
and an engineer as having redundant storage capacity.