I just went though a similar process of reinstalling the software on a couple of del servers I bought a year ago. They came with a CD with all the drivers though. I got all the drivers and also the SATA drives going without much trouble. Just a couple of google searches got me all the info I needed.
I've found Dell's to be GREAT machines, though their tech support does blow chunks. What model Dell is it? On 6/16/06, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, I got a new work computer. It's a Dell. The first thing I always > do with a new computer, particularly a Dell, is reinstall a generic > copy of windows and partition the drive. I try to do that. BSOD. > Lovely. We pass it off to our internal tech support, as they don't pay > me to do hardware stuff. As it turns out, Dell has now started > shipping computers with no disks, and no way (apparently) to download > drivers. So, while tech support has currently gotten it past the BSOD > (it was a conflict with the video card and hyperthreading, or some > such), it now doesn't see the hard drive, because it's a SATA hard > drive and you need to preinstall the (nonexistant) drivers. > > Oh, and 30g of the drive is taken up by a "back up install" of the > orginal system config, because Dell's new support model is "roll back > to fresh install" if there are issues. Lovely. > > I just want a computer - I don't want your 8 million Dell specific > reminders, popups, and gobbleydegooks. ARG! > > Rant over. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209588 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
