> > Mike Galvez wrote: > [ ... ] > > No small thing you need to consider when choosing Dell is that they DO NOT > > support > > FreeBSD. They support Windows and Red Hat Linux. If the machine is not > > lights-out > > and the OS is not one of the above, they will not send parts or a > > technician. > > > > I found this out the hard way and had to load Linux on a spare drive just > > to prove > > a piece of hardware was failing. > > I've heard that Dells tech support isn't as helpful as it used to be, but > I've > had them replace a CD-ROM drive and a 4mm DAT tape backup on Dell machines > dedicated to FreeBSD without any problems. > > Try running the diagnostic CD or floppy that came with the machine? > (Or can be downloaded for the specific system type from the Dell website.)
Dell support grumbles a bit, but they have replaced tapes, disks, SCSI controllers and even mother boards on our machines running FreeBSD. ////jerry > -- > -Chuck > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
