On 2/5/2010 5:31 PM, Philip Tait wrote: > I just received my first Gen11 server, R710, with H700 PERC. I removed > the supplied drives, and installed 4 Barracuda ES.2s. After doing a > "Clear Configuration" in the pre-boot RAID setup utility, I can perform > no operation with the drives - they are marked as "blocked". > > Is Dell preventing the use of 3rd-party HDDs now? > > Thanks for any enlightenment. > > Philip J. Tait > http://subarutelescope.org > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq > > > Luckily you can by a non-tampered LSI 2108 based card from anywhere else other than dell and use whatever drives you want to..:)
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