On 10 Mar 2010, at 14:56, Sabuj Pattanayek wrote: > ... > On the configuration page for the md1000, do the "Single Blank Hard > Drive Filler"s allow you to put HDDs in them or do you actually have > to purchase the lowest end HDD they'll sell in order to get a caddy?
I'm sure you're already aware of this, but just in case you're not: typically these are just covers for the drive bay, and don't allow you to actually fit a drive with them. I.E., they're this: http://snpi.dell.com/sna/images/products/mlrg/340-7475.jpg not this: http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/9/5/0/2/7/9/webimg/330646427_tp.jpg I believe the official answer is indeed that you need to buy a drive from Dell to get the actual caddy, however 3rd party caddies or Dell spares may be available at a fair & reasonable price. Links have been posted in the past. > The cheapest option I'm seeing is a 500GB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA > 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug HDD for $195.30 (obscene). If you think that's obscene, you should check out pricing on 1TB drives on Dell's UK site. Buying with a T410 you will pay £700 per drive - over $1000. Stroller. _______________________________________________ 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
