[ale] Raid Controller

Scott Castaline hscast at charter.net
Sat Jan 5 16:21:50 EST 2008


James Taylor wrote:
> You'd be better off scrounging up a floppy to plug during the installation.
> Easier to find and you'll be using the supported configuration if you have to call Dell for any warranty support.
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> That's what I had to do the last time I had install W2K3 machine.
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> Cute that Windows still has to have a floppy to do driver installation during the OS install.   What a dinosaur....
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> James Taylor
> The East Cobb Group, Inc.
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>>>> On Sat, Jan 5, 2008 at  2:06 PM, in message
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> <002301c84fce$225f5730$671e0590$@thomas at bigrivernetworks.com>, "Chris thomas"
> <chris.thomas at bigrivernetworks.com> wrote: 
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>> I have a new dell SC440 that we just received. I goofed and did not get the
>> correct raid controller that's a drop in for Windows SBS(doesn't have floppy
>> for driver installation). I'm new to the ALE list and are looking for
>> anybody in the Atlanta area that might sell good hw raid controllers like
>> Adaptec or even Dell PERC. 
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>> I need one on Monday, so it is somewhat urgent. Any ideas on places? 
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>> Thanks.
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Floppy?, What's a floppy? I vaguely remember that term.....



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