This device is designed for PC use, and not for servers and thus not supported. The SATA ports on the motherboard are used for DVD, CD-ROM\RW and RD1000 removable backup devices, etc. If your server has a RAID controller, these ports will not function with a hard drive. If you are not running a RAID controller, the SATA port you have the cage connected to will need to be enabled in the F2 bios, and it may or may not function. All support will have to be done through the device's vendor. .
I have a RAID controller but I'm not sure if its just SAS or combined with SATA.
The Rosewill cage is connected to the on-board port and does recognize the hard-drive inside, but I can't get the hot-swap function to work (it's working great with the same cage on windows 7).
Means it recognize new connection and disconnection just when I manually refresh the device manager, not automatically.
The H700 will support enterprise SAS, SATA or SSD drives, They cannot be mixed in the same array, however. You can add a single drive in this slot and add it as a RAID 0 if you are not wanting to add it to an existing array. The backplane will support the same; you will need a drive carrier or caddy for your drive. Dell doesn't sell them separately from their drives, but you may be able to locate them from a third party vendor, such as Impact Computers. I have included a link for their offering: http://www.impactcomputers.com/f238f.html
3. If it does support hot-swap sata drives, where can I get just the enclosure to install my own drive ?
* I do appreciate Dell's strict support about 3rd-party and self-installed hardware to protect the user but eventually it's our equipment and we do need an option to install our own parts if we choose to.
And as I wrote on the other thread, I'm NOT trying to be rude, but because I trust you and listen to you kind of "blindly", please got some misleading information, please post only answers you're completely %100 sure about,
I trust you guys and listen to you almost blindly so I rather get "don't know" than the wrong facts.
DELL-Geoff P
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January 2nd, 2013 07:00
This device is designed for PC use, and not for servers and thus not supported. The SATA ports on the motherboard are used for DVD, CD-ROM\RW and RD1000 removable backup devices, etc. If your server has a RAID controller, these ports will not function with a hard drive. If you are not running a RAID controller, the SATA port you have the cage connected to will need to be enabled in the F2 bios, and it may or may not function. All support will have to be done through the device's vendor. .
Regards,
DELL-Geoff P
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January 2nd, 2013 08:00
In the F2 bios, you can only enable or disable the port. There isn't a setting to change to make it hotswap capable.
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DELL-Geoff P
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January 2nd, 2013 08:00
No updates in the bios or firmware. The device is not a supported item for this server. Rosewill may have some suggestions
Regards,
RoyW
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January 2nd, 2013 08:00
Thanks for the quick response!
I have a RAID controller but I'm not sure if its just SAS or combined with SATA.
The Rosewill cage is connected to the on-board port and does recognize the hard-drive inside, but I can't get the hot-swap function to work (it's working great with the same cage on windows 7).
Means it recognize new connection and disconnection just when I manually refresh the device manager, not automatically.
Is the BIOS should have any option to fix that?
Many thanks!
RoyW
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January 2nd, 2013 08:00
Is there any other solution for that? BIOS update ? Driver update or anything else?
BTW, the additional RAID controller is H700 (with 5 drives installed).
DELL-Geoff P
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January 2nd, 2013 09:00
The H700 will support enterprise SAS, SATA or SSD drives, They cannot be mixed in the same array, however. You can add a single drive in this slot and add it as a RAID 0 if you are not wanting to add it to an existing array. The backplane will support the same; you will need a drive carrier or caddy for your drive. Dell doesn't sell them separately from their drives, but you may be able to locate them from a third party vendor, such as Impact Computers. I have included a link for their offering: http://www.impactcomputers.com/f238f.html
Regards,
RoyW
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January 2nd, 2013 09:00
Thanks.
1. Is the H700 support SATA drives?
2. Is the PE T410 hot-swap rails (the lower front on the case) support sata drives? heres some pictures of the internal connector:
http://i48.tinypic.com/8y53le.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/9a2vds.jpg
3. If it does support hot-swap sata drives, where can I get just the enclosure to install my own drive ?
* I do appreciate Dell's strict support about 3rd-party and self-installed hardware to protect the user but eventually it's our equipment and we do need an option to install our own parts if we choose to.
And as I wrote on the other thread, I'm NOT trying to be rude, but because I trust you and listen to you kind of "blindly", please got some misleading information, please post only answers you're completely %100 sure about,
I trust you guys and listen to you almost blindly so I rather get "don't know" than the wrong facts.
Many thanks for your help!