PowerEdge 1600SC Hard Drive Questions

PowerEdge 1600SC Hard Drive Questions
1.       What Hard Drive Configuration does the PowerEdge 1600SC support?

2.       What Hard Drive Carrier does the Hot Swap Capable system require?

3.       Spare Parts and Upgrades

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1.       What Hard Drive Configuration does the PowerEdge 1600SC support?

The PowerEdge 1600SC server shipped in 3 configurations.

IDE ATA-100 (early systems only)
Hot Swap Capable SCSI Hard Drives (80 pin)
Cabled SCSI Hard Drives (68 pin)

The PowerEdge 1600SC server will support up four (4) 1-inch IDE Hard Drives, four (4) 1-inch Cabled Capable SCSI Hard Drives or six (6) 1-inch Hot Swap Capable SCSI Hard Drives.

It is possible to convert an IDE system to Cabled SCSI (or vice-versa), but there is no conversion kit to convert either to the Hot Swap Capable SCSI configuration.

IDE and Cabled SCSI Hard Drives in the same system is possible, but it is NOT a validated configuration.

Suitable IDE Hard Drive sizes range from 20GB to 120GB.
Suitable SCSI Hard Drive sizes range from 18GB to 146GB.

While larger sized Hard Drives may work with your system, Dell has not validated or tested such drives and cannot guarantee their functionality.

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2.       What Hard Drive Carrier does the Hot Swap Capable system require?

The part number for the Hard Drive Carrier is 9D988 or J2169. You will also need 4 screws, 1213C for each Hard Drive added.

FYI, this carrier fits these systems:

PowerEdge 1600, 2600, 2650, 6600, 6650
PowerVault 220s, 755N, 770, 775N.

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3.       Spare Parts and Upgrades

Below is a list of the currently available Hard Drive Customer Kits we offer for the PowerEdge 1600SC.

IDE Hard Drives:
This Customer Kit includes the mounting screws:
340-3698       120GB,IDE,7.2K
Other IDE Hard Drives may be available from spare parts as refurbished.

Hot Swap Capable SCSI Hard Drives:
These Customer Kits include the Hard Drive Carrier and mounting screws:
340-9305       36GB,U320,SCSI,80P,15K
340-7883       36GB,U320,SCSI,80P,10K
340-8584       73GB,U320,SCSI,80P,15K
340-7896       73GB,U320,SCSI,80P,10K
340-7915       146GB,U320,SCSI,80P,10K

Cabled Capable SCSI Hard Drives:
These Customer Kits include the mounting screws:
340-8036       18GB,U320,SCSI,68P,15K
340-8035       36GB,U320,SCSI,68P,10K
340-8037       36GB,U320,SCSI,68P,15K
340-8034       73GB,U320,SCSI,68P,10K
340-7913       146GB,U320,SCSI,68P,10K

Please note that the contents of the above part numbers are subject to change over time, as is availability of those parts.

We recommend contacting our Spare Parts department at 1-800-372-3355 for pricing, availability, and purchasing of all the above parts.

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