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confused. PERC5+SATA, no interposer
We've just received a PowerEdge 2950 with PERC 5/i controller. We've ordered a single SATA drive since we'd like to put in 6 of our own.
My understanding is that SATA drives must be connected to PERC 5 backplane with an interposer board (part #PN939). This was also confirmed by a DELL tech on the phone.
What I am confused about is that DELL's SATA came installed without an interposer board. Looking into the drive bays, I can see markings such as "J_SASDRV0" and so on through 5. I've replaced DELL's drive with my own SATA drive and it was recognized and seems to function fine without the interposer. So is the interposer board needed at all then? I need to order additional HDD trays and now I am not sure if I have to order interposer boards for each drive. Maybe I am not getting it right and any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
My understanding is that SATA drives must be connected to PERC 5 backplane with an interposer board (part #PN939). This was also confirmed by a DELL tech on the phone.
What I am confused about is that DELL's SATA came installed without an interposer board. Looking into the drive bays, I can see markings such as "J_SASDRV0" and so on through 5. I've replaced DELL's drive with my own SATA drive and it was recognized and seems to function fine without the interposer. So is the interposer board needed at all then? I need to order additional HDD trays and now I am not sure if I have to order interposer boards for each drive. Maybe I am not getting it right and any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
