Dell SC430 servers
- From: dmh <fake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 09:46:30 +1000
Hi,
I've found these value servers to be great for small offices just
getting into a server/client setup. With the bundled SBS2003 Std Ed
adding around AU$630 it it rather painless to convince a small
operation to seriously consider the advantages offered by Exchange and
RWW.
The last Dell model I ordered was a SC420 which had a built in raid
controller. This coupled with 2 sata drives in Raid 1 has proven to be
very reliable.
It now seems that the SC430 series no longer comes with a built in
raid controller. Dell advised adding a 3rd party controller would void
warranty. and that I need to move up to their 830 range adding a
further AU$600 to the price.
I've had bad info from Dell before when they told me the SC420 did not
have raid (wrong). The "I'll get the tech support guy to ring you
about raid in 10 minutes" is now 48 hours overdue.
Has anyone deployed a SC430 recently who can confirm if the
motherboard has a built in raid controller or not?
I get the impression Dell have removed this to force people into a
higher end server.
Its also strange that the SBS2003 STD 5 Client option adds AU$639.00
when selected with the cheap server. However if selected with the
dearer models its a AU$1100.00 increase.
Thanks for any advice on the SC430
David
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