Adding a new IDE HDD to a server.

jdmilsjdmils
edited May 2006 in Hardware
I have a DELL PowerEdge 2600 server which is running out of disk space. I want to add a 300GB IDE HDD to the server and use it to store old files which might need to be accessed once a year.

DELL support told me that is not possible as the IDE ports are only for CDRoms and tape drives.

Is this "normal"?

Comments

  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited May 2006
    Normal? No. Possible? Yes.

    Worst case senereo is you need to get a PCI IDE controller card and put the extra drive on that.
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