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Poweredge 1850 Harddrive type

I want to purchase the Dell Poweredge 1850.

I want to buy extra harddrive from my local computer store to make raid 1.

Which scsi harddrive does it use?

Is it standard harddrive?



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these are standard drive connector?

Doesn't hot pluggable drive has special connector?
Well - its a special connector but its also a standard!  SCA hot pluggable 80 pin is the standard across the board for all drives connecting to RAID backplanes.  Its a one piece connection that provides connection to the SCSI bus, a SCSI ID and provides power.  Regardless of hard drive manufacturer, the interface is the same.

so any sca hotpluggable will work.

even sca hotpluggable hdd from compaq machine will work?
If the drive is the right size and speed then yes, it will work.