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I have a DELL Poweredge 1600sc server running windows 2003 server software. &nbsp;It has a RAID array that is degraded. &nbsp;I am looking to replace the faulty drive. &nbsp;I know I need it to have an 80 pin connector, and that it must be SCSI ultra 320. &nbsp;I have found a replacement drive with those specs. &nbsp;However, I have been unable to find one with the same RPMs. &nbsp;The existing drives that are holding the server up have 10,000 RPMs, and the closest speed I can find is 15K RPMs. &nbsp;<br />
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My question is, since it is faster than the others, will it work with my current drives. &nbsp;Or, do I need to keep looking. &nbsp;I dont want to keep looking too long as the RAID array is in a degraded state.<br />
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I have a DELL Poweredge 1600sc server running windows 2003 server software.  It has a RAID array that is degraded.  I am looking to replace the faulty drive.  I know I need it to have an 80 pin connector, and that it must be SCSI ultra 320.  I have found a replacement drive with those specs.  However, I have been unable to find one with the same RPMs.  The existing drives that are holding the server up have 10,000 RPMs, and the closest speed I can find is 15K RPMs.  

My question is, since it is faster than the others, will it work with my current drives.  Or, do I need to keep looking.  I dont want to keep looking too long as the RAID array is in a degraded state.

Please Help!

DELL Poweredge 1600 SC -- RAID array degraded

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Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

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Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

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RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

RAID is data storage technology that allows multiple drives to be used together as a single virtual drive for reasons such as fault tolerance, reliability and performance. 

There are several different levels of RAID that determine how the data is stored and the level of redundancy achieved across the drives.