Re: PowerEdge 700 SATA anyone?

From: Greg Madden (gomadtroll_at_gci.net)
Date: 08/30/04

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    Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:51:54 -0800
    
    

    On Monday 30 August 2004 11:10 am, Didde Brockman wrote:
    > Hey!
    >
    > I personally have never setup a machine with SATA using Debian. It's
    > always been SCSI, and nothing else :) However, the Dell PE 700 SATA
    > seems like a nice deal at the moment, so my employer is considering
    > buying one, but first, she wants me to verify that we indeed can "run
    > Debian on it" (her words).
    >
    > So, is there anyone out there who has any kind of experience with
    > this hardware? In general, how's Linux doing with SATA support? Can
    > we run stable on it, or do we have to go unstable? I'm lost when it
    > comes to non-SCSI-stuff...
    >
    > Appreciate any pointers and sharing of experiences on this matter!
    >
    > Thanks people!
    >
    > //didde.

    Google:
    http://www.linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html

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