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Third-Party eSATA card
All - I'm trying to add a PCI3 eSATA card to a PE1950 and am having a bugger of a time. After installing the card, I can't get the operating system to recognize it. The card doesn't show up in either Windows (2k3 Server) or Linux (Gentoo). I talked with Tech Support online about this, and they said that the Dell servers don't support any mass storage cards other than "official" PERC cards. Is this true? The card I'm trying to add is using this Chipset: http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32 Has anyone ever done this? Thanks! -Erik
Dennise458
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Posted June 7th, 2007 12:00
There is no guarantee about compatibility with 3rd party cards, but if the slot isn't working with any supported cards either, then the slot would be covered under support/warranty.