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Replacing Hard Drives In A Server
I plan to purchase two replacement hard drives for my business server
and I have a few pre-sales questions to ask.**The server is the center of my restaurant's Point Of Sales cash register system. My server information follows: * * *Manufacturer:* G.B.T. Technology Trading GMbH * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *(GIGABYTE Technology Co., LTD reported by cpu-z) * * *Model:* GA-6VXC7-4X * * *CPU:* Intel Pentium III EB* (Codename: Coppermine* * *Brand ID: 2)* 733 MHz * * *Bus Speed:* 133 MHz * * *BIOS:* AMI 62710* (05/04/2001) * * *On-Board IDE:* 2 IDE bus master (UDMA 33/ ATA 66 /ATA100) IDE ports * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *for up to 4 ATAPI devices * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Supports PIO mode 3, 4 (DMA 33/ATA 66) IDE &* * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *ATAPI CD-ROM * * *Storage:* dual mirrored 20 GB hard drives (WDC WD200AB-00BVA0) * * *OS:* Windows Server 2000* (all updates installed) I operate the server continuously 24/7.* These hard drives are nearly six years old.* The CPU has been producing a high pitched whining noise for about two years, which I suspect is from the hard drive(s).* I suspect that they are approaching their end of life.* I wish to replace the dual mirrored hard drives with two independent 80 GB or larger hard drives, not in a mirrored configuration.* I have been looking at Western Digital hard drives that* use various interface nomenclatures EIDE, SATA, ATA-100.* Here is my question: Are these hard drives backward compatible with my server both in form/fit factor and in communications interface?* i.e.* Will they work in my server?* Can I just remove the existing hard drives and slip these new ones in?* I am aware of the issues regarding breaking the existing mirror.* I have collected considerable information from Microsoft and other sources to do this.* I don't want to purchase two hard drives and then discover that they don't fit and/or don't work in my server.* Also, should I be aware of any BIOS issues? I plan to purchase Norton Ghost to transfer the data from the existing storage media to the new drives. Thank you. -- Kurt Todoroff Markets, not mandates and mob rule. Consent, not coercion. |
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Replacing Hard Drives In A Server
Kurt R. Todoroff wrote:
I plan to purchase two replacement hard drives for my business server and I have a few pre-sales questions to ask. The server is the center of my restaurant's Point Of Sales cash register system. My server information follows: Manufacturer: G.B.T. Technology Trading GMbH (GIGABYTE Technology Co., LTD reported by cpu-z) Model: GA-6VXC7-4X CPU: Intel Pentium III EB (Codename: Coppermine Brand ID: 2) 733 MHz Bus Speed: 133 MHz BIOS: AMI 62710 (05/04/2001) On-Board IDE: 2 IDE bus master (UDMA 33/ ATA 66 /ATA100) IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports PIO mode 3, 4 (DMA 33/ATA 66) IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM Storage: dual mirrored 20 GB hard drives (WDC WD200AB-00BVA0) OS: Windows Server 2000 (all updates installed) I operate the server continuously 24/7. These hard drives are nearly six years old. The CPU has been producing a high pitched whining noise for about two years, which I suspect is from the hard drive(s). I suspect that they are approaching their end of life. I wish to replace the dual mirrored hard drives with two independent 80 GB or larger hard drives, not in a mirrored configuration. I have been looking at Western Digital hard drives that use various interface nomenclatures EIDE, SATA, ATA-100. Here is my question: Are these hard drives backward compatible with my server both in form/fit factor and in communications interface? i.e. Will they work in my server? Can I just remove the existing hard drives and slip these new ones in? I am aware of the issues regarding breaking the existing mirror. I have collected considerable information from Microsoft and other sources to do this. I don't want to purchase two hard drives and then discover that they don't fit and/or don't work in my server. Also, should I be aware of any BIOS issues? I plan to purchase Norton Ghost to transfer the data from the existing storage media to the new drives. Thank you. Kurt, Based on the info you have posted, I don't think you will have an issue. My only two pieces of advice would be: don't go too large on the replacement drives (or check the limits if any imposed by your motherboard) and ensure you buy PATA drives (not SATA). Good luck! Jonathan |
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