[JAherbert]

Originally Posted by KnowItAll

Try the hard drive shops in Wanchai Computer Center.
Got a model number?

thanks, I know nothing about servers.

what do I need to find?

a special hd?
a carrier/interface for standard IDE HD?
a special compaq carrier or is there a standand type?

cheers.

[KnowItAll]

You should be able to plug a standard Ultra Wide SCSI drive in there. Not sure who makes them anymore.. but you might have luck at one of the computer centers.

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/s...0/storage.html

Not sure if you'd be able to plug an IDE controller into the server and use IDE drives... figure it might not be worth the hassle for a bleeding edge system like yours.

[KnowItAll]

Ok. Just saw your message.

If you really do want to use that server, you'll need whats called a SCSI drive. They're fairly expensive (usually 50-200% more than IDE drives).

Might not be worth the cost, given the type of server you have.

[JAherbert]

........cheers,

oops, forgetten about scsi drives.

I don't have the server, but from memory the
HD interface board was not a standard scsi I
have seen. Hence, I thought I would need a HD
carrier.

thanks again

[Speedy]

Originally Posted by JAherbert

hi,

I have been offered compaq prolinant server without any HD's or apparent means to install them.
A quick look revealed that standard IDE cable does not fit into disk interface board.

I checked the net, but this type is no longer manufactured.

I guess I need to buy a carrier or interface to convert standard HD?
- are these carriers / interface expensive?
- where to source?

cheers.

you might want to think twice. From my experience, Compaq harddisk mounting cases are only sold by Compaq .

You might want to try this site. Never use them before but they might carry the parts you want :

http://www.impactcomputers.com/compaqparts.html