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Hey guys,

 

So am looking to purchase a Fujitsu server for home use, just a tower so nothing major.

 

I have called the Support inquiring into the Hard drives, and got told that i would HAVE to buy the hard drives from them as the BIOS would not work with any other hard drives because the BIOS would recognise them.. 

 

I work for fujitsu so i know we dont make hard drives so they will be just a partners drive.

 

Is this correct information or is it just Fujitsu trying to get me spend more money?

 

Cheers in advance

 

Alex

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2 minutes ago, Wiggyweir said:

 

Sounds like crap to me. A BIOS shouldn't care about the brand of hard drive, if the drive isn't broken and is plugged in correctly then the BIOS should detect it irrespective of brand.

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3 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Sounds like crap to me. A BIOS shouldn't care about the brand of hard drive, if the drive isn't broken and is plugged in correctly then the BIOS should detect it irrespective of brand.

Thanks for the reply, 

 

Yeah sounds like crap to me too, I just didnt want to spend the money on a server and then find out i can only buy hard drives from them.

 

I am currently finding out how much they are straight from fujistu at the moment.

 

Would the fact that they are hot swappable make a difference? I can buy the hot swap caddy on ebay so i thought that that would be okay

 

 

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