Proliant DL 160 Drives

Hi,

I am interested in buying a Proliant a DL 160 for my business, but I
would rather get the drives from a 3rd party, since HP makes a killing
sellings those drives. Is this possible?

I've been burnt in the past like that, when someone sold me a server
without the drives and wouldn't provide any drive cages to mount the
drives.

Thanks!

Before you buy, check eBay for the drive trays you might need. There is a lot
of useful computer gear being sold on eBay at affordable prices from reputable
sellers... Ben Myers

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:05:05 -0800 (PST), ""
<> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am interested in buying a Proliant a DL 160 for my business, but I
>would rather get the drives from a 3rd party, since HP makes a killing
>sellings those drives. Is this possible?
>
>I've been burnt in the past like that, when someone sold me a server
>without the drives and wouldn't provide any drive cages to mount the
>drives.
>
>Thanks!

<> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am interested in buying a Proliant a DL 160 for my business, but I
> would rather get the drives from a 3rd party, since HP makes a killing
> sellings those drives. Is this possible?
>
> I've been burnt in the past like that, when someone sold me a server
> without the drives and wouldn't provide any drive cages to mount the
> drives.
>
> Thanks!

why would you buy a HP server then wimp out on cheapo drives?

You won't be able to update firmware on non-HP drives jammed into that
machine, then you no longer have a complete system HP will support.

On Feb 19, 7:53*pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> Before you buy, check eBay for the drive trays you might need. * There is a lot
> of useful computer gear being sold on eBay at affordable prices from reputable
> sellers... Ben Myers

I've searched on-line for such trays and I haven't been able to find
anything. If anyone knows some reseller that might sell those trays, I
would appreciate if they could tell me.

Thanks!

<> wrote:
> On Feb 19, 7:53?pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
> wrote:
>> Before you buy, check eBay for the drive trays you might need. ? There is a lot
>> of useful computer gear being sold on eBay at affordable prices from reputable
>> sellers... Ben Myers
>
> I've searched on-line for such trays and I haven't been able to find
> anything. If anyone knows some reseller that might sell those trays, I
> would appreciate if they could tell me.
>
> Thanks!

HP sells them, and they even come with the hard drive (what a concept).