Best IDE card for a PowerEdge 2300 ?

The original SCSI CD-Rom in my pe2300 is dying; I'm getting more frequent
read errors. I want to replace it with a CD-RW anyway, but these are almost
impossible to find in SCSI with a black face. I'll probably go with IDE
which means adding an IDE card to the pe2300.

I've tried two IDE cards, a SIIG SC-PE4A12 UATA-100 and a no-name ATA-66,
both hang the machine at POST. (The SIIG is an odd card anyway, it also
hangs an IBM, so I wasn't too surprised)

Anybody know of an IDE card that is KNOWN to work in a pe2300 ?

I don't really need the latest UATA-133, it's only for CD-Rom access.


- FM -

 

if you ever want to boot from the CDROM again, DO NOT put an IDE Card in
there.

If the color is that much of a big deal to you, just remove the faceplate
and paint it.

Or, look here:

http://search.ebay.com/dell-SCSI-CDROM-poweredge_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40


- NuTs

 

Had to give up on the IDE anyway, tried several cards (Promise, SIIG, etc,)
couldn't find ANY that wouldn't hang it at POST. Must be something about
the motherboard, I even pulled every other card and turned off everything I
could find in the setup, still hung.

I ended up sticking in a beige Ricoh SCSI CD-RW (for now).

The problem isn't finding a black SCSI CD-ROM, it's finding a black SCSI
CD-RW.

- FM -

 

Its a SERVER ...

get over it, or paint it !

End of story !

you dont have other options !