DEAD...Dell Small Business SC420 (or 420SC) PowerEdge Server $249!!!! EDIT: Now $274

[Aztech]

When I try to add it to my cart, I get:

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Edit: nm, got it in there.

 

[KidViciou$]

got mine for 271.95 shipped as Celery, 512 mb, 80gb SATA, no floppy

how many open bays does this case have for hard drives?

 

[Fuzb0]

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
got mine for 271.95 shipped as Celery, 512 mb, 80gb SATA, no floppy

how many open bays does this case have for hard drives?

In the configuration you had it shipped, should be:

2 half hight 3.5" bays 1 full/ 1 empty
1 x 3.5" Floppy bay empty(needs HD rails)
2 x 5.25" bays 1 used for CD-ROM

So you can add another standard size drive, possibly a 3rd in the floppy's location, if you get drive rails, and a 4th in the open 5 1/4" bay with an adaptor(hd cooler)

 

[timsactown]

Thanks, I might get one from my brother as a desktop.

 

[alm4rr]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
I'm spending too much time in ATOT...

The first step in realizing you have a problem is admitting it

 

[KidViciou$]

Originally posted by: Fuzb0

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
got mine for 271.95 shipped as Celery, 512 mb, 80gb SATA, no floppy

how many open bays does this case have for hard drives?

In the configuration you had it shipped, should be:

2 half hight 3.5" bays 1 full/ 1 empty
1 x 3.5" Floppy bay empty(needs HD rails)
2 x 5.25" bays 1 used for CD-ROM

So you can add another standard size drive, possibly a 3rd in the floppy's location, if you get drive rails, and a 4th in the open 5 1/4" bay with an adaptor(hd cooler)

thanks

 

[beergeek]

Originally posted by: Fuzb0

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
got mine for 271.95 shipped as Celery, 512 mb, 80gb SATA, no floppy

how many open bays does this case have for hard drives?

In the configuration you had it shipped, should be:

2 half hight 3.5" bays 1 full/ 1 empty
1 x 3.5" Floppy bay empty(needs HD rails)
2 x 5.25" bays 1 used for CD-ROM

So you can add another standard size drive, possibly a 3rd in the floppy's location, if you get drive rails, and a 4th in the open 5 1/4" bay with an adaptor(hd cooler)

I'm trying to figure out the expandability of this puppy. If I read the specs correctly, it has built-in controllers for 2 SATA disks and 2 IDE devices (but with the comment that this is for optical devices, I assume this is a relatively low performance interface not really suited to disks). So, to run 4 disks, it would be necessary to add a PCI disk controller (PATA, SATA, or SCSI). Is this true?

 

[DaleDell]

http://support.dell.com/suppor...s/pe420sc/en/index.htm

IDE channels Two 40-pin (1 controller)
SATA channels Two 7-pin (2 controllers)

 

[TheKnife]

So, is this the replacement for the 400SC...meaning no more 400SC? I think this is a great deal but it isn't a good of a universal deal without the AGP slot. I have bought several 400SCs, which I am using for everything from a desktop, to a Linux desktop to a Linux thin-client server. I am concerned this is the end of an era.

 

[KidViciou$]

whoops, i forgot about the vid card, darn

guess i gotta get me a cheapy pci card until there are cheapy pci-e cards out there

 

[AmdEmAll]

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
whoops, i forgot about the vid card, darn

guess i gotta get me a cheapy pci card until there are cheapy pci-e cards out there

It does have 8mb integrated video, at least I thought it did.

 

[KidViciou$]

oh cool, that'll do then!

 

[jpeyton]

Remember that this will take PCI-E x8 video cards only; no x16 slots.

 

[KidViciou$]

yup! unless you mod it that is

 

[AmigaMan]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Remember that this will take PCI-E x8 video cards only; no x16 slots.

Actually I didn't think there were any PCIe x8 video cards out there. If you read a little further up, theres a link to someone on another forum who modified the x8 slot to be a x16 and is using a video card in there now. Apparently the x8 slot on this mobo is actually a x16 with just a piece of plastic keeping it from being used as a x16. Of coure YMMV, and you risk damaging the machine, but for $250 you're not losing too much.

 

[JSJackStraw]

anyone know how long this is good for?
tia

 

[OctaneZ]

Originally posted by: JSJackStraw
anyone know how long this is good for?
tia

These come and go all the time (or did for the 400sc) they generally last a few days, almost always dead by wednesday evening.

 

[crimson117]

Hmmm... with that $10 hard drive upgrade 40gb -> 80gb, it says $259 ($509 originally) on the next to the last page. Yet once I add it to my cart, it says $509-$225 = $284. What's going on here?

 

[AmigaMan]

The only sure things in life are Death and Taxes. But actually it looks like the savings are reduced to just $225 instead of $250. You people who waited are probably regretting it now huh

 

[OctaneZ]

Monarch Computers has the PCIe GeForce 6600 256 MB for $145!

 

[Fuzb0]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
The only sure things in life are Death and Taxes. But actually it looks like the savings are reduced to just $225 instead of $250. You people who waited are probably regretting it now huh

I for one am pissed, like i said I ordered 8 of em, they canceled my second order of 3. Apparently the limit is 5 per deal. So I had to pay another $25 to get the other 3... since its a new deal. 225 off instead of 250... anyhow 25$ aint bad since i am makin a bunch off the top anyhow.

What sucks is my first order is arriving on the 24th and the next order is showing up December 3rd. Well at least I can Bill 2 trip charges to the clients this way I spose.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Has anyones shipped? Mine hasn't even gone into production yet...

 

[kingsrook7]

mine have, ordered 2, due for delivery monday

 

[AtlantaBob]

Yes, got one today. Getting the drivers together for Windows XP was a hastle, but otherwise, no problems.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Ok I got mine today.

Where are the drivers for the integrated video?? I cannot find them.