From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 26 14:57:01 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 577F716A402 for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:57:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from pi.codefab.com (pi.codefab.com [199.103.21.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 654B74511B for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:57:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4B1460E8; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:56:59 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at codefab.com Received: from pi.codefab.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pi.codefab.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id maGdRs3d99to; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:56:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.251] (pool-68-160-201-170.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.160.201.170]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E0355D47; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:56:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <449FF5B3.40004@mac.com> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:56:51 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (Windows/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Galvez References: <20060624215742.N1114@ganymede.hub.org> <20060626133619.GA264@d-137-145-35.bootp.virginia.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060626133619.GA264@d-137-145-35.bootp.virginia.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Opinions Wanted: Dell PowerEdge Servers ... ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:57:01 -0000 Mike Galvez wrote: [ ... ] > No small thing you need to consider when choosing Dell is that they DO NOT support > FreeBSD. They support Windows and Red Hat Linux. If the machine is not lights-out > and the OS is not one of the above, they will not send parts or a technician. > > I found this out the hard way and had to load Linux on a spare drive just to prove > a piece of hardware was failing. I've heard that Dells tech support isn't as helpful as it used to be, but I've had them replace a CD-ROM drive and a 4mm DAT tape backup on Dell machines dedicated to FreeBSD without any problems. Try running the diagnostic CD or floppy that came with the machine? (Or can be downloaded for the specific system type from the Dell website.) -- -Chuck