Does Dell MD1000 + perc5/e support SATA 3 HDDs? Will I need interposer for my tray/caddy to support sata II/III hdds?
Thanks in advance!
Does Dell MD1000 + perc5/e support SATA 3 HDDs? Will I need interposer for my tray/caddy to support sata II/III hdds?
Thanks in advance!
I don't know that it's required, but I support a number of MD1000's attached to PERC 5/e controllers that have SATA-III disks connected and we did use trays with interposers. We saw differing reports of SATA disks working in the MD1000 w/ and w/o interposers so we opted to play it safe and just ordered the interposers. The disks have been working well for us.
in my experience (I was was working at dell at the peak of md1000 usage) some disks required interposers and some didn't. Physically the connector is the same. I suggest you simply get in touch with Dell, provide your service tags and ask this question there.