The controller should work with desktop drives, but if it's fairly important data I'd make sure to have a proper backup solution in place when using desktop class drives instead of enterprise class drives. The holes are set back to accommodate an interposer board, which is needed for certain raid controllers when using them in combination with SAS drives (not in the same raid set, but a different raidset).
Hi There, I was just wondering if there are any compatibility issues with running non DELL desktop SATA harddisks (eg: Western Digital) on a PowerEdge R310 with a H200 Raid card? I also notice that on the drive caddy, the SATA mounting hole and set back from the SAS ones, why is this? Many Thanks
R310 H200 - Desktop SATA Disks