GDogg007, They have to be the same size or larger to work. Each manufacturer counts bytes in a different manner, so make sure the byte count matches or exceeds the Maxtor's and you shouldn't have any issues using other drives. Regards,
I have a Poweredge 6850 with Maxtor Hard Drives in it. I was told by a coworker that we needed to use only Maxtor Drives of the same size when doing a replacement. I am trying to find a definitive answer as we have several Fujitsu drives of the same size that we could use if it wouldn't cause an issue.  As long as it is the same size and speed does it matter who the manufacturer is?
Poweredge 6850 W/Maxtor Drives