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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I used a USB CD/DVD Drive with my 1950 PowerEdge with no problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">just the cd will be fine, that's all I've ever used on 1850's and 1950's<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">No, I have never burned a dvd or cd on a server. DVD does come in handy occasionally if what you are installing comes on dvd. Most distros have a cd and then download everything else they need.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">you will need the drive and caddy it goes in.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have never used a cd from dell and I've bought dozens used and new dell servers over the years. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 3:01 PM, <<a href="mailto:gen@ercuk.com" target="_blank">gen@ercuk.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Many thanks Chris Gebhardt for your detailed reply, that all makes sense now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Well as I figured, I'd need to get some different kit...<br>
and webmaster mentioned his dell 1850's...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">And that got me looking, and I've just bought a DELL 1850 PowerEdge, off eBay.<br>
So some pointers on setting that up would be greatly appreciated !<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">It should arrive early next week...<br>
However: It hasn't got a CD or DVD drive, so I'll need to obtain one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">So which should I go for, CD or DVD (or even DVD RW) ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">There are several on ebay that seem to have different part numbers,<br>
and one prominent company has both CD & DVD drives complete with lead & caddy,<br>
so would I need anything else, and how do I make sure that I order the correct one ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">A dell user guide I've found mentioned the Server Assistant CD,
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which it won't have either, so will I need one of those ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy">Many thanks, Mac<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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