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FortoReibas · 10-22-2007, 11:36 AM

My employer has just freed up two 4500's and two 4400's that were not being used. I am new to this forum but I have been catching up on the posts and FAQ's. The 4500's are running 3.2.025, but I can't tell if I need to upgrade the Guardian OS to some later version if I want to replace the 250GB drives with 500 or 750GB drives. I don't know what the 4400's are running right now. So:
1 - do I need to upgrade the Guardian OS if I want larger drives?
2 - Adaptec's site tells me my serial doesn't entitle me, so what do they charge? If they charge too much and question 1's answer is "yes", then these units will likely go back to the storeroom.
3 - has anyone ever put another OS on these? Like Win2k, Win2k3, Netware, BEOS (just joking), etc? Flame away, I'm just curious.

Thanks all
Brian

10-22-2007, 11:36 AM	#1
FortoReibas Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: florida Posts: 26	What does Guardian OS cost from Adaptec? My employer has just freed up two 4500's and two 4400's that were not being used. I am new to this forum but I have been catching up on the posts and FAQ's. The 4500's are running 3.2.025, but I can't tell if I need to upgrade the Guardian OS to some later version if I want to replace the 250GB drives with 500 or 750GB drives. I don't know what the 4400's are running right now. So: 1 - do I need to upgrade the Guardian OS if I want larger drives? 2 - Adaptec's site tells me my serial doesn't entitle me, so what do they charge? If they charge too much and question 1's answer is "yes", then these units will likely go back to the storeroom. 3 - has anyone ever put another OS on these? Like Win2k, Win2k3, Netware, BEOS (just joking), etc? Flame away, I'm just curious. Thanks all Brian