ok, WHS2011 is here and I am almost done with old dumps for backups. Re-using server hardware except OS drive.
1. I just purchased a 2TB WD Red drive (OEM). Do I need to format / initialize this HDD on another Win machine before I plug it in to the server for OS install?
2. Stablebit Scanner, do I need this? Currently, the PowerEdge T300 looks like it reads smart data on HDD during wake ups / reboots. It was this Dell message upon boot up (before Windows) that I knew my OS drive (v1) was about to die.
3. I will buy Drivepool for sure. Is there an advantage price wise to buy scanner with it at the same time or is it just using the the activation ID from Drivepool to get the scanner discount?
Almost there! And a big shout out to AndrewNZ and Drashna for all your previous help!