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Does anyone know if Windows Server 2016 is compatible with internal SATA hard drives? I know from researching online that ATA and PATA hard drives are incompatible, and I believe that I saw one online reference that said that for Server 2016, Microsoft recommends PCI Express-based hard drives(?), but I can't recall anything specifically mentioning that SATA (i.e., with an "S") hard drives were incompatible?
Also if SATA drives are incompatible with Windows Server 2016, what would be the next-best, compatible HD solution? I have an HP xw8600 workstation running an older version of Windows Server, currently with a 250 GB SATA HDD, with two 3.40GHz Xeon 5492 processors installed, and 32 GB RAM. I am interested in trying to upgrade Windows Server 2012 to Server 2016, but if my existing SATA drive is not compatible with Server 2016, I am trying to figure out what I can replace the SATA drive with to ensure full compatibility. Also, my current, in-depth technical knowledge of server hardware specs is rather limited/basic, so sorry and my apologies in advance if this seems at all like a dumb question, etc.
Last edited by Phoenix2017; 01-13-2017 at 10:19 AM..
We run sata on all our servers that run windows server 2012 r2. so not sure why it would be any differant on the 2016.
Thanks for your helpful feedback and input. I got the info about ATA/PATA/SATA(?) from the excerpted quote from the link below, regarding Windows Server 2016 System Requirements:
Computers that run Windows Server 2016 must include a storage adapter that is compliant with the PCI Express architecture specification. Persistent storage devices on servers classified as hard disk drives must not be PATA. Windows Server 2016 does not allow ATA/PATA/IDE/EIDE for boot, page, or data drives.
Your current SATA drive is currently on a PCI express compliant disk controller so you will be fine running Server 2016. Just curious.. Are you running Windows Server for testing purpose? Reason I asked is running a server with a single 250GB drive?
Your current SATA drive is currently on a PCI express compliant disk controller so you will be fine running Server 2016. Just curious.. Are you running Windows Server for testing purpose? Reason I asked is running a server with a single 250GB drive?
Many thanks for the helpful response, I appreciate it!
In response to your question: yes I am running Windows Server as a testing box for IT training, keeping up with the latest Server technologies, etc. purposes; tbh it is more of a personal workstation running Server instead of Windows 10, rather than say for example a true server.
storage is storage, there has been no serious changes in pci-e arch in a while too just faster sata , sata kind of got rid of ide, eventually something will get rid of sata (like when we finally merge ram/storage, which would be more efficient across the board-then merge these 2 and get them closer to the cpu for even better efficiency)
storage is storage, there has been no serious changes in pci-e arch in a while too just faster sata , sata kind of got rid of ide, eventually something will get rid of sata (like when we finally merge ram/storage, which would be more efficient across the board-then merge these 2 and get them closer to the cpu for even better efficiency)
It does not include SATA, so it does work with that. I would say that most drives in use in PC's these days are SATA.
So in this case since Server 2016 directly communicates with the BIOS via UEFI just like Windows 10, storage is not storage. Actually Server 2016 is based on Win10 much like Server 2008 R2 is based on Win7.
The type of hdd that can be used is a function of the MOBO as well as the OS. I'd argue that the MOBO has the biggest impact. Often drives run through a secondary controller can't be boot drives, but best to check your MOBO documentation.
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