Hard Disks for Acer Altos G540M2 Where can I buy them and how do I go about the process?

Letus

I have the old Acer Altos G540M2 servers and they work very well. My problem is I need to purchase new hard disks to replace the old ones that have operated since 2009. Where can I buy them and how do I go about the process?

I am in Lilongwe, Malawi, a country in Southern Africa.

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AnhEZ28

@Letus

The HDD you can find is a typical SATA 3.5-inch HDD that most desktops use.

Letus

@AnhEZ28

Thanks for your reply. I checked this but the interface is different, hence my enquiry, How do I handle the interface problem?

billsey

The Altos G540 M2 is an old enough model that Acer has removed all support entries from their website. From what I remember the drives should be normal SATA drives, so the interface should be the same. They are 2.5" instead of 3.5" though. I don't believe they are SAS drives… If I were upgrading drives on one now, I'd go with SSDs instead of HDDs. The pricing is likely as good or better and they will be much faster.

AnhEZ28

@Letus

This one uses the 2.5-inch SAS drive to be correct. It usually has its bay.

billsey

Take one of the old drives out and look at the model numbers on them. You should be able to use that to determine if they are SAS or SATA. Specs I find online all state SATA…