@ Ser Olmy
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The controller firmware won't even complain about the drive not being HP-branded (there are no "HP drives", only Seagate/WD drives with HP-branded firmware).
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OK, I agree that you can use OEM drives and for the OP , who is checking out a "found" system to see what he can do with it, there isn't a problem. In a business situation where you have bought support from various vendors to keep your equipment working sweet and free from vulnerabilities, you need to use spares with the correct firmware.
HP provide Customer Advisories regarding problems which have been encountered and fixed with firmware changes, example below (doesn't affect the ML350 G5 though)
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/sit...tte.cachetoken
If you ever have to go to HP to get their help with a problem, the first thing that they always ask is whether you have the latest firmware installed. It's their "Get out of jail free" card as trying to replicate your problem to get a fix is virtually impossible if you have some random collection of firmware which may not work correctly together; disk, controller, BIOS, nic, HBA, etc.
It gets worse when you've got your OS, Database and platform Vendors trying to resolve your weird problem if there are unknown variables.
Just my
I've used OEM disks in Sun and IBM systems and run into problems in the past so now I only use manufacturers spares when working on commercial servers to prevent the chance of random issues and make support easier.
>End of Rant<
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