https://community.hpe.com/t5/alpha-servers/es-40-usb-device-installation/m-p/815619#M172 Hi,<BR />Simple YOU DO NOT!<BR />USB is NOT SUPPORTED on this product.<BR />The ports should not be used.<BR />Just incase you were thinking of this: The cdrom is IDE. DO NOT attach any other IDE devices - NOT SUPPORTED on this product.<BR />If you require more disk storage then you will need to get more SCSI or fibre channel as well as suitable ctrls, cabling, enclsures etc.<BR />Mark...<BR />PS. Memory is expensive as well Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:41:55 GMT Mark... 2007-07-15T06:41:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/alpha-servers/es-40-usb-device-installation/m-p/815618#M171 we are having ES 40 with OSF1 ttps V5.1 732 alpha Tru64 unix . there are two USB port on the back , we want to install USB external hard disk on that server. Kindly suggest how to proceed for this <BR /> <BR /> ajay Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:34:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/alpha-servers/es-40-usb-device-installation/m-p/815618#M171 ajay chadha 2007-07-14T05:34:32Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/alpha-servers/es-40-usb-device-installation/m-p/815619#M172 Hi,<BR />Simple YOU DO NOT!<BR />USB is NOT SUPPORTED on this product.<BR />The ports should not be used.<BR />Just incase you were thinking of this: The cdrom is IDE. DO NOT attach any other IDE devices - NOT SUPPORTED on this product.<BR />If you require more disk storage then you will need to get more SCSI or fibre channel as well as suitable ctrls, cabling, enclsures etc.<BR />Mark...<BR />PS. Memory is expensive as well Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:41:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/alpha-servers/es-40-usb-device-installation/m-p/815619#M172 Mark... 2007-07-15T06:41:55Z