Re: Full disk encryption from disk drive manufacturers?

[mrsray <chris.ustinovich () cprtools net>]

Thanks for your advice Geoff ...

I guess I should have added in, my job info ... I am an IT purchasing agent. 
I buy IT items all day every day.  I have connections with people that get
me hard to find drives and sales reps that work for me from places like dell
and cdw.  I am not just joe shmoe coming off the street asking for these
drives.  I would
think if any of my connections could get them for me they would since I know
them well and do a lot of business with them all the time.  That is what
makes this really wierd for me.  Especially when I read these posts in this
forum, which all made it sound so easy to find those drives.  So, long story
short, I have dealt with small independent shops that have techdata accounts
and still no luck.

IF ANYONE HAS BOUGHT an FDE.2, please let me know.

Thanks again Geoff




gjgowey wrote:
> I don't know if you've heard of techdata, but my advice would be to try
> finding a small independent shop that has a techdata account and see if
> they can special order it.  I don't know why Dell wouldn't do that for
> you, but I'm certain techdata has to, of all people, be able to have those
> drives available for purchase.  Cdw should also be able to do this, but,
> again, they're no different than their ordering capabilities than Dell.  I
> just find this whole thing weird.
>
> Geoff
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mrsray <chris.ustinovich () cprtools net>
>
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:30:08 
> To:security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: Full disk encryption from disk drive manufacturers?
>
>
>
> I have been trying to locate an FDE.2 Drive since the beginning of Aug 07
> ...
> all your posts are places I have checked and spoken with representatives
> at
> ...
>
> NONE OF THEM CARRY THESE DRIVES
>
> They all show them on their sites, but no one has them ..
> or ever had them from what I can tell.
>
> I HAVE CONTACTED THEM ALL, have any of you really tried to buy one of
> these?
> or have you all just seen them on sites and assume they are available?
>
> BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU FOR A FACT THAT NO ONE LISTED ON THIS FORUM POSTING
> HAS THEM
>
> I read everything ... they were supposed to be out by now.  I was told
> they
> are only available OEM, but when I contacted Dell that was supposed to
> have
> them for systems they sell, they say they are not available.
>
> So, I would like to hear from someone that REALLY HAS bought one of these
> please.  Where do you get them?
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