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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2003

Dot Hill Systems Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13317	13-3460176
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6305 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California	92009
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (760) 931-5500

Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Item 5. Other Events.

        On May 2, 2003, Dot Hill Systems Corp. (the "Company") announced it has converted all of its outstanding shares of preferred stock into 1,846,153 shares of common stock. The press release dated May 2, 2003 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press release of Dot Hill Systems Corp. dated May 2, 2003.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.
	By:	/s/  PRESTON ROMM Preston Romm Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Date: May 2, 2003

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 Press release of Dot Hill Systems Corp. dated May 2, 2003.

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Item 5. Other Events.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Dot Hill Converts Preferred Stock into Common Stock

CARLSBAD, Calif.—May 2, 2003—Dot Hill Systems Corp. (AMEX: HIL) today announced it has converted all of its outstanding shares of preferred stock into 1,846,153 shares of common stock. The preferred shares were originally sold in a private placement in December 2002 and carried a 7 percent dividend. The preferred shares were converted into shares of Dot Hill's common stock at a per share price of $3.25. In accordance with the terms of the private placement, Dot Hill became entitled to convert the preferred shares into common stock as of the close of market on Thursday, May 1, 2003, at which point the market price of Dot Hill's common stock had exceeded $6.50 per share for 15 consecutive trading days.

"The structure of the private placement in December of last year was the right deal at the right time," said James Lambert, Dot Hill's president and CEO. "Converting the preferred shares to common stock allows us to eliminate further accrual of the 7 percent dividend rate and the other preferences attached to the preferred shares."

Dot Hill Systems Corp. is a leader in the innovative design and delivery of storage networking solutions to channel partners worldwide. Its products include the SANnet® family of storage systems, SANscape® storage management software, SANpath® storage networking software and professional training, support and service. For more information, visit Dot Hill on the web at www.dothill.com.

Dot Hill, the Dot Hill logo, SANnet, SANscape, and SANpath and are trademarks of Dot Hill Systems Corp. All other products and names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Exhibit 99.1