On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote: > I have 4 PC's that I use as servers at home. Three of them are > mid-tower, and one is a desktop. They take up too much space, so I'm > thinking about racking them. I know that you can buy empty chasis, and a > rack is pretty easy to build (especially when your father in law is a > carpenter ;-). However, I don't know if the transition is possible. Has > anyone done anything like this before?
You can buy rack cases that will contain standard PC components. The smallest minimum size for a "regular sized" PC is usually 4U. The prices I've seen start around $200 to $250 for those. You can go smaller, but you have to do things like put your PCI slots on riser cards at right-angles to the mainboard. It may be cheaper/easier/better to build shelves and put the PCs you have on the shelves. If you are convinced you want a 19" rack, I have seen regular PC cases rackmounted -- the guy used L-brackets attached to holes drilled through the cases. :-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
