Smallish Server Case

LeJimster · 21 Mar 2008 at 22:41

I'm trying to find a server case that is small, but has ideally 4 Hot Swap drive bays for SATA HDD's.

I plan to use the server for the usual stuff, sharing my media and as a download storage machine and Ideally needs to be low powered and quiet.

Are there any manufacturers that do cases like this?

PhillyDee · 22 Mar 2008 at 00:29

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-018-BT&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-093-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160

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Just picked a random case. There will be smaller ones.

The enclosure does 4xdrives into 3x bays. You can get one that does 5 drives in 3 bays, and 3in2. Those earthwatts psu's are pretty decent as they are 80+ certified too.

LeJimster · 22 Mar 2008 at 00:36

Ahhh, cool! I saw a similar drive enclosure on a similar site, but it didn't really dawn on me what it was until you pointed it out. I think I can work from this.. Ta!

PhillyDee · 22 Mar 2008 at 01:00

Ive got a 4in3 in my server. You will probably want to remove the hot swap fan, as it can be a bit noisy. You can swap the fan, but it will require some soldering skills. I swapped mine for a Xilence red wing 80mm.

LeJimster · 22 Mar 2008 at 01:31

Well, I used to be an electronic engineer, so I'm not short of the soldering experience :-)

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But yeah, I'm looking at the 3,4 and 5 hdd versions.. It's defo between the 4 and 5. I'm not quite sure on the case or components I'm getting yet, still looking around ^_^