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RE: Rack Mount 4U - Lots of Drives?



> I've been thinking about one of these for the next server at chez
> fatbloke...

Is that rackmountable?  £?

> Add in a couple more 4-in-3 modules (http://tinyurl.com/3z57t)

Those are very nice, like the big fan.

> get 12 data drives in there

The case I have will take 12 drives total.

> plus an optical drive and a boot drive

No need for an optical drive once the OS is installed :)

> extender which allows two PSUs to be triggered together so you can
easily
> cope with the power demands of all those drives too.

Using the VIA power calculator one of the guys on IRC sent me showed the
max power my setup needed at around 150watts only.  So a 450watt PSU is
more than enough.

M.





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