RE: Source of Cheap 4U 19" PC Case?

["Dr John Tankard" <john@xxxxxxx>]

> > Tony 4 u is LOADS big enough, mine has big cards in and 8
> > hard drives, fdd,cdrom, 3 fans.....
> > 
> > Just one thing to watch, is how many 5.25 devices you can fit
> > with access, (the scan one I linked to should be ok) when I 
> > purchased mine they could only get 3 devices in Cdrom, 
> > removable drive and a DDS4 DAT drive. The other case looked 
> > like the one in the other link in that case I could only get 
> > 2 devices in because the bottom pos got in the way of caps on
> > the MB, in this case I could fit in a Creative LiveDrive as 
> > they are not deep, but the removable caddy or CD rom will not go
in.
> > 
> > Just to be clear my one looks like the new scan one but the
> > drive positions have changed (it also has a cover which you 
> > can lock), if you can hang on a day or so I will take a 
> > picture of the insides of them, you can get a outsode view if
> > you look at my home web site www.sawood.co.uk go to UKHA then
> > new office. (before anoyone says it "yes my website does
need 
> > updating" I have moved along from here)
> 
> John,
> 
> I only need to fit (for now at least):
> Micro atx mobo

They will fit even full size boards and the PSU hardy overlaps the MB


> 2 x hdd
> 1 x dvd
> 1 x pci card
> Not much of a server, I admit, but it does it's job and 
> _never_ crashes
> :-)
> Despite being xp and running 24/7...
> (I do my backup over the network, when I remember!)

;-)

> Will need to beef it up when I start serving mp3's to 5 x ddr 
> and 2 x at, though.

The only thing to consider if you are doing that is do you need a caddy

> 
> Thanks for the offer of the pics, but my only worry was 
> fitting the vscomm card. Would still be interested in seeing 
> the pics sometime, though.
> 
Will do later

John

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