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Re: Re: 12U Rack source and mounting advice
JonShaw wrote:
> The rack will host a number of things:
> 48 port patch panel
> Ethernet switch
> Loftbox
> ADSL modem
> Firewall
> Idratek Cortex PC
> The PC is what drives the depth as I want to re-use an old PC and in
the
> future want to avoid custom building as pre-built machines are so much
> cheaper & any advantage that is gained by custom-build seems to
disappear
> within 6months. The PC would fit in a 450 mm rack (just) but the
cables for
> PSU, video all stick out beyond that. As I need a couple of full
height PCI
> cards rack mount 3 or 4U cases are almost as expensive as a complete
desktop
> PC!
>
Why not put all the shallow stuff in a wall mounted shallow cabinet, and
wall mount the PC separately?
You can get brackets to wall-mount a 4U chassis vertically...
Jim
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