Re: Building a RAID enclosure - Problem sourcing a part

["noughtomate" <balraj_jassal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Errr... .Yes. Just that.

I found a picture of one. This is an internal photograph of my  existing
enclosure (which isn't rack mount friendly, hence why I want to build my
own new one).


Check out : http://www.ibertronica.es/Silverstone/products/ds351/inside.jpg

or

http://tinyurl.com/p5z4q9

At the bottom left is the Power Supply.
At the bottom tight is the RAID controller.
Just above the Power supply is the dinky-mobo which provides the power  to
the Power Supply and LEDs. It is this part I'm after.


The cables going to / from the board are as follows :
- Blue & White cable : LED for Power
- Black & Red cables : Power for RAID card and can be daisy chained to
power all other HDD's
- Multicolured Cable : Power from PSU

Again... Any one know where I can source one of these boards ?

Cheers

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Des Gibbons" <des@...> wrote:
>
> What is it, just a convertor from 24 pin ATX to molex with an led?
>
> Is that all it does?
>
> Cheers, Des.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of noughtomate
> > Sent: 14 September 2009 14:07
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Building a RAID enclosure - Problem
> > sourcing a part
> >
> > Thanks for the PM's and response.
> >
> > The board I've seen in my existing RAID enclosure is even
> > smaller than the one given in the Ebay links.
> >
> > It's tiny... Literally it only supports a 20/24 pin ATX power
> > connector, 1 x Molex connector for power and 1 for LED.
> >
> > The one's shown on the Ebay links seem to support Processors
> > and may be a PCI slot. The type I'm seeking doesn't even need
this.
> >
> > Wish I knew the name for one of these!!!
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Andy Davies <dajdavies@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I think you're after an embedded motherboard you can get
> > them in all
> > > sorts of sizes e.g. 3.5", 5.25" - Kontron,
Commell,
> > Advantech, ibase
> > > are some of the manufacturers that spring to mind.
> > >
> > > The boards generally aren't cheap but they do turn up on
ebay from
> > > time to time e.g http://bit.ly/L4yEM http://bit.ly/UvbWL
> > >
> > > Not sure how many have PCI Express slots
> > >
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > 2009/9/14 noughtomate <balraj_jassal@>
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Okay... A difficult one to describe this!
> > > >
> > > > Following that excellent link from last from on how to
build your
> > > > own RAID enclosure (http://tinyurl.com/mwcsl8), I've
> > decided to try
> > > > building my own.
> > > >
> > > > I already own a HTPC look RAID enclosure by Silverstone
> > (DS351) but
> > > > I want to make a simple 5 disk 1u rack mount enclosure.
> > > >
> > > > Sourcing the RAID and powersupply would be no problem,
> > however I'm
> > > > having trouble knowing what to describe the equivalent
of the
> > > > motherboard :  This would not be a traditional
motherboard as we
> > > > know it, but a simple (and very
> > > > small) board which simply allows PSU connectivity, a
single Molex
> > > > connector for HDD power and a Power LED indicator. THe
one on my
> > > > Silverstone DS351 is probbably half the size of a fag
> > packet... I've
> > > > looked for manufacturer names, but without any luck.
> > > >
> > > > The problem is, what is such a part called ?
> > > >
> > > > I've looked at the usual websites but can't seem to
find
> > any such board.
> > > >  What is is called ? And any recommedations from where
I
> > can source it ?
> > > >
> > > > Any advice would be much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
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