Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:43:40 -0500 From: "Shawn Barnhart" <swb@grasslake.net> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Good source of rackmount cases? Message-ID: <061901c2fee1$15b279b0$62229fc0@ad.campbellmithun.com> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030409150341.036b4c80@mail.go2france.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Conrad" <LConrad@Go2France.com> > >Any suggestions? Places that sell rackmount cases are a dime a dozen, but > >referrels from good businesses that people like aren't. > > It's very hard to find cases that accept the 11 inch long adaptec 2400A, > even if you unscrew the handle. > > Getting a deep case of 25 or 26 inches long and/or 2U or 3U is no assurance > that the PCI slot space is 11 inches. > > And if you ask the rackmount sales person, they usually don't know, and > they've got to measure, and then there's room for error and interpretation. Big part of the reason I was asking -- those cards are unusually large and a lot of "beige box" rackmount cases I've seen have weird orientations that leave little room for even a tiny fxp NIC, let alone a honkin' card like the 2400A. Another list member emailed me that he's actually built systems with these cards, so I'd call that a pretty safe bet, although I'd order one before I ordered 5, just to be sure..
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