[vdr] hardware 19" 4HU

[Karlheinz.Pischke@t-online.de (Karlheinz Pischke)]

Hi Emil and all interested,

this chassis 

http://www.rackmountnet.com/rackmountchassis/rackmountchassis_4ud.htm

looks very similar to 

http://www.redaix.de/produkte/19gehaeuse/frame004-3.htm

which I baught this chassis and I'm on the way to build a systeem. 

Problems seen (so far):
- comes without motherboard mounting kit 
- can only use CD or DVD drive which is usually only for 
  laptops (-> expensive)
  -> I have such a drive now, but it has a NON-standard combined 
    IDE power connector (-> sh.t) which is pitily also different
    from 2.5" disk drives
- same for floppy drive: you need a very small one (laptop ?)
- IDE drive chassis are not exact enough -> dangerous to break
  or bend the drive's IDE connector
- difficult to wire the 16 IDE cables under the fan holder 
  which is between the motherboard and the drive cage

If this is too much off the lists topic please let me know and the
interested
one's: please email me directly if you want to know how the progress is.


Emil Naepflein wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 12:36:43 +0200, Andreas Roedl <flood@flood-net.de>
> wrote:
> 
> > You know I can't compare it, because I have some other machines in my living
> > room. One of them is my "main server/router" in a 19" 4HU case which makes
> > much more noise than this small little thing. :-)
> 
> This box is used as both Windows-PC and LinuxVDR by my daughter. She
> didn't complain yet, but I wouldn't like to have it in my living-room
> without doing something against the noise.
> 
> BTW, I am currently investigating a 19" 4HU case as a future replacement
> for my current server.
> http://www.rackmountnet.com/rackmountchassis/rackmountchassis_4ud.htm
> 
> This should provide enough space with 160 GB ide disks. :)
> 
> >
> > BTW: Is your APM working?
> 
> I activated APM only as far as it is necessary to shutdown the system on
> pressing the power off button. Standby seems to be pretty useless
> because the power fan is still running. And Suspend to disk isn't
> available.
> 
> Emil

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