The old crappy case. Cost = 7.5 KD ($23)
Old crappy case
Old crappy case: Notice where the mobo ends -- it's very close to the disk rack -- usable disk space = 5 disks only
Old crappy case after assembly -- notice how cables are crammed & jammed
Old crappy case: Plastic ribbons to hold a fan mounted hidden behind the front cover
New Server case: 4 top fans, 2 rear, 1 side, 1 front (manually mounted) -- cost = 45 KD ($135)
The 4 top fans
Front panel -- made of plastic & the case is made of metal not aluminium. Not better but works.
Stuff thrown into the new case -- notice the space between the disks & mobo -- and yes, the fans are daisy chained
Rear fans daisy chained
1x 80GB disk for the OS
Yes, we stole the side fan from the old crappy case, as well as the front fan -- 3x 500GB disks
The stolen side-fan
Disk rack can take up to 9 disks
Rear fans & the power supply's fan
bottom view of the top fans -- the screw locations weren't in their proper places so fans aren't in place, for now.
PSU fan (550 watts)
3x SATA, speaker, power/reset/HDD Leds cables.
P4 3.0 GHz 2MB L2 cache + 1GB RAM @ 667MHz
No, it doesn't fit 10 disks, 9 only, even though there are 10 mount places. The front power & reset panel is taking a slot, for now...
Built-in VGA, 4x USB, 1x Ethernet (held by a tissue!)
PSU rear view: 550 watts -- provides 4x SATA + 3 Molex only
Wheels!
More wheels!
Hard disk temperatures -- in the old case, they reached 50 degrees Celsius!
