Various 1U silent builds
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:09 pm
Having a 1U rackmount case laying around from my former high-density HTPC build (which now is ATX based):
I decided to turn it into a supersilent and low-power media server for my brother.
Case Travla TE1160 1U mini-ITX rackmount case with 4 3.5"/2.5" hot-swap SATA drive bays, something like $400 but it's worth it, built beautifully...
Power supply Seasonic SS-250SU, real silent 1U
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
Motherboard MSI FUZZY GME965 mini-ITX
System memory 2048 MB DDR2-800
LAN onboard Intel 82573L Pci-E X1 controller
Video card integrated Intel GMA X3100
ODD Optiarc AD-7590A slimline ATA DVD-RW
Emergency boot front CompactFlash ATA reader
Storage controller 1 Integrated ICH9M
Storage controller 2 Addonics Silicon Image SiI3124 SATA300 RAID PCI card, 4-port, hot-swap capable, for the 4 HDD bays
Main HDD WD Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVS
Backup HDD for the Main 2nd WD Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVS
Hotswap storage subsystem at the moment, 2x1.0TB WD10EADS (RAID1) plus one WD6400AACS spare
From HTPC to server
CPU fan is some 50mm old PIII recycled, with auto temp speed control from the MB, mounted on the original MSI heatsink, cut down to fit 1U with the fan mounted on top of it . The GME965 northbridge runs cool thus no other fans needed . Power requirements should be less than 50W, we put some Velcro dampeners on the front trays to get better 3.5" HDD silencing. To connect the cardreader and ODD I modified an old ATA133 round cable and routed it around
System runs very cool, silent and ain't powerhungry being online 24/7 since last summer
It has been suspended vertically behind a wardrobe in my brother's room
Now I'll search if I can find more pictures...
I decided to turn it into a supersilent and low-power media server for my brother.
Case Travla TE1160 1U mini-ITX rackmount case with 4 3.5"/2.5" hot-swap SATA drive bays, something like $400 but it's worth it, built beautifully...
Power supply Seasonic SS-250SU, real silent 1U
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
Motherboard MSI FUZZY GME965 mini-ITX
System memory 2048 MB DDR2-800
LAN onboard Intel 82573L Pci-E X1 controller
Video card integrated Intel GMA X3100
ODD Optiarc AD-7590A slimline ATA DVD-RW
Emergency boot front CompactFlash ATA reader
Storage controller 1 Integrated ICH9M
Storage controller 2 Addonics Silicon Image SiI3124 SATA300 RAID PCI card, 4-port, hot-swap capable, for the 4 HDD bays
Main HDD WD Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVS
Backup HDD for the Main 2nd WD Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVS
Hotswap storage subsystem at the moment, 2x1.0TB WD10EADS (RAID1) plus one WD6400AACS spare
From HTPC to server
CPU fan is some 50mm old PIII recycled, with auto temp speed control from the MB, mounted on the original MSI heatsink, cut down to fit 1U with the fan mounted on top of it . The GME965 northbridge runs cool thus no other fans needed . Power requirements should be less than 50W, we put some Velcro dampeners on the front trays to get better 3.5" HDD silencing. To connect the cardreader and ODD I modified an old ATA133 round cable and routed it around
System runs very cool, silent and ain't powerhungry being online 24/7 since last summer
It has been suspended vertically behind a wardrobe in my brother's room
Now I'll search if I can find more pictures...