D510MO Server
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:33 am
I have a circa-1998 dual Pentium II HP Kayak system that functions as my general email, web, and audio server running RAID1 Linux. I worked on it as a distraction a couple of years back and silenced it to make it tolerable (though not silent). It also works well as a small heater for my media room.
I'm going to replace that machine with a quieter more power efficient system. I picked the new Intel D510MO, an Antec Mini P180 case (need to house a RAID1 system), and a 130W fanless PSU.
Here is a photo showing details of the motherboard and mounting of the PSU. The ATX cable supplied with the DC-DC converter kit is slightly too short in this configuration, hence the need for the extender. The other disk of the RAID1 pair is not yet commissioned.
This photo shows the configuration of the 150W power brick. This is a large unit, but using this kind of case allows the brick to be housed internally. I've gutted an old ATX supply so that externally an IEC cable is used to connect to the 120V supply. Internally, this is routed through to the power brick.
I'm going to replace that machine with a quieter more power efficient system. I picked the new Intel D510MO, an Antec Mini P180 case (need to house a RAID1 system), and a 130W fanless PSU.
Here is a photo showing details of the motherboard and mounting of the PSU. The ATX cable supplied with the DC-DC converter kit is slightly too short in this configuration, hence the need for the extender. The other disk of the RAID1 pair is not yet commissioned.
This photo shows the configuration of the 150W power brick. This is a large unit, but using this kind of case allows the brick to be housed internally. I've gutted an old ATX supply so that externally an IEC cable is used to connect to the 120V supply. Internally, this is routed through to the power brick.