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  1. Have you still got these two cards for sale? Being in Aus really sucks for these types of components
  2. HI all just wondering if anyone else has problems with this displaying correctly with firefox?
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    again thank you this helps to make a decision to just start this off and change out any parts as they are required for expansion.
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    Hey guys will the below M/B get me out of trouble to start my first build. It is cheap and i have a CPU/RAM at home. After I have filled the board out and an 8 port expansion card will be easy enough to just swap MB without to much trouble? http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=3a&products_id=42371 Thx for the answers.
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    Will the silicon "padding" compress to half its original thickness, i.e. from 1.0mm to 0.5mm? Seams a little tight to me??? I was actually just crunching numbers. It will make the overall tower hieght to short for the fans so it will need to stay with a 25mm gap for the HDD to slide into. So I will be leaving 27mm between rails for HDD+padding. I can still see that being quite snug as i doubt HDD are exactly 25mm and this pad would be exact 1mm. The same company offers .5mm pad but i dont think .5mm would absorb very much at all.
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    remodeled the drive areas to include a full length rail. How does the mounting of a silicone mat sound. This would mean making the rails out of 4mm plex then adding 1mm "padding" x 2 will give you a 24mm hole to "squezze" your 25mm HDD in making a very snug fit i would assume.
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    Perhaps im not completly off the mark. http://vibrationmounts.com/Store.asp?Page=Products8.htm I could maybe run a 1mm thickness pad along each rail that would "squezze" the hdd into place. Checking your link now. EDIT: Ahh yeah i have seen thoose. Its possible but i would think adding more components to the case than is needed might affect airflow and cooling effciency. On that note i have found a high static pressure fan, which i will be using to create a negative pressure in the case.
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    Thx Raj but as I have stated before AUS sucks for these things and the internet in general It would be nice if Newegg shipped over the pond but i would hate to consider the postage cost In regards to the rubber gromets they deffinetly work however i cant see a way to install them as the hdd slots are made to exact size leaving no room to slide anything down the side of the drive once it is in place before screwing it in. Perhaps i could spray the whole cage area with a type of silicon or something to absorb vibration.......... thats one crazy plan where did that come from.
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    Hmmm had not considered that, i had just assumed that anything above 100 would be plenty enough. *goes off to check fan data
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    Thx again for the comments. The drive mount "rails" are 10mm wide and 5 mm high (gap between each drive is 5mm which is more than what you get in a 5in3) there would be no problem making this longer. The case would be very rigid so i dont think it would be precarious. As i stated i do have concerns for vibration and im not really sure how to combat this. The main reason i am shying away from the 5in3's is the cost factor, at minimum $110 each plus a case to house them it adds up very quick before i even get any hardware. I could make a solid cage type configuration but then it would be hard to access drives. I have tried to come to a comprimise between access and installation stability. I came across the backblaze after i had drawn up my first design which funnily enough is close to their design. I am hoping they release details on their drive mounting procedure so i can adapt it to this case layout. They mention anti vibration rubber and a large foam matt to go over the top. It doesnt appear to have any way of screwing them into place. I have no concern for heat as the two fans will move somewhere in the vacinity of 150CFM and that is alot of air. The backblaze from what i can tell has twice as many drives with smaller fans moving less air and they have stated they have no problems with heat. So this leads me to only one problem to resovle before i "go forth and conquer" (thx Rajahal) and that is the vibration of drives.
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    Ok I have a final design and now i think i will look at actually building it. The front panel has 2 x 200mm fans in it. Stack is 13 high each side equaling 26 drives total space. The front panel slides up and out from the case allowing HDD to be slid into place. They are then screwed in from the outside of the side panels via counter sunk screws. There are "rails" set up internally to guide and hold HDD, via a solid bar front and back in the middle. These are messured out at exact hieghts, however i am concerned with vibration....... with the drives only screwed in from one side. Mind you i have been only placing screws down one side of drives for years. All cables will be custom made to length so it would be a solid rail up the drives for power/data. Simple connector for fan power to be disconnected when removing front panel. Air is sucked through from the rear of the case and out the front. If anyone has any other design thoughts please chip in. I am attempting to fit 22+ drives (22 UnRaid current max) into the smallest footprint possible. Looking to build it out of 5mm plex
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    Okay I have a new design. You need to rotate the whole case 90deg. The front panel would slide up and off for HDD access. They would then be screwed into place from the outside panels in countersunk holes. The 3 fans at the front are 140mm and would extract air from the rear through the case and out the front. Should be enough room for 2 psu/ MB in the back prity easily. Have not drawn that in this time. Going to check out that sans rack now.
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    Airflow currently goes from the front of the case being the HDD end. I didnt draw all the tiny holes in it to show air intake. I had thought that it might be bad to vent the air out over the MB but I didnt consider it to be a large enough problem to be of concern. A second PSU had never occured to me. All cabling would actually be completly anchored in place so removing/inserting HDD would not be a hassel in terms of cabling. Wieght is not an issue as it would be situated on the ground in a cupboard. I can see the advantages of removable disk trays but the cost adds up when you are trying to do it as cheap as possible. Which is why the norco is so popular i presume as its price really is cheap for that many trays plus case. I was trying to come up with something smaller though. The Australian prices for this stuff is alot more than US if you can even find them. HDD are recessed 3 mill into the base of the case then the mid level shelf has holes cut in it that the hdd pass through. The only way i can think of anchoring firmly with this method is some sort of rubber insert inbetween shelf and HDD to squezze it into place. If i looked at a way of screwing them down then it would need alot more space. Ill see what I can come up with today.
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    there are 3 x 120mm fans mounted behind that second row of HDD. If i was going to produce it for sale then removable HDD would be the way to go but currently just for myself I dont deem this necassesry. Besides the drives basically sit in position with some vibration reducing rubber or sleave...?? so essentially they are removable.