SFF Silverstone DS380 Build
My old server was five years old and started getting hard drive warnings, rather than replace the drives I figured I'd go for a completely new build. I wanted to keep the new build small as the old one fits in my IKEA unit under the TV. After looking at a couple of cases I went for the Silverstone DS380 as I liked the hot swap bays and it would fit. I was aware of a design flaw inherent in the case but there is an easy work around as you'll see below. I've written this up all in one go so the is
Sod it, decided not to procrastinate and just do it now for you. Not that I wanted to put off cleaning and taking the trash out or anything ...
Here goes:
Length:275mm
Width: 57mm
Material: Any cardboard but I advise a thicker piece so it has some rigidity.
This size piece should fit nicely in the gap between the motherboard and the fans. The drive cage presses slightly on top of the piece keeping it in place. That being said I also added a small piece of tape on each side j