August 5, 201015 yr SUPERMICRO MBD-X7SPA-H-O Mini ITX Intel Atom D510 processor Server Motherboard + SUPERMICRO CSE-731i-300B Black Pedestal Server Case w/ 300W Power Supply 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays Combo for $184.99, no promo code or MIR required. I believe this combo price expires at 11:59pm PT on 08/06/2010, but I'm not 100% sure. Motherboard looks perfect for unRAID: - 6 onboard SATA slots! (most miniITX boards have 4) - Dual Gigabit LAN NICs (Intel) - Onboard video - 1 PCIe x4 slot (which would support a SuperMicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 for a total of 14 drives!) The case isn't ideal for unRAID, but hey, it's free. Case comes with a 300W PSU (not sure if it is 80+ certified or not). Also, check out the first review for the motherboard
August 5, 201015 yr Author You could always try to sell this case and buy a different one... But yeah, I agree, this server case is pretty limited. 4 internal HDD bays and only 2 5.25" bays. That's only 7 drives.
August 5, 201015 yr Wow, cool mobo. I wish they made more Mini ITX cases with an emphasis on HD storage.
August 5, 201015 yr I don't suppose the motherboard supports IPMI via an addon card? I dont see a spot for one, but thought maybe there's a plug/pins on the board for it.
August 5, 201015 yr Dang, I wish they had it combo'd with a nice rack mountable case. They do but the discount is less (only $15) with X7SPA-H: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.425905 with X7SPA-HF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.425906
August 5, 201015 yr Dang, I wish they had it combo'd with a nice rack mountable case. They do but the discount is less (only $15) with X7SPA-H: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.425905 with X7SPA-HF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.425906 IMPI is built in in all XXX-F Supermicro boards.
August 6, 201015 yr i love the idea of a mini-itx board with a bunch of SATA ports. wish one of these MB companies would make a simple board with rows of ports (or a few SAS ports) specifically for large storage boxes. i'd pay a bit of a premium for one given all the stuff you wouldn't need and the potential for an ultra low power solution.
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