Can anyone please confirm/deny this listing for a SuperMicro CSE-836BE16-R920B looks to be the real thing with the 920W SQ power supplies and the option of adding two hot-swap 2.5" hard disk drives accessible from the rear of the chassis using the MCP-220-83605-0N kit?

 

I've seen comments saying that when one sees the grounding lug on the panel below the power supplies in the seller's picture that indicates it is not in fact a B chassis.

 

I also noticed the manual that covers all the 836 models shows a cable routing port near the power supply for the B chassis that doesn't seem to be present in the seller's pics. I have an inquiry into the seller.

Edited September 17, 20196 yr by dabl

As I expected the seller got back to me with the admission the chassis in this listing was mis-identified. 

Edited September 18, 20196 yr by dabl

To the ebay seller's great credit they immediately de-activated that listing and later found me a real one with the rear drives installed.

 

Woo hoo, squeeky wheel and all that

Edited September 18, 20196 yr by dabl

Did you go ahead with this chassis?  Any reason you picked this one over the 4U 24 bay models?

On 9/22/2019 at 8:56 PM, directo said:

Did you go ahead with this chassis?  Any reason you picked this one over the 4U 24 bay models?

I did.  I definitely looked at the available SuperMicro 4U 24 bay models on ebay at the time and didn't find one that seemed to be a match but if I had I would have certainly considered it.  One of the big draws of the one I picked is the quiet power supplies.  I have an existing 3U SuperMicro chassis so was used to that and now I'm thinking of making that one an off site backup to the new one.  There's a part of me that hopes I won't regret getting a 4U with more drives though.

Edited September 24, 20196 yr by dabl