On Fri, Dec 12, 2008, Ray Van Dolson wrote: >Fellow server-builders out there, this is for you. :) I was trying to >build a cheap JBOD type storage solution running CentOS. Ended up >snagging a Supermicro SC826TQ-R800LPB 2U case (12 drives slots) and a >Supermicro X7DBE-O motherboard. Unfortunately, without thinking I >snagged a 3ware 9650SE-12ML SATA RAID card which is a full height card >and thus does not fit in my case. > >I have a few options here: > > - Go with a 3U case instead. Now I have a 16-drive case with only a > 12-way card. :-) > - Return the 3Ware and order two of the 8-way cards which are > half-height. This means I love some of my space now however as I > have to have an extra spare drive per card. > - Get a PCI-E riser. > >The riser option I like, except I also have the BBU unit for my RAID >card meaning I need to ensure that I have enough clearance and support >for it when the card is mounted horizontally. You can mount the >battery elsewhere, but not the logic module... You might check with Silicon Mechanics as they build a lot of Supermicro boxes with 3Ware cards. I have a couple of 2U boxes here that I'm preparing to deliver to a customer which have them. http://www.siliconmechanics.com/ You may be able to find Supermicro parts on eBay as well. I have a 2U server here that I got on eBay which is working nicely. Bill -- INTERNET: bill at celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. -- Milton Friedman