An ATX server chassis plan for your perusal

[Howard]

http://www.rootminus1.com/howard/pics/fullsizeatxchassis.gif

http://www.rootminus1.com/howard/pics/hd%20cage%20top%20down%20view.gif

The thing on the bottom left is obviously the HD cage, but the 2nd pic will tell you all of it. The HDs are suspended by rubber cords attached to the cage and the eye-hook screws. The front "baffle" with the foam should be able to pop off with everything installed and the cage itself can be slid out the front (cables might prevent this).

Comments?

EDIT: Front-bottom dust filter is 1" thick like standard furnace filters. Also, SA is the abbrev. for "sound absorbing". All the foam is 1" thick except the stuff inside the front baffle.

Plan 2, EATX-enabled

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

IDK Howard. Do you do that much wood and/or sheet metal work?? Who are the cute girls ?

I like the baffeled intake. Lined with sound attenuating material, it would be a noise killer.
You have to talk to Bluefront over at SPCR. He's the man for what you seek.

Found my next fan buy Sanyo Denki, 172x50mm, 148cfm@35dBA, 2 wire, full round, aluminum frame.


...Galvanized

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
IDK Howard. Do you do that much wood and/or sheet metal work??

I've done a little woodworking myself. I have a friend who works in a metal shop.

Who are the cute girls ?

I see you've been browsing the directories. One of them is my ex-gf.

Found my next fan buy Sanyo Denki, 172x50mm, 148cfm@35dBA, 2 wire, full round, aluminum frame.

Know a dealer? Exotic fans like that tend to be hard to find.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

If I were to build a server chassis, I would definitely make it EATX, not just ATX. And leave enough clearance so that a longer (standard, non-Lite-On) optical drive doesn't interfere with the caps / RAM on the mobo. That was the bane of my original case that I had my server mobo in. Case was a CoolerMaster ATC-101.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
If I were to build a server chassis, I would definitely make it EATX, not just ATX. And leave enough clearance so that a longer (standard, non-Lite-On) optical drive doesn't interfere with the caps / RAM on the mobo. That was the bane of my original case that I had my server mobo in. Case was a CoolerMaster ATC-101.

How wide are EATX mobos? Is 13"x16" a good size to build around?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

EATX = 12" x 13.05". That is just for the mobo. So long as you have clearance of ~8" (max) from the end of the mobo and the front of the case, you should be fine. Do you have the optical drive that you plan on using? If so, measure it, use that as your guide. In reference to what you were asking, 13"16" the size of the case, or mobo footprint?

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
EATX = 12" x 13.05". That is just for the mobo. So long as you have clearance of ~8" (max) from the end of the mobo and the front of the case, you should be fine. Do you have the optical drive that you plan on using? If so, measure it, use that as your guide. In reference to what you were asking, 13"16" the size of the case, or mobo footprint?

Mobo footprint. That's a size I found for a Tyan motherboard...

Plan v2 posted. It needs really long data cables though.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

13x16" mobo. Jesus. Every EATX mobo I've seen at SuperMicro is 12x13.05". But okay, so long as you plan for the larger mobos, it shouldn't be a problem. 13x16 will definitely work.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Found my next fan buy Sanyo Denki, 172x50mm, 148cfm@35dBA, 2 wire, full round, aluminum frame.

Know a dealer? Exotic fans like that tend to be hard to find.

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PM sent.

...Galvanized

 

[imported_redlotus]

Check out this modification. Although it's a little over an inch taller, it brings the hdds closer. It also draws all air from the bottom of the case so that you don't need the baffle sticking out at the front of the case. There's also plenty of room to spread the hdds out and add HS's to the metal cover, or to add a third hd cage (though I wouldn't recommend this).

For reference:
yellow=hdd
red=PSU (I assumed from your drawing that you wanted dual PSUs)
blue=optical
green=mobo
black=120mm fan
cyan=filter
magenta=SA

Although it didn't come through (stupid CAD program), there should be a 120mm fan above the I/O Ports, behind the CPU.

-red

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: redlotus
Check out this modification. Although it's a little over an inch taller, it brings the hdds closer. It also draws all air from the bottom of the case so that you don't need the baffle sticking out at the front of the case. There's also plenty of room to spread the hdds out and add HS's to the metal cover, or to add a third hd cage (though I wouldn't recommend this).

For reference:
yellow=hdd
red=PSU (I assumed from your drawing that you wanted dual PSUs)
blue=optical
green=mobo
black=120mm fan
cyan=filter
magenta=SA

Although it didn't come through (stupid CAD program), there should be a 120mm fan above the I/O Ports, behind the CPU.

-red

Mm, interesting, but there's a lot of wasted space in the front bottom now.

 

[imported_redlotus]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: redlotus
Check out this modification. Although it's a little over an inch taller, it brings the hdds closer. It also draws all air from the bottom of the case so that you don't need the baffle sticking out at the front of the case. There's also plenty of room to spread the hdds out and add HS's to the metal cover, or to add a third hd cage (though I wouldn't recommend this).

For reference:
yellow=hdd
red=PSU (I assumed from your drawing that you wanted dual PSUs)
blue=optical
green=mobo
black=120mm fan
cyan=filter
magenta=SA

Although it didn't come through (stupid CAD program), there should be a 120mm fan above the I/O Ports, behind the CPU.

-red

Mm, interesting, but there's a lot of wasted space in the front bottom now.

Very true. However, it's no more wasted space than what you have in the bottom/middle area in your design. Either way, you're gonna have some wasted space, although it would be a good place to put a reservoir.

-red