Tyan S2881 in a mid tower?

eddyg519 · 07-07-09, 05:06 AM

Hey guys I have a 1u Tyan S2881 and Im thinking of putting it into a cheap midtower case to lower shipping costs (my Datacenter will accept desktops for now). Whats the situation on ATX cases? Will most standard ATX cases support a server motherboard? Tyan S2881 is E-ATX i believe.

best regards,
Eddy

eddyg519 · 07-07-09, 05:08 AM

just found this

'Form Factor
• SSI EEB v3.0 footprint (12"x13"; 304.8x330.2mm)
- fits many Rackmount chassis
• EPS12V/SSI (24pin + 8pin) power connectors
• Serial (one) and VGA (one) connectors
• Stacked USB 1.1 (two) connectors
• Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors
• Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with LEDs "

Ben333 · 07-07-09, 06:18 AM

You need an extended ATX (EATX) chassis as well. They do make some not so tall server cases but they are usually very long and heavy. If you want a nice small package for a data center wouldn't you want a rackmount case? I had my S2881 in a 1U case.

EDIT:
This seems to be the least expensive EATX case on newegg if it were in stock, probably one of the smaller extended cases as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811128046
Do you want the case to have anything special like hotswap bays or a redundant power supply system?

eddyg519 · 07-08-09, 05:18 AM

thanks for your help ben! I think ill just suck it up and pay the shipping for this beast LOL

- Eddy

07-07-09, 05:06 AM	Thread Starter #1
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07-07-09, 05:08 AM	Thread Starter #2
eddyg519 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Folding in the Snow of Canada!	just found this 'Form Factor • SSI EEB v3.0 footprint (12"x13"; 304.8x330.2mm) - fits many Rackmount chassis • EPS12V/SSI (24pin + 8pin) power connectors • Serial (one) and VGA (one) connectors • Stacked USB 1.1 (two) connectors • Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors • Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with LEDs " __________________ Folding for Team.32 as eddyg519 _________________________ Currently folding with: Nothing :-( New Rig coming soon! RIP
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07-07-09, 06:18 AM	#3
Ben333 Folding for Team 32! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hampshire	You need an extended ATX (EATX) chassis as well. They do make some not so tall server cases but they are usually very long and heavy. If you want a nice small package for a data center wouldn't you want a rackmount case? I had my S2881 in a 1U case. EDIT: This seems to be the least expensive EATX case on newegg if it were in stock, probably one of the smaller extended cases as well. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811128046 Do you want the case to have anything special like hotswap bays or a redundant power supply system?
	QUOTE Thanks

07-08-09, 05:18 AM	Thread Starter #4
eddyg519 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Folding in the Snow of Canada!	thanks for your help ben! I think ill just suck it up and pay the shipping for this beast LOL - Eddy __________________ Folding for Team.32 as eddyg519 _________________________ Currently folding with: Nothing :-( New Rig coming soon! RIP
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