Hey guys, I'm helping build a server for my office. Looking for some tower options in the vein of a Corsair 750D but with hot swap drives. At least 2 hot swap-able bays.
Any and all recommendations are appreciated.
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chrissodey wrote:The coolermaster HAF HM is the case I use. It has two 2.5" hot swap bays. For additional hot swap bays checkout the Icy Dock stuff on newegg.com
Link for the case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119257
Captain Ned wrote:Nuked the duplicate.
just brew it! wrote:How about one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816215240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816215222
The first one turns a pair of 5.25" bays into three hot-swap 3.5" bays. The second one turns a single 5.25" bay into 6 hot-swap 2.5" bays.
tanker27 wrote:Whats wrong with the 750D? I have the 800D that I am using and its wonderful. It sits in a closet and is my media server and other things.
kamikaziechameleon wrote:Nothing is wrong with it was simply absent hot swap bays. Now given the solutions provided I will just plug those into a 750D
tanker27 wrote:kamikaziechameleon wrote:Nothing is wrong with it was simply absent hot swap bays. Now given the solutions provided I will just plug those into a 750D
I did not realize that. The 800D has hot swap bays.
kamikaziechameleon wrote:just brew it! wrote:How about one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816215240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6816215222
The first one turns a pair of 5.25" bays into three hot-swap 3.5" bays. The second one turns a single 5.25" bay into 6 hot-swap 2.5" bays.
Those are all great thanks so much. I've put together a build proposal for our server. We are a smallish company so a desktop redesigned with some server functionality is the best course of action.
Thanks.
BIF wrote:To me, hot-swap is not really so if it's not also externally-accessible. Why? Because if I have to remove the side of the case to swap drives, then that means I have to shut down the machine (especially if there's a case fan on the side door), and by definition that is not hot-swap.
just brew it! wrote:...what's this nonsense about needing to shut down to remove the side panel just because you've got a fan on it? I open side panels with fans on them all the time...
BIF wrote:just brew it! wrote:...what's this nonsense about needing to shut down to remove the side panel just because you've got a fan on it? I open side panels with fans on them all the time...
I get that and I don't care. It's not nonsense, it's just my opinion.
I feel quite strongly about wanting clean and fuss-free access for SSD and hard drives. Disk swaps should NEVER require me to lay on the floor to access case door mounting screws in the back while breathing in peanut shells, lost Doritos, pet or people dander, and dust-bunnies. This complicates matters and everytime I open the case with the computer on, that increases the chances that some disastrous electrical event will befall me.
The only time I should have to take the side off of a case is if I'm troubleshooting a hardware problem, replacing or upgrading a non-disk component, or if I'm cleaning heatsinks and radiators.
I'll get dirty for major surgery, but for everything else, I'd rather not have to assume a prone position. And I refuse to be hypnotized into believing that swapping disks qualifies as major surgery.