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Sukrit Kumar
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Hi, I recently made a nas for my father and it is like a lenovo think centre m82 so if anyone familiar with it know that it is like the size of 3u or 2u chassis so I like want like a rack and want to put that and like a switch and the router inside it so that it gives a clean look. and my budget for the same is really low like 30 or 40 bucks for the rack. I currently live in India so please help me with the things available in India. Thanks

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Lenovo ThinkCentre M82 is a SFF Desktop chassis, not rackmount (I couldn't find rackmount version of that). There is no easy way to mount it in a standard rack.

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1 minute ago, jj9987 said:

Lenovo ThinkCentre M82 is a SFF Desktop chassis, not rackmount (I couldn't find rackmount version of that). There is no easy way to mount it in a standard rack.

yes I know I have like a tray that can make like a mount for the system with rails and make it rackmounted

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19 minutes ago, Sukrit Kumar said:

yes I know I have like a tray that can make like a mount for the system with rails and make it rackmounted

I have the same PC but I am using it as ESXi server and I would say it is a 2u

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i don't think you can get a rack for that amount. here in the uk, just the shelf for the rack costs like £25-30. the server racks seem to cost like £200. i don't know why TF it costs that much lol, thats the only reason I don't have one. I just bought a little computer desk instead. im sure you can get something similar to a rack for 40$ for cheap af, but you never know, they might be way cheaper in India than they are over here

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1 minute ago, smokeweedeveryday said:

i don't think you can get a rack for that amount. here in the uk, just the shelf for the rack costs like £25-30. the server racks seem to cost like £200. i don't know why TF it costs that much lol, thats the only reason I don't have one. I just bought a little computer desk instead. im sure you can get something similar to a rack for 40$ for cheap af, but you never know, they might be way cheaper in India than they are over here

nah man the price is all same everywhere either the racks are out of stock online or they are priced like 20000 rupees  same as like you mentioned but I want a solution which is cheap if anyone can help me I can build a custom design. 

cheers

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Just now, Sukrit Kumar said:

nah man the price is all same everywhere either the racks are out of stock online or they are priced like 20000 rupees  same as like you mentioned but I want a solution which is cheap if anyone can help me I can build a custom design. 

cheers

what i did is just put startech rubber case feet on components and place them on top of each other, ive got the server computer at the bottom, then a laptop on top of it with rubber case feet, and 2 switches on top also with rubber case feet, and planning to put a old router used as an AP on top of there too. its on a cheap computer desk that you can roll around was like £20

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2 minutes ago, smokeweedeveryday said:

what i did is just put startech rubber case feet on components and place them on top of each other, ive got the server computer at the bottom, then a laptop on top of it with rubber case feet, and 2 switches on top also with rubber case feet, and planning to put a old router used as an AP on top of there too. its on a cheap computer desk that you can roll around was like £20

can you help me showing how you have done it. It can help me get a better idea of what can be done

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anyone please help

18 hours ago, smokeweedeveryday said:

what i did is just put startech rubber case feet on components and place them on top of each other, ive got the server computer at the bottom, then a laptop on top of it with rubber case feet, and 2 switches on top also with rubber case feet, and planning to put a old router used as an AP on top of there too. its on a cheap computer desk that you can roll around was like £20

 

18 hours ago, Sir Asvald said:

I have the same PC but I am using it as ESXi server and I would say it is a 2u

 

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16 minutes ago, Sukrit Kumar said:

anyone please help

 

 

Mine isn't on a rack.. sorry :(

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So, you're in India. Use that famous Indian ingenuity: go to a local metal working shop, describe what you want (making a drawing on paper will probably help) and have it fabricated for you at rockbottom prices :) It may not look as sophisticated as a Dell or DSI rack enclosure, but it'll fit your budget a lot better!

HTH!

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2 hours ago, Dutch_Master said:

So, you're in India. Use that famous Indian ingenuity: go to a local metal working shop, describe what you want (making a drawing on paper will probably help) and have it fabricated for you at rockbottom prices :) It may not look as sophisticated as a Dell or DSI rack enclosure, but it'll fit your budget a lot better!

HTH!

Hi, thanks for the response but apparently it is really hard to find these kind of people and it is even harder in this time. Like if anyone can help me build it and maybe give some ideas. thanks

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3 hours ago, Dutch_Master said:

So, you're in India. Use that famous Indian ingenuity: go to a local metal working shop, describe what you want (making a drawing on paper will probably help) and have it fabricated for you at rockbottom prices :) It may not look as sophisticated as a Dell or DSI rack enclosure, but it'll fit your budget a lot better!

HTH!

 

5 hours ago, Sir Asvald said:

Mine isn't on a rack.. sorry :(

 

On 11/11/2020 at 8:55 PM, smokeweedeveryday said:

what i did is just put startech rubber case feet on components and place them on top of each other, ive got the server computer at the bottom, then a laptop on top of it with rubber case feet, and 2 switches on top also with rubber case feet, and planning to put a old router used as an AP on top of there too. its on a cheap computer desk that you can roll around was like £20

also if anyone of you guys can help me from where can I look for like acrylic, mdf and tools online to buy.

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