Normal PC in old server case

[thegoogler]

I was looking at old servers like old dell power edge rack mount servers (2-4u)  which I found on gumtree for about anywhere from $80-200 or something like that with hardware that could be sold and was thinking like linus made his personal PC in a custom made server case would I be able to use a normal server case with a few hot swapable drive bays and a gap for airflow or make some slits in the top of the case but would that be possible or logical in any case? Just a thought if you already had a server case...?? 

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

normally those dell servers aren't atx or aywhere close to atx and you can't easily put a atx system in.

 

What exact dell model?

[thegoogler]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

normally those dell servers aren't atx or aywhere close to atx and you can't easily put a atx system in.

 

What exact dell model?

I don't know I am nothing thinking about doing it but just curious if you could do it if you really wanted to. you know just a normal format 2 -4 u server case

[panther420]

11 minutes ago, thegoogler said:

I was looking at old servers like old dell power edge rack mount servers (2-4u)  which I found on gumtree for about anywhere from $80-200 or something like that with hardware that could be sold and was thinking like linus made his personal PC in a custom made server case would I be able to use a normal server case with a few hot swapable drive bays and a gap for airflow or make some slits in the top of the case but would that be possible or logical in any case? Just a thought if you already had a server case...?? 

 

You can buy 2u server cases for standard ATX and micro-ATX motherboards from the likes of Chenbro and Rosewil; Supemicro also sells some but they are often barebones with SAS backplanes designed for use with their server motherboards, so they might not be suitable for your needs. But as others have mentioned, Dells, HPs, and other prebuilt servers almost always conform to proprietary server mounting standards, as well as proprietary front panel connectors. Backplanes are also often built into the system; overall, there is a lot you'd need to take into consideration if you're going to undertake the modding of such a server for standard motherboards.

[thegoogler]

12 minutes ago, panther420 said:

You can buy 2u server cases for standard ATX and micro-ATX motherboards from the likes of Chenbro and Rosewil; Supemicro also sells some but they are often barebones with SAS backplanes designed for use with their server motherboards, so they might not be suitable for your needs. But as others have mentioned, Dells, HPs, and other prebuilt servers almost always conform to proprietary server mounting standards, as well as proprietary front panel connectors. Backplanes are also often built into the system; overall, there is a lot you'd need to take into consideration if you're going to undertake the modding of such a server for standard motherboards.

yeah. but for the price and if you wanted something to do you could be able to jank something up but yeah I know what you mean and personally I don't have a server case so I can't do it but yeah I bet someone has done it somewhere but I agree with how you said there would be a lot of things to take into consideration when trying to mod a case made for proprietary hardware.

 

I still think it would be cool to mod one or a ltt video on modding one

[panther420]

3 minutes ago, thegoogler said:

yeah. but for the price and if you wanted something to do you could be able to jank something up but yeah I know what you mean and personally I don't have a server case so I can't do it but yeah I bet someone has done it somewhere but I agree with how you said there would be a lot of things to take into consideration when trying to mod a case made for proprietary hardware.

Check out ServeTheHome forums. There are a lot of people who have attempted mods like that over there and I'm sure they'd be willing to help/offer some advice.

[thegoogler]

1 minute ago, panther420 said:

Check out ServeTheHome forums. There are a lot of people who have attempted mods like that over there and I'm sure they'd be willing to help/offer some advice.

thanks I will be sure to check that out