It's something - Small server/folding rack [Build Log]

[megadarkwood]

Well, I was bored and decided to start a new project.

I have a few motherboards lying around from old mini PC's and wanted to do something with them. I decided on making a rack to hold them and keep it as small as possible.

 

I started it today and hope to finish is by tomorrow. I really don't have a drawn plan so you will just have to try and follow along

 

These are the motherboards that I have tested and are confirmed working:

 

I will be making the rack out of plexi-glass that I have lying around:

 

Here is the first joint, the adhisive that I am using takes 24 hours to dry so the next update will take a while:

 

 

Tomorrow I will try to get the project done and find my hotglue so that I do not have to wait 24 hours again.

 

Stay tuned!

[SammyG145]

Looks good, can't wait to see what it looks like. I have a few PCs at work I run just on the desks. This might be a nice way to house them.

[megadarkwood]

Looks good, can't wait to see what it looks like. I have a few PCs at work I run just on the desks. This might be a nice way to house them.

The motherboards are small (Around m-itx) so this whole thing will be shorter than my laptop

[skullbringer]

Very interesting, subbed.

[TheRuke]

Cool. Topic Followed.

[Fonzie Scheme]

That is something! I like those little systems, are you going to build a cluster?

[megadarkwood]

That is something! I like those little systems, are you going to build a cluster?

No, I dont have enough boards.

[Fonzie Scheme]

eh?  No?? (you don't have enough little boards?)

[megadarkwood]

eh?  No?? (you don't have enough little boards?)

Yeah, I dont have enough boards.

[Fonzie Scheme]

That's too bad. I'm still looking forward to seeing the finished build. I eventually plan on putting together a micro-server possibly using a Soekris board and running NetBSD. I'll check back tomorrow for some hot glue action!

[megadarkwood]

UPDATE: I have finished the next joints, I will post pictures in a bit.

[megadarkwood]

And we are almost done! All I have to do is add the fans and set up the PC's them selves.

I used some scrap pieces of plexi-glass to make the dividers.

 

2 motherboards in, look at all that space for expansion!

[Raboo]

Looks cool

Subbed

[legopc]

specs? 

[megadarkwood]

specs? 

1ghz atom based embedded CPU

2gb RAM

iGPU

[megadarkwood]

And boom! We are done! Took us a few days but I actually finished it!

I added the final touch, the fans.

 

 

Plexi-glass tubes used to hold up the glass:

 

The wiring for the fans:

 

The tubes attached to the main frame:

 

Fans on and PC's in!

 

 

 

These are the specs for the PC with less I/O 

 

Thanks for sticking along! Hope you guys liked it!

[DoubleY]

Nice.