[olug] Disappointment and a question ...

[T. J. Brumfield]

The Antec 900 case like I have has 9 x 5.25" bays split into 3 cages. Each
cage has a 120mm fan in front of it. I really like the setup.

The only problem with my case is age, so the USB ports on the front of the
cage don't support USB 3.0.

I'm thinking of upgrading to the Antec 1200. I'd never have a problem with
a video card that can't fit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129100

I haven't had to touch server hardware in years, but I never had problem
with hot swap trays when I did.


On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:

> I agree T.J.
> At home I still use 2 old Enlight EN-8950 with rack conversion kits from
> the
> 1990's
> For home use, where rack density isn't an issue I really like cases with 9x
> 5.25" bays.
> The 5.25" bays are awesome because you can get the 3x 5.25 to 3.5" hot swap
> cages or put 4x or 6x 2.5" in each 5.25" bay.
>
> I am also starting to really dislike HDD hot swap trays.
> http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=151
> http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=163
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of T.
> J. Brumfield
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:50 AM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Disappointment and a question ...
>
> Part of the reason I use a fairly large case is to prevent issues like
> this. I've had an Antec 900c case for years. If I replace it, I might even
> go with a larger case next time.
>
>
> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:
>
> > http://omahax.com/img/phone/20140528_091943.jpg
> >
> > I was wondering how you got an R9 270 into a Vostro 460.
> > .....and I see you got the one Gigabyte card that would fit
> >
> >
>
> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=43&p=52,53@53@53@53,62&v=2,8@6@
> > 1 at 2,26
> > .....that has to be frustrating.
> >
> > I don't have a PCIe 3 card that will fit.  The closest I have is an
> HD7470
> > (PCI 2.1) and it works.
> >
> > Did you update the BIOS?
> >
> >
>
> http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails/Product/vostro-46
> >
> >
>
> 0?driverId=R318123&osCode=W764&fileId=2731121903&languageCode=EN&categoryId=
> > BI
> >
> > I know you got a new board on the way, I just like solving problems.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> > unfy
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 1:33 AM
> > To: olug at olug.org
> > Subject: Re: [olug] Disappointment and a question ...
> >
> > Replacement motherboard ordered for the i7.  Cheap B75 based thing.
> >
> > Should be here by end of week.  Will then get the HD6570 or whatever it
> is
> > into the nforce 630i board and start installing OS's on it heh.
> >
> > -Will
> >
> >
> > On 5/23/2014 3:58 PM, unfy wrote:
> > > Gigabyte basically told me to fuck off, that the card is PCIe 3.0 and
> > > that I would have to talk to Dell about compatibility.
> > >
> > > I closed the ticket in disgust without leaving a reply.
> > >
> > > Will just be buying a new motherboard.
> > >
> > > -Will
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/22/2014 7:55 PM, unfy wrote:
> > >> Interesting. Hadn't seen that thread yet.
> > >>
> > >> I've been in contact with Gigabyte.  Just asked them directly about a
> > >> bios / pointed to the thread etc.
> > >>
> > >> -Will
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 5/22/2014 7:48 PM, Jay Bendon wrote:
> > >>> Seems like this person had a similar experience which was resolved
> > >>> by using a different bios.
> > >>>
> > >>> http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=35580286&postcount=14
> > >>> http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2338123
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --Jay
> > >
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