[geeks] FS: unused Supermicro 1U server case

[Michael Parson]

On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 04:26:34PM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> From: Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net>
>> Date: Tue Jun 06 14:47:19 CDT 2006
>> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>> Subject: Re: [geeks] FS: unused Supermicro 1U server case
>
>> On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 01:07:43PM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>
>>> I thought about transplanting my Sun UltraSPARC ATX MB to it, but I
>>> can't recall if it is 1U capable or if 2U is as small as you can go
>>> - I'm talking about the MB with the 300 MHz UltraSPARC chip w/256K
>>> cache...
>>
>> 2U AFAIK due to the heatsink.
>
> I think it will do 1U, as the fan is made to push air through the CPU
> from the sides... I forgot the name of the MB, or I'd check the Sun OEM
> web pages to be sure...
>
> I still have the accessories that came with the MB, and it includes a
> PCI riser which I am pretty sure is 1U, but my memory is fading...

The SparcEngine Ultra AXi is what I had, it definately would not have
fit in a 1U with the heat-sink it shipped with.  I got mine in a Tatung
case, the fan was mounted at an angle to the case above the CPU, no fan
on the CPU/Heatsink like PCs tend to have.

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/boards/axi/specs.html

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Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org