Ok i have an old Dell poweredge 1600sc server that my sister and her husband gave to me,and i intend use it for 2 things ,an HTPC(my tv does have VGA in),and also a file server,i currently have the newest verison of unbuntu on it.
But the main problem is it is not in the stock case(i don't know what brand case it is in lol),and the case is missing parts like the second HD cage,so i can only use 3 of my 4 73.3GB scsi drives,the front panel connectors are damaged,and the power button was jury rigged.
So i need to look into getting a new case at some point.
I only need 1 5.25 drive bay,and the more 3.5 bays the better,but they can't all be hot swap(like some of the server cases i see)cause i am only going to use the 4 scsi drives for now,but i will add a SATA card later,and start adding more drives for more space.
Also i can't buy it right now,but i would like to have one picked out.
I'm not sure but i think the mobo is E-ATX,i would take a pic but i am moving and the server is already at the new place,so here is a pic of the mobo i found on line if it helps.
http://www.itpartsdirect.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_1246.jpg
That's not E-ATX. That's bigger than E-ATX. It's what we call HPTX, and not many cases support that form factor. The only case I can think of out of the top of my head is the Corsair 800D. The Hardware Labs TH10 will probably support it too, but I'm not sure. I would imagine there are some Mountain Mods cases that would support it too.
You're definitely not going to find a small case for this motherboard though.
I don't mind a big case,cause my sub for my surround sound is also and i 'll just set it on the oppsite side of my entertainment center,and it would look great like that lol.
The Hardware Labs TH10 is way out of my price range,i got the server for free and could build something better for just the price of the case.
what are those 2 blue slots for, the ones bellow the DIMM slots?
Question,is it even worth doing,cause the specs arn't amazing it has dual 2ghz xeon's w/HT 3gb of DDR ECC ram,it supports no pci video card,i had to install ubuntu just to get a sound card to work,and the onboard video sucks it is a ATI rage 8mb lol,would it be better to just find another use for that server(or mabye trade it on craigslist)and use the money i would of spent on it to build a cheapo HTPC?
