In article , Robert Bates wrote:
I have a 5500 and a 5000 hanging on the HD rails and they seem to hold the
weight just fine. They are too wide for my 1850s. The reason that I went
with them originally was I was in a hurry and didn't want to wait until I
could find them on eBay. You ever notice how when you don't want something
on eBay, there are loads of them going for next to nothing, and as soon as
you need something, most of them disappear and what's left goes for top
dollar?

Ok.. I succumbed to the tempation and drove down to my local home depot
and picked up the $16 rails to try out on my 6400R.. I found that they
are a bit narrower than the original ones (which I believe are 2.5" tall)
and the HD rails are 22" vs. 26" for the Compaq ones.. The resulting
shortness means that the server sticks out about 4" and can't be screwed
closed since you're hitting the rail stops at the back of the rails.

I'll probably keep these for another project (when I get the storage
subsystem) and put real compaq rails on here.. There are several being sold
on Ebay for = $50 which is OK I guess.

-- Rick