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HELP - WANTED - pointers to a importer of tall ATX case needed
I can't be the only one with this requirement....
Does anybody know of a manufacturer that makes a large ATX case with LOTS of external drive bays? I ned to mount: 3.5" floppy drive Zip drive (this can sit in a 3.5 bay) 5.25" streamer tape 5.25 DLT tape (full height SCSI internal) 5.25" DAT tape (half height SCSI internal) CDRW drive DVD-RW drive Jaz drive Audio panel (Creative Live) 9-in-1 memory card reader (uses an internal USB port) IDE drive tray Internally I'd like to be able to mount four 3.5" hard drives. As you can see, I need at least seven 5.25" external bays if I put the DLT in the external case, or nne if I mount it internally. Plus four internal bays plus a couple of fans with outide air filters to keep all this stuff cool. I'm one of those guys that runs three large fans at slow speed rather than one large fan at a hurricane roar. Every computer store within an hour of me has lots of cases with four external drive bays, and two had a very flimsy case with five bays and one had a $450 case with six - but I didn't need redundant 500w power supplies and a built-in UPS. I've got a floor space next to my desk that is 20" deep and 12" wide to put it in, and I have 28" of vertical space so a deep and wide case is not a problem. I'd love it to have a USB / Firewire panel and a front mounted power and reset button at the top. I'm getting ready to make my own case by using a sawzall on an old 4-bay ATX case (to get the card slot area sheet metal) and build the rest out of masonite and 1" by 1" square fiberglass stock. On a related topic... There used to be a case distributor in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles... anybody know who they were and if they still exist? Mike |
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Have you looked at www.newegg.com ?
They should have what you're looking for "Mike" wrote in message om... I can't be the only one with this requirement.... Does anybody know of a manufacturer that makes a large ATX case with LOTS of external drive bays? I ned to mount: 3.5" floppy drive Zip drive (this can sit in a 3.5 bay) 5.25" streamer tape 5.25 DLT tape (full height SCSI internal) 5.25" DAT tape (half height SCSI internal) CDRW drive DVD-RW drive Jaz drive Audio panel (Creative Live) 9-in-1 memory card reader (uses an internal USB port) IDE drive tray Internally I'd like to be able to mount four 3.5" hard drives. As you can see, I need at least seven 5.25" external bays if I put the DLT in the external case, or nne if I mount it internally. Plus four internal bays plus a couple of fans with outide air filters to keep all this stuff cool. I'm one of those guys that runs three large fans at slow speed rather than one large fan at a hurricane roar. Every computer store within an hour of me has lots of cases with four external drive bays, and two had a very flimsy case with five bays and one had a $450 case with six - but I didn't need redundant 500w power supplies and a built-in UPS. I've got a floor space next to my desk that is 20" deep and 12" wide to put it in, and I have 28" of vertical space so a deep and wide case is not a problem. I'd love it to have a USB / Firewire panel and a front mounted power and reset button at the top. I'm getting ready to make my own case by using a sawzall on an old 4-bay ATX case (to get the card slot area sheet metal) and build the rest out of masonite and 1" by 1" square fiberglass stock. On a related topic... There used to be a case distributor in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles... anybody know who they were and if they still exist? Mike |
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"Mike" wrote in message om... I can't be the only one with this requirement.... Does anybody know of a manufacturer that makes a large ATX case with LOTS of external drive bays? I ned to mount: 3.5" floppy drive Zip drive (this can sit in a 3.5 bay) 5.25" streamer tape 5.25 DLT tape (full height SCSI internal) 5.25" DAT tape (half height SCSI internal) CDRW drive DVD-RW drive Jaz drive Audio panel (Creative Live) 9-in-1 memory card reader (uses an internal USB port) IDE drive tray Internally I'd like to be able to mount four 3.5" hard drives. As you can see, I need at least seven 5.25" external bays if I put the DLT in the external case, or nne if I mount it internally. Plus four internal bays plus a couple of fans with outide air filters to keep all this stuff cool. I'm one of those guys that runs three large fans at slow speed rather than one large fan at a hurricane roar. Every computer store within an hour of me has lots of cases with four external drive bays, and two had a very flimsy case with five bays and one had a $450 case with six - but I didn't need redundant 500w power supplies and a built-in UPS. I've got a floor space next to my desk that is 20" deep and 12" wide to put it in, and I have 28" of vertical space so a deep and wide case is not a problem. I'd love it to have a USB / Firewire panel and a front mounted power and reset button at the top. I'm getting ready to make my own case by using a sawzall on an old 4-bay ATX case (to get the card slot area sheet metal) and build the rest out of masonite and 1" by 1" square fiberglass stock. On a related topic... There used to be a case distributor in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles... anybody know who they were and if they still exist? Mike http://us.enlightcorp.com/ http://www.antec.com/us/pro_enclosures.html Antec is your best bet, but 11 is not a good number. 10 seems to be what people sell for Tower/Server cases. http://www.amtrade.com/computer/atx_...enclosures.htm unless you want to spend serious money. http://www.amtrade.com/computer/cases.htm#8 There's a $200 jump from 10 to 12 drive bays. |
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I spoke too soon, here's some 11 Bay cases, cheap.
http://www.compgeeks.com/products.as...Server%20Cases "kony" wrote in message ... On 18 Jun 2004 16:06:28 -0700, (Mike) wrote: Every computer store within an hour of me has lots of cases with four external drive bays, and two had a very flimsy case with five bays and one had a $450 case with six - but I didn't need redundant 500w power supplies and a built-in UPS. Actually that's not a bad price for how many bays you need, and the power for that many components. Such cases generally don't have intake fans, but if you can fit your own filter in you might look at something like this: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...182-005&depa=1 |
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Mike wrote:
I can't be the only one with this requirement.... Does anybody know of a manufacturer that makes a large ATX case with LOTS of external drive bays? http://www.calpc.com/catalog/full_tower.html |
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CoolerMaster Stacker
http://www.coolermaster.com/special_...01/stc-t01.htm I like this one - may buy it and put the PC back up on the table . . . (Mike) wrote: I can't be the only one with this requirement.... Does anybody know of a manufacturer that makes a large ATX case with LOTS of external drive bays? I ned to mount: 3.5" floppy drive Zip drive (this can sit in a 3.5 bay) 5.25" streamer tape 5.25 DLT tape (full height SCSI internal) 5.25" DAT tape (half height SCSI internal) CDRW drive DVD-RW drive Jaz drive Audio panel (Creative Live) 9-in-1 memory card reader (uses an internal USB port) IDE drive tray Internally I'd like to be able to mount four 3.5" hard drives. As you can see, I need at least seven 5.25" external bays if I put the DLT in the external case, or nne if I mount it internally. Plus four internal bays plus a couple of fans with outide air filters to keep all this stuff cool. I'm one of those guys that runs three large fans at slow speed rather than one large fan at a hurricane roar. Every computer store within an hour of me has lots of cases with four external drive bays, and two had a very flimsy case with five bays and one had a $450 case with six - but I didn't need redundant 500w power supplies and a built-in UPS. I've got a floor space next to my desk that is 20" deep and 12" wide to put it in, and I have 28" of vertical space so a deep and wide case is not a problem. I'd love it to have a USB / Firewire panel and a front mounted power and reset button at the top. I'm getting ready to make my own case by using a sawzall on an old 4-bay ATX case (to get the card slot area sheet metal) and build the rest out of masonite and 1" by 1" square fiberglass stock. On a related topic... There used to be a case distributor in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles... anybody know who they were and if they still exist? Mike -- "A Sound Mind. A Healthy Body. Pick One" Mr. Hedge |
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:06:28 -0700, Mike wrote:
Does anybody know of a manufacturer that makes a large ATX case with LOTS of external drive bays? This one has 12x5.25 (1 hidden) and 3x3.5 (1 hidden). You should be able to get everything in it. http://www.openlinx.com/english/prod...roduct_id=2520 -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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In article ,
says... CoolerMaster Stacker http://www.coolermaster.com/special_...01/stc-t01.htm I like this one - may buy it and put the PC back up on the table . . . That's impressive... I like the (3) 120mm fans blowing directly across the drive bays. I could see hooking up one of those 8-port 3ware cards inside that beast. |
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