Hpres-server

[GT40_GearHead]

one Q: are the hard drives ok on that angle ???

[hogan]

one Q: are the hard drives ok on that angle ???

yes hard drives work fine all angles otherwise they would not work in portible media players.

[Omega]

yes hard drives work fine all angles otherwise they would not work in portible media players.

WRONG.

Portable HD's (Like in media players) are manufactured specifically for rigorous use, and have a shock-absorbing jacket sort of thing around them.

Regular hard drives, unless they specify, are made for upright mounting only. I know maxtor says their drives can work in any alignment, but that's not always the case.



=p

[d_stilgar]

Laptop HDs work at all angles.

I'm pretty sure that all new HDs will work at any angle as long as you don't jiggle them around a whole lot while in use.

[Defyant]

already had this debate guys!

thyr fine.

[GT40_GearHead]

ok ok ok.... ma bad

[Defyant]

hehe cheers and soz GT40

I just didnt want this thread to turn into a debate over the HDD's!

For better or worse thyr staying like that, its part of the mod i wanted.

[nil8]

Are you doing a raid setup defyant?
Can the mobo take that many sata drives or are you going to use a card?

[Defyant]

Are you doing a raid setup defyant?
Can the mobo take that many sata drives or are you going to use a card?

No raid mate theres an extra SATA card as you can see in the pics


Got a few days to play modding this weekend :wink: and finally got HP-SERVER done......... for now!


I know i already did cut these holes on a previous panel... but had had some "fryups" .... prolly caused by the previous owner painting all the panels with cheep enamel paint. So i decided rather than take a chance a new panel is cut and painted.

To get the lines streight a longblock is used.

The new side panel and front panel are given one last sprayputty and touchup.

[Defyant]

Theres nothing really special about HP-SERVERS paint job! i just want a basic server black look... ive chosen to use midrange can paints all the way thru this mod.


These run in around 10 bux AU a can! so a paint job will still cost you around 70 bux ... with 2 cans of the black and 2 of the spray putty being used,


With all the panels now under putty.. and the front penal under primer.

The penels are all given a wetrub flat using 1000grit wet and dry.


To help with wet rubbing the panels are all given a "dust coat" of black.... this is called blackshadow.... the idea is this guide coat acts as your guide while wetrubbing,

While all the panels dry from the dust coat a qick ATX on/off switch hole is added to the fron panel.


Nothing special here! the less this button stands out...the better !

A small hole is drilled opposite the infra red hole.