Ok so this is something I have been thinking about for a while. I work with several different vendors systems from dell up to sun and sgi systems, desktop, rackmount, and server systems. I thought it would be informative to show you guys the insides of some of these systems so you can see how the "big boys" put thier systems together. Hopefully this will generate some ideas for people modding systems. Let me know if this is helpfull or if you have an questions. If I still have the systems here you can even ask for a specific angle shot.
First up is my current project (bulding 20 of these);
A SuperMicro dual Xeon 1u server. http://supermicro.com/products/syste...-6015B-T+V.cfm
It has 2 dual core xeons, 16gb of memory and 500gb(2x250) sata disks.
Just at the bottom is a 700 watt slimline power supply. There is also a cooling shroud that covers the heatsinks and part of the memory to ensure proper airflow. This thing is NOISY due to the jet style fans... There is also a pcie riser card and an optional pcie 1x riser card. Notice on the top the two wierd slots, one is for an onboard raid controller and the other is for an IPMI card (Intelligent Platform Management Interface).