From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stan Hoeppner Subject: Re: Promise SATA TX4 300 + 3TB disks? Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:02:34 -0500 Message-ID: <5072505A.6090200@hardwarefreak.com> References: <818058745.20121005012826@oudeis.org> <20121005123653.0a5398e0@natsu> <506E9E77.1080002@hardwarefreak.com> <20121005145011.673f4974@natsu> <719665592.20121005153321@oudeis.org> <506F8FEC.7040402@hardwarefreak.com> <123539095.20121007193726@oudeis.org> Reply-To: stan@hardwarefreak.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <123539095.20121007193726@oudeis.org> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rainer_F=FCgenstein?= Cc: Linux MDADM Raid List-Id: linux-raid.ids On 10/7/2012 12:37 PM, Rainer F=FCgenstein wrote: > this second-hand server was originally equipped with an U320 scsi > backplane which I removed. by this the hotswap capability is lost, > the drives will be directly connected to the AOC-SAT2-MV8 controller, > I can live with that. nonetheless it would be nice to have a SATA > backplane, but by googling I couldn't find one that fits into this > chassis (blue/white AVANTEK). Trying to locate a SATA backplane/cage/carrier for this old chassis may be the proverbial needle in a haystack search. Your best option here would likely be a new 8-bay SATA hot swap chassis and PSU, such as: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16811219024 http://www.ebay.com/itm/EMACS-2U-460W-EPS12V-24-Pin-Power-Supply-P2G-64= 60P-/120995054350?pt=3DUS_Server_Power_Supplies&hash=3Ditem1c2bde030e If your current chassis is 2U you should be able to swap the PSU over. Slim optical drives are pretty cheap if you need an optical drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16827151242 Used on Ebay they're about half that price, but I'd avoid used optical drives, for obvious reasons, especially slim models. > tnx. You're welcome. Always glad to help with hardware. Note my email domain. ;) --=20 Stan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html