schoondoggy 739 Posted August 8, 2013 I have the prototype ready to test. Not pretty, but it works; With a pair of 80GB WD VR drives mounted and cabled to the motherboard; The system sees them. I will do some temperature tests, to be sure they do not get too hot; If all goes well I may need to take these to production! Schoondog Server Modifications LLC SchoonMod MS G8 Two 2.5" drive bracket 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 436 Posted August 8, 2013 LOL. Nice job schoondog. And that bracket would be great for a couple of SSDs which, of course, would not have any heat issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcdoc 114 Posted August 8, 2013 Off the shelf server BYOB style. Nice job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diehard 42 Posted August 8, 2013 It makes me think of this http://linitx.com/product/dual-25-sata-hdd-pci-mounting-card/12669 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 436 Posted August 8, 2013 That's an interesting design diehard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe_Miner 249 Posted August 8, 2013 I have the prototype ready to test. Not pretty, but it works; With a pair of 80GB WD VR drives mounted and cabled to the motherboard; The system sees them. I will do some temperature tests, to be sure they do not get too hot; If all goes well I may need to take these to production! Schoondog Server Modifications LLC SchoonMod MS G8 Two 2.5" drive bracket Beautiful design Schoondoggy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schoondoggy 739 Posted August 9, 2013 WD VR drives were running around 45-50c, within the upper limit. I went into the BIOS and turned the fan up to max cooling. Now they run between 40-45c. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pancakes 11 Posted August 9, 2013 I wonder if it would be okay with a 69w CPU also? or if thats really pushing it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 436 Posted August 9, 2013 WD VR drives were running around 45-50c, within the upper limit. I went into the BIOS and turned the fan up to max cooling. Now they run between 40-45c. Not too too bad, I prefer my drives to run in the 30C to 35C range, but 40C to 45C isn't terrible. One question though; how noisy is the unit with the fan on full all the time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites