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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dave Hanson who wrote (5751)	1/31/1999 6:02:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

I'm not sure what this means. My frames interface with the power connector and the IDE cable; the inner racks then interface with the frames. Could you clarify? I mean a small circuit board with electronic components. Many/most of the frames I have seen have more than a direct cable connect. I am wondering if this has something to do with the price variations. I believe the circuitry in some frames is for a multiuse capability. This type of application gives one the ability to 'hot swap' IDE drives and interchange tape and LS120 drives in lieu of the harddrive. They come with software and an icon appears somewhere on the desktop. I am not keen on the idea of any software component. I do not want to get involved with hot swapping IDE drives...maybe hot swapping SCSI. Some of the basic frames I looked at also had a small circuit board. I am wondering what it is for..key lock?? drive light?? Zeuspaul

To: Dave Hanson who wrote (5751)	1/31/1999 7:05:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

I wouldn't worry too much about air circulation between your CD-Roms, especially if you don't use them all the time and have a decently well-ventilated case. What case are you using, BTW? The Super Micro 750A. I like it except for the cage nuts that are difficult to remove. It does not have a removable mainboard tray like my Antec. It does have a lot of easy to use fan mounting brackets. The machine sounds a bit like a bee hive. I have twelve fans including the power supply fan. The back of the motherboard mount (can not do it on Antec as the frame moves) provided a nice location for connecting the fan wires. So far I have a neat wiring job. I am short drive mounts. I have not been able to find a source for internal 3 1/2 harddrive mounts. There is room for two drives in the provided internal mount..but as Sean indicated and I agree the drives would touch each other. I want air flow between my harddrives. I think I will take another look at the PC Power and cooling cases and the California PC cases as they have a lot more full size mounting bays. Maybe I will put in a 6.4 gig drive and a removable frame and give this machine to my son..next in line after the wife for net access. All of a sudden everyone wants to surf. He would get a one drive system but I would be able to service the machine through with the removable harddrive. I need more drive bays. Zeuspaul