Recent content by svtkobra7

I really like this forum! I read your post and think that sounds familar, oh yeah I saw it earlier today, couldn't find it (but was looking for a picture and it was a link) here. Since I linked to a Penn / Pem did I just get an upgrade from DIY greenhorn to the next level?

Look familiar? I can't believe that I didn't think of this earlier - but I kept the precise rivnuts that are used in our chassis. See right @ top. The bit on the left, no clue what it went to, but could be used by you to for an "engineered" solution. I was pissed at myself for what...

My recommendation for @bsdummy - being experienced in its use - but not more precise matters requiring skill: A poor joke of course. I favor this one, with a direct replacement of the hex head, possibly requiring a few more feet lbs of force to defeat? However, I think @bsdummy has a far...

It is a solid idea but unfortunately that would mean it is no longer flush and impede the movement of HDDs into their slots. There is only the slightest amount of room (as is) brand new from the factory and by the time most IT "home labbers" get their hands on them that light sheet is no longer...

LOL I know you are joking o/c but I trashed the chassis. Sorry to hear about your issue. But your scenario is a bit different than mine, which may be an opportunity. To the chagrin to SMCI engineers, my limited space for placement required creativity, mounting upside down, and causing the...

How about this for a 2 year old thread ... a reply in 2 min ;) But that's the extent of any good news. Unfortunately I was not ultimately able to fix, ended up purchasing a new chassis, and swapping my h/w into it. There was a silver lining however - granted it took the effort to list the...

Thanks so much for your reply! I guess all those hours trying to figure this out on the 'net paid off - sort of! => When I noted "1/4 M IPS" I suppose that was directionally correct as it is implied that pipe = M and started to mix up and in coupler / reducer language? My initial thought was...

Hi all, Without coming across as that guy in the nuts/bolts aisle in HD ... I've been killing myself to find a clean solution to a project I'm trying to complete. Temporarily wiring everything together shows everything works / fits, I'm just in need of a fastener (as detailed below). A...

ng soft, or hang an inline fan from bunjie cords, it often helps a lot. Good call on using a dampener on the french cleat. I had never considered that ... and along those lines, that gives me an idea. Each V Rack has 9 holes for fasteners, not that all are needed and they are fastened to...

A Supermicro fan too (I caught their "brand standard" colors before even looking for / finding their logo)! :):):): I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT INSTALL - killer! Forced A/C + monitor (jealous) ... granted I use IPMI and there is no need to have a monitor + input devices in the closet, but it still...

:) Definitely 4" ... 1" would result in more noise transference, but is it my current bottleneck? I think it is on the exhaust side. Recall the bit about the "right side up" chassis being 5.3C warmer than the "upside down" chassis? I think that precisely confirms your point about...

Apologies for the delayed response, I'm not sure why I don't always get an email notification of a reply ... Many thanks (I actually wasn't expecting all the compliments LOL). I researched sound abatement techniques (as related to construction) and thought that 5/8" sheetrock + Rockwool...

Thanks for revisiting the topic .. completely understood now. It is indeed 1 area ... racks are 19" wide and each 1RU = 1.75", so 2 x 2U servers = an area of ~19" x 7" to capture exhaust by way of shroud / enclosure. I can see this working quite nicely in my head now ... I wonder how the intake...

A decade is impressive! Don't worry, you didn't miss anything with FreeNAS Corral (joke - bad sense of humor). :lol_hitti I almost went the Mikrotik route, but ended up going with the Brocade ICX-6450. 4 x 10G links + 1 x 40G direct between hosts. This is very recent, still working on...

Completely understand your point, but between gravity tugging at ~125-150 lbs, that plywood is quite firmly planted in the french cleat. I think the fact that I used two vertical wall mount racks, to emulate the four posts of a traditional rack, and attached the servers to each rack with rails...