Hello
I've got 2 Norco RPC-4020 cases, one has motherboard, CPU, ARC-1280ML, ARC-1220, bunch of disks.
I am planning to put more disks in the second case, but don't want to turn it into a full computer, so I figured I'd simply route cables from case #1 to case #2 and make damn sure that the cases don't separate.
The cables I'd be routing are the ML cables from the ARC-1280ML. Problem is that the standard cables are too short. (0.75m)
So I either buy some new cables (1m) or I try to find some kind of SFF-8087 Male -> SFF-8087 Female connector/extension so that I can do "Raid Card -> PCI bracket -> cable from other case". I've been told that I'll most probably never find anything like that, but I thought I'd double check.
Or I cut a hole just below the rail mountings, but I don't want to cut...
Any other ideas?
Yes, I know, buy a cheap mobo + cpu and build a second server.. But then the ports don't add up... 8 on the mobo, 8 on the ARC-1220 in one case, then the 8 on the mobo and the 24 of the ARC-1280ML in the next case, only that the cases only have room for like 20 hdds each - waste =)
I've got 2 Norco RPC-4020 cases, one has motherboard, CPU, ARC-1280ML, ARC-1220, bunch of disks.
I am planning to put more disks in the second case, but don't want to turn it into a full computer, so I figured I'd simply route cables from case #1 to case #2 and make damn sure that the cases don't separate.
The cables I'd be routing are the ML cables from the ARC-1280ML. Problem is that the standard cables are too short. (0.75m)
So I either buy some new cables (1m) or I try to find some kind of SFF-8087 Male -> SFF-8087 Female connector/extension so that I can do "Raid Card -> PCI bracket -> cable from other case". I've been told that I'll most probably never find anything like that, but I thought I'd double check.
Or I cut a hole just below the rail mountings, but I don't want to cut...
Any other ideas?
Yes, I know, buy a cheap mobo + cpu and build a second server.. But then the ports don't add up... 8 on the mobo, 8 on the ARC-1220 in one case, then the 8 on the mobo and the 24 of the ARC-1280ML in the next case, only that the cases only have room for like 20 hdds each - waste =)