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Old 7th October 2009
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Originally Posted by mikesg View Post
Yeah I just discovered the Supermicro unit myself. Fanless wouldn't be an absolute requirement as long as the unit is quiet. This application is going to be for a small office and the computer equipment will be nearby. As long as it's "very quiet" and shelvable I can live with it. Having SATA is great. It would be nice if the rack mount brackets were removable, oh well.
You can just buy the mainboard and put it in any case.
And I'm not 100% sure, but IIRC the rack mount brackets are removable.

The unit isn't very quiet, I think the PSU fan was the main noise maker.
This wasn't a requirement for this machine so I never looked at it.
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