WTB: Rails for a Supermicro SC846 (old/wide ones)
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Not sure if this helps but Mr. Rackables on eBay (unixsurplus.com) carries rails for the SC846 for about $65.
Those wide rails are impossible to find, and others here claim they are very expensive if and when you do find them. So, while I know it's not at all what you (or the rest of us [in other threads] around here) are looking for, I had this "what if" eureka moment and subsequently found these 7957 {12" - 36"} slide rails for: 30" @ $125 - $115(5+) / 32" @ $130 - $120(5+) that support up to 350 pounds; mounted side or flat (I never seen or heard of flat mounting). Of course that means a little metal fabrication to get a complete working solution. It's a start, at least, towards a potential solution. Another quick search yields 3640A lateral file drawer slides - bolt onto the case or tap the side of the case and a few pieces of appropriate angle iron just might work.
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If you don't need rails, use a shelf. If you really need the rails while a bit off the wall, you may want to see if you can pickup a newer chassis with rails on a deal and ebay yours. Those rails are extremely expensive if you can find them.
Or pickup an older 836 chassis with rails and then resell it without the rails.
Or pickup an older 836 chassis with rails and then resell it without the rails.
I actually asked SuperMicro support about this a few days ago. Their response was that these rails are no longer in stock (as expected), but they suggested I should look into the universal rails at Universal Server Rack Mount Rails | RackSolutions. Note: They suggested, nothing else. I have no idea if they will fit or not. Instead I ordered a newer case from ebay just 5 minutes ago.
I have some universal you can buy $15 bucks plus shipping. Great deal unless you have amazon price and can get free shipping they are $25 bucks on amazon.
Can someone point me to a picture of what they look like? We have a bin of about 20 or 30 rails no longer used and they've been sitting there for years. So I'm wondering if there might be a pair of these in the bin
I have a set of rails, that MIGHT be what you're looking for. They look right based on a Google image search - but I can't find any part numbers on them, other than "Taiwan" and "1039"
MCP-290-00014-00 is indeed the correct part number. You're going to have a very difficult time finding them however. They were really only present on the very original 836/846 chassis revisions. Supermicro discontinued them over 8 years ago. This is what they look like: https://shop.delwi-itr.de/media/image/5e/08/aa/20046928_1.jpg
With that said, the OP hasn't logged in in 6+ months.
With that said, the OP hasn't logged in in 6+ months.
Option B if you can't find the rails or find them at a reasonable price as crazy as it sounds would be to pickup a later rev chassis that supports the more common rails. Then resell the original chassis.
Would like to note that I too required the old rails and have managed to order 2 sets from : SuperMicro Rack-Mount-Kit X7DBE/X6DHE Rechts und Links 01-SC83614-XX00C003 MCP-290-00014-00
They are much longer than expected though but works well.
They are much longer than expected though but works well.