Hi - first post, but I've been lurking around here for over a year. I'm based in the UK. I'm desperately sorry for such a long post, but I've done a fair bit of research and this is what I have left...
I've got a Supermicro system from eBay, and I'm looking to make a few adjustments. The sticker on the top says it's a CSE-846E1-R900. A search only really turns up an R900B, so I'm not sure what I've got.
I plan to gut it and put in my existing mobo/CPU/RAM (Supermicro X10SL7-F). I'm running unRaid with a Plex docker.
First point - I've got a BPN-SAS2-846El1 backplane that I plan to put into the server (I understand the machine I have has an expander with a 2TB drive limit. I assume this is OK. My mobo has 8 SAS ports, so I've got a reverse breakout cable that I think should work straight into the expander.
1) How do I tell which version of the SC846 I own? I assume this might govern what parts I can swap out or add.
My main request is bringing down the noise (it's going under the stairs)...
Power Supply
2) It has 2 x PWS-902-1R. Can I take both of these out and put in one PWS-920P-SQ? Redundancy is not paramount. If I have one of the old supplies to hand and the system goes down, I'll just swap. Are there any other supplies that are worth it, since the best price I can find so far is £120. Not silly money, but if there are better deals then great
Case Fans
3) The three main internal fans are FAN-0095L4. What are my options here? I've read that I can drop in FAN-0127L4, but at current prices from what I can find these would cost about £100 to replace
4) I haven't been able to get at the rear fans yet. Any ideas on replacing those?
Internal Drives
5) With unRaid, you have at least one parity drive and normally at least one SSD cache drive (my current config). I'm assuming it is best to keep any parity and cache drives out of the expander. Unless I know whether I've got a "B" case, I don't know which internal 2.5" drive mounts to go for (unless there are other aftermarket options). Any ideas?
6) Also, I'm looking at adding a second parity drive. Is there any way to mount 2 x 3.5 drives inside the case? My motherboard is the Supermicro X10SL7-F (microATX - about 6cm thinner than what's in there now), so there might be room to play with there?
7) My case didn't come with any "dummy" drives. I'm guessing these are important for airflow if I'm initially loading it about half full. Are there ways to fabricate these (or pick them up from somewhere)?
8) Finally, my mobo has the same front panel connector pins, but it's on a different side (right edge as you look from the front). Is there any give in the case's cable, or can you get (20-pin?) extensions?
Thank you so much for any help
Take care, Simon
I've got a Supermicro system from eBay, and I'm looking to make a few adjustments. The sticker on the top says it's a CSE-846E1-R900. A search only really turns up an R900B, so I'm not sure what I've got.
I plan to gut it and put in my existing mobo/CPU/RAM (Supermicro X10SL7-F). I'm running unRaid with a Plex docker.
First point - I've got a BPN-SAS2-846El1 backplane that I plan to put into the server (I understand the machine I have has an expander with a 2TB drive limit. I assume this is OK. My mobo has 8 SAS ports, so I've got a reverse breakout cable that I think should work straight into the expander.
1) How do I tell which version of the SC846 I own? I assume this might govern what parts I can swap out or add.
My main request is bringing down the noise (it's going under the stairs)...
Power Supply
2) It has 2 x PWS-902-1R. Can I take both of these out and put in one PWS-920P-SQ? Redundancy is not paramount. If I have one of the old supplies to hand and the system goes down, I'll just swap. Are there any other supplies that are worth it, since the best price I can find so far is £120. Not silly money, but if there are better deals then great
Case Fans
3) The three main internal fans are FAN-0095L4. What are my options here? I've read that I can drop in FAN-0127L4, but at current prices from what I can find these would cost about £100 to replace
4) I haven't been able to get at the rear fans yet. Any ideas on replacing those?
Internal Drives
5) With unRaid, you have at least one parity drive and normally at least one SSD cache drive (my current config). I'm assuming it is best to keep any parity and cache drives out of the expander. Unless I know whether I've got a "B" case, I don't know which internal 2.5" drive mounts to go for (unless there are other aftermarket options). Any ideas?
6) Also, I'm looking at adding a second parity drive. Is there any way to mount 2 x 3.5 drives inside the case? My motherboard is the Supermicro X10SL7-F (microATX - about 6cm thinner than what's in there now), so there might be room to play with there?
7) My case didn't come with any "dummy" drives. I'm guessing these are important for airflow if I'm initially loading it about half full. Are there ways to fabricate these (or pick them up from somewhere)?
8) Finally, my mobo has the same front panel connector pins, but it's on a different side (right edge as you look from the front). Is there any give in the case's cable, or can you get (20-pin?) extensions?
Thank you so much for any help
Take care, Simon