So I may have impulse bought an ex CrashPlan backup appliance of some sort.
It looks to be a pretty standard Supermicro 847 Chassis with SAS2 backplanes, H8DGU-F Motherboard and a RSC-R2UU-3E8G Riser.
I'd like to replace the current Opteron 6320 and motherboard with something with a little more grunt; maybe 2011 v3 era or newer. I'm aware I could replace the rear window with a standard ATX, low profile one but ideally I'd like to keep the option of installing full height cards.
So the question is what options do I have for a WIO motherboard upgrade? Is this more trouble than it's worth? I'm guessing it's likely I'd need a new rear window to suit the newer motherboards but would I also need a new riser?
It looks to be a pretty standard Supermicro 847 Chassis with SAS2 backplanes, H8DGU-F Motherboard and a RSC-R2UU-3E8G Riser.
I'd like to replace the current Opteron 6320 and motherboard with something with a little more grunt; maybe 2011 v3 era or newer. I'm aware I could replace the rear window with a standard ATX, low profile one but ideally I'd like to keep the option of installing full height cards.
So the question is what options do I have for a WIO motherboard upgrade? Is this more trouble than it's worth? I'm guessing it's likely I'd need a new rear window to suit the newer motherboards but would I also need a new riser?
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