I am trying to clean up the mounting and cabling for 10 2.5 SSD SATA drives in a short rack mount server case (ideally able to grow to 12-16 drives). Currently the drives are individually cabled for data and power, mounted in pairs in 3.5 drive cages. This is a lot of cabling and mounting, for what should be lower power, lower heat, not heavy drives.
One idea is a simple 2.5 backplane, PCB only, and minimal mounting. Several PCB-only boards are available on eBay from the big manufacturers (IBM, Dell, HP, ...); the data part seems standard, but power seems to be custom. Complimentary idea is to take the plastic cases off the drives (just the PCB) and supporting them only through the data/power ports plugged into the backplane (accepting limitations in warranty of the drive).
Any experience or recommendations?
One idea is a simple 2.5 backplane, PCB only, and minimal mounting. Several PCB-only boards are available on eBay from the big manufacturers (IBM, Dell, HP, ...); the data part seems standard, but power seems to be custom. Complimentary idea is to take the plastic cases off the drives (just the PCB) and supporting them only through the data/power ports plugged into the backplane (accepting limitations in warranty of the drive).
Any experience or recommendations?