CSE-847 WIO Window Swap

[rotorhead8]

Hey all,

Sharing some info I'm sure some will find useful. I was looking for a Supermicro CSE-846 for the last few months now to fit a couple full size PCIE cards, but everything I've been able to find online currently has been astronomically priced. Also, the CSE-847's out there with WIO are virtually non-existant.

So I did some digging and found this window ($34.93 at the time of writing this) as well as this CSE-847 chassis from theserverstore.com.

The 847 I received had the section for 2x2.5" drive bays on the rear, but looking closer at it, the threaded holes still all lined up with the new window. That 2.5" drive section was riveted in to the rest of the chassis, which were easily drilled out.


If you have any more questions, or would like to see more detailed photos than those attached, let me know!

 

[Samir]

Nice! Except now the scalpers know how to do it and since the results look factory fresh, one won't know until they find this thread.

 

[Fritz]

I did something similar with a SC825. Replaced the rear window so it would accommodate newer MB's. I bought the new windows directly from Supermicro.

 

[b3rrytech]

I'm also looking for a new 4U chassis to fit full size cards, but this seems like a viable solution to one of my 2U chassis. What Supermicro motherboard does this fit (is intended for)?

 

[rotorhead8]

I'm also looking for a new 4U chassis to fit full size cards, but this seems like a viable solution to one of my 2U chassis. What Supermicro motherboard does this fit (is intended for)?

I haven’t purchased the guts for it yet, but my plan is an X11 WIO (Wide IO) form factor motherboard with a riser for the cards. Most likely going with the X11DDW-NT