Hi guys.
I have a Dell R730xd with 24*2,5" SAS drives in front.
I have seen that Dell sold these machines new in the LFF format with 12*3,5" in front, and optional 4*3,5" in midbay.
Based on my research, i have the avaliable ports on my motherboard to connect this midbay to, and if i need to replace my CPU coolers with low profile ones.
Dell did not provide the SFF chassis with this option, so i am trying to find out if there is any limitation in the chassis i cannot see that is different from the LFF chassis?
If you have a R730xd LFF machine i would love if you could provide detailed pictures of the inside walls between the front backplane and PCI-E bays so i can check if there is any difference before i order a midbay.
Hope for good answers, and mabe some smart heads here have some experience.
I have a Dell R730xd with 24*2,5" SAS drives in front.
I have seen that Dell sold these machines new in the LFF format with 12*3,5" in front, and optional 4*3,5" in midbay.
Based on my research, i have the avaliable ports on my motherboard to connect this midbay to, and if i need to replace my CPU coolers with low profile ones.
Dell did not provide the SFF chassis with this option, so i am trying to find out if there is any limitation in the chassis i cannot see that is different from the LFF chassis?
If you have a R730xd LFF machine i would love if you could provide detailed pictures of the inside walls between the front backplane and PCI-E bays so i can check if there is any difference before i order a midbay.
Hope for good answers, and mabe some smart heads here have some experience.