Long time reader but first time poster here. I got a good deal on a Dell T630 with 16x2.5" sff bays but I would rather use 3.5" inch SATA disks in this machine. From what I find online it seems the lff models of this server use a different chassis and backplane, but otherwise most of the components are the same. I'm thinking I could purchase an empty chassis, along with a 3.5" backplane and simply swap over the components I already have.
Has anyone attempted this? Any gotchas I should be aware of?
Has anyone attempted this? Any gotchas I should be aware of?