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Date:  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:50:48 +0100
From:  " TUNC ERESEN Skype: eresen" <tunc (at mark) eresen.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:16058] Re: Silly Question but worth asking!
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Well they may have one with I have not checked it,
I got to search.
Can we use one without, Which I am on HP DL box so I would not worry,

Tunc 


-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Waugh [mailto:gwaugh (at mark) frontstreetnetworks.com] 
Sent: 25 September 2009 14:57
To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
Subject: [coba-e:16057] Re: Silly Question but worth asking!

The Zotac MB does not have a printer port, which would leave the LCD / front

panel unused.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: " TUNC ERESEN Skype: eresen" <tunc (at mark) eresen.com>
To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 8:34 AM
Subject: [coba-e:16056] Re: Silly Question but worth asking!


> The Cooler  can be fitted in by removing from M/B and putting on a vice 
> and
> bending it horizantly, Done, Atom processor runs very low heat.... The
> Cobalt box has its own fans which is extra and it would help a lot. This 
> M/B
> does not need fans.
> The power supply will be removed for extra space, No need that M/B comes
> with its own PS unit,
> Yes back of the old Cobalt boxes needs cutting out as template of Zotac 
> ION
> back end, I need to get one of those small industrial cutters. 20X171mm 
> slot
> should be enough
> The main problem fitting 2 SATA 3.5s fitting that can be avoided by using 
> 2
> inch Mobile H/Ds, Theys should be easly glued with sticky Velcro wich I 
> used
> in a PC before.
> I did fit Mounting Positions by drilling holes and Super gluing the bits 
> for
> test and Lasted 2 years like that...
> Rest of the holes left can be covered with sticky Metal tape for 
> insulation.
>
>
> Existing Mounting positions can be drilled out.
>
> What did I miss
> It may be possible,
>
> Regards
> Tunc
>
>
>
>
> Fun idea ;)
>
> The height of the standard 1U cobalts is 44.45mm on the outside, The 
> height
> of the cooler the board according to [1] is 36mm, which will make it an
> extremely tight fit if at it fits at all adding the height of the casing,
> the pcb, and the mounting positions needed to keep the soldering free.
> Meaning, that you will probably have to replace the cooler on the cpu with
> something slightly lower.
>
> The power supply of the cobalts is not sufficient, you will need to use 
> the
> external 90W supply Zotac supplies.
>
> Apart from that, you'll need "case modding/smashing" to make all 
> connectors
> accessible from the outside, and cleaning away the mounting position of 
> one
> of the Hd's to make the 171mmx171mm [3] board fit in (free space inside 
> see
> [2]) and make new mounting positions for the main board.
>
> Usefull or cost effective ? probably not. Fun ? definitely :)
>
> B.
>
> [1] http://techreport.com/articles.x/16893
> [2] http://www.kevinomura.com/microservers/cobalt/raq2/index.html
> [3] http://techreport.com/articles.x/16893/2
>
>
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: TUNC ERESEN Skype: eresen [mailto:tunc (at mark) eresen.com]
>> Verzonden: vrijdag 25 september 2009 11:01
>> Aan: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
>> Onderwerp: [coba-e:16054] Silly Question but worth asking!
>>
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/product/165387
>>
>> I have 3 old Cobalt servers retired due to lack of power, Do you thing
>> we
>> can stick  these "Zotac ION Motherboard with Intel Atom N330 Dual Core
>> 6
>> Motherboard" in them to bring it back alive with SATA HD and Power
>> supply
>> conversion cables. Well I don't know their thickness, I need to find
>> out,
>>
>> Just a idea.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Tunc
>
>
>