Help me my coffee has not kicked in yet....

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:47 am

Will this EATX motherboard I just got for free in a 1U:

http://www.tyan.com/archive/products/html/thunderk8spro_spec.html

Fit into this case? :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811123130

I scored a dumpster dive and got a working:

1U server consisting of that Tyan K8Spro mobo + 2X AMD Opteron cpu's + 2GB Ram & a 500W EPS PSU. I want to transplant this setup into a tower case and the PSU I captioned in the Hot Deal forum and install windows home server for all my media files.

Does "EEB" = "EATX"?

I did some googling and found the common answer was that they are the same for size and rear IO and for all corner mounting holes, but some of the screw holes in the middle do not line up and the fix for that is just to drill and tap your own holes.

Can anybody speak to experience on this sorta thing?

Thanks!

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:38 pm

Lucky find! Perfect for a server.

All of the mounting holes don't always have to be used. Though I do recommend at least one in the middle. Fortunately, that case appears to be perfect for this board (most ATX cases can't accommodate the depth of server boards) and you should be able to use all of the mounting holes. Hope it came with the heat sinks.

Let me know if you need a PCI to SATA RAID card. I've got one that I retired that I'd sell cheap. THIS for $10 shipped

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:37 am

normalicy,

I would be interested, might you have a riser card so I can mount it in the 1U case i found this rig on?

I have decided to not buy a case until i can find a job! LOL!

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:49 am

Unfortunately no risers here. If you happen to have an old Chieftec Dragon case, those will take server boards too. I sent ya a PM.

Err · Post by **Err** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:44 pm

I have a Chieftec Dragon case sitting empty that I'd gladly give away.

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:08 pm

Err wrote:I have a Chieftec Dragon case sitting empty that I'd gladly give away.

Thanks, how much shipped to 07065?

Err · Post by **Err** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:56 pm

DaMaN wrote:Thanks, how much shipped to 07065?

I'll get back to you on that. That sucker is heavy and I'll need to measure it for a box. It is a full tower by the way.

Err · Post by **Err** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:01 pm

The case weighs 32 lbs. I rounded that up to 35 and came up with $25.02.

If you don't want it and someone else does, the offer still stands. I'll be shipping from 45701.

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:04 pm

I'll take it. pm me your PayPal info. Thanks!

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:57 pm

Parts are starting to come together, now I need a cool server name.

Cool Server Names Wanted!

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:26 am

Mine's called "Server". I guess I'm kinda utilitarian like that.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:35 am

Mine is called..... SERVER.

Great minds think alike

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:56 pm

Thanks to renovation, I believe I will call her "Cosmos". Thanks Mike!

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:39 pm

That's pretty good.