Server MBs

[Chong Yu Meng]

Roger Oberholtzer wrote:

>Dumb question here:
>
>I am looking at 19" rack mount chassis that can hold 6, 8 or however
>many more SATA disks. These seem to be common; however, it seems that
>all suppliers list that the systems are for Dual Xeon ATX MB. Well, I do
>not want Dual Xeon. I want a P4 ATX MB (as in an ASUS P4C800-Deluxe).
>Could I expect this to work? Could it be that the Dual Xeon info is just
>letting me know I can put that in, but a P4 MB should work as well?
>These are not coming with the MB. I will be adding that.
>
>I am asking various manufacturers this, but I want to know NOW!!
>
>Anyone know about this sort of thing?
>
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>
Are you thinking of building your own rack mount server? I briefly 
considered it, but in Singapore, the available chassis (chasses?) are 
either too expensive (i.e. you can probably get a Dell 1U server for 
comparable price), or have limited capacity for expansion. I think Hong 
Kong has a wider selection, by virtue of its proximity to both China and 
Taiwan. Maybe Chang Man-Wai may like to weigh in on this ...?