> the big problem with the 2U requirement is that it needs a special
> backplane, because conventional PCI cards won't fit vertically in a 2U
> space. problem ? cost goes up, quite significantly. 

Analog audio noise issues aside, of course, it looks like you can
get right-angle riser cards for conventional backplanes for 2U
units, the adapters are in the $50-100 range. See:

http://www.tdl.com/~netex/cases/rack.html

and search for "Riser" for more info (some of the searches will
yield price info too). 

                                                                --jl

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