Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-15 Thread randall
On 01/14/2010 01:40 PM, randall wrote: simple question here, if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? i've always used simple desktop towers but its getting a little crowded nowadays. this would a 2U case since i know it can

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-15 Thread Stan Hoeppner
randall put forth on 1/15/2010 4:18 AM: i don' t have any pci cards that would have to fit in, so that would leave the RAM which fits and i have to buy some new CPU coolers since the boxed ones i have do not fit. Expansion slot - named that because you may need something tomorrow or a year

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-15 Thread Michal
On 15/01/2010 10:18, randall wrote: On 01/14/2010 01:40 PM, randall wrote: simple question here, if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? i've always used simple desktop towers but its getting a little crowded nowadays.

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-15 Thread randall
On 01/15/2010 12:13 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: randall put forth on 1/15/2010 4:18 AM: i don' t have any pci cards that would have to fit in, so that would leave the RAM which fits and i have to buy some new CPU coolers since the boxed ones i have do not fit. Expansion slot - named

desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread randall
simple question here, if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? i've always used simple desktop towers but its getting a little crowded nowadays. this would a 2U case since i know it can get cramped in the height. Thanks,

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Michal
On 14/01/2010 12:40, randall wrote: simple question here, if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? i've always used simple desktop towers but its getting a little crowded nowadays. this would a 2U case since i know it

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 14 January 2010 06:40:33 randall wrote: if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? Yes, the ATX is the MB form-factor. All ATX mobos fit into a rectangle with specific dimensions. All ATX cases can hold at least a

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Dan Ritter
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 01:40:33PM +0100, randall wrote: simple question here, if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? i've always used simple desktop towers but its getting a little crowded nowadays. this would a 2U

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread CamaleĆ³n
On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:40:33 +0100, randall wrote: simple question here, Not that simple ;-) if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? i've always used simple desktop towers but its getting a little crowded nowadays. Yes,

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 1/14/2010 12:13 PM: On Thursday 14 January 2010 06:40:33 randall wrote: if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? Yes, the ATX is the MB form-factor. All ATX mobos fit into a rectangle with

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Stan Hoeppner
randall put forth on 1/14/2010 6:40 AM: simple question here, if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? i've always used simple desktop towers but its getting a little crowded nowadays. this would a 2U case since i know

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 14 January 2010 16:09:06 Stan Hoeppner wrote: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 1/14/2010 12:13 PM: On Thursday 14 January 2010 06:40:33 randall wrote: if i buy a ATX 19 rack case with included power supply, i can simply put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? Yes, the ATX

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Joe
Stan Hoeppner wrote: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 1/14/2010 12:13 PM: [2] I usually estimate that a U is about 1.5 in. or 37.5 mm. Your estimation is wrong. One EIA/TIA Rack Unit, or U, is exactly 1.75. It was defined in standard EIA-310-D in 1992, has been with us for 18 years

Re: desktop mobo in a 19 inch

2010-01-14 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Joe put forth on 1/14/2010 4:57 PM: Stan Hoeppner wrote: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 1/14/2010 12:13 PM: [2] I usually estimate that a U is about 1.5 in. or 37.5 mm. Your estimation is wrong. One EIA/TIA Rack Unit, or U, is exactly 1.75. It was defined in standard EIA-310-D in