Ain't that a b*tch

[AVB]

I've had my main server chassis for about 5 years and it has served me well. So when I decided to up my game to a dual E5-2670 system board I checked to see if it would fit. Apparently I don't know what the difference is between a 3.6 compliant board and whatever SSI EEB size an Intel 2600CP2 board is. I thought it would fit. God knows why

Of course, it doesn't with only 6 of the 9 mounting holes lining up t0 the stand locations in the chassis. I put the other stands in and used these little plastic plugs I had laying around left over from some put-together bookcase to keep the metal insulated from the motherboard so at least it is in and working. A new/different chassis was just not in my budget nor will it be anytime soon.

At least the new board is a rocket compared to my old one so there is that to be thankful for.

Thanks for letting me rant.

 

[cyberjock]

Yeah, I've avoided Intel boards (that was one of the reasons). I've got a new dual E5-2670 system sitting on my floor in the living room that will be my "new" FreeNAS system soon.

 

[AVB]

Yeah, I've avoided Intel boards (that was one of the reasons). I've got a new dual E5-2670 system sitting on my floor in the living room that will be my "new" FreeNAS system soon.

I think the board is correct and the sever chassis isn't.

 

[Mlovelace]

EATX and SSI EEB are the same dimensions but different mounting holes. As long as everything is pre-installed (RAM, CPU, heatsink) on the board the missing 3 fasteners won't break anything. Just use caution installing PCI-E cards.

 

[AVB]

EATX and SSI EEB are the same dimensions but different mounting holes. As long as everything is pre-installed (RAM, CPU, heatsink) on the board the missing 3 fasteners won't break anything. Just use caution installing PCI-E cards.

Yes, I knew that they were the same size with different mounting holes. The point is my case says it will handle a SSI/EEB 3.6 compliant board(whatever that is) but seemingly doesn't since the SSI/EEB board I have doesn't line up. Unless an SSI/EEB 3.6 board is really an E-ATX?

 

[styno]

Dremel has excellent tools that make boards just fit ;)

 

[Ericloewe]

Dremel has excellent tools that make boards just fit ;)

Just be sure to modify the cold rolled steel chassis, not the PCB.

Sounds obvious, right?

 

[styno]

Just be sure to modify the cold rolled steel chassis, not the PCB.

Sounds obvious, right?

! no no no no no!

 

[AVB]

Dremel has excellent tools that make boards just fit ;)

I was leaning toward epoxy.