recycling a ATX mobo into a server...

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From: "Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO" <brian.kelsay at kcc.usda.gov>
>  Depends if you already have the drives and other hardware.  A 1U or 2U
> case can cost from $250-500.  In a 1U, you may need to get low-profile
> RAM or CPU heatsink/fan to gain enough space to fit everything in the
> case.  Those are really the only specialty parts in a 1U.  You may want
> to add more case fans, depending on what comes with your case and the
> open fan slots available.  As you add more drives, you need more air
> flow.
> 
> That said, hear this.  I would not necessarily run most business
> critical functions off something like this.  For personal use it's cool,
> but you don't want to have heat-related lockups in a business because
> you went cheap.  There is such a thing as server-class motherboards.
> They are built a bit tougher and with better components, but they cost
> about 2-3x your average motherboard.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: On Behalf Of hanasaki
> 
> Thinking of recycling a socket A ATX mobo into a 1U server.  Any
> thoughts
> on this?  Is it possible?  Will it end up costing more than just buying
> a 1U server?  What hardware would it take and cost to do this and have
> three HD in it.
> 	=== Drives
> 	1. boot and the OS
> 	2,3 Linux Software mirrored - hot swap
> 
> Thanks
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Don't forget to have a motherboard with ONBOARD everything.  You get 1 pci reiser card as an expensive option for some cases (I am sure it comes with some).