I have one that was a cdrom tower, now houses 4x FH 5.25" HDD's - it's due
to get stripped and sold off soon but not cheap as it's barely 3 yrs old and
most of that time it was in it's shipping carton.
=> -----Original Message-----
=> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
=> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Sellam Ismail
=> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 8:34 AM
=> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
=> Subject: Re: SCSI Bus Problem?
=>
=>
=> On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
=>
=> > > No, I have 10 half-height 5.25" drive bays. 10 full height
=> would actually
=> > > be 20 half-height, which would be insane :)
=> >
=> > Where are you two finding cases with 10 half-height 5.25"
=> drive bays?!?! I
=> > had a nightmarish time a little over a year ago finding one with just 6
=> > bays! The other question is, how tall are these cases? My 6
=> bay one barely
=> > fits under the desk.
=>
=> I've had this for over ten years. Even back then it was a monster. I
=> bought it with the intent of building my first PC but making it a
=> mega-doozy. I paid $85 for it and never used it.
=>
=> It is odd in that the back of the motherboard is at the top of the box. A
=> lid on the top comes off exposing the cables and connectors, which are
=> drawn out the back of the case through a cable-way that the lid creates.
=> 3-4 bays are exposed through the front. To expose the other 6-7 bays you
=> open the front door which exposes access to all the bays.
=>
=> It has enough room inside for a full-sized motherboard and a big-assed
=> power supply, plus enough space left over to mount some hard drives.
=>
=> It was made by Arche (?). It's all metal and is powder coated. It sits
=> about 32" high.
=>
=> I also have a big tower case that is just an overgrown version of a
=> regular tower. It has 5 bays. I think I'll use that as my SCSI box.
=>
=> There's a 6-bay tower in a pile at the ACCRC that I may claim. If I
=> don't, and someone wants it, it can be had for a nominal donation to the
=> ACCRC plus shipping.
=>
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