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My latest creation (home built server rack)


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#1 Swimmer

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 11:42 AM

So.. now that I am out of school I have tons of free time  :)  Using a rough guide I was able to build a 4' x 24" x 20" server rack for under $60 ( I have yet to paint it but I already bought the paint)..

Take a look.. I am about to go to home depot/menards in search of some cat5/6 and a crimper to get this thing wired..

Sorry about the huge pic size.. I can resize the all that much on this computer.. Suck when you forget your power brick  :roll: :lol:

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#2 just-

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 11:49 AM

Very very nice

every APLAUD please !!!!

awsome work Swimmer

#3 Swimmer

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 11:50 AM

I will throw up a guide some time this week on how to build it..

#4 Blunted 2

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 11:52 AM

i'll post pics of my home made rack later.  mine is about 8 feet tall  lol

#5 FallowEarth

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 11:58 AM

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i'll post pics of my home made rack later.  mine is about 8 feet tall  lol

I'd like to see pictures of your rack.  :evil6:

#6 brock01

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:03 PM

so you at home now? if so whats your homes connection

#7 VanBuren

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:04 PM

looks great, good job Swimmer  :D

VanBuren :)

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:10 PM

looks great, you got some nice hardware in there.

nice job swimmer

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:13 PM

very nice job Swimmer

looks like uni strut

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:14 PM

thats a good design tho i like it and its very simple.  you should try to find a 1 unit lcd that folds out  ;)

#11 Swimmer

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:34 PM

This is in prep for next year.  I am one of the lucky ones that has fios in the area of school :) being an appartment there are about 9 of us who want to all get something better than insight seperate connection.. So we are looking at the 30/5 for about 180 per month..

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:48 PM

Better hope one roomate doesn't hog all the bandwidth. But with 30/5 theres tons to share.

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 12:50 PM

there wouldnt be any upload left if i was on there.

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 01:09 PM

looks like it turned out good ;)

#15 RAINMAKA

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 01:38 PM

how come i can never see the picture, i click on the attachment but nothing happens

#16 Blunted 2

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 01:44 PM

your firewall or something is blocking it.  that happens to me unless i allow testmy.net in my firewall. ;)

#17 RAINMAKA

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 01:56 PM

thanks blunted, just had to turn down my firewall real quickly

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 02:43 PM

almost forgot very nice work swimmer

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 03:21 PM

swimmer does this means your exams are over now?

i thought u were suposed to be working hard for university hehehe

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 03:49 PM

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I'd like to see pictures of your rack.  :evil6:
roffle.

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