I have a very short equipment rack installed in my server closet. It is only 16 inches deep, fine for most networking uses, but not great for most rack-mount server cases.
I am looking for case suggestions that would fit my rack, 16 inch depth maximum. Height isn’t a problem, the rack has a ton of vertical space, over 15U, it’s the depth that’s an issue.
Thanks!
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Chenbro makes quite a few ATX shallow rack mount cases. I have one and have no complaints.
I’ll check them, Ty!
These guys do short depth PCs. I wish I knew where they got their cases from, because they are really nice!
But I haven’t found anything decent in the wild (I eventually gave up and got a deeper rack so I can use old r730 servers)Thanks for the link! Yeah, I’m starting to think I might just need to give up and get a deeper floor rack.
There are some good short chassis like the Silverstone RM-23-502-MINI, but the minimum length for the recommended rails is still 22 inches :(
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Thanks for the link!
I recently hunted for a rack mounted case for an ATX MB and PSU. The best I could find is 17.9" deep. Is your rack’s rear end closed? Any way to remove the rear panel? There is a site that’ll make you a custom rack mount case I came across. But it was mighty pricey.
Back end is open but wall-mounted. If there is a way to mount the case forward a few inches so it leaves a gap in the back, that would be fine with me.
I haven’t found any brackets that seem to do that though.
How about mounting the rack a few inches off the wall?
Make your own brackets with construction lumber or plywood?
The 45Drives homelab case is 17.125" deep
Also an option I am considering. I prefer something a little more professional if possible, but not a bad option if I can’t get something else to work.
I’ll take a look at the 45 Drives case, thanks!
Sliger has a few rackmount chassis which are only 15 inches deep.
Oh nice, these might be exactly what I need, thanks!
I’ve not used them yet but was looking at https://www.plinkusa.net/
They have a variety of heights and depths, some of them being 15”
Great resource, I’ll check them out.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09227RQV2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
This is my favorite rack mount chassis I’ve worked with … and it coincidentally is in that ballpark.
Interesting design, I’ll look at it, thanks!
