[rescue] Re: E450 entry level server.

[ssandau at bath.tmac.com]

> > > Most all of our 450s have the two extra backplanes.  Man, those things
> > > are a bitch to install the first time you do one.
> >
> > I don't remember it being *that* bad. Even if it were, the ease of
> > adding CPUs and drives makes up for it. Now *that* is really plug &
> > play...
> 
> I think the big problem I had last time I ordered a DIY E450 (the only
> time) was running the cable over the top to the card cage area. Anymore I
> try to order it ready to insert disks.
> 
> Getting my first E4500 next week if all goes well (not for home though,
> darn)... should be fun.
> 

Yes, I remember now trying to figure out how to route the thing so that
the connector came out right-side-up on the SCSI card end...

-- 
Steve Sandau, IS Technician
ssandau at bath.tmac.com
TMA Bath Maine