RackChoice 4U Rackmount Server Chassis 8-Bay 12Gbps Hot-Swappable SATA/SAS, EATX/ATX Compatible, Alloy Steel, Black, Ideal for Data Centers & SMBs

This is a great case for anyone looking to build a Plex Media server. I appreciate that it came with hot swappable fans. In my case, they required too much energy to run with my motherboard; however, you can remove them and use your own. Also, the rear I/O shield does not have easily removable plates. You have to remove them with a pair of pliers. Also, this will fit your over-sized graphics card with just enough head room for the power cables.

Overall I'd recommend and say it's a solid 4 star. There is no documentation. what you see in the picture is what you get. With that stated, the case is of solid construct. I got the suggested 20" rails too. What I like: -Solid and sturdy metal case -Top lid opens up by using 4 small screws and is sturdy -Plenty of bolts to spare -visually appealing -ATX Motherboard mounted fine -PSU mounted fine -Rails are sturdy and glide well -No screws needed for the hotswap trays. You angle in one side of the drive and then push in the other side to lock. - It has 8 Hotswap drives but also a mount bracket inside to mount a drive inside (OS maybe). Guessing you could also mount an internal cage. The hotswap drive backplane only needs 2 - 4 prong power. What made it rough to 5 star this -The fans are loud and sound like when you're in a jet cabin about to take off. They go about 3600rpm all the time and are rated for 5k. I tweaked the bios to slow them down, thus drop the noise. Ended up disconnecting one of the 3 until I can change this up. -The fan bracket has side slots to pass wires to the drives. Problem is it's a very narrow width. The ends of my power cables for the drives wouldn't pass through. You can unscrew the fan wall from the case, but kind of a pain. -There is nothing auto locking with the rails. I found the best way is to remove the 2 screws holding the front and back mounting plates with the feet. Then each foot plate, remove the little plates on the the ends that have 2 screws. 2 for front and 2 for pack. Then place the little plate in the front of your rack and place the longer foot on the other side and use the screws to screw them in. Once the front and back feet are in, you can screw back in the sliding part. -The hotswap trays are not durable. The lever could easily break so don't pry but wiggle and tease. When inserting the drive, I found if you kind of throw the drive in while sliding, it connects to where less pressure is placed on the arm. -The sata to minisas cables provided should be longer by 15cm. They barely made it to my board. Guessing other boards may have issues. They were also very rigid and not insulated like most I've seen. They do work as they recognized the 4 sata drives. -A little sad they didn't provide minisas cables and focused on sata drives. Waiting on cable to test sas drives. -Depending on your PSU, you may need extensions to reach the front pane. It seems the manufacturer is from china named daohe. Again, would recommend product as other chassis like this can be junk.

I was searching for a 4U server case with 8–12 SATA/SAS hot-swap drive bays and included rails. This product checked all the boxes, so much so that I bought two of them. Many reviewers mentioned the loud 120mm fans, so I swapped them out for Noctua fans and added a Noctua fan controller to each build. Both initial builds went smoothly—no issues at all. Problems only started when I stacked the second case on top of the first. The clearance between the two is very tight, and the rails feel loose when fully extended. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the off-center screws on the bottom were scratching the top of the other case (see photos). Other drawbacks? 2.5" SSDs don’t fit well because the retention “finger” designed for standard hard drives have nowhere to latch. Also, while I didn’t use the included 120mm fans, it’s worth noting they use a proprietary connector for the hot-swap feature. After installing the server cases, I noticed one of the handles was slightly bent. You can also see where the two cases rubbed each other (see my photos).

It's a great case. The hot swap bays are difficult to slide, but they work well and feel secure once they’re in place. Detailing where each case cable goes in the mobo may be helpful, but it's not specified. Overall, this is a great case. I will most likely order again for my backup server.

Nice chassis. Well put together, looks nice, and functions well. The reverse cables it comes with allow the backplane to connect to regular motherboard sata ports, so if your MB has 8 ports it will connect to all the drives. Otherwise you can get a regular forward cable and connect an HBA to the backplane. My one complaint is the rails this comes with only allow the chassis to slide halfway out of a rack. The back half of the chassis is still in the rack, which makes the rails pointless as you cannot remove the top or gain access to the chassis at all. There are also no screw holes on the chassis to connect other rails, you have to use ones that are compatible with the studs that are built in to the chassis, which so far have been impossible to find new ones for that are any longer.

Great server case that fits in 4U space. I got this case to replace an older case that did not have hot swap drive bays. I love this case. Just do not try to install this into a shallow rack as the case is 27" deep. That aside this looks great and is a great value. Definitely recommend this case .

I’m extremely pleased with this case and wish it had been available before I purchased my Chebro and Internal Hard Drive Enclosures. It offers everything you would expect from a case like this: ample space, good ventilation, and excellent airflow. The only minor downside is that the disk trays can be a bit tricky to align with the slots, which might give the impression that they could break. Additionally, you need to ensure the front panel pins are correctly aligned for polarity. Other than that, no complaints!

I have this case. In the manual, it says that it is a SAS controller on the backplane. But, the supplied cables are SATA. I have a LSI SAS card, what do I need to get it working?