{"id":14550,"date":"2025-06-22T23:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=14550"},"modified":"2025-06-22T23:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:43:31","slug":"diy-rack-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=14550","title":{"rendered":"DIY Rack Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It has been over a decade since I originally built this rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original Rack<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should have thrown this out a couple years later when I got a real rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there were couple upgrades done that kept the server. This weekend I spent a large amount of time upgrading the rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I replaced one of the machines in the rack which was in a Fractal Node 804 case into a rack mount one. That took a day to move components into that rack mount server. Another thing I added was a new 8 port HDMI KVM. I did not have any pictures I took that I can publish but here is the front of the rack now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New KVM and Rackmount<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A problem I had with the old rack was loose USB Hard drives. I fixed this with rack mounted brackets I 3D printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3D printed HDD brackets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another problem I solved was a way to organize the power supplies for the 1L servers. I 3D printed a holder for those power supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3D Printed AC Adapter Holder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another rack improvement was a 2U Patch panel I removed the CAT 6 adapters from. This is to help keep cables in and UPS from falling out. This huge fix was to make it easy to move the rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rack Patch Panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This top has been on the top for a while, but wanted to note it is also a white board where you can draw stuff on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rack is way more functional now. I can use it for its purpose as a workbench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this was most of my weekend. I was tired today, the slept a lot. But I think it was a good weekend, didn’t finish my entire list, but this was good regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physically a rest day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight: 344.8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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