Upgrading HP server (the strong arm approach)
OK, how can you fit four drive cages if your server chasiss can only fit three and one small floppy?
We wanted to upgrade an old HP Proliant server with four new SATA harddisk … we originally thought that if we remove the floppy all four will fit.
That didn’t happen because the floppy was much smaller. The chasiss designer had made it very clear that he only allowed three drive bays because the server had three metal dividers that ensured that the user would only fit three drives.
We were determined not to give in and armed with a tool we tweaked the server… As we all know, in a conflict the one who is smarter always gives in… the three metal dividers gave in to brute force…
Before & after:
