AMD Athlon MP 2200+ Server Roundup - September 2002

CCSI RC0103 - 1U

Computer & Control Solutions, Inc. (CCSI) is the company behind DualAthlonServers.com, a provider of dual Athlon servers as the name implies. Currently their rackmount line only consists of the 1U and 2U solutions present in this roundup but there are also plans to offer 3U and 4U solutions as well.

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The RC0103 is CCSI's 1U dual Athlon solution and just by looking at it you can already see some differences between it an Appro's 1124. The front of the chassis has a lockable faceplate which is very useful if you don't want someone sharing your rack to have the ability to turn off or reset your server. If the added security is more of a burden however, you can simply leave the faceplate off and that problem is solved.

Behind the lockable faceplate you'll find two removable power supplies, power and reset switches, three status LEDs and two removable drive bays.

Because of the lockable faceplate the power and reset switches aren't recessed, the theory being that with the faceplate in position there's no way you could accidentally hit the switches so there's no point in making them difficult to use when you need to use them. The LEDs can be seen through the slits in the faceplate but it would've been nice to have actual cutouts for the LEDs on the faceplate itself so you could just glance at the system and be sure of its status.

As we mentioned before, the RC0103 has two removable power supplies each rated at 300W. The power supplies are redundant, meaning that if one fails the system will continue to operate as normal. Each power supply has its own status LED that glows green when operational, red when not operational or turned off and remains blank when unplugged. Unfortunately there's no warning alarm if one of the power supplies doesn't function meaning that you'll need to visually check to make sure that they're both in operation.

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Removing the power supplies is fairly simple and only requires the aid of a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the single screw holding each unit in place. After that one screw is removed you simply pull on the handle and the power supply slides right out.