5 inch Bay:
All hard drives are 7200 RPM and either from Western Digital or Seagate.
In the 5" drive bay: a CD drive is the default, with other options being CDRW (rewriteable CD) drive, combination CD/DVD drive, combination CDRW / DVD drive, or a third hard drive.  Back to top

Motherboards:
have onboard VGA graphics, at least 4 internal SATA II ports, a parallel port, a standard internal standard port, one additional internal serial port, 4 USB ports on the back panel, and at least two DIMM slots. AMD and Intel Desktop Processor motherboards have 10/100, Core 2 Quad and i7 motherboards have at least one gigabit NIC, and Opteron and Xeon motherboards have at least 1 gigabit NIC and all other motherboards at least 1 10/100 NIC.  Back to top

Donation amount:
eRacks will match this donation to your choice of Open Source / Digital Rights organization. Choose the target organization in the Donation target dropdown.  Back to top

Donation amount:
eRacks will match your donation to your choice of non-profit Open Source / Digital Rights organization. Choose the donation amount in the Donation amount dropdown.  Back to top

Rails and Brackets:
eRacks offers sliding and friction rails, as well as center mount and rear mount brackets. Servers may be attached without rails or brackets, using only the front ears. Add rails if the server is especially heavy or the rack is not sturdy enough, or if the sliding functionality is desired. Note: Rails on the BAY chassis may limit ventilation. It is preferable to attach the BAY chassis to the rack using the front ears . Additional rack components may be found here. Please inquire regarding custom installations.  Back to top

Memory DDR2:
Please specify any desired configuration details in the Notes field of your order. Email eRacks for specific information pertaining to a specific model.  Back to top

Keyboard and mouse:
Keyboard and mouse are not included in the base configuration, but are available.  Back to top

Chassis:
Cases are made from black heavy duty steel.
See chassis reference page and additional special order chassis. General rackmount chassis measurements are:
1u-chassis: standard 19inch (482.6mm) width, varying dimensions in depth, and 1.75inch (44.5mm) height.
2u-chassis: 3.5 inch (88.9 mm) height
4u-chassis: 7 inch (177.8mm) height
Lockable front panels add 88mm to depth measurement. Back to top

Operating System:
eRacks makes every effort to ensure that your configuration choices will be compatible with each other, and the vast majority of the combinations above, especially the most popular ones, will be supported. Due to the sheer number of combinations, we cannot test or guarantee that every possible combination of choices will function without some manual configuration. If your configuration, while in testing, is determined to require significant additional work to configure, or cannot be made to work with your other choices, we will contact you to notify you of the situation and allow you to (a) make another choice, (b) have us continue to work on configuring it on a consulting basis (we will estimate the time it will take), or (c) allow you to accept the system as-is and configure it yourself.
Note: 64-bit OS support is not as widespread or nearly as well-qualified and tested as 32-bit OSes, but we will certainly make our best efforts to install the 64bit OS of your choosing. We will certainly contact you with any issues or incompatibilities between your hardware and OS choices, and make our expert recommmendations on the best course of action.
For eRacks/WEB servers, eRacks recommends the FreeBSD operating system, since it has the best benchmarks. eRacks recommends the OpenBSD operating system for all firewall systems , because OpenBSD is fully audited for security and maintained from the ground up with security as the primary concern. Although Linux can be hardened by security experts, OpenBSD is our recommendation for firewalls, routers, DNS servers, and other servers exposed on the open internet. Note: eRacks does offer a hardened version of Linux, for those who require Linux. Email eRacks for details.
Note: eRacks will install, configure, and test your system with your choice of operating system. Any configuration issues, hardware incompatibilities, or other issues as the result of the customer's installation or re-installation of an operating system are not covered by the warranty. Machines ordered with no operating system specified will be tested with a generic Linux install and any issues arising as a result of the customer's operating system installation are the customer's responsibility.  Back to top

PCI Slot:
The PCI slot can contain additional single, dual, or 4 port 10/100BaseT network cards, as well as Gigabit Ethernet cards. Most motherboards contain at least one in-built NIC already. Some motherboards are integrated with single or dual channel Gigabit Ethernet ports, as well.  Back to top

Processor:
eRacks offers current AMD, Intel, and integrated Via processors. Other processors may be available by special order.  Back to top

3.5 inch Bay:
In the 3.5" drive bay: either a floppy, an LS120 MB floppy drive, or a second hard drive is available. An LS120 MB Floppy disk drive reads & writes to a standard 3.5 floppy or to a 120 MB floppy.
All hard drives are available in either 5400 or 7200 RPM, and are made by either Western Digital or Seagate. Please specify the make in the Notes field if you have a preference.  Back to top

Warranty:
Standard 1yr full / 3yr, Extended 2yr full / 3yr, and Premium 3yr warranties are available. Details here.  Back to top

SATA II Hard Drives:
If you desire a specific brand, please enter special requests in the Notes field of your order.  Back to top

Notes:
Enter any additional software configuration notes in the Notes text-area, such as IP address, etc.  Back to top