[HCoop-Discuss] Fixing warped rails

[Matthew Craig]

Hi, I do field work for Dell, specifically for their servers and SANs.  This
looks like rails for their 1U 1855 model.  The bend on the front can be
fixed with a pair of pliers and carefully bending the sheet metal back into
place.  Make sure the tips of the pliers are aligned with the original
bend.  Sorry, the second picture is not clear to me what is wrong, but
pehaps you can bend that as well.

If all else fails, then send me your server service tag, contact
information, and shipping address.  I will get new rails shipped out to you
and provide you with a case number to track the parts.  ...assuming the
server is under support.  It is under support, right?  Either way, feel free
to contact me for any other questions - especially about dealing with Dell,
matthewcraig @ AIM  or  this email address @ Gmail.



Good luck, guys.
Matthew "teer" Craig






On 12/18/06, Graham Freeman <graham.freeman at cernio.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 18-Dec-06, at 11:08, Adam Chlipala wrote:
>
> > When Nathan tried to install the rails for our new Dell server, a
> > mishap
> > resulted in their becoming too warped to install.  Photos:
> >     http://hcoop.net/~ntk/warp1.jpg
> >     http://hcoop.net/~ntk/warp2.jpg
> >
> > What do y'all suggest for fixing this?  I don't know what category one
> > looks up in the yellow pages to find someone who knows how to fix
> > warped
> > metal.  Any suggestions for professionals near our colo site at 75
> > Broad
> > St. in New York, NY?  Or maybe some more metal-shop-savvy member
> > knows a
> > simple home remedy?
>
>
> Which Dell server is this for?  (What model?)  Our cabinet in San
> Francisco is too deep (81cm) for the rails I have for my PE1750 and
> PE2850, so I have two extra sets for each - one for racks with square
> pegs, and one for racks with round screw holes.
>
> Graham
>
>
>
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