[HCoop-Discuss] Fixing warped rails

[leitgebj at hcoop.net]

Thanks, Matthew!

And yes, the server is under support.  I believe that Nathan Kennedy has 
the service tag number that he can send on to you.  If not I have it 
written down somewhere.


Justin

Matthew Craig wrote:
> 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.
>  
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> Good luck, guys.
> Matthew "teer" Craig
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> On 12/18/06, *Graham Freeman* <graham.freeman at cernio.com 
> <mailto: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/%7Entk/warp1.jpg>
>     >     http://hcoop.net/~ntk/warp2.jpg
>     <http://hcoop.net/%7Entk/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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