Check your T5220!
Posted by Ceri Davies Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:44:00 GMT
We took delivery of a pair of T5220s last week for implementing a new cluster.
All in all they’re nice systems, but the components such as the disk fillers and the DVD drive seem a little on the too plastic side; since the front USB ports are integrated on the DVD drive panel, there’s even a note in the hardware manual warning you to be careful not to unseat the DVD drive when removing USB devices! The PCI risers seems a little wobbly too.
We were a little surprised by how much heavier they seem to be when compared to the T2000; racking a T2000 can be done on your own but I wouldn’t want to do a T5220 alone. The T5220 is about 4 inches longer though which may account for the extra weight.
Since we’re a little nerdy, the first thing we did with the system was take the service panel off to check out the innards. It turned out to be a good job that we had, as the air duct had completely come away from its correct position during transit, and this would have made the system very unhappy. Particularly so, since the fan modules were a little loose too.
Im waiting for a more improved version to come out. I dont care how long the wait, because this series kinda sucks to be honest.