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With our SC-4316, 4320 and 4324 hot-swappable storage chassis going from strength to strength in the UK and European marketplace we are happy to say we expanding the range.

From September 1^st the SC-4316, 4320 and 4324 chassis will be available in a shorter 550mm version whilst still retaining the ability to house a CEB (12”x10.5”) motherboard.  The four backplanes are horizontally mounted for better ventilation and each are mounted with 12gb/s SFF-8087 mini SAS connectors to support SATA 2, SATA 3, SAS and Solid State Drives (SSD’s).

Another new feature the launch brings is specific mounting points for internal 2 x 2.5” HDD/SSD for setting up a RAID based operating system setup.

The flexibility of our storage range is something that has driven the success of these chassis’ and we have retained this in the short depth versions as they are able to house ATX, 2U single, 2U redundant and 4U mini-redundant power supply options.

SC-4316S



The SC-4316S is a short depth 4U rackmount server chassis, at only 550mm depth. This chassis has 16x 3.5” Hot-Swap SATA 6Gbps ports. Connectivity is by 4x separate Mini SAS connections, to go to a suitable RAID or HBA controller.

The 3.5” bays also accept 2.5” drives, and have screw-holes for mounting an SSD or HDD.

This model also accepts 2x standard half-height 5.25” drive bays, so is ideal for use with optical drives and tape drives. Also using our SC-H250 you could install 4x 2.5” hot-swap drives – ideal for an OS or additional storage.

This chassis has options for with or without a fan wall internally, with support for either 80mm or 120mm fans.

This chassis also has excellent PSU options and will work with Mini Redundant, 3U Redundant and Standard ATX (either 80mm or 120mm fan versions) PSU’s. Brackets are included for all options.


SC-4320S



This is a similar chassis to the SC-4316S, but supports a total of 20x 3.5” (or 2.5”) hot-swap drives.

As this is still a 4U chassis and allows for an additional 4 drives over the SC-4316S model it won’t accept 2x 5.25” bays, but has a mounting for a slimline optical, as well as 2x 3.5” (or 2.5”) fixed drives, mounted securely above the hot-swap drive area.



SC-4324S



This is the bigger brother to the SC-4320S. It accepts 24x 3.5” (or 2.5”) SATA 6Gbps hot-swap bays. Internally there is a special bracket option to allow for 2x 2.5” fixed SSD’s (or HDD’s) which are ideal for use as the mirrored OS pair.

Due to squeezing in so many drive bays into a 4U rack chassis there is no option on this case for an optical drive.



To talk more about our storage range and JBOD options please contact us or call us 0800 652 1649.

The continuing growth of the Logic Case brand across the globe has resulted in ever expanding relationships with our logistics partners.  This has given us the opportunity to provide our European re-sellers with a fixed price parcel white label delivery service that is second to none.

Logic Case provides all European Re-sellers with live product feeds, a dedicated account manager, technical support and marketing assistance to help ensure all our European customers are receiving a first class service.  The added benefit of knowing that even our largest 4U products are able to ship for a very competitive fixed price directly to our re-sellers customers’ doorstep has the added advantage of saving at least one day delivery time from the date of order.

Our product range of over 80 rack mount chassis are complimented with our comprehensive power solutions and a full range of accessories and are priced to the end user very competitively.

As a re-seller there are additional benefits available to you please get in touch with one of our account managers via our new where to buy page

We are pleased to announce the introduction of an excellent Mini-ITX NAS Chassis to our range of Logic Case products, the SC-N400.

The new chassis is ideal for home or office use, and due to it allowing any standard Mini-ITX motherboard it can be used with many combinations of internal components, allowing for excellent upgrade potential.

The NAS chassis is an attractive looking case. The front has a high gloss, piano black finish around the bezel. The actual front has a mesh filtered (matt black finish) lockable door too, which protects the drive bays within, and the power/reset switch and activity LED’s. The chassis itself is made from high quality steel in a black matt finish.

The case itself is only 7.75” Width, 7.5” Depth and 10” Height, making it one of the smallest hot-swap NAS cases on the market – smaller than many standalone NAS systems. It also weighs only 4KG in total (minus PSU and internal parts).



What sets this case apart from the rest is the 4-Bay 3.5” 6Gbps SATA hot-swap bays. This makes this tiny case one of the smallest Mini ITX cases on the market with built-in hot-swap. What’s more is the hot-swap will work with all motherboards – at the rear of the hot-swap module are 4x standard SATA connectors, which could connect either to an add-on RAID card, or directly to the motherboard.

In addition to the 4x hot-swap bays there is also room internally for a 2.5” hard drive or SSD. This makes it ideal to install a single drive for running an OS, such as Windows or Linux, and leaving the 4x hot-swap drives for the data storage.

To give an idea of the storage potential please see a quick chart below of the capabilities;





The actual casing of the system can be easily removed using thumb screws to allow full internal access to all components.

At the rear of the case there is a space for a Flex ATX 1U PSU, which we also supply in a range of wattages, including 80plus efficiency. The most popular PSU is 320W ATX and will be more than sufficient to run the most demanding of Mini-ITX Motherboard/CPU/RAM combination, an add-on card as well as the 4x hot-swap drives.

To add to the flexibility of the case it will also accept a standard single width, full height PCI card. This could be either a graphics card, or a RAID/HBA controller – or left blank for future expansion. Most Mini-ITX motherboards have a single (maximum) PCIe slot.





To help with airflow there is a single rear mounted 3pin 80mm fan. This is a very quiet fan, but could be changed-out for a 4pin or super-quiet fan without any modification to the chassis.

To order this product or discuss your requirements in any further detail please contact us or call us on 0800 652 1649 (+44(0)1827 303670 from outside the UK) and we would be happy to help.

I thought I would let you in on a small secret – We’re expanding our Logic Case range to now include PC Cases and Home Server Cases.

Our new PC Cases range will include Tower (Mini ITX, Micro ATX and Standard ATX) and Desktop models, suitable for both home and business use. These models will range from simple cost effective models up to high-end gaming/enthusiast chassis, designed for massive expansion and suitable for water-cooling etc.

Our new Home Server Cases will include a range of quiet, home NAS style server cases. Most of these will be Mini ITX in form factor, and allow for standard ITX motherboards to be added. Some will be fixed internal drive bays, whereas we predict our best sellers will be with models that include 4+ Hot-Swap SATA bays. These small units look great in any person’s home network.

Watch this space!

Before we launch our range of new PC and Home Server cases if you would like to discuss your requirements please contact us or call us on 0800 652 1649 (+44(0)1827 303670 from outside the UK) and we would be happy to help.

We’re pleased to announce that we can now provide real-time feeds to our customers. This feed is provided in CSV format and complies with EDI standards. The feed includes our full products database (same as what is shown on our site), but more importantly includes real-time stock figures, links to download high-resolution JPG photographs and PDF datasheets. It also includes marketing information such as Product Name and Description.



Our feeds are available by FTP Server. We can either push the FTP document to your own server, or you can download this from our dedicated, secure FTP site.

If you’re not already taking our product feeds please get in touch and we would be happy to discuss how we can supply this feed to you. By taking our feeds this will greatly enhance your ability to get current pricing, stock updates and also technical/image information for your own website or supplier stock software.

If you’re a system integrator and looking for a distributor please check out our Where to Buy page.

If you would like to discuss your requirements please contact us or call us on 0800 652 1649 (+44(0)1827 303670 from outside the UK) and we would be happy to help.

Struggling to find a screw to complete your project – need a spare disk caddy for a cold-spare – need some replacement fans – we have them in stock for our full range of products and available for immediate delivery.



We have a massive stock of spares for every model of chassis, currently including;

1. USB Cables and Connectors
2. Front Panel PCB’s (with LED’s and Switches)
3. Screw Kits
4. Replacement Metalwork (Brackets, Drive Cages, Rear IO Windows)
5. Drive Trays (Hot-Swap)
6. Fans (Fixed and Hot-Swap)
7. PSU Brackets and Adapters
8. Plus many more…

We’re populating our website with our spare parts, so if you can’t find what you’re looking for immediately please get in touch.

To view our online catalogue of spare parts please visit; http://www.logic-case.com/products/accessories/spare-parts/

If you need any spare parts please contact us or call us on 0800 652 1649 (+44(0)1827 303670 from outside the UK) and we would be happy to help recommend the suitable parts.

We are happy to introduce our new range of high quality all-copper CPU coolers designed for 1U and 2U Server applications.

Our fantastic range consists of Active (with a fan) and Passive (no fan) Intel and AMD socket CPU coolers.

Both the active and passive coolers are an all copper construction for excellent thermal cooling of the CPU. Our cooler ranges have been tested to Intel and AMD standards.

Our 1U coolers use a squirrel/blower style fan, which pushes very large CFM of air over the CPU but keeping the noise level to a minimum, compared to that of traditional fans.

All our active coolers are 4 pin, allowing for PWM to the motherboard. This allows the motherboard/BIOS to dynamically control the speed of the fan and is a huge leap forward compared to previous’ models of 1U active coolers that were 3 pin only.

To view our full range of CPU coolers click this link; http://www.logic-case.com/products/accessories/cpu-coolers/

We’re proud to announce the launch of a wide range of server power supplies in both Industrial 1U, 2U and standard ATX form factors.

Our new range are 80 plus Gold PSU’s. We will be introducing an 80 plus Bronze and Platinum range of PSU’s later in the year.

Our range of 80 plus PSU’s currently include;

1U Industrial Rackmount PSU



1U Single 500W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG1U500/
1U Single 600W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG1U600/
1U Single 700W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG1U700/

2U Industrial Rackmount PSU



2U Single 500W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG2U500/
2U Single 600W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG2U600/
2U Single 700W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG2U700/
2U Single 800W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG2U800/
2U Single 900W; http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-SG2U900/


We have also introduced a fantastic 320W 80 plus Flex ATX PSU. The Flex ATX PSU’s are special small form factor 1U and are designed to go in a number of our very short depth 1U chassis, such as our SC-1250 and SC-13250 models.

1U Single 320W Flex ATX PSU, 80 plus



http://www.logic-case.com/products/quick/SC-FLEX1U320+/

To compliment our range of Server ATX PSU’s we have introduced 3 new models, a 500W, 600W and 700W 80 plus Bronze PSU’s. These ATX PSU’s are standard PS/2 style commonly used in tower PC’s and servers. We also have a very wide range of rackmount chassis that accept ATX PSU’s.



To view our full range of ATX Power Supplies please click; http://www.logic-case.com/products/power-supplies/atx-power-supply/

August has seen some brilliant new product lines and technologies being introduced in IT. There was the introduction of the new Supermicro 10th Generation (X10) motherboards and 12Gbps SAS was announced.

September is shaping up to be a fantastic month – with Western Digital releasing their 4TB Red NAS drives and Intel finally releasing their new Core range of Haswell based CPU’s. Also towards the end of September Intel will release the new range of E5 Xeon CPU’s, with core counts up to 12 cores, 24 threads and 30MB of L3 Cache – blimey!


If you’ve not already tried the Western Digital Red drives we suggest you do. They are 24/7 NAS suitable. They are full-on, so are not green – but that’s how most people want them – especially for RAID where powering-down would otherwise cause damage to a RAID array. Most new RAID controllers and motherboard SATA controllers should support this new 4TB disk size.

Also some good news is all of our chassis with 6GBps backplanes (either Discrete SATA or SFF-8087 MiniSAS) are fully compatible with these new 4TB hard drives. You should however check with your RAID controller, HBA or motherboard that these will be. A lot of manufacturers are checking compatibility with their hardware, so please check with your vendor first though.

12Gbps SAS is still a very new technology, with currently only LSI leading the market with their new 9300 and 9311 series of controllers that support this new technology. As soon as we have 12Gbps backplanes we will publish a new blog article and will contact our individual customers to let them know – Exciting stuff!

We’re on YouTube!

We are working hard on producing high quality videos of all of our Logic Case products. The videos will be soon available on YouTube so please Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and keep checking back!

We can also provide re-branded videos if you would like to resell our products through distribution under your own brand name. Just get in touch with us on +44(0)1827 303670 to discuss your requirements. We do all photography and video production in-house, with professional camera and lighting, so can easily cater for your needs and requirements.



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We’re proud to announce the successful launch of our very own interactive product finder.

The product finder has been designed to allow for a quick and easy way to find your ideal chassis, based on a number of search parameters – always returning one or more available products or chassis.

You can for example select the chassis height (1U, 2U, 3U, 4U etc) and then select the Depth. This would then show the available chassis and saves you the time hunting through cases to try and find the right depth for your application.

You can also search by the drive bays, so if you wanted 12 hot-swap 3.5” bays – not a problem – just select from the dropdown and it will instantly show you compatible chassis.

Also on our product finder is a PSU finder. Just select the wattage of PSU you need and it will display the available power supplies that we have available for your search. We stock both industrial and standard type power supplies so have plenty of choice to suit your requirements.

Why not give it a go – Click here to access our Product Finder!

We’re proud to announce we’ve built some fantastic product matrixes on our site that integrates real-time with our product database.
We’ve got 3 matrixes setup – Chassis Matrix, Storage Kit Matrix and Power Supply Matrix.


 
The Chassis Matrix will allow you very easily see in a simple list all of our rackmount chassis and what they include, such as the rack height, order code/product SKU and more importantly depth, height and how many internal or external drive bays. It also accurately advises what PSU options are available for the chassis which will hopefully help customers find their ideal chassis very quickly.



 
The Storage Kit Matrix shows our storage options and what chassis they will fit into off the shelf.




The Power Supply Matrix shows our full range of power supplies and what chassis these PSU’s fit into.

Of course if you have any questions about compatibility or would like to discuss your exact requirements please call us on +44(0)1827 303670. Our team would be happy to help with recommendations on chassis, power supplies and options for your exact needs and requirements.

We’re pleased and excited to now be stocking a fantastic line of “family” server chassis.

The family consists of a 1U, 2U 3 and 4U chassis, matching in both their functionality, internal look and feel and the external/front bezels. They have aluminium louvered front bezels which give an excellent look and feel and compliment the family of chassis.

The chassis are already a firm favourite with our customers who want to manufacture their own server products to specific markets such as for appliance servers, VoIP and IP telephony, CCTV and Rendering Systems.
The four models in this family are;

SC-1250



This is a fantastic 1U short depth chassis, only 250mm deep. It supports a Mini ITX motherboard, single PCI slot and uses an energy efficient, low power Flex ATX PSU. The chassis can either have 1x 3.5” hard drive installed, or 2x 2.5” drives. This chassis is very popular with our customers already for uses as rack server appliances, such as firewalls, VoIP servers and CCTV recording systems. It is lightweight, compact and looks great in a rack cabinet with other telecoms equipment.



SC-2380



This is a 2U short depth chassis. It is only 380mm deep, so perfect for wall mount rack cabinets, or back to back installations in 4 traditional 800mm deep server cabinets. The chassis supports an industrial 1U Single PSU, a Standard ATX motherboard. Internal expansion is superb with 5x 3.5” hard drive bays.

Additionally the chassis is very versatile with the PCI slot expansion bays. The chassis accepts 3x Full Height PCI cards (when used with a suitable riser) as well as Low Profile PCI Slots. The beauty with this chassis is that a combination of Low Profile and Full Height cards can be used and the position of these slots can be easily adjusted by moving the full height cage to the left/right. This is incredibly flexible for customers who use unusual card configurations, for the likes of CCTV capture cards, VoIP analog/digital interfaces and more.



SC-22400



This chassis very similar to the SC-2380, but the noticeable difference being that it accepts a standard ATX PSU (80mm fans only), accepts a Micro ATX motherboard and has an external 5.25” bay. This bay could be used with a hot-swap drive module or a CD/DVD drive. Some of our customers use this chassis for CCTV whereby a DVD burner is installed for archiving/backing up video footage to be taken off site – as an example.


SC-2400



The chassis is the same as the SC-22400, apart from it doesn’t have an external 5.25” bay. Instead it has 6x 3.5” internal hard drive bays.


SC-3380



This is the bigger brother to the 2U, SC-2380 chassis. It is the same short depth, 380mm. It can however also accept a standard ATX PSU, which makes serviceability and initial purchase costs very low indeed.

As the chassis is 3U it will accept 7 full height PCI cards, has 7x 3.5” hard drive bays and takes a standard ATX motherboard.

The large number of drives that can be installed internally make this perfect for installations where a lot of data is stored and require permanent fitting (e.g. no hot-swap). As a result customers use this for CCTV video storage, gaming and web servers.



SC-43901



This is the daddy of the chassis. It is 4U in height, 390mm deep so is still perfect for a wall cabinet installation/short depth comms rack and accepts 5x 3.5” hard drives.

The benefit of this chassis over its smaller counterparts is that it will allow for multi processor motherboards and has plenty of internal cooling, thanks to large 80mm fans.




All models have fans installed behind the louvered front panel, drawing cool air in and over the internal components. The air flow holes are behind the louvered panels, which make the chassis look like it doesn’t have any airflow holes, and therefore making a clean look in any installation.

All models also have the usual front panel, including a power and reset switch, hard drive and power LED’s and USB sockets. The buttons are spring loaded, so cannot be accidentally pressed in, so reduces an engineer accidentally pressing a button.


If you would like to discuss your requirements using either this range of a similar range of our products please contact us or call us on +44(0)1827 303670

In case you didn't know we have an RSS feed of our weekly IT and Server Systems blog

http://www.logic-case.com/rss

You can use this in your own software and it will update when new blog articles are available - give it a try!

We have a fantastic interactive world-map based list of our worldwide distributors, resellers and system integrators available on our site.

Please click here to access our Where to buy area and select from the available options. We have distributors available in America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

We’re always looking for new distributors, so please get in touch with us on +44(0)1827 303670.

Do you currently have a chassis that you want to add hot-swap to, or additional hot-swap? There’s a simple solution – Our SC-H300 or SC-H500 hot-swap modules.

These modules are designed for installation into chassis with 3 or more spare 5.25” drive bays. You can use these modules in any kind of chassis and they don’t even need to be Logic Case chassis either.

SC-H300



This allows for 3x 3.5” SATA hard drives to be installed into 2x 5.25” drive bays.  There is an 80mm fan at the rear to cool the installed drives. The unit has front mounted LED indicators to show the status of each drive, both for its active state and also the disk activity. There is also an LED to show the fan status. If the fan fails or drops below a specific RPM the indicator will show and there will also be an audible alarm.

SC-H500



This is the same type of product as the SC-H300, but supports 5x 3.5” hard drives into 3x 5.25” drive bays.

On the rear of all of these are 2x Molex Power Cables and standard SATA connectors. The 3 drive model (SC-H300) has 3 SATA, and the 5 drive model (SC-H500) has 5 SATA connectors.

The hot-swap modules are SATA 6Gbps compatible and will also work with previous generation drives in a mixed combination mode, so you could use 6Gbps (SATA 3) and 3Gbps (SATA 2) drives if you wanted.

We have built a Storage Kit Matrix on our site so you can easily identify which of our own chassis our hot-swap modules will fit into, just click here to view this matrix.

If you would like to discuss your exact requirements or are unsure if these hot-swap modules will fit into a different brand of chassis please contact us or call us directly on +44(0)1827 303670.

We’re pleased to announce the marriage between Logic Case and Supermicro – May they function long term in rack cabinets all around the world!

That’s a bit too geeky – But thought we would share our excitement.

We have been working closely with Supermicro in the United Kingdom to ensure compatibility of our chassis with their motherboards and server solutions.

By using our chassis with Supermicro means a lower initial cost of purchase per unit.

Our chassis have full compatibility with a wide range of Supermicro motherboards. To discuss your requirements please get in touch or call us on +44(0)1827 303670.