Question 1

what form psu does this require

Accepted Answer

The product supports a PS2 power supply.

Question 2

Does this support RAID configurations?

Accepted Answer

Each of the 3 bays holds 4x sata drives and has 4x sata connections on the back where the fan is located. Raid will solely depend on whatever HBA or sata connections/controller that is on your mobo or installed in the PCIE slot.  The drive bays are hot swap capable.

Question 3

What is the maximum CPU Cooler height that will fit?

Accepted Answer

Max is about 6". I would make sure anything you get is no more than 5.750" tall just to be sure. I tried to use my Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, and it was about 0.250" too tall.

Question 4

Docs say it supports SAS, but the entire hotswap configuration is around SATA.  Can you plug a SAS drive into the bay and convert to SATA on the other side?  Will that work?  What are the performance consequences of this if any?  Tried getitng through support, but it's atrocious, even calling right when they open.

Accepted Answer

The Rosewill RSV-L4412U 4U Server Chassis supports 12 internal 3.5"/2.5" SATA I, II, III, and SAS devices as mentioned in the product description and specifications. However, specific information about the performance consequences of plugging a SAS drive into the bay and converting it to SATA is not provided in the available product information.

Question 5

Purchased this and it says it supports SAS hard drives, but the entire hotswap chassis is built around SAS.  Does it really support SAS?  Can you plug a SAS hard drive into the bay and convert to SATA on the other side?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Rosewill RSV-L4412U 4U rackmount server case supports SAS hard drives, as it is mentioned that the chassis has capacity for 12 internal 3.5"/2.5" SATA I, II, III, and SAS supported devices.

Question 6

Will a micro atx mobo fit this case?

Accepted Answer

Yes, a micro ATX motherboard will fit in this case.

Question 7

Does this support SAS3 12GB/s?

Accepted Answer

The product supports SATA I, SATA II, SATA III, and SAS devices. There is no mention of support for SAS3 12GB/s.

Question 8

Does this come with server rack rails?

Accepted Answer

One of the reviews by Chris M. stated, "No slider rails for rack-mounting. I purchased some Rosewill universal rails for an added cost of $50, which were a huge pain to assemble and didn't fit or work correctly, but were [barely] better than nothing."

Question 9

Does this fit a standard 19" rack?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Rosewill RSV-L4412U 4U Server Chassis is designed to fit a standard 19" rack.

Question 10

Does this have the hd indicators on each drive bay?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does. Each bay will light blue only  when a drive is installed. If you don't have enough SATA ports on your motherboard you will need an additional SATA card and room to install it on the board. I got this one ( BEYIMEI PCIE 4X SATA Card 10 Ports ) from another website and it was plug and play. Worked perfect.

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