CyberResearch 3U Shallow-Depth Chassis for Mobile Apps

By DE Editors

The rugged 3U CyberResearch (Branford,  CT) RMSC MX chassis are made of 1.6-mm steel that stands up to tough off-road mobile applications. The low height and 15-in. depth behind panel make this unit suitable for limited vehicle space. A 400-W EPS power supply handles five hard drives, seven expansion slots, and five cooling fans.

PCs for off-road mobile applications typically must fit tight spaces, provide plenty of drives and expansion slots, and stand up to the constant jostling produced by unpaved terrain or choppy waves.

With a generous 400-W EPS power supply, the chassis accepts a wide variety of ATX motherboards supporting high-powered Core(tm) 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, and Pentium(r) 4 CPUs. The chassis comes with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, plus four open drive bays that support SATA or IDE drives, depending on the motherboard selected. CPU, drives, and expansion boards are kept cool by two 80-mm fans on the front of the unit, one 60-mm fan on the rear, and two 40-mm fans on the power supply. A lockable front door provides access to two drive bays, two cooling fans, two USB ports, a power switch, and a reset switch.

In addition to RMSC MX chassis — now shipping from stock from $550 —  CyberResearch also offers complete industrial PCs and monitors, as well as CPU cards, data acquisition, and motion control.

For more information on the chassis,  visit CyberResearch.

For recent DE coverage, see “CyberResearch Offers DA on the PCI-Express Bus,” (Dec. 2008).

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.