Rackmount Sliding Rails Kit - for 1U-4U Chassis, 18" to 25" Depth

A few years back I bought a server rack which I didn’t realize was the networking rack in the depth was 17 1/2 inches. I subsequently bought a small server chassis and built a server in it, thinking that I could mount it easily Lo and behold, it’s been a nightmare. I finally found these rails, which are for 18 inches, in as you I also saw that it was a frequently returned item But I had to take some risk, because the server I had built was sitting on a shelf for almost 2 years. Honestly, it took a bit of effort, but I’m happy. I miss calculated and didn’t realize that the depth of my rack was only 17.5 inches, which means that this rail doesn’t exactly fit. I had to use a metal saw Trim some of the mountain ears, because they were overlapping because it’s so short. But after that, everything mounted One thing I’ll note is that if you don’t use the hardware they provide for mounting those ears, you’re gonna have an issue if your server needs itself to be screwed to the rails, Which is why the hardware they provide is offset a little bit Overall, I feel confident this can hold the for you server, which isn’t too light. It’s been there for a week and it’s working well. The rails themselves are good, slide effortlessly Took about 45 mins to install overall, and that’s with undoing the old rails I had.

I spent over an hour trying to figure out how to install these things and they ultimately didn't even work with my case. As noted in a different review for this item, the rail mounts with tapped holes as shown in both the listing images and the included instructions were not the rails provided with this kit. The kit comes with rail mounts that have a lot of room for adjustment and requires level 10 dexterity to hold the screw with washer and screwdriver in one hand while holding the mounting rail with washer and nut with the other hand. This was a miserable experience to have to do 8 times (four individual mounting rails with 2 screws each). The instructions are nearly useless and don't specify what screw/nut hardware to use for any step. What they do give you is two individual baggies with 60+ assorted screws, nuts, and washers and you just have to figure it out. Overall, stay away from this kit unless you just have to have this. It's a miserable experience to assemble and was even worse once I realized that the rails were so thick that I couldn't even use it with my case so I then had to undo all my work to return this abomination.

I bought these because they were one of (if not the only) set of rails I could find for a short depth server rack (19" depth). Build quality seems acceptable, but very awkward to install. Not enough hardware was included to complete mounting (needed more screws and washers). The install instructions are leave a lot to be desired. It refers to "the smaller screws" and doesn't specify how many of each part you are supposed to have. Also included were screws that don't seem to belong to the product (the type of screws you use to mount hard drives, motherboards and add-on cards to a PC). The way these rails mount cause your server to not line up with the rack screw holes. All in all I got it installed, but it took a lot of time, effort and ingenuity to complete.

A single page of instructions with incomplete information on what screws even come in the package. It lists 8 screws that go into the rack itself and has zero information for the other 5 types of a few dozen screws that are all mixed together in one cheap bag that ripped during transit. I read other reviews, note that you’ll need about a quarter inch on each side of your chassis to make everything fit together. Which went well in my use case. Surprisingly, more or less, the slides work as intended, if you can manage to figure out how to use what screws and nuts on the bracket. Other than the installation process, I can tell this will make it easier to access the internals of my server without the annoyance of taking the whole thing out so it will be staying in the rack

The current state of rails for servers sucks. They are overpriced and difficult to get to fit properly. The fault for this lies with the large companies like Dell, HP and Cisco that have consistently failed to standardize. Having said that, these rails from Tupavco are about as good as you can get in this environment. I wish they provided a few more screws with the rails, but overall they work really well! I recommend these rails as a good option for any generic 1U - 4U server.

I had to use an angle grinder to get this to fit with my 1U dell system. It did finally work but Not the best solution. If you can't get a rail system made specifically for your system i guess this could be a good solution but the ones that are just a shelf on each side could be a better solution.

Excellent quality product

Double check that the rack you want to put these in has front and back posts. Sigh. So, these went into a different rack and are carrying a 4U server instead of the 2U one that I really wanted on slides. The install was without drama (other than my rack mistake). Everything works smoothly. The build quality seems fine, but maybe strong enough to trust them with a UPS, if it isn't too beastly. The slides do have ball bearings. That's not mentioned in the product description. You'd expect it to have ball bearings, but you never know what a manufacturer is going to try to slip by you these days.

En general, son buenos rieles deslizantes para servidor. Sin embargo, hay cosas que me gustaría que mejoraran. Cosas buenas: - Aguanta una caja 4U con varios discos duros. - Se ve resistente una vez instalado. Cosas por mejorar: - Instalación complicada y no trae la suficiente tornillería para instalarlo. - El manual es casi inútil. - Seguro hecho de plástico. Con el uso siento que se podría dañar.