Printer inside.
Room to open and service it.
The revised cabinet is StarTech RK4242BK24, with locking mesh front/rear doors and removable side panels. It replaces the open 18U rack. Allow roughly a 24 × 43-inch floor footprint, about 2m height, plus door swing and service space.
| Rack position | Proposed allocation |
|---|---|
| U40–42 | Upper clearance / ventilation space |
| U16–39 · 24U | Dedicated heavy shelf at U16; P1S + AMS above it, with lid, door and maintenance space |
| U11–15 · 5U | NAS shelf: TS-264 + both Comet KVMs |
| U5–10 · 6U | Compute shelf: upright Framework Desktop + Mac Studio side by side |
| U4 · 1U | Pro XG 48 PoE switch |
| U3 · 1U | Dream Machine Beast |
| U1–2 · 2U | UPS 2U Pro at the bottom |
Keep the Framework in its case. The linked DeskPi tray requires removing its mainboard and PSU, and its 10-inch ears do not attach directly to a 19-inch rack. The existing case on a vented shelf is the selected approach.
Three shelves, not one crowded shelf. The computers share one shelf; the NAS and KVMs share another; the printer gets its own. This preserves access to the NAS bays, cables and computer ventilation.
Garage installation: use the cabinet’s leveling feet, isolate printer vibration and keep waste out of the electronics. Mesh is ventilated rather than dust-sealed. Ventilation / extraction and isolation accessories still need selection; they are not in the carts. Check temperature with both AI computers and the printer running.
Power: keep the printer on an independent mains supply outside the IT battery-backup runtime plan. Verify circuit loading. The AMS connects to the P1S, not to the Ethernet switch.
