Mobile and Industrial Computing Solutions

MPC-2900 ruggedized chassis. Anodized aluminum alloy enclsore.

This model has been discontinued

The MPC-2900 is a portable workstation in a road-ready lunchbox style portable enclosure. The rugged computer chassis is constructed of aluminum alloy. Corner rubber bumpers help to absorb shock during transport, or in the field. The keyboard folds out for use and includes a touchpad mouse. A rubber-clad carrying handle makes carrying the system easy, and a towing case with wheels let you transport the system over long distances.

MPC-2900 dual cpu performance from a two processor server class motherboard

Dual Processor Performance

The MPC-2900 is a dual multi-core processor computer system. With server processors up to ten cores, and up to 256GB of ECC main memory, it gives your computing applications that rely on high memory capacity a high performance platform in a portable package.

MPC-2900 has up to seven expansion slots for add-in cards. PCI Express, PCI-X and PCI slots are supported

Portable Computer with Slots

The MPC-2900 supports industry standard PC motherboards. This means the latest PC desktop and workstation technologies are readily available.

Up to seven expansion slots—from PCI Express to legacy PCI-X and PCI, are available for your graphics, RAID, data aquisition and other add-on cards.

MPC-2900 includes four hot swap removable drive bays

Drive Bays and Storage Options

With two externally accessible 5.25" drive bays, four removable hard drive bays and two internal hard drive bays, you have plenty of space for data storage. Use motherboard-integrated RAID controller, or add a RAID card, you can setup a RAID configuration for greater fault-tolerance and data throughput.

1. 5.25" drive bay occupied by a DVD burner.
2. Two internal drive bay for 3.5" hard drives.
3. Two removable drive bays for 3.5" hard drives.

A soft transport case is included with the MPC-2900 portablke workstation

A Transport Case is Included

MPC-2900 comes with a soft transport case with wheels and telescopic handle.

Portable system chassis constructed of aluminum alloy.
Hard anodizing surface: MIL-A-8625E Type II/III.
Integrated flat panel display and fold-down keyboard.
Rubber bumpers on corners.
Rubber-clad carrying handle.
Tilt-up feet under chassis.
Built-in speaker.
Detachable keyboard with integrated touchpad pointing device.
Two 12 cm cooling fans.

Enclosure Construction

20.1" IPS panel LCD, 1600 x 1200 resolution.
Contrast Ratio: 700:1.
Brightness (cd/m²): 250.
Response Time (ms): 15ms (Ton), 10ms (Toff).
View Angles (U/D/L/R degrees): 89/89/89/89 (typical).

Flat Panel Display

Two 5.25" drive bays.
Two internal 3.5" drive bays.
Four 3.5" removable drive bays with either SATA or SCSI backplane.

Storage Space

Enclosure dimensions: 20.0" (W) x 15.25" (H) x 9.25" (D).
System weight: approximately 50 lbs. with a fully configured dual-CPU system.
Transport case measures 25” x 20” x 14”.
Shipping carton dimensions: 28.5" (L) x 19" (W) x 23.5" (H).
Shipping weight (includes transport case): approximately 70 lbs for a fully configured dual-CPU system.

Physical Specs

Input: AC 100 ~ 240 V, 50 ~ 60 Hz, full range (PFC).
Output: 650 watt power supply standard; upgrades available.

Electrical and Power

Temperature: Operating 0~45 °C (32~113 °F); non-operating -20~80 °C (-4~176 °F).
Humidity: Operating 20~90% @ 40°C, non-condensing; non-operating 10~95% @ 40°C, non-condensing.

Environmental and Safety

Configuration A—Dual Six-Core Xeon CPU, Integrated Graphics Workstation

  • Enclosure
  • MPC-2900 portable chassis.
  • 20" UXGA IPS panel LCD monitor.
  • Motherboard
  • Dual socket LGA2011-V3 Intel C612 chipset server board supports Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3/v4 family.
  • Processor
  • Two Intel Xeon six-core E5-2603 v4 processors.
  • Main Memory
  • 32GB installed.
  • 8 DIMM sockets. Maximum up to 256GB ECC RDIMM or up to 1TB ECC 3DS LRDIMM.
  • Graphics
  • Integrated Aspeed AST2400 BMC.
  • LAN Connectivity
  • Two 10/100/1000Mbps fast ethernet controllers.
  • Storage Device Controller
  • 10x SATA3 6Gb/s ports support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.
  • Installed Storage Devices
  • One 250 GB SSD.
    One DVD read/write optical disk drive.
  • Audio
  • None.
  • Input/Output
  • 2x USB 3.0 ports.
    2x USB 2.0 ports.
    1x Fast UART 16550 port.
    2x RJ45 LAN ports.
    1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port
    1x VGA port.
  • Expansion Slots
  • 1x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots.
    3x PCI-E 3.0 x8 slots.
    1x PCI-E 3.0 x4 slot.
    1x PCI-E 2.0 x4 slot.
  • Operating System
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7/10 Professional, 64-bit installed.
  • Power Supply
  • 750-watt 80Plus Gold.
  • Price as Configured: $4650

Configuration B—Dual Eight-Core Xeon CPU, GTX-1050Ti Graphics

  • Enclosure
  • MPC-2900 portable chassis.
  • 20" UXGA IPS panel LCD monitor.
  • Motherboard
  • Dual socket LGA2011-V3 Intel C612 chipset server board supports Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3/v4 family.
  • Processor
  • Two Intel Xeon eight-core E5-2609 v4 processors.
  • Main Memory
  • 32GB installed.
  • 8 DIMM sockets. Maximum up to 256GB ECC RDIMM or up to 1TB ECC 3DS LRDIMM.
  • Graphics
  • GTX-1050 Ti 4GB video card..
  • LAN Connectivity
  • Two 10/100/1000Mbps fast ethernet controllers.
  • Storage Device Controller
  • 10x SATA3 6Gb/s ports support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.
  • Installed Storage Devices
  • One 250 GB SSD.
    One DVD read/write optical disk drive.
  • Audio
  • RealTek ALC888 7.1 High Definition Audio with S/PDIF header.
  • Input/Output
  • 4x USB 3.0 ports.
    2x RJ45 LAN ports.
    7.1 HD Audio with optical S/PDIF.
  • Expansion Slots
  • 2x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots.
    1x PCI-E 3.0 x8 slots.
    1x PCI-E 3.0 x4 slot.
    1x PCI-E 2.0 x1 slot.
  • Operating System
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7/10 Professional, 64-bit installed.
  • Power Supply
  • 750-watt 80Plus Gold.
  • Price as Configured: $5200
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    MPC-2900 back side view.
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    MPC-2900 chassis details.
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    MPC-2900 keyboard details. Full size keyboard with low-profile, low-travel, flat keycaps keys (chiclet style).
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    MPC-2900 right side drive bays: fixed and removable hard drive bays and 5.25" drive bay.
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    Removable hard drive carrier for SATA and SCSI disk drives.

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How To Buy

Contemporay MicroSystems accepts the following payment methods:

  • Purchase Orders—We accept academic, research institution, local, state and federal government agencies, and corporate purchase orders. Standard terms is net 30.
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Lead Time

This product has been discontinued.