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Thanks again, blue (if I may call you that);

There are lots of compact and fairly powerful aftermarket PS out there, and physically grafting in a new one and adapting the internal wiring (and likely upgrading the fan) would normally be no big deal. But while the 2000 doesn't use a "soft-off" (i.e. uses a mechanical switch), there does appear to be a shutdown sequence of sorts after you flip the switch off, and if this functionality is integrated into the stock PS itself, replacing it could be non-trivial. This might explain why I haven't been able to find any examples of the factory PS being eliminated altogether.

We're renovating a "reverse in-law" apartment (we're the ones moving in with the in-laws) and part of that is an A/V rack & network closet. Space is at a premium, hence the interest in a compact backup/storage appliance. It was destined to hold ~400GB of audio files serving a touch screen jukebox I'm working on, along with the usual smattering of archived email, docs, portfolio work, etc.

We've got a ways to go, so I can revisit this one on a later date. Thanks for the great information!

-Phil