[conspire] More messing around with NAS hardware

[Dana Goyette]

One mod I keep wanting to do, but never get around to:
https://forums.bit-tech.net/index.php?threads/complete-definition-server.256476/

I have that same case (Fractal Define Mini, not to be confused with
the Mini C), and I currently have a Supermicro drive bay thingy in one
of the 5.25 bays to give me four 2.5" hot-swap bays (with per-drive
activity LEDs)
I also have one of the 5-in-3 things (also Supermicro) that I'd
intended to install, but it's just sitting in my closet.
If I ever do finally get around to doing that mod, the thing will end
up stupendously heavy.

As far as motherboards go, I went with an X570D4U-2L2T, but if I'd
known all the trouble I was going to have with it*, I would've
probably gone with a Xeon D instead.

* Trouble: motherboard doesn't offer s3 suspend, the IPMI has a SOL
port that's hooked to a UART, but not hooked up to the BIOS, one AMD
CPU from Newegg got banged around and messed up, a second AMD CPU from
Newegg got stolen from the box by UPS...


On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 8:14 AM Mike Higashi <mhigashi at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 10:13 PM Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
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>> This thingie seems a thing of beauty.
>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019FN6D3K/
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>> SilverStone Technology SST-CS01S system case.
>> o  accepts mini-ITX motherboard
>> o  includes bottom-mounted, 120mm (large, hence not noisy)
>>    fan pushing air upwards
>> o  can house two 3.5" drives
>> o  case dimensions: 12.68" (H) x 8.29" (W) x 8.27" (D)
>> o  accepts PSU type "SFX-L"
>> o  CPU cooler size limit: 68mm
>> o  size limit for (1) expansion card:  7.5" x 2.95"
>> $125
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>> Or, the same model sourced from NewEgg, in black:
>> https://www.newegg.com/black-silverstone-case-storage-series-mini-itx/p/N82E16811163373
>> $205
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> The reason the black one on NewEgg is more expensive is that it's a slightly different model, the SST-CS01B-HS, "HS" for "hot-swap". It has six 2.5" hot-swap bays, and no 3.5" bays. (NewEgg seems to be rather spare with specs about this model, I found out about that on Amazon.)
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> SilverStone's website lists a CS01B, a black version with the two 3.5" bays, but that model just won't come up for me on Amazon, only the CS01B-HS. ($193)
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> Also dreaming,
> Mike
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