I own a FreeNAS, based on 6 pcs. 5 TB WD Blue 5,400 rpm drives a FRACTAL-DESIGN Node 304 Mini-ITX case a Corsair CS550M PSU an EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO fan an ASRock E3C226D2I Motherboard 16 MB RAM i3-4370 CPU @ 3.80GHz The system is NOT running 24/7, but only turned on for a couple of hours...

Hi, As my first foray into a non-COTS server, I purchased a used SuperMicro Super Chassis SC836E16-R1200B via ebay. Having sold my QNAP NAS appliances to offset the cost, I was left with 16 HGST Deskstar NAS HDDs - 6TB that needed to be repurposed. I spent considerable time researching and...

Computer hardware is not something I'm usually scared of, but I know little to nothing of electrical components and until I do, will stick to the 'better safe than sorry' approach. My question comes from me being completely ignorant and confused about currents and amps and volts and the like...

Sorry if the answer to this question is obvious to you guys, but it's not to me. On page 11 of the Supermicro X11SSM-F manual they show the locations of five fan connectors, labeled FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, FAN4, and FANA. Later the same manual refers to the CPU fan connector, but doesn't specify (or...

I am currently running a 8disk RaidZ2 freenas server inside a Fractal R5 case. I have seen a lot of rack mount servers selling on ebay (preowned) which are coming out cheaper than purchasing a new unit. I am also looking at norco 4224 if I just replace the case, slap on a HBA for 24 bay server...

I read this thread already: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/thermal-and-accoustical-design-validation.28364/ My motherboard manual shows FAN1 - FAN4. A note in the manual says (see attached screen shot too): I'm a somewhat inexperienced HW guy (this was my first build) so I don't...

The parts are on the way for my new build, which will be based on the Supermicro X11SSH-F motherboard. This board has 4-pin connectors for 4 chassis fans and the CPU fan (FAN1-FAN4, FANA). My case, a CoolerMaster HAF32 has 4 stock fans. However, I will need to put some of my drives in the 5 1/4"...

Hello all, I have recently built a personal FreeNAS build based on the recommendations in the pinned threads. The highlights are: Supermicro X10SL7-F Noctua NF-F12PWM Case Fan 120 mm Based on this[1]- thread I have set my fan mode to optimal: ipmitool raw 0x30 0x45 0x1 0x0 (Set Mode to...