codenamezero
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- Sep 4, 2011
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Hello,
Thought I'd share my FreeNAS build with the community. This is my first NAS, goal was to have some sort of backup and share files between 3 computers and PS3 at home. I wanted to leave it on 24/7 and not have a killed electric build, my NAS should technically consume less than 40-45W total.
Pictures here: Tiny NAS
Parts:
- RAIDMAX ITX case (30$, no PSU, only slightly bigger than some premade NAS out there)
- MSI E350IA-E45 motherboard (140$)
- picoPSU 120W 20-pin (65$, should've gotten the 24 pins)
- 1 x 4GB RAM (40$)
- 3 x 2TB HDDs (240$)
- 1 x 8GB CF card (donate from a friend lol)
- 1 x CF-to-SATA adapter (5$, eBay)
- 2 x Home depot metal plates (79 cents)
- 20-24pin adapter (3$)
- CPU 4pin molex connector from a broken PSU
Total: ~525$
Pretty straight forward. Originally I planned to just do a RAID1 NAS and call it a day, but my friend suggested to at least make it RAID5 for easier upgrade. I tried to use the USB stick FREENAS but it was missing some feature (forgot what it was now) and I had a 1GB CF card laying around so i went to buy a CF-to-SATA adapter and put FREENAS on it (a friend of mine later on donated his 8GB).
Technically I could get a 90 degree bracket and put a 4th HDD in there, but i think i will just leave it at that for now. The box runs very quiet with minimal heat from the HDDs, I believe I could make it run close to silent if I upgrade the fans.
The RAIDMAX case was surprisingly well made for its price, 90% of the edges are rounded/rolled, look clean and weight like paper but sturdy, the only complaint i have for it is that there is no reset button. :)
Cheers!
Thought I'd share my FreeNAS build with the community. This is my first NAS, goal was to have some sort of backup and share files between 3 computers and PS3 at home. I wanted to leave it on 24/7 and not have a killed electric build, my NAS should technically consume less than 40-45W total.
Pictures here: Tiny NAS
Parts:
- RAIDMAX ITX case (30$, no PSU, only slightly bigger than some premade NAS out there)
- MSI E350IA-E45 motherboard (140$)
- picoPSU 120W 20-pin (65$, should've gotten the 24 pins)
- 1 x 4GB RAM (40$)
- 3 x 2TB HDDs (240$)
- 1 x 8GB CF card (donate from a friend lol)
- 1 x CF-to-SATA adapter (5$, eBay)
- 2 x Home depot metal plates (79 cents)
- 20-24pin adapter (3$)
- CPU 4pin molex connector from a broken PSU
Total: ~525$
Pretty straight forward. Originally I planned to just do a RAID1 NAS and call it a day, but my friend suggested to at least make it RAID5 for easier upgrade. I tried to use the USB stick FREENAS but it was missing some feature (forgot what it was now) and I had a 1GB CF card laying around so i went to buy a CF-to-SATA adapter and put FREENAS on it (a friend of mine later on donated his 8GB).
Technically I could get a 90 degree bracket and put a 4th HDD in there, but i think i will just leave it at that for now. The box runs very quiet with minimal heat from the HDDs, I believe I could make it run close to silent if I upgrade the fans.
The RAIDMAX case was surprisingly well made for its price, 90% of the edges are rounded/rolled, look clean and weight like paper but sturdy, the only complaint i have for it is that there is no reset button. :)
Cheers!