Mini fileserver heat considerations

So we are going to fit 5 HD:s with a 120 mm fan for minimum noise and maximum cooling effect in a box measuring 180×180×250mm.

Why use such a big fan if you want to keep the size to a minimum? Well we figure that to keep the noise down at the same time being able to cool the hardworking harddrives and also the motherboard, a big fan would be the best solution. First of all we can keep the speed down, keeping the noise to a minimum and still being able pull a lot of air thru the box.

After a few minor changes to the design the first steps to get a working prototype was made. Here you see a picture of the huge fan in the back:

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This was the first prototype so we didn’t fit the backplane for the connectors, but a new protoype is coming up soon!

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January 29, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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Building a Mini Fileserver that will fit 5 HDs

So your girlfriend just moved in, and she is not too happy about the fact that your huge computer/server is taking up quite a lot of space in the apartment.

So what are you going to do? Forget all about computers and start playing golf instead? No way!

You get a small fileserver that looks good, is silent and can fit in a bookshelf. And to make it simple and uninstalled - you probably install some NAS server software such as FreeNAS. Oh, did we mention it can host 5 TB of space and not even take up much more space than a few books? Main goals for this project:

So we are going to fit 5 HD:s with a 120 mm fan for minimum noise and maximum cooling effect in a box measuring 180 x 180 x 250 mm.

We’ll kick off this series of post with some pictures! In the upcoming posts we’ll discuss both technical details on the process of manufacturing this case and also technical details such as computer parts and operating system.

It will be possible to exchange the front cover with any logo you want.

January 27, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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