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:

Small size chassie
Silent
Able to fit 5 harddrives
Designed for cost effective manufacturing

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