One old(ish) midi-tower uATX case. Requirement for one quiet file server. Enter a fanless Asus uATX motherboard with 5 onboard SATA 6Gb/s ports. Mix dremel cutting disc and tinsnips with midi-tower case, add a few extra holes and a few rivets. Take a good look at your nice new smaller uATX server case, with space for upto 6 3.5″ HDDs. Enjoy.
Detailed specs
- Motherboard: Asus E35M1-M
- RAM: 2GB DDR3 – with only a minimal Debian install this is masses
- HDDs: 3 internal 3.5″ 1TB drives – 2 Seagate, 1 Western Digital (mostly from my desktop)
- OS: Debian – from the unoffical netboot CD with extra firmware for network cards to get gigabit to work
- Management: Webmin, web management for linux servers – it lets you mix working with it and the config files without problems
- Boot drive: 4GB TDK USB drive from Tesco!
- 90w PicoPSU – probably more than is needed, leaves room for more HDDs
Mistakes: not drilling holes for power switch mounting and 12v power input for the PicoPSU before installing anything else like motherboards which don’t like metal filings on them!
Pete, please write something new ! Love John. Julietas boyfriend.