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Assembly of the electronics and building the base housing

A project log for Zero noise DIY NAS (bro & little sis)

DIY full passive NAS with 2x4TB SSDs, 3x2.5GbE and 32GB RAM. Full hardware build for multi location cloud setup.

bastelbausBastelBaus 12/20/2023 at 19:410 Comments

Of course the first thing what to do when new PC components arrive is to build them together (picture left, only with boot SSD) and check if it is running. And yes, it was running :-). Next I took the cooler andcopied the micro-itx holes to the alluminium cooler with a printed schematic.

As corners I used 20x20mm Bosch profiles with 10cm length with M6 threads. For mainboard I mounted on small 3mm distance bolts.

To mount the housing on the wall, I just cutted to holes in the alluminium cooler. For the sides I used 6mm thick scrap wood which fits perfectly between the profiles. For the power connection, the LEDs and the on/off button I drilled small holes in the side and fixed them by hot glue.

Putting everything together it looked already quite satisfying and as lid I used a 6mm acrylic sheet I had laying around which I screwed onto the profiles.


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