Okay, how to start? Here is my first published project log for home server, currently named minioOo. The Components: (as of 24-02-2007) VIA EPIA M10000 mini-itx board Kinston 512MB DDR266 Seagate Momentus 5400.3 120G HDD DC-DC picoPSU 120W AC-DC 12V 5A (60W) PSU As per my calculation, with only 1 HDD installed, the server should not consume more than 35W under load. A PSU rated 60W is more than sufficient. Everything starts from planning and sketching first The front side the back side, for 1 or 2 HDD The system measures 220x85x200mm(HxWxD) So the real work 24-02-2007 The alum sheets and bars for the frame (stripped from a 2U kvm switch) AD-DC PSU mounted onto bottom panel Frame built-up For those who is interested in how big it actually looks:
Update 04-03-2007 Progress is slow but smooth Finished motherboard tray At the back is the 2.5' HDD. Compare with the sketch, same hor? to be continued...:shade:
looks very sharp, any chance you can put something else than a stanley knife next to it for size comparison :]
Yey a mini-itx mod. Love smaller mods, require more planning and in the end i think look a lot better. Will be keeping an eye on this one.
hey that looks great, good idea with the hdd placement as well. i acn see some great detail in this mod! what is the alu section called? looking for something like that for an upcoming mod good luck
I'm curious, why didn't you put two HDDs next to each other? Would a second not fit? That's some very clean work thus far. Nice sketch-up work.
OK, this is a really cool and simple mod (which is hard to do), and I like it a lot, but I cant stop wondering why you only have a 120 GB harddrive. Dont servers usually have larger harddrives? And it definetely looks like you could put one in there, I just wanted to know if there was a specific reason you chose to do that the way you did.
To various ppl asking the HDD thing, yes I did planned for 2 hdd side-by-side so I can have a soft RAID. But I need to save more for the next one To rowin4kicks and hellas91, I have no idea what the alu bars are called. I took them from a 19in 4U case. Without these bars I would not even start this project.
Update 011-03-2007 Quite satisfied with the progress this weekend Finished back panel, I'm going to buy some brasso and polish it. Cutting a fan bracket using nibber, very tedious work but I cannot afford a holesaw Fan bracket cut and put in place Put everything together... Next step will be the wiring... to be continued.
Very clean work all the way. Especially with the nibbling, I know how time consuming and booring that is when you could just use a holesaw and get it done in seconds!
I had to register, because I love small Mods. I really like how evertything is constructed and planned, and the AC/DC PowerSupply catched my eye. Where did you get it from?? greets jo Sorry for my english...
Great work!!! I too am into SFF and that PSU has really caught my eye too. I wonder if I can get one in US?
