ITX motherboard wirelessly stackable hard drive bay NAS case motherboard supports up to 17*19

• Stackable hard drive bay NAS host (4 bays per stackable group)
• Uses Dell 11th/12th/13th gen 3.5-inch server drive caddies
• Motherboard maximum size 17*19cm (2 PCIe slots)
• FLEX power supply (small 1U power supply)
• Hard drive bays are stackable
• DIY SAS hard drive backplane
• Fan thickness limited to 15mm

Installation steps

1 Install the backplane PCIe outer support (2 M3*10 screws)

2 Connect the FLEX power supply to the power supply bracket (using power supply screws) (tighten one M3*10 screw at the bottom of the power supply bracket, do not tighten all the way, leave a little gap)

3 Install the base plate, backplane, front panel, and vertical panel; insert the motherboard baffle; connect the power socket and CPU power socket on the motherboard

4 Hard drive cage installation, 8 bays are shown here, using 120*120*15 fans, fan thickness limited to 15mm, fans must be purchased with a gap between the front and rear screw holes, otherwise they cannot be used (4040 fans also limited to 15mm thickness)

Backplane installation (using 16 M3*6 screws)

5 Secure the hard drive backplane to the hard drive cage (using 2 M3*6 screws)

6 Fan installation (2 M3*10 screws)

7 Hard drive cage assembly (16 M3*5 screws)

8 Stacking 2 hard drive cages

9 Stack the main bodies, connect all power supplies, SATA cables, 8087 or 8643 interfaces, etc

10 Insert hard drives

11 Finished product display

Material links

Cables

https://e.tb.cn/h.i9ccLuz3yuMFOui?tk=xKcO526RXLU MF287 「Mini SAS SFF8087 to 8482 SAS Cable Hard Drive Data Power Cable One-to-Four SATA」
 

https://e.tb.cn/h.i9c57QjUlLgqThV?tk=tFcT526MWgx CZ057 「Server SFF-8482 29P SAS to SATA Hard Drive Data Connection Cable」

https://e.tb.cn/h.ijDF1ntvd5CVo6y?tk=XRPN526M3ZB HU926 「Desktop PC Power Button/Reset Button Lead-Free Direct Plug Module Hard Drive Power Indicator Light」

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