Network Storage - 4 Bay / 3.5" / ITX NAS

This is a Remix of an design from sharanchius on Thingiverse to make printing easier/faster on larger machines. Everything fits on an Prusa MK3S, Creality Ender 3 or similar sized printer. Its very important you read the Printing Notes below!

Detailed writeup here: Part 1: Introduction, hardware and assembly Part 2: Setup, Software and Results Part 3: Homeserver Edition with TrueNAS Core

Update

Added an extended version which supports bigger coolers (Noctua NH-L9 for example) and regular ITX boards!

Changes:

• combined 43 parts down to just 11

• remade the frontpanel so a common powerbutton can be used

• removed most now unnecessary screwholes in combined parts

• fixed thousands of facette and mesh errors

• fixed a small clearance issue

Quick Specs (for more read below):

• supports ITX SoC (normal, 38mm cooler height) or ITX mainboards (extended, cooler 53mm height)

• 4x 3,5" drives natively, 2,5" with an adapter

• Flex ATX powersupply

• 120mm fan for cooling

• 2 front holes for dedicated Power / HDD LEDs

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Important Printing Notes

Print everything in PETG just to be safe, use PLA if you feel adventurous. Use a 0,2 layerheight for the following parts:

• front_doors_combined

• drivecage_connector_combined

Everything else can be printed at an 0,3 layerheight to reduce printtime. Some parts need minimal support, depending on the capability of your printer.

You do not need to print all parts, I made them modular to fit different sized printers:

If you cant fit side_left_combined on your bed, print the following parts:

• side_left_half-up

• side_left_half-down

Screw them together to make the part side_left_combined

If you cant fit side_right_combined on your bed, print the following parts:

• side_right_half-up

• side_right_half-down

Screw them together to make the part side_right_combined If this part still doesnt fit on your printbed, continue reading below:

If you are using an Ender 3 or similar printer, by default many slicers only use 220x220mm of the bed, increase it to 235x235mm (the true bed size) in the slicer settings! You will also need to disable Brim, Skirt or Raft to make this fit!

Then use these files:

• optional-side_left_part1

• optional-side_left_part2

• optional-side_left_part3

instead of:

• side_left_half-up

• side_left_half-down

Screw them together to make the part side_left_combined

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Hardware / BoM

Disclaimer: AliExpress seems to region-lock many of the products now for some reasons. If you get an “Sorry, the page you requested can not be found”-Error, your country seems to be affected too. Found no solution yet

Below are a few examples of mainboards with integrated processor, cheaper older options can be found too. Check your local retailers or eBay for similar boards too: https://geizhals.eu/?cat=mbson&xf=4400_Mini-ITX

If you want to use all 4 Bays, choose a board with 4 SATA Ports: https://geizhals.eu/?cat=mbson&xf=2962_4~4400_Mini-ITX&asuch=&bpmin=&bpmax=&v=e&hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu&plz=&dist=&mail=&sort=p&bl1_id=30#productlist

Intel N5105 Board: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omFX1gs

Intel N100 Board Design 1: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_olkmVVK

Intel N100 Board Design 2: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCRRkqC

Intel N100 Board Design 3: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oD1kWIu

Intel N150 Board: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFvVs4G

By default, there isnt room for most PCIe extensioncard! Cards lower than the I/O ports are fine, wider cards might run into clearance issues with the drive bay legs.

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Many M3x14 screws to bolt everything together: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFtP8AF

Two long M4 screws for the front doors.

Depending on the connectors on your PSU, you will also need SATA/Molex combo cables: Option 1 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ol7RMXE Option 2 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_onBGJ7m Option 3 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBUfmlO

To power everything, you need an Flex-ATX / 1U PSU, for example: Option 1 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_98Zb4z Option 2 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oooIcT6 Option 3 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBxM1cu

I would personally recommend going with an reputable brand and PSU, like an Seasonic Flex SUB 300W or similar - https://geizhals.eu/?cat=gehps&xf=4174_Flex-ATX

Since most PSUs has not enough Molex connectors, you may also need adapters. Check the cabeling of your chosen PSU for how many you need, for example 2 for the Seasonic Flex and FSP FSP270-60LE. Option 1 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFxpuTa Option 2 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oC2Meo8 Option 3 - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_onWx4YM

Powerbutton (16mm Black or Silver, Power on (60cm)) used for front_panel_combined: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A8AjVr

If you are feeling extra fancy, add some rubber pads on the underside: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AsUIkZ

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Other things you will need:

• DDR2/ DDR3 / DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM depending on your CPU/board - check online go with at least 1x 4GB, buy 2x 4GB if possible

• 120mm PC Fan 3-Pin or 4-Pin connector, depending on your board Arctic F12 are cheap, silent and available everywhere

• 12 magnets sized 5mm x 3mm https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AkjWIH

Design and description by FlyingT , licensed CC-BY.