Case for file server?

Scottland · 16 Sep 2006 at 11:51

Hi,

I'm after a cheap case for a file server I'm putting together. There will be 4/5 hard drives in there but at the same time I want it as small as possible as it's going in the loft

I was thinking of the Akasa Zen case, and using a couple of drive bay convertors, unless anyone knows of a smallish case that has the capacity for lots of 3.5" drives?

Aside from the hard drives, it'll be an mATX motherboard, P4 and RAID card. So a mATX case would do, if I could fit the drives in there?

Cheers

Yewen · 16 Sep 2006 at 13:02

Zen would be ideal, let me just run off and see how many drives it can hold.

Its got ideal cooling for a 24/7 rig, if you bash in the front its even better.

MaxPower · 16 Sep 2006 at 13:24

Sorry to steal the thread but I have a couple of questions about this case; What size are the fans, how many can it hold and where are they located?

Im looking to do something similar.

DaveMac · 16 Sep 2006 at 13:36

SLK3000B would be another possibility at only a quid more then the Zen & has 5 internal grommeted bays on a removable rack:

Scottland · 16 Sep 2006 at 13:40

The Antec might suit as well then? I take it intake fans blow directly over the HD's?

Has anyone got a picture of the Zen inside?

What about the Asus TA-21x cases? As these come with PSU?

DaveMac · 16 Sep 2006 at 13:55

Scottland said:
The Antec might suit as well then? I take it intake fans blow directly over the HD's?

Has a clip mount for a 25mm thick 120mm fan in front of the HDDs (no front fan supplied as standard), with a filter behind the front bezel :

Scottland · 16 Sep 2006 at 13:59

DaveMac said:
Has a clip mount for a 25mm thick 120mm fan in front of the HDDs (no front fan supplied as standard), with a filter behind the front bezel :

http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=slk3000binsidefrontgy1.jpg

Nice one, thanks

JackRegan · 16 Sep 2006 at 23:18

Ive got the Antec SLK3000B as a file server and it's great.

You can fit a 120mm fan in the front to cool up to 5 hard drives which have rubber mounts to stop vibration fitted and 4 5.25 bays which I have two racks fitted in. There is also a 120mm supplied exhaust fan to helop the cooling.

For the price plus a fan you can't go far wrong.

Jack