DIY HDD Caddy

TheKnat · 29 Jun 2007 at 07:14

So I'm just putting together my new server build and haven't got round to either buying or making a case yet. Because I'm so impatient I wanted to get it up and running right away so I decided I needed a CIY caddy to hold my new disk so they didnt get damaged or get too hot.

Now here was the problem. I didn't have any materials at hand and the rain is stopping me going to B&Q to pick some up, so that only left me with one option.

Yup the only material I had lying around was Lego. So I pieced together the above caddy to atleast mean I can get the server ready and built.

Oh and the little men are there to guard it from the cat.

The specs of the server are as follows:

Asus P5LD2VM-DH/C
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 1.60GHz
Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4
Zalman CNPS8000 Ultra Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
4 x 500 Gb Samsung HD501LJ Spinpoint

All of this is going be setup in a Raid-5 array (well it already is thanks to the fantastic HDD caddy

) running windows server 2003 R2. Its going to be my main file server and backup server and will be storing all my music and dvds eventually.

TheKnat · 29 Jun 2007 at 08:21

Deluxe1 said:
Excellent work,i now challenge you to make a full pc out of lego!

TBH I'm considering this but I might have to spend more on Lego to build it then I would do to just buy a case!

TheKnat · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:54

UPDATE:

OK so I thought of a good use for those free-loading little men standing on my caddy.

Yup, they are now a deluxe model air filter holder

TheKnat · 30 Jun 2007 at 06:54

I really want to take this further but my supply of Lego is dwindling. Time to raid some car boots and see what else I can find.

TheKnat · 30 Jun 2007 at 10:19

Didn't realise people would like this so much

I've been inspired to make it a bit better so I dismantelled the existing caddy this morning and rebuilt it.

So heres the new and improved Lego HDD Caddy

Because this is going to be sitting on a shelf behind me, I decided to try and make it as space effecient as possible so I added a compartment to the bottom for the PSU to sit in. I also found a way to better fit the filter into the design.

But the most important thing is that I found a load more Lego men! Its like a little party going on now.