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Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for
a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill.

Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite
detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to
the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

I've seen him review other NASes, I'd have thought he knew an I/O shield
when he saw one, obviously the manual does say that is what it is

I couldn't finf his promised part2 where he actually built the thing

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I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for a
while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill.

Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite
detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to
the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a
vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

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Thanks for teaching me the meaning of plethora, it means a lot.

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On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for
a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill.

Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite
detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to
the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

What colour is it?

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Adrian C

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On 20/01/2025 in message <[email protected]> Andy Burns
wrote:

Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for a >>while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill.

Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite
detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to
the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a >>vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

I've seen him review other NASes, I'd have thought he knew an I/O shield
when he saw one, obviously the manual does say that is what it is

I couldn't finf his promised part2 where he actually built the thing

I couldn't find part 2 either. Criticism of ventilation but it would have
SSDs in my use, the new version is a hell of a lot more and doesn't really
suit me as well.

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The first five days after the weekend are the hardest.

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On 20/01/2025 in message <[email protected]> Adrian
Caspersz wrote:

On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for a >>while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill.

Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite
detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to
the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a >>vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

What colour is it?

Black, everything is nowadays!

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Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
The only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do or
say nothing. (Edmund Burke)

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On 20/01/2025 21:52, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 20/01/2025 in message <[email protected]> Adrian
Caspersz wrote:

On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives
for  a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill.

Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite
detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed
to the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus
point, a vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

What colour is it?

Black, everything is nowadays!

Ah, this one is white :)

Lots of hard drives on this one (Ali Express) but not hot swap.

YouTube: The Perfect Home Server 2025 – 56TB, ECC, IPMI, Quiet & (kind
of) Compact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr5MjhgPz_c


However, something else in this build might be of interest for a NAS
project. CPU / Motherboard / Electricity draw.

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On 22/01/2025 in message <[email protected]> Adrian
Caspersz wrote:

On 20/01/2025 21:52, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 20/01/2025 in message <[email protected]> Adrian
Caspersz wrote:

On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives for  >>>>a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill.

Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite >>>>detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed to >>>>the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus point, a >>>>vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

What colour is it?

Black, everything is nowadays!

Ah, this one is white :)

Lots of hard drives on this one (Ali Express) but not hot swap.

YouTube: The Perfect Home Server 2025 – 56TB, ECC, IPMI, Quiet & (kind
of) Compact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr5MjhgPz_c

However, something else in this build might be of interest for a NAS
project. CPU / Motherboard / Electricity draw.

I have just installed the black standoffs in a black case, wish one of the
had been white!

Incidentally after disconnecting the motherboard from the old case I
picked it up by the CPU heat sink/fan and ended up with the heat sink/fan
in my hand and the motherboard still in the case. None of the holding pins
had clicked! I think I have corrected it but I'd rather have screws.

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Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.
It was a right bugger to get him back when he ran off.

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In uk.d-i-y Adrian Caspersz <[email protected]d> wrote:

On 20/01/2025 21:52, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 20/01/2025 in message <[email protected]> Adrian
Caspersz wrote:

On 20/01/2025 18:38, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have been looking for a computer case with 8 hot swappable drives
for  a while and found a Silverstone case that seems to fit the bill. >>>
Googled for reviews and found several. One on YouTube seemed quite
detailed and authoritative except that 2 or 3 times the chap pointed
to the I/O shield slot on the back and said the case had a bonus
point, a vertical slot for an additional drive.

What sort of credibility can I give to the review do you think?

What colour is it?

Black, everything is nowadays!

Ah, this one is white :)

Lots of hard drives on this one (Ali Express) but not hot swap.

YouTube: The Perfect Home Server 2025 – 56TB, ECC, IPMI, Quiet & (kind
of) Compact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr5MjhgPz_c

Nice. That motherboard is a steal, and sadly the ebay price has gone up 5x since that video.

However any random mATX board should do, perhaps with a NanoKVM if you want remote management.

However, something else in this build might be of interest for a NAS
project. CPU / Motherboard / Electricity draw.

It's definitely a useful inspiration / data point.

Theo

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