AQSTQA-PC-BOX-S-Mini-ITX

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Industrial and interface design: Liberiam (Mary Timofeeva)

New version with touch screen V5

This is a very compact computer case that I made for my NAS on 24-SSD 2.5 and 3+8HDD 3.5 drives with a RAID controller.

The model was created for laser cutting from sheet material (I used acrylic of different colors, white 9016, black RAL 9005 or ultramarine RAL 5002).

The model was created in Fusion 360.

Old Version V4

3D model Fusion 360 and STEP, STL files

Laser cutting files

Computer hardware and case parts

1. Any mini-ITX motherboard will do. Check the height of the cooling system. And at least one PCI-Express x16 for the RAID controller. I used the board ASRock J4005B-ITX

2. RAID controller, I used LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i + LSI bbu08, this is a good and inexpensive controller

3. Expansion card for 16 drives (HBA Cards), Which will allow you to connect 20 disks to RAID

4. Cables for connecting drives to the RAID controller (Mini SAS 4i SFF8087 36P To 4 SATA) 25cm or 0.5m, 5 items

5. Connection cable MegaRAID 9260-8 in HBA Cards (Mini Sas Sff 8087) 0.3m, 1 items

6. 16x Extender Riser Adapter Card for powering HBA Cards

7. TFX power supply 250-300 watts or more, depends on your motherboard, if it is powerful and you plan to load this computer, then calculate the power of the power supply based on this. I disassembled my power supply and got rid of the metal casing

8. Two good 120mm fans

9. Two buttons with 12mm indication for turning on and restarting the PC. The first button is connected to the power indication, the second to the HDD operation indication on the motherboard

10. Black grade 12.9 steel Hex Hexagon Socket Cone Point Grub Set Screw Tapered End Bolt (M3 6mm, 150 pieces)

11. M2 bolts for fastening the front cover (M2,5 16mm and 20mm, 50 pieces), color metal or black

12. Hot Melt Thread Knurled (M3, OD 5mm, 10 pieces) They are fused into the plastic to secure the bolts

13. Hex Standoff for Motherboard Board. For attaching the motherboard to the bottom of the case. (M3, Dimensions may vary depending on your motherboard, usually 5mm, 10 pieces

14. Decorative mesh for the front and back of the case. And you may also need dust protection.

15. In order not to clog the case space with a bunch of wires, it is better to make a power cable for SATA drives yourself. It's easy to do, all you need are (wires 18AWG (yellow, black 2x, red, I had 10 meters to spare) and connectors (With 180 Cap).

16. You will also need glue for the plastic from which you will make the body. Choose special, good glue.

Instructions