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For a while now (literally years actually) people have wanted to be able to put 15mm 2.5" drives up to 5TB into the Deskmini. So here is the modular storage attachment.



It also features a ventilation area which can either be left open, closed, or covered with a plastic or printed mesh.



Additionally, in case you want some active disk cooling for your Deskmini file server there is 120mm and 140mm hole patterns on the underside.  The fan cable can be snaked through the rear of the case and to the #2 fan header.


The arrangement allows cooling to reach the underside m.2 slot as well.



The storage attachment is 17.3mm thick without the fan, so if you are using the L9a then the total thickness will be about 71mm.


Everything fits inside the existing footprint so there is no increase of length or width and it should mount flush to the case.



Next to design is a simple snap-in cover for the rear m.2 slot for protecting the access area when not using the "storage bay".