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I really, really wanted a printed case for my X300 based mini server since I first read of the DeskNano. My main gripe with the stock case was that three of the four SSDs are behind the mainboard and completely out of any air flow. Long read/write periods, e.g. when rebuilding the SnapRAID array, would make the drives overheat and cause SSD speed to tank completely. So the DeskNano rear drive cage with active cooling option seemed perfect.Unfortunately, the DeskNano's side USB option was not mature, if I understood correctly, which was improved in the Lander models. Those didn't have fan mounting holes on the rear drive bay though. Also, I had been looking into putting an NBase-T (2.5 GBit/s) E/A-Key M.2 card in the WiFi slot, and that required an opening for the ethernet port. So I had to do some modifications.I guess my spatial thinking isn't the greatest because it took me forever, but I finally decided there should be enough space in the front next to the side USB ports to put in the extra ethernet port.After lots (and I mean *lots*) of trial & error in Fusion 360, I finally had the files ready to print. Here is the first result:With USB & ethernet:And the fan fits snugly:Next step:
I really, really wanted a printed case for my X300 based mini server since I first read of the DeskNano. My main gripe with the stock case was that three of the four SSDs are behind the mainboard and completely out of any air flow. Long read/write periods, e.g. when rebuilding the SnapRAID array, would make the drives overheat and cause SSD speed to tank completely. So the DeskNano rear drive cage with active cooling option seemed perfect.
Unfortunately, the DeskNano's side USB option was not mature, if I understood correctly, which was improved in the Lander models. Those didn't have fan mounting holes on the rear drive bay though. Also, I had been looking into putting an NBase-T (2.5 GBit/s) E/A-Key M.2 card in the WiFi slot, and that required an opening for the ethernet port. So I had to do some modifications.
I guess my spatial thinking isn't the greatest because it took me forever, but I finally decided there should be enough space in the front next to the side USB ports to put in the extra ethernet port.
After lots (and I mean *lots*) of trial & error in Fusion 360, I finally had the files ready to print. Here is the first result:
With USB & ethernet:
And the fan fits snugly:
Next step:
