Popular Post yamamoto2002 Posted March 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2023 Netstor NA321A 12-ports Direct attach enclosure is relatively affordable priced compared to typical SAS expander enclosures. I modified it to SAS expander enclosure using cheap second hand Adaptec 82885T, to accomodate 12 SATA HDDs. Netstor NA321A Adaptec 82885T SFF-8087 to SFF-8643 cables 20cm x3 6cm PC fan M3 stainless truss head machine screw and nut Attach low-profile bracket to 82885T. Take it apart. Fix 82885T with M3 screw. Connect cables. Do not use the port marked red rectangle. Connect 4pin peripheral power connector to 82885T and put 6mm fan onto the heatsink. Finished. It worked flawlessly with WD SATA HDDs and Toshiba SATA HDDs. Interface port is now SFF-8644. cjf and mftech 1 1 Sunday programmer since 1985 Developer of PlayPcmWin Link to comment
jabbr Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Strong work! Roughly how much is the enclosure? Custom room treatments for headphone users. Link to comment
yamamoto2002 Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 Enclosure was $1200 when I purchased. Used 82885T was $130. Mini-SAS cables are $3 each or so. Since then price has been increased to some extent. Netstor works like a tank. Sunday programmer since 1985 Developer of PlayPcmWin Link to comment
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