Don't use RAID: https://www.truenas.com/community/r...bas-and-why-cant-i-use-a-raid-controller.139/ Another alternative I'm considering is the older Define R5 case. It does at least have 8 3.5" bays, and these seem to have support on all sides, rather than in three corners. Right, if you liked Fractal’s Define series and thought, “I like it, but I want something bigger”, then the Define 7 XL is the case for you. This case will fit your EATX or server-grade motherboards, your insane configuration of 18 hard drives, and it will support radiators that are up to 480mm in size.Â

The only significant differentiator between the Meshify 2 XL and Define 7 XL is the front and top panel. Whereas the Define 7 XL had a solid front and top panel with two thin strips on either side for air intake, the Meshify 2 XL has, as the name suggests, a mesh front and top panel, allowing for much better airflow. You have the option of placing the included nylon filter behind the mesh to prevent dust from entering your case but it will obviously slightly restrict the airflow.

Fractal Design is a computer hardware manufacturer from the country that gave us IKEA and Alfred Nobel (Sweden) and was founded in 2007. It is known for engineering computer cases according to the Scandinavian design movement. Thus, they are characterized by simplicity, minimalism, and functionality, all three of which can be found in the Meshify 2 XL. What is the Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL? Hard Drive Troubleshooting Guide : https://www.truenas.com/community/r...bleshooting-guide-all-versions-of-freenas.17/ EK®, a premium water cooling gear manufacturer, in partnership with the prestigious Swedish case manufacturer Fractal Design, is launching the EK-Quantum Reflection Fractal ATX D5 PWM D-RGB – a custom-designed water cooling reservoir, routing and pump solution made to fit several Fractal Design ATX-size cases. This distro plate is specifically designed to provide an advanced water cooling solution with a market-leading D5 pump for users who are building custom loop liquid cooling in Fractal Design cases. xLSI Logic Controller Card 05-25699-00 9305-24i 24-Port SAS 12Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 Host Bus Adapter

Anodized aluminum front panel with reversible dual-handed hinges and magnetic latching • Outstanding cooling capacity with a total of 9 x 140 mm or 11 x 120 mm fan mounts and three preinstalled Dynamic X2 GP-14 fans Partitioning the boot drive: https://www.truenas.com/community/resources/i-have-to-waste-an-entire-drive-just-for-booting.187/ New chassis design opens up to fully expose the case interior on three sides for totally unhindered installation and cable routingWe’ve been hot and cold on Fractal over the past couple years. Their whole lineup has had consistently high build quality, but our opinions have ranged from the highly-rated Meshify cases that have excellent cooling potential (with some aftermarket fans added in) down to the highly-priced and unexciting Define S2 Vision RGB. Today we’re reviewing the Define 7, successor to the Define R6, a case that fell on the positive end of that scale in our review. We’re sure there’s some reason for Fractal dropping the “R,” but we neglected to ask. Below are the specifications of Fractal’s Define 7, which are compared to the company’s existing Define R6. Notice the case’s support for a larger selection of fans, more total HDDs and the case’s additional room for cable management.Â