Asus C60M1-I
f5 - another mini-ITX nas box
- chassis: Fractal Design Node 304
- psu: Corsair CX430
- motherboard: Asus C60M1-I
- onboard cpu: AMD Fusion APU C-60 @ 1 GHz
- chipset: AMD FCH A50M
- graphics (onboard): AMD Radeon HD 6290
- Network: Realtek 8111F PCIe Gigabit LAN controller
- memory: 16 GB - 2 x 8GB DDR3 1333MHz PC3-10600 modules (Patriot PSD38G13332)
- hard drives: 6 x ST3000DM001 (3 TB)
- drives and serial numbers
- drive serial number
- ada0 Z501M671 (was: W1F15YWB)
- ada1 Z501NKX3 (was: Z50063XD, was: W1F14KNV)
- ada2 Z501CW85 (was: Z501MQGP, Z50063CX, was: W1F15V48)
- ada3 Z501MN4P (was: Z5006F3Y, was: W1F15MRX)
- ada4 Z501NJVX (was: Z50060XB, was: W1F159GV)
- ada5 W5005NL0 (was: W1F15YED)
UEFI: BIOS Version: 0305 x64 (was:0205 x64), Build Date: 08/07/2012 (was: 04/06/2012).
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OS tested: FreeBSD, FreeNAS, Xubuntu,
Links
zfs - ZFS Administration Guide, ZFS AG - Repairing Damaged Data,
History / work log
2021-08-15: I re-created this page on my self-hosted web server.
2021-03-20: replacing ada1. Left bracket. I powered down the machine from the gui, then removed the top panel (four thumbscrews), disconnected cables and unscrewed the small lock screw before removing the bracket.
old drive, serial number: Z50063XD, firmware: CC43 new drive, serial number: Z501NKX3, firmware: CC26
Replaced the drive, put the bracket back, reconnected cables and screwed everything back again. info about the new drive:
tingo@kg-f5$ sudo smartctl -i /dev/ada1 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z501NKX3 LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 086d0410d Firmware Version: CC26 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sat Mar 20 17:46:46 2021 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
(I had to fix sudoers first)
2020-09-27: replacing ada2. Middle bracket. I powered down the machine from the gui, then removed the top panel (four thumbscrews), disconnected cables and unscrewed the small lock screw before removing the bracket.
old drive, serial number: Z501MQGP, firmware: CC26 new drive, serial number: Z501CW85, firmware: CC26
Replaced the drive, put the bracket back, reconnected cables and screwed everything back again. The rest is fixed in FreeNAS gui. info:
tingo@kg-f5$ sudo smartctl -i /dev/ada2 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z501CW85 LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 07b6c8472 Firmware Version: CC26 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sun Sep 27 16:50:58 2020 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
ok.
2018-05-04: replacing ada2. Middle bracket. The pool is resilvering, but I powered down the machine from the gui, then removed the top panel (four thumbscrews), disconnected cables and unscrewed the small lock screw before removing the bracket.
old drive, serial number: Z50063CX, firmware: CC43 new drive, serial number: Z501MQGP, firmware: CC26
Replaced the drive, put the bracket back, reconnected cables and screwed everything back again. The rest is fixed in FreeNAS gui. info:
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada2 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z501MQGP LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 086c1934f Firmware Version: CC26 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Fri May 4 00:41:33 2018 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
ok.
2018-04-22: replacing ada3. Middle bracket. After disconnecting the nas from the client systems, I powered it down from the gui, then removed the top panel (four thumbscrews), disconnected cables and unscrewed the small lock screw before removing the bracket.
old drive, serial number: Z5006F3Y, firmware: CC43, WWN: not written on drive. new drive, serial number: Z501MN4P, firmware: CC26, WWN: not written on drive.
Replaced the drive, put the bracket back, reconnected cables and screwed everything back again. The rest is fixed in FreeNAS gui. info:
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada3 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z501MN4P LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 086c25fcb Firmware Version: CC26 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sun Apr 22 19:34:54 2018 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled health: [root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada3 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
ok.
2017-05-28: replacing ada4. Rightmost bracket. After disconnecting the nas from the client systems, I powered it down from the gui, then removed the top panel (four thumbscrews), disconnected cables and unscrewed the small lock screw before removing the bracket.
old drive, serial number: Z50060XB, firmware: CC43, WWN: not written on drive. new drive, serial number: Z501NJVX, firmware: CC26, WWN: not written on drive. According to Seagate Download Finder, there is not a newer firmware for this drive.
Replaced the drive, put the bracket back, reconnected cables and screwed everything back again. The rest is fixed in FreeNAS gui. info:
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada4 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z501NJVX LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 086d04976 Firmware Version: CC26 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sun May 28 15:24:20 2017 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled health [root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada4 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
ok.
2016-10-05: an unscheduled power outage this evening required a power on of the machine after power was restored.
2015-12-24: replacing drive ada0. Leftmost drive in leftmost bracket. After disconnecting the nas from the client systems, I powered it down from the gui, then removed the top panel (four thumbscrews), disconnected cables and unscrewed the small lock screw before removing the bracket.
old drive, serial number: W1F15YWB, firmware: CC4B, WWN: 5000C50053622F39 new drive, serial number: Z501M671, firmware: CC26, WWN: not written on drive. According to Seagate Download Finder, there is not a newer firmware for this drive.
Replaced the drive, put the bracket back, reconnected cables and screwed everything back again. Info on the new drive:
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada0 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z501M671 LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 086c2694d Firmware Version: CC26 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Thu Dec 24 17:04:24 2015 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
health:
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada0 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
that's it.
2015-04-06: replacing drive ada3. Middle bracket.
old drive, serial number: W1F15MRX, firmware: CC4B, WWN: 5000C5005356BB10 new drive, serial number: Z5006F3Y, firmware: CC43, WWN: not written on drive.
Replaced the drive, screwed the drive bracket back in and reconnected cables. info on the drive:
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada3 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z5006F3Y LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 0674ce962 Firmware Version: CC43 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Mon Apr 6 12:38:00 2015 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled health: [root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada3 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
that's all.
2015-04-02: drive ada3 is dead, should be replaced.
2015-01-25: smartctl health for all drives.
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada0 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED [root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada1 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED [root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada2 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
ada3 is old
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada3 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED Please note the following marginal Attributes: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 055 044 045 Old_age Always In_the_past 45 (1 46 48 31 0)
the last two are ok
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada4 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED [root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -H /dev/ada5 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
that was all.
2015-01-25: drive firmware - the ST3000DM001-9YN166 drives I still have has firmware CC4B (ada0 and ada3). Seagate have firmware version CC4H available.
2015-01-25: smartctl info for all drives. ada0
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada0 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-9YN166 Serial Number: W1F15YWB LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 053622f39 Firmware Version: CC4B User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ATA-8-ACS revision 4 Local Time is: Sun Jan 25 01:06:42 2015 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
ada1
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada1 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z50063XD LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 0674cb51a Firmware Version: CC43 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sun Jan 25 01:08:43 2015 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
ada2
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada2 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z50063CX LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 0674c81b7 Firmware Version: CC43 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sun Jan 25 01:09:50 2015 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
ada3
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada3 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-9YN166 Serial Number: W1F15MRX LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 05356bb10 Firmware Version: CC4B User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ATA-8-ACS revision 4 Local Time is: Sun Jan 25 01:10:26 2015 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
ada4
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada4 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: Z50060XB LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 0674c933d Firmware Version: CC43 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sun Jan 25 01:11:22 2015 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
ada5
[root@kg-f5] ~# smartctl -i /dev/ada5 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda (SATA 3Gb/s, 4K Sectors) Device Model: ST3000DM001-1ER166 Serial Number: W5005NL0 LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 078534869 Firmware Version: CC43 User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ACS-2 (unknown minor revision code: 0x001f) Local Time is: Sun Jan 25 01:12:01 2015 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled
that was all.
2015-01-25: replaced the case cover and screwed the four thumbscrews in to complete hardware installation.
2015-01-24: replacing ada5. rightmost bracket, same procedure as before.
old drive, serial number: W1F15YED, firmware: CC4B, WWN: 5000C50053622771 new drive, serial number:W5005NL0, firmware: CC43, WWN: not written on drive.
Replaced the drive, screwed the drive bracket back in and reconnected cables.
2015-01-24: replacing ada2. This is the middle bracket, Drive bracket - I removed the little lockscrew at the front and loosened the two thumscrews at the back, disconnected power and sata cables from the two drives and took out the bracket. Removed the four screws that holds the drive, took it out and verified the serial number.
old drive, serial number: W1F15V48, firmware: CC4B, WWN: 5000C50053671A65. new drive, serial number: Z50063CX, firmware: CC43, WWN: not written on drive.
Replaced the drive, screwed the drive bracket back in and reconnected cables.
2015-01-24: preparing to replace ada2 and ada5. I powered down the machine from the gui, but had to force it off with the power button after a while. Removing four thumbscrews and taking the case lid / cover off.
2015-01-18: update - ada2 and ada5 are dead now. I should replace them and rebuild the pool soon.
2014-10-18: I suspect that the current ada5 drive is dying, and that it is making the zfs raid very slow, so I will replace it.
2014-09-17: replaced hard drive ada4.
2014-08-29: replaced hard drive ada1.
2014-08-29: spare hard drives - since at least one of the hard drives has failed, I bought some new ones: 4 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB (model ST3000DM001) at NOK 875.- each from Digital Impuls (varenr. 116831). Total cost: NOK 3500.-
2014-07-08: uefi - BIOS version 0502 is now available, with note "Improve system stability".
2014-05-11: version 0305 of UEFI / BIOS is still the newest version. Good.
2012-12-06: dns / dhcp setup: the machine is going to be called "f5". Edited files for bind and dhcpd accordingly.
2012-12-05: UEFI / BIOS: there is a new version available, 0305, dated 2012.08.17, with the following notes: 1.Improve system stability. 2.Enhance compatibility with some USB devices. Since the mothervoard came with 0205, labeled as "First release bios" and released on 2012.04.13, I decided to upgrade. I used the EZ Flash 2 utility from UEFI, with the new ROM file on a usb memory stick. After the upgrade it reports BIOS Version as 0305 x64, and Build Date as 08/07/2012.
2012-12-05: first boot. Booted to UEFI, checked the version. It reports BIOS Version as 0205 x64, and Build Date as 04/06/2012. It reports the CPU as AMD C-60 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, speed 1000 Mhz. For memory, it reports 16384 MB (DDR3) @ 1066 MHz. At the bottom of the Main screen (in Advanced mode) it says "Version 2.00.1201. Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.". On the Advanced screen, CPU Configuration, it says Microcode Patch level: 500010d. On Advanced \ SATA Configuration, I changed Onchip SATA Type to "AHCI" (it was "IDE").
2012-12-05: installation continued. I used a 4-pin molex to 2 x sata power connector adapter that I had lying about to power the two remaining hard drives. I bought 4 x 30cm sata cables (NOK 60.- each from Digital Impuls, a total of NOK 240.-) and connected up the four remaining hard drives. This concludes the hardware installation.
2012-12-04: installation. I started by installing the motherboard (ok, 4 standoffs first). There was only three screws, so the back left hole on the motherboard is missing a screw. Next I installed the power supply by sliding it in from the right side of the chassis, and securing it with the three screws provided. Connected up the front usb ports (usb 2.0 only on this motherboard), the power switch and hard drive LED. Connected the PSU cables, tied down the cables a bit, mounted the hard drives (two in each bracket) in the three brackets, and mounted the brackets into the chassis. Connected power cables to the first four drives (I need a couple of normal-to-sata power connector adapters) and the sata cable for the two first drives. I need four more sata cables. Hard drive numbering (from the left, when seen from the front of the chassis):
sata 1 - hd 1 sata 2 - hd 2 sata 3 - hd 3 sata 4 - hd 4 sata 5 - hd 5 sata 6 - hd 6
2012-12-04: I fetched the package from NetOnNet at the post office (Sofienberg). I also paid and fetched the package (actually two packages) from ps.no. The total including shipping was NOK 7149,61.
2012-11-30: I ordered 1 x chassis Fractal Design Node 304 at NOK 649.- and 1 x psu Corsair CX430 at NOK 329.- from NetOnNet. Free shipping (that was nice) gives a total of NOK 978.-. From ps.no I ordered 1 x motherboard Asus C60M1-I at NOK 587.- 2 x memory modules 8GB DDR3 PC3-10660 at NOK 257.- each and 6 x hard drives Seagate 3.0TB Barracuda SATA 6GB/ s 7200rpm 64MB 3.5 inch at NOK 979.- each. The total of that is NOK 6975.- without shipping and handling.