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VX-42 (Custom Wall Mounted Home Server)


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Hey everyone, I want to say hello since this is my first post on this forum!

 

This is also my first custom case built from scratch, so I thought I would share. Im always looking for feedback to help improve my designs. Sadly I have already completed the project and therefore don't have any way of making a proper build log style updates.

 

But I made sure to take plenty of pictures of the build which can be found here: http://imgur.com/a/tnKTh

 

The premise behind this project was the need for a large amount of storage of various pieces of digital media. (3+TB or more) I have been wanting to build my own home media server for sometime and finally found an excuse to build one. I wanted to be able to stream media to my various mobile devices and run an FTP server, plus since im a gamer, I wanted to be able to host game servers for my buddies and I to play on as well.

 

My biggest problem was space. My desk was cluttered enough as it was and I didn't have anywhere to put it, even the small ITX cases were too big. That's when I started browsing online for inspiration and thats when it hit me to put it on the wall.

 

 

These first few pictures of the completed build I used a piece of smoked acrylic as the base for are the hardware, however, I didn't like it as much as I thought, so I replaced it with a custom cut piece of anodized aluminum.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Kt3nWuy.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/oZN5YXE.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/JWvMRp6.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/D4Idj7Q.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/f1wXyvO.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/8DLBUQR.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/m7VcANI.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/3pUwjBf.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/SXe7w20.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/yvwGnlq.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/rBG9DzD.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/LPFS8lH.jpg

 

Aluminum Plate

 

http://i.imgur.com/Re6H9ML.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/R5wxx5q.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/vXrODFH.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/crj1MrL.jpg

 

After Anodizing:

 

http://i.imgur.com/g9IIFnV.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/rrsyIwc.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/dU5fKZY.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/ctr40Cq.jpg

 

Etching:

 

http://i.imgur.com/xKV4VyQ.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/rAb6TMZ.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/pDVfa6b.jpg

 

Final Design with Aluminum Plate in Place:

 

http://i.imgur.com/jzlMOCk.jpg

 

 

Hope you enjoyed viewing this project with took many months to complete, if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

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Not really build related, but how do you control the server? I mean what OS are you running and how do you get inside the server and control stuff inside it in case you need it? (Problems, power outtage, etc)

 

I have Windows 7 64-Bit installed on it, I usually remote into it on my main computer to control it. If there are some REALLY technical issues, like reinstalling the OS, it is easily pulled off the wall and I can attach a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to it.

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I got the it up on the wall in its permanent location along with the rest of my computers.

 

http://i.imgur.com/D8T13bOh.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/tuFtq80h.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/Ka8pN7ph.jpg

 

I love the back lighting it provides

 

http://i.imgur.com/Cz1TnV6h.jpg

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