Rubiksgocraft

Small update: I realized what the SATA PWR plug on the Motherbard is. There is only a single 4pin ATX plug from the power supply into the motherboard and these 2 SATA PWR plugs are to allow you to power the SATA drives from there. Can I daisy chain 4 HDDs off one plug?

Hello Everyone, I recently acquired an old workstation computer and and wondering if its specs would be sufficient for my first NAS build with HexOS. The specs are as follows: CPU: i5-9400 2.9Ghz RAM: 8GB DDR4 2400 Single Stick Non-NAS Storage: 256GB NVME SSD Power Supply: Dell ACE290EM- 01 (290W) Motherboard: 19422-1 9cxyg$fa Bulk Drives: Not yet acquired, likely 4, 4TB drives from server part deals for $75 each Other: Has WIFI card and optical drive but I will likely remove those to save power Redundancy: Raid Z1 was what I was going to configure I know the amount of storage is a bit low but I wanted to start small and money is a bit of an issue so I figured it was a good starting point. I am happy to have better suggestions though. My main concerns with this build and my potential solutions are as follows: 1. No HDD mounting locations inside the case. I likely will make a custom mount thing for them with rubber washers though a better solution would be preffered. 2. The power supply only has one SATA power cable that splits off from a connection to the motherboard labeled SATA PWR. I don't actually know the purpose of this motherboard connection. I am wondering if I can simply buy a SATA power daisy chain cable to connect 4 drives this way. 3. I believe the specs are quite sufficient but just a double check. 4. Do I need the HDDs when I set up HexOS or can I do most of the setup after I order the drives? I appreciate your time and assistance. Thank you 🙂