Aluminum Case | OpenMediaVault Ready | NanoPi NEO-512M Applicable
Credit, text from: http://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=192&search=nas&description=true&category_id=0&sub_category=true
The NanoPi NEO and NanoPi NEO2 are pin-to-pin compatible super-mini ARM computers released by FriendlyElec. The NanoPi NEO uses Allwinner's quad-core Cortex-A7 H3 SoC while the NanoPi NEO2 usus Allwinner's 64-bit quad-core Cortex-A53 H5 SoC. Both have onboard Ethernet and USB.
The 1-bay NAS Dock V1.2 for NanoPi NEO&NEO2 uses high speed USB 3.0 to SATA chip JMS567. It has an onboard RTC battery. It works with the latest mainline kernal Linux-4.11 and Debian8-Jessie.
With this kit and a NanoPi NEO&NEO2 you can quickly and easily assemble a NAS storage server. A super cool aluminum housing, a stable and reliable power system, capacity to hold a 2,5" SATA hard disk, a ready system of Debian + OpenMediaVault all these fuse together to a YOU CANNOT MISS DIY NAS kit!
- 1-bay NAS Dock v1.2 for NanoPi NEO&NEO2
- Aluminum enclosure (NS-120B)
- Heat Sink for NanoPi NEO
- M3*6mm Screws
- M2.5*6mm Screws
- pad
Testing ROM A: nanopi-neo_debian-nas-jessie_4.11.0.img B: nanopi-neo2_debian-nas-jessie_4.11.0.img C: Raspberry3-Raspbian-jessie_4.4.50
Command
iozone -a -e -l -s 1000M -r 500k -r 1M -i 0 -i 1 -i 2 -f /mnt/sdaN/izone-file
Connect a 2.5" SATA hard disk to the board and mount the disk on the board with four screws
Download a proper image file, make an installation TF card and insert the card to a NanoPi NEO&NEO2 512M with a heat sink
Download Link to Image:
NEO: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/n5o8ihvqhnf6s/Nanopi-NEO
NEO2: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ah4i6w029912b/NanoPi-NEO2
Steps to Make an Installation TF Card: http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_NEO#Make_an_Installation_TF_Card
Connect a NanoPi NEO/NEO2 with pin-headers to NAS Dock
Mount the front cover to the case with the M2.5*6mm screws
Insert a NAS Dock to the case through the internal teeth
Mount the back cover to the case with the M2.5*6mm screws and stick the pads to the untoothed side of the case
Well done with your NAS assembly. Connect a power to your NAS and power on!
After system is booted, check its IP address (in our case it was 192.168.1.33), type this address in a browser and you will see the login window (the password for Admin is openmediavault)
Ready Go!
Official images are slightly outdated, and now they won't work well because Debian Jessie reached EOL and not supported anymore, you will get constant errors trying to install plugins or updates.