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Setting up 1-bay NAS Kit v1.2 for NanoPi NEO&NEO2

Build your own NAS storage

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

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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!

Kit includes

  • 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

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Hardware

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Dimensions

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Comparison of W/R Speed

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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

Kit setup

1

Connect a 2.5" SATA hard disk to the board and mount the disk on the board with four screws

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2

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

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3

Connect a NanoPi NEO/NEO2 with pin-headers to NAS Dock

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4

Mount the front cover to the case with the M2.5*6mm screws

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5

Insert a NAS Dock to the case through the internal teeth

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6

Mount the back cover to the case with the M2.5*6mm screws and stick the pads to the untoothed side of the case

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7

Well done with your NAS assembly. Connect a power to your NAS and power on!

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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)

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Ready Go!

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