Argon Forty EON Pi NAS Case (Network Attached Storage) for Raspberry Pi 4

As others have mentioned, the 12V / 5A power supply unit provided with this case is woefully inadequate and struggles to provide enough amps to power 2 hard drives reliably let alone 4... I would recommend you pick up 12V / 10A adapter like this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07JM7P3WZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Another issue I noted with this project box is that the sandwich daughter boards that supply power to the pi and SATA drives do not reliably remain in contact with each other, resolved this by applying compression with a nylon cable tie. It is a janky product to put it mildly, despite the issues I initially encountered I am kinda happy with the end result, a cheap NAS / Server.

This was a fun project and took a couple hours to setup. I'm using a Pi4 4gb RAM with 2 SSD's totaling 8TB's (4tb+4tb) both NTFS format. Running Raspian OS LITE 32bit on 32gb microSD. Installing the PCB's were easy, as well as the terminal scripts. First argon script, then OMV, and finally Plex. Used NetworkChuck tutorial on Youtube to walk me through the drive mounting process. Transferred all my media from windows PC to my shared folder on the SSD's. Linked Plex on my Roku device and it connected immediately. Everything plays beautifully. All of my files are .mkv 1080p videos. Using wired Ethernet (Argon to router to Roku) with no video issues. The fan never turns on. While streaming a movie it only utilizes <10% of the RAM. No need for an 8gb RPi, 4gb is plenty. Overall I highly recommend this for a first NAS build. Couple of tips that should help you: -Turn off transcoding in Plex settings on the webUI. Use directplay only. -I wouldn't recommend HDD's due to the size and heat. SSD's stay cool. -Recommend using 2.0mm thermal pads rather than the ones provided. The RPi CPU wasn't touching the pad or heatsink. The thicker pads ensures contact with the heatsink. -NTFS formatted drives work great. No need for EXT4 format. Just make sure you hold SHIFT key down when you shutdown Windows PC with drive connected. That way you have no issues mounting the drive and creating a share folder in Raspian+OMV.

Solid construction, good bit of kit, but unfortunately was shipped to the UK with a US power adapter. Having to purchase and wait for a compatible 12v - 5A power adapter to arrive. As the only ones I have are sub 2A... :(

Distinctive, attractive look. Easy to assemble. Found step-by-step instructions online for installation of the NAS software program. VERY satisfying project.

Took some patience to find a rPI4b 8gb, but NAS is working great for me. The 2 included thermal pads were too thin as there was a gap between the rPI chips and the aluminum case so heat transfer to aluminum case won’t work. Bought some extra rPI thermal pads to make sure correct thermal contact to case for cooling.