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Fractal Design 7XL Maxed Out. Now what? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I've maxed out my 7XL with 20TBs and looking for advice on expanding this. Can anyone recommend a way to expand my storage (externally I suppose) using a SAS Expander inside the 7XL?

Thanks in advance

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have the exact same problem lol, except I have 12-16TB drives in mine.

I got a set of these to allow me to place 3 more drives on the "floor" of the case:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XYBKGWN?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's not a bad idea! How do you screw the mount on the floor of the case? Or is it free standing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Freestanding, but the pieces interlock into one another and it's all rubber-like so it's shock absorbing.