The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ebahaha on 2025-03-12 22:43:47.

Hi all, I recently bough a 4-bay FANTEC QB-35U31 DAS (~€170, so relatively cheap I guess) which is connectd to a Beelink S12 Pro mini server. It works really well, expect for one major issue: the fan noise

Even on the lowest speed setting, the fan is still very loud and in addition I can’t shut it down when the HDDs go to sleep. I already tried placing it in a cupboard, but it’s not enough to reduce the noise. Since the setup is in the living room, my wife also complains about it…

Does anyone have recommendations for an extremely quiet 4-bay (minimum) DAS that I can connect via USB 3.2 to my server? It should support 3.5” and 2.5” drives (for caching).

Thanks in advance!