ICY BOX IB-NAS4220-B
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Setup
The IB-NAS4220-B came with the power brick, a RJ45 patch cable, the Chassis and a CD. There isn't really much to a NAS device which is good news for those with little PC or building experience as it will be very easy. If you have ever played with LEGOs, then this is not much more difficult. TechwareLabs will be installing two SATA hard disk drives of 1000Gigs (1 Terabyte) in size (Model HD103UJ by SAMSUNG). The drives run at 7200rpm/32m and are extremely silent even under load. The only tool needed is a #1 Phillips screwdriver to open the NAS device. Once TWL had it open we marveled at the simplicity of the design. Seen in the photos below, the heart of the IB-NAS4220-B is a circuit board the size of a dollar bill. The case is pure aluminum to assist with heat dissipation (what little there is from the HDDs). The mounts for the HDDs consist of a rubber bushing designed to cut down on any vibration produced by the HDDs. The kit comes with specially design screws, so don’t lose any! The two SATA cables, network cable (Cat 5e), and the power cable is also included so scrambling for special cables will not be of your concern once you get your hands on one.
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Once the hard disk drives were installed the case reassembled (four small Phillips head screws), the NAS was plugged into the network and provided power. The sound of two HDDs was heard at first but once there were at speed, we could no longer hear them. The chassis fan was heard though faint in comparison to a standard PC’s case fans. The CD ROM was inserted into a lab PC and the setup was run. The software was nothing to write up as it just provided a search and configure feature to assist you with finding the NAS on your network and giving it a static IP address. We have provided a few screen shots for those of you who are curious about the initial software config.
Setup Continued
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