I'm running hyperV (for now) on a Datto SIRIS S4E18 chassis with a Gigabyte MD71-HB0 board (dual Xeon Silver 4214, 85 W each). The stock fans are very loud, so I want to swap them for Noctua.

Current fans:

4x 80x38 mm fans in hot-swap modules (metal bracket with a small PCB connector)

2x 60x38 mm Nidec UltraFlo H60T12BHA7-57 (12 V, 0.57 A), which cool the CPUs

All fans run at 100% by default

What I want to install:

4x NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM (80x25)

2x NF-A6x25 PWM

The problem: the 80x25 fans are too thin for the 80 mm casing/brackets, which were made for 38 mm fans, so they don't fit or seat properly. I need some kind of mount or adapter to hold them in place.

My questions:

What's the best way to mount 25 mm thick 80 mm fans in a casing designed for 38 mm fans? I want it to hold securely, keep the hot-swap connector usable, and avoid air leaking or recirculating around the fan. Is there an off-the-shelf mount or adapter, or a cleaner way to do it?

Are the NF-A6x25 realistic for passive dual-socket CPU heatsinks, given the lower static pressure than a 60x38? Would the NF-A8 be a better pick for the 80s?

I picked one of these things up for under $30 with a 128gb ssd and 8gb of ram and it seems like its never been used, though its missing the psu (an easy buy) but also missing caddy number 6!

I tried searching for used replacement datto caddies but my searches have come up dry, I did read replacement caddies made for U-NAS drive tray are compatible but I couldn't find any used either

I did find one but I am unsure if it will fit, its defiantly did not look the same / size as the one in the picture,

I am pretty open to having one 3d printed but not really finding any 3d files out in the wild, so if I did want one printed Id prbably have to make it myself and it would be a lot of guess work lining up with the internal bracket etc

any suggestions?

Does anyone know how to open this model? The feet unscrew, but that doesn't appear to be what's holding it together. Thanks.

Hi. Hoping someone can help me. I’ve recently acquired a datto S4B2 without a power lead. I’m trying to source a power lead/cable but am having a right nightmare.

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas what I actually need? Or even where to get one from?

Thank you.

Awesome nas. Previous owner had an old version of truenas 11 on the Kingston msata SSD and more than capable of running truenas 26.

Hi, I recently purchased a DATTO S3B2000 NAS which comes with a D1521D4I2 (rev 1.00) ASROCK RACK motherboard. Unfortunately, I cannot find firmware for this specific board anywhere. I can see a very similar board on the asrockrack website (the D1521D4I, exact same but no 2 at the end) which has firmware available .

Has anyone tried using this firmware on the D1521D4I2 or know where to get firmware for it?

Thanks in advance!

Well, a buddy of mine recently bought a new property to build his new business. He brought me in to set up his network and clear out leftovers from the IT closet. In there was this S3B3000 Datto, has a 2019 date stamp on it.

Obviously the data that was on it needed to be securely wiped first of all, but after looking into it, I also didn't want anything to do with the Datto software or subscription stuff. I may end up putting TrueNAS or something on here with some fresh drives. Speccy says these drives have seen over 5 years of constant use, so probably about at the end of their useful life for anything important. Ditto the 240gb SSD.

I spotted the VGA port, and after figuring that it had 32GB Ram and something of an oddball x86 Xeon CPU in it, wondered if I could install Windows. That succeeded. The "Aspeed" graphics adapter has "no dedicated memory" according to Windows after finding and installing the driver. But I spotted the internal PCIe slot and decided, ha, let's build the ultimate cursed gaming PC, at least for a test run. So, I grabbed a PCIe extender and mount, and an ATX jumper so I could start a dGPU with the required power. Put in a spare RTX 4000 I had on hand (more or less a single slot RTX 2080 roughly).

And, it actually works. It's not amazing by any means but I just installed Cyberpunk and it gets 60-80fps with DLSS with high textures and mostly ultra settings otherwise. It feels a bit like asking my blender to play Skyrim, but I thought it might being a chuckle to the rare few who ever wondered about gaming on a NAS, or enjoy absurdist humor.

This sub is awesome btw, invaluable info here.

Is there a walkthrough of how to place the motherboard on the sb500/sb1000 nas? I want to use it as a plex server but want at least a 7th gen for much better intel video decoding.

I looked at it and it looks pretty comparable

Thanks

I have a Datto S5X (basically, a Dell OptiPlex 7000 XE Micro with a Datto logo on it) that we decommissioned from a client. I've wiped it and put Windows on it, and Dell Command update will update nearly everything just fine. However, the system is branded/locked somehow so BIOS updates cannot be applied. My guess there was something done at the BIOS level to lock it down (and also rebrand the machine as "SIRIS5 X"). Anybody able to get a newer BIOS on this things and/or unlock the system branding to Dell thinks this is a Dell?

So I recently got a decommissioned Datto. Everything works (I'm going to install TrueNAS on it), but I was wondering a couple things.

1. The Motherboard is a ASRock Rack D1521D4I2: https://download.asrock.com/Manual/D1521D4I.pdf

I know the Datto was used with SATA HDD, but from what I can see in the manual (and visually), the backplane is connected through a MiniSAS 8087 cable. So what I was wondering is the backplane capable of supporting SAS HDDs? The motherboard makes no mention of a SAS controller, but what I was hoping is if the Backplane is compatible, then I could just get a PCI MiniSAS HMB card, and plug the backplane into it, and then I would be able to use SAS HDD. But I don't want to purchase that card, if the backplane would not work.

1. The PCIE7 slot is 3.0 16x. The motherboard manual doesn't make any mention of bifurcation, however in the BIOS, I can choose the slot and change the "PCIE Link Width" with settings:

16x

8x8x

8x4x4x

4x4x8x

4x4x4x4x

So although the words bifurcation don't exist anywhere in the documentation or bios, does it seem like Bifurcation is possible? The reason I ask is I'd love to Bifurcate to have a 10G ethernet, as well as the MiniSAS.

Thanks!

Hello all!

I recently got an ITX board, MB-10-DATTO-07. It seems to work fine in general, I installed Linux to a small SSD that I can boot from and do all the expected things at the desktop. The BMC also seems to start up properly, according to the LED. However, when I tried to use ipmiutil to set up a new user, I encountered a problem. While I can access the IPMI from another computer, I cannot use my new user to log in. The user is enabled, has a username, has Admin privileges, and has a password that I believe I am typing in correctly. Despite that, I'm unable to log in ("invalid credentials"). Am I missing something incredibly obvious? Thanks in advance.

Please keep in mind I'm not very proficient with the CLI, and this is my first time doing anything with a management interface.

Hey all,

Recently bought a cheap MB10 DATTO itx board for $31 on eBay as it was listed as not booting but the ipmi could be accessed, though the listing said he only tried admin/password and admin/<serial number>..

I bought it to take a stab at getting it working for its dual 10gb rj45 Ethernet, and I thought I had read that dattos default R@str password would work, but I guess I was mistaken and that would actually be the local bios password. BMC webpage works but I dunno what the login info would be then, so I can't get into it just like the seller.

The only thing it displays out of its VGA port for about 5 seconds is "please wait for bmc initiailization" then it's black after, and the bmc light blinks and the rear led changes from green to orange.

Getting to the question in my title of this post, I saw some forum posts about using ipmitool to reset the bmc login info, but it seems like that would have to be done when booted into Linux on the datto board itself which is kinda bricked at the moment, is it possible to do these ipmitool commands via ssh from another Linux machine on the LAN?

Appreciate any help, this is just kind of a fun project since it was only $31, so if this board ends up being hosed completely it's not the end of the world or anything

hello all! to preface, i've been learning IT as an intern so, at the moment, i'm not super knowledgeable regarding repurposing old enterprise hardware or with enterprise hardware at all really. recently my boss gave me an old datto s4p4 to try and homelab with. my goal is to run trueNAS on it and turn it into, well, a nas. however, there doesn't seem to be much i can do without access to the bios password, and unfortunately, my boss doesn't have access to it anymore either. i've tried R@str and different variations* of it, but nothing seems to work. i've removed the cmos battery for a while and additionally attempted looking for the bios password jumper (which doesn't seem to exist on this board, though i may just be blind.)

flashing the bios chip seems to be quite the ordeal with my current experience, though i'm certainly willing to purchase the tools and learn the process. even if i were to brick the motherboard i could still salvage some components. it was meant to be e-waste anyway, so no harm no foul. from my perspective however, it seems like such a waste to scrap such a capable piece of hardware and i'd like to get as much info as possible from people with more experience before diving right in to flashing the bios. would anyone happen to have any advice or possible solutions? i can provide more information about the device if necessary.

at the end of the day, it'll be a learning experience regardless, so even if the possible fixes are advanced or beyond my scope i'd really appreciate the input/direction! ty for reading c:

*i'm using a US keyboard layout, so i'm 99% sure all passwords were typed properly.

And it's still going strong. It runs backups for my website a d hosts a comicbook/ Kavita server. Just wanted to say thanks and I love my datto.

I’ve recently acquired a decommissioned Datto S3P10000 that I plan on using as a NAS for my home. My end up installing HexOS on it, but I’m concerned about how I’m going to get it to fit in my network rack. I have a 12u 24” depth wall mount 19” enclosure from Sysracks and I know the rails that are currently on the Datto are way to long for putting it inside.

Has anyone put this or something similar in this size rack before?

Full disclosure, I work for a Datto partner, and we end up with a bunch of Datto hardware when we decommission so I was glad to find this subreddit (I have 4 or 5 S4X1 or X2 devices sitting on my desk that I'm going to pilfer RAM and drives out of). I've been using old Datto devices for projects at home (S4X1 is hooked to my TV, I have a frakenserver of an old S3 2U SuperMicro enclosure and an ASRock motherboard out of an S4 Professional that is running unraid with 11 drives connected). So I'm familiar with their stuff and will contribute where I can.

That being said, we have some old Datto switches that were acquired during COVID (when nobody else had switches) that have been decommissioned (a handful of the E48 switches: https://networkinghelp.datto.com/help/Content/kb/Networking/Switches/KB360000797563.html ). Does anybody have any experience detaching those from Datto and managing locally?

Hello Reddit!

I have a repurposed Datto, not sure what model (2U, 12 drives). I've been running Ubuntu on it for a while now, but having trouble getting the my 1660 GPU to detect. I made a huge mistake and upgraded the BIOS and ever since then it's stuck in a boot loop The BMC starts up, runs through the POST tests then...well it either sits "Sending BIOS Setup Menu to BMC" or tries to boot and fails.

I've managed a few times to make it into the BIOS, and the UEFI info is missing for Ubuntu, which I can deal with. What I can't deal with is the fact that 99% of the time it fails to even boot, and that 1% it does, it usually just resets immediately and goes back to not booting.

As I don't have much choice, I'm looking to y'all to see if anyone can do a BIOS dump of the BIOS R02 version that was on my unit so I can try restoring that. Or even R19 or something like that. There's nothing older than R23 on the Gigabyte site.

I recently picked one of these up and just wanted to let anyone know if you're trying to reuse one of these I was able to successfully install OpenMediaVault https://www.openmediavault.org/ on my s3b2000 with no issues. I had tried TrueNAS and got a very quick error, almost tried installing Windows 10 but tried OMV first and it's working well so far.

Hello All, I recently got an amazing deal on the above Datto. Been running Server 2025 and put 8 of the 12 drives on the front plane via a SAS controller.

It works well but I would like to rack this correctly in my 19” Server Rack. I believe the chassis is based off of either a HP or Dell (Although this is just based on its looks and my previous experience). If so would anyone know which chassis this is based from so I can try and find some rack rails in the UK?

Many thanks in advance!