Meet Your Next Home Server - Aoostar R1

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  @mynk0.78mm · 2 years ago

  A bigger fan and a dust filter would've given it the air-purifier-credz that it emulates

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  @alexander0the0gray · 2 years ago

  “And really just anything else you might want to do with a desktop PC”<br><b>Shows B Roll of washing his motherboard in the sink</b>

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  @thespencerowen · 2 years ago (edited)

  You are learning to lean into the haters. I love it. <br>- truenas = you are doing it wrong<br>- OMV = you are doing it wrong<br>- unraid = you are doing it wrong<br>- casaos = you are doing it wrong<br>- windows 11 = 😮

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  @theflyingjapman5771 · 2 years ago

  I have watched several video guides out there by different creators regarding home labs, but this channel is the most relatable especially for beginners. For someone who grew up in Windows entirely, this one created a nice cushion for me to take a big step in exploring Linux and other home lab stuff. Please keep it up!

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  @jefff7316 · 2 years ago

  This looks like a great solution for a compact home media server. &nbsp;Should be plenty powerful to run jellyfin and navidrome off of it. &nbsp;Thanks for the review!

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  @ericschannel5150 · 2 years ago

  FYI the R1 I just got from Amazon DOES support fan control for the lower fan. I replaced the 2-pin fan with a 4-pin slim fan, plugging it into the same header, and the BIOS allowed me to adjust the speeds. In Win11, Speedfan did not recognize it however &quot;Fan Control&quot; did and I was able to create custom curves. I also added 3/4&quot; rubber feet to the bottom to improve airflow, and between that, the fan curves, and adding a heat sink to the NVME SSD, the SSD&apos;s temp dropped 10-15 degrees, with very little noise from the fans or hard drives, which were quite loud prior.<br><br>The BIOS date is late November 2023, so maybe updating older units with new firmware will help, or maybe my board is a newer version.

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  @TheQuickSilver101 · 2 years ago

  I really appreciate how accessible you make working on systems like this feel for most folks. I can share these with people I know who are less techy (that&apos;s probably not a real word) than I am and not have to worry about completely alienating them. Thanks!

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  @Hardware-Hoarder · 2 years ago

  This channel really does everything!

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  @ImCannibalOfficial · 2 years ago

  I have the Ryzen 5 5500U version of this AOOSTAR machine. You are correct that the fan spins at a fixed speed on the default header. I found that an 80mm Noctua fan fits pretty snug between the original fan mounting points and will stay put with 2 little gobs of bluetac or hot glue while giving way more airflow at a higher rpm. Running a pretty simple Linux desktop distro with casaOS has been stable and painless.

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  @tigeroats913 · 2 years ago

  This would be a gorgeous kodi box

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  @CamiloDraye · 2 years ago

  I&apos;ve had this with n100 for almost a month. I added 32gb ram + two 4tb ultrastar hdd drives. Copes very well with many tasks. I also replaced the fan with a Noctua NF-A9x1 and I&apos;m currently looking for a fan for the radiator because it&apos;s noisy. Great for home needs!

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  @BassNV42 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I have a DIY N100 NAS machine (Asus N100 ITX mobo) and its performance for NAS/Jellyfin is amazing. Having these features in a cute little box is really amazing. I was about to buy this R1 machine on Cyber Monday, but I really wanted it to be able to handle 4 SATA drives, so I decided to wait and recently Aoostar announced a quad SATA N100 machine and let&apos;s hope it delivers a nice design. Maybe I should buy a Mini ITX case, but shipping costs are prohibitive for me.<br><br>If I only would need 2 SATA drives, I would have bought this little guy.

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