A compact Zotac MAGNUS EN1070K was repurposed into a multi‑drive home server by designing and 3D‑printing a glass‑filled ABS extension that houses an ICY Dock five‑bay hot‑swap cage plus a printed sixth drive holder. The upgrade includes a Pico PSU fed from an upgraded 19.5 V brick and a DC‑DC converter to handle six drive spin‑ups, an ASM1166 M.2 SATA adapter for six ports, a 1 TB boot SSD, 32 GB of DDR4, and a Wi‑Fi 6E card. Six 8 TB WD Red Plus drives form a single encrypted RAIDZ2 pool (≈43.7 TB raw, ≈29 TB usable) that tolerates two simultaneous drive failures; the pool auto‑resilvered when a drive was hot‑removed. Cooling is a challenge - printed enclosure traps heat with idle drive temps around 45 °C - so Noctua fans were added and further tweaks are planned.
TrueNAS was rejected because it lacks wireless support and dropped the proprietary NVIDIA driver needed for the GTX 1070; instead the system runs Kubuntu 24.04 with ZFS, services in Docker Compose behind Caddy, and a custom dashboard that provides a single source of truth. A 1.47" ESP32‑S3 touch screen wired to USB exposes the same JSON status, plus a power menu. Each app gets its own TLS hostname, the configuration is a git repo with make targets for linting/testing, and an Actions API controls backups and diagnostics. The build is framed as reclaiming household data and functionality from cloud vendors by consolidating storage, media, backups, and services on a locally owned machine.
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Samsung plans to more than double its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM output next year, reaching 250,000 wafers per month. The company will also increase outsourced glass carrier volume to support high-layer stacking production. (en.sedaily.com)
papyDeck is a small, open-source console that runs Lua scripts as games, with source code accessible and modifiable by users. It features high-resolution graphics, multiple cores, and can display games over HDMI, emphasizing transparency and user creativity. (papydeck.eu)
Sherline Tools, a US-based manufacturer of precision lathes and CNC machines, is winding down its manufacturing operations due to rising costs and changing consumer habits. The company will continue to sell existing products and parts until the end of October 2026, while maintaining warranty support. (toolguyd.com)
Porsche has introduced wireless inductive charging for its Cayenne Electric SUV, allowing drivers to charge by parking over a charging pad. The system offers up to 11 kW charging with safety features and is available in Europe now. (electrek.co)
Nvidia GPUs contain 10 to 30 RISC-V cores used for management tasks, not user programming. One core has been handling significant parts of the graphics driver since 2018, operating cryptographically securely. (xda-developers.com)
Fairphone has released a new model designed for easy repairs and modular upgrades. The phone aims to promote sustainability by allowing users to replace components instead of discarding the entire device. (fastcompany.com)
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