The Rosewill HEARTH NAS PRO is a server chassis for home-server and DIY NAS builders who need extensive storage, with 12 hot-swap 3.5-inch drive bays, six 2.5-inch SSD mounts, and E-ATX motherboard compatibility.
Recommended For
- DIY NAS and media-server builders who want a tower-style chassis with room to expand into as many as 12 hot-swap hard drives, rather than a small prebuilt NAS.
- Home-lab operators building a dedicated storage server who need hot-swap access for drive replacement or pool expansion and are comfortable choosing and configuring their own motherboard, storage controller, and operating system.
- Builders reusing a compatible E-ATX or ATX platform for a storage-focused workstation or server who need more expansion room than a compact NAS enclosure provides.
- Tinkerers planning a high-capacity build who are willing to monitor drive temperatures and add or reposition fans if their drive count, workload, or ambient temperature calls for more airflow.
Real-World Use Scenarios
- For a home NAS or media server, the HEARTH NAS PRO gives a DIY build room for a growing hard-drive library; hot-swap bays make drive replacement easier without opening the chassis.
- When consolidating files or expanding an existing storage pool, builders can populate the bays over time; community reports suggest checking drive temperatures and planning extra airflow if many hard drives will run together.
- For a home lab that combines storage with server workloads, the chassis can house a larger motherboard and a full system build, letting users run NAS software alongside services such as virtual machines or containers.
- For a camera-recording or NVR build, users can assemble a DIY server around multiple drives for video storage; the actual recording capacity and retention time depend on the drives and recording setup.
- For a workstation or compute-heavy home-lab build with several expansion cards, the spacious tower layout can simplify fitting a large motherboard and multiple GPUs; builders should still check component clearances and power needs before assembly.
Spec Summary
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| Best For | Home server, DIY NAS, and media server builds |
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| Motherboard And Expansion | Supports E-ATX motherboards up to 12 × 13 in, ATX up to 12 × 9.6 in, Mini-ATX up to 11.2 × 8.2 in, and smaller; includes 10 expansion slots |
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| Drive Bays And Hot Swap | 12 hot-swap bays for 3.5-inch drives, plus 6 internal 2.5-inch drive bays |
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| Power Supply Support | Supports an ATX power supply |
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| Cooling Support | Five PWM fans; supports air and water cooling, with a side radiator option up to 240 mm |
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| Front I/O And Controls | Front ports include one USB 3.0 port and one USB 3.2 Type-C port; push-button control |
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| Chassis Construction | Desktop case with a black SECC steel enclosure |
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| Dimensions And Weight | 16.59 in deep × 15.75 in wide × 14.84 in high; weighs 26.86 lb |
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| Model Identifiers | Rosewill HEARTH NAS PRO |
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