# 6Bay SSD Bracket Kit

**URL:** https://forum.45homelab.com/t/6bay-ssd-bracket-kit/3512
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**Created:** [August 10, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/6bay-ssd-bracket-kit/3512 "2025-08-10T23:55:09Z")
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### Author: ![rymandle05](https://forum.45homelab.com/user_avatar/forum.45homelab.com/rymandle05/32/2424_2.png) [@rymandle05](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/rymandle05)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/6bay-ssd-bracket-kit/3512/2 "2025-08-11T00:50:51Z")

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Unfortunately, there’s not enough room to mount a 120mm fan on the rear. I guess the answer to your question then is technically no? I haven’t measured, but I think you could get a 80mm fan ( or two side by side) to mount there. Either way, you won’t have room for any fans if you go with the rear SSD mount.

You may have seen the post below on a larger 5U version of the HL15 referred to as the “Beast”. It’s possible the chassis might support a 120mm rear exhaust fan.

> [@\*\*Sneak Peek Alert! – HL15 Beast Incoming \*\*](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/sneak-peek-alert-hl15-beast-incoming/3276):
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> Hey Homelab Heroes, Thought I’d drop a little something special for you all — a sneak peek at what we’re calling the HL15 Beast! smiling_face_with_sunglasses Now before you start frantically measuring your rack and planning cable routes, a quick disclaimer: this is still a prototype, and the design isn’t final yet… so don’t go carving the model name into your NAS just yet. sweat_smile But yes — it’s real, it’s bold, and it’s brewing in the lab. Stay tuned… it’s only going to get wilder f…

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