PS: Cheap mobo that doesn't cause issues with Ubuntu.

[Ralf Mardorf]

And while I'm at it, does anybody know a cheap case for 3.5" HDDs with
an USB controller, that has no standby mode or at least allows to
disable the standby mode?

A few days ago I got a fantec and support tries to help me [1], but most
likely there's no way to disable standby mode.

Regards,
Ralf

[1]
For those speaking German:
http://www.fantec-forum.de/index.php/Thread/7751-DB-ALU2e-Auto-Sleep/?postID=39071#post39071