So I have a a mini rack.

I have about 1.5 U of rack space and a model for a 4 bay 3.5 inch BOD

HOWEVER, no idea how best to connect them to a computer.

I’m thinking right now just plugging them into a Think center m715 with a powered USB hub.

I’m also thinking get a Raspberry Pi 5 and a nvme to sata hat, but I’m not aware of a way to power those 4 drives other than extra internal power supply. It would be convenient to just use like a wall wart or USB 2 power.

Thoughts? Best practices?

  • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Yeah I have the N3 and I have no complaints. It works great.

    If you’re building your own rackmount system, I would still recommend some kind of SAS connector and PCIe card with external connectors, like a 9200-8e. If you aren’t using a backplane, you’ll probably want a SATA breakout cable and external power.