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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?

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[โ€“] nagaram@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's basically what I'm going for.

How are you connecting the mini PC via SATA and how are you powering the BOD?

[โ€“] tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 1 points 8 months ago

The mini PC case is open and the cables go directly from the mainboard/PSU to the BOD back (4 SATA and 1 MOLEX).