Follow-up post of my storage question from yesterday: Are there ANY storage extension options on my mainboard?
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From what I can see, it looks like you have a SATA connector, though the power for it may need a special breakout, and an mSATA connector, both in the second photo
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That SATA port is what you need. You can use that to connect an external eSATA drive enclosure (external jbod).
For a clean install, get a SATA to eSATA adapter - the kind with an expansion slot plate. Something like a STCESATAPLT1LP. Unscrew the eSATA end from the plate, cut a matching hole in the PC case and mount the port to the hole. This is better than going straight from the internal port in my opinion.
It looks like you have a mini-PCIe slot as well, probably intended for WiFi. That may work with an mSATA to SATA adapter to give you a second port. Or it may work with an mSATA SSD. I would test with something cheap or get confirmation it works from other users of this PC before investing in an expensive SSD.
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It’s a Fujitsu W26361 There isn’t a lot of info about it on the net, all the links are rotten.
You have a sata port. You have to use an external power supply for that. Or maybe one of the pins next to it can supply the required voltage, you can use a multimeter to figure it out if you are brave. If you are not you can split the power of the other sata ssd or buy something like this:
You also have an mPCIe or mSATA port. It’s impossible to tell the difference from a photo, because they use the same connector.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#Mini-SATA_(mSAT…
Without any more knowledge I would guess it’s an mPCIe. Having 2 sata ports and an mSATA next to it would be strange, they could use the mPCIe for a 3G modem, it would make more sense in a thin client like this.
If it’s an mPCIe you can buy a sata expansion there and even connect up to 4 sata drives. Looks like something like this:
You can convert it to normal PCIe or m.2, the possibilities are endless:
If it’s not mPCIe but mSATA, you can buy mSATA SSD there, they are really rare nowadays. Or you can buy an mSATA to SATA port:
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Yeah this is what OP wants. I run an unraid array with two pci expansion cards to add in 8 more drives. They’re more robust than an equivalent USB array (I think?) and allow for much higher speeds.
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I know you said you decided against it, but perhaps reconsider USB?
I was facing the same dilemma a few months ago, and ultimately decided that trying to break out those internal connections wasn’t worth it. The problem with these tiny PCS is that they are not designed with arrays of drives in mind. There’s typically not enough room in the case to properly add an additional drive, so you end up running the sata cord through a hole in the case and using an external drive and power supply anyway.
USB on the other hand, is intended to connect to an external device. The connectors themselves are more robust and they can even supply power.
I use my external drive for data I don’t have to access constantly, like templates and backups. 90% of the time it’s just sitting in standby. If you need to access a lot of data constantly, you might start to notice the slower USB speeds; if you can segment your data, keeping your “working” files on the internal drive and just use the external for storage, you probably won’t notice the USB at all. It’s certainly not the perfect solution, but with your particular restrictions, it might be the better tool for the job.
The other option would be Network Attached Storage, essentially a low power computer that just exists to allow other computers to access its storage. You can probably find an old, cheap desktop PC for sale locally, likely for less than it would cost you to bring out those internal ports and buy a drive enclosure and power supply.
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Buy a better case for the mobo. I modded once an mITX motherboard to an ancient HP Proliant microserver case, it’s not that hard. Mobos like this doesn’t have standard screw distances, but you don’t have to secure all screws in a ghetto server. 2 screws and some padding is enough, with 3 screws you are overengineering.
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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
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PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SATA
Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD
Solid State Drive mass storage
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Been using USB since forever. I have one USB3 jbod with four SSDs (2 RAID1 + 2 RAID1) and an USB-C double enclosure with two spinning disks (RAID1 as well)
Setup is running flawless since 2016 at the very least, but I was using USB even before that timeframe.
All the RAIDs are Linux software RAID.
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