How to put 2 NVMe m.2 disk on a NanoPC-T6

[fever_wits]

Hello,

 

I apologize in advance if I haven't put the topic in the right section.

 

I want to share my experience with NanoPC-T6 and two NVMe m.2 disk.
I use my NanoPC-T6 for a small server.
In the beginning I had 2 SSDs and an M.2 to 2 SATA adapter.
But I never found the right solution to power both the NanoPC-T6 and the SSDs from 1 place.
After some internet searching I was able to find a solution on how to put 2 NVMe drives on my NanoPC-T6

As you know NanoPC-T6 has 1 M.2 M-Key connector with PCIe 3.0 x4
There is also one PCIe which is M.2 E-key connector with PCIe 2.1 x1
With this adapter:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004762924052.html
I am using M.2 E-key to M.2 M-Key.

The version of the kernel I use is 6.1.43-vendor-rk35xx.

The speed that the NVMe disk on the adapter board can reach is about 400MB per second, which is quite good for my needs.

I am attaching some pictures.

 

 

I hope this is useful for you. If there are any questions, I'm at the meeting to answer them.

Regards,

Edited June 15, 2024 by fever_wits