Helios64 case and Radxa Rock5 ITX+

[ploubi]

Hello,

 

After 5 years of loyal service, my Helios64 SBC just died on me last night.

Would a Radxa Rock5 ITX+ and a M.2 to Hexa SATA Adapter could be a good drop in replacement to reuse the case?

Both are Mini-ITX so it would fit.

I know I would lose the front panel lights and power/reset button, and I would need to cut the back panel to fit the I/O shield but these are minor problems.

 

What I am more concerned with, is if it is at all possible to power the 5 HDD from the radxa board (as the Helios 64 board didi).

Helios engineers had made it possible to do it with minimum power, mainly by starting up the drives sequentially.

 

Can the molex 4-Pin connector on the Radxa can do it?
Provided I could buy/make an adapter to connect it to the J8 harness of the case?

 

That would definitely be a great thing if I could reuse that very fine enclosure.

 

Thanks for your input on that matter.

 

Edited 3 hours ago by ploubi

[luneth]

I like it, unfortunately I couldn't find anything about the specs of the 12V/5V molex output. Only the recommended power supply using the 12V barrel (90W/ 12V/8A).

You should probably reach to Radxa on their discord/forum to find out if the board can supports the intensity peak of 5 3.5" HDD spinning up a the same time....