malaga Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 good day dear friends, well sure i know this is theoretically a bit difficult, but I dare to ask: what are the possible ways to connect an internal 3.5'' SATA HDD to the board (let's say i want to use a 1TB)? Let's ignore the need for additional power. i want to add a good power supply unit: So that i have enough power. What about the ways and options to connect a HDD. What is aimed: I want to make a box like a Network Attached Storage - a NAS - that contains the board and the HDD internally, so the trivial "plug to USB connector" is excluded. How can I do this? first approach: Well - i guess that the only way is to use a sata to usb adaptor or a usb enclosure for the drive. What do you say - i love to hear from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjc Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 You have options like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkaiser Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 1 hour ago, malaga said: the only way is to use a sata to usb adaptor or a usb enclosure for the drive Exactly. So take care that you choose an appropriate chipset (JMS578 for example). Something like this: https://aliexpress.com/item/Black-JMS578-Chip-3569S3-EU-BK-HDD-SSD-case-with-EU-plug-support-Hot-swap-drive/32814026176.html Performance on an USB2 Hi-Speed port is low as expected: http://linux-sunxi.org/Sunxi_devices_as_NAS Given the high prices for an appropriate enclosure I would buy an ODROID-HC2 anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malaga Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 many many thanks for the hints - opio - sure thing i allready have ordered one. regarding the psu: well - sure thing - need a extra psu i think i will check out here...: https://www.banggood.com/search/switching-power-supply-board-ac-dc-power-module-5-volt.html?sbc=1 switching psu greetings thx for the hints regarding the odroid hc 2 allready took this into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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