2,5 vs 3.5 inch hdd - which options do we have on a Orange Pi

[malaga]

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

[hjc]

You have options like

 

[tkaiser]

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...

[malaga]

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.