How can you increase the disk capacity on a MiniPC?
I already have a 2TB SSD but I would like to have a raid of SSD or NVMe, but I’m not sure what is the best solution for MiniPCs
Any experience with a similar problem?
It depends on the PC. If it’s a mini ITX board with an unused 16 lane PCIe slot, you can put an adapter in there with 4 NVMe drives. Make sure the motherboard supports PCIe bifurcation though.
Another option is an M.2 to SATA adapter. They will connect 4 to 6 drives to an M.2 slot. Finding a place to mount those drives could be tricky though.
External enclosure connected via usb-c. It’s cheap and effective.
Well, what interfaces does it have?
How much space does it have inside?
How much power can it supply on the 12v bus?
Most likely the answer is “very little” or “not at all”.
I have a SFF box that can support, max, 3 SATA drives (2.5"), because of lack of ports and little space. But it has the power to run 5. So I put in a PCI SATA controller, and wedged them in. Runs fine.
