I was thinking on buying a 2-4 bay HDD powered enclosure as a NAS for my mini pc, since I already have that, and buying or building a full-fledged diy NAS seems a bit expensive.

I want to hear some opinions from you guys, since it seems using this method is a mixed area from the selfhosted pros. I would be hoping that by using a powered enclosure, that would alleviate or solve the USB port overcharging issue, which have appeared in my mini pc when trying out an external HDD with a normal sata to usb converter.

Did you have any experiences with a setup like this one?

  • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businessEnglish
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    5 days ago

    It’s viable, but when you’re buying a DAS for the drives, figure out what the USB chipset is and make sure it’s not a flaky piece of crap.

    Things have gotten better, but some random manufacturers are still using trash bridge chips and you’ll be in for a bad time. (By which I mean your drives will vanish in the middle of a write, and corrupt themselves.)

    • frazorth@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      I’ve had “trash controllers” in Orico units which rewite the drive details which makes them annoying to work with but I’ve never heard of

      your drives will vanish in the middle of a write, and corrupt themselves

      That sounds likes its underpowered and when the draw is up the supply can’t handle it, which could happen for internal drives if your supply isn’t up to powering enough drives.

      Use a reputable brand like TerraMaster and you’ll not have those sorts of problems.