June 29, 20242 yr Hi guys, I'm very new to unraid and just been using it for a week. I got my hands on an sorted out workstation from work and figured its the perfect timing for getting into home server stuff since I have been planning on getting into it for a while already. I have a 256GB nvme drive that is on the mainboard, an old 250GB 850 Samsung EVO connected via USB and also an external docking station with 2 4TB HDDs connected via USB. All at least USB 3.0. Sadly the mainboard of this small workstation is very limited and I dont have a lot option connecting anything on the board directly via sata. I'm trying to figure out if my config is alright and if I need a cache drive for it and if yes which of my drives I should use for that. Heres my current config. MY appdata is currently on the nvme I would appreciate some advice! Thanks
June 29, 20242 yr Community Expert USB not recommended for assigned disks for many reasons. Do you have a slot you can use for a disk controller?
June 29, 20242 yr Author 9 minutes ago, trurl said: USB not recommended for assigned disks for many reasons. Do you have a slot you can use for a disk controller? What slot would I need and why exactly? Sorry im quite new to all of this. Im running unraid of an fujitsu esprimo q958. It does have 2 sata ports on the mainboard but no way I can run power to the drives to power them so I decided an external docking station might be easier.
June 29, 20242 yr Community Expert 8 hours ago, BlackIceFire said: It does have 2 sata ports on the mainboard but no way I can run power to the drives Normally you would install the drives inside the case and power them from a cable on the same power supply the motherboard is using.
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