March 11, 201214 yr I searched a bit but couldn't find anything on this, forgive me if this has been discussed... My current unraid build is filled to capacity physically, meaning I can't add anymore drives unless I switch cases or add 5-3 modules. Eventually I'd like to go the Norco route, but right now I'm poor, so I had another idea. What would stop me from jumping a spare power supply so that it provides current, put it in a spare pc case, and run long SATA (or even eSATA) cables from my existing case to the spare where I could put additional drives?
March 11, 201214 yr I searched a bit but couldn't find anything on this, forgive me if this has been discussed... My current unraid build is filled to capacity physically, meaning I can't add anymore drives unless I switch cases or add 5-3 modules. Eventually I'd like to go the Norco route, but right now I'm poor, so I had another idea. What would stop me from jumping a spare power supply so that it provides current, put it in a spare pc case, and run long SATA (or even eSATA) cables from my existing case to the spare where I could put additional drives? Nothing would stop you. Typically longer eSATA cables are shielded, so if you make them long, eSATA is probably better.
March 11, 201214 yr I plan to use a 1M sas breakout cable and a couple 1M power extention cables to a 4in3 cage outside of my case. Should work well, just have to ensure there is space on the desk right beside the main case. Sent from my SGH-I727R using Tapatalk
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