I'm going to guess it won't work with the small KingSpec 8GB that is marked on 
the board "7PSATA-1"

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thaddeus Waldner [mailto:thadw...@gmail.com]
> Sent: June-30-22 10:43 AM
> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pi4 SSD, MicroSD use
> 
> I am using this cable:
> 
> StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable -...
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
> 
> 
> > On Jun 30, 2022, at 11:33 AM, johnd <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote:
> >
> > ?Hi Thaddeus,Can you add some information? 1. What USB 3.0 to SATA adapter 
> > are you using?2. Or is it a
> case that the SATA drive or SSD fits into?3. Which specific SSD are you 
> using?  Thanks JohnSent from my
> Samsung S10
> > -------- Original message --------From: Thaddeus Waldner 
> > <thadw...@gmail.com> Date: 2022-06-30  7:47
> a.m.  (GMT-08:00) To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" 
> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject:
> [Emc-users] Pi4 SSD, MicroSD use Here are some recent experiences with flash 
> storage on a Pi4 as
> adevelopment environment running LinuxCNC 2.8.2.A while back I posted in this 
> mailing list that using an
> SSD on the Pi4 isprohibitive because it causes latency issues. At the time, I 
> tested this ona heavily used,
> repurposed ssd. I later discovered that the SSD was failingdue to write wear. 
> This is likely what caused the
> latency issues in thefirst place.In the meantime I ran the Pi4 (2GB memory) 
> as  a development
> platform,running up to 3 instances of VS Code (1.5GB memory each) along with 
> Glade,browser, etc. This
> type of usage made short work of the Samsung EVO microSDcard. The card wear 
> issue first showed up as
> spurious latency violations. Abit later the entire system became maddeningly 
> slow and unusable.Cloning to
> a fresh sd card solved the problem.In the process of making backups I also 
> cloned the system to an SSD
> (intel320 this time) and to my surprise, it ran with zero latency issues. I 
> willbe using SSDs from now on,
> thank you.Some takeaways:1) large page files are bad news for cheap flash 
> storage2) "worn out" storage
> will cause latency issue on low latency systems3) latency tests on a low 
> latency system might be a way to
> detect flashwrite wear 
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