On Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:46:03 -0600 Todd Millecam <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, the M.2 Socket is actually your fastest option. It's hooked > straight to the PCI-e bus and I typically see sustained transfer > speeds of about 3.6GB/s on those. Those have sort of replaced the > SATA SSD as the fastest option, and 2TB is a pretty standard and > affordable size (got one for $180 this past year). That's a possibility. I have a 256 GB SATA internal hard drive. Replacing that would cost under $100. If I understand this correctly, the motherboard supports M key only, so I could use an M key or a B and M key device. E.g.: https://www.newegg.com/silicon-power-ace-a55-256gb/p/N82E16820301384?Description=m.2&cm_re=m.2-_-20-301-384-_-Product&quicklink=true > > You would be able to put that in your array and it would mitigate the > expansion card need. The existing array is all spinning rust. The expanded array would run at spinning rust speeds, so spending the $ for SSDs would be a waste. > There are also M.2 riser cards. There are also adapters, like https://www.newegg.com/orico-sata-to-m-2-ngff-adapter-db9-to-rj45/p/35G-00E4-00004?Description=sata%20m.2%20adapter&cm_re=sata_m.2%20adapter-_-35G-00E4-00004-_-Product Thanks, that helps. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
