This Raspberry Pi NAS Drive includes two 1TB Solid-State Drives in RAID 1 configuration, and can be built in an evening.
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SATA Hat (https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Pi-Penta-SATA-HAT/dp/B0DCK4BHJK/ref=sr_1_72_sspa?crid=13PRT2XD70XH9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ifSbV8iceAoQpS5b1nmMZiLgzAlhiIuFPK5O6Pu6dip5wzn2cDoxY7anqvMHb3u-dmJwtIiREb6k1QLeCy9NU96sKgru3veQ9QzqYFP8mEIicWu7C_6gz06ziLf0VXPViIAXd3RBgczHGHmx7eb-ug3XNmK5KRrqN1lUgoyadA-KZfSi7Gjcgq8sW_Hr_BnbOM_axjNT5UVEBDi5xzo1uQZ9KugDNSraUPn8Dx9ZcJ4sOkfkClyCzTGMMzBmAEjOmHIclokNUuD2uIlfHsIZv_oFAvklTgeSUCTx5iojbuE.Nmg5TbkthQkkHFUmu-ji88Z-OrzU38kSoLGzgScySv8&dib_tag=se&keywords=raspberry+pi+pico&qid=1741582315&s=electronics&sprefix=raspberry+pi+pico%2Celectronics%2C117&sr=1-72-spons&xpid=eOgXaLSNZZdl5&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9idGY&psc=1)
I saw this and rememmbered your project. can do 4 Sata Drives.
Yes, at a glance this one does seem to support 4 drives in a NAS configuration, however it may require special software to implement RAID. I would feel better about this is the description mentioned supported RAID modes. There are tons of R-Pi Hats that support 4 drives that do NOT directly support RAID 0 / 1. When I get home, I can post the question. But I am concerned about no mention of RAID support.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Mar 10, 2025, 08:50 AMYes, at a glance this one does seem to support 4 drives in a NAS configuration, however it may require special software to implement RAID. I would feel better about this is the description mentioned supported RAID modes. There are tons of R-Pi Hats that support 4 drives that do NOT directly support RAID 0 / 1. When I get home, I can post the question. But I am concerned about no mention of RAID support.
True, that would be a great thing for this concidering the concept.
I saw this and didn't know if it was any help or not to this project.
https://raspberrytips.com/nas-guide-raspberry-pi/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=RaspberryTips&fbclid=IwY2xjawLkLr9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEzblFISWRHZjgyejNwYnBPAR4in00Hl6YAy7-zZVI_j-mA0iiV9jaPH07VAHWtZqoWcG5IhpzRYNyR2CClLQ_aem_F1_HhuUCqsFQpycuKQfIQg (https://raspberrytips.com/nas-guide-raspberry-pi/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=RaspberryTips&fbclid=IwY2xjawLkLr9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEzblFISWRHZjgyejNwYnBPAR4in00Hl6YAy7-zZVI_j-mA0iiV9jaPH07VAHWtZqoWcG5IhpzRYNyR2CClLQ_aem_F1_HhuUCqsFQpycuKQfIQg)
Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Jul 16, 2025, 03:10 AMI saw this and didn't know if it was any help or not to this project.
I will take a look at it from home. I did a lot of research before starting this project, mainly because many of the R-Pi hats that had multiple drives did
not support RAID 1, which was my primary goal. The software considerations boiled down to what people were saying about the various options. But I will take a look. More information is better before I begin to install software on it.
I am very close to setting this up. I lacked a dedicated Raspberry Pi workstation, with its own monitors, keyboard, mouse, etc. Now that I am moving my 3D printers to the same bench, that frees up a whole bench that I can now use for R-Pi stuff. There are three projects in the queue and lack of space to set them up was the main issue. We're days away from that being solved.
Cool, can't wait
Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Jul 16, 2025, 11:57 AMCool, can't wait
Yeah, once the bench is set up I will update the Office Evolution page too, because a lot of things have been moving around lately. Everything is in a state of flux at the moment.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Jul 16, 2025, 02:22 PMQuote from: JKnightandKARR on Jul 16, 2025, 11:57 AMCool, can't wait
Yeah, once the bench is set up I will update the Office Evolution page too, because a lot of things have been moving around lately. Everything is in a state of flux at the moment.
I knows the feeling all TOO well...