Hey there,
the plan for my build is to connect multiple 3.5" HDD's to my Pi, ideally with a low energy consumption.
My first attempts use external USB enclosures that come with their own power supply.
The problem is, the enclosures seem to draw more power then the PI itself (not counting the actual HDD's).
(For reference, 14 HDDs + 2 Enclosures + the Pi5 draw 124W total. The Pi itself draws 11W, each HDD draws 6-7W)
Now, I have an old PSU and ATX case, where I can connect the Pi directly to the PSU using the GPIO .
Is there anyway I can connect only the data SATA cables to my Pi? (Since I can power them using the SATA connectors coming out of the PSU)?
Maybe with an NVME hat + an NVME to 6 SATA adapter?
the plan for my build is to connect multiple 3.5" HDD's to my Pi, ideally with a low energy consumption.
My first attempts use external USB enclosures that come with their own power supply.
The problem is, the enclosures seem to draw more power then the PI itself (not counting the actual HDD's).
(For reference, 14 HDDs + 2 Enclosures + the Pi5 draw 124W total. The Pi itself draws 11W, each HDD draws 6-7W)
Now, I have an old PSU and ATX case, where I can connect the Pi directly to the PSU using the GPIO .
Is there anyway I can connect only the data SATA cables to my Pi? (Since I can power them using the SATA connectors coming out of the PSU)?
Maybe with an NVME hat + an NVME to 6 SATA adapter?
Statistics: Posted by Bersaelor — Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:59 am