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Is RAID1 over USB Reliable? (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have an 11th gen Framework mainboard which I would like to repurpose as a server. Unfortunately, (unless I do some super janky stuff) I can only connect 1 drive to it over M.2 and any additional ones must be over USB.

I am thinking of just using some portable hard drives and plugging them in over USB. I plan to RAID1 them and use them as boot drives and data storage, and use the M.2 slot for something unrelated.

In your experiences, is USB reliable enough nowadays to run a RAID array for a server like this? If it is, does it depend on the specific drive used?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There should be an m.2 port for the wifi chip,you can buy sata expansion cards there, sthg like this:

Search for "m.2 key e sata". Use wired net on a usb dongle, if it doesn't have an ethernet port

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Any way to power the drives if you don't have any more free power cables? Just have to buy a new PSU?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You can get splitters for power cables.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Friendly reminder: Molex to SATA, Lose all of your data

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks, bought one!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

You can find an external SATA power supply