I was thinking on buying a 2-4 bay HDD powered enclosure as a NAS for my mini pc, since I already have that, and buying or building a full-fledged diy NAS seems a bit expensive.
I want to hear some opinions from you guys, since it seems using this method is a mixed area from the selfhosted pros. I would be hoping that by using a powered enclosure, that would alleviate or solve the USB port overcharging issue, which have appeared in my mini pc when trying out an external HDD with a normal sata to usb converter.
Did you have any experiences with a setup like this one?
Oh man it’s been a while, but I think I used hdparm. They basically show up as individual USB drives and were SMART capable.
The DAS is disconnected now for a road test (this system will eventually live in a van), but once I reconnect it I could check if you would like.
If it crosses your mind once it’s all hooked up :-)