You could use an M2 SSD in a PCIe adapter instead of a dedicated M2 slot on the motherboard

“If you’ve already stuffed the slots in your motherboard full of PCIe SSDs, you might be wondering what’s the best way to add more. While you could buy larger capacities and swap them out, several manufacturers make PCIe add-in cards that can add on ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/you-could-use-an-m2-ssd-in-a-pcie-adapter-instead-of-a-dedicated-m2-slot-on-the-motherboard/

For my #FIAF presentation & workshop in Bologna end of the week, I've put together a clean "#PlugAndPlayAI" setup:

#USB #LiveDistro: #MXLinux #GNU #Debian with #Ollama, #LLava and #OpenWebUI in #Docker and #LLM files on another USB3 #nvme

Fast like a local install. Given enough RAM and CPU/GPU.

Scary how easy it is to do that.

Bonus: Creates self-replicating #ISO boot images of itself (in current configuration) in less than 5 minutes. .

Wow.

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀 to 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/failed-backup-server-build/#high-hopes

New 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 [Failed Backup Server Build] article on my https://vermaden.wordpress.com/ blog.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/failed-backup-server-build/

Endlich mal den gut abgelagerten #pi5 in Betrieb nehmen, toll das man aus dem Netz direkt auf die #nvme installieren kann. #noSDcard

Several weeks ago I pre-ordered a 1TB NVMe drive from NewEgg as it was on sale for $40 instead of the regular price of $80. It finally shipped out yesterday, so I'm waiting for it to arrive.

This morning, I get this email from the company that makes the NVMe drive.

Dear Customer,

We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your trust and support. To show our appreciation, we have upgraded your NVMe order from 1TB to 2TB for free!

Shocked to see this as it just doesn't happen much in todays world like it once used to.

Hat jemand eine Idee, was der zweite Anschluss bei Samsung #PM1733 und #PM1735 #NVMe bzw. SSDs ist? Ist der für Wartungszwecke? Oder ein Anschluss für Dual-Port-Nutzung?

Bei Steckkarten-Varianten ist er im Slotblech neben den LEDs, bei 2.5"-Varianten im Gehäuse versteckt.

#Mac nerds - for a #MacbookAir, what would be the most ergonomically convenient external storage thing to do? Yes I know I can get a short USBC cable and an external case for an #NVME drive. Already have that. But is there a.. thing? I dunno. Like a good way to strap something up on the side, or across the back or whatever, that doesn't involve a fucking appendage dangling off it? I get enough of that looking in the god damned mirror after a shower. Looking for an "aesthetic" solution.

A huge thank you to Andy Marks of @RISCOSbits for kindly donating a custom #RISC_OS 5 ROM image allowing my #Acorn RISCPC to use #NVMe SSD natively - meaning the machine now runs entirely solid state. This build should be at @tnmoc next month & @computermuseum in November!
https://youtu.be/cC5V9fj-QKk

I am running #PhotoPrism on a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB of RAM, using a 1TB SSD as the main and only drive, using the Pimoroni NVMe Base.

So far, I could not properly measure the performance, because I don’t know how to do it, but I am satisfied! Yet, this is definitely not a future-proof solution, since I need way more storage: I still haven’t imported most of my pictures there, and I need to prepare for plenty more to come.

The simplest (yet quite pricey, 261£) option would be to get a Pimoroni NVMe Duo and maximize it with a total of 4TB NVMe SSDs.

I think this is not optimal, though, and probably I could be spending all that money much better… Do you have any advice?

The thing about hosting a personal media gallery is that it requires a lot of resources when indexing the pictures (so only when you add new ones), then it’s super light—correct me if I am wrong, @photoprism. Hence, I’m thinking the best would be an extensible solution where I can add many HDDs and SSDs, without being forced to pump up the other specs too. I would probably be using just one NVMe SSD for the software and the database, and then save everything else in high-performance HDDs, since they are getting cheap and I can get much more storage with less money—of course I am performing a daily backup off-site, as they are more likely to fail, too.

If I am 100% sure that whatever I end up choosing will be solid for many years to come, I am willing to consider spending a bit more on it.

my favorite feature of my #NVME #zfs pool is that i can scrub the whole fscker in minutes go go gadget `zpool scrub cascade`

g-d i love zfs. this pool is on my creative #macOS workstation so it's photography, video, and web sites, as well as where my DEVONthink databases and Obsidian vaults live. cascade/people/zemory/research and /notes benefit a lot from being on such fast storage and there are some caveats but nothing that should discourage anyone that needs reliable self-healing storage.

I thought I had no PCIe lanes left — but OCuLink opened a new path.

Today, I expand my home server with more NVMe storage, put a Samsung 990 Pro and Intel Optane head-to-head, and show just how much you can still get out of a packed system.

#homelab #nvme

https://youtu.be/6gKOi56npgQ

Novità ADATA per lo storage mobile: SD Express 8.0, pen USB Gen 3.2 gen 2 e box SSD

https://gomoot.com/le-novita-adata-per-lo-storage-mobile-sd-express-8-0-pen-usb-gen-3-2-gen-2-e-box-ssd