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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/PowerTripper on 2023-08-15 14:58:48+00:00.
Hey everybody,
I have a specific problem and I'm hoping my fellow data hoarders could give me a hand here. I have endless amounts of 512GB M.2 drives (pulled from End of Life laptops from my previous employer) and I'm trying to find a way to create a NAS of some kind to utilize as many as humanly possible. I also have a bunch of 8GB and 16GB RAM SODIMM sticks and obviously laptop motherboards on hand, as well as a previous motherboard from a computer I've since upgraded from, so they're in the mix to be used if needed if it's required for a suggestion. I've seen some conversations here regarding M.2 NAS setups and projects, but nothing really fit the bill for this specific problem.
Price is a huge concern unfortunately (at least at the moment as I just finished a contract and am currently looking for work) but I'll definitely take any and all suggestions...maybe I can utilize a pricier configuration later when money isn't so tight!
I've seen some pretty wild projects using SBCs, but I need either a huge amount of available ports, or something that (optimally) would be expandable to match the sheer amount of them I have, lol. I'm shooting for storage in the 10+ TB range at a minimum, due to the sheer data I have on-hand. I also looked at picking up a cheap older rackmount maybe, but I'm having a hard time conceptualizing a possible setup in a way that would make use of as many as possible. Also, I don't have a great deal of server hardware experience so I'm basically accepting what I don't know, and going to the people that do know...and have far more experience and knowledge in these affairs than I.
Thanks everybody, I appreciate any info you can give me in this regard!