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Finally version 6.1 is out and I feel like I can start scanning all these drives that I've been sitting on seemingly forever. Now that 6.1 is here, I am looking for a dedicated mostly small form factor machine that I can use as a dedicated Spinrite appliance. It should have USB 3 at least with sata ports and it would be clutch if it had at least a somewhat modern M2 port but there are expansion cards for that that would work well.

Anyone have such a machine or recommend one? I am sitting on hundreds of hard drives that go back 20 years.
 
BoneChilling said:
Finally version 6.1 is out and I feel like I can start scanning all these drives that I've been sitting on seemingly forever. Now that 6.1 is here, I am looking for a dedicated mostly small form factor machine that I can use as a dedicated Spinrite appliance. It should have USB 3 at least with sata ports and it would be clutch if it had at least a somewhat modern M2 port but there are expansion cards for that that would work well.

Anyone have such a machine or recommend one? I am sitting on hundreds of hard drives that go back 20 years.
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Many folks here (including Steve) have been using the ZimaBoard:

shop.zimaboard.com

ZimaBoard | Low-Power x86 Single Board Server & NAS - Zima

ZimaBoard x86 single board server with 4K transcoding, dual GbE & SATA ports, passive cooling. Build a private NAS, Plex server or personal cloud.
shop.zimaboard.com shop.zimaboard.com

See these posts on needed upgrades (beefier power supply, SATA cables, etc.).


 
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Scott said:
Many folks here (including Steve) have been using the ZimaBoard:

shop.zimaboard.com

ZimaBoard | Low-Power x86 Single Board Server & NAS - Zima

ZimaBoard x86 single board server with 4K transcoding, dual GbE & SATA ports, passive cooling. Build a private NAS, Plex server or personal cloud.
shop.zimaboard.com shop.zimaboard.com

See these posts on needed upgrades (beefier power supply, SATA cables, etc.).


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Thanks for the links. I think I'll go with the beefier power supply. I am currently creating a dedicated wishlist on Amazon for all of this. I should have better searched the forums for existing questions like mine.
 
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