Does anyone know if there is an internal PCI-express card on the market with SATA-connections where you could put your old 3.5'' HDDs ?
There are a lot of SSDs on the market for this purpose, but I have some special needs.. :-)
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Jump to PostSeems to be from 30 to thousand dollar ones out there.
https://www.google.com/search?q=l+PCI-express+card+on+the+market+with+SATA-&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=PCI-express+card+on+the+market+with+SATABut reading your post literally, no card seems to hold the 3.5" drives. Are you sure about that requirement?
Jump to PostSo it must "hold" the 3.5? The 3.5 in such systems is usually mounted to the case since the weight of an average 3.5 HDD is such that, well, that's not a good idea. Time to hit your workbench and make a bracket?
Jump to PostI think the solution is to make a bracket for your unique system. I see that the normal PCIe connection is x1 so the strain on the PCB would be too high for a commercial off the shelf board. Now that you can't count on the lenght of the board …
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