luckyluke699
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Hello All,
I am building Scale on a HP ML 30 (Gen 10) I picked up cheap. I'm looking for how best to boot without losing any of the onboard SATA ports, and without using a cheap M.2 NVME (due to a common fan noise issue with HP servers).
My options for booting are to:
1. Boot via NVME enclosure, connected to internal USB 3.0 port on motherboard.
I already have this, and could secure it easily in the case: https://www.amazon.co.uk/FIDECO-External-Enclosure-Adapter-Transfer-M-2-PCIe-NVME/dp/B07TSBR114
2. Boot via 2.5" SSD, connected to a PCIE-SATA adapter OR M.2-SATA adapter (motherboard has a gen3 x2 M.2 port)
I have an old 2.5" SSD already, but don't have the adapter. These appear quite common and easy to purchase cheaply on Amazon e.g.
- NVME-SATA adapter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MZHOU-SATA3-0-Expansion-Adapter-JMB582-KEY-M-2/dp/B0B14GZX3M
- PCIE-SATA adaper: https://www.amazon.co.uk/VBESTLIFE-Express-Controller-Adapter-Boards-default/dp/B07C96TR4X
3. Partition the (expensive) HP compatible NVME I plan to buy (Kingston DC1000b) and use for both boot & apps. Sounds like this is unsupported, but works well?
What are people's thoughts? Thank you in advance for your input! :)
Luke
I am building Scale on a HP ML 30 (Gen 10) I picked up cheap. I'm looking for how best to boot without losing any of the onboard SATA ports, and without using a cheap M.2 NVME (due to a common fan noise issue with HP servers).
My options for booting are to:
1. Boot via NVME enclosure, connected to internal USB 3.0 port on motherboard.
I already have this, and could secure it easily in the case: https://www.amazon.co.uk/FIDECO-External-Enclosure-Adapter-Transfer-M-2-PCIe-NVME/dp/B07TSBR114
2. Boot via 2.5" SSD, connected to a PCIE-SATA adapter OR M.2-SATA adapter (motherboard has a gen3 x2 M.2 port)
I have an old 2.5" SSD already, but don't have the adapter. These appear quite common and easy to purchase cheaply on Amazon e.g.
- NVME-SATA adapter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MZHOU-SATA3-0-Expansion-Adapter-JMB582-KEY-M-2/dp/B0B14GZX3M
- PCIE-SATA adaper: https://www.amazon.co.uk/VBESTLIFE-Express-Controller-Adapter-Boards-default/dp/B07C96TR4X
3. Partition the (expensive) HP compatible NVME I plan to buy (Kingston DC1000b) and use for both boot & apps. Sounds like this is unsupported, but works well?
What are people's thoughts? Thank you in advance for your input! :)
Luke
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