I took the first full backup of my root partition (which contains my home directory) that I've taken in years yesterday, and less than 24 hours later my NVMe suddenly died with zero explanation.
It's not even recognized by the BIOS any more, and putting it in a caddy doesn't help.

Bullet *VERY* narrowly dodged.

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

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Homelab update.

One of the #nvme disks in one of my servers just decided to surrender

I guess it's time to try #nilla from @jakehamilton to see if I can migrate away from flakes.

Ok, I spent yesterday afternoon trying to get #RAID configured on my #lenovo #ThinkPad #P70 - to no success.

I found this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyCC1NGe8a8&t=36s of the similar #p50 and configuring #RAID which shows the #BIOS interface but my P70's only show the "non-raid physical discs" I do not have an option for RAID volumes. Note I have upgraded the BIOS to the most recent version on lenovo's web site. Any thoughts?

I have attached 2 #screenshots of what the BIOS displays - I'm trying to configure the RAID on the two 512GB #NVMe sticks.

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Seagate plant die Zukunft der Festplatten: HDDs mit NVMe-Anbindung sollen in Rechenzentren effizienter arbeiten. Proof-Of-Concept-Modelle gibt es bereits. #Seagate #NVMe #HDD #Festplatte #PCIe https://winfuture.de/news,149785.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

An NVMe drive is giving me 700% faster performance than my previous SATA SSD drive

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8TB NVMe?! Sign me up!

Samsung's 9100 PRO SSD line includes its first 8TB NVMe model for consumers

https://www.engadget.com/computing/accessories/samsungs-9100-pro-ssd-line-includes-its-first-8tb-nvme-model-for-consumers-205727818.html?src=rss

I know it's a first world problem, but what should I do with NVMe drives of 500GB capacity that I've replaced as part of a server upgrade?

Doing 1TB in a RAID0 for backup doesn't make sense (too small, and I already have an on site backup solution).

Donating is my default, but I'd rather repurpose... but for what purpose?

Revolutionizing Data Transfer: The Satechi Mini NVMe SSD Enclosure

The Satechi Mini NVMe SSD Enclosure is changing the game for data management on the go, offering lightning-fast transfer speeds and a sleek design. With the ability to move large files in seconds, it'...

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Unleashing Speed: The Satechi Mini NVMe SSD Enclosure Review

In an era where data transfer speed is paramount, the Satechi Mini NVMe SSD Enclosure promises to revolutionize how we move large files. With impressive read and write speeds, this compact device coul...

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Starting a thread about #peepr my peephole thingamabob! So I can post updates here for it.

Here is the first draft of the cylinder that will connect to the dome (on the wider side there). Camera dome will be held by two screws and will be secured against people turning it from the outside.

To the small end of the cylinder the inside "box" will connect and in it will be the computer and monitor.

I will order some cables and a new #Raspberry camera to test how the commonly available parts of the #RPI ecosystem will fit into this project.
Might use a lower memory Raspberry Pi 5 for this and have a #NVME hat on it for added storage for video recording, but I'm not sure about that yet.

I am just drawing out my ideas, the measurements are not the actual ones I will use for my own door when it comes to it.

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In the fast-paced world of tech, M.2 SSDs are redefining storage performance. This article dives into the top M.2 SSDs of 2025, analyzing their specifications, performance metrics, and the impact they...

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Today I am setting up two Pi 5 computers, both to boot from NVMi storage. The first is destined to run JMRI for the model railway while the second is a new Home Assistant host. Photos are of the Hannspree touchscreen I’m using for the railway.

Interesting. Not ideal, but I have a few USB NVMe enclosures that I use in my home lab. Very unreliable. Well, USB is not the most reliable connection. Anyway, I did some reading and someone said to format NVMe as EXT2 not EXT4 (or ZFS or XFS) as EXT2 does not journal and is easier on flash memory. I formatted the NVMe/USB frankenstein as EXT2 and it has been very reliable. How about that?
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I just hate debugging hardware issues. Thought the motherboard was busted (wasn't able to reboot, only cold boot), found a lot of info the board in particular does that, it's also six years old, so I bought a new one.

Still the same issue.

It was the NVMe drive all along. Somehow, after soft reboot, it stuck the whole machine.

Replaced the drive, it's working like a charm. Well, at least new motherboard has better and more I/O ports...

#hardware #it #ssd #nvme