Hello druck!

Thursday January 10 2019 20:26, you wrote to me:

 > On 10/01/2019 02:21, Vince Coen wrote:
 >> A SSD has its own issues using Linux - garbage collection as the
 >> cheaper one use a poor controller that requires long idle times
 >> (6-=8 hours) to process.
 >>
 >> The only brand I have found so far that does work (with running
 >> fstrim each night) is Samsung 850, 950,960 series and they are not
 >> that cheap and I have a lot of spare DASDs ranging from 320Gb to 1Tb
 >> available.

 > Good point, but I don't think its a problem with a Raspberry Pi that
 > isn't writing gigabytes a day to the disc. I'd just recommend ensuring
 > you have about 40% to 50% free space, and controller wear levelling
 > should work fine.

 >> I have on the Pi a BBS and web, apache and ftp servers although most
 >> if not all are inactive.

 > Running a BBS should be mostly reads, and a bit of writes for updates
 > and logging. Ideal for a SSD.

I get in from around 100MB to 500Mb of files a week with around 100- 300 polls 
per day.

I have now got my X830 card and case installed with a Pi3B+, 1Tb Samsung sata 
drive (SD card removed)
and all running from a 19V 3.43A laptop adaptor (12 pounds).

Seems to be an issue with the fan that somethome is noisy - OK I can hear it 
so going to have to open
the case up and check if it is screwed up correctly and if so put some small 
rubber washers between fan
and case as touching the case top the noise does increase so guessing I have 
screwed up some where.

As I am writing this it is quiet though - so may be just needed to settle 
down..

I might - only might that is, consider making a few up in blocks of four for 
parallel processing but
would need to use another Linux distro. Another option which is very unlikely 
using Pi's is to create a
NAS but would prefer to find a similar computer that has USB 3 and/or sata 
connectors - may be eSata
links.

I wil see how this set up runs first though :)

Vince

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