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davelectronic:
I was thinking I might have to forget the sata to usb 3 connectivity options. There is an expansion caddy that houses a PCIe x4 via a riser cable. The caddy doubles the width of the client, not a deal breaker, but at £50 the price is. The client didn't cost that much. It seems to be  mPCIe socket, and a full length PCIe at x4 rating. Most usb add in cards are meant for full height or low profile configurations. It might be possible to add a usb card via a cable if I can find that. The mPCIe would offer the greatest space saving, if it's even an option. As the unit relies on convection cooling, less inside the case is best. I'm not against adding a thin axial fan. I've done that in another thin client in the past. A good hole saw cut out the 80mm aperture. Yes I will research and try and find a mPCIe / PCI x4 usb 3 option. Thanks for all the replies.

Monkeh:

--- Quote from: davelectronic on July 20, 2020, 01:54:11 pm ---I was thinking I might have to forget the sata to usb 3 connectivity options.

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It's not actually an option to use a USB storage device via a SATA port anyway. And a SATA device via USB, while possible, is completely silly when you have SATA. (and, as I said, it will of course work, although the BIOS may not let you boot from it directly)

davelectronic:
No, indeed. I was just thinking of trying usb 3 and a flash drive as the main storage drive. I'm not fussy which interface that might be. It's about trying usb 3 speeds with a Linux distros, I've tried usb 2 devices, and although it works ok it's not as quick as I had hoped. Sure sata and ssd is the fastest, probably. This is just the erge to scratch an itch, if that makes sense. Sometimes finding out new unheard of ideas can lead to all sorts of really good ideas. I'm not saying it's a great idea necessarily, but interesting none the less. What I have found is a couple of pieces of hardware, although it's still a bit expensive for trying this idea. £20 just about for both items, see images below. There are cheaper options, but it's only available directly from China, and that slow boat does take a long time. The two items have good reviews, still no guarantee it will work, but I might give it a go. The thin client has a 4x PCIe slot, the usb 3 card has two ports. I would have to remove the bracket and find a solution to mount it internally.

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