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Now is also the time to try installing my chip-only Samsung SSD, before the four, admittedly also Samsung, NVMe drives. A very petite SATA cable was part of the StoneStorm Pocket NAS package.

Sorry for my confusing quote; No 2 is the appropriate one in this case. Today I found the time to do this. But I would need some help from @Dylan or @DomSmith with the interpretation of the shown result when using the lspci command. If only you can read it, A little blurry…

Just a point about dealing with electronic parts like this. I always hold them by the edges. Very often on videos you see the person putting fingers all over it. Before I start I try to get rid of static electricity, by putting my hands on a heating radiator. I’ve built five or six computers since 2008, and never had a problem with static charge buildup.

When you know what to do, thanks to the video I linked to in an earlier post, it was a straight road to the inner part of the Samsung. With the three torx screws away, it meant the chip was easy to get out. Finally I put it in an anti-static bag, waiting for the opening up of my Pocket NAS. That would be for another day, but now I’m finally getting somewhere. On the horizon I can spot the HexOS ISO coming to use. Bye for now.

I forgot to say that I did a little checkup of the SSD in preparation for this operation, to verify it was alive and well, before I literally screwed up the warranty. Maybe I could have done more, but I wanted to get going.

With label pulled off the three torx screws are visible, and I finally found the correct bit to use

Better late, than never as they say, reality has a way of being in the way. Here comes my little operation on the Samsung 870 EVO SSD, to get to the inner chip as needed in my case (!) the ”Pocket NAS”.

So, I’ve noticed several members here using HexOS in a VM. I have to ask this question, as a novice. I’ve built my own computers since 2008, and some to relatives, so I’m quite into computers. I also tried various tastes of Linux in VirtualBox under Windows. I know this means you need to have RAM enough to cope with the host OS and the one in the VM. But what’s the advantage of using HexOS in a VM? What’s the downside?

Talking about hifi components and burn-in, The tubes in my (tube 😉) amplifier need a burn-in, before they have reached their optimum performance. They even need a warm up after start, to reach working temperatures. In hifi circles there’s talk of a psychological burn-in also, so it would take some time for your brain to adapt to the sound. I don’t think that would apply to hard drives in any way, though.

Now we’re getting into hifi/audiophile territory 😉 In those circles burn-in is a serious thing, The ”truth” there is, it always takes time for electronic products, cables and speaker cones to sound their best, They need sometimes a couple hundred hours to settle in, from new. So, with hard drives as this topic by @Dylan deals with, is there a standardized method to do this burn-in? Hard drives are kind of mechanical devices, so could make sense. I guess all this isn’t just ”tongue-in-cheek”?!

So, this is why I believed the videos could be of interest. For those intrigued by this ”Pocket NAS” for themselves, and would want to get one ”now”, before I’ve got the time to show my own road to NAS-areth.

@Dylan Yes, that’s what I intended to do, all the time. The videos I’ve had here is like the story from the outside. Nothing’s like the story told about your own little gadget, with pictures - and words. That would have to wait a little though, ’til I’ve got time to sit down for a while.

For those who might think, how can you buy an SSD for like US$91 without knowing it would work? Well I’m also in the HiFi/audiophile community, and in those circles 91USD are like coffee money. I’m hardened.

For (Hex)OS it seemed I would have to go with what is referred to as an industrial SSD. So, like the chip only, with no outer casing. These are not easy to get on the consumer market. But thanks to @Starshock2002 and @DomSmith I now know it’s not that exotic. In my topic ”What type of SSD is this?” under Hardware user Starshock2002 said that this industrial SSD looked to be the thing inside most 2,5” SSDs, and so did user DomSmith in this topic. Both had a picture to show. SO what did I do? I got me a Samsung SSD!. Somehow I’ve stuck with Samsung for 2,5” SSDs. In the shop I told the guy I would immediately void the warranty, because I only need ”this” and showed him a photo of the inside chip.. Then I found a video on YT showing how to get inside the casing. The operation on my own SSD would have to wait a couple of days. Only then I will know if it fits inside my ”Pocket NAS”. But for those interested, here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Wf2q2kAnI

As you might have noticed, I haven’t talked much about HexOS itself, in this topic. I don’t have a panic about that. Let HexOS slowly evolve, I will get there in due time. For now, I’m content with exploring this ”Pocket NAS”. More will come!

Thank you @Dylanfor assistance with the new headline for this topic of mine.

@Dylan This would be better I think. ” NAS built in 2015? No, SFF instead! ” So, some of my old topic title left for those looking for the familiar name of a topic. Thanks for your help!.

So, could you change the title of your own topic, in some way? I don’t see an obvious method of doing it. Anybody wiser than me?

Now, I’m on my way to earning the moniker ”SFF ninja” given to me by @Dylan in another post. Not there yet but slowly going in that direction.

I told you earlier, this mini is sold under another brand. This video review is of a ”CWWK Pocket NAS” which to my eyes look exactly the same, as my own StoneStorm device. This thing with different branding is not unusual in Chinese electronic products, like computers and HiFi gear. Here we go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09emfOJW9g8

So, before I would have time to open my own StoneStorm Pocket NAS, as they call it, I believe it’s about time I told you about videos I found. This first one is, I believe associated with the brand itself. It shows you how to get into the inner space and so. There are some Q and A in the comments also. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-b1ipi7ii8

And I’ll check with your lspci some time in coming days, Thanks for the suggestion!

@DomSmith OT, There’s is a river way up north in Sweden, that’s bifurcated, so splits into two rivers.

And I paid of course custom fees and tax before delivery. In fact AFTER!, FedEX sent a bill that I got after delivery.

So, for anyone interested in this mini on ipc.net where I got mine, in December. There is still "New arrivals 10% off". I paid 477USD, no shipping charged, even though they state "only $323 away from free shipping". Of course you could get on on amazon.com but maybe not with all choices for configuration?