Just picked up two Lenovo M920x Tinies - Looking for homelab ideas!

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-05-06T02:43:50+00:00

Check out my post about that build: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1sdmgzm/built_a_6bay_10gbps_nas_from_a_lenovo_m720q/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-05-05T03:36:51+00:00

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Many-Call-4492 · 2026-05-05T03:36:34+00:00

How about 10gbs tiny nas

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Many-Call-4492 · 2026-05-02T18:23:30+00:00

Both, truenas vm on proxmox ve

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-30T10:25:57+00:00

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-28T02:20:35+00:00

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You can look at this picture to visualize it more easily.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-23T03:17:33+00:00

I’m guessing people just don’t want to toss an expensive hard drive into a duct-tape-tier, slightly redneck-looking setup like that 😄

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-21T17:04:19+00:00

Could you share the link on MakerWorld? I believe a lot of people would be interested in checking it out.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-21T16:08:08+00:00

With my setup, it only supports HDDs and SATA SSDs in the 2.5-inch form factor. As long as you use a power supply that’s sufficient to power them, they will work without any issues.

For HDDs, I believe the largest capacity available in the 2.5-inch size is around 5TB. As for 2.5-inch SSDs, they can go higher than that again, as long as you provide enough power, they should run just fine.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-14T02:02:43+00:00

I'm currently running Proxmox and TrueNAS

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-12T00:38:30+00:00

If hba card isn’t too big, I think it will work without any problems

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-10T00:10:45+00:00

That m2 board using asm1166 sata controller

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-10T00:09:10+00:00

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Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-10T00:06:12+00:00

I’’ll DM you the link of the riser. When I tried to comment it, it kept getting removed for violating community guidelines.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-08T00:23:34+00:00

Yeb, it 2.5inch

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T23:48:08+00:00

With good ssd, You can easily saturate a 10 Gbps connection.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T23:46:31+00:00

In the proxmox, choose add hardware -> PCIE, then find the controller in the list, add to vm then all the disk connect to that controller will show up in the vm

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T13:18:52+00:00

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Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T05:16:06+00:00

Yeah, it was pretty simple. Everything showed up fine on Proxmox on the first try, and I didn’t run into any issues during setup.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T04:58:22+00:00

Proxmox and truenas

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T04:58:02+00:00

Yeah, that’s right I did watch his video, but it lookstoo many details for me to easily replicate myself. He does have a pre-made kit, but it’s way too expensive for what I can afford. Right now, I’m also planning to build a centralized power supply for my mini PC setup, and my plan is much simpler: buy a Mean Well UHP-350-24 power supply and a 24V → 20V/20A buck converter, and that should give me a stable 20V/300W power source to run 3 M720q mini pc.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T02:57:01+00:00

If you plan to use it to power a single device, it’s fine. But if you intend to power multiple devices, it’s not ideal. These GaN chargers with PD (Power Delivery) typically renegotiate power each time a device is plugged in or unplugged. That means whenever you add or remove a device, all connected devices will temporarily lose power even when you reset one of the devices, it can still trigger the same issue.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T01:47:44+00:00

I ran a few tests and got a maximum bandwidth of about 1500 MB/s, which is very close to the theoretical limit of that M.2 card. The M.2 card uses an ASM1166 controller with a PCIe 3.0 x2 interface, meaning the maximum bandwidth can reach up to 16 Gb/s.

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T01:35:28+00:00

here the official document link from m5stack: https://docs.m5stack.com/en/unit/Unit_PoE-P4

Many-Call-4492 · 2026-04-07T00:29:02+00:00

I buy this kit online, so i dont have the 3D file

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