How to access the drives

#1

I recently recieved the quad SATA-kit and I’m having problems with accessing/using the drives.
I installed the software using “curl -sL https://rock.sh/get-rockpi-sata | sudo -E bash -” according to https://wiki.radxa.com/Dual_Quad_SATA_HAT. When I install the software or start my rpi all the LEDs light up but then they turn off again. If I restart the rockpi service they light up but go black again.The OLED and fan on the top never start from what I can see.

If I use “systemctl status rockpi-sata.service” I can see the drives but I cant access them.

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I’ve tried fdisk -l but I can only see the SD-card.

#2

Hi ariex,

Please replug the hard disk and USB connector, the contact may be bad.

#3

Hi,

Since the drives show up and the LED’s turn blue everytime i restart the software it doesn’t feel like its a problem with the connection but I will try that when I get home just to be certain.

Do you have any other tips?

#4

Poor hard disk contact maybe cause this problem.

We tested each SATA HAT three times before sending it out.

#5

I have now tried to dissasemble everything and then reasemble it but I still have the same problem.
Currently I’ve tried to boot with the following just to make sure it wasn’t my Power Supply that gave to little power:
4 2.5" HDD’s
1 2.5" HDD
1 2.5" SSD
2 2.5" SSD’s

But I always get the same problem… The software “kind of” find the drives but I cant do anything with them. How did you do your software raid?
Which OS do you use?

Note: the top fan/LED doesn’t seem to work either.

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#6

rockpi-sata.service just let hat power-on via set the value of gpio. It doesn’t do raid.

#7

The OLED and fan are not working maybe because the 2*5pin cable is broken.

#8

Because top-board don’t work, this triggers a bug in the software.

Due to my negligence, I didn’t find out when I tested.

I will fix it as soon as possible. Thank you for your help.

As for top-board not working, we may ask the seller to send you a new cable.

Edit:
I fixed it. Please reinstall it.

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#9

I reinstalled it and now I can access the drives! :slight_smile:
Thank you for fixing it

Do you know what kind of cable it is? (Might find it in a store here since its quite the transport to Europe)
Or who do I contact for the cable and some new screws since the one attaching the Sata-hat to the rpi4 where to big?

#10

Cable: PHD 2.0mm 2*5pin
Screw: m2.5 pillar, m2.5 screw

You can find them through Google, but I don’t know where you can buy them.

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#11

Unfortunately I could not find any reseller of the cables thtat could sell less than 100 unless it was from China. Also having issues that the USB-C cable I bought doesn’t work through the chassi because its to thick. I assume I should contact Allnet China about it?

#12

Yes, please contact AllnetChnia to send you another cable.

#13

You can buy the connector shells at Digi-Key, and wires with the terminals already crimped on the ends there as well.
The connector housing is part PHDR-10VS, and they are $0.35 each, the wires are 6" long and part number APAPA22K152, and are about $0.40 each.

#14

Thanks for the tip but they do not have a store in my country :slight_smile:
Would cost ~25$ for shipping.