[PLUG] 2 disk mirror in Meerkat ment1?

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

I have a Meerkat 
(http://www.system76.com/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=91) with 
a 2TB WD green drive, but no optical drive.  I'd like to get another 
drive and set up a Linux software mirror.

I've tried a regular 3.5" drive and aside from the fact that the bracket 
is set up for the optical drive I don't have, it won't physically fit 
under the cover anyway.

There is a SATA port and a SATA power cable (again for the optical I 
don't have), so I was thinking maybe I could put a 2.5" drive in there. 
 But it looks like they only go up to 1TB and I'd need 2TB.  I'm also 
hazy about the SATA cable or connector.

For various reasons I don't want to use any kind of external disk, and 
I'm not sure doing a mirror to an external disk is a Good idea anyway.

Anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks,
JP
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