Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny NAS

I've been working with the Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny M910Q/M910x in my projects for some time now. These devices are incredibly compact, affordable, and surprisingly powerful. This time, I decided to build a NAS server using one.

By default, they support one NVMe and one SATA 2.5" drive. The M910X model also includes a PCI port for expansion. My modification utilizes the NVMe slot, which is standard across all models, allowing you to still use the SATA port. I designed a case to accommodate six 3.5" HDDs (due to the size of the PC) with the option to expand to more devices.

The NVMe port is essentially a PCIe 3.0 x4 lane, so we can take advantage of that.

You have three options:

1 With an NVMe to 6 SATA Ports Adapter

For this setup, you'll need an NVMe extender, which allows you to place the NVMe-to-6-SATA adapter on the upper part of the case, keeping the bottom clean.
You'll need to open the PC, remove the motherboard, and route the cable from the NVME between the cas