feat(video): Replacing the microSD with something MUCH FASTER

Author: timothystewart6

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+layout: post
+title: "Replacing the microSD with something MUCH FASTER!"
+date: 2024-05-17 08:00:00 -0500
+categories: homelab hardware
+tags: pi raspberry-pi microsd ssd hardware
+image:
+ path: /assets/img/headers/no-more-microsd-hero.webp
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+---
+
+Today I got rid of the slow and pesky microSD card in my Pi and replaced it with something MUCH faster in my Pi LED Panel.  Don't know what my Pi LED Panel is?  Check it out! This is my first video on the new channel [@TechnoTimTinkers](https://www.youtube.com/@TechnoTimTinkers) 🎉
+
+{% include embed/youtube.html id='4hdeCwJhvgY' %}
+📺 [Watch Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdeCwJhvgY)
+
+Disclosures:
+
+- nothing in this video was sponsored
+
+## Parts
+
+Things mentioned in the video (some are affiliate links) :
+
+- Pi 4 8GB: <https://amzn.to/4dG93QP>
+- USB to SATA Adapter: <https://amzn.to/3QNr4CU>
+- Shadow Box (similar to mine, 12"x16"): <https://amzn.to/4dU7vTs>
+- Cheapest SSD I could find: <https://amzn.to/3QPzQQG>
+- 32x32 LED Panel: <https://www.adafruit.com/product/607>
+- Matrix LED Hat: <https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-rgb-matrix-plus-real-time-clock-hat-for-raspberry-pi>
+- Rainbow Ribbon Cable: <https://amzn.to/3V3pz62>
+- 5v/5a USB-C Power Supply: <https://amzn.to/3wC0SnW>
+
+(Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.)
+
+## Join the conversation
+
+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-theme="dark">I just posted my first video on the new (3rd) channel &quot;Techno Tim Tinkers&quot;. 🎉. . <br><br>It&#39;s a project that I have been putting off forever...<a href="https://t.co/aL1k98Z9rO">https://t.co/aL1k98Z9rO</a></p>&mdash; Techno Tim (@TechnoTimLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/TechnoTimLive/status/1791478502773891454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
+## Links
+
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+
+⚙️ See all the hardware I recommend at <https://l.technotim.live/gear>
+
+🚀 Don't forget to check out the [🚀Launchpad repo](https://l.technotim.live/quick-start) with all of the quick start source files
+
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