DGX Spark USB ports are USB 4 (40Gbps) :O So why?

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Our problem is the DGX Spark potentially heat throttling impacting SSD performance.

I was looking into workarounds in this thread but realized it’s a build flaw that won’t be fixed till the next version which might be larger in size to accommodate for some of the issues and increase RAM. (e.g. MAC mini vs. MAC Studio).

Till then cleaver community workarounds may be our go to for now unless NVIDIA push a firmware fix.

I ordered ASM2464 PD UGREEN and the GRAUGEAR with open fan docking station to test both out on the 4TB WD_Black and the 2TB Samsung PRO 990 and returning the wrong one.

DGX Spark Bundle Cooling Makeshift Rack

Update: I was hoping something like this would work, but seeing that there’s barely any drop in temp makes me think the DGX Spark casing is the problem, trapping the heat in and making cooling difficult, which makes me think that the rack wouldn’t work, at least not as expected. Another Update: TECs are not a good idea even near, not on under or touching, the Spark. The temp differential was about to start causing condensation. [image] [image] [image]