NVMe (M.2 M-Key 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 PCIe Gen3) SSD Base Peripheral Board for Raspberry Pi 5

Price: $14.59
(as of Jul 08, 2024 03:28:59 UTC – Details)

Features:

• Compatible with other HAT shield
• Support boot from the NVMe drive
• 60mm length Flat Flex Cable
• Supports installation of official active coolers
• Dual LED Indicators:“PWR” and “ACT”
• Supports 2230/2242/2260/2280 NVME M2 SSD
• M.2 Standard-Compliant Power System
• Ext +5V Power input connector
• Base mounting

Gettingstarted
Firmware
Make sure your Raspberry Pi 5 firmware is up to date with the 2023-12-06 or later version. Software update on the RPi OS should do this for you, but you canforce it by running sudorpi-eeprom-update in the Terminal.
If you have updated your firmware and want to boot from the NVMe drive, you might have to get technical and run sudo rpi-eeprom-config –edit from the Terminal and change the BOOT_ORDER to be 0x416 instead of 0x41.
To enable experimental and not-officially-supported PCIe 3 mode, add the follow lineto the [all] section at the end of your Raspberry Pi /boot/config.txt file like this:

# Enable the PCIe external connector
dtparam=pciex1
# Force Gen 3.0speeds
dtparam=pciex1_gen=3

Bootingfrom NVMe
If you want to boot from the NVMe drive follow these extra steps:

1. Format the drive using Raspberry Pi Imager
2. Shutdown
3. Remove your microSD card
4. Power back on

Notes

• Always power off your RPi and disconnect the power supply before installing or uninstalling the NVPI5-2242T and NVPI5-2280B;
• NVPI5-2242T and NVPI5-2280B offers a general purpose PCIe x1 connection;
• We do not recommend WD Green SSDs at this time. Drives such as the SN350 are temperamental with the CM4 and RPi 5.

【Compatibility】Dedicated to the latest single-board computer the Raspberry Pi 5, compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 8GB / 4GB / 2GB / 1GB .
【Easy and Quick M.2 Disk Installation】Support M.2 KEY-M NVMe SSD 2230/2242/2260/2280 length，quick installation of M.2 disks in 2230/2242/2260/2280 format.
【Dual LED Indicators】Features 2 LED lights for power supply voltage (“PWR”) and M.2 disk activity (“ACT”).
【How to Power】Compliant power system with M.2 standard,60mm length flat flex cable, external+5V power input connector.
【Packing List】1 x NVPI5-2280B board,2 x PCIe FFC cable (30mm length),2 x PCIe FFC cable (60mm length),4 x M2.5x14mm F/F Spacers,4 x M2.5×6+6mm F/M Spacers,1x XH2.54 4P Power cable,1x Screws Pack Accessories.