NVMe Base M.2 HAT PCIe Extension w/ 500 GB M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive SSD

Add super-fast storage to your Raspberry Pi 5 allowing for lightning fast boots, NAS use, and snappy applications!NVMe Base is a PCIe extension board for Raspberry Pi 5. Simply populate it with an M-key NVMe SSD (2230 to 2280 sizes supported) and mount it under your Pi for a compact and fast storage solution - It even comes with rubber feet!It's the perfect solution for turning your Raspberry Pi 5 into a file server, media centre, reverse proxy, etc. - really any task that benefits from large amounts of fast storage, especially with random high operations per second (IOPS) workloads. In short it's a game changer!NVMe base follows the new "PIP" provided by Raspberry Pi ensuring that it will be easy to use and be supported long term by updates to Raspberry Pi OS - though it is very early days and things are improving rapidly there!Raspberry Pi FirmwareFor the most hassle-free experience, make sure your Raspberry Pi OS is up to date, and your RPi 5 firmware is updated to 2023-12-06 (Dec 6th) or newer. This supports all the features of the RPi PCIe spec and means you don't have to mess with config files to get started.Base Kit SSD: MP33 512 GB M.2 2280 (5-Year Warranty) NVMe Base PCB with M.2 Slot (M-Key) 'PCIe Pipe' Flat Flex Cable 4x Rubber feet M2 bolt and 2x nuts for SSD mounting 4x 7mm M2.5 standoffs for base mounting 8x short M2.5 bolts for base mounting 4x long M2.5 bolts for 'pass-thru' mounting with a HAT Notes Always power off your RPi and disconnect the power supply before installing or uninstalling the NVMe Base. NVMe Base offers a general purpose PCIe x1 connection - while we know most people want to add fast storage in theory you can use other devices with it, we just can't help you make them work! PUTTING IT TOGETHERStart by posting one of the short screws through the larger holes in the Base from the bottom (the side without components) and screw on the standoffs.Repeat with three of the other short bolts and standoffs.A little later you will be placing your Raspberry Pi 5 on the standoffs and use the remaining four short bolts to secure it in place.SECURING THE SSDTake the thin (2mm) bolt and post it through the board from the bottom in one of the small holes running down the middle of the board. Use the hole which corresponds to the length of your SSD (2280 in the case of the SSD supplied by Pimoroni). Secure it in place with one of the nuts.Unpack your SSD, being careful to avoid touching any of the gold connectors on the end.You will notice a notch breaking up the connectors on one end of the SSD. This corresponds to the M.2 socket on the Base board.There is a round semi circular cutout in the middle of the other end. This is where that thin bolt will be used to secure the SSD to the Base.Now carefully push the SSD into the socket. It will only go in one direction, and doesn't need much effort.Gently push the SSD down at the other end and secure it in place by putting the second nut on the screw you fixed in place earlier.CONNECTING THE RIBBON CABLENOTE: You may want to use a pair of tweezers for this part.It is now time to secure the ribbon cable, firstly onto the Base board, and then onto the Raspberry Pi PCIe socket. This can be fiddly, however following these simple steps should ensure success.The two ribbon cable sockets hold the ribbon in place using small plastic clips which you have to 'open' to put the ribbon in, and close again to secure it in place. These clips are quite fragile, and require very little pressure to move. The clips on sockets of the Base board and the Raspberry Pi work slightly differently from each other, so be careful to read these instructions before proceeding.Let's first take a look at the ribbon cable. One end is wider than the other. This is the end which goes into the NVMe Base connector, and is labelled on the ribbon as 'ADDON'. The other end, labelled 'RPI 5' will go into the Raspberry Pi 5's PCIe connector.When in place, the writing and Pirate logo will face outwards.SECURING THE RIBBON TO THE BASE BOARDUsing tweezers or a fingernail, flip the grey clip of the socket on the NVMe Base upwards. It will swivel into an upright position.Now gently push the ADDON end of the ribbon cable into the socket, ensuring the side with the writing is pointing downwards. You should see the cable go under the silver 'connectors'; these are in fact what provides the pressure to hold the ribbon down onto the real connectors.Gently rotate the clip back down into its original position. You should be able to see about 1mm of the brown surface of the ribbon protruding from the socket.INSTALLING YOUR OS ONTO THE NVME SSDThere are a few ways you can install your chosen OS onto the NVMe SSD and experience the speed boost, depending on whether you want to install from scratch or if you already have your OS installed and set up how you want.For all options you need to start from the latest Raspberry Pi OS (Bookworm or later). If you don't already have a microSD card with the OS

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