Raspberry Pi 5 M.2 HatDrive!

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  • @JeffGeerling
    @JeffGeerling 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +379

    A quick note on the EEPROM config: for boards that follow the new HAT+ standard, you will not need to either modify config.txt or the EEPROM config, it should "magically" work when you plug in the board...
    The HatDrive was put into production just a week or two before Raspberry Pi formally announced the HAT+ standard, so hopefully in a 2nd revision they can make their board follow it so you can avoid all that configuration work!
    I am fairly certain the NVMe BASE from Pimoroni and Raspberry Pi's own M.2 HAT (whenever they release it) will work that way.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

      Thanks Jeff. And fingers crossed! :)

    • @Bassquake76
      @Bassquake76 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Looks like you still have to fiddle with the config for the Pimoroni board too :(

    • @LostInThe0zone
      @LostInThe0zone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      These are not strenuous adjustments, in any case.

    • @yetanothername1131
      @yetanothername1131 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ExplainingComputers Thank you again for the video, quick question, is this HAT compatible with rpi4? or only rpi5?

    • @andrina118
      @andrina118 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@yetanothername1131 Only the Pi5 has a PCIe connection, so this will only work with the Pi5

  • @bookvee
    @bookvee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Can I just say how much I appreciate the black on yellow text you use, so much easier for someone like me to see.

  • @justinbeere
    @justinbeere 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I am a big fan of the close up photography- it just gets better and better on this channel

  • @RobertBoerner
    @RobertBoerner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +176

    Another excellent video. I was particularly impressed by Christopher’s ability to film inserting the PCIe cable to the connector, and very much enjoyed the section where he had to remove the microSD card with the cable in place :-)

    • @ethelmini
      @ethelmini 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, it takes intelligence to make a good idiot's guide.

    • @LiamGoodison
      @LiamGoodison 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      we all could relate

    • @NickH-o5l
      @NickH-o5l 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i broke mine and now have to use the black thingy of plastic from the display/camrea port

  • @d.barnette2687
    @d.barnette2687 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Greetings from across the pond near Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Another great max-groovy video. Heavens to Betsy, there are so many accolades given to you below by your devoted followers that about the only things I can add are thank you and well done. Looking forward to more great EC videos in 2024. Happy New Year!

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for your support, most appreciated. Have a great 2024.

  • @RoboNuggie
    @RoboNuggie 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Always entertaining & informative - I owe you a debt of thanks for all things Raspberry Pi which I'm using more & more in the world of FreeBSD.
    Here's to a better New Year for us all, and for you, I hope you find some comfort in anyway you can.
    Take care Chris, and thank you for your service & professionalism.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thanks for your support -- and a Happy New Year!

  • @Arkajyoti
    @Arkajyoti 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    A perfect video to end 2023 with. I have serious problem calling the M.2 NVMe a “HatDrive". It should be called a “BootDrive”, because it stays below the Pi and you can boot the Pi from it. :) The closeup shots are always my favorite, with or without Chris’ fingers.

  • @gregben
    @gregben 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks Christopher, the quality of your presentation and videography is unmatched. It really helps people like me to be able to see everything up close and presented at a steady pace.

  • @anthonyfmoss
    @anthonyfmoss 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This was peak Christopher and EC. The very epitome of the channel. A great video to end 2023.

  • @IgabodDobagi
    @IgabodDobagi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Chris, I have been having a rough week so far but your videos always brighten my day from the moment I see them in my youtube recommendations. Thank you for being such a consistent presence in everyone's life. Your videos never fail to educate and entertain me. And I wish you the very best in the coming year. Happy new year.

  • @alanthornton3530
    @alanthornton3530 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thanks Chris for a thoroughly interesting Sunday video, I'm looking forward to seeing how the Pi5 will develop over time. With plenty of support a very capable SBC, maybe even a compact desktop replacement now there's a thought. Kind regards & best wishes to you & your family, Alan

  • @FrostyPigeon
    @FrostyPigeon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Excellent stuff yet again! I'm just waiting for my nvme preorder from pimoroni to ship. This was a good guide for me to quickly get up and running when it arrives 😊

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your support, and good luck with your board.

  • @joshuaray
    @joshuaray 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Waiting on my Pimoroni NVME base. Looking to boot from NVME and this video was very clear. Thanks!

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your support, and good luck booking your Pi from an NVMe drive.

  • @chidioko
    @chidioko 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am just so happy that this channel has the recognition it deserves at over a million subs. Here’s to TEN MILLION subscribers!!!
    My main issue with this attachment, though, is that it is incompatible with fine cases like the ones from Anidees.

  • @indobleh
    @indobleh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I'm using the NVMe Base from Pimoroni and the Pi 5 is wonderfully quick, this little device is now seriously capable unit, very happy with it.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Looks like the NVME drive makes a very big difference to boot times and drive access times.

    • @kaanaslan_tr
      @kaanaslan_tr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was wondering if you could share the difference of boot times between starting up with the NVMe disk and the SD Card. Thank you.

    • @ThomasBjorseth
      @ThomasBjorseth 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think I like the Pimoroni HAB better than the Pineberry HAB, as it has a design feature that I like better than the Pineberry HAB: The NVMe is located on the overside of the board when mounted, not the underside. Having the NVMe on the overside makes it harder to cool passively through contact with a fitting case, but it appears tidier and more protected. It doesn't really matter if you place the Pi+HAB in a case anyway, but my Pis have a tendency to be naked while I work with them, and unless they end up in "production", they tend to stay naked.

    • @keiichicom7891
      @keiichicom7891 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ThomasBjorseth I'd be happier if the pi5 designers nuked the sdcard slot and put the m.2 slot on the main board instead and what's with the pcie 2 compliance, when everyone else is on pcie 4 or higher (some pcie 3)?

  • @JosWennmacker
    @JosWennmacker 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I followed your instructions and it all worked like a charm. My SSD was recognised without changing config.txt. I copied my bootdrive with 'dd'. After reboot I found that I forgot to detach the old drive, so I had a mix of both drives. After power down, removing old drive and boot, everything was ok! Thanks!

  • @Oharafolk
    @Oharafolk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you so much Chris and i hope all of you have a happy new year regardless of the external conditions.

  • @manuelmagic9000
    @manuelmagic9000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you Chris for your work on this channel. Your videos are always interesting and curated.
    I also appreciate the professional video editing and zoom on details like on this one.
    Have a nice day, bye

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your support, most appreciated. :)

  • @andrewstones2921
    @andrewstones2921 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I always learn something new, today I learned that Act on a drive board means “Activate”, for years I assumed that it meant “Activity”. But more importantly I learned that I need a Raspberry Pi 5 more than ever,

  • @petewarby7158
    @petewarby7158 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    It should come as no surprise to your viewers but this is yet another perfect tutorial.

  • @dezmondwhitney1208
    @dezmondwhitney1208 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My first 'serious' computer was a Quite large 'Amstrad PC512' with just 2 large floppy drives and no hard disk drive. It is amazing what they have done with such a small SBC as the pi5.

  • @Antti_Nannimus
    @Antti_Nannimus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This video production is thumb-worthy again! It might seem to some like a very small increment of progress, but it is actually a HUGE step forward in making the RPi 5 a truly credible, performant, very-affordable, and reliably useful, general-purpose computer. Well done, Dr. Barnatt.

  • @twentyrothmans7308
    @twentyrothmans7308 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you for giving me years of learning, and more importantly, giggles.
    A wonderful 2024 to you.

  • @Praxibetel-Ix
    @Praxibetel-Ix 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    It's neat to see how something like a HatDrive! can really turn a Raspberry Pi into a home computer to put in your pocket. Okay, a protective case first, THEN your pocket! As amusing as it was to watch and then rewatch two more times after the video was finished, it is a bit of a shame about the problem with SD card slot access.
    Regardless of that, it is a nice Pi accessory! And this was a nice video to end 2023 on. Here's to 2024. 😁

    • @TheOleHermit
      @TheOleHermit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🖐😎 I have a few RPi RPi 4 Argon One cases with USB to internal bootable SSDs, which also make the uSD unavailable. Once that bridge is crossed, there's no point in going back to uSD, except for burning different distros for testing on other devices. For that I use a uSD to USB3 adapter.
      Cheers to 2024.
      (circling back to clean up our previous thread 🙄)

    • @apveening
      @apveening 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheOleHermit That internal µSD is available, just not readily accessible. I also have several Argon One cases with the M.2 bottom, but I still use the µSD to boot, once a week right after the daily (nightly) backup of the µSD to the SSD.

    • @TheOleHermit
      @TheOleHermit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@apveeningThen, you're removing the Argon One case every week and wearing out the plastic screw threads, if you haven't already?
      You're seriously suggesting working around that ribbon cable, with delicate connectors every week?
      Why? In order to save $5 on a uSD to USB3 adapter, which has a faster transfer speed than the RPi4's uSD reader, you're taking the risk of breaking the ribbon connector(s), then replacing either the RPi5 or NVMe HAB?
      Nightly backups on a RPi 4?
      How many people use a $50 SBC for collecting mission critical data?
      Why aren't you simply doing incremental backups of the SSD onto USB3 thumb drive(s)?
      You do understand that uSDs are very volatile and that SSDs have limited R/W cycles, right?
      Rots-a-ruck doing it your way. I'll stick to doing me, and making viable suggestions to my friends, thanks.
      Happy New Year.

    • @apveening
      @apveening 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheOleHermit "Then, you're removing the Argon One case every week and wearing out the plastic screw threads, if you haven't already?"
      It's been well over a year since the previous time I had to get to the µSD card on any of the five RPi4Bs I have in Argon One cases. Admittedly, The last instance was last Saturday/Sunday when one failed to come up completely after the weekly reboot. Flashing the backup from just before restored it to full working order without any further problems.

    • @TheOleHermit
      @TheOleHermit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@apveeningOk, now I'm a bit confused and intrigued with your methodology. So, I'm trying to wrap my head around the info you've provided.
      "..but I still use the µSD to boot, once a week..."
      That implied that you normally boot from the SSD, but for some unknown reason, you need to change the boot device once a week to uSD, which is normally used to store your data amd needs to be backed up onto SSD nightly.
      But, now I'm thinking that your only booting from uSD, so that's where your Home folder resides by default.
      Apparently, some app like a data logger is constantly writing to your Home folder, 24/7. Therefore the RPi is never shutdown and the uSD is only removed to be replaced whenever it inevitably fails, right?
      So, the SSD is only being used as a non-bootable data drive, because your uSD soon runs out of space, right?
      But you still need to reboot once a week after running update && upgrade, right?
      If all of the above is correct, then I have 3 suggestions, from most preferred to least:
      #1) Boot from the SSD, instead of the uSD. Chris just demonstrated how to do that AFTER BACKING UP THE SSD'S EXISTING DATA. That automagically relocates your Home folder and data onto the SSD, eliminating the need for nightly backups, then deleting the old data on the uSD. No need for the slower, volatile uSD at all.
      #2) Reconfigure your data logger app to store directly onto the SSD, instead of inside your Home folder on the uSD to eliminate the need for nightly backup/deletion routine. This also increases the lifespan of your uSD.
      #3) Relocate your Home folder onto the SSD so that everything is being stored on the SSD, again eliminating the need for nightly backup/deletion routine.
      In all scenarios (including your current one), if your data is mission critical, then I suggest that you still establish a backup plan to use another large (USB) data drive to backup your SSD.
      I have a USB thumb drive permanently plugged into my wifi router (inside my firewall) as a NAS, available from any computer in my home where all of my important data is safely stored and then shared across all devices.
      Works great, especially if the local drive on any one device fails, as you've recently experienced.
      Admittedly, I should still have a backup plan in place for the NAS drive. My bad.
      Hope these suggestions help to simplify your current procedures.
      Best regards.

  • @johncundiff7075
    @johncundiff7075 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    2023 was a brilliant year MR. Barnatt! Can't WAIT to see what you have in store for us all in 2024!! Take care and God Bless You!!

  • @MrBlyck
    @MrBlyck 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Excellent video sir! I wanted a 2280 drive on top so I flipped my HatDrive Bottom over the top with some longer standoffs. Works great and doesn't affect the active cooler too much. It doesn't get in the way of removing the micro SD card plus I get some airflow around the drive too. 😀

  • @brucehanson4147
    @brucehanson4147 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You always get everything before we do here in the states!...there you are in 2024 and we're still stuck in 2023!
    Thank you for the clear and informative videos! With your help i can actually do something that makes me feel like i.I'm smart!

  • @felipegarcia2207
    @felipegarcia2207 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you and happy new year!

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your support, and a Happy New Year! :)

  • @Count_Smackula
    @Count_Smackula 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Thank you for another year of informative, educational and entertaining content!

  • @sid_gm1949
    @sid_gm1949 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Here we meet again on exiting Sunday of 2023 !
    Greetings ! and happy New year! 🎉

  • @lawrenceallwright7041
    @lawrenceallwright7041 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Looks like the accessory makers are lining up with the new Pi, turning it into a viable SBC.
    Thanks for that, and looking forward to lots more interesting content in the new year.
    Including new definitions like "Plug and Play-about-with-the-settings."

    • @stephenhookings1985
      @stephenhookings1985 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Dylan wrote a song about this:
      How many accessory boards must a Pi5 have
      Before you can call it a (viable) SBC?
      The answer my friend is at least one more ... the answer is at least one more!

    • @shazam6274
      @shazam6274 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah, maybe by the end of '24 you could cobble together one, for maybe less than $400.00, not counting labor for a week or two of "installation and debugging time". Or... you could just buy a mini / micro PC as show here 8 & 9 months ago for a few hundred $$. Better, Faster, Cheaper than any Pi SBC mess.

    • @shazam6274
      @shazam6274 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@stephenhookings1985 ..."The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind" (from the Pi fan boys anal orifice). 😂

    • @lawrenceallwright7041
      @lawrenceallwright7041 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@stephenhookings1985 Can't see that being a hit somehow! 😜

    • @lawrenceallwright7041
      @lawrenceallwright7041 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@shazam6274 I've got to say, you're right by the time you've accounted for the board, the SSD, some cooling and maybe a case too, the SBC isn't the budget option it once was.
      And still they give us that stupid, wobbly micro HDMI port, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM???

  • @cumberland1234
    @cumberland1234 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the great videos, happy new year Chris

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your support, and a Happy New Year! :)

  • @farishanafiah8461
    @farishanafiah8461 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The fact that this goes below the board instead of the top makes this my instant favourite. I think this and Geekworm X1002 are the only M.2 SSD HAT that goes below the board.

  • @karstentopp
    @karstentopp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I will receive my HatDrive the day after tomorrow. Looking forward to setting it up!

  • @grahambalderstone2308
    @grahambalderstone2308 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As soon as I saw these come out I knew I wanted a Hatdrive! Bottom, for all of the reasons you state in this vid. I was impressed at how easy installation and getting it to boot from nvme was, so much so I've ordered 2 more units and a 4gb nvme drive to replace my current pi home file server!

    • @apveening
      @apveening 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A 4gb drive? Isn't that a typo? The µSD cards I use are already 32 GB.

  • @Praxibetel-Ix
    @Praxibetel-Ix 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good morning to Chris and everyone else and happy New Year's Eve! Don't do anything stupid later tonight.
    I send lots of love and happy thoughts as always. Be nice and civil please!❤

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A Happy New Year! :)

    • @Praxibetel-Ix
      @Praxibetel-Ix 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@ExplainingComputers Thank you!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @cx3268
    @cx3268 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Like that MT carrier because it mounts BELOW the Pi5. These Pi's need extra cooling above the board.

  • @markhackney3305
    @markhackney3305 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very helpful video. Would be great if you could do a walk-through guide on different display options and how to set them up

  • @michaelspooren9213
    @michaelspooren9213 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I found the config.txt in /boot/Firmware. Unfortunately the commands didn't work on the Argon Neo 5 case. I only see the sd card (booting from). I have changed the ssd to a P3 Plus an it works! Excellent help, your Videos! 😀

  • @yellowmartian
    @yellowmartian 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video, Chris. I thoroughly enjoyed the part where you delicately opened the bag and removed the board and mounting hardware from the bag.

  • @trevorberridge6079
    @trevorberridge6079 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Another fascinating and informative video. I'm really impressed with the HatDrive. Yes the SD card issue is a bit of a pain, but you could circumvent it as I have on my RPI4 by using a usb reader for the the SD card. This allows me to pop cards in and out with ease and no obstructions. Running a bootloader that loads an SD card as a priority if one is present allows you to boot up different OS software with ease when you don't want to boot from the SSD. Overall this shows what amazing potential the RPI5 is developing. No wonder this is still the iconic SBC. And the value is still very good too.

  • @PeterGagen
    @PeterGagen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well, I can certainly confirm the Pimoroni N.2 HatDrive works. The Pimoroni does not have the status LEDs which is a shame but also has a better cable (and cable positioning) so you can get at the SD card slot. Thanks for your video it is much appreciated. Now all I need is a case that can include Pi 5 and HatDrive.

  • @TobeyNord
    @TobeyNord 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks like they really spent some time and thought into the raspberry pi 5 .

  • @andrewd4906
    @andrewd4906 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This type of accessory makes the Pi5 usable as a desktop replacement. However when you add the price of all the components you are very close to the price of an N100 mini PC. I bought a system with a 500GB drive and 16GB ram for NZ$263 where the 8GB Pi5 is NZ$145 before you add accessories. Happy new year and thanks for another excellent video.

  • @Mister-Gee-9999
    @Mister-Gee-9999 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    12:47 I haven't used a microSD for the OS and always used USB Boot drive since 2020. Samsung Bar drives work quite well if I don't want to use a USB3-SATA adapter.

  • @MyTestAccount-md6tb
    @MyTestAccount-md6tb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    FYI, Long-time watcher and subscriber! YT's "ALGORYTHMS" decided I shouldn't be a member, or something... I've been hearing that a LOT lately! Apparently, their bots aren't working so well! Keep up the great work and reminding people to MAKE SURE they're still subscribed! ;)

  • @zebrasprite
    @zebrasprite 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm glad the Pi 5 has made it significantly easier to attach m.2 disks.
    I'd say most people won't really be using these HATs for speed specifically (though the interface and drives are much quicker than microSD cards!); it seems to be more for general stability and price-appropriate storage space.
    I myself will be upgrading to a Pi 5 with a 256GB M.2 PCIe 3 disk for my networking utilities server - I don't really trust my microSD card for the sustained writes and reads I put the poor thing through.
    Overall, a great decision to allow direct PCIe access from the Rasp Pi foundation, and another splendid video from the channel. Many thanks Chris :D

    • @garsonthedude
      @garsonthedude 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      20$/euro to attach nvme, not that easy imho. They should have just put m.2 connector as some other SBCs.

    • @Vednier
      @Vednier 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You absolute right about SD and sustained writes. Access to TRIM is must have. And if you really use SD card you better use at least F2FS to prolong its life.

  • @horusfalcon
    @horusfalcon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    An interesting gadget for the RPi5. The more I see of this computer, the more impressed I am with it. Thanks again.

  • @absurdbird3556
    @absurdbird3556 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When I had a similar annoyance with SD cards being blocked by ribbon cables, I discovered the wonderful devices called "Micro SD extenders", you put a dummy SD card in the slot, which has a short, rubbery cable attached that leads to a cage you can enclose and lock the Micro SD card in. They work really well!

    • @hughparker1
      @hughparker1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for an excellent tip, I will try that when I set up my raspberry Pi 5 and Pineberry hat

  • @perrymcclusky4695
    @perrymcclusky4695 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I suspect in that configuration the Pi 5 would be a fairly dependable low power computer. With that being said, I’ve had no issues using an SD card as a main drive on my Pi 3s and 4. Of course, they get reasonably light use. Looking forward to your next video!

    • @apveening
      @apveening 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No real issues with the µSD cards here either, had to flash the backup onto a µSD card yesterday after it didn't come up properly after a reboot, but that was the first time in over a year with 6 RPi4s and an RPI3B+.

  • @donkink3114
    @donkink3114 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Last video of 2023, excellent 👍 as usual sir, Happy New Year to you!

  • @Vicshade
    @Vicshade 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought the board and this tutorial walked me through the whole process.Thanks for the clear instruction.

  • @Reconbox1001
    @Reconbox1001 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    2023 was a year with a lot of good videos from you, and I learned a lot. I wish you a Happy New Year 😊

  • @k9slover
    @k9slover 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good video, clear and well explained. One part that was particularly helpful was the close up of the PCIe receptacle and the small cover. When I was trying to lift the small black cover up, it came off altogether and I needed a close up of how it went back on. But very helpful.

  • @67comet
    @67comet 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Whoop .. Much faster than the SD card. I have the same board, but did not have to edit my config.txt file (it also moved to /boot/firmware/config.txt) .. When I was hooking it up (before watching your video) I was wondering what they were thinking making such a short cable right over the SD card slot. I may buy a longer cable, and do some creative routing to get easier access to the SD card slot (I want to use my Micro SD to SD adapter for my photography work.
    Good video, thank you for creating it for us.

  • @PeteSnipe
    @PeteSnipe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really useful video. I like the command line text you present with yellow background. I went cheap and bought an MCUzone M.2 Hat. Ribbon cable was a bit fiddly but with a soldering iron to remove the captive nut and a spare cabe tie, all is working well. Best mine has seen is 662.5 MD per second with Gen 3 config enabled.

  • @TrudleR
    @TrudleR 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    GREAT video man, thanks a lot!

  • @KevinRavensberg
    @KevinRavensberg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'll try this out myself today, installed the Pineberry bottom-hat and will receive a cheap 2TB NVMe drive today!

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good luck! :)

    • @KevinRavensberg
      @KevinRavensberg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      First test result in gen2 mode:
      /dev/nvme0n1:
      Timing O_DIRECT disk reads: 1330 MB in 3.00 seconds = 443.20 MB/sec@@ExplainingComputers

    • @KevinRavensberg
      @KevinRavensberg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Looks like the gen3 mode is not compatible with my Lexar NM620 yet... or perhaps power limited.

  • @MK-ni6gs
    @MK-ni6gs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you very much for all your excellent videos in 2023. Looking forward for them in 2024! Happy new year Chris!

  • @WR3ND
    @WR3ND หลายเดือนก่อน

    This reminds me a lot of the DOS days and adding in the bits in the autoexec.bat file or whatever it was to get CD-ROM drives working. What a joy that the kids get to experience these days! :D Cheers.

  • @MrMorokiatt
    @MrMorokiatt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr Barnett's work is certainly appreciated by me. I got into the Pi4 through him, and now I was able to hook up my PCIe nvme with his help. Easy peasy!!

  • @garychios
    @garychios 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was a very good video. As of today 04-26-2024, running this on the most recent Pi software, it works well. I had to change to a Crucial gen 4 drive to make things work though. In addition, the config.txt file is under boot/firmware/Config.txt

  • @insanemainstream3633
    @insanemainstream3633 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Happy New Year Chris!! Thank you for all the superb content in 2023 can't wait to see what 2024 holds for us fans.

  • @brainbulb8546
    @brainbulb8546 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I wish you a very happy new year! I've been watching your videos since 2018 when I was 12 years old. Thank you so much for delivering the best content for your subscribers! 😊

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching, and a Happy new year!

  • @perromiau621
    @perromiau621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you for the video, Chris. I wish you a very happy new year! 🙂

  • @aaron7545
    @aaron7545 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I leave every video of yours so happy that I've watched it. Brilliant on every level! Thank you!

  • @chriswatts3697
    @chriswatts3697 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks to you Chris, for another year of great and informative videos!

  • @TheNZJester
    @TheNZJester 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is a ribbon cable extender you can buy cheap for the micro SD card slot. You can get them in a number of different lengths. I have also seen one that lets you plug a full sized SD into a micro SD slot via a ribbon cable adapter.

  • @iblackfeathers
    @iblackfeathers 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    the pineberry bottom is better than the top because it does not interfere as much with anything on top like attaching a cooler or any top attachments, and it supports m.2 full size 2280, which the top does not.
    at this time pimoroni also makes an ssd bottom. both of these beat the official raspberry pi's ssd board accessory to market. who knows when they will even be available to the public.
    all these accessories are bottlenecked around 800mb/s so gen4 nvme ssds would be overkill that you can go for any cheaper earlier gen nvme ssds.
    one annoying thing from an ocd point of view is the lack of any case enclosures which could accomodate any ssd setup attached to the pi.

    • @apveening
      @apveening 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I expect that our good friends from Argon will have one shortly. Their Argon One cases with the M.2 bottoms for the RPi4 are excellent.

  • @Mjm1138
    @Mjm1138 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for another informative video! Based on this I ordered the Pimoroni board (since the HatDrive isn't available for order!). Now we'll have to see if it arrives before my Pi 5 does! Now all I want is a case that will accommodate the board and the active cooler on top 🙂

  • @ilgnir
    @ilgnir 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The ONLY video I found that explains exactly how to get NVME running. Excellent job! 🙏🏼

  • @Richardj410
    @Richardj410 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I always know you will deliver good video after good video. Thanks. I'm a raspberry pi user and this is great.

  • @dcho4791
    @dcho4791 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I installed the Pineberry bottom board with a 2tb drive and have stable results so far with Gen 3. I don't like the fact the board faces down exposing the ssd to the world. I had a bit of drilled plastic from another case that acts as a cover. My Pimoroni board is in NY city and on the way. It points the ssd upward for proper protection. I also bought the Pinebery Hat top board and find the included FCB ribbon is too short to raise the unit above the Active Cooler a reasonable amount. I am waiting for Pineberry to start selling their advertised cables on the website.

  • @boraoku
    @boraoku 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Before the end of video, I had to press the like button when Chris switched to PCIGen3 and said “the tension is killing us, isn’t it? :)

  • @spirit8508
    @spirit8508 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really like these videos, very educational and entertaining. Also love the Linux addition.

  • @JoeCaridi
    @JoeCaridi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you @ExplainingComputers Your directions worked perfectly. Booting from NVME with Pimoroni NVME BASE.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great to hear that your Pi 5 is transformed!

  • @nathanielescudero5379
    @nathanielescudero5379 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! Clear and thorough instructions! Keep up the good work.

  • @LostInThe0zone
    @LostInThe0zone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another great video Chris. Wishing you the best in the new year.

  • @tubegor
    @tubegor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Happy new year Christopher !🎇
    I'm particularly looking forward to Sundays in the new year. Sunday without EC is possible but pointless.
    Greetings from Poland.❤

  • @markconger8049
    @markconger8049 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice. I’m waiting, though. My hope is for an adapter that puts the NVMe facing the bottom so I can better manage the heat. NVMe drives can get hot and with these current HABs they will not get adequate cooling.

  • @ProblemHelfer
    @ProblemHelfer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    happy new year and have a good look this year

  • @lugiber
    @lugiber 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haven't seen the video yet. But I'm really excited to see your opinion on the hardware! Hope you like it since I have already ordered one!

  • @Terence-mk9jh
    @Terence-mk9jh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for this excellent video. I have just ordered a Pi5 and the Argon NEO 5 M.2 NVME Case so these instructions are perfect.

  • @MegaManNeo
    @MegaManNeo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Interesting.
    I am still waiting for my Pi 5 to arrive as the post service failed to deliver it before Christmas.
    If I was to order this board, I'd probably 3D design a case that fits the bottom version too, so it is all covered.

  • @p_mouse8676
    @p_mouse8676 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It makes you wonder why Rasp Pi didn't move some components around to just be able to fit a Nvme connector on the bottom.
    Even a smaller sized one would be great.

    • @elorrambasdo5233
      @elorrambasdo5233 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Too big, expensive, no space for a through hole.

  • @Rod_Knee
    @Rod_Knee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You spoil us with excellent content, Chris. Thanks once again.

  • @edsteenhorst6484
    @edsteenhorst6484 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Happy new to you! I hope you break through the one million subscriber mark this year. Cheers!

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A Happy New Year, and I'll cross my fingers for the million in 2024 . . . :)

  • @perekman3570
    @perekman3570 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I'm hoping for a Pi500 with this built-in.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agreed. We need a Pi 500 with with a nice little M.2 SSD compartment in the base.

  • @dang48
    @dang48 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As always, great video and very informative. What I really appreciate is that you also point out the drawbacks (the HAT interfering with cooling and the ribbon cable making removing the microSD card difficult) along with the excellent features so anyone using this would be made fully aware and can make a more informed decision.
    Wishing you a Happy New Year and all the best to you and yours in 2024.

  • @nnasab
    @nnasab 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I ordered one of the bottom Nvme adapters this week. I be using your video as installation instruction 😊.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good luck with your adapter!

    • @nnasab
      @nnasab 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I finally got my pineberry bottom adaptor, BUT I used 3 different NVMe drives that I had in stock and none of them worked. So I ordered a Pimoroni bottom hat too,. One of my nvme drives worked on pimomoni adaptor. I saw the speed test of my drive with pimoroni bottom adaptor on the web, but that drive doesn’t work with pineberrypi adaptor.
      So a little test of adaptor will tell me if the problem is pineberrypi. That nvme tested fine in PC.

  • @giannistsolebas6962
    @giannistsolebas6962 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas for yet another year Christopher, I personally want to wish you a happy new year and share the love about your work! Keep it up friend! Greetings from Greece.

  • @MichaelHodgins
    @MichaelHodgins 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this video. My Pimoroni NVMe kit arrived this morning and I was able to get it working on my Raspberry Pi 5 by following these steps. ❤

  • @chrismorgan441
    @chrismorgan441 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent video, Chris. Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing you, Stanley, and Mr Scissors in 2024.

  • @Time-travel-1880
    @Time-travel-1880 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for a helpful video with very clear sections in your production to clearly explain how to do this, Very grateful

  • @jyvben1520
    @jyvben1520 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Could move to usb boot and then to nvme boot, to avoid the sdcard removal problem, a little usb sdcard reader avoids to do another cloning
    or wait with screwing the hatdrive card till the cloning has finished.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But access to the SD card slot more generally would be nice! :)

  • @StephanAal-rd3dw
    @StephanAal-rd3dw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video, Chris. It helped me get my Pineberry set up....One word of caution though. Copying the SD card to the NVMe can be risky. When I tried doing it there must have been some corruption in the SD card which transferred to the NVMe or occurred in the transfer and then it wouldn't boot with the NVMe installed. I had to remove everything from the NVMe disk (Not easy, needed to use an Android phone and a M2/USB C adapter to do it). Started again with a new SD card and version of raspbian. Once it was up and running on that, used imager to load a new Raspbian onto the NVMe drive....now works a treat.
    .... and you need to update /boot/firmware/config.txt now to insert the dtparam values, not /boot/config.txt
    Thanks for this video ... and all your other work, too. ☺

  • @iany-mx9bf
    @iany-mx9bf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This man's skeleton has to be made of tungsten for him to lift the tech world like he does.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your support, most appreciated. :)

  • @hughparker1
    @hughparker1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another excellent video. Thank you Chris 👍
    I have just received a Raspberry Pi 5, a Pineberry Pi bottom hat and an NVMe M.2 SSD for my Christmas, exactly as you demonstrated. Very good timing. I won't need to research how to do it now. As always, your videos are made to a very high standard and easy to follow. Thanks again.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good luck getting it all up and running. It makes a very nice system.

  • @babakhouman
    @babakhouman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An excellent video. Thank you so much for your detailed and complete description of the steps needed to setup the M.2 card.

  • @martinwilkinson2344
    @martinwilkinson2344 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another informative video on a topic I'm not deeply into, but always entertaining and watchable, which is what it's all about! 👍👍