SSD with rPi5

[last updated: 2026-04-01]
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ROUGH, INCOMPLETE, EDIT IN PROCESS......

• SSD hat:
  • Geekworm X1001
    PCIe to M.2 NVMe Shield
• SSD:
  • Ediloca 256 gB
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5D6C1YQ
    $55 spring 2026
    EN600 PRO SSD 256GB
    PCIe 3.0 Gen 3x4,
    NVMe M.2 2280, Up to 1400MB/s,
    Internal Solid State Drive,
    SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC
• case:
  • P579

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• Assembly:
  • install 3 long brass standoffs on top of board,
    in corner holes (2 farthest from USB/Ethernet, plus one close to USB and farthest from Ethernet)
    Secure with short brass standoffs from case hardware kit
  • Insert active cooler mounting pegs into board holes
    plug cooler fan plug into on-board receptacle
  • Mount SSD hat on top of 3 tallest standoffs,
    secure with small screws.
  • Insert SSD into hat and secure end to the hat with small screw.
  • Insert rPi/hat/SSD assembly into case
    secure with 4 screws through bottom of case
  • Attach top/end case with 4 screws

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• Operation:
  • Using imager to put rPiOS onto SSD
  • insert SD card with rPiOS installed
  • connect monitor with HDMI port closest to USB-C power plug,
    connect keyboard/mouse via USB plug,
    connect power to USB-C.
  • rPiOS should boot up.

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• Troubleshooting/blog:
  • First try booting pi5 successful using SD card previously loaded with Trixie
    However wifi did not work.
  • Pulled and re-burned SD card with Imager,
    making sure to set wifi name and password
    (online posts say you must do this when you burn the SD, that it's difficult or impossible to do afterwards...)

    However wifi still did not work - it would not accept my password, which I know is correct, verified on a functioning pi4.

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• LINKS:
  • from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXWu4SUsaY8
    • see notes on config at 13:30
    • not sure what this is for...
      $ sudo rpi-eeprom-config --edit
    • edit boot.config to change boot order to boot first off NVMe ...
      change last char of line to '6' to specify the NVMe
    • execute this to get most recent SSD firmware
      $ sudo rpi-eeprom-update -a
    • to enable faster gen-3
      edit config.txt and add this line at the bottom under "[all]":
      dtparam=pciex1_gen=3
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF85w9GW3r0
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtF85w9GW3r0
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV4ADHM8kR0
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bspiPRGB_T4
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwrdwbYI_7M
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eICl_RqdAE
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFDn_TFbZpg
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su63gb71yHw
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93oby86Nvkw
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?Fv=iNQQXzz2lCc
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOn80T3HCN8
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT8p5YjqMhg
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzz0P9yB2V4
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krq56zyHkoA
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEUJwVKeahg
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1l9S_PGIL4
  • see also Pimoroni site

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