X1001

X1001 V1.1

X1001 V1.1 NVME M2 SSD Shield for Raspberry Pi 5

X1001 V1.1 NVME M2 SSD Shield for Raspberry Pi 5

X1001 Supported SSD

X1001 V1.1, supports installation of official active coolers

X1001 FFC Connection

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Overview

The X1001 V1.1 shield is an NVME M2 SSD PIP (PCIe Peripheral Board) for the Raspberry Pi 5 that uses the new PCIE interface of the Raspberry Pi 5 to utilise the NVME M2 SSDs for fast data transfers and ultra-fast booting.

This shield follows the new "PIP" design guideline from Raspberry Pi fundation 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!

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Geekworm PCIe to NVME Sets:

After the release of the Raspberry Pi AI Kit, we tested four PIPs: X1001, X1004, X1011, and M901. X1001, X1004, and M901 all support the hailo-8 ai ​​accelerator, but X1011 does not.

It should be noted that X1004 uses ASMedia ASM1182e PCIe switch, and X1011 uses ASM1184e, they can't support PCIe Gen 3 speed, so even though we forced to enable PCIe Gen 3.0 setting in Raspberry Pi 5, it is limited by ASMedia ASM1182e PCIe switch, and speed is still PCIe Gen 2.0 5Gbps speed. when you use an hailo-8 ai accelerator, Raspberry Pi Fundation highly recommends using PCIe 3.0 to achieve best performance with your AI Kit.

Our tentative conclusions are as follows:

• If you need to use hailo-8 ai accelerator with high performance, it is recommended to use X1015/X1002/X1003/M901/ the official M.2 HAT+ etc. When choosing these PIP boards, you should focus on whether there is a conflict between the camera cable and the PIP board installation, and enable PCIe3.0 to use hailo-8 ai accelerator. At the same time, you need to prepare an SD card as the system disk.
• If you don't care about the high performance brought by PCIe 3.0, then you can consider using X1004, so that you can use any socket of X1004 to install NVME SSD as the system disk, and another socket to install hailo-8 ai accelerator, so as to have both.

Model	Compatible with	Position	NVMe M2 SSD Length Support	Matching Case	Matching Cooler	Support NVMe Boot	Support PCIe 3.0	Support Hailo-8 AI Accelerator
X1000	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Not tested
X1001	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242/2260/2280	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Yes
X1002	Raspberry Pi 5	Bottom	2230/2242/2260/2280	P580 / P580-V2	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	NO
X1003	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242	P579 / P425	Official Cooler / H501 Only	Yes	-	Not tested
X1004	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	Dual ssd: 2280	P579-V2	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes (Requires EEPROM 2024/05/17 and later version)	NO	Yes
X1015	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242/2260/2280	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Yes
X1005	Raspberry Pi 5	Bottom	Dual ssd: 2230/2242/2260/2280	P580-V2	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes (Requires EEPROM 2024/05/17 and later version)	NO	Yes
X1011	Raspberry Pi 5	Bottom	4 ssds: 2230/2242/2260/2280	X1011-C1	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes (eeprom 2024/05/17 and later version)	NO	NO
X1012	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242/2260/2280	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Not tested
M901	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242/2260/2280	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Yes
Q100	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2242	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Not tested
Q200	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	Dual ssd: 2280	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	NO	-	Not tested
M300	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242	P579	Official Cooler / Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Not tested
M400	Raspberry Pi 5	Top	2230/2242/2280	P579	Official Cooler/ Argon THRML Cooler / H505/H501	Yes	-	Not tested

Important Notes

NVMe SSD Incompatibility List

We recommend avoiding the following NVMe SSD drives which is equipped with a Phison controller due to their proven incompatibility:

• WD Blue SN550 series (Solved! Refer to New rpi-eeprom-update 2024-01-24 WD Blue SN550 nvme works now.)
• WD Blue SN580 series
• WD Green SN350 series (Solved! Refer to NVMe_SSD_boot_with_the_Raspberry_Pi_5#comment-4602)
• WD Black SN850 series
• WD Black SN770
• WD SN740
• Inland tn446 nvme drive
• Corsair MP600 SSD
• Micron 2450 SSD (Can be recognised but not support boot from NVME)
• Other NVMe SSD drivers equipped with the same Phison controller

These specific models have demonstrated compatibility issues, and it is advisable to avoid them when considering NVMe SSD options for the X10xx series NVMe shield. You can run "lspci" command to check the controller brand of the SSD.

We confirm that the following SSDs are incompatible:

• Micron 2200 256GB M.2 NVMe Gen3 x4, MODEL: MTFDHBA256TCH, The SSD is recognized but I cannot boot from it.

Also note:

• Compatible with M.2 NVMe SSDs only, Not compatible with M.2 SATA SSDs, M.2 PCIe AHCI SSDs, or other M.2 non-NVMe devices
• Older NVMe drives with less efficient flash media may not perform as well as newer drives
• New NVMe SSDs are not partitioned and will need to be both partitioned and formatted when first connected to the Raspberry Pi before they will be accessed in the Explorer.
• We get feedback from customers that Polaris Controller will also have compatibility problems. Please replace the other SSD test if it not work, whether it is compatible with the Raspberry Pi 5 does not depend on the X100X series boards
• NVMEs using the MAP1202 controller may not support PCIe Gen 2, and must be forced to enable PCIe Gen 3 in order to be recognised. This is due to the fact that the controller is not backward compatible with PCIe Gen 2, and NVMEs using this controller will have compatibility issues, and are not recommended for use. Can refer to https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/644984347

PS: There is also feedback from buyers that even NVME SSDs with Phison controller are supported after updating the latest firmware. Please refer to go to: X1001#comment-4638

Features

• Minimalist design, easy to install
• Compatible with other HAT shield;
• FFC is only 30mm length.
• Supports installation of official active coolers;
• PCIE LED Indicators: PCie - The LED will be on if the SSD is recognised;

According the Raspberry Pi Foundation's specification for PCIE, we have redesigned and retained only the ACT LED indicator in the next production batch (starting December 20, 2023).On: Power OK/Standby,Flashing: Reading/Writing

• Supports 2230/2242/2260/2280 NVME M2 SSD.
• Can power the X1001 shield directly from the FFC PCIe ribbon (providing maximum 5W of continuous power)
• Integrated with XH2.54 5V power connector, just use it if you are using a ultra large capacity SSD if the current is not enough;

PS:

• Maximum current for pcie connector is 1A, and voltage is 5V
• If you find that the SSD is not working properly, it is possible that the power supply of SSD is not enough, then you need to check the current requirement of your SSD to decide whether power the SSD separately.
• The X1001 hardware has no limit on NVME SSD capacity, which is dependent on the Raspberry Pi OS.

How to Power

Can power the X1001 shield directly from the FFC PCIe ribbon (providing maximum 5W of continuous power)

Matching Case

Refer to P579/P579-V2

Test Reviews

By default the PCIe connector is not enabled. To enable it you should add the following option into /boot/firmware/config.txt and reboot:

sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt

Then add the following comment;

# Enable the PCIe External connector.
dtparam=pciex1
# This line is an alias for above (you can use either/or to enable the port).
dtparam=nvme

Press Ctrl-O, then enter, to write the change to the file.

Press Ctrl-X to exit nano (the editor).

And the connection is certified for Gen 2.0 speed (5 GT/sec), but you can force it to Gen 3.0 (10 GT/sec) if you add the following line after:

dtparam=pciex1_gen=3

You also can refer to official documentatio:Enabling PCIe

After I forced Gen 3.0 speeds, in my many tests I found that some NVMEs were able to run stably, but some NVMEs caused some problems: such as slow startup and running laggy, really really laggy. As the official statement says:

The Raspberry Pi 5 is not certified for Gen 3.0 speeds, and connections to PCIe devices at these speeds may be unstable.

Run the following command on Teminal window to test:

dd if=/dev/zero of=./Testingfile bs=100M count=10 oflag=direct
dd if=./Testingfile of=/dev/zero bs=100M count=10 oflag=dsync

Nomral PCIE 2.0 test data with dd command;

Forced Gen 3.0 speeds test data with dd command:

Packing List

• 1 x X1001 V1.1 NVMe SSD Shield
• 1 x PCIe FFC Cable(30mm length)
• 3 x M2.5x17mm F/F Spacers
• 6 x M2.5x5mm Screws
• 1 x M2x4mm Screws (to fix M2 SSD)
• 1 x Copper pillar (Used to fix 2242/2230 SSDs, add it in April 2024)

NOTE:

The M2*4 screw is to fix M2 SSD;

User Manual

• X1001 hardware description: X1001 Hardware
• X1001 software tutorials: NVMe SSD boot with the Raspberry Pi 5
• Raspberry pi 5 pcie connector pin out
• Dimensions source file (DXF): File:X1001-V1.0.dxf - You can view it with Autodesk Viewer online

Video Guide

Installation Video of X1001: https://youtu.be/X1GxqLKpPfg

X1001/X1001/X1002 Test Video by leepsvideo https://youtu.be/XMA8e4r1AUQ

Which NVMe drives work with a Raspberry Pi 5? https://youtu.be/3mUgVTBmKio

Thanks for the test video by Computadoras y Sensores! https://youtu.be/DgIAfzBMTA0

Thanks for the video by Code Fallacy! https://youtu.be/IUxP31rNRY4

Thanks for the test video by Andy Yong! https://youtu.be/nq90S1vxfUU

FAQ

In fact, some PIPs such as X1001 / X1002 / X1003 / X1000 etc are just an extension of the Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe, and their own hardware functions are limited. If the OS configuration and PCle FFC cable faults can be ruled out, the normal operation of PCIe (recognizing and booting) depends more on the firmware and SSD compatibility. Since October 2023, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has been updating the bootloader version to solve similar problems. You can learn more from the link below.

Raspberry Pi5 bootloader EEPROM release notes

After several major version updates, the bootloader has basically solved the firmware issue, so the remaining is the OS configuration and SSD compatibility issues.

If you are using a very old SSD, if you are experiencing issues with it being recognised and not being able to boot, the first thing you should consider is replacing the NVME SSD.

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Q1: Can't boot/recognize from NVMe SSD?

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A: Here are a few steps to help you troubleshoot some issues：

1. Only Raspberry Pi OS (Bookworm) supports PCIe, Raspberry Pi OS bullseye is NOT supported, refer to https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/
2. Make sure that your OS configuration (/boot/firmware/config.txt) is completely correct: refer to the tutorial:NVMe SSD boot with the Raspberry Pi 5 (will Continuously updating)
3. Update the bootloader firmware to the last verson, refer to How to update eeprom firmware, this is very important!!! Make sure your upgrade is successful by running command vcgencmd bootloader_version
4. Add PCIE_PROBE=1 to the eeprom, (Run sudo rpi-eeprom-config --edit command, then add this line, then press CTRL+O to write change to file, press CTRL+X to exit, then reboot)
5. Make sure the SSD type you use is correct, only support M.2 NVME (Sata) Key-M SSD NOT support M.2 NGFF Key-B SSD. Refer to the right diagram:
6. Make sure the FPC cable is firmly and fully inserted into the PI 5, this is very important. For X1003 shield, make sure the FPC cable direction is correct also.
7. For some small brand SSD, consider forcing open PCIe Gen3 to test (add dtparam=pciex1_gen=3 line in config.txt then reboot), because some small brand SSDs are NOT backward compatible with PCIe Gen 2 for cost reasons.
8. For X1003 shield, make sure the FPC cable direction is correct also. If an error still occurs, replace the FFC cable to test or purchase other PFC from hereto troubleshoot the issue.
9. Read this post to get some help;
10. Although you can also boot from a SD card, Pi OS is required for the NVMe SSD to boot, DON'T forget Flash OS into NVMe SSD.
11. If you're flashing a fresh Pi OS into NVME SSD , DON'T forget to ENABLE PCIe to NVME SSD.
12. Run the lspci and lsblk command to check the NVMe SSD is recognized. (NOTE: Make sure your NVMe SSD is plugged into the PCIe PIP, not just connecting PCIe PIP to the Pi5, otherwise the lspci will not be able to display any PCIe device). For X1004, X1005, Q200 and X1011, , you can only see several ASMedia Technology PCIe devices when running lspci, but not the NVME SSD information. You need to use the lsblk command to check whether NVME can be recognized.
13. Start thinking about SSD compatibility issues and try to switch to other brands of NVME SSDs. Some customers have reported that they have successfully solved their problems by replacing their SSDs.
14. Contact us at email: support@geekworm.com, and attached your product model, OS version (run uname -a to get), bootloader version (run vcgencmd bootloader_version to get) and order number

• How to get FPC Wires:

• PS: The shortest length of the FPC cable here is 30mm, but the length of the FPC cable used by X1003 is only 22mm. For X1003, this may not be perfect, but you can use these FPC cables to troubleshoot the issue. DON'T buy it if you mind.
• If the issue is confirmed to be a FFC cable, we will reimburse you the cost of purchasing the FFC cable.

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Q2: Don't recognize / boot from NVME SSD?

A: If you have enabled pcie and find that you still cannot boot from NVME SSD, please perform the following actions

1. Follow the picture below to check the version of X1001 or X1000

2. If it is an Old Version, refer to How to update eeprom firmware to update the firmware with pieeprom-2023-10-30.bin file.

3. If it is an New Version, refer to How to update eeprom firmware to update the firmware to lasted version.

4. If you still have not solved the problem, please refer to the next FAQ:Q1

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Q3: How to fix the 2230/2242/2260 SSD on X1001 or other PIP?

A: The X1001 and other pips does not reserve the nut column to fix the 2230/2242/2260 SSD. Based on our test, you can secure the 2230/2242/2260 SSD using an M2*6mm screw and 2pcs M2 nuts. Place one M2 nut under the SSD, then use the M2*6mm screw and the other M2 nut to fasten the SSD.

PS: As of April 2024, we have added customized copper pillar in only X1001 packing list to solve this issue, please refer to the packing list of X1001.

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Q4. X1002 can't boot when install into the P580 case?

A: Please check if the FPC cable touch the metal case make shorting when install X1002 into the metal case, you can stick the electrical tape on the case to prevent the ribbon FPC cable from contacting the case to test.

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Q5: Which NVMe drives work with a Raspberry Pi 5?

A: You can refer to the video: https://youtu.be/3mUgVTBmKio.

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Q6: Can they support gen3 PCIe speeds or only gen2?

A:

• All PIPs (such X1001, X1002, X1003 etc) are just an extension of the Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe interface. Apart from whether the chip on the PIP board supports PCIe 3.0 or not, the more main focus is on the Raspberry Pi 5.
• X1004, X1011, X1005 PIP boards do not support PCIe Gen 3 speed.

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Q7: Why can the SSD be recognized but not bootable?

A:Please consider the following advice:

• The method of flashing OS to NVME SSD may be problematic.

It is recommended that you boot from the SD card first and then use the SD Card Copier tool to flash the OS to the NVME SSD. Refer to NVMe_SSD_boot_with_the_Raspberry_Pi_5#Flash_OS_onto_NVME_SSD

• The SSD used may be incompatible. Please replace it with other brand SSD.

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Q8: Why does the LED of X1001/X1004 still blinking after issuing the shutdown command poweroff?

A:Please run the folloing command:

sudo rpi-eeprom-config -e

Then Change the setting of POWER_OFF_ON_HALT from 0 to 1

Then save & reboot your rpi 5.

PS: Currently setting is 1 by default

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Anonymous user #43

7 days ago

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Does X1001 support arm64 Ubuntu 2024 Desktop version?

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Lisa

7 days ago

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Hello,friend：it depends on the Raspberry Pi 5,does not depend on the X1001 board,X1001 just provides an PCIe interface for the SSD and RP5, hope to get your understanding.

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Anonymous user #42

9 days ago

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The WD Blue SN580 series is known to have compatibility issues.

Could you suggest any possible solutions to resolve this problem?

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Hi,Sorry, WD Blue SN580 is not compatible at the moment. We recommend you use a compatible SSD for testing.

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Anonymous user #41

10 days ago

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Anonymous user #41 here.

I forgot to mention that I am using a WD Black that has SanDisk chips, not Phison controller...

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Lisa

9 days ago

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Hi,What type of SSD are you using? [WD Black SN850 series] [WD Black SN770]

has compatibility issues; please try changing the SSD to test it.

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Anonymous user #41

11 days ago

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X1001 will not boot NVME 1Tb. 1Tb drive boots fine with USB3 adapter. Tried boot config changes, and eeprom changes suggested. 'Failed to open device nvme'

Since no SD card, not sure if X1001 is actually working...

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Anonymous user #40

19 days ago

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I have a raspberry pi 5 connected with an official pi5 PSU. My nvme gets detected but acts funny on boot and throws errors. You have sent me a shorter orange FFC cable. Is this correct? In all the videos i've seen people are using a gray connector which is slightly longer as well.

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Lisa

19 days ago

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We received your email at the same time and will help you solve the problem by email. Thanks for your understanding.

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Anonymous user #38

one month ago

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Doesn't run when WiFi is enabled.

If WiFi sends data at the same time and is written on the SSD, there are serious errors in the files and the file system, up to a complete failure of the whole disk. Another time the file system was completely destroyed.

I switched off WiFi, inserted LAN cable, and everything works well.

But if you need Wifi ....

Pi 5 with Patriot M.2 P320 256GB.

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Lisa

one month ago

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Hello，Do you have a metal case installed? If so, remove the case and test it?

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Anonymous user #39

one month ago

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Yes, metal case, so I removed it. The problems are less, but are still there. The only solution so far: switch off the WiFi and everything is good.

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Anonymous user #36

2 months ago

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I had the 2TB Samsung 980 Pro working great until I added a pi 5 cooler. After that it no longer recognized the drive. Blue light stays on, but no boot and lspci shows nothing connected.

Put the drive in a usb enclosure and it boots fine from that.

Very confused why this is. I guess I'll try another drive soon.

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Anonymous user #35

3 months ago

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Anybody tested it with Patriot P300 SSD ?

Thank you !

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Anonymous user #33

3 months ago

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Patriot P310 and P320 are working for me.

The P300 seems to exist in different versions with different controllers. One with a black circuit board and a Phison E13T controller, and one with a blue board and a SMI 2263XT controller.

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Anonymous user #33

3 months ago

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Hi, I have a Pi5 with the X1001 and a weird issue.

I added dtparam=nvme to config.txt and did a reboot. (By the way in the wiki the 'sudo nano' command below 'Test Reviews' is missing '/firmware')

Now the two commands dd if=/dev/zero of=./Testingfile bs=100M count=10 oflag=direct dd if=./Testingfile of=/dev/zero bs=100M count=10 oflag=dsync gave me really slow values. About 10 MB/s

I used the imager to get a Pi OS onto the nvme. The flashing was really slow, too. Afterwards booting from the nvme worked but the desktop somehow always crashed after boot.

So back to the sd boot. I then did rpi-eeprom-update -a That didn't change anything with the speeds, but the nvme now boots and works. And when I do the two commands after booting with the nvme I get the expected speeds.

Back to the sd boot and the speeds are still horrible.

What could be wrong?

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3 months ago

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It is recommended that you re-flash the OS. Generally speaking, re-flash the OS can solve all problems.

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Anonymous user #32

3 months ago

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Using X1001 with Raspberry Pi 5 and Samsung 99P ro. In the beginning I had problems with not accessible system anymore (ping was possible, but no ssh login or web ui) , SSD and X1001 LED were not flashing regularly anymore, indicating the are/could not be accessed anymore. Then I bought a new X1001 and did not have the issue for weeks. But now it happened again, without any change/new software.

Could there be any setting changed/adapted, which could help? Are there any logs which could help? Thank you!

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Lisa

3 months ago

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Hi,This has nothing to do with x1001, which is just an extension of the RPi5's PCIe.

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Anonymous user #34

3 months ago

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But this does not happen using SD-card and I already changed the SSD M2 hardware, but the issue is persisting. So what else should cause this issue, as the SSD could not be accessed by the system anymore?

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Anonymous user #31

5 months ago

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Can confirm WD 1 TB SSD PC SN730 works, and boots fine

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Anonymous user #30

5 months ago

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Hi, what is the difference between the M901 and X1001, other than the mounting style?

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Anonymous user #29

5 months ago

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Hello, so i have a Raspberry Pi 5 with a Geekworm X1001 PCIe to M.2 Key-M NVMe SSD PIP TOP, is Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD compatible with x1001? Thanks.

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Lisa

5 months ago

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Hello，Sorry, we haven't tested the Crucial P3 Plus; if you already have this SSD, you can test it.

If you need to buy an SSD, please refer to here (the models we tested)：https://geek...cie3-m2-nvme

or refer to our customer's test video to select a compatible SSD.X1001#User Manual--Which NVMe drives work with a Raspberry Pi 5?

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Anonymous user #28

5 months ago

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We have tested two SSDs with the X1002. One works (Intenso M.2 SSD Premium) one does not (Kensington NV2 PCIe 4.0). Both are 256GB models.

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Anonymous user #27

6 months ago

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Works (almost) great with Verbatim Vi3000 (very fast and no problem with booting) - you need to enable 3.0 mode. BUT with X1001 with Vi3000 Wi-Fi can't connect to any Network, i have to by TPLink dongle

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Anonymous user #26

6 months ago

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Hi. I bought an X1001 a number of months ago and wasn't able to get it to work. I gave up for the time and came back to it today and I am still failing. I have an 8GB RP 5 that seems to be working in every other way. I am a retired engineer from the computer industry so I am familiar with following the kind of instructions that are specified here. To the best of my knowledge I have followed every instruction and troubleshooting step. In addition... before starting I made sure that my OS was fully updated and upgraded and running the latest firmware. I started with an NVME card that some people said had issues so I changed to a Crucial P3 Plus which is listed as compatible. When I power the system on, it comes right up and the LED on the X1001 comes right on and is a steady blue. From there neither an lspci nor an lsblk show the drive. I've also tried to reseat the flex cable multiple times. Please help.

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Lisa

6 months ago

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Hello， Please contact us by email： info@geekworm.com

1. Please tell us your order number and the website you purchased from.

2. Please provide a picture of your X1001 physically connected

3. Please run the following three commands and send us the results.

uname -a

vcgencmd bootloader_version

cat /boot/firmware/config.txt

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Anonymous user #25

6 months ago

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In the end I have updated the firmware using rpi-eeprom-update -a and that seems to have fixed the issue, the board is now properly detected and works as expected.

Thank you for your kindness and sorry for false problem report.

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Anonymous user #25

6 months ago

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Previous message is actually a response to the previous problem. Sorry for the spam.

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Lisa

6 months ago

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It's ok,I'm glad you've resolved the issue.

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Anonymous user #25

7 months ago

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Hello, I have purchased two of the X1001s, one for a 4GB Pi5 and one for an 8GB Pi5. After editing the config.txt file on both Pis, both X1001s work OK on the 4GB Pi5, but none of the X1001s work on the 8GB Pi5. Tried both powering the addon boards through the extra power connector, both with and without an SSD that otherwise has been tested to work OK. Tried all combinations of SSD, X1001, pcie cable, extra-power cord; in all combinations the 4GB Pi5 works, the 8GB Pi5 does not work. Even the blue LED does not light up. lspci does not show the nvme controller. Is there some compatibility issue with the 8GB Pi5 module maybe? Could the 8GB Pi5 model have some issue with the connector - under visual inspection nothing stand out? Any advice?

Thanks!

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Lisa

7 months ago

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Hi,Both X1001 can be used with Pi5 4GB, which means there is no problem with the X1001. Please check the pcie interface of pi5 8GB.

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Anonymous user #25

6 months ago

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As stated above, problem solved after a FW update.

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Anonymous user #24

7 months ago

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How to use with hailo

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Lisa

7 months ago

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Hello，You can google the tutorial of Hailo-8 AI Accelerator, or consult the seller of Hailo.

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Anonymous user #23

8 months ago

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Is there a way to dissable the blue activity LED on this board?

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Lisa

8 months ago

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Hi，It is not supported to be disabled, you can cover it with insulating tape.

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Anonymous user #22

8 months ago

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Using x1011 with samsung evo 990 2tb LSPCI no indication of phison controller; system works fine until accessing(reading) large file or running dd if=./TestingFile of=/dev/zero bs=100M count=10 oflag=dsync a couple of times...

pciegen 3 is disabled by raspi-boot and on /firmware/boot.txt

only have dtparam=pciex1

So far every reduced disk access works fine but again streaming a large file or performing dd will eventually freeze machine, please explaing what i should be looking for in logs to better diagnose this problem i am looking at dmesg and journal but nothing jumps out

Thank you

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Anonymous user #22

8 months ago

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using latest firmware

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Harry

8 months ago

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Are you saying X1011 or X1001? It's probably related to the SSD you're using.

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Anonymous user #22

8 months ago

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oh well, so much for this

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Anonymous user #21

9 months ago

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Hello,

I am experiencing an issue with my Raspberry Pi 5 setup. My configuration includes a 25W adapter, Geekworm PCIe HAT X1001, and a Crucial SSD 4.0 NVMe P3 Plus 500GB. Notably, I am not using an SD card in this setup.

I successfully installed Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS on the SSD using the Raspberry Pi Imager. The system operates efficiently and quickly when the SSD is connected via a USB adapter.

However, when I attempt to mount the SSD directly onto the Geekworm PCIe HAT X1001, it fails to boot, and I encounter a "NVME not found" error. I have made the recommended modifications in /boot/firmware/config.txt, but the issue persists.

Any insights or troubleshooting tips to resolve this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

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Anonymous user #19

10 months ago

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My raspberry PI 5 server has - raspberry PI 5 4 GB - 25W power supply ( 5V 5A ) - Geekworm X1001 PICe HAT - SD Card 64GB - OS: Bookworm 64Bit

My PI5 system halts within 3-4 hours from system boot. I tried to mount the SSD (1GB, Samsung Electronics) and booted from SSD successfully without SDCard. But with or without SSD, the system halts after 3~4 hours. When I disconnected X1001 HAT and the PI board( plug off the PICe ribbon cable from X1001 HAT), the system does not freeze for several days. Any idea?

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Lisa

10 months ago

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Hi，Please check if the firmware is the latest version. Update the bootloader firmware to the latest version, refer to How to update eeprom firmware. Make sure your upgrade is successful by running command vcgencmd bootloader version

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Anonymous user #18

11 months ago

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The XH2.54 5V power connector connects to the GPIO on the Raspberry Pi 5?

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Lisa

11 months ago

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Yes, you can use a 2pin cable to power X1001(SSD) via Pi 5 GPIO

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Anonymous user #17

11 months ago

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Integrated with XH2.54 5V power connector. It is, but what is not supplied or offered is a short cable to connect to the Pi5 board. And yes, my Pi5 is working great with the X1001 and a 1TB 2280 SDD. The dtparam=pciex1_gen=3 has been set and the microSD has been removed. So I don't really need the extra power connector, but it should have been included anyways just to be on the safe side.

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Lisa

11 months ago

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Hello,There is no 2pin cable in the packaging list because the XH2.54 5V IN port for powering the SSD when the power supply is insufficient.Generally, the SSD power supply demand can be met by the FFC cable.hope to get your understanding.

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Anonymous user #16

11 months ago

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Is there a way to disable the LED light, its so annoying.

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Lisa

11 months ago

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Hello，It doesn't support disable the LED light, you can cover it with something

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Anonymous user #15

11 months ago

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I've installed the X1001 with a 128GB Silicon Power P24A60 (Model A60), and it has booted and ran fine for at least an hour or so, then everything just stops responding and basic commands like sudo and ls are no longer found. It behaves as though the drive has being disconnected, but the blue light is still on when this happens.

I have re-seated the FCC cable on both ends a few times. It seems to be seated fully and securely. Also, the drive is typically recognized (at least momentarily) after rebooting. Could this be a power problem? If so, how can I remedy that? If not, should I try a new cable, maybe?

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Anonymous user #15

11 months ago

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I posted as anon user #15 earlier. I think I got the problem resolved by routing the cable a little differently. I noticed I did not have the problem if the device was outside of the case (Geekworm P579-V2-K). I tried adding some electrical tape to the inside of the case (per Q4), but that didn't make a difference.

However, I noticed that, when the pi was installed in the case, the FCC cable was being pressed against the inside of case, which caused it to bend some and appeared to cause some upward pressure on the connection to the X1001 hat. So, I removed it from the case again and poked the cable in toward the heat sink of the active cooler. This caused the FCC cable to assume an S shape, which appears to have relieved the upward pressure on the connection to the hat. It's been back up for about 46 mins now with no further problems. Even with gen3 enabled, it seems okay now.

I'll add another update if fails again, but I think this might be the trick.

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Anonymous user #14

11 months ago

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I purchased the Pimoroni NVMe Base and a Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus NVMe which Pimoroni have benchmarked. It worked fine even with PCIe 3. The Rocket 4 has a Phison controller. I wanted a suitable case so bought the X1001 and one of the Geekworm cases. The Rocket 4 works fine on the X1001. My Pi5 has firmware 2024-02-16T15:28:41 Maybe newer Pi firmware has fixed the Phison controller issues. It would help if this WiKi said what issues have been experienced with the Phison controller.

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Harry

11 months ago

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Thank you very much.

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Anonymous user #20

10 months ago

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I can confirm updating the firmware seems to work on the pi5. Have a WD black SN770. Worked with USB, didn't work with the NVMe hat. Originally would boot very slow, and couldn't reliably launch a terminal, or a web browser at all. System would freeze or go to gray screen/black screen.

Booted with the drive in a USB enclosure and went to raspi-config and loaded new bootloader/firmware through the advanced options, reinstalled the drive into the hat and now boots fine, fast, and can launch and run programs without issue.

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Anonymous user #20

10 months ago

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Sorry scratch that, still seems to fail with heavy disk usage

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Anonymous user #37

2 months ago

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Thanks! This fixed random I/O errors I was experiencing with a WD_BLACK SN770 SSD and a Raspberry Pi 5. The symptoms were similar to that of "Anonymous user #20". It would boot fine but soon after some paging errors would appear in the journal and commands would fail with I/O errors (or it would just say command not found).

Booted using an SD card temporarily, ran rpi-update, and booted back into the SSD. Everything works normally now.

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Anonymous user #37

2 months ago

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!!! Nevermind... still failing :(.

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Anonymous user #37

2 months ago

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Update: I ended up just returning my WD SN770 and ordering a Samsung 970 EVO Plus. It's working much better.

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Lisa

2 months ago

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Thanks for the update.【WD Black SN850 series; WD Black SN770; WD SN740】all have compatibility issues. Please refer to the above information: 【NVMe SSD Incompatibility List】

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Anonymous user #13

11 months ago

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Im installing a x1001 with a samsung ssd 980. Can you point me to instructions for partitioning & formatting on the x1001? Or should I mount it on USB and try to partition/format there?

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11 months ago

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Hello,Partition and format the new ssd, you can find more information on Google.

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Anonymous user #12

12 months ago

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i have installed a x1001 and Transcend 128 Go PCIe™ Gen3 x4 TS128GMTE110S

when i run bench i have good stats like 300 (and 800 in gen3)

but everything else is slower and wifi is super slow

any way to fix that ?

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Lisa

12 months ago

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Please try to remove [dtparam=pciex1_gen=3]

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Anonymous user #11

12 months ago

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I tried the Geekworm x1001 with a Fanxiang S660 500gb Nvme. While I was able to get it to boot a few times with Raspberry Pi OS and also Recalbox, I have not been able to get it to boot successfully since with anything I've tried. I currently would not recommend this combination.

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Anonymous user #10

12 months ago

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and of course I get an SSD that is specifically on the incapable list. Whoops.

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Anonymous user #9

12 months ago

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I am one very happy customer with the X1001. Like the way it provides just enough clearance for the CPU fan. I would recomend fitting a heatsink to the SSD. Amazon "ELUTENG M.2 SSD NVME Heatsink 2280" is recomended, it fully encases the SSD keeping it nice and cool. Fits on the X1001 perfectly

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Anonymous user #9

12 months ago

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I have the same hardware X1001 and a Crucial P3, which works perfectlty.

Most likely reason for problem, you must format the SSD (EXT4) before installing on the X1001 in the PI.

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Anonymous user #8

12 months ago

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I got the X1001 and a Crucial P3 nvme but Raspberry Pi does not see it. Is the Crucial SDD compatible and how do I troubleshoot?

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Lisa

12 months ago

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Hi,please refer to NVMe SSD boot with the Raspberry Pi 5#FAQ

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Anonymous user #7

13 months ago

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I ordered a X1001 board and as soon as I connect an SSD to it, it makes a high pitched noise similar to coil whine. Is there something I can do about it?

Otherwise it works fine.

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Anonymous user #6

13 months ago

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It works, but performance is awful. I have double the speed on my RPi4 in Argon40 NVME case and that is only using USB bridge and not PCIe. I'm deeply disappointed by the X1001...

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13 months ago

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Hi,It is difficult to determine the reason for the very slow speeds. It may be an issue with the FFC cable or a compatibility issue. Thanks for your feedback.We will continue to monitor this issue to find the best solution.

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Anonymous user #5

13 months ago

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I'm able to crimp my own JST-to-DuPont cables. Could I just power the X1001 via the GPIO pins with such a cable?

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13 months ago

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Hi,Normally there is no need to power X1001 separately. SSD power supply needs can be met through FFC cables. If you want to power X1001 separately, you can use a 2pin wire to power it through 5V IN of X1001.

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Anonymous user #4

13 months ago

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First attempt failed. Had to use the Raspberry Pi eeprom fix and retry. Solution: Make eeprom changes after copying the OS to the SSD. First try would not boot from SD if no OS existed on SSD.

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Walker

13 months ago

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Thanks for sharing!

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Anonymous user #1

14 months ago

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I reinserted the zif cable and now the WD_Black SN770 shows up on my desktop. However, I don't believe the test is using that drive, it is still terribly slow, like 60 MB/sec. So I think it is using the microSD.

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Anonymous user #6

13 months ago

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Same here, I get about 60MB/sec. Not what I would expect from PCIe. In my old case with USB bridge I get more than 110 MB/sec with the same drive.

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Anonymous user #1

14 months ago

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I thought maybe I had just the wrong SSD, but I spent some more money and bought a WD_Black SN770 and though the test in both PCIE 2 and 3 modes give an answer, they are terribly slow and I suspect it is running the test on the microSD card and not the SSD. I don't think this is working at all.

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Nahumb

14 months ago

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Hello,

Can you please provide any 3D model file of the X1001?

Thank you,

Nahum Budin.

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Anonymous user #3

14 months ago

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This doesn't look right.

morey@rpi5:~ $ dd if=/dev/zero of=./Testingfile bs=100M count=10 oflag=direct dd if=./Testingfile of=/dev/zero bs=100M count=10 oflag=dsync 10+0 records in 10+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB, 1000 MiB) copied, 2.72273 s, 385 MB/s 10+0 records in 10+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB, 1000 MiB) copied, 2.61485 s, 401 MB/s

Any ideas on what is wrong?

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Walker

14 months ago

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Hello, you can contact our technical support at support@geekworm.com , By the way, provide your order number

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Anonymous user #1

14 months ago

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It says that New NVMe SSDs are not partitioned and will need to be both partitioned and formatted when first connected to the Raspberry Pi before they will be accessed in the Explorer. But does not give instructions or links as to how to do that. I have installed a 1TB drive and gotten it to give me the speeds using the test, but it doesn't show up as a drive to choose. The drive is a crucial PD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD

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Anonymous user #2

14 months ago

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Same here. Get results for the speed test, but unable to mount SSD. WD_Black SN770 (Sandisk controller)

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Anonymous user #2

14 months ago

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Since the Pi passed the Gen 3 test, I went back and enabled the gen 3 (dtparam=pciex1_gen=3) in the config.txt file. Rebooted and it now mounts the SSD. Hope this helps.

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Walker

14 months ago

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Thank you very much for your advice, we are sure it will help others!

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