* The X1008 is designed for data storage purposes and <span style="color:red;">does not currently support booting from HDD/SSD</span> with the existing firmware.
* <span style="color:red;">Don't</span> Please use DC 12V power adapter to power the both X1008 via DC powe jack and the Raspberry Pi5 Pi 5 via USB-C at the same timeDC5521 Jack, no need to power Pi 5 additionally (please note that 3. 5" hard disk requires 12V), recommend [[PSU60 | Geekworm DC 5521 12V 5A Power supply]]
* Older SATA drives with less efficient flash media may not perform as well as newer drives
* New SATA HDDs/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.
==How to Power==
'''Power supply:''' <span style="color:red">12Vdc +/-5% ≥3A</span> via DC power jack 5.5x2.1mm, no additional power required to power the Pi 5
==Ports & Connectors==
==User Manual==
* Dimensions source file (DXF): [[File:X1008 hardware description: -V1.0-DWG.dxf]] - You can view it with [https://suptronicsviewer.autodesk.com/Raspberrypi/Storage/x1008Autodesk Viewer] online===Hardware===[[File: x1008v1.1-dwg.png | 900px]] [[File: X1008-v1V1.1_hardware1-install.html X1008 Hardwarejpg | 900px]] ===Software===