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🚫NVMe SSD Incompatibility List

Whether an SSD is compatible with the Raspberry Pi 5 does not depend on the X10XX series boards. We recommend avoiding the following NVMe SSDs equipped with a Phison controller, as they have been proven to have compatibility issues. You can run the "lspci" command to check the controller brand of your SSD.

• WD Blue SN550 series (Solved! Refer to New rpi-eeprom-update 2024-01-24 WD Blue SN550 nvme works now.)
• WD Green SN350 series (Solved! Refer to NVMe_SSD_boot_with_the_Raspberry_Pi_5#comment-4602)
• WD Blue SN580 series
• WD Black SN850 series
• WD Black SN770
• WD SN740
• WD SN810
• Inland tn446 nvme drive
• Corsair MP600 SSD
• Kingston NV3 NVME
• Micron 2450 SSD (Detected, but cannot boot from NVMe)
• Micron 2200 256GB M.2 NVMe Gen3 x4, Model: MTFDHBA256TCH (Detected, but cannot boot from NVMe)
• Other NVMe SSD drivers equipped with the same Phison controller
• SSDs equipped with the MAP1202 controller: Not backward compatible with PCIe Gen 2, causing compatibility issues. Not recommended for use. Reference: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/644984347

Customer Feedback:

• The Polaris controller may also have compatibility issues. If it does not work, please try a different SSD for testing.
• Some NVMe SSDs with Phison controllers have been reported to work after updating to the latest firmware. Please refer to: X1001#comment-4638

Other Incompatibility Notes:

• Incorrect SSD interface: NOT compatible with M.2 SATA SSDs, M.2 PCIe AHCI SSDs, other non-NVMe M.2 devices.
• Older NVMe drives: Use less efficient flash media and may not perform as well as newer drives.
• SSD is not partitioned: A brand new SSD must be partitioned and formatted when first connected to the Raspberry Pi before it can be accessed in the file explorer.