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X885 Packing List

X885-Mounting Hole for 3.5"/2.5" HDDs/SSDs

X885 Interface Schematic

Overview

This X885 SuperSpeed USB to dual SATA Gen3 ports shield makes it easy to add high-capacity, high-performance external data storage to your Raspberry Pi 4.The dual SATA shield supports two 3.5” SATA hard drives with ultra-fast data transfer speeds and configurable RAID modes. This dual SATA shield delivers fast file transfer rates up to 5Gbps with USB 3.1 Gen 1 performance. It supports SATA I, II and III and is enhanced with UASP to maximize the performance and speed of your SATA III drives. The dual SATA shield provides an effective solution for Raspberry Pi4 to store, access, back up, and protect important files.

Features

Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi 4 - Dual SATA Gen3 ports Shield
Create high performance storage with a dual SATA HDD RAID array through USB 3.1 (5Gbps)
Supports Standard Desktop 3.5" SATA Hard Drives or SSD
Supports hard drives up to 10TB（In theory, the HDD capacity is no limit but related with the operating system）
Supports SATA I, II and III and is enhanced with UASP to maximize the performance and speed of your SATA III drives
Supports Transfer Speeds up to 5Gbps (USB 3.0),480Mbps (USB 2.0), 12Mbps (USB 1.1)
Supports hardware JBOD, RAID0(striping), RAID1(mirror), Normal mode
Supports mode select via jumper setting
Plugandplay, no drivers needed
LED blue indicator indicates each drive status

Onboard push button to control power on, safe shutdown, reboot and force shutdown
Supports full poweroff from software
Onboard red LED shows the status of power on, reboot and shutdown

Powers the Raspberry Pi via the 40pin header - no additional cabling required
Speciallymade USB3.1 jumper to connect with RaspberryPi - no additional cables needed
Onboard PH2.0 connectors for external switch and PWM cooling fan
Mounting holes and standoffs provide mechanicalstability of the Raspberry Pi 4 and X885 assembly

How to Power

Power supply: 12Vdc +/-5% , ≥5A, via DC 12V IN Port of X885, recommend to Geekworm DC5521 12V/5A Power adapter US/EU plug
Ports & Connectors: DC jack - 5.5x2.1mm

Important Note: Please use high quality power adapter, the low quality PSU may damage the X885 board and not recognized the HDD.

Warning about power supply:

Don't use that adjustable voltage power supply.
Don't use the same power supply used on LED strips.

The above two are absolute garbage power supply, can not be used!!!

Packing List

1 x X885 V1.1 Dual 3.5" SATA HDD Shield
1 x X885 A1 V1.0 Adapter
1 x USB3 Connector
3 x Jumper link Pitch 2.54mm
4 x M2.5 *11mm F/F Spacers
8 x M2.5 * 6mm Screws
8 x M3 * 8mm Spacers

User Manual

How install safe shutdown & pwm fan script : X885-software

About SSD/HDD

Do not recommend using Samsung hard drives, please use hard drives of other brands.
As with all SSDs, new SSD/HDD must be formatted before use.
Older SSD/HDD drives with less efficient flash media may not perform as well as newer drives.
A microSD card is required for forceing the Raspbian OS to use the HDD/SSD for its "root" partition