X1011
Contents
Overview
Enhance your Raspberry Pi 5 with effortless installation and lightning-fast PCIe storage speeds!
The X1011 four M.2 NVMe SSD shield, designed to provide a mass-capacity storage and high-speed storage solution for your Raspberry Pi 5. Its sleek and compact design enables easy attachment of four full-size M.2 2280 SSDs to your Raspberry Pi 5. With its PCIe 2.0 interface, you can experience data transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, allowing you to effortlessly transfer large amounts of data within seconds.
The X1011 connects to the underside of the Raspberry Pi 5, eliminating the need for a passthrough for the GPIO. This means you can use your favorite HATs while also utilizing this expansion board. Moreover, the X1011 offers versatile power options – it can draw power from the Raspberry Pi5 through pogo pins using a USB-C power supply, or alternatively, power the Raspberry Pi5 from the X1011 using a DC power adapter via the onboard DC power jack, streamlining the power supply process to a single source.
The X1011 is an ideal storage solution for creating a home media center or building a network-attached storage (NAS) system. It allows you to store and stream your own videos, music, and digital photos within your home or even remotely across the world.
Features
For use with |
Raspberry Pi 5 Model B |
Key Features |
PS: The X1011 hardware has no limit on NVME SSD capacity, which is dependent on the Raspberry Pi OS. |
Ports & Connectors |
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How to Power |
Don't power the X1011 via DC powe jack and the Raspberry Pi5 via USB-C at the same time. |
Important Notes |
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Matching Case
This is a X1011-C1 Metal Case for Raspberry Pi 5 & X1011 pcie to nvme shield only.
Note: Because it is a metal case, it will shield the WiFi signal, please use wired Ethernet.
Packing List of X1011-C1:
- 1 x Metal Case
- 2 x M2.5*6+3 Female/Male Space
- 2 x M2.5*6 Female/Female Space
- 4 x KM2.5*4 Screw
- 4 x pads with a diameter of 8 mm
Packing List
- 1 x X1011 V1.1 M.2 NVMe 4 SSD shield
- 2 x 37mm PCIe FFC cable (1pc is for backup)
- 8 x M2.5*5 Screws
- 2 x M2.5*5 Female/Female Spacer
- 2 x M2.5*5+5 Male/Female Spacer
- 4 x M2*4 Screws
- 4 x M2 Copper Nut
User Manual
- Hardware: X1011-hardware
- Software: How to make X1011 work: NVMe SSD boot with the Raspberry Pi 5
- From Jeff's review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLZET7Jhza8
Related links
- 4-way NVMe RAID comes to Raspberry Pi 5
- Geekworm X1011 board adds up to four NVMe SSDs to the Raspberry Pi 5
- Add-on board lets you use four NVMe SSDs at once with Raspberry Pi 5
- Geekworm X1011 PCIe to Four M.2 NVMe SSD HAT
Test & Reviews
Test Conditions
- System board details: Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Rev 1.0 , 4G RAM
- Interface board details: X1011 v1.1 NVMe dual SSD Shield
- Operation system: Raspberry Pi OS with desktop (Debian12 (bookworm), 64bit, Release date: December 5th 2023)
- Storage details: Colorful CN600 120G, Samsung PM961 120G, Netec N930E 120G, Silicon Power P34A60 120GB
Testing disk drives read speed at PCIe2.0 with hdparm
FAQ
Q: Why is PCIE SWITCH 3.0 not used?
A: Cost reasons. X1011 use pcie 2.0 is based on cost considerations, in the design and production of X1011 in the Chinese market pcie 3.0 ic price close to 30 dollars (now the price should be lower, in addition, we are a small batch production manufacturing, there is no IC purchasing bargaining power), is pcie 2.0 ic price 6 times or more. We think the final selling price is too high to be accepted by consumers; another point to note is that PI5 is certified to support PCIE 2.0 only, not PCIE 3.0.
Q: Why does the X1011 use a DC Jack instead of type-c?
A: We think about it more. TYPE-C is limited to 5A, if 4 NVME SSDs are read/written at the same time + motherboard + fan, is the TYPE-C power supply enough at peak? But DC JACK can provide more than 5A power supply, is there an extra option with DC JACK?
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