{"product_id":"pimoroni-nvme-base-for-raspberry-pi-5","title":"Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGetting Started\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/odG7FbptgWQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVideo: Installing the Pimoroni NVMe Base on Raspberry Pi 5 _xD83D__xDCF9_\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/article\/getting-started-with-nvme-base\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn: Getting Started with NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5  _xD83D__xDCBE_\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFirmware\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFor the most hassle-free experience, make sure your Raspberry Pi OS is up to date, and your RPi 5 firmware is updated to 2023-12-06 (Dec 6th) or newer. This supports all the features of the RPi PCIe spec and means you don't have to mess with config files to get started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSoftware update on the RPi OS should do this for you, but to force it you can:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eopen a Terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003erun \u003ccode\u003esudo raspi-config\u003c\/code\u003e and choose 'Latest' under \u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced Options \u0026gt; Bootloader Version\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRunning \u003ccode\u003esudo rpi-eeprom-update\u003c\/code\u003e in the Terminal will tell you which version of firmware is running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePCIe 3 Mode\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo enable experimental and not-officially-supported PCIe 3 mode, add the follow line to the \u003ccode\u003e[all]\u003c\/code\u003e section at the end of your Raspberry Pi \u003ccode\u003e\/boot\/firmware\/config.txt\u003c\/code\u003e file like this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003e[all]\ndtparam=pciex1_gen=3\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSave and reboot - your drive is ready to use!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFormatting the NVMe and booting from NVMe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIf you want to boot from the NVMe drive, follow these extra steps:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e1. Make sure your firmware is updated as above!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2. Format the drive using \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/software\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Raspberry Pi software including the media imager.\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Imager\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e3. You can do this with your NVMe Base installed by booting the RPi 5 from SD card and running Raspberry Pi Imager from the start menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e4. Open a Terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e5. Run \u003ccode\u003esudo raspi-config\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e6. Choose NVMe\/USB boot under \u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced Options \u0026gt; Boot Order\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e7. Reboot your RPi 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAlways power off your RPi and disconnect the power supply before installing or uninstalling the NVMe Base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54223788179783,"sku":"PIM 699","price":19.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/6028\/6791\/files\/0049232_pimoroni-nvme-base-for-raspberry-pi-5_49ff830d-5366-4b09-8399-61e246f7e66d.jpg?v=1782312028","url":"https:\/\/sgeducation.ie\/products\/pimoroni-nvme-base-for-raspberry-pi-5","provider":"SG Education Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}