{"product_id":"nvme-base-duo-for-raspberry-pi-5","title":"NVMe Base Duo for Raspberry Pi 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd two super-fast NVMe SSDs to your Raspberry Pi 5! Ideal if you need redundancy or just a load more storage on your RPi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNVMe Base Duo is a PCIe Gen 2 extension board for Raspberry Pi 5. Simply populate it with one or two M-key NVMe SSDs (2230 to 2280 sizes supported) and mount it under (or over) your Pi for a compact and fast storage solution - It even comes with rubber feet!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the perfect solution for turning your Raspberry Pi 5 into a file server, media centre, reverse proxy, home automation server with built in backup, etc. - really any task that benefits from large amounts of fast storage, redundancy, or just to make use of a couple of spare disks - especially with random high operations per second (IOPS) workloads. In short it's a game changer!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNVMe Base Duo follows the new \"PIP\" \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/datasheets.raspberrypi.com\/pcie\/pcie-connector-standard.pdf\"\u003edesign guidelines\u003c\/a\u003e provided by Raspberry Pi ensuring that it will be easy to use and be supported long term by updates to Raspberry Pi OS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✨ If you're looking for a \u003cstrong\u003esmart aluminium case\u003c\/strong\u003e to keep your NVMe setup safe and protected check out our new \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/nvme-case-for-raspberry-pi-5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNVMe Base Case\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKit Includes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNVMe Base Duo PCB with two M.2 slots (M-Key)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'PCIe Flex' Flat Flex Cable\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x Rubber feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x M2 bolt and 2x 5mm standoffs for SSD mounting\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x 12mm M2.5 standoffs for base mounting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8x short M2.5 bolts for base mounting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x 20mm M2.5 bolts for 'pass-thru' mounting with a HAT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shipping product may have minor differences to the photos, but will be the same in essentials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0.5em; border: 2px solid orange;\"\u003eWe’re \u003cstrong\u003ecurrently unable to offer kits that include NVMe drives\u003c\/strong\u003e due to the volatility of the flash memory market. We’re keeping a close eye on things and hope to bring SSD bundles back once things settle down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNVMe Base Duo + 500GB (2 x 250GB) SSD Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase Kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x 250GB+ NVMe SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNVMe Base Duo + 1000GB (2 x 500GB) SSD Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase Kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x 500GB+ NVMe SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNVMe Base Duo + 2000GB (2 x 1000GB) SSD Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase Kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x 1000GB+ NVMe SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNVMe Base Duo + 4000GB (2 x 2000GB) SSD Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase Kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x 2000GB+ NVMe SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend running the Raspberry Pi 5 at PCIe Gen 2 x 1 speeds with this Base. The total throughput is around 450MB\/sec, or 220MB\/sec+ per disk for simultaneous access as they share the bandwidth through the PCIe switch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the tides and vagaries of the SSD market, the brand of drives that we ship may vary. We can say that:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will have 250\/500\/1000\/2000GB or better capacity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will be rated by the manufacturer at PCIe Gen 3 or better speed (although Duo only supports Gen 2 speeds)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe'll have personally tested this model of drive with NVMe Base Duo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey'll be backed by the usual Pimoroni guarantees and customer service.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: \u003c\/strong\u003eBundled drives may be from the same manufacturing batch. If you're a storage-integrity aficionado, you may want to source your own drives to avoid the unlikely edge-case of an issue or bug affecting an entire batch of drives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDrive Compatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've tested NVMe Base Duo with the following drives successfully. We have usually tested one drive from one batch, so this is not comprehensive, or an 'Approved' list, but it's a good guide for drives to seek out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn general, as the drives are behind the switch and not being used at boot we’ve found a much wider range of drives to be working and useful compared to the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/nvme-base\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estandard NVMe Base\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADATA SX8200PNP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADATA LEGEND 700\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrucial CT500P5PSSD8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKingston SKC3000S512G\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKIOXIA EXCERIA SSD 500GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKIOXIA EXCERIA G2 SSD 2TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLexar SSD NM710 1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetac NV200-512-E4X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eORIGIN Inception TLC830 Pro 256GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriot P300 256GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriot P310 240GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriot P300 512GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePNY CS1030 1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSabrent Rocket Nano 500GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSabrent SB-RKT4P-1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamsung SSD 980 500GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSK hynix GOLD P31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeamGroup TM8FP6256G\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToshiba KBG40ZNS1T02 1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranscend TS500GMTE110Q\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWD Blue SN550 500GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWD Black SN750 SE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWD PC SN740 512GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWD Red SN700 500GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWD Black SN770 1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWD Blue SN570 1TB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWD Green SN350 480GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Avoid' List. We've had problems or reports of problems.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrtial ON-750-128 256GB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtherwise most M.2 NVMe drive (not SATA!) you have lying around should work fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our benchmark results over at \u003ca title=\"Benchmarks for NVMe Base\" href=\"https:\/\/pibenchmarks.com\/user\/pimoroni\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epibenchmarks.net!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGetting Started\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/article\/getting-started-with-nvme-base-duo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn: Getting Started with NVMe Base Duo for Raspberry Pi 💾\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFirmware\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the most hassle-free experience, make sure your Raspberry Pi OS is up to date, and your RPi 5 firmware is updated to 2024-05-17 (May 17th) or newer. The newest version 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\u003eSoftware update on the RPi OS should do this for you, but to force it you can:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eopen a Terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erun\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccode\u003esudo raspi-config\u003c\/code\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand choose 'Latest' under\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced Options \u0026gt; Bootloader Version\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccode\u003esudo rpi-eeprom-update\u003c\/code\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the Terminal will tell you which version of firmware is running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt is now possible to boot from NVMe drives installed on NVMe Base Duo! 🎉 \u003c\/strong\u003eMake sure your Raspberry Pi firmware is updated to the most recent version (17\/05\/24 or later).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways power off your RPi and disconnect the power supply before installing or uninstalling the NVMe Base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNVMe Base Duo offers offers two PCIe Gen 2 M.2 slots behind a PCIe Gen2 Packet Switcher on a general purpose PCIe x1 connection - while we know most people want to add fast storage in theory you can use other devices with it, we just can't help you make them work! :-D \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Would Jeff (Geerling) Do?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLes used NVMe Base Duo to connect up the module from a \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-ai-kit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi AI Kit\u003c\/a\u003e at the same time as an NVMe SSD. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/raspberry-pi\/raspberry-pi-ai-kit-review\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCheck out his review!\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome drives need more power than the standard PCIe FPC connection can provide. In this case, there are +5V and GND pads on NVMe Base Duo you can use to provide extra power. We'd recommend connecting them to the Pi's 5V\/GND pins or the same power supply that powers the Pi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eResources\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/nvme-base-duo-drawing.png?v=1719396530\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDimensional drawing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"No Disks","offer_id":41434434895955,"sku":"PIM704","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"500GB (2x250GB) SSD","offer_id":41434434928723,"sku":"PIM706","price":148.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000GB (2x500GB) SSD","offer_id":41434434961491,"sku":"PIM705","price":177.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"2000GB (2x1000GB) SSD","offer_id":54877763436923,"sku":"PIM763","price":266.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"4000GB (2x2000GB) SSD","offer_id":54935660593531,"sku":"PIM768","price":414.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/DSC02120-Edit.jpg?v=1709654288","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/nvme-base-duo-for-raspberry-pi-5","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}