Waveshare PCIe to M.2 Adapter for Raspberry Pi 5, Supports NVMe Protocol M.2 Solid State Drive, High-Speed Reading/Writing, HAT + Standard

I had no problem assembling the Waveshare PCIe to M.2 Adapter for my Raspberry Pi 5 following their video and website tutorial and had it up and running with my RPi 5 4GB in less than half an hour. The Bookworm OS now boots up off of the SSD module and I have upped the PCIe speed to the 'PCIe 3' mode from the 'PCIe 2' mode without any issues. I used a quality Transcend 256GB SSD module with the Waveshare adapter, but not all brands of SSDs will work with the Waveshare adapter. Research your SSD selection carefully.

Great form factor, easy to install, and affordable.

I retuned this purchase. It appeared to fit over the RPI5 Active heat sink, but it didn't align over the fan and seemed to restrict the air flow. (Chose the Geekworm X1003(Vilros). Much better fit.)

Works great w/ PCIE Gen3 M2 drive. Just a note: standoffs won't fit with my heatsink and still have enough room for airflow, but easy to find another screw.

The Waveshare PCIe to M.2 Adapter allows me to see the NVME drive, and even read and write to it (the Raspberry Pi Imager is able to see the drive and write the OS partitions to it). However my Pi will not boot from NVME with the Waveshare device. Waveshare support says it's a connection issue (despite my photo showing the correct cable orientation) and sent me a video, where the cable orientation was wrong in the beginning of their video, but correct by the end of the video. 2 other oddities about my Waveshare product: it does not have the arrow on the PCB showing the correction cable orientation. The activity light (ACT) does not blink during read/write operations. This device is useful for additional storage but not for boot storage, which makes it useless for me.

These do not come with a marker to show you the correct orientation despite the picture. There's a misleading mark on the board that actually leads you into believing that inserting the cable backwards is the correct way. The item is not as pictured because it's missing the arrow indicating proper orientation! I like the cutout for the fan and mounting is very solid. I can boot my Pi 5 without a problem... even a pre-packaged image from a vendor boots without a problem. I flashed the drive in a USB NVMe enclosure with Windows Raspberry Pi Imager, and then moved it to the Pi and it booted instantly.

1. It works flawlessly 2. I wish the Pi boards used this coating. Suoer high quality. 3. The cutout for the fan is key. I couldn't be happier.

I have had this for awhile now though I didn't have access to a 2242 nvme pcie to really give this a good test to see how it worked with my raspberry pi 5. Setup was pretty easy though I did end up putting the cable backwards even though it said many times to match it with the arrow on the device. For some reason I mistook the advice for matching it with the white dot. Pretty simple setup with the drive I got that was recommended in this listing. Its getting around 810.41 MB/sec transfer speeds in gen=3 mode. There are a lot of tutorials out there, one simple one you can check is by Explaining Computers to get you setup real quickly. Overall it was an interesting experience as I have not used a hat for my pi before and it was interesting to know I can add on a lot more now.

Uno de los mayores cambio es las Raspberry: la opción de almacenamiento a través del PCIe. Por fin acceso a almacenamiento a alta velocidad, ya no dependes de la MicroSD ni del USB. Con este adaptador, puedes poner incluso el arranque en un disco NVMe. Aunque todavía no he medido velocidades, la sensación es que son muy altas, el inicio es casi instantáneo. Ocupa muy poco espacio, aunque tendrás que buscar, fabricarte o imprimirte ;) una carcasa adecuada. La única pega es que al final, el precio del conjunto, hace que cada vez sea menos "rentable" una rPi frente a soluciones "mini PC" basadas en Intel. Aun así, es un producto muy recomendable.

I've been using the adapter with my Raspberry Pi for a while now, and it's been an excellent upgrade. The adapter's support for NVMe protocol M.2 solid-state drives initially caught my attention. Installation was no problem and relatively straightforward; it just took a little time to set up and utilise the online guide. This adapter's high-speed reading and writing capabilities have certainly improved my setup's performance. The build quality of the adapter is solid, which makes me hopeful it will last longer for anyone looking to enhance their Raspberry Pi 5. Still, it may not be a one-fits-all approach for compatibility, so you need to check your setup before proceeding.

Das Top-HAT hat meine Erwartungen vollständig erfüllt und bietet eine hervorragende Lösung für 2230/2242 NVMe SSDs. Die Installation gestaltet sich als unkompliziert und benutzerfreundlich, sodass auch Personen ohne technische Vorkenntnisse das Produkt problemlos einbauen können. Die integrierte Kühlung sorgt dafür, dass die SSD auch unter Last eine angemessene Temperatur beibehält, was die Leistungsfähigkeit und Langlebigkeit der SSD sicherstellt. Ich habe dieses Top-HAT in einem GeeekPi Aluminiumgehäuse (ASIN: B0CLGBCR5F) verbaut und bin von der Passgenauigkeit und der generellen Qualität beeindruckt. Es fügt sich nahtlos in das Gehäuse ein und unterstützt optimal die Funktion meines Pi 5. Fazit: Wer auf der Suche nach einer zuverlässigen und effizienten Lösung zur Kühlung und Einbettung seiner 2230/2242 NVMe SSD ist, wird mit diesem Top-HAT bestens bedient. Seine einfache Handhabung, effektive Kühlleistung und die hohe Kompatibilität mit dem GeeekPi Aluminiumgehäuse machen es zu einer ausgezeichneten Wahl.

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Conforme à la description cet adaptateur pour raspberry Pi 5 permet d'installer et ajouter facilement un disque dur SSD M2 au maintenant bien connu micro ordinateur. Ce qui le rendra encore plus polyvalent 👍 Pour 16.99€ au moment de mon commentaire, on a un rapport qualité prix correct, pour cet accessoire presque indispensable. Merci de m'avoir lu 😉