“excellent, clear instructions
I didn't get one end of the cable in properly first time, but watch the video and see how cables are pushed in and connector held in place”
“The NVMe Base is a really good quality addition to my Raspberry Pi 5, it is nice that you can fit the full range of NVMe SSD sizes and from my testing offers significantly faster speeds when compared to usb3 SSDs. I like the fact that it fits nicely under the PI 5 without the storage solution taking up usb slots, bandwidth and space. It makes the RPI5 feel a bit more substantial for those who are running them without a case and just the heat sink on top and it comes with rubber feet which is a nice addition.
All of this and it has the funky silk screen designs which we all know and love from Pimoroni products.”
“Really pleased with this product! After already trying a competing "HAT" product that has some pretty severe compatibility issues with the drives that I already owned, the Pimoroni NVMe Base just worked! Currently running a Solidigm P41 2TB without any issues.”
“Works like a dream. I use it with Crucial P3 plus 500GB M.2 SSD
780MB read and 330MB write.
Big upgrade from micro sd card. Also big plus PCIe ribbon cable don't cover SD card slot like some other brands do.
This is must have. Hopefully Pimoroni will release some acrylic cases compatible with nvme base looking forward for that.”
Ahoy Owen
Sorry to hear that (and sorry for the rogue message I just sent you 🤦) Drop us an email at support@pimoroni.com if you haven't already with the details of what you've tried and some photos of your setup we'll do our best to help.
“Great addon to a Pi5... makes it super fast.
I followed the simple assembly instructions on the YouTube video (linked from the product page) with no issues and with some minor changes to software to boot off the NVMe card (also documented on the product page) it was all up and running. I'm using a 1TB Samsung Evo 970 Plus which is overkill but it's what I had to hand.
I had been running USB boot to SSD previously but this is faster and much more compact as an under-the-Pi base. As a side note, it also leaves all the GPIO pins free for a Hat expansion which is a requirement for me.
Overall this is a well thought out expansion that works brilliantly and adds a lot of value to my Pi5 system.”
“Once I managed to get this installed it has worked very well. I wish that some instructions were included but I soon found the video on the Pimoroni site. Greatest difficulty was fitting the flexible cable between the Pi5 and this card - this was very fiddley especially as I had missed the fact that both board connectors had latching mechanisms. However pleased with the performance.”
