M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Bottom for Raspberry Pi 5 (N07)

This is a bottom-mounted NVME M.2 SSD PCIe peripheral board for Raspberry Pi 5 which uses the new PCIe interface to utilise NVME M2 SSDs for fast data transfer and ultra-fast booting.

The board supports four sizes of NVMe SSD: 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 and includes an LED indicator for M.2 disk activity. The included SSD mounting screws make it convenient for users to switch between sizes at any time.

Some simple setup is required. Please see the Wiki for assembly and setup instructions.

Raspberry Pi and NVMe drive not included

NVME Compatibility

Some customers have reported compatibility issues with certain brands/models of NVME drives with Raspberry Pi 5.

No ‘official’ compatibility list is maintained by 52Pi or Raspberry Pi (yet), so we suggest following the same compatibility list on the Pimoroni NVME Base page as a starting point until something official is shared.

Features

• Designed for Raspberry Pi 5: Dedicated to the latest single-board computer, the Raspberry Pi 5.
• NVMe Capability: Supports NVMe (M-key) drives in M.2 format sizes 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280
• PCIe Support: PCIe x1 interface in both Gen2 & Gen3 standards
• Ventilation hole design: Ventilation hole design provides excellent ventilation airflow for cooling
• Gold-plated PCB: Superior electrical performance
• PCIe ultra-short signal lines: The short trace routing of PCIe is more reliable and faster, fully meeting the signal requirements of PCIe 3.0
• LED Indicators: Features LED light for M.2 disk activity (“ACT”)
• M.2 Standard-Compliant Power System: Integrated voltage regulator delivering up to 3A for the 3.3V power rail, compliant with M.2 (NGFF) standard

Resources

• Product Wiki
• How to enable PCIe on Raspberry Pi 5
• Drawing

Package Contents

• 1 x N07 M.2 2280 PCIe to NVMe Bottom
• 1 x Custom PCIe FFC cable
• 4 x M2.5x16mm Spacers
• 4 x M2.5x5mm Screws
• 1 x M2x4mm Screws (to secure the NVME M2 SSD)

Raspberry Pi and NVMe drive not included