GeeekPiM.2 NVME SSD Storage Expansion Board for Raspberry Pi 4, Only Support M.2 NVME SSD (Pi Board or M.2 NVME SSD NOT Included)

I set this up the other day and seems to be working flawlessly using a Patriot P300 M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 128GB Low-Power Consumption SSD. This is for a Home Assistant install which can have heavy disk usage that burns out most SD cards too quickly. To install the image on to the M.2 drive, I used a USB to NVMe adapter and it worked fine directly from the Pi imager software... you will still need an SD card to set the Pi to boot from USB first (there is a utility in the Imager) since, by default, it wants to boot from the SD slot. After that option is set, you don't need an SD card at all.This mounts to the bottom of the Pi, so you can still use hats with it, but you will likely have to figure out your own case. It comes with a plastic bottom shield to prevent shorts but a case would be better. The only other down side was that you cannot easily install the drive with this mounted to the Pi... you could do it if you have a 2280 and a very low profile right-angle #1 phillips but most won't have that. And forget about it if you have a 2242 or 2260! The screw which mounts the standoff at the end of the drive is facing the bottom of the Pi, they need a better option so the drive can be changed easily. Overall I would definitely recommend this if you want to use an NVMe with your Pi!

Very simple to install, comes with a complete hardware package (standoffs, baseplate) and works well. This is a USB solution -not pcie- but will certainly get an NVME drive working on a pi4 with minimal effort.It took only a few minutes to copy the SD to NVME and configure the pi to boot from the NVME, and the pi is now happily running without a SD.

Worked after trying two different power supplies, ended up needing a 5A power supply in order to power this and allow me to install HAOS to an NVMe SSD and boot from it instead of an SD card on a Pi 4B via USB boot. A 3.6A wasn't enough to power the Pi and my Argon ONE V2 Aluminum Case. I ended up needing this in order to get it working: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CT2HH7FJAdds a bit of bulk to a Pi board and I wasn't able to fit it into my original case with the bottom, but it works.

I was waiting for this. Ok.So, I jad an extra samsung 980 pro 2tb just laying around and figured why not. So, I got this.At first I was aprehinsive about writing a review but everything is amazing.I thought from the other reviews I was needing to configure the raspberry for this to work. Its almost plug-n-play.I added this board to my raspberry pi 4b/8g. I was able to download the kali/pi image from the pi site. Yes, it does boot from the 980 pro with no need for a micro sd card.It just makes the pi a bit bulky but you can live with that. Lol.

Excellent value for the money. I was looking to buy a new raspberry pi 5 that supports m2 drives. When I found this, I grabbed it because I don't need all the power (or expense) of a pi 5.It's well built and comes with a frosted plexiglass bottom.And as an added bonus I was able to get it to work with a raspberry pi 3b+. That right! I did have to purchase a flexible USB A adapter but that was expected.This boots up faster than the SD card, and won't wear out.I run pihole, unify, and unbound on my pi and was burning through sdcards. Now I have plenty of room and no problems with burnout.

In the pictures, the Pi4 is mounted on the base from the GeeekPi Acrylic Case, is using a GeeekPi ICE Tower Cooler for Raspberry Pi, and the NVMe board is loaded with an Inland TN320 SSD - all of which are also available on Amazon. This configuration works perfectly together. Some NVMe sticks don't work with some Pi boards, and some case kits don't work with either the NVMe board or the fan unit. But all of this came together flawlessly.

Be careful of the SSD unit you order with this unit. There is a note in the package that indicates the units that don't work.

Is the M.2 NVME SSD Storage Expansion Board supposed to get its power from the 5v pogo pins and not USB?The one shipped to me seems to draw all its power from USB and causes wifi and Bluetooth brownouts just like any other external USB-powered drive. I tested the pogo pins and they did have 5v.This is a pity because the package is excellent. A full length NVME just barely fits within the length of the RPi4 and although I didn't take any before and after measures, it felt just as quick as the external USB drive I was using before.