• NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory express) SSD, normally via PCIe bus. These are NOT SATA SSD
• 2242, mechanical size/dimension, please ensure the size fits the board
• M.2 M-Key (Only 128GB is B+M-Key), please make sure the M.2 socket is M-key compatible
• Comes Pre-loaded with Raspberry Pi OS and is ready to boot up on
  • Raspberry Pi 5 (with the latest bootloader firmware and a PCIe to M.2 HAT. To update the bootloader, please refer to this tutorial)
  • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (with the latest bootloader firmware)
  • Raspberry Pi 400
  • Compute Module 4 (CM4) with NVMe SSD carrier board.
• Please DO NOT format it if you intend to use it with the Raspberry Pi board.

Note: NVMe 2242 M-Key MakerDisk SSD 512GB, 256GB, and 128GB shipped from January 2024 onwards are loaded with the latest Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit) - Bookworm (release date: 5th December 2023).

As far as we have tested, this NVMe SSD is compatible with:

• PCIe to M.2 HAT for Raspberry Pi 5
• CM4 Maker Board, and of course, you will need a CM4 Lite (No eMMC) version.
• Mini Base (A) carrier board, and of course, you will need to combine it with the CM4 Lite (No eMMC) version
• Piunora board and of course, you will need to combine it with the CM4 Lite (No eMMC) version
• Argon NEO M.2. NVMe Case and Base will need manual adjustment of M.2 mounting spacer and screw to 2242

This NVMe M.2 2242MakerDisk SSD has a maximum sequential read and write speed of up to 1700MB/s and 600MB/s respectively. The above results are limited by the PCIe lane on CM4 and the USB3.0 to NVMe interface. It works perfectly and boots up without any issue in Argon One NVMe Case.