Geekworm Raspberry Pi 4 NAS Kit

by Cindy Ding on August 29, 2020

1. Geekworm NASPi 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Kit for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/geekworm-naspi-2-5-sata-hdd-ssd-kit-for-raspberry-pi-4-model-b

NASPi is a NUC-style NAS storage solution based on the latest Raspberry Pi 4. It supports 2.5-inch sata HDD/SSD. All the Raspberry Pi 4 interfaces are adjusted to the back through the X-C1 adapter board, build in software safety shutdown function, using PWM fan can dynamically adjust the speed of the fan according to the temperature of the CPU. The shell is made of all aluminum alloy, CNC processing method, surface anodizing treatment.

NASPI adopts modular design, and NASPI is composed of three parts: X823 storage shield, X-C1 adapter board, heat dissipation system(include X823-A3 metal fan bracket and 4010 PWM fan), and they will be packed into a ALU-case to get a complete NASPi;

X823 provides 2.5 inch HDD/SSD storage function(UASP supported);
X-C1 provides power management, interface adapter and safe shutdown function
For the heat dissipation system, we chose a relatively simple and practical heat dissipation solution: a custom metal bracket and a PWM fan to achieve it. in fact, you can use P165-B to get same function, but maybe P165-B will have a slight impact on WIFI.
X-C1 provides power management, interface adapter and safe shutdown function
For the heat dissipation system, we choose a relatively simple and practical heat dissipation solution: a custom metal bracket and a PWM fan to achieve it. in fact, you can use P165-B to get same function, but maybe P165-B will have a slight impact on WIFI.

[WiKi for Reference]
https://wiki.geekworm.com/NASPi
https://wiki.geekworm.com/X-C1_Software

2. X825 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Shield Case Power Kit with Power Management Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to:

https://geekworm.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-x825-board-x825-case-x735-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

Installation Video:

The X825 expansion board provides a complete storage solution for newest raspberry pi 4, it supports up to 4TB 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD) / solid-state drive (SSD). Only 2.5 inch SATA interface HDD/SDD hard disk is suitable for X825 Board;

  • Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi 4 - 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Shield
  • Supports up to 4TB 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD) / solid-state drive (SSD) (Theoretically it can work with 6TB or 8TB as well. But actually we do not test the X825 board with 6tb or 8tb HDD, you can have a try.) 【not recommend to use Samsung SSD】

X825 Single 2.5" SATA Shield Case Power Kit with UPS Function for Raspberry Pi 4:

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/for-raspberry-pi-4-x825-2-5-sata-hdd-ssd-shield-x825-c7-case-x708-ups-power-mgnt-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

 Installation Video:

3. X829 Dual 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Shield Case Power Kit with Power Management Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to:

https://geekworm.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-x829-dual-2-5-sata-hdd-ssd-shield-metal-case-x735-power-management-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

 Installation Video:

The X829 dual 2.5" SATA HDD expansion board, offering an easy and fast way to create bigger storage solution for your Raspberry Pi 4B computer. Its elegant and ultra-compact design allows two 2.5" HDD/SSD to be conveniently attached to Raspberry Pi 4. The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port delivers a blistering data transfer rate of up to 5Gbps, letting you transfer a large amount of data in seconds. The mounting holes and standoffs help protect the hard disk drives, while effectively drawing the heat away from the drive for reliable performance. The built-in LED light indicates the reading or writing status – no more guesswork again.

The X829 can be the perfect storage solution for your home media center and building Network-attached storage (NAS) for storing and streaming your own videos, music, and digital photos around the house and even across the world.

  • Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi 4 - Dual 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Shield
  • Supports dual 2.5 SATA HDDs/SSDs working at the same time
  • Supports up to 4TB 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD) / solid-state drive (SSD)
  • Allows booting OS from your HDD/SSD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying

X829 Dual 2.5" SATA Shield Case Power Kit with UPS Function for Raspberry Pi 4:

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/for-raspberry-pi-4-x829-dual-2-5-sata-hdd-ssd-shield-x829-c1-case-x708-ups-power-mgnt-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

 Installation Video:

4. Stackable X828 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Shield Kit for Raspberry Pi 4B/3B+/3B

Please refer to:

https://geekworm.com/products/geekworm-2pcs-x828-2-5-sata-storage-board-x735-board-dc-5v-4a-psu-metal-case-with-power-switch-fan-kit-for-raspberry-pi-4-computer  Or

https://geekworm.com/products/raspberry-pi-x828-stackable-2-5-sata-hdd-ssd-shield

 Installation Video:

The X828 is a stackable 2.5" SATA HDD expansion board focused on providing a bigger storage solution for your Raspberry Pi B/2B/3B/3B+/4B. The board is a great way to give a desktop look, as you can connect multiple external hard drivers without having them "hanging" from the USB ports of your SBC.

Knowing that our users might need more USB entrances, we added to extra USB 3.1 Gen1 ports to the X828, so the user can connect keyboards, USB sticks or even other external HDDs.

If you are looking for building a Media Center or even a Network-attached storage (NAS), the X828 will be a good choice for you. You will be able to separate one hard disk only for operating system and the rest for media, games...etc.

  • Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi - Stackable 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Shield
  • Supports one or multiple 2.5 SATA HDDs/SSDs working at the same time(depending on the number of X828 boards you stack)
  • Supports up to 4TB 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD) / solid-state drive (SSD)
  • Supports operating system installation and booting from your HDD/SSD

As the X828 metal case can only support Raspberry Pi 4+2 PCS X828 2.5" SATA shield + X735 Power Management Board, but X828 is stackable, we can not meet all customer demand, so we will not produce any X828 case after it sold out.

5. X857 mSATA SSD Shield Case Power Kit with Power Management Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-x857-msata-ssd-shield-metal-case-x735-power-management-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

Installation Video:

After continuously collecting customers' feedback, we have updated and released this fanal version of the mSata port SSD: X857. It is upgraded from X855 (1st generation) and X856 (2nd generation).

This X857 mSATA SSD Shield expansion board provides a complete storage solution for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, only mSATA interface SDD hard disk is suitable for X857 mSATA SSD extension board; Support up to 2TB mSATA solid-state drive (SSD); Now it is time to build a mobile hard disk with a mSATA SSD for your Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.

  • Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi 4 - mSATA SSD Shield
  • Supports up to 2TB mSATA solid-state drive (SSD)
  • Integrated high efficiency step-Down Converter, 3.3V max 4A to power the SSD
  • Allows booting OS from your HDD/SSD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying

  X857 mSATA SSD Shield Case Power Kit with UPS Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/for-raspberry-pi-4-x857-msata-ssd-shield-x857-c1-case-x708-ups-power-mgnt-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

 Installation Video:

6. X862 M.2 NGFF SATA SSD Shield Case Power Kit with Power Management Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-x862-m-2-ngff-sata-ssd-shield-metal-case-x735-power-management-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

The X862 M.2 NGFF SATA SSD expansion board, offering an easy and fast way to create big storage solution for your Raspberry Pi 4B. Its elegant and ultra-compact design allows M.2 SSD to be conveniently attached to Raspberry Pi. The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port delivers a blistering data transfer rate of up to 5Gbps, letting you transfer a large amount of data in seconds. The mounting holes and standoffs help protect the hard disk drives, while effectively drawing the heat away from the drive for reliable performance. The built-in LED light indicates the reading or writing status – no more guesswork again.


The X862 can be the perfect storage solution for your home media center and building Network-attached storage (NAS) for storing and streaming your own videos, music, and digital photos around the house and even across the world. the X862 also supports operating system booting from your SSD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying.

  • Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi 4 - M.2 NGFF SATA SSD Shield
  • Supports up to 2TB m.2 NGFF SSD solid-state drive
  • Supports multiple M.2 NGFF SSD lengths including: 2280, 2260, 2242, 2230[1]
  • Integrated high efficiency step-Down Converter, 3.3V max 4A to power the SSD
  • USB3.1 Gen1 5Gb/s connectivity offers plug-and-play functionality on your Raspberry Pi 4
  • Allows booting OS from your HDD/SSD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying

  X862 M.2 NGFF SATA SSD Shield Case Power Kit with UPS Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/for-raspberry-pi-4-x862-m-2-ngff-sata-ssd-shield-x857-c1-case-x708-ups-power-mgnt-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

7. X872 M.2 NVMe SSD Shield Case Power Kit with Power Management Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-x872-m-2-nvme-ssd-shield-metal-case-x735-power-mgnt-board-dc-5v-4a-psu-kit

 This is the X872 NVMe M.2 SSD Storage Expansion Board for Raspbeerry Pi 4 model B, it provides a complete storage solution for raspberry pi 4. It supports multiple M.2 NVMe SSD lengths including: 2280, 2260, 2242, 2230. X872 is upgraded from X870 and basically redesigned in X870, you can use it as a mobile SSD hard also.

  • Ideal storage solution only for Raspberry Pi 4 - M.2 NVMe SSD Shield
  • Supports up to 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD solid-state drives
  • Supports multiple M.2 NVMe SSD lengths including: 2280, 2260, 2242, 2230,additional spacer required for SSD lengths 2260, 2242 and 2230 (not supplied with X872)
  • Allows booting OS from your HDD/SSD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying

  X872 M.2 NVMe SSD Shield Case Power Kit with UPS Function for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to: https://geekworm.com//products/for-raspberry-pi-4-x872-m-2-nvme-ssd-shield-x857-c1-case-x708-ups-power-mgnt-board-dc-5v-4a-power-supply-kit

7. X832 3.5" SATA HDD Shield Kit for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only

Please refer to:

https://geekworm.com/products/x832-3-5-sata-storage-board-x735-board-dc-12v-5a-psu-metal-case-with-power-switch-fan-kit

Installation Video:

The X832 is a 3.5" SATA HDD expansion board focused on providing a bigger storage solution for your Raspberry Pi 4. The board is a great way to give a desktop look, as you can connect multiple external hard drivers without having them "hanging" from the USB ports of your SBC.

If you are looking for building a Media Center or even a Network-attached storage (NAS), the X832 is the right board for it. You will be able to separate one hard disk only for operating system and the rest for media, games...etc.

  • Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi - 3.5" SATA HDD Shield
  • Supports up to 14TB 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD)
  • Allows booting OS from your HDD/SSD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying
  • Function to power the RPI via XH2.54 only needing a single power supply

8. Stackable X835 3.5" SATA HDD Shield Kit for Raspberry Pi 4B/3B+/3B

Please refer to:

https://geekworm.com/products/geekworm-x835-3-5-sata-storage-board-x735-board-dc-12v-5a-psu-metal-case-with-power-switch-fan-kit

Or

https://geekworm.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-x835-3-5-inch-sata-hdd-storage-expansion-board

It's time to use idle hard drives. you can DIY a small NAS, music player or something interesting with X835 expansion board for Raspberry Pi 4.


The X835 expansion board provides a complete storage solution for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+/3B; The X835 3.5" SATA adapter can support up to 14TB 3.5 inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD).


The X835 stackable 3.5 inch SATA HDD expansion board, offering an easy and fast way to create bigger storage solution for your Raspberry Pi 4B. Its elegant and ultra-compact design allows 3.5" HDD to be conveniently attached to Raspberry Pi. The SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port delivers a blistering data transfer rate of up to 5Gbps, letting you transfer a large amount of data in seconds. The mounting holes and standoffs help protect the hard disk drives, while effectively drawing the heat away from the drive for reliable performance. The built-in LED light indicates the reading or writing status – no more guesswork again.


The X835 can be the perfect storage solution for your home media center and building Network-attached storage (NAS) for storing and streaming your own videos, music, and digital photos around the house and even across the world. the X835 also supports operating system booting from your HDD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying.

  • Ideal storage solution for Raspberry Pi - 3.5" SATA HDD Shield
  • Supports up to 14TB 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives (HDD)
  • Allows booting OS from your HDD/SSD for faster app opens, web serving and file copying (see notes)
  • Provides additional 3 USB3.1 Gen1 ports for Raspberry Pi

Please note that our X835-C1 case only support Raspberry Pi 4+ 1 piece X835/X832 3.5" SATA Shield+X735 Power Management board. X835/X832 3.5" SATA Shield DO NOT support any UPS expansion board, so there is no UPS fucntion can be added to X835/X832 3.5" SATA Shield.

FAQ

What to do if you find the SSD or HDD is not recognize?

A:
1. Please test and make sure your Raspberry Pi4 USB3 port is good one. (We get the feedback that Pi 4 USB3 port is easy to broken, finally the customer find it is the Pi 4 USB3 port problem.)

2. Please confirm that you use the SSD with right interface which match with the socket of your expansion shield. (Not recommend to use SAMSUNG SSD, as there will be big EMC interference.)
Please use right interface M.2 SATA SSD (KEY-B) to X862, use M.2 NVME SSD (KEY-M) to X872. (We found that some buyer use M.2 sata SSD to X872, it's wrong!!!)

3. If use WiFi, please try to close WIFI to test.

4. Please try provide extra power to X862/X872/X857 when SSD not recognized.

5. Please change to another SSD to test if you have one

6. Please use a USB cable to test the expansion shield on the computer to check if the SSD is recognized.


If still any issue, please email us at support@geekworm.com and provide the follow information:

1. Your order number.
2. The SSD model you use.
3. Photos about all the hardware connection.
4. Run the command " lsusb" and show us the result.

1 comment
by Wayne Berry on March 12, 2022

Do you ship to Australia? Are AU-type power adapters available to purchase?

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