Note: the X830 board has been discontinued for years, no stock any more.
This X830 V2.0 3.5" SATA HDD expansion board can be used with up to 10TB 3.5-inch SATA HDD(hard disk drives), Supports USB3.0, Quick file transfer with high-speed USB 3.0 connectivity from a PC or a Mac as a mobile hard disk.
It is a very easy way to use a 3.5" SATA HDD(hard disk drive) as an external storage solution for your raspberry pi computer, you can DIY a small NAS, or music player or other raspberry pi projects you need with this X830 storage expansion board.
With installation screws packs for you to fix the raspberry pi and the 3.5 inch HDD on the X830 board very well, power the raspberry pi and the HDD at the same time stably.
What do you need to use Raspberry Pi X830 V2.0 3.5 inch SATA Storage Board?
1. A Raspberry Pi board(Pi 3B+, 3B, 2B, B+)
2. A 12Vdc, 3A Power Supply
3. A 3.5 inch SATA hard disk drive(HDD)
4. A X830 match Metal Case (optional)
Updated Features for X830 V2.0 Version:
- Support safe shutdown function only for Raspberry Pi
- Use the common DC 12V power adapter;
- Add screw holes position for large capacity hard disk (feedback from customer);
- Using a new driver chip, support for installing the system and booting on the hard disk
- Remove the jumper cap in X830 V1.1 version;
- WIKI for reference: www.raspberrypiwiki.com/index.php/X830_V2.0
Key Features
- Operating System: All Raspberry Pi operating systems
- Supports up to 10TB 3.5 inch SATA HDD hard disk drives
- Ideal storage solution for your Raspberry Pi projects
- USB 3.1 Gen1 to SATA 6Gb/s Bridge Controller
- USB 2.0 connectivity offers plug-and-play functionality on your Raspberry Pi(Raspberry pi only support USB 2.0 now)
- Quick file transfer with high-speed USB 3.0 connectivity from a PC or a Mac
- Powers the Raspberry Pi - no additional power supply for RPi
- Reserve the DC 5V or 12V output for your other application.
- Reserve the power switch port
- Compatible With Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ / 3B / 2B / B+
- This X830 HDD SATA storage expansion board can be used as a mobile hard disk when it is connected with a 3.5" HDD and powered.
- The 4-pin GPIO connection board should be insert directly into the first four pins of your Raspberry Pi. Please see the photo.
Note: Raspberry pi 3 model b+ board and 3.5" SATA HDD are not included in all the packing list.
As we know that the power supply is very important to the hard disk, so please do not use the power adapter that does not meet the requirements. Please use a good quality power adapter, or you may encounter problems such as not recognizing the hard disk.
Power Supply Requiremnet:
- Power supply: 12V voltage input;
- DC Power Plug Size : 5.5*2.5mm
[Important Notice]
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR RASPBERRY PI VIA THE PI's MICRO USB SOCKET!
[The difference between 3.5" SATA and 2.5" SATA]
WIKI for reference: www.raspberrypiwiki.com/index.php/X830
[X830 Case Overview]
Geekworm design this X830 board use metal case to install your raspberry pi board, X830 storage board and the 3.5 inch SATA HDD perfectly.The power control switch with beautiful LED incidator let you know when the power is on or not. With cooling fan holes design to intall the super mute V31 cooling fan. The X830 board has access to your Pi consumer ports: HDMI, A/V Connector, Ethernet, 2-USB. It is a high quality metal case with fantasy touching feeling.
(LxWxH) Size: 16.2 x 12.1 x 7cm/6.37x 4.76x2.75inch (case wall thickness: 0.1cm/0.04inch)
X830 V2.0 installation Guide
Important Note for X830 V1.1 Version:
Please move the Jumber cap from the 12V/EN to 5v1/EN when you use the power swtich to control the power of raspberry pi and X830 V1.1 version storage board, or the power switch is not work.
X830 V1.1 installation Guide
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