X1008 PCIe to 2 ports HDD expansion board, designed to provide a mass-capacity storage and high-speed storage solution for your 5. This board facilitates the simultaneous connection of a 3.5-inch HDD and a 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, unleashing the full potential of your storage capabilities, with 3.0 interface speeds reaching up to 5Gbps. With support for 12V input via a standard DC jack and equipped with high-efficiency DC/DC step-down converters, the X1008 efficiently powers both your Raspberry Pi5 and HDDs from a single power source, simplifying your setup. The X1008 serves as the perfect storage solution for establishing a home media center or constructing a network-attached storage (NAS) system. It empowers you to store and stream your personal collection of videos, music, and digital photos within the confines of your home or remotely from anywhere around the globe. Important Notes: The X1008 is designed for data storage purposes and does not currently support booting from HDD/SSD with the existing firmware. Don' the X1008 and the Raspberry Pi5 at the same time. Older drives with less efficient flash media may not perform as well as er drives. HDDs/SSDs are not partitioned and need to be both partitioned and formatted when first connected to the before they be accessed in the Explorer. Compatible With for 5B. Supports the connection of a 3.5-inch HDD and a 2.5-inch HDD/SSD to your 5 simultaneously Compliant with the Serial 3.0 specification, with backward compatibility to 2.0 and 1.0. Adheres to the PCI-Express v2.0 specification and is backward compatible with PCI-Express v1.0. Supports communication speeds of 5.0 Gbit/s, 3.0 Gbit/s, and 1.5 Gbit/s. Compatible with 6G, 3G, and 1.5G hard drives. Features plug-and-play installation for ease of setup. LED indicators display power and drive status Equipped with a high-efficiency DC/DC step-down converter to power both your 5 and devices simultaneously Efficient power delivery to for the 5 via pogo pins, consolidating power sources On-board push button performs the same actions as the Pi's power button Compatible with the official active cooler without compromising cooling performance Supports the HAT+ STANDBY power state, automatically turning off devices when the Pi 5 is powered down PCB Size: 164.5mm x 101.6mm How to Power 12Vdc +/-5% 3A via DC power jack 5.5x2.1mm of X1008 Ports & Connectors PCIe connector x1 - 16-pin pitch0.5mm connectors x2 - 7+15P Test Conditions System board details: 5 Model B Rev 1.0 , 4G RAM Interface board details: X1008 v1.1 PCIe to 2.5inch +3.5inch HDD Shield Operation system: OS with desktop (Debian12 (), 64bit, Release date: December 5th 2023) Storage details: 750 SSD, Segate ST3500410AS 500G Testing disk drives read speed at PCIe2.0 with hdparm for SSD: 422.48MB/s, Segate Barracuba HDD: 123.23MB/s Color: Black Material: Electronic Component Package Contents: 1 * Dual hard disk interface expansion board 1 set * accessories Only the above package content, other products are not included. Note: Light reflection and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thing. The measurement allowed error is +/- 1-3cm.