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Moose

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Replace SD card on Rpi with SSD
« on: March 06, 2022, 01:02:57 PM »

I did a search of the site and could only find one post from 8 years ago. So, has anyone tried replacing the SD card with an SSD? It would seem to be a perfect fit on a Rpi 4b with USB 3.0 available for speed. I am thinking of trying it. -:)
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Re: Replace SD card on Rpi with SSD
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2022, 03:01:07 PM »

Looks like it's pretty easy with the addition of a SATA to USB cable.
https://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi-tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-ssd-with-the-raspberry-pi
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Re: Replace SD card on Rpi with SSD
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2022, 06:39:35 AM »

I believe petera uses a SSD.
I run my setup from a USB stick on both a 3b+ and zero w2

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Re: Replace SD card on Rpi with SSD
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2022, 07:27:42 AM »

Could you not have left this to play out before you bury it in this folder?? I, for one, never look in a folder that starts with "Mac", never mind its sub folder!
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Re: Replace SD card on Rpi with SSD
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2022, 07:48:00 AM »

Sorry you feel this topic has been buried. If this was intended a redirect would not have been left.
It has long been the policy of this forum for Comunity Organizers and Administrators to move post to appropriate  sections to make them easier to locate. Also there are links at the top of the main page of the forum that display new unread posts. As well at the bottom of main page you can view most recent posts.  >!
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Re: Replace SD card on Rpi with SSD
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2022, 01:29:32 PM »

I did a search of the site and could only find one post from 8 years ago. So, has anyone tried replacing the SD card with an SSD? It would seem to be a perfect fit on a Rpi 4b with USB 3.0 available for speed. I am thinking of trying it. -:)

From a hardware requirement perspective read this. It should answer all your questions https://jamesachambers.com/new-raspberry-pi-4-bootloader-usb-network-boot-guide/

Here you will find the actual procedure for doing this. https://www.the-diy-life.com/how-to-boot-a-raspberry-pi-4-from-an-ssd/

When exploring things like this Google search is your best friend. Use it cleverly.
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