Pinebook Pro Hardware Accessory Compatibility - Revision history

Dsimic: /* NVMe SSD drives */ Expanded a bit

2023-10-24T10:42:04Z

NVMe SSD drives: Expanded a bit

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	To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours in a row, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />		To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours in a row, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />

	To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power, 2.5 W or less, and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}		To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power, 2.5 W or less, and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends [https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/660p-series-brief.pdf Intel 660p] M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.<br />

			Additionally, it's recommended to use an M.2 SSD that supports four PCI Express lanes, which the aforementioned Intel 660p models support. The PCI Express interface of the RK3399 [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=712fa1777207 is limited]] to the Gen1 speed, which may cause degraded performance of M.2 SSDs that support fewer than four PCI Express lanes.}}

	Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.		Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.

Dsimic: /* NVMe SSD drives */ A bit more clear

2023-10-15T14:27:00Z

NVMe SSD drives: A bit more clear

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	In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they eventually fail.<br />		In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they eventually fail.<br />

	To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />		To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours in a row, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />

	To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power, 2.5 W or less, and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}		To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power, 2.5 W or less, and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}

Dsimic: /* NVMe SSD drives */ Be more specific

2023-10-15T14:24:58Z

NVMe SSD drives: Be more specific

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	To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />		To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />

	To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}		To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power, 2.5 W or less, and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}

	Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.		Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.

Dsimic: /* NVMe SSD drives */ Cleaned up a bit

2023-10-15T12:22:25Z

NVMe SSD drives: Cleaned up a bit

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	=== NVMe SSD drives ===		=== NVMe SSD drives ===
	{{Hint\|Please note that this list of compatible M.2 SSDs should be taken with a grain of salt.<br />		{{Hint\|'''Please note that this list of compatible M.2 SSDs should be taken with a grain of salt.'''<br />

	In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they eventually fail.<br />		In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they eventually fail.<br />

	To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />		To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />

	To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}		To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}

	Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.		Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.

Dsimic: /* NVMe SSD drives */ Expanded a bit, as suggested by PaulFertser

2023-10-15T12:19:44Z

NVMe SSD drives: Expanded a bit, as suggested by PaulFertser

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	In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they eventually fail.<br />		In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they eventually fail.<br />

	To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in a Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}		To test an M.2 SSD properly in a Pinebook Pro, it needs to be put under heavy I/O load for at least two hours, while the Pinebook Pro is running on battery power. Such a long test will also ensure that the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V and remains there for the duration of the test. The I/O load can be generated by some simple shell script that copies files over and over, or by building a Linux kernel package used by your Linux distribution. Only if the SSD passes such torture with zero issues, it's safe to declare it as working reliably in the Pinebook Pro.<br />

			To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in the Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}

	Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.		Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.

Dsimic: /* NVMe SSD drives */ Better wording

2023-10-15T12:03:50Z

NVMe SSD drives: Better wording

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	{{Hint\|Please note that this list of compatible M.2 SSDs should be taken with a grain of salt.<br />		{{Hint\|Please note that this list of compatible M.2 SSDs should be taken with a grain of salt.<br />

	In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they ~~actually~~ fail.<br />		In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they eventually fail.<br />

	To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in a Pinebook Pro must both consume ~~small~~ amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}		To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in a Pinebook Pro must both consume low amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}

	Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.		Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.

Dsimic: /* NVMe SSD drives */ Added a long-overdue note

2023-10-15T11:59:53Z

NVMe SSD drives: Added a long-overdue note

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	=== NVMe SSD drives ===		=== NVMe SSD drives ===
			{{Hint\|Please note that this list of compatible M.2 SSDs should be taken with a grain of salt.<br />

			In more detail, the output of the 3.3 V regulator inside the Pinebook Pro, which powers the M.2 SSD, becomes very noisy when the battery voltage drops below 3.9 V or so. This is a hardware issue of the Pinebook Pro that cannot be corrected without extensive hardware modifications, and it causes many M.2 SSDs to lock up under load and cause operating system crashes. The real trouble is that for some M.2 SSDs it takes a couple of hours of heavy I/O to lock up under these conditions, which may make them appear to be working reliably, while they actually fail.<br />

			To sum it up, an M.2 SSD that qualifies to work reliably in a Pinebook Pro must both consume small amounts of power and be tolerant of the noisy 3.3 V power supply. The PINE64 community usually recommends Intel 660p M.2 SSDs, 512 GB or 1 TB variants, which reportedly work well and satisfy both criteria. The 2 TB variant of the Intel 660p may be slightly more power hungry.}}

	Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.		Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.

Helenah: Updated body of "LCD Panels" section

2023-09-18T17:25:16Z

Updated body of "LCD Panels" section

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	=== LCD Panels ===		=== LCD Panels ===

	In-built LCD panels only~~, please; see below for LCD panels~~.		In-built LCD panels only.

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Helenah: Updated "LCD Panels" section, contained under "Displays" section

2023-09-18T17:23:49Z

Updated "LCD Panels" section, contained under "Displays" section

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Fxc: fixes

2023-04-02T21:49:25Z

fixes

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	Please test as many things as you can find with your [[Pinebook Pro]] and share the results here. Some devices which should work don't!		Please test as many things as you can find with your [[Pinebook Pro]] and share the results here. Some devices which should work don't!

	= Storage =		== Storage ==

	== NVMe SSD drives ==		=== NVMe SSD drives ===
	Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.		Only PCI Express M.2 drives can work, due to the available connectivity of the Pinebook Pro. Consequently, SATA or USB M.2 cards will not work.

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	== microSD Cards ==		=== microSD Cards ===
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	!Type \|\| Make/Model \|\| Hardware IDs \|\| Result \|\| Notes		!Type \|\| Make/Model \|\| Hardware IDs \|\| Result \|\| Notes
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	= USB hardware =		== USB hardware ==

	== USB Card Readers ==		=== USB Card Readers ===

	Standalone card readers only, please; see below for multifunction devices.		Standalone card readers only, please; see below for multifunction devices.
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	== USB Networking ==		=== USB Networking ===

	Standalone network devices only, please; see below for multifunction devices		Standalone network devices only, please; see below for multifunction devices
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	== USB Multifunction Devices ==		=== USB Multifunction Devices ===

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	== USB C alternate mode DP ==		=== USB C alternate mode DP ===
	Note that only USB C alternate mode Display Port will pass video. Any HDMI, DVI or VGA port must be converted internally by the device from Display Port - or the device won't work for video.		Note that only USB C alternate mode Display Port will pass video. Any HDMI, DVI or VGA port must be converted internally by the device from Display Port - or the device won't work for video.
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	== USB other ==		=== USB other ===
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	!Type \|\| Make/Model \|\| Hardware IDs \|\| Result \|\| Notes		!Type \|\| Make/Model \|\| Hardware IDs \|\| Result \|\| Notes
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	----		----

	= Bluetooth hardware =		== Bluetooth hardware ==
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	!Type \|\| Make/Model \|\| Hardware IDs \|\| Result \|\| Notes		!Type \|\| Make/Model \|\| Hardware IDs \|\| Result \|\| Notes
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	= Other hardware =		== Other hardware ==

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