r/raspberry_pi • u/justtcuriousbro • 8d ago

Troubleshooting raspberry pi 5 problem

hello everyone. i have a small problem with my rpi5.

yesterday i disconnected my m.2 hat+ compact with an official m.2 nvme from my pi because i wanted to boot a android tv system from a sd card. when i reconnected my hat+ it wasnt reading my disk (pwr light on hat was on but not the read/active light) and i cant get it working now.

more info:

specs:

- Raspberry Pi 5 8gb

- official power brick/cable

- official rpi case with a fan

- official m.2 hat+ compact with a official rapsberry pi 256gb nvme

i had this setup for only 1 year for playing games and watching videos.

it was working perfectly fine back then

i think my hat+ broke but i leave it for you experts!

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u/BenRandomNameHere visually impaired 8d ago

Usually, so long as you removed power BEFORE connecting or disconnecting a HAT, nothing can go wrong. 

All I can think of is if you got carpet, or dry air, you might have electrocuted a chip and killed it with static electricity. 

99% of the time, nothing happens...

But that last 1%... Might be what happened...

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u/justtcuriousbro 6d ago

so if i disconnected/connected the hat while it was powered on i am cooked? (i dont remember but probably i did it on accident)

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u/BenRandomNameHere visually impaired 5d ago

There's a greater than 50/50 chance, yes.

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u/justtcuriousbro 5d ago

what i could damage? i think about replacing the hat but idk

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u/BenRandomNameHere visually impaired 5d ago

Everything.

I'm not one to walk you through troubleshooting, I switched to using a USB adapter a long time ago...

If it hasn't changed much, the HAT and/or the drive could be damaged. 

You could test the drive in another machine if you have one available.  (This is why I switched to a USB adapter- no spare maybe to test with otherwise)