# HackerGadgets' uConsole Upgrade Kit - adding NVME SSD(PCIe), RJ45 Ethernet and USB 3.0 to your Uconsole **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Tags:** tinkering, hardware\ **Created:** [October 9, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019 "2025-10-09T07:50:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Sherlock\_XGP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/sherlock_xgp/32/9507_2.png) [@Sherlock\_XGP](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Sherlock_XGP)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/183 "2025-12-03T04:55:31Z")
@vileer I placed my Order šŸ¤“ ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/a/a03ad0195d532a8276eeeda5e04aaa548bb9479b.png) Canā€™t wait to get it ---
**Author:** ![vileer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/vileer/32/10337_2.png) [@vileer](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/vileer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/184 "2025-12-03T06:22:22Z")
Thank you for the orders. ---
**Author:** ![JDwinkle](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/jdwinkle/32/14323_2.png) [@JDwinkle](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/JDwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/185 "2025-12-03T07:06:43Z")
Please update us when you do get the board! All I know is you should be only 1.6mm taller than the 18650s, and I think those lay directly on the board. I do not know their vertical clearance to the top of the battery compartment though. Iā€™d be thrilled if you could get 20000mAh into a uConsole. Couple of questions: is there any way to keep the safety circuit, how safe is it without the circuit, and does it provide battery charge level in the OS? Iā€™m assuming you would need to config that? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Castro](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/richard_castro/32/14379_2.png) [@Richard\_Castro](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Richard_Castro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/186 "2025-12-03T07:29:13Z")
No worries, bro. I ainā€™t stressing it, but thanks for the update! ---
**Author:** ![Banshees](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/banshees/32/10960_2.png) [@Banshees](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Banshees)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/187 "2025-12-04T12:45:44Z")
I received my shipping status šŸ˜œšŸ˜ Nowā€¦ anyone have link for a good battery, including the connector? I order the 16050 versionā€¦ but thinking of remove itā€¦ not yet sure. Will see! ---
**Author:** ![Kyzer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/kyzer/32/14879_2.png) [@Kyzer](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kyzer)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/188 "2025-12-04T20:30:00Z")
Mine too?ā€¦šŸ˜•šŸ˜• I really canā€™t waitā€¦ šŸ˜©šŸ˜© ---
**Author:** ![E.M](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/e.m/32/12779_2.png) [@E.M](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/E.M)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/189 "2025-12-04T20:33:01Z")
What order number if I may ask? I pre ordered day one but didnā€™t receive a shipping notice.. ---
**Author:** ![CopperRelic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/copperrelic/32/11942_2.png) [@CopperRelic](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/CopperRelic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/190 "2025-12-05T03:14:27Z")
I was late to the party and placed my order 3 days ago so I could use my preorder coupon. I got shipping notice today. I believe itā€™s because I ordered the most basic configuration (CM5, no battery holder, no extensions). Vileer posted that extension kit / Radxa versions will be shipped mid-December. ---
**Author:** ![Banshees](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/banshees/32/10960_2.png) [@Banshees](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Banshees)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/191 "2025-12-05T03:22:52Z")
54xx Now wait for deliver ---
**Author:** ![LifelongApprentice](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lifelongapprentice/32/13038_2.png) [@LifelongApprentice](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/LifelongApprentice)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/192 "2025-12-05T03:26:45Z")
Iā€™m likely just not looking in the right place, but does anyone have a good source for quality pigtails? Iā€™m looking for a couple longer ones to connect the WiFi board and the antennas. It looks like the ones provided in the V1 AIO shipment may not reach to the bottom of the WiFi board that we all ordered recently. thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![MarkoeZ](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/markoez/32/12584_2.png) [@MarkoeZ](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/MarkoeZ)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/193 "2025-12-05T04:25:48Z")
Shipping status received too šŸ˜ƒ Good times! ---
**Author:** ![vileer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/vileer/32/10337_2.png) [@vileer](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/vileer)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/194 "2025-12-05T04:30:37Z")
The new 7x SMA antenna mounting kit will include that. ---
**Author:** ![Partypyrate](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/partypyrate/32/10825_2.png) [@Partypyrate](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Partypyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/195 "2025-12-05T13:00:48Z")
Shipping confirmation. Canā€™t wait to Frankenstein the new boards with the old HG-AIO board. ---
**Author:** ![TechSR2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb9ed0/32.png) [@TechSR2](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/TechSR2)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/196 "2025-12-06T15:07:36Z")
Mine has already made it into the USA. I just ordered another one today for the second uConsole that should be showing up some time next year maybe? šŸ¤£ ---
**Author:** ![LifelongApprentice](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lifelongapprentice/32/13038_2.png) [@LifelongApprentice](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/LifelongApprentice)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/197 "2025-12-07T20:54:37Z")
So Iā€™m curiousā€¦ I got a CM5 w/ EMMCā€¦ got the NVME board coming with this kit tooā€¦ havenā€™t worked with the CM5 yetā€¦ what would be more advantageous: flashing the EMMC and booting off that or the NVME? Whatā€™s the difference, if any? One better than the other in terms of speed, stability, or reliability? just trying to figure the best plan to get this setup as optimized as possible. Let me Know if I missed anything I should know! Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![white-round-square](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/white-round-square/32/10385_2.png) [@white-round-square](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/white-round-square)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/198 "2025-12-07T21:20:34Z")
> [@LifelongApprentice](#): > > flashing the EMMC and booting off that or the NVME? > [@EEPROM config and the CM5 lite](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/eeprom-config-and-the-cm5-lite/19649/19): > > If you need a bunch of ram Iā€™d get the 16GB one but no EMMC. If you have the EMMC variant you canā€™t use the SD card slot. So get the lite, then get one of the adapter boards that are coming out that support NVME. That way you can use the SD slot as a dual boot or as storage and have fast storage. A NVME drive will run 3x faster then the EMMC on a CM5. ---
**Author:** ![LifelongApprentice](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lifelongapprentice/32/13038_2.png) [@LifelongApprentice](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/LifelongApprentice)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/199 "2025-12-07T21:55:54Z")
Thanks for the reply! Iā€™m thinking of running Kali on the NVME driveā€¦. Iā€™m Not sure Iā€™ll need the SD card slot too much. Especially for a dual boot. Sweet feature though! Iā€™m sure Iā€™ll expand in the future! If I flash the EMMC via the USB-C, is it any headache getting the OS to boot off the NVME after? Not sure of my process there yet. Any tips? just clarifying, does me having the EMMC variant totally brick the SD card slot altogether? ---
**Author:** ![bfpa40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@bfpa40](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bfpa40)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/200 "2025-12-07T22:46:31Z")
Vileer first off let me thank you for all the work you have put into these new upgrades its much appreciated! Im awaiting my order now its stateside and still in transit. Now on the my questionsā€¦ 1.) Is there any instructions on what needs to be done in order to get the NVME working once we receive it? 2.) Also any feedback on what we need to do to get a 10,000mah battery (**3.7V 10000mah Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery 9858102)** working correctly in the unit as well because thats the direction i am heading.. I ordered this batery off of Aliexpress: [https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809598763269.html?spm=a2g0o.order\_list.order\_list\_main.11.28c31802MwTNav&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa](https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809598763269.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.11.28c31802MwTNav&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa) ---
**Author:** ![white-round-square](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/white-round-square/32/10385_2.png) [@white-round-square](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/white-round-square)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/201 "2025-12-07T23:05:34Z")
> [@LifelongApprentice](#): > > If I flash the EMMC via the USB-C, is it any headache getting the OS to boot off the NVME after? as I understand you will need to update magic number in the eeprom config so should be very simple > #SD ā†’ NVMe ā†’ USB ā†’ Network > BOOT\_ORDER=0xf461 > [EEPROM config and the CM5 lite](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/eeprom-config-and-the-cm5-lite/19649) ---
**Author:** ![vileer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/vileer/32/10337_2.png) [@vileer](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/vileer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019/202 "2025-12-08T04:08:56Z")
I may write the instructions later. [Previous page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019.md?page=9) [Next page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-uconsole-upgrade-kit-adding-nvme-ssd-pcie-rj45-ethernet-and-usb-3-0-to-your-uconsole/20019.md?page=11)