# What CM5 board for uconsole? **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Created:** [May 8, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/what-cm5-board-for-uconsole/17370 "2025-05-08T18:09:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
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> [@fe8769](#): > > Is CM4 adapter card is the right one ? yes, it’s only one and it works with CM4 and CM5 > [@fe8769](#): > > Do I need CM5 with ou without on board storage ? that’s up to your preference. without storage you have an ease of use of sdcard and cheap 128gb+ storage. with emmc you need extra board to flash OS, you have smaller size of main drive, but with CM5 you actually have speed bonus of emmc. _(and you can’t use sdcard so you need to use an usb stick for additional storage)_ > [@Internal mass storage device](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/internal-mass-storage-device/16179): > > Hello to all hackers! I recently bought this: I received it today, mounted and tested it successfully. It works both with CM4 and CM5 (not tested with CM3). I can connect my ssd to each type C port, the uConsole sees it every time. The interest of this extension is to have an internal port directly connected to CM4 (and CM5). The idea : Connect the ssd to this internal port to start on it directly, or boot on the SD card but have the entire system on the ssd. Here is the experimental setu… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/what-cm5-board-for-uconsole/17370)._