Background:
Late 2022 , I participated in a Road Test for the LattePanda 3 Delta. It is a wonderful SBC.
The onboard Arduino was used to read multiple thermistors and create a enclosure fan control system.
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During the Road Test I had filled up the available LattePanda3 Delta storage with screen captures and videos of the tests, short term using Google drive as shared data storage.
I vowed to upgrade the LattePanda3 Delta storage, and here it is .............
using a shopping cart from a subsequent Project 14 winner award, an SSD was ordered
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SSD, M.2 PCIe SSD, M.2 2280, PCIe, NVMe, 256 GB, NAND, AES 256-bit
I not sure what got me to order the NVMe, everywhere I referenced used a SSD SATA, and that was my original intention,
The NVMe SSD install experience:
Several You Tube videos show SATA SSD installs on LattePanda3 Delta, but I didnt see any with Windows 11 or the SSD in the NVMe slot.
The videos all were informative and shared one critical message: Once installed the SSD had to be activated using disc manager.
I stumbled around the Windows 11 disc manager a couple times before finding the way to activate the SSD.
It is really easy...........once you figure it out.
Here are photos and screen shots I hope saves someone time , or gives them confidence, to add an SSD to the LattePanda3 Delta:
This is the LattePanda3 Delta with power off, i.e. the power supply unplugged.
I have an extra terminal board mounted under the standoffs for wiring to the onboard Arduino.
A. Flip the LattePanda 3 over. Note the upper PCie expansion slot for SSD SATA & the lower for NVMe.
I had previously left the expansion boards screws installed underneath.
I removed the holding screw, The NVMe board fit easily into the connector, and put the screw back in.
The slot connectors are keyed, you cant install it in the incorrect slot.
b. flip the LattePanda3 over on its feet and power up.
c. Once the LattePanda3 is booted back up, go to the Windows search at the bottom of the screen, and type in disc manager
the screen is shown in the photo - Notice bottom window shows a disk 0 and disk 1 , with disk 1 being unallocated.
Disk 1 is the new SSD.
It does not show up if using file manager under MyPC.
D. All you have to do now is allocate the SSD and define it. This was surprisingly easy, defaulted suggestions were used.
Start by selecting disc 1 by selecting it with the mouse and left click, then right click. I selected the "simple" wizard.
The screen shots show the rest of the process.
Now the LattePanda3 Delta has a drive D.
YAY !
