ARGON 40 M.2 Expansion Board USB 3.0 to M.2 SATA SSD Adapter Instruction Manual
- June 4, 2024
- ARGON 40
Table of Contents
ARGON 40 M.2 Expansion Board USB 3.0 to M.2 SATA SSD Adapter
ARGON ONEM.2 PARTS
- Magnetic Removable Top Cover
- 40 Pin GPIO Access
- 2 x Type A HDMI
- USBC Power In
- 2 x USB 2.0
- 2 x USB 3.0
- Power Button
- 3.5mm Audio Port
- M.2 SATA Port
- Gigabit Ethernet
- M.2 SATA to USB 3.0 Bridge
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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Connect Raspberry Pi to HDMIAudio Board and stick Silicon Thermal Pads.
Reminder : Peel off plastic on both sides of the thermal pad -
Carefully connect Raspberry Pi GPIO to Power and Cooling Board.
Please make sure that the microSD Card is NOT inserted to the Raspberry Pi during assembly.
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Use shorter flat head screws to fasten Raspberry Pi and HDMI Board assembly to top case.
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Select the Argon ONE M.2 Power Button Management Mode:
JUMPER PIN SETTING|
MODE
|
BEHAVIOUR
---|---|---
Pin 1-2
| Default Setting
Mode 1
| You need to PRESS button to Power ON from shutdown or power outage.
Pin 2-3
|
Always ON
Mode 2
|
Power current will flow directly to Raspberry Pi. NO need to PRESS button to power ON from power outage
ARGON ONE M.2 JUMPER PIN SETTING
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Connect your M.2 SATA SSD to the Argon ONE M.2 SATA Expansion Board. This Board will accept M.2 Key B and M.2 Key BM SATA Storage Drive.
This Board is NOT compatible with M.2 NVME Storage Drives.
Secure your M.2 Drive to the Argon ONE M.2 Expansion Board. You may move the screw point on the Board to the appropriate size of your Storage Drive. -
Insert your microSD Card to your Raspberry Pi before assembly of the Argon ONE M.2 bottom plastic cover.
Use longer round head screws to fasten bottom cover and place rubber footings. -
After assembly of the Argon ONE M.2 case, connect the USB 3.0 Bridge at the back of the case with the Argonaut Alien standing upright similar to the image.
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Connect the cables at the Back. Do not forget to PRESS the Power Button to Turn ON.
HOW TO INSTALL ARGON ONE PI 4 V2 POWER BUTTON & FAN CONTROL
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Connect to the internet.
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Open “Terminal” in Raspbian.
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Type the text below in the “Terminal” to initiate the installation of the Argon ONE Pi 4 script.
curl https://download.argon40.com/argon1.sh | bash -
Reboot.
ARGON ONE PI 4 V2 POWER BUTTON FUNCTIONS
The process above will automatically install the configuration that will activate the Argon ONE Pi 4 Power Button with the following functions.
ARGON ONE Pi 4 STATE|
ACTION
|
FUNCTION
---|---|---
OFF| Short Press| Turn ON
ON
|
Long Press (>= 3 s)
| Soft Shutdown and Power Cut
ON| Short press (<3 s)| Nothing
ON| Double tap| Reboot
ON
|
Long Press (>= 5 s)
| Forced Shutdown
ARGON ONE PI 4 V2 FAN SPEED
Upon installation of the Argon ONE Pi 4 script by default, the settings of the Argon ONE Pi 4 cooling system are as follows:
| CPU TEMP | FAN POWER |
|---|---|
| 55 C | 10% |
| 60 C | 55% |
| 65 C | 100% |
However, you may change or configure the FAN to your desired settings by clicking the Argon ONE Pi 4 Config icon on your Desktop. Or via “Teminal” by typing and following the specified format:
- argonone-config
UNINSTALLING ARGON ONE PI 4 V2 SCRIPT
To uninstall the Argon ONE Pi 4 script you may do so by clicking the Argon ONE
Pi 4 Uninstall icon on your Desktop.
You may also remove the script via “Terminal” by typing:
- argonone-uninstall
Always reboot after changing any configuration or uninstallation for the revised settings to take effect.
BUILT-IN INFRARED RECEIVER
The latest version has a programmable Infrared Receiver installed that can turn ON and OFF the device using the proprietary Argon 40 remote. To configure the Infrared Receiver ON/OFF signal of Argon ONE V2 and M.2 type in the Terminal App:
- argonone-ir
Then follow the instructions indicated.
For more information please visit: https://www.argon40.com/learn/
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