Hello, I finished my brand new setup of Pironman 5 and I’ve encountered an issue. So, when I plug 2,5’’ USB drive the disk starts to click like there is insufficient power. I’m using genuine 27W Pi charger. flash drives, keyboards work, but not the drives (tested two).
Everything is updated, I tried with allowing more current to usb, It didn’t work.
What is more, there’s no mention in dmesg about undervoltage as well as sudo vcgencmd pmic_read_adc shows EXT5V_V around 5V.
What is more, sometimes when I touch the metal case, RGB lights and the screen flickers.
Any help would be appreciated.
Update: I pulled it out to test Rpi without Pironman acessories, with default os that came with micro sd card and unfortunately usb ports doesn’t work with hdd drives. It seems that Pironman case somehow damaged my usb ports.
After long debug session, eliminating all possible faults, it turns out that vbus is damaged/degraded. It can charge low power devices, it sees hdd drive but doesn’t provide enough juice to spin up the drive. The best thing is that my Pi was working perfectly fine before Pironman update, it must be something in its setup/hardware that burned my vbus. Shame on you!
Check if the case is making contact with the Pi 5’s USB ports
Confirm whether:
All USB ports are not working, or
Just one specific port is affected
Try connecting your device to other USB ports to test functionality
Additionally, you mentioned the RGB lights and screen flicker when touching the metal case - could you share a video of this issue? This will help us better diagnose the problem.
I have already returned my Pironman. I can’t confirm if the case was touching usb ports. All the ports were affected, but I’ve already find out why, damaged vbus. I will get a replacement soon to try it again. Unfortunately my Raspberry was damaged by this issue but it’s under warranty as well, I’m hoping that it will be replaced too.
My issue with touching the case was identical like in mentioned above post. When I touched it, rgb lights flickered and operating system crashed.
Generally, if affected by static electricity, PI5 will trigger protection and shut down, but will not cause direct damage.
In addition, you mentioned that the RGB light and screen will flicker when touching the metal shell. Can you share a video of this problem? This will help us better analyze and solve the problem.