CPU Cooler for RPi5 Penta SATA HAT

#1

Hi,
I just bought a RPi5 Penta SATA Hat, and when following the assembly instructions here: https://docs.radxa.com/en/accessories/penta-sata-hat/penta-for-rpi5 I notice that there is no CPU cooler on the RPi board.

I have bought an active cooler for my RPi5 board, but now I notice that the 12V DC connector on the SATA hat will occupy the same space as my CPU cooler, so I’m wondering how are you other guys cooling the CPU on the RPi5 board (this is not about cooling the disks which can be done via a Penta SATA HAT top board).

#2

This is well known issue,

HAT was designed and released much earlier than pi5 so there was no way to make it compatible with future product :slight_smile: Either use different active cooler (there are bunch of them available),
small gpio extender (You should have enough pcie flex)
or just rip off part of heatsink near 12DC plug, like here on photos: Penta SATA HAT is now available

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