m2 hat for ssd usable?

[wimsl]

hello
I really hope you dont mind me asking theses things but I am new. Be gentle please.

I purchased a Pi5, the active cooler and also the RPi M2 for SSD and assemled that all.
Now I also got the macarthur hat and was hopig it all would fit.  But not on 1st attempt.

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could it be that I need to use a bottom SSD card (if that is how it is called) ??
Or is the M2 usable? And if yes how?

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I have tried to find some info on this forum and on the net, but can it also be the black pin extension s are stackable and I have shown a great gap of knowledge?[attachment=3196][attachment=3196]

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after some puzzling it ended like this. really not looking good.
any ideas/tips/hints maybe?

[Adrian]

I hope you didn't try to power it up, as it looks like the header is offset by a row.

You will need a stacking header to mount the SSD HAT, and then another stacking header to mount the MacArthur HAT. Plus a set of matching stand-offs. You could use the double-shrouded header and shorter "4th-floor" header that come with the MacArthur HAT. If that makes the SSD sit too high for the flat flex cable, or the MacArthur HAT sit too low over the SSD, you will have to find a different staking headers.

Amazon has Raspberry Pi stacking-header and M2.5 stand-off kits. And DIY shops like Adafruit and PiHut also sell individual stacking headers of different size.

[wimsl]

I hope you didn't try to power it up, as it looks like the header is offset by a row.

You will need a stacking header to mount the SSD HAT, and then another stacking header to mount the MacArthur HAT. Plus a set of matching stand-offs. You could use the double-shrouded header and shorter "4th-floor" header that come with the MacArthur HAT. If that makes the SSD sit too high for the flat flex cable, or the MacArthur HAT sit too low over the SSD, you will have to find a different staking headers.

Amazon has Raspberry Pi stacking-header and M2.5 stand-off kits. And DIY shops like Adafruit and PiHut also sell individual stacking headers of different size.

Adrian,
I have not powered up, I just wanted to show the height sbut THANKS for warning.
and also thanks, I will search what you mentioned