Argon One V3 - Raspberry Pi 5 case

The Argon ONE V3 is the latest in the popular ONE family of cases from Argon Forty, this time for Raspberry Pi 5! With upgraded features, a new all-black finish and the classic Argon ONE style you know and love, this is likely going to be one of our best-selling cases for the Raspberry Pi 5.

As you would expect from any ONE case, cable management and temperature are more than covered, with both passive and active (PWM 30mm blower fan) cooling keeping your Pi 5 board cool, and all ports re-routed to the back of the case - including two full-size HDMI ports and a power button. There's also a magnetic cover which allows access to colour-coded GPIO pins for your projects.

The Argon ONE V3 includes a built-in IR receiver which can be used with an Argon IR remote (available separately) to make the most of popular operating systems such as Raspberry Pi OS or LibreELEC (Kodi).

Following several queries from customers on the Argon ONE V3/NVME, we have added the following troubleshooting solutions to solve common problems:

**Most problems are fixed by installing the required scripts** Follow the steps on page 13 of the manual.

Argon ONE V3 won't power on

• • Are you using an official Raspberry Pi 27W power supply? We strongly recommend the official power supply for all Raspberry Pi 5 uses
  • Obvious first step - open the case and check all connections and screws
    • Then make sure your case and base are secured together - the base section needs to be attached to the case as pogo pins are used for power
  • Try moving the power jumper from 'default' to 'always-on' (see the manual for a diagram) to trigger a first boot
  • Then install the scripts (see above)

Argon ONE V3 won't boot

• • Did you install the scripts on page 13 of the manual? If not, try this first (if you can at this stage)
  • Are you using an official Raspberry Pi 27W power supply? We strongly recommend the official power supply for all Raspberry Pi 5 uses
  • Try adding usb_max_current_enable=1 to your config.txt file (the scripts should do this for you though)
  • Try updating your EEPROM using sudo rpi-eeprom-update -a
  • Are the internal ribbon cables and screws secure? Double-check.
  • Is the base section secured with screws? If not, assemble the case and try again.