Raspberry Pi 3 USB SSD Boot

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Booting a Raspberry Pi 3 from an SSD connected via a USB adapter. Includes demo of the Etcher image writer, which is available at: https://etcher.io/

Please note that the process shown in this video remains experimental and hence should be undertaken at your own risk.

Please also note that you can boot a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ from USB without having to go through the process shown in this video. Only the first Raspberry Pi 3 needs re-configuring for USB boot. The Pi 3 B+ is pre-configured for USB boot.

If you like this video, you may also enjoy some of my other Raspberry Pi videos including:

Raspberry Pi GPIO inputs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAl-ULEattw

Raspberry Pi 3 Overclocking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3AnuOmRcQ

Raspberry Pi Robotics #2: Zumo Robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZSiqj0NZgU

Raspspberry Pi Robotics #3: Keyboard Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvOONPSoglY

Raspberry Pi Robotics #5: Line Follower:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5_8Va8QxnY

More videos on computing-related topics can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputers

You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefuture