# Did my Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Lite arrive with a hardware defect?

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/did-my-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-lite-arrive-with-a-hardware-defect/67934>\
**Category:** Raspberry Pi\
**Created:** [January 30, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/did-my-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-lite-arrive-with-a-hardware-defect/67934 "2026-01-30T23:55:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Corona](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/thomas_corona/32/11882_2.png) [@Thomas\_Corona](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/Thomas_Corona)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/did-my-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-lite-arrive-with-a-hardware-defect/67934/1 "2026-01-30T23:55:22Z")

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I just received my Raspberry Pi CM5lite 4GB, and it appears to be missing the bracket that holds the SD card.

 ![IMG_1333](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/original/2X/1/166b273e92b807f0f59005d42401bd209fed75f7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![YellowDog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/yellowdog/32/1782_2.png) [@YellowDog](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/YellowDog)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/did-my-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-lite-arrive-with-a-hardware-defect/67934/2 "2026-01-31T00:06:54Z")

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> [@Thomas\_Corona](#):
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> missing the bracket that holds the SD card.

Compute modules don’t have a SD card socket, that would be on the [I/O board](https://www.sparkfun.com/raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-io-board.html) the compute module plugs into. If you’re referring to the empty pads in the upper left hand corner of your board, that’s where the wireless module would have been had you purchased a [wireless version](https://www.sparkfun.com/raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-16gb-wireless-4gb-ram.html) compute module.

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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Corona](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/thomas_corona/32/11882_2.png) [@Thomas\_Corona](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/Thomas_Corona)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/did-my-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-lite-arrive-with-a-hardware-defect/67934/3 "2026-01-31T01:38:29Z")

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Thank you for your response! Bummer, I didn’t realize I had ordered a unit without WiFi. Now I know!