PRELIMINARY INFORMATION 
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Chapter 3. Jetson Orin Module Boot 
Considerations 
The Jetson Orin Module can boot in two ways: 
  QSPI   normal operation 
  USB Recovery Mode   development and production programming 
3.1  QSPI Boot 
 MB of storage is 
not expected to contain all the files for a fully functioning system. Secondary storage must be 
provided. Support is available for the following configurations. 
  NVMe through PCIe 
•  PCIE0, x4 (Orin UPHY0 Lanes [7:4]), C4 
•  PCIE2, x2 (Orin UPHY2 Lanes 1:0]), C7 
•  PCIE2, x1 (Orin UPHY2 L0), C7 
•  PCIE3, x1 (Orin UPHY2 L1), C9 
  SSD through USB 3.2 
•  USB 3.2 Port 0, 1, or 2 
3.2  USB Recovery Mode 
USB Recovery mode provides an alternate boot device (USB). In this mode, the system is 
connected to a host system and boots over USB. This is used when a new image needs to be 
flashed. To enter USB recovery mode, the FORCE_RECOVERY* pin is held low when SYS_RESET* 
goes high which can be when the system is powered on or SYS_RESET* is asserted after the 
system is powered on. FORCE_RECOVERY* is the SoC RCM0 strap Only USB0_D_N/P supports USB 
Recovery Mode