Trouble with Jetson Orin Nano (Super Dev Kit) Boot

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson Orin Nano
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Hi, I’m trying to bring up an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit and I’m stuck at boot.

I flashed the microSD card and can reach the UEFI menu. However, when I select the microSD / direct boot option, it says “Attempting Direct Boot” and then the board appears to power off or reboot, but it does not come back on. The green power LED stays on while the board has power, but I do not get a successful boot.

Setup details:

  • Board: Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit

  • Boot method: microSD

  • Host computer used to flash SD card: Lenovo Yoga 730-15IWL (Windows 11)

  • Flashing software: Tried Etcher and Rufus

  • JetPack / image version flashed: JetPack 5.1.3 ( Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit Getting Started Guide | NVIDIA Developer )

  • microSD card brand/size: SanDisk Extreme 128GB

  • Power supply: Standard

  • Display connection: Display male port to HTMI female adapter to HTMI male to HTML male cord

  • I can reach UEFI: yes

  • Error/symptom: “Attempting Direct Boot,” then powers off / no boot

Things I have tried:

  • Reflashed the microSD card

  • Tried the UEFI device boot option

  • Reinserted the card and retried boot

Questions:

  1. Does this sound like a bad microSD image/card, a power supply issue, or a firmware/JetPack compatibility issue?

  2. Should I try force recovery mode and flash from an Ubuntu host instead of using the microSD method?

  3. Are there specific UEFI settings or firmware versions I should check?

I’m looking for guidance on the next best debugging step. I would prefer to not use Ubuntu.

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HI,

Are you referring to HDMI? If so, please note that our developer kit does not include an HDMI port and only supports DisplayPort (DP).
Please contact the vendor to obtain a customized BSP.

Thanks

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Hi there, and thank you for your comment.

Here, I meant I used a display port to HDMI adapter, where the display port was inserted into the Jetson and the HDMI female side (of the adapter) then attached to a double-male HDMI, where one end was inserted into my monitor. The Jetson interface appeared on my monitor during the initial boot, but went black when the Jetson appeared to reboot for the Firmware update (the fan turned off), and didn’t turn back on (the fan did not turn back on). Meanwhile, the power light stayed on.

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There is no update from you for a period, assuming this is not an issue anymore.
Hence, we are closing this topic. If need further support, please open a new one.
Thanks ~0708

Sorry for the late response.
Is this still an issue to support? Any result can be shared?