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Almost 3 years ago I purchased a fanless Topton i5 1135G7 router that had insufficient cooling. I returned it, but it eventually found its way back to me after a stay in Chinese customs. I'd like to transplant the motherboard into a better case, but I'm having trouble finding something...

Good point. I'll probably use ArgoCD since it's used at my current job. My previous employers (Google, FB, Dropbox) had in-house tooling so I don't have any hands-on experience with ArgoCD or Flux.

I don't think it's one of these machines and it's faint enough that I don't usually notice it. I would like to have a single power supply for the cluster instead of 4 separate adapters. I've thought about using an ATX power supply or something like this, but haven't made up my mind.

As far as the software stack, I'm using the following so far: OS I'm using Ubuntu 24.10 Server, with the 'minimized' option. I considered Alpine and Flatcar, but didn't want to create custom install media for each host. The hosts with a single NVMe drive use LVM on the raw device. LVM defines a...

The rep I chatted with on WhatsApp said there is not a new bios for the N305 system. I *might* get a bios chip reader / programmer and pull the bios from the N150 systems to try out, but I'm also lazy and might not. MemTest86+ reported the memory speed on the N150 systems as about 5% slightly...

I've swapped the memory between an N150 system and an N305 system. It's still testing, but there are no errors after 2.5 passes in Memtest86+. The N150 bios is v 2.22.1293, built on 11/29/2024. The N305 is v 2.22.1289, built on 6/26/2024. My suspicion is that the newer bios has better memory...

I purchased them directly from CWWK. My wife is Chinese and spoke to a salesperson for me. She was able to get a lower price by paying in RMB rather than buying through their website. It was delivered by DHL and arrived within a week. I had previously purchased a 4-port router from the CWWK...

I recently purchased 4 systems in order to build out a home k8s cluster. The X86-P5 systems use either the N100 or N305 whereas the X86-P6 systems have either an N150 or N355. The N150 systems cost about $5/ea more than the N100 which seemed like a simple choice. The N355 systems were about...

USPS just returned the system to me after over a year in Chinese customs! Despite the appearance of the outer box, the only visible damage is a scuff on the chassis. I'm waiting to hear from Topton to see what they want me to do, but I'm already out $77 for postage to send it, and $77 for the...

I'm aware, but I also know that it works just fine with 32GB dual-rank SO-DIMMs. I also know that the N100 works fine with 12GB, because I have a mini N100 computer with 12GB. I ended up ordering the CT32G48C40S5 from Amazon since there are others reporting success with the same SKU.

I just received my N305 from CWWK. It came with an unbranded 12V 5A power supply with a 5.5mm barrel plug. I purchased a MEAN WELL GST60A12-P1J to replace it. Delta is another good brand to look for as well.

Has anyone tried the N305 with a 48 GB SO-DIMM? My barebone model arrived today and I'm hoping to max out the memory.

It's a kernel option, not bios. I'm not sure how to disable it on FreeBSD. On Linux, you can pass an option to the kernel from the boot loader.

There was a USB interface controller exploit a few years back that allowed arbitrary code execution. I didn't require any drivers, was invisible to the OS, and persisted after a reboot. The Unpatchable USB Vulnerability Something like this would be easy to ship in a BIOS.

Try disabling FBID, either in the bios or the kernel boot options. Linux and FreeBSD have both had issues with e-cores. Someone linked a bug earlier and I found an article on Phoronix about it. The symptom on FreeBSD is data corruption for UFS and FAT file systems. I'm not sure what happened on...

The biggest concern for most people is that the system is not fanless. I ordered a different small N100 box, but as a K8s node and not for use as a router. It’s got Realtek NICs and a fan. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005076549630.html There are other similar boxes “ZX01 Plus” with the...

I wasn't able to read the label. What size barrel plug does it have? Or what make and model did you replace it with? This sounds like the FreeBSD bug that was brought up later in the thread. Did you try installing with a ZFS root or only UFS? Disabling PCID support may help too. This is...

I'm playing catch up on this thread, so apologies in advance if I missed something. Cases: Variation C seems like it would have the best heat dissipation, all else being equal. It looks like @Becks0815 has tested this. N95 vs. N97 vs. N100 vs. N200: - N95: 3.4 GHz boost, 16 EU at 1.2 GHz 15W...

It would work, but you're introducing a few more variables. You're introducing shared fate for all the systems. They will be on the same single DC circuit, and load from one could impact the others. What's the maximum sustained power draw for each system? You mention 90-120W so I'll assuming...

I got my refund a few days ago. Topton said they would also refund my shipping (around $75) but so far they have not.