I contacted my reseller (HUNSN via the Dutch amazon site) on this issue and they provided me with some info on working combinations. It were all Chinese nvme drives that weren’t sold in my country, but after some analysis the limitation on possible combinations seem to be related to the controller used on the drive. Using a phison based controller in combination with another type (or a second phison based) could be the solution.
Topton Jasper Lake Quad i225V Mini PC Report
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have a question for those who received the new CW v4
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hole in the side is present?
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I don't think that anyone knew for a "fact" that topton wasn't the one making the chassis as well... Everyone here was only sure about the board itself, since some users tracked down the true manufacturer of the board.yeah ... cause if CW fix the shit ...Topton also got it) you dont think topton made the case
Now if we talk about guessing? Yeah, sure i also thought that topton was just reselling and nothing else tbh, in other words, topton was\is a true middleman only.
Anyway its not worth it to buy it from topton tbh, just buy strait from ChangWang! Since ChangWang pre sales is much better and faster, also when you buy from them they will send it with dust filters + you can ask them to include a fan as well! I know that cause a friend of mine bought a n6005 v4 model from them yesterday and when he asked about a fan they offer to send one.
Might be an effect from the zoom of the camera? I'll check it again to make sure! I say this cause i don't remember seeing this flex when was working on it.
because by miracle ...when CW "came" to market with v4 with a proper aligned cooper and no gaps ...also topton has found the holy grail after 4 versions and they propper aligned the cpu and have no gaps.
+ all the different names but basically the exact same hardware topton kingnovy..bla bla
To me that means topton and the rest was just a reseler .... or another name brand.
When i bought the Topton they told me it takes 2-3 days for actual shipping because they test the machine before they send it ..... i suspect they where waiting for delivery from CW))
i agree customer support is very important .... lets wait and see if some one wants a refund or return .... then we will see the real support.
Dont get me worng ...im not defending or accusing anyone ....but, Buyer beware, when you hit buy, you still get some cheap machine with little QA
About the flex i would be concerned ... is fine, PCB can flex way more before issues can occur.... i was just curious ... cause my flex is comming from the Al block from nics..... i might removed altogether
and they propper aligned the cpu and have no gaps.+ all the different names but basically the exact same hardware topton kingnovy..bla bla
To me that means topton and the rest was just a reseler .... or another name brand.
When i bought the Topton they told me it takes 2-3 days for actual shipping because they test the machine before they send it ..... i suspect they where waiting for delivery from CW
))i agree customer support is very important .... lets wait and see if some one wants a refund or return .... then we will see the real support.
Dont get me worng ...im not defending or accusing anyone ....but, Buyer beware, when you hit buy, you still get some cheap machine with little QA
About the flex i would be concerned ... is fine, PCB can flex way more before issues can occur.... i was just curious ... cause my flex is comming from the Al block from nics..... i might removed altogether
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Makes sense, both of my nvme drives have phision controller (although it's hardware lottery with these cheap drives). Also explains why people with samsung SSDs got issues. Hope they will sort it out.
Short answer: yes.
To be honest if warranty + return is something that you worry about, then don't import stuff... Cause it will always be a pain in the ass to return it, to have a proper warranty and etc.because by miracle ...when CW "came" to market with v4 with a proper aligned cooper and no gaps ...also topton has found the holy grail after 4 versions
+ all the different names but basically the exact same hardware topton kingnovy..bla bla
To me that means topton and the rest was just a reseler .... or another name brand.
When i bought the Topton they told me it takes 2-3 days for actual shipping because they test the machine before they send it ..... i suspect they where waiting for delivery from CW
i agree customer support is very important .... lets wait and see if some one wants a refund or return .... then we will see the real support.
Dont get me worng ...im not defending or accusing anyone ....but, Buyer beware, when you hit buy, you still get some cheap machine with little QA
About the flex i would be concerned ... is fine, PCB can flex way more before issues can occur.... i was just curious ... cause my flex is comming from the Al block from nics..... i might removed altogether
Cheap or fair price + maybe better\newer specs + no warranty = buy from china or import.
Expensive or really expensive + maybe inferior\older specs + warranty = buy locally.
Just like for me here, i can buy these appliances from a local company just like protectli but it will cost me U$$ 600,00 for one with 4 gigabit ports + a Pentium N3700 (freaking 2015 cpu). And just like protectli, this company that is selling these appliances here in my country, is also just grabbing these systems from china, in other words, they are just re-branding and re-selling them at really high prices! While i got my barebones v4 fat from topton for U$$ 170-180 with free shipping + no import taxes paid.
So from these examples(protectli and this other company), we can know one thing for sure i guess? And is that the board itself is descent quality\reliable?
To me what are we missing is a proper bios or better yet coreboot support, and the QC when assembling the board on chassis was\is bad in some occasions causing really bad CPU temps which was improved lately as we saw here with all the reports of the users who go the v3 and v4 systems.
ChangWang seems to be getting better with time, improving the boards, releasing bios updates and etc.
If we could get coreboot to run on these it would be perfect.
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This is a purchase from the KingNovy 3C Store on AliExpress. The provided estimated delivery date at the time of order was October 8.
I received the unit above today. This post concerns shipping times for the unit. The unit was bound for Thailand so only the initial shipping timeframes may be particular to your circumstance.
| 2022-08-22 | Order date |
| 2022-08-24 9:00 | Received by logistics company |
| 2022-08-24 9:30 | [Shatian Town]Processing at sorting center |
| 2022-08-25 3:30 | [Shatian Town]Processing at sorting center |
| 2022-08-25 4:36 | Arrived at departure transport hub |
| 2022-08-25 23:30 | Leaving from departure country/region |
| 2022-08-29 10:59 | Arrived in transit country/region |
| 2022-08-29 12:28 | Leaving transit country/region |
| 2022-09-02 9:59 | Received by local delivery company |
| 2022-09-02 10:00 | Arrived at destination country/region |
| 2022-09-02 14:52 | Clearing Customs |
| Custom clearance successful | |
| At local delivery center | |
| 2022-09-04 9:50 | Out for delivery |
| Delivery unsuccessful | |
| 2022-09-04 10:21 | Delivery failed |
The order went out the door within two days and left China within three days. The rest is particular to my location.
I did have to pay 216 Thai baht (approx USD $6.00) in customs duty on the package.
The package shipped with a declared value of $80 USD and was listed as a Mini PC Case.
HS Tarriff Code was 84714100
If KingNovy is consistent you should be able to calculate the tarriff in your country based on the declared value and Harmonized System Code above.
In my case there was no customs duty and I paid only a 7% VAT tax for the value listed.
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This is a purchase from the KingNovy 3C Store on AliExpress.
I received the unit above today. This post concerns shipping times for the unit. The unit was bound for Thailand so only the initial shipping timeframes may be particular to your circumstance.
2022-08-22 Order date 2022-08-24 9:00 Received by logistics company 2022-08-24 9:30 [Shatian Town]Processing at sorting center 2022-08-25 3:30 [Shatian Town]Processing at sorting center 2022-08-25 4:36 Arrived at departure transport hub 2022-08-25 23:30 Leaving from departure country/region 2022-08-29 10:59 Arrived in transit country/region 2022-08-29 12:28 Leaving transit country/region 2022-09-02 9:59 Received by local delivery company 2022-09-02 10:00 Arrived at destination country/region 2022-09-02 14:52 Clearing Customs Custom clearance successful At local delivery center 2022-09-04 9:50 Out for delivery Delivery unsuccessful 2022-09-04 10:21 Delivery failed
The order went out the door within two days and left China within three days. The rest is particular to my location.
I did have to pay 216 Thai baht (approx USD $6.00) in customs duty on the package.
The package shipped with a declared value of $80 USD and was listed as a Mini PC Case.
HS Tarriff Code was 84714100
If KingNovy is consistent you should be able to calculate the tarriff in your country based on the declared value and Harmonized System Code above.
In my case there was no customs duty and I paid only a 7% VAT tax for the value listed.
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I asked them that because here in Brazil the import tax is really high, its 60% of value declared and in some states you pay the 60% + another type of tax.
I could use a little help. I want to see if I'm missing anything.
I have KingNovy unit with six i225 ports. The unit has a CW-N11 black motherboard.
When I power on with an Hikvision E3000 256 Gb M.2 2280 NVME the entire unit will not power up.
Remove the M.2 SSD and it powers up, POSTs and boots to BIOS just fine.
I've emailed CWWK to see if a more recent BIOS is available in the hopes it's an issue with the Maxio MAP1202A controller on the SSD.
Other than that it could be a defective drive subject to RMA but I'm looking for other ideas to cover my bases.
Thanks.
I have KingNovy unit with six i225 ports. The unit has a CW-N11 black motherboard.
When I power on with an Hikvision E3000 256 Gb M.2 2280 NVME the entire unit will not power up.
Remove the M.2 SSD and it powers up, POSTs and boots to BIOS just fine.
I've emailed CWWK to see if a more recent BIOS is available in the hopes it's an issue with the Maxio MAP1202A controller on the SSD.
Other than that it could be a defective drive subject to RMA but I'm looking for other ideas to cover my bases.
Thanks.
Can you please post CWWK email? I need some help restoring a BIOS. I "bricked" my unit...
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Hey Guys,
Just want to say thanks to all those that have contributed to this thread
I hit the purchase button back on the 3rd of Aug for one of Topton’s N6005 i225 6 LANs which thankfully hadn’t shipped. Topton said “not shipping until the end of Aug” which allowed me enough time to stubble across this thread and started reading with an oh crap… Thankfully, I was able to cancel the Topton order and purchased one from CWWK’s V4 N6005 i226 instead. CW sent the next day after purchase and it was delivered last Thursday... Very fast delivery only 11 days to AU..
I pulled the unit apart and can confirm no gap between the CPU and Case so I left it as is for now. The only mod I made was adding a Noctua 40mm fan inside the case. I loaded up Windows 11 straight away just to check things out like the CPU etc.. I can confirm it looks to be a retail N6005. Windows didn’t install the i266 drivers I had to manually install them from Intel but other than that Windows 11 installed fine, only one other exclamation mark remained but didn’t bother trying to resolve. Next I loaded up OPNsense and its been running stable ever since which is why I purchased this nic
Cheers
Just want to say thanks to all those that have contributed to this thread
I hit the purchase button back on the 3rd of Aug for one of Topton’s N6005 i225 6 LANs which thankfully hadn’t shipped. Topton said “not shipping until the end of Aug” which allowed me enough time to stubble across this thread and started reading with an oh crap… Thankfully, I was able to cancel the Topton order and purchased one from CWWK’s V4 N6005 i226 instead. CW sent the next day after purchase and it was delivered last Thursday... Very fast delivery only 11 days to AU..
I pulled the unit apart and can confirm no gap between the CPU and Case so I left it as is for now. The only mod I made was adding a Noctua 40mm fan inside the case. I loaded up Windows 11 straight away just to check things out like the CPU etc.. I can confirm it looks to be a retail N6005. Windows didn’t install the i266 drivers I had to manually install them from Intel but other than that Windows 11 installed fine, only one other exclamation mark remained but didn’t bother trying to resolve. Next I loaded up OPNsense and its been running stable ever since which is why I purchased this nic
Cheers
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What was the one device that didnt install? Can you please provide hardware ID?
most likely some typeC drivers you can find in in the download page where the BIOS is
I'm not sure what your devices have to do with unreliable stock availability?