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      dlucas46 @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 said in pfSense on Watchguard M370:

      Hmm, that error sure looks like a bad drive. But it could be some low level compatibility issue with the drive controller.

      I have ordered a brand new 120GB MSATA and a 120GB 2.5" SSD.
      As both of the MSATA drives I have tried are second hand I have no history and can only go by the data.

      Odd thing that the smart data says healthy but I have seen a nearly dead drive reported as good before, so I always take the results it gives with a pinch of salt.

      If I had an MSATA adapter I could try testing the drive on another machine but the M370 is the only MSATA device I have.

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Mmm, I've got an m.2 SATA drive here that behaves similarly. It usually allows an install but throws errors continually. Shows as good in tests, though with a lot of ware. I wouldn't trust it with anything vaguely important! Odd to see the same on two drives though.

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          dlucas46 @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10

          The other one was showing errors about read write and invalid geometry and invalid primary GPT using secondary. Even writing DD zeros to it produced errors.

          Unfortunately I can not test that one anymore as I no longer have it to test.

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            it.adminpmaria @HangmansNoose001380
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            @HangmansNoose001380 Can you DM me the BIOS-File?.

            BigThx

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              kapook00789
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              Can anyone DM me the unlock password bios please?

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                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Sent.

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                  it.adminpmaria @kapook00789
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                  @kapook00789 Me too! TNX!

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                    it.adminpmaria @Mookatroid
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                    @Mookatroid Can you please send me the password?

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                      djstrauss @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 hi, just to confirm the correct one is in /post/1067389 ? Thank

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                        Mookatroid @it.adminpmaria
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                          VioletDragon @networkBob
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                          @networkBob Can’t really find much on the board, can you see a header to clear BIOS Password ? If not you would require to re-program the BIOS chip, I’ve done quite a few on Security Appliances and Laptops.

                          Regards.

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            I think you may be replying to an old post there. 😉

                            Most of that has been solved or at least understood at this point.

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                              VioletDragon @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10 My bad. Sorry about that, I saw the post on a email notification so thought I’d chime in.

                              Regards.

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                                it.adminpmaria
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                                Thanks everyone for the info! I realized leter that the PS was on that image. jejejje
                                Another question. It make sense to use SATA port with a SSD instead the MSATA? I saw that we can disable the MSATA PORT, so we can test on the SSD without buying another disk or removing the original.

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                  Yes, if you have a spare SSD or mSATA drive you can just swap it in and retain the original driver and OS.

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                                    it.adminpmaria
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                                    So now my M470 works flawlessly with the SSD disk but I have two issues:

                                    1. The names of the interfaces: IG0 and so on BUT begining from the PCI MODULE: so my port 0 on the front of the M470 is IGB08 and so on. The extra module with 6 ports is 0 to 6
                                    2. The external module, works and is detected BUT when I connect the network to these ports, the system dont detect the conection ever.

                                    Have you the same issues?
                                    TNX

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                      Yes, the ports in the add-on module are parsed first. I'm not aware of a six port module though. I've seen the 8 port 1G module and 4 port 10G module.

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                                        it.adminpmaria @stephenw10
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                                        @stephenw10 Sorry my mistake, it's 8 port.
                                        Apparently works well because it detects (first) but when I connect the cables the interface never detects the conection in any of the 8 ports.

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                          Like no link LEDs? ifconfig never shows the link as up?

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                                            it.adminpmaria @stephenw10
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                                            @stephenw10 Done! I was the port mapping on the module. WATCH M470 ports.png

                                            Perfect!

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