Won't Boot /w New NIC
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Hi all,
At a loss and not sure what to do here. I have had pfSense running for a few months now with no issues. The existing 4 rj45 NIC is a IBM 39Y6138 Intel EXPI9402PTL PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Gigabit PCI-e x4 Adapter NIC.
I'm planning up upgrading my speed through my ISP so I wanted to upgrade my NIC as well. I purchased a Intel X710-T4L and here is where the issues arise.
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I replaced the NIC, system posts, but freezes at the boot screen (where it asks for press f2 to enter bios) Wont enter bios either
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I put in the old card, works fine.
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I decided to do a fresh install since my settings are not that complicated, same issues, posts and then freezes. I wiped the old SSD I was using, same thing happens.
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Eventually I gave up and put in the old NIC and did a fresh install and back to square 1 with internet working (thankfully).
Any ideas why the system wont go past the boot screen when the new NIC in installed, tried just about everything I can think of and at a loss.
thanks!
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The card is bad? Does it work in anything else?
What hardware are you trying to use it with?
Steve
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@stephenw10 said in Won't Boot /w New NIC:
What hardware are you trying to use it with?
Card works, if I get into the bios before it freezes I can see all 4 interfaces listed.
Running on 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400 on a Asus H610 mobo /w 16gb of dd4.
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Hmm, but it freezes before it starts booting?
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correct.
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That has to be some low level incompatibility. You have the newest BIOS installed?
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It is not... bios is 04/01/2022 and card has a manufacture date of 6/2022. I'll update and give it a shot and report back.
thanks.
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@stephenw10
bios update did the trick! sad how we forget the most obvious things....thanks!
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Ah, good result!
