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    Watch Guard XTM 505 Bios Flashing

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      Aru23
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      this is my first post here at pfSense

      forum i was planning to get a watchguard xtm 505 and get pfsense on it. and i came across this german web page were there is a guide to flashing the Bios so it can be unlocked, and Intel speedstep can be enabled, but i cant make much sense of the bios flashing part can you guys help please.

      http://www.triebwerk23.de/joomla/index.php/firewalls/watchguard-xtm-5-xtm-505-515-525-545-pfsense-64-bit

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      • chpalmerC
        chpalmer
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        https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=43574.msg639555#msg639555

        Triggering snowflakes one by one..
        Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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          Aru23
          last edited by

          but does the bios need to be flashed if i use hdd instead of cf card for the pfsense os

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          • chpalmerC
            chpalmer
            last edited by

            @Aru23:

            but does the bios need to be flashed if i use hdd instead of cf card for the pfsense os

            No it does not need to be flashed.

            Triggering snowflakes one by one..
            Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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              Aru23
              last edited by

              @chpalmer:

              @Aru23:

              but does the bios need to be flashed if i use hdd instead of cf card for the pfsense os

              No it does not need to be flashed.

              ok

              I have planned to upgrade the 1 gb ram included to 4 gb and a Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9300 instead of the celeron does this also work without flashing ?

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              • chpalmerC
                chpalmer
                last edited by

                I believe it would.  I went to a Q9650 but had flashed before that.

                Triggering snowflakes one by one..
                Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                  Aru23
                  last edited by

                  How is the temp ?

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                  • chpalmerC
                    chpalmer
                    last edited by

                    Toasty!    ;D

                    I had to add an AC unit (which broke my heart) to the equipment room here in advance of summer. But it typically runs just north of 50c.

                    Triggering snowflakes one by one..
                    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                      Aru23
                      last edited by

                      ok i got mine yesterday and i swapped mine i also run at 50 +

                      do you run the newest version of the pfsense on your watchguard ? and can you get the display to work i am total noob at this

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                      • chpalmerC
                        chpalmer
                        last edited by

                        @Aru23:

                        do you run the newest version of the pfsense on your watchguard ? and can you get the display to work i am total noob at this

                        Yes I do and Yes I did.  ;D

                        There is a how to floating around for the LCD.

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                        Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                          Aru23
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                          i finaly got lcd proc installed but what do i need to set in the lcdproc general settings to get it to work

                          can you please help me with this

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                            Aru23
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                            I got it to work now I selected the parallel port in general setting and display 2x20

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