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    Watch Guard XTM 505 Bios Flashing

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      Aru23 last edited by

      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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      • chpalmer
        chpalmer last edited by

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

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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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          • chpalmer
            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.

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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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              • chpalmer
                chpalmer last edited by

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

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                  Aru23 last edited by

                  How is the temp ?

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                  • chpalmer
                    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.

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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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                      • chpalmer
                        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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                          Aru23 last edited by

                          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 last edited by

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

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