Watchguard Firebox M400/M500
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Will the @zanthos bios work on a M470?
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No. The M470, and the M370/M570/M670, use a different board.
Steve
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Hi all,
I'm first time on the forum and already read all pages here, wanted to make some questions more clear before I proceed to order more parts (M400 is on the way)
Already know the CPU i3-4130 works great but I wanted to install the i5-4590.
I know at topic 251 @iJay-XTM5 -Boot- it successfully but did not mention if -Reboot- is working normal or not.?
@stephenw10 Is this "HP Proliant DL580 G4 Front Panel VGA Video Display Header Cable 392250-002" the correct cable to get video and get the job done.? do I need to re-set the pins or is plug and play.? I plan to hook this M400 to a KVM I already have in the rack. would like the video active all the time (I read it needs to be enable in the Bios from the console and have a CPU with video chip)
seems like other 2013 works great but 2014 CPU do not reboot correctly.
Have SSD ready to go and its my first time doing PFsense. will post the findings as this will in my home where fiber get to me then to copper at 500/500.
Any test that you guys would like me to do I'm welcome to do.
Suggestions are appreciated
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No idea on that header cable. If it's 2mm dot pitch rather than 0.1" it can probably be made to work if the pins can be swapped.
I can tell you an i3-4160 does not reboot and that's one of the 2014 models.
Steve
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Just want to list my experience with the M400.
-flashed unlocked bios
-removed CF, added SSD
-stock cpu, idle cpu temp ~53C, 35W , ambient 28C
max cpu 45W -
That seems quite warm for the stock CPU at idle unless you've turned the fans right down?
Not alarmingly hot though.Steve
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@stephenw10 yea, my temps are quite high compared to others. I messed with the fan settings to full blast and that was still the lowest temp I got.
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Hmm, maybe re-apply the hearsink compound then. Or just not worry about it, it's not that hot.
Steve
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Hey all, Just got a M500 box and I am trying to flash the bios via FreeDOS but I couldnt get putty or screen to output anything via serial. I am using a FTDI rj45 serial to usb adapter, could this be the issue? Thanks in advance.
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Do you see the BIOS output at 115200bps?
The console redirect will probably allow you to see the FreeDOS output at that baud rate too unless you are setting 9600 specifically.
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@stephenw10 Nope I didnt see BIOS output at 115200 bps as well. Is my console port dead? Trying to crimp some connector to connect VGA but cant find a VGA cable for the life of me. I just ordered some VGA extension cable and it should arrive the same day. Ill update on whether or not I get a VGA output.
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Mmm, I would certainly confirm the console setup on something else if you can.
Do you hear the fans spin down slightly? Does it beep? Any indication that it's actually POSTing.
Steve
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@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400/M500:
Yea it posts, I heard the 4 beep when i swapped the cpu to i5-4590T + the fan won't spin down. I swapped it back to the Pentium it came with and it boots with a single chime then the fans spins down. I believe that indicates POST. Also the LED indicator on the side shows green before i wiped the CF card to flash FreeDOS.
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Yup OK you should definitely see some output on the serial console at 115200 then.Edit: Wrong! There's no output from the default BIOS.
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@stephenw10 I guess my serial console port dead then. Tried putty on windows, reinstalled FTDI drivers. Tried it on linux. I got nothing on 115200 and 9600. Unless it want me to plug it in to a real serial port rather than using ftdi usb.
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Doesn't need to have flashed the M500 with the unlocked BIOS before he can use the console port?
Mookatroid (I think) who setup my M400 told me recently to access the bios from the console required the bios on the M400 to be unlocked, which he did for me.
I moved to a UDM-Pro recently and wanted to reinstall pfSense.
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Try using a Windows 10 machine with Putty see if that makes a difference.
Make sure you go into device manager to find out which COM port your cable is plugged into.
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@smoothrunnings Did both on linux and windows. No dice. Im going to jerry rig the VGA once i get the extension cable.
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Mmm, you're right. Too many boxes!
Yeah, there's actually no output at all on the console until pfSense boots with the default BIOS on there.
Do you see that using a CF card with the memstick-serial image on it?You don't have to flash the BIOS.
Steve
