Upgrade from APU2?
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I'm having a problem with my APU2 and I want to upgrade to something a little more stable. I don't need more than 600Mb or so and my requirements are the same. 3 NIC's, low powered, silent, supports mSATA, etc.
What's the box on Amazon these days that is reliable and robust?
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@valnar said in Upgrade from APU2?:
I'm having a problem with my APU2 and I want to upgrade to something a little more stable.
As you can see in my signature i have a APU2 and no troubles at all - what problems have you? And what APU2 model have you? A little more Info could be helpfull!
Regards,
fireodo -
I'm on my second board. There is a known issue with arcing if you pull the power cable. I could deal with it, but I'd rather not be so "careful". Once bitten twice shy. If it happens again, I want something else.
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@valnar said in Upgrade from APU2?:
I'm on my second board. There is a known issue with arcing if you pull the power cable. I could deal with it, but I'd rather not be so "careful". Once bitten twice shy. If it happens again, I want something else.
Install pfsense with ZFS Filesystem then it is not so problematic when you pull the power cable ... ;-)
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@fireodo I don't think you understand. It fried the board.
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@valnar said in Upgrade from APU2?:
@fireodo I don't think you understand. It fried the board.
OK, sorry, never heard about such a problem with the APU2 Boards ...
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@valnar said in Upgrade from APU2?:
@fireodo I don't think you understand. It fried the board.
Could you point to a source where this behaviour is described? I use several APUs in branch offices and if what you said is the case, i would put it in my notes to never pull the plug without shutting down.
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Slide 9
https://www.slideshare.net/NetgateUSA/alix-to-apu-conversion-pfsense-hangout-october-2014However it was posted elsewhere and I can't find it anymore. Basically pull the wall wart, not the barrel connector.
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Hmm, I don't think I've ever done anything but pulling the barrel connector on the APU(1) I have. Never seen any issues.
Steve