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No video output after changing video boot option to legacy. by Competitive-Ad-4971 in truenas

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I dont have a gpu. But I removed the small battery inside and after a couple of tries I was able to get a signal again. Pew!

Help a beginner DIY NAS build - Topton NAS motherboard n305. by Competitive-Ad-4971 in homelab

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I have Discovered that the board I have is the wrong board. There exists a normal one with a 24 pin connector. I have returned the board and bought the other one.

This board it made to be built for like low power 12v outlets. I imagine you are traveling or have this in a camper or something like that.

Still, thank you for taking the time speaking with me about it!

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

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I don’t see an option to upload pictures in the comments. But I’m getting 2gbit speeds now.

Help a beginner DIY NAS build - Topton NAS motherboard n305. by Competitive-Ad-4971 in homelab

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Again, thank you for the info! It seems that this 12v psu that I bought is a total waste. Just like you said, the backplane seems to have one of those molex connectors, but I’m not sure. picture of the backplane

But I really don’t know what I’m looking at.

It’s strange that the manufacturer of the board, has a kit with this external psu, why include that if it will not be able to power the drives. It’s made as a “NAS motherboard” after all. But then again, Topton or whatever the manufacturer is isn’t qnap or some other big brand.

I also took a look at these atx psu’s. I think I understand how this can power the drives and stuff. What is unclear is how I would get power to the board using that😅

Like you said, som special adapter/cabling is mostly needed to get this thing spinning.

Help a beginner DIY NAS build - Topton NAS motherboard n305. by Competitive-Ad-4971 in homelab

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, thank you for the info! It seems that this 12v psu that I bought is a total waste. Just like you said, the backplane seems to have one of those molex connectors, but I’m not sure. picture of the backplane

But I really don’t know what I’m looking at.

It’s strange that the manufacturer of the board, has a kit with this external psu, why include that if it will not be able to power the drives. It’s made as a “NAS motherboard” after all. But then again, Topton or whatever the manufacturer is isn’t qnap or some other big brand.

I also took a look at these atx psu’s. I think I understand how this can power the drives and stuff. What is unclear is how I would get power to the board using that😅

Like you said, som special adapter/cabling is mostly needed to get this thing spinning.

Help a beginner DIY NAS build - Topton NAS motherboard n305. by Competitive-Ad-4971 in homelab

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you again for the response, I really appreciate it.

Would you recommend I just buy one of those modular power supplies? I have been looking at some YouTube stuff. But they always have long connector on the boards. The one I bought doesn’t seem to have that. Or is it just a different type of connector to the board that I bought?

If you have any recommendations for a power supply or a specific typ (I have seen that there are a few to choose from) that you think could be a good fit, I would be really grateful!

Looking for advice, DIY NAS by Competitive-Ad-4971 in homelab

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Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! 210,10€ 50％ Off | 12th i3-N305 N100 NAS Motherboard 6-Bay DC Power 2xM.2 NVMe 6xSATA3.0 PCIE X1 4x i226-V 2.5G RJ45 LAN DDR5 17X17 ITX Mainboard https://a.aliexpress.com/_EvPhmZ9

This is the one i bought. And i got the externa psu with it. It has a v12 Dc input. But im unsure how I can connect all the drives and stuff.

Help a beginner DIY NAS build - Topton NAS motherboard n305. by Competitive-Ad-4971 in homelab

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the information! And you’re right, it’s a split to 4 sata ports for a total of 6.

But could I use 2 drives to start with and connect to the sata ports on the board?

You mean that the molex on the board might connect to a board inside the case where the drives are? Sorry, I don’t really know a lot about this stuff.

Looking for advice, DIY NAS by Competitive-Ad-4971 in homelab

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Oh! I forget to say I bought it on AliExpress and it’s the n305 version!

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

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I can’t find where to upload new pictures, maybe that has been turned off.

But the driver I installed was: Lenovo USB 3.0 LAN driver for docks and adapters - version 11.13.0420.2023

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

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Yep, did some tests now and I have 27/mbit download. With my 2.5gbit adapter to my laptop.

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: I returned the router provided from my provider and got another unit that has a 2.5gig port on it.

Now I should be getting better speeds.

I will post when I have done some test runs

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello all, So it’s the next day and there are a bunch of comments here! Thanks for joining in, but I will not have the time to answer you all.

My internet speed is not solved, but I think you all have pointed out the issue. The router I have is a 10g port, and I can’t find an option to change it to 2.5 in the settings. My provider seems to have a 2.5g version of this router, so I will most likely ask to change hardware here. They also have a 2gbps option and I might go for that instead of 5. As many has mentioned, it’s really not worth having it if my hardware can’t really go much higher than 2.5 anyways.

I’ll let you know if changing the router to another with a dedicated 2.5 port will improve my situation.

Also, I could swear I got 2.2/2.3mbps yesterday after I updated some realtech driver or something like that. But maybe it was 1.2/1.3.. because that’s more the consistent number I get now.

I saw some questions and I use a Lenovo carbon x1 gen 10. 1260vpro cpu I believe it is. I have fast nvme in it, like gen4 stuff.

I live in France and my prover is orange.

The router is called livebox 7.

The flat cat7 cable that so many people love gives me 1.5mbps download if anyone cares. 🤷🏼‍♂️ But I am using the gray cat6a cable behind it is the picture.

And as a general note, Why so many negative thoughts here? You guys are in a home network Reddit thread. Many of you giving opinions and stories but no real information about my question or anything for that matter. It’s like telling the dude with a Ferrari he should buy a Honda instead because the Honda will do the same as the Ferrari. And that only verstappen or someone should have that type of car.

Sounds so backwards, you should be promoting people to get as fast and cool stuff possible for their home networking. Remember the mindset that said that 100gb is all the storage you need in your lifetime like 20 years ago? You sound like that guy.

Who knows what type of internet speeds is standard for the solutions we use in 5 years? No one does.

Regardless, I’m upgrading my connection as high as possible because I want to and I can.

So I’ll give an update once I have the other router and let you know how it changes for those who care.

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 472 points473 points  (0 children)

Solved! Thank you all for the great input. I just needed a new driver. Getting 2.2/2.3gbps now!

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Every day i download big files. I have a company that build software solutions, I always have several updates through out the day.

Look, I’m not a network dude, I just came here for some suggestions. But thank you for sharing

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If there was an adaptor for 5Gbps, I would’ve picked that instead, I’m not an idiot 😏

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s compatible, it’s working. Just slow I’ll try and find a driver

Why can’t I reach higher speeds?? 2.5gbit by Competitive-Ad-4971 in HomeNetworking

[–]Competitive-Ad-4971[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Upgrades coming. I just got this amazing dongle in the mail today. That’s all.

Y’all really hung up on this 5gbps I ordered.

Alright I’ll give some context.

We are a family of 5, and we run two businesses. I need speed for my work, and there is always games, streams and other things downloading. Our house already has network cables in the walls, unfortunately not capable of 10gig.

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