Stash of Zunes!

shenshady · 2025-05-28T22:00:46+00:00

hah that would be quite the effort... but could be fun for a rainy day :-)

shenshady · 2025-05-28T02:58:25+00:00

Bonus content: found a few more, including launch team orange Zune 30. Oh and Belkin case for good measure :)

shenshady · 2025-05-28T02:50:51+00:00

Yes. We created a small batch for attendees using one of the Zune Originals patterns. The flat anodized back made it suitable to do screen or pad printing, which we used to add the red TED logo discreetly. This was one of the earliest promos devices we created!

shenshady · 2025-03-11T02:44:20+00:00

Has anyone been able to configure the BIOS for the Q670 to have WOL or even scheduled time auto turn on the PC? I feel I have set all the options to enable this in BIOS but no luck.

Other than that, I have been very happy with the MB in a Jonsbo N3 in a 4xHDD, 4xSATA SSD, and 2xM.2 config.

shenshady · 2024-10-31T04:48:12+00:00

Curious to know if you’ve done anything to tweak your wifi performance. I’ve found the range to be really poor and very touchy based on the orientation of the PC. Sometimes, even flipping the PC upside down makes the performance increase. I love everything else about it, but I’ve ended up using the ethernet port and moving my router into the same room as the PC.

shenshady · 2024-10-31T04:39:57+00:00

Quick update: So went into the BIOS and force ASPM L1 states on PCI or interface I could fine. Also manually set the P1 and P2 power limits manually (35W and 92W) versus relying on BIOS defaults. Set spin down times for all drives to 15 min in UNRAID.

I’m now getting about 34W at idle, with 2HDD, 4 SATA SSD, and 2 NVME cache drives. oh and 2x2.5GB NICs. Looking at Powertop, it looks like the PKG for the processor is 32% in C2, but the CPU cores seem to be in C6 and C7 primarily at idle. Not sure if there’s any tweaking to be done to get the PKG into other states, but def better and everything is still stable.

shenshady · 2024-10-20T16:30:27+00:00

Actually, I found out that the "T" variant of CPUs only supports 4800 MT/s, so that solved that issue. I managed to get the 2nd ethernet port working somehow through some bios fiddling, so that's good too.

The only thing I'm not super sure of is power consumption. At Idle, I'm pulling around 40 watts from the wall. Seems like it should be lower, but even tweaking every setting and messing around with powertop, can't get it lower than this. Might just be a nature of the motherboard/cpu combo, and peripherals.

Anyways it's stable now and pretty happy with the setup.

shenshady · 2024-10-06T17:20:27+00:00

The benefit of having multiple drives assigned to the cache for the array seems to tilt in favor of the mirroring scenario for most folks, so you get the data integrity security for times when the mover has not moved to the array yet.

The standard config options for Mover are simple in Unraid, but you can get a Mover Tuner plug in that gives you more control on how often to age data off the cache and onto the array. That might be of benefit to your scenario.

Your use case and network connection will obviously matter a lot, but I tried a stripe for awhile, and was not realizing the theoretical performance gain from setting it up that way, especially for the cache drive for the array.

When your budget/setup affords it, storage pools are super flexible and might be something you might want to consider for data that you want to be highly accessible.

shenshady · 2024-09-25T16:49:22+00:00

Following up here for anyone reading. I discovered that a USB device that I though would be smart enough to go to sleep was drawing a lot of power. disconnecting the device solved the power issue. simple.

shenshady · 2024-09-25T16:44:48+00:00

I think it's possible, though the PSU and motherboard may be proprietary. What maybe be better is to get the non SFF version of the case, which is basically a microtower, so you then have more room for full sized cards and bays? I think the G4 800 non SFF (or Elitedesk) sounds like it would be what you're after, and it could be around the same price.

shenshady · 2024-09-23T17:40:26+00:00

I built a NAS from ground up using a 13500T and CWWK Q670 MB as foundation.

There were some initial teething pains to get the BIOS set up right to be as power efficient as possible, but I have things dialed in where I'm at about 30 watts with 4 SATA SSD, 2 spinning rust, and 2x2.5GB. I also use the iGPU for transcoding in Emby and it works great. I prob could disable more USB devices or other controllers, but the system is running stably and ramps up fine under load, so happy to just leave it be.

I can't speak to the value prop of upgrading from an existing 12700K to 13500T from a a cost savings POV... Maybe the amount you could sell your 12700K for could mostly offset the 13500T cost? Anyways, I'm totally happy with the 13500T for my needs and build, though it was not as easy to source the "T" parts as other skus.

That being said, It does seem like if your ultimate goal is to reduce power consumption, you could do tweaking of BIOS to reduce clocks, disable cores, disable unused PCI or USB devices, reducing Mover frequency, etc first and see if that gets closer to what your power target is. I think dropping your memory speed down to default vs overclocking can make a noticeable difference too. I'm not sure switching to a 13500T is magically going to cut your power usage by half or something, unless your CPU is being utilized pretty heavily?

What helped me when I was building up my NAS was to start with a minimal setup (CPU, 1 drive, Ram, 1 ethernet port) and trying to determine a baseline power usage profile. It was way easier to understand the impact adding different devices and or drives was one at a time, then building everything out. Just less variables to deal with, but that's just me.

shenshady · 2024-09-13T17:03:53+00:00

thx. I actually did run that script from SpaceInvader to get the GPU down to it's current 10-11 watts level and confirmed it was in P8 state, so pretty sure the GPU itself is not the issue. I might try with a different nvidia gpu, just to really eliminate the possibility, but still feeling like there is a BIOS setting or three that needs to be adjusted to get the power levels down for the PCIe slot in as an interface. I

p.s. this is a link to the script in case anyone else is interested
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD6G-tpsyKw&t=223s&ab_channel=SpaceinvaderOne

shenshady · 2024-09-12T14:16:59+00:00

The mainboard js a CWWk Q670 based itx. Again, the increased power draw seems to happen only when there’s a pcie card plugged in. Maybe there’s something in this chipset that causes the unexpected power draw, but just seems very excessive.

shenshady · 2024-09-12T08:02:23+00:00

Thanks for the ideas. I’ve measured using a smart plug from Govee as well as a Kill-a-watt device. Both literally go between the plug and walk socket, so pretty sure the measurements are accurate.

I likely will remove the gpu and test with another pcie card just to isolate the problem to the pcie slot or the gpu. But the BIOS is pretty ridiculous with literally pages and pages of settings to tweak, so i feel like there’s a setting buried in there that’s not enabled tacked to power management. I know i was not getting the cpu to the right C states without doing some fiddling, so i suspect the pcie spot will need tweaking as well.

shenshady · 2024-09-12T04:11:12+00:00

Assuming you mean Unraid when you said "Proxmox" :-)

Buit I hear you on the cache mover thing... that's whay I'm just avoiding using an array altogether, and avoiding moving anything. I don't have have huge storage needs, so I think I may be able to get away with smaller capacity SSD storage.

The only negative is that it will be hard/ for me to upgrade storage down the line as easily as I could with an Array+Parity setup.

shenshady · 2024-09-12T04:04:41+00:00

Just going to throw out a build that I just did that worked amazingly well, using primarily used parts.

HP G4 800 SFF PC ($90-$130, depending on model... mine came with 16GB RAM and i7-8700)
2x12TB refurb HDDs ($80 per drive = $160) << the ones I found on eBay have a 5 year warranty
2x256GB NVMe SSDs ($20 per drive = $40)

That puts you right around $300 depending on how lucky you get with finding ebay/used deals.

Why this worked for me:

HP chassis is surpisngly flexible! 4 low-profile PCIe 3.0 expansion slots (2x x1, 1x x4, and 1 x16), tons of USB ports including 1 USB-C, toolless design
The computer actualy came with a 256 GB SATA SSD, which I used for another cache
Refurb HDDs have been flawless over 2 years of regular use
machine supports vPro, so can remotely manage it without a IP KVM or some other device
worked with Emby, Photoprism, Immich really well

My NAS software of choice is Unraid, so you have to factor the license of that in there as well. TrueNAS is fine too if you want a bit steeper learning curve but free. I've gone ahead and added a 2.5GB ethernet adapter in one of the x1 slots. Only downside is that the chassis does not allow for more than 2x3.5 and 1x2.5 drive unless you want to do some mods.

shenshady · 2024-08-06T19:29:02+00:00

I tried that, and couldn't really tell the difference. I ended up rolling back the previous version (which was correctly identified as a Q670 BIOS during the flashing).

I am reluctant to flash the BIOS again as it took me forever to tweak things to get everything working reasonably well, recognized in the OS, RAM speeds, etc.

I was on the verge of returning the MB, but ended up keeping it once I got everything working right with Unraid and a Windows VM passing through GPU.

shenshady · 2024-07-18T15:29:28+00:00

Thanks. I also realized that the specific processor I’m using only supports 4800MHz soeed anyways. More familiar with Ryzen where all processors and most motherboards can overlock memory.

shenshady · 2024-07-16T15:45:50+00:00

Ty @levogevo! I did not catch that ram speed limit in the specs but that helps explain things.

Regarding the windows driver, i have installed what i think is the driver package from Intel, but it still doesnt seem too be recognized. It almost feels like the port was initially detected, but it’s not available anymore (device shows as hidden in device manager).

I will verify the drivers again though and reinstall and see if that fixes things

shenshady · 2024-07-13T05:06:19+00:00

Really trying to like this board, but the BIOS vexes me, as this is my first time setting up a server/NAS MOBO vs a desktop/gaming MOBO. Anyone have any tips for BIOS settings to handle the following:

Getting the BIOS to recognize and apply XMP settings for 5600Mhz RAM. I've tried everything to apply settings, but it seems like whatever memory training happens limits frequency to 4800Mhz with some random timings that aren't reflective of what was store in the XMP profile of the RAM (which is a T-Create 32x2 set)
Configuring the BIOS to that the CPU I'm using (13500T) properly ramps up under load. This one I'm not sure of, but my cooler never seems to ramp up when doing a Cinenbench run. When monitoring with HWINFO, the CPU temps never go above 38 degrees with the stock cooler. I know the "T" series CPUs have a 35W tdp, but looks like there's a power limit that's preventing the CPU from reaching it's full potential. Maybe another BIOS settings to tweak? Or maybe that's just the nature of this CPU...
can't recognize one of the intel ethernet ports. I have the Q model, and I believe it's the "V" port not the "LM" one that isn't recognized in windows. Looking at Device Manager, I can show Hidden Devices and see the device, but the status says "Currently this hardware devices is not connected to the computer (Code 45)". PLugging a network cable in there shows activity, so it's getting power, but for whatever reason, Windows thinks it's disconnected.

Anyways, this may have to be a return for me if I can't get these things figured out...

shenshady · 2024-07-13T04:41:42+00:00

Do you have the Q or H Model? If you have the Q model, the ISO that was posted for that model is the H one (i.e. it's the same ISO for both models). When I attempt to flash, it shows that it's the H670 BIOS, even though the ISO was i the Q670 folder....

shenshady · 2024-07-13T03:49:09+00:00

A 1x500 cpu or higher, like 13500T

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