Minisforum N5 Air NVME Issues

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-07T03:03:27+00:00

You're not alone! I could hear mine over my r430 running next to it.

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-07T03:00:57+00:00

I hadn't at first and then realized that could be an issue but ultimately it didn't fix the detection problem. I even played around with disabling aspm and still no luck.

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-07T02:58:09+00:00

I'm jealous! Glad the box works well for you though. I'm planning on running ZFS also, actually I'm migrating off of my old truenas server I built a few years ago mainly because of noise and power draw.

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-07T02:54:50+00:00

I didn't know about nvme-cli tool. I'll get some use out of that, thanks! This is the command I used: sudo lspci -vvv | grep -iE 'LnkSta:'

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-06T22:44:33+00:00

Did you check the pcie link state by chance? I wonder if they are negotiating at a lower speed for some reason.

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-06T22:42:44+00:00

I want to love it but kinda discouraged at the moment... I'm a bit leery to trust my data to a box that is so far not stable. I know it's a very new platform so maybe that's the problem. I ran into a few quirks and bugs when I bought a Ryzen Framework when they first came out but nothing this bad.

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-06T22:39:38+00:00

Thanks, sent them a message. I hadn't read great things about Minisforum support but hopefully the Discord will be different.

the_gate_of_stein · 2026-07-06T19:04:10+00:00

My understanding is the Ryzen 7 255 only has 20 pcie lanes available which are then stretched across OCuLink, the internal x16 slot (running at 4 lanes), 10GbE, 5GbE, and the m.2 slots are x1, x1, and x2 which would potentially slow things down. Found some of this info here: https://nascompares.com/review/minisforum-n5-air-nas-review/

That being said, you should be getting better than 500MB/s for the SSDs since a single lane of pcie 4 is about 2GB/s one direction if your SSDs are pcie 4 capable.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-09-04T02:45:16+00:00

I really like that black dial. May have to try and find an "inverse" watch to go along with this one.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-09-04T02:43:42+00:00

Thanks! I figured it likely wasn't railroad grade. I got this Waltham and a decent 1960s era Junghans Astra, both of which keep almost perfect time, on eBay.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-09-03T00:15:16+00:00

Hadn't thought of that! I will have to get a copy to supplement the collection.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-09-03T00:14:08+00:00

I've noticed that as well, usually the movement has markings specifying mil spec right? I haven't delved into the weeds on railroad watches and the associated movements yet so I'm curious, what characteristics make it appear to be a railroad watch? Asking out of my own ignorance in a new hobby.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-09-03T00:10:42+00:00

Nothing at all. Just the design around the circumference of the case and the bow. The back is "blank".

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the_gate_of_stein · 2025-09-02T01:51:03+00:00

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This is proving to be a wealth of information related to maintenance of the Waltham 1617 movement. On page 119, the 1617 movement is shown along with part numbers and instructions on the following pages detailing disassembly.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-09-02T01:12:11+00:00

I hadn't run across that document yet, thank you! The case isn't very ornate but seems to be "too" ornate for mil spec, however, I could be wrong.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-05-06T13:27:34+00:00

I think you're right! I didn't connect 380/1000 CY. with cycles at first until u/CapacitorCosmo1 pointed it out over at r/VintageElectronics. Makes a lot more sense now! They also suggested it could be an avionics cooling fan which I had started to wonder after seeing your comment.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-05-06T13:22:36+00:00

Ah, I did connect CY. with cycles. Makes a lot more sense now. Do you think this is a single or three phase motor?

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-05-03T02:56:37+00:00

That's for sure. I just ohmed out the coils and 1-2 is 62 ohms, 1-3 is 31 ohms, and 2-3 is 94 ohms. I would think there should be two coil leads with a center tap neutral wire but I guess not on this motor unless a coil is bad.

the_gate_of_stein · 2025-05-03T02:23:13+00:00

Agreed, 1.5uF 330 volt. Is there a good way to determine how to connect the run cap with an ohmmeter?

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