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====== Protectli VP2430 Intel N150 Fanless Appliance ======

!!Note: AstLinux 1.5.10 or later is required!!

**Board Specifications:**  [[https://protectli.com/product/vp2430/|Protectli VP2430]] [[https://protectli.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/VP2430-Datasheet-20250404.pdf|Datasheet]] [[https://kb.protectli.com/kb/vp2430-hardware-overview/|Hardware Overview]]

**AstLinux Board Type:**

  * "genx86_64" (Video Console: HDMI)
  * “genx86_64-serial” (Serial Console: 115200 baud)

**Complete System Recommended Options:**

  * coreboot+UEFI BIOS
  * Memory: 262-pin DDR5-4800 (1.1V) SO-DIMM 8GB (Max 16GB)
  * Storage: 2.5" SATA SSD or M.2 2280 NVMe

**Total System Power (no HDMI connection):**  9 Watts when idle.

**Performance:**  7.15 secs. (Single-core test, lower is better) (8.7 secs with: set-kcmd-cstate disable)

  time ( echo "scale=3456; 4*a(1)" | bc -l )

**Configuration:**


''/mnt/kd/rc.conf.d/user.conf''

  SENSEMODS="coretemp"
  
  ALERT_SOUNDS="startup shutdown"  # Optional Sounds
  ALERT_SOUNDS_OCTAVE="1"

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''/mnt/kd/sensors.conf''

  # libsensors configuration file
  # -----------------------------
  # Protectli VP2430 CPU N150
  
  # coretemp CPU sensor

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''/etc/rc.modules''

  ## These modules get modprobe'd when the system starts up.
  ##
  ## Comment out any modules you don't need.
  ##
  ## Ethernet support
  #8139cp
  #8139too
  #via-rhine
  #via-velocity
  #vmxnet3
  #pcnet32
  #e1000
  #e1000e
  #igb
  #r8125
  #r8169
  #tg3
  igc
  #ixgbe
  #i40e
  #atlantic

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**BIOS Setup:**

It is recommended to use the coreboot+UEFI BIOS, whether you use a serial or video console.

On startup (quickly) press the ''<DEL>'' key to enter the BIOS Setup.

!!Tip ->!! When using macOS via the console USB cable, to enter ''DEL'' use ''Fn'' + ''delete''

{{:userdoc:protectli_vp2430-bios-home.jpg?nolink|BIOS Home}}

Go to the "Power Management Options".  Make the following change...

{{:userdoc:protectli_vp2430-bios-power.jpg?nolink|BIOS Power}}

Go to the "Change Boot Order".  Make your SATA/NVMe drive the first choice.

{{:userdoc:protectli_vp2430-bios-boot-order.jpg?nolink|BIOS Boot Order}}

!!Tip ->!! Sometimes the "Change Boot Order" does not work as expected, alternatively remove "Network Boot and Utilities" as a boot option, leaving only your SATA/NVMe drive as a boot choice.

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**Disable CPU C-states:** (Optional)

Using the CLI, enter the command:

  set-kcmd-cstate help

Read over the ''help'' information, if you want to disable C-states, then...

  set-kcmd-cstate disable

!!Tip ->!! An added benefit to disabling C-states, it eliminates the high-pitched squeal at idle.

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**Photos:**

{{:userdoc:protectli_vp2430-network.jpg?nolink|Network}}

{{:userdoc:protectli_vp2430-front.jpg?nolink|Front}}

{{:userdoc:protectli_vp2430-inside.jpg?nolink|Inside}}

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