Protectli VP2430 Intel N150 Fanless Appliance

Note: AstLinux 1.5.10 or later is required

Board Specifications: Protectli VP2430 Datasheet 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"

/mnt/kd/sensors.conf

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

# coretemp CPU sensor

/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

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

BIOS Home

Go to the “Power Management Options”. Make the following change…

BIOS Power

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

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.

Disable CPU C-states: (Optional)

Using the CLI, enter the command: