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21.1 Legacy Series / Re: OPNsense frequent crashes
« on: May 27, 2021, 06:38:23 pm »
No worries, let us know how you get on with the diagnostics.
Something else to add, I find that with these integrated SoC based X86 systems they tend to have components that aren't needed at all on a firewall. While you're in there checking the BIOS and potentially updating it, I'd also go through and disable all the onboard devices that you don't need. The sound card, LPT ports, serial ports (if unused), etc. can easily be disabled if you're just using VGA or HDMI output to a monitor.
Also, if the BIOS has a power management setting, make sure that it is set to "performance" or if possible, disable it and just let the system run at maximum speed.
Something else to add, I find that with these integrated SoC based X86 systems they tend to have components that aren't needed at all on a firewall. While you're in there checking the BIOS and potentially updating it, I'd also go through and disable all the onboard devices that you don't need. The sound card, LPT ports, serial ports (if unused), etc. can easily be disabled if you're just using VGA or HDMI output to a monitor.
Also, if the BIOS has a power management setting, make sure that it is set to "performance" or if possible, disable it and just let the system run at maximum speed.