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<p>Created page with &quot;Motherboard A gamble to get sufficient SATA ports in a small form factor, so a CWWK Q670 NAS board supplied by the King Novy store on AliExpress. This board, as shipped, has some problems - time will tell if they can be resolved by manufacturer or community BIOS updates. Shipped BIOS, 2024-10-23 * Cannot drive RAM at 5600 MHz with a 14500 CPU. Manufacturer claims it does, but it doesn&#039;t; shows as 4800 MHz. Not crucial for a home NAS/small lab server, since the price...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Motherboard<br /> <br /> A gamble to get sufficient SATA ports in a small form factor, so a CWWK Q670 NAS board supplied by the King Novy store on AliExpress.<br /> <br /> This board, as shipped, has some problems - time will tell if they can be resolved by manufacturer or community BIOS updates.<br /> <br /> Shipped BIOS, 2024-10-23<br /> <br /> * Cannot drive RAM at 5600 MHz with a 14500 CPU. Manufacturer claims it does, but it doesn&#039;t; shows as 4800 MHz. Not crucial for a home NAS/small lab server, since the price difference between 4800 and 5600 DDR5 is negligible.<br /> <br /> There is a Reddit thread where /u/Yonji1 is doing good work to unlock features of the BIOS. https://old.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1gmf67u/cwwk_q670_8bay_new_model_white/ly7u31g/<br /> <br /> <br /> BIOS update process<br /> <br /> * Format a USB stick to FAT32<br /> * Unpack the ISO<br /> * Copy the contents to the stick<br /> * Boot the machine, press F7 when it beeps<br /> * Select USB: UEFI<br /> * Let it update the BIOS; a few minutes of erasing and programming<br /> <br /> On reboot it will take on the order of a minute at a black screen to start up and show the AMI BIOS logo.</div>

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