BIOS Settings for the R2 Max
If you're noticing excessive heat or experiencing unexpected reboots, especially with our N305 or N355 models, no worries,there’s an easy fix! You can adjust a few settings in the BIOS to cool things down significantly. Here’s what you need to do:
[Press ESC or F2 within 1 second when powering on to enter BIOS]
- BIOS -> Advanced -> Power & Performance -> CPU Power Management Control -> Boot Performance Mode, Set this to Max - None Turbo Performance.
- BIOS -> Advanced -> Power & Performance -> CPU Power Management Control -> HDC Control -> Turbo Mode, Set this to Disabled.
- BIOS -> Advanced -> Power & Performance -> CPU Power Management Control -> HDC Control -> Config TDP Configurations, Set Power Limit 1 to 15000 and Power Limit 2 to 25000.
- BIOS -> Advanced -> Power & Performance -> CPU Power Management Control -> Power Limit 4 Override, Enable this,then set Power Limit 4 to 35000.
- Extra Step for Stability
Go to BIOS -> Security -> Secure Boot and set Secure Boot to Disabled (you may need to do this after installing the OS, or the option could be grayed out, it's default disabled now in the latest v1.1 BIOS).
We hope you enjoy your HomeLab experience and encounter no further bugs FOREVER.
Information You May Need to Know
Your R2 Max is designed to be a high-performance firewall, gateway. To achieve this, we've tuned the BIOS to squeeze every bit of performance out of the processor. However, this can sometimes lead to higher power consumption and heat generation. To prevent unexpected shutdowns,reboots, you may need to adjust a few settings in the BIOS or upgrade your power adapter(12V-19V DC IN). In the future, our BIOS updates will include a built-in power limit to address this.
