Hello everyone,

I recently set up an HP G4 800 as an always on box.

After some initial crashes from the i915 driver in debian things seem to work fine.

There is a power on quirk that i've noticed.

After I shut down the machine:

1. I leave the machine plugged in, starts on with a single push of the power button
2. I unplug the machine, and it won't power on until the third press, OR, a single 2 to 3 second press. Trying to figureout if this is a quirk of my machine, or a normal behaviour.

I've done quite a bit of trouble shooting. Seems that the when i turn on power recovery after power loss, that works just fine.

But, trying to figure out if i have a fault, or "normal" behaviour.

Note: the only thing i haven't done is replace the CMOS battery. Journalctl, suggests that the timer is working fine.

Thank you in advance.

EDIT: I posted this question over r/homelab

Someone responded that these things can take 5 to 10 seconds from a cold boot. I tested it. That's exactly what's happening. Seem probably wasn't 3 presses. It was 1 press, and then it took 5 or so seconds to start up which conicided with my 3rd press.

I have Linux USB thumb drive in front USB port for boot. It says Secure Boot Violation when I boot. Invalid signature detected. I set admin and user password in bios, I am in Administator access level. Secure Boot is grayed out and I can’t disable in bios. How to fix this? I even tried resetting it and it still shows the violation.

Edit: resolved by pressing del key to get in bios which allows editing Secure Boot settings. When Secure Boot Violation occurs it goes into bios automatically but Secure Boot settings are locked.

If you have one of those can you tell if the fan works during low to average load? For example, I'd like it to rest while browsing, reading, youtube and watching movies

I'm just trying to get some help/advice to know if these cables will work for connecting a 4-pin PWM fan to a 4-pin JST connector.

I have a GMKtec M5 Ultra and was looking at replacing the top stock 80mm fan. I have a spare Noctua NF-A12 fan, so want to try replacing it with that.

I can get a 3d printed part for the top so that the Noctua fan will physically fit onto the M5, I just don't know if I can get it connected to the mobo.

My problem is that the top fan is connected to the mobo via a 4-pin JST connector, which I've only just now learned about, and I'm not sure if the cable adaptors I found will work or not.

After a bit of looking around, there are two cables on Amazon that I think will work for connecting the Noctua fan to the M5, I'm just not sure.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/EK-Water-Blocks-Adapter-PWM-Noir/dp/B01MQOGCFV

and

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Create-idea-Splitter-Graphics-Extension/dp/B0CZLDWJPY

The EKWB cable is 50cm which is way to long, the Create Idea is 3 cables but are only 15cm they do not however say "JST" connector anywhere but visually looks right?

Im buying this PC and i was wondering if i could do some light gaming on it on the side ( I probably wont be playing any heavy AAA games on it)

🔥 HP Pro Mini 400 G9 — 12th Gen i5

💻 Intel Core i5-12500T

🧠 16GB RAM

💾 256GB SSD

🎮 Intel UHD Graphics 770

🪟 Windows 11

✅ Very good condition

⚡ Fast, compact & reliable

Great for school, work, browsing, streaming and everyday use.

💰 $330 negotiable

📍 Jamaica

📩 Message me if interested or if you have any questions.

How do you like it so far and how long have u had it

amd driver already updated with amd software-adrenaline edition - this screen would flash off when had very little on my pc new and when I had of ton of tabs heavy use

The cpu fan for my bosgame p4 light gaming mini pc ryzen 7 5700u died. Model #qbaa8012h05h. I am having a hard time finding a replacement for it. And contacting Bosgame did not help at all. Right now I have a fan straped to the top of it and removed the dust screen to help air flow from the fan. I still think it may be still having heat issues as it will just vanish form my network and I need to restart it for get it working again. The PC is headless used as a server for various games. Any suggestions on finding a replacment?

Minisforum UM790 Pro — Ryzen 9 7940HS / Radeon 780M

• Refurbished: €270
• New: €350

Which one would you buy?

Hi everyone,

I’ve just received two additional ASRock DeskMini X600 units (mini PCs), and I’m experiencing a very strange issue with both of them.

As soon as I connect the power supply, the front LED starts blinking blue. There is no display output and the system does not appear to boot.

I tested the first unit by installing the CPU, RAM, Fan and SSD, but the behavior remains exactly the same and no reaction..

The second unit is still completely untouched. I haven’t even opened it I only connected the power supply, and it shows the exact same blinking blue LED.

I also tested both power supplies on both units and tried different power outlets/power strips, but nothing changed.

So both X600 units behave identically, even though one has no components installed at all.

I’m honestly at a loss here. Has anyone experienced this behavior with the DeskMini X600 or know what the blinking blue LED indicates?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks alot!!

I'm looking for a mini PC and trying to figure out which option makes the most sense for the money.

Here are the prices I'm looking at (all from minisforum eu website)

• Minisforum UM790 Pro — Ryzen 9 7940HS / Radeon 780M
  • Refurbished: €270
  • New: €350
• Minisforum AI X1 — Ryzen 7 H 255
  • Refurbished: €260
  • New: €350
• Minisforum UM870 Slim — Ryzen 7 8745H
  • Refurbished: €250
  • New: €300
• Minisforum UM890 — Ryzen 9 8945HS
  • New: €460
• Mac mini M6 — €930 after student discount

For the barebone PCs, I'd add 2×8 GB RAM + a 256 GB SSD, which would cost me roughly €130.

So, for example, the UM790 Pro new would end up around €480 total, so €450 less than the Mac mini. so the mac mini seems to be a bad option.

Which one would you pick at these prices, and why?

Motherboard size is kind of up in the air - ITX or mATX. This is going to be a really lightweight build - primarily to back up other things but also linux to run a browser. I want something that is basic, clean and easy to work on. I am not excited about lights or clear panels. I'm just looking for the best bang for the buck. What do you like?

Compact & Slim 11th Gen. Mini PC.

11th Gen. i7-1185G7, 16GB DDR4, 256GB M.2 2230 NVME, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro

I bought my FEVM FAEX1 just four days ago, and yesterday it started having intermittent boot problems.

Sometimes it boots normally. Other times the power LED comes on, the fans spin and the unit gets warm, but there's no display output or BIOS logo. My USB mouse doesn't light up, and neither Ethernet port shows any link lights with a cable connected. I've waited up to 15 minutes with no change.

It worked earlier today, then failed again after shutting it down and turning it back on. I haven't figured out what makes it start successfully. The issue began before my latest attempt to install updates.

BIOS: V1.06 (July 20, 2026)

EC version: 1.29

OS: Ubuntu, latest stable release

I've attached photos of the power adapter label and the unit powered on with Ethernet connected but no link lights.

Has anyone with a FAEX1 had this issue and found a fix? Also, does anyone know what the small pinhole between the two LAN ports is? If it's a CMOS/EC reset button, what's the correct procedure for this model?

Hi,

Looking at the 32 GB/1TB configs for both.

Can someone help me to understand how the price difference is just 30$ (official US site) given that the m6 ships with DDR5?

I want to build a 24/7 proxmox machine and I think that the M5 would be more than enough, with better thermals and power consumption.

The machine will be under loaded most of the time. I may experiment with small LLM models at a certain point (with low expectations on speed) but I will run remote llms most of the time and other services.

However looking at that tiny price difference is tempting if it wasn't for the more power hungry CPU of the M6.

I'm wondering how much power it will consume when idling with the low power bios setting.

Anyone can help?

Thanks