GMKtec NucBox G5, A Mini PC Powered by Intel Alder Lake N97

[@barrykirkby9626]

So.. Want to get rid of win 11 and install Linux mint, it won't have it even tried running it alongside got no joy. Had no trouble with 2 other machines of the same type that are probably generic rebrands but running n100s. Windows is just bloated and I hate it these days, so any suggestions would be great from the manufacturer on this before I end up sending it back to amazon.

[@gmk782]

Hi, our mini pcs support Linux as well, which version did you try?

[@PiManiac]

BTW This does support upgrading (if required/wanted) to 2TB NVMe drive and M.2 WIFI 6 cards.

[@unknownidentity0815]

Wie schnell ist die NVME ? Ich habe gelesen nur maximal 1700GB/s lesen und schreiben

[@ivanpetrov8104]

Hello. Will this mini PC recognize an NVMe SSD? Will it work with it as an NVMe or SATA?

[@gmk782]

Hi, sorry to miss out on your message, it's SATA3 /PCIe Gen3x2 compatible.

[@unknownidentity0815]

Mein N97 taktet nur bis 2.9ghz hoch, bei nur 45°C. Glaube da muss mal ein neues Bios Update her.

[@gmk782]

Hi, sorry to miss out on your message, thanks for the suggestion.

[@unknownidentity0815]

No problem, the problem was solved by activating the C States. Now the CPU clocks at 3.6ghz

[@gmk782]

@@unknownidentity0815 Thanks for the update.

[@Tex260Z]

Ok I'm in a World of hurt over this thing! I upgraded to a 1 Tb SSD, easy peasy, but the device refuses to boot into a Macrium Reflect (bootable) backup, or even a Win 11 install, both on USB (tried 3 USB drives). I set this BIOS to boot from the USN key, but it now appears from my research that it must be in "Secure Mode Boot" mode. When I attempt to set "Secure Boot" mode I get a message saying "Repeat operation after enrolling Platform Key (PK). I have watched this video that appears to provide a solution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmS9m6Jjh96MmKs However as I am not a computer expert I want to confirm that the "Custom" alteration is OK and won't stuff up my brand new device?? I never thought it would be this complicated to just upgrade the SSD!

[@PiManiac]

@@Tex260Z Did you use the image from GMKtec support shared from their website? (I've scanned it and found it to be clean as have others)