ASRock BeeBox N3000

ASRock BeeBox N3000 - a machine called "vm3".

  • model: ASRock BeeBox N3000
  • cpu: Intel Celeron N3000, dual core, 1.04 / 2.08 GHz, 4W TDP,
  • memory: 16 GB ( 2 x 8 GB) SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 MHz, Kingston KT-MB1600LK2/16G (2 slots, max is 16 GB)
  • storage - internal: msata - Intel 525 Series msata 120 GB, INTEL SSDMCEAC120A3 LLGi, serial number CVLI317501Y7120B
  • storage - internal: SSD - (old - removed) Kingston HyperX Fury 240 GB (SHFS37A/240G)
  • storage - external: Segate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB, usb 3.0
  • UEFI: N3000-NUC P1.30

keys: F2 (or Delete) - bios / UEFI, F11 - boot menu,

OS: Debian, FreeBSD, Qubes, Xubuntu,

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History

2024-08-09: I put the machine together again using the new psu (after having copied the latest vm disk image files to the external hdd) and booted it.

2024-08-09: power supply - I cut the plug off the old PUS, and mounted it on the new one. Tested, works.

2024-08-09: tried with a borrowed power supply. Yes, the machine power up and start from SSD. The RTC battery is dead, most likely.

2024-07-31: tried the new power supply. The inner diameter (ID) of the plug is too small to fit onto the socket in the machine. So I'll have to transplant the plug from the old power supply. Or the whole cable.

2024-07-30: I got the package from Multicom, straight into my mailbox. 1 x Deltaco PS12-30B power supply output 12V 3A NOK 258.- + shipping NOK 49. a total of NOK 307.-

2024-07-24: I got the package with SSDs from Proshop: 1 x Transcend 220 mSATA 128GB SSD NOK 334.- 1 x Kingston KC600 256GB SSD mSATA NOK 404.- 1 x Verbatim Vi550 S3 256GB 2.5 inch SATA NOK 294.- for a total of NOK 1032.-

2024-07-21: and the power supply is broken now. Unloaded I get almost 12V out of it, but connected to the machine it only shows about 4.5 V. The PSU is model WA-36A12R, it delivers 12V 3A (36W), and has positive on center pin. I ordered a new psu as well.

2024-07-21: c2 - try fsck

root@kg-core2:~ # mount /dev/da5p2 /mnt
mount: /dev/da5p2: R/W mount on /mnt denied. Filesystem is not clean - run fsck. Forced mount will invalidate journal contents: Operation not permitted
root@kg-core2:~ # fsck -y /dev/da5p2
** /dev/da5p2
** SU+J Recovering /dev/da5p2

USE JOURNAL? yes

** Reading 33554432 byte journal from inode 4.

RECOVER? yes

** Building recovery table.
** Resolving unreferenced inode list.
** Processing journal entries.

WRITE CHANGES? yes


***** FILE SYSTEM IS CLEAN *****
** 63919 journal records in 3544064 bytes for 57.71% utilization
** Freed 2975 inodes (0 dirs) 833 blocks, and 1840 frags.

***** FILE SYSTEM MARKED CLEAN *****

re-try mount

root@kg-core2:~ # mount /dev/da5p2 /mnt

2024-07-21: anyway, I ordered a couple of replacement SSDs.

2024-07-21: c2 - when connected into a msata - sata adapter and with a sata to usb adapter, the SMART info from the SSD looks fine

root@kg-core2:~ # smartctl -d usbjmicron,x -i /dev/da5
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE-p11 amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     INTEL SSDMCEAC120A3
Serial Number:    CVLI317501Y7120B
LU WWN Device Id: 5 5cd2e4 0000f08fc
Firmware Version: LLGi
User Capacity:    120,034,123,776 bytes [120 GB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    Solid State Device
TRIM Command:     Available, deterministic
Device is:        Not in smartctl database 7.3/5528
ATA Version is:   ACS-2 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 1.5 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Sun Jul 21 15:01:42 2024 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

and

root@kg-core2:~ # smartctl -d usbjmicron,x -H /dev/da5
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE-p11 amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

smartctl -x info

root@kg-core2:~ # smartctl -d usbjmicron,x -x /dev/da5
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE-p11 amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     INTEL SSDMCEAC120A3
Serial Number:    CVLI317501Y7120B
LU WWN Device Id: 5 5cd2e4 0000f08fc
Firmware Version: LLGi
User Capacity:    120,034,123,776 bytes [120 GB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    Solid State Device
TRIM Command:     Available, deterministic
Device is:        Not in smartctl database 7.3/5528
ATA Version is:   ACS-2 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 1.5 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Sun Jul 21 15:08:00 2024 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
AAM feature is:   Unavailable
APM level is:     254 (maximum performance)
Rd look-ahead is: Enabled
Write cache is:   Enabled
DSN feature is:   Unavailable
ATA Security is:  Disabled, NOT FROZEN [SEC1]
Wt Cache Reorder: Unavailable

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x00) Offline data collection activity
                    was never started.
                    Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status:      (   0) The previous self-test routine completed
                    without error or no self-test has ever 
                    been run.
Total time to complete Offline 
data collection:        ( 2930) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:            (0x7f) SMART execute Offline immediate.
                    Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
                    Abort Offline collection upon new
                    command.
                    Offline surface scan supported.
                    Self-test supported.
                    Conveyance Self-test supported.
                    Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
                    power-saving mode.
                    Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01) Error logging supported.
                    General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine 
recommended polling time:    (   1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time:    (  48) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time:    (   2) minutes.
SCT capabilities:          (0x0021) SCT Status supported.
                    SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAGS    VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   -O--CK   100   100   000    -    0
  9 Power_On_Hours          -O--CK   100   100   000    -    74500 (113 108 0)
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       -O--CK   100   100   000    -    59
170 Unknown_Attribute       PO--CK   100   100   010    -    0
171 Unknown_Attribute       -O--CK   100   100   000    -    0
172 Unknown_Attribute       -O--CK   100   100   000    -    0
174 Unknown_Attribute       -O--CK   100   100   000    -    54
183 Runtime_Bad_Block       -O--CK   100   100   000    -    0
184 End-to-End_Error        PO--CK   100   100   090    -    0
187 Reported_Uncorrect      -O--CK   100   100   050    -    0
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count -O--CK   100   100   000    -    54
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    -O--CK   100   100   000    -    0
225 Unknown_SSD_Attribute   -O--CK   100   100   000    -    18361
226 Unknown_SSD_Attribute   -O--CK   100   100   000    -    65535
227 Unknown_SSD_Attribute   -O--CK   100   100   000    -    14
228 Power-off_Retract_Count -O--CK   100   100   000    -    65535
232 Available_Reservd_Space PO--CK   100   100   010    -    0
233 Media_Wearout_Indicator -O--CK   100   100   000    -    0
241 Total_LBAs_Written      -O--CK   100   100   000    -    18361
242 Total_LBAs_Read         -O--CK   100   100   000    -    3007
249 Unknown_Attribute       PO--C-   100   100   000    -    2644
                            ||||||_ K auto-keep
                            |||||__ C event count
                            ||||___ R error rate
                            |||____ S speed/performance
                            ||_____ O updated online
                            |______ P prefailure warning

General Purpose Log Directory Version 1
SMART           Log Directory Version 1 [multi-sector log support]
Address    Access  R/W   Size  Description
0x00       GPL,SL  R/O      1  Log Directory
0x04       GPL,SL  R/O      1  Device Statistics log
0x06           SL  R/O      1  SMART self-test log
0x07       GPL     R/O      1  Extended self-test log
0x09           SL  R/W      1  Selective self-test log
0x10       GPL     R/O      1  NCQ Command Error log
0x11       GPL,SL  R/O      1  SATA Phy Event Counters log
0x80-0x9f  GPL,SL  R/W     16  Host vendor specific log
0xb7       GPL,SL  VS      16  Device vendor specific log
0xe0       GPL,SL  R/W      1  SCT Command/Status
0xe1       GPL,SL  R/W      1  SCT Data Transfer

SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log (GP Log 0x03) not supported

SMART Error Log not supported

SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 0 (1 sectors)
No self-tests have been logged.  [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 0
Note: revision number not 1 implies that no selective self-test has ever been run
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

SCT Status Version:                  3
SCT Version (vendor specific):       0 (0x0000)
Device State:                        Active (0)
Current Temperature:                    30 Celsius
Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature:     30/30 Celsius
Lifetime    Min/Max Temperature:     30/30 Celsius
Under/Over Temperature Limit Count:   0/0

SCT Temperature History Version:     0 (Unknown, should be 2)
Temperature Sampling Period:         0 minutes
Temperature Logging Interval:        0 minutes
Min/Max recommended Temperature:      0/ 0 Celsius
Min/Max Temperature Limit:            0/ 0 Celsius
Temperature History Size (Index):    0 (0)
Temperature History is empty

SCT Error Recovery Control command not supported

Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04)
Page  Offset Size        Value Flags Description
0x01  =====  =               =  ===  == General Statistics (rev 2) ==
0x01  0x008  4              86  ---  Lifetime Power-On Resets
0x01  0x010  4           74520  ---  Power-on Hours
0x01  0x018  6      3623852872  ---  Logical Sectors Written
0x01  0x028  6      3072075582  ---  Logical Sectors Read
0x04  =====  =               =  ===  == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x04  0x008  4               0  ---  Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors
0x04  0x010  4             464  ---  Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and Completion
0x06  =====  =               =  ===  == Transport Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x06  0x008  4             464  ---  Number of Hardware Resets
0x06  0x010  4             182  ---  Number of ASR Events
0x06  0x018  4               0  ---  Number of Interface CRC Errors
0x07  =====  =               =  ===  == Solid State Device Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x07  0x008  1             255  ---  Percentage Used Endurance Indicator
                                |||_ C monitored condition met
                                ||__ D supports DSN
                                |___ N normalized value

Pending Defects log (GP Log 0x0c) not supported

SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11)
ID      Size     Value  Description
0x0001  2            0  Command failed due to ICRC error
0x0003  2            0  R_ERR response for device-to-host data FIS
0x0004  2            0  R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS
0x0006  2            0  R_ERR response for device-to-host non-data FIS
0x0007  2            0  R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS
0x0008  2            0  Device-to-host non-data FIS retries
0x0009  2            1  Transition from drive PhyRdy to drive PhyNRdy
0x000a  2            1  Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET
0x000f  2            0  R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS, CRC
0x0010  2            0  R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS, non-CRC
0x0012  2            0  R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS, CRC
0x0013  2            0  R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS, non-CRC
0x0002  2            0  R_ERR response for data FIS
0x0005  2            0  R_ERR response for non-data FIS
0x000b  2            0  CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000d  2            0  Non-CRC errors within host-to-device FIS

2024-07-21: it looks like the machine stopped recognizing the internal SSD (msata).

2024-06-01: today the machine was off. Powered it on, had to connect a usb keyboard and press F1 to continue. The machine appears fine.

2019-11-25: bios - upgrade to P1.90 - now, the machine won't boot. It loads the kernel, then sits there. Ah - user error. console output stops when the kernel boots.

2019-11-25: power on after power outage - had to connect a monitor and usb keyboard, and do "press F1 to continue". Went into bios and saved setting that seemed to fix it.

2019-08-21: power on - had to power on the machine after a power outage late last night. It wouldn't start right away - see FreeBSD page.

2016-10-05: an unscheduled power outage this evening required a power on of the machine after power was restored.

2016-01-23: details on the external drive (Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB, usb 3.0) from /var/log/messages:

Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: ugen0.3: <Seagate> at usbus0
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: umass0: <Seagate BUP Slim BK, class 0/0, rev 3.00/1.00, addr 2> on usbus0
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: umass0:  SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0xc101
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: umass0:2:0:-1: Attached to scbus2
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: da0: <Seagate BUP Slim BK 0304> Fixed Direct Access SPC-4 SCSI device
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: da0: Serial Number NA7QYJ0W
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: da0: 400.000MB/s transfers
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: da0: 1907729MB (3907029167 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 243201C)
Jan 23 20:18:16 kg-vm3 kernel: da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE>

in case it is needed in the future.

2016-01-17: even if the stick booted, I was stuck with a blank screen and an unresponsive keyboard - no go. So I used another machine and the msata to sata adapter. The Intel SSD firmware update tool booted, and told me that the firmware on the SSD was up to date.

2016-01-17: Next I used my workstation to write Intel's SSD firmware update tool to a usb stick:

tingo@kg-core1$ sudo dd if=./issdfut_2.1.1.iso of=/dev/da0 bs=4M
8+1 records in
8+1 records out
35651584 bytes transferred in 3.482813 secs (10236433 bytes/sec)

afterwards, disktype says:

root@kg-core1# disktype /dev/da0

--- /dev/da0
Character device, size 7.453 GiB (8002732032 bytes)
ISO9660 file system
  Volume name "boot"
  Application "MKISOFS ISO9660/HFS/UDF FILESYSTEM BUILDER & CDRECORD CD/DVD/BluRay CREATOR (C) 1993 E.YOUNGDALE (C) 1997 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING"
  Data size 33.40 MiB (35026944 bytes, 17103 blocks of 2 KiB)
  El Torito boot record, catalog at 27
    Bootable non-emulated image, starts at 28, preloads 2 KiB
      Platform 0x00 (x86), System Type 0x00 (Empty)
      ISOLINUX boot loader

ok.

2016-01-17: I connected the Intel 525 mSATA SSD to a msata-to-SATA adapter, which I connected to a sata-to-usb adapter and connected it to my workstation. smartctl says:

root@kg-core1# smartctl -i /dev/da0
smartctl 6.4 2015-06-04 r4109 [FreeBSD 9.3-STABLE amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-15, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     INTEL SSDMCEAC120A3
Serial Number:    CVLI317501Y7120B
LU WWN Device Id: 5 5cd2e4 0000f08fc
Firmware Version: LLGi
User Capacity:    120,034,123,776 bytes [120 GB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    Solid State Device
Device is:        Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is:   ACS-2 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 1.5 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Sun Jan 17 18:40:01 2016 CET
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

good.

2015-11-10: bios - uefi - newest bios available is version 1.50, date 11/10/2015, with comment "Improve memory compatibility. (for N3000-NUC)".

2015-09-22: I got a pickup message, and fetched the package from Dustinhome at PIB Rimi Trondheimsveien in the evening.

2015-09-20: I ordered 2 x Intel 525 Series mSATA 120GB mSATA SATA-600 ([5010665987]https://www.dustinhome.no/product/5010665987/525-series-msata) from Dustinhome at NOK 559.- plus VAT each,almost NOK 699.- each. One of them is going to be (internal) storage for this machine. I also ordered a Samsung M3 Portable 1TB black (5010673971) at NOK 578.75. I might use it as external storage for this machine.

2015-09-11: bios - uefi - it looks like version 1.30 from 31.7.2015 is the newest version now.

2015-09-11: testing - connecting the machine to network, usb mouse and keyboard , and HDMI (I used the port closest to the power connector) and power, then powered it on. After a few tries, found out that F2 brings you into UEFI. Reports from UEFI main screen: UEFI Version: N3000-NUC P1.30, Processor type: Intel Celeron N3000 @ 1.04 GHz, Processor speed: 1040 MHz, Microcode update: 406C3/34C, Memory: 16384 MB with 256 MB Shared Memory and 2 MB GIT memory

2015-09-11: storage - I have a Kingston HyperX Fury 240 GB SSD, SHFS37A/240G. Looks like the firmware is 583ABBF0. I mounted the SSD in the holder mounted on the bottom plate, I had to remove the holder first to be able to fit all screws on the SSD (one screw is too close to a mounting post). I connected the cable to the SSD, and the two cables (sata and power) to the motherboard. I had to juggle the cables a bit to get the bottom plate on again.

2015-09-11: memory - the memory package is labeled KTA-MB1600LK2/16G, and each SO-DIMM has "1.35V" written on it. I removed the bottom plate (4 screws) and inserted one SO-DIMM in each slot.

2015-09-11: On my way home from work, I picked up the package from Proshop at my local PIB (Rimi Trondheimsveien).

2015-09-10: I got a message with a tracking number for the package from Proshop.

2015-09-09: storage - I already have a 240GB SSD which is unused.

2015-09-09: memory - I ordered a kit of 2 x 8GB Kingston DDR3L SO-DIMM (2452884) from Proshop for NOK 855.- plus shipping NOK 125.- and got an order confirmation right away.

2015-09-09: I bought a ASRock BeeBox N3000 barebone (135128) from Digital Impuls for NOK 1695.- I am going to experiment with virtualization on this machine. The machine is fanless, and supports up to 16 GB memory (2 x DDR3L SO-DIMM).