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Bios Tweaks to significantly lower temperatures for my i9-14900K in this board Inside my Windows 11 Gaming VM (Steam Big Box), when launching games such as the Seventh Guest: 1 - all CPU threads would peak to 100% usage for a short period, the CPU would sit around max out around 125W (but mostly is around 70W), and the CPU Temperature would quickly spike to 100*C. It then slowly drops down to 50*C. 2 – during this time, games would stall/stutter, and the motherboard temp would climb to as high as 70*C. With the changes below, the usage still spikes while launching games, but 1 - the CPU maxes out around 107W (but mostly is around 56W) and the CPU Temperature doesn’t get higher than 56*c. It then QUICKLY Drops down to 40*C. 2 – games are smooth, the motherboard temp doesn’t get above 38*C. With no games running in the VM, the CPU now sits around 35*C (it used to sit around 45*C). Overall gaming is now much better. My children have commented on how everything is playing smoothly now. Ai Tweaker · Performance Preference: Intel Default Settings [No Change] · Intel Default Settings: Performance [No Change] · Intel Adaptive Boost Technology: Disabled [Was Auto] · Performance Core Ratio: Sync All Cores [Was Auto] o All-Core Ratio Limit: 45 [Was Auto] - This should limit the max speed to 4.5Ghz, before it was 5.6Ghz · Efficient Core Ratio: Sync All Cores [Was Auto] o All-Core Ratio Limit: 38 [Was Auto] - This should limit the max speed to 3.8Ghz, before it was 4.4Ghz

Howdy folks, When I run [dmesg | grep microcode] I see the following returned: [ 0.904938] microcode: Current revision: 0x00000133 [ 0.904943] microcode: Updated early from: 0x0000012b Does this meain that the Motherboard/CPU has microcode 0x0000012b installed, but that the Linux kernel patched it to use 0x00000133? *** *** I just replaced my i9-14900K, purchsed 2024.10.12, as it was affected by the Vmin shift issue. On the origianal CPU, I updated the BIOS in the Winter of 2024 to 4001 which included Microcode 0x12B, however the damage occured due to low activity use over mutliple days and the degregation starting before May 2025's 0x12F. Since the machine is stable, I would rather not update the BIOS & microcode if 0x133 is sucessfully being used. However if my understanding is flawed then I need to updated this Motherboard & CPU asap. Thank you.

Thanks @JorgeB and @Lolight Looking at the ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI manual, I see that a SPI TPM header exists to add a dedicated module. Looking at the ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI BIOS manual, I see that the PCH-FW allows FIRMWARE TPM to be configured or reset. It appears that my motherboard has the ability to add a dedicated TPM module, and that I do not want to use fTPM. Now I have to decide if adding a dedicated TPM module is worth it over flash-based authentication.

Thank you

Will NUT shutdown docker containers and VMs as part of the regular shutdown? If not, is NUT Actions required? [deleted]

7.3.0 TPM-based licensing and flash booting questions 1 – If I go to tools/wizards/onboarding can I switch from flash-based authentication to TPM? GUI Main/boot/flash shows TPM licensing is available, followed by a GUID 2 – Will I be able to continue booting from my existing Flash drive after I switch from flash-based authentication to TPM? 3 – When I want to update my Flash drive to a new drive, do I run the Unraid installer on the new flash drive then copy the contents of my old flash onto my new flash drive? Does anything else need to be done? I plan on swapping out my Sandisk Cruzer Blade 32GB for a new Swissbit U500-K SLC 8GB. 4 – So long as I do not change my motherboard (ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI), will updating the bios or swapping out the other hardware (CPU, GPUs, Hard Drives, etc) trigger the need for a fresh TPM authentication? Thank you!

7.2.6 and earlier Windows 11 VMs worked fine Updated to 7.3.0 and the screen shows black however sound can be heard – even the VM boot screen which typically displays an ‘Unraid bios’ splash screen was black After my first VM boot, I remoted into the desktop (using RustDesk) and updated the Nvidia driver for the 5060 Ti (1:00.0 & 1:00.1) – this allowed display passthrough to work just fine at this point in time. After rebooting the VM it is back to displaying a black screen while sound works fine. Under System/Display/Advanced Display I can see my LG TV connected to the 5060 Ti. Rebooting the entire Unraid server, and each time the VM is launched for the first time, it will display a non-black screen only AFTER DDU and re-installing the NVIDIA driver. lspci – knn (kernel driver in use vfio-pci, looks fine) Tools/system devices has 5070 Ti isolated to IOMMU group 17 and bound w/ green circles Updating the machine from i440fx-9.1 to 10.2 had no effect WHAT FINALLY SOLVED THE ISSUE: Changed GPU Multifunction from N to Y Hopefully this helps someone

Thank you @JorgeB Questions: Does this plugin send a shutdown signal to my VMs and DOCKERs too? If not, do I need to install ‘NUT Actions’ by ‘ich777’? The following appears to have stopped the runaway logging: I disable the built-in UPS service (apcupsd) in Unraid by: · Settings tab · UPS Settings (under User Preferences). · Change Start APC UPS daemon to No · Click Apply. I added the ‘Network UPS Tools (NUT) for Unraid’ by ‘desertwitch’ · Apps Tab · Network UPS tools (install) · Settings Tab · NUT Settings · Change Start Network UPS Tools Services to YES · Change Shutdown Mode to Battery Level · Change Battery Level to initiate shutdown to 20 · Change Battery Replacement Notification to YES · Change UserName: private · Change Password: private · Click Apply I then shutdown, then powered on Unraid.

Upgraded from 7.2.6 [which does not have runaway logging]tower-diagnostics-20260514-1148.zip LOG is now getting flooded with: hid-generic 0003:051D:0003.0001: Event data for report 18 was too short (4 vs 2) It is adding this entry 9-10 times every minute under Tools/System Devices I see: Bus 001 Device 002 Port 1-11 ID 051d:0003 American Power Conversion UPS Diagnostics attached Any suggestions to suppress this? Any suggestions to correct this? Thank you!

Upgraded from last Stable / LOG is now getting flooded with the same message detailed here: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/198830-help-730-causing-runaway-logging/

You may copy the info. I'm just hoping to make finding stable usb drives easier for folks.

Hopefully it helps. I used Flash Drive Information Extractor 9.4.0.645 ChipGenius Provides a Flash ID code: 983C95937A51 - Toshiba - 2CE/Single Channel [MLC] -> Total Capacity = 64GB HWiNFO is not being passed S.M.A.R.T data. I failed to find the S.M.A.R.T readout tool(set) on the innodisk site. It appears that myinnodisk access is granted to distributors & partners.

ITEM: Innodisk USB Drive 3ME (Pre-Flashed for LYTX DriveCam DVR-S70) STORE: Ebay 326046070546 WHEN: 2026.04 PRICE: $3.99 Package date markings: N/A - Arrived in Loose Package S/N markings: N/A - Arrived in Loose NOTES: 1 - Drive presented a GUID, and Unraid USB Creator successfully installed 2 - Had to be formatted before the flash drive was accessible 3 - the Controller is 2013-era designed for 2x/2y/1x nm MLC and TLC flash Flash Drive Information Extractor 9.4.0.645: Manufacturer: Innodisk Product: USB Drive 3ME Controller: Silicon Motion SM3261 AB Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available Memory Type: Not available VID: 196D PID: 0201 Physical Disk Capacity: 64927825920 Bytes USB Version: 3.00 Declared Power: 504 mA ChipGenius: Flash ID code: 983C95937A51 - Toshiba - 2CE/Single Channel [MLC] -> Total Capacity = 64GB Documentation: Memory Type: MLC Operating Temperature Range: -40 °C to 85 °C Max Power: 0.7W

ITEM: Swissbit Industrial U-500K SLC 8GB (SFU3008GE1AE1TO-I-DB-1A1-STD) STORE: DigiKey WHEN: 2026.03 PRICE: $388 Package date markings: N/A - Arrived in Loose Package S/N markings: N/A - Arrived in Loose NOTES: Drive presented a GUID, and Unraid USB Creator successfully installed Manufacturer: Swissbit Product: USB Flash Key Controller: Unknown Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available Memory Type: Not available VID: 1370 PID: 0501 Physical Disk Capacity: 8019509248 Bytes USB Version: 3.10 Declared Power: 296 mA Max Power: N/A Documentation: Memory Type: Single-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash Operating Temperature Range: Commercial: 0 °C to 70 °C Industrial: -40 °C to 85 °C

I first bought a replacement cpu then 4 replacement ram sticks also thinking it was one of those before thinking the mobo might be bad. Yes, the boot time is very slow with the cruzer. Strangely the bz checksum takes 3-5 minutes.

What is even worse… is that I discarded a Supermicro X10SRA-F E5-1650 v3 rig for an Asus pro ws w680-ace ipmi i9-14900K… eventually even swapping out every expansion card and storage drive due to misbehavior… when it was the Samsung Bar Plus all along. The Cruzer Blades are working just fine. I have 2 ATP Nanodura 8GB SLC drives on backorder from Mouser… but who knows if they’ll ever come in at this point.

Thanks for this. I added a companion topic at https://forums.unraid.net/topic/196975-tested-usb-flash-drives-good-and-bad/

ITEM: Samsung BAR Plus USB3.1 64GB: STORE: Amazon - B07BPKL2D2 WHEN: 2024.10, 2022.06, 2022.03, 2021.01, 2020.07 PRICE: (Latest) $24 Package date markings: 2024.09 Package S/N markings: MUF-64BE4/AM NOTES: Within a year, issues booting in Unraid for all 5 drives. Prone to overheating. Controller: Unknown Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available VID: 04E8 PID: 6300 Manufacturer: Samsung Product: Flash Drive Physical Disk Capacity: 64160400896 Bytes USB Version: 3.10 Declared Power: 304 mA

ITEM: Samsung Drive FIT USB3.1 256GB: STORE: Amazon - B07D7Q41PM WHEN: 2019.03 PRICE: $59 Package date markings: N/A Package S/N markings: N/A NOTES: Within a year, issues booting in Unraid. Prone to overheating. Controller: Unknown Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available VID: 090C PID: 1000 Manufacturer: Samsung Product: Flash Drive FIT Physical Disk Capacity: 256641603584 Bytes USB Version: 3.10 Declared Power: 304 mA

ITEM: Kingston DT SE9 USB2.0 16GB: STORE: Amazon - B00DYQYITG WHEN: 2014.09 PRICE: $9 Package date markings: N/A Package S/N markings: N/A NOTES: Works great with Unraid Controller: Phison 2251-61 (2261) Possible Memory Chip(s): Toshiba TH58NVG7T2HTA20 [128G bit Nand Flash TLC] Toshiba TC58NVG6T2HTA00 Memory Type: TLC VID: 0930 PID: 6545 Manufacturer: Kingston Product: DataTraveler SE9 Physical Disk Capacity: 15606349824 Bytes USB Version: 2.00 Declared Power: 200 mA

ITEM: PNY Attache 4 USB2.0 16GB: STORE: Amazon - B01193UP24 WHEN: 2024.10 PRICE: $22 Package date markings: 2019 Package S/N markings: P-FD16GATT4-GE NOTES: Works great with Unraid Controller: Phison 2251-70 Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available VID: 154B PID: 00EE Manufacturer: PNY Product: USB 2.0 FD Physical Disk Capacity: 31040995328 Bytes USB Version: 2.00 Declared Power: 300 mA

ITEM: SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB2.0 STORE: SanDisk WHEN: 2024.10 PRICE: Package date markings: 2022 Package S/N markings: SDCZ50-032G-B35 NOTES: Works great with Unraid Controller: SanDisk Possible Memory Chip(s): Not available VID: 0781 PID: 5567 Manufacturer: SanDisk Product: Cruzer Blade Physical Disk Capacity: 30784094208 Bytes USB Version: 2.00 Declared Power: 200 mA

Here is a list of Tested USB Flash Drives Please use the following format ITEM: The USB Flash Drive Marketing Name STORE: The Store purchased WHEN: CCYY.MM PRICE: Package date markings: Package S/N markings: NOTES: Did the drive work, did it not work after some amount of time, anything else to note Copy/Paste of the drive info Here I'm using usbflashinfo by antspec The most relevant info is: Manufacturer Product Controller Memory Chip(s) [lookup SLC, MLC, TLC, etc] VID PID Physical Disk Capacity USB Version Declared Power Max Power

I had the same grief with all kinds of recommended USB 3.x flash drives. Pulling the drive and the power cable for some time was the only solution. After ordering a Cruzer Blade 2.0 drive directly from SanDisk & running off of an internal header Ive had zero issues. In regards to VMs, I pass through PCIe usb cards. The only note is that boot time is very long.

I'm adding my Configuration, Stable Bios Settings, and Bios Updated Procedure here - both to help others and as a reference for myself. ********************************************************************************* Configuration: ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI Intel i9-14900K (TIM: PTM7950) Four Kingston Server Premier 32GB 4800MT/s DDR5 ECC CL40 DIMM 2Rx8 Hynix M Server Memory - KSM48E40BD8KM-32HM Unraid Flash on USB 2.0 Internal Header PCIe (G3) x01 #1 - VM1: Inateck 2 Port PCIe USB 3.0 PCIe (G5) x16 #2 - VM1: Palit GeForce RTX 4060 Ti StormX 8GB GDDR6 Semi-Fanless Graphics Card PCIe (G5) x16 #3 - VM2: Palit GeForce RTX 3050 KalmX 6GB Fanless Graphics Card PCI3 (G3) x16 #4 - Empty: ---------------- - [No Combination of BIOS Settings allows this PCIe slot to be used with this combo of hardware] PCIe (G3) x16 #5 - VM2: Inateck 2 Port PCIe USB 3.0 ---------------- -[Note IPMI card is NOT installed] Sata to 4x sata 20TB HDD miniSAS to 2x sata SSD - Twozoh Slim Line Mini SAS 4.0 SFF-8654 4i 38 Pin Host to 4 SATA ********************************************************************************* Bios Settings: Install Date: 2024.10.12: 3901 (quietly removed from Asus' website, caused some gremlins on my system) Install Date: 2025.02.28: 4101 (so far, stable once properly configured) BIOS Settings (differences from defaults): Advanced / Platform Misc Configuration / Native ASPM: Enabled Advanced / CPU Configuration / CPU - Power Management Control / Intel SpeedStep: Disabled Advanced / System Agent (SA) Configuration / Graphics Configuration / Primary Display: CPU Advanced / System Agent (SA) Configuration / Graphics Configuration / iGPU Multi-Monitor: Enabled -------- / [Note that UNRAID terminal displayed from motherboard's HDMI until a VM is launched] Advanced / PCH Storage Configuration / *Hot Plug: Disabled Advanced / APM Configuration / Restore AC Power Loss: Power Off Advanced / APM Configuration /Power On By PCI-E: Disabled Advanced / Onboard Devices Configuration / HD Audio: Disabled Advanced / Onboard Devices Configuration / Q-Code LED Function: Auto Advanced / Onboard Devices Configuration / SlimSAS Configuration: SATA Monitor / Chasis Fans / Fan #2: Chipset -------- / [Note #1 & #2 use CPU. The chipset idles and runs hotter than I'd like. This setting helps] Boot / Boot Configuration / Fast Boot: Disabled Boot / Boot Configuration / Boot Logo Display: Disabled Boot / Boot Configuration / Post Delay Time: 5 Seconds Tool / Armoury Crate / Download & Install ARMOURY CRATE app: Disabled Thanks @Vynce – your settings helped me to iron out a few issues with my config. ********************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************* BIOS UPDATE PROCEDURE STEP 0 - Initial USB Prep [1 time creation, then can use for future bios updates] Download the latest Hirens BootCD PE and then install it on a USB stick using Rufus As of 2025.10.29, Hirens is Windows 11 PE x64 based https://www.hirensbootcd.org/ Thanks @kmwoley – for the how-to-guide on getting bios updated for this board. ********************************************************************************* STEP 1 - Navigate to ASUS site and download 3 files. From ASUS's Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI's Support / Driver & Tools / BIOS & FIRMWARE: https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/motherboards/workstation/pro-ws-w680-ace-ipmi/helpdesk_download?model2Name=Pro-WS-W680-ACE-IPMI Select: Windows 11 64-bit 1a - download from Drivers / Intel Management Engine Interface (i.e. DRV_LAN_Intel_I226_UWD_TP_W10_64_V11443_20240710R.zip) 1b..........extract the files to the USB stick into a directory (i.e. /Drivers) 2a - download fromBios / MEUpdateTool (i.e. MEUpdateTool_16.1.32.2473_TP.zip) 2b..........extract the files to the USB stick into a directory (i.e. /Firmware) 3a - download from Bios / Bios (i.e. Pro-WS-W680-ACE-IPMI-ASUS-4101.zip) 3b..........extract the files 3c..........run the BIOSRenamer tool 3d..........copy the resulting "PWW680AI.CAP" file to the root of the USB stick Reboot the computer and boot from the Hirens BootCD PE USB stick using the "Bios" USB port 1 - Run "/Drivers/AsusSetup.exe" (Intel ME drivers) 2 - Run "/Firmware/MEUpdateTool.exe" (Intel ME firmware) 3 - Reboot into the BIOS, Launch ASUS EzFlash Utility ********************************************************************************* If computer fails to Post after Bios Update 1 - unplug power cable, wait 30 seconds, short clear cmos jumper, plug in power cable 2 - boot into bios, re-set configuration *********************************************************************************