From Thecus Wiki

Contents 1 Default Hardware 1.1 CPU 1.2 PCI 1.3 Other 1.4 Dmesg 2 Compatibility list 2.1 RAM 2.2 Harddrives 2.3 Wireless 2.4 Printers 2.5 LEDs

Default Hardware

CPU

• Intel 80219 (model number : FW80219M600)
• 600Mhz Xscale (ARMv5TE instruction set)
• Upto 1GB of 64bit DDR RAM, and 512MB with 32bit addressing.
• 32KB data/instruction caches
• 64-bit PCI 2.2 Interface
• 8 GPIO Pinouts

Message of the cat /proc/cpuinfo command.

PCI

• 2 x Realtek RTL8110SB - Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
• Silicon Image Sil3512ECTU128 - S-ATA controller
• Via VT6212L - USB 2.0

Other

• Intel TE28F128 - 16MiB Flash
• TA550C - Serial port controller
• DDR DIMM socket
• Fintek F75375S
• Philips PCA9532
• Ricoh RS5C372 RTC
• 128MB DDR400 KingMax RAM or
• 256MB DDR400 KingMax RAM IC 32MBx8 FNAS MPXB62D-38KT3R

Stock fan is an ADDA AD0412MB-G76 - from the information on http://www.adda.com.tw/products/index.htm this model number means AD = ADDA Brushless DC fan 04 = 40mmx40mm frame 12 = 12V DC MB = Medium speed ball bearing bearings G76 = 10mm thick, 7 blades, third wire = transistor based speed sensor Spec for the fan series can be found in PDF http://www.adda.com.tw/products/fan2/AD4010.pdf - important numbers are 12V, 0.09A, 1.08W, 4800rpm, 5.7cfm, 20dB This info provided to assist cooling mods ...

In my N2100 I found a fan AD0412HB-G76, 6000rpm, 6.7cfm = 11.4 m³/h. It is 10 mm X 40 x 40, and there is no more space, so exchange with e.g. Papst-fan 20x40x40 is not possible. However placing the fan outside the case solves the space limitation, you can use the same mounting holes for the 20x40x40 fan. Be aware of the air direction the fan should blow out of the Thecus (see also Hardware modifications).

Dmesg

You might also want to have a look at the dmesg output from firmware 2.1.00.

Compatibility list

RAM

When sold as a "Yes Box", it is supplied with

• "DSL 128MB DDR333 MHz CL2.5 PC2700" part no DDR128M400HYG

people report that the following work for them:

• 512MB DDR400 Dane Elec module
• 512MB DDR400 Corsair VS512MB400 (this gave me segfaults but works for other people -mwg)
• 512MB DDR400 Crucial Ballistix BL6464Z402
• 512MB DDR400 Apacer PC400-512 (Infineon, CL3)
• 512MB DDR333 Kington ValueRAM KVR 333X64C25/512 (2.5V CL2.5)

Note that according to Thecus, RAM with special timing is required. Even though some RAM might appear to work at first, the N2100 can show instability later on.

Harddrives

Official hard drive compatibility list (2007-23-09).

Official hard drive compatibility list (2008-11-05) - IMPORTANT: This later official list removed all 1TB drives, and added that "HDD bigger than 500G is not recommended"

Alphabetical list of compatible harddrives. Please include the unique/exact model id.

• HITACHI Deskstar 7200rpm, 32MB, 1TB HDS721010KLA330 (CONFIRMED.)
• Maxtor DiamondMax II 6H400F0, 400GB, SATA 3.0 Gbps (HA431D90)
• Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L300S0, 300GB, OEM
• Samsung HD400LJ
• Samsung SP2004C 200GB, SATA 3.0 Gbps.
• Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD642JJ, 640GB, 3.0Gbps, 16MB
• Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103SJ, 1TB
• Samsung SpinPoint T series HD401LJ, 400 GB, SATA 3.0 Gbps, 16 Mbytes
• Samsung SpinPoint T series HD501LJ, 500 GB, SATA 3.0 Gbps, 16 Mbytes
• Samsung SAMSUNG HD103UJ,1 Terabyte (2x 1TB Hdd's - Total Capacity 1,907,739 works Perfect)
• Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 8MB, 300GB, ST3300831AS
• Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 16MB, 320GB, ST3320620AS
• Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 16MB, 300GB, ST3300622AS
• Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 16MB, 750GB, ST3750640AS (may kill the PS)
• Seagate Barracuda 11 7200rpm, 32MB, 1 TB, ST31000340NS (with one reboot after cold-start)
• Seagate Barracuda 11 7200rpm, 32MB, 1 TB, ST31000528AS
• Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 32MB, 1500GB, ST31500341AS firmware CC3H (2 installed for total reported capacity of 2,861,598, working for a year with no issues)
• Western Digital 500GB, WD5000KS-00M
• Western Digital 7200rpm, 8MB, 300GB, WD3000JD
• Western Digital 7200rpm, 16MB, 400GB, WD4000KS
• Western Digital 7200rpm, 2MB, 40GB, WD4000BD
• Western Digital 7200rpm, 16MB, 500GB, WD5000AAKS
• Western Digital 7200rpm, 16MB, 500GB,WD50001ABYS
• Western Digital 7200rpm, 16MB, 750GB, WD7500AAKS (CONFIRMED.)
• Western Digital 7200rpm, 16MB, 1000GB, WD10EACS-00Z

Wireless

The following WLAN adapters are currently (firmware 2.1.01) supported:

• ZyDAS ZD1211 (This is the default card if none of the following are found by their PCI ids)
• INPROCOMM IPN2220 (PCI id 17fe:2220)
• Ralink RT2561/RT61 (PCI id 1814:030x)

The following Mini PCI cards are listed as supported in 2.1.05

• MSI MS-6833B
• CNet CWM-854
• Gemtek WMIR-174G
• Gigabyte GN-Wl01GS [1]
• Ralink RT2561

The WLAN startup procedure can be found in /app/bin/wlanchg.sh.

Printers

• Brother HL-1440
• Brother HL-5150D (except the bidirectional features)
• Brother MFC-8300
• Canon PIXMA iP4200
• Samsung ML-1610 Series

Official printer compatibility list (2006-04-08)

LEDs

It appear that it's not so easy to get hold of replacement LEDs. Here's a comment from Oreos (taken from the proboard forum)

I finally managed to fix it. Thecus uses leds that are simply not obtainable in the German market. They use exactly the opposite polarisation than all leds I have ever seen and the LAN leds are furthermore green/orange... I had to take a green/red duo led, chop off the one wire for the red light, twist the other two pins to invert the polarisation and weld it back in.

I give a try on some LED's from Lumitronix (DE). I used the blue one 8000mcd, 20mA, 3.1V LED 5mm. I solder out the old one and replace it with that one. Works fine for me and was not a big issue to do. My LED Board has Rev Version 1.0.