On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM Antti-Pekka Känsälä < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > So far, I just did a quick fresh reinstall from a USB netinst stick, on my > newly acquired second-hand HP Z420, without even looking at what "operating > system" or "other data" may have been there. > > Any help you could point me to? > > Kind regards, > Antti-Pekka Känsälä > Finland > (Regrettably too passive a contributor, active user since around Debian 3, > some skills.) > > Additional info: > Intel Xeon E5-1603 @ 2.80 GHz, looking forward to upgrade and seriously > cool! > 2 x 4 GB ECC DDR3, one bank has fan cooling attempt > 512 GB SATA SSD, upgrade to newer technology? > 512 GB SATA 3.5" HDD, replace with two bigger ones in UEFI RAID > configuration? > PSU 600 W Gold 90 % Active Power Factor Control > NVIDIA Quadro K600, currently crashes slightly (nouveau) during boot, but > "works" > BIOS update + about 3 firmware updates downloaded from HP, under > consideration > RJ-45 use only, currently unpowered, unplugged > How are you connected to the internet? I imagine you are using WiFi and it is just not in this list... If you are going to do a net install then you must have internet access. > > Sent with Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> secure email. > -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀

