ASUS VivoMini VC66 Mini PC

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General Specs

  • Model Number:VC66-CB5018ZN
  • Processor: Intel i5-8400 - 6-core
  • Memory:
  • HDD:
  • Graphics:
  • Chipset Type:
  • Release Year: 2017

Devices

Component Name HardwareID Status Driver
UEFI -- -- OS/2 UEFI Support (Beta). No need for compatibility mode.
Processor Intel i5-8400 - 6-core ACPI
HDD - SATA OS2AHCI
Audio Uniaud
Video Intel UHD graphics
USB 2.0
USB 3.0 USBXHCD
Network Intel GbE NIC Multimac - E1000B

General Comments

Report by Alex Taylor

This is a really nice machine. It's rare to find a mini-PC with a full-power CPU (rather than a mobile CPU), let alone two 2.5" SATA drive bays, Intel UHD graphics and an Intel GbE NIC. (It even has a serial port.) FWIW, the i5-8400 is 6-core and does _not_ have hyperthreading. :)

The pre-installed HDD (Win 10 Home) is GPT, obviously, but I added a brand new 2.5" SSD (Crucial MX-500) in the second bay. It was necessary to add /!U to OS2AHCI from preboot to get it recognized, then wipe it using the Disk Utility. After that there were no issues installing ArcaOS. NIC driver (E1000B), USBXHCD and UniAud were all detected and preselected.

Post install, video works perfectly at 1920x1200 on my monitor. USB mouse, keyboard, USB stick are all recognized and work flawlessly so far. ArcaMapper connects to the other PCs on my local LAN. I plugged an external USB 3 HDD into one of the Superspeed ports. I have no way of knowing if it was running at SS speed; I didn't do any large-scale test copies, but I used MiniLVM to create a partition and formatted it JFS, and everything works smoothly. (FWIW, USBXHCD x1 is the only HC driver used.)

DOS window and fullscreen both work.

Other than the expected issues with switching between the GPT and MBR hard disks, I have only two caveats to note so far. First, I can't test audio because this machine has no 3.5mm jack for me to plug speakers into. (I did try plugging in my USB headset, with no results, but I'm not sure if it's expected to work or not.)

Second, neither reboot nor auto-poweroff work. I have to hold down the power switch. I created OS2LDR.CFG in the EFI partition with ACPIRESET=1 but that does not seem to change things.

BTW, this machine does have a CSM, but I haven't bothered enabling it (why, when UEFI seems to work so well?) <g>

Actually, I'd almost be tempted to say this is a machine that vendors might want to consider offering as an ArcaOS solution. With more rigorous long-term testing, of course. (Although, it hasn't been refreshed since 2018.)

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