Warning on the GMKTec M5 Pro for ESXi

Gabrie van Zanten · 2024-03-19T16:38:06Z

Hi, Just wanted to give a warning on the GMKTec M5 Pro. Recently I read a review by Brandon on the GMKTec M5 and that it was suitable for ESXi because of the intel Nic. When ordering these I double checked the specs but the nics weren't very detailed in the specs, just 2x 2.5G LAN. But because of the review I thought let's do it and ordered 2 systems.There was a warning before ordering that production was halted for the M5 and the M5.Pro would be released March 7th. So I ordered, and march 9th I got confirmation that the system was ready and be sent out. Today I received them and when installing ESXi I got the message "No network adapters". In the BIOS it shows RealTek as a network boot device. That really sucks.So just as a warning, if you want these for ESXi, that's not going to work anymore.

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Gabrie van Zanten

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May 08, 2024 6:51 am

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Took some time, but at last I now received the K7 (2x) for an extra $128 in total.

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Warning on the GMKTec M5 Pro for ESXi

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