[Seeking BIOS / SPI Dump] CW-N300-NET Rev 1.2 — System Unstable / Crashing under OPNsense

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2026-07-27 00:02:09
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CW-N300-NETK26010109 V1.2 - Looking for latest BIOS (Version 9 / AMI 2.22.1293) Device Model
  • Model: CW-N300-NETK26010109
  • Revision: V1.2
  • CPU: Intel Core i3-N300
  • SPI Flash: FM25W128 (16MB)
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Attached:

  • Overall board view
  • Model / revision marking
  • PCIe SFP+ expansion card
Physical Ports
  • 4 × Intel I226-V 2.5GbE
  • 2 × SFP+ (PCIe expansion card)
  • HDMI
  • USB ports
  • RJ45 console port
  • mSATA slot
Issue Description

After a BIOS update:

  • OPNsense still booted initially
  • Network interfaces stopped initializing correctly
  • After a reboot there was no video output anymore
  • The board eventually became unbootable
Recovery

I recovered the board by directly programming the SPI flash and using the BIOS image from:

https://drive.x86pi.com/BIOS/3.Gateway-BIOS/N100-N200-N305-4L

The board now boots again.

Current Status
  • POST beep is present
  • OPNsense boots successfully
  • Serial console works
  • PCIe SFP+ card is detected again
  • Intel I226-V interfaces are detected
  • No HDMI video output
  • System is unstable and not suitable for production use
Environment
  • OPNsense 26.1.x
  • FreeBSD 14.x
Looking For

I found a forum post mentioning the following BIOS:

  • CW-ADLN-NET
  • Version 9
  • AMI BIOS 2.22.1293
  • Build Date: 2025-08-12

Could someone please provide:

  1. The latest BIOS or Full SPI ROM image for CW-N300-NETK26010109 V1.2
  2. A download link for Version 9 (AMI BIOS 2.22.1293)
  3. Confirmation that this BIOS supports the PCIe SFP+ expansion card
  4. The recommended BIOS version for hardware revision V1.2

Thank you very much for any help.

    looddAdminCommunity worker
    2026-08-06 10:45:21

    I have updated CW‑WTM‑ADLN‑NET‑4L‑PCIE‑20250812.iso on the download site. You may download it and perform the upgrade just as you would install an operating system.

    Download link:

    https://drive.x86pi.cn/BIOS/3.Gateway-BIOS/N100-N200-N305-4L

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    SebastianAuthor
    2026-08-07 17:18:47

    Thank you very much for providing and uploading the latest BIOS image.

    I successfully updated my board using the BIOS package CW-WTM-ADLN-NET-4L-PCIE-20250812.iso.

    After flashing the BIOS, the board recovered successfully and is now operating normally.

    Thank you again for your support and for making the updated BIOS available. It solved the problem


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