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‎11-18-2018 01:26 AM

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Product: Z2 mini G3 entry
Operating System: Other

I'm trying to use my Z2 mini G3 entry unit as a home lab running ESXi. The device has a i5-6500 and a single 8Gig stick, and it has no dGPU.

 

I really enjoy the web interface so I tried vSphere hypervisor 6.5 and 6.7, using a flash drive as a installation media.

 

With 6.7 the system boots to ESXi loading interface but prompted the following

 

Shutting down firmware services…

Using "simple offset" UEFI RTS mapping policy

 

I tried 6.5U2 and 6.5a, both display a full black screen. I did some search but everyone seem to get a word or two on their screen. I'm running an ultrawide, but it should not be a problem. My monitor didn't auto sleep so it does output a full black instead of no output.

 

The flash drive is the average type you'll find in a college bookstore, but with only four or five formats it is probably fine…

 

Should I try updating the BIOS or anything? Anyone have a blog detailing the installation procedure on this particular machine?

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