Posted by Grommish on May 23, 2020; 7:51pm
URL: https://itus.accessinnov.com/FIRMWARE-Itus-Shield-v2-tp2014p2030.html

Massive thanks to @Turrican for putting up with me during this testing! :D

Has anyone else experienced possible heat-related issues regarding the Shield?  Turrican's shield refused to pull an IP address for no apparent reason - in fact, it was almost like the Network controller was simply not working at all.

We worked on it for a bit before he had to go, and nothing..  After we gave up, I asked him to unplug it while he did what he had to do and revisit it once it cooled down (I had suspicions of thermal issues from almost day 1 with the Shield).  He came back and it fired right up without issues..

My personal box has lived without the lid or "thermal pad" since the first week until yesterday, but even then, I have the copper block on the CPU (swapped for the foam pad) and it's under an AC vent.  So, if during testing you seem to have network issues, try letting it sit for 5-10 minutes and trying again.. If it works, maybe we can figure out how to mediate the thermals most effectively.