ROCK will not run on Asus NUC 15 Pro

Contrary to what Google AI reported, ROCK will not run on a NUC 15 Pro. I tried every suggested BIOS setting, and even tried installing a SSD with ROCK already installed. Couldn’t get past the GRUB loader.

I ended up installing a headless Windows 11 Pro operating system. Roon seems to be running fine on it.

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I have Rock running on a NUC 14 Pro + U9 with no problems.

I may well grab a nuc 15 and give it a go :slight_smile:

Out of interest did you (or anyone else) try this?

No havn’t got around to it. My NUC 14 U9 works really well and I have a spare one as a backup. Hard to justify the cost of experiment with the 15.

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@Allan_Stein . I was able to solve this with a NUC 14. I am of high confidence that it would work for you by disabling all Intel BIOS security settings.

Please see my post here detailing the process:

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But the OP has an ASUS NUC 15 Pro.

Understood, yet NUC 14 also isn’t supported and has the exact same GRUB boot issues as the 15 with no documentation or work arounds provided online.

I pulled my hair out for 30+ hours trying everything imaginable before coming to this solution which hasn’t been documented elsewhere.

It will take 1 minute to turn off the settings (or similar within the 15s BIOS) and give it try. Or don’t…. :man_shrugging:

I tried the settings with an Asus Nuc 15 Pro ( RNUC15CRKU500002) and ROCK installed without a problem.

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Brilliant, Thanks for the feedback and I’ happy it worked out! Hopefully others having issues stumble across our success as it’s a very easy fix.

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That’s fantastic news, thank you so much for sharing your successful experience! This is very encouraging.

My idea of build is based on the slightly newer model, the ASUS NUC 15 Pro+. I was wondering if, after the installation on your NUC 15 Pro, everything is working as you would expect. For example, was the network controller recognized immediately? Is the system stable, and have you run into any issues?

Theoretically, the core driver differences between the Pro and the Pro+ shouldn’t be that significant, but given how new the hardware is, getting your direct confirmation would be incredibly helpful.

Thanks again for your valuable input!

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At the moment i’m still using an old NUC for ROCK. I just got a new Asus NUC at work that we use for presentations. Since i want to upgrade my server i wanted to test it to see if it’s working with ROCK. Network was recognized immediately and i could stream Qobuz.

AFAIK there is no hardware difference between the 15 Pro and 15 Pro+. It’s just the case, cooling and the CPU options. Chipset, WiFi, Bluetooth is the same.

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