Intel NUC 8 Mainstream-G NUC8i5INH, Technical Product Specification

Page 1: ...Intel NUC Products NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH Technical Product Specification Regulatory Models NUC8IN June 2019 version 003 ...

Page 2: ...nal computers PC for installation in homes offices schools computer rooms and similar locations The suitability of this product for other PC or embedded non PC applications or other environments such as medical industrial alarm systems test equipment etc may not be supported without further evaluation by Intel Intel Corporation may have patents or pending patent applications trademarks copyrights ...

Page 3: ...5INH NUC8i7INH x Identification Information Product Name Intel NUC Board Differentiating Features NUC8i5INHX NUC8i5INB 8GB LPDDR3 2133 solder down Memory with power adapter NUC8i5INHJA HDD kit with power adapter 16GB Intel Optane Module 1TB HDD 8GB LPDDR3 2133 solder down Memory Microsoft Windows 10 Home Intel NUC 8 Home a Mini PC with Windows 10 NUC8i5INHPA SSD kit with power adapter 256 M 2 SSD ...

Page 4: ...cation Changes or Clarifications The table below indicates the Specification Changes or Specification Clarifications that apply to the Intel NUC Products NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH Specification Changes or Clarifications Date Type of Change Description of Changes or Clarifications Errata Current characterized errata if any are documented in a separate Specification Update See http www intel com content w...

Page 5: ...ans who need this level of information It is specifically not intended for general audiences What This Document Contains Chapter Description 1 A description of the hardware used in Intel NUC Product NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH 2 A map of the resources of the Intel NUC Board 3 The features supported by the BIOS Setup program 4 A description of the front panel blink codes and BIOS error messages 5 The featu...

Page 6: ...b Kilobit 1024 bits kbps 1000 bits per second MB Megabyte 1 048 576 bytes MBps Megabytes per second Mb Megabit 1 048 576 bits Mbps Megabits per second TDP Thermal Design Power xxh An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value x x V Volts Voltages are DC unless otherwise specified This symbol is used to indicate third party brands and names that are the property o...

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Page 8: ... Bottom 16 1 1 4 Block Diagram 18 1 2 Online Support 19 1 3 Processor 19 1 4 Graphics Capabilities 20 1 4 1 AMD Radeon 540X Graphics 20 1 4 2 High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI 20 1 4 3 Mini DisplayPort mDP 20 1 5 USB 22 1 6 SATA Interface 22 1 6 1 AHCI Mode 22 1 7 Real Time Clock Subsystem 23 1 8 Audio Subsystem 24 1 9 LAN Subsystem 25 1 9 1 Intel WGI219V Gigabit Ethernet Controller 25 1 9...

Page 9: ... 4 1 Form Factor 46 2 4 2 Weight 47 2 5 Electrical Considerations 47 2 5 1 Power Supply Considerations 47 2 5 2 Fan Header Current Capability 47 2 6 Thermal Considerations 48 2 7 Reliability 51 2 8 Environmental 51 3 Overview of BIOS Features 53 3 1 Introduction 53 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 53 3 3 System Management BIOS SMBIOS 53 3 4 Legacy USB Support 54 3 5 BIOS Updates 54 3 5 1 Languag...

Page 10: ...of the BIOS Security Jumper 44 Figure 16 Board Dimensions 46 Figure 17 Board Height Dimensions 47 Figure 18 Localized High Temperature Zones 49 Figure 19 Intel NUC Products NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH Features Front 61 Figure 20 Intel NUC Products NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH Features Rear 62 Tables Table 1 Feature Summary 13 Table 2 Components Shown in Figure 1 15 Table 3 Components Shown in Figure 2 17 Table 4 L...

Page 11: ... Components 50 Table 21 Environmental Specifications 51 Table 22 Acceptable Drives Media Types for BIOS Recovery 55 Table 23 Boot Device Menu Options 56 Table 24 Master Key and User Hard Drive Password Functions 58 Table 25 Supervisor and User Password Functions 59 Table 26 Front panel Power LED Blink Codes 60 Table 27 Components Shown in Figure 19 61 Table 28 Components Shown in Figure 20 62 ...

Page 12: ...Support for non ECC memory Support for 1 2 V low voltage JEDEC memory Graphics Discrete graphic support with AMD Radeon 540X One full sized High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI and one Mini DisplayPort mDP interface of rear panel HDMI 4K Support DisplayPort 1 4 HDR Audio ADM Integrated HD Audio Controller Azalia and Codec via the HDMI and mDP interfaces supporting compressed 7 1digital audio ...

Page 13: ...0 100 1000 Mbps LAN subsystem using the Intel WGI219V Gigabit Ethernet Controller Hardware Monitor Subsystem Hardware monitoring subsystem based on an ITE8991VG embedded controller including Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values One processor fan header Fan sense input used to monitor fan activity Fan speed control Wireless S...

Page 14: ...ts on the top side of Intel NUC Boards NUC8INB Figure 1 Major Board Components Top Table 2 lists the components identified in Figure 1 Table 2 Components Shown in Figure 1 Item from Figure 1 Description A Thermal solution B Processor fan header C Consumer Infrared CIR sensor D Wireless LAN module ...

Page 15: ...16 1 1 3 Board Layout Bottom Figure 2 shows the location of the major components on the bottom side of Intel NUC Mini PC NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH Figure 2 Major Board Components Bottom ...

Page 16: ...ingle port USB 2 0 connector 1 25 mm pitch H Front panel single port USB 2 0 connector 1 25 mm pitch I M 2 connector J Front panel USB 3 1 gen2 connector K Front panel USB 3 1 gen2 connector L Front panel stereo speaker headphone microphone jack M Power button power LED N 5 V Standby Power Indicator LED O SATA 6 0 Gb s connector P BIOS security jumper Q Battery lithium coin cell CR2032 3 0V R Cons...

Page 17: ...18 1 1 4 Block Diagram Figure 3 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of the board Figure 3 Block Diagram ...

Page 18: ...C8i5INH NUC8i7INH has a soldered down System on a Chip SoC which consists of one of following Soldered down 8th Generation Intel Core i5 Quad core Processors with 15W TDP 1 60 GHz TDP up 25W 6 MB SmartCache 3 60 GHz Max Turbo Frequency Integrated memory controller Integrated PCH Soldered down 8th Generation Intel Core i7 Quad core Processors with 15W TDP 1 80 GHz TDP up 25W 8 MB SmartCache 4 60 GH...

Page 19: ...pport standard enhanced or high definition video plus multi channel digital audio on a single cable The maximum supported resolution is 4096 x 2160 60 Hz 36bpp 1 4 2 1 Integrated Audio Provided by the HDMI Interfaces The following audio technologies are supported by the HDMI 2 0b interfaces directly from the SoC AC3 Dolby Digital Dolby TrueHD Bitstream Capable For information about Refer to HDMI t...

Page 20: ...duct Description 21 DisplayPort This will require the use of displays that support DisplayPort 1 4 and allow for this feature For information about Refer to DisplayPort technology http www displayport org ...

Page 21: ...he location of the USB connectors on the back panel Error Reference source not ound The location of the USB connector on the front panel Figure 2 1 6 SATA Interface The SoC provides one SATA port with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 6 0 Gb s A point to point interface is used for host to device connections The underlying SATA functionality is transparent to the operating system The SATA con...

Page 22: ...r supply extends the life of the battery The clock is accurate to 13 minutes year at 25 ºC with 3 3 VSB applied via the power supply 5 V STBY rail NOTE If the battery and AC power fail date and time values will be reset and the user will be notified during the POST When the voltage drops below a certain level the BIOS Setup program settings stored in CMOS RAM for example the date and time might no...

Page 23: ...anel Audio Jack Support see Figure 4 for 3 5 mm audio jack pin out Speakers only Headphones only Microphone only Combo Headphone MicrophoneFront Panel Audio Jack Support see Figure 4 for 3 5 mm audio jack pin out Speakers only Headphones only Microphone only Combo Headphone Microphone Figure 4 4 Pin 3 5 mm 1 8 inch Audio Jack Pin Out Pin Number Pin Name Description 1 Tip Left Audio Out 2 Ring Righ...

Page 24: ...l WGI219V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features 10 100 1000 BASE T IEEE 802 3 compliant Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE IEEE802 3az support Low Power Idle LPI mode Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN Controller and the Physical Layer PHY PCI Express based interface for active state operation S0 state SMBUS for host and management traffic Sx low power state Compliant to...

Page 25: ...ate B Green Yellow Off 10 Mb s data rate is selected Green 100 Mb s data rate is selected Yellow 1000 Mb s data rate is selected 1 9 4 Wireless Network Module The Intel Wireless AC 9560D2W module provides high performance low power wireless connectivity with the following capabilities 802 11ac R2 Dual Band 2x2 Wi Fi Bluetooth 5 0 Supports 2 4 Ghz and 5 Ghz bands Maximum transfer speed up to 1 73Gb...

Page 26: ... for Management WfM Specification www intel com design archives wfm 1 10 1 Hardware Monitoring The hardware monitoring and fan control subsystem is based on an ITE IT8987VG embedded controller which supports the following Processor and system ambient temperature monitoring Chassis fan speed monitoring Voltage monitoring of DC Input Voltage Memory Voltage Input Processor Input Voltage GPU Core Volt...

Page 27: ...8 1 10 3 Thermal Solution Figure 6 shows the location of the thermal solution and processor fan header Figure 6 Thermal Solution and Fan Header Item Description A Thermal Solution B Processor fan header ...

Page 28: ...em operation in the power on standby sleeping state A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer Support for multiple wake up events see Table 7 on page Error Bookmark not defined Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 5 lists the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed depending on how ACPI is configured with an ACPI aware...

Page 29: ...ates Device States Targeted System Power Note 1 G0 working state S0 working C0 working D0 working state Full power G1 sleeping state S3 Suspend to RAM Context saved to RAM No power D3 no power except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G1 sleeping state S4 Suspend to disk Context saved to disk No power D3 no power except for wake up logic Power 5 W Note 2 G2 S5 S5 Soft off Context not saved Cold bo...

Page 30: ...nly 2 S4 implies operating system support only 3 Will not wake from Deep S4 S5 USB S4 S5 Power is controlled by BIOS USB S5 wake is controlled by BIOS USB S4 wake is controlled by OS driver not just BIOS option 4 Windows 10 Fast startup will block wake from LAN USB and CIR from S5 NOTE The use of these wake up events from an ACPI state requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support I...

Page 31: ...PCI Express add in card 1 11 2 3 LAN Wake Capabilities LAN wake capabilities enable remote wake up of the computer through a network The LAN subsystem monitors network traffic at the Media Independent Interface Upon detecting a Magic Packet frame the LAN subsystem asserts a wake up signal that powers up the computer 1 11 2 4 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S3 S4 and ...

Page 32: ...Consumer Electronics Control CEC The board contains two mutually exclusive methods for controlling HDMI CEC devices External CEC adaptor connected via CEC connector see Figure 8 pinout in Table 13 Onboard CEC control from the embedded controller via HDMI cable connected to HDMI 1 and BIOS setup Expected behavior is provided in Table 8 below Table 8 HDMI 1 CEC expected behavior Activity Current Sta...

Page 33: ...nd in TV setup if necessary Please consult your TV s documentation 2 Fast Boot and Deep S4 S5 disabled in BIOS Setup 3 Results seen with Panasonic LED TV VIERA TH 40A400W Other TVs may have different results due to variable implementations of CEC features 4 PC power off behavior dependent upon power button setting in operating system 5 If using external CEC adaptor onboard CEC control must be disa...

Page 34: ...ting system device drivers and applications designed for this feature For information about Refer to Intel Virtualization Technology http www intel com technology virtualization technology htm 1 12 2 Intel Platform Trust Technology Intel Platform Trust Technology Intel PTT Generation 3 is a platform functionality for credential storage and key management Intel PTT supports Microsoft BitLocker Driv...

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Page 36: ...he physical memory overlapped by the memory mapped I O logical address space The board remaps physical memory from the top of usable DRAM boundary to the 4 GB boundary to an equivalent sized logical address range located just above the 4 GB boundary All installed system memory can be used when there is no overlap of system addresses 2 2 Connectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors ...

Page 37: ...switch and LED B Front panel stereo microphone headphone jack C USB 3 1 Gen2 charging capable port amber D USB 3 1 Gen 2 USB Type C E CIR F Hard drive activity LED 2 2 2 Back Panel Connectors Figure 10 shows the location of the back panel connectors for the board Figure 10 Back Panel Connectors Item Description A RJ45 LAN connector B HDMI connector C Mini DP connector D USB 3 1 Gen2 ports E 19V DC...

Page 38: ...e location of the headers and connectors on the top side of the board Figure 11 Headers and Connectors Top Table 9 lists the headers and connectors identified in Figure 11 Table 9 Headers and Connectors Shown in Figure 11 Item from Figure 11 Description A Processor fan header ...

Page 39: ...40 2 2 4 Connectors and Headers Bottom Figure 12 shows the locations of the connectors and headers on the bottom side of the board Figure 12 Connectors and Headers Bottom ...

Page 40: ...B1 USB2 1 25 mm pitch D M 2 connector E SATA 6 0 Gb s connector F BIOS security jumper BIOS_SEC G RTC Battery connector H Consumer Electronics Control CEC connector 1 25 mm pitch Signal Tables for the Connectors and Headers Table 11 SATA Power Header 0 5 mm Pitch Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 4 5 V 5 Null 6 7 3 3 V 8 Null 9 10 GND 11 Rx Data Positive 12 Rx Data Negative 13 GND 14 Tx Data Negative 15 Tx Da...

Page 41: ...round 3 CEC_PWR 4 HDMI_CEC 2 2 4 1 SDXC Card Reader The board has a standard Secure Digital SD card reader that supports the Secure Digital eXtended Capacity SDXC format 3 01 specification Table 14 SDXC Card Reader Connector Pin Signal Name Descriptive Name 1 CD Card Detection 2 DATA2 Serial Data 2 3 DATA3 Serial Data 3 4 CMD Command 5 VSS1 Ground 6 VDD Power 3 3 V 7 CLK Serial Clock 8 VSS2 Ground...

Page 42: ...wer usage to maintain system power consumption below 90 W Designed for use with 90 W AC DC adapters 2 2 4 3 Consumer Infrared CIR Sensor The Consumer Infrared CIR sensor on the front panel provides features that are designed to comply with Microsoft Consumer Infrared usage models The CIR feature is made up of the receiving sensor The receiving sensor consists of a filtered translated infrared inpu...

Page 43: ...er before changing a jumper setting Otherwise the board could be damaged Figure 14 shows the location of the BIOS security jumper The 3 pin jumper determines the BIOS Security program s mode Table 15 describes the BIOS security jumper settings for the three modes normal lockdown and configuration Figure 14 Location of the BIOS Security Jumper ...

Page 44: ...Button Menu is not available see Section 3 7 4 Power Button Menu BIOS updates are not available except for automatic Recovery due to flash corruption Configuration None BIOS Recovery Update process if a matching bio file is found Recovery Update can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key If the Recovery Update was cancelled or a matching bio file was not found a Config Menu will be displayed The Con...

Page 45: ...rd is designed to fit into a custom chassis Figure 15 illustrates the mechanical form factor for the board Dimensions are given in millimeters The outer dimensions are 101 60 millimeters by 101 60 millimeters 4 0 inches by 4 0 inches Figure 15 Board Dimensions ...

Page 46: ...xDxH in mm Tall Kit includes chassis feet 117 x 112 x 52 2 5 Electrical Considerations 2 5 1 Power Supply Considerations System power requirements will depend on actual system configurations chosen by the integrator as well as end user expansion preferences It is the system integrator s responsibility to ensure an appropriate power budget for the system configuration is properly assessed based on ...

Page 47: ...representations that merely following the instructions presented in this document will result in a system with adequate thermal performance CAUTION Ensure that the ambient temperature does not exceed the board s maximum operating temperature Failure to do so could cause components to exceed their maximum case temperature and malfunction For information about the maximum operating temperature see t...

Page 48: ...Technical Reference 49 Figure 17 Localized High Temperature Zones Item Description A Thermal solution B Processor voltage regulator area ...

Page 49: ...d power dissipation equal to Thermal Design Power TDP is specified as the maximum sustainable power to be dissipated by the components When the component is dissipating less than TDP the case temperature should be below the Maximum Case Temperature The surface temperature at the geometric center of the component corresponds to Case Temperature It is important to note that the temperature measureme...

Page 50: ...the heatsink fins and fan next to the attachment screw in a closed chassis while the system is in operation Shock Unpackaged 50 g trapezoidal waveform Velocity change of 170 inches s Packaged Free fall package drop machine set to the height determined by the weight of the package Product Weight pounds Free Fall inches 20 36 21 40 30 41 80 24 81 100 18 Vibration Unpackaged 5 Hz to 20 Hz 0 01 g Hz s...

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Page 52: ...d for managing computers in a managed network The main component of SMBIOS is the Management Information Format MIF database which contains information about the computing system and its components Using SMBIOS a system administrator can obtain the system types capabilities operational status and installation dates for system components The MIF database defines the data and provides the method for...

Page 53: ...em to have USB 3 1 driver support in order to recognize devices attached to any of the Intel NUC s external USB ports To install an operating system that supports USB verify that Legacy USB support in the BIOS Setup program is set to Enabled and follow the operating system s installation instructions 3 5 BIOS Updates The BIOS can be updated using either of the following utilities which are availab...

Page 54: ...IOS update file is bigger than 1 4 MB size limit NOTE Supported file systems for BIOS recovery NTFS sparse compressed or encrypted files are not supported FAT32 FAT16 FAT12 For information about Refer to BIOS recovery http www intel com support motherboards desktop sb CS 034524 htm 3 7 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program the user can choose to boot from a hard drive optical drive removable driv...

Page 55: ... present Video adapter Keyboard Mouse 3 7 3 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST Pressing the F10 key during POST causes a boot device menu to be displayed This menu displays the list of available boot devices Table 23 lists the boot device menu options Table 23 Boot Device Menu Options Boot Device Menu Function Keys Description or Selects a default boot device Enter Exits the menu and boo...

Page 56: ...ttings of Performance settings ignoring settings in VPD where possible The BIOS will display the following prompt and wait for a keystroke ESC Normal Boot F2 BIOS Setup Menu F3 Disable Fast Boot F4 BIOS Recovery F7 Update BIOS F10 Enter Boot Menu F12 Network Boot F3 Disable Fast Boot is only displayed if at least one Fast Boot optimization is enabled If an unrecognized key is hit then the BIOS wil...

Page 57: ...and User Hard Drive Password Functions Password Set Password During Boot Neither None Master only None User only User Master and User Set User Clear Master password in BIOS setup will clear both Master and User passwords NOTE The passwords are stored on the hard disk drive so if the drive is relocated to another computer that does not support Hard Disk Drive Password Security feature the drive wil...

Page 58: ... characters Valid length for passwords is 2 to 20 characters To clear a set password enter a blank password after entering the existing password Table 25 shows the effects of setting the supervisor password and user password This table is for reference only and is not displayed on the screen Table 25 Supervisor and User Password Functions Password Set Supervisor Mode User Mode Setup Options Passwo...

Page 59: ...e BIOS update in progress The BIOS will blink the front panel power LED during flash update 0 5 sec On then 1 5 sec Off The pattern repeats until the BIOS update is complete Memory error On off 1 0 second each three times then 2 5 second pause off entire pattern repeats blinks and pause until the system is powered off Thermal trip warning Following the blink pattern 25 seconds on 25 seconds off 25...

Page 60: ...8 shows the location of the features located on or near the front of the chassis Figure 18 Intel NUC Products NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH Features Front Table 27 lists the components identified in Figure 18 Table 27 Components Shown in Figure 18 Item from Figure 18 Description Kensington Anti Theft Key Lock Hole SD Card Reader Power Switch and Power LED Speaker Headset Jack USB 3 1 Gen2 Connectors Consume...

Page 61: ... Products NUC8i5INH NUC8i7INH Features Rear Table 28 lists the components identified in Figure 19 Table 28 Components Shown in Figure 19 Item from Figure 19 Description 19V DC Power Inlet Cooling Vents Speaker and Optical Audio Jack High Definition Multimedia Interface Connectors Ethernet Port USB 3 1 Gen2 Connectors Mini Display Port ...