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Intel® NUC Kit NUC8i7HN 

Technical Product Specification 

Regulatory Model: NUC8HN 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

May 2018 

Order Number:  J89398-003 

 

 

 

Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HN may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.  

Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HN Specification Update. 

 

Summary of Contents for NUC8HN

Page 1: ...N May 2018 Order Number J89398 003 Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HN may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Current characterized...

Page 2: ...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 or other i...

Page 3: ...rifications The table below indicates the Specification Changes or Specification Clarifications that apply to the Intel NUC Board NUC8i7HN Specification Changes or Clarifications Date Type of Change D...

Page 4: ...ecifically not intended for general audiences What This Document Contains Chapter Description 1 A description of the hardware used on Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HN 2 A map of the resources of the Intel NUC K...

Page 5: ...024 bits kb s 1000 bits per second MB Megabyte 1 048 576 bytes MB s Megabytes per second Mb Megabit 1 048 576 bits Mb s Megabits per second TDP Thermal Design Power Xxh An address or data value ending...

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Page 7: ...ory 15 1 5 1 Memory Configurations 16 1 6 Graphics Capabilities 17 1 6 1 Intel Integrated Graphics 17 1 6 2 Radeon RX Vega M 17 1 7 USB 21 1 8 Storage Interface 22 1 8 1 AHCI Mode 22 1 8 2 Intel Rapid...

Page 8: ...Reliability 48 2 6 Environmental 49 3 Overview of BIOS Features 51 3 1 Introduction 51 3 2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 51 3 3 System Management BIOS SMBIOS 51 3 4 Legacy USB Support 52 3 5 BIOS Up...

Page 9: ...Multi Streaming Resolutions 19 Table 4 Multiple Display Configuration Maximum Resolutions 20 Table 5 Audio Formats Supported by the HDMI and Mini DisplayPort Interfaces 21 Table 6 LAN Connector LED S...

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Page 11: ...V and 1 35 V low voltage JEDEC memory only Note 2 Gb memory technology SDRAM Density is not compatible Graphics Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel Graphics Technology Discrete grap...

Page 12: ...M both slots modules One Full Size SDXC Slot BIOS Intel BIOS resident in the Serial Peripheral Interface SPI Flash device Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Plug and Play and...

Page 13: ...Product Description 13 1 1 2 Block Diagram Figure 1 is a block diagram of the major functional areas of Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HN Figure 1 Block Diagram...

Page 14: ...W TDP Intel HD Graphics 630 Integrated memory controller NOTE There are specific requirements for providing power to the processor Refer to Section 2 5 1 on page 47 for information on power supply req...

Page 15: ...d the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately configure memory settings for optimum performance If non SPD memory is installed the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings b...

Page 16: ...MMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used Single channel Asymmetric mode This mode is equivalent to single channel bandwidth operation for real world applications This mode...

Page 17: ...celeration DXVA support for accelerating video processing Full AVC VC1 MPEG2 HEVC HW Encode Decode Intel HD Graphics with Advanced Hardware Video Transcoding Intel Quick Sync Video The graphics output...

Page 18: ...tion video plus multi channel digital audio on a single cable The ports are compatible with all ATSC and DVB HDTV standards and supports eight full range channels at 24 bit 192 kHz audio of lossless a...

Page 19: ...solutions lists the maximum resolutions available when using DisplayPort 1 2 Multi Stream Transport Table 3 Mini DisplayPort and Type C DisplayPort Multi Streaming Resolutions DisplayPort Usage Models...

Page 20: ...4096 x 2160 60Hz HDMI 1920 x 1080 30 Hz Type C 1920 x 1080 30 Hz Mini DisplayPort 1920 x 1080 30 Hz HDMI Sextuple Display Any Combination of Available Ports 1920 x 1080 30 Hz Type C 1920 x 1080 30 Hz...

Page 21: ...external front panel connectors one blue and one yellow charging capable Four ports are implemented with external back panel connectors blue Two ports are implmented with an internal header blue Two p...

Page 22: ...cessary AHCI drivers without the need to install separate AHCI drivers during the operating system installation process however it is always good practice to update the AHCI drivers to the latest avai...

Page 23: ...tek ALC700 audio subsystem supports the following features Digital microphone array DMICS connectors internal Analog line out Analog Headphone Analog Microphone front panel jack Analog stereo line out...

Page 24: ...cations Multi speed operation 10 100 1000 Mb s Full duplex operation at 10 100 1000 Mb s Half duplex operation at 10 100 Mb s Flow control support compliant with the 802 3X specification as well as th...

Page 25: ...st filters multicast hash filtering broadcast filter and promiscuous mode 1 12 3 LAN Software LAN software and drivers are available from Intel s World Wide Web site For information about Refer to Obt...

Page 26: ...4 LAN Connector LED Locations Table 6 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating Table 6 LAN Connector LED States LED LED Color LED State Condition Link...

Page 27: ...ormation about Refer to Obtaining WLAN software and drivers http downloadcenter intel com Full Specifications http intel com wireless 1 13 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management feature...

Page 28: ...28 1 13 3 Thermal Solution Figure 5 shows the location of the fan headers used for the thermal solution Figure 5 Thermal Solution and Fan Header...

Page 29: ...m operation in the power on standby sleeping state A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the kit Support for multiple wake up events see Table 9 on page 31 Support for a fr...

Page 30: ...Device States Targeted System Power Note 1 G0 working state S0 working C0 working D0 working state Full power 30 W G1 sleeping state S3 Suspend to RAM Context saved to RAM No power D3 no power except...

Page 31: ...Notes 1 S4 implies operating system support only 2 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 jus...

Page 32: ...e computer from the S3 state The use of Instantly Available PC technology requires operating system support and drivers for any installed M 2 add in card 1 14 2 3 LAN Wake Capabilities LAN wake capabi...

Page 33: ...fault The kit provides the capability to reclaim the physical memory overlapped by the memory mapped I O logical address space The kit remaps physical memory from the top of usable DRAM boundary to th...

Page 34: ...nectors Figure 6 shows the location of the components on the front of the Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HN chassis Figure 6 Front Panel Layout Table 10 Components Shown in Figure 6 Item from Figure 6 Descriptio...

Page 35: ...media center compatible remote or smart phone application for use with the Intel NUC The Location of the CIR is called out as Item B in Table 10 above 2 2 1 2 Digital Microphone Array The digital micr...

Page 36: ...8i7HN chassis Figure 7 Back Panel Layout Table 11 Components Shown in Figure 7 Item from Figure 7 Description A Speaker SPDIF B 19 5v DC power input jack C Thunderbolt 3 port Type C D Mini DisplayPort...

Page 37: ...the USB and I O headers on the top side of Intel NUC Kit NUC8i7HN Figure 8 Headers and Connectors Top Table 12 Headers and Connectors Shown in Figure 8 Item from Figure 8 Description A Front panel US...

Page 38: ...0 header NOTE The 5 V DC power on the USB header is fused Use only an internal USB connector that conforms to the USB 3 0 specification for high speed USB devices Figure 9 USB 3 0 Internal Header 1 25...

Page 39: ...nnector is an output The PCH asserts RST_N out to reset devices attached to front panel header Asserted during power up and when software initiates a hard reset NOTE Connector is Entry part number 395...

Page 40: ...ader 2M 2 connector B key type M for 2242 and 2280 modules C SODIMM A M 2 connector A key type M for 2242 and 2280 modules D SODIMM B E Digital Microphone Header F RTC Battery Header 2pin G RGB LED He...

Page 41: ...lug the power cord from the computer before changing a jumper setting Otherwise the board could be damaged Figure 12 shows the BIOS Security Jumper The 3 pin jumper determines the BIOS Security progra...

Page 42: ...Recovery Update was cancelled or a matching bio file was not found a Config Menu will be displayed The Config Menu consists of the following selected Power Button Menu options 1 Suppress this menu un...

Page 43: ...C 51 GND 48 N C 49 PETp0 SATA A 46 N C 47 PETn0 SATA A 44 N C 45 GND 42 N C 43 PERp0 SATA B 40 N C 41 PERn0 SATA B 38 DEVSLP O 39 GND 36 N C 37 PETp1 34 N C 35 PETn1 32 N C 33 GND 30 N C 31 PERp1 28...

Page 44: ...44 2 2 3 5 Kit Dimensions Figure 13 illustrates the dimensions for the kit Dimensions are given in millimeters Figure 13 Kit Dimensions...

Page 45: ...Technical Reference 45 2 3 VESA Bracket Figure 14 illustrates how to install the VESA mount bracket included with the kit Figure 14 Install VESA Bracket...

Page 46: ...46 Figure 15 shows the dimensions of the VESA bracket Dimensions are given in millimeters Figure 15 VESA Bracket Dimensions...

Page 47: ...Figure 16 shows the power adapter and plugs that may be included with the kit 100 240V AC Input 50 60 Hz 3 5 A 19 5V 11 8 A DC output 3 pin AC Power Cord Plug AC power cord options are as follows No...

Page 48: ...sage to maintain system power consumption below 230 W Designed for use with 230 W AC DC adapters NOTE It is recommended that you disable this feature via BIOS option when using an AC DC adapter greate...

Page 49: ...ity change of 170 inches s Packaged Half sine 2 millisecond Product Weight pounds Free Fall inches Velocity Change inches s 20 36 167 21 40 30 152 41 80 24 136 81 100 18 118 Vibration Unpackaged 5 Hz...

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Page 51: ...nagement Interface DMI compliant method for managing computers in a managed network The main component of SMBIOS is the Management Information Format MIF database which contains information about the...

Page 52: ...erify 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 one of the followin...

Page 53: ...e used for BIOS recovery Hard disk drive connected to USB Yes CD DVD drive connected to USB Yes USB flash drive Yes USB diskette drive with a 1 4 MB diskette No BIOS update file is bigger than 1 4 MB...

Page 54: ...ked even if the following devices are not present Video Display 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 displ...

Page 55: ...e default settings ignoring settings in VPD where possible At the point where Setup Entry Boot would be in the normal boot path the BIOS will display the following prompt and wait for a keystroke ESC...

Page 56: ...ST execution will pause with the following prompt to force the user to enter the Master Key or User hard disk drive password Enter Hard Disk Drive Password Upon successful entry of the Master Key or U...

Page 57: ...r can enter either password to boot the computer For enhanced security use different passwords for the supervisor and user passwords Valid password characters are A Z a z and 0 9 Passwords may be up t...

Page 58: ...or Default Colors Front panel Power Button Power Status S0 and S3 S0 Blue solid S3 Blue Blinking Front Panel LED 1 Storage Disk Activity Default Off flash red during activity Front Panel LED 2 Etherne...

Page 59: ...then off for 0 5 seconds 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...

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