ASUS NUC 14 Pro/Pro+ Kit/Board/Mini-PC Technical Product Specification Regulatory Models: NUC14RVK, NUC14RVH, NUC14RVS, NUC14RVB February 24’ Revision 1.0 ASUS NUC Boards NUC14RV 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 ASUS NUC Board NUC14RV Specification Update.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Revision History Revision Revision History Date 1.0 First release of the ASUS NUC 14 Pro/Pro+ Board/Kit Technical Product Specification February 2024 Disclaimer THIS PRODUCT SPECIFICATION APPLIES TO ONLY THE STANDARD ASUS NUC BOARD NUC14RV WITH BIOS IDENTIFIERS RVMTL357.00XX, RVMTLV57.00XX, OR RVRPLR30.00XX.
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ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and environmental requirements, and the BIOS for ASUS NUC Board/Kits NUC14RV. Some features are only available on certain SKUs.
Other Common Notation # Used after a signal name to identify an active-low signal (such as USBP0#) GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes) GB/s Gigabytes per second Gb/s Gigabits per second KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes) Kb Kilobit (1024 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 with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. x.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Production Identification Information ASUS NUC Products NUC14RV Identification Information Product Name NUC14RVKC3 NUC14RVHC3 ASUS NUC Board BIOS Revision NUC14RVBC3 RVRPLR30.00xx NUC14RVBU5 RVMTL357.00xx NUC14RVBv5 RVMTLV57.00xx NUC14RVBU7 RVMTL357.00xx NUC14RVBv7 RVMTLV57.00xx NUC14RVBU9 RVMTL357.
Specification Changes or Clarifications The table below indicates the Specification Changes or Specification Clarifications that apply to the ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV. 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 for the latest documentation.
Table of Contents 1 Product Description ............................................................................................... 15 1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 1.1.1 Summary of Mini PC SKUs ................................................................................................. 15 1.1.2 Summary of Standard Kit and Board SKUs .............................
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 BIOS Updates ............................................................................................................................................ 48 5.2.1 BIOS Recovery ........................................................................................................................ 48 Boot Options .........................................................................................................
Contents Table 13. Front Panel Header (2.0 mm Pitch) .................................................................................................. 34 Table 14. States for a One-Color Power LED ................................................................................................... 35 Table 15. States for a Dual-Color Power LED .................................................................................................. 35 Table 16. BIOS Security Jumper Settings ........................
1 Product Description 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Summary of Mini PC SKUs Product Codes and Ordering information https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/nucs/allseries/filter?Category=NUC-Pro. Processor Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 185H Chassis Pro+ Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155H Pro+ Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155H Tall Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 135H Slim Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125H Pro+ Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125H Tall 1.1.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 1.1.3 Feature Summary Kits Table 1 summarizes the major features of ASUS NUC Board, Kit, and Mini PC NUC14RV Table 1. Feature Summary Board Dimensions 4.0in by 4.0in (104.1mm by 101.
Product Overview Communication Intel® Wi-Fi 6E1 AX211 (Gig+) M.2 1216 Soldered down module • 802.11ax R2 2x2, both with 160Mhz channel support + Bluetooth v5.3 • Maximum transfer speed up to 2.4 Gbps • Intel® AMT/vPro support on Core i5 vPro and Core i7 vPro SKUs only More information about Intel® wireless products can be found at https://ark.intel.com To obtain drivers visit https://www.asus.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Operating Temperatures BIOS Operating System (Mini PCs only) • 12VDC to 20VDC +/- 5% with DC voltage protection ASUS BIOS provides options to select an External Ambient Temperature Tolerance. Users can select 0-35C, 0-40C, or User Defined. Each option impacts system power, performance, and cooling settings.
Product Overview 2 Product Layout 2.1 Board Layout 2.1.1 Board Layout (Bottom) Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on the bottom of ASUS NUC Board NUC14RV. Figure 1.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Table 3. Components Shown in Figure 1 20 Item from Figure 1 Description A 12-20 V DC Input Jack B HDMI 2.1 TMDS Port 1 with Built-In CEC Support C LAN Connector D Back Panel USB 3.2 Gen 2 / USB 2.0 E HDMI 2.1 TMDS Port 2 with Built-In CEC Support F M.2 Retention BIOS Security Header G Front Panel Header H Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel® MEBX) Reset Header I M.2 1216 WiFi J USB 2.0 Headers K M.
Product Overview 2.1.2 Board Layout (Top) Figure 2 shows the location of the major components on the bottom-side of ASUS NUC Board NUC14RV. Figure 2. Major Board Components (Top) Table 4.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 2.1.3 Front Panel Item Description A B C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C Port (20Gbps) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (black) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (black) D Front Panel Power Button Figure 3. Front Panel Connectors 2.1.4 Back Panel Item Description A B C 12-20 V DC Input Jack HDMI 2.1 TMDS Port 1 LAN Connector D E † F USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (blue) / USB 2.0 Port (black) HDMI 2.
Product Overview Figure 4. Back Panel Connectors 2.1.5 Chassis Expandability Options The tall chassis provides a back-panel expansion bay that includes a removeable faceplate for when no ports are installed and an internal removeable bracket that is pre-punched for attaching one DB9 port. Some 3rd party expandability dongles are available from https://gorite.com and a specification is available for the design of 3rd party add in cards. Figure 5.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 2.1.6 Block Diagram Figure 6.
Product Overview 3 Feature Descriptions 3.1 Graphics Subsystem ASUS NUC Boards NUC14RV with Core™ Ultra Processors (Core™ Ultra 9/7/5) support Intel® Arc™ Graphics while the NUC14RV with Core™ 3 Processor support Intel® Graphics. 3.1.1 Intel® Arc™ Graphics Intel® Arc™ Graphics implements a high-performance and low-power HW acceleration for video decoding operations for multiple video codecs.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Intel® Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors 3.1.2 Intel® Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors features the following: • DirectX* 12.1 support • OpenGL* 4.6 support • Max HDMI resolution 4096x2304 at 60Hz • Max DP resolution 7680x4320 at 60Hz† • OpenCL* 3.0 support 3.1.
Product Overview 3.2 SATA Interface The board provides the following SATA interfaces: • One SATA 6.0 Gb/s combined Data and Power connector • Accepts up to 7mm in height 2.5” drives The PCH provides independent SATA ports with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 6 Gb/s. A point-to-point interface is used for host to device connections. 3.3 Real-Time Clock Subsystem A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 3.4 LAN Subsystem 3.4.1 RJ-45 LAN Connector with Integrated LEDs Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector (shown in Figure 7). Item Description A Link LED (Green) B Data Rate LED (Green/Yellow) Figure 7. LAN Connector LED Locations Table 5 describes the LED states when the board is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating. Table 5.
Product Overview 3.5 Hardware Management Subsystem 3.5.1 Fan Monitoring Fan monitoring can be implemented using third-party software. 3.5.2 System States and Power States Table 6 describes the ACPI states supported by the processor. Table 6. Systems States State Description G0/S0/C0 Full On: CPU operating. Individual devices may be shut to save power. The different CPU operating levels are defined by Cx states. GO/S0/Cx Cx State: CPU manages C-states by itself and can be in lower power states.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 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 just BIOS option. 3. Windows Fast startup will block wake from LAN and USB from S5. 4. WoL from S4 via Magic Packet is not supported.
4 Technical Reference 4.1 Connectors and Headers CAUTION Only the following connectors and headers have overcurrent protection: back panel USB Type A and Type C, front panel USB, internal USB headers, internal power header, and DC Vin jack. All other connectors and headers are not overcurrent protected and should connect only to devices inside the computer’s chassis, such as fans and internal peripherals. Do not use these connectors or headers to power devices external to the computer’s chassis.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Table 10. M.2 2280 Module (Mechanical Key M) Connector 32 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 74 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 75 GND 72 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 73 GND 70 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 71 GND 68 SUSCLK(32kHz) (O)(0/3.
Technical Reference Table 11. M.2 2242 Module (Mechanical Key M) Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 74 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 75 GND 72 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 73 GND 70 3.3V (4A total for pins 74, 72, 70, 18, 16, 14, 12, 4, 2 (0.5A per pin)) 71 GND 68 SUSCLK(32kHz) (O)(0/3.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 4.1.1.1 Front Panel Header (2.0 mm Pitch) This section describes the functions of the front panel header. Table 12 lists the signal names of the front panel header. Figure 8 is a connection diagram for the front panel header. Table 12. Front Panel Header (2.
Technical Reference 4.1.1.1.3 Power/Sleep LED Header Pins 2 and 4 can be connected to a one- or two-color LED. Table 13 and Table 14 show the possible LED states. Table 13. States for a One-Color Power LED LED State Description Off Power off Blinking Standby Steady Normal operation Table 14.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Figure 9. Location of the BIOS Security Jumper Table 15 describes the jumper settings for the three modes: normal, lockdown, and configuration. Table 15. BIOS Security Jumper Settings 36 Function/Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Normal 1-2 Lockdown 2-3 Configuration None The BIOS uses current configuration information and passwords for booting.
Technical Reference 4.1.1.3 Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel® MEBX) Reset Header The Intel® MEBX reset header (see Figure 1) allows you to reset the CMOS values to the factory defaults in situations when the system may have become unresponsive, such as after a failed BIOS update. It achieves this by placing a low on the reset pin of the Real Time Clock (RTC). Momentarily shorting pins 1 and 2 with a jumper will accomplish reset CMOS values to default.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 4.1.1.4 Fan Header Current Capability Table 16 lists the current capability of the fan headers. Table 16. Fan Header Current Capability Fan Header Maximum Available Current Processor fan 1A 4.1.1.5 Power Supply Connectors NOTE External power voltage, 12-20 (±5%) V DC, is dependent on the type of power supply used.
Technical Reference Table 17. Internal Power Supply Connector Pins Pins 1,2 3,4 Signal Name +12-20V GND Figure 10.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 4.2 4.2.1 Mechanical Considerations NUC 14 Pro Chassis Images Figure 11. Tall Chassis Image Front Figure 12.
Technical Reference Figure 13. Tall Chassis Image Back Panel Figure 14.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 4.2.2 NUC 14 Pro+ Chassis Images Figure 15. Pro + Chassis Image Front Panel Figure 16.
Technical Reference 4.2.3 Form Factor The board is designed to fit into a custom chassis. Figure 17 illustrates the mechanical form factor for the board. Dimensions are given in millimeters. The outer dimensions are 107.50 millimeters (front to back from furthest excursion of rear HDMI to front Type C) by 101.60 millimeters (side to side). The mounting post centers are identified by the 95.00, 94.75, and 90.50 millimeters measurements. Figure 17.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification Figure 18 shows the height dimensions of the board. Dimensions are in mm. The tallest feature on the user accessible side of the board when in use is the M.2 retention pegs, and on the CPU side is the thermal module. Figure 18. Board Height Dimensions 4.
Technical Reference 4.4 Reliability The demonstrated Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is done through 24/7 testing. Full ASUS NUC systems in chassis with memory, SSD or HDD, and a fan are ran at 100% on time for 90 days continuously while running system wide stress inducing software in a 40 °C ambient air temperature chamber. The demonstrated MTBF for ASUS NUC Board NUC14RV is >50,000 hours.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 4.5 Environmental Table 18 lists the environmental specifications for the board. CAUTION If the external ambient temperature exceeds 40 oC, further thermal testing is required to ensure components do not exceed their maximum operating temperature. Table 18. Environmental Specifications Parameter Specification Temperature Sustained Storage Limits (i.e. warehouse) Short Duration Limits (i.e.
Technical Reference Unpackaged Random profile 5 Hz @ 0.001 g^2/Hz to 20 Hz @ 0.01 g^2/Hz(slope up) 20 Hz to 500 Hz @ 0.01 g^2/Hz (flat) Input acceleration is 2.20g RMS Packaged Random Profile: 0.001 g^2/Hz to 20 Hz @ 0.01 g^2/Hz (slope up) 20 Hz to 500 Hz @ 0.01 g@/Hz (flat) Input acceleration is 2.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 5 Overview of BIOS Features 5.1 Introduction The board uses an ASUS AMI BIOS core that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated through multiple methods (see Section 5.2). The SPI Flash contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play support.
Technical Reference 5.3 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a hard drive, removeable driver, or the network. The default setting is for the hard drive to be the first boot device, the removeable drive second, and the network third. NOTE The network can be selected as a boot device. This selection allows booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. Pressing the key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN.
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification detected (or the BIOS Recovery was cancelled) then the BIOS will reset the system and continue normally to POST. 5.4 [F5] Restore BIOS Settings The BIOS will restore the current setup settings and the current defaults to the build time defaults in the case of a boot issue caused by setup variable changes. [F7] Update BIOS BIOS Update during the BDS phrase.
Technical Reference NOTE As implemented on the ASUS NUC14RV board, the hard disk drive password security feature is only supported on the SATA Port 0 (M.2) or the SATA port 1 (onboard SATA connector).
ASUS NUC Board/Kit/Mini PC NUC14RV{X} Technical Product Specification 5.5 BIOS Security Features The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can boot the computer. A Supervisor and User password can be set for the BIOS Setup program and for botting the computer, with the following restrictions: • • • • • • • • The Supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the Setup options in the BIOS Setup program. This is Supervisor Mode.
Technical Reference 5.6 BIOS Error Messages Table 23 lists the error messages and provides a brief description of each. Table 23. BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation CMOS Battery Failure The battery may be losing power. Replace the battery soon. CMOS Checksum Error The CMOS checksum is incorrect. CMOS memory may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values. Memory Size Decreased Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no memory was removed, then the memory may be bad.
