If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the computer chassis. Installation Precautions When you install and test the Intel NUC, observe all warnings and cautions in the installation instructions. To avoid injury, be careful of: ...
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• Open the Intel NUC Chassis To open the Intel NUC chassis, follow these steps: 1. With a screwdriver unscrew the four corner screws on the bottom cover of the chassis and lift the cover (using an electric or battery operated screw driver can damage the NUC).
User Guide for NUC7i3BNHX1, NUC7i5BNHX1, NUC7i7BNHX1 Installing and Removing Memory Intel NUC Kits NUC7i3BNHX1, NUC7i5BNHX1 and NUC7i7BNHX1 have two 260-pin DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets. Be sure to select memory modules that meet these requirements: 1.2V low voltage memory 2133 MHz SO-DIMMs ...
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NUC7i7BNHX1 NOTE Before changing the Intel Optane memory module, it needs to be disabled. Follow Removing Intel Optane Memory on this page first, before taking the module out. To Change an M.2 SSD: 1. Remove the small silver screw from the 80mm or 42mm metal standoff on the board (A).
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User Guide for NUC7i3BNHX1, NUC7i5BNHX1, NUC7i7BNHX1 Install a 2.5” SSD or Hard Drive The Intel NUC Kits NUC7i3BNHX1, NUC7i5BNHX1 and NUC7i7BNHX1 support an additional 2.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) or Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Find compatible 2.5” drives in the Intel Product Compatibility Tool: ...
User Guide for NUC7i3BNHX1, NUC7i5BNHX1, NUC7i7BNHX1 Close the Chassis After all components have been installed, close the Intel NUC chassis (using an electric or battery operated screw driver can damage the NUC).
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1. Using the four small black screws that were included in the box, attach the VESA bracket to the back of the monitor or TV. 2. Attach the two slightly larger black screws to the bottom chassis cover of the Intel NUC. 3. Slide the Intel NUC onto the VESA mount bracket.
User Guide for NUC7i3BNHX1, NUC7i5BNHX1, NUC7i7BNHX1 Connect Power Country-specific power plug attachments are included in the Intel NUC Kit box. 1. Choose the attachment for your region. Plug Code Country United States United Kingdom European Union Australia Plug Code Country...
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User Guide for NUC7i3BNHX1, NUC7i5BNHX1, NUC7i7BNHX1 2. Slide the attachment (B) onto the power plug, locking it into place (A). 3. Connect AC power.
Supported Operating Systems for a list of Intel-validated Windows* operating systems, as well as versions of Linux that have been reported as compatible by Intel NUC owners. Install Intel NUC Drivers To download the latest Microsoft* Windows* drivers and BIOS updates, use the Intel®...