ASROCK NUC-1260P User manual

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NUC-1260P
NUC-1240P
NUC-1220P
NUC-1265UE
NUC-1245UE
NUC-1215UE
NUC-7305E
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published December 26, 2022
Copyright©2022 ASRockind INC. All rights reserved.

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Version 1.0
Published March 2022
Copyright©2022 ASRockind INC. All rights reserved.
Copyright Notice:
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documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of
ASRockind Inc.
Products and corporate names appearing in this documentation may or may not
be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used
only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to
infringe.
Disclaimer:
Specications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for
informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be
constructed as a commitment by ASRockind. ASRockind assumes no responsibility
for any errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation.
With respect to the contents of this documentation, ASRockind does not provide
warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to
the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or tness for a particular
purpose.
In no event shall ASRockind, its directors, ocers, employees, or agents be liable for
any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for
loss of prots, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like),
even if ASRockind has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from
any defect or error in the documentation or product.
is device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”
ASRockind Website: http://www.asrockind.com

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States and other countries.
CAUTION:
RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE.
DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.

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Contents
1 Introduction ....................................................... 5
1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 5
1.2 Specications................................................................. 6
1.3 Motherboard Layout....................................................... 8
1.4 I/O Panel........................................................................ 9
2 Installation ......................................................... 10
2.1 Screw Holes................................................................... 10
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 10
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM).................. 11
2.4 Expansion Slots ............................................................ 12
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors................................ 13
2.6 Installation of ROM Socket ............................................ 16
3 UEFI SETUP UTILITY ....................................... 17
3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 17
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar .................................................... 17
3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 18
3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 18
3.3 Advanced Screen........................................................... 19
3.3.1 CPU Conguration ............................................... 20
3.3.2 Chipset Conguration........................................... 22
3.3.3 Storage Conguration .......................................... 23
3.3.4 Super IO Conguration ........................................ 24
3.3.5 AMT Conguration ............................................... 25
3.3.6 ACPI Conguration............................................... 27
3.3.7 USB Conguration ............................................... 28
3.3.8 Trusted Computing............................................... 29
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................... 30
3.5 Security Screen ............................................................. 31
3.6 Boot Screen ................................................................... 32
3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 33
4 Software Support .............................................. 34
4.1 Install Operating System................................................ 34

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRockind NUC-1260P / NUC-1240P / NUC-1220P /
NUC-1265UE / NUC-1245UE / NUC-1215UE / NUC-7305E motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRockind’s consistently stringent quality control. It
delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRockind’s com-
mitment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-
by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the conguration
guide to BIOS setup.
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without no-
tice. In case any modications of this manual occur, the updated version
will be available on ASRockind website without further notice. You may
nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRockind website
as well. ASRockind website http://www.asrockind.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit
our website for specic information about the model you are using.
www.asrockind.com/support/index.asp
1.1 Package Contents
ASRockind NUC-1260P / NUC-1240P / NUC-1220P / NUC-1265UE / NUC-1245UE
/ NUC-1215UE / NUC-7305E Motherboard (NUC 4.09” x 4.02” (104 x 102mm))

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1.2 Specications
Form
Factor Dimensions NUC 4.09" x 4.02" (104 x 102mm)
Processor
System
CPU
Intel®12th Gen (Alder Lake-P) Core™
Processors
NUC-1260P (i7-1260P)
NUC-1240P (i5-1240P)
NUC-1220P (i3-1220P)
NUC-1265UE (i7-1265UE)
NUC-1245UE (i5-1245UE)
NUC-1215UE (i3-1215UE)
NUC-7305E (Celeron-7305E)
Chipset MCP
BIOS AMI SPI 256 Mbit
Memory
Technology Dual Channel DDR4 3200 MHz
Capacity 64GB (32 GB per DIMM)
Socket 2 x 260-pin SO-DIMM
Graphics
Controller Intel®Iris® Xe Graphics for i7/i5 CPU
Intel® UHD Graphics for i3/Celeron CPU
HDMI HDMI 2.0b
Max resolution up to 4096x2160@60Hz
DisplayPort DisplayPort 1.4a, DP++
Max resolution up to 4096X2160@60Hz
Multi Display Max 4 display (Included 2 outputs from Type-C)
Expansion
Slot M.2 1 x M.2 (Key E, 2230) with PCIe x1, USB 2.0
and CNVio for Wireless
Audio Interface Realtek ALC233, High Denition Audio
Ethernet
Controller/
Speed Intel®I225LM with 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
Controller 2 x RJ-45
Front I/O USB
2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-A)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-C, Supports DP1.4a
display output)
* USB4™ Compliance Test is pending for
certication
Audio 1 (headphone & microphone jack)

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Rear I/O
HDMI 1 x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort 1 x DP 1.4a
Ethernet 2 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN
USB 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type A)
DC Jack 1
Internal
Connector
USB 2 x USB 2.0 (1 x 2.00 pitch header)
COM 1 x COM(RS-232/422/485)
TPM TPM 2.0 onboard IC
Storage M.2
1 x M.2 (KEY M, 2242/2260/2280) with
PCIe Gen4 x4 for SSD
*M.2 Key M 2280 (Supported by bracket)
SATA 1 x SATA3.0 (6.0 Gb/s)
Watchdog
Timer
Output From Super I/O to drag RESETCON#
Interval 256 Segments, 0, 1, 2, ...255sec
Power
Requirements
Input PWR 12V~19V DC-In Jack
Power On
AT/ATX Supported
AT: Directly PWR on as power input ready
ATX: Press button to PWR on after power
input ready
Environment
Operating
Temp 0ºC ~ 60ºC
Storage
Temp -40°C ~ 85°C
Operating
Humidity 5% ~ 90%
Storage
Humidity 5% ~ 90%

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1.3 Motherboard Layout
1 : M.2 Key-M Socket (M2_M1)
2 : M.2 Key-E Socket (M2_E1)
3 : USB2.0 Connector (USB2_7_8)
4 : COM Port Header (RS-232/422/485)
5 : SATA3 Port (SATA3_0)
6 : JP1
7 : System Panel Header (PANEL1)
Back Side :
Power Button (PWR_BTN1)
Fan Connector (FAN1)
Battery Connector (BAT1)
ESPI Connector (ESPI)

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1.4 I/O Panel
Front I/O:
Rear I/O:
1 USB3/DP Type-C Port (TC_UD1)
2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (USB3_3_4)
3 Thunderbolt Type-C Port (TC_T0)
4 Audio Jack (AUDIO1)
5 RJ-45 LAN Port (LAN1)*
6 RJ-45 LAN Port (LAN2)*
7 Top : DisplayPort (DP1)
Bottom : HDMI Port (HDMI1)
8 USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (USB3_1_2)
9 DC-In Jack (DC_IN1)
* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED
indications.
LAN Port LED Indications
Activity/Link LED SPEED LED
Status Description Status Description
O󰀨 No Link O󰀨 10Mbps/100Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 1Gbps connection
On Link Green 2.5Gbps connection
ACT/LINK
LED
SPEED
LED
LAN Port

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Chapter 2: Installation
Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure
that the motherboard ts into it.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and
damages to motherboard components.
2.1 Screw Holes
Place screws into the holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also
remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object
before you handle components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or
in the bag that comes with the component.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is
switched o󰀨 or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,
and/or components.

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM)
This motherboard rovides two 204-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) SO-DIMM slots.
Step 1. Align a SO-DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the SO-DIMM
matches the break on the slot.
1. The SO-DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage
to the motherboard and the SO-DIMM if you force the SO-DIMM into the slot at
incorrect orientation.
2. Please do not intermix di󰀨erent voltage SO-DIMMs on this motherboard.
Step 2. Firmly insert the SO-DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both
ends fully snap back in place and the SO-DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (M.2 Slots)
There are 2 M.2 slots on this motherboard.
M.2 for SSD: 1 x M.2 (KEY M, 2242/2260/2280) with PCIe Gen4 x4 for SSD.
* M.2 Key M 2280 (Supported by bracket)
M.2 for Wi-Fi: 1 x M.2 (Key E, 2230) with PCIe x1, USB 2.0 and CNVi for Wireless.
M.2 Key-M Socket (M2_M1) M.2 Key-E Socket (M2_E1)
NC
NC
PERn0
PERp0
PETn0
PETp0

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2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
SATA3 Connector This Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
(SATA3_0: see p.8, No. 5) connector supports SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA3
interface allows up to 6.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
USB 2.0 Connector There is one USB 2.0
(9-pin USB2_7_8) connector on this
(see p.8 No. 3) motherboard.
COM Port Header (RS232/422/485)
(9-pin COM1: see p.8, No. 4)
NC
DUMMY
CCTS#1
RRTS#1
DDSR#1
DDTR#1
RRXD1
GND
TTXD1
DDCD#1
1
RRI#1
System Panel Header This header accommodates
(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel
(see p.8, No. 7) functions.
Connect the power switch, reset switch and system status indicator on the
chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the
positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connect to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure
the way to turn o󰀨 your system using the power switch.
R
ESET#
PWRBTN
#
PLED-
PLED+
GND
HDLED-
HDLED
+
1
DUMMY
GND

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RESET (Reset Switch):
Connect to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset
switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a
normal restart.
PLED (System Power LED):
Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED
is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-
tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is o󰀨 when the system is in S4 sleep
state or powered o󰀨 (S5).
HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED):
Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED
is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data.
The front panel design may di󰀨er by chassis. A front panel module mainly
consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED,
speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this
header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-ments are
matched correctly.
JP1 Header 1-2: SIO AT Mode
(8-pin JP1: see p.8, No. 6) (Default Open: SIO ATX Mode)
4-6: Clear CMOS
3-4: Auto Clear CMOS
5-7: DACC*
* Auto clear CMOS when system boot improperly.

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Back Side:
Power Button Header
(PWR_BTN1)
Fan Connector
(FAN1)
Battery Connector
(BAT1)
ESPI Connector
(ESPI1)
1
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
FAN_SPEED
+12V
GND
+5V

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2.6 Installation of ROM Socket
* Do not apply force to the actuator cover after ic inserted.
* Do not apply force to actuator cover when it is opening over 120
degree, Otherwise, the actuator cover may be broken.
* The yellow dot (Pin1) on the ROM must be installed at pin1 position of
the socket.
* Make sure the white dot on the ROM is installed outwards of the
socket.
* For further details of how to install ROM, please refer to ASRI website.
Warning: If the installation does not follow as the picture, then it
may cause severe damage to chipset & MB.

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Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure your
system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You
may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press
<F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP
UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by
pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system
chassis. You may also restart by turning the system o󰀨 and then back on.
Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the
following UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference
purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on
your screen.
3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar
The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:
Main To set up the system time/date information
Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Security To set up the security features
Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Exit To exit the current screen or the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu
bar, and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen. You can also use the
mouse to click your required item.

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3.1.2 Navigation Keys
Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation
key.
Navigation Key(s) Function Description
/ Moves cursor left or right to select Screens
/ Moves cursor up or down to select items
+ / - To change option for the selected items
<Enter> To bring up the selected screen
<F1> To display the General Help Screen
<F7> Discard changes
<F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings
<F10> To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY
<F12> Print screen
<ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen
3.2 Main Screen
When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display
the system overview.

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Setting wrong values in this section may cause
the system to malfunction.
3.3 Advanced Screen
In this section, you may set the congurations for the following items: CPU Congu-
ration, Chipset Conguration, Storage Conguration, Super IO Conguration, AMT
Conguration, ACPI Conguration, USB Conguration and Trusted Computing.
Instant Flash
Instant Flash is a UEFI ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This conve-
nient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without entering
operating systems rst like MS-DOS or Windows®. Just launch this tool
and save the new UEFI le to your USB ash drive, oppy disk or hard
drive, then you can update your UEFI only in a few clicks without prepar-
ing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Please
be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le
system. If you execute Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the UEFI
les and their respective information. Select the proper UEFI le to update
your UEFI, and reboot your system after UEFI update process completes.

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3.3.1 CPU Conguration
Intel Hyper Threading Technology
Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each
core, so that the overall performance on threaded software is improved.
Active Processor P-Cores
Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package.
Active Processor E-Cores
Select the number of E-Cores to enable in each processor package.
CPU C States Support
Enable CPU C States Support for power saving. It is recommended to
keep C3, C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving.
Intel Virtualization Technology
When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)
can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool
Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not
support Intel Virtualization Technology.
Intel SpeedStep Technology
Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro-
cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en-
able power saving. The default value is [Enabled]. Conguration options:
[Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows®10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7
32-bit / 7 64-bit and want to enable this function, please set this item to
[Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support In-
tel SpeedStep technology.
Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system
stability or compatibility issues with some power supplies. Please set this item to
[Disabled] if above issues occur.