Technical product specification

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Intel NUC Board NUC5i5RYB and Intel NUC Board NUC5i3RYB Technical Product Specification
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1.6 USB
The board supports eight USB ports. All eight ports are high-speed, full-speed, and low-speed
capable. The port arrangement is as follows:
USB 3.0 ports:
Two ports are implemented with external front panel connectors (blue and orange)
Two ports are implemented with external back panel connectors (blue)
USB 2.0 ports:
Two ports via one dual-port internal 1x8 1.25 mm pitch header (white)
One port is reserved for an M.2 1216 for the Wireless module
NOTE
Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC
Class B requirements, even if no device is attached to the cable. Use a shielded cable that meets
the requirements for full-speed devices.
For information about Refer to
The location of the USB connectors on the back panel Figure 9, page 38
The location of the front panel USB headers Figure 2, page 15
1.7 SATA Interface
The board provides the following SATA interfaces:
One SATA 6.0 Gb/s port (blue)
One SATA 6.0 Gb/s port is reserved for an M.2 (Type M) 2240, 2260 or 2280 module for SSD
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.
1.7.1 AHCI Mode
The board supports AHCI storage mode.
NOTE
In order to use AHCI mode, AHCI must be enabled in the BIOS. Microsoft* Windows* 7 and Windows
8.1 include the necessary 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 available by Intel.