Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X

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Date 02/24/2022
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Baseboard Connectors

The NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit has a baseboard that expands the connectivity of the NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Compute Element through the usage of PCI Express lanes. Connectors that are used for expansion through the NUC Element gold fingers to the Baseboard are shown in Table 6. Figure 9 shows a top down view of all connectors and headers on the BBMC1B2 Baseboard.

Table 6. Intel BBMC1B2 Baseboard configuration

Connector Type

Description

PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot

The NUC Extreme Compute Element input connector (black)

PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot

PCIe 5.0 x16 standard compliant slot (blue)

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Item

Description

A

NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot input (black)

B

PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (Blue)

C

D

E

F

Standard ATX Power input connector (24pin)

PMBUS 5pin header

Addressable RGB 5V LED Headers

4pin USB 2.0 input (interface to control RGB LEDs)

Figure 9. BBMC1B2 Baseboard Connectors

BBMC1B2 baseboard LED Switch location.

The Intel® NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Kit features a bottom mounted LED toggle switch on the baseboard that is has a dedicated button for enabling or disabling the LEDs on the chassis.

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Figure 10. NUC 12 Extreme / Pro X Baseboard LED Switch location