Cnx Kc12 Mini Pc User Manual

CNX KC12 Mini PC

Safety Warning

 To avoid the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury, basic safety precautions should be followed when using this computer, including the following:

1. Read these guidance notes carefully before using the computer;
2. Place this computer on a smooth countertop prior to setup;
3. Keep the computer away from heat, humidity and dust；
4. Do not hit or drop the computer to avoid damage；
5. Do not spill any liquid on the computer to avoid damaging it or causing it to burn;
6. Do not clog computer vents or other open slots；
7. Unplug the computer if it will not be used for a long time;
8. Do not disassemble the computer by For safety reasons, have it done by a professional.

Thanks for your support and happy using!
This product is not sold with a power adapter, if consumers use a power adapter to supply power, they should buy the supporting use of CCC certification and meet the requirements of the power adapter.

Product Specifications

Interface Description

How to add RAM and replace SSD

1. To remove the bottom case, first remove the four foot cover.
2. Use a screwdriver to unscrew the screws to open the bottom case.
3. After open the bottom case, you will see inside slot for RAM SSD and header on the motherboard
4. The memory and SSD are installed in the locations shown in the photos. SSD support 2 slot for NVME/SSD & ONLY NVME SSD
5.  Adding or replacing memory.
6. If you want to replace the SSD, please remove the screws first.
7. when close the bottom case, please pay attention the direction as picture show

Attention

1. The memory standard for this computer is SO-DIMM DDR4 and the SSD standard is M.2 2280 SSD.
2. You can also add a 7mm 2.5″ hard drive to this computer.

How to install a 2.5inch hard drive

1. Hard drive size is 7mm 2.5 inches
2. Align the drive with the bracket screw holes.
3. Tighten the screws on both sides. (Four in total)
4. Connect the hard drive to the motherboard connectors with the attached special SATA cable and SATA power cable.

BIOS Setup

BIOS Instruction

This motherboard uses AMI BIOS, which is known as Basic Input Output System(Basic input/output system). It is stored in a chip on the motherboard of your computer. When you turn on your computer, BIOS is the first program to run, and it has the following main functions:

• A. Power On Self Test (POST), the function is to check if the computer is good.
• B. Initialize and detect some external devices and load and run your operating system.
• C. Provides the lowest, most basic level of control over your computer hardware.
• D. Manage your computer through SETUP in BIOS.

BIOS data is stored in a CMOSRO RAM chip on the motherboard, maintained by a 3.3V coin cell battery, which contains important
information about the system and the setup program for setting system parameters – the BIOS Setup program. When the system is
running normally, the BIOS does not need to be modified, and when the CMOS data is lost due to other reasons, the BIOS needs to be reset.
Attention:
Improper BIOS settings can directly damage your computer’s hardware and even burn your motherboard, so it is recommended that those unfamiliar with the settings be careful to modify them. Due to the BIOS in the motherboard constantly upgraded, this manual in the relevant BIOS information for reference only. Therefore, the BIOS information in this manual is not guaranteed to be consistent with the information in the actual BIOS of the motherboard information.

BIOS Settings

Press F2 to enter BIOS Setup
Press F7 to enter the Boot menu
Press <Enter> to select and use Page Up and Page Down to change the options. Press <F1> for help, press <Esc> to exit. Please see the following sheet for details.

• Set the timer start time
  Advanced→RC ACPI Setting→Wake system from S5（The default is Disabled）
  After setting to Enabled, you can set the timer on time, which is hour, minute and second
  
• Power-on settings(State After G3)
  Chepset→PCH-IO Configuration →State After G3
  
  • State After G3，The available options are：S0 State/S5 State
    S5 State：Press the power on button to turn on normally
    S0 State：Automatic power on after power on.
• PXE Setting(Network Stack Configuration)
  Advanced→ Network Stack Configuration
  
  • Network Stack The default option is Enabled
    PXE Function Controller: Available options are: Enabled, Disabled

How to avoid equipment failure

If you encounter any questions in the use, please feel free to contact us, thanks again for your support and happy life!

References

• Products formerly Alder Lake