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BC246C

2020/12/14

Ordering Info

BC246C

Intel C246 ATX Motherboard

Accessory

1 x I/O Shield

• LGA1151socketsupports2C/4C/6CIntel®XeonE,Core™-i,

Pentium®, Celeron® processors

• 4xDIMMsocketssupport2666/2400/2133MHzUDIMMupto

64GB system memory

• SupportsECCMemoryusingcompatibleprocessors

• 1xPCIex16,2xPCIex4,2xPCIex1,2xPCI,2xM.2

• SupportsTripleDisplays

• 1xHDMI,2xDisplayPorts(supportsDP++),1xVGA

• OnboardUSB:8xUSB2.0and1xUSB3.1Gen2Header(2

Ports on Header)

• ExternalUSB:6xUSB3.1Gen1(Speedupto5Gbps)and1x

USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C (Speed up to 10Gbps)

• 6xCOMPorts

• TPM2.0

Intel C246 ATX Motherboard supports 8th Gen Intel

Xeon E Series/Core-i/Pentium/Celeron Processors

with ECC Memory Support

Onboard I/O

USB

4 x USB 2.0 Headers (8 Ports on Header)

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Header with Shroud (2 Ports on Header)

COM

5 x RS-232 Headers with Voltage Selection

1 x RS-232/422/485 Headers with Voltage Selection

SATA

5 x SATA III

1 x SATA III (Shared with M.2)

MIO

1 x LPT, 1 x LPC, 1 x SPI, 1 x Front Audio, 1 x Amplifier, 1 x Front

Panel, 1 x 8-bit GPIO, 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan, 2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan,

2 x LAN Status LED Headers, 1 x Horizontal Socket Type CMOS

Battery Holder, 1 x Chassis Intrusion Locking Type Header

Mechanical & Environment

Power Connector 1 x Std. 24 pin ATX Connector

1 x 4 pin ATX 12 Connector

AT/ATX Mode Jumper

Operating Temp.

0°C ~ 60°C (32°F ~ 140°F)

Storage Temp.

-20°C ~ 80°C (-4°F ~ 176°F)

Operating

Humidity

5% ~ 90% Relative Humidity, Non-condensing

Dimensions

12” x 9.6” (305x244mm)

Certification

Information

CE, FCC Class B

Weight

1.85 lbs

System

CPU

LGA1151 socket supports 2C/4C/6C Intel® Xeon E, Core™-i,

Pentium®, Celeron® processors (Intel® Coffee Lake Platform)

up to 95W TDP

Supported Intel® 9th gen processors:

Intel® Core i7-9700E

Intel® Core i7-9700TE

Intel® Core i5-9500TE

Intel® Core i5-9500E

Intel® Core i3-9100E

Intel® Core i3-9100TE

System Chipset

Intel® C246 Express Chipset

System Memory

4 x DIMM sockets support 2666/2400/2133 MHz UDIMM up to

64GB

Supports ECC Memory using compatible processors

Audio

Realtek HD Audio support 7.1 channel sound playback

Ethernet

Intel® I225/I226 Ethernet Controller

* Please note 05/12/2022 PCN update

BIOS

AMI 256Mb SPI BIOS

Expansion

1 x PCIe x16 Slot

2 x PCIe x4 Slots

2 x PCIe x1 Slots

2 x PCI Slots

1 x M.2 Type M 2242, 2260, 2280 Slot (with PCIe x4 & SATA III)

1 x M.2 Type A/E 2232 (with USB & PCIe x1)

TPM

TPM 2.0

Display

Graphics Engine

Intel® Integrated Graphic

Display Interfaces 2 x DisplayPort (supports DP++), 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA

Display Capability Supports 3 Independent Display

External I/O

Audio

Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in

USB

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A Connectors

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Connectors

Note:

USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Speed up to 5Gbps), same as USB 3.0

USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Speed up to 10Gbps)

LAN and USB

2 x RJ45 and 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Stacked) (4 x USB 3.1 Ports)

Display

1 x DB-15 VGA

2 x DisplayPort (supports DP++)

1 x HDMI

VGA (top)

HDMI (bottom)

Audio Jacks

4-pin ATX Power

Connector

ATX Power

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Header with

4 x USB 2.0

1 x M.2 (Full Size)

2 x DisplayPort