Q670 8-Bay NAS Mini-ITX Motherboard LGA1700(Support 12th/13th/14th Gen. Desktop Processor), 8* SATA3.0, i226-LM 2.5G vPro NIC, 2* DDR5 MAX 128GB, 3* M.2 NVMe, 2* USB3.2 20Gbps, Dual Display at 4K@60Hz
$229.99
Price: $229.99
(as of Jan 05, 2025 03:21:40 UTC – Details)
Product Description
Highlights of Q670 NAS Motherboard:
6.7″ x 6.7″ (17cm x 17cm) standard Mini-ITX board, compatible with LGA115x/LGA1700 series CPU fan.
1* Intel i226-LM 2.5G RJ45 network port to support Intel vPro remote management function.
1* Intel i226-V 2.5G RJ45 network ports.
1* HDMI2.0 and 1* DP1.4 Ports to support dual display.
2* USB3.0 ports, 1* USB3.2 port, 1* Type-C 20Gbps rate.
Built-in a set of USB3.0 and USB2.0 pin sockets can be connected to the panel through the cable.
Built-in a USB2.0 interface to support USB flash disk encryption and other applications and part of the system boot.
NOTE: This Q670 8-Bay NAS motherboard supports vPro function, but this vPro function requires a combination of motherboard chip, BIOS, NIC chip and CPU.
For motherboard chip, it requires Q670 & W680;
For BIOS, it requires special settings;
For NIC chip, it requires i226-LM;
For CPU, it should be i5 1×500 or above, and Integrated graphics is required.
NOTE: When using the PCIe slot, the motherboard only has one memory slot available, if you need to use both memory slots at the same time, please leave msg to the seller so that we can send a new BIOS to be updated to fix it.
For the user manual, please visit our store FAQ page to download it or leave msg to the seller.
If you encounter the mini-itx motherboard can not boot up, please follow the steps below to troubleshoot and solve the problem:
First, ensure that the 24PIN + 8PIN power supply ports are connected
Troubleshooting the memory slot inside whether there is dust
Check whether the memory gold finger stains
Finally, check the CPU pin whether there is a twisted pin phenomenon.
How can we confirm if the memory is causing the failure to boot?
Unplug the RAM and turn on the motherboard, will it make an alarm sound?
If it does, it means there is no problem with this NAS board, plug the memory in again, the first time the motherboard needs to read the memory information, please wait a few minutes after booting.
If it doesn’t, please disconnect the BIOS battery from the motherboard and put it back on after 5 minutes.
Memory Compatibility Recommendations:
It is compatible with Crucial memory
It is compatible with Samsung memory
Please NOTE: Motherboards are currently only compatible with 20 series and below graphics cards.
If you have more questions, please don’t worry, we have professional technical team to help you solve the problem.
I/O Panel
2* USB3.0, 1* USB3.2, 1* Type-C(USB3.2 rate, no display support), 1* HDMI2.0, 1* DP1.4, 2* 2.5G RJ45 port, 2* Audio Interface
Video Outputs
1* HDMI2.0 (4096×2160@60Hz) and 1* DP1.4 (4096×2160@60Hz) to support dual 4K display
Network Card
1* Intel i226-LM 2.5G RJ45 port, 1* Intel i226-V 2.5G RJ45 port
TDP
65W Base power consumption
OS
Compatible with Linux/Windows 11/Windows10, EFI mode only
When installing the CPU, please follow the above illustration to install it correctly, otherwise the CPU pins may be skewed, resulting in motherboard damage and failure to boot.
Please leave msg to the seller for a video guide on booting and troubleshooting.
LGA1700 Socket Processor
Support Intel 12th/13th/14th generation LGA1700 desktop processors.
Note: 1. default support for 65W TDP processor, DO NOT recommend the K-Series processors; 2. It is recommended to use 13500T and other processors with T-series processor.
For long-term use, low power consumption is more energy efficient.
Dual DDR5 RAM Slots
2* Desktop U-DIMM DDR5 memory slots and default support 5600MHz.(Compatible with 4800MHz/5200MHz)
Note: 12th Gen. processors only support 4800MHz, and the default support for the 13th Gen. processor and above is 5600Mhz.
Dual memory slots support up to 128GB RAM.
8x Native SATA Signals
8 SATA3.0 ports with independent transfer rate up to 6Gbps per port.
PCIe 5.0 x16 Interface
PCIe 5.0 x16 interface can be expanded PCI-E network card, array card, graphics card.
Support all kinds of PCI-E protocol expansion accessories.
PCIe NVMe M.2 Slots
The front of the motherboard supports SSD1 PCIe4.0 x4 M.2 2280 and 22110 size, Speeds up to 7500M/s+
The back of the motherboard supports SSD2 PCIe3.0 x4 M.2 2280 and SSD3 PCIe4.0 x4 M.2 2280, Speed can reach 7500M/s+
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CPU
i3/i5/i7 12th/13th/14th Gen. desktop processors
i3/i5/i7 12th/13th/14th Gen. desktop processors
Intel N100 4-core 4-thread, up to 3.4GHz
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 5-core 6-thread, up to 4.4GHz
Intel i3 N305 8-core 8-thread, up to 3.8GHz
RAM
2* DDR5 slot, up to 64GB
2* DDR5 slot, up to 64GB
1* DDR5 slot, up to 48GB
2* DDR5 slot, up to 64GB
1 x DDR5 slot, up to 48GB
SSD
3* M.2 NVME (PCIe4.0x4)
2* M.2 NVME (PCIe4.0x4), 4* M.2 NVME (PCIe3.0x1) by extension
2* M.2 NVME (PCIe3.0x1), 1* TF card slot
2* M.2 NVME (#1. PCIe4.0x4; #2. PCIe3.0x1), 4* M.2 NVME (PCIe3.0x1) by extension
4* M.2 NVMe 2280 (PCIe3.0x1)
SATA
8* SATA3.0 by extension
2* SATA3.0, 4* SATA3.0 by extension
6* SATA3.0
2* SATA3.0, 4* SATA3.0 by extension
2* 12Pin JFPC SATA Socket
Display
1* HDMI, 1* DP
1* HDMI, 1* DP
1* HDMI, 1* DP
1* HDMI, 1* DP
2* HDMI
Network
1* i226-LM 2.5GB (vPro), 1* i226-v 2.5GB
1* i226-LM 2.5GB (vPro), 3* i226-v 2.5GB
2* i226-v 2.5GB
4* i226-v 2.5GB
2* i226-v 2.5GB
OS Support
Windows10, Windows11, Linux
Windows10, Windows11, Linux
Windows10, Windows11, Linux
Windows10, Windows11, Linux
Windows10, Windows11, Linux
Power Supply
ATX 24pin + 8pin
ATX 24pin + 8pin
ATX 24pin + 4pin
ATX 24pin + 4pin
12V 5A
Accessories
1* I/O Shield, 2* SFF8643 Adapter Cable
1* I/O Shield, 1* SFF8643 Adapter Cable, 1* SFF8643-4NVMe Adapter Backplane
1* I/O Shield
1* I/O Shield, 1* Cooling Fan, 1* SFF8643 Adapter Cable, 1* SFF8643-4NVMe Adapter Backplane
1* 12V 5A Power Supply, 1* HDD Screws & Feet Pads
LGA1700 Socket: Q670 8-Bay NAS board is compatible with Intel Core i3/i5/i7 12th/13th/14th Gen. desktop processors, and we recommend the T-Series desktop processors (DO NOT recommend the K-Series processors), which are more energy efficient. It’s 6.7″ x 6.7″ mini-ITX form factor, basic TDP is 65W, and it supports Windows 10/11, Linux
i226-LM Port: This Q670 NAS motherboard has 1* i226 2.5GbE port and 1* i226-LM 2.5GbE port. i226-LM port supports vPro function, but it requires the processor is integrated graphics and setting in BIOS. The vPro is essential for remotely repairing a malfunctioning computer that is unable to access the system
High Productivity: 2* USB3.2 Gen2(Type-C) with 20Gbps, 8* Native SATA3.0 with 6Gbps, stable and ultra-fast transfer speed. 2* desktop U-DIMM DDR5 RAM(for 12th Gen. CPU, it supports 4800MHz by default; for 13th Gen. CPU and above, it supports 5600MHz by default), MAX 128GB, 1* M.2 NVMe (PCIe3.0 x4) 2280, 1* M.2 NVMe (PCIe4.0 x4) 2280 and 1* M.2 NVMe (PCIe4.0 x4) 2280/22110 onboard
Dual 4K Display: This mini-ITX board has HDMI2.0 and DP1.4 ports at 4K@60Hz, and it has PCIe5.0 x16 slot which can be expanded to graphics cards, PCI-E network cards, support for various types of PCI-E protocol expansion accessories
Heat Dissipation: It is compatible with LGA115x or LGA1700 series processors cooling fan
NOTE: The motherboard requires both 24PIN + 8PIN power connections to power up. It will take a few minutes for the motherboard to read the memory information when you first turn on it, please be patient. If you need to go to the BIOS page, keep pressing “DEL” while booting up
Customers say
Customers appreciate the motherboard’s capacity for 8 drives, which is ideal for a high-capacity NAS setup. They find it suitable for compact cases with its 3x Nvme slots, 2x 2.5Gb ethernet, USB C, and PCI x16 slot. The board is described as a great mini-ITX motherboard for a homelab 8 bay NAS/Server setup.
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Joe Mullins –
Fantastic NAS motherboard
Understand this is *not* a general purpose consumer motherboard. Read the item description carefully and choose your components accordingly. If you’re trying to populate it with a random LGA-1700 processor you have lying around and ram sticks you lifted from the office print server, you’re going to have a bad time.
First boot takes a minute, chill out
8x SATA ports along with 3x NVMe slots is crazy fantastic
2x 2.5GbE intel ethernet is also pretty dope (not realtek)
Blue USB 3 front panel header is glued very poorly to the board. The blue plastic will pop right off leaving the pins behind. Not a huge deal, but be aware
It’s kind of a bummer it doesn’t have a USB Key-B header
My build has been running with TrueNAS Scale for a week with no hiccups so far. I used an i5-12400 (not T not K) and 64GB 5600MHz crucial memory. Housed in a Jonsbo N3 with all SATA ports plugged into the hot-swap SATA backplane.
This is a very good board, but understand what you’re buying
D. F. –
Great NAS motherboard
This is a great motherboard for NAS due to the 8 sata connections, 3x nvme slots, 2x 2.5Gb ethernet, usb c, pci x16 slot, and Intel vPro which allows out of band management. You just can’t find that combination on anything else, especially mini itx. Easily the best motherboard I’ve seen. The bios has everything accessible, meaning nothing was restricted or left out. I’ve put in an Intel 12600t 35w cpu, 64Gb ram, 3x 2tb nvme, 8x 4tb ssd’s, and a 10Gb nic. Everything runs great. Very cool, quiet, yet a ton of hardware in minimal space. Highly recommend.
Stephen Cuppett –
Not sure I trust my build completely, but it’s working
This compact board is great in terms of layout and connectivity. I’m using an i5 14500 (not T-series) in a 2U rack mount case and it’s working with vPro.
Recommend a noctua slim profile fan to take advantage of all the connections around the CPU (2 RAM sticks, USB headers, etc.). Also, the USB3 header is tight even with the slim cooler, I had to buy a slim adapter/extender to get into that socket for my front panel (the rubber around it wouldn’t squeeze in).
I’m not using a T-series as recommended, take the rest of this with a grain of salt:
However, it is very slow to post; occasionally it just won’t. Not sure if I’m just not patient enough for the hardware scan they are talking about or what could be going wrong. If I hadn’t figured out the handful of bios settings required to get fully remote AMT/vpro power, reset and remote desktop capability, I would have returned it.
Another fun fact I didn’t know: If you want to use remote desktop, make sure you get an HDMI dummy plug or a monitor plugged in there to keep the iGPU active.
dmnieto –
Worst QA that you can ever imagine.
I write this review as I sit on my second board contemplating my options. This is, without a doubt, the most frustrating piece of hardware I have encountered in a long time. Let’s start with the fact that the supplier does not provide a manual… they provide a link to a mega download written on a picture… that you have to painstakingly type letter by letter. The manual welcomes you with a warning: If there is no signal of life, do not return, contact us, we have a tech deparment! That should give everyone pause.
First board: Dead on Arrival. Tried with two power supplies, does not even boot. The CPU does not receive any power. Tried a i5-13500, nope, i3-13100T nope, i5-14500T nope again. Maybe is the memory? DDR4? nope, DDR5 nope. processed the return.
Second board: plug in the 13100T, miracle, it powers up. Strange it does not emit any sounds, change the memory? nope, change the power supply, nope again. Ok let’s follow the manual. remove the memory sticks, no, no sound. reset the battery, nope. Ok let’s try with a different CPU, i5-13500, and miracle, after several power cycles it seems to calibrate the memory and we get finally a beep. Got into the bios, and power itself off, and now… it does not beep again.
So I’ll probably need to return this one as well. I hope it didnt burn any of my CPUs or memory.
Stay away.
EDIT: I Processed the return, but still fighting with this board, if not for anything, to leave written report of what it takes to get this piece of ‘bodily waste’ working. Seller offered a ‘full refund’: no señor, this does not go away. everyone deserves to know.
I managed to get the i5-13100 working here, dunno about other CPUs because I am scared of farting to close of this thing in case it explodes.
Big issue with this board is that the PCIE x16 board and one of the UDIMM slots have an incompatibility that gets the system stuck trying to post. This issue seems, at least mitigated with a BIOS update, but you have to get there.
So when you get this board, prepare a USB stick and burn into it the following ISO https://shorturl.at/3RaIp Don’t plug anything on any of the PCIe buses or M2 slots. Plug your memory sticks, plug your USB stick, remove the BIOS battery and boot the system. If you don’t see two green leds, the board is dead… NEXT. If you see two green lights, sit leisurely with a tea. The board is now trying to calibrate the memory, it can take up 5-10 minutes until it restarts several times and you get a beep. If you don’t get a beep, change the memory, remove one of the stick etc. If it does not been, send this board to the manufacturer.
If you get a beep, and you flashed the USB stick properly, the BIOS will update. Do not touch it until it finishes. When it finishes, then feel free to put the rest of your stuff. You may be on the clear.
Now, if you plan to plug anything on the PCI slot, you need to disable SMBUS. You need to tape (yes tape) a few pins of the PCIE bus. (https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Using-tape-to-cover-pins.png) If you don’t, half the memory will be gone, or you wont to be able to boot the system.
I will date to change the CPU tonight, hopefully it still works.
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Don’t buy this board unless you are ok with this procedure
Steve O. –
Affordable NAS motherboard
A great mini-itx motherboard for a homelab 8 bay NAS/Server. I’m using an intel i5 13-600T processor and 64GB RAM. It runs great. The board is a bit cramped with full size RAM and 8SATA ports. The BIOS has a million settings, hich isn’t super user friendly. Note: When plugging and unplugging a USB 3.0 cable from my case, the female header on the motherboard pulled right off.. fortunately I was able to push it back on and it seems to work. The manufacturer really should reinforce the USB 3.0 header with some stronger adhesive. Overall I recommend it.
Samuel –
Perfect Match for High-Capacity NAS Builds in Compact Cases
I bought this motherboard to use it on my Jonsbo N3 case, and it was a perfect fit. With 8 SATA ports, it fully utilizes the caseâs capacity for 8 drives, ideal for a high-capacity NAS setup. Highly recommended for NAS builds in compact cases.
Video Clarity Purchasing –
Crazy Fast
Crazy fast small MB. Also received good support when needed.