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Product End of Life (EOL) Notification

THIS PRODUCT IS ON THE PHASE-OUT LIST. BCM is accepting last time buy (LTB) orders through February 26, 2021. At BCM’s discretion, last time by orders may be scheduled to ship through August 31, 2021 with a non-cancellable and non-returnable (NCNR) PO. For a replacement product please consider MX310H, MX310HD, MX370QD, EMX-C246P, RX110H, RX370Q, BC370Q, BC246C, MX310H, ESM-CFH series (for customers requiring Windows 7 support please consider our Intel Skylake series of products). For detail, please CLICK HERE to read the official release.

MX81H Intel H81 mini-ITX Motherboard supports Intel Haswell Core Desktop processors

MX81H

Intel H81 mini-ITX Motherboard supports Intel Core Desktop Processors

  • Intel® H81 Haswell Platform supports 4th generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3 processors
  • Supports dual display
  • Video Interfaces: 2 x DisplayPort, VGA
  • 2 x USB 3.0
  • 6 x USB 2.0
  • 2 x SATA III, 1 x SATA II
  • 4 x COM Ports
  • 1 x Full size Mini PCIe
  • 1 x Half size Mini PCIe on the back

MX81H is a Value-Embedded MX81H industrial mini-ITX motherboard. It is designed based on Intel® Haswell platform. It is equipped with socket H3 LGA1150 and Intel® H81 desktop chipset together supporting the 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors and Intel® Celeron® processors up to 84W TDP. The board provides two DisplayPorts and one VGA on the rear I/O to support high-definition graphics and video playback. The MX81H also supports USB 3.0 and SATA III technologies.

System
CPU Socket H3 LGA1150 supports Intel® Haswell Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 and Celeron® Processors up to 84W TDP
System Chipset Intel® H81 PCH Chipset
System Memory Two SODIMM Sockets support up to 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1333/1600 MHz system memory
Audio Realtek® ALC892 HD Audio
Ethernet LAN1: Intel® i217-LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
LAN2: Intel® i210-AT PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Controller
BIOS UEFI 16Mb SPI BIOS
Expansion 1 x PCI Express x16
1 x Full Size Mini PCI Express
1 x Half Size Mini PCI Express (back)
Watchdog Timer Reset: 1 sec. ~ 255min. and 1sec. or 1min./step
H/W Status Monitor Monitoring System Temperature, Voltage, with Auto Throttling Control
TPM Through TPM Pin Header
Display
Graphics Engine Intel® HD Integrated Graphics
Display Interfaces 2 x DisplayPort, 1 x VGA
Display Capability Supports Dual Display
External I/O
KB/MS 1 PS/2 Keyboard, 1 PS/2 Mouse
Audio 1 x 3-jacks Audio connector
USB 2 x USB 3.0 and 2 x USB 2.0
COM (Serial Port) 1 x RS-232/422/485
LAN 2 x RJ45
VGA 1 x DB-15
DisplpayPort 2 x DisplayPort
Internal I/O
USB 2 x USB 2.0 Connectors (4 Ports)
COM (Serial Port) 3 x RS-232 Headers (with Voltage Selection)
SATA 2 x SATA III (Red) and 1 x SATA II
MIO 1 x LPT, 1 x Front Audio, 1 x Amplifier, 1 x Front Panel, 1 x 8-bit GPIO, 1 x 4 Pin CPU Fan, 1 x 4 Pin Chassis Fan, 1 x Socket Type CMOS Battery Holder
Mechanical and Environment
Power Type 1 x 24-pin ATX Connector and 1 x 4-pin ATX 12 Connector
Operating Temperature 0 ～ 60°C （32 ～ 140°F）
Storage Temperature -20 ～ 80°C （-4 ～ 176°F）
Operating Humidity 5 ～ 90％ Relative Humidity, Non-condensing
Storage Humidity 0 ～ 90％ Relative Humidity, Non-condensing
Form Factor Mini ITX
Dimensions (L) x (W) 6.7” (L) x 6.7” (W)
Weight 0.88 lbs

* All product specifications and product images are subject to change without notice. Last update: 4/6/2017

BCM releases its new Value-Embedded MX81H industrial mini-ITX motherboard

BCM releases its new Value-Embedded MX81H industrial mini-ITX motherboard

Platform: The MX81H is designed based on Intel® Haswell platform. It is equipped with socket H3 LGA1150 and Intel® H81 desktop chipset together supporting the 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors and Intel® Celeron® processors up to 84W TDP. Dual Display Video Outputs: The MX81H provides two DisplayPorts and one VGA on the rear I/O and one optional onboard LVDS header to support high-definition graphics and video playback....

BCM introduces four Intel® Q87 Haswell platform Series industrial motherboards

BCM introduces four Intel® Q87 Haswell platform Series industrial motherboards supporting the 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors and multi-monitor features for gaming, retail, industrial and medical industries

BCM has introduced four new industrial motherboards based on the 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors, code named Intel® Haswell, based on the Intel® embedded Q87 and H81 chipset available in various form factors including: BC87Q (ATX), RX87Q (uATX), MX87QD (Mini ITX) and MX81H (Mini ITX).

Platform Features The new Q87 Series motherboards come equipped with socket H3 LGA1150 supporting the 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 22nm process technology with 3D Tri-Gate transistors as well as Pentium® or Celeron® desktop processors with a TDP ranging from 35W to 65W TDP for Mini ITX form factors and 95W TDP for uATX and ATX form factors providing scalable processing power to meet various performance requirements.

Document
Datasheet
Quick Installation Guide (Quick Start Guide)
Manual
BIOS Version Revision Note Download
V1.10 BIOS Update for Meltdown and Spectra Issue. For P/N: MX81H 71010
V1.00 BIOS for MX81H. P/N: 70921
Driver Type Description
Chipset Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility drivers
Video Intel(R) Graphics drivers
Audio Realtek HD Audio Driver
Ethernet Intel(R) Network Connections Software
Others Intel Active Management Technology 9
  Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
  Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technologyn
Date Description Download
04/06/2020 End of Life notification for multiple BCM products based on the Intel® Q87 Chipset, Intel® H81Chipset, Intel® C226 Chipset, Intel® QM87 Chipset, and Intel® HM86 Chipset (Haswell Series). In the EOL document you will find important information regarding the BCM model names to be discontinued as well as key last time order dates and last time delivery dates.

EOL Product List: MX87QD BI260-87QD MX81H BI360-81H RX87Q/ RX87Q-TK BC87Q ESM-QM87 Series RZ87Q RZ87Q2 BOX-RZ87QM PM87QES PM87QAS PM87QE PM87QA BOX-MX87QD-TD EMX-Q87R-A1-07R EMX-Q87R-A1R BOX-81H-3DCM (310547-03/ 31-1603) BOX-81H-SGCS 5170. Multi_Product_EOL_Haswell_Series_040320_(002).pdf
08/28/2018 PCN for including a warning insert into each carton in order to comply with California Proposition 65 regulations. 
04/24/2018 BIOS change notification addressing the Meltdown and Spectre security issue previous communicated by BCM in a product security bulletin sent out in January of this year  http://www.bcmcom.com/download/PCN/BCM_Product_Security_Bulletin_Meltdown-Spectre_011818.pdf

Please contact your BCM representative with any questions pertaining to this PCN.
08/25/2016 In order to comply with the latest product labeling regulatory requirements for shipping products with a Lithium battery installed, please find the attached packaging change notice from BCM covering multiple products.  This label is required to make transporters aware that the contents they are transporting do contain Lithium batteries.  This notification may result in the transporter requesting additional data for goods that will require air transport.

For Products: MX67QMD, MX67QMD-LC, MX255D, MX87QD, MX280NI, MX81H, MX81H-VS, MX1900J, MX110H, MX67QM, MX67QM-QC, MX61H, RX77Q, RX61H-U, RX87Q, RX87Q-TK, RX170Q, RX110H, RX67QV, RX67QV-LC, RX67QS, RX67Q, BC67Q, BC77Q, BC77Q-P, BC87Q, QS3845E, Others
08/14/2015 Hardware Product Change Notice for the BCM MX81H miniITX industrial motherboard. The change is to replace a component that has been announced end of life. This change will be phased in approximated in the 3rd quarter of 2016
05/13/2014 Pre-notice of a pending multi-product BIOS change that will be implemented approximately mid June 2014.  This change is being implemented to add support for the newest Haswell refresh CPUs, soon to be released, as well as Microsoft Windows 8.1. For MX81H, MX87QD, BC87Q, RX87Q, RX87Q-LVDS
02/05/2014 PCN for the MX81H to add boarder range of SSD storage support through the top miniPCIe connector (mSATA).  This change is estimated to be implemented on new orders placed on or after the mid-March 2014 timeframe.
Model Name Description
MX81H Intel H81 Mini ITX Motherboard
Accessories Included 1 x I/O Shield
Packaging Note OEM Bulk Packaging
182000000044 2.00mm pitch 11.8” length Parallel cable w/ full height bracket
183000000006 2.00mm pitch 12” length Serial cable
182437200040 2.54mm pitch 14” length Dual port USB cable w/ full height bracket
Model Name Description Up to Wattage
Push Pin Intel® Retail CPU Cooler – E97379-001 35W CPU
Push Pin Intel® Retail CPU Cooler – E98290-001 35W CPU

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