Thelio Mega (External Overview)

Back overview:

Firmware Flash Button:

• The firmware flash button (labeled Q-Flash Plus) is not needed when performing UEFI firmware updates via the System76 Firmware Manager. Use of this button is not recommended.

Wireless Antenna:

• Thelio Mega R4-N3 ships with an external Gigabyte wireless antenna module. This module should be plugged into the wireless antenna port (labeled Wifi on the machine) before WiFi or Bluetooth are used.
• The module can connect in either direction (there’s no pin that must be on the left or right).

DisplayPort Pass-Through:

• The DisplayPort pass-through input (labeled DP IN on the machine) provides an input to pass a DisplayPort signal from a graphics card into the top USB4 (Type-C) port.
  1. Connect a GPU’s DisplayPort output to the DisplayPort pass-through input (DP IN) port.
  2. Then, connect a USB-C display (or docking station) to the top USB4 (Type-C) port to view the DisplayPort signal.
     • The top USB4 (Type-C) port is additionally labeled DP on the machine to signify that it’s the pass-through output port.

Power Supply Switch Guide:

Power Switch:

• 1: On
• 0: Off

Fan Curve Switch:

• The PSU fan curve switch (labeled Smart Zero Fan) should be set to ON for the best fan curve.

Front/side overview:

Top/bottom overview: