Thelio Mega (External Overview)

Back overview:

Back View

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).

Wireless antenna module

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:

Front & Side Views

Top/bottom overview:

Top & Bottom View