hardware platform record · candidate

ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 N100 Homelab Configuration

Inspect the exact PN42 N100 pilot control, including its single memory slot, NVMe storage, 2.5 GbE, and unresolved retail identity.

record type
hardware

record at a glance

modeled profiles
1
physical specimens tested
0
best attached evidence
grade B
accepted grade A runs
0

what this record identifies

ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 N100 is a platform family. The evaluator only uses the defined profiles below. They make decision-relevant selections explicit while refusing to invent a manufacturer part number, serial number, firmware revision, or fitted option.

Identity boundary: a seller’s unit can differ even when its case badge matches. Confirm the actual CPU, memory modules, storage devices, network adapter, and expansion hardware before relying on a result.

documented platform-family facts

form factor
fanless mini pc
memory layout
1 × DDR4 SO-DIMM
official memory ceiling
16 GiB
NVMe positions
1
2.5-inch SATA positions
0
documented wired floor
2.5 Gbps

configuration resolver and coverage gaps

The maintained profiles deliberately expose every evaluator-relevant field that is present in the graph and label missing physical facts instead of treating a model-family name as an exact machine.

maintained processor selections
Intel Processor N100
modeled CPU architectures
x86_64-v2
modeled media engines
Intel UHD Graphics
selected expansion hardware
none selected — supported expansion options are not inferred
identified firmware revisions
0 of 1 modeled profiles
official input-power envelope
unknown — no maintained power-adapter or input-power field
observed power / thermals / acoustics
unknown — no accepted physical run
physical and upgrade-fit coverage
1 modeled edge · 0 physically tested retail parts
  1. Read the exact CPU model in firmware or the operating system.
  2. Confirm each installed memory module and occupied slot.
  3. Identify the system drive, every data drive, and the storage interface used.
  4. Record the wired NIC, fitted expansion hardware, and power-adapter identity.
  5. Record the firmware revision; if any field cannot be matched, keep it unknown.

“Maintained processor selections” describes this evaluator subset, not every processor the manufacturer may have sold. A configuration outside these profiles needs a new reviewed record before it can receive a positive result.

official versus observed limits

official memory maximum
16 GiB
observed working memory maximum
unknown — no accepted physical run
official storage positions
1 NVMe · 0 × 2.5-inch SATA
observed working storage maximum
unknown — no accepted physical run

Official support and observed behavior are intentionally separate. An official ceiling is not a lab result, and one working specimen does not prove every seller listing or firmware revision.

modeled profiles

modeled exact evaluation profile

ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 — N100 / 4 GB / 128 GB NVMe

processor
Intel Processor N100
installed memory
4 GiB in 1 module
system drive
128 GiB nvme-ssd
wired link
2.5 Gbps
CPU architecture
x86_64-v2
media engine
Intel UHD Graphics · Quick Sync available
firmware revision
unknown — not observed
selected expansion hardware
none in this modeled profile

unresolved physical identifiers

  • retail SKU
  • serial number
  • firmware version
  • whether a second optional LAN port is fitted

workloads tested on this exact platform

No workload has been reproduced on an identified physical specimen of this platform. Every current workload result remains a documented prerequisite or modeled planning answer, never a performance claim.

upgrade fit and conflict checks

modeled not lab verified

16 GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM

starting profile: N100 / 4 GB / 128 GB NVMe (1 of 1 modeled profile)

  • Replace the existing 4 GB module.
  • Confirm the exact PN42 SKU and module compatibility before purchase.

claim boundary

  • No physical specimen has been matched to these records.
  • No firmware, thermal, power, acoustic, or sustained-load result is attached.
  • No retail memory or storage part has passed physical-fit testing.
  • A documented maximum is not an observed working maximum.

Scoped Grade A run count: 0. A positive specification match can establish a prerequisite. It cannot establish measured workload performance.

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receipts

3 sources · 0 accepted grade A runs · best evidence grade B · reviewed 2026-07-26

record identity, publication and review

record id
platform-asus-expertcenter-pn42-n100
canonical path
/mini-pcs/asus/expertcenter-pn42-n100/
publication
candidate · noindex
reviewed
2026-07-26
review again by
2026-08-25

evidence boundary

Grade A count: 0. A Grade B source can establish a documented specification or requirement. Grade D records are modeling inputs. Neither is proof of measured throughput, thermals, power, reliability, or physical fit.

3 attached evidence records

a grade describes how well attested a statement is, not how good the hardware is. grade a is a lab run we reproduced with a published method. grade d is a model, a reasoned inference, or a single unverified report.

  1. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    The PN42 N100 configuration uses one DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM slot with a listed 16 GB maximum, M.2 NVMe storage, and 2.5 Gb Ethernet.

    source: ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 technical specificationschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-pn42-platform-spec

  2. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    The Intel N100 has 4 cores, 4 threads, Intel 64, integrated graphics with Quick Sync, VT-x, VT-d, and EPT.

    source: Intel Processor N100 specificationschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-n100-spec

  3. evidence grade d · modeled or inferredsupports

    The five configuration records are explicit evaluation fixtures selected for feasibility work; they are not observed retail SKUs or tested lab specimens.

    source: Super Evil Robots Repositioning Master Planchecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-ser-candidate-configuration-model

    limitation: This is a modeled or inferred claim. It cannot establish measured performance.

source ledger

Official facts and first-party modeling are shown separately. Source prose, tables, and diagrams are not republished.

  • 3 sources
  • 2 with a public link
  • 1 component manufacturer specification
  • 1 first party modeling policy
  • 1 oem specification
component manufacturer specification · 1 source
  1. Intel Processor N100 specificationsIntel · component manufacturer specification · checked 2026-07-26
first party modeling policy · 1 source
  1. Super Evil Robots Repositioning Master PlanSuper Evil Robots · first party modeling policy · checked 2026-07-26 · docs/super-evil-robots-repositioning-plan.md
oem specification · 1 source
  1. ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 technical specificationsASUS · oem specification · checked 2026-07-26

record and source history

This projection is generated from homelab graph version 0.1.0. The generated lifecycle index exposes only history events that are explicitly present in the structured record. It does not invent an earlier revision when the graph contains only its creation baseline.

  1. — current candidate record reviewed against the attached evidence set.
  2. — next required review under the monthly pilot-record review interval.
  3. — created: Initial modeled hardware record created for the private feasibility graph.

inspect the complete generated lifecycle and change-history index