User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Unpacking
- 3 Connectors
- 3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
- 3.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors
- 3.2.1 ATX Power Enable Connector
- 3.2.2 Audio Connector (10-pin)
- 3.2.3 Backlight Inverter Connector
- 3.2.4 Battery Connector
- 3.2.5 CompactFlash® Socket
- 3.2.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector
- 3.2.7 Fan Connector (+5V)
- 3.2.8 Floppy Disk Connector
- 3.2.9 Front Panel Connector (8-pin)
- 3.2.10 IDE Connector (40-pin)
- 3.2.11 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)
- 3.2.12 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
- 3.2.13 Parallel Port Connector
- 3.2.14 Power Connector
- 3.2.15 SATA Drive Connectors (Optional)
- 3.2.16 Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485)
- 3.2.17 TTL Connector
- 3.2.18 Internal USB Connectors
- 3.2.19 -VCC Power Connector
- 3.3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors
- 4 Installation
- 5 BIOS Screens
- A BIOS Menu Options
- B One Key Recovery
- C Terminology
- D Watchdog Timer
- E Hazardous Materials Disclosure
IOWA-LX-600 Half-size CPU Card
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AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec sta ndard developed by
Intel® in 1997.
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Powe r Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed
configuration, power management, and thermal management interface.
AHCI Advanced Host Controlle r Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller
register-level interface.
ATA The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects
storage devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a
computer.
APM The Advanced Power Management (APM) application program
interface (API) enables the inclusion of powe r man agement in the
BIOS.
ARMD An ATAPI Removable Media Device (ARMD) is any ATAPI device that
support s removable media, besides CD and DVD drives.
ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR) is a form of modulation that
represents a digital si gnal by varying the amplitude (“volume”) of the
signal. A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0, while a high
amplitude signal represents a binary 1.
BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is firmware that is first run when
the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user
CODEC The Compressor-Decompressor (CODEC) encodes and decodes
digital audio data on the system.
CMOS Complimentary metal-oxide-conductor is a type of integrated circuit
used in chips like static RAM and microprocessors.
COM COM is used to refer to serial ports. Serial ports offer serial
communication to expansion devices. The serial port on a perso nal