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REVISION HISTORY Title NANO-LX CPU Card User Manual Revision Number Description Date of Issue 1.0 Initial release August 2006 COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
NANO-LX CPU Card Table of Contents 1 Introduction............................................................................................................. 15 1.1 NANO-LX CPU BOARD OVERVIEW ................................................................. 16 1.1.1 NANO-LX CPU Board Applications................................................................ 16 1.1.2 NANO-LX CPU Board Benefits ....................................................................... 16 1.1.3 NANO-LX CPU Board Features ...
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .............................................................. 36 3.1.1 NANO-LX CPU Card Layout........................................................................... 36 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 37 3.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors .................................................................................... 39 3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers......................................................
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.4 ONBOARD JUMPERS ........................................................................................... 80 3.4.1 LCD Panel Shift Clock Jumper........................................................................ 82 3.4.2 COM1/2 Port RI and Voltage Selection Jumper (Optional) ............................ 82 3.4.3 COM3 RS422/RS485 Select Jumper ................................................................ 83 3.4.4 AT/ATX Power Mode Select Jumper ..................................
5.1.2 Using Setup ...................................................................................................... 98 5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 99 5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 99 5.1.5 Main BIOS Menu ............................................................................................. 99 5.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ....................
NANO-LX CPU Card D.2.1 D.2.2 E Accessing the Sound Effects Manager .................................................... 189 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ....................................... 190 ALi® RAID for SATA............................................................................................ 193 E.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 194 E.1.1 Precautions ................................................
List of Figures Figure 1-1: NANO-LX CPU Board Overview (Front Side) ........................................17 Figure 1-2: NANO-LX CPU Board Overview (Solder Side) ......................................17 Figure 2-1: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................25 Figure 2-2: PXE: Pre-Boot Execution Environment.................................................32 Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations (Front Side) ....................................
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 3-26 CN22 Connector Locations....................................................................75 Figure 3-27: NANO-LX CPU Board Rear Panel.........................................................76 Figure 3-28: CN21 Pinout Locations .........................................................................76 Figure 3-29: CN24 Connector.....................................................................................77 Figure 3-30: CN27 Connector..................................
Figure 6-24: Restart the Computer ......................................................................... 160 Figure 6-25: Locate the Setup Program Icon ........................................................ 161 Figure 6-26: Preparing Setup Screen ..................................................................... 161 Figure 6-27: Install Wizard Welcome Screen......................................................... 162 Figure 6-28: Installing Screen ...................................................
NANO-LX CPU Card List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ..........................................................................20 Table 2-1: Geode LX Graphics Processor Features ................................................27 Table 2-2: Power Consumption .................................................................................32 Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................38 Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors...............
Table 3-27: CN14, CN15, CN16, CN17 Connector Pinouts ......................................73 Table 3-28: CN19 Connector Pinouts ........................................................................73 Table 3-29: CN22 Connector Pinouts ........................................................................74 Table 3-30: CN21 Pinouts ...........................................................................................76 Table 3-31: CN24 Connector Pinouts ............................................
NANO-LX CPU Card List of BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ..................................................... 100 BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features ............................................................... 102 BIOS Menu 3: IDE Primary Master.......................................................................... 104 BIOS Menu 4: Advanced BIOS Features................................................................ 107 BIOS Menu 5: Advanced Chipset Features ..................
Glossary AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 HDD Hard Disk Drive ACPI IDE Integrated Data Electronics I/O Input/Output ICH4 I/O Controller Hub 4 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface APM Advanced Power Management ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device L1 Cache Level 1 Cache ASKIR Shift Keyed Infrared L2 Cache Level 2 Cache ATA LCD Liquid Crystal Display LPT Parallel Port Connector Advanced Technology Attachments BIOS Basic Input/Output System LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling CFII Compact
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1.1 NANO-LX CPU Board Overview The EPIC form factor NANO-LX AMD™ Geode LX 800 is a highly-integrated embedded computer specifically optimized for multi-media applications requiring minimum installation space. The NANO-LX is particularly suitable for low power and fan-less applications. The NANO-LX supports a full range of functionality for an AT/ATX-compatible industrial computer in a space-saving 3.5” profile.
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NANO-LX CPU Card 1.2.2 Technical Specifications: NANO-LX CPU card technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Detailed descriptions of each specification can be found in Chapter 2. SPECIFICATION CPUs Supported AMD Geode LX 800 Cache Memory 64K I/ 64k D L1 cache, 128K L2 cache System Chipset AMD CS5536 I/O Controller AMD CS5536 Memory One 200-pin DDR 333/400MHz SO-DIMM SDRAM with a maximum size of 1GB. PCI Bus Interface Revision 2.
SPECIFICATION Ethernet 10/100Base-T RTL8100C BIOS AWARD Physical Dimensions 115mm x 165mm Operating Temperature Minimum: 0ºC (32°F) Maximum: 60°C (140°F) Audio Interfaces AC’97 Codec Realtek ALC203 Table 1-1: Technical Specifications 20 IEI® Technology, Corp.
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2.1 CPU Support The NANO-LX has a preinstalled AMD LX800 processor. Technical specifications for the AMD LX800 processor are listed below: x86/x87-compatible core Processor frequency up to 500 MHZ 64K I/64K D L1 cache and 128K L2 cache Split I/D cache/TLB (Translation Look-Aside Buffer) 64-bit DDR Memory interface.
NANO-LX CPU Card 2.2 System Chipset The NANO-LX embedded module has an AMD Geode™ CS5536 chipset installed. The AMD Geode™ CS5536 is a companion device for the AMD Geode™ LX800 to create a high-performance, low-power x86 solution for embedded applications. Technical specifications of the AMD Geode™ CS5536 chipset are listed below. For more information on these two chipsets please refer to the AMD website.
o o o o LPC (Low Pin Count) Port General Purpose I/Os (GPIOs) 8 Multi-Function General Purpose Timers (MFGPTs) Real-Time Clock (RTC) with CMOS RAM Power Management Controller: o 24 ACPI v2.0 compliant IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 2.2.1 Data Flow Figure 2-1 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other I/O interfaces that can connect to the NANO-LX embedded module.
2.3 Graphics Support Table 2-1 lists the NAO-LX Graphics Processor features.
NANO-LX CPU Card Feature AMD Geode™ LX Processor Pipeline Depth Unlimited Accelerated Rotation BLT 8, 16, 32 bpp Color Depth Conversion 5:6:5, 1:5:5:5, 4:4:4:4, 8:8:8:8 Table 2-1: Geode LX Graphics Processor Features 2.4 Memory Support Up to 1GB of DDR 333/400MHz SO-DIMM SDRAM is supported by the NANO-LX embedded module. 2.5 PCI Bus Interface Support The GeodeLink PCI South Bridge (GLPCI_SB) provides a PCI interface for the Geode CS5536 system chipset.
Supports PCI/mini-PCI interfaces Integrates Fast Ethernet MAC, physical chip, and transceiver onto a single chip 10Mbps and 100Mbps operation Supports 10Mbps and 100Mbps N-way auto-negotiation Supports 25MHz Crystal or 25MHz OSC as the internal clock source Complies with PC99/PC2001 standards Supports ACPI power management Provides PCI bus master data transfer Provides PCI memory space or I/O space mapped data transfer Supports PCI clock speed of 16.
NANO-LX CPU Card 2.8 Serial Ports The NANO-LX CPU Board has five high-speed UART serial ports, configured as COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6. The serial ports have the following specifications. 16C550 UART with 16/32 byte selectable FIFO buffer 115.2Kbps transmission rate 2.9 Real Time Clock 256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM 2.10 System Monitoring The NANO-LX CPU card is capable of self-monitoring various aspects of its operating status including: CPU, chipset, and battery voltage, +3.
2.13 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the NANO-LX CPU Board are listed below. Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F) Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F) A cooling heat sink is installed on the CPU. Thermal paste is smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU. A heat sink is also mounted on the system chipset to ensure the operating temperature of the chips remain low. 2.
NANO-LX CPU Card Supports double sampling rate (96KHz) of DVD audio playback Two software selectable MIC inputs +6/12/20/30dB boost preamplifier for MIC input Stereo output with 6-bit volume control Mono output with 5-bit volume control Headphone output with 50mW/20Ohm amplifier 3D Stereo Enhancement Multiple CODEC extension capability External Amplifier Power Down (EAPD) capability Power management and enhanced power saving features Stereo MIC record for AEC/BF application DC Voltage volume control Auxili
2.15 Power Consumption Table 2-2 shows the power consumption parameters for the NANO-LX when an AMD LX-800 CPU is running with a 400MHz, 256MB DDR RAM module. Voltage Current +12V 0.92A Table 2-2: Power Consumption 2.16 PXE: Pre-Boot Execution Environment PXE is an open industry standard developed by a number of software and hardware vendors.
NANO-LX CPU Card 2.17 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items 2.17.1 Package Contents When you unpack the NANO-LX CPU card, you should find the following components. 1 x NANO-LX single board computer 1 x Mini jumper pack 1 x IDE flat cable 44p/44p 1 x Keyboard/ PS2 mouse cable 2 x SATA cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x Audio cable 2 x 2.0 Pitch Single RS-232 port cable W/O BK 1 x Utility CD 1 x QIG (quick installation guide) 2.17.
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3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors The locations of the peripheral interface connectors are shown in Section 3.1.1. A complete list of all the peripheral interface connectors can be seen in Section 3.1.2. 3.1.1 NANO-LX CPU Card Layout Figure 3-1 shows the onboard peripheral connectors, backplane peripheral connectors and onboard jumpers on the front side of the card. Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations (Front Side) 36 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 3-2 shows the onboard peripheral connectors on the solder side of the board. Figure 3-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 3-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO-LX CPU card. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 3.2.
Connector Type Label FDD connector 26-pin header CN34 IDE Interface connector 44-pin header CN13 Inverter connector 5-pin header CN26 IrDA connector 5-pin header CN32 Keyboard/Mouse connector 6-pin header CN30 LED Power connector 6-pin header CN12 LVDS LCD Panel connector 20-pin header CN23 Parallel Port connector 26-pin header CN20 PC/104-Plus connector PC/104-Plus connector CN7 Power connector (Default) 4-pin header CN2 Power connector (Optional) 2-pin header CN1 Power
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors Table 3-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NANO-LX CPU card. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.6. Connector Type Label Serial connector RS232 connector CN21 VGA Connector 15-pin VGA connector CN24 Ethernet connector RJ-45 CN27 USB Combo connector USB Port CN28 USB Combo connector USB Port CN29 Keyboard/Mouse connector PS/2 CN31 Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors 3.1.
3.2.1 200-pin DDR SO-DIMM Socket CN Label: CN33 CN Type: 200-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-4 CN Location: See Figure 3-3 The 200-pin DDR SO-DIMM socket receives a DDR 333/400MHz SO-DIMM module.
NANO-LX CPU Card Pin Front Pin Back Pin Front Pin Back 49 DQ18 50 DQ22 149 VSS 150 VSS 51 VSS 52 VSS 151 DQ42 152 DQ46 53 DQ19 54 DQ23 153 DQ43 154 DQ47 55 DQ24 56 DQ28 155 VDD 156 VDD 57 VDD 58 VDD 157 VDD 158 /CK1 59 DQ25 60 DQ29 159 VSS 160 CK1 61 DQS3 62 DM3\DQS12 161 VSS 162 VSS 63 VSS 64 VSS 163 DQ48 164 DQ52 65 DQ26 66 DQ30 165 DQ49 166 DQ53 67 DQ27 68 DQ31 167 VDD 168 VDD 69 VDD 70 VDD 169 DQS6 170 DM6\DQ
Figure 3-3: CN33 Connector Location 3.2.2 ATX Connector CN Label: CN3 CN Type: 3-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-5 CN Location: See Figure 3-3 The ATX connector is a 5V standby connection for the ATX power supply. PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5VSB 2 NC 3 PS-ON Table 3-5: CN3 Connector Pinouts 42 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 3-4: CN3 Connector Location 3.2.3 ATX Power Button CN Label: CN5 CN Type: 2-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-6 CN Location: See Figure 3-5 The ATX Power Button connector connects to the system power On/Off switch.
Figure 3-5: CN5 Connector Location 3.2.4 Audio CD-In Connector CN Label: CN8 CN Type: 4-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-7 CN Location: See Figure 3-6 The Audio CD-In connector connects to audio sources such as CD/DVD-ROM optical drives. PIN 1 44 DESCRIPTION CD Left IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card PIN DESCRIPTION 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD Right Table 3-7: CN8 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-6: CN8 Connector Location 3.2.
AC’97 Audio signals are interfaced through a 10-pin flat-cable connector. These signals include Microphone line-in, line-in stereo, and line-out stereo. An audio 10-pin-to-phone-jack adapter kit is required. PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 LINE_OUT_R 2 LINE_IN_R 3 GND 4 GND 5 LINE_OUT_L 6 LINE_IN_L 7 GND 8 GND 9 MIC1 10 MIC2 Table 3-8: CN9 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-7: CN9 Connector Location 46 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.2.6 Battery Connector CN Label: BT1 CN Type: 2-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-9 CN Location: See Figure 3-8 This battery connector connects to an externally mounted 3V, Lithium, cell coin battery (VARTA CR2032). The life expectancy of the battery is approximately 7 years. Depending on the working condition, the life expectancy may be shorter. Replacing the battery is not a user operation.
Figure 3-8: BT1 Connector Location 3.2.7 Compact Flash Connector CN Label: CN35 CN Type: 50-pin header (2x25 pins) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-10 CN Location: See Figure 3-9 The Compact Flash connector is used to adapt Type II Compact Flash and CF+ cards for use in Type II (5 mm thick) PCMCIA card slots. 48 PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 26 -CD1 2 D03 27 D11 3 D04 28 D12 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 4 D05 29 D13 5 D06 30 D14 6 D07 31 D15 7 -CE1 32 -CE2 8 A10 33 -VS1 9 -OE 34 -IORD 10 A09 35 -IOWR 11 A08 36 -WE 12 A07 37 READY 13 VCC 38 VCC 14 A06 39 A25 15 A05 40 -VS2 16 A04 41 RESET 17 A03 42 -WAIT 18 A02 43 -INPACK 19 A01 44 -REG 20 A00 45 BVD2 21 D00 46 BVD1 22 D01 47 D08 23 D02 48 D09 24 WP 49 D10 25 -2CD 50 GND Table 3-10: CN35 Connector Pinouts 49
Figure 3-9: CN35 Connector Location 3.2.8 Digital Input Output Connector CN Label: CN18 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5 pins) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-11 CN Location: See Figure 3-10 The Digital Input Output connector is a user-programmable general-purpose I/O controller managed through an Winbond W83697HF LPC SI/O chip. 50 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC5 3 OUT0 4 OUT1 5 OUT2 6 OUT3 7 IN0 8 IN1 9 IN2 10 IN3 Table 3-11: CN18 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-10: CN18 Connector Location 3.2.
The Fan connector provides a 5Vcurrent to the cooling fan. The connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from the fan and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only certain fans can issue the rotation signals. PIN DESCRIPTION 1 Rotation Signal 2 VCC5 3 GND Table 3-12 CN4 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-11 CN4 Connector Location 52 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.2.10 FDD Connector CN Label: CN34 CN Type: 26-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-13 CN Location: See Figure 3-12 The FDD connector connects to a floppy disk drive.
PIN DESCRIPTION 24 -RDATA 25 GND 26 -HDSEL Table 3-13 CN4 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-12: CN34 Connector Location 3.2.11 IDE Interface Connector CN Label: CN13 CN Type: 44-pin header (2x22 pins) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-14 CN Location: See Figure 3-13 The IDE Interface connector provides connectivity for two IDE devices. 54 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RESET# 2 GND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 (KEY) 21 HDD 0 22 GND 23 IO WRITE 24 GND 25 IO READ 26 GND 27 HD READY 28 N/C 29 HDACK 0 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 N/C 33 ADDR 1 34 N/C 35 ADDR 0 36 ADDR 2 37 HDD SELECT 0 38 HDD SELECT 1 39 IDE AC
Figure 3-13: CN13 Connector Location 3.2.12 Inverter Connector CN Label: CN26 CN Type: 5-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-15 CN Location: See Figure 3-14 The Inverter connector connects to the LCD backlight. PIN 1 DESCRIPTION BL_ADJ (default:GND) 2 GND 3 VCC12 4 GND 5 VDD_EN Table 3-15: CN26 Connector Pinouts 56 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 3-14: CN26 Connector Location 3.2.13 IrDA Connector CN Label: CN32 CN Type: 5-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-16 CN Location: See Figure 3-15 The integrated IrDA connector supports both the SIR and ASKIR infrared protocols.
PIN DESCRIPTION 4 GND 5 IR-TX Table 3-16: CN32 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-15: CN32 Connector Location 3.2.14 Keyboard/Mouse Connector 58 CN Label: CN30 CN Type: 6-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-17 CN Location: See Figure 3-16 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card For alternative applications, an on board keyboard/mouse pin header connector is also available.
3.2.15 LED Power Connector CN Label: CN12 CN Type: 6-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-18 CN Location: See Figure 3-17 The LED power connector provides the connectivity to the power and hard drive activity LEDs on the chassis front panel. An adapter cable is required. PIN DESCRIPTION 1 +5V 2 GND 3 POWER LED+ 4 POWER LED- 5 HDD LED+ 6 HDD LED- Table 3-18: CN12 Connector Pinouts 60 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 3-17: CN12 Connector Location 3.2.16 LVDS LCD Panel Connector CN Label: CN23 CN Type: 20-pin header (2x10) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-19 CN Location: See Figure 3-18 The LVDS LCD connector connects to a one or two channel (18-bit or 24-bit) LVDS panel.
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 14 GND 13 GND 16 I_SCL 15 I_SDA 18 LCD_VCC 17 LCD_VCC 20 LCD_VCC 19 LCD_VCC Table 3-19: CN23 Connector Pinouts NOTE: The supplied voltage can be selected via JP7. Figure 3-18: CN23 Connector Location 62 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.2.17 Parallel Port Connector CN Label: CN20 CN Type: 26-pin header (2x13 pins) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-20 CN Location: See Figure 3-19 The parallel port connector connects to a printer. The NANO-LX comes with a multi-mode (ECP/EPP/SPP) parallel port. The CN20 parallel port interface features a 26-pin flat-cable connector that requires an adapter cable if a traditional DB-25 connector is preferred.
Figure 3-19: CN20 Connector Location 3.2.18 PC/104-Plus Connector CN Label: CN7 CN Type: PC/104-Plus connector CN Pinouts: See Table 3-21 and Table 3-22 CN Location: See Figure 3-20 Use the PC/104-Plus connector to add auxiliary boards using stack-through connectors. 64 Pin Row A Row B Row C Row D 0 -- -- GND GND 1 IOCHCHK* GND SBHE* MEMCS16* IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Pin Row A Row B Row C Row D 2 SD7 RESETDRV LA23 IOCS16* 3 SD6 +5V LA22 IRQ10 4 SD5 IRQ9 LA21 IRQ11 5 SD4 -5V LA20 IRQ12 6 SD3 DRQ2 LA19 IRQ15 7 SD2 -12V LA18 IRQ14 8 SD1 ENDXFR* LA17 DACK0* 9 SD0 +12V MEMR* DRQ0 10 IOCHRDY (KEY) MEMW* DACK5* 11 AEN SMEMW* SD8 DRQ5 12 SA19 SMEMR* SD9 DACK6* 13 SA18 IOW* SD10 DRQ6 14 SA17 IOR* SD11 DACK7* 15 SA16 DACK3* SD12 DRQ7 16 SA15 DRQ3 SD13 +5V 17 SA14 DACK1* SD14 MAST
Pin A B C D 1 GROUND TBD1 +5V AD0 2 VIO AD2 AD1 +5V 3 AD5 GND AD4 AD3 4 CBE0- AD7 GND AD6 5 GND AD9 AD8 GND 6 AD11 VIO AD10 N66EV 7 AD14 AD13 GND AD12 8 +3.3V CBE1- AD15 +3.3V 9 SERR- GND SBO- PAR 10 GND PERR- +3.3V SDONE 11 STOP- +3.3V LOCK- GND 12 +3.3V TRDY- GND DEVSEL- 13 FRAME- GND IRDY- +3.3V 14 GND AD16 15 AD18 +3.3V AD17 GND 16 AD21 AD20 GND AD19 17 +3.3V AD23 AD22 +3.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 3-20: CN7 Connector Location 3.2.19 Power Connector CN Label: CN2 CN Type: 4-pin header (2x2 pins) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-23 CN Location: See Figure 3-21 This connector supports the ATX-12V power supply.
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V Table 3-23: CN2 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-21: CN2 Connector Location 3.2.20 Power Input Connector 68 CN Label: CN25 CN Type: 3-pin header CN Pinouts: See Table 3-24 CN Location: See Figure 3-22 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card The Power Input connector is a –5V/-12V power connector for ISA devices.
3.2.21 Reset Button Connector CN Label: CN6 CN Type: 2-pin header CN Pinouts: See Figure 3-25 CN Location: See Figure 3-23 The Reset Button connector connects to an external reset button through an adapter cable. PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RESET BUTTON + 2 RESET BUTTON - Table 3-25: CN6 Connector Pinouts Figure 3-23: CN6 Connector Location 70 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.2.22 SATA Drive Ports CN Label: CN10, CN11 CN Type: 7-pin port CN Pinouts: See Table 3-26 CN Location: See Figure 3-24 The SATA drive ports provide connectivity to SATA drives with a maximum data transfer rate of 150MB/s. PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 5 RX- 2 TX+ 6 RX+ 3 TX- 7 GND 4 GND Table 3-26: CN10, CN11 Connector Pinouts CAUTION! SATA hard drives may come with both a 4P power connector and a SATA power interface.
Figure 3-24: CN10, CN11 Connector Locations NOTE: 1. SATA is supported by: • Windows 2000 SP4 • Windows XP SP1 • Windows 2003, or later versions. 2. Older OSes, such as Windows 98SE or ME, do not support the SATA interface. 3.2.23 Serial Communications Connector 72 CN Label: CN14, CN15, CN16, CN17, CN19 CN Type: 14-pin headers (2x5 pins) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-27 and Table 3-28 CN Location: See Figure 3-25 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card The NANO-LX offers four ten-pin headers and one 14-pin header for serial connections.
3.2.24 TFT TTL LCD Connector CN Label: CN22 CN Type: 40-pin headers (2x20 pins) CN Pinouts: See Table 3-29 CN Location: See Figure 3-26 TFT LCD (24-bit one channel; DF13-40DP-1.
NANO-LX CPU Card NOTE: The supplied voltage (3.3V and 5V) can be selected via JP7. Figure 3-26 CN22 Connector Locations 3.3 External (Rear Panel) Connectors Figure 3-27 shows the NANO-LX CPU board rear panel. The peripheral connectors on the back panel can connect to external devices when the CPU card is installed in a chassis.
Figure 3-27: NANO-LX CPU Board Rear Panel 3.3.1 RS232 Serial Connector CN Label: CN21 CN Type: RS-232 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-30 and Figure 3-28 CN Location: See Figure 3-27 The RS-232 Serial connector provides serial connection in the RS-232 mode. PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI/Vout 5 GND Table 3-30: CN21 Pinouts Figure 3-28: CN21 Pinout Locations 76 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.3.2 VGA Connector CN Label: CN24 CN Type: HD-D-sub 15 Connector CN Pinouts: See Table 3-31 and Figure 3-29 CN Location: See Figure 3-27 The standard 15-pin VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor.
3.3.3 Ethernet Connector CN Label: CN27 CN Type: RJ-45 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-32 and Figure 3-30 CN Location: See Figure 3-27 The Ethernet connector provides a 10/100BaseT Ethernet connection to a local or internet network. Refer to the table below for the Ethernet port LED indication.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.3.4 USB Combo Connectors CN Label: CN28, CN29 CN Type: USB port CN Pinouts: See Table 3-34 CN Location: See Figure 3-27 The USB comb connector provides the connectivity to additional USB devices through an adapter cable. Various adapters may come with USB ports on a slot bracket or ports that can be attached to D-SUB openings on a chassis. USB devices connect directly to the USB connectors on the rear panel.
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 KB Data 2 MS_DATA 3 GND 4 +5V 5 Clock 6 MS_CLK Table 3-35: CN31 Pinouts Figure 3-31: CN31 Pinout locations 3.4 Onboard Jumpers NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two or three metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 3-33: Jumper Locations NOTE: The NANO-LX does not provide a “Clear CMOS” configuration jumper. If the system fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, reset the CMOS contents by disconnecting and reconnecting the BT1 battery connector. Use small-sized needle nose pliers to carefully disconnect and reconnect the BT1 battery connector.
3.4.1 LCD Panel Shift Clock Jumper Jumper Label: JP1 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 3-36 Jumper Location: See Figure 3-33 The JP1 jumper sets the LCD panel shift clock. JP1 Description 1-2 Normal Output (Default) 2-3 Invert Output Table 3-36: JP1 Jumper Settings 3.4.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.4.3 COM3 RS422/RS485 Select Jumper Jumper Label: JP3 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 3-38 Jumper Location: See Figure 3-33 The JP3 jumper sets the COM3 connector type to RS-422 or RS-485. JP3 Description 1-2 UART-2 RxD Signal connect to RS-422 (Default) 2-3 UART-2 RxD Signal connect to RS-485 Table 3-38: JP3 Jumper Settings 3.4.
initiate the system. The power on/off function is then managed by the AT power switch button. JP4 Description Short AT Mode (Default) Open ATX Mode Table 3-39: JP4 Jumper Settings 3.4.5 PC/104-Plus VIO Voltage Select Jumper Jumper Label: JP5 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 3-40 Jumper Location: See Figure 3-33 The JP5 jumper sets the voltage to the PC/104-Plus connector.
NANO-LX CPU Card 3.4.6 SERIRQ Select Jumper NOTE: Serial IRQ can only work properly if PCMCIA supports Serial IRQ signal. Jumper Label: JP6 Jumper Type: 2-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 3-41 Jumper Location: See Figure 3-33 Use the JP6 jumper to reserve IRQ addresses for PCMCIA devices. JP6 Description Short SERIRQ Enable Open SERIRQ Disable Table 3-41: JP6 Jumper Settings 3.4.
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4.1 Installation Considerations NOTE: The following installation notices and installation considerations should be read and understood before the CPU card is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the CPU card should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the CPU card and injury to the person installing the CPU card. 4.1.
NANO-LX CPU Card 4.2 Unpacking NOTE: If any of the items listed below are missing when the NANO-LX CPU card is unpacked, do not proceed with the installation and contact the reseller or vendor from whom the CPU card was purchased. 4.2.1 Unpacking Precautions Unpack the NANO-LX CPU card before installing it. Some components on the NANO-LX are very sensitive to static electricity and can be damaged by a sudden rush of power.
4.2.2 Checklist Please ensure the package contains the following items. 1 x NANO-LX single board computer 1 x Mini jumper pack 1 x IDE flat cable 44p/44p 1 x Keyboard/ PS2 mouse cable 2 x SATA cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x Audio cable 2 x 2.0 Pitch Single RS-232 port cable W/O BK 1 x Utility CD 1 x QIG (quick installation guide) If any of these items are missing, please contact the CPU card reseller or vendor and do not proceed any further with the installation. 4.
NANO-LX CPU Card WARNING! When installing electronic components onto the embedded module or installing the embedded module onto the baseboard, always take anti-static precautions in order to prevent ESD damage to the motherboard and other electronic components like the CPU and DIMM modules The following components must be installed onto the motherboard or connected to the motherboard during the installation process. NOTE: The NANO-LX embedded module already has a preinstalled AMD CPU.
Step 2: Push the SO-DIMM chip into the socket at an angle. (See Figure 4-1) Step 3: Gently pull the arms of the SO-DIMM socket out and push the rear of the SO-DIMM module down. (See Figure 4-1) Step 4: Release the arms of the SO-DIMM socket. They clip into place and secure the SO-DIMM module in the socket.Step 0: Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Module Installation 4.3.2 Mounting the NANO-LX Embedded Module The NANO-LX embedded module has a standard PC/104-PLUS connector on the front side.
NANO-LX CPU Card 4.3.3 Airflow Consideration Although the embedded board can operate without active cooling, it is still necessary to install the board in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface. 4.3.
Figure 4-2: Connection of IDE Connector NOTE: When two IDE disk drives are connected together, back-end jumpers on the drives must be used to configure one drive as a master and the other as a slave. 4.3.4.2 Floppy Drive Connector The floppy drive connector (CN34) provides access to one (1) externally mounted floppy drive (3.5”-profile, 1.44 MB type floppy drive). A 26-pin FPC connector cable is required for the connection to the floppy drive.
NANO-LX CPU Card 4.3.4.3 Compact Flash Disk When appropriately formatted, a compact Flash disk can serve as a bootable hard drive in applications where installation space is limited. The Compact Flash card occupies a secondary IDE channel. Configuration options can be found through the BIOS configuration utility. 4.
4.6.2 VGA Connection The conventional CRT monitor connector is a 15-pin, female D-SUB connector. It can be connected to an external monitor. 4.6.3 Ethernet Connection The onboard 32-bit PCI-bus Ethernet interface is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3U 10/100Mbps CSMA/CD standards. The 10/100BaseT connector connections are made via standard RJ-45 connectors on the rear panel. 4.6.4 USB Connection The rear panel USB combo connectors provide easy and quick access to external USB devices. 4.6.
NANO-LX CPU Card Chapter 5 5 Award BIOS Setup 97
5.1 Introduction A licensed copy of Phoenix Award BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed. 5.1.1 Starting Setup The Phoenix Award BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can be activated in one of two ways. 1. Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or 2.
NANO-LX CPU Card Key Function F5 Previous values for the page menu items F6 Fail-safe defaults for the current page menu items F7 Optimized defaults for the current page menu items F9 Menu in BIOS F10 Save changes and Exit BIOS Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 5.1.3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears. To exit the Help Window press ESC or the F1 key again. 5.1.
BIOS Menu 1: AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NOTE: The following sections will completely describe the menus listed below and the configuration options available to users. The following menu options are seen in BIOS Menu 1. Standard CMOS Features: Changes the basic system configuration. Advanced BIOS Features: Changes the advanced system settings. Advanced Chipset Features: Changes the chipset configuration features. Integrated Peripherals: Changes the settings for integrated peripherals.
NANO-LX CPU Card Load Fail-Safe Defaults Select this option to load failsafe default values for each BIOS parameter in the setup menus. Press F6 for this operation on any page. Load Optimized Defaults Select this option to load optimal default values for each BIOS parameter in the setup menus. Press F7 for this operation on any page. Set Supervisor Password By default, no supervisor password is set. To install a supervisor password, select this field and enter the password.
5.2 Standard CMOS Features Use the Standard CMOS Features BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 2) to set basic BIOS configuration options. BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features Date [Day mm:dd:yyyy] The Date option sets the system date. Time [hh/mm/ss] The Time option sets the system time. IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. The Standard CMOS Features menu shows the status of the auto detected IDE devices.
NANO-LX CPU Card IDE device configurations are changed or set in the IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3). If an IDE device is detected, and one of the above listed two BIOS configuration options is selected, the IDE configuration options shown in Section 5.2.1 appear. Drive A [1.44M, 3.5in] Use the Drive A configuration to specify the floppy drive type installed in the system. The floppy drive configuration options are: None 360K, 5.25 in. 1.2M, 5.25 in. 720K, 3.5 in. 1.44M, 3.5in (Default) 2.88M, 3.5 in.
The Base Memory is NOT user configurable. The POST determines the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed. Extended Memory The Extended Memory is NOT user configurable. The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory above 1MB located in the memory address map of the CPU.
NANO-LX CPU Card IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Use the IDE HDD Auto-Detection option to enable BIOS to automatically detect the IDE settings. Select IDE HDD Auto-Detection and press ENTER. BIOS automatically detects the HDD type. Do not set this option manually.
Select this mode if the HDD capacity is more than LBA 8.4GB. This mode is an extended ECHS mode and while it Large supports HDDs larger than 504MB, it is not recommended. Auto (Default) If you are unsure of what access mode to set, select this option. Capacity The Capacity specification indicates the storage capacity of the HDD installed in the system. Cylinder The Cylinder specification indicates how many cylinders (tracks) are on the HDD installed in the system.
NANO-LX CPU Card Sector The Sector specification indicates how many logical sectors the HDD has been divided into. 5.3 Advanced BIOS Features CPU and peripheral device configuration options are accessed in the Advanced BIOS Features menu (BIOS Menu 4).
Virus Warning [Disabled] NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs can cause the above warning message to appear when the program attempts to access the boot sector table. If you are running such a program, it is recommended that the virus protection function be disabled beforehand. Use the Virus Warning option to enable BIOS to monitor the boot sector and partition table of the HDD for any attempted modification. If a modification attempt is made, the BIOS halts the system and an error message appears.
NANO-LX CPU Card (Default) Disabled The system cannot be booted from a remote system through the LAN. The system can be booted from a remote system Enabled through the LAN. SATA Boot ROM Control [Disabled] Use the SATA Boot ROM Control option to configure SATA IDE use in DOS mode. Disabled (Default) Disables SATA IDE use in DOS mode. Enables SATA IDE use in DOS mode. Enabled Boot Device Use the Boot Device options to select the order of the devices the system boots from.
USB-FDD USB-ZIP USB-CDROM USB-HDD LAN Disabled Boot Other Device [Enabled] Use the Boot Other Device option to determine whether the system uses a second or third boot device if the first boot device is not found. The system does not look for second and third boot Disabled devices if the first one is not found. Enabled (Default) The system looks for second and third boot devices if the first one is not found.
NANO-LX CPU Card The keys on the keypad are not activated. Off On (Default) Activates the keys on the keypad. Gate A20 Option [Fast] Use the Gate A20 Option to set if the keyboard controller or the chipset controls the Gate A20 switching. The keyboard controller does the switching. Normal Fast (Default) The chipset does the switching.
20 20 characters per second 24 24 characters per second 30 30 characters per second Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] The Typematic Rate option can only be configured if the Typematic Rate Setting is enabled. Use the Typematic Delay option to specify the delay time between when a key is first pressed and when the acceleration begins.
NANO-LX CPU Card NOTE: To disable security, select the password setting in the Main Menu. When asked to enter a password, don’t type anything, press ENTER and the security is disabled. Once the security is disabled, the system boots and Setup can be accessed. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] Use the OS Select For DRAM > 64MB option to specify the operating system. Specifies the operating system used as OS/2. Enabled Disabled (Default) Select this option when not using the OS/2 operating system.
Small Logo (EPA) Show [Disabled] Use the Small Logo (EPA) Show option to specify if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) logo appears during the system boot-up process. If enabled, the boot up process may be delayed. Disabled (Default) EPA logo does not appear during boot up. EPA logo appears during boot up. Enabled Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID [Enabled] Use the Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID option to determine if the system checks to see if a Cyrix CPU is installed. Disabled Enabled 5.
NANO-LX CPU Card CPU Frequency [500MHz] Use the CPU Frequency option to set the CPU frequency. 500MHz (Default) Memory Frequency [266MHz] Use the Memory Frequency option to set the frequency of the installed DRAM modules. The Memory Frequency options are: 200MHz 266MHz (Default) 333MHz 400MHz CAS Latency [Auto] Use the CAS Latency Time option to set the Column Address Strobe (CAS) delay time. The CAS Latency Time options are: Auto (Default) 1.5 nanoseconds 2.0 nanoseconds 2.5 nanoseconds 3.0 nanoseconds 3.
None 8M (Default) 16M 32M 64M 128M 254M Output Display [Panel & CRT] Use the Output Display configuration to specify the display devices the system is connected to. The Output Display options are: Flat Panel CRT Panel & CRT (Default) Flat Panel Configuration [Press Enter] Use the Flat Panel Configuration option to open the Flat Panel Configuration menu. The Flat Panel Configuration options are shown in Section 5.4.1.
NANO-LX CPU Card UART Port A [Disabled] Use the UART Port A option to select the I/O address and IRQ for the UART port A. The UART Port A options are: Disabled (Default) 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 5.4.1 Flat Panel Configuration Use the Flat Panel Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 6) to set the configuration settings for the flat panel screen connected to the system.
TFT Specifies the system is connected to a TFT display. LVDS Specifies the system is connected to an LVDS display. Auto (Default) The system detects the display type and the display settings. Resolution [800 x 600] The Resolution option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto. Use the Resolution option to set the resolution of the flat panel screen connected to the system.
NANO-LX CPU Card 60Hz (Default) 70Hz 72Hz 75Hz 85Hz 90Hz 100Hz HSYNC Polarity [Low] The HSYNC Polarity option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto. Use the HSYNC Polarity option to set the polarity of the HSYNC signal to the panel. The HSYNC Polarity options are: High Low (Default) VSYNC Polarity Active [Low] The VGSYNC Polarity Active option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto.
Active Only Free running (Default) 5.5 Integrated Peripherals Use the Integrated Peripherals menu (BIOS Menu 7) to change the configuration options for the attached peripheral devices.. BIOS Menu 7: Integrated Peripherals 120 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card On-Chip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled] The On-Chip IDE Channel 1 option is enabled and is NOT user configurable. Drive PIO Mode [Auto] Use the Drive PIO Mode options below to select the Programmed Input/Output (PIO) mode for the following HDDs: Master Drive PIO Mode Slave Drive PIO Mode Auto (Default) The computer selects the correct mode. Mode 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBps. Mode 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MBps.
All IDE drive DMA transfers are disabled. The IDE drives Disabled use PIO mode transfers. Enabled (Default) All IDE drive DMA transfers are enabled. IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] If the drive connected to the system supports block mode, use the IDE HDD Block Mode option to enable the system to detect the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the system IDE drive can support. Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. Block mode is not supported.
NANO-LX CPU Card Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Use the Onboard Serial Port 1 option to select the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard serial port 1. The serial port can be disabled or the I/O address and the IRQ can be automatically selected by the BIOS. The Onboard Serial Port 1 options are: Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Use the Onboard Serial Port 2 option to select the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard serial port 2.
x RxD, TxD Active [Hi,Lo] The RxD, TxD Active option can only be selected if the UART Mode Select option is set to IrDA mode or ASKIR mode. Use the RxD, TxD Active option to set the infrared reception (RxD) and transmission (TxD) polarity. The RxD, TxD Active options are: Hi, Hi Hi, Lo (Default) Lo, Hi Lo, Lo x IR Transmission Delay [Enabled] Use the IR Transmission Delay option to enable or disable IR transmission delays. IR transmission are not delayed.
NANO-LX CPU Card Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Use the Onboard Parallel Port option to specify a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port. The Onboard Parallel Port options are: Disabled 378/IRQ7 (Default) 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode [SPP] Use the Parallel Port Mode option to select parallel port operation mode. SPP (Default) The parallel port operates in the standard parallel port (SPP) mode.
x EPP Mode Select [EPP1.7] The EPP Mode Select option is only available if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP mode. Use the EPP Mode Select option to select the parallel port mode standard for the parallel port. EPP 1.9 is selected as the EPP standard. EPP1.9 EPP1.7 (Default) EPP 1.7 is selected as the EPP standard. x ECP Mode Use DMA [3] The ECP Mode Use DMA option is only available if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to ECP mode.
NANO-LX CPU Card x CIR Port IRQ [11] The CIR Port IRQ option is only available if the CIR Port Address option is not disabled. Use the CIR Port IRQ option to specify an interrupt address for the CIR port. The CIR Port IRQ options are: 11 (Default) 5 Onboard Serial Port # [XXX] Use the Onboard Serial Port # option to select the I/O address and IRQ for any additional onboard serial ports.
5.6 Power Management Setup Use the Power Management Setup menu (BIOS Menu 8) to set the BIOS power management and saving features. BIOS Menu 8: Power Management Setup x ACPI Function [Disabled] The ACPI Function is enabled when the Power Management option is set to ACPI; otherwise, it is disabled. ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] When the system is in the [S1(POS)] suspend state, the system appears off. The CPU is stopped, RAM is refreshed AND the system is runs in a low power mode.
NANO-LX CPU Card All power management options are turned off. The only Disabled user configurable options are the power button and alarm settings. Standby and suspend modes can be set. Legacy APM (Default) Advanced power management (APM) is activated Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is ACPI activated. x Standby Mode [Disabled] The Standby Mode option can only be selected if the Power Management option is set to Legacy.
x Suspend Mode [Disabled] The Suspend Mode option can only be selected if the Power Management option is set to Legacy. The Suspend Mode specifies the amount of time the system can be inactive before the system enters suspend mode.
NANO-LX CPU Card Power-On by Alarm [Disabled] Use the Power-On by Alarm to set the time when the system should automatically be turned on. Disabled (Default) The real time clock (RTC) cannot generate a wake event. Enabled If selected, the tune (hh:mm:ss) options can be set to specify the exact time the system is roused. 5.7 PnP/PCI Configurations Use the PnP/PCI Configurations menu (BIOS Menu 9) to set the plug and play, and PCI options.
No (Default) If the operating system does not meet the Plug and Play specifications, BIOS configures all the devices in the system. Yes Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems. The operating system changes the interrupt, I/O, and DMA settings. Reset Configuration Data [Disabled] Use the Reset Configuration Data option to reset the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when exiting setup if booting problems occur after a new add-on is installed.
NANO-LX CPU Card BIOS Menu 10: IRQ Resources The IRQ Resources menu has the following options: IRQ-3 assigned to IRQ-4 assigned to IRQ-5 assigned to IRQ-7 assigned to IRQ-10 assigned to IRQ-11 assigned to The above options all have the following default options. PCI Device (Default) The IRQ is assigned to legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, PCI/ISA PNP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
x Memory Resources [Press Enter] The Memory Resources menu (BIOS Menu 11) can only be accessed if the Resources Controlled By option is set to Manual. Use Memory Resources to select a base address and the length for the memory area used by a peripheral that requires high memory. BIOS Menu 11: Memory Resources The menu has two configurable options: Reserved Memory Base Reserved Memory Length 134 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Reserved Memory Base [N/A] The Reserved Memory Base option specifies the base address for the peripheral device. The Reserved Memory Base options are: N/A (Default) C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 x Reserved Memory Length [8K] The Reserved Memory Length option can only be accessed if the Reserved Memory Base option is not set to N/A. The Reserved Memory Length specifies the amount of memory reserved for the peripheral device.
Allows the graphics devices to examine the VGA palette on Enabled the graphics card. 5.8 PC Health Status The PC Health Status menu (BIOS Menu 12) has no user configurable options, but shows system operating parameters that are essential to the stable operation of the system. BIOS Menu 12: PC Health Status The following system parameters are monitored by the PC Health Status menu. Fan Speeds The following fan speed is monitored: CPU Fan Speed 136 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Voltages The following voltages are monitored: Vcore VccMem +3.
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NANO-LX CPU Card Chapter 6 6 Software Drivers 139
6.1 Available Software Drivers NOTE: The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice. You may visit the IEI website or contact technical support for the latest updates. The NANO-LX CPU card has five software drivers: VGA Driver Audio Driver LAN Driver SATA/RAID Driver ISA Driver All five drivers can be found on the CD that came with the CPU card. To install the drivers please follow the instructions in the sections below.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-1: AMD LX/GX CD Main Menu Step 2: A window appears listing the drivers available for installation (Figure 6-2).
Figure 6-2: AMD LX/GX CD Driver Menu Step 3: Select any item from the list to view more information on the driver installation, or select Manual to navigate to the NANO-LX user manual. Step 0: The following sections fully describe the driver installation procedures for the NANO-LX CPU card. 142 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 6.2 VGA Driver To install the VGA driver please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open Windows Control Panel (Figure 6-3). Figure 6-3: Access Windows Control Panel Step 2: Double click the System icon (Figure 6-4).
Figure 6-4: Double Click the System Icon Step 3: Double click the Device Manager tab (Figure 6-5). Figure 6-5: Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4: 144 A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 6-6). IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-6: Device Manager List Step 5: Expand the Display Adapters category (Figure 6-7). Right click the adapter and select Properties. NOTE: If the Display Adapters category is not available, navigate to X:\VGA\LX800\XP\VGA 2.01.05 (where X:\ is the system CD drive) and read the ReleaseNotes.txt file for further information on installing the VGA driver.
Figure 6-7: Expand the Display Adapters Category Step 6: From the Driver tab of the Properties window, click Update Driver (Figure 6-8) or, click Reinstall Driver if Update Driver is not seen. 146 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-8: Update Driver Step 7: The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 6-9). Click NEXT to continue.
Figure 6-9: Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Step 8: The Install Hardware Device Driver screen appears (Figure 6-10). Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device radio button and click NEXT to continue. 148 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-10: Search for Suitable Driver Step 9: Select Specify a Location in the Locate Driver Files window (Figure 6-11). Click NEXT to continue.
Figure 6-11: Locate Driver Files Step 10: Click Browse and navigate to the X:\AMD\LX800\XP\VGA 2.01.05 directory, where “X:” is the system CD drive (Figure 6-12). Figure 6-12: Location Browsing Window Step 11: 150 Click OK to continue. IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Step 12: A driver files location menu window appears. Click NEXT to continue. The driver is installed. Step 0: 6.3 Audio Driver Installation To install the audio driver please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open Windows Control Panel (Figure 6-13). Figure 6-13: Access Windows Control Panel Step 2: Double click the System icon (Figure 6-14).
Figure 6-14: Double Click the System Icon Step 3: Double click the Device Manager tab (Figure 6-15). Figure 6-15: Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4: 152 A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 6-16). IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-16: Device Manager List Step 5: Double click the listed device that has question marks next to it. (This means Windows does not recognize the device). Step 6: The Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 6-17). Click NEXT to continue.
Figure 6-17: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Specify a Location” in the Locate Driver Files window (Figure 6-18). Click NEXT to continue. 154 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-18: Locate Driver Files Step 8: Select “X:\ Audio\GeodeLX_XP_XPe_WDM_Audio_v2.03.00” directory in the location browsing window, where “X:\” is the system CD drive (Figure 6-19).
Figure 6-19: Location Browsing Window Step 9: Click OK to continue. A driver files location menu window appears. Select the LXWDMAu.inf file and click OPEN to continue. The driver is installed. Step 0: 156 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card 6.4 LAN Driver To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Click LAN from the AMD LX/GX CD Driver Menu to open a window to the X:\LAN\Realtek (where X:\ is the system CD drive) folder on the driver CD. Step 2: Open the RTL8100C folder. Step 3: Locate the Setup program icon (Figure 6-20). Figure 6-20: Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 4: Double click the Setup program icon in Figure 6-20.
Figure 6-22: Install Wizard Welcome Screen Step 7: Click NEXT to continue the installation or CANCEL to stop the installation. Step 8: The Install Wizard starts to install the LAN driver. Step 9: Once the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears (Figure 6-23). 158 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-23: Installing Screen Step 10: Click FINISH to complete the installation and exit the Install Shield Wizard. Step 11: Once the installation process is complete, the computer may be restarted immediately or later. Select the preferred option and click FINISH to complete the installation process and exit the Install Shield Wizard (Figure 6-24).
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NANO-LX CPU Card 6.5 SATA/RAID Driver To install the ALi SATA/RAID driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Click SATA from the AMD LX/GX CD Driver Menu to open a window to the X:\ALi_SATA_M5283 (where X:\ is the system CD drive) folder on the driver CD. Step 2: Locate the Setup program icon (Figure 6-25). Figure 6-25: Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 3: The Install Shield Wizard (Figure 6-26) is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process.
Figure 6-27: Install Wizard Welcome Screen 162 Step 5: Click NEXT to continue the installation or CANCEL to stop the installation. Step 6: The Install Wizard starts to install the driver (Figure 6-28). IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-28: Installing Screen Step 7: A “Digital Signal Not Found” screen appears (Figure 6-29). Click YES to continue the installation process.
Figure 6-29: RAID Driver Digital Signal Step 8: Once the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears (Figure 6-30). 164 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-30: InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen Step 9: Once the installation process is complete, the computer may be restarted immediately or later. Select the preferred option and click FINISH to complete the installation process and exit the Install Shield Wizard.
6.6 ISA Driver To install the IT8888 ISA Bridge driver please follow the steps below: Step 1: Open Windows Control Panel (Figure 6-31). Figure 6-31: Access Windows Control Panel Step 2: 166 Double click the System icon (Figure 6-32). IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-32: Double Click the System Icon Step 3: Double click the Device Manager tab (Figure 6-33). Figure 6-33: Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 6-34).
Figure 6-34: Device Manager List Step 5: Double click the listed device that has question marks next to it. (This means Windows does not recognize the device). Step 6: 168 The Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 6-35). Click NEXT to continue. IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-35: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Specify a Location” in the Locate Driver Files window (Figure 6-36). Click NEXT to continue.
Figure 6-36: Locate Driver Files Step 8: Select “X:\IT8888” directory in the location browsing window, where “X:\” is the system CD drive (Figure 6-37). 170 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card Figure 6-37: Location Browsing Window Click OK to continue. A driver files location menu window appears. Select the ite.inf file and click OPEN to continue. The driver is installed.
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NANO-LX CPU Card Appendix A A BIOS Configuration Options 173
A.1 BIOS Configuration Options Below is a list of BIOS configuration options described in Chapter 5. Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...................................................................................... 101 Load Optimized Defaults.................................................................................... 101 Set Supervisor Password .................................................................................. 101 Set User Password ......................................................
NANO-LX CPU Card Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] ....................................................................... 110 Boot Up Numlock Status [On] ........................................................................... 110 Gate A20 Option [Fast]....................................................................................... 111 Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled].................................................................... 111 Typematic Rate (Chars/sec) [6] ............................
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled].................................................................. 121 IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] ........................................................................ 122 Onboard FPC Controller [Disabled] .................................................................. 122 Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]...................................................................... 123 Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]..........................................................
NANO-LX CPU Card PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled].................................................................... 135 Fan Speeds ......................................................................................................... 136 Voltages .........................................................................................................
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NANO-LX CPU Card Appendix B B Watchdog Timer 179
NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. It is recommended you contact IEI support or visit our website for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug.
NANO-LX CPU Card NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system will reset.
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NANO-LX CPU Card Appendix C C Address Mapping 183
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NANO-LX CPU Card C.3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ# Description IRQ# Description IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 LAN IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN/USB2.0/SATA IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ5 SMBus Controller IRQ13 FPU IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7 Available IRQ15 Secondary IDE Table C-3: IRQ Mapping Table C.
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NANO-LX CPU Card Appendix D D External AC’97 Audio CODEC 187
D.1 Introduction The motherboard comes with an onboard Realtek ALC203 CODEC. Realtek ALC203 is a 16-bit, full duplex AC’97 Rev. 2.3 compatible audio CODEC with a sampling rate of 48KHz. D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through three phone jacks on the rear panel of the motherboard. The phone jacks include: 3. A LINE input shared with surround output 4. A MIC input shared with Center and LFE output 5. A LINE output 6. A MIC input line. D.1.
NANO-LX CPU Card D.2 Sound Effect Configuration D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager To access the Sound Effects Manager, please do the following: Step 1: Install the audio CODEC driver. Step 2: Click either: The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Notification Area of the system task bar (Figure D-2), or The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Control Panel (Figure D-3).
Figure D-4: Sound Effects Manager (ALC203) NOTE: The Sound Effect Manager shown in Figure D-4 is for the RealTek ALC203 audio CODEC. Different CODECs may have different sound manager appearances. The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager. D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed below.
NANO-LX CPU Card NOTE: The Karaoke Mode is configured in the Sound Effect menu. To access Karaoke configuration settings, click on the Sound Effect menu tab. Sound Effect Karaoke Mode Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S/PDIF-In S/PDIF-Out Connector Sensing HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General NOTE: Not all RealTek Sound Effect Managers have all the above listed options. The Sound Effect Manager loaded onto the system may only have some of the options listed above.
being played. The Key adjustment up or down arrow icons enables users to define a key that fits a certain vocal range. Equalizer Selection:- Preset equalizer settings enable easy audio range settings. Ten frequency bands can be configured. Speaker Configuration:- Multi-channel speaker settings are configured in this menu. Configurable options include: o o o o o Headphone Channel mode for stereo speaker output Channel mode for 4 speaker output Channel mode for 5.
NANO-LX CPU Card Appendix E ® E ALi RAID for SATA 193
E.1 Introduction The ALi M5283 is a highly integrated disk drive controller that is capable of managing Parallel-ATA and Serial-ATA interface hard disk drives. The ALi controller supports PATA UDMA transfer mode up to mode 6 and SATA 1.0 disk drives. The ALi M5283 also comes with cost-effective RAID functionality that can be used to increase data read/write speed and to provide protection to data by distributing mirrored duplicates of data onto two disk drives (RAID1).
NANO-LX CPU Card CAUTION! Do not accidentally disconnect the SATA drive cables. Carefully route the cables within the chassis to avoid system down time. E.2 Features and Benefits Supports RAID levels 0, 1, and JBOD Supports connectivity to two disk drives Supported Operating Systems include: Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Windows-based software for RAID management E.3 Accessing the ALi RAID Utility The RAID BIOS version and disk drive information should appear after the system POST screen.
E.4 RAID BIOS Setup Utility The Serial ATA RAID volume can be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the ALi RAID controller ROM. The BIOS configuration screen is divided into three major areas: Main Menu, Drive Menu, and a list for the configured RAID arrays. E.5 RAID Options: E.5.1 Create RAID0 Striping for Performance WARNING! All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization process.
NANO-LX CPU Card Step 4: Use the arrow keys to highlight Create RAID0 Striping for Performance and press ENTER. A flashing ‘S’ appears at the Drive Menu where the member drives to be included in the RAID0 array can be chosen. Step 5: Use the space bar to select members of the RAID0 RAID configuration. The flashing cursor changes to a lower case ‘s’ once any of the connected disk drives has been selected. Follow the same method to select another member drive.
NOTE: 1. To reduce the chance of losing data, ALi imposes certain limitations on the RAID configuration options. Parallel-ATA drives connected on the same IDE channel cannot be selected as the members of a RAID0 array. Avoid mixing Parallel-ATA and Serial-ATA disk drives in a RAID0 array. 2. Always use disk drives of the same capacity to create a RAID array. The excessive capacity of a larger disk drive cannot be utilized because data stripes are equally distributed across all members of a RAID array. E.5.
NANO-LX CPU Card press ENTER. A flashing ‘M’ appears at the Drive Menu where the member drives to be included in the RAID1 array can be chosen. Step 2: Use the space bar to select members of the RAID1 RAID configuration. The flashing cursor changes to a lower case ‘m’ once any of the connected disk drives has been selected. Follow the same method to select another member drive. Step 3: The Create RAID1(Y/N) confirm box appears. Press Y. Step 4: Enter a nickname for the created array.
NOTE: 1. To reduce the chance of losing data, ALi imposes certain limitations on the RAID configuration options. Parallel-ATA drives connected on the same IDE channel cannot be selected as the members of a RAID1 array. Avoid mixing Parallel-ATA and Serial-ATA disk drives in a RAID1 array. 2. Always use disk drives of the same capacity to create a RAID array. The excessive capacity of a larger disk drive cannot be utilized because data stripes are equally distributed across all members of a RAID array.
NANO-LX CPU Card WARNING! All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization process. If “used” drives are used to create a RAID array, make sure the data has been moved or backed up before creating a RAID array out of the disk drives. Step 1: Use the arrow keys to highlight Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity and press ENTER. A flashing ‘J’ appears at the Drive Menu where the member drives to be included in the JBOD can be chosen.
E.5.4 Stripe Size The change to stripe size effects RAID0 arrays. Configurable options are: 64K (default) 32K 16K 8K 4K Select a small stripe size if the I/Os to the hard drives are small and randomly occurred. Choose a larger stripe size if the I/Os are mostly large and come in sequential orders, e.g., A/V playback and editing applications. The default value should be appropriate for most applications. E.5.
NANO-LX CPU Card Step 1: Use the arrow keys to highlight Delete All RAID Setting & Partition and press ENTER. Step 2: The Data on RAID drives will be erased (Y/N) confirm box appears. Press Y. Step 0: E.5.7 Rebuild RAID Array The Rebuild RAID Array option can rebuild a RAID array if a member of a RAID configuration should fail. Neither RAID0 nor JBOD provides data redundancy.
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NANO-LX CPU Card Appendix F F Connecting an ATX Power Supply 205
The following notes show how to connect ATX Power Supply to the embedded board. F.1.1 Step 1: Using ATX Power Switch Disconnect the AC cord of the power supply from the AC source to prevent a sudden electric surge to the board. Step 2: Remove the jumper caps from the JP4 jumper. Figure F-1: Jumper Locations 206 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card WARNING! The new power adapter cable for the NANO-LX has its “Ground” pin removed from the 3-pin ATX feature connector. Connecting the power feature connector cable will destroy the CPU board. Step 3: Be sure that the standard 4-pin AT power connector is connected to the CPU card power connector (CN2). Step 4: Connect the optional ATX power cable to the AT power cable using their 4P power connectors (Figure F-2).
F.1.2 Using AT Power Supply Connecting to an AT power supply is as simple as connecting a 4P power connector to CN2. Power on/off is controlled by the power switch on the AT power supply. Let the jumper caps stay on JP4. 208 IEI® Technology, Corp.
NANO-LX CPU Card G Index 209
A AC’97.................... 20, 46, 187, 188, 192 ACPI .... 14, 19, 22, 24, 27, 28, 128, 129, 185 Address Mapping .............................. 183 Airflow................................................ 93 ALi M5283........................................ 194 AMD Geode™ CS5536 ...................... 23 AMD™ Geode LX 800................. 16, 19 APM.................................... 14, 128, 129 ASKIR..................... 14, 29, 57, 123, 124 AT.. 16, 19, 39, 83, 84, 95, 133, 207, 208 ATA-6...............
NANO-LX CPU Card Power Consumption...................... 19, 32 Power Management . 14, 19, 24, 27, 100, 128, 129, 130 Power Support..................................... 19 PXE ............................................... 29, 32 R SMIBIOS ............................................ 29 SO DIMM ..................................... 40, 91 South Bridge ....................................... 27 Super IO ........................................ 19, 29 System Chipset .............................