Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- NANO-LX EPIC SBC User Manual
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Detailed Specifications
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Dimensions
- 2.3 Data Flow
- 2.4 CPU Support
- 2.5 System Chipset
- 2.5.1 GeodeLink™ Interface Unit
- 2.5.2 AMD® Geode™ CS5536 ATA-6 Controller
- 2.5.3 AMD® Geode™ CS5536 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) Controller
- 2.5.4 AMD® Geode™ CS5536 Flash Interface
- 2.5.5 AMD® Geode™ CS5536 USB Controller
- 2.5.6 AMD® Geode™ CS5536 Serial Communications
- 2.5.7 AMD® Geode™ CS5536 Real Time Clock
- 2.5.8 BIOS
- 2.6 GeodeLink™ PCI Bridge
- 2.7 Environmental and Power Specifications
- 3 Unpacking
- 4 Connectors and Jumpers
- 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
- 4.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors
- 4.2.1 ATX Connector
- 4.2.2 ATX Power Button
- 4.2.3 Audio CD-In Connector
- 4.2.4 Audio Connector
- 4.2.5 Battery Connector
- 4.2.6 Compact Flash Connector
- 4.2.7 Digital Input Output Connector
- 4.2.8 Fan Connector
- 4.2.9 FDD Connector
- 4.2.10 IDE Interface Connector
- 4.2.11 Inverter Connector
- 4.2.12 IrDA Connector
- 4.2.13 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
- 4.2.14 LED Power Connector
- 4.2.15 LVDS LCD Panel Connector
- 4.2.16 Parallel Port Connector
- 4.2.17 PC/104-Plus Connector
- 4.2.18 Power Connector
- 4.2.19 Power Input Connector
- 4.2.20 Reset Button Connector
- 4.2.21 SATA Drive Ports
- 4.2.22 Serial Communications Connector
- 4.2.23 TFT TTL LCD Connector
- 4.3 External (Rear Panel) Connectors
- 5 Installation and Configuration
- 6 Award BIOS Setup
- 7 Software Drivers
- A BIOS Configuration Options
- B Watchdog Timer
- C Address Mapping
- D External AC’97 Audio CODEC
- E ALi® RAID for SATA
- F Connecting an ATX Power Supply
- G Index
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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).
CAUTION!
A configured RAID volume (which may consist of multiple hard drives)
appears to an operating system as a contingent storage space. The operating
system will not be able to distinguish the physical disk drives contained in a
RAID configuration.
E.1.1 Precautions
One key benefit a RAID configuration brings is that a single hard drive can fail within a
RAID array without damaging data. With RAID1 array, a failed drive can be replaced and
the RAID configuration restored.
WARNING!
Irrecoverable data loss will occur if a working drive is removed when trying to
remove a failed drive. It is strongly recommended to mark the physical
connections of all SATA disk drives. Drive locations can be identified by
attaching stickers to the drive bays. If a drive member of a RAID array should
fail, the failed drive can then be correctly identified.
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