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NANO-GM45A2 EPIC SBC 

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COM2 is located on pin 11 to pin 20 

 

COM3 is located on pin 21 to pin 30 

 

COM4 is located on pin 31 to pin 40 

 

 

Figure 3-13: COM Connector Pinout Location 

 

PIN NO. 

DESCRIPTION 

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 

1 NDCD1 

2 

NDSR1 

3 NRX1 

4 

NRTS1 

5 NTX1 

6 

NCTS1 

7 NDTR1 

8 

NRI1 

9 GND 

10 

GND 

11 NDCD2 

12 

NDSR2 

13 NRX2 

14 

NRTS2 

15 NTX2 

16 

NCTS2 

17 NDTR2 

18 

NRI2 

19 GND 

20 

GND 

21 NDCD3 

22 

NDSR3 

23 NRX3 

24 

NRTS3 

25 NTX3 

26 

NCTS3 

27 NDTR3 

28 

NRI3 

29 GND 

30 

GND 

31 NDCD4 

32 

NDSR4 

33 NRX4 

34 

NRTS4 

35 NTX4 

36 

NCTS4 

37 NDTR4 

38 

NRI4 

Summary of Contents for NANO-GM45A2-R10

Page 1: ...IEI Technology Corp User Manual NANO GM45A2 MODEL EPIC Motherboard Supports Intel Core 2 Duo CPU VGA LVDS HDMI HDTV out Dual GbE USB 2 0 and Second Generation SATA 3Gb s RoHS Compliant Rev 1 00 5 May...

Page 2: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page II Revision Date Version Changes 5 May 2010 1 00 Initial release...

Page 3: ...arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All ri...

Page 4: ...1 NANO GM45A2 Layout 13 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 13 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 14 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 15 3 2 1 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector 15 3 2 2 Au...

Page 5: ...CPU Installation 38 4 4 2 Socket P Cooling Kit Installation 40 4 4 3 SO DIMM Installation 41 4 5 JUMPER SETTINGS 42 4 5 1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings 43 4 5 2 Clear CMOS Jumper 44 4 5 3 LVDS Pane...

Page 6: ...e 69 5 3 3 AHCI Configuration 73 5 3 3 1 AHCI Port n 74 5 3 4 Remote Access Configuration 75 5 3 5 USB Configuration 78 5 3 6 Power Configuration 79 5 3 7 Super IO Configuration 81 5 4 PCI PNP 83 5 5...

Page 7: ...CTIONS 116 B 4 1 Factory Restore 117 B 4 2 Backup System 118 B 4 3 Restore Your Last Backup 119 B 4 4 Manual 120 C TERMINOLOGY 121 D WATCHDOG TIMER 126 E COMPATIBILITY 129 E 1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYS...

Page 8: ...i Card Slot Location 23 Figure 3 11 SATA Drive Connector Locations 25 Figure 3 12 5V Power Connector Locations 26 Figure 3 13 COM Connector Pinout Location 27 Figure 3 14 SPI Flash Connector 28 Figure...

Page 9: ...03 Figure B 3 Partition Creation Commands 104 Figure B 4 System Configuration for Windows 105 Figure B 5 Build up Recovery Partition 106 Figure B 6 Press any key to continue 106 Figure B 7 Press F3 to...

Page 10: ...B 24 Restore Factory Default 117 Figure B 25 Recovery Complete Window 118 Figure B 26 Backup System 118 Figure B 27 System Backup Complete Window 119 Figure B 28 Restore Backup 119 Figure B 29 Restor...

Page 11: ...able 3 11 PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts 24 Table 3 12 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 25 Table 3 13 5V Power Connector Pinouts 26 Table 3 14 COM Connector Pinouts 28 Table 3 15 SPI Flash Connector 28 Table...

Page 12: ...7 AHCI Port n Configuration Menu 75 BIOS Menu 8 Remote Access Configuration 76 BIOS Menu 9 USB Configuration 78 BIOS Menu 10 APM Configuration 80 BIOS Menu 11 Super IO Configuration 81 BIOS Menu 12 PC...

Page 13: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction...

Page 14: ...RAM SO DIMM are supported by the Intel GM45 graphics memory controller hub GMCH The Intel GM45 GMCH also supports 18 bit or 24 bit dual channel LVDS analog CRT HDMI and HDTV output The integrated Inte...

Page 15: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 3 1 2 Connectors The connectors on the NANO GM45A2 are shown in the figure below Figure 1 2 Connectors...

Page 16: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 4 1 3 Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 115 mm Width 165 mm Figure 1 3 NANO GM45A2 Dimensions mm...

Page 17: ...e 5 1 4 Data Flow 5Figure 1 4 shows the data flow between the two on board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter Figure 1 4...

Page 18: ...el ICH9M Memory Two 204 pin 1066 800 MHz DDR3 SDRAM SO DIMMs up to 2 0 GB each system max 4 GB Audio Realtek ALC888 HD 7 1 channel audio codec LAN Two Realtek RTL8111CP PCIe GbE controllers Super I O...

Page 19: ...serial ATA SATA channels with 3 0 Gb s data transfer rates Environmental and Power Specifications Power Supply 12 V only ATX and AT power supported Power Consumption 12 V 3 06A Intel Core 2 Duo T9400...

Page 20: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 8 Chapter 2 2 Unpacking...

Page 21: ...ischarge Self grounding Touch a grounded conductor every few minutes to discharge any excess static buildup Use an anti static pad When configuring any circuit board place it on an anti static mat Onl...

Page 22: ...hased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 32sales iei com tw The NANO GM45A2 is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 NANO...

Page 23: ...are options for the NANO GM45A2 Item and Part Number Image CPU cooler P N CF 479B RS CPU cooler for Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9400 P N CF 479F RS HDTV output cable P N 32000 083702 RS SATA power cab...

Page 24: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 12 Chapter 3 3 Connectors...

Page 25: ...and jumpers Figure 3 1 Connector and Jumper Locations 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors The table below lists all the connectors on the board Connector Type Label ATX power control connector 3 pi...

Page 26: ...t connector COM1 COM4 40 pin header COM PORT1 SATA power connectors 2 pin wafer PW1 PW2 Serial ATA SATA drive connectors 7 pin SATA SATA1 SATA2 SPI Flash connector 8 pin header JSPI1 TV Out connector...

Page 27: ...Table 3 3 The ATX power supply enable connector enables the NANO GM45A2 to be connected to an ATX power supply In default mode the NANO GM45A2 can only use an AT power supply To enable an ATX power s...

Page 28: ...The audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system Figure 3 3 Audio Connector Location PIN N...

Page 29: ...N Pinouts See Table 3 5 The backlight inverter connector provides the backlight on the LCD display connected to the NANO GM45A2 with 12V of power Figure 3 4 Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations...

Page 30: ...s See Table 3 6 The connector supports the 12V power supply Figure 3 5 CPU 12V Power Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Table 3 6 CPU 12V Power Connector...

Page 31: ...nd notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals Figure 3 6 12V Fan Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 N C...

Page 32: ...e 3 7 Front Panel Connector Location FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 V5S 2 V5S 3 N C 4 N C Power LED 5 GND 6 N C 7 PWR_BT 8 PC_BEEP Power Button 9 GND System Beeper 10 N C 11 V5S R...

Page 33: ...in connector is connected to IEEE 1394a interface for high speed data transfer Figure 3 8 IEEE 1394a Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 V12S 2 GND 3 XTPBM 4 XTPBP 5 XTPAM 6 XTPAP 7 GND 8 GND Tab...

Page 34: ...ctors can be connected to single channel or dual channel 18 bit LVDS panel Figure 3 9 LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 LVDS_TXL0P 4 LVDS_TXL0N 5 L...

Page 35: ...0 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 9 PCIe Mini Card Slot CN Label MINI_PCIE1 CN Type 52 pin PCIe Mini Card Slot CN Location See 5Figure 3 10 CN Pinouts See Table 3 11 The PCIe mini card slot enable...

Page 36: ...N C 13 CLK 14 N C 15 GND 16 N C 17 N C 18 GND 19 N C 20 N C 21 GND 22 PCIRST 23 PERN2 24 3VDual 25 PERP2 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 SMBCLK 31 PETN2 32 SMBDATA 33 PETP2 34 GND 35 GND 36 USBD 37 N...

Page 37: ...rs CN Location See 5Figure 3 11 CN Pinouts See 5Table 3 12 The SATA connectors connect to SATA hard drives or optical drives Figure 3 11 SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 TX 3...

Page 38: ...1 5V 2 GND Table 3 13 5V Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 12 Serial Port Connectors COM 1 COM 4 CN Label COM PORT1 CN Type 40 pin header 2x20 CN Location See 5Figure 3 13 CN Pinouts See 5Table 3 14 The 40...

Page 39: ...Pinout Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 NDCD1 2 NDSR1 3 NRX1 4 NRTS1 5 NTX1 6 NCTS1 7 NDTR1 8 NRI1 9 GND 10 GND 11 NDCD2 12 NDSR2 13 NRX2 14 NRTS2 15 NTX2 16 NCTS2 17 NDTR2 18 NRI2 19...

Page 40: ...Location See Figure 3 14 CN Pinouts See Table 3 15 The 8 pin SPI Flash connector is used to flash the BIOS Figure 3 14 SPI Flash Connector PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 SPI_VCC 3 3 V 2 GND...

Page 41: ...sier Figure 3 15 TV Connector Pinout Location S Video Connector PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 ABLUE_CVBS 3 GND 4 AGREEN_Y 5 GND 6 ARED_C Table 3 16 TV Port Connector Pinouts 3 3 Extern...

Page 42: ...Figure 3 16 CN Pinouts See 5Table 3 17 The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface connector connects to digital audio or video sources PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 HDMI_DATA2 2 GND 3 HDMI_DATA...

Page 43: ...icating the status of LAN The pin assignments are listed in the following table PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 MDIA3 5 MDIA1 2 MDIA3 6 MDIA2 3 MDIA2 7 MDIA0 4 MDIA1 8 MDIA0 Table 3 18 LAN Pinouts F...

Page 44: ...and USB 1 1 devices PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 5V 5 5V 2 USBP0N 6 USBP1N 3 USBP0P 7 USBP1P 4 GND 8 GND Table 3 20 USB Port Connector Pinouts USB1_2 PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION...

Page 45: ...connector for connectivity to standard display devices Figure 3 18 VGA Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 9 VGAVCC 2 GREEN 10 GROUND 3 BLUE 11 NC 4 NC 12 DDCDAT 5 GROUND 13 HSYNC 6 GROUN...

Page 46: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 34 Chapter 4 4 Installation...

Page 47: ...er electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damag...

Page 48: ...ibed in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the NANO GM45A2 NANO GM45A2 components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following...

Page 49: ...Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the NANO GM45A2 is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slo...

Page 50: ...n is not properly installed and the system turned on permanent damage to the CPU NANO GM45A2 and other electronic components attached to the system may be incurred Running a CPU without a cooling kit...

Page 51: ...e a screwdriver to unlock the screw See Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked Step 2 Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the sock...

Page 52: ...locked position See Figure 4 2 Step 7 Figure 4 2 Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 4 4 2 Socket P Cooling Kit Installation An IEI Socket P CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately See Chapter 3...

Page 53: ...of the heat sink Lift the lever at the top of the cooling kit to loosen the cooling kit clamps Step 10 Secure the cooling kit Gently place the heat sink and cooling kit onto the CPU Make sure the hook...

Page 54: ...place See Figure 4 4 Step 4 4 5 Jumper Settings 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 p...

Page 55: ...Select Jumper is the same as the ATX Enable connector Jumper Label J_A T1 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 2 Jumper Location See Figure 4 5 The AT Power Select jumper specifies the...

Page 56: ...stem BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2 If the CMOS Settings Wrong message is displayed during t...

Page 57: ...s shown in 5Figure 4 6 below Figure 4 6 Clear CMOS Jumper 4 5 3 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Jumper Label PA_ID1 Jumper Type 8 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 4 Jumper Location See Figure 4 7 T...

Page 58: ...0 48 bit Short 1 2 3 4 5 6 1280 x 768 18 bit Short 7 8 1280 x 800 18 bit Short 1 2 7 8 1366 x 768 24 bit Short 3 4 7 8 1440 x 900 36 bit Short 1 2 3 4 7 8 1440 x 900 48 bit Short 5 6 7 8 1680 x 1050 4...

Page 59: ...J2 Jumper Type 6 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 5 Jumper Location See Figure 4 8 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumpers allow the LVDS screen voltages to be set The jumper sets the voltage connect...

Page 60: ...must be installed 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...

Page 61: ...d from its AC power source to prevent a sudden power surge to the NANO GM45A2 Step 5 Locate the power cable The power cable is shown in the packing list in Chapter 3 Step 6 Connect the Power Cable to...

Page 62: ...Step 7 Figure 4 10 Connect Power Cable to Power Supply 4 7 2 ATX Power Connection Follow the instructions below to connect the NANO GM45A2 to an ATX power supply WARNING Disconnect the power supply po...

Page 63: ...power cable connector to the AT power connector on the motherboard See Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 Power Cable to Motherboard Connection Step 10 Connect the Power Cable to an ATX Power Adapter Cable Conn...

Page 64: ...2 EPIC SBC Page 52 Figure 4 12 Connect Power Cable to ATX Adapter Cable Step 11 Connect ATX Power Adapter Cable to Power Supply Connect the 20 pin ATX power adapter cable to an ATX power supply See Fi...

Page 65: ...t ATX Power Adapter Cable to Power Supply Step 12 Connect ATX Power Cable to Motherboard Connect the 3 pin ATX power connector to the ATX power connector on the motherboard See Figure 4 14 Step 12 Fig...

Page 66: ...d speakers To install the audio kit please refer to the steps below Step 13 Locate the audio connector The location of the 10 pin audio connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 14 Align pin 1 Align pin 1...

Page 67: ...er 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the onboard SATA drive connector See 6Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 SA...

Page 68: ...connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding NANO GM45A2 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned 4 8 1 LAN Connectio...

Page 69: ...onnector Step 0 4 8 2 USB Connection Dual Connector The external USB Series A receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices Follow the steps below to connect USB devi...

Page 70: ...follow the instructions below Step 3 Locate the female DB 15 connector The location of the female DB 15 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 4 Align the VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector o...

Page 71: ...ither side of the connector Step 0 4 9 Software Installation All the drivers for the NANO GM45A2 are on the CD that came with the system To install the drivers please follow the steps below Step 1 Ins...

Page 72: ...Figure 4 21 Introduction Screen Step 3 Click NANO GM45A2 Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 4 22 Figure 4 22 Available Drivers Step 5 Install all of the necessary dri...

Page 73: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 61 Chapter 5 5 BIOS Screens...

Page 74: ...ed restart the computer and try again 5 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press ESC t...

Page 75: ...ot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 5 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items Main Ch...

Page 76: ...ct Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 1 Main System Overview The System Overview lists a b...

Page 77: ...the Advanced menu BIOS Menu 2 to configure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following sub menus WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Ma...

Page 78: ...enu 2 Advanced 5 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipse...

Page 79: ...guration Compatible Configure SATA 1 as IDE Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected DISABLED disable the integ...

Page 80: ...mal IDE devices IDE DEFAULT Configures SATA devices as normal IDE device AHCI Configures SATA devices as normal AHCI device IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup BIOS automatically detects the...

Page 81: ...DE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto Detected Drive Parameters The grayed out items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE d...

Page 82: ...The BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel CD DVD The CD DVD option spec...

Page 83: ...ode Auto Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO Programmable I O mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time de...

Page 84: ...transfer rate of 4 2 MB s MWDMA1 Multi Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 13 3 MB s MWDMA2 Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s UDMA...

Page 85: ...the HDD SMART feature Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Disabled Prevents...

Page 86: ...10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port n Not Detected Use the AHCI Port n BIOS option to check what AHCI Advanced Host Co...

Page 87: ...he type of drive connected to SATA drive connector n S M A R T Enabled Use the S M A R T option to enable S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology on the drive connected to SATA dri...

Page 88: ...ican Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system Disabled DEFAULT...

Page 89: ...se the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made The following configuration options are available 115200 8 n 1 DEFAULT 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8...

Page 90: ...figuration information and configure the USB settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB...

Page 91: ...h all USB drivers loaded When this option is enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system Disabled Legacy USB support d...

Page 92: ...n F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 10 APM Configuration Power Supply Status By Hardware Use the Power Supply Status BIOS option t...

Page 93: ...3 Allows BIOS to select Serial Port Base Addresses Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS M...

Page 94: ...Q address is 3 Serial Port3 Address 3E8 Use the Serial Port3 Address option to select the base addresses for serial port 3 Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 3E8 DEFAULT Serial port...

Page 95: ...rt4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4 4 DEFAULT Serial port 4 IRQ address is 4 3 Serial port 1 IRQ address is 3 10 Serial port 1 IRQ address is 10 11 Serial port 1 IRQ addre...

Page 96: ...DMA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled Available Specified IRQ is available to be use the PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Select Screen...

Page 97: ...eserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels are DM Channel 0 DM Channel 1 DM Channel 3 DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory Siz...

Page 98: ...Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 14 to configure advanced system boot options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Boot Se...

Page 99: ...Display Mode Force BIOS Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add on ROM read only memory messages to be displayed Force BIOS DEFAULT The system forces third party BIOS to display during sys...

Page 100: ...sabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the Realtek RTL8111CP PCIe GbE controller Enabled Can be booted from a remote system through the Realtek RTL8111CP PCIe GbE controller 5 6...

Page 101: ...sor Password Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed If a user password must be installed select this field and...

Page 102: ...Inc BIOS Menu 16 Chipset 5 7 1 Northbridge Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu BIOS Menu 17 to configure the Northbridge chipset BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot...

Page 103: ...f memory is reserved for ISA expansion cards Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 32 MB Use the Internal Graphic Mode Select option to specify the amount of system memory that can be used by the Inter...

Page 104: ...BIOS Menu 18 to configure the Southbridge chipset BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Southbridge Configuration HDA Controller Enabled Spread Spectrum Mode Enabled...

Page 105: ...Time After setting the alarm the computer turns itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off Spread Spectrum Enabled Use the Spread Spectrum option to reduce the EMI Excess EMI is generated...

Page 106: ...o save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup progr...

Page 107: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 95 Appendix A A BIOS Menu Options...

Page 108: ...uto 71 DMA Mode Auto 72 S M A R T Auto 73 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 73 AHCI Port n Not Detected 74 SATA Port n Auto 75 S M A R T Enabled 75 Remote Access Disabled 76 Serial Port Number COM1 76 Base...

Page 109: ...lay Mode Force BIOS 87 Bootup Num Lock On 87 RTL8111CP LAN Boot Disabled 88 Change Supervisor Password 89 Change User Password 89 Memory Hole Disabled 91 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 32 MB 91...

Page 110: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 98 Appendix B B One Key Recovery...

Page 111: ...ting system while the second partition will be invisible to the operating system and contain the backup made by the one key recovery software B 1 1 System Requirement The partition created for recover...

Page 112: ...Windows Vista o Windows 7 o Windows CE 5 0 o Windows CE 6 0 o Windows XP Embedded Linux o Fedora Core 12 Constantine o Fedora Core 11 Leonidas o Fedora Core 10 Cambridge o Fedora Core 8 Werewolf o Fed...

Page 113: ...Setup Procedure for Windows Prior to using the recovery tool to backup or restore system a few setup procedures are required Step 1 Hardware and BIOS setup Step 2 Create partitions Step 3 Build up re...

Page 114: ...o the NANO GM45A2 and insert the recovery CD Step 3 Turn on the system Step 4 Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on to enter the BIOS Step 5 Select the connected optical disk drive a...

Page 115: ...ate two partitions One is for the OS installation the other is for saving recovery files and images which will be an invisible partition system32 diskpart DISKPART list vol DISKPART sel disk 0 DISKPAR...

Page 116: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 104 Figure B 3 Partition Creation Commands...

Page 117: ...covery Partition S t e p 0 B 2 3 Build up Recovery Partition Step 1 Press any key to boot from the recovery CD It will take a while to launch the recovery tool Please be patient Step 2 When the recove...

Page 118: ...and the recovery tool is saved in this partition Figure B 5 Build up Recovery Partition Step 4 After completing the system configuration press any key in the following window to reboot the system Figu...

Page 119: ...llow the steps below Step 1 Turn on the system When the following screen displays Figure B 7 press the F3 key to access the recovery tool The message will display for 10 seconds please press F3 before...

Page 120: ...Page 108 Figure B 9 About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4 Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below Figure B 10 Figure B 10 Symantec Ghost Path Step 5 Select the local source drive as shown in Figu...

Page 121: ...gure B 12 Then click OK Figure B 12 Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7 Select 1 2 Recovery NTFS drive and enter a file name called iei Figure B 13 Click Save The factory default image w...

Page 122: ...File Name to Copy Image to Step 8 When the Compress Image screen in Figure B 14 prompts click High to make the image file smaller Figure B 14 Compress Image Step 9 The Proceed with partition image cre...

Page 123: ...mantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image Figure B 16 Figure B 16 Image Creation Complete Step 11 When the image creation completes a screen prompts as shown in Figure B 18 Click Continu...

Page 124: ...ws Please follow the steps below to setup recovery tool for Linux OS Step 1 Hardware and BIOS setup Refer to Section B 2 1 Step 2 Install Linux operating system Make sure to install GRUB v0 97 or earl...

Page 125: ...PART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter N DISKPART exit system32 format N fs ntfs q v Recovery y system32 exit Step 4 Build up recovery partition Press any key to boot from the recovery C...

Page 126: ...ry tool main menu by modifying the menu lst To first access the recovery tool main menu the menu lst must be modified In Linux system enter Administrator root When prompt appears type cd boot grub vi...

Page 127: ...Page 115 Step 7 The recovery tool menu appears Figure B 22 Figure B 22 Recovery Tool Menu Step 8 Create a factory default image Follow Step 2 Step 12 described in Section B 2 4 to create a factory def...

Page 128: ...tool has several functions including 1 Factory Restore Restore the factory default image iei GHO created in Section B 2 4 2 Backup system Create a system backup image iei_user GHO which will be saved...

Page 129: ...To restore the factory default image please follow the steps below Step 9 Type 1 and press Enter in the main menu Step 10 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the factory default A...

Page 130: ...Type 2 and press Enter in the main menu Step 13 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to backup the system A backup image called iei_user GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition Figure...

Page 131: ...up please follow the steps below Step 15 Type 3 and press Enter in the main menu Step 16 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the last backup image iei_user GHO Figure B 28 Restore...

Page 132: ...em backup please follow the steps below Step 18 Type 4 and press Enter in the main menu Step 19 The Symantec Ghost window appears Use the Ghost program to backup or recover the system manually Figure...

Page 133: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 121 Appendix C C Terminology...

Page 134: ...Media Device ARMD is any ATAPI device that supports removable media besides CD and DVD drives ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal by var...

Page 135: ...gister level interface description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers FSB The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge chipset GbE Gigabit Eth...

Page 136: ...a form of storage used in computer RAM is volatile memory so it loses its data when power is lost RAM has very fast data transfer rates compared to other storage like hard drives SATA Serial ATA SATA...

Page 137: ...al Serial Bus USB is an external bus standard for interfacing devices USB 1 1 supports 12 Mbps data transfer rates while USB 2 0 supports 480 Mbps data transfer rates VGA The Video Graphics Array VGA...

Page 138: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 126 Appendix D D Watchdog Timer...

Page 139: ...OS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Tim...

Page 140: ...ystem resets Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT_AP 1 i...

Page 141: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 129 Appendix E E Compatibility...

Page 142: ...soft Windows 7 Beta Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit Microsoft Windows XP with SP2 32 bit Microsoft Windows XP with SP2 64 bit Microsoft Server 2008 32 b...

Page 143: ...2 Duo T8300 2 40 GHz 800 MHz 45 nm Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2 53 GHz 1066 MHz 45 nm Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 2 60 GHz 800 MHz 45 nm Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 2 66 GHz 1066 MHz 45 nm Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2...

Page 144: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 132 Kingston 1 0 GB 1066 MHz Samsung 1 0 GB 1066 MHz Transcend 1 0 GB 1066 MHz Transcend 2 0 GB 1066 MHz Transcend 2 0 GB 1333 MHz...

Page 145: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 133 Appendix F F Hazardous Materials Disclosure...

Page 146: ...resences of small quantities of certain materials in the product and is applicable to China RoHS only A label will be placed on each product to indicate the estimated Environmentally Friendly Use Peri...

Page 147: ...Board X O O O O X Metal Fasteners X O O O O O Cable Assembly X O O O O X Fan Assembly X O O O O X Power Supply Assemblies X O O O O X Battery O O O O O O O This toxic or hazardous substance is contai...

Page 148: ...NANO GM45A2 EPIC SBC Page 136 RoHS RoHS Pb Hg Cd CR VI PBB PBDE X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O O X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O X O O O O O O O SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T11363 2006...

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