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NANO-GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard 

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C.3 Assembly Language Samples 

C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function 

The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable 

digital I/O input functions is listed below. 

MOV AX, 

6F08H 

Sets the digital port as input 

INT 15H 

Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call 

C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function 

The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable 

digital I/O output functions is listed below. 

MOV AX, 

6F09H 

Sets the digital port as output 

MOV BL, 

09H 

 

INT 15H 

Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call 

 

Summary of Contents for NANO-GX2

Page 1: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page i...

Page 2: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page ii Revision Date Version Changes May 2008 1 00 Initial release...

Page 3: ...mages 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 A...

Page 4: ...essage Failure to adhere to warning messages may result in permanent damage to the NANO GX2 or personal injury to the user Please take warning messages seriously CAUTION Cautionary messages should als...

Page 5: ...ons contained therein can help avoid making mistakes Notes are easy to recognize The word note is written as NOTE both capitalized and bold and is followed by text The text is the cautionary message A...

Page 6: ...NO GX2 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw The items listed below should all be included in the NANO GX...

Page 7: ...Dimensions 10 2 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions 10 2 3 DATA FLOW 12 2 4 EMBEDDED AMD GEODE GX 466 CPU 13 2 5 GRAPHICS SUPPORT 14 2 6 MEMORY SUPPORT 15 2 7 GEODELINK PCI BRIDGE 16 2 7 1 GeodeL...

Page 8: ...1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 35 4 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 36 4 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 36 4 2 1 Audio Connector 36 4 2 2 CD In Connector 37 4 2 3 CompactFlash Socket 3...

Page 9: ...4 1 Airflow 67 5 4 2 NANO GX2 Installation 68 5 5 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS 68 5 5 1 ATA Flat Cable Connection 68 5 5 2 USB Cable 69 5 5 3 Audio Kit Installation 70 5 6 EXTERNAL PERIPHER...

Page 10: ...OPTIONS 121 B TERMINOLOGY 125 C DIGITAL I O INTERFACE 129 C 1 INTRODUCTION 130 C 2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS 130 C 3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES 131 C 3 1 Enable the DIO Input Function 131 C 3 2 Enable the...

Page 11: ...IED AS ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002 95 EC WITHOUT MERCURY 144 H AC 97 AUDIO CODEC 147 H 1 INTRODUCTION 148 H 1 1 Accessing the AC 97 CODEC 148 H 1 2 Driver Installation 148 H 2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION...

Page 12: ...m Chipset 19 Figure 2 11 IDE Interface 21 Figure 2 12 Onboard Audio 22 Figure 2 13 CompactFlash Slot 24 Figure 2 14 USB Ports 25 Figure 2 15 Serial Communications 26 Figure 2 16 BIOS 27 Figure 4 1 Con...

Page 13: ...nection 71 Figure 5 8 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 73 Figure 5 9 LAN Connection 74 Figure 5 10 Serial Device Connector 75 Figure 5 11 USB Connector 76 Figure 5 12 VGA Connector 77 Figure 7 1 VGA Driv...

Page 14: ...nector Pinouts 42 Table 4 8 IDE Connector Pinouts 44 Table 4 9 Mini PCI Slot Pinouts 48 Table 4 10 Power and HDD LED Connector Pinouts 49 Table 4 11 Power Button Connector Pinouts 49 Table 4 12 Reset...

Page 15: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page xv Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 81...

Page 16: ...es 84 BIOS Menu 3 IDE Channel Master 86 BIOS Menu 4 Advanced BIOS Features 89 BIOS Menu 5 Advanced Chipset Features 93 BIOS Menu 6 Integrated Peripherals 95 BIOS Menu 7 Power Management Setup 99 BIOS...

Page 17: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction...

Page 18: ...nality for an AT ATX compatible industrial computer in a space saving 3 5 profile The NANO GX2 is equipped with an on board low power consumption and high performance AMD Geode GX 466 processor The NA...

Page 19: ...ects that the system is no longer operating small form factor ideally suited for thin client applications 1 1 3 Features Some of the NANO GX2 motherboard features are listed below EPIC form factor RoH...

Page 20: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 4 1 2 General Overview Figure 1 2 Overview Front Side...

Page 21: ...tor 36 1 x CD In Connector 37 1 x CompactFlash Socket 38 1 x Digital I O Connector 40 1 x Fan Connector 41 1 x IDE Connector 42 1 x Mini PCI Slot 44 1 x Power and HDD LED Connector 48 1 x Power Button...

Page 22: ...ectors are fully described in Chapter 4 1 2 2 Technical Specifications NANO GX2 motherboard technical specifications are listed in Table 1 1 Detailed descriptions of each specification can be found in...

Page 23: ...ne PS 2 connector for keyboard One PS 2 connector for mouse WDT Software programmable 1 255 sec by super I O Digital I O 8 bit digital l O 4 bit input and 4 bit output by super l O Fan connector One 3...

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Page 25: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 9 Chapter 2 2 Detailed Specifications...

Page 26: ...ard features of the NANO GX2 in detail 2 2 Dimensions 2 2 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 165mm Width 115mm Figure 2 1 NANO GX2 Dimensions mm 2 2 2 External Inte...

Page 27: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 11 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm...

Page 28: ...motherboard comes with an AMD Geode GX 466 and an AMD Geode CS5536 linked together by the GeodeLink Interface Unit Figure 2 3 shows the data flow between the system chipset the CPU and other component...

Page 29: ...e patented GeodeLink architecture Integrated display controller o Integrated video DACs and integrated TFT interface for flexible output options CRT or TFT bond out option or strap selectable dependin...

Page 30: ...nt Low power I O 2 5 Graphics Support Figure 2 5 Graphics Support Table 2 1 lists the NANO GX2 graphics processor features Feature AMD Geode GX 466 Processor Color Depth 32 24 plus 8 alpha blending RO...

Page 31: ...attern 4 color No Color Pattern 8 16 32 bpp Transparent Pattern Monochrome Solid Fill Yes Pattern Fill Yes Transparent Source Monochrome Color Key Source Transparency Yes with mask Variable Source Str...

Page 32: ...r GeodeLink Interface Unit based designs The GLPCI module is composed of six major blocks GeodeLink Interface FIFO Synchronization Transaction Forwarding PCI Bus Interface PCI Arbiter The GeodeLink an...

Page 33: ...nd read requests Zero wait state operation within a PCI burst Dynamic clock stop start support for GLIU and PCI clock domains this is not CLKRUN support Capable of handling out of bound transactions i...

Page 34: ...pped data transfer Supports PCI clock speed of 16 75 MHz 40 MHz Advanced power saving mode Supports Wake on LAN and remote wake up AMD Magic Packet Link Change and Microsoft Wake up frame Half Full du...

Page 35: ...low For more information on these two chipsets visit the AMD website GeodeLink Interface Unit o 64 bit 66 MHz operation o PCI VSM Virtual System Module that makes the interface transparent to applicat...

Page 36: ...cation Port o System Management Bus SMB Controller o LPC Low Pin Count Port o General Purpose I Os GPIOs o 8 Multi Function General Purpose Timers MFGPTs o Real Time Clock RTC with CMOS RAM Power Mana...

Page 37: ...ximum transfer rate of 100 MB s ATA 6 includes advancements in error checking and ATA 6 drives are compatible with future interface additions The onboard ATA 6 controller is able to support the follow...

Page 38: ...C full duplex AC 97 2 3 stereo Realtek ALC203 codec The ALC203 is then connected to a 10 pin audio connector to which an audio kit can easily be connected Figure 2 12 Onboard Audio The codec meets per...

Page 39: ...eamplifier 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 capabil...

Page 40: ...Shifting in Karaoke mode AVRack Media Player 2 8 4 Flash Interface Figure 2 13 CompactFlash Slot The NANO GX2 CompactFlash socket supports standard CF Type I and CF Type II cards The chipset flash int...

Page 41: ...external USB ports on the NANO GX2 board are interfaced to the chipset USB controller Four USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 devices can be connected simultaneously to the NANO GX2 The chipset USB controller has the...

Page 42: ...port connectors RS 232 are connected to the system chipset low pin count LPC port via the LPC bus The specifications for the serial ports are listed below 16C550 UART with 16 byte FIFO buffer 115 2Kbp...

Page 43: ...ion Environment support USB booting support 2 9 Environmental and Power Specifications 2 9 1 System Monitoring The NANO GX2 is capable of self monitoring various aspects of its operating status includ...

Page 44: ...before it is mounted on the CPU Heat sinks are also mounted on the Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low 2 9 3 Power Consumption Table 2 3...

Page 45: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 29 Chapter 3 3 Unpacking...

Page 46: ...atic wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any...

Page 47: ...on Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the NANO GX2 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw 3...

Page 48: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 32 Quantity Item Image 1 Dual USB port cable P N 32000 044300 RS 1 Mini jumper pack 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 Utility CD Table 3 1 Package List Contents...

Page 49: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 33 Chapter 4 4 Pinouts...

Page 50: ...peripheral interface connector locations Section 4 1 2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4 1 2 4 1 1 NANO GX2 Layout Figure 4 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors re...

Page 51: ...ANO GX2 Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below Connector Type Label Audio connector 10 pin header AUDIO2 CD in connector 4 pin header CDIN1 CompactFlash slot CF slot CF1 Digital...

Page 52: ...mouse connectors PS 2 KBMS1 Power input connector DC power jack female PWR1 Serial port connectors D sub 9 pin male COM1 USB 2 0 ports USB port LAN_USB1 VGA port connector 15 pin female CN24 Table 4 2...

Page 53: ...IPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Line out right 2 Line in right 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 Line out left 6 Line in left 7 Ground 8 N C 9 Microphone 1 in 10 Microphone 2 in Table 4 3 Audio Connector Pinouts 4 2 2...

Page 54: ...Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 CD Signal Right Table 4 4 Audio CD In Connector Pinouts 4 2 3 CompactFlash Socket CN Label CF1 solder side CN Type 50 pin header 2x25 CN Location See Figure 4 5 CN Pinouts Se...

Page 55: ...rboard Page 39 Figure 4 5 CF Card Socket Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GROUND 26 GND 2 DATA 3 27 DATA 11 3 DATA 4 28 DATA 12 4 DATA 5 29 DATA 13 5 DATA 6 30 DATA 14 6 DATA 7 31 DATA...

Page 56: ...RDY 18 SA2 43 DRQ 19 SA1 44 DACK 20 SA0 45 HDD_ACTIVE 21 DATA 0 46 CABLEID 22 DATA 1 47 DATA 8 23 DATA 2 48 DATA 9 24 N C 49 DATA 10 25 GND 50 GROUND Table 4 5 CF Card Socket Pinouts 4 2 4 Digital I O...

Page 57: ...3 Table 4 6 Digital I O Connector Pinouts 4 2 5 Fan Connector CN Label FAN1 CN Type 3 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 4 7 CN Pinouts See Table 4 7 The cooling fan connector provides 5 V to a system...

Page 58: ...SCRIPTION 1 Fan Speed Detect 2 5V 3 GND Table 4 7 Fan Connector Pinouts 4 2 6 IDE Connector CN Label HDD1 CN Type 44 pin box header 2x22 CN Location See Figure 4 8 CN Pinouts See Table 4 8 One 44 pin...

Page 59: ...ge 43 Figure 4 8 IDE Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 RESET 2 GROUND 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...

Page 60: ...D 29 IDE DACK 30 GROUND DEFAULT 31 INTERRUPT 32 N C 33 SA1 34 N C 35 SA0 36 SA2 37 HDC CS0 38 HDC CS1 39 HDD ACTIVE 40 GROUND 41 VCC 42 VCC 43 GROUND 44 N C Table 4 8 IDE Connector Pinouts 4 2 7 Mini...

Page 61: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 45 Figure 4 9 Mini PCI Slot Location...

Page 62: ...5 GND 16 NC 17 PINTD 18 VCC5 19 VCC3 20 PINTC 21 NC 22 NC 23 GND 24 VCC3SB 25 CLK_MPCI 26 PCI_RST1 27 GND 28 VCC3 29 PCI_REQ2 30 PCI_GNT2 31 VCC3 32 GND 33 PAD31 34 PPME 35 PAD29 36 NC 37 GND 38 PAD30...

Page 63: ...67 SERR 68 PSTOP 69 GND 70 VCC3 71 PERR 72 PDEVSEL 73 PC BE1 74 GND 75 PAD14 76 PAD15 77 GND 78 PAD13 79 PAD12 80 PAD11 81 PAD10 82 GND 83 GND 84 PAD9 85 PAD8 86 PC BE0 87 PAD7 88 VCC3 89 VCC3 90 PAD...

Page 64: ...NC 124 VCC3SB Table 4 9 Mini PCI Slot Pinouts 4 2 8 Power and HDD LED Connector CN Label LED1 CN Type 6 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 4 10 CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 The Power and HDD LED Connector...

Page 65: ...or CN Label CN5 CN Type 2 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 4 11 CN Pinouts See Table 4 11 The power button connector is connected to a power switch on the system chassis to enable users to turn the sy...

Page 66: ...onnector is connected to a reset switch on the system chassis to enable users to reboot the system when the system is turned on Figure 4 12 Reset Button Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Reset...

Page 67: ...Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 GND 3 D1F 4 D2F 5 D1F 6 D2F 7 GND 8 VCC Table 4 13 USB Port Connector Pinouts 4 3 External Interface Connectors Figure 4 14 sh...

Page 68: ...et Connector CN Label LAN_USB1 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location See Figure 4 14 CN Pinouts See Table 4 14 A 10 100 Mbps connection can be made between the Ethernet connector and a Local Area Network LAN thro...

Page 69: ...ates the port is linked SPEED LED LINK LED Status Description Status Description GREEN ON 100MB OFF 10MB YELLOW ON Linked Flashing Activity Table 4 15 Connector LEDs 4 3 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector...

Page 70: ...4 5 V 10 5 V 5 KEYBOARD CLOCK 11 MOUSE DATA 6 NC 12 NC Table 4 16 PS 2 Connectors 4 3 3 Power Input Connector CN Label PWR1 CN Type DC Jack female CN Location See Figure 4 14 CN Pinouts See Table 4 1...

Page 71: ...uts 4 3 4 RS 232 Serial Port Connectors CN Label COM1 CN Type Two RS 232 connectors CN Location See Figure 4 14 CN Pinouts See Table 4 18 and Figure 4 17 The RS 232 serial connector provides serial co...

Page 72: ...ivity 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 dir...

Page 73: ...4 20 The standard 15 pin female VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 6 GROUND 11 NC 2 GREEN 7 GROUND 12 SDA 3 BLUE 8 GROUND 13 HSYNC 4...

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Page 75: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 59 Chapter 5 5 Installation...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...nt damage to the NANO GX2 NANO GX2 components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual o The user manual provides a complete description o...

Page 78: ...he NANO GX2 is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot The CF Type I or CF Type II card is properly installed int...

Page 79: ...CF card Type 1 or Type 2 onto the NANO GX2 please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the CF card socket Place the NANO GX2 on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Locate the CF card Ste...

Page 80: ...al clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper means re...

Page 81: ...umper Label JP2 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 2 Jumper Location See Figure 5 2 The Power Mode jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX AT Power Select jumper setting...

Page 82: ...tify how much RAM this model has The jumper selection options are shown in Table 5 3 The jumper location is shown in Figure 5 3 JP5 Description All Open 128 MB memory Short 1 2 256 MB memory Table 5 3...

Page 83: ...Flash Master Slave Jumper Settings Figure 5 4 CompactFlash Master Slave Jumper Pinout Location 5 4 Chassis Installation 5 4 1 Airflow WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other on...

Page 84: ...the NANO GX2 Quantity Type 1 Audio cables 1 IDE cable 1 USB dual port cable Table 5 5 IEI Provided Cables 5 5 1 ATA Flat Cable Connection The ATA 33 flat cable connects the NANO GX2 to one or two IDE...

Page 85: ...her side of the cable to one or two IDE devices Make sure that pin 1 on the cable corresponds to pin 1 on the connectorStep 0 5 5 2 USB Cable The NANO GX2 is shipped with a dual port USB 2 0 cable To...

Page 86: ...ctors See Figure 5 6 Figure 5 6 Dual USB Cable Connection Step 4 Attach the USB connectors to the chassis The USB 2 0 connectors each of two retention screw holes To secure the connectors to the chass...

Page 87: ...tor is indicated with a white dot See Figure 5 7 Figure 5 7 Audio Kit Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to an IDE device Connect the two connectors on the other side of the cable to one or two IDE d...

Page 88: ...The NANO GX2 has a dual PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The dual PS 2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard and mouse to the system Follow the steps below to connect a k...

Page 89: ...enable connection to an external network To connect a LAN cable with an RJ 45 connector please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The locations of the USB connectors are...

Page 90: ...e The NANO GX2 has a single female DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the NANO GX2 Step 1 Locate the DB...

Page 91: ...ernal USB Series A receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the NANO GX2 Step 1 Locate the USB Series A receptac...

Page 92: ...follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the female DB 15 connector The location of the female DB 15 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector on...

Page 93: ...rboard Page 77 Figure 5 12 VGA Connector Step 4 Secure the connector Secure the DB 15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side...

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Page 95: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 79 Chapter 6 6 BIOS Setup...

Page 96: ...e Press Del to enter SETUP message appears on the screen If the message disappears restart the computer and try again 6 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use...

Page 97: ...6 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...

Page 98: ...hanges the basic system configuration Advanced BIOS Features Changes the advanced system settings Advanced Chipset Features Changes the chipset configuration features Integrated Peripherals Changes th...

Page 99: ...word into the Confirm Password dialogue box and press ENTER To disable the password simply press ENTER in the Enter Password dialogue box then press any key in the Password Disabled dialogue box Set U...

Page 100: ...Features Date Day mm dd yyyy Use the Date option to set the system date Time hh mm ss Use the Time option to set the system time IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup BIOS auto detects the pres...

Page 101: ...ay be detected All But Keyboard The system boot does not stop for a keyboard error it stops for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot does not stop for a disk error it stops for all other...

Page 102: ...IDE configurations BIOS Menu 3 IDE Channel Master 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 D...

Page 103: ...only be configured if the BIOS configuration option is set to either Manual or Auto Use the Access Mode option to determine the hard disk BIOS translation modes Most systems now use hard drives with l...

Page 104: ...indicates how many logical heads are on the HDD installed in the system Precomp The Precomp specification indicates on what track the write precompensation begins Landing Zone The Landing Zone specifi...

Page 105: ...Power On Self Test Enabled Use the Quick Power On Self Test option to speed up the POST after the computer is turned on If enabled BIOS shortens or skips some POST check items Disabled Normal POST oc...

Page 106: ...t CDROM Second Boot Device Default HDD 0 Third Boot Device Default LS120 Using the default values the system first looks for a CDROM to boot from If it cannot find a CDROM it boots from a HDD 0 If bot...

Page 107: ...AULT The system does not boot and access to Setup is denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt System The system boots but access to Setup is denied if the correct password is not en...

Page 108: ...redirection The following options are available 9600 19200 Default 38400 57600 115200 Agent after boot Disabled Use the Agent after boot Disabled to keep console redirection active after the operating...

Page 109: ...Features menu BIOS Menu 5 to change chipset configuration options BIOS Menu 5 Advanced Chipset Features Video Memory Size 8M Use the Video Memory Size option to determine how much memory is allocated...

Page 110: ...B 1 1 Enabled The USB 1 1 Controller BIOS option enables or disables the USB 1 1 controller Disabled USB function disabled Enabled DEFAULT USB function enabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled The Memo...

Page 111: ...Menu 6 Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Channel 1 Enabled Use the On Chip IDE Channel 1 option to specify if the system uses the integrated primary IDE channel or not Disabled The primary IDE chann...

Page 112: ...de 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16 6MBps IDE UDMA Auto Use the IDE UDMA option below to select the Ultra DMA UDMA mode for the following HDDs IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Prima...

Page 113: ...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 automaticall...

Page 114: ...ve 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 UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use the UR2 Duplex Mode option to specify...

Page 115: ...Advanced power management APM is activated ACPI DEFAULT Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI is activated PME Event Function Enabled The PME Event Function BIOS option specifies if the syst...

Page 116: ...from a suspended state Disabled DEFAULT The real time clock RTC cannot generate a wake event Enabled If selected the following appears with values that can be selected Hour Minute Second After settin...

Page 117: ...ices automatically If BIOS is allowed to configure the devices automatically IRQs DMA and memory base address fields cannot be set manually Auto ESCD DEFAULT BIOS automatically configures plug and pla...

Page 118: ...to IRQ 7 assigned to IRQ 10 assigned to IRQ 11 assigned to The above options all have the following default options PCI ISA PnP DEFAULT PCI ISA PNP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standa...

Page 119: ...a base address and the length for the memory area used by a peripheral that requires high memory BIOS Menu 10 DMA Resources The DMA Resources menu has the following options DMA 0 assigned to DMA 1 ass...

Page 120: ...AT bus specification 6 8 PC Health Status The PC Health Status menu BIOS Menu 11 has no user configurable options but shows system operating parameters that are essential to the stable operation of t...

Page 121: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 105 Voltages The following voltages are monitored Vcore Vmem VCC3 VBAT...

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Page 123: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 107 Chapter 7 7 Software Drivers...

Page 124: ...er 7 3 Audio Driver 7 4 LAN Driver All five drivers can be found on the CD that came with the motherboard To install the drivers please follow the instructions in the sections below NOTE The installat...

Page 125: ...ppears Figure 7 1 VGA Driver Start Up Screen Step 3 If the system should access the Windows Update site select either the first option or second option in Figure 7 1 If the system should not access th...

Page 126: ...ation Method Step 6 Select if the system should automatically install the software or if the software should be installed form a list or specific location as shown in Figure 7 2 Step 7 Click NEXT to c...

Page 127: ...9 If the driver cannot be located by the system the user is prompted to specify the location of the driver See Figure 7 4 Figure 7 4 VGA Driver Installation Step 10 Select Browse The driver is located...

Page 128: ...wizard See Figure 7 5 Step 0 Figure 7 5 Close the VGA Driver Installation Wizard 7 3 Audio Driver NOTE The Audio driver installation instructions are for a system running Windows XP To install the Au...

Page 129: ...If the system should access the Windows Update site select either the first option or second option in Figure 7 6 If the system should not access the Windows Update site select the third option in Fig...

Page 130: ...tion as shown in Figure 7 7 Step 7 Click NEXT to continue Step 8 The system starts to install the driver See Figure 7 3 NOTE In some cases the Audio driver may already be present in the OS The OS then...

Page 131: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 115 Figure 7 8 Audio Driver Installation Step 9 When the driver installation is complete click FINISH to close the installation wizard See Figure 7 9 Step 0...

Page 132: ...9 Close the Audio Driver Installation Wizard 7 4 LAN Driver To install the LAN driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Insert the CD that came with the system Step 2 The screen shown in Figure 7...

Page 133: ...4 The window Figure 7 11 appears listing all the available drives Step 5 Select LAN in the screen shown in Figure 7 11 Click LAN from the AMD LX GX CD Driver Menu Figure 7 11 to open a window to the...

Page 134: ...6 Open the RTL8100C folder Step 7 Locate the Setup program icon Figure 7 12 Figure 7 12 Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 8 Double click the Setup program icon in Figure 7 12 Step 9 The Install Shiel...

Page 135: ...lcome screen appears Figure 7 14 Figure 7 14 Install Wizard Welcome Screen Step 11 Click NEXT to continue the installation or CANCEL to stop the installation Step 12 The Install Wizard starts to insta...

Page 136: ...Click FINISH to complete the installation and exit the Install Shield Wizard Step 15 Once the installation process is complete the computer may be restarted immediately or later Select the preferred...

Page 137: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 121 Appendix A A BIOS Options...

Page 138: ...On All But Keyboard 85 Base Memory 85 Extended Memory 85 Total Memory 86 IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter 86 IDE Primary Master Auto 86 Access Mode Auto 87 Capacity 87 Cylinder 88 Head 88 Precomp 88...

Page 139: ...ck Mode Enabled 97 Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 97 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 97 Onboard Serial Port 2 Mode Normal 98 RxD TxD Active Hi Lo 98 UR2 Duplex Mode Half 98 Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 98 Pow...

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Page 141: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 125 Appendix B B Terminology...

Page 142: ...nts a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 BIOS The Basic Input Output System BIOS is firmware that is first run when the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end...

Page 143: ...SpeedStep Technology EIST allows users to modify the power consumption levels and processor performance through application software The application software changes the bus to core frequency ratio an...

Page 144: ...ta transfers between storage devices and the computer chipsets The SATA bus has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gbps and the SATA II bus has data transfer speeds of up to 3 0 Gbps S M A R T Self Monitoring...

Page 145: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 129 Appendix C C Digital I O Interface...

Page 146: ...ease refer to the datasheet for the IT8712F Super I O chipset C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The following table describes how the DIO connector pins are connected to the Super I O GPIO port 1 Pin Descript...

Page 147: ...digital I O input functions is listed below MOV AX 6F08H Sets the digital port as input INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H con...

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Page 149: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 133 Appendix D D Watchdog Timer...

Page 150: ...e A BIOS 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 Watchd...

Page 151: ...the system 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_A...

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Page 153: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 137 Appendix E E Address Mapping...

Page 154: ...Real time Clock 080 09F DMA Controller 0A0 0A1 Interrupt Controller 0C0 0DF DMA Controller 0F0 0FF Numeric data processor 1F0 1F7 Primary IDE Channel 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 COM2 378 37F Parallel Print...

Page 155: ...FF System BIOS 1000000 Extend BIOS Table E 2 1st MB Memory Address Map E 3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 LAN IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN USB2...

Page 156: ...herboard Page 140 E 4 DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available 2 Floppy disk 8 bit transfer 3 Available 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available Table...

Page 157: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 141 Appendix F F Compatibility...

Page 158: ...mpatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the NANO GX2 MS DOS 6 22 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft WinPOS Windows XPE Fedora Core 8 Red Hat 9 0 Mandriva L...

Page 159: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 143 Appendix G G Hazardous Materials Disclosure...

Page 160: ...the presences 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 Us...

Page 161: ...rcuit 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 c...

Page 162: ...NO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 146 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 200...

Page 163: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 147 Appendix H H AC 97 Audio Codec...

Page 164: ...ereo and mono inputs along with flexible mixing gain and mute functions H 1 1 Accessing the AC 97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through the phone jacks on the rear panel of the motherboard The phone jac...

Page 165: ...1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager Follow the steps below to access the Sound Effect Manager Step 1 Install the ALC655 audio CODEC driver Step 2 Click the Sound Effect Manager icon in the system ta...

Page 166: ...g section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager H 2 2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed...

Page 167: ...t from the 23 listed options in the drop down menu Selected sound effect properties can be edited Click EDIT to edit the sound effect Karaoke Mode Karaoke Mode is accessed in the Sound Effect tab The...

Page 168: ...l or 6 channel audio operates properly S PDIF In S PDIF Out S PDIF is used to transmit digital and analog audio signals with either a 48 or 44 1kHz sample rate HRTF Demo Adjust HRTF Head Related Trans...

Page 169: ...NANO GX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 153 Index...

Page 170: ...BIOS 27 C cables dual port USB 70 CF card 64 installation 64 setup jumper 67 socket 39 CF card setup jumper 67 chassis 68 installation 68 Chipset AMD Geode 19 AMD Geode CS5536 6 12 19 COM 1 2 pin 9 se...

Page 171: ...ocation and pinouts 43 IDE device 69 71 ATA flat cable 69 71 connector 69 72 installation checklist 63 J jumper 65 AT power select 66 CF card setup 67 CRT LCD mode select 67 jumper configuration 65 ju...

Page 172: ...acking checklist 32 unpacking precautions 31 USB 25 52 70 cable dual port 70 cable 70 cable connection 71 connectors 70 devices 52 external USB device connection 76 port 25 52 USB 1 1 25 52 USB 2 0 25...

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