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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1

1.1 NANO-LX2 CPU B

OARD

VERVIEW

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1.1.1 Applications ....................................................................................................... 2

1.1.2 Benefits............................................................................................................... 2

1.1.3 Features ............................................................................................................. 3

1.2 NANO-LX2 O

VERVIEW

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1.2.1 NANO-LX2 CPU Board Connectors.................................................................. 5

1.2.2 Technical Specifications: ................................................................................... 6

2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 9

2.1 O

VERVIEW

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2.2 D

IMENSIONS

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2.2.1 Board Dimensions............................................................................................ 10

2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions .............................................................. 10

2.3 D

ATA

LOW

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2.4.1 AMD Geode™ LX 800 500 MHz Overview..................................................... 12

2.4.2 AMD Geode™ LX 800 Memory Support ......................................................... 13

2.4.3 AMD Geode™ LX 800 500 MHz Display Support .......................................... 13

2.4.4 AMD Geode™ LX 800 500 MHz Graphics processor..................................... 14

2.4.5 AMD Geode™ LX 800 500 MHz Power Management.................................... 15

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2.5.1 GeodeLink™ PCI Bridge Overview ................................................................ 16

2.5.2 10/100M Ethernet ............................................................................................ 16

2.5.3 AMD Geode™ CS5536 ATA-6 Controller ....................................................... 18

2.5.4 AMD Geode™ CS5536 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) Controller ......................... 19

2.5.5 AMD Geode™ CS5536 Flash Interface .......................................................... 22

2.5.6 AMD Geode™ CS5536 USB Controller.......................................................... 22

2.5.7 AMD Geode™ CS5536 Real Time Clock......................................................... 23

2.6 LPC B

OMPONENTS

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2.6.1 LPC Bus Overview........................................................................................... 23

Summary of Contents for NANO-LX2

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Page 2: ...NANO LX2 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 LX2 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 LX2 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 LX...

Page 7: ...U SUPPORT 12 2 4 1 AMD Geode LX 800 500 MHz Overview 12 2 4 2 AMD Geode LX 800 Memory Support 13 2 4 3 AMD Geode LX 800 500 MHz Display Support 13 2 4 4 AMD Geode LX 800 500 MHz Graphics processor 14...

Page 8: ...PRECAUTIONS 30 3 2 UNPACKING 30 3 2 1 Unpacking Precautions 30 3 3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST 31 3 3 1 Package Contents 31 3 3 2 Optional Items 32 4 CONNECTOR PINOUTS 33 4 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 3...

Page 9: ...ion Checklist 60 5 2 3 SO DIMM Installation 61 5 2 4 CF Card Installation 62 5 3 JUMPER SETTINGS 63 5 3 1 AT ATX Power Mode 64 5 3 2 CompactFlash Master Slave 65 5 4 CHASSIS INSTALLATION 66 5 4 1 Airf...

Page 10: ...H STATUS 103 7 SOFTWARE DRIVERS 105 7 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS 106 7 2 OPEN THE DEVICE MANAGER IN WINDOWS 106 7 3 VGA DRIVER INSTALLATION 111 7 4 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION 118 7 5 LAN DRIVER 125 A...

Page 11: ...G 1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002 95 EC WITHOUT MERCURY 154 H AC 97 AUDIO CODEC 157 H 1 INTRODUCTION 158 H 1 1 Accessing the AC 97 CODEC...

Page 12: ...11 Super I O Chipset 25 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations 34 Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 35 Figure 4 3 Audio Connector Location 37 Figure 4 4 Audio CD In Connector Lo...

Page 13: ...Maintenance 108 Figure 7 3 Access the System 108 Figure 7 4 System Properties 109 Figure 7 5 Open Device Manager 110 Figure 7 6 Device Manager 111 Figure 7 7 Video Controller Device Manager 112 Figure...

Page 14: ...7 23 Audio Driver Installation Complete 124 Figure 7 24 Device Manager Update 125 Figure 7 25 Locate the Setup Program Icon 125 Figure 7 26 Preparing Setup Screen 126 Figure 7 27 Install Wizard Welcom...

Page 15: ...tor Pinouts 41 Table 4 7 IDE Connector Pinouts 43 Table 4 8 Mini PCI Slot Pinouts 47 Table 4 9 Power and HDD LED Connector Pinouts 48 Table 4 10 Power Button Connector Pinouts 48 Table 4 11 Reset Butt...

Page 16: ...es 82 BIOS Menu 3 IDE Channel Master 84 BIOS Menu 4 Advanced BIOS Features 87 BIOS Menu 5 Advanced Chipset Features 93 BIOS Menu 6 Integrated Peripherals 95 BIOS Menu 7 Power Management Setup 98 BIOS...

Page 17: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 1 1 Introduction Chapter 1...

Page 18: ...less applications The NANO LX2 supports a full range of functionality for an AT ATX compatible industrial computer in a space saving form factor The NANO LX2 is equipped with an on board low power co...

Page 19: ...he system is no longer operating Small form factor is ideally suited for thin client applications 1 1 3 Features Some of the NANO LX2 motherboard features are listed below EPIC form factor Complies wi...

Page 20: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 4 1 2 NANO LX2 Overview Figure 1 2 Overview Front Side...

Page 21: ...rs The NANO LX2 has the following connectors onboard 1 x Audio connector 1 x CD in connector 1 x CompactFlash socket 1 x Digital I O DIO connector 1 x IDE connector 1 x Mini PCI slot 1 x Power and HDD...

Page 22: ...herboard can be seen in Figure 4 1 These connectors are fully described in Chapter 4 1 2 2 Technical Specifications NANO LX2 motherboard technical specifications are listed in Table 1 1 Detailed descr...

Page 23: ...66 100 devices KB MS One 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 4 bit output by super l O...

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Page 25: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 9 2 Detailed Specifications Chapter 2...

Page 26: ...ard features of the NANO LX2 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 LX2 Dimensions mm 2 2 2 External Inte...

Page 27: ...l Dimensions mm 2 3 Data Flow The NANO LX2 motherboard comes with an AMD Geode LX 800 and an AMD Geode CS5536 linked together by the GeodeLink Interface Unit Figure 2 3 shows the data flow between the...

Page 28: ...motherboards all come with a preinstalled AMD Geode LX 800 500 MHz CPU 2 4 1 AMD Geode LX 800 500 MHz Overview The specifications for the 500 MHz AMD Geode LX 800 are listed below x86 x87 compatible c...

Page 29: ...dom Number Generator 2 4 2 AMD Geode LX 800 Memory Support The AMD Geode LX 800 supports 64 bit DDR memory modules with frequencies up to 400 MHz The NANO LX2 has a single 200 pin SO DIMM socket that...

Page 30: ...arate base addresses for all channels Monochrome inversion Table 2 1 Geode LX Graphics Features lists a complete list of Geode LX 800 graphics features For more details please refer to the AMD website...

Page 31: ...h 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 Features 2 4 5 AMD Geode LX 800 500 MHz Power Management The power man...

Page 32: ...des bridging logic Some of the features of the GeodeLink PCI Bridge are listed below PCI Version 2 2 compliance 32 bit 66 MHz PCI bus operation Target support for fast back to back transactions Arbite...

Page 33: ...f the features of the RealTek RTL8100C are listed below 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps operation Supports 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps N way auto negotiation Supports 25 MHz Crystal or 25 MHz OSC as the internal clock...

Page 34: ...parameters Provides PCI clock run pin Provides LED pins for network operation status indication 2 5 3 3V power supply with 5V tolerant I Os 2 5 3 AMD Geode CS5536 ATA 6 Controller The single NANO LX2...

Page 35: ...de 0 4 0 4 0 4 PIO Max Transfer Rate 16 6 MB s 16 6 MB s 16 6 MB s DMA UDMA designation UDMA 3 4 UDMA 3 4 UDMA 2 DMA UDMA Max Transfer 100MB s 66MB s 33MB s Controller Interface 5V 5V 5V Table 2 2 Sup...

Page 36: ...duplex CODEC with independent and variable sampling rate Complies with AC 97 2 3 specifications LINE HP OUT MIC IN and LINE IN sensing 14 318MHz 24 576MHz PLL saves crystal 12 288MHz BITCLK input can...

Page 37: ...nagement and enhanced power saving features Stereo MIC record for AEC BF application DC Voltage volume control Auxiliary power to support Power Off CD Adjustable VREFOUT control 2 GPIO pins with smart...

Page 38: ...onnected to an array of industry standard NAND Flash or NOR Flash devices Figure 2 8 CompactFlash Connector 2 5 6 AMD Geode CS5536 USB Controller Four USB ports on the NANO LX2 board are interfaced to...

Page 39: ...ctors 2 5 7 AMD Geode CS5536 Real Time Clock The system chipset has a battery backed up 256 byte real time clock RTC with CMOS RAM 2 6 LPC Bus Components 2 6 1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connecte...

Page 40: ...is connected to the chipset via the LPC bus The flash BIOS features are listed below SMIBIOS DMI compliant Console redirection function support PXE Pre Boot Execution Environment support USB booting s...

Page 41: ...below LPC Spec 1 01 compliant LDRQ LPC DMA and SERIRQ serial IRQ supported Hardware monitor functions integrated Microsoft PC98 PC99 Hardware Design Guide compliant ACPI DPM Device Power Management s...

Page 42: ...grammable baud generator allows division of 1 8461 MHz and 24 MHz by 1 to 216 1 Maximum baud rate up to 921 kbps for 14 769 MHz and 1 5 Mbps for 24 MHz 2 6 3 3 Super I O Hardware Monitor Functions The...

Page 43: ...1 System Monitoring Three thermal inputs on the NANO LX2 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures Current CPU Temperature Eight voltage inputs on the NANO LX2 Super I O E...

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Page 45: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 29 3 Unpacking Chapter 3...

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: ...seller or vendor you purchased the NANO LX2 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw 3 3 1 Package Contents...

Page 48: ...ackage List Contents 3 3 2 Optional Items The following NANO LX2 components are optional Item Image NANO LX2 CE050 Windows CE 5 0 and BSP S W CD Licensed sticker without CPU board NANO LX2 XPE Windows...

Page 49: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 33 4 Connector Pinouts Chapter 4...

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 LX2 Layout Figure 4 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors re...

Page 51: ...nectors on the NANO LX2 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 s...

Page 52: ...se connectors PS 2 KBMS1 Power input connector DC power jack female PWR1 RS 232 serial port connectors D sub 9 pin male COM1 USB 2 0 ports USB port LAN_USB1 VGA port connector 15 pin female VGA1 Table...

Page 53: ...ation PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 LINE_OUT_R 2 LINE_IN_R 3 GROUND 4 GROUND 5 LINE_OUT_L 6 LINE_IN_L 7 GROUND 8 NC 9 MIC1 10 MICIN2 Table 4 3 Audio Connector Pinouts 4 2 2 CD In Connector C...

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 CN7 solder side CN Type 50 pin header 2x25 CN Location See Figure 4 5 CN Pinouts Se...

Page 55: ...NANO Motherboard 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...

Page 56: ...17 GND 42 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 D...

Page 57: ...Output 0 4 Output 1 5 Output 2 6 Output 3 7 Input 0 8 Input 1 9 Input 2 10 Input 3 Table 4 6 Digital I O Connector Pinouts 4 2 5 IDE Connector CN Label CN9 CN Type 44 pin box header 2x22 CN Location...

Page 58: ...herboard Page 42 Figure 4 7 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 1...

Page 59: ...Y 28 GROUND 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 7 IDE Connector Pinouts 4...

Page 60: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 44 Figure 4 8 Mini PCI Slot Location...

Page 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...NC 124 VCC3SB Table 4 8 Mini PCI Slot Pinouts 4 2 7 Power and HDD LED Connector CN Label LED1 CN Type 6 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 4 9 CN Pinouts See Table 4 9 The Power and HDD LED Connector c...

Page 64: ...r CN Label CN2 CN Type 2 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 4 10 CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 The power button connector is connected to a power switch on the system chassis to enable users to turn the sys...

Page 65: ...nnector 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 11 Reset Button Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Reset b...

Page 66: ...ctor Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 D3F 4 D4F 5 D3F 6 D4F 7 GND 8 GND Table 4 12 USB Port Connector Pinouts 4 3 External Interface Connectors Figure 4 13 shows th...

Page 67: ...B1 LAN2 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location See Figure 4 13 CN Pinouts See Table 4 13 A 10 100 Mbps connection can be made between the Ethernet connector and a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub PIN D...

Page 68: ...LED LINK LED Status Description Status Description GREEN ON 100MB OFF 10MB YELLOW ON Linked Flashing Activity Table 4 14 Connector LEDs 4 3 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector CN Label KBMS1 CN Type PS 2...

Page 69: ...re 4 13 CN Pinouts See Table 4 16 The power input connector is for connecting a 5 V power supply to the NANO LX2 The 5 V DC power jack is connected directly to the power input connector PIN NO DESCRIP...

Page 70: ...SB1 CN Type USB Combo ports CN Location See Figure 4 13 CN Pinouts See Table 4 18 The USB combo port provides connectivity to additional USB devices through an adapter cable Various adapters may come...

Page 71: ...connector CN Location See Figure 4 13 CN Pinouts See Figure 4 17 and Table 4 19 The standard 15 pin female VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTIO...

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Page 74: ...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 75: ...revent damage to the NANO LX2 NANO LX2 components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual The user manual provides a complete description...

Page 76: ...s provided to ensure the NANO LX2 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...

Page 77: ...hapter 2 To install a SO DIMM into a SO DIMM socket please follow the steps below and refer Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 SO DIMM Installation Step 1 Locate the SO DIMM socket Place the NANO LX2 on an anti st...

Page 78: ...pe I cards and CF Type II cards For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2 To install the a CF card Type 1 or Type 2 onto the NANO LX2 please follow the steps...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...N1 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 2 Jumper Location See Figure 5 3 The Power Mode jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX AT Power Select jumper settings are shown i...

Page 81: ...The CompactFlash Master Slave jumper allows the CompactFlash to be set as IDE Master or IDE Slave The CompactFlash Master Slave jumper settings are shown in Table 5 3 and the jumper location is shown...

Page 82: ...ndividual power supply unit the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface 5 4 2 NANO LX2 Installation To install the NANO LX2 motherboard into the chassis...

Page 83: ...able connector to the onboard connector See Figure 5 5 A key on the front of the cable connector ensures it can only be inserted in one direction Figure 5 5 IDE Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cab...

Page 84: ...he cable has two connectors Correctly align pin 1on each cable connector with pin 1 on the NANO LX2 USB connector Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with...

Page 85: ...s To install the audio kit please refer to the steps below Step 1 Locate the audio connector The location of the 10 pin audio connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align pin 1 Align pin 1 on the onbo...

Page 86: ...l interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned 5 6 1 Keyboard and Mouse The NANO LX2 has a dual PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The dual PS 2 connector is us...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...e The NANO LX2 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 LX2 Step 1 Locate the DB...

Page 89: ...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 LX2 Step 1 Locate the USB Series A receptac...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...rboard Page 75 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 93: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 77 6 BIOS Setup Chapter 6...

Page 94: ...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 th...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...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 102: ...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 103: ...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...

Page 104: ...Boot From LAN Control Disabled Use the BOOT From LAN Control option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system Disabled Default The system cannot be booted from a remote system through th...

Page 105: ...ses a second or third boot device if the first boot device is not found Disabled The system does not look for second and third boot devices if the first one is not found Enabled Default The system loo...

Page 106: ...orts as before but it then waits a moment and if the key is still held down it begins to report that the key has been pressed repeatedly This feature accelerates cursor movement with the arrow keys Di...

Page 107: ...fault 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 e...

Page 108: ...e for console 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...

Page 109: ...pset Features Use the Advanced Chipset Features menu BIOS Menu 5 to change chipset configuration options BIOS Menu 5 Advanced Chipset Features CPU Frequency 500MHz Use the CPU Frequency option to set...

Page 110: ...Hz Default 400MHz Video Memory Size 8M Use the Video Memory Size option to determine how much memory is allocated to the video graphics device The Video Memory Size options are None 8M 16M 32M 16M 64M...

Page 111: ...nel 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 channel is not used Enabled DEFAULT The primary IDE...

Page 112: ...the following HDDs IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto DEFAULT The computer selects the correct UDMA Disabled The UDMA for the HDD device is disabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled U...

Page 113: ...ress 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 Onboar...

Page 114: ...AN activity Enabled Wake event generated by LAN activity Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Use the Soft Off by PWR BTTN option to enabled the system to enter a very low power usage state when the power...

Page 115: ...mm ss options can be set to specify the exact time the system is roused 6 7 PnP PCI Configurations Use the PnP PCI Configurations menu BIOS Menu 8 to set the plug and play and PCI options BIOS Menu 8...

Page 116: ...figured Enabled ESCD will be reconfigured after you exit setup Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Use the Resources Controlled By option to either manually configure all the boot and plug and play devi...

Page 117: ...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 118: ...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 119: ...wed to look at the VGA palette on the video card so these devices can determine what colors are in use This option is needed very rarely and should be left Disabled unless a video device specifically...

Page 120: ...11 PC Health Status The following system parameters are monitored by the PC Health Status menu System Temperature The following temperatures are monitored Current CPU Temperature Voltages The followin...

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Page 122: ...drivers LAN driver Entertainment Encryption Decryption driver Audio driver VGA driver All four drivers can be found on the CD that came with the embedded module To install the drivers please follow t...

Page 123: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 107 Figure 7 1 Access Windows Control Panel Step 3 The Window in Figure 7 2 appears...

Page 124: ...108 Figure 7 2 Performance and Maintenance Step 4 Double click the PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE option in Figure 7 2 Step 5 The screen in Figure 7 3 appears Figure 7 3 Access the System Step 6 Double c...

Page 125: ...erboard Page 109 Step 7 The SYSTEM PROPERTIES screen in Figure 7 4 appears Figure 7 4 System Properties Step 8 Double click the HARDWARE tab in the Systems Property window Figure 7 4 Step 9 The screen...

Page 126: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 110 Figure 7 5 Open Device Manager Step 10 Double click the DEVICE MANAGER tab in Figure 7 5 Step 11 The Device Manager screen in Figure 7 6 appears Step 0...

Page 127: ...evice Manager 7 3 VGA Driver Installation To install the VGA driver please follow the instructions below Step 1 Open the DEVICE MANAGER See Section 7 2 Step 2 Right click the VGA CONTROLLER VGA COMPAT...

Page 128: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 112 Figure 7 7 Video Controller Device Manager Step 3 The small window in Figure 7 8 appears Figure 7 8 Update Driver Selection...

Page 129: ...in the small window shown in Figure 7 8 Step 5 The HARDWARE UPDATE WIZARD in Figure 7 9 appears Figure 7 9 Hardware Update Wizard Step 6 Make sure the driver CD is in the disk Step 7 Select NO NOT TH...

Page 130: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 114 Figure 7 10 VGA Driver Installation Start Step 9 Select the recommended option in Figure 7 10 Step 10 The Wizard then searches for the driver See Figure 7 11...

Page 131: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 115 Figure 7 11 Wizard Search Step 11 The warning screen in Figure 7 12 appears Figure 7 12 Wizard Warning Screen...

Page 132: ...Figure 7 13 CAUTION When the VGA driver is installed the system first sets a system restore point and backs up old files This may take some time Be patient and wait for the installation procedure to...

Page 133: ...gure 7 14 VGA Driver Installation Complete Step 15 Click the Finish tab in to complete the Figure 7 14 installation Step 16 The Device Manager refreshes and the Graphics Driver can be seen in the Disp...

Page 134: ...Manager Update 7 4 Audio Driver Installation To install the Audio driver please follow the instructions below Step 1 Open the DEVICE MANAGER See Section 7 2 Step 2 Right click the MULTIMEDIA AUDIO CO...

Page 135: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 119 Figure 7 16 Audio Controller Device Manager Step 3 The small window in Figure 7 17 appears Figure 7 17 Update Audio Driver Selection...

Page 136: ...n the small window shown in Figure 7 17 Step 5 The HARDWARE UPDATE WIZARD in Figure 7 18 appears Figure 7 18 Hardware Update Wizard Step 6 Make sure the driver CD is in the disk Step 7 Select NO NOT T...

Page 137: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 121 Figure 7 19 Audio Driver Installation Start Step 9 Select the recommended option in Figure 7 19 Step 10 The Wizard then searches for the driver See Figure 7 20...

Page 138: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 122 Figure 7 20 Wizard Search Step 11 The warning screen in Figure 7 21 appears Figure 7 21 Wizard Warning Screen...

Page 139: ...igure 7 22 CAUTION When the Audio driver is installed the system first sets a system restore point and backs up old files This may take some time Be patient and wait for the installation procedure to...

Page 140: ...3 Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 15 Click the Finish tab in to complete the Figure 7 23 installation Step 16 The Device Manager refreshes and the Audio Driver can be seen in the Sound Video a...

Page 141: ...N 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 R...

Page 142: ...on in Figure 7 25 Step 5 The Install Shield Wizard is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process Figure 7 26 Figure 7 26 Preparing Setup Screen Step 6 Once initialized the Install Wiza...

Page 143: ...s complete the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears Figure 7 28 Figure 7 28 Installing Screen Step 10 Click FINISH to complete the installation and exit the Install Shield Wizard Step 11 Once...

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Page 145: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 129 A BIOS Options Appendix A...

Page 146: ...ll But Keyboard 83 Base Memory 83 Extended Memory 83 Total Memory 84 IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter 84 IDE Primary Master Auto 84 Access Mode Auto 85 Capacity 85 Cylinder 86 Head 86 Precomp 86 Lan...

Page 147: ...Enabled 95 Drive PIO Mode Auto 95 IDE UDMA Auto 96 IDE DMA transfer access Enabled 96 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled 96 Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 97 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 97 Wake Up On LAN...

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Page 149: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 133 B Terminology Appendix B...

Page 150: ...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 151: ...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 152: ...a 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 A...

Page 153: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 137 C Digital I O Interface Appendix C...

Page 154: ...ease refer to the datasheet for the Winbond W83627HG 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...

Page 155: ...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 157: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 141 D Watchdog Timer Appendix D...

Page 158: ...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 159: ...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 161: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 145 E Address Mapping Appendix E...

Page 162: ...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 163: ...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 164: ...herboard Page 148 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 165: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 149 F Compatibility Appendix E...

Page 166: ...Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 32 bit Fedora Core 5 Mandriva Linux 2008 F 2 Compatible Memory Modules The following DDR SO DIMM modules have been tested and can be used successfully on the NANO LX2 Manuf...

Page 167: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 151 Transcend 112517 0081 LN 1 0 GB 333 MHz Apacer 2005172 05571 512 MB 333 MHz Apacer 2004397 90129 256 MB 333 MHz...

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Page 169: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 153 G Hazardous Materials Disclosure Appendix E...

Page 170: ...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 171: ...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 172: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 156 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...

Page 173: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 157 H AC 97 Audio Codec Appendix F...

Page 174: ...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 175: ...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 176: ...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 177: ...fect 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 T...

Page 178: ...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 Transfe...

Page 179: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 163 Index...

Page 180: ...inouts 37 audio connector CD in 37 location and pinouts 37 C cables dual port USB 68 CD in connector 5 CF card 62 installation 62 socket 38 chassis 66 installation 66 chipset 15 Chipset AMD Geode CS55...

Page 181: ...0 F fan connector 7 G Geode LX 800 12 Graphics Processor 14 I IDE connector 5 IDE connector 44 pin 41 location and pinouts 41 IDE device 66 67 69 ATA flat cable 66 69 connector 67 69 IEM LX 106 instal...

Page 182: ...ctor 53 S Safety Precautions 150 Serial Device connection 72 serial port connector 6 SODIMM 61 installation 61 specifcations 61 software drivers 106 Sound Effect Configuration 159 Sound Effects Manage...

Page 183: ...NANO LX2 EPIC NANO Motherboard Page 167 VGA port 50 W warranty validation 60...

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