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1. CN3 3 amp PS ON amp 1 VCC5SB BEEN _ cp CN3 Figure 4 3 CN3 Connector Location RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 4 2 2 ATX Power Button CN Label CN5 CN Type 2 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 3 6 CN Location See Figure 3 5 The ATX Power Button connector connects to the system power On Off switch PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION ATX Power button ATX Power button Table 4 5 CN5 Connector Pinouts CN5 PWRBTN _ ae 88 CN5 1 Figure 4 4 CN5 Connector Location 4 2 3 Audio CD In Connector CN Label CN8 CN Type 4 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 6 CN Location See Figure 4 5 The Audio CD In connector connects to audio sources such as CD DVD ROM optical drives _ IE IT echnology Gorp mw DESCRIPTION Table 4 6 CN8 Connector Pinouts NANO LX EPIC SBC CN8 1 Figure 4 5 CN8 Connector Location 4 2 4 Audio Connector CN Label CN9 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 pins CN Pinouts See Table 4 7 CN Loca
2. Pin B D 1 GROUND TBD1 45V ADO 2 VIO AD2 AD1 5V 3 AD5 GND AD4 AD3 4 CBEO AD7 GND AD6 5 GND AD9 AD8 GND 6 AD11 VIO AD10 N66EV 7 AD14 AD13 GND AD12 8 3 3V CBE1 AD15 3 3V 9 SERR GND SBO PAR 10 GND PERR 3 3V SDONE 11 STOP 3 3V LOCK GND 12 3 3V TRDY GND DEVSEL 13 FRAME GND IRDY 3 3V 14 GND AD16 3 3V CBE2 15 AD18 3 3V AD17 GND 16 AD21 AD20 GND AD19 17 3 3V AD23 AD22 3 3V 18 IDSELO GND IDSEL1 IDSEL2 19 AD24 IDSEL3 20 GND AD26 AD25 GND 21 AD29 5V AD28 AD27 22 5V AD30 GND AD31 23 REQO GND REQ1 VIO 24 GND REQ2 5V GNTO 25 GNT1 VIO GNT2 GND 26 5V PCICLKO GND PCICLK1 27 PCICLK2 5V PCICLK3 GND 28 GND INTD 5V PCIRST NANO LX SBC 29 12V INTA INTB 30 12 TBD2 TBD GND 3 3V Table 4 21 CN7 PCI 104 Connector Pinouts CN7 Figure 4 19 CN7 Connector Location 4 2 18 Power Connector CN Label CN2 Type CN Pinouts CN Location 4 pin header 2x2 pins See Table 4 22 See Figure 4 20 This connector supports the ATX 12V power supply DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 412V 4 412V Table 4 22 CN2 Connector Pinouts RITech
3. 111 DDR 20 28 board iere 28 external peripheral interface connector panel tet 29 DIMM etta ts 18 Channel Assignments 203 electrostatic discharge 42 88 NANO LX SBC EPIG DE 20 Ethernet 20 22 24 51 81 82 83 external peripheral interface 108 108 COMNGCIOMS P 108 EE 18 20 Geode LX 800 30 Graphics 31 Hardware Monitoring 24 Address 202 VO Controller nnns 18 23 IDE 18 22 23 50 62 120 121 122 123 127 139 140 202 203 215 218 220 221 device aei 102 ATA flat 102 CONOCIO erona iee Tp 102 installation checklist 90 Verte aeui 22 50 63 jj 18 22 24 50 64 141 IRQ 203 ISA a fcri enar 156 184 JUIM POF siia 94 RTechnology Corp jumper configuration
4. 61 Figure 4 12 CN13 Connector Location sesenta 63 Figure 4 13 CN26 Connector nnmnnn 64 Figure 4 14 CN32 Connector 65 Figure 4 15 CN30 Connector 66 Figure 4 16 CN12 Connector Location sesenta 67 Figure 4 17 CN23 Connector 68 Figure 4 18 CN20 Connector Location eese nennen 69 Figure 4 19 Connector Location esses 72 Figure 4 20 CN2 Connector Location esses 78 Figure 4 21 CN25 Connector 74 Figure 4 22 CN6 Connector 75 Figure 4 23 CN10 CN11 Connector Locations esee 76 12 es Figure 4 24 CN14 CN15 CN16 CN17 CN19 Connector Locations 78 Figure 4 25 CN22 Connector Locations eese eene 80 Figure 4 26 NANO LX CPU Board Rear 81
5. 191 BIOS CONFIGURATION 00000000 192 WATCHDOG TIMER sese ses se ses 197 C ADDRESS see se ses s 201 C1 VFO ADDRESS MAR 2065 202 C 2 1 MB MEMORY ADDRESS 202 IRQ MAPPING TABLE PC ERN 203 C 4 DMA CHANNEL 56 6 2 0 400 03 0000 ener sees ee 203 D EXTERNAL AC 97 AUDIO CODEC 205 D 1 00000 0 000000 206 D 1 1 Accessing the 97 206 D 1 2 Driver EEEN EAEE 206 D 2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION cccccccccccccssesscecccccccessusssesceccceseuuuusececescesceuaenens 207 D 2 1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager 207 D 2 2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options eese 209 E ALI RAID FOR 213
6. Jumper Settings See Table 5 8 NANO LX EPIC SBC Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 The JP7 jumper sets the voltage to the LCD panel WARNING The LCD panel voltage select jumper setting of NANO LX 800 R11 is different from the previous version NANO LX 800 R10 Please confirm the version number of the motherboard prior to setup the LCD panel voltage select jumper JP7 Model No Pin Description Short 1 2 Panel Voltage select 5V Short 2 3 Panel Voltage select 3 3V NANO LX 800 R10 Short 1 2 Panel Voltage select 3 3V Short 2 3 Panel Voltage select 5V NANO LX 800 R11 Table 5 8 JP7 Jumper Settings 5 7 Chassis Installation 5 7 1 Airflow WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components The chassis in which the NANO LX must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out The NANO LX 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 Page 100 sme _ RITechnology Corp unit the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board NANO LX EPIC SBC surface IEI has a wide range of backplanes available Please contact your NANO LX vendor reseller or an sale
7. 21 Figure 1 2 NANO LX CPU Board Overview Solder Side 21 Figure 2 1 NANO LX Dimensions 28 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 29 Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block ennnen 30 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations Front Side 48 Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 49 Figure 4 3 CN3 Connector ennnen nn 52 Figure 4 4 CN5 Connector Location 53 Figure 4 5 CN8 Connector Location eese 54 Figure 4 6 CN9 Connector Location eese ennt nnne 55 Figure 4 7 BT1 Connector 56 Figure 4 8 CN35 Connector 58 Figure 4 9 CN18 Connector Location esses ennt 59 Figure 4 10 CN4 Connector Location cesses eeeneeenn enne tnnt 60 Figure 4 11 CN34 Connector
8. 37 2 6 GEODELINK M PCI BRIDGE 37 26 1 OVvervi eW ea 37 2 6 2 10 100M Ethernet M 38 26 3 PCI to AT aia 39 2 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER 39 2 7 1 System Monitorin m 39 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature 40 2 7 3 Power Consumption HERD PETERE 40 3 UNPACKING 41 3 1 ANTESTATIC PRECAUTION Sicre Sinestu ndean 42 3 2 UNPACKING d 42 3 3 1 Unpacking Precautions nite 42 3 3 ta R pigs 43 43 3A OPTIONAL ITEMS MER D 45 4 CONNECTORS 5 47 4 1 PERIPHERAL 48 41 1 NANO LX SBC Fruor co 48 4 1 2 Peripheral Interface 49 41 3 Rear Panel 51 4 14 Onboard ir niina
9. Hardware Update Wizard NANO LX EPIC SBC Please choose your search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed C Search removable media flo CD ROM bs Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Figure 7 10 Search Options Window Step 13 Select Search for the best driver in these locations Include this location in the search and click BROWSE to continue Step 14 The following window Figure 7 11 appears Browse For Folder Select the Folder that contains drivers For your hardware ves 8 2 2 C 800 Linux C3 AES v2 00 03 2 01 05 WDM Audio 12 01 04 To view subfolders click a plus sign above Page 164 _ RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 7 11 Folder Selection Window Step 15 Select the proper driver folder under the XVGAW X 800 XP directory in the location browsing window where X is the system CD drive and click Ok to continue Step 16 The following window Figure 7 12
10. Figure 7 26 Preparing Setup Screen Step 6 Onceinitialized the Install Wizard welcome screen appears Figure 7 27 Page 175 gt 176 NANO LX EPIC SBC REALTEK Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Driver Setup LanSetup Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for REALTEK Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Driver The InstallShield Wizard will install REALTEK Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Driver on your computer To continue click Next Figure 7 27 Install Wizard Welcome Screen Step 7 Click NEXT to continue the installation or CANCEL to stop the installation Step 8 The Install Wizard starts to install the LAN driver Step 9 Once the installation is complete the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears Figure 7 28 _ Corp Setup has finished installing REALTEK Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Driver on your computer Figure 7 28 Installing Screen Step 10 Click FiNISH to complete the installation and exit the Install Shield Wizard Step 11 Once the installation process is complete the computer may be restarted immediately or later Select the preferred option and click FINISH to complete the installation process and exit the Install Shield Wizard Figure 7 29 Page 177 gt SiSAGP driver InstallShield Wizar
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12. gt Delay 4 shutdown the system the power button must be held NANO LX EPIC SBC down longer than four seconds otherwise the system enters a low power usage state Power On by Alarm Disabled Use the Power On by Alarm to set the time when the system should automatically be turned on gt Disabled Default The real time clock RTC cannot generate a wake event gt Enabled If selected the tune hh 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 9 to set the plug and play and PCI options Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled em u need nfigure non boot devices 1 Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 9 PnP PCI Configurations Page 148 E RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC OS Installed No The PNP OS Installed option determines whether the Plug and Play devices connected to the system are configured by the operating system or the BIOS gt No Default the operating system does not meet the Plug and Play specif
13. ABC Figure 5 10 Single RS 232 Cable Installation 5 8 6 SATA Drive Connection The NANO LX is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable To connect the SATA drives to the connectors please follow the steps below Step 3 Locate the connectors The locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 4 Insert the cable connector Press the clip on the connector at the end of the no Corp SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the onboard SATA drive NANO LX EPIC SBC connector See Figure 5 11 Figure 5 11 SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 5 Connect the cable to the SATA disk Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive See Figure 5 12 Step 6 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive See Figure 5 12 Page 107 NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 5 12 SATA Power Drive Connection 5 9 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral interface connectors m HJ 45 Ethernet cable connectors m PS 2 devices Serial port devices m USB devices VGA monitors To install these devices connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device
14. Corp Watchdog Timer Page 197 _ NANO LX EPIC SBC NOTE The following discussion applies to DOS environment It is recommended you contact IEI support or visit our website for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems e g Windows and Linux The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug When the CPU stops working correctly Watchdog Timer will either perform a hardware reset cold boot or a Non Maskable Interrupt NMI to bring the system back to a known state 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 Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table B 1 AH 6FH Sub function You have to call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer will start counting down While the timer value reaches zero the system will reset To ensure that this reset condition does not occur calling sub function 2 must periodically refresh the Wa
15. NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 212 zz ae lt Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC ALi for SATA Page 213 _ NANO LX SBC E 1 Introduction The ALi M5283 is a highly integrated disk drive controller that is capable of managing Parallel ATA and Serial ATA interface hard disk drives The ALi controller supports PATA UDMA transfer mode up to mode 6 and SATA 1 0 disk drives The ALi M5283 also comes with cost effective RAID functionality that can be used to increase data read write speed and to provide protection to data by distributing mirrored duplicates of data onto two disk drives RAID1 configured volume which may consist of multiple hard drives appears to an operating system as a contingent storage space The operating system will not be able to distinguish the physical disk drives contained in a RAID configuration E 1 1 Precautions One key benefit a RAID configuration brings is that a single hard drive can fail within a RAID array without damaging data With RAID1 array a failed drive can be replaced and the RAID configuration restored WARNING Irrecoverable data loss will occur if a working drive is removed when trying to remove a failed drive It is strongly recommended to mark the phys
16. eese eese nennen nennen nnns 56 Table 4 9 CN35 Connector 57 Table 4 10 CN18 Connector Pinouts esee nennen 59 Table 4 11 CN4 Connector Pinout 60 Table 4 12 CN4 Connector Pinout eese 61 Table 4 13 CN13 Connector 62 Table 4 14 CN26 Connector Pinouts eese nennen nnns 64 Table 4 15 CN32 Connector 65 Table 4 16 CN30 Connector Pinouts eese einen nennt 65 Table 4 17 CN12 Connector Pinouts eese 66 Table 4 18 CN23 Connector Pinouts eese nnns 67 Table 4 19 CN20 Connector Pinouts eese enne nnns 69 Table 4 20 CN7 PC 104 Connector Pinouts 2 1 1 111 1 71 Table 4 21 CN7 104 Connector 2 2 4 222 72 Table 4 22 CN2 Connector Pinouts eese 72 _ Table 4 23 CN25 Connector 78 Table 4 24 CN6 Connector Pinouts eese eene ennt nnns 74 Table 4 25 CN10 CN11 Connector 6
17. 103 ATA flat 102 ATX 20 22 23 49 51 52 53 72 95 98 225 226 227 Audio Codec esse 18 Audio Driver eese 156 168 CableS 101 AT 103 ATA 102 45 dual RS 232 sss 43 IDE flat cable 43 Keyboard Mouse 43 Page 230 Na 45 104 parallel 104 RS 232 422 485 45 SATA drive 106 SATA 2 2 2 00022 44 SATA drive power 44 106 single 232 106 Cache 23 CP Cale aime t tend 93 installation sess 93 m 18 23 100 2 2 100 33 CMOS 18 24 95 116 117 118 120 198 202 Compact Flash 18 49 56 Compact Flash Type ll 49 100 AOW s ed Pee ditas 100 DB 15 112 DB 9
18. RIA 23 1 3 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS AND MEMORY 24 Lidl Operating System Tm 24 1 3 2 Rar aedes Ns UR Pria eR I du 25 2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS seccssscssessscasssccssoonscssssossscnscensestscessssucssenascansecsssees 27 2V OVERVIEW Pm 28 PAPA DIII ANEI T 28 2 2 Board DON TEP 28 2 2 2 External Interface Panel 29 2 3 DATA FLOW 29 2A CPU SUPPORT a 30 2 4 1 AMD LX800 500 Overview 30 2 4 2 AMD Geode LX800 Memory 21 2 4 3 AMD Geode LX800 500 Display case deser ina indicia 31 2 4 4 AMD Geode LX800 5 00MHz Graphics OF dedica 34 2 4 5 AMD Geode LX800 500MHz Power Management 33 2 3 SYSTEM CHIPSET 33 2 5 1 GeodeLink Interface 33 2 5 2 AMD Geode 5536 ATA 6 Controller ees 34 2 5 3 AMD Geode C 5536 Audio Codec 97 AC 97 Controller 34 2 5 4 AMD 85536 Flash M 36 2 5 5 AMD Geode 55536 USB Controller es 36 _ IE NANO LX SBC m D
19. 94 jumper Settings 94 keyboard 109 LAN 2 2222 109 LAN Driver 22 156 175 LPT cable 104 PT CAD iiis itcr titii 104 LPT 2 2 104 LVDS 18 22 23 50 51 67 95 99 136 memory module 31 memory module installation 92 101 101 Packing uiii 4 parallel port cable 104 Parallel Port 18 50 68 142 143 144 parallel port cable 104 parallel port connection 104 PC 104 Plus 24 50 69 70 98 99 PC M 23 peripheral device cables 101 power 40 Power Consumption 23 power 33 231 _ 2 0 E AS 33 installation sss 92 AMD Geode LX 800 33 92 chipset control
20. 2 75 Table 4 26 CN14 CN15 CN16 CN17 Connector Pinouts 77 Table 4 27 CN19 Connector Pinouts eese einen eene nnns 77 Table 4 28 CN22 Connector 79 4 29 CN2 T PInOULS rere ecran intero nacen 81 Table 4 30 CN24 Connector Pinouts esses enne nnns 82 Table 4 31 CN27 Connector Pinouts eese nennen 83 Table 4 32 CN27 Connector 83 Table 4 33 CN28 CN29 Connector 6 2 84 Table 4 34 CN31 85 Table 5 1 JUmpers 95 Table 5 2 JP1 Jumper Settings eese ener 96 Table 5 3 JP2 Jumper Settings eese eren 97 Table 5 4 Jumper 97 Table 5 5 JP4 Jumper 98 Table 5 6 JP5 Jumper 99 Table 5 7 JP6 Jumper Settings eese enne 99 Table 5 8 JP7 Jumper Settings eese ennt 100 Table 5 9 IEI Provided Cables eese nennen
21. lt Back Next gt Figure 7 22 Search for Suitable Driver Step 7 Select Specify a Location in the Locate Driver Files window Figure 7 23 Click NEXT to continue Page 172 _ RTechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Locate Driver Files Where do you want Windows to search for driver files Search for driver files for the following hardware device m 532DD36TA403739HannStar U171 The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Next If you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Optional search locations Floppy disk drives CD ROM drives Specify a location Microsolt windows Update lt Back Cancel Figure 7 23 Locate Driver Files Step 8 Select XA Audiox GeodeLX XP XPe Audio v2 03 00 directory in the location browsing window where is the system CD drive Figure 7 24 Page 173 Fi le Edit View Favorites Tools 1 GQsearch Folders C 5 GS 11 Mame gt LxProp DLL GeodeLX_XP_XPe_WI 5 xwomau inf LXWDMAU sys Select an item to view its descr
22. IE IT echnology Gorp DESCRIPTION default GND Table 4 14 CN26 Connector Pinouts NANO LX EPIC SBC CN26 cm ge e Figure 4 13 CN26 Connector Location 4 2 12 IrDA Connector CN Label CN32 CN Type 5 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 15 Location See Figure 4 14 The integrated IrDA connector supports both the SIR and ASKIR infrared protocols DESCRIPTION RTechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC DESCRIPTION Table 4 15 CN32 Connector Pinouts 5V E IRRX lt IRRX IRTX CN32 pinnam zac dii s Figure 4 14 CN32 Connector Location 4 2 13 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label CN30 CN Type 6 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 16 CN Location See Figure 4 15 For alternative applications an on board keyboard mouse pin header connector is also available PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 MS DATA 3 MS CLK 4 KB DATA 5 KB CLK 6 GND Table 4 16 CN30 Connector Pinouts IE I Technology Gorp 25221 CN30 NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 4 15 CN30 Conn
23. SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 46 zz exe EN of NANO LX EPIC SBC Chapter 4 Connectors and Jumpers Page 47 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors NANO LX EPIC SBC The locations of the peripheral interface connectors are shown in Section 4 1 1 A complete list of all the peripheral interface connectors can be seen in Section 4 1 2 4 1 1 NANO LX SBC Layout Figure 4 1 shows the onboard peripheral connectors backplane peripheral connectors and onboard jumpers on the front side of the card JP4 CN4 CN3 Quo JPG 1 1 1 5 2 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations Front Side _ RTechnology Corp Figure 4 2 shows the onboard peripheral connectors on the solder side of the board NANO LX EPIC SBC e Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 4 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4 1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO LX SBC Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4 2 Connector Type Label 200 pin DDR SO DIMM socket 200 pin socket CN33 ATX connector 3 pin header CN3 ATX Power Button connector 2 pin header CN5 Audio CD In connector 4 pin header CN8 Audio connector 10 pin header CN9 Battery Connector 2 pin header BT1 Compact
24. Technology Corp User Manual Rev 1 10 May 2007 NANO LX SBC Revision Date Version Changes May 2007 1 10 Added notice for LCD panel voltage select jumper JP7 Added dimension drawings Changed the document format April 2007 1 01 Updated AMD driver installation Section 6 2 August 2006 11 00 Initial release 2 8 NANO LX SBC _ RITechnology Corp Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages 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 rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer TRADEMARKS IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and
25. ener 189 NANO LX EPIC 1 RIechnology Corp SBC List of Tables Table 1 1 Technical Specifications 24 Table 1 2 Compatible Memory Modules enses 25 Table 2 1 Geode LX Graphics Features eese 33 Table 2 2 Supported HDD Specifications nnne nnna 34 Table 2 3 Power 40 Table 3 1 Package List 22 44 Table 3 2 Package List Contents ee nnan n nnmnnn nnns 45 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface ennnen nnna 50 Table 4 2 Rear Panel 51 Table 4 3 Onboard 51 Table 4 4 CN3 Connector Pinout nnne nnn nennt nns 52 Table 4 5 CN5 Connector Pinout eese 53 Table 4 6 CN8 Connector Pinout eese ener nnne nnns 54 Table 4 7 CN9 Connector Pinouts esee 55 Table 4 8 BT1 Connector Pinouts
26. 291 NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 114 zz A 2 lt NANO LX Chapter 6 Award BIOS Setup Page 115 _ EEEn 4 NANO LX SBC 6 1 Introduction A licensed copy of Phoenix Award BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed 6 1 1 Starting Setup The Phoenix Award BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on The setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or 2 Press the DELETE key when the 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 the PAGEUP and PAGEDOWN keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit Navigation keys are shown below Up arrow Move to the item above Key Function 0004 Page down Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc Main Menu Quit and do not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Me
27. Small Logo EPA Show Disabled NANO LX EPIC SBC Use the Small Logo EPA Show option to specify if the Environmental Protection Agency EPA logo appears during the system boot up process If enabled the boot up process may be delayed gt Disabled Default does not appear during boot up gt Enabled EPA logo appears during boot up Cyrix 6 86 CPUID Enabled Use the Cyrix 6x86 MII CPUID option to determine if the system checks to see if a Cyrix CPU is installed gt Disabled Default system doesn t look for a Cyrix CPU gt Enabled The system looks for a Cyrix CPU 6 4 Advanced Chipset Features Use the Advanced Chipset Features menu BIOS Menu 5 to change chipset configuration options Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features CPU Frequency 500 MHz Item Help Memory Frequency 266 MHz CAS Latency Auto Menu Level gt Interleave Select LOI Video Memory Size 8 1 Output display Panel amp CRT Flat Panel Configuration Press Enter Onboard Audio Enabled UART Port A Disabled 1 Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 5 Advanced Chipset Features Page 132 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC CPU Frequency 500MHz Use the CPU Frequency option to set the CPU freq
28. te et ea omo 116 ON EN NT 116 B L2 Using edes 116 117 6 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes cessere 117 6 1 3 Main BIOS Ment M 117 6 2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES arta tote sio pia 120 6 2 1 IDE Primary Master Slave 122 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES dues DUE 125 GA ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 132 6 4 1 Flat Panel Cohfisuratlolsuu eic e UG 135 56 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS In edis oun Es rdc ea pn E M MEUS 138 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP asc teca snc teta nena 145 6 7 PNPIPCI CONFIGURATIONS UR D A pU 148 6 6 PC HEALTH STATUS E 153 SOFTWARE DRIVERS 155 Page 8 a 2 6 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 7 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE 5 7 0000000 156 7 2 AMD VGA INSTALLATION sccsecsssssessecsucsecssessucsecsuessessecsussecssessessssuesuesseenseseessees 159 7 3 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ecce e eene enin nennen nh esee essen erint esee sees ee 168 7 4 PNEU EE 175 7 5 SATA RAID DRIVER ener eee eee enne 179 ISA DRIVER 184 A BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
29. eene 107 Figure 5 12 SATA Power Drive Connection 108 Figure 5 13 LAN 109 Figure 5 14 PS 2 110 Figure 5 15 Serial Device Connector essere 111 Figure 5 16 USB 112 Figure 5 17 VGA Connector esses eeeeeeeses seen en nnne nn nana nennen nnns 113 Figure 7 1 AMD LX GX CD Main 157 Figure 7 2 AMD LX GX CD Driver Menu eese nnns 158 Figure 7 3 Access Windows Control Panel eene 159 Figure 7 4 Double Click the System ICOM eese 160 Figure 7 5 Click the Device Manager Tab eee 161 Figure 7 6 Device Manager List eese nennen nnne nnns 161 Figure 7 7 Video Controller Properties Window eene 162 Figure 7 8 Hardware Update Wizard eese 163 NANO LX SBC _ 0 RITechnology Corp Figure 7 9 Install Options Window eese nn
30. Interrupt Controller 0CO ODF DMA Controller OFO OFF Numeric data processor 1 0 1 7 Primary IDE Channel 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 COM2 378 37F Parallel Printer Port 1 LPT1 3B0 3BB Intel R Graphics Controller 3C0 3DF Intel R Graphics Controller 3F6 3F6 Primary IDE Channel 3F7 3F7 Standard floppy disk controller 3F8 3FF Serial Port 1 COM1 Table C 1 Address Map 2 1 MB Memory Address Memory address Description 00000 9FFFF System memory A0000 BFFFF buffer F0000 FFFFF System BIOS 1000000 Extend BIOS Table C 2 1 MB Memory Address Map Page 202 Erk ECES lt NANO LX EPIC SBC C 3 IRQ Mapping Table Description _ RITechnology Corp Description System Timer RTC clock Keyboard ACPI Available LAN COM2 LAN USB2 0 SATA COM1 PS 2 mouse SMBus Controller FPU FDC Primary IDE Available Table C 3 IRQ Mapping Table C 4 DMA Channel Assignments Secondary IDE Function Available Available Floppy disk 8 bit transfer Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Table C 4 IRQ Mapping Table Available Page 203 L o NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY
31. Karaoke Mode The Karaoke Mode is accessed in the Sound Effect window The Voice Cancellation disables the vocal part of the music being played The Key adjustment up or down arrow icons enables users to define a key that fits a certain vocal range Equalizer Selection Preset equalizer settings enable easy audio range settings Ten frequency bands can be configured Speaker Configuration Multi channel speaker settings are configured in this menu Configurable options include O Headphone Channel mode for stereo speaker output Channel mode for 4 speaker output Channel mode for 5 1 speaker output O OO Synchronize the phonejack switch with speakers settings Speaker Test Each speaker connected to the system is tested individually to see if the 4 channel or 6 channel audio operates properly S PDIF In amp S PDIF Out These functions are currently not supported Connector Sensing Realtek ALC203 detects if an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector If an incorrect device is plugged in a warning message appears NANO LX SBC 1 RIechnology Corp Demo Adjust HRTF Head Related Transfer Functions 3D positional audio here before running 3D applications Microphone Effect Microphone noise suppression is enabled in this menu General General information about the installed AC 97 audio configuration utility is listed here Page 211 L o
32. RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure D 4 Sound Effects Manager ALC203 The Sound Effect Manager shown in Figure D 4 is for the RealTek ALC203 audio CODEC Different CODECs may have different sound manager appearances The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager D 2 2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed below To configure these items click the corresponding menu tab in the Sound Effects Manager Figure D 4 NOTE The Karaoke Mode is configured in the Sound Effect menu To access Karaoke configuration settings click on the Sound Effect menu tab m Sound Effect m Karaoke Mode m Equalizer m Speaker Configuration m Speaker Test m S PDIF In m S PDIF Out Connector Sensing HRTF Demo Page 209 _ IE T echnology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC Microphone Effect General Not all RealTek Sound Effect Managers have all the above listed options The Sound Effect Manager loaded onto the system may only have some of the options listed above Below is a brief description of the available configuration options in the Sound Effects Manager Page 210 Sound Effect Select a sound effect from the 23 listed options in the drop down menu Selected sound effect properties can be edited To edit the sound effect click EDIT
33. Table 4 9 CN35 Connector Pinouts _ 0 RITechnology Corp NANO LX SBC 6 CFD1 SDD11 8 SDD12 9 SDD13 SDD14 SDD15 SDCS3 5V SDIOR SDIOW 7 IRQS CSEL SHDRDVY lt IDERST 43 SDDREQ 44 SDDACK 45 HD LED2 a SDDS UID SDD9 SDD10 Figure 4 8 CN35 Connector Location Page 58 2 6 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 4 2 7 Digital Input Output Connector CN Label CN18 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 pins CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 CN Location See Figure 4 9 The Digital Input Output connector is user programmable general purpose controller managed through a Winbond W83697HF LPC SI O chip DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC5 3 OUTO 4 OUT1 5 OUT2 6 OUTS 7 INO 8 IN1 9 IN2 10 IN3 Table 4 10 CN18 Connector Pinouts CN18 umi 1 2 Eu Figure 4 9 CN18 Connector Location 4 2 8 Fan Connector CN Label CN4 CN Type 3 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 11 _ IE CN Location See Figure 4 10 NANO LX EPIC SBC The Fan connector provides a 5Vcurrent to the cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from the
34. The NANO LX is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventilation The correct power supply is being used The following devices are properly connected Primary and secondary IDE device SATA drives Keyboard and mouse cable Audio kit Power supply USB cable Serial port cable O O O O 0 0 Parallel port cable The following external peripheral devices are properly connected to the chassis O VGA screen O Keyboard RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Mouse O RS 232 serial communications device 5 3 Unpacking 5 3 1 Unpacking Precautions When the NANO LX is unpacked please do the following m Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 5 1 m sure the packing box is facing upwards so the NANO LX does not fall out of the box m sure all the components in the checklist shown in Section 5 3 2 are present 5 3 2 Unpacking Checklist If some of the components listed the checklist below missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the NANO LX from or contact IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw When the NANO LX is received make sure all the components listed below are present wm NANO LX single board computer m IDE flat cable 44p 44p m RS 232 cables m Audio cable m Power cable
35. adapter cable Various adapters may come with USB ports on a slot bracket or ports that can be attached to D SUB openings on a chassis USB devices connect directly to the USB connectors on the rear panel DESCRIPTION em nescnenon oda e e s usse 5 ussrw Table 4 33 CN28 CN29 Connector Pinouts 4 3 5 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label CN31 CN Type PS 2 CN Pinouts See Table 4 34 and Figure 4 30 CN Location See Figure 4 26 The Keyboard Mouse connector connects to a mouse and keyboard NANO LX PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION s we 5 wax Table 4 34 CN31 Pinouts Figure 4 30 CN31 Pinout locations no RiIechnology Corp L o NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 86 24 NANO LX EPIC SBC Chapter 3 Installation and Configuration Page 87 _ IE IT echnology Gorp 5 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the NANO LX NANO LX EPIC SBC may result in permanent damage to the NANO LX and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the NANO LX Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical that whenever the NANO LX or any
36. are RxD2 TxD2 m IR Rx2Tx2 Default Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Use the Onboard Parallel Port option to specify a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port The Onboard Parallel Port options are m Disabled m 378 IRQ7 Default 2781805 m 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Use the Parallel Port Mode option to select parallel port operation mode Page 142 RTechnology Corp gt SPP Default parallel port operates in the standard parallel port NANO LX EPIC SBC SPP mode This parallel port mode works with most parallel port devices but is slow gt The parallel port operates the enhanced parallel port mode EPP The EPP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the SPP mode gt The parallel port operates extended capabilities port ECP mode The ECP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the SPP mode gt The parallel port is compatible with both and EPP devices Normal x EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 The EPP Mode Select option is only available if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP mode Use the EPP Mode Select option to sel
37. gt All But Keyboard Default The system boot does not stop for a keyboard error it stops for all other errors gt All But Diskette The system boot does not stop for a disk error it stops for all other errors gt All But Disk Key The system boot does not stop for a keyboard or a disk error it stops for all other errors Page 121 lechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Base Memory The Base Memory is NOT user configurable The POST determines the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed Extended Memory The Extended Memory is NOT user configurable The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory above 1MB located in the memory address map of the CPU Total Memory The Total Memory is NOT user configurable 6 2 1 IDE Primary Master Slave Use the IDE Primary Master Slave menu BIOS Menu 3 to set or change the master slave IDE configurations Phoenix AwardBI IDE Channe IDE HDD Auto Detection 0 Master PU PD lue SC it Fil General Help F6 Fail fe Defau ig timized Defaults BIOS Menu 3 IDE Primary Master Page 122 H e NANO LX EPIC SBC RITechnology Corp IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Use the IDE HD
38. m Keyboard Mouse Y cable m cables m SATA power cables _ IE IT echnology Gorp Mini jumper Pack NANO LX EPIC SBC m Quick Installation Guide m Utility CD 5 4 SO DIMM Installation WARNING Using incorrectly specified SO DIMM may cause permanently damage the NANO LX Please make sure the purchased SO DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the NANO LX SO DIMM specifications compliant with the NANO LX are listed in Chapter 2 To install a SO DIMM into a SO DIMM socket please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 5 1 ayy Figure 5 1 SO DIMM Installation Step 1 Locate the SO DIMM socket Place the NANO LX on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Step 2 Align the SO DIMM with the socket The SO DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the SO DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket Step 3 Insert the SO DIMM Push the SO DIMM chip into the socket at an angle See Figure 5 1 _ 0 RITechnology Corp Step 4 Open the SO DIMM socket arms Gently pull the arms of the SO DIMM socket NANO LX EPIC SBC out and push the rear of the SO DIMM down See Figure 5 1 Step 5 Secure the SO DIMM Release the arms on the SO DIMM socket They clip into place and secure the SO DIMM in the socket 5 5 CF Card Installation NANO LX supports CF T
39. Explore CD Exit Figure 7 2 AMD LX GX CD Driver Menu Step 3 Select any item from the list to view more information on the driver installation or select Manual to navigate to the NANO LX user manual The following sections fully describe the driver installation procedures for the NANO LX SBC Page 158 _ Corp NANO LX SBC 7 2 AMD VGA Installation This installation assumes use of Windows as the operating system Follow the steps below to install the AMD VGA display device controller Step 1 Open Windows Control Panel from the Start menu Figure 7 3 tester Internet My Documents Internet Explorer Recent Documents gt E mail 7 e My Pictures 2 Ws My Computer Windows Media Player 4 Control Panel 33 Windows Messenger Set Program Access and Defaults Tour Windows Printers and Faxes Files and Settings Transfer Y Wizard Q9 Help and Support Search 777 Run P Log Off Turn Off Computer All Programs gt Figure 7 3 Access Windows Control Panel Step 2 Double click the System icon Figure 7 4 Page 159 _ IE Control Panel L7 Eile Edit Favorites Tools Help Control Panel Accessibility Add Hardware Op
40. Figure 4 27 CN21 Pinout 81 Figure 4 28 CN24 82 Figure 4 29 CN27 83 Figure 4 30 CN31 Pinout 85 Figure 5 1 SO DIMM Installation eeeeeeeeeeeeee sienne ener nnn nnne 92 Figure 5 2 CF Card 94 Figure 5 3 Jumper 94 Figure 5 4 Jumper 96 Figure 5 5 IDE Cable 102 Figure 5 6 Power Cable to Motherboard 103 Figure 5 7 Connect Power Cable to Power Supply 104 Figure 5 8 LPT Cable Connection 105 Figure 5 9 Connect the LPT Device eese nnns 105 Figure 5 10 Single RS 232 Cable Installation esses 106 Figure 5 11 SATA Drive Cable Connection
41. Some of the features of the GeodeLink Bridge are listed below PCI Version 2 2 compliance m 32 bit 66 MHz PCI bus operation m Target support for fast back to back transactions m Arbiter support for three external PCI bus masters m Write gathering and write posting for in bound write requests _ IE NANO LX SBC Virtual PCI header support Delayed transactions for in bound 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 immediately after reset 2 6 2 10 100M Ethernet A highly integrated and cost effective single chip fast RealTek RTL8100C 10 100M Ethernet controller is interfaced through first the PCI bus and then through the GeodeLink PCI Bridge to the CPU and system chipset The RealTek RTL8100C controller provides 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet connectivity to the NANO LX Some of the features of the RealTek RTL8100C are listed below 10Mbps and 100Mbps operation Supports 10Mbps and 100Mbps N way auto negotiation Supports 25MHz Crystal or 25MHz OSC as the internal clock source Complies with PC99 PC2001 standards Supports ACPI power management Provides PCI bus master data transfer Provides PCI memory space or space mapped data transfer Supports PCI clock speed of 16 75MHz 40MHz Advanced power
42. System Management Bus SMB Controller m 8 Multi Function General Purpose Timers MFGPTs Power Management Controller m ACPI v2 0 compliant 2 5 1 GeodeLink Interface Unit m 64 bit 66MHz operation m PCI VSM Virtual System Module that makes the interface transparent to applications software and BIOS _ IE m Programmable routing descriptors use and activity monitors and SSMI NANO LX EPIC SBC Synchronous System Management Interrupt 2 5 2 AMD Geode CS5536 ATA 6 Controller The single NANO LX IDE connector supports two ATA 6 HDDs An ATA 6 Ultra ATA 100 compliant IDE controller on the AMD Geode CS5536 has a maximum transfer rate of 100MB 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 following IDE HDDs m Ultra ATA 100 with data transfer rates up to 100MB s m Ultra ATA 66 with data transfer rates up to 66MB s m Ultra ATA 33 with data transfer rates up to 33MB s Specification Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 33 IDE devices 2 2 2 PIO Mode 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 UDMA3 4 UDMA 3 4 UDMA2 DMA UDMA Max Transfer 100MB s 66MB s 33MB s Controller Interface 5V 5V 5V Table 2 2 Supported HDD Specifications 2 5 3 AMD Geode CS5536 Audio C
43. VGA Video Graphics Adapter lt RIechnology Corp Chapter 1 Introduction Page 19 _ IE NANO LX SBC 1 1 NANO LX CPU Board Overview The EPIC form factor NANO LX AMD Geode LX800 is a highly integrated embedded computer specifically optimized for multi media applications requiring minimum installation space The NANO LX is particularly suitable for low power and fan less applications The NANO LX supports a full range of functionality for an AT ATX compatible industrial computer in a space saving 3 5 profile The NANO LX is equipped with an on board low power consumption and high performance AMD Geode LX800 processor It also contains a DDR SO DIMM socket that supports up to 1GB memory in size 1 1 1 NANO LX CPU Board Applications The NANO LX SBC has been designed for use in industrial applications where board expansion is critical and operational reliability is essential 1 1 2 NANO LX CPU Board Benefits Some of the NANO LX SBC benefits include m Operating reliably in harsh industrial environments with ambient temperatures as high as 60 C m rebooting automatically if the BIOS watchdog timer detects that the system is no longer operating 1 1 3 NANO LX CPU Board Features Some of the NANO LX SBC features are listed below m Complies with RoHS m Supports AMD Geode LX800 500MHz CPU m Support
44. jme Corp NANO LX SBC action view gt 4 E Computer Disk drives Display adapters DYD CD ROM drives amp 2 Floppy disk controllers 99 Human Interface Devices IDE ATA ATAPI controllers g Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices 3 Monitors B9 Network adapters 27 Ports COM amp LPT qp Sound video and game controllers m System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 89 E E Figure 7 21 Device Manager List Step 5 Double click the listed device that has question marks next to it This means Windows does not recognize the device Step 6 The Device Driver Wizard appears Figure 7 22 Click NEXT to continue Page 171 IE IT echnology Gorp Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers ee device driver is a software program that enables hardware device to work with Sy an operating system This wizard upgrades drivers for the following hardware device 532DD36TA0373HannStar 1171 Upgrading to newer version of device driver may add functionality to or improve the performance of this device What do vou want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver
45. uite tec Ru SER 78 4 3 EXTERNAL REAR PANEL CONNECTORS 80 4 31 RS232 Serial 81 4 3 2 VGA 62 4 3 3 Ethernet 62 34 USB Lomba CORRECTIONS ait i RE EE G E aE 83 4 3 5 Keyboard Mouse 64 5 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 2 4002 87 S LANTI STATIC PRECAUTIONS certe iate 88 5 2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS a d abus 89 3 24 Installation NOM COS otras Eq abbr eed r E NE 69 3 2 2 Installation Checklist 90 5 3 UNPACKING 91 mou Unpacking REUS anders 91 5 3 2 Unpacking Checklist Iit dia poeta E pM Fi n eR RUM d QU 91 35 4 SO DIMM INSTALLATION Mic 92 SOUUE CARD ISSDULUATICN 93 5 6 JUMPER SETTINGS iei 94 5 6 1 LCD Panel Shift Clock Jumper iei Giao x bu apr qan bcd 96 5 6 2 COM1 2 Port RI and Voltage Selection Jumper Optional 97 5 6 3 COMS RS422 RS485 Select 7 97 5 6 4 AT ATX Power Mode Select Jumper caeci
46. 512 512MB DDR400 SDRAM 200 pin DDR SO DIMM Table 1 2 Compatible Memory Modules L o NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 26 zz ae am RIechnology Corp Chapter 2 Detailed Specifications Page 27 _ NANO LX SBC 2 1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on board features of the NANO LX in detail 2 2 Dimensions 2 2 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below m Length 165 10mm m Width 115 00mm Figure 2 1 NANO LX Dimensions mm NANO LX EPIC SBC 2 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 2 3 Data Flow NANO LX motherboard comes with an AMD LX800 CPU and AMD Geode 655536 linked together by the GeodeLink Interface Unit Figure 2 3 shows the data flow between the system chipset the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard 1 RIechnology Corp e NANO LX EPIC S
47. 76 127 156 179 209 213 214 215 SATA drive 106 VGA 112 Gabl S innui 106 VGA 2444 156 22 106 monitor eese 112 power cable ertet 106 112 Serial Communications 50 76 Serial Device connection 2 2 2 110 SERIRQE 51 95 99 warranty 90 5 20 23 49 92 Watchdog 23 197 198 199 232
48. Codec COM DAC DDR DIMM DIO DMA EIDE EIST FDD FDC FFIO FIFO FSB IrDA Page 18 Audio Codec 97 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management ATAPI Removable Media Device Shift Keyed Infrared Advanced Technology Attachments Basic Input Output System Compact Flash Type 2 Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Central Processing Unit Compressor Decompressor Serial Port Digital to Analog Converter Double Data Rate Dual Inline Memory Module Digital Input Output Direct Memory Access Enhanced IDE Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Floppy Disk Drive Floppy Disk Connector Flexible File Input Output First In First Out Front Side Bus Infrared Data Association HDD Hard Disk Drive IDE Integrated Data Electronics Input Output 4 Controller Hub 4 L1 Cache Level 1 Cache L2 Cache Level 2 Cache LCD Liquid Crystal Display LPT Parallel Port Connector LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling MAC Media Access Controller OS Operating System PCI Peripheral Connect Interface PIO Programmed Input Output PnP Plug and Play POST Power On Self Test RAM Random Access Memory SATA Serial ATA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SPD Serial Presence Detect S PDI Sony Philips Digital Interface SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SIR Serial Infrared UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus
49. DAVE amp SOU Me TE 119 1 119 Date Day 120 Time hh mm ss 120 IDE Master and IDE Slave eene esee enne nennen nnne nnns 120 Drive 1 44M 3 5in iiie tenore 121 Halt On But Keyboard 121 Base Memory 122 Extended Memory eee entem eee e erectus 122 Total Memory 122 IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter eere 123 IDE Primary Master 123 Access Mode 1 123 Capacity 124 Cylinder 124 Head 124 Precomp 124 Landing Zone 124 Sector 125 Virus Warning Disabled eese 126 CPU Internal Cache 126 Boot From LAN Control 222 22 2 126 SATA Boot ROM Control Disabled eere 127 Boot Device 127 Boot Other Device nnne 128 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Boot Up Floppy S
50. Flash Type II connector 50 pin header CN35 Digital Input Output connector 10 pin header CN18 _ NANO LX SBC Connector Type Label Fan connector 3 pin header CN4 FDD connector 26 pin header CN34 IDE Interface connector 44 pin header CN13 Inverter connector 5 pin header CN26 IrDA connector 5 pin header CN32 Keyboard Mouse connector 6 pin header CN30 LED Power connector 6 pin header CN12 LVDS LCD Panel connector 20 pin header CN23 Parallel Port connector 26 pin header CN20 PC 104 Plus connector PC 104 Plus connector CN7 Power connector Default 4 pin header CN2 Power connector Optional 2 pin header CN1 Power Input connector 3 pin header CN25 Reset Button connector 2 pin header CN6 SATA Drive port 150MB s SATA disk drive port CN10 SATA Drive port 150MB s SATA disk drive port CN11 Serial Communications connector 10 pin header CN14 Serial Communications connector 10 pin header CN15 Serial Communications connector 10 pin header CN16 Serial Communications connector 10 pin header CN17 Serial Communications connector 14 pin header CN19 TFT TTL LCD 40 pin header CN22 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 4 1 3 Rear Panel Connectors Table 4 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NANO LX SBC Detailed descri
51. Jj Computer we Disk drives E Display adapters Advanced Micro Devices Win XP Graphics Driver DVD CD ROM drives 4 Floppy disk controllers Human Interface Devices ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Monitors 88 Network adapters Other devices Ports COM amp LPT Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 7 17 Device Manager Window 7 3 Audio Driver Installation To install the audio driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Open Windows Control Panel Figure 7 18 Page 168 RITechnology Corp a New Office Document Open Office Document zoj Set Program Access and Defaults Windows Update Program Updates Programs b CAN Documents Settings Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections Search E Printers Taskbar amp Start Menu Run Log Off paulsharpe Shut Down Asta 248 50 gt Figure 7 18 Access Windows Control Panel Step 2 Double click the System icon Figure 7 19 Page 169 e Edit View Favorites Tools gt QQusearch Gyrolders 542 Ug GE X A Address E Control Panel a d 185 AutodeskPlot Autodesk Automatic Date Time Display Control Panel Style Manager X Plo
52. LEFT BLANK Page 204 zz ae NANO LX EPIC SBC Appendix D External AC 97 Audio CODEC Page 205 _ IE IT echnology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC D 1 Introduction The motherboard comes with an onboard Realtek ALC203 CODEC Realtek ALC203 is a 16 bit full duplex AC 97 Rev 2 3 compatible audio CODEC with a sampling rate of 48KHz D 1 1 Accessing the AC 97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through three phone jacks on the rear panel of the motherboard The phone jacks include A LINE input shared with surround output A MIC input shared with Center and LFE output A LINE output A MIC input line Ur 0 D 1 2 Driver Installation The driver installation has been described in Section 7 3 After rebooting the sound effect configuration utility appears in the Windows Control Panel Figure D 1 If the peripheral speakers are properly connected sound effects should be heard gdt Yew Favontes ook gt a PEL awch i Fokders EJ De Control Parel amp X D d v Accessb ty AddHwdwwe Add or Admi wstrative Date and Tine Display Folder Options Opbons Tools Zr Bde Internet Keyboard Mouse Network Game Controllers Extreme b o2 3 Phone and Power Options Pritersand Regional and Scanners and Sched Modem Faxes Language Cameras Ta g Sounds and Speech System Taskbar and User Accounts Audo Device
53. RI 26 TFT RO TFT R3 2g TFT R2 TFT R5 30 9 _ TFT R4 TFT R7 TFT R6 l VSYNC HSYNC _ 38 LCD EN DISPEN _ 40 9 44 Figure 4 25 CN22 Connector Locations 4 3 External Rear Panel Connectors Figure 4 26 shows the NANO LX CPU board rear panel The peripheral connectors on the back panel can connect to external devices when the SBC is installed in a chassis The peripheral connectors on the rear panel are m 1 5232 serial connector RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC m 1x VGA connector m 1x RJ 45 Ethernet connector m 2x USB combo connectors m 1 x PS 2 connector CN21 CN24 NS Figure 4 26 NANO LX CPU Board Rear Panel 4 3 1 RS232 Serial Connector CN Label 21 RS 232 CN Pinouts See Table 4 29 and Figure 4 27 CN Location See Figure 4 26 The RS 232 Serial connector provides serial connection in the RS 232 mode DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION oeo e om o ama Table 4 29 CN21 Pinouts 1 Figure 4 27 CN21 Pinout Locations _ IE IT echnology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC 4 3 2 VGA Connector CN Label CN24 CN Type HD D sub 15 Connector CN Pinouts See Table 4 30 and Figure 4 28 CN Location See Figure 4 26 The standard 15 pin VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 1 Red 9 No Conne
54. and suspend modes can be set gt APM Default Advanced power management is activated gt Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is activated x Standby Mode Disabled The Standby Mode option can only be selected if the Power Management option is set to Legacy The Standby Mode specifies the amount of time the system can be inactive before the system enters standby mode The Standby Mode options are Disabled Default m Sec m 5Sec m 10Sec m 15 Sec m 30Sec 45 Sec m 1Min m 5Min m 10Min m 15 Min Page 146 NANO LX x Suspend Mode Disabled m 30 Min m 45 Min 60 Min 90 Min 120 Min RITechnology Corp The Suspend Mode option can only be selected if the Power Management option is set to Legacy The Suspend Mode specifies the amount of time the system can be inactive before the system enters suspend mode The Suspend Mode options are Disabled Default m Sec m 5Sec m 10Sec m 15 Sec m 30Sec m 45 Sec m 1Min 5Min m 10Min m 15 Min 30 Min m 45 Min 60 Min 90Min m 120 Min 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 button is pressed 3 Instant Off Default When the power button is pressed the system is immediately shutdown Page 147
55. are all applicable for naming an array Once an array is successfully created it will be seen in the list of configured arrays To reduce the chance of losing data ALi imposes certain limitations the RAID configuration options Parallel ATA drives connected on the same IDE channel cannot be selected as the members of a RAID1 array Avoid mixing Parallel ATA and Serial ATA disk drives RAID1 array Page 221 _ NANO LX SBC E 5 4 Stripe Size The change to stripe size effects RAIDO arrays Configurable options are m 64K default m 32K m 16K m 8 m 4K Select a small stripe size if the I Os to the hard drives are small and randomly occurred Choose larger stripe size if the I Os are mostly large and come in sequential orders e g A N playback and editing applications The default value should be appropriate for most applications E 5 5 Delete RAID Setting amp Partition WARNING If a RAID configuration is deleted all data previously stored on the member drives of the RAID configuration will also be deleted Step 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID Setting amp Partition and press ENTER A flashing E appears at the Drive Menu where the member drives to be removed can be chosen Step 2 The Data on RAID drives will be erased Y N confirm box appears Press Y E 5 6 Delete Setting amp Pa
56. eee 98 5 6 5 PC 104 Plus VIO Voltage Select 98 5 6 6 SERIRO Select TINT 99 _ IE IT echnology Gorp 6 7 NANO LX EPIC SBC 5 6 7 LCD Panel LVDS TTL Voltage select Jumper eee 99 5 7 CHASSIS TS TAL ATION E EU a EE 100 RAE OU M 100 5 7 2 Motherboard 101 5 8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS 101 2 0 Peripheral Device Cables 101 5 8 2 ATA Flat Cable 102 SAT Power Coni OR E E 103 3 6 4 Par llel T 104 106 5 8 6 SATA Drive ConfhiecliOHo uiis a A rt ATUM RENTE RE GNI NEU 106 5 9 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE 0 808 108 5 9 1 LAN Connection Single Connector 109 5 9 2 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connection ira aki UR DEM 109 5 9 3 Serial Device Connection oscar RD ASIN EAR RAE RUE Qu EARN 110 5 9 4 USB Connection Dual Connector eese eese enne 5 9 5 Monitor 112 AWARD BIOS SETUP 115 o TOD
57. fan and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only certain fans can issue the rotation signals DESCRIPTION Rotation Signal 3 Table 4 11 CN4 Connector Pinouts bons 4 FANSPEED1 8 Ej Figure 4 10 4 Connector Location 4 2 9 FDD Connector CN Label CN34 CN Type 26 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 12 CN Location See Figure 4 11 The FDD connector connects to a floppy disk drive Page 60 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC e fse e wee fe eno e pm ps ww s www e w m sw m NC 26 Table 4 12 CN4 Connector Pinouts CN34 WDATA WGATE TRKO RDATA DL HDSEL Figure 4 11 CN34 Connector Location _ 4 2 10 IDE Interface Connector CN Label Type Pinouts CN Location CN13 44 pin header 2x22 pins See Table 4 13 See Figure 4 12 NANO LX EPIC SBC The IDE Interface connector provides connectivity for two IDE devices PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RESET 2 GND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA
58. has been selected Follow the same method to select another member drive The Create RAIDO Y N confirm box appears Press Y Enter a nickname for the created array Upper and lower case alphabetic numeric space and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array Once an array is successfully created it will be seen in the list of configured arrays Page 217 Tecnnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 1 To reduce chance of losing data ALi imposes certain limitations on the RAID configuration options Parallel ATA drives connected on the same IDE channel cannot be selected as the members of a RAIDO array Avoid mixing Parallel ATA and Serial ATA disk drives in a RAIDO array 2 Always use disk drives of the same capacity to create a RAID array The excessive capacity of a larger disk drive cannot be utilized because data stripes are equally distributed across all members of a RAID array Logical RAID Volume Physical Disks C Blok triping Block 8 Disk 1 Disk 2 Block 8 E 5 2 Create RAID1 Mirroring for Reliability WARNING All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization process If used drives are used to create a RAID array make sure the data has been moved or backed up before creating a RAID array out of the disk drives Step 1 Use the arrow keys t
59. major areas Main Menu Drive Menu and a list for the configured RAID arrays RAID BIOS Setup Utility 2003 ALi Corporation www ali com tw RAID 0 Striping for Performance JBOD for integrated Capacity Size Select RAID Setting amp Partition Moving Cursor All RAID Setting amp Partition Select amp Finish ld RAID Array Bxit Boot Drive Drive Modele Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel 1 Master WDC WD360GD OOF Channel 2 Master Maxtor 6Y200MO Capacity RAID Type Stripe S1ze RAID Name RAID Array RAID Array RAID Array C E 5 RAID Options E 5 1 Create RAIDO Striping for Performance WARNING All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization process If used drives are used to create a RAID array make sure the data has been moved or backed up before creating a RAID array out of the disk drives Page 216 NANO LX EPIC SBC Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 _ 0 RITechnology Corp Use the arrow keys to highlight Create RAIDO Striping for Performance and press ENTER A flashing S appears at the Drive Menu where the member drives to be included in the RAIDO array can be chosen Use the space bar to select members of the RAIDO RAID configuration The flashing cursor changes to a lower case s once any of the connected disk drives
60. of self monitoring various aspects of its operating status including m CPU chipset and battery voltage 3 3V 5V and 12V m RPM of cooling fans CPU and board temperatures by the corresponding embedded sensors 2 7 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control NANO LX EPIC SBC The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the NANO LX are listed below wm Minimum Operating Temperature 0 C 32 F m Maximum Operating Temperature 60 140 F A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink 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 7 3 Power Consumption Table 2 3 shows the power consumption parameters for the NANO LX when AMD Geode X800 processor is running with one 256 DDR 400MHz memory module Voltage Current 12V 0 92A Table 2 3 Power Consumption lt RIechnology Corp Chapter 3 Unpacking Page 41 _ IE T echnology GCorp 3 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the NANO LX NANO LX EPIC SBC may result in permanent damage to the NANO
61. or registered trademarks of their respective owners _ NANO LX SBC Packing List A NOTE If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the NANO LX motherboard 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 motherboard package NANO LX single board computer m IDE flat cable 44 44 m RS 232 cables m Audio cable m Power cable m Keyboard Mouse Y cable m SATA cables m power cables Mini jumper Pack m Quick Installation Guide m Utility CD Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3 RITechnology Corp I INTRODUCTION 19 1 1 NANO LX CPU BOARD OVERVIEW 20 1 1 1 NANO LX CPU Board Applications e ann patei ada Fea dua 20 1 1 2 NANO LX CPU Board 20 1 1 3 NANO LX CPU Board FenfifB aceto soda RAI 20 1 2 NANO LX SBC OVERVIEW niii tina theese 21 1 2 1 NANO LX CPU Board 22 Toa Technical Specifications
62. other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to m Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board m Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the NANO LX place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the NANO LX w Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges _ 0 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 5 2 Installation Considerations The following installation notices and installation considerations should be read and understood before the NANO LX is installed All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the NANO LX should be strictly adhered to Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the NANO LX and injury to the person installing the motherboard 5 2 1 Installation Notices WARNING The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the NANO LX NANO LX components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following m user manual O Theuse
63. reseller or vendor you purchased the NANO LX from or contact IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw 3 3 1 Package Contents The NANO LX is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number 1 NANO LX SBC 1 IDE flat cable 44p 44p 7 A P N 32200 000009 RS 2 85 232 cables 2 P N 32200 000049 RS Audio cable Power cable PIN 32000 072100 RS a P N 32100 087100 RS Keyboard Mouse Y cable P N 32000 000138 RS _ NANO LX SBC 2 SATA cables P N 32000 062800 5 1 SATA power cables P N 32100 088600 5 1 Mini jumper Pack Cone oud 1 Quick Installation Guide COHEN 1 Utility CD Table 3 1 Package List Contents NANO LX EPIC SBC 3 4 Optional Items 1 RIechnology Corp power cable E 5 7 P N 32100 052100 RS LPT cable can P N 32200 015100 RS RS 232 and RS 422 485 cable P N 32200 026500 RS m J NANO LX CE050 Windows CE 5 0 amp BSP Software CD Licensed sticker NANO LX XPE Windows XP Embedded amp SLD software CD Licensed sticker Table 3 2 Package List Contents L o NANO LX
64. saving mode Supports Wake on LAN and remote wake up AMD Magic Packet Link Change and Microsoft amp Wake up frame Half Full duplex capability Supports Full Duplex Flow Control IEEE 802 3x Provides interface to 93 46 EEPROM to store resource configuration and ID 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 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 2 6 3 PCI to ISA Bridge An ITE IT8888G PCI to ISA bridge single function device connects the onboard NANO LX ISA bus PC 104 connector to the GeodeLink PCI bridge IT8888G has specification v2 1 compliant 32 bit PCI bus interface and supports both PCI Bus master and slave The PCI interface supports both programmable positive and full subtractive decoding schemes Some of the features of the IT8888G PCI to ISA bridge are listed below PCI Interface Programmable PCI Address Decoders DMA Controller Distributed DMA Controller ISA Interface SMBus 1 analog line level mono output OUT m Power on Serial Bus Configuration m Serial IRQ Versatile power on strapping options Supports NOGO function m Single 33 MHz Clock Input m 3 3V PCI I F with 5V tolerant buffers m 5V ISAI F and core Power Supply 2 7 Environmental and Power Specifications 2 7 1 System Monitoring The NANO LX is capable
65. the drive connected to the system supports block mode use the IDE HDD Block Mode option to enable the system to detect the optimal number of block read writes per sector the system IDE drive can support Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write gt Disabled Block mode is not supported gt Enabled Default Block mode is supported Onboard FPC Controller Disabled Use the Onboard FPC Controller option to enable or disable the onboard floppy controller If the system is not connected to a floppy disk or uses an adapter for the FDD this option can be disabled Disabled Default FDD controller is disabled gt Enabled The FDD controller is enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Onboard Serial Port 1 option to select the I O address and IRQ for the onboard serial port 1 The serial port can be disabled or the I O address and the IRQ can be automatically selected by the BIOS The Onboard Serial Port 1 options are Disabled m 3F8 IRQ4 Default m 2F8 IRQ3 m 3E8 IRQ4 Page 140 1 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 2E8 IRQ3 m Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Use the Onboard Serial Port 2 option to select the I O address and IRQ for the onboard serial port 2 The serial port can be disabled or the I O address and the IRQ can be automatically selected by the BIOS The Onboard Serial Port 2 options are Dis
66. 31 Preparing Setup Screen Step 4 Once initialized the Install Wizard welcome screen appears Figure 7 32 Page 179 _ e ALi RAID Driver Setup NANO LX EPIC SBC Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ALi RAID Driver The InstallShield Wizard will install ALi RAID Driver on your computer To continue click Next Cancel Figure 7 32 Install Wizard Welcome Screen Step 5 Click NEXT to continue the installation or CANCEL to stop the installation Step 6 The Install Wizard starts to install the driver Figure 7 33 Page 180 1 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC ALi RAID Driver Setup Setup Status ALi RAID Driver Setup is performing the requested operations InstallShield Cancel Figure 7 33 Installing Screen Step 7 A Digital Signal Not Found screen appears Figure 7 34 Click YES to continue the installation process Page 181 6 Gi echtology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Digital Signature Not Found The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows Unknown software package If vou want to search
67. 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 KEY 21 HDD 0 22 GND 23 WRITE 24 GND 25 READ 26 GND 27 HD READY 28 N C 29 HDACK 0 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 N C 33 ADDR 1 34 N C 35 ADDR 0 36 ADDR 2 37 HDD SELECTO 38 HDD SELECT 1 39 IDE ACTIVE 40 GND 41 VCC 42 VCC 43 GND 44 Table 4 13 CN13 Connector Pinouts Page 62 Ee RIechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC 1 2 39 40 45V T 008 505 22 E H H i g 1 10 11 SDDS 7 004 19 5002 13 003 0012 14 SDDi3 5001 16 DD 0013 16 SDD14 5000 7 001 0014 18 SDDi5 2 1 DDO 0015 0 SDDREQ GND1 KEO SDIOW DMARQ GND4 SDIOR DONE GND5 SHDRDY 274 CNDS IORDY CSEL ities 4 DMACK GND7 30 SDA1 33 INTRQ NC1 7 4 DAI PDIAG P LID SDAO 35 pap Dap 36 SDA2 SDCS1 LLa b38 50653 LED pAsPs 42 4 VCC1 voce 49 GND2 NC2 Figure 4 12 CN13 Connector Location 4 2 11 Inverter Connector CN Label CN26 CN Type 5 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 14 CN Location See Figure 4 13 The Inverter connector connects to the LCD backlight
68. 6 byte battery backed CMOS RAM Hardware Monitoring CPU temperature and system voltages Ethernet 10 100BASE T RTL8100C BIOS AWARD Physical Dimensions 115mm x 165mm Operating Temperature Minimum 0 C 32 F Maximum 60 C 140 F Audio Interfaces AC 97 Codec Realtek ALC203 Table 1 1 Technical Specifications 1 3 Compatible Operating Systems and Memory Modules The following sections lists the operating systems OS and memory modules that have passed the test held by IEI Please consider using these compatible OS and memory modules with the NANO LX for the best performance 1 3 1 Operating System The compatible operating systems include DOS 6 22 m Windows XP NANO LX SBC Windows 2000 QNX Neutrino 6 2 1 Fedora Core 3 RedHat 9 0 Mandrake Linux 2006 FreeBSD 5 2 1 1 3 2 Memory Module The following memory modules have been used while testing _ 0 RITechnology Corp Mfg Model Capacity Speed Description Transcend PSC 256MB DDR266 SDRAM 200 pin DDR A2S56D30ATP324ALA12 SO DI MM Transcend NANYA NT5DS64M8AF 6K 1GB DDR333 SODIMM 200 pin DDR SO DI MM Apacer Mosel V58C2256804SAS5 512MB DDR PC 3200 200 pin DDR SO DI MM Apacer Infineon 512MB DDR PC 3200 200 pin DDR HyB25D512800CC 5 SO DIMM Kingston KV333X64SC25 512 512MB DDR333 SDRAM 200 pin DDR SO DIMM Kingston KV333X64SC25 1G 1GB DDR333 SDRAM 200 pin DDR SO DIMM Kingston KV400X64SC3A
69. 7 Install Wizard Welcome Screen esee 176 Figure 7 28 Installing 177 Figure 7 29 Restart the Computer 4 eese nennen 178 Figure 7 30 Locate the Setup Program ICON eese 179 Figure 7 31 Preparing Setup Screen eese 179 Figure 7 32 Install Wizard Welcome Screen eese 180 Figure 7 33 Installing 181 Figure 7 34 RAID Driver Digital Signal eene 182 Figure 7 35 InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen 183 Figure 7 36 Access Windows Control Panel essere 184 Figure 7 37 Double Click the System ICON eee 185 Figure 7 38 Double Click the Device Manager 185 Figure 7 39 Device Manager nennen nnne nnns 186 Figure 7 40 Search for Suitable Driver eene 187 16 IE IT echnology Gorp Figure 7 41 Locate Driver 188 Figure 7 42 Location Browsing Window
70. BC NANO LX 800 E SaaS LX Processor LPC BUS 812160 Flash 4 UART jug Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram 2 4 CPU Support The NANO LX series motherboards all come with a preinstalled AMD Geode X800 500MHz CPU 2 4 1 AMD Geode LX800 500MHz Overview The specifications for the 500 7 AMD Geode X800 are listed below m 86 87 core m Processor frequency up to 500 MHZ RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC m 64K l 64K D L1 cache and 128K L2 cache m Split cache TLB Translation Look Aside Buffer m Integrated FPU that supports the Intel MMX amp and AMD 3DNow Technology instruction sets m 9 GB s internal GeodeLink Interface Unit GLIU m Security Block O 128 bit AES CBC ECB m True Random Number Generator 2 4 2 AMD Geode LX800 Memory Support The AMD Geode X800 supports 64 bit DDR memory modules with frequencies up to 400MHz The NANO LX has one 200 pin DDR SO DIMM SDRAM socket that supports one 64 bit 333 MHz or 400MHz DDR SO DIMM memory module with a maximum capacity of 1GB 2 4 3 AMD Geode LX800 500MHz Display Support AMD Geode X800 supports both CRT and TFT dual display mode The following display specifications m Supported Standards O High Definition HD O Standard Definition SD m Supported Resolution O 1920x1440 in CRT mode O 1600x1200 in TFT mode m
71. D Auto Detection option to enable BIOS to automatically detect the IDE settings Select IDE HDD Auto Detection and press ENTER BIOS automatically detects the HDD type Do not set this option manually IDE Primary Master Auto Use the IDE Primary Master option to activate or deactivate the following drive channels Channel 0 Master m Channel 0 Slave m Channel 1 Master m Channel 0 Slave gt None gt Auto Default gt Manual Access Mode Auto If no drives are connected to the IDE channel select this option Once set this IDE channel becomes inaccessible and any drives attached to it are undetected Setting this option allows the device to be automatically detected by the BIOS Selecting this option allows manual configuration of the device on the IDE channel in BIOS The Access Mode option can only be configured if the IDE Primary Master 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 large capacities and therefore either the LBA translation mode or auto mode should be selected Select this mode if the HDD capacity is less than 504MB Page 123 _ NANO LX SBC gt Select this mode if the HDD capacity is more than 8 4GB gt This mode is an extended ECHS mode and while it supports HDDs larg
72. IC SBC _ 0 RITechnology Corp 5 6 2 COM1 2 Port RI and Voltage Selection Jumper Optional Jumper Label JP2 Jumper Type 10 pin header 2x5 pins Jumper Settings See Table 5 3 Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 The optional JP2 jumper sets the COM1 2 port RI and voltage JP2 Description 1 3 COM RI Pin Use 12V 3 5 COM RI Pin Use 5V 7 9 COM RI Pin Use RI 2 4 COM RI Pin Use 12V 4 6 COM RI Pin Use 5 8 10 COM2 RI Pin Use RI Table 5 3 JP2 Jumper Settings 5 6 3 COM3 RS422 RS485 Select Jumper Jumper Label JP3 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 4 Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 The JP3 jumper sets the connector type to RS 422 or RS 485 JP3 Description 1 2 UART 2 RxD Signal connect to RS 422 Default 2 3 UART 2 RxD Signal connect to RS 485 Table 5 4 JP3 Jumper Settings _ IE IT echnology Gorp 5 6 4 AT ATX Power Mode Select Jumper NANO LX EPIC SBC Jumper Label JP4 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 5 Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 The JP4 jumper block controls the connection to a power supply The 5 connector is used to connect a chassis power On Off button using an adapter cable and is configured through the JP4 jumper The CN5 connector has two operational modes 1 Using power CN5 connects to an externally implemented power switch and the J
73. Item Help x Reserved Memory Length 8K Menu Level 1 Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 11 Memory Resources The menu has two configurable options m Reserved Memory Base m Reserved Memory Length Page 151 _ IE NANO LX SBC Reserved Memory Base N A The Reserved Memory Base option specifies the base address for the peripheral device The Reserved Memory Base options are m NAA Default 800 0000 0400 wm 0800 0600 Reserved Memory Length 8K The Reserved Memory Length option can only be accessed if the Reserved Memory Base option is not set to N A The Reserved Memory Length specifies the amount of memory reserved for the peripheral device The Reserved Memory Length options m Default m 16K 32K m 64K PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled The PCI VGA Palette Snoop option enables the system to determine whether not some special cards high end hardware MPEG decoders and other similar devices are allowed 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 requires the setting to be enabled upon installation gt Disabled De
74. LVD_GND LVDO LVD1 LVD2 LVDCK Y2 a LVD_GND LVDCK Figure 4 17 CN23 Connector Location 4 2 16 Parallel Port Connector CN Label CN Type CN Pinouts CN Location CN20 26 pin header 2x13 pins See Table 4 19 See Figure 4 18 The parallel port connector connects to a printer The NANO LX comes with a multi mode ECP EPP SPP parallel port The CN20 parallel port interface features a 26 pin flat cable connector that requires an adapter cable if a traditional DB 25 connector is preferred The parallel interface can be re assigned to LPT2 or LPT3 through the BIOS configuration utility The default interrupt channel is IRQ7 Select ECP or EPP DMA mode using the BIOS configuration utility Page 68 NANO LX SBC PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE 2 AUTO FORM FEED 3 DATAO 4 ERROR 5 DATA1 6 INITIALIZE 7 DATA2 8 PRINTER SELECT LN 9 10 GROUND 11 4 12 GROUND 13 DATA5 14 GROUND 15 DATA6 16 GROUND 17 DATA7 18 GROUND 19 ACK 20 GROUND 21 BUSY 22 GROUND 23 PAPER EMPTY 24 GROUND 25 PRINTER SELECT 26 N C Table 4 19 CN20 Connector Pinouts RTechnology Corp ERR INIT SLIN GND1 GND2 AFD amp PRN_ERR PRN_INIT PRN_SLI
75. LX and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the NANO LX Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical that whenever the NANO LX or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to m Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board m Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the NANO LX place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the NANO LX w Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges 3 2 Unpacking 3 2 1 Unpacking Precautions When the NANO LX is unpacked please do the following m Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 3 1 m Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the NANO LX does not fall out of the box m sure all the components shown in Section 3 3 are present 3 3 Unpacki NANO LX SBC 2 6 RITechnology Corp ng Checklist NOTE If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact the IEI
76. N Figure 4 18 CN20 Connector Location 4 2 17 PC 104 Plus Connector CN Label CN7 CN Type CN Pinouts PC 104 Plus connector See Table 4 20 and Table 4 21 _ Use the PC 104 Plus connector to add auxiliary boards using stack through connectors Location See Figure 4 19 Pin RowA Row B Row C Row D 0 GND GND 1 IOCHCHK GND SBHE MEMCS16 2 SD7 RESETDRV LA23 516 3 SD6 LA22 IRQ10 4 SD5 IRQ9 LA21 IRQ11 5 504 5V LA20 IRQ12 6 503 0802 19 IRQ15 7 SD2 12V LA18 IRQ14 8 SD1 ENDXFR LA17 DACKO 9 SDO 12V MEMR DRQO 10 IOCHRDY KEY MEMW DACK5 11 AEN SMEMW SD8 DRQ5 12 SA19 SMEMR SD9 DACK6 13 SA18 IOW SD10 DRQ6 14 SA17 IOR SD11 DACK7 15 SA16 DACK3 SD12 DRQ7 16 SA15 DRQ3 SD13 5V 17 SA14 DACK1 SD14 MASTER 18 SA13 DRQ1 5015 GND 19 SA12 REFRESH GND 20 SA11 SYSCLK 21 SA10 IRQ7 22 9 IRQ6 23 SA8 IRQ5 24 5 7 104 25 SA6 IRQ3 26 SA5 DACK2 27 SA4 TC 28 BALE 29 SA2 5V NANO LX SBC RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Pin Row Row B Row C Row D 30 SA1 OSC 31 SAO GND Table 4 20 CN7 PC 104 Connector Pinouts
77. O LX EPIC SBC A WARNING Keep batteries away from children There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Only a certified module from IEI can be used as a replacement Do not expose the battery to excessive heat or fire If the battery shows signs of leakage contact local vendor or IEI immediately DESCRIPTION em DESCRIPTION Table 4 8 BT1 Connector Pinouts VBAT BT1 Figure 4 7 BT1 Connector Location 4 2 6 Compact Flash Connector CN Label CN35 CN Type 50 header 2x25 pins CN Pinouts See Table 4 9 CN Location See Figure 4 8 The Compact Flash connector is used to adapt Type Compact Flash and CF cards for use Page 56 Type II 5 mm thick PCMCIA card slots NANO LX EPIC SBC PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 26 CD1 2 003 27 D11 3 D04 28 D12 4 D05 29 D13 5 006 30 014 6 007 31 015 7 CE1 32 CE2 8 A10 33 51 9 34 IORD 10 09 35 IOWR 11 08 36 WE 12 A07 37 READY 13 VCC 38 VCC 14 06 39 25 15 05 40 VS2 16 04 41 RESET 17 A03 42 WAIT 18 A02 43 INPACK 19 A01 44 REG 20 00 45 BVD2 21 DOO 46 BVD1 22 001 47 008 23 002 48 009 24 WP 49 D10 25 2CD 50 GND
78. P4 jumper should be left open 2 Using AT power The pins JP4 are shorted by a jumper cap JP4 should be shorted by default as the AMD Southbridge is designed without the consideration for a power button signal The shorted JP4 provides a hardware feedback to initiate the system The power on off function is then managed by the AT power switch button JP4 Description Short AT Mode Default Open ATX Mode Table 5 5 JP4 Jumper Settings 5 6 5 PC 104 Plus VIO Voltage Select Jumper Jumper Label JP5 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 6 Page 98 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 The JP5 jumper sets the voltage to the PC 104 Plus connector JP5 Description 1 2 PC104 Plus VIO output voltage select 5V 2 3 PC104 Plus VIO output voltage select 3 3V Table 5 6 JP5 Jumper Settings 5 6 6 SERIRQ Select Jumper 4 Serial IRQ can only work properly if PCMCIA supports Serial IRQ signal Jumper Label JP6 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 7 Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 Use the JP6 jumper to reserve IRQ addresses for PCMCIA devices JP6 Description Short SERIRQ Enable Open SERIRQ Disable Table 5 7 JP6 Jumper Settings 5 6 7 LCD Panel LVDS TTL Voltage select Jumper Jumper Label JP7 Jumper Type 3 pin header _
79. PER DRM rat UM M 51 4 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL 52 2L UTX COCCI Ld 52 M 33 4 2 3 Audio CD In I 53 4 2 4 Audio CONMECION 54 ET 92 4 2 6 Compact Flash 56 4 2 7 Digital Input Output 59 4 2 8 COWMMCCION 59 m 60 4 2 10 IDE Interface 62 4 21 Uu aec ur P P S 63 6 2 6 RTechnology Corp 4 2 13 Keyboard Mouse Connector 65 4 244 LED Power Connect uiii 66 4 219 LVDS LCD Panel be 67 4 2 16 Parallel Port CORBECIOF a i Sii 68 4 217 T 69 4218 Power Connector m 72 4 2 19 Power Input 73 2 2 20 Reset Button 74 42 21 SATA Drive POS saa 73 4 2 22 Serial Communications 76 4223 LFT TILLCD C n eclO tiu d
80. Panel amp CRT nnns 134 Flat Panel Configuration Press Enter eese 134 OnBoard Audio nnmnnn nnmnnn mnnn 134 UART Port A 06 Oe Oe 135 Flat Panel Type Auto necne nir tunt 135 Resolution 800 x 6001 1 136 Data Bus Type 9 24 bits 1 136 Refresh Rate 60FHz 1 ceci there Dro ERE te ARANA 136 HSYNC Polarity LOW ener eene nennen nnn nennt 137 VSYNC Polarity Active 137 SHFCLK Active Period Free 1 2 2 11 1 137 LP Active Period Free nunne nnmnnn na 137 On Chip IDE Channel 1 Enabled eere 139 Drive PIO Mode 44 44 nnn nnns 139 UDMA HQ 139 Page 193 IDE DMA transfer access 22 21222 139 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled eere 140 Onbo
81. SB 2 0 compliant 3 host ports O OO O 1 host device 2 5 6 AMD Geode CS5536 Serial Communications Seven high speed UART serial port connectors six RS 232 and one that can be configured as RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 are connected to the system chipset low count LPC port via the LPC bus The specifications for the serial ports are listed below m 160550 UART with 16 byte FIFO buffer m 115 2 transmission rate RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 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 5 8 BIOS The BIOS flash memory chip on the NANO LX has a licensed copy of AWARD BIOS loaded onto it The BIOS flash memory chip is connected to the chipset via the LPC bus The flash BIOS features are listed below SMIBIOS DMI compliant m Console redirection function support m Pre Boot Execution Environment support m USB booting support 2 6 GeodeLink PCI Bridge 2 6 1 Overview The GeodeLink PCI Bridge GLPCI module provides a PCI interface for GeodeLink Interface Unit based designs The GLPCI module is composed of six major blocks m GeodeLink Interface m FIFO Synchronization m Transaction Forwarding m PCI Bus Interface m PCI Arbiter The GeodeLink and PCI Bus Interface blocks provide adaptation to the respective buses The Transaction Forwarding block provides bridging logic
82. Step 3 Insert the PS 2 connector Once the connector is properly aligned insert the PS 2 connector from the keyboard mouse Y cable into the PS 2 connector on the NANO LX See Figure 5 14 Step 4 Connect the keyboard and mouse A keyboard and mouse can each be connected to one of the PS 2 connectors The keyboard PS 2 connector and mouse PS 2 connector are both marked Please make sure the keyboard and mouse are connected to the correct PS 2 connector Figure 5 14 PS 2 Connector 5 9 3 Serial Device Connection The NANO LX 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 LX Page 110 RITechnology Corp Step 1 Locate the DB 9 connector The location of the DB 9 connector is shown in NANO LX EPIC SBC Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the serial connector Insert the DB 9 connector of a serial device into the DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface See Figure 5 15 Figure 5 15 Serial Device Connector Step 3 Secure the connector Secure the serial device connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector 5 9 4 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 devices to the NANO LX S
83. T From LAN Control option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system Page 126 1 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC gt Disabled Default The system cannot be booted from a remote system through the LAN gt Enabled The system can be booted from a remote system through the LAN SATA Boot ROM Control Disabled Use the SATA Boot ROM Control option to configure SATA IDE use in DOS mode gt Disabled Default Disables SATA IDE use in DOS mode Enabled Enables SATA IDE use in DOS mode Boot Device Use the Boot Device options to select the order of the devices the system boots from There are three boot device configuration options m First Boot Device Default Floppy m Second Boot Device Default HDD 0 m Third Boot Device Default CDROM Using the default values the system first looks for a floppy disk to boot from If it cannot find a floppy disk it boots from an HDD If both The floppy and the HDD are unavailable the system boots from a CDROM drive Boot Device configuration options are Floppy 15120 HDD 0 5 5 CDROM m HDD 1 ZIP100 USB FDD Page 127 _ IE IT echnology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC m USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD m LAN Disabled Boot Other Device Enabled Use the Boot Other Device option to determine whether the system uses a second or third boot device if the first boot devic
84. VESA 1 1 and 2 0 VIP VDA support 2 4 4 AMD Geode LX800 500MHz Graphics processor The AMD Geode LX800 BitBLT vector engine graphics processor supports pattern generation source expansion pattern source transparency 256 ternary raster operations alpha blenders to support alpha BLTs incorporated BLT FIFOs a GeodeLink interface and the ability to throttle BLTs according to video timing New features added to the Graphics Processor include 32 _ m Command buffer interface m Hardware accelerated rotation BLTs m Color depth conversion m Paletized color m Full 8x8 color pattern buffer m Separate base addresses for all channels m Monochrome inversion Table 2 1 Geode LX Graphics Features lists a complete list of Geode LX graphics features For more details please refer to the AMD website or the Geode LX series data book available from AMD NANO LX EPIC SBC Feature AMD Geode LX Processor Color Depth 8 16 32 bpp A RGB 4 and 8 bit indexed ROPs 256 2 src dest and pattern BLT Buffers FIFOs in Graphics Processor BLT Splitting Managed by hardware Video Synchronized BLT Vector Throttle by VBLANK Bresenham Lines Yes Patterned stippled Lines Yes Screen to Screen BLT Yes Screen to Screen BLT with mono expansion Yes Memory to Screen BLT Yes throttled rep movs writes A
85. abled m 3F8 IRQ4 m 2F8 IRQ3 Default m 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 m Auto UART Mode Select Normal Use the UART Mode Select to select the UART mode for the system gt IrDA IrDA is set as the IR serial mode If this option is selected COM2 will be disabled gt ASKIR ASKIR is set as the IR serial mode If this option is selected COM will be disabled gt Normal Default COM2 is enabled and the IR device disabled x RxD TxD Active Hi Lo The RxD TxD Active option can only be selected if the UART Mode Select option is set to IrDA mode ASKIR mode Use the RxD TxD Active option to set the infrared reception and transmission TxD polarity The RxD TxD Active options are m Hi Hi m Hi Lo Default m Lo Hi m Lo Lo Page 141 _ IE x IR Transmission Delay Enabled NANO LX EPIC SBC Use the IR Transmission Delay option to enable or disable IR transmission delays gt Disabled IR transmission are not delayed gt Enabled Default IR transmission are delayed x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use the UR2 Duplex Mode option to specify the transmission mode for the IR port device gt Full Simultaneous bi directional transmission occurs gt Half Default Transmission only occurs in one direction at a time x Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Use the Use IR Pins options to specify how the IR pins respond The Use IR Pins options
86. ancement Multiple CODEC extension capability External Amplifier Power Down EAPD capability Power management and enhanced power saving features Stereo MIC record for AEC BF application DC Voltage volume control Auxiliary power to support Power Off CD Adjustable VREFOUT control 2 GPIO pins with smart GPIO volume control 2 Universal Audio Jacks UAJ for front panel Supports 32K 44 1K 48K 96KHz S PDIF output Supports 32K 44 1K 48KHz S PDIF input Power support Digital 3 3V Analog 3 3V 5V Standard 48 Pin LQFP Package EAX 1 0 amp 2 0 compatible _ IE IT echnology Gorp m Direct Sound 3D compatible m A3D compatible NANO LX EPIC SBC m 13012 compatible m 3D Positional Audio Sensaura 3D Enhancement optional m 10 Bands of Software Equalizer m Voice Cancellation and Key Shifting in Kareoke mode m AVRack Media Player 2 5 4 AMD Geode CS5536 Flash Interface The NANO LX CompactFlash socket supports standard CF Type ll card The chipset flash interface is multiplexed with an IDE interface and can be connected to an array of industry standard NAND Flash or NOR Flash devices 2 5 5 AMD Geode CS5536 USB Controller Four external USB ports on the NANO LX board are interfaced to the chipset USB controller Four USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 devices can be connected simultaneously to the NANO LX The chipset USB controller has the following specifications 4 USB ports USB 1 1 and U
87. appears Hardware Update Wizard Please choose your search and installation options mae Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed C Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search DAVGANLXBDONXPAVGA 2 01 05 Browse Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Figure 7 12 Search Options Window Step 17 Click NEXT to continue Step 18 The following window Figure 7 13 appears as the OS searches for the driver Page 165 _ IE IT echnology GCorp Hardware Update Wizard Please wait while the wizard searches 8 Video Controller Compatible Figure 7 13 Hardware Update Wizard Search Window Step 19 The following window Figure 7 14 appears Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Advanced Micro Devices Win XP Graphics Driver has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of
88. ard FPC Controller Disabled eere 140 Onboard Serial Port 1 4 140 Onboard Serial Port 2 2 222222222 1 141 UART Mode Select 141 x RxD TxD Active Hi Lo esses einen nnne 141 x IR Transmission Delay Enabled ceres ess 142 x UR2 Duplex Mode 4 0 1222 142 Use IR Pins 2 2 142 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 ceres 142 Parallel Port Mode SPP 5 2 cerco reuera rrr ees 142 x EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 conetur crane 143 x ECP Mode Use 3 1 ccce cci 143 CIR Port Address 0 144 X CIR Port IRQ N e 144 Onboard Serial Port XXX 144 Serial Port Use IRQ ennnen 145 X ACPI Function Disabled eene nnns 145 ACPI Suspend Typ
89. ation options available to users The following menu options are seen in BIOS Menu 1 Standard CMOS Features Changes the basic system configuration wm Advanced BIOS Features Changes the advanced system settings m Advanced Chipset Features Changes the chipset configuration features m Integrated Peripherals Changes the settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Configures power saving options m PnP PCI Configurations Changes the advanced PCI PnP settings PC Health Status Monitors essential system parameters The following user configurable options are also available in BIOS Menu 1 Page 118 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Load Fail Safe Defaults Select this option to load failsafe default values for each BIOS parameter in the setup menus Press F6 for this operation on any page Load Optimized Defaults Select this option to load optimal default values for each BIOS parameter in the setup menus Press F7 for this operation on any page Set Supervisor Password By default no supervisor password is set To install a supervisor password select this field and enter the password After this option is selected a red dialogue box appears with Enter Password Type the password and press ENTER Retype the original password into the Confirm Password dialogue box and press ENTER To disable the password simply press ENTER in the Enter Password dialogue box t
90. ccelerated Text No Pattern Size Mono 8x8 pixels Pattern Size Color 8x8 pixels Monochrome Pattern Yes with inversion Dithered Pattern 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 Y with mask Variable Source Stride Yes _ 0 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Variable Destination Stride Yes Destination Write Bursting Yes Selectable BLT Direction Vertical and Horizontal Alpha BLT Yes constant or sep channel VGA Support Decodes VGA Register Pipeline Depth Unlimited Accelerated Rotation BLT 8 16 32 bpp Color Depth Conversion 5 6 5 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 Table 2 1 Geode LX Graphics Features 2 4 5 AMD Geode LX800 500MHz Power Management The power management for the 500 2 AMD Geode LX800 is listed below m 1 8W Typical 3 9W 500MHz m GeodeLink active hardware power management Hardware support for standard ACPI software power management m companion SUSP SUSPA power controls m Lower power I O Wakeup on SMI INTR 2 5 System Chipset The NANO LX series motherboards all have a preinstalled Geode CS5536 system chipset The system chipset features are listed below m 82xx Legacy Devices
91. ce Menu Level gt gt assigned Device assigned Device Legacy ISA for devices assigned Device compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture 11 Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 1 Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults BIOS Menu 10 IRQ Resources The IRQ Resources menu has the following options m RQ 3 assigned to m IRQ 4 assigned to m IRQ 5 assigned to m 7 assigned to m 180 10 assigned to m IRQ 11 assigned to The above options all have the following default options gt PCI Device gt Default The IRQ is assigned to legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PNP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture Page 150 MN o a NANO LX SBC Reserved The IRQ is reserved by BIOS Memory Resources Press Enter The Memory Resources menu BIOS Menu 11 can only be accessed if the Resources Controlled By option is set to Manual Use Memory Resources to select a base address and the length for the memory area used by a peripheral that requires high memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Memory Resources Reserved Memory Base N A
92. configuration Page 223 L o NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 224 zz ae NANO LX EPIC SBC Appendix Connecting Power Supply Page 225 The following notes show how to connect Power Supply to the embedded board NANO LX EPIC SBC F 1 1 Using ATX Power Switch Step 1 Disconnect the AC cord of the power supply from the AC source to prevent sudden electric surge to the board Step 2 Remove the jumper caps from the JP4 jumper 1 1 OPTIONAL Figure F 1 Jumper Locations Page 226 i NANO LX EPIC SBC Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 OT o RITechnology Corp WARNING The new power adapter cable for the NANO LX has its Ground pin removed from the 3 pin ATX feature connector Connecting the power feature connector cable will destroy the CPU board Be sure that the standard 4 pin AT power connector is connected to the SBC power connector CN2 Connect the optional ATX power cable to the AT power cable using their 4P power connectors Figure F 2 Connect the optional ATX power cable to the SBC ATX connector CN3 using the 3 pin ATX feature connector Figure F 2 Connect an ATX power button switch to CN5 Connect the 20 pin ATX power connector to an ATX power supp
93. ct 2 Green 10 Ground 3 Blue 11 No Connect 4 No Connect 12 DDC DAT 5 Ground 13 Horizontal Synchronization 6 Ground 14 Vertical Synchronization 7 Ground 15 Clock 8 Ground Table 4 30 CN24 Connector Pinouts 5 1 y 15 11 Figure 4 28 CN24 Connector 4 3 3 Ethernet Connector CN Label CN27 CN Type RJ 45 CN Pinouts See Table 4 31 and Figure 4 29 CN Location See Figure 4 26 Page 82 NANO LX SBC _ 0 RTechnology Corp The Ethernet connector provides a 10 100BaseT Ethernet connection to a local or internet network Refer to the table below for the Ethernet port LED indication DESCRITON DESCRIPTION we m faxes Table 4 31 CN27 Connector Pinouts ACT LNK LED LED Figure 4 29 CN27 Connector The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs one green and one yellow The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked Table 4 32 SPEED LED LINK LED sas Desorption sas Dessin GREEN 100 YELLOW ON Linked OFF 10MB Flashing Activity Table 4 32 CN27 Connector LEDs 4 3 4 USB Combo Connectors CN Label CN28 CN29 CN Type USB port CN Pinouts See Table 4 33 CN Location See Figure 4 26 The USB comb connector provides the connectivity to additional USB devices through NANO LX EPIC SBC
94. cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice You may visit the IEI website or contact technical support for the latest updates The NANO LX SBC has five software drivers m VGA Driver Audio Driver m LAN Driver m SATA RAID Driver m ISA Driver All five drivers can be found on the CD that came with the SBC To install the drivers please follow the instructions in the sections below Insert the CD into the system that contains the NANO LX SBC NOTE If your system does not run the autorun program when the CD is inserted click the Start button select Run then type X autorun exe replace X with the actual drive letter for your CD ROM to access the IEI Driver CD main menu Step 1 From the LX GX Driver CD main menu Figure 7 1 click NANO LX Page 156 mo RIechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC AMD LX GX JUKI LX 2 IOWA GX IEI Technology Corp a PICO LX NANO GX WAFER GX NANO LX WAFER LX WAFER LX2 ETX LX PM LX Visit IEI Website Explore CD Exit Figure 7 1 AMD LX GX CD Main Menu Step 2 A window appears listing the drivers available for installation Figure 7 2 Page 157 lt j Techhology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC RC eh IE Technology Corp VGA Audio Ba LAN SATA ISA Manual lt lt Back Visit IEI Website
95. d NANO LX EPIC SBC SiSAGP driver The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed SiS amp GP driver Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup lt Back Cancel Figure 7 29 Restart the Computer Page 178 RTechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 7 5 SATA RAID Driver To install the ALi SATA RAID driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Click SATA from the AMD LX GX CD Driver Menu to open a window to the X ALi_SATA_M5283 where is the system CD drive folder on the driver CD Step 2 Locate the Setup program icon Figure 7 30 11 om LN E i Utility win_2000 win nt win win98 me L ALi SATA M5283 Select an item to view its description B See also WINXPA64 datal cab data1 hdr data2 cab Disk1 ikernel ex_ My Documents My Network Places d N Setup ini Setup inx layout bin readme txt Setup bmp TXTSETUP Figure 7 30 Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 3 The Install Shield Wizard Figure 7 31 is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process InstallShield Wizard RAID Driver Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will quide you through the rest of the setup process Please Figure 7
96. e 51 145 Power Management 146 x Standby Mode Disabled esee 146 x Suspend Mode Disabled serene 147 Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off 147 Power On by Alarm 1 22 222 224 21 148 PNP OS Installed No 149 Reset Configuration Data Disabled eese 149 Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD cesses 149 x IRQ Resources Press Enter 5 1 recae rencontre 150 x Memory Resources Press ennnen 151 Reserved Memory Base 1 224222 4 22 22 152 x Reserved Memory Length 8 1 152 Page 194 1 Corp PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled serene 152 Fan Speeds 153 NANO LX EPIC SBC Voltages 154 Page 195 L o NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 196 zz lt
97. e capacity of a larger disk drive cannot be utilized because data stripes are equally distributed across all members of a RAID array Logical RAID Volume Physical Disks 6 i Block 8 l l M E 5 3 Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity JBOD is defined as Just a Bunch of Drives JBOD provides neither performance gains nor data redundancy Page 220 NANO LX SBC _ RITechnology Corp WARNING Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization process If used drives are used to create a RAID array make sure the data has been moved or backed up before creating a RAID array out of the disk drives Use the arrow keys to highlight Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity and press ENTER A flashing J appears at the Drive Menu where the member drives to be included in the JBOD can be chosen Use the space bar to select members of the JBOD configuration The flashing cursor changes to a lower case once any of the connected disk drives has been selected Follow the same method to select another member drive The maximum number of member drives in a JBOD is four and the minimum is two The Create RAID1 Y N confirm box appears Press Y Enter a nickname for the created array Upper and lower case alphabetic numeric space and underscore characters
98. e is not found gt Disabled The system does not look for second and third boot devices if the first one is not found gt Enabled Default system looks for second and third boot devices if the first one is not found Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Use the Boot Up Floppy Seek option to enable the BIOS to determine if the floppy disk drive installed has 40 or 80 tracks during the POST 360K FDDs have 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M FDDs all have 80 tracks gt Disabled Default BIOS does not search for the type of FDD drive by track number Note that there is no warning message if the drive installed is 360K gt Enabled BIOS searches for a FDD to determine if it has 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS cannot tell the difference between 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drives as they all have 80 tracks Boot Up Numlock Status On Use the Boot Up Numlock Status option to specify the default state of the numeric keypad Page 128 RITechnology Corp gt Off The keys on the keypad are not activated gt On Default Activates the keys on the keypad Gate A20 Option Fast Use the Gate A20 Option to set if the keyboard controller or the chipset controls the Gate A20 switching gt The keyboard controller does the switching gt Default chipset does the switching Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Use the Typematic Rate Setting configuration opt
99. ect the parallel port mode standard for the parallel port EPP1 9 EPP 1 9 is selected as the EPP standard gt EPP1 7 Default EPP 1 7 is selected as the EPP standard Mode Use 3 Page 143 _ IE ECP Mode Use option is only available if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to ECP mode Use the ECP Mode Use DMA option to specify the DMA channel the NANO LX EPIC SBC parallel port must use in the ECP mode gt 1 The parallel port uses Channel 1 ECP mode gt 3 Default parallel port uses DMA Channel in ECP mode Port Address Disabled Use the CIR Port Address option to enable the CIR port and set the CIR port base address m Disabled Default m 3F8 m 2F8 m 3E8 m 258 gt xCIRPortIRQ 11 The CIR Port IRQ option is only available if the CIR Port Address option is not disabled Use the CIR Port IRQ option to specify an interrupt address for the CIR port The CIR Port IRQ options are m 11 Default 5 Onboard Serial Port XXX Use the Onboard Serial Port option to select the I O address and IRQ for any additional onboard serial ports The Onboard Serial Port address options are m Disabled m 3F8 m 2F8 m 3E8 m 2E8 Page 144 La SSE Ss E NANO LX EPIC Serial Port Use IRQ XXX Use the Serial Port Use IRQ option to select the IRQ f
100. ector Location 4 2 14 LED Power Connector CN Label CN12 CN Type 6 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 17 CN Location See Figure 4 16 The LED power connector provides the connectivity to the power and hard drive activity LEDs on the chassis front panel An adapter cable is required PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5V GND POWER LED POWER LED HDD LED HDD LED o ci BR wy Table 4 17 CN12 Connector Pinouts RITechnology Corp Figure 4 16 CN12 Connector Location 4 2 15 LVDS LCD Panel Connector CN Label CN23 CN Type 20 pin header 2x10 CN Pinouts See Table 4 18 CN Location See Figure 4 17 The LVDS LCD connector connects to a one or two channel 18 bit or 24 bit LVDS panel DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 2 GND 1 GND 4 LVDS YO 3 LVDS 0 6 LVDS Y1 5 LVDS_Y1 8 LVDS Y2 7 LVDS Y2 10 LVDS CLK 9 LVDS_CLK 12 NC 11 NC 14 GND 13 GND 16 SCL 15 SDA 18 LCD VCC 17 LCD VCC 20 LCD VCC 19 LCD VCC Table 4 18 CN23 Connector Pinouts IE I Technology Gorp The supplied voltage can be selected JP7 NANO LX EPIC SBC PET Ry LCD VCC LCD VCC o 20 24 LVD_GND
101. eek Disabled eene 128 Boot Up Numlock Status On eese 128 Gate A20 Option 129 Typematic Rate Setting 129 Typematic Rate Chars sec 6 129 Typematic Delay Msec 250 130 Security Option 130 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB 2 131 Video BIOS Shadow 131 Shadow Disabled eren 131 Small Logo EPA Show Disabled serene 132 Cyrix 6x86 MII CPUID 1 22222 12122 132 CPU Frequency 500 eere eene enne nnne nnn 133 Memory Frequency 266 2 133 CAS Latency Auto 1 cocer occ rci ra e arie rien te nuin nauim ras 133 Interleave Select enn tu 133 Video Memory Size 8 133 Output Display
102. elect PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 4 Advanced BIOS Features Page 125 _ IE IT echnology Gorp Virus Warning Disabled NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs can cause the above warning message to NANO LX EPIC SBC appear when the program attempts to access the boot sector table If you are running such a program it is recommended that the virus protection function be disabled beforehand Use the Virus Warning option to enable BIOS to monitor the boot sector and partition table of the HDD for any attempted modification If a modification attempt is made the BIOS halts the system and an error message appears If necessary an anti virus program can then be run to locate and remove the virus before any damage is done gt Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or HDD partition table gt Disabled Default warning message appears when there is an attempt to access the boot sector or HDD partition table CPU Internal Cache Enabled Use the CPU Internal Cache option to enable or disable the internal CPU cache gt Disabled The internal CPU cache is disabled gt Enabled Default internal CPU cache is enabled Boot From LAN Control Disabled Use the BOO
103. emon se 7 fore e se o foo Table 4 27 CN19 Connector Pinouts ITechnology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC TXD485 1 485 Figure 4 24 14 15 16 CN17 CN19 Connector Locations 4 2 23 TFT TTL LCD Connector CN Label CN22 CN Type 40 pin headers 2x20 pins CN Pinouts See Table 4 28 Page 78 NANO LX EPIC SBC Location See Figure 4 25 TFT LCD 24 bit one channel DF13 40DP 1 25V DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 2 LCD VCC 1 LCD VCC 4 GROUND 3 GROUND 6 LCD VCC 5 LCD VCC 8 GROUND 7 SDA 10 B1 9 BO 12 B3 11 B2 14 5 13 4 16 7 15 6 18 G1 17 GO 20 G3 19 G2 22 G5 21 G4 24 G7 23 G6 26 R1 25 RO 28 R3 27 R2 30 R5 29 R4 32 R7 31 R6 34 GROUND 33 GROUND 36 FPVS 35 FPCLK 38 FPHS 37 FPDEN 40 ENVEE 39 SCL Table 4 28 CN22 Connector Pinouts A NOTE _ 0 RITechnology Corp The supplied voltage 3 3V and 5V can be selected via JP7 gt NANO LX EPIC SBC 41 LCD VCC O OLCD VCC 1 aco a TFT BO TFT B3 TFT 62 TFT B5 14 IFT B4 TFT B7 16 TFT B6 TFT G1 18 TFT GO TFT G3 20 9 TFI G2 TFT G5 G4 TFT G7 24 IFT G6 TFT
104. er than 504MB it is not recommended gt Default If you are unsure of what access mode to set select this option Capacity The Capacity specification indicates the storage capacity of the HDD installed in the system Cylinder The Cylinder specification indicates how many cylinders tracks are on the HDD installed in the system Head The Head specification indicates how many logical heads are on the HDD installed in the system The specification indicates on what track the write precompensation begins Landing Zone The Landing Zone specification indicates where the disk head will park itself after the system powers off Page 124 Sa Mel SS gt Um NANO LX EPIC SBC 4 Sector The Sector specification indicates how many logical sectors the HDD has been divided into 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features CPU and peripheral device configuration options are accessed in the Advanced BIOS Features menu BIOS Menu 4 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Gate A20 Option atic Rate Option Video BIOS Shadow C8000 CBFFF Shadow Quick Power On Self Test Boot From Lan Control SATA Boot Ro
105. fault Does not allow the graphics devices to examine the VGA palette on the graphics card Page 152 Sa gt SESE Ss e NANO LX EPIC SBC gt Enabled Allows the graphics devices to examine the VGA palette on the graphics card 6 8 PC Health Status The PC Health Status menu BIOS Menu 12 has no user configurable options but shows system operating parameters that are essential to the stable operation of the system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CPUFAN Speed Item Help Menu Level 1 Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 12 PC Health Status The following system parameters are monitored by the PC Health Status menu Fan Speeds The following fan speed is monitored CPU Fan Speed Page 153 _ NANO LX SBC Voltages The following voltages are monitored Vcore VccMem m 3 3V m 5V m 12V VBAT V m 5VSB V Page 154 lt RIechnology Corp Chapter 7 Software Drivers Page 155 _ NANO LX SBC 7 1 Available Software Drivers The content of the CD may vary throughout the life
106. for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation 1 No More Info Figure 7 34 RAID Driver Digital Signal Step 8 Once the installation is complete the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears Figure 7 35 Page 182 6 RIechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC ALi RAID Driver Setup InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed RAID Driver Before you can use the program you must restart your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Figure 7 35 InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen Step 9 Once the installation process is complete the computer may be restarted immediately or later Select the preferred option and click FINISH to complete the installation process and exit the Install Shield Wizard Page 183 IE NANO LX SBC 7 6 ISA Driver To install the 178888 ISA Bridge driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Step 2 Page 184 Open Windows Control Panel Figure 7 36 New Office Document Open Office Document Set Program Access and Defaults Windows Update Programs E Documents Settings control Pane
107. hen press any key in the Password Disabled dialogue box Set User Password By default no user password is set To install a user password select this field and enter the password After this option is selected a red dialogue box appears with Enter Password Type the password and press ENTER Retype the original password 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 gt Save amp Exit Setup Select this option to save any configuration changes made and exit the BIOS menus Exit Without Saving Select this option exit the BIOS menus without saving any configuration changes Page 119 Je 7 Jee BEER o p as pf 7 I NANO LX EPIC SBC 6 2 Standard CMOS Features Use the Standard CMOS Features BIOS menu BIOS Menu 2 to set basic BIOS configuration options Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Sat Jun 26 1999 Time Chh mm ss qo eg 24 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Change the day month year and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Halt All But Keyboard Base Memory 1K Extended Memory 1K Total Memory 512K 1 Enter Select PU PD Value F1l0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Prev
108. hip IDE Channel 1 Enabled The On Chip IDE Channel 1 option is enabled and is NOT user configurable Drive PIO Mode Auto gt gt Use the Drive Mode options below to select the Programmed Input Output PIO mode for the following HDDs m Master Drive PIO Mode Slave Drive PIO Mode Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Y Vy y y V v Mode 4 Default IDE UDMA Auto The computer selects the correct mode PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3MBps PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2MBps PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8 3MBps PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11 1MBps PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16 6MBps Use the IDE UDMA option below to select the Ultra DMA UDMA mode for the following m IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA HDDs gt Disabled Default The computer selects the correct UDMA The UDMA for the HDD device is disabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Use the IDE DMA transfer access option to enable or disable DMA support for IDE devices connected to the system Page 139 _ IE IT echnology Gorp gt Disabled All IDE drive DMA transfers are disabled The IDE drives NANO LX EPIC SBC use PIO mode transfers gt Enabled Default All IDE drive DMA transfers are enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled If
109. ical connections of all SATA disk drives Drive locations can be identified by attaching stickers to the drive bays If a drive member of a RAID array should fail the failed drive can then be correctly identified Page 214 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Ad CAUTION Do not accidentally disconnect the SATA drive cables Carefully route the cables within the chassis to avoid system down time E 2 Features and Benefits Supports RAID levels 0 1 and JBOD m Supports connectivity to two disk drives m Supported Operating Systems include Windows 98 Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP m Windows based software for RAID management Accessing the ALi RAID Utility The RAID BIOS version and disk drive information should appear after the system POST Screen The BIOS disk drive information should look like the following ALi RAID BIOS V1 XX c ALi Corporation 2005 All Rights Reserved Identifying IDE drives Channel 1 Master Maxtor xxxxxx Channel 2 Master Maxtor xxxxxx Press Ctrl A to enter ALi RAID BIOS setup utility Press CTRL and A keys simultaneously to enter the RAID configuration utility Page 215 Techhology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC E 4 RAID BIOS Setup Utility The Serial ATA RAID volume can be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the ALi RAID controller ROM The BIOS configuration screen is divided into three
110. ications BIOS configures all the devices in the system gt Yes Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems The operating system changes the interrupt I O DMA settings Reset Configuration Data Disabled Use the Reset Configuration Data option to reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when exiting setup if booting problems occur after a new add on is installed gt Disabled Default ESCD will not be reconfigured gt 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 devices or allow BIOS to configure these devices automatically If BIOS is allowed to configure the devices automatically IRQs DMA and memory base address fields cannot be set manually gt Auto ESCD Default BIOS automatically configures plug and play devices as well as boot devices gt Manual Manually configure the plug and play devices and any other boot devices Page 149 JE 7 Sete BEER o p Um pf 7 I 2522 240 NANO LX EPIC SBC gt Resources Press Enter The IRQ Resources option BIOS Menu 10 can only be selected if the Resources Controlled By option is set to Manual Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources assigned Device Item Help assigned Device assigned Devi
111. ifies the system is connected to an LVDS display gt Default system detects the display type the display settings Resolution 800 x 600 The Resolution option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto Use the Resolution option to set the resolution of the flat panel screen connected to the system The Resolution options are m 320x240 m 640 x 480 800 x 600 Default m 1024 x 768 m 1152 x 864 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 Data Bus Type 9 24 bits 1 ppc The Data Bus Type option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto Use the Data Bus Type option to set the bus type and the data bus width used to transfer data between the system and the flat panel screen connected to the system The Data Bus Type options are m 9 24 bits 1 ppc Default m 18 24 bits 2 ppc Refresh Rate 60Hz The Refresh Rate option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto Use the Refresh Rate option to set the screen refresh rate required by the panel connected to the system Check the documentation that came with the panel before setting this option The Refresh Rate options are Page 136 1 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC m 60Hz Default m 70Hz m 72Hz m 75Hz m 85Hz m 90Hz 100 2 HSYNC Polarity Low The HSYNC Polarity option can only be configured if the Flat Pane
112. ion Delay UR2 Duplex Mode Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Normal Hi Lo Enab led Half IR Rx2Tx2 378 IRQ7 SPP EPP1 7 3 Item Help Menu Level 1 Enter Select PU PD Value FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults EXIT F7 Optimized Defaults 10 5 1 Help Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals UART Mode Select RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA CIR Port Address x CIR Port IRQ Onboard Serial Port 3 Serial Port 3 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 4 Serial Port 4 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 5 Serial Port 5 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 6 Serial Port 6 Use IRQ Normal Hi Lo Enabled Half IR RX2TX2 378 IRQ7 SPP EPP1 7 3 3 Disabled 11 3E8 IRQ5 1281 1180101 1481 18010 4 0 18010 Item Help Menu Level Tls Move Enter Select PU PD Value F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults BIOS Menu 7 Integrated Peripherals Page 138 F7 Optimized Defaults 10 5 Fl General Help NANO LX EPIC SBC _ 0 RITechnology Corp On C
113. ion to specify if only one character is allowed to appear on the screen if a key is continuously held down When this option is enabled the BIOS reports 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 gt Disabled Default Disables the typematic rate gt Enabled Enables the typematic rate Typematic Rate Chars sec 6 The Typematic Rate option can only be configured if the Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Use the Typematic Rate option to specify the rate keys are accelerated gt 6 Default characters per second gt 8 8 characters per second gt 10 10 characters per second gt 12 12 characters per second gt 15 15 characters per second Page 129 _ IE IT echnology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC gt 20 20 characters per second gt 24 24 characters per second gt 30 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec 250 The Typematic Rate option can only be configured if the Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Use the Typematic Delay option to specify the delay time between when a key is first pressed and when the acceleration begins gt 250 Default 250 milliseconds gt 500 500 milliseconds gt 750 750 milliseconds 1000 milliseconds Security Option Setup Use the Security Option to limit access to both the system and Se
114. ious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 2 Standard CMOS Features Date Day mm dd yyyy The Date option sets the system date Time hh mm ss The Time option sets the system time IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices The Standard CMOS Features menu shows the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and shown in the Standard CMOS Features menu m IDE Primary Master m IDE Primary Slave Page 120 1 RITechnology Corp IDE device configurations are changed or set in the IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu NANO LX EPIC SBC 3 If an IDE device is detected and one of the above listed two BIOS configuration options is selected the IDE configuration options shown in Section 6 2 1 appear Drive A 1 44M 3 5in Use the Drive A configuration to specify the floppy drive type installed in the system The floppy drive configuration options are m None m 360K 5 25 m 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in m 1 44M 3 5in Default 2 88M 3 5 Halt All But Keyboard Use the Halt On option to specify what errors detected during the power up process stop the system gt All Errors Whenever BIOS detects a non fatal error the system is stopped and the user prompted gt No Errors The system boot is not stopped for any errors that may be detected
115. iption See also My Documents My Network Places My Computer lt gt 4 5 72 7 g My Computer 2 Figure 7 24 Location Browsing Window Step 9 Click OK to continue A driver files location menu window appears Select the LXWDMAu inf file and click OPEN to continue The driver is installed Page 174 NANO LX SBC _ 0 RTechnology Corp 7 4 LAN Driver To install the LAN driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Click LAN from the AMD LX GX CD Driver Menu to open a window to the X LAN Realtek where X is the system CD drive folder on the driver CD Step 2 Open the RTL8100C folder Step 3 Locate the Setup program icon Figure 7 25 duc m m d d A E m m Win2000 Win98 Win98SE WinMe Winx64 WinXP data1 data1 hdr data2 ikernel 8100 Select an item to view its description d See also layout Setup Setup Setup SETUP ISS SETUP uninicon My Documents My Network Places My Computer Figure 7 25 Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 4 Double click the Setup program icon 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 InstallShield Wizard E LanSetup for Gigabit and Fast Ethernet MIC Driver Setup 1 80 635 Setup preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will quide pou through the rest of the setup process Please wall
116. l Network and Dial up Connections Printers m Taskbar amp Start Menu Search Help Run Log Off paulsharpe Figure 7 36 Access Windows Control Panel Double click the System icon Figure 7 37 NANO LX EPIC no RIechnology Corp ol Pane Aii lol x Edt View Favorites Tools Help gt QQusearch Gyrolders 542 Ug GE X A Address E Control Panel au d 15 AutodeskPlot Autodesk Automatic Date Time Display Control Panel Style Manager X Plotter Updates s Use the settings in Control Panel to GT 24 L B personalize your computer Folder Options Fonts Game Intel R Internet Select an item to view its description Controllers Extreme Options Windows Update lt Es 1 Ss g EN Windows 2000 Support Q Java Keyboard Mail Mouse Network and Dial up UU E Phone and Power Options Printers Program Regional Modem Updates Options a a z Scanners and Scheduled Sounds and System Users and Cameras Tasks Multimedia Passwords object s Computer 2 Figure 7 37 Double Click System Icon Step 3 Double click the Device Manager tab Figure 7 38 System Properties 2 General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced r Hardware Wizard The Hardware wizard helps you install uninstall repai
117. l Type option is not set to Auto Use the HSYNC Polarity option to set the polarity of the HSYNC signal to the panel The HSYNC Polarity options are m High wm Low Default VSYNC Polarity Active Low The VGSYNC Polarity Active option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto Use the VGSYNC Polarity Active option to set the polarity of the VSYNC signal to the panel The VGSYNC Polarity Active options are m High Low Default SHFCLK Active Period Free Running Use the SHFCLK Active Period option to set the SHFCLK The SHFCLK Active Period options are m Active Only m Free running Default Active Period Free Running Use the LP Active Period option to set the LDE MOD signal to the panel The LP Active Period options are Page 137 NANO LX EPIC SBC m Active Only m Free running Default 6 5 Integrated Peripherals Use the Integrated Peripherals menu BIOS Menu 7 to change the configuration options for the attached peripheral devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals On chip IDE channel 1 Master Drive PIO Mode Slave Drive PIO Mode IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE DMA transfer access IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select RxD TxD Active IR Transmiss
118. ler 33 Super IQ uiti ett ee deer ines 23 Power Management 18 23 118 145 146 System 23 147 2 5 2 109 LCD 50 78 5 2 keyboard 109 22 connection 2 0 109 UART iiiter 18 97 135 141 RAID BIOS 216 npacking nets 42 91 Real Time 24 unpacking checklist 48 91 Reset 50 74 unpacking precautions 42 91 RJ 45 109 USB mrs 36 single 109 external USB device connection 111 ROHS 20 36 RS 282 dist 22 23 81 106 USB 36 cable connection 106 USB 2 0 setiembre 36 single cable 106 USB 1 71 ote oett eim i A 36 RS 422 485 sss 22 23 USB 2 0 36 USB device connection 111 dual 1 111 SATA 18 20 22 50 75
119. ly Figure F 2 3 pin ATX Feature 4P Power 20 pin ATX Power Figure F 2 ATX Power Adapter Cable Step 8 Press the power button switch once to turn on the system To turn off the power supply press the ATX power switch button for about 4 seconds Page 227 16 IE IT echnology Gorp F 1 2 Using AT Power Supply NANO LX EPIC SBC Connecting to an AT power supply is as simple as connecting a 4P power connector to Power on off is controlled by the power switch on the AT power supply Let the jumper caps stay on JP4 Page 228 RiIechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Index Page 229 _ 24 54 205 206 211 AC 97 controller specification 2 3 34 18 23 33 145 146 203 ACPI v2 0 33 Address 201 100 288 ae 214 AMD Geode LX800 20 23 anti static precautions 42 88 anti static 42 88 anti static wristband 42 88 sees 42 88 42 88 DIRE EE 18 146 ASKR itti iot retta edet 18 64 141 20 23 51 95 98 150 227 228 AT power cable
120. ly described in Chapter 2 NANO LX EPIC SBC _ 0 RITechnology Corp 1 2 2 Technical Specifications NANO LX SBC technical specifications are listed in Table 1 1 Detailed descriptions of each specification can be found in Chapter 2 SPECIFICATION CPUs Supported AMD Geode LX800 Cache Memory 64K 1 64k D L1 cache 128K L2 cache System Chipset AMD CS5536 Controller AMD CS5536 Memory One 200 pin DDR 333 400MHz SO DIMM SDRAM with a maximum size of 1GB PCI Bus Interface Revision 2 2 Super IO W83627EHG Display CRT integrated in AMD Geode X800 TTL LVDS 24 bit TTL integrated in AMD LX 800 18 bit LVDS HDD Interface One IDE channel supports two Ultra ATA 100 66 33 devices Power Support AT ATX power support Power Consumption 12 0 92A 008400 256MB Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Specifications Revision 2 0 Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1 255 sec system reset Interfaces 1x FDD 1x LPT 1x CFII _ NANO LX SBC SPECIFICATION 1xIDE 6 x RS 232 1 x RS 422 485 2 X SATA channels PC 104 Plus Interface Direct ISA DMA mode operation Infrared Support One Infrared Data Association IrDA interface Real Time Clock 25
121. m Control Boot Up NumLock Status setti Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Floppy HDD 0 CDROM Enabled Disabled on Fast Disabled Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB 0521 Enabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level b Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep 115 Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Menu Level gt Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status on Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Sec 6 Typematic De sec 250 Security orien Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CCOOO CFFFF Shadow Disabled DOOOO D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DCOOO DFFFF Shadow Disabled Small Show Disabled Cyrix 6x86 MII CPUID Enabled CDROM Disable CPUID instruction if you are using Netware v5 0 1 Enter S
122. n Section 6 4 1 OnBoard Audio Enabled Use the OnBoard Audio option to enable or disable the onboard codec Disabled The onboard codec is disabled gt Enabled Default onboard codec is detected and enabled Page 134 Sa Moo gt SSE Ss gt _ gt NANO LX EPIC SBC UART Port A Disabled Use the UART Port A option to select the I O address and IRQ for the UART port A The UART Port A options are Disabled Default 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 m 3E8 IRQ4 m 2E8 IRQ3 6 4 1 Flat Panel Configuration Use the Flat Panel Configuration menu BIOS Menu 6 to set the configuration settings for the flat panel screen connected to the system Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Flat Panel Configuration Flat Panel Type Item Help Resolution 640 X 80 Menu Level gt gt panel type or use auto ole detection requires SHFCLK active Period Free running Dungeon board LP Active Period Free running 1 Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 6 Flat Panel Configuration Flat Panel Type Auto Use the Flat Panel Type option to specify the type of flat panel screen connected to the system Page 135 _ IE T echnology Gorp gt Specifies the system is connected to a TFT display NANO LX EPIC SBC gt LVDS Spec
123. n the cable connector with pin 1 on the PCIE 9452 LPT box header connector See Figure 5 8 Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connector is properly aligned with Page 104 RiIechnology Corp the 26 box header connector PCIE 9452 connect the cable NANO LX EPIC SBC connector to the onboard connector See Figure 5 8 Figure 5 8 LPT Cable Connection Step 4 Attach the LPT connector to the chassis To secure the LPT interface connector to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis Step 5 Connect LPT device Once the LPT interface connector is connected to the chassis the LPT device can be connected to the LPT interface connector See Figure 5 9 Figure 5 9 Connect the LPT Device Page 105 I Technology GCorp Page 106 NANO LX EPIC SBC 5 8 5 Single RS 232 Cable The single RS 232 cable consists of one serial port connectors attached to a serial communications cable that is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector To install the single RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The location of the RS 232 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Insert the connector into the serial port box header See Figure 5 10 A key on the front of the cable connectors ensures the connector can only be installed in one direction SS
124. nds to pin 1 on the connector Page 102 NANO LX SBC 5 8 3 AT Power Connection Follow the instructions below to connect the NANO LX to an AT power supply WARNING Disconnect the power supply power cord from its AC power source to prevent a sudden power surge to the NANO LX Step 1 Locate the power cable The power cable is shown in the packing list in Chapter 3 Step 2 Connect the Power Cable to the Motherboard Connect the 4 pin 2x2 Molex type power cable connector to the AT power connector on the motherboard See Figure 5 6 7 Se Page 103 6 RiIechnology Corp Step 3 Connect Power Cable to Power Supply Connect one of the 4 1x4 Molex NANO LX EPIC SBC type power cable connectors to an AT power supply See Figure 5 7 Figure 5 7 Connect Power Cable to Power Supply 5 8 4 Parallel Port Cable The optional parallel port LPT cable respectively connects the onboard LPT 26 pin box header to an external LPT device like a printer The cable comprises a 26 pin female header to be connected to the onboard LPT box header on one side and on the other side a standard external LPT connector To connect the LPT cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The LPT connector location is shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Correctly align pin 1 o
125. nnne 101 Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation nnana 117 NANO LX SBC _ 0 RITechnology Corp List of BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility sess 118 BIOS Menu 2 Standard CMOS Features seen 120 BIOS Menu 3 IDE Primary nnmnnn 122 BIOS Menu 4 Advanced BIOS Features eene 125 BIOS Menu 5 Advanced Chipset Features esee 132 BIOS Menu 6 Flat Panel 135 BIOS Menu 7 Integrated Peripherals seen 138 BIOS Menu 8 Power Management Setup eene 145 BIOS Menu 9 PnP PCI Configurations crees 148 BIOS Menu 10 IRQ 150 BIOS Menu 11 Memory 151 BIOS Menu 12 PC Health 153 _ NANO LX SBC Glossary AC 97 ACPI APM ARMD ASKIR ATA BIOS CFII CMOS CPU
126. nology Corp VIN_120 4 12 ojo Figure 4 20 CN2 Connector Location 4 2 19 Power Input Connector CN Label 25 3 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 23 CN Location See Figure 4 21 The Power Input connector is a 5V 12V power connector for ISA devices Table 4 23 CN25 Connector Pinouts _ IE IT echnology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 4 21 CN25 Connector Location 4 2 20 Reset Button Connector CN Label CN6 CN Type 2 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 24 CN Location See Figure 4 22 The Reset Button connector connects to an external reset button through an adapter cable DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION RESET BUTTON RESET BUTTON Table 4 24 CN6 Connector Pinouts 2 6 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC e RST SW ia CN6 Figure 4 22 CN6 Connector Location 4 2 21 SATA Drive Ports CN Label 10 11 7 CN Pinouts See Table 4 25 CN Location See Figure 4 23 The SATA drive ports provide connectivi
127. ns 163 Figure 7 10 Search Options nnmnnn 164 Figure 7 11 Folder Selection Window eere 165 Figure 7 12 Search Options nnmnnn 165 Figure 7 13 Hardware Update Wizard Search Window 166 Figure 7 14 Windows Logo Testing Window eene 166 Figure 7 15 Driver Installation Window 167 Figure 7 16 Driver Installation Complete Window es 167 Figure 7 17 Device Manager Window eese nnns 168 Figure 7 18 Access Windows Control Panel essere 169 Figure 7 19 Double Click the System ICON eere 170 Figure 7 20 Double Click the Device Manager 170 Figure 7 21 Device Manager nnmnnn 171 Figure 7 22 Search for Suitable Driver eene 172 Figure 7 23 Locate Driver 173 Figure 7 24 Location Browsing Window eene 174 Figure 7 25 Locate the Setup Program ICON seen 175 Figure 7 26 Preparing Setup Screen eese 175 Figure 7 2
128. nu and Option Page Setup Menu Page 116 _ 0 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Km Table 6 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 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 F1 key again 6 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes If the system cannot be booted after changes are made restore the CMOS defaults The SBC should come with a restore CMOS settings jumper Refer to Section 5 6 for more information 6 1 5 Main BIOS Menu Once the BIOS opens the main menu BIOS Menu 1 appears Page 117 a E 2 6 J ao I E 219 NANO LX SBC Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup Configurations Exit without Saving PC Health Status Esc Quit 9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Menu 1 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility pA NOTE The following sections will completely describe the menus listed below and the configur
129. o highlight Create RAID1 Striping for Performance and Page 218 NANO LX SBC Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 _ 0 RTechnology Corp press ENTER A flashing appears at the Drive Menu where the member drives to be included in the RAID1 array can be chosen Use the space bar to select members of the RAID1 RAID configuration The flashing cursor changes to a lower case m once any of the connected disk drives has been selected Follow the same method to select another member drive The Create RAID1 Y N confirm box appears Press Y Enter a nickname for the created array Upper and lower case alphabetic numeric space and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array Once an array is successfully created it will be seen in the list of configured arrays A prompt will appear to proceed with drive copy The Source and Destination drives will be indicated as and in the Drive Menu Page 219 IE I Technology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 1 To reduce the chance of losing data ALi imposes certain limitations on the RAID configuration options Parallel ATA drives connected on the same IDE channel cannot be selected as the members of a RAID1 array Avoid mixing Parallel ATA and Serial ATA disk drives in a RAID1 array 2 Always use disk drives of the same capacity to create a RAID array The excessiv
130. odec 97 AC 97 Controller The AC 97 specification v2 3 compliant controller on the chipset is interfaced to a 20 bit DAC and 18 bit ADC 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 The codec meets performance requirements for audio on PC99 2001 systems Some of the codec features are listed below Page 34 NANO LX EPIC SBC _ 0 RITechnology Corp Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements 20 bit DAC and 18 bit ADC resolution 18 bit Stereo full 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 gt 24 576MHz PLL saves crystal 12 288MHz BITCLK input can be consumed O Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer O Interrupt capability Page registers and Analog Plug amp Play Support of S PDIF out is fully compliant with AC 97 rev2 3 specifications Three analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control LINE IN CD AUX High quality differential CD input Two analog line level mono input PCBEEP PHONE IN Supports double sampling rate 96KHz of DVD audio playback Two software selectable MIC inputs 6 12 20 30dB boost preamplifier for MIC input Stereo output with 6 bit volume control Mono output with 5 bit volume control Headphone output with 50mW 20Ohm amplifier 3D Stereo Enh
131. ology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers ats device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with SY an operating system This wizard upgrades drivers for the following hardware device 532DD36TA0373HannStar U171 Upgrading to a newer version of a device driver may add functionality to or improve the performance of this device What do you want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver lt Back Next gt Figure 7 40 Search for Suitable Driver Step 7 Select Specify a Location in the Locate Driver Files window Figure 7 41 Click NEXT to continue Page 187 Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Locate Driver Files Where do you want Windows to search for driver files Search for driver files for the following hardware device m 532DD36TA403739HannStar U171 The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Next If vou are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Optional search locations Floppy disk drives CD ROM drives S
132. or the additional onboard serial ports listed above The Serial Port Use IRQ IRQ options are IRQ5 IRQ7 10 IRQ11 6 6 Power Management Setup Use the Power Management Setup menu BIOS Menu 8 to set the BIOS power management and saving features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function Item Help ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Menu Level E Dis sab led Soft off D PWR BTTN Instant Off Power On by A Disabled Time hh mm ss 0 1 Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 1 Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Menu 8 Power Management Setup x ACPI Function Disabled The ACPI Function is enabled when the Power Management option is set to ACPI otherwise it is disabled ACPI Suspend S1 POS Page 145 _ IE IT echnology Gorp When the system is in the S1 POS suspend state the system appears off The CPU is NANO LX EPIC SBC stopped RAM is refreshed AND the system is runs in a low power mode The ACPI Suspend Type option is not user configurable Power Management APM Use the Power Management option to set the power management type used by the system gt Disabled All power management options are turned off The only user configurable options are the power button and alarm settings gt Legacy Standby
133. pecify a location Microsolt windows Update lt Back Cancel Figure 7 41 Locate Driver Files Step 8 Select 178888 directory in the location browsing window where is the system CD drive Figure 7 42 Page 188 RiIechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Locate File 2 xl Look in Cy 178888 eter amp My Computer Network File name ie inf zi Files of type Setup Information inf M Cancel Figure 7 42 Location Browsing Window Click OK to continue A driver files location menu window appears Select the ite inf file and click OPEN to continue The driver is installed Page 189 L o NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 190 zz lt NANO LX EPIC BIOS Configuration Options Page 191 Technology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC A 1 BIOS Configuration Options Below is a list of BIOS configuration options described in Chapter 6 Page 192 Load Fail Safe 119 Load Optimized amp 119 Set Supervisor Password esses esee nennen nnn nennen 119 Set User Password 119
134. ptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4 3 Connector Type Label Serial connector RS232 connector CN21 VGA Connector 15 pin VGA connector CN24 Ethernet connector RJ 45 CN27 USB Combo connector USB Port CN28 USB Combo connector USB Port CN29 Keyboard Mouse connector PS 2 CN31 Table 4 2 Rear Panel Connectors 4 1 4 Onboard Jumpers Table 4 3 lists the onboard jumpers Detailed descriptions of these jumpers can be found in Section 5 6 Connector Type Label AT ATX Power Mode Select 2 pin header JP4 COM1 COM2 RI Pin and Voltage Selection Optional 10 pin header JP2 RS422 RS485 Select 3 pin header JP3 LCD Panel LVDS TTL Voltage select 2 pin header JP7 LCD PANEL SHIFT CLOCK 3 pin header JP1 PC104 Plus VIO Voltage Select 3 pin header JP5 SERIRQ Select 2 pin header JP6 Table 4 3 Onboard Jumpers _ IE IT echnology Gorp 4 2 Internal Peripheral Connectors NANO LX EPIC SBC Internal peripheral connectors on the SBC are only accessible when the SBC is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the NANO LX SBC 4 2 1 ATX Connector Label CN3 CN Type 3 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 4 CN Location See Figure 4 3 The ATX connector is a 5V standby connection for the ATX power supply DESCRIPTION Table 4 4 CN3 Connector Pinouts
135. r unplug eject and configure your hardware Hardware Wizard Device Manager m The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Driver Signing Hardware Profiles Hardware profiles provide way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 7 38 Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4 Alist of system hardware devices appears Figure 7 39 Page 185 NANO LX SBC re action view 4 E m Computer amp Disk drives 88 Display adapters DYD CD ROM drives amp 2 Floppy disk controllers 99 Human Interface Devices IDE ATA ATAPI controllers g Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices 3 Monitors B9 Network adapters 27 Ports COM amp LPT qp Sound video and game controllers m System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 7 39 Device Manager List Step 5 Double click the listed device that has question marks next to it This means Windows does not recognize the device Step 6 The Device Driver Wizard appears Figure 7 40 Click NEXT to continue Page 186 1 RTechn
136. r manual provides a complete description of the NANO LX installation instructions and configuration options m Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD Wearing an ESD cuff removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage m Place the NANO LX on an antistatic pad When installing or configuring the motherboard place it on an antistatic pad This helps to prevent potential ESD damage m Turn all power to the NANO LX off _ IE NANO LX SBC O When working with the NANO LX make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system Before and during the installation of the NANO LX DO NOT Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board These stickers are required for warranty validation Use the product before verifying all the cables and power connectors are properly connected Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit connector pins or its components 5 2 2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the NANO LX is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present The CPU is installed The CPU cooling kit is properly installed A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot The Type or CF card is properly installed into the CF socket The jumpers have been properly configured
137. r updating the driver roll back to the previously installed driver Uninstall To uninstall the driver Advanced Figure 7 7 Video Controller Properties Window Step 7 Click the Update Driver button in the Driver tab Step 8 The Hardware Update Wizard appears Figure 7 8 Page 162 Corp NANO LX EPIC Hardware Update Wizard Welcome to the Hardware Update D Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only ery time connect a device Click Next to continue Figure 7 8 Hardware Update Wizard Step 9 Select No not this time and click NEXT to continue Step 10 The following window Figure 7 9 appears Hardware Update Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Video Controller Compatible If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Click Next to continue Figure 7 9 Install Options Window Step 11 Select Install from a list or specific location and click NEXT to continue Step 12 The following window Figure 7 10 appears Page 163 _
138. re Profiles Apply Page 160 mo RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 7 5 Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4 A list of system hardware devices appears Figure 7 6 2 Device Manager BEES File Action Help e Jj Computer Disk drives 5 DVD CD ROM drives 523 Floppy disk controllers Human Interface Devices 453 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers ae Keyboards 1 Mice and other pointing devices 88 Network adapters Other devices Entertainment Encryption Decryption Controller Mass Storage Controller Multimedia Audio Controller Ober 1 Video Controller Compatible T K b Sound video and game controllers 2 2 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 7 6 Device Manager List Step 5 Double click the Video Controller device Step 6 The Video Controller Properties window appears Figure 7 7 Page 161 _ IE IT echnology GCorp Video Controller Compatible Properties General Driver Details Resources 2 Video Controller Compatible NANO LX EPIC SBC Driver Provider Unknown Driver Date Not available Driver Version Not available Digital Signer Not digitally signed Driver Details view details about the driver files To update the driver for this device Roll Back Driver If the device fails afte
139. rtition WARNING If a RAID configuration is deleted all data previously stored on the member drives of the RAID configuration will also be deleted Step 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight Delete All RAID Setting amp Partition and press Page 222 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC ENTER Step 2 The Data on RAID drives will be erased Y N confirm box appears Press Y E 5 7 Rebuild RAID Array The Rebuild RAID Array option can rebuild a RAID array if a member of a RAID configuration should fail Neither RAIDO nor JBOD provides data redundancy The Rebuild RAID Array option only applies to RAID1 arrays and is applicable when a member of a RAID1 configuration has failed Step 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight Rebuild RAID Array and press ENTER flashing R appears at the list of existing arrays The source and destination drives will be displayed Step 2 Press Y to begin the rebuild process A status bar will indicate the rebuild progress Rebuild consumes considerable system resources and the time required for rebuilding a RAID array may vary depending on the size of stored data disk drive capacity and drive performance E 5 8 Select Boot Drive Step 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight Select Boot Drive and press ENTER A flashing appears at the Drive Menu where the boot drive can be chosen Step 2 Press ENTER or the space bar to finish the
140. s Sart Page 206 _ RIechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure D 1 Control Panel Sound Effect Manager D 2 Sound Effect Configuration D 2 1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager To access the Sound Effects Manager please do the following Step 1 Install the audio CODEC driver Step 2 Click either m Sound Effect Manager icon in the Notification Area of the system task bar Figure D 2 or m The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Control Panel Figure D 3 Sound Effect Manager Page 207 6 NANO LX SBC Figure D 2 Sound Effect Manager Icon Task Bar Sounds Speech and Audio Devices View Favorites Tools Q Address Sounds Speech and Audio Devices Sounds Speech and Audio Devices 2 Pick a task gt Adjust the system volume 3 Change the sound scheme gt Change the speaker settings or pick a Control Panel icon OR ed lt Sounds and Audio Devices Figure D 3 Sound Effect Manager Icon Control Panel Step 3 sound effect manager appears Figure D 4 92 97 Audio Configuration S PDIF Out Connector Sensing HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF In Environment Padded Cel Voice Cancellation Page 208
141. s representative at sales iei com tw or visit the IEI website http www ieiworld com tw to find out more about the available chassis 5 7 2 Motherboard Installation To install the NANO LX motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 5 8 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5 8 1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5 9 are shipped with the NANO LX Quantity Type 1 ATA 66 100 flat cable 1 AT power cable 1 Audio cable 2 Single RS 232 cable 1 KB MS Y cable 2 SATA drive cable 1 SATA drive power cable Table 5 9 IEI Provided Cables Page 101 _ NANO LX SBC 5 8 2 ATA Flat Cable Connection The ATA 66 100 flat cable connects to the NANO LX to one or two IDE devices To connect an IDE HDD to the NANO LX please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the IDE connector The location s of the IDE device connector s is are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the connector Connect the IDE cable 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 cable to an IDE device Connect the two connectors on the other side of the cable to one or two IDE devices Make sure that pin 1 on the cable correspo
142. s up to 1GB of 400 233MHz single channel DDR memory m Comes with one high performance gigabit Ethernet GbE controller m Supports two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150MB s m Supports four USB 2 0 connectors SSNS co 9 ZN NANO LX EPIC SBC 1 2 NANO LX SBC Overview PCI 104 PLUS Audio RS 232 LVDS VGA 4 x USB KB MS COM Figure 1 1 NANO LX CPU Board Overview Front Side DDR SO DIMM zoOOLvP OLASzOS CFII Figure 1 2 NANO LX CPU Board Overview Solder Side _ 1 2 1 NANO LX CPU Board Connectors NANO LX EPIC SBC The NANO LX SBC has the following connectors onboard m 1 12V connector 1 x CPU cooling fan connector 1 x type Il connector solder side m 1x TTL LCD connector 1 x IrDA connector 1 x IDE device connector m 1 x FDD connector m 6 x RS 232 connectors 1 x RS 422 485 connector 1 x LVDS connector m 1 x Inverter connector m x Parallel port connector 2 x SATA connectors 1 x DIO connector m 1x CD_IN connector m 1 x Keyboard Mouse connector The NANO LX SBC has the following connectors on the board rear panel m x RS 232 connector m 1 x VGA connector m 1 x RJ 45 Ethernet connector 4 x USB ports 1 x PS 2 connector The location of these connectors on the SBC can be seen in Figure 4 26 These connectors are ful
143. scription Label Type AT ATX Power Mode Select 2 pin header JP4 COM1 COM2 RI Pin and Voltage Selection Optional 10 pin header JP2 RS422 RS485 Select 3 pin header JP3 LCD Panel LVDS TTL Voltage select 2 pin header JP7 LCD PANEL SHIFT CLOCK 3 pin header JP1 PC104 Plus VIO Voltage Select 3 pin header JP5 SERIRQ Select 2 pin header JP6 AT ATX Power Mode Select 2 pin header JP4 1 COM RI Pin and Voltage Selection Optional 10 pin header JP2 RS422 RS485 Select 3 pin header JP3 LCD Panel LVDS TTL Voltage select 2 pin header JP7 LCD PANEL SHIFT CLOCK 3 pin header JP1 PC104 Plus VIO Voltage Select 3 pin header JP5 Table 5 1 Jumpers A NOTE The NANO LX does not provide a Clear CMOS configuration jumper If the system fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings reset the CMOS contents by disconnecting and reconnecting the BT1 battery connector Use small sized needle nose pliers to carefully disconnect and reconnect the BT1 battery connector NANO LX SBC OPTIONAL Figure 5 4 Jumper Locations 5 6 1 LCD Panel Shift Clock Jumper Jumper Label JP1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 2 Jumper Location See Figure 5 4 The JP1 jumper sets the LCD panel shift clock JP1 Description 1 2 Normal Output Default 2 3 Invert Output Table 5 2 JP1 Jumper Settings NANO LX EP
144. tchdog Timer However the Watchdog timer will be disabled if you set the time out value to be zero A tolerance of at least 1096 must be maintained to avoid unknown routines within the operating system DOS such as disk that can be very time consuming Page 198 NANO LX EPIC SBC NOTE _ RITechnology Corp When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer otherwise the system will reset Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W LOOP MOV MOV AX 6F02H BL 30 setting the time out value time out value is 48 seconds ADD YOUR APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE EXIT CMP JNE MOV MOV INT EXIT AP 1 W LOOP AX 6F02H BL 0 15H is your application over No restart your application disable Watchdog Timer Page 199 L o NANO LX SBC THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 200 zz lt NANO LX Appendix C Address Mapping Page 201 _ IE C 1 Address Address Range NANO LX EPIC SBC Description 000 01F DMA Controller 020 021 Interrupt Controller 040 043 System time 060 06F Keyboard Controller 070 07F System CMOS Real time Clock 080 09F DMA Controller 0A0 0A1
145. tep 1 Locate the USB Series A receptacle connectors The location of the USB Series A receptacle connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert a USB Series A plug Insert the USB Series plug of a device into the USB Series A receptacle on the external peripheral interface See Figure 5 16 Page 111 I Technology Gorp NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 5 16 USB Connector 5 9 5 VGA Monitor Connection The NANO LX has a single female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The DB 15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor To connect a monitor to the NANO LX please 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 VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the screen into the female connector on the NANO LX See Figure 5 17 Page 112 RIechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 5 17 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 of the connector Page 113 L o
146. tion See Figure 4 6 AC 97 Audio signals are interfaced through a 10 pin flat cable connector These signals include Microphone line in line in stereo line out stereo audio 10 pin to phone jack adapter kit is required DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 LINE_OUT_R 2 LINE_IN_R GND 4 GND LINE_OUT_L 6 LINE_IN_L NANO LX SBC 7 GND 8 GND 9 MIC1 10 MIC2 Table 4 7 CN9 Connector Pinouts RITechnology Corp 5 8 i i LINEOUTR LINEOUTL MICTIN MIC2IN Figure 4 6 CN9 Connector Location 4 2 5 Battery Connector CN Label BT1 CN Type 2 pin header CN Pinouts See Table 4 8 CN Location See Figure 4 7 This battery connector connects to an externally mounted 3V Lithium cell coin battery VARTA CR2032 The life expectancy of the battery is approximately 7 years Depending on the working condition the life expectancy may be shorter Replacing the battery is not a user operation If the battery starts to weaken and lose voltage contact a vendor or IEI for a replacement module Dispose of the used battery properly Contact the local waste disposal agency for disposal instructions Do not dispose of a used battery with normal household waste _ IE IT echnology Gorp NAN
147. tions v gt Display Folder Options Fonts Game Controllers Network Setup Phone and Wizard Y Be d o Administrative Automatic Date and Time Tools Updates gt Internet Keyboard Options 5 22 Add Remov Control Panel Switch to Category View See Also Windows Update 9 Help and Support 5 e Mouse Connections es Regional and Scanners and Scheduled Language Cameras Tasks Taskbar and User Accounts Start Menu bes Power Options Printers and Modem Faxes Network 9 Sounds and Audio Devices Security Center Windows Firewall F Speech 9 Wireless Network Set Figure 7 4 Double Click the System Icon Step 3 Click the Device Manager tab Figure 7 5 System Properties NANO LX EPIC SBC Automatic Updates Remote Computer Name System Restore General Advanced Device Manager E The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Drivers Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update Hardware Profiles g Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardwa
148. to the corresponding NANO LX external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned Page 108 RTechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC 5 9 1 LAN Connection Single Connector There are two external RJ 45 LAN connectors The RJ 45 connectors 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 shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the NANO LX See Figure 5 13 Figure 5 13 LAN Connection Step 3 Insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector Once aligned gently insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector into the onboard RJ 45 connector 5 9 2 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connection The NANO LX has a single PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel The PS 2 connector is connected to a keyboard mouse through the keyboard mouse Y cable To connect a keyboard mouse to the NANO LX please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the PS 2 connector The location of the PS 2 connector is shown in Page 109 _ IE Chapter 3 NANO LX EPIC SBC Step 2 Align the PS 2 connector Align the PS 2 connector on the keyboard mouse Y cable with the PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface
149. tter Updates s Use the settings in Control Panel to GT 24 L B personalize your computer Folder Options Fonts Game Intel R Internet Select an item to view its description Controllers Extreme Options Windows Update lt Es 1 Ss g EN Windows 2000 Support Q Java Keyboard Mail Mouse Network and Dial up UU E Phone and Power Options Printers Program Regional Modem Updates Options a a z Scanners and Scheduled Sounds and System Users and Cameras Tasks Multimedia Passwords object s Computer 2 Figure 7 19 Double Click System Icon Step 3 Double click the Device Manager tab Figure 7 20 System Properties 2 General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced r Hardware Wizard The Hardware wizard helps you install uninstall repair unplug eject and configure your hardware Hardware Wizard Device Manager m The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Driver Signing Hardware Profiles Hardware profiles provide way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 7 20 Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4 Alist of system hardware devices appears Figure 7 21 Page 170
150. tup or just Setup gt Setup Default system does not boot and access to Setup is denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt gt System The system boots but access to Setup is denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Page 130 1 RITechnology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC To disable security select the password setting in the Main Menu When asked to enter a password don t type anything press ENTER and the security is disabled Once the security is disabled the system boots and Setup can be accessed OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Use the OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB option to specify the operating system gt Enabled Specifies the operating system used as OS 2 gt Disabled Default Select this option when not using the OS 2 operating system Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Use the Video Bios Shadow option to enable video BIOS to be copied to RAM gt Disabled Video BIOS is not copied to RAM gt Enabled Default Video BIOS is copied to RAM Shadow Disabled Use the XXXXX YYYYY Shadow option to write the contents of the ROM area XXXXX YYYYY to the same address in the system RAM gt Disabled Default Contents from ROM area XXXXX YYYYY are written to the RAM gt Enabled Contents from ROM area XXXXX YYYYY are written to the RAM Page 131 lechnology Corp
151. ty to SATA drives with a maximum data transfer rate of 150MB s DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTON e me s m Table 4 25 CN10 CN11 Connector Pinouts IE T echnology Gorp SATA hard drives may come with both power connector and SATA power NANO LX EPIC SBC interface Attach either the 4P connector or the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drives DO NOT attach both the power connectors to your SATA hard drives at the same time Doing so will cause damage CN11 a STXN 1 SRXN 1 _ 10 Figure 4 23 CN10 CN11 Connector Locations A NOTE 1 SATAis supported by e Windows 2000 5 4 e Windows SP1 e Windows 2003 or later versions 2 Older OSes such as Windows 98SE or ME do not support the SATA interface 4 2 22 Serial Communications Connector CN Label CN14 CN15 CN16 CN17 CN19 CN Type 14 pin headers 2x5 pins ON Pinouts See Table 3 27 and Table 4 27 CN Location See Figure 4 24 Page 76 RITechnology Corp The NANO LX offers four ten pin headers and one 14 pin header for serial connections NANO LX EPIC SBC DESCRIPTION em DESCRIPTION foo js s m s ws _ a Table 4 26 CN14 CN15 CN16 CN17 Connector Pinouts DESCRIPTION em escm
152. uency 500MHz Default Memory Frequency 266MHz Use the Memory Frequency option to set the frequency of the installed DRAM modules The Memory Frequency options are 200MHz 266MHz Default m 333MHz 400MHz gt CAS Latency Auto Use the CAS Latency Time option to set the Column Address Strobe CAS delay time The CAS Latency Time options are Auto Default m 1 5 nanoseconds 2 0 nanoseconds m 2 5 nanoseconds m 3 0 nanoseconds m 3 5 nanoseconds Interleave Select LOI Use the Interleave Select option to specify how the cache memory is interleaved gt Default Low order interleaving LOI of memory occurs gt High order interleaving of memory occurs 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 Page 133 _ NANO LX SBC m None m 8M Default m 16M m 32M m 64M m 128M m 254M Output Display Panel amp CRT Use the Output Display configuration to specify the display devices the system is connected to The Output Display options are m Flat Panel m CRT m Panel amp CRT Default Flat Panel Configuration Press Enter Use the Flat Panel Configuration option to open the Flat Panel Configuration menu The Flat Panel Configuration options are shown i
153. your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Figure 7 14 Windows Logo Testing Window Step 20 Click CONTINUE ANYWAY to continue Step 21 The following window Figure 7 15 appears as the driver is installed Page 166 AN PSr ECES lt 6 IEI jTechmology Corp NANO LX EPIC SBC Hardware Update Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software 2 Advanced Micro Devices Win XP Graphics Driver Setting system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future Figure 7 15 Driver Installation Window Step 22 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears Figure 7 16 Hardware Update Wizard Completing the Hardware Update gt Wizard ES The wizard has finished installing the software for Advanced Micro Devices Win Graphics Driver Click Finish to close the wizard Figure 7 16 Driver Installation Complete Window Step 23 Click FINISH to exit the program Page 167 _ IE IT echnology Gorp Step 24 The Device Manager Window now shows the installed AMD graphics driver NANO LX EPIC SBC Figure 7 17 Device Manager BEES File Action Help e
154. ype Il card For complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2 To install the a CF Type II card onto the NANO LX please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the CF card socket Place the NANO LX on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Locate the CF card Step 2 Align the CF card Make sure the CF card is properly aligned with the CF socket Step 3 Insert the CF card Gently insert the CF card into the socket making sure the Socket pins are properly inserted into the socket See Figure 5 2 NANO LX SBC Figure 5 2 CF Card Installation 5 6 Jumper Settings A NOTE A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit It consists of two or three metal LJ pins and small metal clip often protected by PLASTIC CLIP OPEN CLOSED 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 LLLI 1 and to OPEN a jumper means removing the 1 2 3 2 3CLOSED plastic clip from a jumper Figure 5 3 Jumper Locations Before the NANO LX is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the NANO LX are listed in Table 5 1 NANO LX SBC _ 0 RITechnology Corp De

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