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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page xA BIOS OPTIONS...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 82 Figure 5-14: PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper Pinout Locations 5.5 Chassis Installation 5.5.1 Airflow WARNING: Air
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 83 NOTE: IEI has a wide range of backplanes available. Please contact your NANO-9453 vendor, reseller or an IEI sal
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 84 5.6.2 IDE Cable Connection The IDE flat cable connects to the NANO-9453 to one or two IDE devices. To connect an I
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 855.6.3 5.1 Channel Audio Kit Installation NOTE: This is an optional item that must be ordered separately. For fur
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 86 Figure 5-16: 5.1 Channel Audio Kit Step 4: Mount the audio kit onto the chassis. Once the audio kit is connected
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 875.6.4 7.1 Channel Audio Kit Installation NOTE: This is an optional item that must be ordered separately. For fur
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 88 Figure 5-17: 5.1 Channel Audio Kit Step 4: Mount the audio kit onto the chassis. Once the audio kit is connected
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 89in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert the cable connector. Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable an
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 90 Figure 5-19: SATA Power Drive Connection 5.6.6 Serial Port Connector Cable (Four Ports) Cable Connection The NANO
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 91 Figure 5-20: Four Serial Port Connector Cable Connection Step 4: Attach DB-9 serial port connectors to the chass
Page xi NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: NANO-9453 Overview [Front View] ...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 92 Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on th
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 93To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding NA
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 94 monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. Step 0:
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 95Step 4: Connect the keyboard and mouse. Once the cable is connected to the NANO-9453 PS/2 connector. Connect the
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 96 Figure 5-24: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector 5.7.4 USB Connection The external USB Series "A" receptacle conne
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 97 Figure 5-25: USB Connector
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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 99 6 AMI BIOSChapter 6
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 100 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows us
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 101Key Function F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 /F3 key Change
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page xiiFigure 5-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 102 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 103o Speed: Lists the processor speed o Count: The number of CPUs on the motherboard System Memory: Displays the
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 104 MPS Configuration (see Section 6.3.6) Remote Access Configuration (see Section 6.3.8) USB Configuration
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 105BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details: Manuf
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 106 6.3.2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) to change and/or set the configuration of th
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 107channels are separated. This mode supports up to 6 storage devices. Some legacy OS do not support this mode. L
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 108 BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto-Detected Drive Parameters The “grayed-out” items in
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 109 S.M.A.R.T.: Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is support
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 110 Disabled BIOS is prevented from using the LBA mode control on the specified channel. Auto DEFAULT BIOS au
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 111 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps(This setting generally works with all hard dis
Page xiii NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-11: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen... 1
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 112 UDMA2 Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33.3MBps UDMA3 Ultra DMA mode 3 sele
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 1136.3.3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 6) to set or change the configuration
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 114 Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] Use the Serial Port1 Mode option to select the transmitting and receiving mode for
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 115 Disabled DEFAULT No base address is assigned to the Parallel Port 378 Parallel Port I/O port address is 3
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 116 Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Use the Parallel Port IRQ option to set the parallel port interrupt address. IRQ5
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 117 Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 4 3F8 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 3F8 2F8
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 118 BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration CPU FAN Mode Setting [Full On Mode] Use the CPU FAN Mode Setting op
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 119 CPU Temp. Limit of Start CPU Temp. Limit of Full CPU Fan Start PWM Slope PWM 1 When the CPU FAN Mod
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 120 damaged. The CPU Temp. Limit of Start option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automat
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 121 CPU Fan Start PWM [070] The CPU Fan Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page xivList of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 122 Fan Speed Monitoring: The following system fan speeds are monitored: o System FAN Speed Voltage Monitorin
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 123 BIOS Menu 8: ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware O/S [Yes] Use the ACPI Aware O/S option to enable the system to co
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 124 BIOS Menu 9: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration] Suspend Mode [Auto] Use the Suspend Mod
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 125 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] Use the Repost Video on S3 Resume to determine whether the VGA BIOS post will b
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 126 Power Management/APM [Enabled] Use the Power Management/APM BIOS option to enable access to the advanced power
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 127 Resume on Ring [Disabled] Use the Resume on Ring BIOS option to enable activity on the RI (ring in) modem line
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 128 from a suspend state when the alarm goes off. Power Supply Mode [ATX] Use the Power Supply Mode BIOS option to
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 129 MPS Revision [1.4] Use the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) for OS option to specify the MPS version to be u
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 130 Remote Access [Disabled] Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalitie
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 131 Base Address, IRQ [3E8h,4] The Base Address, IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt add
Page xv NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Table 4-24: USB Port Pinouts ...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 132 Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and durin
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 133 No Delay DEFAULT Delay 1 sec Delay 2 sec Delay 4 sec 6.3.9 USB Configuration Use the USB Configurati
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 134 Disabled USB function support disabled 2 USB Ports Two USB ports are enabled 4 USB Ports Four USB por
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 135 HiSpeed DEFAULT The controller is capable of operating at 480Mb/s BIOS EHCI Handoff [Enabled] Use the BIOS E
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 136 Device ## The Device## field lists the USB devices that are connected to the system. Emulation Type [Auto]
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 13780h or above. CDROM Assumes the CD-ROM is formatted as bootable media. All the devices that support block size
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 138 BIOS Menu 15: PCI/PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM [No] Use the Clear NVRAM option to specify if the NVRAM (Non-
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 139 Yes This setting allows the operating system to change the interrupt, I/O, and DMA settings. Set this option
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 140 Enabled PCI devices are informed that an ISA based Graphics device is installed in the system so the ISA base
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 141PCI IDE adapter card. Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 3. PCI Slot 4 PCI Sl
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page xviBIOS Menus Menu 1: Main...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 142 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel# [Available] Use the DMA Channel# option to assign a specific DMA channel to a
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 1436.5 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 16) to configure system boot options. BIOS Menu 16: Boot 6.5.1 Boot Setting
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 144 BIOS Menu 17: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the com
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 145 AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add-on ROM (read-only memor
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 146 Enabled Allows the system to use a PS/2 mouse. Auto DEFAULT The system auto-adjusts PS/2 mouse support.
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 147BIOS Menu 18: Boot Device Priority Settings
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 148 6.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 19) to set system and user passwords. BIOS Menu 19: Security Cha
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 149password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change User Password. 6.7 Chipset Use the Ch
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 150 6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration Use the NorthBridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 20) to configure the northbridg
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 151 667MHz Sets the DRAM frequency to 667MHz Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Use the Configure DRAM Tim
Page xvii NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Glossary AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface APM Advanced Power Management
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 152 3 nanoseconds DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [6 DRAM Clocks] Use the DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay option to specify th
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 153entirely different memory location is requested. (To be able to change this configuration option the Configure DR
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 154 Boots Graphics Adapter [IGD] Use the Boots Graphics Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as t
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 155Figure 6-1: Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Use the DVMT Mode Select option to selec
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 156 DVMT/FIXED Memory [128MB] Use the DVMT/FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 157 1920x1200 (36bits) 1024x768(48bits) 1440x900(36bits) 1440x900(48bits) 1280x800(18bits) 1280x600
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 158 HD-Audio DEFAULT The Intel® High Definition Audio controller is enabled AC`97 Audio The on-board AC’97 contr
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 1596.8 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 23) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save config
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 160 Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program. Load
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 161 7 Driver Installation Chapter 7
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NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 162 7.1 Available Software Drivers NOTE: The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product an
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 163 Figure 7-1: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7-1. Step 0: 7.3 Ch
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 164 Step 4: The welcome screen in Figure 7-3 appears. Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 5
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 165 Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Readme File Information Step 9: Click NEXT in Figure 7-5 to start the driver install
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 166 Figure 7-7: Select the Operating System Step 3: Select the operating system from those shown in Figure 7-7. Ste
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 167 Figure 7-9: GMA Driver Readme File Step 7: Click NEXT to extract the GMA driver files. See Figure 7-10. Figure
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 168 Figure 7-11: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 9: To continue the installation process, click NEXT.
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 169 Figure 7-13: GMA Driver Installing Notice Step 13: A confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-14 appears. Figure
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 170 Figure 7-15: Access Windows Control Panel Step 2: Double click the System icon (Figure 7-16). Figure 7-16: Dou
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 171 Figure 7-17: Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 7-18
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 1 1 Introduction Chapter 1
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 172 Figure 7-19: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Specify a Location” in the Locate Driver Files window (
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 173 Figure 7-21: Location Browsing Window Step 9: Click OK to continue. A driver files location menu window appears
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 174 appears showing the folder contents (Figure 6-26). Figure 7-22: 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT883HD\Windows Folder Step 3: Doub
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 175Step 5: The Welcome screen appears. Click NEXT. See Figure 7-24. Figure 7-24: HD Audio Driver Setup Welcome Scr
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 176 computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later. For the settings to tak
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 177 Figure 7-26: CD 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT08R\Windows Folder Step 3: Double-click the Setup.exe file to begin the driver in
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 178 Figure 7-28: AC`97 Audio Driver Setup Preparation Step 6: After the install shield is prepared, the welcome sc
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 179 Figure 7-30: AC`97 Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 7: At this stage the “Digital Signal Not Found”
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 180 Step 8: After clicking the “YES” button in Figure 7-31, the installation of the driver begins (Figure 7-32). Fi
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 181later. For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once you have decided when to restart the
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page iiRevision MODEL NANO-9453 Socket 479 Intel Motherboard Revision Number Description Date of Issue 1.0 Initial re
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 2 1.1 Introduction The NANO-9453 EPIC form factor CPU card is a Socket 479 Intel® Core Duo or Socket 479 Intel® Core
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 182 Figure 7-35: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5: Figure 7-36 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 183Step 6: Figure 7-37 shows the Matrix Storage Manager software configuring the installation process. Figure 7-37:
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 184 Step 8: Click NEXT and a warning appears (Figure 7-39). Read the warning carefully and decide whether or not to
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 185Step 10: Read the license agreement. To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 186 Step 12: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 7-42). Figure 7
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 187 A BIOS Options Appendix A
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 188 System Overview ...
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 189 ACPI Aware O/S [Yes]...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 190 Clear NVRAM [No]...
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 191 Save Changes and Exit ...
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 3 EPIC form factor RoHS compliant Supports AT and ATX power supplies 1.2 NANO-9453 Overview 1.2.1 NANO-9453
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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 193 B DIO Interface Appendix B
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 194 B.1 DIO Interface Introduction The DIO connector on the NANO-9453 is interfaced to GIO ports on the iTE Super I/O
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 195B.3 Assembly Language Samples B.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the di
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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 197 C Watchdog Timer Appendix C
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 198 NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visite
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 199 NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Examp
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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 201 D Address Mapping Appendix D
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 4 Figure 1-2: NANO-9453 Overview [Rear View] 1.2.2 NANO-9453 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The NANO-9453 has the
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 202 D.1 Address Map I/O address Range Description 000-01F DMA Controller 020-021 Interrupt Controller 040-043 System
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 203D.3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 LAN/COM4 IRQ
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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 205 E Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Appendix E
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 206 E.1 Introduction The Intel® ICH7R chipset can provide data protection for serial ATA (SATA) disks via the Intel®
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 207 CAUTION! Do not accidentally disconnect the SATA drive cables. Carefully route thecables within the chassis to a
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 208 Step 3: Save and Exit BIOS. After the SATA support option is enabled, save and exit the BIOS. Step 4: Reboot th
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 209Step 1: Select “Create RAID Volume.” Use the arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume and press ENTER. See Fig
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 210 Step 3: Choose the RAID level. Select a RAID level from the list. RAID levels include RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10. See F
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 211Step 4: Select the Stripe Size. Select a stripe size from the list. See Figure E-4. Figure E-4: Select the Stri
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 5 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) drive connectors 1 x Serial port connector (RS-422 or RS-485) 1 x Serial port connec
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 212 Step 6: Create the RAID Volume. Press ENTER to create the RAID volume as specified. See Figure E-6. Figure E-
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 213E.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume WARNING! All data stored on the member drives of a RAID volume are destroyed durin
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 214 Step 2: Select RAID Volume to be Deleted. Use the arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume to be deleted and pres
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 215Step 4: Non-RAID Disks. After deleting the RAID volume, the disks belonging to the volume will be shown as non-R
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 216 Step 1: Select “Reset Disk to Non-RAID.” Use the arrow keys to highlight Reset Disk to Non-RAID and press ENTER.
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 217Step 3: Reset Disk Verification. After reading the warning, press Y to reset the selected disks as non-RAID, or
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 218 E.4.4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager Step 1: Select “Exit.” Use the arrow keys to highlight Exit and press E
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 219 F Index
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 220 + +12V ATX power supply connector...35 location and pinouts ...35 +5V ATX po
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 221COM 3 ...56 connector location and pinouts...56 RS
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 6 Specification NANO-9453 Southbridge: Intel® ICH7M Memory One 200-pin SO-DIMM socket supports one 533MHz or 667MHz
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 222 FDD ...113 four serial port cable ...
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 223settings ...79 M Matrix Storage Manager ...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 224 power cable...88 SATA drive connector ...5, 54 l
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 7 2 Detailed Specifications Chapter 2
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 8 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the NANO-9453 in detail. 2.2 Dimens
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 92.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Fig
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 10 2.3 Data Flow Figure 2-3 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components installed on t
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 112.4 Compatible Processors 2.4.1 Compatible Processor Overview The NANO-9453 supports the following socket 479 proc
Page iii NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order t
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 12 Family sSpec# CPU Speed Processor # Bus Speed Mfg Tech Stepping Cache SizeSL8VT 2 GHz T2500 667 MHz 65 nm
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 13 DDR2 only (DO NOT install a DDR SO-DIMM) Single-channel or dual-channel Capacities of 256MB, 512MB or 1
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 14 2.5.3.1 Intel® 945GM Analog CRT Support A DB-15 VGA connector on the external peripheral interface connector panel
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 152.6 Intel® ICH7M Southbridge Chipset 2.6.1 Intel® ICH7M Overview The Intel® ICH7M southbridge chipset is connected
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 16 Front left Front right Back left Back right Center Subwoofer 2.6.3 Intel® ICH7M IDE Interface Th
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 17 Super I/O chipset 2.6.5 Intel® ICH7M PCI Interface The PCI interface on the ICH7M is compliant with the PCI Rev
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 18 2.7 PCIe Bus Components 2.7.1 PCIe Bus Overview The PCIe bus is connected to components listed below: Two PCIe
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 192.8 LPC Bus Components 2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connected to components listed below: BIOS chipset
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 20 Watchdog Timer Serial IRQ Support Vbat & Vcch Support Single +5V Power Supply Some of the
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 212.8.3.5 Super I/O Parallel Port The Super I/O parallel port (LPT) supports standard mode, enhanced mode and high-s
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page ivPacking List NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 22 Vcore +2.5V +3.3V +5.0V +12.0V DDR Vtt +1.5V 5VSB The NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardwar
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 232.9.3 Power Consumption Table 2-4 shows the power consumption parameters for the NANO-9453 running with a 2.16GHz
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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 25 3 Unpacking Chapter 3
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 26 3.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the NANO-9453 ma
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 273.3 Unpacking Checklist NOTE: If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 28 2 SATA cables (P/N: 32000-062800-RS) 1 SATA power cable (P/N: 32100-088600-RS) 1 Power cable (P/N: 32100-087100-
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 293.3.2 Optional Items NOTE: The items listed in this section are optional items that must be ordered separately.
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 30 Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 5.1 Channel audio kit with Realtek ALC655 (P/N: AC-KIT08R) 1 7.1 Chann
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 31 4 Connector Pinouts Chapter 4
Page v NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 32 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4.1.2 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 li
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 33 Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 34 Connector Type Label Front panel connector 8-pin header F_PANEL1 IDE Interface connector 44-pin header IDE1
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 35Connector Type Label USB port USB port USB_C45 VGA port connectors Female DB-15 VGA1 and VGA2 Table 4-2: Rea
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 36 PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V Table 4-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.2 +5V ATX Power Sup
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 374.2.3 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector CN Label: ATXCTL1 CN Type: 3-pin wafer (1x3) CN Location: See Figure 4-5 C
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 38 4.2.4 Audio Connector (9-pin) CN Label: J_AUDIO1 CN Type: 9-pin header CN Location: See Figure 4-6 CN Pinouts: See
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 394.2.5 Compact Flash Socket CN Label: CF1 (solder side) CN Type: 50-pin header (2x25) CN Location: See Figure 4-7 C
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 40 Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 GROUND 26 VCC-IN CHECK1 2 DATA
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 4114 N/C 39 CSEL 15 N/C 40 N/C 16 N/C 41 HDD_RESET 17 N/C 42 IORDY 18 SA2 43 SDREQ 19 SA1 44 SDACK# 20 SA0 45
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page vi2.6.5 Intel® ICH7M PCI Interface... 17 2.
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 42 PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION1 GND 2 VCC 3 Output 3 4 Output 2 5 Output 1 6 Output 0 7 Input 3 8 I
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 43PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 Rotation Signal 2 +12V 3 GND Table 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4.2.8 Front Panel Connec
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 44 FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 PWRBTSW- 2 VCC Power Button 3 Ground Power LED 4 Ground 5 VC
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 45 Figure 4-11: Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 RESET# 2 GROU
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 46 37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1# 39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND 41 VCC 42 VCC 43 GROUND 44 N/C Table 4-11: Secondary IDE Con
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 474 GND 5 IR-TX Table 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinouts 4.2.11 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label: LVDS1 CN Type: 30-pin cri
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 48 9 LVDSA_CLK+ 10 LVDSA_CLK- 11 N/C 12 N/C 13 GROUND 14 GROUND 15 LVDSB_Y0+ 16 LVDSB_Y0- 17 LVDSB_Y1+ 18 LVDSB_Y1-
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 49 Figure 4-14: Mini PCIe Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 PCIE_WAKE# 2 VCC3
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 50 33 PETP2 34 GND 35 GND 36 USBD- 37 N/C 38 USBD+ 39 N/C 40 GND 41 N/C 42 N/C 43 N/C 44 RF_LINK# 45 N/C 46 BLUELED#
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 51PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0 3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2 5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4 7 DATA 5 8 DA
Page vii NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors... 34 4.2
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 52 Figure 4-16: PCI-104 Slot Location
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 53Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D 1 GND/5V TBD1 5V AD00 2 VI/O1 AD02 AD01 +5V 3 AD05 GND AD04 AD03
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 54 Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D 30 -12V TBD2 TBD GND/3.3V Table 4-16: PCI-104 Slot Connector Pi
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 55PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 4 GND 5 RX- 6 RX+ 7 GND Table 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts4.2.16 Serial Port Connector
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 56 CN Label: COM CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20) CN Location: See Figure 4-19 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19 The 40-pin ser
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 57PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 7 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR1) 8 RING INDICATOR (RI1) 9 GND 10 GND 11 D
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 58 Figure 4-20: USB Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION1 VCC 2 GND 3 DATA- 4 DAT
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 594.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector CN Label: KB_MS1 CN Type: Mini-DIN 6 PS/2 CN Location: See Figure 4-21 CN Pinouts
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 60 4.3.2 LAN Connectors CN Label: LAN1 and LAN2 CN Type: RJ-45 CN Location: See Figure 4-21 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-2
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 61STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION GREEN Activity YELLOW Linked Table 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4.
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page viii5.3.4 CF Card Installation...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 62 Figure 4-24: VGA Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 NC 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 63 5 Installation Chapter 5
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 64 5.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the NANO-9453 may
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 655.2 Installation Considerations NOTE: The following installation notices and installation considerations should
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 66 o When working with the NANO-9453, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electrici
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 67o Keyboard o Mouse o RS-232 serial communications device 5.3 CPU, CPU Cooling Kit and DIMM Installation WARNING:
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 68 WARNING: When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU. Step 1
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 69Step 5: Align the CPU pins. Carefully align the CPU pins with the holes in the CPU socket. Step 6: Insert the CP
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 70 5.3.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation Figure 5-3: IEI CF-479B-RS Cooling Kit An IEI Socket 479 CPU cooling
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 71 Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket Step 4: Tighten the screws. Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws
Page ix NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.2 IDE Configuration ...
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 72 5.3.3 SO-DIMM Installation WARNING: Using incorrectly specified SO-DIMM may cause permanently damage the NANO-945
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 73Step 4: Open the SO-DIMM socket arms. Gently pull the arms of the SO-DIMM socket out and push the rear of the SO-
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 74 Figure 5-7: CF Card Installation
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 755.4 Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two or
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 76 5.4.1 CF Card Setup Jumper Label: JCF1 Jumper Type: 2-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-2 Jumper Location: S
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 775.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label: J_CMOS1 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3 Jumper Loca
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 78 Figure 5-10: Clear CMOS Jumper 5.4.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label: JP1 Jumper Type: 6-pin header Jum
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 79 Figure 5-11: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location 5.4.4 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the
NANO-9453 EPIC MotherboardPage 80 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 5-12. Figure 5-12: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pi
NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page 81 Figure 5-13: PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper Pinout Locations 5.4.6 PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper Jumper Label: JP3
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