Contec SLC-8550-LVA User Manual

SBC Series

5.25" Little Board
for Pentium M CPU
with LAN, VGA, Audio

SLC-8550-LVA

User’s Manual

CONTEC CO.,LTD.

Check Your Package

Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product.

The product consists of the items listed below.

Check, with the follow ing list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing
items, contact your retailer.

Product Configuration List

- Board [SLC-8550-LVA] …1

- Product Guide …1

- IPC Precaution List ...1

- CD-ROM (Driver disk utilities) *1 ...1

- IDE 80pin Ribbon Cable...1

- IDE 40pin Ribbon Cable...1

- Combine screw for D-SUB connector...10

- 6 pin mini-DIN cable (2 in 1 for PS2 Mouse & Keyboard functions) ...1

- Jumper short pin (2mm)...1
*1 The CD-ROM contains the driver software and User’s Manual (this Manual)

Board

Driver disk utility

[CD-ROM]

SLC-8550-LVA

IDE 80 pin

Ribbon Cable

Product

Guide

Product Guide

IPC Precaution

List

IPC Precaution List

IDE 40 pin

Ribbon Cable

6 pin mini-DIN cable
(2 in 1 for PS2 Mouse

& Keyboard functions)

Combine screws for

x 10

D-SUB connecto r

x 1

Jumper short pin

(2mm)

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Copyright

Copyright 2006 CONTEC CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written

consent of CONTEC CO., LTD.

CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this
document. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document. Should you notice an
omission or any questionable item in this document, please feel free to notify CONTEC CO., LTD.

Regardless of the foregoing statement, CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may
appear in this document nor for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product.

Trademarks

Intel, Celeron and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS, Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and

product names are trademarks of their respective holder.
All Other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Caution about Battery

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type rec ommended by the manufactur er.
Dispose of used batteries according to the local ordinances or regulations.

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Table of Contents

Check Your Package ................................................................................................................................i

COPYRIGHT ..........................................................................................................................................ii

TRADEMARKS......................................................................................................................................ii

CAUTION ABOUT BATTERY.............................................................................................................ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................iii

1. INTRODUCTION 1

FEATURES............................................................................................................................................. 1

OPTION LIST .........................................................................................................................................1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT.........................................................................................................................2

Web Site ........................................................................................................................................... 2

LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY................................................................................................... 2

HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE............................................................................................................... 2

LIABILITY .............................................................................................................................................2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .....................................................................................................................2

SAFETY INFORMATI ON..................................................................................................................... 3

Handling Precauti o n s ....................................................................................................................... 3

Environment .....................................................................................................................................4

Inspection ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Storage.............................................................................................................................................. 4

Disposal ............................................................................................................................................4

2. SYSTEM REFERENCE 5

SPECIFICATION....................................................................................................................................5

POWER MANAGEMENT F EATURES................................................................................................7

POWER REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................7

POWER CONSUMPTION .....................................................................................................................7

CONNECTOR & JUMPER LOCATION ..............................................................................................8

TOP SIDE................................................................................................................................................8

BOTTOM SIDE ...................................................................................................................................... 8

BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................................. 10

BOARD DIMENSIONS ....................................................................................................................... 11

3. HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS 13

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.........................................................................................................13

CPU INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................14

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MAIN MEMORY INSTALLATION: DIMM1....................................................................................14

DDR SDRAM........................................................................................................................................14

AUDIO SIGNAL CONNECTOR: CN1 ...............................................................................................15

10/100 BASE-TX LAN CONNECTOR: CN2......................................................................................15

USB CONNECTOR: CN2 / CN9 / CN10.............................................................................................15

SERIAL PORT CONNECTOR: CN3 / CN5 / CN6 .............................................................................16

IDE PORT CONNECTOR: CN7, CN14 ..............................................................................................1 7

FRONT PANEL & EXTERNAL KEYBOARD / MOUSE CON NECTOR: CN11 ...........................18

VGA CONNECTOR: CN13..................................................................................................................19

LVDS LCD PANEL CONNEC T OR: CN15 / CN16............................................................................ 2 0

BATTERY CONNECTOR: CN17........................................................................................................21

KEYBOARD / MOUSE CONNECTOR: CN21 ..................................................................................21

COMPACTFLASH SLOT: CN23.........................................................................................................22

CPU FAN CONNECTOR: FAN1.........................................................................................................23

SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR: FAN2 .................................................................................................23

ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR: PW1 ....................................................................................23

4. JUMPER SETTING 25

CLEAR CMOS CONTENT: JBAT1 ....................................................................................................25

CLEAR ROM CONTENT: JP3 ............................................................................................................25

POWER / RESET SWITCH SELECTOR: JP4 ....................................................................................26

CF MASTER/SLAVE SE LECTOR: JP5..............................................................................................26

5. CPU CARD RESOURCES 27

SYSTEM ADDRESS M AP...................................................................................................................27

COMPATIBILITY AR EA ....................................................................................................................27

MEMORY SEGMENT..........................................................................................................................27

6. WATCH-DOG-TIMER (WDT) SETTING 29

7. HARD WARE MONITOR 33

TEMPERATURE ..................................................................................................................................33

VOLTAGE.............................................................................................................................................33

FAN SPEED SENSOR..........................................................................................................................33

W83627HF REGISTERS ......................................................................................................................34

LED........................................................................................................................................................40

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8. BIOS SETUP 43

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................. 43

STARTING SETUP ..............................................................................................................................43

USING SETUP......................................................................................................................................44

MAIN MENU........................................................................................................................................45

STANDARD CMOS SETUP................................................................................................................46

MAIN MENU SELECT IONS ..............................................................................................................47

IDE ADAPTERS...................................................................................................................................48

ADVANCED BIOS FEA TURES SETUP............................................................................................49

VIRUS WARNING...............................................................................................................................49

ADVANCED CHIPSE T FEATURES SETUP .................................................................................... 53

ON-CHIP VGA SETTING ...................................................................................................................56

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS..........................................................................................................58

ON-CHIP IDE DEVIC E .......................................................................................................................58

ONBOARD DEVICE............................................................................................................................61

SUPER IO DEVICE..............................................................................................................................64

POWER MANAGEMENT SETU P......................................................................................................66

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP.................................................................................................70

IRQ N RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................72

DMA N RESOURCES..........................................................................................................................72

PC HEALTH STATUS.........................................................................................................................73

FREQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL.............................................................................................75

DEFAULTS MENU.............................................................................................................................. 76

SUPERVISOR /USER PASSWORD SETTING................................................................................. 76

EXIT SELECTING............................................................................................................................... 77

POST MESSAGES ............................................................................................................................... 77

POST BEEP ...................................................................................................................... ..................... 77

ERROR MESSAGES............................................................................................................................77

POST CODES .......................................................................................................................................82

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction

The SLC-8550-LVA is a 5-inches bay sized single board computer based on 855GME chipset and
supports Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 1.6G - 2.0GHz (FSB400). The all-in-one design features a
wide variety of interfaces including Serial x 6. It also comes with CRT connectors and LVDS interfaces
and supports Dual View. This product is also equipped with a CF card slot (TypeI), enabling boot-up
from a CF card.

When to connecting external devices or building the system, please read this manual carefully.

Features

- The corresponding CPU is as follows:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 1.6G - 2.0GHz(FSB400MHz),
Celeron(R) M Processor 1.3G - 1.5GHz (FSB400MHz).

- Intel(R) 855GME chipset

- Max. 1GB DDR SDRAM, and ECC function support.

- 5-inches bay sized CPU board and equipped with a range of standard interfaces including Analog
RGB, LVDS, EIDE, Serial (RS-232C) x 6, USB2.0 x 6, PS/2.

- Equipped with CRT and LDVS, supports Dual View.

- Allows direct connection of an LCD display to an LVDS interface.

- Equipped with a CF card slot (Type I), enabling boot-up from a CF card.

Option List

CPU

- PCPM-16F Pentium M 1.6GHz CPU with Heatsink-fan

- PCPMC-13F Celeron M 1.3GHz CPU with Heatsink-fan

Memory

- PC-MDD256-184A 184-Pin DDR-Memory (PC2700, 256MB)

- PC-MDD512-184A 184-Pin DDR-Memory (PC2700, 512MB)

- PC-MDD1G-184A 184-Pin DDR-Memory (PC2700, 1GB)

Riser Card

- RPC-0211 Riser Card with PCI 2-Slots

- RPC-0411 Riser Card with PCI 4-Slots

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1. Introduction

Customer Support

CONTEC provides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently and
comfortably.

Web Site

Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/
English http://www.contec.com/
Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/

Latest product information
CONTEC provides up-to-date information on products.
CONTEC also provides product manuals and various technical documents in the PDF.

Free download
You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in

several languages.
Note! For product information
Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price,

delivery time, or estimate information.

Limited One Year Warranty

CONTEC products is warranted by CONTEC CO., Ltd. to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for up to one year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser.

Repair will be free of charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with a copy of the original
invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group office from
which it was purchased.

This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear, but only for the electronic circuitry and
original boards. The warranty is not applicable if the device has been tampered with or damaged through
abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or unreasonable use, or if the original invoice is not included, in which case
repairs will be considered beyond the warranty policy.

How to Obtain Service

For replacement or repair, return the device freight prepaid, with a copy of the original invoice. Please
obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization Number (RMA) from our Sales Administration Department
before returning any product.

* No product will be accepted by CONTEC group without an RMA number.

Liability

The obligation of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event will the warrantor be
liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such defect or consequences that arise from
inexperienced usage, misuse, or malfunction of this device.

Safety Precautions

Understand the following definitions and precautions to use the product safely.

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1. Introduction

Safety Information

This document provides safety information using the following symbols to prevent accidents resulting in
injury or death and the destruction of equipment and resources. Understand the meanings of these labels
to operate the equipment safely.

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

Handling Precautions

CAUTION

- Do not modify the product. CONTEC will bear no responsibility for any problems, etc., resulting
from modifying this product.

- Do not strike or bend the board.

- Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, causes a failure or breakage.

- Do not touch the board's metal plated terminals (edge connector) with your hands.

- Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, or cause a failure. If the terminals are touched by
someone's hands, clean the terminals with industrial alcohol.

- There are switches and jumpers on the board that need to be set in advance. Be sure to check these
before installing to the expansion slot.

- Only set the switches and jumpers on the board to the specified settings.

- Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, or cause a failure.

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury or in property damage.

DANGER

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacture’s
instructions.

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1. Introduction

Environment

Use this product in the following environment. If used in an unauthorized environment, the board may
overheat, malfunction, or cause a failure.

Operating temperature
0 - 60°C

Operating humidity
10 - 90%RH (No condensation)

Corrosive gases
None

Floating dust particles
Not to be excessive

Inspection

Inspect the product periodically as follows to use it safely.

- Check that the board has
no dust or foreign matter adhering.

- Check that the bus connector
of the board and its cable have
been plugged correctly.

Storage

When storing this product, keep it in its original packing form.
(1) Put the board in the storage bag.
(2) Wrap it in the packing material, then put it in the box.
(3) Store the package at room temperature at a place free from direct sunlight, moisture, shock, vibration,

magnetism, and static electricity.

Disposal

When disposing of the product, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws and
municipal ordinances.

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2. System Reference

Specification

2. System Reference

Table 2.1. Functional Specifications <1/2>

Type Specifications

CPU(Option)

Cache Built in CPU
Processor socket Socket 478
Memory(Option) Max.1GB, 184 pin DIMM socket x 1, PC2700 DDR SDRAM, Supported ECC
Chipset Intel(R) 855GME + ICH4
BIOS AWARD BIOS, PnP support

VGA

Keyboard / Mouse connector

Serial I/F

Parallel I/F ­On board expansion bus PCI slot x 1 *1

LAN Port

IDE I/F

SATA I/F ­FDD I/F ­CompactFlash Slot *4 Compact Flash Type I x 1, IDE secondary port connection, Support booting
SSD Socket ­USB Port 6ch USB2.0 compliant ports, Six USB Type A connectors
RAID ­Audio

Watchdog Timer
General-purpose I/F ­Hardware Monitor

RTC/CMOS

Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 1.6GHz - 2.0GHz (FSB400MHz),
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M Processor 1.3GHz - 1.5GHz (FSB400MHz)
478pin uFC-PGA

Built in Intel 855GME,
One Analog RGB I/F(One HD-SUB type 15 pin connector),
One LVDS I/F (Two box-header 30pin, 20pin connectors)
One PS/2 keyboard/Mouse connector (Bundled the 2 in 1 cable), external keyboard ,

mouse signals that build-in with CN11.
Six 16550 UART controllers,
Four front D-SUB 9-pin connectors (RS-232C 4ports),
One inner box-header 20-pin connectors (RS-232C 2ports)
Baud rate: 50 - 115,200bps (programmable)

100BASE-TX/10BASE-T, Intel ICH4 integrated controller
One RJ-45 connector, Wake On LAN support
Two EIDE ports, up to four IDE devices,
Two box-header 40-pin connectors, support Ultra DMA 33/66/100 *2,
The CF card slot and it shares with a secondary EIDE port. *3

AC97 CODEC., One 3.5φ jack connector for line-out, line-in, microphone-in.
Software programmable 255 levels (1 - 255sec).

Reset occurrence at the time of time up.

Monitoring of the temperature of CPU and board, power supply voltage, and fan
speed (This is a function of superI/O [W83627HG Winbond ] )

The RTC (real-time clock) and CMOS data backup by the lithium battery.
The Litium battery specification is shown in table.

Specification BR-2/3AC2P
Voltage 3V
Capacity 1200mAh

Weigh 15.5g
* Backup time: Over 10 years at none AC power 25ºC.
* Real Time Clock accurate: ±3 minutes/month at 25ºC.

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2. System Reference

Table 2.1. Functional Specifications <2/2>

Type Specifications

Power Management

Bus specification/Size(mm) 5.25 inch Little board / 203(L) x 145(H)

Power Supply

Power supply specifications
(Max.)

Operating temperature /
Operating Humidity

Storage temperature
Floating dust particles Not to be excessive
Corrosive gases None
Weight 360g

Operating System Support

*1 When using the PCI slot of this product, use an optional riser card. Mount the optional riser card on the main unit
before mounting the PCI board. Do not connect the PCI board directly to the PCI slot of the product, as this may cause
malfunction.
*2 IDE secondary port cannot support by UltlaDMA66/100 mode at the time of CF card use
*3 IDE secondary port can support one drive at the time of CF card use.
*4 This CF Card slot do not have the hot-swap function. The card cannot remove from slot and attach to slot at the time
of a power supply ON.
The card may be damaged if a power supply is turned off at the time of card access.
*5 Depends on the specification of CPU and heat sink.

Power management setup via BIOS
Modem Ring On/Wake On LAN
Supports PC98/PC99 ACPI Power management

+5VDC±5%
+12VDC±5% ( For fan, PCI Slot)
+5VSB(Stand by)±5%
PCPM-16F (Pentium M 1.6 GHz)

+5VDC: 9.0A
+12VDC: 0.25A (For fan)

+5VSB(Stand by): 1.0A
0 - 60°C *5 /
10 - 90%RH(No condensation)

-20 - 80°C

Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows 2000 Professional

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Power Management Features

- Support both ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power
management.

- ACPI v2.0 compliant

- APM v1.2 compliant

- PCI bus clock run, Power Management Enable (PME) control, all with hardware automatic wake-up

- Multiple suspends power plane controls and suspends status indicators

- Normal, doze, sleep, suspend and conserve modes

- Global and local device power control

Power Requirements

Your system requires a clean, steady power source for reliable performance of the high frequency CPU on
the product, the quality of the power supply is even more important. For the best performance makes sure
your power supply provides a range of 4.75 volts minimum to 5.25 volts maximum DC power source.

Power Consumption

For typical configurations, the product is designed to operate with at least a 200 W power supply. A
higher-wattage power supply should be used for heavily-loaded configurations. The power supply must
meet the following requirements:

- Rise time for power supply: 2 - 20 ms

- Minimum delay for reset to Power Good: 100 ms

- Minimum Power down warning: 1 ms

The following table lists the power supply’s tolerances for DC voltages:

Table 2.2. DC Voltage Tolerances

* +12V: Only for FAN, PCI slot use

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DC Voltage Acceptable Tolerance

+ 5V +5%

+ 5VSB (Stand by) +5%

+ 12V +5%

CAUTION

On power-up, this product temporarily stops before restarting. This is a normal operation within the
specifications of the product.

2. System Reference

Connector & Jumper Location

ATX Power (PW1)

P-IDE (CN7)

DIMM Socke t

(CN17)

Battery

S-IDE (CN14)

LVDS-A

(CN11) (CN16)

Flont Panel

(CN15)

LVDS-B

1

1

JBAT1

JP3

FAN2

855GME

(CN5)

SERIAL5/6

SERIAL2/4

(CN6)

Audio
(CN1)

FAN1

LAN/USB
(CN2)

CPU Socket

SERIAL1/3

(CN3)

Figure 2.1. Connector & Jumper Location

JP5

(CN9)

(CN10)

(USB) (USB)

ICH4

CF Slot

(CN23 Bottom Side)

(CN13)

VGA

(CN18)

Reset SW

(CN21)

PCI Slot
(CN19)

1

JP4

LEDKey/Mouse

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Item Content

CN1 Audio Connector
CN2 10/100 LAN Connector
CN2,CN9, CN10 USB ports
CN3 SERIAL1(lower), SERIAL3(upper) Connector
CN5 SERIAL5, 6 Connector
CN6 SERIAL2(lower), SERIAL4(upper) Connector
CN7 Primary IDE Connector
CN8 Reserved Connector

CN11
CN13 VGA connector

CN14 Secondary IDE Connector
CN15, CN16 LVDS Connector
CN17 Battery Connector
CN18 Reserved Connector
CN19 PCI slot
CN21 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
CN23 Compact Flash Slot
S2 Reset or Power switch
PW1 ATX Power Connector
LED1 Power(Green) / IDE Access(Yellow) / Status(Red) LED
JBAT1 Clear CMOS Content
JP3 Clear ROM Content
JP4 Reset/Power switch selector
JP5 CF card Master/Slave selector
FAN1 CPU fan connector
FAN2 System fan connector

Front Panel Connector ,
External Keyboard/Mouse Connector

2. System Reference

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2. System Reference

Block Diagram

Intel Pentium M
Processor
478 µFC-PGA
SOCKET

PSB

DDR 184P DIMM 1

DDR 200/266/333

VGA

LVDS

Audio
Jack

PS/2

KB/MS

RGB

LVDS BUS

AC97 CODEC

FWH BIOS

LPC SUPER I/O

W83627HF

SERIAL1

RS232

SERIAL2

Figure 2.2. Block Diagram

RS232

AC-Link

Hub-Link

LPC I/F

855GME GMCH

ICH4

PCI BUS

10/100 LAN

16550UARTx4

IDE

8256GI

IDE-P

IDE-S

CF SLOT

USB 1/2

USB 3/4

USB 5/6

LAN

RJ-45

SERIAL 3/4/5/6

RS232

PCI SLOT

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Board Dimensions

5.5

5.0

50.8

109.5

153.0

188.2

198.0

203.0

2. System Reference

1

1

4-φ3.2

41.0

CPU Socket

(For HeatSink)

145.0

140.0

116.0

42.0

30.0

27.0

5.0

1.0

Figure 2.3. Board Dimensions

10-φ4.0

129.2

855GME

198.0

199.0

ICH4

105.0

1

31.5

5.0 24.0
[mm]

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3. Hardware Installations

3. Hardware Installations

This chapter provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the product in order to set
up a workable system.

Installation procedure

(1) Confirm the power supply is off.
(2) Install the processor with correct orientation.
(3) Mount the Heat sink on the top of the processor. (The heat sink with a fan cable connects to the fan

connector on this board.)
(4) Insert the DDR DRAM module with correct orientation.
(5) Insert all external cables. (Keyboard, Mouse, LAN, etc.)
(6) Prepare a CRT monitor for CMOS setup.
(7) Turn on the power by power bottom.
(8) Enter the BIOS setup mode by pressing ‘Del’ key during boot up.
(9) Use the “Load Optimal Defaults” feature.
(10)Configure the

CAUTION

The CMOS memory may be in an undefined state at power-on after a period of no battery backup.

Peripheral Setup

and the

Standard Setup

correctly.

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3. Hardware Installations

CPU Installation

The product supports a single Intel Celeron M or Pentium M processor (FSB 400MHz). The CPU’s VID
pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the CPU board to the required CPU voltage. The host
bus speed is automatically selected. The CPU connects to the CPU board through the 478-pins socket
(socket-478).

The socket-478 comes with a turn lock to secure the CPU. Make sure the notch on the corner of the CPU
corresponds with the notch on the inside of the socket.

After you have installed the CPU into the socket-478, the Heat Sink is attached on the CPU. The CPU
should always have a Heat Sink (and a cooling fan) attached to prevent overheating.

Refer to the description of optional CPU appending for attachment of the Heat Sink.

CAUTION

Ensure that the CPU heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating
problem that would cause your system to hang or be unstable.

Main Memory Installation: DIMM1

The product supports one single-side or double-sided DDR200/266/333 unregistered 184-pin DIMM
sockets for a maximum memory of 1GB.

The CPU board supports the following memory features:

- 184-pin DIMM with gold-plated contacts

- 200MHz, 266MHz and 333 MHz DDR SDRAM. (unregistered)

- ECC function support.

- 2.5V me mory only.

- Single or double-sided DIMM in the following sizes:

DDR SDRAM

DDR SDRAM improves memory performance through memory access that is synchronous with the
memory clock.

The CPU card supports single or double-sided DIMM in the following sizes:

Table 3.1. DDR SDRAM

DIMM size Non-ECC configuration
128MB 16Mbit x 64
256MB 32Mbit x 64
512MB 64Mbit x 64
1GB 128Mbit x 64

CAUTION

All memory components and DIMMs used with the product must comply with the PC SDRAM
Specification. These include: the PC SDRAM Specification *memory component specific), the PC
Unbuffered DIMM Specification, and the PC Serial Presence Detect Specification.

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3. Hardware Installations

Audio Signal Connector: CN1

Table 3.2. Audio Signal Connector

CN1

Pin No.

1
2
3

Function

Blue: Audio line IN

Green: Audio line Out

Pink: Microphone

10/100 BASE-TX LAN Connector: CN2

This connector is for the 10/100BASE-TX LAN I/F that has LED indicated the 10/100Mbps transfer rate
/ Link / Act status of Ethernet capability of the product. The follow table shows the pin assignments of
this connector.

Table 3.3. 10/100 BASE-TX LAN Connector (CN2)

CN2

Speed

LED

Right LED: Link LED
Link: Green, Active: Blink
Left LED: Speed LED
10M: Off, 100M: Yellow

Link/ACT

LED

81

Pin No.

Function
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Tx+

Tx-

Rx+
N.C.
N.C.

Rx­N.C.
N.C.

USB Connector: CN2 / CN9 / CN10

This board has six USB (v2.0 compliant) ports. There are three USB A type connectors (CN2, CN9,
CN10 for USB0/1/2/3/4/5).

Table 3.4. USB Connector (CN2, CN9, CN10)

CN2/9/10

B1 B4
A1 A4

CAUTION

Pin No.

Signal name

A1

USB1/3/5 Vcc

A2

USB1/3/5
USB1/3/5 +

A3

USB1/3/5 GND

A4

Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC
requirements, even if no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to the cable. Use shielded
cable that meets the requirements for full-speed devices.

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Pin No.

Signal name

B1

USB0/2/4/ Vcc

-

B2
B3

USB0/2/4 GND

B4

USB0/2/4
USB0/2/4 +

-

3. Hardware Installations

Serial Port Connector: CN3 / CN5 / CN6

SERIAL1 - SERIAL6 are onboard RS-232C compliant serial por ts of the product. CN3 and CN6 consist
of 2 stacks D-SUB 9pin male on board connectors. CN5 consist of 20-pin connectors that using the
Hirose’s DF13A-20DP-1.25V. The following table shows the pin assignments of these connectors.

Table 3.5. Serial Port Connector (CN3,CN6)

Upper side CN3:SERIAL3, CN6:SERIAL4

Lower side CN3:SERIAL1, CN6:SERIAL2

15

6

15

Pin No.

6

RS-232C

1

DCD
2
3
4
5

RxD
TxD
DTR

GND

Table 3.6. Serial Port Connector (CN5)

CN5

SERIAL5/6

1

2

Housing: DF13-20DS-1.25C
(HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF
(HIROSE)

9

9

19

20

No.4-40-UNC

Inch thread

No.4-40-UNC

Inch thread

Pin No.

6
7
8
9

Pin No.

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

RS-232C

DSR
RTS
CTS

RI

RS-232C

RxD_5
DTR_5
DSR_5
CTS_5

GND
RxD_6
DTR_6
DSR_6
CTS_6

GND

Pin No.

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19

RS-232C

DCD_5

TXD_5

GND

RTS_5

RI_5

DCD_6

TxD_6

GND

RTS_6

RI_6

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IDE port Connector: CN7, CN14

The product provides a bus-mastering PCI IDE interface. This interface support PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode
4, ATAPI devices (e.g., CD-ROM), and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 synchronous-DMA mode transfers. T he
BIOS supports logical block addressing (LBA) and extended cylinder head sector (ECHS) translation
modes. The BIOS automatically detects the IDE device transfer rate and translation mode.

This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the
board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must
configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly. Please refer to your hard disk
documentation for the jumper setting.

CAUTION

- IDE secondary port cannot support by UltlaDMA66/100 mode at the time of CF card use.

- IDE secondary port can support one drive at the time of CF card use.

Table 3.7. Primary and Secondary IDE Connector (CN7, CN14)

39

40

Pin No.

1
3
5
7
9

11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39

Function

RESET

D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0

GND

DREQ

IOW

IOR

IORDY

DACK

IRQ

A1
A0

CS1

HD ACT

CN7/CN14

Pin No.

1

2

Function

GND

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40

D8
D9

D10

D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
N.C.

GND
GND
GND

ALE

GND

N.C.

PDIAG

A2

CS3

GND

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Front Panel & External Keyboard / Mouse Connector: CN11

CN11 consist of 20-pin connector that using the Hirose’s DF13A-20DP-1.25V and can be connected to a
front panel power switch.

The front panel connector for these I/O connections:

Power Switch (Power BT)
This header can be connected to a power push switch for ATX power supply.

Reset Switch (RESET)
This header can be connected to a reset push switch.

Power LED
This header can be connected to an LED that will light when the computer is powered on.

IDE drive activity LED (IDE ACT)
This header can be connected to an LED to provide a visual indicator that data is being read from or

written to an IDE drive. For the LED to function properly, the IDE drive must be connected to the
onboard IDE controller.

Speaker (BUZZER)
A speaker can be installed on the product as a manufacturing option. The speaker is connected by a

jumper on pins 9, 11 of this connector.

External keyboard and mouse
This header can be connected to an external PS/2 keyboard and mouse. When the keyboard (mouse) is

connected to Keyboard/Mouse connector (CN21), this connector cannot be used together.

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Table 3.8. Front Panel Connector

20

2

3. Hardware Installations

19

Pin No.

Speaker
Reset Button
Power LED

*1 The optional amplifier is required for the external speaker.

Function

1

Power BT

3

GND

5

GND

7

RESET

9

Speaker+

11

Speaker-

13

KB Clock

15

KB Data
17
19

GND

+5VSB

9,11

5, 7
8, 10, 12

1

Pin No.

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Power LED

HDD LED

External
Keyboard
External

Mouse

Function

IDE ACT

+5V

Power LED

+5V
Reserved
Reserved

Mouse Clock
Mouse Data

GND

+5V

1, 3

2, 4
13, 15
14, 16

Power LED

20

19

*1

AMP

External Speaker

Housing: DF13-20DS-1.25S (HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF (HIROSE)

HDD Active
Indicator LED

2

1

Power Switch
for ATX

Reset Switch

VGA Connector: CN13

It is a VGA (Analog RGB) connector. The pin assignments are as follows:

Table 3.9. VGA Connector (CN13)

PIN No. Function PIN No. Function

1

5

10
15

1

6

11

3Blue4N.C.
5 GND 6 GND
7 GND 8 GND

9 VCC 10 GND
11 N.C. 12 DDC data
13 H-Sync 14 V-Sync

15 DDC clock 16 N.C.

Red

2

Green

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LVDS LCD panel Connector: CN15 / CN16

CN15 consist of 30-pin connector that using the Hirose’s DF13A-30DP-1.25V. CN16 consist of 20-pin
connectors that using the Hirose’s DF13A-20DP-1.25V. The product supports 2 channels of LVDS LCD
panel display.

Table 3.10. LVDS LCD panel Connector

CN15

ChannelA

1

2

Housing: DF13-30DS-1.25C
(HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF
(HIROSE)

Pin No.

29

30

10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30

2
4
6
8

Function

A_TX1+

A_TX1-

GND

A_TX3+

A_TX3-

GND
LCD_VDD
LCD_VDD

GND

DDC_DATA

Reserved

+5V

+5V
+12V
+12V

Pin No.

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29

Function

A_TX0+

A_TX0-

GND
A_TX2+
A_TX2+

GND

A_CLK1+

A_CLK1-

GND

DDC_CLK

Reserved
Reserved
BLK_EN

GND

GND

Pin No.

CN16

ChannelB

1

2

Housing: DF13-20DS-1.25C
(HIROSE)
Contact: DF13-2630SCF
(HIROSE)

LCD_VDD : +3.3V LCD power out (1A Max.)
Reserved : keep none connect

19

20

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Function

B_TX1+

B_TX1-

GND

B_TX3+

B_TX3-

GND
LCD_VDD
LCD_VDD

GND

LCDVDD_EN

Pin No.

1
3
5
7
9

11
13
15
17
19

Function
B_TX0+

B_TX0-

GND
B_TX2+
B_TX2+

GND

B_CLK1+
B_CLK1-

GND

+5V

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Battery Connector: CN17

It is a 2 Pin connector used for on board battery for the real-time clock and CMOS memory.

Table 3.11. External Battery Connector

CN17

2

Pin No.

1

1
2

Function

GND

External battery

(3V)

Housing: IL-2S-S3L-(N) (JAE)
Contact: IL-C2-1-1000 0 (JAE)

This board has the large capacity battery connected to this connector as standard.

Keyboard / Mouse Connector: CN21

The product provides a standard PS/2 keyboard/mouse MINI-DIN 6pin connector for attaching a PS/2
keyboard/mouse. When connecting only a PS/2 keyboard, connect directly to this connector.

an attached

“2 in 1 cable”

, when you connect both mouse and keyboard.

Table 3.12. Keyboard / Mouse Connector

Pin No.

CN21

6

4

2

5

3

1

Function

1

KB Data

2

MS DATA
3
4
5
6

GND

+5V
KB Clock
MS Clock

Please use

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CompactFlash Slot: CN23

The product provides a Compact Flash interfaces. This interface is a very small removable mass storage
device (CF Type I). It provides compatibility plus True IDE functionality compatible with ATA/ATA-4.

Table 3.13. CompactFlash Slot

Function

D3
D5

D7
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND

A2

A0

D1

N.C.

GND

D12

D14
CS3#
IOR#
VCC
VCC

N.C.

IORDY

SDDACK#

SDIAG

D9

GND

12

49 50

Pin No.

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49

Function

GND

D4

D6
CS1#
GND
GND
VCC
GND
GND

A1

D0

D2
GND

D11
D13
D15

GND

IOW#

IRQ15

CSEL#

SDRST#

SDREQ

CF_ACT#

D8

D10

Pin No.

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50

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