NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard
NANO-9453 Motherboard User Manual
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Revision
MODEL NANO-9453 Socket 479 Intel Motherboard
Revision Number Description Date of Issue
1.0 Initial release March 2007
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
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Packing List
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-9453 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-9453 package.
1 x NANO-9453 single board computer
1 x 4 RS-232 adapter cable
1 x Power cable
1 x IDE cable
1 x SATA power cable
2 x SATA cabl es
1 x KB/MS cable
1 x Mini jumper pack
1 x Utility CD
1 x QIG (quick installation guide)
Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3.
.
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 2
1.1.1 NANO-9453 Benefits.......................................................................................... 2
1.1.2 NANO-9453 Features ........................................................................................ 2
1.2 NANO-9453 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 NANO-9453 Overview Photo............................................................................. 3
1.2.2 NANO-9453 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers............................................ 4
1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 5
2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................. 7
2.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 DIMENSIONS .............................................................................................................. 8
2.2.1 Board Dimensions.............................................................................................. 8
2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions................................................................ 9
2.3 DATA FLOW.............................................................................................................. 10
2.4 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS ........................................................................................11
2.4.1 Compatible Processor Overview ......................................................................11
2.4.2 Supported Processors .......................................................................................11
2.5 INTEL
2.5.1 Intel
2.5.2 Intel
2.5.3 Intel® 945GM Integrated Graphics ................................................................. 13
2.5.4 Intel® 945GM Direct Media Interface (DMI).................................................. 14
2.6 INTEL
®
945GM NORTHBRIDGE CHIPSET.................................................................. 12
®
945GM Overview................................................................................... 12
®
945GM Memory Support....................................................................... 12
2.5.3.1 Intel® 945GM Analog CRT Support......................................................... 14
2.5.3.2 Intel® 945GM LVDS Support................................................................... 14
2.5.3.3 Intel® 945GM SDVO Support.................................................................. 14
®
ICH7M SOUTHBRIDGE CHIPSET.................................................................. 15
2.6.1 Intel® ICH7M Overview................................................................................... 15
2.6.2 Intel® ICH7M Audio Codec ’97 Controller..................................................... 15
2.6.3 Intel® ICH7M IDE Interface............................................................................ 16
2.6.4 Intel® ICH7M Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface ............................................... 16
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2.6.5 Intel
®
ICH7M PCI Interface............................................................................ 17
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2.6.6 Intel® ICH7M Real Time Clock........................................................................ 17
2.6.7 Intel® ICH7M SATA Controller........................................................................ 17
2.6.8 Intel® ICH7M USB Controller......................................................................... 17
2.7 PCIE BUS COMPONENTS .......................................................................................... 18
2.7.1 PCIe Bus Overview.......................................................................................... 18
2.7.2 Broadcom PCI Express GbE interface............................................................. 18
2.7.3 Mini PCIe......................................................................................................... 18
2.8 LPC BUS COMPONENTS........................................................................................... 19
2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview........................................................................................... 19
2.8.2 BIOS Chipset.................................................................................................... 19
2.8.3 Super I/O chipset.............................................................................................. 19
2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ........................................................................... 20
2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs ........................................................................ 20
2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor................................................... 20
2.8.3.4 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller................................................................ 20
2.8.3.5 Super I/O Parallel Port.............................................................................. 21
2.8.3.6 Super I/O Keyboard Controller................................................................. 21
2.9 E
NVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 21
2.9.1 System Monitoring........................................................................................... 21
2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........................................... 22
2.9.3 Power Consumption......................................................................................... 23
3 UNPACKING .......................................................................................................... 25
NTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 26
3.1 A
3.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 26
3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 26
3.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST........................................................................................... 27
3.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 27
3.3.2 Optional Items.................................................................................................. 29
4 CONNECTOR PINOUTS...................................................................................... 31
4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .................................................................... 32
4.1.1 NANO-9453 Layout ......................................................................................... 32
4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 33
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4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 34
NTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 35
4.2 I
4.2.1 +12V ATX Power Supply Connector ............................................................... 35
4.2.2 +5V ATX Power Supply Connector ................................................................. 36
4.2.3 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector............................................................. 37
4.2.4 Audio Connector (9-pin).................................................................................. 38
4.2.5 Compact Flash Socket...................................................................................... 39
4.2.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 41
4.2.7 Fan Connector................................................................................................. 42
4.2.8 Front Panel Connector (12-pin)...................................................................... 43
4.2.9 IDE Connector(44-pin).................................................................................... 44
4.2.10 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)............................................................. 46
4.2.11 LVDS LCD Connector.................................................................................... 47
4.2.12 Mini PCIe Socket ........................................................................................... 48
4.2.13 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 50
4.2.14 PCI-104 Slot................................................................................................... 51
4.2.15 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 54
4.2.16 Serial Port Connector (RS-422 or RS-485)................................................... 55
4.2.17 4-port Serial Port Connector (RS-232).......................................................... 55
4.2.18 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 57
4.3 E
XTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL......................................... 58
4.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 59
4.3.2 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 60
4.3.3 USB Connector ................................................................................................ 61
4.3.4 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 61
5 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 63
NTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 64
5.1 A
5.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 65
5.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 65
5.2.2 Installation Checklist....................................................................................... 66
5.3 CPU, CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION ............................................. 67
5.3.1 Socket 479 CPU Installation............................................................................ 67
5.3.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation.............................................................. 70
5.3.3 SO-DIMM Installation..................................................................................... 72
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5.3.4 CF Card Installation........................................................................................ 73
UMPER SETTINGS.................................................................................................... 75
5.4 J
5.4.1 CF Card Setup ................................................................................................. 76
5.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 77
5.4.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper....................................................................... 78
5.4.4 LVDS Voltage Selection.................................................................................... 79
5.4.5 PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper......................................................................... 80
5.4.6 PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper................................................................. 81
5.5 CHASSIS INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 82
5.5.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 82
5.5.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 83
5.6 I
NTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 83
5.6.1 Peripheral Device Cables................................................................................ 83
5.6.2 IDE Cable Connection..................................................................................... 84
5.6.3 5.1 Channel Audio Kit Installation.................................................................. 85
5.6.4 7.1 Channel Audio Kit Installation.................................................................. 87
5.6.5 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 88
5.6.6 Serial Port Connector Cable (Four Ports) Cable Connection........................ 90
5.6.7 USB Cable (Dual Port).................................................................................... 91
5.7 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 92
5.7.1 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 93
5.7.2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection.................................................................. 94
5.7.3 RJ-45 Ethernet Connection.............................................................................. 95
5.7.4 USB Connection............................................................................................... 96
6 AMI BIOS................................................................................................................ 99
NTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 100
6.1 I
6.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................. 100
6.1.2 Using Setup.................................................................................................... 100
6.1.3 Getting Help................................................................................................... 101
6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes............................................ 101
6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar.............................................................................................. 101
6.2 MAIN ..................................................................................................................... 102
6.3 ADVANCED............................................................................................................. 103
6.3.1 CPU Configuration........................................................................................ 104
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6.3.2 IDE Configuration......................................................................................... 106
6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave........................................................................... 107
6.3.3 Super IO Configuration...................................................................................113
6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration.....................................................................117
6.3.5 ACPI Configuration ....................................................................................... 122
6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration...................................................................123
6.3.6 APM Configuration........................................................................................ 125
6.3.7 MPS Configuration ........................................................................................ 128
6.3.8 Remote Access Configuration........................................................................ 129
6.3.9 USB Configuration......................................................................................... 133
6.3.9.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration............................................... 135
6.4 PCI/PNP ................................................................................................................ 137
6.5 BOOT ..................................................................................................................... 143
6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 143
6.5.2 Boot Device Priority...................................................................................... 146
6.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 148
6.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 149
6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 150
6.7.1.1 V ideo Function Configuration ................................................................ 154
6.7.2 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration............................................................... 157
6.8 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 159
7 DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 161
VAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 162
7.1 A
7.2 DRIVER CD AUTO-RUN.......................................................................................... 162
7.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................. 163
7.4 INTEL GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR DRIVER ................................................... 165
7.5 BROADCOM LAN DRIVER (FOR GBE LAN) INSTALLATION .................................. 169
7.6 REALTEK HD AUDIO DRIVER (ALC883) INSTALLATION ....................................... 173
7.6.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 173
7.6.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 173
7.7 REALTEK AC`97 AUDIO DRIVER (ALC665) INSTALLATION .................................. 176
7.7.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 176
7.7.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 176
7.8 INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER INSTALLATION............................................... 181
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A BIOS OPTIONS.................................................................................................... 187
B DIO INTERFACE................................................................................................. 193
B.1 DIO I
NTERFACE INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 194
B.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 194
B.3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 195
B.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 195
B.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 195
C WA TCHDOG TIME R.......................................................................................... 197
D ADDRESS MAPPING.......................................................................................... 201
D.1 A
DDRESS MAP ...................................................................................................... 202
D.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP ......................................................................... 202
D.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE............................................................................................ 203
D.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS............................................................................. 203
E INTEL® MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER...................................................... 205
E.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 206
E.1.1 Precautions.................................................................................................... 206
E.2 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS ...................................................................................... 207
E.3 ACCESSING THE INTEL
®
MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER.......................................... 207
E.4 RAID CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 208
E.4.1 Creating a RAID Volume............................................................................... 208
E.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume................................................................................ 213
E.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID....................................................................... 215
E.4.4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager............................................................. 218
F INDEX.................................................................................................................... 219
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: NANO-9453 Overview [Front View] ...........................................................................3
Figure 1-2: NANO-9453 Overview [Rear View].............................................................................4
Figure 2-1: NANO-9453 Dimensions (mm)...................................................................................8
Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)..............................................................9
Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram.........................................................................................10
Figure 2-4: 200-pin SO-DIMM Socket..........................................................................................13
Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................32
Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) ...................................................33
Figure 4-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Location.....................................................................35
Figure 4-4: +5V ATX Power Connector Location.......................................................................36
Figure 4-5: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location ....................................................37
Figure 4-6: Audio Connector Pinout s.........................................................................................38
Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location .........................................................................................40
Figure 4-8: DIO Connector Locations.........................................................................................41
Figure 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Location.................................................................................42
Figure 4-10: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations.............................................................43
Figure 4-11: Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations.......................................................45
Figure 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations ...................................................................46
Figure 4-13: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations...............................................................47
Figure 4-14: Mini PCIe Connector Pinout Locations.................................................................49
Figure 4-15: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................50
Figure 4-16: PCI-104 Slot Location.............................................................................................52
Figure 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Locations..........................................................................54
Figure 4-18: RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector Location.........................................................55
Figure 4-19: 4-port Serial Port Connector Pinout Locations ...................................................56
Figure 4-20: USB Connector Pinout Locations .........................................................................58
Figure 4-21: NANO-9453 External Peripheral Interface Connector.........................................58
Figure 4-22: PS/2 Pinouts ............................................................................................................59
Figure 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector......................................................................................60
Figure 4-24: VGA Connector........................................................................................................62
Figure 5-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked ......................................68
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Figure 5-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw...................................................................69
Figure 5-3: IEI CF-479B-RS Cooling Kit......................................................................................70
Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket....................................................................................71
Figure 5-5: Connect the cooling fan cable.................................................................................71
Figure 5-6: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................72
Figure 5-7: CF Card Installation..................................................................................................74
Figure 5-8: Jumper Locations.....................................................................................................75
Figure 5-9: CF Card Setup Jumper Location.............................................................................76
Figure 5-10: Clear CMOS Jumper ...............................................................................................78
Figure 5-11: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location.............................................................79
Figure 5-12: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations..............................................80
Figure 5-13: PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper Pinout Locations..................................................81
Figure 5-14: PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper Pinout Locations.........................................82
Figure 5-15: IDE Cable Connection.............................................................................................84
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Figure 5-16: 5.1 Channel Audio Kit.............................................................................................86
Figure 5-17: 5.1 Channel Audio Kit.............................................................................................88
Figure 5-18: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................89
Figure 5-19: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................90
Figure 5-20: Four Serial Port Connector Cable Connection ....................................................91
Figure 5-21: Dual USB Cable Connection..................................................................................92
Figure 5-22: VGA Connector........................................................................................................93
Figure 5-23: PS/2 Connector .......................................................................................................94
Figure 5-24: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector......................................................................................96
Figure 5-25: USB Connector........................................................................................................97
Figure 6-1: Video Function Configuration............................................................................... 155
Figure 7-1: Available Drivers .................................................................................................... 163
Figure 7-2: Chipset Driver Installation Program..................................................................... 163
Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen....................................................... 164
Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement .................................................. 164
Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Readme File Information ............................................................. 165
Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation Complete................................................................... 165
Figure 7-7: Select the Operating System................................................................................ 166
Figure 7-8: VGA Driver.............................................................................................................. 166
Figure 7-9: GMA Driver Readme File....................................................................................... 167
Figure 7-10: GMA Driver File Extraction.................................................................................. 167
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Figure 7-11: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen.......................................................... 168
Figure 7-12: GMA Driver License Agreement ......................................................................... 168
Figure 7-13: GMA Driver Installing Notice............................................................................... 169
Figure 7-14: GMA Driver Installation Complete...................................................................... 169
Figure 7-15: Access Windows Control Panel ......................................................................... 170
Figure 7-16: Double Click the System Icon............................................................................. 170
Figure 7-17: Double Click the Device Manager Tab ............................................................... 171
Figure 7-18: Device Manager List ............................................................................................ 171
Figure 7-19: Search for Suitable Driver................................................................................... 172
Figure 7-20: Locate Driver Files............................................................................................... 172
Figure 7-21: Location Browsing Window................................................................................ 173
Figure 7-22: 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT883HD\Windows Folder........................................................... 174
Figure 7-23: HD Audio Driver Setup Extracting Files............................................................. 174
Figure 7-24: HD Audio Driver Setup Welcome Screen........................................................... 175
Figure 7-25: HD Audio Driver Installation Complete .............................................................. 175
Figure 7-26: CD 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT08R\Windows Folder ......................................................... 177
Figure 7-27: AC`97 Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting............................................ 177
Figure 7-28: AC`97 Audio Driver Setup Preparation.............................................................. 178
Figure 7-29: AC`97 Audio Driver Welcome Screen................................................................. 178
Figure 7-30: AC`97 Audio Driver Software Configuration ..................................................... 179
Figure 7-31: AC`97 Audio Driver Digital Signal....................................................................... 179
Figure 7-32: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Begins............................................................. 180
Figure 7-33: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Complete......................................................... 180
Figure 7-34: SATA RAID Driver Inst allation Program............................................................. 181
Figure 7-35: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon......................................................................... 182
Figure 7-36: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen..................................................................... 182
Figure 7-37: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen.............................................................. 183
Figure 7-38: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen ........................................................ 183
Figure 7-39: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen.......................................................... 184
Figure 7-40: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement.................................................... 184
Figure 7-41: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File................................................................ 185
Figure 7-42: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete.......................................................... 186
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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................6
Table 2-1: Processor Features ....................................................................................................11
Table 2-2: Supported Processors ...............................................................................................12
Table 2-3: Supported HDD Specifications..................................................................................16
Table 2-4: Power Consumption...................................................................................................23
Table 3-1: Package List Contents................................................................................................28
Table 3-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................30
Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ...............................................................................34
Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors ..............................................................................................35
Table 4-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Pinouts.........................................................................36
Table 4-4: +5V ATX Power Connector Pinouts...........................................................................36
Table 4-5: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts ........................................................37
Table 4-6: Audio Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................38
Table 4-7: CF Card Socket Pinouts.............................................................................................41
Table 4-8: DIO Connector Pinouts...............................................................................................42
Table 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................43
Table 4-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................44
Table 4-11: Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts..........................................................................46
Table 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinouts .....................................................................................47
Table 4-13: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts.........................................................................48
Table 4-14: Mini PCIe Socket Pinouts.........................................................................................50
Table 4-15: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts..............................................................................51
Table 4-16: PCI-104 Slot Connector Pinouts..............................................................................54
Table 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts................................................................................55
Table 4-18: RS-422/RS-485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts......................................................55
Table 4-19: 4-Port Serial Port Connector....................................................................................57
Table 4-20: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................58
Table 4-21: Mini-DIN 6 PS/2 Connector Pinouts ........................................................................59
Table 4-22: LAN Pinouts...............................................................................................................60
Table 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs .............................................................................61
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Table 4-24: USB Port Pinouts......................................................................................................61
Table 4-25: VGA Connector Pinout s...........................................................................................62
Table 5-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................75
Table 5-2: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings................................................................................76
Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................77
Table 5-4: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings .................................................................78
Table 5-5: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings.................................................................79
Table 5-6: PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper Settings.....................................................................80
Table 5-7: PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper Settings............................................................81
Table 5-8: IEI Provided Cables ....................................................................................................83
Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys............................................................................................. 101
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BIOS Menus
Menu 1: Main.............................................................................................................................. 102
Menu 2: Advanced..................................................................................................................... 104
Menu 3: CPU Configuration...................................................................................................... 105
Menu 4: IDE Configuration ....................................................................................................... 106
Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration.................................................................. 108
Menu 6: Super IO Configuration ...............................................................................................113
Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration..................................................................................118
Menu 8: ACPI Configuration..................................................................................................... 123
Menu 9: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration] .............................. 124
Menu 10:Advanced Power Management Configuration........................................................ 125
Menu 11: MP S Configuration.................................................................................................... 128
Menu 12: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced]............................................................ 129
Menu 13: USB Configuration.................................................................................................... 133
Menu 14: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration............................................................... 135
Menu 15: PCI/PnP Configuration ............................................................................................. 138
Menu 16: Boot............................................................................................................................ 143
Menu 17: Boot Settings Configuration.................................................................................... 144
Menu 18: Boot Device Priority Settings .................................................................................. 147
Menu 19: Security...................................................................................................................... 148
Menu 20: Chipset....................................................................................................................... 149
Menu 21:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration......................................................................... 150
Menu 22:SouthBridge Chipset Configuration......................................................................... 157
Menu 23:Exit............................................................................................................................... 159
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Glossary
AC ’97 Audio Codec 97
ACPI Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface
APM Advanced Power Management
ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device
ASKIR Shift Keyed Infrared
ATA Advanced Technology
Attachments
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
CFII Compact Flash Type 2
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor
CPU Central Processing Unit
Codec Compressor/Decompressor
COM Serial Port
DAC Digital to Analog Converter
DDR Double Data Rate
HDD Hard Disk Drive
IDE Integrated Data Electronics
I/O Input/Output
ICH4 I/O 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
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DIO Digital Input/Output
DMA Direct Memory Access
EIDE Enhanced IDE
EIST Enhanced Int el SpeedStep
Technology
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
FDC Floppy Disk Connector
FFIO Flexible File Input/Output
FIFO First In/First Out
FSB Front Side Bus
IrDA Infrared Data Association
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
VGA Video Graphics Adapter
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Chapter
1
1 Introduction
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1.1 Introduction
The NANO-9453 EPIC form factor CPU card is a Socket 479 Intel® Core Duo or Socket
®
479 Intel
frequency of 667MHz and comes with a VGA interface and dual PCI Express (PCIe)
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). The NANO-9453 supports up to two, second-generation serial
ATA (SATA) hard disk drives (HDD) with maximum transfer rates of 3Gb/s and up to six
USB 2.0 devices. The NANO-9453 also has a PCI-104 socket and a Mini PCI Express
(PCIe) socket for system expansion. Multiple display suppo rt adds versatility to the sy stem
enabling system integrators and designers increased flexibility in selecting display panel
options.
1.1.1 NANO-9453 Benefits
Core Solo CPU platform. The NANO-9453 has a m aximum front side bus (FSB)
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Some of the NANO-9453 benefits are listed below:
Multiple display output options
Storage flexibility with support for SATA II drives, IDE drives and
CompactFlash (CF) disks
Expandable system with PCI-104 and mini PCIe slots
DDR2 support enables faster data transfers
Multiple I/O interfaces provide connectivity to a broad range of external
peripheral devices
1.1.2 NANO-9453 Features
Some of the NANO-9453 features are listed below.
Support for Socket 479 Intel
Maximum FSB of 667MHz
Supports one 200-pin 533MHz or 667MHz 1GB DDR2 SO-DIMM memory
Two SATA II drives with transfer rates of 3.0Gb/s supported
®
Core 2 Duo or Core Solo CPUs
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Two Ultra ATA 100, Ultra ATA 66 or Ultra ATA 33 IDE HDDs supported
Six USB 2.0 devices supported
Dual PCIe GbE Ethernet connectivity
Multiple display options including dual VGA-out and dual-channel LVDS
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EPIC form factor
RoHS compliant
Supports AT and ATX power supplies
1.2 NANO-9453 Overview
1.2.1 NANO-9453 Overview Photo
The NANO-9453 has a wide variety of internal and external peripheral connectors. The
peripheral connectors are connected to devices including PCI-104 devices, mini PCIe
devices, storage devices, display devices and parallel communications devices. A labeled
photo of the peripheral connectors on the front of the NANO-9453 is shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1: NANO-9453 Overview [Front View]
A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors on the back of the NANO-9453 is shown in
Figure 1-1.
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Figure 1-2: NANO-9453 Overview [Rear View]
1.2.2 NANO-9453 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers
The NANO-9453 has the following connectors on-board:
1 x +5V ATX power connector
1 x +12V ATX power connector
1 x ATX enable connector
1 x Audio connector
1 x Compact flash connector
1 x Digital input/output connector
1 x Fan connector
1 x Front panel connector
1 x IDE disk drive connector
1 x Infrared interface connector
1 x Inverter connector
1 x Keyboard and mouse connector
1 x LVDS connector
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1 x Parallel port connector
1 x PCI-104 slot
1 x Mini PCIe card slot
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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) drive connectors
1 x Serial port connector (RS-422 or RS-485)
1 x Serial port connector (RS-232)
2 x USB connectors
The NANO-9453 has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board
rear panel
2 x Ethernet connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard or mouse connector
2 x USB port connectors
2 x VGA connectors
The NANO-9453 has the following on-board jumpers:
Clear CMOS
LCD voltage selector
CF card setting
COM 2 port mode setting
PC104+ VIO selector
PC104+ SERIRQ# support
1.2.3 Technical Specifications
NANO-9453 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. See Chapter 2 for details.
Specification NANO-9453
Form Factor
System CPU
EPIC
Socket 479 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Mobile
Socket 479 Intel® Core™ Duo
Socket 479 Intel® Core™ Solo
Front Side Bus
System Chipset
667MHz
Northbridge: Intel® 945GM
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Southbridge: Intel® ICH7M
One 200-pin SO-DIMM socket supports one 533MHz or
Memory
667MHz DDR2 SO-DIMM with a maximum capacity of 1GB
Dual VGA: Integrated in the Intel® 945GM to support CRT
Display
LVDS: Dual channel 18-bit LVDS LCD panel
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BIOS
Audio
LAN
COM
USB2.0
IDE
SATA
Keyboard/mouse
Watchdog Timer
Power Supply
AMI BIOS
7.1 channel or 5.1 channel audio with an optional AC-KIT
Two Broadcom PCIe GbE controlle rs
Three RS-232 internal serial ports
One RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 serial port
Six USB 2.0 devices supported
One 44-pin IDE connects to two Ultra ATA33/66/100 devices
Two 3.0Gb/s SATA drives supported
One PS/2 connector supports mouse and keyboard
connectivity
Software programmable 1-255 sec. by super I/O
12V only, AT and ATX supported
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Temperature
Humidity (operating)
Dimensions (LxW)
Weight (GW/NW)
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications
0ºC – 60ºC (32ºF - 140ºF)
5%~95% non-condensing
165mm x 115mm
800g/ 260g
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Chapter
2
2 Detailed Specifications
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2.1 Overview
This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the NANO-9453 in
detail.
2.2 Dimensions
2.2.1 Board Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 165mm
Width: 115mm
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Figure 2-1: NANO-9453 Dimensions (mm)
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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)
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2.3 Data Flow
Figure 2-3 shows the data flow between the two on-board chip set s and other components
installed on the motherboard and described in the following se ctions of this chapter.
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Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram
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2.4 Compatible Processors
2.4.1 Compatible Processor Overview
The NANO-9453 supports the following socket 479 processors:
Intel
Intel
Intel
All three of the above processors communicate with the Intel
®
Core™2 Duo Mobile processors
®
Core™ Duo processors
®
Core™ Solo processors
®
945GM northbridge chipset
through a 667MHz front side bus (FSB). Features of the supported processors are listed in
Table 2-1.
CPU Features Core™2 Duo Mobile Core™ Duo Core™ Solo
Dual core Yes Yes No
Enhanced Halt State (C1E) No Yes No
Enhanced Intel® Speedstep® Technolgy
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes Yes
Intel® EM64T
Intel® Virtualization Technology
Yes Yes Yes
Yes No No
Yes Yes No
Table 2-1: Processor Features
2.4.2 Supported Processors
Specifications for the compatible processors are listed in Table 2-2 below:
Family sSpec# CPU Speed Processor # Bus Speed Mfg Tech Stepping Cache Size
Core™2 Duo Mobile
SL9SJ 2.33 GHz T7600 667 MHz 65 nm B2 4 MB
SL9SK 2.16 GHz T7400 667 MHz 65 nm B2 4 MB
SL9SL 2 GHz T7200 667 MHz 65 nm B2 4 MB
SL9SP 1.83 GHz T5600 667 MHz 65 nm B2 2 MB
SL9SQ 1.66 GHz T5500 667 MHz 65 nm B2 2 MB
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Family sSpec# CPU Speed Processor # Bus Speed Mfg Tech Stepping Cache Size
SL8VT 2 GHz T2500 667 MHz 65 nm C0 2 MB Core™ Duo
SL9DN 1.66 GHz T2300E 667 MHz 65 nm C0 2 MB
Core™ Solo SL92X 1.83 GHz T1400 667 MHz 65 nm C0 2 MB
Table 2-2: Supported Processors
2.5 Intel® 945GM Northbridge Chipset
2.5.1 Intel® 945GM Overview
The Intel® 945GM northbridge chipset has the Generation 3.1 Intel Integrated Graphics
Engine and the Intel
graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH) facilitates the flow of information primarily
®
Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950). The integrated
between the following four interfaces:
Front Side Bus (FSB)
System Memory Interface
Graphics Interface
Direct Media Interface (DMI)
2.5.2 Intel® 945GM Memory Support
WARNING:
Only DDR2 memory module can be installed on the NANO-9453. Do
not install DDR memory modules. If a DDR memory module is installed
on the NANO-9453, the NANO-9453 may be irreparably damaged.
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The Intel® 945GM northbridge chipset on the NANO-945GM supports one DDR2 200-pin
SO-DIMM with the following features:
One 200-pin SO-DIMM only
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DDR2 only (DO NOT install a DDR SO-DIMM)
Single-channel or dual-channel
Capacities of 256MB, 512MB or 1GB
Transfer speeds of 533MHz, or 667MHz
64-bit wide channel
The memory socket is shown in Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4: 200-pin SO-DIMM Socket
2.5.3 Intel® 945GM Integrated Graphics
The Intel® 945GM northbridge chipset has an Intel® Gen. 3.5 integrated graphics engine
that supports the following display devices:
Analog CRT
LVDS
S-DVO
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2.5.3.1 Intel® 945GM Analog CRT Support
A DB-15 VGA connector on the external peripheral interface connector panel is interfaced
®
to the Intel
945GM graphics engine. The Intel® 945GM internal graphics engine, with an
integrated 400MHz RAMDAC and hot plug CRT support, supports analog CRT monitors
up to QXGA.
2.5.3.2 Intel® 945GM LVDS Support
A 30-pin LVDS crimp connector is interfaced to the Intel® 945GM graphics engine. The
®
Intel
945GM internal graphics engine supports LVDS displays with the following features:
Up to UXGA monitors with a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200
18-bit 25MHz to 112MHz single-channel or dual-channel LVDS screens
CPIS 1.5 compliant LVDS screens
2.5.3.3 Intel® 945GM SDVO Support
The Intel® 945GM internal graphics engine has the following SDVO output features:
Concurrent operation of PCIe x 1 with SDVO
Supports second VGA-out
SDVO is mixed onto the PCIe pins
2.5.4 Intel® 945GM Direct Media Interface (DMI)
Intel® 945GM northbridge GMCH is connected to the Intel® ICH7M Southbridge Chipset
through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Features of the Intel
are listed below:
2GB/s (1GB/s in each direction) bus speed
32-bit downstream address
®
945GM DMI
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2.6 Intel® ICH7M Southbridge Chipset
2.6.1 Intel® ICH7M Overview
The Intel® ICH7M southbridge chipset is connected to the Intel® 945GM northbridge
GMCH through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Some of the features of the
®
Intel
ICH7M are listed below.
Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a
Complies with PCI Local Bus Spe cificati on, Revision 2.3 and su pports 33MHz
PCI operations
Supports ACPI Power Management Logic
Contains:
o Enhanced DMA controller
o Interrupt controller
o Timer functions
Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to two SATA
connectors on the NANO-9453
Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33
Supports the six USB 2.0 devices on the NANO-9453 with four UHCI
controllers and one EHCI controller
Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0
Supports Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) Revision 2.3
Supports Intel
Contains Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
Supports Firmware Hub (FWH) interface
2.6.2 Intel® ICH7M Audio Codec ’97 Controller
The Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) controller integrated into the ICH7M complies with AC’97
Component Specification, Version 2.3. The AC’97 controller is connected to the onboard
®
High Definition Audio
audio connector. The audio connector is connected to an optional 5.1 channel or 7.1
channel audio kit with an embedded AC’ 97 audio co dec. The AC’9 7 controller suppo rts up
to six PCM audio output channels. Complete surround sound requires six-channel audio
consisting of:
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Front left
Front right
Back left
Back right
Center
Subwoofer
2.6.3 Intel® ICH7M IDE Interface
The integrated IDE interface on the ICH7M southbridge supports two IDE hard disks and
ATAPI devices. PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB/s. The
integrated IDE interface is able to support the following IDE HDDs:
Ultra A T A/10 0, with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s
Ultra A T A/66, with data transfer rates up to 66MB/s
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Ultra A T A/33, with data transfer rates up to 33MB/s
Specification Ultra A T A/10 0 Ultra A TA/66 Ultra ATA/100
IDE devices
PIO Mode
PIO Max Transfer Rate
DMA/UDMA designation
DMA/UDMA Max Transfer
Controller Interface
2 2 2
0 – 4 0 – 4 0 – 4
16.6 MB/s 16.6 MB/s 16.6 MB/s
UDMA 3 - 4 UDMA 3 – 4 UDMA 2
100MB/s 66MB/s 33MB/s
5V 5V 5V
Table 2-3: Supported HDD Specifications
2.6.4 Intel® ICH7M Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface
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The ICH7M LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus from the
ICH6 is connected to the following components:
BIOS chipset
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Super I/O chipset
2.6.5 Intel® ICH7M PCI Interface
The PCI interface on the ICH7M is compliant with the PCI Revision 2.3 implementation.
Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below.
PCI Revision 2.3 compliant
33MHz
5V tolerant PCI signals (except PME#)
Integrated PCI arbiter supports up to seven PCI bus masters
2.6.6 Intel® ICH7M Real Time Clock
256 bytes of battery backed RAM is provided by the Motorola MC146818A real time clock
(RTC) integrated into the ICH6. The RTC operates o n a 3V battery and 32.768KHz cryst al.
The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is turned
off.
2.6.7 Intel® ICH7M SATA Controller
The integrated SATA controller on the ICH7M southbridge supports two SATA drives on
the NANO-9453 with independent DMA operations. SATA controller specifications are
listed below.
Supports two SATA drives
Supports 3Gb/s data transfer speeds
Supports Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a
2.6.8 Intel® ICH7M USB Controller
Up to six high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7M
on the NANO-9453. High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to 480MB/s, i s enabled
with the ICH7M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) compliant host
controller. USB full-speed and low-speed signaling is supported by the ICH7M integrated
Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) controllers.
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2.7 PCIe Bus Components
2.7.1 PCIe Bus Overview
The PCIe bus is connected to components listed below:
Two PCIe GbE Broadcom LAN chipsets
One Mini PCIe socket
2.7.2 Broadcom PCI Express GbE interface
The BCM5787M Broadcom PCI Express (PCIe) GbE controller is a 10/100/1000BASE-T
Ethernet LAN controller. The BCM5787M combines a triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant
Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, a PCIe bus
interface, and an on-chip buffer memory. Some of the BCM5787 controller features are
listed below:
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Integrated 10/100/1000BASE-T transceiver
Automatic MDI crossover function
PCIe v1.0a
10/100/1000BASE-T full/half-duplex MAC
Wake on LAN support meeting the ACPI requirements
Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB, and Ethernet MIB (802.3z,
clause 30)
Serial EEPROM or serial flash support
JT A G sup po rt
2.7.3 Mini PCIe
The Mini PCIe socket supports Mini PCIe cards that are compliant with PCI Express Base
Specification, Revision 1.0a. The Mini PCIe cards are easily installed into the socket. Mini
PCIe cards are 30mm wide, 50.95mm long and 5mm high and come with a single 52-pin
edge connector. Supported Mini PCIe components include wireless LAN cards,
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2.8 LPC Bus Components
2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview
The LPC bus is connected to components listed belo w:
BIOS chipset
Super I/O chipset
2.8.2 BIOS Chipset
The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset. Some of the
BIOS features are listed below:
AMI Flash BIOS
SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant
Console redirection function support
PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) support
USB booting support
2.8.3 Super I/O chipset
The iTE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the ICH6 southbridge through the LPC
bus. The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with
Environment Controller integration. Some of the features of the iTE IT8712F chipset are
listed below:
LPC Interface
PC98/99/2001, ACPI and LANDesk Compliant
Enhanced Hardware Monitor
Fan Speed Controller
SmartGuardian Controller
Single +5V Power Supply
Two 16C550 UARTs for serial port control
One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port
Floppy Disk Controller
Keyboard Controller
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Watchdog T i mer
Serial IRQ Support
Vbat & Vcch Support
Single +5V Power Supply
Some of the Super I/O features are described in more detail below:
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2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface
The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the Intel® Low Pin Count Specification
Rev. 1.0. The LPC interface supports both LDRQ# and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI
PME# interfaces.
2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs
The onboard Super I/O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that can support the following:
Two standard serial ports (COM1 and COM2)
IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols
Another two chipsets connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another two seri al
port connectors (COM3 and COM4).
2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor
The Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs, VBAT internally ,
and eight voltage monitor inputs. These hardware parameters are reported in the BIOS
and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu.
2.8.3.4 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller
The Super I/O fan speed controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan.
One of the pins on the fan connector is reserved for fan speed detection and interfaced to
the fan speed controller on the Super I/O. The fan speed is then reported in the BIOS.
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2.8.3.5 Super I/O Parallel Port
The Super I/O parallel port (LPT) supports standard mode, enhanced mode and
high-speed mode parallel port devices. The LPT is compliant with the following LPT
modes.
Standard mode
o Bi-directional SPP compliant
Enhanced mode
o EPP v1.7 compliant
o EPP v1.9 compliant
High-speed mode
o ECP, IEEE 1284 compliant
2.8.3.6 Super I/O Keyboard Controller
The Super I/O keyboard controller can execute the 8042 instruction set. Some of the
keyboard controller features are listed below:
The 8042 instruction is compatible with a PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse
Gate A20 and Keyboard re set output
Supports multiple keyboard power on events
Supports mouse double-click and/or mouse move power on events
2.9 Environmental and Power Specifications
2.9.1 System Monitoring
Three thermal inputs on the NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor
the following temperatures:
System temperature
Power temperature
CPU temperature
Eight voltage inputs on the NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor
the following voltages:
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Vcore
+2.5V
+3.3V
+5.0V
+12.0V
DDR Vtt
+1.5V
5VSB
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The NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following
voltages internally:
VBAT
The NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan
speeds:
CPU Fan speed
The values for the above environmental parameters are all recorded in the BIOS
Hardware Health Configuration menu.
2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control
The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the NANO-9453 are listed below.
Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F)
Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (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.
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2.9.3 Power Consumption
Ta bl e 2 - 4 shows the power consumption parameters for the NANO-9453 running with a
®
2.16GHz Intel
Voltage Current
+12V 3.29A
5VSB 0.26A
Table 2-4: Power Consumption
Core® 2 Duo mobile processor with 1GB of 533MHz DDR2 memory.
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Chapter
3
3 Unpacking
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3.1 Anti-static Precautions
WARNING:
Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the
NANO-9453 may result in permanent damage to the NANO-9453 and
severe injury to the user.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components,
including the NANO-9453. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore
critical that whenever the NANO-9453, or any other electrical component is handled, the
following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
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Wear an anti-static wristband: - Wearing a simple anti-static wristband can
help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.
Self-grounding:- Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting
material. During the time the board is handled, frequently touch any
conducting materials that are connected to the ground.
Use an anti-static pad: When configuring the NANO-9453, place it on an
antic-static pad. This re duces the possibility of ESD damaging the
NANO-9453.
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-9453 is unpacked, please do the following:
Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3.1.
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Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the NANO -9 453 doe s not fall
out of the box.
Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present.
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3.3 Unpacking Checklist
NOTE:
If some 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-9453 from or contact an IEI sales
representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please
send an email to sales@iei.com.tw
.
3.3.1 Package Contents
The NANO-9453 is shipped with the following components:
Quantity Item and Part Number Image
1 NANO-9453
1 4 RS-232 adapter cable
(P/N: 32200-025401-RS)
1 IDE cable 44p/44p
(P/N: 32200-000009-RS)
1 KB/MS cable
(P/N: 32000-000138-RS)
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2 SATA cables
(P/N: 32000-062800-RS)
1 SATA power cable
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(P/N: 32100-088600-RS)
1 Power cable
(P/N: 32100-087100-RS)
1 Mini jumper Pack
1 Quick Installation Guide
1 Utility CD
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Table 3-1: Package List Contents
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3.3.2 Optional Items
NOTE:
The items listed in this section are optional items that must be ordered
separately. Please contact your NANO-9453 vendor, distributor or
reseller for more information or, contact iEi directly by sending an email
to sales@iei.com.tw
The following optional items are available for the NANO-9453.
Quantity Item and Part Number Image
1 USB cable
(P/N: 32000-070300-RS)
1 RS-422/485 cable
(P/N: 32200-074800-RS)
1 LPT cable
(P/N: 32200-000017-RS)
.
1 ATX cable
(P/N: 32100-052100-RS)
1 CPU cooler
(P/N: CF-479B-RS)
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Quantity Item and Part Number Image
1 5.1 Channel audio kit with Realtek
ALC655
(P/N: AC-KIT08R)
1 7.1 Channel HD audio kit with
Realtek ALC883 supporting dual
audio streams
(P/N: AC-KIT-883HD)
Table 3-2: Optional Items
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Chapter
4
4 Connector Pinouts
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4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
Section 4.1.2 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 lists all the
peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.2.
4.1.1 NANO-9453 Layout
Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors
and on-board jumpers.
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Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations
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Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side)
4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors
Ta ble 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO-9453. Detailed
descriptions of these connectors can be found below.
Connector Type Label
+12V ATX power supply connector 4-pin ATX connector CN1 and CN2
+5V power connector 2-pin ATX connector CN3
A TX enable connector 3-pin wafer ATXCTL1
Audio connector 14-pin header J_AUDIO1
Compact Flash (CF) connector 50-pin header JCF1
Digital I/O connector 10-pin header DIO1
Fan connector 3-pin wafer CPU_FAN1
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Connector Type Label
Front panel connector 8-pin header F_PANEL1
IDE Interface connector 44-pin header IDE1
Infrared connector 5-pin header IR1
Inverter power connector 5-pin header INVERTER1
LVDS connector 30-pin crimp LVDS1
Parallel port connector 26-pin header LPT1
PCI-104 slot 104-pin slot PC104_PLUS1
PCIe Mini Card slot 52-pin slot CN4
Serial ATA (SATA) connector 7-pin SATA connector SATA1
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Serial ATA (SATA) connector 7-pin SATA connector SATA2
Serial port connectors (Four RS-232 ports) 40-pin header COM
Serial port connector (RS-422/485) 4-pin wafer connector CN5
USB connector 8-pin header USB01
USB connector 8-pin header USB23
Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors
4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors
Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NANO-9453. Detailed descriptions of
these connectors can be found in Section 4.3 on pag e 58
Connector Type Label
Ethernet connector RJ-45 LAN1
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Ethernet connector RJ-45 LAN2
Keyboard and mouse connector PS/2 connector KB_MS1
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Connector Type Label
USB port USB port USB_C45
VGA port con nectors Female DB-15 VGA1 and VGA2
Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors
4.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors
Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible
when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. Thi s section ha s complete description s of
all the internal, peripheral connectors on the NANO-9453.
4.2.1 +12V ATX Power Supply Connector
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
CN1 and CN2
4-pin ATX power connector (1x4)
See Figure 4-3
See Table 4-3
The 4-pin +12V ATX power supply connector is connected to a +12V ATX power supply.
Figure 4-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Location
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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 Supply Connector
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
CN3
2-pin Wafer (1 x 2)
See Figure 4-4
See Table 4-4
The 2-pin +5V ATX power supply connector is connected to a +5V ATX power supply.
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Figure 4-4: +5V ATX Power Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC
2 GND
Table 4-4: +5V ATX Power Connector Pinouts
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4.2.3 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
ATXCTL1
3-pin wafer (1x3)
See Figure 4-5
See Table 4-5
The ATX power supply enable connector enables the NANO-9453 to be connected to an
ATX power supply. In default mode, the NANO-9453 can only us an AT power supply. To
enable an ATX power supply the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured. Please
refer to Chapter 3 for more details.
Figure 4-5: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GND
2 PS_ON#
3 +5V Standby
Table 4-5: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts
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4.2.4 Audio Connector (9-pin)
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
J_AUDIO1
9-pin header
See Figure 4-6
See Table 4-6
An optional module can be connected to the 10-pin audio connector to provide the system
with a high quality AC’97 or Azalia compatible codec that provides a complete integrated
audio solution.
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Figure 4-6: Audio Connector Pinouts
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 AC97_SYNC 2 AC97_BITCLK
3 AC97_SDOUT 4 AC97_PCBEEP
5 AC97_SDIN 6 AC97_RST#
7 AC97_VCC 8 AC97_GND
9 AC97_12V
Table 4-6: Audio Connector Pinouts
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4.2.5 Compact Flash Socket
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
A CF Type I or Type II memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the
NANO-9453.
CF1 (solder side)
50-pin header (2x25)
See Figure 4-7
See Table 4-7
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Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND 26 VCC-IN CHECK1
2 DATA 3 27 DATA 11
3 DATA 4 28 DATA 12
4 DATA 5 29 DATA 13
5 DATA 6 30 DATA 14
6 DATA 7 31 DATA 15
7 HDC_CS0# 32 HDC_CS1
8 N/C 33 N/C
9 GROUND 34 IOR#
10 N/C 35 IOW#
11 N/C 36 VCC_COM
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12 N/C 37 IRQ15
13 VCC_COM 38 VCC_COM
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14 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 HDD_ACTIVE#
21 DATA 0 46 66DET
22 DATA 1 47 DATA 8
23 DATA 2 48 DATA 9
24 N/C 49 DATA 10
25 VCC-IN CHECK2 50 GROUND
Table 4-7: CF Card Socket Pinouts
4.2.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO
connector pins are user programmable.
DIO1
10-pin header (2x5)
See Figure 4-8
See Table 4-8
Figure 4-8: DIO Connector Locations
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GND 2 VCC
3 Output 3 4 Output 2
5 Output 1 6 Output 0
7 Input 3 8 Input 2
9 Input 1 10 Input 0
Table 4-8: DIO Connector Pinouts
4.2.7 Fan Connector
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
CPU_FAN1
3-pin header
See Figure 4-9
See Table 4-9
The cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 500mA current to a system cooling fan. The
connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the
system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only specified fans can issue
the rotation signals.
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Figure 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Location
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 Rotation Signal
2 +12V
3 GND
Table 4-9: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts
4.2.8 Front Panel Connector (12-pin)
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
F_PANEL1
12-pin header (2x6)
See Figure 4-10
See Table 4-10
The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and
controls the motherboard. These indicators and switches include:
Power button
Reset button
Power LED
HDD LED
Figure 4-10: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations
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FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION
Button
1 PWRBTSW- 2 VCC Power
3 Ground
5 VCC 6 SYSRST- HDD LED
7 -HDLED
Power LED
4 Ground
Reset
8 GND
Table 4-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts
4.2.9 IDE Connector(44-pin)
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
One 44-pin IDE device connector on the NANO-9453 supports connectivity to two hard
disk drives.
IDE1
44-pin header (2x22)
See Figure 4-11
See Table 4-11
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Figure 4-11: Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 IDE DRQ 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 IDE CHRDY 28 GROUND
29 IDE DACK 30 GROUND–DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C
33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2
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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 Connector Pinouts
4.2.10 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
IR1
5-pin header (1x5)
See Figure 4-12
See Table 4-12
The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift
Key Infrared (ASKIR) interfaces.
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Figure 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC
2 NC
3 IR-RX
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4 GND
5 IR-TX
Table 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinouts
4.2.11 LVDS LCD Connector
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
LVDS1
30-pin crimp (2x10)
See Figure 4-13
See Table 4-13
The 30-pin LVDS LCD connector can be connected to single channel or dual channel,
18-bit or 36-bit LVDS panel.
Figure 4-13: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND 2 GROUND
3 LVDSA_Y0+ 4 LVDSA_Y05 LVDSA_Y1+ 6 LVDSA_Y17 LVDSA_Y2+ 8 LVDSA_Y2-
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9 LVDSA_CLK+ 10 LVDSA_CLK11 N/C 12 N/C
13 GROUND 14 GROUND
15 LVDSB_Y0+ 16 LVDSB_Y017 LVDSB_Y1+ 18 LVDSB_Y119 LVDSB_Y2+ 20 LVDSB_Y221 LVDSB_CLK+ 22 LVDSB_CLK23 N/C 24 N/C
25 GROUND 26 GROUND
27 VCC_LVDS 28 VCC_LVDS
29 VCC_LVDS 30 VCC_LVDS
Table 4-13: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts
4.2.12 Mini PCIe Socket
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
CN4
26-pin box header
See
See
The 52-pin mini PCIe socket supports the latest PCIe extension cards such as wireless
LAN cards and other compatible devices.
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Figure 4-14: Mini PCIe Connector Pinout Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 PCIE_WAKE# 2 VCC3
3 N/C 4 GND
5 N/C 6 1.5V
7 CLKREQ# 8 LFRAME#
9 GND 10 LAD3
11 CLK- 12 LAD2
13 CLK+ 14 LAD1
15 GND 16 LAD0
17 PCIRST# 18 GND
19 LPC 20 VCC3
21 GND 22 PCIRST#
23 PERN2 24 3VDual
25 PERP2 26 GND
27 GND 28 1.5V
29 GND 30 SMBCLK
31 PETN2 32 SMBDATA
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33 PETP2 34 GND
35 GND 36 USBD37 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#
47 N/C 48 1.5V
49 N/C 50 GND
51 N/C 52 VCC3
Table 4-14: Mini PCIe Socket Pinouts
4.2.13 Parallel Port Connector
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
LPT1
26-pin box header
See Figure 4-15
See Table 4-15
The 26-pin parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some
other parallel port device such as a printer.
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Figure 4-15: Parallel Port Connector Location
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PIN 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 DATA 6
9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE
11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY
13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED #
15 ERROR# 16 INITIALIZE
17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18 GROUND
19 GROUND 20 GROUND
21 GROUND 22 GROUND
23 GROUND 24 GROUND
25 GROUND 26 NC
Table 4-15: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts
4.2.14 PCI-104 Slot
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The PCI-104 slot enables a PCI-104 compatible expansi on mod ule to be con ne cted to the
board.
PC104_PLUS1
120-pin PCI-104 slot
See Figure 4-16
See Table 4-16
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Figure 4-16: PCI-104 Slot Location
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Pin 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
4 C/BE0# AD07 GND AD06
5 GND AD09 AD08 GND
6 AD11 VI/O2 AD10 M66EN
7 AD14 AD13 GND AD12
8 +3.3V C/BE1# AD15 +3.3V
9 SERR# GND SB0# 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 C/BE2#
15 AD18 +3.3V AD17 GND
16 AD21 AD20 GND AD19
17 +3.3V AD23 AD22 +3.3V
18 IDSEL0 GND IDSEL1 IDSEL2
19 AD24 C/BE3# VI/O1 IDSEL3
20 GND AD26 AD25 GND
21 AD29 +5V AD28 AD27
22 +5V AD30 GND AD31
23 REQ0# GND REQ1# VI/O2
24 GND REQ2# +5V GNT0#
25 GNT1# VI/O3 GNT2# GND
26 +5V CLK0 GND CLK1
27 CLK2 +5V CLK3 GND
28 GND INTD# +5V RST#
29 +12V INTA# INTB# INTC#
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Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D
30 -12V TBD2 TBD GND/3.3V
Table 4-16: PCI-104 Slot Connector Pinouts
4.2.15 SATA Drive Connectors
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
SATA1 and SATA2
7-pin SATA drive connectors
See Figure 4-17
See Table 4-17
The two SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive. First
generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150Mb/s. The SATA drives can
be configured in a RAID configuration.
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Figure 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GND
2 TX+
3 TX-
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
4 GND
5 RX6 RX+
7 GND
Table 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts
4.2.16 Serial Port Connector (RS-422 or RS-485)
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
CN5
4-pin header (2x7)
See Figure 4-18
See Table 4-18
The 4-pin serial port connector supports RS-422 or RS-485 serial port.
Figure 4-18: RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 TXD485#
2 TXD485+
3 RXD485+
4 RXD485#
Table 4-18: RS-422/RS-485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts
4.2.17 4-port Serial Port Connector (RS-232)
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
COM
40-pin header (2x20)
See Figure 4-19
See Table 4-19
The 40-pin serial port connector contains the following four serial ports, COM 1, COM 2,
COM 3 and COM 4. COM 3 and COM 4 are RS-232 serial communications channels.
COM 2 is a multi function channel. In default mode COM 2 is an RS-232 serial
communication channel but, with the COM 2 function select jumper, can be configured as
either an RS-422 or RS-485 serial communications channel. The serial port locations are
specified below.
COM 1 is located on pin 1 to pin 10
COM 2 is located on pin 11 to pin 20
COM 3 is located on pin 21 to pin 30
COM 4 is located on pin 31 to pin 40
Figure 4-19: 4-port Serial Port Connector Pinout Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD1) 2 DATA SET READY (DSR1)
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3 RECEIVE DATA (RXD1) 4 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS1)
5 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD1) 6 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS1)
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
7 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR1) 8 RING INDICATOR (RI1)
9 GND 10 GND
11 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD2) 12 DATA SET READY (DSR2)
13 RECEIVE DATA (RXD2) 14 REQUE ST TO SEND (RTS2)
15 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD2) 16 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS2)
17 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR2) 18 RING INDICATOR (RI2)
19 GND 20 GND
21 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD3) 22 DATA SET READY (DSR3)
23 RECEIVE DATA (RXD3) 24 REQUE ST TO SEND (RTS3)
25 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD3) 26 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS3)
27 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR3) 28 RING INDICATOR (RI3)
29 GND 30 GND
31 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD4) 32 DATA SET READY (DSR4)
33 RECEIVE DATA (RXD4) 34 REQUE ST TO SEND (RTS4)
35 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD4) 36 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS4)
37 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR4) 38 RING INDICATOR (RI4)
39 GND 40 GND
Table 4-19: 4-Port Serial Port Connector
4.2.18 USB Connectors (Internal)
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1.1 or two USB 2.0
ports. Each USB connector can support two USB devices. Additional external USB ports
USB01 and USB23
8-pin header (2x4)
See Figure 4-20
See Table 4-20
are found on the rear panel. The USB ports are used for I/O bus expansion.
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Figure 4-20: USB Connector Pinout Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC 2 GND
3 DATA- 4 DATA+
5 DATA+ 6 DATA7 GND 8 VCC
Table 4-20: USB Port Connector Pinouts
4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel
Figure 4-21 shows the NANO-9453 rear panel. The NANO-9453 rear panel consists of
two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors, a PS/2 keyboard connector a USB port and a VGA
connector. These connectors are accessible when the NANO-9453 is installed in a
chassis.
Figure 4-21: NANO-9453 External Peripheral Interface Connector
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4.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
CN Label:
CN T ype:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
KB_MS1
Mini-DIN 6 PS/2
See Figure 4-21
See Figure 4-22 and Table 4-21
The NANO-9453 CPU card has a mini-DIN 6 PS/2 connector on the mounting bracket for
easy connection to a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse. The card comes with a cable to
convert the mini-DIN 6 PS/2 into two mini-DIN 6 PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse
connection.
Figure 4-22: PS/2 Pinouts
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 KEYBOARD DATA
2 MOUSE DATA
3 GND
4 VCC
5 KEYBOARD CLOCK
6 MOUSE CLOCK
Table 4-21: Mini-DIN 6 PS/2 Connector Pinouts
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4.3.2 LAN Connectors
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CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
LAN1 and LAN2
RJ-45
See Figure 4-21
See Table 4-22
The NANO-9453 is equipped with two built-in GbE Ethernet controllers. The controllers
can connect to the LAN through two RJ-45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the
connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following
table:
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN
1 MDIA3- 5 MDIA1+
2 MDIA3+ 9 MDIA2+3 MDIA2- 10 MDIA0-
4 MDIA1- 11 MDIA0+
DESCRIPTION
Table 4-22: LAN Pinouts
Figure 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector
The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, o ne green an d one yello w. The green
LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. See
Table 4-23.
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STATUS
GREEN Activity YELLOW Linked
Table 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs
DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION
4.3.3 USB Connector
CN Label:
CN T ype:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The NANO-9453 has a one external USB 2.0 port. The port connects to both USB 2.0 and
USB 1.1 devices.
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
USB_C45
USB port
See Figure 4-21
See Table 4-24
1 VCC 5 VCC
2 DATA- 6 DATA3 DATA+ 7 DATA+
4 GROUND 8 GROUND
Table 4-24: USB Port Pinouts
4.3.4 VGA Connector
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The NANO-9453 has two 15-pin female connectors for connectivity to standard display
devices.
VGA1 and VGA2
15-pin Female
See Figure 4-21
See Figure 4-24 and Table 4-25
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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
9 VCC / NC 10 GND
11 NC 12 DDC DAT
13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC
15 DDCCLK
Table 4-25: VGA Connector Pinouts
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Chapter
5
5 Installation
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5.1 Anti-static Precautions
WARNING:
Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the
NANO-9453 may result in permanent damage to the NANO-9453 and
severe injury to the user.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components,
including the NANO-9453. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore
critical that whenever the NANO-9453, or any other electrical component is handled, the
following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
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Wear an anti-static wristband: - Wearing a simple anti-static wristband can
help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.
Self-grounding:- Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting
material. During the time the board is handled, frequently touch any
conducting materials that are connected to the ground.
Use an anti-static pad: When configuring the NANO-9453, place it on an
antic-static pad. This re duces the possibility of ESD damaging the
NANO-9453.
Only handle the edges of the PCB:-: When handling the PCB, hold the PCB
by the edges.
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5.2 Installation Considerations
NOTE:
The following installation notices and installation considerations should
be read and understood before the NANO-9453 is installed. All
installation notices pertaining to the installation of the NANO-9453
should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions
may lead to severe damage of the NANO-9453 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-9453,
NANO-9453 components and injury to the user.
Before and during the installation please DO the following:
Read the user manual:
o The user manual provides a complete description of the NANO-9453
installation instructions and configuration options.
Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff (ESD):
o Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD. Wearing an ESD cuff
removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage.
Place the NANO-9453 on an antistatic pad:
o When installing or configuring the motherboard, place it on an antistatic
pad. This helps to prevent potential ESD damage.
Turn all power to the NANO-9453 off:
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o When working with the NANO-9453, 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-9453 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-9453 is properly installed.
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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 CF Type I or CF Type II card is properly installed into the CF socket
The jumpers have been properly configured
The NANO-9453 is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventilation
The correct power supply is being used
The following devices are properly connected
o IDE device
o SATA drives
o Keyboard and mouse cable
o Audio kit
o Power supply
o USB cable
o Serial port cable
o Parallel port cable
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The following external peripheral devices are properly connected to the
chassis:
o VGA screen
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o Keyboard
o Mouse
o RS-232 serial communications device
5.3 CPU, CPU Cooling Kit and DIMM Installation
WARNING:
A CPU should never be turned on without the specified cooling kit
being installed. If the cooling kit (heat sink and fan) is not properly
installed and the system turned on, permanent damage to the CPU,
NANO-9453 and other electronic components attached to the system
may be incurred. Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result
in injury to the user.
The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical component s of the NANO-9453.
If one of these component is not installed the NANO-9453 cannot run.
5.3.1 Socket 479 CPU Installation
WARNING:
CPUs are expensive and sensitive components. When installing the
CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway. Make sure the CPU
is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly
installed.
To install a socket 479 CPU onto the NANO-9453, follow the steps below:
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WARNING:
When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the
pins at the bottom of the CPU.
Step 1: Unlock the CPU retention screw. When shipped, the retention screw of the
CPU socket should be in the unlocked position. If it is not in the unlocked
position, use a screwdriver to unlock the screw. See Figure 5-1.
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Figure 5-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked
Step 2: Inspect the CPU socket. Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the
socket contacts are free of foreign material. If any debris is found, remove it with
compressed air.
Step 3: Correctly Orientate the CPU. Make su re the IHS (integrated heat sink) side is
facing upwards.
Step 4: Correctly position the CPU. Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the
CPU socket. See Figure 5-1.
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Step 5: Align the CPU pins. Carefully align the CPU pins with the holes in the CPU
socket.
Step 6: Insert the CPU. Gently insert the CPU into the socket. If the CPU pins are
properly aligned, the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly.
Step 7: Lock the retention screw. Rotate the retention screw into the locked position.
See Figure 5-2.Step 0:
Figure 5-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw
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5.3.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation
Figure 5-3: IEI CF-479B-RS Cooling Kit
An IEI Socket 479 CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately. The cooling kit comprises
a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan.
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WARNING:
Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of
thermal paste on the bottom of the CF-479B-RS heat sink. The thermal
paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum
heat dissipation.
To install the CF-479B-RS cooling kit, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Place the cooling kit onto the CPU. Make sure the CPU cooling fan cable
can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed.
Step 2: Properly align the cooling kit. Make sure its four spring screw fasteners can
pass through the pre-drilled holes on the PCB.
Step 3: Secure the cooling kit. From the solder side of the PCB, align the support
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bracket to the screw threads on heat sink that were inserted through the PCB
holes. (See Figure 5-4)
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Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket
Step 4: Tighten the screws. Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws. Tighten each
nut a few turns at a time and do not over-tighten the screws.
Step 5: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector
on the motherboard. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips
and fan blades. See Figure 5-5. Step 0:
Figure 5-5: Connect the cooling fan cable
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5.3.3 SO-DIMM Installation
WARNING:
Using incorrectly specified SO-DIMM may cause permanently damage
the NANO-9453. Please make sure the purchased SO-DIMM complies
with the memory specifications of the NANO-9453. SO-DIMM
specifications compliant with the NANO-9453 are listed in Chapter 2.
To install a SO-DIMM into a SO-DIMM socket, please follow the steps below and refer
Figure 5-6.
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Figure 5-6: SO-DIMM Installation
Step 1: Locate the SO-DIMM socket. Place the NANO-9453 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 5-6)
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Step 4: Open the SO-DIMM socket arms. Gently pull the arms of the SO-DIMM socket
out and push the rear of the SO-DIMM down. (See Figure 5-6)
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.Step 0:
5.3.4 CF Card Installation
NOTE:
The NANO-9453 can support both CF Type I cards and CF Type II
cards. For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards
please refer to Chapter 2.
To install the a CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the NANO-9453, please follow the steps
below:
Step 1: Locate the CF card socket. Place the NANO-9453 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 5-7. Step 0:
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Figure 5-7: CF Card Installation
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5.4 Jumper Settings
NOTE:
A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an
electrical circuit. It consists of two or three metal
pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a
plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect
them. To CLOSE/SHORT a jumper means
connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic
clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing the
plastic clip from a jumper.
Before the NANO-9453 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance
with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the NANO-9453 are listed in Table 5-1.
Description Label Type
CF card setup JCF1 2-pin header
Clear CMOS J_CMOS1 3-pin header
COM 2 function select JP1 6-pin header
LVDS voltage selection J_VLVDS1 3-pin header
PC104+ VIO Selector JP2
PC104+ SERIRQ# support JP3
Table 5-1: Jumpers
3-pin header
2-pin header
Figure 5-8: Jumper Locations
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5.4.1 CF Card Setup
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Jumper Label:
Jumper Type:
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type I card or CF Type II cards as either the slave
device or the master device. CF Card Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5-2.
CF Card Setup Description
Open Slave Default
Short Master
Table 5-2: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings
The CF Card Setup jumper location is shown in Figure 5-9.
JCF1
2-pin header
See Table 5-2
See Figure 5-9
Figure 5-9: CF Card Setup Jumper Location
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5.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper
Jumper Label:
Jumper Type:
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
J_CMOS1
3-pin header
See Table 5-3
See Figure 5-10
If the NANO-9453 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the clear CMOS jumper
clears the CMOS data and resets the system BI OS informatio n. To do this, use the jumper
cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1
and 2.
If the “CMOS Settings Wrong” message is displayed during the boot up process, the fault
may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu. Do one of the
following:
Enter the correct CMOS setting
Load Optimal Defaults
Load Failsafe Defaults.
After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu.
The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 5-3.
Clear CMOS Description
Short 1 - 2 Keep CMOS Setup Default
Short 2 - 3 Clear CM OS S etup
Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings
The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 5-10 below.
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Figure 5-10: Clear CMOS Jumper
5.4.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper
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Jumper Label:
Jumper Type:
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
The COM 2 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second
serial communications port (COM 2) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485. The COM 2 Function
Select settings are shown in Figure 5-11.
COM 2 Function Select Description
Short 1-2 RS-232 Default
Short 3-4 RS-422
Short 5-6 RS-485
Table 5-4: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings
JP1
6-pin header
See Table 5-4
See Figure 5-11
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The COM 2 Function Select jumper location is shown in Table 5-4.
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Figure 5-11: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location
5.4.4 LVDS Voltage Selection
WARNING:
Permanent damage to the screen and NANO-9453 may occur if the
wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user
guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage.
Jumper Label:
Jumper Type:
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
The LVDS Voltage Selection jump er allows the LVDS screen voltage to be set. The LVDS
Voltage Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 5-5.
LVDS Voltage Select Description
J_VLVDS1
3-pin header
See Table 5-5
See Figure 5-12
Short 1-2 +3V LVDS Default
Short 2-3 +5V LVDS
Table 5-5: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings
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The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 5-12.
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Figure 5-12: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations
5.4.5 PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper
Jumper Label:
Jumper Type:
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
The PCI-104 VIO Selector jumper allows the PCI-104 voltage to be set. The PCI-104 VIO
Selector jumper settings are shown in Table 5-5.
PCI-104 VIO Select Description
Short 1-2 VCC
Short 2-3 VCC3
Table 5-6: PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper Settings
JP2
3-pin header
See Table 5-6
See Figure 5-13
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The PCI-104 VIO Selector jumper location is shown in Figure 5-12.
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Figure 5-13: PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper Pinout Locations
5.4.6 PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper
Jumper Label:
Jumper Type:
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
The PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support jumper enables or disable SERIRQ# on the PCI-104.
The PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support jumper settings are shown in Table 5-5.
JP3 Description
Open None
JP3
2-pin header
See Table 5-7
See Figure 5-14
Short Support
Table 5-7: PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper Settings
The PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support jumper location is shown in Figure 5-12.
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Figure 5-14: PCI-104 SERIRQ# Support Jumper Pinout Locations
5.5 Chassis Installation
5.5.1 Airflow
WARNING:
Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard
components. The chassis in which the NANO-9453 must have air vents
to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out.
The NANO-9453 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
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unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board
surface.
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