IEI Integration WAFER-LX User Manual
WAFER-LX Motherboard
MODEL:
WAFER-LX
3.5" Low Power AMD Geode-LX 800 Motherboard
CRT, LCD/LVDS, Dual LAN and SATA
User Manual
Rev. 1.22 – 24 February, 2009
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Revision
Date Version Changes
24 February, 2009 1.22 Corrected fan voltage label
16 December, 2008 1.21 Corrected pin labels for ATX power
31 July, 2008 1.20 IDE master/slave jumper information added
Updated manual template
31 December, 2006 1.10 Sec. 2.4 modified
30 September, 2006 1.00 Initial release
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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 WAFER-LX from or contact an IEI sales
representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please
send an email to
The items listed below should all be included in the WAFER-LX package.
1x WAFER-LX800 single board computer
1 x Mini jumper pack
1 x IDE flat cable 44P/44P
2 x SATA cables
1 x SATA power cable
1 x Audio cable
1 x KB/MS cable
1 x USB cable
1 x RS-232 cable
1x Utility CD
1x Quick Installation Guide
Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3.
sales@iei.com.tw .
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2
1.1.1 Models................................................................................................................ 2
1.1.2 Applications ....................................................................................................... 3
1.1.3 Benefits............................................................................................................... 3
1.1.4 Features ............................................................................................................. 3
1.1.5 Connectors......................................................................................................... 4
1.1.6 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 6
1.2 OPERATING SYSTEM PACKAGES ................................................................................. 8
1.2.1 Windows XPE SP2 (350 MB image size stored in a 512 MB CF card)............. 8
1.2.2 Windows CE 5.0 (around 22 MB, CF must > 32 MB)....................................... 8
2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................. 9
2.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................ 10
2.2 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................. 10
2.2.1 Board Dimensions............................................................................................ 10
2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions...............................................................11
2.3 DATA FLOW .............................................................................................................. 12
2.4 AMD GEODE™ LX 800 CPU.................................................................................. 13
2.4.1 Specifications................................................................................................... 13
2.4.2 Power Management......................................................................................... 13
2.5 SYSTEM CHIPSET...................................................................................................... 14
2.6 GRAPHICS SUPPORT.................................................................................................. 15
2.7 MEMORY SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 16
2.8 PCI BUS INTERFACE SUPPORT.................................................................................. 16
2.9 ETHERNET CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS................................................................ 17
2.9.1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 17
2.9.2 Features ........................................................................................................... 17
2.10 DRIVE INTERFACES ................................................................................................ 18
2.10.1 SATA Drives................................................................................................... 18
2.10.2 IDE HDD Interfaces...................................................................................... 18
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2.10.3 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD).............................................................................. 18
2.10.4 Compact Flash Support ................................................................................. 18
2.11 SERIAL PORTS......................................................................................................... 19
2.12 REAL TIME CLOCK................................................................................................. 19
2.13 SYSTEM MONITORING ............................................................................................ 19
2.14 USB INTERFACES ................................................................................................... 19
2.15 BIOS...................................................................................................................... 19
2.16 OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL ..................................... 20
2.17 AUDIO CODEC ........................................................................................................ 20
2.18 POWER CONSUMPTION ........................................................................................... 21
2.19 PACKAGED CONTENTS AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ITEMS..................................... 22
2.19.1 Package Contents........................................................................................... 22
2.19.2 Optional Accessory Items............................................................................... 22
3 UNPACKING ............................................................................................................... 23
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3.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 24
3.2 UNPACKING .............................................................................................................. 24
3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 24
3.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST ........................................................................................... 25
3.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 25
4 CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS.............................................................................. 27
4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 28
4.1.1 W AFER-LX Layout........................................................................................... 28
4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 29
4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 30
4.1.4 On-board Jumpers........................................................................................... 31
4.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 32
4.2.1 AT Power Connector........................................................................................ 32
4.2.2 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 33
4.2.3 ATX Power Button Connector.......................................................................... 34
4.2.4 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 34
4.2.5 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 36
4.2.6 Compact Flash Connector............................................................................... 37
4.2.7 Fan Connector................................................................................................. 38
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4.2.8 Floppy Disk Connector (Slim Type, Optional)................................................. 39
4.2.9 GPIO Connector.............................................................................................. 41
4.2.10 IDE Connector............................................................................................... 42
4.2.11 Inverter Power Connector.............................................................................. 43
4.2.12 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.......................................................................... 44
4.2.13 LED Connector.............................................................................................. 45
4.2.14 Print Port Connector ..................................................................................... 46
4.2.15 PC/104 Power Input Connector..................................................................... 47
4.2.16 PC/104 Slot.................................................................................................... 48
4.2.17 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 50
4.2.18 RS-232/422/485 Cable Connectors................................................................ 51
4.2.19 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 52
4.2.20 TFT LCD LVDS Connector............................................................................ 53
4.2.21 TFT LCD TTL Connector............................................................................... 55
4.2.22 Internal USB Connectors............................................................................... 56
4.3 EXTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS ....................................................................... 57
4.3.1 External Interface Connector Overview.......................................................... 57
4.3.2 USB Combo Port.............................................................................................. 58
4.3.3 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 58
4.3.4 Serial Communications COM 1 and COM2 Connector.................................. 59
4.3.5 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 60
5 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION............................................................ 62
5.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 63
5.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 63
5.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 63
5.3 UNPACKING .............................................................................................................. 64
5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 64
5.3.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 65
5.4 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ...................................................................................... 65
5.4.1 DIMM Module Installation.............................................................................. 66
5.4.1.1 Purchasing the Memory Module............................................................... 66
5.4.1.2 DIMM Module Installation....................................................................... 67
5.4.2 Peripheral Device Connection......................................................................... 67
5.4.2.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1) ........................................................... 68
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5.5 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 69
5.5.1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings..................................................................... 70
5.5.2 COM3 Setup Jumper Settings.......................................................................... 71
5.5.3 COM1 and COM2 Pin 9 Setup (Optional Jumper) ......................................... 71
5.5.4 LCD Voltage..................................................................................................... 72
5.5.5 CompactFlash® Master/Slave Setup............................................................... 72
5.5.6 TFT LCD Type.................................................................................................. 73
5.5.7 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 73
5.6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 74
5.7 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ...................................................................................... 74
5.7.1 LCD Panel Connection.................................................................................... 74
5.7.2 Ethernet Connection ........................................................................................ 74
5.7.3 USB Connection............................................................................................... 75
5.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Connection.................................................................... 75
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6 BIOS SETUP................................................................................................................ 76
6.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 77
6.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 77
6.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 77
6.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 78
6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 78
6.1.5 Main BIOS Menu ............................................................................................. 79
6.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES .................................................................................. 81
6.2.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave .............................................................................. 83
6.3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES .................................................................................... 85
6.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ................................................................................ 93
6.4.1 Flat Panel Configuration................................................................................. 96
6.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS....................................................................................... 99
6.5.1 IT8888 ISA Decode IO................................................................................... 104
6.5.2 IT8888 ISA Decode Memory.......................................................................... 106
6.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ................................................................................ 109
6.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS .....................................................................................111
6.8 PC HEALTH STAT US ................................................................................................117
7 RAID SETUP ..............................................................................................................119
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7.1 VIA® RAID UTILITY ............................................................................................ 120
7.2 ACCESSING THE RAID UTILITY............................................................................. 120
7.3 CREATING A RAID ARRAY ..................................................................................... 121
7.3.1 Automatic Setup ............................................................................................. 122
7.3.2 Manual Setup................................................................................................. 124
7.4 DELETE A RAID ARRAY......................................................................................... 128
7.5 SELECTING A BOOT ARRAY .................................................................................... 130
7.6 VIEWING DISK DRIVE SERIAL NUMBERS................................................................ 131
7.7 EXITING THE RAID UTILITY.................................................................................. 133
8 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 134
8.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 135
8.2 DEVICE DRIVER MENU .......................................................................................... 137
8.3 VGA DRIVER ......................................................................................................... 140
8.4 AUDIO DRIVER....................................................................................................... 148
8.5 LAN DRIVER ......................................................................................................... 157
8.6 SATA/RAID DRIVER ............................................................................................. 163
8.7 ISA DRIVER ........................................................................................................... 168
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 176
B TERMINOLOGY...................................................................................................... 180
C DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 184
C.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 185
C.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 185
C.3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 186
C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 186
C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 186
D WA TCHDOG TIMER.............................................................................................. 187
E ADDRESS MAPPING .............................................................................................. 190
E.1 IO ADDRESS MAP .................................................................................................. 191
ST
E.2 1
MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP ........................................................................... 192
E.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE............................................................................................. 192
E.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................. 193
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F COMPATIBILITY..................................................................................................... 194
F.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 195
F.2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS...................................................................................... 195
F.3 COMPATIBLE MEMORY MODULES .......................................................................... 196
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 197
G. 1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 198
H RAID LEVELS ......................................................................................................... 201
H.1 RAID 0 ................................................................................................................. 203
H.2 RAID 1 ................................................................................................................. 204
H.3 JBOD.................................................................................................................... 205
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: WAFER-LX Overview..................................................................................................4
Figure 1-2: WAFER-LX Solder Side Overview .............................................................................5
Figure 2-1: WAFER-LX Dimensions (mm)..................................................................................10
Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)............................................................11
Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram.........................................................................................12
Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................28
Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) ...................................................29
Figure 4-3: AT Power Connector Location ................................................................................32
Figure 4-4: ATX Power Connector Location..............................................................................33
Figure 4-5: ATX Power Button Connector .................................................................................34
Figure 4-6: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................35
Figure 4-7: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................36
Figure 4-8: Compact Flash Connector Location (Solder Side)................................................37
Figure 4-9: Fan Connector Location...........................................................................................39
Figure 4-10: FDD Connector Location........................................................................................40
Figure 4-11: GPIO Connector Location......................................................................................41
Figure 4-12: IDE Device Connector Locations ..........................................................................42
Figure 4-13: Inverter Connector Locations................................................................................44
Figure 4-14: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location..................................................................45
Figure 4-15: LED Connector Locations......................................................................................46
Figure 4-16:Print Port Connector Location................................................................................47
Figure 4-17: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts...............................................................48
Figure 4-18: PC/104 Slot Location ..............................................................................................49
Figure 4-19: Reset Button Connector Locations.......................................................................51
Figure 4-20: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations..............................................................52
Figure 4-21: SATA Drive Connector Locations.........................................................................53
Figure 4-22: TFT LCD LVDS Connector Pinout Locations.......................................................54
Figure 4-23: TFT LCD TTL Connector Pinout Locations..........................................................55
Figure 4-24: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................57
Figure 4-25: WAFER-LX On-board External Interface Connectors .........................................58
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Figure 4-26: J7 Connector ...........................................................................................................59
Figure 4-27: COM1 Pinout Locations..........................................................................................60
Figure 4-28: VGA1 Connector .....................................................................................................61
Figure 5-1: SO-DIMM Module Installation...................................................................................67
Figure 5-2: Jumper Locations.....................................................................................................70
Figure 7-1: RAID Utility ............................................................................................................. 120
Figure 7-2: RAID Setup Main Screen....................................................................................... 121
Figure 7-3: Create Array............................................................................................................ 121
Figure 7-4: RAID Type............................................................................................................... 122
Figure 7-5: Automatic Setup..................................................................................................... 122
Figure 7-6: Confirm Data Deletion ........................................................................................... 123
Figure 7-7: RAID Array Setup Complete ................................................................................. 123
Figure 7-8: Select Drives........................................................................................................... 124
Figure 7-9: Select First Drive.................................................................................................... 124
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Figure 7-10: Select Second Drive............................................................................................. 125
Figure 7-11: Disk Drives Selected............................................................................................ 125
Figure 7-12: Stripe Size............................................................................................................. 126
Figure 7-13: Select Stripe Size................................................................................................. 126
Figure 7-14: Start RAID Creation.............................................................................................. 127
Figure 7-15: Confirm RAID Creation........................................................................................ 127
Figure 7-16: RAID Array Created.............................................................................................. 128
Figure 7-17: Delete RAID Array................................................................................................ 128
Figure 7-18: Select Array to Delete.......................................................................................... 129
Figure 7-19: Confirm Array Deletion........................................................................................ 129
Figure 7-20: Array Deleted........................................................................................................ 130
Figure 7-21: Select Boot Array................................................................................................. 130
Figure 7-22: Select Boot Array................................................................................................. 131
Figure 7-23: Set Array as Boot Array....................................................................................... 131
Figure 7-24: Serial Number View.............................................................................................. 132
Figure 7-25: Serial Number....................................................................................................... 132
Figure 7-26: Exit RAID Utility.................................................................................................... 133
Figure 8-1: AMD LX/GX CD Main Menu ................................................................................... 136
Figure 8-2: AMD LX/GX CD Driver Menu................................................................................. 136
Figure 8-3: Start Menu............................................................................................................... 137
Figure 8-4: Control Panel.......................................................................................................... 138
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Figure 8-5: System..................................................................................................................... 139
Figure 8-6: Device Manager...................................................................................................... 140
Figure 8-7: Hardware Update Wizard....................................................................................... 141
Figure 8-8: Installation Location.............................................................................................. 142
Figure 8-9: Driver Location....................................................................................................... 143
Figure 8-10: Have Disk.............................................................................................................. 144
Figure 8-11: Browse For Driver Location................................................................................ 144
Figure 8-12: Graphics Driver Directory................................................................................... 145
Figure 8-13: Select Driver File.................................................................................................. 145
Figure 8-14: Install From Disk.................................................................................................. 146
Figure 8-15: Select The Driver.................................................................................................. 146
Figure 8-16: Windows Logo Testing........................................................................................ 147
Figure 8-17: Installation Complete........................................................................................... 147
Figure 8-18: Device Manager.................................................................................................... 148
Figure 8-19: Hardware Update Wizard..................................................................................... 149
Figure 8-20: Installation Location............................................................................................ 150
Figure 8-21: Driver Location..................................................................................................... 151
Figure 8-22: Have Disk.............................................................................................................. 152
Figure 8-23: Have Disk.............................................................................................................. 152
Figure 8-24: Browse For Driver Location................................................................................ 153
Figure 8-25: Graphics Driver Directory................................................................................... 153
Figure 8-26: Select Driver File.................................................................................................. 154
Figure 8-27: Install From Disk.................................................................................................. 154
Figure 8-28: Select The Driver.................................................................................................. 155
Figure 8-29: Windows Logo Testing........................................................................................ 155
Figure 8-30: Installation Complete........................................................................................... 156
Figure 8-31: Device Manager.................................................................................................... 157
Figure 8-32: Hardware Update Wizard..................................................................................... 158
Figure 8-33: Installation Location............................................................................................ 159
Figure 8-34: Have Disk.............................................................................................................. 159
Figure 8-35: Browse For Driver Location................................................................................ 160
Figure 8-36: Graphics Driver Directory................................................................................... 160
Figure 8-37: Select Driver File.................................................................................................. 161
Figure 8-38: Install From Disk.................................................................................................. 161
Figure 8-39: Select The Driver.................................................................................................. 162
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Figure 8-40: Installation Complete........................................................................................... 162
Figure 8-41: Locate the Setup Program Icon.......................................................................... 163
Figure 8-42: Preparing Setup Screen ...................................................................................... 164
Figure 8-43: Install Wizard Welcome Screen.......................................................................... 164
Figure 8-44: Software License Agreement.............................................................................. 165
Figure 8-45: Select Driver Packages........................................................................................ 165
Figure 8-46: Review Installation Items .................................................................................... 166
Figure 8-47: Installation Status................................................................................................ 166
Figure 8-48: InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen............................................................... 167
Figure 8-49: Device Manager.................................................................................................... 168
Figure 8-50: Hardware Update Wizard..................................................................................... 169
Figure 8-51: Installation Location............................................................................................ 170
Figure 8-52: Driver Location..................................................................................................... 171
Figure 8-53: Have Disk.............................................................................................................. 172
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Figure 8-54: Browse For Driver Location................................................................................ 172
Figure 8-55: Graphics Driver Directory................................................................................... 173
Figure 8-56: Select Driver File.................................................................................................. 173
Figure 8-57: Install From Disk.................................................................................................. 174
Figure 8-58: Select The Driver.................................................................................................. 174
Figure 8-59: Installation Complete........................................................................................... 175
Figure H-1: RAID 0..................................................................................................................... 203
Figure H-2: RAID 1..................................................................................................................... 204
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List of Tables
Table 1-1: WAFER-LX Model Specifications................................................................................2
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................7
Table 2-1: Geode LX Graphics Features ....................................................................................16
Table 2-2: Power Consumption...................................................................................................22
Table 3-1: Package List Contents...............................................................................................26
Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................30
Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................30
Table 4-3: On-board Jumpers......................................................................................................31
Table 4-4: AT Power Connector Pinouts....................................................................................33
Table 4-5: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................................................................................34
Table 4-6: ATX Power Button Connector Pinouts.....................................................................34
Table 4-7: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................35
Table 4-8: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................36
Table 4-9: Compact Flash Connector Pinouts...........................................................................38
Table 4-10: Fan Connector Pinouts............................................................................................39
Table 4-11: FDD Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................40
Table 4-12: GPIO Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................41
Table 4-13: Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts.........................................................................43
Table 4-14: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts .........................................................................44
Table 4-15: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................45
Table 4-16: LED Connector Pinouts ...........................................................................................46
Table 4-17: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................47
Table 4-18: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts.................................................................48
Table 4-19: PC/104 Slot Connector Pinouts...............................................................................50
Table 4-20: Reset Button Connector Pinouts............................................................................51
Table 4-21: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts.....................................................52
Table 4-22: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................53
Table 4-23: TFT LCD LVDS Port Connector Pinouts.................................................................54
Table 4-24: TFT LCD TTL Port Connector Pinouts....................................................................56
Table 4-25: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................57
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Table 4-26: CN19 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................58
Table 4-27: J7 Connector Pinouts...............................................................................................59
Table 4-28: J7 Connector LEDs...................................................................................................59
Table 4-29: COM1 Pinouts...........................................................................................................60
Table 4-30: VGA1 Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................61
Table 5-1: IEI Provided Cables....................................................................................................68
Table 5-2: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................69
Table 5-3: AT Power Select Jumper Settings ............................................................................70
Table 5-4: COM3 Setup Jumper Settings...................................................................................71
Table 5-5: COM1 Pin 9 Setup.......................................................................................................71
Table 5-6: COM2 Pin 9 Setup.......................................................................................................72
Table 5-7: COM3 Setup Jumper Settings...................................................................................72
Table 5-8: CompactFlash® Master/Slave Setup........................................................................73
Table 5-9: TFT LCD Type .............................................................................................................73
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Table 5-10: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings..................................................................................74
Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................78
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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility ........................................................................79
BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features....................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 3: Advanced BIOS Features....................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 4: Advanced Chipset Features................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 5: Flat Panel Configuration......................................................................................96
BIOS Menu 6: Integrated Peripherals.........................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 7: IT8888 ISA Decode IO....................................................................................... 104
BIOS Menu 8: IT8888 ISA Decode Memory............................................................................. 107
BIOS Menu 9: Power Management Setup ............................................................................... 109
BIOS Menu 10: PnP/PCI Configurations.................................................................................. 111
BIOS Menu 11: IRQ Resources ................................................................................................ 113
BIOS Menu 12: DMA Resources............................................................................................... 114
BIOS Menu 13: Memory Resources......................................................................................... 115
BIOS Menu 14: PC Health Status............................................................................................. 117
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1
1 Introduction
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1.1 Overview
The 3.5” WAFER-LX AMD LX-800 low power single board computer (SBC) is fully
equipped with advanced multi-mode I/Os. The WAFER-LX is designed for system
manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance, reliability, and quality at a
reasonable price.
1.1.1 Models
The WAFER-LX series has five models:
WAFER-LX-800-R12
WAFER-LX-WINXPE
WAFER-LX-CENET050
WAFER-LX-CLIENT-XPE
WAFER-LX-CLIENT-CENET050
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The specifications for the four models are show in
WAFER-LX- 800-R12 WINXPE CENET050 CLIENT-XPE CLIENT-CENET050
AMD LX-800 CPU Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SO-DIMM Memory* No Yes Yes Yes Yes
CRT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LCD/LVDS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dual LAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SATA Yes Yes No driver Yes No driver
Audio Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IFM No 512 MB 32 MB 512 MB 64 MB
WinXPE Image No Yes No Yes No
WinCE Image No No Yes No Yes
Thin Client Package No No No Yes Yes
Table 1-1.
Table 1-1: WAFER-LX Model Specifications
*
The preinstalled memory is a 256 MB DDR SO-DIMM memory module.
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1.1.2 Applications
The WAFER-LX is designed for applications in the following areas:
Kiosks and Point of Sales
Restaurants
Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications
Marine, GPS and transportation applications
Financial, retail and kiosk applications
1.1.3 Benefits
Some of the WAFER-LX benefits include:
Reduced hardware costs
Reduced software costs
Reduced maintenance costs
Client crash prevention
Central resource control
Security protection
1.1.4 Features
Some of the WAFER-LX features are listed below:
3.5” form factor
RoHS compliant
AMD LX-800 processor installed
Dual-independent display functionality
Low power consumption (6 Watts)
Two high performance 10/100 megabit Ethernet controllers on-board
Two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150 MB/s on-board
Four USB 2.0 devices on-board
Integrated audio
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1.1.5 Connectors
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Figure 1-1: WAFER-LX Overview
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Figure 1-2: WAFER-LX Solder Side Overview
The WAFER-LX has the following connectors on-board:
1 x AT power connector
1 x ATX power function connector
1 x Audio connector
1 x Battery connector
1 x Compact Flash (CF) connector (solder side)
1 x External LED connector
1 x Fan connector
1 x Floppy disk drive connector (slim type, optional)
1 x General purpose input/output (GPIO) connector
1 x IDE Interface connectors (44-pin)
1 x Inverter power connector
1 x Keyboard/mouse connector
1 x Parallel port connector
1 x PC/104 slot
1 x PC/104 power connector
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1 x Reset button connector
1 x RS-232/422/485 serial port connector
2 x SATA connectors
1 x Suspend power input connector
1 x TFT LCD LVDS interface connector
1 x TFT LCD TFT interface connector
1 x USB connector
1 x SO-DIMM socket
The WAFER-LX has the following connectors on the board rear panel:
2 x Ethernet connectors
1 x Dual USB connector
1 x Serial port connector
1 x VGA connector
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The WAFER-LX has the following on-board jumpers:
AT power select jumper
COM3 function select jumper
1.1.6 Technical Specifications
WAFER-LX technical specifications are listed in Table 1-2.
Specification WAFER-LX
Form Factor
CPU
Southbridge Chipset
Display
TTL/LVDS
Memory
3.5” form factor
AMD Geode™ LX 800 500 MHz
AMD Geode™ CS5536
CRT integrated in AMD Geode™ LX800
18-bit single channel TFT LCD
Supports one 1 GB DDR 333/400 200-pin SO-DIMM SDRAM
module
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BIOS
Award BIOS
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Specification WAFER-LX
SSD
Super I/O
Audio
LAN
COM
USB2.0
IDE
Floppy
Parallel Port
SATA
KB/MS
Watchdog Timer
CompactFlash®
W83627EHG
AC'97 Codec Realtek ALC2 03
10/100 Base-T dual RTL8100C
Two RS-232
One RS-422/485
Four USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 devices supported
One 44-pin IDE connects to two Ultra ATA33/66/100 devices
One floppy disk drive connector
One LPT port connector
Two SATA connectors with transfer rates up to 150 Mb/sec
One on-board keyboard/mouse connector
Software programmable 1-255 sec. by supper I/O
Digital I/O
Fan connector
Expansion
Power Supply
Temperature
Humidity (operating)
Dimensions
Weight (GW/NW)
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications
One GPIO connector
One CPU fan connector
One PC/104 slot
+5 V ± 5% AT/ATX power support
(12 V only necessary for LCD power)
0ºC - 60ºC
5%~95% non-condensing
145 mm x 102 mm
670g/230g
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1.2 Operating System Packages
1.2.1 Windows XPE SP2 (350 MB image size stored in a 512 MB CF card)
1. Advance Set Top Box: The package includes the components required to
create the advanced Set-Top Box (ASTB). The package provides the
functionality of the basic set-top box and also supports DVD playback, DVR,
Web browsing, networking, universal serial bus (USB), terminal services, and
Windows Media Player.
2. Internet Explorer.
3. Net Framework 1.1.
4. EWF (Enhanced Write Filter).
5. CMD - Windows Command Processor.
6. Device Manager and Task Manager.
7. Video / audio and other board chipset drivers.
8. PS/2 keyboard / mouse drivers.
9. IDE Compact Flash/HDD/Flash Disk/CD-ROM support0.
1.2.2 Windows CE 5.0 (around 22 MB, CF must > 32 MB)
1. Enterprise Web Pad (provides the starting point for a range of Web
Pad-based devices.)
2. IE 6.0, Media Player, Excel Viewer, Image Viewer, PDF viewer, PowerPoint
viewer, Word viewer, and WordPad.
3. Support hive-based registry.
4. SIP (Software-based Input Panel): SIP for Large Screens.
5. Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).
6. NET Compact Framework 2.0.
7. Standard SDK for Windows CE.
8. Transaction-Safe FAT File System (TFAT).
9. PCL Printer Driver.
10. Devices drivers: IDE, CF card, CD-ROM, USB host, USB
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keyboard/mouse/storage, Ethernet, and serial ports. 0.
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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 WAFER-LX in
detail.
2.2 Dimensions
2.2.1 Board Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 146.06 mm
Width: 102 mm
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Figure 2-1: WAFER-LX Dimensions (mm)
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2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions
External interface 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 chipsets and other components
installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter.
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Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram
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