IEI Technology NOVA-8450 User Manual

NOVA-8450 CPU Card

NOVA-8450 CPU Card

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REVISION HISTORY

Title NOVA-8450 Intel® Pentium® 4/

Intel® Celeron® D Socket 478 CPU Card

Revision Number Description Date of Issue

1.0 Initial release July 2006

1.1 - Revised front panel connector pin 1 description.

- Revised inverter connector pin 1 description.

- Revised COM2 pin numbering.

- Revised Watchdog Timer.

October 2006

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documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction............................................................................................................. 15

1.1 NOVA-8450 CPU CARD OVERVIEW ................................................................. 16

1.1.1 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Applications............................................................... 16

1.1.2 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Benefits...................................................................... 16

1.1.3 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Features ..................................................................... 16

1.2 NOVA-8450 CPU CARD OVERVIEW ................................................................. 17

1.2.1 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Connectors................................................................. 18

1.2.2 Technical Specifications: ................................................................................. 18

2 Detailed Specifications............................................................................................ 21

2.1 CPU SUPPORT.................................................................................................... 22

2.1.1 Intel® Pentium® 4........................................................................................... 22

2.1.2 Intel® Celeron® D........................................................................................... 22

2.2 ONBOARD CHIPSETS .......................................................................................... 23

2.2.1 Northbridge and Southbridge Chipsets ........................................................... 23

2.2.2 845GV Northbridge Chipset ............................................................................ 23

2.2.3 ICH4 Southbridge Chipset............................................................................... 24

2.3 DATA FLOW........................................................................................................ 25

2.4 GRAPHICS SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 26

2.5 MEMORY SUPPORT............................................................................................. 28

2.6 PCI B

2.7 SUPER I/O .......................................................................................................... 28

2.8 BIOS ................................................................................................................. 31

2.9 PXE: PRE-BOOT EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT .................................................... 31

2.10 GBE ETHERNET ................................................................................................. 32

2.11 DRIVE INTERFACES ............................................................................................ 32

2.11.1 SATA Drives.................................................................................................... 33

US INTERFACE SUPPORT ........................................................................... 28

2.11.2 IDE HDD Interfaces....................................................................................... 33

2.12 SERIAL PORTS .................................................................................................... 33

2.13 PCI I

2.14 USB INTERFACES............................................................................................... 33

2.15 INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION (IRDA) INTERFACE ............................................ 33

NTERFACES ................................................................................................ 33

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2.16 AUDIO CODEC.................................................................................................... 34

2.17 POWER CONSUMPTION....................................................................................... 35

2.18 SYSTEM MONITORING........................................................................................ 35

2.19 REAL TIME CLOCK............................................................................................. 36

2.20 OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL................................. 36

2.21 PACKAGED CONTENTS AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ITEMS................................. 36

2.21.1 Package Contents........................................................................................... 36

2.21.2 Optional Accessory Items............................................................................... 37

3 Connectors and Jumpers........................................................................................ 39

3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .............................................................. 40

3.1.1 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Layout........................................................................ 40

3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 41

3.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors .................................................................................... 42

3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers............................................................................................. 43

3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ................................................................ 43

3.2.1 Bit GPIO Connector ........................................................................................ 43

3.2.2 ATX-12V Power Source Connector.................................................................. 45

3.2.3 ATX Power On Switch Connector.................................................................... 46

3.2.4 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 47

3.2.5 ATX Connector................................................................................................. 48

3.2.6 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 49

3.2.7 Compact Flash Connector ............................................................................... 51

3.2.8 CPU Cooling Fan Connector .......................................................................... 52

3.2.9 External Power Connector .............................................................................. 53

3.2.10 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................. 55

3.2.11 IDE Interface Connector (Primary)............................................................... 56

3.2.12 IDE Interface Connector (Secondary) ........................................................... 58

3.2.13 Inverter Connector......................................................................................... 60

3.2.14 IrDA Connector.............................................................................................. 61

3.2.15 Keyboard/Mouse Connector .......................................................................... 62

3.2.16 LVDS LCD Panel Connector ......................................................................... 63

3.2.17 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 64

3.2.18 PCI-104 Connector........................................................................................ 66

3.2.19 PCI2 Connector ............................................................................................. 68

3.2.20 SATA Drive Ports ........................................................................................... 70

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3.2.21 RS-232 Serial Communications Connector ................................................... 71

3.2.22 RS-232/422/485 Serial Communications Connector ..................................... 73

3.2.23 Internal USB Connectors............................................................................... 74

3.2.24 VGA Connector .............................................................................................. 75

3.3 EXTERNAL (REAR PANEL) CONNECTORS ........................................................... 77

3.3.1 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 77

3.4 ONBOARD JUMPERS ........................................................................................... 78

3.4.1 Clear CMOS Setup Jumper.............................................................................. 79

3.4.2 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Setup Jumper............................................................. 80

3.4.3 COM2 RS-422/485 Setup Jumper.................................................................... 81

3.4.4 COM2 Voltage Selection Jumper ..................................................................... 81

3.4.5 Compact Flash Card Setup Jumper................................................................. 82

3.4.6 LCD Panel (LVDS) Voltage select Jumper ...................................................... 82

3.4.7 PC104 Plus VIO Voltage Setup Jumper........................................................... 83

4 Installation and Configuration .............................................................................. 85

4.1 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................................... 86

4.1.1 Installation Notices .......................................................................................... 86

4.2 UNPACKING........................................................................................................ 87

4.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 87

4.2.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 87

4.3 NOVA-8450 CPU CARD INSTALLATION............................................................ 88

4.3.1 CPU Installation .............................................................................................. 89

4.3.2 Optional Cooling Kit (CF-521-RS) Installation .............................................. 90

4.3.3 DIMM Module Installation .............................................................................. 92

4.3.3.1 Purchasing the Memory Module............................................................... 92

4.3.3.2 DIMM Module Installation....................................................................... 92

4.3.4 Peripheral Device Connection......................................................................... 94

4.3.4.1 Compact Flash Disk.................................................................................. 94

4.3.4.2 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1, IDE2)................................................. 94

4.3.4.3 Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) ................................................................ 95

4.3.4.4 Audio Interface.......................................................................................... 95

4.3.4.5 COM Port Connectors [COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4]................... 95

4.3.4.6 VGA Connector......................................................................................... 96

4.3.4.7 LVDS Connector....................................................................................... 96

4.4 J

UMPER CONFIGURATION ................................................................................... 96

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4.5 CHASSIS INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 97

4.6 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ................................................................................ 97

5 AMI BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................... 99

5.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 100

5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................. 100

5.1.2 Using Setup .................................................................................................... 100

5.1.3 Getting Help................................................................................................... 101

5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes............................................ 101

5.1.5 BIOS Main Menu ........................................................................................... 102

5.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ................................................................................ 105

5.3 A

DVANCED CMOS SETUP ................................................................................111

5.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP.............................................................................. 120

5.5 P

OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.......................................................................... 126

5.6 PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP ........................................................................... 135

5.7 PERIPHERAL SETUP .......................................................................................... 138

5.8 HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP ........................................................................... 144

5.9 AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS ............................................................................ 146

6 Software Drivers ................................................................................................... 147

6.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ...................................................................... 148

6.2 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION....................................................................... 148

6.3 INTEL® APPLICATION ACCELERATOR INSTALLATION ....................................... 152

6.4 INTEL® GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR DRIVER .......................................... 153

6.5 REALTEK LAN DRIVER (FOR GBE LAN) INSTALLATION................................. 156

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EALTEK AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ......................................................... 159

6.7 ALI SATA/RAID DRIVER ............................................................................... 163

A BIOS Configuration Options ............................................................................... 167

A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ..................................................................... 168

B Watchdog Timer.................................................................................................... 173

C Address Mapping .................................................................................................. 177

C.1 I/O ADDRESS MAP ........................................................................................... 178

C.2 1

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MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP ..................................................................... 178

C.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE....................................................................................... 179

C.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ....................................................................... 179

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D External AC’97 Audio CODEC ........................................................................... 181

D.1 I

NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 182

D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC................................................................. 182

D.1.2 Driver Installation .................................................................................. 182

D.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION ..................................................................... 183

D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager .................................................... 183

D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ....................................... 184

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RAID for SATA............................................................................................ 187

NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 188

E.1.1 Precautions ............................................................................................. 188

E.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ................................................................................. 189

E.3 ACCESSING THE ALI RAID UTILITY................................................................ 189

E.4 RAID BIOS SETUP UTILITY............................................................................ 190

E.5 RAID OPTIONS:............................................................................................... 191

E.5.1 Create RAID0 Striping for Performance ................................................ 191

E.5.2 Create RAID1 Mirroring for Reliability ................................................. 192

E.5.3 Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity.................................................... 195

E.5.4 Stripe Size................................................................................................ 196

E.5.5 Delete RAID Setting & Partition ............................................................ 196

E.5.6 Delete All RAID Setting & Partition....................................................... 197

E.5.7 Rebuild RAID Array................................................................................ 197

E.5.8 Select Boot Drive .................................................................................... 198

Index............................................................................................................................... 199

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1: NOVA-8450 CPU Card Overview (Front Side) .......................................17

Figure 1-2: NOVA-8450 CPU Card Overview (Solder Side) .....................................17

Figure 2-1: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................25

Figure 2-2: PXE: Pre-Boot Execution Environment.................................................31

Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations (Front Side)....................................40

Figure 3-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side)..................................41

Figure 3-3: CN2 Connector Location.........................................................................44

Figure 3-4: PW1 Connector Location ........................................................................45

Figure 3-5 CN4 Connector Location..........................................................................46

Figure 3-6: AUDIO1 Connector Location ..................................................................48

Figure 3-7: ATXCTL1 Connector Location ...............................................................49

Figure 3-8: BT1 Connector Location.........................................................................50

Figure 3-9: CF1 Connector Location.........................................................................52

Figure 3-10 FAN1 Connector Location......................................................................53

Figure 3-11: PCN1 Connector Location ....................................................................54

Figure 3-12: CN3 Connector Location.......................................................................56

Figure 3-13: IDE1 Connector Location......................................................................57

Figure 3-14: IDE2 Connector Location......................................................................59

Figure 3-15: CN1 Connector Location.......................................................................60

Figure 3-16: IR1 Connector Location ........................................................................61

Figure 3-17: KB/PS1 Connector Location.................................................................62

Figure 3-18: LVDS1 Connector Location ..................................................................64

Figure 3-19: LPT1 Connector Location.....................................................................65

Figure 3-20: PCI1 Connector Location......................................................................67

Figure 3-21: PCI2 Connector Location......................................................................69

Figure 3-22: SATA1, SATA2 Connector Locations ..................................................71

Figure 3-23 COM1, COM3, COM4 Connector Location............................................72

Figure 3-24 COM2 Connector Location.....................................................................74

Figure 3-25: USB1, USB2 Connector Locations ......................................................75

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Figure 3-26 VGA1 Connector Location .....................................................................76

Figure 3-27: NOVA-8450 CPU Board Rear Panel .....................................................77

Figure 3-28: LAN1, LAN2 Connector.........................................................................78

Figure 3-29: Jumper Locations..................................................................................78

Figure 3-30: Jumper Locations..................................................................................79

Figure 4-1: Locking the CPU into the CPU Socket ..................................................90

Figure 4-2: IEI CF-521-RS Cooling Kit .......................................................................90

Figure 4-3: Securing the Cooling Kit.........................................................................91

Figure 4-4: Connect the Cooling Fan Cable .............................................................92

Figure 4-5: Installing the DIMM Module ....................................................................93

Figure 4-6: Locking the DIMM Module ......................................................................93

Figure 6-1: Chipset Software Installation Utility Extracting Files ....................... 149

Figure 6-2: InstallShield Wizard Preparation Screen............................................ 149

Figure 6-3: Chipset Software Installation Utility Welcome Screen ..................... 150

Figure 6-4: Chipset Software Installation Utility License Agreement................. 150

Figure 6-5: Chipset Software Installation Utility Readme File Information........ 151

Figure 6-6: Installing Chipset Driver ...................................................................... 151

Figure 6-7: Chipset Software Installation Utility Complete.................................. 152

Figure 6-8: Intel® Chipset Graphics Driver Software InstallShield Wizard........ 153

Figure 6-9: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files.................................................. 154

Figure 6-10: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome Screen ......... 154

Figure 6-11: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver License Agreement ..... 155

Figure 6-12: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installing Notice........... 155

Figure 6-13: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Installation Complete ............. 156

Figure 6-14: Realtek LAN Driver InstallShield Wizard.......................................... 157

Figure 6-15: Realtek LAN Driver Welcome ............................................................ 157

Figure 6-16: Realtek LAN Driver Ready to Install ................................................. 158

Figure 6-17: Realtek LAN Driver Setup Status ...................................................... 158

Figure 6-18: Realtek LAN Driver Installation Complete........................................ 159

Figure 6-19: InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files................................................ 160

Figure 6-20: Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting ..................................... 160

Figure 6-21: Audio Driver Setup Preparation ........................................................ 161

Figure 6-22: Audio Driver Digital Signal ................................................................ 161

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Figure 6-23: Audio Driver Installation Continues ................................................. 162

Figure 6-24: Audio Driver Installation Complete................................................... 162

Figure 6-25: RAID Driver Preparing Setup Screen................................................ 163

Figure 6-26: RAID Driver Install Wizard Welcome Screen ................................... 163

Figure 6-27: RAID Driver Installing Screen............................................................ 164

Figure 6-28: RAID Driver Digital Signal.................................................................. 165

Figure 6-29: InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen ............................................. 165

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List of Tables

Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ..........................................................................19

Table 2-1: Supported CPUs........................................................................................22

Table 2-2: Supported Celeron® D CPUs ...................................................................23

Table 2-3: Power Consumption .................................................................................35

Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................42

Table 3-2: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................42

Table 3-3: Onboard Jumpers .....................................................................................43

Table 3-4: CN2 Connector Pinouts............................................................................44

Table 3-5: PW1 Connector Pinouts ...........................................................................45

Table 3-6: CN4 Connector Pinouts............................................................................46

Table 3-7: AUDIO1 Connector Pinouts......................................................................47

Table 3-8: ATXCTL1 Connector Pinouts...................................................................49

Table 3-9: BT1 Connector Pinouts ............................................................................50

Table 3-10: CF1 Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................52

Table 3-11 FAN1 Connector Pinouts.........................................................................53

Table 3-12: PCN1 Connector Pinouts........................................................................54

Table 3-13: CN3 Connector Pinouts..........................................................................55

Table 3-14: IDE1 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................57

Table 3-15: IDE2 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................58

Table 3-16: CN1 Connector Pinouts..........................................................................60

Table 3-17: IR1 Connector Pinouts............................................................................61

Table 3-18: KB/PS1 Connector Pinouts ....................................................................62

Table 3-19: LVDS1 Connector Pinouts......................................................................63

Table 3-20: LPT1 Connector Pinouts ........................................................................65

Table 3-21: PCI1 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................67

Table 3-22: PCI2 Connector Pinouts .........................................................................69

Table 3-23: SATA1, SATA2 Connector Pinouts .......................................................70

Table 3-24: COM1, COM3, COM4 Connector Pinouts..............................................72

Table 3-25: COM2 Connector Pinouts.......................................................................73

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Table 3-26: USB1, USB2 Connector Pinouts............................................................75

Table 3-27: VGA1 Connector Pinouts .......................................................................76

Table 3-28: LAN1, LAN2 Connector Pinouts ............................................................77

Table 3-29: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs............................................................78

Table 3-30: Reset CMOS Jumper Settings ...............................................................80

Table 3-31: JP4 Jumper Settings...............................................................................80

Table 3-32: JP5 Jumper Settings...............................................................................81

Table 3-33: JP6 Jumper Settings...............................................................................81

Table 3-34: JP2 Jumper Settings...............................................................................82

Table 3-35: JP7 Jumper Settings...............................................................................83

Table 3-36: JP3 Jumper Settings...............................................................................83

Table 4-1: IEI Provided Cables...................................................................................94

Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys............................................................................ 101

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List of BIOS Menus

BIOS Menu 1: BIOS Main Menu .............................................................................. 102

BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Setup Menu.......................................................... 105

BIOS Menu 3: Advanced CMOS Setup Menu ........................................................ 111

BIOS Menu 4: Advanced Chipset Setup Menu...................................................... 120

BIOS Menu 5: Power Management Setup Menu ................................................... 126

BIOS Menu 6: PCI / Plug and Play Setup Menu..................................................... 135

BIOS Menu 7: Peripheral Setup Menu.................................................................... 138

BIOS Menu 8: Hardware Monitor Setup Menu....................................................... 144

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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

SATA Serial ATA

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DIO Digital Input/Output

DMA Direct Memory Access

EIDE Enhanced IDE

EIST Enhanced Intel 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

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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1.1 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Overview

The 5.25” NOVA-8450 socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4 / Intel® Celeron® D single board

computer (SBC) is fully equipped with advanced multi-mode I/Os. The NOVA-8450 is

designed for system manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance,

reliability, and quality at a reasonable price.

1.1.1 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Applications

The NOVA-8450 CPU card has been designed for use in industrial applications where

board expansion is critical and operational reliability is essential.

1.1.2 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Benefits

Some of the NOVA-8450 CPU card benefits include,

 operating reliably in harsh industrial environments with ambient

temperatures as high as 60°C

 rebooting automatically if the BIOS watchdog timer detects that the

system is no longer operating

1.1.3 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Features

Some of the NOVA-8450 CPU card features are listed below:

 Complies with RoHS
 Supports Socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4/Intel® Celeron® D CPUs
 Supports a maximum front side bus (FSB) speed up to 533MHz
 Supports up to 1GB of 333MHz single channel DDR memory
 Comes with one high performance gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller
 Supports two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150Mb/s
 CRT/LCD integrated in i845GV, Dual 24-bit LVDS by CH7305
 Support PCI extension slots
 Supports two USB 2.0 connectors

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Figure 1-1: NOVA-8450 CPU Card Overview (Front Side)

Figure 1-2: NOVA-8450 CPU Card Overview (Solder Side)

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1.2.1 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Connectors

The NOVA-8450 CPU card has the following connectors onboard:

 1 x ATX 12V Connector
 1 x 12V/5V External Power Connector
 1 x CPU Cooling Fan Connector
 1 x CFII Type Compact Flash Connector (Solder Side)
 1 x Audio Connector
 2 x USB Connectors
 1 x IrDA Connector
 2 x IDE Device Connectors
 1 x Front Panel Connector
 3 x RS-232 Connectors
 1 x RS-232/422/485 Connector
 1 x LVDS Connector
 1 x Inverter Connector
 1 x Parallel Port Connector
 2 x SATA Connectors
 1 x GPIO Connector
 1 x Keyboard/Mouse Connector

The NOVA-8450 CPU card has the following connector on the board rear panel:

 2 x RJ-45 Ethernet connectors

The location of the connector on the CPU card can be seen in Figure 3-27. The connector

is fully described in Chapter 2.

1.2.2 Technical Specifications:

NOVA-8450 CPU card technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Detailed

descriptions of each specification can be found in Chapter 2.

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SPECIFICATION

CPUs Supported Intel® Pentium® 4/Intel® Celeron® D

Chipsets

Graphics Support Intel® Extreme Graphic Integrated Graphic Engine

Memory One DDR memory module (Max. 1GB)

PCI Bus Interface

I/O Controller ICH4

Super I/O

BIOS AMI flash BIOS

Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset

Ethernet Realtek RTL8110S GbE

Serial ATA (SATA) Two SATA channels with 1.5Gb/s transfer rates

HDD Interface Two IDE channels supports two Ultra ATA 100 devices

Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Supports FDD

Northbridge: Intel® 845GV

Southbridge: Intel® ICH4

33MHz, Revision 2.2

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Serial Ports 4 COM ports

PCI-104 Interface PCI-104 Expansion Module

PCI Interface PCI Slot Expansion Module

USB Interfaces Four USB 2.0 connectors supported

Infrared Support One Infrared Data Association (IrDA) interface

Audio Interfaces One Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) version 2.3 connector

Power Support AT/ATX power support

Power Consumption [email protected], [email protected]

Intel Pentium 4 2.8G, DDR266/256MB

Power Management Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

(ACPI) Specifications Revision 2.0

Hardware Monitoring Cooling fan, temperature and system voltages

Real Time Clock 256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM

Operating Temperature Minimum: 0ºC (32°F)

Maximum: 60°C (140°F)

Physical Dimensions 203.20mm x 146.05mm (width x length)

Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

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2.1 CPU Support

Table 2-1 lists the CPUs supported by the NOVA-8450 CPU card.

Mfg. Model Max. Speed L2 Cache Max. FSB Socket

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Table 2-1: Supported CPUs

2.1.1 Intel® Pentium® 4

The Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU comes with the following features:

Pentium® 4 2.8GHz 512KB 533MHz 478

Celeron® D 2.8GHz 256KB 533MHz 478

 Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology) ensures greater

performance

 SpeedStep® Technology improves overall system power management
 Execute Disable Bit technology prevents certain classes of malicious

"buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating

system.

2.1.2 Intel® Celeron® D

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The Intel® Celeron® D CPU comes with the following features:

 Advanced Dynamic Execution Technology keeps the execution units

executing instructions

 Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions accelerates 3D graphics performance
 Execute Disable Bit Technology prevents certain classes of malicious

"buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating

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Table 2-2 lists the Intel® Celeron® D processors supported by the NOVA-8450 CPU card.

Processor Number Power Architecture L2 Cache Speed FSB Execute Disable Bit

335 Normal 90 nm 256 KB 2.80 GHz 533 MHz No

330 Normal 90 nm 256 KB 2.66 GHz 533 MHz No

325 Normal 90 nm 256 KB 2.53 GHz 533 MHz No

320 Normal 90 nm 256 KB 2.40 GHz 533 MHz No

315 Normal 90 nm 256 KB 2.26 GHz 533 MHz No

310 Normal 90 nm 256 KB 2.13 GHz 533 MHz No

Table 2-2: Supported Celeron® D CPUs

2.2 Onboard Chipsets

2.2.1 Northbridge and Southbridge Chipsets

The following chipsets are preinstalled on the card:

 Northbridge: 845GV
 Southbridge: ICH4

The following two sections (Section 2.2.2 and Section 2.2.3) list some of the features of

the 845GV and the ICH4 chipsets. For more information on these two chipsets please refer

to the Intel® website.

2.2.2 845GV Northbridge Chipset

The 845GV northbridge chipset comes with the following features:

 Host Interface Support
 System Memory Controller (SDR and DDR)
 AGP Interface
 Integrated Graphics
 Analog Display Support
 Digital Display Channels

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2.2.3 ICH4 Southbridge Chipset

The ICH4 southbridge chipset comes with the following features:

 PCI Bus Interface
 Integrated LAN Controller
 Integrated IDE Controller
 USB 2.0
 AC-Link for Audio and Telephony CODECs
 Interrupt Controller
 1.5 V operation with 3.3 V I/O
 Timers Based on 82C54
 Power Management Logic
 External Glue Integration
 Enhanced Hub Interface Buffers Improve Routing flexibility (Not available

with all Memory Controller Hubs)

 Firmware Hub (FWH) Interface Supports BIOS memory size up to 8 MB
 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface
 Enhanced DMA Controller
 Real-Time Clock
 System TCO Reduction Circuits
 SMBus
 GPIO

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Figure 2-1 shows the data flow between the two onboard chipsets and other components

installed on the CPU card and described in the following sections of this chapter.

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Figure 2-1: Data Flow Block Diagram

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2.4 Graphics Support

The graphics features listed below are all integrated on the 845GV northbridge chipset.

 3D Setup and Render Engine

o Discrete Triangles, Strips and Fans Support
o Indexed Vertex and Flexible Vertex Formats
o Pixel Accurate Fast Scissoring and Clipping Operation
o Backface Culling Support
o Supports D3D and OGL Pixelization Rules
o Anti-Aliased Lines Support
o Sprite Points Support

 High Quality Texture Engine

o Per Pixel Perspective Corrected Texture Mapping
o Single Pass Texture Compositing (Multi-Textures) at rate
o 12 Levels of Detail MIP Map Sizes from 1x1 to 2Kx2K
o All texture formats including 32-bit RGBA
o Alpha and Luminance Maps
o Texture ChromaKeying
o Bilinear, Trilinear, and Anisotropic MIPMapped Filtering
o Cubic Environment Reflection Mapping
o Embossed Bump-Mapping
o DOT3-based Bump-Mapping
o DXTn Texture Decompression
o FXT1 Texture Decompression

 3D Graphics Rasterization Enhancements

o 200 MegaPixel/Sec Fill Rate
o Flat and Gouraud Shading
o Color Alpha Blending for Transparency
o Vertex and Programmable Pixel Fog and Atmospheric Effects
o Color Specular Lighting
o Z Bias Support
o Dithering
o Anti-Aliasied Lines
o 16- and 24-bit Z Buffering
o 16- and 24-bit W Buffering

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o 8-bit Stencil Buffering
o Double and Triple Render Buffer Support
o 16- and 32-bit Color
o Destination Alpha
o Maximum 3D Resolution Supported: 1600x1200x32 at 85 Hz
o Fast Clear Support

 2D Graphics

o Optimized 256-bit BLT Engine
o GDI+* Feature Support
o Alpha Stretch Blitter
o Anti-Aliased Lines
o 32-bit Alpha Blended Cursor
o Programmable 3-Color Transparent Cursor
o Color Space Conversion
o 8-, 16- and 32-bit Color
o ROP Support

 Video DVD/PC-VCR

o Dynamic Bob and Weave Support for Video Streams
o Synclock Display and TV-out to video source
o Source Resolution: up to 720x480 with 2-vertical taps
o Software DVD at 30 fps, Full Screen

 Video Overlay

o Single Scalable Overlay
o Multiple Overlay Functionality provided via Stretch Blitter (PIP, Video

Conferencing, etc.)

o 5-tap Horizontal, 2-tap Vertical Filtered Scaling
o Independent Gamma Correction
o Independent Brightness/Contrast/Saturation
o Independent Tint/Hue Support
o Destination Color-keying
o Source Chroma-keying
o Maximum Source Resolution: 720x480 (576) Maximum Overlay

Display Resolution: 1600x1200x32 at 60 Hz and

1280x1024x32 at 85 Hz

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2.5 Memory Support

The NOVA-8450 CPU has one 184-pin dual inline memory module (DIMM) socket and

supports an un-buffered DDR DIMM with the following specifications:

 Maximum RAM: 1GB
 DIMM Transfer Rates: 333MHz

2.6 PCI Bus Interface Support

The PCI bus on the NOVA-8450 CPU card has the following features:

 33MHz Revision 2.2 is implemented
 Maximum throughput: 133MB/sec based on the ICH4 chipset
 Master devices: Maximum of six with three implemented
 One PCI REQ/GNT pair can be given higher arbitration priority (intended

for external 1394 host controller)

 44-bit addressing using the DAC protocol supported

2.7 Super I/O

The ITE IT8712F is a Low Pin Count Interface-based highly integrated Super I/O. The

IT8712F provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality plus the latest

Environment Control initiatives, such as H/W Monitor, Fan Speed Controller, ITE’s

“SmartGuardian” function and Smart Card Reader Interface. The device’s LPC interface

complies with Intel “LPC Interface Specification Rev. 1.0”. The IT8712F is ACPI &

LANDesk compliant.

 Low Pin Count Interface

o Comply with Intel Low Pin Count Interface Specification Rev. 1.0
o Supports LDRQ#, SERIRQ protocols
o Supports PCI PME# Interfaces

 ACPI & LANDesk Compliant

o ACPI V. 1.0 compliant
o Register sets compatible with “Plug and Play ISA Specification V.

o LANDesk 3.X compliant

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o Supports 12 logical devices

 Enhanced Hardware Monitor

o Built-in 8-bit Analog to Digital Converter
o 3 thermal inputs from remote thermal resistor or thermal diode or

diode-connected transistor

o 8 voltage monitor inputs (VBAT is measured internally.)
o 1 chassis open detection input with low power Flip-Flop backed by

the battery

o Watch Dog comparison of all monitored values
o Provides VID0 – VID5 support for the CPU

 Fan Speed Controller

o Provides fan on-off and PWM control
o Supports 5 programmable Pulse Width
o Modulation (PWM) outputs
o 128 steps of PWM modes
o Monitors 5 fan tachometer inputs

 SmartGuardian Controller

o Provides programmable fan speed automatic control
o Supports mix-and-match for temperature inputs and fan speed control

outputs

o Overrides fan speed controller during catastrophic situations
o Provides over temperature beep tone warning

 Two 16C550 UARTs

o Supports two standard Serial Ports
o Supports IrDA 1.0/ASKIR protocols
o Supports Smart Card Reader protocols

 Smart Card Reader

o Compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card (PC/SC) Working

Group standard

o Compliant with smart card (ISO 7816) protocols
o Supports card present detect
o Supports Smart Card insertion power-on feature
o Supports one programmable clock frequency, and 7.1 MHz and 3.5

 Consumer Remote Control (TV remote) IR with power-up feature
 IEEE 1284 Parallel Port

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o Standard mode -- Bi-directional SPP compliant
o Enhanced mode -- EPP V. 1.7 and V. 1.9 compliant
o High speed mode -- ECP, IEEE 1284 compliant
o Back-drive current reduction
o Printer power-on damage reduction
o Supports POST (Power-On Self Test) Data Port

 Floppy Disk Controller

o Supports two 360K/ 720K/ 1.2M/ 1.44M/ 2.88M floppy disk drives
o Enhanced digital data separator
o 3-Mode drives supported
o Supports automatic write protection via software

 Keyboard Controller

o 8042 compatible for PS/2 keyboard and mouse
o 2KB of custom ROM and 256-byte data RAM
o GateA20 and Keyboard reset output
o Supports any key, or 2-5 sequential keys, or 1-3 simultaneous keys

keyboard power-on events

o Supports mouse double-click and/or mouse move power on events
o Supports Keyboard and Mouse I/F hardware auto-swap

 Game Port

o Built-in 558 quad timers and buffer chips
o Supports direct connection of two joysticks

 Dedicated MIDI Interface

o MPU-401 UART mode compatible

 38 General Purpose I/O Pins

o Input mode supports either switch de-bounce or programmable

external IRQ input routing

o Output mode supports 2 sets of programmable LED blinking periods

 External IRQ Input Routing Capability

o Provides IRQ input routing through GPIO input mode
o Programmable registers for IRQ routing

 Watch Dog Timer

o Time resolution 1 minute or 1 second, maximum 255 minutes or 255

o Output to KRST# when expired

 ITE innovative automatic power-failure resume and power button

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The NOVA-8450 CPU card uses a licensed copy of AMI BIOS. Flash BIOS features used

are listed below:

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de-bounce

 Dedicated Infrared pins
 VCCH and Vbat Supported
 Built-in 32.768 KHz Oscillator
 Single 24/48 MHz Clock Input
 +5V Power Supply

 SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant
 Console redirection function support
 PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment) support
 USB booting support

2.9 PXE: Pre-Boot Execution Environment

PXE is an open industry standard developed by a number of software and hardware

vendors. IEI BIOS PXE feature allows a workstation to boot from a server on a network by

receiving a pre-OS agent prior to booting the operating system on the local hard drive.

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NOVA-8540

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Figure 2-2: PXE: Pre-Boot Execution Environment

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2.10 GbE Ethernet

The Realtek RTL8110SC GbE controller combines a triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant

Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, 32-bit PCI bus

controller, and embedded memory. The controller has state-of-the-art DSP technology and

mixed-mode signal technology and it offers high-speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP

cables or CAT 3 UTP (10Mbps only) cables. The GbE controller specifications are below.

 Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
 Auto-Negotiation with Next Page capability
 Supports PCI rev.2.3, 32-bit, 33/66MHz
 Supports pair swap/polarity/skew correction
 Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction
 Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
 Microsoft® NDIS5 Checksum Offload (IP, TCP, UDP) and largesend

offload support

 Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x)
 Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
 Supports IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding
 Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
 Serial EEPROM
 3.3V signaling, 5V PCI I/O tolerant
 Transmit/Receive FIFO (8K/64K) support
 Supports power down/link down power saving
 Supports PCI Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI)

2.11 Drive Interfaces

The NOVA-8450 can support the following drive interfaces.

 2 x SATA drives
 2 x IDE devices

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2.11.1 SATA Drives

The NOVA-8450 CPU card supports two first generation SATA drives with transfer rates up

to 1.5 Gb/s.

2.11.2 IDE HDD Interfaces

The NOVA-8450 southbridge chipset IDE controller supports up to two HDDs with the

following specifications:

 Supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16 MB/s
 Supports 8237 style DMA protocol with transfer rates of up to 16 MB/s
 Supports the following Ultra ATA device:

o Supports an Ultra ATA/100/66/33 DMA protocol with data transfer

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2.12 Serial Ports

The NOVA-8450 CPU card has four high-speed UART serial ports, configured as COM1

through COM4. The serial ports have the following specifications.

 16C550 UART with 16-byte FIFO buffer
 115.2Kbps transmission rate

2.13 PCI Interfaces

The NOVA-8450 offers two (2) PCI interfaces:

 PCI-104 Expansion Module
 PCI Slot Expansion Module

2.14 USB Interfaces

The NOVA-8450 CPU card has 2 USB 2.0 connectors for 4 USB devices.

2.15 Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Interface

The NOVA-8450 CPU card IrDA supports the following interfaces.

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 Serial Infrared (SIR)
 Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR)

To use the IrDA port, configure SIR or ASKIR mode in the BIOS under Super IO devices.

The normal RS-232 COM 2 will then be disabled.

2.16 Audio Codec

The NOVA-8450 has an integrated REALTEK ALC655 CODEC. The ALC655 CODEC is a

16-bit, full-duplex AC'97 Rev. 2.3 compatible six-channel audio CODEC designed for PC

multimedia systems, including host/soft audio and AMR/CNR-based designs. Some of the

features of the codec are listed below.

 Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99/2001 systems
 Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
 16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with 48KHz sampling rate
 Compliant with AC'97 Rev 2.3 specifications
 Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing
 14.318MHz -> 24.576MHz PLL to eliminate crystal
 12.288MHz BITCLK input
 Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer
 Interrupt capability
 Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control, LINE_IN,

CD, AUX

 High-quality differential CD input
 Two analog line-level mono inputs: PCBEEP, PHONE-IN
 Two software selectable MIC inputs
 Dedicated Front-MIC input for front panel applications (software

selectable)

 Boost preamplifier for MIC input
 LINE input shared with surround output; MIC input shared with Center

and LFE output

 Built-in 50mW/20ohm amplifier for both Front-out and Surround-Out
 External Amplifier Power Down (EAPD) capability
 Power management and enhanced power saving features
 Supports Power-Off CD function

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 Adjustable VREFOUT control
 Supports 48KHz S/PDIF output, complying with AC'97 Rev 2.3

specifications

 Supports 32K/44.1K/48KHz S/PDIF input
 Power support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 3.3V/5V
 Standard 48-pin LQFP package
 EAX™ 1.0 & 2.0 compatible
 Direct Sound 3D™ compatible
 A3D™ compatible
 I3DL2 compatible
 HRTF 3D positional audio
 10-band software equalizer
 Voice cancellation and key shifting in Karaoke mode
 AVRack® Media Player
 Configuration Panel for improved user convenience

2.17 Power Consumption

Table 2-3 shows the power consumption parameters for the NOVA-8450 CPU card when a

Intel® Pentium® 4/Intel® Celeron® D processor with a clock speed of 2.4GHz, an L2

cache of 256MB and a FSB 533MHz is running with a 1GB DDR266 module.

Voltage Current

+5V 2.9A

+12V 3.5A

Table 2-3: Power Consumption

2.18 System Monitoring

The NOVA-8450 CPU card is capable of self-monitoring various aspects of its operating

status including:

 CPU, chipset, and battery voltage, +3.3V, +5V, and +12V
 RPM of cooling fans
 CPU and card temperatures (by the corresponding embedded sensors)

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2.19 Real Time Clock

256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM

2.20 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control

The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the NOVA-8450 CPU card 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.

2.21 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items

2.21.1 Package Contents

The NOVA-8450 CPU card, comes with the following components:

 1 x NOVA-8450 single board computer

 1 x ATA66/100 HDD cable

 1 x ATA33 HDD cable

 1 x Keyboard/ PS2 mouse cable

 2 x SATA cable

 1 x SATA Power cable

 3 x RS232 cable

 1 x RS232/422/485 cable

 1 x Audio cable

 1 x USB cable

 1 x VGA cable

 1 x ATX 12V power cable

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 1 x mini jumper pack

 1 x Utility CD

 1 x QIG (quick installation guide)

2.21.2 Optional Accessory Items

The items shown in the list below are optional accessory items purchased separately.

 Socket 478 type CPU Cooler

 LPT cable

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3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors

The locations of the peripheral interface connectors are shown in Section 3.1.1. A

complete list of all the peripheral interface connectors can be seen in Section 3.1.2.

3.1.1 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Layout

Figure 3-1 shows the onboard peripheral connectors, backplane peripheral connectors

and onboard jumpers on the front side of the card.

Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations (Front Side)

Figure 3-2 shows the onboard peripheral connectors on the solder side of the board.

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Figure 3-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side)

3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors

Table 3-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NOVA-8450 CPU card.

Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 3.2.

Connector Type Label

8 Bit GPIO Connector 10-pin header CN2

ATX 12V Connector 4-pin header PW1

ATX Power On Switch Connector 2-pin header CN4

Audio Connector 12-pin header AUDIO1

ATX Connector 3-pin header ATXCTL1

Battery Connector 2-pin header BT1

Compact Flash Type II Connector 50-pin header CF1

CPU Cooling Fan Connector 3-pin header FAN1

External Power Connector 4-pin header PCN1

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Connector Type Label

Front Panel Connector 14-pin header CN3

IDE Interface Connector (Primary) 40-pin header IDE1

IDE Interface Connector (Secondary) 44-pin header IDE2

Inverter Connector 5-pin header CN1

IrDA Connector 5-pin header IR1

Keyboard/Mouse Connector 6-pin header KB/PS1

LVDS LCD Panel Connector 30-pin header LVDS1

Parallel Port Connector 26-pin header LPT1

PCI Connector PCI-104 PCI1

PCI Connector PCI Slot PCI2

SATA Drive Port (150MB/S) SATA disk drive port SATA1

SATA Drive Port (150MB/S) SATA disk drive port SATA2

RS-232 Serial Communications Connector 10-pin header COM1

RS-232/422/485 Serial Communications Connector 14-pin header COM2

RS-232 Serial Communications Connector 10-pin header COM3

RS-232 Serial Communications Connector 10-pin header COM4

USB Connector for 2 USB Devices 8-pin header USB1

USB Connector for 2 USB Devices 8-pin header USB2

VGA Connector 10-pin header VGA1

Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors

3.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors

Table 3-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NOVA-8450 CPU card. Detailed

descriptions of the connectors can be found in Section 4.6.

Connector Type Label

Ethernet connector RJ-45 LAN1

Ethernet connector RJ-45 LAN2

Table 3-2: Peripheral Interface Connectors

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3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers

Table 3-3 lists the onboard jumpers. Detailed descriptions of these jumpers can be found in

Section 3.4.

Connector Type Label

Clear CMOS Setup 3-pin header JP1

COM2 RS-232/422/485 Setup 3-pin header JP4

COM2 RS-422/485 Setup 3-pin header JP5

COM2 Voltage Selection 6-pin header JP6

Compact Flash Card Setup 2-pin header JP2

LCD Panel (LVDS) Voltage select 6-pin header JP7

PC104 Plus VIO Voltage Setup 3-pin header JP3

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Table 3-3: Onboard Jumpers

3.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors

Internal peripheral connectors on the CPU card are only accessible when the CPU card is

outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of all the internal, peripheral

connectors on the NOVA-8450 CPU card.

3.2.1 Bit GPIO Connector

CN Label: CN2

CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-3

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-4

The General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) connector is a user-programmable

general-purpose I/O controller. The GPIO connector is managed through an ITE

IT8712F-A/IXS SI/O chip.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 VCC5

3 GPO3 4 GPO2

5 GPO1 6 GPO0

7 GPI3 8 GPI2

9 GPI1 10 GPI0

Table 3-4: CN2 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-3: CN2 Connector Location

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3.2.2 ATX-12V Power Source Connector

CN Label: PW1

CN Type: 4-pin header (2x2 pins)

CN Location: See Table 3-5

CN Pinouts: See Figure 3-4

This connector supports the ATX-12V power supply.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 GND

3 +12V 4 +12V

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Table 3-5: PW1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-4: PW1 Connector Location

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3.2.3 ATX Power On Switch Connector

CN Label: CN4

CN Type: 2-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-5

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-6

The ATX Power On Switch is used to turn on the power of an ATX power supply.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 PANSWIN 2 GND

Table 3-6: CN4 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-5 CN4 Connector Location

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3.2.4 Audio Connector

CN Label: AUDIO1

CN Type: 12-pin header (2x6 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-6

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-7

AC’97 Audio signals are interfaced through a 12-pin flat-cable connector. These signals

include Microphone line-in, line-in stereo, and line-out stereo. An audio

12-pin-to-phone-jack adapter kit is required.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 SPKOUT_L 2 SPKOUT_R

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3 GND 4 GND

5 LINE_OUT_L 6 LINE_OUT_R

7 LINE_IN_L 8 LINE_IN_R

9 GND 10 GND

11 MIC_IN 12 GND

Table 3-7: AUDIO1 Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-6: AUDIO1 Connector Location

3.2.5 ATX Connector

CN Label: ATXCTL1

CN Type: 3-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-7

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-8

The ATX Power connector (PW1) connects an ATX or AT power supply connector.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 5VSB

2 ATX-ON

3 GND

Table 3-8: ATXCTL1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-7: ATXCTL1 Connector Location

3.2.6 Battery Connector

CN Label: BT1

CN Type: 2-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-8

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-9

The battery connector connects to an externally mounted 3V, Lithium, cell coin battery

(VARTA CR2032). The life expectancy of the battery is approximately 7 years. Depending

on the working condition, the life expectancy may be shorter.

Replacing the battery is not a user operation.

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If the battery starts to weaken and lose voltage, contact a vendor or IEI for a replacement

module. Dispose of the used battery properly. Contact the local waste disposal agency for

disposal instructions. Do not dispose of a used battery with normal household waste.

WARNING!

1. Keep batteries away from children.

2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced.

3. Only a certified module from IEI can be used as a replacement.

4. Do not expose the battery to excessive heat or fire.

5. If the battery shows signs of leakage, contact a local vendor or IEI immediately.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 BAT+ 2 GND

Table 3-9: BT1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-8: BT1 Connector Location

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3.2.7 Compact Flash Connector

CN Label: CF1

CN Type: 50-pin header (2x25 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-9

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-10

The Compact Flash connector is used to adapt Type II Compact Flash and CF+ cards for

use in Type II (5 mm thick) PCMCIA card slots.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GROUND 26 VCC-IN CHECK1

2 DATA 3 27 DATA 11

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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

12 N/C 37 IRQ15

13 VCC_COM 38 VCC_COM

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

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

24 N/C 49 DATA 10

25 VCC-IN CHECK2 50 GROUND

Table 3-10: CF1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-9: CF1 Connector Location

3.2.8 CPU Cooling Fan Connector

CN Label: FAN1

CN Type: 3-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-10

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-11

The FAN1 cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 350mA ~ 740mA or 1A ~ 2.2A current to

the cooling fan. The connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from the fan and

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notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only

certain fans can issue the rotation signals.

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 Fan Speed Detect

2 +12V

3 GND

Table 3-11 FAN1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-10 FAN1 Connector Location

3.2.9 External Power Connector

CN Label: PCN1

CN Type: 4-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-11

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-12

The External Power connector is a 12V/5V power in connector.

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PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V

2 GND

3 GND

4 +12V

Table 3-12: PCN1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-11: PCN1 Connector Location

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3.2.10 Front Panel Connector

CN Label: CN3

CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-12

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-13

The front panel connector connects to:

 the system chassis front panel LEDs
 the chassis speaker
 the power switch

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 the reset button.

ITEM PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION ITEM

1 LED_POWER 2 +5V

Power LED

NC

HDDLED

Table 3-13: CN3 Connector Pinouts

3 N/C 4 N/C

5 Ground 6 N/C

7 NC 8 Speaker

9 Ground 10 Reset

11 Ground 12 Ground

13 HDLED 14 HDLED-

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Figure 3-12: CN3 Connector Location

3.2.11 IDE Interface Connector (Primary)

CN Label: IDE1

CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-13

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-14

The IDE Interface connector provides connectivity for two IDE devices.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GND

3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8

5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9

7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

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 GND 20 (KEY)

21 IDE DRQ 22 GND

23 IOW# 24 GND

25 IOR# 26 GND

27 IDE CHRDY 28 GND

29 IDE DACK 30 GND

31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C

33 SA1 34 P66DET

35 SA0 36 SA2

37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#

39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GND

Table 3-14: IDE1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-13: IDE1 Connector Location

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3.2.12 IDE Interface Connector (Secondary)

CN Label: IDE2

CN Type: 44-pin header (2x22 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-14

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-15

The IDE Interface connector provides connectivity for two IDE devices.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GND

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 SIGNAL GND 20 (KEY)

21 HDD 0 22 GND

23 IO WRITE 24 GND

25 IO READ 26 GND

27 HD READY 28 N/C

29 HDACK 0 30 GND

31 IRQ14 32 N/C

33 ADDR 1 34 N/C

35 ADDR 0 36 ADDR 2

37 HDD SELECT 0 38 HDD SELECT 1

39 IDE ACTIVE# 40 GND

41 VCC 42 VCC

43 GND 44 N/C

Table 3-15: IDE2 Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-14: IDE2 Connector Location

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3.2.13 Inverter Connector

CN Label: CN1

CN Type: 5-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-15

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-16

The Inverter connector connects to the LCD backlight.

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 Brightness

2 GND

3 12V

4 GND

5 EN_BL

Table 3-16: CN1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-15: CN1 Connector Location

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3.2.14 IrDA Connector

CN Label: IR1

CN Type: 5-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-16

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-17

The integrated IrDA connector supports both the SIR and ASKIR infrared protocols.

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC5

2 NC

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3 IR-RX

4 GND

5 IR-TX

Table 3-17: IR1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-16: IR1 Connector Location

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3.2.15 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

CN Label: KB/PS1

CN Type: 6-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-17

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-18

For alternative applications, an on board keyboard/mouse pin header connector is also

available.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 VCC5

2 MOUSE DATA

3 MOUSE CLK

4 KEYBOARD DATA

5 KEYBOARD CLK

6 GND

Table 3-18: KB/PS1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-17: KB/PS1 Connector Location

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3.2.16 LVDS LCD Panel Connector

CN Label: LVDS1

CN Type: 30-pin header (2x15)

CN Location: See Figure 3-18

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-19

The LVDS LCD connector connects to a one or two channel (18-bit or 24-bit) LVDS panel.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 GND

3 LVDS0+ 4 LVDS0-

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5 LVDS1+ 6 LVDS1-

7 LVDS2+ 8 LVDS2-

9 LVDSCLK+ 10 LVDSCLK-

11 LVDS3+ 12 LVDS3-

13 GND 14 GND

15 LVDSB0+ 16 LVDSB0-

17 LVDSB1+ 18 LVDSB1-

16 LVDSB2+ 20 LVDSB2-

21 LVDSBCLK+ 22 LVDSBCLK-

23 LVDSB3+ 24 LVDSB3-

25 GND 26 GND

27 VCCLCD 28 VCCLCD

29 VCCLCD 30 VCCLCD

Table 3-19: LVDS1 Connector Pinouts

NOTE:

The supplied voltage can be selected via JP7.

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Figure 3-18: LVDS1 Connector Location

3.2.17 Parallel Port Connector

CN Label: LPT1

CN Type: 26-pin header (2x13 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-19

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-20

The parallel port connector connects to a printer. The NOVA-8450 comes with a

multi-mode (ECP/EPP/SPP) parallel port. The LPT1 parallel port interface features a

26-pin flat-cable connector that requires an adapter cable if a traditional DB-25 connector is

preferred. The parallel interface can be re-assigned to LPT2 or LPT3 through the BIOS

configuration utility. The default interrupt channel is IRQ7. Select ECP or EPP DMA mode

using the BIOS configuration utility.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE# 14 AUTO FORM FEED #

2 DATA 0 15 ERROR#

3 DATA 1 16 INITIALIZE

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

4 DATA 2 17 PRINTER SELECT LN#

5 DATA 3 18 GROUND

6 DATA 4 19 GROUND

7 DATA 5 20 GROUND

8 DATA 6 21 GROUND

9 DATA 7 22 GROUND

10 ACKNOWLEDGE 23 GROUND

11 BUSY 24 GROUND

12 PAPER EMPTY 25 GROUND

13 PRINTER SELECT 26 GROUND

Table 3-20: LPT1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-19: LPT1 Connector Location

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3.2.18 PCI-104 Connector

CN Label: PCI1

CN Type: PCI-104 Module

CN Location: See Figure 3-20

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-21

Use the PCI-104 connector to add auxiliary boards using stack-through connectors.

Pin A B C D

1 GND Reserved 5 AD00

2 VI/O AD02 AD01 +5V

3 AD05 GND AD04 AD03

4 C/BE0# AD07 GND AD06

5 GND AD09 AD08 GND

6 AD11 VI/O AD10 M66EN

7 AD14 AD13 GND AD12

8 +3.3V C/BE1# AD15 +3.3V

9 SERR# GND Reserved PAR

10 GND PERR# +3.3V Reserved

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/O IDSEL3

20 GND AD26 AD25 GND

21 AD29 +5V AD28 AD27

22 +5V AD30 GND AD31

23 REQ0# GND REQ1# VI/O

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24 GND REQ2# D +5V GNT0#

25 GNT1# VI/O GNT2# GND

26 +5V CLK0 GND CLK1

27 CLK2 +5V CLK3 GND

28 GND INTD# +5V RST#

29 +12V INTA# INTB# INTC#

30 REQ3# GNT3# GND

Table 3-21: PCI1 Connector Pinouts

-12V

Figure 3-20: PCI1 Connector Location

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3.2.19 PCI2 Connector

CN Label: PCI2

CN Type: PCI Slot

CN Location: See Figure 3-21

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-22

Use the PCI slot connector to add auxiliary boards.

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1 Reserved Ground 32 AD[17] AD[16]

2 TCK +12V 33 C/BE[2]# +3.3V

3 Ground TMS 34 Ground FRAME#

4 TDO TDI 35 IRDY# Ground

5 +5V +5V 36 +3.3V TRDY#

6 +5V INTA# 37 DEVSEL# Ground

7 INTB# INTC# 38 PCIXCAP STOP#

8 INTD# +5V 39 LOCK# +3.3V

9 PRSNT1# Reserved 40 PERR# SMBCLK

10 Reserved +5V 41 +3.3V SMBDAT

11 PRSNT2# Reserved 42 SERR# Ground

12 Ground Ground 43 +3.3V PAR

13 Ground Ground 44 C/BE[1]# AD[15]

14 Reserved 3.3Vaux 45 AD[14] +3.3V

15 Ground RST# 46 Ground AD[13]

Side B Side A

Pin

Side B Side A

16 CLK +5V 47 AD[12] AD[11]

17 Ground GNT# 48 AD[10] Ground

18 REQ# Ground 49 M66EN AD[09]

19 +5V PME# 50 KEYWAY

20 AD[31] AD[30] 51 KEYWAY

21 AD[29] +3.3V 52 AD[08] C/BE[0]#

22 Ground AD[28] 53 AD[07] +3.3V

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23 AD[27] AD[26] 54 +3.3V AD[06]

24 AD[25] Ground 55 AD[05] AD[04]

25 +3.3V AD[24] 56 AD[03] Ground

26 C/BE[3]# IDSEL 57 Ground AD[02]

27 AD[23] +3.3V 58 AD[01] AD[00]

28 Ground AD[22] 59 +5V +5V

29 AD[21] AD[20] 60 ACK64# REQ64#

30 AD[19] Ground 61 +5V +5V

31 +3.3V AD[18] 62 +5V +5V

Table 3-22: PCI2 Connector Pinouts

Side B Side A

Pin

Side B Side A

Figure 3-21: PCI2 Connector Location

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3.2.20 SATA Drive Ports

CN Label: SATA1, SATA2

CN Type: 7-pin port

CN Location: See Figure 3-22

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-23

The SATA drive ports provide connectivity to SATA drives with a maximum data transfer

rate of 150Mb/s.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 5 RX-

2 TX+ 6 RX+

3 TX- 7 GND

4 GND

Table 3-23: SATA1, SATA2 Connector Pinouts

CAUTION!

SATA hard drives may come with both a 4P power connector and a SATA

power interface. Attach either the 4P connector or the SATA power cable to

the SATA hard drives.

SATA hard drives at the same time! Doing so will cause damage.

DO NOT attach both the power connectors to your

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Figure 3-22: SATA1, SATA2 Connector Locations

NOTE:

1. SATA is supported by:

• Windows 2000 SP4

• Windows XP SP1

• Windows 2003, or later versions.

3.2.21 RS-232 Serial Communications Connector

2. Older OSes, such as Windows 98SE or ME, do not support the SATA interface.

CN Label: COM1, COM3, COM4

CN Type: 10-pin headers (2x5 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-23

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-24

The NOVA-8450 offers three ten-pin headers for serial connections.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD) 6 DATA SET READY (DSR)

2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD) 7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)

3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD) 8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)

4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) 9 RING INDICATOR (RI)

5 GND (GND) 10 GND (GND)

Table 3-24: COM1, COM3, COM4 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-23 COM1, COM3, COM4 Connector Location

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3.2.22 RS-232/422/485 Serial Communications Connector

CN Label: COM2

CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-24

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-25

The NOVA-8450 offers one 14-pin header for serial connections.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 NDCD2 8 NDSR2

2 NRX2 9 NRTS2

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3 NTX2 10 NCTS2

4 NDTR2 11 NRI2

5 GND 12 GND

6 TX2+ 13 TX2-

7 RX2+ 14 RX2-

Table 3-25: COM2 Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-24 COM2 Connector Location

3.2.23 Internal USB Connectors

CN Label: USB1, USB2

CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-25

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-26

Two 2x4 pin connectors provide connectivity to four USB 2.0 ports. The USB ports are

used for I/O bus expansion.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 USBV0L 2 GND

3 DATA0_N 4 DATA1_P

5 DATA0_P 6 DATA1_N

7 GND 8 USBV0L

Table 3-26: USB1, USB2 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-25: USB1, USB2 Connector Locations

3.2.24 VGA Connector

CN Label: VGA1

CN Type: 10-pin headers (2x5 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-26

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-27

The VGA1 connector is an internal VGA connector.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RED 2 DDCCLK

3 GREEN 4 DDCDAT

5 BLUE 6 GROUND

7 HSYNC 8 GROUND

9 VSYNC 10 GROUND

Table 3-27: VGA1 Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-26 VGA1 Connector Location

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3.3 External (Rear Panel) Connectors

Figure 3-27 shows the NOVA-8450 CPU card rear panel. The peripheral connectors on

the back panel can connect to external devices when the CPU card is installed in a chassis.

The peripheral connectors on the rear panel are:

 2 x RJ-45 Ethernet connectors

Figure 3-27: NOVA-8450 CPU Board Rear Panel

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3.3.1 Ethernet Connector

CN Label: LAN1, LAN2

CN Type: RJ-45

CN Location: See Figure 3-27

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-28

A 1Gb connection can be made between the Ethernet connector (Figure 3-28) and a Local

Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 TX0+ 2 TX0-

3 TX1+ 4 TX1-

5 V_DAC 6 V_DAC

7 TX2+ 8 TX3-

9 TX3+ 10 TX3-

11 LINK100- 12 LINK1000-

13 ACT- 14 ACT+

Table 3-28: LAN1, LAN2 Connector Pinouts

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Giga LAN

10/100 LAN

Link
LED

ACT
LED

Figure 3-28: LAN1, LAN2 Connector

The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green

LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked (Table

3-29).

STATUS DESCRIPTION

ORANGE 1000M is linked

GREEN 100M is linked

YELLOW Activity

Table 3-29: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs

3.4 Onboard Jumpers

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.

Figure 3-29: Jumper Locations

The NOVA-8450 CPU Board has seven onboard jumpers (Figure 3-30).

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Figure 3-30: Jumper Locations

3.4.1 Clear CMOS Setup Jumper

Jumper Label: JP1

Jumper Type: 3-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-30

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-29

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If the CPU card fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, use this jumper to clear the

CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. 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 displays during the boot up process, press F1 to

enter the CMOS Setup menu, then do one of the following:

 Enter the correct CMOS setting
 Load Optimal Defaults
 Load Failsafe Defaults.

Save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu.

JP1 CLEAR CMOS

1-2 closed Normal (default)

2-3 closed Clear CMOS

Table 3-30: Reset CMOS Jumper Settings

3.4.2 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Setup Jumper

Jumper Label: JP4

Jumper Type: 3-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-31

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-29

The JP4 jumper, when used in association with jumper JP5, sets the COM2 connector type

to RS-232 or RS-422/485.

JP4 Description

1-2 COM2 set to RS-232

2-3 COM2 set to RS-422/485

Table 3-31: JP4 Jumper Settings

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3.4.3 COM2 RS-422/485 Setup Jumper

Jumper Label: JP5

Jumper Type: 3-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-32

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-29

The JP5 jumper, when used in association with jumper JP4, sets the COM2 connector type

to RS-422 or RS-485.

JP5 Description

1-2 COM2 set to RS-422

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2-3 COM2 set to RS-485

Table 3-32: JP5 Jumper Settings

3.4.4 COM2 Voltage Selection Jumper

Jumper Label: JP6

Jumper Type: 6-pin header (2x3 pins)

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-33

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-29

The JP6 jumper sets the COM2 port voltage.

JP6 Description

4-6

1-3, 2-4

Normal operation

+5V

3-5, 2-4

Table 3-33: JP6 Jumper Settings

+12V

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3.4.5 Compact Flash Card Setup Jumper

Jumper Label: JP2

Jumper Type: 2-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-34

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-29

The JP2 jumper sets the compact flash card to "Master" or "Slave" on the IDE bus.

JP2 Description

Closed Master

Open Slave

Table 3-34: JP2 Jumper Settings

3.4.6 LCD Panel (LVDS) Voltage select Jumper

WARNING:

Making the wrong setting on this jumper may cause irreparable damage to

both the motherboard and the LCD screen connected to the onboard

connector.

Jumper Label: JP7

Jumper Type: 6-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-35

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-29

The JP7 jumper sets the voltage to the LCD panel.

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JP7 Description

1-2

3-4

5-6

Table 3-35: JP7 Jumper Settings

+3.3V

+5V

+12V

3.4.7 PC104 Plus VIO Voltage Setup Jumper

Jumper Label: JP3

Jumper Type: 3-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-36

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-29

The JP3 jumper sets the voltage to the PC/104-Plus connector.

JP3 Description

1-2 PC104 Plus VIO output voltage select 5V

2-3 PC104 Plus VIO output voltage select 3V

Table 3-36: JP3 Jumper Settings

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Installation and

Chapter

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Configuration

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4.1 Installation Considerations

NOTE:

The following installation notices and installation considerations should be

read and understood before the CPU card is installed. All installation notices

pertaining to the installation of the CPU card should be strictly adhered to.

Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the

CPU card and injury to the person installing the CPU card.

4.1.1 Installation Notices

Before and during the installation of the NOVA-8450 CPU card:

 Read the user manual

o The user manual provides a complete description of the NOVA-8450

CPU card, installation instructions and configuration options.

 Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff (ESD)

o Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD. Wearing an ESD

cuff will remove ESD and help to prevent ESD damage.

 Place the CPU card on an antistatic pad

o When installing or configuring the CPU card, place it on an antistatic

pad. This will help to prevent potential ESD damage.

 Turn off all power to the NOVA-8450 CPU card

o When working with the CPU card, 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 NOVA-8450 CPU card, DO NOT:

 Remove any of the stickers from the PCB. These stickers are required for

warranty validation.

 Use the product before verifying that all cables and power connectors are

properly connected.

 Allow screws to contact the PCB, connector pins, or its components.

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4.2 Unpacking

NOTE:

If any of the items listed below are missing when the NOVA-8450 CPU card

is unpacked, do not proceed with the installation and contact the reseller or

vendor from whom the CPU card was purchased.

4.2.1 Unpacking Precautions

Unpack the NOVA-8450 CPU card before installing it. Some components on the

NOVA-8450 are very sensitive to static electricity and can be damaged by a sudden rush of

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power. Follow these precautions to protect the CPU card from damage:

 Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the CPU

card by wearing a grounded wrist strap at all times or by frequently

touching any conducting material that is connected to the ground.

 Handle the CPU card by its edges. Do not touch the IC chips, leads, or

circuitry if not necessary.

Do not place a PCB on top of an anti-static bag. Only the inside of the bag is safe from

static discharge.

4.2.2 Checklist

Please ensure the package contains the following items.

 1 x NOVA-8450 single board computer

 1 x ATA66/100 HDD cable

 1 x ATA33 HDD cable

 1 x Keyboard/ PS2 mouse cable

 2 x SATA cable

 1 x SATA Power cable

 3 x RS232 cable

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 1 x RS232/422/485 cable

 1 x Audio cable

 1 x USB cable

 1 x VGA cable

 1 x ATX 12V power cable

 1 x mini jumper pack

 1 x Utility CD

 1 x QIG (quick installation guide)

If any of these items are missing, please contact the CPU card reseller or vendor and do

not proceed any further with the installation.

4.3 NOVA-8450 CPU Card Installation

WARNING!

The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully

followed in order to avoid damage to the CPU card components and personal

injury.

WARNING!

1. Never run the CPU card without an appropriate heat sink and cooler.

The appropriate heat sink and cooler can be ordered from IEI

Technology or purchased separately.

2. Use the CPU 12V power connector for the CPU power.

WARNING!

When installing electronic components onto the CPU card always follow

anti-static precautions in order to prevent ESD damage to the CPU card and

other electronic components like the CPU and DIMM modules

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The following components must be installed on, or connected to the CPU card during the

installation process.

4.3.1 CPU Installation

WARNING!

CPUs are expensive and sensitive components and CPU connector pins are

easily bent during installation. Use care to prevent damage when installing the

NOVA-8450 CPU Card

 CPU
 CPU cooling kit
 DIMM module
 Peripheral device connections

CPU module in the socket. Make sure the CPU is properly installed and that a

heat sink and cooling fan are installed before connecting power to the CPU

card. Failure to do so may damage the CPU or card.

To install an Intel® 478 Socket CPU onto the NOVA-8450 card, follow the steps below:

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5:

Step 6:

Make sure the CPU socket contacts are free of foreign material. Remove any

debris with compressed air.

Lift the lever on the side of the CPU socket (Figure 4-1).

Make sure there are no bent pins on the CPU and the pin 1 mark matches the

cut edge on the CPU socket (Figure 4-1).

Place the CPU on top of the socket carefully.

Insert the CPU into the socket gently.

Lower the lever into the locked position.Step 0:

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Figure 4-1: Locking the CPU into the CPU Socket

4.3.2 Optional Cooling Kit (CF-521-RS) Installation

Figure 4-2: IEI CF-521-RS Cooling Kit

IEI provides an optional cooling kit designed for Socket 478 CPUs (Figure 4-2). The

cooling kit is comprised of a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan.

NOTE:

The CF-521-RS heat sink comes with a sprayed layer of thermal paste.

Do Not wipe away the thermal paste while unpacking or installing the heat

sink. Thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for

optimum heat dissipation.

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To install the CF-521-RS cooling kit, follow the steps below.

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Place the cooling kit onto the CPU. Make sure the CPU cable can be properly

routed when the cooling kit is installed.

Properly align the cooling kit. Make sure the four threaded screw fasteners can

pass through the pre-drilled holes on the PCB.

Align the nut caps with the heat sink screw threads that protrude through the

PCB holes. Secure the cooling kit to the PCB card without over tightening the

nut caps (Figure 4-3).

Figure 4-3: Securing the Cooling Kit

Step 4:

Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the FAN1 connector on the CPU card.

Carefully route the cable and avoid chips and fan blades (Figure 4-4).Step 0:

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Figure 4-4: Connect the Cooling Fan Cable

4.3.3 DIMM Module Installation

4.3.3.1 Purchasing the Memory Module

The DIMM module can support a memory chip with a maximum size of 1GB.

4.3.3.2 DIMM Module Installation

The NOVA-8450 CPU card has one DDR SDRAM DIMM socket. Follow the steps below to

install the DIMM module.

Step 1:

Make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the "open" position,

leaning outward (Figure 4-5).

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Figure 4-5: Installing the DIMM Module

Step 2:

Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the

socket. Press the DIMM module down into the socket until it clicks into position

and the two handles have automatically locked the memory module into place

(Figure 4-6).

Figure 4-6: Locking the DIMM Module

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Step 3: To remove the memory module, push both handles outward, and the memory

module is ejected by the mechanism in the socket.Step 0:

4.3.4 Peripheral Device Connection

Cables provided by IEI that connect peripheral devices to the CPU card are listed in Table

4-1. Cables not included in the kit must be purchased separately.

Quantity Type

1 ATA66/100 HDD cable

1 ATA33 HDD cable

1 Keyboard/PS2 mouse cable

2 SATA cable

1 SATA Power cable

3 RS232 cable

1 RS232/422/485 cable

1 Audio cable

1 USB cable

1 VGA cable

1 ATX 12V power cable

1 mini jumper pack

Table 4-1: IEI Provided Cables

4.3.4.1 Compact Flash Disk

When appropriately formatted, a compact Flash disk can serve as a bootable hard drive in

applications where installation space is limited. The Compact Flash card occupies a

secondary IDE channel.

4.3.4.2 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1, IDE2)

The cables used to connect the CPU card to an IDE HDD are standard 44-pin ATA33 and

40-pin ATA 66/100 flat cables. Follow the instructions below to connect an IDE HDD to the

CPU card.

Step 1: Find the ATA33 or ATA 66/100 flat cable in the kit that came with the CPU card.

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Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Connect one end of the cable to the IDE1 or IDE2 connector on the CPU card. A

keyed pin on the IDE connectors prevents them from being connected

incorrectly.

Locate the red wire on the cable that corresponds to the pin 1 connector.

Connect the cable to the HDD making sure that the pin 1 cable corresponds to

pin 1 on the connector.Step 0:

NOTE:

When two EIDE disk drives are connected together, back-end jumpers on

the drives must be used to configure one drive as a master and the other as

a slave.

4.3.4.3 Parallel Port Connector (LPT1)

The onboard parallel port connector (LPT1) connects to a printer. The NOVA-8450 comes

with a multi-mode (ECP/EPP/SPP) parallel port. The parallel port interface features a

26-pin flat-cable connector that requires an adapter cable if a traditional DB-25 connector is

used. The parallel port interface can be re-assigned to LPT2 or LPT3 through the BIOS

configuration utility. The default interrupt channel is IRQ7. Select ECP or EPP DMA mode

using the BIOS configuration utility.

4.3.4.4 Audio Interface

AC’97 Audio signals are interfaced through a 12-pin flat-cable connector. The signals

include microphone line-in, line-in stereo, line-out stereo and speaker out stereo. An audio

12-pin-to-phone-jack adapter kit is required.

4.3.4.5 COM Port Connectors [COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4]

The NOVA-8450 provides four serial ports (COM1, COM3, COM4: RS-232; COM2:

RS-422/485) interfaced through three 10-pin male headers (COM1, COM3, COM4) and

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one 14-pin male header (COM2). The serial ports facilitate the connection to serial devices

or a communications network, e.g., terminal console.

4.3.4.6 VGA Connector

The PCI SVGA interface on the NOVA-8450 connects conventional CRT displays and flat

panel displays including passive LCD and active LCD displays. There are two (2)

connectors onboard:

 CRT VGA monitors

 LVDS type LCD panels

Pin assignments for the connectors can be found in Section 3.

4.3.4.7 LVDS Connector

LVDS1 is a 30-pin connector connecting a dual 24-bit LCD panel. Adapter cables are

required for connecting the display connectors.

4.4 Jumper Configuration

The NOVA-8450 CPU card has seven onboard jumpers:

 Clear CMOS Setup (JP1)
 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Setup (JP4)
 COM2 RS-422/485 Setup (JP5)
 COM2 Voltage Selection (JP6)
 Compact Flash Card Setup (JP2)
 LCD Panel (LVDS) Voltage Select (JP7)
 PC104 Plus VIO Voltage Setup (JP3)

Make sure the jumper settings are properly configured before the NOVA-8450 CPU card is

installed into a chassis. For more information about jumper settings and configurations,

refer to Section 3.4.

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4.5 Chassis Installation

The CPU card can be mounted into a chassis only after the CPU, the cooling kit, and the

DIMM module has been installed, the internal peripheral connectors have been connected

to the peripheral devices and the jumpers have been configured.

Refer to the chassis user guide for instructions on how to mount the CPU card into a

chassis.

4.6 Rear Panel Connectors

The rear panel RJ-45 connectors can be connected to an external LAN and communicate

with data transfer rates up to 1Gb/s.

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5.1 Introduction

A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup

program allows modifications to the basic system configuration. This chapter describes

how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options.

5.1.1 Starting Setup

The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer starts. The setup program can be activated

in one of two ways.

1. Press the D

2. Press the DELETE key when the Press Del to enter SETUP message

appears on the screen.0.

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the computer and try again.

ELETE key as soon as the system starts.

5.1.2 Using Setup

Use the arrow keys to highlight items, press ENTER to select, use the PAGE UP and PAGE

DOWN keys to change entries, press F1 for help and press ESC to quit.

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