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MODEL WAFER-LX2 AMD Geode LX800 Motherboard
Revision Number Description Date of Issue
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 WAFER-GX OVERVIEW............................................................................................ 2
1.1.1 WAFER-GX Models ........................................................................................... 2
1.1.2 WAFER-GX Applications ................................................................................... 2
1.1.3 WAFER-GX Benefits .......................................................................................... 2
1.1.4 WAFER-GX Features ......................................................................................... 3
1.2 WAFER-GX OVERVIEW............................................................................................ 4
1.2.1 WAFER-GX Connectors..................................................................................... 5
1.2.2 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 7
2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 9
2.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 10
2.2 BOARD DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................ 10
2.2.1 Board Dimensions............................................................................................ 10
2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions ...............................................................11
2.2.3 Embedded AMD Geode™ GX 466 Specifications..........................................11
2.3 SYSTEM CHIPSET ..................................................................................................... 12
2.4 DATA FLOW.............................................................................................................. 13
2.5 GRAPHICS SUPPORT ................................................................................................. 13
EMORY SUPPORT................................................................................................... 15
2.6 M
2.7 PCI B
2.8 ETHERNET CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................... 15
2.8.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 15
2.8.2 Features ........................................................................................................... 16
2.8.3 SATA Drives ..................................................................................................... 16
2.8.4 IDE HDD Interfaces ........................................................................................ 17
2.8.5 CompactFlash Support .................................................................................... 17
2.9 SERIAL PORTS .......................................................................................................... 17
US INTERFACE SUPPORT ................................................................................. 15
2.10 REAL TIME CLOCK................................................................................................. 17
2.11 SYSTEM MONITORING............................................................................................ 17
2.12 USB INTERFACES................................................................................................... 18
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2.13 BIOS ..................................................................................................................... 18
2.14 OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL..................................... 18
2.15 AUDIO CODEC ........................................................................................................ 18
2.16 POWER CONSUMPTION........................................................................................... 20
2.17 PACKAGED CONTENTS AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ITEMS..................................... 20
2.17.1 Package Contents........................................................................................... 20
2.17.2 Optional Accessory Items............................................................................... 21
3 CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS ......................................................................... 23
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .................................................................... 24
3.1.1 WAFER-GX Layout.......................................................................................... 24
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 25
3.1.3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors....................................................... 26
3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers............................................................................................. 27
3.2 I
NTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 27
3.2.1 AT Power Input Connector .............................................................................. 27
3.2.2 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 28
3.2.3 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 29
3.2.4 CompactFlash Connector ................................................................................ 30
3.2.5 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 32
3.2.6 Fan Connector ................................................................................................. 33
3.2.7 IDE Connector ................................................................................................. 34
3.2.8 Inverter Power Connector ............................................................................... 36
3.2.9 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ..................................................................... 37
3.2.10 LED Connector .............................................................................................. 38
3.2.11 LCD LVDS Connector.................................................................................... 39
3.2.12 LCD TTL Connector ...................................................................................... 41
3.2.13 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 43
3.2.14 PC/104 Slot .................................................................................................... 45
3.2.15 Power Switch Connector................................................................................ 48
3.2.16 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 49
3.2.17 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 50
3.2.18 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 51
3.2.19 Suspend Power Input ..................................................................................... 52
3.2.20 Internal USB Connectors............................................................................... 53
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XTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS....................................................................... 54
3.3 E
3.3.1 External Interface Connector Overview .......................................................... 54
3.3.2 USB Combo Port.............................................................................................. 54
3.3.3 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 55
3.3.4 Serial Communications COM 1 and COM2 Connector .................................. 56
3.3.5 VGA Connector ................................................................................................ 57
4 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ....................................................... 59
4.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 60
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 60
4.2.1 Installation Notices .......................................................................................... 60
4.3 U
NPACKING.............................................................................................................. 61
4.3.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 61
4.3.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 62
4.4 WAFER-GX MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION .......................................................... 62
4.4.1 DIMM Module Installation .............................................................................. 63
4.4.1.1 Purchasing the Memory Module............................................................... 63
4.4.1.2 DIMM Module Installation....................................................................... 63
4.5 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 64
4.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 65
4.5.2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings..................................................................... 67
4.5.3 RS-422/485 Serial Port Select ......................................................................... 68
4.5.4 COM 1/2 Port RI and Voltage Select (OPTIONAL) ........................................ 69
4.5.5 LCD Voltage Selection ..................................................................................... 70
4.5.6 CRT/LCD Mode Selection................................................................................ 71
HASSIS INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 72
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4.6.1 Chassis selection.............................................................................................. 73
4.6.2 Install the CompactFlash card......................................................................... 73
4.6.3 Install the RS-232/422/485 Cable.................................................................... 74
4.6.4 IDE Disk Drive Connector............................................................................... 75
4.6.5 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 76
4.7 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ...................................................................................... 77
4.7.1 LCD Panel Connection .................................................................................... 77
4.7.2 Ethernet Connection ........................................................................................ 77
4.7.3 USB Connection............................................................................................... 78
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4.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Connection.................................................................... 78
5 AWARD BIOS SETUP ........................................................................................... 79
5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 80
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 80
5.1.2 Using Setup ...................................................................................................... 80
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 81
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 81
5.1.5 Main BIOS Menu ............................................................................................. 81
5.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES.................................................................................. 84
5.2.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave .............................................................................. 86
5.3 A
DVANCED BIOS FEATURES .................................................................................... 89
5.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ................................................................................ 97
5.4.1 Flat Panel Configuration............................................................................... 100
5.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .................................................................................... 103
5.5.1 IT8888 ISA Decode IO....................................................................................110
5.5.2 IT8888 ISA Decode Memory...........................................................................113
5.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.................................................................................115
5.6.1 Power Management ........................................................................................118
5.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS ................................................................................... 120
5.8 PC HEALTH STAT US ............................................................................................... 125
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS ....................................................................................... 127
VAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 128
6.1 A
6.2 VGA DRIVER ......................................................................................................... 130
6.3 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 139
6.4 LAN DRIVER ......................................................................................................... 144
6.5 SATA/RAID DRIVER............................................................................................. 148
6.6 ISA DRIVER ........................................................................................................... 153
A BIOS OPTIONS .................................................................................................... 161
B DIO CONNECTOR .............................................................................................. 167
B.1 DIO INTERFACE INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 168
B.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 168
B.3 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 169
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B.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 169
B.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function .................................................................. 169
C WATCHDOG TIMER .......................................................................................... 171
D ADDRESS MAPPING.......................................................................................... 175
DDRESS MAP ...................................................................................................... 176
D.1 A
D.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP ......................................................................... 176
D.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE............................................................................................ 177
D.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS............................................................................. 177
E EXTERNAL AC’97 AUDIO CODEC ................................................................. 179
E.1 I
NTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 180
E.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC ....................................................................... 180
E.1.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 180
E.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION ........................................................................... 181
E.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager........................................................... 181
E.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options.............................................. 182
F ALI RAID .............................................................................................................. 185
F.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 186
F.1.1 Precautions .................................................................................................... 186
F.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ....................................................................................... 187
F.3 ACCESSING THE ALI RAID UTILITY ...................................................................... 187
F.4 RAID O
PTIONS:..................................................................................................... 189
F.4.1 Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance ...................................................... 189
F.4.2 Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability ....................................................... 191
F.4.3 Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity........................................................... 192
F.4.4 Stripe Size....................................................................................................... 194
F.4.5 Delete RAID Setting & Partition ................................................................... 194
F.4.6 Delete All RAID Setting & Partition.............................................................. 194
F.4.7 Rebuild RAID Array....................................................................................... 195
F.4.8 Select Boot Drive ........................................................................................... 195
INDEX............................................................................................................................ 197
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: WAFER-GX Overview ................................................................................4
Figure 1-2: WAFER-GX Solder Side Overview ...........................................................5
Figure 2-1: WAFER-GX Dimensions (mm)................................................................10
Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)...........................................11
Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................13
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations .........................................................24
Figure 3-3: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side)..................................25
Figure 3-4: AT Power Connector Location ...............................................................28
Figure 3-5: ATX Power Connector Location.............................................................29
Figure 3-6: Audio Connector Location......................................................................30
Figure 3-7: CompactFlash Connector Location.......................................................31
Figure 3-8: DIO Connector Connector Locations ....................................................33
Figure 3-9: Fan Connector Location .........................................................................34
Figure 3-10: Primary IDE Device Connector Locations...........................................35
Figure 3-11: Inverter Connector Location ................................................................36
Figure 3-12: Keyboard Connector Location .............................................................37
Figure 3-13: LED Connector Location.......................................................................38
Figure 3-14: LCD LVDS Connector Locations..........................................................40
Figure 3-15: LCD TTL Connector Pinout Locations ................................................42
Figure 3-16: Parallel Port Connector Location.........................................................44
Figure 3-17: PC/104 Slot Location .............................................................................46
Figure 3-18: Power Switch Connector Locations ....................................................48
Figure 3-19: Reset Button Connector Locations .....................................................49
Figure 3-20: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations ............................................50
Figure 3-21: SATA Drive Connector Locations........................................................51
Figure 3-22: Suspend Power Connector Location...................................................52
Figure 3-23: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................53
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Figure 3-24: WAFER-GX On-board External Interface Connectors .......................54
Figure 3-25: J7 Connector..........................................................................................56
Figure 3-26: COM1 Pinout Locations ........................................................................57
Figure 3-27: VGA1 Connector ....................................................................................58
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Module Installation .................................................................64
Figure 4-2: Clear CMOS Connector ...........................................................................66
Figure 4-3: AT/ATX Mode Select Jumper..................................................................67
Figure 4-4: Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Pinout Locations ..............................68
Figure 4-5: COM 1/2 Port RI and Voltage Select Jumper Pinout Locations..........70
Figure 4-6: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations..............................71
Figure 4-7: CRT/LCD Mode Selection Jumper Settings ..........................................72
Figure 4-8: CompactFlash Card Installation.............................................................74
Figure 4-9: IDE Cable Connection .............................................................................75
Figure 4-10: SATA Drive Cable Connection .............................................................76
Figure 4-11: SATA Drive Connection ........................................................................77
Figure 6-1: AMD LX/GX CD Main Menu.................................................................. 129
Figure 6-2: AMD LX/GX CD Driver Menu................................................................ 130
Figure 6-3: Access Windows Control Panel.......................................................... 131
Figure 6-4: Double Click the System Icon ............................................................. 132
Figure 6-5: Double Click the Device Manager Tab................................................ 132
Figure 6-6: Device Manager List ............................................................................. 133
Figure 6-7: Expand the Display Adapters Category ............................................. 134
Figure 6-8: Update Driver ........................................................................................ 135
Figure 6-9: Upgrade Device Driver Wizard ............................................................ 136
Figure 6-10: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 137
Figure 6-11: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 138
Figure 6-12: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 138
Figure 6-13: Access Windows Control Panel........................................................ 139
Figure 6-14: Double Click the System Icon ........................................................... 140
Figure 6-15: Double Click the Device Manager Tab.............................................. 140
Figure 6-16: Device Manager List........................................................................... 141
Figure 6-17: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 142
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Figure 6-18: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 143
Figure 6-19: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 144
Figure 6-20: Locate the Setup Program Icon ........................................................ 145
Figure 6-21: Preparing Setup Screen..................................................................... 145
Figure 6-22: Install Wizard Welcome Screen......................................................... 146
Figure 6-23: Installing Screen ................................................................................. 147
Figure 6-24: Restart the Computer......................................................................... 148
Figure 6-25: Locate the Setup Program Icon ........................................................ 149
Figure 6-26: Preparing Setup Screen..................................................................... 149
Figure 6-27: Install Wizard Welcome Screen......................................................... 150
Figure 6-28: Installing Screen ................................................................................. 151
Figure 6-29: RAID Driver Digital Signal.................................................................. 152
Figure 6-30: InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen ............................................. 153
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Figure 6-31: Access Windows Control Panel........................................................ 154
Figure 6-32: Double Click the System Icon ........................................................... 155
Figure 6-33: Double Click the Device Manager Tab.............................................. 156
Figure 6-34: Device Manager List........................................................................... 157
Figure 6-35: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 158
Figure 6-36: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 159
Figure 6-37: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 160
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List of Tables
Table 1-1: WAFER-GX Model Specifications..............................................................2
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications ............................................................................8
Table 2-1: Geode GX Graphics Features ..................................................................15
Table 2-2: Power Consumption .................................................................................20
Table 3-1: Onboard Peripheral Connectors..............................................................26
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors.............................................................................27
Table 3-3: Onboard Jumpers .....................................................................................27
Table 3-4: AT Power Connector Pinouts ..................................................................28
Table 3-5: ATX Power Connector Pinouts ................................................................29
Table 3-6: Audio Connector Pinouts.........................................................................30
Table 3-7: CompactFlash Connector Pinouts ..........................................................32
Table 3-8: DIO Connector Connector Pinouts..........................................................33
Table 3-9: Fan Connector Pinouts.............................................................................34
Table 3-10: Primary IDE Connector Pinouts.............................................................36
Table 3-11: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts ........................................................37
Table 3-12: Keyboard Connector Pinouts ................................................................38
Table 3-13: LED Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................39
Table 3-14: LCD LVDS Connector Pinouts ...............................................................41
Table 3-15: TFT LCD TTL Port Connector Pinouts ..................................................43
Table 3-16: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts ............................................................44
Table 3-17: PC/104 Slot Connector Pinouts .............................................................48
Table 3-18: Power Switch Connector Pinouts..........................................................49
Table 3-19: Reset Button Connector Pinouts...........................................................50
Table 3-20: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts....................................51
Table 3-21: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts .............................................................52
Table 3-22: Suspend Power Connector Pinouts ......................................................53
Table 3-23: USB Port Connector Pinouts .................................................................54
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Table 3-24: J6 Connector Pinouts .............................................................................55
Table 3-25: J7 Connector Pinouts .............................................................................55
Table 3-26: J7 Connector LEDs .................................................................................56
Table 3-27: COM1 Pinouts..........................................................................................57
Table 3-28: VGA1 Connector Pinouts .......................................................................58
Table 4-1: Jumpers ....................................................................................................65
Table 4-2: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..................................................................66
Table 4-3: AT Power Select Jumper Settings...........................................................67
Table 4-4: Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Settings ...............................................68
Table 4-5: COM 1/2 Port RI and Voltage Select Jumper Settings...........................69
Table 4-6: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings ..............................................71
Table 4-7: CRT/LCD Mode Selection Jumper Settings............................................72
Table 4-8: IEI Provided Cables...................................................................................73
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Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys...............................................................................81
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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility .......................................................82
BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features ..................................................................84
BIOS Menu 3: IDE Channel Master ............................................................................87
BIOS Menu 4: Advanced BIOS Features...................................................................90
BIOS Menu 5: Advanced Chipset Features ..............................................................98
BIOS Menu 6: Flat Panel Configuration ................................................................. 100
BIOS Menu 7: Integrated Peripherals..................................................................... 103
BIOS Menu 8: IT8888 ISA Decode IO...................................................................... 111
BIOS Menu 9: IT8888 ISA Decode Memory............................................................ 114
BIOS Menu 10: Power Management Setup............................................................ 116
BIOS Menu 11: IRQ Wakeup Events....................................................................... 119
BIOS Menu 12: PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................ 120
BIOS Menu 13: IRQ Resources ............................................................................... 122
BIOS Menu 14: Memory Resources........................................................................ 123
BIOS Menu 15: PC Health Status............................................................................ 125
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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
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
S.M.A.R.T Self Monitoring Analysis and
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DIO Digital Input/Output
DMA Direct Memory Access
EIDE Enhanced IDE
EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
Technology
FFIO Flexible File Input/Output
FIFO First In/First Out
FSB Front Side Bus
IrDA Infrared Data Association
HDD Hard Disk Drive
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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 WAFER-GX Overview
The 3.5” WAFER-GX AMD Geode GX 466 low power single board computer (SBC) is fully
equipped with advanced multi-mode I/Os. The WAFER-GX is designed for system
manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance, reliability, and quality at a
reasonable price.
1.1.1 WAFER-GX Models
The WAFER-GX series has two models:
WAFER-GX-466-R10
WAFER-GX-466S-R10
The specifications for the two models are show in Table 1-1.
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WAFER-GX 466-R10 466S-R10
CRT/LCD YES YES
Dual LAN YES YES
USB 2.0 YES YES
SATA Drives NO YES
Audio YES YES
Table 1-1: WAFER-GX Model Specifications
1.1.2 WAFER-GX Applications
The WAFER-GX is designed for applications in the following areas:
Kiosks and Point of Sales
Restaurants
Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications
Marine, GPS and transportation applications
Financial, retail and kiosk applications
1.1.3 WAFER-GX Benefits
Some of the WAFER-GX benefits include:
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Reduced hardware costs
Reduced software costs
Reduced maintenance costs
Client crash prevention
Central resource control
Security protection
1.1.4 WAFER-GX Features
Some of the WAFER-GX features are listed below:
3.5” form factor
RoHS compliant
Embedded AMD Geode GX 466 processor
PC/104 expansion slot
Dual-independent display functionality
Two high performance 10/100 megabit Ethernet controllers on-board
Two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150MB/s on-board
(WAFER-GX-466S-R10 only)
Four USB 2.0 devices supported
Integrated audio
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1.2 WAFER-GX Overview
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Figure 1-1: WAFER-GX Overview
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Figure 1-2: WAFER-GX Solder Side Overview
1.2.1 WAFER-GX Connectors
The WAFER-GX has the following connectors onboard:
1 x AT power input connector
1 x ATX power input connector
1 x Audio connector
1 x Battery connector
1 x CompactFlash (CF) connector (solder side)
1 x Digital I/O (DIO) connector
1 x Fan connector
1 x IDE interface connectors (44-pin)
1 x Inverter power connector
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1 x Keyboard/mouse connector
1 x LED connector
1 x LVDS LCD panel connector
1 x Parallel port connector
1 x Power button connector
1 x PC/104 slot
1 x Reset button connector
1 x RS-232/422/485 serial port connector
2 x SATA connectors
1 x Suspend power input connector
1 x TFT interface connector
1 x USB connector
1 x SO-DIMM socket
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The WAFER-GX has the following connectors on the board rear panel:
2 x Ethernet connectors
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/mouse connector
1 x USB connector
1 x VGA connector
The WAFER-GX has the following onboard jumpers:
AT/ATX power mode select
COM1/2 Port RI and voltage selection
RS-422/485 select
LCD panel voltage select
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1.2.2 Technical Specifications
WAFER-GX technical specifications are listed in Table 1-2. Detailed descriptions of each
specification can be found in Chapter 2 Detailed Specifications.
Specification WAFER-GX
Form Factor 3.5” motherboard
CPU
Front Side Bus (FSB) 333MHz
System Chipset
Display
Memory Supports one 200-pin, 266MHz, 512MB DDR SO-DIMM
BIOS Award BIOS Label
SSD CompactFlash (CF)
Super I/O W83627EHG
Audio Realtek ALC203 AC'97 Codec
LAN Dual RTL8100C
COM
AMD Geode™ GX 466
AMD Geode™ CS5536
CRT integrated in the AMD Geode™ GX 466
One RS-232 serial connector, one RS-232/422/485 serial
connector
USB2.0
IDE One 44-pin IDE connects to two Ultra ATA33/66/100 devices
Parallel Port One LPT port connector
SATA Two 150Mb/s SATA connectors
KB/MS One PS/2 connector and one onboard connector
Four USB 2.0 devices supported by two onboard USB 2.0
connectors and two external USB 2.0 port
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WDT Software programmable 1-255 sec. by super I/O
Digital I/O 8-bit digital I/O with 4 input and 4 output
Fan connector One 3-pin for CPU Fan
Expansion One PC/104 expansion slot
Power +5V AT/ATX support
Temperature 0ºC - 60ºC
Humidity 5%~95% non-condensing
Dimensions 146mm x102mm
Weight (GW/NW) 670g/230g
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications
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2.1 Overview
This chapter describes the specifications and onboard features of the WAFER-GX in
detail.
2.2 Board Dimensions
2.2.1 Board Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 146.06mm
Width: 102mm
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Figure 2-1: WAFER-GX Dimensions (mm)
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2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions
External interface panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)
The WAFER-GX series motherboards all come with a preinstalled AMD
466 333Mhz CPU.
2.2.3 Embedded AMD Geode™ GX 466 Specifications
The specifications for the 333Mhz AMD Geode™ AMD GX 466 are listed below
CPU Core
GeodeLink™ Control Processor
GeodeLink Interface Units
GeodeLink Memory Controller
Graphics Processor
Display Controller
Video Processor
TFT Controller
GeodeLink PCI Bridge
Geode I/O Companion Device Interface
Geode™ GX
3.3W max @ 333 MHz
Block level clock gating
Active hardware power management
Software power management
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Lower power I/O
GeodeLink™ Interface Unit
2.3 System Chipset
The WAFER-GX series motherboards all have a preinstalled AMD Geode™ CS5536
system chipset. The system chipset features are listed below.
GeodeLink™ Interface Unit
o 64-bit, 66MHz operation
o PCI VSM (Virtual System Module) that makes the interface transparent to
applications software and BIOS
o Programmable routing descriptors, use and activity monitors, and SSMI
WAFER-G
(Synchronous System Management Interrupt)
ATA-6 Controller
o 100 MB/second IDE Controller in UDMA mode per the ATA-6
specification
o 5V interface
Flash Interface
o Multiplexed with IDE interface Connects to an array of industry standard
NAND Flash and/or NOR Flash
USB Controller
o 4 USB ports
o Supports both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
o 3 host ports
o 1 host/device
Audio Codec 97 (AC97) Controller
o AC97 specification v2.3 compliant interface to multiple audio codecs:
Serial In, Serial Out, Sync Out, Bit Clock In
o Legacy “PC Beep” support
Diverse Device
o 82xx Legacy Devices
o IR Communication Port
o System Management Bus (SMB) Controller
o LPC (Low Pin Count) Port
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2.4 Data Flow
Figure 2-3 shows the data flow between the two onboard chipsets and other components
installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter.
o General Purpose I/Os (GPIOs)
o 8 Multi-Function General Purpose Timers (MFGPTs)
o Real-Time Clock (RTC) with CMOS RAM
o Power Management Controller
o ACPI v2.0 compliant
Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram
2.5 Graphics Support
The Graphics Processor is compatible with the graphics processor used in the GX1
processor with additional functions and features to improve performance and ease of use.
Like its predecessor, the Geode GX processor’s Graphics Processor is a BitBLT/vector
engine that supports pattern generation, source expansion, pattern/source transparency,
and 256 ternary raster operations. New features that have been added to the Graphics
Processor include:
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Incorporated BLT FIFOs to replace the cache based BLT buffers used in the
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GX1 processor.
Improved bus protocols to increase bandwidth to the memory controller.
The ability to throttle BLTs according to video timing and VGA hardware.
Table 2-1: Geode GX Graphics Features lists a complete list of Geode GX graphics
features. For more details, please refer to the AMD website or the Geode GX series data
book available from AMD.
Feature AMD Geode™ GX Processor
Color Depth 32 bpp(24 plus 8 alpha blending)
ROPs 256 bpp
BLT Buffers FIFOs in Graphics Processor
BLT Splitting Managed by hardware
Video Synchronized BLT/Vector Throttle by VBLANK
Bresenham Lines Yes
Patterned (stippled) Lines Yes
Screen to Screen BLT Yes
Screen to Screen BLT with mono expansion Yes
Memory to Screen BLT Yes (through CPU writes)
Accelerated Text No
Pattern Size (Mono) 8x8 pixels
Pattern Size (Color) 8x1 (32 pixels), 8x2 (16 pixels), 8x4 (8
pixels)
Monochrome Pattern Yes
Dithered Pattern (4 color) No
Color Pattern 8, 16, 32 bpp
Transparent Pattern Monochrome
Solid Fill Yes
Pattern Fill Yes
Transparent Source Monochrome
Color Key Source Transparency Y with mask
Variable Source Stride Yes
Variable Destination Stride Yes
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Destination Write Bursting Yes
Selectable BLT Direction Vertical and Horizontal
Alpha BLT
VGA Support Decodes VGA Register
Table 2-1: Geode GX Graphics Features
2.6 Memory Support
The WAFER-GX CPU has one 200-pin DDR SO-DIMM socket with the following
specifications:
Maximum RAM: 512MB
DIMM Transfer Rates: 266MHz
2.7 PCI Bus Interface Support
The PCI bridge on the WAFER-GX has the following features:
33MHz Revision 2.2 is implemented
Maximum throughput: 133MB/sec
Yes (constant α, α/pix, or sep. α channel)
PCI and GLIU interface control
Read and write FIFOs
PCI
2.8 Ethernet Controller Specifications
2.8.1 Overview
The Realtek RTL8100C(L) is a highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast
Ethernet controller. It is enhanced with an ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)
management function for PCI in order to provide efficient power management for
advanced operating systems with OSPM (Operating System Directed Power
Management).
The RTL8100C(L) also supports remote wake-up (including AMD Magic Packet™ and
Microsoft® Wake-up frame) to increase cost-efficiency in network maintenance and
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management. It is an ideal solution for notebook/motherboard-embedded network
designs.
2.8.2 Features
WAFER-G
Integrates Fast Ethernet MAC, physical chip, and transceiver onto a single
chip
10Mbps and 100Mbps operation
Supports 10Mbps and 100Mbps N-way auto-negotiation
Supports 25MHz Crystal or 25MHz OSC as the internal clock source
Complies with PC99/PC2001 standards
Supports ACPI power management
Provides PCI bus master data transfer
Provides PCI memory space or I/O space mapped data transfer
Supports PCI clock speed of 16.75MHz-40MHz
Advanced power saving mode
Supports Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up (AMD Magic Packet™, Link
Change, and Microsoft® Wake-up frame)
Half/Full duplex capability
Supports Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)
Provides interface to 93C46 EEPROM to store resource configuration and ID
parameters
Provides PCI clock run pin
Provides LED pins for network operation status indication
2.5/3.3V power supply with 5V tolerant I/Os
The WAFER-GX can support the following drive interfaces.
2 x SATA drives
2 x IDE devices
1 x FDD
1 x CF I or CF II card
2.8.3 SATA Drives
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The WAFER-GX supports two, first generation SATA drives with transfer rates of up to
150Mb/s
2.8.4 IDE HDD Interfaces
The WAFER-GX system chipset IDE controller supports up to two HDDs with the following
specifications:
Supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s
Supports the following Ultra ATA devices:
o Ultra ATA/100, with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s
o Ultra ATA/66, with data transfer rates up to 66MB/s
o Ultra ATA/33, with data transfer rates up to 66MB/s
2.8.5 CompactFlash Support
A standard CF I or CF II card can be inserted into the compact flash slot on the solder side
of the WAFER-GX PCB.
2.9 Serial Ports
The WAFER-GX has two high-speed UART serial ports, configured as COM1 and COM2.
The serial ports have the following specifications.
16C550 UART with 16-byte FIFO buffer
115.2Kbps transmission rate
COM2 can be configured as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.
2.10 Real Time Clock
256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM
2.11 System Monitoring
The WAFER-GX is capable of self-monitoring various aspects of its operating status
including:
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CPU, chipset, and battery voltage, +3.3V, +5V, and +12V
RPM of cooling fans
CPU and board temperatures (by the corresponding embedded sensors)
2.12 USB Interfaces
The WAFER-GX has four USB interfaces, two internal (on one pin header connector) and
two external. The USB interfaces support USB 2.0.
2.13 BIOS
The WAFER-GX uses a licensed copy of AWARD BIOS. The features of the flash BIOS
used are listed below:
SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant
Console redirection function support
WAFER-G
PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment) support
USB booting support
2.14 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control
The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the WAFER-GX 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.
2.15 Audio Codec
The WAFER-GX has an integrated RealTek ALC203 codec. The RealTek ALC203 is a
20-bit DAC and 18-bit ADC full-duplex AC'97 2.3 compatible stereo audio CODEC
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designed for PC multimedia systems, including host/soft audio, and AMR/CNR based
designs. The codec meets performance requirements for audio on PC99/2001 systems
Single chip with high S/N ratio (>100 dB)
Meets performance requirements for audio on PC2001 systems
Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
20-bit DAC and 18-bit ADC resolution
18-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with independent and variable sampling rate
Complies with AC'97 2.3 specifications
o LINE/HP-OUT, MIC-IN and LINE-IN sensing
o 14.318MHz -> 24.576MHz PLL saves crystal
o 12.288MHz BITCLK input can be consumed
o Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer
o Interrupt capability
o Page registers and Analog Plug & Play
Support of S/PDIF out is fully compliant with AC'97 rev2.3 specifications
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 input: PCBEEP, PHONE-IN
Supports double sampling rate (96KHz) of DVD audio playback
Two software selectable MIC inputs
+6/12/20/30dB boost preamplifier for MIC input
Stereo output with 6-bit volume control
Mono output with 5-bit volume control
Headphone output with 50mW/20Ohm amplifier
3D Stereo Enhancement
Multiple CODEC extension capability
External Amplifier Power Down (EAPD) capability
Power management and enhanced power saving features
Stereo MIC record for AEC/BF application
DC Voltage volume control
Auxiliary power to support Power Off CD
Adjustable VREFOUT control
2 GPIO pins with smart GPIO volume control
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2 Universal Audio Jacks (UAJ)® for front panel
Supports 32K/44.1K/48K/96KHz S/PDIF output
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
Sensaura™ 3D Enhancement (optional)
10 Bands of Software Equalizer
Voice Cancellation and Key Shifting in Kareoke mode
AVRack® Media Player
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2.16 Power Consumption
Table 2-2 shows the power consumption parameters for the WAFER-GX when a 333MHz
AMD Geode GX 400 is running with a 256MB DDR400 module.
Voltage Current
+5V 1.15A
+12V 0.28A
Table 2-2: Power Consumption
2.17 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items
2.17.1 Package Contents
The WAFER-GX is shipped with the following components.
1x WAFER-GX single board computer
1 x Mini jumper pack
1 x ATA33 Flat cable
1 x KB/MS cable
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1 x RS-232 cable
1 x RS-232/422/485 cable
2 x SATA cables
1 x SATA power cable
1 x Utility CD
1 x Quick Installation Guide
2.17.2 Optional Accessory Items
The items shown in the list below are optional accessory items are purchased separately.
USB cable
LPT cable
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Chapter
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3 Connectors and
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3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
Section 3.1.1 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 3.1.2 lists all the
peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 3.1.1.
3.1.1 WAFER-GX Layout
Figure 3-1 shows the onboard peripheral connectors, external peripheral interface
connectors and onboard jumpers.
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Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations
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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 WAFER-GX. Detailed
descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 3.2 on page 27.
Connector Type Label
AT power connector 4-pin AT power CN1
ATX power function connector 2-pin wafer CN11
Audio connector 10-pin header CN8
Battery connector 2-pin wafer CN7
Compact Flash (CF) connector 50-pin socket CN32
Digital I/O (DIO) connector 10-pin header CN14
Fan connector 3-pin wafer CN4
IDE Interface connector 44-pin box header CN30
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Inverter power connector 3-pin wafer CN3
Keyboard/Mouse connector 6-pin wafer CN17
LED connector 6-pin wafer CN5
LVDS LCD connector 20-pin crimp CN29
Parallel port connector 26-pin box header CN15
Power button connector 3-pin wafer CN13
PC/104 slot PC/104 slot CN10
Reset button connector 2-pin wafer CN12
RS-232/422/485 serial port connector 14-pin header CN16
SATA drive connector (150MB/s) 7-pin SATA drive CN23
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SATA drive connector (150MB/s) 7-pin SATA drive CN25
Suspend power input connector 3-pin wafer CN2
TFT LCD TTL connector 30-pin crimp CN28
USB connector (USB 1.1 and USB 2.0) 8-pin header CN24
Table 3-1: Onboard Peripheral Connectors
3.1.3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors
Table 3-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the WAFER-GX. Detailed descriptions of
these connectors can be found in Section 3.3 on page 54.
Connector Type Label
Ethernet connector RJ-45 CN21
Ethernet connector RJ-45 CN22
RS-232 serial port CN22
USB port connector USB CN18
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VGA connector HD-D-sub 15 female CN26
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors
3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers
Table 3-3 lists the onboard jumpers. Detailed descriptions of these jumpers can be found
in Chapter 4.
Description Label Type
AT/ATX power mode select JP1 2-pin header
RS-422/485 select JP2 3-pin header
COM1/2 RI pin JP3 10-pin header
LCD voltage select JP4 3-pin header
CRT/LCD mode select JP5 5-pin header
Table 3-3: Onboard Jumpers
3.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors
Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible
when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of
all the internal, peripheral connectors on the WAFER-GX.
3.2.1 AT Power Input Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 4-pin AT power connector (1x4)
CN Location:
CN1
See Figure 3-3
CN Pinouts:
The AT power connector is connected to an AT power source that powers the system.
See Table 3-4
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Figure 3-3: AT Power Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 +5V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +12V
Table 3-4: AT Power Connector Pinouts
3.2.2 ATX Power Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 3-pin wafer (1x2)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The ATX power connector enables ATX power supply functionality on the WAFER-GX.
CN11
See Figure 3-4
See Table 3-5
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Figure 3-4: ATX Power Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC –5V
2 GROUND
3 VCC –12V
Table 3-5: ATX Power Connector Pinouts
3.2.3 Audio Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The audio connector is connected to an onboard codec. An external audio connector kit
can be connected to the connector to provide sound input and output.
CN8
See Figure 3-5
See Table 3-6
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Figure 3-5: Audio Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 Line Out Right 2 Line In Right
3 GND 4 GND
5 Line Out Left 6 Line In Left
7 GND 8 GND
9 MIC 1 10 MIC 2
Table 3-6: Audio Connector Pinouts
3.2.4 CompactFlash Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 50-pin socket (2x25)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
CN32 (solder side)
See Figure 3-6
See Table 3-7
A CompactFlash memory module is inserted into the CompactFlash socket on the solder
side of the PCB.
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Figure 3-6: CompactFlash Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND 26 VCC-IN CHECK1
2 DATA 3 27 DATA 11
3 DATA 4 28 DATA 12
4 DATA 5 29 DATA 13
5 DATA 6 30 DATA 14
6 DATA 7 31 DATA 15
7 SDCS#1 32 SDCS#3
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
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15 N/C 40 N/C
16 N/C 41 HDD_RESET
17 N/C 42 IORDY
18 SA2 43 SDREQ
19 SA1 44 SDACK#
20 SA0 45 HDD_ACTIVE#
21 DATA 0 46 66DET
22 DATA 1 47 DATA 8
23 DATA 2 48 DATA 9
24 N/C 49 DATA 10
25 VCC-IN CHECK2 50 GROUND
Table 3-7: CompactFlash Connector Pinouts
3.2.5 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector
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CN Label:
CN14
CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-7
See Table 3-8
The DIO connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO connector pins are
user programmable.
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Figure 3-7: DIO Connector Connector Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GND 2 VCC
3 Output 0 4 Output 1
5 Output 2 6 Output 3
7 Input 0 8 Input 1
9 Input 2 10 Input 3
Table 3-8: DIO Connector Connector Pinouts
3.2.6 Fan Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 3-pin wafer
CN Location:
CN2
See Figure 3-8
CN Pinouts:
See Table 3-9
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The cooling fan connector provides a 5V, 500mA current to a system cooling fan. The
connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the
system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that only specified fans can issue
the rotation signals.
Figure 3-8: Fan Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 Fan Speed
2 +5V
3 Ground
Table 3-9: Fan Connector Pinouts
3.2.7 IDE Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 40-pin box header (2x20)
CN Location:
CN30
See Figure 3-9
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CN Pinouts:
See Table 3-10
One 40-pin IDE device connector on the WAFER-GX motherboard supports connectivity
to two Ultra ATA 33 IDE devices with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s.
Figure 3-9: Primary IDE Device Connector Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
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21 IDE DRQ 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 IDE CHRDY 28 GROUND–DEFAULT
29 IDE DACK 30 GROUND
31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C
33 SA1 34 P66DET
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND
Table 3-10: Primary IDE Connector Pinouts
3.2.8 Inverter Power Connector
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CN Label:
CN3
CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-10
See Table 3-11
The inverter connector is connected to the LCD backlight.
Figure 3-10: Inverter Connector Location
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 BL_ADJ
2 GND
3 12V
4 GND
5 VDD_EN
Table 3-11: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts
3.2.9 Keyboard and Mouse Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 6-pin wafer (1x6)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The keyboard and mouse connector can be connected to a standard PS/2 cable or PS/2
Y-cable to add keyboard and mouse functionality to the system.
CN17
See Figure 3-11
See Table 3-12
Figure 3-11: Keyboard Connector Location
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 +5V KB DATA
2 MS DATA
3 MS CLK
4 KB DATA
5 KB CLK
6 GROUND
Table 3-12: Keyboard Connector Pinouts
3.2.10 LED Connector
WAFER-G
CN Label:
CN5
CN Type: 6-pin wafer (1x6)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-12
See Table 3-13
The LED connector is connected to LED power and HDD LED indicators locate on the
chassis in which the WAFER-GX is installed.
Figure 3-12: LED Connector Location
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 +5V
2 GND
3 PWR LED+
4 PWR LED-
5 HDD LED+
6 HDD LED-
Table 3-13: LED Connector Pinouts
3.2.11 LCD LVDS Connector
CN Label:
CN29
CN Type: 20-pin crimp (2x10)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-13
See Figure 3-13
The TFT LCD LVDS can be connected to a TFT LCD screen directly.
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Figure 3-13: LCD LVDS Connector Locations
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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GND 2 GND
3 LVDS_Y0+ 4 LVDS_Y0-
5 LVDS_Y1+ 6 LVDS_Y1-
7 LVDS_Y2+ 8 LVDS_Y2-
9 LVDS_CLK+ 10 LVDS_CLK-
11 NC 12 NC
13 GND 14 GND
15 NC 16 NC
17 LCD_VCC 18 LCD_VCC
19 LCD _VCC 20 LCD _VCC
Table 3-14: LCD LVDS Connector Pinouts
3.2.12 LCD TTL Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 30-pin crimp (2x15)
CN Location: See
CN Pinouts: See
The TFT LCD LVDS can be connected to a TFT LCD screen directly.
CN28
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Figure 3-14: LCD TTL Connector Pinout Locations
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 LCD_Vcc 2 LCD_Vcc
3 GND 4 GND
5 LCD_Vcc 6 LCD_Vcc
7 I_SDA 8 GND
9 TFT_B0 10 TFT_B1
11 TFT_B2 12 TFT_B3
13 TFT_B4 14 TFT_B5
15 TFT_B6 16 TFT_B7
17 TFT_G0 18 TFT_G1
19 TFT_G2 20 TFT_G3
21 TFT_G4 22 TFT_G5
23 TFT_G6 24 TFT_G7
25 TFT_R0 26 TFT_R1
26 TFT_R2 28 TFT_R3
29 TFT_R4 30 TFT_R5
31 TFT_R6 32 TFT_R7
33 GND 34 GND
35 FPCLK 36 VSYNC
37 LCD_EN 38 HSYNC
39 I_SCL 40 DISP_EN
Table 3-15: TFT LCD TTL Port Connector Pinouts
3.2.13 Parallel Port Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 26-pin box header
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
CN15
See Figure 3-15
See Table 3-16
The WAFER-GX has one 26-pin header that can be connected to a parallel port connector
interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer.
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Figure 3-15: Parallel Port Connector Location
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0
3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2
5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6
9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE
11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY
13 PRINTER SELECT 14
15 ERROR# 16 INITIALIZE
17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18 GROUND
19 GROUND 20 GROUND
21 GROUND 22 GROUND
23 GROUND 24 GROUND
25 GROUND 26 NC
AUTO FORM FEED
#
Table 3-16: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts
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3.2.14 PC/104 Slot
CN Label:
CN Type: 104-pin PC/104 slot
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The PC/104 slot enables a PC/104 compatible expansion module to be connected to the
board.
CN10
See Figure 3-16
See Table 3-17
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Figure 3-16: PC/104 Slot Location
Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
IOCHK- GROUND GROUND GROUND
SD7 RSTDRV SBHE- MCS16-
SD6 +5V SA23 IOCS16-
SD5 IRQ9 SA22 IRQ10
SD4 -5V SA21 IRQ11
SD3 DREQ2 SA20 IRQ12
SD2 -12V SA19 IRQ15
SD1 ZWS- SA18 IRQ14
SD0 +12V SA17 DACK0-
IOCHRDY GROUND MEMR- DREQ0
AEN SMEMW- MEMW- DACK5-
SA19 SMEMR- SD8 DRREQ5
SA18 IOW- SD9 DACK6-
SA17 IOR-
SD10
DREQ6
SA16 DACK3- SD11 DACK7-
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
SA15 DREQ3 SD12 DREQ7
SA14 DACK1- SD13 +5V
SA13 DREQ1 SD14 MASTER-
SA12 REFRESH- SD15 GROUND
SA11 ISACLK NC GROUND
SA10 IRQ7
SA9 IRQ6
SA8 IRQ5
SA7 IRQ4
SA6 IRQ3
SA5 DACK2-
SA4 TC
SA3 BALE
SA2 +5V
SA1 ISA_OSC
31 SA0 GROUND
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32 GROUND GROUND
Table 3-17: PC/104 Slot Connector Pinouts
3.2.15 Power Switch Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: 2-pin wafer (1x2)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The power switch connector is connected to the reset button on the external chassis.
CN13
See Figure 3-17
See Table 3-18
Figure 3-17: Power Switch Connector Locations
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 PWRBTN#
2 GND
Table 3-18: Power Switch Connector Pinouts
3.2.16 Reset Button Connector
CN Label:
CN12
CN Type: 2-pin wafer (1x2)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-18
See Table 3-19
The reset button connector is connected to the reset button on the external chassis.
Figure 3-18: Reset Button Connector Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 Reset Switch
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2 GND
Table 3-19: Reset Button Connector Pinouts
3.2.17 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connectors
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CN Label:
CN16
CN Type: 14-pin box header (2x7)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-19
See Table 3-20
The serial port connector connects to an RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 serial port devices.
Figure 3-19: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 DCD 2 DSR
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3 RXD 4 RTS
5 TXD 6 CTS
7 DTR 8 RI
9 GROUND 10 GROUND
11 TXD485+ 12 TXD485#
13 RXD485+ 14 RXD485#
Table 3-20: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts
3.2.18 SATA Drive Connectors
CN Label:
CN23 and CN25
CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connectors
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-20
See Table 3-21
The two SATA drive connectors are connected to two first generation SATA drives. First
generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150Mb/s.
Figure 3-20: SATA Drive Connector Locations
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GND
2 TX+
3 TX-
4 GND
5 RX-
6 RX+
7 GND
Table 3-21: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts
3.2.19 Suspend Power Input
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CN Label:
CN2
CN Type: 3-pin wafer (1x3)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-21
See Table 3-22
The suspend power connector is located next to the main AT power connector.
Figure 3-21: Suspend Power Connector Location
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 PS_ON#
3 NC
5 VCC 5VSB
Table 3-22: Suspend Power Connector Pinouts
3.2.20 Internal USB Connectors
CN Label:
CN24
CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4)
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
See Figure 3-22
See Table 3-23
The two 2x4 USB pin connectors provide connectivity to four additional USB 2.0 ports.
The USB connectors can support two USB devices each. The USB ports are used for I/O
bus expansion.
Figure 3-22: USB Connector Pinout Locations
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 VCC_USB 2 GND
3 DATA0- 4 DATA1+
5 DATA0+ 6 DATA1-
7 GND 8 VCC_USB
Table 3-23: USB Port Connector Pinouts
3.3 External Interface Connectors
3.3.1 External Interface Connector Overview
Figure 3-23 shows the WAFER-GX motherboard external interface connectors. The
WAFER-GX on-board external interface connectors are listed below and shown in Figure
3-23:
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1 x USB combo port
2 x Ethernet connector
1 x Serial communications port
1 x VGA port
Figure 3-23: WAFER-GX On-board External Interface Connectors
3.3.2 USB Combo Port
CN Label:
CN Type: USB Combo port
CN Location:
CN19
See Figure 3-23
CN Pinouts: See Table 3-24
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The USB combo port provides connectivity to additional USB devices through an adapter
cable. Various adapters may come with USB ports on a slot bracket or ports that can be
attached to D-SUB openings on a chassis. USB devices connect directly to the USB
connectors on the rear panel.
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 5V 2 GND
3 USBP2N 4 USBP3P
5 USBP2P 6 USBP3N
7 GND 8 5V
Table 3-24: J6 Connector Pinouts
3.3.3 Ethernet Connector
CN Label:
CN Type:
CN Location:
CN20 and CN 21
RJ-45
See Figure 3-23
CN Pinouts: See Table 3-25
A 1Gb connection can be made between the Ethernet connector and a Local Area
Network (LAN) through a network hub.
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 TX- 5 N/C
2 N/C 6 RX-
3 TX- 7 N/C
4 RX+ 8 N/C
Table 3-25: J7 Connector Pinouts
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Figure 3-24: J7 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.
SPEED LED LINK LED
Status Description Status Description
GREEN ON: 100MB
OFF: 10MB
Table 3-26: J7 Connector LEDs
YELLOW ON: Linked
Flashing: Activity
3.3.4 Serial Communications COM 1 and COM2 Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: RS-232 serial connector
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The RS-232 serial connector provides serial connection in the RS-232 mode.
CN22
See Figure 3-23
See Table 3-27 and Figure 3-25
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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 DCD1 2 DSR1
3 RX1 4 RTS1
5 TX1 6 CTS1
7 DTR1 8 RI1
9 GND
Table 3-27: COM1 Pinouts
Figure 3-25: COM1 Pinout Locations
3.3.5 VGA Connector
CN Label:
CN Type: See VGA Connector
CN Location:
CN Pinouts:
The standard 15-pin female VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor.
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 RED 6 GROUND 11 NC
2 GREEN 7 GROUND 12 DDCDAT
CN26
See Figure 3-23
See Figure 3-26 and Table 3-28
3 BLUE 8 GROUND 13 HSYNC
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4 NC 9 NC 14 VSYNC
5 GROUND 10 GROUND 15 DDCCLK
Table 3-28: VGA1 Connector Pinouts
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Figure 3-26: VGA1 Connector
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4
4 Installation and
Configuration
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4.1 Anti-static Precautions
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components,
including the WAFER-GX. (Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD.) It is therefore
critical that whenever the WAFER-GX (or any other electrical component) is handled, the
following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
Wear an anti-static wrist band: - Wearing a simple anti-static wrist band can
help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.
Self-grounding:- Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting
material. During the time the board is handled, frequently touch any
conducting materials that are connected to the ground.
4.2 Installation Considerations
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NOTE:
The following installation notices and installation considerations should be
read and understood before the motherboard is installed. All installation
notices pertaining to the installation of the motherboard should be strictly
adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe
damage of the motherboard and injury to the person installing the
motherboard.
4.2.1 Installation Notices
Before and during the installation of the WAFER-GX, please do the following:
Read the user manual:
o The user manual provides a complete description of the WAFER-GX,
installation instructions and configuration options.
Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff (ESD):
o Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD. Wearing an ESD cuff
removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage.
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Place the motherboard on an antistatic pad:
o When installing or configuring the motherboard, place it on an antistatic
pad. This helps to prevent potential ESD damage.
Turn off all power to the WAFER-GX:
o When working with the motherboard, 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 WAFER-GX DO NOT:
remove any of the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are required for
warranty validation.
use the product before verifying all the cables and power connectors are
properly connected.
allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its
components.
4.3 Unpacking
NOTE:
If any of the items listed below are missing when the WAFER-GX is
unpacked, do not proceed with the installation and contact the WAFER-GX
reseller or vendor.
4.3.1 Unpacking Precautions
Before installing the WAFER-GX, unpack the motherboard. Some components on
WAFER-GX are very sensitive to static electricity and can be damaged by a sudden rush
of power. To protect it from being damaged, follow these precautions:
The user should ground them self to remove any static charge before
touching the WAFER-GX. To do so wear a grounded wrist strap at all times or
frequently touch any conducting materials that is connected to the ground.
Handle the WAFER-GX by its edges. Do not touch the IC chips, leads or
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Do not place a PCB on top of an anti-static bag. Only the inside of the bag is safe from
static discharge.
4.3.2 Checklist
When unpacking the WAFER-GX, please make sure that the package contains the
following items.
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circuitry if not necessary.
1x WAFER-GX single board computer
1 x Mini jumper pack
1 x ATA 33 flat cable
1 x KB/MS Y cable
1 x RS-232 cable
1 x RS-232/422/485 cable
2 x SATA cable
1 x SATA power cable
1 x Utility CD
1 x Quick installation guide
If one or more of these items are missing, please contact the reseller or vendor the
WAFER-GX was purchased from and do not proceed any further with the installation.
4.4 WAFER-GX Motherboard Installation
WARNING!
Never run the motherboard without an appropriate heatsink and cooler that
can be ordered from IEI Technology or purchased separately.
WARNING!
Please note that the installation instructions described in this manual should
be carefully followed in order to avoid damage to the motherboard components
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and injury to the user.
WARNING!
When installing electronic components onto the motherboard always take the
anti-static precautions listed above in order to prevent ESD damage to the
motherboard and other electronic components like the CPU and DIMM
modules
The following components must be installed onto the motherboard or connected to the
motherboard during the installation process.
DIMM modules
Peripheral device connection
4.4.1 DIMM Module Installation
4.4.1.1 Purchasing the Memory Module
When purchasing SO-DIMM modules, the following considerations should be taken into
account:
The SO-DIMM socket can support a memory chip with a maximum size of
512MB
The SO-DIMM socket supports SDRAM DIMM speeds of 266MHz
4.4.1.2 DIMM Module Installation
The WAFER-GX motherboard has two DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets. To install the DIMM
modules, follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Locate the SO-DIMM module connector.
Step 2: Push the SO-DIMM chip into the socket at an angle. (See Figure 4-1)
Step 3: Gently pull the arms of the SO-DIMM socket out and push the rear of the
SO-DIMM module down. (See Figure 4-1)
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Step 4: Release the arms on the SO-DIMM socket. They clip into place and secure the
SO-DIMM module in the socket. Step 0:
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Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Module Installation
4.5 Jumper Settings
NOTE:
A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to
close an electrical circuit. It consists of
two metal pins and a small metal clip
(often protected by a plastic cover) that
slides over the pins to connect them.
To CLOSE/SHORT a jumper means
connecting the pins of the jumper with
the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper
means removing the plastic clip from a
jumper.
Before the WAFER-GX is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance
Jumper
with the desired configuration. The WAFER-GX motherboard has three on-board jumpers.
Description Label Typ e
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Clear CMOS CN7 2-pin wafer
RS-422/485 select JP2 3-pin header
COM1/2 Port RI and Voltage
Selection (optional)
LCD panel voltage select JP4 3-pin header
CRT/LCD Mode Select JP5 3-pin header
Table 4-1: Jumpers
JP3 10-pin header
4.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper
NOTE:
The battery connector (CN7) is used as the clear CMOS jumper on the
WAFER-GX.
Jumper Label:
CN7
Jumper Type: 2-pin header
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
If the WAFER-GX fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, use this connector to clear
the CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. To do this, disconnect CN7 and
keep it disconnected for at least five seconds. After five seconds has elapsed, reinsert the
connector.
If the “CMOS Settings Wrong” message is displayed during the boot up process, the fault
may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu. Do one of the
following:
Enter the correct CMOS setting
See Figure 4-2
See Table 4-2
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Load Optimal Defaults
Load Failsafe Defaults.
After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu.
DESCRIPTION
Closed Keep CMOS Setup
Open Clear CMOS Setup
Table 4-2: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings
The location of the clear CMOS connector is shown in Figure 4-2 below.
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Figure 4-2: Clear CMOS Connector
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4.5.2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings
Jumper Label:
Jumper Type: 2-pin header
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
The AT/ATX Power Mode Select jumper specifies the systems power mode. Jumper
settings are shown in Table 4-3.
AT Power Select Description
Short Use AT power Default
Open Use ATX power
Table 4-3: AT Power Select Jumper Settings
The location of the clear CMOS connector is shown in Figure 4-3below.
JP1
See Table 4-3
See Figure 4-3
Figure 4-3: AT/ATX Mode Select Jumper
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4.5.3 RS-422/485 Serial Port Select
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Jumper Label:
Jumper Type: 3-pin header
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
This jumper configures the serial port connector as an RS-422 serial port or as an RS-485
serial port. The selection options are shown in Table 4-4.
DESCRIPTION
Short 1 – 2 RS-422
Short 2 – 3 (Default) RS-485
Table 4-4: Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Settings
The serial port setup jumper location is shown in Figure 4-4 below.
JP2
See Table 4-4
See Figure 4-4
Figure 4-4: Serial Port Mode Select Jumper Pinout Locations
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4.5.4 COM 1/2 Port RI and Voltage Select (OPTIONAL)
Jumper Label:
JP3
Jumper Type: 10-pin header
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
See Table 4-5
See Figure 4-5
This jumper configures the RI pin for both the COM 1 serial port and the COM 2 serial port.
The selection options are shown in Table 4-5.
DESCRIPTION
Short 1 – 3 COM 1 RI Pin use +12V
Short 3 – 5 COM 1 RI Pin use +5V
Short 7 – 9 (Default) COM 1 RI Pin use RI
Short 2 – 4 COM 2 RI Pin use +12V
Short 4 – 6 COM 2 RI Pin use +5V
Short 8 – 10 (Default) COM 2 RI Pin use RI
Table 4-5: COM 1/2 Port RI and Voltage Select Jumper Settings
The serial port setup jumper location is shown in Figure 4-5 below.
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Figure 4-5: COM 1/2 Port RI and Voltage Select Jumper Pinout Locations
4.5.5 LCD Voltage Selection
WARNING
Permanent damage to the screen and WAFER-GX may occur
if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer
to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the
correct voltage.
Jumper Label:
Jumper Type: 3-pin header
JP4
Jumper Settings:
Jumper Location:
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See Figure 4-6
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The JP4 jumper allows the LVDS screen voltage to be set.
DESCRIPTION
Short 1-2 (Default) +3.3V LVDS
Short 2-3 +5V LVDS
Table 4-6: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings
The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 4-6.
Figure 4-6: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations
4.5.6 CRT/LCD Mode Selection
Jumper Label:
Jumper Type: 3-pin header
Jumper Settings:
JP5
See Figure 4-7
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Jumper Location:
The CRT/LCD mode select jumper allows the video mode of the motherboard to be
selected.
DESCRIPTION
1-2 LCD MODE
2-3 (Default) CRT MODE
Table 4-7: CRT/LCD Mode Selection Jumper Settings
The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 4-7.
See Table 4-7
Figure 4-7: CRT/LCD Mode Selection Jumper Settings
4.6 Chassis Installation
Cables provided by IEI that connect peripheral devices to the WAFER-GX are listed in
Table 4-8. Cables not included in the kit must be separately purchased.
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Quantity Type
1 ATA 33 flat cable
1 RS-232/422/485 cable
2 SATA drive cable
1 SATA drive power cable
1 KB/MS Y cable
Table 4-8: IEI Provided Cables
To install the WAFER-GX into a chassis, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Select a chassis
Step 2: Install the CompactFlash card (optional)
Step 3: Install the RS-232/422/485 cable (optional)
Step 4: Connect the WAFER-GX to the hard disks (optional)
Step 5: Connect the WAFER-GX to the SATA drives
Step 6: Connect other internal peripheral devicesStep 0:
4.6.1 Chassis selection
The chassis selected must be able to support a half-size CPU PCI card. IEI has many
available options. Please visit the IEI website (www.ieiworld.com
representative for more details.
) or contact an IEI sales
4.6.2 Install the CompactFlash card
To install the a CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the WAFER-GX, please follow the steps
below:
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Step 1: Place the CPU card on an anti-static pad with the solder side facing up.
Step 2: Locate the CF socket.
Step 3: Make sure the CF card is properly aligned with the CF socket.
Step 4: Gently insert the CF card into the socket making sure the socket pins are
properly inserted into the socket (Figure 4-8). Step 0:
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Figure 4-8: CompactFlash Card Installation
4.6.3 Install the RS-232/422/485 Cable
The WAFER-GX is shipped with a RS-232/422/485 cable. To install the RS-232 cable
please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Locate the COM2 serial port connector.
Step 2: Insert the small connector on the cable into the serial port box headers on the
WAFER-GX. Step 0:
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4.6.4 IDE Disk Drive Connector
The WAFER-GX is shipped with an ATA 33 flat cable. The cable is connected to the
WAFER-GX and to one or two IDE HDD. To connect an IDE HDD to the WAFER-GX,
follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Find the ATA 33 flat cable in the kit that came with the motherboard.
Step 2: Locate the IDE connector on the motherboard.
Step 3: Connect one of the connectors two the connector on the board and the other two
connectors to a hard-drive.
Figure 4-9: IDE Cable Connection
Step 4: Locate the red wire on the other side of the cable that corresponds to the pin 1
connector.
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Step 5: Connect the other side of the cable to the HDD making sure that the pin 1 cable
corresponds to pin 1 on the connectorStep 0:
4.6.5 SATA Drive Connection
The WAFER-GX four onboard 150Mb/s SATA drive connectors. The WAFER-GX is
shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable. To connect the
SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below.
Step 1: Locate the SATA drive connector on the board.
Step 2: Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable
connector into the onboard SATA drive connector (Figure 4-10).
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Figure 4-10: SATA Drive Cable Connection
Step 3: Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back
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of the SATA drive (Figure 4-11).
Step 4: Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive (Figure 4-11).
Figure 4-11: SATA Drive Connection
4.7 Rear Panel Connectors
4.7.1 LCD Panel Connection
The conventional CRT monitor connector, VGA1, is a 15-pin, female D-SUB connector.
Pin assignments can be seen in that can be connected to external monitors.
4.7.2 Ethernet Connection
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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4.7.3 USB Connection
The rear panel USB connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB
devices. The rear panel USB connector is a standard connector and can easily be
connected to other USB devices.
4.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Connection
A PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse can be connected to the appropriate PS/2 connector
on the rear panel.
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5
5 AWARD BIOS Setup
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5.1 Introduction
A licensed copy of Phoenix Award BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS
setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter
describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may
be changed.
5.1.1 Starting Setup
The Phoenix Award BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program
can be activated in one of two ways.
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1. Press the D
2. Press the D
appears on the screen.
If the message disappears, restart the computer and try again.
ELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or
ELETE key when the “Press Del to enter SETUP” message
5.1.2 Using Setup
Use the arrow keys to highlight items, press ENTER to select, use the PAGEUP and
P
AGEDOWN keys to change entries, press F1 for help and press ESC to quit. Navigation
keys are shown below.
Key Function
Up arrow Move to the item above
Down arrow Move to the item below
Left arrow Move to the item on the left hand side
Right arrow Move to the item on the right hand side
+/Page up Increase the numeric value or make changes
-/Page down Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc Main Menu – Quit and do not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu --
Exit current page and return to Main Menu
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F1 General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option
F2 Item help
F5 Previous values for the page menu items
F6 Fail-safe defaults for the current page menu items
F7 Optimized defaults for the current page menu items
F9 Menu in BIOS
F10 Save changes and Exit BIOS
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys
5.1.3 Getting Help
When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the
Page Setup Menu
possible selections for the highlighted item appears. To exit the Help Window press E
the F1 key again.
SC or
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes
If the system cannot be booted after changes are made, restore the CMOS defaults. The
CPU card should come with a restore CMOS settings jumper. Refer to Section ?? for
more information.
5.1.5 Main BIOS Menu
Once the BIOS opens, the Main Menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears.
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BIOS Menu 1: Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
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NOTE:
The following sections will completely describe the menus listed below and
the configuration options available to users.
The following menu options are seen in BIOS Menu 1.
Standard CMOS Features: Changes the basic system configuration.
Advanced BIOS Features: Changes the advanced system settings.
Advanced Chipset Features: Changes the chipset configuration features.
Integrated Peripherals: Changes the settings for integrated peripherals.
Power Management Setup: Configures power saving options.
PnP/PCI Configurations: Changes the advanced PCI/PnP settings.
PC Health Status: Monitors essential system parameters.
The following user configurable options are also available in BIOS Menu 1:
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
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Use the Load Fail-Safe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each BIOS
parameter in the setup menus. Press F6 for this operation on any page.
Load Optimized Defaults
Use the Load Optimized Defaults option to load optimal default values for each BIOS
parameter in the setup menus. Press F7 for this operation on any page.
Set Supervisor Password
Use the Set Supervisor Password option to set the supervisor password. By default, no
supervisor password is set. To install a supervisor password, select this field and enter the
password. After this option is selected, a red dialogue box appears with “Enter
Password: ”. Type the password and press E
“Confirm Password: ” dialogue box and press E
press E
NTER in the “Enter Password: ” dialogue box, then press any key in the
NTER. Retype the original password into the
NTER. To disable the password, simply
“Password Disabled !!!” dialogue box.
Set User Password
Use the Set User Password option to set the supervisor password. By default no user
password is set. To install a user password, select this field and enter the password. After
this option is selected, a red dialogue box appears with “Enter Password: ”. Type the
password and press E
dialogue box and press E
NTER. Retype the original password into the “Confirm Password: ”
NTER. To disable the password, simply press ENTER in the “Enter
Password: ” dialogue box, then press any key in the “Password Disabled !!!” dialogue
box.
Save & Exit Setup
Use the Save & Exit Setup option to save any configuration changes made and exit the
BIOS menus.
Exit Without Saving
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Use the Exit Without Saving option to exit the BIOS menus without saving any
configuration changes.
5.2 Standard CMOS Features
Use the Standard CMOS Features BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 2) to set basic BIOS
configuration options.
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BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features
Date [Day mm:dd:yyyy]
Use the Date option to set the system date
Time [hh/mm/ss]
Use the Time option to set the system time.
IDE Master and IDE Slave
When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. The Standard
CMOS Features menu shows the status of the auto detected IDE devices. The following
IDE devices are detected and shown in the Standard CMOS Features menu:
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IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
IDE Secondary Slave
IDE device configurations are changed or set in the IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu
3). If an IDE device is detected, and one of the above listed two BIOS configuration
options is selected, the IDE configuration options shown in Section 5.2.1 appear.
Drive A/B [None]
Use the Drive A/B configuration to specify the floppy drive type installed in the system.
The floppy drive configuration options are:
None
360K, 5.25 in.
1.2M, 5.25 in.
720K, 3.5 in.
1.44M, 3.5in (Default)
2.88M, 3.5 in.
Video
Use the Video option to select the CRT screen type the system connects to. The video
configuration options are:
EGA/VGA (Default)
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
Halt On [All, But Keyboard]
Use the Halt On option to specify what errors detected during the power up process stop
the system.
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All Errors
No Errors
All, But Keyboard
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Base Memory:
The Base Memory is NOT user configurable. The POST determines the amount of base
Whenever BIOS detects a non-fatal error the
system is stopped and the user prompted.
The system boot is not stopped for any errors
that may be detected.
(Default) The system boot does not stop for a keyboard
error; it stops for all other errors.
The system boot does not stop for a disk
error; it stops for all other errors.
The system boot does not stop for a keyboard
or a disk error; it stops for all other errors.
(or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is
typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed, or 640K for systems with 640K or
more memory installed.
Extended Memory
The Extended Memory is NOT user configurable. The BIOS determines how much
extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory above 1MB
located in the memory address map of the CPU.
Total Memory
The Total Memory is NOT user configurable.
5.2.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave
Use the IDE Primary Master/Slave menu (BIOS Menu 3) to set or change the
master/slave IDE configurations.
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