PC Engines ALIX.1C, ALIX.1D User Manual
PC Engines
ALIX.1C system board
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Table of contents
Federal Communications Commission Statement 4
CE Declaration of Conformity 4
Compliance information 4
Recycling / disposal 5
Introduction / features 6
OEM options 6
Technical data 8
Known issues / warnings 8
Getting started… 8
Setup options 8
Connecting a CD-ROM or DVD drive 9
Support 9
Damn Small Linux – Not (DSL-N) 9
Debian Linux (Etch) 9
FreeBSD 9
iMedia Linux 9
FreeDOS, MS-DOS 5.0 9
NetBSD 9
OpenBSD 10
Ubuntu Linux 10
Windows XP Home 10
ALIX connector pinouts - from left to right, rear to front 11
POST codes 20
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Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio energy. If this equipment is not installed and used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This board is designed for installation in a shielded enclosure (metal or plastic with conductive
coating). Shielded cables are required on LAN and serial ports to assure compliance with FCC
regulations.
A copy of the test report will be provided on request.
CE Declaration of Conformity
We, PC Engines GmbH, declare that ALIX1.C, when installed in the mini-box M200 metal
enclosure, is in conformance with:
- EN 61000-6-3 (2005) (emissions, residential and industrial)
- EN 61000-6-2 (ESD, susceptibility, residential and industrial)
The unit under test is in conformity with the standards mentioned above.
A copy of the test report will be provided on request.
Compliance information
For FCC, ALIX has been tested as a CPU board, installed in an enclosure, with the top cover
removed. No further testing should be required if the board is used with other FCC tested modular
components. Please see http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ for more details. The responsible party for FCC is
the importer.
Testing for CE mark must be done at the level of the complete product, possibly including the
wireless cards. Please contact PC Engines for assistance and documentation.
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For satisfactory resistance to electrostatic discharge events (ESD), the ALIX board should be
grounded (e.g. through the mounting holes, or the serial port connector).
Recycling / disposal
Do not discard electronic products in household trash ! All waste electronics equipment should be
recycled properly. Actual procedures depend on your country.
Information for the recycler:
Remove lithium battery from the socket for separate recycling.
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Introduction / features
ALIX is a miniITX form factor system board optimized for thin clients and embedded applications.
• AMD Geode LX CPU, 500 MHz (LX800) 5x86 CPU,
• 256 KB cache (64K data + 64K instruction + 128K L2)
• 1 Ethernet channel (Via VT6105M)
• 1 miniPCI + 1 PCI socket (3.3V) for 802.11 wireless cards and other expansion
• 256 MB DDR SDRAM, 64 bit wide for high memory bandwidth
• 512 KB flash for Award system BIOS.
• CompactFlash + 44 pin IDE header for user’s operating system and application
• 12V DC supply through DC jack
• 2 serial port (DB9 male + 10 pin header)
• 1 parallel port (26 pin header)
• Combined PS/2 keyboard + mouse port
• VGA port
• 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 on rear panel connector + 2 on 10 pin header)
• AC97 audio codec (line in / line out on board, headphone + mic on 10 pin header)
• Header for LPC bus (use for flash recovery or I/O expansion)
• GPIO header for user expansion
• Optional header for TFT LCD interface, I2C bus
• Front panel header for power switch, reset, hard disk and power LED
• Buzzer for “beeps”
• Socketed RTC battery
OEM options
The following options can be configured for larger orders:
• DRAM size (128 MB, 256 MB)
• CPU speed (LX700 / LX800 / LX900)
• Delete I/O not required by customer
• CMOS level serial port (RXD / TXD only)
• Power LED
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