Commell LV-679 User manual

LV-679
Mini-ITX Motherboard
User’s Manual
Edition 1.0
2007/7/31

LV-679 User’s Manual
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Packing List:
Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
Hardware:
LV-679 serial Mini ITX Motherborad x 1
Cable Kit:
44-pin
44-pin
40-pin Floppy Cable x 1
SATA Cable x 2
ATA33 IDE Cable x1
SDTV Cable x 1
COM & Printer Port Cable x 1 YPbPr Cable x 1
2 DVI module with bracket x 1 (LV-679 Serial )
Power Cable
DVI module with bracket x 1 (LV-679 Serial)

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I/O Shield x 1
CPU Cooler x 1
Printed Matters:
Driver CD x 1 (Include user’s manual ).
USB Cable x 1 DC Power Cable x 1

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Index
Chapter 1 <Introduction>...............................................................8
1.1 <Product Overview>..................................................................8
1.2 <Product Specification> ............................................................9
1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>...........................................................11
1.4 <Block Diagram> ....................................................................12
Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>....................................................14
2.1 <Connector Location>.............................................................14
2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>.............................................15
2.3 <Connector Reference>...........................................................17
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>..........................................................17
2.3.2 <External Connectors>.........................................................17
2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> .....................................................18
2.4.1 <CPU Setup> .....................................................................18
2.4.2 <Memory Setup> ................................................................19
2.5 <CMOS Setup> .......................................................................20
2.6 <Enhanced IDE Interface>......................................................21
2.7 <Serial ATA Interface> ............................................................22
2.8 <Floppy Port>..........................................................................23
2.9 <Ethernet Interface>................................................................24
2.10 <Onboard Display Interface>................................................25
2.10.1 <Analog Display> .............................................................25
2.10.2 <Digital Display>..............................................................26
2.10.3 <HDTV Interface>.............................................................30
2.11 <Integrated Audio Interface>.................................................31
2.12 <GPIO Interface> ..................................................................33
2.13 <Power Supply> ....................................................................34
2.13.1 <Power Input>..................................................................34
2.13.2 <Power Output>................................................................36
2.14 <Switch and Indicator>..........................................................37

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Chapter 3 <System Setup>.........................................................38
3.1 <Audio Configuration>...........................................................38
4. Select the sound mode to meet your speaker system. .....................................38
3.2 <Video Memory Setup>..........................................................39
3.3 <Display Properties Setting>...................................................41
Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>...............................................................43
Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>............................45
A.1 <IDE Port> .............................................................................45
A.2 <Serial ATA Port>...................................................................46
A.3 <Floppy Port>.........................................................................46
A.4 <IrDA Port>............................................................................46
A.5 <Serial Port 1>........................................................................47
A.6 <Serial Port 2>........................................................................47
A.7 <Parallel Port>........................................................................47
A.8 <VGA Port>............................................................................48
A.9 <LAN Port>............................................................................48
A.10 < USB Interface >.................................................................48
Appendix B <Flash BIOS>...........................................................49
B.1 <Flash Tool>...........................................................................49
B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure>........................................................49
Appendix C <System Resources>........................................50
Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s>...................................54
Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer >...........55
Appendix F <How to setting RS-422 & RS-485>.........56
Contact Information.........................................................................57

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>
1.1 <Product Overview>
LV-679 is the new generation of the Mini-ITX motherboard, with supporting Intel Core 2
Duo socket-P processors for 533/800MHz front side bus, Intel GM(E)965 and ICH8-M
chipset, integrated GMA X3100 graphics, DDR2 memory, REALTEK High Definition
Audio, Serial ATA and two Intel Gigabit LAN.
Intel Merom dual core Processor
The board supports Intel Core 2 Duo socket-P processors with 533/800MHz front side
bus, 4MB L2 cache, to provide more powerful performance than before.
New features for Intel GM(E)965 chipset
The board integrates Intel GM(E)965 and ICH8-M chipset, to provide new generation of
the mobile solution, supports Intel GMA X3100 graphics, DDR2 533/667Mhz memory,
built-in high speed mass storage interface of serial ATA, High Definition Audio with 7.1
channels surrounding sound.
All in One multimedia solution
Based on Intel GM(E)965 and ICH8-M chipset, the board provides high performance
onboard graphics,18/24-bit Single/dual channel LVDS interface, HDTV and 7.1
channels High Definition Audio, to meet the very requirement of the multimedia
application.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board provides Compact Flash Type II slot , two mini-PCI slot. and one PCI slot.

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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor Mini-ITX motherboard
CPU Support Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor
Package type: Micro-FCPGA478 (Socket-P)
Front side bus: 533/800 MHz
Memory Two DDRII 533/667MHz DIMM up to 3GB with dual channel
Interleaved mode
Chipset Intel GM(E)965 & ICH8-M (82801HBM)
Real Time Clock Chipset integrated RTC with onboard lithium battery
Watchdog Timer Generates a system reset with internal timer for 1min/s ~ 255min/s
Power Management ACPI 1.0 compliant, supports power saving mode
PCI Enhanced IDE One 44-pin UltraATA33 IDE interface supports up to 2 ATAPI devices
Serial ATA Interface 3 x serial ATAII interface with 300MB/s transfer rate
VGA Interface Intel integrated extreme GMA X3100 (Graphic Media Accelerator)
Technology
Video Memory Up to 384MB shared with system memory
LVDS interface Onboard 24-bit dual channel LVDS connector with +3.3V/+5V/+12V
supply
DVI Interface Two Chrontel CH7307C DVI transmitter with onboard 26-pin DVI
interface
Audio Interface Intel integrated ICH8-M with Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
LAN Interface Two Intel 82573L Gigabit LAN
Solid State Disk IDE supports 44-pin DiskOnModule with +5V/+3.3V power supply,
One Compact Flash Type II
GPIO interface Onboard programmable 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface One PCI slot, Two Mini PCI socket to support Mini PCI Type IIIA
Internal I/O Port 1x RS232/422/485, 1x slim FDD port, 1x GPIO port, 1 x Parallel Port,
4 x USB ports, 1x IrDA, 1x IDE, 1x LVDS, 1x LCD inverter connector,
2 x DVI, 1x HDTV, 1x Front panel Audio connector and 1 x CDIN
connector
External I/O Port 1x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port, 2 x RJ45 LAN ports, 1x DB15 VGA port,
4x USB2.0 ports, 2x IEEE 1394 port, 1x RS232 port, 7.1 Channel Audio
Output, 1x SPDIF connector
Power Requirement Standard 20-Pin ATX power supply
or 9~24V full range DC Input ( 8~30V operative)
Dimension 170mm x 170mm
Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade
Storage within –20~85 centigrade

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Ordering Code
LV-679D Onboard CRT, LVDS, HDTV, Intel Gigabit LAN, USB2.0, PCI, Mini-PCI,
GPIO Port, 1394, IrDA, Slim FDD, Parallel Port, RS232/422/485,
SATA,HD Audio, 1 x DVI
LV-679D2C Onboard CRT, LVDS, HDTV, Intel Gigabit LAN, USB2.0, PCI, Mini-PCI,
GPIO Port, 1394, IrDA, Slim FDD, Parallel Port, RS232/422/485, SATA,
HD Audio, 2 x DVI and CF
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