Global American Inc. 2807610 User manual

User’s Manual
Mini-ITX Motherboard 2807610

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2807610 User’s Manual
Packing List
Please check the package before you starting setup the system
Hardware:
2807610 series motherboard x 1
Cable Kit:
40-pin ATA100 IDE flat cable x 1
Serial ATA ribbon cable x 1
I/O Shield x 1
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Index
Chapter 1 <Introduction>.....................................................................................7
1.1 <Product Overview>.................................................................................7
1.2 <Product Specification>...........................................................................8
1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>...........................................................................10
1.4 <Block Diagram>.................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>.............................................................................12
2.1 <Connector Location>............................................................................12
2.2 <Jumper Reference> .............................................................................13
2.3 <Connector Reference>.........................................................................14
2.3.1 <Internal Connector>..................................................................14
2.3.2 <External Connector>.................................................................14
2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>....................................................................15
2.4.1< CPU>........................................................................................15
2.4.2 <Memory> ..................................................................................15
2.5 <CMOS Setup>......................................................................................16
2.6 <Enhanced IDE & CF Interface>............................................................17
2.7 <Serial ATA Interface>...........................................................................18
2.8 <LAN Interface>.....................................................................................19
2.9 <Onboard Display Interface>.................................................................20
2.9.1 <Analog VGA Interface> ............................................................20
2.10 <Onboard Audio Interface>..................................................................21
2.11 <Power and Fan Connector>...............................................................22
2.11.1 <Power Input>..........................................................................22
2.11.2 <Fan Connector>......................................................................22
2.12 <Indicator and Switch>.........................................................................23
Chapter 3 <System Configuration>...................................................................25
3.1 <SATA RAID Configuration>..................................................................25
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3.2 <Audio Configuration> ...........................................................................27
3.3 <Display Configuration>.........................................................................28
Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> ....................................................................................30
Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment> ...........................................................32
A.1 <IDE Port>.............................................................................................32
A.2 <IrDAPort>............................................................................................32
A.3 < VGA Port >..........................................................................................33
A.4 <Serial ATAPort>...................................................................................33
A.5 <Serial Port>..........................................................................................33
A.6 <LAN Port>............................................................................................34
A.7 <PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Port>............................................................34
A.8 <CPU Voltage>…...................................................................................35
A.9<USB Interface>……………………………………………………………..35
Appendix B <Flash BIOS>..................................................................................37
B.1 BIOSAuto Flash Tool......................................................................37
B.2 Flash Method...................................................................................37
Appendix C <System Resources> ....................................................................39
C.1 <I/O Port Address Map>……………………………………………………39
C.2 <Memory Address Map> .......................................................................41
C.3 <System IRQ & DMA Resource>..........................................................42
C.3.1 <IRQ> ........................................................................................42
Contact Information............................................................................................44
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2807610 User’s Manual Introduction
Chapter 1 <Introduction>
1.1 <Product Overview>
2807610 is the Mini-ITX motherboard based on VIA chipset. It integrates the last VIA
embedded chipset for KN400A with VT8237R, DDR266/333/400 SDRAM, and serial ATA
with RAID to provide the economical embedded platform.
VIA KN400A & VT8237R Chipset
The board comes with the VIA last embedded chipset of KN400A, supports
DDR266/333/400 SDRAM, integrated the S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP graphics core,
hardware MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 acceleration.
The VT8237R provides the board to support Ultra V-Link (1GB/s) with KN400A, two serial
ATA ports with RAID array function, 4 x USB2.0 ports and 5.1 channel AC97 audio.
Multimedia solution
Based on VIA KN400A chipset, the board provides, which supports single independent
display with CRT.
LAN Interface
2807610 also comes with one 10/100Mbps LAN interface, support boot-on-LAN and
wake-on-LAN function.
High Speed Hot-plug Interface
Based on VIA VT8237R, the board provides 4 USB2.0 interfaces with up to 480Mbps of
transferring rate.
Expanded UCR for remote Operating SETUP Bios Feature
Expanded Universal Console Redirection (UCR) is a feature for monitoring POST
messages and running Setup and an operation system from a remote serial terminal.
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor Mini-ITX motherboard
CPU AMD Geode NX Processors
NX 1250@6W/1500@6W Processors supported
Fanless with CPU heatsink
Memory 1 x 184-pin DDR 266/333/400 SDRAM up to 1GB
Unbufferred, none-ECC memory supported only
Chipset VIA KN400A and VT8237R
BIOS Phoenix-Award v6.00PG 4Mb PnP flash BIOS
Green Function Power saving mode includes doze, standby and suspend modes.
ACPI version 1.0 and APM version 1.2 compliant
Real Time Clock VIA VT8237R built-in RTC with lithium battery
Enhanced IDE Enhanced IDE interface supports dual channels and up to 2
ATAPI devices at Ultra DMA100
One 40-pin onboard
Serial ATA VIA VT8237R integrates 2 Serial ATA interface
RAID 0, 1 array Technology supported
Multi-I/O Port
Chipset VIA VT8237R with Winbond W83697HF controller
Serial Port one external RS-232 serial port on rear I/O panel.
USB Port Four Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with 480Mbps of transfer rate.
Parallel Port One external parallel port on rear I/O panel.
IrDA Port One IrDA compliant Infrared interface supports SIR.
K/B & Mouse External PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports on rear I/O panel
Hardware
Monitor
VGADisplay Interface
Fan speed, CPU temperature and voltage monitoring
Chipset VIA KN400A built-in S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP graphics
core
Core Frequency 200MHz
Memory BIOS selectable 16/32/64MB shard with system memory
Display Type CRT, LCD monitor with analog display
Connector External DB15 female connector on rear I/O panel
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Ethernet Interface
Chipset AMD AM79C874VI
Type 10Base-T / 100Base-TX
auto-switching Fast Ethernet
Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant
Connector One External RJ45 connectors with LED on rear I/O panel
Audio Interface
Chipset Realtek ® ALC655 AC97 3D audio codec
Interface 5.1 channel 3D audio with Line-in, Line-out and MIC-in
Connector External Audio phone jack for Line-out/Front, Line-in/Rear and
MIC(stereo)-in/Center
Onboard audio connector with pin header
Onboard CD-IN connector
Expansive Interface
PCI 1 x PCI slot supports up to one PCI devices through riser card
Power and Environment
Power
Requirement Standard ATX 20-pin power supply
Dimension 170 (L) x 170 (H) mm
Temperature Operating within 0 ~ 60oC (32 ~ 140oF)
Storage within -20 ~ 85oC (-4 ~ 185oF)
Software support
Operation
System
Ordering Code
Windows 2000, Windows XP
Linux (Fedora Core 1, Mandrake 9.2 and Red Hat 9.0)
2807610A AMD Geode NX processors Mini-ITX motherboard with onboard
VGA, LAN, SATA, USB 2.0 Ports, Audio, 1 x RS232 serial port,
S/PDIF,Parallel port
2807610B Same as 2807610 and with AMD Geode NX 1250 processor
2807610C Same as 2807610 and with AMD Geode NX 1500 processor
1. Please do not order other Mini-AGP modules excluded in the list for this board.
2. The specifications may be different as the actual production.
For further product information please visit the website at
http://www.globalamericaninc.com/
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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>
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1.4 <Block Diagram>
AMD Geode NX processor
CRT/LCD Monitor
KN400A
Ultra V-Link
1GB/s
1 x 184-pin
DDR266/333/400
Up to 1GB
4 x USB2.0 Ports 2 x SATA
IDE PCI
AC97 5.1CH Codec VT8237R
1 x Serial ports
IrDA
1 x Parallel ports
BIOS
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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
J2
DIMM J4/J5 J6
J3
J7
J11
J10
J16
J19 J3&17
J21
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2.2 <Jumper Reference>
Jumper Function
J13 CMOS Operating/Clear Setting.
J14 Setting CPU voltage.
J14 J12 J13
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2.3 <Connector Reference>
2.3.1 <Internal Connector>
Connector Function Remark
DIMM 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Standard
J2 40-pin primary IDE connector Standard
J4/J5 7-pin Serial ATA connector Standard
J15 20-pin power supply connector Standard
J3 5 x 2-pin USB connector Standard
J10 3-pin CPU cooler fan connector Standard
J7 14-pin switch/indicator connector Standard
2.3.2 <External Connector>
Connector Function Remark
J18 DB15 VGAconnector Standard
J3/J17 Dual USB and RJ45 LAN connector Standard
J21 Serial port connector Standard
J19 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector Standard
J20 S/PDIF Digital Audio out RCA
J21(Green) Audio Line-out port Standard
J21(Blue) Audio Line-in port Standard
J21(Pink) Audio Microphone input port Standard
J16 One parallel port Standard
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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1< CPU>
The board supports AMD Geode NX 1250/1500 processor, with CPU headsink only .
2.4.2 <Memory>
The board supports one 184-pin DDR266/333/400 SDRAM and up to 1GB of capacity, only
non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported.
DIMM
104-pin 80-pin
Please check the pin number to match the socket side well
before installing memory module.
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2.5 <CMOS Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to
inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its
default values.
Jumper: J13
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
J13 Mode
1-2 Normal Operation
2-3 Clear CMOS
Default setting
1
3
J13
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2.6 <Enhanced IDE & CF Interface>
The board supports one enhanced IDE interface, one channel for 2 ATAPI devices with
ATA100.
J2
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2.7 <Serial ATA Interface>
Based on VIA VT8237R Southbridge, the board supports two Serial ATA interfaces with
RAID 0 and 1 array function. The following is the list of the specification of the Serial ATA.
1. Complies with Serial ATA Specification Revision 1.0
2. Dual Channel master mode PCI
3. On-chip two-channel Serial ATA (S-ATA) for support of up to two S-ATA devices
directly.
4. S-ATA drive transfer rate is capable of up to 150 MB/s per channel (serial speed of 1.5
Gbit/s).
For more information please visit VIA website (www.via.com.tw)
J4/J5
VT8237R
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2.9 <LAN Interface>
The board provides one 10/100Mbps LAN interfaces with AM79C874VI , and compliant with
standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 100BASE-TX.
J17
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2.10 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on VIA KN400A, the board supports integrated S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP
graphics, with BIOS selectable 16/32/64MB shared with system memory for frame buffer.
2.10.1 <Analog VGA Interface>
The board provides a DB15 VGA connector on the rear I/O panel .
J18
20 Onboard Audio Interface