Global American Inc. 3307880 User manual

User’s Manual
Single Board Computer
3307880
Version 1.0,
October 2006

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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 15
1.1 33078880 CPU BOARD OVERVIEW ......................................................................... 16
1.1.1 3307880 CPU Board Applications.................................................................. 16
1.1.2 3307880 CPU Board Benefits ......................................................................... 16
1.1.3 3307880 CPU Board Features ........................................................................ 16
1.2 3307880 CPU BOARD OVERVIEW ........................................................................... 17
1.2.1 3307880 CPU Board Connectors..................................................................... 17
1.2.2 Technical Specifications: ................................................................................. 19
2DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 21
2.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 22
2.2 CPU SUPPORT.......................................................................................................... 22
2.2.1 AMD
®
Geode™ LX 800 500MHz Specifications............................................. 22
2.2.2 AMD
®
Geode™ LX 800 500MHz Power Management................................... 22
2.3 SYSTEM CHIPSET ..................................................................................................... 23
2.4 DATA FLOW.............................................................................................................. 24
2.5 GRAPHICS SUPPORT ................................................................................................. 24
2.6 MEMORY SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 26
2.7 PCI BUS INTERFACE SUPPORT ................................................................................. 26
2.8 ETHERNET CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................... 26
2.8.1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 26
2.8.2 Features ........................................................................................................... 27
2.9 DRIVE INTERFACES .................................................................................................. 27
2.9.1 SATA Drives ..................................................................................................... 27
2.9.2 IDE HDD Interfaces........................................................................................ 28
2.9.3 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)................................................................................ 28
2.9.4 Compact Flash Support ................................................................................... 28
2.10 SERIAL PORTS ........................................................................................................ 28
2.11 REAL TIME CLOCK ................................................................................................. 28
2.12 SYSTEM MONITORING............................................................................................ 29
2.13 USB INTERFACES................................................................................................... 29
2.14 BIOS ..................................................................................................................... 29

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2.15 OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL..................................... 29
2.16 AUDIO CODEC ........................................................................................................ 30
2.17 POWER CONSUMPTION........................................................................................... 31
2.18 PACKAGED CONTENTS AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ITEMS..................................... 31
2.18.1 Package Contents........................................................................................... 31
2.18.2 Optional Accessory Items............................................................................... 32
3CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS......................................................................... 33
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .................................................................... 34
3.1.1 3307880 Layout............................................................................................... 34
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 35
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 36
3.1.4 On-board Jumpers ........................................................................................... 37
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 37
3.2.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 38
3.2.2 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 39
3.2.3 CompactFlash®Connector .............................................................................. 40
3.2.4 Fan Connector................................................................................................. 42
3.2.5 Floppy Disk Connector.................................................................................... 43
3.2.6 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 45
3.2.7 GPIO Connector.............................................................................................. 46
3.2.8 Primary IDE Connector................................................................................... 47
3.2.9 Secondary IDE Connector............................................................................... 49
3.2.10 Inverter Power Connector ............................................................................. 51
3.2.11 Keyboard/Mouse Connector........................................................................... 52
3.2.12 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 54
3.2.13 RS-232/422/485 Cable Connectors................................................................ 55
3.2.14 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 57
3.2.15 Suspend Power Input Connector ................................................................... 58
3.2.16 TFT LCD LVDS Connector............................................................................ 59
3.2.17 TFT LCD TTL Connector............................................................................... 60
3.2.18 Internal USB Connectors............................................................................... 62
3.3 EXTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS....................................................................... 64
3.3.1 External Interface Connector Overview.......................................................... 64
3.3.2 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 64
3.3.3 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 65

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3.3.4 Serial Communications COM 1 Connector..................................................... 66
3.3.5 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 66
4INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ....................................................... 69
4.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 70
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 70
4.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 70
4.3 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 71
4.3.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 71
4.3.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 72
4.4 3307880 CPU CARD INSTALLATION........................................................................ 72
4.4.1 SO-DIMM Module Installation........................................................................ 73
4.4.1.1 Purchasing the Memory Module............................................................... 73
4.4.1.2 SO-DIMM Module Installation ................................................................ 73
4.4.2 Peripheral Device Connection......................................................................... 74
4.4.2.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (CN11) .......................................................... 74
4.4.2.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN14) .............................................................. 75
4.4.2.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN9).................................................................. 76
4.4.2.4 Audio Interface (CN7) .............................................................................. 76
4.4.2.5 COM Port Connectors (CN4) ................................................................... 76
4.5 JUMPER SETTINGS.................................................................................................... 76
4.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 78
4.5.2 AT Power Select Jumper Settings..................................................................... 78
4.5.3 COM3 Setup Jumper Settings.......................................................................... 79
4.5.4 LCD Clock Select Jumper................................................................................ 80
4.5.5 LCD Voltage Select Jumper............................................................................. 80
4.6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 81
4.7 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ...................................................................................... 81
4.7.1 LCD Panel Connection.................................................................................... 81
4.7.2 Ethernet Connection ........................................................................................ 81
4.7.3 Serial Connection............................................................................................. 81
4.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Connection.................................................................... 81

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AWATCHDOG TIMER ....................................................................................... 83
BADDRESS MAPPING........................................................................................87
B.1 IO ADDRESS MAP .................................................................................................. 88
B.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP .......................................................................... 88
B.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE ............................................................................................. 89
B.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS .............................................................................. 89
CEXTERNALAC’97 AUDIO CODEC............................................................... 91
C.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 92
C.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC........................................................................ 92
C.1.2 Driver Installation.......................................................................................... 92
C.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION............................................................................ 93
C.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager ........................................................... 93

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C.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options .............................................. 94
DALI®RAID FOR SATA....................................................................................... 97
D.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................98
D.1.1 Precautions..................................................................................................... 98
D.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ....................................................................................... 99
D.3 ACCESSING THE ALI RAID UTILITY....................................................................... 99
D.4 RAID OPTIONS: .................................................................................................... 101
D.4.1 Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance...................................................... 101
D.4.2 Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability....................................................... 102
D.4.3 Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity........................................................... 104
D.4.4 Stripe Size...................................................................................................... 105
D.4.5 Delete RAID Setting & Partition................................................................... 105
D.4.6 Delete All RAID Setting & Partition............................................................. 105
D.4.7 Rebuild RAID Array ...................................................................................... 106
D.4.8 Select Boot Drive........................................................................................... 106

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: 3307880 CPU Board Overview (Front View) .........................................17
Figure 1-2: 3307880 CPU Board Overview (Solder Side)........................................17
Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................24
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations .........................................................34
Figure 3-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side)..................................35
Figure 3-3: Audio Connector Location......................................................................38
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Location ...................................................................39
Figure 3-5: Compact Flash Connector Location (Solder Side) ..............................41
Figure 3-6: Fan Connector Location .........................................................................43
Figure 3-7: FDD Connector Location ........................................................................44
Figure 3-8: Front Panel Connector Location............................................................46
Figure 3-9: GPIO Connector Location.......................................................................47
Figure 3-10: Primary IDE Device Connector Locations...........................................48
Figure 3-11: Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations......................................50
Figure 3-12: Inverter Connector Locations ..............................................................52
Figure 3-13: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location.................................................53
Figure 3-14:Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................54
Figure 3-15: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations ............................................56
Figure 3-16: SATA Drive Connector Locations........................................................57
Figure 3-17: Suspend Power Input Connector Location.........................................59
Figure 3-18: TFT LCD LVDS Connector Pinout Locations......................................60
Figure 3-19: TFT LCD TTL Connector Pinout Locations.........................................61
Figure 3-20: USB Connector Pinout Locations........................................................63
Figure 3-21: 3307880 On-board External Interface Connectors ............................64
Figure 3-22: Ethernet Connector ...............................................................................65
Figure 3-23: COM1 Pinout Locations ........................................................................66
Figure 3-24: VGA Connector ......................................................................................67
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Module Installation .................................................................74
Figure 4-2: Connection of IDE Connector ................................................................75

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Figure 4-3: Jumper Locations....................................................................................77
Figure 6-38: Accessing ALi RAID BIOS Utility ......................................................172
Figure 6-39: RAID BIOS Setup Utility .....................................................................172

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Figure 6-38: Accessing ALi RAID BIOS Utility ...................................................... 172
Figure 6-39: RAID BIOS Setup Utility ..................................................................... 172

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ..........................................................................20
Table 2-1: Geode LX Graphics Features...................................................................26
Table 2-2: Power Consumption .................................................................................31
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................36
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors.............................................................................36
Table 3-3: On-board Jumpers ....................................................................................37
Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts.........................................................................39
Table 3-5: Battery Connector Pinouts.......................................................................40
Table 3-6: Compact Flash Connector Pinouts .........................................................42
Table 3-7: Fan Connector Pinouts.............................................................................43
Table 3-8: FDD Connector Pinouts............................................................................45
Table 3-9: Front Panel Connector Pinouts ...............................................................46
Table 3-10: GPIO Connector Pinouts ........................................................................47
Table 3-11: Primary IDE Connector Pinouts.............................................................49
Table 3-12: Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts........................................................51
Table 3-13: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts ........................................................52
Table 3-14: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts....................................................53
Table 3-15: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts ............................................................55
Table 3-16: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts....................................56
Table 3-17: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts .............................................................58
Table 3-18: Suspend Power Input Connector Pinouts ............................................59
Table 3-19: TFT LCD LVDS Port Connector Pinouts ...............................................60
Table 3-20: TFT LCD TTL Port Connector Pinouts ..................................................62
Table 3-21: USB Port (CN12) Connector Pinouts.....................................................63
Table 3-22: USB Port (CN13) Connector Pinouts.....................................................64
Table 3-23: Ethernet Connector Pinouts...................................................................65
Table 3-24: Ethernet Connector LEDs.......................................................................65
Table 3-25: COM1 Pinouts..........................................................................................66
Table 3-26: VGA Connector Pinouts .........................................................................67

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Table 4-1: GAI Provided Cables.................................................................................74
Table 4-2: Jumpers......................................................................................................77
Table 4-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..................................................................78
Table 4-4: AT Power Select Jumper Settings...........................................................79
Table 4-5: COM3 Setup Jumper Settings..................................................................79
Table 4-6: LCD Clock Select Jumper Settings .........................................................80
Table 4-7: LCD Voltage Select Jumper Settings ......................................................81
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys...............................................................................85

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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
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DIO Digital Input/Output
DMA Direct Memory Access
EIDE Enhanced IDE
EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
Technology
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
FDC Floppy Disk Connector
FFIO Flexible File Input/Output
FIFO First In/First Out
FSB Front Side Bus
IrDA Infrared Data Association
HDD Hard Disk Drive
IDE Integrated Data Electronics
I/O Input/Output
ICH4 I/O Controller Hub 4
L1 Cache Level 1 Cache
L2 Cache Level 2 Cache
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LPT Parallel Port Connector
LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling
MAC Media Access Controller
OS Operating System
PCI Peripheral Connect Interface
PIO Programmed Input Output
PnP Plug and Play
POST Power On Self Test
RAM Random Access Memory
SATA Serial ATA
S.M.A.R.T Self Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology
SPD Serial Presence Detect
S/PDI Sony/Philips
Digital Interface
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory
SIR Serial Infrared
UART Universal Asynchronous
Receiver-transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Adapter
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Chapter
1
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1.1 3307880 CPU Board Overview
The 3307880 PCI CPU card is fully equipped with a high performance
processor and advanced multi-mode I/Os. The 3307880 is designed for system
manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance, reliability, and quality at a
reasonable price.
1.1.1 3307880 CPU Board Applications
The 3307880 CPU board has been designed for use in industrial applications where
board expansion is critical and operational reliability is essential.
1.1.2 3307880 CPU Board Benefits
Some of the 3307880 CPU board benefits include,
 Reduced hardware costs
 Reduced software costs
 Reduced maintenance costs
 Client crash prevention
 Central resource control
1.1.3 3307880 CPU Board Features
Some of the 3307880 CPU board features are listed below:
 PCI CPU card with AMD LX-800 processor installed
 RoHS compliant
 Up to 1GB of DDR 333/400MHz SO-DIMM memory supported
 CRT and TTL display supported
 Two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150MB/s on-board
 Four USB 2.0 devices on-board
 Two RS-232 serial port on-board
 One RS-422/485 serial port on-board
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1.2 3307880 CPU Board Overview
Figure 1-1: 3307880 CPU Board Overview (Front View)
Figure 1-2: 3307880 CPU Board Overview (Solder Side)
1.2.1 3307880 CPU Board Connectors
The 3307880 CPU board has the following connectors onboard:
 1 x Audio connector
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 1 x Battery connector
 1 x CompactFlash® slot
 1 x DDR SO-DIMM slot
 1 x Fan connector
 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
 1 x Front panel connector
 1 x GPIO connector
 2 x IDE device connectors
 1 x Inverter power connector
 1 x Keyboard/Mouse connector
 1 x Parallel port connector
 1 x RS-232/422/485 serial port connector
 2 x SATA connectors
 1 x Suspend power input connector
 1 x TFT LCD LVDS connector
 1 x TFT LCD TTL connector
 4 x USB 2.0 connectors
The 3307880 CPU board has the following connectors on the board rear panel:
 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet connector
 1 x Keyboard/Mouse connector
 1 x Serial port connector
 1 x VGA connector
The location of these connectors on the CPU card can be seen in Figure 3-1. These
connectors are fully described in Chapter 2.
NOTE:
There are no configuration jumpers or connectors on
the soldering side.
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1.2.2 Technical Specifications:
3307880 CPU board technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Detailed descriptions
of each specification can be found in Chapter 2.
Specification 3307880
CPU AMD®Geode™ LX 800 500Mhz
Southbridge Chipset AMD®Geode™ CS5536
Display CRT and 24-bit TTL integrated in AMD®Geode™ LX800
TTL/LVDS 18-bit single channel LVDS
Memory Supports one 1GB DDR 333/400 200-pin SO-DIMM SDRAM
module
BIOS Award BIOS
SSD CompactFlash®(CF)
Super I/O W83627EHG
Audio AC'97 Codec Realtek ALC203
LAN Realtek RTL8100C for 10/100 Mbps
COM One RS-232
One RS-232/422/485
USB2.0 Four USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 devices supported
IDE
Two IDE interfaces connect to four Ultra ATA33/66/100
devices
Floppy One floppy disk drive connector
Parallel Port One LPT port connector
SATA Two SATA connectors with transfer rates up to 150MB/sec
KB/MS One on-board keyboard/mouse connector
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Watchdog Timer Software programmable 1-255 sec. by supper I/O
Digital I/O 8 bit digital I/O, 4 input/4 output
Fan connector One system fan connector
Power Supply AT/ATX power support
Temperature 0ºC - 60ºC
Humidity (operating) 5%~95% non-condensing
Dimensions 165mm x 115mm
Weight (GW) 1.0Kg
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications
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