IEI Technology IEM-LX User manual

IEM-LX-800 ETX CPU Module
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IEM-LX-800 CPU Module

IEM-LX-800 ETX CPU Module
Revision
MODEL IEM-LX-800 AMD Geode LX 800 CPU module
Revision Number Description Date of Issue
1.00 Initial release May 2007
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Copyright
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Packing List
NOTE:
If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing,
please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or
vendor you purchased the IEM-LX-800 from or contact an IEI sales
representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please
send an email to [email protected].
The items listed below should all be included in the IEM-LX-800 package.
 1 x IEM-LX-800 CPU module
 1 x Mini jumper pack
 1 x Utility CD
 1 x QIG (quick installation guide)
Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3.
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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 15
1.1 IEM-LX-800-R10 OVERVIEW ................................................................................. 16
1.1.1 IEM-LX Applications ....................................................................................... 16
1.1.2 IEM-LX Benefits............................................................................................... 16
1.1.3 IEM-LX Features ............................................................................................. 16
1.2 IEM-LX OVERVIEW ................................................................................................ 17
1.2.1 IEM-LX Connectors......................................................................................... 18
1.2.2 IEM-LX IO Interface Support.......................................................................... 18
1.2.3 Technical Specifications................................................................................... 18
2DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 21
2.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 22
2.2 DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................ 22
2.2.1 Board Dimensions............................................................................................ 22
2.3 DATA FLOW.............................................................................................................. 23
2.4 CPU SUPPORT.......................................................................................................... 24
2.4.1 AMD
®
Geode™ LX 800 500MHz Overview.................................................... 24
2.4.2 AMD
®
Geode™ LX 800 Memory Support....................................................... 24
2.4.3 AMD
®
Geode™ LX 800 500MHz Display Support......................................... 24
2.4.4 AMD
®
Geode™ LX 800 500MHz Graphics processor.................................... 25
2.4.5 AMD
®
Geode™ LX 800 500MHz Power Management................................... 26
2.5 SYSTEM CHIPSET ..................................................................................................... 27
2.5.1 GeodeLink™ Interface Unit............................................................................. 27
2.5.2 AMD
®
Geode™ CS5536 ATA-6 Controller..................................................... 27
2.5.3 AMD
®
Geode™ CS5536 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) Controller ....................... 28
2.5.4 AMD
®
Geode™ CS5536 Flash Interface ........................................................ 29
2.5.5 AMD
®
Geode™ CS5536 USB Controller........................................................ 30
2.5.6 AMD
®
Geode™ CS5536 Serial Communications........................................... 30
2.5.7 AMD
®
Geode™ CS5536 Real Time Clock ...................................................... 30
2.5.8 BIOS................................................................................................................. 30
2.6 GEODELINK™ PCI BRIDGE..................................................................................... 31
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2.6.1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 31
2.6.2 10/100M Ethernet ............................................................................................ 31
2.6.3 PCI to ISA Bridge ............................................................................................ 32
2.7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 33
2.7.1 System Monitoring ........................................................................................... 33
2.7.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........................................... 33
2.8 POWER CONSUMPTION............................................................................................. 33
3UNPACKING.......................................................................................................... 35
3.1 ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 36
3.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 36
3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 36
3.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST ........................................................................................... 37
3.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 37
4INTERFACE CONNECTORS.............................................................................. 39
4.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .................................................................... 40
4.1.1 IEM-LX Layout ................................................................................................ 40
4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 41
4.2 ETX INTERFACE CONNECTORS ................................................................................ 42
4.2.1 ETX-X1 Connector........................................................................................... 42
4.2.2 ETX-X2 Connector........................................................................................... 43
4.2.3 ETX-X3 Connector........................................................................................... 45
4.2.4 ETX-X4 Connector........................................................................................... 47
5INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 49
5.1 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 50
5.1.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 50
5.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 51
5.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 51
5.2.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 51
5.3 IEM-LX EMBEDDED MODULE INSTALLATION ......................................................... 52
5.3.1 SO-DIMM Installation..................................................................................... 53
5.3.2 Mounting the IEM-LX Embedded Module....................................................... 54
6AWARD BIOS SETUP ........................................................................................... 55
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6.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 56
6.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 56
6.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 56
6.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 57
6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 57
6.1.5 Main BIOS Menu ............................................................................................. 57
6.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES.................................................................................. 60
6.2.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave .............................................................................. 62
6.3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.................................................................................... 65
6.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES................................................................................ 72
6.4.1 Flat Panel Configuration................................................................................. 75
6.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ...................................................................................... 78
6.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.................................................................................. 85
6.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS ..................................................................................... 89
6.8 PC HEALTH STATUS ................................................................................................. 94
7SOFTWARE DRIVERS......................................................................................... 97
7.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................. 98
7.2 LAN DRIVER ........................................................................................................... 98
7.3 REALTEK AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................... 102
7.4 AMD VGA DRIVER............................................................................................... 107
ABIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS .................................................................115
A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS............................................................................116
BWATCHDOG TIMER .......................................................................................... 121
CADDRESS MAPPING.......................................................................................... 125
C.1 IO ADDRESS MAP ................................................................................................. 126
C.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP ......................................................................... 126
C.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE ............................................................................................ 127
C.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS............................................................................. 127
DEXTERNALAC’97 AUDIO CODEC................................................................. 129
D.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 130
D.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC....................................................................... 130
D.1.2 Driver Installation......................................................................................... 130
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D.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION........................................................................... 131
D.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager .......................................................... 131
D.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options ............................................. 133
INDEX............................................................................................................................ 137
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: IEM-LX Overview (Front Side)................................................................17
Figure 1-2: IEM-LX Overview (Reverse Side) ...........................................................17
Figure 2-1: IEM-LX Dimensions (millimeters)...........................................................22
Figure 2-2: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................23
Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations (Front Side)....................................40
Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations.........................................................41
Figure 4-3: ETX-X1 Connector Pinouts.....................................................................42
Figure 4-4: CF Flash Pinout Locations .....................................................................44
Figure 4-5: Fan Connector Pinout Locations...........................................................45
Figure 4-6: ETX-X4 Connector Pinout Locations.....................................................47
Figure 5-1: SO-DIMM Installation...............................................................................53
Figure 7-1: Locate the Setup Program Icon .............................................................99
Figure 7-2: Preparing Setup Screen..........................................................................99
Figure 7-3: Install Wizard Welcome Screen........................................................... 100
Figure 7-4: Installing Screen................................................................................... 101
Figure 7-5: Restart the Computer........................................................................... 102
Figure 7-6: Audio Driver Setup Icon....................................................................... 103
Figure 7-7: Audio Driver Installation File Extraction............................................ 103
Figure 7-8: Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting ....................................... 104
Figure 7-9: Audio Driver Setup Preparation.......................................................... 104
Figure 7-10: Audio Driver Software Configuration............................................... 105
Figure 7-11: Audio Driver Digital Signal ................................................................ 106
Figure 7-12: Audio Driver Installation Begins....................................................... 106
Figure 7-13: Audio Driver Installation Complete................................................... 107
Figure 7-14: Access Windows Control Panel........................................................ 108
Figure 7-15: Double Click the System Icon ........................................................... 109
Figure 7-16: Double Click the Device Manager Tab.............................................. 110
Figure 7-17: Device Manager List........................................................................... 111
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Figure 7-18: Search for Suitable Driver.................................................................. 112
Figure 7-19: Locate Driver Files.............................................................................. 113
Figure 7-20: Location Browsing Window............................................................... 113
Figure D-1: Sound Effect Manager con.................................................................. 131
Figure D-2: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Task Bar] ........................................... 131
Figure D-3: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Control Panel]...................................... 132
Figure D-4: Sound Effects Manager (ALC655)...................................................... 132
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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ..........................................................................19
Table 2-1: Geode LX Graphics Features...................................................................26
Table 2-2: Supported HDD Specifications................................................................28
Table 2-3: Power Consumption .................................................................................34
Table 3-1: Package List Contents..............................................................................37
Table 4-1: IEM-LX Interface Connectors...................................................................41
Table 4-2: ETX-X1 Connector Pinouts.......................................................................43
Table 4-3: ETX-X2 Connector Pinouts.......................................................................45
Table 4-4: ETX-X3 Connector Pinouts.......................................................................46
Table 4-5: ETX-X4 Connector Pinouts.......................................................................48
Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys...............................................................................57
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List of BIOS Menus
Menu 1: Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.................................................................58
Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features............................................................................60
Menu 3: IDE Channel Master......................................................................................62
Menu 4: Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................65
Menu 5: Advanced Chipset Features........................................................................73
Menu 6: PCI Express Port Functions........................................................................75
Menu 7: Integrated Peripherals..................................................................................79
Menu 8: Power Management Setup...........................................................................86
Menu 9: PnP/PCI Configurations...............................................................................89
Menu 10: IRQ Resources............................................................................................91
Menu 11: Memory Resources ....................................................................................92
Menu 12: PC Health Status.........................................................................................94
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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
1 Introduction
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1.1 IEM-LX-800-R10 Overview
The ETX (Embedded Technology eXtended) form factor IEM-LX-800-R10 (IEM-LX)
embedded module is fully equipped with an AMD Geode LX 800 CPU and with advanced
multi-mode I/Os. The IEM-LX embedded module is designed for flexible integration by
system developers into customized platform devices.
1.1.1 IEM-LX Applications
The IEM-LX is designed for being embedded in customized baseboards for flexible
applications.
1.1.2 IEM-LX Benefits
Some of the IEM-LX embedded platform benefits include:
 Low power, high performance
 Easy integration into customized baseboards
 Easy upgrading
 Easy maintenance
 Easy design compatibility
 Low cost product development
1.1.3 IEM-LX Features
Some of the IEM-LX features are listed below:
 Complies with ETX form factor
 Complies with RoHS
 Embedded AMD Geode LX 800 CPU
 CPU and Northbridge integrated into single chip
 Supports up to 1GB of 333MHz or 400MHz of DDR memory
 Comes with two high performance gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller
 Support for four USB 2.0 devices
 Support for one IDE device and one compact flash module
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1.2 IEM-LX Overview
An overview of the IEM-LX embedded module can be seen in Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-1: IEM-LX Overview (Front Side)
Figure 1-2: IEM-LX Overview (Reverse Side)
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1.2.1 IEM-LX Connectors
The IEM-LX has the following interface connectors on-board:
 1 x ETX-X1 connector (reverse side)
 1 x ETX-X2 connector (reverse side)
 1 x ETX-X3 connector (reverse side)
 1 x ETX-X4 connector (reverse side)
 1 x SO-DIMM socket (front side)
1.2.2 IEM-LX IO Interface Support
The IEM-LX embedded module supports the following IO interfaces on the baseboard:
 4 x USB 2.0
 1 x LPT
 1 x CF Type II
 1 x IDE
 Multi COM ports supported by baseboard
1.2.3 Technical Specifications
IEM-LX technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Detailed descriptions of each
specification can be found in Chapter 2Detailed Specifications.
SPECIFICATION
CPUs Supported AMD® Geode LX 800
Cache Memory 64K I/ 64k D L1 cache, 128K L2 cache
System Chipset AMD® CS5536
I/O Controller AMD® CS5536
Memory One 200-pin DDR 333/400MHz SO-DIMM SDRAM with a
maximum size of 1GB.
PCI Bus Interface Revision 2.2
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Super IO W83627EHG
Display CRT integrated in AMD® Geode LX 800
TTL/ LVDS 24 bit TTL integrated inAMD Geode LX 800 18 bit LVDS
HDD Interface Two IDE channels supports four Ultra ATA 100/66/33 devices
Power Support AT/ATX power supported
Power Consumption +5V @ 0.92A(DDR333 256MB)
Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset
I/O Interfaces 4 x USB 2 .0
1 x LPT
1 x CFII
1 x IDE
Ethernet 10/100BASE-T RTL8100C
BIOS AWARD
Physical Dimensions 95mm x 114mm
Weight GW:0.65kg; NW: 0.25kg
Operating
Temperature
Minimum: 0°C (32°F)
Maximum: 60°C (140°F)
Audio Interfaces AC’97 Codec RealtekALC203
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications
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