IEI Technology IOWOA-LX-600 User manual

IOWA-LX-600 Half-size CPU Card
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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
IOWA-LX-600
MODEL:
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-size ISA CPU Card with on-board AMD GeodeLX 600
VGA, LAN, USB 2.0, CF, COM, Parallel Port and Audio
RoHS Compliant
Rev. 1.00 - 31 March, 2011
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Revision
Date Version Changes
31 March, 2011 1.00 Initial release

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 MODEL VARIATIONS ................................................................................................... 2
1.3 BENEFITS ................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.6 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 5
1.7 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 6
1.8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 7
2 UNPACKING................................................................................................................. 9
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 10
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 10
2.3 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................11
2.3.1 Optional Items.................................................................................................. 12
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 13
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 14
3.1.1 IOWA-LX-600 Layout ...................................................................................... 14
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 15
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 16
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 16
3.2.1 ATX Power Enable Connector......................................................................... 16
3.2.2 Audio Connector (10-pin)................................................................................ 17
3.2.3 Backlight Inverter Connector .......................................................................... 18
3.2.4 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 19
3.2.5 CompactFlash® Socket.................................................................................... 20
3.2.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 22
3.2.7 Fan Connector (+5V) ...................................................................................... 23
3.2.8 Floppy Disk Connector.................................................................................... 24
3.2.9 Front Panel Connector (8-pin) ........................................................................ 25

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3.2.10 IDE Connector (40-pin)................................................................................. 26
3.2.11 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)............................................................. 27
3.2.12 Keyboard/Mouse Connector .......................................................................... 28
3.2.13 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 29
3.2.14 Power Connector........................................................................................... 30
3.2.15 SATA Drive Connectors (Optional)................................................................ 31
3.2.16 Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) ...................................................... 32
3.2.17 TTL Connector............................................................................................... 33
3.2.18 Internal USB Connectors............................................................................... 35
3.2.19 -VCC Power Connector................................................................................. 36
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS................................................... 37
3.3.1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.................................................................... 37
3.3.2 RJ-45 Ethernet Connector ............................................................................... 38
3.3.3 Serial Port Connector (COM 1) ...................................................................... 39
3.3.4 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 40
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 41
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 42
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 43
4.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 43
4.3 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 44
4.4 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 44
4.5 CF CARD INSTALLATION .......................................................................................... 45
4.6 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 47
4.6.1 AT/ATX Power Select....................................................................................... 47
4.6.2 CF Card Setup ................................................................................................. 48
4.6.3 COM 3 Function Select.................................................................................... 49
4.6.4 LCD Voltage Select .......................................................................................... 50
4.6.5 LCD Clock Select Jumper................................................................................ 51
4.7 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 52
4.7.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 52
4.7.2 Backplane Installation..................................................................................... 52
4.7.3 CPU Card Installation..................................................................................... 52
4.8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 53
4.8.1 5.1 Channel Audio Kit Installation.................................................................. 53

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4.8.2 ATA Flat Cable Connection ............................................................................. 54
4.8.3 USB Cable........................................................................................................ 55
4.9 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 56
4.9.1 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 56
4.9.2 PS/2 Y-Cable Connection................................................................................. 57
4.9.3 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 58
4.9.4 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 59
4.10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 60
5 BIOS SCREENS........................................................................................................... 62
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 63
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 63
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 63
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 64
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 64
5.1.5 Main BIOS Menu ............................................................................................. 64
5.2 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES .................................................................................... 66
5.2.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave .............................................................................. 68
5.3ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES .................................................................................... 71
5.4ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES................................................................................ 79
5.4.1 Flat Panel Configuration................................................................................. 81
5.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS....................................................................................... 84
5.5.1 IT8888 ISA Decode IO..................................................................................... 90
5.5.2 IT8888 ISA Decode Memory............................................................................ 92
5.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.................................................................................. 94
5.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS...................................................................................... 97
5.8 HEALTH STATUS ..................................................................................................... 100
A BIOS MENU OPTIONS........................................................................................... 102
B ONE KEY RECOVERY........................................................................................... 106
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 107
B.1.1 System Requirement....................................................................................... 108
B.1.2 Supported Operating System......................................................................... 109
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS.........................................................................110
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup .............................................................................110

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B.2.2 Create Partitions ............................................................................................111
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications......................................114
B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition...........................................................................115
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image........................................................................117
B.3 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX.............................................................................. 122
B.4 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 125
B.4.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 127
B.4.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 128
B.4.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 129
B.4.4 Manual........................................................................................................... 130
B.5 OTHER INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 131
B.5.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller....................... 131
B.5.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 133
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 134
D WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................................................. 139
E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ....................................................... 142
E.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 143

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: IOWA-LX-600 ...............................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: IOWA-LX-600 Dimensions (mm)................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram...........................................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................14
Figure 3-2: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location....................................................17
Figure 3-3: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin)...........................................................................18
Figure 3-4: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinout Locations ....................................................19
Figure 3-5: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................20
Figure 3-6: CF Card Socket Location .........................................................................................21
Figure 3-7: DIO Connector Locations.........................................................................................22
Figure 3-8: Fan Connector Location...........................................................................................23
Figure 3-9: FDD Connector Location..........................................................................................24
Figure 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations.............................................................25
Figure 3-11: IDE Device Connector Locations ..........................................................................26
Figure 3-12: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations ...................................................................28
Figure 3-13: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location..................................................................29
Figure 3-14: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................30
Figure 3-15: Power Connector Location ....................................................................................31
Figure 3-16: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................32
Figure 3-17: Internal Serial Port Connector Pinout Locations.................................................33
Figure 3-18: TFT LCD Connector Pinout Locations..................................................................34
Figure 3-19: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................35
Figure 3-20: -VCC Power Connector Pinout Locations............................................................36
Figure 3-21: IOWA-LX-600 On-board External Interface Connectors......................................37
Figure 3-22: PS/2 Pinouts ............................................................................................................37
Figure 3-23: RJ-45 Connector .....................................................................................................39
Figure 3-24: COM1 Pinout Locations..........................................................................................40
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................45
Figure 4-2: CF Card Installation..................................................................................................46
Figure 4-3: Jumper Locations.....................................................................................................47

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Figure 4-4: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Location..................................................................48
Figure 4-5: CompactFlash® Setup Jumper Location ...............................................................49
Figure 4-6: COM 3 Function Select Jumper Location...............................................................50
Figure 4-7: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Locations ...........................................................51
Figure 4-8: LCD Clock Select Jumper Location........................................................................51
Figure 4-9: 5.1 Channel Audio Kit...............................................................................................53
Figure 4-10: IDE Cable Connection.............................................................................................54
Figure 4-11: Dual USB Cable Connection..................................................................................55
Figure 4-12: LAN Connection......................................................................................................56
Figure 4-13: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.........................................................................57
Figure 4-14: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................58
Figure 4-15: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................59
Figure 4-16: Introduction Screen................................................................................................60
Figure 4-17: Available Drivers.....................................................................................................61
Figure B-1: IEI One Key Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................ 107
Figure B-2: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 111
Figure B-3: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .................................................................................. 112
Figure B-4: Command Mode..................................................................................................... 112
Figure B-5: Partition Creation Commands.............................................................................. 113
Figure B-6: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 115
Figure B-7: System Configuration for Windows .................................................................... 115
Figure B-8: Build-up Recovery Partition................................................................................. 116
Figure B-9: Press any key to continue.................................................................................... 116
Figure B-10: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode............................................................... 117
Figure B-11: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 117
Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window........................................................................ 118
Figure B-13: Symantec Ghost Path ......................................................................................... 118
Figure B-14: Select a Local Source Drive ............................................................................... 119
Figure B-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ...................................................... 119
Figure B-16: File Name to Copy Image to ............................................................................... 120
Figure B-17: Compress Image.................................................................................................. 120
Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation............................................................................. 121
Figure B-19: Image Creation Process...................................................................................... 121
Figure B-20: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 121
Figure B-21: Press Any Key to Continue ................................................................................ 122

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Figure B-22: Partitions for Linux.............................................................................................. 123
Figure B-23: System Configuration for Linux......................................................................... 124
Figure B-24: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).............................................................. 124
Figure B-25: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 125
Figure B-26: Recovery Tool Main Menu.................................................................................. 126
Figure B-27: Restore Factory Default...................................................................................... 127
Figure B-28: Recovery Complete Window.............................................................................. 127
Figure B-29: Backup System.................................................................................................... 128
Figure B-30: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 128
Figure B-31: Restore Backup ................................................................................................... 129
Figure B-32: Restore System Backup Complete Window..................................................... 129
Figure B-33: Symantec Ghost Window ................................................................................... 130

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: IOWA-LX-600 Model Variations...................................................................................3
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................8
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................16
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................16
Table 3-3: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts .......................................................17
Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin) ............................................................................18
Table 3-5: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinouts......................................................................19
Table 3-6: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................20
Table 3-7: CF Card Socket Pinouts.............................................................................................22
Table 3-8: DIO Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................23
Table 3-9: Fan Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................23
Table 3-10: FDD Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................25
Table 3-11: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................26
Table 3-12: IDE Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................27
Table 3-13: Infrared Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................28
Table 3-14: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................29
Table 3-15: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................30
Table 3-16: Power Connector Pinouts........................................................................................31
Table 3-17: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................32
Table 3-18: Internal Serial Port Connector Pinouts ..................................................................33
Table 3-19: TFT LCD Port Connector Pinouts ...........................................................................34
Table 3-20: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................35
Table 3-21: -VCC Power Connector Pinouts..............................................................................36
Table 3-22: PS/2 Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................38
Table 3-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector Pinouts.........................................................................38
Table 3-24: J7 Connector LEDs...................................................................................................39
Table 3-25: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts .......................................................................39
Table 3-26: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................40
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................47
Table 4-2: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Settings....................................................................48
Table 4-3: CompactFlash® Setup Jumper Settings..................................................................49

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Table 4-4: COM 3 Function Select Jumper Settings.................................................................49
Table 4-5: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings................................................................50
Table 4-6: LCD Clock Select Jumper Settings...........................................................................51
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................64

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Award BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................................64
BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features....................................................................................67
BIOS Menu 3: IDE Channel Master..............................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 4: IDE Channel Master..............................................................................................71
BIOS Menu 5: Advanced Chipset Features................................................................................79
BIOS Menu 6: Flat Panel Configuration......................................................................................82
BIOS Menu 7: Integrated Peripherals.........................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 8: IT8888 ISA Decode IO..........................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 9: IT8888 ISA Decode Memory................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 10: Power Management Setup ................................................................................95
BIOS Menu 11: PnP/PCI Configurations.....................................................................................97
BIOS Menu 12: PC Health Status............................................................................................. 100

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1 Introduction
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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: IOWA-LX-600
The IOWA-LX-600 is an AMD Geode™ LX based based half-size ISA CPU card. The
IOWA-LX-600 has a Front Side Bus (FSB) of 366 MHz, 128 MB of RAM on-board and is
upgradeable with a further 512 MB of SDRAM.
Multiple input/output options include VGA and 24-bit TTL for video output, a parallel port,
two serial ports, an infrared port and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet. The IOWA-LX-600 supports
up to two IDE drives and one floppy drive. Two SATA ports with RAID 0 and RAID 1
capabilities are optional.
1.2 Model Variations
The IOWA-LX-600 series has two models:
IOWA-LX-600-R10
IOWA-LX-600S-R10
The specifications for the two models are show in 5Table 1-1

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MODEL IOWA-LX-600 IOWA-LX-600S
CPU Speed 366 MHz 366 MHz
Onboard Memory 128 MB 128 MB
SATA No Yes
Table 1-1: IOWA-LX-600 Model Variations
1.3 Benefits
Some of the IOWA-LX-600 benefits:
Power efficient, fanless CPU lowers hardware and operational overhead
costs
ISA expansion options available through compatible IEI backplanes
Support for both legacy ISAand DMA (direct memory access)
Multiple display output devices including VGAand TTL
RAID options including RAID 1 for increased data safety and RAID 0 for
improved drive performance for faster data access (on SATA models)
1.4 Features
Some of the IOWA-LX-600 features:
Half-size form factor
RoHS compliant
AMD GeodeLX processor installed
VGA or TTL display
Low power consumption
One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet controller on-board
Two SATAchannels with transfer rates up to 1.5Gb/s on-board (SATA model)
Four USB 2.0 devices supported
Integrated audio

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1.5 Connectors
The connectors on the IOWA-LX-600 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.6 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 184.99 mm
Width: 122.38 mm
Figure 1-3: IOWA-LX-600 Dimensions (mm)

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1.7 Data Flow
55Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components
installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter.
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram