IEI Technology NOVA-8890 User manual

NOVA-8890
User Manual
Version 2.2
<Product Overview>
SOCKET 478 PENTIUM 4
with Dual Ethernet LAN / 1394A / SATA
AGP4X VGA Embedded Board
December 31, 2003
©Copyright 2003 by ICP Electronics Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction................................................................5
1.1 Specifications ..............................................................................6
1.2 Package Contents.........................................................................8
Chapter 2. Installation .................................................................9
2.1 NOVA-8890 Layout .......................................................................9
2.2 Unpacking Precautions ................................................................ 10
2.3 PC/104-PLUS Power Source Setting .............................................. 10
2.4 Clear CMOS ............................................................................... 11
2.5 Onboard Keyboard/Mouse Power Source Setting ............................. 11
2.6 COM2 RS232/RS422/RS485......................................................... 11
2.7 LCD Setting ............................................................................... 12
2.8 CPU Voltage Setting.................................................................... 12
2.9 Compact Flash Master/Slave Function Setting................................. 13
Chapter 3. Connection................................................................14
3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ........................................................ 15
3.2 PCI E-IDE Disk Drive Connector.................................................... 16
3.3 Parallel Port............................................................................... 18
3.4 Serial Ports................................................................................ 18
3.5 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector ............................................... 19
3.6 External Switches and Indicators .................................................. 19
3.7 USB Port Connectors................................................................... 20
3.8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port ......................................................... 20
3.9 Fan Connectors (FAN1) ............................................................... 20
3.10 LAN RJ45 & State LED Connectors.............................................. 21
3.11 VGA Connector........................................................................ 21
3.12 Audio Connector ...................................................................... 22
3.13 ATX-12V Power Connector ........................................................ 22
3.14 Digital INPUT/OUTPUT Connector ............................................... 23
3.15 LVDS (J3) LCD & Inverter (CN9) Connector ................................. 23
3.16 IEEE 1394 Port Connector......................................................... 24
Chapter 4. AMI BIOS SETUP .......................................................25
4.1 Introduction .............................................................................. 25
4.2 Starting Setup ........................................................................... 25
4.3 Using Setup............................................................................... 26
4.4 Getting Help .............................................................................. 26
4.5 Main Menu ................................................................................ 27
4.6 Standard CMOS Setup................................................................. 29
4.7 Advanced CMOS Setup................................................................ 30
4.8 Advanced Chipset Setup.............................................................. 34
4.9 Power Management Setup ........................................................... 35
4.10 PCI / Plug and Play Setup ......................................................... 36
4.11 Peripheral Setup...................................................................... 37

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4.12 Hardware Monitor Setup ........................................................... 39
4.13 Change Supervisor Password..................................................... 39
Appendix A: Watchdog Timer .................................................................41
Appendix B: I/O Address Map ................................................................42
Appendix C: ATX Power Supply ..............................................................44
Appendix D: How to use Wake-Up Function ...........................................45
Appendix E: Connecting LCD to NOVA-8890 ...........................................46

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Chapter 1. Introduction
Thank you for choosing NOVA-8890 SOCKET 478 Pentium 4/4-M Single Board
Computer. NOVA-8890 board is a 5.25” embedded form factor board equipped
with high performance processor and multi-mode I/O designed for the system
manufacturers, integrators, or VARs that needs reliable and quality performance
at a reasonable price.
In addition, the VGA controller of NOVA-8890 Built-in AGP4X VGA (Intel 845G/GV)
has 3D graphics capability, which provides up to 2048x1536x16-color resolution.
The onboard VGA shares 8MB system DDR-SDRAM.
An advanced high performance super AT I/O chip–ITE IT8712 & Winbond W83627
are used in the NOVA-8890 board. On-chip UARTs are compatible with
NS16C550. The parallel port and IDE interface are compatible with IBM PC/AT
architecture.
NOVA-8890 has built-in (ICH4) 10/100 & Onboard Intel 82540EM 100/1000 Fast
Ethernet LAN. They are fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX
LAN solution with high performance networking functions as well as low power
consumption feature.
NOVA-8890 uses Intel 845G/GV chipsets that are 100% software compatible and
are of PCI 2.2 standard.

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1.1 Specifications
 CPU (PGA 478) Intel Pentium 4/4-M Processor, supports 400/533 MHz FSB
 Bus interface PC/104-PLUS & One PCI SLOT signal are provided
 Bus speed PCI: 33 MHz
 DMA channels 7
 Interrupt levels 15
 Chipset INTEL 845G/GV (GMCH)
 Real-time clock INTEL 82801DB (ICH4)
 System memory One 184-pin DIMM socket to support DDR 200/266 SDRAM.
The maximum memory is up to 1 GB.
 IDE interface ATA/100
 Supports up to four PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives.
 The ATA/100 IDE can handle data transfer up to 100 MB/s.
 Compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications.
 IDE1 can be converted to SATA type of devices.]
 Floppy disk drive interface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25” (360KB
and 1.2MB) and/or 3.5” (720KB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB)
 Serial ports: COM1, COM3, COM4 (RS-232) & COM2 (RS-232/RS-422/RS-
485) with 16C550 UART (or compatible) with 16-byte FIFO
buffer. Supports up to 115.2Kbps.
 Bi-directional parallel port: Configurable to LPT1, or disabled. Supports EPP/ECP/SPP
 Hardware monitor: Built in to monitor power supply voltage and fan speed status
 IrDA port: Supports Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface
 USB port: Supports 4 USB 2.0 ports for future expansion
 Watchdog timer: Software Programmable Reset generated when CPU does not
periodically trigger the timer. Your can use BIOS INT15 to control
the watchdog and generate a system reset.
 VGA controller:
 Built-in AGP2.0 4X 3D graphics engine.
 Share system DDR SDRAM 8MB.
 Onboard flat panel chip ds90c2501 Supports 18bit/24-bit
single pixel or 36bit/48bit dual pixel color LVDS TFT LCD.
 Ethernet:
 ICH4 & 82540EM Fast Ethernet controllers, IEEE 802.3u
Auto-Negotiation support for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX &
100BASE-T/1000BASE-TX standard.
 Two RJ45 connectors are located on board for easy
connection.

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 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse: A 6-pin header connector is located on board for
easy connection to keyboard & PS/2 mouse.
 Digital input/output: It provide with 4-bit digital input/output (+5V level). Your
can use I/O PORT 201H to control it.
 Audio: AC’97 Audio CODEC
 1394A port: Supports 2 1394A ports compliant with 1394 OHCI specification 1.1,
IEEE 1394-1395 and 1394A-2000.
 Compact flash: It can be used (IDE2) with a passive adapter (True IDE Mode) in a
Type I/II Socket.
 Power consumption:
 (Pentium 4: 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR266-SDRAM)
 +5V @ 4.2A, +12V @ 4.85A.
 (Pentium 4-M (mobile CPU): 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR266-
SDRAM)
 +5V @ 3.9A, +12V @ 4.00A.
 Recommended: 350-watt power supply or higher
Operating temperature: 0 ℃~ 60 ℃(*CPU needs Cooler & silicone heat sink paste*)
WARNING:
1. Run the processor only when the heat sink (cooler) is properly and firmly
attached.
2. Please use ATX-12V Power Connector (PW1) to supply power to the CPU.

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1.2 Package Contents
In addition to this User Manual, the NOVA-8890 package includes the following
items:
 NOVA-8890 single board X 1
 RS-232 & RS232/422/485 cable X 1
 RS-232 cable x 3
 Printer cable X 1
 FDD cable X 1
 USB cable X 1
 1394A cable X 1 (For model NOVA-8890MSFG/MSF)
 Audio cable X 1
 VGA cable X 1
 SATA IDE cable X 2 (For model NOVA-8890MSFG/MSF)
 SATA IDE Power Y cable X 1 (For model NOVA-8890MSFG/MSF)
 PATA IDE cable X 3 (40-pin X 1,44-pin X 1,44-pin to 40-pin x 1)
 ATX-12V cable X 1
 Power cable X 1 (For ATX 5VSB/Power on)
 One 6-pin cable converts to two 6-pin mini-Din cables for keyboard and
mouse connection
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact the dealer from
whom you purchased this product. Keep the shipping materials and carton in
case you want to ship or store the product in the future.

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Chapter 2. Installation
2.1 NOVA-8890 Layout

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2.2 Unpacking Precautions
Some components on NOVA-8890 SBC are very sensitive to static electric charges
and can be damaged by a sudden rush of power. To protect it from unintended
damage, be sure to follow the precautions listed below:
• Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching your NOVA-
8890 SBC. You can do it by using a grounded wrist strap at all times or by
frequently touching any conducting materials that is connected to the ground.
• Handle your NOVA-8890 SBC by its edges. If not necessary, please don’t
touch IC chips, leads or circuitry on this CPU board.
• Do not plug any connector or jumper while the power is on.
 Table of Jumpers
LABEL FUNCTION
JP1 Disable (close) J2 (IDE1 slave) S-ATA
JP3 Disable (close) J1 (IDE1 master) S-ATA
JP2 CMOS state setting
JP4 CompactFlash Master (close)/Slave (open) setting
JP5 RGB TO LVDS color mapping select
JP6 COM2 PIN11 Voltage Output setting
JP8 PC/104-PLUS Power source setting
JP9 COM2 RS232/RS422/RS485 select
JP10 LCD Power setting
JP11 Keyboard/Mouse power source setting
JP12 LCD pixel type setting
JP14 COM2 RS422 or RS485 select
S2 CPU voltage setting
2.3 PC/104-PLUS Power Source Setting
JP8 DESCRIPTION
1-2 +5V
2-3 +3.3V
Note: All shaded rows in the tables of this manual are the default settings for
NOVA-8890.

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2.4 Clear CMOS
To clear the CMOS data, close the JP2 (2-3) for about 3 seconds, then open it
again.
• JP2: Clear CMOS (Reserved Function)
JP2 DESCRIPTION
1-2 Normal Operation
2-3 Clear CMOS Setup
WARNING:
When you change the power supply between ATX and AT, clear CMOS (Power
On) first. Otherwise, the CPU Board may fail to boot.
2.5 Onboard Keyboard/Mouse Power Source
Setting
JP11 DESCRIPTION
1-2 +5V
2-3 +5VSB
2.6 COM2 RS232/RS422/RS485
COM2 RS232/RS422/RS485 mode Selection & Voltage Output (PIN11)
Setting
• JP9: To set the operating mode of COM2.
JP9 DESCRIPTION
1-2 RS232
2-3 RS422/485
• JP14: To set the operating mode of COM2.
JP14 DESCRIPTION
1-2 RS422
2-3 RS485
• JP6: To select the function of pin 11 at COM2, you can set this pin to
provide RI, 5V or 12V power source.
JP6 COM2 PIN8
(1-3) (2-4) +5V
(3-5) (2-4) +12V
(1-3) (4-6) RI

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2.7 LCD Setting
PANEL MODEL JP10 JP5 JP12
ChiMei M170E4 3-4 2-3 (1-2)
(3-4)
LG LP150X1 1-2 2-3 1-2
Toshiba LTM15C423S 1-2 2-3 (1-2)
(3-4)
Torisan TM121XG-02 1-2 2-3 1-2
IMES DM121-53DR 1-2 2-3 1-2
UniPac UB104S01 1-2 2-3 1-2
• JP5: Shorting (1-2) pin to select non-conventional 24/48-bit color
mapping LCD, shorting (2-3) pin to select conventional 18/36-bit &
24/48-bit LCD color mapping LCD.
JP5 DESCRIPTION
1-2 Non-conventional
2-3 Conventional
• JP10: LCD Power Setting
JP10 DESCRIPTION
1-2 +3.3V
3-4 +5V
5-6 +12V
• JP12: Setting single pixel or dual pixel of LCD panel
JP12 DESCRIPTION
(1-2) (3-4) Dual pixel output
(1-2) Single pixel output
2.8 CPU Voltage Setting
NOVA-8890 board can use two different types of CPU. One is Pentium4 CPU
model and the other is Pentium4-M CPU.
 2.8-1: While using Pentium4 CPU, please turn OFF 1,2,3,4,5,6 of S2
switch. CPU VID will now automatically configure the power of CPU.
(Default)

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 2.8-2: When using Pentium4-M CPU, turn ON 1,4,6 of S2 switch, and
turn OFF 2,3,5. The power of CPU will be set to 1.3V at this time.
2.9 Compact Flash Master/Slave Function Setting
•JP4 : Compact Flash Master/Slave Function Setting
Short 1 - 2 pin , Compact Flash is Master
JP4 DESCRIPTION
Short Master
Open Slave

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Chapter 3. Connection
This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the
NOVA-8890 board.
 Table of Connectors
LABEL FUNCTION
FAN1 Fan Connectors
PW1/CN8 ATX-12V CPU/SYSTEM Power Source
VGA VGA 15-pin Female Connector
J3 & CN9 LVDS panel & Inverter Connectors
IR IrDA Connector
USB1/USB2 USB Connectors
1394-1/1394-2 1394 Connectors
LPT1 Parallel Port Connector
COM1/COM3/COM4 Serial Port Connectors
COM2 Serial Port Connector
ATXCTL Power supply to Mainboard Connector
CN7 ATX BUTTON (Power ON) Switch
CN4 Digital INPUT/OUTPUT Connector
CN3 External Switches and Indicators
CN2/CN5 LAN State LED Connectors
KB/PS2 6-pin Header Keyboard & PS2 Mouse Connector
AUDIO AUDIO MIC-IN, LINE-IN, LINE-OUT Connector
CN1 AUDIO CD-IN
LAN1 10/100-TX LAN RJ45 Connector
LAN2 100/1000-TX LAN RJ45 Connector
FDD FDC Connector
IDE1 Primary IDE Connector
J1/J2 S-ATA Primary IDE Connector
IDE2/CF Secondary IDE Connector

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3.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
The NOVA-8890 board is equipped with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector
cable.
• FDD: FDC Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND 2 REDUCE WRITE
3 GROUND 4 N/C
5 GROUND 6 N/C
7 GROUND 8 INDEX#
9 GROUND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A#
11 GROUND 12 DRIVE SELECT B#
13 GROUND 14 DRIVE SELECT A#
15 GROUND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B#
17 GROUND 18 DIRECTION#
19 GROUND 20 STEP#
21 GROUND 22 WRITE DATA#
23 GROUND 24 WRITE GATE#
25 GROUND 26 TRACK 0#
27 GROUND 28 WRITE PROTECT#
29 GROUND 30 READ DATA#
31 GROUND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT#
33 GROUND 34 DISK CHANGE#

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3.2 PCI E-IDE Disk Drive Connector
You can attach four IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) hard disk drives on two
channels. These connectors support Ultra-DMA100 IDE devices. It is
recommended to connect Non-DMA100 devices to the secondary IDE connector.
IDE 1: Primary IDE Connector (Pitch 2.54 mm)
IDE 2: Secondary IDE Connector (Pitch 2.0 mm)
IDE1 converts to SATA setting:
• J1 (Master)/J2 (Slave): Primary SATA IDE Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND
2 S-ATA TX+
3 S-ATA TX-
4 GROUND
5 S-ATA RX-
6 S-ATA RX+
7 GROUND
MASTER ONLY MASTER + SLAVE DISABLE SATA FUNCTION
JP1 (CLOSE) JP1 (OPEN) JP1 (CLOSE)
JP3 (OPEN) JP3 (OPEN) JP3 (CLOSE)
JP13 (CLOSE) JP13 (OPEN) JP13 (CLOSE)
Note: All shaded rows in the tables of this manual are the default settings for
NOVA-8890.

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• IDE Interface Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 DREQ 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 IORDY 28 BALE – DEFAULT
29 DACK 30 GROUND – DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 IOCS16# - DEFAULT
33 SA1 34 66DET
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND
41 +5V 42 +5V
43 GROUND 44 N/C
Note: Pins 41~44 are applicable for IDE2 only.

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3.3 Parallel Port
This port is usually connected to a printer. NOVA-8890 includes an on-board
parallel port, accessed through a 26-pin flat-cable connector.
• LPT1: Parallel Port Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 STROBE# 14 AUTO FORM FEED #
2 DATA 0 15 ERROR#
3 DATA 1 16 INITIALIZE
4 DATA 2 17 PRINTER SELECT LN#
5 DATA 3 18 GROUND
6 DATA 4 19 GROUND
7 DATA 5 20 GROUND
8 DATA 6 21 GROUND
9 DATA 7 22 GROUND
10 ACKNOWLEDGE 23 GROUND
11 BUSY 24 GROUND
12 PAPER EMPTY 26 GROUND
13 PRINTER SELECT 26 GROUND
3.4 Serial Ports
NOVA-8890 offers four high speed NS16C550 compatible UART.
• COM1, COM3, COM4: 10-pin header
• COM2: 14-pin header
CONNECTOR PORT ADDRESS INTERRUPT
COM1 COM1 3F8 IRQ4
COM2 COM2 2F8 IRQ3
COM3 COM3 3E8 IRQ11
COM4 COM4 2E8 IRQ10
• COM1, COM3, COM4 10-pin Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD) 6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD) 7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD) 8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) 9 RING INDICATOR (RI)
5 GROUND 10 NC

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• COM2 14-pin Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD) 8 DATA SET READY (DSR)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD) 9 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD) 10 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) 11 RING INDICATOR (RI)
5 GROUND 12 NC
6 RS422/RS485 TX+ 13 RS422/RS485 TX-
7 RS422/RS485 RX+ 14 RS422/RS485 RX-
3.5 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector
A 6-pin connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a
keyboard & a PS/2 mouse. The board comes with a cable to convert from the 6-
pin mini-DIN connector to two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors appropriate for
keyboard and mouse connection.
• KB/PS2: 6-pin Mini-DIN Keyboard Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 +5V
2 MOUSE DATA
3 MOUSE CLOCK
4 KEYBOARD DATA
5 KEYBOARD CLOCK
6 GROUND
3.6 External Switches and Indicators
There are several external switches and indicators available to use for
monitoring and controlling the CPU board. All the functions are in CN3
connector.
• CN3: External Switches and Indicators
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 +5V 2 Speaker +
3 N/C 4 N/C
Power LED
5 GND 6 N/C
7 KEYLOCK PIN1 8 Speaker -
Speaker
KEYLOCK 9 KEYLOCK PIN2 10 Reset PIN1
11 GND 12 Reset PIN2
Reset
Button
HDD LED 13 HDD LED+ 14 HDD LED - HDD LED
• CN7: 2-pin Header ATX POWER BUTTON Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 BUTTON PIN 1
2 BUTTON PIN 2

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• ATXCTL: Power Supply to Mainboard Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 5VSB
2 ATX-ON
3 GND
3.7 USB Port Connectors
NOVA-8890 provides 4 built-in USB2.0 ports for new I/O bus expansion.
USB1/USB2
PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC 2 GROUND
3 DATA0- 4 DATA1+
5 DATA0+ 6 DATA1-
7 GROUND 8 VCC
3.8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port
NOVA-8890 has a built-in IrDA port which supports Serial Infrared (SIR) or
Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface. To use the IrDA port, configure SIR
or ASKIR model in the BIOS under Peripheral Setup COM2. In the case, the
normal RS-232 COM 2 will be disabled.
• IR: IrDA Connector
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 VCC
2 NC
3 IR-RX
4 Ground
5 IR-TX
6 NC
3.9 Fan Connectors (FAN1)
NOVA-8890 provides two CPU cooling fan connectors, which can supply
12V/500mA to the cooling fan. All connectors have the same pin assignments
and provide a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notice the
system. Therefore the system BIOS can recognize fan speed. Please note that
only specified fan can issue the rotation signals.