IEI Technology NANO-945GSE2 User manual

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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
NANO-945GSE2
MODEL:
NANO-945GSE2
EPIC Single Board Computer with Intel® Atom™ Processor,
V
GA
/
LCD, Dual PCIe GbE, CF t
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e II, SATA, PC/104 Plus
Rev. 1.00 – 23 July, 2009

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Revision
Date Version Changes
23 July, 2009 1.01 Minor edit
17 April, 2009 1.00 Initial release

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2
1.1.1 NANO-945GSE2 Introduction ........................................................................... 2
1.2 NANO-945GSE2 OVERVIEW .................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 Dimensions......................................................................................................... 4
1.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions................................................................ 4
1.2.3 Data Flow .......................................................................................................... 5
1.2.4 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 6
2 UNPACKING................................................................................................................. 8
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................ 9
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................... 9
2.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST........................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 10
2.3.2 Optional Items...................................................................................................11
3 CONNECTOR PINOUTS........................................................................................... 12
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 13
3.2 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 14
3.2.1 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 15
3.3 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 15
3.3.1 PS ON and +5V Standby Power Connector .................................................... 15
3.3.2 AT/ATX Power Connector................................................................................ 16
3.3.3 Audio Connector (9-pin).................................................................................. 17
3.3.4 Backlight Inverter Connector .......................................................................... 18
3.3.5 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 19
3.3.6 CompactFlash® Socket.................................................................................... 20
3.3.7 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 22
3.3.8 Fan Connector (+12V, 3-pin) .......................................................................... 22
3.3.9 Front Panel Connector (8-pin)........................................................................ 23
3.3.10 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin)............................................................. 24

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3.3.11 LVDS LCD Connector.................................................................................... 25
3.3.12 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 27
3.3.13 PCI-104 Slot................................................................................................... 28
3.3.14 PC/104 Connector ......................................................................................... 30
3.3.15 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 31
3.3.16 SATA Power Connectors................................................................................ 32
3.3.17 Serial Port Connectors (RS-232)................................................................... 33
3.3.18 Serial Port Connector (COM3) (RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485)....................... 34
3.3.19 TTL LCD Connector ...................................................................................... 35
3.3.20 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 37
3.4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 37
3.4.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 38
3.4.2 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 39
3.4.3 Reset Button..................................................................................................... 40
3.4.4 Serial Port Connector (COM1) ....................................................................... 40
3.4.5 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 41
3.4.6 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 41
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 43
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 44
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 44
4.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 45
4.3 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 46
4.4 CF CARD INSTALLATION .......................................................................................... 47
4.5 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 48
4.5.1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings..................................................................... 48
4.5.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 50
4.5.3 COM3 Function Select Jumper........................................................................ 51
4.5.4 LVDS1 Panel Resolution Jumper..................................................................... 52
4.5.5 LVDS Voltage Selection.................................................................................... 53
4.5.6 COM3 RS-422/485 mode selection.................................................................. 54
4.6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 55
4.6.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 55
4.6.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 56
4.7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 56

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4.7.1 AT Power Connection ...................................................................................... 56
4.7.2 PC/104-Plus Card Installation ........................................................................ 58
4.7.3 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 59
4.7.4 Single RS-232 Cable (w/o Bracket) ................................................................. 61
4.7.5 USB Cable (Dual Port without Bracket) ......................................................... 62
4.7.6 Parallel Port Cable without Bracket ............................................................... 63
4.7.7 Dual RS-422/485 Cable................................................................................... 65
4.8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 66
4.8.1 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 67
4.8.2 PS/2 Y-Cable Connection................................................................................. 67
4.8.3 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 68
4.8.4 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 69
4.8.5 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 70
5 BIOS SCREENS........................................................................................................... 72
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 73
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 73
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 73
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 74
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 74
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 74
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 75
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 76
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 77
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 78
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 79
5.3.3 Super I/O Configuration .................................................................................. 84
5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 85
5.3.5 Power Configuration........................................................................................ 89
5.3.5.1 APM Configuration................................................................................... 90
5.3.6 Remote Configuration...................................................................................... 92
5.3.7 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 96
5.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................... 97
5.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 99
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 100

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5.5.2 Boot Device Priority...................................................................................... 102
5.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 102
5.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 103
5.7.1 Northbridge Chipset Configuration............................................................... 104
5.7.2 Southbridge Configuration ............................................................................ 106
5.8 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 107
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 109
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................110
6.2 STARTING THE DRIVER PROGRAM ...........................................................................110
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION..............................................................................112
6.4 VGADRIVER INSTALLATION...................................................................................116
6.5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 120
6.6AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 123
6.6.1 AC’97 Driver Installation.............................................................................. 123
6.7 INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER INSTALLATION................................ 126
6.8 ISMM INSTALLATION............................................................................................. 131
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 138
B TERMINOLOGY...................................................................................................... 142
C DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 146
C.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 147
C.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 147
C.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 148
C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 148
C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 148
D WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................................................. 149
E COMPATIBILITY.................................................................................................... 152
E.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS........................................................................ 153
E.2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS ..................................................................................... 153
E.3 COMPATIBLE MEMORY MODULES.......................................................................... 154
F HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE........................................................ 155
F.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS

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ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY..................................... 156

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: NANO-945GSE2...........................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: NANO-945GSE2 Overview..........................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: NANO-945GSE2 Dimensions (mm) ...........................................................................4
Figure 1-4: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)..............................................................4
Figure 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram...........................................................................................5
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations [Front Side] .....................................................13
Figure 3-2: Connector and Jumper Locations [Solder Side] ...................................................13
Figure 3-3: PS ON and +5V Standby Power Connector Pinouts..............................................16
Figure 3-4: AT Power Connector Location ................................................................................17
Figure 3-5: Audio Connector Location (9-pin)...........................................................................18
Figure 3-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations........................................................19
Figure 3-7: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................20
Figure 3-8: CF Card Socket Location .........................................................................................20
Figure 3-9: DIO Connector Locations.........................................................................................22
Figure 3-10: +12V Fan Connector Location...............................................................................23
Figure 3-11: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations (8-pin).................................................24
Figure 3-12: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations ...................................................................25
Figure 3-13: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations...............................................................26
Figure 3-14: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................27
Figure 3-15: PCI-104 Slot Location.............................................................................................28
Figure 3-16: PC/104 Connector...................................................................................................30
Figure 3-17: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................32
Figure 3-18: SATA Power Connector Locations .......................................................................33
Figure 3-19: COM2 and COM4 Connector Pinout Locations ...................................................34
Figure 3-20: COM3 Connector Pinout Locations ......................................................................35
Figure 3-21: LCD TTL Connector Pinout Locations..................................................................36
Figure 3-22: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................37
Figure 3-23: NANO-945GSE2 External Peripheral Interface Connector..................................38
Figure 3-24: PS/2 Pinout and Configuration..............................................................................38
Figure 3-25: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector......................................................................................39

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Figure 3-26: Reset Button Location............................................................................................40
Figure 3-27: COM1 Pinout Locations..........................................................................................41
Figure 3-28: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................42
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................46
Figure 4-2: CF Card Installation..................................................................................................47
Figure 4-3: AT Power Select Jumper Location..........................................................................49
Figure 4-4: Clear CMOS Jumper .................................................................................................51
Figure 4-5: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location...............................................................52
Figure 4-6:LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations.................................................53
Figure 4-7: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations...............................................54
Figure 4-8:COM2 Function Select Jumper Location.................................................................55
Figure 4-9: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection..............................................................57
Figure 4-10: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply................................................................58
Figure 4-11: PC/104-Plus Card Installation................................................................................58
Figure 4-12: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................60
Figure 4-13: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................61
Figure 4-14: Single RS-232 Cable Installation ...........................................................................62
Figure 4-15: Dual USB Cable Connection..................................................................................63
Figure 4-16: LPT Cable Connection............................................................................................64
Figure 4-17: Connect the LPT Device.........................................................................................65
Figure 4-18: Dual Serial Port Connector Cable Connection.....................................................66
Figure 4-19: LAN Connection......................................................................................................67
Figure 4-20: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.........................................................................68
Figure 4-21: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................69
Figure 4-22: USB Connector........................................................................................................70
Figure 4-23: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................71
Figure 6-1: Start Up Screen ...................................................................................................... 111
Figure 6-2: Select Operating System....................................................................................... 111
Figure 6-3: Drivers..................................................................................................................... 112
Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................... 113
Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver License Agreement...................................................................... 113
Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Read Me File ................................................................................. 114
Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Setup Operations ......................................................................... 115
Figure 6-8: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen............................................................ 115
Figure 6-9: VGA Driver Read Me File....................................................................................... 116

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Figure 6-10: VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted...................................................................... 117
Figure 6-11: VGA Driver Welcome Screen.............................................................................. 117
Figure 6-12: VGA Driver License Agreement.......................................................................... 118
Figure 6-13: VGA Driver Read Me File..................................................................................... 118
Figure 6-14: VGA Driver Setup Operations............................................................................. 119
Figure 6-15: VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen............................................................... 120
Figure 6-16: LAN Driver Welcome Screen .............................................................................. 121
Figure 6-17: LAN Driver Welcome Screen .............................................................................. 121
Figure 6-18: LAN Driver Installation ........................................................................................ 122
Figure 6-19: LAN Driver Installation Complete....................................................................... 122
Figure 6-20: AC'97 Audio.......................................................................................................... 123
Figure 6-21: AC’97 Audio Driver Options................................................................................ 124
Figure 6-22: AC’97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen........................................................ 124
Figure 6-23: AC’97 Driver Installation Verification................................................................. 125
Figure 6-24: AC’97 Driver Installation Complete.................................................................... 125
Figure 6-25: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program............................................................ 126
Figure 6-26: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program............................................................ 127
Figure 6-27: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon ........................................................................ 127
Figure 6-28: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen..................................................................... 128
Figure 6-29: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen .............................................................. 128
Figure 6-30: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen ........................................................ 129
Figure 6-31: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen.......................................................... 129
Figure 6-32: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement.................................................... 130
Figure 6-33: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File................................................................ 130
Figure 6-34: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete.......................................................... 131
Figure 6-35: iSMM Directory.....................................................................................................132
Figure 6-36: iSMM Installation File........................................................................................... 132
Figure 6-37: iSMM InstallShield Welcome Screen.................................................................. 133
Figure 6-38: iSMM License Agreement.................................................................................... 133
Figure 6-39: iSMM Customer Information............................................................................... 134
Figure 6-40: iSMM Setup Type ................................................................................................. 135
Figure 6-41: iSMM Installation Confirmation .......................................................................... 136
Figure 6-42: iSMM InstallShield Wizard Complete................................................................. 137
Figure 6-43: iSMM Restart Confirmation................................................................................. 137

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................7
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................15
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................15
Table 3-3: PS ON and +5V Standby Power Connector Pinouts...............................................16
Table 3-4: AT Power Connector Pinouts....................................................................................17
Table 3-5: Audio Connector Pinouts (9-pin) ..............................................................................18
Table 3-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts..........................................................................19
Table 3-7: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................20
Table 3-8: CF Card Socket Pinouts.............................................................................................21
Table 3-9: DIO Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................22
Table 3-10: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts...................................................................................23
Table 3-11: Front Panel Connector Pinouts (8-pin)...................................................................24
Table 3-12: Infrared Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................25
Table 3-13: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts........................................................................26
Table 3-14: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................28
Table 3-15: PCI-104 Slot Connector Pinouts .............................................................................29
Table 3-16: PC/104 Connector Pinouts (1 of 2)..........................................................................31
Table 3-17: PC/104 Connector Pinouts (2 of 2)..........................................................................31
Table 3-18: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................32
Table 3-19: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................33
Table 3-20: COM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................34
Table 3-21: COM3 Connector Pinouts........................................................................................35
Table 3-22: TTL LCD Port Connector Pinouts ...........................................................................36
Table 3-23: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................37
Table 3-24: Keyboard Connector Pinouts..................................................................................39
Table 3-25: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................39
Table 3-26: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts .......................................................................40
Table 3-27: USB Port Pinouts......................................................................................................41
Table 3-28: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................42
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................48

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Table 4-2: AT Power Select Jumper Settings ............................................................................49
Table 4-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................50
Table 4-4: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings.................................................................51
Table 4-5: LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings.................................................................52
Table 4-6: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings................................................................53
Table 4-7: COM3 RS-422/485.......................................................................................................54
Table 4-8: IEI Provided Cables....................................................................................................56
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................74

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BIOS Menus
Menu 1: Main.................................................................................................................................75
Menu 2: Advanced........................................................................................................................77
Menu 3: CPU Configuration.........................................................................................................77
Menu 4: IDE Configuration...........................................................................................................78
Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration.....................................................................80
Menu 6: Super I/O Configuration ................................................................................................84
Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration....................................................................................86
Menu 8: Power Configuration......................................................................................................89
Menu 9: Advanced Power Configuration ...................................................................................90
Menu 10:Advanced Power Management Configuration...........................................................90
Menu 11: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced]...............................................................93
Menu 12: USB Configuration.......................................................................................................96
Menu 13: PCI/PnP Configuration ................................................................................................98
Menu 14: Boot............................................................................................................................ 100
Menu 15: Boot Settings Configuration.................................................................................... 100
Menu 16: Boot Device Priority Settings .................................................................................. 102
Menu 17: Security...................................................................................................................... 103
Menu 18: Chipset....................................................................................................................... 104
Menu 19:Northbridge Chipset Configuration ......................................................................... 104
Menu 20:Southbridge Chipset Configuration......................................................................... 107
Menu 21:Exit............................................................................................................................... 108

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Overview
Figure 1-1: NANO-945GSE2
1.1.1 NANO-945GSE2 Introduction
The NANO-945GSE2 EPIC motherboards are embedded 45 nm Intel® Atom™ processor
platforms. The Intel® Atom™ processor N270 embedded on the NANO-945GSE2 has a
1.60 GHz clock speed, a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache. The NANO-945GSE2
also supports one 200-pin 533 MHz 2.0 GB (max.) DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM. The
NANO-945GSE2 comes with an 18-bit dual-channel LVDS connector and a 24-bit TTL
connector. Dual display, VGA and LVDS or VGA and TTL, is supported. The
NANO-945GSE2 also comes with two PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
connectors, and a PC/104 Plus expansion slot.
1.2 NANO-945GSE2 Overview
The NANO-945GSE2 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. 6Figure 1-2 is
a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO-945GSE2.

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Figure 1-2: NANO-945GSE2 Overview

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1.2.1 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 165 mm
Width: 115 mm
Figure 1-3: NANO-945GSE2 Dimensions (mm)
1.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions
External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in 6Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)

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1.2.3 Data Flow
6Figure 1-5 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 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram

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1.2.4 Technical Specifications
NANO-945GSE2 technical specifications are listed below.
Specification/Model NANO-945GSE2
Form Factor EPIC
CPU Supported 45 nm 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ N270
Front Side Bus (FSB) 533 MHz
Northbridge Chipset Intel® 945GSE
Integrated Graphics Intel® 945GSE, Intel® Generation 3.5 integrated GFX Core
(133Mhz)
Memory One 200-pin 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM supported
(system max. 2.0 GB)
Southbridge Chipset Intel® ICH7M
Audio Realtek ALC655 AC'97 codec
BIOS AMI BIOS
Digital I/O 8-bit, 4-bit input/4-bit output
Ethernet Controllers Two Realtek RTL8111CP GbE controllers
Super I/O Controller ITE IT8718
Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset
Infrared One infrared connector through the ITE IT8718
Expansion
PCI One PC/104 Plus (PCI-104 and PC/104) slot
I/O Interface Connectors
Audio Connectors One audio connector by internal pin header
Display One VGA
One LVDS (internal)
One TTL (internal)
Ethernet Two RJ-45 port