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NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard
IEI Technology Corp.
MODEL:
NANO-9452
Socket 479 for Intel® Core™2 Duo, Core™ Duo, Core™ Solo EPIC
SBC with PCIe Mini, CRT, LVDS, TV-Out, PCIe GbE, USB 2.0, Dual
Rev. 1.00 - 24 June, 2011
Rev. 4.02 March 2012
SATA and IDE, RoHS

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard IEI Technology Corp. MODEL: NANO-9452 Socket 479 for Intel® Core™2 Duo, Core™ Duo, Core™ Solo EPIC SBC with PCIe Mini, CRT, LVDS, TV-Out, PCIe GbE, USB 2.0, Dual SATA and IDE, RoHS User Manual Page i Rev. 1.00 - 24 June, 2011...
  • Page 2 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes March 2012 4.02 Minor revision to Figure 4-17: PCI-104 Slot Location June 2011 4.01 Minor revisions to Chapter 4 Connector Pinouts December 2010 4.00 Changed LAN chipset from Broadcom to Realtek RTL8111E Added J_ATXCTL1 and JSPI1 jumper setting September 2010 1.12...
  • Page 3 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • Page 4 Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the NANO-9452. Cautions are easy to recognize. The word “caution” is written as “CAUTION,” both capitalized and bold and is followed. The text is the cautionary message.
  • Page 5 “NOTE,” both capitalized and bold and is followed by text. The text is the cautionary message. A note message is shown below: NOTE: This is an example of a note message. Notes should always be read. Notes contain critical information about the NANO-9452. Please take note messages seriously. Page v...

  • Page 6: Packing List

    NANO-9452 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The items listed below should all be included in the NANO-9452 package.  1 x NANO-9452 single board computer ...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    1.1.1 NANO-9452 Benefits..................2 1.1.2 NANO-9452 Features ..................3 1.2 NANO-9452 O .................... 3 VERVIEW 1.2.1 NANO-9452 Overview Photo................3 1.2.2 NANO-9452 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers ..........5 1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................6 2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS .................. 8 2.1 O ........................9 VERVIEW 2.2 D...
  • Page 8 3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions..................25 3.3 U ................... 26 NPACKING HECKLIST 3.3.1 Package Contents..................... 26 3.3.2 Optional Items....................27 4 CONNECTOR PINOUTS................... 29 4.1 P ..............30 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 4.1.1 NANO-9452 Layout ..................30 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............31 Page viii...
  • Page 9 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............... 32 4.2 I ..............33 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 4.2.1 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector ............. 33 4.2.2 Audio Connector ....................34 4.2.3 Compact Flash Socket..................34 4.2.4 CPU Power Connector ..................36 4.2.5 Digital I/O Connector ..................
  • Page 10 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 5.2.2 Installation Checklist ..................65 5.3 CPU, CPU C DIMM I ..........66 OOLING IT AND NSTALLATION 5.3.1 Socket 479 CPU Installation................66 5.3.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation.............. 68 5.3.3 SODIMM Installation ..................70 5.3.4 CF Card Installation..................72 5.4 J...
  • Page 11 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.1 CPU Configuration..................97 6.3.2 IDE Configuration ................... 98 6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ................100 6.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................. 104 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration..............110 6.3.5 ACPI Configuration ..................111 6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration..............112 6.3.6 APM Configuration..................114 6.3.7 MPS Configuration ..................117...
  • Page 12 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard A BIOS OPTIONS ......................172 B TERMINOLOGY...................... 177 C DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................181 C.1 I ...................... 182 NTRODUCTION C.2 DIO C ..................182 ONNECTOR INOUTS C.3 A ................183 SSEMBLY ANGUAGE AMPLES C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..............183 C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function ..............
  • Page 13 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: Mainboard ........................2 Figure 1-2: NANO-9452 Overview [Front View] ................4 Figure 1-3: NANO-9452 Overview [Rear View]................4 Figure 2-1: NANO-9452 Dimensions (mm) ...................9 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) ............10 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram ..................11 Figure 2-4: 200-pin SO-DIMM Socket..................14...
  • Page 14 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-24: USB Connector Pinout Locations .................56 Figure 4-25: NANO-9452 External Peripheral Interface Connector .........57 Figure 4-26: PS/2 Pinouts ......................58 Figure 4-27: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector..................59 Figure 4-28: Serial Port Connector .....................60 Figure 4-29: VGA Connector .......................61 Figure 5-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked ........67 Figure 5-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw..............68...
  • Page 15 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-8: Select the Operating System ................156 Figure 7-9: VGA Driver ......................157 Figure 7-10: GMA Driver Readme File ..................157 Figure 7-11: GMA Driver File Extraction ................. 158 Figure 7-12: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen ............158 Figure 7-13: GMA Driver License Agreement .................
  • Page 16 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications....................7 Table 2-1: Processor Features ....................12 Table 2-2: Supported Processors ....................13 Table 2-3: Supported HDD Specifications..................17 Table 2-4: Power Consumption....................23 Table 3-1: Package List Contents ....................27 Table 3-2: Optional Items......................28 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ................32 Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors ....................32...
  • Page 17 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Table 4-24: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................57 Table 4-25: Mini-DIN 6 PS/2 Connector Pinouts ................58 Table 4-26: LAN Pinouts ......................59 Table 4-27: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs ................59 Table 4-28: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................60 Table 4-29: USB Port Pinouts......................61 Table 4-30: VGA Connector Pinouts...................61...
  • Page 18 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menus Menu 1: Main ..........................94 Menu 2: Advanced ........................96 Menu 3: CPU Configuration......................97 Menu 4: IDE Configuration......................98 Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration..............100 Menu 6: Super IO Configuration ....................105 Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration ................. 110 Menu 8: ACPI Configuration.....................

  • Page 19: Introduction

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Introduction Page 1...

  • Page 20: Introduction

    1.1 Introduction Figure 1-1: Mainboard The NANO-9452 EPIC form factor CPU card is a Socket 479 Intel® Core Duo or Socket 479 Intel® Core Solo CPU platform. The NANO-9452 has a maximum front side bus (FSB) frequency of 667MHz and comes with a VGA interface and dual PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE).

  • Page 21: Nano-9452 Features

    PCI-104 devices, mini PCIe devices, storage devices, display devices and parallel communications devices. A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors on the front of the NANO-9452 is shown in Figure 1-2. Page 3...

  • Page 22: Figure 1-2: Nano-9452 Overview [Front View]

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 1-2: NANO-9452 Overview [Front View] A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors on the back of the NANO-9452 is shown in Figure 1-2. Figure 1-3: NANO-9452 Overview [Rear View] Page 4...

  • Page 23: Nano-9452 Peripheral Connectors And Jumpers

    1 x Serial port connector (internal COM 2 RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485)  2 x Serial port connectors (internal COM3 and COM4 RS-232)  2 x USB connectors The NANO-9452 has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel  2 x Ethernet connectors ...

  • Page 24: Technical Specifications

    COM 2 port mode setting  PC104+ VIO selector  PC104+ SERIRQ# support 1.2.3 Technical Specifications NANO-9452 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. See Chapter 2 for details. Specification NANO-9452 Form Factor EPIC Socket 479 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Mobile Socket 479 Intel®...

  • Page 25: Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Specification NANO-9452 SATA Two 1.5 Gb/s SATA drives supported One PS/2 connector supports mouse and keyboard Keyboard/mouse connectivity Watchdog Timer Software programmable 1-255 sec. by super I/O Power Supply 12V only, AT and ATX supported Temperature 0ºC – 60ºC (32ºF - 140ºF)

  • Page 26: Detailed Specifications

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Detailed Specifications Page 8...

  • Page 27: Overview

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the NANO-9452 in detail. 2.2 Dimensions 2.2.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below:  Length: 165mm  Width: 115mm Figure 2-1: NANO-9452 Dimensions (mm)

  • Page 28: External Interface Panel Dimensions

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) Page 10...

  • Page 29: Data Flow

    Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram 2.4 Compatible Processors 2.4.1 Compatible Processor Overview The NANO-9452 supports the following socket 479 processors:  Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile processors ...

  • Page 30: Supported Processors

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Intel® Core™ Solo processors  Intel® Celeron® M (533 MHz FSB) All three of the above processors communicate with the Intel® 945GME Northbridge chipset through a 667MHz front side bus (FSB). Features of the supported processors are listed in Table 2-1.

  • Page 31: Intel ® 945Gme Northbridge Chipset

    2.5.2 Intel 945GME Memory Support WARNING: Only DDR2 memory module can be installed on the NANO-9452. Do not install DDR memory modules. If a DDR memory module is installed on the NANO-9452, the NANO-9452 may be irreparably damaged. The Intel® 945GME Northbridge chipset on the NANO-945GME supports one DDR2 200-pin SO-DIMM with the following features: ...

  • Page 32: Intel ® 945Gme Integrated Graphics

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Capacities of 256 MB, 512 MB, 1.0 GB or 2.0 GB  Transfer speeds of 400 MHz, 533 MHz, or 667 MHz  64-bit wide channel The memory socket is shown in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4: 200-pin SO-DIMM Socket ®...

  • Page 33: Intel 945Gme Lvds Support

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard an integrated 400MHz RAMDAC and hot plug CRT support, supports analog CRT monitors up to QXGA. ® 2.5.3.2 Intel 945GME LVDS Support A 30-pin LVDS crimp connector is interfaced to the Intel® 945GME graphics engine. The Intel® 945GME internal graphics engine supports LVDS displays with the following features: ...

  • Page 34: Intel ® Ich7M Southbridge Chipset

    NANO-9452  Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 33  Supports the six USB 2.0 devices on the NANO-9452 with four UHCI controllers and one EHCI controller  Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0 ...

  • Page 35: Intel ® Ich7M Ide Interface

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard ® 2.6.3 Intel ICH7M IDE Interface The integrated IDE interface on the ICH7M Southbridge supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices. PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB/s. The integrated IDE interface is able to support the following IDE HDDs: ...

  • Page 36: Intel ® Ich7M Real Time Clock

    Up to six high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7M on the NANO-9452. High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to 480MB/s, is enabled with the ICH7M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) compliant host controller.

  • Page 37: Mini Pcie

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, a PCIe bus interface, and an on-chip buffer memory. Some of the RTL8111E controller features are listed below:  Integrated 10/100/1000BASE-T transceiver  Automatic Negotiation with Next Page capability ...

  • Page 38: Super I/O Chipset

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard   2.8.3 Super I/O chipset The iTE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the ICH7M Southbridge through the LPC bus. The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with Environment Controller integration. Some of the features of the iTE IT8712F chipset are listed below: ...

  • Page 39: Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols Another two chipsets connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another two serial port connectors (COM3 and COM4). 2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor The Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs, VBAT internally, and eight voltage monitor inputs.

  • Page 40: Environmental And Power Specifications

    Supports multiple keyboard power on events  Supports mouse double-click and/or mouse move power on events 2.9 Environmental and Power Specifications 2.9.1 System Monitoring Three thermal inputs on the NANO-9452 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors the following temperatures:  System temperature ...

  • Page 41: Operating Temperature And Temperature Control

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the NANO-9152 are listed below.  Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F)  Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F) A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU. Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU.

  • Page 42: Unpacking

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Unpacking Page 24...

  • Page 43: Anti-Static Precautions

     Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3.1.  Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the NANO-9452 does not fall out of the box.  Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present.

  • Page 44: Unpacking Checklist

    If some 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 NANO-9452 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw.

  • Page 45: Optional Items

    The items listed in this section are optional items that must be ordered separately. Please contact your NANO-9452 vendor, distributor or reseller for more information or, contact iEi directly by sending an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The following optional items are available for the NANO-9452. Quantity Item and Part Number Image...

  • Page 46: Table 3-2: Optional Items

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Quantity Item and Part Number Image TV out cable (P/N: 19800-000056-RS) RS-232/422/485 cable (P/N: 32200-000077-RS) LPT cable (P/N: 32200-000017-RS) RS-232 cable (P/N: 32200-000049-RS) 7.1 Channel HD audio kit with Realtek ALC883 supporting dual audio streams (P/N: AC-KIT-883HD) 5.1 Channel audio kit with Realtek ALC655...

  • Page 47: Connector Pinouts

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Connector Pinouts Page 29...

  • Page 48: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4.1.2 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.2. 4.1.1 NANO-9452 Layout Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.

  • Page 49: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO-9452. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below. Connector Type Label...

  • Page 50: External Interface Panel Connectors

    8-pin header USB01, USB23 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NANO-9452. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.3 on page 57 Connector Type...

  • Page 51: Internal Peripheral Connectors

    The ATX power supply enable connector enables the NANO-9452 to be connected to an ATX power supply. In default mode, the NANO-9452 can only us an AT power supply. To enable an ATX power supply the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured. Please refer to Chapter 3 for more details.

  • Page 52: Audio Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 4.2.2 Audio Connector CN Label: J_AUDIO1 9-pin header CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-4 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-4 An optional module can be connected to the 10-pin audio connector to provide the system with a high quality AC’97 or Azalia compatible codec that provides a complete integrated audio solution.

  • Page 53: Figure 4-5: Cf Card Socket Location

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard A CF Type I or Type II memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the NANO-9452. Figure 4-5: CF Card Socket Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND VCC-IN CHECK1...

  • Page 54: Cpu Power Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION IRQ15 VCC_COM VCC_COM CSEL HDD_RESET IORDY SDREQ SDACK# HDD_ACTIVE# DATA 0 66DET DATA 1 DATA 8 DATA 2 DATA 9 DATA 10 VCC-IN CHECK2 GROUND Table 4-5: CF Card Socket Pinouts 4.2.4 CPU Power Connector...

  • Page 55: Digital I/O Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-6: ATX Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12V +12V Table 4-6: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.5 Digital I/O Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) See Figure 4-7 CN Location: CN Pinouts: See Table 4-7 The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip.

  • Page 56: Fan Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-7: DIO Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Output 3 Output 2 Output 1 Output 0 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Input 0 Table 4-7: DIO Connector Pinouts 4.2.6 Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 CN Label:...

  • Page 57: Front Panel Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-8: +12V Fan Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Fan Speed Detect +12V Table 4-8: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4.2.7 Front Panel Connector CN Label: F_PANEL1 CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4) CN Location: See Figure 4-9 See Table 4-9...

  • Page 58: Ide Connector

    Table 4-9: Front Panel Connector Pinouts 4.2.8 IDE Connector CN Label: CN Type: 44-pin header (2x22) CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 One 44-pin IDE device connector on the NANO-9452 supports connectivity to two hard disk drives. Page 40...

  • Page 59: Figure 4-10: Secondary Ide Device Connector Locations

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-10: Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION RESET# GROUND DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2...

  • Page 60: Infrared Interface Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND Table 4-10: Secondary IDE Connector Pinouts 4.2.9 Infrared Interface Connector CN Label: CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared (ASKIR) interfaces.

  • Page 61: Inverter Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 4.2.10 Inverter Connector CN Label: INV1 5-pin connector CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-12 The backlight inverter connector provides power to an LCD panel. Figure 4-12: Inverter Connector Location Description Brightness...

  • Page 62: Lvds Lcd Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard The keyboard and mouse connector can be connected to a standard PS/2 cable or PS/2 Y-cable to add keyboard and mouse functionality to the system. Figure 4-13: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +5V KB DATA MS DATA...

  • Page 63: Mini Pcie Socket

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-14: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND GROUND LVDSA_Y0+ LVDSA_Y0- LVDSA_Y1+ LVDSA_Y1- LVDSA_Y2+ LVDSA_Y2- LVDSA_CLK+ LVDSA_CLK- LVDS_DAP3 LVDS_DAN3 GROUND GROUND LVDSB_Y0+ LVDSB_Y0- LVDSB_Y1+ LVDSB_Y1- LVDSB_Y2+ LVDSB_Y2- LVDSB_CLK+ LVDSB_CLK- LVDS_DBP3 LVDS_DBN3...

  • Page 64: Figure 4-15: Mini Pcie Connector Pinout Locations

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard CN Type: 26-pin box header CN Location: CN Pinouts: The 52-pin mini PCIe socket supports the latest PCIe extension cards such as wireless LAN cards and other compatible devices. Figure 4-15: Mini PCIe Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO.

  • Page 65: Parallel Port Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION SMBCLK PETN2 SMBDATA PETP2 USBD- USBD+ RF_LINK# BLUELED# 1.5V VCC3 Table 4-15: Mini PCIe Socket Pinouts 4.2.14 Parallel Port Connector LPT1 CN Label: CN Type: 26-pin box header CN Location: See Figure 4-16...

  • Page 66: Slot

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-16: Parallel Port Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION STROBE# DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 ACKNOWLEDGE BUSY PAPER EMPTY PRINTER SELECT AUTO FORM FEED #...

  • Page 67: Figure 4-17: Pci-104 Slot Location

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard CN Location: See Figure 4-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-17 The PCI-104 slot enables a PCI-104 compatible expansion module to be connected to the board. Figure 4-17: PCI-104 Slot Location Pin No. Column A Column B Column C...

  • Page 68: Sata Drive Connectors

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D +3.3V C/BE1# AD15 +3.3V SERR# SB0# PERR# +3.3V SDONE STOP# +3.3V LOCK# +3.3V TRDY# DEVSEL# FRAME# IRDY# +3.3V AD16 +3.3V C/BE2# AD18 +3.3V AD17 AD21 AD20 AD19 +3.3V...

  • Page 69: Sata Power Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18 The two SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive. First generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150Mb/s. Figure 4-18: SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO.

  • Page 70: Serial Port Connector (Rs-232, Rs-422 Or Rs-485)

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard The 2-pin 5 V power is for a SATA drive. Figure 4-19: SATA Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Table 4-19: SATA Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.18 Serial Port Connector (RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485) COM2 CN Label: CN Type:...

  • Page 71: Serial Port Connector (Rs-232)

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-20: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION NDSR2 NRTS2 NCTS2 NRI2 TXD485+ TXD485# RXD485+ RXD485# Table 4-20: RS-232/RS-485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.19 Serial Port Connector (RS-232) CN Label: COM3 and COM4...

  • Page 72: Spi Flash Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-21: COM3 and COM4 Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Data Carrier Direct (DCD) Data Set Ready (DSR) Receive Data (RXD) Request To Send (RTS) Transmit Data (TXD) Clear To Send (CTS) Data Terminal Ready (DTR)

  • Page 73: Tv Out Connector

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Pin No. Description Pin No. Description SPI_CS SPI_CLK SPI_SO SPI_SI Table 4-22: SPI Flash Jumper Settings The SPI Flash jumper location is shown in Figure 4-22: SPI Flash Jumper Pinout Locations 4.2.21 TV Out Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 74: Usb Connectors

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard S-Video Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION AGREEN_Y ARED_C RCA Connector (only video signal) ABLUE_CVBS Table 4-23: TV Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.22 USB Connectors CN Label: USB01 and USB23 CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4) CN Location:...

  • Page 75: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-26 and Table 4-25 The NANO-9452 CPU card has a mini-DIN 6 PS/2 connector on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse. The card comes with a cable to convert the mini-DIN 6 PS/2 into two mini-DIN 6 PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse connection.

  • Page 76: Lan Connectors

    CN Pinouts: See Table 4-26 The NANO-9452 is equipped with two built-in GbE Ethernet controllers. The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ-45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following...

  • Page 77: Serial Port Connector

    Table 4-27: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4.3.3 Serial Port Connector CN Label: COM1 CN Type: D-SUB Serial Port Connector CN Location: See Figure 4-25 CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-28, Table 4-28 The NANO-9452 has an RS-232 serial port on the rear panel. Page 59...

  • Page 78: Usb Connector

    USB port CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-25 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-29 The NANO-9452 has a one external USB 2.0 port. The port connects to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 79: Vga Connector

    VGA1 CN Type: 15-pin Female CN Location: See Figure 4-25 CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-29 and Table 4-30 The NANO-9452 has a single 15-pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices. Figure 4-29: VGA Connector DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION GREEN BLUE...

  • Page 80: Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Installation Page 62...

  • Page 81: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the NANO-9452. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the NANO-9452, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.

  • Page 82: Installation Considerations

    NANO-9452 is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the NANO-9452 should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the NANO-9452 and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 5.2.1 Installation Notices...

  • Page 83: Installation Checklist

    Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its components. 5.2.2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the NANO-9452 is properly installed.  All the items in the packing list are present ...

  • Page 84: Cpu, Cpu Cooling Kit And Dimm Installation

    Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user. The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the NANO-9452. If one of these component is not installed the NANO-9452 cannot run.

  • Page 85: Figure 5-1: Make Sure The Cpu Socket Retention Screw Is Unlocked

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard WARNING: When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU. Step 1: Unlock the CPU retention screw. When shipped, the retention screw of the CPU socket should be in the unlocked position. If it is not in the unlocked position, use a screwdriver to unlock the screw.

  • Page 86: Cooling Kit Cf-479B-Rs Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Step 5: Align the CPU pins. Carefully align the CPU pins with the holes in the CPU socket. Step 6: Insert the CPU. Gently insert the CPU into the socket. If the CPU pins are properly aligned, the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly.

  • Page 87: Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard An IEI Socket 479 CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately. The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan. WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the [Fan model#] heat sink. The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation.

  • Page 88: Sodimm Installation

    NANO-9452. Please make sure the purchased SODIMM complies with the memory specifications of the NANO-9452. SODIMM specifications compliant with the NANO-9452 are listed in Chapter 2. To install a SODIMM into a SODIMM socket, please follow the steps below and refer Figure 5-6.

  • Page 89: Figure 5-6: Sodimm Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-6: SODIMM Installation Step 1: Locate the SODIMM socket. Place the NANO-9452 on an anti-static pad with the solder side facing up. Step 2: Align the SODIMM with the socket. The SODIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the SODIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket.

  • Page 90: Cf Card Installation

    The NANO-9452 can support both CF Type I cards and CF Type II cards. For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2. To install the CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the NANO-9452, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Locate the CF card socket.

  • Page 91: Jumper Settings

    Figure 5-8: Jumper Locations plastic clip from a jumper. Before the NANO-9452 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the NANO-9452 are listed in Table 5-1. Page 73...

  • Page 92: At/Atx Power Select

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Description Label Type AT/ATX power select J_ATXCTL1 3-pin header CF card setup JCF1 2-pin header Clear CMOS J_CMOS1 3-pin header COM 2 function select 5-pin header LVDS voltage selection J_VLVDS1 3-pin header VIO Voltage select 3-pin header Table 5-1: Jumpers 5.4.1 AT/ATX Power Select...

  • Page 93: Cf Card Setup

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-9: CF Card Setup Jumper Location 5.4.2 CF Card Setup Jumper Label: JCF1 Jumper Type: 2-pin header See Table 5-3 Jumper Settings: Jumper Location: See Figure 5-10 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type I card or CF Type II cards as either the slave device or the master device.

  • Page 94: Clear Cmos Jumper

    Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11 If the NANO-9452 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information. To do this, use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2.

  • Page 95: Com 2 Function Select Jumper

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-11: Clear CMOS Jumper 5.4.4 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-5 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-12 The COM 2 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port (COM 2) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.

  • Page 96: Lvds Voltage Selection

    Figure 5-12: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location 5.4.5 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and NANO-9452 may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage.

  • Page 97: Vio Voltage Selector Jumper

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-13: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5.4.6 VIO Voltage Selector Jumper Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 3-pin header See Table 5-7 Jumper Settings: See Figure 5-14 Jumper Location: The VIO Voltage Selector jumper allows the PCI-104 voltage to be set. The VIO Voltage Select jumper settings are shown in Table 5-6.

  • Page 98: Chassis Installation

    The NANO-9452 must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface.

  • Page 99: Motherboard Installation

    IEI website (http://www.ieiworld.com.tw) to find out more about the available chassis. 5.5.2 Motherboard Installation To install the NANO-9452 motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis. 5.6 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5.6.1 Peripheral Device Cables...

  • Page 100: Ide Cable Connection

     5.1 channel audio kit 5.6.2 IDE Cable Connection The IDE flat cable connects to the NANO-9452 to one or two IDE devices. To connect an IDE HDD to the NANO-9452 please follow the instructions below. Step 1: Locate the IDE connector. The location/s of the IDE device connector/s is/are shown in Chapter 3..

  • Page 101: Channel Audio Kit Installation

    The optional 5.1 channel audio kit connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the NANO-9452. The audio kit consists of three audio jacks. One audio jack, Mic In, connects to a microphone. The remaining two audio jacks, Line-In and Line-Out, connect to two speakers.

  • Page 102: Channel Audio Kit Installation

    Send any queries to sales@iei.com.tw. The optional 7.1 channel audio kit connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the NANO-9452. The audio kit consists of five audio jacks. One audio jack, Mic In, connects to Page 84...

  • Page 103: Figure 5-17: 5.1 Channel Audio Kit

    Connect the audio kit cable. The audio kit is shipped with a cable that connects the audio kit to the NANO-9452. Connect the cable to the connector on the back of the audio kit. Make sure the pins are properly aligned (i.e. pin 1 connects to pin 1).

  • Page 104: Sata Drive Connection

    Refer to Chapter 7 for driver installation instructions.Step 0: Step 0: 5.6.5 SATA Drive Connection The NANO-9452 is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable. To connect the SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors.

  • Page 105: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    Parallel port devices  RJ-45 Ethernet cable connectors  Mouse and keyboard To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding NANO-9452 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. Page 87...

  • Page 106: Vga Monitor Connection

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 5.7.1 VGA Monitor Connection The NANO-9452 has a single female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DB-15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor. To connect a monitor to the NANO-9452, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 107: Ps/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 5.7.2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection The NANO-9452 has a single PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The PS/2 connector is connected to a keyboard and a mouse through the keyboard and mouse cable that was shipped with the system. To connect a keyboard and mouse to the NANO-9452, please follow the instructions below.
  • Page 108 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Step 4: Connect the keyboard and mouse. Once the cable is connected to the NANO-9452 PS/2 connector. Connect the keyboard and mouse to their respective PS/2 connector on the keyboard and mouse cable. Step 0: CAUTION: The keyboard and mouse cable has a specific connector for the mouse and a specific connector for the keyboard.

  • Page 109: Bios Setup

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Chapter BIOS Setup Page 91...

  • Page 110: Introduction

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed.

  • Page 111: Getting Help

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Function F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward. F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 6.1.3 Getting Help...

  • Page 112: Main

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Menu 1: Main  System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components. The fields in System Overview cannot be changed.

  • Page 113: Advanced

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Type: Names the currently installed processor Speed: Lists the processor speed Count: The number of CPUs on the motherboard  System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory. Size: Lists memory size The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: ...

  • Page 114: Menu 2: Advanced

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Remote Access Configuration (see Section 6.3.8)  USB Configuration (see Section 6.3.8) BIOS Menu 2: Advanced Page 96...

  • Page 115: Cpu Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU. BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details: ...

  • Page 116: Ide Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Intel® SpeedStep™ tech. 6.3.2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) to change and/or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system. BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration  ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible] ...
  • Page 117 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri, SATA Sec]  SATA Only  PATA Pri, SATA Sec EFAULT  PATA Pri., PATA Sec  IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices.

  • Page 118: Ide Master, Ide Slave

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave Use the IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration menu to view both primary and secondary IDE device details and configure the IDE devices connected to the system. BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration ...
  • Page 119 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  LBA Mode: Indicates whether the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not.  Block Mode: Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used.
  • Page 120 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Use the LBA/Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto detects LBA (Logical Block Addressing). LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB.
  • Page 121 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MBps  PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps (This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.)

  • Page 122: Super Io Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard rate of 44MBps (To use this mode, it is required that an 80-conductor ATA cable is used.)  UDMA4 Ultra DMA mode 4 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 66.6MBps (To use this mode, it is required that an 80-conductor ATA cable is used.)

  • Page 123: Menu 6: Super Io Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration  OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Use the OnBoard Floppy Controller to enable or disable the floppy controller. If a floppy disk is not being used in the system, disabling this option frees up system resources that can be redirected elsewhere in the system.
  • Page 124 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard changing the physical connection  Enabled Can designate A or B to a floppy drive without changing the physical connection  Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address.
  • Page 125 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  2E8/IRQ3 Serial Port 2 I/O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3  Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Use the Serial Port2 Mode option to select the Serial Port2 operational mode.  Serial Port 2 mode is normal...
  • Page 126 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Normal mode.  ECP+EPP The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port (ECP) mode. The ECP mode supports bi-directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster...
  • Page 127 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Serial Port4 Address [2E8] Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4.  No base address is assigned to serial port 3 Disabled  Serial port 4 I/O port address is 3E8 ...

  • Page 128: Hardware Health Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) shows the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages. BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration  Hardware Health Monitoring Use the Hardware Health Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) monitor system environmental parameters.

  • Page 129: Acpi Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard +12.0V 5VSB VBAT 6.3.5 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Power Management (APM) options. BIOS Menu 8: ACPI Configuration  ACPI Aware O/S [Yes] Use the ACPI Aware O/S option to enable the system to configure ACPI power saving options.

  • Page 130: General Acpi Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Disables the ACPI support for the OS. This selection should be disabled if the OS does not support ACPI  Enables the ACPI support for the operating system. This EFAULT selection should be enabled if the OS does support ACPI 6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration...
  • Page 131 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  S1 (POS) The system enters S1(POS) sleep state. The system EFAULT appears off. The CPU is stopped; RAM is refreshed; the system is running in a low power mode.  The system enters a S3(STR) sleep state. The CPU has S3 (STR) no power;...

  • Page 132: Apm Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.6 APM Configuration The APM Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) allows the advanced power management options to be configured. BIOS Menu 10:Advanced Power Management Configuration  Power Management/APM [Enabled] Use the Power Management/APM BIOS option to enable access to the advanced power management features.
  • Page 133 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system. ...
  • Page 134 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Use the Resume On RTC Alarm option to specify the time the system should be roused from a suspended state.  Disabled (Default) The real time clock (RTC) cannot generate a wake event ...

  • Page 135: Mps Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.7 MPS Configuration Use the MPS Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 11) to select `he multi-processor table. BIOS Menu 11: MPS Configuration  MPS Revision [1.4] Use the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) for OS option to specify the MPS version to be used.

  • Page 136: Remote Access Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.8 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 12) to configure remote access parameters. The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure the BIOS settings.
  • Page 137 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard appear:  Serial Port Number  Serial Port Mode  Flow Control  Redirection after BIOS POST  Terminal Type  VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support These configuration options are discussed below.  Serial Port Number [COM1] Use the Serial Port Number option allows to select the serial port used for remote access.
  • Page 138 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  19200 8,n,1  09600 8,n,1 NOTE: Identical baud rate setting musts be set on the host (a management computer running a terminal software) and the slave  Flow Control [None] Use the Flow Control option to report the flow control method for the console redirection application.

  • Page 139: Usb Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  VT-UTF8 The target terminal type is VT-UTF8  VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Disabled] Use the VT-UFT8 Combo Key Support option to enable additional keys that are not provided by VT100 for the PC 101 keyboard. The VT100 Terminal Definition is the standard convention used to configure and conduct emergency management tasks with UNIX-based servers.

  • Page 140: Menu 13: Usb Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 13: USB Configuration  USB Function [6 USB ports] Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable a specified number of USB ports. If only two USB ports are being used, disabling the remaining six USB frees up system resources that can be redirected elsewhere.
  • Page 141 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Use the USB 2.0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller  USB 2.0 controller disabled Disabled  Enabled USB 2.0 controller enabled EFAULT  Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support.

  • Page 142: Pci/Pnp

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Enabled Systems with OSes that do not support EHCI cannot EFAULT use the EHCI handoff functionality. 6.4 PCI/PnP Use the PCI/PnP menu (BIOS Menu 13) to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings. WARNING: Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 143: Menu 14: Pci/Pnp Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 14: PCI/PnP Configuration Page 125...
  • Page 144 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Clear NVRAM [No] Use the Clear NVRAM option to specify if the NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) is cleared when the power is turned off.  System does not clear NVRAM during system boot EFAULT  System clears NVRAM during system boot ...
  • Page 145 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Use the Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA option to restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address.  (Default) Assigns an IRQ to a PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ ...
  • Page 146 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Auto The location of the Off Board PCI IDE adapter card is EFAULT automatically detected by the AMIBIOS.  PCI Slot 1 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI Slot 1 PCI IDE adapter card. Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 1.
  • Page 147 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  IRQ3  IRQ4  IRQ5  IRQ7  IRQ9  IRQ10  IRQ 11  IRQ 14  IRQ 15  DMA Channel# [Available] Use the DMA Channel# option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI/PnP device.

  • Page 148: Boot

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  32KB reserved for legacy ISA devices  54KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 6.5 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 15) to configure system boot options. BIOS Menu 15: Boot 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 15) to configure advanced system boot options.

  • Page 149: Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration  Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process.  Disabled No POST procedures are skipped  Enabled Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease...
  • Page 150 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages to be displayed.  Force BIOS The system forces third party BIOS to display EFAULT during system boot.

  • Page 151: Boot Device Priority

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Giga LAN Boot Support [Disabled] Use the Giga LAN Boot Support option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system.  Disabled (Default) Cannot be booted from a remote system through the ...

  • Page 152: Hard Disk Drives

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 17: Boot Device Priority Settings 6.5.3 Hard Disk Drives Use the Hard Disk Drives menu to specify the boot sequence of the available HDDs. When the menu is opened, the HDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below: ...

  • Page 153: Menu 18: Hard Disk Drives

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard NOTE: Only the drives connected to the system are shown. For example, if only two HDDs are connected only “1st Drive” and “2nd Drive” are listed. The boot sequence from the available devices is selected. If the “1st Drive” option is selected a list of available HDDs is shown.

  • Page 154: Security

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 19) to set system and user passwords. BIOS Menu 19: Security  Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password. The default for this option is Not Installed. If a supervisor password must be installed, select this field and enter the password.

  • Page 155: Chipset

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change User Password. 6.7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu (BIOS Menu 20) to access the Northbridge and Southbridge configuration menus. WARNING: Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 156: Northbridge Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.7.1 Northbridge Configuration Use the Northbridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 20) to configure the Northbridge chipset. BIOS Menu 21:Northbridge Chipset Configuration  DRAM Frequency [Auto] Use the DRAM Frequency option to specify the DRAM frequency or allow the system to automatically detect the DRAM frequency.
  • Page 157 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Auto Automatically selects the DRAM frequency EFAULT  Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Use the Configure DRAM Timing by SPD option to determine if the system uses the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM to configure the DRAM timing. The SPD...
  • Page 158 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [5 DRAM Clocks] Use the DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay option to specify the number of clock cycles must elapse between sending a RAS (row address strobe) signal and the CAS (column address strobe) signal.
  • Page 159 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  6 DRAM Clocks  7 DRAM Clocks  8 DRAM Clocks  9 DRAM Clocks  10 DRAM Clocks  11 DRAM Clocks  12 DRAM Clocks  13 DRAM Clocks  14 DRAM Clocks ...
  • Page 160 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Boots Graphics Adapter [PEG/PCI] Use the Boots Graphics Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device. Select either an integrated graphics controller (IGD) or a combination of PCI graphics controller, a PCI express (PEG) controller or an IGD. Configuration options are listed below: ...

  • Page 161: Video Function Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.7.1.1 Video Function Configuration Use the Video Function Configuration menu to configure the video device connected to the system. Figure 6-1: Video Function Configuration  DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) operating mode.
  • Page 162 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Combo Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as graphics memory. If more memory is needed, graphics memory dynamically allocated according to the system and graphics needs.  DVMT/FIXED Memory Use the DVMT/FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory.
  • Page 163 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Type 3  Type 4  Type 5  Type 6  Type 7  Type 8  Type 9  Local Flat Panel Scaling [Auto] Use the Local Flat Panel Scaling option to select the method of scaling for the flat panel screen attached to the system.
  • Page 164 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard The two scanning types can be selected interlaced (i) or progressive (p). Interlaced scanning divides and presents each video frame as two fields. The first field presents the odd lines and the second field presents the even lines. In progressive scanning, the image is refreshed from top to bottom, one line after the other.

  • Page 165: Southbridge Chipset Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.7.2 Southbridge Chipset Configuration The Southbridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 22) the Southbridge chipset to be configured. BIOS Menu 22:Southbridge Chipset Configuration  Audio Controller [AC`97 Audio] The Audio Controller option allows selection of the audio controller to use.
  • Page 166 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  OnBoard LAN1 [Auto] The OnBoard LAN1 option enables or disables the on-board LAN1.  The on-board LAN1 controller is automatically detected Auto EFAULT and enabled  The on-board LAN1 controller is manually enabled Enabled  Disabled The on-board LAN1 controller is manually disabled ...

  • Page 167: Exit

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 6.8 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 23) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes. BIOS Menu 23:Exit  Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program.
  • Page 168 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program.  Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus.

  • Page 169: Driver Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Driver Installation Page 151...

  • Page 170: Available Software Drivers

    LAN driver Installation instructions are given below. 7.2 Driver CD Auto-run All the drivers for the NANO-9452 are on the CD that came with the system. To install the drivers, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system.

  • Page 171: Chipset Driver Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen Step 4: A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 7-2). Figure 7-2: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7-2. Step 0: 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation...

  • Page 172: Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Program

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Step 2: A new window opens (Figure 7-3). Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Program Step 3: Double click the infinst_Autol icon in Figure 7-3. Step 4: The welcome screen in Figure 7-4 appears. Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen...

  • Page 173: Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement Step 7: Click Y to continue the setup. Step 8: The Readme file in Figure 7-6 appears. Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Readme File Information Step 9: Click N in Figure 7-6 to start the driver installation.

  • Page 174: Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Installation Complete ® 7.4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the VGA driver from the list in Figure 7-2. Step 2: A new window opens (Figure 7-8).

  • Page 175: Figure 7-9: Vga Driver

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Step 4: A new window appears (Figure 7-9). Figure 7-9: VGA Driver Step 5: Click the installation program icon in Figure 7-9. Step 6: The Readme information file shown in Figure 7-10 appears. Figure 7-10: GMA Driver Readme File...

  • Page 176: Figure 7-11: Gma Driver File Extraction

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-11: GMA Driver File Extraction Step 8: The welcome screen shown in Figure 7-12 appears. Figure 7-12: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 9: To continue the installation process, click N Step 10: The license agreement in Figure 7-13 appears.

  • Page 177: Figure 7-13: Gma Driver License Agreement

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-13: GMA Driver License Agreement Step 11: Click the Y in Figure 7-13 to continue. Step 12: The installation notice shown in Figure 7-14 appears. Figure 7-14: GMA Driver Installing Notice Step 13: A confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-15 appears.

  • Page 178: Realtek Lan Driver (For Gbe Lan) Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-15: GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 14: After selecting when to restart the computer in Figure 7-15, click F Step 0: INISH 7.5 Realtek LAN Driver (for GbE LAN) Installation To install the Realtek LAN driver, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 179: Figure 7-16: Access Windows Control Panel

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-16: Access Windows Control Panel Step 2: Double click the System icon (Figure 7-17). Figure 7-17: Double Click the System Icon Step 3: Double click the Device Manager tab (Figure 7-18). Page 161...

  • Page 180: Figure 7-18: Double Click The Device Manager Tab

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-18: Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 7-19). Figure 7-19: Device Manager List Step 5: Double click the listed device that has question marks next to it. (This means Windows does not recognize the device).

  • Page 181: Figure 7-20: Search For Suitable Driver

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-20: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Specify a Location” in the Locate Driver Files window (Figure 7-21). Click N to continue. Figure 7-21: Locate Driver Files Step 8: Select the proper OS folder in the directory.

  • Page 182: Realtek Hd Audio Driver (Alc883) Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-22: Location Browsing Window Step 9: Click OK to continue. A driver files location menu window appears. Click N continue. The driver is installed.Step 0: 7.6 Realtek HD Audio Driver (ALC883) Installation To install the Realtek High Definition (HD) Audio driver, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 183: Figure 7-23: 4-Audio\Ac-Kit883Hd\Windows Folder

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-23: 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT883HD\Windows Folder Step 3: Double-click the WDM_R140 icon to begin the driver installation process. Step 4: Once the WDM_R140 icon is double clicked, the contents of the installation package are extracted. See Figure 7-24. Figure 7-24: HD Audio Driver Setup Extracting Files Step 5: The Welcome screen appears.

  • Page 184: Figure 7-25: Hd Audio Driver Setup Welcome Screen

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-25: HD Audio Driver Setup Welcome Screen Step 6: The driver is automatically installed. Step 7: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-26 appears. Figure 7-26: HD Audio Driver Installation Complete...

  • Page 185: Realtek Ac`97 Audio Driver (Alc665) Installation

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 7.7 Realtek AC`97 Audio Driver (ALC665) Installation To install the Realtek AC `97 audio driver, please follow the steps below. 7.7.1 BIOS Setup Step 1: Enter the BIOS setup. To do this, reboot the system and press D during POST.

  • Page 186: Figure 7-28: Ac`97 Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Step 4: Once you double click the Setup icon, the install shield wizard for the audio driver starts. See Figure 7-28. Figure 7-28: AC`97 Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting Step 5: The Realtek Audio Setup prepares the install shield to guide you through the rest of the setup process.

  • Page 187: Figure 7-30: Ac`97 Audio Driver Welcome Screen

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-30: AC`97 Audio Driver Welcome Screen Step 7: At this stage the “Digital Signal Not Found” screen appears (Figure 7-31). To continue the installation process, click the “Y ” button. Figure 7-31: AC`97 Audio Driver Digital Signal Step 8: After clicking the “Y...

  • Page 188: Figure 7-32: Ac`97 Audio Driver Installation Begins

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-32: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Begins Step 9: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-33 appears. Figure 7-33: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 10: The confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-33 allows you to restart the...
  • Page 189 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard later. For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once you have decided when to restart the computer, click the “F ” button. Step 0: INISH Page 171...

  • Page 190: Abios Options

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix BIOS Options Page 172...
  • Page 191 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Below is a list of BIOS configuration options in the BIOS chapter. 　 System Overview .........................94 　 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................95 　 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................95 　 ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible]................98 　 Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri, SATA Sec] ..............99 　...
  • Page 192 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 　 Power Management/APM [Enabled]................114 　 Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] ................. 115 　 Power Button Mode [On/Off].................... 115 　 Resume on Ring [Disabled] ..................... 115 　 Resume on PME# [Disabled] ................... 115 　 Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled].................. 116 　...
  • Page 193 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 　 OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] .................. 127 　 IRQ# [Available]......................128 　 DMA Channel# [Available] ....................129 　 Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] .................. 129 　 Quick Boot [Enabled] ....................... 131 　 Quiet Boot [Disabled] ....................... 131 　...
  • Page 194 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 　 Discard Changes and Exit....................149 　 Discard Changes....................... 150 　 Load Optimal Defaults...................... 150 　 Load Failsafe Defaults...................... 150 Page 176...

  • Page 195: B Terminology

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Terminology Page 177...
  • Page 196 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec standard developed by Intel® in 1997. ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed configuration, power management, and thermal management interface. AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller register-level interface.
  • Page 197 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory. DIMM Dual Inline Memory Modules are a type of RAM that offer a 64-bit data bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module.
  • Page 198 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Liquid crystal display (LCD) is a flat, low-power display device that consists of two polarizing plates with a liquid crystal panel in between. LVDS Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) is a dual-wire, high-speed differential electrical signaling system commonly used to connect LCD displays to a computer.

  • Page 199: C Digital I/O Interface

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Digital I/O Interface Page 181...

  • Page 200: Introduction

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard C.1 Introduction The DIO connector on the NANO-9452 is interfaced to GPIO ports on the IT8712F Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs. The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.

  • Page 201: Assembly Language Samples

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard C.3 Assembly Language Samples C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O input functions is listed below. Sets the digital port as input...

  • Page 202: D Watchdog Timer

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Watchdog Timer Page 184...
  • Page 203 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash.
  • Page 204 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ;...

  • Page 205: E Address Mapping

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Address Mapping Page 187...

  • Page 206: Io Address Map

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard E.1 IO Address Map I/O address Description Range 000-01F DMA Controller 020-021 Interrupt Controller 040-043 System time 060-06F Keyboard Controller 070-07F System CMOS/Real time Clock 080-09F DMA Controller 0A0-0A1 Interrupt Controller 0C0-0DF DMA Controller 0F0-0FF Numeric data processor...

  • Page 207: Irq Mapping Table

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard E.3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN/USB2.0/SATA IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ5 SMBus Controller IRQ13 IRQ6 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7 Available IRQ15...

  • Page 208: F Compatibility

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Compatibility Page 190...

  • Page 209: Compatible Operating Systems

     Fedora Core 7  Mandriva Linux 2006  Mandriva Linux 2007 F.2 Compatible Processors The following Socket AM2 processors have been successfully tested on the NANO-9452 Model Number Frequency L2 Cache AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 5200+ 2.6 GHz 2 MB AMD Athlon™...

  • Page 210: Compatible Memory Modules

    The memory modules listed below have been tested on the NANO-9452 other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work on the NANO-9452 but have not been tested. The following memory modules have been successfully tested on the NANO-9452.

  • Page 211: G Hazardous Materials Disclosure

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 193...

  • Page 212: Hazardous Materials Disclosure Table For Ipb Products Certified As Rohs Compliant Under 2002/95/Ec Without Mercury

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard G.1 Hazardous Materials Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002/95/EC Without Mercury The details provided in this appendix are to ensure that the product is compliant with the Peoples Republic of China (China) RoHS standards. The table below acknowledges the presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product, and is applicable to China RoHS only.
  • Page 213 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly Power Supply...
  • Page 214 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard 此附件旨在确保本产品符合中国 RoHS 标准。以下表格标示此产品中某有毒物质的含量符 合中国 RoHS 标准规定的限量要求。 本产品上会附有”环境友好使用期限”的标签，此期限是估算这些物质”不会有泄漏或突变”的 年限。本产品可能包含有较短的环境友好使用期限的可替换元件，像是电池或灯管，这些元 件将会单独标示出来。 部件名称 有毒有害物质或元素 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴二苯醚 (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) 壳体 显示 印刷电路板 金属螺帽 电缆组装 风扇组装 电力供应组装 电池 O: 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有物质材料中的含量均在 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。 X: 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。...

  • Page 215: Hac'97 Audio Codec

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Appendix AC'97 Audio Codec Page 197...

  • Page 216: Introduction

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard H.1 Introduction The motherboard comes with an onboard Realtek ALC655 CODEC. The ALC655 is a 16-bit, full-duplex AC'97 Rev. 2.3 compatible six-channel audio CODEC that provides three pairs of stereo outputs with 5-bit volume control, a mono output, and multiple stereo and mono inputs, along with flexible mixing, gain, and mute functions.

  • Page 217: Sound Effect Configuration

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure H-1: Control Panel Sound Effect Manager H.2 Sound Effect Configuration H.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager Follow the steps below to access the Sound Effect Manager. Step 1: Install the ALC655 audio CODEC driver. Step 2: Click the Sound Effect Manager icon in the system task bar (Figure H-2).

  • Page 218: Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options

    NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Figure H-3: Sound Effects Manager (ALC655) NOTE: The Sound Effect Manager shown in Figure H-3 is for the Realtek ALC655 audio Codec. Different Codecs may have different sound manager appearances. The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager.
  • Page 219 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard  Sound Effect  Karaoke Mode  Equalizer  Speaker Configuration  Speaker Test  S/PDIF-In  S/PDIF-Out  Connector Sensing  HRTF Demo  Microphone Effect  General NOTE: Not all Realtek Sound Effect Managers have all the above listed options.
  • Page 220 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Channel mode for 5.1 speaker output Synchronize the phone jack switch with speakers settings  Speaker Test - Each speaker connected to the system is tested individually to see if the 4-channel or 6-channel audio operates properly.
  • Page 221 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard Index Page 203...
  • Page 222 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard +12V ATX power supply connector....36 cables............81 location and pinouts ......36 CF card ..........35, 72 installation..........72 location and pinouts.......35 setup jumper..........75 ACPI ..........111, 112 socket ............35 Advanced Power Management..... 114 CF card setup jumper ........75 airflow ............80 location ..........75...
  • Page 223 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard connectors, pinouts and location dimensions...........9 +12V ATX power supply ......36 board ............9 +5V ATX power supply ......51 external peripheral interface connector ATX power supply enable......33 panel..........10 audio............34 COM 2 serial port ........53 CompactFlash ........34 electrostatic discharge ......25, 63 digital input/output .........37...
  • Page 224 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard heat sink ............69 keyboard ........44, 87, 89 keyboard connector ........5 IDE connector, 40-pin ........5 keyboard controller ........21 IDE connector, 44-pin ........40 keyboard/mouse connector .......44 location and pinouts ......40 location and pinouts.......44 IDE device .......82, 83, 84, 85 ATA flat cable........83, 84...
  • Page 225 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard northbridge chipset ........13 real time clock ..........18 reset button ..........39 RJ-45 Ethernet connector..... 5, 59 RJ-45 LAN connectors.......58 parallel port ........21, 107, 108 RS-232..........52, 53 parallel port connector ......46, 47 COM 2 location and pinouts ... 52, 53 location and pinouts ......46, 47...
  • Page 226 NANO-9452 EPIC Motherboard SIR interface ..........42 controller..........18 SiS964 .............147 devices ..........56 socket 479 CPU port............56 cooling kit ..........68 USB 1.1 ..........56 cooling kit installation ......68 USB 2.0 ..........56 installation..........66 USB 1.1............56 SODIMM ............70 USB 2.0..........56, 123 installation..........70 USB 2.0 port ..........60 specifcations..........70...

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