WAFER-LX Motherboard MODEL: WAFER-LX 3.5" Low Power AMD Geode-LX 800 Motherboard CRT, LCD/LVDS, Dual LAN and SATA User Manual Page i Rev. 1.00 – 16 December, 2008...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes 16 December, 2008 1.21 Corrected pin labels for ATX power 31 July, 2008 1.20 IDE master/slave jumper information added Updated manual template 31 December, 2006 1.10 Sec. 2.4 modified 30 September, 2006 1.00 Initial release Page ii...
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WAFER-LX 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.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Packing List NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the WAFER-LX from or contact an IEI sales representative directly.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION......................1 1.1 O ........................2 VERVIEW 1.1.1 Models........................ 2 1.1.2 Applications ....................... 3 1.1.3 Benefits....................... 3 1.1.4 Features ......................3 1.1.5 Connectors ......................4 1.1.6 Technical Specifications..................6 1.2 O ................. 8 PERATING YSTEM ACKAGES 1.2.1 Windows XPE SP2 (350 MB image size stored in a 512 MB CF card) .....
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WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.10.3 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)................18 2.10.4 Compact Flash Support ................. 18 2.11 S ......................19 ERIAL ORTS 2.12 R ....................19 LOCK 2.13 S .................... 19 YSTEM ONITORING 2.14 USB I ....................19 NTERFACES 2.15 BIOS........................19 2.16 O ........
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WAFER-LX Motherboard 4.2.8 Floppy Disk Connector (Slim Type, Optional)..........39 4.2.9 GPIO Connector ....................41 4.2.10 IDE Connector ....................42 4.2.11 Inverter Power Connector................43 4.2.12 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ................44 4.2.13 LED Connector ....................45 4.2.14 Print Port Connector ..................46 4.2.15 PC/104 Power Input Connector..............
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WAFER-LX Motherboard 7.1 VIA® RAID U .................... 120 TILITY 7.2 A RAID U ................120 CCESSING TILITY 7.3 C RAID A ..................121 REATING A RRAY 7.3.1 Automatic Setup ..................... 122 7.3.2 Manual Setup ....................124 7.4 D RAID A ..................
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WAFER-LX Motherboard F COMPATIBILITY..................... 194 F.1 C ................ 195 OMPATIBLE PERATING YSTEMS F.2 C ..................195 OMPATIBLE ROCESSORS F.3 C ................196 OMPATIBLE EMORY ODULES G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ............197 G.1 H IPB P AZARDOUS ATERIALS ISCLOSURE ABLE FOR RODUCTS ERTIFIED AS HS C...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: WAFER-LX Overview ....................4 Figure 1-2: WAFER-LX Solder Side Overview ................5 Figure 2-1: WAFER-LX Dimensions (mm) ..................10 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) ............11 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram ..................12 Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations................28 Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) ...........29 Figure 4-3: AT Power Connector Location ................32 Figure 4-4: ATX Power Connector Location ................33...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility ................79 BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features..................81 BIOS Menu 3: Advanced BIOS Features ..................85 BIOS Menu 4: Advanced Chipset Features................93 BIOS Menu 5: Flat Panel Configuration..................96 BIOS Menu 6: Integrated Peripherals ..................99 BIOS Menu 7: IT8888 ISA Decode IO ..................
I/Os. The WAFER-LX is designed for system manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance, reliability, and quality at a reasonable price. 1.1.1 Models The WAFER-LX series has five models: WAFER-LX-800-R12 WAFER-LX-WINXPE WAFER-LX-CENET050 WAFER-LX-CLIENT-XPE WAFER-LX-CLIENT-CENET050 The specifications for the four models are show in Table 1-1.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 1.1.2 Applications The WAFER-LX is designed for applications in the following areas: Kiosks and Point of Sales Restaurants Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications Marine, GPS and transportation applications Financial, retail and kiosk applications 1.1.3 Benefits Some of the WAFER-LX benefits include: Reduced hardware costs Reduced software costs Reduced maintenance costs...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Figure 1-2: WAFER-LX Solder Side Overview The WAFER-LX has the following connectors on-board: 1 x AT power connector 1 x ATX power function connector 1 x Audio connector 1 x Battery connector 1 x Compact Flash (CF) connector (solder side) 1 x External LED connector 1 x Fan connector 1 x Floppy disk drive connector (slim type, optional)
WAFER-LX Motherboard 1 x Reset button connector 1 x RS-232/422/485 serial port connector 2 x SATA connectors 1 x Suspend power input connector 1 x TFT LCD LVDS interface connector 1 x TFT LCD TFT interface connector 1 x USB connector 1 x SO-DIMM socket The WAFER-LX has the following connectors on the board rear panel: 2 x Ethernet connectors...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Specification WAFER-LX CompactFlash® Super I/O W83627EHG Audio AC'97 Codec Realtek ALC203 10/100 Base-T dual RTL8100C Two RS-232 One RS-422/485 USB2.0 Four USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 devices supported One 44-pin IDE connects to two Ultra ATA33/66/100 devices One floppy disk drive connector Floppy One LPT port connector Parallel Port...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 1.2 Operating System Packages 1.2.1 Windows XPE SP2 (350 MB image size stored in a 512 MB CF card) 1. Advance Set Top Box: The package includes the components required to create the advanced Set-Top Box (ASTB). The package provides the functionality of the basic set-top box and also supports DVD playback, DVR, Web browsing, networking, universal serial bus (USB), terminal services, and Windows Media Player.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the WAFER-LX in detail. 2.2 Dimensions 2.2.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 146.06 mm Width: 102 mm Figure 2-1: WAFER-LX Dimensions (mm) Page 10...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.3 Data Flow Figure 2-3 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 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram Page 12...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.4 AMD Geode™ LX 800 CPU The WAFER-LX series motherboards all come with a preinstalled AMD Geode™ LX 800 500 MHz CPU. 2.4.1 Specifications The specifications for the 500 MHz AMD Geode™ LX 800 are listed below x86/x87-compatible core Processor frequency up to 500 MHz 64K I/64K D L1 cache and 128K L2 cache Split I/D cache/TLB (Translation Look-Aside Buffer)
WAFER-LX Motherboard Wakeup on SMI/INTR 2.5 System Chipset The WAFER-LX series motherboards all have a preinstalled AMD Geode™ CS5536 system chipset. The system chipset features are listed below. GeodeLink™ Interface Unit 64-bit, 66 MHz operation PCI VSM (Virtual System Module) that makes the interface transparent to applications software and BIOS Programmable routing descriptors, use and activity monitors, and SSMI (Synchronous System Management Interrupt)
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.6 Graphics Support The Geode LX processor’s Graphics Processor is a BitBLT/vector engine that supports pattern generation, source expansion, pattern/source transparency, 256 ternary raster operations, alpha blenders to support alpha- BLTs, incorporated BLT FIFOs, a GeodeLink interface and the ability to throttle BLTs according to video timing. New features added to the Graphics Processor include: Command buffer interface Hardware accelerated rotation BLTs...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.9 Ethernet Controller Specifications 2.9.1 Overview The Realtek RTL8100C(L) is a highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet controller. It is enhanced with an ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) management function for PCI in order to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems with OSPM (Operating System Directed Power Management).
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.5/3.3 V power supply with 5 V tolerant I/Os 2.10 Drive Interfaces The WAFER-LX can support the following drive interfaces. 2 x SATA drives 2 x IDE devices 1 x FDD (slim type, optional) 1 x CF I or CF II card 2.10.1 SATA Drives The WAFER-LX supports two, first generation SATA drives with transfer rates of up to 150 Mb/s...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.11 Serial Ports The WAFER-LX has two high-speed UART serial ports, configured as COM1 and COM2. The serial ports have the following specifications. 16C550 UART with 16-byte FIFO buffer 115.2 Kb/s transmission rate COM2 can be configured as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485. 2.12 Real Time Clock 256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM 2.13 System Monitoring...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 2.16 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the WAFER-LX 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.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Two software selectable MIC inputs +6/12/20/30dB boost preamplifier for MIC input Stereo output with 6-bit volume control Mono output with 5-bit volume control Headphone output with 50mW/20Ohm amplifier 3D Stereo Enhancement Multiple CODEC extension capability External Amplifier Power Down (EAPD) capability Power management and enhanced power saving features Stereo MIC record for AEC/BF application DC Voltage volume control...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Voltage Current +5 V 1.53 A Table 2-2: Power Consumption 2.19 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items 2.19.1 Package Contents The WAFER-LX is shipped with the following components. 1x WAFER-LX800 single board computer 1 x Mini jumper pack 1 x IDE flat cable 44P/44P 2 x SATA cables 1 x SATA power cable...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 3.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the WAFER-LX may result in permanent damage to the WAFER-LX and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the WAFER-LX.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 3.3 Unpacking Checklist NOTE: 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 WAFER-LX from or contact an IEI sales representative directly.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Quantity Item and Part Number Image SATA power cable (P/N: 32100-088600-RS) RS-232/422/485 cable (P/N: 32200-026500-RS) USB Cable (P/N: 32000-070300-RS) Mini jumper Pack (P/N: 33100-000033-RS) Quick Installation Guide (P/N: 51000-022027-RS) Utility CD (P/N: IEI-7B000-000098-RS) Table 3-1: Package List Contents Page 26...
WAFER-LX 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 WAFER-LX. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.2 on page 31. Connector Type Label...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 4.1.4 On-board Jumpers NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 4.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of all the internal, peripheral connectors on the WAFER-LX. 4.2.1 AT Power Connector CN Label: 4-pin AT power connector (1x4)
WAFER-LX Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +5 V Table 4-4: AT Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.2 ATX Power Connector CN Label: 3-pin header (1x3) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-4 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-5 The ATX Power connector (CN2) connects an ATX or AT power supply connector. Figure 4-4: ATX Power Connector Location PIN NO.
WAFER-LX Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PS_ON Table 4-5: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.3 ATX Power Button Connector CN Label: CN13 CN Type: 1-pin header (1x2) CN Location: See Figure 4-5 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-6 The ATX power button connector to a power switch installed on the system chassis. Figure 4-5: ATX Power Button Connector PIN NO.
WAFER-LX Motherboard CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-6 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-7 The audio connector is connected to an on-board codec. An external audio connector kit can be connected to the connector to provide sound input and output. Figure 4-6: Audio Connector Location PIN NO.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 4.2.5 Battery Connector CN Label: 2-pin header (1x2) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8 The battery connector is connected to a backup battery. The battery connector is also used to reset the CMOS memory if the incorrect BIOS settings have been made and the system cannot boot up.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 4.2.6 Compact Flash Connector CN Label: CN32 (solder side) 50-pin header (2x25) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-9 A compact flash memory module is inserted to the Compact Flash 2 connector (J2). Jumper 2 (JP2) configures the compact flash drive as either a slave or master device.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 4.2.10 IDE Connector CN Label: CN30 44pin header (2x22) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-13 One 44-pin IDE device connector on the WAFER-LX motherboard supports connectivity to Ultra ATA/33/66/100 IDE devices with data transfer rates up to 100 MB/s. Figure 4-12: IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Figure 4-13: Inverter Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION ADJ (Def: GND) 12 V BL_EN Table 4-14: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.12 Keyboard/Mouse Connector CN Label: CN17 CN Type: 6-pin header (1x6) CN Location: See Figure 4-14 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-15 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.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Figure 4-14: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +5 V MS DATA MS CLK KB DATA KB CLK Table 4-15: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts 4.2.13 LED Connector CN Label: CN Type: 6-pin header (1x6) CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-16 The LED connector (CN5) connects to an HDD indicator LED and a power LED on the...
WAFER-LX Motherboard CN Location: See Figure 4-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18 The PC/104 power input connector provides power to the PC/104 expansion module installed on the PC/104 slot. Figure 4-17: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts PIN NO. DESCRIPTION -5 V -12 V Table 4-18: PC/104 Power Input Connector Pinouts 4.2.16 PC/104 Slot...
WAFER-LX Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19 The PC/104 slot enables a PC/104 compatible expansion module to be connected to the board. Figure 4-18: PC/104 Slot Location Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D IOCHK- GROUND GROUND GROUND RSTDRV SBHE-...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Figure 4-25: WAFER-LX On-board External Interface Connectors 4.3.2 USB Combo Port CN Label: CN19 USB Combo port CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-25 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-26 The USB combo port provides connectivity to additional USB devices through an adapter cable.
WAFER-LX Motherboard DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Table 4-27: J7 Connector Pinouts Figure 4-26: J7 Connector The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. SPEED LED LINK LED Status...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 5.1 Anti-static Precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the WAFER-LX. (Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD.) It is therefore critical that whenever the WAFER-LX (or any other electrical component) is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
WAFER-LX Motherboard When installing or configuring the motherboard, place it on an antistatic pad. This helps to prevent potential ESD damage. Turn off all power to the WAFER-LX: When working with the motherboard, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system. Before and during the installation of the WAFER-LX DO NOT do the following: DO NOT remove any of the stickers on the PCB board.
5.4 Installation Procedure WARNING! Never run the motherboard without an appropriate heatsink and cooler that can be ordered from IEI Technology or purchased separately. Be sure to use the CPU 12 V power connector (CN10007) for the CPU power. Page 65...
WAFER-LX Motherboard WARNING! Please note that the installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to avoid damage to the motherboard components and injury to the user. WARNING! When installing electronic components onto the motherboard always take the anti-static precautions listed above in order to prevent ESD damage to the motherboard and other electronic components like the CPU and DIMM modules...
WAFER-LX Motherboard The SO-DIMM socket supports SDRAM DIMM speeds of 333 MHz and 400 MHz 5.4.1.2 DIMM Module Installation The WAFER-LX motherboard has two DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets. To install the DIMM modules, follow the instructions below. Step 1: Locate the SO-DIMM module connector. Step 2: Push the SO-DIMM chip into the socket at an angle.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Quantity Type SATA cables SATA power cable RS-232 cable USB cable Table 5-1: IEI Provided Cables 5.4.2.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1) The cable used to connect the motherboard to the IDE HDD is a standard 44-pin ATA 66/100 flat cable.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 5.5 Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Figure 5-2: Jumper Locations 5.5.1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 2-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-2 The AT/ATX Power Mode Select jumper specifies the systems power mode. Jumper settings are shown in Table 5-3.
WAFER-LX Motherboard COM2 Setup Description 12 V 4-6 or 6-8 8-10 Default Table 5-6: COM2 Pin 9 Setup 5.5.4 LCD Voltage Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-7 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-2 This jumper settings sets the voltage of the power supplied to the LCD panel. LCD Voltage Setup Description 3.3 V...
WAFER-LX Motherboard CompactFlash® Setup Description IDE Master Table 5-8: CompactFlash® Master/Slave Setup 5.5.6 TFT LCD Type Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-9 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-2 This jumper setting specifies the type of TFT LCD panel installed on the system. TFT LCD Type Description FPCLK...
WAFER-LX Motherboard keep it disconnected for at least five seconds. After five seconds has elapsed, reinsert the connector. If the “CMOS Settings Wrong” message is displayed during the boot up process, the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu. Do one of the following: Enter the correct CMOS setting Load Optimal Defaults...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 5.7.3 USB Connection The rear panel USB connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices. The rear panel USB connector is a standard connector and can easily be connected to other USB devices. 5.7.4 Keyboard and Mouse Connection A PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse can be connected to the appropriate PS/2 connector on the rear panel.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of Phoenix Award 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.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Function Previous values for the page menu items Fail-safe defaults for the current page menu items Optimized defaults for the current page menu items Menu in BIOS Save changes and Exit BIOS Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 6.1.3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 6.1.5 Main BIOS Menu Once the BIOS opens, the main menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears. BIOS Menu 1: Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility NOTE: The following sections will completely describe the menus listed below and the configuration options available to users. The following menu options are seen in BIOS Menu 1.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard PC Health Status: Monitors essential system parameters. The following user configurable options are also available in BIOS Menu 1: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use the Load Fail-Safe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each BIOS parameter in the setup menus. Press F6 for this operation on any page. Load Optimized Defaults Use the Load Optimized Defaults option to load optimal default values for each BIOS parameter in the setup menus.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Exit Without Saving Use the Exit Without Saving option to exit the BIOS menus without saving any configuration changes. 6.2 Standard CMOS Features Use the Standard CMOS Features BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 2) to set basic BIOS configuration options. BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features Date [Day mm:dd:yyyy] Use the Date option to set the system date.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. The Standard CMOS Features menu shows the status of the auto detected IDE devices. The following IDE devices are detected and shown in the Standard CMOS Features menu: IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE device configurations are changed or set in the IDE Configuration menu.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Total Memory The Total Memory is NOT user configurable. 6.2.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave Use the IDE Primary Master/Slave menu to set or change the master/slave IDE configurations. IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Use the IDE HDD Auto-Detection option to enable BIOS to automatically detect the IDE settings.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard translation modes. Most systems now use hard drives with large capacities and therefore either the LBA translation mode or auto mode should be selected. Select this mode if the HDD capacity is less than 504 MB. Select this mode if the HDD capacity is more than 8.4 GB.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Sector The Sector specification indicates how many logical sectors the HDD has been divided into. 6.3 Advanced BIOS Features Use the Advanced BIOS Features menu (BIOS Menu 3) to configure the CPU and peripheral device configuration options. BIOS Menu 3: Advanced BIOS Features Page 85...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Virus Warning [Disabled] NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs can cause the above warning message to appear when the program attempts to access the boot sector table. If you are running such a program, it is recommended that the virus protection function be disabled beforehand.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Enabled The system can be booted from a remote system through the LAN. SATA Boot ROM Control [Disabled] Use the SATA Boot ROM Control option to configure SATA IDE use in DOS mode. Disables SATA IDE use in DOS mode. Disabled EFAULT Enabled...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard USB-HDD Disabled Boot Other Device [Enabled] Use the Boot Other Device option to determine whether the system uses a second or third boot device if the first boot device is not found. Disabled The system does not look for second and third boot devices if the first one is not found.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Gate A20 Option [Fast] Use the Gate A20 Option option to set if the keyboard controller or the chipset controls the Gate A20 switching. Normal The keyboard controller does the switching. The chipset does the switching. Fast EFAULT Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Use the Typematic Rate Setting configuration option to specify if only one character is allowed to appear on the screen if a key is continuously held down.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] The Typematic Rate option can only be configured if the Typematic Rate Setting is enabled. Use the Typematic Delay option to specify the delay time between when a key is first pressed and when the acceleration begins. 250 milliseconds EFAULT 500 milliseconds...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard HDD S.M.A.R.T [Disabled] Use the S.M.A.R.T option to enable S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n. Enabled S.M.A.R.T is enabled on the drive connected to SATA EFAULT drive connector n on the system S.M.A.R.T is disabled on the drive connected to SATA Disabled drive connector n on the system...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Agent after boot [Disabled] Use the Agent after boot option to keep the console redirection agent active after the computer has booted up. Disabled The agent is disabled after the operating system has EFAULT booted up The agent remains active after the operating system has Enabled loaded Small Logo (EPA) Show [Disabled]...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 6.4 Advanced Chipset Features Use the Advanced Chipset Features menu (BIOS Menu 4) to change chipset configuration options. BIOS Menu 4: Advanced Chipset Features CPU Frequency [500 MHz] Use the CPU Frequency option to set the CPU frequency. The CPU Frequency options are: Auto 200 MHz...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Memory Frequency [333 MHz] Use the Memory Frequency option to set the frequency of the installed DRAM modules. The Memory Frequency options are: 200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz (Default) 400 MHz Video Memory Size [8M] Use the Video Memory Size option to determine how much memory is allocated to the video graphics device.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard OnBoard Audio [Enabled] Use the OnBoard Audio option to enable or disable the onboard codec. The onboard codec is disabled. Disabled Enabled The onboard codec is detected and enabled. EFAULT Onboard USB1.1 [Enabled] The Onboard USB1.1 BIOS option enables or disables the onboard USB1.1 controller. If disabled, USB1.1 devices cannot be used on the system.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Disabled Memory is not reserved for ISA expansion cards EFAULT Memory is reserved for ISA expansion cards Enabled 6.4.1 Flat Panel Configuration Use the Flat Panel Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 5) to set the configuration settings for the flat panel screen connected to the system. BIOS Menu 5: Flat Panel Configuration Resolution [800 x 600] The Resolution option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 Data Bus Type [9 – 24 bits, 1 ppc] The Data Bus Type option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard VSYNC Polarity Active [Low] The VGSYNC Polarity Active option can only be configured if the Flat Panel Type option is not set to Auto. Use the VGSYNC Polarity Active option to set the polarity of the VSYNC signal to the panel. The VGSYNC Polarity Active options are: High Low (Default) SHFCLK Active Period [Free Running]...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 6.5 Integrated Peripherals Use the Integrated Peripherals menu (BIOS Menu 6) to change the configuration options for the attached peripheral devices. BIOS Menu 6: Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled] Use the On-Chip IDE Channel 1 option to specify if the system uses the integrated primary IDE channel or not.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Master Drive PIO Mode Slave Drive PIO Mode Auto The computer selects the correct mode. EFAULT PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3 MB/s. Mode 0 Mode 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2 MB/s. Mode 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3 MB/s.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] If the drive connected to the system supports block mode, use the IDE HDD Block Mode option to enable the system to detect the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the system IDE drive can support. Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 (Default) 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Auto Onboard Serial Port 3 [Disabled] Use the Onboard Serial Port 3 option to select the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard serial port 2. The serial port can be disabled or the I/O address and the IRQ can be automatically selected by the BIOS.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard The parallel port operates in the standard parallel port EFAULT (SPP) mode. This parallel port mode works with most parallel port devices but is slow. The parallel port operates in the enhanced parallel port mode (EPP). The EPP mode supports bi-directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the SPP mode.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 6.5.1 IT8888 ISA Decode IO NOTE: Five PCI-104 devices can be stacked onto the WAFER-LX motherboard. If these devices are stacked onto the board, the ISA bus space should be enabled. If no PCI-104 devices are being used, disable all the buses.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard The IT8888 ISA Decode IO menu has the following common options: Decode I/O Space N Decode I/O Speed N Decode I/O Addr. N [15:0] Decode I/O Size N Where N is an integer in the set [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and represents a set for the PCI-104 devices that are attached to the system.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Decode IO Size N [Fast Speed] Use the Decode IO Size N option to specify the size of the ISA bus. The following options are available: 1 Byte 2 Bytes 4 Bytes 8 Bytes 16 Bytes 32 Bytes 64 Bytes 128 Bytes 6.5.2 IT8888 ISA Decode Memory...
WAFER-LX Motherboard BIOS Menu 8: IT8888 ISA Decode Memory The IT8888 ISA Decode IO menu has the following common options: Decode Memory Space N Decode Memory Speed N Decode Memory Addr. N [15:0] Decode Memory Size N Where N is an integer in the set [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and represents a memory set for the PCI-104 devices that are attached to the system.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Enabled The Nth memory set is enabled and dedicated system EFAULT memory resources are allocated to the ISA bus. Decode Memory Speed N [Fast Speed] Use the Decode Memory Speed N option to specify the memory speed of the ISA bus. The following options are available: Fast Speed Middle Speed...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 6.6 Power Management Setup Use the Power Management Setup menu (BIOS Menu 1) to set the BIOS power management and saving features. BIOS Menu 9: Power Management Setup AC Power Mode [ATX] Use the AC Power Mode BIOS option to to select the power supply that is connected to the system.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Disabled Default 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15 Min Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off] Use the Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN option to enabled the system to enter a very low-power-usage state when the power button is pressed.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Enabled The system alarm will turn the system on when the alarm goes off. If this option is enabled the following values can be selected: hours minutes seconds 6.7 PnP/PCI Configurations Use the PnP/PCI Configurations menu (BIOS Menu 10) to set the plug and play, and PCI options.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard If the operating system does not meet the Plug and Play EFAULT specifications, BIOS configures all the devices in the system. Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems. The operating system changes the interrupt, I/O, and DMA settings.
WAFER-LX Motherboard BIOS Menu 11: IRQ Resources The IRQ Resources menu has the following options: IRQ-3 assigned to IRQ-4 assigned to IRQ-5 assigned to IRQ-7 assigned to IRQ-10 assigned to IRQ-11 assigned to The above options all have the following default options. PCI/ISA PCI or ISA cards designed according to the Plug and EFAULT...
WAFER-LX Motherboard x DMA Resources [Press Enter] The DMA Resources option (BIOS Menu 12) can only be selected if the Resources Controlled By option is set to Manual. BIOS Menu 12: DMA Resources The DMA Resources menu has the following options: DMA-0 assigned to DMA-1 assigned to DMA-3 assigned to...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Legacy ISA Only an ISA card compliant with the original AT bus specification can be installed x Memory Resources [Press Enter] The Memory Resources menu (BIOS Menu 13) can only be accessed if the Resources Controlled By option is set to Manual. Use Memory Resources to select a base address and the length for the memory area used by a peripheral that requires high memory.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard N/A (Default) C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 x Reserved Memory Length [8K] The Reserved Memory Length option can only be accessed if the Reserved Memory Base option is not set to N/A. The Reserved Memory Length specifies the amount of memory reserved for the peripheral device.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 6.8 PC Health Status The PC Health Status menu (BIOS Menu 14) has no user configurable options, but shows system operating parameters that are essential to the stable operation of the system. BIOS Menu 14: PC Health Status The following system parameters are monitored by the PC Health Status menu.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Voltages The following voltages are monitored: Vcore +3.3 V VccMem +5 V +12 V VBAT(V) Page 118...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 7.1 VIA® RAID Utility The WAFER-LX has a VIA® VT6421 SATA controller chip onboard. The SATA RAID controller allows the two SATA ports to be setup as Two individual drives A RAID 0 striped array for performance A RAID 1 mirrored array for data security A JBOD array to allow both disks to be accessed as a single large disk For maintenance after the initial setup, please use the operating system software RAID software utility.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 7.3 Creating a RAID Array The steps for creating a RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD array are similar. To create a RAID array, follow the steps below. Step 1: The RAID setup utility main screen appears. Select the “Create Array” option from the list and press Enter.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: Select the RAID type from the list that appears. Press Enter to select. Figure 7-4: RAID Type Step 4: Proceed with either the “Automatic Setup” or “Manual Setup”.S t e p 0 : 7.3.1 Automatic Setup Step 1: The automatic setup uses default settings to setup the RAID array.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 2: All data on the hard disks is destroyed when the RAID array is setup. Press Y to setup the array, or N to go back. Figure 7-6: Confirm Data Deletion Step 3: The RAID array is created. The details of the new array are shown in the bottom half of the screen.
WAFER-LX Motherboard 7.3.2 Manual Setup Step 1: Select “Select Disk Drives” and press Enter Figure 7-8: Select Drives Step 2: Select the drive to be the “Source” or “Stripe0” and press Enter. Figure 7-9: Select First Drive Page 124...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: The “Source” or “Stripe0” drive is shown in green text with a [*] at the beginning. Step 4: Select the drive to be the “Mirror” or “Stripe1” and press Enter. Figure 7-10: Select Second Drive Step 5: The “Mirror”...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 8: Select “Start Create Process” and press Enter to create the RAID array. Figure 7-14: Start RAID Creation Step 9: Press Y create the RAID array, or N to go back. Figure 7-15: Confirm RAID Creation Page 127...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 10: The display message confirms that the array has been created. Details of the newly created array are shown in the bottom half of the screen. S t e p 0 : Figure 7-16: RAID Array Created 7.4 Delete a RAID Array Deleting a RAID array deletes all the data on the hard disks in the array.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 2: Select the array to delete. Figure 7-18: Select Array to Delete Step 3: Press Y to delete the array, or N to go back. Figure 7-19: Confirm Array Deletion Page 129...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 4: The display message confirms that the array has been deleted. S t e p 0 : Figure 7-20: Array Deleted 7.5 Selecting a Boot Array To allow an operating system to be installed on the RAID array so that the system can boot from the array, the array must be set as a “Boot Array”.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 2: Select the array to set as a boot array. Figure 7-22: Select Boot Array Step 3: Press Enter to set the array as a boot array. A (b) appears before the array name to indicate that the array is now a bootable array. S t e p 0 : Figure 7-23: Set Array as Boot Array 7.6 Viewing Disk Drive Serial Numbers...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 1: Select the “Serial Number View” option and press Enter. Figure 7-24: Serial Number View Step 2: Select the drive to view it’s serial number at the bottom of the screen. S t e p 0 : Figure 7-25: Serial Number Page 132...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 7.7 Exiting The RAID Utility To exit the RAID utility, press ESC. Press Y to exit or N to go back. Figure 7-26: Exit RAID Utility Page 133...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 8.1 Available Software Drivers NOTE: The content of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice. You may visit the IEI website or contact technical support for the latest updates. There are five software drivers for the WAFER-LX motherboard installed in the subsystem: 8.3 VGA Driver ..................
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 1: From the AMD LX/GX Driver CD main menu (Figure 8-1), click WAFER-LX. Figure 8-1: AMD LX/GX CD Main Menu Step 2: A window appears listing the drivers available for installation (Figure 8-2). Figure 8-2: AMD LX/GX CD Driver Menu Page 136...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: Select any item from the list to view more information on the driver installation, or select Manual to navigate to the WAFER-LX user manual. Step 0: The following sections fully describe the driver installation procedures for the WAFER-LX CPU card.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: Click the “Hardware” tab. Click D EVICE ANAGER Figure 8-5: System Step 4: The “Device Manager” window opens. S t e p 0 : Page 139...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 8.3 VGA Driver To install the VGA driver please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open the “Device Manager” (Section 8.2 on page 137) Step 2: Right-click on the “Video Controller (VGA Compatible)” item and click “Update Driver…” (this driver option might be located under “Other Devices”). Figure 8-6: Device Manager Page 140...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: The Hardware Update Wizard appears. Click the “No, not this time” option. Click N to continue. Figure 8-7: Hardware Update Wizard Page 141...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 6: Click H to choose the driver from a specific location. Figure 8-10: Have Disk Step 7: Click B to choose the driver location. ROWSE Figure 8-11: Browse For Driver Location Page 144...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 8: Browse to the directory with the graphics driver. Figure 8-12: Graphics Driver Directory Step 9: Click on the driver file. Click O to use this file and continue. Figure 8-13: Select Driver File Page 145...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 10: Click OK to continue. Figure 8-14: Install From Disk Step 11: Click on the driver that appears. Click N to continue. Figure 8-15: Select The Driver Page 146...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 12: The Windows logo testing warning window appears. Click C ONTINUE NYWAY continue. Figure 8-16: Windows Logo Testing Step 13: Click F to exit the hardware installation wizard. Step 0: INISH Figure 8-17: Installation Complete Page 147...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 8.4 Audio Driver To install the audio driver please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open the “Device Manager” (Section 8.2 on page 137) Step 2: Right-click on the “Multimedia Audio Controller” item and click “Update Driver…” Figure 8-18: Device Manager Page 148...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: The Hardware Update Wizard appears. Click the “No, not this time” option. Click N to continue. Figure 8-19: Hardware Update Wizard Page 149...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 6: Click the “Sound, video and gamer controllers” option. Click N to continue Figure 8-22: Have Disk Step 7: Click H to choose the driver from a specific location. Figure 8-23: Have Disk Page 152...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 8: Click B to choose the driver location. ROWSE Figure 8-24: Browse For Driver Location Step 9: Browse to the directory with the graphics driver. Figure 8-25: Graphics Driver Directory Page 153...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 10: Click on the driver file. Click O to use this file and continue. Figure 8-26: Select Driver File Step 11: Click OK to continue. Figure 8-27: Install From Disk Page 154...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 12: Click on the driver that appears. Click N to continue. Figure 8-28: Select The Driver Step 13: The Windows logo testing warning window appears. Click C ONTINUE NYWAY continue. Figure 8-29: Windows Logo Testing Page 155...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 8.5 LAN Driver To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open the “Device Manager” (Section 8.2 on page 137) Step 2: Right-click on the “Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC” item and click “Update Driver…”...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: The Hardware Update Wizard appears. Click the “No, not this time” option. Click N to continue. Figure 8-32: Hardware Update Wizard Page 158...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 4: Click the “Install from a list or specific location”. Click N to continue. Figure 8-33: Installation Location Step 5: Click H to choose the driver from a specific location. Figure 8-34: Have Disk Page 159...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 6: Click B to choose the driver location. ROWSE Figure 8-35: Browse For Driver Location Step 7: Browse to the directory with the graphics driver. Figure 8-36: Graphics Driver Directory Page 160...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 8: Click on the driver file. Click O to use this file and continue. Figure 8-37: Select Driver File Step 9: Click OK to continue. Figure 8-38: Install From Disk Page 161...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 10: Click on the driver that appears. Click N to continue. Figure 8-39: Select The Driver Step 11: Click F to exit the hardware installation wizard. Step 0: INISH Figure 8-40: Installation Complete Page 162...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 8.6 SATA/RAID Driver To install the VIA® SATA/RAID driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Click SATA from the WAFER-LX menu (Figure 8-1) to open a window to the X:\4-SATA folder (where X:\ is the system CD drive) folder on the driver CD. Step 2: Browse to X:\4-SATA\VIA VT6421\V-RAID and double-click the Setup program icon (Figure 8-41).
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: The Install Shield Wizard (Figure 8-42) is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process. Figure 8-42: Preparing Setup Screen Step 4: Once initialized, the Install Wizard welcome screen appears (Figure 8-43). Click N to continue the installation or C to stop the installation.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 7: Review the items to be installed and click N to begin the installation process (Figure 8-46). Figure 8-46: Review Installation Items Step 8: Once the installation is complete the status of the install is shown on the screen in Figure 8-47.
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 9: Once the installation is complete, the Install Wizard Complete screen appears (Figure 8-48). Save any work or documents, and close any programs being used. Click F to complete the installation and restart the computer. Step 0: INISH Figure 8-48: InstallShield Wizard Complete Screen Page 167...
WAFER-LX Motherboard 8.7 ISA Driver To install the IT8888 ISA Bridge driver please follow the steps below: Step 1: Open the “Device Manager” (Section 8.2 on page 137) Step 2: Right-click on the “Other PCI Bridge Device” item and click “Update Driver…” (this driver option might be located under “Other Devices”).
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 3: The Hardware Update Wizard appears. Click the “No, not this time” option. Click N to continue. Figure 8-50: Hardware Update Wizard Page 169...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 6: Click H to choose the driver from a specific location. Figure 8-53: Have Disk Step 7: Click B to choose the driver location. ROWSE Figure 8-54: Browse For Driver Location Page 172...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 8: Browse to the directory with the graphics driver. Figure 8-55: Graphics Driver Directory Step 9: Click on the driver file. Click O to use this file and continue. Figure 8-56: Select Driver File Page 173...
WAFER-LX Motherboard Step 10: Click OK to continue. Figure 8-57: Install From Disk Step 11: Click on the driver that appears. Click N to continue. Figure 8-58: Select The Driver Page 174...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Below is a list of BIOS configuration options in the BIOS chapter. Load Fail-Safe Defaults .......................80 Load Optimized Defaults.....................80 Set Supervisor Password....................80 Set User Password ......................80 Save & Exit Setup ........................80 Exit Without Saving ......................81 Date [Day mm:dd:yyyy] .......................81 Time [hh/mm/ss] ........................81 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................82 Drive A [None] ........................82...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Typematic Delay (Msec) [250].....................90 Security Option [Setup].......................90 OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB [Non-OS2] ................90 HDD S.M.A.R.T [Disabled] ....................91 Console Redirection [Disabled] ..................91 Baud Rate [19200]........................91 Agent after boot [Disabled]....................92 Small Logo (EPA) Show [Disabled]..................92 CPU Frequency [500 MHz] ....................93 Memory Frequency [333 MHz] ....................94 Video Memory Size [8M]......................94 Output Display [Panel &...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] ..................102 Parallel Port Mode [SPP] ....................102 EPP Mode Select [EPP1.7] ....................103 ECP Mode Use DMA [1] ....................103 Decode IO Space N [Enabled]..................105 Decode IO Speed N [Fast Speed] ..................105 Decode IO Address N 0:15 [xx]..................
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WAFER-LX 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.
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WAFER-LX 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. The digital inputs and digital outputs are general control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.
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WAFER-LX 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.
WAFER-LX Motherboard C.1 Introduction The DIO connector on the WAFER-LX is interfaced to GPIO ports on the 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.
WAFER-LX 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 AX, 6F08H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function...
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WAFER-LX 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.
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WAFER-LX 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 ;...
WAFER-LX Motherboard E.4 DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available Table E-4: IRQ Mapping Table Page 193...
WAFER-LX Motherboard NOTE: The compatible items described here have been tested by the IEI R&D team and found to be compatible with the WAFER-LX F.1 Compatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the WAFER-LX. MS-DOS 6.22 Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) Microsoft Windows 2000 Red Hat 9.0...
WAFER-LX Motherboard F.3 Compatible Memory Modules NOTE: The memory modules listed below have been tested on the WAFER-LX other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work on the WAFER-LX but have not been tested. The following memory modules have been successfully tested on the WAFER-LX. Manufacturer Model No.
WAFER-LX 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.
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WAFER-LX Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Biphenyls Diphenyl (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium (CR(VI)) (PBB) Ethers (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly Power Supply Assemblies Battery This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in all of the homogeneous materials for the part is below the limit requirement in SJ/T11363-2006...
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WAFER-LX Motherboard RAID allows multiple disks to be connected in an array. A RAID array allows extra capabilities like increased speed and performance, or increased data protection and security. A RAID array is viewed as a single disk by the computer and the operating system.
WAFER-LX Motherboard H.1 RAID 0 RAID 0, or striping, spreads data evenly over the disks in the RAID array. One block of data is written to the first disk, then one block of data is written to the second disk, and so on.
WAFER-LX Motherboard H.2 RAID 1 RAID 1, or mirroring, places the exact same data on all disks in the RAID array. One block of data is written to the first disk, the same block of data is written to the second disk, and so on.
WAFER-LX Motherboard H.3 JBOD JBOD, sometimes called concatenation, strings physical hard disks together to create one larger logical disk. Blocks of data are written to the first disk until it is finished and then the blocks are written to the second drive, and so on. JBOD offers no extra security and no extra performance.
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