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IEI Technology KINO-ATOM User Manual

Mini-itx motherboard with 45 nm intel atom cpu ddr2 memory (up to 2 gb), vga, dvi, lvds, hdtv dual pcle gbe, compactflash, dual sata and pcle mini
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KINO-ATOM Motherboard
MODEL:
KINO-ATOM
Mini-ITX Motherboard with 45 nm Intel® Atom™ CPU
DDR2 Memory (up to 2 GB), VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDTV
Dual PCIe GbE, CompactFlash®, Dual SATA and PCIe Mini

User Manual

Page i
Rev. 1.00 October, 2008

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard MODEL: KINO-ATOM Mini-ITX Motherboard with 45 nm Intel® Atom™ CPU DDR2 Memory (up to 2 GB), VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDTV Dual PCIe GbE, CompactFlash®, Dual SATA and PCIe Mini User Manual Page i Rev. 1.00 October, 2008...
  • Page 2 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes October 2008 1.00 Initial release Page ii...
  • Page 3 KINO-ATOM 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 KINO-ATOM. 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 KINO-ATOM. Please take note messages seriously. Page v...

  • Page 6: Packing List

    KINO-ATOM 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 KINO-ATOM package. 1 x KINO-ATOM Mini-ITX Motherboard 1 x Dual RS-232 cable (P/N: 32200-028401-RS)

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION......................1 1.1 I ......................2 NTRODUCTION 1.2 KINO-ATOM O ..................2 VERVIEW 1.2.1 Overview Photo....................2 1.2.2 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers ..............3 1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................4 2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS .................. 7 2.1 D ......................
  • Page 8 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 2.5.5 PCIe Bus ......................21 2.5.5.1 PCIe GbE Ethernet..................21 2.5.5.2 PCIe Mini Card ..................23 2.5.6 Real Time Clock ....................23 2.5.7 SATA Controller ....................24 2.5.8 USB Controller ....................24 2.6 LPC B ................... 25 OMPONENTS 2.6.1 BIOS Chipset....................
  • Page 9 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 4.2 I ..............38 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 4.2.1 ATX Power Connector ..................38 4.2.2 Battery Connector.................... 39 4.2.3 CompactFlash® Socket..................40 4.2.4 Digital I/O Connector ..................42 4.2.5 Fan Connector ....................43 4.2.6 Front Panel Connector ..................44 4.2.7 IDE Connector ....................
  • Page 10 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 5.6.1 AT/ATX Selection ..................... 71 5.6.2 Clear CMOS Jumper..................72 5.6.3 CF Card Setup ....................73 5.6.4 COM3 RS-232/422/485 Selection Jumper ............74 5.6.5 LCD Panel Type Selection ................75 5.6.6 LVDS Voltage Selection..................76 5.7 C ................... 77...
  • Page 11 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ................103 6.3.3 Super IO Configuration.................. 108 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration..............111 6.3.5 Power Configuration..................115 6.3.5.1 APM Configuration..................116 6.3.6 Remote Configuration ..................119 6.3.7 USB Configuration..................123 6.4 PCI/P P ........................ 124 6.5 B ........................
  • Page 12 KINO-ATOM Motherboard E ADDRESS MAPPING ....................170 E.1 D (DMA)................. 171 IRECT EMORY CCESS E.2 I (IO)....................171 NPUT UTPUT E.3 I (IRQ)................... 173 NTERRUPT EQUEST E.4 M ....................... 174 EMORY F HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE............175 F.1 H IPB P...
  • Page 13 List of Figures Figure 1-1: KINO-ATOM .........................2 Figure 1-2: KINO-ATOM Overview ....................3 Figure 2-1: KINO-ATOM Dimensions (mm) ..................8 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) ..............9 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram ..................10 Figure 2-4: Intel® Atom™ N270 CPU ..................11 Figure 2-5: Front Side Bus......................12...
  • Page 14 Figure 4-15: RS-422/485 Connector Pinout Locations..............55 Figure 4-16: TV Connector Pinout Locations ................56 Figure 4-17: USB Connector Pinout Locations .................57 Figure 4-18: KINO-ATOM External Peripheral Interface Connector ........58 Figure 4-19: Audio Connector .....................58 Figure 4-20: PS/2 Pinouts ......................59 Figure 4-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector..................61 Figure 4-22: RS-232 Serial Port Pinout Locations..............62...
  • Page 15 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 7-2: Select Operating System..................141 Figure 7-3: Drivers ........................142 Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen................143 Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver License Agreement ..............143 Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Read Me File ................. 144 Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Setup Operations ................. 145 Figure 7-8: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen............
  • Page 16 KINO-ATOM Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications....................6 Table 2-1: Supported HDD Specifications..................19 Table 2-2: Power Consumption....................30 Table 3-1: Packing List.........................34 Table 3-2: Power Consumption....................34 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ................37 Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors ....................38 Table 4-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................39 Table 4-4: Battery Connector Pinouts ..................40...
  • Page 17 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Table 5-1: Jumpers ........................71 Table 5-2: AT/ATX Power Selection Jumper Settings...............71 Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings..................73 Table 5-4: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings ................73 Table 5-5: COM3 RS-232/422/485 Selection Jumper Pinouts...........74 Table 5-6: LCD Panel Type Selection Jumper Settings ............75 Table 5-7: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings..............77...
  • Page 18 KINO-ATOM Motherboard BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: Main ........................97 BIOS Menu 2: Advanced ......................99 BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration .................... 100 BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration....................101 BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration ............103 BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration..................108 BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration ...............

  • Page 19: Introduction

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Chapter Introduction Page 1...

  • Page 20: Introduction

    The embedded Intel® Atom™ N270 processor has a 1.60 GHz clock speed, a 533 MHz FSB and a 512 KB L2 cache. The KINO-ATOM also supports one 200-pin 533 MHz 2.0 GB (max.) DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM. The board comes with VGA, DVI, HDTV and 18-bit dual-channel LVDS video outputs.

  • Page 21: Peripheral Connectors And Jumpers

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 1-2: KINO-ATOM Overview 1.2.2 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The KINO-ATOM has the following connectors on-board: 1 x ATX power connector 1 x Battery connector 1 x CompactFlash® slot 1 x DDR2 SO-DIMM memory socket 1 x Digital I/O connector...

  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    1 x RS-422/485 connector 2 x SATA connectors 1 x TV output connector 1 x USB 2.0 connector (2 ports) The KINO-ATOM has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel. 1 x Audio stereo output 1 x DVI...
  • Page 23 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Specification KINO-ATOM Form Factor Mini-ITX System CPU 45 nm 1.60 GHz Intel® Atom™ N270 Front Side Bus (FSB) 533 MHz Northbridge: Intel® 945GSE System Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7M One 200-pin SO-DIMM socket supports one 533 MHz 2.0 GB Memory (max.) DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM...

  • Page 24: Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Specification KINO-ATOM One infrared connector supports Infrared Serial Infrared (SIR) Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) Power Supply ATX and AT power supported 5 V @ 2.89 A Power Consumption 12 V @ 0.04 A (with 2.0 GB DDR2 memory) Temperature 0ºC –...

  • Page 25: Detailed Specifications

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Chapter Detailed Specifications Page 7...

  • Page 26: Dimensions

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 2.1 Dimensions 2.1.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 170 mm Width: 170 mm Figure 2-1: KINO-ATOM Dimensions (mm) Page 8...

  • Page 27: External Interface Panel Dimensions

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in F igure 2-2. Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) Page 9...

  • Page 28: Data Flow

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 2.2 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 10...

  • Page 29: Embedded Intel ® Atom ™ Processor

    2.3 Embedded Intel® Atom™ Processor 2.3.1 Overview The KINO-ATOM comes with an embedded 45 nm 1.60 GHz Intel® Atom™ N270 processor. The processor supports a 533 MHz FSB and has a 512 KB L2 cache. The low power processor has a maximum power of 2.5 W. The processor is shown in Figure 2-4 below.

  • Page 30: Front Side Bus (Fsb)

    Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security 2.3.3 Front Side Bus (FSB) The Intel® Atom™ processor on the KINO-ATOM is interfaced to the Intel® 945GSE Northbridge through a 533 MHz front side bus (FSB). The FSB is shown in F igure 2-5 below.

  • Page 31: Intel® 945Gse Northbridge Chip

    533 MHz FSB. Figure 2-6: Intel® 945GSE Northbridge Chip 2.4.1 DDR2 Controller There is one 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM socket on the KINO-ATOM. The socket supports DDR2 SO-DIMM with the following specifications: Maximum Memory supported 2 GB (1 GB per rank)

  • Page 32: Graphics

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 2-7: DDR2 SO-DIMM Socket 2.4.2 Graphics The Intel® 945GSE Northbridge chipset has an Intel® Gen. 3.5 integrated graphics engine that supports the following display devices: Analog CRT LVDS TV-Out SDVO ports Page 14...

  • Page 33: Analog Crt (Vga)

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 2-8: Graphics 2.4.2.1 Analog CRT (VGA) A DB-15 VGA connector on the external peripheral interface connector panel is interfaced to the Intel® 945GSE graphics engine. The Intel® 945GSE internal graphics engine, with an integrated 400 MHz RAMDAC and hot plug CRT support, supports analog CRT monitors up to QXGA.

  • Page 34: Sdvo And Dvi

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Three integrated 10-bit DACs Macrovision support Overscaling NTSC and PAL formats supported Supports RCA or S-VIDEO connectivity Supports HDTV with the following resolutions: 480p 720p 1080i 1080p 2.4.2.4 SDVO and DVI The SDVO is connected to the DVI output through the Silicon Image Sil1362. The Intel®...

  • Page 35: Figure 2-9: Intel® Ich7M Southbridge Chipset

    Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to two SATA connectors on the KINO-ATOM Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33 Supports the four USB 2.0 devices on the KINO-ATOM with four UHCI controllers and one EHCI controller Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0 Supports Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) Revision 2.3...

  • Page 36: Audio Codec '97 Controller

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 2.5.1 Audio Codec ’97 Controller The Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) controller integrated into the Intel® ICH7M complies with AC’97 Component Specification, Version 2.3. The AC’97 controller is connected to the following audio jacks on the external connector panel.

  • Page 37: Compactflash® Slot

    DMA/UDMA Max Transfer Controller Interface Table 2-1: Supported HDD Specifications 2.5.2.2 CompactFlash® Slot The CompactFlash® slot on the KINO-ATOM is interfaced through the IDE interface on the Intel® ICH7M Southbridge. The CompactFlash® slot is shown in Figure 2-10 below. Page 19...

  • Page 38: Low Pin Count (Lpc) Interface

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 2-11: CompactFlash® Slot 2.5.3 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface The Intel® ICH7M LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus from the Intel® ICH7M is connected to the following components: BIOS chipset Super I/O chipset 2.5.4 PCI Bus...

  • Page 39: Pci Expansion Card Slot

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 2.5.4.1 PCI Expansion Card Slot The PCI interface is connected directly to the PCI expansion card slot on the KINO-ATOM. The location of the PCI expansion card slot is shown in Figure 2-12 below. Figure 2-12: PCI Edge Connector 2.5.5 PCIe Bus...

  • Page 40: Figure 2-13: Realtek Pci Gbe Controllers

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 2-13: Realtek PCI GbE Controllers The Realtek RTL8111C PCIe GbE controllers combine a triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, 32-bit PCIe bus controller, and embedded memory. With state-of-the-art DSP technology and mixed-mode signal technology, they offer high-speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP cable or CAT 3 UTP (10 Mb/s only) cable.

  • Page 41: Pcie Mini Card

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Supports IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging Serial EEPROM Transmit/Receive on-chip buffer support Supports power down/link down power saving Supports PCI MSI (Message Signaled Interrupt) and MSI-X Supports Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) 2.5.5.2 PCIe Mini Card...

  • Page 42: Sata Controller

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

  • Page 43: Lpc Bus Components

    USB full-speed and low-speed signaling is supported by the Intel® ICH7M integrated Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) controllers. The six USB ports implemented on the KINO-ATOM are connected to three internal connectors and one external connector. See Figure 2-16.

  • Page 44: Bios Chipset

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 2-17: LPC Bus 2.6.1 BIOS Chipset The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset. Some of the BIOS features are listed below: AMI Flash BIOS SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant Console redirection function support...

  • Page 45: Lpc Interface

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Two 16C550 UARTs for serial port control One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port Keyboard Controller Watchdog Timer Some of the Super I/O features are described in more detail below: 2.6.2.1 LPC Interface ® The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the Intel Low Pin Count Specification Rev.

  • Page 46: Keyboard/Mouse Controller

    1 x UART+IR One Watch dog timer with WDTOUT# signal One Frequency input 24/48MHz Powered by 3Vcc 2.7 Environmental and Power Specifications 2.7.1 System Monitoring Two thermal inputs on the KINO-ATOM Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors the following temperatures: Page 28...

  • Page 47: Operating Temperature And Temperature Control

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard CPU temperature System temperature The KINO-ATOM Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following fan speeds: CPU Fan speed Voltage inputs on the KINO-ATOM Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors the following voltages: CPU Core +1.05 V +3.30 V...

  • Page 48: Power Consumption

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 2.7.3 Power Consumption T able 2-2 shows the power consumption parameters for the KINO-ATOM running with a 1.60 GHz Intel® Atom™ with 2.0 GB DDR2 memory. Voltage Current +5 V 2.89 A +12 V 0.04 A Table 2-2: Power Consumption...

  • Page 49: Unpacking

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Chapter Unpacking Page 31...

  • Page 50: Anti-Static Precautions

    When the KINO-ATOM is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3 .1. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the KINO-ATOM does not fall out of the box. Make sure all the components shown in Section 3 .3 are present.

  • Page 51: Unpacking Checklist

    If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor the KINO-ATOM was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to ales@iei.com.tw.

  • Page 52: Optional Items

    Quantity Item and Part Number Image Quick Installation Guide Table 3-1: Packing List 3.3.2 Optional Items The KINO-ATOM is shipped with the following components: Item and Part Number Image Dual USB cable (wo bracket) (P/N: 32000-044300-RS) ATX cable (P/N: 32100-043403)

  • Page 53: Connectors

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Chapter Connectors Page 35...

  • Page 54: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations [Front Side] 4.1.2 Internal Peripheral Interface Connectors T able 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the KINO-ATOM. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below. Page 36...

  • Page 55: External Interface Panel Connectors

    8-pin header USB1 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors T able 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the KINO-ATOM. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4 .3 on page 5 7.

  • Page 56: 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 KINO-ATOM. 4.2.1 ATX Power Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 57: Battery Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 4-2: ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +3.3 V +3.3V +3.3 V -12V +5 V PS-ON +5 V PW-OK -5 V +VCC5SB +5 V +12 V +5 V Table 4-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.2 Battery Connector...

  • Page 58: Compactflash® Socket

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Table 4-4 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.

  • Page 59: Figure 1-1: Kino-Atom

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 4-4: CF Card Socket Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND VCC-IN CHECK1 DATA 3 DATA 11 DATA 4 DATA 12 DATA 5 DATA 13 DATA 6 DATA 14 DATA 7 DATA 15 CE2# VS1# IOR#...

  • Page 60: Digital I/O Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION RESET# WAIT# INPACK# REG# BVD2 DATA 0 BVD1 DATA 1 DATA 8 DATA 2 DATA 9 IOCS16# DATA 10 CD2# GND2 Table 4-5: CF Card Socket Pinouts 4.2.4 Digital I/O Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 61: Fan Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 4-5: Digital I/O 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 4-6: DIO Connector Pinouts 4.2.5 Fan Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 62: Front Panel Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 4-6: CPU Fan Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Fan Speed Detect +12 V Table 4-7: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts 4.2.6 Front Panel Connector CN Label: F_PANEL1 CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7) CN Location: See Figure 4-7 CN Pinouts:...

  • Page 63: Ide Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Speaker Power LED HDD LED Figure 4-7: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations FUNCTION DESCRIPTION FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Power LED Power LED + Speaker Speaker + Power LED - Power Button Power button + Speaker - Power button - Reset...

  • Page 64: Figure 4-8: Ide Device Connector Locations

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard One 44-pin IDE device connector on the KINO-ATOM supports connectivity to two hard disk drives. Figure 4-8: IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION RESET# GROUND DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5...

  • Page 65: Infrared Interface Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION INTERRUPT PDIAG# HDC CS0# HDC CS1# HDD ACTIVE# GROUND GROUND Table 4-9: IDE Connector Pinouts 4.2.8 Infrared Interface Connector CN Label: CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5) CN Location: F igure 4-9 CN Pinouts:...

  • Page 66: Lcd Backlight Inverter Connector

    5-pin box header (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 The backlight inverter connector provides the backlight on the LCD display connected to the KINO-ATOM with +12V of power. Figure 4-10: LCD Backlight Connector Pinout Locations Page 48...

  • Page 67: Lvds Lcd Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION BACKLIGHT ADJUST 12 V BACKLIGHT ENABLE Table 4-11: LCD Backlight Connector Pinouts 4.2.10 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label: LVDS1 CN Type: 30-pin crimp (2x10) CN Location: See Figure 4-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-12 The 30-pin LVDS LCD connector can be connected to single channel or dual channel, 18-bit or 36-bit LVDS panel.

  • Page 68: Pcie Mini Card Slot

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND GROUND LVDSA_Y0+ LVDSA_Y0- LVDSA_Y1+ LVDSA_Y1- LVDSA_Y2+ LVDSA_Y2- LVDSA_CLK+ LVDSA_CLK- GROUND GROUND LVDSB_Y0+ LVDSB_Y0- LVDSB_Y1+ LVDSB_Y1- LVDSB_Y2+ LVDSB_Y2- LVDSB_CLK+ LVDSB_CLK- GROUND GROUND VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS Table 4-12: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.11 PCIe Mini Card Slot...

  • Page 69: Figure 4-12: Pcie Mini Card Slot Location

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 4-12: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PCIE_WAKE# VCC3 1.5V CLKREQ# LFRAME# LAD3 CLK- LAD2 CLK+ LAD1 LAD0 PCIRST# VCC3 PCIRST# PERN2 3VDual PERP2 1.5V SMBCLK PETN2 SMBDATA PETP2 Page 51...

  • Page 70: Sata Drive Connectors

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION USBD- USBD+ RF_LINK# BLUELED# 1.5V VCC3 Table 4-13: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts 4.2.12 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label: SATA1, SATA2 CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connectors F igure 4-13 CN Location:...

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

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 4-13: SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Table 4-14: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 4.2.13 Serial Port Connectors (RS-232) CN Label: COM3 and COM4 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: F igure 4-14 CN Pinouts: T able 4-15...

  • Page 72: Serial Port Connectors (Rs-422/485)

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard The 10-pin serial port connectors provide RS-232 serial communications channels. The COM serial port connectors can be connected to external RS-232 serial port devices. COM3 uses JP2 for RS-422 and RS-485 connectivity. Figure 4-14: RS-232 Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO.

  • Page 73: Tv Out Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard CN Type: 6-pin header (2x3) CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: T able 4-16 The serial port connector provides the RS-422 and RS-485 pins for serial port COM3. JP1 sets COM3 to RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485, use the COM3 connector for RS-232 and the connectors on JP2 for RS-422 or RS-485 connectivity.

  • Page 74: Usb Connectors

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard The 2x3 pin TV out connector connects to a TV output by using an S-Video or RCA connector. The TV out connector makes displaying media data on a television easier. Figure 4-16: TV Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO.

  • Page 75: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    DATA2- Table 4-18: USB Port Connector Pinouts 4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel F igure 4-18 shows the KINO-ATOM external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel. The KINO-ATOM EPIC panel consists of the following: 2 x Audio jacks 1 x DVI connector...

  • Page 76: Audio Connector

    2 x audio jacks See Figure 4-18 CN Location: The three audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the KINO-ATOM to be connected to external audio devices as specified below. Line Out port (Lime): Connects to a headphone or a speaker. With multi-channel configurations, this port can also connect to front speakers.

  • Page 77: Dvi Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-20 and Table 4-19 The KINO-ATOM keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS/2 connectors. Figure 4-20: PS/2 Pinouts DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION L_KDAT L_MDAT L_KCLK L_MCLK Table 4-19: PS/2 Connector Pinouts 4.3.3 DVI Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 78: Lan Connectors

    CN Pinouts: T able 4-21 The KINO-ATOM is equipped with two built-in RJ-45 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 79: Serial Port Connectors

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION MDIA3+ MDIA2+ MDIA2- MDIA0- MDIA1- MDIA0+ Table 4-21: LAN Pinouts Figure 4-21: RJ-45 Ethernet 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. See T able 4-22.

  • Page 80: Usb Connectors

    USB port CN Type: CN Location: F igure 4-18 CN Pinouts: T able 4-24 The KINO-ATOM has one external USB 2.0 port. The ports connect to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION DATA- DATA+ Table 4-24: USB Port Pinouts...

  • Page 81: Vga Connector

    15-pin Female CN Type: CN Location: F igure 4-18 CN Pinouts: F igure 4-23 and T able 4-25 The KINO-ATOM has a single 15-pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices. Figure 4-23: VGA Connector DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION GREEN BLUE...

  • Page 82: Installation

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Chapter Installation Page 64...

  • Page 83: Anti-Static Precautions

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

  • Page 84: Installation Considerations

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

  • Page 85: Installation Checklist

    RS-232 serial communications device USB devices 5.3 Unpacking When the KINO-ATOM is unpacked, please check all the unpacking list items listed in Chapter 3 are indeed present. If any of the unpacking list items are not available please Page 67...

  • Page 86: So-Dimm Installation

    Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1: SO-DIMM Installation Step 1: Locate the SO-DIMM socket. Place the KINO-ATOM on an anti-static pad with the solder side facing up. Step 2: Align the SO-DIMM with the socket. The SO-DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the SO-DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket.

  • Page 87: Cf Card Installation

    The KINO-ATOM 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 a CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the KINO-ATOM, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Locate the CF card socket.

  • Page 88: Jumper Settings

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 5-2: CF Card Installation 5.6 Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two or three metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.

  • Page 89: At/Atx Selection

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Before the KINO-ATOM is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the KINO-ATOM are listed in T able 5-1. Description Type Label ATX control 2-pin header ATXCTL1...

  • Page 90: Clear Cmos Jumper

    F igure 5-4 Jumper Location: If the KINO-ATOM 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 91: Cf Card Setup

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard AT Power Select Description Keep CMOS Setup Default Clear CMOS Setup Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in F igure 5-4 below. Figure 5-4: Clear CMOS Jumper 5.6.3 CF Card Setup...

  • Page 92: Com3 Rs-232/422/485 Selection Jumper

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard The CF Card Setup jumper location is shown in Figure 5-5. Figure 5-5: CF Card Setup Jumper Location 5.6.4 COM3 RS-232/422/485 Selection Jumper Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 6-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-5 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-6 The RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by COM3.

  • Page 93: Lcd Panel Type Selection

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 5-6: COM3 RS-232/422/485 Selection Jumper Location 5.6.5 LCD Panel Type Selection Jumper Label: J_LCD_TYPE1 Jumper Type: 8-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-7 See Figure 5-8 Jumper Location: The LCD Panel Type Selection jumper allows the LVDS screen voltage to be set. The LCD Panel Type Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 5-7.

  • Page 94: Lvds Voltage Selection

    Figure 5-7: LCD Panel Type Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5.6.6 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and KINO-ATOM 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 95: Chassis Installation

    The KINO-ATOM 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...

  • Page 96: Motherboard Installation

    5.7.2 Motherboard Installation To install the KINO-ATOM motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis. 5.8 Internal Peripheral Device Connections The cables listed in T able 5-8 are shipped with the KINO-ATOM.

  • Page 97: Channel Audio Kit Installation

    The optional 5.1 channel audio kit connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the KINO-ATOM. 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 98: Channel Audio Kit Installation

    Step 4: Mount the audio kit onto the chassis. Once the audio kit is connected to the KINO-ATOM, secure the audio kit bracket to the system chassis. Step 5: Connect the audio devices. Connect one speaker to the line-in audio jack, one speaker to the line-out audio jack and a microphone to the mic-in audio jack.

  • Page 99: Figure 5-10: 7.1 Channel Audio Kit

    The optional 7.1 channel audio kit connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the KINO-ATOM. The audio kit consists of five audio jacks. One audio jack, Mic In, connects to a microphone. The remaining four audio jacks, Line-In, Front-Out, Rear-Out, and Center Subwoofer, connect to speakers.

  • Page 100: Ata Flat Cable Connection

    Refer to Chapter 7 for driver installation instructions.Step 0: 5.8.3 ATA Flat Cable Connection The ATA 66/100 flat cable connects to the KINO-ATOM to one or two IDE devices. To connect an IDE HDD to the KINO-ATOM please follow the instructions below. Step 1: Locate the IDE connector.

  • Page 101: Sata Drive Connection

    1 on the connector. Step 0: 5.8.4 SATA Drive Connection The KINO-ATOM 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 102: Dual Rs-232 Cable With Slot Bracket

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 3: Connect the cable to the SATA disk. Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive. See F igure 5-13. Step 4: Connect the SATA power cable. Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive.

  • Page 103: Usb Cable (Dual Port) With Slot Bracket

    0: 5.8.6 USB Cable (Dual Port) with Slot Bracket The KINO-ATOM is shipped with a dual port USB 2.0 cable. To connect the USB cable connector, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors.

  • Page 104: Figure 5-15: Dual Usb Cable Connection

    1 on the KINO-ATOM USB connector. Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the KINO-ATOM, connect the cable connectors to the on-board connectors. See Figure 5-15. Figure 5-15: Dual USB Cable Connection Step 4: Attach the bracket to the chassis.

  • Page 105: Parallel Port Cable Without Bracket

    Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connector is properly aligned with the 26-pin box-header connector on the KINO-ATOM, connect the cable connector to the on-board connector. See Figure 5-16. Figure 5-16: LPT Cable Connection Step 4: Attach the LPT connector to the chassis. To secure the LPT interface connector to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis.

  • Page 106: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    RJ-45 Ethernet cable connectors PS/2 devices Serial port devices USB devices VGA monitors To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding KINO-ATOM external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. Page 88...

  • Page 107: Lan Connection (Single Connector)

    The KINO-ATOM has a PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The dual PS/2 connector is connected to the PS/2 Y-cable that came with the KINO-ATOM. One of the PS/2 cables is connected to a keyboard and the other to a mouse to the system.

  • Page 108: Serial Device Connection

    Step 0: 5.9.3 Serial Device Connection The KINO-ATOM has a single female DB-9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device. Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the KINO-ATOM. Page 90...

  • Page 109: Usb Connection (Dual Connector)

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 1: Locate the DB-9 connector. The location of the DB-9 connector is shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert the serial connector. Insert the DB-9 connector of a serial device into the DB-9 connector on the external peripheral interface. See F igure 5-20.

  • Page 110: Vga Monitor Connection

    Figure 5-21: USB Connector 5.9.5 VGA Monitor Connection The KINO-ATOM 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 KINO-ATOM, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 111: Figure 5-22: Vga Connector

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 3: Insert the VGA connector. Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the VGA screen into the female connector on the KINO-ATOM. See F igure 5-22. Figure 5-22: VGA Connector Step 4: Secure the connector.

  • Page 112: Bios Setup

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Chapter BIOS Setup Page 94...

  • Page 113: Introduction

    KINO-ATOM 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 114: Getting Help

    KINO-ATOM 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 115: Main

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu ( B IOS 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 116: Advanced

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory. Size: Lists memory size The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time. Manually enter the hours, minutes and seconds.

  • Page 117: Bios Menu 2: Advanced

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard BIOS Menu 2: Advanced Page 99...

  • Page 118: Cpu Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU. BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details:...

  • Page 119: Ide Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu ( B IOS 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] Use the ATA/IDE Configurations option to configure the ATA/IDE controller.
  • Page 120 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Enhanced Configures the on-board ATA/IDE controller to be in EFAULT Enhanced mode. In this mode, IDE channels and SATA channels are separated. This mode supports up to 6 storage devices. Some legacy OS do not support this mode.

  • Page 121: Ide Master, Ide Slave

    KINO-ATOM 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 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters The “grayed-out”...
  • Page 122 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 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. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt.
  • Page 123 KINO-ATOM 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 124 KINO-ATOM Motherboard PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1 MB/s PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6 MB/s (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 125 KINO-ATOM Motherboard UDMA3 Ultra DMA mode 3 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 44 MB/s (To use this mode, it is required that an 80-conductor ATA cable is used.) Ultra DMA mode 4 selected with a maximum data transfer UDMA4 rate of 66.6 MB/s (To use this mode, it is required that an...

  • Page 126: Super Io Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 6) to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports. BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the I/O and IRQ base addresses.
  • Page 127 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Normal Default IrDA ASK IR Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the I/O and IRQ addresses. Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 I/O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3...
  • Page 128 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Select RS232 or RS422/RS485 [RS232] Use the Select RS232 or RS422/RS485 option to select the transmitting and receiving mode. RS232 Default RS422/485 Serial Port4 Address [2E8] Use the Serial Port 4 Address option to set the I/O address.

  • Page 129: Hardware Health Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 7) shows the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages. BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration CPU FAN Mode Setting [Full On Mode] Use the CPU FAN Mode Setting option to configure the second fan.
  • Page 130 KINO-ATOM Motherboard CPU Temp. Limit of OFF CPU Temp. Limit of Start CPU Fan Start PWM Slope PWM 1 When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the PWM Manual Mode, the following parameters can be set. CPU Fan PWM control CPU Temp.
  • Page 131 KINO-ATOM Motherboard The CPU Temp. Limit of Start option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode. Use the CPU Temp. Limit of Start option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn on. When the fan starts, it rotates using the starting pulse width modulation (PWM) specified in the Fan 3 Start PWM option below.
  • Page 132 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 64 PWM The following system parameters and values are shown. The system parameters that are monitored are: System Temperatures: The following system temperatures are monitored CPU Temperature System Temperature Fan Speeds: The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored.

  • Page 133: Power Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 8) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Power Management (APM) options. BIOS Menu 8: Power Configuration Select AT/ATX Power [ATX Power] Use the Select AT/ATX Power option to set the power mode of the system.

  • Page 134: Apm Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.5.1 APM Configuration The APM Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 9) allows the advanced power management options to be configured. BIOS Menu 9:Advanced Power Management Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] 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 135 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Power Button Mode [On/Off] Use the Power Button Mode BIOS to specify how the power button functions. When the power button is pressed the system is either On/Off EFAULT turned on or off When the power button is pressed the system goes into...
  • Page 136 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Enabled Wake event generated by PCI-Express WAKE# signal EFAULT activity 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. The real time clock (RTC) cannot generate a wake...

  • Page 137: Remote Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.6 Remote Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) 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 138 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below 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.
  • Page 139 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 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 140 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 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 141: Usb Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.3.7 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 11) to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings. BIOS Menu 11: USB Configuration USB Functions [Enabled] Use the USB Function option to enable or disable the USB controllers.

  • Page 142: Pci/Pnp

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Enabled USB function enabled EFAULT USB2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] The USB2.0 Controller Mode BIOS option sets the speed of the USB2.0 controller. The controller is capable of operating at full speed FullSpeed 12 Mb/s HiSpeed The controller is capable of operating at high speed...

  • Page 143: Bios Menu 12: Pci/Pnp Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard BIOS Menu 12: PCI/PnP Configuration IRQ# [Available] Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device. Available The specified IRQ is available to be used by EFAULT PCI/PnP devices Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA...
  • Page 144 KINO-ATOM Motherboard 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. Available The specified DMA is available to be used by EFAULT PCI/PnP devices...

  • Page 145: Boot

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.5 Boot Use the Boot menu ( B IOS Menu 13) to configure system boot options. BIOS Menu 13: Boot Page 127...

  • Page 146: Boot Settings Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 13) to configure advanced system boot options. BIOS Menu 14: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process.
  • Page 147 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Enabled OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] The AddOn ROM Display Mode option allows add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages to be displayed. Allows the computer system to force a third party...

  • Page 148: Boot Device Priority

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Enabled Can be booted from a remote system through the EFAULT 6.5.2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu ( B IOS Menu 15) to specify the boot sequence from the available devices. The following options are available:...

  • Page 149: Chipset

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard BIOS Menu 16: 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. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password.

  • Page 150: Bios Menu 17: Chipset

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard WARNING! Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction. BIOS Menu 17: Chipset Page 132...

  • Page 151: Northbridge Chipset Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 6.7.1 Northbridge Chipset Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 17) to configure the Northbridge chipset settings. BIOS Menu 18: Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Hole [Disabled] The Memory Hole reserves the memory space between 15 MB and 16 MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly.
  • Page 152 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 8 MB] The Internal Graphic Mode Select option determines the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device. Disable 1 MB of memory used by internal graphics device...
  • Page 153 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Boot Display Device [Auto] The Boot Display Device BIOS option selects the display device the system uses when it boots. The available options are listed below: Auto EFAULT LVDS1 Panel Type Use the LVDS Panel Type to determine the LCD panel resolution. Configuration options...

  • Page 154: Southbridge Configuration

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard SECAM SMPTE240M ITU-R television SMPTE295M SMPTE296M EIA-770.2 EIA-770.3 6.7.2 Southbridge Configuration The Southbridge Configuration menu ( B IOS Menu 19) allows the Southbridge chipset to be configured. BIOS Menu 19: Southbridge Chipset Configuration Audio Controller [All Disabled] The Audio Controller option enables or disables the audio controller.

  • Page 155: Exit

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard All Disabled The on-board audio controller is disabled. 6.8 Exit Use the Exit menu ( B IOS Menu 20) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes. BIOS Menu 20: 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 156 KINO-ATOM 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 157: Software Installation

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Chapter Software Installation Page 139...

  • Page 158: Available Software Drivers

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 7.1 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. Visit the IEI website or contact technical support for the latest updates.

  • Page 159: Figure 7-1: Start Up Screen

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 2: The screen in Figure 7-1 appears. Figure 7-1: Start Up Screen Step 3: Click NANO-ATOM. Step 4: The screen in Figure 7-2 appears. Figure 7-2: Select Operating System Step 5: Select the operating system installed on the NANO-ATOM system. This manual describes the installation for a Windows XP operating system.

  • Page 160: Chipset Driver Installation

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 6: The list of drivers in Figure 7-3 appears.Step 0: Figure 7-3: Drivers 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 7-3. (See Section 7.2) Step 2: Click “1-Chipset Driver”...

  • Page 161: Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 4: Click Next to continue. Step 5: The license agreement in Figure 7-5 appears. Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 6: Read the License Agreement. Page 143...

  • Page 162: Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Read Me File

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 7: Click the Y button to accept the license agreement and continue. Step 8: The Read Me file in Figure 7-6 appears. Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 9: Click N to continue. Step 10: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7-7.

  • Page 163: Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Setup Operations

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Setup Operations Step 11: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click the N icon to continue. Step 12: The Finish screen appears. Figure 7-8: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen Page 145...

  • Page 164: Vga Driver Installation

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 13: Select “Yes, I want to restart the computer now” and click the Finish icon. See Figure 7-8.Step 0: 7.4 VGA Driver Installation To install the VGA driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 7-3. (See Section 7.2) Step 2: Click “2-VGA”...

  • Page 165: Figure 7-10: Vga Driver Setup Files Extracted

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 7-10: VGA Driver Setup Files Extracted Step 6: The Welcome Screen in Figure 7-11 appears. Figure 7-11: VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 7: Click N to continue. Step 8: The license agreement in Figure 7-12 appears. Page 147...

  • Page 166: Figure 7-12: Vga Driver License Agreement

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 7-12: VGA Driver License Agreement Step 9: Read the License Agreement. Step 10: Click Y to accept the license agreement and continue. Step 11: The Readme file in Figure 7-13 appears. Figure 7-13: VGA Driver Read Me File...

  • Page 167: Figure 7-14: Vga Driver Setup Operations

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 12: Click N to continue. Step 13: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 7-14. NOTE: The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear and then disappear during this step. Do not adjust any settings in the “Found New Hardware Wizard”...

  • Page 168: Lan Driver Installation

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 7-15: VGA Driver Installation Finish Screen Step 16: Select “Yes, I want to restart the computer now” and click F . See INISH Figure 7-15.Step 0: 7.5 LAN Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following.

  • Page 169: Figure 7-16: Lan Driver Welcome Screen

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure 7-16: LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 4: Click N to continue. Step 5: The Ready to Install screen in Figure 7-17 appears. Figure 7-17: LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 6: Click N to proceed with the installation.

  • Page 170: Figure 7-18: Lan Driver Installation

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 8: The installation progress can be monitored in the progress bar shown in Figure 7-18. Figure 7-18: LAN Driver Installation Step 9: When the driver installation is complete, the screen in Figure 7-19 appears. Figure 7-19: LAN Driver Installation Complete...

  • Page 171: Audio Driver Installation

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard 7.6 Audio Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list shown in Figure 7-3. (See Section 7.2) Step 2: Click “4-Audio” Step 3: Click “1-AC’97” Step 4: Browse to “E:\4-Audio\Windows\Windows 98Gold, 98se, Me, 2000, XP, 2003(32,64 bits)\A3.84”...

  • Page 172: Figure 7-21: Ac'97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 5: The AC’97 Driver Installation screen in Figure 7-21 appears. Figure 7-21: AC’97 Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 6: Click N to continue. Step 7: The Verification window in Figure 7-22 may appear. Figure 7-22: AC’97 Driver Installation Verification...

  • Page 173: Figure 7-23: Ac'97 Driver Installation Complete

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Step 9: When the driver is installed, the driver installation finish screen in Figure 7-23 appears. Figure 7-23: AC’97 Driver Installation Complete Step 10: Select “Yes, I wish to restart my computer now” And click F to exit the...

  • Page 174: Abios Options

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Appendix BIOS Options Page 156...
  • Page 175 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Below is a list of BIOS configuration options in the BIOS chapter. System Overview .........................97 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................98 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................98 ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible]................101 Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri, SATA Sec] ..............102 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................102 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters..................
  • Page 176 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Resume on Ring [Disabled] ..................... 117 Resume on PCI-Express WAKE# [Enabled]..............117 Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled].................. 118 Remote Access [Disabled]....................119 Serial Port Number [COM1]....................120 Base Address, IRQ [2F8h,3]..................... 120 Serial Port Mode [115200 8,n,1]..................120 Flow Control [None]......................
  • Page 177 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Save Changes and Exit ....................137 Discard Changes and Exit....................137 Discard Changes....................... 138 Load Optimal Defaults...................... 138 Load Failsafe Defaults...................... 138 Page 159...

  • Page 178: B Terminology

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Appendix Terminology Page 160...
  • Page 179 KINO-ATOM 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 180 KINO-ATOM 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 181 KINO-ATOM 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 182: C Digital I/O Interface

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Appendix Digital I/O Interface Page 164...

  • Page 183: Introduction

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard C.1 Introduction The DIO connector on the KINO-ATOM 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.

  • Page 184: Assembly Language Samples

    KINO-ATOM 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 185: D Watchdog Timer

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Appendix Watchdog Timer Page 167...
  • Page 186 KINO-ATOM 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 187 KINO-ATOM 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 188: E Address Mapping

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Appendix Address Mapping Page 170...

  • Page 189: Direct Memory Access (Dma)

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard E.1 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Figure E-1: Direct Memory Access (DMA) E.2 Input/Output (IO) Figure E-2: Input/Output (1 of 2) Page 171...
  • Page 190 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Figure E-3: Input/Output (2 of 2) Page 172...

  • Page 191: Interrupt Request (Irq)

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard E.3 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Figure E-4: Interrupt Request (IRQ) Page 173...

  • Page 192: Memory

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard E.4 Memory Figure E-5: Memory Page 174...

  • Page 193: F Hazardous Materials Disclosure

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard Appendix Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 175...

  • Page 194: Hazardous Materials Disclosure Table For Ipb Products Certified As Rohs Compliant Under 2002/95/Ec Without Mercury

    KINO-ATOM Motherboard F.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 195 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl (CR(VI)) (PBB) Ethers (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly Power Supply Assemblies...
  • Page 196 KINO-ATOM 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 197 KINO-ATOM Motherboard Index Page 179...
  • Page 198 KINO-ATOM Motherboard BIOS chipset ..........25 ACPI ............115 airflow ............77 cables anti-static precautions......32, 65 ATA flat cable .........82 anti-static pad ........32, 65 dual port USB ........85 anti-static wristband......32, 65 dual RS-232 cable .........84 handling ...........32, 65 LPT ............87 self-grounding........32, 65 parallel port..........87...
  • Page 199 KINO-ATOM Motherboard panel............9 audio jacks ..........58 DVI connector........59 dual port USB cable........85 keyboard PS/2 connector ......58 DVI connector ..........59 LAN connector........60 DVI connector ..........60 mouse PS/2 connector ......58 RJ-45 connector ........60 USB port..........62 electrostatic discharge ......32, 65 connectors, pinouts and location Enhanced Hardware Monitor .....27...
  • Page 200 KINO-ATOM Motherboard ATA flat cable......79, 80, 82 connector........79, 81, 82 cable connection........87 IDE interface ........18, 19 LPT cable...........87 infrared interface........47 LPT connection ..........87 Amplitude Shift Key Infrared....47 LVDS display........75, 76 ASKIR............47 voltage select........75, 76 Serial Infrared........47 LVDS LCD connector.........49 SIR............47...
  • Page 201 KINO-ATOM Motherboard location and pinouts ......50 power cable ...........83 peripheral connectors ........38 SATA drive connector.........52 Power Button Mode ......... 117 location and pinouts.......52 PS/2 connector ..........58 SATA drives..........52 PS/2 connector ..........59 Serial Device PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection ..........90 connection ..........89 serial port connector ......
  • Page 202 KINO-ATOM Motherboard USB port ............62 external USB device connection ...91 port ............57 USB2.0............ 124 USB 1.1 ..........57 USB 2.0 ..........57 USB 1.1 .............57 VGA ............92 USB 2.0 ..........57, 123 VGA connector...........63 USB 2.0 port ..........62 VGA monitor..........92 USB cable connection ..........92 dual port ..........85...

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