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IEI Technology NOVA-9102 User Manual

Intel socket479 motherboard supporting intel pentium m and celeron m processors and both vga and dual lvds graphics output with dual pcie gbe, usb 2.0, sata and audio
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  • Page 2 Revision Date Version Changes 2008-07-07 1.00 Initial release Page ii...
  • Page 3 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 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Cautions are easy to recognize. The word “caution” is written as “CAUTION,” both capitalized and bold and is followed. The italicized text is the cautionary message.
  • Page 5 This is an example of a caution message. Failure to adhere to cautions messages may result in permanent damage to the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Please take caution messages seriously. NOTE: These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.
  • Page 6 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 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 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 package. 1x SBC...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    1.1.1 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Features.............. 3 1.2 NOVA-9152 NOVA-9102 O ............... 3 VERVIEW 1.2.1 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Overview Photo..........3 1.2.2 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers ....5 1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................6 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ................10 2.1 D ......................11 IMENSIONS 2.1.1 Board Dimensions.....................11...
  • Page 8 3.3 U ................... 38 NPACKING HECKLIST 3.3.1 Package Contents..................... 38 3.4 O ...................... 40 PTIONAL TEMS CONNECTOR PINOUTS..................41 4.1 P ..............42 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 4.1.1 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Layout .............. 42 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............43 Page viii...
  • Page 9 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............... 45 4.2 I ..............45 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 4.2.1 AT Power Connector..................45 4.2.2 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector ............. 46 4.2.3 Audio Connector (9-pin) .................. 47 4.2.4 Backlight Inverter Connector ................48 4.2.5 CompactFlash® Socket..................49 4.2.6 Cooling Fan Connector, CPU (12 V, 4-pin).............
  • Page 10 5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions..................86 5.4 CPU, CPU C DIMM I ..........87 OOLING IT AND NSTALLATION 5.4.1 Socket 479 CPU Installation................87 5.4.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation.............. 89 5.4.3 SO-DIMM Installation ..................91 5.5 J ....................93 UMPER ETTINGS 5.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper..................94 5.5.2 CF Card Setup ....................
  • Page 11 6.1.1 Starting Setup....................126 6.1.2 Using Setup ....................126 6.1.3 Getting Help....................127 6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes..........127 6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar....................127 6.2 M ........................128 6.3 A ......................129 DVANCED 6.3.1 CPU Configuration..................130 6.3.2 IDE Configuration ..................131 6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave and Serial-ATA Primary/Secondary Channel..
  • Page 12 ® 7.7 I ....... 195 NTEL ATRIX TORAGE ANAGER RIVER NSTALLATION 7.8 IDE C ................201 ONTROLLER NSTALLATION SMM I .................... 209 NSTALLATION BIOS OPTIONS ....................212 TERMINOLOGY ....................216 WATCHDOG TIMER ..................221 DIO INTERFACE....................224 D.1 DIO I ................
  • Page 13 List of Figures Figure 1-1: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard ............2 Figure 1-2: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Overview [Front View] ..........4 Figure 1-3: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Overview [Rear View]..........5 Figure 2-1: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Dimensions (mm) ............11 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)............12 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram..................13...
  • Page 14 Figure 4-25: USB Connector Pinout Locations ................78 Figure 4-26: VGA Connector Pinout Locations ................79 Figure 4-27: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 External Peripheral Interface Connector ....79 Figure 4-28: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector..................80 Figure 5-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked ........88 Figure 5-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw ..............89...
  • Page 15 Figure 5-10: COM1 and COM2 Function Select Jumper Location..........98 Figure 5-11: COM RI Pin Function Select Jumper Location ..........100 Figure 5-12: COM RI Pin Voltage Selection Jumper Location ..........101 Figure 5-13: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations ......... 103 Figure 5-14: PC/104-Plus Voltage Setup Jumper Pinout Locations........
  • Page 16 Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Installation Complete ..............178 Figure 7-8: Select the Operating System ................179 Figure 7-9: VGA Driver ......................180 Figure 7-10: GMA Driver Readme File ..................181 Figure 7-11: GMA Driver File Extraction ................181 Figure 7-12: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen ............182 Figure 7-13: GMA Driver License Agreement ................
  • Page 17 Figure 7-36: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen ............. 198 Figure 7-37: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen ............198 Figure 7-38: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen............199 Figure 7-39: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement........... 199 Figure 7-40: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File ............... 200 Figure 7-41: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete............
  • Page 18 List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications.....................9 Table 2-1: Compatible Processors ....................14 Table 2-2: Supported HDD Specifications ................22 Table 2-3: Power Consumption....................35 Table 3-1: Package List Contents ....................39 Table 3-2: Package List Contents ....................40 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ................45 Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connectors .....................45 Table 4-3: AT Power Connector Pinouts...................46 Table 4-4: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts ............47...
  • Page 19 Table 4-21: Programming LC4064 Connector Pinouts ............73 Table 4-22: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts................74 Table 4-23: RS-232/RS-485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts.............75 Table 4-24: COM3 to COM6 Connector Pinouts ...............77 Table 4-25: USB Port Connector Pinouts..................78 Table 4-26: VGA Connector Pinouts..................79 Table 4-27: LAN Pinouts ......................80 Table 4-28: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs ................81 Table 5-1: Jumpers........................94 Table 5-2: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings...................95...
  • Page 20 BIOS Menus Menu 1: Main ..........................128 Menu 2: Advanced........................130 Menu 3: CPU Configuration..................... 131 Menu 4: IDE Configuration ...................... 132 Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration..............134 Menu 6: Super IO Configuration ..................... 139 Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration................143 Menu 8: Power Configuration....................
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  • Page 23: Introduction

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Chapter Introduction Page 1...

  • Page 24: Overview

    System expansion and diversification is supported through one standard PCI slot, one PC/104-Plus interface and one PCIe mini card slot. These expansion interfaces enable a wide range of expansion devices to be installed on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. The expansion options on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 enable system integrators to develop and design flexible embedded functions for targeted applications.

  • Page 25: Nova-9152 And Nova-9102 Features

    Supports ATX power supplies 1.2 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Overview 1.2.1 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Overview Photo The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. Figure 1-2 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102.

  • Page 26: Figure 1-2: Nova-9152 And Nova-9102 Overview [Front View]

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 1-2: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Overview [Front View] Page 4...

  • Page 27: Nova-9152 And Nova-9102 Peripheral Connectors And Jumpers

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 1-3: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Overview [Rear View] 1.2.2 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 has the following connectors on-board: 1 x ATX power connector 1 x ATX power enable connector...

  • Page 28: Technical Specifications

    COM1 to COM6 UART function pin setting LVDS1 voltage selection jumper LVDS2 voltage selection jumper LVDS1 panel resolution selection PC/104-Plus VIO selector 1.2.3 Technical Specifications NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. See Chapter 2 for details. Page 6...
  • Page 29 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Specification NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Form Factor Intel® Socket 479 Pentium® M Intel® Socket 479 Celeron® M System CPU Embedded 1.0 GHz zero-cache Intel® Celeron® M Embedded 1.0 GHz 512 KB cache Intel® Celeron® M Intel®...
  • Page 30 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Dual-channel 18-bit or 24-bit LVDS through Intel® LVDS1 915GME/910GMLE NOVA-9152LVDS2 Only: Dual-channel 18-bit or 24-bit LVDS2 LVDS through Chrontel CH7308 via SDVO bus RealTek ALC655 AC’97 codec Audio Four RS-232 serial ports Two RS-232/422/485 serial ports Six USB 2.0 devices supported...

  • Page 31: Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 5%~95% non-condensing Humidity (operating) 203 mm x 146 mm Dimensions (LxW) 1100 g (GW), 400 g (NW) Weight (GW and NW) Table 1-1: Technical Specifications Page 9...

  • Page 32: Detailed Specifications

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Chapter Detailed Specifications Page 10...

  • Page 33: Dimensions

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 2.1 Dimensions 2.1.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 203.2 mm Width: 146.05 mm Figure 2-1: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Dimensions (mm) Page 11...

  • Page 34: External Interface Panel Dimensions

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) 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.

  • Page 35: Processors Supported

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram 2.3 Processors Supported The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 both support the following Socket 479 processors. Intel® Pentium® M Page 13...

  • Page 36: Table 2-1: Compatible Processors

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Intel® Celeron® M All the above processors communicate with the Intel® 915GM Northbridge chipset through a 533MHz or 400MHz front side bus (FSB). Compatible processors are listed in Table 1-1. Family CPU Speed Processor #...

  • Page 37: Northbridge Chipset

    Intel® 910GMLE supports a 400 MHz FSB (NOVA-9102) Intel® 915GME supports a 400 MHz and/or 533 MHz FSB (NOVA-9152) Figure 2-4: Front Side Bus 2.4.2 Memory Module Support Both the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 support up to 2.0 GB of DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM. Page 15...

  • Page 38: Nova-9152 Memory Support

    Maximum memory supported is 1 GB per SO-DIMM (system max. 2.0 GB). Supports both 400 MHz and 533 MHz SDRAM SO-DIMM 2.4.2.2 NOVA-9102 Memory Support The Intel® 910GMLE on the NOVA-9102 supports the memory modules with the following specifications: DDR2 only 64-bit wide 256-Mb, 512-Mb and 1-Gb technology supported using x8 or x16 devices.

  • Page 39: Graphics Support

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Supports both 400 MHz SDRAM SO-DIMM 2.4.3 Graphics Support All the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 models support the following graphics interfaces: One standard VGA One 18-bit or 24-bit dual-channel LVDS display The NOVA-9152LVDS2 supports: One standard VGA...

  • Page 40: Figure 2-6: Graphics Interfaces

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 2-6: Graphics Interfaces Page 18...

  • Page 41: Intel ® Ich6M Southbridge Chipset

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard ® 2.5 Intel ICH6M Southbridge Chipset ® 2.5.1 Intel ICH6M Overview Figure 2-7: Direct Media Interface (DMI) The Intel® ICH6M southbridge chipset is connected to the Northbridge through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Some of the features of the Intel® ICH6M are listed below.

  • Page 42: Intel ® Ich6M Audio Codec '97 Controller

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33 Supports the four USB 2.0 devices on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 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 43: Intel ® Ich6M Ide Interface

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard ® 2.5.3 Intel ICH6M IDE Interface Figure 2-8: IDE Connector The integrated IDE interface on the ICH6M southbridge supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices. PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB/s. The...

  • Page 44: Intel ® Ich6M Low Pin Count (Lpc) Interface

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Specification Ultra Ultra ATA/66 Ultra ATA/33 ATA/100 Controller Interface Table 2-2: Supported HDD Specifications ® 2.5.4 Intel ICH6M Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface The ICH6M LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus from the...

  • Page 45: Pc/104-Plus Expansion Support

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 2-9: PCI Slot 2.5.5.2 PC/104-Plus Expansion Support One Winbond W83628AG and W83629AG PCI-to-ISA bus conversion IC is interfaced to the ICH6M through the PCI bus and connects to a PC/104 ISA expansion slot. An additional PCI master is interfaced to a PCI-104 expansion slot.

  • Page 46: Pci Express Bus

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 2-10: PC/104-PLUS Winbond W83629AG and W83629AG W83628AG and specifications are provided below Supports full ISA bus support including ISA masters Provides 5V ISA and 3.3V PCI interfaces Supports 3 fully ISA compatible slots without buffering and all ISA signals can...

  • Page 47: Pcie Gbe Ethernet

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 2.5.6.1 PCIe GbE Ethernet Two PCIe lanes are connected to two Realtek RTL8111C PCIe GbE controllers shown in Figure 2-11 below. Figure 2-11: Realtek PCI GbE Controllers The Realtek RTL8111C PCI 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.

  • Page 48: Pcie Mini Expansion Slot

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver Auto-Negotiation with Next Page capability Supports PCI Express™ 1.1 Supports pair swap/polarity/skew correction Crossover Detection & & Auto-Correction Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support Microsoft® NDIS5, NDIS6 Checksum Offload (IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP) and Segmentation Task-offload (Large send and Giant send) support Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x)

  • Page 49: Intel ® Ich6M Real Time Clock

    The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is turned off. ® 2.5.8 Intel ICH6M SATA Controller The integrated SATA controller on the ICH6M Southbridge supports two SATA drives on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 with independent DMA operations. Page 27...

  • Page 50: Intel ® Ich6M Usb Controller

    ICH6M USB Controller Overview Up to eight high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the ICH6M on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to 480MB/s, is enabled with the ICH6M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) compliant host controller.

  • Page 51: Lpc Bus Components

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 2-14: Onboard USB Implementation 2.6 LPC Bus Components 2.6.1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connected to components listed below: BIOS chipset Super I/O chipset Serial port chipset Page 29...

  • Page 52: Bios Chipset

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 2-15: LPC BUS Components 2.6.2 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...

  • Page 53: Winbond W83627Ehg Super I/O Chipset

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 2.6.3 Winbond W83627EHG Super I/O chipset The Winbond W83627EHG Super I/O chipset is connected to the MCP55Pro system chipset through the LPC bus. The Winbond W83627EHG is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with Environment Controller integration, floppy disk controller, UART controller and IR controller.

  • Page 54: Super I/O Hardware Monitor Functions

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Break, parity, overrun, framing error stimulation Programmable baud generator allows division of 1.8461 MHz and 24 MHz by 1 to (2 – 1) Maximum baud rate up to 921 kbps for 14.769 MHz and 1.5 Mb/s for 24 MHz 2.6.3.3 Super I/O Hardware Monitor Functions...

  • Page 55: Super I/O Infrared

    57,600 Kbps The IR controller on the super I/O is interfaced through the board-to-board connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 to an IrDA pin-header on a backplane. 2.6.3.8 Super I/O Parallel Port The Super I/O parallel port (LPT) is compatible with the following LPT specifications.

  • Page 56: Lattice Semiconductor Lc4064V Lpc Digital I/O Chipset

    400MHz maximum operating frequency Operates with 3.3V, 2.5V or 1.8V power 2.7 Environmental and Power Specifications 2.7.1 System Monitoring Three thermal inputs on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures: CPU temperature System temperature...

  • Page 57: Operating Temperature And Temperature Control

    2.7.3 Power Consumption Table 2-3 shows the power consumption parameters for the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 running a 2.0 GHz Intel® Pentium® M processor and one 400 MHz 1.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM.

  • Page 58: Unpacking

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Chapter Unpacking Page 36...

  • Page 59: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered Wear an anti-static wristband: - Wearing a simple anti-static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.

  • Page 60: Unpacking Checklist

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. 3.3.1 Package Contents The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 is shipped with the following components: Quantity Item and Part Number Image...

  • Page 61: Table 3-1: Package List Contents

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard SATA cables (P/N: 32000-062800-RS) SATA power cables (P/N: 32100-088600-RS) Mini jumper Pack Quad RS-232 (P/N: 32100-147900-RS) Quick Installation Guide Utility CD Dual USB cable (wo bracket) (P/N: 32000-044300-RS) VGA cable (P/N: 32000-072100-RS) Table 3-1: Package List Contents...

  • Page 62: Optional Items

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 3.4 Optional Items 4 COM (w bracket) (P/N: IO-KIT-4COM-R10) Audio kit 7.1 Channel (P/N: AC-KIT-883HD-R10) Audio kit 5.1 Channel (P/N: AC-KIT08R-R10) AT to ATX cable (P/N: 32100-052100-RS) CPU cooler (P/N: CF-479B-RS) LPT cable (wo bracket)

  • Page 63: Connector Pinouts

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Chapter Connector Pinouts Page 41...

  • Page 64: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4.1.2 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.2. 4.1.1 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 Layout Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.

  • Page 65: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below. Connector Type Label...
  • Page 66 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Cooling fan connector, system 3-pin wafer FAN1 Digital I/O connector 26-pin header DIO1 Front panel connector 10-pin header F_PANEL1 IDE Interface connector 40-pin box header IDE1 Infrared connector 5-pin wafer Keyboard and mouse connector 6-pin wafer...

  • Page 67: External Interface Panel Connectors

    10-pin box header VGA1 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.2.24 on page 78. Connector Type...

  • Page 68: Atx Power Supply Enable Connector

    See Figure 4-4 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-4 The ATX power supply enable connector enables the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 to be connected to an ATX power supply. In default mode, the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 can only us an AT power supply.

  • Page 69: Audio Connector (9-Pin)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-4: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PS-ON +5V Standby Table 4-4: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4.2.3 Audio Connector (9-pin) CN Label: J_AUDIO1 CN Type: 9-pin header (2x5) CN Location:...

  • Page 70: Backlight Inverter Connector

    INVERTER1 and INVERTER2 CN Type: 5-pin wafer (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-6 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-6 The backlight inverter connector provides the backlight on the LCD display connected to the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 with +12V of power. Page 48...

  • Page 71: Compactflash® Socket

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION BL_ADJ VDD_EN Table 4-6: Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 4.2.5 CompactFlash® Socket CN Label: CN Type: 50-pin header (2x25) CN Location: See Figure 4-7 CN Pinouts:...

  • Page 72: Figure 4-7: Cf Card Socket Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-7: 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...

  • Page 73: Cooling Fan Connector, Cpu (12 V, 4-Pin)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION CSEL HDD_RESET IORDY SDREQ SDACK# HDD_ACTIVE# DATA 0 66DET DATA 1 DATA 8 DATA 2 DATA 9 DATA 10 VCC-IN CHECK2 GROUND Table 4-7: CF Card Socket Pinouts 4.2.6 Cooling Fan Connector, CPU (12 V, 4-pin)

  • Page 74: Digital Input/Output (Dio) Connector

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-8: +12V Fan Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12VCC Rotation Signal Control Table 4-8: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts 4.2.7 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type: 26-pin header (2x13) CN Location: See Figure 4-9...

  • Page 75: Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-Pin)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-9: DIO Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Ground OUT0 OUT1 OUT2 OUT3 8IN0 8OUT0 8IN1 8OUT1 8IN2 8OUT2 8IN3 8OUT3 8IN4 8OUT4 8IN5 8OUT5 8IN6 8OUT6 8IN7 8OUT7 Table 4-9: DIO Connector Pinouts 4.2.8 Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-pin)

  • Page 76: Figure 4-10: +12V Fan Connector Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 The system cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 500mA current to a system cooling fan. The connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed.

  • Page 77: Front Panel Connector (8-Pin)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 4.2.9 Front Panel Connector (8-pin) CN Label: F_PANEL1 CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7) CN Location: See Figure 4-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard.

  • Page 78: Ide Connector (40-Pin)

    4.2.10 IDE Connector (40-pin) CN Label: IDE1 CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20) CN Location: See Figure 4-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-12 One 40-pin IDE device connector on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 supports connectivity to two hard disk drives. Page 56...

  • Page 79: Figure 4-12: Ide Device Connector Locations

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-12: IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION RESET# DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2...

  • Page 80: Infrared Interface Connector (5-Pin)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION HDC CS0# HDC CS1# HDD ACTIVE# Table 4-12: IDE Connector Pinouts 4.2.11 Infrared Interface Connector (5-pin) CN Label: CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-13 CN Pinouts:...

  • Page 81: Keyboard/Mouse Connector

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard IR-RX IR-TX Table 4-13: Infrared Connector Pinouts 4.2.12 Keyboard/Mouse Connector CN Label: KB_MS1 CN Type: 6-pin header (1x6) CN Location: See Figure 4-14 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-14 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.

  • Page 82: Lvds Lcd Connector

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION KB DATA KB CLK GROUND Table 4-14: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts 4.2.13 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label: LVDS1 and LVDS2 CN Type: 30-pin crimp (2x10) CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-15 The 30-pin LVDS LCD connector can be connected to single channel or dual channel, 18-bit or 24-bit LVDS panel.

  • Page 83: Parallel Port Connector

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard LVDSA_Y1+ LVDSA_Y1- LVDSA_Y2+ LVDSA_Y2- LVDSA_CLK+ LVDSA_CLK- LVDSA_Y3+ LVDSA_Y3- GROUND GROUND LVDSB_Y0+ LVDSB_Y0- LVDSB_Y1+ LVDSB_Y1- LVDSB_Y2+ LVDSB_Y2- LVDSB_CLK+ LVDSB_CLK- LVDSB_Y3+ LVDSB_Y3- GROUND GROUND VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS Table 4-15: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.14 Parallel Port Connector...

  • Page 84: Pc/104 Slot

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-16: Parallel Port Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION STROBE# AUTO FORM FEED # DATA0 ERROR# DATA1 INITIALIZE# DATA2 PRINTER SELECT LN# DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 ACKNOWLEDGE# BUSY PAPER EMPTY PRINTER SELECT Table 4-16: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.15 PC/104 Slot...

  • Page 85: Figure 4-17: Pc/104 Slot Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard CN Type: 104-pin PC/104 slot CN Location: See Figure 4-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-17 The PC/104 slot is one of the PC/104-Plus slots. The PC/104 slot combines with the PCI-104 slot to form the PC/104-Plus connector. These connectors enable PC/104 expansion devices to be connected to the system.
  • Page 86 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D IOCHK- GROUND GROUND GROUND RSTDRV SBHE- MCS16- SA23 IOCS16- IRQ9 SA22 IRQ10 SA21 IRQ11 DREQ2 SA20 IRQ12 -12V SA19 IRQ15 ZWS- SA18 IRQ14 +12V SA17...

  • Page 87: Slot

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D ISA_OSC GROUND GROUND GROUND Table 4-17: PC/104 Slot Connector Pinouts 4.2.16 PCI-104 Slot CN Label: PC104_PLUS1 CN Type: 120-pin PCI-104 slot CN Location: See Figure 4-18...

  • Page 88: Figure 4-18: Pci-104 Slot Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-18: PCI-104 Slot Location Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D GND/5V TBD1 AD00 VI/O1 AD02 AD01 AD05 AD04 AD03 C/BE0# AD07 AD06 AD09 AD08 AD11 VI/O2 AD10 M66EN AD14 AD13 AD12 +3.3V...

  • Page 89: Pcie Mini Card Slot

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D PERR# +3.3V SDONE STOP# +3.3V LOCK# +3.3V TRDY# DEVSEL# FRAME# IRDY# +3.3V AD16 +3.3V C/BE2# AD18 +3.3V AD17 AD21 AD20 AD19 +3.3V AD23 AD22 +3.3V...

  • Page 90: Figure 4-19: Pcie Mini Card Slot Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19 The PCIe Mini Card Slot supports the latest PCIe extension cards such as wireless LAN cards and other compatible devices. Figure 4-19: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.

  • Page 91: Pci Slot

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard USBD+ RF_LINK# BLUELED# 1.5V VCC3 Table 4-19: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts 4.2.18 PCI Slot CN Label: PCI1 CN Type: PCI Slot CN Location: See Figure 4-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-20 The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board.

  • Page 92: Figure 4-20: Pci Slot Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-20: PCI Slot Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION TRST -12V +12V INTA INTC INTB INTD RESERVED3 PRSNT1 Page 70...
  • Page 93 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard RESERVED1 RESERVED4 PRSNT2 3.3V_AUX RESERVED2 AD30 AD31 +3.3V AD29 AD28 AD26 AD27 AD25 AD24 +3.3V IDSEL C/BE3 +3.3V AD23 AD22 AD20 AD21 AD19 AD18 +3.3V AD16 AD17 +3.3V C/BE2 FRAME IRDY TRDY +3.3V DEVSEL STOP +3.3V...

  • Page 94: Programming Lc4064

    Table 4-20: PCI Slot 4.2.19 Programming LC4064 CN Label: CN Type: 8-pin header CN Location: See Figure 4-21 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-21 The programming LC4064 connector on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 enables users to program the onboard LC4064 chipset. Page 72...

  • Page 95: Sata Drive Connectors

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard VCC3 HEADER_1X8_2 Figure 4-21: Programming LC4064 Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION VCC3 Table 4-21: Programming LC4064 Connector Pinouts 4.2.20 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label: SATA1 and SATA2 CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connectors CN Location:...

  • Page 96: Serial Port Connector (Com1, Com2)(Rs-232, Rs-422 Or Rs-485)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard The two SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive. First generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150 Mb/s. The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration.

  • Page 97: Serial Port Connector (Com3, Com4, Com5 And Com6)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard The 14-pin serial port connector connects to the COM1 and COM2 serial communications channels. COM1 and COM2 are multi function channels. In default mode COM1 and COM2 are RS-232 serial communication channel but, can be configured as either an RS-422 or RS-485 serial communications channel.

  • Page 98: Figure 4-24: Com3 To Com6 Connector Pinout Locations

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard CN Location: See Figure 4-24 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-24 The 40-pin serial port connector contains the following four serial ports: COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6. All these serial ports are RS-232 serial communications channels. The serial port locations are specified below.

  • Page 99: Usb Connectors (Internal)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD2) DATA SET READY (DSR2) RECEIVE DATA (RXD2) REQUEST TO SEND (RTS2) TRANSMIT DATA (TXD2) CLEAR TO SEND (CTS2) DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR2) RING INDICATOR (RI2)

  • Page 100: Vga Connector (Internal)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 4-25: USB Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION DATAN- DATAM+ DATAN+ DATAM- Table 4-25: USB Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.24 VGA Connector (Internal) CN Label: VGA1 CN Type: 10-pin box header (2x5)

  • Page 101: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    Table 4-26: VGA Connector Pinouts 4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel Figure 4-27 shows the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel. The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 EPIC panel consists of the following: 2 x RJ-45 LAN connectors Figure 4-27: NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 External Peripheral Interface Connector...

  • Page 102: Lan Connectors

    CN Pinouts: See Table 4-27 The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 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...

  • Page 103: Table 4-28: Rj-45 Ethernet Connector Leds

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 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 Table 4-28. DESCRIPTION STATUS...

  • Page 104: Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Chapter Installation Page 82...

  • Page 105: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered Wear an anti-static wristband: - Wearing a simple anti-static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.

  • Page 106: Installation Considerations

    WARNING: The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102, NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 components and injury to the user. Before and during the installation please DO the following:...

  • Page 107: Installation Checklist

    Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its components. 5.2.2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 is properly installed. All the items in the packing list are present...

  • Page 108: Unpacking

    5.3 Unpacking 5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions When the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 5.1. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 does not fall out of the box.

  • Page 109: Cpu, Cpu Cooling Kit And Dimm Installation

    CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway. Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly installed. To install a socket 479 CPU onto the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102, follow the steps below: WARNING: When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides.

  • Page 110: Figure 5-1: Make Sure The Cpu Socket Retention Screw Is Unlocked

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard pins at the bottom of the CPU. Step 1: Unlock the CPU retention screw. When shipped, the retention screw of the CPU socket should be in the unlocked position. If it is not in the unlocked position, use a screwdriver to unlock the screw.

  • Page 111: Cooling Kit Cf-479B-Rs Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard properly aligned, the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly. Step 7: Lock the retention screw. Rotate the retention screw into the locked position. See Figure 5-2.Step 0: Figure 5-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 5.4.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation...

  • Page 112: Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the [Fan model#] heat sink. The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation.

  • Page 113: So-Dimm Installation

    5.4.3 SO-DIMM Installation WARNING: Using incorrectly specified SO-DIMM may cause permanently damage the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Please make sure the purchased SO-DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. SO-DIMM specifications compliant with the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 are listed in Chapter 2.

  • Page 114: Figure 5-6: So-Dimm Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 5-6: SO-DIMM Installation Step 1: Locate the SO-DIMM socket. Place the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 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 115: Jumper Settings

    Before the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 are listed in Table 5-1.

  • Page 116: Clear Cmos Jumper

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard COM Pin-8 Function Setting J_COM_F3 3-pin header COM Pin-18 Function Setting J_COM_F4 3-pin header COM Pin-28 Function Setting J_COM_F5 3-pin header COM Pin-38 Function Setting J_COM_F6 3-pin header COM1 Pin-8 Voltage Setting J_COM_V1 3-pin header...

  • Page 117: Figure 5-7: Clear Cmos Jumper

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard If the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 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 118: Cf Card Setup

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 5.5.2 CF Card Setup Jumper Label: JCF1 Jumper Type: 2-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-8 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type I card or CF Type II cards as either the slave device or the master device.

  • Page 119: Com1 And Com2 Function Select Jumpers

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Jumper Location: See Figure 5-9 The CPU Frequency setup jumper enables a user to select the frequency of the CPU on the KINO-6612. The FSB CPU Frequency jumper settings are shown in Table 5-4. FSB Setup Description Short 1 –...

  • Page 120: Com1 To Com6 Ri Pin Function Setting Jumper

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard The COM1 and COM2 Function Select jumpers set the communication protocol used by the first and second serial communications ports (COM 2) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485. JP1 selects the COM1 communications protocol and JP2 sets the COM2 communications protocol.

  • Page 121: Table 5-6: Com Ri Pin Function Select Jumper List

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Jumper Settings: See Table 5-7 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11 There are six jumpers to set the function of the RI Pin for each of the onboard COM ports. The RI Pin function can either be set as the normal ring-in line signal, that is as RI, or can be set as a 5.0 V or 12.0 V voltage signal.

  • Page 122: Com1 To Com6 Ri Pin Voltage Selection Jumper

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 5-11: COM RI Pin Function Select Jumper Location 5.5.6 COM1 to COM6 RI Pin Voltage Selection Jumper Jumper Label: J_COM_V1, J_COM_V2, J_COM_V3, J_COM_V4, J_COM_V5 and J_COM_V6 Jumper Type: 3-pin headers Jumper Settings: See Table 5-7...

  • Page 123: Figure 5-12: Com Ri Pin Voltage Selection Jumper Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard J_COM_V3 COM3 Pin 8 J_COM_V4 COM4 Pin 18 J_COM_V5 COM5 Pin 28 J_COM_V6 COM6 Pin 38 Table 5-8: COM RI Pin Function Select Jumper List The COM RI Pin Voltage Selection jumper selection options are shown in Table 5-7.

  • Page 124: Lvds Voltage Selection

    5.5.7 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 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 125: Pc/104-Plus Voltage Setup

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 5-13: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5.5.8 PC/104-Plus Voltage Setup Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-10 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-13 The PC/104-Plus Voltage Setup jumper allows the LVDS screen voltage to be set. The PC/104-Plus Voltage Setup jumper settings are shown in Table 5-10.

  • Page 126: Lvds Panel Resolution Jumper

    Jumper Location: See Figure 5-13 The LVDS Panel Resolution jumper allows the resolution of the LVDS screens connected to the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 to be configured. The LVDS Panel Resolution jumper settings are shown in Table 5-10. LVDS Resolution Jumper Settings...

  • Page 127: Figure 5-15:Lvds Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard LVDS1 1280 X 1024 48-bit LVDS2 1024 x 768 18-bit LVDS1 1024 x 768 18-bit LVDS2 1280 X 1024 36-bit LVDS1 1024 x 768 18-bit LVDS2 1024 X 768 24-bit LVDS1 1024 x 768 18-bit...

  • Page 128: Chassis Installation

    The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface.

  • Page 129: Ata Flat Cable Connection

    5.7.2 ATA Flat Cable Connection The ATA 66/100 flat cable connects to the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 to one or two IDE devices. To connect an IDE HDD to the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 130: Atx Power Connection

    1 on the connectorStep 0: 5.7.3 ATX Power Connection Follow the instructions below to connect the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 to an ATX power supply using the optional, separately purchased ATX cable. WARNING: Disconnect the power supply power cord from its AC power source to...

  • Page 131: Figure 5-17: Power Cable To Motherboard Connection

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard prevent a sudden power surge to the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Step 1: Locate the power cable. The power cable is shown in the packing list in Chapter 3. Step 2: Connect the Power Cable to the Motherboard. Connect the 4-pin Molex type power cable connector to the AT power connector on the motherboard.

  • Page 132: Figure 5-18: Connect Atx Power Adapter Cable To Power Supply

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 5-18: Connect ATX Power Adapter Cable to Power Supply Step 4: Connect ATX Power Cable to Motherboard. Connect the 3-pin ATX power enable connector to the ATX power enable connector on the motherboard. See Figure 5-19.

  • Page 133: Audio Kit Installation

    Figure 5-19: Connect ATX Power Cable to Motherboard 5.7.4 Audio Kit Installation The Audio Kit that came with the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. 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 134: Keyboard/Mouse Y-Cable Connector

    The keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector connects to a keyboard/mouse connector on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 and branches into two cables that are each connected to a PS/2 connector, one for a mouse and one for a keyboard. To connect the keyboard/mouse Y-cable connector please follow the steps below.

  • Page 135: Serial Port Connector Cable (Four Ports) Cable Connection

    The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 is shipped with one four serial port connector cable. The four serial port connector cable connects four serial port connectors on the cable to the 40-pin serial port connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. To connect the four serial port connector cable please follow the steps below.

  • Page 136: Usb Cable (Dual Port Without Bracket)

    0: 5.7.7 USB Cable (Dual Port without Bracket) The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 are 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. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3.

  • Page 137: Parallel Port Cable Without Bracket (Optional)

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 2: Align the connectors. The cable has two connectors. Correctly align pin 1on each cable connector with pin 1 on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 USB connector. Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102, connect the cable connectors to the on-board connectors.

  • Page 138: Figure 5-24: Lpt Cable Connection

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 2: Align the connectors. Correctly align pin 1 on the cable connector with pin 1 on the PCIE-9452 LPT box-header connector. Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connector is properly aligned with the 26-pin box-header connector on the PCIE-9452, connect the cable connector to the on-board connector.

  • Page 139: Sata Drive Connection

    Figure 5-25: Connect the LPT Device 5.7.9 SATA Drive Connection The NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 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.

  • Page 140: Figure 5-26: Sata Drive Cable Connection

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 5-26: SATA Drive Cable Connection 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 Figure 5-27.

  • Page 141: Dual Rs-422/485 Cables

    The dual serial port connector cable connects the serial port connectors on the cable to the RS-422/485 serial port connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Follow the steps below to connect the dual serial port connector cable. Step 1: Locate the serial port connector.

  • Page 142: Dual Rs-422/485 Cables

    The dual serial port connector cable connects the serial port connectors on the cable to the RS-422/485 serial port connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Follow the steps below to connect the dual serial port connector cable. Step 1: Locate the serial port connector.

  • Page 143: 4-Com Port Adapter Board Connection (Optional)

    0: 5.7.12 4-COM Port Adapter Board Connection (Optional) An optional, separately purchased 4-COM port adapter board may be shipped with the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. To install the 4-COM Port Adapter Board, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the COM connector. The locations of the COM port connectors are shown in Chapter 4.

  • Page 144: Figure 5-30: 4-Com Port Adapter Board

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 5-30: 4-COM Port Adapter Board Step 4: Secure the adapter board to the chassis. Make sure the retention screws on either side of each COM port DB-9 connector are firmly secured to the chassis enclosure.

  • Page 145: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    RJ-45 Ethernet cable connectors To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. 5.8.1 LAN Connection (Single Connector) There are two external RJ-45 LAN connectors.

  • Page 146: Figure 5-32: Lan Connection

    Chapter 4. Step 2: Align the connectors. Align the RJ-45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ-45 connectors on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. See Figure 5-32. Figure 5-32: LAN Connection Step 3: Insert the LAN cable RJ-45 connector. Once aligned, gently insert the LAN cable RJ-45 connector into the on-board RJ-45 connector.

  • Page 147: Bios Screens

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Chapter BIOS Screens Page 125...

  • Page 148: Introduction

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” 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 149: Getting Help

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Page Dn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes 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.

  • Page 150: Main

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Menu 1: Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components. The fields in System Overview cannot be changed.

  • Page 151: Advanced

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Type: Names the currently installed processor Speed: Lists the processor speed Count: The number of CPUs on the motherboard System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory. Size: Lists memory size The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time.

  • Page 152: Cpu Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard USB Configuration (see Section 6.3.7) BIOS Menu 2: Advanced 6.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU. Page 130...

  • Page 153: Ide Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details: Revision: Lists the CPU revision number Cache L1: Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2: Lists the CPU L2 cache size...
  • Page 154 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible] Use the ATA/IDE Configurations option to configure the ATA/IDE controller. Disabled Disables the on-board ATA/IDE controller. Compatible Configures the on-board ATA/IDE controller to be in compatible mode. In this mode, a SATA channel will replace one of the IDE channels.

  • Page 155: Ide Master, Ide Slave And Serial-Ata Primary/Secondary Channel

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri, SATA Sec] SATA Only Only the SATA drives are enabled. PATA Pri, SATA Sec The IDE drives are enabled on the Primary EFAULT IDE channel. The SATA drives are enabled on the Secondary IDE channel.
  • Page 156 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto-Detected Drive Parameters The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows: Device: Lists the device type (e.g.
  • Page 157 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard interrupt if block mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. PIO Mode: Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device. Async DMA: Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
  • Page 158 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 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 159 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MB/s PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3MB/s PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MB/s PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MB/s (This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999.
  • Page 160 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard rate of 16.6MB/s UDMA1 Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 25MB/s UDMA2 Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33.3MB/s UDMA3 Ultra DMA mode 3 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 44MB/s (To use this mode, it is required that an 80-conductor ATA cable is used.)

  • Page 161: Super Io Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Enabled Allows BIOS to use 32-bit data transfers on supported EFAULT hard disk drives. 6.3.3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 6) to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports.
  • Page 162 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 3E8/IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I/O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I/O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt 2E8/IRQ3 address is IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address.
  • Page 163 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Parallel Port I/O port address is 278 Parallel Port I/O port address is 3BC Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Use the Parallel Port Mode option to select the mode the parallel port operates in. Normal The normal parallel port mode is the standard mode EFAULT for parallel port operation.
  • Page 164 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 3E8 EFAULT Serial port 3 I/O port address is 2E8 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 2E0 Serial Port4 Address [2E8] Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4.

  • Page 165: Hardware Health Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Serial port 6 I/O port address is 2E8 Serial port 6I/O port address is 2E0 Serial port 6 I/O port address is 2D8 EFAULT 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) shows the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages.

  • Page 166: Power Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard System Temperature PWM Temperature System Fans: The following system fans are monitored CPUFAN0 Speed Voltages: The following system voltages are monitored +1.5V +1.8V +3.3V +12V VBAT 6.3.5 Power Configuration Use the Power Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8: ) to select the power supply connected to the system.

  • Page 167: Acpi Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Use the Power Supply Type to allow the system to automatically detect the power supply connected to the system or to manually specify and configure the power supply settings. Auto System automatically detects the power supply type.

  • Page 168: Apm Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Suspend Mode [S1(POS)] Use the Suspend Mode option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used. S1 (POS) System appears off. The CPU is stopped; RAM is EFAULT refreshed; the system is running in a low power mode.
  • Page 169 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” 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 Suspend When the power button is pressed the system goes into...
  • Page 170 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Use the Resume On RTC Alarm option to specify the time the system should be roused from a suspended state. Disabled The real time clock (RTC) cannot generate a wake...
  • Page 171 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Last State The system returns to its previous state. If it was on, it turns itself on. If it was off, it remains off. Resume on KBC [Disabled] The Resume KBC BIOS option specifies a keyboard key that can rouse a system from a suspended or standby state.

  • Page 172: Remote Access Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Enabled If selected, the following will appear with values that can be selected: RTC Alarm Date (Days) System Time After setting the alarm, the computer will turn itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off.
  • Page 173 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system. Disabled Remote access is disabled. EFAULT Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear: Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode...
  • Page 174 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Serial Port Mode [115200 8,n,1] Use the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made. The following configuration options are available 115200 8,n,1 D EFAULT 57600 8,n,1 38400 8,n,1...
  • Page 175 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard work if set to Always) Terminal Type [ANSI] Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type. The target terminal type is ANSI ANSI EFAULT VT100 The target terminal type is VT100...

  • Page 176: Usb Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 6.3.7 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 12) to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings. BIOS Menu 12: USB Configuration USB Function [Enabled] The USB Function BIOS option enables or disables the USB function...

  • Page 177: Pci/Pnp

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Enabled (Default) USB function enabled Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support. Normally if this option is not enabled, any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard does not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded.
  • Page 178 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard BIOS Menu 13: PCI/PnP Configuration IRQ# [Available] Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device. The specified IRQ is available to be used by Available EFAULT PCI/PnP devices...

  • Page 179: Boot

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” 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...

  • Page 180: Boot Settings Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard BIOS Menu 14: Boot 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 15) to configure advanced system boot options. Page 158...
  • Page 181 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard BIOS Menu 15: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process. Disabled No POST procedures are skipped Enabled Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease...
  • Page 182 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard The AddOn ROM Display Mode option allows add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages to be displayed. Force BIOS Allows the computer system to force a third party EFAULT BIOS to display during system boot. Keep Current Allows the computer system to display the information during system boot.

  • Page 183: Security

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Enabled Can be booted from a remote system through the EFAULT 6.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 16) to set system and user passwords. 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.

  • Page 184: Chipset

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password. The default for this option is Not Installed. If a user password must be installed, select this field and enter the password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change User Password.

  • Page 185: Northbridge Chipset Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 6.7.1 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Use the NorthBridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 18) to check the northbridge chipset settings. Entrepreneurial BIOS Menu 18:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Hole [Disabled] Use the Memory Hole option to reserve memory space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly.
  • Page 186 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Boots Graphics Adapter [PCI/IGD] Use the Boots Graphics Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device. Select either an integrated graphics controller (IGD) or a combination of PCI graphics controller, a PCI express (PEG) controller or an IGD. Configuration...

  • Page 187: Southbridge Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard LFP1 LVDS n Panel Type Use the LVDS n Panel Type to specify the resolution for both LVDS screens connected to the system. Configuration options are listed below: 1024 x 768 (18-bit) 1024 x 768...
  • Page 188 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard BIOS Menu 19:SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Page 166...

  • Page 189: Exit

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard AZALIA/AC’97 Selection [Auto] Use the AZALIA/AC’97 Selection to select the audio controller connected to the system. Auto (Default) Audio controller is detected automatically Azalia Azalia audio controller is detected automatically AC’97 AC’97 controller is detected automatically...
  • Page 190 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 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. Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system.
  • Page 191 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. F8 key can be used for this operation. Page 169...

  • Page 192: Software Drivers

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Chapter Software Drivers Page 170...

  • Page 193: Available Software Drivers

    Audio Driver Installation instructions are given below. 7.2 Driver CD Auto-run All the drivers for the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 are on the CD that came with the system. To install the drivers, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system.

  • Page 194: Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen Step 4: A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 7-2). Page 172...

  • Page 195: Chipset Driver Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-2: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7-2.Step 0: 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the INF driver from the list in Figure 7-2.

  • Page 196: Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Program

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Program Step 3: Double click the infinst_Autol icon in Figure 7-3. Step 4: The welcome screen in Figure 7-4 appears. Page 174...

  • Page 197: Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 5: Click N in Figure 7-4 to continue the installation process. Step 6: The license agreement in Figure 7-5 appears. Page 175...

  • Page 198: Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement Step 7: Click Y to continue the setup. Step 8: The Readme file in Figure 7-6 appears. Page 176...

  • Page 199: Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Readme File Information

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Readme File Information Step 9: Click N in Figure 7-6 to start the driver installation. Step 10: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen (Figure 7-7) appears. Step 0:...

  • Page 200: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-7: Chipset Driver Installation Complete 7.4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the VGA driver from the list in Figure 7-2. Step 2: A new window opens (Figure 7-8).

  • Page 201: Figure 7-8: Select The Operating System

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-8: Select the Operating System Step 3: Select the operating system from those shown in Figure 7-8. Step 4: A new window appears (Figure 7-9). Page 179...

  • Page 202: Figure 7-9: Vga Driver

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-9: VGA Driver Step 5: Click the installation program icon in Figure 7-9. Step 6: The Readme information file shown in Figure 7-10 appears. Page 180...

  • Page 203: Figure 7-10: Gma Driver Readme File

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-10: GMA Driver Readme File Step 7: Click N to extract the GMA driver files. See Figure 7-11. Figure 7-11: GMA Driver File Extraction Page 181...

  • Page 204: Figure 7-12: Gma Driver Installation Welcome Screen

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 8: The welcome screen shown in Figure 7-12 appears. Figure 7-12: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 9: To continue the installation process, click N Step 10: The license agreement in Figure 7-13 appears.

  • Page 205: Figure 7-13: Gma Driver License Agreement

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-13: GMA Driver License Agreement Step 11: Click the Y in Figure 7-13 to continue. Step 12: The installation notice shown in Figure 7-14 appears. Figure 7-14: GMA Driver Installing Notice Step 13: A confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-15 appears.

  • Page 206: Lan Controller Driver Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-15: GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 14: After selecting when to restart the computer in Figure 7-15, click F Step 0: INISH 7.5 LAN Controller Driver Installation To install the LAN controller driver, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 207: Figure 7-16: Access Windows Control Panel

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-16: Access Windows Control Panel Step 3: Open the RealTek directory in Figure 7-16. Step 4: The screen in Figure 7-17 appears. Figure 7-17: Double Click the System Icon Step 5: Open the RTL8111C(P) directory in Figure 7-17.

  • Page 208: Figure 7-18: Click The Device Manager Button

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 6: The screen in Figure 7-18 appears. Figure 7-18: Click the Device Manager Button Step 7: In Figure 7-18 select the operating system. Step 8: The screen in Figure 7-19 appears. Figure 7-19: Device Manager List...

  • Page 209: Figure 7-20: Pcie Controller Driver Installation Icon

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 9: Open the PCIE_Install directory shown in Figure 7-19. Step 10: The screen in Figure 7-20 appears. Figure 7-20: PCIe Controller Driver Installation Icon Step 11: Double click the Setup icon in the screen in Figure 7-20.

  • Page 210: Figure 7-21: Begin Install

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-21: Begin Install Step 13: Click Next in Figure 7-21. Step 14: The Ready to Install screen appears in Figure 7-22. Figure 7-22: Ready to Install Click Install in Figure 7-22. Step 15: Step 16: The program starts to install as shown in Figure 7-23.

  • Page 211: Figure 7-23: Lan Driver Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-23: LAN Driver Installation Step 17: When the installation is complete, the screen in Figure 7-24 appears. Figure 7-24: Hardware Update Wizard Step 18: Click Finish in Figure 7-24.Step 0: Page 189...

  • Page 212: Ac`97 Audio Driver (Alc665) Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 7.6 AC`97 Audio Driver (ALC665) Installation To install the Realtek AC `97 audio driver, please follow the steps below. 7.6.1 BIOS Setup Step 1: Enter the BIOS setup. To do this, reboot the system and press D during POST.

  • Page 213: Figure 7-25: Cd 4-Audio\Ac-Kit08R\Windows Folder

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-25: CD 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT08R\Windows Folder Step 4: Double-click the WDM_A384.exe file to begin the driver installation process. Step 5: Once you double click the Setup icon, the install shield wizard for the audio driver starts. See Figure 7-26.

  • Page 214: Figure 7-27: Ac`97 Audio Driver Setup Preparation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-27: AC`97 Audio Driver Setup Preparation Step 7: After the install shield is prepared, the welcome screen shown in Figure 7-28 appears. To continue the installation process, click the “N ” button. The install shield starts to configure the new software as shown in Figure 7-29.

  • Page 215: Figure 7-29: Ac`97 Audio Driver Software Configuration

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-29: AC`97 Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 8: At this stage the “Digital Signature Not Found” screen appears (Figure 7-30). To continue the installation process, click the “Y ” button. Figure 7-30: AC`97 Audio Driver Digital Signal...

  • Page 216: Figure 7-31: Ac`97 Audio Driver Installation Begins

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 9: After clicking the “Y ” button in Figure 7-30, the installation of the driver begins (Figure 7-31). Figure 7-31: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Begins Page 194...

  • Page 217: Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 10: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-32 appears. Figure 7-32: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 11: The confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-32 allows you to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later.

  • Page 218: Figure 7-33: Sata Raid Driver Installation Program

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-33: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program Step 3: Double-click the INTEL folder. Step 4: Double-click the iata62_cd.exe program icon in Figure 7-34. Page 196...

  • Page 219: Figure 7-34: Sata Raid Setup Program Icon

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-34: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5: Figure 7-35 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest of the process. Figure 7-35: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen Page 197...

  • Page 220: Figure 7-36: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 6: Figure 7-36 shows the Matrix Storage Manager software configuring the installation process. Figure 7-36: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen Step 7: Figure 7-37 shows the Matrix Storage Manager welcome screen. Figure 7-37: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen...

  • Page 221: Figure 7-38: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard decide whether or not to continue the installation process. Figure 7-38: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen Step 9: Click N and a license agreement appears (Figure 7-39). Figure 7-39: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement Step 10: Read the license agreement.

  • Page 222: Figure 7-40: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-40: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File Step 11: Read the Readme file information and click N Step 12: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 7-41). Figure 7-41: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete Step 13: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later.

  • Page 223: Ide Controller Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard For the settings to take effect, the computer must be restarted. Click F INISH restart the computer. Step 0: 7.8 IDE Controller Installation To install the IDE controller, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Open Windows Control Panel (Figure 7-42).

  • Page 224: Figure 7-43: Double Click The System Icon

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 2: Double-click the System icon (Figure 7-43). Figure 7-43: Double Click the System Icon Page 202...

  • Page 225: Figure 7-44: Click The Device Manager Button

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 3: Click the Device Manager button under the Hardware tab (Figure 7-44). Figure 7-44: Click the Device Manager Button Page 203...

  • Page 226: Figure 7-45: Device Manager List

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 7-45). Figure 7-45: Device Manager List Step 5: The Device will be listed under “Other Devices” (This means Windows does not recognize the device) as an “IDE Device”.

  • Page 227: Figure 7-46: Hardware Update Wizard

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 7: The Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 7-46). Figure 7-46: Hardware Update Wizard Step 8: Select “No, not this time” and click N to continue. Page 205...

  • Page 228: Figure 7-47: Automatic Or Manual Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 9: A new window (Figure 7-47) appears. Figure 7-47: Automatic or Manual Installation Step 10: Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and then click NEXT. Page 206...

  • Page 229: Figure 7-48: Select Driver Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 11: The Locate Driver Files window (Figure 7-48) appears. Figure 7-48: Select Driver Location Step 12: Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install” and click N continue. Page 207...

  • Page 230: Figure 7-49: Select Driver Location

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 13: The Select Driver Location window (Figure 7-49) appears. Figure 7-49: Select Driver Location Step 14: Click on “Have Disk…” Step 15: The Install From Disk window (Figure 7-50) appears. Figure 7-50: Install From Disk Step 16: Click on “Browse…”...

  • Page 231: Ismm Installation

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 17: The Locate File window (Figure 7-51) appears. Figure 7-51: Locate File Step 18: Choose the correct OS, click on the latest driver and then click “Open” Step 19: The Install From Disk window (Figure 7-52) appears again.

  • Page 232: Figure 7-53: Ismm Installation Welcome Screen

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Step 1: Insert the utility CD that came with the iSMM NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102. Step 2: Click the setup.exe in the IEI iSMM folder. Step 3: The welcome screen in Figure 7-53 appears. Figure 7-53: iSMM Installation Welcome Screen...

  • Page 233: Figure 7-54: Ismm Installation Customer Information

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Figure 7-54: iSMM Installation Customer Information Step 6: Fill out the information and click N Step 7: The Ready to Install the Program in Figure 7-6 appears. Figure 7-55: Ready to Install the Program Window...

  • Page 234: Abios Options

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Appendix BIOS Options Page 212...
  • Page 235 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard System Overview ......................128 System Time [xx:xx:xx]....................129 System Date [xx/xx/xx]....................129 ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible]................ 132 Legacy IDE Channels [PATA Pri, SATA Sec]............. 133 IDE Master and IDE Slave .................... 133 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters ................134 Type [Auto]........................
  • Page 236 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Suspend Mode [S1(POS)] .................... 146 Power Button Mode [On/Off] ..................147 Resume on PME# [Disabled] ..................147 Resume on PCIE WAKE# [Enabled] ................147 Resume on Ring [Disabled]..................147 Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]................148 RTC Alarm Date (Days) ....................
  • Page 237 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard USB Function [Enabled] ....................154 USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] ..................154 Legacy USB Support [Enabled] .................. 155 USB2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]................155 IRQ# [Available] ......................156 DMA Channel# [Available] ................... 157 Quick Boot [Enabled] ....................159 Quiet Boot [Disabled]....................

  • Page 238: Bterminology

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Appendix Terminology Page 216...
  • Page 239 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” 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 240 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard male DB-9 connector. Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal. Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory.
  • Page 241 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard PCIe PCI Express (PCIe) is a communications bus that uses dual data lines for full-duplex (two-way) serial (point-to-point) communications between the SBC components and/or expansion cards and the SBC chipsets. Each line has a 2.5 Gbps data transmission rate and a 250 MB/s sustained data transfer rate.
  • Page 242 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard The Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a graphics display system developed by IBM. Page 220...

  • Page 243: Cwatchdog Timer

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Appendix Watchdog Timer Page 221...
  • Page 244 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” 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 245 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” 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 246: Ddio Interface

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Appendix DIO Interface Page 224...

  • Page 247: Dio Interface Introduction

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard D.1 DIO Interface Introduction The DIO connector on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 is interfaced to the LC4032/64-T8 chipset. The DIO has both 12-bit digital inputs and 12-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 248: Assembly Language Samples

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION LC4032/64-T8 Pin LC4032/64-T8 Pin Description 8IN2 CLK0/I 8OUT2 IO_B12 8IN3 IO/OE_A0 8OUT3 IO_B14 8IN4 IO_A2 8OUT4 IO_C0 8IN5 IO_A4 8OUT5 IO_C2 8IN6 IO_B8 8OUT6 IO_C4 8IN7 IO_B10 8OUT7 IO_C6 D.3 Assembly Language Samples D.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function...

  • Page 249: Eaddress Mapping

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Appendix Address Mapping Page 227...

  • Page 250: Address Map

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard E.1 Address Map I/O address Range Description 000-01F DMA Controller 020-021 Interrupt Controller 040-043 System time 060-06F Keyboard Controller 070-07F System CMOS/Real time Clock 080-09F DMA Controller 0A0-0A1 Interrupt Controller 0C0-0DF DMA Controller 0F0-0FF Numeric data processor...

  • Page 251: Irq Mapping Table

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard E.3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN/USB2.0/SATA IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ5 SMBus Controller IRQ13 IRQ6 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7...

  • Page 252: Fcompatibility

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Appendix Compatibility Page 230...

  • Page 253: Compatible Operating Systems

    NOTE: The compatible items described here have been tested by the IEI R&D team and found to be compatible with the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 F.1 Compatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102.
  • Page 254 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard DDR26408-6E 512 MB 667 MHz CORSAIR CORSAIR TBC707-L83G 512 MB 667 MHz ADATA ADATA XAH200-C93G 512 MB 667 MHz Kingston Hynix HY8181512800AF37 1.0 GB 533MHz Kingston Micron D9HNL 2.0 GB 667MHz Kingston Kingston D6508TEBGGL3U 512 MB...

  • Page 255: Hazardous Materials Disclosure

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Appendix Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 233...

  • Page 256: Hazardous Material Disclosure Table For Ipb Products Certified As Rohs Compliant Under 2002/95/Ec Without Mercury

    NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard G.1 Hazardous Material 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 257 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly...
  • Page 258 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” 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。...

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  • Page 260 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard 133, 134, 139, 143, 144, 145, 146, 150, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 165, 166, 167, 168 4-COM port adapter board....121 BIOS chipset ........29 ACPI..........145 cables ..........106 AGP ..........
  • Page 261 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard CMOS ..........94 COM2 RI pin function setting jumper clear CMOS jumper ......94 settings ........99, 100 codec ........... 20 COM3 ..........76 AC’97..........20 connector location and pinouts ..76 COM 2 COM3 RI pin function select setting RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.....
  • Page 262 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard LAN connector........ 80 CPU........... 5 RJ-45 connector ......80 system ..........5 connectors, pinouts and location cooling kit installation ......89 AT power......... 45 ATX power supply enable....46 cooling fan ........89 audio..........47 heat sink ..........
  • Page 263 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard RJ-45 connector ........ 6 Amplitude Shift Key Infrared ..58 Ethernet connector, external....80 ASKIR ..........58 Ethernet controllers......80 Serial Infrared ......... 58 external indicators....... 55 SIR ..........58 external peripheral interface ..... 123 infrared interface connector ....
  • Page 264 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard LAN connection........ 123 parallel port LAN connector........80 cable connection......116 LCD display ........48 parallel port ......... 33, 141 backlight inverter connector ... 48 parallel port cable.......115 LPC bus..........29 parallel port connection......115 LPC interface ........ 22, 31 parallel port connector ......
  • Page 265 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard RJ-45 Ethernet connector...... 6 serial port connector cable ....113 RJ-45 LAN connector ......80 SIR interface ........58 RS-232 .......... 75, 76 socket 479 CPU COM 2 location and pinouts ..75, 76 cooling kit ........89 COM 3 location and pinouts ..
  • Page 266 NOVA-9152 and NOVA-9102 5.25” Motherboard USB cable location and pinouts ......78 dual port .........114 USB connector, internal ....77, 78 location and pinouts ......77 warranty validation ......85 VGA............ 78 Y-cable ..........59 VGA connector ........6 VGA connector, internal...

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