CyberResearch CPEN GX-333-X User Manual

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CPEx GX-333-X
ISA Single-Board Computers with
Embedded 333MHz Geode GX-2 CPU
CPEN GX-333-X: VGA, Audio, LAN & USB
CPEZ GX-333-X: VGA, Audio, LAN, SATA & USB
USER'S MANUAL
VER. 1.21 • APR 2007
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CyberResearch
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25 Business Park Dr., Branford, CT 06405 USA
203-483-8815 (9am to 5pm EST) FAX: 203-483-9024

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  • Page 1 CPEZ GX-333-X: VGA, Audio, LAN, SATA & USB USER’S MANUAL VER. 1.21 • APR 2007 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission ® CyberResearch , Inc. www.cyberresearch.com 25 Business Park Dr., Branford, CT 06405 USA 203-483-8815 (9am to 5pm EST) FAX: 203-483-9024...
  • Page 5 CyberResearch, Inc. In no event will CyberResearch, Inc. be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • Page 6 ® CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch CPU Cards Intentionally Blank ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Advanced Chipset Features ........................ 62 Integrated Peripherals ........................63 OnChip IDE Device ..........................63 Power Management Setup ........................66 PnP/PCI Configurations........................68 PC Health Status..........................70 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 8 ® CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch CPU Cards WATCHDOG TIMER..........................71 CONNECTING ATX ..........................75 POWER SUPPLY ............................75 ALI® RAID FOR SATA..........................79 ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 9 ® CyberResearch CPU Cards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 10: Introduction

    ® CyberResearch CPEx GX-333-X CPU Cards Chapter Introduction ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 11: Product Overview

    This user manual was written for the CyberResearch CPEx GX-333-X CPU card series, and this series covers two CPU cards: the CPEN GX-333-X and the CPEZ GX-333-X.
  • Page 12 ® CyberResearch CPEx GX-333-X CPU Cards Figure 1-1 Version 1.10 CPEZ GX-333-X Board Layout Figure 1-2 Version 1.11 CPEZ GX-333-X Board Layout ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 13: Connectivity

    System supports up to 1GB memory size including the 256MB soldered memory, which must be deducted from the total when adding a memory module to this socket. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 14 APM compliance, long-term support, and built-in OS integration. With a specially designed aluminum heatsink, this board can operate without a cooling fan at temperatures up to 60° C (140°F) and typically consumes low power watts while delivering high performance and supporting numerous peripherals. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 15: Cpe Xgx-333-X Board Overview

    CPEx GX-333-X Board Overview Component Side CPEx GX-333-X Board Overview - Component Side Soldering Side Figure 1-3 CPEx GX-333-X Board Overview - Solder Side CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 16: Technical Specifications

    (The slave is reserved for the CFII card; or that you may configure the BIOS setting to make use of a second hard drive) Supports one floppy disk drive channel for 3.5” (720KB, FDD Interface 1.44MB, or 2.8MB) by a 34-pin connector cable. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 17 Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing 14.318MHz -> 24.576MHz PLL to eliminate crystal 12.288MHz BITCLK input Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer Interrupt capability CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 18: Packing List

    System Monitoring The CPEx GX-333-X is capable of self-monitoring various aspects of its operating status: Vcore voltage, +3.3V, +5V, and +2.5V RPM of cooling fans (not implemented with this model) CPU temperatures (by the corresponding embedded sensors ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 19: Functional Description

    ® CyberResearch CPU Cards CPEx GX-333-X Chapter Functional Description CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 20: Cpu, Memory, And Via Chipsets

    PCI 66MHz bus: Industry standard PCI 2.2 specification compliant Write gathering and write posting of inbound write requests Supports fast back-to-back transactions Optimized Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) with patented compression technology. High-resolution CRT and TFT outputs (simultaneous operation) ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 21: Memory

    It provides two pairs of stereo outputs with independent volume controls, a mono output, multiple stereo and mono inputs, along with flexible mixing, gain, and mute functions. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 22: Block Diagram

    ® CyberResearch CPEx GX-333-X CPU Cards Block Diagram Figure 2-4 System Block Diagram ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 23: Important Features

    Watchdog Timer: Software programmable 1-255seconds by W83627EHF Operating temperature: 0 to 60°C Humidity: operating, 0 to 95% relative humidity Power consumption: +5V @1.2A (AMD Geode LX-800with DDR400 1GB memory) CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 24: External Interfaces

    ® CyberResearch CPEx GX-333-X CPU Cards External Interfaces For the locations of external interfaces, please refer to the diagram below: Figure 2-5 Version 1.10 External Interfaces (Component Side) ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 25 ® CyberResearch CPU Cards CPEx GX-333-X Figure 2-6 Version 1.11 External Interfaces (Component Side) Figure 2-7 External Interfaces (Soldering Side) CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 26 Figure 2-8 Board Version 1.10 and Version 1.11 Locations of Configuration Jumpers NOTE: 1. Only configuration jumpers are shown in the diagram above. For more configuration details on jumper settings, please refer to Chapter 3 Installation. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 27 System supports up to 1GB memory size including the 256MB soldered memory, which must be deducted from the total when adding a memory module to this socket. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 28: Internal Connectors

    PS_ON and one 5V standby. If an ATX power supply is used, connect an ATX-to-4P adapter power cable between the SBVCC connector and ATX power source. Also connect a power on/off switch to the ATX ON/OFF switch. Note that your ATX power supply should provide a ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 29 5. CN5: Reset Button Connector (board version 1.10 only) Table 2-8 CN5 Reset Button Connector Pinouts DESCRIPTION SYS_RST# Figure 2-13 CN5 Reset Button Connector 6. CN6: Chassis LED Connector (board version 1.10) CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 30 8. CN7: LCD Panel Inverter Backlight Control Connector This connector comes as a 1x5 pin Wafer 2mm connector. Table 2-11 CN7 Inverter Backlight Control Connector Pinouts DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION LCD_ADJ GND1 +12V GND2 BL_EN Figure 2-16 CN7 Inverter Backlight Control ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 31 GND3 Port GND4 INDEX# GND5 MOT0# GND6 GND7 DSA# GND8 GND9 DIR# GND10 STEP# GND11 WDATA# GND12 WGATE# GND13 TRK0# GND14 RDATA# GND16 HDSEL# CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 32 TFT_B0 TFT_B3 TFT_B2 TFT_B5 TFT_B4 TFT_B6 TFT_B7 TFT_G1 TFT_G0 TFT_G3 TFT_G2 TFT_G5 TFT_G4 TFT_G7 TFT_G6 TFT_R1 TFT_R0 TFT_R3 TFT_R2 TFT_R5 TFT_R4 TFT_R7 TFT_R6 VSYNC FPCLK HSYNC DISPEN LCD_EN Figure 2-19 CN10 TTL LCD Panel Display Connector ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 33 12. CN11: IDE Connector One IDE connector can connect to one (1) IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices. An optional IDE adapter cable from CyberResearch is available.. Table 2-15 CN11 IDE Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 34 Replacing a battery is not a user operation. If the battery starts to weaken and loses voltage, contact CyberResearch for a replacement module. Dispose of the used battery properly. You may contact your local waste disposal agency for disposal instructions. Do not dispose of a used battery with normal household waste.
  • Page 35 GPI3 These pins connect to the corresponding pins on the LPC I/O chip: sequentially to GP17/GPSA2, GP16/GPSB2, GP15/GPY1, GP14/GPY2, GP13/GPX2, GP12/GPX1, GP11/GPSB1, and GP10/GPSA1. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 36 An adapter cable is required 2x13 pin header-to-parallel D-SUB w/ screws for securing to a chassis panel. Table 2-20 CN17 Parallel Port Pinouts DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION PRN_STB# PRN_AFD# PRN_PD0 PRN_ERR# PRN_PD1 PRN_INIT# PRN_PD2 PRN_SLIN# PRN_PD3 PRN_PD4 PRN_PD5 PRN_PD6 PRN_PD7 PRN_ACK# PRN_BUSY PRN_PE PRN_SLCT Figure 2-25 CN17 Parallel Port ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 37 CN18: COM2/COM3 Serial Port The connection to the CN18 serial port requires an adapter cable as shown below. Figure 2-27 COM2/COM3 Serial Port Adapter Cable CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 38 This port connects to AC’97 compatible audio devices through an adapter cable, e.g., that features a 10-pin header to audio phone jacks on a slot bracket. Table 2-22 CN19 Audio Port Pinouts DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION LINEOUTR LINEINR LINEOUTL LINEINL MIC1_IN MIC2_IN Figure 2-28 CN19 Audio Port Connector ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 39 CN21 to CN24 are 90-degree connectors located on the slot bracket facing the rear-side of a chassis. These connectors will be described in the following section. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 40 These 7-pin standard Serial ATA ports connect to SATA I-compatible hard disk drives. SATA drives are managed by the ALi chipset onboard. Table 2-25 Serial ATA Port Pinouts DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION SATA_TX SATA_TX# SATA_RX# SATA_RX Figure 2-31 Serial ATA Port ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 41 DATA15 HDC_CS0# HDC_CS1 IOR# IOW# VCC_COM IRQ15 VCC_COM VCC_COM CSEL HDD_RESET IORDY SDREQ SDACK# HDD_ACTIVE# DATA0 PDIAG DATA1 DATA8 DATA2 DATA9 DATA10 VCC-IN CHECK2 CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 42: Rear Slot Bracket Connectors

    The RJ-45 connector provides 10/100BaseT Ethernet connection to a local or internet network. Refer to the table below for the Ethernet port LED indication. Figure 2-33 10/100BaseT Ethernet (RJ-45) Port Table 2-28 CN22 Ethernet Port Pinouts ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 43 DESCRIPTION VGA_R VGA_G VGA_B SSDA VGA_HS VGA_VS SSCL 5. CN24: PS/2 Port This a PS/2 port connects to a PS/2 compatible keyboard or mouse. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 44: Installation

    ® CyberResearch CPEx GX-333-X CPU Cards Chapter Installation ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 45: Considerations Prior To Installation

    8. If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 46: Airflow Consideration

    Do not place a PCB on top of an anti-static bag. Only the inside of the bag is safe from static discharge. Memory Module In addition to the onboard 256MB memory, another DDR 266MHz, 256MB or 512MB in size, 200- pin SODIMM module can be added. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 47: Jumper Settings

    Figure 3-34 Jumper Figure 3-35 Board Version 1.10 and Version 1.11 Locations of Configuration Jumpers JP1: CRT/Flat Panel Display Selector Table 3-31 JP1 Pin Configuration CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 48 DESCRIPTION RS-422 RS-485 Figure 3-36 JP3 Pin Combinations JP5: Flat Panel TTL (CN10) power using select Table 3-3 JP5 Pin Configurations PIN STATE DESCRIPTION Short 1 - 2 + 3.3V Short 2 - 3 + 5V ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 49 JP6: Flat Panel TTL (CN10) Clock using select Table 3-4 JP6 Pin Configurations PIN STATE DESCRIPTION Short 1 – 2 FPCLK Default Short 2 - 3 FPCLK# CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 50: Installation

    1 on the hard drive connector. Note that when connecting two IDE disk drives you will have to configure one as the master and the other the slave. The configuration is done by setting the jumpers on the disk drives. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 51 LPT2 or LPT3 through the BIOS configuration utility. The default interrupt channel is IRQ7. Select ECP or EPP DMA mode using the BIOS configuration utility. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 52 A bias control signal, ENVEE, active high on CN10, controls the LCD bias voltage. The LCD bias voltage shall not be applied until the +5V or +3.3V logical supply and panel video signals become stable. When powered on, the control signal remains low until receiving the flat panel signals. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 53: Accessories Included In Kit

    (1) 4x2-pin connector on one end and standard USB connectors on the other. Accessories Included in Kit CYBERRESEARCH provides the following cables to facilitate connections to your peripheral devices. For more information on the locations of the connectors, please refer to Chapter 2.
  • Page 54 ® CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch CPU Cards ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 55: Award Bios Setup

    ® CyberResearch CPU Cards CPEx GX-333-X Chapter Award BIOS Setup CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 56: Introduction

    If you are unable to boot your computer after you have made changes to the system configuration, you must restore the CMOS defaults. Use the jumper described in Chapter 3. Main BIOS Menu Once the BIOS opens, the main menu appears. NOTE: ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 57 Exit Without Saving If you have finished making configuration changes but do not want to save them and you want to exit the BIOS menus, select this option. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 58: Standard Cmos Features

    The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 59: Ide Channel Master

    HDDs larger than 504MB, it is not recommended. Auto If you are unsure of what access mode to set, select EFAULT this option CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 60: Advanced Bios Features

    HDD partition table. Disabled (Default) No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or HDD partition table. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 61 LS120 (Super Disk) drive. Boot Device configuration options are: Floppy LS120 HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 ZIP100 USB-FDD USB-ZIP USB-CDROM USB-HDD Disabled Boot Other Device [Enabled] CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 62 The Typematic Rate can only be configured if the Typematic Rate Setting is Enabled. The Typematic Rate configuration field determines the rate keys are accelerated. 6 characters per second EFAULT 8 characters per second 10 characters per second 12 characters per second 15 characters per second 20 characters per second ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 63 If you are not using the OS/2 operating system then EFAULT disable this function. Video BIOS Shadow [Enabled] When enabled, the video BIOS is copied to the system RAM for quicker access. Shadowing CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 64: Advanced Chipset Features

    The Flat Panel configuration provides access to fine-tune the flat panel display characteristics. The options include: LVDS, TFT, or auto-detect the LCD display connection. Resolutions ranging from 320x420 to 1600x1200 pixels. 9-24 bits, 1 ppc or 18, 24 bits, 2ppc. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 65: Integrated Peripherals

    OnChip IDE Device The OnChip IDE Device menu allows you to change the IDE device configurations. This item is always enabled. Master/Slave Drive PIO Mode [Auto] CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 66 The optimal number of block read/writes per sector the EFAULT drive can support will be automatically detected. Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] The Onboard FDC Controller option allows you to enable or disable the Floppy Drive controller. Onboard Serial Port # [Auto] ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 67 These options are used to select the parallel port operating mode. The options are SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP, and Normal. Two specific options avail when either of the ECP or EPP modes is selected: EPP Mode Select and ECP Mode Use DMA. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 68: Power Management Setup

    Reducing power to or turning off Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)-compliant monitors and spinning down hard disks. One noticeable point is that the operating system must support an APM driver for the power-management features to work. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 69 Press the Enter key on this item to display a list of configuration items. The system will be awaken by the activity of the configured IRQ device. The items include: IRQ1 (Keyboard) [ON] IRQ3 (COM2) [OFF] IRQ4 (COM1) [OFF] CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 70: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS will automatically assign them. Auto(ESCD) BIOS automatically configures plug and play devices as EFAULT well as boot devices. Manual You manually configure the plug and play devices and any other boot devices x IRQ Resources [Press Enter] ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 71 Does not allow the graphics devices to examine the VGA EFAULT palette on the graphics card Enabled Does allow the graphics devices to examine the VGA palette on the graphics card CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 72: Pc Health Status

    These are the automatically detected values shown for system monitoring. Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] When a preset threshold is violated, system will commence an automatic shutdown to protect the hardware from overheating. The configurable options are: [Disabled], [60°C/140°F], [65°C/149°F], [70°C/158°F], [75°C/167°F]. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 73: Watchdog Timer

    ® CyberResearch CPU Cards CPEx GX-333-X Appendix Watchdog Timer CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 74 NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. It is recommended you contact CYBERRESEARCH support or visit our website 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 75: Example Program

    ; ADD YOUR APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE EXIT_AP, 1 ;is your application over? W_LOOP ;No, restart your application AX, 6F02H ;disable Watchdog Timer BL, 0 ; EXIT ; CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
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  • Page 77: Connecting Atx

    ® CyberResearch CPU Cards CPEx GX-333-X Appendix Connecting ATX Power Supply CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 78 PS_ON pin connector. Usually connecting these two pins is sufficient. Also, an ATX power feature cable should come ready with your backplane. Connect CN3 to the associated connector on your backplane. Figure B-34 ATX Power Connection Step 4. Connect CN4 to the chassis power switch. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 79 The connection to an AT power supply is as simple as connecting a 4P power connector to CN1. Power on or off is controlled by the power switch on the AT power supply. Let the jumper caps stay on JP2. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
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  • Page 81: Ali® Raid For Sata

    ® CyberResearch CPU Cards CPEx GX-333-X Appendix ALi® RAID for SATA CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 82 It is therefore strongly recommended to mark the physical connections of all of your SATA disk drives. If a drive member of a RAID array should fail, you will then be able to correctly locate a failed drive. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 83 Supports the connectivity to two disk drives. The supported Operating Systems include: Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded and Windows CE. Windows-based software for RAID management. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 84 The follow-up window will list out the devices to be installed, in which selected ALi controller(s) should be included. Step 9. Repeat step 5, but select ALi ATA/RAID Controller at step 7. If both controllers are installed, go to next step. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 85 ALi RAID controller ROM. The BIOS configuration screen is divided into three major functional areas: Main Functional Menu, Drive Selection Menu, and a list for the configured RAID arrays. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 86 Upper and lower case alphabetic, numeric, space, and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array. Step 6. Once an array is successfully created, it will be listed in the list of the configured arrays. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 87 RAID array. The operational concept is diagrammed below. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.com...
  • Page 88 Once an array is successfully created, it will be listed in the list of the configured arrays. Step 7. Lastly a prompt will require you to proceed with drive copy. The Source and Destination drives will be indicated as “M” and “m” in the Drive Selection Menu. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 89 You should then be prompted by a “Create RAID1(Y/N)” confirm box. Step 4. Press Y and then some necessary information will be written to the selected disk drives. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 90 If you delete a RAID configuration, all data previously stored on the member drives of the RAID configuration will be destroyed. Delete All RAID Setting & Partition Step 1. To delete all existing RAID configurations, use your arrow keys to highlight and press Enter to activate this item. ©Copyright 2007 CyberResearch, Inc.
  • Page 91 Step 2. An “A” flashing character should appear at the Drive Selection Menu. Step 3. Press Enter or the Space key to finish the configuration. CyberResearch, Inc. 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA...
  • Page 92: Product Service

    Signal connections and programming are the two most common sources of difficulty. CyberResearch support personnel can help you solve these problems, especially if you are prepared for the call.
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  • Page 94 CyberResearch, Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace the defective item under the terms of this warranty, subject to the provisions and specific exclusions listed herein.
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