Global American Mini-ITX 2807840 User Manual

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Mini-ITX-Motherboard-2807840
Version 5.0, August 2007

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Mini-ITX-Motherboard-2807840 Version 5.0, August 2007...
  • Page 2 Copyrights This manual is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. It does not allow any non authorization in copied, photocopied, translated or reproduced to any electronic or machine readable form in whole or in part without prior written consent from the manufacturer. In general, the manufacturer will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • Page 3: Environmental Protection Announcement

    Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure protection of the environment, please recycle.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    USER’S NOTICE...ii MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ...ii ITEM CHECKLIST ...ii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF VIA CN700 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD 1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ...1 1-2 SPECIFICATION ...2 1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING ... 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS ...5 2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING...5 2-3 GLOSSARY ...6 2-3-1...
  • Page 5: User's Notice

    USER’S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.
  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction Of Via Cn700 Chipset Motherboard

    Introduction of VIA CN700 Chipset Motherboards Feature of motherboard The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series are designed for the new generation VIA C7™ processor family guaranteed both of the performance and stability of general purpose IPC and dedicated IPC platform solutions. The VIA CN700 north bridge chipset is fully optimized to provide the variety IPC platform solutions by featuring the high compatibilities and cost-effective support for HD digital media experience and the all new high bandwidth V4 bus as well as support for DDR2 memory modules which is expandable up to 1.0GB.
  • Page 7: Specification

    Specification Spec ∗ Mini ITX form factor 6 layers PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm Design ∗ VIA CN700 Chipset Chipset ∗ VIA VT8237R Plus Chipset ∗ Embedded VIA CN700 NANO BGA processor ∗ 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket x1 Memory Socket ∗ Support DDR2 533/400 system RAM Modules DDR memory ∗...
  • Page 8: Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting

    Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting PS/2 MOUSE PS/2 Keyboard USB/KB/MS Power ON Jumper(JP1) PS2 KB/Mouse Port VGA / COM1 Connector F71805F LPC I/O Chip USB Port/LAN Connector SFAN2 Dual Optional RTL8110 SC Gigabit LAN PHY LINE OUT LINE IN COM2 Connector CD Audio Front Panel Audio Clear CMOS (JBAT)
  • Page 9: Expansion Sockets

    Jumpers Jumper Keyboard Power ON Function Setting USB Power On Function Setting JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting Connectors Connector ATXPWR ATX Power Connector KB/MS1 PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector UL1 / UL2 RJ45 Over USB Connector COM1 Serial Port Connector VGA Port Connector Line-In/Out, MIC Line-Out/Line-In/MIC Audio Connector...
  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Hardware installation Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1. Check motherboard jumper setting 2. Install CPU and Fan 3. Install System Memory (DIMM) 4. Install Expansion cards 5. Connect IDE and Front Panel /Back Panel cable 6.
  • Page 11: Glossary

    (3) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin): JBAT A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1-2 pins of JPAT to store the CMOS data. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below: Turn off the system and unplug the AC power Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2...
  • Page 12: Setting Cpu Bus Clock & Memory Clock Jumper

    CPU L2 Cache - The flash memory inside the CPU, normally Pentium III CPU has 256K or above, while Celeron CPU will have 128K. 2-3-1 Setting CPU Bus Clock & Memory Clock Jumper Setting the front side bus frequency and SDRAM frequency The motherboard uses jumper less function for the front side bus frequency and SDRAM frequency users don’t need setting any jumper when plug the CPU in motherboard For experience user looking for over clocking possibility, please refer to sec 2-3-2.
  • Page 13: Install Memory

    Install Memory The motherboards provide sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum memory size of 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM. Valid Memory Configurations Bank Bank 0, 1 (DDR1) DDR2 533/DDR2 400 DDR2 SDRAM Module Total System Memory (Max. 1.0GB) Generally, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can refer to figure 2-4 to see what a 240-Pin DDR2 400/DDR2 533 DDR2 SDRAM module looks like.
  • Page 14: Expansion Cards

    Expansion Cards WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. motherboard and expansion cards. 2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.
  • Page 15: Connectors, Headers

    Connectors, Headers 2-6-1 Connectors Power Connector (24-pin block) : ATXPWR ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
  • Page 16 (3) USB Port connector: UL1 / UL2 The connectors are 4-pins connector that connect USB devices to the system board, and standard RJ45 connector for Gigabit or 10/100 BASE-T LAN function. (4) Serial Port Connector (9-pin female): COM1 Serial Port connector is a 9-pin D-Subminiature connector. The On-board Serial Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP.
  • Page 17: Headers

    (8) Serial-ATA Port connector: SATA1 / SATA2 This connector supports the provided Serial ATA IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk. 2-6-2 Headers (1) COM2 Serial Port Headers (9-pin) : COM2 This board has two serial port COM1 (Connector)/COM2(Headers), it come with cable providing serial port COM1/COM2.
  • Page 18 (4) USB Port Headers (9-pin) : USB1/USB2 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug. By attaching an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel. (5) IDE Activity LED: HD_LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.
  • Page 19 (10) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin) : CPUFAN, SFAN1/SFAN2 These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector.
  • Page 20: Starting Up Your Computer

    Starting Up Your Computer 1. After all connections are made, close your computer case cover. 2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your country’s voltage used.
  • Page 21 Any advice or comments about our products and service, or anything we can help you with please don’t hesitate to contact with us. We will do our best to support your products, projects and business. Address: Global American, Inc. 17 Hampshire Drive Hudson, NH 03051 Telephone: Toll Free (U.S. Only) 800-833-8999...

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