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LV-669 User’s Manual Packing List Please check the package before you starting setup the system Hardware: LV-669 series motherboard x 1 Cable Kit: I/O Shield SATA Cable x 1 44-pin ATA33 IDE Cable x 1 Power Cable x 1 40-pin ATA100 IDE Cable x 1...
Introduction Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> LV-669 is the Mini-ITX motherboard based on VIA chipset. It integrates VIA embedded chipset for CN700 with VT8237R Plus, DDR 333/400 SDRAM, and serial ATA with RAID to provide the economical embedded platform.
LV-669 User’s Manual Introduction 1.4 <Block Diagram> VIA nanoBGA2 CRT/LCD Monitor VT1636 LVDS 1 x 184-pin DDR333/400 VT1632A DVI Up to 1GB CN700 Ultra V-Link 533MB/s 6 x USB2.0 Ports 2 x SATA CF& IDE AC97 ALC655 VT8237R+ BIOS 2 x LAN...
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1< CPU> The board supports VIA C7 processor, default ratio is C7 1.5G with cooler. 2.4.2 <Memory> The board supports one 184-pin DDR333/400 SDRAM and up to 1GB of capacity, only non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported.
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.5 <CMOS ATX Setup> The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values.
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LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.6 <Enhanced IDE & CF Interface> The board supports two enhanced IDE interface, dual channel for 4 ATAPI devices with ATA33/66/100/133. Based on embedded application, the board has one 44-pin IDE connector +5V supported for disk on module.
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.7 <Serial ATA Interface> Based on VIA VT8237R Plus Southbridge, the board supports two Serial ATA interfaces with RAID 0 and 1 array function. The following is the list of the specification of the Serial ATA.
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.8 <Floppy Port> The board provides a slim type floppy port; please use the 26-pin ribbon cable in the package to connect the floppy device. Floppy rear side Lift up this plastic bar Slot the cable in (Blue paste for outside)
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.9 <LAN Interface> The board provides Two GigaLAN interfaces with REALTEK 8110S-32 PCI controller, and compliant with standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 100BASE-TX. USB_RJ45_1/2 LAN Interface...
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.10 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on VIA CN700, the board supports integrated S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP graphics, with BIOS selectable 16/32/64MB shared with system memory for frame buffer. 2.10.1 <Analog VGA Interface> The board provides a DB15 CRT connector on the rear I/O panel.
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.10.2 <Digital Display> The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 18/24-bit dual channel panels, supports up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA) of resolution, with one LCD backlight inverter connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting...
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LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup To setup the LCD, you need the component below: A panel with LVDS interfaces. An inverter for panel’s backlight power. A LCD cable and an inverter cable. For the cables, please follow the pin assignment of the connector to make a cable, because every panel has its own pin assignment, so we do not provide a standard cable;...
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LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS. The panel type mapping is list below: LV-669 BIOS panel type selection form VGA ROM VERSION: 9Y-9X-00-20 Resolution Color...
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.12 <USB2.0 Interface> Based on VIA VT8237R Plus, the board provides 6 USB2.0 ports. The USB2.0 interface provides up to 480Mbps of transferring rate. Interface USB2.0 Controller VIA VT8237R+ Transfer Rate Up to 480Mb/s Output Voltage...
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LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup Connector: CN_USB Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) header for USB2/3 Ports Description Description Data0- Data1- Data0+ Data1+ Ground Ground Ground PS: The USB2.0 will be only active when you connecting with the USB2.0 devices, if you insert an USB1.1 device, the port will be changed to USB1.1 protocol automatically.
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.13 <GPIO Interface> The board provides a programmable 8-bit digital I/O interface; you can use this general purpose I/O port for system control like POS or KIOSK. Connector: CN_DIO Type: onboard 2 x 6-pin header, pitch=2.0mm...
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.14 <Serial Port Jumper Setting > The board provides three RS232 serial ports, with jumper selectable RS422/485 for CN_COM4. Connector: CN_COM3/4 Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) header for COM3/4 Description Description DCD/422RX-/485- RXD/422RX+/485+ TXD/422TX+ DTR/422TX-...
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LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup CN_COM3/4 JCSEL1 JCSEL2 COM1/2 Serial Port Jumper Setting...
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.15 <Power and Fan Connector> The board comes with a 2-pin DC-Jack power connector for DC 8~24V input, it also has one 4-pin P4 additional use power connector for internal power supply, you can choose one of them to meet your application.
LV-669 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.16 <Indicator and Switch> The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis. Connector: JFRNT Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header...
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LV-669 User’s Manual System Configuration Chapter 3 <System Configuration> 3.1 <SATA RAID Configuration> The board supports two Serial ATA ports onboard, and supports RAID 0, 1 and JBOD disk array, the RAID 0, 1 and JBOD are specified below: RAID 0 (Stripping): Two hard drives operating as one drive for optimized data R/W performance.
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LV-669 User’s Manual System Configuration You also can edit disk array under OS, please install the VIA RAID Utility in the driver CD. (To getting start, please click here to learn more information) (Click here to build RAID 0) (Click here to build RAID JBOD)
LV-669 User’s Manual System Configuration 3.2 <Audio Configuration> The board provides 5.1 channel audio interface with driver installed, please install the Realtek ALC655 audio driver in the CD before getting start to enjoy the 5.1 channel sound system. Install REALTEK AC97 Audio driver.
LV-669 User’s Manual System Configuration 3.3 <Display Configuration> The board provides onboard analog VGA interface, and optional digital display interface with LVDS or DVI , please install the VIA video driver before enjoy the vivid display. Based on the VIA CN700 with S3 UniChrome Pro graphic, the board provides dual display function for clone or extended desktop modes with secondary display device attached.
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LV-669 User’s Manual System Configuration There are two options for secondary display device For more display properties setting, please click “Advanced” button. Display Configuration...
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LV-669 User’s Manual System Configuration Please select S3Display for advanced device setting. Connected Devices Click check box to enable/disable device Specified display setup if available When you set dual display clone mode, you’ll see the same screen display on two devices.
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LV-669 User’s Manual BIOS Setup Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> The motherboard uses the Award BIOS for the system configuration. The Award BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers.
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LV-669 User’s Manual Flash BIOS Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool The board is based on Award BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below: http://www.award.com...
LV-669 User’s Manual Programming GPIO’s Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s> The GPIO can be programmed with the MSDOS debug program using simple IN/OUT commands. The following lines show an example how to do this. GPIO0...GPIO7 bit0……bit7 -o 4E 87 ;enter configuration...
LV-669 User’s Manual Watch Dog timer Setting Appendix E <Watch Dog timer Setting > The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program.
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