Summary of Contents for ACube Systems Sam440ep-flex
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0.2 – 22 May 2009 Please check you local regulations for disposal of electronic devices ACube Systems S.r.l. Via Tabacco, 58 - 36061 Bassano del Grappa (VI) – Italy tel. +39 0424 393120 fax +39 0424 393119 – info@acube-systems.com – www.acube-systems.biz...
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Welcome Thanks for buying an ACube Systems motherboard! Your Sam440ep-flex board is ready to go. Just connect a PCI graphics card, a hard drive, monitor, mouse and a keyboard, and switch it on! It can be housed into a flex-atx, micro-atx and full ATX computer case.
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1. Package Check your motherboard packaging for the following items: Motherboard Sam440ep-flex Cables 2 x Sata cables Documentation User Guide 2. Features • PowerPC AMCC 440ep • DDR Ram • Serial ATA 1.5 Gb/s • USB 2.0 • Lattice XP FPGA •...
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any component not shown in this picture is for internal use only.
5. Internal connectors Case panel connector: J2 1-2 HD led 3-4 Power led 5-6 Power Switch 7-8 Reset Switch Internal USB ports: J19 (EHCI/OHCI) and J17 (OHCI only) J19a (port 3) 1 – VCC J17 (port 5) 1 – VCC 3 –...
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SATA ports: J20 (Hard Disk), J23 (DVD/CD), J21, J22 PCI slots U3 – PCI slots running at 66 Mhz U28 – PCI slots running at 33 Mhz U32 – PCI slots running at 33 Mhz For better performance we suggest to use the U3 slot for plugging a graphics card.
6. Firmware Note: the 1.3.1 Uboot version shipped with the board is under constant development. Currently there are a few limitations, which may be resolved in future updates. To use an USB keyboard under UBoot, it needs to be attached to the upper external USB port (J18) or internal header J19A.
9. PCI SLOTS Warning: the PCI slots are compatible with 3.3V PCI cards only. Inserting a 5.0V PCI card will damage the Sam440ep-flex board!! Do not try to reverse a 5.0V PCI board to fit it into the 3.3V PCI slot, it will damage your board!! 5V compatible PCI card –...
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3,3V compatible PCI card – OK 3,3V and 5V compatible PCI card – OK...
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