LV-673(E) User’s Manual Packing List: Please check the package content before you starting using the board. Hardware: LV-673(E) motherboard x 1 Cable Kit: 44-pin 44-pin 40-pin ATA33 IDE Cable x1 Floppy Cable x 1 SATA Cable x 1 CPU Cooler x 1 SDTV Cable x 1 (Only LV-673) YPbPr Cable x 1...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> LV-673(E) is the new generation of the Mini-ITX motherboard, with supporting last Intel Pentium M processors for 533MHz front side bus, Intel 915GM(E) and ICH6-M chipset, integrated GMA900 graphics, DDR2 memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATA, PCI Express 16x interface and dual Gigabit LAN.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual 1.2 <Product Specification> General Specification Form Factor Mini-ITX motherboard Intel® Pentium M / Celeron M processors Package type: FC-PGA478 L2 Cache: 512KB/1MB/2MB Front side bus: 400/533MHz ( The Intel® Celeron® M Processor 4xx series can not be used on LV-673(E) series .) Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR2 400/533MHz SDRAM up to 2GB...
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4 x COM LV-673(E) not supports TV out function. PCIE-SDVOD PCI-Express add-on card for single DVI interface The specifications may be different as the actual production. For further product information please visit the website at T U h ttp://www.commell.com.twU T Product Specification...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual 1.4 <Block Diagram> Intel Pentium M/Celeron M Processors Intel GMA900 Graphics PCI-Express x16 2 x 240-pin DDR2 LVDS 400/533MHz up to 915GM(E) CompactFlash 2 x Serial ATA ports UltraDMA33 IDE PCI Express 1x ICH6-M 6 x USB2.0 ports Marvell E8053 Gigabit LAN HD Audio...
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LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.3 <Connector Reference> 2.3.1 <Internal Connectors> Connector Function Remark Socket479 for CPU Standard DDRIIA/B 240 -pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM socket Standard 44-pin IDE connector Standard 26-pin slim type floppy connector Standard S_ATA1/2 7-pin Serial ATA connector Standard PWRIN 4-pin power input connector...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU Setup> The board comes with the socket479 for Intel Pentium M/Celeron M processors, it supports new generation of Intel Pentium M processors with 533MHz of front side bus and 2MB L2 cache.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.4.2 <Memory Setup> The board provides two 240-pin DDR2 DIMMs to support DDR2 400/533 memory modules up to 2GB of capacity. Non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported only. While applying two same modules, dual channel technology is enabled automatically for higher performance.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.5 <CMOS 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.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.6 <Enhanced IDE Interface> The board has one UltraDMA33 IDE interface to support up to 2 ATAPI devices, and one CompactFlash Type I socket on the solder side, with jumper JCFSEL for IDE master/slave mode selection. Jumper: JCFSEL Type: onboard 3-pin header JCFSEL...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.8 <Floppy Port> The board provides one slim type floppy port. Lift up the brown plastic bar Slot the cable in (Blue paste for brown bar side) Press back the plastic bar Floppy rear side Lift up this plastic bar Slot the cable in (Blue paste for outside) Press back the plastic bar...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.9 <Ethernet Interface> The board integrates with two Marvell E8053 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllers, as the PCI Express 1x can speed up to 250MB/s of transfer rate instead of late PCI bus with 133MB/s of transfer rate. The Marvell E8053 supports triple speed of 10/100/100Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.10 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on Intel 915GM(E) chipset with built-in GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) 900 graphics, the board provides one DB15 connector on real external I/O port, and one 40-pin LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector. The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode for CRT and LCD.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.10.2 <Digital Display> The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 18-bit single/dual channel panels, supports up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA) and 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) of resolution, with one LCD backlight inverter connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting. CN_INV CN_LVDS JVLCD...
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LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup Connector: CN_INV Connector: JVLCD Type: 5-pin LVDS Power Header Type: 3-pin Power select Header Description Description +12V LCDVCC VCC3 ENABKL Connector: CN_LVDS Type: onboard 40-pin connector for LVDS connector Connector model: HIROSE DF13-40DP-1.25V Signal Signal LCDVCC LCDVCC ATX0-...
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LV-673(E) 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-673(E) 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: BIOS panel type selection form Single channel Dual channel Output format Output format 640 x 480 1024 x 768 800 x 600...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.10.3 <HDTV Interface> LV-673(E) not supports TV out function. The board provides one HDTV interface up to 1024 x 768 resolution by NTSC/PAL supported, for three output types with Composite, S-Video and Component (YPbPr). Connector: CN_TV Connector type: 8-pin header TV-out connector (pitch = 2.54mm) Pin Number Assignment...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.11 <Integrated Audio Interface> The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC880 codec, with Intel next generation of audio standard as High Definition Audio, it offers more vivid sound and other advantages than former AC97 audio compliance. The main specifications of ALC880 are: High-performance DACs with 100dB S/N ratio 8 DAC channels support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 7.1 audio solution...
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LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup Connector: CN_AUDIO Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header Description Description MIC_L Ground MIC_R Ground Speaker_R MIC Detect SENSE Speaker_L Speaker Detect Connector: CDIN Type: 4-pin header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description CD – Left Ground Ground CD –...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.12 <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: 12-pin (6 x 2) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header Description Description Ground...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.13 <Power Supply> 2.13.1 <Power Input> The board requires DC 12V input with 4-pin mini DIN connector on rear I/O panel, or onboard 4-pin ATX2.0 12V connector, the input voltage range is from 10.5V to 13V, for the input current, please take a reference of the power consumption report on appendix.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.13.2 <Power Output> The board provides one 4-pin AT connector for +5V/+12V output for powering your HDD, CDROM or other devices. Connector: CN_BPWR Type: 4-pin P-type connector for +5V/+12V output Description Description Description Description Ground Ground +12V Note: Maximum output voltage: 12V/5A &...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.14 <Switch and Indicator> 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 Function Signal Signal...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual Hardware Setup Chapter 3 <System Setup> 3.1 <Video Memory Setup> Based on Intel® 915GM(E) chipset with GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) 900, the board supports Intel® DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) 3.0, which would allow the video memory to be allocated up to 128MB. To support DVMT, you need to install the Intel GMA 900 Driver with supported OS.
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LV-673(E) User’s Manual System Setup Fixed + DVMT Memory Size: You can select the fixed amount and the DVMT amount at the same time for a guaranteed video memory and additional dynamic video memory, please check the table below for available setting. On-Chip Fixed DVMT...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual System 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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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.phoenix.com/en/home/ http://www.commell.com.tw/Support/Support_SBC.htm File name of the tool is “awdflash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the BIOS flash ship and update the BIOS.
LV-673(E) User’s Manual C4. <GPIO programmed> 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 -o 4E 87 -o 4E 29 -o 4E 40 ;enale GPIO function -o 4E 07...
LV-673(E) User’s Manual System Resources C5. <Watchdog 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. Timeout Value Range - 1 to 255 - Second or Minute Program Sample...
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