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IEI Technology NANO-GM45A User Manual

Epic motherboard supports intel core™2 duo cpu, vga/lvds/hdtv-out, dual gbe, usb 2.0 and two sata
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NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC
IEI Technology Corp.
MODEL:
NANO-GM45A
EPIC Motherboard Supports Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU,
VGA/LVDS/HDTV-out, Dual GbE, USB 2.0 and Two SATA II
Rev. 1.01 - 6 November, 2009
NANO-GM45A CPU Card

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC NANO-GM45A CPU Card IEI Technology Corp. MODEL: NANO-GM45A EPIC Motherboard Supports Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU, VGA/LVDS/HDTV-out, Dual GbE, USB 2.0 and Two SATA II User Manual Page I Rev. 1.01 - 6 November, 2009...
  • Page 2 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Revision Date Version Changes 6 November, 2009 1.01 Modified Section 4.5.3 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings 9 June, 2009 1.00 Initial release Page II...
  • Page 3 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ACKING 2.3.1 Optional Items....................12 3 CONNECTORS ......................13 3.1 P ..............14 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 3.1.1 NANO-GM45A Layout..................14 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............14 3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............... 15 3.2 I ..............16 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 3.2.1 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector ............. 16 3.2.2 Audio Connector ....................
  • Page 5 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 3.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors.................. 27 3.2.12 SATA Power Connector (+5V)............... 28 3.2.13 Serial Port Connectors (COM 1 ~ COM 4)........... 29 3.2.14 TV Out Connector ..................30 3.3 E ......... 31 XTERNAL ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTOR ANEL 3.3.1 HDMI Connector ..................... 32 3.3.2 LAN Connectors....................
  • Page 6 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 4.8.2 USB Connection (Dual Connector) ..............59 4.8.3 VGA Monitor Connection ................60 4.9 S ..................61 OFTWARE NSTALLATION 5 BIOS SCREENS......................64 5.1 I ......................65 NTRODUCTION 5.1.1 Starting Setup....................65 5.1.2 Using Setup ...................... 65 5.1.3 Getting Help.....................
  • Page 7 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC D.1 C ................110 OMPATIBLE PERATING YSTEMS D.2 C ..................111 OMPATIBLE ROCESSORS D.3 C ................111 OMPATIBLE EMORY ODULES E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ............113 E.1 H IPB P AZARDOUS ATERIAL ISCLOSURE ABLE FOR RODUCTS ERTIFIED AS HS C 2002/95/EC W ........114...
  • Page 8 Figure 3-13: 5V Power Connector Locations................28 Figure 3-14: COM Connector Pinout Location ................29 Figure 3-15: TV Connector Pinout Location ................31 Figure 3-16: NANO-GM45A External Peripheral Interface Connector........32 Figure 3-17: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector..................33 Figure 3-18: VGA Connector .......................35 Figure 4-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked ........41 Figure 4-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw..............42...
  • Page 9 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 4-9: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations ..........49 Figure 4-10: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection ............51 Figure 4-11: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply..............52 Figure 4-12: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection ............53 Figure 4-13: Connect Power Cable to ATX Adapter Cable ............54 Figure 4-14: Connect ATX Power Adapter Cable to Power Supply.........55...
  • Page 10 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications....................8 Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ................15 Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors ....................16 Table 3-3: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts ............17 Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts ..................18 Table 3-5: Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts................19 Table 3-6: CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts................20...
  • Page 11 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC List of BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: Main ........................67 BIOS Menu 2: Advanced ......................69 BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration ....................69 BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration....................70 BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration ............72 BIOS Menu 6: AHCI Configuration....................77 BIOS Menu 7: AHCI Port n Configuration Menu................78...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Chapter Introduction Page 1...

  • Page 14: Introduction

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 1.1 Introduction Figure 1-1: NANO-GM45A The NANO-GM45A EPIC motherboard is a Socket P Intel® Core™2 Duo and Intel® Celeron® M processor platform. Both 45nm core (Penryn) and 65nm core (Merom – Santa Rosa) processors are supported. Up to two 2.0 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz un-buffered DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMM are supported by the Intel®...

  • Page 15: Connectors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 1.2 Connectors The connectors on the NANO-GM45A are shown in the figure below. Figure 1-2: Connectors 1.3 Dimensions 1.3.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 115 mm Width: 165 mm Page 3...

  • Page 16: Figure 1-3: Nano-Gm45A Dimensions (Mm)

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 1-3: NANO-GM45A Dimensions (mm) Page 4...

  • Page 17: External Interface Panel Dimensions

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 1.3.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in F igure 1-4. Figure 1-4: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) Page 5...

  • Page 18: Data Flow

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 1.4 Data Flow F igure 1-5 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter. Figure 1-5: Data Flow Block Diagram...

  • Page 19: Technical Specifications

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 1.5 Technical Specifications NANO-GM45A technical specifications are listed in table below. Specification NANO-GM45A EPIC Form Factor Socket P Socket 45 nm Socket P Intel® Core™2 Duo processor CPU Supported 45 nm Socket P Intel® Celeron® M processor Front Side Bus (FSB) 1066 MHz (Max.), 800 MHz or 533 MHz...

  • Page 20: Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Specification NANO-GM45A Four via internal RS-232 40-pin header Serial Ports USB 2.0/1.1 ports Four external USB ports Storage Serial ATA Two independent serial ATA (SATA) channels with 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates Environmental and Power Specifications Power Supply...

  • Page 21: Unpacking

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Chapter Unpacking Page 9...

  • Page 22: Anti-Static Precautions

    Only handle the edges of the PCB:- Don't touch the surface of the motherboard. Hold the motherboard by the edges when handling. 2.2 Unpacking Precautions When the NANO-GM45A is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the antistatic guidelines above. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards when opening.

  • Page 23: Packing List

    NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor the NANO-GM45A was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to ales@iei.com.tw.

  • Page 24: Optional Items

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Mini jumper pack (2.0mm) (P/N: 33100-000033-RS) Utility CD Quick Installation Guide 2.3.1 Optional Items The NANO-GM45A is shipped with the following components: Item and Part Number Image CPU cooler (P/N: CF-479B-RS) HDTV output cable (P/N: 32000-083701-RS) SATA power cable...

  • Page 25: Connectors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Chapter Connectors Page 13...

  • Page 26: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors. 3.1.1 NANO-GM45A Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers. Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors The table below lists all the connectors on the board.

  • Page 27: External Interface Panel Connectors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 200-pin socket DIMM1 DDR2 SO-DIMM socket 200-pin socket DIMM2 DDR2 SO-DIMM socket 3-pin wafer CPU_FAN1 Fan connector (CPU) 3-pin wafer SYS_FAN1 Fan connector (system) 14-pin header F_PANEL1 Front panel connector 8-pin header IEEE1 IEEE 1394a connector 8-pin header...

  • Page 28: Internal Peripheral Connectors

    The ATX power supply enable connector enables the NANO-GM45A to be connected to an ATX power supply. In default mode, the NANO-GM45A can only use an AT power supply. To enable an ATX power supply the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured.

  • Page 29: Audio Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-2: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +V5SB IO_PSON# Table 3-3: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 3.2.2 Audio Connector CN Label: AUDIO1 CN Type: 10-pin box header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 3-3...

  • Page 30: Backlight Inverter Connector

    3.2.3 Backlight Inverter Connector CN Label: INV1 CN Type: 5-pin wafer (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 3-4 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-5 The backlight inverter connector provides the backlight on the LCD display connected to the NANO-GM45A with +12V of power. Page 18...

  • Page 31: Power Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-4: Panel Backlight Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION LCD Backlight Control GROUND +12V GROUND BACKLIGHT Enable Table 3-5: Panel Backlight Connector Pinouts 3.2.4 12V Power Connector CN Label: PWR1 CN Type: 4-pin ATX connector (1x4)

  • Page 32: Fan Connectors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-5: CPU 12V Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12V +12V Table 3-6: CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts 3.2.5 Fan Connectors CN Label: CPU_FAN1 and SYS_FAN1 CN Type: 3-pin wafer (1x3) CN Location:...

  • Page 33: Front Panel Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-6: +12V Fan Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12V Table 3-7: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts 3.2.6 Front Panel Connector CN Label: F_PANEL1 CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7) CN Location: See Figure 3-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-8 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard.

  • Page 34: Ieee 1394A Connectors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-7: Front Panel Connector Location FUNCTION DESCRIPTION FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Power LED +V5S System +V5S Beeper Power Button PWR_BT# PC_BEEP HDD LED +V5S Reset PM_SYSRST# SB_SATA_LED Table 3-8: Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3.2.7 IEEE 1394a Connectors CN Label:...

  • Page 35: Lvds Lcd Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-8: IEEE 1394a Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +V12S XTPBM XTPBP XTPAM XTPAP Table 3-9: IEEE 1394a Connector Pinouts 3.2.8 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label: LVDS1 CN Type: 30-pin crimp (3x10) CN Location: F igure 3-9...

  • Page 36: Figure 3-9: Lvds Lcd Connector Pinout Location

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-9: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION LVDS_TXL0P LVDS_TXL0N LVDS_TXL1P LVDS_TXL1N LVDS_TXL2P LVDS_TXL2N LVDS_TXLCKP LVDS_TXLCKN LVDS_TXL3P LVDS_TXL3N LVDS_TXU0P LVDS_TXU0N LVDS_TXU1P LVDS_TXU1N LVDS_TXU2P LVDS_TXU2N LVDS_TXUCKP LVDS_TXUCKN LVDS_TXU3P LVDS_TXU3N +LCD +LCD +LCD +LCD...

  • Page 37: Mcu Firmware Update Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 3.2.9 MCU Firmware Update Connector CN Label: PA_ID1 CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4) CN Location: See Figure 3-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-11 The connector is for updating MCU firmware. Figure 3-10: MCU Firmware Update Connector Location PIN NO.

  • Page 38: Figure 3-11: Pcie Mini Card Slot Location

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-11: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PCIE_WAKE# 3.3V 1.5V CLKREQ# CLK- CLK+ PCIRST# PERN2 3VDual PERP2 1.5V SMBCLK PETN2 SMBDATA PETP2 USBD- Page 26...

  • Page 39: Sata Drive Connectors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC USBD+ 1.5V 3.3V Table 3-12: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts 3.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label: SATA1 and SATA2 CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connectors CN Location: F igure 3-12 CN Pinouts: T able 3-13 The two SATA II drive connectors are each connected to a SATA II drive. The SATA II drives transfer data at speeds as high as 3.0 Gb/s.

  • Page 40: Sata Power Connector (+5V)

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Table 3-13: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 3.2.12 SATA Power Connector (+5V) CN Label: PW1 and PW2 2-pin wafer (1x2) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-13 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-14 The 5V Power Connector provides +5V power output to the SATA connector.

  • Page 41: Serial Port Connectors (Com 1 ~ Com 4)

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 3.2.13 Serial Port Connectors (COM 1 ~ COM 4) CN Label: COM-PORT1 CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20) CN Location: F igure 3-14 CN Pinouts: T able 3-15 The 40-pin serial port connector contains the following four serial ports: COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4.

  • Page 42: Tv Out Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC NDCD2 NDSR2 NRX2 NRTS2 NTX2 NCTS2 NDTR2 NRI2 NDCD3 NDSR3 NRX3 NRTS3 NTX3 NCTS3 NDTR3 NRI3 NDCD4 NDSR4 NRX4 NRTS4 NTX4 NCTS4 NDTR4 NRI4 Table 3-15: COM Connector Pinouts 3.2.14 TV Out Connector CN Label: CN Type:...

  • Page 43: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    ARED_C Table 3-16: TV Port Connector Pinouts 3.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel F igure 3-16 shows the NANO-GM45A external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel. The NANO-GM45A EPIC panel consists of the following: 1 x HDMI connector 2 x RJ-45 LAN connectors...

  • Page 44: Hdmi Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 3-16: NANO-GM45A External Peripheral Interface Connector 3.3.1 HDMI Connector CN Label: HDMI1 CN Type: HDMI type A connector CN Location: F igure 3-16 CN Pinouts: T able 3-17 The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector connects to digital audio or video sources.

  • Page 45: Lan Connectors

    CN Pinouts: T able 3-18 The NANO-GM45A is equipped with two built-in RJ-45 Ethernet controllers. The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ-45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the...

  • Page 46: Usb Connectors

    CN Type: USB port CN Location: F igure 3-16 CN Pinouts: T able 3-20 The NANO-GM45A has four external USB 2.0 ports. The ports connect to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION USBP0N...

  • Page 47: Figure 3-18: Vga Connector

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC The NANO-GM45A has a single 15-pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices. Figure 3-18: VGA Connector DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION VGAVCC GREEN GROUND BLUE DDCDAT GROUND HSYNC GROUND VSYNC GROUND DDCCLK GROUND Table 3-22: VGA Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 48: Installation

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Chapter Installation Page 36...

  • Page 49: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the NANO-GM45A. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the NANO-GM45A, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.

  • Page 50: Installation Considerations

    NANO-GM45A is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the NANO-GM45A should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the NANO-GM45A and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 4.2.1 Installation Notices...

  • Page 51: Installation Checklist

    Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its components. 4.2.2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the NANO-GM45A is properly installed. All the items in the packing list are present A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot...

  • Page 52: Unpacking

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 4.3 Unpacking When the NANO-GM45A is unpacked, please check all the unpacking list items listed in Chapter 3 are indeed present. If any of the unpacking list items are not available please contact the NANO-GM45A vendor reseller/vendor where the NANO-GM45A was purchased or contact an IEI sales representative.

  • Page 53: Figure 4-1: Make Sure The Cpu Socket Retention Screw Is Unlocked

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC WARNING: When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU. Step 1: Unlock the CPU retention screw. When shipped, the retention screw of the CPU socket should be in the unlocked position. If it is not in the unlocked position, use a screwdriver to unlock the screw.

  • Page 54: Socket P Cooling Kit Installation

    Figure 4-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 4.4.2 Socket P Cooling Kit Installation An IEI Socket P CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately. (See Chapter 3) The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan.

  • Page 55: So-Dimm Installation

    Step 4: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the NANO-GM45A. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades.Step 0: 4.4.3 SO-DIMM Installation To install an SO-DIMM, please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4-4.

  • Page 56: Jumper Settings

    OPEN a jumper means removing the Figure 4-5: Jumper Locations plastic clip from a jumper. Before the NANO-GM45A is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the NANO-GM45A are listed in T able 4-1.

  • Page 57: At Power Select Jumper Settings

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Description Label Type AT Power Mode Setting J_A/T1 2-pin wafer Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS1 3-pin header LVDS Panel Resolution JSPI1 8-pin header LVDS Voltage Select 6-pin header Table 4-1: Jumpers 4.5.1 AT Power Select Jumper Settings NOTE: The AT Power Select Jumper is the same as the ATX Enable connector.

  • Page 58: Clear Cmos Jumper

    Jumper Location: F igure 4-7 If the NANO-GM45A fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information. To do this, use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2.

  • Page 59: Lvds Panel Resolution Jumper

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Clear CMOS Description Short 1 - 2 Keep CMOS Setup Default Short 2 - 3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 4-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in F igure 4-7 below.

  • Page 60: Lvds Voltage Selection

    Figure 4-8: LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Pinout Locations 4.5.4 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and NANO-GM45A may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage.

  • Page 61: Figure 4-9: Lvds Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 6-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 4-5 Jumper Location: See Figure 4-9 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumpers allow the LVDS screen voltages to be set. The jumper sets the voltage connected to LVDS1. The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 4-5.

  • Page 62: Chassis Installation

    The NANO-GM45A must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface.

  • Page 63: Figure 4-10: Power Cable To Motherboard Connection

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Step 2: Connect the Power Cable to the Motherboard. Connect the 4-pin (2x2) Molex type power cable connector to the AT power connector on the motherboard. See Figure 4-10. Figure 4-10: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection Step 3: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply.

  • Page 64: Atx Power Connection

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 4-11: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply 4.7.2 ATX Power Connection Follow the instructions below to connect the NANO-GM45A to an ATX power supply. WARNING: Disconnect the power supply power cord from its AC power source to prevent a sudden power surge to the NANO-GM45A.

  • Page 65: Figure 4-12: Power Cable To Motherboard Connection

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Step 2: Connect the Power Cable to the Motherboard. Connect the 4-pin (2x2) Molex type power cable connector to the AT power connector on the motherboard. See Figure 4-12. Figure 4-12: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection Step 3: Connect the Power Cable to an ATX Power Adapter Cable.

  • Page 66: Figure 4-13: Connect Power Cable To Atx Adapter Cable

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 4-13: Connect Power Cable to ATX Adapter Cable Step 4: Connect ATX Power Adapter Cable to Power Supply. Connect the 20-pin ATX power adapter cable to an ATX power supply. See Figure 4-14. Page 54...

  • Page 67: Figure 4-14: Connect Atx Power Adapter Cable To Power Supply

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 4-14: Connect ATX Power Adapter Cable to Power Supply Step 5: Connect ATX Power Cable to Motherboard. Connect the 3-pin ATX power connector to the ATX power connector on the motherboard. See Figure 4-15. Step 0:...

  • Page 68: Audio Kit Installation

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 4.7.3 Audio Kit Installation The Audio Kit that came with the NANO-GM45A connects to the audio connector on the NANO-GM45A. The audio kit consists of three audio jacks. Mic-in connects to a microphone. Line-in provides a stereo line-level input to connect to the output of an audio device.

  • Page 69: Sata Drive Connection

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 4.7.4 SATA Drive Connection The NANO-GM45A is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable. To connect the SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors. The locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3.

  • Page 70: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    USB devices VGA monitors To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding NANO-GM45A external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. 4.8.1 LAN Connection (Single Connector) There are two external RJ-45 LAN connectors. The RJ-45 connectors enable connection to an external network.

  • Page 71: Usb Connection (Dual Connector)

    Locate the RJ-45 connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4. Step 2: Align the connectors. Align the RJ-45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ-45 connectors on the NANO-GM45A. See F igure 4-19. Figure 4-19: LAN Connection Step 3: Insert the LAN cable RJ-45 connector.

  • Page 72: Vga Monitor Connection

    Figure 4-20: USB Connector 4.8.3 VGA Monitor Connection The NANO-GM45A has a single female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DB-15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor. To connect a monitor to the NANO-GM45A, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 73: Software Installation

    Step 0: 4.9 Software Installation All the drivers for the NANO-GM45A are on the CD that came with the system. To install the drivers, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system.

  • Page 74: Figure 4-22: Introduction Screen

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 4-22: Introduction Screen Step 3: Click NANO-GM45A. Step 4: A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 4-23). Page 62...

  • Page 75: Figure 4-23: Available Drivers

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Figure 4-23: Available Drivers Step 5: Install all of the necessary drivers in this menu. S t e p 0 : Page 63...

  • Page 76: Bios Screens

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Chapter BIOS Screens Page 64...

  • Page 77: Introduction

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.1 Introduction The BIOS is programmed onto the BIOS chip. The BIOS setup program allows changes to certain system settings. This chapter outlines the options that can be changed. 5.1.1 Starting Setup The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can be activated in one of two ways.

  • Page 78: Getting Help

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Function F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward. F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 5.1.3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears.

  • Page 79: Main

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset...

  • Page 80: Advanced

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time. Manually enter the hours, minutes and seconds. System Date [xx/xx/xx] Use the System Date option to set the system date. Manually enter the day, month and year.

  • Page 81: Cpu Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction > CPU Configuration > IDE Configuration > AHCI Configuration Select Screen >...

  • Page 82: Ide Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Brand String: Lists the brand name of the CPU being used Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed FSB Speed: Lists the FSB speed Cache L1: Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2: Lists the CPU L2 cache size 5.3.2 IDE Configuration...
  • Page 83 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Compatible Configures the on-board ATA/IDE controller to be in EFAULT compatible mode. In this mode, a SATA channel will replace one of the IDE channels. This mode supports up to 4 storage devices. Configures the on-board ATA/IDE controller to be in Enhanced Enhanced mode.

  • Page 84: Ide Master, Ide Slave

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave Use the IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration menu to view both primary and secondary IDE device details and configure the IDE devices connected to the system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced...
  • Page 85 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Async DMA: Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported. Ultra DMA: Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported. S.M.A.R.T.: Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is supported. 32Bit Data Transfer: Enables 32-bit data transfer.
  • Page 86 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Auto BIOS auto detects the LBA mode control on the specified EFAULT channel. Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto] Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi-sector transfers.
  • Page 87 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC DMA Mode [Auto] Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options. BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the IDE Auto EFAULT disk drive support cannot be determined. Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data SWDMA0 transfer rate of 2.1 MB/s...

  • Page 88: Ahci Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC UDMA5 Ultra DMA mode 5 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 99.9 MB/s (To use this mode, it is required that an 80-conductor ATA cable is used.) S.M.A.R.T [Auto] Use the S.M.A.R.T option to auto-detect, disable or enable Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) on the drive on the specified channel.

  • Page 89: Ahci Port N

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit AHCI Settings Some SATA CD/DVD in AHCI ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ mode need to wait ready longer > AHCI Port0 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port1 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port2 [Not Detected] >...

  • Page 90: Remote Access Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit AHCI Port0 Select the type of device ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ connected to the system Device :Not Detected ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ SATA Port0 [Auto] S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item...

  • Page 91: Bios Menu 8: Remote Access Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Configure Remote Access type and parameters ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Remote Access [Disabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 92 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC COM2 System is remotely accessed through COM2 System is remotely accessed through COM3 COM3 COM4 System is remotely accessed through COM4 NOTE: Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I/O configuration menu. Base Address, IRQ [3E8h, A] The Base Address, IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the serial port listed above.

  • Page 93: Usb Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader Redirection is always active (Some OSes may not Always EFAULT work if set to Always) Terminal Type [ANSI] Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type.
  • Page 94 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Module Version: x.xxxxx.xxxxx USB Devices Enabled The USB Devices Enabled field lists the USB devices that are enabled on the system USB Function [Enabled] Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable USB function support.

  • Page 95: Power Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC HiSpeed The controller is capable of operating at 480 Mb/s EFAULT 5.3.6 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) allows the advanced power management options to be configured. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot...

  • Page 96: Super Io Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.3.7 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 11) to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset...
  • Page 97 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 Serial Port 2 I/O port address is 3E8 Serial Port 2 I/O port address is 2E8 Serial Port2 IRQ [10] Use the Serial Port2 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 2.

  • Page 98: Pci/Pnp

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2E0 EFAULT Serial Port4 IRQ [10] Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4. Serial port 4 IRQ address is 10 EFAULT 5.4 PCI/PnP Use the PCI/PnP menu (BIOS Menu 12) to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings.
  • Page 99 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC IRQ# [Available] Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device. Available The specified IRQ is available to be used by EFAULT PCI/PnP devices The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA...

  • Page 100: Boot

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices. Disabled No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices...

  • Page 101: Boot Settings Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 14) to configure advanced system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯...
  • Page 102 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages to be displayed. Force BIOS The system forces third party BIOS to display EFAULT during system boot.

  • Page 103: Security

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 15) to set system and user passwords. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Security Settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Supervisor Password :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed...

  • Page 104: Bios Menu 16: Chipset

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC WARNING! Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Advanced Chipset Settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ WARNING: Setting wrong values in below section may cause system to malfunction.

  • Page 105: Northbridge Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.7.1 Northbridge Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 17) to configure the Northbridge chipset. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Northbridge Configuration ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Memory Hole [Disabled] Internal Graphics Mode Select...
  • Page 106 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 32 MB] Use the Internal Graphic Mode Select option to specify the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device. Disable 32 MB of memory used by internal graphics device...

  • Page 107: Southbridge Configuration

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 5.7.2 Southbridge Configuration The Southbridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 18) the Southbridge chipset to be configured. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Southbridge Configuration ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ HDA Controller [Enabled] Restore on AC Power Loss...

  • Page 108: Exit

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Last State The system returns to its previous state. If it was on, it EFAULT turns itself on. If it was off, it remains off. Spread Spectrum [Enabled] Use the Spread Spectrum option to reduce the EMI. Excess EMI is generated when the system clock generator pulses have extreme values.
  • Page 109 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program. Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system.

  • Page 110: Abios Menu Options

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Appendix BIOS Menu Options Page 98...
  • Page 111 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 　 System Overview .........................67 　 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................68 　 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................68 　 SATA#1 Configurations [Compatible] ................70 　 Configure SATA as [IDE].....................71 　 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................71 　 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters..................72 　 Type [Auto] ...........................73 　...
  • Page 112 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 　 Serial Port3 Address [2F0] ....................85 　 Serial Port3 IRQ [10] ......................85 　 Serial Port4 Address [2E0]....................85 　 Serial Port4 IRQ [10] ......................86 　 IRQ# [Available] ........................87 　 DMA Channel# [Available] ....................87 　 Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] ..................88 　...

  • Page 113: B Terminology

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Appendix Terminology Page 101...
  • Page 114 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec standard developed by Intel® in 1997. ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed configuration, power management, and thermal management interface. AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller register-level interface.
  • Page 115 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC computer is usually a male DE-9 connector. The Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) converts digital signals to analog signals. Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal.
  • Page 116 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC The Media Access Control (MAC) protocol enables several terminals or network nodes to communicate in a LAN, or other multipoint networks. PCIe PCI Express (PCIe) is a communications bus that uses dual data lines for full-duplex (two-way) serial (point-to-point) communications between the SBC components and/or expansion cards and the SBC chipsets.
  • Page 117 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an external bus standard for interfacing devices. USB 1.1 supports 12Mbps data transfer rates, while USB 2.0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates. The Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a graphics display system developed by IBM.

  • Page 118: C Watchdog Timer

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Appendix Watchdog Timer Page 106...
  • Page 119 NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited 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 120 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ;...

  • Page 121: D Compatibility

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Appendix Compatibility Page 109...

  • Page 122: Compatible Operating Systems

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC NOTE: The compatible items described here have been tested by the IEI R&D team and found to be compatible with the NANO-GM45A. D.1 Compatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the NANO-GM45A.

  • Page 123: Compatible Processors

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC D.2 Compatible Processors The following Socket P processors have been successfully tested on the NANO-GM45A. Model Clock Architecture Number Speed Intel® Core™2 Duo P9500 2.53 GHz 1066 MHz 45 nm Intel® Core™2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz 1066 MHz 45 nm Intel®...
  • Page 124 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Kingston ELPIDA E1108BACBG-8E-E 2.0 GB 800 MHz Apacer AM4B580BCQJSBE 2.0 GB 800 MHz Apacer SAMSUNG K4T2G074QA 2.0 GB 667 MHz Transcend V59C1512804QBF25 1.0 GB 800 MHz Transcend TQ123PJF8 2.0 GB 800 MHz Transcend TQ243PCF8 1.0 GB 800 MHz...

  • Page 125: E Hazardous Materials Disclosure

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Appendix Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 113...

  • Page 126: Hazardous Material Disclosure Table For Ipb Products Certified As Rohs Compliant Under 2002/95/Ec Without Mercury

    NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC E.1 Hazardous Material Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002/95/EC Without Mercury The details provided in this appendix are to ensure that the product is compliant with the Peoples Republic of China (China) RoHS standards. The table below acknowledges the presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product, and is applicable to China RoHS only.
  • Page 127 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly Power Supply...
  • Page 128 NANO-GM45A EPIC SBC 此附件旨在确保本产品符合中国 RoHS 标准。以下表格标示此产品中某有毒物质的含量符 合中国 RoHS 标准规定的限量要求。 本产品上会附有”环境友好使用期限”的标签，此期限是估算这些物质”不会有泄漏或突变”的 年限。本产品可能包含有较短的环境友好使用期限的可替换元件，像是电池或灯管，这些 元件将会单独标示出来。 部件名称 有毒有害物质或元素 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴二苯醚 (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) 壳体 显示 印刷电路板 金属螺帽 电缆组装 风扇组装 电力供应组装 电池 O: 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有物质材料中的含量均在 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。 X: 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。...

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