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- Page 1 MAGNUM ETX Biscuit Format Single Board PC User Guide Document Reference: Product User Guide Document Issue: 1.0 Page | 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
MAGNUM ETX Table Of Contents Contents Copyright ................................4 Limitations of Liability ............................4 Trademarks ................................. 4 Regulatory Statements ............................5 Safety Warning for North America ........................5 Manual Organisation .............................. 6 Introduction ................................7 Specification ............................... 8 General Precautions .............................. 10 PS/2 Devices .............................. - Page 3 MAGNUM ETX Table Of Contents Power Menu ..............................30 Security Menu............................... 31 Boot Menu ..............................32 Exit Menu ..............................33 Maintenance ................................. 34 Amendment History ............................35 Page | 3...
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Page 4: Copyright
Technology Ltd. Limitations of Liability In no event shall Blue Chip Technology be held liable for any loss, expenses or damages of any kind whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, arising from the design or use of this product or the support materials supplied with this product. -
Page 5: Regulatory Statements
MAGNUM ETX Introduction Regulatory Statements This product meets the essential protection requirements of the European EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC), and is eligible to bear the CE mark. Warning This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. -
Page 6: Manual Organisation
User Guide Organisation Manual Organisation This manual describes the Magnum ETX Single Board PC. We have tried to include as much information as possible but we have not duplicated information that is provided in the standard IBM Technical References, unless it proved to be necessary to aid in the understanding of the product. -
Page 7: Introduction
Product Summary Introduction The Blue Chip Technology Magnum ETX is the latest offering in the Biscuit format Single Board PC range, integrating the latest advances in low power processor, memory, and I/O technologies to provide an ideal platform for embedded applications. The Magnum ETX consists of a processor daughter card that complies with the embedded ETX standard version 3.02, and a baseboard that contains the I/O interfaces. -
Page 8: Specification
MAGNUM ETX Specification Specification VIA ULV Eden 500MHz VIA C7 nanobga2 1GHz/2GHz Chipset: VIA CN700 Northbridge VIA VT8237R Plus Southbridge BIOS: Phoenix BIOS, with Ethernet Boot ROM option Memory: 512MB to 1GB PC2-4200/5300 DDR2 400/533 SDRAM using Horizontal 200 pin SODIMM, 1.8V operation. - Page 9 MAGNUM ETX Specification Expansion Bus: Single PCI v2.2 compliant slot with switchable 5V/3V signalling Single Mini PCI expansion slot Power: 5Volt only operation (5V ± 5%) with connectivity for +12V pass through To PCI connector and Fan connector 5-Volt Power Consumption 7.5W, 500MHz with 512 MB RAM...
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Page 10: General Precautions
On-Board Battery The MAGNUM ETX board has an on-board Lithium cell connected. Great care should be taken with this type of battery. If the battery is mistreated in any way there is a very real possibility of fire, explosion, and personal harm. -
Page 11: Bios & Cmos Memory
If settings are used which make the MAGNUM ETX unstable, then clearing the CMOS as in other personal computers to return to defaults will not work. The only way to reset default BIOS settings is to enter BIOS at boot time and Load Default Settings. -
Page 12: Quick Start
Quick Start Quick Start The following sections explain how to install the MAGNUM ETX Single Board PC. First ensure that you are familiar with the contents of the section "Precautions". It contains important information to avoid damage to the board. -
Page 13: Assembly
Assembly The following section describes the assembly of the ETX daughter board to the motherboard board. Although the Magnum ETX will be provided in an assembled state, this section is useful for instances where repair or upgrade are required Daughter Board connector locations... - Page 14 MAGNUM ETX Installation Figure 2: ensure mounting pillars are fitted to host board The next action is to carefully align the connectors of the daughter board with those on the host board and carefully press together. Note: The Hirose connectors are offset from each other, so the daughter board will only fit on one orientation.
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Page 15: Cooling
The CPU is equipped with an onboard thermal diode for temperature monitoring. A thermistor is available to monitor the temperature of critical and potential hot spots on the board. Temperatures can be monitored in the BIOS Set-up. If you wish to monitor these temperatures from your application please contact the Blue Chip Technology Technical Support team. - Page 16 MAGNUM ETX Installation The Active solution has thermal pads attached to the bosses on the base of the finned heatsink which make direct contact with the surface of Northbridge, Southbridge and two voltage regulators on the daughter card to help dissipate heat into the heatsink.
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Page 17: Stack Heights And Clearances
Installation Stack Heights and Clearances The Magnum ETX with an Active cooling solution stack heights are shown below. Figure 7: MagnumX with Active Cooling Stack dimensions Using the above example, the overall height from the inside base of an enclosure to the top edge of the screw would be 54mm. -
Page 18: Connections
MAGNUM ETX Connections Connections All connections to the Magnum ETX are made via the Carrier board. Connector positions are shown below Figure 9: Front Connectors Figure 10: Top Side Connectors Figure 11: Bottom Side Connectors Page | 18... -
Page 19: J1 Pci Vio Select
MAGNUM ETX Connections Connector Description Connector Description PCI VIO Select Power + CF Selector USB Header Parallel Port SM Bus IDE Connector Power On/Reset Fan Power Power In GPIO / Audio J1 PCI VIO Select Connect Output Note: If 5V is selected, some modern PCI cards which are 3V3 Signalling may not work. Conversely, if 3V3 is... -
Page 20: P1 Auxiliary Usb
MAGNUM ETX Connections P1 Auxiliary USB Description Description USBP2- USBP3- USBP2+ USBP3+ Ground Ground P7 Parallel Port Assignment Assignment PSTRB# P_AFD# PPD0 P_ERR# PPD1 P_INIT# PPD2 P_SLIN# PPD3 PPD4 PPD5 PPD6 PPD7 P_ACK# P_BUSY P_PE P_SLCT P8 SMI Bus Assignment... -
Page 21: P10 Power On / Reset
MAGNUM ETX Connections P10 Power On / Reset Assignment Reset Ground Power On / Off Ground P11 Fan Connector Assignment P12 Power Assignment +12V P14 GPIO Audio Assignment Assignment GPIO 0 GPIO 1 GPIO 2 GPIO 3 GPIO 4 GPIO 5... -
Page 22: P15, P16 P17 Lcd/Lvds Support
MAGNUM ETX Connections P15, P16 P17 LCD/LVDS Support For LCD output there is a choice of 3 connector types. Connectors P16 and P17 provide quick connection for pre-assembled 1 to 1 cables using type DF9-41P and DF9-31P connectors, such as produced by AXON Cables (http://www.axon-cable.com/product/axon/fdc/fdc.htm). - Page 23 MAGNUM ETX Connections P16 LCD DF9-41S Assignment Assignment CCLK CFLM VCCLCD VCCLCD Page | 23...
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Page 24: System Software
For example for a fresh install of Windows XP operating system, drivers can be installed as follows First install the Magnum ETX Chipset #1 drivers. This driver includes the graphics driver, and there are several choices as to which particular driver to choose depending on your requirements. Refer to the readme file in the Drivers\SBPC\ETXCN700\Chipset 1 sub directory for more information on the choices Next install the Chipset 2 driver by executing the setup.exe file in the Drivers\SBPC\ETXCN700\Chipset 2... -
Page 25: System Bios
BIOS Setup System BIOS The MAGNUM ETX Single board PC uses the Phoenix BIOS, which has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in on-board flash for retention when the power is turned off. -
Page 26: Main Menu
MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup Main Menu Picture B1 The Main menu allows the setting of Date and Time, as well as providing details of IDE devices fitted to the unit. Note: In the Boot menu shown later, SATA Channel 0 and 1 are equivalent to IDE 4 and IDE 5 respectively... -
Page 27: Advanced Menu
MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup In this sub menu, the important features are Legacy USB – Enabled for USB Keyboards, Mice and FDD to be recognised during Boot Quick Boot Mode – Enabled for faster boot process Boot time Diagnostic Screen – Enabled for a summary of devices and their resources to eb shown after... - Page 28 MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup PnP Configuration Sub Menu Picture B4 This sub menu allows the reservation of system resources for use with legacy ISA devices. Chipset Devices Sub Menu Picture B5 The Chipset sub menu allows for PATA, SATA, USB, Audio and LAN functionality to be enabled or disabled...
- Page 29 MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup Internal VGA Control Sub Menu Picture B6 This sub menu allows the size of the frame buffer to be changes as well as selection of display type I/O Device Configuration Picture B7 This sub menu allows for controlling the Serial, Parallel and Floppy interfaces...
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Page 30: Power Menu
MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Control Picture B9 Key settings in this submenu are the Allow ISA Bridge, which can be disabled as the host board does not support ISA cards, and the Onboard Watchdog Timeout. Power Menu Picture B10 The Power Menu allows the user to set the state for power failure. -
Page 31: Security Menu
MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup Security Menu Picture B11 The Security menu allows for BIOS and Boot passwords to be set Page | 31... -
Page 32: Boot Menu
MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup Boot Menu Picture B12 The boot menu allows for a number of boot devices to be set In total 8 boot devices can be selected. If there are 8 devices already listed and another device is required, then one of the 8 needs to be removed from the Boot Order List by first selecting it, and then typing the “X”... -
Page 33: Exit Menu
MAGNUM ETX BIOS Setup Exit Menu Picture B13 As well as offering the means to exit with and without saving settings, this menu also allows for the System BIOS Default Settings to be restored Page | 33... -
Page 34: Maintenance
Maintenance Maintenance The Magnum ETX Single Board PC should not require any regular maintenance. After a period of several years, it may be necessary to replace the battery, if it cannot maintain the CMOS clock whilst the AC power is disconnected. -
Page 35: Amendment History
History Amendment History Issue Level Issue Date Author Amendment Details 25-03-09 TMCK First release Contact Details Blue Chip Technology Ltd. Chowley Oak Tattenhall Chester CH3 9EX U.K. Telephone: +44 (0)1829 772000 Facsimile: +44 (0)1829 772001 www.bluechiptechnology.co.uk Plasma PC Sales PlasmaPC@bluechiptechnology.co.uk Single Board Computer Sales singleboardcomputer@bluechiptechnology.co.uk...
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