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TC2220-CX700M
VIA CX700M NanoITX Motherboard
User's Manual
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  • Page 1 TC2220-CX700M VIA CX700M NanoITX Motherboard User’s Manual Ver. 1.01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TC2220-CX700M Contents Notices..........................4 Safety information ......................5 About this guide ........................6 Typography ........................7 TC2220-CX700M specifications summary ...............8 1.1 Welcome!........................10 1.2 Package contents ......................11 1.3 Special features ......................12 1.3.1 Product highlights .....................12 1.4 Before you proceed ....................14 1.5 Motherboard overview....................15 1.5.1 Placement Direction....................15 1.5.2 Screw Holes......................15...
  • Page 3 2.3.6 PnP/PCI Configurations ....................53 2.3.7 PC Health Status ......................54 2.3.8 Frequency/Voltage Control ..................55 2.3.9 Load Setup Defaults ....................56 2.3.10 Set Supervisor Password..................57 2.3.11 Set User Password ....................58 2.3.12 Save & Exit Setup ....................59 2.3.13 Exit Without Saving....................60 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 3...

  • Page 4: Notices

    This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. 4 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 5...

  • Page 6: About This Guide

    Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. Advansus websites The Advansus website provides updated information on Advansus hardware and software products. Refer to the Advansus contact information. 2. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer.

  • Page 7: Typography

    Example: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<D> Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: awdflash [Filename] awdflash CX7BAV10.BIN TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 7...

  • Page 8: Tc2220-Cx700M Specifications Summary

    VIA S3 UniChrome Pro II 3D Graphic Engine Shared system memory up to Display Memory 128MB I/O Max Resolution 2048x1536 @75Hz Dual Display Yes(VGA+LVDS) Audio Audio Codec Realtek® ALC888 (co-lay 888VC), 2 channel Audio Interface Mic in , Line out , Line in pin header 8 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 9 6 pin ATX or (option DC-DC power board) Power Type 0 - 60℃ (32-104℉) Operating Temperature Operating Humidity 0%~90% relative humidity, non-condensing Size (L x W) 4.72" x 4.72" (120 mm x 120 mm) * Specifications are subject to change without notice. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 9...
  • Page 10 TC2220-CX700M This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product Introduction 10 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Welcome

    User’s Manual 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ® TC2220-CX700M/VCX-700M-N motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

  • Page 12: Special Features

    VIA UniChrome Pro II has a separate 128-bit data path between the North Bridge for pixel data flow and texture/command access. Separate 128-bit 2D and 3D graphics engines ensure optimal performance for all multimedia, entertainment, and productivity applications. 12 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond Super I/O) to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 13...

  • Page 14: Before You Proceed

    Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 14 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Motherboard Overview

    The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.5.2 Screw Holes Place four (4) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 15...

  • Page 16: Motherboard Layout

    TC2220-CX700M 1.5.3 Motherboard Layout 16 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: System Memory

    200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM sockets 1.6.2 Memory Configurations You may install 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR SO-DIMMs into the SO-DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 17...

  • Page 18: Installing A So-Dimm

    A DDR2 SO-DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a SO-DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the SO-DIMM. The DDR2 SO-DIMM sockets do not support DDR SO-DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR SO-DIMMs to the DDR2 SO-DIMM socket. 18 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Removing A So-Dimm

    1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the SO-DIMM. Support the SO-DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The SO-DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force. 2. Remove the SO-DIMM from the socket. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 19...

  • Page 20: Expansion Slots

    1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card if needed. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. 20 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Mini Pci X 1

    User’s Manual 1.7.3 Mini PCI x 1 This motherboard supports Mini PCI Express wireless LAN, and TV tuner device. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 21...

  • Page 22: Jumpers

    You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values. 22 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Com1 +5V And +12V Power Select (Comapj1)

    (COMAJ1) This jumper allows you to select COM1 RI pin with power select. Set this jumper to pins 1-2 to choose Com port with power. And set pins to 2-3 to choose com port without power. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 23...

  • Page 24: Connectors

    5. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. 6. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 24 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Internal Connectors

    Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 25...
  • Page 26 Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See the table below for details. 26 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 or later before using Serial ATA. 7. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 27...
  • Page 28 This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. 8. LCD Inverter Connector (5-pin JBKL) 28 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 User’s Manual TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 29...
  • Page 30 TC2220-CX700M 9. Digital IO Connector (12-pin JDIO) 10. LVDS Connector (40-pin JLVDS) 30 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Bios Setup

    User’s Manual This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS Setup TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 31...

  • Page 32: Managing And Updating Your Bios

    Click Start, then select Run. d. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. d. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 32 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Bios Setup Program

    The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the Advansus website to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 33...

  • Page 34: Legend Box

    While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. 34 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Bios Menu Screen

    To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted, then press [Enter] to open the specific menu. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 35...

  • Page 36: Standard Cmos Features

    [None]: Select this when no IDE device is used. The system will skip the auto-detection setup to make system start up faster. [Manual]: User can manually input the correct settings. Access Mode: The options are CHS/LBA/Large/Auto Capacity: Capacity of currently installed hard disk Cylinder: Number of cylinders 36 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 Sets the system to halt on errors according to the system functions specified in each option. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Errors] [All, But Keyboard] [All, But Diskette] [All, But Disk/Key] 2.3.1.6 Memory This category displays base memory, extended memory, and total memory detected during POST (Power On Self Test). TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 37...

  • Page 38: Advanced Bios Features

    RX945G according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time. 38 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 16 minutes after the system starts booting up. Thermal Management Set up support CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) or not. TM2 Bus Ratio Set up TM2 Bus Ratio. TM2 Bus VID Set up TM2 Bus VID. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 39...
  • Page 40 Enable message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the Disable boot sector or hard disk partition table. 40 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled”. Enabling allows the typematic rate and delay to be selected. 2.3.2.10 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) The BIOS accepts the following input values (characters/second) for typematic rate: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. 2.3.2.11 Typematic Rate (Msec) TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 41...
  • Page 42 PCI bridge. 2.3.2.14 Small Logo (EPA) Show This item allows you enabled/disabled the small EPA logo show on screen at the POST step. Item Description Enabled EPA Logo shows is enabled Disabled EPA logo show is disabled 42 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Advanced Chipset Features

    However, if any pro-gram writes data to this memory area, a system error may occur. 2.3.3.4 Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 43...
  • Page 44 However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. 2.3.3.5 Init Display First This item allows you to choose the first display interface to initiate while booting. The choice is “PCI Slot” or “Onboard”. 44 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Integrated Peripherals

    User’s Manual 2.3.4 Integrated Peripherals 2.3.4.1 VIA OnChip IDE Device TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 45...
  • Page 46 If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support IDE DMA transfer access To Enable/Disable the IDE DMA transfer access 46 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 User’s Manual 2.3.4.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device Azalia/AC97 Audio Select Select [Disabled] if you do not want to use Azalia audio. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 47...
  • Page 48 The settings are “3F8/IRQ4”, “2F8/IRQ3”, “3E8/IRQ4”, “2E8/IRQ3”, and “Disabled” for the on-board serial connector. 2.3.4.4 Watch Dog Timer Select This option will determine watch dog timer. The choices: Disabled, 10, 20, 30, 40 Sec. 1, 2, 4 Min. 2.3.4.5 USB Device Setting 48 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 User’s Manual TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 49...

  • Page 50: Power Management Setup

    Maximum power management, HDD Power Down =1 Min Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each User Defined of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down 50 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 (for less than 4 seconds) will switch the system to “suspend” mode. 2.3.5.10 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select “Auto” to run VGA BIOS if S3 resume automatically. The “Yes” enables running VGA BIOS if S3 resume. The “No” disables this function. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 51...
  • Page 52 PowerOn by PCI card The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. Resume by Alarm When “Enabled”, set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode. The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 52 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    This is set to “Disabled” by default. 2.3.6.4 Maximum Payload Size This allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices. The options are [128 bytes], [256 bytes], [512 bytes], [1024 bytes], [2048 bytes], and [4096 bytes]. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 53...

  • Page 54: Pc Health Status

    This item shows you the current CPU temperature. 2.3.7.3 FAN1 SPEED This item shows you the current fan speed. 2.3.7.4 Vcore This item shows you the current Vcore voltage value. 2.3.7.5 VIN0/1/2/3 This item shows you the current voltage value. 54 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Frequency/Voltage Control

    This is achieved by varying the frequency slightly so that the signal does not use any particular frequency for more than a moment. The choices are “Disabled” and “Enabled”. 2.3.8.3 CPU Clock The choice: 100 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 55...

  • Page 56: Load Setup Defaults

    While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs. Press <Y> to load the default values setting for optimal performance system operations. 56 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Set Supervisor Password

    CMOS. The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters. Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first select either “Setup” or “System” from the “Advanced BIOS Features” menu. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 57...

  • Page 58: Set User Password

    CMOS. The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters. Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first select either “Setup” or “System” from the “Advanced BIOS Features” menu. 58 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Save & Exit Setup

    CMOS memory of the chipset. The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record is required for the sys- tem to operate. TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual 59...

  • Page 60: Exit Without Saving

    TC2220-CX700M 2.3.13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. 60 TC2220-CX700M User’s Manual...

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