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LV-668 User’s Manual Copyright Copyright 2004 - 2005. All rights reserved. This document is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice to make improvements to the products. This document contains proprietary information and protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, or translated in any form or any means without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
LV-668 User’s Manual Packing List Please check the package before you starting setup the system Hardware: LV-668 series motherboard x 1 Cable Kit: 40-pin ATA100 IDE flat cable x 1 Serial ATA ribbon cable x 1 I/O Shield x 1...
Introduction Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> LV-668 is the Mini-ITX motherboard based on VIA chipset. It integrates the last VIA embedded chipset for KN400A with VT8237R, DDR266/333/400 SDRAM, and serial ATA with RAID to provide the economical embedded platform.
LV-668 User’s Manual Introduction 1.2 <Product Specification> General Specification Form Factor Mini-ITX motherboard AMD Geode NX Processors NX 1250@6W/1500@6W Processors supported Fanless with CPU heatsink Memory 1 x 184-pin DDR 266/333/400 SDRAM up to 1GB Unbufferred, none-ECC memory supported only...
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VGA, LAN, SATA, USB 2.0 Ports, Audio, 1 x RS232 serial port, S/PDIF,Parallel port LV-668-12 Same as LV-668 and with AMD Geode NX 1250 processor Lv-668-15 Same as LV-668 and with AMD Geode NX 1500 processor 1. Please do not order other Mini-AGP modules excluded in the list for this board.
LV-668 User’s Manual Introduction 1.4 <Block Diagram> AMD Geode NX processor CRT/LCD Monitor 1 x 184-pin DDR266/333/400 Up to 1GB KN400A Ultra V-Link 1GB/s 4 x USB2.0 Ports 2 x SATA VT8237R AC97 5.1CH Codec 1 x Serial ports IrDA...
LV-668 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.3 <Connector Reference> 2.3.1 <Internal Connector> Connector Function Remark DIMM 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Standard 40-pin primary IDE connector Standard J4/J5 7-pin Serial ATA connector Standard 20-pin power supply connector Standard 5 x 2-pin USB connector...
LV-668 User’s Manual Introduction 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1< CPU> The board supports AMD Geode NX 1250/1500 processor, with CPU headsink only . 2.4.2 <Memory> The board supports one 184-pin DDR266/333/400 SDRAM and up to 1GB of capacity, only non-ECC, unbuffered memory is supported.
LV-668 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-668 User’s Manual Introduction 2.6 <Enhanced IDE & CF Interface> The board supports one enhanced IDE interface, one channel for 2 ATAPI devices with ATA100. CMOS Setup...
LV-668 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.7 <Serial ATA Interface> Based on VIA VT8237R Southbridge, the board supports two Serial ATA interfaces with RAID 0 and 1 array function. The following is the list of the specification of the Serial ATA.
LV-668 User’s Manual Introduction 2.9 <LAN Interface> The board provides one 10/100Mbps LAN interfaces with AM79C874VI , and compliant with standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 100BASE-TX. Serial ATA Interface...
LV-668 User’s Manual Hardware Setup 2.10 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on VIA KN400A, the board supports integrated S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP graphics, with BIOS selectable 16/32/64MB shared with system memory for frame buffer. 2.10.1 <Analog VGA Interface> The board provides a DB15 VGA connector on the rear I/O panel .
LV-668 User’s Manual Introduction 2.11 <Onboard Audio Interface> The board provides the onboard Realtek ALC 655 AC97 5.1-channel audio interface , with three phone jacks on rear I/O panel for Line-out, Line-in, MIC(stereo)-in as 2-channel sound system, and Front, Rear, Center as 5.1-channel sound system.
LV-668 User’s Manual Introduction 2.16 <Indicator and Switch> The J7 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. Function Signal Signal Function...
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LV-668 User’s Manual System Configuration Chapter 3 <System Configuration> 3.1 <SATA RAID Configuration> The board supports two Serial ATA ports onboard, and supports RAID 0, 1 and disk array, the RAID 0, 1 and specified below: RAID 0 (Stripping): Two hard drives operating as one drive for optimized data R/W performance.
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LV-668 User’s Manual System Configuration You also can edit disk array under OS, please install the VIA RAID Utility in the driver CD. (To getting start, please click here to learn more information) (Click here to build RAID 0) (Click here to build RAID JBOD)
LV-668 User’s Manual System Configuration 3.2 <Audio Configuration> The board provides 5.1 channel audio interface with driver installed, please install the VIA audio driver in the CD before getting start to enjoy the 5.1 channel sound system. Audio Configuration...
LV-668 User’s Manual System Configuration 3.3 <Display Configuration> The board provides onboard analog VGA interface, and , please install the VIA video driver before enjoy the vivid display. Based on the VIA KN400A with S3 UniChrome Pro graphic, the board provides dual display function for clone or extended desktop modes with secondary display device attached.
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LV-668 User’s Manual System Configuration Please select S3Display for advanced device setting. Display Configuration...
LV-668 User’s Manual 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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LV-668 User’s Manual BIOS Setup Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool 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.award.com...
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