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  • Page 1 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Page i...
  • Page 2 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes 2008-07-03 1.11 Removed JP3 Replaced 32200-025401-RS with 32100-147900-RS 2008-03-18 1.10 Changed the Northbridge chipset form Intel® 945GM to Intel® 945GME Added more extensive list of supported processors. Added Compatibility Appendix Added terminology Appendix...
  • Page 3 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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 Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the NANO-9453. Cautions are easy to recognize. The word “caution” is written as “CAUTION,” both capitalized and bold and is followed. The italicized text is the cautionary message.
  • Page 5 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard CAUTION: This is an example of a caution message. Failure to adhere to cautions messages may result in permanent damage to the NANO-9453. Please take caution messages seriously. NOTE: These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    NANO-9453 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The items listed below should all be included in the NANO-9453 package. 1 x NANO-9453 single board computer 1 x 4 RS-232 adapter cable...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    1.1.1 NANO-9453 Benefits..................2 1.1.2 NANO-9453 Features ..................2 1.2 NANO-9453 O ................... 3 VERVIEW 1.2.1 NANO-9453 Overview Photo................3 1.2.2 NANO-9453 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers ..........4 1.2.3 Technical Specifications..................5 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ................7 2.1 O ......................... 8 VERVIEW 2.2 D...
  • Page 8 3.2 U ......................35 NPACKING 3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions..................35 3.3 U ................... 36 NPACKING HECKLIST 3.3.1 Package Contents..................... 36 3.3.2 Optional Items....................38 CONNECTOR PINOUTS..................40 4.1 P ..............41 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 4.1.1 NANO-9453 Layout ..................41 Page viii...
  • Page 9 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............42 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............... 43 4.2 I ..............44 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 4.2.1 +12V ATX Power Supply Connector ............... 44 4.2.2 +5V ATX Power Supply Connector ..............45 4.2.3 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector ............. 46 4.2.4 Audio Connector (9-pin) ..................
  • Page 10 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 5.3.3 SO-DIMM Installation ..................83 5.3.4 CF Card Installation ..................84 5.4 J ....................86 UMPER ETTINGS 5.4.1 CF Card Setup ....................87 5.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper..................88 5.4.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper............... 89 5.4.4 LVDS Voltage Selection..................90 5.4.5 PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper .................
  • Page 11 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.2 IDE Configuration ..................115 6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ................116 6.3.3 Super IO Configuration.................. 122 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration..............126 6.3.5 ACPI Configuration ..................131 6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration..............132 6.3.6 APM Configuration..................134 6.3.7 MPS Configuration ..................137 6.3.8 Remote Access Configuration ................
  • Page 12 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard TERMINOLOGY ....................197 DIO INTERFACE....................202 C.1 DIO I ................203 NTERFACE NTRODUCTION C.2 DIO C ................... 203 ONNECTOR INOUTS C.3 A ................204 SSEMBLY ANGUAGE AMPLES C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..............204 C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function ..............204 WATCHDOG TIMER ..................
  • Page 13 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: NANO-9453 Overview [Front View] ................3 Figure 1-2: NANO-9453 Overview [Rear View]................4 Figure 2-1: NANO-9453 Dimensions (mm) ...................8 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) ..............9 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram ..................10 Figure 2-4: 200-pin SO-DIMM Socket..................15...
  • Page 14 Figure 4-18: RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector Location............66 Figure 4-19: 4-port Serial Port Connector Pinout Locations ...........67 Figure 4-20: USB Connector Pinout Locations .................69 Figure 4-21: NANO-9453 External Peripheral Interface Connector .........69 Figure 4-22: PS/2 Pinouts ......................70 Figure 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector..................71 Figure 4-24: VGA Connector......................73...
  • Page 15 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-1: Available Drivers ....................173 Figure 7-2: Chipset Driver Installation Program..............173 Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen............174 Figure 7-4: Chipset Driver Installation License Agreement ..........174 Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Readme File Information ............. 175 Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation Complete ..............
  • Page 16 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ....................6 Table 2-1: Core™Processor Features..................11 Table 2-2: Celeron® M Processor Features ................11 Table 2-3: Supported Processors ....................13 Table 2-4: Supported HDD Specifications..................22 Table 2-5: Power Consumption ....................33 Table 3-1: Package List Contents....................37 Table 3-2: Optional Items ......................39...
  • Page 17 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Table 4-24: USB Port Pinouts ......................72 Table 4-25: VGA Connector Pinouts ...................73 Table 5-1: Jumpers ........................86 Table 5-2: CF Card Setup Jumper Settings................87 Table 5-3: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings ..................88 Table 5-4: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings ..............89 Table 5-5: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings..............90...
  • Page 18 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menus Menu 1: Main ..........................111 Menu 2: Advanced ........................113 Menu 3: CPU Configuration.......................114 Menu 4: IDE Configuration ......................115 Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration..............117 Menu 6: Super IO Configuration ....................122 Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration ................. 127 Menu 8: ACPI Configuration .....................

  • Page 19: Introduction

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Introduction Page 1...

  • Page 20: Introduction

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 1.1 Introduction The NANO-9453 EPIC form factor CPU card is a Socket M Intel® Core™2 Duo, Core™ Duo, Core™ Solo or Celeron® M CPU platform. The NANO-9453 has a maximum front side bus (FSB) frequency of 667MHz and comes with two VGA interfaces and dual PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers.

  • Page 21: Nano-9453 Overview

    PCI-104 devices, mini PCIe devices, storage devices, display devices and parallel communications devices. A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors on the front of the NANO-9453 is shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1: NANO-9453 Overview [Front View] A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors on the back of the NANO-9453 is shown in Figure 1-1.

  • Page 22: Nano-9453 Peripheral Connectors And Jumpers

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 1-2: NANO-9453 Overview [Rear View] 1.2.2 NANO-9453 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The NANO-9453 has the following connectors on-board: 1 x +5V ATX power connector 1 x +12V ATX power connector 1 x ATX enable connector 1 x Audio connector...

  • Page 23: Technical Specifications

    CF card setting COM 2 port mode setting PC104+ VIO selector PC104+ SERIRQ# support 1.2.3 Technical Specifications NANO-9453 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. See Chapter 2 for details. Specification NANO-9453 Form Factor EPIC Socket M Intel® Core™2 Duo (Merom core) Socket M Intel®...

  • Page 24: Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Specification NANO-9453 Northbridge: Intel® 945GME System Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH7-M One 200-pin SO-DIMM socket supports one 533 MHz or Memory 667 MHz DDR2 SO-DIMM with a maximum capacity of 1 GB Dual VGA: Integrated in the Intel® 945GME to support CRT...

  • Page 25: Detailed Specifications

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Detailed Specifications Page 7...

  • Page 26: Overview

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the NANO-9453 in detail. 2.2 Dimensions 2.2.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 165 mm Width: 115 mm Figure 2-1: NANO-9453 Dimensions (mm)

  • Page 27: External Interface Panel Dimensions

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) Page 9...

  • Page 28: Data Flow

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.3 Data Flow Figure 2-3 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 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram Page 10...

  • Page 29: Compatible Processors

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.4 Compatible Processors 2.4.1 Compatible Processor Overview The NANO-9453 supports the following Socket M processors: Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile processors Intel® Core™ Duo processors Intel® Core™ Solo processors Intel® Celeron® M processors ® All three of the above processors communicate with the Intel 945GME Northbridge chipset through a 667MHz front side bus (FSB).

  • Page 30: Supported Socket M Processors

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.4.2 Supported Socket M Processors Specifications for the compatible processors are listed in Table 2-3 below: Processor CPU Speed Processor # Bus Speed Mfg Tech Cache Size Core™2 Duo Mobile 2.33 GHz T7600 667 MHz 65 nm 4 MB 2.16 GHz...

  • Page 31: Table 2-3: Supported Processors

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Processor CPU Speed Processor # Bus Speed Mfg Tech Cache Size 1.06 GHz U2400 533 MHz 65 nm 2 MB Core™2 Solo 1.20 GHz U2200 533 MHz 65 nm 1 MB 1.06 GHz U2100 533 MHz 65 nm 1 MB Core™...

  • Page 32: Intel ® 945Gme Northbridge Chipset

    Direct Media Interface (DMI) 2.5.2 Intel® 945GME Memory Support WARNING: Only DDR2 memory module can be installed on the NANO-9453. Do not install DDR memory modules. If a DDR memory module is installed on the NANO-9453, the NANO-9453 may be irreparably damaged.

  • Page 33: Intel ® 945Gme Integrated Graphics

    The Intel® 945GME GMCH has an Intel® Gen 3.5 Integrated Graphics Engine with a 250 MHz core render clock and 200 MHz core display clock at 1.05 V core voltage. The following Intel® 945GME graphics interfaces are also implemented on the NANO-9453: LVDS SDVO One of the Intel®...

  • Page 34: Intel® 945Gme Analog Crt Support

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.5.3.1 Intel® 945GME Analog CRT Support A DB-15 VGA connector on the external peripheral interface connector panel is interfaced to the Intel® 945GME graphics engine. The Intel® 945GME internal graphics engine, with an integrated 400MHz RAMDAC and hot plug CRT support, supports analog CRT monitors up to QXGA.

  • Page 35: Intel 945Gme Lvds Support

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 2-6: VGA2 Connectors ® 2.5.3.3 Intel 945GME LVDS Support A 30-pin LVDS crimp connector is interfaced to the Intel® 945GME graphics engine. The Intel® 945GME internal graphics engine supports LVDS displays with the following features: Up to UXGA monitors with a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 18-bit 25MHz to 112MHz single-channel or dual-channel LVDS screens CPIS 1.5 compliant LVDS screens...

  • Page 36: Intel ® 945Gme Direct Media Interface (Dmi)

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 2-7: LVDS Connector ® 2.5.4 Intel 945GME Direct Media Interface (DMI) Intel® 945GME Northbridge GMCH is connected to the Intel® ICH7-M Southbridge Chipset through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Features of the Intel® 945GME DMI are listed below:...

  • Page 37: Intel ® Ich7-M Southbridge Chipset

    Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to two SATA connectors on the NANO-9453 Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33 Supports the six USB 2.0 devices on the NANO-9453 with four UHCI controllers and one EHCI controller Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0 Supports Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) Revision 2.3...

  • Page 38: Intel ® Ich7-M Ide Interface

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 2-8: Audio Connector The AC’97 controller supports up to six PCM audio output channels. Complete surround sound requires six-channel audio consisting of: Front left Front right Back left Back right Center Subwoofer ® 2.6.3 Intel ICH7-M IDE Interface The integrated IDE interface on the ICH7-M Southbridge supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices.

  • Page 39: Figure 2-9: Ide Connector

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 2-9: IDE Connector The integrated IDE interface is able to support the following IDE HDDs: Ultra ATA/100, with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s Ultra ATA/66, with data transfer rates up to 66MB/s Ultra ATA/33, with data transfer rates up to 33MB/s...

  • Page 40: Intel ® Ich7-M Low Pin Count (Lpc) Interface

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard DMA/UDMA Max Transfer 100MB/s 66MB/s 33MB/s Controller Interface Table 2-4: Supported HDD Specifications ® 2.6.4 Intel ICH7-M Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface The ICH7-M LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus from the ICH6 is connected to the following components:...

  • Page 41: Intel ® Ich7-M Real Time Clock

    The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is turned off. ® 2.6.7 Intel ICH7-M SATA Controller The integrated SATA controller on the ICH7-M Southbridge supports two SATA drives on the NANO-9453 with independent DMA operations. Page 23...

  • Page 42: Intel ® Ich7-M Usb Controller

    Up to six high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7-M on the NANO-9453. High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to 480 MBps, is enabled with the ICH7-M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) compliant host controller.

  • Page 43: Pcie Bus Components

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 2-12: USB Connectors 2.7 PCIe Bus Components 2.7.1 PCIe Bus Overview The PCIe bus is connected to components listed below: Two PCIe GbE Broadcom LAN chipsets One Mini PCIe socket 2.7.2 Broadcom PCI Express GbE interface The BCM5787M Broadcom PCI Express (PCIe) GbE controller is a 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet LAN controller.

  • Page 44: Mini Pcie

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard clause 30) Serial EEPROM or serial flash support JTAG support The PCIe GbE controllers are shown below. Figure 2-13: PCIe GbE Controllers 2.7.3 Mini PCIe The Mini PCIe socket supports Mini PCIe cards that are compliant with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a.

  • Page 45: Lpc Bus Components

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 2-14: Mini PCIe Socket 2.8 LPC Bus Components 2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connected to components listed below: BIOS chipset Super I/O chipset Serial Port Chipset (under the CF card socket) Page 27...

  • Page 46: Bios Chipset

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 2-15: Serial Port Chipset (Under the CF Card Socket) 2.8.2 BIOS Chipset The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset. Some of the BIOS features are listed below: AMI Flash BIOS...

  • Page 47: Super I/O Chipset

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant Console redirection function support PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) support USB booting support 2.8.3 Super I/O chipset The iTE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the ICH6 Southbridge through the LPC bus. The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with Environment Controller integration.

  • Page 48: Super I/O 16C550 Uarts

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs The onboard Super I/O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that can support the following: Two standard serial ports (COM1 and COM2) IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols Another two chipsets connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another two serial port connectors (COM3 and COM4).

  • Page 49: Super I/O Keyboard Controller

    One Watch dog timer with WDTOUT# signal One Frequency input 24/48MHz Powered by 3Vcc 2.9 Environmental and Power Specifications 2.9.1 System Monitoring Three thermal inputs on the NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures: System temperature Power temperature CPU temperature...

  • Page 50: Operating Temperature And Temperature Control

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Eight voltage inputs on the NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages: Vcore +2.5V +3.3V +5.0V +12.0V DDR Vtt +1.5V 5VSB The NANO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the following voltages internally:...

  • Page 51: Power Consumption

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 2.9.3 Power Consumption Table 2-5 shows the power consumption parameters for the NANO-9453 running a 2.16 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor with 1GB of 533 MHz DDR2 memory. Voltage Current +12 V 3.29 A 5 VSB 0.26 A...

  • Page 52: Unpacking

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Unpacking Page 34...

  • Page 53: Anti-Static Precautions

    When the NANO-9453 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3.1. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the NANO-9453 does not fall out of the box. Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present.

  • Page 54: Unpacking Checklist

    If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the NANO-9453 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw.

  • Page 55: Table 3-1: Package List Contents

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard SATA cables (P/N: 32000-062800-RS) SATA power cable (P/N: 32100-088600-RS) Power cable (P/N: 32100-087100-RS) Mini jumper Pack Quick Installation Guide Utility CD Table 3-1: Package List Contents Page 37...

  • Page 56: Optional Items

    The items listed in this section are optional items that must be ordered separately. Please contact your NANO-9453 vendor, distributor or reseller for more information or, contact iEi directly by sending an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The following optional items are available for the NANO-9453. Quantity Item and Part Number Image...

  • Page 57: Table 3-2: Optional Items

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Quantity Item and Part Number Image 5.1 Channel audio kit with Realtek ALC655 (P/N: AC-KIT08R) 7.1 Channel HD audio kit with Realtek ALC883 supporting dual audio streams (P/N: AC-KIT-883HD) Table 3-2: Optional Items Page 39...

  • Page 58: Connector Pinouts

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Connector Pinouts Page 40...

  • Page 59: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4.1.2 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.2. 4.1.1 NANO-9453 Layout Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.

  • Page 60: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the NANO-9453. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below. Connector Type Label...

  • Page 61: External Interface Panel Connectors

    8-pin header USB23 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the NANO-9453. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.3 on page 69 Connector Type Label...

  • Page 62: Internal Peripheral Connectors

    Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of all the internal, peripheral connectors on the NANO-9453. 4.2.1 +12V ATX Power Supply Connector...

  • Page 63: Atx Power Supply Connector

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12V +12V Table 4-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.2 +5V ATX Power Supply Connector CN Label: CN Type: 2-pin Wafer (1 x 2) CN Location: See Figure 4-4...

  • Page 64: Atx Power Supply Enable Connector

    The ATX power supply enable connector enables the NANO-9453 to be connected to an ATX power supply. In default mode, the NANO-9453 can only us an AT power supply. To enable an ATX power supply the AT Power Select jumper must also be configured. Please refer to Chapter 3 for more details.

  • Page 65: Audio Connector (9-Pin)

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-5: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PS_ON# +5V Standby Table 4-5: ATX Power Supply Enable Connector Pinouts 4.2.4 Audio Connector (9-pin) CN Label: J_AUDIO1 9-pin header CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-6...

  • Page 66: Compact Flash Socket

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-6: Audio Connector Pinouts PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION AC97_SYNC AC97_BITCLK AC97_SDOUT AC97_PCBEEP AC97_SDIN AC97_RST# AC97_VCC AC97_GND AC97_12V Table 4-6: Audio Connector Pinouts 4.2.5 Compact Flash Socket CN Label: CF1 (solder side) 50-pin header (2x25)

  • Page 67: Figure 4-7: Cf Card Socket Location

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-7: CF Card Socket Location Page 49...

  • Page 68: Table 4-7: Cf Card Socket Pinouts

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND VCC-IN CHECK1 DATA 3 DATA 11 DATA 4 DATA 12 DATA 5 DATA 13 DATA 6 DATA 14 DATA 7 DATA 15 HDC_CS0# HDC_CS1 GROUND IOR# IOW# VCC_COM IRQ15 VCC_COM...

  • Page 69: Digital Input/Output (Dio) Connector

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 4.2.6 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector CN Label: DIO1 10-pin header (2x5) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8 The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO connector pins are user programmable.

  • Page 70: Front Panel Connector (12-Pin)

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard See Figure 4-9 CN Location: CN Pinouts: See Table 4-9 The cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 500mA current to a system cooling fan. The connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed.

  • Page 71: Figure 4-10: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 12-pin header (2x6) CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard. These indicators and switches include: Power button...

  • Page 72: Ide Connector(44-Pin)

    44-pin header (2x22) CN Location: See Figure 4-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 One 44-pin IDE device connector on the NANO-9453 supports connectivity to two hard disk drives. Figure 4-11: Secondary IDE Device Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.

  • Page 73: Infrared Interface Connector (5-Pin)

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard RESET# GROUND DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2 DATA 13 DATA 1 DATA 14 DATA 0 DATA 15 GROUND IDE DRQ...

  • Page 74: Lvds Lcd Connector

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared (ASKIR) interfaces. Figure 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION IR-RX IR-TX Table 4-12: Infrared Connector Pinouts 4.2.11 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 75: Figure 4-13: Lvds Lcd Connector Pinout Locations

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-13: LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION GROUND GROUND LVDSA_Y0+ LVDSA_Y0- LVDSA_Y1+ LVDSA_Y1- LVDSA_Y2+ LVDSA_Y2- LVDSA_CLK+ LVDSA_CLK- GROUND GROUND LVDSB_Y0+ LVDSB_Y0- LVDSB_Y1+ LVDSB_Y1- LVDSB_Y2+ LVDSB_Y2- LVDSB_CLK+ LVDSB_CLK- Page 57...

  • Page 76: Mini Pcie Socket

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard GROUND GROUND VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS VCC_LVDS Table 4-13: LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.12 Mini PCIe Socket CN Label: CN Type: 26-pin box header CN Location: CN Pinouts: The 52-pin mini PCIe socket supports the latest PCIe extension cards such as wireless LAN cards and other compatible devices.

  • Page 77: Figure 4-14: Mini Pcie Connector Pinout Locations

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-14: Mini PCIe Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PCIE_WAKE# VCC3 1.5V CLKREQ# LFRAME# LAD3 CLK- LAD2 CLK+ LAD1 LAD0 PCIRST# VCC3 PCIRST# PERN2 3VDual PERP2 1.5V SMBCLK PETN2 SMBDATA Page 59...

  • Page 78: Parallel Port Connector

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard PETP2 USBD- USBD+ RF_LINK# BLUELED# 1.5V VCC3 Table 4-14: Mini PCIe Socket Pinouts 4.2.13 Parallel Port Connector CN Label: LPT1 CN Type: 26-pin box header CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-15 The 26-pin parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer.

  • Page 79: Slot

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-15: Parallel Port Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION STROBE# DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 ACKNOWLEDGE BUSY PAPER EMPTY PRINTER SELECT AUTO FORM FEED #...
  • Page 80 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard See Table 4-16 CN Pinouts: The PCI-104 slot enables a PCI-104 compatible expansion module to be connected to the board. Page 62...

  • Page 81: Figure 4-16: Pci-104 Slot Location

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-16: PCI-104 Slot Location Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D GND/5V TBD1 AD00 VI/O1 AD02 AD01 AD05 AD04 AD03 C/BE0# AD07 AD06 AD09 AD08 AD11 VI/O2 AD10 M66EN AD14 AD13 AD12 +3.3V...

  • Page 82: Sata Drive Connectors

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Pin No. Column A Column B Column C Column D SERR# SB0# PERR# +3.3V SDONE STOP# +3.3V LOCK# +3.3V TRDY# DEVSEL# FRAME# IRDY# +3.3V AD16 +3.3V C/BE2# AD18 +3.3V AD17 AD21 AD20 AD19 +3.3V AD23 AD22 +3.3V...

  • Page 83: Serial Port Connector (Rs-422 Or Rs-485)

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard See Table 4-17 CN Pinouts: The two SATA drive connectors are each connected to a first generation SATA drive. First generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 150Mb/s. Figure 4-17: SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO.

  • Page 84: 4-Port Serial Port Connector (Rs-232)

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard See Table 4-18 CN Pinouts: The 4-pin serial port connector supports RS-422 or RS-485 serial port. Figure 4-18: RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION TXD485# TXD485+ RXD485+ RXD485# Table 4-18: RS-422/RS-485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.17 4-port Serial Port Connector (RS-232)

  • Page 85: Figure 4-19: 4-Port Serial Port Connector Pinout Locations

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard COM 1 is located on pin 1 to pin 10 COM 2 is located on pin 11 to pin 20 COM 3 is located on pin 21 to pin 30 COM 4 is located on pin 31 to pin 40 Figure 4-19: 4-port Serial Port Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO.

  • Page 86: Usb Connectors (Internal)

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION RECEIVE DATA (RXD4) REQUEST TO SEND (RTS4) TRANSMIT DATA (TXD4) CLEAR TO SEND (CTS4) DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR4) 38 RING INDICATOR (RI4) Table 4-19: 4-Port Serial Port Connector 4.2.18 USB Connectors (Internal)

  • Page 87: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    Table 4-20: USB Port Connector Pinouts 4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel Figure 4-21 shows the NANO-9453 rear panel. The NANO-9453 rear panel consists of two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors, a PS/2 keyboard connector a USB port and a VGA connector. These connectors are accessible when the NANO-9453 is installed in a chassis.

  • Page 88: Keyboard/Mouse Connector

    CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-22 and Table 4-21 The NANO-9453 CPU card has a mini-DIN 6 PS/2 connector on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse. The card comes with a cable to convert the mini-DIN 6 PS/2 into two mini-DIN 6 PS/2 connectors for keyboard and mouse connection.

  • Page 89: Lan Connectors

    CN Pinouts: See Table 4-22 The NANO-9453 is equipped with two built-in GbE 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 following...

  • Page 90: Usb Connector

    CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 4-21 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-24 The NANO-9453 has a one external USB 2.0 port. The port connects to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION DATA- DATA-...

  • Page 91: Figure 4-24: Vga Connector

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 4-24: VGA Connector DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION GREEN BLUE VCC / NC DDC DAT HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK Table 4-25: VGA Connector Pinouts Page 73...

  • Page 92: Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Installation Page 74...

  • Page 93: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the NANO-9453. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the NANO-9453, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.

  • Page 94: Installation Considerations

    NANO-9453 is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the NANO-9453 should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the NANO-9453 and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 5.2.1 Installation Notices...

  • Page 95: Installation Checklist

    Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its components. 5.2.2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the NANO-9453 is properly installed. All the items in the packing list are present The CPU is installed...

  • Page 96: Cpu, Cpu Cooling Kit And Dimm Installation

    Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user. The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the NANO-9453. If one of these component is not installed the NANO-9453 cannot run.

  • Page 97: Figure 5-1: Make Sure The Cpu Socket Retention Screw Is Unlocked

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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 98: Figure 5-2: Lock The Cpu Socket Retention Screw

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Step 5: Align the CPU pins. Carefully align the CPU pins with the holes in the CPU socket. Step 6: Insert the CPU. Gently insert the CPU into the socket. If the CPU pins are properly aligned, the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly.

  • Page 99: Cooling Kit Cf-479B-Rs Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 5.3.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation Figure 5-3: IEI CF-479B-RS Cooling Kit An IEI Socket M CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately. The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan. WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the CF-479B-RS heat sink.

  • Page 100: Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket Step 4: Tighten the screws. Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws. Tighten each nut a few turns at a time and do not over-tighten the screws. Step 5: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard.

  • Page 101: So-Dimm Installation

    Figure 5-6. Figure 5-6: SO-DIMM Installation Step 1: Locate the SO-DIMM socket. Place the NANO-9453 on an anti-static pad with the solder side facing up. Step 2: Align the SO-DIMM with the socket. The SO-DIMM must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the SO-DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket.

  • Page 102: Cf Card Installation

    The NANO-9453 can support both CF Type I cards and CF Type II cards. For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2. To install the a CF card (Type 1 or Type 2) onto the NANO-9453, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Locate the CF card socket.

  • Page 103: Figure 5-7: Cf Card Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-7: CF Card Installation Page 85...

  • Page 104: Jumper Settings

    OPEN a jumper means removing the Figure 5-8: Jumper Locations plastic clip from a jumper. Before the NANO-9453 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the NANO-9453 are listed in Table 5-1. Description...

  • Page 105: Cf Card Setup

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 5.4.1 CF Card Setup Jumper Label: JCF1 2-pin header Jumper Type: Jumper Settings: See Table 5-2 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-9 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the CF Type I card or CF Type II cards as either the slave device or the master device.

  • Page 106: Clear Cmos Jumper

    Jumper Location: See Figure 5-10 If the NANO-9453 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 107: Com 2 Function Select Jumper

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-10: Clear CMOS Jumper 5.4.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 6-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-4 See Figure 5-11 Jumper Location: The COM 2 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port (COM 2) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.

  • Page 108: Lvds Voltage Selection

    Figure 5-11: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location 5.4.4 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and NANO-9453 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 109: Vio Selector Jumper

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 5-12. Figure 5-12: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5.4.5 PCI-104 VIO Selector Jumper Jumper Label: Jumper Type: 3-pin header See Table 5-6 Jumper Settings: Jumper Location: See Figure 5-13 The PCI-104 VIO Selector jumper allows the PCI-104 voltage to be set.

  • Page 110: Chassis Installation

    The NANO-9453 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 111: Motherboard Installation

    IEI website (http://www.ieiworld.com.tw) to find out more about the available chassis. 5.5.2 Motherboard Installation To install the NANO-9453 motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis. 5.6 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5.6.1 Peripheral Device Cables...

  • Page 112: Ide Cable Connection

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 5.6.2 IDE Cable Connection The IDE flat cable connects to the NANO-9453 to one or two IDE devices. To connect an IDE HDD to the NANO-9453 please follow the instructions below. Step 1: Locate the IDE connector. The location/s of the IDE device connector/s is/are shown in Chapter 3.

  • Page 113: Channel Audio Kit Installation

    The optional 5.1 channel audio kit connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the NANO-9453. The audio kit consists of three audio jacks. One audio jack, Mic In, connects to a microphone. The remaining two audio jacks, Line-In and Line-Out, connect to two speakers.
  • Page 114 Step 4: Mount the audio kit onto the chassis. Once the audio kit is connected to the NANO-9453, secure the audio kit bracket to the system chassis. Step 5: Connect the audio devices. Connect one speaker to the line-in audio jack, one speaker to the line-out audio jack and a microphone to the mic-in audio jack.

  • Page 115: Channel Audio Kit Installation

    The optional 7.1 channel audio kit connects to the 10-pin audio connector on the NANO-9453. The audio kit consists of five audio jacks. One audio jack, Mic In, connects to a microphone. The remaining four audio jacks, Line-In, Front-Out, Rear-Out, and Center Subwoofer, connect to speakers.

  • Page 116: Sata Drive Connection

    Refer to Chapter 7 for driver installation instructions.Step 0: Step 0: 5.6.5 SATA Drive Connection The NANO-9453 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.

  • Page 117: Figure 5-18: Sata Drive Cable Connection

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard in Chapter 3. Step 2: Insert the cable connector. Press the clip on the connector at the end of the SATA cable and insert the cable connector into the onboard SATA drive connector. See Figure 5-17. Figure 5-17: SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to the SATA disk.

  • Page 118: Serial Port Connector Cable (Four Ports) Cable Connection

    Figure 5-18: SATA Power Drive Connection 5.6.6 Serial Port Connector Cable (Four Ports) Cable Connection The NANO-9453 is shipped with one four serial port connector cable. The four serial port connector cable connects four serial port connectors on the cable to the 40-pin serial port connectors on the NANO-9453.

  • Page 119: Usb Cable (Dual Port)

    0: 5.6.7 USB Cable (Dual Port) The NANO-9453 is shipped with a dual port USB 2.0 cable. To connect the USB cable connector, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3.

  • Page 120: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the NANO-9453, connect the cable connectors to the onboard connectors. See Figure 5-20. Figure 5-20: Dual USB Cable Connection Step 4: Attach the bracket to the chassis. The USB 2.0 connectors are attached to a bracket.

  • Page 121: Vga Monitor Connection

    5.7.1 VGA Monitor Connection The NANO-9453 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-9453, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 122: Ps/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection

    Step 0: 5.7.2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection The NANO-9453 has a single PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The PS/2 connector is connected to a keyboard and a mouse through the keyboard and mouse cable that was shipped with the system. To connect a keyboard and mouse to the NANO-9453, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 123: Ethernet Connection

    5.7.3 RJ-45 Ethernet Connection The NANO-9453 has two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors on the external peripheral interface panel for LAN communications. Follow the steps below to connect an RJ-45 Ethernet connector to the NANO-9453.

  • Page 124: Usb Connection

    5.7.4 USB Connection The external USB Series "A" receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices. Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the NANO-9453. Step 1: Locate the USB Series "A" receptacle connectors. The location of the USB Series "A"...

  • Page 125: Figure 5-25: Usb Connector

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 5-24: USB Connector Page 107...

  • Page 126: Ami Bios

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Chapter AMI BIOS Page 108...

  • Page 127: Introduction

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed.

  • Page 128: Getting Help

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Function F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu 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 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 6.1.3 Getting Help...

  • Page 129: Main

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.2 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 Menu 1: Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components. The fields in System Overview cannot be changed.

  • Page 130: Advanced

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Speed: Lists the processor speed Count: The number of CPUs on the motherboard System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory. Size: Lists memory size 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.

  • Page 131: Cpu Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard MPS Configuration (see Section 6.3.6) Remote Access Configuration (see Section 6.3.8) USB Configuration (see Section 6.3.8) BIOS Menu 2: Advanced 6.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU.

  • Page 132: Menu 3: Cpu Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details: Manufacturer: Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer Brand String: Lists the brand name of the CPU being used Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed...

  • Page 133: Ide Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.2 IDE Configuration Use the IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) to change and/or set the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system. BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible] Disables the on-board ATA/IDE controller.

  • Page 134: Ide Master, Ide Slave

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard channels are separated. This mode supports up to 6 storage devices. Some legacy OS do not support this mode. Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec] Enables SATA channels only. SATA Only SATA Pri., PATA Sec Puts SATA channels before PATA channels.

  • Page 135: Menu 5: Ide Master And Ide Slave Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Auto-Detected Drive Parameters The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows: Device: Lists the device type (e.g.
  • Page 136 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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. Type [Auto] Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete.
  • Page 137 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Disabled BIOS is prevented from using the LBA mode control on the specified channel. BIOS auto detects the LBA mode control on the specified Auto 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 138 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps (This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.) DMA Mode [Auto] Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options.
  • Page 139 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard UDMA2 Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33.3MBps Ultra DMA mode 3 selected with a maximum data transfer UDMA3 rate of 44MBps (To use this mode, it is required that an 80-conductor ATA cable is used.)

  • Page 140: Super Io Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.3.3 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 6) to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports. BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8] Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address.
  • Page 141 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] Use the Serial Port1 Mode option to select the transmitting and receiving mode for the first serial port. Normal Serial Port 1 mode is normal EFAULT Serial Port 1 mode is ASK IR...
  • Page 142 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Disabled No base address is assigned to the Parallel Port EFAULT Parallel Port I/O port address is 378 Parallel Port I/O port address is 278 Parallel Port I/O port address is 3BC Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Use the Parallel Port Mode option to select the mode the parallel port operates in.
  • Page 143 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Use the Parallel Port IRQ option to set the parallel port interrupt address. IRQ5 IRQ5 is assigned as the parallel port interrupt address IRQ7 IRQ7 is assigned as the parallel port interrupt address...

  • Page 144: Hardware Health Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 4 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 3F8 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 2F8 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 3E8 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 2E8...

  • Page 145: Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration CPU FAN Mode Setting [Full On Mode] Use the CPU FAN Mode Setting option to configure the second fan. Fan is on all the time Full On Mode EFAULT Automatic mode Fan is off when the temperature is low enough.
  • Page 146 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard CPU Temp. Limit of Start CPU Temp. Limit of Full CPU Fan Start PWM Slope PWM 1 When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the PWM Manual Mode, the following parameters can be set. CPU Fan PWM control CPU Temp.
  • Page 147 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard damaged. The CPU Temp. Limit of Start option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode. Use the CPU Temp. Limit of Start option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn on. When the fan starts, it rotates using the starting pulse width modulation (PWM) specified in the Fan 3 Start PWM option below.
  • Page 148 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard CPU Fan Start PWM [070] The CPU Fan Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode. Use the CPU Fan Start PWM option to select the PWM mode the fan starts to rotate with after the temperature specified in the CPU Temp.

  • Page 149: Acpi Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Fan Speed Monitoring: The following system fan speeds are monitored: System FAN Speed Voltage Monitoring: The following system voltages are monitored: CPU cCore +1.8V +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V 0.9V 1.5V 5VSB VBAT 6.3.5 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Power Management (APM) options.

  • Page 150: General Acpi Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 8: ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware O/S [Yes] Use the ACPI Aware O/S option to enable the system to configure ACPI power saving options. ACPI can only be implemented if the system OS complies with the ACPI standard.

  • Page 151: Menu 9: General Acpi Configuration [Advanced\ Acpi Configuration]

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 9: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration] Suspend Mode [Auto] Use the Suspend Mode option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used. S1 (POS) The system enters S1(POS) sleep state. The system appears off.

  • Page 152: Apm Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] Use the Repost Video on S3 Resume to determine whether the VGA BIOS post will be invoked after the system is roused from an S3 (STR) suspend state. The VGA BIOS post is not invoked...
  • Page 153 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Power Management/APM [Enabled] Use the Power Management/APM BIOS option to enable access to the advanced power management features. If this option is disabled, the only other option on the screen is the Power Button Mode. Disables the Advanced Power Management (APM)
  • Page 154 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Resume on Ring [Disabled] Use the Resume on Ring BIOS option to enable activity on the RI (ring in) modem line to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state. That is, the system will be roused by an incoming call on a modem.

  • Page 155: Mps Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard from a suspend state when the alarm goes off. Power Supply Mode [ATX] Use the Power Supply Mode BIOS option to select the power supply that is connected to the system. An AT power supply is connected to the system...

  • Page 156: Remote Access Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard MPS Revision [1.4] Use the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) for OS option to specify the MPS version to be used. MPS version 1.1 is used MPS version 1.4 is used EFAULT 6.3.8 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 12) to configure remote access parameters.
  • Page 157 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system. Disabled Remote access is disabled. EFAULT Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear: Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode...
  • Page 158 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard The Base Address, IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the serial port listed above. Serial Port Mode [115200 8,n,1] Use the Serial Port Mode option to select baud rate through which the console redirection is made.
  • Page 159 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader Always Redirection is always active (Some OSes may not EFAULT work if set to Always) Terminal Type [ANSI] Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type.

  • Page 160: Usb Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard No Delay EFAULT Delay 1 sec Delay 2 sec Delay 4 sec 6.3.9 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 13) to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings. BIOS Menu 13: USB Configuration USB Function [6 USB ports] Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable a specified number of USB ports.
  • Page 161 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Disabled USB function support disabled 2 USB Ports Two USB ports are enabled 4 USB Ports Four USB ports are enabled 6 USB Ports Six USB ports are enabled EFAULT USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Use the USB 2.0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller Disabled USB 2.0 controller disabled...

  • Page 162: Usb Mass Storage Device Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard HiSpeed The controller is capable of operating at 480Mb/s EFAULT BIOS EHCI Handoff [Enabled] Use the BIOS EHCI Handoff option for systems running OSes that do not have EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change is managed by the EHCI driver.
  • Page 163 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Device ## The Device## field lists the USB devices that are connected to the system. Emulation Type [Auto] Use the Emulation Type BIOS option to specify the type of emulation BIOS has to provide for the USB device.

  • Page 164: Pci/Pnp

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard responding to INT13h calls that return DL values of 80h or above. CDROM Assumes the CD-ROM is formatted as bootable media. All the devices that support block sizes greater than 512 bytes can only be booted using this option.

  • Page 165: Menu 15: Pci/Pnp Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 15: PCI/PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM [No] Page 147...
  • Page 166 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Use the Clear NVRAM option to specify if the NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) is cleared when the power is turned off. System does not clear NVRAM during system boot EFAULT System clears NVRAM during system boot Plug & Play O/S [No] Use the Plug &...
  • Page 167 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Use the Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA option to restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address. (Default) Assigns an IRQ to a PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ Does not assign IRQ to a PCI VGA card even if the card...
  • Page 168 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Auto The location of the Off Board PCI IDE adapter card is EFAULT automatically detected by the AMIBIOS. PCI Slot 1 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI Slot 1 PCI IDE adapter card. Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 1.
  • Page 169 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are: IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel# [Available] Use the DMA Channel# option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI/PnP device.
  • Page 170 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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 EFAULT 16KB reserved for legacy ISA devices...

  • Page 171: Boot

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.5 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 16) to configure system boot options. BIOS Menu 16: Boot 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 16) to configure advanced system boot options.

  • Page 172: Menu 17: Boot Settings Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 17: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process. No POST procedures are skipped Disabled Enabled Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease...
  • Page 173 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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 174: Boot Device Priority

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Enabled Allows the system to use a PS/2 mouse. Auto The system auto-adjusts PS/2 mouse support. EFAULT Giga LAN Boot Support [Disabled] Use the Giga LAN Boot Support option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system.

  • Page 175: Menu 18: Boot Device Priority Settings

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard BIOS Menu 18: Boot Device Priority Settings Page 157...

  • Page 176: Security

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 19) to set system and user passwords. BIOS Menu 19: Security Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password. The default for this option is Not Installed. If a supervisor password must be installed, select this field and enter the password.

  • Page 177: Chipset

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change User Password. 6.7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu (BIOS Menu 20) to access the NorthBridge and SouthBridge configuration menus. WARNING: Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 178: Northbridge Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration Use the NorthBridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 20) to configure the Northbridge chipset. BIOS Menu 21:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency [Auto] Use the DRAM Frequency option to specify the DRAM frequency or allow the system to automatically detect the DRAM frequency.
  • Page 179 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 667MHz Sets the DRAM frequency to 667MHz Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Use the Configure DRAM Timing by SPD option to determine if the system uses the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM to configure the DRAM timing. The SPD...
  • Page 180 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 3 nanoseconds DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [6 DRAM Clocks] Use the DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay option to specify the number of clock cycles must elapse between sending a RAS (row address strobe) signal and the CAS (column address strobe) signal.
  • Page 181 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard entirely different memory location is requested. (To be able to change this configuration option the Configure DRAM Timing by SPD configuration option must be set to “Disabled”) The following configuration options are available: 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks...

  • Page 182: Video Function Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Boots Graphics Adapter [IGD] Use the Boots Graphics Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device. Select either an integrated graphics controller (IGD) or a combination of PCI graphics controller, a PCI express (PEG) controller or an IGD. Configuration...

  • Page 183: Figure 6-1: Video Function Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 6-1: Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) operating mode. Fixed Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as graphics memory.
  • Page 184 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard DVMT/FIXED Memory [128MB] Use the DVMT/FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory. This option can only be configured for if DVMT Mode or Fixed Mode is selected in the DVMT Mode Select option. If Combo Mode is selected, the maximum amount of graphics memory is 128MB.

  • Page 185: Southbridge Chipset Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 1920x1200 (36bits) 1024x768(48bits) 1440x900(36bits) 1440x900(48bits) 1280x800(18bits) 1280x600(18bits) 2048x1536(36bits) 6.7.2 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration The SouthBridge Chipset Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 22) the Southbridge chipset to be configured. BIOS Menu 22:SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Audio Controller [AC`97 Audio] The Audio Controller option allows selection of the audio controller to use.
  • Page 186 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard ® HD-Audio The Intel High Definition Audio controller is enabled EFAULT AC`97 Audio The on-board AC’97 controller is enabled All Disabled All audio controllers are disabled OnBoard LAN1 [Auto] The OnBoard LAN1 option enables or disables the on-board LAN1.

  • Page 187: Exit

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 6.8 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 23) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes. BIOS Menu 23:Exit 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.
  • Page 188 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program. Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. F9 key can be used for this operation.

  • Page 189: Driver Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Chapter Driver Installation Page 171...

  • Page 190: Available Software Drivers

    LAN driver Installation instructions are given below. 7.2 Driver CD Auto-run All the drivers for the NANO-9453 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 191: Chipset Driver Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-1: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7-1. Step 0: 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the INF driver from the list in Figure 7-1.

  • Page 192: Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Step 4: The welcome screen in Figure 7-3 appears. Figure 7-3: Chipset Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 5: Click N in Figure 7-3 to continue the installation process. The license agreement in Figure 7-4 appears. Step 6:...

  • Page 193: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Readme File Information Step 9: Click N in Figure 7-5 to start the driver installation. Step 10: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen (Figure 7-6) appears. Step 0: Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation Complete 7.4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver...

  • Page 194: Figure 7-7: Select The Operating System

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-7: Select the Operating System Step 3: Select the operating system from those shown in Figure 7-7. Step 4: A new window appears (Figure 7-8). Figure 7-8: VGA Driver Step 5: Click the installation program icon in Figure 7-8.

  • Page 195: Figure 7-9: Gma Driver Readme File

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-9: GMA Driver Readme File Step 7: Click N to extract the GMA driver files. See Figure 7-10. Figure 7-10: GMA Driver File Extraction Step 8: The welcome screen shown in Figure 7-11 appears. Page 177...

  • Page 196: Figure 7-11: Gma Driver Installation Welcome Screen

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-11: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 9: To continue the installation process, click N Step 10: The license agreement in Figure 7-12 appears. Figure 7-12: GMA Driver License Agreement Step 11: Click the Y in Figure 7-12 to continue.

  • Page 197: Broadcom Lan Driver (For Gbe Lan) Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-13: GMA Driver Installing Notice Step 13: A confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-14 appears. Figure 7-14: GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 14: After selecting when to restart the computer in Figure 7-14, click F Step 0: INISH 7.5 Broadcom LAN Driver (for GbE LAN) Installation...

  • Page 198: Figure 7-15: Access Windows Control Panel

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-15: Access Windows Control Panel Step 2: Double click the System icon (Figure 7-16). Figure 7-16: Double Click the System Icon Step 3: Double click the Device Manager tab (Figure 7-17). Page 180...

  • Page 199: Figure 7-17: Double Click The Device Manager Tab

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-17: Double Click the Device Manager Tab Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 7-18). Figure 7-18: Device Manager List Step 5: Double click the listed device that has question marks next to it. (This means Windows does not recognize the device).

  • Page 200: Figure 7-19: Search For Suitable Driver

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-19: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Specify a Location” in the Locate Driver Files window (Figure 7-20). Click N to continue. Figure 7-20: Locate Driver Files Step 8: Select the proper OS folder under the “X:\3-LAN\BROADCOM BCM57xx Drivers”...

  • Page 201: Realtek Hd Audio Driver (Alc883) Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-21: Location Browsing Window Step 9: Click OK to continue. A driver files location menu window appears. Click N continue. The driver is installed.Step 0: 7.6 Realtek HD Audio Driver (ALC883) Installation To install the Realtek High Definition (HD) Audio driver, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 202: Figure 7-22: 4-Audio\Ac-Kit883Hd\Windows Folder

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard appears showing the folder contents (Figure 6-26). Figure 7-22: 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT883HD\Windows Folder Step 3: Double-click the WDM_R140 icon to begin the driver installation process. Step 4: Once the WDM_R140 icon is double clicked, the contents of the installation package are extracted.

  • Page 203: Figure 7-24: Hd Audio Driver Setup Welcome Screen

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Step 5: The Welcome screen appears. Click N . See Figure 7-24. Figure 7-24: HD Audio Driver Setup Welcome Screen Step 6: The driver is automatically installed. Step 7: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-25 appears.

  • Page 204: Realtek Ac`97 Audio Driver (Alc665) Installation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later. For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once you have decided when to restart the computer, click the “F ” button.

  • Page 205: Figure 7-26: Cd 4-Audio\Ac-Kit08R\Windows Folder

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-26: CD 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT08R\Windows Folder Step 3: Double-click the Setup.exe file to begin the driver installation process. Step 4: Once you double click the Setup icon, the install shield wizard for the audio driver starts. See Figure 7-27.

  • Page 206: Figure 7-28: Ac`97 Audio Driver Setup Preparation

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-28: AC`97 Audio Driver Setup Preparation Step 6: After the install shield is prepared, the welcome screen shown in Figure 7-29 appears. To continue the installation process, click the “N ” button. The install shield starts to configure the new software as shown in Figure 7-30.

  • Page 207: Figure 7-30: Ac`97 Audio Driver Software Configuration

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Figure 7-30: AC`97 Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 7: At this stage the “Digital Signal Not Found” screen appears (Figure 7-31). To continue the installation process, click the “Y ” button. Figure 7-31: AC`97 Audio Driver Digital Signal...

  • Page 208: Figure 7-32: Ac`97 Audio Driver Installation Begins

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Step 8: After clicking the “Y ” button in Figure 7-31, the installation of the driver begins (Figure 7-32). Figure 7-32: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Begins Step 9: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-33 appears.
  • Page 209 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Step 10: The confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-33 allows you to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later. For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once you have decided when to restart the computer, click the “F...

  • Page 210: Abios Options

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Appendix BIOS Options Page 192...
  • Page 211 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard System Overview .......................111 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .....................112 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................112 ATA/IDE Configurations [Compatible] ................115 Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec]..............116 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................116 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters..................117 Type [Auto] .........................118 ZIP............................118 LS-120 ..........................118 LBA/Large Mode [Auto].....................118 Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto] ................119...
  • Page 212 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard ACPI Aware O/S [Yes] ....................... 132 Suspend Mode [Auto]....................... 133 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] ................... 134 Power Management/APM [Enabled]................135 Restore on AC Power Loss by IO [Last State] ............... 135 Power Button Mode [On/Off].................... 135 Resume on Ring [Disabled] .....................
  • Page 213 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Clear NVRAM [No]......................147 Plug & Play O/S [No]......................148 PCI Latency Timer [64] ..................... 148 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]..................148 Palette Snooping [Disabled] .................... 149 PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] ..................149 OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto]................... 149 IRQ# [Available] ......................
  • Page 214 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Save Changes and Exit ....................169 Discard Changes and Exit....................169 Discard Changes....................... 169 Load Optimal Defaults ...................... 170 Load Failsafe Defaults ...................... 170 Page 196...

  • Page 215: Bterminology

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Terminology Page 197...
  • Page 216 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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. The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects storage devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a computer.
  • Page 217 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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. Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory.
  • Page 218 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard The Input/Ouput Controll Hub (ICH) is an Intel® Southbridge chipset. IrDA Infrared Data Association (IrDA) specify infrared data transmission protocols used to enable electronic devices to wirelessly communicate with each other. L1 Cache The Level 1 Cache (L1 Cache) is a small memory cache built into the system processor.
  • Page 219 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard automatic status checking technology implemented on hard disk drives. UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-transmitter (UART) is responsible for asynchronous communications on the system and manages the system’s serial communication (COM) ports. UHCI The Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) specification is a register-level interface description for USB 1.1 Host Controllers.

  • Page 220: Cdio Interface

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Appendix DIO Interface Page 202...

  • Page 221: Dio Interface Introduction

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard C.1 DIO Interface Introduction The DIO connector on the NANO-9453 is interfaced to GIO ports on the iTE Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs. The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.

  • Page 222: Assembly Language Samples

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard C.3 Assembly Language Samples C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O input functions is listed below. Sets the digital port as input...

  • Page 223: Dwatchdog Timer

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Watchdog Timer Page 205...
  • Page 224 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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 225 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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 226: Eaddress Mapping

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Address Mapping Page 208...

  • Page 227: Address Map

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard E.1 Address Map I/O address Range Description 000-01F DMA Controller 020-021 Interrupt Controller 040-043 System time 060-06F Keyboard Controller 070-07F System CMOS/Real time Clock 080-09F DMA Controller 0A0-0A1 Interrupt Controller 0C0-0DF DMA Controller 0F0-0FF Numeric data processor...

  • Page 228: St Mb Memory Address Map

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard E.2 1st MB Memory Address Map Memory address Description 00000-9FFFF System memory A0000-BFFFF VGA buffer F0000-FFFFF System BIOS 1000000- Extend BIOS Table E-2: 1 MB Memory Address Map E.3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock...

  • Page 229: Dma Channel Assignments

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard E.4 DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available Table E-4: IRQ Mapping Table Page 211...

  • Page 230: Fcompatibility

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Compatibility Page 212...

  • Page 231: Compatible Operating Systems

    Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Business (64-bit) Mandriva Linux 2007 (2.6.17-5mdv kernel) Fedora Core 7 (2.6.21-1.3194.fc7 kernel) F.2 Compatible Processors The following Socket M processors have been successfully tested on the NANO-9453 Model Number Frequency Intel® Core™2 Duo T7600 2.33 GHz...

  • Page 232: Compatible Memory Modules

    The memory modules listed below have been tested on the NANO-9453 other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work on the NANO-9453 but have not been tested. The following DDR2 SO-DIMM memory modules have been successfully tested on the NANO-9453.

  • Page 233: Hazardous Materials Disclosure

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Appendix Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 215...

  • Page 234: Hazardous Material Disclosure Table For Ipb Products Certified As Rohs Compliant Under 2002/95/Ec Without Mercury

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard G.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 235 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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 236 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 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。...

  • Page 237: Hindex

    NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard Index Page 219...
  • Page 238 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard 158, 159, 160, 167, 169 BIOS chipset ........25, 27 +12V ATX power supply connector....44 location and pinouts ......44 +5V ATX power supply connector....45 cables............93 location and pinouts ......45 dual port USB ........101 four serial port........100 CF card ..........
  • Page 239 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard COM 3 ............66 connector location and pinouts....66 DB-15 connector ........103 RS-232 ..........66 digital input/output connector.....51 COM 4 ............66 location and pinouts.......51 connector location and pinouts....66 dimensions...........8 RS-232 ..........66 board ............8 CompactFlash..........48 external peripheral interface connector socket location and pinouts ....48 panel............9...
  • Page 240 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard FDD ............122 four serial port cable ........100 jumper ............86 front panel connector ......4, 53 AT power select ........46 location and pinouts ......53 CF card setup ........87 front side bus ..........2 clear CMOS ...........88 FSB ............114 COM 2 function select ......89 jumper configuration ......86...
  • Page 241 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard PS/2 keyboard ........70, 104 connection .......... 104 memory module installation .......83 PS/2 mouse ..........70 memory support.........14 motherboard ..........93 installation..........93 real time clock ..........23 mouse ............102 reset button ..........53 RJ-45 connector........105 RJ-45 Ethernet northbridge chipset ........14 connection ..........
  • Page 242 NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard dual port ........101 serial port connector ........66 location and pinouts ......66 cable ........... 101 serial port connector cable ......100 cable connection......... 102 serial ports ..........30 connection .......... 106 SIR interface ..........56 connectors .......... 101 SiS964 .............167 controller..........24...

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