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    CPU Cards USER’S MANUAL VER. 1.21 • APR 2007 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission CPEx GX-333-X ISA Single-Board Computers with Embedded 333MHz Geode GX-2 CPU CPEN GX-333-X : VGA, Audio, LAN & USB CPEZ GX-333-X : VGA, Audio, LAN, SATA & USB ® CyberResearch ® , Inc. www.cyberresearch.com 25 Business Park Dr., Bra[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . iii 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m ©Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved. April 1, 2007 The information in this document is su bject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, desi gn, and function [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards iv ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Intentionally Blank[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . v 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... ..................... 8 P RODUCT O VER[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards vi ©Copyright 2007 CyberRese arch, Inc . WATCHDOG TIME R ................................................................................................................. .............. 71 CONNECTING AT X ......................................................................................................[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . vii 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 8 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Introduction Chapter 1[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 9 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Pro duct Ov ervi ew General Information The CPEx GX-333-X is a highly-integra t ed single board computer specifically optimized for a variety of applications featuring low power co nsum[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 10 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Figure 1 - 1 Version 1.10 CPEZ GX-333-X Board Lay out Figure 1 - 2 Version 1.11 CPEZ GX-333-X Board Lay out[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 11 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Connectivit y The CPEx GX-333-X provides the following interfa ce connections: Label Function CN1 Supplementary “–VCC” power con nector CN2 4P primary power connector CN3 3-pin P[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 12 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. The CPEx GX-333-X is built around an AMD Geode™ chipset which features highest performance per wa tt, an embedded graphics contro ller, and full set of functionality through the companion Geo de CS55 36 Southbridge. The CPEx GX- 333-X enables simultaneo us du al-d[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CP U Cards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 13 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m CPEx GX-3 33-X Boa rd Ove rview Component Side CPEx GX-333-X Board Ov erview - Component Side Soldering Side Figure 1- 3 CPEx GX-333 -X Board Over view - Sold er Side[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 14 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Technical S pecificat ions Table 1 - 1 Technical Specifications CPU z Embedded AMD Geode GX466 @0.9 W processor at 300MHz frequency Chipset z Geode CS5536D as Southbridge Memory z One 64-bit DDR 200-pin SODI MM socket that suppo rts SDRAM memory up to 512MB (1GB min[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 15 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Serial Ports z Two RS-232 ports with 16 C55 0 UART (or compatible) with 16- byte FIFO buffer. COM2 can support RS-422/4 85 through jumper setting. Parallel Port z One parallel port sup[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 16 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Packing List 1 x CPEx GX-333-X single board com puter 1 x Mini jumper pack 1 x IDE flat cable 40p/40p/40p 2 x SATA cable (CPEZ only) 1 x SATA power cable (CPEZ only) 1 x Keyboard / PS2 mouse cable 1 x USB cable 1 x Audio cable 1 x Utility CD 1 x QIG (Quick Installat[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 17 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Functional Description Chapter 2[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 18 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. This chapter provides a function al description of the CPEx GX-333-X half-size card designed for the integration into a compact size chas sis. Thi s chapter includes informatio n about main processors, interface connectors, implementation opt ions, and signal descri[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 19 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m  Integrated display controller: - Integrated video DACs and integrated TFT interface for flexible output options: CRT or TFT (bond-out option or strap selectable depending on packag[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 20 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Block Diagr am Figure 2 - 4 System Block Diagram[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 21 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Impo rtant Featur es Major functionalities provided by t he CPEx GX-333-X are listed b elow: Table 2 - 2 Important Features  RoHS compliance.  AMD long term support product; embe[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 22 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. External Interfaces For the locations of external interfac es, plea se refe r to the diagram below: Figure 2 - 5 Version 1.10 External Interfac es (Component Side)[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 23 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Figure 2 - 6 Version 1.11 External Interfac es (Component Side) Figure 2 - 7 External Inte rfac es (Soldering Side)[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 24 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. NOTE: 1. The configuration options throu gh jumper settings will be discussed in Chapter 3: Installation. 2. On the solder side, there are a CFII card socket and a 200-pin SO- DIMM socket. Shown below is a diagram indicating the lo cations of configuration jumpe rs.[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 25 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Table 2 - 3 Interface Co nnectors Label Function CN1 Supplementary “–VCC” power con nector CN2 4P primary power connector CN3 3-pin PS_ON and 5VSB signal c onnector with 5V stand[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 26 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Internal Connectors 1. CN1: -5V & -12V Supplementary Power Connector This connector provides a –5V and a-12V i nput pins. These two minus voltage pins connect to the identical pins on ISA bus golden fingers. Table 2 - 4 CN1: -5V & -12V Connector Pinouts PI[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 27 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 10mA load on the 5V source standby lead for this fun ction to take effect. If the LAN Wake-on function should be applied, a minimum of 650mA should be supplied. Table 2 - 6 CN3 SBVCC: [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 28 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. This connector comes as a 1x6 pin Wafer 2mm connector. This connector facilitates the connecti on from SBC to chassis LEDs through the chassis LED controller board. Table 2 - 9 CN6 Chassis LED Connector Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 +5V 2 GND 3 LED+ (VCC[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 29 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 9. CN8: Fan Connector CN8 provides access to a +5V power source and a sensor pin for reporting fan rotation speed. Table 2 - 12 CN8 Fan Connector PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 +5V 3 FAN_SPEE[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 30 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 33 N/C 34 DSKCHG# 11. CN10: Flat Panel (T TL/TFT) Display Connector TFT LCD (24-bit one channel; DF13-40DP-1.25V) Table 2- 14 CN10 – TTL LCD Flat Panel Connector Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 2 LVD_VCC5 1 LVD_VCC5 4 GND 3 GND 6 LVD_VCC3 5 LVD_VCC3 8 GND [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 31 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 12. CN11: IDE Connector One IDE connector can connect to one (1 ) IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices. An optional IDE adapter cable from CyberResea[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 32 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Table 2 - 16 CN12 & CN13 USB Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 +5V 2 USB_GND 3 D1F- 4 USBDT3P 5 USBDT2P 6 USBDT3N 7 GND 8 +5V Figure 2 - 21 CN12 and CN13 USB Combo Header 14. CN14: Coin Cell Battery Connector Notices on Battery: 9 This 2-pin header [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 33 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Table 2 - 17 CN14 Coin Cell Battery Connector Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION 1 +3V 2 GND Figure 2 - 22 CN14 Battery Connector 15. CN15: IrDA Port This pin header allows you to connect externa[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 34 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 17. CN17: Parallel Port Connector 13x2 pin header 2.54mm connector CN17 is an IEEE1284 compatible interface. Usua lly, the parallel port conne cts to a printer. This port is provided as a 26-pin 2.5 4mm pin header. An adapter cable is required 2x13 pin header-to- pa[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 35 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 18. CN18: COM2/3 Internal Serial Port Table 2 - 21 CN18: 14 (2x7) Pin 2.0mm Connec to r Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD2 2 DSR2 3 RXD2 4 RTS2 5 TXD2 6 CTS2 7 DTR2 8 COM_R[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 36 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. NOTE: 1. If you want to use the RS485 mode, just connect to TXD485 -, TXD485+. If you want to use the RS422, please con nect to TXD485-, TXD485+, RX D485-, and RXD485+. 2. Please refer to Chapter 3 for detail s on serial port operation modes; e.g., powered pins conf[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 37 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 20. CN20: Optical Dr ive Audio LINE_IN CN20 provides the connectivity to the audio input from optical drive s . Table 2 - 23 CN20 Audio LINE_IN Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION 1 CD_L 2 CD_GND [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 38 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 21. CN25: KB/MS Connector This port connects to a PS/2 keyboard and mouse using a 6-pin-to -PS/2 adapter cable. The adapte r cable has one 6-pin header at one end, and two PS/2 connectors on the other 6-pin-to- two PS/2. Table 2 - 24 CN25 KB/MS Connector Pinouts PIN[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 39 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 23. CN28: Compact Flash Connector) The CN28 socket allows you to attach a Co mpact Flash Disk that appears as either the Master or Slave device o n the Primary IDE channel. The CN28 so[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 40 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 24. CN29: 200-pin DDR Memory Socket This socket receives a DDR 266MHz memory module. Rear Slot Bracket Connectors Figure 2 - 32 Front Panel Connectors 1. CN21: COM1 Serial Port This D-SUB serial port is defined as COM1 and p rovides serial conne ction in th e RS-232[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 41 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 TX- 5 N/C 2 N/C 6 RX- 3 TX- 7 N/C 4 RX+ 8 N/C 3. Ethernet Port LED Indicators Table 2 - 29 CN22 Ethernet Port LED Indication s SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 42 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Installation Chapter 3[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 43 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Considerations Pr io r to Insta llation Preparing Your SBC The embedded board cont ains n umerous delicate electronic circuits and comp onents, which can become damaged as a result of [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 44 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Airflow Consideration Although the SBC can operate without active cooling, it is still necessary to install the SBC card in a chassis with ventilation holes on the side s allo wing airflow to travel through the heatsink surface. In a system with an individual power [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 45 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit . It consi sts of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 46 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. PIN ST A TE DESCRIPTION 1 - 2 Select Panel 2 – 3 (Default) Select CRT JP2: (A T/A TX Mode Selector) This jumper block control s the way you conne ct to a powe r supply. JP2 PIN STATE DESCRIPTION Short 1 - 2 Use AT Power Open 1 - 2 Use ATX Power Note: JP2 Short 1-2[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 47 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m JP6: Flat Panel TTL (CN10) Clock using select Table 3- 4 JP6 Pin Configurations JP6 PIN STATE DESCRIPTION Short 1 – 2 Default FPCLK Short 2 - 3 FPCLK#[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 48 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Insta llation Figure 3- 37 Soldering Side Sockets IDE Hard Disk Drive and Optical Drive Connector The CPEx GX-333-X provides 1 IDE ch annel wh ich allows the connection to two Enhan ced Integrated Device Electronics hard di sk drives or opt ical drives. The IDE cont[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 49 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Optional Floppy Drive Connector (CN9) This connector provide s a ccess to one (1) o r two (2) externally mounted floppy drives (3.5”- profile, 1.44 MB type floppy drive). A standard [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 50 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Audio Interface Audio Connector AC’97 Audio signals are interface d through a 10-pin audio adapter kit with 10-pin header on one end and phone jacks on the other en d. These signal s include Microphone line-i n, line-in ste reo, and line-out stereo. COM Port Conne[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 51 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Ethernet Connection (CN22) The onboard 32-bit PCI-bus Ethernet interface is fully comp liant with IEEE 802.3U 10/100Mbps CSMA/CD standard s. The 10/100Ba seT connecto r connections are[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 52 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc.[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 53 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Award BIOS Setup Chapter 4[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 54 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Introduction A licensed copy of Phoenix Award BIOS is prepr ogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows use rs to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describ es h ow to access the BIOS setup program a nd the configuration options you ma[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 55 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m The following sections will completely describe the menu s listed below and the configuration options available to users. The following menu options are see n in the Main Men u. 1. St [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 56 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Standard CMOS Features The Standard CMOS Features menu a llows you to set basi c BIOS configuration options. The Standard CMOS Features menu a llows you to set both the da te and the time field: 1. Date [mm:dd:yy] : Allows you to set the system date. 2. Tim e [hh/mm[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 57 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Î Base Memory : The Base Memory is NOT user configurable. The POST will determine the am ount of base (or conventional) memory is installed in the system. The value of the base memory[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 58 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Î Capacity The Capacity specification tells the user the sto rage ca pacity of the HDD installed in the system. Î Cylinder The Cylinder specification tells the user how many cylinders (tracks) ar e on the HDD installed in the system. Î Head The Head specification[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 59 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs can cause the above warning message to appear when the program attempts to a ccess the bo ot secto r table. If you will be running such a prog ram, [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 60 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. The Boot Other Dev ice option determines whether the SBC will use a second or third b oot device if the first boot device is not found. Î Enabled (D EFAULT ) The system will look for second and third boot devices if the first one is not found. Î Disabled The syste[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 61 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Î 24 24 characte rs per second Î 30 30 characte rs per second Î Gate A20 Option This option determines the Gate A20 control options . This option only avails in older , DOS, or 16- [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 62 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. boosts BIOS turna rou nd speed for that BIOS is accessed by CPU through the memory bus rather than the original 8-bit X bus. Î C8000-CBFFF to DC000-DFFFF Shad ow [Disabled] When enabled, this setting avails adapter ROM sh adowing for the located 16K block of memory[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 63 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 4. Refre sh Rate ranging from 60 to 100Hz. 5. HSYNC Polarity value to High or Lo w. 6. VSYNC Polarity value to High or Lo w. 7. SHFCLK Active Period time to Active Only or Free running[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 64 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Instead of co nstantly issuing BIOS com m and s to facilitate I/O transfers to and from the hard disk drives , the PIO mode allows the BIOS to issue I/O requests and let CPU and I DE cont roller to fulfill the requests. Four modes [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 65 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m These options are used to select the port address for specific on-b oard serial port. The options are 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 2E8H, Auto and Disable. Port 1 is COM 1, Port 2 is Co m2 and so [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 66 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. If the EPP mode is selected in the Parallel Port Mode configuration option, you will be able to configure the EPP Mode Select option. The EPP parallel port m ode has two standards, EPP 1.7 and EP 1.9. This selection allows you to choose the standa rd the parallel po[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 67 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Î ACPI Mode ACPI stands for Advanced Configuratio n and Power Interface Under Advanced Configuration and Power Inte rface (ACPI ACPI enables the direct control by the operatin g syst [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 68 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 9 IRQ5 (LPT2) [OFF] 9 IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) [OFF] 9 IRQ7 (LPT1) [OFF] 9 IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) [OFF] 9 IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) [OFF] 9 IRQ10 (Reserved) [OFF] 9 IRQ11 (Reserved) [OFF] 9 IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) [ON] 9 IRQ13 (Coprocessor) [OFF] 9 IRQ14 (Hard Disk) [OFF] 9 IRQ15 (Reserved)[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 69 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m If you select manual in the Resources Controlled By option then you will be able to configure the IRQ Resources . To do this, select IRQ Resources and press E NTER . A new menu will ap[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 70 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. PC Health Status The PC Health Status menu is a passive menu where you can not alter any BIOS configu rations. This menu shows system operatin g pa rameters that are essential to the stable operation of your system. The following system parameters are m onitored by [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 71 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Watchdog Timer Appendix A[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 72 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. NOTE: The following discussion applie s to DO S environment. It is recommended you contact CYBERRESEARCH support or visit our website for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating syst e ms, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensu re [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 73 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m NOTE: When exiting a program it is necess ary to disa ble the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system will reset. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER ; W_LOOP: MOV AX, 6F02H ;[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 75 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Connecting ATX Power Supply Appendix B[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 76 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. The following notes show how to connec t ATX Power Supply to the embedded board. 1. Using ATX Power Switch NOTE: The following diagram describ es an ATX power connection for the 1.10 version of the CPEx GX-333-X. To co nnect the 1.11 version of the CPEx GX-333-X to [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 77 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Step 5. To turn on the system p ress the button once. To turn off the powe r supply press the ATX power switch button for about 4 seconds. 2. Using AT Power Supply The connection to an[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 79 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m ALi® RAID for SATA Appendix C[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 80 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 1.1.1 1. Introduction The ALi M5283 is a highly integrated disk driv e controller that is capable of man aging Pa rallel- ATA and Serial-ATA interface hard disk drives. The ALi controller supports PATA UDMA transfer mode up to mode 6 and SATA 1.0 disk drives. The AL[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 81 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m For example, you may specify the drive loca tions by attaching stickers to the drive bays. Y ou need a reminder if the cabling does not match the physical locations of hard drives. 2. [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 82 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 3. SA T A-ALi RAID Driver CAUTION! Because of the inherent limitations by system chipset, the ALi M5283 SATA and RAID controller is implemented as a device that requires you to provide device driver during the Windows install ation pro cess. To successfully install [...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 83 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Step 10 . If users want to install other devices, please operate at this time. If all devices have been successfully installed, please go to next step. Step 11. Press Enter to continue[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 84 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 2. RAID Options: 2.1 Create RAID0 Striping for Performance Step 1. To create a RAID0 array, use your arrow keys to highlight and press Enter to activate this item. An ‘S’ flas hing character will appe ar at the Drive Selection Menu where you can choo se the memb[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 85 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m NOTE: 1. To reduce the chance of losing dat a, ALi imposed certain limitati ons on the RAID configuration options. For example, Parallel- A TA drives connected on the same IDE channel [...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 86 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. 2.2 Create RAID1 Mirroring for Reliability Step 1. To create a RAID1 array, use your arrow keys to highlight and press Enter to activate this item. An ‘M’ flas hing character will appear at the Drive Selection Menu where you can choo se the member drives to be i[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 87 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m NOTE: 1. To reduce the chan ce of losing data, ALi imposed limitations on the RAID configuration options. F or example, Parallel- A TA drives connected on the same IDE channel cannot b[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 88 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. WARNING! A ll data previously stored on the member dr ives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization pro cess. If you use “used” drives to create a RAID array, make you have moved or backed up your dat a before creating a RAID arra[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 89 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Step 2. You should then be prompted by “Data on RAID drives will be erased (Y/N)?” Step 3. Press Y and then all existing RAID configurations will be invalidated. WARNING! If you de[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 90 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Product Service Diagnosis and Debug CyberResearch, Inc. maintains technica l support lines staffed by experienced Applications Engineers and Technicians. There is no charge to call and we will return your call promptly if it is received while our li nes are busy. Mo[...]

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    CyberResearch ® CPU C ards CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch, Inc . 91 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Intentionally Blank[...]

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    CPEx GX-333-X CyberResearch ® CPU C ards 92 ©Copyright 2007 Cy berResearch , Inc. Warranty Notice CyberResearch, Inc. warrants t hat this equipment as furnished will be free from defects in material and workman ship for a period of one year from the conf irmed date of purchase b y the original buye r and that upon writte n notice of any such defe[...]

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