Magnum N270 3.5 inch MiniBoard User Guide Document Reference: Product User Guide Document Issue: 1.
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Magnum N270 Introduction Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without the prior permission, in writing, from the publisher. For permission in the UK please contact Blue Chip Technology. Information offered in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing.
Magnum N270 Introduction Regulatory Statements CE This product meets the essential protection requirements of the European EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and its amending Directives, and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, and is eligible to bear the CE mark. Warning This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Magnum N270 User Guide Organisation Manual Organisation This manual describes in detail the Magnum N270 3.5 inch Miniboard. We have tried to include as much information as possible but we have not duplicated information that is provided in the standard IBM Technical References, unless it proved to be necessary to aid in the understanding of the product.
Magnum N270 Product Summary Introduction The MAGNUM N270 is a powerful Intel ATOM based motherboard ideal for multimedia applications. Based on the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, the Magnum N270 provides high performance onboard graphics, 18-bit Dual channel LVDS interface, DVI and HDTV and 5.1 channels AC97 Audio All this functionality in a 146.
Magnum N270 Specification Specification CPU: Intel Atom N270 Chipset: Intel 945GSE and ICH7M Graphics Controller: Integrated GMA950 RGB, DVI and TV-Out Maximum resolution of 2048x1536 for VGA output Picture rotation 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees BIOS: 8Mb Flash EEPROM with LAN Boot, PnP, ACPI, DMI Memory: Dual Channel memory Architecture 1 x 200-pin SODIMM socket supporting up to 2GB of unbuffered non-ECC 1066/800/667 MHz DDR2 memory modules LAN Intel 82574L, supporting 10/100/1Gb rates Audio: Rea
Magnum N270 Specification Environmental Conditions: Operating temperature range +0°C 1 to +60°C in free air Storage temperature range -20°C to +85°C Dimensions: 146.
Magnum N270 Precautions General Precautions Your Single Board Computer is susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges. In order to avoid damage, you should work at an anti-static bench and observe normal anti-static precautions. Wear an anti-static wrist strap connected to an earth point before opening any packaging. Where a wrist strap is not available, discharge any static charge you may have built-up by touching an earth point. Avoid any further movement that could build up another static charge.
Magnum N270 Precautions BIOS & CMOS Memory Please be aware that with personal computer products, it is possible to create configurations within the CMOS memory that make booting impossible. If this should happen, clear the CMOS settings; (see the description of the Jumper Settings for details). Electromagnetic Compatibility This product meets the requirements of the European EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and is eligible to bear the CE mark.
Magnum N270 Quick Start Quick Start The following sections explain how to install your Magnum N270 computer board. First ensure that you are familiar with the contents of the section "Precautions". It contains important information to avoid damage to the board. Mount the computer board in a suitable chassis.
Magnum N270 Installation External Connections Figure 1: External Connections Internal Connections Figure 2: Internal Connectors Page | 12
Magnum N270 Installation Jumpers The processor board used in the MAGNUM N270 PC is largely free of selection jumpers. Most settings are controlled from the BIOS, and stored in the CMOS memory. Figure 3: Jumper Locations Only the following jumpers are significant. CMOS Clear To clear the CMOS memory, first switch off the PC power, then locate the 3-pin header labelled ‘CLRTC’ on the processor board which is beside the battery connector.
Magnum N270 Installation 2nd Serial Port The second serial port can be configured as RS232, RS422 or RS485 via jumpers SP1 and SP2. Figure 5: Serial Port 2 SP1 and SP2 can be configured by connected the pins as follows RS232 SP1 Pins 1-2 SP2 Pins1-3 Pins 2-4 Pins 7-9 Pins 8-10 RS422 Pins 5-6 Pins3-5 Pins 4-6 Pins 9-11 Pins 10-12 RS485 Pins 3-4 Pins3-5 Pins 4-6 Pins 9-11 Pins 10-12 VLCD If used, the LVDS panel Voltage can be set here. Pin 1 2 3 Description VCC (5V) LCDVCC VCC3(3.
Magnum N270 Installation Connectors Front Panel (Utility) Connector The front panel connector is wired as follows Pin Signal IDE LED 1 HDLED+ 3 HDLEDReset 5 Reset+ 7 Reset9 n/c Power Button 11 PWRBT+ 13 PWRBT- Pin Signal Power LED 2 PWRLED+ 4 n/c 6 PWRLEDSpeaker 8 SPK+ 10 n/c 12 n/c 14 SPK- Figure 6: Front Panel Power Connector Figure 7: Power Connector Power to the Magnum N270 is via the 4 way plug shown as DC_IN above.
Magnum N270 Installation Serial Port COM2 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Description DCD / 422TX- / 485TXD / 422RX+ GND RTS RI Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Description RXD / 422TX+ / 485+ DTR / 422RXDSR CTS N/C Figure 8: COM2 Note: Connector Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header GPIO Interface Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 Description Ground GP0 GP1 GP2 GP3 VCC Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 Description Ground GP4 GP5 GP6 GP7 +12V Figure 9: DIO Note Connector Type 12-pin (6 x 2) 2.
Magnum N270 Installation Audio Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Description LIN_L LIN_R MIC 2 N/C FRONR Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Description Ground MIC 2 Ground FRONTL Ground Figure 12: Audio Note Connector Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) 2.0mm-pitch header TV-Out Interface Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Description GND DACB2 GND DACB3 N/C Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Description DACB1 N/C GND N/C N/C Figure 13: HDTV Note Connector Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) 2.
Magnum N270 Installation Note Connector Type: 26-pin (13 x 2) 2.
Magnum N270 Installation To support the chosen Panel, the correct LCD Type must be set in BIOS, as below Figure 18: LCD Type The LCD type can be set according to the table below Single Channel Type Format 1 640 x 480 2 800 x 480 3 800 x 600 4 1024 x600 5 1024 x 768 6 1280 x 600 7 1280 x 768 8 1280 x 800 Type 9 Dual Channel Format 1280 x 768 Fan Connectors Pin 1 2 3 4 Description Ground +12V Fan Speed Detect Fan Control Figure 19: CPU FAN Pin 1 2 3 Description Ground +12V Fan Speed Detect Page | 1
Magnum N270 Installation Outline Drawing Figure 7: outline dimensions Page | 20
Magnum N270 Software Configuration Installing Operating Systems Your MAGNUM N270 Small Form-Factor PC may have been supplied complete with a software operating system, in which case the appropriate drivers will have been loaded. If it has been supplied without an operating system, one must be loaded following the instructions supplied with the software. It is then necessary to add driver programs for the specific hardware of the motherboard and any additional expansion cards.
Magnum N270 Software Configuration Software Watchdog The Magnum N270 has a built in Watchdog Timer. The Watchdog Timer (WDT) is a special hardware device that monitors the computer system during normal operation. The WDT has a clock circuit that counts down from a set number to zero. If a monitored item occurs before that timer reaches zero, the WDT resets and counts down again.
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS Setup pages, press during Power-On-Self-Test (POST). If you have made any changes to the BIOS Setup which you think may be causing you problems, then when you enter the BIOS Setup pages select LOAD Optimal Defaults to load the default BIOS settings. If your BIOS needs to be updated for any reason, please check the Blue Chip Technology Website www.bluechiptechnology.co.
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup All the items related with power saving function features can be set up through this menu. PnP/PCI Configurations This menu offers options to assign resources. PC Health Status This setup enables you to read temperatures and voltages of your CPU/System. Frequency/Voltage Control This menu is used for enabling Spread Specturm. Load Fail-Safe/Optimal Defaults These settings can be loaded through these two menu options.
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features The important settings in this page are quick and quiet boot, as well as the Boot Order When Enabled, Quick Power On Self Test allows BIOS to skip certain tests during POST to speed boot time Page | 25
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Options include being able to set the video memory size (the portion of Physical memory reserved for Video) For instance, if the unit has 512MB of Physical RAM fitted, and the DVMT memory size is set to 224MB, then this will leave only 288MB of Physical memory left for use by the operating system The only Sub-menu is This menu allows the on –board Ethernet port to be enabled or disabled Page | 26
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals This Menu allows access to sub-menus to setup Drive options, control USB settings, Serial Port addressing The menu also provides the ability to enable/disable PXE boot and the on-board Watchdog timer The USB Device settings page provides configuration options for USB2 as well as legacy USB devices The Important setting in the Super IO page is Power On After power Fail.
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup The Watch Dog Timer Select option allows setting a time out period The Onchip IDE Page provides options for how the IDE ports are configured.
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup This menu allows various options for controlling the power conditions of the Magnum N270.
Magnum N270 BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations As there are no expansion options on the Magnum N270, there is no need to change of these settings PC Health Status This menu displays temperature and voltage details which can be used to identify if the unit is operating out of specification. The Warning Temperature can be set to provide warning information if the CPU temperature exceeds the set value.
Magnum N270 Maintenance Maintenance After a period of several years, it may be necessary to replace the battery on the processor board, if it cannot maintain the CMOS memory whilst the AC power is disconnected. Replacing the Battery The processor board includes a small 3V lithium battery (type CR-2032) to retain the BIOS settings in the CMOS memory. Before attempting to replace the battery, please read the precautions detailed in the introductory section.
Magnum N270 History Amendment History Issue Level Issue Date Author Amendment Details 1.0 11/06/2010 LW 1.1 07/09/2010 TMCK 1.2 20/09/2010 TMCK First Release New common BCT layout and Updated Reference to ensuring connectors are suitably supported Corrected Rev B LVDS layout Contact Details Blue Chip Technology Ltd. Chowley Oak Tattenhall Chester CH3 9EX U.K. Telephone: +44 (0)1829 772000 Facsimile: +44 (0)1829 772001 www.bluechiptechnology.co.
