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NX260N 

 

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1.7 Connectors 

 

 

1.7.1 

Rear Panel Connectors 

 

No

 

Label

 

Function

 

Description

 

OS1 

12V DC-In Power Jack 

This power jack is connecting for 12V 
AC/DC pin 2.5mm power adapter . 12V 
40W above is recommended .       

VGA1 

VGA Connector 

This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or 
other VGA-compatible devices. 

3 USB01 

USB 

1&2 

connector 

These 

two 

4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) 

ports are available for connecting USB 
1.1/2.0 devices.

 

LAN (RJ-45) connector 

 

This port allows Gigabit connection to a 
Local Area Network (LAN) through a 
network hub. Refer to the table below for 
the LAN port LED indications. The optional 
10/100 Mbps LAN controller allows 10/100 
Mbps connection to a Local Area Network 
(LAN) through a network hub. 

 

 

4 LAN1 

SPEED LED 

ACT / LINK LED

 

Status 

Description 

Status 

Description 

OFF 10Mbps 

connection 

OFF No 

link 

Orange 100Mbps 

connection 

Green  Link 

Green 

1Gbps connection 

Blinking 

Data activity 

 

Audio 

Audio Line-out Port 

This port connects a headphone or a 
speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 
8-channel configuration, the function of this 
port becomes Front Speaker Out. 

 
 
 

1.7.2 

CPU Fan Connector (SYS_FAN) 

This connector supports 12V smart fan for onboard heat-sink. 

Summary of Contents for NX260N

Page 1: ...d Generation Intel 32nm Atom N2600 Fanless Nano ITX Motherboard Cedar Trail Platform supports DC Power provides greater battery life ideal for mobile handheld device retail and medical applications Us...

Page 2: ...sion Card 17 1 5 3 Configuring an Expansion Card 17 1 5 4 MiniPCI express slot 18 1 6 Jumpers 18 1 6 1 Clear CMOS JCMOS1 18 1 6 2 COM1 COM2 RI 5V 12V Select JCOMPWR1 JCOMPWR2 19 1 7 Connectors 20 1 7...

Page 3: ...your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and...

Page 4: ...se contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance Visit the BCM website http www bcmcom com Conventions Used in This Gui...

Page 5: ...have been shipped 1 x NX260N Nano ITX Motherboard 1 x CD ROM contains the followings User s Manual in PDF file Drivers 1 x Cable Kit 2 x COM Cable w o Bracket 9P 2 00mm 1 x SATA CABLE 7P 2IN1 L 500mm...

Page 6: ...NX260N 6 Revision History Revision Revision History Date V 0 1 First version for PCB 1 0 July 2012 V 0 2 Add BIOS section Aug 2012...

Page 7: ...ts Expansion Slots 1 x Mini PCIe DIO 8 bit General Purpose I O for 4 DI and 4 DO S3 S4 S1 S3 S4 S5 Wake up on LAN or Ring LAN PXE RING COM1 2 SmartFan Control Supports 3 modes Silent Optimal Performan...

Page 8: ...NX260N 8 Block Diagram...

Page 9: ...User s Manual NX260N 9 This chapter describes the main board features and the new technologies it supports 1 Product introduction 1 Product introduction...

Page 10: ...t such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any co...

Page 11: ...do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 2 1 Placement Direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation...

Page 12: ...NX260N 12 1 3 Motherboard Layout...

Page 13: ...B 1 2 Connector 21 LAN1 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector 21 Audio Audio Line out Port 21 Internal Connector Label Function Note Page SYS_FAN CPU Fan Connector 3 x 1 wafer pitch 2 54mm 22 JLVDS LVDS Connector...

Page 14: ...ons You can install 1GB and 2GB DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs into the SODIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Installing DDR3 DIMM other than the recommended configurations may cause memory...

Page 15: ...away of touching its connectors 3 Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot 4 Firmly press the modules into the socket which will automatically snap into the mounting notch Do not fo...

Page 16: ...M 1 Press the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the ejector tabs The DIMM might get damaged...

Page 17: ...ard 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card con...

Page 18: ...lear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include system setup information such a...

Page 19: ...User s Manual NX260N 19 Normal Default 1 Clear CMOS 1 1 6 2 COM1 COM2 RI 5V 12V Select JCOMPWR1 JCOMPWR2 RI Default 5 5 6 5V 5 5 6 12V 5 5 6...

Page 20: ...a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications The optional 10 100 Mbps LAN controller allows 10 100 Mbps connection to a Local Area Network...

Page 21: ...able to the fan connector Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components This is not a jumper DO NOT place a jumper cap on the fan connector 1 7 3 LVDS Connector JLVDS T...

Page 22: ...ntrol of internal LVDS brightness Signal Description Signal Signal Description VR For inverter with adjustable Backlight function it is possible to control the LCD brightness through the VR signal Vad...

Page 23: ...n PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switc...

Page 24: ...ors are for serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector and then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis COM 1 2 1 7 7 Digital I O Connector J...

Page 25: ...ables to link SATA hard disk drives SATA 1 2 1 7 9 SATA Power Connector SATAPWR1 This connector is for the provided SATA power cable This power supply cable is designed to fit this connector in only o...

Page 26: ...connector is for the microphone in and line in function 1 7 11 USB 2 3 4 5 Connector USB 23 45 This connector is for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB GAME module cable to any of these connectors and then...

Page 27: ...User s Manual NX260N 27 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard The USB module is purchased separately 1 7 12 Amplifier Connector JAMP1...

Page 28: ...NX260N 28 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 2 BIOS setup 2 BIOS setup...

Page 29: ...during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by...

Page 30: ...ates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu app...

Page 31: ...ing screen appears The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow you to make changes to the system configuration To access the menu items press the up down right left arrow key on the keyboard un...

Page 32: ...NX260N 32...

Page 33: ...ual NX260N 33 2 2 1 Main Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc 2 2 1 1 System Time The time format is Hour Minute Second 2 2 1 2 System Date The date format is Day Month...

Page 34: ...on to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Advanced...

Page 35: ...pend Disable S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 suspend to RAM Resume on RI Disabled Enable or Disable Resume on Ring Function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake on LAN Control Disable Configuration option...

Page 36: ...tions Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enable XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Lin...

Page 37: ...figuration SATA Controller S Enhanced Enabled Disabled SATA Controllers Configuration options Disable Enhanced Compatible Configure SATA as IDE Mode Support IDE AHCI or RAID mode Configuration options...

Page 38: ...SB devices are connected DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto EHCI Hand off Disable This is a workaround for OSes withou...

Page 39: ...up delay Auto Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller Auto uses default value for a Root port it is 100ms for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub...

Page 40: ...ion options Disabled Enabled Device Setting IO 3F8h IRQ 4 Change Setting Auto Select an optimal setting for Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO...

Page 41: ...figuration options Disabled Enabled Device Setting IO 2F8h IRQ 3 Change Setting Auto Select an optimal setting for Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 1...

Page 42: ...e Monitor PC Health Stutus Display system health status Smart Fan Function Enable Enable or Disable Smart Fan Function Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 4 10 7 Smart Fan Mode Configruation Smar...

Page 43: ...User s Manual NX260N 43 System Smart Fan Target Disable Select system Fan mode Configuration options Disable Thermal Cruise Mode SNART FAN IV Mode...

Page 44: ...d OS CPU C State Report Enabled Use this item to enable or disable CPUC state report to OS Enhanced C state Enabled Use this item to enable or disable enhanced CPU C state CPU Hard C4E This item allow...

Page 45: ...ogrammable time for the CPU voltage to stabilize when exiting from a C4 state C state POPDOWN This item allows users to enable or disabled Intel C state POPDOWN function C state POPUP This item allows...

Page 46: ...NX260N 46 2 5 1 Host Bridge Memory Information Display Memory Information...

Page 47: ...Fast Boot Enabled Bypasses longer memory training routines during system re BOOT Can help speed up BOOT times Max TOLUD Dynamic Maximum Value of TOLUD Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD automatical...

Page 48: ...NX260N 48 2 5 1 2 Display Configuration...

Page 49: ...I Link ASPM Control Enabled Enable or disable the control of Active State Power Management on SA side of the DMI Link The choice Disable L0s L1 L0sL1 High Precision Timer Enable Enable Disable the Hig...

Page 50: ...d HD Audio Default Audio Amplifier 21 2 db Select USB Mode By Controllers Select USB mode to control USB ports Configuration options By Ports By Controllers Default UHCI 1 Enabled Control the USB UHCI...

Page 51: ...d Enabled UHCI 3 Enabled Control the USB UHCI USB 1 1 functions Disable from highest to lowest Controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 EHCI Support Enabled Enable or Disable USB 2 0...

Page 52: ...Bootup NumLock State On Select the keyboard NumLock state Configuration options On Off Quick Boot Disable Configuration options Disable Enable CSM16 Module Version 07 64 Display CSM16 Module Version...

Page 53: ...User s Manual NX260N 53 2 4Security Administrator Password Set setup Administrator Password User Password Set User Password...

Page 54: ...changes Discard changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving the changes Save changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes Discard changes and Reset Reset the system without savin...

Page 55: ...es done so for to any of the setup option Restore Defaults Restore Load default values for all the setup option Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults Restore User Default...

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