About This Manual
Developer’s Kit User Manual 7
1 About This Manual
This manual describes the typical hardware set-up procedures, features, and use of
the Intel
®
Atom™ Processor N270 and Mobile Intel
®
945GSE Express Chipset
Customer Reference Board (CRB) and other components included in the Development
Kit. This manual is written for OEMs, system evaluators, and embedded system
developers. This document defines all jumpers, headers, LED functions, and their
locations on the development board along with subsystem features. This manual
assumes basic familiarity in the fundamental concepts involved with installing and
configuring hardware for a personal computer system.
Note: Read this document in its entirety prior to applying power to the motherboard.
Chapter 6 provides quick start procedures.
Intel recommends having both the schematic and board present while reading this
document.
The references in this document correlate to reference designators and board
properties of Intel
®
Atom™ Processor N270 and Mobile Intel
®
945GSE Express Chipset
FAB B Customer Reference Board.
This manual is intended to be used with the Development Kit but can also be used to
help bring up the Intel
®
Atom™ Processor N270 and Mobile Intel
®
945GSE Express
Chipset board, although not all associated peripherals will be included with the
development board.
1.1 Content Overview
Chapter 1.0, “About This Manual” — This chapter contains a description of conventions
used in this manual. The last few sections explain how to obtain literature and contact
customer support.
Chapter 2.0, “Getting Started”— This chapter identifies key components, features and
specifications.
Chapter 3.0, “Theory of Operation” — This chapter provides information on the system
design.
Chapter 4.0, “Hardware Reference”— This chapter provides a description of
development kit primary features, connectors, and configuration settings.
Chapter 5.0, “Software” — This chapter provides information on system BIOS and OS
support.
Chapter 6.0, “Quick Start”— This chapter provides a summary of hardware and
power-on instructions for the development kit.