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1. PS 2 Mouse COM1 RJ45 LAN RCA SPDIF 13 00000 O 00000 O SS vy TT p CL HIT PS 2 Keyboard VGA Out USB USB S Video Line Out Line In Microphone Chapter 1 BACK PANEL PORTS Port Description Page Audio Jacks 3 Audio ports line out line in and mic in 13 15 COM1 Serial port 1 13 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse port 13 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 keyboard port 13 RCA SPDIF RCA port SPDIF or TV out 13 14 RJ45 RJ45 port 13 14 USB USB 2 0 ports 13 14 VGA VGA port 13 S Video S Video port 13 14 SLOTS Port Description Page DDR DIMM Memory module slot 11 PCI Expansion card slot 26 ONBOARD CONNECTORS Specifications Connector Description Page 1394 IEEE 1394 connector 19 ATXPWR Power cable connector 12 COM 2 COM port 2 connector 20 CPUFAN CPU fan connector 10 SIR Fast Infrared Radiation connector 19 F_AUDIO Front Audio connector 20 F_PANEL Front panel connector 17 IDE 1 2 IDE drive connectors 16 KBMS Keyboard and Mouse connector 22 LPC SIR LPC SIR connector 23 LVDS TTL DVI LVDS TTL DVI connector 21 22 SATA 1 2 Serial ATA 1 and 2 connectors 18 SPDIF 1 2
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3. Disabled MPS Variation Control for OS Settings 1 1 1 4 Display Full Screen Logo Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process Settings Enabled Disabled Display Small Logo Show small energy star logo during BIOS boot up process Settings Enabled Disabled 38 BIOS Setup CPU FEATURE Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Thermal Management TM2 Bus Ratio TM2 Bus VID VIA V4 Fast TRDY VIA V4 Sparse Writes C7 Thermal Monitor C7 CMPXCHG8 C7 NoExecute NX C7 TM1 TM2 Working Temp C C7 TM Overstress Temp C ODCM ACPI C4 Function 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Thermal Management This item sets CPU s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat Setting Description Thermal Monitor 1 On die throtting Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio amp VID transition TM2 Bus Ratio This item sets the frequency bus ratio of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot Key in a DEC number Settings Min 0 Max 255 39 Chapter 3 TM2 Bus VID This item sets the voltage of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot Settings 0 700V 0 716V 0 732V 0 748V 0 764V 0 780V 0 796V 0 812V 0 828V 0 844V 0 860V 0 876V 0 892V 0 908V 0 924V 0 94
4. Installation MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION The VIA EPIA EN Mini ITX mainboard provides one 240 pin DIMM slot for DDR2 533 400 SDRAM memory modules and supports the memory size up to 1GB DIMM nnnuunnnunnnnuununnnnnunnnnnnnnrmrntin nunnunnnnnnunnnnnnnunnununnnnunnnnnrn Uuuuguummuumuuuuugmuuuuuuuuuuuuumuu Uumuuuuuuuguuuuuuguuuiuuuimuiuti utu ti DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures Locate the DIMM slot in the motherboard Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Available DDR SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available DDR SDRAM configurations on the mainboard Slot Module Size Total DIMM 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 64MB 1GB Maximum supported system memory 64MB 1GB 11 Chapter 2 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY The VIA EPIA EN Mini ITX mainboard supports a conventional ATX power supply for the power system Before inserting the power supply connector always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused ATX 20 Pin Power Connector To connect the ATX power supply make sure the power plug is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down
5. PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Primary INTR Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of the enabled channels Settings Off On IRQ3 IRQ15 Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line These fields are only available if Primary INTR is on Settings Enabled Disabled NOTE IRQ Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to UO devices When an UO device needs to gain attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur After receiving the signal when the operating system is ready the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the IO device 57 Chapter 3 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled by Assign IRQ for VGA Assign IRQ for USB 4y gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults NOTE This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an experienced user PNP OS Installed Setting Description Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The res
6. SPDIF In Out connectors 18 SMBus SMBus connector 18 SYSFAN System fan connector 10 USB 5 6 Universal Serial Bus 2 0 connectors 3 4 19 TV TV output connector 22 ONBOARD JUMPERS Jumper Description Page CLEAR CMOS Reset CMOS settings 24 PANEL IDE selector 25 SPDIF SEL S PDIF selector 24 WP BIOS write protection setting 25 Sue Installation This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage some components Installation CPU The VIA EPIA EN Mini ITX mainboard includes an embedded VIA C7 or Eden V4 Bus Processor The VIA Eden V4 Bus Processor provides ultra low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties and features a fanless design The VIA C7 or Eden V4 Bus Processor requires only a heatsink to provide sufficient cooling
7. being used with the system Key in a HEX number Settings Min 0000 Max 000F TV H W Layout Settings Default COMPOSITE S Video COMP R G B COMP Y Cb Cr COMP SDTV R G B COMP SDTV Y Pb Pr COMPOSITE S Video R G B Y Cb Cr SDTV R G B SDTV Y Pb Pr S Video R G B S Video Y Cb Cr TV Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Settings NTSC PAL 44 BIOS Setup AGP amp P2P BRIDGE CONTROL Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP amp P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size AGP 2 0 Mode AGP Fast Write AGP 3 0 Calibration Cycle VGA Share Memory Size Direct Frame Buffer Size Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Settings 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1G AGP 2 0 Mode This mainboard supports the AGP 4x interface When the AGP 4x video card is used it can transfer video data at 1066MB s AGP 4x is backward compatible leave the default 4x mode on AGP 4x mode can be detected automatically once you plug in the AGP 4x ca
8. detected No Errors System does not halt for any error All But Keyboard System halts for all non key errors 34 IDE DRIVES BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 0 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode PIO Mode Ultra DMA Mode 41 Move F5 Previous Values Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this category Select Auto whenever possible If you select Manual make sure the information is from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer Below is a table that details required hard drive information when using the Manual mode Setting Description IDE Channel The name of this match the name of the menu Settings None Auto Manual Access Mode Settings CHS LBA Large Auto Capacity Formatted size of the storage device Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors PIO Mode Settings 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Settings Disabled Auto 35 Chapter 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Fe
9. pin 7 amp 9 and pin 8 amp 10 10 LPC SIR Connector JLPC This pin connector is for LPC SIR devices Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LAD1 2 LPCCLK1 3 PCIRSTX 4 GND 5 LADO 6 SIO_OSC 7 LAD2 8 LFRAME 9 SERIRQ 10 LAD3 11 LDRQ1 12 EXTSMI 13 5V 14 3 3V 15 5V 16 3 3V 17 IRTX 18 IRRX 19 GND 20 Key 23 Installation 19 20 Chapter 2 JUMPERS The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions This section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard functions using the jumpers Clear CMOS CLEAR_CMOS The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an onboard battery power supply To reset the CMOS settings set the jumper on pins 2 and 3 while the system is off Return the jumper to pins 1 and 2 afterwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard Setting 1 2 3 Clear CMOS setting OFF ON ON Keep CMOS setting ON ON OFF Clear CEG 12 3 WARNING Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard SPDIF COMP Select SPDIF_SEL This jumper is for selecting between SPDIF
10. sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence and VIA INF Driver enables the VIA Power Management function VIA Graphics Driver Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip VIA Audio Driver Enhances the onboard VIA audio chip VIA USB 2 0 Driver Enhances VIA USB 2 0 ports VIA LAN Driver Enhances the onboard VIA 10 100M LAN chip VIA GLAN Driver Enhances the onboard VIA Giga LAN chip VIA RAID Driver Support for SATA RAID devices 74
11. takes for the memory module to complete a command Generally a lower setting will improve the performance of your system However if your system becomes less stable you should change it to a higher setting This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 1 5 2 2 3 2 5 4 3 5 62 BIOS Setup Bank Interleave This item is for setting the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed This improves performance of the SDRAM by masking the refresh time of each bank This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings Disabled 2 Bank 4 Bank 8 Bank Precharge to Active Trp This field is for setting the length of time it takes to precharge a row in the memory module before the row becomes active Longer values are safer but may not offer the best performance This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T Active to Precharge Tras This field is for setting the length of time it a row stays active before precharging Longer values are safer but may not offer the best performance This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 05T 06 20T Active to CMD Tred This field is only available when DRAM Timing is
12. 0V 0 956V 0 972V 0 988V 1 004V 1 020V 1 036V 1 052V 1 068V 1 084V 1 100V 1 116V 1 132V 1 148V 1 164V 1 180V 1 196V 1 212V 1 228V 1 244V 1 260V 1 276V 1 292V 1 308V 1 324V 1 340V 1 356V 1 372V 1 388V 1 404V 1 420V 1 436V 1 452V 1 468V 1 484V 1 500V 1 516V 1 532V 1 548V 1 564V 1 580V 1 596V 1 612V 1 628V 1 644V 1 660V 1 676V 1 692V 1 708 VIA V4 Fast TRDY Settings Enabled Enabled w wait Disabled VIA V4 Sparse Writes Settings Enabled Disabled C7 Thermal Monitor Settings Enabled Disabled C7 CMPXCHG8 Settings Enabled Disabled C7 NoExecute NX Settings Enabled Disabled C7 TM1 TM2 Working Temp C This item sets the high threshold and the low threshold lo high 59C Key in a DEC number Settings Min 0 Max 255 40 BIOS Setup C7 TM Overstress Temp C Key in a DEC number Settings Min 0 Max 255 ODCM Enables the ODCM On Demand Clock Modulation functionality Settings Enabled Disabled ACPI C4 Function Enables the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface C4 functionality Settings Enabled Disabled 41 Chapter 3 HARD Disk BOOT PRIORITY Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1 Pri Master 2 Pri Slave 3 Sec Master 4 Sec Slave 5 USB HDDO 6 USB HDD1 7 USB HDD2 8 Bootable Add In Cards 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 G
13. B Settings Enabled Disabled SDTV Pr Y Pb Settings Enabled Disabled 48 BIOS Setup INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt SuperlO Device Onboard IDE Channel 1 Onboard IDE Channel 2 IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode OnChip SATA SATA Mode AC97 Audio OnChip USB Controller OnChip EHCI Controller USB Emulation Watch Dog Timer Select 4 Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Setting Description Enabled Activates each channel separately Disabled Deactivates IDE channels IDE Prefetch Mode Settings Enabled Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode This allows the hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Setting Description Enabled Block mode Disabled Standard mode 49 Chapter 3 OnChip SATA Settings Enabled Disabled SATA Mode Serial ATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface Serial ATA hard drives deliver transfer speeds of up to 150MB sec Setting Description IDE Supports two SATA plus two PATA hard disk drives RAID Only SATA
14. Event Enables the power management unit to monitor VGA activities Settings Off On COM Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor serial port COM activities Settings None COM HDD Event Enables the power management unit to monitor hard disk activities Settings Off On PCI Master Event Enables the power management unit to monitor PCI master activities Settings Off On PowerOn by PCI Card Enables activity detected from any PCI card to power up the system or resume from a suspended state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings Disabled Enabled Modem Ring Resume Enables any Ring In signals from the modem to restore the system from a suspended state to an active state Settings Disabled Enabled 55 Chapter 3 RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled time and or date to automatically power on the system Settings Disabled Enabled Date of Month The field specifies the date for RTC Alarm Resume Resume Time hh mm ss The field specifies the time for RTC Alarm Resume 56 BIOS Setup IRQs ACTIVITIES Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQs Activities Primary INTR IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 Reserved IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved Move Enter Select
15. S 11 DVID10 12 DVID11 20 13 DVIDE 14 DVICLK o 15 DVIVS 16 NC ER 17 DVIHS 18 NC os 19 GND 20 GND sn 21 12V 22 5V T 23 12V 24 5V ga 25 GND 26 GND ER 27 3 3V 28 GND Ce 29 ENPVEE 30 GND oo 31 FPBKLP 32 ENPVDD T 33 GFPD13 34 GFPDE ENS 35 GND 36 GFPD17 ZH 37 GFPD23 38 GND SHE 39 GFPVS 40 GFPHS oo 41 GFPD2 42 5V G 43 GFPD11 44 GFPD21 Se 45 GFPD7 46 GFPD10 2n 47 3 3V 48 GFPD20 Se 49 3 3V 50 Key 79 25 80 51 GFPD9 52 GFPCLK 53 Key 54 NC 55 GFPD12 56 GND 57 GFPD15 58 GND 59 GFPD14 60 GND 61 GFPD16 62 GND 63 GFPD18 64 GFPD22 65 GFPD19 66 GFPD1 67 GFPDO 68 GFPD3 69 GND 70 GFPD4 71 GND 72 GFPD6 73 GFPD8 74 GFPD5 75 GND 76 GND 77 DVI_SBDT 78 DVI_SBCK 79 PWRGD_SB 80 GND 21 Chapter 2 YPbPr Connector JTV Note ENPVDD Enable Panel VDD power ENVEE Enable panel VEE power GFPD Graphic Flat Panel Device signals This pin header are for YPbPr Component TV output connector signals Pin Signal 1 Y 2 GND 3 Pr 4 Key 5 Pb 6 GND KBMS Connector KBMS JTV The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to attach a PS2 keyboard and mouse Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V Dual 2 GND 3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA 5 EKBCLK 6 EKBDATA 7 Mouse_CLK 8 Mouse_DATA 9 EMSCLK 10 EMSDATA 22 9 KBMS Note When the pin header is not in use please short pin 3 amp 5 pin 4 amp 6
16. S setup categories Use the control keys Up Down arrow keys to select any item sub menu Description of the selected highlighted category is displayed at the bottom of the screen An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub menu is available see figure below Press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu To exit the sub menu press lt Esc gt Sub menu indicator Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ESC Quit F9 Menu in BIOS gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 30 BIOS Setup GETTING HELP The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can display this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing Fi The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup Press lt Esc gt to exit the help screen 31 Chapter 3 MAIN MENU Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ESC Quit F9 Menu in BIOS y SelectItem F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set basic system configurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features Power Management Setup Use this menu to set onboard power management functions PnP PCI Conf
17. The IRQ will be reserved for other requests Reserved 60 BIOS Setup PC HEALTH STATUS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and fan speeds 61 Chapter 3 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control DRAM Clock DRAM Timing Read to Precharge Trtp Write to Read CMD Twtr Write Recovery Time Twr DRAM Command Rate RDSAIT mode Auto Detect PCI Clk Spread Spectrum ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency Settings 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz By SPD DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your system Changing the value from the factory setting is not recommended unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original modules Settings Manual Auto By SPD Turbo Ultra SDRAM CAS Latency DDR DDR2 This item is for setting the speed it
18. User s Manual EPIA EN Version 1 1 March 27 2006 Copyright Copyright 2005 2006 VIA Technologies Incorporated All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of VIA Technologies Incorporated Trademarks All trademarks are the property of their respective holders PS 2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation Award BIOS is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Macrovision Apparatus Claims of U S Patent Nos 4 631 603 4 819 098 4 907 093 5 315 448 6 516 132 licensed for limited viewing uses only This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Disclaimer No license is granted implied or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of VIA Technologies VIA Technologies makes no warranties implied or otherwise in regard to this document and to the products described in this document The information
19. amp LAN IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A INT D pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT B INT C INT D INT A IEEE1394 INT B 26 HA PTE BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions 27 Chapter 3 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press lt Delete gt during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu If you missed the BIOS setup entry point you may restart the system and try again 28 CONTROL KEYS BIOS Setup Keys Description Up Arrow Move to the previous item Down Arrow Move to the next item Left Arrow Move to the item in the left side Right Arrow Move to the item in the right side Enter Select the item Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the default CMOS value from Fail Safe default table only for Option Page Setup Menu F7 Load Optimized defaults F9 Jumps to the Main Menu F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit 29 Chapter 3 NAVIGATING THE BIOS MENUS The main menu displays all the BIO
20. and RCA composite video Setting 1 2 3 4 RCA Composite ON ON OFF OFF SPDIF OFF OFF ON ON 24 2 4 El 1 3 2 1 SPDIF Bn Installation AGP DVI Port Select PANEL This jumper is for selecting between AGP Port Muxing and Dedicated DVI Port Configuration 2 4 fl Setting 1 2 3 4 TVD4 DVPOD4 1 TVD4 DVPOD4 ON ON OFF OFF 3 TVD5 DVPOD5 OFF OFF ON ON 2 4 TVD5 DVPOD5 1 3 Note TVD4 DVPOD4 AGP Port Muxing ON 2 12 bit DVI interface OFF 1 24 bit Panel interface TVD5 DVPOD5 Dedicated DVI Port Configuration ON TMDS Encoder OFF TV Encoder BIOS Write Protection WP This jumper allows you to protect from flashing the BIOS BIOS WP Write Protection setting pint WP amp TBL pin2 GND short 1 2 default 25 Chapter 2 SLOTS Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card When adding or removing expansion card unplug first the power supply Read the documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are necessary PCI IDO DDO PO DAO DIDO APO OANA OA OO OOO oo A TOTO TODO UOC TTC OOO UUUUUUUUUUU PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI
21. atures CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control for OS Display Full Screen Logo Display Small Logo 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Virus Warning Setting Description Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Setting Description Enabled Turns on CPU L1 amp L2 cache Disabled Turns off CPU L1 amp L2 cache Quick Power On Self Test Shortens Power On Self Test POST cycle to enable shorter boot up time Setting Description Enabled Shorten Power On Self Test POST cycle and bootup time Disabled Standard Power On Self Test POST 36 BIOS Setup First Second Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Setting Description LS120 Boot from LS 120 drive Hard Disk Boot from the HDD CD ROM Boot from CD ROM ZIP100 Boot from ATAPI ZIP drive USB FDD Boot from USB floppy drive USB ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive USB CDROM Boot from USB CDROM Legacy LAN Boot from network dr
22. en SEENEN I RR ERR 39 Hard Disk Boot Priority 42 Advanced Chipset Features 43 AGP amp P2P Bridge Control 45 CPU amp PCI Bus Control 47 TV Output Connector eene aver ne wma x a ne 48 Integrated Peripherals ssc nirna ninn oia aa ait 49 Super LO Deeg iio nia 51 Power Management Setup coccccconcnnnnnnnnananannnnnannnnncnnannannanans 52 Peripheral Activities NENNEN NENNEN 54 IROS ActlVItI6S dees E RR 57 PNP PCI Configurations 58 IRO RESOUFCES uge Ee 60 BC HealthiStat s 2 0 coiere peii tina D IRR Y a RR ST Meur st 61 Frequency Voltage Control 62 Load Fail Safe Defaults EN 65 Load Optimized Detaulte A 66 Set Supervisor User Password 67 Save Q EXIt Setup osse U MB DD 69 Exit Without Saving i e aos deer te d x Xe nexa drain Ea 70 Chapter Ait uere ee A e YE 71 Driver Installation ssiri nier onere e Dy eR Ree XR dE 71 Driver Utilities e dese edere a det PEE 72 CD Gohtent o ce e RE das 74 This page is left intentionally blank MA PYLE Specifications The ultra compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA EN uses the Mini ITX mainboard form factor developed by VIA Technologies Inc as part of the company s open industry wide total connectivity initiative The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small ergonomic innovative and affordable embedded systems Through a high level of integration the Mini ITX occupy 6696 of the size of FlexATX mainboard form fac
23. eneral Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the Hard Disk option is selected in the First Second Third Boot Device menu item 42 BIOS Setup ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Display Card Priority AGP amp P2P Bridge Control CPU amp PCI Bus Control AGP Driving Control Select Display Device Panel Type TV H W Layout TV Type gt TV Output Connector Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults WARNING The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions Do not change these settings unless you are familiar with the chipset Display Card Priority This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Settings PCI Slot AGP AGP Driving Control This item is used to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or manual Settings Auto Manual AGP Driving Value Key in a HEX number Settings Min 0000 Max OOFF Select Display Device This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system Settings CRT LCD CRT LCD TV CRT TV LCD TV DVI CRT DVI TV DVI 43 Chapter 3 Panel Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display
24. face for the VIA front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices COM2 By default the pins labeled LINE_OUT_R NEXT_R and the pins LINE_OUT_L NEXT_L are shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 FRNMIC 2 AGND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 5V AUDIO 5 LINE_OUT_R 6 NEXT_R 7 NC 8 Key 9 LINE_OUT_L 10 NEXT_L F_AUDIO 1 2 9 10 Note If you don t want to connect to the front audio header pins 5 amp 6 9 amp 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear audio ports Otherwise the Line Out connector on the back panel will not function 20 Installation LVDS TTL DVI Connector LVDS TTL DVI This connector works as the interface to multi display devices An additional daughter card is required for a certain display support Daughter cards for LVDS and DVI are currently available respectively Pin Signal Pin Signal LVDS TTUDVI 1 DVIDO 2 DVID1 WEE 3 DVID2 4 DVID3 SES 5 DVID4 6 DVID5 oo 7 DVID6 8 DVID9 Se 9 DVID8 10 DVID7 EN
25. gaaadgaamna 1 If two drives are connected to a single cable the jumper on the second drive must be set to slave mode Refer to the drive documentation supplied by the vendor for the jumper settings 16 Installation Case Connector F_PANEL The F_PANEL pin header allows you to connect the power switch reset switch power LED sleep LED HDD LED and the case speaker Pin Signal Pin Signal F_PANEL 1 5VDUAL 2 5V 1 0 0 2 3 5VDUAL 4 HD_LED o0 5 PLED 6 PW_BN 7 5V 8 GND 9 NC 10 RST_SW 11 NC 12 GND 13 SPEAK 14 5V 15 Key 16 SLEEP_LED 15 16 Power Switch PW_BN Connect to a 2 pin power button switch Pressing this button will turn the system power on or off Reset Switch RST SW The reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON OFF Avoid rebooting the system if the HDD is still working Connect the reset switch from the system case to this pin Power LED PLED The LED will light when the system is on If the system is in S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state the LED will blink HDD LED HD LED HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive Avoid turning the power off when the HDD LED still has a lit Connect the HDD LED from the system case to this pin Speaker The speaker from the sys
26. igurations Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations PC Health Status This menu shows the PC health status Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control 32 BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Use this menu option to set the BIOS supervisor password Set User Password Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password Save amp Exit Setup Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup Exit Without Saving Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup 33 Chapter 3 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Halt On Move Date Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The date format is Day Month Date Year Time The time format is Hour Minute Second Halt On Sets the system s response to specific boot errors Below is a table that details the possible settings Setting Description All Errors System halts when any error is
27. ion or serious damage may occur H the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent battery type recommended by the manufacturer Box CONTENTS One VIA Mini ITX mainboard One Quick Installation Guide One ATA 133 100 IDE ribbon cable One driver and utilities CD One IO bracket DP TABLE OF CONTENTS BOX Contents co enh A A A SA ARA i Table of Contents ioci ENER SEAN ERNEST AR EN AEN ES ii Chapter S son Soo rene Deeg tige ur KS Dee ele Dane das idea 1 SpecificatiOns oce ENEE SEENEN rt e Ree Ra RR ee 1 Mainboard Specifications 2 Mainboard Layout 4 Back Panel Layouts a weugutvekse gess ge e ke Kt eR x 5 Back Panel Ports esse enter ln eta eve aa de 6 elle 6 Onboard Connectors id rre D ee eret 7 Onboard Jumpers ENNEN NEEN 7 Chapter 2 5 nene che esset ee e A Eee eds 8 InstallatiOn z iocis cioe etica ede ea ERENNERT 8 GERT ne er eH en ee OA E gen E nanan ts 9 Memory Module Installation 11 Connecting the Power Supply senem mmn 12 Back Panel Pots snif tit ENN SEENEN EEN 13 CONNECT Si E 16 JUMP Siri db 24 SOSA iE 26 Ghapter ET 27 BIOS SOUD EE 27 Entering Setup iii Roe n Ro a e o KORR KG Ro varie 28 Control Keys A v v he 29 Navigating the BIOS Menus 30 Getting Help iore eh RE D PR RR 31 rus 32 Standard CMOS Features 34 IBI EPI PLE 35 Advanced BIOS Features sssssssseeseeeeen emen 36 CPU Feature dope
28. ive Disabled Disable the boot device sequence Boot Other Device Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot from the First Second Third Boot Device list Setting Description Enabled Enable alternate boot device Disabled No alternate boot device allowed Boot Up NumLock Status Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on Setting Description On Forces keypad to behave as 10 key Off Forces keypad to behave as arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting Enables Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay functions Settings Enabled Disabled 37 Chapter 3 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This item sets the rate characters second at which the system retrieves a signal from a depressed key Settings 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec This item sets the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the system begins to repeat the signal from the depressed key Settings 250 500 750 1000 Security Option Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots or only when you enter Setup Setting Description Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS Setup System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup APIC Mode Enables APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller functionality Settings Enabled
29. ort 1 2 Sets the base I O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial ports A and B Selecting Auto allows the BIOS to automatically determine the correct base 1 0 port address Port Settings 1 Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Auto IRQ4 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ3 2 Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Auto IRQ4 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Settings IrDA ASKIR Normal RxD TxD Active Settings Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay Settings Disabled Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Settings Full Half Use IR Pins Settings RxD2 TxD2 IR Rx2Tx2 51 Chapter 3 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type HDD Power Down Power Management Timer Video Off Option Power Off by PWRBTN Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume AC Loss Auto restart gt Peripherals Activities gt IRQs Activities 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type Setting Description S1 POS S1 Power On Suspend POS is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware maintains all system contexts S3 STR S3 Suspend To RAM STR is a power down state In this state power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wakeup capable devices The system context is saved to main memor
30. p to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously set password from CMOS memory The new password will need to be reentered to be confirmed To cancel the process press lt Esc gt To disable the password press lt Enter gt when prompted to enter a new password A message will show up to confirm disabling the password To cancel the process press lt Esc gt 67 Chapter 3 Additionally when a password is enabled the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of the system See Security Option in the Advanced BIOS Features section for more details 68 BIOS Setup SAVE amp ExiT SETUP Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ESC Quit F9 Menu in BIOS t gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Entering Y saves any changes made and exits the program Entering N will cancel the exit request 69 Chapter 3 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ESC Quit F9 Menu in BIOS t y Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Entering Y discards any changes made and exits the program Entering N will cancel the exit request 70 HA PTS Driver Installation This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before installing o
31. provided in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable as of the publication date of this document However VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of the information in this document and for any patent infringements that may arise from the use of this document The information and product specifications within this document are subject to change at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such change FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his personal expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limit
32. rd Settings 4x 2x 1x AGP Fast Write This item is used to enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor Settings Enabled Disabled 45 Chapter 3 AGP 3 0 Calibration Cycle Settings Enabled Disabled VGA Share Memory Size Settings Disabled 16M 32M 64M Direct Frame Buffer Settings Enabled Disabled 46 BIOS Setup CPU amp PCI Bus CONTROL Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU amp PCI Bus Control VLink mode selection VLink 8X Support DRDY_Timing Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults V Link mode selection This menu item controls the data transfer speed between the north and south bridge Settings By Auto Mode 0 4 V Link 8X Support Settings Enabled Disabled DRDY_Timing Settings Slowest Default Optimize 47 Chapter 3 TV OuTPUT CONNECTOR Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility TV Output Connector CVBS Composite S Video 0 Y C R G B Cr YICb SDTV R G B SDTV Pr Y Pb Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CVBS Composite Settings Enabled Disabled S Video 0 Y C Settings Enabled Disabled R G B Settings Enabled Disabled Cr Y Cb Settings Enabled Disabled SDTV R G
33. red 1 x Front Panel pin header 1 x WP pin header Award BIOS with 4 8Mbit flash memory capacity ACPI2 0 SMBIOS2 1 and DMI2 2 Form Factor Mini ITX 6 layers 17 cm X 17 cm Chapter 1 MAINBOARD LAYOUT CPUFAN fe g SMBUS Jop Mouse ATXPWR 216 DIMM Bot Keyboard m COM2 CTA Top COM1 port ES C7 Bot VGA out aa CPU IDE1 ES JLPC ES on 3 Ss T Bin m SYSFAN RES Top RJ45 LAN e aj PANEL iut Bot USB2 0 ports au USB2 0 ports SS SPDIF_ 2 SEL en To RCA jack Beer ECH ot S Video E Ss ES TVE Es Line Out 2 E SIR Gu d Ej Use Line In E ES 5 DIG a ove s E C 1394 an Microphone M vol BIOS Socket gd SPDIF2 CMOS Battery co TD O WE gt LD egg CLEAR_CMOS PCI IDE2 22 SS E ACC CA A CA UL DI IC CN LD CIL SATA1 F_PANEL KBMS BEER SEIFERT BACK PANEL LAYOUT Specifications
34. ring all the default fail safe BIOS settings These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with basic performance Entering Y loads the default fail safe BIOS values 65 Chapter 3 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Optimized Defaults Y N N ESC Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup This option is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings The default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with optimized performance Entering Y loads the default optimized BIOS values 66 BIOS Setup SET SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Enter Password ESC Quit F9 Menu in BIOS y Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup When a password has been set a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration There are two types of passwords you can set A supervisor password and a user password When a supervisor password is used the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed When a user password is used the BIOS Setup program can be accessed but the BIOS settings cannot be changed To set the password type the password u
35. s Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Safety Instructions 1 E E NO 8 9 Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel H The power cord or plug is damaged H Liquid has penetrated into the equipment H The equipment has been exposed to moisture H The equipment has not work well or you cannot get it work according to User s Manual H The equipment has dropped and damaged If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage 12 DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C 140F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION Explos
36. set to Manual Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T REF to ACT REF Trfc This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 08T 09 71T 63 Chapter 3 ACT 0 to ACT 1 TRRD This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T Read to Precharge Trptp Settings 2T 3T Write to Read CMD Twtr Settings 1T 2T 2T 3T Write Recovery Time Twr Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T DRAM Command Rate This field is for setting how fast the memory controller sends out commands Lower setting equals faster command rate NOTE Some memory modules may not be able to handle lower settings Settings 2T Command 1T Command RDSAIT Mode Settings Manual Auto RDSAIT Selection Key in a HEX number Settings Min 0000 Max 003F Auto Detect PCI Clk Settings Disabled Enabled Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves Settings Disabled 0 20 0 25 0 35 64 BIOS Setup LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N ESC Quit F9 Menu in BIOS t y Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup This option is for resto
37. supports RAID AC 97 Audio Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used If the device is detected the onboard VIA AC 97 Audio Codec 97 controller will be enabled otherwise it is disabled Disable the controller if another controller card is being used to connect to an audio device Setting Description Auto Enables onboard controller if audio device is detected Disabled Turn off onboard controller to allow external controller OnChip USB Controller Settings All Disabled All Enabled 1 amp 2 USB Port 2 amp 3 USB Port 1 amp 3 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port OnChip EHCI Controller Settings Enabled Disabled USB Emulation Set this field to choose the USB emulation When set to OFF do not support any USB device on DOS When set to KB MS support USB legacy keyboard and mouse no support USB storage And set to ON support USB legacy keyboard mouse and storage Settings OFF KB MS ON Watch Dog Timer Select Settings Disabled 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec 1 min 2 min 4 min 50 SUPER IO DEVICE BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Device Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode Use IR Pins 4 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard Serial P
38. t device S Video port The black port allows you to connect TV monitor or S video device to the mainboard 14 Rias LAN S Video Installation Audio Port Die out Be Microphone The Line Out jack is for connecting to external speakers or headphones The Line In jack is for connecting to an external audio device such as a CD player tape player etc The Mic jack is for connecting to a microphone Note The audio ports can be switched to Smart 5 1 6 channel audio output You can enable the function by clicking the Vinyl Audio icon on your desktop after installing the audio driver After completing the previous installation connect the speakers to the 3 jack connectors on the back panel Shown below are the corresponding connections to setup the 6 channel system Jack 2 channel 6 channel Line out Line out Front Left Right Line in Line in Rear Left Right Microphone Microphone Center Sub woofer 15 Chapter 2 CONNECTORS Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 The mainboard has a 32 bit Enhanced IDE and Ultra DMA 133 100 controller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 133 100 functions You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM and other devices The primary hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 as the master drive Both IDE drives can connect to a master and a slave drive IDE1 2 ooo00o0o0gou00 KD o KEE EL ngaanaamgamaaaagaaa
39. t high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modem and the like Pin Signal Pin Signal USB5 6 1 USBVCC 2 USBVCC 1 2 3 USBD_T5 4 USBD_T6 5 USBD_T5 6 USBD_T6 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 GND 9 10 FireWire Connector IEEE1394 FireWire is a serial I O interface that provides you fast data transfer rates The mainboard has one FireWire pin header to provide PC connectivity for a wide range of devices including consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices Pin Signal Pin Signal 1394 1 TPAO 2 TPAO 1 2 3 GND 4 GND 5 TBO 6 TPBO 7 1394_VDD 8 1394_VDD 9 GND 10 Key 9 10 Fast IrDA Infrared Module Connector SIR This pin header is used to connect to an IrDA module The BIOS settings must be configured to activate the IR function Pin Signal SIR 1 5V 1 2 Key 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX 19 Chapter 2 Serial Port Connector COM 2 COM2 pin header can be used to attach additional port for serial mouse or another serial device Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 SIN 3 SOUT 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 Key Front Panel Audio Connector F_AUDIO This is an inter
40. t of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Reset Configuration Data This field should usually be left Disabled Setting Description Enabled Resets the ESCD Extended System Configuration Data after exiting BIOS Setup if a newly installed PCI card or the system configuration prevents the operating system from loading Disabled Default setting 58 BIOS Setup Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug and Play compatible devices Setting Description Auto ESCD BIOS will automatically assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields Manual Unlocks IRQ Resources for manual configuration Assign IRQ For VGA USB Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices Settings Disabled Enabled 59 Chapter 3 IRQ RESOURCES Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources IRQ 14 assigned to IRQ 15 assigned to F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F5 Previous Values NOTE The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ Setting Description PCI Device For Plug and Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture
41. tem case is connected to this pin 17 Chapter 2 Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 and SATA2 SATA1 2 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA LA cables for primary internal storage devices The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB s Ultra DMA Digital Audio Connectors S PDIF1 and S PDIF2 These connectors for connecting the Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF bracket The S PDIF output provides digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder The feature is available only with stereo system that has digital output function SPDIF1 Pin Signal SPDIF1 2 1 5V 2 S PDIF Out 1 3 GND SPDIF2 Pin Signal 1 5V 2 S PDIF In 3 GND System Management Bus Connector SMBus This pin header allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface Pin Signal SMBUS 1 SMBCK 1 2 SMBDT 3 GND 18 Installation USB Pin Connector USB 5 6 The mainboard provides 1 front USB pin header allowing up to 2 additional USB2 0 ports up to maximum throughput of 480 Mbps Connect each 2 port USB cable into this pin header This port can be used to connec
42. the plug firmly into the connector Pin Signal ATXPWR 1 3 3V 11 1 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V L 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V Standby 10 12V 11 3 3V 20 10 12 12V 13 GND 14 Power Supply On 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 NC 19 5V 20 5V 12 Installation BACK PANEL PORTS The back panel has the following ports PS 2 Mouse COM1 RJ45 RCA SPDIF PS 2 Keyboard VGA Out USB USB S Video Line Out Line In Microphone Keyboard and Mouse PS2 Mouse The green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse The purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard PS2 Keyboard Serial port COM 1 COM The green 9 pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices VGA Out VGA Out The blue 15 pin female VGA connector can be used to connect to any analog VGA monitor O O 13 Chapter 2 RJ45 10 100 LAN and USB Connector The mainboard provides a standard RJ 45 and USB 2 0 ports These ports allow connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub and USB 2 0 devices USB 2 0 ports These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices RCA SPDIF jack The yellow jack connects to external composite video device or audio outpu
43. ther drivers such as audio or VGA drivers The applications will only function correctly if the necessary drivers are already installed 7 Chapter 4 DRIVER UTILITIES Getting Started The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the driver utilities and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard If the CD is missing from the retail box please contact the local dealer for the CD Note The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time The latest updated versions are available at http www viaembedded com 72 Driver Installation Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD insert the CD into the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The CD should run automatically after closing the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen If the CD does not run automatically click on the Start button and select Run Then type D Setup exe NOTE D might not be the drive letter of the CD ROM DVD ROM in your system 73 Chapter 4 CD CONTENT E DH XXX X VIA 4in1 Drivers Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility AGP VxD Driver provides service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware providing fast graphical access IRQ Routing Miniport Driver
44. tor The mainboard comes with an embedded VIA Processor boasting of ultra low power consumption cool and quite operation Chapter 1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS CPU e VIA C7 V4 Bus Eden V4 Bus NanoBGA2 Processor Chipset e VIA CN700 North Bridge e VIA VT8237R series South Bridge Graphics e Integrated UniChrome Pro AGP with MPEG 2 Acceleration Audio e VIA VT1618 8 channel AC 97 Codec Memory e 1x DDR2 533 400 DIMM slot up to 1 GB Expansion Slot e 1x PCI slot IDE e 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 connectors LAN e VIA VT1622 1000 100 10 Base T Ethernet PHY IEEE 1394 e VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Fire Wire TV Out e VIA VT1625M HDTV Encoder Specifications Back Panel I O Ports 1 x PS 2 mouse port and 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x RJ 45 LAN port 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RCA port SPDIF or TV out 1 x S Video port 3 x Audio Jacks line out line in and mic in Horizontal Smart 5 1 Support Onboard I O Connectors 1 x USB pin header for 2 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394 pin header 1 x SIR pin header IRDA 1 0 1 x Serial port pin header for COM2 1 x Front Panel audio pin header Mic in and Line out 2 x S PDIF connectors S PDIF in and S PDIF out 1 x Component YPbPr video pin header 2 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x SM Bus pin header 1 x KBMS pin header KB MS or CIR 1 x LPC pin header 2 x Fan connectors CPU Fan and System Fan 1 x LVDS TTL DVI an add on card is requi
45. tton is pressed On Restarts the system when the power is back Former Sts Former Sts 53 Chapter 3 PERIPHERAL ACTIVITIES Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Peripherals Activities PS2KB Wakeup Select PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 PS2MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 USB Resume from S3 Item Help DD Event PCI Master Event PowerOn by PCI Card Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PS2KB Wakeup Select When selecting Password press lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt to change password The maximum number of characters is eight PS2MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 and PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 will be disabled while changing the password Settings Hot Key Password PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 Sets a Hot Key to restore the system from the power saving mode to an active state Settings Disabled Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctri F5 Ctri F6 Ctri F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctri F10 Ctrl F11 Ctrl F12 Power Wake Any Key PS2MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 Enables any mouse activity to restore the system from the power saving mode to an active state Settings Disabled Enabled 54 BIOS Setup USB Resume from S3 Enables activity detected from USB devices to restore the system from a suspended state to an active state Settings Disabled Enabled VGA
46. y and context is restored from the memory when a wakeup event occurs S1 amp S3 Depends on the OS to select S1 or S3 HDD Power Down Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the hard disk Settings Disabled 1 15 minutes Power Management Timer Set the idle time before system enters power saving mode ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option Settings Disabled 1 2 4 6 8 10 20 30 40 minutes 1 hour 52 BIOS Setup Video Off Option Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power saving mode ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option Setting Description Always On Screen is always on even when system enters power saving mode Suspend gt Off Screen is turned off when system enters power saving mode Power Off by PWRBTN This field configures the power button on the chassis Setting Description Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seconds Instant Off Power button functions as a normal power on off button Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resuming from S3 state This is only necessary for older VGA drivers Settings Auto Yes No AC Loss Auto restart The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during system operation Setting Description Off Keeps the system in an off state until the power bu

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