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1. Figure 17 SPI connector Pin Signal NC NC MSPIDO MSPIDI MSPICLK MSPISSO GND 8 SPIVCC Table 16 SPI connector pinout NEO Oo BB WwW N re 27 2 2 10 CMOS Battery Connector The mainboard is equipped with onboard CMOS battery connector used for connecting the external cable battery that provides power to the CMOS RAM If disconnected all configurations in the CMOS RAM will be reset to factory defaults The CMOS battery connector is labeled as BAT1 The connector pinout is shown below Figure 18 CMOS battery connector Pin Signal 1 VBAT 2 GND Table 17 CMOS battery connector pinout 28 221 Front Panel and PS2 Combination Pin Header The mainboard includes one Front Panel and PS2 combination pin header block labeled as CN4 The front panel and PS2 combination pin header is used to connect the power switch reset switch power LED suspend LED HDD LED case speaker PS2 keyboard port and PS2 mouse port The pinout of the pin header is shown below ZEN m Rn Un Te I PPP sa 2 6 a ws 259 Figure 19 Front panel and PS2 combination pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5VSUSLED1 2 5VLED2 3 5VSUSLED 1 4 HD_LED 5 GND 6 PW BN 7 SPEAK BZ 8 GND 9 GND
2. Table 3 HDMI port pinout 12 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 1 2 VGA Port The 15 pin VGA port uses a female DE 15 connector The VGA port is for connecting to analog displays The pinout of the VGA port is shown below 00000 00000 600600 Figure 6 VGA port pinout diagram Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VGA R 9 5VCRT 2 VGA G 10 Ground 3 VGA B 11 NC 4 NC 12 VGA SPD 5 Ground 13 VGA HS 6 Ground 14 VGA VS 7 Ground 15 VGA SPCLK 8 Ground Table 4 VGA port pinout i EPIA P900 User Manual 2 1 3 USB 2 0 Port There are two integrated USB 2 0 ports Located below the RJ45 LAN port at the external I O panel The USB 2 0 interface port gives complete Plug and Play and hot swap capability for external devices and it complies with USB UHCI rev 2 0 Each USB port is using the USB Type A receptacle connector The pinout of the typical USB port is shown below Pin Signal 1 5vSUs E 2 Data eA CP UM 3 Data 4 Ground Table 5 USB 2 0 port pinout Figure 7 USB port pinout diagram 2 1 4 RJ45 LAN port Gigabit Ethernet The integrated 8 pin Gigabit Ethernet port is using an 8 Position 8 Contact 8P8C receptacle connector commonly referred to as RJ45 The Gigabit Ethernet ports are controlled by VIA Fast Ethernet controller The pinout of the Gigabit Ethernet port is shown below Pin Signal Signal
3. t tam JM2 E ES ay ow of a ed ee Figure 24 LVDS panel power select jumper Panel Voltage Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 5V On On Off 3 3V default Off On On Table 23 LVDS panel power select jumper settings 35 3 3 Backlight Power Select Jumper The mainboard has a jumper that controls the input voltage delivered to the LVDS inverter connector The jumper is labeled as IVDD SEL1 The jumper settings are shown below Jg TT COTES CSTE CE GERE O oue exi amp a Figure 25 Backlight power select jumper Panel Voltage Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 12V default On On Off 5V Off On Off Table 24 Backlight power select jumper settings 36 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 4 Expansion Slots 4 1 PCle and USB Combination Connector The onboard PCle and USB combination connector labeled CN6 is for connecting directly to the P830 B expansion card The connector pinout supports two Mini PCle x1 supports USB 2 0 comm 62 oH m P CREO Figure 26 PCle and USB combination connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 25 Reserved 2 26 Reserved 2T GND 28 GND 29 5V 30 LID 31 5V 32 NC 33 5V 34 GND 25 3 3V 36 12V 37 3 3V
4. M amp K embedded M amp K embedded USER MANUAL EPIA P900 Pico ITX embedded board 1 14 06242013 145500 Copyright Copyright 2013 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 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 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 including use or connection of extra device equipment add on card 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 VIA Technologies Inc reserves the right the make changes to the products described in
5. The OnChip HDAC Device feature enables the BIOS to control the high definition audio codec in the chipset This feature has two options enable and disable 6 5 10 6 WATCH DOG The WATCHDOG Timer Enable feature unlocks two other features that enable the BIOS to monitor the state of the system This feature has two options enabled or disabled 74 6 5 10 7 Unit Select The Unit Select feature is only available if the WATCH DOG feature has been enabled This feature has two options minutes and seconds 6 5 10 8 Time Select The Time Select is only available if the WATCH DOG feature has been enabled This feature requires the user to input an integer in the range of 0 255 if the Unit Select feature is set to Seconds If the Unit Select feature is set to Minutes then the user can only input an integer in the range of 0 17 If the user inputs 0 the WATCH DOG feature will be disabled regardless of the setting for Unit Select 6 5 10 9 Backlight Control The Backlight Control feature enables the user to control the brightness of the LCD backlight This feature has four options Level 1 25 Light Level 2 50 Light Level 3 75 Light Level 4 100 Light 6 5 10 10 Backlight PWM Clock The Backlight PWM Clock feature enables the user to correct the LCD backlight PWM clock This feature has four options 14 KHz 7 KHz 110 Hz 54 4 Hz 6 5 10 11 VT6130 LAN Control The VT6130 LAN Control feature determines whether the on
6. 13 38 Figure 2 Mounting holes and dimensions of the EPIA P900 1 5 Height Distribution 21 30 mm 32 00 mm 23 00 mm O COLD CELLO 24 00 mm 24 50 mm 8 10 mm 10 00mm Figure 3 Height distribution of the EPIA P900 mainboard 10 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 l O Interface The VIA EPIA P900 has a wide selection of interfaces It includes a selection of frequently used ports as part of the external I O coastline 2 1 External I O Ports Figure 4 External I O ports Item Description 1 VGA1 VGA port on P830 A 2 USB1 USB2 USB 2 0 ports on P830 A 3 HDMI1 HDMI port 4 RJ1 Gigabit LAN port on P830 A Table 2 Layout diagram description table of external I O ports 11 EPIA P900 User Manual 2 1 1 HDMI Port The integrated 19 pin HDMI port uses an HDMI Type A receptacle connector as defined in the HDMI specification The HDMI port is for connecting to HDMI displays The pinout of the HDMI port is shown below 19171513119 7 5 3 1 18 16 141210 8 6 4 2 Figure 5 HDMI port pinout diagram Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 HDMITX2 2 GND d HDMITX2 4 HDMITX1 5 GND 6 HDMITX1 7 HDMITX0 8 GND 9 HDMITXO 10 HDMITXC 11 GND 12 HDMITXC 13 NC 14 NC 15 SPCEK 16 SPDAT 17 GND 18 PVDD5 19 DP1 HPD
7. ACPI Settings Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend Suspend mode Auto ACPI Version Features ACPI v3 0 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 49 Illustration of ACPI Configuration screen 6 5 5 1 Suspend Mode The Suspend Mode field has three selectable options 1 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 memory and context is restored from the memory when a wakeup event occurs Auto When the Suspend Mode is set to Auto the operating system will control the power state 63 6 5 5 2 ACPI Version Features The ACPI Version Features enables the BIOS to support the designated ACPI specification There are three versions to choose from ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 and ACPI 3 0 64 6 5 6 APM Configuration Advanced Power Management APM enables the operating system to co work with the BIOS to control the system power management The APM Configuration screen can be used to set a number of power management functions BIOS SETUP UTILITY EET HG Power Button Made onore Restore on AC Power Loss Last State On Off Advanced Resume Event Controls Standb
8. Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 1 GND 2 SIN2 2 LPCRST 3 SOUTZ 3 SIO GPIO16 4 DCD2 4 CTS1 a RI2 5 RTS2 6 GND 6 DSR1 7 DTR2 7 STR1 8 TS2 8 SIN1 9 RTS2 9 SOUT1 10 DSR2 10 DCD1 11 RI1 12 3 3 3V 24 2 2 8 LPC SMBus and GPIO Combination Pin Header The mainboard includes one LPC SMBus and GPIO combination pin header block labeled as CN5 The combination pin header is for connecting LPC SMBus devices and General Purpose Input and Output The pinout of the pin header is shown below 8 O Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 LAD3 3 SIO_CLK1 4 LAD2 3 PCICLK2 6 LAD1 EJ LDRQO 8 LFRAME 9 SERIRQ 10 LADO 11 NC 12 PCIRST 13 SMB_CLK 14 SMB_DAT 15 5V 16 3 3V 17 INTD GPIO12 18 RING GPI8 19 INTC GPIO9 20 THRM GPI9 2i GPO12 22 EXTSMI GPI5 25 MIX embedded 23 GPIO32 24 BATLOW GPI4 25 GND 26 GND Table 15 LPC SMBus and GPIO combination pin header pinout 26 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 2 9 SPI Flash Connector The mainboard has one 8 pin SPI flash connector The SPI Serial Peripheral Interface flash connector is used to connect to the SPI BIOS programming fixture for updating the SPI flash ROM The connector is labeled as J3 The pinout of the connector is shown below
9. 1 Primary IDE screen 59 EPIA P900 User ManuaL In addition the PIO and DMA modes may be configured for each SATA hard drive 6 5 2 1 1 PIO Mode The PIO Mode has six possible settings Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 The Auto setting enables the BIOS to autonomously determine the appropriate PIO mode for the hard drive If a manual setting is preferred then be sure the correct PIO mode of the hard drive is used It is not recommended to set the PIO mode higher than what the hard drive manufacturer states 6 5 2 1 2 DMA Mode The DMA Mode has four possible settings Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn If a manual setting is preferred then be sure the correct DMA mode of the hard drive is used Auto The Auto setting enables the BIOS to automatically detect DMA mode SWDMAn Single Word DMA mode MWDMAn Multi Word DMA mode UDMAn Ultra Word DMA mode 60 6 5 3 SuperlO Configuration The SuperlO Configuration screen shows the specific addresses and IROs of the onboard serial ports BIOS SETUP UTILITY A fasvamed PO Configure F81865F Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to select Serial Portl base Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 addresses Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ5 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Figure 47 Illustration of SuperlO Configuration screen 6 5 3 1 Serial Ports 1 to 2 Address This option al
10. 25 682 Average 12 10 1 444 17 472 Minimum 12 07 1 000 12 070 A 1 5 Idle at Windows 7 x64 Test Condition Volts Amperes Watts 0 Maximum 12 16 1 98 24 077 Average 12 12 1 052 12 750 Minimum 12 00 0 948 11 376 88 M amp K embedded A 1 6 Suspend S1 Test Condition Maximum 12 20 0 640 7 808 Average 12 19 0 633 7316 Minimum 12 16 0 624 7 588 A 1 7 Suspend S3 Test Condition Maximum 12 28 0 092 1 130 Average 12 23 0 086 1 052 Minimum 12 00 0 080 0 960 A 1 8 Suspend S4 Test Condition Maximum 12 28 0 076 0 933 Average 1227 0 074 0 908 Minimum 12 24 0 072 0 881 A 1 9 Suspend S5 Test Condition Maximum 12 28 0 076 0 933 Average 12 26 0 073 0 895 Minimum 12 24 0 072 0 881 89 EPIA P900 User ManuaL Appendix B Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists The following tables Listed the pin headers and connectors vendor lists of EPIA P900 mainboad B 1 EPIA P900 Mainboard Label Function Pins Vendor Part No LVDS1 LVDS 24 ACES 87216 2416 06 SODIMM1 Memory 204 Foxconn ASOA626 J6RG 7H SATA1 SATA2 SATA connector ki Win Win WATM 07DBN4A2B8UW FAN1 Fan connector 3 Neltron 1251S 03 SM1 TR F5 BAT1 Cable battery connector 2 Neltron 1251R 02 SM1 TR F5 VGA_USB1 VGA
11. 38 5VSUS 39 GND 40 5VSUS 41 SMBDT 42 5VSUS 43 SMBCK 44 PEX3RST 45 PEREQ1 46 PEX2RST 2f MIX embedded 47 PEXWAKE 48 PEXIRST 49 GND 50 GND el PE3CLK 52 USBHP7 23 PE3CLK 54 USBHP7 55 GND 56 GND 57 PETN9 58 PEXRX9 59 PETP9 60 PEXRX9 61 GND 62 GND 63 PETN8 64 PEXRX8 65 PETP8 66 PEXRX8 67 GND 68 GND 69 NC 70 PE2CLK 71 NC 72 PE2CLK 13 GND 74 GND 75 NC 76 NC 77 NC 78 NC 79 GND 80 GND Table 25 PCle and USB combination connector pinout EPIA P900 User Manual 38 4 2 DDR3 SODIMM Memory Slot The mainboard provide one 204 pin DDR3 SODIMM slot that supports non ECC DDR3 1066 800 SODIMM memory modules The memory slot can accommodate up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 800 memory The memory slot is labeled as SODIMMT1 The location of the DDR3 memory slot is shown below i SODIMM1 D Figure 27 DDR3 SODIMM memory slot 39 EPIA P900 User Manual 4 2 1 Installing a Memory Module Step 1 Align the notch on the SODIMM memory module with the protruding wedge on the SODIMM memory slot Insert the SODIMM memory module at a 30 degree angle relative to the SODIMM memory slot Figure 28 Inserting the memory module Step 2 Insert the SODIMM memory module between the two rows of pins Then push down until the Locking clips Lock the SODIMM memory module into place There will b
12. A Step 1 Remove the two screws that secure the P830 A companion card The screws are Located at the top side of the companion card E O O guum Figure 33 Unscrewing the P830 A companion card 43 EPIA P900 User ManuaL Step 2 Gently pull up the P830 A companion card apart from the EPIA 900 mainboard As you pull the companion card keep the card evenly aligned to avoid bending the pin headers VGA USB and LAN pin on the mainboard Figure 34 Pulling the P830 A companion card 44 5 1 2 Installing the P830 A Step 1 Align the CON1 and CON board to board connectors on the P830 A with the VGA_USB1 combination pin header block and LAN pin header CN3 block on the EPIA P900 mainboard respectively In the figure below the dotted rectangles represent the CON1 and CON2 connectors on the bottom side of the P830 A companion card roro CURES CESEEEEED a I pg 8 888888888 EJ o CON1 CON2 Figure 35 Aligning the P830 A companion card 45 EPIA P900 User ManuaL Step 2 Then gently press down and apply even pressure until the pins on the EPIA P900 mainboard have been fully inserted into the CON1 and CON2 board to board connectors of the P830 A companion card Figure 36 Connecting P830 A companion card Step 3 Secure the EPIA P830 A to the EPIA P900 with two screws O
13. PWR1 The pinout of the DC In power connector is shown below 275 2 mun b f ec 8 e Figure 22 DC In power connector Pin Signal 1 DC In 12V 5 2 GND Table 21 DC In power connector pinout 32 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 3 Jumpers 3 1 Clear CMOS Jumper 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 The default setting is on pins 1 and 2 b all amp Ja AAA CECE AO CE e wre e a normal reset CMOS Figure 23 CLEAR CMOS jumper Setting Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Normal default On On Off Clear CMOS Off On On Table 22 CLEAR CMOS jumper settings ES EPIA P900 User Manual 34 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 3 2 Panel Power Select Jumper The mainboard has a jumper that controls the voltage delivered to the LVDS panel connector The jumper is labeled as PVDD1 The jumper settings are shown below CIE GESTIRE gp Coma CPU VIA Eden X2 VX900H 8 mar ECO GG
14. Spectrum Configuration screen 7 Figure 53 Illustration of USB Configuration screen ooo ieee eet 72 Figure 54 Illustration of CRB Configuration screen sss 13 Figure 55 Illustration of Boot Settings screen 77 Figure 56 Illustration of Boot Settings Configuration ees 77 Figure 57 Illustration of Boot Device Priority 79 Figure 58 Illustration of Security Settings screen 80 Figure 59 Illustration of Exit Options screen u 82 EPIA P900 User ManuaL Lists of Tables Table 1 Layout diagram description table of the EPIA P900 mainboard 8 Table 2 Layout diagram description table of external I O ports 11 Table 3 HDMI port pinout 12 Table 4 VGA port pil icon eii 13 Table 5 USB 2 0 Port pino Ei tana 14 Table 6 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout ssssssssssssssnnee 14 Table 7 Gigabit Ethernet LED color definition 15 Table 8 EVDS conriector pin QUE itc ec 17 Table 9 VGA and USB combination pin header pinout eee 18 Table TO SATA conriector piriouts icr mico tod aii 19 Table 11 SATA power connector pinout ssssssssssseeeee 20 Table 12 USB and USB Device pin header pinout cnica 21 Table 13 LAN pin header pinout certet ttes 23 Table 14 UART connector pinouts sssssssssssseenneeneeee 24 Table 15 LPC SMBus and GPIO combination pin header pinout 26 Table 16 SPI connector plhoUut eee dec
15. The S1 option enables LAN activity to be detected if the system is in Sl power saving mode 1 S3 S4 S5 The S1 S3 S4 S5 option enables LAN activity to be detected if the system is in 1 S3 S4 S5 power saving mode Disabled The Disabled option disables the detection of all LAN activity 66 6 5 6 4 Resume on KBC Resume on KBC wakes up a system that has been put into suspend or standby mode When this feature is enabled keyboard activity as defined in the Wake Up Key feature will cause the system to wake up This feature has three options S3 The S3 option enables keyboard activity to be detected if the system is in S3 power saving mode 3 S4 S5 The S3 S4 55 option enables keyboard activity to be detected if the system is in S3 S4 S5 power saving mode Disabled The Disabled option disables the detection of all keyboard activity 6 5 6 5 Wake Up Key The Wake Up Key feature can only be set when Resume on KBC is set to S3 or S3 S4 S5 Otherwise this feature will be not selectable This feature has two options Any Key The Any Key option enables any key on the keyboard to trigger the Wake Up event Specific Key The Specific Key option unlocks the Wake Up Password feature 6 5 6 6 Wake Up Password The Wake Up Password feature can only be set when the Wake Up Key feature is set to Specific Key This feature enables the user to specify a key sequence that must be entered in order to wake up the system 67
16. The key sequence can consist of up to 6 alphanumeric characters and some special characters Function keys and modifier keys such as Ctrl Alt Del etc cannot be used 6 5 6 7 Resume on Mouse Resume on Mouse wakes up a system that has been put into suspend or standby mode When this feature is enabled any mouse activity that is detected will cause the system to wake up This feature has three options S3 The S3 option enables any mouse activity to be detected if the system is in S3 power saving mode 3 S4 S5 The S3 S4 S5 option enables any mouse activity to be detected if the system is in 3 S4 S5 power saving mode Disabled The Disabled option disables the detection of all mouse activity 6 5 6 8 Resume on RTC Alarm Resume on RTC Alarm can only be used if Resume on Software RTC Alarm is not enabled This feature enables the BIOS to automatically power on the system at a scheduled time When enabled the RTC Alarm Date and System Time features will be unlocked 6 5 6 9 RTC Alarm Date Days The RTC Alarm Date feature is visiole only when Resume on RTC Alarm is enabled This feature enables the user to specify a specific date each month or daily recurrence Use the and keys on the number pad to change the value of the RTC Alarm Date Every Day The Every Day option triggers the RTC Alarm daily 68 1 31 When a specific numeric date is selected the RTC Alarm will be triggered on that day of the month 6 5 6 10
17. clients and system integrators developing a product for Long term production other code and resources may also be made available Contact VIA Embedded to submit a request 85 Appendix A Power Consumption Report Power consumption tests were performed on the VIA EPIA P900 The following tables represent the breakdown of the voltage ampere and wattage values while running common system applications A 1 EPIA P900 10 The tests were performed based on the following additional components e CPU VIA Eden X2 1 0 GHz U4200 1 0 GHz NanoBGA2 e Chipset VX900 e Memory Transcend T5512MSK64V3N I A4GB DDR3 SODIMM e HDD SATA Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB 5V 700mA e Power supply PowDec WI60 12V Input 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 1 7A Output 12VDC 5000mA e Operating System Windows 7 SP1 x64 87 MEX Embedded A 1 1 Burn in 3DMark06 1280 x 1024 Demo mode Test Condition Maximum 12 16 2 164 26 314 Average 12 09 1 345 16 261 Minimum 11 56 1 104 12 762 A 1 2 PassMark Burn in CPU usage 100 Test Condition Maximum 1201 2 1 6 26 134 Average 12 00 1 932 23 184 Minimum 11 98 1 788 21 384 A 1 3 Power DVD 10 to Player H 264 1080i 10M Movie Test Condition Maximum 12 16 2 084 25 341 Average 12 06 1 489 17957 Minimum 11 56 1 040 12 022 A 1 4 Power DVD 10 to Player MPEG2 1080P_40M Movie _ Test Condition Maximum 12 16 2 112
18. opening Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock Do not place anything over the power cord Do not cover the ventilation holes The openings on the enclosure protect the equipment from overheating EPIA P900 User Manual Box Contents and Ordering Information EPIA P900 10 1 x EPIA P900 embedded board with VIA Eden X2 U4200 1 0 GHz NanoBGA2 processor 1 x P830 A I O card pre assembled companion card 1 x SATA data cable P N 99G33 240103 1 x SATA power cable P N 99G33 020985 1 x DC in cable P N 99G33 250024 OOOO O EPIA P900 User ManuaL Table of Contents 1 Product Overview eessssesseeeee eene 1 1 1 Key Features and Benefits 2 1 1 1 VIA Eden X2 Processor u r 2 1 1 2 VIA VX900H Chipset 2 1 1 3 Expansion Option cnica 2 1 2 Product Specifications sese be ee niente dde 4 1 3 kayout Diag arm suede etae ee eaa gib aeta d pratagets 7 1 4 Product Dimensions 9 1 5 Height Distribution o RR RU edu dtd 10 2 J Oflnterface 5 genaue eter dada ada dada 11 2 1 External O POS tet intrincada seta 11 2 1 1 HDMI Port tette 12 212 VGA PO A PA 13 2 1 3 USB 2 0 Porticus ie 14 2 1 4 RJ45 LAN port Gigabit Ethernet 14 2 2 Onboard Connectors iiis 16 2 2 1 LVDS COnlleCtQr ie cintia 16 2 22 VGA and USB combination pin header sss 18 2 2 3 SATA Connectors occ cece ss csesetscstsesesesesesececsssesssesenscsssessseseseceeaes 19 2 2 4 SATA Po
19. relative humidity non condensing e Form Factor o Pico ITX 10 cm x 7 2 cm MIX embedded e Compliance o CE o FCC o RoHS EPIA P900 User Manual 1 3 Layout Diagram Figure 1 Layout diagram of the EPIA P900 mainboard top and bottom view M amp K embedded Item Description 1 FAN1 CPU fan 2 CN5 LPC SMBus and GPIO combination pin header 3 CN4 Front panel and PS2 combination pin header 4 CN2 USB and USB Device combination pin header 5 CN1 Audio pin header 6 PWR2 SATA power connector 7 J1 UART port 2 8 SATA1 SATA2 SATA 3Gb s connectors 9 CN6 PCle and USB 2 0 combination connector 10 CN3 LAN pin header 1 JM1 Clear CMOS jumper 12 HDMI1 HDMI port 13 VGA_USB1 VGA and USB combination pin header 14 VX900H chipset 15 JM2 LCD power selector 16 JM3 Backlight power selector 7 PWR1 DC in power connector 18 VIA Eden X2 CPU 19 J2 UART port 1 20 SODIMM1 DDR3 SODIMM slot 21 LVDS1 LVDS connector 22 BAT1 CMOS battery connector 28 J3 SPI connector Table 1 Layout diagram description table of the EPIA P900 mainboard EPIA P900 User ManuaL 1 4 Product Dimensions 3 100 00 297 gt e 2 95 1 E 94 08 af 25 a t coepere GEECRSEED CEEEEEEED 9 gt emm 72 00 25 00 11 60 1540
20. 10 RST SW 11 PWR LED 12 GND 13 5VSUS 14 GND 15 KBCK 16 KBDT 17 MSCK 18 MSDT Table 18 Front panel and combination pin header pinout 29 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 2 12 Front Audio Pin Header The mainboard has front audio pin header that used for connecting the Line Out Line In and MIC In jacks The pin header is labeled as CN1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below BS 9 Figure 20 Front audio pin header 8 e Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LINER z GND AUD 3 LINEL 4 MICINL 5 LINEOUTR 6 MICINR ri LINEOUTL 8 SENSE A Table 19 Front audio pin header pinout 30 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 2 13 CPU Fan Connector The CPU fan connector onboard runs on 5V and maintain CPU cooling The fan provides variable fan speeds controlled by the BIOS The CPU fan connector is labeled as FAN1 The pinout of the fan connector is shown below m EISE IS GSC O e apt 1I 8 Figure 21 CPU fan connector Pin Signal 1 FANIN1 2 5V FANCTL 3 GND Table 20 CPU fan connector pinout 31 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 2 14 DC In Power Connector The mainboard has an onboard DC In 2 pin power connector to connect the DC In power cable The DC In power connector is labeled as
21. E CSEGXEROEO g Caza Fasten screws Figure 37 Securing the P830 A companion card 46 5 2 Installing the P830 B Expansion Card Step 1 Align the PCle and USB 2 0 combination connector CN6 on the EPIA P900 with the CN2 board to board female connector on the P830 B expansion card Then gently insert the CN6 connector into the CN2 connector until the CN6 connector is fully inserted o lazoa ecoa cect ees 9 O O EA B quam m Oo T i zm e O Figure 38 Installing the P830 B expansion card 47 5 3 Installing into a Chassis The EPIA P900 can be fitted into any chassis that has the mounting holes for compatible with the standard Pico ITX mounting hole locations Additionally the chassis must meet the minimum height requirements for specified areas of the mainboard If an expansion card P830 B is being used the chassis will need to accommodate the additional space requirements 5 3 1 Suggested minimum chassis dimensions The figure below shows the suggested minimum space requirements that a chassis should have in order to work well with the EPIA P900 5 00 mm 60 00 mm EEEREEEEEEED CEEGGRSEE CORSEEEEEO 9 ae 10 00 mm um 10 00 mm Figure 39 Suggested minimum chassis dimensions Each side of the mainboard should have a buffer zone from the internal wall of the chassis The side of the mainboard that accommodates the I O coa
22. Height distribution of the EPIA P900 mainboard 10 Figure 4 External I O ports 11 Figure 5 HDMI port pinout diagram 12 Figure 6 VGA port pinout diagram 13 Figure 7 USB port pinout diagram 14 Figure 8 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram sss 14 Figure 9 LVDS COMME GON caet tet ete pce esie tiet Ace te fons tes 16 Figure 10 VGA and USB combination pin header sss 18 Figure 1 1 SATA CONNECTIONS eec ete teen eee ts caste He d REIR HERI 19 Figure 12 SATACpOWer CORnFIECLOI sua rim ten apt e pli dede 20 Figure 13 USB and USB Device pin header sss 21 Figure T4 LAN pin header t e ete cta etis ie nee 23 Figure 15 UART COF FIeCEOLS ecrire rre recentiore crate ence 24 Figure 16 LPC SMBus and GPIO combination pin header 25 Figure 17 SPI Colrie tore Re e Ra eerte erie rine ba deett dada 27 Figure 18 CMOS battery connector esoneri isai 28 Figure 19 Front panel and PS2 combination pin header 29 Figure 20 Front audio pin header sss 30 Figure 21 CPU fan connector 31 Figure 22 DC Im power Connector cna ertet aee rand 32 Figure 23 CLEAR CMOS JUMPEN tc 33 Figure 24 LVDS panel power select jumper 35 Figure 25 Backlight power select jumper 36 Figure 26 PCle and USB combination connector 37 Figure 27 DDR3 SODIMM memory slot sss 39 Figure 28 Inserting the memory module 40 Figure 29 Locking the memory module sissie sss 40 Figur
23. M XXG Neltron 1250HM 03 ACES 87219 2400 Neltron 2318HEX 03 Neltron 2207S XXG 2207R XXG 2207SM XXG 45 JST XH Series SAMTEC MMS 1XX 01 XX DV N A TLE 1XX 01 XX DV SAMTEC SSW Series SAMTEC SSW Series MOLEX 51021 JST SHDR XXV S B JST EH Series SAMTEC MMS 1XX 01 XX DV N A TLE 1XX 01 XX DV Table 29 EPIA P900 mating connector vendor lists 33 Taiwan Headquarters 1F 531 Zhong Zheng Road Xindian District New Taipei City 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 2218 5452 FAX 886 2 2218 5453 Email embedded Qvia com tw China Tsinghua Science Park Bldg 7 No 1 Zongguancun East Road Haiden District Beijing 100084 China TEL 86 10 59852288 FAX 86 10 59852299 Email embedded viatech com cn USA 940 Mission Court Fremont CA 94539 USA TEL 1 510 683 3300 FAX 1 510 687 4654 Email embedded Qviatech com Japan 3 15 7 Ebisu MT Bldg 6F Higashi Shibuya ku Tokyo 150 0011 Japan TEL 81 3 5466 1637 FAX 81 3 5466 1638 Email embedded viatech co jp ta 39 Europe In den Dauen 6 53117 Bonn Germany TEL 49 228 688565 0 FAX 49 228 688565 19 Email embedded QGvia tech de Korea 2F Sangjin Bldg 417 Dogok Dong Gangnam Gu Seoul 135 854 South Korea TEL 82 2 571 2986 FAX 82 2 571 2987 Email embedded via korea com
24. OOO Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product Do not re use recharge or reheat an old battery Do not attempt to force open the battery Do not discard used batteries with regular trash Discard used batteries according to local regulations Safety Precautions OOO OTEO CE OOOO O Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference ALl cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up 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 Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add on card or module If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by authorized service personnel e The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture e e e The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it work according to User s Manual e The equipment has dropped and damaged e The equipment has obvious sign of breakage Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned or in a storage temperature above 60 C 140 F The equipment may be damaged Do not leave this equipment in direct sunlight Never pour any liquid into the
25. SD2 11 LCDI DATA 12 GND 13 LCDI_CLK 14 LVDSCLK 15 GND 16 LVDSCLK 16 M amp K embedded 17 VDD_BL 18 GND 19 VDD BL 20 LVDSD3 21 BLEN 1 22 LVDSD3 23 BAK ADJ 24 GND Table 8 LVDS connector pinout 17 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 2 2 VGA and USB combination pin header The VGA and USB combination pin header block labeled as VGA USBI is used to connect to the P830 A companion card The pin header block provides support for one VGA port and two USB 2 0 ports The pinout of the VGA and USB combination pin header is shown below GE AS Figure 10 VGA and USB combination pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 REDN 2 5VCRT 3 GREENN 4 GND 5 BLUEN 6 DDCDATAN i GND 8 DDCCLKN 9 VGPO 10 VS 11 HS 12 GND 13 5VSUS_USB 14 GND 15 USBHP5 16 USBHP4 17 USBHP5 18 USBHP4 Table 9 VGA and USB combination pin header pinout 18 EPIA P900 User Manual 2 2 3 SATA Connectors The two SATA connectors onboard can support up to 3 Gb s transfer speeds Both SATA connectors have a 7th pin that can provide 5V power to a SATA Disk on Module DOM When a regular SATA hard drive is connected the 7 pin will be a ground pin The SATA connectors are labeled as SATA1 and SATA2 The pinout of the SATA connectors are s
26. System Time The System Time option enables the user to specify the time the system should power on for the date that is set in RTC Alarm Date 69 6 5 7 Event Log Configuration The Event Logging Configuration screen displays three features for accessing modifying and deleting event Logs BIOS SETUP UTILITY Po CEE PO Event Logging details View all unread events on the Event Log View Event Log Mark all events as read Clear Event log Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 51 Illustration of Event Log Configuration screen 6 5 7 1 View Event Log The View Event Log feature displays all event Logs that have been recorded Event Logs include information such as keyboard errors etc 6 5 7 2 Mark all events as read The Mark all events as read feature provides a quick mechanism to flag all event Logs as having been accessed 6 5 7 3 Clear Event log The Clear Event Log feature deletes all event Logs from the BIOS memory 70 6 5 8 Spread Spectrum Configuration The Spread Spectrum Configuration screen enables access to the Spread Spectrum Setting feature BIOS SETUP UTILITY IS LEVE PO Spread Spectrum Configuration Dynamic to adjust SSC CPU Spread Spectrum Setting Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 52 Illustration of Spread Spectrum Configuration screen 6 5 8 1 CPU Spread Spectrum Setting The Sp
27. US_USB 10 5VSUS_USB 11 USB_VD1 12 USB VD3 13 USB VD1 14 USB VD3 15 5VUSBD 16 5VSUS_USB 17 USBDP 18 USB_VD2 19 USBDP 20 USB VD2 Table 12 USB and USB Device pin header pinout 21 MIX embedded 22 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 2 6 LAN pin header The onboard LAN pin header block is used to connect to the P830 A companion card The pin header block labeled as CN3 provides support for one RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port The pin header pinout is shown below 9 5 75 o amp d TEESE CLEC CSTE CSE a s esca Figure 14 LAN pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VDDTXRX 2 AVDD33 3 TD2 4 TD3 5 TD2 6 TD3 7 TDO 8 TD1 9 TDO 10 TD1 11 GND 12 LED1 13 LED2 14 LNK_ACT Table 13 LAN pin header pinout 23 2 2 7 UART Connectors The mainboard includes two UART ports UART port 1 labeled as J2 is the 12 pin port on the bottom side UART port 2 labeled as J1 is the 10 pin port on the top side The UART ports can be used to attach an additional port for serial devices The connector pinouts are shown below B 2 nt oooJoso Figure 15 UART connectors Table 14 UART connector pinouts a e UART 2 J1 UART 1 J2 Pin
28. an optional P830 B expansion card The P830 A I O companion card is connected through onboard pin headers carrying the back panel I O such as VGA port RJ45 LAN port and USB 2 0 ports The P830 B expansion card provides two Mini PCle x1 slots The VIA EPIA P900 has a powerful secure and efficient VIA Eden X2 dual core processor The VIA Eden X2 processor includes the VIA AES Security Engine VIA CoolStream Architecture and VIA PowerSaver Technology The VIA EPIA P900 includes one 1066 MHz DDR3 SODIMM slot that support up to 4 GB memory size The VIA EPIA P900 provides support for high fidelity audio with its included VIA VT2021 High Definition Audio codec In addition it supports two SATA 3Gb s storage devices and fully compatible with Microsoft and Linux operating systems 1 1 Key Features and Benefits 1 1 1 VIA Eden X2 Processor The VIA Eden X2 is a 64 bit superscalar x86 dual core processor based on a 40 nanometer process technology Packed into an ultra compact NanoBGA2 package measuring 21mm x 21mm it delivers an energy efficient yet powerful performance with cool and quiet operation The VIA Eden X2 is ideal for embedded system applications such as industrial PCs test machines measuring equipment digital signage medical PCs monitoring systems gaming machines in vehicle entertainment etc 1 1 2 VIA VX900H Chipset The VIA VX900H Unified Digital Media Chipset is designed to enable high quality digital
29. and USB combination 18 Neltron 2208SM 18G BK CP connector PWR1 DC In connector 2 Neltron 2317SJ 02 F4 PWR2 SATA power connector E Neltron 2317SEH 03 J1 UART port 2 connector 10 Neltron 1600R 10 SM TR J2 UART port 1 connector 12 Neltron 1600R 12 SM TR J3 SPI connector 8 Neltron 1600S 08 SM TR CN1 Front audio connector 8 Neltron 2208SM 08G BK CP CN2 USB and USB Device port 20 Neltron 2208SM 20G BK CP combination connector CN3 LAN connector 14 Neltron 2208SM 14G BK CP CN4 Front panel and PS 2 18 Neltron 2208SM 18G BK CP combination connector CN5 LPC SMBus and GPIO 26 Neltron 2208SM 26G BK CP combination connector CN6 PCI Express and USB 80 Samtec ERM8 040 01 L D EM2 TR combination connector JM1 Clear CMOS jumper 3 Neltron 2199SA 03G 301523 JM2 Panel power select jumper 3 Neltron 2199SA 03G 301523 71 MIX embedded JM3 Backlight power select jumper 3 Neltron 2199SA 03G 301523 Table 28 EPIA P900 pin header and connector vendor lists Tu MIX embedded EPIA P900 User Manual B 2 Mating Connector Vendor Lists Connectors DC IN F Audio F PANEL FAN LVDS SATA PWR USB Part No 99G30 021525 99G30 054191 99630 053511 99G30 021115 99G30 170022 99G30 021755 99G30 052591 Mating Vendor 8 P N Neltron 2318HJ 02 Neltron 2207R XXG 2207S XXG 2207SM XXG 45 Neltron 2214S XXG 85 2214R XXG 85 Neltron 2208S XXG 2208R XXG 2208S
30. areas eee bnt 50 6 BIOS Setup Utllity 529 9e eel eee ps 51 6 1 Entering the BIOS Setup Utility 51 6 2 Control oy footer eee eee eee ere re nee errr ere ree rer eed ne ee erent EI 51 6 3 Getting Help tette termici esp edere io cR a ce 52 6 4 System Overview 53 541 AMIBIOS oil 53 GAD PROCESS OF ses ctesecesce racic scacts esses eens caete eases serig sensei serine eee ce eene 53 643 SystemMemory eats tee tei a benedi iste ced 53 644 SYSTEM LIlvieas eee eoe eee bae Reg s 53 5 45 System Date custodem Edi HE dieit ts 54 vi EPIA P900 User ManuaL 6 5 Advanced Settings sss 55 6 5 1 CPU Configuration ssssssssssssssseeeeeeens 57 6 5 2 SATA Configuration 59 6 5 3 SuperlO Configuration 61 6 5 4 Hardware Health Configuration sss 62 655 ACPI Configuration cen esee irm ped tin iones 63 65 6 APM ConfiguratiOncsu teen tectus 65 65 4 EventiLog Configuration cioe c eese teli tete long 70 6 5 8B Spread Spectrum Configuration ssssssssssssee 71 659 USB Configuration tace eo oa ac REO ERE Ups 72 65 10 CRB ConfiBuratlon uter eod dens 73 6 6 Boot Settings cec otc escis ped aus dique A 77 6 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 77 6 6 2 Boot Device Priory ederet nets eet ed bem 79 6 7 Security CUE cci tierno e et ttd ente ert butt Letter adc 80 6 7 1 Change Supervisor Password sss 80 6 7 2 Change User Password coccio
31. assword Check options will be unlocked 80 6 7 3 Clear User Password This option is only available when the user accesses the BIOS Setup Utility when the user password has been specified 6 7 4 Password Check This feature is compulsory when the Change Supervisor Password option is set The user will have up to three chances to enter the correct password before the BIOS forces the system to stop booting If the user does not enter the correct password the keyboard will also Lock up The only way to get past this is to do a hard reboot i e use the system reset button or cut off the power to the system A soft reboot i e Ctrl Alt Del will not work because the keyboard will be Locked This feature has two options Setup The Setup option forces user to enter a password in order to access the BIOS Setup Utility Always The Always option forces users to enter a password in order to boot up the system 81 6 8 Exit Options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit system setup after saving the changes Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit F10 key can be used for Discard Changes this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 59 Illustration of Exit Options screen 6 8 1 Save Changes and Exit Save all changes to the BIOS and exit the BIOS Setup Utility The F10 hotkey can also be used to trigger this command 6 8 2 Discard C
32. board LAN controller will be used or not 6 5 10 12 LAN Option ROM The LAN Option ROM feature will only be visible if the VT6130 LAN Control feature is enabled If the LAN Option ROM feature is enabled then the system 9 EPIA P900 User Manual will Load a separate ROM for the LAN controller in order to boot through the Gigabit Ethernet 76 6 6 Boot Settings The Boot Settings screen has a single link that goes to the Boot Settings Configuration and Boot Device Priority screens BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot D Boot Settings Configuration D Boot Device Priority Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 55 Illustration of Boot Settings screen 6 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration The Boot Settings Configuration screen has several features that can be run during the system boot sequence BIOS SETUP UTILITY A E A Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while Quick Boot Enabled booting This will Quiet Boot Enabled decrease the time needed Bootup Num Lock 0n to boot the system Wait for Fl if Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 56 Illustration of Boot Settings Configuration A 6 6 1 1 Quick Boot The Quick Boot feature enables the BIOS to skip certai
33. controller e Onboard I O Connectors 1 x USB 2 0 pin headers for 5 addition USB 2 0 ports and 1 USB 2 0 device port 1 x Single channel 18 24 bit LVDS panel connector 1 x VGA and USB combination pin header supports two USB 2 0 ports and one VGA port 1 x Gigabit LAN pin header 1 x LPC SMBus and DIO GPI x4 GPO x4 combination pin header 1 x Front panel and PS2 combination pin header 1 x Audio pin header for Line Out Line In and MIC In 1 x PCle and USB combination board to board connector for P830 B expansion module O 0000000 4 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 x SATA connectors 1 x SATA power connector 1 x CPU fan connector 2 x UART pin headers 1 x SPI connector 1 x LVDS panel power selector jumper 5V 3 3V 1 x LVDS backlight voltage selector jumper 5V 12V 1 x CMOS external battery connector 1 x DC In power connector 12V 5 oO 0000 0 0 0 0 Back Panel I O 1 x HDMI port 1 x VGA port on P830 A 1 x GigaLAN port on P830 A 2 x USB 2 0 ports on P830 A Oo O0 o e BIOS o AMIBIOS o 8 Mbit SPI flash memory Supported Operating System o Microsoft Windows 7 o Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard Compact o Linux System Monitoring amp Management Wake on LAN Keyboard Power on Timer Power on System Power Management AC power failure recovery Watchdog Timer Smart Fan for CPU fan o cO 9 Q 0 0 e Operating Conditions o Operating Temperature e 0 C up to 60 C o Operating Humidity e 0 95
34. e 30 Installing memory thermal pad sss 41 Figure 31 Disengaging the SODIMM Locking clips sss 42 EPIA P900 User ManuaL Figure 32 Removing the memory module sss 42 Figure 33 Unscrewing the P830 A companion card 43 Figure 34 Pulling the P830 A companion card sss 44 Figure 35 Aligning the P830 A companion card 45 Figure 36 Connecting P830 A companion card oestrone 46 Figure 37 Securing the P830 A companion card eiii 46 Figure 38 Installing the P830 B expansion card 47 Figure 39 Suggested minimum chassis dimensions sss 48 Figure 40 Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height 49 Figure 41 Suggested keepout areas cinc 50 Figure 42 Illustration of the Main menu screen 53 Figure 43 Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen 55 Figure 44 Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen 57 Figure 45 Illustration of SATA Configuration screen oo eset 59 Figure 46 Illustration of SATA 1 Primary IDE screen u s 59 Figure 47 Illustration of SuperlO Configuration screen 61 Figure 48 Illustration of Hardware Health Configuration screen 62 Figure 49 Illustration of ACPI Configuration screen sss 63 Figure 50 Illustration of APM Configuration screen ssssssssseee 65 Figure 51 Illustration of Event Log Configuration screen 70 Figure 52 Illustration of Spread
35. e a slight tension as the SODIMM memory module is being Locked Figure 29 Locking the memory module 40 EPIA P900 User ManuaL Step 3 Install the memory thermal pad on the top of the DRAM memory module Figure 30 Installing memory thermal pad The memory thermal pad is used for transferring the heat dissipation of memory to the thermal plate or bottom plate to attain memory cooling and to ensure the operating temperature of the memory module should not exceed to 85 C This helps to prevent damage of the memory module The memory thermal pad to be used is requires a certain thickness in order to make contact with the memory thermal plate or bottom plate to excellently disperse the heat 41 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 4 2 2 Removing a Memory Module Step 1 To disengage the Locking clips push the Locking clips horizontally outward away from the SODIMM memory module Figure 31 Disengaging the SODIMM Locking clips Step 2 When the Locking clips have cleared the SODIMM memory module will automatically pop up to the 30 degree angle Remove the memory module Figure 32 Removing the memory module 42 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 5 Hardware Installation 5 1 Removing and Installing the P830 A Companion Card The VIA EPIA P900 mainboard comes with pre installed P830 A companion card The pre installed P830 A companion card is connected through VGA_USB1 and CN3 pin headers 5 1 1 Removing the P830
36. e beca cielo edet 27 Table 17 CMOS battery connector pinout sssssssssseeeee 28 Table 18 Front panel and combination pin header pinout eee 29 Table 19 Front audio pin header pinout ssssssssseee 30 Table 20 CPU fan connector pinout sssssssssssseeeeene 31 Table 21 DC In power connector pinout sssssssssseneee 32 Table 22 CLEAR CMOS jumper settings sss 33 Table 23 LVDS panel power select jumper settings sssssss 35 Table 24 Backlight power select jumper settings sss 36 Table 25 PCle and USB combination connector pinout sss 38 Table 26 Serial port addresses and IRQS sssssssssssssssssss 61 Table 27 Panel types resolution 74 Table 28 EPIA P900 pin header and connector vendor lists 92 Table 29 EPIA P900 mating connector vendor lists 93 xi EPIA P900 User ManuaL 1 Product Overview The VIA EPIA P900 Pico ITX mainboard is a compact native x86 mainboard optimized for systems in embedded and multimedia applications It can also be used for various domain applications such as medical PC industrial PC and etc The mainboard is based on the VIA VX900H Unified Digital Media IGP chipset that features the VIA Chrome 9 HD with 2D 3D graphics and video accelerators for rich digital media performance The VIA EPIA P900 mainboard has integrated HDMI port and comes with pre installed I O companion card called P830 A and
37. erformance to comply with the given system applications 6 5 1 2 Eden CPU TM3 Function The Eden CPU TM3 Function has two settings Disabled and Enabled When the setting is changed to Disabled the CPU s built in thermal sensor will not 57 function When the setting is changed to Enabled the thermal sensor will automatically adjust the CPU ratio and Vcore to prevent the CPU from overheating 58 6 5 2 SATA Configuration The SATA Configuration screen shows links to the primary and secondary SATA hard drive information screens BIOS SETUP UTILITY Po boae PO SATA Configuration While entering setup BIOS auto detects the Serial ATA IDE devices presence of SATA devices D SATA 1 Primary IDE Hard Disk This displays the status D SATA 1 Secondary IDE Not Detected of auto detection of SATA devices Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 45 Illustration of SATA Configuration screen 6 5 2 1 Hard Disk Information When a hard drive is detected the hard drive s detailed information can be displayed on the SATA 1 Primary Secondary IDE sub screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY A are 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SO SATA 1 Primary IDE Select PIO Mode Device Not Detected PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Figure 46 Illustration of SATA
38. hanges and Exit Exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving any changes The Esc hotkey can also be used to trigger this command 6 8 3 Discard Changes This command reverts all changes to the settings that were in place when the BIOS Setup Utility was Launched The F7 hotkey can also be used to trigger this command 6 8 4 Load Optimal Defaults Load optimal default values for all the setup items The default optimized values are defined by the mainboard manufacturer to provide optimized 82 EPIA P900 User ManuaL environment for a basic system The F9 hotkey can also be used to trigger this command 83 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 7 Driver Installation 7 1 Microsoft Driver Support The VIA EPIA P900 mainboard is compatible with Microsoft operating systems The latest Windows drivers can be downloaded from the VIA Embedded website at www viaembedded com For embedded operating systems the related drivers can be found in the VIA Embedded website at www viaembedded com 7 2 Linux Driver Support The VIA EPIA P900 mainboard is highly compatible with many Linux distributions Support and drivers are provided through various methods including e Drivers provided by VIA e Using a driver built into a distribution package e Visiting www viaembedded com for the latest updated drivers e Installing a third party driver such as the ALSA driver from the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture project for integrated audio For OEM
39. hown below 8 TE A A AO EEE de Figure 11 SATA connectors SATA1 SATA2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 1 GND 2 STXP_O 2 STXP 1 3 STXN O 3 STXN 1 4 GND 4 GND 5 SRXN O 5 SRXN 1 6 SRXP 0 6 SRXP 1 a GND 5V 7 GND 5V Table 10 SATA connector pinouts 19 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 2 4 SATA Power Connector The onboard SATA power connector provides both 5V and 12V directly through the mainboard to the SATA drives The SATA power connector is labeled as PWR2 The pinout of the SATA power connector is shown below 8 Figure 12 SATA power connector Pin Signal 1 5V 2 12V 3 GND Table 11 SATA power connector pinout 20 2 2 5 USB and USB Device Combination Pin Header The mainboard has one USB and USB Device combination pin header block enables the addition of five more USB 2 0 ports and one USB Device port The pin header block is labeled as CN2 The pinout of the pin header is shown below Ps B 9 duo B Figure 13 USB and USB Device pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 GND 5 USB_VDO 6 USB_VD6 7 USB VDO 8 USB VD6 2 5VS
40. l Keys Up Move up one row Down Move down one row Left Move to the left in the navigation bar Right Move to the right in the navigation bar Enter Access the highlighted item Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit screen or returns to the previous screen Increase the numeric value Decrease the numeric value F1 General help F7 Discard Changes F9 Load optimized defaults F10 Save all the changes and exit 51 6 3 Getting Help The BIOS Setup Utility provides a General Help screen This screen can be accessed at any time by pressing F1 The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS Setup Utility Press Esc to exit the help screen 52 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 6 4 System Overview The System Overview screen is the default screen that is shown when the BIOS Setup Utility is Launched This screen can be accessed by traversing the navigation bar to the Main Label BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Exit System Overview Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select AMIBIOS a field Use or to configure system time Processor System Memory Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit System Time 1 42 06 System Date Tue 09 01 2011 V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Figure 42 Illustration of the Main menu screen 6 4 1 AMIBIOS The content in this section of the screen shows
41. lows the user to select the Serial Port 1 and 2 base I O address and interrupt request address The Serial Port 1 to 2 has four selectable options Port Address and IROs 1 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 2 Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Table 26 Serial port addresses and IRQs 61 6 5 4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration screen has no editable fields The system temperature is taken from an optional sensor that is connected to the J5 pin header BIOS SETUP UTILITY Po 7 PO Hardware Health Configuration Fan configuration mode setting CPU Temperature 133 C 91 F System Temperature 28 C 82 F Fanl Speed 3000 RPM 1 2V VIN1 1 240 V 3 3V VIN2 13 352 V Smart FAN 1 Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 48 Illustration of Hardware Health Configuration screen 6 5 4 1 Smart FAN 1 The Smart FAN features have two options Auto and Full Speed The Auto option enables the BIOS to adjust the fan speed according to the needs of the CPU and system The Full Speed option forces the fans to run at their maximum RPM 62 6 5 5 ACPI Configuration Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI grants the operating system direct control over system power management The ACPI Configuration screen can be used to set a number of power management related functions BIOS SETUP UTILITY Po fawamed Pd
42. mine how the BIOS handles the memory clock frequency The memory clock can either be dynamic or static This feature has three options Auto The Auto option enables the BIOS to select a compatible clock frequency for the installed memory 400 MHz The 400 MHz option forces the BIOS to be fixed at 800 MHz for DDR3 memory modules 533 MHz The 533 MHz option forces the BIOS to be fixed at 1066 MHz for DDR3 memory modules p EPIA P900 User ManuaL 6 5 10 2 Select Display Device 1 and 2 The Select Display Device feature enables the user to choose a specific display interface This feature has twelve options CRT LCD and HDMI 6 5 10 3 Panel Type This feature enables the user to specify the resolution of the display being used with the system The panel types are predefined in the VGA VBIOS Panel Type Resolution Panel Type Resolution 00 640 x 480 08 800 x 480 01 800 x 600 09 1024 x 600 02 1024 x 768 10 1366 x 768 03 1280 x 768 dd 1600 x 1200 04 1280 x 1024 12 1680 x 1050 05 1400 x 1050 13 User define 06 1440 x 900 14 User define 07 1280 x 800 15 User define Table 27 Panel types resolution 6 5 10 4 VGA Share Memory Frame Buffer The VGA Share Memory feature enables the user to choose the amount of the system memory to reserve for use by the integrated graphics controller The amount of memory that can be reserved ranges from 64 512 MB 6 5 10 5 OnChip HDAC Device
43. n cancion 80 6 7 3 Clear User Password 81 6 74 Password Check sssssssssssssseseneeteeene ne 81 6 8 Exit 1410 loo Rui 82 68 1 Save Changes and EXIU i ene ke ene seien des 82 6 8 Discard Changes and Exit sss 82 693 JDiscard Clianges soot e eat tet mias 82 6 84 Load Optimal Defaults iconos 82 7 Driver Installation tenente tenentes 85 7 1 Microsoft Driver SUPpor demases 85 7 2 LINUX Driver SUPP OM i tita cen c a UE d tena 85 Appendix A Power Consumption Report esses 87 AT EPIACP900210 inn tei nes aat oe deeds teeta eaten Re 87 A 1 1 Burn in 3DMark06 1280 x 1024 Demo mode 88 A 1 2 PassMark Burn in CPU usage 10096 sss 88 EPIA P900 User Manual A 1 3 Power DVD 10 to Player H 264 1080i 10M Movie ici 88 A 1 4 Power DVD 10 to Player MPEG2 1080P 40M Movie 88 A 1 5 Idle at Windows 7 x64 88 A16 Suspend dui eee tentent tet tige ep HR 89 AIZ Suspend es 89 A18 Suspend tasa E HU EE EU dE 89 A19 SUspehld5 cnemeeeteroteu aot ENIM EE 89 Appendix B Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists 91 B T EPIASP900 Mainboard iind DS br ee ebrei nia leches 91 B 2 Mating Connector Vendor Lists cocinan 93 viii EPIA P900 User ManuaL Lists of Figures Figure 1 Layout diagram of the EPIA P900 mainboard top and bottom view 7 Figure 2 Mounting holes and dimensions of the EPIA P900 ccoo 9 Figure 3
44. n tests in order to speed up the boot sequence This feature has two options enabled and disabled 6 6 1 2 Quiet Boot The Quiet Boot feature hides all of the Power on Self Test POST messages during the boot sequence Instead of the POST messages the user will see an OEM logo This feature has two options enabled and disabled 6 6 1 3 Bootup Num Lock The Bootup Num Lock feature determines how the 10 key pad will behave When the feature is enabled the 10 key pad will behave as a number pad When the feature is disabled the 10 key pad will behave as cursor navigation keys 6 6 1 4 Wait for F1 if Error This feature determines how the system will respond if an error is detected during the boot sequence If this feature is enabled the BIOS will pause booting and wait for the user to press F1 to enter the BIOS setup menu This feature has two options enabled and disabled 6 6 1 5 Hit DEL Message Display This feature determines if the BIOS will display a POST message that informs the user how to access the BIOS Setup Utility This feature has two options enabled and disabled 78 6 6 2 Boot Device Priority The Boot Device Priority screen lists all bootable devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY AAA AAA gt gt gt Boot Device Priority Specifies the best sequence from the lst Boot Device Network VIA Networking available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type me
45. nu Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 57 Illustration of Boot Device Priority 6 6 2 1 1 Boot Device This feature specifies the boot sequence from the available devices The available boot devices are detected dynamically and bootable devices will be listed accordingly This feature has two options Network VIA Networking Bootagent and Disabled 79 6 7 Security Settings The Security Settings screen provides a way to restrict access to the BIOS or even the entire system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Figure 58 Illustration of Security Settings screen 6 7 1 Change Supervisor Password This option is for setting a password for accessing the BIOS setup utility When a password has been set a password prompt will be displayed whenever the BIOS setup utility is Launched This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of the system configuration When a supervisor password is set the Password Check option will be unlocked 6 7 2 Change User Password This option is for setting a password for non supervisors When a user password is set the Clear User Password and P
46. pair 1 Signal pair 1 Signal pair 2 Signal pair 3 Signal pair 3 Signal pair 2 NYO or BRB Ww Nh re Signal pair 4 8 Signal pair 4 Table 6 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout Figure 8 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram The RJ 45 port has two individual LED indicators located on the front side to show its Active Link status and Speed status 14 MIX embedded Link LED Active LED Left LED on RJ 45 connector Right LED on RJ 45 connector Link Off Off Off Speed_10Mbit The LED is anys On in either Green or Orange colors Speed 100Mbit The LED is always On in Green color Flash in Yellow color Speed 1000Mbit The LED is always On in Orange color Flash in Yellow color Table 7 Gigabit Ethernet LED color definition 15 2 2 Onboard Connectors 2 2 1 LVDS Connector The mainboard has one 24 pin LVDS panel connector on the bottom side The onboard LVDS panel connector allows to connect the panel s LVDS cable to support the single channel 18 bit 24 bit display Backlight controls are integrated into the LVDS panel connector pinout The LVDS panel connector is labeled as LI VDS1 The pinout of the connector is shown below Figure 9 LVDS connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LVDSDO Fl LVDSD1 3 LVDSDO 4 LVDSD1 5 GND 6 GND F PVDD2 8 LVDSD2 9 PVDD2 10 LVD
47. read Spectrum Setting feature enables the BIOS to modulate the clock frequencies originating from the mainboard The settings are in percentages of modulation Higher percentages result in greater modulation of clock frequencies This feature has settings that range from 0 1 to 0 9 rai EPIA P900 User ManuaL 6 5 9 USB Configuration The USB Configuration screen shows the number of connected USB devices Additionally support for various USB features can be enabled or disabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY II CEE S USB Configuration Enables USB device mode Module Version 2 24 5 15 4 USB Devices Enabled 1 Keyboard 1 Mouse Select Screen Select Item General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Figure 53 Illustration of USB Configuration screen 72 6 5 10 CRB Configuration The CRB Configuration screen includes several chipset settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY hoas PO Select Display Device 1 CRT Select Display Device 2 HDMI Auto Panel Type 02 400 MHz VGA Share Memory Frame Buffer 256MB OnChip HDAC Device Enable WATCH DOG Disabled Backlight Control Level 2 Backlight PWM Clock 7K Hz VT6130 LAN Control Enabled LAN Option ROM Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 54 Illustration of CRB Configuration screen 6 5 10 1 DRAM Clock The DRAM Clock feature enables the user to deter
48. stline should have a buffer of 1 00 mm The side on the opposite end of the I O coastline should have a buffer of at Least 5 00 mm The two sides adjacent to the I O coastline should have at least a 10 00 mm buffer For the side that is close to the PCle and USB expansion connector CN6 the buffer should be at least 60 00 mm if the P830 B expansion card will be used 48 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 5 3 2 Suggested minimum chassis height The figure below shows the suggested minimum height requirements for the internal space of the chassis It is not necessary for the internal ceiling to be evenly flat What is required is that the internal ceiling height must be strictly Observed for each section that is highlighted 21 30 mm 32 00 mm 23 00 mm o I WIC CT Tes Cm 24 00 mm El o o 24 50 mm Figure 40 Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height 49 EPIA P900 User Manual 5 3 3 Suggested keepout areas The figure below shows the areas of the mainboard that is highly suggested to leave unobstructed Keepoutarea Figure 41 Suggested keepout areas 50 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 6 BIOS Setup Utility 6 1 Entering the BIOS Setup Utility Power on the computer and press Delete during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS Setup Utility If the entry point has passed restart the system and try again 6 2 Contro
49. t Log Configuration D Spread Spectrum Configuration D USB Configuration D CRB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 43 Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen The Advanced Settings screen contains the following links e CPU Configuration e SATA Configuration e SuperlO Configuration e Hardware Health Configuration e ACPI Configuration e APM Configuration e Event Log Configuration e Spread Spectrum Configuration e USB Configuration 39 M amp K embedded EPIA P900 User Manual e CRB Configuration 56 6 5 1 CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration screen shows detailed information about the built in processor In addition to the processor information the thermal controls can be set BIOS SETUP UTILITY tae Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 01 08 Manufacturer VIA VIA Eden X2 U4200 1 0 GHz Speed FSB 200MHz 5 1000MHz Core 2 Cache L1 128 KB Cache L2 1024 KB Microcode revision 18 PMON Support YES Select Screen Eden CPU PMON Function Auto Select Item Eden CPU TM3 Function Enabled Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 44 Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen 6 5 1 1 Eden CPU PMON Function The Eden CPU PMON Function has two settings Auto and Disabled When set to Auto the PMON function will be enabled and controlled the CPU speed to perform automatically at best p
50. the current BIOS version build date and ID number 6 4 2 Processor This content in this section shows the CPU information that has been detected This information includes the CPU name and speed 6 4 3 System Memory This section shows the amount of available memory that has been detected 6 4 4 System Time 59 This section shows the current system time Press Tab to traverse right and Shift Tab to traverse left through the hour minute and second segments The and keys on the number pad can be used to change the values The time format is Hour Minute Second 6 4 5 System Date This section shows the current system date Press Tab to traverse right and Shift Tab to traverse left through the month day and year segments The and keys on the number pad can be used to change the values The weekday name is automatically updated when the date is altered The date format is Weekday Month Day Year 54 6 5 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen shows a list of categories that can provide access to a sub screen Sub screen links can be identified by the preceding right facing arrowhead BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction D CPU Configuration D SATA Configuration D SuperIO Configuration D Hardware Health Configuration D ACPI Configuration D APM Configuration D Even
51. this manual at any time without prior notice Regulatory Compliance FCC A Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A 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 o perate the equipment Notice 2 ielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits n Notice 3 The product described in this document is designed for general use VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the conflicts or damages arising from incompatibility of the product Check compatibility issue with your Local sales representatives before acing an order go Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Battery Recycling and Disposal OO
52. video streaming and DVD playback in a new generation of fanless small form factor PCs and IA devices The VIA VX900H features VIA Chrome 9 HD with 2D 3D graphics and video acceleration DDR3 1066 800 support motion compensation and dual display support to ensure a rich overall entertainment experience 1 1 3 Expansion Option The EPIA P900 further proves its versatility oy providing an expansion option connector that uses a PCle and USB 2 0 combinations board to board connector for P830 B expansion card The P830 B expansion card provides two Mini PCle x1 slots The companies using the EPIA P900 with P830 B expansion card obtain the maximum benefits and enable to slowly roll out upgrades as necessary instead of having to replace everything all at once 1 2 Product Specifications e Processor o VIA Eden X2 1 0 GHz NanoBGAQ for EPIA P900 10 SKU e Supports 800MHz Front Side Bus o X86 and x64 compatible o 21 mm x21 mm FCBGA e Chipset o VIA VX900H Unified Digital Media IGP chipset o 31 mmx31 mm FCBGA e Graphics o Integrated VIA Chrome 9 HD 3D 2D AGP graphics o MPEG2 WMV9 VC1 H 264 Full HD video decoder e System Memory o 1xSODIMM slot supporting DDR3 1066 800 o Supports up to 4 GB memory size e Onboard Peripherals o Serial ATA e Supports up to 3 Gb s o Onboard LAN e VIA VT6130 PCle Gigabit Ethernet controller o Onboard Audio e VIA VT2021 High Definition Audio Codec o Onboard Super I O e Fintek F81801U I Super I O
53. wer Connector i is 20 2 2 5 USB and USB Device Combination Pin Header 21 220 WAN pin header nee eot pte t ebbe pedian 23 2 2 7 ART GORE CONS x oett nice Gee ale tede tuere 24 2 2 8 LPC SMBus and GPIO Combination Pin Header 25 2 29 SPI Flash Corible COL e tet ds 27 2 2 10 CMOS Battery Connector 28 2 2 11 Front Panel and PS2 Combination Pin Header 29 2 212 Front Audio Pin Header 30 2213 EPUFaN Connector oe eee ee mes 31 EPIA P900 User ManuaL 2 244 DC In Power Connector sss eee 32 3 Jumpets 6er ete eee dei er CL 33 3 1 Clear CMOS JUMPE terriers terrent tnis tente neca 33 3 2 Panel Power Select Jumper sse 35 3 3 Backlight Power Select JUMP 36 4 Expansion Slots ite rs 37 4 1 PCle and USB Combination Connector cinco 37 4 2 DDR3 SODIMM Memory Slot 39 4 21 Installing a Memory Module sss 40 4 2 2 Removing a Memory Module 42 5 Hardware Installation sese 43 5 1 Removing and Installing the P830 A Companion Card 43 5 1 1 Removing the P830 A ssssssssssssssseeeneeteteetets 43 5 1 2 Installing the P830 A sssssssssssssseereeees 45 5 2 Installing the P830 B Expansion Card 47 5 3 Installing into a Chassis 48 5 3 1 Suggested minimum chassis dimensions 48 5 3 2 Suggested minimum chassis height sss 49 5 3 3 Suggested keepout
54. y Resume On LAN Disabled Suspend Resume On KBC Disabled Wake Up Key Any Key Resume On Mouse Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Figure 50 Illustration of APM Configuration screen 6 5 6 1 Power Button Mode The Power Button Mode has three options On Off When On Off is selected pressing the power button will instantly cause the system to power on or off Standby When Standby is selected the power button must be pressed and held down for 4 seconds before the system will power off Suspend When Suspend is selected pressing the power button will instantly cause the system to enter suspend mode 65 6 5 6 2 Restore on AC Power Loss Restore on AC Power Loss defines how the system will respond after AC power has been interrupted while the system is on There are three options Power Off The Power Off option keeps the system in an off state until the power button is pressed again Power On The Power On option restarts the system when the power has returned Last State The Last State option restores the system to its previous state when the power was interrupted 6 5 6 3 Resume on LAN Resume on LAN allows to turned on a system that has been put into suspend or standby mode When this feature is enabled LAN activity as defined in the Resume on LAN feature will cause the system to wake up This feature has three options S1

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