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Chapter 3

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: Select Item

F9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

ESC : Quit

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP / PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Advanced BIOS Features

Frequency / Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

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.

Summary of Contents for EPIA-CN

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA CN Version 1 14 January 18 2012...

Page 2: ...e 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...

Page 3: ...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 serv...

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Page 5: ...i BOX CONTENTS One VIA Mini ITX mainboard One Quick Installation Guide One ATA 133 100 IDE ribbon cable One IO bracket...

Page 6: ...8 Installation 8 CPU 9 Memory Module Installation 11 Connecting the Power Supply 12 Back Panel Ports 13 Connectors 16 Jumpers 21 Slots 22 Chapter 3 23 BIOS Setup 23 Entering Setup 24 Control Keys 25 N...

Page 7: ...ties 50 PNP PCI Configurations 51 IRQ Resources 53 PC Health Status 54 Frequency Voltage Control 55 Load Fail Safe Defaults 59 Load Optimized Defaults 60 Set Supervisor User Password 61 Save Exit Setu...

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Page 9: ...stry 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 integrati...

Page 10: ...T8237R series South Bridge Graphics Integrated UniChrome Pro AGP with MPEG 2 Acceleration Audio VIA VT1618 8 channel AC 97 Codec Memory 1 x DDR2 533 400 DIMM slot up to 1 GB Expansion Slot 1 x PCI slo...

Page 11: ...itional USB 2 0 ports 1 x Front Panel audio pin header Mic in and Line out 2 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x LPT connector 1 x CD In pin header 1 x CIR pin header Switchable for KB MS 2 x Fan connectors C...

Page 12: ...J45 LAN Bot USB2 0 ports Top COM port Bot VGA Out USB2 0 ports Line Out Line In Microphone ATXPWR CPUFAN IDE2 KBMS USB4 7 CD In LPT DIMM IDE1 SPDIF_ SEL SYSFAN SATA2 SATA1 F_PANEL CLEAR_CMOS CMOS Batt...

Page 13: ...Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard RCA SPDIF Line In Line Out Mic In S Video USB USB RJ45 VGA Out COM...

Page 14: ...3 15 COM 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 Vide...

Page 15: ...io connector 19 F_PANEL Front panel connector 17 IDE 1 2 IDE drive connectors 16 KBMS Keyboard and Mouse connector 19 LPT LPT connector 20 SATA 1 2 Serial ATA 1 and 2 connectors 18 SYSFAN System fan c...

Page 16: ...n 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...

Page 17: ...The VIA EPIA CN Mini ITX mainboard includes an embedded VIA C7 V4 Bus Processor The VIA C7 V4 Bus Processor requires only a heatsink to provide sufficient cooling CN700 North Bridge C7 CPU VT8237R se...

Page 18: ...e aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Ground and should always be connected to GND FAN_MCM is a switch that is used by high quality fans to mon...

Page 19: ...IMM 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...

Page 20: ...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 Th...

Page 21: ...Mouse The green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse The purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard Serial port COM 1 The green 9 pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices VGA Out Th...

Page 22: ...twork 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...

Page 23: ...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...

Page 24: ...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...

Page 25: ...set 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 cas...

Page 26: ...orts up to maximum throughput of 480 Mbps Connect each 2 port USB cable into this pin header This port can be used to connect high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 p...

Page 27: ...NE_OUT_R 6 NEXT_R 7 NC 8 Key 9 LINE_OUT_L 10 NEXT_L Note If you don t want to connect to the front audio header pins 5 6 9 10 have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear au...

Page 28: ...port A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP modes Pin Signal 1 STB 2 PRD0 3 PRD1 4 PRD2 5 PRD3 6 PRD4 7 PRD5 8...

Page 29: ...per 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 Caution Except when clearing t...

Page 30: ...documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are necessary PCI PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line are hardware lines over which devices can send interru...

Page 31: ...23 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...

Page 32: ...24 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press Delete 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...

Page 33: ...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 Se...

Page 34: ...ntrol 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...

Page 35: ...The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can display this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup Press...

Page 36: ...Utility 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...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...None IDE Channel 1 Slave None Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 195584K Total Memory 196608K Standard CMOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 20 20 20 Date The date...

Page 39: ...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 s...

Page 40: ...Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup Display Small Logo Disabled CPU L1 L2 Cache Enabled Display Full Screen Logo Enabled Device Priority Press Enter Virus Warning This item is used to enabl...

Page 41: ...m network drive 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 S...

Page 42: ...0 500 750 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 t...

Page 43: ...riority Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 2 Pri Slave 3 Sec Master Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu 4 Sec Slave 5 USBHDD0 6...

Page 44: ...tor PCI Slot Press Enter Press Enter CRT Default NTSC Press Enter AGP Driving Control Auto AGP Driving Value DA Caution The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions...

Page 45: ...BIOS Setup 37 TV H W Layout Settings Default COMPOSITE S Video COMPOSITE S Video TV Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Settings NTSC PAL...

Page 46: ...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 tr...

Page 47: ...BIOS Setup 39 AGP 3 0 Calibration Cycle Settings Enabled Disabled VGA Share Memory Size Settings Disabled 16M 32M 64M Direct Frame Buffer Settings Enabled Disabled...

Page 48: ...evel Item Help By Auto VLink mode selection CPU PCI Bus Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VLink 8X Support Enabled DRDY_Timing Default V Link mode selection This menu item controls the data...

Page 49: ...Optimized Defaults Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help TV Output Connector Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CVBS Composite Enabled S Video 0 Y C Enable...

Page 50: ...Enabled OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled VIA OnChip LAN Enabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for...

Page 51: ...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 VIA OnChip LAN Settings En...

Page 52: ...ent Interface functionality Settings Enabled Disabled Note ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system ACPI enables a PC to turn i...

Page 53: ...aving 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 Off Screen is turned off when system...

Page 54: ...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 button is pressed On Restarts the system wh...

Page 55: ...ey Menu Level When Select Password Please press ENTER key to change Password Max 8 numbers PS2KB Wakeup Select When selecting Password press Page Up or Page Down to change password The maximum number...

Page 56: ...ables 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...

Page 57: ...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 specifie...

Page 58: ...ed Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled Primary INTR Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any...

Page 59: ...oenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 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 Insta...

Page 60: ...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 Assi...

Page 61: ...d to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5...

Page 62: ...zed Defaults Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 3V 12V CPU Vcore The PC Health Status displays the cu...

Page 63: ...abled CPU Host PCIEX AGP PCI CPU Clock Ratio 6 X Default DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency Settings 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz...

Page 64: ...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...

Page 65: ...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 RDS...

Page 66: ...r LOCKED Key in a DEC number Settings Min 4 Max 50 Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spre...

Page 67: ...nced BIOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N P...

Page 68: ...h Status Advanced BIOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Y N Phoenix Awar...

Page 69: ...S 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 su...

Page 70: ...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 Feature...

Page 71: ...hipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Advanced BIOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Ex...

Page 72: ...ipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Advanced BIOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exi...

Page 73: ...65 CHAPTER 4 Driver Installation...

Page 74: ...nboard is highly compatible with many Linux distributions Support and drivers are provided through various methods including Drivers provided by VIA Using a driver built into a distribution package Vi...

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