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USER MANUAL
EPIA-E900
Pico-ITXe board
Page 1: ...1 01 02162017 111600 USER MANUAL EPIA E900 Pico ITXe board...
Page 2: ...such change VIA Technologies Inc reserves the right the make changes to the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice Regulatory Compliance FCC A Radio Frequency Interference...
Page 3: ...ch 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...
Page 4: ...z VIA Eden X4 processor Mini HDMI 2 x USB 3 0 2 x USB 2 0 2 x COM 2 x Gigabit Ethernet SATA and 12V DC in Optional Accessories Wireless Accessories Part Number Description 00GO27100BU2B0D0 VNT9271 IEE...
Page 5: ...y Connector 21 2 2 7 USB 2 0 Connector 22 2 2 8 LPC Connector 23 3 Jumpers 24 3 1 Clear CMOS Jumper 25 3 2 AT ATX Power Mode Select Jumper 26 4 Expansion Connectors 27 4 1 MXM Connector 27 4 2 DDR3 SO...
Page 6: ...ead Spectrum 52 6 5 8 2 PCIe Spread Spectrum 52 6 6 OnBoard Device Configuration 53 6 6 1 S5 Wakeup by PME 53 6 7 Chipset Settings 54 6 7 1 DRAM Configuration 55 6 7 1 1 DRAM Clock 55 6 7 1 2 VGA Shar...
Page 7: ...hanges and Reset 62 6 10 5 Save Changes 63 6 10 6 Discard Changes 63 6 10 7 Save as User Defaults 63 6 10 8 Restore User Defaults 63 7 Software and Technical Supports 64 7 1 Microsoft and Linux Suppor...
Page 8: ...king the memory module 31 Figure 32 Disengaging the SODIMM locking clips 32 Figure 33 Removing the memory module 32 Figure 34 Inserting the VNT9271 USB Wi Fi module 33 Figure 35 Installing EMIO 1533 U...
Page 9: ...ion of Video Configuration screen 56 Figure 61 Illustration of PMU_ACPI Configuration screen 57 Figure 62 Illustration of Other Control screen 57 Figure 63 Illustration of Others Configuration screen...
Page 10: ...et LED color definition 13 Table 8 Mini HDMI port pinout 14 Table 9 USB 2 0 port pinouts 15 Table 10 DC in connector pinout 16 Table 11 SATA connector pinout 17 Table 12 SATA power connector pinout 18...
Page 11: ...dows Server 2008 R2 users only If the user encounters the issue such as the operating system recognizing the VIA Dual Core CPU as two processors instead of one processor with two cores Please download...
Page 12: ...y size BIOS AMI Aptio UEFI BIOS 32Mbit flash memory Onboard Peripherals Serial ATA Supports up to 3Gbps LAN 2 x Realtek RTL8111G PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controllers Audio Through MXM support Super I O F...
Page 13: ...ngle channel 18 24 bits LVDS panel interface Supports LPC interface Supports SMBus interface Supports SPI interface Supports one Digital I O 3GPI 3GPO interface Supports HD Audio interface Supports on...
Page 14: ...specifications is a result of the test performed in VIA s chamber a number of variables can influence this result Please note that the working temperature may vary depending on the actual situation an...
Page 15: ...DC in connector 2 SATA SATA connector 3 SATA_PW SATA power connector 4 MXM MXM connector 5 SPI SPI pin header 6 CLEAR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 7 CPUFAN CPU fan connector 8 AT ATX AT ATX mode jumper 9 C...
Page 16: ...ser Manual 6 Figure 2 Bottom side layout diagram Item Description 11 SODIMM DDR3 SODIMM slot 12 LPC LPC connector 13 JWLAN USB 2 0 connector 14 CMOS battery connector Table 2 Bottom side layout descri...
Page 17: ...EPIA E900 User Manual 7 1 4 Dimensions Figure 3 Top side dimensions without heatsink diagram Figure 4 Front panel side dimensions diagram Figure 5 Back panel side dimensions diagram...
Page 18: ...EPIA E900 User Manual 8 1 5 Height Distribution Figure 6 Top side height distribution diagram Figure 7 Bottom side height distribution diagram...
Page 19: ...line 2 1 External I O Ports Figure 8 Front panel I O diagram Figure 9 Back Panel I O diagram Item Description 1 Power status LED 2 HDD LED 3 Power button 4 COM port 1 5 COM port 2 6 USB 3 0 port 1 7 U...
Page 20: ...es in red and indicates hard drive storage activity for SATA drive Power Status LED flashes in green and indicates the system s power status Figure 10 LED indicators diagram 2 1 2 Power Button The EPI...
Page 21: ...and COM2 supports RS 232 standard The pinout of the COM ports are shown below Figure 12 COM port diagram COM 1 COM 2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 COM_DCD1 1 COM_DCD2 2 COM_RXD1 2 COM_RXD2 3 COM_TXD1 3 COM...
Page 22: ...backwards compatible with previous USB 2 0 specifications The USB 3 0 ports are using the USB Type A receptacle connector The pinout of the typical USB 3 0 port is shown below Figure 13 USB 3 0 port...
Page 23: ...air 1 3 Signal pair 2 4 Signal pair 3 5 Signal pair 3 6 Signal pair 2 7 Signal pair 4 8 Signal pair 4 Table 6 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout The Gigabit Ethernet port has two individual LED indicators l...
Page 24: ...MI displays The pinout of the Mini HDMI port is shown below Figure 15 Mini HDMI port diagram Pin Signal 1 TMDS Data2 Shield 2 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS Data2 4 TMDS Data1 Shield 5 TMDS Data1 6 TMDS Data1 7 TM...
Page 25: ...d hot swap capability for external devices The USB interface complies with USB UHCI Rev 2 0 The pinout of the USB 2 0 port is shown below Figure 16 USB 2 0 port diagram Table 9 USB 2 0 port pinouts US...
Page 26: ...mainboard has an onboard DC in 2 pin power connector to connect the DC in power cable The DC in connector is labeled as PWR The pinout of the DC in power connector is shown below Figure 17 DC in conn...
Page 27: ...onboard can support up to 3 Gbps transfer speeds The SATA connector is labeled as SATA The pinout of the SATA connector is shown below Figure 18 SATA connector diagram Pin Signal 1 GND 2 STXP_0 3 STX...
Page 28: ...or provides both 5V and 12V directly through the mainboard to the SATA drives The SATA power connector is labeled as SATA_PW The pinout of the SATA power connector is shown below Figure 19 SATA power...
Page 29: ...heral Interface pin header is used to connect to the SPI BIOS programming fixture The pin header is labeled as SPI The pinout of the pin header is shown below Figure 20 SPI pin header diagram Pin Sign...
Page 30: ...12V and maintain CPU cooling The fan provides variable fan speeds controlled by the BIOS The CPU fan connector is labeled as CPUFAN The pinout of the CPU fan connector is shown below Figure 21 CPU fan...
Page 31: ...or 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 connector pinout is shown...
Page 32: ...uipped with onboard USB 2 0 connector labeled as JWLAN for WLAN USB Wi Fi module The pinout of the USB 2 0 connector is shown below Figure 23 USB 2 0 connector diagram Pin Signal 1 5VSUS 2 USBHP_N8 3...
Page 33: ...one LPC connector for debugging purposes The connector is labeled as LPC The pinout of the connector is shown below Figure 24 LPC connector diagram Pin Signal 1 GND 2 LPCAD2 3 LPCAD3 4 LPCAD1 5 LPCFRA...
Page 34: ...pins are Short when a jumper cap is placed on the pair of pins The pins are Open if the jumper cap is removed In addition there are jumpers that have three or more pins and some pins are arranged in...
Page 35: ...erwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard Figure 26 Clear CMOS jumper diagram Setting Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Normal default Short Short Open Clear CMOS Open Short Short Ta...
Page 36: ...ower modes AT and ATX The power mode can set by changing the jumper position The jumper is labeled as AT ATX The jumper settings are shown below Figure 27 AT ATX power mode select jumper diagram Setti...
Page 37: ...elow Figure 28 MXM connecter diagram Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 DVP_D0 4 DVP_D10 5 DVP_D1 6 DVP_D11 7 DVP_D2 8 DVP_HS 9 DVP_D3 10 DVP_VS 11 DVP_D4 12 DVP_DE 13 DVP_D5 14 DVP_CLK 15 DVP_D6 16...
Page 38: ...C 93 USBHP1 94 USBHP0 95 USBHP1 96 USBHP0 97 GND 98 GND 99 LVDS0D0 100 NC 101 LVDS0D0 102 NC 103 LVDS0D1 104 NC 105 LVDS0D1 106 NC 107 LVDS0D2 108 NC 109 LVDS0D2 110 NC 111 LVDSENVDD 112 LVDSENVEE 113...
Page 39: ...1 175 PETN1 176 PEXRX1 177 NC 178 NC 179 PETP0 180 PEXRX0 181 PETN0 182 PEXRX0 183 GND 184 GND 185 GPI6 186 GPO16 187 GPI22 188 GPO20 189 GPI23 190 GPO21 191 NC 192 NC 193 NC 194 SPKR 195 FANIO2 196 F...
Page 40: ...has one 204 pin DDR3 SODIMM slot that supports non ECC DDR3 1333 SODIMM memory module The memory slot labeled as SODIMM can accommodate up to 8GB of DDR3 1333 memory The location of the DDR3 SODIMM me...
Page 41: ...IMM memory slot Insert the SODIMM memory module at a 30 degree angle relative to the SODIMM memory slot Figure 30 Inserting the memory module Step 2 Push down the SODIMM memory module until the lockin...
Page 42: ...the locking clips horizontally outward away from the SODIMM memory module Figure 32 Disengaging the SODIMM locking clips Step 2 When the locking clips have cleared the SODIMM memory module will automa...
Page 43: ...ormation about hardware installation procedures 5 1 Installing the VNT9271 USB Wi Fi Dongle Step 1 Locate a USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 port on the panel I O Step 2 Insert the VNT9271 USB Wi Fi dongle into the...
Page 44: ...EMIO 1533 module with the mounting holes on the standoffs And then secure the EMIO 1533 module in place with two screws 1 2 Figure 35 Installing EMIO 1533 USB Wi Fi module Step 2 Connect one end of th...
Page 45: ...nsert the toothed washer fasten it with the nut and install the external antenna SS 1 2 3 4 Figure 37 Installing Wi Fi antenna cable diagram Step 4 Connect the other end of the Wi Fi antenna cable to...
Page 46: ...he EMIO 5531 module with the mounting holes on the standoffs And then secure the EMIO 5531 module in place with two screws 1 2 Figure 39 Installing EMIO 5531 USB Wi Fi module Step 2 Connect one end of...
Page 47: ...nsert the toothed washer fasten it with the nut and install the external antenna SS 1 2 3 4 Figure 41 Installing Wi Fi antenna cable diagram Step 4 Connect the other end of the Wi Fi antenna cable to...
Page 48: ...sis should have in order to work well with the EPIA E900 Figure 43 Suggested minimum chassis dimensions Each side of the mainboard should have a buffer zone from the internal wall of the chassis The t...
Page 49: ...t is required is that the internal ceiling height must be strictly observed for each section that is highlighted Figure 44 Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height Note In getting the minimum...
Page 50: ...l 40 5 4 3 Suggested keepout areas The figure below shows the areas of the mainboard that is highly suggested to leave unobstructed Figure 45 Suggested keepout areas top side Figure 46 Suggested keepo...
Page 51: ...the highlighted item Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit screen or returns to the previous screen 1 Increase the numeric value 1 Decrease the numeric value F1 General help2 F2 Previous value F3 Load...
Page 52: ...hat is installed on the hardware platform 6 4 3 System Language This option allows the user to configure the language that the user wants to use 6 4 4 System Date This section shows the current system...
Page 53: ...een links can be identified by the preceding right facing arrowhead Figure 48 Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen The Advanced Settings screen contains the following links ACPI Settings S5 RT...
Page 54: ...r management related functions Figure 49 Illustration of the ACPI Settings screen 6 5 1 1 Enable Hibernation Enable disable system ability to Hibernate 6 5 1 2 ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI...
Page 55: ...tration of the S5 RTC Wake Settings screen 6 5 2 1 Wake system with Fixed Time Enable or disable system wake on alarm event When enabled system will wake on the hr min sec specified 6 5 2 2 Wake syste...
Page 56: ...3 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 Figure 51 Illustration...
Page 57: ...the settings of the SATA configuration settings Figure 52 Illustration of SATA Configuration screen 6 5 4 1 SATA Mode This option allows the user to manually configure SATA controller for a particular...
Page 58: ...This feature has three options Enabled The Enabled option keeps the Legacy USB Support feature on at all times Disabled The Disabled option keeps the Legacy USB Support feature off at all times Auto...
Page 59: ...ng Systems without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change must be claimed by EHCI Driver Enabled This option enables EHCI hand off support Disabled This option disables EHCI hand off support...
Page 60: ...igure 54 Illustration of F81801 Super IO Configuration screen 6 5 6 1 Serial Port 0 Configuration Set parameters of Serial Port 0 COMA 6 5 6 1 1 Change setting Select an optimal setting for Super IO d...
Page 61: ...00 User Manual 51 6 5 7 F81801 H W Monitor F81801 screen shows F81801 H W Monitor status Figure 55 Illustration of F81801 H W Monitor 6 5 7 1 Smart Fan This feature has 2 options Enable or Disable Sma...
Page 62: ...reen 6 5 8 1 CPU Spread Spectrum The Spread Spectrum Setting feature enables the BIOS to modulate the clock frequencies originating from the mainboard The settings are in percentages of modulation Hig...
Page 63: ...Board Device Configuration screen has the following features Figure 57 Illustration of OnBoard Device Configuration screen 6 6 1 S5 Wakeup by PME The S5 Wakeup by PME feature enables the BIOS to allow...
Page 64: ...at can provide access to a sub screen Sub screen links can be identified by the preceding right facing arrowhead Figure 58 Illustration of Chipset Settings screen The Chipset Settings screen contains...
Page 65: ...e 533 MHz option forces the BIOS to be fixed at 1066 MHz for DDR3 memory modules 566 MHz The 566 MHz option forces the BIOS to be fixed at 1132 MHz for DDR3 memory modules 600 MHz The 600 MHz option f...
Page 66: ...options Enable Disable Dual VGA 6 7 2 2 Primary Graphics Adapter The Primary Graphics Adapter option enables the user to change the order in which the BIOS seeks for a graphics adapter There are three...
Page 67: ...Configuration The PMU_ACPI Configuration screen can be used to set a number of power management related functions Figure 61 Illustration of PMU_ACPI Configuration screen 6 7 3 1 Other Control Figure...
Page 68: ...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...
Page 69: ...options enabled or disabled 6 7 4 2 WATCHDOG Timer RUN STOP The WATCHDOG Timer RUN STOP feature controls if the WATCHDOG timer is active or dormant This feature has two options stop and run 6 7 4 3 WA...
Page 70: ...up activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting 6 8 1 2 BootupNumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state from On and Off 6 8 1 3 Display Logo The Display Logo feature hides all of the Pow...
Page 71: ...Settings 6 9 1 1 Administrator Password User 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 whene...
Page 72: ...o be used to trigger this command 6 10 2 Discard Changes and Exit Exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving any changes The Esc hotkey can also be used to trigger this command 6 10 3 Save Changes and...
Page 73: ...This command reverts all changes to the settings that were in place when the BIOS Setup Utility was launched Restore Defaults 6 10 7 Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults...
Page 74: ...a driver built into a distribution package Visiting www viatech com for the latest updated drivers Installing a third party driver such as the ALSA driver from the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture p...
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