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User’s Manual

EPIA-EK

Version 1.32

March 9, 2012

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Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA EK Version 1 32 March 9 2012...

Page 2: ...Technologies Ltd 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 thi...

Page 3: ...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...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...i BOX CONTENTS One VIA Mini ITX mainboard One Quick Installation Guide One ATA 133 100 66 IDE ribbon cable One driver and utilities CD 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 24 Slots 26 Chapter 3 27 BIOS Setup 27 Entering Setup 28 Control Keys 29 N...

Page 7: ...Activities 54 PNP PCI Configurations 55 IRQ Resources 57 PC Health Status 58 Frequency Voltage Control 59 Load Fail Safe Defaults 62 Load Optimized Defaults 63 Set Supervisor User Password 64 Save Ex...

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Page 9: ...try 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 integratio...

Page 10: ...tegrated UniChrome Pro AGP with MPEG 2 Acceleration Audio VIA VT1618 AC 97 Codec with 6 channel support Memory 1 x DDR 400 DIMM slot up to 1 GB Expansion Slot 1 x PCI slot IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 con...

Page 11: ...le 3 x Voltage Selection pin headers for serial ports 1 x Front Panel audio pin header Mic in and Line out 1 x CD Audio in pin header 2 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x SM Bus pin header 1 x KBMS pin heade...

Page 12: ...Chapter 1 4 MAINBOARD LAYOUT...

Page 13: ...Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT...

Page 14: ...ne out line in and mic in 15 COM1 Serial port 1 13 LPT Parallel port 14 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse port 13 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 keyboard port 13 RJ45 RJ45 ports 14 USB USB 2 0 ports 14 VGA VGA port 13 SLOTS...

Page 15: ...or 17 IDE 1 2 IDE drive connectors 16 KBMS Keyboard and Mouse connector 23 LVDS TTL DVI LVDS TTL DVI connector 22 23 SATA 1 2 Serial ATA 1 and 2 connectors 18 CD In CD In connector 18 SMBus SMBus conn...

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: ...edded VIA Luke CoreFusion Processor The VIA Luke CoreFusion Processor provides ultra low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties and features a fanless design The VIA Luke CoreFu...

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: ...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 sn...

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: ...oard provides two standard RJ 45 and four 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 ports These ports allow connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub and USB 2 0 devices LPT port The purpl...

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: ...ons 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 sla...

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: ...lel ATA with 133 MB s Ultra DMA CD In Connector CD_In This pin header allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound source such as a CD ROM Pin Signal 1 Left channel 2 GND 3 GND 4 Right channel...

Page 27: ...onnect high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modem and the like Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5VDUAL 2 5VDUAL 3 USBD_T2 4 USBD_T3 5 USBD_T2 6 USBD_T3 7 GN...

Page 28: ...r serial devices Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RIN12 2 RIN32 3 DOUT22 4 DOUT32 5 GND 6 RIN22 7 DOUT12 8 RIN42 9 XRI2 10 Key Digital I O Connector DIO General purpose input and output for POS systems Pin Sig...

Page 29: ...orted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 FRON_MIC 2 GND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 5VDUAL 5 LINE_OUT_R 6 NEXT_R 7 NC 8 Key 9 LINE_OUT_L...

Page 30: ..._DA 8 FPDVICLK 9 12V 10 GND 11 12V 12 5V 13 12V 14 5V 15 GND 16 GND 17 3 3V 18 GND 19 ENPVEE 20 GND 21 ENBLT 22 ENPVDD 23 FPD13 24 FPDE 25 GND 26 FPD17 27 FPD23 28 GND 29 FPVS 30 FPHS 31 FPD2 32 5V 33...

Page 31: ...KBMS Connector KBMS The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to attach a PS2 keyboard and mouse Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V Dual 2 GND 3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA 5 EKBCLK 6 EKBDATA 7 Mouse_CLK 8 Mouse_DATA 9 EM...

Page 32: ...inboard Setting 1 2 3 Keep CMOS setting OFF ON ON Clear CMOS setting ON ON OFF Caution Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position Removing the cap will...

Page 33: ...t 1 2 LVDS Interface Selector LVDS_DVI LVDS_DVI pin header can be used to switch between 24 bit and Dual 12 bit LVDS interface modes For LVDS 24 bit mode short the jumper on pin 1 and 2 for LVDS Dual...

Page 34: ...ntation 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 interrupt sign...

Page 35: ...27 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...

Page 36: ...28 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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...it Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set basic system configurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the a...

Page 41: ...minimal and stable system operations Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Use this men...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...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...

Page 44: ...ing Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled Display Small Logo Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 Display F...

Page 45: ...Boot from USB floppy drive USB ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive USB CDROM Boot from USB CDROM Legacy LAN Boot from network drive Disabled Disable the boot device sequence Boot Other Device Enables the sys...

Page 46: ...y time the System boots or only when you enter Setup Setting Description Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS Setup System Password prompt appears every time when the comp...

Page 47: ...oenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Pri Slave 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 Sec Slave USBHDD0 USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Boo...

Page 48: ...lity Display Card Priority AGP P2P Bridge Control CPU PCI Bus Control Select Display Device Panel Type PCI Slot Press Enter Press Enter CRT 1024x768 1 On Caution The Advanced Chipset Features menu is...

Page 49: ...ing used with the system Key in a HEX number Settings 640x480 1 On 800x600 1 On 1024x768 1 On 1280x768 1 On 1280x1024 2 On 1400x1050 2 On 1600x1200 2 On 1280x800 1 On 800x400 1 On 1024x768 2 On 1024x7...

Page 50: ...rect Frame Buffer Enabled VGA Share Memory Size 64M AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory...

Page 51: ...ts Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help Mode 1 VLink mode selection CPU PCI Bus Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility V Link mode selection This menu...

Page 52: ...AN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard IDE Channel 1 Enabled Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard LAN VT6122 GigaLAN GigaLAN Boot ROM Disabled OnChip USB Controller All Enabled En...

Page 53: ...the device is detected the onboard VIA AC 97 Audio Codec 97 controller will be enabled otherwise it is disabled Disable the controller if another controller card is being used to connect to an audio d...

Page 54: ...3 USB Port OnChip EHCI Controller Settings Enabled Disabled USB Emulation Set this field to choose the USB emulation When set to OFF do not support any USB device on DOS When set to KB MS support USB...

Page 55: ...ns IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 SPP Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 3 ECP Mode Use DMA UART 3 3E8 IRQ5 UART 3 Use IRQ UART 4 2E8 IRQ10 UART 4 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Sets...

Page 56: ...el Settings Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Settings SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP Normal EPP Mode Select Settings EPP1 9 EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA Settings 1 3 UART 3 4 Settings Disabled 3...

Page 57: ...g mode S1 POS S1 POS System in low power mode S3 STR All components are powered off except memory S1 S3 Depends on OS to select S1 or S3 ACPI Suspend Type Setting Description S1 POS S1 Power On Suspen...

Page 58: ...ters power saving mode Power Off by PWRBTN This field configures the power button on the chassis Setting Description Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seco...

Page 59: ...bled Date of Month 0 Resume Time hh mm ss 0 0 0 VGA Event OFF PCI Master Event OFF LPT COM Event HDD Event COM ON Hot Key Menu Level Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor VGA...

Page 60: ...g mode to an active state Settings Disabled Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 Ctrl F12 Power Wake Any Key USB Resume Enables activity detected f...

Page 61: ...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 62: ...abled 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 of the...

Page 63: ...Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD IRQ Resources Press Enter Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Note This sectio...

Page 64: ...configuration prevents the operating system from loading Disabled Default setting Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug and Play compatible devices Setting D...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...oenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 3 3Vin V 5 V 12 V Vcore V CPU Temperature Chassis Temperature Chassis FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed CPU Temp High Limit 0 degC Chassis Temp High Limit Disabled Chassis Tem...

Page 67: ...CAS Latency 2 5 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Spread Spectrum Range 0 3 DRAM Command Rate 2T Command Enabled Spread Spectrum DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronou...

Page 68: ...rmance of the SDRAM by masking the refresh time of each bank This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings Disabled 2 Bank 4 Bank Precharge to Active Trp This field is for se...

Page 69: ...commands Lower setting equals faster command rate Note Some memory modules may not be able to handle lower settings Settings 2T Command 1T Command Spread Spectrum Range Settings 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 Sprea...

Page 70: ...ced 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 Ph...

Page 71: ...th 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 Awa...

Page 72: ...tup When a password has been set a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration There are two t...

Page 73: ...up to confirm disabling the password To cancel the process press Esc Additionally when a password is enabled the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted This would preve...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...ief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers The applications will only functio...

Page 77: ...tains the driver utilities and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard If the CD is missing from the retail box please contact the local dealer for the CD Note The driver utilities and...

Page 78: ...should run automatically after closing the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen If the CD does not run automatically click on the Sta...

Page 79: ...rdware providing fast graphical access IRQ Routing Miniport Driver sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence and VIA INF Driver enables the VIA Power Management function VIA Graphics Driver Enhances...

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