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Specifications 

The  ultra-compact  and  highly  integrated  VIA  EPIA-EX  uses  the 
Mini-ITX  mainboard  form-factor  developed  by  VIA  Technologies, 
Inc.  as  part  of  the  company’s  open  industry-wide  total 
connectivity  initiative.    The  mainboard  enables  the  creation  of an 
exciting  new  generation  of  small,  ergonomic,  innovative  and 
affordable  embedded  systems.    Through  a  high  level  of 
integration,  the  Mini-ITX  occupy  66%  of  the  size  of  FlexATX 
mainboard form factor. 

Summary of Contents for EPIA-EX

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA EX 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 servi...

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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 driver and utilities CD One IO bracket...

Page 6: ...r 2 9 Installation 9 CPU 10 Memory Module Installation 12 Connecting the Power Supply 13 Back Panel Ports 14 Connectors 16 Jumpers 23 Slots 25 Chapter 3 27 BIOS Setup 27 Entering Setup 28 Control Keys...

Page 7: ...er Management Setup 53 Wakeup Event Detect 55 PNP PCI Configurations 57 Frequency Voltage Control 59 DRAM Clock Drive Control 60 Load Fail Safe Defaults 62 Load Optimized Defaults 63 Set Supervisor Us...

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Page 9: ...by VIA Technologies Inc as part of the company s open industry wide total connectivity initiative The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small ergonomic innovative and aff...

Page 10: ...Memory 1 x DDR2 533 DIMM slot up to 1 GB Expansion Slot 1 x PCI slot IDE 1 x UltraDMA 133 100 66 33 connector LAN VIA VT6107 10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Controller or VT6122 Gigabit Ethernet Controller...

Page 11: ...r connector 1 x TV out header for SCART and D terminal 1 x Video pin connector for CCIR656 601 video input and SMBus 1 x PS2 mouse keyboard header 2 x SATA connectors 2 x Fan pin connectors for CPU an...

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

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

Page 14: ...n Page S PDIF S PDIF Ports 13 DVI DVI Port 13 S Video S Video port 13 RJ45 RJ45 port 14 USB USB 2 0 ports 14 RCA Jacks 3 Component 3 Composite Video Ports 14 SLOTS Port Description Page DDR2 DIMM Memo...

Page 15: ...ard and Mouse connector 17 LPC LPC connector 18 LVDS LVDS connector 18 SATA 1 2 Serial ATA 1 and 2 connectors 19 SMBus SMBus connector 19 USB_1 2 Universal Serial Bus 2 0 connectors 1 2 3 4 19 CD_IN A...

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Page 17: ...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 18: ...Chapter 2 10 CPU The VIA EPIA EX Mini ITX mainboard can support VIA C7 NanoBGA2 Processors The processor requires a heatsink with fan for 1 5GHz SKU and a fanless heatsink for 1 0GHz SKU...

Page 19: ...tors always be 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 CPUFAN Pin Signal 1 NC 2 12V 3 GND SYSFAN Pin S...

Page 20: ...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 sna...

Page 21: ...ed 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...

Page 22: ...S PDIF Ports This mainboard enables digital audio output through either the coaxial or optical SPDIF port DVI Port The DVI I connector allows you to connect to DVI display S_Video Port The black port...

Page 23: ...connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub and USB 2 0 devices RCA Jack The top three RCA jacks enable you to connect to displays using component video signals The bottom three RCA j...

Page 24: ...33 100 66 33 controller You can connect up to two hard disk drives CD ROM and other devices 1 IDE If two drives are connected to a single cable the jumper on the second drive must be set to slave mode...

Page 25: ...tch RST_SW The reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON OFF Avoid rebooting the system if the HDD is still working Connect the reset switch from the system case to th...

Page 26: ..._FNT_DET 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 Key 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_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...

Page 27: ...ws you to connect the panel s LVDS cable directly to support LVDS panel without any need of a daughter card Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LD2C4 2 PVDD 3 LD2C4 4 PVDD 5 GND 6 GND 7 LD2C5 8 GND 9 LD2C5 10 LD1...

Page 28: ...ectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 M...

Page 29: ...T3 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 GND CD Audio Connector CD_In This pin header allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound source such as a CD ROM Pin Signal 1 LINEIN_L 2 GND 3 GND 4 LINEIN_R FireWire C...

Page 30: ...APCLK 13 SMBDT 14 Key 15 SMBCK 16 GND SCART D Terminal Optional Mainboards fitted with the optional SCART D Terminal connector enables users to connect a SCART D Terminal port for connecting to audio...

Page 31: ...s 1 and 2 afterwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard Setting 1 2 3 Clear CMOS setting ON ON OFF Normal Operation OFF ON ON Caution Except when clearing the RTC RAM...

Page 32: ...VDD is the VCC selector jumper to determine the panel s signal voltage Setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 12V ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 5V OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF 3 3V OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON PVDD_SEL 1 2 5 6 4 3 3 3V PVDD_...

Page 33: ...or 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 signals to th...

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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: ...Down Left Right arrow keys to select any item or 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: ...rdBIOS CMOS Setup 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 Ch...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...t Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360K Total Memory 16384K Standard CMOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 11 20 55 Video EGA VGA Date The date format is Day Month Date Year Ti...

Page 43: ...ith the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this category Select Auto whenever possible If you select Manual make sure the information is from your h...

Page 44: ...d Typematic Rate Chars Sec 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled Virus Warning Disabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 Video BIOS Shadow Ena...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...or only when you enter Setup Setting Description Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS Setup System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on and w...

Page 47: ...BIOS Setup 39 Full Screen Logo Show Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process Settings Enabled Disabled Summary Screen Show Show summary screen Settings Enabled Disabled...

Page 48: ...it Enabled Deplay Prior to Thermal 16 Min TM2 Bus VID 0 X Deplay Prior to Thermal Settings 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min 32 Min Thermal Management This item sets CPU s thermal control rule to protect CPU from ov...

Page 49: ...844V 0 860V 0 876V 0 892V 0 908V 0 924V 0 940V 0 956V 0 972V 0 988V 1 004V 1 020V 1 036V 1 052V 1 068V 1 084V 1 100V 1 116V 1 132V 1 148V 1 164V 1 180V 1 196V 1 212V 1 228V 1 244V 1 260V 1 276V 1 292V...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...Enter Disabled Enabled Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot Select Display Device Panel Type HDTV Display HDTV_type CRT 02 Disabled HDTV 720P HDTV Input Mode RGB Input TV H W Layout TV Type TV Output...

Page 52: ...ve resolution of the display being used with the system Key in a HEX number Settings Min 0000 Max 000F TV H W Layout Settings Default COMPOSITE S Video COMP R G B COMP Y Cb Cr COMP SDTV R G B COMP SDT...

Page 53: ...Buffer VGA Share Memory Size 64M Enabled AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address r...

Page 54: ...d to enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Settings Enabled...

Page 55: ...Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write CPU PCI Bus Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Delay Transaction Enabled DRDY_Timing Optimize PCI Master...

Page 56: ...Connector Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CVBS Composite Enabled S Video 0 Y C Enabled Cr Y Cb Disabled R G B Disabled SDTV Pr Y Pb SDTV R G B Disabled Disabled CVBS Composite Settings Enabled D...

Page 57: ...alues F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Integrated Peripherals Phoenix Award...

Page 58: ...efaults Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help VIA OnChip PCI Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Azalia HDA Controller Auto OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disab...

Page 59: ...No Device No Device Auto mode No Device Auto mode Auto mode No Device No Device Auto mode Auto mode No Device No Device Auto mode Enable or Disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal Se...

Page 60: ...Disabled USB Storage Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage Settings Enabled Disabled No Device Setting Description Auto mode According to contents of USB MSD decide boot up typ...

Page 61: ...g Description S1 POS S1 Power On Suspend POS is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware maintains all system contexts S3 STR S3 Suspend To RAM STR is a po...

Page 62: ...7 9 10 11 Soft Off by PWRBTN Setting Description Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seconds Instant Off Power button functions as a normal power on off but...

Page 63: ...y Select Any Key Any Botton Disabled Menu Level When Select Password Please press ENTER key to change Password Max 8 numbers PS2KB Wakeup Select When selecting Password press Enter to change password...

Page 64: ...resume from a suspended state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings By OS Enabled Wake Up On LAN Ring Settings By OS Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled time and or date to...

Page 65: ...ive items Maximum ASPM supported L0s L1 Maximum Payload Size 4096 configure non boot devices Note This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the default sett...

Page 66: ...IRQ Resources for manual configuration PCI VGA Palette Snoop Settings Disabled Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA USB Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices Settings Disabled Enabled Maximum ASPM supported Contro...

Page 67: ...led Spread Spectrum 0 25 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Auto Detect PCI Clk Settings Disabled Enabled Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the ex...

Page 68: ...read CMD Twtr Write Recovery Time Twr 4T RDSAIT mode Auto x SDRAM CAS Latency DDR DDR 2 5 4 x Active to Precharge Tras 07T Read to Precharge Trtp 2T x RDSAIT selection 03 1T 2T DRAM Clock The chipset...

Page 69: ...BIOS Setup 61 Read to Precharge Trtp Settings 2T 3T Write to Read CMD Twtr Settings 1T 2T 2T 3T Write Recovery Time Twr Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T RDSAIT mode Settings Manual Auto...

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: ...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 sup...

Page 73: ...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 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: ...Chapter 3 68...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 soft...

Page 79: ...he CD should run automatically after closing the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen If the CD does not run automatically click on th...

Page 80: ...roviding 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 the onbo...

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