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2.2.11.

COM Pin Headers

There are a total of three COM pin headers on the mainboard

. Each COM pin header supports the RS-232 standard.

The pin headers are labeled as “COM2”, “COM3”, and “COM4”. All of the COM pin headers can s5V or +12V.
See page 30 for details on setting the voltage. The pinout of the COM pin headers are shown below.

Figure 23: COM pin headers

Pin Signal

COM_DCD

COM_RXD

COM_TXD

COM_DTR

Ground

COM_DSR

COM_RTS

COM_CTS

COM_RI

—

Table 17: COM pin header pinout

Note:

Two additional COM pin headers can be added as a manufacturing option. The additional COM pin headers will be labeled as
“COM5” and “COM6”.

Summary of Contents for EPIA-M860-12E

Page 1: ...1 16 03222018 144100 USER MANUAL EPIA M860 Mini ITX embedded board ...

Page 2: ...ion to notify any person of 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 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 ...

Page 3: ...uch 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 The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it work according ...

Page 4: ...Ordering Information EPIA M860 12E ATX version 1 x EPIA M860 embedded board 1 x I O bracket 1 x SATA cable EPIA M860 12PE DC in version 1 x EPIA M860 embedded board 1 x I O bracket 1 x SATA cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x AC DC adapter optional ...

Page 5: ... 2 2 1 ATX Power Connector 14 2 2 2 DC in Power Connector 15 2 2 3 SATA Power Connector 16 2 2 4 CMOS Battery Slot 17 2 2 5 Front Panel Pin Header 18 2 2 6 SMBus Pin Header 18 2 2 7 Thermal Resistor Pin Header 19 2 2 8 Fan Connectors 19 2 2 9 SATA Connectors 20 2 2 10 USB Pin Headers 21 2 2 11 COM Pin Headers 22 2 2 12 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Pin Header 23 2 2 13 Front Audio Pin Header 24 2 2 14 D...

Page 6: ...Settings 43 6 5 1 CPU Configuration 44 6 5 1 1 CPU Thermal Control 44 6 5 2 IDE Configuration 45 6 5 2 1 Hard Disk Information 45 6 5 3 SuperIO Configuration 46 6 5 3 1 Serial Ports 1 to 4 46 6 5 4 Hardware Health Configuration 47 6 5 5 ACPI Configuration 48 6 5 5 1 Suspend Mode 48 6 5 6 APM Configuration 49 6 5 6 1 Power Button Mode 49 6 5 6 2 Restore on AC Power Loss 49 6 5 6 3 Resume on PS 2 KB...

Page 7: ... Num Lock 57 6 7 1 5 PS 2 Mouse Support 57 6 7 1 6 Wait for F1 if Error 58 6 7 1 7 Hit DEL Message Display 58 6 7 1 8 Interrupt 19 Capture 58 6 8 Security Settings 59 6 8 1 Change Supervisor Password 59 6 8 2 Password Check 60 6 9 Advanced Chipset Settings 61 6 9 1 North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration 61 6 9 1 1 DRAM Clock Timing Configuration 61 6 9 1 2 AGP P2P Bridge Configuration 62 6 9 1 3 OnC...

Page 8: ...1 EPIA M860 68 A 1 1 Playing DVDs ATX 68 A 1 2 Playing DVDs DC in 68 A 1 3 Playing MP3s ATX 68 A 1 4 Playing MP3s DC in 69 A 1 5 Copying files on a network ATX 69 A 1 6 Copying files on a network DC in 69 A 1 7 Idle ATX 69 A 1 8 Idle DC in 69 A 1 9 CCWINSTONE2004 ATX 70 A 1 10 CCWINSTONE2004 DC in 70 A 1 11 S3 ATX 70 A 1 12 S3 DC in 70 Appendix B Riser Card Modules 71 B 1 PCIE 03 71 B 2 EXT PCI 01...

Page 9: ... header pinout 18 Table 14 Thermal resistor pin header pinout 19 Table 15 Fan connector pinouts 19 Table 16 SATA connector pinouts 20 Table 17 COM pin header pinout 22 Table 18 PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header pinout 23 Table 19 Front audio pin header pinout 24 Table 20 Digital I O pin header pinout 25 Table 21 SPI pin header pinout 26 Table 22 AT ATX mode jumper settings 27 Table 23 SATA DOM vo...

Page 10: ...ectors 19 Figure 21 SATA connectors 20 Figure 22 USB pin headers 21 Figure 23 COM pin headers 22 Figure 24 PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header 23 Figure 25 Front audio pin header 24 Figure 26 Digial I O pin header 25 Figure 27 SPI pin header 26 Figure 28 AT ATX mode jumper 27 Figure 29 SATA DOM voltage select jumper 28 Figure 30 CLEAR CMOS jumper 29 Figure 31 Voltage select jumpers for COM2 COM6 30...

Page 11: ...lustration of Boot Settings screen 57 Figure 57 Illustration of Boot Settings Configuration screen 57 Figure 58 Illustration of Security Settings screen 59 Figure 59 Illustration of Advanced Chipset Settings screen 61 Figure 60 Illustration of North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration screen 61 Figure 61 Illustration of DRAM Frequency Timing Configuration screen 61 Figure 62 Illustration of AGP P2P Bri...

Page 12: ...ent digital signage medical PCs monitoring systems gaming machines in vehicle entertainment etc 1 1 2 VIA VX900 Chipset The VIA VX900 Unified Digital Media Chipset is designed to enable high quality digital video streaming and DVD playback in a new generation of fanless small form factor PCs and IA devices The VIA VX900 features VIA C 9 HC3 with 2D 3D graphics and video acceleration DDR3 1066 800 ...

Page 13: ...AN VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller Onboard Audio VIA VT1708S High Definition Audio Codec Onboard Super IO Fintek F81865 I Super I O controller Onboard I O Connectors 3 x USB ports 2 X 2 54mm pin header 1 x Front audio pin header for Line out and MIC in 1 x Digital I O GPI x 4 GPO x 4 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Mouse pin header 1 x Front panel pin header 1 x System fan connector 1 x CPU fan conn...

Page 14: ...Windows Embedded Standard 7 Windows Embedded POSReady 7 Windows XP Windows Embedded Standard Compact Linux Power Options ATX Connector DC in 12V manufacturing option System Monitoring Management Wake on LAN Keyboard Power on Timer Power on System power management AC power failure recovery WatchDog Timer Operating Conditions Operating Temperature 0 C 60 C Operating Humidity 0 95 relative humidity n...

Page 15: ... variables can influence this result Please note that the working temperature may vary depending on the actual situation and environment It is highly suggested to execute a solid testing and take all the variables into consideration when building the system Please ensure that the system runs well under the operating temperature in terms of application ...

Page 16: ...EPIA M860 User Manual 5 1 3 Layout Diagram Figure 1 Layout diagram of the EPIA M860 mainboard ...

Page 17: ...EPIA M860 User Manual 6 1 4 Product Dimensions Figure 2 Mounting holes and dimensions of the EPIA M860 mainboard Figure 3 External I O port dimensions of the EPIA M860 mainboard ...

Page 18: ...EPIA M860 User Manual 7 1 5 Height Distribution Figure 4 Height distribution of the EPIA M860 mainboard ...

Page 19: ... O Interface The VIA EPIA M860 has a wide selection of interfaces integrated into the board It includes a selection of frequently used ports as part of the external I O coastline 2 1 External I O Ports Figure 5 External I O ports ...

Page 20: ...MDS Data2 Shield 3 TMDS Data2 4 TMDS Data1 5 TMDS Data1 Shield 6 TMDS Data1 7 TMDS Data0 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 9 TMDS Data0 10 TMDS Clock 11 TMDS Clock Shield 12 TMDS Clock 13 CEC 14 Reserved HEC Data 1 15 SCL 2 16 SDA 3 17 DDC CEC HEC Ground 18 5 V Power 4 19 Hot Plug Detect and HEC Data 5 Table 1 HDMI port pinout Note 1 Pin 15 SCL is for I C Serial Clock for DDC 2 Pin 16 SDA is for I C Serial Data...

Page 21: ...ort uses a female DE 15 connector The pinout of the VGA port is as shown below Figure 7 VGA port pinout diagram Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RED 6 GND 11 NC 2 GREEN 7 GND 12 SDA 3 BLUE 8 GND 13 HSync 4 NC 9 5V 14 VSync 5 GND 10 GND 15 SCL Table 2 VGA port pinout ...

Page 22: ... Pin Signal 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RxD 7 RTS 3 TxD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 GND Table 3 COM port pinout 2 1 4 USB Ports There are four integrated USB 2 0 ports separated into two USB port stacks Each USB port is using the USB Type A receptacle connector The pinout of the typical USB port is as shown below Pin Signal 1 5V 2 Data 3 Data 4 Ground Table 4 USB port pinout Figure 9 USB port pinout diagram ...

Page 23: ...8C receptacle connector commonly referred to as RJ45 The pinout of the Gigabit Ethernet port is as shown below Pin Signal 1 Signal pair 1 2 Signal pair 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 5 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout Figure 10 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram ...

Page 24: ...ack Note Line in is available as a manufacturing option The default SKU does not include Line in 2 1 7 DC in Jack For the DC version of the mainboard there is a coaxial power connector adjacent to the COM VGA connector stack The specifications of the DC coaxial power connector are shown below Physical Specifications Outer Diameter 6 50 mm Inner Diameter 2 00 mm Barrel Depth 8 80 mm Electrical Spec...

Page 25: ...TX_POWER1 The pinout of the ATX power connector is shown below Figure 13 ATX power connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 Power Supply On 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 Power OK 18 5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V Table 8 ATX power connector pinout Note The ATX version does not have the DC in connectors or SATA power connectors ...

Page 26: ...oaxial power connector This enables two methods for delivering 12V to the mainboard The pinout of the DC in power connector is shown below Figure 14 DC in power connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Ground 3 12V 2 Ground 4 12V Table 9 DC in power connector pinout Note 1 The DC in version does not have the ATX power connector 2 Max power support is 80W ...

Page 27: ...power SATA hard drives The SATA power connectors are labeled as S_PWR1 and S_PWR2 The pinout of the SATA power connectors is shown below Pin Signal 1 5V 2 12V 3 Ground Table 10 SATA power connector pinout Figure 15 SATA power connector Note The ATX version does not have the SATA power connector because power for SATA hard drives is supplied from the ATX power supply ...

Page 28: ...r The default option is the CMOS battery slot which is compatible with CR2032 coin batteries The CMOS battery slot is labeled as BAT2 If equipped the 2 prong cable CMOS battery connector will be labeled as BAT1 Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 3V 31 Ground Table 11 CMOS battery slot connector pinout Figure 16 CMOS battery slot connector Note The cable CMOS battery connector does not have a third pin ...

Page 29: ...n header is shown below Figure 17 Front panel pin header block Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5VDUAL 2 5V 3 5VDUAL 4 SATA_LED 5 PWR_LED 6 PWR_BTN 7 5V 8 Ground 9 NC 10 RST_SW 11 NC 12 Ground 13 SPEAK 14 5V 15 16 NC Table 12 Front panel pin header pinout 2 2 6 SMBus Pin Header The SMBus pin header consists of three pins It is labeled as SMBUS1 The pinout of the SMBus pin header is shown below Pin Signal 1...

Page 30: ...WMGND Table 14 Thermal resistor pin header pinout Figure 19 Thermal resistor pin header 2 2 8 Fan Connectors There are two fan connectors on board one for the CPU and one for the chassis The fan connectors are the standard 3 prong fan connectors The pinout of the fan connectors is shown below CPU fan Pin Signal 1 F_IO2 2 F_PWM2 3 Ground System fan Pin Signal 1 F_IO1 2 F_PWM1 3 Ground Table 15 Fan ...

Page 31: ...e SATA connectors are labeled as SATA1 and SATA2 The pinout of the SATA connectors are as shown below SATA1 Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 STXP_1 3 STXN_1 4 Ground 5 SRXN_1 6 SRXP_1 7 SATA1_ 5V Table 16 SATA connector pinouts Figure 21 SATA connectors SATA2 Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 STXP_2 3 STXN_2 4 Ground 5 SRXN_2 6 SRXP_2 7 SATA2_ 5V ...

Page 32: ...pinout of the USB pin headers are shown below Figure 22 USB pin headers USB_3 USB_4 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5CDUAL 2 5CDUAL 1 5CDUAL 21 Reserved 3 USBD_T3 4 USBD_T2 3 USBD_T6 41 Reserved 5 USBD_T3 6 USBD_T2 5 USBD_T6 61 Reserved 7 Ground 8 Ground 7 Ground 81 Reserved 9 10 Ground 9 101 Reserved Note The USB signals in pins 2 4 6 8 and 10 in the USB_4 pin header block are reser...

Page 33: ...ders can support 5V or 12V See page 30 for details on setting the voltage The pinout of the COM pin headers are shown below Figure 23 COM pin headers Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 COM_DCD 2 COM_RXD 3 COM_TXD 4 COM_DTR 5 Ground 6 COM_DSR 7 COM_RTS 8 COM_CTS 9 COM_RI 10 Table 17 COM pin header pinout Note Two additional COM pin headers can be added as a manufacturing option The additional COM pin headers ...

Page 34: ...for a PS 2 keyboard and mouse The pin header is labeled as JKB MS1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below Figure 24 PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCCE 2 VCCE 3 NC 4 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 KB_DT 8 MS_DT 9 KB_CK 10 MS_CK Table 18 PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header pinout ...

Page 35: ... mainboard has a pin header for Line out and MIC in The pin header is labeled as F_AUDIO1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below Figure 25 Front audio pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 MIC2IN_L 2 Ground 3 MIC2IN_R 4 Ground 5 HPOUTR 6 MIC2_JD 7 F_AUDIO_SENSE 8 9 HPOUTl 10 HPOUT_JD Table 19 Front audio pin header pinout ...

Page 36: ... four GPO and four GPI signals The pin header is labeled as DIO1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below Figure 26 Digial I O pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V_DIO 2 12V_DIO 3 GPO_23 4 GPI_03 5 GPO_22 6 GPI_02 7 GPO_21 8 GPI_01 9 GPO_20 10 GPI_00 11 Ground 12 Table 20 Digital I O pin header pinout ...

Page 37: ...board has one 8 pin SPI pin header The pin header is labeled as SPI1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below Figure 27 SPI pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPIVCC 2 Ground 3 MSPISS0 4 MSPICLK 5 MSPIDI 6 MSPIDO 7 8 PCIRST Table 21 SPI pin header pinout ...

Page 38: ...between two power modes AT and ATX The jumper is labeled as J10 The jumper settings are shown below Figure 28 AT ATX mode jumper Setting Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 ATX mode On On Off AT mode Off On On Table 22 AT ATX mode jumper settings The recommended setting of the jumper is the ATX mode For the DC version of the board always keep the jumper on the ATX mode setting ...

Page 39: ...ers are set 5V will be delivered to the 7th pin of the SATA connectors The jumper settings are shown below Figure 29 SATA DOM voltage select jumper SATA1 Setting Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 5 DOM support On On Off Regular default Off On On SATA2 Setting Pin 2 Pin 4 Pin 6 DOM support On On Off Regular default Off On On Table 23 SATA DOM voltage select jumper settings ...

Page 40: ...Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard The default setting is on pins 1 and 2 Figure 30 CLEAR CMOS jumper Setting Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Regular default On On Off Clear CMOS Off On On Table 24 CLEAR CMOS jumper settings Note Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap from the CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Avoid...

Page 41: ...are a single pin header block COM5 and COM6 also share a single pin header block 3 4 1 COM2 Voltage Select Jumper The voltage for COM2 is controlled by the jumper labeled as J6 The voltage can be either 5V or 12V 5V is the default setting The jumper settings are shown below Setting Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 5V default On On Off 12V Off On On Table 25 COM2 voltage select jumper settings Figure 31 Voltage s...

Page 42: ... 12V Off On On Table 26 Jumper settings for COM3 and COM4 3 4 3 COM5 and COM6 Voltage Select Jumper The voltage for COM5 and COM6 is controlled by the jumper labeled as J8 Refer to Figure 31 for the location of the jumper The voltage can be either 5V or 12V 5V is the default setting The odd pin numbers correspond to COM5 The even pin numbers correspond to COM6 The jumper settings are shown below C...

Page 43: ...M860 User Manual 32 4 Expansion Slots 4 1 DDR3 Memory Slot The DDR3 memory slot can accommodate up to 4 GB of 1066 MHz memory The location of the DDR3 memory slot is as shown below Figure 32 DDR3 memory slot ...

Page 44: ... memory slot Figure 33 Installing memory 1 Step 2 Align the notch on the bottom of the DDR3 memory module with the notch wedge in the slot Step 3 Slide the DDR3 memory module into the side grooves and push the module into the slot until the locking clasps snap into the closed position Figure 34 Installing memory 2 ...

Page 45: ...moving a Memory Module Step 1 Disengage the locking clasps on both sides of the memory slot Figure 35 Removing memory 1 Step 2 Remove the memory module Figure 36 Removing memory 2 Step 3 Move the locking clasps into the closed position ...

Page 46: ...A M860 User Manual 35 4 2 Mini PCIe Slot The Mini PCIe slot is compatible with all PCIe 2 0 Mini Cards full length and half length The location of the Mini PCIe slot is shown below Figure 37 Mini PCIe slot ...

Page 47: ...lane cards Due to the orientation of the slot a riser card module1 must be used See page 71 for details on how to install the riser card module The location of the PCI Express slot is shown below Figure 38 PCI Express slot Note The optional riser card module is PCIE 03 PCIE 03 is a combination riser card that connects to both the PCI Express and PCI slots ...

Page 48: ...ule is used The location of the PCI slot is shown below The orientation of PCI cards can be changed from vertical to horizontal using a riser card module Compatible optional riser card modules include the following models EXT PCI 01 and PCIE 03 The EXT PCI 01 module enables the PCI slot to support two PCI expansion cards horizontally The PCIE 03 module enables the PCI slot to support one PCI card ...

Page 49: ...nsions The figure below shows the suggested minimum space requirements that a chassis should have in order to work well with the EPIA M860 Figure 40 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 coastline should have a buffer of 1 00 mm The side on the opposite end ...

Page 50: ... 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 The highest part of the ceiling will be above the PCI and PCIe slots Figure 41 Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height ...

Page 51: ...EPIA M860 User Manual 40 5 1 3 Suggested keepout areas The figure below shows the areas of the mainboard that is highly suggested to leave unobstructed Figure 42 Suggested keepout areas ...

Page 52: ...ccess the highlighted 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 F7 Discard changes F9 Load optimized defaults F10 Save all the changes and exit Note 1 Must be pressed using the 10 key pad 2 The General help contents are only for the Status Page and Option Page setup menus 6 3 Getting Help The BIOS ...

Page 53: ...peed and number of processors 6 4 3 System Memory This section shows the amount of available memory that has been detected 6 4 4 System Time 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 Syste...

Page 54: ...can be identified by the preceding right facing arrowhead Figure 44 Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen The Advanced Settings screen contains the following links CPU Configuration IDE Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration APM Configuration Spread Spectrum Configuration USB Configuration CRB Configuration ...

Page 55: ...ntrols can be set Figure 45 Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen 6 5 1 1 CPU Thermal Control The CPU Thermal Control has two settings Disabled and TM3 When the setting is changed to Disabled the CPU s built in thermal sensor will not function When the setting is changed to TM3 the thermal sensor will automatically adjust the CPU ratio and VCORE to prevent the CPU from overheating ...

Page 56: ...ter and slave SATA hard drive information screens Figure 46 Illustration of IDE 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 Primary IDE Master Slave sub screen Figure 47 Illustration of Primary IDE Master screen ...

Page 57: ...ws the specific addresses and IRQs of the onboard serial ports Figure 48 Illustration of SuperIO Configuration screen 6 5 3 1 Serial Ports 1 to 4 Port Address IRQ 1 3F8 3E8 2E8 4 2 2F8 3E8 2E8 4 3 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 2D0 2E0 4 4 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 2D0 2E0 4 Table 28 Serial port addresses and IRQs ...

Page 58: ...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 Figure 49 Illustration of Hardware Health Configuration screen ...

Page 59: ... selectable options 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 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...

Page 60: ...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 ...

Page 61: ...cted if the system is in S3 power saving mode S3 S4 S5 The S3 S4 S5 option enables any PS 2 mouse activity to be detected if the system is in S3 S4 S5 power saving mode Disabled The Disabled option disables the detection of all PS 2 mouse activity 6 5 6 7 Resume on Software RTC Alarm Resume on Software RTC Alarm should only be used if the FliteDeck 1 S5 resume function will be used on the system W...

Page 62: ...EPIA M860 User Manual 51 6 5 6 10 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 ...

Page 63: ...llustration of Spread Spectrum Configuration screen 6 5 7 1 Spread Spectrum Setting The Spread 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 ...

Page 64: ...5 8 3 Legacy USB Support The Legacy USB Support feature enables environments that do not have native USB support to use USB devices This feature has three options Auto The Auto option automatically disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected Enabled The Enabled option keeps the Legacy USB Support feature on at all times Disabled The Disabled option keeps the Legacy USB Support feature ...

Page 65: ...VT6130 LAN Control feature determines whether the onboard LAN controller will be used or not 6 5 9 2 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 will load a separate ROM for the LAN controller in order to support gigabit speeds in environments that do not natively support Gigabi...

Page 66: ...over handling resource conflicts caused by Plug and Play devices 6 6 3 PCI Latency Timer The PCI Latency Timer feature enables the user to specify the number of PCI bus cycles a connected PCI device can control before handing control of the PCI bus to the next PCI device waiting to use it Generally longer cycles increase PCI performance The available cycles range from 32 to 248 in increments of 32...

Page 67: ...for use by legacy devices The available sizes are 16k 32k and 64k This feature can also be disabled 6 6 10 HotPlug Reserve I O Port Size The HotPlug Reserve I P Port Size feature enables the user to set aside a specified portion of the I O port block for hot swappable or CardBus devices The available options range from 4k to 28k in increments of 4k There is also an Auto option for enabling the BIO...

Page 68: ...OST 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 7 1 3 AddOn ROM Display Mode The AddOn ROM Display Mode feature determines whether or not information from option ROMs is displayed during the boot sequence There are two options for this feature Force BIOS and Keep Current The Force BIOS option ensur...

Page 69: ...he 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 7 1 7 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 1 This feature has two options enabled and disabled Note If ...

Page 70: ...gs screen 6 8 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 ...

Page 71: ... 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 users to enter a password in order to access the BIOS Setup Utility Always The Always o...

Page 72: ...ed Chipset Settings screen 6 9 1 North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration The North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration screen contains three links to sub screens and one feature Figure 60 Illustration of North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration screen 6 9 1 1 DRAM Clock Timing Configuration The DRAM Clock Timing Configuration screen has one feature for controlling the system DRAM All other DRAM features are a...

Page 73: ... 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 6 9 1 2 AGP P2P Bridge Configuration The AGP P2P Bridge Configuration screen has one feature for establishing the order the BIOS takes when seeking a graphics adapter Figure 62 Illustration of AGP P2P Bridge Configuration screen 6 9 1 2 1 Primary Graphics Adapter The Primary ...

Page 74: ...2 512 MB 6 9 1 3 2 CPU Direct Access Frame Buffer The CPU Direct Access Frame Buffer feature enables the CPU to write to the portion of memory reserved for the integrated graphics controller This feature has two options enabled and disabled 6 9 1 3 3 Select Display Device 1 and 2 The Select Display Device feature enables the user to choose a specific display interface This feature has two options ...

Page 75: ...er in the chipset is on or off This feature has two options enabled or disabled 6 9 2 5 WATCHDOG Timer Enable The WATCHDOG Timer Enable feature unlocks three other features that enable the BIOS to monitor the state of the system This feature has two options enabled or disabled 6 9 2 6 WATCHDOG Timer RUN STOP The WATCHDOG Timer RUN STOP feature controls if the WATCHDOG timer is active or dormant Th...

Page 76: ...e PCI bus This feature has two options enabled and disabled 6 9 2 11 EuP ErP Lot6 Support The EuP ErP Lot6 Support feature enables the BIOS to reduce the power draw to less than 1W when the system is in standby mode This feature has two options enabled and disabled Note When EuP ErP Lot6 support is enabled the PCIe LAN remote wake up capability will be disabled ...

Page 77: ...ny changes The Esc hotkey can also be used to trigger this command 6 10 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 10 4 Load Optimal Defaults Load optimal default values for all the setup items The default optimized values are defined by the mainboard manufac...

Page 78: ...IA M860 mainboard 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 Visiting http www viatech com en for the latest updated drivers Installing a third party driver such as the ALSA driver from the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture project for integrated audio...

Page 79: ...nchmark was performed using PowerDVD 8 0 using the HDMI interface Power Plane Volts Amperes Watts 3 3V 3 231 1 016 3 283 5V 5 262 1 854 9 756 5VSB 4 875 0 424 2 067 12V 12 977 0 016 0 208 Total Power Consumption 15 314 A 1 2 Playing DVDs DC in This benchmark was performed using PowerDVD 8 0 using the HDMI interface Test results exclude SATA power Power Plane Volts Amperes Watts 3 3V 0 000 0 000 0 ...

Page 80: ...sumption 15 440 A 1 6 Copying files on a network DC in Test results exclude SATA power Power Plane Volts Amperes Watts 3 3V 0 000 0 000 0 000 5V 0 000 0 000 0 000 5VSB 0 000 0 000 0 000 12V 12 916 1 240 16 016 Total Power Consumption 16 016 A 1 7 Idle ATX Power Plane Volts Amperes Watts 3 3V 3 272 0 864 2 827 5V 5 312 1 055 5 604 5VSB 4 946 0 400 1 978 12V 13 003 0 010 0 130 Total Power Consumptio...

Page 81: ...Watts 3 3V 0 000 0 000 0 000 5V 0 000 0 000 0 000 5VSB 0 000 0 000 0 000 12V 12 906 1 360 17 552 Total Power Consumption 17 552 A 1 11 S3 ATX Power Plane Volts Amperes Watts 3 3V 0 000 0 000 0 000 5V 0 028 0 000 0 000 5VSB 5 081 0 324 1 646 12V 0 000 0 000 0 000 Total Power Consumption 1 646 A 1 12 S3 DC in Test results exclude SATA power Power Plane Volts Amperes Watts 3 3V 0 000 0 000 0 000 5V 0...

Page 82: ...01 B 1 PCIE 03 The PCIE 03 riser card has both a PCI slot and a PCIe x1 slot This card can only be used if the mainboard has a PCI slot properly aligned with a PCIe x1 slot Additionally the orientation of the PCIe x1 slot must be reversed so that the key notch is furthest away from the key notch on the PCI slot Figure 66 Installing the PCIE 03 riser card ...

Page 83: ...I slots on the riser card are only compatible with 5V PCI cards The EXT PCI 01 riser card must be correctly inserted into the mainboard s PCI slot otherwise it may be damaged when the system powers on Confirm the proper orientation of the key notch before powering the system Figure 67 Installing the EXT PCI 01 riser card ...

Page 84: ...05458I Neltron MMS 1XX 01 XX DV 2207S XXG 2207R XXG 2207SM XXG 45 F_PANEL 99G30 05009I Neltron SAMTEC SSW Series 2214S XXG 85 2214R XXG 85 FAN 99G30 020035 Neltron N A 2218H 03 N A Inverter 99G30 020537 ACES MOLEX 85206 0800 51021 00 LVDS 99G30 170152 ACES HRS 44002 4000 DF13 DS 1 258C USB 99G30 05072K Neltron 2214S XXG 85 2214R XXG 85 SAMTEC SSW Series Table 29 EPIA M860 mating connector vendor l...

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