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5.1.3.

Suggested keepout areas

The figure below shows the areas of the mainboard that is highly suggested to

leave unobstructed.

Figure

Figure 42

42: Suggested keepout areas

: Suggested keepout areas

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Page 1: ...1 14 06212013 165600 USER MANUAL EPIA M860 Mini ITX embedded board...

Page 2: ...cts described in this manual at any time without prior notice Regulatory Compliance FCC FCC FCC FCC A Radio Frequency Interference Statement A Radio Frequency Interference Statement A Radio Frequency...

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: ...60 M860 12 12 12 12E E E E ATX version ATX version ATX version ATX version 1 x EPIA M860 embedded board 1 x I O bracket 1 x SATA cable EPIA EPIA EPIA EPIA M860 M860 M860 M860 12 12 12 12PE PE PE PE DC...

Page 5: ...l I O Ports 9 2 1 1 HDMI Port 10 2 1 2 VGA Port 11 2 1 3 COM Port 12 2 1 4 USB Ports 12 2 1 5 Gigabit Ethernet Port 13 2 1 6 Audio Ports 13 2 1 7 DC in Jack 14 2 2 Onboard Connectors 15 2 2 1 ATX Powe...

Page 6: ...ling a Memory Module 36 4 1 2 Removing a Memory Module 37 4 2 Mini PCIe Slot 38 4 3 PCI Express Slot 39 4 4 PCI Slot 40 5 1 Installing into a Chassis 41 5 1 1 Suggested minimum chassis dimensions 41 5...

Page 7: ...6 6 8 DMA Channel 0 7 64 6 6 9 Reserved Memory Size 64 6 6 10 HotPlug Reserve I O Port Size 64 6 6 11 HotPlug Reserve Memory Size 65 6 6 12 HotPlug Reserve PFMemory Size 65 6 7 Boot Settings 66 6 7 1...

Page 8: ...ng DVDs ATX 83 A 1 2 Playing DVDs DC in 84 A 1 3 Playing MP3s ATX 84 A 1 4 Playing MP3s DC in 84 A 1 5 Copying files on a network ATX 85 A 1 6 Copying files on a network DC in 85 A 1 7 Idle ATX 85 A 1...

Page 9: ...ble 12 Front panel pin header pinout 19 Table 13 SMBus pin header pinout 20 Table 14 Thermal resistor pin header pinout 20 Table 15 Fan connector pinouts 21 Table 16 SATA connector pinouts 22 Table 17...

Page 10: ...diagram 13 Figure 11 Audio jack receptacle stack 13 Figure 12 DC in coaxial connector 14 Figure 13 ATX power connector 15 Figure 14 DC in power connector 16 Figure 15 SATA power connector 17 Figure 1...

Page 11: ...ion screen 51 Figure 49 Illustration of Hardware Health Configuration screen 52 Figure 50 Illustration of ACPI Configuration screen 53 Figure 51 Illustration of APM Configuration screen 54 Figure 52 I...

Page 12: ...M860 M860 M860 M860 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual xii Figure 65 Illustration of Exit Options screen 78 Figure 66 Installing the PCIE 03 riser card 89 Figure 67 Installing the EXT PC...

Page 13: ...MHz DDR3 DIMM slot that supports up to 4 GB The VIA EPIA M860 provides support for high fidelity audio with its included VIA VT1708S High Definition Audio codec In addition it supports two SATA 3Gb s...

Page 14: ...r can be purchased as an option with the DC in version The DC in version also has an onboard 4 pin power supply connector 1 1 4 Modular Expansion Options The VIA EPIA M860 ensures long term usability...

Page 15: ...Peripherals Peripherals Peripherals Peripherals Serial ATA Serial ATA Serial ATA Serial ATA 2 SATA connectors Supports up to 3 Gbps Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Onboard LAN VIA VT6130 PCIe Giga...

Page 16: ...udio port stack with Line in optional Line out MIC in BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS AMI BIOS 8Mbit SPI flash memory Supported Supported Supported Supported Operating System Operating System Operating System Ope...

Page 17: ...onditions Operating Temp Operating Temp Operating Temp Operating Temperature erature erature erature 0 C 60 C Operating Humidity Operating Humidity Operating Humidity Operating Humidity 0 95 relative...

Page 18: ...Manual User Manual User Manual 6 1 3 Layout Diagram Figure Figure Figure Figure 1 1 1 1 Layout diagram of Layout diagram of Layout diagram of Layout diagram of the the the the EPIA EPIA EPIA EPIA M86...

Page 19: ...nting holes and dimensions of Mounting holes and dimensions of the EPIA the EPIA the EPIA the EPIA M860 M860 M860 M860 mainboard mainboard mainboard mainboard Figure Figure Figure Figure 3 3 3 3 Exter...

Page 20: ...Manual User Manual 8 1 5 Height Distribution Figure Figure Figure Figure 4 4 4 4 Height distribution of Height distribution of Height distribution of Height distribution of the the the the EPIA EPIA E...

Page 21: ...O Interface I 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 Ext...

Page 22: ...gnal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 TMDS Data2 2 TMDS 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 TMD...

Page 23: ...ure 7 7 7 7 VGA port pinout diagram VGA port pinout diagram VGA port pinout diagram VGA port pinout diagram Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin...

Page 24: ...2 RxD 7 RTS 3 TxD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 GND Table Table Table Table 3 3 3 3 COM COM COM COM port port port port pinout pinout pinout pinout 2 1 4 USB Ports There are four integrated USB 2 0 ports separat...

Page 25: ...Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram 2 1 6 Audio Ports There are three audio jack receptacles integrated into a single stack on the I O coastline Each receptacle...

Page 26: ...rel Depth 8 80 mm Electrical Specifications Electrical Specifications Electrical Specifications Electrical Specifications Input Voltage 12 V Input Current 5 0 A max Table Table Table Table 7 7 7 7 DC...

Page 27: ...power connector ATX power connector ATX power connector ATX power connector Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Grou...

Page 28: ...r connector is shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 14 14 14 14 DC DC DC DC in power connector in power connector in power connector in power connector Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal P...

Page 29: ...f the SATA power connectors is shown below Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 5V 2 12V 3 Ground Table Table Table Table 10 10 10 10 SATA power connector pinout SATA power connector pinout S...

Page 30: ...is labeled as BAT2 If equipped the 2 prong cable CMOS battery connector will be labeled BAT1 Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 Ground 2 3V 31 Ground Table Table Table Table 11 11 11 11 CM...

Page 31: ...in header is shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 17 17 17 17 Front panel pin header block Front panel pin header block Front panel pin header block Front panel pin header block Pin Pin Pin Pin Sig...

Page 32: ...18 18 18 SMBus pin header SMBus pin header SMBus pin header SMBus pin header 2 2 7 Thermal Resistor Pin Header The thermal resistor pin header consists of three pins The pin header is labeled as J5 T...

Page 33: ...nnectors is shown below CPU fan CPU fan CPU fan CPU fan Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 F_IO2 2 F_PWM2 3 Ground System fan System fan System fan System fan Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal...

Page 34: ...SATA1 SATA1 SATA1 Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 Ground 2 STXP_1 3 STXN_1 4 Ground 5 SRXN_1 6 SRXP_1 7 SATA1_ 5V SATA2 SATA2 SATA2 SATA2 Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 Gr...

Page 35: ...rs USB pin headers USB pin headers USB pin headers USB_3 USB_3 USB_3 USB_3 USB_4 USB_4 USB_4 USB_4 Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin P...

Page 36: ...pin headers are shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 23 23 23 23 COM pin headers COM pin headers COM pin headers COM pin headers Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal...

Page 37: ...24 24 PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pi...

Page 38: ...in header is shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 25 25 25 25 Front audio pin header Front audio pin header Front audio pin header Front audio pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal...

Page 39: ...Figure Figure Figure Figure 26 26 26 26 Digial I O pin header Digial I O pin header Digial I O pin header Digial I O pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Sign...

Page 40: ...pin header is shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 27 27 27 27 SPI pin header SPI pin header SPI pin header SPI pin header P P P Pin in in in Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Sign...

Page 41: ...er settings are shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 28 28 28 28 AT ATX mode jumper AT ATX mode jumper AT ATX mode jumper AT ATX mode jumper Setting Setting Setting Setting Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1...

Page 42: ...age select jumper DOM voltage select jumper DOM voltage select jumper SATA1 Setting SATA1 Setting SATA1 Setting SATA1 Setting Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 5 Pin 5 Pin 5 Pin 5 DO...

Page 43: ...e Figure Figure Figure 30 30 30 30 CLEAR CMOS jumper CLEAR CMOS jumper CLEAR CMOS jumper CLEAR CMOS jumper Setting Setting Setting Setting Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 2 Pin 2 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 3 P...

Page 44: ...led 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 Setting Setting Setting Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 2 Pi...

Page 45: ...3 and COM4 Jumper settings for COM3 and COM4 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 t...

Page 46: ...EPIA EPIA EPIA EPIA M860 M860 M860 M860 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 34...

Page 47: ...n Slots Expansion Slots Expansion Slots 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 F...

Page 48: ...y 1 Installing memory 1 Installing memory 1 Installing memory 1 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Align the notch on the bottom of the DDR3 memory module with the notch wedge in the slot Step 3 Step 3 Step...

Page 49: ...oth sides of the memory slot Figure Figure Figure Figure 35 35 35 35 Removing memory 1 Removing memory 1 Removing memory 1 Removing memory 1 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Remove the memory module Figure...

Page 50: ...User Manual 38 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 Figure Figure Figu...

Page 51: ...the orientation of the slot a riser card module1 must be used See page 89 for details on how to install the riser card module The location of the PCI Express slot is shown below Figure Figure Figure...

Page 52: ...module 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 incl...

Page 53: ...y the chassis must meet the minimum height requirements for specified areas of the mainboard If a riser card module is being used the chassis will need to accommodate the additional space requirements...

Page 54: ...ffer should be at least 100 00 mm if a riser card module will be used 5 1 2 Suggested minimum chassis height The figure below shows the suggested minimum height requirements for the internal space of...

Page 55: ...ser Manual 43 5 1 3 Suggested keepout areas The figure below shows the areas of the mainboard that is highly suggested to leave unobstructed Figure Figure Figure Figure 42 42 42 42 Suggested keepout a...

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Page 57: ...ve up one row Down Down Down Down Move down one row Left Left Left Left Move to the left in the navigation bar Right Right Right Right Move to the right in the navigation bar Enter Enter Enter Enter A...

Page 58: ...n that is shown when the BIOS Setup Utility is launched This screen can be accessed by traversing the navigation bar to the Main label Figur Figur Figur Figure e e e 43 43 43 43 Illustration Illustrat...

Page 59: ...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 System Date This section shows the current syst...

Page 60: ...whead Figure Figure Figure Figure 44 44 44 44 Il Il Il Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen lustration of the Advanced Settings screen lustration of the Advanced Settings screen lustration of...

Page 61: ...ion screen Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen 6 5 1 1 6 5 1 1 6 5 1 1 6 5 1 1 CPU Thermal Control CP...

Page 62: ...en Illustration of IDE Configuration screen Illustration of IDE Configuration screen 6 5 2 1 6 5 2 1 6 5 2 1 6 5 2 1 Hard Disk Information Hard Disk Information Hard Disk Information Hard Disk Informa...

Page 63: ...ration screen Illustration of SuperIO Configuration screen Illustration of SuperIO Configuration screen 6 5 3 1 6 5 3 1 6 5 3 1 6 5 3 1 Serial Po Serial Po Serial Po Serial Ports 1 to 4 rts 1 to 4 rts...

Page 64: ...as no editable fields The system temperature is taken from an optional sensor that is connected to the J5 pin header Figure Figure Figure Figure 49 49 49 49 Illustration of Hardware Health Configurati...

Page 65: ...5 1 6 5 5 1 6 5 5 1 6 5 5 1 Suspend Suspend Suspend Suspend Mode Mode Mode Mode The Suspend Mode field has three selectable options S1 POS S1 POS S1 POS S1 POS S1 Power On Suspend POS is a low power...

Page 66: ...n of APM Configuration screen Illustration of APM Configuration screen 6 5 6 1 6 5 6 1 6 5 6 1 6 5 6 1 Power Button Mode Power Button Mode Power Button Mode Power Button Mode The Power Button Mode has...

Page 67: ...te The Last State option restores the system to its previous state when the power was interrupted 6 5 6 3 6 5 6 3 6 5 6 3 6 5 6 3 Resume on PS 2 KBC Resume on PS 2 KBC Resume on PS 2 KBC Resume on PS...

Page 68: ...ke Up Key Up Key Up Key Up Key feature is set to Specific Key This feature enables the user to specify a key sequence that must be entered in order to wake up the system The key sequence can consist o...

Page 69: ...the BIOS to automatically power on the system at a scheduled time When enabled the RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Date and System System System System Time Time Time Time featu...

Page 70: ...um Configuration screen Illustration of Spread Spectrum Configuration screen Illustration of Spread Spectrum Configuration screen 6 5 7 1 6 5 7 1 6 5 7 1 6 5 7 1 Spread Spectrum Setting Spread Spectru...

Page 71: ...Device feature enables support for USB 1 1 devices UHCI corresponds with the USB_1 stack UCHI2 corresponds with the USB_2 stack UCHI3 corresponds with the USB_3 pin header block UCHI4 corresponds wit...

Page 72: ...0 Controller Mo USB 2 0 Controller Mo USB 2 0 Controller Mo USB 2 0 Controller Mode de de de The USB 2 0 Controller Mode feature enables the user to set the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480Mbps or F...

Page 73: ...6 5 9 1 VT6130 LAN Control VT6130 LAN Control VT6130 LAN Control VT6130 LAN Control The VT6130 LAN Control feature determines whether the onboard LAN controller will be used or not 6 5 9 2 6 5 9 2 6 5...

Page 74: ...Settings screen nced PCI PnP Settings screen nced PCI PnP Settings screen nced PCI PnP Settings screen 6 6 1 Clear NVRAM The Clear NVRAM feature will erase all contents of the non volatile random acce...

Page 75: ...rom 32 to 248 in increments of 32 6 6 4 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA The Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA feature determines whether graphics cards on the PCI bus can access IRQs This feature has two options Yes Ye...

Page 76: ...els range from 0 to 7 However not all DMA Channels in the range are available DMA Channels 0 1 3 5 6 and 7 can be set as either Available or Reserved When set to Available any connected PCI or Plug an...

Page 77: ...he available options range from 8MB to 512MB There is also an Auto option for enabling the BIOS to dynamically choose the size to reserve 6 6 12 HotPlug Reserve PFMemory Size The HotPlug Reserve PFMem...

Page 78: ...ustration of Boot Settings screen Illustration of Boot Settings screen Illustration of Boot Settings screen Illustration of Boot Settings screen 6 7 1 Boot Settings Configuration The Boot Settings Con...

Page 79: ...eature Force BIOS and Keep Current The Force BIOS option ensures that all information from option ROMs is displayed 6 7 1 4 6 7 1 4 6 7 1 4 6 7 1 4 Bootup Num Bootup Num Bootup Num Bootup Num Lock Loc...

Page 80: ...7 6 7 1 7 Hit DEL Message Display Hit DEL Message Display Hit DEL Message Display Hit DEL Message Display This feature determines if the BIOS will display a POST message that informs the user how to...

Page 81: ...ttings screen Illustration of Security Settings screen Illustration of Security Settings screen 6 8 1 Change Supervisor Password This option is for setting a password for accessing the BIOS setup util...

Page 82: ...the system to stop booting If the user does not enter 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 of...

Page 83: ...d Chipset Settings screen Illustration of Advanced Chipset Settings screen Illustration of Advanced Chipset Settings screen Illustration of Advanced Chipset Settings screen 6 9 1 North Bridge VIA VX90...

Page 84: ...iguration screen Illustration of DRAM Frequency Timing Configuration screen Illustration of DRAM Frequency Timing Configuration screen 6 9 1 1 1 6 9 1 1 1 6 9 1 1 1 6 9 1 1 1 DRAM Clock DRAM Clock DRA...

Page 85: ...gure Figure Figure 62 62 62 62 Illustration of AGP P2P Bridge Configuration screen Illustration of AGP P2P Bridge Configuration screen Illustration of AGP P2P Bridge Configuration screen Illustration...

Page 86: ...serve for use by the integrated graphics controller The amount of memory that can be reserved ranges from 32 512 MB 6 9 1 3 2 6 9 1 3 2 6 9 1 3 2 6 9 1 3 2 CPU Direct Access Frame Buffer CPU Direct Ac...

Page 87: ...upport SATA Gen2 Support SATA Gen2 Support The SATA Gen2 Support feature enables to BIOS to determine whether SATA 3Gb s or 1 5Gb s specifications are followed This feature has two options enabled or...

Page 88: ...CHDOG Timer ACTION WATCHDOG Timer ACTION WATCHDOG Timer ACTION The WATCHDOG Timer ACTION feature determines the action the WATCHDOG timer should take if the timer counts down to zero This feature has...

Page 89: ...P ErP Lot6 Support EuP ErP Lot6 Support 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...

Page 90: ...tup Utility The F10 hotkey can also 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 th...

Page 91: ...EPIA EPIA EPIA EPIA M860 M860 M860 M860 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 79 environment for a basic system The F9 hotkey can also be used to trigger this command...

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Page 93: ...d website at www viaembedded com 7 2 Linux Driver Support The VIA EPIA M860 mainboard is highly compatible with many Linux distributions Support and drivers are provided through various methods includ...

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Page 95: ...cations A 1 EPIA M860 The tests were performed based on the following additional components Memory Memory Memory Memory Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz HDD HDD HDD HDD Hitachi HD721616PLA380 160GB SATA The D...

Page 96: ...1 1 370 17 702 Total Power Consumption 17 702 A 1 3 Playing MP3s ATX Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Volts Volts Volts Volts Amperes Amperes Amperes Amperes Watts Watts Watts Watts 3 3...

Page 97: ...6 Copying files on a network DC in Test results exclude SATA power Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Volts Volts Volts Volts Amperes Amperes Amperes Amperes Watts Watts Watts Watts 3 3V...

Page 98: ...93 A 1 9 CCWINSTONE2004 ATX Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Volts Volts Volts Volts Amperes Amperes Amperes Amperes Watts Watts Watts Watts 3 3V 3 203 0 877 2 809 5V 5 227 1 985 10 376...

Page 99: ...ts 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 Power Plane...

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Page 101: ...he EXT PCI 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...

Page 102: ...atible 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...

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