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Installation

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The VIA Eden Processor

Providing ultra-low power consumption and

advanced thermal dissipation properties, the

VIA Eden Processor features a fanless design.

The VIA Eden Processor requires only a

heatsink as shown.

Caution:

This motherboard is not designed to support overclocking. Any attempt to

operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not

guarantee the damages or risks caused by operation beyond product

specifications.

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Summary of Contents for EPIA-MII

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA MII Mini ITX Mainboard Version 1 61 September 25 2008...

Page 2: ...hat is protected by certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovisio...

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 1 x VIA Mainboard 1 x Quick Installation Guide 1 x Floppy Ribbon Cable 1 x ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x I O Bracket 1 x Driver Utilities CD...

Page 6: ...lation 12 Connecting the Power Supply 14 Back Panel Ports 15 Connectors 19 Jumpers 27 Slots 28 Chapter 3 29 BIOS Setup 29 Entering Setup 30 Control Keys 30 Getting Help 31 Main Menu 32 Standard CMOS F...

Page 7: ...iii Set Supervisor User Password 59 Save Exit Setup 61 Exit Without Saving 62 Chapter 4 63 Driver Installation 63 Driver Utilities 64 CD Content 65...

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Page 9: ...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...

Page 10: ...Bridge VT8235 South Bridge Memory 1 x DDR266 DIMM socket up to 1 GB Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Graphics Integrated VIA Castlerock AGP graphics Audio VT1616 six channel AC 97 Codec Onboard IEEE 1394 opti...

Page 11: ...x USB 2 0 1 1 connector USB 2 0 support included in South Bridge 1 x 1394 connector optional 1 x CD Audio in connector 1 x Front audio connector 1 x FIR connector 1 x KBMS connector 1 x Wake on LAN c...

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

Page 13: ...Specifications 5 Add On Module Placement of ADD On Module CLE266...

Page 14: ...us Slot PCMCIA Type II card slot CF Slot CF Slot COM 1 Serial port PS2 MS PS2 mouse port PS2 KB PS2 keyboard port RCA_JACK RCA Video or SPDIF jack RJ45 10 100 NIC port S Video S Video port USB 1 2 Uni...

Page 15: ...M2 Second serial port connector F_AUDIO Front audio connector F_PANEL Case connectors Fans CPU Fan System Fan Fan3 FDD Floppy disk drive connector FIR Infrared Radiation connector SMBus SMBus connecto...

Page 16: ...Chapter 1 8 This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 17: ...hile installing the mainboard carefully hold the components and closely follow the installation procedures Some components may be damaged if they are installed incorrectly It is recommended to use a g...

Page 18: ...s the Positive and should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND Both CPU and System fan connectors have sensors to detect fan speed CLE266 PWRFAN CPUFAN Senso...

Page 19: ...A Eden Processor features a fanless design The VIA Eden Processor requires only a heatsink as shown Caution This motherboard is not designed to support overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond produ...

Page 20: ...dures 1 Push the white retaining latches at either end of the DIMM slot outwards 2 Align the DDR SDRAM module with the corresponding notches on the DIMM slot The modules will only fit if placed in the...

Page 21: ...DDR SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available DDR SDRAM configurations on the mainboard Slot Module Size Total Memory DIMM Bank 0 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 64MB 1GB Maximum System...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...ws Pin Signal Description 1 Mouse DATA Mouse data 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 6 NC No connection Keyboard Port PS2_KB The mainboard provides a standard PS 2 keyb...

Page 24: ...tion 1 VCC 5V 2 DATA Negative data channel 3 DATA Positive data channel 4 GND Ground RJ45 10 100 NIC Port The mainboard provides one standard RJ 45 port for connection to the Local Area Network LAN Yo...

Page 25: ...directly to this port Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 R...

Page 26: ...hones The Line In jack is for connecting to an external audio device such as a CD player tape player etc The Mic jack is for connecting to a microphone Note The Audio ports can be switched to Smart 5...

Page 27: ...ard disk cable IDE1 Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive to Slave mode by...

Page 28: ...wer on or off Reset Switch RESET The Reset Switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON OFF Avoid rebooting while the HDD is working You can connect the Reset Switch from the s...

Page 29: ...ule You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to activate the IR function Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 IRRX2 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX Consumer Infrared Module PS2 Header KBMS When the leader is not in us...

Page 30: ...al 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB2 4 USB3 5 USB2 6 USB3 7 GND 8 GND 9 NC 10 GND Wake on LAN WOL This connector allows you to connect a network card with the Wake On LAN function The connector will power up the sys...

Page 31: ...Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate...

Page 32: ...ws you to connect a front audio panel to the mainboard Only the line out and microphone functions are available for use on the front panel To connect the front audio cable first remove the two red pla...

Page 33: ...SMBCK 5 SMBDT 6 GND LPT Pin Header LPT The mainboard provides a pin header to attach a parallel port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 2 AUTO FEED 3 DATA0 4 ERR 5 DATA1 6 INIT 7 DATA2 8 SLIN 9 DATA3 10...

Page 34: ...is added during the manufacturing process If you would like a mainboard with the LVDS connector please contact your vendor or sales contact for more information Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GFPDE 2 GFPD3 3...

Page 35: ...CMOS by shorting pins 1 and 2 while the system is off Then return it to the 2 3 pin position Shorting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard The default position of the jumper is...

Page 36: ...make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ abbreviation of interrupt request line and...

Page 37: ...29 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of each BIOS setup functions...

Page 38: ...ow Move to the item in the right side Enter Select the item Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrea...

Page 39: ...ght view appears on the left of certain fields this means a sub menu is available The sub menu contains additional options You can use control keys Up Down Arrow Keys to highlight the field and press...

Page 40: ...igurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system perfo...

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: ...A B Set the type of floppy drive installed Settings None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Halt On Determine the system behavior if an error is detected at boot Settings...

Page 43: ...ake sure the information is from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer IDE Primary Master The name of this menu item will match the name of the menu The settings are None Auto Manual Access Mod...

Page 44: ...essage display on screen Settings Disabled and Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Set the ECC Error Correcting Code feature for Level 2 cache Facilitates error detection correction when data passes thr...

Page 45: ...rive USB CDROM The system will boot from USB CDROM USB HDD The system will boot from USB HDD LAN The system will boot from network drive Disabled Disable this sequence Boot Other Device Enable the sys...

Page 46: ...delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins Settings 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option If you have set a password select whether the password is required every ti...

Page 47: ...to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Settings 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB AGP Mode Internal This mainbo...

Page 48: ...Enabled and Disabled Select Display Device This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system Settings CRT TV CRT TV LCD and CRT LCD TV Layout Settings Default COMP S Video S Video...

Page 49: ...sfer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Enabled enables IDE controller to use block mode Disabled allows the...

Page 50: ...udio device Settings Auto and Disabled VIA OnChip LAN This setting allows you to make VIA OnChip LAN enabled or disabled Settings Enabled and Disabled OnChip USB Controller Settings All Enabled and Al...

Page 51: ...Port Settings 1 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto 2 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Parallel Port This specifies the I O port address and IRQ of the onboard p...

Page 52: ...MA channels that it can use The default channel is 3 However some expansion cards may use channel 3 as well To solve this conflict change the ECP channel to 1 Select a DMA channel for the port Setting...

Page 53: ...xt 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 me...

Page 54: ...turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seconds Instant Off The power button functions as a normal power on off button Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resum...

Page 55: ...ne LPT COM and LPT COM HDD FDD Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor hard disks and floppy drives activities Settings Off and On PCI Master Event Decide whether or not t...

Page 56: ...whether or not any PCI card can power up the system or resume from suspend state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings Disabled and Enabled Wake On LAN Ring Connector Decide wheth...

Page 57: ...ctivity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes These fields are only available if Primary INTR is on Settings Enabled a...

Page 58: ...IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 95 or 98 98SE When set to No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Set to Yes the operating system is Plug...

Page 59: ...re all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Choose Auto ESCD if unsure the BIOS will automatically assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields Settings Auto ESCD and Manual Assign IRQ For V...

Page 60: ...nd you will enter the sub menu of the items IRQ Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ Settings PCI Device For Plug...

Page 61: ...This section shows the status of your CPU fan warning for overall system status The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltag...

Page 62: ...rom the factory setting is not recommended unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original modules Settings Manual and By SPD DRAM CAS Latency This item adjusts...

Page 63: ...ld is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 2T 3T Active to Precharge Tras This field controls the length of time it a row stays active before precharging Longer values are safer b...

Page 64: ...his field sets the CPU clock speed Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum func...

Page 65: ...BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe values These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a minimal and stable system When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appea...

Page 66: ...timized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for both optimized and stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimized Defaults a...

Page 67: ...d A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set...

Page 68: ...uld prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Features menu If the Security Option is set to S...

Page 69: ...e Setup menu you can select this option to save the changes and quit A message as below will appear on the screen Entering Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup changes to...

Page 70: ...quit the Setup menu you can select this option to abandon the changes A message as below will appear on the screen Entering Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to RTC...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...isit our website http www viaembedded com for the latest updated mainboard driver and utilities Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD just simply insert the CD into your local CD ROM o...

Page 73: ...outines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware providing fast graphical access IRQ Routing Miniport Driver sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence and VIA INF Driver enables the VIA...

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