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This chapter provides you with information about hardware
installation procedures. It is recommended to use a grounded wrist
strap before handling computer components. Static electricity may
damage some components.

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Summary of Contents for EPIA-N

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA N Version 1 04 November 11 2005...

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 this...

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: ...n card or module 9 All cautions and warnings 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 situation...

Page 5: ...BOX CONTENTS One VIA Nano ITX mainboard One Quick Installation Guide One ATA 66 100 133 IDE ribbon cable One PS2 cable One USB 2 0 4 port cable One ATX power cable adapter One driver and utilities CD...

Page 6: ...stallation 10 Connecting the Power Supply 11 Back Panel Ports 12 Connectors 14 Jumpers 20 Slots 21 BIOS Setup 22 Entering Setup 23 Control Keys 24 Navigating the BIOS Menus 25 Getting Help 26 Main Men...

Page 7: ...NP PCI Configurations 49 IRQ Resources 51 PC Health Status 52 Frequency Voltage Control 53 Load Fail Safe Defaults 56 Load Optimized Defaults 57 Set Supervisor User Password 58 Save Exit Setup 59 Exit...

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Page 9: ...ainboard is the smallest form factor available today Through a high level of integration the Nano ITX measures at only 50 of the size of a Mini ITX mainboard The mainboard comes with an embedded VIA L...

Page 10: ...MPEG 4 acceleration Audio VIA VT1617A 6 channel AC 97 codec Memory 1 x DDR 266 333 400 SODIMM socket up to 1 GB Expansion Slot 1 x Mini PCI slot IDE 1 x 40 pin UltraDMA 66 100 133 pin connector 1 x 44...

Page 11: ...pendix A Onboard I O Connectors 2 x USB pin headers for 4 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x LVDS DVI connector an add on card is required 1 x YPbPr pin header Component TV output connector 1 x VIP pin head...

Page 12: ...IDE1 SODIMM Luke CoreFusion Processor PWR JY3 Top RCA Jack Bottom S video Top VGA out Bottom Audio Jacks Top RJ45 Port Bottom USB Ports J2 JLVDS DVI LVDS_DVI CLEAR_CMOS FPNL Mini PCI on Bottom side o...

Page 13: ...Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT VGA out RCA out Line out Line in USB Microphone RJ45 S video...

Page 14: ...ORS Connector Description Page CPU FAN CPU fan connector 9 F_PANEL Case connectors 15 IDE 1 2 IDE drive 14 KB MS Keyboard or mouse connector 16 LVDS DVI LVDS connector 18 Nano ITX PWR Power cable conn...

Page 15: ...lation This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may dama...

Page 16: ...ded 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 CoreFusi...

Page 17: ...the wire to the connectors always be aware that the red wire should be connected to the 12V The black wire should be connected to GND FAN_MCM is a switch that is used by high quality fans to monitor t...

Page 18: ...sert the memory module into the slot at a 30 degree angle 30 degrees from the board It should lightly snap into place Push the module up against the board and release your finger when the clips lock t...

Page 19: ...ply connector always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused Nano ITX 12 Pin Power Connector To connect the ATX power supply make sure the power c...

Page 20: ...e in USB Microphone RJ45 S video VGA Out The 15 pin female VGA connector can be used to connect to any analog VGA monitor TV Out RCA Jack and S Video port The RCA jack can be used to connect to a TV s...

Page 21: ...ch as a CD player tape player etc The Mic jack is for connecting to a microphone See Appendix A for details on using the 6 channel audio mode Line Out Line In Microphone RJ45 10 100 NIC and USB Ports...

Page 22: ...system The primary hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 as the master drive Both IDE drives can connect to a master and a slave drive IDE1 1 If two drives are connected to a single cable the...

Page 23: ...f 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 Connect the reset switch from the system case to this p...

Page 24: ...8 Mouse_DATA 9 Keyboard_CLK 10 Mouse_CLK USB Headers JUSB1 and JUSB2 These pin connectors are used to connect to the 4 port USB2 0 cable JUSB1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 OC2 2 OC2 3 USBDT2 4 USBDT3 5 USB...

Page 25: ...AD2 8 LFRAME 9 SERIRQ 10 LAD3 11 LDRQ1 12 EXTSMI 13 5V 14 3 3V 15 5V 16 3 3V 17 IRTX 18 IRRX 19 GND 20 Key Serial ATA Connector SATA This connector is for SATA devices Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SATA Port1 Tr...

Page 26: ...ND 6 GND 7 3 3V 8 GND 9 ENPVEE 10 GND 11 ENBLT 12 ENPVDD 13 FPD13 14 FPDE 15 GND 16 FPD17 17 FPD23 18 GND 19 FPVS 20 FPHS 21 FPD2 22 5V 23 FPD11 24 FPD21 25 FPD7 26 FPD10 27 3 3V 28 FPD20 29 3 3V 30 K...

Page 27: ...gnal 1 Y G 2 GND JY3 Pin Signal 1 Pb B 2 GND Video Interface Port Header VIP This pin connector allows you to use the capture function inside the North Bridge Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 CA0PD0 3 CA...

Page 28: ...le the system is off Return the jumper to pins 2 and 3 afterwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard Setting 1 2 3 Clear CMOS setting ON ON OFF Keep CMOS setting OFF O...

Page 29: ...ards first unplug the power supply Read the documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are necessary PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line are hardware li...

Page 30: ...22 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...

Page 31: ...23 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 32: ...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 Set...

Page 33: ...igure below Press Enter to display the sub menu To exit the sub menu press Esc Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Manage...

Page 34: ...he 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 E...

Page 35: ...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 Chipset Features Use...

Page 36: ...enu 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 37: ...d Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 195584K Total Memory 196608K Standard CMOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Date The date format is Day Month Date Year Time The time format is Hour Min...

Page 38: ...he 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 sy...

Page 39: ...ate Chars Sec 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup MPS Version Control for OS 1 4 Display Full Screen Logo Enabled Display Small Logo Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Advanced BIOS Fea...

Page 40: ...nables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot from the First Second Third Boot Device list When set to Disabled no alternate boot devices are allowed Settings Enabled Di...

Page 41: ...etup When set to Setup a password prompt appears when BIOS Setup is launched When set to System a password prompt appears whenever the system is powered on as well as when the BIOS Setup is launched S...

Page 42: ...p Menu Level Use or to Item Help 1 Bootable Add in Cards Hard Disk Boot Priority Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to...

Page 43: ...e HDTV 720P HDTV Input Mode RGB Input WARNING The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions Do not change these settings unless you are familiar with the chipset Disp...

Page 44: ...eo COMP R G B COMP Y Cb Cr COMP SDTV R G B COMP SDTV Y Pb Pr COMPOSITE S Video R G B Y Cb Cr SDTV R G B SDTV Y Pb Pr S Video R G B S Video Y b Cr TV Type This setting refers to the native resolution o...

Page 45: ...r video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any trans...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...F7 Optimized Defaults Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help CVBS Composite Enabled S Video 0 Y C Enabled SDTV R G B Disabled SDTV Pr Y Pb Disabled R G B Disa...

Page 48: ...AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels When set to Enabled each channel is activated...

Page 49: ...etected Settings Auto Disabled VIA OnChip LAN Settings Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM When set to Enabled decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Settings Enabled Disabled...

Page 50: ...n Delay Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Serial Port Sets the base I O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial ports A and B Selecting Auto allows the BIOS to automatica...

Page 51: ...Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ACPI Suspend Type Setting 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...

Page 52: ...ription 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 button Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select whethe...

Page 53: ...S4 S5 Disabled PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 Disabled USB Resume Disabled PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled Modem Ring Resume Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Date of Month 0 Resume Time hh mm ss 0 0 0 HDD...

Page 54: ...system from the power saving 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...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled IRQ4 Reserved Enabled IRQs Activities Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary INTR Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from an...

Page 57: ...CMOS Setup Utility NOTE This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an experienced user PNP OS Installed When set t...

Page 58: ...atible devices When set to Auto ESCD the BIOS will automatically assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields When set to Manual all of the IRQ Resources become available for manual configuration Set...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help 3 3Vin V 5V 12V VBAT V Vcore V PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 5VSB V CPU FAN Speed The PC Health Status displ...

Page 61: ...he chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency Settings By SPD 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz 200 MHz DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on the mem...

Page 62: ...the row becomes active Longer values are safer but may not offer the best performance This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T Active to Precharge Tras This...

Page 63: ...ower settings Settings 2T Command 1T Command Spread Spectrum Range Settings 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates...

Page 64: ...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 N...

Page 65: ...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 N Phoenix A...

Page 66: ...es of passwords you can set A supervisor password and a user password When a supervisor password is used the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed When a user passwor...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...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 72: ...ines 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 Pow...

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