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N701 User’s Manual

Advanced BIOS Fea

Advanced BIOS Features

tures

Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot
sector protection.

Settings

Description

Enabled

Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection

Disabled

Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection

Note

Note::::
If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into
this area, BIOS will show a warning message on the screen and alarm
beep.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Settings

Description

Disabled

Turns off CPU L1 & L2 cache

Enabled

Turns on CPU L1 & L2 cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Summary of Contents for EPIA-N701

Page 1: ...EPIA EPIA EPIA EPIA N701 N701 N701 N701 ARTiGO A2000 Mainboard U U U USER SER SER SER S S S S M M M MANUAL ANUAL ANUAL ANUAL Version 1 01 December 4 2009...

Page 2: ...roduct specifications within this document are subject to change at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such change FCC FCC FCC FCC B Radio Frequency Interference St...

Page 3: ...ions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checke...

Page 4: ...n 9 Memory Slot DDR2 SODIMM SDRAM 9 DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures 9 Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations 10 Power Connectors 11 ATX 4 Pin Power Connector DC 12V 11 External CMOS Battery Con...

Page 5: ...s 31 Integrated Peripherals 31 Power Management Setup 31 PnP PCI Configurations 31 PC Health Status 32 Frequency Voltage Control 32 Load Optimized Defaults 32 Set Supervisor Password 32 Set User Passw...

Page 6: ...Cycle 44 VGA Share Memory Size 44 Direct Frame Buffer 44 CPU PCI Bus Control 45 PCI Master 0 WS Write 45 PCI Delay Transaction 45 VIA PWR Management 45 Integrated Peripherals 46 OnChip IDE Channel 1 4...

Page 7: ...Select 54 PS2MS Wakeup Key Select 54 PS2 Keyboard Power On 54 PS2 Mouse Power On 55 USB Resume from S3 55 Wakeup On GPI 55 PowerOn by PCI Card 55 RTC Alarm Resume 55 Date of Month 55 Resume Time hh mm...

Page 8: ...Save Exit Setup 64 Exit Without Saving 65 C C C C C C C C C C C Ch h h h h h h h h h h ha a a a a a a a a a a ap p p p p p p p p p p pt t t t t t t t t t t te e e e e e e e e e e er r r r r r r r r r...

Page 9: ...the Nano 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 gen...

Page 10: ...udio Codec Memory Memory Memory Memory 1 x DDR2 667 533 SODIMM slot up to 2 GB LAN LAN LAN LAN 1 x VIA VT6130 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Onboard I O Connectors Onboard I O Connectors Onbo...

Page 11: ...Systems Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows CE Microsoft Windows XPe Linux based operating systems System Monitoring and Manag System Monitoring...

Page 12: ...N701 User s Manual 4 4 4 4 Mainboard Mainboard Mainboard Mainboard Layout Layout Layout Layout Top View Bottom View...

Page 13: ...N701 User s Manual 5 5 5 5 Back Panel Layout Back Panel Layout Back Panel Layout Back Panel Layout...

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Page 15: ...T T T T T T T T T TE E E E E E E E E E E ER R R R R R R R R R R R 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 INSTALLATION This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures It is recommend...

Page 16: ...S_FAN System fan run on 12V and maintain system cooling When connecting the wire to the connectors always be aware that the red wire positive wire should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Grou...

Page 17: ...DDR2 667 533 SDRAM memory modules and supports memory sizes up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Locate the SODIMM slot in the mainboard Step 2 Step 2 Step 2...

Page 18: ...ions Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configurations on the mainboard Slot Slot Slot Slot Module Size Module Size Module Size Module Size Total Total Total Total SODIMM 64MB 128MB 256...

Page 19: ...aligned Then push down the plug firmly into the connector Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 DC_12V 4 DC_12V Note Note Note Note Before inserting the power supply connector alwa...

Page 20: ...es a standard RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet This port allows the connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub USB Ports Two standard USB 2 0 ports are provided on the back panel These ports a...

Page 21: ...300MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB s UltraDMA VGA Connector VGA This pin header connects to a VGA output cable Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin...

Page 22: ...ND USB Pin Connector USB 2 3 The mainboard provides one onboard USB pin header that enables up to two additional USB 2 0 ports Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Si Si Si Sign...

Page 23: ...T 8 MS_DT 9 KB_CK 10 MS_CK Note Note Note Note When the pin header is not in use Please short pin 3 5 pin 4 6 pin 7 9 and pin 8 10 SPI Serial Peripheral Interface JSPI This pin header is used to conne...

Page 24: ...ive LAN speed and HDD active LED indicators on front panel Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 RST_SW 2 GND 3 LAN_LED1 4 LAN_VDD33 5 LAN_LED2 6 LA...

Page 25: ...48_CLK 7 LPC_AD2 8 LPC_FRAME 9 SERIRQ 10 LPC_AD3 11 LPC_DRQ0 12 EXTSMI 13 5V 14 3 3V 15 5V 16 3 3V 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 Key System Management Bus SMBus This pin header allows you to connect SMBus S...

Page 26: ...he mainboard Caution Caution Caution Caution Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Avoid clearing...

Page 27: ...Select JAudio This jumper enables the pink audio jack on the back panel to switch between MIC in and Line in Setting Setting Setting Setting Jumper Pairs Jumper Pairs Jumper Pairs Jumper Pairs MIC in...

Page 28: ...ARTiGO A2000 mainboard EPIA N701 includes with two daughter cards NSD7200 A and NSD72000 B that support the connections to HDD SATA bay connector front panel USB port power button reset button and LE...

Page 29: ...N701 User s Manual 21 21 21 21 Power Cable Connection Note Note Note Note The power cable for daughter card NSD7200 A must be connected to the SYS_FAN connector of the mainboard...

Page 30: ...N701 User s Manual 22 22 22 22 NSD7200 NSD7200 NSD7200 NSD7200 B Card Layout B Card Layout B Card Layout B Card Layout...

Page 31: ...N701 User s Manual 23 23 23 23 Power Button Cable Connection USB Cable Connection...

Page 32: ...N701 User s Manual 24 24 24 24 LED and Reset Cable Connection...

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Page 34: ...C C CH H H H H H H H H H H HA A A A A A A A A A A AP P P P P P P P P P P PT T T T T T T T T T T TE E E E E E E E E E E ER R R R R R R R R R R R 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 BIOS SETUP This chapter gives a...

Page 35: ...the BIOS the BIOS the BIOS Setup Setup Setup Setup Menu Menu Menu Menu Power on the computer and press Delete Delete Delete Delete during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup men...

Page 36: ...the main menu from a submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric va...

Page 37: ...eft Left Left Left Right Right Right Right and Up Up Up Up Down Down Down Down arrow keys to select any item or sub menu Descriptions of the selected highlighted category are displayed at the bottom o...

Page 38: ...e BIOS setup program provides a General Help General Help General Help General Help screen You can display this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 F1 F1 F1 The help screen displays the keys...

Page 39: ...s 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 this menu to set chipset specific fea...

Page 40: ...Defaults Use this 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 Use...

Page 41: ...inute Second Video Settings EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Halt On Set the system s response to specific boot errors Below is a table that details the possible settings Settings Settings Settings Settings...

Page 42: ...N701 User s Manual 34 34 34 34 SATA SATA SATA SATA Drives Drives Drives Drives SATA Channel 0 SATA Channel 1...

Page 43: ...N701 User s Manual 35 35 35 35 Compact Flash Disk Compact Flash Disk Compact Flash Disk Compact Flash Disk...

Page 44: ...is a table that details required hard drive information when using the Manual Manual Manual Manual mode Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description SATA Channel...

Page 45: ...scription Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection Note Note Note Note If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write...

Page 46: ...USB FDD Boot from USB Floppy drive USB ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive USB CDROM Boot from USB CDROM Legacy LAN Boot from network drive Disabled Disable the boot device sequence Boot Other Device Enables...

Page 47: ...gs Settings Settings Description Description Description Description Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS Setup System Password prompt appears every time when the computer...

Page 48: ...N701 User s Manual 40 40 40 40 Summary Screen Show Show summary screen Settings Disabled Enabled...

Page 49: ...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 overheat Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Des...

Page 50: ...isk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the Hard Disk option is selected in the Firs...

Page 51: ...ution Caution Caution The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions Do not change these settings unless you are familiar with the chipset Memory Hole Settings Disable...

Page 52: ...ontrol Control Control AGP 3 0 Calibration Cycle Settings Disabled Enabled VGA Share Memory Size This setting allows you to select the amount of system memory that is allocated to the integrated graph...

Page 53: ...5 45 CPU PCI Bus Control CPU PCI Bus Control CPU PCI Bus Control CPU PCI Bus Control PCI Master 0 WS Write Settings Enabled Disabled PCI Delay Transaction Settings Disabled Enabled VIA PWR Management...

Page 54: ...pherals pherals pherals OnChip IDE Channel 1 Settings Disabled Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Settings Disabled Enabled SATA Controller Settings Disabled Enabled Azalia HDA Controller Settings Auto Disab...

Page 55: ...N701 User s Manual 47 47 47 47 Super IO Device Super IO Device Super IO Device Super IO Device Internal Serial Port 1 Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3...

Page 56: ...Chip IDE Device VIA OnChip IDE Device IDE Prefetch Mode Settings Disabled Enabled CF Card UDMA66 Settings Disabled Enabled IDE DMA Transfer Access Settings Disabled Enabled Compact Flash PIO Settings...

Page 57: ...hanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus Settings Disabled Enabled USB Operation Mode Auto decide USB device operation mode Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description...

Page 58: ...N701 User s Manual 50 50 50 50 USB Mouse Function Settings Disabled Enabled USB Storage Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage Settings Disabled Enabled...

Page 59: ...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 c...

Page 60: ...V H SYNC Blank DPMS Support Soft Off by PWRBTN This field configures the power button on the chassis Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description Delay 4 Sec Sys...

Page 61: ...N701 User s Manual 53 53 53 53 HPET Support Settings Disabled Enabled WDRT Support Settings Disabled Enabled...

Page 62: ...disabled while changing the password Settings Hot Key Password PS2KB Wakeup Key Select Sets a Hot Key to restore the system from the power saving mode to an active state Settings Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl...

Page 63: ...ystem or resume from a suspended state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings By OS Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Set a scheduled time and or date to automatically power on the system Se...

Page 64: ...ription Description Description Description No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialize...

Page 65: ...Some non standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly This field allows you to set whether MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not When enabled a PCI VGA can work with a MPEG I...

Page 66: ...58 58 PC Health Status PC Health Status PC Health Status PC Health Status The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages tem...

Page 67: ...ge Control DRAM Frequency Settings DDR2 400 DDR2 533 DDR 667 SPD DRAM Channel Mode Settings Channel A Channel A B Channel A C DDR CAS Latency Control Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T SPD DDR Burst Length Setti...

Page 68: ...pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses create EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses...

Page 69: ...n is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings The default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with optimized performance Entering Y Y Y Y and...

Page 70: ...sword Set Supervisor User Password Supervisor Password User Password This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup When a password has been set a password prompt will be displayed when...

Page 71: ...ress Enter The password typed now will clear any previously set password from CMOS memory The new password will need to be reentered to be confirmed To cancel the process press Esc To disable the pass...

Page 72: ...701 User s Manual 64 64 64 64 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Entering Y Y Y Y saves any changes made and exits the program Entering N N N N will cancel the exit reques...

Page 73: ...Manual 65 65 65 65 Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Entering Y Y Y Y discards any changes made and exits the program Entering N N N N will cancel the ex...

Page 74: ...E E E E E E ER R R R R R R R R R R R 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 DRIVER INSTALLATION This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application You must install the VIA chipset dri...

Page 75: ...iver Utilities CD that contains the drivers 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 Note No...

Page 76: ...VD ROM drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen If the CD does not run automatically click on the Start button and select Run Then type D Setup exe For Linu...

Page 77: ...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 VIA Graphics Driv...

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