VIA Technologies EPIA-NR User Manual Download Page 1

User’s Manual 

EPIA-NR 

 

Version 1.0 

June 15, 2007 

 

Summary of Contents for EPIA-NR

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA NR Version 1 0 June 15 2007...

Page 2: ...property rights owned by Macrovision and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only...

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: ...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 situations aris...

Page 5: ...BOX CONTENTS One VIA Nano ITX Mainboard One VGA Ribbon Cable One ATA 133 100 IDE Ribbon Cable One Driver and Utilities CD One IO Bracket Two Screws for VGA Connector...

Page 6: ...er Supply 17 Back Panel Ports 18 Connectors 19 Jumpers 25 Slots 27 Chapter 3 28 BIOS Setup 28 Entering Setup 29 Control Keys 30 Navigating the BIOS Menus 31 Getting Help 32 Main Menu 33 Standard CMOS...

Page 7: ...ns 57 PC Health Status 59 Frequency Voltage Control 60 DRAM Clock Drive Control 61 Load Fail Safe Defaults 63 Load Optimized Defaults 64 Set Supervisor User Password 65 Save Exit Setup 67 Exit Without...

Page 8: ...wide total connectivity initiative The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small ergonomic innovative and affordable embedded systems Through a high level of integration th...

Page 9: ...D AGP graphics with MPEG 2 video decoding acceleration Audio VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio Codec Memory 1 x DDR2 533 SODIMM slot up to 1 GB Expansion Slot 1 x Mini PCI slot IDE 1 x UltraDMA 133 10...

Page 10: ...anel pin connector to support 2 single channel LVDS panels or 1 dual channel panel optional 1 x CF Compact Flash Type I connector shared with IDE master slave select by jumpers 1 x PS2 Mouse Keyboard...

Page 11: ...BIOS Setup MAINBOARD LAYOUT...

Page 12: ...Chapter 3 BACK PANEL LAYOUT...

Page 13: ...This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Electrostatic discharge ESD can d...

Page 14: ...Chapter 3 CPU The VIA EPIA NR Nano ITX mainboard includes an embedded VIA C7 V4 Bus Processor The VIA C7 V4 Bus Processor requires only a heatsink to provide sufficient cooling VIA C7 CPU CX700...

Page 15: ...nd maintain system cooling When connecting the wire to the connectors always be aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Ground and should always be...

Page 16: ...sizes up to 1GB Insert the SODIMM module at a 45 degree angle Push the SODIMM module back towards the board until the clips lock the module in place Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations Refer to the t...

Page 17: ...ll components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused Nano ITX 12 Pin Power Connector To connect the power supply make sure the power plug is inserted in the proper orientation...

Page 18: ...S The back panel has the following ports VGA Port The 15 pin female VGA connector can be used to connect to any analog VGA monitor RJ45 LAN Port The mainboard provides a standard RJ45 port for enablin...

Page 19: ...ode Refer to the drive documentation supplied by the vendor for the jumper settings Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE_RST 2 GND 3 PD_7 4 PD_8 5 PD_6 6 PD_9 7 PD_5 8 PD_10 9 PD_4 10 PD_11 11 PD_3 12 PD_12 13...

Page 20: ...USB Pin Connector USB The mainboard provides 1 USB pin connector that allows up to 6 USB 2 0 ports to be added This port can be used to connect high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD dig...

Page 21: ...The reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON OFF Avoid rebooting the system if the HDD is still working Connect the reset switch from the system case to this pin Pow...

Page 22: ...C 13 AGND 14 AGND KBMS Connector KB MS The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to attach a PS2 keyboard and mouse Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCCE 2 VCCE 3 NC 4 KEY 5 GND 6 GND 7 KB_DT 8 MS_DT 9 KB_CK 10...

Page 23: ...7 GND 8 GND 9 LD2C4 10 LD1C0 11 LD2C4 12 LD1C0 13 GND 14 GND 15 LD2C5 16 LD1C1 17 LD2C5 18 LD1C1 19 GND 20 GND 21 LD2C6 22 LD1C2 23 LD2C6 24 LD1C2 25 GND 26 GND 27 LCLK2 28 LCLK1 29 LCLK2 30 LCLK1 31...

Page 24: ...33_CLK 11 PCI_RST1 12 GND 13 LPC_AD0 14 SIO_48_CLK 15 LPC_AD2 16 LPC_FRAME 17 SERIRQ 18 LPC_AD3 19 LPC_DRQ0 20 EXTSMI 21 5V 22 3 3V 23 5V 24 3 3V 25 GND 26 GND 27 GND 28 Key System Management Bus Conn...

Page 25: ...while the system is off Return the jumper to pins 1 and 2 afterwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard Setting 1 2 3 Normal Operation ON ON OFF Clear CMOS setting OFF...

Page 26: ...N Panel Power Selector LPC The LPC connector contains the VCC selector jumper to determine the panel s signal voltage Setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 3V ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF 5V OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF...

Page 27: ...any changes to the system are necessary PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI LAN...

Page 28: ...CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...

Page 29: ...p 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 t...

Page 30: ...he 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 Setu...

Page 31: ...own Left Right arrow keys to select any item or sub menu Description of the selected highlighted category is displayed at the bottom of the screen An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub...

Page 32: ...e 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 Es...

Page 33: ...Safe Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set basic system configurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available o...

Page 34: ...erations Load Optimized 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 supe...

Page 35: ...Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360K Total Memory 16384K Standard CMOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 11 20 55 Video EGA VGA Date The date format is Day Month Date Year Tim...

Page 36: ...h the drive table The 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 har...

Page 37: ...Typematic Rate Chars Sec 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled Virus Warning Disabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 Video BIOS Shadow Enab...

Page 38: ...es the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot from the First Second Third Boot Device list Setting Description Enabled Enable alternate boot device Disabled No alternate boo...

Page 39: ...assword prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup APIC Mode Enables APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller functionality Settings Enab...

Page 40: ...Chapter 3 Summary Screen Show Show summary screen Settings Enabled Disabled...

Page 41: ...Prior to Thermal 16 Min TM2 Bus VID 0 X C7 NoExecute NX Disabled Deplay Prior to Thermal Settings 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min 32 Min Thermal Management This item sets CPU s thermal control rule to protect CPU...

Page 42: ...0 892V 0 908V 0 924V 0 940V 0 956V 0 972V 0 988V 1 004V 1 020V 1 036V 1 052V 1 068V 1 084V 1 100V 1 116V 1 132V 1 148V 1 164V 1 180V 1 196V 1 212V 1 228V 1 244V 1 260V 1 276V 1 292V 1 308V 1 324V 1 34...

Page 43: ...enix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Pri Slave Sec Master Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Sec Slave USBHDD0 USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Boot...

Page 44: ...Hole System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot Select Display Device Panel Type CRT 02 WARNING The Advanced Chipset Featu...

Page 45: ...s setting refers to the type of display being used with the system Settings CRT LCD CRT LCD Panel Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Key in a H...

Page 46: ...uffer VGA Share Memory Size 64M Enabled AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address ran...

Page 47: ...to enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Settings Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Settings Enabled...

Page 48: ...ve ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write CPU PCI Bus Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Delay Transaction Enabled DRDY_Timing Optimize PCI Master 0...

Page 49: ...ess Enter WatchDog support WatchDog Timer Select Enable Second WatchDog Count value Onboard Serial Port 1 0 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 USB Device Setting 2F8 IRQ3 Press Enter WatchDog support Sett...

Page 50: ...aults Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help VIA OnChip PCI Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Azalia HDA Controller Auto OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disable...

Page 51: ...uto mode Auto mode No Device No Device Auto mode Auto mode No Device No Device Auto mode Enable or Disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus USB 1 0 Controller Enable or dis...

Page 52: ...sabled USB Storage Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage Settings Enabled Disabled No Device Setting Description Auto mode According to contents of USB MSD decide boot up type...

Page 53: ...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 maintains all system contexts S3 STR S3 Suspend To RAM STR is a powe...

Page 54: ...7 9 10 11 Soft Off by PWRBTN Setting Description 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 butt...

Page 55: ...Select Any Key Any Botton Disabled Menu Level When Select Password Please press ENTER key to change Password Max 8 numbers PS2KB Wakeup Select When selecting Password press Enter to change password T...

Page 56: ...resume from a suspended state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings By OS Enabled Wake Up On LAN Ring Settings By OS Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled time and or date to a...

Page 57: ...e items Maximum ASPM supported L0s L1 Maximum Payload Size 4096 configure non boot devices NOTE This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the default settin...

Page 58: ...RQ Resources for manual configuration PCI VGA Palette Snoop Settings Disabled Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA USB Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices Settings Disabled Enabled Maximum ASPM supported Control...

Page 59: ...ect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 12V CPU Temp CPU Vcore 3 3V 5V The PC Health Status displays the current st...

Page 60: ...d Spread Spectrum 0 20 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Auto Detect PCI Clk Settings Disabled Enabled Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extr...

Page 61: ...2 5 4 Active to Precharge Tras 07T Read to Precharge Trtp 2T x RDSAIT selection 03 1T 2T DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency...

Page 62: ...D Trcd Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T REF to ACT REF Trfc Settings 8T 71T ACT 0 to ACT 1 TRRD Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T Read to Precharge Trtp Settings 2T 3T Write to Read CMD Twtr Settings 1T 2T 2T 3T Write Recover...

Page 63: ...ed 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 Pho...

Page 64: ...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 Phoenix Award...

Page 65: ...Setup is run This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration There are two types of passwords you can set A supervisor password and a user password When a supe...

Page 66: ...en a password is enabled the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of the system See Security Option in the Advanced BIOS Features...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...set 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 Exit...

Page 69: ...f 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 function...

Page 70: ...river Utilities CD contains the driver utilities and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard Note The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time The latest updated ver...

Page 71: ...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 the...

Page 72: ...ical 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 Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chi...

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