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Chapter 1

ACK

ANEL

ORTS

Port Description

Page

Audio Jacks

3 Audio ports (line-out, line-in and mic-in)

COM1

Serial port 1

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 mouse port

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 keyboard port

RJ45 RJ45

ports

USB

USB 2.0 ports

VGA VGA

port

LOTS

Port Description

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DDR2 DIMM

Memory module slot

PCI

Expansion card slot

Summary of Contents for EPIA-PN

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA PN Version 1 0 June 21 2006...

Page 2: ...operty 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 un...

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: ...i BOX CONTENTS One VIA Mini ITX mainboard One Quick Installation Guide One ATA 133 100 IDE ribbon cable One driver and utilities CD One IO bracket...

Page 6: ...r 2 8 Installation 8 CPU 9 Memory Module Installation 11 Connecting the Power Supply 12 Back Panel Ports 13 Connectors 16 Jumpers 24 Slots 26 Chapter 3 27 BIOS Setup 27 Entering Setup 28 Control Keys...

Page 7: ...ies 55 IRQs Activities 58 PNP PCI Configurations 59 IRQ Resources 61 PC Health Status 62 Frequency Voltage Control 63 Load Fail Safe Defaults 67 Load Optimized Defaults 68 Set Supervisor User Password...

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Page 9: ...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 generation of small ergonomic innovative and aff...

Page 10: ...channel AC 97 Codec Memory 1 x DDR2 533 400 DIMM slot up to 1 GB Expansion Slot 1 x PCI slot IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 connectors LAN VIA VT6103L 100 10 Base TX Ethernet PHY VIA VT6107 10 100 Mbps Fas...

Page 11: ...PC pin header 1 x LPT pin header 1 x LVDS TTL DVI an add on card is required 1 x P4_1 pin header and 1 x P4_2 pin header for CPU type selection 1 x S_LED1 pin header for SATA LED C4 function selection...

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

Page 13: ...Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT...

Page 14: ...o ports line out line in and mic in 15 COM1 Serial port 1 13 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse port 13 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 keyboard port 13 RJ45 RJ45 ports 14 USB USB 2 0 ports 14 VGA VGA port 13 SLOTS Port Descri...

Page 15: ...t connector 23 LVDS TTL DVI LVDS TTL DVI connector 21 22 SATA 1 2 Serial ATA 1 and 2 connectors 18 SIR Fast Infrared Radiation connector 19 SPDIF 1 SPDIF Out connector 18 SMBus SMBus connector 18 SYSF...

Page 16: ...n 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...

Page 17: ...Installation 9 CPU The VIA EPIA PN Mini ITX mainboard can support Intel Pentium M or Celeron M Processors These processors DO require a heatsink with fan to provide sufficient cooling...

Page 18: ...e aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Ground and should always be connected to GND FAN_MCM is a switch that is used by high quality fans to mon...

Page 19: ...IMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips...

Page 20: ...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 Th...

Page 21: ...Mouse The green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse The purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard Serial port COM 1 The green 9 pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices VGA Out Th...

Page 22: ...pter 2 14 RJ45 10 100 LAN and USB Ports The mainboard provides two standard RJ 45 and four USB 2 0 ports These ports allow connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub and USB 2 0 devi...

Page 23: ...switched to Smart 5 1 6 channel audio output You can enable the function by clicking the Vinyl Audio icon on your desktop after installing the audio driver After completing the previous installation...

Page 24: ...You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM and other devices 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...

Page 25: ...tch RST_SW 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 th...

Page 26: ...Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF bracket The S PDIF output provides digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder The feature is available only w...

Page 27: ...connect high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modem and the like Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USBD_T4 4 USBD_T5 5 USBD_T4 6 USBD_T5 7 GND 8...

Page 28: ...trol of audio devices By default the pins labeled LINE_OUT_R NEXT_R and the pins LINE_OUT_L NEXT_L are shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable...

Page 29: ...DVICLK 15 DVIVS 16 NC 17 DVIHS 18 NC 19 GND 20 GND 21 12V 22 5V 23 12V 24 5V 25 GND 26 GND 27 3 3V 28 GND 29 ENPVEE 30 GND 31 FPBKLP 32 ENPVDD 33 GFPD13 34 GFPDE 35 GND 36 GFPD17 37 GFPD23 38 GND 39...

Page 30: ...2 GND 3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA 5 EKBCLK 6 EKBDATA 7 MS_CLK 8 MS_DATA 9 EMSCLK 10 EMSDATA Note When the pin header is not in use please short pin 3 5 pin 4 6 pin 7 9 and pin 8 10 LPC Connector JLPC This pin...

Page 31: ...s a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP modes Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LP_STB 2 LP_AFD 3 LP_D0 4 LP_ERR 5 LP_D1 6 LP_INIT 7 LP_D2...

Page 32: ...while the system is on will damage the mainboard Setting 1 2 3 Clear CMOS setting OFF ON ON Keep CMOS setting ON ON OFF WARNING Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLEAR_CMOS1 jum...

Page 33: ...8V ON ON OFF Setting P4_1 P4_2 Intel Pentium M Celeron M ON OFF SATA LED C4 Function Select S_LED1 This jumper is for selecting between SATA LED and C4 function Setting shorting S_LED1 will enable SAT...

Page 34: ...r the expansion card if any changes to the system are necessary PCI PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the...

Page 35: ...27 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...

Page 36: ...28 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 37: ...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 Se...

Page 38: ...ntrol keys Up Down arrow keys to select any item 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 39: ...The 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...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...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 menu option to set the BIOS su...

Page 42: ...nnel 1 Slave Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 195584K Total Memory 196608K Standard CMOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 20 20 20 Date The date format is Day Mon...

Page 43: ...ble 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 hard disk vendor...

Page 44: ...ypematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled Display Small Logo Disabled Virus Warning Disabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 Display Full Screen Logo En...

Page 45: ...m network drive Disabled Disable the boot device sequence Boot Other Device Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot from the First Second Third Boot Device list S...

Page 46: ...y time the System boots or only when you enter Setup Setting Description Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS Setup System Password prompt appears every time when the comp...

Page 47: ...ed C7 M TM1 TM2 Working Temp 100 C7 M TM Overstress Temp C 125 ODCM Disabled ACPI C4 Function Disabled Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 die throtting Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio VID transition o Execu...

Page 48: ...40V 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 340V 1 356V 1 372V 1 388V...

Page 49: ...ings Min 0 Max 255 C7 M TM Overstress Temp C Key in a DEC number Settings Min 0 Max 255 ODCM Enables the ODCM On Demand Clock Modulation functionality Settings 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 62 5 75 0 87 5 Disab...

Page 50: ...oenix 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 Boo...

Page 51: ...ontrol CPU PCI Bus Control AGP Driving Control AGP Driving Value PCI Slot Press Enter Press Enter Auto DA Select Display Device Panel Type CRT 07 WARNING The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for...

Page 52: ...ting refers to the type of display being used with the system Settings CRT LCD CRT LCD DVI CRT DVI Panel Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Key...

Page 53: ...e 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 range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host...

Page 54: ...e or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor Settings Enabled Disabled AGP 3 0 Calibration Cycle Settings Enabled Disabled VGA Share Memory Size Settings Disabled 16M...

Page 55: ...evel Item Help By Auto VLink mode selection CPU PCI Bus Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VLink 8X Support Enabled DRDY_Timing Default V Link mode selection This menu item controls the data...

Page 56: ...ROM Disabled OnChip USB Controller All Enabled Enabled On OnChip EHCI Controller USB Emulation SATA Mode RAID Disabled Watch Dog Timer Select Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2 The integrated peripheral cont...

Page 57: ...detect whether an audio device is used If the device is detected the onboard VIA AC 97 Audio Codec 97 controller will be enabled otherwise it is disabled Disable the controller if another controller c...

Page 58: ...gs Enabled Disabled USB Emulation Set this field to choose the USB emulation When set to OFF do not support any USB device on DOS When set to KB MS support USB legacy keyboard and mouse no support USB...

Page 59: ...Mode Half Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 SPP Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 3 ECP Mode Use DMA Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Sets the base I O port address and IRQ for the o...

Page 60: ...g ECP EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously Settings SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP Normal EPP Mode Select EPP Enhanced Parallel Port comes in two modes 1...

Page 61: ...ory S1 S3 Depends on OS to select S1 or S3 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 62: ...is 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 button Run VGABIOS if S3 Resum...

Page 63: ...ed PS2MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 Disabled Disabled OFF Menu Level When Select Password Please press ENTER key to change Password Max 8 numbers PS2KB Wakeup Select When selectin...

Page 64: ...ded state to an active state Settings Disabled Enabled VGA Event Enables the power management unit to monitor VGA activities Settings Off On LPT COM Event Decide whether or not the power management un...

Page 65: ...bled Modem Ring Resume Enables any Ring In signals from the modem to restore the system from a suspended state to an active state Settings Disabled Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled time and o...

Page 66: ...Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled Primary INTR Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of...

Page 67: ...oenix AwardBIOS 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 Insta...

Page 68: ...all the Plug and Play compatible devices Setting Description Auto ESCD BIOS will automatically assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields Manual Unlocks IRQ Resources for manual configuration Assi...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...tus Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 3 3 V 5 V 12 V Vcore Shutdown Temperature 5VSB V SYSTEM Temp SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed CPU Temp Disabled VBAT V The PC Health Status displays the current...

Page 71: ...100MHz CPU Clock Ratio 6 X Spread Spectrum 0 25 DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency Settings By SPD 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz 20...

Page 72: ...Active Trp This field is for setting the length of time it takes to precharge a row in the memory module before the row becomes active Longer values are safer but may not offer the best performance T...

Page 73: ...Trptp Settings 2T 3T Write to Read CMD Twtr Settings 1T 2T 2T 3T Write Recovery Time Twr Settings 2T 3T 4T 5T DRAM Command Rate This field is for setting how fast the memory controller sends out comma...

Page 74: ...umber Settings Min 8 Max 50 Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses create EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function red...

Page 75: ...nced 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 P...

Page 76: ...h 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 Awar...

Page 77: ...S 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 su...

Page 78: ...when 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 Feature...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...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 Enhances the onbo...

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