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Chapter 1

AINBOARD

PECIFICATIONS

CPU

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VIA C3 / Eden EBGA Processor

Chipset

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VIA CN400 North Bridge

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VIA VT8237R-series South Bridge

Graphics

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Integrated UniChrome™ Pro AGP with MPEG-2 decoding

Audio

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VIA VT1617A 6-channel AC'97 Codec

Memory

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1 x DDR 400 / 333 / 266 DIMM socket (up to 1 GB)

Expansion Slot

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1 x PCI slot

IDE

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2 x UltraDMA 133/100 connectors, with Direct DOM Support

LAN

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VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY

IEEE 1394

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VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Fire Wire

TV-Out (optional)

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VIA VT1623 TV Encoder

Summary of Contents for EPIA-SP

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA SP Version 1 12 January 30 2012 ...

Page 2: ...x 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 document and to the products described in this document The information provided in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable as of the publication date of this document However VIA Tec...

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 case the user will be required to correct the interference at his personal expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the...

Page 4: ...s 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 service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work well or you cannot get it work according...

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: ...oard Jumpers 7 Chapter 2 9 Installation 9 CPU 10 Memory Module Installation 14 Connecting the Power Supply 17 Back Panel Ports 19 Connectors 23 Jumpers 38 Slots 41 Chapter 3 43 BIOS Setup 43 Entering Setup 44 Control Keys 45 Navigating the BIOS Menus 46 Getting Help 47 Main Menu 48 Standard CMOS Features 50 IDE Drives 51 Advanced BIOS Features 52 Hard Disk Boot Priority 55 Advanced Chipset Feature...

Page 7: ...s Activities 68 PNP PCI Configurations 69 IRQ Resources 71 PC Health Status 72 Frequency Voltage Control 73 Load Fail Safe Defaults 76 Load Optimized Defaults 77 Set Supervisor User Password 78 Save Exit Setup 80 Exit Without Saving 81 Chapter 4 83 Driver Installation 83 Driver Utilities 84 CD Content 86 ...

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Page 9: ...ustry 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 the Mini ITX occupy 66 of the size of FlexATX mainboard form factor The mainboard comes with an embedded VIA Processor boasting of ultra low power consumption cool and quite operation ...

Page 10: ...grated UniChrome Pro AGP with MPEG 2 decoding Audio VIA VT1617A 6 channel AC 97 Codec Memory 1 x DDR 400 333 266 DIMM socket up to 1 GB Expansion Slot 1 x PCI slot IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 connectors with Direct DOM Support LAN VIA VT6103 10 100 Base T Ethernet PHY IEEE 1394 VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Fire Wire TV Out optional VIA VT1623 TV Encoder ...

Page 11: ... IEEE 1394 pin header 1 x Serial port pin header for COM2 1 x VIP pin header 1 x Front Panel audio pin header Mic in and Line out 1 x CD audio in connector 1 x FIR pin header 1 x KBMS pin header KB MS or CIR 1 x LPT port pin header 1 x Wake On LAN connector 2 x Fan connectors CPU Fan and System Fan 1 x 12V power connector 1 x SMBus connector 1 x LVDS function to be supported w an additional daught...

Page 12: ...IDE2 J1 Top COM1 Bottom VGA port S Video port RCA Jack Top RJ45 port Bottom USB port Top Mouse Bottom Keyboard SPDIF_SEL1 CD_IN COM2 LPT F_AUDIO 1394_1 Line Out Line In Microphone LVDS SATA_2 SATA_1 SMBus FIR CLEAR_CMOS USB 5 6 VIP_2 BIOS Socket CMOS battery WOL SPDIF PCI Slot SYSFAN DIMM1 CPUFAN WP F_PANEL ...

Page 13: ...Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard VGA Out S Video RJ45 USB COM1 Line In Line Out Microphone RCA SPDIF ...

Page 14: ...2 COM1 Serial port 1 19 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse port 19 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 keyboard port 19 RCA SPDIF RCA port SPDIF or TV out 19 20 RJ45 RJ45 port 19 20 USB USB 2 0 ports 19 20 VGA VGA port 19 S Video S Video port 19 20 SLOTS Port Description Page DDR DIMM Memory module slot 14 16 PCI Expansion card slot 41 42 ...

Page 15: ...t panel connector 26 27 IDE 1 2 IDE drive connectors 23 24 KBMS Header Keyboard and Mouse connector 38 40 LPT Parallel port connector 28 29 LVDS LVDS connector 36 37 SATA1 and 2 Serial ATA 1 and 2 connectors 25 SMBus_Header SMBus connector 33 SYSFAN System fan connector 12 USB 3 4 5 6 7 8 Universal Serial Bus 2 0 connectors 3 4 5 6 7 8 30 VIP_2 VIP connector 35 WOL Wake On LAN connector 31 ONBOARD...

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Page 17: ...on 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 damage some components ...

Page 18: ...ncludes an embedded VIA C3 or Eden Processor The VIA C3 Processor provides ultra low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties The VIA C3 Processor requires heatsink and a CPU fan to provide sufficient cooling Ensure that the CPU fan is correctly installed as shown ...

Page 19: ...n Processor features a fanless design The VIA Eden Processor requires only a heatsink as shown Caution This mainboard is not designed to support overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended We do not guarantee the damage or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications ...

Page 20: ...onnecting 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 connected to GND The CPU system and power fan connectors have sensors to support fan monitoring except for 12V_CONN TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 12V_CONN CPUFAN SYSFAN 1 1 1 ...

Page 21: ...Installation 13 12V Power Connector This 12V power connector is used to provide additional 12V power to the rest of the system Pin Signal 1 12V 2 GND 12V_CONN 1 ...

Page 22: ...A SP Mini ITX mainboard provides one 184 pin DIMM slot for DDR400 333 266 SDRAM memory modules and supports the memory size up to 1GB DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures Locate the DIMM sockets in the motherboard DIMM1 TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R ...

Page 23: ...ressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated ...

Page 24: ...ilable DDR SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available DDR SDRAM configurations on the mainboard Slot Module Size Total DIMM 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 64MB 1GB Maximum supported system memory 64MB 1GB ...

Page 25: ...e power supply connector always make sure that all components are installed 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 Then push down the plug firmly into the connector TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R ATXPWR 1 ...

Page 26: ... 2 18 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 Power Supply On 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 Power Good 18 NC 9 5V Standby 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V ...

Page 27: ...M1 Line In Line Out Microphone RCA SPDIF Keyboard and Mouse The green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse The purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard VGA Out The 15 pin female VGA connector can be used to connect to any analog VGA monitor Serial port COM 1 This 9 pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices ...

Page 28: ...o a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub USB 2 0 ports 1and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices S Video port This port allows you to connect TV monitor or S video device to the mainboard SPDIF jack This jack connects to external audio output devices ...

Page 29: ... Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Bass Center Speaker Out Note The audio ports can be 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 connect the speakers to the 3 jack conn...

Page 30: ... 22 Shown below are the corresponding connections to setup the 6 channel system Jack 2 channel 6 channel Line out Line out Front Left Right Line in Line in Rear Left Right Microphone Microphone Center Sub woofer ...

Page 31: ...roller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 133 100 functions 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 drive TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R IDE1 IDE2 1 1 ...

Page 32: ...e mode Refer to the drive documentation supplied by the vendor for the jumper settings Both IDE1 and IDE2 have a 20th pin included The 20th pin was added to provide extra voltage to power 40 pin Disk on Modules DOM See voltage selector J1 on page 38 and 40 You must use IDE cables that do not block the 20th pin ...

Page 33: ...eration connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB s Ultra DMA TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R SATA_2 SATA_1 ...

Page 34: ...ect the power switch reset switch power LED HDD LED and the case speaker TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 1 F_PANEL Case Connector F_PANEL Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5VDUAL 2 5V 3 5VDUAL 4 HD_LED 5 PLED 6 PW_BN 7 5V 8 GND 9 NC 10 RST_SW 11 NC 12 GND 13 SPEAK 14 5V 15 Key 16 SLEEP_LED ...

Page 35: ...void rebooting the system if the HDD is still working Connect the reset switch from the system case to this pin Power LED PLED The LED will light when the system is on If the system is in S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state the LED will blink HDD LED HD_LED HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive Avoid turning the power off when the HDD LED still has a lit Connect the HD...

Page 36: ...sed to connect to an IrDA module The BIOS settings must be configured to activate the IR function Pin Signal Description 1 5V VCC 2 IRRX1 FIR SIR Data Receive 3 IRRX SIR Data Receive 4 GND Ground 5 IRTX FIR SIR Data Transmit TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 1 1 1 FIR LPT SPDIF ...

Page 37: ... Signal 1 5V 2 S PDIF 3 GND Parallel Port Connector LPT The mainboard provides a 25 pin header to be able to connect a 25 pin female external connector for LPT parallel port A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP modes Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 14 AUTO FEED 2 DATA0 15 ERR 3 DATA1 16 INIT 4 DATA2 17 SLIN 5...

Page 38: ...nect each 2 port USB cable into each pin headers These ports can be used to connect high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modem and the like TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 1 1 1 USB 3 4 USB 7 8 USB 5 6 USB connectors USB 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 USBVCC 2 USBVCC 3 USBD_T2 4 USBD_T3 5 USBD_T2 6 USBD_T3 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 GND ...

Page 39: ...stem when a signal is received through the network card Please note that the function of ACPI WOL may be disabled when users will unplug the power cord or turn off the power button manually TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 1 1 1 1 COM2 CD_IN WOL 1394 Wake On LAN connector WOL Pin Signal Description 1 5VDUAL VCC 2 GND Ground 3 WOL IN Wake on LAN Input ...

Page 40: ...urce such as a CD ROM Pin Signal 1 Left channel 2 GND 3 GND 4 Right channel FireWire IEEE1394 FireWire is a serial I O interface that provides you fast data transfer rates The mainboard has one FireWire pin header to provide PC connectivity for a wide range of devices including consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices Pin Signal Pin Signal ...

Page 41: ...MBus The pin header allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface Pin Signal 1 SMBCK 2 SMBDT 3 GND TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 1 1 F_AUDIO SMBus ...

Page 42: ...C Front panel microphone input 2 AGND Ground used by analog audio circuit 3 MIC_BIAS Microphone power 4 5V AUDIO VCC used by analog audio circuit 5 LINE_OUT_R Right channel audio signal 6 NEXT_R Right channel audio signal return 7 NC No connection 8 Key No pin 9 LINE_OUT_L Left channel audio signal 10 NEXT_L Left channel audio signal return Note If you don t want to connect to the front audio head...

Page 43: ...pin header allows you to use the capture function inside the North Bridge Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 CAPD0 3 CAPD7 4 CAPD4 5 CAPD6 6 CAPD5 7 GFPHS 8 CAPD2 9 CAPD1 10 CAPD3 11 GFPVS 12 CAPCLK 13 SMBDT 14 KEY 15 SMBCK 16 GND TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 1 VIP_2 ...

Page 44: ...s connector works as the interface to multi display devices An additional daughter card is required for a certain display support Daughter cards for LVDS and DVI are currently available respectively TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R LVDS ...

Page 45: ...17 19 GFPD0 20 GFPD2 21 GND 22 GND 23 GFPD4 24 GFPD18 25 GFPD8 26 GFPD19 27 GND 28 GND 29 GFPD5 30 GFPD21 31 GFPD9 32 GFPD20 33 GND 34 GND 35 GFPD10 36 GFPD22 37 GFPD13 38 GFPD23 39 GND 40 GND 41 ENPVDD 42 GFPVS 43 ENPVEE 44 GFPHS 45 FPBKLP 46 GFPDE 47 PWRGD_SB 48 TVBSCK_R 49 3 3V 50 TVBSDA_R Note ENPVDD Enable Panel VDD power ENVEE Enable panel VEE power GFPD Graphic Flat Panel Device signals ...

Page 46: ...nboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions This section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard functions using the jumpers TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R 1 RCA SPDIF 1 KBMS 1 CLEAR_CMOS 1 J1 1 WP ...

Page 47: ...e power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Caution Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLE...

Page 48: ...ther RCA Video or S PDIF as the enabled function on the dual purpose port For TV out composite function please short 1 2 For S PDIF function short 3 4 default 1 2 RCA Video 3 4 S PDIF Default 1 1 Voltage Selector J1 The 20th pin on both IDE connectors can provide either 3 3V or 5V to the IDE device Pin Signal 1 DOM_Power 2 5V 3 DOM_Power 4 3 3V BIOS Write Protection WP This jumper allows you to pr...

Page 49: ...t PCI The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card When adding or removing expansion card unplug first the power supply Read the documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are necessary TM C3 Processor CN400 VT8237R PCI Slot ...

Page 50: ...uest line are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI LAN IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A INT D pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT B INT C INT D INT A IEEE1394 INT B ...

Page 51: ...43 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions ...

Page 52: ... 44 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 try again ...

Page 53: ...o 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 Setup Menu F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the default CMOS value from Fail Safe default table only for Option Page Setup Menu F7 Load Optimized def...

Page 54: ...ontrol 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 menu is available see figure below Press Enter to display the sub menu To exit the sub menu press Esc ...

Page 55: ... 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 Esc to exit the help screen ...

Page 56: ...l 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 on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features Power ...

Page 57: ... 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 supervisor password Set User Password Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password Save Exit Setup Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup Exit Without Saving Discard all BIOS setting changes an...

Page 58: ...r None IDE Channel 1 Slave None 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 Month Date Year Time The time format is Hour Minute Second Halt On Sets the system s response to specific boot errors Below is a table that details the possible settings Setting Descri...

Page 59: ... 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 or system manufacturer Below is a table that details required hard drive information when using the Manual mode Setting Description IDE Channel The name of this match the name of the menu Settings None A...

Page 60: ...o Enabled Display Small Logo Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Processor Number Feature Enabled Virus Warning Setting Description Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection CPU Internal Cache Setting Description Enabled Turns on CPU internal cache Disabled Turns off ...

Page 61: ...Boot from 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 Setting Description Enabled Enable alternate boot device Disabled No alternate boot device allowed Boot Up NumLock Status Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on Setting Descriptio...

Page 62: ...50 500 750 1000 Security Option Selects whether the password is required every 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 computer is powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup Display Full Screen Logo Show full screen logo during BIOS boot...

Page 63: ...e F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 2 Pri Slave 3 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 4 Sec Slave 5 USB HDD0 6 USB HDD1 7 USB HDD2 8 Bootable Add In Cards 1 Pri Master ...

Page 64: ...wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU PCI Bus Control Press Enter TV_Connector CVBS 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 Display Card Priority This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Settings PCI Slot and AGP AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how m...

Page 65: ... LCD DVI DVI TV CRT DVI TV Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Settings NTSC PAL TV_Connector When setting this menu item be sure that the setting does not conflict with the TV Layout menu item Settings CVBS S Video 0 TV Layout Settings Composite S Video COMP S Video Panel Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being...

Page 66: ...revious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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 ...

Page 67: ...ROM Disabled OnChip USB Controller All Enabled OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled Onboard IDE Channel 1 Enabled Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Setting Description Enabled Activates each channel separately Disabled Deactivates IDE channels IDE Prefetc...

Page 68: ...vice is detected the onboard VIA AC 97 Audio Codec 97 controller will be enabled otherwise it is disabled Disable the controller if another controller card is being used to connect to an audio device Setting Description Auto Enables onboard controller if audio device is detected Disabled Turn off onboard controller to allow external controller VIA OnChip LAN Settings Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN B...

Page 69: ... EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Fast IR DMA 6 Fast IR IRQ 11 Onboard Fast IR Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Sets the base I O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial ports A and B Selecting Auto allows the BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Port Settings 1 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto 2 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ...

Page 70: ...r version of the protocol and is backwards compatible with most EPP devices If your EPP device does not work with the EPP 1 9 setting try changing the setting to EPP 1 7 Settings EPP 1 9 EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA ECP Extended Capabilities Port has two DMA 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 ch...

Page 71: ... 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 maintains all system contexts 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 syste...

Page 72: ...on the chassis 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 Resume Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resuming from S3 state This is only necessary for older VGA drivers Settings Auto Yes No AC Loss Auto restart The field defines how the system will resp...

Page 73: ...bled Wake On LAN Ring Connector Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Date of Month 0 Resume Time hh mm ss 0 0 0 LPT COM Event HDD Event LPT COM ON Peripherals Activities Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VGA Event Enables the power management unit to monitor VGA activities Settings Off On LPT COM Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor parallel port LPT and serial por...

Page 74: ...gs Disabled Enabled PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 Sets a Hot Key to restore the 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 Enables activity detected from USB devices to restore the system from a suspended state to an active state Settings Disable...

Page 75: ...spended state to an active state Settings Disabled Enabled RTC Alarm Resume 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 specifies the time for RTC Alarm Resume ...

Page 76: ...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 the enabled channels Settings Off On IRQ3 IRQ15 Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line These fields are only available if Primary INTR is on Settings Enabled Disabled Note IRQ In...

Page 77: ...hoenix 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 Installed Setting Description Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system No BIOS will initialize all th...

Page 78: ...e 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 Assign IRQ For VGA USB Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices Settings Disabled Enabled ...

Page 79: ...ed 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 assigned to PCI Device IRQ Resources Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Note The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 1...

Page 80: ...lue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Menu Level Item Help CPU Fan Speed 5VSB 5V PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Vcore 3 3V 12V System Fan Speed The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and fan speeds ...

Page 81: ...chronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency Settings 66 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz By SPD DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your system Changing the value from the factory setting is not recommended unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original modules Settings Manual By SPD SDRAM...

Page 82: ... 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 This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 2T 3T Active to Precharge Tras This field is for setting the length of time it a row stays active before precharging Longer values are safer but may not offer the best performance ...

Page 83: ...Settings 2T 3T Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves ...

Page 84: ...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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N This option is for restoring all the default fail safe BIOS settings These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with basic perf...

Page 85: ...lth 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 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N This option 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 opt...

Page 86: ...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 supervisor password is used the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed When a user password is used the BIOS Setup program can be accessed but the BIOS settings cannot b...

Page 87: ... 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 Features section for more details ...

Page 88: ...Chipset 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 Setup Exit Without Saving SAVE to CMOS EXIT Y N Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N Entering Y saves any changes made and exits the program Entering N will cancel the exit request ...

Page 89: ...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 Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Quit Without Saving Y N Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N Entering Y discards any changes made and exits the program Entering N will cancel the exit request ...

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Page 91: ...rief 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 correctly if the necessary drivers are already installed ...

Page 92: ...s 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 software are updated from time to time The latest updated versions are available at http www viaembedded com ...

Page 93: ...The 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 Start button and select Run Then type D Setup exe Note D might not be the drive letter of the CD ROM DVD ROM in your system ...

Page 94: ... 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 Power Management function VIA Graphics Driver Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip VIA Audio Driver Enhances the onboard VIA audio chip VIA USB 2 0 Driver Enhances VIA USB 2 0 ports VIA LAN Driver Enhances the onboard VIA LAN chi...

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