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Chapter 3

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IRQ Resources

The items are adjustable only when 

Resources Controlled By

 is set to 

Manual

.  

Press 

Enter

 and you will enter the sub-menu of the items.

IRQ Resources list IRQ 4/5/7/9/12 for users to set each IRQ to a type 
depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings:

PCI Device

For Plug & Play compatible devices designed for PCI 

bus  architecture.

Reserved

The IRQ will be reserved for further request.

Summary of Contents for EPIA-TC

Page 1: ...User s Manual EPIA TC Mini ITX Mainboard P N 99 51 012821 12 Version 1 20 December 11 2004 ...

Page 2: ...IA has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the content of this manual However it is possible that it may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical or other errors Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice VIA will assume no liability for any inaccuracy found in this publication nor for damages direct indirect incidental conse...

Page 3: ...cy energy and if not installed and 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 own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible ...

Page 4: ...add on 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 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 n...

Page 5: ...v Box Contents 1 x VIA Mainboard 1 x User s Manual 1 x ATA 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x IDE Power Cable 1 x Driver Utilities CD ...

Page 6: ...s 2 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 Control Keys 3 2 Gettings Help 3 3 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features 3 11 Integrated Peripherals 3 13 Power Management Setup 3 17 PNP PCI Configurations 3 22 PC Health Status 3 25 Frequency Voltage Control 3 26 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 29 Load Optimized Defaults 3 30 Set Supervisor U...

Page 7: ...ligent 6 Channel Audio A 2 Appendix B Add on Modules B 1 CCM 01 B 2 LVDS 04 B 4 RGB 01 B 5 DVI 01 B 6 Appendix C Onboard Power Specifications C 1 DC to DC Specification C 2 Power Consumption Board Only C 3 Power Consumption With IDE C 4 ...

Page 8: ...ables the creation of an exciting new generation of small ergonomic innovative and affordable embedded systems Through high level of integration mini ITX only occupy 66 of the size of FlexATX mainboard form factor The mainboard comes with an embedded VIA Processor boasting ultra low power consumption and cool quiet operation This chapter includes the following sections Mainboard Specifications 1 2...

Page 9: ...ry Chipset VIA CLE266 North Bridge VT8235 South Bridge Memory 1 x 200 pin DDR266 SODIMM socket up to 1 GB Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Graphics Integrated VIA UniChrome AGP graphics Audio VT1612A two channel or VT1616 six channel AC 97 Codec LAN VIA VT6103 10 100 Base T Ethernet PHY IDE 2 X UltraDMA 66 100 133 Connector OnModule CardBus CF optional RICOH 476II ...

Page 10: ...onal Onboard I O Connectors 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 connector USB 2 0 support included in South Bridge 1 x Front audio connector 1 x KBMS connector 1 x Wake on LAN connector 2 x Fan connectors CPU Fan System Fan 1 x LVDS connector optional 1 x Serial port connector for second COM port 1 x LPT port connector 1 x 12V connector 1 x SPDIF connector 1 x I2 C Pin header BIOS Award BIOS on 2 4Mbit flash memory F...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 1 4 Mainboard Layout Back Panel PS2_MS PS2_KB VGA Out RJ45 USB COM1 Line In Line Out Microphone DC in ...

Page 12: ...hone 2 9 COM 1 Serial port 2 8 DC in Power Jack DC Power input 2 6 PS2 KB PS2 keyboard port 2 7 PS2 MS PS2 mouse port 2 7 RJ45 10 100 NIC port 2 8 USB 1 2 Universal Serial Bus ports 1 2 2 8 VGA Out VGA out port 2 8 Slot Description Page PCI Expansion card slot 2 18 DDR_SODIMM 1 Memory module slot 2 4 ...

Page 13: ...ctor 2 14 F_PANEL Case connectors 2 11 Fans CPU Fan System Fan 2 2 I2 C Header I2 C header 2 14 IDE_POWER IDE power connector 2 6 IDE 1 2 IDE hard disk drive connectors 2 10 J1 IDE 20th pin voltage selector 2 17 KBMS CIR PS2 EXT_KBMS connector 2 12 LPT LPT port connector 2 16 LVDS optional LVDS connector 2 15 SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface 2 16 USB 3 4 USB 5 6 Universal Serial Bus connector ...

Page 14: ...rocedures Some components may be damaged if they are installed incorrectly It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity can damage some components This chapter includes the following sections CPU 2 2 Memory Module Installation 2 4 Connecting the Power Supply 2 6 Back Panel Ports 2 7 Connectors 2 10 Jumpers 2 17 Slots 2 18 Chapter 2 ...

Page 15: ... wire is the Positive and should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND Both CPU and System fan connectors have sensors to detect fan speed The VIA C3TM E Series Processor With low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties the embedded VIA C3TM E Series requires only a small fan to guarantee performance and reliability Ensure that the CP...

Page 16: ...IA Eden Processor features a fanless design The VIA Eden Processor requires only a heatsink as shown Warning This motherboard is not designed to support overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended We do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by operation beyond product specifications ...

Page 17: ...dules DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures 1 Make sure the notch is on the proper side 2 Insert the memory module into the slot at a 30 degree angle 30 degrees from the board You should feel it lightly snap into place 3 Push the module up against the board and release your finger when the clips lock the module Memory slot located on the bottom side of the board ...

Page 18: ...e DDR SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available configurations on the mainboard Slot Memory Module Total Memory SODIMM Bank 0 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 64 MB 1 GB Maximum System Memory Supported 64 MB 1 GB ...

Page 19: ...lways make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused Disk Drive Power IDE_POWER The mainboard provides a special power connector for the IDE devices connected to the IDE slots There is a maximum of 60 watts available IMPORTANT Please refer to Appendix C for the onboard power specifications Insert AC adapter IDE_POWER ...

Page 20: ...dard PS 2 keyboard connector for attaching a PS 2 keyboard You can plug a PS 2 keyboard directly into this connector Pin Signal Description 1 Mouse DATA Mouse data 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 6 NC No connection Pin Signal Description 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard data 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection 1 3 5...

Page 21: ...LAN You can connect a network cable to the LAN port Serial Ports COM1 The mainboard offers one 9 pin male Serial Port connectors COM1 You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to these ports Pin Signal Description 1 VCC 5V 2 DATA Negative Data Channel 3 DATA Positive Data Channel 4 GND Ground Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT...

Page 22: ...r headphones The Line In jack is for connecting to an external audio device such as a CD player tape player etc The Mic jack is for connecting to a microphone If the mainboard is equipped with the VT1616 audio chip then the board also capable of six channel audio See Appendix A Smart 5 1 Line In Line Out Microphone ...

Page 23: ...e 2 6 The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 Master and Slave drives can be connected to both IDE connectors You must configure the drives to the desired mode by setting the jumper accordingly If you install two hard disks on a single cable you must set the jumper on the second hard disk drive to slave mode Please refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendor f...

Page 24: ...rom the system case to this pin Power LED PWR LED The LED is lit when the system is power on If the system is in S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state the LED will blink HDD LED HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive Avoid turning the power off while HDD LED is lit Connect the HDD LED from the system case to this pin SLP_LED The SLP_LED is lit when the system is in the S1...

Page 25: ... 4 USB 5 6 The mainboard provides 2 USB pin headers allowing up to 4 additional USB ports Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 GND 3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA 5 EXT_KBCLK 6 EXT_KBDATA 7 MS_CLK 8 MS_DATA 9 EXT_MSCLK 10 EXT_MSDATA Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB 0 4 USB 1 5 USB 0 6 USB 1 7 GND 8 GND 9 NC 10 GND 1 2 10 9 CIR EXT KBMS USB 3 4 USB 5 6 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 9 ...

Page 26: ...function of ACPI WOL may be disabled when users unplug the power cord or turn off the power button manually COM2 The Second Serial Port COM2 is a pin header for second serial port Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI...

Page 27: ...e available for use on the front panel To connect the front audio cable first remove the two red plastic jumpers I2 C Connector I2 C_HEADER This is for connecting an I2C device Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 FRN_MIC 2 AGND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 5V 5 LINE_OUT_R 6 NEXT_R 7 NC 8 Blank 9 LINE_OUT_L 10 NEXT_L Pin Signal 1 SMBCLK 2 SMBDT 3 GND F_AUDIO 1 2 10 9 I2 C_HEADER 1 2 3 ...

Page 28: ...r 12V_CONN This connector is reserved to power add on cards such as LVDS 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 be connected to GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GFPDE 2 GFPD3 3 GFPD0 4 GFPD4 5 GFPD1 6 GFPD5 7 GFPD2 8 GFPCLK 9 GFPHS 10 GFPD6 11 GFPVS 12 GFPD7 13 GFPD11 14 GFPD8 15...

Page 29: ...o external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder The feature is available only with stereo system which has digital output function Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 2 AUTO FEED 3 DATA0 4 ERR 5 DATA1 6 INIT 7 DATA2 8 SLIN 9 DATA3 10 GND 11 DATA4 12 GND 13 DATA5 14 GND 15 DATA6 16 GND 17 DATA7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SELECT 26 NC 1 LPT 2 25 26...

Page 30: ... 5 years If you want to clear the system configuration data from the CMOS RAM use the CLEAR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper You can clear the CMOS by shorting pins 1 and 2 while the system is off Then return it to the 2 3 pin position Shorting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard The default position of the jumper is on pins 2 and 3 Voltage Selector J1 The 20th pin on both IDE connec...

Page 31: ...make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ 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 WARNING The PCI slot does not support any PCI card requiring 12V Ord...

Page 32: ... The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features 3 11 Integrated Peripherals 3 13 Power Management Setup 3 17 PNP PCI Configurations 3 22 PC Health Status 3 25 Frequency Voltage Control 3 26 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 29 Load Optimized Defaults 3 30 Set Supervisor User Password 3 31 Save Exit Setup 3 33 Exit Without Saving 3 34 Chapter 3 ...

Page 33: ...e item in the right side Enter Select the item Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to 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...

Page 34: ...in fields this means a sub menu is available The sub menu contains additional options You can use control keys Up Down Arrow Keys to highlight the field and press Enter to enter the sub menu To return from the sub menu press Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 The help screen displays the keys f...

Page 35: ...S 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 Management Setup Use this menu to set onboard power management functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI conf...

Page 36: ... 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 Abandon all BIOS setting changes an...

Page 37: ... Jan to Dec Date the date from 1 to 31 Year the year range from 1999 to 2098 Time The time format is Hour Minute Second Halt On Determine the system behaviour if an error is detected at boot Settings are All Errors System halts when any error is detected No Errors System does not halt for any error All But Keyboard System halts for all non key errors ...

Page 38: ...ure the information provided is from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer IDE Primary Master The name of this menu item will match the name of the menu The settings are None Auto Manual Access Mode The settings are CHS LBA Large Auto Capacity The formatted size of the storage device Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Cylinder locati...

Page 39: ...message display on screen Settings Disabled and Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Set the ECC Error Correcting Code feature for Level 2 cache Facilitates error detection correction when data passes through Level 2 cache Settings Enabled and Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Shorten Power On Self Test POST cycle and enable shorter bootup time Allow BIOS to skip some check items during POST Settings...

Page 40: ...elevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When Enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay Settings Enabled and Disabled LS120 The system will boot from LS 120 drive HDD 0 The system will boot from first HDD SCSI The system will boot from SCSI CD ROM The system will boot from CD ROM HDD 1 The system will boot from second HDD HDD 2 The ...

Page 41: ...urity Option If you have set a password select whether the password is required every time the System boots or only when you enter Setup Settings are described below Display Full Screen Logo Show full screen logo during BIOS bootup process Settings Enabled and Disabled Show Summary Information Settings Enabled and Disabled Display Small Logo Show small energy star logo during BIOS bootup process S...

Page 42: ...ed to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Settings 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB AGP Mode Internal This mainboard supports the AGP 4x interface When the AGP 4x video card is used it can transfer video data at 1066MB s AGP 4x is backward compatible leave the default 4x mode on if unsure When set to 1x mode t...

Page 43: ...d CPU must wait after each write cycle until PCI bus signals that it is ready to receive more data Settings Enabled and Disabled Select Display Device This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system Settings CRT LCD CRT LCD DVI and CRT DVI Panel Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Settings 1600x1200 1400 1050 1280 1024 1...

Page 44: ...ansfer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Enabled enables IDE controller to use block mode Disabled allows the controller to use standard mode Settings Enabled and Disabled Display Card Priority This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Settings PCI Slot and AGP Frame Buffer Size...

Page 45: ...other controller cards to connect to an audio device Settings Auto and Disabled VIA OnChip LAN This setting allows you to make VIA OnChip LAN enabled or disabled Settings Enabled and Disabled OnChip USB Controller Settings All Enabled and All Disabled USB Keyboard Support Enable USB Keyboard Support for DOS and Windows Settings Enabled and Disabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM Enable Onboard Lan Boot ROM ...

Page 46: ...e onboard parallel port Settings Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Set the parallel port mode To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port choose SPP To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode choose EPP By choosing ECP the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode Choosing ECP EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP an...

Page 47: ...s 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 channel to 1 Select a DMA channel for the port Settings 1 3 ...

Page 48: ...D after hard disk inactivity Settings Disabled and 1 15 minutes 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 context 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 system context is saved ...

Page 49: ...e This is only necessary for older VGA drivers select Auto if in doubt Settings Auto Yes and No AC Loss Auto restart The field defines how the system will act after an AC power loss during system operation Off will keep the system in an off stat until the power button is pressed When set to On the system will restart when the power is back Former Sts will restore the system to its previous state S...

Page 50: ...ettings None LPT COM and LPT COM HDD Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor hard disk drive activities Settings Off and On PCI Master Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor PCI master activities Settings Off and On PS2KB Wakeup Select When select Password please press Page Up or Page Down key to change Password 8 characters maximum Please...

Page 51: ...de whether or not any PCI card can power up the system or resume from suspend state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings Disabled and Enabled Wake On LAN Ring Connector Decide whether or not any Ring In signals from the modem can wake up the system or resume from suspend state Settings Disabled and Enabled RTC Alarm Resume The field is used to enable or disable the feature of ...

Page 52: ... activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes These fields are only available if Primary INTR is on Settings Enabled and Disabled Note IRQ Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to I O devices When an I O device needs to gain attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occ...

Page 53: ...No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Set to Yes the operating system is Plug Play capable Settings No and Yes Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not bo...

Page 54: ...BIOS Setup 3 23 Assign IRQ For VGA USB Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices Settings Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 55: ...ss Enter and you will enter the sub menu of the items IRQ Resources list IRQ 4 5 7 9 12 for users to set each IRQ to a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ Settings PCI Device For Plug Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request ...

Page 56: ...us This section shows the status of your CPU fan warning for overall system status 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 57: ... from the factory setting is not recommended unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original modules Settings Manual and By SPD DRAM CAS Latency This item adjusts the speed it takes for the memory module to complete a command Generally a lower setting will improve the performance of your system However if your system becomes less stable you should change it ...

Page 58: ... field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 2T 3T Active to Precharge Tras This field controls the length of time a row stays active before precharging Longer values are safer buy may not offer the best performance This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings 5T 6T Active to CMD Trcd This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual S...

Page 59: ... This field sets the CPU clock speed 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 60: ...e BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe values These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a minimal and stable system When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Entering Y loads the default BIOS values that provide a minimal and stable system configuration ...

Page 61: ...Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for both optimized and stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Entering Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal and stable system performance ...

Page 62: ...ord A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration There are two types of passwords you can s...

Page 63: ...would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Features menu If the Security Option is set to System the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup password prompt only occurs when trying to enter Setup ...

Page 64: ...the Setup menu you can select this option to save the changes and quit A message as below will appear on the screen Entering Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup changes to RTC CMOS Entering N will return to the Setup Utility ...

Page 65: ...o quit the Setup menu you can select this option to abandon the changes A message as below will appear on the screen Entering Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to RTC CMOS Entering N will return to the Setup Utility ...

Page 66: ...pplications You must install 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 This chapter includes the following sections Driver Utilities 4 2 CD Content 4 3 Chapter 4 ...

Page 67: ...it http www viaembedded com for the latest updated mainboard driver and utilities Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD just simply insert the CD into your local CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The CD should run automatically when you close your CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on your desktop If the CD does not run automatically you ...

Page 68: ...ility AGP VxD Driver provides service routines 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 Power Management function VIA VGA Driver Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip VIA Audio Driver Enhances the onboard VIA audio chip VIA LAN Driver Enhances the o...

Page 69: ...s chapter gives you brief description of how Smart 5 1 is enabled if your board is equipped with the VT1616 six channel AC 97 codec This chapter includes the following sections Intelligent 6 Channel Audio A 2 Appendix A ...

Page 70: ... line in and microphone jacks as output jacks For it to work properly both the OS and the software applica tion used need to support 6 channel audio Win98 supports 4 channel only Please follow the example A and B to enable the Smart 5 1 funtion and the examples are based on Windows XP Start the settings in Control Panel of your computer Example A 1 Double click Sounds and Audio Devices icon in Con...

Page 71: ...rt 5 1 A 3 2 The panel of Sounds and Audio Devices Properties appears and select Audio tab Then press Advanced as shown in the picture 3 Choose 5 1 surround sound speakers to support the 6 channel function ...

Page 72: ...ounds and Audio Devices icon in Control Panel and then select Audio tab on the panel as shown below Press Volume button in the Sound playback column 2 Front Speaker panel appears and then select Options menu to check the item Advanced Controls ...

Page 73: ...Smart 5 1 A 5 3 Then Front Speaker panel displays Advanced button and press it 4 Check the item Smart5 1 Enable in the panel below ...

Page 74: ... to install software for playing DVD Currently the two main DVD playing applications are WIN DVD v4 0 and Power DVD XP v4 0 Both of them are able to support 5 1 channel Please follow the instructions below to do the proper settings for Smart 5 1 WIN DVD v4 0 1 Open the application and click on the right arrow icon shown as the pic ture below Then select Audio Effect PS2_MS PS2_KB VGA Out RJ45 USB ...

Page 75: ...below 3 The Setup panel appears and select Audio tab Then choose the item 6 Channel 5 1 Home Theater in the column of Audio Speaker Con figuration Finally users can click Test button to verify the channel output You will hear sound of flowing water from different speakers if each setup has been completed successfully ...

Page 76: ...guration icon shown as the picture below 2 The panel of Configuration appears and select Audio tab Then choose 6 Speaker in the column of Audio Output and click Ok Through the system operation and software settings users can take advan tage of Smart 5 1 6 channel output with ease ...

Page 77: ...ailable for this board This chapter includes the following sections Warning A special BIOS maybe be required when any of the accessories listed in this appendix are used with the mainboard For more information please visit http www viaembedded com CCM 01 B 2 LVDS 04 B 4 RGB 01 B 5 DVI 01 B 6 Appendix B ...

Page 78: ...ports both Type I and Type II The Cardbus slot supports Type I and Type II These slots are accessed on the same side as the back panel ports Once the the module has been installed the back panel will have two more slots in addition to the existing ports See the picture below PS2_MS PS2_KB VGA Out RJ45 USB COM1 Line In Line Out Microphone DC in Cardbus optional CF optional ...

Page 79: ... Module B 3 Placement of CCM 01 To install the CCM 01 module mount it on the connector shown below After the module has been connected its placement should be like what is shown below Cardbus Module Connector ...

Page 80: ...4 module connects to the LVDS connector shown below The LVDS 04 module is equipped with the VT1631 transmitter It provides a way to connect to LCD panel displays It supports 18 24 bit LCD panels The native resolution is 1024 x 768 LVDS ...

Page 81: ...Cardbus Module B 5 RGB 01 The RGB 01 module connects to the LVDS connector shown below The RGB 01 module provides support for TTL panel displays It supports up to 18 bit panels LVDS ...

Page 82: ...Appendix B B 6 DVI 01 The DVI 01 module connects to the LVDS connector shown below The DVI 01 module is equipped with a VT1632 transmitter It provides sup port for digital video interfaces LVDS ...

Page 83: ...e following sections NOTE This section is intended to be a brief overview For detailed information regarding the power specifications please refer to the EPIA TC operating guide The operating guide can be downloaded at http www viaembedded com DC to DC Specification C 2 Power Consumption Board Only C 3 Power Consumption With IDE C 4 Appendix C ...

Page 84: ...ion TYP MAX MIN Units Input Voltage 12V 12 6V 11 4V VOLTAGE Output Voltage 3 3V 3 465V 3 135V 5V 5 25V 4 75V 12V 13 2V 10 8V TYP MAX MIN Watt MAX Input Current 12V 5A N A 60W Output Current 3 3V 5A 0A 16 5W 5V 5A 0A 25W 12V 1 5A 0A 18W ...

Page 85: ...atts 14 899W Run C C Winstone 2001 12V Input Total Watts 24 214W Measured Voltage Measured Amp Watts Available Amp Main Board 3 3V 3 295 2 529 8 333 2 471 Main Board 5V 4 986 0 919 4 582 4 081 Main Board 12V 12 321 0 161 1 984 1 339 Measured Voltage Measured Amp Watts Available Amp Main Board 3 3V 3 296 2 703 8 909 2 297 Main Board 5V 4 963 2 676 13 281 2 324 Main Board 12V 12 269 0 165 2 024 1 33...

Page 86: ...State 12V Input Total Watts 23 011W Run C C Winstone 2001 12V Input Total Watts 32 701W Measured Voltage Measured Amp Watts Available Amp Main Board 3 3V 3 295 2 524 8 317 2 476 Main Board 5V 4 975 1 711 8 512 3 289 Main Board 12V 12 291 0 503 6 182 0 997 Measured Voltage Measured Amp Watts Available Amp Main Board 3 3V 3 295 2 689 8 860 2 311 Main Board 5V 4 951 3 486 17 259 1 514 Main Board 12V ...

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