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Version 1.

December

, 2003

VIA

User’s Manual

VIA EPIA-V

Mini-ITX Mainboard

P/N 99-51-012551

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Page 1: ...i Version 1 2 December 2003 VIA User s Manual VIA EPIA V Mini ITX Mainboard P N 99 51 012551 12 ...

Page 2: ...acy of the content of this manual However it is possible that it may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical or other errors VIA will assume no liability for any inaccuracy found in this publication nor for damages direct indirect incidental consequential or otherwise that may result from such an inaccuracy including without limitation loss of data or profits VIA provides this manual as is...

Page 3: ... 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 re sponsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment N...

Page 4: ...and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation Windows 95 98 98SE ME 2000 NT and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc ...

Page 5: ...ule 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 not work well or yo...

Page 6: ...TX Mainboard package should contain the follow ing items 1 x VIA EPIA V Mini ITX Mainboard 1 x User s manual 1 x ATA 33 66 100 Hard drive ribbon cable 1 x Floppy ribbon cable 1 x I O Bracket 1 x Driver Utilities CD Box Contents ...

Page 7: ... Power Connector ATXPWR 2 6 Back Panel 2 7 Mouse Connector JMS1 2 7 Keyboard Connector JKB1 2 7 USB Port Connectors 2 8 RJ 45 NIC Port 2 8 Parallel Port Connector LPT1 2 8 Serial Port Connector COM 1 2 9 S Video Port 2 9 Audio Port Connectors 2 9 RCA Video or S PDIF Port 2 9 VGA Out 2 9 Connectors 2 10 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 2 10 Front Panel Connector J3 2 11 CD ROM Line In Connector J7 2 11 FI...

Page 8: ...quest Routing 2 19 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 Control Keys 3 2 Getting 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 16 PNP PCI Configurations 3 21 PC Health Status 3 23 Frequency Voltage Control 3 24 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 25 Load Optimized Defaults 3 26 Set Supervisor ...

Page 9: ...viii Software Setup 4 1 Driver Utilities CD Content 4 2 Getting Started 4 2 Running the Driver Utilities CD 4 2 CD Content 4 2 ...

Page 10: ... Mini ITX mainboard enables 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 Mainbo...

Page 11: ...dent Blade 3D graphics core Audio VT1612A 2 channel AC 97Codec 3 Audio jacks Line in Line out and Mic in MainMemory 2 x PC100 133 DIMM slots PCI Bus IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 LAN VIA VT6103 10 100 Base T Ethernet PHY USB 2 USB ports 1 onboard USB pin header for up to 2 additional connections USB v1 1 and Intel Universal HCI v1 1 compatible TV Out Optional VIA VT1621 TV Out Controller Specifications ...

Page 12: ...ke on Modem CPU Sys FAN Back Panel I O 1 PS2 mouse port 1 PS2 keyboard port 1 Parallel 1 RJ45 LAN port 1 Serial port 2 USB 1 1 ports 1 VGA port 1 RCA port S PDIF or TV out 1 S Video port Power Supports ATX type power supply OnboardFloppy 1 FDD connector BIOS AwardBIOS 2 4Mbit flash memory FormFactor Mini ITX 4 layers 17 cm x 17 cm ...

Page 13: ...621 VT1612A VT6103 J7 CD ROM Line In J11 RCA Video S PDIF J12 Video In Connector Processor EBGA LAN TV Out North Bridge VT8601A SouthBridge VT8231 Clock Generator J13 Host Frequency Select J5 FIR Module Connector J2 Auto Reboot Function Setting J3 Front Panel Jumper BIOS ROM IDE1 FDD ATXPowerConnector DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Battery CR2032 J10 Clear CMOS J8 Wake up On Modem PS2 Connector J6 Buzzer F_USB ...

Page 14: ...Micorphone See p 2 9 RCA Video or S P DIF Connecting to RCA Video or SPDIF See p 2 9 S Video Connecting to S Video See p 2 9 VGAOut Connect to a VGA monitor See p 2 9 IDE1 Connecting an IDE device See p 2 10 J3 Front panel connector See p 2 11 J7 CD ROM Line in connector See p 2 11 J5 FIR module connector See p 2 12 J6 PS2 connector See p 2 12 J8 Wake on Modem See p 2 13 F_USB USB Port 2 3 Connect...

Page 15: ...omponents could be damaged if they are installed incorrectly If possible use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components The components can be damaged by static electricity This chapter contains the following topics Central Processing Unit CPU 2 2 Memory Installation 2 4 Power Supply 2 6 Back Panel 2 7 Connectors 2 10 Jumpers 2 15 Slots 2 18 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2 19 2 Inst...

Page 16: ...or the connection of a CPU fan and an additional system case fan CPU CPU Fan Cable CPU Fan Heatsink CPU Fan Connector The VIA C3 E Series Processor With low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties the embedded VIA C3 E Series requires only a small fan to guarantee performance and reliability Ensure that the CPU Fan Connector is correctly installed as displayed below ...

Page 17: ...fications is not recommended We do not guar antee the damages or risks caused by operation be yond product specifications WARNING The VIA Eden Processor Providing ultra low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties the VIA Eden Processor features a fanless design The VIA Eden Processor requires only a heatsink as shown below ...

Page 18: ... 2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures 1 Push the white retaining latches at either end of the DIMM slot outwards 2 Align the SDRAM module with the corresponding notches on the DIMM slot The modules will only fit if placed in the correct position 2 With both hands press the SDRAM module down into the DIMM slot so that the white retaining latches rotate up and secure the module in place see pictur...

Page 19: ...DIMM 1 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 32MB 512MB DIMM 2 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 32MB 512MB Maximum System Memory Supported 1GB Available SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available SDRAM configurations on the VIA EPIA V Mini ITX Mainboard ...

Page 20: ...he connector The VIA EPIA V Mini ITX Mainboard requires an ATX power supply to be connected Before inserting the power supply connector always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused Power Supply PIN SIGNAL 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 NC 19 5V 20 5V PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 PW_OK 9 5V_SB ...

Page 21: ...ectly into this connector Mouse Connector JMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse directly into this connector The connector location and pin as signments are as follows PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 Pin Definition Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mouse DATA Mouse DATA 2 NC ...

Page 22: ...4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Paper End 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED Automatic Feed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN Select In 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground 25 GND Ground Pin Definition USB Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 1 14 25 RJ 45 NIC Port The mainboard provid...

Page 23: ...er tape player or other audio devices The Mic In connector is for connecting microphones VGA Out A DB 15 pin female connector that connects to a VGA monitor RCA Video or S PDIF Port This dual function port may be used ei ther as a RCA Video port or as a S PDIF port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 Pin Male DIN Connectors PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Seri...

Page 24: ...ns You can connect up to two hard disk drives CD ROM LS 120 and other devices These connectors utilize the provided IDE hard disk cable TIP If you install two hard disks on cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions IDE1 Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive sh...

Page 25: ... to connect the Power Switch Reset Switch Power LED and HDD LED to the system case 12 11 1 2 HDD LED Power Switch Reset Power LED L R 1 CD ROM Line In Connector J7 The J7 internal CD ROM Line In Connector allows you to connect and re ceive audio input from a device such as a CD ROM GND ...

Page 26: ...rough the BIOS setup to acti vate the IR function PS2 Connector J6 When this connector is not in use please short pin 3 5 pin 4 6 pin 7 9 and pin 8 10 1 1 PIN SIGNAL 1 3V 2 IRRX 3 IRRX2 4 GND 5 IRTX Pin Definition 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 2 10 9 Pin Definition ...

Page 27: ...modem USB Port 2 3 Connector F_USB This connector allows you to connect an additional two Universal Serial Bus USB ports in case the two USB ports on the back panel are not sufficient To utilize the additional two USB connections please plug the USB 2 port module onto this pin header 2 9 10 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB2 4 USB3 5 USB2 6 USB3 7 GND 8 GND 9 NC 10 GND F_USB Pin Definition 5...

Page 28: ... external video source PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 GND CVD7 CVD6 CVHS CVD1 CVVS A_D30 GNT2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 CVD0 CVD4 CVD5 CVD2 CVD3 CVCLK REQ2 1 16 2 15 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD The standard floppy disk drive connector supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M FDD ...

Page 29: ...0 The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an onboard battery power supply The long life battery has a lifetime of at least 5 years If you want to clear the system configuration data from the CMOS RAM use the CLEAR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper Follow the instructions below to clear the data You can clear the CMOS by shorting 1 2 pin while the system is off Then return it to the 2 3 ...

Page 30: ...The three available options are 66MHz 100MHz and 133MHz J13 Host Frequency Select Overclocking 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 WARNING ...

Page 31: ...tion Setting When enabled the system will automatically reboot in the event it of sudden power outage 1 2 RCA Video 3 4 S PDIF RCA Video or S PDIF Select J11 Users can select either 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 out short 3 4 1 3 2 4 ...

Page 32: ...on card When adding or re moving expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any nec essary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration ...

Page 33: ...Quest is the mechanism for devices to request ser vices from 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 INTC INTD INT A LAN INT B PCI Interrupt Request Routing ...

Page 34: ... 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 16 PNP PCI Configurations 3 21 PC Health Status 3 23 Frequency Voltage Control 3 24 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 25 Load Optimized Defaults 3 26 Set Supervisor User Password 3 27 Save Exit Setup 3 29 Exit Without Saving 3 30 ...

Page 35: ...he right hand Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu PU Increase the numeric value or make changes PD 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 defa...

Page 36: ...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 for use and navigate the BIOS setup Press Esc to exit the help screen After entering the BIOS setup menu the Main Menu appears MainMenu The main menu displays all BIOS setup categories Use the control keys LK to select any item sub menu Description of the...

Page 37: ...t chipset specific features and optimize system performance IntegratedPeripherals Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features PowerManagementSetup Use this menu to set onboard power management functions PnP PCIConfigurations Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations The Main Menu contains twelve setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select the items and press Enter...

Page 38: ...fault settings for minimal and stable system operations LoadOptimizedDefaults Use this menu to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set supervisor password Set User Password Use this menu to set user password Save ExitSetup Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup ExitWithoutSaving Abandon all BIOS setting changes an...

Page 39: ...5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Halt On Determine the system behaviour if an error is detected during bootup Settings 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 errors except keyboard error All But Diskette System halts for all errors except diskette error All But Disk Key System halts for all errors except d...

Page 40: ...elect Manual make sure the informa tion provided is from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer IDE Primary Slave 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 location of the landing zone Sector Number of ...

Page 41: ...ng Code feature for Level 2 cache Facilitates error detection correction when data passes through Level 2 cache Settings Ena bled and Disabled Processor Number Feature Set the CPU internal serial number 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 Enabled and Disa...

Page 42: ...ve Disabled Disable this sequence Boot Other Device Enable the system to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the First Second Third boot device Settings Enabled and Disabled SwapFloppyDrive If the system has two floppy drives choose enable to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice versa Settings Enabled and Disabled BootUpFloppySeek Set floppy seek during POST BIO...

Page 43: ...ns Settings 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option Specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below Display Full Screen logo Show full screen logo during BIOS bootup process Settings Enabled and Disabled Show Summary Information Show summary information during BIOS bootup process Settings Enabled and Disabled Display Small Logo Show small energy star lo...

Page 44: ...tting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for display purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated 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 CPU PCI Bus Control Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the screen at the next...

Page 45: ...dard you want to use for displaying Settings NTSC and PAL TV Scan Format Set the TV scan format you would like to use Settings Underscan and Overscan TV Dot Function Choose TV dot function Settings Dedot Crawl and Dot Crawl TV Connector Type Choose TV connect type Settings SVideo and Composite P2C C2P Concurrency The settings are Enabled and Disabled Fast R W Turn Around The settings are Enabled a...

Page 46: ...e the fast block mode to trans fer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Enabled ena bles IDE controller to use block mode Disabled allows the controller to use standard mode Display Card Priority This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Settings PCI Slot and AGP Frame Buffer Size ...

Page 47: ...and Windows 95 Settings En abled and Disabled Onboard Parallel Mode Set the parallel port mode To operate the onboard parallel port as Stand ard 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 and EPP modes simulta...

Page 48: ... 1 Set the base I O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial port A serial port B Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto Onboard Parallel Port This specifies the I O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Settings 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 and Disabled Onboard FIR Select E...

Page 49: ...manner consistent with your own style of computer use ACPI Function Activate the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface Function If your operating system is ACPI aware i e Win dows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP select Enabled Settings Enabled and Disabled Power Management Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears ...

Page 50: ...ontrol by APM Set if you want the power management function to be controlled by APM Settings Yes and No Video Off Option Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power saving mode ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option Settings are Always On The screen is always on even when system enters power saving mode Suspend Off The screen is turned off when system enters...

Page 51: ...d monitor parallel port LPT and serial port COM activities Settings None LPT COM and LPT COM HDD FDD Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor hard disks and floppy drives activties Settings Off and On PCI Master Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor PCI master activties Settings Off and On PS2KB Wakeup Select When Select Password Please pr...

Page 52: ... not a PCI card can power up the system or resume it from suspend state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings Disabled and Enabled ModemRingResume Decide whether or not Ring In signals from Modem can wake up the system from suspend state Settings Disabled and Enabled RTCAlarmResume The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time d...

Page 53: ... line If set to Enabled the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes Settings Disabled and Enabled Note IRQ Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to I O devices When an I O device needs to gain attention of the oper ating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur After receiv ing the si...

Page 54: ... initialize all the PnP cards Set to Yes the operating system is Plug Play capable The 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 in stalled a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot The ...

Page 55: ... of the items IRQ Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 for users to set each IRQ 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 Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ for VGA Settings Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 56: ...of your CPU fan warning for overall system status Current CPU Temp CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds ...

Page 57: ...lecting Yes makes SDRAM Cycle Length and Bank Interleave automatically determined by BIOS according to the configurations on the SPD Settings Disa bled and Enabled SDRAM Cycle Length Set the time between SDRAM read command and when the data actually be comes available Bank Interleave Set the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and ac...

Page 58: ... default Fail Safe values These values are set by the mainboard manufac turer to provide the most stable system When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default BIOS values that provide a minimal and stable system configuration Load Fail Safe Defaults ...

Page 59: ...mized Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for both optimized and stable perform ance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal and stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults ...

Page 60: ...d 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 Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would...

Page 61: ... 28 About Supervisor Password User Password Supervisor password Can enter and change the settings of the setup menus User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menus ...

Page 62: ... you can select this option to save the changes and quit A message as below will appear on the screen Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup changes to RTC CMOS Typing N will return to the Setup Utility Save Exit Setup ...

Page 63: ... to quit the Setup menu you can select this option to abandon the changes A message as below will appear on the screen Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to RTC CMOS Typing N will return to the Setup Utility ...

Page 64: ...ications It consists of the following topic Note You must install VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers Theapplicationswillonlyfunctioncorrectlyifthenec essary drivers are already installed Driver Utilities CD Content 4 2 Software Setup 4 4 4 4 4 ...

Page 65: ...atest updated driver utilities and software 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 can run the CD manually by typing D Se...

Page 66: ...ty 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 Graphics Driver Enhance the onboard VIA graphic chip VIA Audio Driver Enhance the onboard VIA audio chip VIA LAN Driver Enhance the on...

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