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Page 1: ...DECEMBER 31 2008 VERSION 1 01 V V V V V V V V V V V VB B B B B B B B B B B B7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Mini ITX Mainboard Manual...
Page 2: ...Compliance FCC FCC FCC FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement B Radio Frequency Interference Statement B Radio Frequency Interference Statement B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equ...
Page 3: ...on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liqui...
Page 4: ...IV IV IV IV Box Contents Box Contents Box Contents Box Contents 1 x VB7007 mainboard 1 x ATA 66 100 133 IDE ribbon cable 1 x I O bracket 1 x Driver Utility CD...
Page 5: ...M Configurations 10 Connecting the Power Supply 11 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector 12 Back Panel Ports 13 PS 2 ports mouse and keyboard 13 VGA port 13 Serial port COM1 13 Parallel port 13 USB Ports 13 LAN...
Page 6: ...nterrupt Request Routing 26 3 BIOS Setup 27 Entering the BIOS Setup Menu 28 Control Keys 29 Navigating the BIOS Menus 31 Getting Help 32 Main Menu 33 Standard CMOS Features 33 Advanced BIOS Features 3...
Page 7: ...Security Option 39 MPS Version Control for OS 39 Display Full Screen Logo 39 Summary Screen Show 39 CPU Feature 40 Thermal Management 40 Hard Disk Boot Priority 41 Advanced Chipset Features 42 Display...
Page 8: ...Boot ROM 48 Giga LAN Boot ROM 48 WatchDog Support 49 Watch Dog Timer Select 49 Watch Dog Count Value 49 SuperIO Device 50 Onboard Serial Port 1 2 3 4 50 Onboard Parallel Port 50 Parallel Port Mode 51...
Page 9: ...S Wakeup Key Select 57 PS2 Keyboard Power ON 57 PS2 Mouse Power ON 58 USB Resume 58 PowerOn by PCI Card 58 RTC Alarm Resume 58 Date of Month 58 Resume Time hh mm ss 58 PnP PCI Configurations 59 PNP OS...
Page 10: ...tr 65 Write Recovery Time Twr 65 RSAIT Mode 65 RSAIT Selection 65 Auto Detect PCI Clk 65 Spread Spectrum 65 Load Optimized Defaults 66 Set Supervisor User Password 67 Save Exit Setup 69 Exit Without S...
Page 11: ...nual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 1 1 1 1 1 Specifications The compact and highly integrated VIA VB7007 mainboard comes with an integrated VIA C7 NanoBGA2 processor boasting of ultra low powe...
Page 12: ...Memory Memory One DDR2 667 1 533 DIMM slots up to 1 GB Expansion Slot Expansion Slot Expansion Slot Expansion Slot One PCI slot IDE IDE IDE IDE One UltraDMA 133 100 66 33 connector LAN LAN LAN LAN On...
Page 13: ...ard I O Connectors Onboard I O Connectors Onboard I O Connectors Three COM pin headers with 5V 12V select One digital I O pin header GPI x 4 GPO x 4 Two USB 2 0 pin headers up to four additional ports...
Page 14: ...timer Wake on LAN keyboard and mouse Sup Sup Sup Supported ported ported ported O O O OS S S S Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows CE Windows XPe Linux BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS Award BIOS SPI 4 8Mbit flash me...
Page 15: ...VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 5 5 5 5 Mainboard Layout...
Page 16: ...VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 6 6 6 6 Back Panel Layout...
Page 17: ...007 User Manual 7 7 7 7 2 Installation This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer compon...
Page 18: ...heatsink with fan to provide sufficient cooling CPU Fan and System Fan CPUFAN and SYSFAN The CPU_FAN CPU fan and SYS_FAN system fan run on 12V and maintain system cooling When connecting the wire to t...
Page 19: ...07 User Manual 9 9 9 9 Memory Module Installation Memory Slot DDR2 DIMM The VIA VB7007 mainboard has one 240 DIMM slot for DDR2 667 533 SDRAM memory modules and supports memory sizes up to 1 GB 4 4 1...
Page 20: ...he notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations...
Page 21: ...l 11 11 11 11 Connecting the Power Supply The VIA VB7007 mainboard supports a conventional ATX power supply for the power system Before inserting the power supply connector always make sure that all c...
Page 22: ...plug is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the plug firmly into the connector Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal...
Page 23: ...g displays Serial port COM1 The 9 pin COM port is for pointing devices or other serial devices Parallel port The parallel port is for connecting to LPT devices USB Ports Four standard USB 2 0 ports ar...
Page 24: ...nual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 14 14 14 14 Connectors Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 and SATA2 The current SATA interface allows up to 300 MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard par...
Page 25: ...to slave mode Refer to the drive documentation supplied by the vendor for the jumper settings Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 IDERST1 2 GND 3...
Page 26: ...2 0 ports USB_0 1 USB_0 1 USB_0 1 USB_0 1 Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 VUSB0 2 VUSB0 3 USBD_T0 4 USBD_T1 5 USBD_T0 6 USBD_T1 7 GND 8 GND 9...
Page 27: ...ser Manual 17 17 17 17 Digital I O Connector DIO General purpose digital input and output Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 5V 2 12V 3 GPO1 4 GP...
Page 28: ...th a SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 SMBCK 2 SMBDT 3 GND Serial Port Connector COM2 3 4 COM pin headers can be used to att...
Page 29: ...Power Switch PW_BN Power Switch PW_BN Connect to a 2 pin power button switch Pressing this button will turn the system power on or off Speaker SPEAK Speaker SPEAK Speaker SPEAK Speaker SPEAK This pin...
Page 30: ...20 20 KBMS Connector KB MS The mainboard provides a PS2 pin header to attach a PS2 keyboard and mouse Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 5VDUAL 2...
Page 31: ...007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 21 21 21 21 Fast Infrared Connector FIR S PDIF Connector SPDIF Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 5V 2 IRRX1 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Si...
Page 32: ...22 22 22 22 Front Audio F_AUDIO This connector allows you to connect a front audio panel to the mainboard Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 MIC2...
Page 33: ...nal Signal 1 A4_L 2 PVDD 3 A4_L 4 PVDD 5 GND 6 GND 7 A5_L 8 GND 9 A5_L 10 A0_L 11 GND 12 A0_L 13 A6_L 14 GND 15 A6_L 16 A1_L 17 GND 18 A1_L 19 CLK2_L 20 GND 21 CLK2_L 22 A2_L 23 GND 24 A2_L 25 A7_L 26...
Page 34: ...Return the jumper to pins 2 and 3 afterwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard Setting Setting Setting Setting 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 Normal Operation ON ON OFF Cle...
Page 35: ...VB7007 User Manual 25 25 25 25 Panel Power Selector PVDD Setting Setting Setting Setting 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5V ON ON OFF 3 3V OFF ON ON Inverter Power Selector IVDD_SEL Setting Setting Setting Se...
Page 36: ...entation for the expansion card to see if any changes to the system are necessary PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt...
Page 37: ...VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 27 27 27 27 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...
Page 38: ...07 User Manual 28 28 28 28 Entering the BIOS Setup Menu Power on the computer and press Delete Delete Delete Delete during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu If you missed...
Page 39: ...vious item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left side Move to the item in the right side Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Page U...
Page 40: ...escription Description 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 41: ...ight Right Right Right and Up Up Up Up Down Down Down Down arrow keys to select any item or sub menu Descriptions of the selected highlighted category are displayed at the bottom of the screen The sma...
Page 42: ...g Help The BIOS setup program provides a General Help General Help General Help General Help screen You can display this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 F1 F1 F1 The help screen displays...
Page 43: ...ept or enter Sub menu 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 Chipse...
Page 44: ...enu to set the system frequency and voltage control Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set Supervisor Passwor...
Page 45: ...ormat is Hour Minute Second Halt On Set the system s response to specific boot errors Below is a table that details the possible settings Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description De...
Page 46: ...cturer Below is a table that details required hard drive information when using the Manual Manual Manual Manual mode Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description...
Page 47: ...ection Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protec...
Page 48: ...Descriptio Descriptio Descriptio Description n n n Removable Boot from external drive Hard Disk Boot from the HDD CDROM Boot from CDROM USB CDROM Boot from USB CDROM Network Boot from network drive D...
Page 49: ...50 500 750 1000 Security Option Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots or only when you enter Setup Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Descriptio...
Page 50: ...VB7007 User Manual 40 40 40 40 CPU Feature Thermal Management This item sets CPU s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat Setting Setting Setting Settings s s s Description Description Des...
Page 51: ...r Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 41 41 41 41 Hard Disk Boot Priority This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the Hard Disk option is selected in the First Secon...
Page 52: ...Caution Caution Caution 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 Prio...
Page 53: ...ption can only be altered if AGP Driving Control is set to Manual Input is expected as hexidecimal Select Display Device Settings CRT LCD CRT LCD Panel Type Setting Setting Setting Settings s s s Desc...
Page 54: ...to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Settings 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB AGP3 0 Mode This mainboard supports t...
Page 55: ...cle Settings Disabled Enabled VGA Share Memory Size This setting allows you to select the amount of system memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor Settings Disabled 16M 32M 64M D...
Page 56: ...7 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 46 46 46 46 CPU PCI Bus Control VLink Mode Selection Settings By Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 VLink 8X Support Settings Disabled Enabled DRDY_Timing Settings...
Page 57: ...E channels Settings Disabled Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block...
Page 58: ...ng Settings s s s Description Description Description Description IDE Supports two PATA hard disk drives Disables RAID and AHCI function RAID Only SATA supports RAID and AHCI function AHCI Enable the...
Page 59: ...9 49 49 WatchDog Support Settings Enabled Disabled Watch Dog Timer Select This option can only be altered if WatchDog Support is enabled Settings Minute Second Watch Dog Count Value This option can on...
Page 60: ...ly determine the correct base I O port address Settings Port Port Port Port Settings Settings Settings Settings 1 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto 2 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ...
Page 61: ...rotocol 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 Ex...
Page 62: ...7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 52 52 52 52 VIA OnChip IDE Device DOM support UDMA66 Settings Disabled Enabled IDE DMA Transfer Access Settings Disabled Enabl...
Page 63: ...d Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus Settings Disabled Enabled USB Operation Mode Auto decide USB device operation mode Settings S...
Page 64: ...USB Keyboard Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Keyboard Settings Disabled Enabled USB Mouse Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mouse Settings Disabled Enabled USB Storage...
Page 65: ...ll 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 system context is...
Page 66: ...r saving mode Power Off by PWRBTN Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four sec...
Page 67: ...wn Page Down Page Down To set the password enter up to eight digits and press Enter Enter Enter Enter Settings Hot Key Password PS2KB Wakeup Key Select This feature is only available when Hot Key is c...
Page 68: ...ume from a suspended state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings By OS Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Set a scheduled time and or date to automatically power on the system Settings Disab...
Page 69: ...is strongly recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an experienced user PNP OS Installed Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description No...
Page 70: ...the system configuration prevents the operating system from loading Resources Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug and Play compatible devices Settings Settings Setti...
Page 71: ...61 IRQ Resources IRQ Resources list IRQ 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 and Play compatible devices desi...
Page 72: ...ser Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 62 62 62 62 PC Health Status The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages...
Page 73: ...ynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency Settings By SPD 200 MHz 266 MHz DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your system Changing the valu...
Page 74: ...r is being accessed This improves performance of the SDRAM by masking the refresh time of each bank This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual Settings Disabled 2 Bank 4 Bank 8 Ban...
Page 75: ...2T 2T 3T Write Recovery Time Twr Settings 2T 5T RSAIT Mode Settings Auto Manual RSAIT Selection This field is only available when RSAIT Mode is set to Manual Input should be a hexadecimal number Auto...
Page 76: ...restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings The default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with optimized performance Entering Y Y Y Y and press E...
Page 77: ...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 be changed To set...
Page 78: ...abled 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 Security Option Security Option Security Option i...
Page 79: ...User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 69 69 69 69 Save Exit Setup Entering Y Y Y Y saves any changes made and exits the program Entering N N N N will cancel the exit re...
Page 80: ...er Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual VB7007 User Manual 70 70 70 70 Exit Without Saving Entering Y Y Y Y discards any changes made and exits the program Entering N N N N will cancel the exi...
Page 81: ...iver Installation This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as VGA drivers...
Page 82: ...time to time The latest updated versions are available at http www via com tw Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD insert the CD into the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The CD should run au...
Page 83: ...Power Management function Includes V RAID and RAID tools VIA Graphics Driver VIA Graphics Driver VIA Graphics Driver VIA Graphics Driver Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip WinXP and Linux Fedora C...
