EPIA MII-Series Operating Guide
November 18, 2004
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VIA EPIA MII-Series Overview
The VIA EPIA MII-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard is an ultra compact x86 digital home platform with
unprecedented expandability and versatility for today’s ever-growing need of C CF applications.
The VIA EPIA MII features more connectivity options than any other EPIA mainboard opening up a vast
range of applications in the digital home entertainment, SOHO, public places, and access point.
Measuring a mere 17 x 17 cm, the VIA EPIA MII-series enables space and power saving systems with
minimal moving parts making it ultra reliable for 24/7 operation in a once-on-always-on wireless network
environment.
The VIA EPIA MII-series is fully compatible with Microsoft® and Linux operating systems and is available
in a variety of configurations, including the fanless VIA Eden™ ESP processor for silent system designs
and the highly efficient VIA C3™ processor for more demanding multimedia applications.
The mainboard is based on the VIA CLE266 chipset featuring an embedded hardware MPEG-2
Accelerator and integrated VIA UniChrome™ 2D/3D graphics for rich digital media performance. With the
sizable memory bandwidth of DDR266 SDRAM and the high data transfer speeds of ATA-133, the VIA
EPIA MII-series delivers the increased performance levels required by today’s commercial digital video
and audio applications.
The latest in high-bandwidth connectivity is supported with up to six USB 2.0 and two IEEE1394
connections, as well as 2 COM ports and one 10/100 Fast Ethernet port for extended broadband
connectivity. The VIA EPIA MII-series also offers support for a number of LVDS embedded LCD panels,
has one PCI slot for expandability options, The VIA EPIA MII-series is compatible with a full range of Mini-
ITX chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures and power supplies.
