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User’s Manual EPIA Version 1.31 September 23, 2008

Chapter 1 2 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS CPU • VIA C3 / Eden EBGA Processor Chipset • VIA VT8601A North Bridge • VIA VT8231 South Bridge Graphics •

Specifications 3 Back Panel I/O Ports • 1 x PS/2 mouse port and 1 x PS/2 keyboard port • 1 x RJ-45 LAN port • 1 x Serial port • 1 x Parallel p

Chapter 1 4 MAINBOARD LAYOUT EBGA ProcessorVT8601ANorth BridgeVT8231South BridgeDIMM 1DIMM 2J12Video-in ConnectorFAN 1FAN 2ATX Power ConnectorIDE 1

Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT PS2 Mouse PortPS2 Keyboard PortParallel PortVGA PortLAN PortUSB PortsSerial PortLine-inLine-out Mic-in

Chapter 1 6 BACK PANEL PORTS Port Description Page Audio ports Line-out, Line-in and Mic-in 19 COM Serial port 18 LPT Parallel port 19 PS/2

Specifications 7 ONBOARD CONNECTORS Connector Description Page ATXPWR Power cable connector 16 FAN1-2 CPU fan connector 12 IDE 1-2 IDE driv

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9 CHAPTER 2 Installation This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures. It is recommended to use a grou

Chapter 2 10 CPU The VIA C3 E-Series Processor The VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard includes an embedded VIA C3 or Eden Processor. The VIA C3 Processor

Installation 11 The VIA Eden Processor Providing ultra-low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties, the VIA Eden Processor

Copyright Copyright © 2003-2008 VIA Technologies Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, tr

Chapter 2 12 CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN The CPUFAN (CPU fan) and SYSFAN (system fan) run on +12V and maintain system cooling. Whe

Installation 13 MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION The VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard provides one 168-pin DIMM slot for PC100/133 SDRAM memory

Chapter 2 14 • Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. • Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the D

Installation 15 Available DDR SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available DDR SDRAM configurations on the mainboard. Slot Modul

Chapter 2 16 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY The VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard supports a conventional ATX power supply for the power system. Before inse

Installation 17 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 Su

Chapter 2 18 BACK PANEL PORTS The back panel has the following ports: Keyboard and Mouse The green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. The purpl

Installation 19 RJ45 10/100 LAN Connector The mainboard provides a standard RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LA

Chapter 2 20 CONNECTORS Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The two IDE connectors support Ultra DMA 33/66/100 modes. Both IDE connec

Installation 21 Front Panel Connectors: J3 The J3 pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch, power LED, HDD LED and the c

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital

Chapter 2 22 FIR Module Connector: J5 This pin header is used to connect to a Fast IrDA module. The BIOS settings must be configured

Installation 23 CIR Module Connector: J6 This pin header is used to connect to a Consumer IrDA module. Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V 2

Chapter 2 24 USB Pin Connector: J9 The mainboard provides 1 front USB pin header connectors, allowing up to 2 additional USB 1.1 ports. Conne

Installation 25 CD Audio Connector: J7 This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound source such as a CD-ROM. Pin Signa

Chapter 2 26 Video-in Connector (Pins 1-12): J12 The Video-in connector (pins 1-12) allows you to connect from an external video source. The PC

Installation 27 Wake-on Modem: J8 The Wake-on Modem connector enables a modem with the Wake-on Modem feature to power up the system when a ring-

Chapter 2 28 JUMPERS The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions. This section will explain how to change th

Installation 29 Clear CMOS: J10 This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of

Chapter 2 30 Auto Reboot Function Setting: J2 This jumper enables or disables the Auto Reboot function. When enabled, the system will automaticall

Installation 31 SLOTS Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or

Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment

Chapter 2 32 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ (interrupt request line) are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the

33 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions.

Chapter 3 34 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press <Delete> during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS se

BIOS Setup 35 CONTROL KEYS Keys Description Up Arrow Move to the previous item Down Arrow Move to the next item Left Arrow Move to the item

Chapter 3 36 NAVIGATING THE BIOS MENUS The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the control keys Up/Down arrow keys to select

BIOS Setup 37 GETTING HELP The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help” screen. You can display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pre

Chapter 3 38 MAIN MENU Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the adv

BIOS Setup 39 PC Health Status This menu shows the PC health status. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu option to load the BIOS defa

Chapter 3 40 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES Date The date format is [Day, Month Date Year] Time The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second] Video Set the v

BIOS Setup 41 Halt On Sets the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that details the possible settings. Set

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 I

Chapter 3 42 IDE DRIVES The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorr

BIOS Setup 43 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Virus Warning Setting Description Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection Disabled Turn

Chapter 3 44 CPU L2 Cachw ECC Checking Setting Description Enabled Enables ECC for L2 cache Disabled Disables ECC for L2 cache Quick Power On Se

BIOS Setup 45 Boot Other Device Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot from the “First/Second/Third Boot

Chapter 3 46 Security Option Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup. Setting Desc

BIOS Setup 47 D8000-DBFFF Shadow Enable shadow in the D8000-DBFFF region. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] DC000-DFFFF Shadow Enable shadow in the

Chapter 3 48 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Caution: The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions. Do not change th

BIOS Setup 49 TV Standard Set the TV Standard of the TV output. Settings: [NTSC, PAL] TV Display Type Set the TV display type. Settings: [Unders

Chapter 3 50 DRAM CLOCK/DRIVE CONTROL DRAM Clock Set the DRAM Clock. Settings: [Host CLK, HCLK-33M, By Auto] DRAM Timing By SPD Set the DRAM Timin

BIOS Setup 51 AGP AND P2P BRIDGE CONTROL AGP Aperture Size Set the AGP Aperture Size. Settings: [256M, 128M, 64M, 32M, 16M, 8M, 4M] AGP Master

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Chapter 3 52 CPU AND PCI BUS CONTROL P2C/C2P Concurrency Set the P2C/C2P Concurrency. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Fast R-W Turn Around Set the F

BIOS Setup 53 PCI Master 0 WS Write Set the PCI Master 0 WS Write. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] PCI Delay Transaction Set the PCI Delay Transa

Chapter 3 54 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Init Display First This setting specifies which VGA card is you primary graphics adapter. Settings: [PCI Slot,

BIOS Setup 55 IDE HDD Block Mode This setting specifies if the IDE hard drive supports block mode. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Chapter 3 56 VIA ONCHIP IDE DEVICE Onboard IDE Channel 0 and 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for

BIOS Setup 57 Primary Master/Slave PIO These settings specify the PIO mode for the Primary Master/Slave IDE devices. Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, M

Chapter 3 58 VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE AC’97 Audio Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the device is detected, t

BIOS Setup 59 Sound Blaster Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] SB I/O Base Address Set the Sound Blaster I/O base address. Settings: [220H, 240H, 26

Chapter 3 60 SUPER IO DEVICE Onboard FDD Controller Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 Sets the base I/O port address and IRQ for

BIOS Setup 61 Onboard Parallel Mode Set the parallel port mode. To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port, cho

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Chapter 3 62 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ACPI Function Activate the Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface function. Settings: [Enabled,

BIOS Setup 63 PM Control by APM Specify whether the Power Management function is controlled by APM. Settings: [No, Yes] Video Off Option Select

Chapter 3 64 AC Loss Auto restart The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during system operation. Setting Description

BIOS Setup 65 POWER MANAGEMENT Power Management Set the power management function to preset options or user defined parameters. Min Saving – m

Chapter 3 66 Suspend Mode Only available if Power Management function is set to User Define. Settings: [Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min,

BIOS Setup 67 WAKE UP EVENTS PS2 KB Wakeup from S3 Enables any keyboard activity to restore the system from the power saving mode to an active

Chapter 3 68 LPT & COM Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor parallel port (LPT) and serial port (COM) activities. Set

BIOS Setup 69 IRQS ACTIVITIES Primary INTR Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of the enabled channels

Chapter 3 70 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS Note: This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the

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Chapter 3 72 Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play compatible devices. Setting Description Auto(

BIOS Setup 73 IRQ RESOURCES Note: The items are adjustable only when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual.” IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4

Chapter 3 74 DMA RESOURCES Resources list DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 for users to set each DMA channel type. Setting Description PCI/ISA PnP For Plug &

BIOS Setup 75 PC HEALTH STATUS The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/components

Chapter 3 76 LOAD DEFAULTS Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option is for restoring all the default fail-safe BIOS settings. These values

BIOS Setup 77 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup. When a password has

Chapter 3 78 Additionally, when a password is enabled, the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted.

BIOS Setup 79 SAVE & EXIT SETUP Entering “Y” saves any changes made and exits the program. Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

Chapter 3 80 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Entering “Y” discards any changes made and exits the program. Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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1 CHAPTER 1 Specifications The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA uses the Mini-ITX mainboard form-factor developed by VIA Technologies,

82 CHAPTER 4 Driver Installation This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application. You must install the

Driver Installation 83 DRIVER UTILITIES Getting Started The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the driver utilities and soft

Chapter 4 84 Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The CD should ru

Driver Installation 85 CD CONTENT VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mast