VIA Technologies EPIA-NR Manual de usuario

User’s Manual EPIA-CN Version 1.0 March 27, 2006

Chapter 1 2 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS CPU • VIA C7 V4 Bus NanoBGA2 Processor Chipset • VIA CN700 North Bridge • VIA VT8237R-series South Bridge Gra

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 VGA port • 4

Chapter 1 4 MAINBOARD LAYOUT Top: MouseBot: KeyboardTop: RCA jackBot: S-VideoTop: RJ45 LANBot: USB2.0 portsTop: COM portBot: VGA-OutUSB2.0 portsLine

Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT PS/2 MousePS/2 KeyboardRCA/SPDIFLine-InLine-Out Mic-InS-VideoUSBUSBRJ45VGA OutCOM

Chapter 1 6 BACK PANEL PORTS Port Description Page Audio Jacks 3 Audio ports (line-out, line-in and mic-in) 13-15 COM Serial port 1 13 PS/2 Mous

Specifications 7 ONBOARD CONNECTORS Connector Description Page ATXPWR Power cable connector 12 CD-In CD-In connector 18 CPUFAN CPU fan connector

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

Installation 9 CPU The VIA EPIA-CN Mini-ITX mainboard includes an embedded VIA C7 V4 Bus Processor. The VIA C7 V4 Bus Processor requires only a heat

Chapter 2 10 CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN The CPUFAN (CPU fan) and SYSFAN (system fan) run on +12V and maintain system cooling. When co

Installation 11 MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION The VIA EPIA-CN Mini-ITX mainboard provides one 240-pin DIMM slot for DDR2 533/400 SDRAM memory modules an

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Chapter 2 12 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY The VIA EPIA-CN Mini-ITX mainboard supports a conventional ATX power supply for the power system. Before in

Installation 13 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 pu

Chapter 2 14 RJ45 10/100 LAN and USB Connector The mainboard provides a standard RJ-45 and USB 2.0 ports. These ports allow connection to a Local Ar

Installation 15 Audio Port: The Line-Out jack is for connecting to external speakers or headphones. The Line-In jack is for connecting to an extern

Chapter 2 16 CONNECTORS Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced IDE and Ultra DMA 133/100 controller that provides

Installation 17 Case Connector: F_PANEL The F_PANEL pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch, power LED, sleep LED, HDD LED a

Chapter 2 18 Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 and SATA2 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage

Installation 19 Front Panel Audio Connector: F_AUDIO This is an interface for the VIA front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and c

Chapter 2 20 LPT Connector: LPT The mainboard provides a 26-pin connector to be able to connect a 25-pin female external connector for LPT (parallel

Installation 21 JUMPERS The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions. This section will explain how to change the settings of

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

Chapter 2 22 SLOTS Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or removing expansion ca

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

Chapter 3 24 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press <Delete> during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. I

BIOS Setup 25 CONTROL KEYS Keys Description Up Arrow Move to the previous item Down Arrow Move to the next item Left Arrow Move to the item in the

Chapter 3 26 NAVIGATING THE BIOS MENUS The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the control keys Up/Down arrow keys to select any i

BIOS Setup 27 GETTING HELP The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help” screen. You can display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing &

Chapter 3 28 MAIN MENU : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupESC : QuitTime, Date, Hard Disk Type...Standard CMOS FeaturesAdvance

BIOS Setup 29 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations. Load Optimized

Chapter 3 30 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES Apr: MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: S

BIOS Setup 31 IDE DRIVES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F

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

Chapter 3 32 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

BIOS Setup 33 First/Second/Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Setting Description LS1

Chapter 3 34 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This item sets the rate (characters/second) at which the system retrieves a signal from a depressed key. Sett

BIOS Setup 35 HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sav

Chapter 3 36 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sa

BIOS Setup 37 TV H/W Layout Settings: [Default, COMPOSITE + S-Video, COMPOSITE, S-Video] TV Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the

Chapter 3 38 AGP & P2P BRIDGE CONTROL : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:

BIOS Setup 39 AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] VGA Share Memory Size Settings: [Disabled, 16M, 32M, 64M] Direct Frame Buffer S

Chapter 3 40 CPU & PCI BUS CONTROL : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sa

BIOS Setup 41 TV OUTPUT CONNECTOR : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ES

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 IO

Chapter 3 42 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

BIOS Setup 43 SATA Mode Serial ATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface. Serial ATA hard drives deliver transfer speeds of up to 150MB/sec.

Chapter 3 44 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

BIOS Setup 45 HDD Power Down Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the hard disk. Settings: [Disabled, 1~15(minutes

Chapter 3 46 AC Loss Auto restart The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during system operation. Setting Description O

BIOS Setup 47 PERIPHERAL ACTIVITIES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

Chapter 3 48 USB Resume from S3 Enables activity detected from USB devices to restore the system from a suspended state to an active state. Settings:

BIOS Setup 49 RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the system. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Date (of Month)

Chapter 3 50 IRQS ACTIVITIES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Ex

BIOS Setup 51 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

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Chapter 3 52 Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play compatible devices. Setting Description Auto(ES

BIOS Setup 53 IRQ RESOURCES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exi

Chapter 3 54 PC HEALTH STATUS : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: E

BIOS Setup 55 FREQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:

Chapter 3 56 Bank Interleave This item is for setting the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface. Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate th

BIOS Setup 57 ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD) This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”. Settings: [2T, 3T, 4T, 5T] Read to Precharg

Chapter 3 58 CPU Clock Ratio This field is for setting the CPU internal clock multiplier. NOTE: This option does NOT apply to CPU(S) which have this

BIOS Setup 59 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupESC : QuitLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsStandard CMOS Featur

Chapter 3 60 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupESC : QuitLoad Optimized DefaultsLoad Fail-Safe Defaul

BIOS Setup 61 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupESC : QuitChange / Set / Disable PasswordExit

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Chapter 3 62 Additionally, when a password is enabled, the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted. This would preven

BIOS Setup 63 SAVE & EXIT SETUP : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupESC : QuitSave Data to CMOSLoad Optimized DefaultsLoad

Chapter 3 64 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupESC : QuitAbandon all DataLoad Optimized DefaultsLoad Fail

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

Chapter 4 66 DRIVER UTILITIES Getting Started The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the driver utilities and software for enhanc

Driver Installation 67 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 auto

Chapter 4 68 CD CONTENT VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on AT

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