VIA Technologies Mini-ITX Mainboard EPIA-MII Manual de usuario

User’s Manual EPIA-M Mini-ITX Mainboard P/N: 99-51-012561-14 Version 1.50 June 12, 2008

Chapter 1 2 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS CPU • VIA C3 / EDEN EBGA Processor (on board) • Enhanced Ball Grid Array Package (EBGA) • Internal L1 128KB

Specifications 3 Onboard I/O Connectors • Two 1394 connectors for two 1394 ports • Front-panel audio connectors (Mic and Line Out) • CD Audio-in c

Chapter 1 4 MAINBOARD LAYOUT CPUCPUFANSYSFANDIMMATXPWRIDE2BIOS SocketF_PANELCLEAR_CMOSCMOSBATTERYFIRCD_INTop: Line-InMiddle: Line-OutBottom: Microp

Specifications 5 BACK PANEL PORTS Port Description Audio Jacks Line-Out, Line-In, Microphone COM 1 Serial port LPT1 Parallel port PS2-MS PS2 mou

Chapter 1 6 ONBOARD CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS Connector/Jumper Description 1394_1 Connector for first 1394 port 1394_2 Connector for second 1394 port

7 CHAPTER 2 Installation This chapter provides you with information about hardware setup procedures. While installing the mainboard, carefully hold

Chapter 2 8 CPU The VIA EPIA-M Mini-ITX Mainboard includes an embedded VIA Eden Processor or VIA C3 E-Series Processor. The CPUFAN (CPU fan) and SYSF

Installation 9 The VIA Eden Processor Providing ultra-low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation properties, the VIA Eden Processor featu

Chapter 2 10 MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION The VIA EPIA-M Mini-ITX Mainboard provides one 184-pin DIMM slot for DDR266 SDRAM memory modules. DDR SDRAM

Installation 11 Available DDR SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available DDR SDRAM configurations on the mainboard. Slot Module Siz

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Chapter 2 12 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY The VIA EPIA-M Mini-ITX Mainboard requires an ATX power supply to be connected. Before inserting the power s

Installation 13 BACK PANEL PORTS The back panel has the following ports: COM1Line-InLine-OutMicrophoneVGA OutS-VideoRCA / SPDIFRJ45USBParallel (LPT1)

Chapter 2 14 VGA Out A DB-15 pin female connector that connects to a VGA monitor. USB Ports The mainboard provides 2 USB 2.0 ports. USB-compatible d

Installation 15 Parallel Port: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female connector for LPT (parallel port). A parallel port is a standard printer p

Chapter 2 16 Line-In2-Channel 6-ChannelLine-OutMicrophoneRear (L/R)Front (L/R)Center/SubSerial Ports: COM1 The mainboard offers two 9-pin male Serial

Installation 17 CONNECTORS Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 controller

Chapter 2 18 Case Connector: F_PANEL The F_PANEL connector block allows you to connect to the power switch, reset switch, power LED, HDD LED, SLED a

Installation 19 Fast IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR This connector allows you to connect an IrDA Infrared module. You must configure the setting

Chapter 2 20 USB pin-header: USB3/4 The mainboard provides 1 front USB pin-header connector, allowing up to 2 additional USB ports. Please plug the

Installation 21 FireWire: IEEE1394 FireWire is a serial I/O interface that provides you fast data transfer rates. There are 2 FireWire ports availabl

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 Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD The floppy disk drive connector supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M. 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. CD Audi

Installation 23 I²C Connector: I²C This is for connecting an I²C device. Pin Signal 1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 EL-ON 4 SMBCK 5 SMBDT 6 GND Front Audio Pan

Chapter 2 24 LVDS Module Connector: LVDS (Optional) This connector allows you to connect to a LVDS module. The LVDS connector may not be available on

Installation 25 JUMPERS The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions. This section will explain how to change the settings of

Chapter 2 26 SLOTS Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or removing expansion car

27 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of each BIOS setup functions.

Chapter 3 28 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press Delete during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you mi

BIOS Setup 29 GETTING HELP Main Menu The main menu displays all BIOS setup categories. Use the control keys Up/Down Arrow Keys to select any item/sub

Chapter 3 30 MAIN MENU The Main Menu contains twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select the items and press Enter to acce

BIOS Setup 31 Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu option t

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 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES Date The date format is <Day><Month><Date><Year>. Day - day of the week, for example Fri

BIOS Setup 33 IDE Primary Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave Press Enter to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: The specificatio

Chapter 3 34 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Virus Warning Set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enable

BIOS Setup 35 First/Second/Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Floppy The system will

Chapter 3 36 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) When Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate (characters/second) at which the

BIOS Setup 37 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions. Caution: Do not change the

Chapter 3 38 Select Display Device This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system. Settings: CRT, TV, CRT+TV, LCD and CRT+LCD

BIOS Setup 39 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Onboard IDE Channel 1/2 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two ID

Chapter 3 40 AC’97 Audio Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the device is detected, the onboard VIA AC'97

BIOS Setup 41 SuperIO Device Press Enter to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Enable the onboard floppy co

i BOX CONTENTS • 1 x VIA Mainboard • 1 x User’s Manual • 1 x Floppy Ribbon Cable • 1 x ATA-33/66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable • 1 x Combo Module (2 por

Chapter 3 42 EPP Mode Select EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) comes in two modes: 1.9 and 1.7. EPP 1.9 is the newer version of the protocol and is backwa

BIOS Setup 43 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The Power Management Setup menu configures the system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manne

Chapter 3 44 Power Management Timer Set the idle time before system enters power saving mode. ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option. S

BIOS Setup 45 Peripheral Activities Press Enter to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: VGA Event Decide whether or not the power ma

Chapter 3 46 PS2KB Wakeup from suspend Select which Hot-Key to wake-up the system from power saving mode. Settings: Disabled, Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+

BIOS Setup 47 IRQs Activities Press Enter to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Primary INTR Selecting On will cause the system to

Chapter 3 48 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS This section describes the BIOS configuration of the PCI bus system. This section covers some very technical item

BIOS Setup 49 IRQ Resources The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual. Press Enter and you will enter the sub-menu

Chapter 3 50 PC HEALTH STATUS This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. The PC Health Status displays the c

BIOS Setup 51 FREQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequ

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Chapter 3 52 Bank Interleave Set the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface. Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and acces

BIOS Setup 53 Spread Spectrum When the mainboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagneti

Chapter 3 54 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe values. Thes

BIOS Setup 55 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings to the default Optimized values. The

Chapter 3 56 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to ei

BIOS Setup 57 Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted. This would preve

Chapter 3 58 SAVE & EXIT SETUP When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save the changes and quit. A message as below

BIOS Setup 59 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandon the changes. A message as below will ap

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

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Chapter 4 62 DRIVER UTILITIES Getting Started The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD which contains the driver utilities and software for enhan

Driver Installation 63 CD CONTENT The driver utilities and software in this CD are: • VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (en

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65 APPENDIX A Smart 5.1 This chapter gives you a brief description of how Smart 5.1 is enabled.

Appendix A 66 INTELLIGENT 6-CHANNEL AUDIO Enabling Smart 5.1 Intelligent 6 Channel Audio Smart5.1 allows the user to output 6 channel audio directly

Smart 5.1 67 2. The panel of [Sounds and Audio Devices Properties] appears and select [Audio] tab. Then press [Advanced] as shown in the picture. 3.

Appendix A 68 Example B 1. Double click [Sounds and Audio Devices] icon in Control Panel and then select [Audio] tab on the panel as shown below. Pre

Smart 5.1 69 3. Then [Front Speaker] panel displays [Advanced] button and press it. 4. Check the item [Smart5.1 Enable] in the panel below.

Appendix A 70 After completing the previous settings, you need to connect your speakers to the audio jacks as shown below. COM1Line-InLine-OutMicroph

Smart 5.1 71 2. The panel of Audio Effect appears and click on the lower right corner button as shown in the picture below. 3. The [Setup] panel app

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Appendix A 72 Power-DVD XP v4.0 1. Open the application and click on the [Configuration] icon shown as the picture below. 2. The panel of Configur

1 CHAPTER 1 Specifications The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-M Mini-ITX Mainboard is the smallest form factor mainboard specification