VIA EPIA PE User Manual

User’s Manual

EPIA-PE

Version 1.21

September 23, 2008

Copyright

Copyright © 2003-2008 VIA Technologies Incorporated. All rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval

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Technologies, Incorporated.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. PS/2 is a registered trademark of
IBM Corporation. Award BIOS is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

Disclaimer

No license is granted, implied or otherwise, under any patent or patent rights of VIA
Technologies. VIA Technologies makes no warranties, implied or otherwise, in regard to this
document and to the products described in this document. The information provided in this
document is believed to be accurate and reliable as of the publication date of this document.
However, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of the information
in this document and for any patent infringements that may arise from the use of this
document. The information and product specifications within this document are subject to
change at any time, without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such change.

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 to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
personal expense.

Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from

overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before

connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it. Do not place anything

over the power cord.

8. Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel:

• The power cord or plug is damaged

• Liquid has penetrated into the equipment

• The equipment has been exposed to moisture

• The equipment has not work well or you cannot get it work according to User's

Manual.

• The equipment has dropped and damaged

• If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED,

STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C (140F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE
EQUIPMENT.

Caution:
Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
Do not reuse, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
Do not attempt to force open the battery.
Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
Discard used batteries according to local regulations.

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OX CONTENTS

One VIA Mini-ITX mainboard
One Quick Installation Guide
One ATA-133/100 IDE ribbon cable
One driver and utilities CD
One IO bracket

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

Specifications............................................................................... 1

Mainboard Specifications ........................................................... 2

Mainboard Layout ..................................................................... 4

Back Panel Layout .................................................................... 4

Installation .................................................................................. 5

CPU ......................................................................................... 6

The VIA C3 E-Series Processor ............................................... 6

Fans: CPUFAN, SYSFAN and PWRFAN ..................................... 7

Memory Module Installation ...................................................... 8

DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures ........................... 8

Available DDR SDRAM Configurations ....................................10

Connecting the Power Supply ...................................................11

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector.................................................11

Back Panel Ports......................................................................13

Keyboard and Mouse ............................................................13

VGA Out ..............................................................................13

Serial Port: COM 1...............................................................13

RJ45 10/100 LAN Connector .................................................14

USB 2.0 Ports.......................................................................14

LPT Port ..............................................................................14

Audio Ports: .........................................................................14

Connectors..............................................................................15

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 .....................................15

Front Panel Connectors: F_PANEL ........................................16

FIR Module Connector: FIR ..................................................17

KBMS/CIR Module Connector: KBMS ......................................18

USB Pin Connector: USB_5/6 ...............................................19

Front Audio Connector: F_AUDIO .........................................20

LVDS Connector: LVDS (optional) ..........................................21

Wake-on LAN: WOL..............................................................22

COM Ports: COM2, COM3, COM4 ...........................................23

Digital IO Connector: DIO .....................................................24

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Jumpers ..................................................................................25

Clear CMOS: CLEAR_CMOS ...................................................26

COM Voltage Select: J3, J4 ..................................................27

Slots .......................................................................................28

Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI ...............................28

PCI Interrupt Request Routing ..............................................29

BIOS Setup.................................................................................31

Entering Setup.........................................................................32

Control Keys............................................................................33

Navigating the BIOS Menus ......................................................34

Getting Help ............................................................................35

Main Menu ..............................................................................36

Standard CMOS Features ......................................................36

Advanced BIOS Features ......................................................36

Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................36

Integrated Peripherals ..........................................................36

Power Management Setup ....................................................36

PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................36

PC Health Status ..................................................................37

Frequency/Voltage Control....................................................37

Load Fail-Safe Defaults .........................................................37

Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................37

Set Supervisor Password.......................................................37

Set User Password................................................................37

Save & Exit Setup.................................................................37

Exit Without Saving ..............................................................37

Standard CMOS Features .........................................................38

Date ....................................................................................38

Time....................................................................................38

Halt On................................................................................38

IDE Drives...............................................................................39

Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................40

Virus Warning ......................................................................40

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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking .................................................40

Processor Number Feature ....................................................40

Quick Power On Self-Test .....................................................41

First/Second/Third Boot Device .............................................41

Boot Other Device ................................................................42

Boot Up NumLock Status ......................................................42

Typematic Rate Setting.........................................................42

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)..................................................42

Typematic Delay (Msec)........................................................42

Security Option ....................................................................43

Display Full Screen Logo .......................................................43

Show Summary Information..................................................43

Display Small Logo ...............................................................43

Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................44

AGP Aperture Size ................................................................44

AGP Mode (External) ............................................................45

AGP Fast Write.....................................................................45

CPU to PCI POST Write .........................................................45

Select Display Device............................................................45

Panel Select .........................................................................45

CPU Direct Access FB............................................................46

Integrated Peripherals..............................................................47

Onboard IDE Channel 1/2 ....................................................47

IDE Prefetch Mode ...............................................................47

Display Card Priority .............................................................47

Frame Buffer Size.................................................................48

AC97 Audio ..........................................................................48

VIA OnChip LAN ...................................................................48

USB Keyboard Support .........................................................48

VIA Onboard LAN .................................................................48

Onboard Lan Boot ROM ........................................................48

Super IO Device ......................................................................49

Onboard Serial Port 1/2/3/4 ..................................................49

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Onboard Parallel Port............................................................49

Parallel Port Mode ................................................................50

EPP Mode Select ..................................................................50

ECP Mode Use DMA..............................................................50

Onboard Fast IR...................................................................50

Fast IR IRQ..........................................................................50

Fast IR DMA.........................................................................51

Power Management Setup........................................................52

ACPI Suspend Type ..............................................................52

HDD Power Down.................................................................52

Power Management Timer ....................................................53

Video Off Option ..................................................................53

Power Off by PWRBTN..........................................................53

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume ..................................................53

AC Loss Auto restart .............................................................53

Peripherals Activities ................................................................54

VGA Event ...........................................................................54

LPT & COM Event .................................................................54

HDD & FDD Event ................................................................54

PCI Master Event..................................................................54

PS2KB Wakeup Select...........................................................55

PS2 Mouse Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 .......................................55

PS2 KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 .............................................55

USB Resume ........................................................................55

PowerOn by PCI Card ...........................................................55

Wake On Lan/Ring Connector ...............................................56

RTC Alarm Resume...............................................................56

Date (of Month) ...................................................................56

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss).....................................................56

IRQs Activities .........................................................................57

Primary INTR .......................................................................57

IRQ3~IRQ15........................................................................57

PNP/PCI Configurations............................................................58

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PNP OS Installed ..................................................................58

Reset Configuration Data ......................................................58

Resource Controlled By.........................................................60

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB ......................................................60

IRQ Resources.........................................................................61

PC Health Status......................................................................62

Frequency / Voltage Control .....................................................63

DRAM Clock .........................................................................63

DRAM Timing .......................................................................63

DRAM CAS Latency...............................................................64

Bank Interleave....................................................................64

Precharge to Active (Trp)......................................................64

Active to Precharge (Tras) ....................................................64

Active to CMD (Trcd) ............................................................64

DRAM Burst Len ...................................................................65

DRAM Voltage ......................................................................65

CPU Ratio ............................................................................65

Spread Spectrum..................................................................65

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................66

Load Optimized Defaults ..........................................................67

Set Supervisor / User Password ................................................68

Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................70

Exit Without Saving..................................................................71

Driver Installation .......................................................................72

Driver Utilities..........................................................................73

Getting Started.....................................................................73

Running the Driver Utilities CD ..............................................74

CD Content .............................................................................75

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Specifications

The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-PE uses the Mini­ITX mainboard form-factor developed by VIA Technologies, Inc. as
part of the company’s open industry-wide Total Connectivity
initiative. The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new
generation of small, ergonomic, innovative and affordable embedded
systems. Through a high level of integration, the Mini-ITX occupies
66% of the size of FlexATX mainboard form factor. The mainboard
comes with an embedded VIA Processor, boasting of ultra-low power
consumption, cool and quiet operation.

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AINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

• VIA C3 EBGA Processor

Chipset

• VIA CLE266 North Bridge

• VIA VT8235M South Bridge

Graphics

• Integrated VIA Unichrome AGP graphics with MPEG-2 Accelerator

Audio

• VIA VT1612A AC'97 Codec

Memory

• 1 x DDR266 DIMM slot (up to 1GB)

Expansion Slot

• 1 x PCI slot

IDE

• 2 x UltraDMA 66/100/133 connectors

LAN

• VIA VT6106S + VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY

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Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x PS/2 mouse port and 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

• 2 x RJ-45 LAN port

• 1 x Serial port

• 1 x Parallel port

• 4 x USB 2.0 ports

• 1 x VGA port

• 3 x Audio ports: Line-out, Line-in and Mic-in

Onboard I/O Connectors

• 1 x USB pin headers for 2 additional USB 2.0 ports

• 1 x Front panel audio pinheader (Line-out and Mic-in)

• 1 x FIR pin header

• 1 x CIR pin header (Switchable for KB/MS)

• 1 x LVDS connector

• 3 x COM pin headers

• 1 x Digital IO connector

• 1 x Wake-on LAN connector

• 3 x Fan connectors

BIOS

• Award BIOS with 2/4 Mbit flash memory capacity

Form Factor

• Mini-ITX (6 layers)

• 17 cm X 17 cm

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AINBOARD LAYOUT

F_AUDIO

J3 J4

COM3

COM4

FIR

COM2

DIO

SYSFAN

KBMS

PWRFAN

PCI

CLEAR_CMOS

WOL

F_PANEL

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Mouse

Keyboard

USB_5/6

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LPT

VGA COM

IDE1

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LAN

USB

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ATXPWR

CPUFAN

DIM1

Line-in

Line-out

Mic-in

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Installation

This chapter provides you with information about hardware
installation procedures. It is recommended to use a grounded wrist
strap before handling computer components. Electrostatic discharge
(ESD) can damage some components.

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CPU

The VIA C3 E-Series Processor

The VIA EPIA-PE Mini-ITX mainboard includes an embedded VIA C3 or Eden

Processor. The VIA C3 Processor provides ultra-low power consumption and

advanced thermal dissipation properties. The VIA C3 Processor requires

heatsink and a CPU fan to provide sufficient cooling. Ensure that the CPU

fan is correctly installed as shown.

Caution:

This mainboard is not designed to support overclocking. Any attempt to
operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not

guarantee against damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or
beyond product specifications.

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Fans: CPUFAN, SYSFAN and PWRFAN

The CPUFAN (CPU fan), SYSFAN (system fan) and PWRFAN (power fan) run

on +12V and maintain system cooling. When connecting the wire to the

connectors, always be aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be

connected to the +12V. The black wire is Ground and should always be

connected to GND. The CPU system and power fan connectors have sensors

to support fan monitoring.

PWRFAN

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EMORY MODULE INSTALLATION

The VIA EPIA-PE Mini-ITX mainboard provides one 184-pin DIMM slot for

DDR266 SDRAM memory modules and supports memory sizes up to 1GB per

slot.

DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures

• Locate the DIMM socket in the motherboard.

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• Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.

• Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the socket.

• Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap

back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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Available DDR SDRAM Configurations

Refer to the table below for available DDR SDRAM configurations on the

mainboard.

Slot Module Size Total

DIMM 1 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB 64MB-1GB
Maximum supported system memory 1GB

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ONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY

The VIA EPIA-PE Mini-ITX mainboard supports a conventional ATX power

supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector,

always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that

no damage will be caused.

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector

To connect the ATX power supply, make sure the power plug is inserted in

the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the plug

firmly into the connector.

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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 Supply On
5 GND 15 GND
6 +5V 16 GND
7 GND 17 GND
8 Power Good 18 NC
9 +5V Standby 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V

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ACK PANEL PORTS

The back panel has the following ports:

Keyboard and Mouse

The green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. The purple

connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.

VGA Out

The 15-pin female VGA connector can be used to

connect to any analog VGA monitor.

Serial Port: COM 1

This 9-pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or other

serial devices.

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RJ45 10/100 LAN Connector

The mainboard provides a standard RJ-45 port. This port allows

connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub

USB 2.0 Ports

These four 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for

connecting USB 2.0 devices.

LPT Port

The 25-pin female parallel port for connecting

printers supports Enhanced Parallel Port and

Extended Capabilities Port modes.

Audio Ports:

Line Out

This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker.

Line In

This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio devices.

Microphone

This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone.

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ONNECTORS

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The two IDE connectors support Ultra DMA 66/100/133 modes. Both IDE

connectors can connect a master and a slave drive. The IDE connectors can

support up to four IDE devices.

If two drives are connected to a single cable, the jumper on the second

drive must be set to slave mode. Refer to the drive documentation supplied

by the vendor for the jumper settings.

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Front Panel Connectors: F_PANEL

The J3 pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch,

power LED, HDD LED and the case speaker.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 HDD LED+ 2 Power LED+
3 HDD LED- 4 N/A
5 Power Switch 6 Power LED­7 Power Switch 8 N/A
9 Reset Switch 10 N/A
11 Reset Switch 12 N/A

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FIR Module Connector: FIR

This pin header is used to connect to a Fast IrDA module. The BIOS

settings must be configured to activate the IR function.

Pin Signal Description

1 +3V VCC
2 IRRX FIR/SIR Data Receive
3 IRRX2 SIR Data Receive
4 GND Ground
5 IRTX FIR/SIR Data Transmit

FIR

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KBMS/CIR Module Connector: KBMS

This pin header is used to connect to a Consumer IrDA module.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +5V 2 GND
3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA
5 EKBCLK 6 EKBDATA
7 MS_CLK 8 MS_DATA
9 EMCLK 10 EMDATA

Keyboard and Mouse

or CIR

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USB Pin Connector: USB_5/6

The mainboard provides 1 front USB pin header connectors, allowing up to 2

additional USB 1.1 ports. Connect each 2-port USB cable into each pin

headers. These ports can be used to connect USB interface peripherals such

as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modem, etc.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VCC 2 VCC
3 USB2- 4 USB3­5 USB2+ 6 USB3+
7 GND 8 GND
9 NC 10 GND

USB connector

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Front Audio Connector: F_AUDIO

This connector allows you to connect a front audio panel to the mainboard.

Only the line-out and microphone functions are available for use on the front

panel. To connect the front audio cable, first remove the two red plastic
jumpers.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 FRN_MIC 2 AGND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 +5V
5 LINE_OUT_R 6 NEXT_R
7 NC 8 Key
9 LINE_OUT_L 10 NEXT_L

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LVDS Connector: LVDS (optional)

This connector is for devices requiring access to the signals listed in the

table below. The LVDS connector may not be available on your mainboard.

This is an option that is added during the manufacturing process. If you

would like a mainboard with the LVDS connector, please contact your

vendor or sales contact for more information.

Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 FPDE 2 FPD3 21 FPBKLP 22 FPD14
3 FPD0 4 FPD4 23 RESET 24 FPD15
5 FPD1 6 FPD5 25 SPCLK2 26 FPD16
7 FPD2 8 FPCLK 27 SPD2 28 FPD17
9 FPHS 10 FPD6 29 GND 30 FPD18
11 FPVS 12 FPD7 31 GND 32 FPD19
13 FPD11 14 FPD8 33 +3.3V 34 FPD20
15 FPD12 16 FPD9 35 GND 36 FPD21
17 ENPVDD 18 FPD10 37 +5V 38 FPD22
19 ENPVEE 20 FPD13 39 +5V 40 FPD23

LVDS

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Wake-on LAN: WOL

This connector allows you to connect a network card with the Wake-On LAN

function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is received

through the network card. Please note that the function of ACPI WOL may

be disabled when users unplug the power cord or turn off the power button

manually.

Pin Signal

1 +5VDUAL
2 GND
3 -WOL

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COM Ports: COM2, COM3, COM4

This mainboard has three additional COM pinheaders for enabling additional

serial devices to be attached directly to the mainboard or for adding

additional serial ports. COM3 and COM4 pin headers have their own voltage

select jumper that enables support between either 5V or 12V. See the

jumper settings for more information.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 RIN12 2 RIN32
3 DOUT22 4 DOUT32
5 GND 6 RIN22
7 DOUT12 8 RIN42
9 XR12# 10 Key

COM3 COM2

COM4

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Digital IO Connector: DIO

This connector provides four GPI (General Purpose Input) and four GPO

(General Purpose Output) pin headers for supporting both 5V and 12V

Digital IO solutions.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +5V 2 +12V
3 GPO5 4 GPI10
5 GPO6 6 GPI21
7 GPO7 8 GPI28
9 GPO12 10 GPI29
11 GND 12 GND

DIO

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J

UMPERS

The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions.

This section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard

functions using the jumpers.

J3 J4

CLEAR_CMOS

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Clear CMOS: CLEAR_CMOS

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC)

RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date,

time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS

RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers

the RAM data in CMOS that include system setup

information such as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Remove the onboard battery

3. Move the jumper cap from pins 2-3 (default) to pins 1-2. Keep cap

on pins 1-2 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins

2-3.

4. Replace the battery.

5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

Keep

1 2

Clear

1 2 3

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6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS

setup to re-enter data.

Caution:

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on
CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause
system boot failure. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it
will damage the mainboard.

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COM Voltage Select: J3, J4

This jumper changes the voltage for COM3 and COM4

respectively. Voltage options are 5V and 12V.

Pins Voltage

1-2 +5V
2-3 +12V

5V

1 32

12V

1 32

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Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI

The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or

removing expansion card, first unplug the power supply. Read the

documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are

necessary.

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PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ (interrupt request line) are hardware lines over which devices can

send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The “PCI & LAN” IRQ pins are

typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4

PCI Slot 1 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#

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This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions.

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NTERING SETUP

Power on the computer and press <Delete> during the beginning of the

boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS setup

entry point, you may restart the system and try again.

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ONTROL 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 left side
Right Arrow Move to the item in the right side
Enter Select the item
Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu

Page Up / + Increase the numeric value or make changes
Page Down / - Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and

F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for

F6 Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe default table,

F7 Load Optimized defaults
F9 Jumps to the Main Menu
F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit

from a submenu

Option Page Setup Menu

Option Page Setup Menu

only for Option Page Setup Menu

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AVIGATING THE

The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the control keys

Up/Down arrow keys to select any item/sub-menu. Description of the

selected/highlighted category is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub-menu is available (see

figure below). Press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. To exit the sub-

menu, press <Esc>.

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ETTING HELP

The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help” screen. You can display

this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing <F1>. The help screen

displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup. Press <Esc> to

exit the help screen.

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AIN 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 Chipset Features

Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system

performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to set onboard power management functions.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations.

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PC Health Status

This menu shows the PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and

stable system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high

performance system operations.

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS supervisor password.

Set User Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password.

Save & Exit Setup

Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

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EATURES

Date

The date format is [Day, Month Date Year]

Time

The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second]

Halt On

Sets the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that

details the possible settings.

Setting Description

All Errors System halts when any error is detected
No Errors System does not halt for any error
All but Keyboard System halts for all non-key errors

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IDE D

RIVES

The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard

disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this category.

Select “Auto” whenever possible. If you select “Manual”, make sure the

information is from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer. Below is

a table that details required hard drive information when using the “Manual”

mode.

Setting Description

IDE Channel The name of this item will match the name of the menu

Access Mode Settings: [CHS, LBA, Large, Auto]
Capacity Formatted size of the storage device
Cylinder Number of cylinders
Head Number of heads
Precomp Write precompensation
Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone
Sector Number of sectors
PIO Mode Settings: [Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
Ultra DMA Mode Settings: [Auto, Disabled]

(e.g. IDE Primary Master).
Settings: [None, Auto, Manual]

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Virus Warning

Setting Description

Enabled Turns on hard disk boot sector virus protection
Disabled Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Setting Description

Enabled Enables ECC for L2 cache
Disabled Disables ECC for L2 cache

Processor Number Feature

This is only valid for CPUs that have a processor number.

Setting Description

Enabled Enables access to the CPU’s embedded unique ID number.
Disabled Disables access to the CPU’s embedded unique ID number.

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Quick Power On Self-Test

Shortens Power On Self-Test (POST) cycle to enable shorter boot up time.

Setting Description

Enabled Shorten Power On Self Test (POST) cycle and bootup time
Disabled Standard Power On Self Test (POST)

First/Second/Third Boot Device

Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating

system.

Setting Description

LS120 Boot from LS-120 drive
HDD-0 Boot from the first HDD
SCSI Boot from SCSI
CDROM Boot from CD-ROM
HDD-1 Boot from the second HDD
HDD-2 Boot from the third HDD
HDD-3 Boot from the fourth HDD
ZIP100 Boot from ATAPI ZIP drive
USB-FDD Boot from USB floppy drive
USB-ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive
USB-CDROM Boot from USB CDROM
USB-HDD Boot from the USB HDD.
LAN Boot from network drive
Disabled Disable the boot device sequence

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Boot Other Device

Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot

from the “First/Second/Third Boot Device” list.

Setting Description

Enabled Enable alternate boot device
Disabled No alternate boot device allowed

Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on.

Setting Description

On Forces keypad to behave as 10-key
Off Forces keypad to behave as arrow keys

Typematic Rate Setting

Enables “Typematic Rate” and “Typematic Delay” functions.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This item sets the rate (characters/second) at which the system retrieves a

signal from a depressed key.

Settings: [6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30]

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This item sets the delay between when the key was first pressed and when

the system begins to repeat the signal from the depressed key.

Settings: [250, 500, 750, 1000]

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Security Option

Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots, or

only when you enter Setup.

Setting Description

Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run

System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is

BIOS Setup

powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup

Display Full Screen Logo

Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Show Summary Information

Show summary screen.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Display Small Logo

Show small energy star logo during BIOS boot up process.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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DVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

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.

AGP Aperture Size

This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for

video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range

dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the

aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

Settings: [4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB]

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AGP Mode (External)

This mainboard supports the AGP 4x interface. When the AGP 4x video card

is used, it can transfer video data at 1066MB/s. AGP 4x is backward-

compatible, leave the default 4x mode on if unsure. When set to 1x mode,

the maximum transfer rate it at 266MB/s, and 2x mode transfers data at

533MB/s. AGP8x mode can be detected automatically once you plug in the

AGP8x card.

Settings: [4X, 2X, 1X]

AGP Fast Write

This item is used to enable or disable the caching of display data for the

video memory of the processor.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

CPU to PCI POST Write

When Enabled, CPU can write up to four words of data to the PCI write

buffer before CPU must wait for PCI bus cycle to finish. If Disabled, CPU

must wait after each write cycle until PCI bus signals that it is ready to

receive more data.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Select Display Device

This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system.

Settings: [CRT, LCD, CRT+LCD, DVI, CRT+DVI]

Panel Select

This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the

system.

Settings: [1600x1200, 1400x1050, 1280x1024, 1280x768,1024x768,

800x600, 640x480]

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CPU Direct Access FB

Controls the CPU’s access to directly access the system memory reserved for

graphics data.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Onboard IDE Channel 1/2

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support

for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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 transfer,

multiple commands or multiple sector read/write. Enabled enables IDE

controller to use block mode; Disabled allows the controller to use standard

mode.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Display Card Priority

This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.

Settings: [PCI Slot, AGP]

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Frame Buffer Size

This setting instructs the BIOS to reserve the specified amount of memory

for the internal video controller.

Settings: [16M, 32M, 64M]

AC97 Audio

Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the

device is detected, the onboard VIA AC'97 (Audio Codec'97) controller will

be enabled; if not, it is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use

other controller cards to connect to an audio device.

Settings: [Auto, Disabled]

VIA OnChip LAN

This setting allows you to make VIA OnChip LAN enabled or disabled.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

USB Keyboard Support

Enable USB Keyboard Support for DOS and Windows.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

VIA Onboard LAN

Enables the onboard LAN controller.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Onboard Lan Boot ROM

Enable Onboard Lan Boot ROM for DOS and Windows.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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UPER IO DEVICE

Onboard Serial Port 1/2/3/4

Set the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial port A/serial

port B. Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct

base I/O port address.

Port Settings

1 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto
2 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto
3 Disabled 3F8 IRQ5 2F8 IRQ10 3E8 IRQ5 2E8 IRQ10 —
4 Disabled 3F8 IRQ5 2F8 IRQ10 3E8 IRQ5 2E8 IRQ10 —

Onboard Parallel Port

This specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port.
Settings: [Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7]

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Parallel Port Mode

Set the parallel port mode. To operate the onboard parallel port as

Standard Parallel Port, choose

the EPP mode, choose

EPP

operate in ECP mode. Choosing

SPP

. To operate the onboard parallel port in

. By choosing

ECP + EPP

ECP

, the onboard parallel port will

will allow the onboard parallel

port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously.

Settings: [SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP + EPP]

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 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 (Extended Capabilities Port) has two DMA channels that it can use. The

default channel is 3. However, some expansion cards may use channel 3 as

well. To solve this conflict, change the ECP channel to 1. Select a DMA

channel for the port.

Settings: [1, 3]

Onboard Fast IR

Enables the onboard FIR.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Fast IR IRQ

Set this field to reserve an IRQ for the Fast IR port. This field is only

available if Onboard Fast IR is enabled.

Settings: [3, 4, 5, 11]

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Fast IR DMA

Set this field to choose the DMA channel. This field is only available if

Onboard Fast IR is enabled.

Settings: [6, 5]

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OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ACPI Suspend Type

Setting Description

S1(POS) S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this

S3(STR) S3/Suspend To RAM (STR) is a power-down state. In this

S1 & S3 Depends on the OS to select S1 or S3.

state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and
hardware maintains all system contexts.

state, power is supplied only to essential components such as
main memory and wakeup-capable devices. The system
context is saved to main memory, and context is restored
from the memory when a "wakeup" event occurs.

HDD Power Down

Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the

hard disk.

Settings: [Disabled, 1~15(minutes)]

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Power Management Timer

Set the idle time before system enters power saving mode. ACPI OS such as

Windows XP will override this option.

Settings: [Disabled, 1/2/4/6/8/10/20/30/40 (minutes), 1 (hour)]

Video Off Option

Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power

saving mode, ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option.

Setting Description

Always On Screen is always on even when system enters power

Suspend -> Off Screen is turned off when system enters power saving

saving mode

mode

Power Off by PWRBTN

This field configures the power button on the chassis.

Setting Description

Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than

Instant-Off Power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button

four seconds

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resumed from S3 state. This is only

necessary for older VGA drivers, select Auto if in doubt.

Settings: [Auto, Yes, No]

AC Loss Auto restart

The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during

system operation.

Setting Description

Off Keeps the system in an off state until the power button is

On Restarts the system when the power is back

pressed

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ERIPHERALS ACTIVITIES

VGA Event

Enables the power management unit to monitor VGA activities.

Settings: [Off, On]

LPT & COM Event

Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor parallel

port (LPT) and serial port (COM) activities.

Settings: [None, LPT, COM, LPT / COM]

HDD & FDD Event

Enables the power management unit to monitor hard disk and floppy disk

activities.

Settings: [Off, On]

PCI Master Event

Enables the power management unit to monitor PCI master activities.

Settings: [Off, On]

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PS2KB Wakeup Select

When select Password, please press Page Up or Page Down key to change

Password, 8 characters maximum. Please note that PS2MS Wakeup from

suspend and PS2KB Wakeup from suspend will be disabled while changing

the passward.

Settings: [Hot key, Password]

PS2 Mouse Wakeup from S3/S4/S5

Enables any mouse activity to restore the system from the power saving

mode to an active state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

PS2 KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5

Enables any keyboard activity to restore the system from the power saving

mode to an active state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Resume

Enables activity detected from USB devices to restore the system from a

suspended state to an active state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

PowerOn by PCI Card

Enables activity detected from any PCI card to power up the system or

resume from a suspended state. Such PCI cards include LAN, onboard USB

ports, etc.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Note:

EPIA PE does not support the wake up function of a PCI Network card
from the PCI PME (Power Management Event) bus.

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Wake On Lan/Ring Connector

Decide whether or not any Ring-In signals from the modem can wake up the

system or resume from suspend state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

RTC Alarm Resume

Sets a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the system.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Date (of Month)

The field specifies the date for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

The field specifies the time for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

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CTIVITIES

Primary INTR

Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of

the enabled channels

Settings: [Off, On]

IRQ3~IRQ15

Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line. These fields

are only available if “Primary INTR” is on.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Note:

IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O
devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the operating
system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After receiving the
signal, when the operating system is ready, the system will interrupt
itself and perform the service required by the IO device.

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Note:

This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly
recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an
experienced user.

ONFIGURATIONS

PNP OS Installed

Setting Description

Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting

No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards

(VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized
by the PnP operating system

Reset Configuration Data

This field should usually be left “Disabled”.

Setting Description

Enabled Resets the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data)

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after exiting BIOS Setup if a newly installed PCI card or
the system configuration prevents the operating system
from loading

BIOS Setup

Disabled Default setting

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Resource Controlled By

Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play compatible

devices.

Setting Description

Auto(ESCD) BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory

Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration

base address fields

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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IRQ R

ESOURCES

Note:

The items are adjustable only when “Resources Controlled By” is set to
“Manual.”

IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ

a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ.

Setting Description

PCI Device For Plug-and-Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus

Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for other requests

architecture

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PC H

EALTH STATUS

The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored

hardware devices/components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and fan

speeds.

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F

REQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL

DRAM Clock

The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host

clock and DRAM clock frequency.

Settings: 66 MHz, 100 MHz, 133 MHz, By SPD

DRAM Timing

The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your

system. Changing the value from the factory setting is not recommended

unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than

the original modules.

Settings: [Manual, By SPD]

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DRAM CAS Latency

This item adjusts the speed it takes for the memory module to complete a

command. Generally, a lower setting will improve the performance of your

system. However, if your system becomes less stable, you should change it

to a higher setting. This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to

Manual.

Settings: [2, 2.5]

Bank Interleave

Set the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface. Interleaving allows banks

of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles. One bank will

undergo its refresh cycle while another 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]

Precharge to Active (Trp)

This field controls the length of time it takes to precharge a row in the

memory module before the row becomes active. Longer values are safer but

may not offer the best performance. This field is only available when DRAM

Timing is set to Manual.

Settings: [2T, 3T]

Active to Precharge (Tras)

This field controls the length of time it a row stays active before

precharging. Longer values are safer buy may not offer the best

performance. This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual.

Settings: [5T, 6T]

Active to CMD (Trcd)

This field is only available when DRAM Timing is set to Manual.

Settings: [2T, 3T]

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DRAM Burst Len

This field sets the length of time for one burst of data during a read/write

transaction. Longer settings equals better memory performance.

Settings: [4, 8]

DRAM Voltage

This field sets the voltage for the memory module.

Settings: [2.7V, 2.6V, 2.5V, Default]

CPU Ratio

Settings: [Default, x3, x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5, x6, x6.5, x7, x7.5, x8, x8.5,

x9, x9.5, x10, x10.5, x11, x11.5, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16]

Spread Spectrum

When the mainboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes)

of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread

Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so

that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.

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OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

This option is for restoring all the default fail-safe BIOS settings. These

values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system

with basic performance.

Entering “Y” loads the default fail-safe BIOS values.

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OAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

This option is for 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” loads the default optimized BIOS values.

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ET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup. When a

password has been set, a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS

Setup is run. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part

of your system configuration.

There are two types of passwords you can set. A supervisor password and a

user password. When a supervisor password 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 the password, type the password (up to eight characters in length)

and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously set

password from CMOS memory. The new password will need to be reentered

to be confirmed. To cancel the process press <Esc>.

To disable the password, press <Enter> when prompted to enter a new

password. A message will show up to confirm disabling the password. To

cancel the process press <Esc>.

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Additionally, when a password is enabled, 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” in the “Advanced

BIOS Features” section for more details.

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AVE & EXIT SETUP

Entering “Y” saves any changes made and exits the program.

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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E

XIT WITHOUT SAVING

Entering “Y” discards any changes made and exits the program.

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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HAPTER

C

4

Driver 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 audio or VGA drivers. The
applications will only function correctly if the necessary drivers are
already installed.

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RIVER UTILITIES

Getting Started

The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the driver utilities

and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard. If the CD is

missing from the retail box, please contact the local dealer for the CD.

Note:

The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time. The
latest updated versions are available at http://www.viaembedded.com./

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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 automatically after closing the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM

drive. The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on

the screen. If the CD does not run automatically, click on the “Start” button

and select “Run…” Then type: "D:\Setup.exe".

Note:

D: might not be the drive letter of the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM in your
system.

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CD C

ONTENT

VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support

Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering
functions on ATA-capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE
device compatibility), AGP VxD Driver (provides service
routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to
hardware, providing fast graphical access), IRQ Routing
Miniport Driver (sets the system's PCI IRQ routing sequence)
and VIA INF Driver (enables the VIA Power Management
function).

VIA Graphics Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA graphic

chip.

VIA Audio Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA audio chip.
VIA USB 2.0 Driver: Enhances VIA USB 2.0 ports.
VIA LAN Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA LAN chip.
VIA FIR Driver: Support for FIR.

Note:

The EPIA-PE is packaged with the same driver installation CD as the
EPIA-PD.

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