VIA VB7009 User Manual

USER MANUAL

VIA VB7009

Flexible Mini-ITX board with

advanced multimedia, I/O,

and connectivity features

1.21-07022020-165500

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Regulatory Compliance

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

Notice 3
The product described in this document is designed for general use, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the conflicts or
damages arising from incompatibility of the product. Check compatibility issue with your local sales representatives before placing
an order.

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Battery Recycling and Disposal

 Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
 Do not re-use, 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.

Safety Precautions

 Always read the safety instructions carefully.
 Keep this User's Manual for future reference.
 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
 Keep this equipment away from humidity.
 Put this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.
 Check the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the

equipment to the power inlet.

 Do not place the power cord where people will step on it.
 Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
 If any of the following situations arise, get the equipment checked by authorized service personnel:

 The power cord or plug is damaged.
 Liquid has entered into the equipment.
 The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
 The equipment is faulty or you cannot get it work according to User's Manual.
 The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
 The equipment has an obvious sign of breakage.

 Do not leave this equipment in extreme temperatures or in a storage temperature above 60°C (140°F).

The equipment may be damaged.

 Do not leave this equipment in direct sunlight.
 Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.
 Do not place anything over the power cord.
 Do not cover the ventilation holes. The openings on the enclosure protect the equipment from

overheating.

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Box Contents

 1 x VIA VB7009 board
 1 x SATA cable
 1 x I/O bracket

Ordering Information

Part Number Description

VB7009-12QCE Mini-ITX Board with 1.2GHz VIA Eden® X4 CPU with VGA, LVDS, 8 x

USB 2.0, 6 x COM, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x SATA, PCI slot,
ATX connector

VB7009-16 Mini-ITX Board with 1.6GHz VIA C7®-D CPU with VGA, LVDS,

8 x USB 2.0, 4 x COM, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x SATA, PCI slot,
ATX connector

VB70009-10E Mini-ITX Board with 1.0GHz VIA C7® CPU with VGA, LVDS, 8 x USB 2.0,

4 x COM, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x SATA, PCI slot, ATX connector

Optional Accessories

Wireless Modules

Part Number Description

EMIO-1533-00A2 VNT9271 IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB Wi-Fi module with assembly kit and

antenna

EMIO-5531-00A1 VAB-820-W IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB Wi-Fi & Bluetooth module with

assembly kit and antenna

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Table of Contents

1. Product Overview ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.1. Key Features and Benefits ................................................................................................................................ 1

1.1.1. VIA C7®-D / C7® / Eden® X4 Processor .................................................................................................. 1

1.1.2. VIA VX900 MSP .......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1.3. Modular Expansion Options .................................................................................................................... 1

1.2. Product Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 2

1.3. Layout Diagram .................................................................................................................................................. 4

1.4. Product Dimensions .......................................................................................................................................... 5

1.5. Height Distribution ............................................................................................................................................ 6

2. I/O Interface ................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1. External I/O Ports .............................................................................................................................................. 7

2.1.1. PS/2 Ports ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1.2. VGA Port ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.1.3. COM Port ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.1.4. Parallel Port ................................................................................................................................................. 9

2.1.5. Gigabit Ethernet Port ...............................................................................................................................10

2.1.6. USB 2.0 Ports .............................................................................................................................................11

2.1.7. Audio Jacks ................................................................................................................................................11

2.2. Onboard IO ......................................................................................................................................................12

2.2.1. ATX Power Connector ............................................................................................................................12

2.2.2. CMOS Battery Slot ...................................................................................................................................13

2.2.3. Front Panel Pin Header ...........................................................................................................................14

2.2.4. Front Audio Pin Header ..........................................................................................................................15

2.2.5. SMBus Pin Header ....................................................................................................................................16

2.2.6. CPU and System Fan Connectors .........................................................................................................17

2.2.7. SATA Connectors .....................................................................................................................................18

2.2.8. USB 2.0 Pin Headers ................................................................................................................................19

2.2.9. COM Pin Headers.....................................................................................................................................20

2.2.10. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Pin Header ................................................................................................21

2.2.11. LVDS Panel Connector ............................................................................................................................22

2.2.12. LVDS Inverter Connector ........................................................................................................................24

2.2.13. S/PDIF Connector .....................................................................................................................................25

2.2.14. SPI Pin Header ...........................................................................................................................................26

2.2.15. LPC Pin Header .........................................................................................................................................27

2.2.16. Digital I/O Pin Header .............................................................................................................................28

2.2.17. Temperature Sensor Pin Header ...........................................................................................................29

3. Jumpers ........................................................................................................................................ 30

3.1. Clear CMOS Jumper .......................................................................................................................................31

3.2. COM Voltage Jumpers ...................................................................................................................................32

3.2.1. COM2 Voltage Jumper ...........................................................................................................................32

3.2.2. COM3 and COM4 Voltage Jumper......................................................................................................33

3.2.3. COM5 and COM6 Voltage Jumper......................................................................................................34

3.3. SATA DOM Power Jumper ...........................................................................................................................35

3.4. LVDS Panel Power Jumper ............................................................................................................................36

3.5. LVDS Inverter Power Jumper ........................................................................................................................37

4. Expansion Slots ........................................................................................................................... 38

4.1. DDR3 Memory Slots .......................................................................................................................................38

4.1.1. Installing a Memory Module..................................................................................................................39

4.1.2. Removing a Memory Module ................................................................................................................40

4.2. PCI Slot ..............................................................................................................................................................41

5. Installing into a Chassis ............................................................................................................. 42

5.1.1. Suggested Minimum Chassis Dimensions ...........................................................................................42

5.1.2. Suggested Minimum Chassis Height ....................................................................................................43

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5.1.3. Suggested Keepout Areas ......................................................................................................................43

6. BIOS Setup Utility....................................................................................................................... 44

6.1. Entering the BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................................................................44

6.2. Control Keys .....................................................................................................................................................44

6.3. Navigating the BIOS Menus ...........................................................................................................................44

6.4. Getting Help .....................................................................................................................................................44

6.5. Main Menu (BIOS for VB7009-16 / VB7009-10E SKU) ............................................................................45

6.5.1. Standard CMOS Features .......................................................................................................................45

6.5.2. Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................................................................................45

6.5.3. Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................................................................45

6.5.4. Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................................................................45

6.5.5. Power Management Setup .....................................................................................................................45

6.5.6. PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................................................................45

6.5.7. PC Health Status .......................................................................................................................................45

6.5.8. Frequency/Voltage Control ...................................................................................................................45

6.5.9. Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................................................................46

6.5.10. Set Supervisor Password.........................................................................................................................46

6.5.11. Set User Password....................................................................................................................................46

6.5.12. Save & Exit Setup .....................................................................................................................................46

6.5.13. Exit Without Saving ..................................................................................................................................46

6.6. Standard CMOS Features ...............................................................................................................................47

6.6.1. Date .............................................................................................................................................................47

6.6.2. Time .............................................................................................................................................................47

6.6.3. Video ...........................................................................................................................................................47

6.6.4. Halt On .......................................................................................................................................................47

6.7. IDE Channels ....................................................................................................................................................48

6.8. Advanced BIOS Features ...............................................................................................................................50

6.8.1. Quick Power On Self-Test .....................................................................................................................50

6.8.2. First/Second/Third Boot Device ............................................................................................................50

6.8.3. Boot Other Device ...................................................................................................................................50

6.8.4. Boot Up NumLock Status .......................................................................................................................51

6.8.5. Security Option .........................................................................................................................................51

6.8.6. Full Screen Logo Show ...........................................................................................................................51

6.8.7. Summary Screen Show ...........................................................................................................................51

6.9. CPU Feature ......................................................................................................................................................52

6.9.1. Thermal Management ..............................................................................................................................52

6.9.2. PMON support..........................................................................................................................................52

6.10. Hard Disk Boot Priority ...................................................................................................................................53

6.11. Advanced Chipset Features ...........................................................................................................................54

6.11.1. LCD Clock Source Control ....................................................................................................................54

6.11.2. LCD Backlight Control ............................................................................................................................54

6.12. PCIE Bus Control ..............................................................................................................................................55

6.12.1. PCIE Root Port ...........................................................................................................................................55

6.12.2. PCIE Target Link Speed ...........................................................................................................................55

6.12.3. PCIE PE0 Control ......................................................................................................................................55

6.12.4. PCIE Hot-Reset Enable ............................................................................................................................55

6.12.5. PCIE Root-Port-Reset Enable .................................................................................................................55

6.12.6. Maximum Payload Size ...........................................................................................................................55

6.12.7. PCIE ASPM Function ................................................................................................................................55

6.13. UMA & P2P Bridge Control ...........................................................................................................................56

6.13.1. UMA Enable ..............................................................................................................................................56

6.13.2. VGA Share Memory Size ........................................................................................................................56

6.13.3. CPU Direct Access FB ..............................................................................................................................56

6.13.4. Select Display Device .............................................................................................................................56

6.13.5. Select Display Device 1 ..........................................................................................................................56

6.13.6. Select Display Device 2 ..........................................................................................................................56

6.13.7. Panel Type .................................................................................................................................................56

6.13.8. Engine Clock Control ..............................................................................................................................56

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6.14. CPU & PCI Bus Control ...................................................................................................................................57

6.14.1. PCI Master 0 WS Write............................................................................................................................57

6.14.2. PCI Delay Transaction..............................................................................................................................57

6.14.3. SB P2P Bridge ............................................................................................................................................57

6.15. Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................................................................58

6.16. VIA OnChip IDE Device .................................................................................................................................58

6.16.1. OnChip SATA ...........................................................................................................................................58

6.17. VIA OnChip PCI Device .................................................................................................................................59

6.17.1. Onboard PCIE LAN ..................................................................................................................................59

6.17.2. Hide D1F1 ..................................................................................................................................................59

6.17.3. OnChip HDAC Device ............................................................................................................................59

6.17.4. Clear HDA Wake Enable bit ..................................................................................................................59

6.17.5. NB HD Audio Codec 1 ...........................................................................................................................59

6.18. SuperIO Device ................................................................................................................................................60

6.18.1. Onboard Serial Ports 1 ~ 4 ....................................................................................................................60

6.18.2. Onboard Parallel Port .............................................................................................................................60

6.18.3. Parallel Port Mode ...................................................................................................................................60

6.18.4. ECP Mode Use DMA ...............................................................................................................................60

6.19. USB Device Setting ..........................................................................................................................................61

6.19.1. USB 1.0 Controller ...................................................................................................................................61

6.19.2. USB 2.0 Controller ...................................................................................................................................61

6.19.3. USB Operation Mode ..............................................................................................................................61

6.19.4. USB Keyboard Function ..........................................................................................................................61

6.19.5. USB Mouse Function ................................................................................................................................61

6.19.6. USB Storage Function ..............................................................................................................................61

6.20. Power Management Setup ............................................................................................................................62

6.20.1. EuP/ErP Lot6 ..............................................................................................................................................62

6.20.2. ACPI Suspend Type .................................................................................................................................62

6.20.3. Soft-Off by PWRBTN ...............................................................................................................................62

6.20.4. Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume ...................................................................................................................62

6.20.5. AC Loss Auto Restart ...............................................................................................................................63

6.20.6. HPET Support ............................................................................................................................................63

6.20.7. WDRT Support ..........................................................................................................................................63

6.20.8. WDRT Run/Stop ........................................................................................................................................63

6.20.9. WDRT Count .............................................................................................................................................63

6.21. Wakeup Event Detect .....................................................................................................................................64

6.21.1. PS2KB Wakeup Select .............................................................................................................................64

6.21.2. PS2KB Wakeup Key Select .....................................................................................................................64

6.21.3. PS2MS Wakeup Key Select ....................................................................................................................64

6.21.4. PS2 Keyboard Power ON .......................................................................................................................64

6.21.5. PS2 Mouse Power ON ............................................................................................................................64

6.21.6. RTC Alarm Resume ..................................................................................................................................64

6.21.7. Date (of Month) ........................................................................................................................................65

6.21.8. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) ........................................................................................................................65

6.22. PnP/PCI Configurations ...................................................................................................................................66

6.22.1. Init Display First ........................................................................................................................................66

6.22.2. Resources Controlled By ........................................................................................................................66

6.23. PC Health Status ..............................................................................................................................................67

6.24. Frequency/Voltage Control ...........................................................................................................................68

6.24.1. DRAM Clock ..............................................................................................................................................68

6.24.2. Spread Spectrum ......................................................................................................................................68

6.25. Load Optimized Defaults ..............................................................................................................................69

6.26. Set Supervisor/User Password ......................................................................................................................70

6.27. Save & Exit Setup .............................................................................................................................................71

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

6.29. Main Menu (BIOS for VB7009-12QCE SKU) ..............................................................................................72

6.29.1. AMIBIOS .....................................................................................................................................................72

6.29.2. Processor ....................................................................................................................................................72

6.29.3. System Memory ........................................................................................................................................72

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6.29.4. System Time ..............................................................................................................................................72

6.29.5. System Date ...............................................................................................................................................72

6.30. Advanced Settings...........................................................................................................................................73

6.30.1. CPU Configuration ....................................................................................................................................74

6.30.2. IDE Configuration .....................................................................................................................................74

6.30.3. SuperIO Configuration ............................................................................................................................75

6.30.3.1. Serial Ports 1 to 6 Address .......................................................................................................... 75

6.30.3.2. Parallel Port .................................................................................................................................... 75

6.30.3.2.1. Parallel Port Mode ................................................................................................................ 75

6.30.4. Hardware Health Configuration ............................................................................................................76

6.30.4.1. CPU FAN Mode Setting ................................................................................................................ 76

6.30.4.2. System FAN Mode Setting........................................................................................................... 76

6.30.5. ACPI Settings .............................................................................................................................................77

6.30.5.1. Suspend Mode ............................................................................................................................... 77

6.30.5.2. ACPI Version Features .................................................................................................................. 77

6.30.5.3. USB S4 Wakeup ............................................................................................................................. 77

6.30.6. APM Settings .............................................................................................................................................78

6.30.6.1. Power Button Mode ...................................................................................................................... 78

6.30.6.2. Restore on AC/Power Loss .......................................................................................................... 78

6.30.6.3. Resume on PS/2 KBC ..................................................................................................................... 79

6.30.6.4. Wake-Up Key .................................................................................................................................. 79

6.30.6.5. Wake-Up Password ....................................................................................................................... 79

6.30.6.6. Resume on PS/2 Mouse ................................................................................................................ 79

6.30.6.7. PCI LAN S5 Wakeup ..................................................................................................................... 79

6.30.6.8. Resume on RTC Alarm ................................................................................................................. 79

6.30.6.9. RTC Alarm Date (Days) ................................................................................................................ 80

6.30.6.10. System Time .............................................................................................................................. 80

6.30.7. Spread Spectrum Configuration ............................................................................................................81

6.30.7.1. Spread Spectrum Setting ............................................................................................................. 81

6.30.8. USB Configuration ....................................................................................................................................82

6.30.8.1. Legacy USB Support...................................................................................................................... 82

6.30.8.2. USB2.0 Controller Mode ............................................................................................................. 82

6.30.9. CRB Configuration ....................................................................................................................................83

6.30.9.1. VT6130 LAN Control .................................................................................................................... 83

6.30.9.2. LAN Option ROM .......................................................................................................................... 83

6.31. Boot Settings .....................................................................................................................................................84

6.31.1. Boot Settings Configuration ...................................................................................................................84

6.31.1.1. Quick Boot ...................................................................................................................................... 85

6.31.1.2. Quiet Boot ....................................................................................................................................... 85

6.31.1.3. Bootup Num-Lock ......................................................................................................................... 85

6.31.1.4. Wait for ‘F1’ if Error ....................................................................................................................... 85

6.31.1.5. Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display ........................................................................................................... 85

6.32. Security Settings ...............................................................................................................................................86

6.32.1. Security Settings .......................................................................................................................................86

6.32.1.1. Change Supervisor Password ...................................................................................................... 86

6.32.1.2. Password Check ............................................................................................................................. 86

6.33. Advanced Chipset Settings ...........................................................................................................................87

6.33.1. North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration ..............................................................................................87

6.33.1.1. DRAM Clock/Timing Configuration ........................................................................................... 88

6.33.1.1.1. DRAM Clock ........................................................................................................................... 88

6.33.1.2. OnChip VGA Configuration ........................................................................................................ 89

6.33.1.2.1. Select Display Device 1 and 2 ............................................................................................ 89

6.33.1.2.2. Panel Type ............................................................................................................................... 89

6.33.1.2.3. VGA Share Memory (Frame Buffer) ................................................................................... 89

6.33.1.2.4. CPU Direct Access Frame Buffer ........................................................................................ 89

6.33.1.2.5. LCD Clock Source Control .................................................................................................. 90

6.33.1.2.6. LCD Backlight Control .......................................................................................................... 90

6.33.2. South Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration ..............................................................................................90

6.33.2.1. OnChip HDAC Device ................................................................................................................. 90

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6.33.2.2. WATCHDOG Timer Enable ........................................................................................................ 90

6.33.2.3. Eup/ErP Lot6 support .................................................................................................................... 90

6.34. Exit Options ......................................................................................................................................................91

6.34.1. Save Changes and Exit ............................................................................................................................91

6.34.2. Discard Changes and Exit .......................................................................................................................91

6.34.3. Discard Changes .......................................................................................................................................91

6.34.4. Load Optimal Defaults ...........................................................................................................................91

7. Software and Technical Support ............................................................................................. 92

7.1 Microsoft and Linux Support.........................................................................................................................92

7.1.1. Driver Installation .....................................................................................................................................92

7.2 Technical Support and Assistance ...............................................................................................................92

Appendix A. Installing Wireless Accessories .............................................................................. 93

A.1. Installing the VIA EMIO-1533 USB Wi-Fi Module .......................................................................................93

A.2. Installing the VIA EMIO-5531 USB Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Module .....................................................95

Appendix B. Power Consumption Report ..................................................................................... 97

B.1. VB7009-16 .............................................................................................................................................................97

B.1.1. System Idle – Windows 7 32-bit ..............................................................................................................97

B.1.2. S3 Status – Windows 7 Sleep ...................................................................................................................97

B.1.3. MP3 Playback – Windows Media Player10 ............................................................................................97

B.1.4. DVD Playback – PowerDVD 8.0 ...............................................................................................................97

B.1.5. Graphics – Run 3DMarks’06 .......................................................................................................................98

B.1.6. Functional Test – Run Passmark BurnIn test 6.0 ....................................................................................98

B.1.7. Network Access <Single LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting .............................................98

B.1.8. Network Access <Dual LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting ...............................................98

B.2. VB7009-10E...........................................................................................................................................................99

B.2.1. System Idle – Windows 7 32-bit ..............................................................................................................99

B.2.2. S3 Status – Windows 7 Sleep ...................................................................................................................99

B.2.3. MP3 Playback – Windows Media Player10 ............................................................................................99

B.2.4. DVD Playback – PowerDVD 8.0 ...............................................................................................................99

B.2.5. Graphics – Run 3DMarks’06 .................................................................................................................... 100

B.2.6. Functional Test – Run Passmark BurnIn test 6.0 ................................................................................. 100

B.2.7. Network Access <Single LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting .......................................... 100

B.2.8. Network Access <Dual LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting ............................................ 100

B.3. VB7009-12QCE ................................................................................................................................................. 101

B.3.1. System Idle – Windows 7 64bit ............................................................................................................ 101

B.3.2. S3 Status – Windows 7 Sleep (EuP Disable)...................................................................................... 101

B.3.3. MP3 Playback – Windows Media Player10 ......................................................................................... 102

B.3.4. MP4 Playback –KM Player10................................................................................................................... 102

B.3.5. Graphics – Run 3DMarks’06 .................................................................................................................... 102

B.3.6. Functional Test – Run Passmark BurnIn test 6.0 ................................................................................. 103

B.3.7. Network Access <Dual LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting ............................................ 103

B.3.8. S5 Status – Windows 7 Shut down (EuP Disable) ............................................................................ 103

B.3.9. S5 Status – Windows 7 Shut down (EuP Enable) ............................................................................. 104

Appendix C. Mating Connector Vendors List ............................................................................ 105

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Lists of Figures

Figure 1: Layout diagram of the VIA VB7009 board (top side) ..................................................................................4

Figure 2: Mounting holes and dimensions of the VIA VB7009 ...................................................................................5

Figure 3: External I/O port dimensions of the VIA VB7009 .........................................................................................5

Figure 4: Height distribution of the VIA VB7009 (for fan model) ..............................................................................6

Figure 5: Back panel I/O ports ............................................................................................................................................7

Figure 6: PS/2 ports diagram ...............................................................................................................................................7

Figure 7: VGA port diagram ................................................................................................................................................8

Figure 8: COM port diagram ...............................................................................................................................................8

Figure 9: Parallel port diagram ...........................................................................................................................................9

Figure 10: Gigabit Ethernet port diagram ..................................................................................................................... 10

Figure 11: USB 2.0 port diagram ..................................................................................................................................... 11

Figure 12: Audio jack receptacle stack diagram .......................................................................................................... 11

Figure 13: ATX power connector diagram ................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 14: CMOS battery slot diagram .......................................................................................................................... 13

Figure 15: Front panel pin header diagram .................................................................................................................. 14

Figure 16: Front audio pin header diagram .................................................................................................................. 15

Figure 17: SMBus pin header diagram ........................................................................................................................... 16

Figure 18: CPU and System fan connectors diagram .................................................................................................. 17

Figure 19: SATA connectors diagram ............................................................................................................................ 18

Figure 20: USB 2.0 pin header diagram ......................................................................................................................... 19

Figure 21: COM pin headers diagram ............................................................................................................................ 20

Figure 22: PS/2 keyboard and mouse pin header diagram ....................................................................................... 21

Figure 23: LVDS panel connector diagram ................................................................................................................... 22

Figure 24: LVDS inverter connector diagram ............................................................................................................... 24

Figure 25: S/PDIF connector diagram ............................................................................................................................. 25

Figure 26: SPI pin header diagram .................................................................................................................................. 26

Figure 27: LPC pin header diagram................................................................................................................................. 27

Figure 28: Digital I/O pin header diagram .................................................................................................................... 28

Figure 29: Temperature sensor pin header diagram ................................................................................................... 29

Figure 30: Jumper settings example ............................................................................................................................... 30

Figure 31: Clear CMOS jumper diagram ....................................................................................................................... 31

Figure 32: COM2 voltage jumper diagram ................................................................................................................... 32

Figure 33: COM3 and COM4 voltage jumper diagram.............................................................................................. 33

Figure 34: COM5 and COM6 voltage jumper diagram.............................................................................................. 34

Figure 35: SATA DOM power jumper diagram ........................................................................................................... 35

Figure 36: LVDS panel power jumper diagram ........................................................................................................... 36

Figure 37: LVDS inverter power jumper diagram ........................................................................................................ 37

Figure 38: DDR3 memory slot diagram ......................................................................................................................... 38

Figure 39: Unlocking the memory DIMM slot .............................................................................................................. 39

Figure 40: Inserting the memory module ...................................................................................................................... 39

Figure 41: Locking the memory module ....................................................................................................................... 39

Figure 42: Removing the memory module ................................................................................................................... 40

Figure 43: PCI slot diagram .............................................................................................................................................. 41

Figure 44: Suggested minimum chassis dimensions ................................................................................................... 42

Figure 45: Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height ................................................................................ 43

Figure 46: Suggested keepout areas .............................................................................................................................. 43

Figure 47: Illustration of the Main menu screen (for VB7009-16/VB7009-10E SKU) .......................................... 45

Figure 48: Illustration of the Standard CMOS Features screen ................................................................................ 47

Figure 49: Illustration of the IDE Channel 0 Master screen ...................................................................................... 48

Figure 50: Illustration of the IDE Channel 0 Slave screen ......................................................................................... 48

Figure 51: Illustration of the Advanced BIOS Features screen ................................................................................ 50

Figure 52: Illustration of the CPU Feature screen ....................................................................................................... 52

Figure 53: Illustration of the Hard Disk Boot Priority screen .................................................................................... 53

Figure 54: Illustration of the Advanced Chipset Features screen ............................................................................ 54

Figure 55: Illustration of the PCIE Bus Control screen ............................................................................................... 55

Figure 56: Illustration of the UMA & P2P Bridge Control screen ............................................................................ 56

Figure 57: Illustration of the CPU & PCI Bus Control screen .................................................................................... 57

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Figure 58: Illustration of the Integrated Peripherals screen ...................................................................................... 58

Figure 59: Illustration of the VIA OnChip IDE Device screen .................................................................................. 58

Figure 60: Illustration of the VIA OnChip PCI Device screen .................................................................................. 59

Figure 61: Illustration of the SuperIO Device screen ................................................................................................. 60

Figure 62: Illustration of the USB Device Setting screen ........................................................................................... 61

Figure 63: Illustration of the Power Management Setup screen.............................................................................. 62

Figure 64: Illustration of the Wakeup Event Detect screen ...................................................................................... 64

Figure 65: Illustration of the PnP/PCI Configurations screen .................................................................................... 66

Figure 66: Illustration of the PC Health Status screen ............................................................................................... 67

Figure 67: Illustration of the Frequency/Voltage Control screen ............................................................................ 68

Figure 68: Illustration of the Load Optimized Defaults screen ............................................................................... 69

Figure 69: Illustration of the Set Supervisor/User Password screen ....................................................................... 70

Figure 70: Illustration of the Save & Exit Setup screen .............................................................................................. 71

Figure 71: Illustration of the Exit Without Saving screen .......................................................................................... 71

Figure 72: Illustration of the Main menu screen (for VB7009-12QCE SKU) ......................................................... 72

Figure 73: Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen ............................................................................................ 73

Figure 74: Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen ............................................................................................ 74

Figure 75: Illustration of IDE Configuration screen ..................................................................................................... 74

Figure 76: Illustration of SuperIO Configuration screen ............................................................................................ 75

Figure 77: Illustration of Hardware Health Configuration screen ........................................................................... 76

Figure 78: Illustration of ACPI Configuration screen .................................................................................................. 77

Figure 79: Illustration of APM Configuration screen .................................................................................................. 78

Figure 80: Illustration of Spread Spectrum Configuration screen ........................................................................... 81

Figure 81: Illustration of USB Configuration screen .................................................................................................... 82

Figure 82: Illustration of CRB Configuration screen .................................................................................................... 83

Figure 83: Illustration of Boot Settings screen ............................................................................................................. 84

Figure 84: Illustration of Boot Settings Configuration screen ................................................................................... 84

Figure 85: Illustration of Security Settings screen ....................................................................................................... 86

Figure 86: Illustration of Advanced Chipset Settings screen .................................................................................... 87

Figure 87: Illustration of North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration screen ............................................................. 87

Figure 88: Illustration of DRAM Frequency/Timing Configuration screen ............................................................. 88

Figure 89: Illustration of OnChip VGA Configuration screen .................................................................................. 89

Figure 90: Illustration of South Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration screen .............................................................. 90

Figure 91: Illustration of Exit Options screen .............................................................................................................. 91

Figure 92: Installing the VIA EMIO-1533 module to the chassis ............................................................................ 93

Figure 93: Connecting the USB Wi-Fi cable (VIA EMIO-1533) ................................................................................ 93

Figure 94: Installing Wi-Fi antenna cable (VIA EMIO-1533) .................................................................................... 94

Figure 95: Connecting Wi-Fi antenna cable to the micro-RF connector (VIA EMIO-1533) .............................. 94

Figure 96: Installing the VIA EMIO-5531 module to the chassis ............................................................................ 95

Figure 97: Connecting the USB Wi-Fi cable (VIA EMIO-5531) ................................................................................ 95

Figure 98: Installing Wi-Fi antenna cable (VIA EMIO-5531) .................................................................................... 96

Figure 99: Connecting Wi-Fi antenna cable to the micro-RF connector (VIA EMIO-5531) .............................. 96

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Lists of Tables

Table 1: PS/2 port pinouts ..................................................................................................................................................7

Table 2: VGA port pinouts ..................................................................................................................................................8

Table 3: COM port pinouts .................................................................................................................................................8

Table 4: Parallel port pinouts ............................................................................................................................................9

Table 5: Gigabit Ethernet port pinouts ......................................................................................................................... 10

Table 6: Gigabit Ethernet LED color definition ........................................................................................................... 10

Table 7: USB 2.0 port pinouts ......................................................................................................................................... 11

Table 8: Audio jack receptacle pinouts ........................................................................................................................ 11

Table 9: ATX power connector pinouts ....................................................................................................................... 12

Table 10: CMOS battery slot pinouts ............................................................................................................................ 13

Table 11: Front panel pin header pinouts .................................................................................................................... 14

Table 12: Front audio pin header pinouts .................................................................................................................... 15

Table 13: SMBus pin header pinout ............................................................................................................................... 16

Table 14: CPU and System fan connectors pinouts ................................................................................................... 17

Table 15: SATA connectors pinouts .............................................................................................................................. 18

Table 16: USB 2.0 pin header pinouts ........................................................................................................................... 19

Table 17: COM pin header pinouts ............................................................................................................................... 20

Table 18: PS/2 keyboard and mouse pin header pinouts ......................................................................................... 21

Table 19: LVDS panel connector pinouts (dual-channel) ........................................................................................ 22

Table 20: LVDS panel connector pinouts (single-channel) ..................................................................................... 23

Table 21: LVDS inverter connector pinouts ................................................................................................................. 24

Table 22: S/PDIF connector pinouts............................................................................................................................... 25

Table 23: SPI pin header pinouts .................................................................................................................................... 26

Table 24: LPC pin header pinouts .................................................................................................................................. 27

Table 25: Digital I/O pin header pinouts ...................................................................................................................... 28

Table 26: Temperature sensor pin header pinouts .................................................................................................... 29

Table 27: Clear CMOS jumper settings ........................................................................................................................ 31

Table 28: COM2 voltage jumper settings .................................................................................................................... 32

Table 29: COM3 and COM4 voltage jumper settings ............................................................................................... 33

Table 30: COM5 and COM6 voltage jumper settings ............................................................................................... 34

Table 31: SATA DOM power jumper settings ............................................................................................................ 35

Table 32: LVDS panel power jumper settings ............................................................................................................. 36

Table 33: LVDS inverter power jumper settings ......................................................................................................... 37

Table 34: Serial port addresses and IRQs .................................................................................................................... 75

Table 35: VIA VB7009 mating connector vendors list ............................................................................................ 105

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1. Product Overview

The VIA VB7009 is an entry-level native x86 board designed mainly for embedded and thin client
applications. It can also be used for various domain applications such as desktop PC, industrial PC, etc.
The VIA VB7009 is based on the VIA VX900 MSP that features the VIA C-9 HD DX9 with 3D/2D graphics
and video accelerators for rich digital media performance.

®

The VIA VB7009 includes a secure and power efficient VIA C7

®

-D / C7® / Eden® X4 processor includes the VIA Padlock Security Engine, VIA StepAhead™ Technology

C7
Suite, VIA PowerSaver

The VIA VB7009 has one 1066MHz DDR3 DIMM slot that supports up to 4GB memory size. The VIA
VB7009 provides support for high fidelity audio with its included VIA VT1708S High Definition Audio
codec. In addition it supports two SATA 3Gb/s storage devices.

™

and VIA CoolStream™ technology.

-D / C7® / Eden® X4 processor. The VIA

The VIA VB7009 is compatible with a full range of Mini-ITX chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX
enclosures and power supplies. The VIA VB7009 is fully compatible with Microsoft
systems.

®

and Linux operating

1.1. Key Features and Benefits

1.1.1. VIA C7

The VIA C7®-D / C7® / Eden® X4 is an x86 processor packed into an ultra-compact package (measuring
21mm x 21mm). It delivers an energy-efficient yet powerful performance, with cool and quiet operation
that makes it ideal for embedded system applications.

®

The VIA C7
world’s first Carbon Free processor.

The VIA Eden
surpassing the existing VIA QuadCore. The VIA Eden
order architecture and is manufactured using advanced 28nm CMOS technology. This architecture and
process technology provides a highly compatible, high- performance, and low-power consumption
solution for any computing market.

-D / C7® is a single core 32-bit processor based on 90nm process technology, and it is the

®

X4 processor is a new processor generation, designed for high performance computing,

1.1.2. VIA VX900 MSP

The VIA VX900 MSP is designed to enable high quality digital video streaming and DVD playback in a
new generation of fanless, small form factor PCs and IA devices. The VIA VX900 MSP features VIA C-9 HD
DX9 with 3D/2D graphics and video acceleration, DDR3 1066/800 support, motion compensation and
dual display support to ensure a rich overall entertainment experience.

®

-D / C7® / Eden® X4 Processor

®

X4 processor is a multi-core, super scalar, out-of-

1.1.3. Modular Expansion Options

The VIA VB7009 ensures long-term usability with its support for industry standard expansion options. Its
support for legacy PCI expansion cards helps to smooth and reduce the costs of transitioning to newer
expansion technologies. The VIA VB7009 enables companies to slowly roll out upgrades as necessary
instead of having to replace everything all at once. This ensures that companies using the VIA VB7009
obtain the maximum benefits from its past investments in PCI expansion cards.

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 Processor

 1.2GHz VIA Eden
 1.6GHz VIA C7

 1.0GHz VIA C7

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X4 (for VB7009-12QCE SKU) – fanless

®

-D (for VB7009-16 SKU) – with fan

®

(for VB7009-10E SKU) – fanless

 Chipset

 VIA VX900 Media System Processor

 BIOS

 AMI BIOS, 8Mbit Flash memory

 System Memory

 1 x DDR3 1066 DIMM slot
 Supports up to 4GB memory size

 Storage

 2 x SATA connectors

 Graphics

 Integrated VIA C-9 HD DX9 3D/2D AGP graphics with MPEG-2, WMV9, VC-1, and H.264 video

decoding acceleration

 LAN

 2 x VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controllers

 Audio

 VIA VT1708S High Definition Audio Codec

 Super I/O

 Fintek F81865F-1

 Expansion I/O

 1 x PCI slot

 Onboard I/O

 2 x USB 2.0 pin headers for 4 USB ports
 2 x SATA connectors
 1 x Front audio pin header for Line-out and Mic-in
 1 x Front panel pin header
 1 x PS/2 keyboard and mouse pin header
 1 x Digital I/O pin header (4 GPI + 4 GPO)
 1 x CPU fan connector
 1 x System fan connector
 3 x COM pin headers (powered with selectable 5V/12V) (available only for VB7009-16 &

VB7009-10E SKU)

 5 x COM pin headers (powered with selectable 5V/12V) (available only for VB7009-12QCE SKU)
 1 x PCI slot
 1 x Dual-channel 18/24 bit LVDS panel connector
 1 x LVDS inverter connector
 1 x LPC pin header
 1 x S/PDIF connector
 1 x SPI pin header
 1 x SMBus pin header
 1 x Temperature sensor pin header
 1 x ATX power connector (20-pin)
 1 x Buzzer

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 Onboard Jumper

 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
 1 x COM2 voltage jumper
 1 x COM3 and COM4 voltage jumper
 1 x COM5 and COM6 voltage jumper (available only for VB7009-12QCE SKU)
 1 x SATA DOM power jumper
 1 x LVDS panel power jumper (5V/3.3V)
 1 x LVDS inverter power jumper (5V/12V)

 Back Panel I/O

 1 x VGA port
 1 x COM port
 1 x Parallel port
 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports
 4 x USB 2.0 ports
 2 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports
 3 x Audio jacks: Line-in, Line-out, and Mic-in

 Power Supply

 ATX power connector

 Operating System

 Windows 7
 Windows Embedded Standard 7
 Windows Embedded POSReady 7
 Windows CE
 Linux

 System Monitoring & Management

 Wake-on LAN
 Wake-on keyboard
 Wake-on mouse
 RTC timer to power on
 AC power failure recovery

 Operating Temperature

 0°C ~ 60°C

 Operating Humidity

 0% ~ 95% (non-condensing)

 Form Factor

 Mini-ITX (17cm x 17cm, 6.7” x 6.7”)

 Compliance

 CE
 FCC

Note:

As the operating temperature provided in the specifications is a result of testing performed in a testing
chamber, a number of variables can influence this result. Please note that the working temperature may vary
depending on the actual situation and environment. It is highly recommended to execute a solid testing
program and take all variables into consideration when building the system. Please ensure that the system is
stable at the required operating temperature in terms of application.

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1.3. Layout Diagram

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Figure 1: Layout diagram of the VIA VB7009 board (top side)

Note:

The additional COM pin headers labeled “COM5” and “COM6” are available only in the VB7009-12QCE SKU.

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Figure 2: Mounting holes and dimensions of the VIA VB7009

Figure 3: External I/O port dimensions of the VIA VB7009

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Figure 4: Height distribution of the VIA VB7009 (for fan model)

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Pin

Signal

2

NC

4

+5V

2. I/O Interface

The VIA VB7009 has a wide selection of interfaces, and includes a selection of frequently used ports as
part of the external I/O coastline.

2.1. External I/O Ports

Figure 5: Back panel I/O ports

2.1.1. PS/2 Ports

The VIA VB7009 has two integrated PS/2 ports for a keyboard and mouse. Each port is using the 6-pin
Mini-DIN connector. The color purple is use for a PS/2 keyboard while the color green is use for a PS/2
mouse. The pinouts of the PS/2 ports are shown below.

Figure 6: PS/2 ports diagram

Table 1: PS/2 port pinouts

1 Data

3 GND

5 Clock
6 NC

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

VGA-R

9

+5V

2

VGA-G

10

GND

3

VGA-B

11

NC 4 NC

12

VGA-SPD

5

GND

13

VGA_HS

6

GND

14

VGA_VS

7

GND

15

VGA-SPCLK

8

GND

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

RIN11/-DCD1

6

RIN21/-DSR1

2

RIN31/SIN1

7

DOUT11/-RTS1

3

DOUT21/SOUT1

8

RIN41/-CTS1

4

DOUT31/-DTR1

9

-XRI1/-RI1

5

GND

2.1.2. VGA Port

The integrated 15-pin VGA port uses a female DE-15 connector. The VGA port is for connecting to analog
displays. The pinouts of the VGA port are shown below.

Figure 7: VGA port diagram

Table 2: VGA port pinouts

2.1.3. COM Port

The integrated 9-pin COM port uses a male DE-9 connector. The COM (COM1) port supports the RS-232
standard. The pinouts of the COM port are shown below.

Figure 8: COM port diagram

Table 3: COM port pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

-LPSTB

14

-LPAFD

2

LPD0

15

-LPERR

3

LPD1

16

-LPINIT

4

LPD2

17

-LPSLIN

5

LPD3

18

GND

6

LPD4

19

GND

7

LPD5

20

GND

8

LPD6

21

GND

9

LPD7

22

GND

10

-LPACK

23

GND

11

LPBUSY

24

GND

12

LPPE

25

GND

13

LPSLCT

2.1.4. Parallel Port

The integrated 25-pin parallel port uses a female DB-25 connector. A parallel port is a standard printer
port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) modes. The
pinouts of the Parallel port are shown below.

Figure 9: Parallel port diagram

Table 4: Parallel port pinouts

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Link LED

(Left LED on RJ-45 connector)

Active LED

(Right LED on RJ-45 connector)

Link Off

Off

Off

colors Green and Orange

Speed_100Mbit

The LED is always On in Green color

Flash in Yellow color

Speed_1000Mbit

The LED is always On in Orange color

Flash in Yellow color

Pin

Signal

1

Signal pair 1+

2

Signal pair 1-

3

Signal pair 2+

4

Signal pair 3+

5

Signal pair 3-

6

Signal pair 2-

7

Signal pair 4+

8

Signal pair 4-

2.1.5. Gigabit Ethernet Port

The integrated 8-pin Gigabit Ethernet port is using an 8 Position 8 Contact (8P8C) receptacle connector
commonly known as RJ-45. The pinouts of the Gigabit Ethernet port are shown below.

Figure 10: Gigabit Ethernet port diagram

Table 5: Gigabit Ethernet port pinouts

Each Gigabit Ethernet port has two individual LED indicators located on the front side to show its
Active/Link status and Speed status.

Speed_10Mbit The LED is always On and flashing in

Table 6: Gigabit Ethernet LED color definition

Flash in Yellow color

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Wiring

Line-in

Line-out

Mic-in

Tip

Left channel in

Left channel

Left channel

Ring

Right channel in

Right channel

Right channel

Sleeve

GND

GND

GND

Pin

Signal

1

+5VSUS

2

Data-

3

Data+

4

GND

2.1.6. USB 2.0 Ports

The VIA VB7009 is equipped with two USB 2.0 ports which gives complete Plug and Play and hot swap
capability for external devices. The USB 2.0 interface complies with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0. The pinouts of
the USB 2.0 port are shown below.

Figure 11: USB 2.0 port diagram

Table 7: USB 2.0 port pinouts

2.1.7. Audio Jacks

There are three audio jack receptacles integrated into a single stack on the I/O coastline. Each receptacle
can fit a 3.5mm Tip Ring Sleeve (TRS) connector to enable connections to Line-out Line-in, and Mic-in.
The Line-out jack is for connecting to external speakers or headphones. The Line-In jack is for connecting
external audio devices such as CD player, tape player and etc. The Mic-in jack is for connecting to a
microphone.

Figure 12: Audio jack receptacle stack diagram

Table 8: Audio jack receptacle pinouts

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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 OK

18

NC 9 +5VSUS

19

+5V

10

+12V

20

+5V

2.2. Onboard IO

2.2.1. ATX Power Connector

The VIA VB7009 has a 20-pin ATX power connector. The ATX power connector is labeled as
“ATX_POWER1”. The pinouts of the ATX power connector are shown below.

Figure 13: ATX power connector diagram

Table 9: ATX power connector pinouts

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Pin

Signal

1

GND

2

+3V

3

GND

2.2.2. CMOS Battery Slot

The VIA VB7009 is equipped with a CMOS battery slot, which is compatible with CR2032 coin batteries.
Thse CMOS battery slot is labeled as “BAT2”. When inserting a CR2032 coin battery, be sure that the
positive side is facing the locking clip. The pinouts of the CMOS battery slot are shown below.

Figure 14: CMOS battery slot diagram

Table 10: CMOS battery slot pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

+5VDUAL

2

+5V

3

+5VDUAL

4

SATA_LED

5

PWR_LED

6

PWR_BTN

7

+5V

8

GND

9

NC

10

-RST_SW

11

NC

12

GND

13

SPEAK

14

+5V

15

Key

16

-SLEEP_LED

2.2.3. Front Panel Pin Header

The front panel pin header consists of 15 pins in a 16-pin block. Pin 15 is keyed. The front panel pin
header is labeled as “F_PANEL1”. It provides access to system LEDs, power, reset, system speaker and
HDD LED. The pinouts of the front panel pin header are shown below.

Figure 15: Front panel pin header diagram

Table 11: Front panel pin header pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

MIC2IN_L

2

AGND

3

MIC2IN_R

4

AGND

5

HPOUTR

6

MIC2_JD

7

F_AUDIO_SENSE

8

Key 9 HPOUTL

10

HPOUT_JD

2.2.4. Front Audio Pin Header

In addition to the TRS audio jacks on the external I/O coastline, the VIA VB7009 has a pin header for Line­out and Mic-in. The pin header is labeled as “F_AUDIO1”. The pinouts of the pin header are shown below.

Figure 16: Front audio pin header diagram

Table 12: Front audio pin header pinouts

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Pin

Signal

1

SMB_CK

2

SMB_DT

3

GND

2.2.5. SMBus Pin Header

The SMBus pin header consists of three pins that allow connecting the SMBus devices. Devices
communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. It is labeled as
“SMBUS1”. The pinouts of the SMBus pin header are shown below.

Figure 17: SMBus pin header diagram

Table 13: SMBus pin header pinout

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CPU fan (CPUFAN1)

Pin

Signal

1

F_IO2 / Fan speed detection

2

F_PWM2 / Fan speed control

3

GND System fan (SYSFAN1)

Pin

Signal

1

F_IO1 / Fan speed detection

2

F_PWM1 / Fan speed control

3

GND

2.2.6. CPU and System Fan Connectors

There are two fan connectors on board: one for the CPU and one for the chassis. The fan connector for
the CPU is labeled as “CPUFAN1” and the fan connector for the system is labeled as “SYSFAN1”. The fans
provide variable fan speeds controlled by the BIOS. The pinouts of the fan connectors are shown below.

Figure 18: CPU and System fan connectors diagram

Table 14: CPU and System fan connectors pinouts

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SATA1

SATA2

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

GND

1

GND

2

STXP_0

2

STXP_1

4

GND

4

GND

5

SRXN_0

5

SRXN_1

6

SRXP_0

6

SRXP_1

7

GND/+5V

7

GND/+5V

2.2.7. SATA Connectors

The two SATA connectors on board can support up to 3 Gb/s transfer speeds. The SATA connectors are
labeled as “SATA1” and “SATA2”. The pinouts of the SATA connectors are as shown below.

Figure 19: SATA connectors diagram

3 STXN_0 3 STXN_1

Table 15: SATA connectors pinouts

Notes:

SATA connector pin 7:

1. GND is for SATA HDD (default setting).

2. +5V is for SATA DOM. To enable the +5V on pin 7, set the SATA DOM voltage jumper.

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USB_4

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

+5VDUAL

2

+5VDUAL

3

USBD_T1-

4

USBD_T0-

5

USBD_T1+

6

USBD_T0+

7

GND

8

GND

9

Key

10

GND

USB_5

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

+5VDUAL

2

+5VDUAL

3

USBD_T6-

4

USBD_T7-

5

USBD_T6+

6

USBD_T7+

7

GND

8

GND

9

Key

10

GND

2.2.8. USB 2.0 Pin Headers

The VIA VB7009 has two USB 2.0 pin headers blocks that support up to four USB 2.0 ports. The pin
header blocks are labeled as USB_4, and “USB_5”. The pinouts of the USB 2.0 pin headers are shown
below.

Figure 20: USB 2.0 pin header diagram

Table 16: USB 2.0 pin header pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

COM_DCD

2

COM_RXD

3

COM_TXD

4

COM_DTR

5

GND

6

COM_DSR

7

COM_RTS

8

COM_CTS

9

COM_RI

10

Key

2.2.9. COM Pin Headers

There are COM pin headers on the VIA VB7009 in addition to the COM port 1 on the external I/O. Each
COM pin header supports RS-232 standard. The COM pin headers labeled as “COM2, COM3 and COM4”
are available in the VB7009-16 and VB7009-10E SKUs, while the additional “COM5” and “COM6” pin
headers are offered only by VB7009-12QCE SKUs. All the COM pin headers can support +5V or +12V.
See page 32 for details on setting the voltage. The pinouts of the COM pin headers are shown below.

Figure 21: COM pin headers diagram

Table 17: COM pin header pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

+5VDUAL

2

GND

3

KB_CLK

4

KB_DATA

5

EKBCLK

6

EKBDATA

7

MS_CLK

8

MS_DATA

9

EMSCLK

10

EMSDATA

2.2.10. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Pin Header

The VIA VB7009 has a pin header for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. The pin header is labeled as “JKB/MS1”.
The pinouts of the pin header are shown below.

Figure 22: PS/2 keyboard and mouse pin header diagram

Table 18: PS/2 keyboard and mouse pin header pinouts

Note:

When the pin header is not in use, please short pin 3&5, pin 4&6, pin 7&9 and pin 8&10

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

-A4_L

2

PVDD

3

A4_L

4

PVDD

5

GND

6

GND

7

-A5_L

8

GND

9

A5_L

10

-A0_L

11

GND

12

A0_L

13

-A6_L

14

GND

15

A6_L

16

-A1_L

17

GND

18

A1_L

19

-CLK2_L

20

GND

21

CLK2_L

22

-A2_L

23

GND

24

A2_L

25

-A7_L

26

GND

27

A7_L

28

-CLK1_L

29

NC

30

CLK1_L

31

NC

32

GND

33

NC

34

-A3_L

35

NC

36

A3_L

37

NC

38

SPCLK1

39

NC

40

SPD1

2.2.11. LVDS Panel Connector

The VIA VB7009 has one 40-pin LVDS panel connector on the bottom side. It can support one dual­channel LVDS or one single-channel LVDS. The LVDS panel connector is labeled as “PANEL_CONN1”.
The pinouts of the connector are shown below.

Figure 23: LVDS panel connector diagram

Table 19: LVDS panel connector pinouts (dual-channel)

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

NC 2 PVDD

3

NC 4 PVDD

5

NC 6 GND

7

NC 8 GND

9

NC

10

-A0_L

11

NC

12

A0_L

13

NC

14

GND

15

NC

16

-A1_L

17

NC

18

A1_L

19

NC

20

GND

21

NC

22

-A2_L

23

NC

24

A2_L

25

NC

26

GND

27

NC

28

-CLK1_L

29

NC

30

CLK1_L

31

NC

32

GND

33

NC

34

-A3_L

35

NC

36

A3_L

37

NC

38

SPCLK1

39

NC

40

SPD1

Table 20: LVDS panel connector pinouts (single-channel)

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Pin

Signal

1

IVDD

2

IVDD

3

BAKLITE_EN

4

LVDS_PWM

5

BAKLITE_EN

6

LVDS_DA

7

GND

8

GND

2.2.12. LVDS Inverter Connector

The VIA VB7009 has one LVDS inverter connector on the bottom side. The LVDS inverter connector is
labeled as “INVERTER1”. The pinouts of the connector are shown below.

Figure 24: LVDS inverter connector diagram

Table 21: LVDS inverter connector pinouts

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Pin

Signal

1

+5V

2

SPDIFO

3

GND

2.2.13. S/PDIF Connector

The VIA VB7009 has one 3-pin S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format) connector. The S/PDIF output
provides digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.
The connector is labeled as “S/PDIF”. The pinouts of the connector are shown below.

Figure 25: S/PDIF connector diagram

Table 22: S/PDIF connector pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

SPIVCC

2

GND

3

MSPISS0

4

MSPICLK

5

MSPIDI

6

MSPIDO

7

Key 8 -PCIRST

2.2.14. SPI Pin Header

The VIA VB7009 has one 8-pin SPI pin header. The SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) pin-header is used to
connect to the SPI BIOS programming fixture. The pin header is labeled as “SPI1”. The pinouts of the pin
header are shown below.

Figure 26: SPI pin header diagram

Table 23: SPI pin header pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

LPCAD1

2

LPC33CLK

3

-LPCRST

4

GND

5

LPCAD0

6

LPC48CLK

7

LPCAD2

8

-LPCFRAME

9

SERIRQ

10

LPCAD3

11

-LPCDRQ1

12

-EXTSMI

13

+5V

14

+3.3V

17

GND

18

GND

19

GND

20

Key

2.2.15. LPC Pin Header

The VIA VB7009 has one LPC pin header for connecting LPC devices. The pin header is labeled as “LPC1”.
The pinouts of the pin header are shown below.

Figure 27: LPC pin header diagram

15 +5V 16 +3.3V

Table 24: LPC pin header pinouts

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Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

+5V

2

+12V

3

GPO_23

4

GPI_03

5

GPO_22

6

GPI_02

7

GPO_21

8

GPI_01

9

GPO_20

10

GPI_00

11

GND

12

Key

2.2.16. Digital I/O Pin Header

The VIA VB7009 includes one Digital I/O pin header that supports up to four GPO and four GPI signals.
The pin header is labeled as “DIO1”. The pinouts of the pin headers are shown below.

Figure 28: Digital I/O pin header diagram

Table 25: Digital I/O pin header pinouts

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Pin

Signal

1

TMPIN2

2

TMPIN2

3

HWMGND

2.2.17. Temperature Sensor Pin Header

The VIA VB7009 supports a pin header (3-pin) that allows the connection of a temperature sensor cable
for detecting the system’s internal air temperature. The temperature reading can be seen in the BIOS
Setup Utility. The pin header is labeled as “J5”. The pinouts of the temperature sensor pin header are
shown below.

Figure 29: Temperature sensor pin header diagram

Table 26: Temperature sensor pin header pinouts

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3. Jumpers

This section will explain how to configure the VIA VB7009 to match the needs of your application by
setting the jumpers.

Jumper Description

A jumper consists of pair conductive pins used to close in or bypass an electronic circuit to set up or
configure particular feature using a jumper cap. The jumper cap is a small metal clip covered by plastic. It
performs like a connecting bridge to short (connect) the pair of pins. The usual colors of the jumper cap
are black/red/blue/white/yellow.

Jumper Setting

There are two settings of the jumper pin: “Short and Open”. The pins are “Short” when a jumper cap is
placed on the pair of pins. The pins are ”

In addition, there are jumpers that have three or more pins, and some pins are arranged in series. In case
of a jumper with three pins, place the jumper cap on pin 1 and pin 2 or pin 2 and 3 to Short it.

Some jumpers size are small or mounted on the crowded location of the board that makes it difficult to
access. Therefore, using a long-nose plier in installing and removing the jumper cap is very helpful.

Open” if the jumper cap is removed.

Figure 30: Jumper settings example

Caution:

Make sure to install the jumper cap on the correct pins. Installing it in the wrong pin might cause damage and
malfunction.

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Setting

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin 3

Regular (default)

Short

Short

Open

Clear CMOS

Open

Short

Short

3.1. Clear CMOS Jumper

The VIA VB7009 comes with a Clear CMOS jumper. The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration
data and has an onboard battery power supply. To reset the CMOS settings, set the jumper on pins 2 and
3 while the system is off. Return the jumper to pins 1 and 2 afterwards. Setting the jumper while the
system is on will damage the board. The default setting is “Short” pins 1 and 2.

Figure 31: Clear CMOS jumper diagram

Table 27: Clear CMOS jumper settings

Note:

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap from the 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 board.

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Settings

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin 3

+5V (default)

Short

Short

Open

+12V

Open

Short

Short

3.2. COM Voltage Jumpers

Each of the additional COM ports (available through the onboard COM pin headers, see page 20) can
support both +5V and +12V. COM2 has its own pin header block. COM3 and COM4 share a single pin
header block. COM5 and COM6 also share a single pin header block.

3.2.1. COM2 Voltage Jumper

The voltage for COM2 is controlled by the jumper labeled as “J12”. The voltage can be either +5V or
+12V. +5V is the default setting. The jumper settings are shown below.

Figure 32: COM2 voltage jumper diagram

Table 28: COM2 voltage jumper settings

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COM4 Settings

Pin 1

Pin 3

Pin 5

+5V (default)

Short

Short

Open

+12V

Open

Short

Short

COM3 Settings

Pin 2

Pin 4

Pin 6

+5V (default)

Short

Short

Open

+12V

Open

Short

Short

3.2.2. COM3 and COM4 Voltage Jumper

The voltage for COM3 and COM4 is controlled by the jumper labeled as “J13”. The voltage can be either
+5V or +12V. +5V is the default setting. The even pin numbers correspond to COM3. The odd pin
numbers correspond to COM4. The jumper settings are shown below.

Figure 33: COM3 and COM4 voltage jumper diagram

Table 29: COM3 and COM4 voltage jumper settings

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COM6 Setting

Pin 1

Pin 3

Pin 5

+5V (default)

Short

Short

Open

+12V

Open

Short

Short

COM5 Setting

Pin 2

Pin 4

Pin 6

+5V (default)

Short

Short

Open

+12V

Open

Short

Short

3.2.3. COM5 and COM6 Voltage Jumper

The voltage for COM5 and COM6 is controlled by the jumper labeled as “J14”. The voltage can be either
+5V or +12V. +5V is the default setting. The even pin numbers correspond to COM5. The odd pin
numbers correspond to COM6. The jumper settings are shown below.

Figure 34: COM5 and COM6 voltage jumper diagram

Table 30: COM5 and COM6 voltage jumper settings

Note:

If the board is not equipped with COM5 and COM6, then the J14 jumper will not be on the board either.

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SATA1 Settings

Pin 1

Pin 3

Pin 5

DOM support

Short

Short

Open

Regular (default)

Open

Short

Short

SATA2 Settings

Pin 2

Pin 4

Pin 6

DOM support

Short

Short

Open

Regular (default)

Open

Short

Short

3.3. SATA DOM Power Jumper

The SATA connectors (see page 18) can be used to support Disk-on-Module (DOM) flash drives. The
power for SATA DOM is controlled by the jumper labeled as “J2”. When the jumpers are set, +5V will be
delivered to the 7

th

pin of the SATA connectors. The jumper settings are shown below.

Figure 35: SATA DOM power jumper diagram

Table 31: SATA DOM power jumper settings

Note:

The default settings of “SATA DOM Power Jumper”: short pin 3&5 and pin 4&6

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LVDS panel power settings

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin 3

+5V

Short

Short

Open

+3.3V (default)

Open

Short

Short

3.4. LVDS Panel Power Jumper

The VIA VB7009 has a jumper that controls the voltage delivered to the LVDS panel connector. The
jumper is labeled as “PVDD1”. The jumper settings are shown below.

Figure 36: LVDS panel power jumper diagram

Table 32: LVDS panel power jumper settings

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LVDS inverter power settings

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin 3

+5V

Short

Short

Open

+12V (default)

Open

Short

Short

3.5. LVDS Inverter Power Jumper

The VIA VB7009 has a jumper that controls the input voltage delivered to the LVDS inverter connector.
The jumper is labeled as “IVDD_SEL1”. The jumper settings are shown below.

Figure 37: LVDS inverter power jumper diagram

Table 33: LVDS inverter power jumper settings

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4. Expansion Slots

4.1. DDR3 Memory Slots

The VIA VB7009 provides one DDR3 DIMM memory slot. The memory slot can accommodate up to 4GB
of 1066MHz memory. The memory slot is labeled as “DIMM1”. The location of the DDR3 memory slot is
shown below.

Figure 38: DDR3 memory slot diagram

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4.1.1. Installing a Memory Module

Step 1

Disengage the locking mechanism at both ends of the DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Figure 39: Unlocking the memory DIMM slot

Step 2

Align the notch on the DIMM memory module with the counterpart on the DIMM slot.

Figure 40: Inserting the memory module

Step 3

Insert the DIMM memory module into the slot and push down at both ends until the locking clips lock
the DIMM memory module into place.

Figure 41: Locking the memory module

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4.1.2. Removing a Memory Module

Step 1

To disengage the locking clips, push outward the locking clips on both ends of memory slot. When the
locking clips have cleared, the DIMM memory module will automatically pop up. Remove the memory
module.

Figure 42: Removing the memory module

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4.2. PCI Slot

The onboard PCI slot, labeled as “PCI_SLOT1”, supports 5V 32-bit PCI cards. It is not compatible with PCI
cards requiring 3.3V signaling. The location of the PCI slot is shown below.

Figure 43: PCI slot diagram

Notes:

1. The orientation of PCI card can be changed from vertical to horizontal using a riser card.

2. When adding or removing expansion card, unplug first the power supply.

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5. Installing into a Chassis

The VIA VB7009 can be fitted into any chassis that has the mounting holes for compatible with the
standard Mini-ITX mounting hole locations. Additionally, the chassis must meet the minimum height
requirements for specified areas of the board. If a riser card is being used, the chassis will need to
accommodate the additional space requirements.

5.1.1. Suggested Minimum Chassis Dimensions

The figure below shows the suggested minimum space requirements that a chassis should have in order to
work well with the VIA VB7009.

Figure 44: Suggested minimum chassis dimensions

Each side of the board should have a buffer zone from the internal wall of the chassis. The side of the
board that accommodates the I/O coastline should have a buffer of 1mm. The side on the opposite end of
the I/O coastline should have a buffer of at least 5mm. The two sides adjacent to the I/O coastline should
have at least a 10mm buffer.

For the side that is close to the PCI slot, the buffer should be at least 100mm if a riser card will be used.

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5.1.2. Suggested Minimum Chassis Height

The figure below shows the suggested minimum height requirements for the internal space of the chassis.
It is not necessary for the internal ceiling to be evenly flat. What is required is that the internal ceiling
height must be strictly observed for each section that is highlighted. The highest part of the ceiling will be
above the PCI slot.

Figure 45: Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height

5.1.3. Suggested Keepout Areas

The figure below shows the areas of the board that we recommend should be left unobstructed.

Figure 46: Suggested keepout areas

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6. BIOS Setup Utility

6.1. Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

Power on the computer and press Delete during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS
Setup Utility. If the entry point has passed, restart the system and try again.

6.2. Control Keys

Up Move up one row

Down Move down one row

Left Move to the left in the navigation bar

Right Move to the right in the navigation bar

Enter Access the highlighted item / Select the item

Esc Jumps to the Exit screen or returns to the previous screen

Page up / +1 Increase the numeric value

Page down / -1 Decrease the numeric value

F1 General help2

F5 Restore the previous CMOS value

F7 Load optimized defaults

F10 Save all the changes and exit

Notes:

1. Must be pressed using the 10-key pad.

2. The General help contents are only for the Status Page and Option Page setup menus.

6.3. Navigating the BIOS Menus

The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the <Left>/<Right> and <Up>/<Down> arrow
keys to select any item or sub-menu. Descriptions of the selected/highlighted category are displayed at
the bottom of the screen.

The small triangular arrowhead 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>.

6.4. Getting Help

The BIOS Setup Utility provides a “General Help” screen. This screen can be accessed at any time by
pressing
exit the help screen.

F1. The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS Setup Utility. Press Esc to

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6.5. Main Menu (BIOS for VB7009-16 / VB7009-10E SKU)

The Main Menu contains thirteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select the items
and press <

Figure 47: Illustration of the Main menu screen (for VB7009-16/VB7009-10E SKU)

Enter> to accept or enter Sub-menu.

6.5.1. Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu to set basic system configurations.

6.5.2. Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system.

6.5.3. Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system performance.

6.5.4. Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features.

6.5.5. Power Management Setup

Use this menu to set onboard power management functions.

6.5.6. PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations.

6.5.7. PC Health Status

This menu shows the PC health status.

6.5.8. Frequency/Voltage Control

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

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6.5.9. Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations.

6.5.10. Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS supervisor password.

6.5.11. Set User Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password.

6.5.12. Save & Exit Setup

Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

6.5.13. Exit Without Saving

Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup

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6.6. Standard CMOS Features

Settings

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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6.6.1. Date

The date format is [Day, Month Date, Year]

6.6.2. Time

The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second]

6.6.3. Video

Settings: [EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, MONO]

6.6.4. Halt On

Set the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that details the possible settings.

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6.7. IDE Channels

Channel 0 Master

Figure 49: Illustration of the IDE Channel 0 Master screen

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Channel 0 Slave

Figure 50: Illustration of the IDE Channel 0 Slave screen

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Settings

Description

Settings: [None, Auto, Manual]

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

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
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.

[storage] Channel The name of this match the name of the menu.

“Auto” whenever possible. If you select “Manual”,

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6.8. Advanced BIOS Features

Settings

Description

Disabled

Standard Power On Self Test (POST)

Enabled

Shorten Power On Self Test (POST) cycle and boot up time

Settings

Description

Removable

Boot from external drive

Hard Disk

Boot from the HDD

CDROM

Boot from CDROM

Legacy LAN

Boot from network drive

VIA Networking

Boot from network drive

Disabled

Disable the boot device sequence

Settings

Description

Disabled

No alternate boot device allowed

Enabled

Enable alternate boot device

Figure 51: Illustration of the Advanced BIOS Features screen

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The Advanced BIOS Features section includes the following submenus:

 CPU Feature
 Hard Disk Boot Priority

6.8.1. Quick Power On Self-Test

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

6.8.2. First/Second/Third Boot Device

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

6.8.3. Boot Other Device

Enables the system to boot from alternate devices if the system fails to boot from the “First/Second/Third
Boot Device” lists.

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Settings

Description

Off

Forces keypad to behave as arrow keys

On

Forces keypad to behave as 10-key

Settings

Description

Setup

Password prompt appears only when end users try to run BIOS Setup

System

Password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on and when end
users try to run BIOS Setup

6.8.4. Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on.

6.8.5. Security Option

Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup.

6.8.6. Full Screen Logo Show

Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.8.7. Summary Screen Show

Show summary screen.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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6.9. CPU Feature

Settings

Description

Thermal Monitor 3

Dynamic Ratio & VID Transition

Disabled

Disable this feature

Settings

Description

Disabled

Turn off this feature.

Auto

Automatically control the CPU speed to perform at best performance.

Figure 52: Illustration of the CPU Feature screen

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6.9.1. Thermal Management

This item sets CPU’s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheating.

6.9.2. PMON support

This feature controlled the CPU speed to perform automatically at best performance to comply with the
given system applications.

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6.10. Hard Disk Boot Priority

Figure 53: Illustration of the Hard Disk Boot Priority screen

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This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the “Hard Disk” option is selected in the
“[First/Second/Third] Boot Device” menu item.

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6.11. Advanced Chipset Features

Figure 54: Illustration of the Advanced Chipset Features screen

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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.

The Advanced Chipset Features section includes the following submenus:

 PCIE Bus Control
 UMA & P2P Bridge Control
 CPU & PCI Bus Control

6.11.1. LCD Clock Source Control

Settings: [14KHz, 7KHz, 110Hz, 55Hz]

6.11.2. LCD Backlight Control

Settings: [Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, Level 7, Level 8]

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6.12. PCIE Bus Control

Figure 55: Illustration of the PCIE Bus Control screen

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6.12.1. PCIE Root Port

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.12.2. PCIE Target Link Speed

Settings: [Auto, Force Gen1]

6.12.3. PCIE PE0 Control

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.12.4. PCIE Hot-Reset Enable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.12.5. PCIE Root-Port-Reset Enable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.12.6. Maximum Payload Size

Settings: [Auto, 128 Byte]

6.12.7. PCIE ASPM Function

Settings: [Force Disable, Auto]

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6.13. UMA & P2P Bridge Control

Figure 56: Illustration of the UMA & P2P Bridge Control screen

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6.13.1. UMA Enable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.13.2. VGA Share Memory Size

This setting allows you to select the amount of system memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics
processor.

Settings: [64M, 128M, 256M]

6.13.3. CPU Direct Access FB

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.13.4. Select Display Device

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

Settings: [Auto, Manual]

6.13.5. Select Display Device 1

This setting refers to the type of display device 1 being used with the system.

Settings: [CRT, LCD]

6.13.6. Select Display Device 2

This setting refers to the type of display device 2 being used with the system.

Settings: [CRT, LCD]

6.13.7. Panel Type

Key in a HEX number.

Settings: [Min = 0000, Max = 0000F]

6.13.8. Engine Clock Control

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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6.14. CPU & PCI Bus Control

Figure 57: Illustration of the CPU & PCI Bus Control screen

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6.14.1. PCI Master 0 WS Write

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

6.14.2. PCI Delay Transaction

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.14.3. SB P2P Bridge

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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6.15. Integrated Peripherals

Figure 58: Illustration of the Integrated Peripherals screen

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The Integrated Peripherals section includes the following submenus:

 VIA OnChip IDE Device
 VIA OnChip PCI Device
 SuperIO Device
 USB Device Setting

6.16. VIA OnChip IDE Device

Figure 59: Illustration of the VIA OnChip IDE Device screen

6.16.1. OnChip SATA

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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6.17. VIA OnChip PCI Device

Figure 60: Illustration of the VIA OnChip PCI Device screen

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6.17.1. Onboard PCIE LAN

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

6.17.2. Hide D1F1

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

6.17.3. OnChip HDAC Device

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

6.17.4. Clear HDA Wake Enable bit

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

6.17.5. NB HD Audio Codec 1

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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6.18. SuperIO Device

Port

Address

IRQ

1

Disabled, 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8, 338, 348, Auto

4 2 Disabled, 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8, 338, 348, Auto

4 3 Disabled, 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8, 338, 348, Auto

4 4 Disabled, 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8, 338, 348, Auto

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Figure 61: Illustration of the SuperIO Device screen

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6.18.1. Onboard Serial Ports 1 ~ 4

Set the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial ports. Selecting “Auto” allows the BIOS to
automatically determine the correct base I/O port.

6.18.2. 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]

6.18.3. Parallel Port Mode

Set the parallel port mode. To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port, choose SPP.
To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode, choose EPP. By choosing ECP, the onboard
parallel port will operate in ECP mode. Choosing ECP + EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to
support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously.

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

6.18.4. 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]

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6.19. USB Device Setting

Settings

Description

Full/Low Speed

All of USB Device operated on full/low speed mode

High Speed

If USB device was high speed device, then it operated on high speed mode.

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6.19.1. USB 1.0 Controller

Enable or disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.19.2. USB 2.0 Controller

Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.19.3. USB Operation Mode

Auto decide USB device operation mode.

6.19.4. USB Keyboard Function

Enable or disable legacy support of USB keyboard.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.19.5. USB Mouse Function

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.19.6. USB Storage Function

Enable or disable legacy support of USB mass storage.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Settings

Description

(CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system contexts.

S3(STR)

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

memory when a “wakeup” event occurs.

S1 & S3

Depends on the OS to select S1 or S3.

Settings

Description

Delay 4 Sec

System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seconds.

Instant-Off

Power button functions as a normal power-on/-off button.

Figure 63: Illustration of the Power Management Setup screen

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The Power Management Setup section includes the following submenus:

 Wakeup Event Detect

6.20.1. EuP/ErP Lot6

This feature determines whether to let the system consume less power ACPI S3/S4/S5 state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Note:

When EuP/ErP Lot6 support is enabled, the Wake on LAN from system OS ACPI S3/S4/S5 state will be disabled.

6.20.2. ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this state, no system context

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

6.20.3. Soft-Off by PWRBTN

6.20.4. Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resuming from S3 state. This is only necessary for older VGA drivers.

Settings: [Auto, Yes, No]

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Description

Off

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

On

Restarts the system when the power is back

Former-Sts

Former-Sts

6.20.5. AC Loss Auto Restart

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

6.20.6. HPET Support

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.20.7. WDRT Support

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled

6.20.8. WDRT Run/Stop

Settings: [Stop, Run]

6.20.9. WDRT Count

Key in a DEC number.

Settings: [Min = 0, Max = 1023]

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6.21. Wakeup Event Detect

Figure 64: Illustration of the Wakeup Event Detect screen

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6.21.1. PS2KB Wakeup Select

This feature has two settings: Hot Key and Password. To select the Password option, press <Page Up> or
<Page Down>. To set the password, enter up to eight digits and press <Enter>.

Settings: [Hot Key]

6.21.2. PS2KB Wakeup Key Select

This feature is only available when “Hot Key” is chosen in “PS2KB Wakeup Select”.

Settings: [Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10,
Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any Key]

6.21.3. PS2MS Wakeup Key Select

Enables any mouse activity to restore the system from the power saving mode to an active state.

Settings: [Any Button, Left Button, Right Button]

6.21.4. PS2 Keyboard Power ON

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.21.5. PS2 Mouse Power ON

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

6.21.6. RTC Alarm Resume

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

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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6.21.7. Date (of Month)

This field can only be set if “RTC Alarm Resume” is enabled. The field specifies the date for “RTC Alarm
Resume”.

6.21.8. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

This field can only be set if “RTC Alarm Resume” is enabled. The field specifies the time for “RTC Alarm
Resume”.

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6.22. PnP/PCI Configurations

Settings

Description

Auto(ESCD)

BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory base address fields

Manual

Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration

Figure 65: Illustration of the PnP/PCI Configurations screen

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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.

6.22.1. Init Display First

Settings: [PCI slot, Onboard, PCIEx]

6.22.2. Resources Controlled By

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

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6.23. PC Health Status

Figure 66: Illustration of the PC Health Status screen

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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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6.24. Frequency/Voltage Control

Figure 67: Illustration of the Frequency/Voltage Control screen

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6.24.1. DRAM Clock

This chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock
frequency.

Settings: [By SPD, 400MHz, 533MHz]

6.24.2. Spread Spectrum

When the board’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses create 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.

Settings: [Disabled, +/- 0.1%, +/- 0.2%, +/- 0.3%, +/- 0.4%, +/- 0.5%, +/- 0.6%, +/- 0.7%, +/- 0.8%, +/- 0.9%]

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6.25. Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 68: Illustration of the Load Optimized Defaults screen

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This option is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings. The default optimized values are set by
the board manufacturer to provide a stable system with optimized performance.

Entering “Y” and press <Enter> to load the default optimized BIOS values.

Entering ”N” will cancel the load optimized defaults request.

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6.26. Set Supervisor/User Password

Figure 69: Illustration of the Set Supervisor/User Password screen

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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: Supervisor password and 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

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

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.

<Esc>.

<Esc>.

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6.27. Save & Exit Setup

Figure 70: Illustration of the Save & Exit Setup screen

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

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

6.28. Exit Without Saving

Figure 71: Illustration of the Exit Without Saving screen

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

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request

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6.29. Main Menu (BIOS for VB7009-12QCE SKU)

The System Overview screen is the default screen that is shown when the BIOS Setup Utility is launched.
This screen can be accessed by traversing the navigation bar to the “Main” label.

Figure 72: Illustration of the Main menu screen (for VB7009-12QCE SKU)

6.29.1. AMIBIOS

The content in this section of the screen shows the current BIOS version, build date, and ID number.

6.29.2. Processor

This content in this section shows the CPU information that has been detected. This information includes
the CPU name and speed

6.29.3. System Memory

This section shows the amount of available memory that has been detected.

6.29.4. System Time

This section shows the current system time. Press Tab to traverse right and Shift+Tab to traverse left
through the hour, minute, and second segments. The
change the values. The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second].

+ and - keys on the number pad can be used to

6.29.5. System Date

This section shows the current system date. Press Tab to traverse right and Shift+Tab to traverse left
through the month, day, and year segments. The
the values. The weekday name is automatically updated when the date is altered. The date format is
[Weekday, Month, Day, Year].

+ and - keys on the number pad can be used to change

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6.30. Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings screen shows a list of categories that can provide access to a sub-screen. Sub­screen links can be identified by the preceding right-facing arrowhead.

Figure 73: Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen

The Advanced Settings screen contains the following links:

 CPU Configuration
 IDE Configuration
 SuperIO Configuration
 Hardware Health Configuration
 ACPI Configuration
 APM Configuration
 Spread Spectrum Configuration
 USB Configuration
 CRB Configuration

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6.30.1. CPU Configuration

The CPU Configuration screen shows detailed information about the built-in processor. In addition to the
processor information, the thermal controls can be set.

Figure 74: Illustration of the CPU Configuration screen

6.30.2. IDE Configuration

The IDE Configuration screen shows links to the primary master and slave IDE hard drive information
screens.

Figure 75: Illustration of IDE Configuration screen

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Port

Address and IRQs

1

3F8/IRQ4/Disabled

2

2F8/IRQ4/Disabled

3

3E8/IRQ4/Disabled

4

2E8/IRQ4/Disabled

5

2B0/IRQ4/Disabled

6

2B8/IRQ4/Disabled

6.30.3. SuperIO Configuration

The SuperIO Configuration screen shows the specific addresses and IRQs of the onboard serial ports.

Figure 76: Illustration of SuperIO Configuration screen

6.30.3.1. Serial Ports 1 to 6 Address

The Serial Port 1 to 6 has three selectable options.

Table 34: Serial port addresses and IRQs

6.30.3.2. Parallel Port

The Parallel Port has three selectable options: 378/IRQ7/Disabled.

6.30.3.2.1. Parallel Port Mode

The Parallel Port Mode has five selectable options: Normal/Bi-directional/ECP/EPP/ECP&EPP.

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6.30.4. Hardware Health Configuration

The Hardware Health Configuration screen has no editable fields. The system temperature is taken from
an optional sensor that is connected to the J5 pin header.

Figure 77: Illustration of Hardware Health Configuration screen

6.30.4.1. CPU FAN Mode Setting

The CPU FAN has two selectable mode options.

Auto Fan by RPM
The speed of the CPU fan is varied according to CPU temperature. Press Enter to do the following settings:
CPU Temp. Limit of Highest/CPU Temp. Limit of Second/CPU Temp. Limit of Third/CPU Temp. Limit of
Lowest/Fan 1 Highest Setting/Fan 1 Second Setting/Fan 1 Third Setting/Fan 1 Fourth Setting/Fan 1 Lowest
Setting.

Full Speed
The CPU fan speed is fixed and running at highest speed.

6.30.4.2. System FAN Mode Setting

The System FAN has two selectable mode options.

Auto Fan by RPM
The speed of the system fan is varied according to system temperature. Press Enter to do the following
settings: System Temp. Limit of Highest/System Temp. Limit of Second/System Temp. Limit of Third/System
Temp. Limit of Lowest/Fan 2 Highest Setting/Fan 2 Second Setting/Fan 2 Third Setting/Fan 2 Fourth
Setting/Fan 2 Lowest Setting.

Full Speed
The system fan speed is fixed and running at highest speed.

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6.30.5. ACPI Settings

ACPI grants the operating system direct control over system power management. The ACPI Configuration
screen can be used to set a number of power management related functions.

Figure 78: Illustration of ACPI Configuration screen

6.30.5.1. Suspend Mode

The Suspend Mode field has three selectable options.

S1 (POS)
S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost
and hardware maintains all system contexts.

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

Auto
When the Suspend Mode is set to Auto, the operating system will control the power state.

6.30.5.2. ACPI Version Features

The ACPI Version has three selectable version options.

ACPI v1.0
Supports ACPI v1.0

ACPI v2.0
Supports ACPI v2.0

ACPI v3.0
Supports ACPI v3.0

6.30.5.3. USB S4 Wakeup

The USB S4 WakeUp enables the system to resume through the USB device port from S4 state. There are
two options: “Enabled” or “Disabled”.

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6.30.6. APM Settings

APM enables the operating system to co-work with the BIOS to control the system power management.
The APM Configuration screen can be used to set a number of power management functions.

Figure 79: Illustration of APM Configuration screen

6.30.6.1. Power Button Mode

The Power Button Mode has three options.

On/Off
When On/Off is selected, pressing the power button will instantly cause the system to power on or off.

Standby
When Standby is selected, the power button must be pressed and held down for 4 seconds before the
system will power off.

Suspend
When Suspend is selected, pressing the power button will instantly cause the system to enter suspend
mode.

6.30.6.2. Restore on AC/Power Loss

Restore on AC/Power Loss defines how the system will respond after AC power has been interrupted
while the system is on. There are three options.

Power Off
The Power Off option keeps the system in an off state until the power button is pressed again.

Power On
The Power On option restarts the system when the power has returned.

Last State
The Last State option restores the system to its previous state when the power was interrupted.

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6.30.6.3. Resume on PS/2 KBC

Resume on PS/2 KBC wakes up a system that has been put into suspend or standby mode. When this
feature is enabled, keyboard activity as defined in the
up. This feature has three options.

S3/S4/S5
The S3/S4/S5 option enables PS/2 keyboard activity to be detected if the system is in S3/S4/S5 power
saving mode.

Disabled
The Disabled option disables the detection of all PS/2 keyboard activity.

Wake-Up Key feature will cause the system to wake

6.30.6.4. Wake-Up Key

The Wake-Up Key feature can only be set when Resume on PS/2 KBC is set to “S3/S4/S5”. Otherwise, this
feature will be not selectable. This feature has two options.

Any Key
The Any Key option enables any key on the keyboard to trigger the Wake-Up event.

Specific Key
The Specific Key option unlocks the

Wake-Up Password feature.

6.30.6.5. Wake-Up Password

The Wake-Up Password feature can only be set when the Wake-Up Key feature is set to “Specific Key”.
This feature enables the user to specify a key sequence that must be entered in order to wake up the
system.

The key sequence can consist of up to 6 alphanumeric characters and some special characters. Function
keys and modifier keys (such as Ctrl, Alt, Del, etc.) cannot be used.

6.30.6.6. Resume on PS/2 Mouse

Resume on PS/2 Mouse wakes up a system that has been put into suspend or standby mode. When this
feature is enabled, any PS/2 mouse activity that is detected will cause the system to wake up. This feature
has three options.

Note:

This feature supports Erp/Eup provision.

S3
The S3 option enables any PS/2 mouse activity to be detected if the system is in S3 power saving mode.

S3/S4/S5
The S3/S4/S5 option enables any PS/2 mouse activity to be detected if the system is in S3/S4/S5 power
saving mode.

Disabled
The Disabled option disables the detection of all PS/2 mouse activity.

6.30.6.7. PCI LAN S5 Wakeup

The PCI LAN S5 Wakeup feature enables the BIOS to allow remote wake-up from the S5 power off state
through the PCI bus. This feature has two options: “Enabled” or “Disabled” support PCI LAN S5 Wakeup.

6.30.6.8. Resume on RTC Alarm

Resume on RTC Alarm can only be used if Resume on Software RTC Alarm is not enabled. This feature
enables the BIOS to automatically power on the system at a scheduled time. When enabled, the
Alarm Date and System Time features will be unlocked.

RTC

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6.30.6.9. RTC Alarm Date (Days)

The RTC Alarm Date feature is visible only when Resume on RTC Alarm is enabled. This feature enables
the user to specify a specific date each month or daily recurrence. Use the
pad to change the value of the RTC Alarm Date.

Every Day
The Every Day option triggers the RTC Alarm daily.

1 – 31
When a specific numeric date is selected, the RTC Alarm will be triggered on that day of the month.

+ and - keys on the number

6.30.6.10. System Time

The System Time option enables the user to specify the time the system should power on for the date
that is set in

RTC Alarm Date.

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6.30.7. Spread Spectrum Configuration

The Spread Spectrum Configuration screen enables access to the Spread Spectrum Setting feature.

Figure 80: Illustration of Spread Spectrum Configuration screen

6.30.7.1. Spread Spectrum Setting

The Spread Spectrum Setting feature enables the BIOS to modulate the clock frequencies originating from
the board. The settings are in percentages of modulation. Higher percentages result in greater modulation
of clock frequencies. This feature has settings that range from 0.1% to 0.9%.

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6.30.8. USB Configuration

The USB Configuration screen shows the number of connected USB devices.

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Figure 81: Illustration of USB Configuration screen

6.30.8.1. Legacy USB Support

The Legacy USB Support feature enables environments that do not have native USB support to use USB
devices. This feature has three options.

Enabled
The Enabled option keeps the Legacy USB Support feature on at all times.

Disabled
The Disabled option keeps the Legacy USB Support feature off at all times.

6.30.8.2. USB2.0 Controller Mode

The USB 2.0 Controller Mode feature enables the user to set the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480Mbps)
or FullSpeed (12Mbps) mode.

FullSpeed
The FullSpeed option limits the USB 2.0 controller to transfer data at 12Mbps.

HiSpeed
The HiSpeed option enables the USB 2.0 controller to transfer data at 480Mbps. The connected USB
device must support USB 2.0 HiSpeed in order to benefit from this setting.

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6.30.9. CRB Configuration

The CRB Configuration screen shows the available BIOS-controlled DRAM clock, graphics adapter, display
device and LAN control features.

Figure 82: Illustration of CRB Configuration screen

6.30.9.1. VT6130 LAN Control

The VT6130 LAN Control feature determines whether the onboard LAN controller will be used or not.

6.30.9.2. LAN Option ROM

The LAN Option ROM feature will only be visible if the VT6130 LAN Control feature is enabled. If the
LAN Option ROM feature is enabled, then the system will load a separate ROM for the LAN controller in
order to boot from Gigabit LAN.

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6.31. Boot Settings

The Boot Settings screen has a single link that goes to the Boot Settings Configuration screen.

Figure 83: Illustration of Boot Settings screen

6.31.1. Boot Settings Configuration

The Boot Settings Configuration screen has several features that can be run during the system boot
sequence.

Figure 84: Illustration of Boot Settings Configuration screen

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6.31.1.1. Quick Boot

The Quick Boot feature enables the BIOS to skip certain tests in order to speed up the boot sequence.
This feature has two options: enabled and disabled.

6.31.1.2. Quiet Boot

The Quiet Boot feature hides all of the Power-on Self Test (POST) messages during the boot sequence.
Instead of the POST messages, the user will see an OEM logo. This feature has two options: enabled and
disabled.

6.31.1.3. Bootup Num-Lock

The Bootup Num-Lock feature determines how the 10-key pad will behave. When the feature is enabled,
the 10-key pad will behave as a number pad. When the feature is disabled, the 10-key pad will behave as
cursor navigation keys.

6.31.1.4. Wait for ‘F1’ if Error

This feature determines how the system will respond if an error is detected during the boot sequence. If
this feature is enabled, the BIOS will pause booting and wait for the user to press F1 to enter the BIOS
setup menu. This feature has two options: enabled and disabled.

6.31.1.5. Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display

This feature determines if the BIOS will display a POST message that informs the user how to access the
BIOS Setup Utility. This feature has two options: enabled and disabled.

Note:

If the Quiet Boot option is enabled, the settings of this feature will have no effect.

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6.32. Security Settings

The Security Settings screen provides a way to restrict access to the BIOS or even the entire system.

Figure 85: Illustration of Security Settings screen

6.32.1. Security Settings

6.32.1.1. Change Supervisor Password

This option is for setting a password for accessing the BIOS setup utility. When a password has been set,
a password prompt will be displayed whenever the BIOS setup utility is launched. This prevents an
unauthorized person from changing any part of the system configuration.

When a supervisor password is set, the Password Check option will be unlocked.

6.32.1.2. Password Check

This feature is compulsory when the Change Supervisor Password option is set. The user will have up to
three chances to enter the correct password before the BIOS forces the system to stop booting. If the user
does not enter the correct password, the keyboard will also lock up. The only way to get past this is to
do a hard reboot (i.e., use the system reset button or cut off the power to the system). A soft reboot (i.e.,
Ctrl+Alt+Del) will not work because the keyboard will be locked. This feature has two options.

Setup
The Setup option forces users to enter a password in order to access the BIOS Setup Utility.

Always
The Always option forces users to enter a password in order to boot up the system.

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6.33. Advanced Chipset Settings

The Advanced Chipset Settings screen has two links for accessing North and South bridge functions.
Though the VX900 is a single chip solution, the North and South bridge categories are still for grouping
features.

Figure 86: Illustration of Advanced Chipset Settings screen

6.33.1. North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration

The North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration screen contains two links to sub-screen.

Figure 87: Illustration of North Bridge VIA VX900 Configuration screen

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6.33.1.1. DRAM Clock/Timing Configuration

The DRAM Clock/Timing Configuration screen has one feature for controlling the system DRAM. All other
DRAM features are automated and cannot be accessed.

Figure 88: Illustration of DRAM Frequency/Timing Configuration screen

6.33.1.1.1. DRAM Clock

The DRAM Clock option enables the user to determine how the BIOS handles the memory clock
frequency. The memory clock can either be dynamic or static. This feature has three options.

Auto
The Auto option enables the BIOS to select a compatible clock frequency for the installed memory.

400MHz
The 400MHz option forces the BIOS to be fixed at 800MHz for DDR3 memory modules.

533MHz
The 533MHz option forces the BIOS to be fixed at 1066MHz for DDR3 memory modules.

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