VIA Mainboard EPIA N-Series Operating Manual

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Operating Guide

EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS.........................................................................................................................................................................I

VIA EPIA N-SERIES OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................................1

VIA EPIA N-SERIES LAYOUT ...........................................................................................................................................................2

VIA EPIA N-SERIES SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................................................3

VIA EPIA N PROCESSOR SKUS........................................................................................................................................................4

VIA LUKE COREFUSION™ OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................5

VIA EPIA N-SERIES I/O BACK PANEL LAYOUT........................................................................................................................6

VIA EPIA N-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ...............................................................................7

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (BOTTOM)......................................................8

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES THERMAL LAYOUT & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION............................................................................9

NOISE LEVEL DATA..........................................................................................................................................................................10

POWER CONSUMPTION...................................................................................................................................................................11

VIA EPIA N 5000E..............................................................................................................................................................................11

VIA EPIA N 8000E..............................................................................................................................................................................12

VIA EPIA N 10000..............................................................................................................................................................................13

POWER SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................................................................15

VIA EPIA N-SERIES MICROSOFT AND LINUX DRIVER SUPPORT...................................................................................16

M

ICROSOFT DRIVER SUPPORT

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L

INUX DRIVER SUPPORT

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CONTACT ..............................................................................................................................................................................................17

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VIA EPIA N-Series Overview

The VIA EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard is an ultra compact x86 motherboard design with
unprecedented expandability and versatility for today’s ever-growing need of embedded applications.
The mainboard is based on the VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor featuring an embedded hardware
MPEG-2 decoder and integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro 2D/3D graphics for rich digital media performance.
With the sizable memory bandwidth of DDR400 SDRAM SODIMM, the high data transfer speeds of ATA­133 and Serial ATA and further enhanced by support of 6-Channel AC’97 codec for Smart 5.1 surround
sound, the VIA EPIA N-Series delivers the increased performance levels required of today’s embedded
digital media applications.

The latest in high-bandwidth connectivity is supported with up to eight USB 2.0 ports, as well as an
10/100 Fast Ethernet port for extended broadband connectivity. The VIA EPIA N-Series also offers
support for a number of LVDS embedded LCD panels, TV-out, S-Video, Video interface port and has one
Mini-PCI slot for expandability options. The VIA EPIA N-Series is compatible with a full range of Nano­ITX chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures and power supplies.

The VIA EPIA N-Series is fully compatible with Microsoft® and Linux operating systems and is available
in a variety of configurations, including the fanless VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor for silent system
designs.

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VIA EPIA N-Series Layout

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VIA EPIA N-Series Specifications

Core Logic

- VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor

- VIA VT8237R-series South Bridge

System Memory - 1 DDR400/333/266 SODIMM socket

- Up to 1GB memory size

VGA - Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro AGP Graphics with MPEG-2

Decoding

Expansion Slot - 1 Mini-PCI
Onboard IDE - 2 UltraDMA 133/100 connectors (Secondary 2.0mm 44-pin

header)

Onboard S-ATA - 1 Serial ATA port
Onboard LAN - VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY
Onboard Audio - VIA VT1617A 6 channel AC’97 Codec
Onboard TV Out - VIA VT1625 TV Encoder
Onboard I/O Connectors - 2 USB pin headers for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

- 1 VIP pin header

- 1 SIO pin header (including SIR and LPC support)

- 1 YPbPr pin header (Component TV output connector)

- 1 Front-Panel pin header

- 1 KBMS pin header (Switchable for KB/MS connector)

- 1 FAN connector (CPU FAN)

- 1 LVDS / DVI connector (an add-on card is required)

- 1 +12V Nano-ITX power connector

Back Panel I/O - 1 RJ-45 LAN port

- 2 USB 2.0 ports

- 1 VGA port

- 1 RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)

- 1 S-Video port

- 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in (Horizontal, Smart

5.1 support)

BIOS - Award BIOS

- 4/8Mbit flash memory

System Monitoring &
Management

- CPU temperature monitoring

- CPU voltage monitoring

- Fan control

- Wake-on-LAN, Keyboard-Power-on, Timer-Power-on

- System power management

- AC power failure recovery

Operating Temperature - 0°C up to 47°C ~ 50°C (by different product items)
Operating Humidity

- 0% ~ 95%

Form Factor - Nano-ITX (8 Layer)

- 12 cm x 12 cm

* The specification is subject to change without prior notice.

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VIA EPIA N Processor SKUs

The VIA EPIA N-Series is available in 533MHz, 800MHz and 1.0GHz speed grades. The VIA EPIA N
utilizes VIA’s ultra low power VIA Luke Core Fusion™ processor.

PadLock ACE US government
approved Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES), performing
cryptographic functions for
securing e-mails, personal files,
online transactions, and networks.

PowerSaver 3.0 tech­nology, extends battery life by
dynamically altering the voltage
and clock frequency to reduce
power consumption when the
processor is not required to run

at full s

peed

.

The VIA FliteDeck™ Suite, an
advanced system management
suite that enables to user to
effortlessly track and monitors
mission critical system data and
enable seamless live Windows®­based BIOS updates as

well as
comprehensive BIOS status
information.