VIA Mainboard EPIA PX Series Operating Manual

Operating Guide

EPIA PX-Series Pico-ITX Mainboard

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EPIA PX-Series Operating Guide

Table of Contents

Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................................................. i

VIA EPIA PX-Series Overview.....................................................................................................................................................1

VIA EPIA PX-Series Layout..........................................................................................................................................................2

VIA EPIA PX-Series Specifications ..............................................................................................................................................3

VIA EPIA PX Processor SKU....................................................................................................................................................... 4

VIA VX700 All-in-One System Processor Overview ...................................................................................................................5

VIA EPIA PX-Series Board Dimensions and Height Distribution .............................................................................................6

Power Consumption....................................................................................................................................................................... 8

VIA EPIA PX............................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Power Specifications.....................................................................................................................................................................10

VIA EPIA PX-Series Microsoft and Linux Driver Support...................................................................................................... 11

MICROSOFT DRIVER SUPPORT...................................................................................................................................................... 11

LINUX DRIVER SUPPORT..............................................................................................................................................................11

Contact...........................................................................................................................................................................................12

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VIA EPIA PX-Series Overview

The VIA EPIA PX-Series Pico-ITX Mainboard is an ultra compact native x86 platform
optimized for today's demanding embedded and productivity applications. The mainboard is
based on the VIA VX700 advanced all-in-one system processor featuring an embedded
hardware MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WMV9 video decoding accelerator. Its integrated VIA
UniChrome™ Pro II 2D/3D graphics provide rich digital media performance. With the
sizable memory bandwidth of DDR2 533MHz SDRAM DIMM and the high data transfer
speeds of ATA-133 and further enhanced by support of 8-Channel High Definition Audio
Codec for Smart 7.1 surround sound and SPDIF, the VIA EPIA PX-Series delivers the
increased performance levels required by today’s embedded digital media applications.

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VIA EPIA PX-Series Layout

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VIA EPIA PX-Series Specifications

Model Name - EPIA PX
Processor - VIA C7 1.0GHz NanoBGA2 processor
Chipset - VIA VX700 advanced all-in-one system processor
System Memory - 1 DDRII 533 SODIMM socket

- Up to 1GB memory size

VGA - Integrated VIA UniChromeTM Pro II 3D/2D AGP graphics with

MPEG-2/4 and WMV9 video decoding Accelerator

Onboard IDE - 1 UltraDMA 133/100 connector (2.0mm 44-pin pin header)
Onboard Serial ATA - 1 SATA connector
Onboard LAN - 1 VIA VT6106S 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Controller with

Power Management Functions

Onboard Audio - VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio Codec
Onboard I/O
Connectors

Back Panel I/O - 1 RJ45 LAN Port

BIOS - Award BIOS

System Monitoring &
Management

Operating Temperature
Operating Humidity 0% ~ 95% (relative humidity; non-condensing)
Form Factor - Pico-ITX (10-layer)

* The specification is subject to change without prior notice.

- 1 USB pin connector for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

- 1 COM pin connector

- 1 PS2 mouse/keyboard pin connector

- 1 Fan pin connector for CPU Fan

- 1 LVDS/DVI panel pin connector

- 1 Audio pin connector for Line-out, Line-in, MIC-in, S/PDIF in,
and 7.1 Channels Audio Output

- 1 Multimedia connector to support External TV-Out Interface,
Video Capture Port Interface and Low Pin Count Interf ace.
(One VT1625M add-on card is required.)

- 1 Pico-ITX power connector

- 1 VGA Port

- 4/8Mbit flash memory

- Keyboard-Power-on, Timer-Power-on

- System power management, AC power failure recovery

- ADI ADM1032 CPU Temperature Monitoring (manufacturing
option)

- Watch Dog Timer (manufacturing option)

0°C ~ 50°C

- 10cm x 7.2cm

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