VIA Mainboard VB7007 Operating Manual

Operating Guide

VB7007 Mainboard

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Table of Contents

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

VIA VB7007 Overview ...........................................................................................................1

VIA VB7007 Layout (Top and Side Views)................................................................................2

VIA VB7007 Specifications.....................................................................................................3

VIA VB7007 Processor SKU ...................................................................................................4

VIA VB7007 I/O Back Panel Layout.........................................................................................5

VIA VB7007 Dimensions & Mounting Holes ..............................................................................6

VIA VB7007 Layout & Height Distribution ................................................................................8

Power Consumption..............................................................................................................9

VB7007 C7_D 16000 .........................................................................................................9

A. Playing DVDs with PowerDVD 5.0 .................................................................................9

B. Playing MP3 with Media Player......................................................................................9

C. Running Network Applications - Copying Files (VT6103L).................................................9

D. Running Network Applications - Copying Files (VT6107) ..................................................9

E. Idle State................................................................................................................. 10

F. Running C.C. Winstone 2004 ...................................................................................... 10

G. S3 Mode .................................................................................................................. 10

VB7007 C7 10000 ...........................................................................................................11

A. Playing DVDs with PowerDVD 5.0 ............................................................................... 11

B. Playing MP3 with Media Player.................................................................................... 11

C. Running Network Applications - Copying Files (VT6103L)............................................... 11

D. Running Network Applications - Copying Files (VT6107) ................................................ 11

E. Idle State................................................................................................................. 11

F. Running C.C. Winstone 2004 ...................................................................................... 12

G. S3 Mode .................................................................................................................. 12

Power Specifications ........................................................................................................... 13

VIA VB7007 Microsoft and Linux Driver Support ..................................................................... 14

Microsoft Driver Support................................................................................................... 14

Linux Driver Support........................................................................................................ 14

Contact ............................................................................................................................. 15

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VIA VB7007 Overview

The VIA VB7007 Mini-ITX mainboard is a compact native x86 platform for POS and kiosk
applications. The mainboard is based on the VIA CN700 chipset featuring the VIA UniChrome™ Pro
II IGP with 2D/3D graphics and video accelerators for rich digital media performance.

The VIA VB7007 onboard VIA C7 processor is a powerful, secure, and efficient processor with its
included VIA Padlock Security Engine, VIA CoolStream™ Architecture, VIA StepAhead™ Technology
Suite, and VIA TwinTurbo™ technology.

The VIA VB7007 delivers the performance levels with its included sizeable support of up to 1 GB of
533 MHz DDR2 memory and native support for SATA 3Gb/s storage devices. High-bandwidth
connectivity is supported with the included eight USB 2.0 ports and two Fast Ethernet LAN ports1
on the back panel. Four additional USB 2.0 ports are available through the onboard pin
connectors.

The VIA VB7007 is fully compatible with Microsoft® and Linux operating systems and is available in
a variety of configurations.

1

One of the Fast Ethernet ports can be exchanged for a Gigabit LAN as a manufacturing option.

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VIA VB7007 Layout (Top and Side Views)

J2

J1

FIR

COM3

COM4

J3

COM2

Inverter

PVDD

IVDD_SEL

KB/MS

ATX Power

SYS_Fan

VIA C7 processor

CPU_Fan

DDR2 Memory slot

CN700 North Bridge

Buzzer

SMBus

DIO

VT8237S South Bridge

IDE

1

Battery

Front Panel

Front Audio

SPDIF

USB_0/1

LVDS Panel

USB_2/3

PCI

SATA

Clear CMOS

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VIA VB7007 Specifications2

Model Name - VB7007-16 - VB7007-10E

Processor - VIA C7®-D 1.6 GHz NanoBGA2 processor - VIA C7® 1.0 GHz NanoBGA2 processor

Chipset - VIA CN700 North Bridge

System Memory - 1 x DDR2 533/6673 DIMM slot

VGA - VIA UniChrome™ Pro II Integrated Graphics with 2D/3D and MPEG-2 accelerators

Onboard Storage - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 connector

- 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

Expansion Slots - 1 x PCI slot

Onboard LAN - 1 x VIA VT6103L 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet PHY

Onboard Audio - VIA VT1708B High Definition audio codec

Onboard I/O Connectors - 3 x COM pin headers (with 5V/12V select)

Back Panel I/O - 1 x VGA port

- 4 x USB 2.0 ports

BIOS - Award BIOS

Operating System Windows 2000/XP, Linux, Win CE/XPe

System Monitoring &
Management

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity 0% ~ 95% (relative humidity; non-condensing)

Form Factor - Mini-ITX (17 cm x 17 cm)

- VIA VT8237S South Bridge

- Up to 1 GB memory size

- 1 x VIA VT6107 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller or
1 x VIA VT6122 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller4

- 1 x digital I/O pin header

- 2 x USB pin headers (4 additional ports)

- 1 x SMBus pin header

- 1 x S/PDIF-out connector

- 1 x Dual-channel LVDS panel connector (18/24-bit)

- 1 x LVDS panel power selector (5V/3.3V)

- 1 x LVDS inverter pin header

- 1 x LVDS inverter power selector (5V/12V)

- 1 x FIR pin header

- 2 x fan connectors (CPU and SYS)

- 1 x fan panel connector

- 1 x front panel audio pin header

- 1 x ATX power connector

- 1 x COM port

- 1 x parallel port

- 2 x RJ45 LAN ports

- 4 x USB 2.0 ports

- 3 x audio jacks: Line-in, Line-out, and MIC-in

- 2 x PS/2 ports: keyboard and mouse

- SPI 4/8 Mbit flash memory

- Wake-on LAN, keyboard, and mouse

- RTC Timer

- System power management, AC Power failure recovery

0°C ~ 50°C

2

Specifications subject to change without notice.

3

DDR2 667 MHz memory modules can be used, but the effective speed will be 533 MHz.

4

Manufacturing option

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VIA VB7007 Processor SKU

The VIA VB7007 is available in the following speed grade:

• 1.6 GHz VIA C7

• 1.0 GHz VIA C7

®

-D NanoBGA2 Processor

®

NanoBGA2 Processor

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