VIA Technologies EITX-3000 User Manual

user manual

EITX-3000

Em-ITX Form Factor SBC

100-07152009-1620

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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 t his 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 aut hority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

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

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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.

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Safety Precautions

Do’s

o Always read the safety instructions carefully.
o Keep this User's Manual for future reference.
o All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be

noted.

o Keep this equipment away from humidity.
o Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting

it up.

o Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust

properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the
power inlet.

o Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot

step on it.

o Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on

card or module.

o If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment

checked by authorized service personnel:

o The power cord or plug is damaged.
o Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
o The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
o The equipment has not worked well or you cannot

get it work according to User's Manual.

o The equipment has dropped and damaged.
o The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

Don’ts

o Do not leave this equipment in an environment

unconditioned or in a storage temperature above 60°C
(140°F). The equipment may be damaged.

o Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause

damage or electrical shock.

o Do not place anything over the power cord.
o Do not cover the ventilation holes. The openings on the

enclosure protect the equipment from overheating

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EITX-3000 Series Model

Part Number Description

EITX-3000-1N13A1 VIA Nano 1.3GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

EITX-3000-2N13A1 VIA Nano 1.3GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

EITX-3000-1N10A1 VIA Nano 1.0GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

EITX-3000-2N10A1 VIA Nano 1.0GHz CPU based Fanless Embedded ITX board

with full cable kit

with full cable kit

Packing Lists

For EITX-3000-1N13A1 and EITX-3000-1N10A1

 1 x EITX-3000 SBC
 1 x Software driver and utility CD
 1 x Mini-jumper pack
 1 x Screw pack of 7 pieces of Nickel-Plated Round Head M3*14mm screw
 1 x Screw pack of 10 pieces of Hex screw (For 4 COM and VGA ports)
 1 x Power cable, 2-pole Phoenix plug to DC-Jack
 1 x SATA data cable
 1 x SATA power cable

For EITX-3000-2N13A1 and EITX-3000-2N10A1

 1 x EITX-3000 SBC
 1 x Software driver and utility CD
 1 x Mini-jumper pack
 1 x Screw pack of 7 pieces of Nickel-Plated Round Head M3*14mm screw
 1 x Screw pack of 10 pieces of Hex screw (For 4 COM and VGA ports)
 1 x Power cable, 2-pole Phoenix plug to DC-Jack
 2 x SATA data cable
 2 x SATA power cable
 1 x Dual USB cable
 1 x Dual connector Cable for one USB mini-DIN connector and a 1x6-pin

header for connecting with VIA EMIO-1530 Wireless LAN

 1 x Audio Cable
 1 x Digital I/O Cable
 1 x Thermal Sensor Cable
 1 x LPT Cable

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Key Features........................................................................................................ 2

Specifications...................................................................................................... 3

EITX-3000 Dimensions................................................................................... 7

Top Layer ........................................................................................................ 7

Bottom Layer................................................................................................. 7

Top Layer with heatsink ........................................................................... 8

Bottom Layer with heatsink.................................................................... 8

Front I/O with heatsink ............................................................................ 9

Rear I/O with heatsink .............................................................................. 9

EITX-3000 Layout (top) ................................................................................10

EITX-3000 Layout (bottom)........................................................................11

Front I/O Layout.............................................................................................12

Power Button..............................................................................................12

Power Input Connector .........................................................................12

USB Port Connector: USB Port 1 and 2...........................................13

COM Port Connectors.............................................................................14

LED Indicators.............................................................................................15

Rear I/O Layout...............................................................................................16

VGA Connector.........................................................................................16

LVDS Connectors: LVDS1 and LVDS2.............................................17

LAN ports: Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 and 2......................................19

2 Onboard Connectors & Slots....................................................................21

Topside connectors and slots ...................................................................22

System Fan: SYS Fan.................................................................................22

SATA Connectors : SATA1 and SATA2............................................23

SATA-Power Connectors: S-Power 1 and S-Power 2 ..........24

LVDS LCD Panel connector: PANEL.................................................25

SODIMM SDRAM Memory slot............................................................26

USB connectors..........................................................................................28

LPT pin connector.....................................................................................30

Digital I/O pin connector: DIO............................................................31

Front Panel Audio pin connector: F_Audio..................................32

SPI pin connector: JSPI ............................................................................33

System Thermal Sensor pin connector: SEN .................................33

Em-IO Expansion Connector................................................................34

Bottom side connectors and slots...........................................................35

Compact Flash slot: CF............................................................................35

3 Onboard Jumpers.........................................................................................37

CLEAR_CMOS: Clear CMOS jumper......................................................38

AT/ATX Power mode Select......................................................................39

PVDD1_SEL: LCD power jumper............................................................40

PVDD2_SEL: LCD power jumper............................................................41

RST: System reset jumper.............................................................................42

4 BIOS Setup.........................................................................................................43

Entering the BIOS Setup Menu................................................................44

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

Navigating the BIOS Menus......................................................................45

Getting Help.....................................................................................................45

Main Menu........................................................................................................46

Standard CMOS Features ......................................................................46

Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................46

Advanced Chipset Features..................................................................46

Integrated Peripherals.............................................................................46

Power Management Setup ..................................................................46

PnP/PCI Configurations..........................................................................46

PC Health Status.........................................................................................47

Frequency/Voltage Control .................................................................47

Load Optimized Defaults.......................................................................47

Set Supervisor Password.........................................................................47

Set User Password.....................................................................................47

Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................47

Exit Without Saving..................................................................................47

Standard CMOS Features ...........................................................................48

Date.................................................................................................................48

Time.................................................................................................................48

Video ..............................................................................................................48

Halt On ..........................................................................................................48

IDE Channels....................................................................................................49

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

Virus Warning ............................................................................................50

CPU L1 & L2 Cache..................................................................................50

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking..............................................................50

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

First/Second/Third Boot Device..........................................................51

Boot Other Device....................................................................................51

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

Typematic Rate Setting............................................................................51

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)..................................................................51

Typematic Delay (Msec) .........................................................................51

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Security Option...........................................................................................52

MPS Version Control for OS..................................................................52

OS Select for DRAM > 64 MB...............................................................52

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability.......................................................................52

Video BIOS Shadow.................................................................................52

Full Screen Logo Show...........................................................................52

Summary Screen Show ..........................................................................52

CPU Feature......................................................................................................53

Thermal Management............................................................................53

Thermal Monitor Bus Ratio....................................................................53

Thermal Monitor Bus VID......................................................................53

Hard Disk Boot Priority.................................................................................54

Advanced Chipset Features.......................................................................55

Memory Hole..............................................................................................55

System BIOS Cacheable..........................................................................55

Video RAM Cacheable............................................................................55

GFX & PCIE VGA Co-Exist......................................................................55

Internal VGA Control....................................................................................56

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

Direct Frame Buffer..................................................................................56

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

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

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

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

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

VIA PWR Management..........................................................................57

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

VIA OnChip IDE Device ..............................................................................59

CF Card ATA66 ..........................................................................................59

SATA Controller..........................................................................................59

IDE DMA Transfer Access......................................................................59

OnChip IDE Channel 1...........................................................................59

IDE Prefetch Mode....................................................................................59

Secondary Master PIO.............................................................................59

Secondary Slave PIO ................................................................................59

Secondary Master UDMA......................................................................60

Secondary Slave UDMA.........................................................................60

IDE HDD Block Mode..............................................................................60

VIA OnChip PCI Device...............................................................................61

Azalia HDA Controller.............................................................................61

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM......................................................................61

SuperIO Device ...............................................................................................62

Onboard Parallel Port..............................................................................62

Parallel Port Mode.....................................................................................62

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Watch Dog Timer Select........................................................................62

SuperIO COM Ports (UARTs).....................................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 1..............................................................................63

COM1 RS232/422/485 Type...............................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 2..............................................................................63

COM2 RS232/422/485 Type...............................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 3..............................................................................63

Onboard Serial Port 4..............................................................................63

USB Device Setting........................................................................................64

USB 1.0 Controller.....................................................................................64

USB 2.0 Controller.....................................................................................64

USB Operation Mode..............................................................................64

USB Keyboard Function.........................................................................64

USB Mouse Function...............................................................................64

USB Storage Function.............................................................................65

USB Wireless LAN Support....................................................................65

USB WLAN (EMIO-3430).......................................................................65

USB Bluetooth Support...........................................................................65

Power Management Setup .......................................................................66

ACPI Suspend Type ..................................................................................66

Power Management Option ...............................................................66

HDD Power Down...................................................................................66

Suspend Mode...........................................................................................66

Video Off Option.......................................................................................67

Video Off Method.....................................................................................67

MODEM Use IRQ......................................................................................67

Soft-Off by PWRBTN.................................................................................67

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume..................................................................67

AC Loss Auto Restart................................................................................67

Wakeup Event Detect..................................................................................68

PowerOn by PCI Card.............................................................................68

RTC Alarm Resume...................................................................................68

Date (of Month).........................................................................................68

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss).......................................................................68

PnP/PCI Configurations...............................................................................69

Init Display First...........................................................................................69

PNP OS Installed.........................................................................................69

Reset Configuration Data ......................................................................69

Resources Controlled By ........................................................................70

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop..........................................................................70

Assign IRQ for VGA..................................................................................70

Assign IRQ for USB....................................................................................70

Maximum Payload Size...........................................................................70

PC Health Status..............................................................................................71

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Frequency/Voltage Control ......................................................................72

DRAM Frequency......................................................................................72

DDR CAS Latency Control.....................................................................72

DDR Burst Length.....................................................................................72

DDR 1T Command Rate.........................................................................72

DRDY Table..................................................................................................72

ODT.................................................................................................................72

Spread Spectrum.......................................................................................73

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................74

Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................75

Save & Exit Setup ............................................................................................76

Exit Without Saving.......................................................................................77

5 Driver Installation............................................................................................79

Driver Utilities....................................................................................................80

Getting Started ...........................................................................................80

Running the Driver Utilities CD ...........................................................80

CD Content.......................................................................................................81

A Disassembling the EITX-3000 Board from Heatsink.......................83

Disassembling..................................................................................................84

B EM-IO : Embedded IO Expansion Bus Interface...............................87

Introduction......................................................................................................88

The Flexible Embedded Board with Em-IO Expansion ............88

Modularized Expansion of Em-IO Interface...................................89

Em-IO connector Pin definition................................................................90

Em-IO connector Pin definition...........................................................90

Selection of Em-IO expansion modules................................................92

Faster Time to Market Cycles................................................................92

EMIO-3110...................................................................................................92

EMIO-3210...................................................................................................93

EMIO-3430...................................................................................................93

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Product Overview

1

The VIA EITX-3000 is a high performance single board computer
(SBC) with low power requirements based on the Embedded ITX
(Em-ITX) form factor. Its low power requirements are made
possible by its usage of energy efficient VIA CPUs (either VIA
Nano™ or Eden™ ULV).

The EITX-3000 is designed for ultra-thin embedded applications
and can withstand temperatures ranging from -10° up to 70°C.
The powerful VIA Nano processor and VIA VX800 media system
processor are placed on the bottom side of the board, enabling
an efficient space-saving design that easily accommodates quiet
and passive cooling thermal solutions.

The EITX-3000 includes an onboard DC-to-DC converter that
supports both AT and ATX power modes. The power converter
can support a wide range of power input voltage from DC 7V to
DC 30V and can be configured through an onboard switch.

With generous support for multiple display options, the EITX-3000
is ideally suited for high-end multimedia applications including
POS, kiosks, ATM, HMI, factory automation, POI, and digital
signage. The dual I/O coastline design of the EITX-3000 provides
ample space for multiple ports such as two LVDS ports, one VGA
port, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB 2.0 ports, two RS-232
COM ports, and two RS-232/422/485 configurable COM ports.

KEY FEATURES

• Onboard VIA Nano ULV processor (1MB L2 Cache)

• Em-ITX (Embedded ITX) form factor with 17cm (W) x 12 cm (L)

• Dual-side multiple I/O connector-coastlines

• Onboard Em-IO expansion bus socket

• Integrated VIA Chrome9 HC3, DC9 3D/2D graphics with

MPEG-2/4 and WMV9 video decoding acceleration

• Onboard two of single channel LVDS display ports

• Onboard two Gigabit Ethernets

• Onboard two RS-232 and two RS-232/422-485, setup

through BIOS

• Onboard six USB ports

• Fan-less and Ultra Low power consumption

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SPECIFICATIONS

Processor Core
Logic System

System Memory

Graphic

CPU

• VIA Nano Ultra Low Voltage Processor, compact
21 mm x 21 mm NanoBGA2 package:

• Nano 1.3 GHz (for Model of EITX-3000-1N13A1 and

EITX-3000-2N13A1)

• Nano 1.0 GHz (for Model of EITX-3000-1N10A1 and

EITX-3000-2N10A1)

System Chipset

• VIA VX800 Unified Digital Media IGP chipset

• Supports 800 MHz Front Side Bus

BIOS

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI Flash BIOS

•Supports Plug & Play, APM 1.2

System Power Management

• Times Power On

• ACPI Supported

Battery

• Lithium 3V/48mAh

Technology

• One 200-pin SODIMM Socket support DDR2 533/667
SDRAM

Maximum Capacity

• Support memory size up to 2 GB

Controller

• Integrated VIA Chrome9 HC3 DX9 3D/2D graphics
engine with MPEG-2/4 WMV9 video decoding
acceleration built-in VIA VX800 Unified Digital Media IGP
chipset

Display Memory

• Optimized Unified Memory Architecture (UMA), supports
up to 256 MB frame buffer using system memory

CRT Interface

• Onboard one VGA connector

• Pixel resolution support up 1920 x 1200(VGA)

LVDS Interface

• Support two of 24-bit single-channel LVDS interface
connectors as LVDS1/PANEL and LVDS2

• Up to 1280 x 1024 panel resolution (Single Channel LVDS)

• Built-in Inverter control signals into the DB-26 connectors

• Onboard 5V/3.3V LCD power switch (default at 3.3V)

Dual Independent Display

• Support LVDS1 + LVDS2 at same resolutions, same pixel
depths, and same refresh rates

• Support CRT + LVDS2 at same resolutions, same pixel
depths, and same refresh rates

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Gigabit Ethernet

Audio

USB 2.0

Serial Ports

Parallel Port

DIO

Storage
Interface

Hardware
Monitoring

System Indicator

Controller

• Onboard two VIA VT6130 Gigabit Ethernet controllers

Interface

• Support two RJ45 connectors

• Supports Wake On LAN (WOL)

• Support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

Controller

• VIA VT1708B High Definition Audio Codec

Interface

• Support Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in connectors

Onboard Six USB ports

• Two USB ports by a pair of mini-DIN connector

• Four USB ports by a pin headers with support of
individual VCC power

Controller

• Onboard Fintek F81865 LPC I/O controller

Interface

• Support 4 COM ports

• Two RS-232/422/485 by two DB-9 connectors as

COM 1 and COM 2, configurable via BIOS setup

• Two RS-232 by two DB-9 connectors of COM 3 and 4

• Support RS-485 AutoFlow Control functions of COM1
and COM2

Printer Port

• One PS/2 compatible bi-directional parallel port by a
2x13-pin header onboard

Digital I/O

• One 2x6-pin header- array to support 8-bit Digital IO

• Support 5V/12V power source

Serial ATA

• Onboard two SATA II ports, Maximum data transfer rate
up to 300MB/s

• Only Support 2.5-inch of SATA Hard Disk (no support to

3.5” SATA HDD)

CompactFlash

• Onboard one socket support type I/II CompactFlash disk

Temperature Sensor

• Built-in one Thermal Sensor by a 1x3-pin header onboard

Power Status LED

• One green color LED

HDD Activity LED

• One red color LED

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Watchdog Timer

System
Expansion

Onboard I/O
connectors

Onboard I/O pin
headers

Output

• System reset

Interval

• Programmable 1~255 sec.

Onboard one 160-pin Em-IO Bus Expansion Interface socket,
integrated the following bus interface signals of:

• One PCIe x8 (8-Lane PCIe)

• Two PCIe x1 (1-lane PCIe)

• USB 2.0

• SMBus 2.0

• ACPI 3.0

• DVP (Digital Video Port interface signals from VIA system
chipset)

• VCC Power Signals of 5V, 5VSB, 3.3V, 3.3VSB and 12V

Front I/O coastline

• One HDD & PWR LED

• Two RS-232/422/485 COM port connectors as COM 1
and COM2

• Two RS-232 COM port connectors as COM3 and COM4

• Two USB mini-DIN connectors

• One 2-pole of Phoenix power input connector

• One ATX power On/Off switch

Rear I/O coastline

• One VGA connector

• Two DB-26 connectors for dual 24-bit single channel

LVDS interface as LVDS1 and LVDS2

• Two RJ45 connectors for dual Gigabit Ethernet

connection

Pin-headers

• One 2x15-pin box headers for LVDS1 (co-lay with LVDS1)

• Two 1x3-pin headers for LCD Power 3.3v/5V selection

• One 2x5-pin headers; plus a 2x6-pin by 2-array, with
individual VCC power support for 4 x USB 2.0 ports

• One 2x13-pin headers or LPT port

• One 2x5-pin headers for Line-out, Line-in and Mic-in

• One 2x5-pin headers for thermal sensor

• Two SATA data connectors, only support connection
with 2.5” HDD

• Two SATA power connectors, only support 5V power

• One 1x3-pin header for selecting the AT or ATX mode

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Onboard
DC to DC Power
Supply

Physical
Characteristics

Heatsink

Environment
Specifications

Power Consumption

• Typical 18.5W, Maximum 25.8W

Input Voltage

• Built-in onboard DC-to-DC converter

• Accept wide range of Power Input of DC 7V ~ 36V

• Typical Power Input

• 7 V

• 12 V

• 16 V

• 19 V

• 24 V

• 36 V

@ 2.64 A

DC

@ 1.54 A

DC

@ 1.15 A

DC

@ 0.97 A

DC

@ 0.77 A

DC

@ 0.51 A

DC

• Support AT and ATX mode

Power Input Connector

• One 2-pole Phoenix connector

AT/ATX

• Onboard AT/ATX switch by a 1x3-pin headers

Fuse Rating

• 7A / 125V

Form Factor

• Em-ITX

Board Dimension (W x L)

• 17 cm (W) x 12 cm (L)

Weight

• 0.98Kg (net weight of board plus heatsink only)

Construction

• Aluminum Alloy mixed with Copper Heatsink

Dimension (W x H x D)

• 232.6 mm x 53 mm x 124.8 mm

Operating Temperature

• Nano 1.3GHz version

(Part Number: EITX-3000-1N13A1 and EITX-3000­2N13A1) is -10 to 65° C

• Nano 1.0GHz version

(Part Number: EITX-3000-1N10A1 and EITX-3000­2N10A1) is -10 to 70° C

Operating Humidity

• 10% ~ 90%, relative humidity, non-condensing

Vibration loading during operation

• 5Grms, IEC 68-2-64, random, 5~500Hz, 1 Oct./min, 1hr/axis

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EITX-3000 DIMENSIONS

Top Layer

Bottom Layer

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Top Layer with heatsink

Bottom Layer with heatsink

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Front I/O with heatsink

Rear I/O with heatsink

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EITX-3000 LAYOUT (TOP)

Item Description Item Description

1 AT/ATX power mode select 12 Em-IO connector
2 SATA1 connector 13 Thermal sensor connector
3 SATA2 connector 14 Front Audio pin connector
4 USB 4/5 pin connector 15 Buzzer
5 SODIMM memory slot 16 System Fan Power pin

connector

6 SATA-Power 2 connector 17 PVDD1 LCD power select

pin jumper
7 SATA-Power 1 connector 18 LPT pin connector
8 USB 2/3 pin connector 19 Onboard LVDS Panel

connector
9 JSPI pin connector 20 PVDD2 LCD power select

pin jumper
10 System Reset pin jumper 21 Battery socket
11 Digital I/O pin connector 22 Clear CMOS pin jumper

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EITX-3000 LAYOUT (BOTTOM)

Symbol Description

23 VIA Nano CPU
24 VIA VX800 system chipset
25 Compact Flash socket

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FRONT I/O LAYOUT

Symbol Description

26 Power button (Power On/Off)
27 Power input connector
28 USB 2.0 port 1
29 USB 2.0 port 2
30 COM 1 port (RS-232/422/485)
31 COM 2 port (RS-232/422/485)
32 COM 3 port (RS-232)
33 COM 4 port (RS-232)
34 Power LED indicator
35 HDD LED indicator

Power Button

The board comes with a Power On/Off button, that Support dual
function of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Second),
and Suspend.

Power Input Connector

The board comes with a Phoenix connector that carries 7~36 VDC
external power input.

Pin Signal

1 GND
2 +7V ~ 36V DC

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USB Port Connector: USB Port 1 and 2

The EITX-3000 can support up to six USB-interface connectors. By
default it provides two USB interface by one double-deck of mini­DIN connectors located on the front I/O coastline as USB_0 and
USB_1, and an additional four USB-interface connectors can be
supported through adding two pieces of the Dual-USB Cable to
connect with onboard pin headers location of “USB_2/3” and
“USB_4/5”. These USB-interface connectors give complete Plug &
Play and hot swap capability for up to 127 external devices. The
USB interface complies with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0 compliance.

The USB-interface connector is used for connecting any device
that conforms to the USB interface. Many recent digital devices
conform to this standard. The USB interface supports Plug and
Play, which enables you to connect or disconnect a device
whenever you want, without turning off the computer

Pin Signal

1 VCC
2 USB_P0­3 USB_P0+
4 GND

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COM Port Connectors

The EITX-3000 board provides four D-Sub 9-pin connectors as
COM 1, COM 2, COM 3 and COM 4 serial communications.

COM 1 and COM 2 ports

The EITX-3000 provides two D-Sub 9-pin connectors as COM 1
and COM 2 for RS-232/422/485 serial communications.

RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
Pin Signal Signal Signal

1 DCD Tx- DATA­2 RxD Tx+ DATA+
3 TxD Rx+ NC
4 DTR Rx- NC
5 GND GND GND
6 DSR NC NC
7 RTS NC NC
8 CTS NC NC
9 RI NC NC

The default setting of COM 1 and COM 2 is RS-232, both COM 1
and COM 2 can be configured to operate in RS-232, RS-422 or RS­485 mode by adjusting the BIOS setup items of “COM1 RS­232/422/485 Type” and “COM2 RS-232/422/485 Type” in “Super
I/O COM Ports (UARTS)” of “Super I/O Device” of “Integrated
Peripherals” section at Award BIOS setup.

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COM 3 and COM 4 ports

The EITX-3000 provides two D-Sub 9-pin connectors, which offers
standard RS-232 serial communications interface port as COM 3
and COM 4. Please refer to the table list below for the pin
assignments of COM 3 and COM 4.

Pin Signal

1 DCD
2 RxD
3 TxD
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI

Note:
NC represents “No Connection”

LED Indicators

There are two LEDs on the EITX-3000 front I/O coastline for
indicating system status:

• PWR LED is for power status and Flash in green color; and

• HDD LED is for hard disk and compact flash disk status, which
Flash in red color.

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REAR I/O LAYOUT

Symbol Description

36 VGA port
37 LVDS port 1
38 LVDS port 2
39 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2
40 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 1

VGA Connector

The EITX-3000 provides a high resolution VGA interface on the
rear I/O coastline by a D-sub 15-pin connector to support a VGA
CRT monitor. It supports resolution up to 1920 x 1200. The pin
assignments for the VGA display are listed below.

Pin Signal

1 Red
2 Green
3 Blue
4 NC
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 NC
10 GND
11 NC
12 NC
13 H-SYNC
14 V-SYNC
15 NC

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LVDS Connectors: LVDS1 and LVDS2

The EITX-3000 supports two 24-bit single channel LVDS interface
connectors by two D-Sub 26-pin connectors as “LVDS1” and
“LVDS2” on rear I/O coastline, both connectors also carry the
inverter control signals, and can direct connect to two of LVDS
LCD Display via external cables.

Built in LCD Backlight On/Off and Brightness
control signals

Both LVDS1 and LVDS2 connectors all build in the control signals
of “BLON” signal, “BRIGHTNESS_CTL
Ground Pin signals that allow developers/applicants to connect
these signals to LCD Inverter to implement the LCD backlight
On/Off control and brightness control.

• Provides “BLON” signal that inverter Module require for

controlling the Backlight On/Off.

• Provides the 12V, 5V as the Inverter Power Source.

• The “BRIGHTNESS_CTL

Inverter that allow applicant to implement brightness adjustment

” signal pin could be connected to LCD’s

through customer’s software utility.

LVDS1

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +LCLK1 14 GND
2 -LCLK1 15 +LD1C3
3 GND 16 -LD1C3
4 +LD1C2 17 GND
5 -LD1C2 18 GND
6 GND 19 +LD1C1
7 +LD1C0 20 -LD1C1
8 -LD1C0 21 GND
9 SPCLK1 22 SPD1
10 PVDD1 23 PVDD1
11 IVDD1_12V 24 IVDD1_12V
12 BLON1 25 BRIGHTNESS_CTL1
13 IVDD1_5V 26 IVDD1_5V

” as well as +12V, +5V and

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LVDS2

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +LCLK2 14 GND
2 -LCLK2 15 +LD2C3
3 GND 16 -LD2C3
4 +LD2C2 17 GND
5 -LD2C2 18 GND
6 GND 19 +LD2C1
7 +LD2C0 20 -LD2C1
8 -LD2C0 21 GND
9 SPCLK2 22 SPD2
10 PVDD2 23 PVDD2
11 IVDD2_12V 24 IVDD2_12V
12 BLON2 25 BRIGHTNESS_CTL2
13 IVDD2_5V 26 IVDD2_5V

Onboard “PANEL” connector share same signals of
LVDS1

The EITX-3000 also supports an onboard 24-bit single channel
LVDS interface by a high density of 2x15-pin wafer box connector
as “PANEL” connector which shares the same pin assignments
from LVDS1. Please refer to chapter 2 in “LVDS Panel connector”
to find out the details of pin assignment of onboard “PANEL”
connector.

Onboard LCD signal power 3.3V/5V switch

The system also provide two jumper headers of “PVDD1_SEL” and
“PVDD2_SEL” onboard for selecting the LCD signal power of 3.3V
or 5V for LVDS1 and LVDS2, please refer to chapter 3 for the
jumper table of PVDD1 and PVDD2. The default setting of PVDD1
and PVDD2 is 3.3V

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LAN ports: Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 and 2

The EITX-3000 is equipped with two high performance of 1 Lane
of PCI-Express bus interface of VIA VT6130 Gigabit Ethernet
controllers, which supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports, both are
fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX),
and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards. This two Gigabit Ethernet
ports provides two standard RJ-45 jack connectors as LAN1 and
LAN2. The pin assignments of LAN1 and LAN2 connectors are
listed below.

LAN1 LAN2

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 LAN1_TD0+ 1 LAN2_TD0+
2 LAN1_TD0- 2 LAN2_TD0­3 LAN1_TD1+ 3 LAN2_TD1+
4 LAN1_TD1- 4 LAN2_TD1­5 LAN1_TD2+ 5 LAN2_TD2+
6 LAN1_TD2- 6 LAN2_TD3­7 LAN1_TD3+ 7 LAN2_TD3+
8 LAN1_TD3- 8 LAN2_TD3-

Both LAN1 and LAN2 of RJ-45 connectors equip with 2 individual
LED indicators located on the front side to show its Active/Link
status and Speed status.

LAN LED Status

Link LED

(Left LED on RJ-45 connector)

Active The LED always On in

different color, and it
depends on different of LAN
connection speed

Link The LED always On in

different color, and it
depends on different of LAN
connection speed

Speed_10Mbit The LED is always On in

Orange color

Speed_100 Mbit The LED is always On in

Green color

Speed_1000 Mbit Th e LED is a lways O n i n Red

color

Active LED

(Right LED on RJ-45 connector)

Flash in Orange color

LED is off

Flash in Orange color

Flash in Orange color

Flash in Orange color

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Onboard

Connectors & Slots

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

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TOPSIDE CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

System Fan: SYS Fan

The SYS_FAN runs on +12V and maintain system cooling. When
connecting the wire to the SYS FAN connector, always be aware
that the red wire (positive wire) should be connected to the +12V.
The black wire (ground wire) and should always be connected to
GND.

Pin Signal

1 NC
2 +12V­3 GND

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SATA Connectors : SATA1 and SATA2

The EITX-3000 board supports two Serial ATA ports via two
onboard connectors (SATA1 and SATA2). Data transfer rates up to
300MB/s are possible, enabling fast data file transfer with
independent DMA operation. .

In connecting the SATA power via onboard S-Power 1 and S­Power 2 connectors, SATA1 and SATA2 can only support 2.5-inch
Hard Disk Drives, and won’t be able to support 3.5-inch Hard Disk
Drive because 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive requires a 12V power
source.

Pin Signal

1 GND
2 A+ (Transmit+)
3 A- (Transmit-)
4 GND
5 B- (Receive+)
6 B+ (Receive-)
7 GND

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SATA-Power Connectors: S-Power 1 and
S-Power 2

The mainboard supports two 3-pin SATA power connectors with
5V power sources: S-Power 1 and S-Power 2.

When connecting the SATA power cables via onboard S-Power 1
and S-Power 2 connectors, make sure that the power plug is
inserted in the proper orientation and pins are properly aligned.

Pin Signal

1 GND
2 +5V Power
3 +5V Power

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LVDS LCD Panel connector: PANEL

Besides the two 24-bit single channel LVDS ports (LVDS1 and
LVDS2) on the rear I/O panel, the EITX-3000 also supports an
onboard 24-bit single channel LVDS interface through a high
density 30-pin (2x15-pin) wafer box connector that shares the
same pin assignments from LVDS1.

A detailed pin assignment of the 30-pin (2x15-pin) wafer box
connector is shown below.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 IVDD1_5V 16 +LD1C1
2 PVDD1 17 GND
3 IVDD1_5V 18 GND
4 PVDD1 19 SPCLK1
5 GND 20 -LD1C2
6 GND 21 SPD1
7 IVDD1_12V 22 +LD1C2
8 -LD1C0 23 GND
9 IVDD1_12V 24 GND
10 +LD1C0 25 -LCLK1
11 GND 26 -LD1C3
12 GND 27 +LCLK1
13 BLON1 28 +LD1C3
14 -LD1C1 29 GND
15 BRIGHTNESS_CTL1 30 GND

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SODIMM SDRAM Memory slot

The EITX-3000 provides one 200-pin SODIMM SDRAM slot for
DDR2 533/667 MHz memory modules. It can support memory
sizes up to 2 GB.

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Installing the memory

Step 1
Locate the SODIMM slot in the mainboard and align the notch
on the SODIMM with the memory slot.

Step 2
Insert the SODIMM module at a 45 degree angle. Then push
the SODIMM down until it snaps into the locking mechanism.

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USB connectors

The EITX-3000 can support up to six USB ports. In addition to the
two mini-DIN USB2.0 ports (USB_0/1) on the front I/O panel, the
EITX-3000 also provides one 12-pin (2x6-pin) onboard pin headers
for USB_2/3, and one 10-pin (2x5-pin) onboard pin headers for
USB_4/5.

USB_2/3 pin connector

The USB_2/3 interface can only be accessed through pin 1 ~ 10
of the 12-pin (2x6-pin) USB pin-header. The adapter cable is
required in order to use a standard USB connector. The adapter
cable has a 10-pin (2x5-pin) female connector on one end and
two USB ports on the other end. The other 2 pins of the 12-pin
(2x6-pin) onboard pin-header (pin 11 and pin 12) are reserved for
connecting to the VIA 802.11b.g Wireless LAN USB module
EMIO-1530. Pin 12 is a GPO signal that can be controlled to turn
off the Wireless LAN USB module.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VUSB2 2 VUSB2
3 USBD_T2- 4 USBD_T3­5 USBD_T2+ 6 USBD_T3+
7 GND 8 GND
9 KEY 10 NC
11 GND 12 GPO0

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USB_4/5 pin connector

The USB_4/5 interface can be accessed through the 10-pin USB
pin-header. It also requires an adapter cable in order to use two
standard USB connectors.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VUSB4 2 VUSB4
3 USBD_T4- 4 USBD_T5­5 USBD_T4+ 6 USBD_T5+
7 GND 8 GND
9 KEY 10 NC

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LPT pin connector

The LPT port is used to connect the board to a printer. The board
includes a multi-mode (EPP+ECP/ECP/EPP/SPP) parallel port
accessed via an onboard 26-pin flat-cable connector. An adapter
cable is required in order to use a traditional DB-25 connector. The
adapter cable has a 26-pin (2x13-pin) female connector on one
end, and a DB-25 connector on the other end.

The parallel port is designated as LPT. The parallel port interrupt
channel is designated to be IRQ7. Changing the settings between
ECP/EPP DMA channels can be done in the BIOS Setup menu.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 STROBE 2 AUTOFD
3 D0 4 ERR
5 D1 6 INIT
7 D2 8 SLCTINI
9 D3 10 GND
11 D4 12 GND
13 D5 14 GND
15 D6 16 GND
17 D7 18 GND
19 ACK 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 GND
23 PE 24 GND
25 SLCT 26 KEY

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Digital I/O pin connector: DIO

The board supports 8-bit Digital I/O (GPIO) through the DIO pin­header. The 8 digital inputs and outputs can be programmed to
read or control devices, with input or output defined. The default
setting is 4 bits input and 4 bits output.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 5V_DIO 2 12V_DIO
3 GPO_50 4 GP1_54
5 GPO_51 6 GP1_55
7 GPO_52 8 GP1_56
9 GPO_53 10 GP1_57
11 GND 12 GND

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Front Panel Audio pin connector: F_Audio

The F_Audio interface enables access to the VIA High Definition
Audio signals through a 10-pin (2x5-pin) onboard pin-header. This
interface allows convenient connection and control of audio
devices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 LINE_OUT_R 2 LINE_OUT_L
3 LINE_IN_R 4 LINE_IN_L
5 MIC1_RE_R 6 LINE_RE_L
7 KEY 8 NC
9 AGND 10 AGND

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SPI pin connector: JSPI

This SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) pin-header is used to connect
to the SPI BIOS programming fixture.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 SPI_VCC 2 GND
3 SPI_SS0 4 SPI_CLK
5 SPI_DI 6 SPI_DO
7 KEY 8 RST_SW

System Thermal Sensor pin connector: SEN

The board supports a 3-pin (1x3-pin) header, that allows the
connection of a thermal sensor cable for detecting the system’s
internal air temperature. The temperature reading can be seen in
the BIOS Setup menu by navigating to the selection item of
“System Temp.” of PC Health Status menu.

Pin Signal

1 D2+_SYS
2 D2+_SYS
3 D2-_GND

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Em-IO Expansion Connector

The Em-IO interface connector enables the EITX-3000 to connect
to Em-IO expansion modules.

Note:
For more details on the Em-IO connectors, please refer to
Appendix B.

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BOTTOM SIDE CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

Compact Flash slot: CF

Installing CF card:

Step 1
Locate the CF card slot at the bottom of the mainboard.

Step 2
Align the CF card with the CF card slot.

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Step 3
Then gently insert the CF card and push it until it is totally
inserted.

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Onboard Jumpers

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The EITX-3000 mainboard provides jumpers for setting some
mainboard functions. This section will explain how to change the
settings of the mainboard functions using the jumpers.

CLEAR_CMOS: 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 pin 2 and 3 while the system is off. Return the
jumper to pin 1 and 2 afterwards. Setting the jumper while the
system is on will damage the mainboard.

Setting 1 2 3

Normal Operation (default) ON ON OFF
Clear CMOS setting OFF ON ON

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

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AT/ATX POWER MODE SELECT

The EITX-3000 supports two kinds of power modes: ATX (default)
and AT. The ATX mode requires a standby power connection and
a power supply on signal to turn on the main power supply. The
AT mode does not require a standby power connection but needs
to be connected to ground to boot up properly. The power mode
can be set by changing the jumper position on the 5-pin AT/ATX
pin header. Default setup support ATX mode.

Setting 1 2 3 4 5

AT mode ON ON OFF OFF OFF
ATX mode (default) OFF ON ON OFF OFF
Reserved pin for external ATX
power On/Off control

OFF OFF OFF - -

Note:
Pin 4 and pin 5 are reserved for External ATX Power On/Off
control via cable. The developers can connect the cable to the
pin 4 and pin 5 of the 5-pin AT/ATX pin header to manipulate
the Power On/Off control.

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PVDD1_SEL: LCD POWER JUMPER

The EITX-3000 Em-ITX SBC provides an onboard jumper named
“PVDD1_SEL” for setting the LCD signal power to either 5V or

3.3V for LVDS1 and PANEL interface connectors. When

connecting the LVDS LCD Panel display to LVDS1 or PANEL, the
setting of PVDD1_SEL must match the power requirements of the
connected LVDS Panel display. The default setting of PVDD1_SEL
is 3.3V

Setting 1 2 3

+3.3V (default) ON ON OFF
+5V OFF ON ON

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PVDD2_SEL: LCD POWER JUMPER

The EITX-3000 Em-ITX SBC provides an onboard jumper named
“PVDD2_SEL” for setting the LCD signal power to either 5V or

3.3V . When connecting the LVDS LCD Panel display to LVDS2,

the setting of PVDD2_SEL must match the power requirements of
the connected LVDS Panel display. The default setting of
PVDD2_SEL is 3.3V

Setting 1 2 3

+3.3V (default) ON ON OFF
+5V OFF ON ON

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RST: SYSTEM RESET JUMPER

To restart the hardware, momentarily close the jumper of the 2-pin
reset pin-header.

Setting 1 2

Open (default) OFF OFF
Reset ON ON

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BIOS Setup

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

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ENTERING THE BIOS SETUP MENU

Power on the computer and press <Delete> during the beginning
of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed
the BIOS setup entry point, restart the system and try again.

CONTROL KEYS

Keys Description

Up Move to the previous item

Down Move to the next item

Left Move to the item in the left side
Right Move to the item in the right side
Enter Select the item

Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu

Page up Increase the numeric value or make changes

Page down Decrease the numeric value or make changes

+ (number pad) Increase the numeric value or make changes

- (number pad) Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and

F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for

F6 Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe default

F7 Load Optimized defaults

F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit

from a submenu

Option Page Setup Menu

Option Page Setup Menu

table, only for Option Page Setup Menu

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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>.

GETTING HELP

The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help” screen. You
can display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing
<F1>. The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating
the BIOS setup. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen.

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MAIN MENU

The Main Menu contains thirteen setup functions and two exit
choices. Use arrow keys to select the items and press <Enter> to
accept or enter Sub-menu.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu to set basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Advanced Chipset Features

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

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to set onboard power management functions.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations.

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PC Health Status

This menu shows the PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

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

Load Optimized Defaults

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

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS supervisor password.

Set User Password

Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password.

Save & Exit Setup

Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Discard all BIOS setting changes and exit setup.

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STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

Date

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

Time

The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second]

Video

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

Halt On

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

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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IDE CHANNELS

The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table.
The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect
information in this category. Select “Auto” whenever possible. If
you select “Manual”, make sure the information is from your hard
disk vendor or system manufacturer.

Below is a table that details required hard drive information when
using the “Manual” mode.

Settings Description

IDE Channel The name of this match the name of the menu.

Access Mode Settings: [CHS, LBA, Large, Auto]
Capacity Formatted size of the storage device
Cylinder Number of cylinders
Head Number of heads
Precomp Write precompensation
Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone
Sector Number of sectors

Settings: [None, Auto, Manual]

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ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk
boot sector protection.

Settings Description

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

Note:
If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data
into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on the screen
and alarm beep.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Settings Description

Disabled Turns off CPU L1 & L2 cache
Enabled Turns on CPU L1 & L2 cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Quick Power On Self-Test

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

Settings Description

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

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First/Second/Third Boot Device

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

Settings Description

LS120 Boot from LS120
Hard Disk Boot from the HDD
CDROM Boot from CDROM
ZIP100 Boot from ZIP100
USB-FDD Boot from USB Floppy
USB-ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive
USB-CDROM Boot from USB CDROM
Legacy LAN Boot from network drive
Disabled Disable the boot device sequence

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.

Settings Description

Disabled No alternate boot device allowed
Enabled Enable alternate boot device

Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on.

Settings Description

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

Typematic Rate Setting

Enable “Typematic Rate” function.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This item sets the rate (characters/second) at which the system
retrieves a signal from a depressed key.
Settings: [6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30]

Typematic Delay (Msec)

This item sets the delay between, when the key was first pressed
and when the system begins to repeat the signal from the
depressed key.
Settings: [250, 500, 750, 1000]

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Security Option

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

Settings Description

Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to

System Password prompt appears every time when the

run BIOS Setup

computer is powered on and when end users try to run
BIOS Setup

MPS Version Control for OS

Settings: [1.1, 1.4]

OS Select for DRAM > 64 MB

Settings: [Non-OS2, OS2]

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Video BIOS Shadow

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Full Screen Logo Show

Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Summary Screen Show

Show summary screen.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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CPU FEATURE

Thermal Management

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

Settings Description

Thermal Monitor 1 On-die throtting
Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio & VID transition
Thermal Monitor 3 Dynamic Ratio & VID transition
Disabled Disable the thermal monitor

Thermal Monitor Bus Ratio

This item sets the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled
performance that will be initiated when one on die sensor goes
from not hot to hot.

Key in a DEC number.

Settings: [Min = 0, Max = 255]

Thermal Monitor Bus VID

This item sets the voltage of the throttled performance that will be
initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to hot.
Settings: [0.700V, 0.716V, 0.732V, 0.748V, 0.764V, 0.780V, 0.796V,

0.812V, 0.828V, 0.844V, 0.860V, 0.876V, 0.892V, 0.908V, 0.924V,

0.940V, 0.956V, 0.972V, 0.988V, 1.004V, 1.020V, 1.036V, 1.052V,

1.068V, 1.084V, 1.100V, 1.116V, 1.132V, 1.148V, 1.164V, 1.180V,

1.196V, 1.212V, 1.228V, 1.244V, 1.260V, 1.276V, 1.292V, 1.308V,

1.324V, 1.340V, 1.356V, 1.372V, 1.388V, 1.404V, 1.420V, 1.436V,

1.452V, 1.468V, 1.484V, 1.500V, 1.516V, 1.532V, 1.548V, 1.564V,

1.580V, 1.596V, 1.612V, 1.628V, 1.644V, 1.660V, 1.676V, 1.692V,

1.708]

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HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY

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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ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

Caution:
The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the
chipset functions. Do not change these settings unless you are
familiar with the chipset.

Memory Hole

Settings: [Disabled, 15M – 16M]

System BIOS Cacheable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Video RAM Cacheable

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

GFX & PCIE VGA Co-Exist

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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INTERNAL VGA CONTROL

VGA Share Memory Size

This setting allows you to select the amount of system memory
that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor.
Settings: [Disabled, 64M, 128M, 256M]

Direct Frame Buffer

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Select Display Device

This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system.
Settings: [CRT, LCD, DVI, LCD2, CRT+LCD, CRT+DVI, CRT+LCD2,
LCD+LCD2, LCD+DVI]

Panel Type

This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used
with the system.
Settings:
00: 640 x 480 08: 800 x 480
01: 800 x 600 09: 1024 x 600
02: 1024 x 768 0A: 1366 x 768
03: 1280 x 768 0B: 1600 x 1200
04: 1280 x 1024 0C: 1680 x 1050
05: 1400 x 1050 0D: 1920 x 1200
06: 1440 x 900 0E: 640 x 240
07: 1280 x 800 0F: 1024 x 576

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CPU & PCI BUS CONTROL

PCI Master 0 WS Write

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

PCI Delay Transaction

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

VIA PWR Management

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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VIA ONCHIP IDE DEVICE

CF Card ATA66

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

SATA Controller

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

IDE DMA Transfer Access

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

OnChip IDE Channel 1

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

IDE Prefetch Mode

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Secondary Master PIO

Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4]

Secondary Slave PIO

Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4]

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Secondary Master UDMA

Settings: [Disabled, Auto]

Secondary Slave UDMA

Settings: [Disabled, Auto]

IDE HDD Block Mode

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE

Azalia HDA Controller

Settings: [Disabled, Auto]

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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SUPERIO DEVICE

Onboard Parallel Port

Settings: [Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

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

Watch Dog Timer Select

Settings: [Disabled, 10 Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 40 Sec, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4
Min]

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SUPERIO COM PORTS (UARTS)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ4]

COM1 RS232/422/485 Type

Settings: [By Default, RS232, RS422, RS485]

Onboard Serial Port 2

Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ4]

COM2 RS232/422/485 Type

Settings: [By Default, RS232, RS422, RS485]

Onboard Serial Port 3

Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 4

Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ4]

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USB DEVICE SETTING

USB 1.0 Controller

Enable or disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal
Serial Bus.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller

Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal
Serial Bus.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Operation Mode

Auto decide USB device operation mode.

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.

USB Keyboard Function

Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Keyboard.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Mouse Function

Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mouse.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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USB Storage Function

Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Wireless LAN Support

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB WLAN (EMIO-3430)

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

USB Bluetooth Support

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ACPI Suspend Type

Settings Description

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.

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

Power Management Option

Settings: [User Define, Min Saving, Max Saving]

HDD Power Down

Set the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering
down the hard disk.
Settings: [Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min,
8 Min, 9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15 Min]

Suspend Mode

Settings: [Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20
Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour]

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Video Off Option

Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters
power saving mode, ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this
option.

Settings Description

Always On Screen is always on even when system enters power

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

saving mode

Video Off Method

Settings: [Blank Screen, V/H SYNC + Blank, DPMS Support]

MODEM Use IRQ

Settings: [NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11]

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Settings Description

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

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

than four seconds.

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]

AC Loss Auto Restart

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

Settings 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

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WAKEUP EVENT DETECT

PowerOn by PCI Card

Enables activity detected from any PCI card to power up the system
or resume from a suspended state. Such PCI cards include LAN,
onboard USB ports, etc.
Settings: [By OS, Enabled]

RTC Alarm Resume

Set a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the
system.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Date (of Month)

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

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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PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS

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.

Init Display First

Settings: [PCI Slot, Onboard, PCIEx]

PNP OS Installed

Settings Description

No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards
Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting

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

Reset Configuration Data

Settings Description

Disabled Default setting
Enabled Resets the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data)

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

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Resources Controlled By

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

Settings Description

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

Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration

base address fields

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Assign IRQ for VGA

Assign IRQ for VGA devices.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Assign IRQ for USB

Assign IRQ for USB devices.
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Maximum Payload Size

This options sets the maximum TLP payload size in bytes for PCI
Express devices.
Settings: [128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096]

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PC HEALTH STATUS

The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the
monitored hardware devices/components such as CPU voltages,
temperatures and fan speeds.

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FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL

DRAM Frequency

Settings: [DDR2-400, DDR2-533, DDR2-667, SPD]

DDR CAS Latency Control

Settings: [2T, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6T, SPD]

DDR Burst Length

Settings: [4, 8, SPD]

DDR 1T Command Rate

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

DRDY Table

Settings: [Slowest, Optimize]

ODT

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Spread Spectrum

When the mainboard'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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LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

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

Entering “Y” and press <Enter> to load the default optimized BIOS
values. Entering ”N” will cancel the load optimized defaults request.

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SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD

This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup.
When a password has been set, a password prompt will be
displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run. This prevents an
unauthorized person from changing any part of your system
configuration.

There are two types of passwords you can set. A supervisor
password and a user password. When a supervisor password is
used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and the BIOS
settings can be changed. When a user password is used, the
BIOS Setup program can be accessed but the BIOS settings cannot
be changed.

To set the password, type the password (up to eight characters in
length) and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any
previously set password from CMOS memory. The new password
will need to be reentered to be confirmed. To cancel the process
press <Esc>.

To disable the password, press <Enter> when prompted to enter a
new password. A message will show up to confirm disabling the
password. To cancel the process press <Esc>.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, the BIOS can be set to
request the password each time the system is booted. This would
prevent unauthorized use of the system. See “Security Option” in
the “Advanced BIOS Features” section for more details.

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SAVE & EXIT SETUP

Entering “Y” saves any changes made, and exits the program.
Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Entering “Y’ discards any changes made, and exits the program.
Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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Driver Installation

This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver
and application. You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before
installing other drivers such as VGA drivers. The applications will
only function correctly if the necessary drivers are already installed.

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DRIVER UTILITIES

Getting Started

The EITX-3000 includes a driver CD that contains the drivers and
software for enhancing the performance of the system. The
drivers can also be downloaded from http://www.via.com.tw

Note:
The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time.
The latest updated versions are available at

http://www.via.com.tw

Running the Driver Utilities CD

To start using the CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD­ROM drive. The CD should run automatically after closing the CD­ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The driver utilities and software menu
screen should then appear on the screen. If the CD does not run
automatically, click on the “Start” button and select “Run…” Then
type: "D:\Setup.exe".

For Linux drivers, click the right button on mouse and click open.
Linux drivers are located in the "Driver" folder.

.

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

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CD CONTENT

 VIA Hyperion Pro Driver

 Compatible with all current VIA chipsets
 Includes support for INF, AGP, V-RAID, and IDE

 VIA Graphics Driver

 Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip.
 Windows XP and Linux drivers are provided.

 VIA Audio Driver

 Enables access to the onboard VIA HD audio codec.

 VIA USB 2.0 Driver

 Enhances VIA USB 2.0 ports.

 VIA LAN Driver

 Enhances the onboard VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet

Chipsets.

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Disassembling the

EITX-3000 Board

from Heatsink

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DISASSEMBLING

Step 1
Unscrew the seven screws on the EITX-3000 mainboard.

Step 2
Gently pull-up the mainboard vertically.

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Step 3
When installing the EITX-3000 into the casing, change the screws
with the longer screws in order to secure it with the casing.

Note:
Make sure first to put the thermal heat paste/glue of processor
and chipset before inserting the mainboard onto the heatsink.

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EM-IO : Embedded

IO Expansion Bus

Interface

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INTRODUCTION

The Flexible Embedded Board with Em-IO
Expansion

For embedded system developers, flexibility in I/O configurations is
necessary in order to meet diverse embedded applications. It is
important for developers to reduce development costs, risks, and
time. The EITX-3000 is an Em-ITX form factor single board
computer that enables developers to design a system with solid
performance and comprehensive I/O’s using its onboard Em-IO
expansion bus. The Em-IO expansion bus makes the system design
more flexible to easily extend functionality. In case a new or
different I/O is needed for a new application to meet time to
market, the standard platform based on Em-ITX form factor can be
stacked with an alternative Em-IO expansion module. This can
greatly reduce development costs and accelerate the product
design cycle.

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Modularized Expansion of Em-IO Interface

The Em-IO interface connector is an open bus interface initiated
by VIA at the end of 2008. The Em-IO integrates popular bus
signals, including USB2.0, GPIO, LPC, PCI Express, VIA Digital Video
Port interface Signals, ACPI 3.0 and 3.3V/5V/12V DC Power
Signals. The Em-IO interface connector enables Em-IO expansion
modules to be attached to Em-ITX form factor board to further
reduces troublesome cabling issues that are usually encountered
when designing systems.

Stacking the Em-IO Module to Em-ITX Mainboard

Step 1
Align the Em-IO connector of the expansion module with the Em­IO connector of the mainboard.

Step 2
Insert the connector then press the board firmly.

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EM-IO CONNECTOR PIN DEFINITION

Em-IO connector Pin definition

The Em-IO expansion bus interface uses the Samtec Q STRIP QSE
Series 160-pin socket (Samtec part number of

Pin Pin Name Pin Name Pin

A1 USB_OC#4 SMB_CLK B1
A2 USB_4N SMB_DAT B2
A3 USB_4P SMB_ALRT# B3
A4 GND Global Reset B4
A5 LPC_CLK48M PWROK_5V B5
A6 GPIO GPIO B6
A7 GPIO LPC_FRAME# B7
A8 LPC_CLK14M LPC_AD0 B8
A9 LPC_DRQ#1 LPC_AD1 B9
A10 LPC_CLK LPC_AD2 B10
A11 Serial IRQ LPC_AD3 B11
A12 GND GND B12
A13 C_PCIE_RX7- C_PCIE_RX8- B13
A14 C_PCIE_RX7+ C_PCIE_RX8+ B14
A15 GND GND B15
A16 C_PCIE_TX7- C_PCIE_TX8- B16
A17 C_PCIE_TX7- C_PCIE_TX8- B17
A18 GND GND B18
A19 C_PCIE_RX5- C_PCIE_RX6- B19
A20 C_PCIE_RX5+ C_PCIE_RX6+ B20
A21 GND GND B21
A22 C_PCIE_TX5- C_PCIE_TX6- B22
A23 C_PCIE_TX5+ C_PCIE_TX6+ B23
A24 GND GND B24
A25 C_PCIE_RX3- C_PCIE_RX4- B25
A26 C_PCIE_RX3+ C_PCIE_RX4+ B26
A27 GND GND B27
A28 C_PCIE_TX3- C_PCIE_TX4- B28
A29 C_PCIE_TX3+ C_PCIE_TX4+ B29
A30 GND GND B30
A31 C_PCIE_RX1- C_PCIE_RX2- B31
A32 C_PCIE_RX1+ C_PCIE_RX2+ B32
A33 GND GND B33
A34 C_PCIE_TX1- C_PCIE_TX2- B34
A35 C_PCIE_TX1- C_PCIE_TX2+ B35
A36 GND GND B36
A37 C_PCIE_CLK+ B_PCIE_RX2- B37
A38 C_PCIE_CLK- B_PCIE_RX2+ B38
A39 GND GND B39
A40 A_PCIE_RX1- B_PCIE_TX2- B40
A41 A_PCIE_RX1+

GND

B_PCIE_TX2+ B41

QSE-080-001-F-D-A).

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