VIA Technologies EX10000EG - VIA EPIA Motherboard, EPIA-EX User Manual

User’s Manual

EPIA-EX

Version 1.14

January 18, 2012

Copyright

Copyright © 2010-2012 VIA Technologies Incorporated. All rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval

system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of VIA
Technologies, Incorporated.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. PS/2 is a registered trademark of
IBM Corporation. Award BIOS is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
personal expense.

Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

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

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from

overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before

connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it. Do not place anything

over the power cord.

8. Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel:

• The power cord or plug is damaged

• Liquid has penetrated into the equipment

• The equipment has been exposed to moisture

• The equipment has not works well or you cannot get it work according to User's

Manual.

• The equipment has dropped and damaged

• If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED,

STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60 C (140F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE
EQUIPMENT.

Caution:

Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
Do not reuse, 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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OX CONTENTS

One VIA Mini-ITX mainb oard
One Quick I nstallation Guide
One ATA-133/100 IDE ribbon cable
One driver and utilities CD
One IO bracket

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

Box Contents............................................................................ i

Table of Contents .................................................................... ii

Chapter 1 ............................................................................... 1

Specifica tions ....................................................................... 1

Mainboard S pecifications ....................................................... 2

Mainboard Layout ................................................................. 4

Back Panel Layout ................................................................. 5

Back Panel Ports ................................................................... 6

Slots.................................................................................... 6

Onboard Connectors.............................................................. 7

Onboard Jumpers .................................................................. 7

Chapter 2 ............................................................................... 9

Installation........................................................................... 9

CPU ................................................................................... 10

Memory Module Installation ................................................. 12

Connecting the Power Supply ............................................... 13

Back Panel Ports ................................................................. 14

Connectors ......................................................................... 16

Jumpers............................................................................. 23

Slots.................................................................................. 25

Chapter 3 ............................................................................. 27

BIOS Setup ........................................................................ 27

Entering Setup ................................................................... 28

Control Keys....................................................................... 29

Navigating the BIOS Menus.................................................. 30

Getting Hel p ....................................................................... 31

Main Menu ......................................................................... 32

Standard CMOS Features ..................................................... 34

IDE Drives ......................................................................... 35

Advanced BIOS Features ...................................................... 36

CPU Feature ....................................................................... 40

Hard Disk Boot Priority ........................................................ 42

Advanced Chipset Features .................................................. 43

AGP & P2P B ridge Contr ol .................................................... 45

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CPU & PCI B us Control ........................................................ 47

TV Output C onnector........................................................... 48

Integrated Peripherals ......................................................... 49

VIA OnChip PCI Device ........................................................ 50

USB Device Setting ............................................................. 51

Power Manag ement Setup .................................................... 53

Wakeup Event Detect .......................................................... 55

PNP/PCI Con figurations ....................................................... 57

Frequency / Voltage Control................................................. 59

DRAM Clock/ Drive Control .................................................... 60

Load Fail-Safe Defaults........................................................ 62

Load Optimized Defaults ...................................................... 63

Set Supervisor / User Password ............................................ 64

Save & Exit Setup ............................................................... 66

Exit Without Saving ............................................................. 67

Chapter 4 ............................................................................. 69

Driver Installation ............................................................... 69

Driver Ut ilities .................................................................... 70

CD Content ........................................................................ 72

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Specifications

The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-EX uses the
Mini-ITX mainboar d for m-factor develope d by VIA Technologi es,
Inc. as pa rt of the company’s open industry-wide total
connectivity initiative. The ma inboard enables the creation of an
exciting new generation of small, ergonomic, innovat ive and
affordable embedded systems. Through a high level of
integration, the Mini-ITX occupy 66% of the si ze of FlexATX
mainboard form factor.

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AINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

• Su pport V IA C7 1 .5GHz / 1 .0GHz NanoBGA2 P rocesso r

Chipset

• VIA CX7 00 M Advan ce d All-i n-one S ys tem Pro cessor

Graphic s

• In tegrated UniCh rome™ Pro II 3D/ 2D AGP wi th MPEG-2 and

WMV9 Vide o Decod ing Acc el eration

Audio

• VIA VT1 70 8A High D efiniti on Audio Codec

Memory

• 1 x DDR 2 533 DIM M slot (u p to 1 GB)

Expansion Slot

• 1 x PCI s lot

IDE

• 1 x Ultra DMA 133 /1 00/66/33 connector

LAN

• VIA VT6 10 7 10/10 0 Mbps Fa st Ethe rnet Controller or VT6122

Gigabit E thernet Contro ll er (Opt ional)

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x DVI c onnector

• 1 x RJ-45 with U SB stack 2.0 con nector

• 1 x Min iD IN for S-Video o utput

• 1 x Tripl e RCA j ack for c om posite video and ster eo audio

outputs

• 1 x Tripl e RCA j ack for c om ponent video o utput

• 1 x S/PDI F coaxial connec tor

• 1 x S/PDI F optic al connec tor

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On board I /O Connectors

• 1 x USB p in conn ector for 4 additional US B 2.0 por ts

• 1 x 1394 pin con nector fo r 1 139 4 port

• 1 x Front -panel au dio hea der for H P-out and MIC-in

• 1 x Audio Line-i n header

• 1 x LPC h eader

• 1 x LVDS connector to sup port 1-CH LVDS p anel

• 1 x LVDS inverter connect or

• 1 x TV ou t header for S CA RT and D-terminal

• 1 x Video pin co nn ector f or CCIR 656/601 video in put and SMBus

• 1 x PS2 m ouse/keyboard he ader

• 2 x SAT A connector s

• 2 x Fan p in conn ectors fo r CPU and System fans

• 1 x ATX power co nnector

BIOS

• Aw ard BIOS with LP C 4/8Mb it flash memory capacity

Form Fact or

• Mini-ITX (6 layers)

• 17 cm X 1 7 cm

Note:

Due to the hardware limitation, DDR2 SDRAM chips organized as
128Mb x 8 bank cannot be supported by EPIA products with CN700
and CX700M chipsets.

Specifications

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Chapter 1

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AINBOARD LAYOUT

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ACK PANEL LAYOUT

Specifications

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Chapter 1

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ACK PANEL PORTS

Port Descripti on Page

S/PDIF S/PDIF Ports 13
DVI DVI Por t 13
S- Video S- Video p ort 13
RJ 45 RJ 45 port 14
US B US B 2.0 ports 14
RCA Jac ks 3 Compo nent / 3 Compo site Vi deo P or ts 14

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LOTS

Port Descripti on Page

DDR2 DI MM Memory module slot 11
PCI Ex pansi on card slot 24

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Specifications

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NBOARD CONNECTORS

Connector Descripti on Page

ATXPWR Power c ab le co nnector 12
CPUFAN CPU fan co nnect or 10
SYSFAN System fan co nnector 10
+1 2V +12V po wer con necto r 10
IDE IDE dr ive c onnecto r 15
F_ PANEL Fr ont p an el co nnector 16
F_ AUDIO Fr ont A ud io co nnector 17
KBMS Ke yboar d and M ouse co nnect or 17
LP C LP C connector 18
LV DS LVDS connect or 18
SA TA 1- 2 Seria l ATA 1 and 2 conne ct ors 19
SMBus SMBus c onnecto r 19
US B_1/2 Un ivers al Seri al Bus 2.0 con nectors 1/2- 3/4 19
CD_IN Audio Line-in conn ec tor 20
13 94_1 IE EE 13 94 conn ector 20
VIP VI P conne ctor 20
SC ART a nd
D- termi na l

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NBOARD JUMPERS

SC ART a nd D-te rminal conne ct or(op tional) 2 1

Jumper Descripti on Page

CLEAR_C MOS Reset C MOS s et tings 22
IVDD_SE L Se t pan el’s in put vol tage 22
PVDD_SE L Se t sig nal vol tage 23

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Installation

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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Chapter 2

CPU

The VIA EPIA-EX Mini-ITX mainboard can support VIA C7 NanoBGA2

Processors. The processor requires a heatsink with fan for 1.5GHz SKU and a

fanless heatsink for 1.0GHz SKU.

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Installation

CPUFAN

CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN

The CPUFAN (CPU fan) and SYSFAN (system fan) run on +12V and maintain

system cooling. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always be

aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the +12V.

The black wire is Ground and should always be connected to GND.

CPUFAN

Pin Signal

1 NC
2 +12V
3 GND

1

SYSFAN

Pin Signal

1 NC
2 +12V
3 GND

SYSFAN

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+12V Connector

This 12V power connector is used to provide additional +12V power to the

rest of the system.

Pin Signal

1 +12V
2 GND

+12V

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Chapter 2

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EMORY MODULE INSTALLATION

The VIA EPIA-EX Mini-ITX mainboard provides one 240-pin DIMM slot for

DDR2 533 SDRAM memory modules and supports the memory size up to 1GB.

DIMM

DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures

• Locate the DIMM slot in the motherboard.

• Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

• Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the slot.

• Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips snap

back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations

Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configurations on the

mainboard.

Slot Module Size Total

DIMM 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB 64MB-1GB
Maximum supported system memory 64MB-1GB

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ONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY

The VIA EPIA-EX Mini-ITX mainboard supports a conventional ATX power

supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector,

always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that

no damage will be caused.

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector

To connect the ATX power supply, make sure the power plug is inserted in

the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the plug

firmly into the connector.

Pin Signal

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 GND
4 +5V
5 GND
6 +5V
7 GND
8 Power Good
9 +5V Standby
10 +12V
11 +3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 Power Supply On
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 +5V
20 +5V

ATXPWR

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20

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Chapter 2

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ACK PANEL PORTS

The back panel has the following ports:

S/PDIF Ports

This mainboard enables digital audio output through either

the coaxial or optical SPDIF port.

DVI Port

The DVI-I connector allows you to connect to DVI display.

S_Video Port

The black port allows you to connect TV monitor or S-video

device to the mainboard.

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RJ45 10/100 LAN and USB Ports

The mainboard provides a standard RJ-45 and two USB

2.0 ports. These ports allow connection to a Local Area

Network (LAN) through a network hub and USB 2.0

devices.

RCA Jack

The top three RCA jacks enable you to connect to

displays using component video signals.

The bottom three RCA jacks enable you to connect to

displays using the yellow composite video jack. The

red and white RCA jacks are for audio output.

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Chapter 2

IDE

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ONNECTORS

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE

The mainboard has an Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 controller. You can connect

up to two hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other devices.

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If two drives are connected to a single cable, the jumper on the second drive

must be set to slave mode. Refer to the drive documentation supplied by the

vendor for the jumper settings.

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