VIA Technologies EPIA MII-Series Mini-ITX Operating Manual
November 18, 2004 Version 1.1
Operating Guide
EPIA MII-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard
EPIA MII-Series Operating Guide
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................................................................I
VIA EPIA MII-SERIES OVERVIEW..........................................................................................................................................1
VIA EPIA MII-SERIES LAYOUT ...............................................................................................................................................2
VIA EPIA MII-SERIES SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................................3
VIA EPIA MII PROCESSOR SKUS............................................................................................................................................4
VIA CLE266 CHIPSET OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 5
VIA EPIA MII-SERIES I/O BACK PANEL LAYOUT..............................................................................................................6
VIA EPIA MII-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & MOUNTING HOLES................................................................................ 7
VIA EPIA MII-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ....................................................................... 8
NOISE LEVEL DATA...................................................................................................................................................................9
DVD PLAYBACK TEST.............................................................................................................................................................10
POWER CONSUMPTION..........................................................................................................................................................11
VIA EPIA MII 10000.................................................................................................................................................................11
VIA EPIA MII 6000E................................................................................................................................................................12
CARDBUS AND CHIPSET SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................13
COMPATIBLE CARDBUS AND COMPACTFLASH CARD LIST ...................................................................................... 14
N
ETWORK ADAPTERS
..................................................................................................................................................................14
NETWORK ADAPTERS - CARDBUS ................................................................................................................................................14
MULTI-FUNCTION CARDS ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
MODEMS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
F
LASH MEMORIES
(ATA)............................................................................................................................................................ 15
HARD DRIVES (ATA)..................................................................................................................................................................16
SCSI ADAPTERS..........................................................................................................................................................................16
SCSI ADAPTERS – CARDBUS....................................................................................................................................................... 16
M
EMORY CARDS
– SRAM, F
LASH
..............................................................................................................................................16
ZOOMED VIDEOS .........................................................................................................................................................................16
SPECIALTY CARDS.......................................................................................................................................................................16
POWER SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................................................................17
VIA EPIA MII-SERIES LINUX & MICROSOFT DRIVER SUPPORT................................................................................ 18
L
INUX DRIVER SUPPORT
..............................................................................................................................................................18
MICROSOFT DRIVER SUPPORT......................................................................................................................................................18
CONTACT....................................................................................................................................................................................19
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VIA EPIA MII-Series Overview
The VIA EPIA MII-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard is an ultra compact x86 digital home platform with
unprecedented expandability and versatility for today’s ever-growing need of CardBus + CF applications.
The VIA EPIA MII features more connectivity options than any other EPIA mainboard opening up a vast
range of applications in the digital home entertainment, SOHO, public places, and access point.
Measuring a mere 17 x 17 cm, the VIA EPIA MII-series enables space and power saving systems with
minimal moving parts making it ultra reliable for 24/7 operation in a once-on-always-on wireless network
environment.
The VIA EPIA MII-series is fully compatible with Microsoft® and Linux operating systems and is available
in a variety of configurations, including the fanless VIA Eden™ ESP processor for silent system designs
and the highly efficient VIA C3™ processor for more demanding multimedia applications.
The mainboard is based on the VIA CLE266 chipset featuring an embedded hardware MPEG-2
Accelerator and integrated VIA UniChrome™ 2D/3D graphics for rich digital media performance. With the
sizable memory bandwidth of DDR266 SDRAM and the high data transfer speeds of ATA-133, the VIA
EPIA MII-series delivers the increased performance levels required by today’s commercial digital video
and audio applications.
The latest in high-bandwidth connectivity is supported with up to six USB 2.0 and two IEEE1394
connections, as well as 2 COM ports and one 10/100 Fast Ethernet port for extended broadband
connectivity. The VIA EPIA MII-series also offers support for a number of LVDS embedded LCD panels,
has one PCI slot for expandability options, The VIA EPIA MII-series is compatible with a full range of MiniITX chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures and power supplies.
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VIA EPIA MII-Series Layout
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VIA EPIA MII-Series Specifications
Processor
• VIA C3™/ VIA Eden™ ESP processor
Chipset
•
VIA CLE266 North Bridge
•
VIA VT8235 South Bridge
System Memory
•
1 DDR266 DIMM socket
•
Up to 1GB memory size
VGA
• Integrated VIA UniChrome AGP graphics
Expansion Slots
• 1 PCI
Onboard CardBus/CompactFlash
•
CardBus Type I and II
•
Ricoh R5C476 II CardBus controller
Onboard IDE
• 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 connectors
Onboard Floppy
• 1 FDD Connector
Onboard LAN
• VIA VT6103 10/100 base Ethernet PHY
Onboard Audio
•
VIA VT16166-channel AC’97 codec
Onboard IEEE 1394
• VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 (optional)
Onboard TV-out
• VIA VT1622A TV-out chipset
Back Panel I/O
• 1 PS2 mouse port
• 1 PS2 keyboard port
• 1 RJ-45 LAN port
•
1 Serial port
•
2 USB 2.0 ports
•
1 VGA port
•
1 1394 port
•
1 CardBus Type I and II + 1 CompactFlash slot
•
1 RCA port (SPDIF / TV-out)
•
1 S-video prot
•
3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
Onboard I/O Connectors
•
1 USB connectors for 2 additional USB 2.0 ports
• 1 Front-panel audio connectors (mic-in and line-out)
• 1 IEEE 1394 connector (optional)
• 1 CD audio connector
• SM Bus connector
• FIR connector
• CIR connector (Switchable for KB/MS)
• 1 LPT port-connector
• Wake-on-LAN connector
• 3 Fan connectors CPU/Sys FAN/Fan 3
• 1 LVDS module conn e ctor
• 1 Serial port header
BIOS
• Award BIOS
• 2/4Mbit flash memory
System Monitoring & Management
•
CPU voltage monitoring
•
Wake-on-LAN
•
Keyboard-Power-on
•
Timer-Power-on
•
System power management
•
AC power failure recovery
Operating T emperature
• 0 ~ 50°C
Operating Humidity
•
0% ~ 93% (relative humidity; non-condensing)
Form Factor
• Mini-ITX (6 layers)
• 17cm x 17cm
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VIA EPIA MII Processor SKUs
The VIA EPIA MII-Series is available in two different speed grades. The VIA EPIA MII6000E utilizes VIA’s
ultra low power VIA Eden™ ESP processor while the VIA EPIA MII10000 utilizes the robust VIA C3™
processor.
Suitable for fanless systems with
low heat and ultra low-power
requirements
Suitable for compact
systems running
multimedia applications
EPIA MII6000E
VIA Eden™ ESP 6000 processor
600 MHz
Fanless Operation
1.2v Operating Volts
128KB L1 Cache &
64KB L2 Cache
MMX and 3DNow!
EPIA MII10000
VIA C3™ processor
1 GHz
1.4v Operating Volts
128KB L1 Cache
64KB L2 Cache
MMX and SSE
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VIA CLE266 Chipset Overview
The VIA Apollo CLE266 Chipset is designed to enable high quality digital video streaming and DVD
playback in a new generation of fanless, small form factor PCs and IA devices. The CLE266
features the
embedded VIA UniChrome™ 2D/3D MPEG-2 accelerator, DDR266 support, motion compensation and
duo-view support to ensure a rich overall entertainment experience. Outstanding connectivity features
include USB 2.0, , 10/100 LAN and ATA/133.
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