VIA Technologies EPIA NL-Series Operating Manual

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Operating Guide

EPIA NL-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard

EPIA NL-Series Operating Guide

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS.........................................................................................................................................................................I

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................................................1

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES LAYOUT.........................................................................................................................................................2

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................3

VIA EPIA NL PROCESSOR SKUS .....................................................................................................................................................4

VIA LUKE COREFUSION™ OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................5

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (TOP)................................................................6

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (BOTTOM)......................................................7

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES HEAT SINK LAYOUT & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ..........................................................................8

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES BOARD COOLING METHOD & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION............................................................9

NOISE LEVEL DATA..........................................................................................................................................................................10

POWER CONSUMPTION...................................................................................................................................................................11

VIA EPIA NL 5000E...........................................................................................................................................................................11

VIA EPIA NL 8000E...........................................................................................................................................................................12

VIA EPIA NL 10000............................................................................................................................................................................14

POWER SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................................................................16

VIA EPIA NL-SERIES MICROSOFT AND LINUX DRIVER SUPPORT ................................................................................17

M

ICROSOFT DRIVER SUPPORT

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L

INUX DRIVER SUPPORT

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CONTACT ..............................................................................................................................................................................................18

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VIA EPIA NL-Series Overview

The VIA EPIA NL-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard is an ultra compact x86 motherboard using pin headers
design for low profile with unprecedented expandability and versatility for today’s ever-growing need of
embedded applications. The mainboard is based on the VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor featuring an
embedded hardware MPEG-2 decoder and integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro 2D/3D graphics for rich
digital media performance. With the sizable memory bandwidth of DDR400 SDRAM SODIMM, the high
data transfer speeds of ATA-133 and Serial ATA and further enhanced by support of 6-Channel AC’97
codec for Smart 5.1 surround sound, the VIA EPIA NL-Series delivers the increased performance levels
required of today’s embedded digital media applications.

The latest in high-bandwidth connectivity is supported with up to eight USB 2.0 pin header, as well as an
COM / LPC / SIR pin header and one 10/100 Fast Ethernet pin header for extended broadband
connectivity. The VIA EPIA NL-Series also offers support for a number of LVDS embedded LCD panels,
TV-out, S-Video, Video interface port, CRT VGA / SMBus / CAP0 and has one Mini-PCI slot for
expandability options. The VIA EPIA NL-Series is compatible with a full range of Nano-ITX chassis as
well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures and power supplies.

The VIA EPIA NL-Series is fully compatible with Microsoft® and Linux operating systems and is available
in a variety of configurations, including the fanless VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor for silent system
designs.

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VIA EPIA NL-Series Layout

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VIA EPIA NL-Series Specifications

Core Logic

- VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor

- VIA VT8237R-series South Bridge

System Memory - 1 DDR400/333/266 SODIMM socket

- Up to 1GB memory size

VGA - Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro AGP Graphics with MPEG-2

Decoding

Expansion Slot - 1 Mini-PCI
Onboard IDE - 2 UltraDMA 133/100/66 connectors (Secondary 2.0mm 44-pin

header)

Onboard S-ATA - 1 Serial ATA connector
Onboard LAN - VIA VT6103L 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY
Onboard Audio - VIA VT1617A 6 channel AC’97 Codec
Onboard TV Out - VIA VT1625 HDTV Encoder
Onboard I/O Connectors - 1 USB pin header for 8 additional USB 2.0 ports

- 1 SIO pin header (including COM port, SIR and LPC support)

- 1 KBMS pin header (Switchable for KB/MS connector)

- 2 FAN connectors (CPU FAN and SYS FAN)

- 1 LVDS / DVI connector (an add-on card is required)

- 1 Audio pin header for Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in, CD-in and
S/PDIF out

- 1 TV Out pin header for S-Video, Composite, and Component
(YPbPr/Scart/D-Terminal)

- 1 LAN pin header for 10/100 Ethernet LAN port

- 1 CRT pin header (including VGA port, SMBUS and CAP0)

- 1 Front-Panel pin header

- 1 +12V Nano-ITX power connector

BIOS - Award BIOS

- 4/8Mbit flash memory

System Monitoring &
Management

- CPU temperature monitoring

- CPU voltage monitoring

- Wake-on-LAN, Keyboard-Power-on, Timer-Power-on Watch

Dog Timer, FAN control

- System power management

- AC power failure recovery

Operating Temperature - 0°C up to 47°C ~ 50°C (by different product items)
Operating Humidity

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

Form Factor - Nano-ITX (8 Layer)

- 12 cm x 12 cm

* The specification is subject to change without prior notice.

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VIA EPIA NL Processor SKUs

The VIA EPIA NL-Series is available in 533MHz, 800MHz and 1.0GHz speed grades. The VIA EPIA NL
utilizes VIA’s ultra low power VIA Luke Core Fusion™ processor.

PadLock ACE US government
approved Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES), performing
cryptographic functions for
securing e-mails, personal files,
online transactions, and networks.

PowerSaver 3.0 tech­nology, extends battery life by
dynamically altering the voltage
and clock frequency to reduce
power consumption when the
processor is not required to run

at full speed

.

The VIA FliteDeck™ Suite, an
advanced system management
suite that enables to user to
effortlessly track and monitors
mission critical system data and
enable seamless live Windows®­based BIOS updates as

well as
comprehensive BIOS status
information.