VIA Technologies EPIA-SP8000E - VIA Motherboard - Mini ITX, EPIA-SP User Manual

User’s Manual

EPIA-SP

Version 1.12

January 30, 2012

Copyright

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Technologies, Incorporated.

Trademarks

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IBM Corporation. Award BIOS is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

Disclaimer

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Technologies. VIA Technologies makes no warranties, implied or otherwise, in regard to this
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However, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of the information
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The information and product specifications within this document are subject to change at any
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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 work 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 mainboard
One Quick Installation Guide
One ATA-133/100 IDE ribbon cable
One driver and utilities CD
One IO bracket

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

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

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

Specifications ........................................................................... 1

Mainboard Specifications ........................................................... 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 .....................................................14

Connecting the Power Supply ...................................................17

Back Panel Ports......................................................................19

Connectors..............................................................................23

Jumpers ..................................................................................38

Slots .......................................................................................41

Chapter 3 ...................................................................................43

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

Entering Setup.........................................................................44

Control Keys............................................................................45

Navigating the BIOS Menus ......................................................46

Getting Help ............................................................................47

Main Menu ..............................................................................48

Standard CMOS Features .........................................................50

IDE Drives...............................................................................51

Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................52

Hard Disk Boot Priority .............................................................55

Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................56

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Integrated Peripherals..............................................................59

Super IO Device ......................................................................61

Power Management Setup........................................................63

Peripheral Activities..................................................................65

IRQs Activities .........................................................................68

PNP/PCI Configurations............................................................69

IRQ Resources.........................................................................71

PC Health Status......................................................................72

Frequency / Voltage Control .....................................................73

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................76

Load Optimized Defaults ..........................................................77

Set Supervisor / User Password ................................................78

Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................80

Exit Without Saving..................................................................81

Chapter 4 ...................................................................................83

Driver Installation ....................................................................83

Driver Utilities..........................................................................84

CD Content .............................................................................86

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Specifications

The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-SP uses the Mini­ITX mainboard form-factor developed by VIA Technologies, Inc. as
part of the company’s open industry-wide total connectivity initiative.
The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of
small, ergonomic, innovative and affordable embedded systems.
Through a high level of integration, the Mini-ITX occupy 66% of the
size of FlexATX mainboard form factor. The mainboard comes with
an embedded VIA Processor, boasting of ultra-low power
consumption, cool and quite operation.

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AINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

• VIA C3 / Eden EBGA Processor

Chipset

• VIA CN400 North Bridge

• VIA VT8237R-series South Bridge

Graphics

• Integrated UniChrome™ Pro AGP with MPEG-2 decoding

Audio

• VIA VT1617A 6-channel AC'97 Codec

Memory

• 1 x DDR 400 / 333 / 266 DIMM socket (up to 1 GB)

Expansion Slot

• 1 x PCI slot

IDE

• 2 x UltraDMA 133/100 connectors, with Direct DOM Support

LAN

• VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY

IEEE 1394

• VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Fire Wire

TV-Out (optional)

• VIA VT1623 TV Encoder

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Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x PS/2 mouse port and 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 x RJ-45 LAN port

• 1 x Serial port

• 2 x USB 2.0 ports

• 1 x RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)

• 1 x S-Video port

• 1 x VGA port

• 3 x Audio Jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in (Horizontal, Smart 5.1

Support)

Onboard I/O Connectors

• 3 x USB pin headers for 6 additional USB 2.0 ports

• 1 x IEEE 1394 pin header

• 1 x Serial port pin header for COM2

• 1 x VIP pin header

• 1 x Front Panel audio pin header (Mic-in and Line-out)

• 1 x CD audio-in connector

• 1 x FIR pin header

• 1 x KBMS pin header (KB/MS or CIR)

• 1 x LPT port pin header

• 1 x Wake On LAN connector

• 2 x Fan connectors (CPU Fan and System Fan)

• 1 x +12V power connector

• 1 x SMBus connector

• 1 x LVDS (function to be supported w/ an additional daughter card)

• 1 x WP pin header

BIOS

• Award BIOS with 4/8Mbit flash memory capacity

• ACPI2.0, SMBIOS2.1 and DMI2.2

Form Factor

• Mini-ITX (6 layers)

• 17 cm X 17 cm

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AINBOARD LAYOUT

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USB 3/4

USB 7/8

IDE1 IDE2

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Top: COM1
Bottom: VGA port

S-Video port

RCA Jack

Top: RJ45 port
Bottom: USB port

Top: Mouse

Bottom: Keyboard

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Line-Out

Line-In

Microphone

LVDS

SATA_2SATA_1

SMBus

FIR

CLEAR_CMOS

USB 5/6

VIP_2

BIOS
Socket

CMOS battery

WOL

SPDIF

PCI Slot

SYSFAN

DIMM1

CPUFAN

WP

F_PANEL

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ACK PANEL LAYOUT

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

VGA Out S-Video

RJ45

USB

COM1

Line-InLine-Out Microphone

RCA / SPDIF

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ACK PANEL PORTS

Port Description Page

Audio Jacks 3 Audio ports (line-out, line-in and mic-in) 19-22
COM1 Serial port 1 19
PS/2 Mouse PS/2 mouse port 19
PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 keyboard port 19
RCA/SPDIF RCA port (SPDIF or TV out) 19-20
RJ45 RJ45 port 19-20
USB USB 2.0 ports 19-20
VGA VGA port 19
S-Video S-Video port 19-20

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LOTS

Port Description Page

DDR DIMM Memory module slot 14-16
PCI Expansion card slot 41-42

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Connector Description Page

+12V_CONN 12V Power connector 12-13
1394_1 IEEE 1394 connector 31-32
ATXPWR Power cable connector 17-18
CD_IN Onboard CD audio cable connector 31-32
COM 2 COM port 2 connector 31-32
CPUFAN CPU fan connector 12
FIR Fast Infrared Radiation connector 28
F_AUDIO Front Audio connector 33-34
F_PANEL Front panel connector 26-27
IDE 1-2 IDE drive connectors 23-24
KBMS Header Keyboard and Mouse connector 38, 40
LPT Parallel port connector 28-29
LVDS LVDS connector 36-37
SATA1 and 2 Serial ATA 1 and 2 connectors 25
SMBus_Header SMBus connector 33
SYSFAN System fan connector 12
USB 3-4/5-6/7-8 Universal Serial Bus 2.0 connectors 3-4/5-6/7-8 30
VIP_2 VIP connector 35
WOL Wake On LAN connector 31

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Jumper Description Page

CLEAR_CMOS Reset CMOS settings 38-39
J1 IDE selector 38, 40
SPDIF_SEL S/PDIF selector 38, 40
WP BIOS write protection setting 38, 40

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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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CPU

The VIA C3 E-Series Processor

The VIA EPIA-SP Mini-ITX mainboard includes an embedded VIA C3 or Eden

Processor. The VIA C3 Processor provides ultra-low power consumption and

advanced thermal dissipation properties. The VIA C3 Processor requires

heatsink and a CPU fan to provide sufficient cooling. Ensure that the CPU

fan is correctly installed as shown.

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The VIA Eden Processor

Providing ultra-low power consumption and advanced thermal dissipation

properties, the VIA Eden Processor features a fanless design. The VIA Eden

Processor requires only a heatsink as shown.

Caution:

This mainboard is not designed to support overclocking. Any attempt to
operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not

guarantee the damage or risks caused by inadequate operation or
beyond product specifications.

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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. The CPU

system and power fan connectors have sensors to support fan monitoring

except for +12V_CONN.

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+12V Power 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_CONN

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EMORY MODULE INSTALLATION

The VIA EPIA-SP Mini-ITX mainboard provides one 184-pin DIMM slot for

DDR400/333/266 SDRAM memory modules and supports the memory size

up to 1GB.

DDR SDRAM Module Installation Procedures

• Locate the DIMM sockets in the motherboard.

DIMM1

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

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

matches the break on the socket.

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

back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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Available DDR SDRAM Configurations

Refer to the table below for available DDR 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-SP 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.

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ATX 20 Pin Power Connector

Pin Signal Pin Signal

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

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ACK PANEL PORTS

The back panel has the following ports:

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

VGA Out S-Video

RJ45

USB

COM1

Line-InLine-Out Microphone

RCA / SPDIF

Keyboard and Mouse

The green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. The purple

connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.

VGA Out

The 15-pin female VGA connector can be used

to connect to any analog VGA monitor.

Serial port: COM 1

This 9-pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or

other serial devices.

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RJ45 10/100 LAN Connector

The mainboard provides a standard RJ-45 port. This port

allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)

through a network hub

USB 2.0 ports 1and 2

These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

S-Video port

This port allows you to connect TV monitor or S-video device

to the mainboard.

SPDIF jack

This jack connects to external audio output devices.

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Audio Port:

Line Out jack

This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker. In 6-channel

mode, the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out.

Line In jack

This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio devices.

In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out.

Microphone jack

This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone. In 6-channel mode, the

function of this jack becomes Bass / Center Speaker Out.

Note:

The audio ports can be switched to Smart 5.1 6-channel audio output.
You can enable the function by clicking the “Vinyl Audio” icon on your
desktop after installing the audio driver.

After completing the previous installation, connect the speakers to the 3-jack

connectors on the back panel as shown.

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

VGA Out S-Video

RJ45

USB

COM1

Line-InLine-Out Microphone

RCA / SPDIF

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Shown below are the corresponding connections to setup the 6-channel

system.

Jack 2-channel 6-channel

Line-out Line-out Front (Left/Right)
Line-in Line-in Rear (Left/Right)
Microphone Microphone Center/Sub-woofer

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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced IDE and Ultra DMA 133/100 controller

that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 133/100 functions.

You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other devices.

The primary hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 as the master

drive. Both IDE drives can connect to a master and a slave drive.

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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. Both IDE1 and IDE2 have a 20th pin

included. The 20th pin was added to provide extra voltage to power 40-pin

Disk-on Modules (DOM). See voltage selector: J1 on page 38 and 40. You

must use IDE cables that do not block the 20th pin.

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Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 and SATA2

These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for

primary internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up

to 150MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with

133 MB/s (Ultra DMA).

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Case Connector: F_PANEL

The F_PANEL pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset

switch, power LED, HDD LED and the case speaker.

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Case Connector: F_PANEL

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +5VDUAL 2 +5V
3 +5VDUAL 4 HD_LED
5 -PLED 6 PW_BN
7 +5V 8 GND
9 NC 10 RST_SW
11 NC 12 GND
13 SPEAK 14 +5V
15 Key 16 -SLEEP_LED

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Power Switch (PW_BN)

Connect to a 2-pin power button switch. Pressing this button will turn the

system power on or off.

Reset Switch (RST_SW)

The reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power

ON/OFF. Avoid rebooting the system, if the HDD is still working. Connect

the reset switch from the system case to this pin.

Power LED (-PLED)

The LED will light when the system is on. If the system is in S1 (POS -

Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, the LED will blink.

HDD LED (HD_LED)

HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive. Avoid turning the power

off when the HDD LED still has a lit. Connect the HDD LED from the system

case to this pin.

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Fast IrDA Infrared Module Connector: FIR

This pin header is used to connect to an IrDA module. The BIOS settings

must be configured to activate the IR function.

Pin Signal Description

1 +5V VCC
2 IRRX1 FIR/SIR Data Receive
3 IRRX SIR Data Receive
4 GND Ground
5 IRTX FIR/SIR Data Transmit

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Digital Audio Connector: S/PDIF

This connector is for connecting the Sony Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)

bracket. The S/PDIF output provides digital audio to external speakers or

compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. The feature is

available only with stereo system that has digital output function.

Pin Signal

1 +5V
2 S/PDIF
3 GND

Parallel Port Connector: LPT

The mainboard provides a 25-pin header to be able to connect a 25-pin

female external connector for LPT (parallel port). A parallel port is a

standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and

Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) modes.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 STROBE 14 AUTO FEED#
2 DATA0 15 ERR#
3 DATA1 16 INIT#
4 DATA2 17 SLIN#
5 DATA3 18 GND
6 DATA4 19 GND
7 DATA5 20 GND
8 DATA6 21 GND
9 DATA7 22 GND
10 ACK# 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SELECT

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USB Pin Connectors: USB 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8

The mainboard provides 3 front USB pin header connectors, allowing up to 6

additional USB2.0 ports up to maximum throughput of 480 Mbps. Connect

each 2-port USB cable into each pin headers. These ports can be used to

connect high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital

cameras, MP3 players, printers, modem and the like.

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USB 7/8

USB 5/6

USB connectors: USB 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8

Pin Signal

Pin Signal

1 USBVCC

2 USBVCC

3 USBD_T2-

4 USBD_T3-

5 USBD_T2+

6 USBD_T3+

7 GND

8 GND

9 Key

10 GND

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Wake-On LAN: WOL

This connector allows you to connect a network card with the Wake-On LAN

function. The connector will power up the system when a signal is received

through the network card. Please note that the function of ACPI WOL may

be disabled when users will unplug the power cord or turn off the power

button manually.

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Wake-On LAN connector: WOL

Pin Signal Description

1 +5VDUAL VCC
2 GND Ground
3 WOL IN Wake on LAN Input

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Serial Port: COM 2

COM2 can be used to attach additional port for serial mouse or another

serial device.

Pin Signal

Pin Signal

1 DCD

2 SIN

3 SOUT

4 DTR

5 GND

6 DSR

7 RTS

8 CTS

9 RI

10 Key

CD Audio Connector: CD_IN

This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound source

such as a CD-ROM.

Pin Signal

1 Left channel
2 GND
3 GND
4 Right channel

FireWire: IEEE1394

FireWire is a serial I/O interface that provides you fast data transfer rates.

The mainboard has one FireWire pin header to provide PC connectivity for a

wide range of devices, including consumer electronics audio/video (A/V)

appliances, storage peripherals, other PCs and portable devices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 TPA0+ 2 TPA0­3 GND 4 GND
5 TB0+ 6 TPB0­7 1394_VDD 8 1394_VDD
9 GND 10 Key

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System Management Bus Connector: SMBus

The pin header allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus)

devices. Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus

devices using the SMBus interface.

Pin Signal

1 SMBCK
2 SMBDT
3 GND

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Front Panel Audio Connector: F_AUDIO

This is an interface for the VIA front panel audio cable that allow convenient

connection and control of audio devices. By default, the pins labeled

LINE_OUT_R/NEXT_R and the pins LINE_OUT_L/NEXT_L are shorted with

jumper caps. Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front

panel audio cable.

Pin Signal Description

1 FRNMIC Front panel microphone input
2 AGND Ground used by analog audio circuit
3 MIC_BIAS Microphone power
4 +5V AUDIO VCC used by analog audio circuit
5 LINE_OUT_R Right channel audio signal
6 NEXT_R Right channel audio signal return
7 NC No connection
8 Key No pin
9 LINE_OUT_L Left channel audio signal
10 NEXT_L Left channel audio signal return

Note:

If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10
have to be jumpered in order to have signal output directed to the rear
audio ports. Otherwise, the Line-Out connector on the back panel will
not function.

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Video Interface Port Pin Connector: VIP_2

This pin header allows you to use the capture function inside the North

Bridge.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 GND 2 CAPD0
3 CAPD7 4 CAPD4
5 CAPD6 6 CAPD5
7 GFPHS 8 CAPD2
9 CAPD1 10 CAPD3
11 GFPVS 12 CAPCLK
13 SMBDT 14 KEY
15 SMBCK 16 GND

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LVDS Connector:

This connector works as the interface to multi display devices. An additional

daughter card is required for a certain display support. Daughter cards for

LVDS and DVI are currently available respectively.

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LVDS Connector

Pin Signal

Pin Signal

1 GND

2 +5V

3 GFPCLK

4 +5V

5 GND

6 GND

7 GFPD12

8 GFPD15

9 GFPD11

10 GFPD14

11 GFPD1

12 GFPD3

13 GND

14 GND

15 GFPD6

16 GFPD16

17 GFPD7

18 GFPD17

19 GFPD0

20 GFPD2

21 GND

22 GND

23 GFPD4

24 GFPD18

25 GFPD8

26 GFPD19

27 GND

28 GND

29 GFPD5

30 GFPD21

31 GFPD9

32 GFPD20

33 GND

34 GND

35 GFPD10

36 GFPD22

37 GFPD13

38 GFPD23

39 GND

40 GND

41 ENPVDD

42 GFPVS

43 ENPVEE

44 GFPHS

45 FPBKLP

46 GFPDE

47 PWRGD_SB

48 TVBSCK_R

49 +3.3V

50 TVBSDA_R

Note:

ENPVDD: Enable Panel VDD power
ENVEE: Enable panel VEE power
GFPD: Graphic Flat Panel Device signals.

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J

UMPERS

The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions.

This section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard

functions using the jumpers.

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C3 Processor

CN400

VT8237R

1

RCA/SPDIF

1

KBMS

1

CLEAR_CMOS

1

J1

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Clear CMOS: CLEAR_CMOS

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.

You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time and system setup parameters

by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard

button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS

that include system setup information such as

system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Remove the onboard battery

3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep cap

on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins

1-2.

4. Replace the battery.

5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS

setup to re-enter data.

Caution:

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

1-2: Normal (Default)
2-3: Clear CMOS

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1

WP

PS2 Header: KBMS (Keyboard Mouse)

When the pin header is not in use, please short pin 3&5, pin 4&6, pin 7&9

and pin 8&10.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +5V 2 GND
3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA
5 EXT_KBCLK 6 EXT_KBDATA
7 MS_CLK 8 MS_DATA
9 EXT_MSCLK 10 EXT_MSDATA

RCA Video or S/PDIF Select: RCA / SPDIF

Using this selector, users can select either RCA Video or S/PDIF as the

enabled function on the dual-purpose port. For TV-out composite function,

please short 1-2. For S/PDIF function, short 3-4 (default).

1-2: RCA Video
3-4: S/PDIF (Default)

1

1

Voltage Selector: J1

The 20th pin on both IDE connectors can provide either 3.3V or 5V to the

IDE device.

Pin Signal

1 DOM_Power
2 +5V
3 DOM_Power
4 +3.3V

BIOS Write Protection: WP

This jumper allows you to protect from flashing the BIOS. BIOS

Write Protection setting: pin1 = /WP & /TBL, pin2 = GND, short 1-2

(default)

1

KBMS

1-2: +5V (Default)
3-4: +3.3V

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S

LOTS

Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI

The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or

removing expansion card, unplug first the power supply. Read the

documentation for the expansion card if any changes to the system are

necessary.

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C3 Processor

C
N
4
0
0

V

T

8

2

3

7

R

PCI Slot

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PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ (interrupt request line) are hardware lines over which devices can

send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The “PCI & LAN” IRQ pins are

typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4

PCI Slot 1 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#
IEEE1394 INT B#

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C

HAPTER

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BIOS Setup

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

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E

NTERING SETUP

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, you may restart the system and try again.

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C

ONTROL KEYS

Keys Description

Up Arrow Move to the previous item
Down Arrow Move to the next item
Left Arrow Move to the item in the left side
Right Arrow Move to the item in the right side
Enter Select the item
Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu

from a submenu
Page Up / + Increase the numeric value or make changes
Page Down / - Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and

Option Page Setup Menu
F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for

Option Page Setup Menu
F6 Load the default CMOS value from Fail-Safe default table,

only for Option Page Setup Menu
F7 Load Optimized defaults
F9 Jumps to the Main Menu
F10 Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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N

AVIGATING THE

BIOS M

ENUS

The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the control keys

Up/Down arrow keys to select any item/sub-menu. Description of the

selected/highlighted category is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

An arrow 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>.

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G

ETTING 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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M

AIN MENU

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

ESC : Quit

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Advanced BIOS Features

Frequency / Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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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.

PC Health Status

This menu shows the PC health status.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and

stable system operations.

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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S

TANDARD

CMOS F

EATURES

Apr

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
Change the day, month, year

and century

Item Help

Tue,

21 2004

Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

IDE Channel 0 Master [None]
IDE Channel 0 Slave [QUANTUM FIREBALLP AS]
IDE Channel 1 Master [None]
IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]

Halt On [All , But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 195584K
Total Memory 196608K

Standard CMOS Features

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20 20

:

:

Date

The date format is [Day, Month Date Year]

Time

The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second]

Halt On

Sets the system’s response to specific boot errors. Below is a table that

details the possible settings.

Setting 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 D

RIVES

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
To auto-detect the HDD's size,

head... channel

Item Help

IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]

Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 0 MB
Cylinder 0

Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0

PIO Mode [Auto]

IDE Channel 0 Master [Auto]

Ultra DMA Mode [Auto]

IDE Channel 0 Master

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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.

Setting Description

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

Settings: [None, Auto, Manual]
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
PIO Mode Settings: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
Ultra DMA Mode Settings: [Disabled, Auto]

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A

DVANCED

BIOS F

EATURES

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
Select Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help

Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
Virus Warning [Disabled]

Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [USB-FDD]
Second Boot Device [CDROM]
Third Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Typematic Rate Setting [Enabled]
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [30]
Typematic Delay (Msec) [250]
Security Option [Setup]
Display Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Display Small Logo [Disabled]

CPU Internal Cache [Enabled]

Advanced BIOS Features

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Processor Number Feature [Enabled]

Virus Warning

Setting Description

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

CPU Internal Cache

Setting Description

Enabled Turns on CPU internal cache
Disabled Turns off CPU internal cache

Processor Number Feature

Setting Description

Enabled Turns on Processor Number Feature
Disabled Turns off Processor Number Feature

Quick Power On Self-Test

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

Setting Description

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

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First/Second/Third Boot Device

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

system.

Setting Description

LS120 Boot from LS-120 drive
Hard Disk Boot from the HDD
SCSI Boot from SCSI
CD-ROM Boot from CD-ROM
ZIP100 Boot from ATAPI ZIP drive
USB-FDD Boot from USB floppy drive
USB-ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive
USB-CDROM Boot from USB CDROM
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” list.

Setting Description

Enabled Enable alternate boot device
Disabled No alternate boot device allowed

Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the NumLock status when the system is powered on.

Setting Description

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

Typematic Rate Setting

Enables “Typematic Rate” and “Typematic Delay” functions.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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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]

Security Option

Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots, or

only when you enter Setup.

Setting Description

Setup Password prompt appears only when end users try to run

BIOS Setup

System Password prompt appears every time when the computer is

powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup

Display Full Screen Logo

Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Display Small Logo

Show small energy star logo during BIOS boot up process.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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H

ARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level

Item Help

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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2. Pri. Slave

3. Sec. Master

:

:

Use < > or < > to
select a device, then
press < + > to move it
up, or < - > to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.

4. Sec. Slave

5. USB-HDD0

6. USB-HDD1

:

:

7. USB-HDD2

8. Bootable Add-In Cards

:

1. Pri. Master

:

:

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A

DVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
If there are display cards on

both AGP and PCI slots,
configure this item for BIOS to
select which one to boot

Item Help

Display Card Priority [PCI Slot]
AGP Aperture Size [32M]

Frame Buffer Size [64M]
Select Display Device [CRT]
TV Type [NTSC]

TV Layout [Composite]
Panel Type [640x480]

Advanced Chipset Features

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CPU & PCI Bus Control [Press Enter]

TV_Connector [CVBS]

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.

Display Card Priority

This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.

Settings: [PCI Slot and AGP]

AGP Aperture Size

This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for

video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range

dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the

aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

Settings: [32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB]

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Frame Buffer Size

This setting instructs the BIOS to reserved the specified amount of memory

for the internal video controller.

Settings: [16M, 32M, 64M, Disabled]

Select Display Device

This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system.

Settings: [CRT, TV, CRT + TV, LCD, CRT + LCD, DVI, DVI + TV, CRT + DVI]

TV Type

This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the

system.

Settings: [NTSC, PAL]

TV_Connector

When setting this menu item, be sure that the setting does not conflict with

the “TV Layout” menu item.

Settings: [CVBS, S-Video 0]

TV Layout

Settings: [Composite, S-Video, COMP. + S-Video]

Panel Type

This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the

system.

Settings: [1600x1200, 1400x1050, 1280x1024, 1280x768, 1024x768,

800x600, 640x480]

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: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level

Item Help

[Mode 1]VLink mode selection

CPU & PCI Bus Control

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NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
Select IDE controller for install

Win2000 / WinXP on your
SATA Hard Driver.
Otherwise, select SCSI
controller for Win98SE /
WinMe installation.

Item Help

SuperIO Device [Press Enter]

Onboard IDE Channel 2 [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
OnChip SATA [Enabled]
SATA Mode [IDE Controller]

AC97 Audio [Auto]
VIA OnChip LAN [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

OnChip USB Controller [All Enabled]
OnChip EHCI Controller [Enabled]

Onboard IDE Channel 1 [Enabled]

Integrated Peripherals

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Onboard IDE Channel 1 and 2

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support

for two IDE channels.

Setting Description

Enabled Activates each channel separately
Disabled Deactivates IDE channels

IDE Prefetch Mode

This allows the hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer

data to and from the hard disk drive. Block mode is also called block

transfer, multiple commands or multiple sector read / write.

Setting Description

Enabled Block mode
Disabled Standard mode

OnChip SATA

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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SATA Mode

Serial ATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface. Serial ATA hard

drives deliver transfer speeds of up to 150MB/sec.

Setting Description

IDE Supports two SATA plus two PATA hard disk drives
RAID Only SATA supports RAID

AC’97 Audio

Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the

device is detected, the onboard VIA AC'97 (Audio Codec'97) controller will

be enabled; otherwise, it is disabled. Disable the controller if another

controller card is being used to connect to an audio device.

Setting Description

Auto Enables onboard controller if audio device is detected
Disabled Turn off onboard controller to allow external controller

VIA OnChip LAN

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

OnChip USB Controller

Settings: [All Enabled, All Disabled]

OnChip EHCI Controller

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

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S

UPER IO DEVICE

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level

Item Help

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

SuperIO Device

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EPP Mode Select [EPP1.7]
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]

Fast IR DMA 6

Fast IR IRQ 11

Onboard Fast IR [Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

Sets the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial ports A and B.

Selecting “Auto” allows the BIOS to automatically determine the correct base

I/O port address.

Port Settings

1 Disabled 3F8

IRQ4

2F8
IRQ3

3E8
IRQ4

2E8
IRQ3

Auto

2 Disabled 3F8

IRQ4

2F8
IRQ3

3E8
IRQ4

2E8
IRQ3

Auto

Onboard Parallel Port

This specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port.

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

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Parallel Port Mode

Set the parallel port mode. To operate the onboard parallel port as

Standard Parallel Port, choose

SPP

. To operate the onboard parallel port in

the EPP mode, choose

EPP

. By choosing

ECP

, the onboard parallel port will

operate in ECP mode. Choosing

ECP + EPP

will allow the onboard parallel

port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously.

Settings: [

SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP + EPP]

EPP Mode Select

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) comes in two modes: 1.9 and 1.7. EPP 1.9 is

the newer version of the protocol and is backwards compatible with most

EPP devices. If your EPP device does not work with the EPP 1.9 setting, try

changing the setting to EPP 1.7.

Settings: [

EPP 1.9, EPP 1.7]

ECP Mode Use DMA

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) has two DMA channels that it can use. The

default channel is 3. However, some expansion cards may use channel 3 as

well. To solve this conflict, change the ECP channel to 1. Select a DMA

channel for the port.

Settings: [1, 3]

Onboard Fast IR

Enables “Fast IR IRQ” and “Fast IR DMA” functions.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Fast IR IRQ

Set this field to reserve an IRQ for the Fast IR port.

Settings: [3, 4, 5, 11]

Fast IR DMA

Set this field to choose the DMA channel.

Settings: [6, 5]

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P

OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
This item allows you to select

how the BIOS put the system
in power saving mode.

S1(POS): System in low power
mode

S3(STR): All components are
powered off except memory.

S1 & S3: Depends on OS to
select S1 or S3

Item Help

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
HDD Power Down [Disable]

Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off]
Power Off by PWRBTN [Instant-Off]

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume [Auto]
AC Loss Auto restart [Off]

Peripherals Activities [Press Enter]
IRQs Activities [Press Enter]

Power Management Timer [Disable]

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ACPI Suspend Type

Setting 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.

HDD Power Down

Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the

hard disk.

Settings: [Disabled, 1~15(minutes)]

Power Management Timer

Set the idle time before system enters power saving mode. ACPI OS such

as Windows XP will override this option.

Settings: [Disabled, 1/2/4/6/8/10/20/30/40(minutes), 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.

Setting Description

Always On Screen is always on even when system enters power

saving mode

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

mode

Power Off by PWRBTN

This field configures the power button on the chassis.

Setting Description

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

four seconds

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

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.

Setting Description

Off Keeps the system in an off state until the power button is

pressed

On Restarts the system when the power is back

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ERIPHERAL ACTIVITIES

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
Decide whether or not the

power management unit
should monitor VGA activities.

Item Help

VGA Event [OFF]

PCI Master Event [OFF]
PS2KB Wakeup Select [Hot Key]

PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled]
PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disable]
USB Resume [Disabled]
PowerOn by PCI Card [Disabled]
Wake On LAN/Ring Connector [Disabled]

RTC Alarm Resume [Disabled]

Date (of Month) 0
Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) 0: 0: 0

LPT & COM Event
HDD Event

[LPT/COM]
[ON]

Peripherals Activities

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VGA Event

Enables the power management unit to monitor VGA activities.

Settings: [Off, On]

LPT & COM Event

Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor parallel

port (LPT) and serial port (COM) activities.

Settings: [None, LPT, COM and LPT / COM]

HDD Event

Enables the power management unit to monitor hard disk activities.

Settings: [Off, On]

PCI Master Event

Enables the power management unit to monitor PCI master activities.

Settings: [Off, On]

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PS2KB Wakeup Select

When selecting “Password”, press <Page Up> or <Page Down> to change

password. The maximum number of characters is eight. “PS2MS Wakeup

from S3/S4/S5” and “PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5” will be disabled while

changing the password.

Settings: [Hot Key, Password]

PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5

Enables any mouse activity to restore the system from the power saving

mode to an active state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5

Sets a Hot Key to restore the system from the power saving mode to an

active state.

Settings: [Disabled, Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6,

Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any

Key]

USB Resume

Enables activity detected from USB devices to restore the system from a

suspended state to an active state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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: [Disabled, Enabled]

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Wake On LAN Connector

Enables any WOL signals from the modem to restore the system from a

suspended state to an active state.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

RTC Alarm Resume

Sets a scheduled time and/or date to automatically power on the system.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

Date (of Month)

The field specifies the date for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

The field specifies the time for “RTC Alarm Resume”.

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IRQS A

CTIVITIES

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
If you choose Disabled, the

power management unit will
not monitor any IRQ activities.

Item Help

Primary INTR [ON]
IRQ3 (COM 2) [Disabled]
IRQ4 (COM 1) [Enabled]
IRQ5 (LPT 2) [Enabled]
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) [Enabled]
IRQ7 (LPT 1) [Enabled]

IRQs Activities

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IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) [Disabled]
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) [Disabled]
IRQ10 (Reserved) [Disabled]
IRQ11 (Reserved) [Disabled]
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) [Enabled]
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) [Enabled]
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) [Enabled]
IRQ15 (Reserved) [Disabled]

Primary INTR

Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of

the enabled channels

Settings: [Off, On]

IRQ3~IRQ15

Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line. These fields

are only available if “Primary INTR” is on.

Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]

Note:

IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O
devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the operating
system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After receiving the
signal, when the operating system is ready, the system will interrupt
itself and perform the service required by the IO device.

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PNP/PCI C

ONFIGURATIONS

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
Select Yes if you are using a

Plug and Play capable
operating system. Select No if
you need the BIOS to
configure non-boot devices.

Item Help

PNP OS Installed [No]
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]

Resources Controlled by [Auto(ESCD)]

IRQ Resources Press Enter

Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled]
Assign IRQ for USB [Enabled]

PnP / PCI Configurations

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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.

PNP OS Installed

Setting Description

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

No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards

Reset Configuration Data

This field should usually be left “Disabled”.

Setting Description

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

Disabled Default setting

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Resource Controlled By

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

devices.

Setting Description

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

base address fields

Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices.

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]

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IRQ R

ESOURCES

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level
Legacy ISA for devices

compliant with the original PC
AT bus specification, PCI / ISA
PnP for devices compliant
with the Plug and Play
standard whether designed
for PCI or ISA bus architecture

Item Help

IRQ-3 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-4 assigned to [PCI Device]

IRQ-7 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-9 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-10 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-11 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-12 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-14 assigned to [PCI Device]
IRQ-15 assigned to [PCI Device]

IRQ-5 assigned to [PCI Device]

IRQ Resources

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Note:

The items are adjustable only when “Resources Controlled By” is set to
“Manual.”

IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ

a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ.

Setting Description

PCI Device For Plug-and-Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus

architecture

Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for other requests

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PC H

EALTH STATUS

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level

Item Help

CPU Fan Speed
5VSB

+5V

PC Health Status

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CPU Vcore

3.3V
+12V

System Fan Speed

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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F

REQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL

: Move

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

Menu Level

Item Help

DRAM Clock [166 MHz]
DRAM Timing [Auto By SPD]

Bank Interleave Disabled
Precharge to Active(Trp) 4T
Active to Precharge(Tras) 9T
Active to CMD(Trcd) 4T
REF to ACT/REF to REF(Trfc) 15T
ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD) 3T

SDRAM CAS Latency 2.5

Frequency / Voltage Control

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Spread Spectrum [Enabled]

DRAM Clock

The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host

clock and DRAM clock frequency.

Settings: [66 MHz, 100 MHz, 133 MHz, 166 MHz, By SPD]

DRAM Timing

The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your

system. Changing the value from the factory setting is not recommended

unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than

the original modules.

Settings: [Manual, By SPD]

SDRAM CAS Latency

This item is for setting the speed it takes for the memory module to

complete a command. Generally, a lower setting will improve the

performance of your system. However, if your system becomes less stable,

you should change it to a higher setting. This field is only available when

“DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.

Settings: [2, 2.5]

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Bank Interleave

This item is for setting the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface.

Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access

cycles. One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being

accessed. This improves performance of the SDRAM by masking the refresh

time of each bank. This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to

“Manual”.

Settings: [Disabled, 2 Bank, 4 Bank]

Precharge to Active (Trp)

This field is for setting the length of time it takes to precharge a row in the

memory module before the row becomes active. Longer values are safer

but may not offer the best performance. This field is only available when

“DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.

Settings: [2T, 3T]

Active to Precharge (Tras)

This field is for setting the length of time it a row stays active before

precharging. Longer values are safer but may not offer the best

performance. This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to

“Manual”.

Settings: [5T, 6T]

Active to CMD (Trcd)

This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.

Settings: [2T, 3T]

REF to ACT / REF to REF (Trfc)

This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.

Settings: [12T, 13T, 14T, 15T]

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ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD)

This field is only available when “DRAM Timing” is set to “Manual”.

Settings: [2T, 3T]

Spread Spectrum

When the mainboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes)

of the pulses creates 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.

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L

OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

ESC : Quit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Advanced BIOS Features

Frequency / Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)?

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N

This option is for restoring all the default fail-safe BIOS settings. These

values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system

with basic performance.

Entering “Y” loads the default fail-safe BIOS values.

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L

OAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

ESC : Quit

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Advanced BIOS Features

Frequency / Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?

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N

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” loads the default optimized BIOS values.

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S

ET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

ESC : Quit

Change / Set / Disable Password

Exit Without Saving

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Advanced BIOS Features

Frequency / Voltage Control

Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

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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>.

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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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S

AVE & EXIT SETUP

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

ESC : Quit

Save Data to CMOS

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Advanced BIOS Features

Frequency / Voltage Control

Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

SAVE to CMOS & EXIT (Y/N)?

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N

Entering “Y” saves any changes made and exits the program.

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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E

XIT WITHOUT SAVING

: Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOS

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

ESC : Quit

Abandon all Data

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP / PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Advanced BIOS Features

Frequency / Voltage Control

Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?

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N

Entering “Y” discards any changes made and exits the program.

Entering “N” will cancel the exit request.

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C

HAPTER

4

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 audio or VGA drivers. The
applications will only function correctly if the necessary drivers are
already installed.

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D

RIVER UTILITIES

Getting Started

The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the driver utilities

and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard. If the CD is

missing from the retail box, please contact the local dealer for the CD.

Note:

The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time. The
latest updated versions are available at http://www.viaembedded.com/

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Running the Driver Utilities CD

To start using the CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

The CD should run automatically after closing the CD-ROM 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".

Note:

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

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CD C

ONTENT

VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support

Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering
functions on ATA-capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE
device compatibility), AGP VxD Driver (provides service
routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to
hardware, providing fast graphical access), IRQ Routing
Miniport Driver (sets the system's PCI IRQ routing sequence)
and VIA INF Driver (enables the VIA Power Management
function).

VIA Graphics Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA graphic

chip.

VIA Audio Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA audio chip.
VIA USB 2.0 Driver: Enhances VIA USB 2.0 ports.
VIA LAN Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA LAN chip.
VIA FIR Driver: Support for FIR.
VIA SATA Driver: Support for SATA devices.