VIA Technologies EPIA-SP13000 - VIA Motherboard - Mini ITX, EPIA SP 13000, EPIA SP 8000E Operating Manual

Operating Guide

EPIA SP-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard

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EPIA SP-Series Operating Guide

Table of Contents

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

VIA EPIA SP-SERIES OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................................. 1

VIA EPIA SP-SERIES LAYOUT ................................................................................................................................................... 2

VIA EPIA SP-SERIES SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 3

VIA EPIA SP PROCESSOR SKUS ................................................................................................................................................ 4

VIA CN400 CHIPSET OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 5

VIA EPIA SP-SERIES I/O BACK PANEL LAYOUT ................................................................................................................. 6

VIA EPIA SP-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & MOUNTING HOLES ................................................................................... 7

VIA EPIA SP-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION .......................................................................... 8

NOISE LEVEL DATA ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9

POWER CONSUMPTION............................................................................................................................................................ 10

VIA EPIA SP 13000..................................................................................................................................................................... 10

VIA EPIA SP 8000E .................................................................................................................................................................... 11

POWER SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 12

VIA EPIA SP-SERIES MICROSOFT AND LINUX DRIVER SUPPORT.............................................................................. 13

MICROSOFT DRIVER SUPPORT........................................................................................................................................................ 13

LINUX DRIVER SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................................ 13

CONTACT....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

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VIA EPIA SP-Series Overview

The VIA EPIA SP-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard is an ultra compact x86 motherboard design with
unprecedented expandability and versatility for today’s ever-growing need of embedded applications. The
mainboard is based on the VIA CN400 chipset featuring an embedded hardware MPEG-2 decoder /
MPEG-4 accelerator and integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro 2D/3D graphics for rich digital media
performance. With the sizable memory bandwidth of a 184-pin DDR400 SDRAM DIMM slot, 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 SP-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 ports, as well as COM
ports and one 10/100 Fast Ethernet port for extended broadband connectivity. The VIA EPIA SP-Series
also offers support for a number of LVDS embedded LCD panels, TV-out, Video interface port and has a
PCI slot for expandability options. The VIA EPIA SP-Series is compatible with a full range of Mini-ITX
chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures and power supplies.

The VIA EPIA SP-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.

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VIA EPIA SP-Series Layout

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VIA EPIA SP-Series Specifications

Processor

Chipset - VIA CN400 North Bridge

System Memory - 1 DDR400/333/266 DDR SDRAM slot

VGA - Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro AGP Graphics
Expansion Slot - 1 PCI
Onboard IDE - 2 UltraDMA 133/100 connectors
Onboard LAN - VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY
Onboard Audio - VIA VT1617A 6 channel AC’97 Codec
Onboard TV Out - VIA VT1623 TV Encoder
Onboard 1394 - VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Firewire
Onboard I/O
Connectors

Back Panel I/O - 1 PS2 Mouse port

BIOS - Award BIOS

System
Monitoring &
Management

Form Factor - Mini-ITX (6 Layer)

- VIA C3/EDEN EBGA Processor

- VT8237 South Bridge

- Up to 1GB memory size

- 3 USB connectors for 6 USB 2.0 ports

- 2 Serial ATA ports

- 1 1394 connector for 1 1394 port

- 1 serial port connector for a second com port

- 1 VIP connector

- 1 Front-Panel Audio connector (Mic-in and Line-Out)

- 1 CD Audio-in connector

- 1 FIR connector

- 1 CIR connector (Switchable for KB/MS)

- 1 LPT port connector

- 1 Wake-on-LAN connector

- 2 FAN connectors: CPU and SYS FAN

- 1 LVDS/TTL module connector (Manufacturing option)

- 1 +12V power connector

- ATX Power connector

- 1 PS2 Keyboard port

- 1 RJ-45 LAN port

- 1 Serial port

- 2 USB 2.0 ports

- 1 VGA port

- 1 RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)

- 1 S-Video port

- 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in (Horizontal, Smart 5.1
support)

- 4/8Mbit flash memory

- CPU voltage monitoring

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

- System power management

- AC power failure recovery

- 17 cm x 17 cm

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