VIA Technologies EPIA-EX15000G - VIA Motherboard - Mini ITX User Manual

User’s Manual EPIA-EX Version 1.00 September 1, 2006

Chapter 1 2 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS CPU • Support VIA C7 1.5GHz / 1.0GHz NanoBGA2 Processor Chipset • VIA CX700M2 Advanced All-in-one System Proce

Specifications 3 Onboard I/O Connectors • 1 x USB pin connector for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports • 1 x 1394 pin connector for 1 1394 port • 1 x Fron

Chapter 1 4 MAINBOARD LAYOUT

Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT

Chapter 1 6 BACK PANEL PORTS Port Description Page S/PDIF S/PDIF Ports 13 DVI DVI Port 13 S-Video S-Video port 13 RJ45 RJ45 port 14 USB USB 2.0

Specifications 7 ONBOARD CONNECTORS Connector Description Page ATXPWR Power cable connector 12 CPUFAN CPU fan connector 10 SYSFAN System fan co

8 CHAPTER 2 Installation This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures. It is recommended to use a grounded wri

Installation 9 CPU The VIA EPIA-EX Mini-ITX mainboard can support VIA C7 NanoBGA2 Processors. The processor requires a heatsink with fan for 1.5GHz

Chapter 2 10 CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN The CPUFAN (CPU fan) and SYSFAN (system fan) run on +12V and maintain system cooling. When c

Installation 11 MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION The VIA EPIA-EX Mini-ITX mainboard provides one 240-pin DIMM slot for DDR2 533 SDRAM memory modules and su

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Chapter 2 12 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY The VIA EPIA-EX Mini-ITX mainboard supports a conventional ATX power supply for the power system. Before in

Installation 13 BACK PANEL PORTS The back panel has the following ports: S/PDIF Ports This mainboard enables digital audio output through either th

Chapter 2 14 RJ45 10/100 LAN and USB Ports The mainboard provides a standard RJ-45 and two USB 2.0 ports. These ports allow connection to a Local Ar

Installation 15 CONNECTORS Hard Disk Connectors: IDE The mainboard has an Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 controller. You can connect up to two hard disk d

Chapter 2 16 Case Connector: F_PANEL The F_PANEL pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch, power LED, sleep LED, HDD LED and

Installation 17 Front Panel Audio Connector: F_AUDIO This is an interface for the VIA front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and c

Chapter 2 18 LPC Connector: LPC This pin connector is for LPC devices. Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LAD1 2 LPCCLK1 3 -PCIRSTX 4 GND 5 LAD0 6 SIO_

Installation 19 Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1 and SATA2 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal stor

Chapter 2 20 CD Audio Connector: CD_In This pin header allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound source such as a CD-ROM. Pin Signal 1 LIN

Installation 21 SCART & D-Terminal (Optional) Mainboards fitted with the optional SCART / D-Terminal connector enables users to connect a SCART /

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

Chapter 2 22 JUMPERS The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions. This section will explain how to change the settings of th

Installation 23 Panel Power Selector: PVDD_SEL PVDD is the VCC selector jumper to determine the panel’s signal voltage. Setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 +12V O

Chapter 2 24 SLOTS Peripheral Component Interconnect: PCI1 The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI expansion card. When adding or removing expansion

25 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions.

Chapter 3 26 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press <Delete> during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. I

BIOS Setup 27 CONTROL 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

Chapter 3 28 NAVIGATING THE BIOS MENUS The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the Up/Down/ Left/Right arrow keys to select any it

BIOS Setup 29 GETTING HELP The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help” screen. You can display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing &

Chapter 3 30 MAIN MENU : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupEsc : QuitTime, Date, Hard Disk Type...Standard CMOS FeaturesAdvance

BIOS Setup 31 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations. Load Optimized

Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment

Chapter 3 32 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES Jul: MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sa

BIOS Setup 33 IDE DRIVES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F

Chapter 3 34 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

BIOS Setup 35 First/Second/Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Setting Description LS1

Chapter 3 36 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This item sets the rate (characters/second) at which the system retrieves a signal from a depressed key. Sett

BIOS Setup 37 Full Screen Logo Show Show full screen logo during BIOS boot up process. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Summary Screen Show Show summary

Chapter 3 38 CPU FEATURE : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F

BIOS Setup 39 TM2 Bus VID This item sets the voltage of the throttled performance that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from not hot to

Chapter 3 40 HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsPU/PD/+/-:Change Priority F10: SaveESC:

BIOS Setup 41 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: S

i BOX CONTENTS One VIA Mini-ITX mainboard One Quick Installation Guide One ATA-133/100 IDE ribbon cable One driver and utilities CD One IO

Chapter 3 42 Select Display Device This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system. Settings: [CRT, LCD, CRT+LCD, TV, CRT+TV, L

BIOS Setup 43 AGP & P2P BRIDGE CONTROL : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10

Chapter 3 44 AGP Driving Control This item is used to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or manual. Settings: [Auto, Manual] AGP Fast Write

BIOS Setup 45 CPU & PCI BUS CONTROL : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: S

Chapter 3 46 TV OUTPUT CONNECTOR : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC

BIOS Setup 47 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

Chapter 3 48 VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save E

BIOS Setup 49 USB DEVICE SETTING : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC

Chapter 3 50 USB Keyboard Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Keyboard Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] USB Storage Function Enable or disa

BIOS Setup 51 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

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Chapter 3 52 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 over

BIOS Setup 53 WAKEUP EVENT DETECT : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ES

Chapter 3 54 PS2 Keyboard Power On Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] PS2 Mouse Power On Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] PowerOn by PCI Card Enables activit

BIOS Setup 55 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save

Chapter 3 56 Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play compatible devices. Setting Description Auto(ES

BIOS Setup 57 FREQUENCY / VOLTAGE CONTROL : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:

Chapter 3 58 DRAM CLOCK/DRIVE CONTROL : MoveF5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized DefaultsEnter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Sav

BIOS Setup 59 Read to Precharge (Trtp) Settings: [2T, 3T] Write to Read CMD (Trtp) Settings: [1T/2T, 2T/3T] Write Recovery Time (Twr) Settings: [2T,

Chapter 3 60 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupEsc : QuitLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsStandard CMOS Feature

BIOS Setup 61 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupEsc : QuitLoad Optimized DefaultsLoad Fail-Safe Defau

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Chapter 3 62 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupEsc : QuitChange / Set / Disable PasswordExit W

BIOS Setup 63 Additionally, when a password is enabled, the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted. This would preve

Chapter 3 64 SAVE & EXIT SETUP : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupEsc : QuitSave Data to CMOSLoad Optimized DefaultsLoad F

BIOS Setup 65 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING : Select ItemF9 : Menu in BIOSF10 : Save & Exit SetupEsc : QuitAbandon all DataLoad Optimized DefaultsLoad Fai

66 CHAPTER 4 Driver Installation This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application. You must install the VIA chips

Driver Installation 67 DRIVER UTILITIES Getting Started The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD that contains the driver utilities and software

Chapter 4 68 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

Driver Installation 69 CD CONTENT VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering funct

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1 CHAPTER 1 Specifications The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-EX uses the Mini-ITX mainboard form-factor developed by VIA Technologies