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IT TX X- -E E8 8
INDUSTRIAL MOTHERBOARD
User`s Manual
Version 1.0

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Contents
Introduction.........................................................1
Chapter 1 Features & Specifications................2
Features ...............................................................................3
Specifications.......................................................................4
Chapter 2 Jumper setting & Connectors..........9
Jumpers on the ITX-E8....................................................10
Jumper Locations on the ITX-E8 .......................................11
JP1: LCD PANEL Power Selection ...................................12
JP2, JP3: On-Board LAN Enable/Disable selection...........12
JP4, JP8: COM Power Selection ........................................12
JP5: CF Card Mode Selection ............................................13
JP6: Clear CMOS RAM Data.............................................13
JP7: COM6 Power Pin (Pin9).............................................13
AT_MODE: AT Mode Selection .......................................14
PWRMODE: AT Mode Selection......................................14
COM2MODE1 & COM4MODE1: RS232/RS422/RS485
Protocol Selection...............................................................15
Connectors on the ITX-E8...............................................16
Connector Locations on the ITX-E8 ..................................17
Front Panel Connector.....................................................18
BACKLIGHT Connector ...................................................19
IrDA Connector..................................................................20
DIO Connector ...................................................................20
EIDE Connectors................................................................21
COM1 Serial Port...............................................................23
COM2 Serial Port...............................................................23
COM3 Serial Port...............................................................24
COM4 Serial Port...............................................................24
COM5 Serial Port...............................................................25
COM6 Serial Port...............................................................25
LPT Port .............................................................................26
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector..................................27
VGA Connector..................................................................27
INT_VGA Connector.........................................................28
INT_KBMS Connector ......................................................28

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ATX-20P Power Connector...............................................29
ATX_12V Power Connector..............................................30
CPU Fan Power Connector................................................30
System Fan Power Connector............................................30
SATA1, SATA2 Connectors..............................................31
USB12, USB34 Connectors...............................................31
LANRJ45+USBx2 Connectors..........................................32
LAN- RJ45 Connectors......................................................32
LAN RJ45 LEDs................................................................33
AUDIO Connector .............................................................33
INT_AUDIO Connector.....................................................34
CD_IN Connector ..............................................................34
LVDS LCD Connector.......................................................35
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup.....................................36
BIOS Introduction............................................................37
Starting Setup.....................................................................37
Using Setup........................................................................38
Getting Help.......................................................................39
In Case of Problems...........................................................39
Main Menu........................................................................40
Standard CMOS Features...........................................................40
Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................40
Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................41
Integrated Peripherals ................................................................41
Power Management Setup...........................................................41
PnP / PCI Configuration.............................................................41
PC Health Status.........................................................................41
Frequency/Voltage Control.........................................................41
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..............................................................41
Load Optimized Defaults.............................................................41
Supervisor / User Password........................................................41
Save & Exit Setup........................................................................41
Exit Without Save ........................................................................41
Standard CMOS Setup....................................................42
Channel 0 HDDs / Channel 1 HDDs........................................44
Drive A / Drive B...............................................................46
Video..................................................................................46
Halt On...............................................................................46
Advanced BIOS Features ................................................47
CPU Feature.....................................................................48
Delay Prior to Thermal.......................................................48

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Thermal Management.........................................................48
TM2 Bus Ratio...................................................................48
TM2 Bus VID.....................................................................48
Hard Disk Boot Priority...................................................49
Bootable ADD-in Cards .....................................................49
Virus Warning....................................................................49
CPU L1 & L2 Cache ..........................................................49
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking...........................................50
Quick Power On Self Test..................................................50
First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device...............................50
Boot Up NumLock Status ..................................................50
Typematic Rate Setting ......................................................50
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)...............................................50
Typematic Delay (Msec)....................................................50
Security Option...................................................................51
MPS Version Control For OS.............................................51
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB..........................................51
Video BIOS Shadow ..........................................................51
Small Logo(EPA) Show.....................................................51
Advanced Chipset Features.............................................52
DRAM Settings..................................................................52
DRAM Clock/Drive Control............................................53
Current FSB Frequency......................................................53
Current DRAM Frequency.................................................53
DRAM Clock......................................................................53
DRAM Timing ...................................................................53
SDRAM CAS Latency [DDR/DDR...................................53
Bank Interleave...................................................................53
Precharge to Active(Trp)....................................................54
Active to Precharge(Tras)...................................................54
Active to CMD(Trcd).........................................................54
REF to ACT/REF (Trfc)....................................................54
ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD) ..............................................54
AGP & P2P Bridge Control.............................................54
AGP Aperture Size.............................................................55
VGA Share Memory Size...................................................55
Direct Frame Buffer ...........................................................55
Select Display Device.........................................................55
Panel Type..........................................................................55
CPU & PCI Bus Control..................................................55
PCI Master 0 WS Write......................................................56

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PCI Delay Transaction.......................................................56
Memory Hole.....................................................................56
System BIOS Cacheable ....................................................56
Video RAM Cacheable......................................................56
Init Display First ................................................................56
Integrated Peripherals.....................................................57
VIA OnChip IDE Device .................................................57
OnChip SATA....................................................................58
SATA Mode.......................................................................58
IDE DMA transfer access ..................................................58
OnChip IDE Channel0.......................................................58
OnChip IDE Channel1.......................................................58
IDE Prefetch Mode ............................................................58
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO ...............................58
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA..........................58
IDE HDD Block Mode.......................................................58
VIA OnChip PCI Device .................................................59
VIA-3058 AC97 Audio......................................................59
OnChip USB Controller.....................................................59
OnChip EHCI Controller ...................................................59
USB Emulation ..................................................................59
USB Keyboard Support......................................................60
USB Mouse Support ..........................................................60
SuperIO Device.................................................................60
Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2..............................................60
UART Mode Select............................................................60
RxD, TxD Active...............................................................60
IR Transmission Delay.......................................................61
UR2 Duplex Mode.............................................................61
Onboard Parallel Port.........................................................61
Parallel Port Mode..............................................................61
EPP Mode Select................................................................61
ECP Mode Use DMA.........................................................61
PWRON After PWR-Fail...................................................61
Onboard Serial Port 3/Port 4/Port 5/Port 6.........................61
Serial Port 3/Port 4/Port 5/Port 6 Use IRQ ........................61
Watch Dog Timer Select....................................................61
Power Management Setup...............................................62
ACPI Function ...................................................................62
Power Management Option................................................63
HDD Power Down.............................................................63

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Suspend Mode....................................................................63
Video Off Option................................................................63
Video Off Method ..............................................................64
MODEM Use IRQ..............................................................64
Soft-Off by PWRBTN.......................................................64
IRQ/Event Activity Detect...............................................64
PS2KB Wakeup Select.......................................................65
PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5.........................................65
PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5.........................................65
USB Resume from S3 ........................................................65
VGA ...................................................................................65
LPT & COM.......................................................................65
HDD & FDD ......................................................................65
PCI Master..........................................................................65
PowerOn by PCI Card........................................................65
Modem Ring Resume.........................................................65
RTC Alarm Resume ...........................................................65
Date (of Month)..................................................................66
Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)...................................................66
IRQs Activity Monitoring................................................66
Primary INTR.....................................................................66
IRQ3 (COM 2) .................................................................66
IRQ4 (COM 1) .................................................................66
IRQ5 (LPT 2) ...................................................................67
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)...........................................................67
IRQ7 (LPT 1) ...................................................................67
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)............................................................67
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)............................................................67
IRQ10 (Reserved)..............................................................67
IRQ11 (Reserved)..............................................................67
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse).........................................................67
IRQ13 (Coprocessor).........................................................67
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)............................................................67
IRQ15 (Reserved)..............................................................67
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup.........................................68
PNP OS Installed................................................................68
Reset Configuration Data...................................................68
Resources controlled by .....................................................69
IRQ Resources....................................................................69
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop.....................................................69
Assign IRQ For VGA.........................................................69

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Assign IRQ For USB .........................................................69
PC Health Status ..............................................................70
CPU Warning Temperature................................................70
Current System Temp ........................................................70
Current CPUDEI Temp......................................................70
Current CPU Temperature .................................................70
Current CPUFAN Speed....................................................71
Current SYSFAN Speed ....................................................71
Vcore/1.5V/3.3V/5V/12V/-12V/VBAT/5VSB Voltages...71
Shutdown Temperature......................................................71
CPU FAN Control..............................................................71
SYSTEM FAN Control......................................................71
Frequency/Voltage Control.............................................72
CPU Clock Ratio................................................................72
Spread Spectrum ................................................................72
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...................................................73
Load Optimized Defaults.................................................73
Supervisor/User Password Setting..................................74
Exit Selecting ....................................................................75
Save & Exit Setup.............................................................75
Exit Without Saving...........................................................75
CHAPTER 4 Appendix....................................76
A. I/O Port Address Map.................................................77
B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)...................................78
C. POST Beep...................................................................79

ITX-E8 User`s Manual 1
Introduction
This manual is designed to give you information on the ITX-E8
Mini-ITX MainBoard. The topics covered in this manual are as
follows:
 Features
 Specification
 Jumper setting and Connectors
 BIOS Setup
 Appendix

2 ITX-E8 User`s Manual
Chapter 1
Features & Specifications
Features .....................................................................3
Specifications............................................................4