VIA Technologies EPIA-P910 User manual

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USER MANUAL
EPIA-P910
Pico-ITX embedded board

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
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Battery Recycling and Dis osal
Only use the a ro riate battery s ecified for this roduct.
Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
Do not attem t to force o en the battery.
Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
Discard used batteries according to local regulations.
Safety Precautions
Always read the safety instructions carefully.
Kee this User's Manual for future reference.
All cautions and warnings on the equi ment should be noted.
Kee this equi ment away from humidity.
Lay this equi ment on a reliable flat surface before setting it u .
Make sure the voltage of the ower source and adjust ro erly 110/220V before connecting the
equi ment to the ower inlet.
Place the ower cord in such a way that eo le cannot ste on it.
Always un lug the ower cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
If any of the following situations arises, get the equi ment checked by authorized service ersonnel:
 The ower cord or lug is damaged.
 Liquid has enetrated into the equi ment.
 The equi ment has been ex osed to moisture.
 The equi ment has not worked well or you cannot get it work according to User's Manual.
 The equi ment has dro ed and damaged.
 The equi ment has obvious sign of breakage.
Do not leave this equi ment in an environment unconditioned or in a storage tem erature above
60°C (140°F). The equi ment may be damaged.
Do not leave this equi ment in direct sunlight.
Never our any liquid into the o ening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.
Do not lace anything over the ower cord.
Do not cover the ventilation holes. The o enings on the enclosure rotect the equi ment from
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1 x SATA data cable
1 x SATA ower cable
1 x DC-In cable
Ordering Information
Mode
ModeMode
Model Name
l Namel Name
l Name Descri tion
Descri tionDescri tion
Descri tion
EPIA-P910-12QE Pico-ITX board with 1.2 GHz VIA Eden
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X4 rocessor, Mini HDMI, VGA, LVDS,
2 x USB 3.0, 6 x USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x SATA and 12V DC-In
O tional Accessories
I/O Ex ansion Cards
I/O Ex ansion CardsI/O Ex ansion Cards
I/O Ex ansion Cards
Model N
Model NModel N
Model Number
umberumber
umber Descri tion
Descri tionDescri tion
Descri tion
EPIA-P910-A Front I/O card with two LEDs, ower button, three audio jacks and two USB 2.0
LPC-01 Ex ansion module for four COM connectors
LPC-02 Ex ansion module for four COM connectors (5V or 12V)
LPC-04 Ex ansion module for two or four COM connectors (5V or 12V)
Wireless Accessories
Wireless AccessoriesWireless Accessories
Wireless Accessories
Model Number
Model NumberModel Number
Model Number Descri tion
Descri tionDescri tion
Descri tion
EMIO-1533-00A2 VNT9271 IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB WiFi module with assembly kit

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Table of Contents
1.
1.1.
1. Product Overview
Product OverviewProduct Overview
Product Overview ................................
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1.1. Key Features and Benefits ............................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1. VIA Eden
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X4 Processor ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2. VIA VX11H MSP Chi set .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.3. Ex ansion O tion ...................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Product S ecifications ................................................................................................................... 2
1.3. Layout Diagram ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.4. Dimensions ....................................................................................................................................... 6
1.5. Height Distribution ......................................................................................................................... 7
2.
2.2.
2. I/O Interface
I/O InterfaceI/O Interface
I/O Interface ................................
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2.1. External I/O Ports ........................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.1. Gigabit Ethernet Port ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1.2. USB 3.0 Port ................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.3. Mini HDMI
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Port ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.4. VGA Connector ........................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2. Onboard Connectors ................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1. LVDS Connector ....................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2. SATA Connectors..................................................................................................................................... 12
2.2.3. SATA Power Connector ......................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.4. KB/MS/LPC/GPIO/SMBus Combination Pin Header .......................................................................... 14
2.2.5. Audio, USB 2.0, Front Panel Combination Pin Header .................................................................... 15
2.2.6. System/CPU Fan Connector ................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.7. DC-In Power Connector ......................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.8. CMOS Battery Connector ....................................................................................................................... 17
2.2.9. SPI Flash Connector ................................................................................................................................. 17
3.
3.3.
3. Jum ers
Jum ersJum ers
Jum ers ................................
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3.1. Clear CMOS Jum er .................................................................................................................... 19
3.2. Backlight Power Select Jum er ................................................................................................. 20
3.3. Panel Power Control Jum er ..................................................................................................... 20
4.
4.4.
4. Ex ansion Slots
Ex ansion SlotsEx ansion Slots
Ex ansion Slots ................................
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4.1. High S eed Extension Slot ......................................................................................................... 21
4.2. DDR3 SODIMM Memory Slot .................................................................................................... 23
4.2.1. Installing a Memory Module ................................................................................................................. 23
4.2.2. Removing a Memory Module ................................................................................................................ 25
5.
5.5.
5. Hardware Installation
Hardware InstallationHardware Installation
Hardware Installation ................................
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5.1. Installing the EPIA-P910-A Ex ansion Card (o tional)........................................................ 26
5.2. Installing into a Chassis ............................................................................................................... 27
5.2.1. Suggested minimum chassis dimensions ............................................................................................ 27
5.2.2. Suggested minimum chassis height ...................................................................................................... 27
5.2.3. Suggested kee out areas ....................................................................................................................... 28
6.
6.6.
6. BIOS Setu Utility
BIOS Setu UtilityBIOS Setu Utility
BIOS Setu Utility................................
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6.1. Entering the BIOS Setu Utility ................................................................................................. 29
6.2. Control Keys .................................................................................................................................. 29
6.3. Getting Hel .................................................................................................................................. 29

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6.4. System Overview .......................................................................................................................... 30
6.4.1. BIOS Information ...................................................................................................................................... 30
6.4.2. Memory Information ................................................................................................................................ 30
6.4.3. System Language ...................................................................................................................................... 30
6.4.4. System Date ............................................................................................................................................... 30
6.4.5. System Time .............................................................................................................................................. 30
6.5. Advanced Settings ........................................................................................................................ 31
6.5.1. ACPI Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 32
6.5.2. S5 RTC Wake Settings ............................................................................................................................. 33
6.5.3. CPU Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 34
6.5.4. SATA Configuration ................................................................................................................................. 35
6.5.5. PC Health Status ....................................................................................................................................... 36
6.5.6. Clock Generator Configuration ............................................................................................................. 37
6.5.7. OnBoard Device Configuration ............................................................................................................. 38
6.6. Chi set Settings ............................................................................................................................ 39
6.6.1. DRAM Configuration................................................................................................................................ 40
6.6.2. Video Configuration ................................................................................................................................ 41
6.6.3. PMU_ACPI Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 43
6.6.4. SDIO_CR Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 45
6.6.5. Others Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 46
6.7. Boot Settings.................................................................................................................................. 47
6.7.1. Boot Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 47
6.7.2. Boot O tion Priorities ............................................................................................................................. 47
6.8. Save & Exit ..................................................................................................................................... 48
6.8.1. Save Changes and Exit ............................................................................................................................ 48
6.8.2. Discard Changes and Exit ....................................................................................................................... 48
6.8.3. Save Changes and Reset ......................................................................................................................... 48
6.8.4. Discard Changes and Reset .................................................................................................................... 48
6.8.5. Save O tions ............................................................................................................................................. 48
6.8.6. Save Changes ............................................................................................................................................ 48
6.8.7. Discard Changes ....................................................................................................................................... 48
6.8.8. Restore Defaults ....................................................................................................................................... 48
7.
7.7.
7. Software and Technical Su orts
Software and Technical Su ortsSoftware and Technical Su orts
Software and Technical Su orts ................................
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7.1. Microsoft and Linux Su ort ...................................................................................................... 49
7.1.1. Driver Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 49
7.2. Technical Su orts and Assistance .......................................................................................... 49
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A endix A. Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists
n Header and Connector Vendor Listsn Header and Connector Vendor Lists
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A.1. EPIA-P910 Mainboard ........................................................................................................................ 50

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List of Tables
Table 1: Layout descri tion table of the EPIA-P910 mainboard ................................................................................5
Table 2: Layout descri tion table of external I/O orts ..............................................................................................8
Table 3: Gigabit Ethernet ort inout ..............................................................................................................................8
Table 4: Gigabit Ethernet LED color definition ..............................................................................................................9
Table 5: USB 3.0 ort inout ..............................................................................................................................................9
Table 6: Mini HDMI
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ort inout ......................................................................................................................................9
Table 7: VGA connector inout ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Table 8: LVDS connector inout .................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 9: SATA connector inouts .................................................................................................................................. 12
Table 10: SATA ower connector inout .................................................................................................................... 13
Table 11: KB/MS/LPC/GPIO/ SMBus combination in header inout ..................................................................... 14
Table 12: Audio, USB, Front anel combination in header inout ...................................................................... 15
Table 13: System/CPU fan connector inout ............................................................................................................... 16
Table 14: DC-In ower connector inout .................................................................................................................... 16
Table 15: CMOS battery connector inout .................................................................................................................. 17
Table 16: SPI flash connector inout ............................................................................................................................. 17
Table 17: Clear CMOS jum er settings ........................................................................................................................ 19
Table 18: Backlight ower select jum er settings ..................................................................................................... 20
Table 19: Panel ower control jum er settings ......................................................................................................... 20
Table 20: High S eed Extension slot inout ............................................................................................................... 22
Table 21: EPIA-P910 in header and connector vendor lists .................................................................................. 50

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Layout diagram of the EPIA-P910 mainboard (to and bottom view) ....................................................4
Figure 2: Mounting holes and dimensions of the EPIA-P910 mainboard .................................................................6
Figure 3: Height distribution of the EPIA-P910 mainboard ..........................................................................................7
Figure 4: External I/O orts .................................................................................................................................................8
Figure 5: Gigabit Ethernet ort diagram ...........................................................................................................................8
Figure 6: USB 3.0 ort diagram ..........................................................................................................................................9
Figure 7: Mini HDMI
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ort diagram ...................................................................................................................................9
Figure 8: VGA connector diagram .................................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 9: LVDS connector diagram ................................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 10: SATA connector diagram .............................................................................................................................. 12
Figure 11: SATA ower connector diagram ................................................................................................................. 13
Figure 12: KB/MS/LPC/GPIO/ SMBus combination in header diagram ................................................................. 14
Figure 13: Audio, USB, Front anel combination in header diagram................................................................... 15
Figure 14: System/CPU fan connector diagram ........................................................................................................... 16
Figure 15: DC-In ower connector diagram ................................................................................................................ 16
Figure 16: CMOS battery connector diagram .............................................................................................................. 17
Figure 17: SPI flash connector diagram ......................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 18: Jum er settings exam le ............................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 19: Clear CMOS jum er diagram ....................................................................................................................... 19
Figure 20: Backlight ower select jum er diagram .................................................................................................... 20
Figure 21: Panel ower control jum er diagram ........................................................................................................ 20
Figure 22: High S eed Extension slot diagram ............................................................................................................ 21
Figure 23: DDR3 SODIMM memory slot diagram ....................................................................................................... 23
Figure 24: Inserting the memory module ...................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 25: Locking the memory module ....................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 26: Installing memory thermal ad .................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 27: Disengaging the SODIMM locking cli s .................................................................................................... 25
Figure 28: Removing the memory module ................................................................................................................... 25
Figure 29: Connecting EPIA-P910-A ex ansion card ................................................................................................. 26
Figure 30: Suggested minimum chassis dimensions ................................................................................................... 27
Figure 31: Suggested minimum internal chassis ceiling height ................................................................................ 27
Figure 32: Suggested kee out areas .............................................................................................................................. 28
Figure 33: Illustration of the Main menu screen .......................................................................................................... 30
Figure 34: Illustration of the Advanced Settings screen ............................................................................................ 31
Figure 35: Illustration of the ACPI Settings screen ..................................................................................................... 32
Figure 36: Illustration of the S5 RTC Wake Settings screen ...................................................................................... 33
Figure 37: Illustration of CPU Configuration screen ................................................................................................... 34
Figure 38: Illustration of SATA Configuration screen................................................................................................. 35
Figure 39: Illustration of PC Health Status screen ...................................................................................................... 36
Figure 40: Illustration of Clock Generator Configuration screen ............................................................................ 37
Figure 41: Illustration of OnBoard Device Configuration screen ............................................................................ 38
Figure 42: Illustration of Chi set Settings screen ........................................................................................................ 39
Figure 43: Illustration of DRAM Configuration screen ............................................................................................... 40
Figure 44: Illustration of Video Configuration screen ................................................................................................ 41
Figure 45: Illustration of PMU_ACPI Configuration screen ....................................................................................... 43
Figure 46: Illustration of Other Control screen ........................................................................................................... 43
Figure 47: Illustration of SDIO_CR Configuration screen .......................................................................................... 45
Figure 48: Illustration of Others Configuration screen .............................................................................................. 46
Figure 49: Illustration of Boot Settings screen ............................................................................................................. 47
Figure 50: Illustration of Save & Exit screen ................................................................................................................. 48

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1.
1.1.
1. Product Overview
Product OverviewProduct Overview
Product Overview
The VIA EPIA-P910 Pico-ITX mainboard is a com act native x86 mainboard o timized for systems in
embedded and multimedia a lications. It can also be used for various domain a lications such as medical
PC, industrial PC, and etc. The mainboard is based on the VIA VX11H Media System Processor that features
the VIA Chrome
™
640 DX11 with 2D/3D gra hics and video accelerators for rich digital media erformance.
The VIA EPIA-P910 mainboard has integrated HDMI
®
ort, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) ort, USB 3.0 orts, VGA
connector, and onboard in header connector for o tional EPIA-P910-A ex ansion card.
The VIA EPIA-P910 has a owerful, secure, and efficient VIA Eden
®
X4 rocessor. The VIA Eden
®
X4
rocessor includes the VIA AES Security Engine, VIA CoolStream
™
Architecture and VIA PowerSaver
™
Technology.
The VIA EPIA-P910 includes one 1333 MHz DDR3 SODIMM slot that su ort u to 8 GB memory size. The
VIA EPIA-P910 rovides su ort for high fidelity audio with its included VIA VT2021 High Definition Audio
codec. In addition it su orts two SATA 3.0 Gb/s storage devices and fully com atible with Microsoft
®
and
Linux o erating systems.
1.1. Key Features and Benefits
1.1.1. VIA Eden
®
X4 Processor
The VIA Eden
®
X4 is a 64-bit su erscalar x86 multi-core rocessor combine on two dies. It is based on
advanced 28 nanometer rocess technology acked into an ultra com act NanoBGA2 ackage measuring
21mm x 21mm. The VIA Eden
®
X4 rocessor delivers a su erb erformance on multi-tasking, multimedia
layback, roductivity and internet browsing in a low ower budget. In addition, it is ideal for most of multi-
dis lay environment, and embedded system a lications such as industrial PCs, test machines, measuring
equi ment, digital signage, medical PCs, monitoring systems, gaming machines, in-vehicle entertainment, etc.
1.1.2. VIA VX11H MSP Chi set
The VIA VX11H is the fourth generation, highly integrated Media System Processor which rovides high
quality digital video streaming and high definition video layback. It features the VIA Chrome
™
640 DX11
2D/3D gra hics and video rocessor, High Definition video decoder su orts DDR3 1333 controller and USB
3.0 interface.
The VIA VX11H offers su erb-gra hics erformance, immersive visual ex erience, and su orts DirectX 11.0
that allows realistic 3D rendering and increased visual acuity. The VIA VX11H is based on a highly
so histicated ower efficient architecture that enables such rich integration into a com act ackage.
1.1.3. Ex ansion O tion
The EPIA-P910 further roves its versatility by roviding an o tional ex ansion connector. The EPIA-P910-A
I/O ex ansion card is connected through onboard in headers carrying the front anel I/O such as audio jack,
USB 2.0 orts, LED indicator and ower button.
The com anies using the EPIA-P910 with EPIA-P910-A I/O ex ansion card obtain the maximum benefits and
enable to slowly roll out u grades as necessary instead of having to re lace everything all at once.

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1.2. Product S ecifications
 Processor
ProcessorProcessor
Processor
 VIA Eden X4 1.2 GHz rocessor
 21 mm x 21 mm FCBGA
 Chi s
Chi sChi s
Chi set
etet
et
 VIA VX11H MSP chi set
 33 mm x 33 mm FCBGA
 Gra hics
Gra hicsGra hics
Gra hics
 Integrated VIA Chrome
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640 DX11 2D/3D gra hics and video rocessor
 MPEG2, WMV9/VC1, H.264 Full HD video decoder
 UMA su orting CRT/HDMI/LVDS
 O timized Unified Memory Architecture (UMA)
 Su ort frame buffer size from 256MB to 512MB
 System Memory
System MemorySystem Memory
System Memory
 1 x SODIMM socket su orting DDR3 1333 MHz
 Su orts u to 8 GB memory size
 Onboard Peri herals
Onboard Peri heralsOnboard Peri herals
Onboard Peri herals
 Serial ATA
Serial ATASerial ATA
Serial ATA
 Su orts u to two SATA 3.0 Gb/s
 Onboard LAN
Onboard LANOnboard LAN
Onboard LAN
 VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
 Onboard Audio
Onboard AudioOnboard Audio
Onboard Audio
 VIA VT2021 High Definition Audio Codec
 Onboard Su er I/O
Onboard Su er I/OOnboard Su er I/O
Onboard Su er I/O
 Fintek F81801U-I Su er I/O controller
 Onboard I/O Connectors
Onboard I/O ConnectorsOnboard I/O Connectors
Onboard I/O Connectors
 1 x KB/MS, LPC, SMBus and GPIO combination in header connector
 1 x Front anel, Audio (Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In/SPDIF-Out), USB 2.0 combination in header connector
 3 x PCIe x1 and 3 x USB 2.0 orts (through High S eed Extension slot)
 1 x Single-channel 18/24-bit LVDS anel connector
 2 x SATA connectors
 1 x SATA ower connector (with Y-cable for 2)
 1 x System/CPU fan connector
 1 x LVDS anel ower selector jum er (5V/3.3V)
 1 x LVDS backlight voltage selector jum er (5V/12V)
 1 x SPI flash connector
 1 x CMOS external battery connector
 1 x DC-In ower connector (+12V±5%)
 Back Panel I/O
Back Panel I/OBack Panel I/O
Back Panel I/O
 1 x Mini HDMI
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ort (Ty e C)
 1 x VGA connector
 1 x Gigabit Ethernet ort
 2 x USB 3.0 orts
 BIOS
BIOSBIOS
BIOS
 AMI APTIO UEFI BIOS
 32 Mbits SPI flash memory