VIA Technologies ARTIGO A2000 - VIA ARTiGO Barebone Storage... User manual

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December 22, 2008

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B Radio Frequency Interference StatementB Radio Frequency Interference Statement
B Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Thi equipment ha been te ted and found to comply with the limit for a cla B digital device, pur uant to
part 15 of the FCC rule . The e limit are de igned to provide rea onable protection again t harmful
interference when the equipment i operated in a commercial environment. Thi equipment generate , u e
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in talled and u ed in accordance with the in truction
manual, may cau e harmful interference to radio communication . Operation of thi equipment in a
re idential area i likely to cau e harmful interference, in which ca e the u er will be required to correct the
interference at hi per onal expen e.
Notice 1
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The change or modification not expre ly approved by the party re pon ible for compliance could void the
u er' authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2
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Shielded interface cable and A.C. power cord, if any, mu t be u ed in order to comply with the emi ion
limit .
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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I NSTRUCTIONS
NSTRUCTIONSNSTRUCTIONS
NSTRUCTIONS
 Alway read the afety in truction carefully.
 Keep thi U er' Manual for future reference.
 Keep thi equipment away from humidity.
 Lay thi equipment on a reliable flat urface before etting it up.
 The opening on the enclo ure are for air convection hence protect the
equipment from overheating. Do not cover the opening .
 Make ure the voltage of the power ource and adju t properly 110/220V
before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.
 Place the power cord in uch a way that people cannot tep on it. Do not
place anything over the power cord.
 Alway unplug the power cord before in erting any add-on card or module.
 All caution and warning on the equipment hould be noted.
 Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cau e damage or
electrical hock.
 If any of the following ituation ari e , get the equipment checked by a
ervice per onnel:
The power cord or plug i damaged.
Liquid ha penetrated into the equipment.
The equipment ha been expo ed to moi ture.
The equipment ha not worked well or you cannot get it work
according to U er' Manual.
The equipment ha dropped and damaged.
If the equipment ha obviou ign of breakage.
 Do not leave thi equipment in an environment unconditioned or in a
torage temperature above 60
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F). The equipment may be damaged.
Caution:
Caution:Caution:
Caution:
Only u e the appropriate battery pecified for thi product.
Do not reu e, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
Do not attempt to force open the battery.
Do not di card u ed batterie with regular tra h.
Di card u ed batterie according to local regulation .

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Table of Content ............................................................................................................. iv
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1 Specification ................................................................................................. 1
Mainboard Specification .........................................................................................2
Mainboard Layout ......................................................................................................4
Back Panel Layout........................................................................................................5
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2 In tallation ...................................................................................................... 7
CPU ....................................................................................................................................8
CPU Fan and Sy tem Fan: CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN ..................................8
Memory Module In tallation...................................................................................9
Memory Slot: DDR2 SODIMM SDRAM..........................................................9
DDR2 SDRAM Module In tallation Procedure .........................................9
Available DDR2 SDRAM Configuration .................................................... 10
Power Connector ..................................................................................................... 11
ATX 4-Pin Power Connector: DC 12V.......................................................... 11
External CMOS Battery Connector: BAT1................................................... 11
Back Panel Port ........................................................................................................ 12
RJ-45 Port................................................................................................................ 12
USB Port ................................................................................................................. 12
Line-Out................................................................................................................... 12
Mic/Line-In ............................................................................................................. 12
Connector ................................................................................................................... 13
SATA Port .............................................................................................................. 13
VGA Connector: VGA.......................................................................................... 13
Power Button Connector: PW_BN................................................................. 14
USB Pin Connector: USB 2/3 ........................................................................... 14
KB/MS Connector ................................................................................................ 15
SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface): JSPI ........................................................... 15
LED Connector: JLED .......................................................................................... 16
LPC Connector: JLPC........................................................................................... 17
Sy tem Management Bu : SMBu ................................................................ 17
Jumper ......................................................................................................................... 18
Clear CMOS............................................................................................................ 18
AT/ATX Power ....................................................................................................... 18
Rear Audio Select: JAudio ................................................................................ 19
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3 Daughter Card ...........................................................................................20
NSD7200-A Card Layout........................................................................................ 20
Power Cable Connection .................................................................................. 21
NSD7200-B Card Layout ........................................................................................ 22

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Power Button Cable Connection................................................................... 23
USB Cable Connection....................................................................................... 23
LED and Re et Cable Connection.................................................................. 24
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4 BIOS Setup....................................................................................................26
Entering the BIOS Setup Menu ........................................................................... 27
Control Key ................................................................................................................ 28
Navigating the BIOS Menu ................................................................................. 29
Getting Help................................................................................................................ 30
Main Menu................................................................................................................... 31
Standard CMOS Feature ................................................................................. 31
Advanced BIOS Feature ................................................................................... 31
Advanced Chip et Feature ............................................................................. 31
Integrated Peripheral ....................................................................................... 31
Power Management Setup .............................................................................. 31
PnP/PCI Configuration ..................................................................................... 31
PC Health Statu ................................................................................................... 32
Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................................. 32
Load Optimized Default .................................................................................. 32
Set Supervi or Pa word................................................................................... 32
Set U er Pa word............................................................................................... 32
Save & Exit Setup................................................................................................. 32
Exit Without Saving............................................................................................. 32
Standard CMOS Feature ...................................................................................... 33
Date ........................................................................................................................... 33
Time........................................................................................................................... 33
Video......................................................................................................................... 33
Halt On..................................................................................................................... 33
SATA Drive ................................................................................................................. 34
SATA Channel 0.................................................................................................... 34
SATA Channel 1.................................................................................................... 34
Compact Fla h Di k.................................................................................................. 35
Advanced BIOS Feature ........................................................................................ 37
Viru Warning........................................................................................................ 37
CPU L1 & L2 Cache ............................................................................................. 37
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking........................................................................... 37
Quick Power On Self-Te t ................................................................................ 38
Fir t/Second/Third Boot Device..................................................................... 38
Boot Other Device............................................................................................... 38
Boot Up NumLock Statu ................................................................................. 38
Typematic Rate Setting ..................................................................................... 38
Typematic Rate (Char /Sec)............................................................................. 39
Typematic Delay (M ec).................................................................................... 39
Security Option..................................................................................................... 39

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MPS Ver ion Control for OS............................................................................ 39
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB.......................................................................... 39
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability................................................................................. 39
Video BIOS Shadow............................................................................................ 39
Full Screen Logo Show ...................................................................................... 39
Summary Screen Show...................................................................................... 40
CPU Feature ............................................................................................................... 41
Delay Prior to Thermal....................................................................................... 41
Thermal Management ....................................................................................... 41
Hard Di k Boot Priority........................................................................................... 42
Advanced Chip et Feature .................................................................................. 43
Memory Hole......................................................................................................... 43
Sy tem BIOS Cacheable .................................................................................... 43
Video RAM Cacheable ....................................................................................... 43
AGP Fa t Write ...................................................................................................... 43
Internal VGA Control ............................................................................................... 44
AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle................................................................................. 44
VGA Share Memory Size................................................................................... 44
Direct Frame Buffer............................................................................................. 44
CPU & PCI Bu Control ........................................................................................... 45
PCI Ma ter 0 WS Write ...................................................................................... 45
PCI Delay Tran action ........................................................................................ 45
VIA PWR Management...................................................................................... 45
Integrated Peripheral ............................................................................................. 46
OnChip IDE Channel 1 ....................................................................................... 46
IDE HDD Block Mode......................................................................................... 46
SATA Controller .................................................................................................... 46
Azalia HDA Controller........................................................................................ 46
Onboard LAN Boot ROM.................................................................................. 46
VIA Wirele LAN Support ............................................................................... 46
Super IO Device ......................................................................................................... 47
Internal Serial Port 1........................................................................................... 47
VIA OnChip IDE Device........................................................................................... 48
IDE Prefetch Mode .............................................................................................. 48
CF Card UDMA66................................................................................................. 48
IDE DMA Tran fer Acce ................................................................................. 48
Compact Fla h PIO.............................................................................................. 48
Compact Fla h UDMA........................................................................................ 48
USB Device Setting................................................................................................... 49
USB 1.0 Controller ............................................................................................... 49
USB 2.0 Controller ............................................................................................... 49
USB Operation Mode......................................................................................... 49
USB Keyboard Function .................................................................................... 49

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USB Mou e Function .......................................................................................... 50
USB Storage Function ........................................................................................ 50
Power Management Setup ................................................................................... 51
ACPI Su pend Type............................................................................................. 51
Power Management Option............................................................................ 51
HDD Power Down................................................................................................ 51
Su pend Mode...................................................................................................... 52
Video Off Option.................................................................................................. 52
Video Off Method................................................................................................ 52
Soft-Off by PWRBTN .......................................................................................... 52
Run VGABIOS if S3 Re ume............................................................................. 52
AC Lo Auto Re tart.......................................................................................... 52
HPET Support ........................................................................................................ 53
WDRT Support ...................................................................................................... 53
Wakeup Event Detect.............................................................................................. 54
PS2KB Wakeup Select ........................................................................................ 54
PS2KB Wakeup Key Select ............................................................................... 54
PS2MS Wakeup Key Select .............................................................................. 54
PS2 Keyboard Power On................................................................................... 54
PS2 Mou e Power On ........................................................................................ 55
USB Re ume from S3 ......................................................................................... 55
Wakeup On GPI .................................................................................................... 55
PowerOn by PCI Card......................................................................................... 55
RTC Alarm Re ume.............................................................................................. 55
Date (of Month).................................................................................................... 55
Re ume Time (hh : mm : )............................................................................. 55
PnP/PCI Configuration .......................................................................................... 56
PNP OS In talled .................................................................................................. 56
Re et Configuration Data................................................................................. 56
Re ource Controlled By................................................................................... 57
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ..................................................................................... 57
A ign IRQ for VGA............................................................................................. 57
A ign IRQ for USB.............................................................................................. 57
Maximum Payload Size ..................................................................................... 57
PC Health Statu ........................................................................................................ 58
Frequency/Voltage Control .................................................................................. 59
DRAM Frequency................................................................................................. 59
DRAM Channel Mode ........................................................................................ 59
DDR CAS Latency Control ................................................................................ 59
DDR Bur t Length ................................................................................................ 59
DDR 1T Command Rate.................................................................................... 59
DRDY Table............................................................................................................. 59
ODT............................................................................................................................ 59

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Spread Spectrum ................................................................................................. 60
Load Optimized Default ....................................................................................... 61
Set Supervi or/U er Pa word............................................................................. 62
Supervi or Pa word .......................................................................................... 62
U er Pa word....................................................................................................... 62
Save & Exit Setup...................................................................................................... 64
Exit Without Saving.................................................................................................. 65
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5 Driver In tallation.......................................................................................66
Driver Utilitie ............................................................................................................. 67
Getting Started ..................................................................................................... 67
Running the Driver Utilitie CD...................................................................... 68
CD Content .................................................................................................................. 69

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S PECIFICATIONS
The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-N701 u e the Nano-
ITX mainboard form-factor developed by VIA Technologie , Inc. a part
of the company’ open indu try-wide total connectivity initiative. The
mainboard enable the creation of an exciting new generation of mall,
ergonomic, innovative and affordable embedded y tem . Through a
high level of integration, the Nano-ITX occupy 50% of the ize of a Mini-
ATX mainboard form factor. The mainboard come with a VIA C7-D
Proce or, boa ting of ultra-low power con umption, cool and quiet
operation.

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Mainboard Specification
Mainboard SpecificationMainboard Specification
Mainboard Specification
CPU
CPUCPU
CPU
•VIA C7-D 1.5GHz proce or / 400 MHz FSB
Chip et
Chip etChip et
Chip et
•VIA VX800 advanced all-in-one y tem proce or
Graphic
GraphicGraphic
Graphic
•Integrated VIA Chrome9™ HC3 Integrated Graphic 3D/2D and
Unified Video Decoding Accelerator
Audio
AudioAudio
Audio
•VIA VT1708B High Definition Audio Codec
Memory
MemoryMemory
Memory
•1 x DDR2 667/533 SODIMM lot (up to 2 GB)
LAN
LANLAN
LAN
•1 x VIA VT6130 PCI Expre Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Onboard I/O Connector
Onboard I/O ConnectorOnboard I/O Connector
Onboard I/O Connector
•2 x SATA port connector
•1 x USB pin header for 2 additional USB 2.0 port
•1 x CF (CompactFla h) type I connector ( hared with IDE)
•1 x KB/MS pin header
•1 x SPI pin header
•1 x Front Panel pin header
•1 x SMBu pin header (with 5V input)
•2 x Fan connector for CPU and Sy tem fan
•1 x Power-on pin header
•1 x +12V Power input connector
•1 x MIC-in/Line-in witch header
•1 x LED indicator pin header
•1 x Buzzer