VIA Technologies Epia LT15000G User manual

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Operating Guide
EPIA LT-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................................................................i
VIA EPIA LT-Series Overview..............................................................................................................................................................1
VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout..................................................................................................................................................................2
VIA EPIA LT-Series Specifications ......................................................................................................................................................3
VIA EPIA LT Processor SKUs ..............................................................................................................................................................4
VIA CX700 Chipset Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................5
VIA EPIA LT-Series I/O Back Panel Layout......................................................................................................................................6
VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout Diagram & Mounting Holes...............................................................................................................7
VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout Diagram & Height Distribution.........................................................................................................8
Power Consumption.................................................................................................................................................................................9
VIA EPIA LT15000G........................................................................................................................................................................9
VIA EPIA LT10000EG ...................................................................................................................................................................11
Power Specifications ..............................................................................................................................................................................13
VIA EPIA LT-Series Microsoft and Linux Driver Support............................................................................................................14
M ICROSOFT D RIVER S UPPORT ..........................................................................................................................................................14
L INUX D RIVER S UPPORT ....................................................................................................................................................................14
Contact.....................................................................................................................................................................................................15

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VIA EPIA LT-Series Overview
The VIA EPIA LT-Series Mini-ITX Mainb ard is an ultra c mpact native x86 platf rm
ptimized f r t day's demanding embedded and pr ductivity applicati ns. The mainb ard is
based n the VIA CX700 chipset featuring an embedded hardware MPEG-2 accelerat r and
integrated VIA UniChr me™ Pr II 3D/2D graphics f r rich digital media perf rmance. With
the sizable mem ry bandwidth f DDR2 533MHz SDRAM DIMM and the high data transfer
speed f ATA-133 and further enhanced by supp rt f VIA VT1708A High Definiti n Audi
c dec, the VIA EPIA LT-Series delivers the increased perf rmance levels required by t day’s
embedded digital media applicati ns.
The latest in high-bandwidth c nnectivity is supp rted with 4 USB 2.0 p rts, as well as a
COM p rt and has tw 10/100 Fast Ethernet p rts f r extended br adband c nnectivity.
The VIA EPIA LT-Series als has ne PCI sl t f r expandability pti ns. The VIA EPIA LT-
Series is c mpatible with a full range f Mini-ITX chassis as well as FlexATX and Micr ATX
encl sures and p wer supplies.
The VIA EPIA LT-Series is fully c mpatible with Micr s ft
®
and Linux perating systems and
is available in a variety f c nfigurati ns, including the latest VIA C7
®
V4 Bus Nan BGA2
pr cess r f r small, l w p wer and secure x86 pr cess r platf rms.

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VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout

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VIA EPIA LT-Series Specifications
Model Name
- EPIA - LT15000G - EPIA LT10000EG
Processor
- VIA C7
®
1.5GHz Nan BGA2
pr cess r
- VIA C7
®
1.0GHz Nan BGA2
pr cess r
Chipset
- VIA CX700 Advanced All-in-One system pr cess r
System Memory
- 1 DDR2 533 DIMM sl t
- Up t 1GB mem ry size
VGA
- Integrated VIA UniChr me™ Pr II 3D/2D AGP graphics with
MPEG-2 vide dec ding accelerati n
Expansion Slots
- 1 PCI sl t
Onboard IDE
- 1 UltraDMA 133/100/66 c nnect r
Onboard Serial ATA
- 2 SATA c nnect rs
Onboard AN
- 1 VIA VT6107 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet C ntr ller
- 1 VIA VT6107 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet C ntr ller / 1 VIA
VT6122 Gigabit LAN C ntr ller (Manufacturing Opti n)
Onboard Audio
- VIA VT1708A High Definiti n Audi C dec
Onboard I/O Connectors
- 3 Serial p rt pin headers f r COM2/3/4 (with 5V/12V select
jumper)
- 1 Digital I/O pin header
- 1 USB pin header f r 2 USB 2.0 p rts
- 1 LPC c nnect r
- 1 SMBus & Security pin header
- 1 Fr nt Panel Audi pin header
- 1 Parallel P rt pin header
- 1 LVDS M dule c nnect r
- 1 LVDS Panel P wer Select r pin header
- 1 LVDS Inverter pin header
- 1 CIR pin header (C nvertible t KB/MS)
- 2 Fan c nnect r f r CPU fan & SYS fan
- 1 Fr nt Panel c nnect r
- 1 ATX P wer c nnect r
- 1 TV- ut pin header (Manufacturing Opti n with CX700M)
Back Panel I/O
- 1 VGA c nnect r
- 1 COM p rt
- 2 RJ45 LAN p rts
- 4 USB 2.0 p rts
- 3 Audi jacks: Mic-In, Line-In & Line-Out
- 1 PS2 KB/MS c nnect r
BIOS
AMI BIOS, LPC 2/4/8Mbit flash mem ry
Operating System
Wind ws 2000/XP, Linux, Win CE, XPe
System Monitoring &
Management
- AC P wer failure rec very
- RTC timer p wer- n, Wake- n-LAN/Keyb ard/M use
- Watch D g Timer
Operating Temperature
0°C ~ 50°C
Operating Humidity
0% ~ 95% (relative humidity; n n-c ndensing)
Form Factor
- Mini-ITX (6-layer)
- 17cm x 17cm
* The specificati n is subject t change with ut pri r n tice.

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VIA EPIA LT Processor SKUs
The VIA EPIA LT-Series is available in tw speed grades as f ll ws:
•1.5 GHz VIA C7
®
Nan BGA2 Pr cess r
•1.0 GHz VIA C7
®
Nan BGA2 Pr cess r

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VIA CX700 Chipset Overview
The VIA CX700 Chipset is designed t enable high quality digital vide streaming and DVD
playback in a new generati n f fanless, small f rm fact r PCs and IA devices. The CX700
features the embedded VIA UniChr me™ Pr 2D / 3D MPEG-2 accelerati n, DDR2 533 /
400MHz supp rt, m ti n c mpensati n and du -view supp rt t ensure a rich verall
entertainment experience. Outstanding c nnectivity features include USB 2.0, 10/100 LAN
and ATA/133.

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VIA EPIA LT-Series I/O Back Panel Layout
The EPIA LT’s ultra c mpact 17cm x 17cm, integrated design supp rts all the standard
legacy x86 c nnectivity pti ns as well as PS/2 M use p rt, PS/2 Keyb ard p rt, COM p rt,
VGA p rt, RJ45 LAN p rts, USB 2.0 p rts, and audi jacks.
3.81
0.00 14.45 38.84 64.18 83.49 102.00 117.78 130.28 142.78

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VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout Diagram & Mounting Holes

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VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout Diagram & Height Distribution

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Power Consumption
P wer c nsumpti n tests were carried ut c mparing the VIA EPIA LT15000G and EPIA
LT10000EG. The f ll wing tables are a c mprehensive breakd wn f the EPIA platf rm’s
v ltage, amp and wattage values while running c mm n system applicati ns.
VIA EPIA T15000G
A. ID E Status
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.336 1.394 4.650
Main Board +5V 5.029 1.303 6.553
Main Board 5VSB 5.027 0.103 0.518
Main Board +12V 12.146 0.254 3.085
Total Power Consumption 14.806
B. MP3 Playing – Media Player
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.310 1.395 4.617
Main Board +5V 4.980 2.392 11.912
Main Board 5VSB 5.000 0.125 0.625
Main Board +12V 12.162 0.243 2.955
Total Power Consumption 20.109
C. DVD Playing – Power DVD 5.0
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.298 1.427 4.706
Main Board +5V 4.970 2.146 10.666
Main Board 5VSB 4.987 0.120 0.598
Main Board +12V 12.151 0.239 2.904
Total Power Consumption 18.874
D. Running Network Application – Files Copy (VT6107-1)
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.324 1.381 4.590
Main Board +5V 5.013 1.430 7.169
Main Board 5VSB 5.015 0.108 0.542
Main Board +12V 12.142 0.244 2.963
Total Power Consumption 15.264

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E. Running Network Application – Files Copy (VT6107-2)
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.317 1.389 4.607
Main Board +5V 5.004 1.532 7.666
Main Board 5VSB 5.007 0.111 0.556
Main Board +12V 12.138 0.246 2.986
Total Power Consumption 15.815
F. Run C.C. Winstone 2004
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.289 1.373 4.516
Main Board +5V 4.952 2.643 13.088
Main Board 5VSB 4.978 0.131 0.652
Main Board +12V 12.148 0.244 2.964
Total Power Consumption 21.220
G. S3 Mode
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 0.000 0.000 0.000
Main Board +5V 0.000 0.000 0.000
Main Board 5VSB 5.079 0.173 0.879
Main Board +12V 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total Power Consumption 0.879

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VIA EPIA T10000EG
A. ID E Status
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.341 1.282 4.283
Main Board +5V 5.009 1.322 6.622
Main Board 5VSB 4.937 0.056 0.276
Main Board +12V 11.974 0.098 1.173
Total Power Consumption 12.354
B. MP3 Playing – Media Player
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.333 1.268 4.226
Main Board +5V 4.984 1.858 9.260
Main Board 5VSB 4.929 0.066 0.325
Main Board +12V 11.983 0.083 0.995
Total Power Consumption 14.806
C. DVD Playing – Power DVD 5.0
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.322 1.357 4.508
Main Board +5V 4.973 1.990 9.896
Main Board 5VSB 4.920 0.067 0.330
Main Board +12V 11.975 0.080 0.958
Total Power Consumption 15.692
D. Running Network Application – Files Copy (VT6107-1)
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.334 1.301 4.338
Main Board +5V 4.993 1.555 7.764
Main Board 5VSB 4.930 0.072 0.355
Main Board +12V 11.978 0.084 1.006
Total Power Consumption 13.463

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E. Running Network Application – Files Copy (VT6107-2)
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.332 1.316 4.385
Main Board +5V 4.992 1.619 8.082
Main Board 5VSB 4.930 0.073 0.360
Main Board +12V 11.979 0.084 1.006
Total Power Consumption 13.833
F. Run C.C. Winstone 2004
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.326 1.055 3.509
Main Board +5V 4.972 1.989 9.889
Main Board 5VSB 4.922 0.068 0.335
Main Board +12V 11.982 0.084 1.006
Total Power Consumption 14.739
G. S3 Mode
MEAN Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 0.000 0.000 0.000
Main Board +5V 0.000 0.000 0.000
Main Board 5VSB 4.973 0.175 0.870
Main Board +12V 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total Power Consumption 0.870

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Power Specifications
The EPIA LT utilizes an industry standard 20-pin ATX main c nnect r t the p wer supply.
Due t the EPIA LT platf rm’s ultra l w p wer requirements a 90 – 120 Watt ATX p wer
supply is ample f r even the heaviest f multimedia system applicati ns.
1 +3V 11 +3V
2 +3V 12 -12V
3 Gnd 13 Gnd
4 +5V 14 PS_ON
5 Gnd 15 Gnd
6 +5V 16 Gnd
7 Gnd 17 Gnd
8 PW_OK 18 -5V
9 5V_SB 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V
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VIA EPIA LT-Series Microsoft and Linux Driver Support
Microsoft Driver Support
VIA EPIA LT series ffers full supp rt f r the c mplete range f Micr s ft perating systems.
F r standard perating systems, Wind ws 98/Me/2000/XP latest drivers d wnl ads can be
f und in the VEPD website at www.viaembedded.c m.
F r embedded perating systems, Wind ws CE.NET and XP Embedded related driver
supp rts can be f und in the VIA Arena website at www.viaarena.c m.
inux Driver Support
VIA EPIA LT mainb ards have a very high degree f supp rt under Linux.
Supp rt and drivers are pr vided thr ugh vari us meth ds including:
•Drivers pr vided by VIA
– Using a driver built int a distributi n package
– Visiting VIA Arena website at www.viaarena.c m f r latest updates n a m nthly
basis
•Installing a third party driver (such as the ALSA driver fr m the Advanced Linux
S und Architecture pr ject f r integrated audi )
F r OEM clients and system integrat rs devel ping a pr duct f r l ng term pr ducti n, ther
c de and res urces may als be made available. Y u can submit a request either thr ugh
the Devel pers p rtal n VIA Arena, r thr ugh y ur VEPD supp rt c ntact. Alternatively,
VIA can w rk further t wards pr viding additi nal drivers t suite y ur specific needs.

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Contact
F r m re inf rmati n n the VIA EPIA LT-Series Mini ITX Mainb ard c ntact y ur sales
representative r visit ur website at www.viaembedded.com
Taiwan Headquarters
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USA
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USA
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Europe
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Germany
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