VIA Technologies Epia LT15000G User manual

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Operating Guide
EPIA LT-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard

EPIA LT-Series Operating Guide
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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.
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VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout Diagram & Mounting Holes

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VIA EPIA LT-Series Layout Diagram & Height Distribution