VIA Technologies EPIA N-Series User manual

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Operating Guide
EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard

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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................................I
VIA EPIA N-SERIES OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................................. 1
VIA EPIA N-SERIES LAYOUT ................................................................................................................................................... 2
VIA EPIA N-SERIES SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................... 3
VIA EPIA N PROCESSOR SKUS................................................................................................................................................ 4
VIA LUKE COREFUSION™ OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................ 5
VIA EPIA N-SERIES I/O BACK PANEL LAYOUT.................................................................................................................. 6
VIA EPIA N-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ........................................................................... 7
VIA EPIA NL-SERIES LAYOUT DIAGRAM & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (BOTTOM) ................................................... 8
VIA EPIA NL-SERIES THERMAL LAYOUT & HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION........................................................................ 9
NOISE LEVEL DATA ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
POWER CONSUMPTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
VIA EPIA N 5000E.................................................................................................................................................................... 11
VIA EPIA N 8000E.................................................................................................................................................................... 12
VIA EPIA N 10000 .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
POWER SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
VIA EPIA N-SERIES MICROSOFT AND LINUX DRIVER SUPPORT............................................................................... 16
MICROSOFT DRIVER SUPPORT...................................................................................................................................................... 16
LINUX DRIVER SUPPORT .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
CONTACT .................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

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VIA EPIA N-Series Overview
The VIA EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard is an ultra compact x86 motherboard design with
unprecedented expandability and versatility for today’s ever-growing need of embedded applications.
The mainboard is based on the VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor featuring an embedded hardware
MPEG-2 decoder / MPEG-4 accelerator and integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro 2D/3D graphics for rich
digital media performance. With the sizable memory bandwidth of DDR400 SDRAM SODIMM, the high
data transfer speeds of ATA-133 and Serial ATA and further enhanced by support of 6-Channel AC’97
codec for Smart 5.1 surround sound, the VIA EPIA N-Series delivers the increased performance levels
required of today’s embedded digital media applications.
The latest in high-bandwidth connectivity is supported with up to eight USB 2.0 ports, as well as an
10/100 Fast Ethernet port for extended broadband connectivity. The VIA EPIA N-Series also offers
support for a number of LVDS embedded LCD panels, TV-out, S-Video, Video interface port and has one
Mini-PCI slot for expandability options. The VIA EPIA N-Series is compatible with a full range of Nano-
ITX chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures and power supplies.
The VIA EPIA N-Series is fully compatible with Microsoft® and Linux operating systems and is available
in a variety of configurations, including the fanless VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor for silent system
designs.

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VIA EPIA N-Series Layout

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VIA EPIA N-Series Specifications
Core Logic - VIA Luke CoreFusion™ processor
- VIA VT8237R-series South Bridge
System Memory - 1 DDR400/333/266 SODIMM socket
- Up to 1GB memory size
VGA - Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro AGP Graphics with MPEG-2
Decoding / MPEG-4 Acceleration
Expansion Slot - 1 Mini-PCI
Onboard IDE - 2 UltraDMA 133/100 connectors (Secondary 2.0mm 44-pin
header)
Onboard S-ATA - 1 Serial ATA port
Onboard LAN - VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY
Onboard Audio - VIA VT1617A 6 channel AC’97 Codec
Onboard TV Out - VIA VT1625 TV Encoder
Onboard I/O Connectors - 2 USB pin headers for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
- 1 VIP pin header
- 1 SIO pin header (including SIR and LPC support)
- 1 YPbPr pin header (Component TV output connector)
- 1 Front-Panel pin header
- 1 KBMS pin header (Switchable for KB/MS connector)
- 1 FAN connector (CPU FAN)
- 1 LVDS / DVI connector (an add-on card is required)
- 1 +12V Nano-ITX power connector
Back Panel I/O - 1 RJ-45 LAN port
- 2 USB 2.0 ports
- 1 VGA port
- 1 RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)
- 1 S-Video port
- 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in (Horizontal, Smart
5.1 support)
BIOS - Award BIOS
- 4/8Mbit flash memory
System Monitoring &
Management
- CPU temperature monitoring
- CPU voltage monitoring
- Fan control
- Wake-on-LAN, Keyboard-Power-on, Timer-Power-on
- System power management
- AC power failure recovery
Operating Temperature - 0°C up to 47°C ~ 50°C (by different product items)
Operating Humidity - 0% ~ 95%
Form Factor - Nano-ITX (8 Layer)
- 12 cm x 12 cm
* The specification is subject to change without prior notice.

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VIA EPIA N Processor SKUs
The VIA EPIA N-Series is available in 533MHz, 800MHz and 1.0GHz speed grades. The VIA EPIA N
utilizes VIA’s ultra low power VIA Luke Core Fusion™ processor.
PadLock ACE US government
approved Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES), performing
cryptographic functions for
securing e-mails, personal files,
online transactions, and networks.
PowerSaver 3.0 tech-
nology, extends battery life by
dynamically altering the voltage
and clock frequency to reduce
power consumption when the
processor is not required to run
at full speed.
The VIA FliteDeck™ Suite, an
advanced system management
suite that enables to user to
effortlessly track and monitors
mission critical system data and
enable seamless live Windows®-
based BIOS updates as well as
comprehensive BIOS status
information.

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VIA Luke CoreFusion™ Overview
The Luke CoreFusion™ Processor is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient processor
with integrated UniChrome Pro graphics / video controller. The Luke CoreFusion™ Processor integrates
VIA’s most advanced system controller with high-performance UniChrome Pro 3D / 2D graphics and
video controller, DVI monitor and TV-Out interfaces. And provides superior performance between the
DRAM, V-Link and internal or external AGP 8x graphics controller with pipelined, burst and concurrent
operation. The VT8237R-series is a highly integrated peripheral controller which includes Serial ATA,
Ultra DMA IDE, USB 2.0, 10/100 MB networking MAC, AC’97 and system power management controllers.
The complete system consists of the Luke CoreFusion™ Processor and the VT8237R-series V-Link
South Bridge on the EPIA N board.

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VIA EPIA N-Series I/O Back Panel Layout
The EPIA N’s ultra compact 12cm x 12cm, integrated design supports all the standard legacy x86
connectivity options as well as USB 2.0, VGA port, RJ45 LAN port and VIA 6 channel AC’97 audio.
VGA-out
RCA-out
Line-out Line-in
USB
Microphone
RJ45
S-video

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VIA EPIA N-Series Layout Diagram & Height Distribution

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VIA EPIA NL-Series Layout Diagram & Height Distribution (Bottom)