VIA Technologies EPIA-N701 User manual

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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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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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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
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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
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Back Panel I/O Port
Back Panel I/O PortBack Panel I/O Port
Back Panel I/O Port
•1 x RJ45 LAN port
•2 x USB 2.0 port
•1 x Audio jack for Line-Out and Mic/Line-In
BIOS
BIOSBIOS
BIOS
•Award BIOS with SPI 4/8Mbit fla h memory capacity
Supported Operating Sy tem
Supported Operating Sy temSupported Operating Sy tem
Supported Operating Sy tem
•Micro oft Window 2000
•Micro oft Window XP
•Micro oft Window CE
•Micro oft Window XPe
•Linux ba ed operating y tem
Sy tem Monitoring and Manag
Sy tem Monitoring and ManagSy tem Monitoring and Manag
Sy tem Monitoring and Management
ementement
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•CPU voltage monitoring
•Sy tem temperature reading
•Wake-on LAN
•Keyboard Power-On
•Timer Power-On
•Watch Dog Timer
•Fan peed monitor
•Sy tem Power management
•AC power failure recovery
Form Factor
Form FactorForm Factor
Form Factor
•Nano-ITX
•12cm x 12cm

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Mainboard
Mainboard Mainboard
Mainboard Layout
LayoutLayout
Layout
(Top View)
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Back Panel LayoutBack Panel Layout
Back Panel Layout

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I NSTALLATION
Thi chapter provide you with information about hardware in tallation
procedure . It i recommended to u e a grounded wri t trap before
handling computer component . Electro tatic di charge (ESD) can
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CPU
CPUCPU
CPU
The VIA EPIA-N701 mainboard i packaged with a tandard VIA C7-D 1.5
GHz proce or. The proce or require a heat ink with fan to provide
ufficient cooling.
CPU Fan and Sy tem Fan: CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN
The CPU_FAN (CPU fan) and SYS_FAN (Sy tem fan) run on +12V and
maintain y tem cooling. When connecting the wire to the connector ,
alway be aware that the red wire (po itive wire) hould be connected to
the +12V. The black wire i Ground and hould alway be connected to
GND.
Pin
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SignalSignal
Signal
1 SYSFAN_IN
2 +12V
3 GND
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Pin Signal
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1 CPUFAN_IN
2 CPUFAN_PWM1
3 GND
SYS_FAN
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Memory Slot: DDR2 SODIMM SDRAM
The VIA EPIA-N701 mainboard ha one 200-pin SODIMM lot for DDR2
667/533 SDRAM memory module and upport memory ize up to 2GB.
DDR2 SDRAM Module In tallation Procedure
Step 1
Step 1Step 1
Step 1
Locate the SODIMM lot in the mainboard.
Step 2
Step 2Step 2
Step 2
Align the notch on the SODIMM with the memory lot.
Step 3
Step 3Step 3
Step 3
In et the SODIMM module at a 45 degree angle.
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Available DDR2 SDRAM Configuration
Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configuration on
the mainboard.
Slot
SlotSlot
Slot Module Size
Module SizeModule Size
Module Size Total
TotalTotal
Total
SODIMM 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB 64MB - 2GB
Maximum upported y tem memory 2GB

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Power Connector
Power ConnectorPower Connector
Power Connector
The VIA EPIA-N701 mainboard upport a 4-pin ATX power connector
for the y tem power input.
ATX 4-Pin Power Connector: DC 12V
To connect the power upply, make ure the power plug i in erted in
the proper orientation and the pin are aligned. Then pu h down the
plug firmly into the connector.
Pin
PinPin
Pin Signal
SignalSignal
Signal
1 GND
2 GND
3 DC_12V
4 DC_12V
Note:
Note:Note:
Note:
Before in erting the power upply connector, alway make ure that
all component are in talled correctly to en ure that no damage will
be cau ed.
External CMOS Battery Connector: BAT1
The mainboard come with external CMOS battery connector. Thi 2-pin
connector u ed to connect the external cable battery.
Pin
PinPin
Pin Signal
SignalSignal
Signal
1 A3V (+3.0V)
2 GND
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Back Panel Port
Back Panel PortBack Panel Port
Back Panel Port
The back panel ha the following port :
RJ-45 Port
The board provide a tandard RJ-45 (Gigabit Ethernet). Thi port allow
the connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.
USB Port
Two tandard USB 2.0 port are provided on the back panel. The e port
are u ed to connect to USB2.0 device .
Line-Out
U e for connecting to external peaker or headphone .
Mic/Line-In
U e for connecting to a microphone or Line-in ignal.