VIA Technologies VB7009 User manual

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USER MANUAL
VB7009
Mini-ITX embedded board

Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
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Regulatory Compliance
FCC
FCCFCC
FCC-
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-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement
A Radio Frequency Interference StatementA Radio Frequency Interference Statement
A Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and ound to comply with the limits or a class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 o the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm ul inter erence when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio requency energy and, i not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harm ul inter erence to radio communications. Operation o this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harm ul inter erence, in which case the user will be required to correct the inter erence at his
personal expense.
Notice 1
Notice 1Notice 1
Notice 1
The changes or modi ications not expressly approved by the party responsible or compliance could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Notice 2Notice 2
Notice 2
Shielded inter ace cables and A.C. power cord, i any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

Battery Recycling and Disposal
 Only use the appropriate battery specified for this product.
 Do not re-use, recharge, or reheat an old battery.
 Do not attempt to force open the battery.
 Do not discard used batteries with regular trash.
 Discard used batteries according to local regulations.
Safety Precautions
 Always read the safety instructions carefully.
 eep this User's Manual for future reference.
 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
 eep this equipment away from humidity.
 Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.
 Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting
the equipment to the power inlet.
 Place the power cord in such a way that people cannot step on it.
 Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add-on card or module.
 If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by authorized service
personnel:
 The power cord or plug is damaged.
 Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
 The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
 The equipment has not worked well or you cannot get it work according to User's Manual.
 The equipment has dropped and damaged.
 The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
 Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned or in a storage temperature
above 60°C (140°F). The equipment may be damaged.
 Do not leave this equipment in direct sunlight.
 Never pour any liquid into the opening. Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock.
 Do not place anything over the power cord.
 Do not cover the ventilation holes. The openings on the enclosure protect the equipment
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Box Contents and Ordering Information
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 1 x VB7009 embedded board (with C7
®
-D 1.6 GHz NanoBGA2 processor)
 1 x I/O bracket
 1 x SATA power cable
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 1 x VB7009 embedded board (with C7
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1.0 GHz NanoBGA2 processor)
 1 x I/O bracket
 1 x SATA power cable
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12XC12XC
12XC
 1 x VB7009 embedded board (with NanoX2 1.2 GHz NanoBGA2 processor)
 1 x I/O bracket
 1 x SATA power cable

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Table of Contents
1.
1.1.
1. Product Overview
Product OverviewProduct Overview
Product Overview................................
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11
1
1.1. Key Features and Benefits........................................................................... 1
1.1.1. VIA C7
®
-D / C7
®
/ Nano X2 NanoBGA2 Pro essor ........................ 1
1.1.2. VIA VX900 Chipset................................................................................. 3
1.1.3. Modular Expansion Options................................................................. 3
1.2. Produ t Spe ifi ations................................................................................. 4
1.3. Layout Diagram ............................................................................................. 7
1.4. Produ t Dimensions..................................................................................... 8
1.5. Height Distribution....................................................................................... 9
2.
2.2.
2. I/O Interface
I/O InterfaceI/O Interface
I/O Interface................................
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2.1. External I/O Ports ....................................................................................... 11
2.1.1. PS/2 Port.................................................................................................. 12
2.1.2. VGA Port................................................................................................. 12
2.1.3. COM Port................................................................................................ 14
2.1.4. Parallel Port............................................................................................ 15
2.1.5. RJ45 LAN port: Gigabit Ethernet ....................................................... 16
2.1.6. USB 2.0 Port ........................................................................................... 17
2.1.7. Audio Ports............................................................................................. 18
2.2. Onboard Conne tors ................................................................................ 19
2.2.1. ATX Power Conne tor......................................................................... 19
2.2.2. CMOS Battery Slot................................................................................ 20
2.2.3. Front Panel Pin Header ........................................................................ 21
2.2.4. Front Audio Pin Header....................................................................... 22
2.2.5. SMBus Pin Header................................................................................. 23
2.2.6. CPU and System Fan Conne tors ...................................................... 24
2.2.7. SATA Conne tors ................................................................................. 25
2.2.8. USB 2.0 Pin Headers............................................................................. 26
2.2.9. COM Pin Headers ................................................................................. 27
2.2.10. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Pin Header ............................................ 28

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2.2.11. LVDS Conne tor.................................................................................... 29
2.2.12. Inverter Conne tor................................................................................ 31
2.2.13. SPDIF Conne tor ................................................................................... 32
2.2.14. SPI Pin Header ....................................................................................... 33
2.2.15. LPC Pin Header ...................................................................................... 34
2.2.16. Digital I/O Pin Header.......................................................................... 35
2.2.17. Temperature Sensor Pin Header........................................................ 36
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. Jumpers
JumpersJumpers
Jumpers ................................
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3.1. Clear CMOS Jumper.................................................................................. 37
3.2. COM Voltage Sele t Jumpers................................................................. 39
3.2.1. COM2 Voltage Sele t Jumper........................................................... 39
3.2.2. COM3 and COM4 Voltage Sele t Jumper ..................................... 40
3.2.3. COM5 and COM6 Voltage Sele t Jumper ..................................... 41
3.3. SATA DOM Voltage Sele t Jumper ...................................................... 42
3.4. Panel Power Sele t Jumper ..................................................................... 43
3.5. Ba klight Power Sele t Jumper............................................................... 44
4.
4.4.
4. Expansion Slots
Expansion SlotsExpansion Slots
Expansion Slots ................................
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4545
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4.1. DDR3 Memory Slots .................................................................................. 45
4.1.1. Installing a Memory Module .............................................................. 46
4.1.2. Removing a Memory Module............................................................. 48
4.1.3. PCI Slot.................................................................................................... 49
5.
5.5.
5. Hardware Installation
Hardware InstallationHardware Installation
Hardware Installation ................................
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5151
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5.1. Installing into a Chassis............................................................................. 51
5.1.1. Suggested minimum hassis dimensions ......................................... 51
5.1.2. Suggested minimum hassis height................................................... 52
5.1.3. Suggested keepout areas .................................................................... 53
6.
6.6.
6. BIOS Setup Utility
BIOS Setup UtilityBIOS Setup Utility
BIOS Setup Utility ................................
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5555
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6.1. Entering the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................... 55
6.2. Control Keys................................................................................................ 55

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6.3. Navigating the BIOS Menus ..................................................................... 56
6.4. Getting Help................................................................................................ 56
6.5. Main Menu ................................................................................................... 57
6.5.1. Standard CMOS Features .................................................................... 57
6.5.2. Advan ed BIOS Features..................................................................... 57
6.5.3. Advan ed Chipset Features ................................................................ 57
6.5.4. Integrated Peripherals.......................................................................... 57
6.5.5. Power Management Setup.................................................................. 58
6.5.6. PnP/PCI Configurations......................................................................... 58
6.5.7. PC Health Status.................................................................................... 58
6.5.8. Frequen y/Voltage Control ................................................................ 58
6.5.9. Load Optimized Defaults.................................................................... 58
6.5.10. Set Supervisor Password ..................................................................... 58
6.5.11. Set User Password ................................................................................ 58
6.5.12. Save & Exit Setup .................................................................................. 58
6.5.13. Exit Without Saving............................................................................... 58
6.6. Standard CMOS Features ......................................................................... 59
6.6.1. Date.......................................................................................................... 59
6.6.2. Time ......................................................................................................... 59
6.6.3. Video ....................................................................................................... 59
6.6.4. Halt On ................................................................................................... 59
6.7. IDE Channels ............................................................................................... 60
6.8. Advan ed BIOS Features .......................................................................... 62
6.8.1. Qui k Power On Self-Test .................................................................. 62
6.8.2. First/Se ond/Third Boot Devi e ......................................................... 62
6.8.3. Boot Other Devi e................................................................................ 63
6.8.4. Boot Up NumLo k Status .................................................................... 63
6.8.5. Se urity Option ..................................................................................... 63
6.8.6. Full S reen Logo Show........................................................................ 63
6.8.7. Summary S reen Show ........................................................................ 63
6.9. CPU Feature ................................................................................................. 64
6.9.1. Thermal Management .......................................................................... 64
6.9.2. PMON support ...................................................................................... 64

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6.10. Hard Disk Boot Priority.............................................................................. 65
6.11. Advan ed Chipset Features ..................................................................... 66
6.11.1. LCD Clo k Sour e Control ................................................................. 66
6.11.2. LCD Ba klight Control ......................................................................... 66
6.12. PCIE Bus Control ........................................................................................ 67
6.12.1. PCIE Root Port........................................................................................ 67
6.12.2. PCIE Target Link Speed........................................................................ 67
6.12.3. PCIE PE0 Control................................................................................... 67
6.12.4. PCIE Hot-Reset Enable......................................................................... 67
6.12.5. PCIE Root-Port-Reset Enable.............................................................. 67
6.12.6. Maximum Payload Size........................................................................ 67
6.12.7. PCIE ASPM Fun tion ............................................................................. 68
6.13. UMA & P2P Bridge Control...................................................................... 69
6.13.1. UMA Enable ........................................................................................... 69
6.13.2. VGA Share Memory Size ..................................................................... 69
6.13.3. CPU Dire t A ess FB .......................................................................... 69
6.13.4. Sele t Display Devi e.......................................................................... 69
6.13.5. Sele t Display Devi e 1 ...................................................................... 69
6.13.6. Sele t Display Devi e 2 ...................................................................... 70
6.13.7. Panel Type .............................................................................................. 70
6.13.8. Engine Clo k Control........................................................................... 70
6.14. CPU & PCI Bus Control ............................................................................. 71
6.14.1. PCI Master 0 WS Write ........................................................................ 71
6.14.2. PCI Delay Transa tion .......................................................................... 71
6.14.3. SB P2P Bridge......................................................................................... 71
6.15. Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................... 72
6.16. VIA OnChip IDE Devi e............................................................................ 73
6.16.1. OnChip SATA ........................................................................................ 73
6.17. VIA OnChip PCI Devi e............................................................................ 74
6.17.1. Onboard PCIE LAN............................................................................... 74
6.17.2. Hide D1F1............................................................................................... 74
6.17.3. OnChip HDAC Devi e......................................................................... 74
6.17.4. Clear HDA Wake Enable bit .............................................................. 74

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6.17.5. NB HD Audio Code 1........................................................................ 74
6.18. SuperIO Devi e .......................................................................................... 75
6.18.1. Onboard Serial Ports 1 ~ 4 ................................................................ 75
6.18.2. Onboard Parallel Port ......................................................................... 75
6.18.3. Parallel Port Mode................................................................................ 75
6.18.4. ECP Mode Use DMA ............................................................................ 76
6.19. USB Devi e Setting .................................................................................... 77
6.19.1. USB 1.0 Controller................................................................................ 77
6.19.2. USB 2.0 Controller................................................................................ 77
6.19.3. USB Operation Mode........................................................................... 77
6.19.4. USB Keyboard Fun tion ....................................................................... 77
6.19.5. USB Mouse Fun tion............................................................................. 78
6.19.6. USB Storage Fun tion........................................................................... 78
6.20. Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 79
6.20.1. EuP/ErP Lot6 ........................................................................................... 79
6.20.2. ACPI Suspend Type .............................................................................. 79
6.20.3. Soft-Off by PWRBTN............................................................................ 80
6.20.4. Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume ............................................................... 80
6.20.5. AC Loss Auto Restart ........................................................................... 80
6.20.6. HPET Support ........................................................................................ 80
6.20.7. WDRT Support ...................................................................................... 80
6.20.8. WDRT Run/Stop..................................................................................... 80
6.20.9. WDRT Count .......................................................................................... 81
6.21. Wakeup Event Dete t................................................................................ 82
6.21.1. PS2KB Wakeup Sele t.......................................................................... 82
6.21.2. PS2KB Wakeup Key Sele t .................................................................. 82
6.21.3. PS2MS Wakeup Key Sele t ................................................................. 82
6.21.4. PS2 Keyboard Power ON.................................................................... 83
6.21.5. PS2 Mouse Power ON ......................................................................... 83
6.21.6. RTC Alarm Resume............................................................................... 83
6.21.7. Date (of Month)..................................................................................... 83
6.21.8. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) .................................................................... 83
6.22. PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................. 84

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6.22.1. Init Display First ..................................................................................... 84
6.22.2. Resour es Controlled By..................................................................... 84
6.23 PC Health Status ................................................................................................ 85
6.24 Frequen y/Voltage Control ..................................................................... 86
6.24.1 DRAM Clo k........................................................................................... 86
6.24.2 Spread Spe trum................................................................................... 86
6.25 Load Optimized Defaults ......................................................................... 87
6.26 Set Supervisor/User Password................................................................. 88
6.27 Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................................... 90
6.28 Exit Without Saving.................................................................................... 91
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7 Driver Installation
Driver InstallationDriver Installation
Driver Installation................................
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99
9
7.1 Mi rosoft Driver Support ............................................................................... 93
7.2 Linux Driver Support....................................................................................... 93
Appendix A. Power Consumption Report
Appendix A. Power Consumption ReportAppendix A. Power Consumption Report
Appendix A. Power Consumption Report................................
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95
A.1. VB7009-16............................................................................................................ 95
A.1.1. System Idle – Windows 7 32-bit ............................................................ 95
A.1.2. S3 Status – Windows 7 Sleep.................................................................. 96
A.1.3. MP3 Playba k – Windows Media Player10........................................... 96
A.1.4. DVD Playba k – PowerDVD 8.0.............................................................. 96
A.1.5. Graphi s – Run 3DMarks’06...................................................................... 96
A.1.6. Fun tional Test – Run Passmark BurnIn test 6.0 ................................... 97
A.1.7. Network A ess <Single LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting
.................................................................................................................................... 97
A.1.8. Network A ess <Dual LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting. 98
A.2. VB7009-10E ......................................................................................................... 99
A.2.1. System Idle – Windows 7 32-bit ............................................................ 99
A.2.2. S3 Status – Windows 7 Sleep.................................................................. 99
A.2.3. MP3 Playba k – Windows Media Player10.........................................100
A.2.4. DVD Playba k – PowerDVD 8.0............................................................100
A.2.5. Graphi s – Run 3DMarks’06....................................................................100
A.2.6. Fun tional Test – Run Passmark BurnIn test 6.0 .................................101

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A.2.7. Network A ess <Single LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting
..................................................................................................................................101
A.2.8. Network A ess <Dual LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting
..................................................................................................................................101
A.3. VB7009-12XC....................................................................................................102
A.3.1. System Idle – Windows 7 32-bit ..........................................................102
A.3.2. S3 Status – Windows 7 Sleep................................................................102
A.3.3. MP3 Playba k – Windows Media Player10.........................................103
A.3.4. DVD Playba k – Windows Media Player10........................................103
A.3.5. Graphi s – Run 3DMarks’06....................................................................103
A.3.6. Fun tional Test – Run Passmark BurnIn test 6.0 .................................104
A.3.7. Network A ess <Single LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting
..................................................................................................................................104
A.3.8. Network A ess <Dual LAN> – Gigabit Ethernet File Transmitting
..................................................................................................................................104
A.3.9. S5 Status – Windows 7 Shut down ...........................................................105
Appendix B. Mating Connector Vendor Lists
Appendix B. Mating Connector Vendor ListsAppendix B. Mating Connector Vendor Lists
Appendix B. Mating Connector Vendor Lists................................
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Lists of igures
Figure 1: Layout diagram of the VB7009 mainboard (top view) ............................ 7
Figure 2: Mounting holes and dimensions of the VB7009 mainboard .................. 8
Figure 3: External I/O port dimensions of the VB7009 mainboard........................ 8
Figure 4: Height distribution of the VB7009 mainboard........................................... 9
Figure 5: External I/O ports........................................................................................... 11
Figure 6: PS/2 port pinout diagram ............................................................................. 12
Figure 7: VGA port pinout diagram............................................................................. 12
Figure 8: COM port pinout diagram............................................................................ 14
Figure 9: Parallel port pinout diagram ....................................................................... 15
Figure 10: Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram ..................................................... 16
Figure 11: USB port pinout diagram............................................................................ 17
Figure 12: Audio ja k re epta le sta k....................................................................... 18
Figure 13: ATX power onne tor ................................................................................ 19
Figure 14: CMOS battery slot ....................................................................................... 20
Figure 15: Front panel pin header ............................................................................... 21
Figure 16: Front audio pin header ............................................................................... 22
Figure 17: SMBus pin header pinout ........................................................................... 23
Figure 18: Fan onne tors.............................................................................................. 24
Figure 19: SATA onne tors ......................................................................................... 25
Figure 20: USB 2.0 pin headers .................................................................................... 26
Figure 21: COM pin header........................................................................................... 27
Figure 22: PS/2 keyboard and mouse pin header .................................................... 28
Figure 23: LVDS onne tor ........................................................................................... 29
Figure 24: Inverter onne tor ....................................................................................... 31
Figure 25: SPDIF onne tor ........................................................................................... 32
Figure 26: SPI pin header ............................................................................................... 33
Figure 27: LPC pin header.............................................................................................. 34
Figure 28: Digital I/O pin header ................................................................................. 35
Figure 29: Temperature sensor pin header................................................................ 36
Figure 30: CLEAR CMOS jumper ................................................................................. 37
Figure 31: COM2 voltage sele t jumper.................................................................... 39

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Figure 32: Voltage sele t jumpers for COM3 and COM4 ..................................... 40
Figure 33: Voltage sele t jumpers for COM5 and COM6 ..................................... 41
Figure 34: SATA DOM voltage sele t jumper.......................................................... 42
Figure 35: LVDS power sele t jumper........................................................................ 43
Figure 36: Ba klight power sele t jumper................................................................. 44
Figure 37: DDR3 memory slots .................................................................................... 45
Figure 38: Unlo king the memory DIMM slot........................................................... 46
Figure 39: Inserting the memory module................................................................... 46
Figure 40: Lo king the memory module .................................................................... 47
Figure 41: Removing the memory module ................................................................ 48
Figure 42: PCI slot ........................................................................................................... 49
Figure 43: Suggested minimum hassis dimensions ................................................ 51
Figure 44: Suggested minimum internal hassis eiling height............................. 52
Figure 45: Suggested keepout areas ........................................................................... 53
Figure 46: Illustration of the Main menu s reen....................................................... 57

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Lists of Tables
Table 1: PS/2 port pinout .............................................................................................. 12
Table 2: VGA port pinout ............................................................................................. 13
Table 3: COM port pinout ............................................................................................ 14
Table 4: Parallel port pinout ........................................................................................ 15
Table 5: Gigabit Ethernet port pinout ........................................................................ 16
Table 6: Gigabit Ethernet LED olor definition ........................................................ 16
Table 7: USB 2.0 port pinout........................................................................................ 17
Table 8: Audio ja k re epta le pinout....................................................................... 18
Table 9: ATX power onne tor pinout...................................................................... 19
Table 10: CMOS battery slot pinout .......................................................................... 20
Table 11: Front panel pin header pinout................................................................... 21
Table 12: Front audio pin header pinout................................................................... 22
Table 13: SMBus pin header ......................................................................................... 23
Table 14: Fan onne tor pinouts................................................................................. 24
Table 15: SATA onne tor pinouts............................................................................. 25
Table 16: USB 2.0 pin header pinouts........................................................................ 26
Table 17: COM pin header pinout.............................................................................. 27
Table 18: PS/2 keyboard and mouse pin header pinout........................................ 28
Table 19: LVDS onne tor pinout............................................................................... 30
Table 20: Inverter onne tor pinout........................................................................... 31
Table 21: SPDIF onne tor pinout .............................................................................. 32
Table 22: SPI pin header pinout .................................................................................. 33
Table 23: LPC pin header pinout................................................................................. 34
Table 24: Digital I/O pin header pinout .................................................................... 35
Table 25: Temperature sensor pin header pinout ................................................... 36
Table 26: CLEAR CMOS jumper settings................................................................... 37
Table 27: COM2 voltage sele t jumper settings..................................................... 39
Table 28: Jumper settings for COM3 and COM4 .................................................... 40
Table 29: Jumper settings for COM5 and COM6 .................................................... 41
Table 30: SATA DOM voltage sele t jumper settings ........................................... 42
Table 31: LVDS power sele t jumper settings......................................................... 43

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Table 32: Ba klight power sele t jumper settings .................................................. 44
Table 29: VB7008 mating onne tor vendor lists .................................................107

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1.
1.1.
1. Product Overview
Product OverviewProduct Overview
Product Overview
The VIA VB7009 Mini-ITX mainboard is an entry-level native x86 mainboard
designed mainly for embedded and thin lient appli ations. It an also be
used for various domain appli ations su h as desktop PC, industrial PC, et .
The mainboard is based on the VIA VX900 Unified Digital Media IGP hipset
that features the VIA Chrome9™ HC with 2D/3D graphi s and video
a elerators for ri h digital media performan e.
The VIA VB7009 in ludes a se ure and power effi ient VIA C7
®
-D / C7
®
/
Nano X2 NanoBGA2 pro essor. The VIA C7
®
-D / C7
®
/ Nano X2 NanoBGA2
pro essor in ludes the VIA Padlo k Se urity Engine, VIA StepAhead
™
Te hnology Suite, VIA PowerSaver
™
, and VIA CoolStream
™
te hnology.
The VIA VB7009 has one 1066 MHz DDR3 DIMM slot that support up to 4 GB
memory size. The VIA VB7009 provides support for high fidelity audio with its
in luded VIA VT1708S High Definition Audio ode . In addition it supports
two SATA 3Gb/s storage devi es.
The VIA VB7009 is ompatible with a full range of Mini-ITX hassis as well as
FlexATX and Mi roATX en losures and power supplies. The VIA VB7009 is
fully ompatible with Mi rosoft
®
and Linux operating systems.
1.1. Key Features and Benefits
1.1.1. VIA C7
®
-D / C7
®
/ Nano X2 NanoBGA2 Processor
The VIA C7
®
-D / C7
®
/ Nano X2 NanoBGA2 is an x86 pro essor pa ked into
an ultra ompa t NanoBGA2 pa kage (measuring 21mm x 21mm). It delivers
an energy-effi ient yet powerful performan e, with ool and quiet operation
that makes it ideal for embedded system appli ations.
The VIA C7
®
-D / C7
®
is a single ore 32-bit pro essor based on 90 nanometer
pro ess te hnology, and it is the world’s first Carbon Free pro essor.

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The VIA Nano X2 is a 64-bit dual ore pro essor that an deliver an improved
multitasking ability without onsuming more power. It is based on the latest
40 nanometer pro ess te hnology.

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1.1.2. VIA VX9 Chipset
The VIA VX900 Unified Digital Media Chipset is designed to enable high
quality digital video streaming and DVD playba k in a new generation of
fanless, small form fa tor PCs and IA devi es. The VIA VX900 features VIA
Chrome9™ HC3 with 2D/3D graphi s and video a eleration, DDR3 1066/800
support, motion ompensation and dual display support to ensure a ri h
overall entertainment experien e.
1.1.3. Modular Expansion Options
The VIA VB7009 ensures long-term usability with its support for industry
standard expansion options. Its support for lega y PCI expansion ards helps
to smooth and redu e the osts of transitioning to newer expansion
te hnologies. The VIA VB7009 enables ompanies to slowly roll out upgrades
as ne essary instead of having to repla e everything all at on e. This ensures
that ompanies using the VB7009 obtain the maximum benefits from its past
investments in PCI expansion ards.

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1.2. Product Specifications
 Processor
ProcessorProcessor
Processor
 VIA C7
®
-D 1.6 GHz NanoBGA2 (for VB7009-16 S U
1
)
 Supports 800MHz Front Side Bus
 21 x 21 mm FCBGA
 VIA C7
®
1.0 GHz NanoBGA2 (for VB7009-10E S U
2
)
 Supports 400MHz Front Side Bus
 21 x 21 mm FCBGA
 VIA Nano X2 1.2 GHz NanoBGA2 (for VB7009-12XC S U
1
)
 Supports 800MHz Front Side Bus
 21 x 21 mm FCBGA
 Chipset
ChipsetChipset
Chipset
 VIA VX900 Unified Digital Media IGP chipset
 31 mm x 31 mm FCBGA
 System Memory
System MemorySystem Memory
System Memory
 1 x DIMM slot supporting DDR3 1066 MHz
 Supports up to 4 GB memory size
 Graphics
GraphicsGraphics
Graphics
 Integrated VIA Chrome9™ HC3 3D/2D AGP graphics
 MPEG2, WMV9/VC1, H.264 Full HD video decoder
 DirectX 9 support
 Onboard
Onboard Onboard
Onboard Peripherals
PeripheralsPeripherals
Peripherals
 Serial ATA
Serial ATASerial ATA
Serial ATA
 2 SATA connectors
 Supports up to 3 Gb/s
 Onboard LAN
Onboard LANOnboard LAN
Onboard LAN
 VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
 Onboard
Onboard Onboard
Onboard LVDS
LVDSLVDS
LVDS
 VIA VT1636 LVDS transmitter
 Onboard Audio
Onboard AudioOnboard Audio
Onboard Audio
 VIA VT1708S High Definition Audio Codec
 Onboard Super I
Onboard Super IOnboard Super I
Onboard Super I O
OO
O
 Fintek F81865F-I Super I/O controller
 Supports up to four COM ports