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VIA Technologies G03-NC73-F Technical Manual

Via vx900h chipset based mini-itx m/b for via nano processor
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TECHNICAL MANUAL
Of
VIA VX900H Chipset
Based
Mini-ITX M/B for VIA Nano Processor
NO. G03-NC73-F
Revision: 1.0
Release date: April, 2011
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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  • Page 1 TECHNICAL MANUAL VIA VX900H Chipset Based Mini-ITX M/B for VIA Nano Processor NO. G03-NC73-F Revision: 1.0 Release date: April, 2011 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
  • Page 2 Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION ................iii USER‟S NOTICE ........................iv MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ..................iv ITEM CHECKLIST ........................iv CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ................1 SPECIFICATION ......................2 LAYOUT DIAGRAM ....................3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION JUMPER SETTING .....................

  • Page 4: Environmental Safety Instruction

    Environmental Safety Instruction  Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet.  0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) ...

  • Page 5: User"S Notice

    USER‟S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction Of The Motherboard Feature Of Motherboard

    Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Feature of motherboard  VIA VX900H chipset.  Onboard VIA Nano CPU, with low power consumption and never denies high performance  Support FSB 800MHz  Support DDRIII SODIMM 1066 MHz up to 8GB ...

  • Page 7: Specification

    Specification Spec Description  Mini-ITX form factor; PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm Design  VIA VX900H Chipset  VIA Nano processor  DDRIII DIMM slot x2  Support 1066 MHz DDRIII DIMM Memory Socket  Expandable to 8 GB  PCI slot x1 Expansion Slot ...

  • Page 8: Layout Diagram

     Parallel port header x1  Serial port header x1  LVDS header x1 and LVDS inverter x1 1-3 Layout Diagram Rear IO Diagram RJ-45 LAN Ports Serial Port Line-IN/ PS/2 Optical SPDIF OUT Mouse Port HDMI Port Line-OUT PS/2 Keyboard Port MIC-IN VGA Port...
  • Page 9 NC73 Motherboard Internal Diagram Parallel Port Header CPUFAN1 Header PS2 KB/Mouse Ports ATX Power connector VIA Nano Serial Port Series CPU Over VGA Port DDRIII Slot x1 LVDS1 Header TX-RX COM1 HDMI Port VIA VX900H COM2 Header RJ-45 over USB Ports Inverter1 RJ-45 over GPIO Header...
  • Page 10 Motherboard Jumper Position JBAT...
  • Page 11 Jumper Jumper Name Description LVDS PVCC 5V/3.3V Select 3-pin Block LVDS Inverter 12V/5V Select 3-pin Block KB/UL2 Power On Function Setting 3-pin Block USB 1/2 Power On Function Setting 3-pin Block UL1 Power On Function Setting 3-pin Block COM2 Power RS232 Function Select 6-pin Block JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting...
  • Page 12 Headers Header Name Description FP_AUDIO Front panel audio Header 9-pin Block CDIN CD Audio-In Header 4-pin Block USB1 USB Header 9-pin Block USB2 USB Header 9-pin Block SPEAK Speaker Header 4-pin Block PWRLED Power LED 3-pin Block JW_FP PWR LED/ HD LED/ /Power 9-pin Block (Front Panel Header) Button /Reset...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2-1 Jumper Setting (1) JP2 (3-pin): LVDS PVCC 5V / 3.3V Function setting 1-2 c l o s e d : L V D S PV C C 5 V 2-3 c l o s e d : L V D S PV C C 3 .
  • Page 14 (3) JP4 (3-pin): KB/UL2 Power on Function Setting 1-2 closed: KB/UL2 Power-On Disabled(default) 2-3 closed: KB/UL2 Power-On Enabled (4) JP5 (3-pin): USB 1/2 Power on Function Setting 1-2 closed : USB 1/2 Header Power-On Disabled(default) 2-3 closed: USB 1/2 Header Power-On Enabled...
  • Page 15 (5) JP6 (3-pin): UL1 Power on Function Setting 1-2 closed : UL1 Power-On Disabled(default) 2-3 closed: UL1 Power-On Enabled (6) JP9 (6-pin): COM2 Header Pin9 function select 1-2 c l o s e d : R S 2 3 2 3-4 c l o s e d : + 1 2 V 5-6 c l o s e d : + 5 V (7) JBAT (3-pin): Clear CMOS...

  • Page 16: Connectors And Headers

    Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) I/O Panel Connector: RJ-45 LAN Ports Serial Port Line-IN/ PS/2 Optical SPDIF OUT Mouse Port HDMI Port Line-OUT PS/2 Keyboard Port MIC-IN VGA Port USB Ports (2) Serial-ATA II PortS: SATA1/SATA2 Pin No. Defnition...

  • Page 17: Headers

    2-2-2 Headers (1) Front Panel Audio Line-Out, MIC-In Header (9-pin): FP_AUDIO1 This header connects to front panel Line-out, MIC-In connector with cable. AUDIO Pin 1 Line-Out, MIC Headers (2) CD AUDIO-In Header (4-pin): CDIN CDIN header is for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.
  • Page 18 (3) USB Port Headers (9-pin): USB1/USB2 P i n 1 U S B 1 H e a d e r (4) Speaker connector: SPEAK This 4-pin header is to connect the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below. (5) Power LED: PWRLED The Power LED is light on while the system power is on.
  • Page 19 (6) Front Panel Header: JW-FP JW_FP P i n S y s t e m C a s e C o n n e c t i o n s (7)FAN Speed Headers (3-pin): CPUFAN1, SFAN1, SFAN2 Pin1: GND Pin2: +12V fan power Pin3: Fan Speed C P U F A N 1 SF A N 2...
  • Page 20 (8) Serial Port Connectors (9-Pin female): COM2 P i n 5 D T R C T S T X D R X D R T S D C D D S R P i n 6 P i n 1 S e r i a l C O M P o r t 9 -p i n B l o c k (9) 24-Bit Single Channel LVDS Header (36 Pin): LVDS...
  • Page 21 P i n 36 P i n 35 P i n 2 P i n 1 L V D S H e a d e r (10)LVDS Inverter headers: INVERTER Pin 1 and pin2: VCC of inverter Pin3, pin4 and pin6: GND Pin5: Backlight Pin7: Brightness B r i g h t n e s s...
  • Page 22 (11) GPIO Header (10-pin): GPIO_CON P i n 1 G P I O _ C O N H e a d e r...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Introducing Bios

    Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard. Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our official website.

  • Page 24: Enterning Setup

    Entering Setup Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup. If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the system case.
  • Page 25 Figure 3-1 Standard BIOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.

  • Page 26: Standard Bios Features

    This entry shows your PC health status. Miscellaneous Control Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances system operations for performance use. Load Standard Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance system operation...
  • Page 27 System Date The date format is <day><month><date><year>. Day of the week is from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. Month The month is from Jan. through Dec. The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. Date Year The year depends on the year of the BIOS.

  • Page 28: Advanced Bios Features

    Auto: enables LBA Mode if the devices support it and the device is not already formatted with LBA Mode disabled. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer): The optional settings are: Disabled and Auto. Disabled: The Data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Auto: The Data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it.

  • Page 29: Cpu Feature

    APIC Mode Use this item to include ACPI APIC table pointer to ESDT pointer list. The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled. MPS Version Control for OS This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of The Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use.

  • Page 30: Advanced Chipset Features

    VIA PPM This item is for VIA processor power management. Use this item to change the processor performance state on ACPI OS. 3-6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers.

  • Page 31: Integrated Peripherals

    VGA Share Memory Size Use this item to select VGA share memory size. Select Display Device Control The optional settings are: Auto; Manual. When set as [Manual], user can make settings for the showing up sub-items manually:  Select Display Device 1 ...

  • Page 32: Onboard Sata Function

    3-7-1 Onboard SATA Function SATA Configure as The optional settings are: IDE; RAID. Channel Operating Mode The optional settings are: Compibility; Native PCI. Enhance SATA Power Management The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled. VIA SATA Driver Cap Port0/1 The optional settings are: Hot Plug; Link PM.

  • Page 33: Onboard Device Function

    3-7-2 Onboard Device Function Onboard LAN/LAN2 Device The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Onboard LAN/LAN2 BootROM The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. High Definition Audio This item allows you to decide to auto /disable the chipset family to support HD Audio. The settings are: Enabled;...

  • Page 34: Onboard Super Io Function

    Legacy USB 1.1 Support The settings are: Enabled; Disabled. USB 2.0 Operation Mode The settings are: FullSpeed; HiSpeed. USB Keyboard Legacy/Mouse Legacy /Storage Legacy Support Select enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB mouse /keyboard/USB storage device. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 35: Power Management Setup

    The optional settings are: Normal; Bi-Directional; ECP; EPP; ECP & EPP. Watchdog Timer Control This item is used to activate the watchdog function. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. When set as Enabled, The following sub-items shall appear:  WatchDog Timer Val: User can type a number in the range of 4 to 255. ...
  • Page 36 ACPI Suspend Type Users can select the ACPI state used for system suspend. The optional settings are: S1(POS); S3(STR). Video Power Down Mode The optional settings: Disabled; Standby. Suspend Time out Use this item to select the specified time for system to go into suspend. Power Button Mode Use this item to go into On/Off or Suspend when power button is pressed.

  • Page 37: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    3-9 PnP/PCI Configurations IRQ Resources Press [Enter] to view IRQ availability. Available: Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices. Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Enabled: to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so the card will function correctly.
  • Page 38 Shutdown Temperature This item can let users setting the Shutdown temperature, when CPU temperature over this setting the system will auto shutdown to protect CPU. CPU Thermal Throttling The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled. When it is set as [Enabled] user could set value for the following sub-items: ...

  • Page 39: Miscellaneous Control

    CPU Temperature/ System Temperature/ /CPUFAN/ SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Speed/ Vcore//VDD 1.2V/5VSB/VDIMM/ +5V/+12V/5 /Vcc3V/3VSB/VBat / This will show the CPU/FAN/System voltage chart and FAN Speed, etc. 3-11 Miscellaneous Control Spread Spectrum The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. CPU Ratio Use this item to set CPU ratio to run at specific ratio. DRAM Clock at Next Boot This item allows you to set DRAM clock.

  • Page 40: Password Setting

    3-12 Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are: Supervisor password: Can enter and change the options of the setup menus. User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.

  • Page 41: Load Optimized /Standarddefaults

    3-13 Load Optimized /Standard Defaults Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. Load Standard Defaults When you press <Enter>...

  • Page 42: Save And Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving

    3-14 Save & Exit Setup/ Exit Without Saving Save and Exit Setup When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Pressing <OK> save the values you made previously and exit BIOS setup. Exit Without Saving When you press <Enter>...

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