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- Page 1 NAS 7800 7800 7800 7800 User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual Version 1.03 September 25, 2008...
- Page 2 Disclaimer Disclaimer No license is granted, implied or otherwise, under any patent or patent rights of VIA Technologies. VIA Technologies makes no warranties, implied or otherwise, in regard to this document and to the products described in this document. The information provided in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable as of the publication date of this document.
- Page 3 S S S S I I I I AFETY AFETY NSTRUCTIONS NSTRUCTIONS AFETY AFETY NSTRUCTIONS NSTRUCTIONS Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User's Manual for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
T T T T C C C C ABLE OF ABLE OF ONTENTS ONTENTS ABLE OF ABLE OF ONTENTS ONTENTS Safety Instructions ......................iii Table of Contents......................iv C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e... - Page 5 Compact Flash Type I Connector: CF............21 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 3 3 3 3 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p...
- Page 6 Console Redirection.................... 35 Baud Rate ........................ 36 Agent Connect via ....................36 Agent Wait Time (Min) ..................36 Agent after Boot....................36 Video BIOS Shadow .................... 36 Full Screen Logo Show ..................36 Summary Screen Show..................36 Flash ROM Write Protect .................. 36 CPU Features.......................
- Page 7 Primary Master PIO ..................... 45 Primary Slave PIO....................45 Primary Master UDMA..................45 Primary Slave UDMA ..................45 IDE HDD Block Mode ..................45 SuperIO Device ......................46 Onboard Serial Port 1 ..................46 Onboard Serial Port 2 ..................46 USB Device Setting....................
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Page 8: C C C C C C C C H H H H
PNP OS Installed ....................55 Reset Configuration Data ................. 55 Resources Controlled By................... 56 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ..................56 Assign IRQ for VGA..................... 56 Assign IRQ for USB....................56 Maximum Payload Size ..................56 Frequency/Voltage Control .................. 57 DRAM Clock ......................57 DRAM Timing ...................... -
Page 9: 1 1 1 Specifications
P P P P T T T T E E E E R R R R PECIFICATIONS The compact and highly integrated VIA NAS 7800 mainboard comes ® with an integrated VIA C7 NanoBGA2 processor, boasting of ultra-low power consumption and cool operation. -
Page 10: Mainboard Specifications
(available for NAS 7800-15LST) Back Panel I/O Ports Back Panel I/O Ports Back Panel I/O Ports Back Panel I/O Ports • One RJ-45 LAN port (NAS 7800-15T) or Two RJ-45 LAN ports (NAS 7800-15LST) • Four USB 2.0 ports 2 2 2 2... - Page 11 (One USB port supports VIA WLAN control) • Two serial port pin connector (COM1 is powered with 5V/12V option) • One SATA LED (NAS 7800-15T) or Five SATA LED (NAS 7800- 15LST) • One MFX connector • One ATX power connector (12V DC-In manufacturing option)
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Page 12: Mainboard Layout
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Mainboard Layout Mainboard Layout Mainboard Layout Mainboard Layout Optional Four-pin 12V KB/MS LAN and USB ports LAN and USB ports ATX Power DC Connector Mini PCI VIA C7 1.5GHz NanoBGA2 Processor BIOS SYS_FAN DDR2 DIMM USB_2... -
Page 13: Back Panel Layout
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Back Panel Layout Back Panel Layout Back Panel Layout Back Panel Layout 5 5 5 5... - Page 14 NAS 7800 User’s Manual 6 6 6 6...
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Page 15: 2 2 2 Installation
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Page 16: Cpu
NAS 7800 User’s Manual ® The VIA NAS 7800 mainboard is packaged with a standard VIA C7 1.5GHz NanoBGA2 processor. Other processor speeds are also available ® as manufacturing options. The VIA C7 1.5GHz processor requires a heatsink with fan to provide sufficient cooling. -
Page 17: Cpu Fan And System Fan: Cpufan And Sysfan
NAS 7800 User’s Manual CPU Fan and System Fan: CPUFAN and SYSFAN The CPU_FAN (CPU fan) and SYS_FAN (system fan) run on +12V and maintain system cooling. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always be aware that the red wire (positive wire) should be connected to the +12V. -
Page 18: Memory Module Installation
Memory Module Installation Memory Module Installation Memory Module Installation Memory Slot: DDR2 DIMM The VIA NAS 7800 mainboard provide one 240-DIMM slots for DDR2 667/533/400 SDRAM memory modules and supports memory sizes up to 1GB. DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures •... -
Page 19: Available Ddr2 Sdram Configurations
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configurations on the mainboard. Slot Slot Slot Slot Module Size Module Size Module Size Module Size Total Total Total Total DIMM1 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB... -
Page 20: Connecting The Power Supply
Connecting the Power Supply Connecting the Power Supply Connecting the Power Supply The VIA NAS 7800 mainboard supports a conventional ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused. -
Page 21: Back Panel Ports
Gigabit LAN Ports The mainboard provides one PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet ports controlled with separate VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controllers and one more PCI Gigabit Ethernet port (available for NAS 7800-15LST) controlled by a VIA VT6122 Gigabit Ethernet controller. -
Page 22: Connectors
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Connectors Connectors Connectors Connectors VGA Connector: VGA This is an interface for connecting the included VGA pin connector cable. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal SPD2 SPCLK2 HSYNC VSYNC SATA II Connectors: SATA1 up to SATA8 These next generation connectors support the thin SATA cables for primary internal storage devices. -
Page 23: Ide Connector: Ide
NAS 7800 User’s Manual IDE Connector: IDE The mainboard has an Ultra DMA 133/100/66 controller. You can connect up to two IDE devices in any combination. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal #IDE_RST PD_7 PD_8 PD_6 PD_9 PD_5... -
Page 24: Usb Pin Connector: Usb_2
NAS 7800 User’s Manual USB Pin Connector: USB_2 The mainboard provide one 12-pin USB pin connector (allowing up to two additional USB 2.0 ports). Therefore mainboard can support up to six USB 2.0 ports. These ports can be used to connect high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modem and the like. -
Page 25: Serial Port Connector: Com1
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Serial Port Connector: COM1 COM1 pin header can be used to attach an additional port for serial devices. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal COM_DCD1 COM_RXD1 COM_TXD1 COM_DTR1 COM_DSR1 COM_RTS1 COM_CTS1 COM_RI1 Serial Port Connector: COM2 COM2 pin header can be used to attach an additional port for serial devices. -
Page 26: Mfx Connector: Mfx
NAS 7800 User’s Manual MFX Connector: MFX This pin connector is for MFX add-on cards. This pin header also allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices (using pins 4, 6, and 8). Such devices communicate with a SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. -
Page 27: Jumpers
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Jumpers Jumpers Jumpers Jumpers The mainboard provides jumpers for setting some mainboard functions. This section will explain how to change the settings of the mainboard functions using the jumpers. Clear CMOS Connector: CLEAR_CMOS The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an onboard battery power supply. -
Page 28: Bios Write Protect: Wp1
NAS 7800 User’s Manual BIOS Write Protect: WP1 This jumper enables or disables the Write Protect function for the BIOS. Setting g g g Settin 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Settin Settin Enable Enable Enable Enable Write Protect Enable (Default) -
Page 29: Slots
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Slots Slots Slots Slots Mini Peripheral Component Interconnect: MiniPCI The MiniPCI slot allows you to insert a MiniPCI expansion card. First unplug the power supply before adding or removing expansion cards. Read the documentation for the expansion card to see if any changes to the system are necessary. - Page 30 NAS 7800 User’s Manual...
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Page 31: 3 3 3 Bios Setup
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Page 32: Entering The Bios Setup Menu
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Entering Entering Entering Entering the BIOS the BIOS the BIOS Setup the BIOS Setup Setup Setup Menu Menu Menu Menu Power on the computer and press <Delete Delete> during the beginning of the Delete Delete boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS... -
Page 33: Control Keys
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Control Keys Control Keys Control Keys Control Keys Keys Keys Description Description Keys Keys Description Description Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left side Move to the item in the right side... -
Page 34: Navigating The Bios Menus
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Navigating the BIOS Menus Navigating the BIOS Menus Navigating the BIOS Menus Navigating the BIOS Menus The main menu displays all the BIOS setup categories. Use the <Left Left Left>/<Right Left Right Right> and <Up Right Up>/<Down... -
Page 35: Getting Help
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Getting Help Getting Help Getting Help Getting Help The BIOS setup program provides a “General Help General Help” screen. You can General Help General Help display this screen from any menu/sub-menu by pressing <F1 F1 F1 F1>. -
Page 36: Main Menu
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Main Menu Main Menu Main Menu Main Menu The Main Menu contains twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select the items and press <Enter Enter> to accept or enter Enter Enter Sub-menu. -
Page 37: Pnp/Pci Configurations
NAS 7800 User’s Manual PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI configurations. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu option to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations. -
Page 38: Standard Cmos Features
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Standard CMOS Features Standard CMOS Features Standard CMOS Features Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is [Day, Month Date, Year] Time The time format is [Hour : Minute : Second] Video Settings: [EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, MONO] Halt On Set the system’s response to specific boot errors. -
Page 39: Ide Drives
NAS 7800 User’s Manual IDE Drives IDE Drives IDE Drives IDE Drives IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave... - Page 40 NAS 7800 User’s Manual The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this category. Select “Auto Auto” whenever possible. If you select “Manual Manual”,...
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Page 41: Advanced Bios Features
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description... -
Page 42: Cpu L2 Cache Ecc Checking
NAS 7800 User’s Manual CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Quick Power On Self-Test Shortens Power On Self-Test (POST) cycle to enable shorter boot up time. Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description Disabled Standard Power On Self Test (POST) -
Page 43: Typematic Rate Setting
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Typematic Rate Setting Enables “Typematic Rate” and “Typematic Delay” functions. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This item sets the rate (characters/second) at which the system retrieves a signal from a depressed key. Settings: [6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30]... -
Page 44: Baud Rate
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Baud Rate Specify Baud Rate of console redirection Settings: [9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200] Agent Connect via Setting: NULL Agent Wait Time (Min) Timeout for connection. Settings: [1, 2, 4, 8] Agent after Boot Keeps Agent running after OS boot. -
Page 45: Cpu Features
NAS 7800 User’s Manual CPU Features CPU Features CPU Features CPU Features Delay Prior to Thermal Settings: [4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, 32 Min] Thermal Management This item sets CPU’s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat. Settings... -
Page 46: Hard Disk Boot Priority
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the “Hard Disk” option is selected in the “[First/Second/Third] Boot Device”... -
Page 47: Advanced Chipset Features
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Features Caution: Caution: Caution: Caution: The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions. Do not change these settings unless you are familiar with the chipset. -
Page 48: Agp & P2P Bridge Control
NAS 7800 User’s Manual AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. -
Page 49: Agp Fast Write
NAS 7800 User’s Manual AGP Fast Write This item is used to enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] AGP Master 1 WS Write Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] AGP Master 1 WS Read Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle... -
Page 50: Cpu & Pci Bus Control
NAS 7800 User’s Manual CPU & PCI Bus Control CPU & PCI Bus Control CPU & PCI Bus Control CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI Master 0 WS Write Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] PCI Delay Transaction Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] VLink Mode Selection... -
Page 51: Integrated Peripherals
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals This menu includes three sub-menu. -
Page 52: Via Onchip Ide Device
NAS 7800 User’s Manual VIA OnChip IDE Device VIA OnChip IDE Device VIA OnChip IDE Device VIA OnChip IDE Device CF Card UDMA66 To support UDMA66 CF Card Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] SATA Controller Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] SATA Controller Mode Controls the features of the SATA controller within the South Bridge. -
Page 53: Onchip Ide Channel 0
NAS 7800 User’s Manual OnChip IDE Channel 0 Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Primary Master PIO Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4] Primary Slave PIO Settings: [Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4]... -
Page 54: Superio Device
NAS 7800 User’s Manual SuperIO Device SuperIO Device SuperIO Device SuperIO Device Onboard Serial Port 1 Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto] Onboard Serial Port 2 Settings: [Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto]... -
Page 55: Usb Device Setting
NAS 7800 User’s Manual USB Device Setting USB Device Setting USB Device Setting USB Device Setting USB Wireless RF ON Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] USB 1.0 Controller Enable or disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller... -
Page 56: Usb Mouse Function
NAS 7800 User’s Manual USB Mouse Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mouse. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] USB Storage Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]... -
Page 57: Security Chip Configuration
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Security Chip Configuration Security Chip Configuration Security Chip Configuration Security Chip Configuration TPM Security Chip Enable or disable TPM security chip. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]... -
Page 58: Power Management Setup
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Power Management Setup Power Management Setup Power Management Setup Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enables the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) functionality. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] N N N N ote: ote: ote: ote: ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. -
Page 59: Power Management Option
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Power Management Option Settings: [Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour] HDD Power Down Set the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the hard disk. -
Page 60: Run Vgabios If S3 Resume
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select whether to run VGA BIOS if resuming from S3 state. This is only necessary for older VGA drivers. Settings: [Auto, Yes, No] AC Loss Auto Restart The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during system operation. -
Page 61: Wakeup Event Detect
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Wakeup Event Detect Wakeup Event Detect Wakeup Event Detect Wakeup Event Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select When selecting “Password”, press <Page Up> or <Page Down> to change password. The maximum number of characters is eight. “PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5” and “PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5” will be disabled while changing the password. -
Page 62: Ps2 Mouse Power On
NAS 7800 User’s Manual PS2 Mouse Power On Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] USB Resume from S3 Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] Wake Up On GPI Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] PowerOn by PCI Card Enables activity detected from any PCI card to power up the system or resume from a suspended state. -
Page 63: Pnp/Pci Configurations
NAS 7800 User’s Manual PnP/PCI Configurations PnP/PCI Configurations PnP/PCI Configurations PnP/PCI Configurations Note: Note: Note: Note: This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an experienced user. -
Page 64: Resources Controlled By
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Resources Controlled By Enable the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug-and-Play compatible devices. Settings Settings Description Description Settings Settings Description Description Auto(ESCD) BIOS will automatically assign IRQ, DMA and memory base address fields Manual Unlocks “IRQ Resources” for manual configuration PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly. -
Page 65: Frequency/Voltage Control
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency. Settings: [By SPD, 200MHz, 266MHz] DRAM Timing The value in this field depends on the memory modules installed in your system. -
Page 66: Bank Interleave
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Bank Interleave This item is for setting the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface. Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles. One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed. -
Page 67: Write To Read Cmd (Twtr)
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Write to Read CMD (Twtr) Settings: [1T/2T, 2T/3T] Write Recovery Time (Twr) Settings: [2T, 3T, 4T, 5T] RDSAIT Mode Settings: [Manual, Auto] RDSAIT Selection Key in a HEX number. Settings: [Min = 0000, Max = 003F]... -
Page 68: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Load Fail Load Fail- - - - Safe Defaults Safe Defaults Load Fail Load Fail Safe Defaults Safe Defaults This option is for restoring all the default fail-safe BIOS settings. These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with basic performance. -
Page 69: Load Optimized Defaults
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults This option is for restoring all the default optimized BIOS settings. The default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with optimized performance. -
Page 70: Set Supervisor/User Password
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor User Password This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup. When a password has been set, a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run. - Page 71 NAS 7800 User’s Manual There are two types of passwords you can set. A supervisor password and a user password. When a supervisor password is used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and the BIOS settings can be changed.
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Page 72: Save & Exit Setup
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup Entering “Y Y Y Y ” saves any changes made, and exits the program. Entering “N N N N ” will cancel the exit request. -
Page 73: Exit Without Saving
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Entering “Y Y Y Y ’ discards any changes made and exits the program. Entering “N N N N ” will cancel the exit request. - Page 74 NAS 7800 User’s Manual...
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Page 75: 4 4 4 Driver Installation
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Page 76: Driver Utilities
Driver Utilities Driver Utilities Getting Started VIA NAS 7800 Developer kits include a Driver CD that contains the drivers and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard. Regular kits do not include a Driver CD. However, the latest drivers can be downloaded from http://www.viaembedded.com/... -
Page 77: Running The Driver Utilities Cd
NAS 7800 User’s Manual Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The CD should run automatically after closing the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen. -
Page 78: Cd Content
LAN Driver: Giga Giga LAN Driver: LAN Driver: Enhances the onboard VIA VT6130 10/100/1000M PCIe Gigabit LAN chips and the VIA VT6122 Gigabit LAN chip (NAS 7800- 15LST). VIA RAID Driver: VIA RAID Driver: VIA RAID Driver: VIA RAID Driver:...
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