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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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B B B B C C C C ONTENTS ONTENTS ONTENTS ONTENTS One EPIA-P700 Pico-ITX Mainboard One P700-A I/O Board One P700-B I/O Board One IDE Cable One SATA Cable One SATA Power Cable One DC-In Power Cable One Driver and Utilities CD...
T T T T C C C C ABLE OF ABLE OF ONTENTS ONTENTS ABLE OF ABLE OF ONTENTS ONTENTS Safety Instructions ......................iii Box Contents ........................iv Table of Contents......................v C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t...
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LPC/SMBus/GPIO ....................15 COM (Serial)......................16 LVDS Panel......................16 USB..........................16 IDE ..........................17 SATA .......................... 17 Jumpers ......................... 18 Clear CMOS ......................18 LCD Power Selector: LCD 3V/5V..............18 Mainboard Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists..........19 Mainboard and I/O Boards Installation Procedure..........20 P700-A Board Pin Header and Connector............
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Standard CMOS Features ..................38 Date ........................... 38 Time........................... 38 Video......................... 38 Halt On ........................38 IDE Drives ........................39 IDE Channel 0 Master..................39 IDE Channel 0 Slave .................... 39 IDE Channel 1 Master..................40 IDE Channel 1 Slave .................... 40 Advanced BIOS Features..................
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VGA Share Memory Size................... 50 Direct Frame Buffer ..................... 50 CPU & PCI Bus Control ................... 51 PCI Delay Transaction ..................51 DRDY Timing......................51 Integrated Peripherals..................... 52 UltraDMA66 Control................... 52 WatchDog Support ..................... 52 WatchDog Timer Select ..................52 WatchDog Count Value ..................
E E E E R R R R PECIFICATIONS The ultra-compact and highly integrated VIA EPIA-P700 Pico-ITX mainboard is the smallest form-factor available today. Through a high level of integration, the Pico-ITX form factor is 75% smaller than Mini- ITX form factor. The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small, ergonomic, innovative and affordable embedded ®...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Mainboard Specifications Mainboard Specifications Mainboard Specifications Mainboard Specifications • VIA C7 1.0 GHz NanoBGA2 processor • VIA Eden ULV 500MHz NanoBGA2 processor Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset • VIA VX700 advanced all-in-one system processor Graphics Graphics Graphics Graphics •...
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EPIA-P700 User’s Manual System Monitor and Management System Monitor and Management System Monitor and Management System Monitor and Management • Keyboard Power-on, Timer-Power-on • System power management, AC power failure recovery • Wake-On-LAN • Watch Dog Timer Operating Temperature Operating Temperature...
Boards s s s Specification Board Specification Specification Specification The VIA EPIA-P700 Pico-ITX mainboard is bundled with two I/O boards (P700-A and P700-B) to support connections to LAN, VGA, COM, DVI-D, USB and Audio. P700-A I/O Board • One COM (Serial) port •...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual COM (Serial) port COM (Serial) port COM (Serial) port COM (Serial) port The green 9-pin COM port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. VGA port VGA port VGA port VGA port The VGA port allows you to connect any analog VGA monitor.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual USB 2.0 2.0 p p p p orts orts orts orts These four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. Audio j Audio jacks: (Line acks: (Line- - - - out, Line...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual The VIA EPIA-P700 Pico-ITX mainboard is packaged with a standard VIA ® ® 1.0 GHz NanoBGA2. The VIA C7 1.0 GHz processor requires a heatsink with fan to provide sufficient cooling. CPU Fan The CPU fan runs on +5V and maintain CPU cooling. When connecting the wire to the connector, always be aware that the red wire (positive wire) should be connected to the +5V.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Available DDR2 SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configurations on the mainboard. Slot Slot Module Size Module Size Total Total Slot Slot Module Size Module Size Total Total SODIMM 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Power Power Power Power Conne Conne Connector Conne ctor ctors s s s ctor When inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed correctly to ensure that no damage will be caused.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Mainboard Mainboard Mainboard Mainboard Pin Headers Pin Headers Pin Headers and Connectors Pin Headers and Connectors and Connectors and Connectors Ethernet LAN This pin header allows the connection to a Local Area Network. Signal Signal Signal Signal...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual PS/2 The mainboard provides a PS/2 pin header to attach a PS2 port for the keyboard and mouse. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal KB_CLK KB_DATA MS_CLK MS_DATA Front Panel: Case connector The Front Panel pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch, power LED, suspend LED, HDD LED and the case speaker.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual COM (Serial) COM pin header can be used to attach an additional port for serial devices. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal CN 1 1 1 1 #DCDA RXDA 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual The mainboard has an Ultra DMA 133/100 controller. You can connect up to two IDE devices in any combination. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal #IDERST PDD7 PDD8 PDD6 PDD9 PDD5 PDD10 PDD4 PDD11 PDD3...
EPIA-P700 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 The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an onboard battery power supply.
Installation Procedure Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Disconnect all attached LAN, COM, DVI+CRT, Audio, USB, PS2, Front Panel and LPC/SMBus/GPIO cables from EPIA-P700 mainboard pin headers show in red. Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Align and mounting the P700-A and P700-B I/O boards as shown in the diagram below.
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J1, CN1 and J2 pin headers to the top side of the EPIA- P700 mainboard respectively. Then gently press down until the pins on the EPIA-P700 mainboard have been fully inserted into the board-to- board connector on the P700-A I/O board. (See the Step 5)
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EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Step 5 Gently press down until the pins on the EPIA-P700 mainboard have been fully inserted into the board-to-board connectors of the I/O boards.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual P700 P700 P700 P700- - - - A A A A Board Board Board Board Pin Pin Header Header Header and Connector Header and Connector and Connector and Connector DVI-D pin header This is an interface for connecting the DVI-D pin connector cable.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual P700-A Board to Board connector A 52-pin board connector used for mounting the P700-A I/O board to the EPIA-P700 mainboard. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal A3V3GL(+3.3V) A3V(+3.3V) TXNC TXND TXPC TXPD TXNA TXNB TXPA...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual P700 P700 P700 P700- - - - A Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists A Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists A Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists A Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists Items Items...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual P700 P700 P700 P700- - - - B B B B Board Board Board Pin Board Pin Header Header Header Header and Connector and Connector and Connector and Connector USB 2.0 pin header The USB pin header allows you to attach USB module (e.g. WLAN USB).
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual PS/2 pin header The PS/2 pin header to attach a PS/2 port for the keyboard and mouse. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal A5V (+5V) KB_CLK KB_DATA MS_CLK MS_DATA Front Panel pin header The Front Panel pin header allows you to connect the power switch, reset switch, power LED, suspend LED, HDD LED and the case speaker.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual I²C Bus (SMBus) pin header This pin header allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices. Devices communicate with a SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual P700-B Board to Board connector The 72-pin board connector used for mounting the P700-B I/O board to the EPIA-P700 mainboard. Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal LINER GND_AUD LINEL MICIN LINEOUTR AD_5V LINEOUTL SENSEA USB VD3+...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual P700 P700 P700 P700- - - - B B B B Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists Pin Header and Connector Vendor Lists Items Items...
EPIA-P700 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...
EPIA-P700 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...
EPIA-P700 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...
EPIA-P700 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>. The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Main Menu Main Menu Main Menu Main Menu The Main Menu contains eleven 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.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual 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. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations.
EPIA-P700 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.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual IDE Drives IDE Drives IDE Drives IDE Drives IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Channel Slave Item Item Help Help Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Menu Level Channel Slave [Auto] Access Mode...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Channel Slave Item Item Help Help Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Menu Level Channel Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] auto-detect HDD's ’ size head... Capacity this...
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EPIA-P700 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”, Auto...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Feature [Press Enter] Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] [Disabled] Virus Warning Menu Level [Enabled]...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual First/Second/Third Boot Device Set the boot device sequence as BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Settings Settings Description Description Settings Settings Description Description LS120 Boot from LS-120 drive Hard Disk Boot from the HDD CDROM...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Typematic Delay (Msec) This item sets the delay between, when the key was first pressed and when the system begins to repeat the signal from the depressed key. Settings: [250, 500, 750, 1000] Security Option Selects whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual CPU Features CPU Features CPU Features CPU Features C7 CMPXCHG8 Disable to install Windows NT 4.0. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] C7 NoExecute (NX) NoExecute is supported in WinXP SP2 and provides some protection from virii. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled]...
EPIA-P700 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”...
EPIA-P700 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.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Panel Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system. Key in a HEX number. Settings: [Min = 0000, Max = 000F]...
EPIA-P700 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.
EPIA-P700 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...
EPIA-P700 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] DRDY Timing Settings: [Slowest, Default, Optimize]...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Integrated Peri Integrated Peripherals pherals Integrated Peri Integrated Peri pherals pherals UltraDMA66 Control Settings: [UltraDMA66, AUTO] WatchDog Support Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] WatchDog Timer Select Settings: [Minute, Second] WatchDog Count Value Key in a DEC number. Settings: [Min = 0, Max = 255]...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual USB Device Setting USB Device Setting USB Device Setting USB Device Setting USB 1.0 Controller Enable or disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus. Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Enable or disable Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Power Management Setup Power Management Setup Power Management Setup Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Settings Settings Description Description Settings Settings Description Description S1(POS) S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system contexts.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Wakeup Event Detect Wakeup Event Detect Wakeup Event Detect Wakeup Event Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select When selecting Password, press Enter to change password. The maximum number of characters is eight. Settings: [Hot Key, Password] PS2KB Wakeup Key Select Sets a Hot Key to restore the system from the power saving mode to an active state.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual PS2 Mouse Power On 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. Such PCI cards include LAN, onboard USB ports, etc.
EPIA-P700 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.
EPIA-P700 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.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] Spread Spectrum When the mainboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses create EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Clock/Drive 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.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Load Fail Load Fail Load Fail Load Fail- - - - Safe Defaults Safe Defaults 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.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor/User Password Set Supervisor Password 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.
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EPIA-P700 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. When a user password is used, the BIOS Setup program can be accessed but the BIOS settings cannot be changed.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Supervisor...
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Exit Without Saving Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals User...
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Driver Utilities Driver Utilities Getting Started VIA EPIA-P700 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/...
EPIA-P700 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.
EPIA-P700 User’s Manual CD Content CD Content CD Content CD Content VIA 4in1 Drivers: VIA 4in1 Drivers: VIA 4in1 Drivers: VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA- capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility),...
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