VIA Technologies EPIA M-Series Mini-ITX Manual de instrucciones

Operating Guidelines Version 1.10

VIA EPIA M-Series Mini-ITX

Mainboard Operation

Guidelines

The Ultra Compact Motherboard Form Factor

From VIA Technologies

Operating Guidelines Version 1.10

Contents

•Overview

•Layout

•Specifications

•CLE266 Chipset Overview

•I/O Back Panel Layout

•Layout Diagram & Mounting Holes

•Power Specifications

•DVD Playback Tests

•Power Consumption Tests

•Compatible Chassis

•FliteDeck – System Management Suite

•Smart5.1 – Intelligent 6 Channel Audio

•Contact

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EPIA M-Series Overview

The VIA EPIA M-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard is a revolutionary, ultra-compact x86

platform optimized for today’s killer digital applications. At just 17cm x 17cm, Mini-

ITX is the world’s smallest native x86 mainboard platform, and is fully compatible

with Microsoft® and Linux Operating Systems. Available with an embedded VIA

Eden™ ESP processor core for fanless systems with ultra low-power requirements, or

an embedded VIA C3™ E-Series processor for more demanding digital multimedia

applications, the EPIA M-Series is the perfect platform for a whole range of small

form factor, low-power digital media devices and home entertainment centers.

EPIA M-Series Layout

Embedded VIA C3™-E or Eden™

ESP 6000 processor

VIA Apollo CLE266 North

Bridge, featuring int. 8X

2D/3D graphics 1 x DDR266DIMM

2 x IDE Ports ATA/133/100/

Support

1 PCI Slot

VIA VT8235 South

Bridge

10/100 Ethernet

TV-OUT IEEE 1394

USB 2.0

Audio Jacks / VIA Smart5.1

Surround Sound

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EPIA M-Series Specifications

Processor -VIA C3/Eden EBGA Processor

Chipset -VIA CLE266 North Bridge

-VT8235 South Bridge

System Memory - 1 DDR266 DIMM socket

- Up to 1GB memory size

VGA - Integrated CastleRock graphics

Expansion Slots - 1 PCI

Onboard IDE - 2 X ATA 133/100/66 Connectors

Onboard Floppy - 1 x FDD Connector

Onboard LAN - VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY

Onboard Audio - VIA VT1616 6 channel AC’97 Codec

Onboard TV Out - VIA VT1622 TV out (Optional)

Onboard 1394 - VIA VT6307S Firewire

Onboard I/O

Connectors

- 1 USB connectors for 2 additional USB 2.0 ports

- 2 1394 connectors for 2 1394 ports

- Front-panel audio connectors (Mic and Line Out)

- CD Audio-in connector

- FIR connector

- PS2 connector

- Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Ring

-CPU/Sys FAN/FAN3

- System intrusion connector

- 1 I²C connector

- 1 connector for LVDS transmitter module (Optional)

- Serial port connector for second com port

Back Panel I/O - 1 PS2 mouse port

- 1 PS2 keyboard port

- 1 Parallel

- 1 RJ-45 LAN port

- 1 Serial port

- 2 USB 2.0 ports

- 1 VGA port

- 1 RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)

- 1 S-Video port

- 3 audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in; can be switched to 6

channel output with Smart5.1

BIOS - Award BIOS

- 2/4Mbit flash memory

System Monitoring &

Management

- CPU temperature monitoring

- CPU voltage monitoring

- Wake-on-LAN, Keyboard-Power-on, Timer-Power-on

- System power management

- AC power failure recovery

Form Factor - Mini-ITX (4 layer)

- 17 cm x 17 cm

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VIA CLE266 Chipset Overview

Combining a fully integrated video processing feature set, 2D/3D graphics engine

and ultra efficient VIA DDR memory controller, the VIA Apollo CLE266 Chipset is

designed to enable high quality digital video streaming and DVD playback in a new

generation of fanless, small form factor PCs and IA devices. For more information on

the VIA CLE266 visit the VIA website at www.via.com.tw/en/apollo/cle266.jsp.

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EPIA M-Series I/O Back Panel Layout

PS/2 Mouse Connector Parallel Port Connector

RJ-45 LAN Port

VGA Dis

Connector

COM

Line-In

Line-Out

Mic-In

2 x USB Ports

S-Video Port

RCA Video

S/P DIF Port

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EPIA M-Series Layout Diagram & Mounting Holes

Power Specifications

The EPIA M utilizes an industry standard 20-pin ATX main connector to the power

supply. Due to the EPIA M platform’s ultra low power requirements a 90 – 120 Watt

ATX power supply is ample for even the heaviest of multimedia system applications.

1 +3V 11 +3V

2 +3V 12 -12V

3 Gnd 13 Gnd

4 +5V 14 PWR_ON-

5 Gnd 15 Gnd

6 +5V 16 Gnd

7 Gnd 17 Gnd

8 PWR_GD 18 NC

9 5V_SB 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

Note: NC = no connection

2010

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DVD Payback Test

The table below compares VIA C3™ processor and CLE266 chipset DVD playback

performance to that of a powerful Intel® Pentium 4 1.7 GHz and 845 chipset with

Leadtek Geforce 4 MX440 VGA card. Despite giving away 1.167 GHz of processor

speed and competing with Geforce4 graphics the VIA CLE266 platform delivers

equivalent performance at a fraction of the cost and required space and cooling. Note

that this is a comparison of only the DVD playback performance, not a of overall

system performance, as digital media performance is what counts for the lifestyle

PC.

DVD Playback Performance

This table also shows that both platforms have achieved the magical figure of 30 frames per

second that indicates smooth or flawless DVD playback.

Power Consumption Tests

As the DVD playback performance is comparable in the table above, we will also look at the

different power consumption results for a range of typical home PC activities with the VIA EPIA

M-Series mainboards compared to the typical “one size fits all” platform that is being promoted by

others in the PC industry. We have also included the low power VIA EPIA-Series Mini-ITX

mainboards as a frame of reference. Where the VIA EPIA M-Series mainboards are aimed at the

living room space, the VIA EPIA 800 and fanless VIA EPIA 5000 are aimed at the thin-client,

small footprint desktop and education PC markets, although they are also being used as 1u

server, Personal Video Recorder and car PC platforms amongst others.

The “one size fits all” system that we are using as a reference platform is an Intel 845-based

Pentium 4 platform and we are comparing the power consumption to that of the VIA EPIA M-

Series Mini-ITX mainboards. Some of the tests are not aimed solely at Digital Media

performance, so they also include the power consumption numbers for the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX

mainboards. All tests were conducted using the Microsoft Windows® 2000 operating system and

include the wattage consumed by the total platforms. The table below each diagram uses the

Intel platform as a frame of reference for the accompanying calculations.

Intel 845 with Leadtek

Geforce 4 MX440

VIA Apollo CLE266

Platform

29.968--2529.7810—12Windows ME

Frame

Rate

CPU Usage

Frame

Rate

CPU usagePerformance

Pla

Cyberlink

PowerDVD4.0-(DxVA)

Cyberlink

PowerDVD4.0-(DxVA)

Vendor

Intel® Pentium 4 1.7GHzVIA C3™ 533MHz

CPU

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EPIA Series Platform Power Consumption

in Watts

Playing DVD

Playing MP3

Network ApplicationsIdle

Office Applications

EPIA-M 9000 EPIA-M E6000 EPIA 800 EPIA 5000

DVD playback performance of these two platforms is not only flawless but the scores are also

very close to each other. In figure 2, the power consumption of the EPIA M9000 and the Fanless

EPIA ME6000 is less than half of that of the reference platform.

26.4 22.3 22.2

14.1

Watts

EPIA M9000 EPIA ME6000 EPIA 800 EPIA 5000 Intel 845-

based MB

Pentium 4 1.7G

Playing DVD

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22.7

20.4 18.4

13.4

39.3

Watts

EPIA M 9000 EPIA M E6000 EPIA 800 EP IA 5000 Intel 845-

based M B

Pentium 4 1.7G

Playing MP3

Power consumption of the fanless VIA EPIA ME6000 is around half of that of the reference

platform at 51.9%. It is interesting to note that for MP3 playback the fanless VIA EPIA 5000 only

uses around 1/3 of the power that the reference platform uses. This is significant power sensitive

systems like car MP3 players are gaining in popularity.

16.7 16.2

10.7 9.6

24.3

Watts

EPIA M 9000 EPIA ME6000 EPIA 800 EPIA 5000 Intel 845-

based M B

Pentium 4

1. 7 G

Idle

In this comparison, the power consumed while standing idle is compared and the VIA EPIA M-

Series mainboards draw around 2/3s of the power that the reference platform draws.

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