VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA EPIA Mini-ITX Mainboard
Operation Guidelines
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Date: April 17, 2002
1. Introduction:
Offering the choice of a VIA Eden™ ESP processor for fanless systems with power sensitive
requirements, or a VIA C3™ E-Series processor for more multimedia rich applications, the highly
integrated VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard features integrated 3D graphics, AC’97 audio, Ethernet,
USB and TV-Out connectivity. Measuring only 170mm x 170mm, it is the perfect platform for
developing the next generation of small footprint Digital Information Appliances and Entertainment
Devices.
This document is intended for System Integrators and design engineers designing or assembling
systems based around the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard.
2. Specifications:
PCB size • 170 mm * 170 mm with 4 layers
CPU Type
• Embedded VIA CPU: VIA Eden™ ESP 5000 processor or
VIA C3™ 800MHz processor
• Internal L1 128KB and L2 64KB cache memory
Chipset
• VIA Apollo PLE133 (VT8601A north bridge & VT8231 south
bridge)
Display • Integrated Trident Blade 3D graphics core
DRAM
• Up to 1GB of PC133/100/66 system memory
• 2 168 pin DIMM slots for 64/128/256/512MB of both SDRAM
and VCM
PCI Bus IDE
• Dual channel master mode PCI supports four Enhanced IDE
devices
• Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100
Audio
• VT1612A AC97 Codec
• 3 audio jacks: Line-out, Line-in and Mic-in.
LAN
• VIA VT6103 Ethernet PHY
• Supports ethernet 10/100
USB
• USB 1.1
• Two on-board USB ports and two USB port jumper pins
TV-Out
• VT1621 TV Out Controller
• S-Video and Composite output
• Support 640x480, 800x600 NTSC/PAL TV
Keyboard controller
• VT8231 Internal keyboard controller, which supports PS/2
keyboard / mouse
Other I/O Ports
• One 15-pin External Monitor Connector
• One 16C550 compliant serial port
• One EPP/ECP compliant parallel port
• One FIR port jumper pin
• One CIR jumper pin