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The VIA EPIA-M800 is the first EPIA Mini-ITX board to combine both the VIA Nano processor and the all-in-one VIA VX800 digital media IGP chipset. This potent combination provides enhanced media playback of the latest HD codecs in multiple display configurations.

An ideal digital signage platform the VIA EPIA-M800 offers dual-DVI or DVI plus HDMI configurations with unique resolutions, pixel depths and refresh rates as well as two PCI-Express based Gigabit LAN ports to facilitate wideband data transfer for large video and other files over networks.

The VIA EPIA-M800 is powered by a choice of 1.6 GHz or a fanless 1.2GHz VIA Nano processors, making it a suitable choice for a wide range of applications including both performance-intensive and mission critical applications. The VIA Nano processor also combines the highly adept multimedia performance of the VIA VX800 unified chipset with its integrated VIA Chrome9™ HC3 integrated graphics core for DirectX 9.0 3D graphics.

Up to six-channels of VIA Vinyl HD Audio offers rich surround sound, while the VIA Chromotion™ video engine provides advanced hardware video acceleration and an improved visual experience for range of codecs including WMV-9, and MPEG-4. Storage includes both an IDE and Compact Flash shared connector, 2 SATA II connectors and up to 6 USB 2.0 ports. Connectivity comes in the form of dual Gigabit LAN ports on the high speed PCI-Express bus. Data protection is assured with the integrated VIA PadLock Security Engine and an MFX-01 module.

Key Features
  • Integrated VIA Chrome9™ HC3 DX9 3D/2D graphics with MPEG-2/4 and WMV9 decoding acceleration
  • Supports one IDE and two SATA
  • Supports dual PCIe Gigabit Ethernet
  • Supports one CF (Compact Flash) Type I
  • Supports one DVI-I port
  • Supports digital I/O, SPI and proprietary MFX interfaces
  • Supports six USB 2.0 ports (two as pin headers)
  • Supports HD audio
  • Designed for Digital Signage and Kiosk applications

Model Name CPU Frequency Description
M800-16 1.6GHz Nano™ Mini-ITX Board with DVI-I, USB, GLAN, COM, IDE, CF, SATA & Smart 5.1 Audio  
M800-12E 1.2GHz Nano™ Mini-ITX Board with DVI-I, USB, GLAN, COM, IDE, CF, SATA & Smart 5.1 Audio
* Model Name Definition: E is for fanless configuration.

 

Datasheet
Category Version Date Download
Board Datasheet and Ordering Information v100301 2010/04/07 VIA EPIA-M800_datasheet_v100301.pdf (217KB)
BIOS / BIOS Flash Utility
Category Version Date Download
BIOS Flash Utility for DOS 1.02 2010/01/28 VIA FlashTool 1.02.zip (739KB)
BIOS 1.01 2010/02/12 I2A00101.BIN (513KB)
Driver
Category Version Date Description Download
USB 2.0 v.2.70 2009/12/11 WinXP USB2.zip (14.54M)
Gigabit LAN V31 2009/12/11 WinXP GLAN.zip (16.13M)
Audio V7500a 2009/12/11 WinXP Audio.zip (36.17M)
4 in 1 v5.23a 2009/12/11 WinXP 4in1.zip (12.69M)
Integrated VGA 6.14.10.0227-20.10.01v 2009/12/11 WinXP VGA.zip (10.40M)
Gigabit LAN v 1.35 2010/01/26 Win 7, 64bit GLAN.zip (1.57M)
VGA 24.10.04n 2010/01/26 Win 7, 64bit VGA.zip (16.34M)
Audio V1.3a 2010/02/05 WinCE6.0 VIA_HDA_1.3a_CE6.msi (0.97M)
Integrated VGA V7.06.32.391 2010/02/05 WinCE6.0 DDRAWCLE V 7.06.32.391.msi (5.48M)
Audio V1.5A 2010/02/05 WinCE5.0 VIA_HDA_1.5a_CE5.msi (1.72M)
Gigabit LAN V1.63 2010/02/05 WinCE5.0 GETCE5B_V1.63.msi (621KB)
Integrated VGA V7.05.32.391 2010/02/05 WinCE5.0 DDRAWCLE V7.05.32.391.msi (6.21M)
Gigabit LAN V1.63 2010/02/05 WinCE6.0 GETCE6B_1.63.msi (380KB)
Manual
Category Version Date Download
User's Manual 1.00 2010/01/18 UM_EPIA-M800_100.pdf (904KB)
Operating Guide 1.00 2010/01/18 OG_EPIA-M800_100.pdf (1.36M)
Image Kit
Category Download
Low Resolution EPIA-M800.zip (3.89M)