diff --git a/arch/x86/stage1_mtrr.c b/arch/x86/stage1_mtrr.c
index 56330660d5..2810348c26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/stage1_mtrr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/stage1_mtrr.c
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ void do_early_mtrr_init(const unsigned long *mtrr_msrs)
 	
 }
 
+/**
+ * Call this function early in stage1 to enable mtrrs, which will ensure 
+ * caching of ROM 
+ */
 void early_mtrr_init(void)
 {
 	static const unsigned long mtrr_msrs[] = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/via/stage1.c b/arch/x86/via/stage1.c
index d3b14c2e79..621ddfa933 100644
--- a/arch/x86/via/stage1.c
+++ b/arch/x86/via/stage1.c
@@ -30,21 +30,6 @@
 #include <mtrr.h>
 #include <via_c7.h>
 
-#ifdef NO_IDEA_WHETHER_THIS_IS_RELEVANT_ON_C7
-/**
- * Set the MTRR for initial ram access. 
- * be warned, this will be used by core other than core 0/node 0 or core0/node0 when cpu_reset. 
- * This warning has some significance I don't yet understand. 
- */
-void set_init_ram_access(void)
-{
-	set_var_mtrr(0, 0x00000000, CONFIG_CBMEMK << 10, MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK);
-}
-#endif
-
-#define __stringify_1(x)	#x
-#define __stringify(x)		__stringify_1(x)
-
 /**
  * Disable Cache As RAM (CAR) after memory is setup.
  */
diff --git a/mainboard/via/epia-cn/Makefile b/mainboard/via/epia-cn/Makefile
index 073a7fa1b0..7ba6259c4d 100644
--- a/mainboard/via/epia-cn/Makefile
+++ b/mainboard/via/epia-cn/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 ## Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 ##
 
-STAGE0_MAINBOARD_SRC := $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/stage1.c
+STAGE0_MAINBOARD_SRC :=  $(src)/lib/clog2.c \
+			$(src)/arch/x86/stage1_mtrr.c \
+			$(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/stage1.c
 
 INITRAM_SRC =   $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/initram.c \
 		$(src)/northbridge/via/cn700/initram.c \
diff --git a/mainboard/via/epia-cn/stage1.c b/mainboard/via/epia-cn/stage1.c
index aaed1d30cf..309d846a25 100644
--- a/mainboard/via/epia-cn/stage1.c
+++ b/mainboard/via/epia-cn/stage1.c
@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ void stop_ap(void)
 
 void hardware_stage1(void)
 {
+	void early_mtrr_init(void);
 	void vt1211_enable_serial(u8 dev, u8 serial, u16 iobase);
 	u32 dev;
 
 	post_code(POST_START_OF_MAIN);
+
+	/* do this or watch the system run slowly */
+	early_mtrr_init();
+
 	vt1211_enable_serial(0x2e, 2, 0x3f8);
 	
 	/* Enable multifunction for northbridge. */