EPoX ComputerメーカーEP-3VWMの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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EP-3VWM T able of Contents Section 1 Introduction Components Checklist ........................................ 1 - 1 Overview EP-3VWM Form-Factor ..................................... 1 - 2 I/O Shield Connector .......................................
EP-3VWM Appendix Appendix A Memory Map ....................................................... A-1 I/O Map ................................................................ A-1 T imer & DMA Channels Map ............................. A-2 Interrupt Map .
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Introduction EP-3VWM Page 1-1 Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü A . ( 1 ) EP-3VWM mainboard ü ü ü ü ü B. ( 1 ) EP-3VWM user s manual ü ü ü ü ü C. ( 1 ) Floppy ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü D. ( 1 ) A T A-66 Hard drive ribbon cable E .
Introduction EP-3VWM Page 1-2 EP-3VWM F or m-F actor The EP-3VWM is designed with MicroA TX form factor - the new industry standard of chassis. MicroA TX form factor is essentially a Baby-A T baseboard rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply .
Introduction EP-3VWM Page 1-3 P o wer-On/Off (R emote) The EP-3VWM has a single 20-pin connector for A TX power supplies. For A TX power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected to the systems front panel for system Power On/Off button.
Introduction EP-3VWM Page 1-4 Figur e 5: System Block Diagram System Block Diagram.
Features EP-3VWM Page 2-1 Section 2 FEA TURES EP-3VWM F ea tur es: EP-3VWM is based on the Socket 370 Processors including PPGA & FC- PGA operating at 300 ~ 800MHz. Designed with VIA VT8601 AGPset. Supports up to 512MB of DRAM (minimum of 32 MB) on board (please see Section 3-2).
Features EP-3VWM Page 2-2 Built-in A TX 20-pin power supply connector . Software power-down when using W indows ® 95/98 or W indows ® 2000. Supports ring-in feature (remote power-on through external modem, allows system to be turned on remotely).
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-1 Section 3 INST ALLA TION.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-2 EP-3VWM Detailed Layout Figure 1.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-3 Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1 . CPU Insertion 3-2 . Jumper Settings 3- 3. System memory Configuration 3-4. Device Connectors Section 3-1 CPU Inser tion CPU Insertion Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-4 Step 3 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever. Note: Intels reference design thermal solution is an active heatsink; an extruded alumi- num heatsink based and a fan attached to the top on the fin array.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-5 Section 3-2 J umper Settings The EP-3VWM motherboard was designed with very few jumpers to make your installation faster and easier.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-6 Section 3-3 System Memor y Configuration Memor y Layout The EP-3VWM supports (2) PC100 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMMs is for SDRAM (Synchronized DRAM) only. DIMM SDRAM may be 83MHz (12ns), 100MHz (10ns) or 125MHz (8ns) bus speed.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-7 DIMM Module Installation Figure 7 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMM memory module. DIMMs have 168-pins and two notches that will match with the onboard DIMM socket.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-8 Section 3-4 De vice Connector s J2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector Power LED, Speaker, Reset, Turbo LED, HDD LED, IR Conn.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-9 # N I Pr o l o c e r i We m a N l a n g i St n e m m o C 1d e Rc c Vr e w o P e l b a C 2e t i h Wa t a D -a t a D 3n e e r Ga t a D +a t a D 4k c a l Bd n u o r Gd n u o.
Installation EP-3VWM Page 3-10 De vice Connector s (continued) (This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Off by Pwr-BTTN feature, you can choose either Instant Off (turns system off immediatly), or 4 sec delay (you need to hold the button down for 4 seconds before the system turns off).
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-1 Section 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP Main Menu A ward s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-2 The menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction key ) to the item and pressing the Enter key .
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-3 NOTE: If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/ Slave are set to Auto, then the hard disk size and model will be auto-detected. NOTE: The Halt On: field is used to determine when to halt the system by the BIOS if an error occurs.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-4 V irus W arning : During and after the system boots up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system and an error message will appear. Y ou should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-5 Quick Power On Self T est : This category speeds up the Power On Self T est (POST). The default is Enabled. Enabled : This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-6 T ypematic Rate Setting : This determines the keystrokes repeat rate. The default is Disabled. Enabled : Allows typematic rate and typematic delay programming. Disabled : The typematic rate and typematic delay will be controlled by the keyboard controller in your system.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-7 Enabled : V ideo shadow is enabled. Disabled : V ideo shadow is disabled. C8000 - CBFFF Shadow : CC000 - CFFFF Shadow : D0000 - D3FFF Shadow : D4000 - D7FFF Shadow : D8000 - DBFFF Shadow : DC000 - DFFFF Shadow : These categories determine whether ROMs from option cards will be copied into RAM.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-8 Bank 0/1, 2/3 DRAM Timing : This value in this field is set by the system board manufacturer. The default is SDRAM Fast. The Choice: SDRAM Fast, SDRAM Normal. SDRAM Cycle length : This setting defines the CAS timing parameter of the SDRAM in terms of clocks.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-9 Enabled : This field enables the main memory (15~16MB) to r emap to ISA BUS. Disabled : Normal Setting. Note: If this feature is enabled you will not be able to cache this memory segment. System BIOS Cacheable : This allows you to copy your BIOS code from slow ROM to fast RAM.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-10 USB Keyboard Support : This controls the activation status of an optional USB keyboard that may be attached. The default is disabled. Enabled : Enable USB keyboard support. Disabled : Disable USB keyboard support. OnChip Sound: T urn on/off onchip sound device.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-11 4-4 Inte gr ated P eripherals Figur e 5: Integrated Peripherals Note: If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you will need to set Onboard Primary PCI IDE: Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE: Disabled Note: The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches (45 cm.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-12 Primary Master PIO: The default is Auto. Auto : BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Master PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode. Mode 0~4 : Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode. Primary Slave PIO: The default is Auto.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-13 Init Display First: If two video cards are used (1 AGP and 1 PCI) this specifies which one will be the primary display adapter. The default is PCI Slot. PCI Slots : PCI video card will be primary adapter. AGP: AGP video card will be primary adapter.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-14 Onboard Parallel port : This field allows the user to configure the LPT port. The default is 378H / IRQ7. 378H : Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 378H and IRQ7. 278H : Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 278H and IRQ5. 3BCH : Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 3BCH and IRQ7.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-15 4-5 P o wer Management Setup Choose the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be changed unless it s absolutely necessary .
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-16 User define : Allows user to define PM T imers parameters to control power saving mode. PM controlled APM : This option shows weather or not you want the Power Management to be controlled the Advanced Power Management (APM). The default is Y es.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-17 Delay 4 Second : T urns off the system after a 4 second delay . If momentary press of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode. Press the power botton again to take system out of Suspend Mode. VGA: When set to On (default), any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been powered down.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-18 4-6 PNP/PCI Configuration The PNP/PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI/ISA IRQ signals when various PCI/ISA cards are inserted in the PCI or ISA slots. W ARNING: Conflicting IRQ s may cause the system to not find certain devices.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-19 Disabled : Normal Setting. Enabled : If you have plugged in some Legacy cards to the system and they were recorded into ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data), you can set this field to Enabled in order to clear ESCD. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: Leave this field at Disabled.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-20 4-7 PC Health Status Current CPU T emperature : This is the current temperature of the CPU. Current System T emperature: This is the Current temperature of the system. Curr ent CPU F AN Speed : The current CPU fan speed in RPMs.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-21 4-8 F requency/V oltage Contr ol Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : When enabled the motherboard will automatically disable the clock source for a DIMM socket which does not have a module in it. Same applies for PCI slots. The default is Enabled.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-22 4-9 Defaults Menu Selecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are described below Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item y.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-23 4-10 Super visor/User Pass w or d Setting Y ou can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences between are: supervisor password : can enter and change the options of the setup menus. user password : just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.
BIOS EP-3VWM Page 4-24 4-11 Exit Selecting Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.
Appendix A-1 EP-3VWM Appendix A A-1 MEMOR Y MAP Address Range Size Description [00000-7FFFF] 512K Conventional memory [80000-9FBFF] 127K Extended Conventional memory [9FC00-9FFFF] 1K Extended BIOS dat.
Appendix EP-3VWM A-2 [2F8-2FF] SERIAL port 2. [360-36F] NETWORK ports. [378-37F] P ARALLEL port 1. [3B0-3BF] MONOCHROME & P ARALLEL port adapter . [3C0-3CF] EGA adapter. [3D0-3DF] CGA adapter. [3F0-3F7] FLOPPY DISK controller. [3F8-3FF] SERIAL port 1.
Appendix A-3 EP-3VWM 6 FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP). 7 P ARALLEL port 1. 8 R TC clock. 9 A vailable. 1 0 A vailable. 11 A vailable. 1 2 PS/2 Mouse. 1 3 MA TH coprocessor . 1 4 Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel. 1 5 Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel. A-5 RT C & CMOS RAM MAP R TC & CMOS: 0 0 Seconds.
Appendix EP-3VWM A-4 1 6 Base memory high byte. 1 7 Extension memory low byte. 1 8 Extension memory high byte. 19-2d 2E-2F 3 0 Reserved for extension memory low byte. 3 1 Reserved for extension memory high byte. 3 2 DA TE CENTUR Y byte. 3 3 INFORMA TION FLAG.
Appendix B-1 EP-3VWM Appendix B B- 1 POST CODES For BIOS 6.0 Code POST (hex) DESCRIPTION C Fh T est CMOS R/W functionality . C 0h Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
Appendix EP-3VWM B-2 3. Reset keyboard for W inbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 0Ch Reserved 0 D h Reserved 0E h T est F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W- able or not.
Appendix B-3 EP-3VWM checksum fails, use default value instead. 3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information. 4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.
Appendix EP-3VWM B-4 3 4h Reserved 3 5h Reserved 3 6h Reserved 3 7h Reserved 3 8h Reserved 3 9h Reserved 3 A h Reserved 3 B h Reserved 3Ch T est 8254 3 D h Reserved 3E h T est 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. 3Fh Reserved 40 h T est 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
Appendix B-5 EP-3VWM 5 1h Reserved 52h T est all memory (clear all extended memory to 0) 5 3h Reserved 5 4h Reserved 55 h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 5 6h Reserved 57 h 1. Display PnP logo 2. Early ISA PnP initialization - Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.
Appendix EP-3VWM B-6 6D h 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO. 6E h Reserved 6F h 1. Initialize floppy controller 2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.
Appendix B-7 EP-3VWM 84 h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1 . USB final Initialization 2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure 3. Switch screen back to text mode 4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory. 5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 .
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Appendix C-1 EP-3VWM Appendix C NOTE: The " LOAD Optimized DEFAULTS " function loads the system default data directly from ROM and initializes the associated hardware properly. This function will be necessary when you accept this mainboard, or the system CMOS data is corrupted.
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Appendix EP-3VWM D-1 Appendix D D-1 GHOST 5.1 Quic k User’ s Guide Installation is very easy . Y ou only need to copy the Ghost5 folder or Ghost.exe to your hard disk. The current market version is for single Client , so the LPT and NetBios portions will not be explained further.
Appendix EP-3VWM D-2 Disk T o Disk (Disk Cloning) 1. Select the location of the Source drive . 2. Select the location of the Destination drive . 3. When cloning a disk or restoring the backup, set the required partition size as shown in the following figure.
Appendix EP-3VWM D-3 4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Y es to start. Disk T o Image (Disk Backup) 1. Select the location of the Source drive.
Appendix EP-3VWM D-4 Disk From Image (Restore Backup) 1. Select the Restore file. 2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored. 3. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen.
Appendix EP-3VWM D-5 3. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown in the following figure. 4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen.
Appendix EP-3VWM D-6 2. Select the first partition to be backed up. This is usually where the operating system and programs are stored. There are 3 partition functions: 1 . Partition T o Partition (partition cloning) 2 . Partition T o Image (partition backup) 3 .
Appendix EP-3VWM D-7 3. Select the path and file name for storing the backup file. 4. Is the file compressed? There are 3 options: (1 ) No: do not compress data during backup (2 ) Fast: Small volume compression (3) High: high ratio compression. File can be compressed to its minimum, but this requires longer execution time.
Appendix EP-3VWM D-8 Partition From Image (Restore Partition) 1. Select the backup file to be restored. 2. Select the source partition. 3. Select the disk to be restored.
Appendix EP-3VWM D-9 4. Select the partition to be restored. 5. Select Y es to start restoring. Check This function checks the hard disk or backup file for backup or restoration error due to F A T or track error .
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