EPOX EP-3VBA Manuale utente

TRADEMARK

All products and company names are trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective holders.

These specifications are subject to change without

notice.

Manual Revision 2.0

April 26, 1999

EP-3VBEP-3VB

EP-3VBAA

ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with OnboardISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard

ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard

PCI IDE and Super Multi-I/OPCI IDE and Super Multi-I/O

PCI IDE and Super Multi-I/O

EP-3VBA

Technical Support Services

If you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of this

product, please contact your retailer. If your retailer can not help, you may E-

Mail us with any questions at the following address [email protected]

Record your serial number before installing your EP-3VBA mainboard. (the serial

number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board)

EPoX EP-3VBA serial number:

__________________________

BIOS Upgrades

Please use either our Web Site or BBS for current BIOS Upgrades.

Internet Access

http://www.epox.com

http://www.epox.com.tw

[email protected]

Modem Access

886-2-2247-2742 (Taiwan)

31-182-618451 (The Netherlands)

You can access this number via a Hayes-compatible modem with a 2,400 to

28,800 baud rate. The following setup format is required:

8 Data Bits, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit.

If your modem is unable to connect at higher baud rates, try connecting at

2,400 baud before contacting Technical Support.

Thank you for using EPoX mainboards!

EP-3VBA

User Notice

No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,

transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any

language in any form by any means without the express written permission of

EPoX Computer Company (here in after referred to as EPoX) except documenta-

tion kept by the purchaser for backup purposes.

EPoX provides this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or

implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of

merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall EPoX be

liable for any loss or profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of

business or for indirect, special incidental, or consequential damages of any kind,

even if EPoX has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from

any defect or error in the manual or product. EPoX may review this manual from

time to time without notice. For updated BIOS, drivers, or product release

information you may visit EPoX’s home page at: http://www.epox.com

Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only.

Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks

or copyrights of their respective companies.

The product name and revision number are both printed on the mainboard

itself.

Handling Procedures

Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the EP-3VBA

and any other device in your system with care and avoid unneccessary contact

with system components on the mainboard.

Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the motherboard

from static discharge.

We assume no responsibility for any damage to the EP-3VBA mainboard that

results from failure to follow installation instructions or failure to observe safety

precautions.

CAUTION

The EP-3VBA mainboard is subject to

damage by static electricity. Always

observe the handling procedures.

EP-3VBA

Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction

Components Checklist ....................................... 1-1

Overview

EP-3VBA Form-factor ...................................... 1-2

I/O Shield Connector......................................... 1-3

Power-On/Off (Remote).................................... 1-3

System Block Diagram ...................................... 1-4

Section 2 Features

EP-3VBA Features ............................................ 2-1

Section 3 Installation

EP-3VBA Detailed Layout ................................ 3-1

Easy Installation Procedure

Configure DIP Switch........................................ 3-3

SystemMemoryConfiguration .......................... 3-4

Device Connectors ............................................ 3-7

External Modem Ring-in Power On and

Keyboard Power On Function (KBPO) ............. 3-9

Section 4 Award BIOS Setup

BIOS Instructions .............................................. 4-1

Standard CMOS Setup....................................... 4-2

BIOS Features Setup ......................................... 4-3

Chipset Features Setup ...................................... 4-8

Power Management Setup ................................. 4-11

PNP/PCI Configuration ..................................... 4-15

Load Setup Defaults .......................................... 4-17

Integrated Peripherals........................................ 4-17

Sensor and CPU Speed Setup ............................ 4-22

EP-3VBA

Change Supervisor or User Password ............... 4-24

IDE HDD Auto Detection.................................. 4-25

HDD Low Level Format.................................... 4-27

Save & Exit Setup ............................................. 4-27

Exit Without Saving ........................................... 4-27

Section 5 Appendix

Appendix A

Memory Map ..................................................... A-1

I/O Map ............................................................. A-1

Timer & DMA Channels Map ........................... A-2

Interrupt Map..................................................... A-2

RTC & CMOS RAM Map ................................. A-3

Appendix B

POST Codes...................................................... A-4

Unexpected Errors............................................. A-7

Appendix C

Load Setup Defaults .......................................... A-9

Appendix D

Sound Driver Quick Installation Guide ............. A-11

AGP Driver Quick Installation Guide ............... A-13

EP-3VBA

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Introduction

EP-3VBA

Page 1-1

Section 1

INTRODUCTION

Components Checklist

üü

üA. (1) EP-3VBA mainboard

üü

üB. (1) EP-3VBA user’s manual

üü

üC. (1) Floppy ribbon cable

üü

üD. (1) Hard drive ribbon cables

üü

üE. (1) Driver and utility

USERS

MANUAL

EP-3VBA

Introduction EP-3VBA

Page 1-2

EP-3VBA Form-Factor

The EP-3VBA is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standard of

chassis. MicroATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated 90

degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the

power supply. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the

expansion slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a

double height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide

range of onboard I/O. Only the size and position of this aperture is defined,

allowing PC manufacturers to add new I/O features (e.g.; TV input, TV output,

joystick, modem, LAN, etc.) to systems. This will help systems integrators

differentiate their products in the marketplace, and better meet your needs.

•By integrating more I/O down onto the board and better positioning the hard

drive and floppy connectors material cost of cables and add-in cards is

reduced.

•By reducing the number of cables and components in the system, manufac-

turing time and inventory holding costs are reduced and reliability will

increase.

•By using an optimized power supply, it's possible to reduce cooling costs and

lower acoustical noise. An ATX power supply, which has a side-mounted fan,

allows direct cooling of the processor and add-in cards making a secondary

fan or active heatsink unnecessary in most system applications.

Fulllength

slots

Expandable I/O

5 1/4"

Bay

3 1/2"

Bay

Figure 2: Summary of MicroATX chassis features

CPU located near

Power Supply

Single chassis

fan for

system

ATX

Power

Supply

ATX power

connector

Floppy / IDE

connectors

close to

peripheral

bays

Introduction

EP-3VBA

Page 1-3

ATX

POWERSUPPLY

EP-3VBA Board

Power-On/Off (Remote)

The EP-3VBA has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies. For ATX

power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected

to the systems front panel for system Power On/Off button. The systems power

On/Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open.

The EP-3VBA has been designed with “Soft Off" functions. You can turn Off the

system from one of two sources: The first is the front panel Power On/Off

button, and the other is the "Soft Off" function (coming from the EP-3VBA’s

onboard circuit controller) that can be controlled by the operating system. Win-

dows 95 will control this when the user clicks that they are ready to Shutdown the

system.

Figure 4: Simple ATX Power ON/OFF Controller

Case (chassis) Power

ON/OFF button (J 3)

J 3

I/O Shield Connector

The EP-3VBA is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/

O shield (figure 3).

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2

KEYBOARD

USB port

COM1 COM2

parallel port

SpeakerLine_in

MIC

Figure 3: I/O back panel layout

Joystick/Midi port

Introduction EP-3VBA

Page 1-4

Figure 5: System Block Diagram

System Block Diagram

PAC

PCI Bridge

and memory

controller

VT82C693

VT82C686A

I/O Bridge

100/66MHz

66MHz

Pentium II

socket 370

Processor

USB 0,1 USB 2,3

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