EPoX Computer EP-3VWM User Manual

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Manual Revision 1.2

September 22, 2000

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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 without the express written permission of EPoX Computer Company
(hereinafter referred to as EPoX) except for documentation kept by the purchaser
for backup purposes.

We provide this manual as is without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
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to time without notice. For updated BIOS, drivers, or product release information
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Handling Procedures

Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the EP-3VWM and
any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact
with system components on the mainboard. Always work on an antistatic surface to
avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge. Always have the
power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices
within the computer chassis. EPoX assumes no responsibility for any damage to
the EP-3VWM mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or failure
to observe safety precautions.

CAUTION

The EP-3VWM mainboard is subject to

damage by static electricity. Always

observe the handling procedures.

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Technical Support Services

If you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of this
product, please contact your retailer. Your retailer will have the most current
information about your configuration. If your retailer cannot help, you may visit
our online technical support website and/or contact our support technicians at the
locations listed below.

Record your serial number before installing your EP-3VWM mainboard. (The
serial number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board.)

EP-3VWM serial number: ____________________________

Contacting Technical Support

EPoX technical support is working hard to answer all of your questions online.
From our website you can find answers to many common questions, drivers, BIOS
updates, tech notes, and important technical bulletins. If you are still unable to
locate the solution you are seeking, you always have the option to contact our
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Copyright 2000 EPoX Computer Company. All rights reserved.

Section 1 Introduction

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

Overview

EP-3VWM 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-3VWM Features ............................................2-1

Section 3 Installation

EP-3VWM Detailed Layout................................ 3-2

Easy Installation Procedure

CPU Insertion ...................................................... 3-3

Jumper Settings ................................................... 3-5

System Memory Configuration .......................... 3-6

Device Connectors ..............................................3-8

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T able of Contents

Page

Section 4 Award BIOS Setup

Main Menu ........................................................... 4-1

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

Advanced BIOS Features ..................................... 4-3

Advanced Chipset Features ................................. 4-8

Integrated Peripherals ......................................... 4-11

Power Management Setup ................................... 4-15

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ............................ 4-18

PC Health Status ..................................................4-20

Frequency Control ............................................... 4-21

Defaults Menu ..................................................... 4-22

Supervisor/User Password Setting ..................... 4-23

Exit Selecting ...................................................... 4-24

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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......................................................... B-1

Appendix C

Load Setup Defaults ............................................ C-1

Appendix D

GHOST 5.1 Quick Users Guide ......................... D-1

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Components Checklist

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IntroductionEP-3VWM

Section 1

INTRODUCTION

USERS

MANUAL

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Introduction EP-3VWM

EP-3VWM Form-Factor

The EP-3VWM is designed with MicroATX 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. MicroATX
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, manufactur-

ing 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.

Expandable I/O

Single chassis
fan for system

Full length
slots

Floppy / IDE
connectors
close to
peripheral
bays

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AT X
Power
Supply

3 1/2"

Bay

Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features

5 1/4"

Bay

CPU located near
Power Supply

ATX power connector

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I/O Shield Connector

The EP-3VWM is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O
shield (figure 3).

parallel port

Joystick/Midi port

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2

KEYBOARD

USB port

COM1

Figure 3: I/O back panel layout

VGA1

Speaker

Line_in

MIC

Power-On/Off (Remote)

The EP-3VWM 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-3VWM 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-3VWMs
onboard circuit controller) that can be controlled by the operating system such as
Windows® 95/98 or Windows®2000 to shutown the system.

ATX
POWER SUPPLY

J 3

Case (chassis) Power

ON/OFF button (J 3)

Figure 4: Simple ATX Power ON/OFF Controller

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System Block Diagram

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Figure 5: System Block Diagram

FeaturesEP-3VWM

Section 2

FEA TURES

EP-3VWM Features:

 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).

 Supports (3) 32 bit PCI slots, (1) 16 bit ISA slot, (1) AMR slot and provides

(2) independent high performance PCI IDE interfaces capable of supporting
PIO Mode 3/4 and Ultra DMA 33/66 devices. The EP-3VWM supports (3)
PCI Bus Master slots and a jumperless PCI INT# control scheme which
reduces configuration confusion when plugging in PCI card(s).

 Supports ATAPI (e.g. CD-ROM) devices on both Primary and Secondary

IDE interfaces.

 Designed with on chip Multi I/O: (1) floppy port, (1) parallel port (EPP,

ECP), and (2) serial ports (16550 Fast UART).
Note: Japanese Floppy 3 mode is also supported

 Features Award Plug & Play BIOS. With Flash Memory you can always

upgrade to the current BIOS as they are released. (http://www.epox.com/
please visit our Technical Support section for the latest updates).

 EP-3VWM utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental

protection and longer battery life.

 Supports the (4) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, 2 ports as standard,

another 2 ports as option. For USB devices such as keyboard, mouse and
speakers etc.

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 Built-in ATX 20-pin power supply connector.

 Software power-down when using Windows® 95/98 or Windows®2000.

 Supports ring-in feature (remote power-on through external modem,

allows system to be turned on remotely).

 Resume by Alarm - Allows your system to turn on at a preselected time.

 Power Loss Recovery - In the event of a power outtage your system will

automatically turn itself back on without user intervention.

 Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM (System Management Mode).

 Built-in WOL (Wake-up On Lan) Connector.

 Built-in AC97 PCI Audio.

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Section 3

INSTALLATION

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EP-3VWM Detailed Layout

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Figure 1

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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 Insertion

CPU Insertion

Step 1

Open the socket by raising the actuation
lever.

Figure 2

Figure 3

Step 2

Insert the processor.
Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning

the FC-PGA corner marking with the
socket corner closest to the actuation arm
tip. The pin field is keyed to prevent mis­oriented insertion.
Dont force processor into socket. If it does
not go in easily, check for mis-orientation and
debris.
Make sure the processor is fully inserted
into the socket on all sides.

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Step 3

Close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.

Figure 4

Note: Intels 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. (See Figure 5)

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Figure 5

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Section 3-2
Jumper Settings

The EP-3VWM motherboard was designed with very few jumpers to make your
installation faster and easier.

JP1

1

JP3 Power Loss Recovery

1

CMOS Clear
JP1 = 1-2 Normal (Default)

= 2-3 Clear CMOS

JP3 = 1-2 Disabled

= 2-3 Enabled

JP20
JP18
JP19

JP21

JP22

JP23
JP24

1

1

1

1

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3-22-13-22-1X5.4

3-23-22-12-1X5

3-22-12-12-1X5.5

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2-13-22-13-2X7

2-12-12-13-2X5.7

2-13-23-22-1X8

2-12-12-12-1X2

On Board Codec Audio
JP22= 1-2 : Enable (Default)

= 2-3 : Disable

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CPU Host Clock Select

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Section 3-3
System Memory Configuration

Memory 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.

 If you use both 50ns and 60ns memory you must configure

your BIOS to read 60ns.

 When using Synchronous DRAM we recommend using the

4 clock variety over the 2 clock.

Figure 6 and Table 1 show several possible memory configuration.

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

Bank 0/1

Bank 2/3

-Synchronous

-Synchronous
Dram.

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* SDRAM only supports 32, 64, 128, 256MB DIMM modules.
* We recommend to use PC100 Memory Module for bus speed between

66MHz and 100MHz.

* Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speed (over clocking) may

severely compromise the integrity of the system.

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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. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a
90 degree angle and pressing straight down (figure 8) until it fits tightly into the
DIMM socket (figure 9).

LEFT KEY ZONE

(UNBUFFERED)

DIMM Module clip before installation

DIMM Module clip after installation

To remove the DIMM module simply press down both of the white clips on
either side and the module will be released from the socket.

CENTER KEY ZONE
(3.3 V DRAM)

Figure 7

Figure 8

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Section 3-4
Device Connectors

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2

KEYBOARD

J2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector

 Power LED, Speaker, Reset, Turbo LED, HDD LED, IR Conn., Sleep/
Power_ON

J4: CPU Fan

 A plug-in for the CPU Fan Power

J5: Chassis Fan

 A plug-in for the chassis Fan Power

J6: Power Fan

 A plug-in for the Power Supply Fan Power

J7: WOL (Wake On Lan) Connector

USB port

COM1

Figure 10

parallel port

VGA1

Joystick/Midi port

Speaker

Line_in

MIC

IDE1: Primary IDE Connector (White color)

IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector (Black color)

FDD1: Floppy Controller Connector

PW2: ATX Power Connector

 20-pin power connector

CD_IN: CD Audio Connector

VCD_IN: AUX Audio Connector

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MODEM_IN: Telephony Connector

 Pin1(Audio_in), Pin2/Pin3(GND), Pin4(Mic-out to Modem)

COM2: RS232 COM2 Connector

USB2: USB port header pins for adding two additional USB ports.

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

1

5

6

GND

+Data

-Data

VCC

10

USB port header pin descriptions.

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