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Isa/pci agp mainboard with onboard pci ide and super multi-i/o; a pentium ii or pentium iii slot1 processor based agp mainboard (100/66mhz)

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EP-3VB

ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard

PCI IDE and Super Multi-I/O

EP-6VB

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Slot1 Processor based AGP

mainboard (100/66MHz)

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Page 1 EP-3VB EP-3VB EP-3VB EP-3VB EP-3VB ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard ISA/PCI AGP Mainboard with Onboard PCI IDE and Super Multi-I/O PCI IDE and Super Multi-I/O...
Page 2 EPoX has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product. EPoX may revise this manual from time to time without notice.
Page 3 EP-3VB/6VB 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 support technicians directly.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
II/III Processor ....... 1-2 S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology ......1-3 Accelerated Graphics Port ......1-4 Hardware Monitoring ........1-4 Power-On/Off (Remote) ........ 1-5 EP-3VB System Block Diagram ....1-6 EP-6VB System Block Diagram ....1-7 Section 2 Features EP-3VB Features ..........2-1 EP-6VB Features ..........
Page 5 EP-3VB/6VB PNP/PCI Configuration ......... 4-14 Load Setup Defaults ........4-16 Integrated Peripherals ........4-17 Change Supervisor or User Password ... 4-22 IDE HDD Auto Detection ......4-23 Save & Exit Setup ........... 4-25 Exit Without Saving ........4-25 Section 6...
Page 6 EP-3VB/6VB Page Left Blank...
Page 7: Components Checklist
Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü EP-3VB/6VB mainboard ü ü ü ü ü EP-3VB/6VB user’s manual ü ü ü ü ü Floppy ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü D. (1) IDE ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü...
Page 8: Overview
Introduction EP-3VB/6VB Overview Pentium II or Pentium III Processor (EP-6VB only) ® ® ® ® ® The Pentium II or Pentium III Processor (The Pentium III Processor as 400/ 100MHz and 450/100MHz speed or above with 512K-L2 cache Versions.) is the ®...
Page 9: Cartridge Terminology
EP-3VB/6VB Introduction ® ® The entire enclosed product is called the Pentium II or Pentium III Processor. The packaging technology and each of the physical elements of the product are referred to using accurate technical descriptions. This allows clear reference to the products as just a processor.
Page 10: Accelerated Graphics Port
Introduction EP-3VB/6VB The L2 cache (TagRAM, PBSRAM) components keep standard industry names. ® ® The Pentium II or Pentium III Processor is the first product to utilize the S.E.C. cartridge technology and Slot 1 connector. Unless otherwise noted, any refer- ®...
Page 11: Power-On/Off (Remote)
The systems power On/Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open. The EP-3VB/6VB 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 the button, and the other is the "Soft Off"...
Page 12: Ep-3Vb System Block Diagram
EP-3VB System Block Diagram P e n tiu m II S o cke t 3 70 P ro ce ssor 100/66MHz 100/66MHz 66MHz PCI Bridge and memory controller VT82C693 VT82C596A I/O Bridge Winbond 83977EF Figure 3: EP-3VB System Block Diagram Page 1-6...
Page 13: Ep-6Vb System Block Diagram
EP-3VB/6VB Introduction EP-6VB System Block Diagram P e n tiu m II or P e n tiu m III P ro ce ssor 100/66MHz 100/66MHz 66MHz PCI Bridge and memory controller VT82C693 VT82C596A I/O Bridge Winbond 83977EF Figure 3: EP-6VB System Block Diagram...
Page 14 Introduction EP-3VB/6VB Page Left Blank Page 1-8...
Page 15: Features
Supports (2) 16 bit ISA slots, (3) 32 bit PCI slots, (1) AGP slot and provides (2) independent high performance PCI IDE interfaces capable of supporting PIO Mode 3/4 and Ultra DMA 33 devices. The EP-3VB supports (3) PCI Bus Master slots and a jumperless PCI INT# control scheme which reduces configuration confusion when plugging in PCI card(s).
Page 16 Features EP-3VB/6VB • Supports the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. The onboard VT82C596A chip provides the means for connecting PC peripherals such as; keyboards, joysticks, telephones, and modems. • Built-in ATX 20-pin and AT 12-pin power supply connector. ® •...
Page 17: Ep-6Vb Features
Includes a PS/2 mouse connector. • 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-6VB utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental protec tion and longer battery life.
Page 18 Features EP-3VB/6VB • Built-in ATX 20-pin and AT 12-pin power supply connector. ® • Software power-down when using Windows 95/98. • Supports ring-in feature (remote power-on through external modem, allow system to be turned on remotely). • Resume by Alarm - Allow your system to turn on at a preselected time.
Page 19 Installation EP-3VB/6VB EP-3VB Mainboard Page 3-1...
Page 20: Ep-3Vb Detailed Layout
Installation EP-3VB/6VB EP-3VB Detailed Layout Page 3-2...
Page 21 Installation EP-3VB/6VB EP-6VB Mainboard Page 3-3...
Page 22: Ep-6Vb Detailed Layout
Installation EP-3VB/6VB EP-6VB Detailed Layout Page 3-4...
Page 23: Configure Jumpers
Installation EP-3VB/6VB The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. Configure Jumpers 3-2. System memory Configuration ® 3-3. Install Pentium II/III Processor (EP-6VB Only) 3-4. Device Connectors 3-5. External Modem Ring-in Power On and Keyboard Power On...
Page 24 Installation EP-3VB/6VB JP3: CPU Bus Clock Selection SW1: CPU Speed Selection * Reserved Page 3-6...
Page 25 Installation EP-3VB/6VB The EP-3VB/6VB supports (2) 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMMs can be either EDO (Extended Data Out) or SDRAM (Synchronized DRAM). • We recommend not mixing SDRAM DIMM and EDO DIMM together. • EDO DIMM can only be used with the 66MHz FSB.
Page 26 Installation EP-3VB/6VB Figure 2 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 3) until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket (figure 4).
Page 27 Installation EP-3VB/6VB ® The EP-6VB uses the Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium II/III processor packaged in an SEC cartridge. The SEC slot is not compatible with ® other non-Pentium II/III processors. Please have ready the following list of components so that we may install the processor onto the motherboard.
Page 28 Installation EP-3VB/6VB cable will be shipped with the boxed processor to draw power from a power header on the mainboard’s J4. Now we are ready to install the SEC Cartridge (Pentium II/III Processor) into the Retention Module. The SEC Cartridge is mounted by sliding the SEC Cartridge into the Retention Module and letting it slide all the way down.
Page 29 Installation EP-3VB/6VB Please install the motherboard into the chassis. PS/2 Mouse Connector J2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector • Keylock, Speaker, Reset, Sleep, Turbo LED and HDD LED CPU Fan Power • A plug-in for the CPU Fan Power Chassis Fan Power •...
Page 30 Installation EP-3VB/6VB (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). When the system is in 4 sec delay mode, there is a special feature to make the system to go into suspend mode when the button is pressed momentarily.)
Page 31 On the basis of bounded functions in I/O chipset, the two serial ports are able to support the External Modem Ring-in Power ON function. Once users connect the external modem to COM1 or COM2, the EP-3VB/6VB mainboard allows users to turn on their system through the remote and host's dial-up control.
Page 32 Installation EP-3VB/6VB Notes: Intel ATX version 2.0 specification has recommended you use the power supply with 0.72A(720mA) in 5.0VSB. With our this mainboard, the 5.0VSB standby power only has to be > = 0.2A (200mA) then you can enjoy this unique benefit. However, the ATX power supply which is <...
Page 33: Standard Cmos Setup
EP-3VB/6VB BIOS Award’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. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a device is added.
Page 34 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB 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. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function.
Page 35 Selecting the “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the EP-3VB/6VB. Pressing the [F1] key will display a help message for the selected item.
Page 36 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB Virus Warning: 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. You should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.
Page 37 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS Quick Power On Self Test: This category speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST). The default is Enabled. Enabled: This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST. Disabled: Normal POST. Boot Sequence: This category determines which drive is searched first by the O/S (Operating System).
Page 38 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB Memory Parity/ECC Check: If the DRAM chip in your system support Parity/ ECC check, select Enabled. Typematic 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.
Page 39 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: Some operating systems require special handling. Use this option only if your system has greater than 64MB of memory. The default is Non-OS2. OS2: Select this if you are running the OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM.
Page 40 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A6LFPAB) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : Fast Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Enabled Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing...
Page 41 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS Read Around write: DRAM optimization feature: If a memory read is addressed to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer contents, and the read is not sent to the DRAM. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled Concurrent PCI/Host: When disabled, CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period.
Page 42 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB Enabled: Provides unused DIMM/PCI to stop. Disabled: Provides the clock generator always driving. Spread Spectrum : Allows you to active the Spread Spectrum Modulation function for reduce EMI. (Note: When Enabled the item that performance will be impacted). The default is Disabled.
Page 43 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS 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.
Page 44 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB 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 Yes. Yes: APM controls your PM No: APM does not control your PM Video Off After: Tells you what time frame that the video will be disabled under current power management settings.
Page 45 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS HDD Power Down: HDD Standby timer can be set from 1 to 15 minute(s). Doze Mode: The “Doze” mode timer starts to count when no “PM events” have occurred. Suspend Mode: This function works only when the Pentium II Processor is installed.
Page 46 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB 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. WARNING: Conflicting IRQ’s may cause the system to not find certain devices.
Page 47 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS Reset Configuration Data: This setting allows you to clear ESCD data. The default is Disabled 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.
Page 48 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB Assign IRQ For USB: This item allows BIOS to assign whether IRQ is with USB or not. If you have not connect the USB device. Can release the IRQ for other device. The default is Enabled. Enalbed: Provides IRQ for USB device.
Page 49 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A6LFPAB) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Onboard Primary PCI IDE : Enabled Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3 Onboard Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled UART Mode Select : Normal IDE Prefetch Mode : Enabled RxD, TxD Active...
Page 50 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB IDE 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. IDE Primary Slave PIO: The default is Auto.
Page 51 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS 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.
Page 52 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB Onboard Serial Port 1: This field allows the user to configure the 1st serial port. The default is 3F8/IRQ4. AUTO: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is Auto adjusted. COM1: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8H/IRQ4.
Page 53 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS 3BCH: Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 3BCH and IRQ7. Disabled: Disable Onboard Winbond Chip’s LPT port. Parallel Port Mode: This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. The default is ECP+EPP. Normal: Standard mode. IBM PC/AT Compatible bidirectional parallel port.
Page 54 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB To change the password, choose the “SUPERVISOR PASSWORD or USER PASSWORD” option from the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu and press [Enter]. Note: Either “Setup” or “System” must be selected in the “Security Option” of the BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu.
Page 55 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS The “IIDE HDD auto detection” utility is a very useful tool, especially when you do not know which kind of hard disk type you are using. You can use this utility to detect the correct disk type installed in the system automatically. But now you can set HARD DISK TYPE to Auto in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP.
Page 56 BIOS EP-3VB/6VB If user set his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528 Megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that! LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode: A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck.
Page 57 EP-3VB/6VB BIOS Note: To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some software involved. All the software is located in the Award HDD Service Routine (INT 13h). It may fail to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the whole INT 13h.
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Page 59: Appendix
EP-3VB/6VB Appendix Appendix A A-1 MEMORY MAP Address Range Size Description [00000-7FFFF] 512K Conventional memory [80000-9FBFF] 127K Extended Conventional memory [9FC00-9FFFF] Extended BIOS data area if PS/2 mouse is installed [A0000-C7FFF] 160K Available for Hi DOS memory [C8000-DFFFF] Available for Hi DOS memory and adapter...
Page 60: Timer & Dma Channels Map
Appendix EP-3VB/6VB [2F8-2FF] SERIAL port 2. [360-36F] NETWORK ports. [378-37F] PARALLEL port 1. [3B0-3BF] MONOCHROME & PARALLEL port adapter. [3C0-3CF] EGA adapter. [3D0-3DF] CGA adapter. [3F0-3F7] FLOPPY DISK controller. [3F8-3FF] SERIAL port 1. A-3 TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP TIMER MAP: TIMER Channel 0 System timer interrupt.
Page 61: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map
EP-3VB/6VB Appendix FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP). PARALLEL port 1. RTC clock. Available. Available. Available. PS/2 Mouse. MATH coprocessor. Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel. Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel. A-5 RTC & CMOS RAM MAP RTC & CMOS: Seconds. Second alarm.
Page 62 Appendix EP-3VB/6VB Base memory high byte. Extension memory low byte. Extension memory high byte. 19-2d 2E-2F Reserved for extension memory low byte. Reserved for extension memory high byte. DATE CENTURY byte. INFORMATION FLAG. 34-3F Reserve. 40-7F Reserved for CHIPSET SETTING DATA.
Page 63: Post Codes
EP-3VB/6VB Appendix Appendix B B-1 POST CODES ISA POST codes are typically output to I/O port address 80h. POST (hex) DESCRIPTION 01-02 Reserved. Turn off OEM specific cache, shadow. 1. Initialize EISA registers (EISA BIOS only). 2. Initialize all the standard devices with default values Standard devices includes.
Page 64 Appendix EP-3VB/6VB Create resource map from ESCD. 5. Assign IO & Memory for PCI devices. (PCI BIOS only) Initialization of the BIOS Data Area. (40:ON - 40:FF) 1. Program some of the Chipset's value according to Setup. (Early Setup Value Program) 2.
Page 65 EP-3VB/6VB Appendix 2. Program all onboard super I/O chips (if any) including COM ports, LPT ports, FDD port ... according to setup value. 33-3B Reserved. Set flag to allow users to enter CMOS Setup Utility. 1. Initialize Keyboard. 2. Install PS2 mouse.
Page 66: Unexpected Errors
Appendix EP-3VB/6VB 5. Program parity according to Setup setting. 6. Power Management Initialization. Enable/Disable global PM. APM interface initialization. 1. If it is NOT a PnP BIOS, initialize serial & parallel ports. 2. Initialize time value in BIOS data area by translate the RTC time value into a timer tick value.
Page 67: Appendix C Load Setup Defaults
EP-3VB/6VB Appendix Appendix C NOTE: The "LOAD SETUP 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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Page 69: Ghost 5.1 Quick User's Guide
EP-3VB/6VB Appendix Appendix D D-1 GHOST 5.1 Quick User’s Guide Installation is very easy. You 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.
Page 70 Appendix EP-3VB/6VB There are 3 hard disk functions: 1. Disk To Disk (disk cloning) 2. Disk To Image (disk backup) 3. Disk From Image (restore backup) Important! 1. To use this function, the system must have at least 2 disks. Press the Tab key to move the cursor.
Page 71 EP-3VB/6VB Appendix 4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start. Disk To Image (Disk Backup) 1. Select the location of the Source drive. 2. Select the location for storing the backup file. A-13...
Page 72 Appendix EP-3VB/6VB 3. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start. Disk From Image (Restore Backup) 1. Select the Restore file. 2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored. A-14...
Page 73 EP-3VB/6VB Appendix 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. Select Yes to start. Partition A-15...
Page 74 Appendix EP-3VB/6VB There are 3 partition functions: 1. Partition To Partition (partition cloning) 2. Partition To Image (partition backup) 3. Partition From Image (restore partition) Partition To Partition (Partition Cloning) The basic unit for partition cloning is a partition. Refer to disk cloning for the operation method.
Page 75 EP-3VB/6VB Appendix 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.
Page 76 Appendix EP-3VB/6VB Partition From Image (Restore Partition) Select the backup file to be restored. 2. Select the source partition. 3. Select the disk to be restored. A-18...
Page 77 EP-3VB/6VB Appendix 4. Select the partition to be restored. 5. Select Yes to start restoring. Check This function checks the hard disk or backup file for backup or restoration error due to FAT or track error. A-19...

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