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EPOX KP6-FX2 User Manual

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  • Page 1 K P 6 - F X 2 A P e n t i u m I I P r o c e s s o r b a s e d ® m a i n b o a r d TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

  • Page 2: Technical Support Services

    Technical Support Services If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, contact your retailer. If your retailer can not help you may E-Mail us with any questions at the following address epox@epox.com. Record your serial number before installing your KP6-FX 2 mainboard. (the serial number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board) EPoX motherboard serial number: _____________________________ BIOS Upgrades...

  • Page 3: Handling Procedures

    The product name and revision number are both printed on the mainboard itself. © Copyright 1997 EPoX Computer Company. All right reserved. Handling Procedures Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the KP6-FX 2 and any other device in your system with care and avoid contact with components on the card.

  • Page 4: Parts Checklist

    Parts Checklist Please make sure your package is complete before you start your installation. If you discover a damaged or missing item, please contact your retailer. 1 KP6-FX 2 mainboard 1 Users manual 1 Floppy ribbon cable 2 IDE ribbon cables PS/2 to AT keyboard connector adapter Bus Master Driver Retention Module...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ® Pentium II Processor Overview --------------------------------------------- 1-1 1-1.1 S.E.C. Cartridge Overview ---------------------------------------------------- 1-2 1-1.2 S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology ------------------------------------------------ 1-2 KP6-FX 2 Specification ------------------------------------------------------- 1-3 KP6-FX 2 Form-Factor Overview ------------------------------------------- 1-4 1-3.1 I/O Shield Connector ----------------------------------------------------------- 1-5 1-3.2 Power-On/Off (Remote) ------------------------------------------------------- 1-5 System Block Diagram -------------------------------------------------------- 1-6 Installation...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Appendixes Appendix A-1: Memory Map -------------------------------------------------- A1 Appendix A-2: I/O Map --------------------------------------------------------- A1 Appendix A-3: Time & DMA Channels Map ------------------------------- A2 Appendix A-4: Interrupt Map -------------------------------------------------- A2 Appendix A-5: RTC & CMOS RAM Map ----------------------------------- A3 Appendix B: Post Codes ------------------------------------------------------ B1...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction EPoX is proud to introduce the KP6-FX 2 mainboard to support Intel Pentium Processor Intel’ s latest technology in CPU’ s. The KP6-FX 2 is based on Intel’ s 82440FX chipset, and supports uni-Pentium PCI and 4 ISA slots, USB ready, and a special ring-in feature all built into full ATX format.

  • Page 8: 1-1.1 S.e.c. Cartridge Overview

    KP6-FX 2 1-1.1 S.E.C. Cartridge Overview The entire enclosed product is called the Pentium 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 9: Kp6-Fx 2 Specification

    Introduction 1-2 KP6-FX 2 Specification • KP6-FX 2 is based on the Pentium slot 1. The board is configured by an Easy-Setting-Single-Jumper (ESSJ) to match your CPU clock speed. • Designed with Intel’ s 82440 FX PCIset • Supports upto 1 GigaByte of DRAM (minimum of 8 MB) on board, You can use either 72-Pin SIMM x 4 or 168-Pin DIMM x 2 or both.

  • Page 10: Kp6-Fx 2 Form-Factor Overview

    KP6-FX 2 KP6-FX 2 Form-Factor Overview EPoX KP6-FX 2 is designed with ATX form factor - the latest industry standard of chassis. The ATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply.

  • Page 11: 1-3.1 I/O Shield Connector

    Introduction I/O Shield Connector The KP6-FX 2 is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/ O shield. (refer to figure 1-3) Figure 1-3: PS/2 Mouse KP6-FX 2 I/O back panel Layout PS/2 Keyboard 1-3.1 Power-On/Off (Remote) The KP6-FX 2 has a single 20-PIN connector for ATX power supplies.

  • Page 12: System Block Diagram

    KP6-FX 2 1-4 System Block Diagram HOST BUS MA[11:0] > CONTROL > PCI Bridge and memory controller < 208 PQFP PCI Slots PCI BUS Port_A Graphics Universal Serial Bus Figure 1-4 System Block Diagram Pentium® II Processor Processor MAIN MEMORY MD[63:0] <...

  • Page 13: Installation

    Installation KP6-FX 2 Layout The KP6-FX 2 is designed with Intel 82440FX PCIset chipset which is devel- oped by Intel Corporation to fully support PCI/ISA systems. The Intel 82440FX PCIset chipset provides increased integration and improved performance. The chipset provides an integrated IDE controller with two high performance IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices (hard drives, CD-ROM’...

  • Page 14: Kp6-Fx 2 Layout

    KP6-FX 2 KP6-FX 2 Layout PCI #5 Figure 2-1...

  • Page 15: Connectors And Jumpers

    Installation Connectors and Jumpers This section describes all of the connectors and jumpers built into the motherboard. The jumpers match Figure 2-1 on page 2-2 Power On/Off IDE LED indicator - LED ON when Onboard PCI IDE Hard disks activate Power Saving LED indicator - LED ON when system is in any saving mode Sleep/Resume switch : Closed to enter sleep mode, a key-...
  • Page 16 KP6-FX 2 Connectors and Jumpers (continued) Settings will match motherboard layout on Page 2-2 Clear CMOS Select Normal (Default) Clear Flash Memory Voltage Select (Both JP2 & JP3) 12V Flash memory 5V Flash memory. (Default) The Power Supply (+12V) for the CPU cooling fan. +12V Memory Voltage Selection 1-2 &...

  • Page 17: I/O Connectors

    Installation I/O Connectors Floppy Disk Connector J18,J19 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector...
  • Page 18 KP6-FX 2 I/O Connectors - continued 3.3 V -12 V PS-ON -5 V Note: The ATX power supply has to support 3.3 Volts Power 11 1 3.3 V 12 2 3.3 V 13 3 14 4 15 5 16 6 17 7 18 8 PW-OK...

  • Page 19: Memory Configurations

    Installation Memory Configurations The KP6-FX 2 supports different type of settings for the system memory. There is no jumper nor connector needed for memory configuration. The following figure provides all possible memory combinations. SIMM = 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Fastpage or EDO mode SIMM DIMM = 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 512MB Fastpage or EDO mode DIMM (3.3 volt unbuffered...

  • Page 20: Award Bios Setup

    KP6-FX 2 Award BIOS SETUP 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 data will be retained even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 21: Standard Cmos Setup

    Award BIOS SETUP 3-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Choose "STANDARD CMOS SETUP" in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu (Fig.3-2). The STANDARD CMOS SETUP allows user to configure system settings such as the current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy drive type, and display type.
  • Page 22 KP6-FX 2 Pressing [F1] key to display help message of the selected item. This provides the system a capability to recover from any possible error. AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test Boot Sequence Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek...
  • Page 23 Award BIOS SETUP • CPU Internal Cache / External Cache: These two categories increase performance to memory access. The Pentium® II Processor CPU includes both Internal/External cache. The default value is Enable. Note: If your Pentium® II Processor CPU is without External Cache then this item "...
  • Page 24 KP6-FX 2 • Gate A20 Option: This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1MB (extended memory). The default value is Fast. Normal: The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. Fast: The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.

  • Page 25: Chipset Features Setup

    Award BIOS SETUP Disabled: Video 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 optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16K byte or 32K byte per unit and the size depends on chipset.
  • Page 26 KP6-FX 2 • DRAM Speed Selection: This value must correspond to the speed of the DRAM installed in your system. DO NOT change the default setting of this field, as determined by the system board manufacturer for the installed DRAM. This value is access speed, so a lower value means a faster system. The default value is 60ns.
  • Page 27 Award BIOS SETUP • DRAM RAS Only Refresh: Permits queuing up to four DRAM refresh requests, so DRAM can refresh at optimal times. The default value is Dis- abled. Enabled: The DRAM Refresh type is RAS only. Disabled: The DRAM Refresh type is CAS before RAS. •...
  • Page 28 KP6-FX 2 • CPU-To-PCI Write Post: Enabled: Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus. Disabled: The writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle.

  • Page 29: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS SETUP 3-4 POWER 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.

  • Page 30: Description Of The Green Functions

    KP6-FX 2 B. Time-out parameters: System Doze The "System Doze" mode timer starts to count when there is no "PM events" occurred. The valid time-out setting is from 1 minute up to 1 hour. System Standby The "Standby" mode timer starts to count when "System Doze" mode timer timed out and no "PM events"...
  • Page 31 Award BIOS SETUP Standby Mode When the system standby mode timer times-out, it will enter the standby mode and retain CPU at slow working speed. The screen will be blanked out. Suspend Mode When the system suspend timer times-out, the system will enter the suspend mode and the chipset will stop CPU clock immediately.

  • Page 32: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    KP6-FX 2 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. WARNING: Conflicting IRQ’ s may cause the system to not find certain devices. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

  • Page 33: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS SETUP • Used MEM base addr and Used MEM Length: The default value is N/A. The Used MEM base addr (CB00, CC00, D000, D400, D800, DC00) and Used MEM Length (8K, 16K, 32K, 64K) were to support the some specific ISA Legacy cards with requested memory space below 1M address.
  • Page 34 KP6-FX 2 Note: If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you will need set Onboard Primary PCI IDE: Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE: Disabled from CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP UTILITY. The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches (45 cm.).
  • Page 35 Award BIOS SETUP • Onboard FDC Controller: The default value is Enabled. Enabled: Enable the Onboard SMC CHIP's floppy drive interface controller. Disabled: Disable the Onboard SMC CHIP's floppy drive interface control- ler. • Onboard Serial Port 1: This field allows the user to select the serial port. The default value is Auto.

  • Page 36: Load Setup Defaults

    KP6-FX 2 • ECP Mode USE DMA: This field allows the user to sellect DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode. The default value is DMA3. DMA1: The filed selects the rounting of DMA1 for the ECP mode. DMA3: The filed selects the rounting of DMA3 for the ECP mode. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS The "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS"...

  • Page 37: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Award BIOS SETUP If CMOS is corrupted or the option was used earlier and the user wish to change default password, the SETUP UTILITY will display a message and ask for a confirmation. After pressing the [Enter] key (ROM password if the option was not used) or current password (user-defined password), the user can change the password and store new one in CMOS RAM.
  • Page 38 KP6-FX 2 The maximum number of cylinders, head & sectors for NORMAL mode are. 1024, 16 & 63. no. Cylinder x no. Head x no. Sector x no. per sector 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 39: Hdd Low Level Format

    Award BIOS SETUP Maximum HDD size: no. Cylinder x no. Head x no. Sector x bytes per sector 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 (1NT 13h).

  • Page 40: Memory Map

    Appendix 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 ROMs [E0000-EEFFF] Available for UMB [EF000-EFFFF]...

  • Page 41: Time & Dma Channels Map

    Appendix TIME & DMA CHANNELS MAP TIME MAP: TIMER Channel 0 TIMER Channel 1 TIMER Channel 2 DMA CHANNELS: DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 2 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 4 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 INTERRUPT MAP NMI :...

  • Page 42: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    Appendix RTC & CMOS RAM MAP RTC & CMOS: Seconds. Second alarm. Minutes. Minutes alarm. Hours. Hours alarm. Day of week. Day of month. Month. Year. Status register A. Status register B. Status register C. Status register D. Diagnostic status byte. Shutdown byte.

  • Page 43: Post Codes

    Appendix 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 44 Appendix 1. Program some of the Chipset's value according to Setup. (Early Setup Value Program) 2. Measure CPU speed for display & decide the system clock speed. 3. Video initialization including Monochrome, CGA, EGA/VGA. If no display device found, the speaker will beep. 1.
  • Page 45 Appendix 3F-40 Reserved. 1. Program the rest of the Chipset's value according to Setup. (Later Setup Value Program) 2. If auto-configuration is enabled, programm the chipset with pre-defined Values. Initialize floppy disk drive controller. Initialize Hard drive controller. If it is a PnP BIOS, initialize serial & parallel ports. Reserved.
  • Page 46 Appendix 1. Try to turn on Level 2 cache. Note: If L2 cache is already turned on in POST 3D, this part will be skipped. 2. Set the boot up speed according to Setup setting. 3. Last chance for Chipset initialization. 4.

  • Page 47: Load Setup Default

    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. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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