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EPOX EP-6ZXM User Manual

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  • Page 1 EP-6ZXM EP-6ZXM EP-6ZXM EP-6ZXM EP-6ZXM A P entium entium entium entium II or P II or P entium II or P entium entium entium entium II or P II or P entium ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 2: User Notice

    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-6ZXM 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

    System Block Diagram ........1-7 Section 2 Features EP-6ZXM Features ........2-1 Section 3 Installatio EP-6ZXM Detailed Layout ......3-2 Easy Installation Procedure Configure Jumpers ......... 3-3 System Memory Configuration ..... 3-5 ® Installing a Pentium II/III Processor .... 3-8 Device Connectors .........
  • Page 5 EP-6ZXM IDE HDD Auto Detection ......4-27 HDD Low Level Format ......... 4-29 Save & Exit Setup ........... 4-29 Exit Without Saving ........4-29 Section 5 PCI Sound Driver Installation .......... 5-1 Section 6 Appendix Appendix A Memory Map ..........A-1 I/O Map ............
  • Page 6 EP-6ZXM Page Left Blank...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü EP-6ZXM mainboard ü ü ü ü ü EP-6ZXM user’s manual ü ü ü ü ü Floppy ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü D. (1) Hard driver ribbon cables ü ü ü ü ü...

  • Page 8: Overview

    Introduction EP-6ZXM Overview Pentium II or Pentium III Processor ® ® ® ® ® The Pentium II or Pentium III Processor (The Pentium III Processor as 300/ 100MHz, 350/100MHz, 400/100MHz and 450/100MHz speed with 512K-L2 ® ® cache Versions.) is the follow-on to the Pentium Processor.

  • Page 9: Cartridge Terminology

    EP-6ZXM 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-6ZXM 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: Ep-6Zxm Form-Factor

    EP-6ZXM Introduction EP-6ZXM Form-Factor The EP-6ZXM is designed with MicroATX form factor - the new industry standard of chassis. The MicroATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT base- board rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply.

  • Page 12: I/O Shield Connector

    Introduction EP-6ZXM I/O Shield Connector The EP-6ZXM is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 3). Joystick/Midi port parallel port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 COM2 Speaker Line_in Figure 3: I/O back panel layout Power-On/Off (Remote) The EP-6ZXM has a single 20-pin connector for MicroATX power supplies.

  • Page 13: System Block Diagram

    EP-6ZXM Introduction System Block Diagram P entium II or P entium III P rocessor 100/66MHz 100/66MHz 66MHz PCI Bridge and memory controller 443ZX Sound PllX4E I/O Bridge Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-7...
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  • Page 15: Features

    Supports (1) 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-6ZXM 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-6ZXM • EP-6ZXM utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental protec tion and longer battery life. • Supports the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. The onboard PIIX4E chip provides the means for connecting PC peripherals such as; keyboards, joysticks, telephones, and modems.
  • Page 17 Installation EP-6ZXM Page 3-1...

  • Page 18: Ep-6Zxm Detailed Layout

    Installation EP-6ZXM EP-6ZXM Detailed Layout Figure 1 Page 3-2...

  • Page 19: Configure Jumpers

    Installation EP-6ZXM 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 or Pentium III Processor ® ® 3-4. Device Connectors 3-5. External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON...
  • Page 20 * : RSD (Reserved) ** : ESDJ (Easy-Setting-Dual-Jumper) Note: Based on the implementation of the Intel 440ZX AGPset the EP-6ZXM is able to provide multiple front side bus (FSB) frequencies for Slot 1 proces- sors and memory operations. The mainboard's FSB is easily selected by jumper JP3 listed above to match the FSB required by your processor.
  • Page 21 Installation EP-6ZXM The EP-6ZXM supports (3) 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 22 Installation EP-6ZXM SDRAM only supports 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB DIMM modules. EDO DIMM can only be used with the 66MHz FSB. Figure 3 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.
  • Page 23 Installation EP-6ZXM Figure 4 DIMM Module clip before installation Figure 5 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.
  • Page 24 Installation EP-6ZXM ® The EP-6ZXM 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 25 Installation EP-6ZXM Now we need to secure the heatsink with the top half of the support (figure 9). Take the top piece of the support and slide it into the bottom fin (figure 9) on the heatsink and then push forward until it clips into the bottom base (figure 7) that is already there (figure 9).
  • Page 26 Installation EP-6ZXM Please install the motherboard into the chassis. Now that your motherboard is installed you are ready to connect all your connec- tions (figure 10). Joystic/Midi port parallel port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 COM2 Speaker Line_in...
  • Page 27 Installation EP-6ZXM KeyLock - Keyboard lock switch & Power LED connector 1. Power LED(+) 4. KeyLock 2. N/C 5. GND 3. GND Speaker - Connect to the system's speaker for beeping 1. Speaker 3. GND 2. N/C 4. GND Reset - Closed to restart system.
  • Page 28 Installation EP-6ZXM 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 mainboard allows users to turn on their system through the remote and host's dial-up control.
  • Page 29 Installation EP-6ZXM Notes: 1. Intel ATX version 2.0 specification has recommended you use the power supply with 0.72A(720mA) in 5.0VSB. With our mainboard, the 5.0VSB standby power only has to be > = 0.1A (100mA) then you can enjoy this unique benefit.
  • Page 30 Installation EP-6ZXM Page 3-14...

  • Page 31: Standard Cmos Setup

    EP-6ZXM 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 32 BIOS EP-6ZXM 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 33 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-6ZXM. Pressing the [F1] key will display a help message for the selected item.
  • Page 34 BIOS EP-6ZXM 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 35 EP-6ZXM BIOS 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). The default is A,C,SCSI. The following is your list of options:...
  • Page 36 BIOS EP-6ZXM Boot UP System Speed: This controls the initial system speed of the computer. The default is High. High: This setting sets the computer into normal operation mode. Low: This setting sets the computer into a slower operating mode.
  • Page 37 EP-6ZXM BIOS Security Option: This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup. The default is Setup. System: The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
  • Page 38 BIOS EP-6ZXM Video BIOS Shadow: This option allows video BIOS to be copied into RAM. Video Shadowing will increase the video performance of your system. The default is Enabled. Enabled: Video shadow is enabled. Disabled: Video shadow is disabled. C8000 - CBFFF Shadow:...
  • Page 39 EP-6ZXM BIOS Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTIL- ITY menu to display following menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A69KPAB) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto Configuration : Enabled Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Enabled EDO DRAM Timing...
  • Page 40 BIOS EP-6ZXM EDO DRAM Speed Selection: This value must correspond to the speed of the DRAM installed in your system. ® The default is 60ns. This item is for EDO DIMM in Pentium II processor at 66MHz only. 50ns: (Faster) Burst Wait State, for 50ns EDO DRAM.
  • Page 41 EP-6ZXM BIOS Disabled: Will not use the Video BIOS Cacheable function. Video RAM Cacheable: This option allows the CPU to cache read/writes of the video RAM. The default is Enabled. Enabled: This option allows for faster video access. Disabled: Reduced video performance.
  • Page 42 BIOS EP-6ZXM The default is Enabled. Enabled: Enabled Disabled: Disabled Delayed Transaction: This option allows the chipset to use its embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. The default is Disabled. Enabled: Select enabled to support PCI 2.1 specification.
  • Page 43 EP-6ZXM BIOS The default is Disabled. Enabled: Temperature is monitored on the CPU Disabled: This feature is turned off. Current CPU Temperature: This is the current temperature of the CPU. Current Power FAN Speed: The current power fan speed in RPMs.
  • Page 44 BIOS EP-6ZXM You can only change the content of Doze Mode, Standby Mode, and Sus- pend Mode when the Power Management is set to ‘User Define’. ACPI Function: This option allows you to select ACPI Function. The default is Enabled.
  • Page 45 9: IRQ 9 10: IRQ 10 11: IRQ 11 The EP-6ZXM supports HDD Power Down, Doze and Standby power saving functions when using the Intel Pentium II Processor. The default is Disabled Doze Mode: The “Doze” mode timer starts to count when no “PM events”...
  • Page 46 BIOS EP-6ZXM Enabled: Your monitor’s power features will be included in power management. Disabled: Your monitor’s power features will not be included in power management. Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN: Use this to select your soft-off function. The default is Delay 4 sec.
  • Page 47 EP-6ZXM BIOS Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm: This sets the time that you need the system to turn on. The deault is 08:00:00. **Reload Global Timer Events ** These options allow the user to reset the global power features timer if any of the enabled events occur.
  • Page 48 BIOS EP-6ZXM 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 49 EP-6ZXM 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 50 BIOS EP-6ZXM 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 51 EP-6ZXM BIOS IDE HDD Block Mode: IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks of sectors rather than a single sector at a time. The default is Enabled. Enabled: Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode. Provides higher HDD transfer rates.
  • Page 52 BIOS EP-6ZXM Auto: BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Secondary Slave PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode. Mode 0~4: Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode. IDE Primary Master UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of opera- tion for the hard drive.
  • Page 53 EP-6ZXM BIOS Power On Method: There are “Button Only”, “Hot Key” and “Any key” can be chosen by this field that allows users to select one of these various functions as Power On Method for their requirement. The default value in this selection is “ Hot Key”. (Ctrl-F1) Hot Key: User can press “Control Key”...
  • Page 54 BIOS EP-6ZXM Enabled: Enable the Onboard Winbond Chips’s floppy drive interface controller. Disabled: Disable the Onboard Winbond Chip’s floppy drive interface controller. Onboard Serial Port 1: This field allows the user to configure the 1st serial port. The default is Auto.
  • Page 55 EP-6ZXM BIOS 278H: Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 278H and IRQ5. 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.
  • Page 56 BIOS EP-6ZXM 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 57 EP-6ZXM 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.
  • Page 58 BIOS EP-6ZXM 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 59 EP-6ZXM 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 61: Pci Sound

    EP-6ZXM PCI Sound Section 5 Yamaha PCI Sound Driver Installation Installing the DS-XG Device Driver Software for Windows 95/98 1. Introduction This guide describes the necessary procedures for installing the DS-XG device driver software for Windows 95/98. The following procedures will be covered...
  • Page 62 PCI Sound EP-6ZXM 2) Please insert Manual & Driver CD into CD-ROM device, select the “Audio Driver/Utilities” then click “Y724 Driver For Win95/98” 3) Follow the Screen instructions to install the program. Click “Finish” to Restard your computer. 2.1. Verifying the DS-XG Device Driver Installation This section explains how to verify if the DS-XG device driver and software were installed successfully.
  • Page 63 EP-6ZXM PCI Sound 3. Adjusting the DS-XG Mixer Control Settings Once all DS-XG device drivers and software were installed, you can use the Windows standard volume control to adjust the volume level of selected audio or recording devices by following the procedures in this section.
  • Page 64 PCI Sound EP-6ZXM 4) To access Advanced control of the Microphone device, first click on Mute and then click the Advanced button as shown in Figure 5-4 below. Figure 5-4. The Volume Control window. 5) The Advanced Control for Microphone window will now appear as shown in Figure 5-5 below.
  • Page 65 EP-6ZXM PCI Sound 3.2. Adjusting the Volume of Recording Devices This section explains how to use the Windows standard volume control to adjust the volume of recording devices in your computer. The procedures in this section assume that the DS-XG Mixer is already started and the Volume Control window is already displayed.
  • Page 66 PCI Sound EP-6ZXM Installing the DS-XG Device Driver Software for Windows NT 4.0 1. Introduction This guide describes the necessary procedures for installing the DS-XG device driver software for Windows NT 4.0. The following procedures will be covered in each section:...

  • Page 67: Appendix

    EP-6ZXM 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 68: Timer & Dma Channels Map

    EP-6ZXM Appendix [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 69: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    EP-6ZXM 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 70 EP-6ZXM Appendix 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 71: Post Codes

    EP-6ZXM 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 72 EP-6ZXM Appendix 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 73 EP-6ZXM 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 74: Unexpected Errors

    EP-6ZXM Appendix 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 75: Load Setup Defaults

    EP-6ZXM 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 77: Cpu Clock Frequency Selection In Bios Setting

    EP-6ZXM Appendix Appendix D CPU Clock Frequency Selection In BIOS Setting. There is a special function for CPU over-clocking requirement which can be chosen and set by BIOS or set by JP3 (The undocumented jumper setting from 103MHz to 133MHz), please refer to the following steps for adjustment.
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