1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. EPOX Manuals
  4. Motherboard
  5. EP-3VCA
  6. User manual

EPOX EP-3VCA User Manual

A socket 370 processor based 4x agp mainboard (133/100/66mhz) supports pc-133 sdram module
Hide thumbs Also See for EP-3VCA:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual See also: Manual
EP-3V
EP-3V CA CA CA CA CA
EP-3V
EP-3V
EP-3V
A Soc
A Soc
A Sock k k k k et 370 Pr
et 370 Pr
et 370 Processor based 4X
et 370 Pr
A Soc
A Soc
et 370 Pr
mainboard (133/100/66MHz)
mainboard (133/100/66MHz)
mainboard (133/100/66MHz)
mainboard (133/100/66MHz)
mainboard (133/100/66MHz)
Suppor
Suppor
ts PC-133 SDRAM Module
ts PC-133 SDRAM Module
Suppor
Supports PC-133 SDRAM Module
Suppor
ts PC-133 SDRAM Module
ts PC-133 SDRAM Module
TRADEMARK
All products and company names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
These specifications are subject to change without notice.
ocessor based 4X
ocessor based 4X A A A A A GP
ocessor based 4X
ocessor based 4X
Manual Revision 1.0
December 20, 1999
GP
GP
GP
GP

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for EPOX EP-3VCA

Summary of Contents for EPOX EP-3VCA

  • Page 1 EP-3V EP-3V CA CA CA CA CA EP-3V EP-3V EP-3V A Soc A Soc A Sock k k k k et 370 Pr et 370 Pr et 370 Processor based 4X et 370 Pr ocessor based 4X ocessor based 4X ocessor based 4X A A A A A GP A Soc A Soc...

  • 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. For updated BIOS, drivers, or product release information you may visit our websites at http://www.epox.com or http://www.epox.com.tw.
  • Page 3 EP-3VCA 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 ........1-4 Section 2 Features EP-3VCA Features ..........2-1 Section 3 Installatio EP-3VCA Detailed Layout ........3-2 Easy Installation Procedure CPU Insertion ............3-3 Jumper Settings ........... 3-5 System Memory Configuration ......3-6 Device Connectors ..........3-8 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function (KBPO) .....
  • Page 5 EP-3VCA Save & Exit Setup ..........4-25 Exit Without Saving ..........4-25 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 ............
  • Page 6 EP-3VCA Page Left Blank...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü EP-3VCA mainboard ü ü ü ü ü EP-3VCA user’s manual ü ü ü ü ü Floppy ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü ATA-66 Hard drive ribbon cable PS/2 to AT keyboard connector adapter (optional) ü...

  • Page 8: Ep-3Vca Form-Factor

    EP-3VCA EP-3VCA Form-Factor The EP-3VCA is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standard of chassis. 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 9: I/O Shield Connector

    EP-3VCA Introduction I/O Shield Connector The EP-3VCA is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 3). Joystick/Midi 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-3VCA has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies.

  • Page 10: System Block Diagram

    Introduction EP-3VCA System Block Diagram Socket 370 Processor 133/100/66MHz 133/100/66MHz 66MHz PCI Bridge and memory controller VT82C694X AMR Slot VT82C686A I/O Bridge USB 0,1 USB 2,3 Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-4...

  • Page 11: Features

    Section 2 FEATURES EP-3VCA Features: • EP-3VCA is based on the Socket 370 Processors including PCGA & FC- PGA operating at 300 ~ 700MHz. The board is configured by an ESSJ (Easy-Setting-Single-Jumper) to match your CPU clock speed. • Designed with VIA Apollo Pro 133A PCIset.
  • Page 12 Features EP-3VCA • EP-3VCA utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental protection and longer battery life. • Supports the (4) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports. The onboard VT82C686A chip provides the means for connecting PC peripherals such as; keyboards, joysticks, telephones, and modems.

  • Page 13: Installation

    EP-3VCA Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION EP-3VCA Mainboard Page 3-1...

  • Page 14: Ep-3Vca Detailed Layout

    Installation EP-3VCA EP-3VCA Detailed Layout Figure 1 Page 3-2...

  • Page 15: Easy Installation Procedure

    Installation Easy Installation Procedure The EP-3VCA is designed for all Socket 370 processors, such as Intel FC-PGA 370 CuMine (Coppermine) 128K/256K processors which are based on 0.18 micro process technology and utilizing the AGTL+ bus architecture at 100 and 133MHz.
  • Page 16 Installation EP-3VCA 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 mis-oriented insertion. Don’t force processor into socket. If it does...

  • Page 17: Jumper Settings

    EP-3VCA Installation Section 3-2 Jumper Settings SW1: CPU Mutiple Frequency Selection 1 2 3 4 *reserved JP3: CPU FSB Selection JP 1 C lear C O M S 1 -2 : N o rm a l(d efa u lt) 2 -3 : C lea r C M O S...

  • Page 18: System Memory Configuration

    EP-3VCA Section 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The EP-3VCA supports (3) PC133 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMMs can be either EDO (Enhanced Data Out) or SDRAM (Synchronized DRAM). • DIMM SDRAM may be 83MHz (12ns), 100MHz (10ns) or 125MHz (8ns) bus speed.

  • Page 19: Dimm Module Installation

    EP-3VCA Installation 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).

  • Page 20: Device Connectors

    Installation EP-3VCA Section 3-4 Device Connectors 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...
  • Page 21 EP-3VCA Installation Device Connectors (continued) (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).

  • Page 22: External Modem Ring-In Power On And Keyboard Power On Function (Kbpo)

    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-3VCA mainboard allows users to turn on their system through the remote and host's dial-up control.

  • Page 23: Award Bios Setup

    EP-3VCA BIOS Section 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS Instructions 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.

  • Page 24: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS EP-3VCA 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 25: Bios Features Setup

    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-3VCA. Pressing the [F1] key will display a help message for the selected item.
  • Page 26 BIOS EP-3VCA 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 27 EP-3VCA 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 28 BIOS EP-3VCA Gate A20 Option: This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1MB (extended memory). The default is Fast. Normal: The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset hardware. Fast: The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.
  • Page 29 EP-3VCA BIOS PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This field controls the ability of a primary PCI VGA controller to share a common palette (When a snoop write cycles) with an ISA video card. The default is Disabled. Enabled: If an ISA card is connected to a PCI VGA card via the VESA connector, and that ISA card connects to a VGA monitor, then that ISA card uses the RAMDAC of the PCI card.

  • Page 30: Chipset Features Setup

    BIOS EP-3VCA 4-3 Chipset Features Setup Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5 DRAM Timing: This value in this field is set by the system board manufacturer, depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs or EDO (extended data output) DRAMs.
  • Page 31 EP-3VCA BIOS DRAM Page-Mode: The item will active or inactive chipset page registers. Enabled: Page-Mode Enabled. Disabled: No page registers update and non Page-Mode operation. Memory Hole : You can reserve this memory area for the use of ISA adaptor ROMs.
  • Page 32 BIOS EP-3VCA AGP-4X Mode: Chipset AGP Mode support. Options: x1 , x2 and x4. OnChip USB: Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB peripheral. USB Keyboard Support: This controls the activation status of an optional USB keyboard that may be attached.

  • Page 33: Power Management Setup

    EP-3VCA BIOS 4-4 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 34 BIOS EP-3VCA Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode. User define: Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power saving mode. PM controlled APM: This option shows weather or not you want the Power Management to be controlled the Advanced Power Management (APM).
  • Page 35 EP-3VCA BIOS Soft-Off by PWRBTN: Use this to select your soft-off function. The default is Delay 4 sec. Instant Off: Turns off the system instantly. Delay 4 Second : Turns off the system after a 4 second delay. If momentary press of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode.

  • Page 36: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    BIOS EP-3VCA 4-5 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.
  • Page 37 EP-3VCA 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 38: Load Setup Defaults

    BIOS EP-3VCA 4-6 Load Setup Defaults The “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” function loads the system default data directly from ROM and initializes the associated hardware properly. This function will be necessary only when the system CMOS data is corrupted. 4-7 Integrated Peripherals...
  • Page 39 EP-3VCA BIOS OnChip IDE Channel1: The default is Enabled. Enabled: Enables Onboard IDE secondary port. Disabled: Disables Onboard IDE secondary port. IDE Prefetch Mode: Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses. If uou are getting disk drive errors, change the setting to omit the drive interface where the errors occur.
  • Page 40 BIOS EP-3VCA Primary Slave UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive. The default is Auto. Auto: The computer will select the optimal setting. Disabled: The hard drive will run in normal mode. Secondary Master UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive.
  • Page 41 EP-3VCA BIOS COM2: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8H/IRQ3. COM3: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8H/IRQ4. COM4: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8H/IRQ3. Disabled: Disable Onboard SMC CHIP’s Serial port 2.

  • Page 42: Sensor And Cpu Speed Setup

    BIOS EP-3VCA 4-8 Sensor and CPU Speed Setup C/87 C/75 0 RPM 0 RPM 2.07V 1.52V 3.33V 5.02V 12.15V Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk: When enabled the motherboard will automatically disable the clock source for a DIMM socket which does not have a module in it.
  • Page 43 EP-3VCA BIOS CPUFAN Off In Suspend: This option is used to set if the CPU fans will turn off during suspend mode. The default is Enabled. Enabled: The system will turn off the CPU fans during suspend mode. Disabled: The system will not turn off the CPU fan during suspend mode.

  • Page 44: Change Supervisor Or User Password

    BIOS EP-3VCA 4-9 Change Supervisor or User Password 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”...

  • Page 45: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    EP-3VCA BIOS 4-10 IDE HDD Auto Detection The “IDE 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 46 BIOS EP-3VCA 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 47: Save & Exit Setup

    EP-3VCA 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.
  • Page 48 BIOS EP-3VCA Page Left Blank Page 4-26...

  • Page 49: Appendix

    EP-3VCA 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 50: Timer & Dma Channels Map

    Appendix EP-3VCA [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 51: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    EP-3VCA 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 52 Appendix EP-3VCA 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 53: Post Codes

    EP-3VCA 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 54 Appendix EP-3VCA 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 55 EP-3VCA 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 56: Unexpected Errors

    Appendix EP-3VCA 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 57: Appendix C Load Setup Defaults

    EP-3VCA 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.
  • Page 58 Appendix EP-3VCA Page Left Blank A-10...

  • Page 59: Ghost 5.1 Quick User's Guide

    EP-3VCA 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 60 Appendix EP-3VCA 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 61 EP-3VCA 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 62 Appendix EP-3VCA 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 63 EP-3VCA 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 64 Appendix EP-3VCA 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 65 EP-3VCA 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 66 Appendix EP-3VCA 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 67 EP-3VCA 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...

Table of Contents