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EPOX EP-3S1A User Manual

An intel 815 series chipset based socket370 mainboard
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EP-3S1A
EP-3S1A
EP-3S1A
EP-3S1A
EP-3S1A
An Intel 815 series chipset based
An Intel 815 series chipset based
An Intel 815 series chipset based
An Intel 815 series chipset based
An Intel 815 series chipset based
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These specifications are subject to change without notice.
Manual Revision 1.0
June 22, 2000

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  • Page 1 EP-3S1A EP-3S1A EP-3S1A EP-3S1A EP-3S1A An Intel 815 series chipset based An Intel 815 series chipset based An Intel 815 series chipset based An Intel 815 series chipset based An Intel 815 series chipset based Soc k k k k k et370 mainboar...

  • Page 2: User Notice

    EP-3S1A User Notice The product name and revision number are both printed on the mainboard itself. Handling Procedures CAUTION The EP-3S1A mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity. Always observe the handling procedures.
  • Page 3 EP-3S1A Technical Support Services EP-3S1A serial number: Contacting Technical Support North American website (English language) European website (Multi-language) Taiwan website (Chinese language) Thank you for using EPoX mainboards! Copyright 2000 EPoX Computer Company. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 EP-3S1A Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Overview ® Section 2 Features Section 3 Installation Easy Installation Procedure Section 4 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 5 EP-3S1A Section 5 815 Series VGA and Sound Driver Installation Appendix Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D...
  • Page 6 EP-3S1A Page Left Blank...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    EP-3S1A Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü USER’S MANUAL EP-3S1A...

  • Page 8: Overview

    Introduction EP-3S1A Overview Intel Celeron processors (P.P.G.A.) 370 Page 1-2...
  • Page 9 EP-3S1A Introduction Intel Coppermine processors (FC-PGA) 370 Page 1-3...
  • Page 10 Introduction EP-3S1A Intel(R) 815 Series chipset features Page 1-4...
  • Page 11 EP-3S1A Introduction Page 1-5...
  • Page 12 Introduction EP-3S1A EP-3S1A Form-Factor AT X Power Supply 3 1/2" 5 1/4" Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features Page 1-6...

  • Page 13: Power-On/Off (Remote)

    PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 VGA1 Speaker Line_in Figure 3: I/O back panel layout Power-On/Off (Remote) The EP-3S1A Remote On/Off The EP-3S1A POWER SUPPLY Case (chassis) Power Figure 4: Simple ATX Power ON/OFF button ON/OFF Controller Page 1-7...

  • Page 14: System Block Diagram

    Introduction EP-3S1A System Block Diagram Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-8...
  • Page 15 EP-3S1A Features Section 2 FEATURES EP-3S1A Features: Page 2-1...
  • Page 16 Features EP-3S1A ® ® ® Page 2-2...

  • Page 17: Installation

    Section 3 INSTALLATION...

  • Page 19: Easy Installation Procedure

    Easy Installation Procedure Section 3-1 CPU Insertion...
  • Page 21 Section 3-2 Jumper Settings...
  • Page 22 Section 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout...
  • Page 23 DIMM Module Installation...
  • Page 24 Section 3-4 Device Connectors...
  • Page 26 Device Connectors (continued)
  • Page 27 Device Connectors (continued)
  • Page 28 Section 3-5 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions (KBPO)
  • Page 30 3-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) Function...
  • Page 32 Page Left Blank...

  • Page 33: Bios Setup

    EP-3S1A BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu Setup Items...
  • Page 34 BIOS EP-3S1A...

  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Setup

    EP-3S1A BIOS 4-1 Standard CMOS Setup Figure 1: The Main Menu...

  • Page 36: Main Menu Selections

    BIOS EP-3S1A Main Menu Selections Item Options Description Date Month YYYY Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically hanges when you set the date Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time Options are in its sub menu Press <Enter>...

  • Page 37: Ide Adapters

    EP-3S1A BIOS IDE Adapters Figure 2 IDE Primary Master sub menu...
  • Page 38 BIOS EP-3S1A Item Options Description IIDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this channel. If detection is successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu. IDE Primary Master None Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the Auto remaining fields on this screen.
  • Page 39 EP-3S1A BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features...
  • Page 40 BIOS EP-3S1A...
  • Page 41 EP-3S1A BIOS Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

  • Page 42: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS EP-3S1A 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Settings (This field is no function)
  • Page 43 EP-3S1A BIOS Fast Slow Fast Slow Enabled...
  • Page 44 BIOS EP-3S1A Enabled Onboard Display Cache Setting...
  • Page 45 EP-3S1A BIOS...

  • Page 46: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS EP-3S1A 4-4 Integrated Peripherals Enabled...
  • Page 47 EP-3S1A BIOS Enabled Enabled Button Only Hot Key Any key...
  • Page 48 BIOS EP-3S1A...
  • Page 49 EP-3S1A BIOS EPP+ECP DMA1 DMA3 Fomer-Status...
  • Page 50 BIOS EP-3S1A 4-5 Power Management Setup...
  • Page 51 EP-3S1A BIOS Disable (default) No power management. Disables all four modes Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Max. Power Saving Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’s.
  • Page 52 BIOS EP-3S1A PM Events Enabled Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD, COM, LPT Port PCI PIRQ[A-D] #...
  • Page 53 EP-3S1A BIOS 4-6 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup...

  • Page 54: Pc Health Status

    BIOS EP-3S1A Disabled 4-7 PC Health Status C/91 C/138 0 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM 1.53V 2.09V 3.42V 4.97V 12.16V 12.28V 5.09V 3.48V 4.89V...
  • Page 55 EP-3S1A BIOS +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, VBAT, 5VSB...
  • Page 56 BIOS EP-3S1A 4-8 Frequency/Voltage Control 2.00V 0.00V 2.00V...

  • Page 57: Defaults Menu

    EP-3S1A BIOS 4-9 Defaults Menu Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
  • Page 58 BIOS EP-3S1A 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting supervisor password : user password ENTER PASSWORD: PASSWORD DISABLED.

  • Page 59: Exit Selecting

    EP-3S1A BIOS 4-11 Exit Selecting Save & Exit Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Exit Without Saving Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y...

  • Page 60: Drivers Installation

    EP-3S1A Drivers Installation Section 5 815 Series VGA and Sound Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation Step 1 : To Click the Intel Chipset INF Files that enable the Intel(R) 815 Chipsets to be recognized by listed operating systems. This installer will unpack updated .INF files into a specified folder.
  • Page 61 Drivers Installation EP-3S1A Page Left Blank Page 5-2...
  • Page 62 Appendix EP-3S1A Appendix A A-1 MEMORY MAP A-2 I/O MAP...
  • Page 63 Appendix EP-3S1A A-3 TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP A-4 INTERRUPT MAP...
  • Page 64 Appendix EP-3S1A A-5 RTC & CMOS RAM MAP...
  • Page 65 Appendix EP-3S1A...
  • Page 66 Appendix EP-3S1A Appendix B B-1 POST CODES For BIOS 6.0 Code POST (hex) DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 67 Appendix EP-3S1A...
  • Page 68 Appendix EP-3S1A...
  • Page 69 Appendix EP-3S1A...
  • Page 70 Appendix EP-3S1A...
  • Page 71 Appendix EP-3S1A A-10...
  • Page 72 Appendix EP-3S1A A-11...
  • Page 73 Appendix EP-3S1A Page Left Blank A-12...

  • Page 74: Load Optimized Defaults

    Appendix EP-3S1A Appendix C NOTE: LOAD Optimized DEFAULTS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1998 Standard CMOS Feature Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Feature Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Feature Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup...
  • Page 75 Appendix EP-3S1A Page Left Blank A-14...
  • Page 76 EP-3S1A 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 77 Appendix EP-3S1A 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 78 EP-3S1A 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-17...
  • Page 79 Appendix EP-3S1A 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-18...
  • Page 80 EP-3S1A 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-19...
  • Page 81 Appendix EP-3S1A 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 82 EP-3S1A 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 83 Appendix EP-3S1A 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-22...
  • Page 84 EP-3S1A 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-23...

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