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EPOX EP-V370Y User Manual

Mendocino socket 370 processor based agp mainboard (100/66mhz)
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Processor based AGP
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  • Page 1 EP-V370Y EP-V370Y EP-V370Y EP-V370Y EP-V370Y ® A Mendocino A Mendocino A Mendocino Soc k k k k k et 370 et 370 et 370 et 370 A Mendocino A Mendocino et 370 Processor based AGP Processor based AGP Processor based AGP...
  • Page 2 EP-V370Y...

  • Page 3: Bios Upgrades

    If your retailer can not help, you may E-Mail us with any questions at the following address tech@epox.com Record your serial number before installing your EP-V370Y mainboard. (the serial number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board)

  • Page 4: User Notice

    In no event shall EPoX be liable for any loss or profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business or for...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    System Block Diagram ........1-4 Section 2 Features EP-V370Y Features ........2-1 Section 3 Installation EP-V370Y Detailed Layout ......3-2 Easy Installation Procedure Configure Jumpers .......... 3-3 System Memory Configuration ......3-4 Device Connectors ......... 3-7 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function (KBPO) ..
  • Page 6 EP-V370Y IDE HDD Auto Detection ....... 4-24 HDD Low Level Format ......... 4-26 Save & Exit Setup .......... 4-26 Exit Without Saving ......... 4-26 Section 5 PCI Sound Driver Installation ..........5-1 Section 6 Appendix Appendix A Memory Map ..........A-1 I/O Map ............

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü EP-V370Y mainboard ü ü ü ü ü EP-V370Y user’s manual ü ü ü ü ü Floppy ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü Hard drive ribbon cables PS/2 to AT keyboard connector adapter (optional) ü...

  • Page 8: Ep-V370Y Form-Factor

    EP-V370Y EP-V370Y Form-Factor The EP-V370Y is designed with MicroATX form factor - the new industry standard of chassis. The MicroATX 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-V370Y Introduction I/O Shield Connector The EP-V370Y is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O Joystick/Midi port shield (figure 3). parallel port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 COM2 Speaker Figure 3: I/O back panel layout...

  • Page 10: System Block Diagram

    Introduction EP-V370Y System Block Diagram M e nd o c ino soc ke t 3 7 0 Pro c e sso r 1 0 0 /6 6 M Hz 1 0 0 /6 6 M Hz 6 6 M H z...

  • Page 11: 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-V370Y supports (3) PCI Bus Master slots and a jumperless PCI INT# control scheme which reduces configuration confusion when plugging in PCI card(s).
  • Page 12 Features EP-V370Y 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. • Built-in ATX 20-pin power supply connector.
  • Page 13 EP-V370Y Installation Page 3-1...

  • Page 14: Ep-V370Y Detailed Layout

    Installation EP-V370Y EP-V370Y Detailed Layout P G A 370 Figure 6 Page 3-2...

  • Page 15: Configure Jumpers

    External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions (KBPO) EPoX designs all motherboards with the fewest jumpers to make your installation fast and easy. The following will describe all of the jumpers that you are required to set before moving on to step 3-2.
  • Page 16 Installation EP-V370Y The EP-ZX370A supports (2) 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMMs can be either EDO (Extended Data Out) or SDRAM (Synchronized DRAM). The DIMMs may be installed using just one chip. • We recommend using SDRAM DIMM can not mixing with EDO DIMM modules.
  • Page 17 EP-V370Y 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 18 Installation EP-V370Y Figure 8 DIMM Module clip before installation Figure 9 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 19 EP-V370Y Installation Please install the motherboard into the chassis. Now that your motherboard is installed you are ready to connect all your connec- tions (figure 14). Joystic/Midi port parallel port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 COM2 Speaker Line_in...
  • Page 20 Installation EP-V370Y Reset - Closed to restart system. Speaker - Connect to the system's speaker for beeping 1. Speaker 3. GND 2. N/C 4. GND KeyLock - Keyboard lock switch & Power LED connector 1. Power LED(+) 4. Keylock 2. N/C 5.

  • Page 21: 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-V370Y mainboard allows users to turn on their system through the remote and host's dial-up control.
  • Page 22 Notes: 1.Intel ATX version 2.0 specification has recommended you use the power supply with 0.72A(720mA) in 5.0VSB. With our EP-V370Y mainboard, the 5.0VSB standby power only has to be > = 0.1A (100mA) then you can enjoy this unique benefit. However, the ATX power supply which is <...

  • Page 23: Standard Cmos Setup

    EP-V370Y 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.
  • Page 24 BIOS EP-V370Y 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 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-V370Y. Pressing the [F1] key will display a help message for the selected item.
  • Page 26 BIOS EP-V370Y Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Disabled: No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message.
  • Page 27 EP-V370Y BIOS 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: [A, C, SCSI] - [C, A, SCSI] - [C, CD-ROM, A] - [CD-ROM, C, A]...
  • Page 28 BIOS EP-V370Y hardware. Fast: The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method. 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 29 EP-V370Y BIOS uses the RAMDAC of the PCI card. Disabled: Disables the VGA card Palette Snoop function. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: Some operating systems require special handling. Use this option only if your system has greater than 64MB of memory.
  • Page 30 BIOS EP-V370Y Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A6LFPAE) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : Fast System/CPU Warning Temp. : 50 C/122 ° °...
  • Page 31 EP-V370Y BIOS Memory Hole at 15M-16M: You can reserve this memory area for the use of ISA adaptor ROMs. The default is Disabled. Enabled: This field enables the main memory (15~16MB) to remap to ISA BUS. Disabled: Normal Setting. NOTE: If this feature is enabled you will not be able to cache this memory segment.
  • Page 32 BIOS EP-V370Y CPU(V): The voltage level of the CPU. +1.5V: The voltage level of the CPU’s GTL+ Bus. +3.3V, +5V, +12V: The voltage level of the switch power supply. 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.
  • Page 33 EP-V370Y BIOS mode. 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 whether or not you want the Power Management to be controlled the Advanced Power Management (APM).
  • Page 34 BIOS EP-V370Y The EP-V370Y 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” have occurred.
  • Page 35 EP-V370Y BIOS Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm: This sets the time that you need the system to turn on. The deault is 08:00:00. 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.
  • Page 36 BIOS EP-V370Y Cards. Auto: If your ISA card and PCI card are all PNP cards, BIOS will assign the interrupt resource automatically. Reset Configuration Data: This setting allows you to clear ESCD data. The default is Disabled Disabled: Normal Setting.
  • Page 37 EP-V370Y BIOS ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A6LFPAE) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. OnChip IDE Channel0 : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7 OnChip IDE Channel1 : Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode : ECP / EPP IDE Prefetch Mode : Enabled ECP Mode Use DMA...
  • Page 38 BIOS EP-V370Y Onchip IDE Second Channel: The default is Enabled. Enabled: Enables Onboard IDE secondary port. Disabled: Disables Onboard IDE secondary port. Primary Master PIO The default is Auto. Auto: BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Master PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode.
  • Page 39 EP-V370Y BIOS 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. The default is Auto. Auto: The computer will select the optimal setting.
  • Page 40 BIOS EP-V370Y Disabled: Disable Onboard SMC CHIP’s Serial port 1. Onboard Serial Port 2: This field allows the user to configure the 2nd serial port. The default is Auto. AUTO: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is Auto adjusted COM1: Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8H/IRQ4.
  • Page 41 EP-V370Y 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 42 BIOS EP-V370Y 3. 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. A maximum of 8 characters can be entered.
  • Page 43 EP-V370Y BIOS 1024, 16 & 63 no. Cylinder (1024) x no. Head ( 16) x no. Sector ( 63) x no. per sector ( 512) 528 Megabytes If user set his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be...
  • Page 44 BIOS EP-V370Y INT 12h in order to access the right HDD address! Maximum HDD size: no. Cylinder (1024) x no. Head ( 32) x no. Sector ( 63) x bytes per sector ( 512) 1 GigaByte Note: To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some software involved.

  • Page 45: Pci Sound

    EP-V370Y PCI Sound Section 5 Yamaha PCI Sound Driver Installation Installing the DS-XG Device Driver Software for Windows 95/98 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 in each section:...
  • Page 46 PCI Sound EP-V370Y Please insert Manual & Driver CD into CD-ROM device, select the “Audio Driver/Utilities” then click “Y724 Driver For Win95/98” 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 47 EP-V370Y PCI Sound 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 de- vices by following the procedures in this section.
  • Page 48 PCI Sound EP-V370Y To access Advanced control of the Microphone device, first click on Mute and then click the Advanced button as shown in Figure 3-2 below. Figure 3-2. The Volume Control window. The Advanced Control for Microphone window will now appear as shown in Figure 3-3 below.
  • Page 49 EP-V370Y 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 50 PCI Sound EP-V370Y Installing the DS-XG Device Driver Software for Windows NT 4.0 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 51: Appendix

    EP-V370Y 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 ROMs...

  • Page 52: Timer & Dma Channels Map

    Appendix EP-V370Y [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. TIMER Channel 1 DRAM REFRESH request. TIMER Channel 2 SPEAKER tone generator. DMA CHANNELS: DMA Channel 0 Available.

  • Page 53: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    EP-V370Y Appendix Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel. Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel. A-5 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.
  • Page 54 Appendix EP-V370Y Page Left Blank...

  • Page 55: Post Codes

    EP-V370Y 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 56 Appendix EP-V370Y 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. 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.
  • Page 57 EP-V370Y Appendix Try to turn on Level 2 cache. Note: Some chipset may need to turn on the L2 cache in this stage. But usually, the cache is turn on later in POST 61h. 3F-40 Reserved. 1. Program the rest of the Chipset's value according to Setup.

  • Page 58: Unexpected Errors

    Appendix EP-V370Y 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.

  • Page 59: Load Setup Defaults

    EP-V370Y 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 60: Cpu Clock Frequency Selection In Bios Setting

    Appendix EP-V370Y 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 JP5(The undocumented jumper setting from 75MHz to 83MHz or 103MHz to 133MHz), please refer to the following steps for adjustment.

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