EPOX EP-MVP4G Manual

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EP-MVP4G

ISA/PCI Mainboard with Onboard AGP

VGA PCI Audio, PCI IDE and Super

Multi-I/O

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Manual Revision 6.0

September 17, 1999

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Page 1 EP-MVP4G EP-MVP4G EP-MVP4G EP-MVP4G EP-MVP4G ISA/PCI Mainboard with Onboard AGP ISA/PCI Mainboard with Onboard AGP ISA/PCI Mainboard with Onboard AGP ISA/PCI Mainboard with Onboard AGP ISA/PCI Mainboard with Onboard AGP VGA PCI Audio, PCI IDE and Super VGA PCI Audio, PCI IDE and Super...
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-MVP4G 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 ........1-3 Section 2 Features EP-MVP4G Features ........2-1 Section 3 Installation EP-MVP4G Detailed Layout ......3-2 Easy Installation Procedure Configure Jumpers ......... 3-3 System Memory Configuration ...... 3-5 Device Connectors ........3-8 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function (KBPO) ..
Page 5 EP-MVP4G HDD Low Level Format ....... 4-24 Save & Exit Setup .......... 4-24 Exit Without Saving ......... 4-24 Appendix Appendix A Memory Map ..........A-1 I/O Map ............A-1 Timer & DMA Channels Map ......A-2 Interrupt Map ..........A-2 RTC &...
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Page 7: Components Checklist
EP-MVP4G Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü One mainboard ü ü ü ü ü One user’s manual ü ü ü ü ü Floppy ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü IDE ribbon cables ü ü ü ü ü...
Page 8: Power-On/Off (Remote)
Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open. The EP-MVP4G has been designed with “Soft Off" functions. You can turn Off the system from one of two sources: The first is the front panel Power On/Off button, and the other is the "Soft Off"...
Page 9: System Block Diagram
EP-MVP4G Introduction System Block Diagram socket 7 Processor 100/66 MHz 100/66 MHz PCI Bridge and memory controller VT82C501 AC97 CODEC VT82C686A I/O Bridge USB 0, 1 USB 2, 3 Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-3...
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Page 11: Features
Supports (1) 16 bit ISA slots, (4) 32 bit PCI slots, (1)AMR and provides (2) independent high performance PCI IDE interfaces capable of supporting PIO Mode 3/4 and Ultra DMA 33/66 devices. The EP-MVP4G supports (2) 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-MVP4G • Resume by Alarm - Allows your system to turn on at a preselected time. • Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM (System Management Mode). • Supports Keyboard power ON function (KBPO). • Supports USDM software to offer motherboard various status.
Page 13 EP-MVP4G Installation Page 3-1...
Page 14: Ep-Mvp4G Detailed Layout
Installation EP-MVP4G EP-MVP4G Detailed Layout S O C K E T 7 Figure 1 Page 3-2...
Page 15: Configure Jumpers
EP-MVP4G Installation The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. Configure Jumpers to match your hardware 3-2. Install memory chips 3-3. Device Connectors 3-4. External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions (KBPO) We design this motherboard with the fewest jumpers to make your install fast and easy.
Page 16 Installation EP-MVP4G SW1: CPU Vcore Selection S W 1 C P U 3 4 5 V c o re 1 .8 V 2 .0 V 2 .1 V 2 .2 V 2 .3 V 2 .4 V 2 .8 V 2 .9 V...
Page 17 EP-MVP4G Installation The EP-MVP4G supports (3) 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 18 Installation EP-MVP4G 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. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down (figure 6) until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket (figure 7).
Page 19 EP-MVP4G Installation 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 20 Installation EP-MVP4G Please install the motherboard into the chassis. Now that your motherboard is installed you are ready to connect all your connections (figure 6). parallel port Joystick/Midi port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 VGA1 Speaker Line_in Figure 6 CPU Fan Power •...
Page 21 EP-MVP4G Installation Reset - Closed to restart system. Speaker - Connect to the system's speaker for beeping 1. Speaker 3. GND 2. N/C 4. GND Power LED connector 1. Power LED(+) 4. NC 2. N/C 5. GND 3. GND IR Connector 1.
Page 22 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-MVP4G mainboard allows users to turn on their system through the remote and host's dial-up control.
Page 23: Standard Cmos Setup
EP-MVP4G 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-MVP4G 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-MVP4G. Pressing the [F1] key will display a help message for the selected item.
Page 26 BIOS EP-MVP4G 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-MVP4G BIOS Swap Floppy Drive: This will swap your physical drive letters A & B if you are using two floppy disks. The default is Disabled. Enabled: Floppy A & B will be swapped under the O/S. Disabled: Floppy A & B will be not swapped.
Page 28 BIOS EP-MVP4G Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): This is the number of characters that will be repeated by a keyboard press. The default is 6. 6: 6 characters per second.8: 8 characters per second. 10: 10 characters per second. 12: 12 characters per second.
Page 29 EP-MVP4G BIOS 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 30 BIOS EP-MVP4G Choose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A5LHPA9) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing : SDRAM Fast OnChip USB : Enabled Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing...
Page 31 EP-MVP4G BIOS Sustained 3T Write: This item allow you to enable or disable direct map write back / write through secondary cache. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled. Cache R/CPU W Pipeline: This item allows you to enable/disabled the cache timing. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Page 32 BIOS EP-MVP4G 16: 16MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card. 32: 32MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card. 64: 64MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card. 128: 128MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card.
Page 33: Power Management Setup
EP-MVP4G BIOS 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 9: IRQ 9 10: IRQ 10 11: IRQ 11 The EP-MVP4G 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-MVP4G BIOS Delay 4 Second : Turns off after a 4 second delay. If momentary press of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode. Press again to take system out of Suspend Mode. PWRON After PW-Fail: The system will stay of or power on after a power interrupte.
Page 36: Pnp/Pci Configuration
BIOS EP-MVP4G 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-MVP4G BIOS 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. CPU to PCI Write Buffer: When enabled, up to four D words of data can be written to the PCI bus without interruting the CPU.
Page 38: Load Setup Defaults
BIOS EP-MVP4G 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. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A5LHPA9) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Page 39 EP-MVP4G 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 40 BIOS EP-MVP4G Primary 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. Disabled: The hard drive will run in normal mode. Primary Slave UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive.
Page 41 EP-MVP4G BIOS COM4: Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8H/IRQ3. Disabled: Disable Onboard 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 42: Spread Spectrum
BIOS EP-MVP4G Parallel Port EPP Type: This item allows uou to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard I/O chip. The Choice: EPP1.9, EPP1.7. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A5LHPA9) SENSOR AND CPU SPEED SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Enabled Current CPU Temp.
Page 43 EP-MVP4G BIOS 66MHz FSB options: Default, 66.8, 68.5, 75, and 83MHz. 100MHz FSB options: Default, 100, 103, 112, and 133MHz. CPUFAN Off In Suspend: This option is used to set if the CPU fans will turn off during suspend mode.
Page 44 BIOS EP-MVP4G 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 45 EP-MVP4G BIOS The maximum number of cylinders, head & sectors for NORMAL mode are. 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 46: Save & Exit Setup
BIOS EP-MVP4G 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. All the software is located in the Award HDD Service Routine (INT 13h).
Page 47: Memory Map
EP-MVP4G 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 48: Timer & Dma Channels Map
Appendix EP-MVP4G [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 49: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map
EP-MVP4G 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.
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Page 51: Post Codes
EP-MVP4G 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 52 Appendix EP-MVP4G 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. Measure CPU speed for display & decide the system clock speed.
Page 53 EP-MVP4G Appendix 2. Install PS2 mouse. 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.
Page 54: Unexpected Errors
Appendix EP-MVP4G according to Setup setting. 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.
Page 55: Load Setup Defaults
EP-MVP4G 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 57: Ghost 5.1 Quick User's Guide
EP-MVP4G 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 58 Appendix EP-MVP4G 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 59 EP-MVP4G 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 60 Appendix EP-MVP4G 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 61 EP-MVP4G 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 62 Appendix EP-MVP4G 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 63 EP-MVP4G 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 64 Appendix EP-MVP4G 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 65 EP-MVP4G 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...

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