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Manual Revision 1.0
December 20, 1999
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EP-3VCA
User Notice
No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language
in any form without the express written permission of EPoX Computer Company
(hereinafter referred to as EPoX) except for documentation kept by the purchaser
for backup purposes.
We provide this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall EPoX be liable
for any loss of profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of busi-
ness or for indirect, special incidental, or consequential damages of any kind, even
if 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.
Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only.
Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks
or copyrights of their respective companies. The product name and revision
number are both printed on the mainboard itself.
Handling Procedures
Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the EP-3VCA and
any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact
with system components on the mainboard. Always work on an antistatic surface to
avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge. Always have the
power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices
within the computer chassis. EPoX assumes no responsibility for any damage to
the EP-3VCA mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or failure to
observe safety precautions.
CAUTION
The EP-3VCA mainboard is subject to
damage by static electricity. Always
observe the handling procedures.
EP-3VCA
Technical Support Services
If you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of this
product, please contact your retailer. Your retailer will have the most current
information about your configuration. If your retailer cannot help, you may visit
our online technical support website and/or contact our support technicians at the
locations listed below.
Record your serial number before installing your EP-3VCA mainboard. (The serial
number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board.)
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.
North American website (English language)
http://www.epox.com
European website (Multi-language)
http://www.epox.nl
Taiwan website (Chinese language)
http://www.epox.com.tw
Thank you for using EPoX mainboards!
Copyright 1999 EPoX Computer Company. All rights reserved.
EP-3VCA
Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Components Checklist ........................................1-1
Overview
EP-3VCA Form-Factor ....................................... 1-2
I/O Shield Connector ..........................................1-3
Power-On/Off (Remote).....................................1-3
System Block Diagram........................................1-4
Section 2 Features
EP-3VCA Features ..............................................2-1
Section 3 Installation
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) ............. 3-10
Section 4 Award BIOS Setup
BIOS Instructions ................................................ 4-1
Standard CMOS Setup .........................................4-2
BIOS Features Setup ........................................... 4-3
Chipset Features Setup........................................4-8
Power Management Setup...................................4-11
PNP/PCI Configuration ...................................... 4-14
Load Setup Defaults ............................................4-16
Integrated Peripherals .........................................4-16
Sensor and CPU Speed Setup..............................4-20
Change Supervisor or User Password.................4-22
IDE HDD Auto Detection ................................... 4-23
Page
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.........................................................A-5
Unexpected Errors............................................... A-8
Appendix C
Load Setup Defaults ............................................A-9
Appendix D
GHOST 5.1 Quick Users Guide.........................A-11
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IntroductionEP-3VCA
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Section 1
INTRODUCTION
Components Checklist
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Introduction EP-3VCA
Page 1-2
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. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expansion
slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a double
height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide range of
onboard I/O. Only the size and position of this aperture is defined, allowing PC
manufacturers to add new I/O features (e.g.; TV input, TV output, joystick, modem,
LAN, etc.) to systems. This will help systems integrators differentiate their
products in the marketplace, and better meet your needs.
By integrating more I/O down onto the board and better positioning the hard
drive and floppy connectors material cost of cables and add-in cards is
reduced.
By reducing the number of cables and components in the system, manufactur-
ing time and inventory holding costs are reduced and reliability will increase.
By using an optimized power supply, it's possible to reduce cooling costs and
lower acoustical noise. An ATX power supply, which has a side-mounted fan,
allows direct cooling of the processor and add-in cards making a secondary
fan or active heatsink unnecessary in most system applications.
Full length
slots
Expandable I/O
5 1/4"
Bay
3 1/2"
Bay
Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features
CPU located near
Power Supply
Single chassis
fan for system
ATX
Power
Supply
ATX power connec-
tor
Floppy / IDE
connectors
close to
peripheral
bays
IntroductionEP-3VCA
Page 1-3
Power-On/Off (Remote)
The EP-3VCA has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies. For ATX
power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected
to the systems front panel for system Power On/Off button. The systems power
On/Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open.
The EP-3VCA 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" function (coming from the EP-3VCAs
onboard circuit controller) that can be controlled by the operating system.
Windows 95/98 will control this when the user clicks that they are ready to
Shutdown the system.
Figure 4: Simple ATX Power ON/OFF Controller
J 3
ATX
POWER SUPPLY
Case (chassis) Power
ON/OFF button (J 3)
I/O Shield Connector
The EP-3VCA is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O
shield (figure 3).
Figure 3: I/O back panel layout
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2
KEYBOARD
USB port
COM1 COM2
parallel port
Speaker
Line_in
MIC
Joystick/Midi
Introduction EP-3VCA
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Figure 5: System Block Diagram
System Block Diagram
PAC
PCI Bridge
and memory
controller
VT82C69 4X
133/100 /66MHz
133/100 /66MHz
66MHz
Socket 37 0
P rocessor
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I/O Bridge
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USB 0,1 USB 2,3
AMR Slot
FeaturesEP-3VCA
Page 2-1
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.
Supports up to 768MB of DRAM (minimum of 8 MB) on board (please
see Section 3-2).
EP-3VCA will support Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) when using
parity SDRAM memory modules. This will detect multiple bit errors and
correct 1-bit memory errors.
Supports (1) 16 bit ISA slots, (5) 32 bit PCI slots, (1) 4X AGP slot, (1) AMR
slot and provides (2) independent high performance PCI IDE interfaces
capable of supporting PIO Mode 3/4 and Ultra DMA 33/66 devices.
The EP-3VCA supports (5) PCI Bus Master slots and a jumperless PCI
INT# control scheme which reduces configuration confusion when plugging
in PCI card(s).
Supports ATAPI (e.g. CD-ROM) devices on both Primary and Secondary
IDE interfaces.
Designed with on chip Multi I/O: (1) floppy port, (1) parallel port (EPP,
ECP), and (2) serial ports (16550 Fast UART).
Note: Japanese “Floppy 3 mode” is also supported
Features Award Plug & Play BIOS. With Flash Memory you can always
upgrade to the current BIOS as they are released. (http://www.epox.com/
please visit our Technical Support section for the latest updates).
Features EP-3VCA
Page 2-2
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.
Built-in ATX 20-pin power supply connector.
Software power-down when using Windows
®
95/98.
Supports ring-in feature (remote power-on through external modem,
allows system to be turned on remotely).
Resume by Alarm - Allows your system to turn on at a preselected time.
Power Loss Recovery - In the event of a power outtage your system will
automatically turn itself back on without user intervention.
Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM (System Management Mode).
Supports Keyboard power ON function (KBPO).
Built-in WOL (Wake-up On Lan) Connector.
Built-in WOM (Wake-up On Modem) Connector.
Built-in AC97 PCI Audio.
InstallationEP-3VCA
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Section 3
INSTALLATION
EP-3VCA Mainboard
Installation EP-3VCA
Page 3-2
EP-3VCA Detailed Layout
Figure 1
InstallationEP-3VCA
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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.
The EP-3VCA has the very few jumpers on board, making your installation faster
and easier. In despite of user friendly design, the EP-3VCA offers the flexible FSB
selection, being capable of running speedy FSB at 133MHz for Intel PIII CuMine
CPU & upcoming new Cyrix Socket 370 processors.
Before you get started, please read the following quick installation guide with
careful.
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1. CPU Insertion
3-2. Jumper Settings
3-3. System memory Configuration
3-4. Device Connectors
3-5 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON
Functions (KBPO)
Section 3-1
CPU Insertion
CPU Insertion: (use CuMine
TM
for reference)
Step 1
Open the socket by raising the actuation
lever.
Figure 2
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Page 3-4
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
not go in easily, check for mis-orientation
and debris.
Make sure the processor is fully inserted
into the socket on all sides.
Step 3
Close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.
Note: Intel’s reference design thermal solution is an active heatsink; an extruded alumi-
num heatsink based and a fan attached to the top on the fin array. (See Figure 5)
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
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Jumper Settings
SW1: CPU Mutiple Frequency Selection
JP3: CPU FSB Selection
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Page 3-6
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.
If you use both 50ns and 60ns memory you must configure
your BIOS to read 60ns.
When using Synchronous DRAM we recommend using the
4 clock variety over the 2 clock.
Figure 6 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations using both
SIMM and DIMM.
* SDRAM only supports 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB DIMM modules.
* We recommend to use PC100 Memory Module for bus speed between 66MHz
and 100MHz and PC133 Memory for bus speed over 100MHz.
* Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speed (over clocking) may
severely compromise the integrity of the system.
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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).
Figure 7
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.
Figure 8
DIMM Module clip before installation
CENTER KEY ZONE
(3.3 V DRAM)
LEFT KEY ZONE
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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).
J2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector
• Power LED, Speaker, Reset, Turbo LED, HDD LED, IR Conn., Sleep/
Power_ON
J4: CPU Fan Power
• A plug-in for the CPU Fan Power
J6: Chassis Fan Power
• A plug-in for the chassis Fan Power
J7: WOL (Wake On Lan) Connector
J8: WOM (Wake On Modem) Connector
IDE1: Primary IDE Connector
IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector
FDD1: Floppy Controller Connector
PW1: ATX Power Connector
• 20-pin power connector
CD1: CD Audio Connector
AUX1: AUX Audio Connector
MODEM1: Telephony Connector
• Pin1(Audio_in), Pin2/Pin3(GND), Pin4(Mic-out to Modem)
Figure 10
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2
KEYBOARD
USB port
COM1 COM2
parallel port
Speaker
Line_in
MIC
Joystic/Midi port
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