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Manual Revision 3.0
September 27, 1999
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EP-6VBA2
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-6VBA2 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-6VBA2 mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or failure
to observe safety precautions.
CAUTION
The EP-6VBA2 mainboard is subject to
damage by static electricity. Always
observe the handling procedures.
EP-6VBA2
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-6VBA2 mainboard. (The
serial number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board.)
EP-6VBA2 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-6VBA2
Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Components Checklist ........................................1-1
Overview
Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor...............1-2
S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology .............................1-3
Accelerated Graphics Port.................................. 1-4
Hardware Monitoring ..........................................1-4
EP-6VBA2 Form-Factor ..................................... 1-5
I/O Shield Connector ..........................................1-6
Power-On/Off (Remote)..................................... 1-6
System Block Diagram........................................1-7
Section 2 Features
EP-6VBA2 Features ............................................2-1
Section 3 Installation
EP-6VBA2 Detailed Layout................................3-2
Easy Installation Procedure
Configure Jumpers .............................................. 3-3
System Memory Configuration ..........................3-4
Installing a Pentium
®
II/III Processor................. 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
Page
EP-6VBA2
Change Supervisor or User Password.................4-22
IDE HDD Auto Detection ................................... 4-23
Save & Exit Setup ................................................ 4-25
Exit Without Saving .............................................4-25
Driver Installation ............................................... 5-1
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-6VBA2
Page 1-1
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
Components Checklist
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ü A. (1) EP-6VBA2 mainboard
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ü B. (1) EP-6VBA2 users manual
üü
üü
ü C. (1) Floppy ribbon cable
üü
üü
ü D. (1) ATA-66 Hard drive ribbon cable
üü
üü
ü E. (1) Foldable Retention Module
F. (1) PS/2 to AT keyboard connector adapter (optional)
üü
üü
ü G. (1) Driver and utility
A
E
F
B
USER’S
MANUAL
EP-6VBA2
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or
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C
Introduction EP-6VBA2
Page 1-2
Overview
Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor
The Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor (The Pentium
®
III Processor as 400/
100MHz and 450/100MHz speed above with 512K-L2 cache Versions.) is the
follow-on to the Pentium
®
Processor. The Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor,
like the Pentium
®
Pro processor, implements a Dynamic Execution micro-
architecture -- a unique combination of multiple branch prediction, data flow
analysis, and speculative execution. This enables the Pentium
®
II/III Processor to
deliver higher performance than the Pentium
®
processor, while maintaining binary
compatibility with all previous Intel architecture processors.
A significant feature of the Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor, from a system
perspective, is the built-in direct multiprocessing support. In order to achieve
multiprocessing, and maintain the memory and I/O bandwidth to support it, new
system designs are needed. For systems with dual processors, it is important to
consider the additional power burdens and signal integrity issues of supporting
multiple loads on a high speed bus. The Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor
card supports both uni-processor and dual processor implementations.
The Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor utilizes Single Edge Contact (S.E.C.)
(Figure 1) cartridge packaging technology. The S.E.C. cartridge allows the L2
cache to remain tightly coupled to the processor, while maintaining flexibility
when implementing high performance processors into OEM systems. The second
level cache is performance optimized and tested at the cartridge level. The S.E.C.
cartridge utilizes surface mounted core components and a printed circuit board
with an edge finger connection. The S.E.C. cartridge package introduced on the
Pentium
®
II Processor will also be used in future Slot 1 processors.
The S.E.C. cartridge has the following features: a thermal plate, a cover and a PCB
with an edge finger connection. The thermal plate allows standardized heatsink
attachment or customized thermal solutions. The thermal plate enables a reusable
heatsink to minimize fit issues for serviceability, upgradeability and replacement.
The full enclosure also protects the surface mount components. The edge finger
connection maintains socketabilty for system configuration. The edge finger
connector is denoted as ‘Slot 1 connector’ in this and other documentation.
IntroductionEP-6VBA2
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The entire enclosed product is called the Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor.
The packaging technology and each of the physical elements of the product are
referred to using accurate technical descriptions. This allows clear reference to
the products as just a processor. This is the model used in past packaging tech-
nologies like PGA, TCP, PQFP, DIP, etc.
S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology
Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor
The new enclosed card packaging technology is called a “Single Edge
Contact cartridge.” This is similar to previous names for packaging
technology such as PGA or TCP.
Processor card
The green PCB (with or without components on it)
Processor core
The silicon on the PLGA package on the PCB
Cover
The plastic cover on the opposite side from the thermal plate.
Slot 1
The slot that the S.E.C. cartridge plugs into, just as the Pentium
®
Pro
processor uses Socket 8.
Retention mechanism
Formerly ‘retention module’ the dual posts, etc. that holds the cartridge in
place.
Thermal plate
The heatsink attach-
ment plate.
Heat sink supports
The support pieces that
are mounted on the
mainboard to provide
added support for
heatsinks.
Figure 1: Pentium
®
II/III Processor CPU
with S.E.C.C. or S.E.C.C.2 Package
Pentium
®
II Processor
in an S.E.C.C. Package
Pentium
®
III Processor
in an S.E.C.C.2 Package
Introduction EP-6VBA2
Page 1-4
The L2 cache (TagRAM, PBSRAM) components keep standard industry names.
The Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor is the first product to utilize the S.E.C.
cartridge technology and Slot 1 connector. Unless otherwise noted, any refer-
ences to “Pentium
®
II Processor,” “Pentium
®
II or Pentium
®
III Processor/Slot 1
processor” or “Pentium III Processor” will apply to both the Pentium
®
II Proces-
sor desktop processors.
Accelerated Graphics Port
(AGP or A.G.P.)
Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory, and
demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for the
personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will only
increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and manufacturers.
Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is the primary motivation
behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the bandwidth available between
the video card and the processor, it will assist in relieving some of these pres-
sures for quite sometime.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems
operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM
of fan.
IntroductionEP-6VBA2
Page 1-5
EP-6VBA2 Form-Factor
The EP-6VBA2 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
Introduction EP-6VBA2
Page 1-6
Power-On/Off (Remote)
The EP-6VBA2 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-6VBA2 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-6VBA2’s
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-6VBA2 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
IntroductionEP-6VBA2
Page 1-7
Figure 5: System Block Diagram
System Block Diagram
PAC
PCI Bridge
and memory
controller
VT82C694X
100/66MHz
100/66MHz
66MHz
Pentium II
or
Processor
Pentium III
VT82C686A
I/O Bridge
AC
97
USB 0,1 USB 2,3
AMR Slot
Introduction EP-6VBA2
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FeaturesEP-6VBA2
Page 2-1
Section 2
FEATURES
EP-6VBA2 Features:
EP-6VBA2 is based on the Pentium
®
II/III Processor operating at 266 ~
600MHz on Slot1. The board is configured by an ESSJ (Easy-Setting-
Single-Jumper) to match your CPU clock speed.
Designed with VIA Apollo Pro PCIset.
Supports up to 768MB of DRAM (minimum of 8 MB) on board (please
see Section 3-2).
EP-6VBA2 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-6VBA2 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-6VBA2
Page 2-2
EP-6VBA2 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-6VBA2
Page 3-1
Section 3
INSTALLATION
Installation EP-6VBA2
Page 3-2
Figure 1
EP-6VBA2 Detailed Layout
InstallationEP-6VBA2
Page 3-3
Easy Installation Procedure
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1. Configure DIP Switch and Jumper to match your hardware
3-2. System memory Configuration
3-3. Install Pentium II or Pentium III Processor
3-4. Device Connectors
3-5. External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON
Functions (KBPO)
Section 3-1
Configure DIP Switch
We design this motherboard with a DIP Switch to make your install fast and easy.
The following will describe all of the DIP Switch that you are required to set before
moving on to step 3-2.
Note: The DIP Switch as depicted as shown (Figure 1) in their correct
physical orientation.
1
2
34
ON
1WS)zHM(UPC
1234 oitaRzHM66zHM001zHM331
NONONOX3002003004
NONOX5.3332053764
NONONOX4662004335
NONOX5.4003054006
NONOX5333005666*
NOX5.5663055
NONONOX6004006
NONOX5.6334056*
NONOX7664007*
NOX5.7005*057*
NONOX8335*008*
*reserved
JP1 Clear COMS
1-2 : Normal(default)
2-3 : Clear CMOS
JP4 Keyboard Power-ON Function Selection
1-2 : Disabled(default)
2-3 : Enabled
Installation EP-6VBA2
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Section 3-2
System Memory Configuration
Memory Layout
The EP-6VBA2 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 2 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.
DIMM 1
DIMM 2
Bank 0/1
Bank 2/3
DIMM 3
Bank 4/5
-Synchronous
-EDO
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1MMID
)1/0knaB(
2MMID
)3/2knaB(
3MMID
)5/4knaB(
BM652=
mumixaM
*MARDS/ODE
,BM46,BM23,BM61,BM8
1XBM652,BM821
enoNenoN
BM215=
mumixaM
*MARDS/ODE
,BM46,BM23,BM61,BM8
1XBM652,BM821
*MARDS/ODE
,BM46,BM23,BM61,BM8
1XBM652,BM821
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BM867=
mumixaM
*MARDS/ODE
,BM46,BM23,BM61,BM8
1XBM652,BM821
*MARDS/ODE
,BM46,BM23,BM61,BM8
1XBM652,BM821
*MARDS/ODE
,BM46,BM23,BM61,BM8
1XBM652,BM821
Figure 2
Table 1
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