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EP-3VWM EP-3VWM EP-3VWM
EP-3VWM EP-3VWM
A Soc A Sock ket 370 Pr et 370 Processor based ocessor based
A Soc A Soc A Sock k ket 370 Pr et 370 Pr et 370 Processor based ocessor based ocessor based
mainboard (133/100/66MHz) mainboard (133/100/66MHz)
mainboard (133/100/66MHz) mainboard (133/100/66MHz) mainboard (133/100/66MHz)
Suppor Supports PC100 SDRAM Module ts PC100 SDRAM Module
Suppor Suppor Supports PC100 SDRAM Module ts PC100 SDRAM Module ts PC100 SDRAM Module
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EP-3VWM 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 warr
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EP-3VWM 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-3VWM mainboard. (The serial number is located near the ISA
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EP-3VWM Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Components Checklist ........................................ 1-1 Overview EP-3VWM 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-3VWM Features ............................................ 2-1 Section 3 Installation EP-3
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EP-3VWM 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 ......................................................... B-1 Appendix C Load Setup Defaults ................
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EP-3VWM Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist ü ü ü ü ü A. (1) EP-3VWM mainboard ü ü ü ü ü B. (1) EP-3VWM users manual ü ü ü ü ü C. (1) Floppy ribbon cable ü ü ü ü ü D. (1) ATA-66 Hard drive ribbon cable E. (1) USB Cable (Optional) ü ü ü ü ü F. (1) Driver and utility USERS C MANUAL EP-3VWM D B A or E F Page 1-1
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Introduction EP-3VWM EP-3VWM Form-Factor The EP-3VWM is designed with MicroATX form factor - the new industry standard of chassis. 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. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expansion slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. MicroATX defines a double height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can b
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EP-3VWM Introduction I/O Shield Connector The EP-3VWM is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 3). parallel port Joystick/Midi port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 VGA1 Speaker Line_in Figure 3: I/O back panel layout MIC Power-On/Off (Remote) The EP-3VWM 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 but
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Introduction EP-3VWM System Block Diagram Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-4
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EP-3VWM Features Section 2 FEATURES EP-3VWM Features: EP-3VWM is based on the Socket 370 Processors including PPGA & FC- PGA operating at 300 ~ 800MHz. Designed with VIA VT8601 AGPset. Supports up to 512MB of DRAM (minimum of 32 MB) on board (please see Section 3-2). Supports (3) 32 bit PCI slots, (1) 16 bit ISA 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-3VWM supports (3) PCI
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Features EP-3VWM Built-in ATX 20-pin power supply connector. ® ® Software power-down when using Windows 95/98 or Windows 2000. 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 Managem
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EP-3VWM Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Page 3-1
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Installation EP-3VWM EP-3VWM Detailed Layout Figure 1 Page 3-2
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EP-3VWM Installation 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 Section 3-1 CPU Insertion CPU Insertion Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever. Figure 2 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 p
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Installation EP-3VWM Step 3 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever. Figure 4 Note: Intels 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 5 Page 3-4
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EP-3VWM Installation Section 3-2 Jumper Settings The EP-3VWM motherboard was designed with very few jumpers to make your installation faster and easier. CMOS Clear JP1 1 JP1 = 1-2 Normal (Default) = 2-3 Clear CMOS JP3 Power Loss Recovery JP3 = 1-2 Disabled 1 = 2-3 Enabled JP20 1 CPU Frequency Ratio Select 1 JP18 J9 P21J8 P1 J0 P1JO P2 FREQ. RATI 1 JP19 12 -2 13 - 22 - 15 - 1X . 1 JP21 23 -3 23 - 23 - 2X - 2 22 -3 13 - 23 - 2X - 2.5 23 -3 22 - 13 - 2X - 3 22 -3 12 - 13 - 2X - 3.5 23 -3 23 -
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Installation EP-3VWM Section 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The EP-3VWM supports (2) PC100 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMMs is for SDRAM (Synchronized DRAM) only. 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 config
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EP-3VWM Installation 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). LEFT KEY ZONE CENTER KEY ZONE (UNBUFFERED) (3.3 V DRAM) Figure 7 Figure 8 DIMM Module clip bef
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Installation EP-3VWM Section 3-4 Device Connectors parallel port Joystick/Midi port PS/2 Mouse USB port PS/2 KEYBOARD COM1 VGA1 Speaker Line_in MIC Figure 10 J2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector Power LED, Speaker, Reset, Turbo LED, HDD LED, IR Conn., Sleep/ Power_ON J4: CPU Fan A plug-in for the CPU Fan Power J5: Chassis Fan A plug-in for the chassis Fan Power J6: Power Fan A plug-in for the Power Supply Fan Power J7: WOL (Wake On Lan) Connector IDE1: Primary IDE Connector (White color
