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Manual Revision 2.1

August 27, 1998

EP-61BX

EP-61BXC-A

C-A

A Pentium

II or Deschutes

Slot1 Processor based AGP

mainboard (100/66MHz)

Summary of Contents for EP-61BXC-A

Page 1: ...EP 61BX EP 61BX EP 61BX EP 61BXC A C A C A C A C A A Pentium A Pentium A Pentium A Pentium A Pentium II or Deschutes II or Deschutes II or Deschutes II or Deschutes II or Deschutes Slot1 Processor bas...

Page 2: ...EP 61BXC A...

Page 3: ...EP 61BXC A serial number __________________________ BIOS Upgrades Please use either our Web Site or BBS for current BIOS Upgrades Internet Access http www epox com sales epox com tech epox com Modem A...

Page 4: ...the manual or product EPoX may review this manual from time to time without notice For updated BIOS drivers or product release information you may visit EPoX s home page at http www epox com Products...

Page 5: ...Shield Connector 1 7 Power On Off Remote 1 7 SystemBlockDiagram 1 8 Section 2 Features EP 61BXC A Features 2 1 Section 3 Installation EP 61BXC A Detailed Layout 3 2 Easy Installation Procedure Configu...

Page 6: ...oDetection 4 24 HDD Low Level Format 4 26 Save Exit Setup 4 26 ExitWithoutSaving 4 26 Section 5 PCI Sound DriverInstallation 5 1 Section 6 Appendix Appendix A Memory Map A 1 I O Map A 1 Timer DMAChann...

Page 7: ...oard B 1 EP 61BXC A user s manual C 1 Floppy ribbon cable D 1 Hard drive ribbon cables E 1 Foldable Retention Module F 1 Heatsink Support Unit Optional G 1 PS 2 to AT keyboard connector adapter option...

Page 8: ...es Processor card supports both uni processor and dual processor implementations The Pentium II or Deschutes Processor utilizes Single Edge Contact S E C Figure 1 cartridge packaging technology The S...

Page 9: ...he 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 Reten...

Page 10: ...r 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 primar...

Page 11: ...Introduction EP 61BXC A Page 1 5 Page Right Blank...

Page 12: ...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 th...

Page 13: ...should be a momentary button that is normally open The EP 61BXC A 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 O...

Page 14: ...on EP 61BXC A Page 1 8 Figure 5 System Block Diagram System Block Diagram Pentium II or Deschutes Processor PAC PCI Bridge and memory controller 443BX PllX4E I O Bridge 100 66MHz 100 66MHz 66MHz PCI S...

Page 15: ...bit errors and correct 1 bit memory errors 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...

Page 16: ...thout user intervention Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM System Management Mode Supports Desktop Management Interface DMI facilitating the management of desktop computers hardware and software comp...

Page 17: ...Installation EP 61BXC A Page 3 1 Section 3 INSTALLATION...

Page 18: ...Installation EP 61BXC A Page 3 2 Figure 6 EP 61BXC A Detailed Layout...

Page 19: ...r 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 Note The jumpers as depicted as shown Figure 6 in their correct ph...

Page 20: ...t1 processor you installed it should come with right memory modules for normal and stable operation For example if you install a Deschutes processor you should use the SDRAM module with 100MHz based o...

Page 21: ...ed synchronous DRAM Memory Modules The Registered SDRAM DIMM do not mix with SDRAM DIMM modules together We recommend when installed the 100MHz Deschutes Processor using DIMM SDRAM must be 125MHz 8ns...

Page 22: ...essing straight down figure 8 until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 9 Figure 7 y r o m e M l a t o T 1 M M I D 0 k n a B 2 M M I D 1 k n a B 3 M M I D 2 k n a B B M 8 6 7 m u m i x a M M A...

Page 23: ...e 3 7 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...

Page 24: ...ium II Retention Mechanism This pre installed device is designed for you to install Pentium II CPU more easier and to avoide any damage on the board due to overtightening the four screws One thing mus...

Page 25: ...ide it into the bottom fin figure 13 on the heatsink and then push forward until it clips into the bottom base figure 11 that is already there figure 13 CPU Cartr idge SLOT 1 Large Hole for Heat Sink...

Page 26: ...toring A plug in for the Power supply so that BIOS can monitor the RPM s J6 Chassis Fan Power A plug in for the chassis Fan Power J7 WOL Wake On Lan Connector PW2 ATX Power Connector 20 pin power conn...

Page 27: ...to go into suspend mode when the button is pressed momentarily J2 Section 3 4 Device Connectors continued Speaker Connect to the system s speaker for beeping 1 Speaker 3 GND 2 N C 4 GND Reset Closed...

Page 28: ...p 1 Please check JP13 at the position 1 2 after you finished the system installation Step 2 Push the momentary switch J3 PW ON to turn on your system and then push again to hold for more than 4 second...

Page 29: ...e power supply with 0 72A 720mA in 5 0VSB With our EP 61BXC A 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 30: ...Installation EP 61BXC A Page 3 14 Page Left Blank...

Page 31: ...r the CMOS battery to fail this will cause data loss in the CMOS only If this does happen you will need to reconfigure your BIOS settings To enter the Setup Program Power on the computer and press the...

Page 32: ...size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference When a field is highlighted use direction keys to move the cursor and the Enter key to select the entries in the field can be change...

Page 33: ...pear You should then run an anti virus program to locate the virus Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector not the entire hard drive The default value is Disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS...

Page 34: ...ncreasing performance Disabled This deactivates the processor s internal cache thereby lowering performance External L2 Cache This controls the status of the external L2 cache area The default is Enab...

Page 35: ...nce between 720K 1 2MB and 1 44MB drive types as they are all 80 tracks Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots The default is On On The keypad acts as...

Page 36: ...second character displayed by typematic auto repeat The default is 250 250 250 msec 500 500 msec 750 750 msec 1000 1000 msec Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the System and...

Page 37: ...WIN95 This option allows BIOS to indicate whether WIN95 is with FDD or not The Default value is NO NO Report No FDD for WIN95 YES Report FDD for WIN95 Video BIOS Shadow This option allows video BIOS t...

Page 38: ...DIMM in Pentium II processor at 66MHz only ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59IPAB CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration Enabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled EDO DRAM Timing 60ns Spread S...

Page 39: ...SDRAM CAS Latency Time This setting defines the CAS timing parameter of the SDRAM in terms of clocks The default is 3 2 Provides faster memory performance 3 Provides better memory compatibility Syste...

Page 40: ...Time This function allows you to set the wait state that is added to an 16 bit ISA instruction originated by the PCI bus The default is 2 NA No wait state 4 4 wait states 3 3 wait states 2 2 wait stat...

Page 41: ...accessable by the AGP card Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Allows you to stop DIMM PCI Clock drive when the DIMM site or PCI Slot are not plug This item may help reduce EMI The default is Enabled Enabled Pro...

Page 42: ...elect ACPI Function The default is Enabled Enabled Support ACPI function for new O S Disabled No Support ACPI function ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59IPAB POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC ACPI Function...

Page 43: ...you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management The default is V H Sync Blank V H Sync Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to th...

Page 44: ...is function works only when the Pentium II Processor is installed The timer starts to count when System Standby mode timer is timed out and no PM Events are occurring Valid range is from 1 minute up t...

Page 45: ...when Power Loss Recovery is Enabled The default is Enabled Enabled The system will turn on at the preset time Disabled The system can not have this function Date of month Alarm This is how you set th...

Page 46: ...interrupt resource automatically Reset Configuration Data This setting allows you to clear ESCD data The default is Disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A69KPA9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PNP OS I...

Page 47: ...M base addr The Used MEM base addr CB00 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 and Used MEM Length 8K 16K 32K 64K are used to support some specific ISA Legacy cards with requested memory space below 1M address Now...

Page 48: ...f sectors rather than a single sector at a time The default is Enabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A69KPA9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto IDE Pri...

Page 49: ...t the Onboard Primary Master PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode IDE Primary Slave PIO The default is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Onboar...

Page 50: ...sabled The hard drive will run in normal mode IDE Secondary Slave 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...

Page 51: ...IDE and frees up the resource OnBoard Secondary PCI IDE This option turns on off the onboard secondary IDE The default is enabled Enabled This activates the secondary PCI IDE Disabled This disables t...

Page 52: ...ller The default is Normal IrDA Support a Serial Infrared Inferface IrDA ASKIR Support a Sharp Serial Infrared Interface formats Normal The IRRX and IRTX pins of IR function in normal condition Onboar...

Page 53: ...corrupted or the option was not used a default password stored in the ROM will be used The screen will display the following message Enter Password Press the Enter key to continue after the proper pas...

Page 54: ...rd BIOS supports 3 HDD modes NORMAL LBA LARGE NORMAL mode Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transformations during accessing The maximum number of cyli...

Page 55: ...gaBytes which is obtained by the followingformula no Cylinder 1024 x no Head 255 x no Sector 63 x bytes per sector 512 8 4 GigaBytes LARGE mode Extended HDD access mode supported by Award Software Som...

Page 56: ...interleave number of the hard disk drive you wish to perform a low level format on You may select from 1 to 8 Check the documentation that came with the drive for the correct interleave number or sel...

Page 57: ...stalling the DS XG Device Driver Software l Adjusting the DS XG Mixer Control Settings In order to properly install the DS XG device driver to your computer please follow the sections contained in thi...

Page 58: ...Driver Installation This section explains how to verify if the DS XG device driver and software were installed successfully To see if the DS XG device driver has been installed successfully complete t...

Page 59: ...ices This section explains how to use the Windows standard volume control to adjust the volume of audio devices in your computer 1 Click on the Speaker icon located in the bottom rightmost corner of t...

Page 60: ...2 below Figure 3 2 The Volume Control window 5 The Advanced Control for Microphone window will now appear as shown in Figure 3 3 below Adjust the Bass and Treble as desired by dragging the slide bars...

Page 61: ...and the Volume Control window is already displayed If this not the case refer to Section 3 1 for the necessary steps to reach this stage 1 To access the volume control for recording device click on Op...

Page 62: ...ter please follow in order the sections contained in this guide 2 Installing the DS XG Device Driver Software This section contains the procedures for installing the DS XG device driver software into...

Page 63: ...C A Page 5 7 Figure 2 1 The Multimedia Properties window 7 The Add window now appears Highlight Unlisted or Updated Driver by clicking on it as shown in Figure 2 2 below Click the OK button Figure 2 2...

Page 64: ...the OK button as shown in Figure 2 3 below Figure 2 3The Add Unlisted or Updated Driver window 10 Windows NT will now copy the necessary files to your computer When the YAMAHA DS XG Audio Driver wind...

Page 65: ...tart your computer by clicking the Restart Now button Your computer will now restart This completes the installation of the DS XG device drivers 3 Adjusting the DS XG Mixer Control Setting Please refe...

Page 66: ...32 on Windows 95 98 NT 1 Insert the YAMAHA driver into CD ROM device 2 Select Run from the Windows 95 98 NT start menu and enter X Y724 Ystation V3 18X Ymt724 setup exe X is CD ROM location eg D or E...

Page 67: ...FCFFF 20K BIOS runtime service routine 2 FD000 FDFFF 4K Plug and Play ESCD data area FE000 FFFFF 8K BIOS runtime service routine 1 A 2 I O MAP 000 01F DMA controller Master 020 021 INTERRUPT CONTROLLE...

Page 68: ...d ECP Option DMA Channel 2 FLOPPYDISK SMCCHIP DMA Channel 3 Onboard ECP default DMA Channel 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available A 4 I...

Page 69: ...ister B 0C Status register C 0D Status register D 0E Diagnostic status byte 0F Shutdown byte 10 FLOPPY DISK drive type byte 11 Reserve 12 HARD DISK type byte 13 Reserve 14 Equipment type 15 Base memor...

Page 70: ...Appendix EP 61BXC A A 4 Page Left Blank...

Page 71: ...c R W functionality C1 Auto detection of onboard DRAM Cache C5 Copy the BIOS from ROM into E0000 FFFFF shadow RAM so that POST will go faster 08 Test the first 256K DRAM 09 OEM specific cache initiali...

Page 72: ...n only 0F DMA channel 0 test 10 DMA channel 1 test 11 DMA page registers test 12 13 Reserved 14 Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2 15 Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 16 Test 8259 interrupt mask b...

Page 73: ...r to press F1 key 4F 1 If password is needed ask for password 2 Clear the Energy Star Logo Green BIOS only 50 Write all CMOS values currently in the BIOS stack area back into the CMOS 51 Reserved 52 1...

Page 74: ...ration table 62 1 Setup daylight saving according to Setup value 2 Program the NUM Lock typematic rate typematic speed according to Setup setting 63 1 If there is any changes in the hardware configura...

Page 75: ...s corrupted LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ROMPCI ISABIOS 2A69KPA9 CMOSSETUPUTILITY AWARDSOFTWARE INC Load SETUP Default Y N Y STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FE...

Page 76: ...If screen becomes blank or system can t boot anymore after above setting that means your CPU couldn t be capable of supporting overclock and you have to follow the steps below to recover the CPU cloc...

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