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EP-GXB-M user’s manual

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Summary of Contents for EP-GXB-M

Page 1: ...t 2 Processor based AGP mainboard TRADEMARKS All products and company names are trademarks or regis tered trademarks of their respectives holders These specifications are subject to change without not...

Page 2: ...EP GXB M...

Page 3: ...E 1 Software drivers set disks or CD ROM Bus master drivers Windows 95 98 PCI Bridge support USDM hardware monitoring utility option F 2 Retension mechanism base with screws G 2 Retension mechanism ca...

Page 4: ...ut 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 identifica...

Page 5: ...____________________________ 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 d...

Page 6: ...EP GXB M...

Page 7: ...ulti Processing SMP 18 System Block Diagram 19 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Directions Recommended Tools 21 Detailed Board Layout 22 Configuration of Jumpers 23 Installing into ATX case 24 Installi...

Page 8: ...etup 56 Load Setup Defaults 57 Integrated Peripherals 58 Change Supervisor or User Password 62 IDE HDD Auto Detection 63 Save Exit Setup 64 Exit Without Saving 64 Appendix A Technical Information Memo...

Page 9: ...mpatibility mode in Windows 95 98 85 New hard drive cannot be accessed 86 No video when power applied 86 PCI Bridge and Device Manager of Windows 95 98 87 PCI Serial Controller and Device Manager of W...

Page 10: ...EP GXB M...

Page 11: ...ECC when using parity SDRAM memory modules This will detect multiple bit errors and correct 1 bit memory errors Supports 2 16 bit ISA slots 5 32 bit PCI slots 1 AGP slot and provides 2 independent hig...

Page 12: ...er outtage your system will automati cally turn itself back on without user intervention Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM System Management Mode Supports Desktop Management Interface DMI facilitati...

Page 13: ...echnolo gies such as NUMA and VI arcitecture and 36 bit memory support The Pentium II Xeon Processor in a variety of versions from 512KB built in cache to 1MB and 2MB versions Data is shared with the...

Page 14: ...e mapping Table Hardware 2 De multiplexed address and data Enables pipelining and concurrency 3 533 Mbytes s peak bandwidth Delivers high performance data control 4 Peak bandwidth can be 4 times the P...

Page 15: ...stems 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 an...

Page 16: ...the system on off button for less than 4 seconds Never theless the system can always be turned off by pressing the system on off button for more than 4 seconds or by using the soft off function if sup...

Page 17: ...IN On the basis of bounded functions in the I O chipset the two onboard serial ports are able to support external modem ring in power on Using external modems users are now able to power on the syste...

Page 18: ...kstation solutions for Mission Critical 32 bit applications such as Adobe Photoshop for Windows NT where double floating point power can really smooth out your work load Also provided are the latest P...

Page 19: ...0 1 3 M D 0 6 3 M P E 0 7 A G P S lot G ra p hic V id e o 1 0 0 M H z 6 6 M H z A G P B u s P C I S lo ts U S B 0 1 B IO S F la sh M e m o ry W in b o n d 8 3 C 97 7 Se rial P ort 1 Se rial P ort 2 L...

Page 20: ...EP GXB M Introduction Page 20...

Page 21: ...requires a matching case Below you will find our recommended installation procedure for fast and easy setup Step 1 Configuration of Jumpers 23 Step 2 Installing into ATX case 24 Step 3 Installing Conn...

Page 22: ...M H z 4 0 0 M H z R e s e r v e d 4 5 0 M H z J P 3 INFRARED TURBO HDD J3 Intel PIIX4 PCIset CPU 1 Fan J4 Winbond 8 3 9 7 7 I O set JP2 J7 Chassis Intrusion WOL PCI Slot 5 Flash Mem ory for BIOS ISA...

Page 23: ...function see page 31 JP13 1 2 Enable 2 3 Disable Default ESSJ JP3 Reserved Reserved 400MHz 450MHz 500MHz 550MHz Based on the implementation of the Intel 440GX AGPset the EP GXB M provides 100MHz for S...

Page 24: ...I O shield into the I O connector area of the case An ATX 2 1 compli ant I O shield should be provided with the system case The shield is ensures proper cooling and also minimizes EMI 3 Position the b...

Page 25: ...y you need to hold the button down for 4 seconds before the system turns off When the system is in 4 sec delay mode EPoX has added a special feature to make the system go into suspend mode when the bu...

Page 26: ...8 x M 2 B M 2 3 4 x M 4 r o 6 1 x M 4 B M 4 6 8 x M 8 B M 8 2 1 4 x M 6 1 r o 6 1 x M 6 1 B M 6 5 2 8 x M 2 3 4 x M 2 3 B M 2 1 5 4 x M 4 6 Table 1 A few possible configurations y r o m e M l a t o T...

Page 27: ...by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down figure 2 until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 3 CENTER KEY ZONE 3 3 V DRAM LEFT KEY ZONE UNBUFF...

Page 28: ...1 Observe the safety precautions as listed on page 24 for handling static sensitive devices 2 Place the two plastic bases of the retention mechanism on both ends of the Slot 2 connectors and secure in...

Page 29: ...l not attach to the base simply remove the cap from the processor and reverse it 5 If 3 pin fan power cables are present they may be attached to either J4 or J5 6 Repeat steps to insert second process...

Page 30: ...page 16 J5 CPU 2 fan power allows RPM monitoring see page 16 J6 Chassis fan power allows RPM monitored see page 16 J7 Wake On Lan WOL see page 89 J8 Chassis fan power not monitored JP1 CMOS clear JP2...

Page 31: ...the function You now can enjoy the Keyboard Power ON function by pressing any 1 or 2 keys at the same time for 1 2 seconds on the keyboard After releasing the keys the system will then power on Notes...

Page 32: ...EP GXB M Hardware Installation Page 32...

Page 33: ...will require at least Windows 95 OSR2 1 or Windows 98 OSR2 0 versions of Windows 95 can be updated to OSR2 1 by installing the USB supplement patch available from your computer vendor or Microsoft If...

Page 34: ...lty for Intel 440GX AGPset This utility updates Microsoft operating systems so that they may properly identify and configure the latest Intel 440GX AGPset Use the utility program SETUP EXE from the EP...

Page 35: ...nue to install any additional drivers for other devices At this time you may wish to check for any devices listed with question marks in the Device Manager Control Panel System icon that had no driver...

Page 36: ...icrosoft operating systems so that they may properly identify and configure the latest Intel 440GX AGPset Use the utility program SETUP EXE from the EPoX Win98 floppy disk 4 Install PCI Bridge patch T...

Page 37: ...llation Additional information Memory conflict with AGP in Windows 95 84 MSDOS Compatibility mode in Windows 95 98 85 New hard drive cannot be accessed 86 PCI Bridge and Device Manager of Windows 95 9...

Page 38: ...the API Therefore if an AGP card is used in the system it will function equivalent to PCI performance 1 Install Windows NT 4 Follow Microsoft directions for installation If you are installing from CD...

Page 39: ...EP GXB M Software Page 39...

Page 40: ...EP GXB M Software Page 40...

Page 41: ...a device is added It is possible for 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 CMOS setup uti...

Page 42: ...ghlighted use direction keys to move the cursor and the Enter key to select the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the PgDn or the PgUp key Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Notes If the hard...

Page 43: ...f the hard disk drive will halt the system and an error message will appear You should then run an anti virus program to locate the virus Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector n...

Page 44: ...t for the CPU s L2 cache Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up the Power On Self Test POST The default is Enabled Enabled This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST...

Page 45: ...d by Port 92 or chipset specific method Typematic Rate Setting This determines the keystrokes repeat rate The default is Disabled Enabled Allows typematic rate and typematic delay programming Disabled...

Page 46: ...sabled Disables the VGA card Palette Snoop function Assign IRQ For VGA This will controls whether or not the video card will be assigned an IRQ by the BIOS The default is Enabled Enabled BIOS will ass...

Page 47: ...video performance of your system The default is Enabled Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow CC000 CFFFF Shadow D0000 D3FFF Shadow D4000 D7FFF Shadow D8...

Page 48: ...trobe signals used when SDRAM is written to read from or refreshed The default is 3 2 Provides faster memory performance 3 Provides slower memory performance SDRAM RAS Precharge Time The precharge tim...

Page 49: ...abled Enabled The option will improve system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Disabled System BIOS non cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable This option...

Page 50: ...isabled Disabled Delayed Transaction This option allows the chipset to use its embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles The default is Disabled Enabled Select enabled t...

Page 51: ...an overheating system Requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Management BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system The default is 60 C 140 F Options available are 60 C 140 F to 75 C 167 F in increments of...

Page 52: ...nge the content of Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode when the Power Management is set to User Define ACPI Use this to enable or disable ACPI power management functions The default is Enabled Ena...

Page 53: ...ation VESA Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off After Tells you what time fra...

Page 54: ...ge ment Soft Off by PWR BTTN Use this to select how the power switch will function The default is Instant Off Instant Off Turns off the power instantly when the power switch is pressed 4 Second Delay...

Page 55: ...u set the date that the system will turn on The default is 0 0 System will turn on everyday on preset time 1 31 Represents the day of the month that you need the system to turn on Time hh mm ss Alarm...

Page 56: ...system The default is No Resources Controlled By Allows manual setting of resources or automatic by the PNP BIOS The default is Manual Manual PNP Card s resources will be controlled manually You can...

Page 57: ...memory space below 1M address Now with these two functions users can define where the used memory address is located and its length of the legacy area that is used by the legacy device to avoid the me...

Page 58: ...Primary PCI IDE Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE Disabled The onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches 45 cm IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Block Mode allows the controller to acc...

Page 59: ...mputer will select the optimal setting Disabled The hard drive will run in normal mode IDE Primary Slave UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Aut...

Page 60: ...Key Hot Key User can press a combination of the Control Key Ctrl and a Func tion Key to power on the system See Hot Key Power On option below Anykey Press any key to power on the system Button only Th...

Page 61: ...is 2F8H IRQ3 COM3 Enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 3E8H IRQ4 COM4 Enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 2E8H IRQ3 Disabled Disable onboard serial port 2 UART Mode Select This field al...

Page 62: ...choose the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD or USER PASSWORD option from the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu and press Enter NOTE Either Setup or System must be selected in the Security Option of the BIOS FEATURES SETUP m...

Page 63: ...IOS nor the IDE control ler will make any transformations during accessing 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...

Page 64: ...er 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 Servic...

Page 65: ...EP GXB M Award BIOS Setup Page 65...

Page 66: ...EP GXB M Award BIOS Setup Page 66...

Page 67: ...r ROMs E0000 EEFFF 60K Available for UMB EF000 EFFFF 4K Video service routine for Monochrome CGA adaptor F0000 F7FFF 32K BIOS CMOS setup utility F8000 FCFFF 20K BIOS runtime service routine 2 FD000 FD...

Page 68: ...DRAM REFRESH request TIMER Channel 2 SPEAKER tone generator DMA CHANNELS DMA Channel 0 Available DMA Channel 1 Onboard ECP Option DMA Channel 2 FLOPPY DISK DMA Channel 3 Onboard ECP default DMA Chann...

Page 69: ...Second alarm 02 Minutes 03 Minutes alarm 04 Hours 05 Hours alarm 06 Day of week 07 Day of month 08 Month 09 Year 0A Status register A 0B Status register B 0C Status register C 0D Status register D 0E...

Page 70: ...cal Information Page 70 19 2d 2E 2F 30 Reserved for extension memory low byte 31 Reserved for extension memory high byte 32 DATE CENTURY byte 33 INFORMATION FLAG 34 3F Reserve 40 7F Reserved for CHIPS...

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Page 73: ...RTC chip 04 Reserved 05 1 Keyboard Controller Self Test 06 2 Enable Keyboard Interface 07 Reserved 08 Verifies CMOS s basic R W functionality C1 Auto detection of onboard DRAM Cache C5 Copy the BIOS...

Page 74: ...CPU brand type speed Test system BIOS checksum Non Compress Version 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 8...

Page 75: ...wait for user 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...

Page 76: ...configuration 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 c...

Page 77: ...EP GXB M BIOS Post Codes Page 77...

Page 78: ...EP GXB M BIOS Post Codes Page 78...

Page 79: ...ll be necessary when you first accept this mainboard to prevent using possible corrupt CMOS settings LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ROMPCI ISABIOS 2A69KPAE CMOSSETUPUTILITY AWARDSOFTWARE INC Load SETUP Default Y...

Page 80: ...EP GXB M Load Setup Defaults Page 80...

Page 81: ...n fatal damage which may be hard to diagnose If upgrading to new a motherboard make sure any metal nuts that are not required are removed to keep them from touching the motherboard and shorting it Mak...

Page 82: ...newer bios will fix a specific problem that they are having With computer BIOS upgrades newer is not always better Despite this updating your computer s bios is a fairly simple task First you need to...

Page 83: ...ou will now see a status bar as the BIOS code is written When the program finishes you will be prompted to restart the system 7 Restart the system and enter the CMOS setup by pressing the DELETE key d...

Page 84: ...wer button under a table To use this unique feature your EPoX motherboard must first support KBPO have it set to enable and use an ATX power supply rated 0 1a 100mA or greater for the 5vsb KBPO is onl...

Page 85: ...efore a new IDE controller Windows 95 98 is not always able completely figure out the new configuration This can happen any time the motherboard is changed to a different type Putting the old motherbo...

Page 86: ...erally do not come partitioned or formatted You must run FDISK EXE in DOS or Windows 95 98 and create a DOS partition When com plete re boot and then format the hard drive Type format x without the qu...

Page 87: ...a new slot if available Swap out the video card and or the monitor AGP video cards are easy to miss as the possible problem because they must be fully inserted into the slot as the slightest amount o...

Page 88: ...Windows 95 98 will again attempt to locate a driver INF files Instruct it to examine the modem drivers INF files so a proper driver may be installed As an additional note the PCI Serial Controller sho...

Page 89: ...WOL This new technology allows a client system of a local area network to be remotely power on via a network con nector Compatible NIC network interface cards and client server software not included...

Page 90: ...EP GXB M FAQ Page 90...

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