EPOX EP-3VWM Specifications

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Introduction EP-3VWMPage 1-4Figure 5: System Block DiagramSystem Block Diagram

FeaturesEP-3VWMPage 2-1Section 2FEATURESEP-3VWM Features: EP-3VWM is based on the Socket 370 Processors including PPGA & FC-PGA operating at 300

Features EP-3VWMPage 2-2 Built-in ATX 20-pin power supply connector. Software power-down when using Windows® 95/98 or Windows®2000. Supports ring-i

InstallationEP-3VWMPage 3-1Section 3INSTALLATION

Installation EP-3VWMPage 3-2EP-3VWM Detailed LayoutFigure 1

InstallationEP-3VWMPage 3-3Easy Installation ProcedureThe following must be completed before powering on your new system:3-1. CPU Insertion3-2. Jumper

Installation EP-3VWMPage 3-4Step 3Close the socket by lowering andlocking the actuation lever.Note: Intels reference design thermal solution is an ac

InstallationEP-3VWMPage 3-5Section 3-2Jumper SettingsThe EP-3VWM motherboard was designed with very few jumpers to make yourinstallation faster and e

Installation EP-3VWMPage 3-6Section 3-3System Memory ConfigurationMemory LayoutThe EP-3VWM supports (2) PC100 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line MemoryModule

InstallationEP-3VWMPage 3-7DIMM Module InstallationFigure 7 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMMmemory module.DIMMs ha

EP-3VWMUser NoticeNo part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system

Installation EP-3VWMPage 3-8Section 3-4Device ConnectorsJ2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector Power LED, Speaker, Reset, Turbo LED, HDD LED, IR Conn., Slee

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Installation EP-3VWMPage 3-10Device Connectors (continued)(This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Offby Pwr-BTTN feature,

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-1Section 4AWARD BIOS SETUPMain MenuAwards ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user tomodify the basic system co

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-2The menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need toreconfigure. The selection is made by moving the curso

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-3NOTE: If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to Auto, then the hard disk size and model will beau

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-4Virus Warning: During and after the system boots up, any attempt to write to theboot sector or partition table of the hard disk d

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-5Quick Power On Self Test: This category speeds up the Power On Self Test(POST). The default is Enabled.Enabled: This setting will

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-6Typematic Rate Setting: This determines the keystrokes repeat rate.The default is Disabled.Enabled: Allows typematic rate and typ

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-7Enabled: Video shadow is enabled.Disabled: Video shadow is disabled.C8000 - CBFFF Shadow:CC000 - CFFFF Shadow:D0000 - D3FFF Shadow:

EP-3VWMTechnical Support ServicesIf you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of thisproduct, please contact your retail

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-8Bank 0/1, 2/3 DRAM Timing: This value in this field is set by the system boardmanufacturer. The default is SDRAM Fast.The Choice:

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-9Enabled: This field enables the main memory (15~16MB) to remap to ISA BUS.Disabled:Normal Setting. Note: If this feature is e

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-10USB Keyboard Support: This controls the activation status of an optional USBkeyboard that may be attached. The default is disab

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-114-4 Integrated PeripheralsFigure 5: Integrated Peripherals Note: If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you will

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-12Primary Master PIO: The default is Auto.Auto: BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Master PCI IDEHDD Accessing mode

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-13Init Display First: If two video cards are used (1 AGP and 1 PCI) this specifieswhich one will be the primary display adapter. Th

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-14Onboard Parallel port: This field allows the user to configure the LPT port.The default is 378H / IRQ7.378H: Enable Onboard LPT p

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-154-5 Power Management SetupChoose the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY todisplay the following screen. This menu

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-16User define: Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control powersaving mode.PM controlled APM: This option shows weather

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-17Delay 4 Second : Turns off the system after a 4 second delay. If momentarypress of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode.

EP-3VWMTable of ContentsSection 1 IntroductionComponents Checklist ... 1-1OverviewEP-3VWM Form-Factor ...

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-184-6 PNP/PCI ConfigurationThe PNP/PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI/ISA IRQsignals when various PCI/ISA

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-19Disabled: Normal Setting.Enabled: If you have plugged in some Legacy cards to the system and they wererecorded into ESCD (Extended

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-204-7 PC Health StatusCurrent CPU Temperature: This is the current temperature of the CPU.Current System Temperature: This is th

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-214-8 Frequency/Voltage ControlAuto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk: When enabled the motherboard will automaticallydisable the clock source fo

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-224-9 Defaults MenuSelecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are describedbelowLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsWhe

BIOSEP-3VWMPage 4-234-10 Supervisor/User Password SettingYou can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differencesbetween are:

BIOS EP-3VWMPage 4-244-11 Exit SelectingSave & Exit SetupPressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EX

AppendixA-1EP-3VWMAppendix AA-1 MEMORY MAPAddress Range Size Description[00000-7FFFF] 512K Conventional memory[80000-9FBFF] 127K Extended Conventional

AppendixEP-3VWMA-2[2F8-2FF] SERIAL port 2.[360-36F] NETWORK ports.[378-37F] PARALLEL port 1.[3B0-3BF] MONOCHROME & PARALLEL port adapter.[3C0-3CF]

AppendixA-3EP-3VWM6 FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP).7 PARALLEL port 1.8 RTC clock.9 Available.10 Available.11 Available.12 PS/2 Mouse.13 MATH coprocessor.14 On

EP-3VWMAppendixAppendix AMemory Map ... A-1I/O Map ...

AppendixEP-3VWMA-416 Base memory high byte.17 Extension memory low byte.18 Extension memory high byte.19-2d2E-2F30 Reserved for extension memory low b

AppendixB-1EP-3VWMAppendix BB-1 POST CODESFor BIOS 6.0 CodePOST (hex) DESCRIPTIONCFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.C0h Early chipset initialization:- Di

AppendixEP-3VWMB-23. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/Ochips.0Ch Reserved0Dh Reserved0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R

AppendixB-3EP-3VWMchecksum fails, use default value instead.3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. IfESCD is valid, take into considerati

AppendixEP-3VWMB-434h Reserved35h Reserved36h Reserved37h Reserved38h Reserved39h Reserved3Ah Reserved3Bh Reserved3Ch Test 82543Dh Reserved3Eh Test 82

AppendixB-5EP-3VWM51h Reserved52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)53h Reserved54h Reserved55h Display number of processors (multi-proc

AppendixEP-3VWMB-66Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if thecorresponding item in Setup is set to

AppendixB-7EP-3VWM84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices85h 1. USB final Initialization2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure3. Switch screen back to text mode

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AppendixC-1EP-3VWMAppendix CNOTE:The "LOAD Optimized DEFAULTS" function loads the system default data directlyfrom ROM and initializes the a

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AppendixEP-3VWMD-1Appendix DD-1 GHOST 5.1 Quick User’s GuideInstallation is very easy. You only need to copy the Ghost5 folder orGhost.exe to your ha

Appendix EP-3VWMD-2Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning)1. Select the location of the Source drive.2. Select the location of the Destination drive.3. When cloni

AppendixEP-3VWMD-34. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes tostart.Disk To Image (Disk Backup)1. Select the location of t

Appendix EP-3VWMD-4Disk From Image (Restore Backup)1. Select the Restore file.2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored.3. Click OK t

AppendixEP-3VWMD-53. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown inthe following figure.4. Click OK to display the following

Appendix EP-3VWMD-62. Select the first partition to be backed up. This is usually where theoperating system and programs are stored.There are 3 parti

AppendixEP-3VWMD-73. Select the path and file name for storing the backup file.4. Is the file compressed? There are 3 options:(1) No: do not compress

Appendix EP-3VWMD-8Partition From Image (Restore Partition)1. Select the backup file to be restored.2. Select the source partition.3. Select the disk

AppendixEP-3VWMD-94. Select the partition to be restored.5. Select Yes to start restoring.CheckThis function checks the hard disk or backup file for b

IntroductionEP-3VWMPage 1-1Section 1INTRODUCTIONComponents Checklistüüüüü A. (1) EP-3VWM mainboardüüüüü B. (1) EP-3VWM users manualüüüüü C. (1) Flopp

Introduction EP-3VWMPage 1-2EP-3VWM Form-FactorThe EP-3VWM is designed with MicroATX form factor - the new industrystandard of chassis. MicroATX form

IntroductionEP-3VWMPage 1-3Power-On/Off (Remote)The EP-3VWM has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies. For ATXpower supplies that support t