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Introduction EP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-4The L2 cache (TagRAM, PBSRAM) components keep standard industry names.The Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor is the

IntroductionEP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-5The 82802AB Firmware Hub (FWH, 4MB) stores system BIOS and video BIOS,eliminating a redundant nonvolatile memory compon

Introduction EP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-6EP-6WEA4/4I Form-FactorThe EP-6WEA4/4I is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standardof chassis. The AT

IntroductionEP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-7I/O Shield ConnectorThe EP-6WEA4/4I is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropri-ate I/O shield (figure

Introduction EP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-8Figure 5: System Block DiagramSystem Block Diagram

FeaturesEP-6WEA4/4IPage 2-1Section 2FEATURESEP-6WEA4/4I Features:• EP-6WEA4/4I is based on the Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor operat-ing at 350

Features EP-6WEA4/4IPage 2-2• EP-6WEA4/4I utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmentalprotection and longer battery life.• Supports the Uni

InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-1Section 3INSTALLATION

Installation EP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-2Figure 1EP-6WEA4/4I Detailed Layout

InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-3Easy Installation ProcedureEasy Installation ProcedureThe following must be completed before powering on your new syste

EP-6WEA4/4IUser NoticeNo part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval sy

Installation EP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-4JP8On Board AC’97 Codec AudioJP8 = 1-2 Enabled (Default for EP-6WEA4/EP-6WEA4I)= 2-3 Disabled1AC’97/MR Configuration

InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-5Section 3-2System Memory ConfigurationMemory LayoutThe EP-6WEA4/4I supports (2) 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modu

Installation EP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-6DIMM Module InstallationFigure 3 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMMmemory module.DIM

InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-7Section 3-3Installing a Pentium® II/III ProcessorThe EP-6WEA4/4I uses the Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium®

Installation EP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-8cable will be shipped with the boxed processor to draw power from a powerheader on the mainboard’s J4.Now we are ready

InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-9Section 3-4Device ConnectorsPlease install the motherboard into the chassis.Now that your motherboard is installed you

Installation EP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-10Device Connectors (continued)J2Speaker - Connect to the system's speaker for beeping1. Speaker 3. GND2. N/C 4. G

InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-11Section 3-5External Modem Ring-in PowerON and Keyboard Power ONFunctions (KBPO)On the basis of bounded functions in I/

Installation EP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-12Notes:1. Intel ATX version 2.0 specification has recommended you use the powersupply with 1.0A in 5.0VSB. With our EP

InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-133-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) FunctionThe EP-6WEA4/4I supports the STR power management state by maintainingthe appropriate

EP-6WEA4/4ITechnical Support ServicesIf you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of thisproduct, please contact your re

Installation EP-6WEA4/4IPage 3-14ACPI Onboard’s LED Status Indicator TableStatusOnboard’sLEDLocationPlug in the ATXPower CorePower ONJ3(PW-ON)Green Mo

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-1Main MenuOnce you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appearon the screen. The Main Menu allows you to

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-2Advanced BIOS FeaturesUse this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.Advanced Chipset FeaturesUse this me

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-34-1 Standard CMOS SetupThe items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each cat-egory includes no, one o

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-4Item Options DescriptionDate Month DD YYYY Set the system date. Note thatthe ‘Day’ automatically hangeswhen you set the

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-5IDE AdaptersThe IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configureeach hard disk drive.Figure 2 sh

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-6Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu. UseTable 3 to configure the hard disk.Item Optio

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-74-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesThis section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have theopportunity to sel

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-8CPU L2 Cache ECC CheckingThis item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.The choice: Enabled, Disabled.Proce

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-9Typematic Rate SettingKey strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled,the typematic rate and

EP-6WEA4/4ITable of ContentsSection 1 IntroductionComponents Checklist...1-1OverviewPentium® II or Pentium®

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-104-3 Advanced Chipset FeaturesThis section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features ofthe installed c

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-11SDRAM CAS Latency Time (This field is no function)When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latenc

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-12On-Chip Video Window SizeThe amount of system memory that the 810 AGP is allowed to share. The defaultis 64.32: 32MB of syst

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-13OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDEThe integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for twoIDE channel

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-14USB ControllerSelect Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller andyou have USB peripherals.The

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-15Password: User can Power On the System by password, the password can beentered from 1 to 5 characters. The maximum of passwor

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-16Onboard Parallel portThis field allows the user to configure the LPT port.The default is 378H / IRQ7.378H: Enable Onboard LPT

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-17Mida Port AddressSelect an address for the Mida port.The choice: 290, 300, 330, Disabled.Midi Port IRQSelect an interrupt for

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-184-5 Power Management SetupThe Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effec-tively save energy whil

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-19There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed modesettings.Disable (default) No power management.

EP-6WEA4/4IPNP/PCI Configuration Setup ...4-21PC Health Status ...4-2

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-20HDD Power DownWhen enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will bepowered down while all oth

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-214-6 PnP/PCI Configuration SetupThis section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal ComputerInterconnect,

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-22CPU Warning TemperatureThis is the temperature that the computer will respond to an overheating CPU. Thedefault is Disabled.E

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-23Current CPU TemperatureThis is the current temperature of the CPU.Current System TemperatureThis is the Current temperature of

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-24Auto Detect DIMM/PCI ClkThis item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.The choice: Enabled, Disabled.Sprea

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-254-9 Defaults MenuSelecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are describedbelowLoad Fail-Safe Defaults

BIOS EP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-264-10 Supervisor/User Password SettingYou can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differencesbetween

BIOSEP-6WEA4/4IPage 4-274-11 Exit SelectingSave & Exit SetupPressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and

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Drivers InstallationEP-6WEA4/4IPage 5-1Section 5810 VGA and Sound Driver InstallationStep 1 : To Click the Intel 810 and 820 Chipset INF Files that en

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AppendixA-1EP-6WEA4/4IAppendix AA-1 MEMORY MAPAddress Range Size Description[00000-7FFFF] 512K Conventional memory[80000-9FBFF] 127K Extended Conventi

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-2[2F8-2FF] SERIAL port 2.[360-36F] NETWORK ports.[378-37F] PARALLEL port 1.[3B0-3BF] MONOCHROME & PARALLEL port adapter.[3C0-

AppendixA-3EP-6WEA4/4I6 FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP).7 PARALLEL port 1.8 RTC clock.9 Available.10 Available.11 Available.12 PS/2 Mouse.13 MATH coprocessor.1

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-416 Base memory high byte.17 Extension memory low byte.18 Extension memory high byte.19-2d2E-2F30 Reserved for extension memory l

AppendixA-5EP-6WEA4/4IAppendix BB-1 POST CODESFor BIOS 6.0 CodePOST (hex) DESCRIPTIONCFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.C0h Early chipset initialization:

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-63. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/Ochips.0Ch Reserved0Dh Reserved0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it

AppendixA-7EP-6WEA4/4Ichecksum fails, use default value instead.3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. IfESCD is valid, take into conside

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-834h Reserved35h Reserved36h Reserved37h Reserved38h Reserved39h Reserved3Ah Reserved3Bh Reserved3Ch Test 82543Dh Reserved3Eh Tes

AppendixA-9EP-6WEA4/4I51h Reserved52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)53h Reserved54h Reserved55h Display number of processors (multi-

IntroductionEP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-1Section 1INTRODUCTIONComponents Checklistüüüüü A. (1) EP-6WEA4/4I mainboardüüüüü B. (1) EP-6WEA4/4I user’s manualüüüüü

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-106Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if thecorresponding item in Setup is s

AppendixA-11EP-6WEA4/4I84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices85h 1. USB final Initialization2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure3. Switch screen back to text

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AppendixA-13EP-6WEA4/4ICMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-1998Standard CMOS FeatureAdvanced BIOS FeatureAdvanced Chipset FeatureIntegrated P

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AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-15Appendix DD-1 GHOST 5.1 Quick Users GuideInstallation is very easy. You only need to copy the Ghost5 folder orGhost.exe to yo

Appendix EP-6WEA4/4IA-16Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning)1. Select the location of the Source drive.2. Select the location of the Destination drive.3. When

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-174. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes tostart.Disk To Image (Disk Backup)1. Select the location

Appendix EP-6WEA4/4IA-18Disk From Image (Restore Backup)1. Select the Restore file.2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored.3. Click

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-193. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown inthe following figure.4. Click OK to display the follo

Introduction EP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-2OverviewPentium® II or Pentium® III ProcessorThe Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor (The Pentium® III Processor as

Appendix EP-6WEA4/4IA-202. Select the first partition to be backed up. This is usually where theoperating system and programs are stored.There are 3

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-213. Select the path and file name for storing the backup file.4. Is the file compressed? There are 3 options:(1)No: do not compr

Appendix EP-6WEA4/4IA-22Partition From Image (Restore Partition)1. Select the backup file to be restored.2. Select the source partition.3. Select the

AppendixEP-6WEA4/4IA-234. Select the partition to be restored.5. Select Yes to start restoring.CheckThis function checks the hard disk or backup file

IntroductionEP-6WEA4/4IPage 1-3The entire enclosed product is called the Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor.The packaging technology and each of th