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Introduction EP-3VCA2Page 1-4Figure 5: System Block DiagramSystem Block DiagramPACPCI Bridge and memory controller VT82C694X133/100/66MHz133/100/66

FeaturesEP-3VCA2Page 2-1Section 2FEATURESEP-3VCA2 Features: EP-3VCA2 is based on the Socket 370 Processors including PPGA & FC-PGA operating at 3

Features EP-3VCA2Page 2-2 4 USB ports are provided, 2 ports are onboard and another 2 USB ports, asoption, need USB an cable on USB2 position. The on

InstallationEP-3VCA2Page 3-1Section 3INSTALLATION

Installation EP-3VCA2Page 3-2EP-3VCA2 Detailed LayoutFigure 1

InstallationEP-3VCA2Page 3-3Easy Installation ProcedureThe following must be completed before powering on your new system:3-1. CPU Insertion3-2. Jumpe

Installation EP-3VCA2Page 3-4Step 3Close the socket by lowering andlocking the actuation lever.Note: Intels reference design thermal solution is an a

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Installation EP-3VCA2Page 3-6JP4 Keyboard Power-ON FunctionJP4 = 1-2 Disabled (Default)= 2-3 Enabled1JP5 Power Loss RecoveryJP5 = 1-2 Disabled= 2-3

InstallationEP-3VCA2Page 3-7Section 3-3System Memory ConfigurationMemory LayoutThe EP-3VCA2 supports (3) PC133 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line MemoryModul

EP-3VCA2User NoticeNo part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval syste

Installation EP-3VCA2Page 3-8DIMM Module InstallationFigure 7 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMMmemory module.DIMMs

InstallationEP-3VCA2Page 3-9Section 3-4Device ConnectorsJ2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector Power LED, Speaker, Reset, Turbo LED, HDD LED, IR Conn., Slee

Installation EP-3VCA2Page 3-10MODEM1: Telephony Connector  Pin1(Audio_in), Pin2/Pin3(GND), Pin4(Mic-out to Modem)USB2: USB port header pins for addi

InstallationEP-3VCA2Page 3-11Device Connectors (continued)(This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Offby Pwr-BTTN feature,

Installation EP-3VCA2Page 3-12Section 3-5External Modem Ring-in PowerON and Keyboard Power ONFunctions (KBPO)On the basis of bounded functions in I/O

InstallationEP-3VCA2Page 3-133-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) FunctionThe EP-3VCA2 supports the STR power management state by maintaining theappropriate state

Installation EP-3VCA2Page 3-14ACPI Onboards LED Status Indicator TableStatusOnboardsLEDLocationPlug in the ATXPower CorePower ONJ3(PW-ON)Green Mode(

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-1Section 4 BIOS SETUPMain MenuAwards ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user tomodify the basic system config

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-2The menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need toreconfigure. The selection is made by moving the curs

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 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 be

EP-3VCA2Technical Support ServicesIf you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of thisproduct, please contact your retai

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-4Virus Warning: During and after the system boots up, any attempt to write to theboot sector or partition table of the hard disk

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 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-3VCA2Page 4-6Typematic Rate Setting: This determines the keystrokes repeat rate.The default is Disabled.Enabled: Allows typematic rate and ty

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-7Enabled: Video shadow is enabled.Disabled: Video shadow is disabled.C8000 - CBFFF Shadow:CC000 - CFFFF Shadow:D0000 - D3FFF Shadow

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-8Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5 DRAM Timing: This value in this field is set by the systemboard manufacturer, depending on whether the board h

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-9DRAM Page-Mode: The item will active or inactive chipset page registers.Enabled: Page-Mode Enabled.Disabled: No page registers u

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-10AGP-4X Mode: Chipset AGP Mode support.Options: x1 , x2 and x4.USB Keyboard Support: This controls the activation status of an o

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-114-4 Integrated PeripheralsFigure 5: Integrated Peripherals Note: If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you wil

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-12of your IDE subsystem, this field may not appear, and it does not appear when theInternal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled.The

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-13Secondary Slave UDMA: This allows you to select the mode of operation forthe hard drive. The default is Auto.Auto: The computer w

EP-3VCA2Table of ContentsSection 1 IntroductionComponents Checklist ... 1-1OverviewEP-3VCA2 Form-Factor ...

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-14UART 2 Mode: This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) functionof onboard I/O chip.The Choice: Standard, ASKIR, H

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-15Onboard Legacy Audio: Legacy Audio enabled/disabled.Sound Blaster: Sound Blaster compatible device enabled/disabled.SB I/O Base

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-164-5 Power Management SetupChoose the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY todisplay the following screen. This men

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-17Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode.User define: Allows user to define PM Timers paramet

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-18Soft-Off by PWRBTN: Use this to select your soft-off function.The default is Instant Off.Instant Off: Turns off the system ins

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-194-6 PNP/PCI ConfigurationThe PNP/PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI/ISA IRQsignals when various PCI/ISA

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-20Resources Controlled By: Who controlled the system PNP/PCI resources.The default is Auto.Manual: PNP Cards resources will be c

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-214-7 PC Health StatusCurrent CPU Temperature: This is the current temperature of the CPU.Current System Temperature: This is th

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-224-8 Frequency/Voltage ControlDRAM Clock : The item will synchronize/asynchronize DRAM operation clock.Host Clock: DRAM has same

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-234-9 Defaults MenuSelecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are describedbelowLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsWhe

EP-3VCA2Save & Exit Setup ... 4-25Exit Without Saving ... 4

BIOS EP-3VCA2Page 4-244-10 Supervisor/User Password SettingYou can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differencesbetween ar

BIOSEP-3VCA2Page 4-254-11 Exit SelectingSave & Exit SetupPressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EX

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AppendixEP-3VCA2A-1Appendix AA-1 MEMORY MAPAddress Range Size Description[00000-7FFFF] 512K Conventional memory[80000-9FBFF] 127K Extended Conventiona

Appendix EP-3VCA2A-2[2F8-2FF] SERIAL port 2.[360-36F] NETWORK ports.[378-37F] PARALLEL port 1.[3B0-3BF] MONOCHROME & PARALLEL port adapter.[3C0-3C

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-36 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 O

Appendix EP-3VCA2A-416 Base memory high byte.17 Extension memory low byte.18 Extension memory high byte.19-2d2E-2F30 Reserved for extension memory low

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-5Appendix BB-1 POST CODESISA POST codes are typically output to I/O port address 80h.POST (hex) DESCRIPTION01-02 Reserved.C0 Turn of

Appendix EP-3VCA2A-6- Create resource map from ESCD.5. Assign IO & Memory for PCI devices. (PCI BIOS only)0C Initialization of the BIOS Data Area

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-72. Program all onboard super I/O chips (if any) includingCOM ports, LPT ports, FDD port ... according to setup value.33-3B Reserve

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Appendix EP-3VCA2A-85. Program parity according to Setup setting.6. Power Management Initialization.- Enable/Disable global PM.- APM interface initi

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-9Appendix CNOTE:The "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" function loads the system default data directlyfrom ROM and initializes the asso

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AppendixEP-3VCA2A-11Appendix DD-1 GHOST 5.1 Quick User’s GuideInstallation is very easy. You only need to copy the Ghost5 folder orGhost.exe to your

Appendix EP-3VCA2A-12Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning)1. Select the location of the Source drive.2. Select the location of the Destination drive.3. When clo

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-134. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes tostart.Disk To Image (Disk Backup)1. Select the location of

Appendix EP-3VCA2A-14Disk From Image (Restore Backup)1. Select the Restore file.2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored.3. Click OK

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-153. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown inthe following figure.4. Click OK to display the followin

Appendix EP-3VCA2A-162. Select the first partition to be backed up. This is usually where theoperating system and programs are stored.There are 3 par

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-173. Select the path and file name for storing the backup file.4. Is the file compressed? There are 3 options:(1) No: do not compres

IntroductionEP-3VCA2Page 1-1Section 1INTRODUCTIONComponents Checklistüüüüü A. (1) EP-3VCA2 mainboardüüüüü B. (1) EP-3VCA2 users manualüüüüü C. (1) Fl

Appendix EP-3VCA2A-18Partition From Image (Restore Partition)1. Select the backup file to be restored.2. Select the source partition.3. Select the dis

AppendixEP-3VCA2A-194. Select the partition to be restored.5. Select Yes to start restoring.CheckThis function checks the hard disk or backup file for

Introduction EP-3VCA2Page 1-2EP-3VCA2 Form-FactorThe EP-3VCA2 is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standard ofchassis. ATX form factor

IntroductionEP-3VCA2Page 1-3Power-On/Off (Remote)The EP-3VCA2 has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies. For ATXpower supplies that support