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Introduction EP-BX6Page 1-4The L2 cache (TagRAM, PBSRAM) components keep standard industry names.The Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor is the firs

IntroductionEP-BX6Page 1-5EP-BX6 Form-FactorThe EP-BX6 is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standard ofchassis. The ATX form factor is

Introduction EP-BX6Page 1-6I/O Shield ConnectorThe EP-BX6 is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/Oshield (figure 3).ATXPOWE

IntroductionEP-BX6Page 1-7Figure 5: System Block DiagramSystem Block DiagramPentium II or ProcessorPentium III PACPCI Bridge and memory controller

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FeaturesEP-BX6Page 2-1Section 2FEATURESEP-BX6 Features:• EP-BX6 is based on the Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor operatingat 233 ~ 400MHz (66MHz)

Features EP-BX6Page 2-2• EP-BX6 utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental protection and longer battery life.• Supports the Universal Se

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-1Section 3INSTALLATION

Installation EP-BX6Page 3-2Figure 1EP-BX6 Detailed Layout

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-3Easy Installation ProcedureEasy Installation ProcedureThe following must be completed before powering on your new system:3-1

EP-BX6User NoticeNo part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system,

Installation EP-BX6Page 3-4Note: Based on the implementation of the Intel 440BX AGPset, the EP-BX6is able to provide multiple front side bus (FSB) fre

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-5J7Reserved for NIC (Network Interface Card) to Wake the System.WOL (Wake On Lan) ConnectorJ1 SB-LINK ConnectorReserved for

Installation EP-BX6Page 3-6yromeMlatoT1MMID)1/0knaB(2MMID)3/2knaB(3MMID)5/4knaB(BM652=mumixaM*MARDS/ODE,BM23,BM61,BM8,BM821,BM461xBM652enoNenoNBM215=m

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-7DIMM Module InstallationFigure 3 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMMmemory module.DIMMs hav

Installation EP-BX6Page 3-8Section 3-3Installing a Pentium® II/III ProcessorThe EP-BX6 uses the Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium® II/IIIp

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-9cable will be shipped with the boxed processor to draw power from a powerheader on the mainboard’s J4.Now we are ready to in

Installation EP-BX6Page 3-10Section 3-4Device ConnectorsPlease install the motherboard into the chassis.Now that your motherboard is installed you are

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-11Device Connectors (continued)(This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Off by Pwr-BTTN feature, y

Installation EP-BX6Page 3-12Section 3-5External Modem Ring-in PowerON and Keyboard Power ONFunctions (KBPO)On the basis of bounded functions in I/O ch

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-13Notes:1. Intel ATX version 2.0 specification has recommended you use the powersupply with 0.72A(720mA) in 5.0VSB. With our

EP-BX6Technical Support ServicesIf you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of thisproduct, please contact your retaile

Installation EP-BX6Page 3-143-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) FunctionThe EP-BX6 supports the STR power management state by maintaining theappropriate states o

InstallationEP-BX6Page 3-15ACPI Onboard’s LED Status Indicator TableStatusOnboard’sLEDLocationPlug in the ATXPower CorePower ONJ3(PW-ON)Green Mode(S1)

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BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-1Section 4AWARD BIOS SETUPBIOS InstructionsAward’s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user tomodify the basic sy

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-2The menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need toreconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-3NOTE: If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slaveare set to Auto, then the hard disk size and model will be aut

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-4You should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus. Keep in mind thatthis feature protects only the boot sector, not the

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-5Boot Sequence: This category determines which drive is searched first by the O/S(Operating System). The default is A,C,SCSI.The fo

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-615: 15 characters per second. 20: 20 characters per second.24: 24 characters per second. 30: 30 characters per second.Typematic

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-7Figure 4: Chipset Features SetupSDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay: This allows the option to insert a timing delaybetween the CAS and RAS str

EP-BX6Table of ContentsSection 1 IntroductionComponents Checklist ... 1-1OverviewPentium® II or Pentium® III Processor

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-8SDRAM CAS Latency Time: This setting defines the CAS timing parameter ofthe SDRAM in terms of clocks. The default is Auto.2: Pro

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-95: 5 wait states 6: 6 wait states7: 7 wait states16 Bit I/O Recovery Time: This function allows you to set the wait state that i

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-104-4 Power Management SetupChoose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY todisplay the following screen. This menu

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-11Max. saving: Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute ineach mode.Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-12This Mainboard supports HDD Power Down, Doze and Standby power savingfunctions when using the Intel Pentium II Processor. The def

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-13PowerOn by Ring: This option is used to set the remote ring in feature. Thisoption is only available when Power Loss Recovery is E

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-144-5 PNP/PCI ConfigurationThe PNP/PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI/ISA IRQsignals when various PCI/ISA c

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-15Reset Configuration Data: This setting allows you to clear ESCD data.The default is DisabledDisabled:Normal Setting.Enabled: If you

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-164-6 Load Setup DefaultsThe “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” function loads the system default data directlyfrom ROM and initializes the assoc

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-17IDE Primary Master PIO: The default is Auto.Auto: BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Master PCIIDE HDD Accessing mo

EP-BX6Sensor and CPU Speed Setting ...4-23Change Supervisor or User Password ...4-26IDE HDD Auto Detection ...

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-18On-Chip Primary PCI IDE: This option turns on/off the onboard primary IDE.The default is Enabled.Enabled: This activates the prima

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-19Hot Key Power On: Use this option with the above “Power On Function” to set acombination of keys that can be used to power the sys

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-20IR Transmission delay: This default is Enabled (when UART Mode Select is notset to Normal).Options: Enabled and DisabledOnboard Pa

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-214-8 Sensor & CPU Speed SettingAuto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk: When enabled the motherboard will automaticallydisable the clock source

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-22CPU/AGP Clk Ratio: The default is Default.Default: If the CPU host bus selects above 83.3Mhz, AGP will run clock at2/3 CPU’sIf th

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-234-9 Change Supervisor or User PasswordTo change the password, choose the “SUPERVISOR PASSWORD or USERPASSWORD” option from the CMOS

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-244-10 IDE HDD Auto DetectionThe “IDE HDD auto detection” utility is a very useful tool, especially when youdo not know which kind o

BIOSEP-BX6Page 4-25If user set his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD size willbe 528 Megabytes even though its physical size may be great

BIOS EP-BX6Page 4-26 Note: To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be somesoftware involved. All the software is located in the Award HDDSe

AppendixEP-BX6A-1Appendix AA-1 MEMORY MAPAddress Range Size Description[00000-7FFFF] 512K Conventional memory[80000-9FBFF] 127K Extended Conventional

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AppendixEP-BX6A-2[2F8-2FF] SERIAL port 2.[360-36F] NETWORK ports.[378-37F] PARALLEL port 1.[3B0-3BF] MONOCHROME & PARALLEL port adapter.[3C0-3CF]

AppendixEP-BX6A-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 Onb

AppendixEP-BX6A-416 Base memory high byte.17 Extension memory low byte.18 Extension memory high byte.19-2d2E-2F30 Reserved for extension memory low by

AppendixEP-BX6A-5Appendix BB-1 POST CODESISA POST codes are typically output to I/O port address 80h.POST (hex) DESCRIPTION01-02 Reserved.C0 Turn off

AppendixEP-BX6A-6- Create resource map from ESCD.5. Assign IO & Memory for PCI devices. (PCI BIOS only)0C Initialization of the BIOS Data Area. (

AppendixEP-BX6A-72. Program all onboard super I/O chips (if any) includingCOM ports, LPT ports, FDD port ... according to setup value.33-3B Reserved.

AppendixEP-BX6A-86. Power Management Initialization.- Enable/Disable global PM.- APM interface initialization.53 1. If it is NOT a PnP BIOS, initial

AppendixEP-BX6A-9Appendix CNOTE:The "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" function loads the system default data directlyfrom ROM and initializes the associ

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AppendixEP-BX6A-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 ha

IntroductionEP-BX6Page 1-1Section 1INTRODUCTIONComponents Checklistüüüüü A. (1) EP-BX6 mainboardüüüüü B. (1) EP-BX6 user’s manualüüüüü C. (1) Floppy r

Appendix EP-BX6A-12Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning)1. Select the location of the Source drive.2. Select the location of the Destination drive.3. When cloni

AppendixEP-BX6A-134. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes tostart.Disk To Image (Disk Backup)1. Select the location of t

Appendix EP-BX6A-14Disk 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-BX6A-153. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown inthe following figure.4. Click OK to display the following

Appendix EP-BX6A-162. Select the first partition to be backed up. This is usually where theoperating system and programs are stored.There are 3 parti

AppendixEP-BX6A-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 compress d

Appendix EP-BX6A-18Partition From Image (Restore Partition)1. Select the backup file to be restored.2. Select the source partition.3. Select the disk

AppendixEP-BX6A-194. Select the partition to be restored.5. Select Yes to start restoring.CheckThis function checks the hard disk or backup file for b

Introduction EP-BX6Page 1-2OverviewPentium® II or Pentium® III ProcessorThe Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor (The Pentium® III Processor as 400/1

IntroductionEP-BX6Page 1-3The entire enclosed product is called the Pentium® II or Pentium® III Processor.The packaging technology and each of the phy