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1. f JE T JI T T Mute all Mute Iv Mute Mute Mute Mute Advanced DS XG Mixer Figure 3 2 The Volume C ontrol window 5 TheAdvancedContolforMicrophonewindowwillnowappearashownin Figure 3 3belowAd justthe Ba ssa nd Treble asdesred bydragging the dide barshorizontally Ifyouwishto enablethe Mic 20dBsettingforyourmic rophone thenclickon Mic 20dBEnable Advanced Controls for Microphone Eg EE These settings can be used to make fine adjustments to your 1 4 audio r Tone Controls These settings control how the tone of your audio sounds Bass hoy Hat Ireble Low l Hiat Other Controls These settings make other changes to how your audio sounds See your hardware documentation for details Figure 3 3 TheAdvance ControlsforMic rophone Windows Page 5 4 EP V370Y PCI Sound 3 2 AdjustingtheVolume of Recording Devices Thissectionexpla inshow to use the Windowssa ndard volume controlto adjustthe volumeofrec ordingdevic esnyourc omputer The proc eduresinthissectionassume thatthe DS XG Mixerisalready started and the Volume Controlwind ow isa rea dy digpla yed Ifthisnotthe cas referto Section3 1forthe nec essarysepsto reachthistage 1 Paccessthevolumecontolforecordingdevice c ickonOptionsinthe menu barand thenclickon Properties 2 ClickonRecording he Recording Controlwindowwillnowappearasshown inFigure 3 4below Recording2. Max saving Maximum power savings Inactivity period is 1 minute in each Page 4 10 EP V370Y BIOS a RR Min saving Minimum power savings Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode User define Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power saving mode PM controlled APM This option shows whether or not you want the Power Management to be controlled the Advanced Power Management APM The default is Yes Yes APM controls your PM No APM does not control your PM Video Off Method This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management The default is V H Sync Blank V H Sync 4 Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Stan dards Association VESA Use the software supplied for your video sub system to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off option Tells you what time frame that the video will be disabled under current power management settings The default is Standby Standby Video powers off after time shown in standby mode setting Doze Video powers off after time shown in doze mode setting Suspend Video powers off after time shown in suspend mode setting N A Video power off not con
3. EP V370Y A Mendocino Socket 370 Processor based AGP mainboard 100 66MHz TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders These specifications are subject to change without notice Manual Revision 1 0 February 2 1999 EP V370Y EP V370Y Technical Support Services If you need additional information help during installation or normal use of this product please contact your retailer If your retailer can not help you may E Mail us with any questions at the following address tech epox com Record your serial number before installing your EP V370Y mainboard the serial number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board EPoX EP V370Y serial number BIOS Upgrades Please use either our Web Site for current BIOS Upgrades Internet Access http www epox com sales epox com tech epox com Thank you for using EPoX mainboards Copyright 1997 EPoX Computer Company All rights reserved EP V370Y User Notice No part of this product including the product and software may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the express written permission of EPoX Computer Company hereinafter referred to as EPoX except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes EPoX provides this manual as is without warr
4. BF 4l 4 43 45 45 46 4D 4F 51 52 53 Try to turn on Level 2 cache Note Some chipset may need to turn on the L2 cache in this stage But usually the cache is turn on later in POST 61h Reserved 1 Program the rest of the Chipset s value according to Setup Later Setup Value Program 2 If auto configuration is enabled program the chipset with pre defined Values Initialize floppy disk drive controller Initialize Hard drive controller If itis a PnP BIOS initialize serial amp parallel ports Reserved Initialize math coprocessor Reserved If there is any error detected such as video kb show all error messages on the screen amp wait for user to press F1 key 1 If password is needed ask for password 2 Clear the Energy Star Logo Green BIOS only Write all CMOS values currently in the BIOS stack area back into the CMOS Reserved 1 Initialize all ISA ROMs 2 Later PCI initializations PCI BIOS only assign IRQ to PCI devices initialize all PCI ROMs PnP Initialzations PnP BIOS only assign IO Memory IRQ amp DMA to PnP ISA devices initialize all PnP ISA ROMs i WI 1 4 Program shadows RAM according to Setup settings 5 Program parity according to Setup setting 6 Power Management Initialization Enable Disable global PM APM interface initialization 1 Ifitis NOT a PnP BIOS initialize serial amp parallel ports 2 Initialize time value in BIOS data area
5. EP V370Y PCI Sound 3 Adjusting the DS XG Mixer Control Settings OncealDSXG device driversand software were installed youcanusetheWindows standardvolumecontrltoa djusthevo lumelevelofselectedaudioonecoringde vic esbyfollowingthe proceduresinthissection 3 1 AdjustingtheVolume ofAudio Devices Thissectionexpla inshow to use the Windowssa ndard volume controlto adjustthe volumeofaudiodevic esnyourc omputer 1 ClickontheSpeakericonlocatedinthebottomrightmoscomeroftheWindows taskbar 2 TheDSXG mixercontrolsartsand the Volume Controlwindow isdispla yed as showninFigure 3 1below Volume Control BEN Options Help Volume Control Legacy CD Audio Wave Qut Midi Qut Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance ea LARA LR Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume dE Re ME TEE tT Muteall 7 Mute T Mute Mute T Mute DSXG Mier Figure 3 1The Volume C ontrolWindow 3 Adjustthevolumeasdesredforeachaudiodevicebydraggingtheside bars vertic allyYouma yalsoclickon Optionsin the menubarand thenclickon Properties Page 5 3 PCI Sound EP V370Y 4 ToaccessAdvancedcontrolofthe Mic ophonedevice firstc lickonMute andthenc ic ktheAdvanced buttonasshowninFigure 3 2bebw Volume Control 1 x Options Help Volume Control Legacy Microphone CD Audio Wave Out Midi Qut Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance CA eae ene anes Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume
6. Resume by Alarm This option allows you to have the system turn on at a preset time each day or on a certain day This option is only available when Power Loss Recovery is Enabled The default is Enabled Enabled The system will turn on at the preset time Disabled The system will not turn on until you turn it on Date of month Alarm This is how you set the date that the system will turn on The default is 0 0 Setting this to O will turn the system on everyday at the preset time 1 31 Represents the day of the month that you need the system to turn on Page 4 12 EP V370Y BIOS Time hh mm ss Alarm This sets the time that you need the system to turn on The deault is 08 00 00 The PNP PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI ISA IRO signals when various PCI ISA cards are inserted in the PCI or ISA slots WARNING Conflicting IRQ s may cause the system to not find certain devices ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PNP OS Installed No CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Resources Controlled By Manual PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled Reset Configuration Data Disabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled IRQ 3 assigned to Legacy ISA PCI Master Read Prefetch Disabled IRQ 4 assigned to Legacy ISA PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Disabled IRO 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP AGP Master 1 WS Write Enabled IR
7. F2 Color F7 Load Setup Defaults Figure 3 BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning During and after the system boots up any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of 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 not the entire hard drive The default value is Disabled Page 4 3 BIOS EP V370Y Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector Note Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message If you plan to run such a program we recommend that you first disable the virus warning CPU Internal Cache This controls the status of the processor s internal cache area The default is Enabled Enabled This activates the processor s internal cache thereby increasing performance Disabled This deactivates the processor s internal cache thereby lowering performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This controls the CPU s L2 cache to supports Error Checking and Correcting ECC The default is Disabled Enabled Enabled the CPU s L2 cache to Support ECC function When enabled thi
8. F7FFF F8000 FCFFF FD000 FDFFF FEO00 FFFFF A 2 I O MAP Size Description 5DK Conventional memory 127K Extended Conventional memory IK Extended BIOS data area if PS 2 mouse is installed 160K Available for Hi DOS memory 96K Available for Hi DOS memory and adapter ROMs 60K Available for UMB 4K Video service routine for Monochrome amp CGA adaptor 32K BIOS CMOS setup utility 20K BIOS runtime service routine 2 4K Plug and Play ESCD data area 8K BIOS runtime service routine 1 DMA controller Master INTERRUPT CONTROLLER Master CHIPSET control registers I O ports TIMER control registers KEYBOARD interface controller 8042 RTC ports amp CMOS I O ports DMA register INTERRUPT controller Slave DMA controller Slave MATHCOPROCESSOR HARD DISK controller PARALLEL port 2 GRAPHICS adapter controller SERIAL port 2 NETWORK ports PARALLEL port 1 MONOCHROME amp PARALLEL port adapter EGA adapter A 1 Appendix EP V370Y 3D0 3DF CGA adapter 3F0 3F7 FLOPPY DISK controller 3F8 3FF SERIAL port 1 A 3 TIMER amp DMA CHANNELS MAP TIMER MAP TIMER ChannelO System timer interrupt TIMER Channel 1 DRAM REFRESH request TIMER Channel2 SPEAKER tone generator DMA CHANNELS DMA Channel 0 Available DMA Channel 1 Onboard ECP Option DMA Channel 2 FLOPPY DISK SMC CHIP DMA Channel 3 Onboard ECP default DMA Channel 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 DMA Chan
9. O back panel layout Power On Off Remote MIG The EP V370Y has a single 20 pin connector for MicroATX power supplies For MicroATX ATX power supplies that support the Remote On Off feature this should be connected to the systems front panel for system Power On Off button The systems power On Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open The EP V370Y has been designed with Soft Off functions You can turn Off the system from one of two sources The first is the front panel Power On Off the button and the other is the Soft Off function coming from the EP V370Y s onboard circuit controller that can be controlled by the operating system Windows 95 98 will control this when the user clicks that they are ready to Shutdown the system L EN Bia J3 il MicroATX POWER SUPPLY EP V370Y Board Case chassis Power Figure 4 Simple MicroATX ATX Power ON OFF button ON OFF Controller rei Page 1 3 Introduction EP V370Y System Block Diagram Mendocino socket 370 Processor 100 66M Hz PAC MA 0 13 100 66M Hz an As PCI Bridge MD 0 63 lt q gt TI and memory TEE E controller AGP Slot VT82C 693 Graphic II V182C 596
10. SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT EERE EINE Load SETUP Default Y N Y Ee INTEGRATED PERIPH SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC OUIT V gt SELECT ITEM F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Load Setup Defaults Except Standard COMS SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS A 9 Appendix EP V370Y Appendix D CPU Clock Freguency Selection In BIOS Setting There is a special function for CPU over clocking reguirement which can be chosen and set by BIOS or set by JP5 The undocumented jumper setting from 75MHz to 83MHz or 103MHz to 133MHz please refer to the following steps for adjustment 1 Enter the BIOS CMOS setup program If your system was operated at 66MHz 2 Choose Chipset Features Setup in main menu 3 Move Cursor to CPU HOST Clock Default item 4 Use Page down or Page up or to choose CPU clock frequency as one of 66 8 75MHz and 83 3MHz Note There are 66 8 75 and 83 3MHz for 66MHz CPU CLOCK frequency show there are 103 112 124 and 133MHz for 100MHz CPU Clock frequency show 5 Press Save amp Exit setup to complete BIOS setting If the screen becomes blank or the system locks up after above Setting which means the CPU you are using is unable to over clock Please refer to the followings to recover the CPU cloc
11. Save amp Exit Setup ie ao Exit Without Saving crateri PCI Sound DnverlInstallation Appendix Appendix A T tetr pt Map ue eta avvia RTC amp CMOS RAM Map Appendix B POST Codes sn ine ata la eni Unexpected Errors sese Appendix C Load Setup Defaults sss Appendix D CPU Clock Frequency Selection In BIOS EP V370Y Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Components Checklist N AANA u HU oa tw gt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EP V370Y mainboard EP V370Y user s manual Floppy ribbon cable Hard drive ribbon cables PS 2 to AT keyboard connector adapter optional Bus master drivers USDM PCI Sound drivers USERS MANUAL EP V370Y Page 1 1 Introduction EP V370Y EP V370Y Form Factor The EP V370Y is designed with MicroATX form factor the new industry standard of chassis The MicroATX form factor is essentially a Baby AT baseboard rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expan sion slots allowing them all to hold full length add in cards MicroATX defines a
12. as hard drive replacement or 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 Setup Program Power on the computer and press the lt Del gt key immediately this will bring you into the BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC QUIT M gt SELECT ITEM F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Page 4 1 BIOS EP V370Y The menu displays all the major selection items Select the item you need to reconfigure The selection is made by moving the cursor press any direction key to the item and pressing the Enter key An on line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function When a selection is made the menu of the selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters Choose Standard CMOS S
13. double height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide range of onboard I O Only the size and position of this aperture is defined allowing PC manufacturers to add new I O features e g TV input TV output joystick modem LAN etc to systems This will help systems integrators differentiate their products in the marketplace and better meet your needs e Smaller size promotes a smaller system size e I O shield does not need to be retooled in an ATX 2 01 or later Mainboard could be used in an ATX 2 01 compliant e A smaller power supply cam be used High integration on mainboard reduces the system costs Expandable I O Single chassis fan for z uu system E i n l nud CPU located near Power Power Supply Full length I SUR slots E li MicroATX ATX E power connector aj LLL Floppy IDE 3 1 2 5 1 4 connectors Bay Bay close to peripheral bays Figure 2 Summary of MicroATX ATX chassis features Page 1 2 EP V370Y Introduction I O Shield Connector The EP V370Y is equipped with an I O back panel Please use the appropriate I O shield figure 3 parallel port Joystick Midi port PS 2 KEYBOARD Figure 3 I
14. run in normal mode Secondary Slave UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Auto The computer will select the optimal setting Disabled The hard drive will run in normal mode USB Keyboard Support This controls the activation status of an optional USB keyboard that may be attached The default is disabled Enabled Enable USB keyboard support Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Onboard FDD Controller This controls the state of the onboard floppy controller The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable the Onboard Winbond Chips s floppy drive interface controller Disabled Disable the Onboard Winbond Chip s floppy drive interface controller Onboard Serial Port 1 This field allows the user to configure the 1st serial port The default is Auto AUTO Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is Auto adjusted COMI Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8H IRO4 COM2 Enable Onboard Serial port I and address is 2F8H IRQ3 COM3 Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8H IRO4 COM4 Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2ESH IRQ3 Page 4 17 BIOS EP V370Y Disabled Disable Onboard SMC CHIP s Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 This field allows the user to configure the 2nd serial port The default is Auto AUTO Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is Auto adjusted COMI Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8H
15. 24 by dividing it by 2 At the same time the number of heads is multiplied by 2 A reverse transformation process will be made inside Page 4 21 BIOS EP V370Y INT 12h in order to access the right HDD address Maximum HDD size no Cylinder 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 Service Routine INT 13h It may fail to access a HDD with LBA LARGE mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the whole INT 13h UNIX operating systems do not support either LBA or LARGE and must utilize the Standard mode UNIX can support drives larger than 528MB 4 10 HDD Low Level Format Interleave Select the interleave number of the hard disk drive you wish to perform a low level format on You may select from 1 to 8 Check the documentation that came with the drive for the correct interleave number or select 0 for automatic detection Auto scan bad track This allows the utility to scan first then format by each track Start Press lt Y gt to start low level format 4 11 Save 8 Exit Setup The SAVE amp EXIT SETUP option will bring you back to the boot up procedure with all the changes you just recorded in the CMOS RAM SAS EXE Without Sayings The EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option will bring you back to normal b
16. A Video Pel Slots UIDI USB O USB 1 BIOS Flash Memory Winbond 83C977 Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 LPT Port PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Figure 5 System Block Diagram Page 1 4 EP V370Y Features Section 2 FEATURES EP V370Y Features e EP V370Y is based on the Mendocino Processor operating at 300 433MHz 66MHz on PPGA 370 socket The board is configured by a Jumper to match your CPU clock speed e Designed with VIA APOLLO PRO 693 596A AGPset e Supports up to 256 Mega of DRAM minimum of 16 MB on board You can use 168 pin DIMM x 2 It will automatically detect Extended Data Output EDO DRAM or Synchronous DRAM memory SDRAM at 66MHz please see Section 3 2 EP V370Y will support Error Checking and Correcting ECC when using paritys DRAM memory modules No Reqistered DIMM Support e Supports 1 16 bit ISA slots 3 32 bit PCI slots 1 AGP slot and provides 2 independent high performance PCI IDE interfaces capable of supporting PIO Mode 3 4 and Ultra DMA 33 devices The EP V370Y supports 3 PCI Bus Master slots and a jumperless PCI INT control scheme which reduces configuration confusion when plugging in PCI card s Supports ATAPI e g CD ROM devices on both Primary and Secondary IDE interfaces Designed with Winbond W83977EF Multi I O 1 floppy port 1 parallel port EPP ECP and 2 serial ports 16550 Fast UART Note Japanese Floppy 3 mode is also su
17. Control IC x Options Help Microphone Line CD Audio Balance Balance Balance bose oss v r4 Volume Volume Volume gd Select Select DS XG Mixer Figure 3 4 The Recording Controlwindow 3 Adjusthevolumeasdesredforeachrecordingdevic ebydraggingthe side barsvertically Page 5 5 PCI Sound EP V370Y Insfallingthe DS XG Device Driver Software for Windows NT4 0 I Introduction Thisguide describesthenecessaryproc eduresforinsa lingthe DSXG device driver softwareforWindowsNTA O Thefolowing proc edureswillbe coveredineachsection e Installing the DS XG Device DriverSoftware e Adjusting the DS XG M ixerC ontrolSettings Inorderto properlyinsallthe DSXG device driverto yourcomputer please followin orderthesectionsc onta inedinthisguide 2 installing the DS XG Device Driver Software Thissectionc ontainsthe proc eduresforinsta ling the DS XG device driversoftwa re intoyourcomputer 2 1 Installing the DS XG Device Driver Thissectionexplainshowto installthe DSXG devicemanager 1 Please insertYManual amp DriverC D into CD ROM device selectthe Audio Driver Utilities then click Y724 Driver ForWin NT 2 Folowthesreeninsructionsto insa lithe program Click OK Page 5 6 EP V370Y Appendix Appendix A A 1 MEMORY MAP Address Range 9FC00 9FFFF 00000 7FFFF 80000 9FBFF A0000 C7FFF C8000 DFFFF E0000 EEFFF EFO00 EFFFF F0000
18. GP Aperture Size 64M 5V 5 07 V Delay DRAM Read Latch 2 0ns Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled CPU Host Clock Default Press lt Ins gt Key while Power On if system can not boot normally Esc Quit V gt Select Item Fl Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F7 Load Setup Defaults Figure 4 Chipset Features Setup SDRAM Cycle length This setting defines the CAS timing parameter of the SDRAM in terms of clocks The default is Auto 2 Provides faster memory performance 3 Provides better memory compatibility Video RAM Cacheable This option allows the CPU to cache read writes of the video RAM The default is Enabled Enabled This option allows for faster video access Disabled Reduced video performance Page 4 8 EP V370Y BIOS Memory Hole at 15M 16M You can reserve this memory area for the use of ISA adaptor ROMs The default is Disabled Enabled This field enables the main memory 15 16MB to remap to ISA BUS Disabled Normal Setting NOTE If this feature is enabled you will not be able to cache this memory segment AGP Aperture Size The amount of system memory that the AGP card is allowed to share The default is 64 4 4MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card 8 SMB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card 16 16MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card 32 32MB of sys
19. IRQ4 COM2 Enable Onboard Serial port 2 and address 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 SMC CHIP s Serial port 2 UART Mode Select The mode of the IR Controller The default is Normal IrDA Support a Serial Infrared Inferface IrDA ASKIR Support a Sharp Serial Infrared Interface formats Normal The IRRX and IRTX pins of IR function in normal condition Onboard Parallel port This field allows the user to configure the LPT port The default is 378H IRQ7 378H Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 378H and IRQ7 278H Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 278H and IRQS 3BCH Enable Onboard LPT port and address is 3BCH and IRQ7 Disabled Disable Onboard Winbond Chip s LPT port Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode The default is ECP EPP Normal Standard mode IBM PC AT Compatible bidirectional parallel port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port mode ECP Extended Capabilities Port mode EPP ECP ECP Mode amp EPP Mode ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMAI or DMA3 for the ECP mode The default is DMA3 DMAI This field selects the routing of DMAI for the ECP mode DMA3 This field selects the routing of DMA3 for the ECP mode Page 4 18 EP V370Y BIOS Power On Method There are Button Only Hot Key and An
20. Onboard Ture Full Duplex playback and Capture with different Sampling Rate Maximum 32 voice XG captital Wave table e Synthesizerincluding GM Compatibility e Supports OPL3 Sound Blaster Pro MPU401 UART mode and Joystick function Page 2 2 EP V370Y Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Page 3 1 Installation EP V370Y EP V370Y Detailed Layout JPS VIA T82C693 PCIset MF740 V IPI FII CDI i x z gt 7 3 H ON riw d R 1234 v CD2 ea AGP Slot PCI Slot 3 LIT P ua J7 WOL PCI Slot 1 ISA Slot 1 Figure 6 NNOD J9 0q XLV Bank 0 DIMM 1 T VIA VT82C596A CI Slot 2 PCIset Chas J6 Bank 1 N zj n Ala AE A a 2 sel s ol ZLS s O SIE ILE a 22 am iza IDE2 IDE FDDI n Z POWER ON C Winbond zjTBLED 83977 m HD LED I Oset H IR CONN Sit gt H Su EFKEYLOCK sol F zm m S5 E SPK ssis FAN EH RESET S Page 3 2 EP V370Y Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system 3 1 Configure Jumpers to match your hardware 3 2 Install memory chips 3 3 Device Connectors 3 4 External Modem Ring in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions KBPO Section 3 1 Configure Jumpers EPoX
21. Q 7 assigned to Legacy ISA AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled IRQ 9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRO 10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI IRQ Actived By Level IRO 11 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB Enabled IRQ 12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled IRO 14 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 15 assigned to Legacy ISA DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Esc Quit V gt Select Item DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Fl Help PU PD Modify DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color DMA 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F7 Load Setup Defaults Figure 6 PCI Configuration Setup PNP OS Installed Do you have a PNP OS installed on your system The default is Yes Select if you are using a PNP OS No Select if your OS does not support PNP Resources Controlled By Who controlled the system PNP PCI resources The default is Manual Manual PNP Card s resources will be controlled manually You can set which IRQ X and DMA X are assigned to PCI ISA PNP or Legacy ISA Page 4 13 BIOS EP V370Y Cards Auto If your ISA card and PCI card are all PNP cards BIOS will assign the interrupt resource automatically Reset Configuration Data This setting allows you to clear ESCD data The default is Disabled Disabled Normal Setting Enabled If you have plugged in some Legacy cards to the system and they were
22. RAM Synchronized DRAM The DIMMs may be installed using just one chip We recommend using SDRAM DIMM can not mixing with EDO DIMM modules The EDO DIMM only support Mendocino PPGA370 Processor at 66MHz DIMM SDRAM may be 83MHz 12ns 100MHz 10ns or 125MHz 8ns bus speed Maximum of 2 DIMM sockets 256MB memory No Registered DIMM support Figure 2 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations using DIMM 1 M1 Bank 0 Synchronous SDRAM or EDO DIMM 2 M2 Bank 1 DIMM Figure 2 Total Memory EDO SDRAM EDO SDRAM 8MB 16MB 32MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB X 1 64MB 128MB X 1 EDO SDRAM 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MBX 1 Table 1 SDRAM only supports 8 16 32 64 128MB DIMM modules Page 3 4 EP V370Y Installation DIMM Module Installation Figure 7 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DIMM memory module DIMMs have 168 pins and two notches that will match with the onboard DIMM socket DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down figure 8 until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 9 LEFT KEY ZONE CENTER KEY ZONE UNBUFFERED 3 3 V DRAM Figure 7 Page 3 5 Installation EP V370Y H E E E ihid nriririeh Figure 8 x DIMM Module clip before installation amp s a QULANTITIITITI TITESTFIIT
23. SytemProperties Page 5 1 PCI Sound EP V370Y 2 Please insert Manual amp Driver CD into CD ROM device select the Audio Driver Utilities then click Y724 Driver For Win95 98 3 FolowtheSreeninsructionsto insa lithe program C lick Finish to Resta rd your omputer 2 1 Verifying the DS XG Device Driver Installation Thissec tion expla inshow to verify ifthe DSXG device driverand software were insta led succ essfullyTo see ifthe DSXG devic e driverhasbeeninsa led suc cessfully completethefolowingseps 1 Clickthe Sartbuttononthe Windowslaskbar 2 HighlightSettingsand clickonthe ContolPanelic on 3 TheContolPanelnowappearsDouble clic kthe Systemic on 4 TheSystemPropertieswindownowappears Clickonthe Device Manager tableasshownin Figure 2 2below System Properties BEI General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection H CDROM amp 9 Disk drives im Display adapters 2 Floppy disk controllers amp Hard disk controllers amp amp Keyboard Mm Monitor A Mouse amp Ports COM amp LPT E E tH E FE ra Sound video and game controllers YAMAHA DS XG GamePort YAMAHA DS XG Legacy Sound System YAMAHA DS XG PCI Audio CODEC E System devices El Universal serial bus controller Properties Refresh Remove Print cesa Figure 2 2he systempropertiesforDevice Manager Page 5 2
24. The EP V370Y mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity Always observe the handling procedures EP V370Y Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Table of Contents Introduction Components Checklist Overview EP V370Y Form Factor VO Shield Connector Power On Off Remote System Block Diagram Features EP V370Y Features vod eorr mer precii kle i Installation EP V370Y Detailed Layout Easy Installation Procedure ConhpgureTUmpetrs eio cnet ees System Memory Configuration Device Connectors c5 ode ne itd bts tutte External Modem Ring in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function KBPO Award BIOS Setup BIOS Instructions lane etes Standard CMOS Setup usus BIOS Features SEU DU eta ctp nates Chipset Features Setup eene a Power Management Setup PNP PCI Configuration Load SeuipDefaulis esent dus Integrated Peripherals Change Supervisor or User Password Section 5 Section 6 EP V370Y IDE HDD Auto Detection HDD Low Level Format
25. VO HU LU Figure 9 x DIMM Module clip after installation To remove the DIMM module simply press down both of the white clips on either side and the module will be released from the socket Page 3 6 EP V370Y Installation Section 3 3 Device Connectors Please install the motherboard into the chassis Now that your motherboard is installed you are ready to connect all your connec tions figure 14 parallel port Joystic Midi port PS 2 KEYBOARD Speaker Line_in MIC Figure 14 J4 CPU Fan Power A plug in for the CPU Fan Power J6 Chassis Fan Power A plug in for the chassis Fan Power J7 WOL Wake On Lan Connector PW2 ATX Power Connector 20 pin power connector J2 J3 Chassis Panel Connector Keylock Speaker Reset Sleep Turbo LED and HDD LED IDE1 Primary IDE Connector IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector FDDI Floppy Controller Connector Page 3 7 Installation EP V370Y Section 3 3 Device Connectors continued Page 3 8 1 Reset Closed to restart system Speaker Connect to the system s speaker for beeping 1 Speaker 3 GND 2 N C 4 GND KeyLock Keyboard lock switch amp Power LED connector 1 Power LED 4 Keylock 2 N C 5 GND n 3 GND The power LED lights when t e system is powered on and blinks in SLEEP MODE Suspend mode IR Connector 1 VCC 4 GND 2 NC 5 IRTX 3 IRRX IDE LED indicator LED ON when Onboard PCI IDE Hard disks
26. anty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchant ability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall EPoX be liable for any loss or profits loss of business loss of use or data interruption of business or for indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind even if EPoX has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product EPoX may review this manual from time to time without notice For updated BIOS drivers or product release information you may visit EPoX s home page at http www epox com Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies The product name and revision number are both printed on the mainboard itself Handling Procedures Static electricity can severely damage your equipment Handle the EP V370Y and any other device in your system with care and avoid unneccessary contact with system components on the mainboard Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the motherboard from static discharge We assume no responsibility for any damage to the EP V370Y mainboard that results from failure to follow installation instructions or failure to observe safety w CAUTION 4 precautions
27. ary port Primary Master PIO The default is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Master PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode Primary Slave PIO The default is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Slave PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode Secondary Master PIO The default is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Secondary Master PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode Secondary Slave PIO The default is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Secondary Slave PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode Primary Master UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Auto The computer will select the optimal setting Disabled The hard drive will run in normal mode Primary Slave UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Page 4 16 EP V370Y BIOS Auto The computer will select the optimal setting Disabled The hard drive will run in normal mode Secondary Master UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Auto The computer will select the optimal setting Disabled The hard drive will
28. ave PIO Auto USB Keyboard Support Disabled Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto POWER ON Method Hot Key Primary Master UDMA Auto KB Power ON Password Enter Primary Slave UDMA Auto Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F1 Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Esc Quit V gt Select Item Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Fl Help PU PD Modify UART 2 Mode Standard F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F7 Load Setup Defaults Figure 8 Integrated Peripherals Note If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector then you will need to set Onboard Primary PCI IDE Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE Disabled Note 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 access blocks of sectors rather than a single sector at a time The default is Enabled Enabled Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Provides higher HDD transfer rates Disabled Disable IDE HDD Block Mode Onchip IDE First Channel The default value is Enabled Enabled Enables Onboard IDE primary port Disabled Disables Onboard IDE primary port Page 4 15 BIOS EP V370Y Onchip IDE Second Channel The default is Enabled Enabled Enables Onboard IDE secondary port Disabled Disables Onboard IDE second
29. by translate the RTC time value into a timer tick value Setup Virus Protection Boot Sector Protection functionality according to Setup setting A 7 Appendix EP V370Y 6l 62 63 1 Try to turn on Level 2 cache Note If L2 cache is already turned on in POST 3D this part will be skipped 2 Set the boot up speed according to Setup setting 3 Last chance for Chipset initialization 4 Last chance for Power Management initialization Green BIOS only 5 Show the system configuration table 1 Setup daylight saving according to Setup value 2 Program the NUM Lock typematic rate amp typematic speed according to Setup setting 1 If there is any changes in the hardware configuration update the ESCD information PnP BIOS only 2 Clear memory that have been used 3 Boot system via INT 19H System Booting This means that the BIOS already pass the control right to the operating system B 2 Unexpected Errors A 8 POST hex BO B1 DESCRIPTION If interrupt occurs in protected mode Unclaimed NMI occurs 0 EP V370Y Appendix Appendix C NOTE The LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS function loads the system default data directly from ROM and initializes the associated hardware properly This function will be necessary when you accept this mainboard or the system CMOS data is corrupted ROMPCI ISA BIOS 2A69KPA9 CMOS SETUPUTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS
30. designs all motherboards with the fewest jumpers to make your installation fast and easy The following will describe all of the jumpers that you are required to set before moving on to step 3 2 Note The jumpers as depicted as shown Figure 6 in their correct physical orientation JP1 CMOS Clear JP1 1 2 Run Mode Default i 2 3 Clear CMOS momentarily 1 CPU HOST Frequency 1 2 AUTO 66M Hz 100M Hz Default 3 2 3 100M Hz RSD Reserved JP7 1 2 Enabled PCI Sound Default 2 3 Disabled PCI Sound JP7 B PCI Sound Onboard Sound Chip m Keyboard Power ON funetion refer to the section 3 4 JP13 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled Default J7 WOL Wake On Lan Connector mum Reserved for NIC Network Interface Card to Wake the System SWI CPU RATIO 2 3 4 66MHz 100MHz 1 2 3 4 3X ON ONJONJ 200 300 ON gt 3 5X ON ONJ 233 350 E H E 4X ONJONJONJ 266 400 4 5X ON ON 300 450 5X dd ONJON 333 500 5 5X ON 366 550 6X ONION ON 400 600 6 5X ONJON 433 650 7X ON ON 466 700 RSD Reserved f CPU fixed the Ratio than SW 1 is No function Page 3 3 Installation EP V370Y Section 3 2 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The EP ZX370A supports 2 168 pin DIMMs Dual In line Memory Module The DIMMs can be either EDO Extended Data Out or SD
31. e between the first and the second character displayed by typematic auto repeat The default is 250 250 250 msec 500 500 msec 750 750 msec 1000 1000 msec Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup or just to Setup The default is Setup System The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but the access to Setup will be denied if the incorrect password is not entered at the prompt PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field controls the ability of a primary PCI VGA controller to share a common palette When a snoop write cycles with an ISA video card The default is Disabled Enabled If an ISA card is connected to a PCI VGA card via the VESA connector and that ISA card connects to a VGA monitor then that ISA card Page 4 6 EP V370Y BIOS uses the RAMDAC of the PCI card Disabled Disables the VGA card Palette Snoop function OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Some operating systems reguire special handling Use this option only if your system has greater than 64MB of memory The default is Non OS2 OS2 Select this if you are running the OS 2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM Non OS2 Select this for all other operating systems and configurations Report No FDD For WIN95 This option allows BIOS to indicate whether WIN95 is with FDD or not The Default valu
32. e is Yes NO Report No FDD for WIN95 YES Report FDD for WIN95 Video BIOS Shadow This option allows video BIOS to be copied into RAM Video Shadowing will increase the 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 D8000 DBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether ROMs from option cards will be copied into RAM This will be in 16K byte or 32K byte units and the size will depend on chipset of the option card Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled Page 4 7 BIOS EP V370Y Choose the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing Fast System CPU Warning Temp 50 C 122 Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing Fast Current CPU Temp 39 C 102 Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing Fast Current System Temp 29 C 84 Current CPU Fan Speed 4272 RPM SDRAM Cycle length Auto Current CPU Fan Speed 0 RPM Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr Disabled Current Chasiss Fan Speed 0 RPM Read Around write Disabled CPUcore 2 76 V CPUI O 1 47V Concurrent PCI Host Enabled 3 3V 13 28 V 5V 24 89 V Video RAM Cacheable Disabled 12V 12 09 V 12V 11 98 V A
33. etup in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 The Standard CMOS Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive installed floppy drive type and display type Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference When a field is highlighted use direction keys to move the cursor and the lt Enter gt key to select the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the lt PgDn gt or the lt PgUp gt key ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Wed Apr 17 1996 Time hh mm ss 14 30 50 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base Memory 640K Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Extended Memory 64512K Video EGA VGA Other Memory B 384K Halt On All But Keyboard Total Memory s 65536K ESC Quit V gt Select Item PU PD 4 Modify Fl Help Shift F2 Change Color Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup NOTE If the hard disk Primary Master Slave and Secondary Master Slave are set to Auto then the hard disk size and model will be auto detected Page 4 2 EP V370Y BIOS NOTE The Halt On field is used to deter
34. he floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Disabled The BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number NOTE BIOS can not tell the difference between 720K 1 2MB and 1 44MB drive types as they are all 80 tracks Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots The default is On On The keypad acts as a 10 key pad Off The keypad acts like the cursor keys Gate A20 Option This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1MB extended memory The default is Fast Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset Page 4 5 BIOS EP V370Y hardware Fast The A20 signal is controlled 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 The typematic rate and typematic delay will be controlled by the keyboard controller in your system Typematic Rate Chars Sec This is the number of characters that will be re peated by a keyboard press The default is 6 6 6 characters per second 8 8 characters per second 10 10 characters per second 12 12 characters per second 15 15 characters per second 20 20 characters per second 24 24 characters per second 30 30 characters per second Typematic Delay msec This setting controls the tim
35. is activate Turbo LED indicator LED ON when higher speed is selected Power On Off This is connected to the power button on the case Using the Soft Off by Pwr BTTN feature you can choose either Instant Off turns system off immediatly or 4 sec delay you need to hold the button down for 4 seconds before the system turns off When the system is in 4 sec delay mode there is a special feature to make the system to go into suspend mode when the button is pressed momentarily EP V370Y Installation Section 3 4 External Modem Ring in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Functions KBPO On the basis of bounded functions in I O chipset the two serial ports are able to support the External Modem Ring in Power ON function Once users connect the external modem to COM1 or COM2 the EP V370Y mainboard allows users to turn on their system through the remote and host s dial up control Exclusive Keyboard Power ON Function To innovate a unique feature to benefit users we devoted the easiest and most convenient way to turn on your system based on the the ATX power supply How to work with it Step 1 Please check JP13 at the position 1 2 after you finished the system installation JP13 m Keyboard Power ON Function Selection 1 2 Enabled 3 2 3 Disabled Default Step 2 Push the momentary switch J3 PW ON to turn on your system and then push again to hold for more than 4 seconds to turn it off affter counting memory a
36. k frequency Step 1 Power the system off J3 PW ON Step 2 Power the system on again And then you will find the message of CPU over clocking fail previously Please setup CPU host clock again is shown during the BIOS post section You may press F1 key to make the CPU frequency as the same as JP5 setting either 66MHz or 100MHz or press enter key to set the host frequency to meet your CPU in the BIOS setting Warning We do not guarantee all CPUs can be over clocked When the undocumented set by BIOS 75 and 83 3MHz or by JP5 103 to 133MHz it depends on CPU design and the peripherals you are using it s vitally important to use faster peripherals faster SDRAM AGP I O card to come with the higher CPU clock frequency Please set apporpriate CPU CLOCK frequency to make the system stable A 10
37. mine when to halt the system by the BIOS if an error occurs NOTE Floppy 3 Mode support is a mode used to support a special 3 5 drive used in Japan This is a 3 5 disk that stores only 1 2 MB the default setting for this is disabled Selecting the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the EP V370Y Pressing the F1 key will display a help message for the selected item ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disable DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 option Fast Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 16 Type matic Delay Msec 1250 Security Option Setup Esc Quit V gt Select Item PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non os2 FI Help FED MOR Report NO FDD For Win 95 Yes F5 Old Values Shift
38. n of the BIOS Data Area 40 ON 40 FF 1 Program some of the Chipset s value according to Setup Early Setup Value Program 2 Measure CPU speed for display amp decide the system clock speed 3 Video initialization including Monochrome CGA EGA VGA If no display device found the speaker will beep 1 Test video RAM If Monochrome display device found 2 Show messages including Award Logo Copyright string BIOS Data code amp Part No OEM specific sign on messages Energy Star Logo Green BIOS ONLY CPU brand type amp speed Test system BIOS checksum Non Compress Version only DMA channel 0 test DMA channel test DMA page registers test Reserved Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2 Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 Reserved Test 8259 functionality Reserved If EISA NVM checksum is good execute EISA initialization EISA BIOS only Reserved Detect Base Memory amp Extended Memory Size 1 Test Base Memory from 256K to 640K 2 Test Extended Memory from 1M to the top of memory 1 Display the Award Plug amp Play BIOS Extension message PnP BIOS only 2 Program all onboard super I O chips if any including COM ports LPT ports FDD port according to setup value Reserved Set flag to allow users to enter CMOS Setup Utility 1 Initialize Keyboard 2 Install PS2 mouse EP V370Y Appendix JE 3F 40
39. nel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available A 4 INTERRUPT MAP NMI Parity check error IRQ H W 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER 0 1 KEYBOARD output buffer full 2 Cascade for IRO 8 15 3 SERIAL port 2 4 SERIAL port 1 5 PARALLEL port 2 6 FLOPPY DISK SMC CHIP 7 PARALLEL port 1 8 RTC clock 9 Available 10 Available 1 Available 12 PS 2 Mouse 13 MATH coprocessor A 2 EP V370Y Appendix 14 Onboard HARD DISK IDE channel 15 Onboard HARD DISK IDE channel A 5 RTC amp CMOS RAM MAP RTC amp CMOS Seconds Second alarm Minutes Minutes alarm Hours Hours alarm Day of week Day of month Month Year Status register A Status register B Status register C Status register D ReRESCSSSaOSSSS Diagnostic status byte OF Shutdown byte 10 FLOPPY DISK drive type byte 11 Reserve 12 HARD DISK type byte 13 Reserve 14 Equipment type 15 Base memory low byte 16 Base memory high byte 17 Extension memory low byte 18 Extension memory high byte 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 CHIPSET SETTING DATA A 3 Appendix EP V370Y Page Left Blank A4 EP V370Y Appendix Appendix B B 1 POST CODES ISA POST codes are typically ou
40. oot up procedure without saving any data into CMOS RAM All old data in the CMOS will not be destroyed Page 4 22 EP V370Y PCI Sound Section 5 Yamaha PCI Sound Driver Installation Installing the DS XG Device Driver Software for Windows 95 98 I Introduction This guide describes the necessary procedures for installing the DS XG device driver software for Windows 95 98 The following procedures will be covered in each section e Installing the DS XG Device DriverSoftware e Adjusting the DS XG MixerC ontrolSettings In order to properly install the DS XG device driver to your computer please follow the sections contained in this guide 2 Installing the Driver 1 Before the Driver installed into Windows 95 98 you will find a Yellow question mark still exits in the Other Devices of the Device Manager of System Properties show in Figure 2 1 below Please do not remove it and then follow the steps below System Properties 2f x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection m H CDROM H E Disk drives m Display adapters Sy Floppy disk controllers S Hard disk controllers T Keyboard Monitor a Mouse E Other devices PCI Multimedia Audio Device I Y Ports COM amp LPT JE System devices E HE EH A E Properties Refresh Print Close Gance Figure 2 1 he Device Managerof
41. pported Includes a PS 2 mouse connector Allows use of a PS 2 keyboard Features Award Plug amp Play BIOS With Flash Memory you can always upgrade to the current BIOS as they are released http www epox com please visit our Technical Support section for the latest updates e EP V370Y utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental protec Page 2 1 Features EP V370Y tion and longer battery life e Supports the Universal Serial Bus USB connector The onboard PIIX4E chip provides the means for connecting PC peripherals such as keyboards joysticks telephones and modems Built in ATX 20 pin power supply connector Software power down when using Windows 95 e Supports ring in feature remote power on through external modem allow system to be turned on remotely Resume by Alarm Allow your system to turn on at a preselected time Power Loss Recovery In the event of a power outtage your system will automatically turn itself back on without user intervention e Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM System Management Mode e Supports Hot key Any key or password Keyboard power ON function KBPO e Supports USDM software to offer motherboard various status on Windows 95 98 e Supports the CPU and Chassis fan Auto stop in the sleep mode e Supports the System Power LED PANEL blinks in the sleep mode Built in WOL Wake On Lan Connector Built in YAMAHA YMF740 PCI Sound
42. rameters should not be changed unless it s absolutely necessary ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management User Define Primary INTR ON PM Control by APM Yes IRQ3 COM 2 Primary Video off Option Suspend gt Off IRQ4 COM 1 Primary Video off Method VIH SYNC Blank IRQ5 LPT 2 Primary MODEM Use IRQ 23 IRQ6 Floppy Disk Disabled Soft off by PWRBTN Delay 4 Sec IRQ7 LPT 1 Primary RM Timers IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled HDD Power Down Disable IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Primary Doze Mode Disable IRQ10 Reserved Primary Suspend Mode Disable IRQ 1 Reserved Primary RM Events IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Primary VGA OFF IRQ13 Coprocessor Primary LPT amp COM LPT COM IRQ14 Hard Disk Primary HDD amp FDD OFF IRQ15 Reserved Disabled DMA master OFF Modem Ring Resume Disabled d a MODEM Use IRQ Enabled Esc Quit VDE SH Item RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Fl Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F7 Load Setup Defaults You can only change the content of Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode Figure 5 Power Management Setup when the Power Management is set to User Define Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection The default is User define Disabled The system operates in NORMAL conditions Non GREEN and the Power Management function is disabled
43. recorded into ESCD Extended System Configuration Data you can set this field to Enabled in order to clear ESCD PCI IDE IRQ Map To This item allows the user to configure the system for the type of IDE hard disk controller in use By default the BIOS assumes that the hard drive controller is an ISA device rather than a PCI controller If you are using a PCI controller then you will need to change this to specify which PCI slot has the control ler and which PCI interrupt A B C or D is associated with the connected IDE devices Assign IRQ For USB This item allows BIOS to assign whether IRQ is with USB or not If you have not connect the USB device Can release the IRQ for other device The default is Enabled Enalbed Provides IRO for USB device Disabled Release IRQ for other device 4 6 Load Setup Defaults The LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS function loads the system default data directly from ROM and initializes the associated hardware properly This function will be necessary only when the system CMOS data is corrupted Page 4 14 EP V370Y BIOS ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 OnChip IDE Channell Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode ECP EPP IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled ECP Mode Use DMA 53 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1 9 Primary Master PIO Auto OnChip USB Enabled Primary Sl
44. s item the performance should be impact 2 4 Disabled Disabled the CPU s L2 cache to support ECC function External L2 Cache This controls the status of the external L2 cache area The default is Enabled Enabled This activates the motherboard s L2 cache thereby increasing performance Disabled This deactivates the motherboard s L2 cache thereby lowering performance 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 Disabled Normal POST Page 4 4 EP V370Y BIOS Boot Seguence This category determines which drive is searched first by the O S Operating System The default is A C SCSI The following is your list of options A C SCSI C A SCSI C CD ROM A CD ROM C A D A CD ROM E A CD ROM F A CD ROM SCSI A C SCSI C A C Only Swap Floppy Drive This will swap your physical drive letters A amp B if you are using two floppy disks The default is Disabled Enabled Floppy A amp B will be swapped under the O S Disabled Floppy A amp B will be not swapped Boot Up Floppy Seek During Power On Self Test POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Only 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K 1 2MB and 1 44MB are all 80 tracks The default is Enabled Enabled The BIOS will search t
45. s soon as you turn it on Step 3 Y ou can enjoy the Keyboard Power ON function KBPO by pressing any 1 key Hot key Ctrl F 1 F2 F12 Password A maximum of 5 characters can be entered and BUTTON only to turn on your system Please refer to the BIOS Integrated peripherals setup for detail Page 4 19 The BIOS Default is keyboard Hot key Ctrl lt F1 gt to turn on the system Your system will be turned on automatically after releasing the keys To power off you system you can use the Soft OFF function under Windows 95 Page 3 9 Installation EP V370Y Notes 1 Intel ATX version 2 0 specification has recommended you use the power supply with 0 72A 720mA in 5 0VSB With our EP V370Y mainboard the 5 0VSB standby power only has to be gt 0 1A 100mA then you can enjoy this unique benefit However the ATX power supply which is lt 0 1 100mA is still applicable to your system by placed JP13 at the position 2 3 to disable this feature Page 3 10 EP V370Y BIOS Section 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS instructions Award s ROM BIOS provides a built in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters The modified data will be stored in a battery backed CMOS so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off In general the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay un changed unless there is a configuration change in the system such
46. ss mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transformations during accessing The maximum number of cylinders head amp sectors for NORMAL mode are Page 4 20 EP V370Y BIOS 1024 16 amp 63 no Cylinder 1024 x no Head 16 x no Sector 63 x no per sector 512 528 Megabytes If user set his HDD to NORMAL mode the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528 Megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that LBA Logical Block Addressing mode A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck The number of cylinders heads amp sectors shown in setup may not be the number physically contained in the HDD During HDD accessing the IDE controller will transform the logical address described by sector head amp cylinder into its own physical address inside the HDD The maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode is 8 4 GigaBytes which is obtained by the following formula no Cylinder 1024 x no Head 255 x no Sector 63 x bytes per sector 512 8 4 GigaBytes LARGE mode Extended HDD access mode supported by Award Software Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support in some cases user do not want LBA The Award BIOS provides another alternative to support these kinds of LARGE mode CYLS HEADS SECTOR MODE 1120 16 59 NORMAL 560 32 59 LARGE BIOS tricks DOS or other OS that the number of cylinders is less than 10
47. tems memory accessable by the AGP card 64 64MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card 128 128MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card 256 256MB of systems memory accessable by the AGP card Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Allows you to stop DIMM PCI Clock drive when the DIMM site or PCI Slot are not plug This item may help reduce EMI The default is Enabled Enabled Provides unused DIMM PCI to stop Disabled Provides the clock generator always driving Spread Spectrum Modulated Allows you to active the Spread Spectrum Modula tion function for reduce EMI Note When Enabled the item that performance will be impacted The default is Enabled Enabled Provides the Spread Spectrum function from clock generator Disabled NO Spread Spectrum function Current CPU Temperature This is the current temperature of the CPU Current Power FAN Speed The current power fan speed in RPMs Current CPU FAN Speed The current CPU fan speed in RPMs Current Chassis FAN Speed The current chassis fan speed in RPMs Page 4 9 BIOS EP V370Y CPU V The voltage level of the CPU 1 5V The voltage level of the CPU s GTL Bus 3 3V 5V 12V The voltage level of the switch power supply 4 4 Power Management Setup Choose the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals In general these pa
48. the user wishes to change the default password the SETUP UTILITY will display a mes sage and ask for a confirmation Confirm Password Page 4 19 BIOS EP V370Y 3 After pressing the Enter key ROM password if the option was not used or current password user defined password the user can change the password and store new one in CMOS RAM A maximum of 8 characters can be entered The IDE HDD auto detection utility is a very useful tool especially when you do not know which kind of hard disk type you are using You can use this utility to detect the correct disk type installed in the system automatically But now you can set HARD DISK TYPE to Auto in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP You don t need the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION utility The BIOS will Auto detect the hard disk size and model on display during POST ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A6LFPAE CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE Primary Master Select Secondary Slave Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 4310 524 255 0 14847 63 LBA 1 4310 14848 9 65535 14847 63 NORMAL 3 4310 928 144 65535 14847 63 LARGE Note Some OSes like SCO UNIX must use NORMAL for installation ESC Skip Figure 8 IDE HDD Auto Detection NOTE HDD Modes The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes NORMAL LBA amp LARGE NORMAL mode Generic acce
49. tput to I O port address 80h POST hex 01 02 leo 03 OORSRAR S 88 OB DESCRIPTION Reserved Turn off OEM specific cache shadow 1 Initialize EISA registers EISA BIOS only 2 Initialize all the standard devices with default values Standard devices includes DMA controller 8237 Programmable Interrupt Controller 8259 Programmable Interval Timer 8254 RTC chip Reserved 1 Keyboard Controller Self Test 2 Enable Keyboard Interface Reserved Verifies CMOS s basic R W functionality Auto detection of onboard DRAM amp Cache Copy the BIOS from ROM into E0000 FFFFF shadow RAM so that POST will go faster Test the first 256K DRAM OEM specific cache initialization if needed 1 Initialize the first 32 interrupt vectors with corresponding Interrupt handlers Initialize INT numbers from 33 120 with Dummy Spurious Interrupt Handler Issue CPUID instruction to identify CPU type Early Power Management initialization OEM specific Verify the RTC time is valid or not Detect bad battery Read CMOS data into BIOS stack area PnP initializations including PnP BIOS only Assign CSN to PnP ISA card Create resource map from ESCD 5 Assign IO amp Memory for PCI devices PCI BIOS only DA WU N LU N A 5 Appendix EP V370Y 0C OD OF 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 1A 1D 1F 29 31 32 33 3B 3D A 6 Initializatio
50. trolled by power management MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem Gif any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system Default is IRQ 3 N A No IRQ is used 3 IRQ 3 4 IRO4 5 IRO 5 7 IRO7 9 IRO 9 10 IRO 10 11 IRQ 11 Page 4 11 BIOS EP V370Y The EP V370Y supports HDD Power Down Doze and Standby power saving functions when using the Intel Pentium II Processor The default is Disabled Doze Mode The Doze mode timer starts to count when no PM events have occurred Suspend Mode This function works only when the Pentium II Processor is installed The timer starts to count when System Standby mode timer is timed out and no PM Events are occurring Valid range is from 1 minute up to 1 hour HDD Power Down HDD Standby timer can be set from 1 to 15 minute s VGA Active Monitor Use this option if your monitor has advanced power saving features The default is Enabled Enabled Your monitor s power features will be included in power management Disabled Your monitor s power features will not be included in power management Soft Off by PWR BTTN Use this to select your soft off function The default is Delay 4 sec Instant Off Turns off instantly Delay 4 Second Turns off after a 4 second delay If momentary press of button the system will go into Suspend Mode Press again to take system out of Suspend Mode
51. y key can be chosen by this field that allows users to select one of these various functions as Power On Method for their reguirement The default value in this selection is Hot Key Ctrl F1 Hot Key User can press Control Key Ctrl and Function Key from F1 to F12 individually to power on the system The interval between Ctrl key and function Key F1 F 12 must be short Anykey Press anykey to power on the system Button Only This power on method is controlled by J3 pw on Use Power On Button to power on the system Password User can Power On the System by password the password can be entered from 1 to 5 characters The maximum of password is 5 characters If user forget lost the password please go into BIOS setting to change the Power On Method or keyin another words as password instead of original one 4 8 Change Supervisor or User Password To change the password 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 menu 1 If CMOS is corrupted or the option was not used a default password stored in the ROM will be used The screen will display the following message Enter Password Press the Enter key to continue after the proper password is given 2 Ifthe CMOS is corrupted or the option was used earlier and
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