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KP6 -F X 2
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Technical Support Services If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, contact your retailer. If your retailer can not help you may E-Mail us with any questions at the following address epox@epox.com. Record your serial number before installing your KP6-FX 2 mainboard. (the serial number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board) EPoX motherboard serial number: _____________________________ BIOS Upgrades Please use either our Web Si
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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 with the express written permission of EPoX Computer Company (hereinafter referred to as EPoX) except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes. EPoX provedes this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warra
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Parts Checklist Please make sure your package is complete before you start your installation. If you discover a damaged or missing item, please contact your retailer. Ö A. 1 KP6-FX 2 mainboard Ö B. 1 Users manual Ö C. 1 Floppy ribbon cable Ö D. 2 IDE ribbon cables Ö E. PS/2 to AT keyboard connector adapter Ö F. Bus Master Driver Ö G. Retention Module USERS MANUAL B A E F C D G
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Table of Contents Page Introduction ® 1-1 Pentium II Processor Overview --------------------------------------------- 1-1 1-1.1 S.E.C. Cartridge Overview ---------------------------------------------------- 1-2 1-1.2 S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology ------------------------------------------------ 1-2 1-2 KP6-FX 2 Specification ------------------------------------------------------- 1-3 1-3 KP6-FX 2 Form-Factor Overview ------------------------------------------- 1-4 1-3.1 I/O Shield Connector------
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Table of Contents Appendixes Appendix A-1: Memory Map -------------------------------------------------- A1 Appendix A-2: I/O Map --------------------------------------------------------- A1 Appendix A-3: Time & DMA Channels Map ------------------------------- A2 Appendix A-4: Interrupt Map -------------------------------------------------- A2 Appendix A-5: RTC & CMOS RAM Map ----------------------------------- A3 Appendix B: Post Codes------------------------------------------------------ B1
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Introduction 1-1 Introduction ® EPoX is proud to introduce the KP6-FX 2 mainboard to support Intel Pentium II Processor Intel’ s latest technology in CPU’ s. The KP6-FX 2 is based on Intel’ s 82440FX ® chipset, and supports uni-Pentium II Processor processor. Full specifications include 4 PCI and 4 ISA slots, USB ready, and a special ring-in feature all built into full ATX format. KP6-FX 2 also supports a memory capacity upto 1GB to run the most demanding applications. The KP6-FX 2 also use
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KP6-FX 2 1-2 1-1.1 S.E.C. Cartridge Overview ® The entire enclosed product is called the Pentium II Processor. The packaging technology and each of the physical elements of the product are referred to using accurate technical descriptions. This allows clear reference to the products as just a processor. This is the model used in past packaging technologies like PGA, TCP, PQFP, DIP, etc. 1-1.2 S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology ® • Pentium II Processor The new enclosed card packaging technology is c
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Introduction 1-3 1-2 KP6-FX 2 Specification ® • KP6-FX 2 is based on the Pentium II Processor operating at 233 ~ 300 MHz on slot 1. The board is configured by an Easy-Setting-Single-Jumper (ESSJ) to match your CPU clock speed. • Designed with Intel’ s 82440 FX PCIset • Supports upto 1 GigaByte of DRAM (minimum of 8 MB) on board, You can use either 72-Pin SIMM x 4 or 168-Pin DIMM x 2 or both. It will automatically detect Fast Page Mode (FPM) DRAM or Extended Data Output (EDO) DRAM (please se
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KP6-FX 2 1-4 1-3 KP6-FX 2 Form-Factor Overview EPoX KP6-FX 2 is designed with ATX form factor - the latest industry standard of chassis. The ATX 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 expansion slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a double height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can b
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Introduction 1-5 1-3 I/O Shield Connector The KP6-FX 2 is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/ O shield. (refer to figure 1-3) Parallel Port Figure 1-3: PS/2 Mouse KP6-FX 2 I/O back PS/2 Keyboard panel Layout COM2 USB COM1 1-3.1 Power-On/Off (Remote) The KP6-FX 2 has a single 20-PIN connector for ATX power supplies. For 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 syst
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KP6-FX 2 1-6 1-4 System Block Diagram Pentium® II Processor Processor HOST BUS MAIN MEMORY MD[63:0] MA[11:0] > < > PMC DBX CONTROL MPE[7:0] PCI Bridge > Data Bus < > and memory Accelerator controller PD[15:0] < > 208PQFP CONTROL 208 PQFP > PCI Slots IDE CD-ROM PCI BUS PIIX3 I/O Bridge Port_A IDE HDD Port_B 208 PQFP Graphics Universal Serial Bus ISA Slots SMC BIOS 37C932FR Flash Memory Figure 1-4 System Block Diagram
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Installation 2-1 Installation 2-1 KP6-FX 2 Layout The KP6-FX 2 is designed with Intel 82440FX PCIset chipset which is devel- oped by Intel Corporation to fully support PCI/ISA systems. The Intel 82440FX PCIset chipset provides increased integration and improved performance. The chipset provides an integrated IDE controller with two high performance IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices (hard drives, CD-ROM ’ s, etc.). The SMC 37C932FR Super I/O controller provides the standard PC I/O functi
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KP6-FX 2 2-2 KP6-FX 2 Layout PCI #5 Figure 2-1
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Installation 2-3 2-2 Connectors and Jumpers This section describes all of the connectors and jumpers built into the motherboard. The jumpers match Figure 2-1 on page 2-2 J16 1 Power On/Off J9 + IDE LED indicator - LED ON when Onboard PCI IDE Hard disks activate + Power Saving LED indicator - LED ON when system is in any saving mode Sleep/Resume switch : Closed to enter sleep mode, a key- stroke or mouse movement will instantly "wake up". + Turbo LED indicator - LED ON when higher speed is selec
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KP6-FX 2 2-4 2-2 Connectors and Jumpers (continued) Settings will match motherboard layout on Page 2-2 Clear CMOS Select 1 3 2 1-2 Normal (Default) JP1 2-3 Clear Flash Memory Voltage Select (Both JP2 & JP3) 1-2 12V Flash memory 3 3 2-3 5V Flash memory. (Default) 2 2 1 1 GND JP5 The Power Supply (+12V) for the CPU cooling fan. +12V GND Memory Voltage Selection 1-2 & 4-5 Reserved 6 3 2-3 & 5-6 3.3V DIMM module (Default) 5 2 4 1 IrDA/ASK IR CONNECTOR: 1 5 1. VCC J1 2. FIRRX 3. IRRXX 4. GND 5.
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Installation 2-5 2-3 I/O Connectors J17 Floppy Disk Connector J18,J19 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector 34 40 33 39 2 1 2 1 17
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KP6-FX 2 2-6 2-3 I/O Connectors - continued 3.3 V 11 1 3.3 V 11 1 -12 V 12 2 3.3 V GND 13 3 GND PS-ON 14 4 5 V GND 15 5 GND GND 16 6 5 V GND 17 7 COM -5 V 18 8 PW-OK 5 V 19 9 5 VSB 5 V 20 10 12 V 20 10 Note: The ATX power supply has to support 3.3 Volts Power
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Installation 2-7 2-4 Memory Configurations The KP6-FX 2 supports different type of settings for the system memory. There is no jumper nor connector needed for memory configuration. The following figure provides all possible memory combinations. SIMM = 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Fastpage or EDO mode SIMM DIMM = 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 512MB Fastpage or EDO mode DIMM (3.3 volt unbuffered recommended) NOTE : 1. KP6-FX 2 supports and extends many memory configurations on its 4 SIMM & 2
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KP6-FX 2 3-1 Award BIOS SETUP 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 data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a device is added. It is possible for the CMOS battery to
