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- Page 1 -USB66 PCI UltraDMA-66 & USB Controller Card. TRADEMARKS All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectives holders. These specifications are subject to change without notice. Manual Revision 1.0 August 25, 1999...
- Page 2 In no event shall EPoX be liable for any loss of 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.
- Page 3 Contacting Technical Support EPoX technical support is working hard to answer all of your questions online. From our website you can find answers to many common questions, drivers, BIOS updates, tech notes, and important technical bulletins.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
EP-USB66 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..........Components Checklist .......... 5 Overview of EP-USB66 ......... 6 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ......Directions ............... 7 Detailed Board Layout ........... 7 Chapter 3: Software Installation ........ Motherboard BIOS Configuration ......9 Windows 95/98 UltraDMA-66 ...... -
Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction
EP-USB66 Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Components Checklist EP-USB66 User’s manual EP-USB66 Card UltraDMA-33/66 cable USB LOOPBACK cable Windows 95/98/NT drivers User’s manual Page 5... -
Page 6: Overview Of Ep-Usb66
Overview of EP-USB66 The EP-USB66 is a complete IDE and USB solution for the most demanding hardware configurations. A combination UltraDMA-66 EIDE controller and Universal Serial Bus (USB) Hub makes the EP-USB66 a superb addition to any PC based system. UltraDMA-66 Controller The UltraDMA-66 portion built using the advanced HPT-366 PCI Host Adapter chip is capable of up to 133 MBytes/sec burst data transfer rates on the PCI Local Bus. -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
Safety precautions: Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the EP-USB66 and any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact with system components on the mainboard. Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge. - Page 8 Attach the included IDE cable to the drive and also onto an IDE connector on the EP-USB66 card. The color strip on one side of the cable designates the first PIN. Be sure to match the first PIN on both the drives and the controller.
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Page 9: Chapter 3: Software Installation
EP-USB66 as a SCSI device for boot purposes. USB Hub Since the EP-USB66 card’s onboard USB is only a Hub device and not an actual USB controller itself no options need to be configured in your BIOS. As long as your system has a working USB controller and you have properly attached the included loopback cable you can use the EP-USB66’s Hub to attached more USB devices. -
Page 10: Windows 95/98 Ultradma-66
Windows 95/98 UltraDMA-66 Driver Installation Systems With Windows 95/98 Already Installed Usually, when you plug the EP-USB66 card adapter into your system and boot up the Windows 95/98 system, the system will be able to detect the “HPT366 Ultra DMA host Adapter”... -
Page 11: Uninstalling The Driver
EP-USB66 Spftware Installation Systems Without Windows 95/98 Already Installed Install Windows 95/98 as normal. Once Windows 95/98 setup is completed the EP- USB66 card’s UltraDMA-66 controller may be listed with a yellow exclamation or question mark in the Device Manager or Control Panel / System Icon. This is because Windows 95/98 detected the device during setup but did not have a driver available. -
Page 12: Windows 95/98 Usb Hub
Software Installation EP-USB66 Windows 95/98 USB Hub Driver Installation Systems With or Without Windows 95/98 Already Installed USB in any configuration requires at least Windows 95 OSR2.1 or Windows 98. If your system uses an older version of Windows 95 before the OSR2.1 release then you need to upgrade your operating system to at least Windows 95 OSR2.1 or use... -
Page 13: Windows Nt 4.0 Ultradma-66
EP-USB66 Spftware Installation Windows NT 4.0 UltraDMA-66 Driver Installation Systems With Windows NT 4.0 Already Installed The HPT366 based controller has been designed to let you add additional high performance device(s) to your current computer system. Therefore your computer should have the Windows NT 4.0 operating system already installed. -
Page 14: Troubleshooting
Software Installation EP-USB66 3. Partitioning Your Hard Disk If the hard disk drive attached to the HPT366 host adapter has not been partitioned and formatted yet, you need to partition it first. To partition the hard disk drive attached to the HPT366 host adapter, follow tips below: a. - Page 15 EP-USB66 Spftware Installation b. Make sure that a power cable is properly attached to each drive attached to the HPT366 host adapter. If the driver has been started and you still cannot access the hard disk drive attached to the HPT366 host adapter, the hard disk drive might have not been partitioned and formatted yet.
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Page 16: Windows Nt 4.0 Usb Hub
Software Installation EP-USB66 Windows NT 4.0 USB Hub Driver Installation Systems With or Without Windows NT 4.0 Already Installed Sorry Windows NT does not support USB devices. If you wish to take advantage of USB devices you should use Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (w/USB support), Windows 98, or Windows 2000. -
Page 17: Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
Questions Technical Support Welcome to the EPoX technical support pages. We are working hard to answer all of your questions. In this section you will find commonly asked questions our support department is asked by users. Tips to install PC cards w Take time to ground yourself before handling your new motherboard or PC cards. - Page 18 For hard drives over 512MB be sure the BIOS uses LBA mode so the operating system can have access to the total available space. For drive’s attached to the EP-USB66 no BIOS detection is needed as the card’s BIOS should automatically detect any IDE device attached.
- Page 19 EP-USB66 Appendix Will the IDE ports on the EP-USB66 work with my hard drive and CD-ROM? If your devices are 40 pin they will most likely be detected. If your hard drive is listed as IDE, EIDE, UltraDMA-33 or UltraDMA-66 it should function fine. A wide range of devices such as CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120, Tape and ZIP devices are also supported.
- Page 20 Appendix EP-USB66 IMPORTANT: If you wish to use FAT32 you must also use Windows 95 B (or later) as your operating system. Previous versions of Windows 95 and all versions of OS use FAT16 and are not compatible. Where do I get USB drivers from? Most versions of Windows 95 have no drivers for USB.
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