Freetech P6F128 User manual

P6F128 Mainboard Manual
Thursday, April 12, 2001

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Preface
Using This Manual
This manual is designed to help you build a reliable Personal Computer
based on the P6F128 platform.
Chapter 1—Quick Reference
This chapter is for advanced users who want to quickly assemble a
system. The mainboard layout along with jumper and switch settings,
and memory configuration are provided.
Chapter 2—Introduction
This chapter includes an introduction, a checklist of the items that ship
with this mainboard, and a summary of the principal features and
components.
Chapter 3—Hardware Installation
This chapter explains how to prepare your mainboard for use and how to
make the various connections to other computer components and
peripheral items.
Chapter 4—BIOS Configuration
This chapter explains how to use the system setup utility that is stored in
the mainboard’s firmware.
Chapter 5—Driver and Utility
This chapter briefly describes the drivers and utility programs that are
packaged with the mainboard.

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Preface
Table of Contents
1. P6F128 QUICK REFERENCE 1
1.1. Mainboard Layout 1
1.2. I/O Ports 2
1.3. Panel Connector 2
1.4. Jumpers 2
1.5. PCI and AGP Frequency Settings 3
1.6. Connectors 3
1.7. LEDs 3
1.8. Memory Installation 4
2. INTRODUCTION 5
2.1. Overview 5
2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features 6
2.2.1. Hardware 6
2.2.2. Software 7
2.2.3. Environment 7
2.3. Mainboard Layout 8
2.4. Microprocessor 10
2.5. CPU Packaging 10
2.6. Chipset 10
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 11
3.1. Unpacking 11
3.2. Installation 12
3.3. Safety Measures 12
3.4. Connector/Jumper Location 13
3.5. Attaching Connectors 14
3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors 14
3.5.2. Infrared (IR) Connectors 15
3.5.3. CD-ROM Connectors 15
3.5.4. Wake on LAN 16
3.5.5. Floppy Drive Connector 16
3.5.6. IDE Connectors 17
3.5.7. Back Panel Connectors 17
3.6. Installing the CPU 21
3.6.1. Before You Begin 21
3.6.2. Installation Procedure 22
3.6.3. Removing the Processor 23
3.6.4. Installing System Memory 24

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3.6.5. Setting Jumpers 26
3.6.6. Auto Power On 27
4. BIOS CONFIGURATION 28
4.1. Entering Setup 29
4.2. Standard CMOS Features 30
4.3. Advanced BIOS Features 34
4.4. Advanced Chipset Features 37
4.5. Integrated Peripherals 40
4.6. Power Management Setup 44
4.7. PnP/PCI Configurations 48
4.8. PC Health Status Option 49
4.9. Frequency/Voltage Control 51
4.10. Load Optimized Defaults Option 53
4.11. Set Supervisor/User Password 53
4.12. Save & Exit Setup 54
4.13. Exit Without Saving 54
5. DRIVER AND UTILITY 55
5.1. Flash Utility 55
5.2. Intel®81x Installation Utility 56
5.3. Intel®81x AGP Installation 57
5.4. AD1881 Audio Driver 57
5.5. Online Services 58

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1. P6F128 Quick Reference
This section is for users to get started using the mainboard straight
away.
1.1. Mainboard Layout
1
2
3
4
5
6
789
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 21
22
23
24
PS/2
Mouse/Keyboard
Port
USB Port
Parallel,VGA
and
Serial Port
Game
and
AudioPort
COM2
PW
J4
JP4
LED1
FDC
IDE1IDE2
DIMM1 DIMM2
JP27
JP28JP19
BT
JP13CNR
PCI3
PCI2
PCI1
Award BIOS
JP1
JP2
IR
CD1/2
AUX WOL
CPUFan
25
26
27
28
1. Auxiliary COM port connector (COM2)
2. CPU fan connector (CPU FAN)
3. PGA370 CPU socket (PGA370)
4. DIMM module sockets (DIMM1~2)
5. Suspend to RAM LED (LED1)
6. Floppy drive connector (FDC)
7. Intel®815E/815EP
8. IDE connectors (IDE1)
9. IDE connectors (IDE2)
10. Accelerated Graphics Port slot (AGP)
11. Intel®82801BA
12. Front panel connectors (JP27)
13. System fan connector (JP28)
14. RTC battery (BT)
15. USB connector (USB)
16. PCI expansion slots (PCI1)
17. PCI expansion slots (PCI2)
18. PCI expansion slots (PCI3)
19. Communications Networking Riser (CNR)
20. Award BIOS
21. Wake on LAN connector (WOL)
22. Auxiliary connector (AUX)
23. CD-ROM audio connectors (CD1/2)
24. Infrared connector (IR)
25. ATX power connector (PW)
26. LCD/DVI connector J4 (optional)
27. TV-out connector JP4 (optional)
28. TV audio-out connector JP1 (optional)

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1.2. I/O Ports
1.3. Panel Connector
The following illustration shows the front panel connector pin
assignments:
1.4. Jumpers
Short: Disable Codec (AD1881)JP2 Open: Enable Codec (AD1881)
1-2: Enable BIOS flash protectJP17 2-3: Disable BIOS flash protect
1-2: Normal ModeJP19 2-3: Clear CMOS RAM
1-2: Disable onboard speakerJP24 2-3: Enable onboard speaker
Parallel Port (LPT1)
Game Port Line-out
Line-in
Microphone
VGA
Port
Serial
Port
USB
Ports
PS/2
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
Power LED
& Keyboard
Speaker
Power Switch
Reset Button
Standby LED
HDD LED

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1.5. PCI and AGP Frequency Settings
The PCI and AGP frequency settings are automatically set by the
system.
1.6. Connectors
COM2 Serial Port Connector: This 10-pin header is used to connect a
serial port
extension bracket for adding a second serial port to your
system.
CPU FAN CPU FAN Connector: This 3-pin header is used for connecting
the CPU fan.
J4 LCD/DVI Connector: This 20-pin header is used for attaching a
flat panel DVI or LCD monitor. (Optional)
JP1 TV Audio-out Connector: This 3-pin header is used for
connecting TV audio. (Optional)
JP4 TV out Connector: This 8-pin header is used to connect a TV
lineout. (Optional)
IR Infrared (IR) Connector: This 5-pin header is used to connect an
infrared (IR) port for use of IR devices.
CD1/2 CD Connectors: These 4-
pin headers are used for connecting the
CD ROM audio input to the sound card.
AUX Auxiliary Connector: This 4-pin header is an auxiliary input
connector.
WOL Wake On LAN Connector: This 3-pin header is used for remote
wake up of the computer through a network card.
USB (2) USB Connector: This 8-pin header is used for connecting front
panel USB ports 3 and 4.
SYS FAN System Fan Connector: This 3-pin header is for connecting the
case fan that keeps the system cool.
1.7. LEDs
Red
The red indicator LED1 lights up when the system enters suspend
to DRAM mode.

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1.8. Memory Installation
Note: The Intel®815E/815EP chipset family used in this main-board
supports up totwo double-sided or three single-sided DIMMs when the
SDRAM interface is operating at 133 MHz.
Installing DIMM modules that exceed these specifications requires
that the BIOS down-shifts the SDRAM clocks to 100 MHz through a
two-wire interface of the system clock generator.
168-Pin DIMM SDRAM Memory Configuration
Bank 0 (DIMM1) 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 MB
Bank 1 (DIMM2) 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 MB
Total 8 MB to 512 MB
This concludes Chapter 1. Chapter 2 covers the mainboard’s
specifications and features.