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P6F169 User’s Manual
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P6F169
MOTHER BOARD
User’s Manual
Edition 1.0
February 15, 2004

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Copyright Notice
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Manual Guide
This manual is designed to help you build a reliable Personal Computer based on
the P6F169 platform.
Chapter 1—Quick Reference
This chapter is for advanced users who want to quickly assemble a system. The
motherboard 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
motherboard, and a summary of the principal features and components.
Chapter 3—Hardware Installation
This chapter explains how to prepare your motherboard 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
motherboard’s firmware.
Chapter 5—Driver and Utility
This chapter briefly describes the drivers and utility programs that are packaged
with the motherboard.

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Table of Content
1. P6F169 Quick Reference.................................................................................... 7
1.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................................. 7
1.2 I/O Ports ................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Front Panel Connector ............................................................................. 8
1.4 Jumpers.................................................................................................... 9
1.5 PCI Frequency Setting ........................................................................... 11
1.6 Memory Installation ................................................................................ 11
1.7 Connectors ............................................................................................. 12
2. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 13
2.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 13
2.2 Motherboard Specifications and Features ............................................. 14
2.2.1. Hardware ................................................................................... 14
2.2.2 Software...................................................................................... 16
2.3 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................... 17
2.4 Embedded Processor............................................................................. 19
2.5 AC’97 Codec .......................................................................................... 19
2.6 Chipset ................................................................................................... 19
3. Hardware Installation ........................................................................................ 20
3.1 Packing List ............................................................................................ 20
3.2 Installation .............................................................................................. 21
3.3 Safety Measures .................................................................................... 21
3.4 Connector and Jumper Location............................................................ 22
3.5 Attaching Connectors...................................................................................... 23
3.5.1 Front Panel Connectors (JP1).................................................... 23
3.5.2 Audio CD-in connector (J2) ........................................................ 24
3.5.3 Audio Line-out connector (JP3) .................................................. 24
3.5.4 Infrared (IR) Connector (IR1) ..................................................... 25

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3.5.5 Front IEEE1394 connectors (1394_1 & 1394_2) ....................... 25
3.5.6 Front USB Header (USB1/2 & USB 3/4) .................................... 26
3.5.7 Floppy Driver Connector (FDD1)................................................ 26
3.5.8 IDE connectors (PRIMARY1 & SECONDARY1)........................ 27
3.5.9 Back Panel Connectors.............................................................. 28
3.5.10 Power Supply Connector (ATXPWR1) ..................................... 31
3.5.11 CPU/System Fan connectors ................................................... 32
3.5.12 PCI Slot .................................................................................... 32
3.5.13 Serial COM2 connector (COM2) .............................................. 33
3.5.14 Front MIC-in connector (JP2) ................................................... 34
3.5.15 Front AUX connector (J1)......................................................... 34
3.5.16 LVDS connector........................................................................ 35
3.5.17 Optional DVO interface ............................................................ 36
3.6 Installing System Memory ...................................................................... 37
3.7 CPU & CMOS Jumper Setting ............................................................... 38
4. BIOS Configuration ........................................................................................... 40
4.1 Entering Setup........................................................................................ 41
4.2 Standard CMOS Features...................................................................... 42
4.3 Advanced BIOS Features....................................................................... 45
4.4 Advanced Chipset Features ................................................................... 48
4.4.1 DRAM clock/drive control ........................................................... 48
4.4.2 AGP & P2P bridge control .......................................................... 50
4.4.3 CPU & PCI Bus Control.............................................................. 51
4.5 Integrated Peripherals............................................................................ 53
4.5.1 VIA OnChip IDE Device.............................................................. 53
4.5.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device.............................................................. 55
4.5.3 SuperIO Device .......................................................................... 56
4.6 Power management Setup..................................................................... 58
4.6.1 IRQ/Event Activity Detect ........................................................... 60

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4.7 PnP/PCI Configuration ........................................................................... 62
4.8 PC Health Status.................................................................................... 64
4.9 Frequency/Voltage Control..................................................................... 65
4.10. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option ........................................................... 66
4.11. Load Optimized Defaults ..................................................................... 66
4.12. Set Supervisor/User Passwords ......................................................... 66
4.13. Save & Exit Setup Option.................................................................... 67
4.14. Exit Without Saving ............................................................................. 67
5. Driver and Utility................................................................................................ 68
5.1 Flash Utility............................................................................................. 68
5.2 CD Driver Overview ............................................................................... 69
5.2.1 VIA 4in1 driver ............................................................................ 70
5.2.2 VIA S3G UniChrome display driver ............................................ 70
5.2.3 ALC650 Audio Driver .................................................................. 70
5.2.4 LAN Driver .................................................................................. 71
5.2.5 USB2.0 Driver............................................................................. 71
5.3 Online Service........................................................................................ 72

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1. P6F169 Quick Reference
This section is for users to get started using the motherboard straight away.
1.1 Motherboard Layout
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ATX Power connector (ATXPWR1)
IDE connector (PRIMARY1)
IDE connector (SENCONDARY1)
Floppy connector (FDD1)
184-pin DDR DIMM socket (DIMM1)
184-pin DDR DIMM socket (DIMM2)
Front Panel Connectors (JP1)
Compact Flash Type Jumper (JCFSEL1)
System Fan (CHIPFAN1)
PCI Slot (PCI1)
USB 1/2 connector (USB1/2)
USB 3/4 connector (USB3/4)
CMOS Clear Jumper (CLEAR_CMOS1)
GPIO interface (JP8)
TV-out mode switch (SW1)
IEEE1394 connector (1394_1)
IEEE1394 connector (1394_2)
Audio Line-out connector (JP3)
Audio MIC-in connector (JP2)
Audio SPDIF connector (J3)
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Audio Aux-in connector (J1)
Audio CD-in connector (J2)
DVO interface (JP7)
TMDS interface (J11)
I2C interface (J13)
TV-RST (S3)
LVDS interface (J12)
DVO interface (J10)
IR interface (IR1)
COM2 connector (COM2)
COM2 Jumper (J5)
COM2 Jumper (J6)
COM2 Jumper (J7)
COM2 Jumper (J8)
COM2 Jumper (J9)
CPU Fan (CPUFAN1)
CPU Ratio Switch (SW2)

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1.2 I/O Ports
1.3 Front Panel Connector
The following illustration shows the front panel connector pin
assignments:

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1.4 Jumpers
CLEAR_CMOS1 Mode
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal Operation
Default setting
JCFSEL Compact Flash Mode
1-2 Master
2-3 Slave
Default setting
SW2
CPU RATIO 1 2 3 4 5
3.0x OFF ON ON ON ON
3.5x OFF ON OFF ON ON
4.0x ON OFF ON ON ON
4.5x ON OFF OFF ON ON
5.0x ON ON ON OFF ON
5.5x ON ON OFF ON ON
6.0x OFF OFF ON OFF ON
6.5x OFF OFF OFF OFF ON
7.0x OFF ON ON OFF ON
7.5x OFF ON OFF OFF ON
8.0x ON OFF ON OFF ON
8.5x ON OFF OFF OFF ON
9.0x ON ON ON ON ON
9.5x OFF OFF OFF ON ON
10.0x OFF OFF ON ON ON
10.5x OFF OFF OFF ON OFF
11.0x OFF ON ON ON OFF
11.5x OFF ON OFF ON OFF

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12.0x ON OFF ON ON OFF
12.0x ON ON OFF OFF ON
12.5x ON OFF OFF ON OFF
13.0x ON ON ON OFF OFF
13.5x ON ON OFF ON OFF
14.0x OFF OFF ON OFF OFF
14.5x OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
15.0x OFF ON ON OFF OFF
15.5x OFF ON OFF OFF OFF
16.0x ON OFF ON OFF OFF
SW1 Switch Number
RESERVE 1-OFF Default
2-ON EnableOVERSCAN
2-OFF Disable
TV-mode 3 4 5
NTSC ON ON ON
NTSC-EIA ON OFF ON
PAL-M ON ON OFF
PAL-BDGHI OFF OFF ON
PAL-Comb-N OFF OFF OFF
PAL-N OFF ON ON
COM2 RS232/485/422 Mode jumper setting
Mode J5 J6 J7 J8 J9
RS232 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
RS422 5-6 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3
RS485 3-4 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2

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1.5 PCI Frequency Setting
The PCI frequency settings are automatically set by the system
1.6 Memory Installation
Note: This motherboard supports up to two double-sided or
two single-sided DIMMs when the DDR DRAM interface
is operating at 133 MHz. Installing DDR DIMM modules
that exceed these specifications requires that the BIOS
down-shifts the DRAM clocks to 100 MHz through a
two-wire interface of the system clock generator.
184-Pin DIMM DDR SDRAM Memory Configuration.
Each 184-pin DIMM bank can install from 64MB up to 1GB of
PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 compliant 2.5V single or double side buffered with
or without ECC DDR SDRAM modules.
Bank 0 (DIMM1) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB
Bank 1 (DIMM2) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB
Total 2 GB

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1.7 Connectors
Connector Function Remark
DIMM1 184-pin DIMM Socket Standard
DIMM2 184-pin DIMM Socket Standard
PRIMARY1 40-pin Primary IDE Port Standard
SECONDARY1 40-pin Secondary IDE Port Standard
FDD1 34-pin FDD Port Standard
COM2 10-pin COM2 RS-232/485/422 Serial Port Standard
USB1/2 10-pin 1st / 2nd Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port Standard
USB3/4 10-pin 3rd / 4th Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port Standard
IR1 5-pin SIR IrDA Port Standard
ATXPWR1 20-pin ATX Power Connector Standard
1394_1 6-pin IEEE1394 port Standard
1394_2 6-pin IEEE1394 port Standard
J1 4-pin AUX-in connector Standard
J2 4-pin CDIN connector for CD-ROM audio input Standard
J3 5-pin SPDIF connector for Digital Audio Output Standard
JP2 2-pin MIC-in connector Standard
JP3 5-pin Line-out connector Standard
JP7 20-pin DVO interface Standard
JP8 4-pin General Purpose I/O (GPIO) interface Standard
J10 12-pin DVO interface Standard
J11 26-pin TMDS interface Standard
J12 26-pin LVDS interface Standard
J13 2-pin I2C interface Standard
CPUFAN1 CPU FAN connector Standard
CHIPFAN1 System FAN connector Standard

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2. Introduction
2.1 Overview
The high quality P6F169 is a high-performance, enhanced function
motherboard that supports VIA C3/Eden Embedded processor with 133 MHz
front side bus (FSB). This motherboard is designed around the latest VIA
CLE266 Chipset in Mini-ITX form factor.
The motherboard delivers workstation-level performance with bus mastering
EIDE (Enhanced IDE) controller, and concurrent PCI bus. The motherboard
accommodates DDR SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) memory and supports
ATA66/100/133.
In addition to superior hardware capabilities, provided with this platform are
these features:
ySupport VIA C3/Eden Embedded Processor
ySupports a 100/133 memory bus
ySupports up to 2 GB of PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM
yBus mastering EIDE driver
ySupports 6 x USB ports.
ySupports 5.1 Channel AC97 Audio
ySupports 2 x IEEE1394 firewire connector
ySoft-off APM (Advanced Power Management)
yACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
yBIOS upgrade

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2.2 Motherboard Specifications and Features
2.2.1. Hardware
General Specification
Form Factor Mini-ITX at 170 x 170 mm (L x W)
CPU VIA C3/Eden Embedded processor at 133MHz FSB
Memory 2GBytes DDR200/266 SDRAM on 2 x 184-pin DIMM socket
Chipset VIA CLE266 and VT8235
BIOS Phoenix-Award 2Mb PnP flash BIOS
Green Function Power saving mode includes doze, standby and suspend modes. ACPI version 1.0
and APM version 1.2 compliant
Real Time
Clock
VIA VT8235 built-in RTC with lithium battery
Enhanced IDE PCI enhanced IDE interface supports dual channels and up to 4 ATAPI devices at
UltraATA/100/133
Two 40-pin IDE ports
Expansive Slot One PCI slot supports up to 2 bus master PCI bus interface via the additional riser
card
Compact Flash One Compact Flash Type I/II socket
Multi-I/O Port
Chipset VIA VT8235 integrated with Winbond W83697HF Super I/O controller
Serial Port One external RS-232 serial port with 16C550 compatible UART and 16 bytes FIFO
and one internal jumper selectable RS232/485/422 serial port
USB Port 6 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with 480 Mbps of data transfer rate
2 x external and 4 x internal USB ports
Parallel Port One external bi-direction parallel port with SPP/ECP/EPP mode
Floppy Port One FDD port supports up to two FDD
IrDA Port One IrDA compliant Infrared interface supports SIR
K/B & Mouse External PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports on rear I/O panel

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VGA Display Interface
Chipset VIA CLE266 built-in internal AGP 4X 2D/3D graphics
Frame Buffer Size BIOS selectable 8/16/32/64MB with system shared memory
2D Engine 128 bit
3D Engine 1 Pipe, 2 Texture, dedicated
MPEG-2
Hardware
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Slice Layer, IDTC & Motion Compensation
Video Support 2 video stream + Alpha Channel
Dual View
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2 Contents, 2 Refresh Rates, 2 Resolution
Connector External DB15 female connector on rear I/O panel
Internal 26-pin LVDS connector
TV-out Interface
Chipset VIA CLE266 integrated with AITech AIT2139KL Codec
TV Mode Support both of NTSC and PAL mode
Connector External S-video and RCA Jack on rear I/O panel
Ethernet Interface
Chipset VIA PRO/100+ LAN interface with VT6103 PHY
Type 10Base-T / 100Base-TX, auto-switching Fast Ethernet
Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant
Connector External RJ45 connector with LED on rear I/O panel
Audio Interface
Chipset VIA VT8235 with Realtek ALC650 AC’97 3D audio codec
Interface 5.1 channel 3D audio with front (R/L), rear (R/L), center and bass
S/P DIF digital audio encoding signal input and output
Line-in, line-out, CD-in and MIC-in
Connector External three phone jack for 5.1 channel audio on rear panel
External S/P DIF connector on rear panel
Internal 10-pin header for line-in/-out, MIC-out, 4-pin header for CD-in

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IEEE1394 Interface
Chipset VIA VT6307S PCI IEEE1394 controller
Interface IEEE1394 with 100/200/400 Mbps of data transfer bandwidth
Connector 2 x internal IEEE1394 connector
Power and Environment
Power Requirement 20-pin ATX power connector
Dimension 170 (L) x 170 (H) mm, Mini-ITX form factor
Temperature Operating within 0 ~ 60oC (32 ~ 140oF)
Storage within -20 ~ 85oC (-4 ~ 185oF)
2.2.2 Software
BIOS AWARD AGP/PCI BIOS
2M-bit Flash BIOS with ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data)
block
Supports APM, Plug and Play, Multi-Boot, DMI and EIDE devices
Supports ACPI
Supports high-capacity LS-120 and ZIP removable media drive
Driver and
Utility IDE Bus mastering Ultra DMA driver AC97 codec audio driver
Flash utility for BIOS upgrade
System Environment Monitoring Utility
Operating
System Operates with MS_DOS, Windows 3.x/9x/ME/XP/2000/NT, OS/2, Novell NetWare/UnixWare 1.1, and SCO Unix 4.2

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2.3 Motherboard Layout
Note: Because of optional items and design changes, your
motherboard may not be identical to the one shown in the
illustration.
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Key to Motherboard Function
NO. Name Function
1 ATXPWR1 Standard ATX Power Connector
2 PRIMARY1 40-pin IDE1 Connector
3 SECONDARY1 40-pin IDE2 Connector
4 JP1 Front Panel Connector
5 CHIPFAN System FAN
6 PCI1 32-bit PCI Slot
7 DIMM1 184-pin DDR SDRAM Socket
8 DIMM2 184-pin DDR SDRAM Socket
9 FDD1 26-pin Floppy Connector
10 JP8 4-pin General Purpose I/O Connector
11 JP3 5-pin Line-out Connector
12 JP2 2-pin MIC-in connector
13 J3 5-pin SPDIF connector
14 J1 4-pin AUX-in connector
15 J2 4-pin CD-IN connector
16 1394_1 2 x 3-pin IEEE1394 connector
17 1394_2 2 x 3-pin IEEE1394 connector
18 JP7 20-pin DVO interface
19 J11 26-pin DVO interface
20 J13 2-pin I2C interface
21 USB1/2 10-pin USB1/2 connector
22 USB3/4 10-pin USB3/4 connector
23 S3 TV reset connector
24 J12 26-pin LVDS interface
25 J10 12-pin DVO interface
26 IR1 5-pin IR interface
27 CPUFAN CPU fan connector

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2.4 Embedded Processor
The board supports embedded VIA C3/Eden EBGA368 processor from
300MHz to 1GHz. The C3 E-series provide best C/P rate performance, and the
Eden series provide low power consumption solution.
2.5 AC’97 Codec
The board is integrated with Realtek ALC650 codec. The ALC650 is an 18-bit,
full duplex, AC’97 2.2 compatible stereo audio codec. The ALC650 incorporates
proprietary converter technology to achieve a high SNR, greater than 90 dB. The
ALC650 AC'97 CODEC supports multiple CODEC extensions with independent
variable sampling rates and built-in 3D effects.
2.6 Chipset
The board is integrated with VIA CLE266 and 8235 chipset, supports VIA
embedded C3/Eden processor for low power consumption. The key features are
below:
· 100/133MHz DDR/SDR Memory bus settings
· Support for Integrated VIA AGP 4X 2D/3D Graphics
· Supports up to 2.0GB DDR200/266 SDRAM
· V-Link 266MB/s high bandwidth North/South Bridge interconnect
· Integrated 6 channel Surround Sound AC-97 Audio Interface
· Integrated 10/100 Ethernet MAC
· Support for ATA 33/66/100/133
· Support for USB 2.0, 6 USB ports, UHCI compliant
· Advanced power management capabilities including ACPI OnNow

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Hardware Installation
3. Hardware Installation
This chapter shows how to build your own system of the board. You may need
the following components to built a fully function system.
1. Mini-ITX chassis with standard ATX power supply.
2. At least one 184-pin DDR200/266 SDRAM module.
3. One Floppy drive.
4. One Ultra DMA 66/100 EIDE hard drive.
5. One CD-ROM.
6. One CRT monitor.
7. One PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
8. One S-Video or RCA wire to connect with TV.
9. One 10/100Mps Ethernet wire to connect with your ADSL modem or HUB.
10. A speaker.
3.1 Packing List
Please check the package list below:
1. 1 x P6F169 motherboard.
2. 1 x IDE 66/100 40-pin ribbon cable.
3. 1 x Floppy 34-pin ribbon cable.
4. 1 x Drivers and Utility CD.
5. 1 x user’s manual.
After removing the motherboard from its anti-static bag, place it
on a grounded or antistatic surface (component side up). Inspect
the motherboard and contact your vendor immediately if it is
damaged