Freetech P6F209 User manual

P6F209
Super Mini Flex ATX Main Board
User's Manual

P6F209
Cyrix III, PPGA/FC-PGA Celeron and FC-PGA Pentium III processor
based AGPset Mainboard
Manual Version 1.0
Copyright
Copyright©2001 by C.L.L. Inc. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system,
translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without
prior written permission from C.L.L. Inc.
Disclaimer
C.L.L. Inc. shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the
performance or use of this product.
This company makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual.
Information in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no guarantee is
given as to the correctness of the contents. In the interest of continued product improvement,
this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications
of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any
person of such revision or changes. The information contained in this manual is provided for
general use by the customers.
Trademarks
Pentium is a registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
AWARD is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
General Notice: Other brand and product names used herein are for identification
purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

- 1 -
1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................6
1.1 TO DIFFERENT USERS ..............................................................................6
First-TimeDIYSystemBuilder ..................................................................6
ExperiencedDIYUser ..............................................................................6
SystemIntegrator .....................................................................................6
1.2 ITEM CHECKLIST........................................................................................7
2 FEATURES..........................................................................................8
2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................8
3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...........................................................11
3.1 STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION ...............................................................11
STEP1InstalltheCPU...........................................................................12
STEP 2 Set Jumpers..............................................................................13
STEP3InstallSDRAMSystemMemory .................................................13
STEP4InstallInternalPeripherals in SystemCase.................................14
STEP5MounttheMainboardontheComputerChassis ........................15
STEP6ConnectFront-panelSwitches/LEDs/Speaker/Audio/USB ........16
STEP 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives............................................18
STEP8ConnectOther Internal Peripherals ............................................19
STEP9ConnectPowerSupply..............................................................19
STEP10InstallAdd-onCardsinExpansionSlots ..................................20
STEP11ConnectExternalPeripheralstoBack-panel............................21
STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up......................................................23
STEP13InstallDriver&SoftwareComponents......................................24
TABLE OF CONTENTS

- 2 -
3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ..................................................................................25
JUMPER&CONNECTORGUIDE .........................................................26
Jumpers
CPU Clock Ratio Setting (JP2)...............................................................29
Clear CMOS (J10)..................................................................................30
Back-Panel Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors ............................................31
USB0/USB1PortConnectors.................................................................31
COM1Connector ...................................................................................31
VGAConnector......................................................................................31
ParallelPortConnector...........................................................................31
Line-Out .................................................................................................32
Mic-In .....................................................................................................32
Front-Panel Connectors
ATXPowerOn/OffSwitchConnector(PWON)........................................33
EPMIConnector(EPMI) .........................................................................33
Green LED Connector (G LED) ..............................................................33
HDD LED Connector (HD LED) .............................................................34
PWR LED Connector (PW LED) ............................................................34
HardwareResetConnector(RST) ..........................................................34
Speaker Connector (SPK)......................................................................34
Line-OutandMic-InHeader .........................................................35
Front-panelUSBConnectorHeader(USB2)...........................................35

- 3 -
Internal Peripherals Connectors
EnhancedIDEPortsandFloppyConnectors ..........................................36
Other Connectors
ATXPowerSupplyConnector(JWR1)....................................................37
CoolingFANConnectorsforCPU FANs (FAN1),
& AGP FAN Chassis (FAN2) ..................................................................37
COM2Connector(JP6) .........................................................................38
AudioConnectorAUX_out(JP3)............................................................39
AudioConnectorMIC_In(JP5) ...............................................................39
AudioConnectorCD_In(JP7)................................................................39
3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ......................................................40
InstallMemory.........................................................................................40
UpgradeMemory ...................................................................................40
4 SOFTWARE UTILITY .......................................................................41
4.1 Mainboard CD Overview ..........................................................................41
4.2 Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver .............................................................................42
4.3 Install AGP Device Software ....................................................................43
4.4 Install Audio Device Software..................................................................44
4.5 Install Hardware Monitor Device Software .............................................45
4.6 View the User's Manual............................................................................46

- 4 -
5 BIOS SETUP.....................................................................................47
5.1 ENTER THE BIOS......................................................................................47
5.2 THE MAIN MENU .......................................................................................48
STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ................................................................50
ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES..................................................................54
ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES...........................................................58
INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS...................................................................62
POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP ..............................................................66
PNP/PCICONFIGURATION .......................................................................71
PC HEALTH STATUS.................................................................................73
FREQUENCY/VOLTAGECONTROL..........................................................74
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS...................................................................75
LOADOPTIMIZEDDEFAULTS ..................................................................75
SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD ..............................................................76
SET USER PASSWORD ...........................................................................76
SAVE & EXIT SETUP.................................................................................78
EXITWITHOUTSAVING.............................................................................78

- 6 -
1INTRODUCTION
1.1 To Different Users
First-Time DIY System Builder
Welcome to the DIY world! Building your own computer system is not as
difficult as you may think. To make your first computer DIY experience
successful, right from the start, we ha e designed the Chapter 3 Hardware
Installation section in a step-by-step fashion for all the first-time DIY system
builders. Prior to installation, we also suggest you to read the whole manual
carefully to gain a complete understanding of your new mainboard.
Experienced DIY User
Congratulate on your purchase of P6F209 mainboard. You will find
that installing your new P6F209 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an
array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated mainboard pro ides
you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system. Refer to
sections 3.2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Software Utility to find out how to
get the best out of your new mainboard. Chapter 5 BI S Setup also contains
the rele ant information on how to tune up your system to achie e higher per-
formance.
System Integrator
You have wisely chose P6F209 to construct your system. The mainboard
incorporates all the state-of-the-art technology of the VT8604 chipset from VIA.
It integrates the most ad anced functions you can find to date in a compact
MicroATX board. Refer to sections 3.2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Soft-
ware Utility for an in-depth iew of system construction.

- 7 -
1.2 Item Checklist
Check all items with you mainboard to make sure nothing is missing.
The complete package should include:
!One P6F209 Mainboard
!One ATA33/66 Ribbon Cable
!One Floppy Ribbon Cable
!One 9-pin COM2 Cable
!One BundledCD-ROM containing:
"user’s manual on PDF format
"VIA4-IN-1driver
"S3 VGA driver
"Audio AC'97 2.1 CODEC driver
"VIAHardwareMonitordriver
"AwardFlashingUtility

- 8 -
mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high
performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package.
2.1 Specifications
!!
!!
!CPU Support
Support Socket370 package CPU with 66/100/133 MHz FSB.
Intel PPGA/FC-PGA Celeron processors: 300 ~ 733+ MHz.
IntelPentiumIII FC-PGAprocessors:500MHz~1.13+GHz.
!!
!!
!Chipset
Features VIA VT8604 AGPset and VT82C686A Chipset.
!!
!!
!Jumperless CPU Configuration
Soft-configuration FSB (The FSB speed is software configurable in the Chipset
FeaturesSetupmenuoftheBIOSSetuputility.)
!!
!!
!Integrated Graphics Controller
3DHyperPipelinedArchitecture
Full2DAcceleration
Motion Video Acceleration
DigitalVideooutput
4 to 32MB frame buffer using system memory
!!
!!
!AC'97 Link for Audio and Telephony CODEC
AC'97 2.1 compliant
Sperate independent PCI functions for Audio and Modem
!!
!!
!Versatile Memory Support
Is equipped with two DIMM slots of PC100 or PC133 compliant SDRAM to
provide up to 1GB of system memory.
Configurable support for EC (Error Checking) and ECC (Error Checking and
Correcting)
!!
!!
!PCI Expansion Slots
Provides one 32-bit PCI slots.
2FEATURES

- 9 -
!!!!
!!
!!
!I/O Interface
ProvidesavarietyofI/Ointerfaces:
"1 × Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB
formatorfor5.25-inchFDD with 360K or 1.2MB format.
"1 × PS/2 mouse connector.
"1 × PS/2 Keyboard connector.
"2 × DB9 Serial connectors 16550 UART compatible.
"1 × DB15 VGA connector.
"1 × Infrared communication port ASKIR and HPSIR compatible.
(Serial port COM2 can also be redirected to an external IrDA Adapter
forwirelessconnection.)
"1 × DB25 Parallel port supporting Standard Parallel Port (SPP),
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)
datatransmissionschemes.
!!
!!
!USB Interface Onboard
"2 × USB connectors on back-panel and 10 pin header for USB
connectorsonfront-panel.
!!
!!
!PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard
TwoUltraDMA33/66BusMasterDual-channelIDEportsprovide support to a
maximum of four IDE devices (one Master and one Slave per channel). The
IDE Bus implements the data transfer speed up to 33/66 MB/sec and also sup-
ports Enhanced PIO Modes 0~4.
80-pin Cable Backward Compatible Legacy ATAPI Devices, ATAPI IDE CD-
ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and LS-120 Supports.
!!
!!
!ATX Power Supply Connector
ATX power supply unit can be connect to the onboard 20-pin ATX power
connector,supportingSuspend and Soft-On/Off by dual-function power
button.