Freetech P6F212 User manual

P6F212
MOTHER BOARD
USER’S MANUAL

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Using This Manual
This manual is designed to help you build a reliable Personal Computer
based on the P6F209 platform.
Chapter 1 - Quick Reference
This chapter is for advanced users who want to uickly 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 compo-
nents.
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 periph-
eral items.
Chapter 4 - BIOS Confi uration
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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Table of Contents
1. P6F212 QUICK REFERENCE ................................................ 1
1.1. Mainboard Layout .............................................................1
1.2. I/O Ports ...........................................................................2
1.3. Front Panel Connector ..................................................... 2
1.4. Jumpers ...........................................................................3
1. . PCI and AGP Frequency Settings .................................... 3
1.6. Memory Installation ...........................................................3
1.7. Connectors .......................................................................4
2. INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 5
2.1. Overview ..........................................................................
2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features ...........................6
2.2.1. Hardware ............................................................................. 6
2.2.2. Software .............................................................................. 8
2.3. Mainboard Layout .............................................................9
2.4. Microprocessor .............................................................. 11
2. . Chipset ........................................................................... 11
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................ 12
3.1. Unpacking....................................................................... 12
3.2. Installation....................................................................... 13
3.3. Safety Measures ............................................................ 13
3.4. Connector/Jumper Location ........................................... 14
3. . Attaching Connectors ..................................................... 1
3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors (JP3)............................................ 15
3.5.2. Audio CD-In Connector (JP7) ........................................... 16
3.5.3. LAN/Modem Wake up Connector (JP8) ........................... 16
3.5.4. Video Connector (J12) ....................................................... 17
3.5.5. FIR Module Connectors (JP5) ........................................... 17
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3.5.6. IDE Connectors ................................................................. 18
3.5.7. CPU/System Fan Power Supplies (FAN1/FAN2) .............. 19
3.5.8. USB Port 2 & 3 Connector (J9) .......................................... 20
3.5.9. Back Panel Connectors ..................................................... 20
3.5.10. PCI Connector (PCI1) ........................................................ 24
3.5.11. Power Supply Connector (CN8) ........................................ 25
3.6. Installing System Memory .............................................. 26
3.6.1. Setting Jumpers................................................................. 26
3.7. Setting Jumpers ............................................................. 27
3.8. Auto Power On ............................................................... 29
4. BIOS CONFIGURATION ..................................................... 30
4.1. Entering Setup ................................................................ 31
4.2. Standard CMOS Features.............................................. 33
4.3. Advanced BIOS Features............................................... 36
4.4. Advanced Chipset Features ........................................... 39
4. . Integrated Peripherals .................................................... 44
4.6. Power Management Setup ............................................. 1
4.7. PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................. 7
4.8. PC Health Status Option ................................................ 9
4.9. Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................. 60
4.10. Load Optimized Defaults Option .................................... 61
4.11. Set Supervisor/User Password ...................................... 61
4.12. Save & Exit Setup .......................................................... 62
4.13. Exit Without Saving ........................................................ 62
5. DRIVER AND UTILITY ....................................................... 63
.1. Flash Utility ..................................................................... 63
.2 CD Driver Overview ....................................................... 64
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5.2.1. VIA 4 In 1 Driver ............................................................... 65
5.2.2. VIA ProSavage display driver ........................................... 65
5.2.3. AC97 Audio Driver ........................................................... 66
5.2.4. LAN Driver ....................................................................... 66
.3. Online Services .............................................................. 67
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1. P6F212 Quick Reference
This section is for users to get started using the mainboard straight away.
1.1. Mainboard Layout
1. VIA C3 EBGA CPU
2. ATX power connector (CN8)
3. DIMM mo ule sockets (DIMM1~2)
4. PCI expansion connector
5. IDE connector (IDE1)
6. IDE connector (IDE2)
7. RTC battery
8. Flash BIOS
9. Clear CMOS (J10)
10. Host Frequency (J13)
11. Front Panel connector
12. FIR Mo ule connector (J5)
13. Vi eo in connector (J12)
14. Wake up on Mo em (J8)
15. CD ROM Line-in (J7)
16. S/P DIF Output/RCA Vi eo Output Select (J11)
17. FAN Connector (FAN1/FAN2)
18. USB Port 2 & 3 Connector (J9)
19. CIR Mo ule Connector (J6)
Mainboard Layout 1
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CD ROM Line-in
CIR Mo ule
Connector
J6
PS/2 Mouse &
PS/2 Keyboar Ports
LAN & USB Ports
Mic-In,Line-In,Line-Out
COM Ports
AC97 Co ec
LAN VT6103
J10
Clear CMOS
J5
FIR Mo ule Connectoor
PCI Slot
Clock
Generator
J8
Wake up
on Mo em
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J11
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1.2. I/O Ports
1.3. Front Panel Connector
The following illustration shows the front panel connector pin as-
signments:
I/O Ports
PS/2 Mouse port
PS/2 Keybo ar d port
Parallel port
VGA port S-Video port
LAN port
USB ports
COM p ort
Line Out/Line in/Mi In
RCA Vid eo
or S/P DIF
LED cathode
Speaker-out
Ground
Ground
+5V
Non
LED anode
Keyboard
Ground
LED cathode
LED anode
LED cathode
LED anode
Reset Single
Power on/off
Ground
Pin 1
(
PW ON
)
POWER
SWITCH
(PWRLED/KEYLOCK)
POWER LED
& KEYLOCK
SPEAKER
(SPKR)
(RST)
RESET
BUTTON
(GLED)
Green
LED
(
IDELED
)
HDD
LED
Ground
EPMI

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1.4 Jumpers
1. . PCI and AGP Frequency Setting
The PCI and AGP frequency settings are automatically set by the system.
1.6. Memory Installation
Note: The T8601 chipset family used in this mainboard supports up
to two double-sided or three single-sided DIMMs when the
DRAM 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 1024 MB
Jumpers
P6F212 Quick Reference
J10 1-2 Normal Mode
2-3 Clear CMOS
J11 1-2 RCA Video Output
3-4 S/P DIF Output
J4 1-2 Disabled DOC IOS
2-3 Enabled DOC IOS
J13
5-6 , 7-8 66MHz
3-4 , 7-8 100MHz
1-2 , 3-4 133MHz

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1.7.Connectors
FAN1 CPU/Chipset FAN Connector: This 3-pin header is
used for connecting a CPU chipset fan.
FAN2 System Fan Connector: This 3-pin header is for connecting the case fan that keeps the system cool.
J7 CD ROM Line-in Connector: This 4-pin headers is used for connecting the CD ROM audio input to the
sound card.
J8 Wake up on Modem Connector: This 3-pin header
is used for remote wake up of the computer through a
network card.
J5 FIR Module Connector:This 5-pin header is used
for connecting a FIR port for use of FIR divice.
J12 Video in Connector: This 16-pin header is used for
connecting an Video port for use of video devices.
J6 CIR Module Connector: This 10-pin header is used
for connecting a CIR device.
J9 USB Port 2&3 Connector: This 8-pin header is used for connecting a USB port for use of USB
device.
CN2 COM Port Connector: This 10-pin header is used
to connect a serial port extension bracket for adding
a serial port to your system.
CN3 USB Connector and RJ45 Connector: This 10-pin header are used to connecting front panel USB port
3 and 4.
CN4 RCA Video or S/P DIF Jack:
CN5 S-Video Jack:

2. Introduction
2.1. Overview
The high quality P6F212 is a high performance, enhanced function
manboard.
The mainboard delivers comprehensive multimedia capabilities and bus
mastering EIDE (Enhanced IDE) controller, and concurrent PCI bus. The
mainboard accommodates SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) memory and
supports ATA33/66/100.
The mainboard achieves the highest reliability by supporting ECC (Error
Checking and Correction) memory protection, enabling the mainboard to
achieve superior data integrity and fault-tolerance with respect to memory
errors while running applications.
!High Performance 64-bit 2D GUI
!Highly Integrated RAMDACTM & Clock Synthesizer
!Full Feature High Performance 3D Engine
!ideo Processor
!ideo Capture and D D
!ersatile Frame Buffer Interface
!Hi-Res and Hi-Ref Display Support
!CRT Power Management ( ESA DPMS)
!Flat Panel Interface
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Introduction

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2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features
2.2.1. Hardware
VIA C3 Processor E GA CPU
Internal L1 128K and L2 64K cache memory.
CPU has built-in floating point unit
System bus clock 66/100/133 MHz
PCI bus clock 33 MHz
VIA VT8231 South ridge
VIA VT8601A super-I/O integrated peripheral con-
troller
Two 168-pin DIMM sockets, up to 1G
Supports 8 M to 512M SDRAM memory types
Supports four IDE devices in two channels
Supports PIO mode 0 through mode 4 drives
Supports us Mastering DMA mode 2 drives
Supports two us Mastering Ultra DMA-ATA 33/66/
100 drives
Supports Iomega ZIP or LS-120 removable drives
One floppy disk controller
One Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector
Two 16550 compatible serial port connectors
Two US (Universal Serial us) ports on board, two
front US ports by cable
One line-out, mic-in, LAN, vga on board,
One connector for front panel US ports
One COM port by cable
PS/2 mouse connector and
PS/2 keyboard connector on board
One 32-bit PCI slot
One Digital Video ouptup header
CPU
Coprocessor
Speed
Chipset
DRAM
EIDE
Controller
Enhanced I/O
I/O Option
Mouse
Keyboard
Expansion
Slots
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Compliant with EPA, APM 1.2 and ACPI
Auto Power on
ATX soft-off power control
Power  on by keyboard and PS/2 mouse
Power  on by external modem ring
Power  on by alarm
Fan off in sleep mode
CPU temperature warning and system tempera-
ture detection
CPU and system voltage detection
CPU and secondary fan RPM detection
Switching regulator
CPU voltage auto-detection
FATX form factor 17 cm x 17 cm (6.7 x 6.7-inch)
Mainboard Specification and Features
Power
Manage ent
Syste
Manage ent
Voltage
Regulator
For Factor
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VIA 4 in 1 driver
VIA ProSavage Display driver
AC97 codec audio driver
LAN driver
Flash utility for IOS upgrade
System Environment Monitoring Utility
Operates with MS_DOS, Windows 3.x/9x/ME/XP/
2000/NT, OS/2, Novell NetWare/UnixWare 1.1,
and SCO Unix 4.2
Driver and
Utility
Operating
Syste
Mainboard Specification and Features
2.2.2. Software
BIOS AWARD AGP/PCI IOS
2M-bit Flash IOS with ESCD (Extended System
Configuration Data) block
Supports APM, Plug and Play, Multi- oot, DMI and
EIDE devices
Supports ACPI
Supports high-capacity LS-120 and ZIP remov-
able media drive

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2.3. Mainboard Layout
Note: Because of optional items and design changes, your mainboard
may not be identical to the one shown in the illustration.
Mainboard Layout
Introduction
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DIMM1
DIMM2
IDE2
IDE1
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FAN 2
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J7
CD ROM Li ne-in
CI R Mo ule
Connector
J6
PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboar Ports
J12 Vi eo in Connector
L AN & US B Por ts
RCA Vi eo or S/P DIF
Battory Cr2032
CRT Connector, LPT Connector & S-Vi eo Ports
Mic-In,Line-In,Line-Out
COM Ports
AC97 Co ec
LAN VT6103
J10
Clear CMOS
J5
FIR Mo ule Connector
J4
J3
PCI Slo
t
Clock
Generator
J8
Wake up
on Mo em
J11
1-2 RCA Vi eo
3 -4 S/ P DIF
TV Out
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Key to Mainboard omponents
Mainboard Layout
No. Na e Function
1 CN8 ATX Power connector
2 J12 Video in connector
3DIMM1~2
Memory module slots
4IDE1~2IDE connector
5J3
Front P anel connector
6PCI1
32-bit PCI lot
7J7
CD-ROM Line-in header
8 J10 Clear CMO
9J8
Wake up on Modem connector
10 J4 DOC BIO header
11 J5 FIR Module connector
12 FAN1 CPU fan connector
13 FAN2 econdary case fan connector
14 J13 Host Frequency header
15 J11 /P DIF Output/RCA Video Output select
16 J6 CIR Module connector
17 U4 Flash BIO
18 BAT1 RTC battery
19 J9 U B Port 2 & 3 connector

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2.4. Microprocessor
The mainboard is designed to operate with the following processors:
Introduction
Processor Type FSB
VIA Cyrix C3 100/133MHz
2. . Chipset
The P6F212 supports the IA Apollo PLE133 chipset. The IA Apollo
PLE133 chipset is designed for desktops and workstations that provide
internal graphics, and provides ATA-100 and SDRAM support.
The T8231 I/O controller hub makes a direct connection between the
graphics system, the IDE controller, and the PCI bus. It uses accelerated
hub architecture to effectively double the bandwidth between these
components enabling more lifelike audio and video. The T8231 I/O
controller hub includes an integrated audio codec controller that lets the
processor more effectively decode sound generated by the integrated
audio system.
This concludes Chapter 2. Chapter 3 covers hardware installation.

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3. Hardware In tallation
This chapter explains how to use your mainboard to build a powerful
computer system. At a minimum, you will need the following components
in order to build a fully functioning system.
!Computer case with ATX power supply
!PGA370 Processor
!One SDRAM memory module
!One floppy disk drive
!One UDMA-66/100 IDE hard disk drive
!One CD-ROM drive
!One display monitor
!One mouse
!One PS/2 keyboard
!One set of loudspeakers
Of course, you can use the system I/O ports and expansion slots to add
many more features and components to your system than the items listed
above.
3.1. Unpacking
The P6F212 mainboard package contains the following items:
!One mainboard
!One IDE 66/100 40-pin ribbon cable
!One floppy 34-pin ribbon cable
!Driver and utility CD
!Users manual reference
After removing the mainboard from its anti-static bag, place it on a
grounded or antistatic surface (component side up). Inspect the
mainboard and contact your vendor immediately if it is damaged.
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3.2. Installation
The P6F212 is designed to fit into a standard FATX form factor chassis.
The pattern of the mounting holes and the position of the back panel
connectors meet the FATX system board specification. The chassis comes
with various mounting fasteners, which are made of metal or plastic. It is
highly recommended to use as many metal fasteners as possible to mount
the mainboard in the chassis for better grounding.
To install the mainboard you need to install the CPU and DIMM memory
modules, attach the connectors, and set the correct CPU speed in the
CMOS setup.
3.3. Safety Measures
Computer components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by
discharges of static electricity. Working on computers that are still
connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the
simple guidelines below to avoid damaging your computer:
!Always disconnect the mainboard from the ATX power supply, and
disconnect the computer from the power outlet whenever you are
working inside the computer case.
!If possible, wear a grounded wrist strap when you are installing
the mainboard or working inside the computer case. Alternatively,
discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal chassis
of the computer case, or the bare metal body of any other grounded
appliance.
!Hold electronic circuit boards by the edges only. Do not touch the
components on the board unless it is necessary to do so. Do not
flex or stress the circuit board.
!Leave each component inside the static-proof packaging that it
ships with until you are ready to use the component for the
installation.
Installation
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3.4. Connector/Jumper Location
Connector/Jumper Location
PCI
ATX POWER CN8
DIMM1
DIMM2
IDE2
IDE1
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FA N 1
FA N 2
J13 Host Frequency Select
J7
CD ROM Line-in
CIR Mo ule
Con nector
J6
PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboar Ports
J12 Vi eo in Connector
LAN & USB Ports
RCA Vi eo or S/P DIF
Battor y Cr20 32
CRT Co nnector, LP T Co nnector & S-Vi eo Ports
Mic-In,Line-In,Line-Out
COM Ports
AC97 Co ec
LAN VT6103
J10
Clear CMOS
J5
FIR Mo ule Con nector
J4
J3
PCI Slot
Clock
Gener ator
J8
Wake up
on Mo em
J11
1-2 RCA Vi eo
3-4 S/P DIF
TV Out
J9