Freetech P8F155 User manual

P8F155
MOTHER BOARD
USER’S MANUAL
Ver 1.1
Jun.16.2004

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Perface
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Using This Manual
This manual is designed to helpyou build a reliable Personal
Computer based on the P8F155 platform.
Chapter 1—Quick Reference
This chapter is for advanced users who want to quickly assemble asystem.
The mainboard layout along with jumper and switch settings, and memory
configuration are provided.
Chapter 2—Introduction
This chapter includes an introduction, a checklist ofthe 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 howto
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.

Perface
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Table of Contents
1. P8F155 QUICK REFERENCE................................
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1.1. Mainboard Layout ................................
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1.2. I/O Ports................................................................
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1.3. Front Panel Connector................................
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1.4. Jumpers................................................................
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1.5. PCI Frequency Settings ................................
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1.6. Memory Installation................................
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1.7. Connectors................................
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2. INTRODUCTION................................
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2.1. Overview................................................................
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2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features
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2.2.1. Hardware................................
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2.2.2. Software................................................................
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2.3. Mainboard Layout ................................
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2.4. Microprocessor ................................
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2.5. CPU Packaging................................
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2.6. AC97 Codec................................
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2.7. Chipset................................................................
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3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................
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3.1. Unpacking................................
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3.2. Installation................................
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3.3. Safety Measures................................
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3.4. Connector/Jumper Location................................
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3.5. Attaching Connectors................................
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3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors (JP5)................................
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3.5.2. Audio CD-In Connector (CD1)
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3.5.3. Audio AUX-IN Connector (AUX1)
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3.5.4. Infrared (IR) Connector (IR)................................
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3.5.5. LAN/Modem Wake up connectors (WOL)
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3.5.6. Front USB Header (USB2)................................
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3.5.7. Floppy Drive Header (FDC)................................
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3.5.8. IDE Connectors ................................
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3.5.9. Back Panel Connectors ................................
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3.5.10. Power Supply Connector................................
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3.5.11. CPU/Chipset/System FAN Power Supplies
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3.5.12. PCI Connector (PCI)................................
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3.5.13. External Mouse / Keyboard (JP1)
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3.5.14. Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector (JP9)
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3.5.15. Front Line-OUT Connector (JP8)
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3.6. Installing the CPU................................
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3.6.1. Before You Begin................................
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3.6.2. Installation Procedure................................
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3.6.3. Removing the Processor................................
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3.7. Installing System Memory................................
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3.8. Setting Jumpers................................................................
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3.8.1. Before You Begin................................
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3.8.2. Installation Procedure ................................
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3.9. Auto Power On................................................................
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4. BIOS CONFIGURATION................................
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4.1. Entering Setup................................
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4.2. Standard CMOS Features................................
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4.3. Advanced BIOS Features................................
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4.4. Advanced Chipset Features................................
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4.5. Integrated Peripherals................................
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4.6. Power Management Setup................................
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4.7. PnP/PCI Configurations ................................
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4.8. PC Health Status Option................................
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4.9. Frequency/Voltage Control................................
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4.10. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option................................
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4.11. Load Optimized Defaults Option
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4.12. Set Supervisor/User Password................................
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4.13. Save & Exit Setup................................
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4.14. Exit Without Saving................................
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5. DRIVER AND UTILITY................................
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5.1. Flash Utility................................
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5.2 CD Driver Overview ................................
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5.2.1. Intel Chipset 845 INF Driver................................
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5.2.2. Intel Chipset 845 Busmaster IDE Driver
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5.2.3. ALC650 Audio Driver ................................
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5.2.4. LAN Driver................................
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5.3. Online Services................................
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This section isfor users to get started using the mainboard straightaway.
1.1. Mainboard Layout
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mPGA478B CPU socket (PGA478)
ATX power connector (PW)
ATX 12V power connector (PW1)
184-pin DIMM DDR module sockets (DIMM1~2)
IDE connector (IDE1)
IDE connector (IDE2)
Floppy drive connector (FDC)
PCIexpansion connector (PCI)
Accelerated Graphics Port Slot (AGP)
Front Panel connectors (JP5)
USB2 ports connector (USB2~3)
LAN/Modem Wake up Connector(WOL)
AUDIO connectors (CD1)
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AUDIO connectors (AUX1)
Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector (JP9)
Front Line-OUT Connector (JP8)
External Mouse / Keyboard (JP1)
IR connector (IR)
CPU FSB (JP3)
CMOS Jumper (JP4)
CPU FAN (JP2)
SYSTEM FAN
ORTHER FAN
RTC Battery
Flash BIOS
1. P8F155 Quick Reference

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

P8F155 Quick Reference
Jumper
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1.4. Jumpers
1-2 Auto
2-3 100MHz FSB
JP3
(CPU FSB) Empty 133MHz FSB
1-2 Normal Mode
JP4
(CMOS Clear)
2-3 Clear CMOS
1.5. PCI Frequency Setting
The PCI frequency settings are automatically set by the system
1.6. Memory Installation
Note: This mainboard 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 Non 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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Connectors
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1.7. Connectors
JP1 External Mouse / Keyboard : This 6-pin header is
used for connecting mouse or keyboard.
JP2 CPU FAN : This 3-
pin header is used for connecting
a CPU fan.
JP6 System FAN : The 3-pin header is for connecting
the case fan the system cool.
JP7 Other FAN : the 3-pin header is for connecting the
case fan.
JP8 Front Line-OUT Connector
1-2, 4-5 : Rear side Lineout
Open : Front side Lineout
JP9 Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector
AUX1 Auxiliary-IN connector : This 4-pin header is an
auxiliary input connector.
CD1 CD-IN connector : This 4-pin header is used for
connecting the CD ROM audio input to the sound
card.
IR Infrared (IR) connector : This 5-
pin header is used
connect an IR port for use of IR devices.
WOL Wake On LAN Connector : This 3-pin header is
used for remote wake up of the computer through a
network card.
PW
ATX power connector : This 20-pin header is
connect the power supply plug to ATX power
connector to providePentium 4 standard power for
devices.
PW1 ATX 12V power connector : This 4-pin header is
connect the power supply 12V plug to ATX power
connector to provide 12V power for devices.
USB2~3 Front USB connector : This 10-
pin header is used
connecting front panel USB port 3, 4, 5 or 6.

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2.1. Overview
The high quality P8F155 family is a high-performance, enhanced
function mainboard that supports mPGA478 Intel®Pentium®4
processors that support a 400/533 MHz front side bus (FSB). This
mainboard is designed around the latest and fastest Intel 845G/GE/PE
chipset in a Mini Flex ATX form factor.
The mainboard delivers workstation-level performance with bus
mastering EIDE (Enhanced IDE) controller, and concurrent PCI bus.
The mainboard accommodates DDR SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)
memory and supports ATA33/66/100.
In addition to superior hardware capabilities, provided with this
platform are these features:
 Supports Intel®Pentium®4 processors in a 478-pin package
 Supports 400/533 FSB
 Supports up to 2 GB of PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 DDR SDRAM
 Bus mastering EIDE driver
 Supports two USB2.0 ports on board, four USB2.0 ports by cable
accommodating Plug and Play devices
 Soft-off APM (Advanced Power Management)
 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
 Keyboard power on
 External modem ring on
 LAN wake up
 BIOS upgrade
2. Introduction

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Mainboard Specification and Feature
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2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features
2.2.1. Hardware
CPU Intel® Pentium® 4 processors in a 478-
pin
package, compatible Auto-detection CPU
VRM Onboard Voltage Regulator Module
Provides 1.05V to 1.825V operating voltage
Coprocessor
Speed CPU has built-in floating point unit
System bus clock 100/133 MHz
PCI bus clock 33 MHz
Chipset Intel 845G/GE/PE supports
PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 DDR SDRAM and
super-I/O integrated peripheral controller
support Ultra ATA100
DRAM Two 184-pin DDR sockets, up to 2GB
Supports 64 MB to 1GB DDR SDRAM
memory types
EIDE
Controller Supports for IDE devices in two channels
Supports PIO mode 0 through mode 4 drives
Supports Bus Mastering DMA mode 2 drives
Supports two Bus Mastering Ultra DMA-ATA
33/66/100 drives
Supports Iomega ZIP or LS-120 removable
drives
Sound Chip Chip integrated direct Sound AC97 2.2
interface.
Realtek ALC650
On-Board LAN Intel 8100 LAN chipset, supports 10/100 Mb/s

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Mainboard Specification and Feature
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Enhanced I/O One floppy disk controller
One Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port
connector
Two 16550 compatible serial port connectors
Two USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports
One audio port connector, include line-out,
line-in, mic-in, and midi/game ports
I/O Options Two connector for front panel USB2.0 ports
3/4, 5/6
One IrDA compatible infrared (IR) connector
Mouse PS/2 mouse connector
Keyboard PS/2 keyboard connector
Expansion Slots One 32-bit PCI slot
One AGP Slot
Power
Management Compliant with EPA, APM 1.2 and ACPI
ATX soft-off power control
Power on by keyboard and mouse
Power on by external modem ring
Power on by alarm
Power on by LAN wake up
Fan off in sleep mode
System
Management CPU and system voltage detection
CPU and secondary fan RPM detection
Voltage Regulator
Switching regulator
CPU voltage auto-detection
Form Factor Mini Flex ATX
Board Size 190 × 220 mm

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Mainboard Specification and Feature
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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, and SCO Unix

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Mainboard Layout
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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.

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Mainboard Layout
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Key to Mainboard Components
NO.
Name Function
1 PGA478 CPU socket
2 PW ATX standard power connector
3 PW1 ATX 12V power connector
4 DIMM1~2 DDR SDRAM Memory module slots
5 IDE1 IDE 1 connector
6 IDE2 IDE 2 connector
7 FDC Floppy drive connector
8 PCI 32-bit PCI Slot
9 AGP Accelerated Graphics Slot
10 JP5 Front Panel Connector
11 USB2~3 Front USB Connector
12 WOL LAN/Modem Wake up Connector
13 AUX1 Audio AUX-In header
14 CD1 Audio CD-In header
15 JP9 Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Audio Connector
16 JP8 Front Line-OUT Connector
17 JP1 External Mouse / Keyboard
18 IR IrDA compliant Infrared (IR) connector
19 JP3 CPU FSB Jumper
20 JP4 Clear CMOS
21 JP2 CPU FAN Connector
22 JP6 System FAN
23 JP7 Other FAN
24 BAT RTC battery
25 U20 Flash BIOS

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Microprocessor
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2.4. Microprocessor
The mainboard is designed to operate with the following processor:
Processor Type Speed FSB
Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz~3.06GHz+ 400, 533 MHz
An onboard switching voltage regulator provides the required 1.05
to 1.825 volts for the processor. The processor sends five VID
(Voltage identification) signals to the switching voltage regulator.
The switching regulator generates the correct voltage for the
processor.
2.5. CPU Packaging
The mainboard’s CPU socket is a surface mount, mPGA478B type
ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket. The socket has 478 pins with 50
mil pin pitch.
Note: ZIF sockets are sockets designed for ea
sy insertion of pin
grid array (PGA) chips. The chip is dropped into the
socket, and a lever is used to secure the chip in place.
2.6. AC 97 Codec
The ALC650 is an 18-bit, full duplex AC’97 2.2 compatible stereo
audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia system. The ALC650
AC’97 CODEC supports multiple CODEC extension with
independent variable sampling rates and built-in 3D effects. The
ALC650 CODEC provides two pairs of stereo outputs with
independent volume controls, a mono output, and multiple stereo
and mono inputs, along with flexible mixing, gain and mute
functions to provide a complete integrated audio solution for PCs.

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Chipset
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2.7. Chipset
The P8F155 supports the Intel 845G/GE/PE chipset is designed for
use in a desktop system based on an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in
a 478-pin package. The Intel 845G/GE/PE chipset supports the
Pentium 4 processor with 256-KB L2 cache and the Pentium 4
processor with 512-KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron process. The
processor interface supports the Pentium 4 processor subset of the
Extended Mode of the Scalable Bus Protocol. In an Intel
845G/GE/PE chipset-based platform, I/O functions are integrated
onto the ICH4.
The GMCH provides the processor interface, system memory
interface, hub interface, and additional interface in an Intel
845G/GE/PE chipset desktop platform. Each GMCH contains an
integrated graphics controller (IGD). The Intel 845G/GE/PE chipset
use the 82801DB ICH4 for the I/O Controller Hub.
 Processor Side Bus (PSB) frequency
-- 82845G/GE GMCH supports 533 MHz.
--82845PE GMCH supports 533 MHz.
 AGP Interface
-- 82845G/GE/PE GMCH supports AGP. The AGP interface
signals are multiplexed with the Intel® DVO interface signals.
 Advanced packaging technology and industry leading
electrical design innovations ensure long-term system
reliability over wide operating conditions.
 The AGP4X interface providing the most advanced graphics
support available, enabling graphics bandwidth of over 1GB/s.
 Two USB2.0 controllers provide high-performance peripherals
with 480 Mbps of bandwidth, while enabling support for up to
six USB ports.