SOLTEK 75FRN2 Series User manual

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Series 75FRN2: 75FRN2, 75FRN2-L, 75FRN2-R, 75FRN2-RL
Contents
Item Checkup ...........................................................................7
Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 8
1-1 75FRN2 / 75FRN2-R / 75FRN2-L / 75FRN2-RL Layout ...9
1-2 Mainboard Specifications .................................................... 10
1-2.1 CPU Socket ................................................................................... 10
1-2.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 10
1-2.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 10
1-2.4 BIOS............................................................................................... 10
1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface........................... 11
1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 11
1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions .................................................................... 11
1-2.8 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 11
1-2.9 AC’97 Audio Codec on board .................................................... 12
1-2.10 Hardware Monitor on board ................................................... 12
1-2.11 Serial ATA RAID Controller (75FRN2-R / RL only)........... 12
1-2.12 LAN on board (75FRN2-L / 75FRN2-RL only).................... 12
1-2.13 Form Factor................................................................................ 12
1-3 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 13
1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram........................................... 14
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..................................... 16
2-1 CPU Identification and Installation ................................... 17
2-1.1 CPU Identification Legends....................................................... 17
2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 462 ............................................. 18
2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 19
2-2.2 Dual Channel DDR DIMM configuration............................... 20
2-2.3 To Remove a DIMM .................................................................... 20
2-3 AGP Slot Installation ............................................................ 21

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2-4 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 22
2-5 Floppy Drive Connector Installation ................................. 23
2-6 Serial ATA Connectors (75FRN2-R / RL Only)................ 24
2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation .......................................... 25
2-8 Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 26
2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: ....................................................... 27
2-8.2 Jp2: CPU Clock Select ................................................................ 27
2-8.3 JBAT1: nVIDIA Clear CMOS................................................... 28
2-8.4 Jp5: Anti-burn Shield (ABSII) .................................................. 29
2-8.5 Jp1&Jp7: PS/2 KB/Mouse Power On ...................................... 30
2-8.6 Jp4: SATA RAID Controller Select(75FRN2-R/RL Only) ...30
2-9 Other Connectors Configuration........................................ 31
2-9.1 Onboard FAN Connectors ......................................................... 31
2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers .............................................. 32
2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors .......................................................... 33
2-9.4 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard ............................................... 33
2-9.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors ...................................................... 34
2-9.6 Thermal Detectors ....................................................................... 34
2-9.7 Wake On LAN Connector: ......................................................... 35
2-9.8 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors) ..................... 36
2-9.9 Front Panel Audio Connector .................................................. 38
2-9.11 LAN Connector (75FRN2-L / RL Only)................................. 38
2-9.12 6 Channel Sound Output Connector(Optional) ................... 39
Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 40
3-1 To Open up the Support CD ................................................ 41
3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce2 All-in-1 Driver” .................. 42
3-3 To Install AC’97 Audio Driver ............................................ 44
3-4 To Verify 6-channel Audio Configuration ......................... 45
3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 48

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Series 75FRN2: 75FRN2, 75FRN2-L, 75FRN2-R, 75FRN2-RL
3-5.1 Installation ................................................................................... 48
3-5.2 Verification .................................................................................. 49
3-6 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000 or XP ........ 50
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup............................................. 51
4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 52
4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 52
4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 52
4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 52
4-5 To Upgrade BIOS .................................................................. 53
4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS ............................................................. 53
4-5.2 Upgrade Process........................................................................... 53
4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 57
4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility .................................................................... 57
4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 59
4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 62
4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................... 65
4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 68
4-6.6 Power Management Setup ......................................................... 73
4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration ............................................................ 76
4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield....................................................... 78
4-6.9 CPU Ratio/Voltage Control........................................................ 80
4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................ 81
4-6.11 Set Supervisor / User Password .............................................. 82
4-6.12 Save & Exit Setup...................................................................... 83
4-6.13 Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 83
Chapter 5 RAID Controller ................................... 84
5-0 Before Creating Disk Array: ............................................... 85
5-1 Creating Your Disk Array .................................................... 86
5-1.1 Creating An Array For Performance/Security....................... 86
5-1.2 Creating Security Array With Existing Data Drive .............. 88

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5-2 Installing Drivers................................................................... 90
5-2.1 For Windows 2000/XP ................................................................ 90
5-2.2 Windows 95/98 ............................................................................. 92
5-2.3 DOS/Windows 3.1x ...................................................................... 95
5-2.4 Windows NT4.0 ............................................................................ 96
APPENDICES.......................................................... 98
Appendix-1 Identify BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number... 99
Appendix-2 Identify Mainboard Model Number ................. 100
Appendix-3 Technical Terms .................................................... 101
Item Checkup
• Mainboard
• User Manual (Mainboard)
• Multi-lingual Quick Installation Guide
• Support CD
• Bundled Bonus Pack CD
• Bundled Bonus Pack Manual
• Promise SATA RAID Driver Diskette (Optional)
• Cables :
ATA66/100/133 IDE Cable
FDD Cable
USB Cable (Optional)
2 x Serial ATA Cable (Optional)
1 x Serial ATA Power Cable (Optional)

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Series 75FRN2: 75FRN2, 75FRN2-L, 75FRN2-R, 75FRN2-RL
Topics included in this chapter are:
1-1 Mainboard Layout
1-2 Mainboard Specifications**
1-3 Mainboard Specification Table
1-4 Chipset System Block Diagram
Introduction
Chapter 1 Specification
This series features an integration of the powerful AMD processors
Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron and the North Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 Ultra
400 (nFORCE2 SPP) plus South Bridge nFORCE2 MCP, with which
the whole system performance supports 400/333/266/200MHz system
bus.
nVIDIA nFORCE2 Ultra 400 (nFORCE2 SPP) plus nFORCE2 MCP
supports on-board AMD processors to implement the 400/333/266/200
MHz Front Side Bus, the AGP 8X/4X interface, the LPC Super I/O, the
Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266 MHz SDRAM, the 6-channel AC’97
Audio interface, the USB 2.0 interface and ATA 133/100/66 data trans-
fer rate. This chapter is to introduce to users every advanced function
of this high performance integration.
** If any difference is found between this manual and the Main-
board you are using, please look up the ERRATA/UPDATE Slip
enclosed inside for the correction or updated information, or
else contact the Mainboard Dealer or visit our Web Site for the
latest manual update.

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Chapter 1 Specification
nVIDIA
nFORCE2
DIM1
IDE2 IDE1
Li
Battery
Fan3
nVIDIA
nFORCE2
AC'97
Codec
WOL1
1
SPKRSTKeylock
HDD/LEDIRTX/IRRXPWRSMI
++
--
1
PCI1
PCI5
PCI4
PCI3
PCI2
Audio1
14
USB3
1
10
FD1
1
DIM2
PW1
SOCKET 462
RT2
DIM3
1
1
CDIN1
DDR 400/333/266MHz

RTL
ALC650
Fan2
1
Jp1
AGP1
IDE3
BIOS
PDC
20376
PW2
1
Jp2
RT1
JBAT1
1
1
Jp4
SATA1
SATA2
1
Jp5
(nFORCE2 SPP)
MCP
Fan1


LPC I/O
W83627HF
NJP1
1
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Master Dual Channel DIMM slot

Ultra 400
LPT1
COM1
PS/2
Mouse
(on top)
PS/2 Keyboard
(underside)
RJ45
(on top)
USB3
USB2
Linein
(on top)
LineOut
(middle)
Mic
(underside)
USB0
(on top)
USB1
COM2
+12V Power
JAUD1
1
1
Jp7
(underside)
(middle)
ATX Main Power
USB0
(on top)
(underside)
1-1 75FRN2 / 75FRN2-R / 75FRN2-L / 75FRN2-RL Layout
RAID Controller and 2
SATA RAID connectors
(75FRN2-R / RL Only)
RJ45 (75FRN2-L / RL Only)
PATA RAID IDE connec-
tor (75FRN2-R / RL Only)
RAID Controller Jumper
(75FRN2-R / RL Only)

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Series 75FRN2: 75FRN2, 75FRN2-L, 75FRN2-R, 75FRN2-RL
1-2 Mainboard Specifications
1-2.1 CPU Socket
CPU Socket 462 (Socket A) on board, supporting AMD Athlon, Athlon
XP and Duron processors and implementing 400/333/266/200MHz sys-
tem bus
1-2.2 System Chipsets
• North Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 Ultra 400 (nFORCE2 SPP) for
managing and supporting 400/333/266/200MHz system Bus, AGP
8X/4X interface and DDR 333/266MHz Memory Interface with an
enhanced support of DDR 400MHz Memory Module.
• South Bridge nVIDIA nFORCE2 MCP working with North Bridge
nFORCE2 SPP supporting the HyperTransport, LPC Super I/O, PCI
interface, ATA133 interface, LAN interface, USB V2.0 interface as
well as AC’97 Audio 6-channel interface.
1-2.3 Memory
3 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board :
• Supporting unregistered, non-ECC Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266/
200 SDRAM up to 3GB
• Supporting installation of identical DDR SDRAM modules for Dual
Channel transfer.
1-2.4 BIOS
Flash Memory for easy upgrade, supporting BIOS Writing Protection,
Year 2000 compliant, and supporting various hardware configuration
during booting system (See Chapter 4 BIOS Setup):
• Standard CMOS Features (Times, Date, Hard Disk Type etc,)
• Advanced BIOS Features (Virus Protection, Boot Sequence etc.)
• Advanced Chipset Features (AT Clock, DRAM Timing etc.)
• Power Management Features (Sleep timer, Suspend Timer etc.)
• PNP/PCI Configurations (IRQ Settings, Latency Timers etc.)
• Integrated Peripherals (Onboard I/O, IRQ, DMA Assign. etc.)
• SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield (CPU/System Temp., Fan speed etc.)
• CPU Ratio/Voltage Control (Voltage of CPU, DIMM, AGP etc.)

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Chapter 1 Specification
1-2.7 Multi-I/O Functions
• PCI EIDE Controller, supporting:
-- 2 ATA 133 / 100 / 66 IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE devices
• Dedicated IR Functions:
-- 1x5 IR connector dedicated to IR function with Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR)
and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR
• Multi-mode parallel data transfer:
-- Standard mode, high speed mode ECP and enhanced mode EPP
• Floppy Drive Connector:
-- 1 FDD connector supporting 2 floppy drives with drive swap support
• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:
-- USB V2.0 compliant, 480 MB/s USB Bus, supporting Windows 2000 / XP.
-- 4 built-in USB connectors and 1 more USB pin-header which require 1
additional USB cable to provide 4 more USB ports
• PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse
• UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter):
-- 2 serial ports (COM1 & COM2) on board
1-2.8 Expansion Slots
• 5 PCI Bus Master slots
• 1 AGP 8X/4X slot
• 3 DDR DIMM slots
1-2.6 Advanced System Power Management
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface incorporated in BIOS for
reducing power consumption :
• ACPI 1.0B compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface),
including ACPI Suspend mode support (See Power management of
BIOS Setup)
• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)
• PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Power On
• Real Time Clock (RTC) with date alarm, month alarm, and century
field
1-2.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface
AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting:
• 1.5V(8X/4X) power mode only, 1 AGP Slot supported
• 8X 66MHz AD and SBA signaling; AGP pipelined split-transaction
long burst transfers up to 2GB/sec.
• AGP 8X/4X supported, AGP V3.0 compliant

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Series 75FRN2: 75FRN2, 75FRN2-L, 75FRN2-R, 75FRN2-RL
1-2.9 AC’97 Audio Codec on board
AC’97 Audio Codec on board, 6-channel interface compliant
1-2.10 Hardware Monitor on board
• Hardware Monitor supported by LPC I/O W83627HF, providing moni-
toring functions on hardware voltage, temperatures and fan speeds.
• Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying monitor sta-
tus is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation.
1-2.13 Form Factor
• ATX Form Factor, ATX Power Supply
• Mainboard size: 305mm x 245mm
1-2.12 LAN on board (75FRN2-L / 75FRN2-RL only)
Fast Ethernet Controller integrated in nFORCE2 MCP and nFORCE2
Media Access Controller:
• Supporting 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Base T LAN
• LAN Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation
1-2.11 Serial ATA RAID Controller (75FRN2-R / RL only)
• Promise PDC20376 integrated on board
• Supporting 2 serial RAID connectors for 2 serial RAID hard disks with
up to 150MB/s transfer rate
• Supporting an additional PATA RAID connector for one more RAID
IDE hard disk with up to 133MB/s transfer rate
• SATA RAID Controller Driver is enclosed in Support CD and a Floppy
Disk for user’s installation.
• Supporting up to 6 channels of PCM audio output
• 6 channel audio consisting of Front Left, Front Right, Back Left,
Back Right, Center and Sub-woofer for complete surround sound
effect
• AC’97 Audio Codec Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installa-
tion

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Chapter 1 Specification
1-3 Mainboard Specification Table
Series 75FRN2 Specifications and Features
CPU
Other Common
Feature
Networking
I/O Connectors
PCI Slots
VGA
IDE Interface
Audio
AGP interface
I/O Chip
Memory
BIOS
South Bridge
North Bridge
SATA Interface
75FRN2 75FRN2-R
Serial ATA Raid NO YES
Network
75FRN2-L 75FRN2-RL
NO NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Optional Features
Parallel ATA Raid
Socket 462 for AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron CPU
nFORCE2 Ultra 400 (nFORCE2 SPP), supporting
400/333/266/200 MHz FSB
2 SATA RAID Connectors and 1 RAID IDE
Connector (75FRN2-R / RL Only)
Keyboard/Mouse Power On/Wake Up
LAN Controller nForce2 MCP and Connector RJ45
(75FRN2-L / RL Only)
6 USB V2.0, 1 FDD port, 2 COM ports, 1 LPT,
1 IrDA, 1 PS/2 K/B, 1 PS/2 Mouse
5 PCI Master slots on board
Not integrated on board
2 ATA 133/100/66 IDE Connector
AC’97 Audio Codec, 6-channel compliant
AGP 8X/4X mode only
Winbond W83627HF
Dual-channel DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, up to
3GB in 3 DDR DIMM slots
Award BIOS
nFORCE2 MCP