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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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!!!!

!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.

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