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5. Driver and Utility 

 

5.1. Flash Utility 

 

The BIOS of the P6F128 mainboard can be upgraded by using a Flash 
utility.  A new version of the BIOS can be downloaded from the factory's 
BBS and Web site.  The system BIOS is stored in a 1 M-bit Flash 
EEPROM that can be erased and reprogrammed by the Flash utility. 

 

There are two files in the FLASH directory: 

 

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FLASH.EXE Flash utility for AWARD BIOS upgrade 

 

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README.TXT Text file of instructions 

 

The Flash utility will not work with any memory manager software 
running in the system.  In order to make sure no memory manager 
software is running, boot your system from a bootable floppy diskette 
which does not contain CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.  If you 
are using MS-DOS 6.x, you can press the <F5> function key when the 
“Starting MS-DOS..” message appears on the screen to bypass the 
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for P6F128

Page 1: ...P6F128 Mainboard Manual Thursday April 12 2001 ...

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Page 3: ...e this user s manual and all accompanying documentation and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of the revision or change IN NO EVENT WILL THE VENDOR BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES I...

Page 4: ...s an introduction a checklist of the 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 how to 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 tha...

Page 5: ...rd Layout 8 2 4 Microprocessor 10 2 5 CPU Packaging 10 2 6 Chipset 10 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 11 3 1 Unpacking 11 3 2 Installation 12 3 3 Safety Measures 12 3 4 Connector Jumper Location 13 3 5 Attaching Connectors 14 3 5 1 Front Panel Connectors 14 3 5 2 Infrared IR Connectors 15 3 5 3 CD ROM Connectors 15 3 5 4 Wake on LAN 16 3 5 5 Floppy Drive Connector 16 3 5 6 IDE Connectors 17 3 5 7 Back Pan...

Page 6: ...ls 40 4 6 Power Management Setup 44 4 7 PnP PCI Configurations 48 4 8 PC Health Status Option 49 4 9 Frequency Voltage Control 51 4 10 Load Optimized Defaults Option 53 4 11 Set Supervisor User Password 53 4 12 Save Exit Setup 54 4 13 Exit Without Saving 54 5 DRIVER AND UTILITY 55 5 1 Flash Utility 55 5 2 Intel 81x Installation Utility 56 5 3 Intel 81x AGP Installation 57 5 4 AD1881 Audio Driver 5...

Page 7: ...ket PGA370 4 DIMM module sockets DIMM1 2 5 Suspend to RAM LED LED1 6 Floppy drive connector FDC 7 Intel 815E 815EP 8 IDE connectors IDE1 9 IDE connectors IDE2 10 Accelerated Graphics Port slot AGP 11 Intel 82801BA 12 Front panel connectors JP27 13 System fan connector JP28 14 RTC battery BT 15 USB connector USB 16 PCI expansion slots PCI1 17 PCI expansion slots PCI2 18 PCI expansion slots PCI3 19 ...

Page 8: ...2 Open Enable Codec AD1881 1 2 Enable BIOS flash protect JP17 2 3 Disable BIOS flash protect 1 2 Normal Mode JP19 2 3 Clear CMOS RAM 1 2 Disable onboard speaker JP24 2 3 Enable onboard speaker Parallel Port LPT1 Game Port Line out Line in Microphone VGA Port Serial Port USB Ports PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Power LED Keyboard Speaker Power Switch Reset Button Standby LED HDD LED ...

Page 9: ... JP4 TV out Connector This 8 pin header is used to connect a TV lineout Optional IR Infrared IR Connector This 5 pin header is used to connect an infrared IR port for use of IR devices CD1 2 CD Connectors These 4 pin headers are used for connecting the CD ROM audio input to the sound card AUX Auxiliary Connector This 4 pin header is an auxiliary input connector WOL Wake On LAN Connector This 3 pin...

Page 10: ...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 512 MB This concludes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 covers the mainboard s specification...

Page 11: ...he 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 in respect to memory errors while running applications The Chrontel Ch7009 DVI TV Combo Chip is available as an option for the P6F128 The Ch7009 is a display controller device that accepts a digital graphics in...

Page 12: ... scaling in TV output DRAM Two 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports 8 MB to 512 MB memory Supports FP EDO SDRAM ESDRAM and VCM SDRAM memory types EIDE Controller Supports four IDE devices in two channels Supports PIO mode 0 through mode 4 drives Supports Bus Mastering DMA mode 2 drives Supports Bus Mastering Ultra DMA 66 100 drives Supports Iomega ZIP or LS 120 removable drives Enhanced I O One floppy di...

Page 13: ... Software BIOS AWARD AGP PCI BIOS 4M 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 Flash utility for BIOS upgrade System Environment Monitoring Utility Optional ES1373 audio drivers Operating S...

Page 14: ...8 Mainboard User s Manual 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 ...

Page 15: ... I O controller 12 JP27 Front case panel connectors 13 JP28 Secondary case fan connector 14 BT RTC battery 15 USB Front panel USB connectors 16 PCI1 32 bit PCI expansion slots 17 PCI2 32 bit PCI expansion slots 18 PCI3 32 bit PCI expansion slots 19 CNR Communications Networking Riser 20 Award BIOS Award BIOS controller 21 WOL Wake On LAN WOL connector 22 AUX Auxiliary connector 23 CD1 2 CD ROM aud...

Page 16: ...tel 815E 815EP chipset The 815E 815EP chipset is designed for desktops and workstations that provide internal or external graphics and provides ATA 100 4xAGP and SDRAM support The 82801BA 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 enabli...

Page 17: ...ouse 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 P6F128 mainboard package contains the following items One mainboard One IDE 40 pin ribbon cable One floppy 34 pin ribbon cable Driver and utility CD One dual port USB bracket User s manual...

Page 18: ...ic 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 m...

Page 19: ...13 Hardware Installation 3 4 Connector Jumper Location ...

Page 20: ...D This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted STB LED to indicate a standby status The LED remains lit even when the system is off to indicate that AC power is available When the system enters standby mode the LED starts blinking HDD LED This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted HDD LED to indicate hard disk activity Power LED Keylock This 5 pin connector connects to the case mounted...

Page 21: ...IrDA port if you attach an infrared module to this connector Refer to Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details 3 5 3 CD ROM Connectors These connectors enable you to connect a CD ROM to the mainboard and receive stereo audio input Pin 1 5V IRM_IR IR Receiver Ground IR Transmitter Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel CD1 CD...

Page 22: ...r Management section in Chapter 4 for details 3 5 5 Floppy Drive Connector A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A the connector with untwisted wires connects to drive B You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds with pin 1 of the I O port connect...

Page 23: ...rient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to pin 1 of the I O port connector 3 5 7 Back Panel Connectors The back panel provides external access to PS 2 style keyboard and mouse connectors two serial ports one parallel port dual USB ports a game port and audio ports which are integrated on the mainboard The figures below show the location of the back panel I O...

Page 24: ...scanner printer and telephony devices and also support MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 digital video The USB ports have a maximum bandwidth of 12 Mbits sec equivalent to 1 5 Mbytes sec and up to 127 devices can be attached Fast devices can use the full bandwidth while lower speed ones can transfer data using a 1 5 Mbits sec sub channel Parallel Port Connect a printer or other parallel device to the burgundy col...

Page 25: ...etails Note Serial printers must be connected to the serial port VGA Port Connect an external monitor to the blue 15 pin VGA port You can set the VGA port IRQs in BIOS Refer to Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details Game Port You can connect a joystick game pad or other game device to the gold 15 pin game port You can also connect a MIDI device for playing or editing audio Serial Port VGA...

Page 26: ... Supply Connector The ATX power supply has a single lead connector with a clip on one side of the plastic housing There is only one way to plug the lead into the ATX power connector Press the lead connector down until the clip snaps into place and secures the lead onto the connector Warning Incorrect installation of the power supply could result in serious damage to the mainboard and connected per...

Page 27: ... VT82C686A chip providing the fan comes with a tachometer output 3 6 Installing the CPU 3 6 1 Before You Begin 1 Be sure that your processor kit includes the following items One processor with the fan or heat sink attached One power cable for CPU with cooling fan attached 2 Place the mainboard on a workbench not in a chassis Be sure that the mainboard is empty that is no DIMMs cables or cards are ...

Page 28: ...AN 2 Push the CPU socket lever slightly to the side and then raise it as far as it can go 3 Identify the pin 1 corner of the PGA370 The pin 1 corner is on the same side as the locking lever as shown in the illustration below 4 Identify the pin 1 corner of the processor the pin 1 corner on the processor has a beveled edge CPU Fan Pin 1 CPU Socket 370 ...

Page 29: ...he processor cooling fan power supply CPU FAN 8 Configuration of the processor is carried out using the system setup utility as described in Chapter 4 Configure the processor the first time you turn on the assembled computer 3 6 3 Removing the Processor First remove the mainboard from the chassis To remove the processor from the mainboard follow these steps 1 Disconnect the fan power cable from th...

Page 30: ...ard has two DIMM Sockets Memory can be installed using 168 pin SDRAM DIMM memory modules There are no jumper settings required for the memory size or type which is automatically detected by the BIOS You must use 3 3V unbuffered DIMMs in the mainboard To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs 168 pin DIMM DIMM1 2 ...

Page 31: ...tric 2Mx64 4Mx64 8Mx64 16Mx64 32Mx64 EDO Extended Data Output SDRAM Synchronous DRAM Requirements DRAM Speed 60 ns or faster RAS Access Time 60 ns or faster CAS Access Time 20 ns or faster DIMM module 3 3V unbuffered Speed Grade 66 6 MHz or faster CAS latency 3 or faster Install the 168 pin SDRAM modules in any combination as follows BANK 0 DIMM1 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB BANK 1 DIMM2 8 16 32 64 1...

Page 32: ... Use this jumper to select either the onboard Codec AD1881 or an add on audio card to handle your system audio Clear CMOS Password Jumper You may need to clear the CMOS if your system cannot boot up because you forgot your password the CPU clock setup is incorrect or the CMOS settings need to be reset to default values after the system BIOS has been updated ...

Page 33: ...matically boot up using standard parameters 2 As the system boots enter BIOS and set up the CPU clock Note If you are unable to enter BIOS setup turn the system on and off a few times or press INSERT when booting up to have the system boot up with standard parameters BIOS Flash Protect Jumper Use this jumper to protect the system BIOS from being accidentally flashed updated Onboard Speaker Jumper ...

Page 34: ...tion utility that displays the system s configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system parameters These parameters are stored in non volatile battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information even when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values found in CMOS Using easy to use pull down menus you can configure such items ...

Page 35: ...tem hardware is not consistent with the information contained in the CMOS RAM whenever the CMOS RAM has lost power or the system features need to be changed 4 1 Entering Setup When the system is powered on the BIOS will enter the Power On Self Test POST routines These routines perform various diagnostic checks if an error is encountered the error will be reported in one of two different ways 1 If ...

Page 36: ...utility s various functions Listed below are explanations of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screen Key Function Esc Escape key Exits the current menu Cursor keys Scroll through the items on a menu PU PD Plus minus Page Up and Page Down keys Modify the selected field s values F10 F10 key Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 F1 key Displays a screen that explains all key funct...

Page 37: ...ect PU PD Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 2 Standard CMOS setup screen The Standard CMOS Setup utility is similar for all three chipsets and is used to configure the following features Date Month Day Year Time Hour Minute and Second Use 24 Hour clock format for PM numbers add 12 to the hour you would enter 4 30 p m As ...

Page 38: ...lly detect and configure a hard disk drive on the IDE channel If your system has an IDE hard drive you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter them into the Standard CMOS Setup automatically If the auto detected parameters displayed do not match the ones that should be used for your hard drive do not accept them Press the N key to reject the values and enter the correct ones manual...

Page 39: ...isks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press Esc to close the IDE device sub menu and return to the Standard CMOS Features page Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B Options for these fields are 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25in 720K 3 5in 1 44M 3 5in 2 88M 3 5in None Not Installed The Not Installed...

Page 40: ...m Help Anti Virus Protection CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Fourth Boot Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting ÑTypematic Rate Chars Sec ÑTypematic Delay Msec Security Option OS Select For DRAM 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability...

Page 41: ... process The default setting is Enabled 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Boot Device Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start up time The default settings are Floppy HDD 0 LS120 and Disable respectively Swap Floppy Drive If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system this item allows you to swap the assigned drive le...

Page 42: ... the password feature every time the system boots up The default setting is Setup You can create your password by using the SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD utility in the main program screen OS Select For DRAM 64MB Set to OS2 if the system memory size is greater than 64 MB and the operating system is OS 2 The default setting is Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability SMART is an industry acronym for Self monito...

Page 43: ... F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 4 Advanced Chipset features This screen controls the settings for the board s chipset All entries related to the DRAM timing on the screen are automatically configured Do not make any changes unless you are familiar with the chipset SDRAM CAS Latency Time Enables you to select the CAS latency...

Page 44: ...stem memory This option is designed for some OS with special add in cards which need 15 16 MB memory space The default setting is Disabled CPU Latency Timer This item sets a timing parameter for CPU access Since the CPU timing is determined by the system hardware leave this item at the default value Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transac...

Page 45: ...age open mode If set to Enabled the GMCH memory controller tends to leave the page open RAS to CAS Override This item sets the timing parameters for the system memory such as the CAS Column Address Strobe and RAS Row Address Strobe We recommend that you set RAS to CAS to byCAS LT default so that the memory timing is automatically detected RAS Timing Sets the Row Address Strobe RAS timing Leave thi...

Page 46: ...Controller Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Enabled PCI Slot Auto Enabled BUTTON ONLY Enter Ctrl F1 Enabled Menu Level u Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 5 Integrated peripherals On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE These options enable or disable the primary and secon...

Page 47: ...o Set these items to Auto when you are using the onboard AC 97 audio chip If you are using an audio add in card you should disable this item IDE HDD Block Mode Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support The default setting is Enabled POWER ON Function ...

Page 48: ...d FDC Controller This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller The default setting is Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 These options are used to assign the I O addresses for the two onboard serial ports They can be assigned as follows 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto default Disabled disables the onboard serial port UART Mode Select Enables you to select the infrared communic...

Page 49: ...e I O address for the onboard parallel port The options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode There are four options the default setting SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP Change the mode from SPP to the enhanced mode only if your peripheral device can support it EPP Mode S...

Page 50: ...ower Management Setup on the main program screen displays this menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method Video Off Suspend Suspend Type MODEM Use IRQ Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft Off by PWR BTTN Wake Up by LAN Power On by Ring USB KB Wake Up From S3 CPU Thermal Throttling Resum...

Page 51: ...exception of a refresh current to the system memory Power Management This setting controls the System Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode Timer features There are four options User Define allows you to customize all power saving timer features Max Saving recommended setting for general use Min Saving sets power saving at minimum values Video Off Method This setting controls the video off metho...

Page 52: ...sable The default is Disable HDD Power Down The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable The default is Disable Soft Off by PWRBTN When set to Instant Off default pressing the power button will turn off the system power When set to Delay 4 Sec you have to press the power button and hold it for more than 4 sec...

Page 53: ...ad Global Timer Events Global Timer power management events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device that is configured as Enabled even when the system is in a power down mode Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 When enabled any activity on the pri...

Page 54: ...is Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 7 PNP PCI configuration Reset Configuration...

Page 55: ...This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled INT Pin 1 2 3 4 Assignment Names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to PCI 1 to PCI 4 on your system Activity of the selected PCI slot awakens the system After you have made your ...

Page 56: ...ure This feature enables you to set the warning temperature for CPU overheating When the CPU temperature exceeds the set temperature the PC speaker will beep The beep sound will not turn off unless you power down the computer and allow your CPU to cool down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes ...

Page 57: ...y the kind of processor you have installed in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Item Help Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Host PCI Clock CPU Clock Ratio Enabled Disabled Default X 3 Menu Level u Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto ...

Page 58: ...his item to select a multiplier for the system frontside bus FSB frequency The value of the multiplier must be set so that Multiplier x Front Side Bus Frequency CPU Clock Speed For example if you have a processor that is rated to run at 450 MHz and the system is running a front side bus frequency of 100 MHz you should select a multiplier of 4 5 so that 4 5 Multiplier x 100 MHz front side bus 450 M...

Page 59: ...rd utility sets the password The mainboard is shipped with the password disabled If you want to change the password you must first enter the current password then at the prompt enter your new password The password is case sensitive You can use up to eight alphanumeric characters Press Enter after entering the password At the next prompt confirm the new password by retyping it and pressing Enter ag...

Page 60: ...tion in the CMOS memory and continue with the booting process 4 13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Enter will exit the Setup Utility without recording any new values or changing old ones This concludes Chapter 4 Chapter 5 describes the drivers and utility programs that are packaged with the mainboard ...

Page 61: ...les in the FLASH directory FLASH EXE Flash utility for AWARD BIOS upgrade README TXT Text file of instructions The Flash utility will not work with any memory manager software running in the system In order to make sure no memory manager software is running boot your system from a bootable floppy diskette which does not contain CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files If you are using MS DOS 6 x you can ...

Page 62: ... NT The Installation Steps 1 Insert the manufacturer s CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click Driver Install 3 Scroll to and click the Install Intel 81x Installation utility to start the installation 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation After setup is completed you need to restart the computer ...

Page 63: ...0 9X NT40 or OS2 to start the installation 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation After setup is completed you need to restart the computer 5 4 AD1881 Audio Driver Software and drivers are provided for the AD1881 codec sound system that is integrated on this mainboard The AD1881 codec allows the system to generate optimal sound effects Drivers are provided for Windows...

Page 64: ...y recognized among the leading cost performance mainboards in the industry today and we are a certified ISO 9002 manufacturer Our customers are our partners Flexus practices partnership service not customer service Our attention to partnership service is aggressive and proactive by using our global partnership service system We create value for our partners in the high end market and we are always...

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