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Preface

4.5. Integrated Peripherals .................................................... 49

4.6. Power Management Setup .............................................54

4.7. PnP/PCI Configurations .................................................58

4.8. PC Health Status Option ................................................59

4.9. Frequency/Voltage Control.............................................61

4.10. Load Optimized Defaults Option ....................................63

4.11. Set Supervisor/User Password ......................................63

4.12. Save & Exit Setup ..........................................................64

4.13. Exit Without Saving ........................................................64

5. DRIVER AND UTILITY ...................................................... 65

5.1. Flash Utility .....................................................................65

5.2

CD Driver Overview........................................................66

5.2.1. Intel 81x Installation Utility ................................................... 67

5.2.2. Intel 81x AGP Installation ...................................................... 67

5.2.3. LAN Driver ............................................................................ 68

5.2.4. AD1881 Audio Driver ............................................................ 68

5.3. Online Services .............................................................. 69

Summary of Contents for P6F135

Page 1: ...2 MOTHER BOARD USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...this user s manual and all accompanying documentation and to make changes in the con tent 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 IN...

Page 3: ...roduction 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 Configuration This chapter explains how to use the system setup utility that is s...

Page 4: ...N 6 2 1 Overview 6 2 2 Mainboard Specifications and Features 7 2 2 1 Hardware 7 2 2 2 Software 8 2 2 3 Environment 9 2 3 Mainboard Layout 10 2 4 Microprocessor 12 2 5 CPU Packaging 12 2 6 Chipset 13 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 3 1 Unpacking 14 3 2 Installation 15 3 3 Safety Measures 15 3 4 Connector Jumper Location 16 3 5 Attaching Connectors 17 3 5 1 Front Panel Connectors J29 17 3 5 2 Infrared IR...

Page 5: ...17 23 3 5 14 IDE Connectors 24 3 5 15 Back Panel Connectors 25 3 5 16 Power Supply Connector J27 28 3 5 17 CPU System FAN Power Supplies 29 3 5 18 Digital Video Output Port J26 29 3 5 19 PS 2 Moouse Keyboard Connectors JP13 30 3 5 20 PCI Connector PCI1 30 3 6 Installing the CPU 31 3 6 1 Before You Begin 31 3 6 2 Installation Procedure 31 3 6 3 Removing the Processor 32 3 6 4 Installing System Memo...

Page 6: ...trol 61 4 10 Load Optimized Defaults Option 63 4 11 Set Supervisor User Password 63 4 12 Save Exit Setup 64 4 13 Exit Without Saving 64 5 DRIVER AND UTILITY 65 5 1 Flash Utility 65 5 2 CD Driver Overview 66 5 2 1 Intel 81x Installation Utility 67 5 2 2 Intel 81x AGP Installation 67 5 2 3 LAN Driver 68 5 2 4 AD1881 Audio Driver 68 5 3 Online Services 69 v ...

Page 7: ... FAN2 FAN3 19 AUDIO connector JP9 JP1 JP4 20 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard connectors JP13 21 Clear CMOS and PSW J9 J3 22 Book block protect J8 23 IDE 5V J34 24 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Power On JP11 25 RTC battery 26 Flash BIOS CR2 0 3V intel MALAY FW82 80 L1 051D47 SL5FC INTEL M C intel MALAY Intel FW82815 L1 18 0 0 9 SL5N INTEL C M 2 in b o AHA USB 2 1394 CO CD IN CLEA RP S CLEA RCMO DI GI TAL V IDEO OUT PUT ...

Page 8: ...E E 13 9 Connector CO M1 port LAN port Parallel port VG A port USB ports Line O ut MIC In LE D catho de S pe a k er ou G rou nd G rou nd 5V Non LE D an od e K eyb oa rd G rou nd LE D catho de LE D an od e LE D catho de LE D an od e Rese t S in gle P ower on o ff 5V G rou nd Pin 1 PW ON POWER SWITCH POWER LED KEYLOCK PLED keylock SPEAKER SPKR EPMI RST RESET BUTTON GLED Gree LED HLED HDD LED ...

Page 9: ... these specifica tions 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 MB Bank 0 DIMM1 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB Total 8 MB to 512 MB J3 1 2 Normal Mode 2 3 Clear Password PSW J9 1 2 Normal Mode 2 3 Clear CMOS J34 Open NC Short Controller Assign Vcc 5V J8 Op...

Page 10: ... use of Floppy devices JP12 CNR Expansion Connector This 20 pin header is used for connecting to Communication Network Riser Card J16 Infrared IR Connector This 5 pin header is used t connect an infrared IR port for use of IR devices J17 Front USB Connectors This 10 pin header is used for connecting front panel USB ports 3 and 4 J35 ICH2 GPIO Pin Connector This 3 pin header is used for connecting ...

Page 11: ...for connecting LAN LED cable on the front panel JP13 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Connectors This 6 pin header is used for connecting cable at the front panel PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard of mainboard J25 Case Open Connector This 2 pin header is used two warn if the case is not correctly closed ...

Page 12: ...bilities 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 app...

Page 13: ...s 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 One floppy disk controller One Standard EPP ECP parallel port connector Two 16550 compatible serial port connectors Two USB Universal Serial Bus ports on board two front USB ports by cable One line out mic in line in LA...

Page 14: ...voltage detection CPU and secondary fan RPM detection Switching regulator CPU voltage auto detection Switching regulator CPU voltage auto detection FATX form factor 17 cm x 17 cm 6 7 x 6 7 inch Expansion Slots Power Management System Management Voltage Regulator Form Factor 2 2 2 Software AWARD AGP PCI BIOS 2M bit Flash BIOS with ESCD Extended System Configuration Data block Supports APM Plug and ...

Page 15: ...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 System 0ºC to 50ºC operating 0 to 85 operating 0 to 500 Hz 4 9V to 5 2V 1 05V to 1 825V 5V 12V 12V 5VSB 5 tolerance Ambient Temperature Relative Humidity Vibration DC Voltage DC Voltage DC Voltage Mainboard Specification and Features Introduction ...

Page 16: ... L1 18 00 9 SL5 NQ INTEL C M 2 i n b o n AHA USB 2 139 4 COM CD IN CLE AR PS W CLE AR CMO D I G ITA L V ID E O O UT PU T P O R T K B M O U S E C O N N EC TO R FR O N T P AN E L C O N N E C TO R P CI FLO PP Y COM 2 A UDIO CO DEC FA N2 AT X P O WE PS 2 M OUSE PS 2 K EYBOA RD POR TS LAN U SB 1 PO RTS VGA PORT SERIAL POR T PA RA LLEL POR T LIN E OUT PO RT 13 9 PO RT MIC IN PO RT IR IDE1 IDE 5V FA N3 I...

Page 17: ...der 10 JP16 COM2 connector 11 JP12 CNR header 12 J17 Front USB prot3 4 13 J29 Front Panel connector 14 J35 ICH2 GPIO pin 12 28 15 J36 ICH2 GPIO pin 24 27 16 JP9 Audio CD In header 17 JP1 Audio Mic In and Line In header 18 JP4 Audio Line Out header 19 JP13 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse headers 20 J37 LAN LED header 21 J16 IrDA compliant Infrared IR connector 22 J25 Case Open header 23 FAN2 CPU chipset fa...

Page 18: ...ignals to the switching voltage regulator The switch ing regulator generates the correct voltage for the processor Processor Type FSB Intel FC PGA Celeron Intel FC PGA Pentium III Intel FC PGA2 Tualatin Pentium III 66 100 MHz 100 133 MHz 133 MHz VIA Cyrix C3 100 133 MHz 2 5 CPU Packaging PGA370 CPUs are packaged in a FC PGA FC PGA2 configuration Microprocessor No Name Function 28 J34 IDE VCC 29 JP...

Page 19: ...ctively double the bandwidth between these components enabling more lifelike audio and video The 82801BA I O controller hub includes an integrated audio codec controller that lets the processor more effectively decode sound generated by the integrated audio system The 82802 Firmware Hub allows the system and video BIOS to be stored eliminating the need for non volatile CMOS memory for faster execu...

Page 20: ...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 P6F135 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 One dual port USB bracket User s manu...

Page 21: ...puters 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 in stalling the mainboard or working inside t...

Page 22: ...CO CD IN CLE AR PS CLE AR CMOS DIGITAL VIDEO OUTP UT POR K B MOU SE CONNE CTO FRON T PAN EL CONNECTO PCI FLOPPY COM2 AUDIO CODEC FAN2 ATX POWER PS 2 MOUSE PS 2 KEYBOARD POR T LAN USB1 PORTS VGA PORT SERIAL PORT PARALLEL P O R LINE OUT PORT 1394 PORT MIC IN PORT CNR HEADER IR IDE1 IDE 5V FAN3 IDE2 DIMM1 DIMM2 FOR ICH2 GPIO PIN BOOK BLOCK PROTE C CASE OPEN LINE OUT MIC LINE IN LAN LED K B MOUSE POWE...

Page 23: ...speaker Attaching Connectors Hardware Installation CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L5 F C I N TE L M C intel M ALA Y I nt e l 8 FW 8 2815 L1 18 0 095 S L5NQ I NTE L 9 C M 2 5 5 49 L F 33 4C N 01 0 3 0 0 W836 27 HF A AM M E G A 8 7 9 6 11 3G 5G 21 0 i n bond W FW3 23 0 13 94A L I N K P H 01 18S 96 46725 a8ere IC S UK1 2 0 01 2 6 95 0 50 D A82 5 62 L12 9 8A 0 7 Ri c htek R T9 2 38 C S3...

Page 24: ...R C NR he ad e I R I DE 1 I DE 5V FA N 3 I DE 2 D I M M1 D I M M2 F OR IC H2 G PI O PI N B OO K BL O CK P RO TE CT C AS E OP EN LI N E O U T M I C LI N E I N LA N L ED K B M OU S E P OW ER O N FA N 2 JP 9 J P 1 JP 4 U 17 JP 12 J35 J36 J9 J3 J16 J25 JP 13 J 2 6 J37 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J29 J17 J34 J27 VC C CIR IR RX GN D IR TX Pin 1 CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L5 F C I N TE L M C i...

Page 25: ...E 1 I DE 5V FA N 3 I DE 2 D I M M1 D I M M2 F OR IC H2 G PI O PI N B OO K BLO C K P R OT EC T C AS E OP EN LI N E O U T M I C LI N E I N LA N L ED K B M OU S E P OW ER O N FA N 2 JP 9 J P 1 JP 4 U 17 JP 12 J3 5 J3 6 J9 J3 J1 6 J2 5 JP 13 J 2 6 J3 7 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J2 9 J1 7 J3 4 J2 7 L L in e O u t NC G N D NC R Lin e O u t Pin 1 CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L5 F C I N TE L M ...

Page 26: ...3 I DE 2 D I M M1 D I M M2 F OR IC H2 G PI O PI N B OO K BL O CK P RO TE CT C AS E OP EN LI N E O U T M I C LI N E I N LA N L ED K B M OU S E P OW ER O N FA N 2 JP 9 J P 1 JP 4 U 17 JP 12 J3 5 J3 6 J9 J3 J1 6 J2 5 JP 13 J 2 6 J3 7 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J2 9 J1 7 J3 4 J2 7 M IC VC C M IC IN G N D L INE L L INE R Pin 1 CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L5 F C I N TE L M C intel M ALA Y I n...

Page 27: ...I N B OO K BL O CK P RO TE CT C AS E OP EN LI N E O U T M I C LI N E I N LA N L ED K B M OU S E P OW ER O N FA N 2 JP 9 J P 1 JP 4 U 17 JP 12 J35 J36 J9 J3 J16 J25 JP 13 J 2 6 J37 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J29 J17 J34 J27 G N D CA SE O PE N Pin 1 CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L 5 F C I N TE L M C intel M ALA Y I nt e l 8 FW 8 2815 L1 18 0 095 S L5NQ I NTE L 9 C M 2 5 5 49 L F 33 4C N 01 ...

Page 28: ... H2 G PI O PI N B OO K BL O CK P RO TE CT C AS E OP EN LI N E O U T M I C LI N E I N LA N L ED K B M OU S E P OW ER O N FA N 2 JP 9 J P 1 JP 4 U 17 JP 12 J3 5 J3 6 J9 J3 J1 6 J2 5 JP 13 J 2 6 J3 7 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J2 9 J1 7 J3 4 J2 7 VC C D D GN D GN D GM D GN D D D VC C Pin 1 USB Port 3 USB Port 4 CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L5 F C I N TE L M C intel M ALA Y I nt e l 8 FW 8 2...

Page 29: ...A N 2 A TX PO WER C NR he ad e I R I DE 1 I DE 5V FA N 3 I DE 2 D I M M1 D I M M2 F OR IC H2 G PI O PI N B OO K BL O CK P RO TE CT C AS E OP EN LI N E O U T M I C LI N E I N LA N L ED K B M OU S E P OW ER O N FA N 2 JP 9 J P 1 JP 4 U 17 JP 12 J3 5 J3 6 J9 J3 J1 6 J2 5 JP 13 J 2 6 J3 7 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J2 9 J1 7 J3 4 J2 7 A G N D A 1 B 1 2 V A 1 B 1 1 Pin 1 CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 0...

Page 30: ...I nt e l 8 FW 8 2815 L1 18 0 095 S L5NQ I NTE L 9 C M 2 5 5 49 L F 33 4C N 01 0 3 0 0 W836 27 HF A AM M E G A 87 9 6 11 3G 5G 21 0 3 i n bond W FW3 23 0 13 94A L INK P H 01 18S 96 46725 a8ere IC S UK1 2 0 01 2 6 95 0 50 D A82 5 62 L12 9 8A 0 7 Ri c htek R T9 2 38 C S3G G 1 A D 1 8 8 J S T A P 2 5 3 7 2 0 3 9 9 U SB 2 13 94 C O C D I N C LE AR P SW C LE AR C M O D I G I TA L VI DE O OU TP UT PO R K...

Page 31: ...o the purple 6 pin mini DIN connector If you want to connect a standard AT size large DIN connector you must use an adapter Universal Serial Bus Ports You can connect two USB devices or USB hubs to the USB ports The USB ports provide a hardware interface for low speed peripher als such as the keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and telephony devices and also support MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 digital v...

Page 32: ...llel port IRQ and parallel port mode in BIOS Refer to Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details Parallel Port Connect a printer or other parallel device to the burgundy colored 25 pin parallel port You can set the parallel port IRQ and parallel port mode in BIOS Refer to Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details VGA Port Connect an external monitor to the blue 15 pin VGA port You can s...

Page 33: ...rs You can connect various audio devices to this audio jacks Connect headphones or powered speakers to the lime colored lineout connector Attaching Connectors Hardware Installation CO M1 port 1394 por Line O ut Mic In Audio Mic In Port Connectors You can connect various audio devices to this audio jacks Connect headphones or powered speakers to the lime colored lineout connector ...

Page 34: ...TE L 9 C M 2 5 5 49 L F 33 4C N 01 0 3 0 0 W836 27 HF A AM M E G A 87 9 6 11 3G 5G 21 0 i n bond W FW3 23 0 13 94A L INK P H 01 18S 96 46725 a8ere IC S UK1 2 0 01 2 6 95 0 50 D A82 5 62 L12 9 8A 0 7 Ri c htek R T9 2 38 C S3G G 1 A D 1 8 8 J S T A P 2 5 3 7 2 0 3 9 9 U SB 2 13 94 C O C D I N C LE AR P SW C LE AR C M O D I G I TA L VI DE O OU TP UT P O R K B M OU S E C O NN E CT OR F RO N T PA NE L ...

Page 35: ...R P CI F LO PP Y C OM 2 A UD I OC O DE C F A N 2 A TX PO WER C NR he ad e I R I DE 1 I DE 5V FA N 3 I DE 2 D I M M1 D I M M2 F OR IC H2 G PI O PI N B OO K BL O CK P RO TE CT C AS E OP EN LI N E O U T M I C LI N E I N LA N L ED K B M OU S E P OW ER O N FA N 2 JP 9 J P 1 JP 4 U 17 JP 12 J35 J36 J9 J3 J16 J25 JP 13 J 2 6 J37 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J29 J17 J34 J27 Pin 1 Pin 1 CPU FAN System FAN Speed RPM...

Page 36: ...5 J36 J9 J3 J16 J25 JP 13 J 2 6 J37 JP 11 F LP1 JP 6 J8 J29 J17 J34 J27 K B C LK VC C M OU SE C LK M OU SE D ATA GN D K B D ATA Pin 1 Attaching Connectors CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L 5 F C I N TE L M C intel M ALA Y I nt e l 8 FW 8 2815 L1 18 0 095 S L5NQ I NTE L 9 C M 2 5 5 49 L F 33 4C N 01 0 3 0 0 3 W836 27 HF A AM M E G A 87 9 6 11 3G 5G 21 0 3 i n bond W FW3 23 0 13 94A L ...

Page 37: ...ner on the processor has a beveled edge CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 L1 051D 4 S L 5 F C I N TE L M C intel M ALA Y I nt e l 8 FW 8 2815 L1 18 0 095 S L5NQ I NTE L 9 C M 2 5 5 49 L F 33 4C N 01 0 3 0 0 3 W836 27 HF A AM M E G A 8 7 9 6 11 3G 5G 21 0 3 i n bond W FW3 23 0 13 94A L I N K P H 01 18S 96 46725 a8ere IC S UK1 2 0 01 2 6 95 0 50 D A82 5 62 L12 9 8A 0 7 Ri c htek R T9 2 38 C S3G G 1 ...

Page 38: ...cooling fan assembly into the processor cooling fan power supply CPU FAN 8 Configuration of the processor is carried out using the sys tem 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 proces sor from the mainboard follow these steps 1 Disconnec...

Page 39: ...M E PO R T F LO PP Y I R C OM 2 I DE 1 I DE 2 D IM M D IM M F OR IC H2G P I O PIN F OR IC H2 G PI O PI N M O USE K EY B OARD P OW ER C AS E OP EN CR2 0 3 3V intel M ALAY FW 82 801 B L1 051D 4 S L5 F C I N TE L 9 M C intel M ALA Y I nt e l 8 FW 8 2815 L1 18 0 095 S L5NQ I NTE L 9 C M 2 55 49 LF 0 33 4C N 01 03 0 0 3 i n b o n d W836 27 HF A AM M E G A 8 7 9 6 11 3G 5G 21 0 3 i n bond W W836 27 HF A...

Page 40: ...chronous DRAM Module Size Single Sided Asymmetric 1Mx64 4Mx64 8Mx64 16Mx64 Double Sided Asymmetric 2Mx64 4Mx64 8Mx64 16Mx64 32Mx64 Requirements EDO Extended Data Outpu SDRAM Synchronous DRAM DRAM Speed 60 ns or faster RAS Access Tim 60 ns or faster CAS Access Tim 20 ns or faster DIMM modul 3 3V unbuffered Speed Grade 66 6 MHz or faster CAS latency 3 or faster Installing System Memory Install the 1...

Page 41: ... 0 33 4C N 01 0 3 0 0 3 W836 27 HF A AM M E G A 8 7 9 6 11 3G 5G 21 0 i n bond W FW3 23 0 13 94A L I N K P H 01 18S 96 46725 a8ere IC S UK1 2 0 01 2 6 95 0 50 D A82 5 62 L12 9 8A 0 7 Ri c htek R T9 2 38 C S3G G 1 A D 1 8 8 J S T A P 2 5 3 7 2 0 3 9 9 U SB 2 13 94 C O C D I N C LE AR P S C LE AR C M O D I G I TA L VI DE O OU TP UT PO R K B M OU S E C O NN E CT O R F RO N T PA NE L C O NN E CT OR P ...

Page 42: ...y 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 IDE 5V Jumper The 2 pin header is used for offering 5V voltage for the demanding with 2 5 HD BIOS Block Protect Jumper The 2 pin header is u...

Page 43: ...ility that displays the system s configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system pa rameters 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 config ured with the values found in CMOS Using easy to use pull down menus you can configure such items as K ...

Page 44: ...to the security setup Normally CMOS setup is needed when the system 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 encounter...

Page 45: ...c Escape key Exits the current menu DECB 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 functions F5 F5 key Loads previously saved values to CMOS F6 F6 key Loads a minimum configuration for troubleshooting F7 F7...

Page 46: ...ur you would enter 4 30 p m As 16 30 IDE Devices Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel Press Enter to display the IDE sub menu K IDD HDD Auto Detection Press Enter while this item is high lighted if you want the Setup Utility to automatically det...

Page 47: ... you installed it Select the mode that was used to format it K Access Mode This item defines some special ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks 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 Driv...

Page 48: ... which type of errors will cause the system to halt during bootup The options are H All Errors H No Errors H All But Keyboard default H All But Diskette H All But Disk Key Base Extended Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields After you have made your selections in the Standard CMOS Setu...

Page 49: ...o write to the boot sector or partition table will halt the system and cause a warning message to appear If this happens you can use an anti virus utility on a virus free bootable floppy diskette to reboot and clean your system The default setting is Disabled CPU Internal Cache This Setting enables the CPU internal cache The default setting is Enabled External Cache This setting enables the Level ...

Page 50: ...ecomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A The default setting is Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled it checks the geometry of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have an old diskette drive with 360K capacity The default setting is Enabled Boot Up Numlock Status If set to Off the cursor controls will function on the numeric keypad...

Page 51: ... 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 Report No FDD For WIN 95 If you are running a system with no floppy drive and using the Windows 95 OS select Yes for this item to ensure compatibility with the Windows 95 logo certification The default setting is No Small Logo EPA Show This setting enables or di...

Page 52: ... on the DRAM installed Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU The options are 2 and 3 default SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc This field enables you to set the CAS latency time in HCLKs of 7 9 5 7 or Auto default The system board designer should have set the values in this field depending on the DRAM installed Do not change the ...

Page 53: ...ture Size This option determines the effective size of the AGP Graphic Aperture where memory mapped graphic data structures are located Display Cache Frequency This item sets the main memory frequency When you use an external graphics card you can adjust this to enable the best performance for your system System Memory Frequency This item sets the frequency for the system memory bus If you have in...

Page 54: ...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 K RAS Timing Sets the Row Address Strobe RAS timing Leave this at the default setting Fast K RAS Precharge Timing DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data Normally DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request This option a...

Page 55: ...ult settings are Enabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO When set to Auto the BIOS will automatically set the mode to match the transfer rate of the hard disk If the system won t boot up when set to Auto set it manually to a lower mode e g from Mode 3 to Mode 2 All IDE drives should work with PIO mode 0 There are six options H Auto default H Mode 0 H Mode 1 H Mode 2 H Mode 3 H Mode 4 Integr...

Page 56: ...C97 Audio Set these items to Auto when you are using the on board AC 97 audio chip If you are using an audio add in card you should disable this item AC97 Modem Set these items to Auto when you are using the on board Modem chip If you are using an 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 auto...

Page 57: ... select Hot Key in the POWER ON Function field Options for this field are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F12 Onboard 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 H 3F8 IRQ4 Port 1 default H 2F8 IRQ3 Port 2 default H ...

Page 58: ...Half default Full duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously Half duplex is the transmission of data in both directions but only one direction at a time Use IR Pins Use this item to set the IR pins The options are IR Rx2Tx2 default and RxD2 TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port This option is used to assign the I O address for the onboard parallel port The options are H 378 IRQ7 d...

Page 59: ...nables you to specify the I O address of the MIDI port if installed Options are Disabled 330 default 300 and 290 MIDI Port IRQ Enables you to specify the IRQ of the MIDI port if installed Options are 5 and 10 default If you make any changes to the onboard FDD controller serial ports or parallel ports in this setup save the changes and turn off the system After powering up the system ensure that th...

Page 60: ...at makes hardware status informa tion available to the operating system ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power man agement It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by external devices so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up the computer ACPI Suspend Type Use this item to define how your system suspends If set to S1 POS default the suspend mode is equivalen...

Page 61: ... Blank Screen The V H SYNC Blank which disables V H SYNC signals and blanks the screen The Blank Screen option is used when you do not have a Green monitor Video Off In Suspend Set this to Yes default if you want the Video display to turn off during suspend mode Suspend Type Enables you to select the Suspend type Options are Stop Grant default and PwrOn Suspend MODEM Use IRQ If you want an incomin...

Page 62: ...n 4 seconds to turn off the system power Otherwise the system just goes into suspend mode The options are Instant Off and Delay 4 Sec Wake Up by PCI card This setting enables disables PCI card wakeup for PCI spec2 2 The default is Disabled Power On by Ring When set to Enabled any activity on the Modem port will wake up the system from a power saving mode The options are Disabled and Enabled defaul...

Page 63: ...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 mary or secondary IDE channels will wake up the system from a power saving mode FDD COM LPT Port When enabled any activity on the floppy disk drive FDD serial ports C...

Page 64: ...ipheral have to be recorded to prevent them from conflicting The location to store the assigned resources is called ESCD Extended System Configuration Data which is located in the system flash EEPROM If this option is set to Disabled the ESCD will update automatically when the new configuration varies from the last one If set to Enable the ESCD will be cleared and updated and then this option will...

Page 65: ... built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled The default setting is Disabled 4 8 PC Health Status Option On mainboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds Selecting PC Health Status on the main program screen displays this menu PC Health Status Optio...

Page 66: ...in RPMs H Current CPUFAN2 speed in RPMs H Current CPUFAN3 speed in RPMs H IN0 V H IN1 V H IN2 V H 5 V H 12 V power supply s 12 volt H 12 V power supply s 12 volt H 5 V H VBAT V H 5VSB V Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down Options are H Disabled default H 60o C 140o F H 65o C 149o F H 70o C 158o F H 75o C 167o F After you have ma...

Page 67: ...I and DIMM clock when not in use to reduce electromagnetic interference Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system The default setting is Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock This item can be used to set the system bus frequency for the installed processor The options are H Default default H 66 33 MHz H 70 35 MHz H...

Page 68: ...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 MHz CPU clock After you have made your selections in the Frequency Voltage Control Setup press the ESC key to...

Page 69: ...e 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 again To disable the password pre...

Page 70: ...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 Save Exit Setup ...

Page 71: ...he D DRIVER FLASH directory H FLASH EXE Flash utility for AWARD BIOS upgrade H 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...

Page 72: ...d appear If the AutoRun screen does not appear duble click or run D Autorun exe assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D The P6F135 CD include 1 Install Mainboard Software Intel 81x 2 Install Mainboard Software Intel 815E EG Video 3 Install LAN Driver Intel DA82562 4 Install Audio Device Software AD1881A 5 Install HWDoctor CD Driver Overview ...

Page 73: ...x Installation utility to start the installation 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation After setup is completed you need to restart the computer 5 2 2 Intel 81x AGP Installation This folder has the software and drivers for the graphics system built into the 81x chipset The Installation Steps 1 Insert the manufacturer s CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive 2 Click Drive...

Page 74: ...creen to complete the installation After setup is completed you need to restart the computer 5 2 4 AD1881A Audio Driver Software and drivers are provided for the AD1881A codec sound system that is integrated on this mainboard The AD1881A codec allows the system to generate optimal sound effects Drivers are provided for Windows NT 2000 98 95 The manual Installation Steps 1 Insert the manufacturer s...

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