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CD Driver Overview

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5.2.3. ALC201A Audio Driver

Software and drivers are provided for the ALC201A codec
sound system that is integrated on this mainboard. The
ALC201A codec allows the system to generate optimal sound
effects. Drivers are provided for various kinds of operating
system system.

The manual Installation Steps:
1. Insert the manufacturer CD-ROM into your PC CD-ROM

drive.

2. Click Driver Install.
3. Select the folder Driver\Sound\ALC driver for various kinds

of operating system 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.

5.2.4. LAN Driver

Software and drivers are provided for the Realtek RTL8100
controller that is integrated on this mainboard. The Realtek
RTL8100 controller allows the system to transmit effects.
Drivers are provided for various kinds of operating system.

The installation Steps:
1. Insert the manufacturer CD-ROM into your PC CD-ROM

drive.

2. Click Driver Install.
3. Select the folder Driver\LAN\8100 driver for various kinds

of operating system to start the installation:

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Summary of Contents for P6F163

Page 1: ...P6F163 MOTHER BOARD USER S MANUAL Ver 1 JUL 3 2003 ...

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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: ...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 that ...

Page 5: ...tallation 1 8 Connectors 2 INTRODUCTION 2 1 Overview 2 2 Mainboard Specifications and Features 2 2 1 Hardware 2 2 2 Software 2 3 Mainboard Layout 2 4 Microprocessor 2 5 CPU Packaging 2 6 AC97 Codec 2 7 Chipset 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 Unpacking 3 2 Installation 3 3 Safety Measures 3 4 Connector Jumper Location 3 5 Attaching Connectors 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 ...

Page 6: ... 12 CPU System FAN Power Supplies 3 5 13 Back I O Port 3 5 14 Front I O Port 3 6 Installing the CPU 3 6 1 Before You Begin 3 6 2 Installation Procedure 3 6 3 Removing the Processor 3 7 Installing System Memory 3 8 Setting Jumpers 3 8 1 Clear CMOS Jumper J10 3 8 2 CPU FSB Jumper J18 4 BIOS CONFIGURATION 4 1 Entering Setup 4 2 Standard CMOS Features 4 3 Advanced BIOS Features 4 4 Advanced Chipset Fe...

Page 7: ...d Optimized Defaults Option 4 12 Set Supervisor User Password 4 13 Save Exit Setup 4 14 Exit Without Saving 5 DRIVER AND UTILITY 5 1 Flash Utility 5 2 CD Driver Overview 5 2 1 VIA 4 IN 1 Driver 5 2 2 VIA Prosavage Display Driver 5 2 3 ALC201A Audio Driver 5 2 4 LAN Driver 5 3 Online Services 58 60 61 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 68 ...

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Page 9: ...connector IDE2 PCI expansion connector PCI TV Out connector Optional COM2 connector COM2 1394 connector HDD CD ROM Power connector LINE IN MIC connectors LINE OUT connectors 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 AUDIO connector CD IN AUDIO connector AUX CPU FAN Extension Board connector CON2 SYS FAN Serial ATA1 SATA1 Optional CPU Selector J18 CMOS Jumper J10 RTC Battery Flash BIOS 1 P6F163 Quick Reference...

Page 10: ...Mainboard User s Manual Back I O Port 2 1 2 Back I O Ports 1 3 Front I O Ports 1 4 Jumpers 1 2 For 133 MHz FSB CPU J18 CPU Selector 2 3 For 100 MHz FSB CPU 1 2 Clear CMOS J10 CMOS Clear 2 3 Normal Mode ...

Page 11: ...n this mainboard supports up to two double sided or three single sided DIMMs when the DRAM interface is operating at 133 MHz Installing DIMM modules that exceed these specifications requires that the BIOS down shifts the SDRAM clocks to 100MHz through a two wire interface of the system clock generator 168 Pin SDRAM Memory Configuration Bank 0 DIMM1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Bank 1 DIMM2 64MB 128MB 25...

Page 12: ...onnector LINE IN MIC Line in MIC connector LINE OUT Line out connector PW HDD CD ROM power connector SATA1 Optional SATA Connector S ATA stands for serial ATA Serial ATA is newest ATA transmission interface Serial ATA is able to reach 150MB sec S PDIF S PDIF Connector S PDIF stands for Sony Philips digital interface It s a standard audio transfer file format It allows the transfer of audio from on...

Page 13: ...us mastering EIDE Enhanced IDE controller S_ATA serial ATA controller optional and concurrent PCI bus The mainboard accommodates SDRAM Synchronous DRAM memory and supports ATA33 66 100 In addition to superior hardware capabilities provided with this platform are these features Supports 64 bit advanced memory controller Supports a 100 133 memory bus Supports up to 1 GB of SDRAM Supports serial ATA ...

Page 14: ...hipset VIA S3 PL133 AGP set VIA VT82C686B super I O integrated peripheral controller DRAM Two 168 pin DIMM sockets up to 1GB Supports 8 MB to 512MB 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 drivers Supports two Bus Mastering Ultra DMA ATA 33 66 100 drivers Enhanced I O Supports lomega ZIP ...

Page 15: ... in LAN VGA 1394 on board Two COM ports by cable Mouse PS 2 mouse connector Keyboard PS 2 keyboard connector Expansion Slots One 32 bit PCI slot Power Management Compliant with EPA APM 1 2 and ACPI ATX soft off power control 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 de...

Page 16: ...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 Operating System Operates with MS_DOS Windows 3 x 9x ME XP 2000 NT OS 2 Novell NetWare UnixWare and SCO Unix ...

Page 17: ...Introduction Mainboard Layout 9 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 18: ...V Out connector 7 COM2 COM2 connector 8 1394 1394 connector 9 PW HDD CD ROM Power Connector 10 Audio Front Mic in Line in connector 11 Audio Front Line out connector 12 CD IN Audio CD In header 13 AUX1 Audio AUX In header 14 CPU FAN CPU FAN Connector 15 CON2 Extension IDE board connector 16 SYS FAN System FAN 17 SATA1 Serial ATA connector optional 18 J18 CPU selector 19 J10 Clear CMOS 20 BAT RTC b...

Page 19: ... signals to the switching voltage regulator The switching regulator generates the correct voltage for the processor 2 5 CPU Packaging PGA370 CPU are packaged in a FC PGA FC PGA2 configuration 2 6 AC 97 Codec This mainboard features the AC 97 ALC210A codec The AC 97 ALC210A Audio codec is compliant with the AC 97 2 2 specification and supports 18 bit ADC Analog Digital Converter and DAC Digital Ana...

Page 20: ... 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 enabling more lifelike audio and video The VT82C686B I O controller hub includes an integrated audio codec controller that lets the processor more effectively decode sound generated by the integrated audio sy...

Page 21: ...One display monitor l One mouse l One PS 2 keyboard l One S PDIF l One TV out optional l One 1394 l Two S_ATA optional l One LAN Modem l One set of loudspeakers l Four USB 3 1 Unpacking The P6F163 mainboard package contains the following items l One mainboard l One AC adapter l Constitute sketch l Driver and utility CD l User s manual After removing the mainboard fromits anti static bag place it o...

Page 22: ...n be extremely dangerous Follow the simple guidelines below to avoid damaging you computer l 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 l If possible wear a grounded wrist strap when you are installing the mainboard or working inside the computer case Alternatively discharge any stati...

Page 23: ...Hardware Installation Connector Jumper Location 15 3 4 Connector Jumper Location ...

Page 24: ...nnectors 3 5 1 Audio CD In Connector CD IN This connector enables you to connect a CD ROM to the mainboard and receive stereo audio input 3 5 2 Audio AUX IN Connectors AUX This connector enables you to connect a stereo audio input from CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card ...

Page 25: ...slim HDD to slim HDD connector in extended connector board and connect the slim CD ROM to slim CD ROM connector 3 5 4 PCI Connector PCI PCI connector is one of equipment interfaces that connect peripheral equipment and motherboard Its transfer speed is faster than traditional ISA ...

Page 26: ...or 18 3 5 5 Serial COM2 Connector COM2 The mainboard provides one onboard serial COM2 connector The COM2 connector has the same signal with COM1 on the back panel 3 5 6 CON2 Connector CON2 CON2 is IDE connector Connect Extended Connector Board ...

Page 27: ...re Installation Attaching Connector 19 3 5 7 TV Out Connector Optional Connect the cable attached from this connector to TV Out 3 5 8 1394 Connector Connect the cable attached to 1394 connector on front panel ...

Page 28: ...ne in connector to record audio on your computer or to play audio through your computer s sound chip and speaker Connect a microphone to the pink microphone connector to record audio to your computer 3 5 10 Front Line OUT Connector Connect the cable attached to line out connector on front panel This header shared same signal with line out back panel ...

Page 29: ... this connector to HDD or CD ROM 3 5 12 CPU System Fan Power Supplies There are three fan connectors on the mainboard for the cooling fans The connectors support fans of 12VDC 500mAMP six watt or less When the system goes into sleep state fans should be shut down to eliminate audible noise and reduce power consumption ...

Page 30: ... Mic in ports which are integrated on the mainboard The figures below show the location of the back panel I O connectors Audio Line In Port You can connect a tape player or another audio source to the light blue Line in connector to record audio on your computer or to play audio through your computer s sound chip and speakers Audio Line Out Port You can connect various audio devices to this audio ...

Page 31: ...pink microphone connector to record audio to your computer S PDIF Port You can connect S PDIF device to the black connector to your computer S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format PW Port You can connect a VIN_12Vadapter to the black connector to your computer ...

Page 32: ...t the parallel port IRQ and parallel port mode in BIOS Refer to Integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details Serial Port Connect a serial device such as a mouse or modem to the 9 pin serial port You can set the serial port IRQs in BIOS Refer to integrated Peripherals in Chapter 4 for details VGA Port Connect an external monitor to the blue 15 pin VGA port ...

Page 33: ...tor you must use and 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 peripherals such as the keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and telephony devices and also support MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 digital video The USB ports have a maximum bandwidth of 480 Mbits sec equivalent to 60 Mbytes sec and up ...

Page 34: ...t two USB devices or USB hubs to the USB ports The USB ports provide a hardware interface for low speed peripherals such as the keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and telephony devices and also support MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 digital video The USB ports have a maximum bandwidth of 480 Mbits sec equivalent to 60 Mbytes sec and up to 127devices can be attached Fast devices can use the full bandwidth ...

Page 35: ... above all it must be compatible with the Parallel ATA software Internal storage devices are serial ATA target in the market Its projected speed is 150MB s in generation 1 and 300MB s in generation 2 When system boots up from S_ATA HDD the S_ATA is recognized as SCSI device in BIOS setup It supports hot plug function Earphone Port You can hear earphone when you connect this connector Mic In Port Y...

Page 36: ...ooling 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 installed and that the holes for the fan or heat sink support pegs are empty 3 6 2 Installation Procedure 1 On the motherboard identify the CPU Socket 370 and the cooling fan power supply connector CPU FAN 2 Push the CPU socket level slightly to the sid...

Page 37: ...rocessor in place and latch the lever under the catch on the side of the socket 7 Plug the cable from the heat sink cooling fan assembly into the 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 Fir...

Page 38: ...184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM memory modules These are no jumper settings required for the memory size or type which is automatically detected by the BIOS You must use 2 5V DIMMs in the mainboard To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs Install the 168 pin DDR SDRAM modules in any combination as follows Bank 0 DIMM1 64MB 128MB 512MB Bank 1 DIMM2 64MB 128MB 512MB Total System Memory 64MB ...

Page 39: ...not boot up because you forgot your password the CPU clock setup is incorrect or the CMOS setting need to reset to default values after the system BIOS has been updated Refer to the following solutions to reset your CMOS setting Solution A 1 Power off the system and disconnect the power cable 2 Place a shunt to short pin 2 and pin 3 of J10 for five seconds 3 Place the shunt back to pin 1 and pin 2...

Page 40: ...se instructions 1 Turn the system off then on again The CPU will automatically boot up using standard parameters 2 As the system boots enter BIOS and set up the CMOS value Note If you are unable to enter BIOS setup turn the system on and off a few times 3 8 2 CPU FSB Jumper J18 The 3 pin header is used for CPU FSB You can set 100 MHz or 133 MHz ...

Page 41: ...hat 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 as u Hard driv...

Page 42: ... other changes 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 err...

Page 43: ...ttom of the screen Key Function Esc Escape key Exits the current menu higf PU PD Cursor keys Scroll through the items on a menu 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 confi...

Page 44: ...imilar 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 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 dev...

Page 45: ...Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive Do not choose Large or Normal if the hard disk drive is already fully formatted when you installed it Select the mode that was used to format it u IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave If you leave this item at Auto the system will automatically detect and configure any IDE devices it finds If it fails to find a hard disk change the value to Manual and ...

Page 46: ...setting determines which type of errors will cause the system to halt during boot up The options are All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Select Display Device You can select display device The items are Auto CRT LCD CRT LCD TV CRT TV Base Extended Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You...

Page 47: ...scroll down to more items The following explains the options for each feature Virus Warning When enabled any attempt to 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 Thi...

Page 48: ...d up the booting process The default setting is Enabled First Second Third 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 HDD 1 or LS120 respectively If you want to boot up the system from S_ATA then you should choose the SCSI option Boot Other Device If you e...

Page 49: ...ars Sec The default setting is 6 Chars Sec u Typematic Delay Msec This setting controls the time between the display of the first and second characters There are four delay choices 250ms 500ms 750ms and 1000ms The default setting is 250 ms Security Option This setting controls the password feature The options are Setup and System Selecting Setup will protect the configuration settings from being t...

Page 50: ... is optional depending on chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed The default setting is Enabled C8000 DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be Chipset Feature Setup Auto Configuration copied to RAM An example of such option ROM would be support of on board SCSI The default setting is Disable Small Logo EPA Show Enables and disables the EPA logo when bo...

Page 51: ...ange the values incorrectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system DRAM Timing By SPD This item allows you to select the value in this field depending on whether the board using which kind of SDR DRAM The default setting is Enabled u DRAM Clock This item enabled you to manually set the DRAM Clock We recommend that you leave this item at the default u SDRAM Cycle L...

Page 52: ...o PCI concurrently The default setting is Enabled System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled the System BIOS will be cached for faster execution The default setting is Enabled Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any program is written to this memory area a system error may result The default setting is Enabled Frame...

Page 53: ...B so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The default setting is Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled default this function when a USB keyboard is used Set to Disabled when an AT keyboard is being used USB Mouse Support Enabled default this function when a USB mouse is used Set to Disabled when an PS 2 mouse is being used On Chip Sound This item...

Page 54: ...sion 2 1 The default setting is Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When this item disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes default On the contrary PCI 2 will be disconnected if max etries are attempted without success The default setting is Enabled AGP Master 1 WS W rite When this item enabled writing to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is executed with one wait state The default ...

Page 55: ...activate the secondary IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate this interface The default settings are Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and or secondary add on IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching The default settings are Enabled IDE Primary Secon...

Page 56: ...rst This item sets whether the PCI Slot or AGP is activated first The options are PCI Slot default and Onboard AGP 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 Onboard Serial Port 1 2 These options are us...

Page 57: ...Q5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled disables the onboard parallel port Onboard Parallel Port Mode There are four options the setting EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP and Normal Change the mode from Normal default to the enhanced mode only if your peripheral device can support it ECP Mode Use DMA When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the parallel port has the option to...

Page 58: ...IRQ The default setting is IRQ 5 SB DMA Select This item selects the Sound Blaster DMA The default setting is DMA 1 MPU 401 This item enables disables on board MPU 401 The default setting is Disabled MPU 401 I O Address This item selects MPU 401 I O Address The default setting is 330 333H After you have mode your selections in the Integrated Peripherals screen press ESC to go back to the main scre...

Page 59: ...automatically resumed by certain events ACPI Function When set to Enabled turns on the ACPI Function The default setting is Enabled Note ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management It also allows the PC t...

Page 60: ...es 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 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 Disabled Doze Mode When this item enabled and after the set up time of...

Page 61: ...uspend mode is a suspend to RAM the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory PM Control by APM When this item enabled an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If Advance Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power saving If the Max Power Savi...

Page 62: ...ine IRQ that is used by the modem You might have to connect the fax modem to the mainboard Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work 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 seconds to turn off the system power Otherwise the system just go...

Page 63: ... the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system The default is LPT COM HDD FDD When HDD FDD stays On any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system The default is ON PCI Master When PCI Master stays On any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system GPI Resume You can enable and disable GPI resume The default is...

Page 64: ... Min 0 Max 23 mm ss Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 Primary INTR Press Enter to on off the wake up ability of a specified IRQ In the following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt Requests which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready t...

Page 65: ...ement Setup 57 IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved Press Esc to return to the previous screen After you have mode your selections in the Power Management screen press ESC to go back to the main screen Press ESC to return to the main menu ...

Page 66: ...ns on the main program screen displays this menu PNP OS Installed This item allows you to determine PnP OS is installed or not The default is No Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the Plug and Play feature so the resources assigned to each peripheral have to be recorded to prevent them from conflicting The location to store the assigned resources is called ESCD Extended System Confi...

Page 67: ...liant with the original PC AT bus specification requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port 1 PCI ISA PnP default Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not ...

Page 68: ... on the main program screen displays this menu System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields The following information is displayed Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Current CPUFAN1 Speed Vcore V t t 3 3V 5V 12V After you have made your selections in the PC Health Status Setup press E...

Page 69: ...in your system Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When set to Enabled default the system will automatically turn off the PCI 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 After you have made your selections in the Frequency Voltage Control Setup pres...

Page 70: ...g box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press Y and then Enter to install the defaults Press N and then Enter to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the ...

Page 71: ...te If you forget your password the only way to solve this problem is to discharge the CMOS memory by turning power off and placing a shunt on jumper JP12 to short pin 2 and pin 3 for five seconds then putting the shunt back to pin 1 and pin 2 of JP12 4 13 Save Exit Setup Option Selecting this option and pressing Enter will save the new setting information in the CMOS memory and continue with the b...

Page 72: ...d reprogrammed by the Flash utility 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 disk which does not contain CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXE 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...

Page 73: ...t you want The P6F163 CD include 1 Install Mainboard Software VIA 2 Install display device driver ProSavage 3 Install Audio Device Software ALC 4 Install LAN Device RTL8100 5 Install VIA system monitor driver Click the links to install the listed software read the online manual read a list of the mainboard s features or browse to the Freetech homepage You can also browse the CD and install the sof...

Page 74: ... on the screen to complete the installation After setup is completed you need to restart the computer 5 2 2 VIA ProSavage Display Driver This folder has the software and drivers for the graphics system built into the VIA S3 PL133 chipset The Installation Steps 1 Insert the manufacturer CD ROM into your PC CD ROM drive 2 Click Driver Install 3 Select the folder Driver VIA Video pm pl driver for var...

Page 75: ...driver for various kinds of operating system 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 2 4 LAN Driver Software and drivers are provided for the Realtek RTL8100 controller that is integrated on this mainboard The Realtek RTL8100 controller allows the system to transmit effects Drivers ar...

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