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P6F121 Mainboard Manual
Friday, March 02, 2001

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  • Page 1 P6F121 Mainboard Manual Friday, March 02, 2001...
  • Page 3 Copyright Notice ©Copyright 2000 The information contained in this user’s manual and all accompany- ing documentation is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. This publication may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or com- puter language, or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent from the manufacturer, except for copies re- tained by the purchasers for their personal archival purposes.
  • Page 4 Preface Using This Manual This manual is designed to help you build a reliable Personal Com- puter based on the P6F121 platform. Chapter 1—Quick Reference This chapter is for advanced users who want to quickly assemble a system. The mainboard layout along with jumper and switch settings, and memory configuration are provided.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Preface Table of Contents 1. P6F121 QUICK REFERENCE 1.1. Mainboard Layout............1 1.2. I/O Ports ................2 1.3. Panel Connector ............2 1.4. Jumpers and Switch............3 1.5. PCI and AGP Frequency Settings........3 1.6. Connectors..............3 1.7. Memory Installation............3 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1. Overview................4 2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features ......5 2.2.1.
  • Page 6 Preface 3.6.6. Auto Power On .................28 4. BIOS CONFIGURATION 4.1. Entering Setup.............30 4.2. Standard CMOS Setup ..........32 4.3. BIOS Features Setup...........36 4.4. Chipset Features Setup ..........39 4.5. Integrated Peripherals..........43 4.6. Power Management.............47 4.7. PnP/PCI Configuration..........52 4.8. PC Health Status Option..........54 4.9.

  • Page 7: P6F121 Quick Reference

    1. P6F121 Quick Reference This section is for users to get started using the mainboard straight away. 1.1. Mainboard Layout PS/2 mouse/keyboard ports ports F R E E L O C K Parallel serial ports Game audio ports W O M...

  • Page 8: I/O Ports

    Mainboard User’s Manual 1.2. I/O Ports Parallel port (LPT1) PS/2 mouse Game port Line-out Line-in ports PS/2 Microphone keyboard Serial port VGA port COM 1 1.3. Panel Connector The following illustration shows the front panel connector pin as- signments: Ground Ground POWER SWITCH...

  • Page 9: Jumpers And Switch

    P6F121 Quick Reference 1.4. Jumpers and Switch 1-2: Normal Mode 2-3: Clear CMOS RAM 1.5. PCI and AGP Frequency Settings The PCI and AGP frequency settings are automatically set by the system. 1.6. Connectors Wake On LAN Connector: This 3-pin header is used for remote wake up of the computer through a network card.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    2. Introduction 2.1. Overview The P6F121 is a high quality, high performance, enhanced function mainboard that supports 64-bit AMD Athlon Duron™ Socket 462 processors. This mainboard is designed around the latest and fastest VIA KT133/KM133 chipset in a standard ATX form factor.

  • Page 11: Mainboard Specifications And Features

    Introduction 2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features 2.2.1. Hardware AMD Athlon/Duron Socket 462 processors Onboard Voltage Regulator Module Provides 1.3V to 3.5V operating voltage Coprocessor CPU has built-in floating point unit Speed System bus clock 100 MHz AGP clock 66 MHz AGP 1x/2x/4x PCI bus clock 33 MHz ISA bus clock 8.33~9.35 MHz...

  • Page 12: Software

    Mainboard User’s Manual Expansion One AGP-4X (V2.0) slot Slots Five 32-bit PCI slots One 8/16-bit ISA slot Power Compliant with EPA, APM 1.2 and ACPI Management ATX soft-off power control Power – on by external modem ring Power – on by alarm Power –...

  • Page 13: Environment

    Introduction 2.2.3. Environment Ambient Temperature 0ºC to 50ºC (operating) Relative Humidity 0 to 85% (operating) Vibration 0 to 500 Hz DC Voltage 4.9V to 5.2V DC Voltage 1.3V to 3.50V DC Voltage -5V, +12V, -12V, +5V 5% tolerance Mainboard Specifications and Features...

  • Page 14: Mainboard Layout

    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 illus- tration. Mainboard Layout...
  • Page 15 Introduction Key to Mainboard Components Name Function POWER ATX power connector Soket462 CPU socket VIA VT8363/VT8365 system controller DIMM1~3 Memory module slots CPU FSB switch Floppy drive connector IDE1 IDE 1 connector (white) IDE2 IDE 2 connector (black) VIA VT82C686A ATA-66 PCI to ISA bridge VIA VT82C686B ATA-100 PCI to ISA bridge USB2 Connector for USB port 2...

  • Page 16: Microprocessor

    2.5. CPU Packaging Socket-462 CPUs are packaged in a PGA configuration. 2.6. Chipset The P6F121 supports the VIA KT133/KM133 chipset. The chipset comes in pairs—the North Bridge chip and the South Bridge chip. • North Bridge CPU interface controller (200 MHz FSB) •...
  • Page 17 Introduction • EIDE controller 686B (ATA-33/66/100) • Seven DMA channels • One timer/counter • Two 8-channel interrupt controllers • NMI logic and SMI interrupt logic • PCI/ ISA bus arbitrator • SMBus interface • Power management Logic • Realtime clock (RTC) •...

  • Page 18: Hardware Installation

    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 P6F121 mainboard package contains the following items: q One mainboard q One IDE 40-pin ribbon cable q One floppy 34-pin ribbon cable...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Hardware Installation 3.2. Installation The P6F121 is designed to fit into a standard ATX form factor chas- sis. The pattern of the mounting holes and the position of the back panel connectors meet the ATX system board specification. The chassis comes with various mounting fasteners, which are made of metal or plastic.

  • Page 20: Connector/Jumper Location

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.4. Connector/Jumper Location FREE LOCK Connector/Jumper Location...

  • Page 21: Attaching Connectors

    Hardware Installation 3.5. Attaching Connectors 3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors There are six connectors on the mainboard for speaker, switches, and indicator lights on the system’s front panel. Front Panel Connectors Ground Ground POWER F R E E SWITCH L O C K Power on/off Keylock POWER LED...

  • Page 22: Infrared (Ir) Connectors

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.2. Infrared (IR) Connectors This 5-pin connector connects to an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module via a cable and a bracket. Configure BIOS to enable the IrDA port if you attach an infrared module to this connector.

  • Page 23: Wake On Lan/Modem Connectors

    Hardware Installation 3.5.4. Wake on LAN/Modem Connectors These 3-pin headers are used for remote wake up of the computer through a network or modem signal. Wake On Modem Connector F R E E L O C K Pin 1 Wake On LAN Connector Pin 1 W O M W O L...

  • Page 24: Ide Connectors

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.6. IDE Connectors An IDE drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support four IDE drives. If a ribbon cable connects to two IDE drives at the same time, one of them has to be configured as Master and the other has to be configured as Slave by setting the drive select jumpers on the drive.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation PS/2 mouse PS/2 keyboard Connect a PS/2 keyboard to 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. Ports The USB ports provide a hardware interface for low-speed peripher- als such as the keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and...
  • Page 26 Mainboard User’s Manual Serial Port and VGA Connectors Connect a serial device such as a mouse or modem to the turquoise 9- pin serial port. You can set the serial port IRQs in BIOS. The VGA port is used to connect an external monitor. Refer to Integrated Pe- ripherals in Chapter 4 for details.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation Audio Port Connectors You can connect various audio devices to these audio jacks. Connect headphones or powered speakers to the lime-colored lineout connec- tor. 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.
  • Page 28 Mainboard User’s Manual CPU/System Fan Power Supplies There are two fan connectors on the mainboard for the cooling fans. The connectors support fans of 12V DC/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 29: Installing The Cpu

    Hardware Installation 3.6. Installing the CPU 3.6.1. Before You Begin 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) Place the mainboard on a workbench (not in a chassis).

  • Page 30: Removing The Processor

    Mainboard User’s Manual Identify the pin-1 corner of the processor (the pin-1 corner on the processor has a beveled edge). Socket Lever Processor Pin-1 Align the pin-1 corners and drop the processor into the Socket-462. The processor should drop into place without any force.

  • Page 31: Installing System Memory

    Hardware Installation 3.6.4. Installing System Memory Maximum system memory supported by the mainboard is 1.5 GB. The mainboard has three 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 auto- matically detected by the BIOS.
  • Page 32 Mainboard User’s Manual Due to the high-speed design of the mainboard, the memory modules must meet the following requirements: DRAM TYPE SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) Module Size Single Sided Asymmetric 1Mx64, 4Mx64, 8Mx64, 16Mx64 Double-Sided Asymmetric 2Mx64, 4Mx64, 8Mx64, 16Mx64, 32Mx64 Requirements SDRAM Extended Data Output...

  • Page 33: Setting Jumpers And Switch

    Hardware Installation 3.6.5. Setting Jumpers and Switch Refer to the following illustration and instructions to set the jumpers and switch on your mainboard. CPU FSB Switch FREE L O C K Clear CMOS/Password Settings W O M W O L Pin 1 J P 1 Frontside BUS Speed Switch...

  • Page 34: Auto Power On

    Mainboard User’s Manual Clear CMOS/Password Jumper You may need to clear the CMOS if your system cannot boot up b e- cause 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 35: Bios Configuration

    4. BIOS Configuration After the hardware configuration of the mainboard is finished, and the system hardware has been assembled, the system may be pow- ered up. At this point, CMOS setup should be run to ensure that system information is correct. The mainboard employs the latest Award BIOS CMOS chip with support for Windows Plug and Play.

  • Page 36: Entering Setup

    Mainboard User’s Manual This program should be executed under the following conditions: • When changing the system configuration • When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup program • When resetting the system clock •...
  • Page 37 BIOS Configuration After the POST routines are completed, the following message ap- pears: “Press DEL to enter SETUP” To access the AWARD BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL> key to display the “CMOS SETUP UTILITY” screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults...

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Setup

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.2. Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup is the same for all three chipsets. Selecting “STANDARD CMOS SETUP “on the main program screen displays the following menu: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2000...
  • Page 39 BIOS Configuration CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2000 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Menu Level Access Mode Auto To auto-detect the Capacity 0 MB HDD’s size, head . . . on Cylinder this channel Head...
  • Page 40 Mainboard User’s Manual 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 then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items below (Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Precomp, etc.).
  • Page 41 BIOS Configuration Halt On: This setting determines which type of errors will cause the system to halt during bootup. The options are: • All Errors • No Errors • All, But Keyboard (default) • All, But Diskette • All, But Disk/Key Base/Extended/Total Memory: These items are automatically de- tected by the system at start up time.

  • Page 42: Bios Features Setup

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.3. BIOS Features Setup Selecting “BIOS Features Setup” on the main program screen dis- plays this menu, which allows you to define advanced information about your system. You can make modifications to most of these items without introducing fatal errors to your system. Note that the page has a scroll-bar to scroll down to more items.
  • Page 43 BIOS Configuration External Cache: This setting enables the Level 2 cache. The default setting is “Enabled.” CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking: This item enables or disables ECC (Error Correction Code) error checking on the CPU cache memory. The default setting is “Enabled.” Quick Power On Self Test: This will skip some diagnostic checks during the Power On Self Test (POST) to speed up the booting proc- ess.
  • Page 44 Mainboard User’s Manual • Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): This setting controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. The choices range from 6 to 30 Chars/Sec. The default set- ting is “6” Chars/Sec. • Typematic Delay (Msec): This setting controls the time between the display of the first and second characters.

  • Page 45: Chipset Features Setup

    BIOS Configuration 4.4. Chipset Features Setup Selecting “Chipset Features Setup” on the main program screen dis- plays this menu: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing by SPD Disabled Item Help SDRAM Cycle Length Bank Interleave Disabled...
  • Page 46 Mainboard User’s Manual and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed. The default setting is “Disabled”. DRAM Clock: Enables the user to select the DRAM Clock. Memory Hole: If Set to “Enabled”, when the system memory size is equal to or greater than 16M bytes, the physical memory address from 15M to 16M will be passed to PCI or ISA and there will be a 1 MB hole in your system memory.
  • Page 47 BIOS Configuration AGP Driving Value: When the previous item AGP Driving Control is set to Manual, you can use this item to set the AGP current driving value. The default is “DA.” K7 CLK_CTL Select: This item adjusts the CPU clock to match the internal clock.
  • Page 48 Mainboard User’s Manual AGP Master 1 WS Write: This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus. By default, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability. The default is “Disabled.” AGP Master 1 WS Read: This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus.

  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Configuration 4.5. Integrated Peripherals Selecting “Integrated Peripherals” on the main program screen dis- plays this menu: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Item Help On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level...
  • Page 50 Mainboard User’s Manual 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: • Auto (default) • Mode 0 • Mode 1 • Mode 2 •...
  • Page 51 BIOS Configuration IR Function Duplex: This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIR or HPSIR. This item enables you to determine the infrared (IR) function of the onboard infrared chip. Full-duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously. Half duplex (default) is the transmission of data in both directions, but only one direction at a time.
  • Page 52 Mainboard User’s Manual • 220H (default) • 240H • 260H • 280H SB IRQ Select: This item lets you set the Interrupt Request (IRQ) for the Sound Blaster card. There are four options: • IRQ 5 (default) • IRQ 7 •...

  • Page 53: Power Management

    BIOS Configuration 4.6. Power Management Power Management Setup controls the mainboard’s “Green” fea- tures. Selecting “Power Management Setup” on the main program screen displays this menu: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help...
  • Page 54 Mainboard User’s Manual Power Management: This item enables you to choose the type of Power Management you want. Selecting Power Management and pressing <Enter> displays the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software Power Management Power Management User Define Item Help...
  • Page 55 BIOS Configuration ACPI Suspend Type: Use this item to define how your system sus- pends. In the default, S1(POS), the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down. If you select S3 (STR), the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM – the system shuts down with the exception of a re- fresh current to the system memory.
  • Page 56 Mainboard User’s Manual Wake Up Events: This item opens a submenu that enables you to set events that will resume the system from a power saving mode. Select Wake Up Events and press <Enter> to display the following menu: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software Wake Up Events Item Help LPT &...
  • Page 57 BIOS Configuration Primary INTR: This item opens a submenu that enables you to set IRQs that will resume the system from a power saving mode. Select IRQs Activity Monitoring and press <Enter> to display the following menu: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring IRQ 3 (COM2)

  • Page 58: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.7. PnP/PCI Configuration Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (In- terrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configuration Setup utility; otherwise, the mainboard will not work properly.
  • Page 59 BIOS Configuration 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 Configuration Data) which is located in the system flash EEPROM.

  • Page 60: Pc Health Status Option

    Mainboard User’s Manual 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: CMOS Setup Utility –...

  • Page 61: Frequency/Voltage Control

    BIOS Configuration • 5V (power supply’s 5 volt) • 12V (power supply’s 12 volt) After you have made your selections in the PC Health Status Setup, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen. 4.9. Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system.

  • Page 62: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option

    Mainboard User’s Manual • 115/38 MHz • 120/40 MHz • 124/41 MHz • 133/33 MHz • 136/34 MHz • 140/35 MHz • 145/36 MHz • 150/38 MHz • 155/39 MHz Method In Linear Funct.: The default is “Increase.” CPU HOST By Linear Funct.:. The default is “0.” After you have made your selections in the Frequency/Voltage Con- trol Setup, press the <ESC>...

  • Page 63: Load Optimized Defaults Option

    BIOS Configuration 4.11. Load Optimized Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the whole Setup Utility. Press the <Y> key and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press the <N> key and then <Enter>...

  • Page 64: Save & Exit Setup

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.13.Save & Exit Setup Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> will save the new setting information in the CMOS memory and continue with the booting process. 4.14.Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> will exit the Setup Utility without recording any new values or changing old ones.

  • Page 65: Driver And Utility

    5. Driver and Utility 5.1. Flash Utility The BIOS of the P6F121 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.

  • Page 66: System Environment Monitor

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.3. System Environment Monitor The System Environment Monitoring utility along with the onboard VT82C686A system monitor chip enables you to monitor your sys- tem’s operating characteristics such as temperature, fan speed and CPU voltage. Using this utility, you can define the upper and lower limits of these monitored parameters.

  • Page 67: Setting The Threshold

    Driver and Utility Click on the “VIA Hardware Monitor System” icon to ac- cess the program. 5.3.2. Setting the Threshold Set the threshold for system temperature, voltages and fan speeds. System Environment Monitor...

  • Page 68: Ata66 Controller Options

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.4. ATA66 Controller Options When using the ATA66 controller, the BIOS setting will allow users to “Set Device Mode” and “Select Boot Sequence.” Setting Device Mode: Choose UDMA (0~4), PIO (0~4), and MW DMA (0~2) setting options transfer mode for any hard disks (ATA66) controlled by VT82C686A.

  • Page 69: Online Services

    Driver and Utility 5.6. Online Services Flexus Computer Technology, under the Freetech brand name, has consistently won recognition for excellence in the design and manu- facturing of high quality mainboards! Our products are globally recognized among the leading cost- performance mainboards in the industry today and we are a certified...

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