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P8F161G-e
MOTHER BOARD
USER'S MANUAL
Ver 2.
NOV.26.2003

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  • Page 1 P8F161G-e MOTHER BOARD USER’S MANUAL Ver 2. NOV.26.2003...
  • Page 3 Copyright Notice ©Copyright 2000 The information contained in this user’s manual and all accompanying 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 computer language, or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent from the manufacturer, except for copies retained by the purchasers for their personal...
  • Page 4 Perface Using This Manual This manual is designed to help you build a reliable Personal Computer based on the P8F161G-e 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

    Perface Table of Contents 1. P8F161G-e QUICK REFERENCE........1.1. Mainboard Layout ............ 1.2. I/O Ports ..............1.3. Front Panel Connector ..........1.4. Jumpers ..............1.5. PCI Frequency Settings ........... 1.6. Memory Installation ..........1.7. Connectors............... 1.8. Note................1.9. Remote Controller............
  • Page 6 Perface 3.5. Attaching Connectors..........3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors (JP1) ........3.5.2. Audio CD-In Connector (CD IN) ......3.5.3. Audio AUX-IN Connector (AUX1)......3.5.4. S/P DIF Connector (SPDIF) ........3.5.5. Infrared (IR) Connector (IR)........3.5.6. LAN connectors (LAN CON)........3.5.7. Extend USB Header (USB1~3) ........ 3.5.8.
  • Page 7 Perface 3.9. Auto Power On ..............4. etBIOS CONFIGURATION ..........4.1. Entering Setup ............4.2. Setup Main Menu ............. 4.3. System Information ..........4.4. General Configuration ..........4.5. Advanced Configuration........... 4.6. etBIOS Configuration ..........4.7. System Specific Setup ..........4.8. Primary / Secondary IDE Drivers ......4.9.
  • Page 8 Perface 5.3.2.7. Backward ............5.3.2.8. Next Track/Chapter.......... 5.3.2.9. Previous Track/Chapter ........5.3.2.10. Progress Indicator ..........5.3.2.11. Volume ............5.3.2.12. Mute..............5.3.2.13. Eject ..............5.3.2.14. Exit..............5.3.2.15. Step Frame ............. 5.3.3. Exclusive CD/MP3 Controls........5.3.3.1 Shuffle .............. 5.3.4. Exclusive VCD Controls........... 5.3.4.1 Audio Channel Select ........
  • Page 9 Perface 5.5.5. DVD................5.5.6. Region Setup............. 5.5.7. TV Tuner ..............5.6. Specification............. 5.6.1. Video................5.6.2. Audio ................5.6.3. Navigational Support ..........5.6.4. DVD Support .............. 6. DRIVER AND UTILITY..........6.1. Flash Utility............... CD Driver Overview ..........6.2.1. Intel Chipset 865 INF Driver ........6.2.2.

  • Page 11: P8F161G-E Quick Reference

    1. P8F161G-e Quick Reference This section is for users to get started using the mainboard straight away. 1.1. Mainboard Layout mPGA478B CPU socket (PGA478) Front Speaker Connector (JP3) 184-pin DIMM DDR module sockets (DIMM1~2) 1394 Connector (1394) IDE connector (IDE1)

  • Page 12: I/O Ports

    Mainboard User’s Manual 1.2. I/O Ports 1.3. Front Panel Connector The following illustration shows the front panel connector pin assignments: I/O Ports...

  • Page 13: Jumpers

    Quick Reference 1.4. Jumpers Normal Mode (CMOS Clear) Clear CMOS 1.5. PCI Frequency Setting The PCI frequency settings are automatically set by the system 1.6. Memory Installation Note: This mainboard supports up to two double-sided or two single-sided DDR. Supports only x8, x16 DDR devices. Supports up to 6.4 GB/s (DDR400) in dual-channel mode.

  • Page 14: Connectors

    Mainboard User’s Manual 1.7. Connectors Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector Front Speaker connector 1-2, 4-5 : Rear side Lineout Open : Front side Lineout Extend Mouse / Keyboard : This 6-pin header is (Optional) used for connecting mouse or keyboard. 1394 connector : Compliant with the latest IEEE 1394 standards.

  • Page 15: Note

    Quick Reference SYS FAN : The 3-pin header is for connecting the SYS FAN case fan that keeps the system cool. SATA connector : S-ATA stands for serial SATA ATA .Serial ATA is newest ATA transmission interface. Serial ATA is able to reach 150mb/sec. SPDIF connector : SPDIF stands for Sony/Philips digital interface.

  • Page 16: Introduction

    2. Introduction 2.1. Overview The high quality P8F161G-e family is a high-performance, enhanced function mainboard that supports mPGA478 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors that support a 800 MHz front side bus (FSB). This mainboard is designed around the latest and fastest Intel 865G chipset in a mini FATX form factor.

  • Page 17: Mainboard Specifications And Features

    Introduction 2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features 2.2.1. Hardware -Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors in a 478-pin package, compatible Auto-detection CPU -Supports 400/533/800 MHz FSB -Compatible “Hyper-Threading” technology -Onboard Voltage Regulator Module -Provides 0.8375V to 1.6V operating voltage (VRM10.0) Coprocessor -CPU has built-in floating point unit Speed -System bus clock 100/133/200 MHz...
  • Page 18 Mainboard User’s Manual On-Board LAN -Intel 8100 LAN chipset, supports 10/100 Mb/s -Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3. Enhanced I/O -One floppy disk controller -One Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector -Two 16550 compatible serial port connectors -Two USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports -One audio port connector, include line-out, line-in, mic-in, and midi/game(optional) ports I/O Options...

  • Page 19: Software

    Introduction 2.2.2. Software BIOS WHIZPRO AGP/PCI BIOS 2M-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 IDE Bus mastering Ultra DMA driver Utility AC97 codec audio driver Flash utility for BIOS upgrade...

  • Page 20: 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 illustration. Mainboard Layout...
  • Page 21 Introduction Key to Mainboard Components Name Function PGA478 CPU socket DIMM1~2 DDR SDRAM Memory module slots IDE1 IDE 1 connector IDE2 IDE 2 connector Floppy drive connector PCI1 32-bit PCI Slot AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Slot ATX standard power connector ATX 12V power connector Front Panel connector SPDIF S/P DIF connector...

  • Page 22: Microprocessor

    Mainboard User’s Manual 2.4. Microprocessor The mainboard is designed to operate with the following processor: Processor Type Speed Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz~3.06GMHz+ 400, 533, 800 MHz An onboard switching voltage regulator provides the required 0.875 to 1.6 volts for the processor. The processor sends five VID (Voltage identification) signals to the switching voltage regulator.

  • Page 23: Chipset

    Introduction 2.7. Chipset The P8F161G-e supports the Intel 865G chipset is designed for use in a desktop system based on an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in a 478-pin package. The Intel 865G chipset supports the Pentium 4 processor with 256-KB L2 cache and the Pentium 4 processor with 512-KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron process.
  • Page 24 Mainboard User’s Manual Integrated LAN controller. Dual Ultra ATA/100 controllers support faster IDE transfers to storage devices. This concludes Chapter 2. Chapter 3. cover hardware installation. Chipset...

  • Page 25: Hardware Installation

    One mouse One PS/2 keyboard One LAN / Modem One set of loudspeakers 3.1. Unpacking The P8F161G-e family 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 User’s manual...

  • Page 26: Installation

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.2. Installation The P8F161G-e family is designed to fit into a Mini Flex ATX form factor chassis. The pattern of the mounting holes and the position of the back panel connectors meet the Mini Flex ATX system board specification.

  • Page 27: Connector/Jumper Location

    Hardware Installation 3.4. Connector/Jumper Location Connector/Jumper Location...

  • Page 28: Attaching Connectors

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5. Attaching Connectors 3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors (JP1) There are seven connectors on the mainboard for speaker, switches, and indicator lights on the system’s front panel. PW SW This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted Power button. RESET This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch and is used to reboot the system.

  • Page 29: Audio Cd-In Connector (Cd In)

    Hardware Installation 3.5.2. Audio CD-In Connector (CD IN) This connector enables you to connect a CD-ROM to the mainboard and receive stereo audio input. 3.5.3. Audio AUX-IN Connector (AUX) This connector enables you to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV-tuner, or MPEG card.

  • Page 30: S/P Dif Connector (Spdif)

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.4. S/P DIF connector (SPDIF) This connector S/P DIF device to the black connector to your computer. S/P DIF (Sony / Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer file format.. 3.5.5. Infrared (IR) Connector (IR) This 5-pinheader connects to an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module via a cable and a bracket.

  • Page 31: Lan Connectors (Lan Con)

    Hardware Installation 3.5.6. LAN connectors (Optional) This two connectors are used for extra LAN connecting. 3.5.7. Extend USB Header (USB1~3) The mainborad provides one onboard 10-pin of three USB headers. The headers on the same signal with USB port on the back panel. Attaching Connectors...

  • Page 32: Power Supply Connector (Pw / Con2)

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.8. Power Supply Connector (PW / CON2) 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 to ATX power connector. Press the lead connector down until the clip snaps into place and secures the lead onto the connector.

  • Page 33: Cpu/System Fan Power Supplies

    Hardware Installation 3.5.9. CPU/System Fan Power Supplies (CPU FAN / SYS FAN) 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 34: Ide Connectors

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.10. IDE Connectors An IDE drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support two 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 35: Floppy Drive Header (Fdc)

    Hardware Installation 3.5.11. Floppy Drive Header (FDC) 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 connector.

  • Page 36: Agp Connector (Agp1)

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.13. AGP Connector (AGP1) The mainboard provides AGP slot. 3.5.14. Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector (JP2) 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 speaker.

  • Page 37: Front Speaker Connector (Jp3)

    Hardware Installation 3.5.15. Front Speaker Connector (JP3) Connect the cable attached to line-out connector on front panel. This header shared same signal with line-out back panel. 3.5.16. 1394 Connector (1394) Connect the cable attached to1394 connector on motherboard. This header signal as below : Attaching Connectors...

  • Page 38: Serial Ata Connector (Sata)

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.17. Serial ATA Connector (SATA) Connect the cable attached to S_ATA connector on motherboard. 3.5.18. COM2 Connector (COM2) Connect the cable attached to com2 connector for extension. Attaching Connectors...

  • Page 39: Game Connector (Jp3) (Optional)

    Hardware Installation 3.5.19. Game Connector (Game) (Optional) Connector the cable attached to game connector on motherboard. 3.5.20. External Mouse / Keyboard (J25) (Optional) The mainboard provides one onboard 6-pin for external mouse or keyboard. The headers have the same signal with ps/2 mouse or ps/2 keyboard.

  • Page 40: Back Panel Connectors

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.21. 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, and audio Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in, game/midi ports which are integrated on the mainboard. The figures below show the location of the back panel I/O connectors.
  • Page 41 Hardware Installation VGA Port Connect an external monitor to the blue 15-pin VGA port. 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.
  • Page 42 Mainboard User’s Manual 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.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation Audio Line-Out Port You can connect various audio devices to this audio jacks. Connect headphones or powered speakers to the lime-colored lineout connector. Audio Mic-In Port You can connect a microphone to the pink microphone connector to record audio to your computer. Attaching Connectors...

  • Page 44: Installing The Cpu

    Mainboard User’s Manual 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.

  • Page 45: Removing The Processor

    Hardware Installation 3. Identify the pin-1 corner of the mPGA478. 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).

  • Page 46: Installing System Memory

    Mainboard User’s Manual 3.7. Installing System Memory Maximum system memory supported by the mainboard is 2 GB. The mainboard has two DIMM Sockets. Memory can be installed using 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.

  • Page 47: Setting Jumpers

    Hardware Installation 3.8. Setting Jumpers Refer to the following illustration and instructions to set the jumpers on your mainboard. 3.8.1. Clear CMOS Jumper (JP4) 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 setting need to reset to default values after the system BIOS has been updated.

  • Page 48: Auto Power On

    Mainboard User’s Manual Solution B If the CPU clock setup is incorrect, you may not be able to boot up . In this case, follow these instructions: 1. Turn the system off, then on again. The CPU will automatically boot up using standard parameters. 2.

  • Page 49: Etbios Configuration

    4. etBIOS Configuration After the hardware configuration of the mainboard is finished, and the system hardware has been assembled, the system may be powered up. At this point, CMOS setup should be run to ensure that system information is correct. The mainboard employs the latest Whizpro BIOS CMOS chip with e-BIOS.

  • Page 50: 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 When setting the CPU clock speed so that it automatically runs either fast or slow When redefining the communication ports to prevent any con...
  • Page 51 BIOS Configuration “Press DEL to enter SETUP” To access the Whizpro BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL> key to display the “CMOS SETUP UTILITY” screen: These screens provide access to the utility’s various functions. Listed below are explanations of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screen: Function Selects the next or previous menu or item in the selected...

  • Page 52: Setup Main Menu

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.2. Setup Main Menu System Information Use this menu to display the basic system information. General Configuration Use this menu to enable and change the basic system configurations. Advanced Configuration Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advance features.

  • Page 53: System Information

    BIOS Configuration 4.3. System Information Selecting “System Information”. Whizpro BIOS provide two system information screens. The first screen contains general system information and the second screen contains PCI device information. The information includes: 1. BIOS ID, BIOS revision, BIOS release date. 2.

  • Page 54: General Configuration

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.4. General Configuration Selecting “General Configuration” on the main program screen displays this menu: 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).
  • Page 55 BIOS Configuration Power Up NumLock : The NumLock is on or off at power up. The default setting is “On” Power 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.

  • Page 56: Advanced Configuration

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.5. Advanced Configuration Selecting “Advanced Configuration” on the main program screen displays this menu: IDE Devices Delay : Enable/Disable IDE drive delay. The options for the IDE Drive Delay time are: 2 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec and 30 sec.
  • Page 57 BIOS Configuration Halt on POST Error : This setting determines which type of errors will cause the system to halt during boot up. The default setting is “Any Error” Video BIOS Cacheable : When enabled, BIOS will setup the chipset to cache video RAM area (A000 and B000 segment). The default setting is “Disabled”.

  • Page 58: Etbios Configuration

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.6. etBIOS Configuration Selecting “etBIOS Configuration” on the main program screen displays this menu: Boot From etBIOS : Enable / Disable the first boot format BIOS. If you choose “Enabled”, please go checking chapter 5. Count Down to Boot OS : System exit count down timer in seconds.

  • Page 59: System Specific Setup

    BIOS Configuration 4.7. System Specific Setup Selecting “System Specific Setup” on the main program screen displays this menu: Frame Buffer for IGD : Allocate a frame buffer for the internal graphics device on core chipset. The default setting is “16MB”. Press <ESC>...

  • Page 60: Primary / Secondary Ide Drivers

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.8. Primary / Secondary IDE Drivers Selecting “Primary / Secondary IDE Drivers” on the main program screen displays this menu: User can manually or automatically set up different IDE hard drives in two separate IDE channels – primary and secondary IDE channels.
  • Page 61 BIOS Configuration Drive Mode : CHS : If the hard drive is the CHS mode. (Cylinder, Head, Sector) Auto : BIOS checks if the hard drive supports the LBA mode (Logical Block Addressing). If it is yes, LBA mode is enabled.

  • Page 62: Peripherals

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.9. Peripherals Selecting “Peripherals” on the main program screen displays this menu: Floppy Controller : These options enable or disable the on board floppy controller. The default setting is “Enabled.” Primary / Secondary IDE : These options enable or disable the on board Primary / Secondary IDE.
  • Page 63 BIOS Configuration Mode : Provide the mode options of “Printer”, “Standard+SPP”, “SPP+ EPP1.9”, “SPP+EPP 1.7”, “ECP”, “ECP+EPP 1.9” or ECP+EPP1.7”. This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. If you set “ECP” allows the parallel port to operate in bi-directional DMA mode.
  • Page 64 Mainboard User’s Manual Auto : <Legacy Mode> PATA is configured first, then SATA is configured to empty Legacy IDE channel. Enhanced : PATA in legacy mode and SATA in native mode. SATA only : BIOS will disable P-ATA controller. (Devices installed on P-ATA channels will not be accessible.) S-ATA port 0 is configured to logical primary master.

  • Page 65: Power Management

    BIOS Configuration 4.10. Power Management Selecting “Power Management” on the main program screen displays this menu: Power Management : If this menu item is set to “Disabled”, power management features will not function regardless of other field settings in this menu. Note : Operating system driver may be needed to perform power management functions.
  • Page 66 Mainboard User’s Manual S3 Video Init : Perform VGA BIOS initialization during S3(STR) resume. Stand-by Timer : Enable / Disable standby mode or set the idle time for system to switch into standby mode. This field allows you to set “off”, “1 min”, “2 min”, “4 min”, “8 min”, “16 min”.
  • Page 67 BIOS Configuration Wake on PME : When enabled, BIOS will enable PCI peripheral drive PME signal to awaken the system. Wake on RTC Alarm : When set to “Enabled,” you may set the date (day of the month), hour, minute and second to turn on your system.

  • Page 68: Pci & Pnp

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.11. PCI & PnP Selecting “PCI & PnP” on the main program screen displays this menu: PnP OS Installed: This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS.

  • Page 69: Hardware Monitor

    BIOS Configuration 4.12. Hardware Monitor Selecting “Hardware Monitor” on the main program screen displays this menu: Show the information of system’s VCore, Voltages, VDD, Internal Core, CPU Fan Rotation, System Fan Rotation, and CPU Temperature. Press <ESC> to go back to the main screen Hardware Monitor...

  • Page 70: Restore Manufacturer Settings

    Mainboard User’s Manual 4.13. Restore Manufacturer Settings Selecting “Restore Manufacturer Settings” on the main program screen displays this menu: Restore Manufacture Settings: This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters in the SETUP menus. When this option is selected, a confirmation is requested.

  • Page 71: Exit

    BIOS Configuration 4.14. Exit Once you have made all your selections from the SETUP program, you should save your changes and exit SETUP. Select “Exit” from the main menu and the following dialog window appears: “ Save CMOS and “Exit”, “Discard Changes and Exit”, “Back to SETUP”. Save CMOS and Exit : Once you finish making your selections, select [Save CMOS and Exit] from dialog to ensure the values you selected has been saved to the CMOS...

  • Page 72: Etdvd Guide

    5. etDVD Guide 5.1. Starting etDVD During boot-up, hit the DEL key to enter the BIOS setup menu. Once in the setup menu, select the etBIOS Configuration sub-menu. Set [Boot from etBIOS] to [Enabled]. Now, etDVD will be launched every time the user turns on or reboots the PC. To bypass etDVD under this configuration, just hold down the Scroll Lock key during boot-up to load the next available boot device instead.

  • Page 73: Main Screen

    etBIOS 5.2. Main Screen After etDVD is launched, the main screen will appear on the screen. On the right-hand side of the screen, there are five options available: CD/MP3, VCD, DVD, TV Tuner and Power. The functionality of each option is explained on the diagram below. Depending on the BIOS, the main screen may also contain a Continue to boot option that allows etDVD to exit and boot-up to the next boot device.

  • Page 74: Using The Etdvd Player

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.3. Using the etDVD Player 5.3.1. The etDVD Interface A Once a player is selected, the player GUI will load. With the exception of the TV Tuner, each of the players shares the interface shown below. etDVD can also be controlled through a set of hotkeys. See chapter 6 for the hotkey reference tables.

  • Page 75: General Control

    etBIOS 5.3.2. General Control 5.3.2.1. Play Mode Click on the Player Mode Selector to cycle through the CD, VCD, and DVD player modes. 5.3.2.2. Drive Select The optical IDE drives in your system are mapped starting from 1 and their sequence is the same as the IDE sequence.

  • Page 76: Pause

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.3.2.4. Pause Click on the Pause button to temporarily stop playing the media. Click on it again to resume playing the media. Or click on the Play button to resume. 5.3.2.5. Stop Click on the Stop button to stop playing the media.

  • Page 77: Backward

    etBIOS 5.3.2.7. Backward When a CD is in the optical drive, clicking on the Backward button will make the player skip backward 5% of the total playtime. When a VCD or DVD is in the optical drive, clicking on the Backward button will make the player increase the scan speed.

  • Page 78: Progress Indicator

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.3.2.10. Progress Indicator The Progress Indicator shows the playback progress. During playback, simply drag the position marker on the progress indicator to play content at different progress points in the current media file. 5.3.2.11. Volume To adjust the volume, click directly on the color bar and slide it up and down.

  • Page 79: Exit

    etBIOS 5.3.2.14. Exit Click on the Exit button to return to the main screen. 5.3.2.15. Step Frame etDVD also has a Step Frame ability. Step Frame is only available in VCD and DVD player modes. It allows you to view video content frame by frame. 1.

  • Page 80: Exclusive Cd/Mp3 Controls

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.3.3. Exclusive CD/MP3 Controls 5.3.3.1. Shuffle Click on the Shuffle button to make the CD/MP3 player randomly select tracks while playing. 5.3.4. Exclusive VCD Controls 5.3.4.1. Audio Channel Select Click on the Audio Output Channel button to select channel 1, channel 2, or both channels.

  • Page 81: Displaying Subtitles

    etBIOS 5.3.5.2. Displaying Subtitles Subtitles are supplied for practically all DVD titles. The language of the subtitles depends on the DVD region of your title. The subtitles function available only during playback. To disable or select the next available subtitles, click the SUBTITLES button accordingly.

  • Page 82: Region Setup

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.3.5.5. Region Setup Most DVD discs and DVD drives contain a region code. A DVD disc can only be played when its region code matches the DVD drive's region code. If the etDVD player detects a mismatched region code between the disc and drive, the "Region Setup"...

  • Page 83: Tv Tuner (Optional)

    etBIOS 5.4. TV Tuner (Optional) etDVD also has TV Tuner functions. However, this set of functions is optional and may not have been included in your mainboard’s BIOS. In order to use the TV Tuner functions, you will need a compatible TV Tuner Card (see section 5.4.1.4).

  • Page 84: Audio Input Options

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.4.1. Audio Input Options 5.4.1.1. Line-In As described in the TV Tuner section, the standard audio connection connects the Audio Out from the TV Tuner Card to the LINE-IN of the sound card. After starting the TV Tuner Card application, press the OSD key on the Remote Control (or F2 on the keyboard) to advance to the AUDIO IN sub-menu.

  • Page 85: Validated Tv Tuner Cards

    etBIOS 5.4.1.3. TV The Audio Out from the TV Tuner Card is passed through the PCI bus to the sound card. After starting the TV Tuner Card application, press the OSD key on the Remote Control (or F2 on the keyboard) to advance to the AUDIO IN sub-menu.

  • Page 86: Function Reference

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.5. Function Reference 5.5.1. System Keys The user can press any of the system keys at anytime while in etDVD to activate its functionality. The following table explains the keys and functionalities. SYSTEM KEYS DESCRIPTION Wake Up Power on/off the system Sleep, Power, Pause/Break Power off the system...
  • Page 87 etBIOS BUTTON HOT KETS DESCRIPTION Stop F4 or s Stop playback Jump to the previous track/chapter Previous F5 or v if available Backward F6 or b Play backward if possible Forward F7 or f Play forward if possible Jump to the next track/chapter if Next F8 or n available...

  • Page 88: Audio Cd/Mp3

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.5.3. Audio CD/MP3 BUTTON HOT KETS DESCRIPTION Shuffle F10 or u Toggles shuffle on or off Set repeat mode to: No repeat, Repeat F11 or r repeat current track, or repeat whole disc Turn on the screen saver by z or Z Screen Saver turning off the monitor...

  • Page 89: Dvd

    etBIOS 5.5.5. BUTTON HOT KETS DESCRIPTION Jump to the menu screen if Menu F10 or [ available Resume movie playback from a Resume F11 or ] previous point in the movie, before “Menu” was selected Change to the next available Subtitle screen subtitle Change to the next available audio...

  • Page 90: Tv Tuner

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.5.7. TV Tuner REMOTE HOT KETS DESCRIPTION Channel+ Next Channel Channel- Shift + Tab Previous Channel Select Menu Item for Adjustment : Brightness / Contrast / Color Hue / Color U / Color V / MTS / AUDIO-IN / Channels Search F3 or Space Auto-search for channels...
  • Page 91 etBIOS BUTTON HOT KETS DESCRIPTION Enter Select Channel Number entered from the Numeric Keypad. Enter Enter Otherwise Advance to Next Channel Display Display channel ID Exit TV tuner Used to enter channel number. Num keys Num keys The user can either wait 1 second or press Enter to select the channel Increase audio volume Decrease audio volume...

  • Page 92: Specification

    Mainboard User’s Manual 5.6. Specification 5.6.1. Video Supports DVD (MPEG-2) Supports VCD version 1.0 format (MPEG-1) 5.6.2. Audio Supports A/52 audio decoding Supports MPEG-2 audio and LPCM (Linear Pulse Code Modulation) decoding 5.6.3. Navigational Support Play bar slider control allows instantaneous access to any scene Fast forward speeds of 2X, 4X, 8X (16X and 32X for VCD) Fast backward speeds of 2X, 4X, 8X (16X and 32X for VCD) Frame by frame stepping in forward (and backward VCD) direction(s)

  • Page 93: Driver And Utility

    6. Driver and Utility 6.1 Flash Utility The BIOS of the P8F161G-e mainboard can be upgraded by using a Flash utility. A new version of the BIOS can be downloaded from the factory’s Website. The system BIOS is stored in a 2 M-bit Flash EEPROM that can be erased and reprogrammed by the Flash utility.

  • Page 94: Cd Driver Overview

    CD. The support CD has an easy to use menu that enables you to automatically install the drivers and software that you want. The P8F161G-e CD include 1. Install Mainboard Software (Intel 865 family) 2. Install Mainboard Software (Intel 865G family Video) 3.

  • Page 95: Intel Chipset 865 Inf Driver

    Driver and Utility 6.2.1. Intel chipset 865 family INF driver This folder has chipset 865 family INF drivers for Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP. The Installation Steps: 1. Insert the manufacturer CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2.

  • Page 96: 865G Family Video Driver

    Mainboard User’s Manual 6.2.3. 865G Family Video Driver Software and drivers are provided for the Intel 865G/845G controller that is integrated on the mainboard. The 865G/845G controller allows the system to get better display. When you finished the video driver installed, reboot the system and you would get the message as below : You can select the path D:\Driver\Intel\845\VGA\win98-me\graphics\win9x or...

  • Page 97: Lan Driver

    Driver and Utility 6.2.5. 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 Windows Windows 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP.

  • Page 98: Online Services

    Mainboard User’s Manual 6.3. Online Services Flexus Computer Technology, under the Freetech brand name, has consistently won recognition for excellence in the design and manufacturing of high quality mainboards! Our products are globally recognized among the leading cost-performance mainboards in the industry today and we are a...

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