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Perface Using This Manual This manual is designed to help you build a reliable Personal Computer based on the P8F153 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.
1. P8F153 Quick Reference This section is for users to get started using the mainboard straight away. 1.1. Mainboard Layout mPGA478B CPU socket (PGA478) Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector (JP9) ATX power connector (PW) Front Line-OUT Connector (JP8) ATX 12V power connector (PW1)
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 Port...
P8F153 Quick Reference 1.4. Jumpers Auto 100MHz FSB (CPU FSB) Empty 133MHz FSB Normal Mode Clear CMOS (CMOS Clear) 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 DIMMs when the DDR DRAM interface is operating at 133 MHz.
Mainboard User’s Manual 1.7. Connectors External Mouse / Keyboard : This 6-pin header is used for connecting mouse or keyboard. CPU FAN : This 3-pin header is used for connecting a CPU fan. COM2 Connector Chipset FAN System FAN Front Line-OUT Connector Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector Auxiliary-IN connector : This 4-pin header is an AUX1...
2. Introduction 2.1. Overview The high quality P8F153 is a high-performance, enhanced function mainboard that supports mPGA478 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors that support a 400/533 MHz front side bus (FSB). This mainboard is designed around the latest and fastest Intel 845GV chipset in a mini flex ATX form factor.
Mainboard User’s Manual 2.2. Mainboard Specifications and Features 2.2.1. Hardware Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors in a 478-pin package, compatible Auto-detection CPU Compatible with Hyper Threading technology Onboard Voltage Regulator Module Provides 1.05V to 1.825V operating voltage Coprocessor CPU has built-in floating point unit Speed System bus clock 100/133 MHz PCI bus clock 33 MHz...
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Introduction Enhanced I/O One floppy disk controller One Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector Two 16550 compatible serial port connectors Two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports One audio port connector, include line-out, line-in and mic-in ports I/O Options Two connectors for front panel USB port 3/4 and port 5/6 One IrDA compatible infrared (IR) connector Mouse...
Mainboard User’s Manual 2.2.2. Software BIOS AWARD 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...
Introduction 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...
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Mainboard User’s Manual Key to Mainboard Components Name Function PGA478 CPU socket ATX standard power connector ATX 12V power connector DIMM1~2 DDR SDRAM Memory module slots IDE1 IDE 1 connector IDE2 IDE 2 connector Floppy drive connector 32-bit PCI Slot Front Panel Connector USB2 Front USB Connector...
Introduction 2.4. Microprocessor The mainboard is designed to operate with the following processor: Processor Type Speed Intel Pentium 4 800MHz~3.06GHz+ 400, 533 MHz An onboard switching voltage regulator provides the required 1.05 to 1.825 volts for the processor. The processor sends five VID (Voltage identification) signals to the switching voltage regulator.
Mainboard User’s Manual 2.7. Chipset The P8F153 supports the Intel 845G/GE/GL/GV chipset is designed for use in a desktop system based on an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in a 478-pin package. The Intel 845G/GE/GL/GV 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.
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Introduction AC97 (ALC201A) two channels of audio. AC97(ALC 650) 5.1 channel audio. Dual Ultra ATA/100 controllers support faster IDE transfers to storage devices. This concludes Chapter 2. Chapter 3. covers hardware installation. Chipset...
One display monitor One mouse One keyboard One set of loudspeakers 3.1. Unpacking The P8F153 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 After removing the mainboard from its anti-static bag, place it on a grounded or antistatic surface (component side up).
Hardware Installation 3.2. Installation The P8F153 is designed to fit into a standard 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.
Hardware Installation 3.5. Attaching Connectors 3.5.1. Front Panel Connectors (JP5) 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.2. Audio CD-In Connector (CD1) This connector enables you to connect a CD-ROM to the mainboard and receive stereo audio input. 3.5.3. Audio AUX-IN Connectors (AUX1) This connector enables you to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV-tuner, or MPEG card.
Hardware Installation 3.5.4. Infrared (IR) Connector (IR) This 5-pin header 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.6. Front USB Header (USB2) The mainboard provides one onboard 10-pin of dual USB port (port 3 and port 4) header. The header on the same signal with USB port 1 and port 2 on the back panel. 3.5.7.
Hardware Installation 3.5.8. 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.9. Back Panel Connectors The back panel provides external access to PS/2 style keyboard and mouse connectors, one serial port, one parallel port, one S-Video, one VGA, one LAN/modem, dual USB ports, and audio Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in ports which are integrated on the mainboard. The figures below show the location of the back panel I/O connectors.
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Hardware Installation VGA Port Connect an external monitor to the blue 15-pin VGA port. S-Video Port You can connect S-Video devices to S-Video port on the back panel. RCA Video (TV-Out) You can connect RCA Video devices to RCA Video port (TV-Out) on the back- panel.
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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.
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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 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.10. Power Supply Connector (PW / PW1) 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.
Hardware Installation 3.5.11. CPU/Chipset/System Fan Power Supplies (JP2/JP6/JP7) 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.12. PCI Connector (PCI) PCI connector is one of equipment interfaces that connects peripheral equipment and motherboard. Its transfer speed is faster than traditional ISA. PCI is the mainstream transfer interface for extra adopter. 3.5.13. Serial COM2 Connector (J3) The mainboard provides one onboard serial COM2 connector.
Hardware Installation 3.5.14. External Mouse / Keyboard (JP1) 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. 3.5.15. Front Mic-IN, Line-IN Connector (JP9) 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 3.5.16. Front Line-OUT Connector (JP8) Connect the cable attached to line-out connector on front panel. This header shared same signal with line-out back panel. 3.5.17. ALC650 5.1 Channel Sound Connectors 5.1 channel sound is piped through six. separate channels : front left, front right, center, rear right, rear left and a subwoofer for deep bass Attaching Connectors...
Hardware Installation 3.6. Installing the CPU 3.6.1. Before You Begin 1. Be sure that your processor kit includes the following ite ms: One processor with the fan or heat sink attached One power cable (for CPU with cooling fan attached) 2.
Mainboard User’s Manual 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).
Hardware Installation 3.7. Installing System Memory Maximum system memory supported by the mainboard is 2GB. 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 3.8. Setting Jumpers Refer to the following illustration and instructions to set the jumpers on your mainboard. 3.8.1. CPU FSB Jumper (JP3) The 3-pin header is used for CPU FSB. You can s et “Auto”, “100 MHz” or “133 MHz”. 3.8.2.
Hardware Installation 3. Place the shunt back to pin 1 and pin 2 of JP4. 4. Power on the system. Solution B If the CPU clock setup is incorrect, you may not be able to boot up . In this case, follow these instructions: 1.
4. BIOS 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 Award BIOS CMOS chip with support for Windows Plug and Play.
BIOS Configuration 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...
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Mainboard User’s Manual “Press DEL to enter SETUP” To access the AWARD 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 Escape key: Exits the current menu...
BIOS Configuration 4.2. Standard CMOS Features Standard CMOS Features is the same for all three chipsets. Selecting “Standard CMOS Features” on the main program screen displays the following menu: The Standard CMOS Setup utility is similar for all three chipsets and is used to configure the following features: Date : Month, Day, Year Time : Hour, Minute, and Second.
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Mainboard User’s Manual IDE HDD Auto-Detection : Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted if you want the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure a hard disk drive on the IDE channel. If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter them into the Standard CMOS Setup automatically If the auto-detected parameters displayed do not match the ones...
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BIOS Configuration 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>...
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Mainboard User’s Manual Halt On : This 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”. Base/Extended/Total Memory : These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time.
BIOS Configuration 4.3. Advanced BIOS Features Selecting “Advanced BIOS Features” on the main program screen displays 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.
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Mainboard User’s Manual 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”, or “LS120” respectively. Boot Other Device : If you enable this item, the system will search all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails t o find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and Third boot...
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BIOS Configuration 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 setting is “6” Chars/Sec. Typematic Delay (Msec) : This setting controls the time between the display of the first and second characters.
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Mainboard User’s Manual Small Logo (EPA) Show : Enables and disables the EPA logo when booting up. The default setting is “Disabled”. After you have made your selections in the BIOS Features Setup screen, press <ESC> to go back to the main screen. Advanced BIOS Features...
BIOS Configuration 4.4. Advanced Chipset Features Selecting “Advanced Chipset Features” on the main program screen displays this menu: This option displays a table of items that define critical timing parameters of the mainboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are ver y familiar with the technical specification of your system hardware.
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Mainboard User’s Manual Active to Precharge Delay : This item enables you to set the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS. TRAS indicates the time required for the memory to restore data and come to a full charge. The default setting is “7”. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay : Enables you to select the RAS to CAS delay time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3.
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BIOS Configuration Memory Hole At 15M-16M : 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.
Mainboard User’s Manual 4.5. Integrated Peripherals Selecting “Integrated Peripherals” on the main program screen displays field. On-Chip Primary/ Secondary PCI IDE : These options enable or disable the primary and secondary onboard IDE controllers. The default setting is “Enabled.” IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO : Each IDE channel supports a master device and a salve device.
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BIOS Configuration USB Controller : Enables the USB controller. Leave this at the default “Enabled” if you want to connect USB devices to your computer. USB Keyboard Support : Enables USB keyboard support for legacy operating systems. The default setting is “Disabled”. USB Mouse Support : Enabled this function when a USB mouse is used.
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Mainboard User’s Manual POWER ON Function : Enables you to set keyboard or mouse events, or a password to power on the computer. When set to “Password,” you must key in your password before pressing any keyboard key to start the computer. The password is set in the “KB Power ON Password”...
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BIOS Configuration Onboard Serial Port 1 : This option is used to assign the I/O address and address and interrupt request (IRQ) for onboard serial port 1 (COM1). Onboard Serial Port 2 : This option is used to assign the I/O address and address and interrupt request (IRQ) for onboard serial port 2 (COM2).
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Mainboard User’s Manual 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: 378 / IRQ7 (default) 278 / IRQ5 3BC / IRQ7...
BIOS Configuration 4.6. Power Management Setup This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events.
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Mainboard User’s Manual ACPI Suspend Type : Use this item to define how your system suspends. If set to S1(POS) (default), the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down. If set to S3(STR), the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory.
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BIOS Configuration MODEM Use IRQ : If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power-saving mode, use this item to specify the interrupt request line (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 Suspend Mode : The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a...
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Mainboard User’s Manual Wake-Up by PCI card : This setting enables/disables PCI card wakeup for PCI spec2.2. The default is “Enabled.” 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”...
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BIOS Configuration Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1: When enabled, any activity on the primary 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 (COM), or parallel ports (LPT) will wake up the system from a power saving mode.
Mainboard User’s Manual 4.7. PnP/PCI Configuration This option displays a table of items that configures how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (Interrupt Requests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access).
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BIOS Configuration Resources Controlled By : The setting “Manual” allows you to control IRQs and DMAs individually. The other option is “Auto” which will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQs and DMAs for each peripheral. IRQ Resources : The submenu allows you to individually assign an interrupt type for interrupts IRQ3 to IRQ15.
Mainboard User’s Manual 4.8. PC Health Status On mainboards the 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: CPU Warning Temperature : This feature enables you to set the warning temperature for CPU overheating.
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BIOS Configuration • Current SYSFAN Speed • Current SYSFAN1 Speed • Vcore • + 3.3V • + 5V • +12V • -12V • VBAT(V) • 5VSB(V) Shutdown Temperature : Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down. After you have made your selections in the PC Health Status Setup, press <Esc>...
Mainboard User’s Manual 4.9. Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed ad system bus for your system. The clock speed ad system bus is determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. CPU Clock Ratio : Use this item to select a multiplier for the system front side bus (FSB) frequency.
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BIOS Configuration CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock : This item appears if you have set the CPU Internal Core Speed to Manual. Use the CPU/PCI Clock to set the system bus frequency for the installed processor. The values for this field range from 100/66/33 MHz to 130/87/43 MHz After you have made your selections in the Frequency / Voltage Control Setup, press the <Esc>...
Mainboard User’s Manual 4.10. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail -safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter>...
BIOS Configuration 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, press <Enter> instead of entering a new password when the “Enter Password” dialog box appears. A message appears confirming that the password has been disabled.
5. Driver and Utility 5.1 Flash Utility The BIOS of the P8F153 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 2 M-bit Flash EEPROM that can be erased and reprogrammed by the Flash utility.
CD. The support CD has an easy to use menu that enables you to automatically install the drivers and software that you want. The P8F153 CD include 1. Install Mainboard Software (Intel 845) 2. Install Mainboard Software (Intel 845G/GE/GL/GV) 3.
Mainboard User’s Manual 5.2.1. Intel chipset 845 INF driver This folder has chipset 845 INF drivers for WIN 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP. The Installation Steps: 1. Insert the manufacturer CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2.
Driver and Utility 5.2.3. ALC Audio Driver Software and drivers are provided for the 82801DB codec sound system that is integrated on this mainboard. The 82801DB codec allows the system to generate optimal sound effects. Drivers are provided for Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP. The manual Installation Steps: 1.
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