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  • Page 1: Copyright Notice

    OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING, REPLACING, OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA. All trademarks mentioned in this document are acknowledged. The Specification on the manual is subject to change without notice. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 P5F97/P5F103 Specifications/Features 1.2.1 Hardware 1.2.2 Software 1.2.3 Environment 1.3 P5F97/P5F103 Mainboard Layout 1.4 Microprocessor 1.5 Level 2 Cache 1.6 Chipset 1.7 Main Memory 1.8 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot 1.9 Enhanced IDE Support 1.10 Keyboard, Mouse and USB Interface 1.11 Real-time Clock, CMOS RAM and Battery...
  • Page 3 4.2 EIDE Bus Master Driver 4.3 USB Driver 4.4 AGP Driver 4.5 ESS Audio Driver 4.1.1 Install ESS Audio driver 4.1.2 Install ESS Rack driver APPENDIX System Environment Monitor (optional) 1.0.1 Hardware Doctor Setup 1.0.2 Setting the Threshold P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    SPP/EPP/ECP capable bidirectional parallel port connector, an IrDA compatible infrared port, dual USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, and a PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector. One AGP slot, two(P5F97) or four(P5F103) PCI local bus slots and two(P5F97) or three(P5F103) ISA bus slots provide expandability for add on peripheral cards.
  • Page 5 EIDE driver, Plug and Play, Soft-off, APM (Advanced Power Management), External Modem Ring On, Wake On LAN (WOL), Watchdog timer wake up, Sleeping state indicator, fan off in sleeping state (requires Fan with tachometer output) and BIOS upgradability are provided on the P5F97/P5F103 platform. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 6: P5F97/P5F103 Specifications/Features

    ALi’s Aladdin V (M1543) chipset built in I/O ESS Audio Drive ES1898 sound chip Winbond’s W83781D chip (assembly option) L2 Cache P5F97/P5F103 comes with 512KB(default) or 1MB(optional) Pipeline Burst SRAM DRAM 3 x 168-pin DIMM sockets Supports 8MB to 768MB memory Supports 3.3V EDO and SDRAM memory...
  • Page 7: Software

    Two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports Mouse/Keyboard PS/2 keyboard & mouse connector Expansion Slots One AGP Slot Two(P5F97) or Four(P5F103) 32-bit PCI slots Two(P5F97) or Three(P5F103) 16-bit ISA slots (one PCI/ISA shared slot) Power Management Compliant with EPA, APM 1.2 and ACPI...
  • Page 8: Environment

    C to 50 C (Operating) Relative Humidity 0 to 85% (Operating) Vibration 0 to 500 Hz DC Voltage 4.9V to 5.2V DC Voltage 2.00V to 3.50V (depend on CPU) DC Voltage -5V, +12V, -12V, +5V 5% tolerance. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 9: P5F97/P5F103 Mainboard Layout

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1.3 P5F97 Mainboard Layout M1543 1: CPU Socket 12: Flash BIOS 2: ISA Expansion Slots 13: Switching Regulator 3: PCI Expansion Slots 14: Front panel Connectors 4: AGP Slot 15: Battery (CR2032 Lithium) 5: DIMM Module Sockets...
  • Page 10 14: Front panel Connectors 6: IDE Connectors 15: Battery (CR2032 Lithium) 7: Floppy Drive Connector 16: Dual USB Connector 8: Parallel Port Connector (T) 17: CPU FAN Connector Serial Port Connectors (B) 18: System Monitor W83781D(optional) 9: IR Port Header P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 11: Microprocessor

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1.4 Microprocessor The P5F97/P5F103 meets all requirements of a Pentium flexible mainboard. The requirements for a Pentium flexible mainboard are: 1. CPU ZIF socket is Socket 7. 2. BIOS can support various Pentium class processors with different CPU core frequency.
  • Page 12: Main Memory

    The DIMM have to be 3.3V & unbuffered memory. The P5F97/P5F103 supports two types of DRAMs, Extended Data Out (EDO), and Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). Memory timing requires 70ns or faster for EDO, and equal or faster speed than the CPU bus clock for SDRAMs.
  • Page 13: Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp) Slot

    1.8 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Slot The P5F97/P5F103 mainboard is equipped with an Accelerated Graphic Port slot which is compliant to the AGP specification 1.0. The AGP runs at 66.6MHz (or 60MHz) clock and supports both 1x and 2x mode for 66.6MHz and 133MHz 3.3V devices.
  • Page 14: Enhanced Ide Support

    The 5V line to the PS/2 keyboard, mouse connector and USB header, are protected with 3Amp/125V fuse. The P5F97/P5F103 mainboard has a dual USB connector to support two USB ports. The USB is a serial bus interface standard that is...
  • Page 15: Real-Time Clock, Cmos Ram And Battery

    1.11 Real-time Clock, CMOS RAM and Battery The integrated real-time clock (RTC) provides a time of day clock, and an 85-year calendar with alarm features. P5F97/P5F103 also has 242 bytes battery backed CMOS RAM which stores the system setup information and password. The RTC and CMOS RAM can be set via the BIOS SETUP program.
  • Page 16: System Power On/Off Control

    Chapter 1: Introduction The P5F97/P5F103 not only complies with EPA, APM1.2 and ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), but also provides the following power management features. - Power-on by an external modem ring in or a watchdog timer (Alarm) System could be powered on by phone ring, or by software that has requested the PC to wake up at a preset time.
  • Page 17: System Sleep / Resume

    Magic Packet (MP Wake-up) it asserts a wake up signal that powers up the computer. Note: For WOL (Wake on LAN), the 5Vsb (5V standby) line of the ATX power supply must be capable of delivering 5V with 5% tolerance at 720mA or higher. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18: Hardware Installation

    Make certain that everything connects to the system case, including the power supply, is unplugged before doing the installation work. 2.1 Unpacking The P5F97/P5F103 mainboard package contains the following: r Mainboard r One IDE 40-pin ribbon cable r One floppy 34-pin ribbon cable...
  • Page 19: Installation

    Chapter 2:Hardware Installation 2.2 Installation The P5F97/P5F103 is designed to fit into a standard Micro-ATX/ATX form factor chassis. It is highly recommended to use as many metal fasteners as possible to mount the mainboard in the chassis for better grounding.
  • Page 20: Attaching Connectors

    SPEAKER RESET POWER LED & KEYLOCK POWER SWITCH Front Panel Connector SPEAKER Pin Assignment 1. Speaker out 2. Ground 3. Ground 4. +5V This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 Turbo mode when a slower speed is required for a specific application. The ALi Aladdin V chipset does not support the hardware deturbo function. An alternative method of using <CTRL><ALT><+/-> keys to change the speed may be used if necessary. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 Chapter 2:Hardware Installation 2. Fan Connectors There is a fan connectors on the P5F97/P5F103 mainboard for the CPU cooling fans. The Pin Assignment connectors support fans of 1. GND 12V DC/500mAMP (6 2. +12V WATT) or less. When the 3. SPEED / RPM...
  • Page 23 USB port connectors, game/MIDI port connector and microphone/Line- in/Line-out connectors which are integrated on the mainboard. PS/2 Mouse (TOP) Game/MIDI port (TOP) Parallel Port (TOP) USB1 PS/2 Keyboard Line-Out Microphone USB2 COM1 COM2 Line-In P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 SONY/ATAPI CD-ROM. CD1 is MPC2 type connector which is for MITSUMI/PANASONIC CD-ROM. CD2 Pin Assignment CD1 Pin Assignment 1. L_Input 1. L_Input 2. GND 2. GND 3. GND 3. R_Input 4. R_Input 4. GND P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 25: Setting Dip Switches

    CPU Core to Bus Multiplier is 3, the actual CPU core clock will be 300MHz. DIP Switch (SW2) selects Bus Clock Multiplier Multiplier SW2-P1 SW2-P2 SW2-P3 x 2.0 x 2.5 x 3.0 x 3.5 x 4.0 x 4.5 x 5.0 x 5.5 P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 V is used to supply the voltage for external interface. The P5F97/P5F103 mainboard has a jumper (JP7) which connect between Vcore and Vi/o. You need to short JP7 only when a Intel Pentium O.D.P. (Overdrive processor) is installed.
  • Page 27 CPU. For example, with the same DIP switch setting, when a AMD K6-266 or 300MHz CPU plug-in, switching regulator will set to 2.2V and if an AMD K6-200MHz CPU plug-in, switching regulator will set to 2.9V. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON Open Open 66MHz x 3.5 Note: You need to shunt JP7 only when a Intel Pentium Overdrive processor installed. For the rest of the CPUs, this jumper should leave it open (default). P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Open Open 100MHz x 3.5 *AMD-K6-2/400 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF OFF OFF Open Open 100MHz x 4 Note: CPU with * Mark is not available yet, DIP switch setting table is for reference only. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 66MHz x 3 Cyrix/IBM MII -PR266 ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF Open Open 83MHz x 2.5 Cyrix/IBM MII -PR333 ON OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF Open Open 83MHz x 3 P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31: Installing System Memory

    3.3V168-pin EDO/SDRAM DIMM memory modules. There are no jumper settings required for the memory size or type, which is automatically detected by the BIOS. Due to the P5F97/P5F103 Mainboard high speed design, the memory modules must meet all of the following requirement:...
  • Page 32: Clear Cmos And Password

    CMOS and password. 1. Power off the system 2. Place a shunt to short pin2 and pin3 of JP11 for 5 seconds 3. Put the shunt back to pin1 and pin2 of JP11 4. Power on the system P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 33: Bios Configuration

    Chapter 3: BIOS Configuration BIOS Configuration After hardware configuration of P5F97/P5F103 Mainboard is completed, and system hardware has been assembled, the com- pleted system may be powered up. At this point, CMOS setup should be run to ensure that system information is correct.
  • Page 34: Cmos Setup Utility

    Listed below are explanations of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screen: <ESC>: Exit the utility. ARROW KEYS: Use arrow keys to move cursor to the desired selection. <F10>: Saves all changes made to Setup and exits program. <Shift> <F2>: Changes background and foreground colors. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Setup

    Set 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). Hard Disks: There are four hard disks listed: “Primary Master”, “Primary Slave”, “Secondary Master” and “Secondary Slave”. For Each P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 Floppy 3 Mode Support: The options are “Disabled” (default), “Drive A”, “Drive B” and “Both”. This is the Japanese standard floppy drive which stores 1.2MB in a 3.5" diskette. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 37: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    LBA for an LBA drive. Do not choose Large or Normal if the hard disk drive is already fully formatted when you install it, choose the mode which is used to format it. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 38: Load Setup Defaults

    CMOS memory and continue with the booting process. 3.7 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Selecting this option and pressing the <Enter> key will exit the Setup Utility without recording any new values or changing old ones. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39: Bios Features Setup

    “threat” period that exists before the boot sector loads and traditional anti-virus protection takes effect. Trend ChipAway Virus resides in the BIOS to prevent boot viruses from causing any damage to computers. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 Chars/Sec. The default setting is “6” Chars/Sec. Typematic Delay (Msec): This setting controls the time between the dis- play of the first and second characters. There are four delay choices: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms. The default setting is “250” ms. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 PCI VGA card. If your VGA card requires IRQ then set this option to “Enabled”. After you have made your selection(s) in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42: Chipset Features Setup

    (DRAM). The options are “Normal”, “Fast” and “Slow”. Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you installed new memory that has a different performance rat- ing than the original DRAMs. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 128M” and “256M”. The default is “64M”. Primary Frame Buffer: This option selects the size of PCI frame buffer. The size of the buffer should not impinge on local memory. The options are “All”, “1M”, “2M”, “4M”, “8M”, “16M” and “Disabled”. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 AT Bus Clock: You can set the speed of the AT bus in the terms of a fraction of the CPU clock speed (CLK2). The options are “CLK2/2”, “CLK2/3”, “CLK2/4”, “CLK2/5”, “CLK2/6” and “7.16MHz”. The default setting is “CLK2/4”. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 12V(power supply’s -12 volt) reading. This feature gives you the ability to monitor condition of system’s power. This feature required W83781D chip install. After you have made your selections in the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    Mode, Standby Mode and Suspend Mode Timer features. There are four options: User Define: Allows you to customize all power saving timer features. Optimize: This is the recommended setting for general use. Test/Demo: This is for test/demonstration purposes. Disable: Disables the power management features. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Full power func- tion will return when a Power Management event is detected. When system entering DOZE Mode the STB LED will start blinking once a second, indicates your system at DOZE Mode. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 CPU FAN and HDD spin if there are no PM Events active. Note: During the booting process, the power button is ignored. The default setting is “Disabled”. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    DMA-5 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP F1: Help PU/PD/+/-:Modify DMA-6 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP F5: Old Values (Shift) F2: Color DMA-7 assigned to : PCI / ISA PnP F7: Load Setup Defaults P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 INT B. The INT A is routed to IRQ 14 and the INT B is routed to IRQ 15 thru a hardware router in the chipset. After you have made your selections in the PnP / PCI Configuration SETUP, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51: Integrated Peripherals

    IDE HDD Block Mode: The Default setting is “Enabled”. This feature enhances hard disk performance by making multi-sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives, except very early design, have the Block Mode transfer feature. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 On-chip USB Controller: Set this option to “Enabled” to activate the on-chip USB function. The default setting is “Enabled”. USB Keyboard Support: Set this option to “Enabled” if an Universal Serial Bus (USB) keyboard is used in your system. The default setting is “Disable”. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 53: Supervisor / User Password

    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 the JP11 to short pin 2 and pin 3 for 5 seconds, then putting the shunt back to pin1 and pin2 of JP11. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54: Driver And Utility

    4.1 Flash Utility Q: How to update my motherboard BIOS? A: The BIOS of the P5F97/P5F103 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 FLASH utility can be extract from the BIOS files that you download or at manufactur diskette under FLASH directory which comes with the motherboard.
  • Page 55: Usb Driver

    WinNT4.0 For Windows NT 4.0 4.3 USB Driver Q: How to configure the USB controller on P5F97/P5F103? A: USB controller requires the USB supplement install, so please make sure your system install the USB supplement first. You can click at “Control panel”...
  • Page 56: Agp Driver

    NT5.0. An AGP card will still run on NT4.0 but only in 2D mode. Q: Is my motherboard compatible with the Intel 740 graphics chipset? A: Yes, the P5F97/P5F103 is compatible with the Intel 740 graphics chipset. In order to work with Intel 740 graphics chip, you need to install ALi AGP driver.
  • Page 57 (C:\ESS\oemsetup.inf) Selects “ES 1869 Plug and Play Audiodrive” and “OK”. Windows will load ESS Audio driver and ask windows95or NT CD for some system file, after file copy is done, system will reboot to complete the installation. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 58: Install Ess Rack Driver

    Make C:\Rack directory at your hard drive and copy those files into C:\Rack directory. Selects correct file according to your operation system and execute this file. For example, AudioW95.EXE for Windows95. Click the “setup” and follows the instruction shows on the screen to complete the installation. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59: Appendix

    There are two diskettes for the Hardware Doctor software. 1) Insert the diskette label with DISK1 into the 1.44M floppy drive and run setup.exe under Windows95. 2) The following screen will appear Click “OK” and continue setup procedure. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 4) The “Hardware Doctor” option will be added to the “program” directory. Click on the “Hardware Doctor” icon to access the program. P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61: Setting The Threshold

    Voltage detection items. Vcore stands for voltage for CPU core. Increase low margin. Decrease low margin. Increase high margin. Decrease high margin. System Temperature detection CPU Fan RPM detection Secondary FAN(FAN2) RPM detection P5F97/P5F103 User’s Manual...
  • Page 62: Online Services

    Online Services Online Services Freetech is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance system boards for desktop PCs, workstations and network servers. Since its inception in the heart of Silicon Valley in 1990, it has continued to provide valued products to its customers by focusing on service, quality and technology.

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