QDI Advance 4 User Manual

Declaration of conformity

QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD.

5/F Somerset House, TaiKoo Place 979 Kings Road,

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

declares that the product

Pentium® II Motherboard

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is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

þ EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance

characteristics of information technology equipment

þ EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

þ EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry
European Representative:
QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI COMPUTER ( NETHERLANDS) B. V.
QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH
QDI COMPUTER (ESPANA) S.A. QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB

Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG/1998

Printed Name : Anders Cheung Position/ Title : President

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: QDI Computer (U. S. A.) Inc.

Model Name: Advance 4

Responsible Party: QDI Computer (U. S. A.) Inc.

Address: 41456 Christy Street

Fremont, CA 94538

Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: AGP Pentium® II Motherboard

Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.

Address: 5/F, Somerset House, TaiKoo Place

979 Kings Road, Quarry Bay, HONG
KONG

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interfer­ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

Signature : Date : 1998

CONTENTS

1. Introduction ............................................................... 1

Overview .......................................................................................... 1

Key Features.....................................................................................1

2. Installation Instructions ............................................. 5

Jumper Settings............................................................................ 5

System Clock Selection(JF1, JF2, JF3) ................................................ 6

Clock Multiple Selection(JFREQ1) ........................................................ 6

Memory Frequency Setting(J2)........................................................... 7

Clear CMOS(JCC)...............................................................................7

External Connectors .............................................................. 8

Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector .................................................... 8

USB1&USB2 ...................................................................................... 8

Parallel Port Connector and Serial Port Connector................................ 8

AT Power Supply Connector (ATPS)................................................... 9

ATX Power Supply Connector(ATXPS) ...............................................9

Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED).................................................... 9

Reset Switch (RESET) .......................................................................9

Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) ........................................................ 10

Power LED Connector(PWR_LED) .................................................... 10

Key_Lock Connector (KEY_L).......................................................... 10

Green LED Connector (GREEN_LED) ................................................ 10

Hardware Green Connector(SLEEP)................................................. 10

Infrared Header(IrDA) ...................................................................... 10

Fan Connector(CPUFAN, CHSFAN, BAKFAN) ................................... 11

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL).................................................................. 11

Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM) ................................................. 11

Sound Connector(PC-PCI) ............................................................... 12

Expansion Slots & I/O Ports description............................................. 12

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Memory Configuration...............................................................13

3. BIOS Description ............................................................... 15

Utility Support........................................................................... 15

FLASH.EXE..........................................................................................15

AWARD BIOS Description ........................................................17

Entering Setup .....................................................................................17

Load Setup Defaults .......................................................................... 17

Standard CMOS Setup ....................................................................... 17

BIOS Features Setup......................................................................... 20

Chipset Features Setup...................................................................... 22

Power Management Setup ................................................................. 24

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup .............................................................. 27

Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 28

System Monitor .................................................................................. 30

IDE HDD Auto Detection...................................................................... 31

Boot with BIOS defaults ..................................................................... 32

Supervisor/ User Password ............................................................... 33

Appendix A Motherboard Utility CD-ROM............................. 35

Appendix B Processor Installation Procedures.................. 36

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

Introduction

Overview

The Advance 4 green motherboard utilizes the Via Apollo Pro chipset and provides a highly
integrated solution for fully compatible, high performance PC/AT platform. It provides 66/75/
100/103/112MHz system bus support for all Intel Pentium® II and Celeron

TM

processors.
Both 66MHz/100MHz SDRAM with SPD and 66MHz EDO DIMMs are supported. It also
provides advanced features such as AGP, wake-up on LAN and wake-up on internal/
external modem.The green function is in compliance with the ACPI specification.

Key Features

Form factor

l BabyAT form factor of 220mm x 220mm.

Microprocessor

l Supports all Intel Pentium® II processors at 233/266/300/333MHz with 66MHz bus

speed and 350/400/450MHz with 100MHz bus speed.

l Supports all Intel® Celeron

speed.

l Supports 66/75/100/103/112MHz host bus speed.
l CPU core frequency = Bus speed x2.5, x3, x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5
l CPU core supply voltage adjustable from 1.3V to 3.5V through on- board switching

voltage regulator with VID(Voltage ID).

TM

processors at 266/300/333 MHz with 66MHz bus

Chipset

l Apollo Pro chipset: VT82C691 system controller

VT82C596 PCI to ISA bridge

System memory

l Provides two 168 pin 3.3V unbuffered DIMM sockets.
l Supports both 66MHz/100MHz SDRAMs with SPD and 66MHz EDO DIMMs.
l Minimum memory size is 8MB, maximum memory size is 512MB.
l SDRAM 64 bit data interface with ECC support.

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On-board IDE

l Supports two PCI PIO and Bus Master IDE ports.

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Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and

CD - ROM drives.

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Supports up to PCI mode 4 timing.

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Supports “Ultra DMA/33” Synchronous DMA mode transferring up to 33 Mbytes/sec.

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Integrated 16x32bit buffer for IDE PCI Burst Transfers.

On-board I/O

l

Use NS 87351 super I/O chip.

l

One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5’ ’ or 5.25” floppy drives with

360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format.

l

Two high speed 16550 fast compatible UARTs(COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4

selective) with 16-byte send/receive FIFOs.

l

One enabled parallel port at the I/O address 378H/278H/3BCH with additional

bi-direction I/O capability and multi-mode as SPP/EPP/ECP (IEEE 1284 compliant).

l

Circuit protection provided, preventing damage to the parallel port when a

connected printer is powered up or operates at a higher voltage.

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Supports LS-120 floppy disk drive.

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All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup.

Advanced features

l

Provides Anti-Virus function.

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Provides on-board PS/2 mouse connector and its adapter.

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Two USB ports supported.

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Provides infrared interface.

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Supports Windows 95/98 software power-down when using an ATX power supply.

l

Supports external modem ring power-on when using an ATX power supply.

l

Supports wake-up on LAN and wake-up on internal modem when using an ATX

power supply.

l

On-board W83782D supports system monitoring (monitors the CPU and system
temperature,voltages and fan speed) (manufacturing option).

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BIOS

l

Licensed advanced AWARD BIOS, supports DIP flash ROM, plug and play ready.

l

Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up.

Green function

l

Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS

Directed Power Management).

l Supports three green modes: Doze, Standby and Suspend.

Expansion slots

l 2 ISA slots and 3 PCI slots.

l 1 AGP Slot.

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions

This section covers Jumper Settings,External Connectors and Memory Configuration. Refer
to the motherboard layout chart for locations of all jumpers, external connectors, slots and
I/O ports. Furthermore, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your
reference. The particular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the
following figures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay
attention to the directions.

Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion
cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your motherboard and expan­sion cards might be seriously damaged.

Jumper Settings

Hardware jumper settings are integrated on the motherboard. Pin1 of all jumpers are located
on side with a thick white line (Pin1→ ), referring to the motherboard silkscreen.
Jumpers with three pins will be shown as which depicts pin1 &pin2 connected and
depicting pin2&pin3 connected. Numerically, “1-2” means connecting pin1& pin2.
“3-4” means connecting pin3&pin4. “5-6”means connecting pin5&pin6. “---” means open.

Please refer to the chart below for the location of all jumpers related to CPU frequency
setting.

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System Clock Selection (JF1, JF2, JF3)

These jumpers set the external frequency of the CPU, namely the Bus Clock. The AGP
bus clock and PCI bus clock are also listed for your reference.

JF1 JF2 JF3 CPU AGP PCI

(MHz) (MHz) (MHz)

2-3 1-2 1-2 66.6 66.6 33.3
2-3 2-3 1-2 75 75 37.5
1-2 1-2 1-2 100 66.6 33.3
1-2 1-2 2-3 103 66.67 34.33
1-2 2-3 1-2 112 74.6 37.3
1-2 2-3 2-3 133.3 88.87 44.43

Clock Multiple Selection (JFREQ1)

The motherboard provides eight selections of Clock Multiple. See the following jumper
settings for details.

JFREQ1

Multiple

2.0 1-2 3-4 5-6

2.5 1-2 3-4 ---

3.0 1-2 --- 5-6

3.5 1-2 --- ---

4.0 --- 3-4 5-6

4.5 --- 3-4 ---

5.0 --- --- 5-6

5.5 --- --- ---

pin1 & pin2 pin3 & pin4 pin5 & pin6

The Bus Clock multiplied by the Clock Multiple equals the CPU internal frequency. Carefully
set the Bus Clock and Clock Multiple by referring to the CPU list below.

CPU Model

Intel 300 66 4.5 2-3 1-2 1-2 3-4
Pentium II 333 66 5.0 2-3 1-2 1-2 5-6
(or Celeron) 350 100 3.5 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2

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Freq. SC Ratio JF1 JF2 JF3 JFREQ1

(MHz) (MHz)
233 66 3.5 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2
266 66 4.0 2-3 1-2 1-2 3-4, 5-6

400 100 4.0 1-2 1-2 1-2 3-4, 5-6
450 100 4.5 1-2 1-2 1-2 3-4
500 100 5.0 1-2 1-2 1-2 5-6

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Memory Frequency Setting (J2)

Memory clocks can be programmed synchronous with either CPU external clocks or AGP
clocks. Choose your appropriate setting by setting J2 differently, referring to the list below.
Syn. with CPU clock is more stable than Asyn., therefore if PC-100 spec. SDRAMs are
used on your system, sychronous with CPU clock. If PC-66 spec. SDRAMs or EDO DIMMs
are used on your system, and the System Bus Clock is lower than or equals to 75MHz,
synchronous with CPU clock. However, if the System Bus Clock is higher than 75MHz,
synchronous with AGP clock.

J2 Memory Frequency
2-3 Same as CPU external frequency

1-2 Same as AGP frequency

Clear CMOS (JCC)

If you want to clear CMOS, unplug the AC power supply first, close JCC(pin2&pin3) once,
set JCC back to the normal status with pin1&pin2 connected, then power on the system.

3 2 1

Normal status:

JCC

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Clear CMOS:

3 2 1

JCC

(Unplug the AC power supply)

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External Connectors

Keyboard Connector, PS/2 Mouse Connector

A standard AT size keyboard utilizes the keyboard connector. If using a PS/2 keyboard, an
adapter should be used to fit this connector. A PS/2 mouse adapter with bracket is provided

for utilizing a PS/2 mouse.

Keyboard Connector

1

PS/2 Mouse Connector

USB1, USB2

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

USB21

1

USB1

Parallel Port Connector and Serial Port Connector (UART1, UART2)

The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer, while the
serial port connectors can be connected to serial port devices such as a serial port mouse.
You can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated Peripherals”
from AWARD BIOS SETUP. 1Parallel ribbon cable and 2 serial ribbon cables (9-pin connec­tor, 25-pin connector) with brackets are provided for your convenience.

UART1

1

UART2

Parallel Port

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Chapter 2

AT Power Supply Connector(ATPS)

Insert the AT power supply plugs (P8 and P9) to this connector. Make sure the direction is
right by referring to the picture below.

AT Power Supply Connector

Power Good

+12V

GND

GND

-5V

+5V

+5V

-12V

GND

GND +5V

+5V

Direction of Power Plugs (P8&P9)

ATX Power Supply Connector(ATXPS)

When using an ATX power supply, be sure to connect the ATX power supply plug to the
power connector in its proper orientation, and the power switch(power) should be
connected to a momentary switch. when powering up your system, first turn on the
mechanical switch of the power supply (if one is provided), then push once the power
button. When powering off the system, you needn’ t turn off the mechanical switch, just

Push once* the power button.

ATX Power Supply Connector

5V 5V -5V GND GND GND PSON GND -12V 3.3V

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12V 5VSB PS-OK GND 5V GND 5V GND 3.3V 3.3V

POWER

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Note: * If you change “soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant-off” to “Delay
4 Secs” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the BIOS, the power
button should be pressed for more than 4 seconds before the system powers

down.

Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)

The connector connects to the case’ s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status of
IDE hard disk.

Reset Switch (RESET)

The connector connects to the case’ s reset switch. Press the switch once, the system
resets.

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Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)

The connector can be connected to the speaker on the case.

Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)

The power LED has three status. When no AC power supply is present, the LED is off.
When the system is in soft power-down status, the LED glows dimly. When the system
is powered up, the LED is on.

Key-Lock Connector (KEY_L)

The connector can be connected to the keyboard lock switch on the case for locking the
keyboard.

Green LED Connector (GREEN_LED)

The green LED has four status. When no AC power supply is present, the LED is off.
When the system is in soft power-down status, the LED glows dimly. When the system
is powered up, the LED is on. When the system enters suspend mode, the LED will flash.
If an AT power supply is used, the soft power-down status would not be available.

Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP)

Push once the switch connected to this header and the system enters suspend mode.

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Infrared Header (IrDA)

This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving. If using this function, configure
the settings of ‘ Serial Port 2 Mode ’ from the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS section of the BIOS.

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IRRX

GND

VCC

IRTXVCC

Chapter 2

Fan Connector (CPUFAN, CHSFAN, BAKFAN)

If the system monitor hardware is integrated on the motherboard, the system detects the
fan speed, which can be viewed in “System Monitor” of CMOS setup.

+12V

CPUFAN

SENSE

FAN GND

BAKFAN

CHSFAN

FAN GND
+12V
SENSE

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)

Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wake event occurring from the network can wake
up the system. If this function is to be used, please be sure an ATX 2.01 power supply of
which 5VSB line is capable of delivering 720mA, and a LAN adapter which supports this
function, are used. Then connect this header to the relevant connector on the LAN adapter,
set “Wake Up On LAN/Ring” as Enabled in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the
BIOS. Save & exit, then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes
effect.

+5V standby

Signal for waking up (active high)

GND

1

Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)

Through the Wake-Up On Internal Modem function, the system which is in the power-off
status can be powered on by a ring signal received from the internal modem. If this function is
to be used, be sure an internal modem card which supports the function is used. Then
connect this header to the relevant connector on the modem card, set “Wake Up On LAN/Ring”
as Enabled in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the BIOS. Save & exit, then boot
the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.

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Signal for waking up (active low)

+5V standby

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GND

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Sound Connector (PC-PCI)

The PCI sound card utilizes this connector.

GND

PC/PCI DMA ACKNOWLEDGE

Expansion Slots & I/O Ports description

Slot / Port Description
ISA 1 First ISA slot.
ISA 2 Second ISA slot.
PCI 1 First PCI slot.
PCI 2 Second PCI slot.
PCI 3 Third PCI slot.
IDE 1 Primary IDE port.
IDE 2 Secondary IDE port.
FLOPPY Floppy Drive Port.
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port.

PC/PCI DMA REQUEST

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GND

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Memory Configuration

This motherboard provides two 168 pin 3.3V un-buffered DIMM sockets which supports a
flexible memory size ranging from 8MB/256MB for SDRAM or from 8MB/512MB for EDO
memory. Both 66MHz/100MHz SDRAM with SPD and 66MHz EDO DIMMs are supported.
The following set of rules allow optimum configurations.

General DIMM notes:

l EDO/SDRAM DIMMs can not be used on the same system, it is advised you use only one

kind of DIMM.

l Using the serial presence detect (SPD) data structure, programmed into an E

the DIMM, the BIOS can determine the SDRAM’ s size and speed.

l The DRAM Timing register, which provides the DRAM speed grade control for the entire

memory array, must be programmed to use the timing of the slowest DRAMs installed.

l Possible SDRAM DIMM memory sizes are 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB in each DIMM

socket.

l Possible EDO DIMM memory sizes are 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB in each

DIMM socket.

l Memory clocks can be programmed synchronous with either CPU clocks or AGP clocks.

Choose your appropriate settings by setting J2 differently. Syn. is more stable than
Asyn., so if PC-100 spec. SDRAMs are used on your system, synchronous with CPU
clock. If PC-66 spec. SDRAMs or EDO DIMMs are used on your system, and the System
Bus Clock is lower than or equals to 75MHz, synchronous with CPU clock. However, if
the System Bus Clock is higher than 75MHz, synchronous with AGP clock. Refer to
‘ Jumper Settings’ for information on how to set jumper J2.

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

BIOS Description

BIOS Description

Utility Support:

FLASH.EXE

This is a flash memory write/read utility used for the purpose of updating your BIOS
when necessary. Before doing so, please note:

l We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encountering problems.
l Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid making

mistakes, resulting in a destroyed BIOS and a non-working system.

When you are encountering problems, for example, you find your system doesn’ t support
the new CPU which is released after our current motherboard, you may therefore update
the BIOS.

Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade.

1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette, by typing FORMAT A:/s from the DOS prompt
under DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment.

2. Copy FLASH.EXE from the directory \Utility located on the QDI Motherboard Utility CD

onto your new bootable diskette.

3. Obtain the updated BIOS file from your retailer. Please be sure to get the suitable
BIOS file for the motherboard.

4. Uncompress the file received, copy the BIOS file (xx.bin) onto the bootable diskette,
and note the checksum of this BIOS which is included in readme file.

5. Reboot the system from the bootable diskette created.

6. Then run the FLASH utility at the A:\ prompt. During this process, the system will
prompt : ‘ Do you want to save the BIOS(Y/N)’ . If you type ‘ Y’ , the system will prompt
for the BIOS name. The system will also display the checksum which should be
exactly the same as the checksum you copied from the readme file. Don’ t turn off
power or reset the system until the BIOS upgrade has been completed.

Concerning how to run the FLASH utility, please refer to the following descriptions:
Usage: FLASH [BIOSfile] [/c[<command...>]][/n]
FLASH [BIOSfile] [/g]
/c: Flashing memory will clear previous settings. Default allows settings to remain.
<command> function definition:
c: clear CMOS;
p: clear PnP;
d: clear DMI.

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/n: programs BIOS without prompting. If this option is chosen:

Be sure your new BIOS is compatible with your MB. If not, the system will
be damaged.
/g: Retrieves BIOS file from BIOS ROM.

Examples:
A:\FLASH.EXE BIOSfile.bin
A:\FLASH.EXE BIOSfile.bin /cdpc/n
A:\FLASH.EXE BIOSfile.bin /g

Note: FLASH utility runs incorrectly at Windows DOS prompt.

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AWARD BIOS Description

Entering Setup

Power on the computer, when the following message briefly appears at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press
the <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Esc> keys, to enter the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.

Press <Del> to enter SETUP

Once you have entered, the Main Menu (Figure 1) appears on the screen. The main menu
allows you to select from eleven setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press the <Enter> key to accept or enter the sub­menu.

Figure-1 Main Menu

Note:The ‘System Monitor’ item will not be displayed if there is no system
monitor hardware on the motherboard.

Load Setup Defaults

The Setup Defaults are common and efficient. It is recommended that users
load the setup defaults first, then modify the needed configuration settings.

Standard CMOS Setup

The basic CMOS settings included in ‘ Standard CMOS Setup’ are Date, Time, Hard Disk
Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive Types, and VGA etc. Use the arrow keys to highlight

the item, then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in
each item.

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Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

Hard Disk
Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave

These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system.
There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS: None, Auto, and User. ‘ None’
means no HDD is installed or set; ‘ Auto’ means the system can auto-detect the hard disk
when booting up; by choosing ‘ user’ , the related information should be entered regarding
the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press < Enter>:

CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of heads
PRECOMP write pre-compensation LANDZ landing zone
SECTOR number of sectors MODE HDD access mode

Video

Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system.

EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphic Array. For EGA,

VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode.
MONO Monochrome adapter, including high resolution monochrome

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Halt On

This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected
during powering up.

No errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be

detected.

All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will

stop and you will be prompted.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; but it will

stop for all other errors.

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; but it will stop

for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error, but it will

stop for all other errors.

Memory

This is a Display-Only Category, determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base

(or conventional) memory installed in the system.

Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is

presented during the POST.

Other Memory This is the memory that can be used for different

applications. Shadow RAM is most used in this area.

Total Memory Total memory of the system equals the sum of the above

memory.

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BIOS Features Setup

Figure-4 BIOS Features Setup Menu

The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.

Item Option Description

l Virus Warning Enabled Activated automatically when the system boots up

causing a warning message to appear when
anything attempts to access the boot sector or
hard disk partition table.

Disabled No warning message appears when anything

attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk
partition table.

l CPU Enabled Enables CPU internal Level1/Level2 cache.

L1/L2 Cache Disabled Disables CPU internal Level1/Level2 cache.

l CPU Enabled Enables CPU L2 Cache ECC (Error Checking

L2 Cache and Correction) function.
ECC Disabled Disables CPU L2 Cache ECC function.

l Quick Power Enabled Enables quick POST. BIOS will shorten or skip some

On Self Test check items during POST to speed up POST after

you power on the computer.

Disabled Normal POST.

l Boot from Enabled Boot from LAN is ahead of any boot sequence

LAN first selection (LAN adapter must support this function)

Disabled Does not boot from LAN first.

l Boot Sequence C,A,SCSI,... Any search sequency can be chosen for booting.

C,CDROM,A

LS/ZIP, C

l Swap Floppy Enabled Exchanges the assignment of A&B floppy drives.

Drive Disabled The assignment of A&B floppy drives are normal.

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l Boot Up On Keypad is used as number keys.

Numlock Status Off Keypad is used as arrow keys.

l Gate A20 Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller

Option or chipset hardware.

Fast Default setting. The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92

or the chipset specific method.

l Password Setting System The system will not boot and access to BIOS

Setup will be denied if the correct password is
not entered when prompted.

Setup The system will boot up, but access to BIOS

Setup will be denied if the correct password is not
entered when prompted.

l IDE Second Enabled Enables the second IDE channel.

Channel Control Disabled Disables the second IDE channel and releases the

IRQ.

l OS Select For Non-OS2 If your operating system is not OS/2, please select

DRAM>64MB this item.

OS2 If system DRAM is more than 64MB and the operating

system is OS/2, please select this item.

l Report No FDD Yes Reports no FDD for Win95.

For Win95 No Does not report FDD for Win95.

l Video BIOS Enabled Video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video Shadow

Shadow will increase the video speed.

Disabled Video shadow is disabled.

l C8000~CBFFF Enabled Optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16K bytes

Shadow: per unit.
DC000-DFFFF
Shadow: Disabled The shadow function is disabled.

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Chipset Features Setup

Figure-5 Chipset Features Setup Menu

The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.

Item Option Description

l Bank 0/1, 2/3, 60ns These items are of selected EDO DRAM

DRAM Timing 70ns read/write timing. Ensure your

Normal DIMMs are as fast as 60ns, otherwise

Medium select 70ns. The faster you choose, the higher

Fast performance you receive.

l SDRAM Cycle 2/3 Define the CLT timing parameter of SDRAM

Length expressed in 66MHz clocks.

Latency Time = 2 clocks
Latency Time = 3 clocks

l Memory Hole at Enabled Memory Hole at 15~16M is reserved for expanded

15MB Addr ISA card.

Disabled Do not set this memory hole.

l Read Around Write Enabled Enables read around Write.

Disabled Disables read around write.

l Concurrent PCI/ Enabled Enables concurrent PCI/Host.

HOST Disabled Disables concurrent PCI/Host.

l Video RAM Enabled Besides conventional memory, video RAM is

Cacheable also cacheable.

Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable.

l AGP Aperture Size 4~256 Sets the effective size of the Graphics Aperture

(MB) to be used in the particular PAC Configuration.

l Onchip USB Enabled Enables the onchip USB controller.

Disabled Disables the onchip USB controller.

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l USB Keyboard Enabled USB keyboard support is enabled.

Support Disabled USB keyboard support is disabled.

l Close Empty Enabled Closes empty DIMM or PCI clock to reduce

DIMM/PCI Clk EMI.

Disabled Does not close empty DIMM or PCI clock.

l Clock Spread Enabled Enables Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI.

Spectrum Disabled Disables Clock Spread Spectrum.

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Power Management Setup

Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu

The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.

Item Option Description

l Power User Define Users can configure their own Power Management

Management Timer.

Min Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All timers are

in their MAX values.

Max Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All timers are in

their MIN values.

l PM Control by No System BIOS will ignore APM when Power

APM Management is enabled.

Yes System BIOS will wait for APM’ s prompt before

entering any PM mode e.g. Standby or Suspend.

l Video off Option Suspend-off The system BIOS will disable the video when

entering suspend mode.

All Modes-off The system BIOS will disable the video when

entering all power-saving mode.

Always On The video remains on.

l Video Off Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off the screen

Method when disabling video.

V / H SYNC + In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also turn
Blank off the V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals from VGA

cards to monitor.

DPMS This function is enabled only for the VGA card
Support supporting DPMS.

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l Soft-off by Instant-off The system will power off immediately once the

PWRBTN power button is pressed.

Delay 4 Sec The system will not power off until the power

button has been pressed continuously for more
than 4 seconds.

l HDD Power Disabled Disables HDD Power Down Timer.

Down 1 ~15 Min Defines the continuous HDD idle time before the

HDD enters power saving mode (motor off).

l Doze mode Disabled The system never enters Doze mode.

10Sec ~ 1 Hr Defines the continuous idle time before the system

enters Doze mode. If any items defined in “PM Events”
are on and activated,
the system will be woken up.

l Suspend Mode Disabled The system never enters Suspend mode.

10Sec~ 1Hr Defines the continuous idle time before the system

enters Suspend mode. If any items defined in
“PM Events” are on and activated, the system will
be woken up.

l VGA On VGA active reloads global timer.

Off VGA active has no influence to global timer.

l LPT&COM LPT/COM Set the options of these items to reload global timer.

HDD&FDD OFF/ON

DMA/master ON/OFF
l Wake Up On LAN/ Enabled Allows the system to be powered on when a

Ring remote wake up signal comes up to the WOL

header from LAN adapter, or when a ring indicator
signal comes up to UART1/UART2 from an external
modem or comes up to WOM header from an
internal modem card.

Disabled Does not allow wake up on LAN.

l RTC Alarm Enabled RTC alarm can be used to generate a wake event

Resume to power up the system which is in soft power-

down status. You can set any date or any time to
power up the system.

Disabled RTC has no alarm function.

l Primary INTR Primary Reload global timer.

IRQ (3-15) Secondary No influence to global timer, except finishing an

operation that IRQ “X” requests.

Disabled No influence to global timer.

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PNP/PCI Configuration Setup

Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Menu

The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.

Item Option Description

l PNP OS Installed Yes Device resources assigned by PnP OS.

No Device resources assigned by BIOS.

l Resources Manual Assigns the system resources ( IRQ and DMA)

Controlled By manually .

Auto Assigns system resources (IRQ and DMA)

automatically by BIOS.

l Reset Configuration Disabled The Configuration data will not be reset.

Data Enabled The configuration data will be reset to the default

setting.

l IRQ-3~IRQ-15 Legacy ISA The specified IRQ-x will be assigned to ISA only.

assigned to PCI/ISA PnP The specified IRQ-x will be assigned to ISA or

PCI.

l DMA-0~DMA-7 Legacy ISA The specified DMA-x will be assigned to ISA only.

assigned to PCI/ISA PnP The specified DMA-x will be assigned to ISA or PCI.

l CPU to PCI Write Enabled Enables CPU to PCI Write Buffer.

Buffer Disabled Disables CPU to PCI Write Buffer.

l PCI Dynamic Enabled Enables PCI Dynamic Bursting.

Bursting Disabled Disables PCI Dynamic Bursting.

l PCI Master 0 ws Enabled Enables PCI Master ws Write.

Write Disabled Disables PCI Master ws Write.

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l PCI Delay Enabled Enables PCI Delay Transaction.

Transacition Disabled Disables PCI Delay Transaction.

l PCI #2 Access #1 Enabled Enables PCI #2 Access #1 Retry.

Retry Disabled Disables PCI #2 Access #1 Retry.

l AGP Master 1 ws Enabled Enables AGP Master 1 ws Write.

Write Disabled Disables AGP Master 1 ws Write.

l AGP Master 1 ws Enabled Enables AGP Master 1 ws Read.

Read Disabled Disables AGP Master 1 ws Read.

l PCI IRQ Actived Level Select PCI IRQ Active mode.

By Edge

l Assign IRQ Enabled Assigns an IRQ for USB. If an USB device is

for USB used, enables this item.

Disabled Does not assign an IRQ for USB. If no USB device

is used, disabling this item can release the IRQ.

l Assign IRQ Enabled Assigns the needed IRQ for the VGA Card.

for VGA Disabled Does not assign an IRQ for the VGA card, in

order to release the IRQ.

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Integrated Peripherals

Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu

The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.

Item Option Description

l OnChip IDE Enabled Enables OnChip IDE First/Second Channel.

channel 0/1 Disabled Disables OnChip IDE First/Second Channel.

l IDE Prefetch/Mode Enabled Enables IDE Prefetch Mode.

Disabled Disables IDE Prefetch Mode.

l IDE HDD Block Enabled Allows IDE HDD to read/write several sectors

Mode at once.

Disabled IDE HDD only read/write a sector once.

l IDE Mode 0 - 4 Defines the IDE primary/secondary master/ slave

Primary/ Secondary PIO mode.
Master/Slave PIO Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto -detection.

l IDE Auto Ultra DMA mode will be enabled if an ultra DMA

device
Primary/ Secondary is detected.
Master/Slave UDMA Disabled Disables this function.

l Init Display First PCI SLOT Initializes the PCI VGA first. If a PCI VGA card

and an AGP card are installed together in the

system, the one initialized first functions.
AGP Initializes the AGP first.

l Onboard FDC Enabled Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled.

Controller Disabled Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled.

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l Onboard Serial 3F8/IRQ4, Defines the onboard serial port address and required

Port 1/2 2F8/IRQ3, interrupt number.

3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3,
Auto Onboard serial port address and IRQ are auto-

matically assigned

Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled.

l Serial Port 2 Standard Defines Serial Port 2 as standard serial port.

Mode Sharp IR Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum

baud rate up to 57600bps.

IrDA SIR Supports IrDA version1.0 SIR protocol with

maxiumum baud rate up to 115.2Kbps.

l Onboard Parallel 378/IRQ7, Defines onboard parallel port address and IRQ

Port 278/IRQ5, channel.

3BC/IRQ7
Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled.

l Parallel Port Mode SPP Defines the parallel port mode as

EPP Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced
ECP, Parallel Port (EPP), or Extended
ECP+EPP Capabilities Port (ECP).

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System Monitor

Figure-9 System Monitor Menu

The following describes the meaning of each item.

Item Current Description
Data Shown

l Current CPU Temperature 39
l Current System Temp. 30
l Current CPUFAN Speed 4320RPM RPM( Revolution Per Minute) speed of fan

0

C/ 1020F The temperature of CPU core.

0

C/ 860F The temperature inside the chassis.

Current CHSFAN Speed 2010RPM connected to the fan header CPUFAN/

CHSFAN/BAKFAN.

Current BAKFAN Speed 2150RPM Fan speed value is based on an assumption

that tachometer signal is two pulses per
revolution; In other cases, you should
regard it relatively.

l VCCVID(CPU) Voltage 1.98V Displays current Voltage values including all

VTT(+1.5V) Voltage, 1.37V significant voltages of the motherboard.
+3.3V Voltage 3.32V +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V are voltages
+ 5V 4.84V from the ATX power supply, VTT (+1.5)
+12V 11.79V Voltage is GTL Termination Voltage from

-12V -12.03V the on-board regulator, and VCCVID (CPU)

- 5V -4.85V Voltage is CPU Core Voltage from the on
board switching Power Supply.

l BATTERY Voltage 2.96V The voltage of the Lithium battery.
l 5V STANDBY Voltage 4.83V The voltage of 5V standby from the power

supply.

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IDE HDD Auto Detection

The Enhanced IDE features are included in all Award BIOS. Below is a brief description of
these features.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KQ10)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master:

Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N

OPTION SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
2(Y) 541 525 32 0 1049 67 LBA

1 541 1050 16 65535 1049 63 NORMAL
3 541 525 32 65535 1049 63 LARG

Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use “NORMAL” for installation

ESC: Skip

Figure-11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu

1. Setup Changes

With auto-detection

• BIOS setup will display all possible modes supported by the HDD

including NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.

• If HDD does not support LBA modes, no ‘ LBA’ option will be shown.

• If number of physical cylinder is less than or equal to 1024,’ LARGE’

option may not be shown.

• Users can select their appropriate mode .

With Standard CMOS Setup

CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LAND SECTOR MODE

ZONE
Drive C: User(516MB) 1120 16 65535 1119 59 Normal
Drive D: None(203MB) 684 16 65535 685 38 --------

When HDD type is set as ‘ user’ , the ‘ MODE’ option will be available for users to
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2. HDD Modes

The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE, also Auto detect.

NORMAL

Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any trans­formation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for

NORMAL mode are 1024,16 and 63.
If the user sets his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528

megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that.

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode

A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck. The number of
cylinders, heads and sectors shown in setup may not be the number physically contained

in the HDD.
During HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical address described by

sector, head and cylinder number into its own physical address inside the HDD. The
maximum HDD size supported by LBA mode is 8.4 Gigabytes.

LARGE mode

Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support (in some cases,
users do not want LBA). The Award BIOS provides another alternative to support these
kinds of HDD.

BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) into recognizing the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by
dividing it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A reverse transformation
process will be made inside INT13h in order to access the right HDD address.

Auto detect

If using Auto detect, the BIOS will automatically detect the IDE hard disk mode and set it as
one of the three modes.

3. Remark

To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares involved which
are located in Award HDD Service Routine(INT13h).It may fail to access a HDD with LBA
(LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the

whole INT 13h.

Boot with BIOS defaults

If you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system can not boot
with the CMOS values selected in setup, clear CMOS after power-down, then
power on again. System will boot with BIOS default settings.

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Supervisor/ User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen
to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now
will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to
confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press
<Esc> to abort the selection.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A
message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected ‘ System’ in ‘ Password Setting’ of ‘ BIOS Features Setup’ menu, you will
be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter
BIOS Setup.

If you have selected ‘ Setup’ at ‘ Password Setting’ from ‘ BIOS Features Setup’ menu, you will be
prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup.

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor
Password when booting the system or entering ‘ CMOS Setup’ to modify all settings. Also
you can use User Password when booting the system or entering ‘ CMOS Setup’ but can not
modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

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Appendix

Appendix A

Appendix A

QDI Motherboard Utility CD-ROM

A QDI Motherboard Utility CD-ROM is supplied with each motherboard. The contents used
for this motherboard are:

1. Chipset Dispatches:
Via Chipset Drivers included in the directory \ChipDrv\Via\ApolloPro&VIABX can be used
for this mainboard. Run \ChipDrv\Via\ApolloPro&VIABX\Autorun.exe, installing the drivers
below one by one.

(1) IDE Driver

This is Via Bus Master PCI IDE Driver which can be installed on either Windows
95 or Windows NT system, for supporting Ultra DMA/33MB. It also can remove

the yellow question mark in the Device Manager of Windows 95 after installation.

(2) IRQ Routing Program

Installed on Windows 95 or Windows 98.

(3) VxD Driver

Installed on Windows 95/98 for supporting AGP. For all AGP feature benefits, you
need to upgrade your Windows 95 OSR2.0 to OSR2.1 by installing USB supple­ment provided by Microsoft, also DirectX 5.0 from Microsoft.

(4) ACPI Patch Program

Installed on Windows 95 or Windows 98.

2. PC-cillin Anti-Virus software:
For Windows 95/98 English version, it is located in the directory \Pccillin\Win9x. Run
Setup.exe for installation.
For Windows NT English version, it is located in the directory \Pccillin\WinNT4.0. Run

Setup.exe for installation. S/N is PNEF-9991-6558-5857-5535.

3. QDI ManageEasy:

Run Setup.exe from the directory \QME to install the ManageEasy. For detailed
information about QDI ManageEasy, refer to the ManageEasy Manual included in the
directory \Doc. Please note, hardware is a manufacturing option.

4. QDI Motherboard Utility:

The utilities located in the directory \Utility are:
FLASH.EXE
CBLOGO.EXE
LF.EXE

Refer to the online help for information on how to use these utilities.

5. Documents for QDI Motherboard:

The files included in the directory \Doc are:
Adobe Acrobat Reader V3.0 — ar32e301.exe
ManageEasy Manuals — QMEV12.PDF.

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Appendix

Appendix B.

Appendix B.

Retention Mechanism & Pentium® II/ Celeron

TM

Proces-

sor Installation Procedures

1. Place Plastic Guide with plastic caps on the motherboard, and secure all four caps.

Plastic Guide with
four nuts

Windows

Celeron fittings

Note: 1. Please choose four caps which match the motherboard.

2. If choosing to use CeleronTM Processor, snap-on Celeron fittings onto the
Plastic Guide.

3. Please note the Plastic Guide has one orientation. If one way doesn’ t fit, change
the direction to the other way. Do not forcefully press the Plastic Guide onto the
motherboard.

2. Install HSSBASE (Heatsink Support Base) on motherboard then insert the two plastic
pins through the HSSBASE securing it to the motherboard.

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3.

Insert Pentium® II or Celeron

TM

Processor in Slot1.

4. Clip Plastic Bar onto the HSSBASE through the fins on the processors’ heatsink.

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5. The Retention Mechanism installation procedure is completed as shown below.

S.E.C Cartridge, Retention Mechanism, Heatsink
support, and ATX Form Factor Headsink Isometric View
Not To Scale

Remark:
Please skip step2 and step4 for Boxed Pentium

®

II Processor and refer to relevant

details concerning this type of processor for your installation.

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P/N : 430-01015-301-00

Manual P6VPRO/A4 Ver 1.0

Item Checklist

Completely check your package. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your
retailer.

P6VPRO/A4 motherboard
Motherboard Utility CD-ROM
Retention Module
1 IDE ribbon cable
1 floppy ribbon cable
1 parallel ribbon cable and 1 UART ribbon cable (9-pin) with mounting bracket.
1 UART ribbon cable (25-pin connector) and PS/2 adapter with mounting
bracket.
User’ s manual

Notice

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or function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this
company. In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequen­tial damages arising out of the use or the possibility of such damages.

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