QDI BrillianX 8V User Manual

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Introd uction

Overview

The BrillianX 8V green mother board utilizes the VIA BX chipset and provides a highly inte grated solutio n for fully compatibl e, high performance PC/A TX platform. It provides 6 6MHz and 100MHz system bus support for all Intel Pentium® II and Celeron

processors. Both 66MHz/100MHz SDRAM with SPD and 66MHz EDO DIMMs are supported. It also provides advanced features suc h as AGP, wake-up on LAN and wake-up on internal/external modem . ManageEasy, our system management application is supplied to enable remote monitoring and configuration of the system.The green function is in compliance with the ACPI specification. With the everlasting innovations of QDI such as SpeedEasy and LogoEasy technologies, you get a powerful corporate system.

Key Features

Form factor

l A TX form factor of 305mm x 190mm.

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 6 6MHz and 100MHz 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(V oltage ID).

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

Chipset

l VIA BX c hipset: VT82C692BX AGP controller

VT82C596 PCI to ISA bridge.

System memory

l Provides three 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 768MB. 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.

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

CD - ROM drives.

Supports up to PCI mode 4 timing.

Su pports “Ultra DMA/33” Synchronous DMA mode transferring up to 33 Mb ytes/se c.

Integrate d 16x32bit buffer for IDE PCI Burst Transfers.

On-board I/O

Use Winbond W83977EF super I/O chip.

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

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

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

selective) with 16-byte send/receive FIFOs.

One enable d 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 12 84 compliant).

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

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

Supports LS-120 floppy disk drive.

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

Advanced features

Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus® On Guard.

Provide s on-board PS /2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports.

Two USB ports supported.

Provides infrared interface.

Supports Windows 95/98 softwar e power-down.

Supports external modem ring power-on.

Supports wake-up on LAN and wake-up on internal modem.

Supports auto fan off when the system enters suspend mode.

On-board LM80 supports system monitoring (monitors system temperature,voltages, chassis intrusion and fan speed) (manufacturing option).

On-boa rd MAXIM1617 monitors the CPU temperature. (manufacturing option)

Provides management application such as ManageEasy and LDCM(LANDesk

Manager) (manufacturing option).

BIOS

Licensed advanced AWARD BIOS, supports flash ROM with 2MB memory size,

plug and play ready.

Sup ports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up.

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G reen function

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 3 ISA slots and 4 PCI slots.

l 1 AGP Slot.

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Chapter 2

Install ation Instr uctions

This section covers External Connectors, Jumper Settings and Memory Configuration. Refer to the mother board layout chart for locations of all the 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 thes e 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 expan-

sion cards might be seriously damaged.

External Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard Connector, PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size keyboard, an ad apter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for the usage of PS/2 mouse.

USB 1, USB2

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

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. Y ou can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated

Peri pherals” from AWARD BIOS SETUP .

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Installation Instruction

A TX Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER)

Be sure to connect the power supply plug to this connector in its proper orientation. The power switch (POWER) should be connected to a momentary switch. When powering up your system, first turn on the mec hanical 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 Pus h once* the power button.

ATX Power Supply Connector

Note: * If you change “soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant-off” to “Delay 4 Secs” in the “POWE R MANAGE MENT SETUP” section of the BIOS, the pow er button should be pressed for m ore than 4 seconds before the system powers

dow n.

Hard Dis k LED Connector (HD_LED)

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

Res et Switch (RESET)

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

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 keyb oard.

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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.

Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP)

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

Infrared Header (IrDA)

This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving. If using this function, con figure the setti ngs of ‘Seri al Port 2 Mode’ from the ‘INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS’

section of the BIOS.

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Fan Connector (CPUFAN, CHSFAN)

These two fans are controllable. They will be automatic ally turned off after the system enters suspend mode. You also can choose not to turn the CPUFAN off by setting “CPUFAN

In Suspend” as on in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” sectio n of the BIOS.

CP UFAN

CHSFAN

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)

Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wake event occurring fr om 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 a dapter, set “Wake Up On LAN” 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.

Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)

Through the Wake-Up On Internal Modem func tion, 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 car d which supports the function is used. Then connect this header to the relevant connector on the modem card, set “Modem Ring Resum e” to Enab led in the “POWER MANA GEMENT SETUP” section of th e BIOS . Save & exit, then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.

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Chas sis Security Switch (CHSSEC)

The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can detect the chasis intrusion through the status of this connector. If the connector has been closed once, the system will record the status and indicate to the customer that the chassis has been opened. Y ou can either get this information from System Monitor of

BIOS software (optional) or QDI ManageEasy software.

Sound Connector (SBLINK)

This connector is for the usage of PCI sound card.

Expansion Slots & I/O Ports description

Slot / Port Description ISA 1 First ISA slot. ISA 2 Second ISA slot. ISA 3 Third ISA slot. PCI 1 First PCI slot. PCI 2 Second PCI slot. PCI 3 Third PCI slot. PCI 4 Fourth PCI slot. IDE 1 Prim ary IDE port. IDE 2 Secondary IDE port. FLOPP Y Floppy Drive Port. A GP Accelerated Graphics Port.

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Installation Instruction

There is one jumper setting on the motherboard, clear CMOS jumper JCC. Pin 1 of the jumper is located on the side with a thick white line (Pin 1 ), referring to the motherboard silkscreen. Jumpers with three pins will be shown as to represent pin1&pin2 connected and to represent pin2 & pin3 connected.

Clear CMOS (JCC)

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

Normal status:

Cle ar CM OS:

JCC

(Unplug the AC power supply)

Mem ory Configuration

This motherboard provides three 168 pin 3.3V un-buffered DIMM sockets to support a flexible memory size ranging from 8MB/384MB for SDRAM or from 8MB/768MB for EDO memory. Both 66MHz/100MHz SDRAM with SPD and 66MHz EDO DIMMs are supported. The following set of rules allows for optimum configurations.

Rules for populating a 440BX memory array:

l Processors with 100MHz front-side bus should be paired only with 100MHz SDRAM.

Processors with 66MHz front-side bus can be paired with either 66MHz or 100MHz SDRAM.

l Using th e serial presen ce detect (SPD) data structure, programmed into an E

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

l The DRAM Ti ming 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, 3 2MB, 64MB, 128MB in each DIMM

socket.

l Possible EDO DIMM memory sizes are 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 25 6MB in each

DIMM socket.

PROM on

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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 encounteri ng problems. l Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid making

m istakes, 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 n ew CPU which is rel eased after our current motherboard, you may therefore u pdate th e BIOS.

Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade.

1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette, by typ ing Format A :/s from the DOS prompt

unde r DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment.

2. Copy FLASH.EXE from the directory \Utility on the QDI Motherboa rd Utility CD onto

your new bootable diskette.

3. Download the updated BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com). Please

be sure to download the suitable BIOS file for your motherboard.

4. Uncompress the file download, copy the BIOS file (xx.bin) onto the bootable diskette,

and write down the checksum of this BIOS which is included in readme file.

5. Reboot the system from the bootable diskette which you have created.

6. Then run the FLASH utility at the A:\ prompt. During the process, the system will

promp t : ‘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 sa me 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.

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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:\FLA SH.EXE BIOSfile.bin /g

Note: FLASH utility runs incorrectly at Windows DOS prompt.

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AWARD BIOS Description

Entering Setup

Power on th e computer, when the following message briefly appears at the bottom of the screen duri ng the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press the <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Esc> keys , to enter the AWARD BIO S 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 twelve setup functions and two exit c hoices. Use the arrow keys to s elect among the items and press the <Enter> key to accept or enter the sub-

menu. The <ESC> key can be used to exit the submenu.

Figure-1 Main Menu

Note:The ‘System Monitor’ item will not be disp layed if there is no LDCM supporting chips on the m otherboard.

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 Dis k Primary Mas ter/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave

These categori es identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels i nstalled 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 HE AD number of heads P RECOM P write pre-c ompensation LA NDZ landing zone S ECTOR number of sectors M ODE 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 sto p for a keyboard or di sk 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.

Extende d 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

me mory.

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SpeedEasy CPU Setup

Figure-3 SpeedEasy CPU Setup

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

Item Option Description

l CPU Model BIOS automatically detects the CPU model,

therefore this item is shown only. It could be Penti um(R)II or Intel (R) Celeron(TM), dependin g on the processor chosen.

l CPU Speed SpeedEasy CPU frequency should be set according to the CPU

type. For CeleronTM or Penti umII (66MHz f rontside bus) processors, you can choose from 200MHz (66X3), 233MHz(66X3.5), 266MHz (66x4), 300MHz(66X4.5), or 333MHz (66X5). For PentiumII processors with 100MHz front-side bus, you can select from 300MHz(100X3), 350MHz (100X3.5), 400MHz (100X4), 450MHz(10 0X4.5), or 500MHz(100X5).

Jumper This item is only for users who understand Emulation all the CPU parameters, i.e. System Bus Frequency

‘10 0MHz / 66MHz’ and multiplication of Processor

Core Frequency to System Bus frequency “x3,

x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5”.

Warning: Do not set CPU frequency higher than its working frequency. If you do, we

w ill not be responsible for any damages caused.

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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 ChipAway Enabled Guards against boot virus threats early in the boot

Virus On Guard cycle, before they have a chance to load into your system, ensuring your computer boots to a clean operating system.

Disabled Invalidates this function.

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 Checki ng

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 LAN Enabled Boot from LAN is ahead of any boot sequence

First selection (LAN Adapter must support this function).

Disabled Does not boot from LAN first.

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

C,CDROM,A

LS/ZIP , C

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l Swap F loppy Enabled Exchanges the assignment of A&B floppy drive s.

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

l Boot Up On Keypad is used as number keys.

Numlock Status Off Keypad is used as arrow keys.

l Gate A20 Normal Th e A2 0 si gnal is cont roll ed by the keyboa rd controller

Option or chipset hardware.

Fast De fau lt setting. The A20 signal is co ntro lle d b y P ort 92

or the chipset specific method.

l Memory Parity Enabled Enables the Error Checking& Correction if ECC

/ECC check memory is used.

Disabled Disables the ECC function.

l Pa ssword Setti ng System The system will not boot and access to BIOS

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

Setup The system will boot up, but access to BIOS

Setup will be d enied if the correct password is not en tered wh en prompted.

l IDE second Ena bled Enables the second IDE channel.

channel control Disa bled Disables the second IDE channel and release the

IRQ.

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

DRA M>64MB this item.

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

system is OS/2, please select this item.

l HDD S.M.A.R.T Enabled Enables S.M.A.R.T hard disk support.

Capability Disabled Invalidates this feature.

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

Shadow will inc rease the video speed.

Disabled Video shadow is disabled.

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

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

l Show Bootup Enabled Enables the logo when system boots up.

Logo Disabled Logo will not be shown when system boots up.

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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, 4/5 60ns These items are of selected EDO DRAM

DRAM Timing 70ns read/write timing. You must ensure that your

DIMMs are as fast as 60ns, otherwise you have to select 70ns.

l SDRAM 3 Define the CL T timing paramete r of SDRAM

Cycle Length expressed in 66MHz clocks,

Latency Time = 2 clocks Latency Time = 3 clocks

l DRAM Read Enabled Enables DRAM Read Pipeline.

Pipeline Disabled Disables DRAM Read Pipeline.

l Cache Rd+CPU wt Enabled Enables Read Around Write.

pipeline Disabled Disables Read Around Write.

l Cache Timing Fast This item is used to select Cache Read/Write

Fastest speed, “Fast” is the optimize sel ection.

l Video BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory, video BIOS area

Cacheable is also cacheable.

Disabled Video BIOS area is not cacheable.

l System BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory, the system BIOS

Cacheable area is also cacheable.

Disabled The system BIOS area is not cacheable.

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

15Mb Addr PCI card.

Disabled Do not set this memory hole.

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l AGP Aperture Size 64M Sets the effective size of the Graphics

(4-256) Aperture to be used in the particular P AC

Configuration.

l Onchip USB Enabled This item is used to enable or disable onchip

Disabled USB Controller.

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

DIMM/PCI Clk E MI.

Disabled Does not close empty DIMM or PCI cl ock.

l Clock Spread 0.75%, Enables Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI.

Spectrum 0.50%

0.25% Disabled Disables Clock Spread Spectrum.

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Power Manag ement Setup

Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

l ACPI function Disabled Invalidates ACPI function.

Enabled V alidates ACPI function.

l Power User Define Users can configure their own Power Ma nagement

Management Ti mer.

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 Co ntrol by No Sys tem BIOS will ignore APM when Power

APM Management is enabled.

Y es System BIOS will wait for APM’s prompt before

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

l Video Off Suspend→off The system BIOS will disable the video when

Option 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 v ideo.

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

supporti ng DPMS.

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l MODEM Use N/A Sel ect IRQ “X” used b y mode ms.

IRQ IRQ “X”

l Soft-Off by Instant-off The sy stem will power off immediately once the

PWRBTN power button is pressed.

Delay 4 secs The s ystem will not power off until the power

button has been pressed continuously for more than 4 seconds.

l CPU Fan In Off CPU fan will be automatically turned off when the

Suspend system enters suspend mode.

On CPU fan remains on when the system enters

suspend mode.

l HDD Power Disabled Disables HDD Power Down Timer.

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

HDD enters the power saving mode (motor off).

l Doze mode Disabled The system never enters Doze mode.

10Sec ~ 1 Hr Defines the continuous idle ti me before the system

enters Doze mode. If any items defined in “Reload Global Tim er Events” are O n and activated, the system will be woken up.

l Suspend Mode Disabled The system will never enter Suspend mode.

10Sec~ 1Hr Defines the continuous i dle time before th e system

enters the Suspend mode. If any items defined in “ Reload Global Timer Events ” are On and activated, the system will be woken up.

l VG A On VGA active reloads global timer.

Off VGA active has no influence to global timer.

l LP T&COM LPT/COM Any operation of the items reload global timer.

HDD&FDD OFF/ON The operation of the items have no influence to

global timer.

l Modem Ring Enabled Allows the system to be powered on when a Ring

Resume indicator si gnal comes up to UART1 or UART2 from

external modem or to modem Ring on Header from internal modem card.

Disabled Does not allow Ring Power-on.

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

Resume to power up the s ystem which is in soft power-

down status. Y ou can set any date, any time to power up the system.

Disabled RTC has no alarm function.

l Wake Up On LAN Enabled Allows the system to be powered on when a

remote wake up signal comes up to the WOL header from LAN adapter.

Disabled Does not allow wake up on LAN.

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l IRQ (3-15) Primary Reload global timer.

Secondary No influence to global timer, only finish an operation

tha t IRQ “X” requests.

Disabled No influence to global timer.

l HDD Down Enabled HDD’s motor will be turned off when the system

In Suspend enters suspend mode.

Disabled HDD’s motor remains on.

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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 Force Updating Enabled The system BIOS will force updating ESCD once,

ESCD then automatically set this item as Disabled.

Disabled Di sables the forced update ES CD function.

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

P CI.

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 Disa bled Disables CPU to PCI Write Buffer.

l PCI Dynamic Enabled Enables PCI Dynamic Bursting.

Bursting Disa bled 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, enable 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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Award BIOS Description

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 on chip IDE First/Second Channel.

channel 0/1 Disabled Disables on chip IDE First/Second Channel.

l IDE Prefetch/Mode Enabled Enables IDE Prefetch Model.

Disa bled Disables IDE P refetch Model.

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

Mode at once.

Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes 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 ultra DMA device

Primary/ Secondary is detected. Master/S lave 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.

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

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

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

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automatically assigned.

Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled.

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

Mode ASKIR Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum

baud rate up to 57600bps.

IrDA Su pports IrDA version1.0 SIR protocol with

ma xiumum baud rate up to 115.2Kbps.

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

Port 1/2 278/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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Award BIOS Description

System Monitor

Figure-9 System Monitor Menu

The following describes the meaning of each item.

Item Current Description Data Shown

l Current System Temp. 30

l Current CHSFAN Speed 2010RPM RPM( Revolution Per Minute) speed of fan

C/ 860C The temperature inside the chassis.

Current CPUFAN Speed 4320RPM connected to the fan header CPUFAN or

CHSFAN. 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 + 3.3V V oltage 3.32V Displays current Voltage values including all

VTT (+1.5) V oltage, 1.37V the most importa nt volt ages of the motherboard. + 5V 4.83V +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V are voltages VCCVID(CPU) Voltage 1.98V from the ATX power supply, VTT (+1.5) +12V 1 1.79V Voltage is GTL Termination V oltage from

-12V -12.50V the on-board regulator, and VCCVID (CP U)

- 5V -5.25V Voltage is CPU Core Voltage from the on board switching Power Supply.

l Chassis Status: Closed Indicates status of chassis is closed.

Opened Indicates status of chassis is opend.

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Supervisor/ U ser 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 previous ly entered password from CMOS memory. Y ou 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 pass word is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter CMOS Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

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

If you have selected ‘Setup’ at ‘P assword Set ting’ from ‘BIOS Features Setup ’ m enu, you wi ll be prompted for the password only when you enter CMOS Se tup.

Super visor 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 Se tup’ b ut can not modify any setting if Supervisor Passwor d is enabled.

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Award BIOS Description

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 PRECOM P L ANDZ SECTOR M ODE 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 install ation

ESC: Skip

Figure-11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu

1. Se tup C hanges

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(203M B) 684 16 65535 685 38 --------

When HDD type is in ‘user’ type, the ‘MODE’ option will be available for users to select their own HDD mode.

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2. HDD Mo d e s

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 max imum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for

NORMAL m ode 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 supp orted by LBA m ode is 8.4 Gig abytes.

LARGE mode

Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support (in some c ases, users do not want LBA). The Award BIOS provides another alternativ e to support these

kinds of HDD. BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) into recognizing the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by

di viding it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is mu ltipli ed by 2. A reverse tra nsform ation process wi ll be made i nside INT13h in order to access the righ t HDD ad dress.

Auto detect

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

3. Rema rk

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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Appendix

Appendix AAppendix A

QDI Motherboard Utility CD-ROM

for this motherboard are:

1. Chipset Dispatches: Via Chipset Drivers included in the directory \ChipDrv\Via\ApolloPro&VIABX can be used for this motherboard. 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 Pro gram

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-c illin Anti-Virus software: For Windows 95 English version, it is located in the directory \Pccillin\Win95. 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.e xe 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, the hardware is manufacturing option.

4. QDI Motherboard Utility: The utilities located in the directory \Utility are: FL ASH.E XE CBLOGO.EXE L F.EXE

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

5. Documents for QDI Motherboard:

The files included in the directory \Doc are: Adobe Acrobat Reader V3.0 — ar 32e301.exe ManageEasy Manuals — QMEV12.PDF.

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Appendix B.

Retention Mechanism & Pentium

II/ Celeron

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

Processor in Slot1.

Appendix

4. Clip Pla stic Bar onto the HS SBASE through the fins on the processors’ heatsink.

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5. The Retention Mechanism installation procedure is complete d 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 Proces sor and refer to relevant

details of this kind of processor for your ins tallation.

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Appendix C.

Boot Logo

When you power on or reset your system, the picture shown below will be displayed on the screen.

If y ou press <Esc>, it switches to the booting message screen. Otherwise, it enters operating system directly. You can use ‘cblogo.exe’ ( included on the QDI Motherboard Utility CD) to replace it by any other logo which you prefer. Regarding the method of using cblogo.exe util ity, please refer to it’s onl ine help. If you don’t prefer the logo displayed on the screen during boot up, set the ‘Show Bootup Logo’ option as Disabled in the ‘BIOS FEATURES SETUP’ section of the BIOS

* We reserve the right of m odifying the default full-logo of QDI without further notification.

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