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Item Checklist
This item checklist is only available for retail market.
Completely check your package,If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.
K7S746FX mainboard
QDI Utility CD
User’s manual
IDE ribbon cable
Floppy ribbon cable
I/O shield(option)
Cable with bracket for USB Connectors(option)
Notice
The information in this document is subject to change
in order to improve reliability, design, 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.
All trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
If you need any further information, please visit our
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Declaration of conformity
QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) L TD.
20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road,
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
declares that the product
Mainboard
K7S746FX
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
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 EUROPE B. V.
QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH
LEGEND QDI SPAIN S.L . QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB
Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG/2003
Printed Name :
Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President
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Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: K7S746FX
Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc.
Address: 41456 Christy Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Telephone: (510) 668-4933
Facsimile: (510) 668-4966
Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly
Type of Product: Mainboard
Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.
Address: 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place
979 King’s 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.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2003
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 .............................................................1
Introduction......................................................................... 1
Key Features ........................................................................2
Chapter 2 .............................................................5
Installation Instructions ..................................................... 5
External Connectors .......................................................... 6
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector..................................... 6
Parallel Port & Serial Port Connector (COM1).................. 6
LAN Connectors(optional).....................................................7
IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394_1)(optional) .................................7
USB1, USB2, USB3, USB4 Connectors .................................7
Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack & Speaker-out jack..............8
6-Channel Audio ................................................................... 8
ATX Power Supply Connector
& Power Switch (POWER SW) .......................................... 9
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED) .............................. 9
Reset Switch (RESET)....................................................... 9
Power LED Connector (PWR_LED) ............................... 10
Fan Connectors (SYSFAN, CPUF AN) ..................................10
IEEE 1394_2 port(optional) .................................................. 11
USB5, USB6 port................................................................. 11
Infrared Header (IrDA) ........................................................12
Audio Connectors (CD_IN) ..................................................12
S/PDIF output connector .....................................................13
Wake-Up On LAN (WOL1) .................................................. 13
Audio Interface (F_Audio)...................................................14
Onboard SAT A(optional).......................................................14
Jumper Settings .................................................................. 15
Clear CMOS (JCC)............................................................... 15
BIOS-Protection Jumper (JAV)............................................ 16
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BIOS Description .................................................................17
Utility Support...................................................................... 18
AWDFLASH.EXE .................................................................18
AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description ....................................19
Entering Setup ....................................................................19
Load Optimized Defaults ..................................................... 19
Standard CMOS Features Setup .........................................19
QDI Innovation Features...................................................... 23
Advanced BIOS Features Setup .........................................24
Advanced Chipset Features Setup ..................................... 2 6
Advance Host Control......................................................... 2 7
Advance DRAM Control ..................................................... 27
Power Management Setup ..................................................28
PM Wake up Events ............................................................ 30
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ............................................... 32
Integrated Peripherals .........................................................33
SIS OnChip IDE Device ........................................................34
SIS OnChip PCI Device ........................................................34
Onboard SuperIO Device .................................................... 35
Password Setting ...............................................................36
Boot with BIOS defaults...................................................... 36
Appendix ............................................................ 37
QDI Utility CD .......................................................................37
Norton AntiVirus ................................................................. 37
Using 4-/6-Channel Audio ................................................... 38
Board Layout
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Caution
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards, RAM or other system peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and RAM might be seriously damaged.
Caution
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink requirement.
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This manual is suitable for mainboards of K7S746FX. Each
mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants diverse
features.
-6A: with 6-channels onboard Audio
-6AL: with 6-channels onboard Audio and LAN
-6AFL: with 6-channels onboard Audio, LAN and IEEE 1394 ports
-6ALFS: with 6-channels onboard Audio, LAN ,IEEE 1394 ports and
SA TA(optional)
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Introduction
K7S746FX mainboards utilize ( SIS 746FX + SIS 963/963L) chipset
providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective
ATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together with AGP
8X support, AC’97 audio(2/6-channels), integrated LAN(optional),
6 USB 2.0 ports, 2 DRR 400 slots, 2 IEEE 1394 ports (optional),
and 2 SATA connectors(optional) , give customers an advanced,
multimedia solution at reasonable price. It provides 200/266/
333MHz host bus speed to support AMD socket 462 processors
and the largest DDR memory capacity is up to 2GB. It also provides advanced features such as Wake-on-LAN, AntiVirus function,
ACPI function and so on. The optimal implementation of the Advanced Configuration and Power interface (ACPI) specification
makes the PC's power consumption drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick wakeup.
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Key Features
Form factor
ATX form factor of 295mm x 200mm
Microprocessor
Supports AMD socket 462 Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP CPU of 200/266/333MHz host
bus speed
Supports 200/266/333MHz host bus speed
System memory
Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces
Supports DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256/512Mb technology up to 2GB
Onboard IDE
Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33, PIO mode
Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and
CDROM/DVDROM drives
Onboard LAN (Optional)
10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
USB Ports
USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1
which currently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps
IEEE 1394 Ports(Optional)
Supports two IEEE 1394a ports
AGP Interface
AGP 1.5V Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers and AGP
3.0 including AGP 8x data transfers
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6-Channel Onboard Audio(Optional)
AC’97 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/
Microphone-in Jack,which can be specified by software
5.1 channels output
Onboard I/O
One floppy port supporting one 3.5’’ or 5.25’’ floppy drives with 360K/
720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format
One high speed 16550 compatible UARTs ( COM1 ) with 16 byte send/receive FIFO
One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Infrared interface
All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
Onboard SATA & Raid(available on -6ALS mainboard)(optional)
Supports hot-plug
Two SATA devices including SATA HDD and CDROM/DVD ROM devices
Supports 150Mbps transfer rate.
Supports Raid 0 or Raid 1(optional).
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM, plug
and play ready
Supports IDE CDROM/SCSI and USB devices boot up
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Green function
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM
(OS Directed Power Management)
Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S4(STD,suspend to Disk,depends on OS) and S5 (soft off)
Expansion slots
1 AGP slot
5 PCI slots
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PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
Supports Wake-on-LAN
Supports Wake up by keyboard password
Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system
voltages, fan speed. available on several models)
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors
Slot/Port (Quantity) Description
PCI( 5 ) PCI slots
AGP( 1 ) AGP slot
IDE( 2 ) IDE Ports
FLOPPY( 1 ) Floppy Drive port
DDR( 2 ) DDR Sockets
USB( 6) USB Connectors
IEEE 1394(2)
UART( 1) UART Connectors
PARALLEL( 1 ) Parallel Connector
IrDA( 1 ) IrDA Connector
(optional) IEEE 1394 Connector
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Installation Instructions
This section covers External Connectors and Jumper Settings.
Refer to the mainboard 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.
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External Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size
keyboard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for
the usage of PS/2 mouse.
Parallel Port & Serial Port Connector (COM1)
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The
serial port COM1 connector can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial
port mouse. You can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Inte-
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PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Parallel Port
UART1
Serial Port
00
0
00
Warning:
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing
expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your
mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged.
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USB1, USB2, USB3, USB4 Connectors
Four USB 2.0 ports are for connecting USB devices.
USB3
LAN Connectors (optional)
The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN.
LINK
IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394_1)(optional)
IEEE 1394 port is for connecting IEEE 1394 devices.
USB4
USB2
ACTIVE
USB1
LAN optional
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IEEE 1394_1 Port optional
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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack & Speaker-out jack
The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to
playback or record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice
input. The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio
output from the internal amplifier.
6-Channel Audio
This mainboard utilizes ALC655chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of Front
Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Center and Woofer for a complete surround
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sound effect. When 6-Channel audio is available, the front Left&Right jack can be connected to the Front speakers, the Back Left&Right jack can be connected to the rear speakers and the Center&Woofer jack can be connected to the center speaker and woofer.
Microphone function is offered by Microphone In or F_AUDIO Connector on the mainboard
If set 2-Channel Audio mode on -6A or -6AL mainboard, you can connect two speakers to
the Front Left&Right jack, at the same time use the Rear Left&Right jack as Line in jack, and
use the Center&Woofer jack as Microphone in jack.
Line In
Speaker Out
Microphone In
Rear L&R
Front L&R
Center & Woofer
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ATX Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW)
Be sure to connect the power supply plug to this connector in its proper orientation.
The power switch (POWER SW) 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 switch. When powering off the system, you
needn’t turn off the mechanical switch, just push once the power switch.
A TX Power Supply Connector
POWER SW
1
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
-12V
GND
GND
5V
GND
5V
GND
PS-OK
5VSB
12V
20
GND GND PS-ON
GND
-5V
5V
5V
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Note:
If you change “Power Button Override” from default “Instantoff” to “Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”
section of the BIOS, the power switch 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. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesn’t work, try the other
way.
Reset Switch (RESET)
The connector connects to the case’s reset switch. Press the switch once, the system
resets.
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Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)
When the system is in S0 status, the LED is blink; When the system is in S5 or S1
status, the LED is off. The connector has an orientation.
G N D
EMPTY
LED
SW
POWER
Power
POWER LED
PWR LED(+)
PWR LED(-)
POWER SW
P O W E R
G N D
REVERSE
HD LED
RESET
SW
Reserved
HDD LED
HDD LED(+)
HDD LED(-)
RESET SW
P O W E R
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Fan Connectors (SYSFAN, CPUF AN)
The fan speed of CPUFAN and SYSFAN can be detected and viewed in “PC Health”
section of the CMOS SETUP.
GND
+12V
SENSE
CPUFAN
SYSFAN
GND
+12V
SENSE
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USB5, USB6 port(USB5_6)
Besides USB1,2,3,4 on the back panel, the K7S746FX mainboard also have one 10pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide
additional two USB ports.
1
00
0
00
+5V
D5-
D5+
GND
USB5_6
Warning:
Be sure to connect correctly your cable to the connector, otherwise
your mainboard and USB devices might be seriously damaged.
+5V
D6-
D6+
GND
N/A
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IEEE 1394_2 port(optional)
Besides 1394_1 on the back panel, the K7S746FX mainboard also have one 10-pin
headers on board to provide additional IEEE 1394 port.
JP4
1
TPA+1
Ground
TPB+1
VCC Bus
TPA-1
Ground
TPB-1
VCC Bus
Ground
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Audio Connectors (CD_IN)
CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive
through a CD audio cable.
Infrared Header (IrDA)
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This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using this
function, configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” section of the CMOS SETUP.
Common
Right Channel
Left Channel
CD_IN
+5V
IRTX
NC
1
IrDA
GND
IRRX
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Wake-Up On LAN (WOL1)
(Only for extend PCI LAN adapter supports the WOL function. On-board Lan need not
connect to the connector)
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 power supply
of which 5VSB line is capable of delivering current at least720mA, and a LAN adapter
which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set “Ring power up control” as Enabled under the sub-section
“PM Wake Up Events” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the CMOS
SETUP. Save and exit, then boot the operating system once to make sure this function
takes effect.
Signal for waking up
GND
+5V Standby
1
WOL1
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S/PDIF Output Connector(JP31)
The S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output connector allow your digital audio
output to the SPDIF_in on the external speaker.
1
+5V
S/PDIF
GND
JP31
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Audio Interface (F_Audio)
The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the
Rear Audio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the Front Audio is available, the
Rear Audio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for the earphone. When the
Front Audio is absent, Pin5 and Pin6, Pin9 and Pin10 must be short connected.
1
3
5
7
9
2
4
6
8
10
F_Audio
(F_Audio Interface)
Pin
Symbol
No. No.
1 Front MI C 2 GND(ALO)
3 +5VA 4 +5VA
5 Front Out Right 6 Front Right
7NC 8NC
9 Front Out Left 10 Front Left
Pin
Symbol
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Onboard SA TA(Optional)
The mainboard provides two Serial ATA connectors,SATA is a storage interface that is
compliant with SATA 1.0 Specification.With speed of up to 150Mbps.you can connect
Serial ATA cable to Serial ATA hard disk.
GND
CON1/CON2
TX-
RX-
TX+
RX+
GND
GND
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Jumper Settings
Jumpers are located on the mainboard, clear CMOS jumper CLR_CMOS and BIOS
protection jumper JAV. Pin 1 for all jumpers are located on the side with a thick white
line (Pin1-- ), referring to the mainboard’s silkscreen. Jumpers with three pins
will be shown as to represent pin1 & pin2 (“1-2”) closed and to represent
pin2 & pin3 (“2-3”) closed.
Jumper Symbol Description Represent
1-2 set pin1 and pin2 closed
2-3 set pin2 and pin3 closed
3Pin
close set the pins closed
open set the pins opened
2Pin
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.
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JCC
1
Normal status
2
(default)
3
1
2
Clear CMOS
3
(Unplug the AC power supply)
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BIOS-Protection Jumper (JA V)
The BIOS of the mainboard is inside the FWH. If the jumper JAV is set as closed, the
system BIOS is protected from being attacked by serious virus such as CIH virus,you
will be unable to flash the BIOS to the mainboard. However in this status .
Flash Write
Disabled
Flash Write
Enabled
(default)
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Setting the jumper JAV as open(default), allows you to flash the BIOS to the Flash ROM.
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) system information such as the CPU type/
JAV
JAV
speed, memory size, and expansion cards will be detected by the onboard BIOS and
stored in the flash ROM. Whenever the system hardware configuration is changed, DMI
information will be updated automatically. However, setting jumper JAV as closed makes
flashing BIOS and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set JAV as open
when changing the system hardware configuration, or the error message “Unknown
Flash Type” will be displayed on the screen, and DMI information may not be updated.
Under special conditions, the jumper “JAV” should be set as OPEN.
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BIOS Description
The mainboard uses Phoenix AWARD ® BIOS Setup program
that provides a Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration. The information is stored in a battery-backed
CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information when the power
is turned off. This chapter provides you with the overview of
the BIOS Setup.
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Utility Support
AWDFLASH.EXE
This is a flash memory write/read utility used for the purpose of upgrading your BIOS
when necessary. Before doing so, please note:
We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encounter problems.
Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid making
mistakes, destroying the BIOS and resulting in a non-working system.
When you encounter problems, for example, you find your system does not support the
latest CPU released on our current mainboard, you may therefore upgrade the BIOS,
please don’t forget to set BIOS_WP as open and disable the “Flash Write Protect” item
in AW ARD BIOS CMOS Setup first.
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 AWDFLASH.EXE (version>=8.24b) from the directory \Utility located on QDI
Mainboard Utility CD onto your new bootable diskette.
3. Download the updated BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com).
Pleasebe sure to download the suitable BIOS file for your mainboard.
4. Decompress the file downloaded, copy the BIOS file (xx.bin) onto the bootable
diskette, and note the checksum of this BIOS which is located in readme file.
5. Reboot the system from the bootable diskette created.
6. Then run the AWDFLASH utility at the A:\ prompt as shown below:
A:\AWDFLASH xxxx.bin
If you require more detailed information concerning AWDFLASH Utility, for example, the
different usage of parameters, please type A:\>AWDFLASH /?
Note:
1. Follow the instruction through the process. Don’t turn off
power or reset the system until the BIOS upgrade has been
completed.
2. AWDFLASH.EXE (version>=8.24b) utility must be used to
upgrade the mainboard family BIOS instead of QDI flash
utility.
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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 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
sub-menu.
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Figure-1 Main Menu
Load Optimized Defaults
The Optimized Defaults are common and efficient. It is recommended users load the
optimized defaults first, then modify the needed configuration settings.
Standard CMOS Features Setup
The basic CMOS settings included in “Standard CMOS Features” 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 desired in each
item.
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Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu
For the items marked, press enter, a window will pop up as shown below. You can view
detailed information or make modifications.
Figure-2-1 IDE Primary Master 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
Manual. ‘None’ means no HDD is installed or set; ‘Auto’ means the system can autodetect the hard disk when booting up; by choosing ‘Manual’, 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 p re-c ompe nsat ion LANDZ landing zone
SECTOR number of sectors MODE
HDD access mode
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The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.
CHS mode
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 CHS 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.
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 divising 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.
If using Auto detect, the BIOS will automatically detect the IDE hard disk mode and
set it as one of the three modes.
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.
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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 mono
chrome adapters.
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.
Total Memory Total memory of the system .
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Figure-3 QDI Innovation features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
[SpeedEasy Setting]
CPU Frequency default Set CPU frequency.
100MHz
133MHz
166MHz
200MHz
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[BootLogo Setting]
Show Bootup Enabled The full-screen logo will be shown automatically
Logo Disabled when system boots up, otherwise, no logo
appears on the screen.
[BIOS-ProtectEasy Setting]
Writing BIOS Enabled The option is for protecting the system BIOS,
Flash ROM Disabled when enabled, you can write BIOS.
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Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speed
will be dangerous! We will not be responsible for
any damages caused.
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Advanced BIOS Features Setup
Figure-4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
Virus warning Enabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature
for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this
function is enabled and someone attempt to write
data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.
Disabled Invalidates this function.
CPU Internal Enabled Enable CPU Internal cache.
Cache Disabled Disable CPU Internal cache.
External Cache Enabled Enable CPU external cache.
Disabled Disable CPU external cache.
Quick Power Enabled Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting.
On Self Test On Self Test This will decrease the time needed
to boot the system.
Disabled Normal POST.
First (Second, Floppy Select Your Boot Device Priority. It could be Floppy,
Third) Boot Device LS120 LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM,HDD-1, HDD-2,
Boot Other Device HDD-0 HDD-3, ZIP100,USB-FDD, USB-ZIP,USB-CDROM,
...... USB-HDD,LAN, Disabled.
Disabled
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Swap Floppy Enabled If the system has two floppy drives, choose enable
Drive Disabled to assign physical drive B to logical drive.
Boot Up On Select power on state for NumLock.
NumLock Status Off
Gate A20 Option Normal Let chipset control GateA20 and Normal
Fast - a pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20.
Security Option Setup Select whether the password is required every time
System the system boot or only when you enter setup.
APIC Mode Enabled Enable the APIC mode(Advanced Program-
mable Interrupt Controller).
Disabled Disabled the APIC mode.
MPS Version 1.1/1.4 Set the MPS Version Control for OS.
Control for OS
OS Select For Non-OS2 Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2
DRAM>64MB OS2 operating system with more than 64MB of RAM.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Enabled Enable hard disk S.M.A.R.T. support.
Capability Disabled Invalidate this feature.
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Report no FDD Yes Report NO Floppy Disk Drive for WIN95 to release
for WIN 95 IRQ6.
No Do not report No Floppy Disk Drive for WIN95.
Video BIOS Enabled Video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video Shadow
Shadow will increase the video speed.
Disabled Invalidates this feature.
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The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
Advance Host Press Enter Press enter to set the items about advance Host.
Control
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Advance DRAM Press Enter Press enter to set the items about advance DRAM.
Control
AGP Aperture 4MB/8MB/ Set the effective size of the Graphics Aperture
Size (MB) 16MB/32MB/ to be used in the particular GART Configuration.
64MB/128MB/
256MB/512MB
AGP Fast write Enabled Enable AGP fast write support.
support Disabled Disable AGP fast write support.
AGP date Auto Set the AGP date transfer rate.
transfer rate 1x/2x/4x/8x
System BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory, system BIOS area
Cacheable is also cacheabl
Disabled Video BIOS area is not cacheable.
Video RAM Enabled Besides conventional memory, video RAM area
Cacheable is also cacheable.
Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable.
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Close Empty Enabled Close empty DIMM or PCI clock to reduce EMI.
DIMM/PCI Clk Disabled Do not close empty DIMM or PCI clock.
Spread Spectrum Enabled Enable Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI.
Disabled Disable Clock Spread Spectrum.
Advance Host Control
Item Option Description
Memory hole at Enabled Memory hole at 15-16M is reserved for expanded
15M-16M ISA card.
Disabled Do not set this memory hole.
CPU Command 4/8 Set CPU command acknowledge limit.
ACK limit
Advance DRAM Control
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Item Option Description
DRAM Frequency by SPD Set DRAM frequency.
100MHz/
133MHz/
166MHz/
200MHz
Auto Normal Set DRAM configuration.
Configuration
Performance
DDR SDRAM Auto Define the latency between the SDRAM read comCAS Latency 2T/2.5T/3T mand and the time the data actually becomes
available.
CPU/DRAM Auto Set CPU/DRAM Bypass ctrl.
Bypass ctrl Disabled Disable CPU/DRAM Bypass ctrl.
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The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function.
Figure-7 Power Management Setup Menu
Item Option Description
Disabled Disable this function.
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ACPI Suspend S1(POS) Select the ACPI suspend type.
Type
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.
Suspend Mode Disabled The system never enter Suspend mode by timer.
1Min ~1Hour Define 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.
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Video Off Suspend->Off Screen blanks after the system enters suspend
Option mode.
susp,stby
All modes->Off Screen blanks after the system enters standby
Always On Screen is always on.
Video Off Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off the screen
Method when disabling video.
Blank off the V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals from VGA
DPMS This function is enabled only for VGA cards sup-
MODEM Use 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 Special wake-up event for Modem.
IRQ 10, 11, NA
V / H SYNC + In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also turn
->Off Screen blanks after the system enters either
standby mode or suspend mode.
mode, suspend mode or doze mode.
card to monitor.
porting DPMS.
Note: When the green monitor does not detect the V/H-SYNC signals, the electron gun
will be turned off.
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HDD Off Disabled HDD’s motor will not turn off by timer.
After 1 - 15 Min Define the continuous HDD idle time before the
HDD enters power saving mode (motor off).
Power Button Instant-Off The system will immediately power off once the
Override power button is pressed.
Delay 4 sec The system will power off when power button is
pressed for more than 4 seconds.
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Item Option Description
Power State Always Off System is always off when put on AC power.
Resume Control Always On System is on once put on AC power.
Keep Pre- Keep the preceding states.
States
PM Wake up Press Enter Enter to set the items about PM.
Events
PM Wake up Events
Item Option Description
IRQ(3~7,9~15) Enabled Enables IRQ“X” to wake up.
NMI Disabled Disables IRQ“X” to wake up.
IRQ 8 Break Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by IRQ 8.
Suspend Disabled Does not allow the system to be waken up by
IRQ8.
Ring power up Enabled Allow the system to be powered on when a Ring
control indicator signal comes up to UART1 or UART2
from external modem .
Disabled Do not allow Ring wake up.
MACPME Power Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by onboard
Up Control LAN.
Disabled Does not allow the system to be powered on by
onbard LAN.
PCIPME Power Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by PCI card.
Up Control Disabled Does not allow the system to be powered on by
PCI card.
PS/2KB Power up Password Use PS/2 Keyboard password wake up.
control Any Key Use PS/2 Keyboard any key wake up.
Hot Key Use PS/2 Keyboard hot key wake up.
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Item Option Description
Power up Enabled RTC alarm can be used to generate a wake-up
by Alarm event to power up the system.
Disabled RTC has no alarm function.
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PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
Figure-8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
Reset Enabled Default setting is Disabled. Select Enabled to
Configuration Data reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD
when you exit Setup, if you have installed a new
add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused
serious conflicts preventing the OS from booting.
Disabled Disable the configuration data function.
Resources Auto(ESCD) BIOS can automatically configure all boot and Plug
Controlled By Manual and Play compatible devices. If you choose Auto,
you cannot select IRQ DMA and memory base
address fields, because BIOS automatically assigns them.
IRQ Resources Press Enter Press enter to set the items about IRQ resources.
PCI/VGA Palette Disabled Default setting.
Snoop Enabled Non-standard VGA cards such as graphics accel-
erators or MPEG video cards may not show colors
properly. Enabling this item can solve this problem.
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Figure-9 Integrated Peripherals Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
SIS Onchip Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip IDE device.
IDE Device
SIS Onchip Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip PCI device.
PCI Device
Onboard SuperIO Press Enter Press enter to set Onboard SuperIO device.
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IDE HDD Block Enabled Allow IDE HDD to read/write several sectors at once.
Mode Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.
Init Display First PCI Slot Initialize the PCI VGA first.
AGP Initialize the AGP first.
IDE0/1 Access EDB BUS Access IDE0/1 using EDB BUS.
Interface PCI BUS Access IDE0/1 using PCI BUS.
USB0/1/2/2.0 EDB BUS Access USB1 using EDB BUS.
Access Interface PCI BUS Access USB1 using PCI BUS.
MAC Access EDB BUS Access MAC using EDB BUS.
Interface PCI BUS Access MAC using PCI BUS.
Audio Access EDB BUS Access Audio using EDB BUS.
Interface PCI BUS Access Audio using PCI BUS.
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SIS OnChip IDE Device
Item Option Description
Internal PCI/IDE Disabled Set the ports of Onboard IDE.
IDE Primary Mode 0 - 4 Define the IDE primary master/ slave PIO mode.
Primary/Secondary Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto-detection.
Master/Slave PIO
Primary/Secondary Auto Ultra DMA mode will be enabled if an Ultra DMA
Master/Slave device is detected.
Ultra DMA Disabled Disable this function.
IDE Burst Mode Enabled Enables IDE Burst Mode.
SIS OnChip PCI Device
Primary
Secondary
Both
Disabled Disables IDE Burst Mode.
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Item Option Description
SIS USB Enabled Enable the on-chip USB controller.
Controller Disabled Disable the on-chip USB controller.
USB Ports 3~6 Select the USB ports number.
Number
USB 2.0 Supports Enabled Enable USB 2.0 to support.
Disabled Disable USB 2.0 to support.
USB Keyboard Enabled Support USB Keyboard under legacy OS.
support Disabled Disable this function.
SIS AC97 Enabled Enable the onboard AC97 Audio codec.
Audio Disabled Disable the onboard AC97 Audio codec.
SIS S/W Enabled Enable CNR AC97 Modem.
Modem Disabled Disable CNR AC97 Modem.
SIS 10/100M Enabled The onboard LAN is enabled.
ETHERNET Disable The onboard LAN is disabled.
SIS 1394 Enabled The onboard 1394 controller is enabled.
Controller Disable The onboard 1394 controller is disabled.
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Item Option Description
Onboard FDC Enabled Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled.
Controller Disabled Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled.
Onboard 3F8/IRQ4, Define the onboard serial port address and reSerial Port 1/2 2F8/IRQ3, quired interrupt number.
3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3,
Auto Onboard serial port address and IRQ are
automatically assigned.
Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled.
UART Mode Normal Defines Serial Port as standard serial port.
Select IrDA Supports IRDA mode.
ASK IR Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum
SCR baud rate up to 57600bps.
UR2 Duplex Mode Half /Full Default is recommended.
Onboard Parallel 378/IRQ7 Define parallel port address and IRQ channel.
Port 278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7
Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled.
Parallel Port SPP / EPP Define the parallel port mode.
Mode ECP /
ECP+EPP
ECP Mode Use 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA is 1 or 3.
DMA 1
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Password Setting
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 “Security Option” 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 “Security Option” 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 BIOS Setup to modify all settings.
Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but
can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.
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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QDI Utility CD
QDI Utility CDQDI Utility CD
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QDI Utility CD
A QDI Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard, the contents contained in it are
showed as below:
1. Driver Install
Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your mainboard . You should
install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers
are installed.
A. Chipset software B. USB2.0 Driver(optional)
C. Network Driver(optional) D. Audio Driver(optional)
E. IDE Driver F. DirectX
2. Accessory
Norton AntiVirus 2003
3. Browse CD
You could read all the contents contained in this CD, including Utility and Documents.
The files included in Utility are:
Awdflash.exe
Acrobat Reader
Note: If you need the updated Awdflash.exe file, please visit our web-site:
www.qdigrp.com
Norton AntiVirus
When you install Norton AntiVirus and accept options, your computer is safe. Norton
AntiVirus automatically checks boot records for viruses at system startup, Checks
programs for viruses at the time you use them, scans all local hard drives for viruses
once per week, and monitors your computer for any activity that might indicate the
work of a virus in action. It also scans files you download from the internet and checks
floppy disks for boot viruses when you use them.
The list below shows the most important tasks Norton AntiVirus helps you perform:
Scan for viruses on your computer;Remove viruses from your computer;Update your
virus protection with LiveUpdate;Quarantine an infected file. you can go to the Symantec
Web site to view an online tutorial:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/tutorial
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4-/6-Channel Audio
4-/6-Channel Audio4-/6-Channel Audio
Using 4-/6-Channel Audio(4-/6- Channel Audio Interface)
The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip, which provides support for 6channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel.
ALC655allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The
section will tell you how to install and use 4/6-channel audio function on the board.
Installing the Audio Driver
The Realtek ALC655 chipset driver has to be installed before the 4-/6-Channel
audio function can be used.
Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function
You can start to use the 4-/6-channel audio function After the driver is installed
completely. The first, you can connect 4 or 6 speakers to the audio output connector. Then
open utility to set the work parameter.
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Attaching speakers
To perform multichannel audio operation, connect multiple speakers to the system.
You should connect the same number of speakers as the audio channels you will select in
the software utility.
2-Channel Analog Audio Output
Line In
Line Out (Front channels)
MIC
Description:
Line Out, Line In and MIC functions all exist under 2-channel configuration.
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4-Channel Analog Audio Output
Line Out(Rear Channels)
Line Out (Front channels)
MIC
Description:
Line In is converted to Line Out function under 4-channel configuration.
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6-Channel Analog Audio Output
Line Out(Rear Channels)
Line Out (Front channels)
Line Out(Center & Subwoofer Channels)
Description:
Both Line In and MIC are converted to Line Out function under 6- channel
configuration.
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Digital Audio Output
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Coaxial
SPDIF Jack
Description:
Connect the SPDIF speakers to the Coaxial SPDIF jack.
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Selecting 4- or 6-Channel Setting
1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen.
2. Select any surround sound effect you prefer from the “Environment” pull-down
menu under the Sound Effect tab.
3. Click the Speaker Configuration tab.
Click here and the pulldown menu will appear
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4. The following window appears.
Headphone Output
2 Channels Output
4 Channels Output
6 Channels Output
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5. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from No. of Speakers.
6. Click OK
Keep
UnSelect
Status
Testing the Connected Speakers
To ensure 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly, you may need to test
each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly. If any speaker
fails to sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or
replace the bad speakers with good ones.
Testing Each Speaker
The following window appears.
1. Click the audio icon
2. Click the Speaker Test tab.
from the window tray at the bottom of the screen.
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3. The following window appears.
Front Left
Rear Left
Center
Front Right
Rear Right
Subwoofer
4. Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it.
Playing KaraOK
The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave melody for you to sing the song.
, so make sure “2-channel mode” is selected in the “No. of Speakers” column before
tion
playing KaraOK.
Playing KaraOK
1. Click the audio icon
2. Make sure the Sound Effect tab is selected.
The function is applied only for 2-channel audio opera-
from the window tray at the bottom of the screen.
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Note:
The layout includes all options.
It is for your reference only.
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F_Audio
Top :Line in
Middle:Speaker out
Bttm:Mic. in
Top :LAN(optional)
Bttm:USB1,2
Top :1394(optional)
Bttm:USB3,4
LPT
COM1
Top :PS/2 Mouse
Bttm:PS/2 Keyboard
PCI 5
JAV
PCI 4
JCC
PCI 3
USB5_6
PCI 2
WOL1
PCI 1
SYSFAN
AGP
DIMM1
CD_IN
JP4(optional)
North Bridge
Socket 462
CPUFAN
JP38
IRDA
CON2(optional)
CON1(optional)
South Bridge
DIMM2
IDE2
IDE1
PWR1
FLOPPY1
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