QDI K7VM400M Pro User Manual

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

K7VM4 00M Pro series of mainboards utilize VIA KM266 PRO+VIA 8235 or
8237 chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cos t­effective mATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together with
AC’97 audio(2/6-chan nel), Integrated UnichromeTM Graphics, AGP 4X, 6 /
8(with 8 237 only) USB 2.0, 2 SATA(with 8237 only), and ATA133/100/66/
33, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at reasonable price.
It pro vides 200/266/333MHz host bus speed to support AMD Athlon/Athlon
XP/Duron socket A processo rs and the DDR200/266/333 memory. It also
provides advanced features such as Wake up by USB devices function.
Suspen ding to RAM, 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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Form factor

mATX form factor of 244mm x 200 mm

Microprocessor

Supports AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron socket A processors of 200/266/333MHz host

bus speed

Supp orts 200/266/333MHz host bus speed

System memory

Suppo rts DDR200/266/333 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256 /512Mb technology up to 2GB

Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces

Onboard IDE

Supports Ind ependent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100 /133, PIO mode
Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD

ROM drives

Onboard LAN(optional)

10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support

10/100M LAN interface built-in on board

USB 2.0

USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480 Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1 which

currently works at a sn ails pace of just 12Mbps

Provides 6/8(with 8237 only) USB 2.0 ports

Onboard I/O

One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5

1.44M/2.88 M format

One high speed 1 6550 compatible COMs with 16 byte send/receive FIFO
One para llel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Supports PS/2 mouse an d PS/2 keyboard
Provide s one IrDA connector

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

Onboard Audio

AC’97 2.3 Sp ecification Compliant
Provid es onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack and Speaker-out Jack

6-channel Onboard Audio

AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant
Provid es Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Microphone­ in Jack,which can be specified by software

AGP Interface And Integrated Graphics

Pro vides one standard VGA connector and integrated unichrome
AGP slot supports AGP 2.0 includ ing AGP 4X data transfers

″

o r 5.25″ floppy d rives with 360K/720K/1.2M/

TM

Graphics

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Advanced features

PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provid es Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
Supports Keyboard Password Power-on function(optional)

Onboard SATA(with 8237 only)

Two SATA d evices including SATA HDD and CDROM/DVD ROM devices
Supports 150Mbps transfer rate.

BIOS

Lice nsed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM, plug and play ready
Supports IDE CDROM/USB boot up.

Green function(optional)

Suppo rts ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS Di­rected Power Manage ment)
Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on su spend), S3 (suspend to
RAM), S4(suspe nd to Disk, depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)

Main Expansion Slots and Connectors

Slot/Port (Quantity) Description

PCI(3) PCI slots
IDE(2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port
DDR(2) DIMM socket
USB(6/8) USB connectors
AGP(1) AGP slot
LAN(1)(optio n) LAN connector
COM(1) COM conn ector
PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector

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Chapter 2

Installation Instructions

This section cove rs 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 th e jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the
following figures . Before setting the jumpers or inserting these
connectors, please pay attention to the direction.

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External Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

PS/2 keyboard con nector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size
keyb oard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for the
usage of PS/2 mouse.

PS/2 Mouse connector

PS/2 Keyboard connector

USB1, USB2; USB3, USB4 and LAN Connectors(optional)

Four USB ports are for connecting USB devices. The RJ-45 connector is for onboard
LAN.

　 　 LAN(optional)

USB2

USB4

USB3

USB1

Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector (COM) and VGA Port

The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial
port COM1conne ctor can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse.
You can e nable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated Peripherals”
fro m AWARD BIOS SETUP. The VGA connector is for output to a VGA-Compatible device.

Parallel Port

COM

VGA Port

MWarning:

Be sure to un plug the AC power supply before adding or removing
expansion c ards or other system peripherals, otherwise your
mainbo ard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged.

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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack and Speaker-out jack

The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minid isc player to
playb ack or record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice
inp ut. The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output
fro m the internal amplifier.

Line in
Speaker out
Microphone in

6-Channel Audio

This mainboa rd utilizes ALC655 chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of Front
Left, Front Right, Re ar Left, Rear Right, Center and Woofer for a complete surround sound
effect. When 6-Channel audio is available, the front Left&Right jack can be connected to the
Front speskers, the Back Left&Right ja ck 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 b y F_AUDIO Connector on the mainboard now.
If set 2-Chan nel 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.

Rear Left&Right

　 Front Left&Right

Center&Woofer

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ATX Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW)

The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When
powering up your system, first turn on the mechanica l 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.

ATX Power Supply Connector

5V

GND

3.3V

1

1

POWER SW

3.3V

-12V 3.3V GND

GND 5V GND PS-OK

GND

PS-ON

GND GND

5VSB

12V

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-5V

5V5 V

A Note:

If you c hange “Soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant-off”
to “Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section
of the BIOS, the power switch should be pressed for morethan
4 sec onds before the system powers down.

Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)

The conne ctor 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 th e 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 on . When the system is in S1 status, the LED
is blink; When the system is in S3,S4, S5 status, the LED is off. The connector has an
orientation .

POWER

RESET

LED

Power SW

G N D

Reserved

PWR LED(+ )

PWR LED(-)

P O W E R

G N D

EMPTY

POWER LED

RESET

HD LED

HDD LED

HDD LED(+)

HDD LED(-)

POWER SW

P O W E R

REVERSE

Fan Connectors (CPUFAN, SYSFAN)

The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in “PC Health” section of
the CMOS SETUP.

CPUFAN

SYSFAN

SENSE

+12V

GND

SENSE

+12V

GND

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Chapter 2

USB5,6; USB7,8(with 8237 only)

Besides USB1,2,3,4 on the back panel, K7VM4 00M Pro series of mainboards also have 10­pin hea ders on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide
additional four USB ports.

1

USB5_6

USB7_8(with 8237 only)

+5V

USB-

USB+

GND
CUT

+5V

USB-

USB+

GND
CUT

+5V
USB-

USB+
GND
GND

1

+5V
USB-

USB+
GND
GND

Infrared Header (IrDA)

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 PERIPHERAL S” section of the CMOS SETUP.

IRTX

IrDA

9

GND

IRRX

CUT

VCC

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Audio Connectors (CD_IN, AUX_IN(optional))

CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connector, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive
through a CD audio cable. AUX_IN allow you to receive stereo audio inpu t from sound
sources su ch as a TV tuner, or MPEG card.

CD_IN

AUX_IN

(optional)

CD Right Channel

GND

CD Left Channel

Right Audio Channel

GND

Left Audio Channel

Audio Interface(F_AUDIO)(Optional)

The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio and the
RearAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio is available, the
RearAudio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for the earphone. When the
FrontAudio is ab sent, Pin5 and Pin6, Pin9 and Pin10 must be short connected.

10

F_AUDIO

(Audio Interface)

Pin

No.

Symbol

1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 NC 8 (Cut away)
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

8
6
4
2

Pin
No.

9
7
5
3
1

Symbol

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Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)(optional)

Through this function, the system which is in the suspend or soft-off status can be
waked up b y a ring signal received from the internal modem. When this function is used,
be sure an internal mod em card which supports this function is used. Then connect this
header to the relevant connector on the modem card, set “Power on by Ring/LAN” as
Enabled 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.

1

WOM

+5V standby

Signal for waking up(active low)

GND

Onboard SATA(with 8237 only)

The mainb oard 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.

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SATA1/SATA2

GND

TX+

TX-

GND

RX-

GND

RX+

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SPDIF OUT Connector(optional)

The SPDIF output allow your digital audio input from digital audio device s.

1

Cut away
SPDIF out
GND

SPDIF

JSPEAK Connector(optional)

SPK_DATA

NC
GND

SPK_VCC

1

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Jumper Settings

Jumpers are located on the mainboard, the clear CMOS jumper JCC, e nable keyboard
password p ower-on function jumper JKB etc. Pin 1 for all jumpers are located on the side

with a thick white line (Pin1→ ), referring to the mainboard’s silkscreen. Jumpe rs
with three pins will be shown as to represent pin1 & pin2 (“1-2”) closed and

to represent pin2 & pin3 (“2-3”) closed.

Jumper Symbol Descrip tion Represent

1-2 set pin1 and pin2 closed
　　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　2-3 set pin2 and pin3 closed
　　　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 close set the pins closed
　　　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 open set the pins opened

Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS)

If you want to clear CMOS, unplug the AC power supply first, close CLR_CMOS (pin2 &
pin3) once, set CLR_CMOS back to the normal status with pin1 & pin 2 connected, then
power on the system.

Clear CMOS

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Normal status

(Unplug the AC
power s upply)

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Overclocking Jumper Setting (JFSB1,JFSB0)(optional)

Jumpers JFSB0 and JFSB1 provides users with CPU overclocking feature. The host bus
speed can be set as 200/266/333MHz. The table below is for your reference.

JFSB1/JFSB0

CPU 100MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz
JFSB0 OPEN OPEN SHORT
JFSB1 SHORT OPEN OPEN

Whether or not your system can b e overclocked depends on the capability of your proces­sor a nd memory. Whether the processor is bus ratio locked or unlocked should also be
taken into account. For bus ratio unlocked processor, this overclocking feature can be
implemented by setting FSB as 200/266/333MHz, meanwhile adjusting the bus ratio
(multip lier) in “QDI Innovation features” in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup and memorry.

MWarning:

Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speeding is dangerous! We
will not be res ponsible for any damages caused.

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BIOS-Protection Jumper (BIOS_WP)

The BIOS of the mainbo ard is inside the FWH. If the jumper BIOS_WP 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 mainbo ard in this status.

Flash Write

BIOS_WP

Disabled

Flash Write
Enabled

Setting the jumper BIOS_WP as open (default), meanwhile disabling the “Flash Write Pro-

tect” item from “QDI Innovation features ” in AWARD BIOS CMOS S etup, allows you to
flash the BIOS to the Flash ROM.

Unde r special conditions, the jumper “BIOS_WP” should be set as OPEN.

Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function (JUSB1/JUSB2)
(optional)

The mainboard provides the ad vanced USB device wake-up function. The system can be
waked up from its power saving status including ACPI S3 by activating USB device.
Before using this function, set JUSB1/JUSB2 with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set
JUSB1/JUSB2 with pin 2 & pin3 closed for disabling.

JUSB1

1

2

Disable

JUSB2

1

2

Disable

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2

3

Enable

3

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Enable keyboard password power-on function (JKB)(optional)

The mainboard provides the advanced keyboard password power-on function. Before

using this functio n, set JKB with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JKB with pin2 & pin3
closed for disabling.

Disable

JKB

1 2 3

Enable

Furth ermore in order to implement this function, set “POWER ON Function” to “Password”
and enter the keyboard power-on p assword in the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” sec­tion of the CMOS SETUP. Save and exit, then power off your system. In this case, the
power button’s power-on function is disabled.

A Note:

1. If using this function, 5VSB line of the power supply should be
capable of delivering enough current for all the devices con­nected to the keyboard port, if not, you will be unable to power
up the system using the keyboa rd.

2. If you set JKB with pin2 & pin3 closed, set “POWER ON Func­tion” to BUTTON ONLY, don’t set it to Password, or you’ll be
unable to power up your system by the keyboard or the power
button.

3. If you encounter the above p roblems, clear CMOS and set
the jumper pin2 a nd pin3 closed to disable the function, them
power on the system by pushing the power button,and set
“power on Fuction” back to “Button Only”.

4. When the system is in S5(soft-off) status, the mainboard
suppports keyboard password power-on function.

1 2 3

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Chapter 3

BIO S Description

The mainboard uses AWARD BIOS Setup program that provides a
Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration.
The information is stored in 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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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 s trongly 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 prob lems, for example, you find your system does not support the
latest CPU released after our cu rrent 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
AWARD 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>=8.24) from the directory \Utility located on QDI

Driver CD to your new bootable dis kette.

3. Download the update d BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com). Please
be sure to download the suitable BIOS file for your mainboard.

4. Decompress the file download, copy the BIOS file (xx.bin) to the bootable diskette,
and note the checksum of this BIOS which is located in readme file.

5. Reboot the system from the b ootable diskette created.

6. Then run the AWDFLASH utility at the A:\ prompt as shown belo w:

A:\AWDFLASH xxxx.bin
Follow the instructio n through the process. Don’t turn off power or reset the system until
the BIOS upgrade has been completed.
If you require more detailed information concernin g AWDFLASH Utility, for example, the

different usage of parameters, please type A:\>AWDFLASH /?

A Note:

Because the BIOS Software will be updated constantly, the follow­ing BIOS screens and descriptions are fo r reference purposes only
and ma y not reflect your BIOS screens exactly.

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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 to enter the
AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.

Press <Del> to enter SETUP

When you have entered, the Main Menu appears o n the screen. Use the arrow keys to
select among the items an d press the <Enter> key to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features Setup

The basic CMOS settings included in “Standard CMOS Fea tures” are Date, Time , Hard
Disk Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive Types etc. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ite m,
then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value d esired in each item.

QDI Innovation Features

This section describes QDI inno vation EASY technology.

Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the
opportunity to select the system’s default speed, b oot-up sequence, keyboard operation,
shadowing and security.

Advanced Chipset Features

The chipset features setup is used to change the values of the chipset registers. The
registers control most of the system options in the computer.

Power Management Setup

The power management setup menu allows you to configure system to most save en­ergy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes how to configure th e PCI bus system. This section covers some
very technical items and it is recommended that o nly experienced users should make any
changes to the default setting.

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Integrated Peripherals

The integrated peripherals setup allows user to configure the onboard IDE controller,
floppy disk controller, the printer port and the serial ports etc..

PC Health Status

The PC he alth status display CPU and case fan speed.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent settings which
provide the minimum requirements for yo ur system to operate.

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.

Set Supervisor/User Password

Changes, sets, or d isables password. It allows you to limit access to the system and the
setup program.When this function is selected, the following message appears at the
center of th e screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type th e 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 ab ort the selection.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A
message will confirm the password being disabled. On ce the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter BIOS Se tup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If yo u have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Fea tures Setup” menu, you
will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to
ente r BIOS Setup.
If yo u have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” fro m “BIOS Fe atures Setup” menu, you will
be pro mpted 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 o r entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also
you can use User Password when b ooting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not
modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

Save & Exit Setup

Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup.

Note: if you need detailed information about BIOS, please view them in the CD.

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Appendix

Appendix

QDI Utility CD

A QDI Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard, th e contents contained in it are showed
as below:

1. Driver Install

Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your main board . You should install
the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are
insta lled.
A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA
C. USB2.0 Driver D. VGA
E. Audio Driver F. Ne twork Driver(optional)
G. DirectX

2. Accessory

A. QFlashV1.0

3. Browse CD

You could read all the contents contained in this CD, including Utility a nd Documents.
The files included in Utility are:

A. Awdflash.exe B. Cblogo.e xe
C. Lf.exe

The files included in Documents are:

A. Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 B. BIOS manu al_ch
C. BIOS manu al_en D. EASY_ch
E. EASY_e n

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Appendix

LogoEasy II

LOGOEASY II sup ports the high-resolution 640x480 or 800x600 image display and full­screen, top right corner or bottom right corner dis play. It also supports simultaneous
display of logo and sign-on message o f the BIOS testing system. LOGOEASY II is a tool
that can be operated in multi-platforms to refre sh and change LOGO graphics including
DOS, WINDOWS 9X, WINDOWS NT, WINDOWS ME and WINDOWS XP.

BIOS_ProtectEasy

The BIOS of the main board is contained inside the Flash ROM. Severe viruses such as CIH
virus are so dang erous that it may overwrite the BIOS of the mainboard. If the BIOS has
been damaged, the system will b e unable to boot. We provide the following solution which
protects th e system BIOS from being attacked by such viruses.

Recover yEasy II(optional)

RecoveryEasy II — the latest ed ition of RecoveryEasy, providing a more easy-tooperate
and more secure and relia ble tool for backing up and recovering the hard disk data. It will
make your data o n the hard disk more secure, and make your computer more reliable.
Rcove ryEasy II will bring you invaluable experiences. It allows you to experience unprec­edente d security and reliability with its one-hotkey backup, one-hotkey recovery and pow­erful virus-free functions.

SpeedEasy

BIOS provides you with a set of basic valu es for your processor selection instead of the
jumper se ttings. The processor speed can be manually selected on the “QDI Innovation
features” menu screen .

BootEasy

BootEasy techno logy enormously improves the long BOOT process time of computers.
Reducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting their computer. BIOS
withou t BootEasy has to perform many routines every time when the system starts, such
as che cking system core of the computer and initializing system peripherals. Now with
the BootEasy, BIOS will not run these repetitive Processes any longer , PC can boot-up
without any redundant waiting for the displaying of starting OS. BootEasy save all the
information when PC first normally boot-up, and it restores all the parameters for the
system an d thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.

Note: if you need detailed information about Easy technology , please view them
in the CD or visit our web-site: www.qdigrp.com.

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Appendix

QDI BootEasy(German)

Boo tEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI Easy- Technologien.
Mit der BootEas y- Technologie Technik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis fünf
Sekunde n in Anspruch nehmen, bis das Betriebssystem geladen wird. Der Grund für die
lange Warterei liegt in den Routine-Abfragen, die das BIOS bei jedem Start abarbeitet. So
wird beispielsweise jedes Mal die Tak tfrequenz des Prozessors geprüft oder
angeschlossene Geräte aktiviert.Die BootEasy-Technik prüft diese Punkte nur beim
erstmaligen Start des Rechners und speichert die Ergebnisse in einem Flash ROM. Beim
nächsten Start ruft das System lediglich diese Informatione n aus dem Speicher ab und
kann so innerh alb von wenigen Sekunden den Boot-Prozess abschließen.
Bei Änderungen am System, beispielsweise n ach dem Einbau eines neuen Prozessors,
muss deshalb zuvor die BootEasy-Funktion deaktiviert werden, beim nächsten Start werden
die neuen Information en dann erneut abgespeichert.
Falls Fehler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es a uf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es dauert wieder e benso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktiviert werde n.
Falls Fehler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es a uf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es dauert wieder e benso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktiviert werde n.

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Instalación de la placa base QDI K7VM400M Pro(Spanish):

1. Asegúrese que se incluyen los siguientes artículos: Placa base QDI K7VM400M Pro,
1 cable de datos para el puerto IDE y 1 cable de datos para el Floppy, jumpers, 1
manu al de usuario QDI K7VM400M Proy un disco compacto con los controladores de
la placa base QDI K7VM400M Pro.

2. Asegúrese de que el c able de la fuente de alimentación esta desconectado y
asegúrese de estar en contacto a masa utilizando una pulsera antiestática. Si no
dispone de d icha pulsera, toque un objeto directamente conectado a masa o una
parte metálica de su equipo como puede ser la caja de este.

3. Fije la placa base en la caja de su equipo con los tornillos especiales que acompañan
a su caja.

4. Los jumpers están localizados en la placa base, con e llos se configuran, por ejemplo:
Clea r CMOS CLR_CMOS, Habilitar BIOS ProtectEasy BIOS_WP etc… , el PIN1 para
todos los jumpers e sta marcado con una línea más gruesa (Consulte el apartado
“Jumper Settings” en el manual de usuario de su placa QDI K7VM400M Pro en el
capítulo 2).

5. Inserte el proc esador en el socket y conecte el ventilador del procesador en el
cone ctor de su placa base QDI K7VM400M Pro marcado como “CPUFAN”.

6. Inserte los módulos de memoria en los bancos de memoria DIMM de su placa base QDI
K7VM400M Pro.

7. Inserte las tarjetas PCI y/o la tarjeta AGP en las bahías de expa nsión de su placa base
QDI K7VM400M Pro.

8. Conecte los periféricos internos IDE y las disqueteras mediante los cables de datos
espe cíficos a su placa base QDI K7VM400M Pro. Asegúrese que la orientación de los
cables sea la co rrecta. (El cable rojo se corresponde con el pin 1).

9. Conecte los cable s de la caja del ordenador a su placa base QDI K7VM400M Pro,
como el conector de la fuente d e alimentación, los testigos de corriente, y lectura de
disco duro, interruptores de inicio y reset (consulte el apartado “External Connectors”
del manual de usuario de su placa base QDI K7VM400 M Pro).

10. Conecte los diferentes periféricos externos como el te clado PS/2, ratón PS/2, serie o
USB, los dispositivos USB, el monito r y la impresora a la placa base QDI K7VM400M
Pro (consulte el a partado “External Connectors” en el manual de su placa base QDI
K7VM400M Pro, en el capítulo 2).

11. Cuando haya finalizado de realizar todas las conexiones, conecte el cable de
alime ntación a la fuente de alimentación y encienda su PC:

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Instalación del sistema:

1. Encienda su equip o mediante el interuptor de encendido de la caja.

2. Presio ne la tecla « Supr » para entrar en el menú de configuración de la BIOS.

3. Seleccione los valore s de la Bios en concordancia con la configuración de su sistema
(Nosotro s le recomendamos que deje los valores establecidos por la Bios por defecto,
para evita r posibles fallos que ocasionen que su sistema no funcione correctamente).
Para más información las funciones de la Bios, consulte el apartado “BIOS Description”
en el manual de usuario de la placa base QDI K7VM4 00M Pro). Presione la tecla
« F10 » y seleccione la opción “Save & Exit Setup” en el menú de configuración de la
Bios para gua rdar los cambios y reiniciar el sistema.

4. Insta le el sistema operativo en el disco duro, no se olvide de seleccionar la secuencia
de inicio correcta para que el sistema operativo pueda iniciarse.

5. Después d e la instalación del sistema operativo, asegúrese que no hay conflictos con
ningún dispositivo de su sistema.

6. Entonces, después del último paso, proceda a la instalación de los controladores de
los diferentes disp ositivos.

Un disco compacto con controladores de QDI esta incluido en el
paquete de la placa base QDI K7VM400M Pro.

1. Instalación de los controladores

Usted puede instalar to dos los controladores para su placa base facilmente. Tiene que
instalar los controladores en el siguiente orden para un correcto funcionamiento del
sistema, y es neces ario reiniciar el equipo antes de finalizar la instalacción de los
controla dores.

A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA
C. USB2.0 Driver D. VGA
E. Audio Driver F. Netwo rk Driver(optional)
G. DirectX

2. Accessorios
A. QFlashV1.0( Opcional)

3. Navegue por el CD

Usted puede le er todos los documentos incluidos en este CD, incluidos
Utility and Docume nts.
Los ficheros incluidos en Utility son:

A. Awdflash.exe B. Cblogo.exe
C. Lf.exe

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Manuel d’installation des cartes mères de la série QDI
K7VM400M Pro (French):

Intégration du système :

1. Vérifier la présence de chaque élément dans la bo ite de la carte mère de la série QDI
K7VM400M Pro :

Une carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro.
Un CD-ROM d’installation QDI.
Un manuel d’utilisation de la carte mère QDI K7VM400M Pro.
Un sachet de cavaliers.
Une nappe IDE compatible avec la norme ATA/66 destinée au lecteur de
disq ue dur.
Une nappe destinée au lecteur de disquette.
Un fond de panier métallique destiné à l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur
(Ca ractéristique technique optionnelle).
Un câble d’exte nsion destiné à permettre l’exploitation des ports USB 3 et
USB 4 ou USB 5 et USB 6 (Caractéristique technique optionnelle).

2. Vérifier que le câble électrique relié au boîtier d’alimentation de l’unité centrale de
l’ordinateu r est déconnecté. Se relier à la terre grâce à un bracelet lié au poignet. A
défaut de disposer d’un bracelet, maintenir un contact physique avec un objet lu i­même relié à la terre, ou à une partie métallique du système comme la structure de
l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur.

3. Fixer la carte mère dans l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur grâce aux vis fourn ies avec
cette dernière lors de son achat.

4. S’assurer que la carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro est matériellement
correctement co nfigurée, pour cela vérifier que les cavaliers insérés su r les broches
intégrées de cette dernière sont correctement positionnés. Dans ce but il est important
de se référer à la section nommée « Configuration des cavaliers » du chapitre numéro
2 nommé « Instructions d’installation » con tenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec
la carte mère d e la série QDI K7VM400M Pro lors de son achat.

5. Connecter le processeur dans le socket intégré à la carte mère de la série QDI
K7VM400M Pro et prévus à cet effet. Fixer le système de refroidissement de ce
dern ier et connecter son ventilateur sur les broches nommées « CPUFAN » intégrées
à la carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400 M Pro et prévus à cet effet.

6. Connecter les éventuelles barrettes de mémoire dans les slots intégrés à la carte
mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro e t prévus à cet effet.

7. Connecter les éventuelles cartes d’extension au format AGP, PCI dans les slots
intégrés à la carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro et prévus à cet effet

8. Connecter les éventuels périphérique s IDE ainsi que le lecteur de disquette à la carte
mère de la série QDI K7VM40 0M Pro grâce aux nappes fournies avec cette dernière
lors de son achat. S’assurer q ue l’orientation des nappes connectées est correcte en
vérifiant

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que le liseré rouge de ces dernières correspond à l’emplacemen t de la broche numéro
1 du connecteur.

9. Conne cter les câbles de l’unité centrale de l’ord inateur sur les broches intégrées à la
carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro et prévues à cet effet. Dans ce but il est
importan t de se référer à la section nommée « Connecteurs externes » du chapitre
numéro 2 nommé « Instructions d’installation » con tenu dans le manuel d’utilisation
livré avec la carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro lors de son achat.

10. Racco rder les périphériques externes sur les connecteurs de fond de panier intégrés
à la carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro. Dan s ce but il est important de se
référer à la section nommée « Connecteurs externes » du chapitre numéro 2 nommé
« Instructions d’installation » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la carte
mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro lors de son achat.

11. Lorsque tous les éléments du système sont correctement intégrés, il est possible de
reconnecter le câble électrique au boîtier d’alimentation de l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur.

Installation du système :

1. Démarrer le système en pressant l’interrupteur de fonctionnement de l’unité centrale
de l’ordinateur.

2. Presse r la touche “Suppr” d u clavier afin d’entrer dans le menu de BIOS.

3. Dans le menu de BIOS nommé “QDI Innovation features”, ajuster la fréquence de
fonctionnement du processeur. Atte ntion, il est fortement recommandé de charger
les réglages de sûreté par défaut afin d’éviter un éventuel dysfonctionnement du
système. Dans ce but il est important de se référer à la section nommée « Descrip tion
du BIOS Award » du chapitre numéro 3 nommé « Description du BIOS » contenu dans
le manuel d’utilisa tion livré avec la carte mère de la série QDI K7VM400M Pro lors de
son a chat.

4. Procéder à l’insta llation du système d’exploitation sur le lecteur de disque dur intégré
au système. Dans ce but il est important de vérifier que la séquence de démarra ge du
système pa ramétrable à partir du menu de BIOS permet à la p rocédure d’installation
du système d’exploita tion de s’initialiser.

5. Une fois l’installation du système d’exploitation achevée, vérifier qu’il ne subsiste
aucun conflit ou p ériphérique inco nnu au sein du système.

6. Après cette étape, procéder à l’installation des pilotes de chaque périphérique détecté
par la carte mère de la série QDI K7VM40 0M Pro.

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Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation QDI est livré avec la carte mère de
la série QDI K7VM400M Pro.

1. Driver Ins tall :

Avec cette op tion, il est possible d’installer les pilotes de la carte mère de la série QDI
K7VM400M Pro aisémen t. Il est important d’installer les pilotes en respectant l’ordre prédéfinit
et de redémarre r le système après avoir effectué l’installation de tous les pilotes.
Applications conte nues dans le dossier :

A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA
C. USB2.0 Driver D. VGA
E. Audio Driver F. Netwo rk Driver(optional)
G. DirectX

2. Accessory :

Applications contenue s dans le dossier :

A. QflashV1.0 .

3. Browse CD :

Avec cette option, il est possible de consulter l’ensemble des d onnées contenues
sur le CD-ROM d’installation QDI
Applications contenue s dans le dossier :

A. Awdflas h.exe. B. Cblogo.exe .
C. Lf.exe.

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QDI K7VM400M Pro installazione mainboard (Italian):

1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: QDI K7VM400M Promainboa rd, cavo IDE e
Flo ppy, jumpers, manuale dell’utente della mainboard QDI K7VM400M Pro e cd-rom drivers.

2. Controllare che il cavo alimentazione proveniente dal computer-case sia sconnesso
assicu rarsi inolre di aver indossato corretamente il bracciale da polso collegato a massa.
In mancan za di questo toccare un punto a massa o una parte metallica del case

3. Fissare la mainboa rd nel case con le speciali viti fornite con il computer-case

4. I jumper locati sulla mainboard rappresen tano: CLR_CMOS azzeratore BIOS, BIOS_WP
abbilitatore/disabbilitato re in BIOS della funzione protectEasy; per tutti i jumper il PIN 1 e’
contrassegn ato da un spessa linea bianca ( consultare il manuale al capitolo 2 “ JUMPER
AND SETTINGS”)

5. Inserire il processore nell’apposito slot ; la ventola del processore deve essre collegato
nello speciale connettore targato “ CPUFAN ”.

6. Inserire il modulo/i di memoria nell’apposito memory slots

7. Inserire le pe riferiche Pci negli appositi Pci slots

8. Collegare le periferich e IDE e il FLOPPY con l’apposito cavo fornito con la mainboard
negli specifici connetori marcati. Assicura rsi che l’orientamento del cavo sia corretto. ( La
linea rossa sul cavo deve essere inserita nellapposito connettore in corispondezza del pin

1)

9. Conettere la mainboard con: il cavo di alimentazione proveniente dall’alimentatore, il
connettore dell’interuttore di stand by, il conettore del led di segnalazione “acceso”, il

conne ttore led di funzionalita’ HARD DISK, il connettore dello spekear interno al CASE.....

( consultare il manuale capitolo 2. “ EXTERNAL CONNECTORS ”. Dopo chiudere il CASE)

10.Connettere le differenti periferiche estern e come il PS/2 mouse, la PS/2 tastiera, le prese
USB, il monitor e la stampante co n gli specifici connettori posizionati sulla faccia esterna
della mainboard.

11. Quando la vostra configurazione sara’ tutta connessa, aggangiare il cavo di
alimenta zione.

Installazione di sistema

1. Portare in posizion e di acceso l’interuttore di ACCESO

2. Usare il ta sto DEL per entrare nel nel software di configurazione del BIOS

3. Regolare le funzioni del BIOS in accordo con la configurazione di sistema ( Noi ti
raccomandiamo di usare l’impostazione di default per evitare rischi di anomalie di
funz ionalita’). Per maggiori informazioni controllare il capitolo 3, sez ione “BIOS
DESCRIPITION”. Premere F10 sulla tastiera o scegliere “SAVE and EXIT” dal menu di BIOS
per salvare le imp ostazioni scelte ed uscire dal BIOS program.

4. Installare il sistema operativo , non dimenticando di mettere nelle giuste condizioni di
partenza la se quenza di boot.

5. Dopo una giusta installazione accertarsi che non vi siano conflitti tra le pe riferiche in

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uso

6. Dopo questo ultimo passo procedere all’installazione dei driver delle varie periferiche

IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD QDI
E’CONTENUTO NELLA SCATOLA

1. Installaz ione driver

E p ossibile installare tutti i driver della Vs. mainboard in modo facile e veloce.
Dovreste in stallare i driver nella seguente succesione, finito cio’ bisogna far

ripartire il personal computer.
A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA
C. USB2.0 Driver D. VGA
E. Audio Driver F. Netwo rk Driver(optional)
G. DirectX

2. A. QflashV1.0

3. Guardando il CD
Que sto manuale di installazionee’ disponibile anche nella sua versione elettronica all’interno

del cd accompa gnativo, insieme anche diverse utili quali:

A. Awdflas h.exe B. Cblogo.exe
C. Lf.exe

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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.

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.

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.

Digital Audio Output

Coaxial SPDIF jack

Description:

Connnet 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.

Click here and the pull­down menu will appear

3. Click the Speaker Configuration tab.

Click here

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4. The following window appears.

Headphone Output
2 Channels Output

4 Channels Output

6 Channels Output

Keep
UnSelect
Status

5. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from No. of Speakers.

6. Click OK

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 from the window tray at the bottom of the screen.

2. Click the Speaker Test tab.

3. The following window appears.

Center

Front Left

Front Right

Rear Left

4. Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it.

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Playing KaraOK

The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave me-lody
for you to sing the song. The function is applied only for 2-channel audio opera-
tion, so make sure channel mode is selected in the “No. of Speakers” column before
playing KaraOK.

Playing KaraOK

1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen.

2. Make sure the Sound Effect tab is selected.

　3. Select Voice Cancellation in the “Karaoke” column.

Click This

4. Click OK.

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CPU I nstallation Procedures

1.Pull the lever sideways away from
the socket. Then , raise the lever up
to a 9 0-degree angle.

2.Look for the cut edge. The cut edge
should point to wards the lever pivot.
The CPU will only fit in the correct
orien tation. If the CPU is correctly
installed, the pins shou ld be com­plete ly embedded into the socket
and ca n not be seen.

3. Hold the CPU down firmly, and then
close the le ver to complete
installation.

Warning: Ove rheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always

make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU
from overheating.

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Board Layout of

K7VM400M Pro

Note:
The layout includes all options.
It is for your reference only.

Top :Line in
Middle:Speaker out
Bttm:Mic. in

Top :PS/2 Mouse
Bttm:PS/2 Keyboard

F_AUDIO

FDD

JUSB2

USB
5_6

BIOS_WP

WOM(option)

CD_IN

AUX_IN(option)

PCI 3

PCI 2

SPDIF

PCI 1

AGP

Top :LAN(option)
Bttm:USB3,4

JUSB1

ATX_ POWER

North Bridge

USB1_2

VGA

VGA

COM

COM

LPT

LPT

Socket 462

JKB(option)

CPUFAN

USB
7_8

JSPEAK

South Bridge

CLR_CMOS

IrDA

2

1

4

3

Note: pin1 for a jumpers are located on the side with black line.

1. PWR_LED 2. RESET 3. HD_LED 4. PWR_SW * EMPTY * REVERSE

SATA1

*

SATA2

*

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE2

IDE1

JFSB1

SYSFAN

JFSB0