QDI K8N4U, K8N4 User Manual

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Certificate of Compliance

The following products have been tested by us with the listed standards and found in
compliance with the council EMC directive 89/336/EEC. It is demonstrative for the
compliance with this EMC Directive.

Submittor: QDI Te chnology Limited

23Floor, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place 979 King’s

Road, Quarry Bay, HONG KONG
Product: MotherBoard
M/N: K8N4/K8N4 U

þ EN 55022/A1:2000 Limits and methods of measurements of radio

disturbance characteristics of information technology
equipment

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Part 3: Limits
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(equipment input current<=16A per phas e)

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Part 3: Limits
Section 3: Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in
low-voltage supply systems for equipment with
rated c urrent<=16A

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teristics limits and methods of measurement

Signature : Date : 2005.01.01

Printed Name : Wan changqing Position: General Manager

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Declaration of conformity

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

Model Name: K8N4/K8N4U

Responsible Pa rty: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc.

Address: 41456 Christy Street

Fremont, CA 94538

Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Mainboard

Manufacturer: QDI TECHNOLOGY (HK) Inc.

Address: 23Floor, Lincoln 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, in cluding
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.

Signature : Date : 2005

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

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

Key Features.................................................................. 2

Chapter 2

Installation Instructions.........................................................4

External Connectors ............................................................5

PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse Connector................................... 5

USB1, USB2,USB3 ,USB4 and LAN Connectors............... 5

Parallel Port , Serial Port Connectors(COM1) and SPDIF OUT

Connector ......................................................................5

IEEE 1394 Port(optional) ..................................................5

Line-in jack, Mic-in jack and Speaker-out jack................... 6

6-Channel Audio(available on -6A mainboard) .................. 6

8-Channel Audio(available on -8A mainboard) .................. 6

Dual channel introduce.........................................................7

ATX 12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch ...... 9

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

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

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

Fan Connectors( CPU_FAN , SYS_FAN and NF4_FAN) .... 10

USB5_6; USB7_8;USB9_10............................................. 11

Infrared Header ( IrDA )................................................... 11

Audio Connectors(CD_IN)(optional) ................................. 12

Front IEEE 1394 port(1394)(optional).................................. 12

Onboard SATA(SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) .............. 12

Wake_Up On LAN(WOL)(optional)...................................13

Wake_Up On Intelnal Modem(WOM)(optional)................... 13

Audio Interface(F_AUDIO)............................................... 14

Jumper Settings ..................................................................15

Clear CMOS(CLR_CMOS)....................................................15

BIOS-Protection Jumper(BIOS_WP).....................................16

Enable Front Panel USB Device Wake_up Function(JFUSB)

(optional)..............................................................................16

CONTENTS

Chapter 3

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

AWDFLASH.EXE ...............................................................18

AWARD BIOS Description.................................................19

Appendix

QDI Utility CD......................................................................30

Using 4-/6-Channel Audio..................................................40

Layout

Caution

Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or
removing expansion cards, RAM or other system peripherals,
othe rwise 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 require-

ment.

　 　 　 Note:

This manual is suitable for K8N4/K8N4U series of mainboards. Each
mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different
features.
K8N4: nFORCE4-4X Chipset
K8N4U: nFORCE4-Ultra Chipset

-6A: With 6 channel Audio

-8A: With 8 channel Audio

-L: With onboard 10/100M LAN

-F: With IEEE 1394 port

-K: With onboard 1000M LAN

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

K8N4/K8N4U series of mainboards utilize nFORCE4- 4X / nFORCE4-Ultra
chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective
ATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together with AC’97 audio,
10 USB 2.0, 4 SATA, and ATA133/100/66/33, give customers an advanced,
multimedia solution at reasonable price. It provides HyperTransport
nology to support AMD Socket 939 processors and the DDR266/333/400
memory. Suspending to RAM, the optimal implementation of the Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface makes the PC’s power consumption
drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick wakeup.

TM

tech-

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Form factor

ATX form factor of 305mm x 244mm

Microprocessor

Supports AMD Socket 939 CPU
Supports HyperTransport

TM

technology

System memory

Supports DDR266/333/400 SDRAM
Supports 128Mb/256Mb/512Mb/1Gb technology up to 4GB

Provides four 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces

PCI Express x16 Graphics

PCI Express 1.0a specification compliant

Supports one PCI Express x16 port

PCI Express x1 Ports(optional)

PCI Express 1.0a specification compliant

Supports two PCI Express x1 ports

Onboard IDE

Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133

Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices

Onboard LAN(optional)

10/100(available on -L mainboard)/1000(available on -K mainboard) Mbit/sec Ethernet

support

10/100(available on -L mainboard)/1000M(available on -K mainboard) LAN interface

built-in on board

USB 2.0

USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1
Provides 10 USB 2.0 ports

Onboard I/O

One floppy port supporting up to one 3.5
One high speed 16550 compatible COM with 16 byte send/receive FIFO
One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard
Provides one IrDA connector
All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup

’’

floppy drives with 1.44M format

Onboard Audio

AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant

Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack and Speaker-out Jack Connector

6-channel Onboard Audio(available on -6A mainboard)

Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Microphone­ in Jack,which can be specified by software

8-channel Onboard Audio(available on -8A mainboard)

Provides side speaker out, front speaker out, mic in, rear speaker out, center&subwoofer

speaker out

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Advanced features

PCI 2.3 Specification Compliant
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off

Onboard SATA

Four SATA devices including SATA HDD device
Supports 150MBps(nFORCE4-4X chipset) transfer rate.

Supports 300MBps(nFORCE4-Ultra chipset) transfer rate.

BIOS

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

IEEE 1394 Port(Optional)

Supports two IEEE 1394a port

Green function(optional)

Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to
RAM), S4(suspend to Disk, depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)

Main Expansion Slots and Connectors

Slot/Port (Quantity) Description

PCI(4) PCI slots
IDE(2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port
DDR(4) DIMM socket
USB(10) USB connectors
LAN(1) LAN connector
COM(1) (optional) COM connector
PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector
IrDA(1) IrDA connector

IEEE 1394(2)(optional) IEEE 1394 connectors

SATA(4) Serial ATA connectors

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Chapter 2

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 t hese
connectors, please pay attention to the direction.

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Chapter 2

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.

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)

USB1_2

USB3_4

Parallel Port , Serial Port Connectors (COM1) and SPDIF Connector

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.
The S/PDIF (Sony / Philips Digital Interface) input allow your digital audio input from digital
audio devices (optional). The S/PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio data or
compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.

Parallel Port

COM1

SPDIF

IEEE 1394 Port (optional)

The IEEE 1394 port is for connecting IEEE 1394 device.

IEEE 1394 port

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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 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.

Line in
Speaker out
Microphone in

6-Channel Audio(available on -6A mainboard)

This mainboard utilizes ALC655 chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of Front
Left, Front Right, Rear 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 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 F_AUDIO Connector on the mainboard now.
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.

Rear Left&Right

Front Left&Right

Center&Woofer

8-Channel Audio(available on -8A mainboard)

This mainboard utilizes ALC850 chip providing 8-channel Audio, which consists of side
speaker out, front speaker out, mic in, rear speaker out, center&subwoofer speaker out for
a complete surround sound effect.

Side speaker out

Front speaker out
Mic in

Rear speaker out

Center&Subwoofer
speaker out

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Chapter 2

Dual channel introduce

DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4

To using dual channel DDR, DIMM1/DIMM2 is a combination,DIMM3/DIMM4 is
the other combination.The following figure illustrates the dual channel DDR
installation:

1. two same memory

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

A Note:

If you use one memory, please insert it in DIMM1 or DIMM3.

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2. four same memory

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

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Chapter 2

ATX 12V Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER Switch)

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. K8N4/K8N4U
series mainboard only support ATX12V power.
Note: please pay attention to orientation and sequence of pins when using 20 pins ATX
power supply connector

+12V Power Supply Connector

GND
GND

ATX Power Supply Connector

+3.3V

GND

+3.3V

12V
12V

+12V

+5VSB

GND

GND

PW-OK

+12V

+3.3V

+5V

+5V

1

GND

+5V

GND

GND

-5V
+5V

+5V

A Note:

1

POWER SW

+3.3V

-12V PS-ON#

GND

GND

If you change “Soft-off by PBTN” from default “Instant-off” to
“Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of
the BIOS, the power switch s hould be pressed for morethan 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 S1,S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S3, S5 status, the
LED is off. The connector has an orientation.

HDD LED

RESET

SW

HD LED

HDD LED(+)

HDD LED(-)

RESET SW

RESET

RES E RVE

reserve

G N D

POWER

LED

Power

SW

PWR LED(+)

PWR LED(-)

P O W E R

G N D

EMPTY

POWER LED

POWER SW

Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN and NF4_FAN)

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

NF4_FAN

GND

+12V
GND

SYS_FAN

CPU_FAN

GND

+12V

SENSE

GND
+12V
SENSE

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Chapter 2

USB5_6; USB7_8; USB9_10

Besides USB1,2,3,4 on the back panel, K8N4/K8N4U series of mainboards also have three
10-pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide
additional six USB ports.

1

VCC

UD1+

GND
NC

VCC

UD1+

GND
NC

VCC

UD1+

GND
NC

USB5_6

USB7_8

USB9_10

VCC

UD0- UD1-

UD0+

GND
CUT

1

VCC

UD0- UD1-

UD0+

GND
CUT

1

VCC

UD0- UD1-

UD0+

GND
CUT

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 PERIPHERALS” section of the CMOS SETUP.

1

VCC

IrDA

CUT

IRRX

GND

IRTX

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Audio Connectors (CD_IN)(optional)

CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connector, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive
through a CD audio cable.

CD_IN

CD Left Channel

GND

CD Right Channel

Front IEEE 1394 port(1394)(optional)

Besides one 1394 port on the back panel, the mainboard also have one 10-pin headers on
board to provide additional IEEE 1394 port.

1

TPA-

　Ground

TPB­12V(FUSE)

　Ground

1394

TPA+

　Ground

TPB+

12V(FUSE)

Onboard SATA(SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)

The mainboard provides four 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.

RX-

TX-

TX+

RX+

GND

GND

GND

SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4

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Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)(optional)

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 12V power
supply and a LAN adapter which supports this function are used. Then connect this
header to the relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set “WOL(PME#) From Soft-off” 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.

WOL(optional)

1

+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up

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

Through this function, the system which is in the suspend or sof t-off status can be
waked up by a ring signal received from the internal modem. When this function is used,
be sure an internal modem card which supports this function is used. Then connect this
header to the relevant connector on the modem card, set “WOR(RI#) From Soft-off” 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.

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WOM

GND

Signal for waking up(active low)
+5V standby

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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( in-case speakers ) will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for the
earphone. When the FrontAudio is absent, Pin5 and Pin6, Pin9and Pin10 must be short
connected, otherwise the Rear output has no signal.

1

F_AUDIO

Pin No.

1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS
5 AUD_FPOUT_R
7 NC 8 (Cut away)
9 AUD_FPOUT_L

3
5
7

9

Symbol Pin No. Symbol

2
4
6
8

10

4 AUD_VCC
6 AUD_RET_R

10 AUD_RET_L

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Chapter 2

Jumper Settings

Jumpers are located on the mainboard, the clear CMOS jumper JCC, enable keyboard
password power-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. 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
　　　　　　　　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 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 (pin1&
pin2) once, set CLR_CMOS back to the normal status with pin2 & pin3 connected, then
power on the system.

CLR_CMOS

Normal status

Clear CM OS
(Unplug the AC
power supply)

1
2
3

1
2

3

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BIOS-Protection Jumper (BIOS_WP)

If the jumper BIOS_WP is set as closed, the system BIOS is protected from being at-

tacked by serious virus such as CIH virus, you will be unable to flash the BIOS to the
mainboard in this status.

Flash Write Disabled

BIOS_WP

Flash Write Enabled

The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) system information such as the CPU type/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 BIOS_WP as closed makes flashing
BIOS and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set BIOS_WP 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.

Enable Front Panel USB Device Wake-up Function (JFUSB)(optional)

The mainboard provides the advanced 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 JFUSB with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JFUSB with
pin2 & pin3 closed for disabling. Furthermore, the item “USB Resume from S3”in Power
Management Setup should also be set correspondingly to enable or disable this function.

3
2

1

Front USB Wake up Disable

JFUSB

3
2

1

Front USB Wake up Enable

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Chapter 3

BIOS 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 even if the power is turned off. This chapter provides
you with the overview of the BIOS Setup.

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BIOS Description

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-w orking system.

When you encounter problems, for example, you find your system does not support the
latest CPU released after our current mainboard, you may therefore upgrade the BIOS,
please don’t forget to set BIOS_WP as open and disable the “BIOS 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>=8.60aq) from the directory \Utility located on QDI

Utility CD to your new bootable dis kette.

3. Download the updated 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 bootable diskette created.

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

A:\AWDFLASH xxxx.bin
Follow the instruction 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 concerning AWDFLASH Utility, for example, the

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

Note:

1. We are only introduce basic BIOS . You can see the
detailed BIOS after press<Ctrl> +F1.

2. Because the BIOS Software will be pdated
constantly, the following BIOS screens and descrip­tions are for reference purposes only and may not re­flect your BIOS screens exactly.

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Chapter 3

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 on the screen. Use the arrow keys to
select among the items and 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 Features” are Date, Time, Hard
Disk Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive Types etc. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item,
then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value desired in each item.

Standard CMOS Features Menu

For the items marked, press enter, a window will pop up as shown below. You can view
detailed information or make modifications.

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BIOS Description

IDE Primary M aster 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 auto-detect 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 pre-compensation LANDZ landing zone
SECTOR number of sectors MODE HDD access mode

QDI Innovation Features

This section describes QDI innovation 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, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation,
shadowing and security.

Power Management Setup

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

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 health status display CPU and case fan speed.

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Chapter 3

Set Supervisor/User Password

Changes, sets, or disables 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 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.

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.

Save & Exit Setup

Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup.

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QDI Innovation Features

QDI Innovation Features Menu

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

Item Option Des cription

[BootEasy Setting]

QDI BootEasy feature Enabled PC boot in rapid speed, without any

redunant feature waiting for the dis play­ing of starting OS.

Dis abled PC boot in the legacy BIOS way.

[LogoEasyII Setting]

Show Bootup Logo Enabled The EPA logo can be shown when

system boots s how up.

Dis abled Close this function.

[RecoveryEasyII Setting]

Menu language Select English Select RecoveryEasyII Interface Menu

Chinese language.

Hotkey for NULL Backup/Recovery interface can not be
Backup/Recov ery used by Pressing Hotk ey.

[F2]~[F12] Select Hotkey to enter Backup/Recovery

interface during POST.

[SpeedEasy Setting]

CPU Frequency 200 Set CPU frequenc y.

... ...

450

PCIE Clock 100Mhz Set PCIE clock.

... ...

145Mhz

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Hammer Fid Control s tartup Set CPU ratio frequency.

x4 800Mhz
x5 1000Mhz
x6 1200Mhz
x7 1400Mhz
x8 1600Mhz

... ...

Hammer Vid Control startup Set CPU voltage.

1.550V

... ...

0.825V

[BIOS-ProtectEasy Setting]

BIOS Protect Enabled This option is for protecting the system

Dis abled BIOS, when enabled, writing to BIOS

area is to be discarded.

MWarning:

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

Advanced BIOS Features Menu

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

Item Option Des cription

Removable Device Priority Pres s Enter Enter to set removable device priority.

Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Enter to set hard disk boot priority.

CD-ROM Boot Priority Pres s Enter Enter to set CDROM boot priority.

First(Second, Third) Disabled Select your boot device priority,It could
Boot Device Removable be removable, Hard disk, CDROM,

... ... legacy LAN, NVIDIA Boot Age, Disabled.

Legacy LAN

Boot other Devic e Enabled Boot other device.

Dis abled Invalidate this feature.

Booy Up Numlock Status On Select power on state for numlock.

Off

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Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function.

Dis abled Disable this func tion.

ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Select the ACPI suspend type.

S3(STR)
S1&S3

Power-on by Alarm Enabled Enable power on by alarm.

Dis abled Disable this func tion.

AMD K8 Cool’n’ Quiet Auto the s ystem support this function
control automaticlly.

Dis abled Disable this func tion.

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Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals Menu

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

Item Option Des cription

IDE Function Setup Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip IDE device.

OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onchip IDE channel0.

Dis abled Invalidate this feature.

Primary/Secondary Mode 0 - 4 Define the IDE primary master/slave PIO
Master/Slave PIO mode.

Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto-

detection.

OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onchip IDE channel1.

Dis abled Invalidate this feature.

Primary/ Secondary Auto Ultra DM A mode will be enabled if an Ultra

Master/Slave UDMA DMA device is detected.

Disabled Disable this function.

IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access.

Dis abled Invalidate IDE DMA transfer access.

Serial-ATA 1 Enabled Enable onchip SATA 1.

Dis abled Invalidate this feature.

Serial-ATA 2 Enabled Enable onchip SATA 2.

Dis abled Invalidate this feature.

IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Enable IDE prefetch mode.

Dis abled Invalidate this feature.

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RAID Config Pres s Enter Press enter to set RAID device.
OnChip USB V1.1+V2.0 Support onchip USB V1.1 and USB V2.0.

V1.1 Support USB V1.1 only.
Dis abled Invalidate all USB onboard.

USB Keyboard Support Enabled Support USB keyboard under legacy OS.

Dis abled Disabel this function.

USB Mouse Support Enabled Support USB mouse under legacy OS.

Dis abled Disabel this function.

AC97 Audio Auto If audio codec was installed on board, the

AC97 audio function can be used.
Otherwise, the function is disabled.

Disabled Disable AC97 audio onboard.

MAC Lan Auto If LAN codec was installed on board,the

MAC LAN function can be used.

Dis abled Invalidate this feature.

IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Allow IDE HDD to read/write several

sec tors once.

Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.

Power On Function Password Power on with keyboard pass word.

Hotk ey Power on with hotkey.
Mouse move Power on with mouse move.
Mouse clic k Power on with mouse click.
Any key Power on with anykey.
Button only Power on by power button.
keyboard 98 Power on with keyboard 98.

KB Power ON Pass word Enter Enter keyboard password.

Hot key Power On Ctrl-F1 Define hot key.

... ...

Ctrl-F12

Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard floppy disk c ontroller is enabled.

Disabled Onboard floppy dis k controller is disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/2 3F8/IRQ4 Define the onboard serial port address and

2F8/IRQ3 required interrupt number.
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Auto Onboard serial port address and IRQ are

automatically assigned.

Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled.

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UART Mode Select Normal Defines Serial Port as standard serial port.

IrDA Supports IRDA mode.
ASK IR Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maxi

SCR mum baudrate up to 57600bps.

UR2 Duplex Mode Half /Full Default is rec ommended.
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Define parallel port address and IRQ

278/IRQ5 channel.
3BC/IRQ7
Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled.

Parallel Port Mode SPP / EPP Define the parallel port mode.

ECP /
ECP+EPP

ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA is 1 or 3.

1

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PC Health Status

PC Health Status Menu

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

Item Option Des cription

Shutdown Temperature 600C/1400F The system will shut down automatically

650C/1490F under the ACPI OS when the CPU
700C/1580F temperature reaches the previous setting,
750C/1670F 600C/1400F, 650C/1490F,700C/1580F, 750C/

1670F.

Disabled The system remains on regardless of how

much the CPU temperature is.

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Appendix

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. Audio Driver(optional) D. DirectX

2. Accessory

A. QFlashV1.0(optional)

3. Browse CD

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

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

The files included in Documents are:

A. Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 B. BIOS manual_ch
C. BIOS manual_en D. EASY_ch
E. EASY_en

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SpeedEasy

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

BootEasy

BootEasy technology enormously improves the long BOOT process time of computers.
Reducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting t heir computer. BIOS
without BootEasy has to perform many routines every time when the system starts, such
as checking 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 f or the
system and thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.

LogoEasy II

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

RecoveryEasy II

(only support IDE hard disk)

RecoveryEasy II — the latest edition of RecoveryEasy, providing a more easy-tooperate
and more secure and reliable tool for backing up and recovering the hard disk data. It will
make your data on the hard disk more secure, and make your computer more reliable.
RcoveryEasy II will bring you invaluable experiences. It allows you to experience unprec­edented security and reliability with its one-hotkey backup, one-hotkey recovery and pow­erful virus-free functions.

BIOS_ProtectEasy

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

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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QDI BootEasy(German)

BootEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI Easy- Technologien.
Mit der BootEasy- Technologie Technik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis fünf
Sekunden 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 Taktfrequenz 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 Informationen aus dem Speicher ab und
kann so innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden den Boot-Prozess abschließen.
Bei Änderungen am System, beispielsweise nach dem Einbau eines neuen Prozessors,
muss deshalb zuvor die BootEasy-Funktion deaktiviert werden, beim nächsten Start werden
die neuen Informationen dann erneut abgespeichert.
Falls Fehler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es auf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es dauert wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktiviert werden.
Falls Fehler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es auf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es dauert wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktiviert werden.

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Instalación de la placa base QDI K8N4/K8N4U(Spanish):

1. Asegúrese que se incluyen los siguientes artículos: Placa base QDI K8N4/K8N4U, 1
cable de datos para el puerto IDE y 1 cable de datos para el Floppy, jumpers, 1 manual
de usuario QDI K8N4/K8N4Uy un disco compacto con los controladores de la placa
base QDI K8N4/K8N4U.

2. Asegúrese de que el cable de la fuente de alimentación esta desconectado y
asegúrese de estar en contacto a masa utilizando una pulsera antiestática. Si no
dispone de dicha 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 ellos se configuran, por ejemplo:
Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS, Habilitar BIOS ProtectEasy BIOS_WP etc…, el PIN1 para
todos los jumpers esta marcado con una línea más gruesa (Consulte el apartado
“Jumper Settings” en el manual de usuario de su placa QDI K8N4/K8N4U en el capítulo

2).

5. Inserte el procesador en el socket y conecte el ventilador del procesador en el
conector de su placa base QDI K8N4/K8N4U marcado como “CPUFAN”.

6. Inserte los módulos de memoria en los bancos de memoria DIMM de su placa base QDI
K8N4/K8N4U.

7. Inserte las tarjetas PCI y/o la tarjeta AGP en las bahías de expansión de su placa base
QDI K8N4/K8N4U.

8. Conecte los periféricos internos IDE y las disqueteras mediante los cables de datos
específicos a su placa base QDI K8N4/K8N4U. Asegúrese que la orientación de los
cables sea la correcta. (El cable rojo se corresponde con el pin 1).

9. Conecte los cables de la caja del ordenador a su placa base QDI K8N4/K8N4U, como
el conector de la fuente de 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 K8N4/K8N4U).

10. Conecte los diferentes periféricos externos como el teclado PS/2, ratón PS/2, serie o
USB, los dispositivos USB, el monitor y la impresora a la placa base QDI K8N4/K8N4U
(consulte el apartado “External Connectors” en el manual de su placa base QDI K8N4/
K8N4U, en el capítulo 2).

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

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Instalación del sistema:

1. Encienda su equipo mediante el interuptor de encendido de la caja.

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

3. Seleccione los valores de la Bios en concordancia con la configuración de su sistema
(Nosotros le recomendamos que deje los valores establecidos por la Bios por defecto,
para evitar 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 K8N4/K8N4U). Presione la tecla « F10 »
y seleccione la opción “Save & Exit Setup” en el menú de configuración de la Bios para
guardar los cambios y reiniciar el sistema.

4. Instale 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 de 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 dispositivos.

Un disco compacto con controladores de QDI esta incluido en el
paquete de la placa base QDI K8N4/K8N4U.

1. Instalación de los controladores

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

A. Chipset software B. USB2.0 Driver(optional)
C. Audio Driver(optional) D. DirectX

2. Accessorios
A. QFlashV1.0( Opcional)

3. Navegue por el CD

Usted puede leer todos los documentos incluidos en este CD, incluidos
Utility and Documents.
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
K8N4/K8N4U (French):

Intégration du système :

1. Vérifier la présence de chaque élément dans la boite de la carte mère de la série QDI
K8N4/K8N4U :

Une carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U.
Un CD-ROM d’installation QDI.
Un manuel d’utilisation de la carte mère QDI K8N4/K8N4U.
Un sachet de cavaliers.
Une nappe IDE compatible avec la norme ATA/66 destinée au lecteur de
disque dur.
Une nappe destinée au lecteur de disquette.
Un fond de panier métallique destiné à l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur
(Caractéristique technique optionnelle).
Un câble d’extension 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’ordinateur 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 lui­même 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 fournies avec
cette dernière lors de son achat.

4. S’assurer que la carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U est matériellement
correctement configurée, pour cela vérifier que les cavaliers insérés sur les broches
intégrées de cette dernière sont correctement positionnés. Dans ce but il est important
de se référer à la section nommée « Configuration des caval iers » du chapitre numéro
2 nommé « Instructions d’installation » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec
la carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U lors de son achat.

5. Connecter le processeur dans le socket intégré à la carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/
K8N4U et prévus à cet effet. Fixer le système de refroidissement de ce dernier et
connecter son ventilateur sur les broches nommées « CPUFAN » intégrées à la carte
mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U et prévus à cet effet.

6. Connecter les éventuelles barrettes de mémoire dans les slots intégrés à la carte
mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U et 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 K8N4/K8N4U et prévus à cet effet

8. Connecter les éventuels périphériques IDE ainsi que le lecteur de disquette à la carte
mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U grâce aux nappes fournies avec cette dernière lors
de son achat. S’assurer que l’orientation des nappes connectées est correcte en

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vérifiant que le liseré rouge de ces dernières correspond à l’emplacement de la
broche numéro 1 du connecteur.

9. Connecter les câbles de l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur sur les broches intégrées à la
carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U et prévues à cet effet. Dans 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 K8N4/K8N4U lors de son achat.

10. Raccorder les périphériques externes sur les connecteurs de fond de panier intégrés
à la carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U. Dans 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 K8N4/K8N4U 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. Presser la touche “Suppr” du 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. Attention, 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 « Description du BIOS
Award » du chapitre numéro 3 nommé « Description du BIOS » contenu dans le
manuel d’utilisation livré avec la carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U lors de son
achat.

4. Procéder à l’installation 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 démarrage du
système paramétrable à partir du menu de BIOS permet à la procédure d’installation
du système d’exploitation de s’initialiser.

5. Une fois l’installation du système d’exploitation achevée, vérifier qu’il ne subsiste
aucun conflit ou périphérique inconnu 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 K8N4/K8N4U.

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Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation QDI est livré avec la carte mère de
la série QDI K8N4/K8N4U.

1. Driver Install :

Avec cette option, il est possible d’installer les pilotes de la carte mère de la série QDI K8N4/
K8N4U aisément. Il est important d’installer les pilotes en respectant l’ordre prédéfinit et de
redémarrer le système après avoir effectué l’installation de tous les pilotes.
Applications contenues dans le dossier :

A. Chipset software B. USB2.0 Driver(optional)
C. Audio Driver(optional) D. DirectX

2. Accessory :

Applications contenues dans le dossier :

A. QflashV1.0(Optional)

3. Browse CD :

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

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

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QDI K8N4/K8N4U installazione mainboard (Italian):

1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: QDI K8N4/K8N4Umainboard, cavo IDE e Floppy,
jumpers, manuale dell’utente della mainboard QDI K8N4/K8N4U e cd-rom drivers.

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

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

4. I jumper locati sulla mainboard rappresentano: CLR_CMOS azzeratore BIOS, BIOS_WP
abbilitatore/disabbilitatore in BIOS della funzione protectEasy; per tutti i jumper il PIN 1 e’
contrassegnato 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 periferiche Pci negli appositi Pci slots

8. Collegare le periferiche IDE e il FLOPPY con l’apposito cavo fornito con la mainboard
negli specifici connetori marcati. Assicurarsi 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

connettore 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 esterne come il PS/2 mouse, la PS/2 tastiera, le prese
USB, il monitor e la stampante con gli specifici connettori posizionati sulla faccia esterna
della mainboard.

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

Installazione di sistema

1. Portare in posizione di acceso l’interuttore di ACCESO

2. Usare il tasto 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
funzionalita’). Per maggiori informazioni controllare il capit olo 3, sezione “BIOS
DESCRIPITION”. Premere F10 sulla tastiera o scegliere “SAVE and EXIT” dal menu di BIOS
per salvare le impostazioni scelte ed uscire dal BIOS program.

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

5. Dopo una giusta installazione accertarsi che non vi siano conflitti tra le periferiche 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. Installazione driver

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

ripartire il personal computer.
A. Chipset software B. USB2.0 Driver(optional)
C. Audio Driver(optional) D. DirectX

2. A. QflashV1.0(Optional)

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

del cd accompagnativo, insieme anche diverse utili quali:

A. Awdflash.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.
ALC655 allows 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 MI C 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 funct ion under 6-

channel configuration.

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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
pull-down 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.

Front Left

Rear Left

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

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Front Right

Rear Right

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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 onl y 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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Selecting 8-Channel Setting

The Realtek chip provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience
on your PC.
First install the Audio driver from the QDI CD that came with the motherboard package. If the
Realtek audio software is correctly installed,you will find the SoundEffect icon on the tackbar.
From the taskbar, Double-click on the Sound Effect to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel.

Sound Effec t Options

The audio allows you to set your listening enviorment, adjust the equlizer, set the karaoke or
select pre-programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure.
To set the sound effect options:

1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the Sound Effect button.

2. click the shortcut buttons to change the acoustic enviorment, adjust the equlizer, or set the
karaoke to your desired settings.

3. the audio settings take effect immediately after clicking on the buttons.

4. click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit.

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SPDIF Options

The SPDIF options allows you to change your SPDIF output settings.
To set the SPDIF options:

1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the SPDIF button.

2. click the shortcut buttons to change the SPDIF settings.

3. click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit.

Speaker Configuration

The option allows you to set your speaker configuration.
To set the speaker configuration:

1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the speaker configuration button.

2. select from the combo list box your current speaker setup, then click Auto Test to test your
settings.

3. click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit.

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3D Audio Demo

The option shows a demo of the 3D Audio functions.
To start the 3D Audio Demo:

1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the 3D Audio Demo button.

2. click the option buttons to change the sound, moving path or EAX settings.

3. click the play button to start or the stop button to stop.

4. click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit.

General settings

The option shows the audio settings and allows you to change the language setting or topple
the SoundEffect icon display on the windows taskbar.
To display the general settings:

1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the general button.

2. click the option button to enable or disable the icon display on the windows taskbar.

3. click the language combo list box to change language display.

4. click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit.

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Microphone Effect

The option allows you to set microphone effect.
To start the microphone effect:

1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the microphone effect button.

2. you can set microphone effect: Noise Suppression or Stered Microphone.

3. click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit.

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