QDI LegenX VI User Manual

PENTIUMII

P6I440LX/L6

Declaration of conformity

(EC conformity marking)

QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD.

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

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

declares that the product

Pentium® II Motherboard

P6I440LX/L6

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance

characteristics of information technology equipment

EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residential , commercial and light industry

EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

European Representative:
QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBHQDI COMPUTER ( NETHERLANDS) B. V.
QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH
QDI COMPUTER (ESPANA) S.A. QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB

Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG /1998

Printed Name : Anders Cheung Position/ Title : President

Declaration of conformity

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

Model Name: P6I440LX/L6

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

Address: 41456 Christy Street

Fremont, CA 94538

Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Pentium® II Motherboard

Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.

Address: 5/F, Somerset House, TaiKoo Place

979 Kings Road, Quarry Bay, HONG KONG

Supplementary Information:

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

Signature : Date : 1998

Notice

The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve reliability,
design, or function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the
part of this company. In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or the possibility of such
damages.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
If you need any further information, please visit our web site: “www.qdigrp.com”.

CONTENTS

SpeedEasy Quick Setup(English)-------------------------------------1
SpeedEasy Schnell-Installation (Deutsch) -------------------------- 3
Fácil Y Veloz Rápida Instalación(Español)--------------------------5
Facilité de vitesse Initialisation(Francais) --------------------------- 7
SETUP DELLA SCHEDA SpeedEasy(Italiano) ------------------- 9
SpeedEasy¿мЛЩЙиЦГЦ¸ДП(ÖÐÎÄ·±Ìå )---------------------------------11
SpeedEasy¿мЛЩЙиЦГЦ¸ДП(ÖÐÎļòÌå )---------------------------------13

1. Introduction -------------------------------- ------------1-1

Overview----------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1
Key Features ------------------------------------------------------------ 1-1

2. Connector Configuration -------------------------- 2-1

AT Power Connector -------------------------------------------------- 2-1
ATX Power Connector & Power Switch -------------------------- 2-1
Hard Disk LED Connector ------------------------------------------- 2-2
Reset Switch ------------------------------------------------------------ 2-2
Speaker Connector ---------------------------------------------------- 2-2
Power LED Connector ------------------------------------------------ 2-2
Key_Lock Connector -------------------------------------------------- 2-2
Green LED Connector ------------------------------------------------ 2-3
Hardware Green Connector ----------------------------------------- 2-3
Infrared Header--------------------------------------------------------- 2-3
Fan Connector ---------------------------------------------------------- 2-3
Wake-Up On LAN------------------------------------------------------ 2-4
Wake-Up On Internal Modem--------------------------------------- 2-4
Chassis Security-------------------------------------------------------- 2-4
Sound Connector------------------------------------------------------- 2-4
I/O Port Description---------------------------------------------------- 2-5

I

CONTENTS

Memory Configuration ------------------------------------------------ 2-6
Clear CMOS------------------------------------------------------------- 2-6

3. AWARD BIOS Description ------------------------- 3-1

Utility Support----------------------------------------------------------- 3-1
AWARD BIOS Description------------------------------------------- 3-2
Entering Setup---------------------------------------------------------- 3-2
Load Setup Defaults--------------------------------------------------- 3-3
Standard CMOS Setup ----------------------------------------------- 3-3
SpeedEasy CPU Setup----------------------------------------------- 3-5
BIOS Features Setup ------------------------------------------------- 3-6
Chipset Features Setup ---------------------------------------------- 3-8
Power Management Setup ------------------------------------------ 3-10
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup -------------------------------------- 3-12
Integrated Peripherals ------------------------------------------------ 3-14
System Monitor--------------------------------------------------------- 3-15
Supervisor/User Password------------------------------------------- 3-16
IDE HDD Auto Detection --------------------------------------------- 3-17
Power-on Boot ---------------------------------------------------------- 3-18

Appendix A. QDI Motherboard Utility CD-ROM -------------A-1
Appendix B. Processor Installation Procedures-------------A-2

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P6I440LX/L6

SpeedEasy Quick Setup

Procedures :

1. Correctly insert the Pentium

2. Plug in other configurations and restore the system.

®

II or Intel

3. Press the <Del> key and switch on power to the system to enter BIOS

Setup.

4. Enter “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP” menu to set up the CPU speed.

Note: If you do not set the CPU speed, your system will run at the

default setting (133MHZ).

5. Save and exit BIOS Setup, your system will now boot successfully.

®

CeleronTM Processor.

SpeedEasy CPU Setup Menu

1

SpeedEasy Type Introduction

Select <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> item from the main menu and enter the sub­menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

SpeedEasy CPU SETUP

QDI Innovative Technology

CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

Z

Figure -1 SpeedEasy CPU Setup Menu

Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

ESC:Quit ↑ ↓ → ←Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
(Shift) F2: Color

BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection
instead of the jumper settings. Manually select processor speed on the “S
peedEasy CPU SETUP” menu screen.

Warning:

Do not set CPU frequency higher than its working frequency. If
you do, we will not be responsible for any damage caused.

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P6I440LX/L6

Schnell-Installation durch SpeedEasy

Vorgehensweise der Installation:

1. Legen Sie die Pentium® II/Intel® CeleronTM im Slot 1 mit Hilfe der

mitgelieferten Halterung.

2. Vervollständigen Sie das System mit den weiteren erforderlichen

Computerkomponenten

3. Dr ken Sie die “Taste < Entf > und schalten Sie das System an um
in das BIOS-setup zu gelangen.

4. Steigen Sie in das Menü “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP” ein, um die
Geschwindigkeit einzustellen.

ACHTUNG: Falls Sie die Taktfrequenz der CPU nicht setzen, arbeitet lhr

System mit den Standardwerten f die CPU. Bei der Pentium®
II/CeleronTM sind das 133MHz.

5. Speichern Sie die Einstellungen und verlassen Sie das BIOS, um die
zuvor
eingestellte Taktfrequenz zu aktivieren.

3

SpeedEasy Einf rung

rechtliche Anspruche nicht herangezogen werden.

SpeedEasy CPU Installationsmenü

Wáhlen Sie < SpeedEasy CPU SETTING> aus dem Hauptmenu und öffnen
Sie das untergeordnete Menü

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

SpeedEasy CPU SETUP

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CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

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Abb.1 SpeedEasy CPU Installationsmenü

Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

ESC:Quit ↑ ↓ → ←Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
(Shift) F2: Color

Das BIOS stellt lhnen eine Reihe von Grundeinstellungen fur lhren CPU zur
Verf ung, anstelle von “Jumper Setting”. Sie können manuell die
Geschwindigkeit der CPU innerhalb des “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP” einstellen.

Warnung:

Bitte setzen Sie die Taktfrequenz der CPU nicht höher als die
tatsächliche freigegebene Taktfrequenz, ansonten kann QDI f

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P6I440LX/L6

SpeedEasy Instalación rápida

Procedimiento:

1. Introduzca correctamente el Pentium

®

2. Finalize el proceso de ensamblaje de su equipo.

3. Presione la tecla <Supr> y encienda el sistema, para entrar en BIOS.

4. Entre al menu “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP” para establecer la velocidad de
su
CPU.

Nota: Si no establece la velocidad del CPU, su sistema funcionará a la
velocidad minima por defecto (133MHz)

5. Salve y salga de BIOS, luego su sistema arrancará a la velocidad por Ud.
seleccionada.

II/ Intel

®

CeleronTM.

5

Introducción de Instalación SpeedEasy

Menu del SpeedEasy CPU

Seleccione el item <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> desde el menu principal , y
entre en el submenu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

SpeedEasy CPU SETUP

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CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

Z

Figura-1 Menu del CPU SpeedEasy

Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

ESC:Quit ↑ ↓ → ←Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
(Shift) F2: Color

BIOS le proporcionará unos valores básicos para la elección de su CPU, en
vez de tener que configurar jumpers. Ud. puede seleccionar manulmente la
velocidad de CPU en el menu “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP”.

Aviso

NO es recommendable selecclonar una frecuencia de trabajo
superìor a la cual esta diseñada su CPU. De otra manera, no
seremos responsables de los daños que esto pudiera ocasionar.

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P6I440LX/L6

Facilité de vitesse Initialisation

Procédure:

1. Insérez le Pentium

2. Connectez les autres configurations et restaurez le système.

3. Appuyez sur la touche <Del> et mettez le système sous tension pour
entrer dans l’initialisation BIOS.

4. Entrez le menu “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP” (=initialisation de la facilité de
vitesse dans l’unité centrale) pour déterminer la vitesse de l’unite
centrale.

Note: Si vous ne déterminez pas la vitesse de votre unité centrale, votre

système fonctionnera par défaut (133MHz).

5. Sauvegardez et sortez de la position BIOS. Le système pourra alors dém
arrer avec le succès auquel vous vous attendez.

®

II/Intel

®

CeleronTM correctement.

7

Introduction Du Type Facilité de vitesse

responsabilités en ce qui concerne les dégâts qui en résulteraient.

Menu d’initialisation de “SpeedEasy” dans l’unité centrale.

Sélectionnez la rubrique <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> dans le menu principal et
entrez le sous-menu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

SpeedEasy CPU SETUP

QDI Innovative Technology

CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

Figure-1 Menu d’initialisation de “SpeedEasy” dans l’unité centrale

Z

Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

ESC:Quit ↑ ↓ → ←Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
(Shift) F2: Color

BIOS fournira un jeu de valeurs de base pour votre sélection de CPU au lieu
de positions cavaliers. Vous pouvez sélectionner manuellement la vitesse de
CPU dans l’affichage du menu “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP”.

Avertissement:

Ne vous laissez pas aller à installer une fréquence à l’ unité centrale
supérieure à sa fréquence de travail. Sinon nous déclinerons toutes

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P6I440LX/L6

SETUP DELLA SCHEDA SPEEDEASY

Procedura di installazione:

1. Inserite il microprocessore Pentium
istruzioni.

2. Modificate la configurazione del computer e ripristinate il sistema.

®

3. Premete il tasto <Del> e accendete il computer per entrare nel setup
BIOS.

4. Entrate nel menu “SpeedEasy CPU* SETUP” per regolare la velocità del
microprocessore.

Nota: se non regolate la velocità del microprocessore, il sistema

funzionerà con le regolazioni standard (133MHz).

5. Salvate e uscite dal Setup BIOS, e fate ripartire il computer.

II/Intel

®

CeleronTM come da

*CPU= microprocessore

9

Spiegazioni tecniche sul microprocesore SpeedEasy

carico di eventuali danni al micorprocessore.

Menu del Setup del Microprocessore SpeedEasy

Selezionare <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> dal menu principale ed entrare nel
seguente sottomenu:

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

SpeedEasy CPU SETUP

QDI Innovative Technology

CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

Figure -1 Menu del Setup del Microprocessore SpeedEasy

Z

Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

ESC:Quit ↑ ↓ → ←Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
(Shift) F2: Color

I1 sistema BIOS Vi fornirà una serie di valori base per la selezione del
microprocessore CPU al posto della regolazione jumper (dell’a
ccoppiamento). Potete selezionare manualmente la velocità del CPU sulla
schermata “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP”.

Avvertenza:

non dovete regolare la frequenza del microprocessore più alta
di quella predisposta, altrimenti la casa produttrice non si farà

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P6I440LX/L6

SpeedEasy ¿мЛЩЙиЦГЦ¸ДП

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CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

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Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

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(Shift) F2: Color

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P6I440LX/L6

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

SpeedEasy CPU SETUP

QDI Innovative Technology

CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

Z

Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

ESC:Quit ↑ ↓ → ←Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
(Shift) F2: Color

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Introduction

Overview

P6I440LX/L6 green mainboard provides a highly integrated solution for
fully compatible, high performance PC/AT platform, and supports
PentiumII and Intel® Celeron
can be installed from 8MB up to 256MB for SDRAM or 8MB up to
512MB for EDO DIMM, so as to provide full play to the advantages of
PentiumII processors. The mainboard offers a wide range of
interfaces to support integrated on-board IDE and on-board I/O
functions. It also supports the function of wake-up on LAN and wake-up
on modem.
The current green function is compliant with ACPI specification and OS
Directed Power Management.

Key Features

Form factor

• Baby AT form factor of 220mm x200mm.

Microprocessor

• Supports PentiumII and Intel Celeron
300/333MHz.

• Supports 66MHz bus speed.

• CPU core frequency = System Clock x2.5, x3, x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5

• On board switching voltage regulator with VID(Voltage ID), CPU core

supply voltage can be selected from 1.3V to 3.5V automatically.

Chipset

• Intel 440LX AGPset : 82443LX, 82371EB (PIIX4E).

System memory

• Two 168 pin 3.3V unbuffered DIMM sockets.

• Supports up to 256MB SDRAM or up to 512MB EDO.

• Supports memory ECC (Error Checking and Correction) function.

On-board IDE

• Supports two PCI PIO and bus Master IDE ports.

• supports up to Mode 4 Timing.

• Supports 2 Fast IDE interfaces supporting 4 IDE devices

including IDE hard disks and CD ROMs.

• Supports “Ultra DMA/33” Synchronous DMA mode, transfers up
to 33 Mbytes/sec.

• Integrated 8x32bit buffer for IDE PCI Burst Transfers.

Green function

TM

processors. Flexible main memory size

TM

processors at 233/266/

1 - 1

Introduction

• Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
specifications also OS Directed Power Management.

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

• Green LED will flash when the system is in the green status.

On-board I/O

• Use Winbond W83977 Super I/O chip.

• One floppy port supports up to two 3.5 ”or 5.25” floppy drives with

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

• Supports LS-120 floppy disk drive.

• All I/O port can be enabled/disabled by the BIOS setup.

• Two high speed 16550 fast compatible UART

(COM1/COM2/COM3 /COM4 selective) with 16-byte send/receive
FIFOs and supported MIDI mode.

• One enabled parallel port at the I/O address 378H/278H/3BCH
with additional bi-direction I/O capability and multi-mode
(SPP/EPP/ECP) (IEEE1284 compliant).

• Circuit protection provided to prevent damage to the parallel port
when a connected printer is powered up or operates at a higher
voltage.

Advanced Features

• On board W83781D supports system monitoring(monitors
system voltages, chassis intrusion and FAN speed) (Optional).

• Supports LDCM(LanDesk Client Manager) software (Optional).

• On board PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard socket (Optional).

• Two USB ports.

• On board switching voltage regulator with VID (support from 1.3V

to 3.5V).

• Provides Anti-Virus function.

• Provides Infrared interface.

• Supports Windows 95 Software Power-Down when using ATX

power supply.

• Supports External Modem Ring Power-On when using ATX power
supply.

• Supports Wake- up On LAN and Wake-up On Internal Modem
function when using ATX power supply.

• Supports Auto Fan off when the system enters suspend mode.

BIOS

• Licensed advanced AWARD BIOS, Supports Flash ROM BIOS,
Plug and play ready.

• Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up.

Expansion slots

1 -

2

• 2 ISA slots and 3 PCI slots.

• 1 AGP Slot.

Chapter 1

1 - 3

Chapter 2

POWER

Chapter 2
Connector Configuration

This section lists all connector pins assignment and port descriptions
on the motherboard. The particular state of the connectors and ports
are illustrated in the following figures. Before inserting these
connectors, please pay attention to the directions.

AT Power Connector ( J24 )

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 POWER GOOD
2 +5V
3 +12V
4 -12V
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 -5V
10 +5V
11 +5V
12 +5V

ATX Power Connector(J20) & Power Switch (Power)

The power switch should be connected to a momentary switch only when ATX Power
Supply is used.

1. When powering up your system, turn on the mechanical switch of the ATX power
supply first, then push once the button of the momentary switch.

2. If you want to power off your system, you need not turn off the mechanical switch of
the ATX power supply, push once* again the button of the momentary
switch(POWER). The location of connector is as shown in the figure below:

AT POWER CONNECTOR
ATX POWER CONNECTOR

2 - 1

Connector Configuration

*Note: If you change “soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant-off” to “Delay 4 Secs”,
the power button should be pressed for more than 4 seconds before the system powers down.
For details, please refer to Page 3-11.

Hard Disk LED Connector(HD_LED)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 LED ANODE
2 LED CATHODE

Reset Switch (RESET)

SETTING FUNCTION
CLOSE ONCE RESET THE SYSTEM
OPEN NORMAL

Speaker Connector(SPEAKER)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 SPKDATA (for speaker)
2 NC
3 GND
4 VCC (for speaker)

Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 LED ANODE
2 LED CATHODE/GND
3 LED CATHODE/GND

The LED connected to “PWR_LED” will light slightly when the system is in the standby
status.

KEY_LOCK Connector(KEY_L)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 KEYLOCK
2 GND

2 - 2

Chapter 2

Green LED Connector (GREEN_LED)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 LED ANODE
2 LED CATHODE/GND
3 LED CAHODE/GND

Green LED will flash when the system enters the green mode.

Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP)

SETTING FUNCTION
CLOSE ONCE HARDWARE GREEN
OPEN NORMAL

Infrared Header (IRDA)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 VCC
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
6 VCC

Fan Connector(CPUFAN, CHSFAN)

PIN NAME FUNCTION

- GND
+ +12V
S Signal

These two fans are controllable. They will be automatically turned off after the system enters
the suspend mode.

GREEN_LED SLEEP IRDA CHSFAN CPUFAN

HD_LED RESET SPEAKER PWR_LED KEY_L

2 - 3

Connector Configuration

WOL

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 +5V Standby
2 GND
3 Signal for waking up (active high)

If the Wake-Up On LAN function is to be used, please connect this header to a
LAN adapter, set “Resume by LAN/Ring” to Enabled at the “POWER
MANAGEMENT SETUP” in BIOS setup, then boot to operating system once,
making sure this function takes effect.

Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 +5V Standby
2 Signal for waking up (active low)
3 GND

Chassis Security (CHSSEC):

SETTING FUNCTION
CLOSED If chassis is opened
OPENED If chassis is closed

This header is optional.

Sound Connector (PC-PCI)

PIN NUMBER FUNCTION
1 PC/PCI DMA ACKNOWLEDGE
2 GND
3 KEY
4 PC/PCI DMA REQUEST
5 GND
6 SERIAL INTERRUPT REQUEST

This connector is for the usage of PCI sound card.

WOM

2 - 4

I/O Port Description

CONNECTOR FUNCTION
IDE1 Primary IDE Port
IDE2 Secondary IDE Port
FLOPPY Floppy Drive Port
PRINTER Parallel Port
UART1 COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4
UART2 COM2/COM3/COM4/COM1
USB1 First USB Port
USB2 Second USB Port
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

Chapter 2

Figure 2-1 Location of All Connectors on Board

CHSSEC PC-PCI

2 - 5

Connector Configuration

Memory Configuration

The P6I440LX/L6 motherboard provides two 168 pin 3.3V un-buffered
DIMM sockets to support a flexible memory size ranging from 8MB to
256MB for SDRAM or from 8MB up to 512MB for EDO. The following
set of rules allow optimum configurations.

Rules for populating a 440LX memory array:

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

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

☞ Possible EDO DIMM memory sizes are 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB,

256MB in each DIMM socket.

☞ Possible SDRAM memory sizes are 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB in

each DIMM socket.

Clear CMOS

Close Once

1 2 3

Clear CMOS :

JCC

1 2 3

Normal :

JCC

Note: The AC power supply(110/220V) must be unplugged when wanting to clear

CMOS.

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JCC

Chapter 3

Chapter 3
BIOS Description

Utility Support:

FLASH.EXE

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

• We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when

encountering problems.

• Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to

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

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

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

2. Copy FLASH.EXE from the directory \Utility on the QDI Motherboard
Utility CD onto your new bootable diskette.

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

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

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

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

Concerning how to run the FLASH utility, please refer to the following
descriptions:

Usage: FLASH [BIOSfile] [/c]<command …>]][/n]

FLASH [BIOSfile] [/g]

/c: Flashing memory will clear previous settings. Default allows
settings to remain.

<command> function definition:

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c: clear CMOS;
p: clear PnP;
d: clear DMI.

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

Be sure your new BIOS is compatible with your MB. If not, the system
will be damaged.

/g: Retrieves BIOS file from BIOS ROM.
Examples:

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

Note: FLASH utility runs incorrectly at Windows DOS prompt.

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
the<Del> key or simultaneously press the <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Esc> keys to
enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.

Press <Del> to enter SETUP

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

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CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP
SpeedEasy CPU SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
Esc: Quit
F10: Save & Exit Setup ( Shift) F2:Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...

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SYSTEM MONITOR

↑ ↓ → ← :Select Item

Chapter 3

Figure-1 Main Menu

*Note: The item of “SYSTEM MONITOR” will not be displayed if there is no
W8378ID on the motherboard.

Load Setup Defaults

The Setup Defaults are common and efficient.

Standard CMOS Setup

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

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A69JQ1j)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Thu, Apr 28 1998
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 17:27:52

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

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in. Base Memory
Drive B : None Extended Memory : 15360K

Video : EGA/VGA Total Memory : 16384K
Halt On : All Errors

ESC: Quit ↑ ↓ → ←:Select Item PU/PD/+/- :Modify

F1 :Help (Shift)F2 :Change Color

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

The categories identify the HDD types of the 2 IDE channels that have
been installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4
user definable types which are used for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to
Type 45 are predefined. Type “User” is user-definable. If your hard disk
drive type does not match with the drive table listed, you can use Type
“User” to manually define your own drive type.

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:Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
:Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
:Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
:Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto

Other Memory : 384K

Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

If you have selected Type “Auto”, that means the system can auto­detect your hard disk when booting up. If you select Type “User”, the

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related information should be entered regarding the following items.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <E nter>:

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

Video

There are two ways to boot up the system:
I. When VGA is used as primary and monochrome is used as

secondary, the selection of the video type is “EGA/VGA” mode.
II. When monochrome is used as primary and VGA is used as
secondary,
the selection of the video type is “Mono” mode.

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

CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode.
MONO Monochrome adapter, including high resolution monochrome adapters.

SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.

Halt On

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

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

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

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

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

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

detected.

stop and you will be prompted.

stop for all the other errors.

all the other errors.

stop for all the other errors.

Memory

This category displays only which is determined by POST (Power On
Self Test) of the BIOS.

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

Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is

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

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

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(or conventional) memory installed in the system.

presented during the POST.

applications. Shadow RAM is generally used in this field.

memory.

SpeedEasy CPU Setup

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SpeedEasy CPU SETUP

QDI Innovative Technology

CPU Model : Pentium(R) II
Speed Mode : SpeedEasy
CPU Speed : 233MH

Z

Figure-3 SpeedEasy CPU Setup

Warning: Be sure your selection is
right .CPU over speed

will be dangerous!

ESC:Quit ↑ ↓ → ←Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
(Shift) F2: Color

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

Item Option Description

• CPU Model

• Speed Mode

SpeedEasy

Jumper
Emulation

BIOS can automatically detect the CPU model, so this item
is shown only. It could be Pentium(R) II or Intel(R)
Celeron(TM), depending on the processor chosen.
Select the CPU speed according to your CPU brand and
type.
This item is only for the user who understands all the CPU
parameters, i.e. System Bus frequency, “66MHz” and
multiplication of Processor Core frequency to System Bus
frequency “×2.5, ×3, ×3.5, ×4, ×4.5, ×5, ×5.5”.

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BIOS Features Setup

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BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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ChipAwayVirus On Guard : Enabled
CPU L1 Cache : Enabled C8000~CBFFF Shadow : Disabled

CPU L2 Cache : Enabled CC000~CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D0000~D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot From LAN First : Disabled D4000~D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Sequence : C,A, SCSI D8000~DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled DC000~DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Drive A Boot Permit : Enabled Delay For HDD (Secs) : 0
Floppy Disk Access Control : R/W Show Boot up Logo : Enabled
Boot Up Numlock Status : On
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Delay(Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
PS/2 mouse function control : Enabled
OS Select For DRAM>64MB : Non-OS2

Figure-4 BIOS Features Setup Menu

Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled

ESC: Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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

Item Option Description

• ChipAwayVirus
On Guard

• CPU
L1/L2 Cache

• Quick Power
On Self Test

• Boot From LAN
First

• Boot Sequence

• Swap Floppy

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Enabled

Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled

Disabled
Enabled

Disabled
A,C,SCSI, ...
C, CDROM,A
Enabled

Guards against boot virus threats early in the boot
cycle, before they have a chance to load into your
system, ensuring your computer boots to a clean
operating system.
Invalidates this function.
Enables CPU internal Level1/Level2 cache.
Disables CPU internal Level1/Level2 cache.
Enables quick POST. BIOS will shorten or skip some
items normally checked during POST to speed up
POST after you power on the computer.
Normal POST.
Boot from LAN is ahead of any boot sequence
selection (LAN Adapter must support this function)
Does not boot from LAN first
Any search sequence can be chosen for booting.

Exchanges the assignment of A&B floppy drives.

Chapter 3

Drive

• Drive A Boot
Permit

• Floppy Disk
Access Control

• Boot Up
Numlock Status

• Gate A20
Option

• Typematic Rate
Setting

• Typematic Rate
Chars/Sec)

• Typematic
Delay (Msec)

• Security Option

• PS/2 mouse

function control

• OS Select For
DRAM>64MB

• Video BIOS
Shadow

• C8000~CBFFF
Shadow ...
DC000-DFFFF
Shadow:

• Delay For HDD
(Secs):

• Show Boot up
Logo

Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
R/W
Read only

On
Off
Normal

Fast

Enabled

Disabled Disables typematic rate and typematic delay

6~30 Sets the speed of the typematic rate (characters per

250 ~ 1000

System

Setup

Enabled
Disabled
Non-OS2

OS2

Enabled

Disabled
Enabled

Disabled

0∼15

Enabled
Disabled

The assignment of A&B floppy drives are normal.
Boot from drive A function is enabled.
Boot from drive A function is disabled.
Users can both read from and write to floppy disk.
Users can read from floppy disk but can not write to
floppy disk
Keypad is used as number keys.
Keypad is used as arrow keys.
The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller
or chipset hardware.
It is default. The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or
the specific chipset method.
Enables typematic rate and typematic delay
programming.

programming. The system BIOS will use the default
value of these two items.

second).
Sets the time of the typematic delay.

The system will not boot and access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered when
prompted.
The system will boot up, but access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered when
prompted.
Without using PS/2 mouse, all PS/2 resource will be
released.
If your operating system is not OS/2, please select this
item.
If system DRAM is more than 64MB and operating
system is OS/2, please select this item.
Video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video Shadow
will increase the video speed.
Video shadow is disabled.
Optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16K bytes
per unit.
The shadow function is disabled.

Sets the pre-delay time for hard disk to be accessed by
the system.
Enables the logo when system boots up.
Logo will not be shown when system boots up.

Chipset Features Setup

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CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

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Auto Configuration : Enabled SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3
DRAM Speed Selection : 60ns
MA Wait State : Slow

EDO RAS # TO CAS# Delay

EDO RAS # Precharge Time : 3
EDO DRAM Read Burst : X333
EDO DRAM Write Burst : X222

DRAM ECC Select : Disabled

CPU- TO -PCI IDE Posting

Video BIOS Cacheable : Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable : Disabled
8 bit I/ O Recovery Time : 1
16 bit I/ O Recovery Time : 1
Memory Hole At 15M-16M : Disabled
Passive Release : Enabled
Delayed Transaction : Enabled
AGP Aperture Size (MB) : 64

SDRAM RAS- to - CAS Delay : Slow F1: Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time : Slow F5: Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

Figure-5 Chipset Features Setup Menu

: 3

: Enabled

ESC: Quit ↑↓→←: Select Item

F7: Load Setup Defaults

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

Item Option Description

• Auto Configuration

• DRAM Speed

Selection

• MA Wait State

• EDO RAS# To

CAS# Delay

• EDO RAS#
Precharge Time

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Enabled

Disabled

50ns,
60ns

Slow

Fast
2

3
3
4

Automatically configures DRAM Timing according
to the value of “DRAM Speed Selection”.
Manually configure.

Note: It is recommended that the “Enabled ”
option be chosen by common users.

This item is of selected EDO DRAM
read/write timing. You must ensure that
your DIMMs are as fast as 50ns,
otherwise 60ns should be selected.

One additional wait state is inserted before the
assertion of the first MA and CAS#/RAS# during
DRAM read or write leadoff cycles. This affects
page hit, row miss and page miss cases.
Without additional wait state.

Adds a delay time between the assertion of RAS#
and CAS#
Without additional delay time.
DRAM RAS# time=3x system clocks.
DRAM RAS# time=4x system clocks.

Chapter 3

• EDO DRAM Read
Burst

• EDO DRAM Write
Burst

• DRAM ECC
Select

• CPU-To-PCI
IDE Posting

• Video BIOS
Cacheable

• Video RAM
Cacheable

• 8 Bit I/ O Recovery
Time

• 16 Bit I / O
Recovery Time

• Memory Hole At
15M-16M

• Passive Release

• Delayed Transaction

• AGP Aperture Size

(MB)

• SDRAM RAS-To-

CAS Delay

• SDRAM RAS
Precharge Time

• SDRAM CAS
Latency Time

3 3 3,
2 2 2,

2 2 2,
3 3 3,

ECC

Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled

Disabled
Enabled

Disabled
1 8

NA
1 4

NA
Enabled

Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
4 256

Fast
Slow
Fast
Slow
Fast

Slow

The DRAM read burst timing depends on the type
of DRAM on a per-row basis. Slower rates may be
required to support slower DRAM.

The DRAM write burst timing depends on the type
of DRAM on a per-row basis. Slower rates may be
required to support slower DRAM.

Provides the ECC (Error Checking and Correction)
function.
Disables the ECC / EC function.
Enables CPU-To-PCI write posting.
Disables CPU-To-PCI write cycles to IDE.
Beside conventional memory, video BIOS area is
also cacheable.
Video BIOS area is not cacheable.
Beside conventional memory, video RAM area is
also cacheable.
Video BIOS area is not cacheable.
Defines the ISA Bus 8 bit I/O operating recovery
time.
8 bit I/O recovery time does not exist.
Defines the ISA Bus 16 bit I/O operating recovery
time.
16 bit I/O recovery time does not exist.
Memory Hole at 15-16M is reserved for expanded
PCI card.
Do not set this memory hole.
Default use is suggested.

Default use is suggested.

Sets the effective size of the Graphics Aperture to
be used in the particular PAC Configuration.
RAS-To-CAS Delay time=2 HCLK
RAS-To-CAS Delay time=3 HCLK
RAS Time=2 HCLK
RAS Time=3 HCLK
Defines the CLT timing parameter of SDRAM
expressed in 66 MHz clocks. Latency Time=2
clocks.
Latency Time=3 clocks.

Power Management Setup

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BIOS Description

prompt before it

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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Power Management :User Define ** Reload Global Timer Events **
PM Control by APM :Yes IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI :Enabled
Video Off Method :V/H SYNC+Blank Primary IDE 0 :Disabled
Video Off After :Suspend Primary IDE 1 :Disabled
MODEM Use IRQ :NA Secondary IDE 0 :Disabled
Doze Mode :Disable Secondary IDE 1 :Disabled
Standby Mode :Disable Floppy Disk :Disabled
Suspend Mode :Disable Serial Port :Enabled
HDD Power Down :Disable Parallel Port :Disabled
Throttle Duty Cycle :62.5%

VGA Active Monitor :Enabled
Soft-off by PWR-BTTN :Instant - off
Resume by Ring/LAN :Disabled
Resume by Alarm :Disabled

IRQ 8 Break Suspend :Disabled

Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu

ESC: Quit ↑↓→←: Select Item
F1: Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5: Old Values (Shift)F2: Color
F7: Load Setup Defaults

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

Item Option Description

• Power
Management

• PM Control
by APM

Disabled
User Define

Min Saving

Max Saving

No

Yes

Global Power Management (PM) will be disabled.
Users can configure their own Power Management
Timer.
Pre - defined timer values are used so that all timers
are in their MAX values.
Pre - defined timer values are used so that all timers
are in their MIN value.
System BIOS will ignore APM when Power
Management is enabled.

System BIOS will wait for APM’s
enters any PM mode e.g. Standby or Suspend.

• Video Off
Method

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Blank Screen

V / H SYNC +
Blank

Note: If APM is installed, and if there is a task
running, when the timer’s state is time out,
the APM will not prompt the BIOS to put the
system into any power saving mode. But if
APM is not installed, this option has no
effect.

The system BIOS will only blank off the screen when
disabling video.
In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also turn off
the V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals from VGA cards to
monitor.

Chapter 3

Allows the system to be powered on when a Ring

Indicator signal comes up to UART1 or UART2 from

from an internal modem card, or when a remote wake-

up signal comes up to the WOL header through the

Note: This function is supported only when ATX

• Video Off After

• MODEM Use IRQ

• Doze mode

• Standby

Mode

• Suspend
Mode

• HDD Power
Down

• Throttle Duty
Cycle

• VGA Active
Monitor

• Soft-off by
PWR-BTTN

• Resume by

Ring/LAN

DPMS

N/A
Suspend
Standby
Doze
3,4,5,7,9,10, 11
NA
Disabled
1Min 1 Hr

Disabled
1 Min 1Hr

Disabled
1 Min 1Hr

Disabled
1 15 Min

12.5%, 25%,

37.5%, 50%,

62.5%, 75%,

87.5%
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Instant -off

Delay 4 Sec.

Enabled

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

Note: When the Green monitor detects the V/H­SYNC signal, the electron gun will be turned
off .

System BIOS will never turn off the screen.
Screen blanks after the system enters into the Suspend mode.
Screen blanks after the system enters into the Standby mode.
Screen blanks after the system enters into the Doze mode.
Special wake-up event for the Modem.
Invalidates this feature.
The system will never enter Doze mode.
Defines the continuous idle time before the system
enters the Doze mode. If any item defined in “Wake Up
Events In Doze & Suspend” is On and activated, the
system will be waken up.
The system will never enter Standby mode.
Defines the continuous idle time before the system
enters the Standby mode. If any item defined in “Wake
Up Events In Doze & Suspend” is On and activated,
the system will be waken up.
The system will never enter Suspend mode.
Defines the continuous idle time before the system
enters the Suspend mode. If any item defined in “Wake
Up Events In Suspend” is On and activated, the
system will be waken up.
HDD’s motor will not be off.
Defines the continuous HDD idle time before the
HDD enters the power saving mode (motor off).
Selects the duty cycle of the STPCLK# signal,
slowing down the CPU speed when the system enters
the green mode.

CPU speed doesn’t change.
VGA active reloads global timer.
VGA active has no influence to global timer.
The system will power off immediately once the
power button is pressed.
The system will not power off until the power button
is pressed continuously for more than 4 seconds.

external modem or comes up to the WOM header

Disabled

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Does not allow Ring Power-On and wake-up on LAN.

power supply is used.

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• Resume by Alarm

• IRQ 8 Break

Suspend

• IRQ [3-7, 9-15],
NMI

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled
Disabled

Enabled
Disabled

RTC alarm can be used to generate a wake-up event
to power up the system.
RTC has no alarm function.

Note: This function is supported only when ATX
power supply is used.

Generates a clock event.
Does not generate a clock event.

Note: IRQ8 Clock Event must be enabled
when using Resume By Ring and Alarm.

Reload global timer.
Does not influence the global timer.

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup

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PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

PNP OS Installed : No PCI IDE IRQ Map To : ISA
Resources Controlled By : Manual
Force Updating ESCD : Disabled

IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA Slot 1 Use IRQ No. : AUTO
IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA Slot 2 Use IRQ No. : AUTO
IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Slot 3 Use IRQ No. : AUTO
IRQ-7 assigned to : Legacy ISA

IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Used MEM base addr : N/A
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled
IRQ-14 assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-15 assigned to : Legacy ISA
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP

DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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ESC: Quit ↑↓→← :Select Item

Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

• PNP OS Installed

• Resources Controlled By

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Yes
No
Manual

Auto

Device resource assigned by PnP OS.
Device resource assigned by BIOS.
Assigns the system resources (IRQ and
DMA) manually by user.
Assigns the system resources (IRQ and
DMA) automatically by BIOS.

Chapter 3

• Force Updating ESCD

• IRQ-3∼IRQ-15 assigned

to

• DMA-0∼DMA-7
assigned to

• PCI IDE IRQ Map
To

• SLOT 1/2/3 Use IRQ No.

• Used MEM base address C800/8 64K

• Assign IRQ For USB

• Assign IRQ For VGA

Enabled

Disabled
Legacy ISA

PCI/ISA PnP

Legacy ISA

PCI/ISA PnP

PCI-AUTO

PCI - SLOT4 1

ISA

AUTO,
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,1
2,14,15

N/A
Enabled

Disabled
Enabled

Disabled

The system BIOS will force updating
ESCD once, then automatically set this
item as Disabled.
Disables the forced update ESCD
function.
The specified IRQ-x will be assigned to
the ISA only.
The specified IRQ-x will be assigned to
the ISA or PCI.
The specified DMA-x will be assigned to
the ISA only.
The specified DMA-x will be assigned to
the ISA or PCI.
BIOS will scan the PCI IDE devices and
determine the location of the PCI IDE
device.
BIOS will scan IRQ14 for primary IDE
INT# and IRQ15 for secondary IDE INT#
at the specified slot.
The BIOS will not assign any IRQs even
if the PCI IDE card is found. Because
some IDE cards connect the IRQ14&15
directly from the ISA slot through a card.
Assigns an IRQ for PCI slot 1/2/3
manually or automatically.

Claims a memory space occupied by
legacy ISA card.
Invalidates this feature.
Assigns an IRQ for USB when it is used.
This function is disabled (USB can’t be
used at this moment).
Assigns the needed IRQ for the VGA
Card.
Does not assign an IRQ for VGA Card.

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IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Parallel Port Mode : SPP
IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto

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IDE Secondary Slave PIO : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE : Enabled
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE : Enabled
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled

Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 : Auto
UART Mode Select : Normal

Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7 F7 : Load Setup Default

Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu

ESC: Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/-: Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color

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

Item Option Description

• IDE HDD Block Mode

• IDE

Primary/Secondary
Master/Slave PIO
(UDMA)

• On-chip

Primary/Secondary
PCI IDE

• USB Keyboard

Support

• Onboard FDC

Controller

• Onboard Serial Port

1/2

• UART Mode Select

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Enabled

Disabled
Mode 0 - 4

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
3F8/IRQ4,
2F8/IRQ3,
3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3,
Disabled,
Auto

Normal
ASKIR

Allows IDE HDD read/write several sectors at
once.
IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.
Defines the IDE primary/secondary master/
slave PIO mode.
The IDE PIO mode is defined according to
auto - detect.
On-chip primary/secondary PCI IDE port is
enabled.
On-chip primary/secondary PCI IDE port is
disabled.
USB Keyboard Support is Enabled.
USB Keyboard Support is Disabled.
Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled.
Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled.
Defines the onboard serial port address and
required interrupt number.

Onboard serial port is disabled.
Sets the address and interrupt number
automatically.
Defines UART2 as the standard serial port.
Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with

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maximum band rate up to 57600bps.
Supports IrDA version 1.0 SIR protocol with
maximum band rate up to 115.2 kbps.
Defines onboard parallel port address and IRQ
channel.
Defines the parallel port mode as
Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced
Parallel Port (EPP), or Extended
Capabilities Port (ECP).

• Onboard Parallel Port

• Parallel Port Mode

IrDA

378/IRQ7,
278/IRQ5,
SPP
EPP
ECP,
ECP+EPP

System Monitor

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

SYSTEM MONITOR

AWARD SOFTWARE , INC.

Current CPU Temp.
Current System Temp.
Current CPUFAN Speed : 0 RPM
Current CHSFAN Speed : 0 RPM
VCCVID(CPU) Voltage : 2.81V
VTT (+1.5) Voltage : 1.50V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.32V
+5V Voltage : 4.97V
+12V Voltage : 11.97V

-12V Voltage : -12.03V

-5V Voltage : -4.85V

: 35°C/95°F
: 35°C/95°F

ESC: QUIT ↑↓→← : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure-9 System Monitor Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

• Current CPU Temp.

• Current System Temp.

• Current CPUFAN Speed

Current CHSFAN Speed

The temperature near the CPU.
The temperature inside the chassis.
RPM (Revolution Per Minute) Speed of fan which

is connected to the fan header CPUFAN or
CHSFAN. Fan speed value is based on an
assumption that tachometer signal is two pulses per
revolution; In other cases, you should regard it
relatively.

• VCCVID(CPU) Voltage,
VTT (+1.5) Voltage,
+ 3.3V,
+ 5V,
+12 V,

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Displays current Voltage value including all the
most important voltages of the motherboard.
+3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V are voltages from
the ATX power supply, VTT (+1.5) Voltage is
GTL Termination Voltage from the on board

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BIOS Description

- 12 V,

- 5 V.

regulator, and VCCVID (CPU) Voltage is the CPU
Core Voltage from the on board switching Power
Supply.

Supervisor/User Password

If this function is selected, the following message will appear 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 will be
able to enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” at “Security Option” of “BIOS Features
Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the
system is rebooted or any time you try to enter “CMOS Setup”.

If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” of “BIOS Features
Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you try to
enter “CMOS Setup”.

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use
Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering “CMOS Setup ”

to modify all settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the
system or entering “CMOS Setup ” but can not modify any setting if the
Supervisor Password is enabled.

IDE HDD Auto Detection

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

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1j)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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

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ESC : Skip

Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N

OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
2(Y) 541 525 32 0 1049 67 LBA
1 541 1050 16 65535 1049 63 NORMAL
3 541 525 32 65535 1049 63 LARGE

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

Figure-10 IDE HDD Auto Detection Menu

1. Setup Changes

With auto-detection

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

including NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.

✦ If HDD does not support LBA modes, no “LBA” option will be shown.
✦ If the number of physical cylinders are less than or equal to 1024, “L

ARGE” option may not be shown.

✦ Users can select their appropriate mode.

With Standard CMOS Setup

CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LAND SECTOR MODE

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

When the HDD type is set as the “user” type, the “MODE” option will
be opened for users to select their own HDD mode.

2. HDD Modes

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

ZONE

NORMAL

Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller
will make any transformation during accessing. The maximum number
of cylinders, heads and sectors for NORMAL mode are 1024,16 and

63.
If the user sets his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible

HDD size will be 528 megabytes even though its physical size may be
greater than that.

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode

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BIOS Description

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

During HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical
address described by the sector, head and cylinder number into
its own physical address inside the HDD. The maximum HDD size
supported by LBA mode is 8.4 Gigabytes.

LARGE mode

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

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

Auto detect

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

3. Remark

To support LBA or LARGE mode regarding HDDs, there must be
softwares involved which are located in Award HDD Service Routine
(INT13h). It may fail to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode
selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces
the whole INT 13h.

Power - On Boot

If you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system can
not boot with the CMOS values selected in Setup, restart the system by
turning it OFF then ON or press the “RESET” button on the system
case. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing
the< Ctrl >, < Alt > and < Del > keys.

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Appendix

Appendix A.

QDI Motherboard Utility CD-ROM

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

Contents:

1. Chipset Dispatches

Intel chipset drivers included in the directory \ChipDrv\Intel can be
used for this motherboard.

2. PC-cillin Anti-Virus software

Windows 95 English version is located in the directory
\Pccillin\Win95.
Windows NT English version is located in the directory
\Pccillin\WinNT4.0.
S/N is PNEF-9991-6558-5857-5535.

3. QDI ManageEasy V1.2

Running Setup.exe from the directory \QME to install the
ManageEasy. Please note, the hardware is manufacturing option.

4. QDI Motherboard Utility

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

5. Documents for QDI Motherboard

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

Installation Guide:

A. Installing Intel PIIX4 Driver:

Running\ChipDrv\Intel\PIIX4\Setup.exe.
This is the driver for Windows95/OSR2 to support new Intel PCI
devices such as the PCI IDE hard disk controller, PCI USB device
etc. It can remove the yellow question mark in the Device Manager
of Windows95 after installation.

B. Installing Intel busmaster driver:

Running\ChipDrv\Intel\BMIDE\Setup.exe.
It’s Intel Bus Master IDE driver for Windows95, which can
enhance the capability of IDE data transaction and up to Ultra
DMA/33MB supported by 440LX chipset or other ultimate chipset.

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four nuts

Appendix B.

Rendition Mechanism & Pentium® II/CeleronTM Processor
Installation Procedures

1. Place Plastic Guide with plastic caps on mainboard, and secure all

four caps.

Plastic Guide with

Windows

Celeron fittings

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

2. If choosing to use CeleronTM Processor, snap-on Celeron
fittings

onto the Plastic Guide.

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

2. Install HSSBASE (Heatsink Support Base) on mainboard, then
insert the two plastic pins through the HSSBASE to secure it to the
mainboard.

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3. Insert Pentium® II Processor in Slot1.

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

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

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

Remark:
Please skip step3 and step5 for Boxed Pentium® II Processor and refer
to relevant details of this kind of processor for your installation.

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Manual P6I440LX/L6 Ver 1.0

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