QDI Superb 4L User Manual

Item Checklist

This item checklist is only available for retail market.Completely check your package,If you
discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.

Superb 4L series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
User’s manual
1 IDE ribbon cable
1 floppy ribbon cable
I/O shield(option)
1 10-pin ribbon cable with bracket for USB3 and USB4(option)

Notice

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

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

If you need any further information, please visit our web-site: “www.qdigrp.com”.

Declaration of conformity

QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) L TD.

20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road,

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

declares that the product

Mainboard

Superb 4L

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

þ EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance

characteristics of information technology equipment

þ EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

þ EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

European Representative:
QDI COMPUTE R ( UK ) L TD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI EUROPE B. V.
QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH
LEGEND QDI SPAIN S.L . QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB

Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG/2002

Printed Name : Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President

Declaration of conformity

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

Model Name: Superb 4L

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: Mainboard

Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.

Address: 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place

979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, HONG
KONG

Supplementary Information:

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

Signature : Date : 2002

CONTENTS

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

Overview...................................................................... 1

Key Features.................................................................1

2. Installation Instructions.................................5

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

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

USB1, USB2 and LAN connectors................................5

Line-in, Microphone-in, Speaker-out jacks

and MIDI/Joystick connector..........................................6

Parallel Port, Serial Port &VGA Output Connectors......6

USB3/4/5/6 Connectors...............................................6

ATX12V Power Supply Connector &

Power Switch(POWER_SW).........................................7

Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)............................. 7

Reset Switch (RESET).................................................. 7

Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)....................................8

Power LED Connector (PWR LED)................................8

GREEN LED Connector (GREEN LED)...........................8

ACPI LED Connector (ACPI LED)..................................8

Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW).....................8

Infrared Header (IrDA).................................................. 9

Audio Connectors (CD_IN,MODEM).............................. 9

Fan Connectors (CPUFAN, CHSF AN , BAKFAN)......... 10

Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC)............................. 10

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL).............................................. 1 1

Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM).............................1 1

4 Pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS)...................................12

Communication and Networking Riser Interface

Connector(CNR)............................................................12

Audio Interface..............................................................13

Serial Port (UART2).......................................................14

Main Expansion Slots and Connectors.........................14

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CONTENTS

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

Enable/Disable on-board Audio (JSD)................................15

Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function

(JUSB1/JUSB2).................................................................. 16

BIOS Protection Jumper (JA V)........................................... 16

Clear CMOS(JCC)..............................................................17

3. BIOS Description................................................... 19

Utility Support.................................................................19

AWDFLASH.EXE................................................................ 19

AW ARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description.......................... 20

Entering Setup....................................................................20

Load Fail-Safe Defaults.................................................... 20

Load Optimized Defaults.................................................... 20

Standard CMOS Features Setup.......................................20

QDI Innovation Features....................................................24

Advanced BIOS Features Setup........................................26

Advanced Chipset Features Setup....................................29

Power Management Setup.................................................31

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup.............................................. 34

Integrated Peripherals........................................................ 35

PC Health Status.................................................................39

Password Setting...............................................................40

Boot with BIOS defaults.....................................................40

Appendix.......................................................................41

QDI Utility CD ......................................................................41

Norton AntiVirus.................................................................41

LogoEasy II.........................................................................42

BIOS-ProtectEasy...............................................................43

RecoveryEasyII.................................................................. 44

SpeedEasy II......................................................................49

BootEasy............................................................................50

Installation Guide(Spanish).................................................53

Installation Guide(French).................................................. 56

Installation Guide(Italian).................................................... 60

Mainboard Layout

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Note:

This manual is suitable for mainboards of Superb 4L se­ries. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC
user who wants diverse features.

S4L: without onboard Audio and onboard LAN
S4L-A: with onboard Audio
S4L-L: with onboard LAN
S4L-AL: with onboard Audio and onboard LAN

Caution

Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the
heatsink of FAN to keep them fully contact , meanwhile to meet
the heat sink requirement.

Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview

Superb 4L series mainboard utilizes SIS 650 (SIS 650+SIS 961)Chipset, providing a fully
compatible, high performance and cost-effective mA TX platform. The mainboard provides
400 MHz system bus to support Intel
DDR200/266 SDRAM with the largest memory size up to 2GB.The new integrated technolo­gies, together with AGP 4X support, AC’97 Audio, 6 USB ports, and Ultra DMA100/66/33,
give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at an reasonable price. It also provides
advanced features such as Wake up by USB devices, Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Modem
and ACPI functions. Suspend to RAM, the optimal implementation of the Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification, makes the PC’s power consumption
drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick wakeup. BootEasy, our innovation, lets

the PC boot freely and rapidly.

Key Features

Form factor

l mATX form factor of 244mm x 224mm

®

Pentium 4 socket 478 processors and it supports

Microprocessor

l Supports Intel

®

Pentium 4(Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.

9/2.0 GHz

l Supports Intel

®

Pentium 4(Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2/2.

4GHz and above

l Supports 400MHz host bus speed

System memory

l Provides two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
l Supports DDR 200/266 SDRAM
l Supports 64/128/256/512Mb DDR SDRAM technology
l The largest total memory is up to 2GB

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Onboard IDE

l Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
l Supports Ultra AT A 100/66/33, PIO mode
l Supports Two fast IDE interfaces which can support four IDE devices including IDE

hard disks and CD-ROM drivers

USB Ports
l 2 USB Host Controllers with total of 6 ports

l USB 1.1 compliant
l Supports wake-up from S1 (power on suspend), S3 (Suspend to RAM,depends on

device)

Onboard I/O

l One floppy port supports up to two 3.5

″

or 5.25″ floppy drives with 360K/720K/1.2M/

1.44M/2.88M format

l Two high speed 16550 compatible UAR T s (COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 selective) with

16 byte send/receive FIFO

l One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
l Infrared interface
l All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup

Onboard LAN (Available onS4L-L,S4L-AL mainboard)

l 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
l 10/100M LAN interface built-in on board

Onboard Audio (Available on S4L-A,S4L-AL)

l AC’97 2.1 Specification Compliant

l Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack with onboard

amplifier and MIDI/Joystick Connector

AGP Interface(Optional)

l AGP Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers
l Graphics Card above SIS315 is suggested strongly to be equipped on the mainboard

BIOS

l Licensed advanced AWARD(phoenix) BIOS

l Supports Flash RAM with plug and play ready

l Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up

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Advanced features

l PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant

l Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
l Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
l Supports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem
l Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system voltages,

fan speed)

l Providing QDI innovations such as SpeedEasy II, RecoveryEasy II, BIOS-ProtectEasy,

LogoEasyII and BootEasy

Note: Our technology is now being upgraded, the description and Interface for Easy
technology in this manual are only for your reference. If you would like to get the upgraded
version, please download the latest BIOS or the utility from the website to re-flash your
mainboard; if your mainboard supports the latest version Easy technology, refer to the
webpage for functions and detailed operation of the technology.

Green function

l Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS

Directed Power Management)

l 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)

Expansion slots

l 1 AGP slot(optional)
l 3 PCI slots

l 1 CNR slot

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Installation Instructions

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 these connectors, please pay attention to the
directions.

External Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard A T 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 and LAN Connectors

Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices.The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN,
(LAN connector is available on S4L-L,S4L-AL mainboard).

 LAN(Optional)

 USB1
 USB2

Warning

Warning






Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before add­ing or removing expansion cards or other system
peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and expan­sion cards might be seriously damaged.

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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick
Connector

(Available on S4L-A,S4L-AL)

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.The MIDI/Joystick connector allows you to connect a game joystick or a
MIDI device.



MIDI/Joystick
Speaker out
 Line in



 Microphone in

Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Output Connectors

The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial
port UART1 connectors can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse.
The VGA output connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. Y ou can enable/disable
them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated Peripherals” from AWARD BIOS
SETUP.



 Parallel Port

 UART1





 VGA

USB3 /4/5/6 Connectors

Besides USB1 and USB2 ports on the back panel, the mainboard also has another two 10­pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable to provide additional 4
USB Ports.




6

D4-

D2-

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+5V

D4+

GND

GND

+5V

D2+
GND
GND

1

GND
GND

D5+
D5-
+5V

1

GND
GND

D3+
D3-
+5V

USB5,6

USB3,4

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A TX12V Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW)

Be sure to connect the power supply plug to this connector in its proper orientation. The
power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When powering
up your system, first turn on the mechanical switch of the power supply (if one is provided),
then push once the power switch. When powering off the system, you needn’t turn off the
mechanical switch, just
support A TX12V power.





Push once* the power switch. Superb 4L series mainboard only

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12V
5VSB
PS-OK

GND

5V



GND

5V
GND

3.3V

3.3V

GND

GND

5V

5V

-5V

GND

 ATX Power

GND

Supply Connector

GND

PS-ON

GND

-12V

3.3V

1

 +12V Power

12V

Supply Connector

12V

 POWER SW

Note

Note

If you change ““ POWER BUTTON OVERRIDE ” ” from default
“Instant-off” to “Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT

SETUP” section of the BIOS, the power switch should be
pressed for morethan 4 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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Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)

The connector can be connected to the speaker on the case.

Power LED Connector (PWR LED)

When the system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED
is blink; When the system is in S3,S4, S5 status, the LED is off. The connector has an
orientation.

GREEN LED Connector (GREEN LED)

When the system is in S0,S1,S4,S5 status, the LED is off,When the system is in S3 status,
the LED is on.

ACPI LED Connector (ACPI LED)

The ACPI LED is a dual-color light with three pins. Pin1and Pin2 drive different color lights.
If Pin1 drives the orange light , then, Pin2 drives the green light, the following status will
come out. When the system is in S0 status, the LED is green on. When the system is in S1
status, the LED is green blink. When the system is in S3 status, the LED is orange on.
When the system is in S4, S5 status, the LED is off.

Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW)

Push once the switch connected to this header, the system enters suspend mode.

HD_LED

ACPI LED

SPEAKER

PWR

SW

GREEN LED

SLEEP

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SW

PWR LED

RESET

KEYLK

HDD LED(+)

ACPI LED

PWR

SW

SLEEP

SW

PWR LED

ORANGE(-)
GREEN(-)
LED+(VCC)
POWER
GND
EMPTY
EMPTY
SLEEP
GND

LED+
LED­LED-

HDD LED(-)
VCC

GND
NC
SPKDATA
RESET
GND
EMPTY
LED+
LED­LED­GND
KEYLOCK

SPEAKER

RESET

GREEN LED

KEYLK

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Infrared Header (IrDA)

This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving. Before using this function,
configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the “INTEGRA TED PERIPH­ERALS” section of the BIOS.

1



2
3

4
5

VCC

NC
IRRX
GND
IRTX

 IrDA Connector

Audio Connectors (CD_IN, MODEM)

(Available on S4L-A/AL)

CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive
through a CD audio cable. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface
with a voice modem card with a similar connector. It allows connecting the mono_in (such
as a phone) or mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice
modem card.



 CD_IN

CD Left Channel

Common
CD Right Channel

 MODEM

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Phone-In (from Modem)
GND

Mono-Out (to Modem)

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Fan Connectors ( CPUFAN, CHSF AN, BAKF AN)

The fan speed of CPUFAN and CHSFAN can be detected and viewed in “PC Health”
section of the BIOS. These three fans will be automatically turned off after the system
enters suspend mode.

 CPUFAN

SENSE
+12V

FAN GND

 BAKFAN

FAN GND







FAN GND

SENSE

+12V

 CHSF AN

SENSE

+12V

Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC)(Reserved)

The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can
detect the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector. If the case has been
opened , the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been opened.

Indicate signal

1



 CHSSEC

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GND

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Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)

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 A TX12V power , and
a LAN adapter which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the
relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set “ Wake up by Ring/LAN ” as Enabled in the
“POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the BIOS. Save and exit, then boot the operat­ing system once to make sure this function takes effect.

1



+5VSB
GND

Signal for waking up

 WOL

Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)

Through this function, the system which is in the suspend or soft-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 “ Wake up by Ring/LAN ” as
Enabled in the “Power Management Setup” section of the BIOS. Save and exit, then boot
the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.

1



+5V standby
Signal for waking up

GND

WOM

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4 Pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices communicate
through the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. The SMBus or
System Management Bus is a specific implementation of I
bus, that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a
master by initiating data transfer.

2

C bus, which is a multi-master

1

2
3
4

SMBDATA
SMBCLK
GND

5VSB

SMBUS Connector



Communication and Networking Riser Interface Connector(CNR)

The mainboard provides this Communication and Networking Riser(CNR) interface which can
support audio and/or modem functions . What its superiority compared with AMR is being able
to support plug-and-play function. Mechanically the CNR shares a PCI slot, thus when you
insert the CNR card, the neighboring PCI slot cannot be used.



 CNR Connector

By using an audio codec, the AC’97 digital link providing by CNR allows for cost-effective,
high-quality, integrated audio on the platform. AC’97 digital link also allows several external
codecs to be connected. The digital link is expanded to support twoor three audio codecs
for up to 6 channels of PCM audio output (full AC-3 decode) or a combination of an audio and
modem codec.

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Audio Interface (Optional)

The audio interface can provide 3 kinds of Audio output choics :the FrontAudio, the
RearAudio and the ActiveAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. when the FrontAudio
is available, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio(in-case speaker)will be cut off. when the
RearAudio is available, the ActiveAudio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is needed for
the case of earphone plugged into. when the FrontAudio jack is inexistence, Pin11 and
Pin12, Pin13 and Pin14 must be short connected.

Pin

Microphone in

Speaker

(Active Audio)

Line in

Speaker Out

Earphone

(Front Audio)



Symbol Pin
No.
1 Active LINE Out(R) 2 Active LINE Out(L)
3 GND (ALO) 4 GND (ALO)
5 GND(+12) 6 GND(+12)
7 +12V(1A) 8 (Cut away )
9 MIC 10 GND ( MIC )
11 Front LINE Out( R ) 12 LINE Next( R )
13 Front LINE Out( L ) 14 LINE Next( L )
15 GND (FLO) 16 (Cut away )

Front Audio jack

2

1

No.

FrontLineOutR

LineNextR
LineNextL

FrontLineOutL

GND

12

4

5

3

13

7

11

Symbol

16141086

 BLSPK

(Audio Interface)

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UART2

The serial port UART2 is not available on the back panel. Therefore, we provide a 9-pin
header and a ribbon cable with bracket for UART2 port (manufacturing option).

1



 UART2

Main Expansion Slots and Connectors

Slot/Port (Quantity) Description

PCI( 3 ) PCI slots
CNR( 1 ) CNR slot
AGP( 1 )(optional) AGP slot
IDE( 2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY( 1 ) Floppy Drive port
DDR( 2 ) DDR sockets
USB( 6) USB connectors
UART( 2 ) UART connectors
P ARALLEL( 1 ) Parallel connector
VGA(1) VGA Output connector
IrDA( 1 ) IrDA connector

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Jumper Settings

Jumpers are located on the mainboard, they represent, clear CMOS jumper JCC, enable
BIOS Protection function jumper JA V etc. Pin 1 for all jumpers are located on the side with a
thick white line ( Pin1→ ), refer to the mainboard’s silkscreen. Jumpers with three
pins will be shown as to represent pin1 & pin2 (“1-2”)connected and

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

Jumper

3-pin

2-pin

Symbol

Description

1-2
2-3

close
open

Represent

set pin1 and pin2 closed

set pin2 and pin3 closed

set the pins closed

set the pins opened

Enable/Disable onboard audio (JSD)

( Available on S4L-A,S4L-AL)

If you want to use the on-board audio, set JSD with pin2 & pin3 closed (default), Otherwise,
set JSD with pin1 & pin2 closed for disabling this function.

 JSD

1

3

1

2

2 3

Disable on-board audio:
Enable Primary CNR audio

Enable onboard audio:
Enable slave CNR audio only
(Default)



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

The mainboard provides the advanced USB device wake-up function. The system can be
waked up from its power saving including ACPI S3 by activating USB device. Before using
this function, set JUSB1/JUSB2 with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JUSB1/JUSB2
with pin2 & pin3 closed for disabling. Furthermore, the item “Wake-Up From S3 by USB”in
BIOS setup should also be set corespondingly to enable or disable this function.

JUSB1





Only for USB1,2

Disable:

1
2

3

1
2

3

JUSB1 JUSB2



Enable:

(Default)

JUSB2

1
2

3

JUSB1 JUSB2

1
2

3

Only for USB3,4 & USB5,6

BIOS Protection Jumper (JA V)

The BIOS of the mainboard is inside the FWH. If the jumper JAV is set as closed, you will

be unable to flash the BIOS to the mainboard. However in this status, the system BIOS is
protected from being attacked by serious virus such as CIH virus.

Flash Write Disabled

Flash Write Enabled

(Default)

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2

1

 JAV



The mainboard provides the BootEasy function.If you want to use this function,Please
set the jumper JA V as open under PC will boot-up in normal way conditions. Refer to

the BootEasy introduction.

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Clear CMOS (JCC)

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

 JCC

Normal status:

(Default)



Clear CMOS:

1
2

3

1
2

3

(Unplug the AC power supply )

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BIOS Description

Chapter 3

BIOS Description

Utility Support:

AWDFLASH.EXE

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

l We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encounter problems.
l Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid making

mistakes, destroying the BIOS and resulting in a non-working system.

When you encounter problems, for example, you find your system does not support the
latest CPU released on our current mainboard, you may therefore upgrade the BIOS,
please don’t forget to set JA V as open and disable the “Flash Write Protect” item in AW ARD
BIOS CMOS Setup first.

Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade.

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

2. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE (version>=7.95) from the directory \Utility located on QDI
Mainboard Utility CD onto your new bootable diskette.

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

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

5. Reboot the system from the bootable diskette created.

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

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:AWDFLASH.EXE (version>=7.95) utility must be used to upgrade the mainboard
family BIOS instead of QDI flash utility.

BIOS version will update constantly.We will not be responsible for any BIOS

description differ from your mainboard BIOS shown.

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A WARD(Phoenix) 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 T est), press <Del> key to enter the
AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.

Press <Del> to enter SETUP

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

Figure-1 Main Menu

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

The Fail-Safe Defaults are secure and useful for system. It is recommended users
load the Fail -Safe Defaults when the system is in trouble.

Load Optimized Defaults

The Optimized Defaults are common and efficient. It is recommended users load the opti­mized defaults first, then modify the needed configuration settings.

Standard CMOS Features Setup

The basic CMOS settings included in “Standard CMOS Features” are Date, Time, Hard
Disk Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive T ypes, and VGA etc. Use the arrow keys to highlight
the item, then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value desired in each item.

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Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

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

Figure-2-1 IDE Primary Master Setup Menu

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

These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system.
There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS: None, Auto, and Manual. ‘None’
means no HDD is installed or set; ‘Auto’ means the system can 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

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

CHS mode

Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any trans­formation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for CHS
mode are 1024,16 and 63.

If the user sets his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528
megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that.

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode

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

During HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical address described by
sector, head and cylinder number into its own physical address inside the HDD.

Large mode

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

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

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

Remark

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

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Video

Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system.

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

VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode.
MONO Monochrome adapter, including high resolution monochrome

adapters.

Halt On

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

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

detected.

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

stop and you will be prompted.

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

stop for all other errors.

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

for all other errors.

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

stop for all other errors.

Memory

This is a Display-Only Category , determined by POST (Power On Self T est) of the BIOS.

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

(or conventional) memory installed in the system.

Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is

presented during the POST.

Total Memory Total memory of the system .

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QDI Innovation features

Figure-3 QDI Innovation features Menu

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

Item Option Description

[SpeedEasyII setting]

lCPU Clock Ratio x8~50 Select the multiplication of processor core

frequency. If a Ratio -locked processor
installed, this item will be hidden. This item is
only for users who understand all the CPU
parameters. This function will not take effect
for bus ratio locked processor.

Key in a Fill in a DEC number of the ratio you want .
DEC number

lCPU Frequency 100 Set CPU frequency as100MHz.

133 Set CPU frequency as 133MHz.

lDRAM Frequency By SPD Set DRAM frequency by SPD.

200MHz set DRAM frequency manually.
266MHz .
333MHZ

lCPU Voltage Default Set CPU frequency.

- 0.075V

... ...

+ 0.300V

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Item Option Description

[BootEasy setting]

l QDI BootEasy Enabled PC boot in rapid speed, without any redun

feature dant feature waiting for the displaying of

starting OS.

Disabled PC boot in the legacy BIOS way.

[LogoEasyII setting]

l Show Bootup Enabled The logo will be shown automatically when

Logo Disabled system boots up, otherwise, no logo appears

on the screen.

[RecoveryEasyII setting]

l Menu language English Select RecoveryEasyII Interface Menu

Select Chinese language.

l Hotkey for NULL Backup/Recovery interface can not be used

Backup/Recovery by Pressing Hotkey.

F2~F12 Select Hotkey to enter Backup/Recovery

interface during POST.

[BIOS -protectEasy setting]

l Flash Write Enabled This option is for protecting the system BIOS,

Protect Disabled when enabled, writing to BIOS area is to be

discarded.

Warning

Warning

Be sure your selection is right. CPU over
speed will be dangerous! We will not be
responsible for any damages caused.

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Advanced BIOS Features Setup

Figure-4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu

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

Item Option Description

lVirus warning Enabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature

for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this
function is enabled and someone attempt to write
data into this area, BIOS will show a warning
message on screen and alarm beep.

Disabled Invalidates this function.

l CPU L1&L2 Enabled Enable CPU L1/L2 cache.

Cache Disabled Disable CPU L1/L2 cache.

l CPU L2 Cache Enabled Enables CPU L2 Cache ECC function.

ECC Checking Disabled Disables CPU L2 Cache ECC function.

l Quick Power Enabled Allow the system to skip certain tests while

On Self Test booting. This will decrease the time needed to

boot the system.

Disabled Normal POST.

l First (Second, Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority. It could be

Third) Boot Device Floppy Disabled, Floppy, LS120,ZIP100, HDD-0, HDD-1,
Boot Other Device HDD-2, HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM, LAN.

......

CDROM

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Item Option Description

l Swap Floppy Enabled If the system has two floppy drives, choose

Drive Disabled enable to assign physical drive B to logical drive.

l Boot Up Enabled Tests floppy drives to determine whether they

Floppy Seek Disabled have 40 or 80 tracks.

l Boot Up On Select power on state for NumLock.

NumLock Status Off

l Gate A20 Option Normal Let chipset control GateA20 and Normal - a pin

Fast in the keyboard controller controls GateA20.

Default is Fast.

l Typermatic Rate Enabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the

Setting Disabled keyboard controller - when enabled, the typematic

rate and typematic delay can be selected.

l Typermatic Rate 6~30 The rate at which character repeats when you

(chars/sec) hold down a key.

l Typermatic Delay 250~1000 The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat.

(Msec)

l Security Option Setup Select whether the password is required every

System time the system boot or only when you enter

setup.

l OS Select For Non-OS2 Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating

DRAM>64MB OS2 system with more than 64MB of RAM.

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

Capability Disabled Invalidate this feature.

l Report no FDD Yes Report NO Floppy Disk Drive for WIN 95 to

for WIN 95 release IRQ6.

No Do not report No Floppy Disk Drive for WIN 95.

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Item Option Description

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

Shadow will increase the video speed.

Disabled Invalidates this feature.

l Show Logo Enabled The EPA logo will be shown automatically when

EPA show Disabled system boots up, otherwise, no logo appears

on the screen.

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Advanced Chipset Features Setup

Figure-5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu

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

Item Option Description

l Advanced DRAM Press Enter Press enter to set the items about DRAM.

Control

l System Safe Mode Set system performance.

Performance Normal Mode

Fast Mode
Turbo Mode
Ultra Mode

l CAS Latency 2T/2.5T/3T Define CAS latency time.

Setting

l DRAM Addr/Cmd AUTO DRAM address and command delay time

Rate 1T/2T setting.

l Prefetch Caching Enable Enable precharge caching.

Disable Invalidates this function.

l Memory hole at Enabled Memory hole at 15-16M is reserved for

15M-16M expanded ISA card.

Disabled Do not set this memory hole.

l AGP Aperture 4/8/16/32 Set the effective size of the Graphics Aperture

Size (MB) 64/128/256 to be used in the particular GART Configuration.

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Item Option Description

l Graphic Window Enabled Set Graphic Window to improve 3D performance.

WR combin Disabled Invalidates this function.

l Close Empty Enabled Close empty DIMM or PCI clock to reduce EMI.

DIMM/PCI Clk Disabled Do not close empty DIMM or PCI clock.

l Spread Spectrum Enabled Enable Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI.

Disabled Disable Clock Spread Spectrum.

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Power Management Setup

Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

l ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function.

Disabled Disable this function.

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

Type S3(STR)

S1&S3

l S3 Resume Auto The VGA device could be initialized automatically

Init VGA when system was waken up from S3 status.

Enabled Enable VGA device be initialized when system

was waken up from S3 status.

Disabled Disable VGA device be initialized when system

was waken up from S3 status.

l Video Off Suspend -> Off Screen blanks after the system enters either

Option standby mode or suspend mode.

Always On Screen is always on.

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Item Option Description

l Video Off Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off the screen

Method when disabling video.

V / H SYNC + In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also turn
Blank off the V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals from VGA

card to monitor.

DPMS This function is enabled only for VGA cards

supporting DPMS.

Note: When the green monitor does not
detect the V/H-SYNC signals, the electron gun
will be turned off.

l Switch function break/wake Enable Power Switch to wake up.

Disabled Disable Power Switch to wake up.

l MODEM Use 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 Special wake-up event for Modem.

IRQ 10, 11 Auto

l HDD Off Disabled HDD’s motor will not turn off by timer.

After 1 - 15 Min Define the continuous HDD idle time before the

HDD enters power saving mode (motor off).

l Power Button Instant-Off The system will immediately power off once the

Override power button is pressed.

Delay 4 sec. The system will power off when power button is

pressed for more than 4 seconds.

l Power State Always Off System is always off when put on AC power.

Resume Control Always On System is on once put on AC power.

keep pre-states Keep the preceding states.

l PM Wake up Press Enter Enter to set the items about PM.

Events

l IRQ(3~7,9~15) Enabled Enables IRQ“X” to wake up.
NMI Disabled Disables IRQ“X” to wake up.

l IRQ 8 Break Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by IRQ 8.

Suspend Disabled Does not allow the system to be waken up by IRQ8.

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Item Option Description

l wake up by Enabled Allow the system to be powered on when a

Ring/LAN Ring indicator signal comes up to UART1 or

UART2 from external modem .

Disabled Do not allow Ring wake up.

l MACPME Power Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by onboard

Up Control LAN.

Disabled Does not allow the system to be powered on by

onbard LAN.

l PCIPME Power Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by PCI card.

Up Control Disabled Does not allow the system to be powered on by

PCI card.

l USB Port Wake Enabled The system could be waked up by USB devices

Up Control from the Suspend to RAM status.

Disabled The system cannot be waked up by USB devices

from the Suspend To RAM status.

l Power Enabled RTC alarm can be used to generate a wake-up

by Alarm event to power up the system.

Disabled RTC has no alarm function.

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PNP/PCI Configuration Setup

Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

l Reset Enabled Default setting is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset

Configuration Data Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when

you exit Setup, if you have installed a new
add-on and the system reconfiguration has
caused serious conflicts preventing the OS
from booting.

Disabled Disable the configuration data function.

l Resources Auto(ESCD) BIOS can automatically configure all boot

Controlled By Manual and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you

choose Auto, you cannot select IRQ DMA and
memory base address fields, because BIOS
automatically assigns them.

l PCI/VGA Palette Disabled Default setting.

Snoop Enabled Non-standard VGA cards such as graphics

accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show
colors properly. Enabling this item can solve this
problem.

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Integrated Peripherals

Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu

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

Item Option Description

l SIS On-Chip Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip IDE device.

IDE device

l Internal PCI/IDE Disabled Set the ports of Onboard IDE.

Primary

Secondary
Both

l IDE Primary Mode 0 - 4 Define the IDE primary master/ slave

Master/Slave PIO mode.
PIO Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto -detection.

l IDE Primary Auto Ultra DMA mode will be enabled if an Ultra DMA

Master/Slave device is detected.
UDMA Disabled Disable this function.

lIDE Burst Mode Enabled Enables IDE Burst Mode.

Disabled Disables IDE Burst Mode.

l SIS On-Chip Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip PCI device.

PCI device

l SIS-7012 Enabled If audio codec was installed on board, the AC97

AC97 Audio audio function can be used.

Disabled Disable the AC97 audio onboard.

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Item Option Description

l SIS-7013 S/W Enabled Enable CNR AC97 Modem.

Modem Disabled Disable CNR AC97 Modem.

l SIS-900 Enabled The onboard LAN is enabled.

10/100M ETHERNET Disable The onboard LAN is disabled.

l System Share 4/8/16 MB Set the display memory as 6/8/16/32/64MB.

Memory Size 32/64 MB

l Onboard Super IO Press Enter Press enter to set Super IO device.
Device

l Onboard FDC Enabled Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled.

Controller Disabled Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled.

l Onboard 3F8/IRQ4, Define the onboard serial port address and

Serial Port 1/2 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.

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

Select IrDA Supports IRDA mode.

ASK IR Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum

baud rate up to 57600bps.

l UR2 Duplex Mode Half Default is recommended.

Full

l Onboard Parallel 378/IRQ7 Define parallel port address and IRQ channel.

Port 278/IRQ5

3BC/IRQ7
Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled.

l Parallel Port SPP Define the parallel port mode
Mode EPP

ECP
ECP+EPP

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Item Option Description

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

DMA 1

l Game Port Disabled This option is used to configure Game Port

Address 201,209 Address.

l Midi Port Address Disabled This option is used to configure Midi Port

290/300 Address.

330

l Midi Port IRQ 5 This option is used to configure Midi Port

10 IRQ.

l USB Controller Enabled Enable onchip USB controller.

Disabled Disable onchip USB controller.

l USB Keyboard Enabled Support USB Keyboard under legacy OS.

Support Disabled Do not support USB Keyboard under legacy OS.

l IDE HDD Block Enabled Allow IDE HDD to read/write several sectors at

Mode once.

Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.

l Init Display First PCI Slot Initialize the PCI VGA first.

AGP Initialize the AGP first.

l AGP Auto Enabled Enable the AGP auto calibration.

Calibration Disabled Disable the AGP auto calibration.

l IDE Access Embedded BUS Access IDE using Embedded BUS.

Interface PCI BUS Access IDE using PCI BUS.

l MAC Access Embedded BUS Access MAC using Embedded BUS.

Interface PCI BUS Access MAC using PCI BUS.

l USB1 Access Embedded BUS Access USB1 using Embedded BUS.

Interface PCI BUS Access USB1 using PCI BUS.

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Item Option Description

l USB0 Access Embedded BUS Access USB0 using Embedded BUS.

Interface PCI BUS Access USB0 using PCI BUS.

l Audio Access Embedded BUS Access Audio using Embedded BUS.

Interface PCI BUS Access Audio using PCI BUS.

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PC Health Status

Figure-9 PC Health Status Menu

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

Item Option Description

l Shutdown 60

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

0

C/1400F The system will shut down automatically under

750C/1670F 1490F, 700C/1580F, 750C/1670F.
Disabled The system remains on regardless of how

much the CPU temperature is.

l Vcore Display current voltage value including all

+2.5V significant voltages of the mainboard.
+3.3V
+5 V
+12 V
+3.3V Standby

-12 V

+5V Standby
Voltage Battery Display the voltage of battery.

l CPU The temperature of CPU.

Temperature

l System Current System temperature.

Temperature

l CPUFAN Speed RPM (Revolution Per Minute) Speed of fan.

CHSFAN Speed Fan speed value is based on an assumption that

tachometer signal is two pulses per revolution.
In other cases, you should regard it relatively.

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Password Setting

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen
to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now
will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to
confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press
<Esc> to abort the selection.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A
message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

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

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

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor
Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also you
can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not
modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

Boot with BIOS defaults

If you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system can not boot with the
CMOS values selected in setup, clear CMOS after power-down, then power on again.
System will boot with BIOS default settings.

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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 . Y ou should install
the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are
installed.

A. Chipset software B. Network Driver(optional)
C . Audio Driver(optional) D . DirectX
E . VGA Driver(optional)

2. Accessory

A. Norton AntiVirus 2002
B. QFlashV1.0

3. Browse CD

Y ou 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. Superb 4L-French.doc,Superb 4L-Spanish.doc etc.

Norton AntiVirus

When you install Norton AntiVirus and accept options, your computer is safe. Norton
AntiVirus automatically checks boot records for viruses at system startup, Checks pro­grams for viruses at the time you use them, scans all local hard drives for viruses once
per week, and monitors your computer for any activity that might indicate the work of a
virus in action. It also scans files you download from the internet and checks floppy disks
for boot viruses when you use them.
The list below shows the most important tasks Norton AntiVirus helps you perform:Scan
for viruses on your computer;Remove viruses from your computer;Update your virus
protection with LiveUpdate;Quarantine an infected file. you can go to the Symantec Web
site to view an online tutorial:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/tutorial

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Appendix

LogoEasy IILogoEasy II

Thank you for using QDI upgraded innovation--- LogoEasy II, which is completely
compatible with LOGOEASY. LOGOEASY II can be easily operated in a Windows
environment, following in steps with the trend. It has added the functions of support­ing JPEG images and true color display of 64K and 16M colors with regard to JPEG­format graphics files and the high-precision display equipment, which are now
widely used.

LOGOEASY II supports the high-resolution 640x480 or 800x600 image display and
full-screen, 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. In particular, the tools under the interface of WINDOWS are simple and easy to
operate. It teaches you by taking your hand how to change LOGO.

ITEM LogoEasy II LogoEasy

ü ------ Support x ------- Not Support

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

Y ou can use “LogoEasy II” to replace it
by any other logo which you want.

We provide two Utilities in the QDI Driver
CD , which bring user the following two
means to select:

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A. Using CBLOGO.EXE Utility (Under DOS ):

1.Copy “CBLOGO.EXE”and “AWDFLASH.EXE” from the directory \Utility located on QDI
Driver CD to your hard disk.

2.Get the BIOS file from “AWDFLASH.EXE” or Download the BIOS file from the
Website (http://www.qdigrp.com) and copy the BIOS file(xxxxxx.bin) to your hard
disk.

3.Boot the system into DOS environment, Put your favor picture into BIOS file by
“CBLOGO.EXE” command. For example: CBLOGO.EXE xxxxxx.bin myphoto.bmp

4.Flash the BIOS to motherboard by “AWDFLASH.EXE”. For example: AWDFLASH

xxxxxx.bin

B. Using QFlash (Under Windows ):

1. Download the QFlash Utility from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com) or get it from

QDI Driver CD.

2. Run QFlash program step by step,following the directions until complete it .

3. Reboot the system, you can see the new picture displayed on the screen.

NOTE:

If you require more parameters information concerning “CBLOGO.EXE”, please refer to
the online help. If you don’t prefer the logo displayed on the screen during bootup, set
the “Show Bootup Logo” option as Disabled in CMOS Setup.

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

BIOS_ProtectEasy

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.

There are two choices which implements this function.

1. Set the jumper (JAV) as closed, the BIOS can not be overwritten.

2. Set the jumper (JAV) as opened, meanwhile set “Flash W rite Protect” as Enabled in
CMOS Setup. In this way, the BIOS can not be overwritten, but the DMI information can
be updated.

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Appendix

RecoveryEasy II

RecoveryEasy II

Introduction:

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.

Features:

RcoveryEasy II has the following features:

ð Secure Backup

(1) Backup area can be reserved automatically in the High Memory Block (HMB)

and all of partitions can be adjusted automatically .

(2) Backup area is invisible to any operating system and its upper software,

making it impossible to be attacked completely.

ð Ease to Operate

(1) RcoveryEasy II is supported in both Chinese and English. Y ou can easily

enter Backup or Recover interface by simply pressing hotkeys. Backup or
recover operation can be done with simple choices.

(2) User are not required to define the size of backup area. When backup start, it

will automatically allocate an area in the High Memory Block (HMB) of hard
disk as backup area upon the necessity of data storage, so as to improve the
utilization of hard disk space.

ð Adavantage Function

(1) Multiform partition format can be supported in RcoveryEasy II, including

FA T16, FA T32, NTFS etc.

(2)The capability of supportable Hard Disk is up to 137GB.

ð Flexible Combination

The hard disk data can be choosed to be protected and restored as required.

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The following attachment is Backup and Recovery Function table:

Backup Backup content R e store content

Partition T able Partition T able Partition Table
System Partition System Partition+Partition T able System Partition, PartitionTable
Whole Disk All Partitions+Partition T able System Partition, PartitionTable,

Whole Disk

CMOS Setup CMOS Setup CMOS Setup

Menu Language and Hotkey Selection

Please press “DEL” key to enter CMOS setup during the POST(Power On Self T est),
then user can see [RecoveryEasyII Setting] items of the “QDI Innovation features”
menu, in which the language on RecoveryEasyII interface and hotkey could be
selected .

figure-1 QDI Innovation Features

1 Menu language Select

We provide two menu language for user to select, English is the default.

2 Hot key for Backup

There are 12 options, including NULL and F2~F12. Key F1 1 is default.
If NULL is selected, Backup interface can not be used with pressing
hotkey. If you select one key of the rest 11 options, you can enter Backup
interface by pressing the hotkey you setup during POST.

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3 Hot key for Recovery

There are 12 options, including NULL and F2~F12. Key F12 is default.
If NULL is selected, Restore interface can not be used with pressing hotkey. If you
select one key of the rest 11 options, you can enter Recover interface by pressing
the hotkey you setup during POST.

NOTE:

If the Backup hotkey and Recover hotkey have been set with the same key, the
default will be Backup hotkey.

Hard Disk Selection Menu

If you installed the system with several
IDE hard disks, and you have pressed
the backup or restore hotkey during
POST, hard disk selection menu will
popup before you enter backup or
recovery interface, in which all of the
IDE hard disks installed on your system
will be listed. Y ou can scroll the highlight
bar to the hard disk you want to work
with using arrow key. Press ENTER to
confirm, and the following operation will
be performed on the selected hard disk:

figure-2 Hard Disk Select

Backup Function Introduction

press Backup Hotkey to enter Backup Interface during the POST(Power On Self
T est), then the follwing interface will appear. Y ou can scroll the highlight bar to the
option you want to work with using arrow key. Press ENTER to confirm.

1 Backup Partition Table

2 Backup System Partition C:
3 Backup Whole Disk
4 Backup CMOS Setup

5 Free Backup Area
6 Exit Backup Menu

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1 Backup Partition Table

It is used to backup partition table of current hard Disk. A partition table keeps the status
of the hard disk partitions, such as the number of partitions, the type and size of each
partition, etc. It is the most important information of the hard disk data structure. The
incorrectness or loss of the table will result in the failure of reading data from the hard
disk partitions.

2 Backup System Partition

It is used to backup the system partition of
current hard disk. It makes a backup of the
data in the bootable partition (actived
partition) of current hard disk, as well as the
partition table.

3 Backup Whole Disk

It makes a backup of all the useful data on
the hard disk, including partition table and the
data in all partitions.

4 Backup CMOS Setup

It is used to backup the settings you have
made in the CMOS Setup.

5 Release Backup Area

It is used to unload the backup data on the
hard disk, freeing the hard disk space.

6 Exit Backup Menu

It is used to Exit Backup Interface.

figure-4 Backup process

Recovery Function Introduction

Press Recovery Hotkey to enter Recovery Interface duringthe POST(Power On
Self Test), then the follwing interface will appear. You can scroll the highlight bar to
the option you want to work with using arrow key. Press ENTER to confirm.

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figure-5 Recover Interface

1.Recover Partition T able

It used to restore the partition table data stored in
backup area to current Hard Disk.

2.Recover System Partition

It used to restore the system partition data stored
in current backup area to current system
partition. If current system partition doesn’t match
the backup system partition, a warning will be
displayed indicating the recovery fails. This
feature will only restore the bootable partition
and contents in other partitions will be
untouched.

1 Recover Partition Table

2 Recover System Partition
3 Recover Whole Disk
4 Recover CMOS Setup

5 Exit Backup Menu

3.Recover Whole Disk

It used to restore all the Hard Disk data stored in
current backup area to current Hard DIsk. This
operation will restore the partition table and data
in all partitions, as a result, existing data in
current Hard Disk will be overwritten.

4.Recover CMOS Setup

This will restore the latest backup of the CMOS
Settings you have made to the current CMOS.

5 Exit Recovery Menu

It is used to exit Recovery Interface.

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figure-4 Recover process

SpeedEasy II

SpeedEasy II

Overview:

SpeedEasy II — has just recommended is the upgraded edition of SpeedEasy In addition
to some functions of SpeedEasy, including the wire jumper-free function, the users can
also realize in the BIOS setup the CPU core voltage adjustability. This doubtless renders
a quicker and easier mode for overclocking and will further help the users to tap the

maximum potentiality of the system.

Procedures:

1. Correctly insert the your CPU.

2. Plug in other configurations and restore the system.

3. Switch on power to the system and press the <Del> key to enter BIOS Setup.

4. Enter “QDI Innovation features” menu to set up the CPU speed.

5. Set CPU Clock ratio and CPU/DRAM Frequency and adjust CPU voltage.

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

CPU SpeedEasyII Setup Menu

Select <QDI Innovation features> item from the main menu and enter the sub-menu:

QDI Innovation features Menu

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.

Warning

Warning

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

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BootEasy

BootEasy

BootEasy technology enormously improves the long BOOT process time of computers.
Reducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting their 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 is quite easy to use ,
choose the right option in CMOS SETUP, ( refer to QDI Innovation features) it can be easily
booted quickly. BootEasy save all the information when PC first normally boot-up, and it
restores all the parameters for the system and thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.

Note:

1.

Under the following conditions, PC will boot-up in normal way.
(1) PC boot-up for the first times after set option as Enabled.
(2) the system information saved by BIOS was damaged.
(3) PC fail to boot-up continually over three times.
Setting the jumper JAV as open if you encounter the above conditions.

2. Don’t power off or reset system while BootEasy initializing.

3. set “QDI BootEasy Feature” as “Disabled” before you replace system equipment.
set “QDI BootEasy Feature” as “Enabled” after you accomplished replacing.

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QDI BootEasy(German)

BootEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von Legend QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI
Easy – Technologien.

BootEasy Setup Menu

Mit der BootEasy- T echnologie 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 T aktfrequenz des Prozessors
geprüft oder angeschlossene Geräte aktiviert.
Die BootEasy-T echnik 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 – T echnik wieder aktiviert werden.

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Instalación de la placa base Legend-QDI Superb 4L(Spanish):

1. Asegúrese que se incluyen los siguientes artículos: Placa base Legend-QDI

Superb 4L, 1 cable de datos para el puerto IDE y 1 cable de datos para el
Floppy, jumpers, 1 manual de usuario Legend-QDI Superb 4Ly un disco
compacto con los controladores de la placa base Legend-QDI Superb 4L.

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 JCC, Habilitar BIOS ProtectEasy JA V 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 Legend-QDI
Superb 4L en el capítulo 2).

5. Inserte el procesador en el socket y conecte el ventilador del procesador en el

conector de su placa base Legend-QDI Superb 4L marcado como “CPUF AN”.

6. Inserte los módulos de memoria en los bancos de memoria DIMM de su

placa base Legend-QDI Superb 4L.

7. Inserte las tarjetas PCI y/o la tarjeta CNR y AGP en las bahías de expansión de

su placa base Legend-QDI Superb 4L.

8. Conecte los periféricos internos IDE y las disqueteras mediante los cables de

datos específicos a su placa base Legend-QDI Superb 4L. 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 Legend-QDI

Superb 4L, 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
Legend-QDI Superb4).

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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
Legend-QDI Superb4 (consulte el apartado “External Connectors” en el manual
de su placa base Legend-QDI Superb4, 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:

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 Legend-QDI Superb4). 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 Legend-QDI esta incluido en el
paquete de la placa base Legend-QDI Superb4.

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.

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A. Chipset software B. Network Driver
C. Audio Driver

(Opcional)

D. VGA Driver

(Opcional)

(Opcional)

E. DirectX

2. Accessorios

A. QFlash B. QDI StepEasy ( Opcional )
C. Norton AntiVirus

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 Legend-
QDI Superb 4L (French):

Intégration du système :

1. Vérifier la présence de chaque élément dans la boite de la carte mère de
la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L :

Une carte mère de la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L.
Un CD-ROM d’installation Legend-QDI.
Un manuel d’utilisation de la carte mère Legend-QDI Superb 4L.
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 lui-même 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 Legend-QDI Superb 4L 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 cavaliers » du chapitre numéro 2
nommé « Instructions d’installation » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation
livré avec la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L lors de son
achat.

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5. Connecter le processeur dans le socket intégré à la carte mère de la série
Legend-QDI Superb 4L 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 Legend-QDI
Superb 4L et prévus à cet effet.

6. Connecter les éventuelles barrettes de mémoire dans les slots intégrés à
la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L et prévus à cet effet.

7. Connecter les éventuelles cartes d’extension au format AGP, CNR ou PCI
dans les slots intégrés à la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L
et prévus à cet effet

8. Connecter les éventuels périphériques IDE ainsi que le lecteur de
disquette à la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L grâce aux
nappes fournies avec cette dernière lors de son achat. S’assurer que
l’orientation des nappes connectées est correcte en 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 Legend-QDI Superb 4L 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 Legend-QDI Superb 4L lors de son achat.

10. Raccorder les périphériques externes sur les connecteurs de fond de
panier intégrés à la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L. 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
Legend-QDI Superb 4L 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.

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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 Legend-QDI
Superb 4L 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 Legend-QDI Superb 4L.

Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation Legend-QDI est livré avec la carte
mère de la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L.

1. Driver Install :

Avec cette option, il est possible d’installer les pilotes de la carte mère de
la série Legend-QDI Superb 4L 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. Pilotes du chipset intégré.
B. Pilote de la fonction réseau intégrée.

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D. Pilote VGA.
E. Microsoft DirectX.

2. Accessory :

Applications contenues dans le dossier :

A. Qflash.
B. Legend-QDI StepEasy (Caractéristique technique optionnelle).
C. Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2001.

3. Browse CD :

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

Applications contenues dans le dossier :

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

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Legend-Qdi Superb 4L installazione mainboard (Italian):

1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: Legend-qdi Superb 4Lmainboard,
cavo IDE e Floppy, jumpers, manuale dell’utente della mainboard
Legend-QDI Superb 4L 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 computer­case

4. I jumper locati sulla mainboard rappresentano: JCC azzeratore BIOS ,
JAV 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

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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 capitolo 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 uso

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

IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD LEGEND-QDI
E’ CONTENUTO NELLA SCA TOLA

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. Network Driver (Optional)
C. Audio Driver (Optional) D. VGA Driver(Optional)

E. DirectX

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A. Qflash
B. QDI StepEasy(Optional)
C. Norton AntiVirus

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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Board Layout of

Superb 4L

This layout is just for your reference