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Item Checklist
This item checklist is only available for retail
market. Completely check your package, If you
discover damaged or missing items, contact
your retailer.
Superb 4LE series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
User’s manual
IDE ribbon cable
Floppy ribbon cable
I/O shield (option)
Cable with bracket for USB Connectors
(option)
Notice
The information in this document is subject to
change in order to improve reliability, design, or
function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company.
In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect,
special, incidental, or consequential damages
arising out of the use or the possibility of such
damages.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
If you need any further information, please visit
our web-site: “www.qdigrp.com”.
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Declaration of conformity
QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) L TD.
20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road,
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
declares that the product
Mainboard
Superb 4LE
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
European Representative:
QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI EUROPE B. V.
QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH
LEGEND QDI SPAIN S.L. QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB
Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG/2003
Printed Name :
Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President
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Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: Superb 4LE
Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc.
Address: 41456 Christy Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Telephone: (510) 668-4933
Facsimile: (510) 668-4966
Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly
Type of Product: Mainboard
Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.
Address: 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place
979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, HONG
KONG
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2003
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 .................................................. 1
Introduction......................................................................1
Key Features .................................................................2
Advanced Features........................................................4
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors .....................4
Chapter 2 ................................................... 5
Installation Instructions................................................5
External Connectors ................................................6
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector .......................... 6
USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors .........................6
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector (COM1)
& VGA Port......................................................................6
Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack
and MIDI / Joystick Connector ...................................7
6-Channel Audio ..........................................................7
ATX12V Power Supply Connector
& Power Switch (POWER SW) ..................................8
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED) ....................8
Reset Switch (RESET) ...............................................8
Power LED Connector (PWR_LED) .......................9
Fan Connectors (SYSFAN, CPUF AN) .....................9
UART COM2 ...................................................................10
USB3,4 ;USB5,6 ............................................................10
Infrared Header (IrDA) ..................................................11
Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) .............................................11
Audio Connectors (CD_IN) .........................................12
S/PDIF OUT (Optional) .................................................12
Audio Interface.................. .............................................13
Jumper Settings ............................................................13
Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS) .........................................14
BIOS-Protection Jumper (JAV) ....................................14
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Chapter 3 ...................................................15
BIOS Description............................................................16
Utility Support ................................................................16
AWDFLASH.EXE ...........................................................16
AW ARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description...........................17
Entering Setup................................................................17
Load Optimized Defaults .............................................17
Standard CMOS Features Setup.................................17
QDI Innovation Features.............................................21
Advanced BIOS Features Setup...............................22
Advanced Chipset Features Setup..........................25
Power Management Setup.........................................27
PNP / PCI Configuration Setup..................................30
Integrated Peripherals.................................................31
PC Health Status.........................................................34
Password Setting.........................................................35
Boot with BIOS defaults.............................................35
Chapter 4 ..................................................37
Driver Installation ..........................................................37
Chipset Software .........................................................38
On-board VGA Driver ..................................................39
On-board Audio Driver .................................................41
On-board Network Driver .............................................42
USB 2.0 Driver ...............................................................43
Appendix ....................................................44
QDI Utility CD ................................................................44
Norton AntiVirus ..........................................................44
Using 4/6-Channel Audio .............................................45
Layout
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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.
Caution
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink requirement.
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This manual is suitable for mainboards of Superb 4LE
series. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the
PC user who wants diverse features.
-A: with onboard Audio
-6A: with 6-channels onboard Audio
-L: with onboard LAN
-AL: with onboard Audio and LAN
-6AL: with 6-channels onboard Audio and LAN
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Introduction
Superb 4LE series of mainboards utilize ( SIS 651 + SIS 962L)
chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and costeffective mA TX platform. The new integrated technologies, together
with AGP 4X support, AC’97 audio(2/6-channels), onboard high
performance 3D VGA, integrated LAN(optional), 6 USB 2.0 ports,
and ATA133, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at
reasonable price. It provides 400/533MHz host bus speed to support Intel
memory capacity is up to 2GB. It also provides advanced features such as Wake-on-LAN, System Health Monitor function,
AntiVirus function, ACPI function,Suspend to RAM and so on.
The optimal implementation of the Advanced Configuration and
Power interface(ACPI) specification makes the PC's power consumption drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick
wakeup.
®
Pentium 4 socket 478 processors and the largest DDR
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Form factor
mATX form factor of 244mm x 205mm
Microprocessor
Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/
1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9/2.0GHz and above
Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.6/1.8/
2.0/2.2/2.26/2.4/2.53GHz and above
Supports Intel® Celeron socket 478 processors at 1.7/1.8/2.0GHz and above
Supports 400/533MHz host bus speed
System memory
Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces
Supports DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256/512Mb technology up to 2GB
Onboard IDE
Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33, PIO mode
Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard
disks and CDROM/DVDROM drives
Onboard LAN
( available on -L, -AL, -6AL mainboard )
10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
USB Ports
USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than
USB 1.1 which currently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps
AGP Interface
AGP 1.5V Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers
Provides one standard VGA connector
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Onboard Audio(Optional)
AC’97 Audio( available on -A, -6A, -AL, -6AL mainboard)
AC’97 2.1 Specification Compliant
Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack with
onboard amplifier and MIDI/Joystick Connector
5.1 channels output (available on -6A, -6AL mainboard)
6-channel Onboard Audio(available on -6A/-6AL mainboard)
AC’97 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/
Microphone-in Jack,which can be specified by software
Onboard I/O
One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5’’ or 5.25’’ floppy drives with 360K/
720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format
Two high speed 16550 compatible UARTs ( COM1 / COM2 ) with 16 byte
send/receive FIFO
One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Infrared interface
All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM, plug
and play ready
Supports IDE CDROM/SCSI and USB devices boot up
Green function
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM
(OS Directed Power Management)
Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (STR,
suspend to RAM), S4(STD,suspend to Disk,depends on OS) and S5 (softoff)
Expansion slots
1 AGP slot
3 PCI slots
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PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
Supports Wake-on-LAN
Supports Wake up by keyboard password
Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures,
system voltages, fan speed. available on several models)
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors
Slot/Port (Quantity) Description
PCI( 3 ) PCI slots
AGP( 1 ) AGP slot
IDE( 2 ) IDE Ports
FLOPPY( 1 ) Floppy Drive port
DDR( 2 ) DDR Sockets
USB( 6) USB Connectors
UART( 2 ) UART Connectors
PARALLEL( 1 ) Parallel Cconnector
IrDA( 1 ) IrDA Connector
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Installation Instructions
This section covers External Connectors and Jumper Settings.
Refer to the mainboard layout chart for locations of all jumpers,
external connectors, slots and I/O ports. Furthermore, this
section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your
reference. The particular state of the jumpers, connectors and
ports are illustrated in the following figures. Before setting the
jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention
to the directions.
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External Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size keyboard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2
mouse connector is for the usage of PS/2 mouse.
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector
USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors
( LAN connector is only available on -L, -AL, -6AL mainboard )
Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices. The RJ-45 connector is for
onboard LAN.
ACTIVE
LINK
LAN(optional)
USB1
USB2
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector (COM1) & VGA Port
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a
printer. The serial port COM1 connector can be connected to a serial port
device such as a serial port mouse. The VGA port can be connected VGA
connector. You can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in
“Integrated Peripherals” from AWARD BIOS SETUP.
Parallel Port
00
0
00
UART1
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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VGA Connector
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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI /
Joystick Connector
(available on -A, -AL, -6AL)
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
6-Channel Audio
(Available on -6A,-6AL series mainboard)
This mainboard utilizes ALC650 chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of
Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Center and Woofer for a complete
surround sound effect. When 6-Channel audio is available, the front Left&Right
jack can be connected to the Front speskers, the Back Left&Right jack can be
connected to the rear speakers and the Center&Woofer jack can be connected
to the center speaker and woofer. Microphone function is offered by F_AUDIO
Connector on the mainboard now.
If set 2-Channel Audio mode on -6A or -6AL mainboard, you can connect two
speakers to the Front Left&Right jack, at the same time use the Rear Left&Right
jack as Line in jack, and use the Center&Woofer jack as Microphone in jack.
For the detail information, please refer the appendix for using 4-/6-channels
audio function.
MIDI/Joystick
Front L&R
Rear L&R Center & Woofer
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ATX12V 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 ATX12V power.
Push once* the power switch. Superb 4LE series mainboard only
+12V Power Supply Connector
1
12V
12V
ATX Power Supply Connector
GND
GND
5V
GND
5V
GND
PS-OK
GND GND PS-ON
GND
-5V
5VSB
5V
12V
5V
POWER SW
GND
GND
1
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
-12V
20
Note:
If you change “Power Button Override” from default “Instantoff” to “Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”
section of the BIOS, the power switch should be pressed for
morethan 4 seconds before the system powers down.
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)
The connector connects to the case’s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity
status of IDE hard disk. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesn’t
work, try the other way.
Reset Switch (RESET)
The connector connects to the case’s reset switch. Press the switch once,
the system resets.
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Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)
When the system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 or
S3 status, the LED is blink; When the system is in S5 status, the LED is off.
The connector has an orientation.
HD LED
RESET
SW
Reverse
HDD LED
HDD LED(+)
HDD LED(-)
RESET SW
G N D
P O W E R
REVERSE EMPTY
POWER
LED
Power
SW
PWR LED(+)
PWR LED(-)
P O W E R
POWER LED POWER SW
G N D
Fan Connectors (SYSFAN, CPUFAN)
The fan speed of CPUFAN and SYSFAN can be detected and viewed in “PC
Health” section of the CMOS SETUP.
GND
+12V
SENSE
SYSFAN
GND
CPUFAN
+12V
SENSE
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USB3,4 ;USB5,6
Besides USB1,2 on the back panel, the series of mainboards also have two10pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional )
to provide additional four USB ports.
1
+5V
D6-
D6+
GND
N/A
1
+5V
D4-
D4+
GND
N/A
00
0
00
+5V
D5-
D5+
GND
USB5,6
USB5,6
USB3,4
+5V
D3-
D3+
GND
USB3,4
Warning:
Be sure to connect correctly your cable to the connector, otherwise
your mainboard and USB devices might be seriously damaged.
UART COM2
Besides COM1 on the back panel, the series of mainboards also supply a
COM2 connector which connects with serial mouse, MODEM and other serial
device.
1
DCD
TXD
GND
RTS
RI
10
RXD
DTR
DSR
CTS
NC
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Infrared Header (IrDA)
This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using
this function, configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from
the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” section of the CMOS SETUP.
1
NC
VCC
IRRX
IrDA
GND
IRTX
Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)
(Only for extend PCI LAN adapter supports the WOL function. On-board Lan
need not connect to the connector)
Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wake event occurring from the network can wake up the system. If this function is to be used, please be sure an
ATX12V power supply of which 5VSB line is capable of delivering current at
least720mA, and a LAN adapter which supports this function is used. Then
connect this header to the relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set “Ring
power up control” as Enabled under the sub-section “PM Wake Up Events” in
the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the CMOS SETUP. Save
and exit, then boot the operating system once to make sure this function
takes effect.
11
1
WOL
+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up
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Audio Connectors (CD_IN)
(available on -A, -AL, -6AL)
CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors, it can be connected to a CDROM drive through a CD audio cable.
CD_IN
Left Channel
Common
Right Channel
S/PDIF OUT (Optional)
The S/PDIF (Sony / Philips Digital Interface) input allow your digital audio
input from digital audio devices (optional). The SPDIF output is capable of
providing digital audio data or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby
digital decoder.
GND
S/PDIF
N/A
1
S/PDIF OUT
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Audio Interface(Optional)
The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio,
the RearAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio is
available, the RearAudio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for the
earphone. When the FrontAudio is absent, Pin5 and Pin6, Pin9 and Pin10
must be short connected.
246810
13579
(F_Audio Interface)
MIC IN
LINE IN
LINE OUT
Front Audio Jack
Rear Panel
Front LineOut R
LineNext R
LineNext L
Front LineOut L
GND
Jumper Settings
Jumpers are located on the mainboard, clear CMOS jumper CLR_CMOS and
BIOS protection jumpter JAV. Pin 1 for all jumpers are located on the side with
a thick white line (Pin1-- ), referring to the mainboard’s silkscreen.
Jumpers with three pins will be shown as
closed and to represent pin2 & pin3 (“2-3”) closed.
Jumper Symbol Description Represent
1-2 set pin1 and pin2 closed
2-3 set pin2 and pin3 closed
close set the pins closed
open set the pins opened
3Pin
2Pin
to represent pin1 & pin2 (“1-2”)
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Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS)
If you want to clear CMOS, unplug the AC power supply first, close CLR_CMOS
(pin1 & pin2) once, set CLR_CMOS back to the normal status with pin2 &
pin3 connected, then power on the system.
Normal status
(default)
Clear CMOS
(Unplug the AC power supply)
1
2
3
1
CLR_CMOS
2
3
CLR_CMOS
BIOS-Protection Jumper (JAV)
The BIOS of the mainboard is inside the FWH. If the jumper JAV is set as
closed, the system BIOS is protected from being attacked by serious virus
such as CIH virus,you will be unable to flash the BIOS to the mainboard.
However in this status .
Flash Write
Disabled
Flash Write
Enabled
(default)
JAV
JAV
Setting the jumper JAV as open(default), allows you to flash the BIOS to the
Flash ROM.The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) system information such
as the CPU type/speed, memory size, and expansion cards will be detected
by the onboard BIOS and stored in the flash ROM. Whenever the system
hardware configuration is changed, DMI information will be updated
automatically. However, setting jumper JAV as closed makes flashing BIOS
and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set JAV as open when
changing the system hardware configuration, or the error message “Unknown
Flash Type” will be displayed on the screen, and DMI information may not be
updated. Under special conditions, the jumper “JAV” should be set as OPEN.
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BIOS Description
The mainboard uses AWARD ® BIOS Setup program that
provides a Setup utility for users to modify the basic system
configuration. The information is stored in a battery-backed
CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information when the
power is turned off.
This chapter provides you with the overview of the BIOS
Setup.
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Utility Support
AWDFLASH.EXE
This is a flash memory write/read utility used for the purpose of upgrading your
BIOS when necessary. Before doing so, please note:
We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encounter
problems.
Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid
making mistakes, destroying the BIOS and resulting in a nonworking 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 JAV as open first.
Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade.
1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing Format A:/s from
the DOS prompt under DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment.
2. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE (version>=8.03) 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
Note:
1. Follow the instruction through the process. Don’t turn off
power or reset the system until the BIOS upgrade has been
completed.
2. AWDFLASH.EXE (version>=8.03) utility must be used to
upgrade the mainboard family BIOS instead of QDI flash utility.
3. BIOS version will update constantly.We will not be responsible for any BIOS description differ from your mainboard BIOS
shown.
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Entering Setup
Power on the computer, when the following message briefly appears at the
bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key
to enter the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
Press <Del> to enter SETUP
Once you have entered, the Main Menu (Figure 1) appears on the screen. The
main menu allows you to select from eleven setup functions and two exit
choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press the <Enter>
key to accept or enter the sub-menu.
Figure-1 Main Menu
Load Optimized Defaults
The Optimized Defaults are common and efficient. It is recommended users
load the optimized defaults first, then modify the needed configuration settings.
Standard CMOS Features Setup
The basic CMOS settings included in “Standard CMOS Features” are Date,
Time, Hard Disk Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive Types, and VGA etc. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item, then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to
select the value desired in each item.
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Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu
For the items marked, press enter, a window will pop up as shown below. You
can view detailed information or make modifications.
Figure-2-1 IDE Primary Master Setup Menu
Hard Disk
Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave
These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the
computer system. There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE
BIOS: None, Auto, and Manual. ‘None’ means no HDD is installed or set;
‘Auto’ means the system can 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
To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares
involved which are located in Award HDD Service Routine(INT13h).It may fail to
access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an
Operating System which replaces the whole INT 13h.
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Video
Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system.
EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphic Array.
For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor
adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode.
MONO Monochrome adapter, including high resolution mono
chrome adapters.
Halt On
This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is
detected during powering up.
No errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that
may be detected.
All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the
system will stop and you will be prompted.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error;
but it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; but it
will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk
error, but it will stop for all other errors.
Memory
This is a Display-Only Category, determined by POST (Power On Self Test)
of the BIOS.
Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of
base (or conventional) memory installed in the
system.
Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory
is presented during the POST.
Total Memory Total memory of the system .
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Figure-3 QDI Innovation features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
[SpeedEasy Setting]
CPU Frequency default Set CPU frequency.
100/133MHz
DRAM Frequency By SPD Set DRAM frequency by SPD.
200/266 Set DRAM frequency manually.
333MHZ
CPU Clock Ratio Min=15 Select the multiplication of processor core
Max=24 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.
[BootLogo Setting]
Show Bootup Enabled The logo will be shown automatically
Logo Disabled when system boots up, otherwise, no
logo appears on the screen.
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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Figure-4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
Virus warning Enabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is enabled and
someone attempt to write data into this
area, BIOS will show a warning message
on screen and alarm beep.
Disabled Invalidates this function.
CPU L1&L2 Enabled Enable CPU L1/L2 cache.
Cache Disabled Disable CPU L1/L2 cache.
CPU L2 Cache Enabled Enables CPU L2 Cache ECC function.
ECC Checking Disabled Disables CPU L2 Cache ECC function.
Quick Power Enabled Allow the system to skip certain tests
while booting. On Self Test This will
decrease the time needed to boot the
system.
Disabled Normal POST.
First (Second, Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority. It could
Third) Boot Device Floppy be Disabled, Floppy, LS120,ZIP100,
Boot Other Device HDD-0, HDD-1,HDD-2, HDD-3, SCSI,
...... CDROM CDROM, LAN.
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Swap Floppy Enabled If the system has two floppy drives, choose
Drive Disabled enable to assign physical drive B to
logical drive.
Boot Up Enabled Tests floppy drives to determine whether
Floppy Seek Disabled they have 40 or 80 tracks.
Boot Up On Select power on state for NumLock.
NumLock Status Off
Gate A20 Option Normal Let chipset control GateA20 and Normal
Fast - a pin in the keyboard controller controls
GateA20.
Typermatic Rate Enabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined
Setting Disabled by the keyboard controller - when enabled,
the typematic rate and typematic delay
can be selected.
Typermatic Rate 6~30 The rate at which character repeats when
(chars/sec) you hold down a key.
Typermatic Delay 250~1000 The delay before keystrokes begin to
(Msec ) repeat.
Security Option Setup Select whether the password is required
System every time the system boot or only when
you enter setup.
APIC mode Enabled Enable the APIC mode(Advanced Pro
gram-mable Interrupt Controller).
Disabled Disable the APIC mode.
MPS Version 1.1 Set the MPS Version Control for OS.
control for OS 1.4
OS Select For Non-OS2 Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2
DRAM>64MB OS2 operating system with more than 64MB
of RAM.
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HDD S.M.A.R.T. Enabled Enable hard disk S.M.A.R.T. support.
Capability Disabled Invalidate this feature.
Report no FDD Yes Report NO Floppy Disk Drive for WIN 95
to release for WIN 95 IRQ6.
No Do not report No Floppy Disk Drive for
WIN95.
Video BIOS Enabled Video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video
Shadow Shadow will increase the video speed.
Disabled Invalidates this feature.
Small Logo Enabled The EPA logo will be shown automatically
EPA show Disabled when system boots up, otherwise, no logo
appears on the screen.
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Figure-5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
Advanced DRAM Press Enter Press enter to set the items about DRAM.
Control
DRAM Timing by SPD Sets DDR Timing.
control Manual
CAS Latency 2T/2.5T/3T Define CAS latency time.
Setting
DRAM Addr/Cmd AUTO DRAM address and command delay time
Rate 1T/2T setting.
Prefetch Caching Enable Enable precharge caching.
Disable Invalidates this function.
System BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory, system
Cacheable BIOS area is also cacheabl
Disabled Video BIOS area is not cacheable.
Video RAM Enabled Besides conventional memory, video
Cacheable RAM area is also cacheable.
Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable.
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Memory hole at Enabled Memory hole at 15-16M is reserved for
15M-16M expanded ISA card.
Disabled Do not set this memory hole.
AGP Aperture 4/8/16/32 Set the effective size of the Graphics Ap
Size (MB) 64/128/256 erture to be used in the particular GART
Configuration.
Graphic Window Enabled Set Graphic Window to improve 3D
WR combin Disabled performance. Invalidates this function.
Close Empty Enabled Close empty DIMM or PCI clock to re
DIMM/PCI Clk duce EMI.
Disabled Do not close empty DIMM or
PCI clock.
Spread Spectrum Enabled Enable Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce
EMI.
Disabled Disable Clock Spread Spectrum.
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Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function.
Disabled Disable this function.
ACPI Suspend S1(POS) Select the ACPI suspend type.
Type S3(STR)
S1&S3
Power User Define Users can configure their own Power ManManagement agement Timer.
Min Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All
timers are in their MAX values.
Max Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All
timers are in their MIN values.
Suspend Mode Disabled The system never enter Suspend mode
by timer.
1Min ~1Hour Define the continuous idle time before the
system enters Suspend mode. If any
items defined in “PM Events” are on and
activated, the system will be woken up.
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Video Off Suspend->Off Screen blanks after the system enters
Option either standby mode or suspend mode.
Always On Screen is always on.
Video Off Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off the
Method screen when disabling video.
Blank turn off the V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals
DPMS This function is enabled only for VGA
Switch function break/wake Enable Power Switch to wake up.
Disabled Disable Power Switch to wake up.
MODEM Use 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 Special wake-up event for Modem.
IRQ 10, 11 Auto
V / H SYNC + In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also
from VGA card to monitor.
cards supporting DPMS.
Note: When the green monitor does
not detect the V/H-SYNC signals, the
electron gun will be turned off.
HDD Off Disabled HDD’s motor will not turn off by timer.
After 1 - 15 Min Define the continuous HDD idle time
before the HDD enters power saving mode
(motor off).
Power Button Instant-Off The system will immediately power off
Override once the power button is pressed.
Delay 4 sec. The system will power off when power
button is pressed for more than 4 seconds.
Power State Always Off System is always off when put on AC
Resume Control power.
Always On System is on once put on AC power.
keep Keep the preceding states.
pre-states
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IRQ(3~7,9~15) Enabled Enables IRQ“X” to wake up.
NMI Disabled Disables IRQ“X” to wake up.
IRQ 8 Break Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by
Suspend IRQ 8.
Disabled Does not allow the system to be waken
up by IRQ8.
Ring power up Enabled Allow the system to be powered on when
control a Ring indicator signal comes up to
UART1 or UART2 from external modem .
Disabled Do not allow Ring wake up.
MACPME Power Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by
Up Control onboard LAN.
Disabled Does not allow the system to be powered
on by onbard LAN.
PCIPME Power Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by
Up Control PCI card.
Disabled Does not allow the system to be powered
on by PCI card.
Power up Enabled RTC alarm can be used to generate a
by Alarm wake-up event to power up the system.
Disabled RTC has no alarm function.
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Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
Reset Enabled Default setting is Disabled. Select En
Configuration Data abled to reset Extended System Configu
ration Data ESCD when you exit Setup,
if you have installed a new add-on and
the system reconfiguration has caused
serious conflicts preventing the OS from
booting.
Disabled Disable the configuration data function.
Resources Auto(ESCD) BIOS can automatically configure all boot
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.
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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Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
SIS On-Chip Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip IDE device.
IDE device
Internal PCI/IDE Disabled Set the ports of Onboard IDE.
Primary
Secondary
Both
IDE Primary Mode 0 - 4 Define the IDE primary master/ slave PIO
Primary/Secondary mode.
Master/Slave PIO Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto -
detection.
IDE Primary Auto Ultra DMA mode will be enabled if an Ultra
Master/Slave DMA device is detected.
UDMA Disabled Disable this function.
IDE Burst Mode Enabled Enables IDE Burst Mode.
Disabled Disables IDE Burst Mode.
SIS On-Chip Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip PCI device.
PCI device
SIS USB Enabled Enable onchip USB controller.
Controller Disabled Disable onchip USB controller.
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USB Ports Number 3~6 Select the USB ports number.
USB 2.0 Support Enabled Enable USB 2.0 to support.
Disabled Disable USB 2.0 to support.
USB Keyboard Enabled Support USB Keyboard under legacy OS.
Support Disabled Disable this function.
SIS S/W Enabled Enable CNR AC97 Modem.
Modem Disabled Disable CNR AC97 Modem.
SIS Enabled The onboard LAN is enabled.
10/100M ETHERNET Disable The onboard LAN is disabled.
Onboard Super Press Enter Press enter to set Super IO device.
IO Device
Onboard FDC Enabled Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled.
Controller Disabled Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled.
Onboard 3F8/IRQ4, Define the onboard serial port address and
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.
UART Mode Normal Defines Serial Port as standard serial
Select port.
IrDA Supports IRDA mode.
ASK IR Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with
maximum baud rate up to 57600bps.
UR2 Duplex Mode Half /Full Default is recommended.
Onboard Parallel 378/IRQ7 Define parallel port address and IRQ
Port channel.
278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7
Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled.
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Parallel Port SPP Define the parallel port mode.
Mode EPP
ECP
ECP+EPP
ECP Mode Use 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA is 1 or 3.
DMA 1
Game Port Disabled This option is used to configure Game
Address 201,209 Port Address.
Midi Port Address Disabled This option is used to configure Midi Port
290/300 Address.
330
Midi Port IRQ 5/10 This option is used to configure Midi Port
IRQ.
IDE HDD Block Enabled Allow IDE HDD to read/write several sec
Mode tors at once.
Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.
Init Display First PCI Slot Initialize the PCI VGA first.
AGP Initialize the AGP first.
AGP Auto Enabled Enable the AGP auto calibration.
Calibration Disabled Disable the AGP auto calibration.
System share 4~64MB Set the system share memory size.
Memory Size
IDE0/1 Access EDB BUS Access IDE0/1 using EDB BUS.
Interface PCI BUS Access IDE0/1 using PCI BUS.
USB0/1/2/2.0 EDB BUS Access USB1 using EDB BUS.
Access Interface PCI BUS Access USB1 using PCI BUS.
MAC Access EDB BUS Access MAC using EDB BUS.
Interface PCI BUS Access MAC using PCI BUS.
Audio Access EDB BUS Access Audio using EDB BUS.
Interface PCI BUS Access Audio using PCI BUS.
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PC Health Status
Figure-9 PC Health Status Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
Shutdown 600C/1400F The system will shut down automatically
Temperature 65
0
C/1490F under the ACPI OS when the CPU tem-
0
70
C/1580F perature reaches the previous setting,
0
C/1670F600C/1400F, 650C/1490F, 700C/1580F,
75
0
75
C/1670F.
Disabled The system remains on regardless of how
much the CPU temperature is.
Vcore Display current voltage value including all
VCCVID significant voltages of the mainboard.
+3.3 V
+5 V
+12 V
+3.3V Standby
-12 V
+5V Standby
Voltage Battery Display the voltage of battery.
CPU/System The temperature of CPU/System.
Temperature
CPUFAN Speed RPM (Revolution Per Minute) Speed of
fan.
CHSFAN Speed Fan speed value is based on an assump-
tion that tachometer signal is two pulses
per revolution. In other cases, you should
regard it relatively.
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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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Driver Installtion
The mainboard supplies to you some integrated functions,
such as on-board VGA, on-board AC’97 audio function, onboard network adapter and on-board USB 2.0 ports. The all
drivers must be installed completely before they are started
to use. This chapter provides you with the overview of the
driver installation and 4-/6-channels audio function setting.
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Driver Installation
Please follow these procedures to install drivers.
1, Install Windows operation system.
2, Insert into driver disc into CDROM drive, the installation screen appears.
3, If the installation screen does not appear, please open “Explorer”
and run the program Setup.EXE in CD drive.
4, Click “Install Driver” to enter into driver installation item.
Chipset Software
5, Install SIS Chipset driver
(1) Click “Chipset Software”.
(2) Welcome dialog appears, refer to Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1
(3) Click Next button to start installation.
(4) The system display a dialog what about if restarting the system now
after install compeletely, please refer the Figure 5-2
Figure 5-2
(5) Click “No, I will restart my computer later.” and click “Finish” button.
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6, Install SIS On-board VGA driver
(1) Click “VGA Driver”.
(2) Installation screen is appeared, please refer the Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1
(3) Click “Next” button, the “Setup Type” dialog appears. Please refer the
Figure 6-2.
Figure 6-2
(4) Click “Next” button, “Select Program Folder” dialog appears, please
refer the Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3
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(5) Click “Next” button, system dislays “Start Copying Files” dialog, please
refer the Figure 6-4.
Figure 6-4
(6) Click “Next” button to start installation.
(7) The system display a dialog what about if restarting the system now
after install compeletely, please refer the Figure 6-5.
Figure 6-5
(8) Click “No, I will restart my computer later.” and click “Finish” button.
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7, Install ALC audio driver (Available on -A, -6A, -AL, -6AL motherboard)
(1) Click “Audio Driver”
(2) Installation dialog appears, please refer the Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1
(3) Click “Next” button to start installation.
(4) The system display a dialog what about if restarting the system now
after install compeletely, please refer the Figure 7-2
Figure 7-2
(5) Click “No, I will restart my computer later.” and click “Finish” button.
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On-board Network Driver
8, Install on-board network driver (Available on -L, -AL, -6AL motherboard)
(1) Click “Network Driver”
(2) Welcome dialog appears, please refer the Figure 8-1.
Figure 8-1
(3) Click “Next” button to start installation.
(4) The “Insert Disk” dialog appears while the system requests the system
installation CD disc. Please change into Windows installation CD disc
and click “OK” button, the installation is beginned.
(5) The system display a dialog what about if restarting the system now
after install compeletely, please refer the Figure 8-2.
Figure 8-2
(6) Please choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” and click
“Finish” button. The system resarts.
(7) The system appears “New Hardware found” dialog after the system is
started. And the system requests the Windows installation CD disc.
Please put your system CD disk into CD drive, and click “OK” to copy
the system files.
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9, Install USB 2.0 Driver (Depends on OS, Only Windows 2000 and Windows
XP can support USB 2.0)
(1) Click “USB2.0”
(2) A dialog about SIS USB Host appearsŁ¬please refer the Figure 9-1.
Figure 9-1
(3) Click “Yes” button, a dialog about license appears, please refer the
Figure 9-2.
Figure 9-2
(4) Click “Accept” button to start installtion.
(5) The system display a dialog what about if restarting the system now
after install compeletely, please refer the Figure 9-3
Figure 9-3
(6) Please choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” and click
“Finish” button. The system resarts.
10, Driver installing finishes.
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QDI Utility CD
A QDI Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard, the contents contained in it
are showed as below:
1. Driver Install
Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your mainboard . You
should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until
all the drivers are installed.
A. Chipset software B. VGA Driver
C. USB2.0 Driver D. Network Driver(optional)
E. Audio Driver(optional) F. DirectX
2. Accessory
Norton AntiVirus 2002
3. Browse CD
You could read all the contents contained in this CD, including Utility and
Documents.
The files included in Utility are:
Awdflash.exe
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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Using 4/6-Channel Audio(4 Or 6 Channels Audio Interface)
(Optional)
The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC650 chip, which provides support for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer
Channel. ALC650 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround
sound effect. The section will tell you how to install and use 4/6-channel audio
function on the board.
(available on -6A, -6AL mainboard)
Instaling the Audio Driver
The Realtek ALC650 chipset driver has to be installed before the 4-/6Channel audio function can be used. Please refer the Chapter 4 for driver installation.
Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function
You can start to use the 4-/6-channel audio function After the driver is installed
completely. The first, you can connect 4 or 6 speakers to the audio output
connector. Then open utility to set the work parameter.
Attaching speakers
To perform multichannel audio operation, connect multiple speakers to the
system. You should connect the same number of speakers as the audio channels you will select in the software utility.
2-Channel Analog Audio Output
The audio connectors on the back panel already provide 2-channel analog
audio output function. The back panel’s audio connectors can be transformed to
4/6-channel analog audio connectors automatically when you select correct setting in the software utility. For information about the setting, refet to Selecting 4- or
6-Channel Setting later in the section ,Make sure all speakers are connected to
Line Out connectors. Diverse configurations for 2-, 4- and 6-channel using back
panel connectors are described below.
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Line Out
(Front channels)
Description:
Line Out, Line In and MIC functions all exist under 2-channel
configuration.
Line In
MIC
4-Channel Analog Audio Output
Line Out
(Front Channels)
MIC
Line Out
(Rear Channels)
Description:
Line In is converted to Line Out function under 4-channel configuration.
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6-Channel Analog Audio Output
Line Out
(Rear Chennels)
Line Out
(Center & Subwoofer
Channels)
Line Out
(Front Channels)
Description:
Both Line In and MIC are converted to Line Out function under 6-
channel configuration.
Digital Audio Output
(available on -A, -6A, -AL, -6AL motherboard)
Coaxial
SPDIF Jack
Description:
Connnet the SPDIF speakers to the Coaxial SPDIF jack.
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Selecting 4- or 6-Channel Setting
1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the
screen.
2. Select any surround sound effect you prefer from the “Environment”
pull-down menu under the Sound Effect tab.
Click here and the
pull-down menu
will appear
3. Click the Speaker Configuration tab.
Click here
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4. The following window appears.
2 Channels Output
4 Channels Output
6 Channels Output
5. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from No. of Speakers.
6. Click OK
Testing the Connected Speakers
To ensure 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly, you may need
to test each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly. If
any speaker fails to sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to
the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.
Testing Each Speaker
The following window appears.
1. Click the audio icon
screen.
2. Click the Speaker Test tab.
from the window tray at the bottom of the
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3. The following window appears.
Subwoofer
Front Left
Rear Left
Center
Front Right
Rear Right
4. Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it.
Playing KaraOK
The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and
leave melody for you to sing the song.
channel audio operation
, so make sure “2-channels mode” is selected in the
“No. of Speakers” column before playing KaraOK.
Playing KaraOK
1. Click the audio icon
from the window tray at the bottom of the
screen.
The function is applied only for 2-
2. Make sure the Sound Effect tab is selected.
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3. Select Voice Cancellation in the “KaraOK” column.
Click This
4. Click OK.
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