QDI X8800 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.

X8800 series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
1HD ribbon cable
1 FDD cable
User’s manual
I/O shield(option)
USB cable(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”.

Certificate of Compliance

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

Submittor: QDI Technology Limited

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

Road, Quarry Bay, HONG KONG
Product: MotherBoard
M/N: X8800

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

disturbance characteristics of information technology
equipment

þ EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility(EM C)

Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions
(equipment input current<=16A per phas e)

þ EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility(EMC)

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

þ EN 55024/A1:2001 Information technology equipment-Immunity charac-

teristics limits and methods of measurement

Signature : Date : 2005.01.01

Printed Name : Wang Dayong Position: General Manager

The statement is based on a single evaluation of one sample of above mentioned products. It does not imply
an assessment of the whole production and does not permit the use of the test lab.logo.

Declaration of conformity

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

Model Name: X8800

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

Address: 41456 Christy Street

Fremont, CA 94538

Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Mainboard

Manufacturer: QDI TECHNOLOGY (HK) Inc.

Address: 23Floor, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place

979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, HONG
KONG

Supplementary Information:

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

Signature : Date : 2005

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

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

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

Chapter 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6-Channel Audio ............................................................. 6

IEEE 1394 Port(optional) ................................................ 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SPDIF_IN Connector ........................................................12

Audio Interface(F_AUDIO)............................................... 13

Onboard SATA(SATA1, SATA2) ......................................13

Wake_Up On LAN(WOL)(optional)................................... 14

Debug LED(U2)(optional).................................................14

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

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

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

Enable Front Panel USB Device Wake_up Function(JFUSB)

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

CONTENTS

Chapter 3

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

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

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

Appendix

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

Using 4-/6-Channel Audio..................................................41

Layout

Caution

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

Caution

Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink require-

ment.

　 　 　 Note:

This manual is suitable for X8800 series of mainboards. Each mainboard
is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features.

-6A: with 6 channel Audio

-L: with onboard LAN

-F: with IEEE 1394 ports

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

X8800 series of mainboards utilize VIA K8T800 Pro+VIA VT8237R chipset,
providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective ATX
platform. The new integrated technologies, together with AC’97 audio(2/
6-channel), 8 USB 2.0, 2 SATA, and ATA133/100/66/33, give customers
an advanced, multimedia solution at reasonable price. It prov ides
HyperTransport
the DDR266/333/400 memory. Suspending to RAM, the optimal implemen­tation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface makes the PC’s
power consumption drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick
wakeup.

TM

technology to support AMD Socket 939 processors and

1

X8800

Introduction

Form factor

ATX form factor of 305mm x 224mm

Microprocessor

Supports AMD Socket 939 CPU
Supports HyperTransport

TM

technology

System memory

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

Provides four 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces

Onboard IDE

Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133
Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices

Onboard LAN(optional)

10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support

10/100M LAN interface built-in on board

USB 2.0

USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1
Provides 8 USB 2.0 ports

Onboard I/O

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

Onboard Audio

AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant

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

’’

floppy drives with 1.44M format

6-channel Onboard Audio

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

AGP Interface

Provides one integrated AGP unit
AGP connector supports AGP 3.0 including AGP 8X data transfers

Advanced features

PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off

Onboard SATA

Two SATA devices including SATA HDD device
Supports 150MBps transfer rate.

2

X8800

Chapter 1

BIOS

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

IEEE 1394 Port(Optional)

Supports one IEEE 1394a port

Green function(optional)

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

Main Expansion Slots and Connectors

Slot/Port (Quantity) Description

PCI(5) PCI slots
IDE(2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port
DDR(4) DIMM socket
USB(8) USB connectors
AGP(1) AGP slot
LAN(1) LAN connector
COM(1) (optional) COM connector
PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector
IrDA(1) IrDA connector

IEEE 1394(1)(optional) IEEE 1394 connector

3

X8800

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 direction.

4

X8800

Chapter 2

External Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

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

PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector

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

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

LAN (optional)

USB1_2

USB3_4

Parallel Port , Serial Port Connectors (COM) and SPDIF OUT Con­nector

The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial
port COM connector can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse.
The S/PDIF (Sony / Philips Digital Interface) input allow your digital audio input from digital
audio devices (optional). The S/PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio data or
compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.

Parallel Port

COM

SPDIF

MWarning:

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.

5

X8800

Installation Instructions

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

The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to
playback or record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice
input. The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output
from the internal amplifier.

Line in
Speaker out

Microphone in

6-Channel Audio

This mainboard utilizes ALC655 chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of Front
Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Center and Woofer for a complete surround sound
effect. When 6-Channel audio is available, the front Left&Right jack can be connected to the
Front speskers, the Back Left&Right jack can be connected to the rear speakers and the
Center&Woofer jack can be connected to the center speaker and woofer.
Microphone function is offered by F_AUDIO Connector on the mainboard now.
If set 2-Channel Audio mode on -6A or -6AL mainboard, you can connect two speakers to
the Front Left&Right jack, at the same time use the Rear Left&Right jack as Line in jack, and
use the Center&Woofer jack as Microphone in jack.

IEEE 1394 Port (optional)

The IEEE 1394 port is for connecting IEEE 1394 device.

IEEE 1394 port

Rear Left&Right
Front Left&Right

Center&Woofer

6

X8800

Chapter 2

Dual channel introduce

DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4

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

1. two same memory

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

A Note:

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

7

X8800

Installation Instructions

2. four same memory

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

DIMM1
DIMM2

DIMM3
DIMM4

8

X8800

Chapter 2

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

The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When
powering up your system, first turn on the mechanical switch of the power supply (if one
is prov ided), then push once the power switch. When powering off the system, you
needn’t turn off the mechanical switch, just push once the power switch. The mainboard
only support ATX12V power.

+12V Power Supply Connector

1

12V
12V

5V

GND 5V GND PS-OK

GND

PS-ON

GND GND

5VSB

12V

-5V

5V5V

1

POWER SW

GND

GND

ATX Power Supply Connector

GND

3.3V

3.3V

1

-12V

3.3V GND

20

A Note:

If you change “Soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant-off”

to “Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section

of the BIOS, the power switch should be pressed for morethan

4 seconds before the system powers down.

Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD_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.

9

X8800

Installation Instructions

Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)

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

SW

HDD LED

HDD LED(+)

HDD LED(-)

RESET SW

RESE R V E

HDD LED

RESET

reserve

G N D

RE SET

POWER

LED

Power

SW

PWR LED(+)

PWR LED(-)

P O W E R

G N D

EMPTY

POWER LED

POWER SW

Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN)

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

+12V

10

SYS_FAN

CPU_FAN

GND

SENSE

+12V
GND

SENSE

X8800

Chapter 2

USB5_6; USB7_8

Besides USB1,2,3,4 on the back panel, X8800 series of mainboards also have 10-pin head­ers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional four
USB ports.

USB5_6

USB7_8

1

+5V

USB5-

USB5+

GND
CUT

1

+5V

USB7­USB7+

GND
CUT

+5V
USB6-

USB6+

GND

GND

+5V
USB8-

USB8+

GND
GND

Infrared Header (IrDA)

This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using this
function, configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the “INTE­GRATED PERIPHERALS” section of the CMOS SETUP.

IRTX

IrDA

IRRX

VCC

GND

CUT

1

11

X8800

Installation Instructions

Audio Connectors (CD_IN)(optional)

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

SPDIF_IN Connector

CD_IN

SPDIF_IN

CD Left Channel

GND

CD Right Channel

Cut away1

SPDIF IN

GND

12

X8800

Chapter 2

Audio Interface(F_AUDIO)(Optional)

The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio and the
RearAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio is available, the
RearAudio( in-case speakers ) will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for the
earphone. When the FrontAudio is absent, Pin5 and Pin6, Pin9and Pin10 must be short
connected, otherwise the Rear output has no signal.

1

F_AUDIO

Pin No.

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

Symbol Pin No. Symbol

3

5
7

9

2
4
6
8

10

4 ADU_VCC
6 AUD_RET_R

10 AUD_RET_L

Onboard SATA(SATA1, SATA2)

The mainboard provides two Serial ATA connectors,SATA is a storage interface that is
compliant with SATA 1.0 Specification.With speed of up to 150Mbps.you can connect

Serial ATA cable to Serial ATA hard disk .

SATA1/SATA2

13

GND

TX+

TX-

GND

RX-

GND

RX+

X8800

Installation Instructions

Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)(optional)

Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wak e event occurring from the network can
wake up the system. If this function is to be used, please be sure an ATX 12V power
supply and a LAN adapter which s upports this function are used. Then connect this
header to the relev ant connector on the LAN adapter, set “modem ring resume” as
Enabled in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the CMOS SETUP. Save and
exit, then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.

WOL(optional)

1

+5V standby
GND

Signal for waking up

Debug LED (U2)(optional)

During the POST, the debug LED representing POST step will display code. If you need
the list of code description, please visit our web-site:www.qdigrp.com.

U2(optional)

14

X8800

Chapter 2

Jumper Settings

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

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

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

Jumper Symbol Description Represent

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

Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS)

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

CL R_CMOS

Normal status

(Unplug the AC
power supply)

3

2

1

3
2

1

15

X8800

Installation Instructions

BIOS-Protection Jumper (BIOS_WP)

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

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

BIOS_WP

Flash Write Disabled

Flash Write Enabled

The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) system information such as the CPU type/speed,

memory size, and expansion cards will be detected by the onboard BIOS and stored in the
flash ROM. Whenever the system hardware configuration is changed, DMI information will
be updated automatically. However, setting jumper BIOS_WP as closed makes flashing
BIOS and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set BIOS_WP as open when
changing the system hardware configuration, or the error message “Unknown Flas h
Type” will be displayed on the screen, and DMI information may not be updated.

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

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

16

JFUSB

1
2
3

Disable Enable

X8800

1
2

3

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

BIOS Description

The mainboard uses AWARD BIOS Setup program that provides a
Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration.
The information is stored in CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup
information even if the power is turned off. This chapter provides
you with the overview of the BIOS Setup.

17

X8800

BIOS Description

AWDFLASH.EXE

This is a flash memory write/read utility used for the purpose of upgrading your BIOS

when necessary. Before doing so, please note:

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

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

When you encounter problems, for example, you find your system does not support the

latest CPU released after our current mainboard, you may therefore upgrade the BIOS,

please don’t forget to set BIOS_WP as open and disable the “Flash Write Protect” item in

AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup first .

Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade.

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

2. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE(version>=8.24) from the directory \Utility located on QDI

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

5. Reboot the system from the bootable diskette created.

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

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

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

Note:

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

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

18

X8800

Chapter 3

AWARD BIOS Description
Entering Setup

Power on the computer, when the following message briefly appears at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key to enter the AWARD BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility.

Press <Del> to enter SETUP

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

Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features Setup

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

Standard CMOS Features Menu

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

19

X8800

BIOS Description

IDE Prima ry 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 HDD access mode

QDI Innovation Features

This section describes QDI innovation EASY technology.

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Power Management Setup

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

Integrated Peripherals

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

PC Health Status

The PC health status display CPU and case fan speed.

20

X8800

Chapter 3

Set Supervisor/User Password

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

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now
will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to
confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press
<Esc> to abort the selection.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A
message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you
will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to
enter BIOS Setup.
If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will
be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup.
Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor
Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also you
can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not
modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

Load Optimized Defaults

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

Save & Exit Setup

Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup.

21

X8800

BIOS Description

QDI Innovation Features

QDI Innovation Features Menu

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

Item Option Description

[SpeedEasyII Setting]

Auto De tect PCI Clk Enabled Close empty PCI clock to reduce EMI.

Disabled Do not close empty PCI clock.

Lock AGP/PCI Clock Disabled Set AGP/PCI frequency.

66/33MHz

CPU Configuration Press Enter Press enter to set CPU.

CPU CLOCK Min=200 Set CPU frequency.

... ...

Max=255

DRAM Configuration Press Enter Press enter to set DRAM.

Max Memclock (Mhz) Auto Set the memory Clock.

100/133/166

1T/2T Memory Timing Auto Set the memory time.

1T/2T

CAS# Latency(Tcl) Auto Define the latency between the SDRAM

2.0/2.5/3.0 read command and the time the data

actually becomes available.

Cool&Quiet Control Auto Set cool&quiet technology.

Disabled

Hammer Fid Control startup Set CPU ratio frequency.

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

... ...

22

X8800

Chapter 3

Hammer Vid Control startup Set CPU voltage.

1.550V

... ...

0.825V

[TurboEasy Setting]

QDI TurboEasy Feature Enabled Enable turboeasy function.

Disabled Disable turboeasy function.

Turbo CPU Clock Default Set the turbo CPU clock.

202/67/34MHz
206/68/34MHz
210/70/35MHz
216/72/36MHz
233/66/33MHz
240/60/30MHz
266/66/33MHz

[BootEasy Setting]

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

redunant feature waiting for the display­ing of starting OS.

Disabled PC boot in the legacy BIOS way.

[LogoEasyII Setting]

Show Bootup Logo Enabled The EPA logo can be shown when

system boots show up.

Disabled Close this function.

[RecoveryEasyII Setting]

Menu language Select English Select RecoveryEasyII Interface Menu

Chinese language.

Hotkey for NULL Backup/Recovery interface can not be
Backup/Recovery used by Pressing Hotkey.

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

interface during POST.

[BIOS-Protec tEasy Setting]

Flash Write Protect Enabled This option is for protecting the system

Disabled BIOS, when enabled, writing to BIOS

area is to be discarded.

MWarning:

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

23

X8800

BIOS Description

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Menu

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

Item Option Description

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

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

... ... USB-FDD, USB-CDROM, LAN,Disabled .

LAN

Boot other Device Enabled Boot other device.

Disabled Invalidate this feature.

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

Off

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Enabled Enable hard disk S.M.A.R.T. support.
Capability Disabled Invalidate this feature.

24

X8800

Chapter 3

Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function.

Disabled Disable this function.

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

S3(STR)
S1&S3

25

X8800

BIOS Description

Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals Menu

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

Item Option Description

VIA Onchip IDE Device Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip IDE device.

OnChip SATA Enabled Enable onchip SATA.

Disabled Invalidate this feature.

SATA Mode RAID Select the SATA mode.

IDE

IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access.

Disabled Invalidate IDE DMA transfer access.

OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onchip IDE ch annel0.

Disabled Invalidate this feature.

OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onchip IDE ch annel1.

Disabled Invalidate this feature.

IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Enable IDE prefetch mode.

Disabled Invalidate this feature.

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

Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto-

detection.

Primary/ Secondary Auto Ultra DMA mo de will be enabled if an Ultra

Master/Slave UDMA DMA device is detected.

Disabled Disable this function.

26

X8800

Chapter 3

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

sectors once.

Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.

VIA Onchip PCI Device Press Enter Press enter to set On-Chip PCI device.
VIA-3058 AC97 Audio Auto If audio codec was installed on board, the

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

Disabled Disable AC97 audio onboard.

VIA-3043 OnChip LAN Enabled Enable onchip LAN.

Disabled Invalidate this feature.

OnChip USB Contro ller All Enabled Enable onchip USB onboard.

All Disabled Invalidate all USB onboard.

OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled Enable onchip EHCI controller.

Disabled Invalidate all USB onboard.

USB Emula tion Off Don’t support any USB device under

DOS.

KB/MS Support USB legacy, USB keyboard ,

USB mouse. but do not storage device.

On Support USB legacy, USB keyboard ,

USB mouse and storage device.

USB Keyboard Support Enabled Support USB keyboard under legacy OS.

Disabled Disabel this function.

SuperIO Device Press Enter Press enter to set Onboard I/O device.

Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled.

Disabled Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled.

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

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

automatically assigned.

Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled.

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

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

SCR mum b audrate up to 57600bps.

UR2 Duplex Mode Half /Full Default is recommended.

27

X8800

BIOS Description

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Define parallel port address and IRQ

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

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

ECP /
ECP+EPP

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

1

28

X8800

Chapter 3

PC Health Status

PC Health Status Menu

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

Item Option Description

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

650C/1490F under the ACPI OS when the CPU

700C/1580F temperature reaches the previous setting,

600C/1400F, 650C/1490F,700C/1580F.

Disabled The system remains on regardless of how

much the CPU temperature is.

29

X8800

Appendix

App endix

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 driv ers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are
installed.
A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA(optional)
C. USB2.0 Driver(optional) D. Network Driver(optional)
E. Audio Driver(optional) F. DirectX

2. Accessory

A. QFlashV1.0(optional)

3. Browse CD

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

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

The files included in Documents are:

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

30

X8800

Appendix

Speed EasyII

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.

TurboEasy

Procedures:

1. Connect the reset cable of your PC to the turbo switch in front panel.

2. Switch on power to the system and press the <Del> k ey to enter BIOS setup.

3. Enter “QDI Innovation Features” menu, then enable the “QDI TurboEasy Support” item
and select the Turbo CPU frequency in “Turbo CPU Clock”.

4. Press the turbo switch to enable the frequency you selected in CMOS.

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 Process es any longer , PC can boot-up
without any redundant waiting for the displaying of starting OS. BootEasy save all the
information when PC first normally boot-up, and it restores all the parameters for the
system and thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.

LogoEasy II

LOGOEASY II supports the high-resolution 640x480 or 800x600 image display and full­screen, top right corner or bottom right corner display. It also s upports 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.

31

X8800

Appendix

RecoveryEasy II

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

BIOS_ProtectEasy

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

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

32

X8800

Appendix

QDI BootEasy(German)

BootEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI Easy- Technologien.
Mit der BootEasy- Technologie Tec hnik 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 beis pielsweise jedes Mal die Taktfrequenz des Prozessors geprüft oder
angeschlos sene Geräte aktiviert.Die BootEasy-Technik prüft diese Punkte nur beim
erstmaligen Start des Rechners und speichert die Ergebnisse in einem Flash ROM. Beim
nächsten Start ruft das System lediglich diese Informationen aus dem Speicher ab und
kann so innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden den Boot-Prozess abschließen.
Bei Änderungen am System, beispielsweise nach dem Einbau eines neuen Prozessors,
muss deshalb zuvor die BootEasy-Funktion deaktiviert werden, beim nächsten Start werden
die neuen Informationen dann erneut abgespeichert.
Falls Fehler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es auf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es dauert wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktiviert werden.
Falls Fehler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es auf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es dauert wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktiviert werden.

33

X8800

Appendix

Instalación de la placa base QDI X8800(Spanish):

1. Asegúrese que se incluyen los siguientes artículos: Placa base QDI X8800, 1 cable de

datos para el puerto IDE y 1 cable de datos para el Floppy, jumpers, 1 manual de
usuario QDI X8800y un disco compacto con los controladores de la placa base QDI
X8800.

2. Asegúrese de que el cable de la fuente de alimentación esta desc onectado y

asegúrese de estar en contacto a masa utilizando una pulsera antiestática. Si no
dispone de dicha pulsera, toque un objeto directamente conectado a masa o una
parte metálica de su equipo como puede ser la caja de este.

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

a su caja.

4. Los jumpers están localizados en la placa base, con ellos se configuran, por ejemplo:

Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS, Habilitar BIOS ProtectEasy BIOS_WP etc…, el PIN1 para
todos los jumpers esta marcado con una línea más gruesa (Consulte el apartado
“Jumper Settings” en el manual de usuario de su placa QDI X8800 en el capítulo 2).

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

conector de su placa base QDI X8800 marcado como “CPUFAN”.

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

X8800.

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

QDI X8800.

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

específicos a su placa base QDI X8800. Asegúrese que la orientación de los cables
sea la correcta. (El cable rojo se corresponde con el pin 1).

9. Conecte los cables de la caja del ordenador a su placa base QDI X8800, como el

conector de la fuente de alimentación, los testigos de corriente, y lectura de disco
duro, interruptores de inicio y reset (consulte el apartado “External Connectors” del
manual de usuario de su placa base QDI X8800).

10. Conecte los diferentes periféricos externos como el teclado PS/2, ratón PS/2, serie o

USB, los dispositivos USB, el monitor y la impresora a la placa base QDI X8800
(consulte el apartado “External Connectors” en el manual de su placa base QDI
X8800, 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:

34

X8800

Appendix

Instalación del sistema:

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

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

3. Seleccione los valores de la Bios en concordancia con la configuración de su sistema
(Nosotros le recomendamos que deje los valores establecidos por la Bios por defecto,
para evitar posibles fallos que ocasionen que su sistema no funcione correctamente).
Para más información las funciones de la Bios, consulte el apartado “BIOS Description”
en el manual de usuario de la placa base QDI X8800). Presione la tecla « F10 » y
seleccione la opción “Save & Exit Setup” en el menú de configuración de la Bios para
guardar los cambios y reiniciar el sistema.

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

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

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

Un disco compacto con controladores de QDI esta incluido en el
paquete de la placa base QDI X8800.

1. Instalación de los controladores

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

A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA(optional)
C. USB2.0 Driver(optional) D. Network Driver(optional)
E. Audio Driver(optional) F. DirectX

2. Accessorios
A. QFlashV1.0( Opcional)

3. Navegue por el CD

Usted puede leer todos los documentos incluidos en este CD, incluidos
Utility and Documents.
Los ficheros incluidos en Utility son:

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

35

X8800

Appendix

Manuel d’installation des cartes mères de la série QDI
X8800 (French):

Intégration du système :

1. Vérifier la présence de chaque élément dans la boite de la carte mère de la série QDI
X8800 :

Une carte mère de la série QDI X8800.
Un CD-ROM d’installation QDI.
Un manuel d’utilisation de la carte mère QDI X8800.
Un sachet de cavaliers.
Une nappe IDE compatible avec la norme ATA/66 destinée au lecteur de
disque dur.
Une nappe destinée au lecteur de disquette.
Un fond de panier métallique destiné à l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur
(Caractéristique technique optionnelle).
Un câble d’extension destiné à permettre l’exploitation des ports USB 3 et
USB 4 ou USB 5 et USB 6 (Caractéristique technique optionnelle).

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

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

4. S’assurer que la carte mère de la série QDI X8800 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 QDI X8800 lors de son achat.

5. Connecter le processeur dans le socket intégré à la carte mère de la série QDI X8800
et prévus à cet effet. Fixer le système de refroidissement de ce dernier et connecter
son ventilateur sur les broches nommées « CPUFAN » intégrées à la carte mère de la
série QDI X8800 et prévus à cet effet.

6. Connecter les éventuelles barrettes de mémoire dans les slots intégrés à la carte
mère de la série QDI X8800 et prévus à cet effet.

7. Connecter les éventuelles cartes d’extension au format AGP, PCI dans les slots
intégrés à la carte mère de la série QDI X8800 et prévus à cet effet

8. Connecter les éventuels périphériques IDE ainsi que le lecteur de disquette à la carte
mère de la série QDI X8800 grâce aux nappes fournies avec cette dernière lors de
son achat. S’assurer que l’orientation des nappes connectées est correcte en vérifiant

36

X8800

Appendix

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

9. Connecter les câbles de l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur sur les broches intégrées à la
carte mère de la série QDI X8800 et prévues à cet effet. Dans ce but il est important
de se référer à la section nommée « Connecteurs externes » du chapitre numéro 2
nommé « Instructions d’installation » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la
carte mère de la série QDI X8800 lors de son achat.

10. Raccorder les périphériques externes sur les connecteurs de fond de panier intégrés
à la carte mère de la série QDI X8800. Dans ce but il est important de se référer à la
section nommée « Connecteurs externes » du chapitre numéro 2 nommé « Instructions
d’installation » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la carte mère de la série
QDI X8800 lors de son achat.

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

Installation du système :

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

2. Presser la touche “Suppr” du clavier afin d’entrer dans le menu de BIOS.

3. Dans le menu de BIOS nommé “QDI Innovation features”, ajuster la fréquence de
fonctionnement du processeur. Attention, il est fortement recommandé de charger les
réglages de sûreté par défaut afin d’éviter un éventuel dysfonctionnement du système.
Dans ce but il est important de se référer à la section nommée « Description du BIOS
Award » du chapitre numéro 3 nommé « Description du BIOS » contenu dans le
manuel d’utilisation livré avec la carte mère de la série QDI X8800 lors de son achat.

4. Procéder à l’installation du système d’exploitation sur le lecteur de disque dur intégré
au système. Dans ce but il est important de vérifier que la séquence de démarrage du
système paramétrable à partir du menu de BIOS permet à la procédure d’installation
du système d’exploitation de s’initialiser.

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

6. Après cette étape, procéder à l’installation des pilotes de chaque périphérique détecté
par la carte mère de la série QDI X8800.

37

X8800

Appendix

Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation QDI est livré avec la carte mère de
la série QDI X8800.

1. Driver Install :

Avec cette option, il est possible d’installer les pilotes de la carte mère de la série QDI X8800
aisément. Il est important d’installer les pilotes en respectant l’ordre prédéfinit et de redémarrer
le système après avoir effectué l’installation de tous les pilotes.
Applications contenues dans le dossier :

A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA(optional)
C. USB2.0 Driver(optional) D. Network Driver(optional)
E. Audio Driver(optional) F. DirectX

2. Accessory :

Applications contenues dans le dossier :

A. QflashV1.0(Optional)

3. Browse CD :

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

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

38

X8800

Appendix

QDI X8800 installazione mainboard (Italian):

1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: QDI X8800mainboard, cavo IDE e Floppy,

jumpers, manuale dell’utente della mainboard QDI X8800 e cd-rom drivers.

2. Controllare che il cavo alimentazione proveniente dal computer-case sia sconnesso

assicurarsi inolre di aver indossato corretamente il bracciale da polso collegato a massa.
In mancanza di questo toccare un punto a massa o una parte metallica del case

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

4. I jumper locati sulla mainboard rappresentano: CLR_CMOS azzeratore BIOS, BIOS_WP

abbilitatore/disabbilitatore in BIOS della funzione protectEasy; per tutti i jumper il PIN 1 e’
contrassegnato da un spessa linea bianca ( consultare il manuale al capitolo 2 “ JUMPER
AND SETTINGS”)

5. Inserire il processore nell’apposito slot ; la ventola del processore deve essre collegato

nello speciale connettore targato “ CPUFAN ”.

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

7. Inserire le periferiche Pci negli appositi Pci slots

8. Collegare le periferiche IDE e il FLOPPY con l’apposito cavo fornito con la mainboard

negli specifici connetori marcati. Assicurarsi che l’orientamento del cavo sia corretto. ( La
linea rossa sul cavo deve essere inserita nellapposito connettore in corispondezza del pin

1)

9. Conettere la mainboard con: il cavo di alimentazione proveniente dall’alimentatore, il

connettore dell’interuttore di stand by, il conettore del led di segnalazione “acceso”, il

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

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

10.Connettere le differenti periferiche esterne come il PS/2 mouse, la PS/2 tastiera, le prese

USB, il monitor e la stampante con gli specifici connettori posizionati sulla faccia esterna
della mainboard.

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

alimentazione.

Installazione di sistema

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

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

3. Regolare le funzioni del BIOS in accordo con la configurazione di sistema ( Noi ti

raccomandiamo di usare l’impostazione di default per evitare rischi di anomalie di
funzionalita’). Per maggiori informazioni controllare il 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

39

X8800

Appendix

uso

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

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

1. Installaz ione driver

E 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. Serial ATA(optional)
C. USB2.0 Driver(optional) D. Network Driver(optional)
E. Audio Driver(optional) F. DirectX

2. A. QflashV1.0(Optional)

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

del cd accompagnativo, insieme anche diverse utili quali:

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

40

X8800

Appendix

Using 4-/6-Channel Audio(4-/6- Channel Audio Interface)

The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip, which provides support for 6­channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel.
ALC655 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The
section will tell you how to install and use 4/6-channel audio function on the board.

Installing the Audio Driver

The Realtek ALC655 chipset driver has to be installed before the 4-/6-Channel audio
function can be used.

Using 4-/6-channel Audio Function

You can start to use the 4-/6-channel audio function After the driver is installed completely.

The first, you can connect 4 or 6 speakers to the audio output connector. Then open utility
to set the work parameter.

Attaching speakers

To perform multichannel audio operation, connect multiple speakers to the system. You
should connect the same number of speakers as the audio channels you will select in the
software utility.

2-Channel Analog Audio Output

Line In

Line Out (Front channels)

MIC

Description: Line Out, Line In and MIC functions all exis t under 2-channel
configuration.

4-Channel Analog Audio Output

Line Out(Rear Channels)

Line Out (Front channels)

MIC

Description: Line In is converted to Line Out function under 4-channel configuration.

41

X8800

Appendix

6-Channel Analog Audio Output

Line Out(Rear Channels)

Line Out (Front channels)

Line Out(Center & Subwoofer Channels)

Description: Both Line In and MIC are converted to Line Out function under 6-

channel configuration.

42

X8800

Appendix

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

43

X8800

Appendix

4. The following window appears.

Headphone Output

2 Channels Output
4 Channels Output

6 Channels Output

Keep
UnSelect
Status

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

6. Click OK

Testing the Connected Speakers

To ensure 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly, you may need to test each
connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly. If any speaker fails to
sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the
bad speakers with good ones.

Testing Each Speaker

The following window appears.

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

2. Click the Speaker Test tab.

3. The following window appears.

Front Left

Rear Left

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

44

Center
Front Right

Rear Right

Subwoofer

X8800

Appendix

Playing KaraOK

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

Playing KaraOK

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

2. Make sure the Sound Effect tab is selected.

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

Click This

4. Click OK.

45

X8800

Appendix

CPU Installation Procedu res

1.Pull the lever sideways away from the
socket. Then, raise the lever up to a 90­degree angle.

2.Look for the mark of CPU. The CPU will
only fit in the correct orientation with mark
of the socket. If the CPU is correctlyinstalled,
the pins should be completely embedded
into the socket and can not be seen.

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

Warning: Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always

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

46

X8800

Board Layout of

X8800

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

Top :Line in
Midd: Spk out
Bttm:Mic in

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

F_AUDIO

CD_IN

WOL(option)

SPDIF_IN

USB5_6

JFUSB

PCI 5

PCI 4

PCI 3

PCI 2

PCI 1

AGP

North Bridge

Top :LAN
Bttm:USB3,4

ATX12V

Top :1394
Bttm:USB1,2

SPDIF

Socket 939

LPT

COM

CPU_FAN

CPU_FAN

USB7_8

CLR_CMOS

IrDA

U
2

SATA1

BIOS_WP

1

3

2

4

5

1.HDD_LED 2.RESET 3.PWR_LED 4.POWER SW 5.RESERVE

SATA2

IDE2

IDE1

South Bridge

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

SYS_FAN

FDD

ATXPWR