QDI XT4500 User Manual

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XT4500 series main board
QDI Utility CD
1HD ribbon cable
1 FDD cab le
User’s manu al
I/O shield(option)
USB ca ble(option)

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Certificate of Compliance

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

Submittor: QDI Technology Limited

23Floor, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place 979 King’s
Road, Quarry Bay, HONG KONG

Product: MotherBoard

M/N: XT4500

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(EMC)

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

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 current<=16A

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

teristics limits and methods of measurement

Signature : Date : 2004.02.01

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: XT4500

Respo nsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc.

Address: 41456 Christy Street

Fremont, CA 94538

Telephon e: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type o f Product: Mainb oard

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, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.

Signature : Date : 2004

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Introdu ction.....................................................................1

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

Chapter 2

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

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

PS/2 Keyboard /Mo use Connector ...................................5

USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors(optional).....................5

Para llel Port, Serial Port Connectors(optional)...................5

Line -in jack, Mic-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick

Conn nector.....................................................................6

6-Channel Aud io .............................................................6

ATX 12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch ......7

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

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

Power LED Connector( PWR_LED ) .................................8

Fan Connectors( CPU_FAN , PWR_FAN) ..........................8

USB3, USB4 Connectors.................................................9

Audio Connectors (CD_IN) ..............................................9

Audio Interfa ce(F_AUDIO)...............................................10

SPEAKER Conne ctor ..........................................................10

Jumpe r Settings ..................................................................11

Clear CMOS(CLR_CMOS).................................................... 11

Chapter 3

BIOS Descrip tion................................................................ 12

AWDFLASH.EXE ............................................................... 1 3

AWARD BIOS Description................................................. 14

Appendix

QDI Utility CD...................................................................... 16

Using 4-/6-Channel Audio.................................................. 25

Layout

Caution

Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or
removing expansion cards, RAM or other system peripherals,
otherwise 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 requirement.

　 　 　 Note:

This manual is suitable for XT4500 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

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

XT4500 series of mainboards utilize Intel® 845PE +ICH4 chipset, providing
a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective mATX platform.
The new integrated technologies, together with AC’97 audio,AGP 4X,
4 USB 2.0 ports and ATA100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multi­media solution at reasonable price. It provides 400/533MHz host bus speed
to sup port new Intel® prescott Pentium 4 and Celeron socket 478 proces-

sors and the DDR266/333 memory.

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Introduction

Form factor

mATX form factor of 244mm x 190 mm

Microprocessor

Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5 /1.6/1.7/1.8/

1.9/2.0GHz

Supports Intel

®

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

2.4/2.6/2.8/3.06GHz

Supports Prescott socket 478 processors o f FSB 533MHz

Suppo rts 400/533MHz host bus speed

System memory

Suppo rts DDR266/333 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256 /512Mb technology up to 2GB

Provides two 184 -pin DDR SDRAM interfaces

Onboard IDE

Supports Ind ependent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 33 /66/100, PIO mode
Two fa st IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD

ROM drives

Onboard LAN(optional)

10/10 0 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
10/100 M LAN interface built-in on board

USB 2.0

USB 2 .0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1 which

currently works a t a snails pace of just 12Mbps

Provides 4 USB 2.0 ports

Onboard I/O

One flop py port supporting up to one 3.5

1.44M/2.88 M format

One high spee d 16550 compatible COM with 16 byte send/receive FIFO
One parallel port su pports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Supports PS/2 mouse an d PS/2 keyboard

All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup

″

o r 5.25″ floppy drive s with 360K/720K/1.2M/

Onboard Audio

AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant

Provides onboa rd Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack and Speaker-out Jack and MIDI/

Joystick Conne ctor

6-channel Onboard Audio

AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant
Provides Front left&right, Rear left&righ t/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Microphone-

in Jack,which can be specified by software

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Chapter 1

Advanced features

PCI 2.2 Specificatio n Compliant
Provid es Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard

BIOS

Lice nsed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM, plug and play ready
Supports IDE CDROM/USB boo t up.

Green function

Suppo rts ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS
Directed Power Manageme nt)
Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S4(suspend to
Disk, depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)

Main Expansion Slots and Connectors

Slot/Po rt (Quantity) Description

PCI(2) PCI slo ts
IDE(2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port
DDR(2) DIMM socket
USB(4 ) USB connectors
LAN(1 )(optional) LAN connecto r
COM(1) COM connecto r
PARALLEL (1) Parallel connector
Audio(1) Audio connector

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Installation Instructions

Chapter 2

Installation Instructions

This section cove rs 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 th e jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the
following figures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these
connectors, please pay attention to the direction.

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Chapter 2

External Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

PS/2 keyboard con nector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size
keyb oard, 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(optional)

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

　 　 LAN(optional)

USB1
USB2

Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector (COM1)(optional)

The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial
port COM1conne ctor can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse.
You can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated Peripherals”
from AWARD BIOS SETUP.

Parallel Port

COM1

MWarning:

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

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

The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minid isc player to
playb ack or record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice
inp ut. The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output
from the inte rnal amplifier.The MIDI/Joystick connector allows you to connect a game joystick
or a MIDI de vice.

MIDI/Joystick

Speaker out

Line in

Microphone in

6-Channel Audio

This mainboa rd utilizes AD1888 chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of Front
Left, Fro nt 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 ja ck can be connected to the rear speakers and the
Center&Woofer jack can be connected to the center speaker and woofer.
Microph one function is offered by F_AUDIO Connector on the mainboard now.
If set 2-Chan nel 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.

　 Front Left&Right

Rear Left&Right

Center&Woofer

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Chapter 2

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

The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When
powering up your system, first turn on the mechanica l switch of the power supply (if one
is provided), then push once the power switch. When powering off the system, you
needn’t turn o ff the mechanical switch, just push once the power switch. XT4500 series
mainboard only support ATX12V power.

+12V Power Supply Connector

1

GND

5V

PS-ON

12V
12V

GND 5V GND PS-OK

GND

GND GND

5VSB

12V

-5V

5V5 V

POWER SW

GND
GND

ATX Power Supply Connector

3.3V

3.3V

1

-12V 3.3V GND

20

A Note:

If you c hange “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 s ystem powers down.

Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD_LED)

The connector co nnects 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 con nects to the case’s reset switch. Press the switch once, the system
resets.

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Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)

When th e system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED
is on; Wh en the system is in S4, S5 status, the LED is off. The connector has an orientation.

HDD LED

RESET

s e r v e d

HDD LED

HDD LED(+)

HDD LED(-)

RESET

P O W E R

REVERSE

R e -

G N D

LED

SW

POWER

Power

PWR LED(+)

PWR LED(-)

P O W E R

G N D

EMP TY

POWER LED

POWER SW

Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN, PWR_FAN)

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

CPU_FAN

SENSE

GND

+12V

8

PWR_FAN

GND

+12V

SENSE

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Chapter 2

USB3, USB4 Connector(FUSB3_4)

Besides USB1,2 on the back panel, XT4500 series of mainboards also have one 10-pin
headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide addi­tion al two USB ports. .

1

FUSB3_4

+5V
USB0­USB0+

GND
CUT

+5V
USB1­ USB1+

GND
GND

Audio Connector (CD_IN)

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

CD_IN

9

CD Left Channel

Common

CD Right Channel

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Audio Interface(F_AUDIO)

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 th e FrontAudio is absent, Pin5 and Pin6, Pin9 and Pin10 must be short
connected.

SPEAKER Connector

1

F_AUDIO

(Audio Interface)

Pin

No.

Symbol

1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 NC 8 (Cut away)
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

1

SPK_VCC

GND
NC

SPK_DATA

3
5
7

9

Pin

No.

2
4
6
8
10

Symbol

10

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Chapter 2

Jumper Settings

Jumpers are located on the mainboard, the clear CMOS jump er CLR_CMOS, etc. Pin 1 for all
jumpe rs 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 an d to represent pin2 & pin3 (“2-3”) closed.

Jump er Symbol Description Represent

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

Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS)

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

Clear CMOS

11

Normal status

(Unplug the AC power supply)

3
2

1

3
2

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BIOS Description

Chapter 3

BIO S Description

The mainb oard 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 when the power is turned off. This chapter provides
you with the overview of the BIOS Setup.

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Chapter 2

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 s trongly 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.

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

Driver CD to your new bootable diskette.

3. Download the update d BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com). Please
be sure to downloa d 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 ch ecksum of this BIOS which is located in readme file.

5. Reboot the system from the b ootable diskette created.

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

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

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

A Note:

Because the BIOS Software will be updated constantly, the follow­ing BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference p urposes only
and ma y not reflect your BIOS screens exactly.

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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 an d 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 Fea tures” are Date, Time, Hard
Disk Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive Types etc. Use the arrow keys to h ighlight the item,
then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value desired in each item.

QDI Innovation Features

This section describes QDI inno vation 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.

Advanced Chipset Features

The chipset features setup is used to change the values of the chipset registers. The
registers control most of the system options in the computer.

Power Management Setup

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

PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes how to configure th e PCI bus system. This section covers some
very technical items and it is recommended that o nly experienced users should make any
changes to the default setting.

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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 voltage,temperature and fan speed.

Set Supervisor/User Password

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

ENTER PASSWORD

Type th e 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. On ce the password is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If yo u 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
ente r BIOS Setup.
If yo u have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will
be prompted for the p assword only when you enter BIOS Setup.
Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor
Password when booting the system o r entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also
you can use User Password whe n 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.

Note: if you need detailed information about BIOS, please view them in the CD.

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Appendix

Appendix

QDI Utility CD

A QDI Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard , the contents contained in it are showed
as below:

1. Driver Install

Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your mainboard . You should install
the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are
insta lled.
A. Chipset software B. IAA Setup
C. USB2.0 Driver D. Audio Driver
E. Network Drive r(optional) F. DirectX

2. Browse CD

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

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

The files include d in Documents are:

A. Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 B. BIOS manua l_ch
C. BIOS manu al_en D. EASY_ch
E. EASY_en

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Appendix

BIOS_ProtectEasy

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

BootEasy

BootEasy techno logy enormously improves the long BOOT process time of computers.
Reducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting their computer. BIOS
withou t BootEasy has to perform many routines every time when the system starts, such
as che cking system core of the computer and initializing system peripherals. Now with
the BootEasy, BIOS will not run these repetitive Proce sses 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 an d thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.

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

QDI BootEasy(German)

Boo tEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI Easy- Technologien.
Mit der BootEasy- Technologie Technik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis fünf
Sekunde n in Anspruch nehmen, bis das Betriebssystem geladen wird. Der Grund für die
lange Warterei liegt in den Routine-Abfragen, die das BIOS bei jedem Start abarbeitet. So
wird beispielsweise jedes Mal die Taktfrequenz des Prozessors geprüft oder
angeschlossene Geräte aktiviert.Die BootEasy-Technik prüft diese Punkte nur beim
erstmaligen Start des Rechners und speichert die Ergebnisse in einem Flash ROM. Beim
nächsten Start ruft das System le diglich diese Informationen aus dem Speicher ab und
kann so innerh alb von wenigen Sekunden den Boot-Prozess abschließen.
Bei Änderun gen am System, beispielsweise nach dem Einbau eines neuen Prozessors,
muss desha lb zuvor die BootEasy-Funktion deaktiviert werden, beim nächsten Start werden
die neue n Informationen dann erneut abgespeichert.
Falls Feh ler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es a uf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es daue rt wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktivie rt werden.
Falls Feh ler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es a uf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es daue rt wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy
– Technik wieder aktivie rt werden.

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Appendix

Instalación de la placa base QDI XT4500(Spanish):

1. Asegúrese que se incluyen los siguientes artículos: Placa base QDI XT4500, 1 cable
de datos para el pu erto IDE y 1 cable de datos para el Floppy, jumpers, 1 manual de
usuario QDI XT4500 y un disco compacto con los controladores de la placa base QDI
XT4500.

2. Asegúrese de que el cable de la fuente de alimentación esta des conectado y
asegúrese de estar en conta cto a masa utilizando una pulsera antiestática. Si no
dispone de d icha 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:
Clea r CMOS CLR_CMOS, Habilitar BIOS ProtectEasy BIOS_WP etc… , el PIN1 para
todos los jumpers e sta marcado con una línea más gruesa (Consulte el apartado
“Jumpe r Settings” en el manual de usuario de su placa QDI XT4500 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 XT4500 marcado como “CPUFAN”.

6. Inserte los módulos de memoria en lo s bancos de memoria DIMM de su placa base QDI
XT4500.

7. Inserte las tarjetas PCI y/o la tarjeta AGP en las bahías de expansión de su placa base
QDI XT4500.

8. Conecte los periféricos internos IDE y las disqueteras mediante los cables de datos
específicos a su placa base QDI XT4500. Asegúrese que la orientación de los cables
sea la correcta. (El ca ble rojo se corresponde con el pin 1).

9. Conecte los cables de la caja del ordenador a su placa base QDI XT4500, como el
conector de la fuente de alimentación, los testigos de corriente, y lectura de disco
duro, interruptores d e inicio y reset (consulte el apartado “External Connectors” del
manua l de usuario de su placa base QDI XT4500).

10. Conecte los diferentes periféricos externos como el te clado PS/2, ratón PS/2, serie o
USB, los disp ositivos USB, el monitor y la impresora a la placa base QDI XT4500
(consulte el apartado “External Connectors” en el manual de su placa base QDI
XT450 0, en el capítulo 2).

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

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Instalación del sistema:

1. Encienda su equip o mediante el interuptor de encendido de la caja.

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

3. Seleccione los valore s de la Bios en concordancia con la configuración de su sistema
(Nosotro s 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 in formación las funciones de la Bios, consulte el apartado “BIOS Description”
en el man ual de usuario de la placa base QDI XT4500). Presione la tecla « F10 » y
seleccione la opción “Save & Exit Setup” en el menú de configuración de la Bios para
guarda r los cambios y reiniciar el sistema.

4. Insta le 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 in stalación del sistema operativo, asegúrese que no hay conflictos con
ningún dispositivo de su sistema.

6. Entonces, después de l último paso, proceda a la instalación de los controladores de
los diferentes disp ositivos.

Un disco compacto con controladores de QDI esta incluido en el
paquete de la placa base QDI XT4500.

1. Instalación de los controladores

Usted pued e 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
controla dores.

A. Chipset software B. IAA Setup
C. USB2.0 Driver(o ptional) D. Audio Driver(optional)
E. Network Drive r(optional) F. DirecrX

2. Navegue por el CD

Usted puede leer todos los documentos incluidos en este CD, incluidos
Utility and Docume nts.
Los ficheros incluid os en Utility son:

A. Awdflash.exe B. Cblog o.exe
C. Lf.exe

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Manuel d’installation des cartes mères de la série QDI
XT4500 (French):

Intégration du système :

1. Vérifier la présence de chaque élément dans la boite de la carte mère de la série QDI
XT4500 :

Une carte mère de la série QDI XT4500.
Un CD-ROM d’installation QDI.
Un manu el d’utilisation de la carte mère QDI XT4500.
Un sachet de cava liers.
Une nappe IDE compatible avec la norme ATA/66 destinée au lecteur de
disq ue dur.
Une nappe destinée au lecteur de d isquette.
Un fond de panier métallique destiné à l’u nité centrale de l’ordinateur
(Ca ractéristique technique optionnelle).
Un câble d’exte nsion 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’ordinateu r est déconnecté. Se relier à la terre grâce à un bracelet lié au poignet. A
défaut de dispose r d’un bracelet, maintenir un contact physique avec un objet lui­même relié à la terre, ou à une pa rtie métallique du système comme la structure de
l’unité centra le 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 ach at.

4. S’assu rer que la carte mère de la série QDI XT4500 est matériellement correctement
configurée, p our 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 « Configura tion des cavaliers » du chapitre numéro 2
nommé « Instructions d’installatio n » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la
carte mère de la série QDI XT4 500 lors de son achat.

5. Connecter le processeur dans le socket intégré à la carte mère de la série QDI
XT4500 et prévus à cet effet. Fixer le système de refroidissement de ce d ernier et
connecter son ventilateur sur les broches nommées « CPUFAN » intégrées à la carte
mère de la série QDI XT4500 et prévus à cet effe t.

6. Connecter les éventuelles barre ttes de mémoire dans les slots intégrés à la carte
mère de la série QDI XT4500 et prévus à cet effe t.

7. Connecter les éventuelles cartes d’extension au format AGP, PCI dans les slots
intégrés à la carte mère d e la série QDI XT4500 et prévus à cet effet

8. Connecter les éventuels périphériques IDE a insi que le lecteur de disquette à la carte
mère de la série QDI XT4 500 grâce aux nappes fournies avec cette dernière lors de
son achat. S’assure r que l’orientation des nappes connectées est correcte en vérifiant

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

9. Conne cter les câbles de l’unité centrale de l’ordinateur sur les broches intégrées à la
carte mère de la série QDI XT4500 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’installatio n » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la
carte mère de la série QDI XT4 500 lors de son achat.

10. Racco rder les périphériques externes sur les connecteurs de fond de panier intégrés
à la carte mère de la série QDI XT4500. Da ns ce but il est important de se référer à la
sectio n nommée « Connecteurs externes » du chapitre numéro 2 nommé « Instructions
d’installa tion » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la carte mère de la série
QDI XT4500 lo rs de son achat.

11. Lorsq ue 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’interrup teur de fonctionnement de l’unité centrale
de l’ordinateu r.

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

3. Dans le menu de BIOS nommé “QDI Innovatio n features”, ajuster la fréquence de
fonctionnement du processe ur. Attention, il est fortement recommandé de charger
les réglages de sûreté par défaut afin d’éviter un éventuel dysfonctionnement du
système. Dans ce bu t il est important de se référer à la section nommée « Description
du BIOS Award » d u chapitre numéro 3 nommé « Description du BIOS » contenu dans
le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la carte mère de la série QDI XT4500 lors de son
achat.

4. Procéder à l’installation du système d’exploitatio n sur le lecteur de disque dur intégré
au système. Dans ce bu t il est important de vérifier que la séquence de démarrage du
système para métrable à partir du menu de BIOS permet à la procédure d’installation
du système d’explo itation de s’initialiser.

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

6. Après cette étape, procéder à l’installation des pilotes de chaq ue périphérique détecté
par la carte mère de la série QDI XT4500.

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Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation QDI est livré avec la carte mère de
la série QDI XT450 0.

1. Drive r Install :

Avec cette option, il est possible d’installe r les pilotes de la carte mère de la série QDI XT4500
aisément. Il est important d’insta ller les pilotes en respectant l’ordre prédéfinit et de redémarrer
le système a près avoir effectué l’installation de tous les pilotes.
Applications conte nues dans le dossier :

A. Chipset software B. IAA Setup
C. USB2.0 Driver D. Audio Driver
E. Network Drive r(optional) F. DirecrX

2. Browse CD :

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

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

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QDI XT4500 installazione mainboard (Italian):

1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: QDI XT4500mainboard, cavo IDE e Floppy,
jumpers, manu ale dell’utente della mainboard QDI XT4500 e cd-rom drivers.

2. Controllare che il cavo alimen tazione proveniente dal computer-case sia sconnesso
assicu rarsi inolre di aver indossato corretamente il bracciale da polso collegato a massa.
In mancan za di questo toccare un punto a massa o una parte metallica del case

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

4. I jumper loca ti sulla mainboard rappresentano: CLR_CMOS azzeratore BIOS, BIOS_WP
abbilitatore/disabbilitato re in BIOS della funzione protectEasy; per tutti i jumper il PIN 1 e’
contrassegn ato da un spessa linea bianca ( consultare il manuale al capitolo 2 “ JUMPER
AND SETTINGS”)

5. Inserire il processore nell’apposito slot ; la ven tola del processore deve essre collegato
nello speciale connettore targato “ CPUFAN ”.

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

7. Inserire le periferich e Pci negli appositi Pci slots

8. Collega re le periferiche IDE e il FLOPPY con l’apposito cavo fornito con la mainboard
negli spe cifici 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 alimenta zione proveniente dall’alimentatore, il
connettore dell’interuttore di stand by, il conettore del led di segnalazione “acceso”, il

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

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

10.Connette re le differenti periferiche esterne come il PS/2 mouse, la PS/2 tastiera, le prese
USB, il monitor e la stampante co n gli specifici connettori posizionati sulla faccia esterna
della mainb oard.

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

Installazione di sistema

1. Portare in posizion e di acceso l’interuttore di ACCESO

2. Usare il tasto DEL per entrare nel nel software di config urazione 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
funz ionalita’). 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 imp ostazioni scelte ed uscire dal BIOS program.

4. Installa re il sistema operativo , non dimenticando di mettere nelle giuste condizioni di
partenza la se quenza di boot.

5. Dopo una g iusta installazione accertarsi che non vi siano conflitti tra le periferiche in

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uso

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

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

1. Installaz ione driver

E possibile insta llare tutti i driver della Vs. mainboard in modo facile e veloce. Dovreste
installare i driver nella segu ente succesione, finito cio’ bisogna far ripartire il personal

compute r.
A. Chipset software B. IAA Setup
C. USB2.0 Driver D. Audio Driver
E. Network Driver(optional) F. DirecrX

2. Guardando il CD
Que sto manuale di installazionee’ disponibile anche nella sua versione elettronica all’interno

del cd accompagna tivo, insieme anche diverse utili quali:

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

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

The motherboard is equipped with AD1888 chip, which provides support for 6-channel
audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. AD1888
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 AD1888 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 Out (Front channels)

M IC

Line In

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

4-Channel Analog Audio Output

Line Out (Rear channels)

Line Out (Front 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 ch annels)

Line Out (Front channels)

Line Ou t (Center and
Subwoofer channels)

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

channel configuration.

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Selecting 4- or 6-Channel Setting

1. Dou ble click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen.

2. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from Speaker Setup Layout under the
Listening Environment tab and Click OK.

Click here and the
pull-down menu will
appear

3. Select any su rround sound effect you prefer from the “Environment Models” pull-down
menu.

Click here

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4. Click the MIDI Music Synthesizer tab and set synthersizer default sound.

Click here

Testing the Connected Speakers

To ensu re 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

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

2. Click the Listening Environment tab.

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3. The following window appears and click Test button.

Click here

4.The following window appears and Select Audio test path from the “Audio Test Path”
pull-down menu.

Click here and the pu ll­down menu will ap­pear

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5. Select test noise or music loop.

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CPU Install ation Procedures

1.Pull the lever sideways away from
the socket. The n, raise the lever up to a
90-deg ree angle.

2.Look for the cut edge. The cut edge
sho uld point towards the lever pivot. The
CPU will only fit in the correct
orientation. If the CPU is correctly
installed, the pins should be completely
embedded into the socket a nd can not
be seen.

3. Hold the CPU d own firmly, and then
close the lever to comp lete installation.

Warning: Ove rheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always

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

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Board Layout of

XT4500

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

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

F_AUDIO

CD_IN

FDD

PCI 2

PCI 1

AGP

AUDIO

North Bridge

LPT

Socket 478

COM1

Top :LAN
Bttm:USB1,2
Top :LAN
Bttm:USB0,1

FUSB3_4

3

1

4

*

SPEAKER

PANEL

2

*

CLR_CMOS

South Bridge

DIMM1

DIMM2

IDE2

IDE1

PWR_FAN

Note: pin1 for a jumpers are located on the side with black line.

1. PWR_LED 2. PWR_SW * EMPTY 3. HDD_LED 4. RESET * REVERSE

CPU_FAN

ATX 12V

ATX_POWER