Quantum PlatiniX 2E Series Manual

Item Checklist

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PlatiniX 2E series mainboard

QDI Utility CD

1 HD ribbon cable

1 FDD cable

Users manual

I/O shield(optional)

cable with bracket for USB(option)

cable with bracket for SPDIF(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 require further information, please visit our web-site: www.qdigrp.com.

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Declaration of Conformity

QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD.

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

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

declares that the product

Mainboard

PlatiniX 2E

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in

accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)

þ EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance

characteristics of information technology equipment

þ EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

þ EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residential, commercial and light industry

European Representative:

QDI COMPUTER( UK ) LTD. QDI COMPUTER( SCANDINAVIA )A/S

QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI EUROPE B.V

QDI COMPUTER( FRANCE ) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH

LEGEND QDI SPAIN S.L. QDI COMPUTER( SWEDEN )AB

Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG/2002

Printed Name : Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President

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Declaration of Conformity

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

Model Name: PlatiniX 2E

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

Address: 41456 Christy Street

Fremont, CA 94538

Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Motherboard

Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Ltd.

Address: 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place

979 Kings Road, Quarry Bay, HONG

KONG

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Tested to comply with FCC standards.

Signature : Date : 2002

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

CONTENTS

CONTENTSCONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MIDI/Joystick Connector ................................................... 6

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

Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors ................................. 6

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

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

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

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

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

Green LED Connector( GREEN_LED ) .............................. 8

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

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

Key Lock Connector( KEYLK ) ........................................ 8

USB3, 4 ;USB5,6 Connector ............................................ 9

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

Fan Connectors( CPUFAN , CHSFAN, PWRFAN ) .............. 10

Intruder Detect Switch( JINTR ) ........................................ 10

Wake-Up On LAN ( WOL ) ............................................... 11

Wake-Up On Internal Modem ( WOM ) .............................. 11

Audio Connectors ( AUXIN, CD_IN, MODEM ) ................... 12

4-pin SMBus Connector( SMBUS ) ................................... 12

Diagnosis LED ................................................................. 13

Chassis Security Switch(CHSSEC) ................................. 13

Communication and Networking Riser Slot( CNR ) ............ 14

Sound Connector( PC-PCI ) .............................................. 14

Audio Interface ............................................................... 15

SPDIF Connector ............................................................. 16

Main Expansion slot and Connectors ...................... 16

Jumper Settings .............................................................. 14

Wake-up Function( JUSB, JFUSB ) .................................. 17

Overclocking Jumper Setting( JFS0,JFS1 ) ....................... 18

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CONTENTS

CONTENTSCONTENTS

Clear CMOS(JCC).......................................................... 19

CPU Core Voltage Setting( JVID0~4 )............................. 19

BIOS-Protection Jumper( JAV )...................................... 21

Enable keyboard password power-on function

(JKB).............................................................................. 22

3. BIOS Description................................... 23

Utility Support.............................................................. 23

AWDFLASH.EXE ............................................................23

AWARD BIOS Description.......................................... 24

Entering Setup ............................................................... 24

Load Optimized Defaults ............................................... 24

Standard CMOS Features Setup.................................... 24

QDI Innovation features................................................. 28

Advanced BIOS Features Setup.................................... 30

Advanced Chipset Features Setup................................ 32

Power Management Setup............................................. 34

PnP/PCI Configurations Setup......................................... 37

Integrated Peripherals.....................................................38

PC Health Status............................................................. 41

Password Setting........................................................... 43

Boot with BIOS defaults................................................. 43

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Appendix...................................................................... 44

QDI Driver CD..................................................................44

Norton AntiVirus............................................................. 44

LogoEasyII...................................................................... 45

BIOS-ProtectEasy.......................................................... 46

RecoveryEasyII.............................................................. 47

SpeedEasyII................................................................... 52

BootEasy........................................................................ 53

StepEasyII...................................................................... 54

BootEasy(German)......................................................... 56

Platinix2E(Spanish)......................................................... 57

Platinix2E(French).......................................................... 60

Platinix2E(Italian)............................................................ 64

Layout

Note:

This manual is suitable for PlatiniX 2E series of mainboards.
Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who
wants different features.
PlatiniX 2E: without ISA slot
PlatiniX 2EI: with ISA slot

-A: with onboard Audio

-6A: with 6 channel Audio

-L: with onboard LAN

-AL: with onboard Audio and LAN

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Caution

Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing

expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the memory

devices, otherwise your mainboard or the system memory 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.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview

PlatiniX 2E series of mainboards utilize Intel® 845E chipset consisting of two components:

®

the Intel
Hub4(ICH4), providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective ATX platform.
The new integrated technologies, together with AGP 4X support, AC97 audio, integrated
LAN(optional), 6 USB ports, and ATA100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multimedia
solution at reasonable price. It provides 400/533MHz host bus speed to support Intel
Pentium 4 socket 478 processors and the largest DDR memory capacity is up to 2GB. It
also provides advanced features such as Wake up by USB devices, Wake-on-LAN,
Wake-on-Modem, ACPI and Keyboard Password Power-on functions. Suspend to RAM,
the optimal implementation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
specification, makes the PCs power consumption drop to the lowest possible level and
enable quick wakeup. BootEasy, QDI innovation, lets the PC boot freely and rapidly.

Key Features

Form factor

l ATX form factor of 305mm x 224mm

i845E Memory Controller Hub(Brookdale-E MCH) and the 82801DB I/O Controller

®

Microprocessor

l Supports Intel

®

Pentium 4 (Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9

2.0GHz

l Supports Intel

®

Pentium 4 (Northwood) socket 478 processors at 2.0/2.2/2.26/2.4GHz

and above

l Supports 400/533MHz host bus speed

System memory

l Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces
l Supports DDR200/DDR266 SDRAM
l Supports 64/128/256/512Mb technology up to 2GB

Onboard IDE

l Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
l Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100, PIO mode
l Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD

ROM drives

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Onboard LAN (available on PlatiniX 2E-L/-AL/-6AL, PlatiniX 2EI-L/-AL/-6AL)

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

6 USB

l USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1

which currently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps

l Supports wake-up from S1 (power on suspend), S3(depends on device)

Onboard I/O

l One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5

″

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

1.44M/2.88M format

l Two high speed 16550 compatible UARTs (COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 selective) with

16 byte send/receive FIFO

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

Onboard Audio(Optional)

AC97 Audio(available on PlatiniX 2E-A/-AL, PlatiniX 2EI-A/-AL)

l AC97 2.2 Specification Compliant
l Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack with onboard

amplifier and MIDI/Joystick Connector
6-Channel Audio (available on PlatiniX 2E-6A/-6AL, PlatiniX 2EI-6A/-6AL)

l AC97 2.2 Specification Compliant
l Provides Front L&R Jack,Back L&R Jack and Center&WooferJack
l Supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effect, bringing you a brand new audio

experience
SPDIF output(optional)

l The SPDIF connector is capable of providing digital audio

AGP Interface

l AGP Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers

Advanced features

l PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
l Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
l Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
l Supports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem
l Supports Keyboard Password Power-on function
l Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system

voltages, fan speed)

l Provides Diagnosis LED to indicate CPU, chipset, memory,

PCI device, clockgen and Video status during system booting up

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l Providing QDI innovations: RecoveryEasyII, BIOS-ProtectEasy, LogoEasyII,

BootEasy, StepEasyII(Optional), SpeedEasyII

l CPU,AGP,DDR Voltage adjusting function with SpeedEasyII: Adjusting CPU core

voltage in BIOS to improve system stability and overclocking ability. Adjusting AGP
voltage in BIOS to improve system stability and overclock ability. Adjusting DDR

voltage in BIOS to improve system stability and overclock ability

BIOS

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

Green function

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

Directed Power Management)

l Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend

to RAM), S4(suspend to Disk,depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)

Expansion slots

l 1 AGP slot
l 5/6 PCI slots(optional)

l 1 CNR slot
l 1 ISA slot(optional)

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

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Chapter 2

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.

External Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

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

PS/2 Mouse connector

PS/2 Keyboard connector

USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors

(LAN connector is only available on PlatiniX 2E-L/-AL/-6AL, PlatiniX 2EI-L/-AL/-6AL)
Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices. The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN.

ACTIVE

LINK

LAN(optional)

USB1

USB2

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

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

(available on PlatiniX 2E-A/-AL, PlatiniX 2EI-A/-AL)
The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to

playback or record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice input.
The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output from
the internal amplifier.The MIDI/Joystick connector allows you to connect a game joystick or a
MIDI device.

MIDI/Joystick

Speaker out

Line in

Microphone in

6-Channel Audio

(available on PlatiniX 2E-6A/-6AL, PlatiniX 2EI-6A/-6AL)
The mainboards provide 6-Channel Audio . It consists of Front Left ,Front Right ,Back Left ,
Back 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 speakers,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.

MIDI/Joystick

Front

Left&Right

Back

Left&Right

Center&Woofer

Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors (UART1, UART2)

The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial
port UART1,2 connectors 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

UART1

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ATX12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch (POWER SW)

The PlatiniX 2E series mainboards prefer an ATX12V power supply. Be sure to connect the
ATX 12V power supply plugs to the connectors in their proper orientation. The difference
between ATX12V power supply and ATX power supply is that ATX12V power supply
provides two additional power connectors: AUX power connector and +12V power
connector.However,the PlatiniX 2E series mainboard provide an unique design especially
for those who still use legacy ATX power supply(without AUX and +12V connector) as
long as their ATX power supplies can provide enough current on +12V rail(at least 8
Amperes). System stability with an ATX power supply is not guaranteed and we are not
responsible for any damage caused.
The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When
powering up your system, first turn on the mechanical switch of the power supply (if one
is provided), then push once the power switch. When powering off the system, you
neednt turn off the mechanical switch, just

Push once* the power switch.

12V

+12V Power Supply Connector

1

12V

GND

AUX Power Supply Connector

1

GND

GND GND

3.3V 3.3V

5V

ATX Power Supply Connector

POWER

SW

3.3V

3.3V

1

3.3V

GND

-12V

5V

GND

GND

PS-OK

GND GND PS-ON

GND

5V GND

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 CMOS SETUP, the power
button should be pressed for more than 4 seconds before the system powers
down.

Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)

The connector connects to the cases IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status of IDE
hard disk. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesnt work, try the other way.

Reset Switch (RESET)

The connector connects to the cases reset switch. Press the switch once, the system
resets.

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5VSB

5V -5V

12V

20

5V

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Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)

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

Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)

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

GREEN LED Connector (GREEN_LED)

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

ACPI LED Connector (ACPI_LED)

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

Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW)

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

Key Lock Connector (KEYLK)

The connector can be connected to the keyboard lock switch on the case for locking the
keyboard.

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HD_LED

SPEAKER

POWER

SW

SW

RESET GREEN_LED

SLEEP

PWR_LEDACPI_LED

KEYLK

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HDD LED(+)

ACPI_LED

ORANGE(-)

GREEN(-)

LED+

POWER

SW

POWER

GND

EMPTY

EMPTY

SLEEP

SW

SLEEP

GND

PWR_LED

LED+

LED-

LED- KEYLOCK

HDD LED(-)

VCC

GND

NC

SPKDATA

RESET

GND

EMPTY

LED+

LED-

LED-

GND

SPEAKER

RESET

GREEN_LED KEYLK

Chapter 2

USB3,4 ;USB5,6

Besides USB1,2 on the back panel, the series of mainboards also have two10-pin headers on
board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional four USB
ports.

+5V

D5-

D5+

GND

GND

GND

GND

D6+

D6-

+5V

USB5,6

USB5,6

USB3,4

+5V

D3-

D3+

GND

GND

GND

GND

D4+

D4-

+5V

USB3,4

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.

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VCC

NC

IRRX

GND

IRTX

IrDA

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Fan Connectors (PWRFAN, CPUFAN, CHSFAN)

The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in PC Health section of
the CMOS SETUP. These three fans will be automatically turned off after the system
enters suspend mode.

GND
+12V

CPUFAN

SENSE

GND
+12V

SENSE

GND
+12V

SENSE

PWRFAN

CHSFAN

Intruder Detect Switch(JINTR)(Reserved)

The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can
detect the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector.

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Indicate signal

GND

JINTR

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Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)

Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wake event occurring from the network can
wake up the system. If this function is to be used, please be sure an ATX12V power
supply of which 5VSB line is capable of delivering current at least720mA, and a LAN
adapter which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the relevant
connector on the LAN adapter, set Power on by Ring 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.

+5V standby
GND

Signal for waking up

WOL

Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)

Through this function, the system which is in the suspend or soft-off status can be
waked up by a ring signal received from the internal modem. When this function is used,
be sure an internal modem card which supports this function is used. Then connect this
header to the relevant connector on the modem card, set Power on by Ring 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.

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+5V standby

Signal for waking up

GND

WOM

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Audio Connectors (CD_IN, MODEM, AUXIN)

(Available on PlatiniX 2E-A/-AL, PlatiniX 2EI-A/-AL)

CD_IN is a Sony standard CD audio connector, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive
through a CD audio cable. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface
with a voice modem card with a similar connector. It allows connecting the mono_in (such
as a phone) or mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice
modem card. AUXIN allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as
a TV tuner,or MPEG card.

CD Right Channel
Common

CD_IN

AUXIN

MODEM

CD Left Channel

Right Audio Channel

GND

Left AudioChannel

Mono-Out (to Modem)

GND
Phone-In (from Modem)

4-pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS)

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

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C bus, which is a multi-master

SMBDATA

SMBCLK

GND

5VSB

SMBUS

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Diagnosis LED

During the POST ,the LED1~LED5 representing POST steps will light up in turn, please
refer to the following table to learn the POST status:

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 status
blink off off off off CPU damaged , BIOS chip absent or damaged
on off off off off system detect CPU and initialize chipset
off on off off off system detect memory
off off on off off system initialize PCI
off off off on off system initialize clockgen
off off off off on system detect Video and invokeVideoBIOS

LED1

LED3

LED5

LED2

LED4

Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC)

The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can
detect the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector. If the connector has
been closed once, the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been
opened. You can monitor or check this information from some software.

Indicate signal

GND

CHSSEC

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Communication and Networking Riser Slot(CNR)

The mainboard provides Communication and Networking Riser(CNR) interface which can
support audio and/or modem functions . Furthermore, it provides a LAN interface for network­ing functions. What its superiority compared with AMR is being able to support plug-and-play
function. Mechanically the CNR shares a PCI slot, thus if a CNR card is not used,users can an
additional PCI slot which shares the same position on back panel with CNR.

CNR Slot

By using an audio codec, the AC97 digital link on CNR provides for cost-effective, high-

quality, integrated audio on the platform.

Note: The CNR only supports slave AC97 devices.

Sound Connector (PC-PCI)

This connector provides a bridge between the mainboard and PCI sound card to deliver
sound compatibility under DOS real-mode environment.

SERIAL INTERRUPT REQUEST

PC-PCI DMA REQUEST

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GND

1

PC-PCI

GND

NC

PC-PCI DMA ACKNOWLEDGE

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Audio Interface(Optional)

The audio interface provides three kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio, the
RearAudio and the ActiveAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio
is available, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio( in-case speakers ) will be cut off. When
the RearAudio is available, the ActiveAudio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is pro­vided for the earphone. When the FrontAudio is absent, Pin11 and Pin12, Pin13 and Pin14
must be short connected.

Microphone in

Earphone

Speaker

Line in

Speaker Out

FrontLineOutR

LineNextR

LineNextL

FrontLineOutL

GND

Front Audio jack

1214

2

1

46810

3579

16

111315

BLSPK

(Audio Interface)

Pin

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

No.

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SPDIF Connector( Optional )

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com-

pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.

Main Expansion Slots and Connectors

Slot/Port ( Quantity ) Description
IDE( 2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY( 1 ) Floppy drive port
DDR( 2 ) DDR SDRAM slots
USB( 6 ) USB connectors
AGP( 1 ) AGP slot
IrDA( 1 ) IrDA connector
CNR(1) CNR slot
PCI ( 5/6)( optional ) PCI slots
ISA( 1 )( optional ) ISA slot
LAN( 1 )( optional ) LAN connector

1

Key

SPDIF out

GND

SPDIF

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Jumper Settings

Jumpers are located on the mainboard, the yare, clear CMOS jumper JCC, enable keyboard
password power-on function jumper JKB, and enable/disable onboard audio jumper JSD

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

set pin1 and pin2 closed
set pin2 and pin3 closed

close set the pins closed

open set the pins opened

Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function (JFUSB/JUSB)

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/JUSB with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set
JFUSB/JUSB with pin2 & pin3 closed for disabling. Furthermore, the item Wake-Up From
S3 by USBin CMOS Setup should also be set correspondingly to enable or disable this
function.

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Disable

Enable

(default)

3

2

1

JFUSB JUSB

3
2
1

JFUSB JUSB

1
2

3

1
2

3

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Overclocking Jumper Setting (JFS0,JFS1)(optional)

Jumpers JFS0 and JFS1 provides users with CPU overclocking feature. The host bus
speed can be set as 66x4/100x4/133x4/200x4MHz or AUTO. If CPU FSB(front side bus)
is set as auto, the system detects the CPU FSB automatically. The table below is for your

reference.

CPU FSB 100x4MHz

AUTO

1-2

JFS1

1-2

66x4MHz

2-3JFS0

1-2

2-32-3

1
2
3

JFS0

133x4MHz

OPEN

OPEN

1
2
3

JFS1

200x4MHz

2-3

OPEN

1-2: pin1 & pin2 closed
2-3: pin2 & pin3 closed

Whether or not your system can be overclocked depends on your processors and memorys
capability. Whether the processor is bus ratio locked or unlocked should also be taken into
account. For bus ratio unlocked processor, this overclocking feature can be implemented
by setting FSB as 66x4/100x4/133x4/200x4MHz, meanwhile adjusting the bus ratio (mul­tiplier) in CPU SpeedEasyII Setup in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup and memorry.
You can also adjust the CPU frequency by running StepEasyII(Optional). We do not
guarantee the stability of the overclocking system.

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

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Clear CMOS (JCC)

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

Normal status

(default)

Clear CMOS

2

3

2

3

1

JCC

1

JCC

(Unplug the AC power supply)

CPU Core Voltage Setting (JVID0~4)(Reserved)

The Jumpers JVID0~4 allow you to adjust the CPU Core Voltage Manually to improve the
CPU overclocking ability. But, we strongly recommend you not to adjust it unless you are
an expert on this. If the jumpers are set as Auto, the system will detect the CPU core
voltage automatically.
Auto: pin1 and pin2 of JVID0, JVID1, JVID2, JVID3 and JVID4 closed(default);
0: pin2 and pin3 closed;
1: pin1, pin2 and pin3 opened.

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JVID4

JVID3

JVID1

JVID2

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JVID4 JVID3 JVID2 JVID1 JVID0 Vcore(V)

1 1 1 1 1 Output Off
1 1 1 1 0 1.1
1 1 1 0 1 1.125
1 1 1 0 0 1.15
1 1 0 1 1 1.175
1 1 0 1 0 1.2
1 1 0 0 1 1.225
1 1 0 0 0 1.25
1 0 1 1 1 1.275
1 0 1 1 0 1.3
1 0 1 0 1 1.325
1 0 1 0 0 1.35
1 0 0 1 1 1.375
1 0 0 1 0 1.4
1 0 0 0 1 1.425
1 0 0 0 0 1.45
0 1 1 1 1 1.475
0 1 1 1 0 1.5
0 1 1 0 1 1.525
0 1 1 0 0 1.55
0 1 0 1 1 1.575
0 1 0 1 0 1.6
0 1 0 0 1 1.625
0 1 0 0 0 1.65
0 0 1 1 1 1.675
0 0 1 1 0 1.7
0 0 1 0 1 1.725
0 0 1 0 0 1.75
0 0 0 1 1 1.775
0 0 0 1 0 1.8
0 0 0 0 1 1.825
0 0 0 0 0 1.85

Warning: To set CPU core voltage higher than its default core voltage is not

suggested. If you do, we will not be responsible for any damages caused.

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BIOS-Protection Jumper (JAV)

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

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

Flash Write

Disabled

Flash Write

Enabled

(default)

JAV

JAV

Setting the jumper JAV as open(default), meanwhile disabling the Flash Write Protect item

in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup, allows you to flash the BIOS to the Flash ROM.

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

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

Under special conditions, the jumper JAV should be set as OPEN. For further details, refer

to the BootEasy part of appendix.

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Enable keyboard password power-on function (JKB)

The mainboard provides the advanced keyboard password power-on function. Before

using this function, set JKB with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JKB with pin2 & pin3
closed for disabling.

3

2

Disable

JKB

1

Enable

(default)

3

2

JKB

1

Furthermore in order to implement this function, set POWER ON Function to Password
and enter the keyboard power-on password in the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS section
of the CMOS SETUP. Save and exit, then power off your system. In this case, the power
buttons power-on function is disabled.

Note:

1. If using this function, 5VSB line of the power supply should be capable of

delivering enough current for all the devices connected to the keyboard port,

if not, you will be unable to power up the system using the keyboard.

2. If you set JKB with pin2 & pin3 closed, set POWER ON Function to BUTTON

ONLY, dont set it to Password, or youll be unable to power up your system by

the keyboard or the power button.

3. If you encounter the above problems, clear CMOS and set the jumper pin2

and pin3 closed to disable the function,them power on the system by pushing

the power button,and set power on Fuction back to Button Only.

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Chapter 3

BIOS Description

Utility Support:

AWDFLASH.EXE

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

l We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encounter problems.

l Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid

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

When you encounter problems, for example, you find your system does not support the
latest CPU released after our current mainboard, you may therefore upgrade the BIOS,
please dont forget to set JAV 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>=8.03) from the directory \Utility located on QDI
Driver 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 motherboard.

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: Because the BIOS Software will be updated constantly, the following BIOS screens
and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may 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 (Figure 1) 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.

Figure-1 Main Menu

Load Optimized Defaults

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

Standard CMOS Features Setup

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

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Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

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

Figure-2-1 IDE Primary Master Setup Menu

Hard Disk

Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave

These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system.
There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS: None, Auto, and Manual. None
means no HDD is installed or set; Auto means the system can auto-detect the hard disk when
booting up; by choosing Manual, the related information should be entered regarding the

following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press < Enter>:

CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of heads
PRECOMP write pre-compensation LANDZ landing zone
SECTOR number of sectors MODE

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BIOS Description

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

CHS

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

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

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode

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

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

LARGE mode

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

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

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

Remark

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

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Video

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

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

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

adapters.

Halt On

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

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

detected.

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

stop and you will be prompted.

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

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

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

Memory

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

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

(or conventional) memory installed in the system.

Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is

presented during the POST.

Total Memory Total memory of the system

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BIOS Description

QDI Innovation features

Figure-3 QDI Innovation features Menu

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

Item Option Description

[SpeedEasyII setting]
(Optional)

lCPU Clock Ratio x8~x23 Select the multiplication of processor core

frequency.

lAGP Voltage Normal AGP Voltage is normal.

+10% AGP Voltage exceeds Normal by ten percent.

lDDR Voltage Normal DDR Voltage is normal.

+10% DDR Voltage exceeds Normal by ten percent.

lCPU Host/PCI Clock Default Set CPU Host or PCI frequency.

100/33MHz

... ...

166/33MHz

lCPU Voltage Default Set CPU Voltage.

- 0.075V

... ...

+ 0.300V

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Item Option Description

[BootEasy setting]

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

feature dant feature waiting for the displaying of

starting OS.

Disabled PC boot in the legacy BIOS way.

[LogoEasyII setting]

l Show Bootup Logo Enabled The EPA logo can be shown when system

boots show up.

Disabled Close this function.

[RecoveryEasyII setting]

l Menu language English Select RecoveryEasyII Interface Menu

Select Chinese language.

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

Backup/Recovery by Pressing Hotkey.

F2~F12 Select Hotkey to enter Backup/Recovery

interface during POST.

[BIOS -protectEasy setting]

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

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

discarded.

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

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Advanced BIOS Features Setup

Figure-4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu

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

Item Option Description

l ChipAwayVirus Enabled Guard against boot virus threats early in the

On Guard boot cycle, before they have a chance to load

into your system, ensuring your computer boots

to a clean operating system.

Disabled Disable this function.

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

Cache Disabled Disable CPU L1/L2 cache.

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

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

boot the system.

Disabled Normal POST.

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

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

...

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

Drive Disabled enable to assign physical drive B to logical drive

A and vice-versa.

l Boot Up On Keypad is used as number keys.

NumLock Status Off Keypad is used as arrow keys.

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l Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard

controller.

Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port92.

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

Setting Disabled keyboard controller - when enabled, the typematic

rate and typematic delay can be selected.

l Typematic Rate 6-30 The rate at which character repeats when you

(chars/sec) hold down a key.

l Typematic Delay 250-1000 The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat.

(Msec)

l Security Option Setup Select whether the password is required every

System time the system boot or only when you enter

setup.

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

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

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

Capability Disabled Invalidate this feature.

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

for WIN 95 release IRQ6.

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

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Advanced Chipset Features Setup

Figure-5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu

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

Item Option Description

l DRAM Timing By User DRAM timing is defined by user.

Selectable By SPD DRAM timing is defined by SPD.

l CAS Latency 1.5~3 Set CAS latency time.

Time

l Active to Precharge 5,6,7 Set precharge delay time.

Delay

l DRAM RAS# to 2,3 Set DRAM RAS# to CAS# delay 3 SCLKs or 2

CAS# Delay SCLKs.

l DRAM RAS# 2,3 Set DRAM RAS# precharge as 3 or 2.

Precharge

l DRAM Data ECC This option allows you to select the Parity or ECC

Integrity Mode Non-ECC (Error-Checking and Correcting), according to the

type of installed DRAM.

l Memory Frequency Auto Set Memory Frequency.

For DDR200
DDR266

l Dram Read Enabled Set Dram Read Thermal Management.

Thermal Mgmt

Disabled

l System BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory, the system BIOS

Cacheable area is also cacheable.

Disabled System BIOS area is not cacheable.

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l Video BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory, video BIOS area

Cacheable is also cacheable.

Disabled Video BIOS area is not cacheable.

l Video RAM Enabled Besides conventional memory, video RAM area

Cacheable is also cacheable.

Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable.

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

15M-16M expanded ISA card.

Disabled Do not set this memory hole.

l Delayed Transaction Enabled Enable Delayed Transaction.

Disabled Disable Delayed Transaction.

l Delay Prior to 4/8/16Min Setting time for CPU automatically enters thermal

thermal 32Min mode.

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

Aperture Size 64/128MB be used in the particular GART Configuration.
256MB

l Auto Detect Enabled Close empty PCI clock to reduce EMI.

PCI Clk Disabled Do not close empty PCI clock.

l Spread Spectrum +/-0.25% Enable Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI.

...

+/-0.38%
Disabled Disable this function.

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Power Management Setup

Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

l ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function.

Disabled Disable this function.

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

Type S3(STR)
S1&S3

l Power User Define Users can configure their own Power Management

Management Timer.

Min Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All timers are

in their MAX values.

Max Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All timers are in

their MIN values.

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

Method when disabling video.

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

card to monitor.

DPMS This function is enabled only for VGA cards

supporting DPMS.

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

l Video Off In Yes The system will disable video when entering

Suspend suspend mode.

No Do not turn off video when entering suspend

mode.

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l Suspend Type Stop Grant Select the Suspend type.

PwrOn Suspend

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

IRQ 10,11
NA This function is not applied.

l Suspend Mode Disabled The system never enter Suspend mode by timer.

1Min ~ 1Hour Define the continuous idle time before the system

enters Suspend mode. If any items defined in
PM Events are on and activated, the system will
be woken up.

l HDD Power Disabled HDDs motor will not be off by timer.

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

HDD enters power saving mode (motor off).

l Soft-Off by Instant-Off The system will immediately power off once the

PWR-BTTN power button is pressed.

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

pressed for 4 seconds.

l CPU THRM- 12.5%, 25%, Select the duty cycle of the STPCLK# signal,

Throttling 50%, 37.5%, slowing down the CPU speed when the system

62.5%, 75%, enters green mode.

87.5%

l Wake-Up by PCI Enabled Allow the system to be waked up by PCI card.

card Disabled Do not allow the system to be powered on by

PCI card.

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

Ring Ring indicator signal comes up to UART1 or

UART2 from external modem .

Disabled Do not allow Ring wake up.

l Wake -Up From Enabled The system could be waked up by USB devices

S3 by USB from the Suspend to RAM status.

Disabled The system cannot be waked up by USB devices

from the Suspend To RAM status.

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

by Alarm event to power up the system.

Disabled RTC has no alarm function.

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l Primary IDE 0/1, Enabled Reload global timer, when theres an IDE event.

Secondary IDE 0/1 Disabled Do not reload global timer.

l FDD/COM/LPT Enabled Reload global timer, when theres a FDD/COM/

Port LPT event.

Disabled Do not reload global timer.

l PCI PIRQ[A - D]# Enabled Reload global timer, when theres a PCI event.

Disabled Do not reload global timer.

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PNP/PCI Configurations Setup

Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu

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

Item Option Description

l Reset Configuration Enabled The system BIOS will reset configuration data

Data once then automatically set this item as disabled.

l Resources Manual Assign the system resources manually.

Controlled By Auto(ESCD) Assign system resources automatically by BIOS.

Disabled Disable this function.

l PCI/VGA Palette Enabled Enable PCI/VGA Palette Snoop.

Snoop Disabled Disable PCI/VGA Palette Snoop.

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Integrated Peripherals

Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu

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

Item Option Description

l On-Chip Primary/ Enabled On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE is enabled.

Secondary PCI IDE Disabled On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE is disabled.

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

Primary/ Secondary PIO mode.

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

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

Primary/ Secondary device is detected.

Master/Slave UDMA Disabled Disable this function.

l USB Controller Enabled Enable onchip USB controller.

Disabled Disable onchip USB controller.

l USB Keyboard Enabled Support USB Keyboard under legacy OS.

Support Disabled Do not support USB Keyboard under legacy OS.

l AC97 Audio Auto If audio codec was installed on board, the AC97

Audio function can be used. otherwise, the
function is disabled.

Disabled Disable the AC97 Audio onboard.

l AC97 Modem Auto If modem codec was installed on board, the AC97

modem function can be used. otherwise, the
function is disabled.

Disabled Disable the AC97 Modem onboard.

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l Onboard/CNR LAN Auto If a CNR Interface is enabled, the onboard LAN

Selection will be automatically disabled. Otherwise, the

onboard LAN is enabled.

Onboard The onboard LAN is enabled.

Ext.CNR CNR Interface is enabled.

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

AGP Initialize the AGP first.

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

Mode once.

Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.

l KBC input clock 6/8 MHz Set the PS/2 Keyboard input clock as 6/8/12

12/16 MHz /16MHz.

l Power On Button only Power on by power button.

Function Password Power on with keyboard password.

l KB Power ON Enter Enter keyboard password.

Password

l Onboard FDC Enabled Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled.

Controller Disabled Onboard floppy disk controller is disabled.

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

Serial Port 1/2 2F8/IRQ3 required interrupt number.

3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Auto Onboard serial port address and IRQ are

automatically assigned.

Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled.

l UART Mode Select Normal, IrDA Set UART mode.

ASKIR

l RxD, TxD Active Hi, Lo/Lo, Hi Default is recommended.

Lo, Lo/ Hi, Hi

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BIOS Description

l IR Transmission Enabled Enable IR Transmission delay function.

Delay Disabled Disable IR Transmission delay function.

l UR2 Duplex Mode Half Default is recommended.

Full

l Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2 Default is recommended.

RxD2, TxD2

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

Port 278/IRQ5

3BC/IRQ7
Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled.

l Parallel Port Mode SPP Define the parallel port mode.

EPP
ECP
ECP+EPP

l EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 Set EPP Mode as EPP 1.7 or EPP1.9 Version.

EPP1.9

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

DMA 1

l PWRON After OFF,ON The system remains OFF/ON/Former state when

PWR-Fail Former-Sts the AC power supply resumes.

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

Address 201,209 Address.

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

290 Address.
300
330

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

10 IRQ.

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PC Health Status

Figure-9 PC Health Status Menu

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

Item Option Description

l CPU Warning 50

Temperature 530C/1270F temperature reaches the previous setting,

0

C/1220F An alarm will beep when the CPU

560C/1330F 50
600C/1400F 60
630C/1450F 75
660C/1510F 95

0

C/1220F, 530C/1270F, 560C/1330F,

0

C/1400F, 630C/1450F, 660C/1510F, 700C/1580F.

0

C/1670F, 800C/1760F, 850C/1850F, 900C/1940F,

0

C/2050F.

700C/1580F

750C/1670F

800C/1760F
850C/1850F
900C/1940F
950C/2050F
Disabled No alarm beep.

l Current System The temperature inside the chassis.

Temp.

l Current CPU The temperature of CPU.

Temperature

l Current CHSFAN RPM (Revolution Per Minute) Speed of fan which

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

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BIOS Description

l VCCVID(CPU) Display current voltage value including all

Voltage, significant voltages of the mainboard.
+3.3V +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V are voltages from the
+5 V power supply.
+12 V

-12 V VCCVID (CPU) Voltage is the CPU core
VBAT Voltage voltage from the on board switching Power
5V Standby Voltage Supply. The VBAT Voltage is the voltage of

battery.

l Shutdown 60

0

C/1400F The system will shut down automatically under

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

750C/1670F

Disabled The system remains on regardless of how

much the CPU temperature is.

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Password Setting

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

ENTER PASSWORD

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

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

PASSWORD DISABLED

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

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

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

Boot with BIOS defaults

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

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AppendixAppendix

Appendix

AppendixAppendix

QDI Utility CD

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

1. Driver Install

Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your mainboard . You should install
the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are
installed.

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

2. Accessory

A. Norton AntiVirus 2002
B. QFlashV1.0

C. StepEasyII(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. PlatiniX 2E-French.doc,PlatiniX 2E-Spanish.doc etc.

Norton AntiVirus

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

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LogoEasy IILogoEasy II

LogoEasy IILogoEasy II

LogoEasy II

LogoEasy II

LogoEasy IILogoEasy II

LogoEasy IILogoEasy II

Thank you for using QDI upgraded innovation--- LogoEasy II, which is completely
compatible with LOGOEASY. LOGOEASY II can be easily operated in a Windows

environment, following in steps with the trend. It has added the functions of support­ing JPEG images and true color display of 64K and 16M colors with regard to JPEG­format graphics files and the high-precision display equipment, which are now
widely used.

LOGOEASY II supports the high-resolution 640x480 or 800x600 image display and
full-screen, top right corner or bottom right corner display. It also supports simulta­neous display of logo and sign-on message of the BIOS testing system. LOGOEASY
II is a tool that can be operated in multi-platforms to refresh and change LOGO
graphics including DOS, WINDOWS 9X, WINDOWS NT, WINDOWS ME and WINDOWS
XP. In particular, the tools under the interface of WINDOWS are simple and easy to
operate. It teaches you by taking your hand how to change LOGO.

ITEM LogoEasy II LogoEasy

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

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

You can use LogoEasy II to replace it
by any other logo which you want.

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

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

1.Copy CBLOGO.EXEand AWDFLASH.EXE from the directory \Utility located on QDI

Driver CD to your hard disk.

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

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

4. Flash the BIOS to motherboard by AWDFLASH.EXE. For example: AWDFLASH

xxxxxx.bin

B. Using QFlash (Under Windows ):

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

QDI Driver CD.

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

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

NOTE:

If you require more parameters information concerning CBLOGO.EXE, please refer to
the online help. If you dont prefer the logo displayed on the screen during bootup, set
the Show Bootup Logo option as Disabled in CMOS Setup.

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

notification.

BIOS-ProtectEasyBIOS-ProtectEasy

BIOS-ProtectEasy

BIOS-ProtectEasyBIOS-ProtectEasy

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

There are two choices which implements this function.

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

2. Set the jumper (JAV) as opened, meanwhile set Flash Write Protect as Enabled in

CMOS Setup. In this way, the BIOS can not be overwritten, but the DMI information can
be updated.

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RecoveryEasy IIRecoveryEasy II

RecoveryEasy II

RecoveryEasy IIRecoveryEasy II

RecoveryEasy IIRecoveryEasy II

RecoveryEasy II

RecoveryEasy IIRecoveryEasy II

Introduction:

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

Features:

RcoveryEasy II has the following features:

ð Secure Backup

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

and all of partitions can be adjusted automatically .

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

making it impossible to be attacked completely.

ð Ease to Operate

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

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

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

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

ð Adavantage Function

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

FAT16, FAT32, NTFS etc.

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

ð Flexible Combination

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

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The following attachment is Backup and Recovery Function table:

Backup Backup content Restore content

Partition Table Partition Table Partition Table

System Partition System Partition+Partition Table System Partition, PartitionTable

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

Whole Disk

CMOS Setup CMOS Setup CMOS Setup

Menu Language and Hotkey Selection

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

figure-1 QDI Innovation Features

1 Menu language Select

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

2 Hot key for Backup

There are 12 options, including NULL and F2~F12. Key F11 is default.
If NULL is selected, Backup interface can not be used with pressing
hotkey. If you select one key of the rest 11 options, you can enter Backup
interface by pressing the hotkey you setup during POST.

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3 Hot key for Recovery

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

NOTE:

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

Hard Disk Selection Menu

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

figure-2 Hard Disk Select

Backup Function Introduction

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

figure-3 Backup Interface

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1 Backup Partition Table

2 Backup System Partition C:

3 Backup Whole Disk

4 Backup CMOS Setup

5 Free Backup Area

6 Exit Backup Menu

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1 Backup Partition Table

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

2 Backup System Partition

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

3 Backup Whole Disk

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

4 Backup CMOS Setup

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

5 Release Backup Area

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

6 Exit Backup Menu

It is used to Exit Backup Interface.

figure-4 Backup process

Recovery Function Introduction

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

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figure-5 Recover Interface

1.Recover Partition Table

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

2.Recover System Partition

It used to restore the system partition data stored
in current backup area to current system
partition. If current system partition doesnt match
the backup system partition, a warning will be
displayed indicating the recovery fails. This
feature will only restore the bootable partition
and contents in other partitions will be
untouched.

Appendix

1 Recover Partition Table

2 Recover System Partition

3 Recover Whole Disk

4 Recover CMOS Setup

5 Exit Backup Menu

3.Recover Whole Disk

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

4.Recover CMOS Setup

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

5 Exit Recovery Menu

It is used to exit Recovery Interface.

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SpeedEasy IISpeedEasy II

SpeedEasy II

SpeedEasy IISpeedEasy II

SpeedEasy IISpeedEasy II

SpeedEasy II

SpeedEasy IISpeedEasy II

Overview:

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

maximum potentiality of the system.

Procedures:

1. Correctly insert the your CPU.

2. Plug in other configurations and restore the system.

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

4. Enter QDI Innovation features menu to set up the CPU speed.

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

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

CPU SpeedEasyII Setup Menu

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

QDI Innovation features Menu

BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of the
jumper settings. The processor speed can be manually selected on the QDI Innovation
features menu screen.

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Do not set CPU frequency higher than its working frequency.

If you do, we will not be responsible for any damages caused.

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BootEasyBootEasy

BootEasyBootEasy

BootEasy

BootEasy

BootEasyBootEasy

BootEasyBootEasy

BootEasy technology enormously improves the long BOOT process time of computers.
Reducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting their computer. BIOS without
BootEasy has to perform many routines every time when the system starts, such as
checking system core of the computer and initializing system peripherals. Now with the
BootEasy, BIOS will not run these repetitive Processes any longer , PC can boot-up without
any redundant waiting for the displaying of starting OS. BootEasy is quite easy to use ,
choose the right option in CMOS SETUP, ( refer to QDI Innovation features) it can be easily
booted quickly. BootEasy save all the information when PC first normally boot-up, and it
restores all the parameters for the system and thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.

Note:

Under the following conditions, PC will boot-up in normal way.

1.

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

2. Dont power off or reset system while BootEasy initializing.

3. set QDI BootEasy Feature as Disabled before you replace system equipment.

set QDI BootEasy Feature as Enabled after you accomplished replacing.

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StepEasyIIStepEasyII

StepEasyII

StepEasyIIStepEasyII

As one of the Legend QDIs innovations, StepEasyII is a powerful and efficient Easy
Technology for PC DIY fans. It provides a friendly interface for you that you can adjust the CPU
frequency conveniently and directly. It is so powerful that you can change the CPU frequency
just in a few seconds under the operating system(Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT) and have no
need to reset the PC or change the jumpers.In addition, StepEasyII can decrease the risk of
changing the CPU frequency to minimum. As long as you conform to the steps of tuning the
CPU frequency, there is almost no risk to adjust the frequency. Its second strong function is
system monitoring,enables you to view some key reference data concerning computer health
in real time.
The following figure is the StepEasyII interface for you reference:

Frequency

CPU

1MHz decrease

1MHz increase

Load save frequency

Save

frequency Value

Run at the default

frequency

GObutton to run at

the select frequency

Get users Manual

Minimize Window

Exit Program

Installation

You can install the QDI StepEasyII(Optional) by the following two means:

1. Run CD, select the installation of QDI StepEasyII, then, act step by step according
to the interface prompt.

2. Browse CD and run the setup.exe in the relative directory.

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Because there exists some risk for the CPU chip or the mainboard to change the

CPU frequency , We suggest you read the manual carefully before installing QDI

StepEasyII .

When start QDI StepEasyII, to avoid accident, we recommend you to close your

other program before run StepEasyII.

1. You can click on the 1MHz increase (1MHz decrease) or press shortcut key "+"("-" )to
set the wanted frequency, then click on the "GO" button to get the wanted frequency.

2. Also, you can click on the "Default" button , then click on the "GO" button to get the default
frequency.

3. StepEasyII considerately provides users to save his successful CPU tune frequency for
later use .If user wants to save the current frequency , he can clicks on the "Save" button to
realize it.

4. When click on the "Load" button , the saved CPU frequency is obtained immediately.

5. When click on the "Min" button, the utility will minimize to an icon in the right-bottom task tray.
Whenever user clicks the QSE(QDI StepEasyII abbr.) icon in the task tray, the utility will be
activated in the current window.

6. The real-time system information such as CPU temperature,CPU voltage and PCI clock will
automatic shown on the ineterface.

Note:

1. QDI StepEasyII can only support the QDI motherboard with the clock chip that sup

ports StepEasyII.

2. The performance of StepEasyII depends on the CPU, DRAM, peripheral equip
ments and the software running.

3. There exist some risks to change the CPU frequency for the CPU or motherboard.
StepEasyII can decrease the risks to minimum. But Legend QDI will not be responsible
for any damages caused.

4. If the system halts while running StepEasyII, please press the power button until the
system powers down .Restart your computer ,and the system will run in the normal
status.

5.When the system was woken up from S3 or S4 status,please click on the GObutton
to run at the selected frequency. 

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QDI BootEasy(German)

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

BootEasy Setup Menu

Mit der BootEasy- Technologie Technik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis fünf
Sekunden in Anspruch nehmen, bis das Betriebssystem geladen wird. Der Grund
für die lange Warterei liegt in den Routine-Abfragen, die das BIOS bei jedem Start
abarbeitet. So wird beispielsweise jedes Mal die 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 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.

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Instalación de la placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E(Spanish):

1. Asegúrese que se incluyen los siguientes artículos: Placa base Legend-QDI
PlatiniX 2E, 1 cable de datos para el puerto IDE y 1 cable de datos para el
Floppy, jumpers, 1 manual de usuario Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2Ey un disco
compacto con los controladores de la placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.

2. Asegúrese de que el cable de la fuente de alimentación esta desconectado y
asegúrese de estar en contacto a masa utilizando una pulsera antiestática. Si
no dispone de dicha pulsera, toque un objeto directamente conectado a masa
o una parte metálica de su equipo como puede ser la caja de este.

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

4. Los jumpers están localizados en la placa base, con ellos se configuran, por
ejemplo: Clear CMOS JCC, Habilitar BIOS ProtectEasy JAV etc, el PIN1 para
todos los jumpers esta marcado con una línea más gruesa (Consulte el
apartado Jumper Settings en el manual de usuario de su placa Legend-QDI
PlatiniX 2E en el capítulo 2).

5. Inserte el procesador en el socket y conecte el ventilador del procesador en el
conector de su placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E marcado como CPUFAN.

6. Inserte los módulos de memoria en los bancos de memoria DIMM de su
placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.

7. Inserte las tarjetas PCI y/o la tarjeta CNR y AGP en las bahías de expansión de
su placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.

8. Conecte los periféricos internos IDE y las disqueteras mediante los cables de
datos específicos a su placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E. Asegúrese que la
orientación de los cables sea la correcta. (El cable rojo se corresponde con el
pin 1).

9. Conecte los cables de la caja del ordenador a su placa base Legend-QDI
PlatiniX 2E, como el conector de la fuente de alimentación, los testigos de
corriente, y lectura de disco duro, interruptores de inicio y reset (consulte el
apartado External Connectors del manual de usuario de su placa base
Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E).

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10. Conecte los diferentes periféricos externos como el teclado PS/2, ratón PS/2,
serie o USB, los dispositivos USB, el monitor y la impresora a la placa base
Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E (consulte el apartado External Connectors en el
manual de su placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E, en el capítulo 2).

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

Instalación del sistema:

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

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

3. Seleccione los valores de la Bios en concordancia con la configuración de su
sistema (Nosotros le recomendamos que deje los valores establecidos por
la Bios por defecto, para evitar posibles fallos que ocasionen que su sistema
no funcione correctamente). Para más información las funciones de la Bios,
consulte el apartado BIOS Description en el manual de usuario de la placa
base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E). Presione la tecla «F10» y seleccione la opción
Save & Exit Setup en el menú de configuración de la Bios para guardar los
cambios y reiniciar el sistema.

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

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

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

Un disco compacto con controladores de Legend-QDI esta incluido en el

paquete de la placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.

1. Instalación de los controladores

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

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A. Chipset software B. IAA setup
C. Audio Driver

(Opcional)

E. Network Driver

(Opcional)

D. USB2.0 Driver
F. DirectX

(Opcional)

2. Accessorios

A. QFlash V1.0 B. QDI StepEasyII(Optional)
C. Norton AntiVirus2002

3. Navegue por el CD

Usted puede leer todos los documentos incluidos en este CD, incluidos Utility
and Documents.

Los ficheros incluidos en Utility son:

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

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Manuel dinstallation des cartes mères de la série Legend-

QDI PlatiniX 2E(French):

Intégration du système:

1. Vérifier la présence de chaque élément dans la boite de la carte mère de
la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E:

Une carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.
Un CD-ROM dinstallation Legend-QDI.
Un manuel dutilisation de la carte mère Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.
Un sachet de cavaliers.
Une nappe IDE compatible avec la norme ATA/66 destinée au
lecteur de disque dur.
Une nappe destinée au lecteur de disquette.
Un fond de panier métallique destiné à lunité centrale de
lordinateur (Caractéristique technique optionnelle).
Un câble dextension destiné à permettre lexploitation des ports
USB 3 et USB 4 ou USB 5 et USB 6 (Caractéristique technique
optionnelle).

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

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

4. Sassurer que la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E est
matériellement correctement configurée, pour cela vérifier que les
cavaliers insérés sur les broches intégrées de cette dernière sont
correctement positionnés. Dans ce but il est important de se référer à la
section nommée «Configuration des cavaliers» du chapitre numéro 2
nommé «Instructions dinstallation» contenu dans le manuel dutilisation
livré avec la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E lors de son
achat.

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5. Connecter le processeur dans le socket intégré à la carte mère de la série
Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E et prévus à cet effet. Fixer le système de
refroidissement de ce dernier et connecter son ventilateur sur les broches
nommées «CPUFAN» intégrées à la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI
PlatiniX 2E et prévus à cet effet.

6. Connecter les éventuelles barrettes de mémoire dans les slots intégrés à
la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E et prévus à cet effet.

7. Connecter les éventuelles cartes dextension au format AGP, CNR ou PCI
dans les slots intégrés à la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E
et prévus à cet effet

8. Connecter les éventuels périphériques IDE ainsi que le lecteur de
disquette à la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E grâce aux
nappes fournies avec cette dernière lors de son achat. Sassurer que
lorientation des nappes connectées est correcte en vérifiant que le liseré
rouge de ces dernières correspond à lemplacement de la broche numéro
1 du connecteur.

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

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

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

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Installation du système:

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

2. Presser la touche Suppr du clavier afin dentrer dans le menu de BIOS.

3. Dans le menu de BIOS nommé QDI Innovation features, ajuster la
fréquence de fonctionnement du processeur. Attention, il est fortement
recommandé de charger les réglages de sûreté par défaut afin déviter un
éventuel dysfonctionnement du système. Dans ce but il est important de
se référer à la section nommée «Description du BIOS Award » du
chapitre numéro 3 nommé «Description du BIOS » contenu dans le
manuel dutilisation livré avec la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI
PlatiniX 2E lors de son achat.

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

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

6. Après cette étape, procéder à linstallation des pilotes de chaque
périphérique détecté par la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.

Lors de son achat un CD-ROM dinstallation Legend-QDI est livré avec la carte

mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E.

1. Driver Install:

Avec cette option, il est possible dinstaller les pilotes de la carte mère de
la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E 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. IAA setup.

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

E. USB2.0 Driver(Optional).
F. DirectX.

2. Accessory :

Applications contenues dans le dossier:

A. QflashV1.0.
B. Legend-QDI StepEasyII(Optional)
C. Norton AntiVirus 2002.

3. Browse CD :

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

Applications contenues dans le dossier:

Appendix

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

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Legend-Qdi PlatiniX 2E installazione mainboard (Italian):

1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: Legend-qdi PlatiniX 2E
mainboard, cavo IDE e Floppy, jumpers, manuale dellutente della
mainboard Legend-QDI PlatiniX 2E e cd-rom drivers.

2. Controllare che il cavo alimentazione proveniente dal computer-case sia
sconnesso assicurarsi inolre di aver indossato corretamente il bracciale
da polso collegato a massa. In mancanza di questo toccare un punto a
massa o una parte metallica del case

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

4. I jumper locati sulla mainboard rappresentano: JCC azzeratore BIOS ,
JAV abbilitatore/disabbilitatore in BIOS della funzione protectEasy; per
tutti i jumper il PIN 1 e contrassegnato da un spessa linea bianca (
consultare il manuale al capitolo 2  JUMPER AND SETTINGS)

5. Inserire il processore nellapposito slot ; la ventola del processore deve
essre collegato nello speciale connettore targato  CPUFAN .

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

7. Inserire le periferiche Pci negli appositi Pci slots

8. Collegare le periferiche IDE e il FLOPPY con lapposito cavo fornito con la
mainboard negli specifici connetori marcati. Assicurarsi che
lorientamento del cavo sia corretto. ( La linea rossa sul cavo deve essere
inserita nellapposito connettore in corispondezza del pin 1)

9. Conettere la mainboard con: il cavo di alimentazione proveniente
dallalimentatore, il connettore dellinteruttore di stand by, il conettore del
led di segnalazione acceso, il connettore led di funzionalita HARD DISK,

il connettore dello spekear interno al CASE.....( consultare il manuale

capitolo 2.  EXTERNAL CONNECTORS . Dopo chiudere il CASE)

10. Connettere le differenti periferiche esterne come il PS/2 mouse, la PS/2
tastiera, le prese USB, il monitor e la stampante con gli specifici connettori
posizionati sulla faccia esterna della mainboard.

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

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Installazione di sistema

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

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

3. Regolare le funzioni del BIOS in accordo con la configurazione di
sistema ( Noi ti raccomandiamo di usare limpostazione di default per
evitare rischi di anomalie di funzionalita). Per maggiori informazioni
controllare il capitolo 3, sezione BIOS DESCRIPITION. Premere
F10 sulla tastiera o scegliere SAVE and EXIT dal menu di BIOS per
salvare le impostazioni scelte ed uscire dal BIOS program.

4. Installare il sistema operativo , non dimenticando di mettere nelle
giuste condizioni di partenza la sequenza di boot.

5. Dopo una giusta installazione accertarsi che non vi siano conflitti tra
le periferiche in uso

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

IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD LEGEND-QDI

E CONTENUTO NELLA SCATOLA

1. Installazione driver

E possibile installare tutti i driver della Vs. mainboard in modo facile
e veloce. Dovreste installare i driver nella seguente succesione, finito
cio bisogna far ripartire il personal computer.

A. Chipset software B. IAA setup
C. Audio Driver (Optional) D. USB2.0 Driver(Optional)

E. Network Driver (Optional) F. DirectX

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A. QflashV1.0
B. QDI StepEasyII(Optional)
C. Norton AntiVirus2002

Guardando il CD

Questo manuale di installazionee disponibile anche nella sua versione
elettronica allinterno del cd accompagnativo, insieme anche diverse utili
quali:

A. Awdflash.exe B. Cblogo.exe

C. Lf.exe

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Mainboard Layout

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

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