QDI GeniuX 1 User manual

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QuarryBay,HongKong
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TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:GeniuX1
ResponsibleParty:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
Address:41456 ChristyStreet
Fremont,CA94538
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EquipmentClassification:FCC Class BSubassembly
TypeofProduct:Mainboard
Manufacturer:QuantumDesigns(HK)Inc.
Address:5/F,SomersetHouse,TaiKoo Place
979 KingsRoad,QuarryBay,HONG
KONG
SupplementaryInformation:
Thisdevice complieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjectto
thefollowing twoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterfer-
ence,and (2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference received,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Signature:Date:1999

CONTENTS
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1.Introduction ............................................................... 1
Overview.......................................................................................... 1
KeyFeatures..................................................................................... 1
2.InstallationInstructions............................................. 5
JumperSettings.................................................................... 5
ClockMultipleSelection(JX1~JX4)....................................................... 5
ClockMultipleSelectionTable.............................................................. 6
OverclockingJumperSetting(JP1)...................................................... 7
Enable/DisableonboardLAN(JP15)..................................................... 7
Enable/DisableonboardSCSI(JP10).................................................... 8
ClearCMOS....................................................................................... 8
BIOSWriteProtection Jumper(JAV).................................................... 8
Enable/DisableKeyboardpasswordpower-on function(JKB)............. 9
ExpansionCards........................................................................... 8
PCI1~PCI4.......................................................................................... 8
NarrowSCSI................................................................................... 10
WideSCSI....................................................................................... 10
Ultra2SCSI..................................................................................... 10
ExternalConnectors............................................................ 12
PS/2KeyboardConnector,PS/2MouseConnector............................ 12
USB1,USB2.................................................................................... 12
ParallelPortConnectorandSerialPortConnector(UART1,UART2)... 12
LANConnector................................................................................ 12
PowerSupplyConnector(ATX,AUX)&PowerSwitch(Power).......... 13
HardDiskLEDConnector(HDLED).................................................... 14
ResetSwitch(RESET)..................................................................... 14
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)........................................................ 14
PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED).................................................... 14
Key_Lock Connector(KEY_L).......................................................... 14

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ACPILEDConnector(GRN_LED)....................................................... 14
HardwareGreenConnector(SLEEP)................................................... 14
InfraredHeader(IrDA)........................................................................ 15
FanConnector(CPU1~2FAN,CHSFAN,BFAN)..................................... 15
Wake-UpOnLAN(WOL).................................................................... 15
Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM)................................................... 16
I2CBusConnector.............................................................................. 16
MemoryConfiguration..............................................................16
3.SecurityEasy................................................................ 17
4.BIOSDescription.............................................................. 19
UtilitySupport...........................................................................19
FLASH.EXE..........................................................................................19
AWARD BIOSDescription........................................................21
EnteringSetup .....................................................................................21
LoadSetup Defaults.......................................................................... 21
StandardCMOSSetup ....................................................................... 21
BIOSFeaturesSetup ........................................................................ 24
ChipsetFeaturesSetup...................................................................... 26
PowerManagementSetup ................................................................. 28
PNP/PCIConfigurationSetup............................................................... 31
IntegratedPeripherals........................................................................ 33
SystemMonitor.................................................................................. 35
SecurityEasySetup .............................................................................36
PasswordSetting .............................................................................. 37
IDEHDD AutoDetection...................................................................... 38
BootwithBIOSdefaults..................................................................... 39
AppendixAQDIMainboardUtilityCD-ROM/Intel®LDCMV3.3CD-ROM
and FloppyDisk ........................................................ 41
AppendixBProcessorInstallationProcedures................... 43
AppendixCBootLogo ................................................... 45

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Chapter1
Introduction
Overview
TheGeniuX1isahighlyintegrated,high performancemainboarddesignedformid-range
and higher-end serversand workstations.ItiscenteredontheIntel®440GXAGPsetand
supportssingleordualIntelPentium®II/ Pentium® III/CeleronTMprocessorswith66/100MHz
hostbusspeed.Itsupportsup to2GBofECC memory.It providesadvanced featuressuch
aswake-uponLAN,wake-up oninternal/externalmodem,keyboardpasswordpower-on,
ManageEasy,LDCM(option)andSecurityEasyfunction.Togetherwithitsonboard10/100Mbps
EthernetLANusing Intel82558 chipand onboardUltra2and Narrow/WideSCSIusing
AdaptecAIC7890andAIC3860chips,you getapowerfulsystemforcriticalbusiness
serverapplications.
KeyFeatures
Microprocessor
lSupportssingleordualIntelPentium® II/IntelPentium® III processors233/266/300/
333MHzwith66MHzhostbusspeed.
lSupportssingleordualIntelPentium® II/IntelPentium® III processors350/400/450/
500/550/600MHzwith100MHzhostbusspeed.
lSupportsIntel® CeleronTMProcessorsat266/300/333/366/400/433/466/500MHz
lSupports66/100MHzhostbusspeed.
lCPUcorefrequency =Busspeed x2,x2.5,x3,x3.5,x4,x4.5,x5,x5.5,x6,x6.5,
x7,x7.5,x8.
l Providesonboard1.5Vand 2.5Vregulator.
lTheCPUcoreandL2Cachevoltage adjustablefrom1.3Vto3.5Vautomatically
throughonboardswitchingvoltageregulatorwithVID(VoltageID).
Chipset
lIntel®440GXAGPset:82443GX,82371AB(PIIX4E)
Systemmemory
lProvidesfour168pin3.3Vunbuffered DIMMsockets.
l Supports66/100MHzSDRAMmemoryandregisteredmemory.
l Supportsmaximun memorycapacityupto2GB.
l SDRAM64 bitdatainterfacewithECCsupport.
On-boardIDE
l SupportstwoPCIPIOandBusMasterIDEports.

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l TwofastIDEinterfacessupporting fourIDEdevicesincludingIDEharddisks
andCD-ROMdrives.
l SupportsuptoPIOMode 4timing.
l Supports“UltraDMA/33”SynchronousDMAmode,transferring dataupto
33Mbytes/sec,compatiblewithUltraDMA/66HDD.
•Integrated16x32bitbufferforIDEPCIBurstTransfers.
On-boardI/O
l UseWinbondW83977EFsuperI/Ochip.
l Onefloppyportsupporting up totwo3.5”or5.25”floppydriveswith360K/720K/
1.2M/1.44M/2.88Mformat.
l Twohighspeed 16550compatibleUART(COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4selective)
with16-bytesend/receiveFIFOs.
l OneenabledparallelportattheI/Oaddress 378H/278H/3BCH withadditionalbi-
directionI/Ocapabilityand multi-modeasSPP/EPP/ECP(IEEE1284 compliant).
l Circuitprotectionprovided,preventing damagestotheparallelportwhena
connectedprinterispoweredup oroperatesatahighervoltage.
l SupportsLS-120 floppydisk drive.
l AllI/Oportscanbeenabled/disabledintheBIOSsetup.
OnboardSCSI
lBasedontheAdaptecAIC-7890 PCItoSCSIcontrollerandAIC-3860chip.
lSupportsUltra2(LVD,HVD,SE),WideandNarrowSCSIinterface.
l Datetransferrateup to80MB/Sec.
l ProvidesdriversforDos,Windows95,WindowsNT,Netware,OS/2.
SCOUnix,Unixware.
l SCSIterminatorcanbe enabled/disabled automatically.
l ProvidesanexternalwideSCSIcable.(manufacturing option)
OnboardLAN
l Basedonthe Intel10/100MbpsPCItoLANcontroller82558.
l Supportsauto-negotiationprotocol.
l SupportsFullDuplexFlowControl.
l SupportsWake-upOnLAN(WOL).
l SupportsAdapterFaultTolerance(AFT).
l SupportsAdaptiveLoadBalancing (ALB).
l SupportsFastEtherChannel(FEC).
l SupportsHotplug.
Advancedfeatures
lProvidesTrendChipAwayVirus®OnGuard.
lProvideson-boardPS/2mouseandPS/2keyboardports.
lSupportstwoUSBports.
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lProvidesinfraredinterface.
lSupportsWindows95/98 softwarepower-down.
lSupportswake-uponLANand wake-upon internal/externalmodem.
lOn-boardLM80supportssystemmonitoring(monitorsCPUandsystemtemperatures,
systemvoltagesandFANspeed).
lLM75 monitorsthe temperatureoftheCPU.
lSupportskeyboardpasswordpower-onfunction.
l ProtectsthesystemBIOSfrombeingattackedbyseverevirussuchasCIH,by
enabling“FlashWriteProtect”inCMOSsetup.
l ProvidesmanagementapplicationsuchasManageEasyandLDCM(LANDesk®Client
Manager).
l SystemstatusresumesafterACpowerfailure
BIOS
l LicensedadvancedAWARDBIOS,supportsDIPflashROMwith2Mbitsmemory
size,plug and playready.
l SupportsIDECD-ROMorSCSIbootup.
Greenfunction
l SupportsACPI(AdvancedConfigurationand PowerInterface)andODPM
(OSDirected PowerManagement).
l Supportsthree greenmodes:Doze,Standbyand Suspend.
SecurityEasyfunction
l ProvidesadvancedSecurityEasyfunction
l Three waysareprovidedtoentertheSecurityEasylock status:sleepbutton/
KeyboardInactiveTimer/Hotkey.
l Powerswitch,resetbutton,PS/2mouseand keyboardarelockedin
theSecurityEasylock status.
Expansionslots
l4PCIslotsand2ISAslot.
l1AGPslot.
Boardsize
• 320mm x311.5mm.
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Installation Instructions
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Installation Instructions
Thissection coversJumperSettings,ProcessorInstallation,Expansion cards,External
Connectorsand MemoryConfiguration.Refertothemainboardlayoutchartforlocationsof
all thejumpers,externalconnectors,slotsand I/Oports.Furthermore,thissectionlistsall
necessaryconnectorpinassignmentsforyourreference.Theparticularstateofthe jump-
ers,connectorsand portsareillustrated inthe following figures.Beforesetting thejumpers
orinserting theseconnectors,pleasepayattentiontothedirections.
JumperSettings
Jumpersettingsarelocatedonthemainboard.Pin1ofall jumpersarelocatedontheside
withathickwhiteline(Pin1),referring tothemainboardsilkscreen.Jumpers
withtwopinswill beshowngraphicallyasforcloseand foropen.Jump-
erswiththree pinswill beshownastorepresentpin1&pin2connectedand
torepresentpin2 &pin3 connected.
Clock MultipleSelection (JX4,JX3,JX2,JX1)
Thesejumperssetthefrequency ratiobetweentheInternalfrequency ofthe CPU
andtheexternalfrequency (namelytheFrontSideBus).Thesystemcan deter-
minetheexternalfrequency (FSB)oftheCPUautomatically.TheFrontSideBus
multipliedbytheClockMultipleequalstheCPU’sfrequency.
Besuretounplug theACpowersupplybeforeadding orremoving expansioncards
orothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyourmainboardand expansioncardsmight
beseverelydamaged.
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ClockMultipleSelection Table
Carefullysettheprocessorfrequencybyreferring tothelistbelow.Thedefaultsetting is
400MHz.
CPUFreq.FSB MultipleJX1JX2JX3JX4
Model(MHz)(MHz)
FREQ.MUTJX1JX2JX3JX4
2
2.5
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Note:GeniuX1supportsdualCeleronTMprocessorssolutionbyusingQDIsocket370CPU
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Overclocking JumperSetting (JP1)
JumperslabeledJP1arelocated onthemainboardprovidinguserswithCPUoverclocking
feature.The hostbusspeed canbe setas100FSBorAUTOselect.Refertothe chartbelow
forthelocationofthesejumpers,andthe tableforinformation on howtosetthem.
ifjumperJP1issetasclose(defaultsettingAUTODETECT),thesystemdetectstheCPUfront
side bus(66/100MHz)automatically.If jumperJP1issetasopen(100FSB),the systemcan
run at100MHzfrontsidebusevenifaprocessorwith66MHzFSB isinstalled.However,
whetherornotyoursystemcanbeoverclockeddependsonyourprocessor’scapability.
Whetherthe processorisbusratiolocked orunlocked shouldalsobe takenintoaccount.For
busratiounlocked processor,thisoverclockingfeaturecanbeimplemented bysettingCPU
FSB as100MHz,meanwhilesetthebusratio(Multiplier) lowerbysetting thesejumpers
(Jx4~Jx1)manually.
Note:Wedonotguaranteetheoverclocking systemtobestable,youare
suggestednottooverclockyourcomputerforsecurity
Enable/DisableonboardLAN(JP15)
Ifusing onboardLAN,closeJP15(default).Otherwise,setJP17openfordisabling the
onboardLAN.
Enable:
Disable:
JP15
JP15
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Enable/DisableonboardSCSI(JP10)
Ifusing onboardSCSI,closeJP10 (default).Otherwise,setJP10 openfordisablingthe
onboardSCSI.
ClearCMOS(JP3)
If you wanttoclearCMOS,unplugtheACpowersupplyfirst,closeJP3(pin1&pin2)once,
setJP6back tonormalstatuswithpin2&pin3connected,thenpoweronthesystem.
BIOSWriteProtection Jumper(JAV)
TheBIOSofthemainboardiscontainedinsidetheFlashROM.SeverevirusessuchasCIH
virusaresodangerousthatitmayoverwritethe BIOSfothe mainboard.iftheBIOShas
beendamaged,the systemwill beunabletoboot. Soweprovidehardwareandsoftware
solutionwhichprotectsthe systemBIOSfrombeingattackedbysuchviruses.
TherearetwochoiceswhichimplementsBIOSWriteProtection
1.Setthejumper(JAV)asclose,theBIOScannotbeoverwirtten.
2.Setthejumper(JAV)asopen,meanwhileset“FlashWriteProtect”asEnabledin
AWARD BIOSCMOSSetup.Inthisway,theBIOScannotbeoverwritten,buttheDMI
informationcanbeupdated.
ifthejumperJAVissetasclose(default),meanwhiledisabling the “FlashWriteProtect”item
from“BIOSFeaturesSetup”inAWARDBIOSCMOSSetup,allowsyoutoflashthe BIOSto
the FlashROM;ifthe jumperJAVissetasopen,youwill beunabletoflashthe BIOStothe
mainboard.
Refertopage 25forrelatedBIOSsetting
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Enable:
Disable:
JP10
JP10
1
2
1
2
JP3
Normalstatus:
ClearCMOS:
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The DMI(DesktopManagementInterface)systeminformation suchastheCPUtype/speed,
memorysize,and expansion cardswill bedetectedbytheonboardBIOSand storedinthe
flashROM.Wheneverthe systemhardwareconfigurationischanged,DMIinformationwill
beupdatedautomatically.However,settingjumperJAVasopen makesflashing BIOSand
updatingDMIinformationimpossible.Therefore,setJAVasclosedwhenchangingthe
systemhardwareconfiguration,orthe errormessage”UnkownFlashType”willbedis-
playedonthescreen,and DMIinformationupdatewill befail.
werecommend yousetthejumperJAVasclosedafterthesystemisinstalled.
Enable/Disablekeyboardpasswordpower-on function (JKB)
Themainboardprovidesthe advancedkeyboardpasswordpower-on function.When
wanting tousethisfunction,setJKB withpin1 &pin2 closed.Otherwise,setJKBwithpin2
&pin3 closedfordisabling thisfunction.
Inordertoimplementthisfunction,set“KB PowerOnPassword”fromthe“Intergrated
Peripherals”sectionoftheBIOS.Thenyou canpowerup thesystemeitherbyusing the
keyboardorbythepowerswitch.
Note:Ifusingthisfunction,5VSBlineofthepowersupplyshouldbecapableof
deliveringenoughcurrenforall thedevices connectedtothekeyboard
port,ifnot,youwill beunabletopowerupthesystemusing thekey
board.
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2
3
1
2
3
Disable:
Enable:
JKB
JKB
JAV
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Expansion Cards
PCI1,PCI2,PCI3,PCI4
The PCIbususesitsowninternalinterruptsystemfordealing withrequestsfromthe
cardsonthebus.Theseinterruptsareoftencalled“PIRQ#A”,“PIRQ#B”,“PIRQ#C”,“PIRQ#D”
toavoidconfusionwiththenormalnumberedsystemIRQs(IRQ0~15).Theseinterrupts,if
neededbycardsintheslots,aremappedtothe normalsystemIRQs.Thefollowing table
showshowthe onboarddevicessuchasonboardSCSIorLAN,andPCIslotsconnect
theseinternalinterrupts.
Accordingtotheabovetable,AGPandPCIslot2occupyPIRQ#AofthePCIinterrupt,
onboardLANandPCIslot1occupyPIRQ#B,onboardSCSIand PCIslot4occupyPIRQ#C,
USBand PCIslot3occupyPIRQ#D.Withthe adventofthe PCIbusand itsassociatedPCI
busdevices,shareableinterruptshavebecomeacommonoccurrence.Howeverwhether
ornotthePCIbusdevicescansuccessfullyshareinterruptshaverelationshipwithOSor
devicedriver.Ifyouencounterproblemsregarding PCIdevices,refertotheabovetablein
ordertodealeffectivelywiththeproblemscreated byshareableinterrupts.
SincePCIslot1andPCIslot4occupythesamearbitration signallines(REQ#/GNT#),
thereforePCIbusmasterdevicescannotbesimultaneouslyinstalledinPCI1and PCI4
slots.
NarrowSCSI
NarrowSCSIinterfaceusesan8-bitbusand a50-pinconnector.ItsupportsUltranarrow
SCSIperipheralsand supportsdatatransferrateof20MB/S.Besuretheredside ofthecable
isalignedwiththeendoftheconnectorwhichismarkedwith“”.Weprovideinternal50-
pinnarrowSCSIcablewith3headesforuser.
WideSCSI
WideSCSIinterfaceusesa16-bitbusanda68-pinconnector.ItsupportsUltraWide SCSI
peripheralsandsupportsdatatransferrateof40MB/s.Weprovide external68-pinwide
SCSIcablewithbracketforuser.
Ultra2SCSI
Ultra2SCSIinterfaceusea16-bitbusanda68-pinconnector.ItsupportsWide Ultra2SCSI
peripheralsandsupportsdatatransferrateof80MB/S.Weprovideinternal68-pinUltra2
SCSIcablewith5headersforuser.
PCIInterruptPIRQ#APIRQ#BPIRQ#CPIRQ#D
OnboardDevice LANSCSI
AGPAGP
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Please note:
1.UltraWideSCSIHDDscanbeconnectedtoeitherWideSCSIconnectororUltra2
SCSIconnector.Inbothwaysthedatatransferrateis40MB/S.
2.Ultra2SCSIHDDscanalsobeconnectedtoeitherUltra2SCSIconnectoror
WideSCSIconnector.Supportsthedatatransferrateof80MB/Sonlywhen
connectingtoUltra2SCSIconnector.IfconnectingtoWideSCSIconnector,
thedatatransferrateis40MB/S
3.IfanUltrawideSCSIHDD isconnectedtoUltra2SCSIchannel,andallother
HDDsconnectedareUltra2SCSIHDDs,thedatatransferratesupportedwill
be40MB/Sforall.
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ExternalConnectors
PS/2KeyboardConnector,PS/2MouseConnector
PS/2keyboardconnectorisfortheusageofPS/2keyboard.Ifusing astandardATsize
keyboard,anadaptershouldbeusedtofitthisconnector.PS/2mouseconnectorisfor
theusageofPS/2mouse.
USB1,USB2
TwoUSB portsareavailableforconnecting USB devices.
ParallelPortConnectorand SerialPortConnector(UART1,UART2)
Theparallelportconnectorcanbeconnectedtoaparalleldevicesuchasaprinter,while
theserialportconnectorscanbeconnectedtoserialportdevicessuchasaserialport
mouse.Youcan enable/disablethemandchoosetheIRQorI/Oaddress in“INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALS”fromAWARDBIOSSETUP.
LANConnector
TheonboardLANsupportsIEEE802.310 BASE-Tand100BASE-TX.AnRJ-45connectoris
providedfortwisted-paircabling.Datatransferspeedisautomaticallydetermined bythe
auto-negotiationprotocol.TwoLEDindicatorsareprovided:LINKand Active.
PS/2MouseConnector
PS/2KeyboardConnector
Bottom:USB2
Top:USB1
ParallelPort
UART1UART2
RJ-45 connector
for10/100 Mbps
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PowerSupplyConnector(ATX,AUX)
The GeniuX1green mainboardsupportsthe standardindustrialATXpowersupply.Check
theratingsofthepowersupplyinstalledtoensureitmeetsthefollowing requirements.
Powerrequirement
Normallythemaximumratingpowerforthepowersupplyinstalled shouldbe atleast300W.
Iftherearetoo manyperipheraldevicesinyoursystem,astrongerpowersupplyis
needed.
Currentrequirements
Voltages+3.3V+5V+12V-5V-12V5VSB
Currents14A24A10A0.25A0.5A0.72A
The5VSB linecurrentofthepowersupplyshouldbetakenintoconsideration.Ifitisless
than 0.72A,thesystemmaynotworkproperly.IfaPCIcardusing5VSBlineisinserted,the
5VSB line currentofthepowersupplyshouldbemore.
The mainboardprovidestwopowerconnectors(ATX,AUX),asnotedbelow:
AssistantPowerconnector(AUX)isanoptionalconnector.Iftherearetoomany
peripheraldevices inyoursystem,apowersupplywiththisassisatnatpower
connectorisrecommendedtobeused.
PowerSwitch(POWER)
The powerswitch(POWER)shouldbeconnected toamomentaryswitch.Whenpowering
upyoursystem,firstturnonthemechanicalswitchofthe powersupply(ifoneispro-
vided),thenpushoncethebuttonofthepowerswitch.Whenpoweringoffthesystem,
you needn’tturnoffthe mechanicalswitch,justpushoncethebuttonofthepowerswitch.
If youchange“soft-off byPWR-BTTN”fromdefault“Instant-off”to“Delay4Secs”in
BIOSSetup (POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP),thepowerbuttonshouldbepressedfor
morethan4secondsbeforethesystempowersdown.
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AssistantPowerConnector(AUX)
+5V+3.3V+3.3VGNDGNDGND
5V5V-5VGNDGNDGNDPSON GND-12V3.3V
12V5VSBPS-OKGND5VGND5VGND3.3V3.3V
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HardDiskLEDConnector(HDLED)
Theconnectorconnectstothecase’sHDD LEDindicating theactivitystatusofIDEhard
disk/CD-ROMdriveorSCSIharddisk/CD-ROMdrive.The connectorwith2-pinplughasan
orientation.If onewaydoesn’twork,tryreversing the2-pinplug,butnottoconnectthe
middel2-pin;theconnectorwith4-pinpug hasnoprientation,free toconnect.
ResetSwitch(RESET)
Theconnectorconnectstothecase’sresetswitch.Press the switchonce,thesystem
resets.
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)
Theconnectorcanbeconnectedtothespeakeronthecase.
PowerLEDConnector(PWRLED)
ThepowerLEDhastwostatus.Whenthesystemisinpower-offstatus,theLEDisoff.
When thesystemispowered up,the LEDison.
Key-LockConnector(KEY_L)
Theconnectorcanbe connectedtothekeyboardlockswitchonthecaseforlockingthe
keyboard.
ACPILEDConnector(GRN_LED)
TheLEDConnectedtothisheadershowsthestatusofthesystemasdescribedbelow:
LEDStatusSystemStatus
Off The systemisinpower-offstatus.
OnThesystemisinpower-upstatus.
Flashing’sfrequencyof1time/second ThesystemisinGreenMode.
Flashing’sfrequency ofhalftime/second The systemisinSecurityEasy Lock status.
HardwareGreenConnector(SLEEP)
Pushthisswitchonce,thesystementerssuspendmode.Pushthe switchagain,the
systemwillbewoken up.IftheSecurityEasy functionisenabled,pushingthe switch
enablesthesystemtoenterSecurityEasyLock status.
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SLEEP
GRN_LED
KEY_L
PWRLED
POWER
SPEAKER
RESET
HD_LED
GND
SLEEP
LED-
LED-
KEYLOCK
LED-
LED-
LED+
GND
VCC
NC
RESET
GND
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InfraredHeader(IRDA)
Thisconnectorsupportswireless transmitting andreceiving.Youmustset“SerialPort2
Mode”toIrDAorASKIRand configurethe settingsinthe“INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS”
sectionoftheBIOS.
FanConnector(CPU1~2FAN,CHSFAN,BFAN)
Thefanspeedofthesefourfanscan bedetectedandviewedin“SystemMonitor”section
oftheBIOS.
Wake-UpOnLAN(WOL)
Thisconnectorisreservedfortheusage ofthecustomer’sownLANcard.ThroughWake-
up OnLANfunction,awakeeventoccuring fromnetworkcanwakeup thesystem.Ifthis
functionistobe used,pleasebesureanATX2.01powersupplyofwhich5VSB lineis
capableofdelivering 720mA,andaLANadapterwhichsupportsthisfunctionareused.
ThenconnectthisheadertotherelevantconnectorontheLANadapter,set“Resumeby
Ring orLAN”asEnabledfromthe“POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”section ofthe BIOS.
Save&exit, thenboottheoperating systemoncetomakesurethisfunctiontakeseffect.
Signalforwakingup (activehigh)
+5Vstandby
GND
WOL
IrDA
VCC
IRRX
GND
NCIRTX
VCC
BFAN
CPU1FAN
CHSFAN
15
CPU2FAN
FANGND
SENSE
+12V
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Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM)
Throughthe Wake-UpOnInternalModemfunction,thesystemwhichisinpower-off status
canbepoweredup byaring signalreceivedfromtheinternalmodem.Ifthisfunctionisto
beused,pleasebesurean internalmodemcardwhichsupportsthisfunctionisused.Then
connectthisheadertotherelevantconnectoronthemodemcard,set“ResumebyRingor
LAN”toEnabledfromthe“POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”sectionoftheBIOS.Save&exit,
thenboottheoperating systemoncetomakesurethisfunctiontakeseffect.
I2CBusConnector(J23,J25)
TheI2C-busconnectorsareprovidedtoconnectthesystemdevicesbyusing I2Cbus.
MemoryConfiguration
Thismainboardprovidesfour168pin3.3Vun-bufferedDIMMsocketstosupportaflexible
memorysizerangingfrom8MBto2GB.Both100MHzSDRAMand registeredDIMMsare
supported.Thefollowing setofrulesallowoptimumconfigurations.
Rulesforpopulatinga440GXmemoryarray:
lSDRAMandregistered DIMMscan notbeusedon thesamesystem,itisadvisedyouuse
onlyonekind ofDIMM.
lPossibleSDRAMDIMM memorysizesare8MB,16MB,32MB,64MB,128MBor256MB
ineachDIMMsocket.
+5Vstandby
GND
Signalforwakingup (activelow)
WOM
J23,J25
NC3V
5V
SCL
SDA
5VSB
3VSB
GND
1GND
NC