QDI GeniuX 1 User manual

Declarationofconformity
QUANTUMDESIGNS(HK)LTD.
5/FSomersetHouse,TaiKooPlace 979 KingsRoad,
QuarryBay,HongKong
declaresthatthe product
GeniuX1Mainboard
isinconformitywith
(referencetothespecificationunderwhichconformityisdeclaredin
accordancewith89/336 EEC-EMCDirective)
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characteristics ofinformationtechnologyequipment
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Residential,commercialandlightindustry
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Residential,commercialandlightindustry
EuropeanRepresentative:
QDICOMPUTER(UK)LTDQDICOMPUTER(SCANDINAVIA)A/S
QDISYSTEMHANDELGMBHQDICOMPUTER(NETHERLANDS)B.V.
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QDICOMPUTER(ESPANA)S.A.QDICOMPUTER(SWEDEN)AB
Signature:Place/Date:HONGKONG/1999
PrintedName:AndersCheung Position/Title:President

Declaration ofconformity
TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:GeniuX1
ResponsibleParty:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
Address:41456 ChristyStreet
Fremont,CA94538
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile:[phone]
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
Chapter1
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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.
lSupportsbothinternalandexternalModemRingPower-On.

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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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Chapter2
Installation Instructions
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Chapter2
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
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Note:GeniuX1supportsdualCeleronTMprocessorssolutionbyusingQDIsocket370CPU
card.(Ver2.0)