QDI GeniuX 4 User manual

Declarationofconformity
QUANTUMDESIGNS(HK)LTD.
5/FSomersetHouse,TaiKooPlace 979 KingsRoad,
QuarryBay,HongKong
declaresthatthe product
GeniuX4Mainboard
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:GeniuX4
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
ProcessorFrequencySelection............................................... 5
ClearCMOS....................................................................................... 6
Enable/DisableonboardLAN(JP17).................................................... 6
ProcessorInstallation............................................................ 7
ExpansionCards........................................................................... 8
PCI1~PCI6.......................................................................................... 8
SCSI.................................................................................................. 9
LAN.................................................................................................. 9
AGP.................................................................................................. 9
PCIResourceConfiguration................................................................ 9
NarrowSCSI................................................................................... 10
WideSCSI....................................................................................... 10
Ultra2SCSI..................................................................................... 10
ExternalConnectors............................................................ 11
PS/2KeyboardConnector,PS/2MouseConnector............................ 11
USB1,USB2.................................................................................... 11
ParallelPortConnectorandSerialPortConnector(UART1,UART2)... 11
LANConnector................................................................................ 11
PowerSupplyConnector(J21,J22,J23)&PowerSwitch(Power) ..... 12
HardDiskLEDConnector(HDLED)
ResetSwitch(RESET)..................................................................... 13
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)........................................................ 13
PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED).................................................... 13
Key_Lock Connector(KEY_L).......................................................... 13

CONTENTS
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ACPILEDConnector(GRN_LED)....................................................... 13
HardwareGreenConnector(SLEEP)................................................... 13
InfraredHeader(IrDA)........................................................................ 14
FanConnector(PFAN1,PFAN2,PFAN3,PFAN3,PFAN4,PFAN5,BFAN,
CFAN)............................................................................................... 14
Wake-UpOnLAN(WOL).................................................................... 14
Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM)................................................... 15
I2CBusConnector.............................................................................. 15
MemoryConfiguration..............................................................15
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......................... 41
AppendixBBootLogo ........................................................ 42

ManualforGeniuX4
Chapter1
Introduction
Chapter1
1
Chapter1
Introduction
Overview
TheGeniuX4isahighlyintegrated,high performancemainboarddesignedformid-range
and higher-end serversand workstations.ItiscenteredontheIntel®440GXAGPsetand
supportstwoIntelPentium®II Xeon™processors.Itsupportsup to2GBofECCmemory,6
PCIslots(1ISAshared)and 7coolingfansforahighreliabilityarchitecture.Italsoprovides
advancedfeaturessuchaswake-up onLAN,wake-up oninternal/externalmodem,key-
boardpasswordpower-onfunctionandSecurityEasyfunction.Togetherwithitsintegrated
Intel82558LANandintegratedAdaptecAIC-7890 Ultra2SCSI,yougetapowerfulsystem
forcriticalbusiness serverapplications.
KeyFeatures
Microprocessor
lSupportsallIntelPentium®IIXeon™processorsat400/450MHzorhigherfrequency
with512KB/1MB/2MBL2cache.
lSupportsdualSlot2processors.
lSupports100MHzhostbusspeed.
lCPUcorefrequency=Busspeedx2,x4,x4.5,orotherratiosupportedbyIntel.
lTheCPUcoreandL2Cachevoltage adjustablefrom1.3Vto3.5Vautomatically
throughonboardswitchingvoltageregulatorwithVID(VoltageID).
Chipset
lIntel®440GXAGPset: 82443GX,82371EB(PIIX4E)
Systemmemory
lProvidesfour168pin3.3Vunbuffered DIMMsockets.
l Supports100MHzSDRAMmemoryandregisteredmemory.
l Supportsmaximun memorycapacityupto2GB.
l SDRAM64 bitdatainterfacewithECCsupport.
On-boardIDE
l SupportstwoPCIPIOandBusMasterIDEports.
l TwofastIDEinterfacessupporting fourIDEdevicesincludingIDEharddisks
andCD-ROMdrives.
l SupportsuptoPIOMode 4timing.
l Supports“UltraDMA/33”SynchronousDMAmode,transferring dataupto
33Mbytes/sec.
•Integrated16x32bitbufferforIDEPCIBurstTransfers.

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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/Ocapabilityandmulti-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,Wide andNarrowSCSIinterface.
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
l PCI2.2specificationcompliant.
lProvidesTrendChipAwayVirus®OnGuard.
lProvideson-boardPS/2mouseandPS/2keyboardports.
lSupportstwoUSBports.
lProvidesinfraredinterface.
lSupportsWindows95/98softwarepower-down.
lSupportswake-uponLANandwake-uponinternal/externalmodem.
lOn-boardWinbond 83782 supportssystemmonitoring (monitorsCPUand
systemtemperatures,systemvoltagesandFANspeed).
l Supportskeyboardpasswordpower-onfunction.

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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 waysareprovidedtoentertheSecurityEasylockstatus:sleepbutton/
KeyboardInactiveTimer/Hotkey.
l Powerswitch,resetbutton,PS/2mouseand keyboardarelockedin
theSecurityEasylock status.
Expansionslots
l6PCIslotsand1ISAslot.
l1AGPslot.
Boardsize
• 320mm x305mm.
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Chapter2
Installation Instructions
chapter2
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.
ProcessorFrequencySelection (JP5)
JumperJP5setstheprocessorfrequency.Thedetailsareasshownbelow.
Besuretounplug theACpowersupplybeforeadding orremoving expansioncards
orothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyourmainboardand expansioncardsmight
beseverelydamaged.
JP5
JP5
JP5
200MHz
400MHz
450MHz
1
2
7
8
1
2
7
8
1
2
7
8
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Carefullysettheprocessorfrequencybyreferring tothelistbelow.Thedefaultsetting is
400MHz.
ClearCMOS(JP6)
If you wanttoclearCMOS,unplugtheACpowersupplyfirst,closeJP6(pin1&pin2)once,
setJP6back tonormalstatuswithpin2&pin3connected,thenpoweronthesystem.
Pentium®II
XeonTMProcessor7-85-63-41-2
JP5
400MHzCLOSEOPENCLOSECLOSE
450MHzCLOSEOPENCLOSEOPEN
Enable/DisableonboardLAN(JP17)
Ifusing onboardLAN,closeJP17(default).Otherwise,setJP17openfordisabling the
onboardLAN.
JP6
JP6
Normalstatus:
ClearCMOS:
123
123
Enable:
Disable:
JP17
JP17
12
12
200MHzOPENOPENOPENOPEN