QDI LegenX 8 User manual

Declarationofconformity
QUANTUMDESIGNS(HK)LTD.
5/FSomersetHouse,TaiKooPlace 979 KingsRoad,
QuarryBay,HongKong
declaresthatthe product
Motherboard
LegenX8
isinconformitywith
(referencetothespecificationunderwhichconformityisdeclaredin
accordancewith89/336 EEC-EMCDirective)
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EuropeanRepresentative:
QDICOMPUTER(UK)LTDQDICOMPUTER(SCANDINAVIA)A/S
QDISYSTEMHANDELGMBHQDICOMPUTER(NETHERLANDS)B.V.
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Signature:Place/Date:HONGKONG/1998
PrintedName:AndersCheung Position/Title:President

Declaration ofconformity
TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:LegenX8
ResponsibleParty:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
Address:41456 ChristyStreet
Fremont,CA94538
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile:[phone]
EquipmentClassification:FCC Class BSubassembly
TypeofProduct:Motherboard
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:1998

1.Introduction ............................................................... 1
Overview.......................................................................................... 1
KeyFeatures..................................................................................... 1
2.InstallationInstructions............................................. 5
ExternalConnectors.............................................................. 5
PS/2Keyboard&PS/2MouseConnector............................................ 5
USB1&USB2...................................................................................... 5
ParallelPortConnectorand SerialPortConnector................................ 5
Line-injack,Microphone-injack,Speaker-outjackandMIDI/Joystick
connector.......................................................................................... 6
ATXPowerSupplyConnector&PowerSwitch................................... 6
HardDiskLEDConnector(HD_LED).................................................... 6
ResetSwitch(RESET)....................................................................... 6
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER).......................................................... 7
PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED)...................................................... 7
Key_Lock Connector(KEY_L)............................................................ 7
ACPILEDConnector(GREEN_LED).................................................... 7
HardwareGreenConnector(SLEEP)................................................... 7
InfraredHeader(IrDA)........................................................................ 8
FanConnector(CPUFAN&CHSFAN).................................................... 8
Wake-UpOnLAN(WOL).................................................................... 8
Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM)................................................... 9
DigitalAudioConnector(JP6).............................................................. 9
HardwareVolumeControl(S1,S2)..................................................... 9
ExpansionSlots&I/OPortsdescription............................................. 10
JumperSettings.......................................................................... 10
ClearCMOS..................................................................................... 10
Enable/Disableon-boardaudio(JP8).................................................. 10
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Enablekeyboardpasswordpower-onfunction(JKB).......................... 11
FlashBIOSjumper(JAV)(manufacturing option).................................... 11
MemoryConfiguration.............................................................. 12
3.BIOSDescription.............................................................. 13
UtilitySupport........................................................................... 13
FLASH.EXE..........................................................................................13
AWARD BIOSDescription........................................................ 15
EnteringSetup .....................................................................................15
LoadSetup Defaults.......................................................................... 15
StandardCMOSSetup ....................................................................... 15
BIOSFeaturesSetup ........................................................................ 18
ChipsetFeaturesSetup...................................................................... 20
PowerManagementSetup ................................................................. 22
PNP/PCIConfigurationSetup............................................................... 25
IntegratedPeripherals........................................................................ 27
SystemMonitor.................................................................................. 29
Supervisor/UserPassword................................................................ 30
IDEHDD AutoDetection...................................................................... 31
BootwithBIOSdefaults..................................................................... 32
4.YAMAHAAudioDescription................................................. 33
Features..............................................................................................33
YAMAHASoftwareInstallation.............................................................33
InstallationofWindows95/98 Driver.....................................................33
InstallationofDos/Windows3.1XDriver...............................................35
InstallationofWindowsNT4.0Driver...................................................35
AppendixAQDIMotherboardUtilityCD-ROM...................... 37
AppendixBBootLogo ........................................................ 39
CONTENTS
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ManualforLegenX8
Chapter1
Introduction
Chapter1
Introduction
Overview
TheLegenX8greenmotherboardutilizesthe Intel®440LXAGPsetandprovidesahighly
integratedsolutionforfullycompatible,highperformancePC/microATXplatform.Itprovides
66MHzsystembussupportforallIntelCeleronTMPPGA370 processors.Both66MHz
SDRAMandEDODRAMsaresupported.Italsoprovidesadvanced featuressuchaswake-
up onLAN,wake-up oninternal/externalmodemand keyboardpasswordpower-onfunc-
tion.ManageEasy,oursystemmanagementapplication issupplied toenableremotemonitor-
ingandconfiguration ofthe system.Thegreenfunction isincompliancewiththeACPI
specification.
Key Features
Formfactor
l MicroATXformfactorof244mm x200mm.
Microprocessor
lSupportsIntelCeleronTMPPGA370processorsat300A/333/366/400/433/466MHz.
l Supports66MHzhostbusspeed.
l CPUcoresupplyvoltageadjustablefrom1.3Vto2.05Vthrough on-boardswitching
voltage regulatorwithVID(VoltageID).
Chipset
l Intel®440LXAGPset: 82443LX,82371EB(PIIX4E)
Systemmemory
l Providestwo168 pin3.3VunbufferedDIMM sockets.
lSupportsboth66MHzSDRAMsandEDODRAMs.
lMinimummemorysizeis8MB,maximummemorysizeis512MB.
l SDRAM64 bitdatainterfacewithECC support.
On-boardIDE
l SupportstwoPCIPIO and BusMasterIDEports.
l TwofastIDEinterfacessupportingfourIDEdevicesincluding IDEharddisksand
CD -ROMdrives.
l Supportsup toPIOMode4timing.
l Supports“UltraDMA/33”SynchronousDMAmodetransferring up to33 Mbytes/sec.
l Integrated16x32bitbufferforIDEPCIBurstTransfers.
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On-boardI/O
l UseWinbondW83977EFsuperI/Ochip.
l Onefloppyportsupporting up totwo3.5’’or5.25”floppydriveswith
360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88Mformat.
l Twohighspeed 16550compatibleUARTs(COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4selective)
with16-bytesend/receiveFIFOs.
l OneenabledparallelportattheI/Oaddress 378H/278H/3BCH withadditional
bi-directionI/Ocapabilityandmulti-modeasSPP/EPP/ECP(IEEE1284compliant).
l Circuitprotectionprovided,preventing damagetotheparallelportwhena
connectedprinterispoweredup oroperatesatahighervoltage.
l SupportsLS-120 floppydisk drive.
l AllI/Oportscanbeenabled/disabledintheBIOSsetup.
On-boardAudio(manufacturingoption)
l BasedonYamahaYMF740 PCIaudiocontrollerand AC97 audiodecoder.
l CompatiblewithSound BlasterTM,Sound BlasterProTMand WindowsSound
SystemTM.
l PC97/PC98specificationcompliant.
l Provideson-boardLine-inJack,Speaker-outJack andMicrophone-inJack.
Advancedfeatures
l PCISpec.2.2compliant.
l ProvidesAnti-Virusfunction.
l Provideson-boardPS/2mouseandPS/2keyboardports.
l TwoUSB portssupported.
l Providesinfrared interface.
l SupportsWindows95/98softwarepower-down.
l Supportswake-up onLANand wake-up oninternal/externalmodem.
l Supportsautofan off whenthesystementerssuspend mode.
l Providesonboard3.3VregulatortosupportATXpowersupplywithout3.3Voutput.
l On-boardWinbond W83782Dsupportssystemmonitoring(monitorsCPUandsystem
temperature,voltages,chassisintrusionand fanspeed).(manufacturing option)
l ProvidesmanagementapplicationsuchasManageEasyandLDCM(LANDesk®Client
Manager).(manufacturing option)
l Supportskeyboardpasswordpower-on function.
l SystemstatusresumesafterACpowerfailure.
l ProtectsthesystemBIOSfrombeing attackedbyseverevirussuchasCIH,by
enabling “FlashWriteProtect”inCMOSsetup.
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BIOS
l Licensed advancedAWARD BIOS,supportsflashROMwith2MBmemorysize,
plug and playready.
l SupportsIDECD-ROMorSCSIbootup.
Greenfunction
l SupportsACPI(AdvancedConfigurationand PowerInterface)and ODPM(OS
DirectedPowerManagement).
l Supportsthree greenmodes:Doze,Standbyand Suspend.
Expansionslots
l 1ISAslotand 3PCIslots.
l 1AGPSlot.
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Chapter2
InstallationInstructions
Chapter2
InstallationInstructions
ThissectioncoversExternalConnectors,JumperSettingsand MemoryConfiguration.Re-
fertothemotherboardlayoutchartforlocationsofall jumpers,externalconnectors,slots
and I/Oports.Furthermore,thissectionlistsall necessaryconnectorpinassignmentsfor
yourreference.Theparticularstateofthejumpers,connectorsand portsareillustratedin
thefollowingfigures.Beforesetting thejumpersorinserting theseconnectors,pleasepay
attentiontothedirections.
BesuretounplugtheACpowersupplybeforeaddingorremovingexpansion
cardsorothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyourmotherboardandexpan-
sion cardsmightbeseriouslydamaged.
ExternalConnectors
PS/2KeyboardConnector,PS/2Mouse Connector
PS/2keyboardconnectorisfortheusageofPS/2keyboard.If using astandardATsize
keyboard,anadaptershouldbeusedtofitthisconnector.PS/2mouseconnectorisforthe
usage ofPS/2mouse.
USB1,USB2
TwoUSB portsareavailableforconnecting USB devices.
ParallelPortConnectorandSerialPortConnector(UART1,UART2)
Theparallelportconnectorcanbeconnectedtoaparalleldevicesuchasaprinter,while
theserialportconnectorscanbeconnectedtoserialportdevicessuchasaserialport
mouse.You canenable/disablethemand choosethe IRQorI/Oaddressin“Integrated
Peripherals”fromAWARDBIOSSETUP.
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PS/2MouseConnector
PS/2KeyboardConnector
USB1
USB2
ParallelPort
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Line-injack,Microphone-injack,Speaker-outjack and
MIDI/Joystickconnector
TheLine-injack canbeconnectedtodevicessuchasacassetteorminidisc playerfor
playback orrecording.TheMicrophone-injack canbeconnectedtoamicrophonefor
voiceinput. TheSpeaker-outjack allowsyoutoconnectspeakersorheadphonesfor
audiooutputfromthe internalamplifier.
TheMIDI/Joystick connectorallowsyoutoconnectagamejoystick oraMIDIdevice.
ATXPowerSupplyConnector&PowerSwitch(POWER)
Besuretoconnectthepowersupplyplug tothisconnectorinitsproperorientation.The
powerswitch(POWER)shouldbeconnectedtoamomentaryswitch.Whenpowering up
yoursystem,firstturnonthemechanicalswitchofthepowersupply(ifoneisprovided),
then pushoncethepowerbutton.Whenpoweringoff thesystem,youneedn’tturnoffthe
mechanicalswitch,justPushonce*thepowerbutton.
Note:*Ifyou change“soft-off byPWR-BTTN”fromdefault“Instant-off”to“Delay
4Secs”inthe“POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”sectionoftheBIOS,thepower
buttonshouldbepressedformorethan4secondsbeforethesystempowers
down.
HardDiskLEDConnector(HD_LED)
Theconnectorconnectstothecase’sIDEindicatorLEDindicating theactivitystatusof
IDEharddisk.
ResetSwitch(RESET)
Theconnectorconnectstothecase’sresetswitch.Press theswitchonce,thesystem
resets.
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MIDI/Joystick
SpeakeroutLineinMicrophonein
POWER
5V5V-5VGNDGNDGNDPSON GND-12V3.3V
12V5VSBPS-OKGND5VGND5VGND3.3V3.3V
ATXPowerSupplyConnector
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