QDI P4I848P User manual

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P4I848PProseriesmainboard
QDIUtilityCD
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User’smanual
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Cablewithbracketfor6CH_BRACKET(option)
SignalcablesforSerialATA(option)
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TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:P4I848PPro
ResponsibleParty:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
Address:41456 ChristyStreet
Fremont,CA94538
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EquipmentClassification:FCC Class BSubassembly
TypeofProduct: Mainboard
Manufacturer:QDITECHNOLOGY(HK)Inc.
Address:23Floor,LincolnHouse,Taikoo Place
979 King’sRoad,QuarryBay,HONG
KONG
SupplementaryInformation:
Thisdevice complieswithPart15 oftheFCC Rules.Operation issubjectto
thefollowing twoconditions:(1)thisdevice maynotcauseharmfulinterfer-
ence,and (2)thisdevice mustacceptany interference received,including
interference thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
TestedtocomplywithFCC standards.
Signature:Date:2004

CONTENTS
Chapter1
Introduction.....................................................................1
KeyFeatures..................................................................2
Chapter2
InstallationInstructions.........................................................4
ExternalConnectors............................................................5
PS/2Keyboard/MouseConnector...................................5
USB1,USB2,USB3,USB4andLANConnectors................5
ParallelPort,SerialPortandSPDIFConnectors................5
IEEE1394Port(optional).......................................................6
Line-injack,Mic-injack andSpeaker-outjack ..................6
6-ChannelAudio.............................................................6
ATX12VPowerSupplyConnectors&PowerSwitch......7
HardDiskLEDConnector(HD_LED)...............................7
ResetSwitch(RESET)..................................................7
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER).....................................8
PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED).................................8
ACPILEDConnector(ACPI_LED)....................................8
FanConnectors(CPU_FAN,PWR_FAN).........................8
USB5,6;USB7,8Connector.............................................9
InfraredHeader(IrDA)...................................................9
AudioConnectors(CD_IN)..............................................10
4-pinSMBusConnector(SMBUS)...................................10
DiagnosisLED.................................................................11
FrontAudioInterface(F_AUDIO)......................................12
OnboardSATA................................................................12
6CH-BRACKETConnector..................................................13
ChassisSecuritySwitch(CHSSEC)..................................13
FrontIEEE1394port(F_1394)(optional)...............................14
JumperSettings..................................................................14
BIOS-ProtectionJumper(BIOS_WP)...................................15
Wake-upfunction(JUSB,JFUSB)(optional)........................15
OverclockingJumperSetting(JFSB0,JFSB1)(optional).......16
Enablekeyboardpasswordpower-on function(JKB).........17
ClearCMOS(CLR_CMOS).....................................................18
OnboardLAN(LAN_EN)........................................................18

CONTENTS
Chapter3
BIOSDescription................................................................19
AWDFLASH.EXE...............................................................20
AWARD BIOSDescription.................................................21
Appendix
QDIUtilityCD......................................................................23
Using4-/6-ChannelAudio..................................................25
Layout

Caution
Caution
Besuretoadd someSiliconeGrease betweentheCPUand the
heatsinktokeepthemfullycontactedtomeettheheatsinkrequire-
ment.
Besuretounplug theAC powersupplybeforeadding or
removing expansion cards,RAMorothersystemperipherals,
otherwise yourmainboardand RAMmightbeseriouslydamaged.
Note:
ThismanualissuitableforP4I848PProseries ofmainboards.Each
mainboardiscarefullydesignedforthePCuserwho wantsdifferent
features.
-6A:with6channelAudio
-L:withonboard10/100MLAN
-F:withIEEE1394
-K:withonboardG-bitLAN

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Chapter1
Chapter1
P4I848PProseriesofmainboardsutilizeIntel®848P+ICH5
chipset, providing afullycompatible,high performanceand
cost-effectiveATXplatform.The newintegrated
technologies,togetherwithAC’97 audio(2/6-channel),8
USB,2SATA,and ATA100/66/33,givecustomersan
advanced,multimediasolution atreasonableprice.It pro-
vides400/533/800MHzhostbusspeed tosupportIntel®
Pentium4socket478 processorsand the DDR266/333/
400 memory.It alsoprovidesadvanced featuressuchas
ACPIand KeyboardPasswordPower-onfunctions(optional).
Suspending toRAM,the optimalimplementation ofthe Ad-
vanced Configuration and PowerInterface(ACPI)specifica-
tion,makesthe PC’spowerconsumption drop tothe lowest
possibleleveland enablequick wakeup.
Introduction

Introduction
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Key Features
Formfactor
ATXformfactorof305mm x210mm
Microprocessor
SupportsIntel®Pentium4(Hyper-Threading)socket478 processors
SupportsIntel®Pentium4(Northwood)socket478 processorsat2.4/2.6/2.8/3.0/
3.2/3.4GHzwith800 MHzFSB
SupportsIntel®Pentium4(Northwood)socket478 processorsat1.8/2.0/2.2/2.26/
2.4/2.53/2.66/2.8/3.06GHzand above
SupportsIntel®Prescott socket478 processorsat2.8GHzwith533 MHzFSB and
at2.8/3.0/3.2/3.4GHzwith800MHzFSB
SupportsPrescott Celeron CPUwith533 MHzFSB inthe future
Supports400/533/800MHzhostbusspeed
Systemmemory
Providestwo184-pinDDR SDRAMinterfaces
SupportsDDR266/333/400 SDRAM
Supports64/128/256/512Mbtechnologyup to2GB
Graphics Interface
The AGPinterfaceSupports0.8V/1.5Vsignaling wih8X/4Xdatatransferand 8X/
4XAGPFastWrites
OnboardIDE
SupportsIndependenttiming ofup to4drives
SupportsUltraATA33/66/100,PIOmode
TwofastIDEinterfacessupporting fourIDEdevicesincluding IDEharddisks and
CD ROMdrives
OnboardLAN(optional)
10/100(availableon -Lmainboard)/1000(availableon -Kmainboard)Mbit/sec
Ethernetsupport
10/100/1000M(availableon -Kmainboard)LANinterfacebuilt-inon board
Note:If the mainboardhasonboardLAN,PCI1slotonlycan connecttoslavedevice.
USB2.0
USB 2.0compliant, operatesat480Mbps,about40Xtimesfasterthan USB 1.1
whichcurrentlyworks atasnailspaceofjust12Mbps
Provides8USB 2.0ports
OnboardI/O
One floppyportsupporting up totwo3.5″or5.25″floppydriveswith360K/720K/
1.2M/1.44M/2.88Mformat
One high speed 16550 compatibleCOMwith16 bytesend/receiveFIFO
One parallelportsupportsSPP/EPP/ECPmode
SupportsPS/2mouseand PS/2keyboard
Providesone IrDAconnector
All I/Oportscan be enabled/disabled inthe BIOSsetup

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OnboardAudio
AC’97 2.2Specification Compliant
ProvidesonboardLine-inJack,Microphone-inJack and Speaker-outJack
6-channelOnboardAudio
AC’97 2.2Specification Compliant
ProvidesFrontleft&right, Rearleft&right/Line-inJack and Center&Woofer/Micro
phone-inJack,whichcan be specified bysoftware
Advancedfeatures
PCI2.2Specification Compliant
ProvidesTrend ChipAwayVirusOnGuard
SupportsWindows98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
SupportsKeyboardPasswordPower-on function(optional)
Supportssystemmonitoring(monitorsCPUand systemtemperatures,system
voltages,fan speed)
SupportsCPUtripleoverheatprotection
1.If the temperatureofthe CPUreachsthe CPUWarning TemperaturesetinBIOS,
the buzzerwill warn.
2.Atthe sametime,the CPUTHER-Throttling will be slowed downtothe setpointin
BIOS.
3.If the temperatureofthe CPUreachthe CPUShutdownTemperature,the system
will be shutdownautomaticallyundertheACPIOSand the datawill be saved before.
OnboardSATA
TwoSATAdevicesincluding SATAHDD and CDROM/DVDROMdevices
Supports150Mbpstransferrate.
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix)BIOS,supportsflashROM,plug and play
ready
SupportsIDECDROM/USB bootup.
Greenfunction
SupportsACPI(Advanced Configuration and PowerInterface)and ODPM(OS
Directed PowerManagement)
SupportsACPIpowerstatus:S0(full-on),S1(poweron suspend),S3(suspend to
RAM),S4(suspend toDisk,dependson OS)and S5(soft-off)
MainExpansion Slotsand Connectors
Slot/Port(Quantity)Description
PCI(5)PCIslots
IDE(2)IDEports
FLOPPY(1)FloppyDriveport
DDR(2)DIMM socket
USB(8)USB connectors
AGP(1)AGPslot
LAN(1)(optional)LANconnector
COM(1)COMconnector
PARALLEL(1)Parallelconnector
IrDA(1)IrDAconnector

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Installation Instructions
Chapter2
Thissection coversExternalConnectorsand Jumper
Settings.Refertothe mainboardlayoutchartforlocations
ofall jumpers,externalconnectors,slotsand I/Oports.Fur-
thermore,thissection listsall necessaryconnectorpinas-
signmentsforyourreference.The particularstateofthe
jumpers,connectorsand portsareillustrated inthe follow-
ing figures.Beforesetting the jumpersorinserting these
connectors,pleasepayattention tothe direction.

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ExternalConnectors
PS/2Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2keyboardconnectorisforthe usage ofPS/2keyboard.If using astandardATsize
keyboard,an adaptershouldbe used tofitthisconnector.PS/2mouseconnectorisfor
the usage ofPS/2mouse.
USB1,USB2,USB3,USB4and LAN Connectors(optional)
FourUSB portsareforconnecting USB devices.The RJ-45 connectorisforonboard
LAN.
PS/2Mouseconnector
PS/2Keyboardconnector
ParallelPort,SerialPortConnectors(COM1)and SPDIFOUTCon-
nector
The parallelportconnectorcan be connected toaparalleldevicesuchasaprinter.The
serialportCOM1connectorcan be connected toaserialportdevicesuchasaserialport
mouse.You can enable/disablethemand choosethe IRQorI/Oaddress in“Integrated
Peripherals”fromAWARD BIOSSETUP.The S/PDIF(Sony/PhilipsDigitalInterface)
inputallowyourdigitalaudioinputfromdigitalaudiodevices(optional).The S/PDIF
outputiscapableofproviding digitalaudiodataorcompressedAC3datatoan external
Dolbydigitaldecoder.
Besuretounplug the ACpowersupplybeforeadding orremov-
ing expansion cardsorothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyour
mainboardand expansion cardsmightbe seriouslydamaged.
MWarning:
USB1
USB2
LAN(optional)
USB3
USB4
ParallelPort
COM1
SPDIF

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Line-injack,Microphone-injack and Speaker-outjack
The Line-injack can be connected todevicessuchasacassetteorminidisc playerto
playback orrecord.
The Microphone-injack can be connected toamicrophone forvoiceinput.
The Speaker-outjack allowsyou toconnectspeakersorheadphonesforaudiooutput
fromthe internalamplifier.
6-ChannelAudio
ThismainboardutilizesALC655 chipproviding 6-channelAudio,whichconsistsofFront
Left,FrontRight, RearLeft, RearRight, CenterandWooferforacompletesurroundsound
effect. When 6-Channelaudioisavailable,the frontLeft&Rightjack can be connected to
the Frontspeskers,the Back Left&Rightjack can be connected tothe rearspeakersand
the Center&Wooferjack can be connected tothe centerspeakerand woofer.
Microphone function isoffered byF_AUDIOConnectoron the mainboardnow.
If set2-ChannelAudiomode on -6Amainboard,you can connecttwospeakerstothe
FrontLeft&Rightjack,atthe sametimeusethe RearLeft&Rightjack asLine injack,and
usethe Center&Wooferjack asMicrophone injack.
IEEE 1394 port(optional)
IEEE 1394 portisforconnecting IEEE 1394 devices.
IEEE 1394 Port(optional)
SpeakerOut
Line In
Microphone In
Speakerout/Frontleft&right
Line in/RearLeft&Right
Microphone in/Center&Woofer

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HardDisk LEDConnector(HD_LED)
The connectorconnectstothe case’sIDEindicatorLEDindicating the activitystatusof
IDEharddisk.The connectorhasan orientation.If one waydoesn’twork,trythe other
way.
ResetSwitch(RESET)
The connectorconnectstothe case’sresetswitch.Press the switchonce,the system
resets.
ATX12VPowerSupplyConnector&PowerSwitch(POWERSW)
The powerswitch(POWERSW)shouldbe connected toamomentaryswitch.When
powering up yoursystem,firstturnon the mechanicalswitchofthe powersupply(ifone
isprovided),then pushoncethe powerswitch.When powering off the system,you
needn’tturnoff the mechanicalswitch,justpushoncethe powerswitch.
Ifyou change “Soft-off byPWR-BTTN”fromdefault“Instant-off”
to“Delay4Sec”inthe “POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”sec-
tion ofthe BIOS,the powerswitchshouldbe pressed formorethan
4secondsbeforethe systempowersdown.
ANote:
POWERSW
1
ATXPowerSupplyConnector
20
1
12V
5VSB
5V
GND 3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 3.3V
5V5V
-5V GND PS-ON -12V 3.3V GND GND GND
12V
12V
GND
GND
+12VPowerSupplyConnector
1

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SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)
The connectorcan be connected tothe speakeron the case.
PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED)
When the systemisinS0status,the LEDison.When the systemisinS1status,the
LEDisblink;When the systemisinS3,S4,S5status,the LEDisoff. The connectorhas
an orientation.
ACPILEDConnector(ACPI_LED)
The ACPILEDisadual-colorlightwiththree pins.Pin1and Pin2 drivedifferentcolor
lights.If Pin1 drivesthe orange light,then,Pin2 drivesthe green light, the following
statuswill comeout. When the systemisinS0status,the LEDisgreen on.When the
systemisinS1status,the LEDisgreen blink.When the systemisinS3status,the
LEDisorange on.When the systemisinS4,S5status,the LEDisoff.
HDD_LED
SPEAKER RESET PWR_LED
ACPI_LED POWER
SW
SPEAKER RESET
ACPI_LED
PWR_LED
ORANGE(-)
GREEN(-)
LED+(VCC)
CUT
GND
LED+
LED-
GND
RESET
SPKDATA
NC
GND
VCC
POWER
SW
POWER
HDD LED(-)
HDD LED(+)
HDD LED
FanConnectors(PWR_FAN,CPU_FAN)
The fan speed ofthesethree fanscan be detected and viewed in“PCHealth”section
ofthe CMOSSETUP.
CPU_FAN
PWR_FAN
+12V
SENSE
GND
+12V
GND SENSE

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USB5,6;USB7,8
BesidesUSB1,2,3,4on the back panel,P4I848PProseriesofmainboardsalsohavetwo
8-pinheaderson boardwhichmayconnecttofrontpanelUSB cable(optional)toprovide
additionalfourUSB ports.
InfraredHeader(IrDA)
Thisconnectorsupportswireless transmitting and receiving device.Beforeusing this
function,configurethe settingsforIRAddress,IRMode and IRIRQfromthe “INTE-
GRATEDPERIPHERALS”section ofthe CMOSSETUP.
USB7,8
USB5,6
IrDA
１
VCC IRRX
GND
IRTX
NC
１
+5V
D7+
D7-
GND
GND
N/A
+5V
D8-
D8+
CUT
１
+5V
D5+
D5-
GND
GND
N/A
+5V
D6-
D6+
CUT

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AudioConnectors(CD_IN)
CD_INisSonystandardCD audioconnector,itcan be connected toaCD-ROMdrive
through aCD audiocable.
4-pinSMBusConnector(SMBUS)
Thisconnectorallowsyou toconnectSMBusdevices.SMBusdevicescommunicate
through the SMBuswithaSMBushostand/orotherSMBusdevices.The SMBusor
SystemManagementBusisaspecificimplementation ofI2Cbus,whichisamulti-
masterbus,thatis,multipledevicescan be connected tothe samebusand eachone
can actasamasterbyinitiating datatransfer.
CD_IN
CD RightChannel
GND
CD Left Channel
SMBUS１
SMBDATA
SMBCLD
5VSB
GND

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DiagnosisLED(Optional)
During the POST,the LED1~LED5representing POSTstepswill lightup inturn.
During the POST,If usethe CPUofHyper-Threading and Hyper-Threading isenable
inthe BIOS,the LEDswill lightup inturn,then blinktogether.pleaserefertothe
following tabletolearnthe POSTstatus:
LED1LED2LED3LED4LED5status
blinkoff off off off CPUdamaged ,BIOSchipabsentordamaged
on off off off off systemdetectCPUand initializechipset
off on off off off systemdetectmemory
off off on off off systeminitializePCI
off off off on off systeminitializeclockgen
off off off off on systemdetectVideo and invokeVideo BIOS
on on on on on Hyper-Threading OK
LED1
LED5
LED3LED4
LED2

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FrontAudioInterface(F_AUDIO)
The audiointerfaceprovidestwokindsofaudiooutputchoices:the FrontAudio,the
RearAudio.Theirprioritylevelisassequence.When the FrontAudioisavailable,the
RearAudiowill be cutoff. Anonboardamplifierisprovided forthe earphone.When
the FrontAudioisabsent, Pin9 and Pin10,Pin5 and Pin6 mustbe shortconnected.
OnboardSATA
The mainboardprovidestwoSerialATAconnectors,SATAisastorage interfacethat
iscompliantwithSATA1.0Specification.Withspeed ofup to150Mbps.you can con-
nectSerialATAcabletoSerialATAharddisk.
RX-
Pin No. Symbol Pin No. Symbol
1AUD_MIC 2AUD_GND
3AUD_MIC_BIAS 4ADU_VCC
5AUD_FPOUT_R 6AUD_RET_R
7NC 8(Cut away)
9AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L
2
4
6
10
1
3
5
7
98
F_AUDIO
SATA1/SATA2
GND
GND
GND RX+
TX+
TX-

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ChassisSecuritySwitch(CHSSEC)
The connectorconnectstothe chassissecurityswitchon the case.The systemcan
detectthe chassisintrusion through the statusofthisconnector.If the connectorhas
been closed once,the systemwill recordthe statusand indicatethe chassishasbeen
opened.You can monitororcheck thisinformation fromsomesoftware.
6CH-BRACKETConnector(optional)
The SPDIFinputallowyourdigitalaudioinputfromdigitalaudiodevices.(optional)The
6CH_BRACKEToutputiscapableofproviding digitalaudiodataorcompressed AC3
datatoan externalDolbydigitaldecoder.
6CH_BRACKET
SPDIFout
SPDIFin
GND
SPDIF
1
CENTER
SURR_R
SPDIFInput
SPDIFoutput
GND
VCC
SURR_L
CUTGND
BASS
CHSSEC1
GND
Indicatesignal

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JumperSettings
Jumpersarelocated on the mainboard,the clearCMOSjumperCLR_CMOS,enable
keyboardpasswordpower-on function jumperJKB etc.Pin1forall jumpersarelocated
on the side withathick whiteline (Pin1→),referring tothe mainboard’s
silkscreen.Jumperswiththree pinswill be shownastorepresentpin1 &pin2
(“1-2”)closed and torepresentpin2 &pin3 (“2-3”)closed.
JumperSymbolDescription Represent
1-2setpin1 and pin2 closed
2-3setpin2 and pin3 closed
closesetthe pinsclosed
open setthe pinsopened
FrontIEEE 1394 port(F_1394)(optional)
Besidesone 1394 porton the back panel,the mainboardalsohaveone 10-pinhead-
erson boardtoprovide additionalIEEE 1394 port.
F_1394 1
TPA+
TPB+
Ground TPA-
Ground
TPB-
12V(FUSE)
Ground
12V(FUSE)