QDI PlatiniX 2E/333 User manual

Chapter 1
Introduction .................................................................... 1
Key Features ................................................................. 2
Chapter 2
Installation Instructions................................................... 5
1. External Connectors ..................................................6
PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse Connector ................................ 6
US 1, US 2 and LAN Connectors ................................. 6
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors ............................. 6
Line-in jack, Mic-in jack, Speaker-out jack and
MIDI/Joystick Connector ................................................. 7
6-Channel Audio ............................................................ 7
ATX 12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch ..... 8
Hard Disk LED Connector ( HD_LED ) .......................... 8
Reset Switch ( RESET ) ................................................. 8
Speaker Connector ( SPEAKER ) .................................. 9
Power LED Connector( PWR_LED ) .............................. 9
Green LED Connector( GREEN_LED ) ......................... 9
ACPI LED Connector( ACPI_LED ) ................................ 9
Hardware Green Connector ( SLEEP SW ) ................... 9
Key Lock Connector( KEYLK )....................................... 9
COM2,US 3 ,US 4 Connector ...................................... 10
Infrared Header ( IrDA ) ................................................. 10
Fan Connectors( CPU_FAN , SYS_FAN, PWR_FAN ) ... 11
Intruder Detect Switch( JINTR ) ...................................... 11
Wake-Up On LAN ( WOL ) ............................................. 12
Wake-Up On Internal Modem ( WOM ) .......................... 12
Audio Connectors (CD_IN1, CD_IN2, MODEM_IN ) ....... 13
4-pin SM us Connector( SM US ) ................................ 13
Diagnosis LED ............................................................... 14
Audio Interface ............................................................... 15
SPDIF Connector ...........................................................16
Chassis Security Switch(CHSSEC) ................................ 16
2. Jumper Settings .................................................. ..... 17
Wake-up function(JUS , JFUS ) ................................... 17
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Overclocking Jumper Setting(JFS0,JFS1)..............................18
IOS-Protection Jumper( IOS_WP ).................................... 19
Enable keyboard password power-on function(JK )..............20
Clear CMOS(CLR_CMOS).....................................................21
Chapter 3
IOS Description....................................................................23
AWDFLASH.EXE .................................................................. 24
AWARD IOS Description..................................................... 25
Entering Setup ......................................................................25
Load Optimized Defaults ...................................................... 25
Standard CMOS Features Setup...........................................25
QDI Innovation features.........................................................29
Advanced IOS Features Setup............................................31
Advanced Chipset Features Setup........................................33
Power Management Setup.....................................................35
PnP/PCI Configurations Setup...............................................38
Integrated Peripherals........................................................... 39
PC Health Status....................................................................42
Password Setting...................................................................44
oot with IOS defaults......................................................... 44
Appendix
QDI Driver CD....................................................................... 45
Norton AntiVirus.................................................................... 45
LogoEasyII.............................................................................46
IOS-ProtectEasy..................................................................47
RecoveryEasyII......................................................................48
SpeedEasyII...........................................................................53
ootEasy............................................................................... 54
StepEasyII..............................................................................55
ootEasy(German)................................................................57
Platinix2E/333(Spanish)......................................................... 58
Platinix2E/333(French).......................................................... 61
Platinix2E/333(Italian)............................................................ 65
Using 4/6-Channel Audio.......................................................68
Layout
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This manual is suitable for PlatiniX 2E/333 series of mainboards. Each
mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different
features.
-A with onboard Audio, without onboard LAN
-6A with 6 channel Audio, without onboard LAN
-L without onboard Audio, with onboard LAN
-AL with onboard Audio and LAN
-6AL with onboard 6 channel Audio and LAN
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PlatiniX 2E/333
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Introduction
P2E/333 series of mainboards utilize Intel® 845PE chipset
consisting of two components: the Intel 845PE Graphics
Memory Controller Hub(GMCH) and the I/O Controller
Hub4(ICH4), providing a fully compatible, high performance
and cost-effective ATX platform. The new integrated
technologies, together with AC97 audio(2/6-channel), 6
US , and ATA100/66/33, give customers an advanced, mul-
timedia solution at reasonable price. It provides 400/533MHz
host bus speed to support Intel® Pentium 4 socket 478 pro-
cessors and the DDR200/266/333 memory. It also provides
advanced features such as Wake up by US devices, Wake-
on-LAN, Wake-on-Modem, ACPI, CPU overheat triple
protection, and Keyboard Password Power-on functions.
Suspending to RAM, the optimal implementation of the Ad-
vanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specifica-
tion, makes the PCs power consumption drop to the lowest
possible level and enable quick wakeup. ootEasy, QDI
innovation, lets the PC boot freely and rapidly.
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QDI
Form factor
 ATX form factor of 305mm x 232mm
Microprocessor
Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Hyper-Threading) socket 478 processors
Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.8/1.9/2.0GHz
Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.8/2.0/2.2/2.26/2.4/2.53/2.66
/2.8GHz
Supports 400/533MHz host bus speed
System memory
Supports DDR333 SDRAM, provide bandwidth up to 2.66G
Supports DDR200/266 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256/512Mb technology up to 2G
Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces
Onboard IDE
Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100, PIO mode
Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD ROM
drives
Onboard LA (Available on -L, -AL, -6AL)(optional)
10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
10/100/1000M LAN interface built-in on board
USB 2.0/1.0
US 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than US 1.1 which cur-
rently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps
Provides 6 US 2.0/1.0 ports
Onboard I/O
One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5″ or 5.25″ floppy drives with 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M
/2.88M format
Two high speed 16550 compatible COMs with 16 byte send/receive FIFO (COM1 on back panel,
COM2 on header with optional cable)
One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard
Provides one IrDA connector
All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the IOS setup
Key Features
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Onboard Audio(available on -A/-AL mainboard)
AC97 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack and MIDI/Joystick
Connector
6-channel Onboard Audio(available on -6A/-6AL mainboard)
AC97 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Microphone-in
Jack,which can be specified by software
Graphics Interface
Supports both 1.5V AGP 4X interface and intel AGP Digital Display(ADD) card
Advanced features
PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
Supports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem
Supports Keyboard Password Power-on function
Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system voltages,
fan speed)
Provides Diagnosis LEDs to indicate CPU, chipset, memory PCI device, clockgen and
video status during system booting up
Providing QDI innovations: RecoveryEasyII, IOS-ProtectEasy, LogoEasyII, ootEasy,
StepEasyII, SpeedEasyII
CPU, AGP, DDR Voltage adjusting function with SpeedEasyII: Adjusting CPU, AGP and
DDR core voltage in IOS to improve system stability and overclocking ability.(optional)
Supports CPU triple overheat protection
1. If the temperature of the CPU reachs the CPU Warning Temperature set in IOS, the buzzer
will warn.
2. At the same time, the CPU THER-Throttling will be slowed down to the setpoint in IOS.
3. If the temperature of the CPU reach the CPU Shutdown Temperature, the system will be
shutdown automatically under the ACPI OS and the data will be saved before.
(Reference to PC Health Status in IOS)
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QDI
Our technology is subject to upgrade from time to time, the de-
scription and Interface for Easy technology in this manual are
only for your reference. Please download the latest IOS or the
utility from the website.
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) IOS, supports flash ROM, plug and play ready
Supports IDE CDROM/SCSI/US boot up.
Green function
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS Directed
Power Management)
Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM),
S4(suspend to Disk, depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)
Slot/Port (Quantity) Description
PCI(6) PCI slots
IDE(2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port
DDR(2) DIMM socket
US (6) US connectors
AGP(1) AGP slot
LAN(1) (optional) LAN connector
COM(2) COM connectors
PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector
IrDA(1) IrDA connector
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Chapter 2
Installation Instructions
Chapter 2
This section covers External Connectors and Jumper
Settings. Refer to the mainboard layout chart for locations
of all jumpers, external connectors, slots and I/O ports.
Furthermore, this section lists all necessary connector pin
assignments for your reference. The particular state of the
jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the follow-
ing figures. efore setting the jumpers or inserting these
connectors, please pay attention to the direction.
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Installation Instruction
External Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size
keyboard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for the
usage of PS/2 mouse.
USB1, USB2 and LA Connectors
(LAN connector is only available on -L/-AL/-6AL mainboard)
Two US ports are for connecting US devices. The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN.
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors ( COM1 )
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial
port COM1 connector can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse. You
can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in Integrated Peripherals from
AWARD IOS SETUP.
Parallel Port
COM1
USB1
USB2
LAN (optional)
LINK ACTIVE
e sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or remov-
ing expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your
mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged.
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0 Warning:
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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick Connector
(Available on -A/-AL/ mainboard)
The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to playback or
record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice input. The Speaker-out
jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output from the internal amplifier.The
MIDI/Joystick connector allows you to connect a game joystick or a MIDI device.
6-Channel Audio(Available on -6A,-6AL series mainboard)
This mainboard utilizes ALC650 chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of Front Left, Front
Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Center and Woofer for a complete surround sound effect. When 6-
Channel audio is available, the front Left&Right jack can be connected to the Front speskers, the
ack Left&Right jack can be connected to the rear speakers and the Center&Woofer jack can be
connected to the center speaker and woofer.
Microphone function is offered by F_AUDIO Connector on the mainboard now.
If set 2-Channel Audio mode on -6A or -6AL mainboard, you can connect two speakers to the Front
Left&Right jack, at the same time use the Rear Left&Right jack as Line in jack, and use the
Center&Woofer jack as Microphone in jack.
MIDI/Joystick
Front left&ri ht
Rear
left&ri ht
Center&Woofer
MIDI/Joystick
Speaker out Line in Microphone in
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Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)
The connector connects to the cases IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status of IDE
hard disk. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesnt work, try the other way.
Reset Switch (RESET)
The connector connects to the cases reset switch. Press the switch once, the system
resets.
ATX 12V Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW)
The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When powering
up your system, first turn on the mechanical switch of the power supply (if one is provided),
then push once the power switch. When powering off the system, you neednt turn off the
mechanical switch, just push once the power switch. P2E/333 series mainboard only support
ATX12V power.
If you change Soft-off by PWR-BTTN from default Instant-off
to Delay 4 Sec n the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP sec-
t on of the BIOS, the power sw tch should be pressed for morethan
4 seconds before the system powers down.
POWER SW
12V
12V
GND
GND
+12V Powe Supply Connecto
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ATX Powe Supply Connecto
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12V
5VSB
5V
GND 3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 3.3V
5V5V
-5V GND PS-ON -12V 3.3V GND GND GND
1
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Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)
The connector can be connected to the speaker on the case.
Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)
When the system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED
is blink; When the system is in S3,S4, S5 status, the LED is off. The connector has an
orientation.
GREE LED Connector (GREE _LED)
When the system is in S0,S1,S4 ,S5 status, the LED is off,When the system is in S3 status,
the LED is on.
ACPI LED Connector (ACPI_LED)
The ACPI LED is a dual-color light with three pins. Pin1and Pin2 drive different color lights.
If Pin1 drives the orange light , then, Pin2 drives the green light, the following status will
come out. When the system is in S0 status, the LED is green on. When the system is in S1
status, the LED is green blink. When the system is in S3 status, the LED is orange on.
When the system is in S4, S5 status, the LED is off.
Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW)
Push once the switch connected to this header, the system enters suspend mode.
Key Lock Connector (KEYLK)
The connector can be connected to the keyboard lock switch on the case for locking the
keyboard.
SPEAKER RESET GREEN_LED KEYLK
PWR_LEDACPI_LED
HD_LED
SPEAKER RESET GREEN_LEDKEYLK
ACPI_LED SLEEP
SW PWR_LED
HDD LED(+) HDD LED(-)
ORANGE(-)
GREEN(-)
LED+
POWER
GND
EMPTY
EMPTY
SLEEP
GND
LED+
LED-
LED- KEYLOCK
GND
LED-
LED-
LED+
EMPTY
GND
RESET
SPKDATA
NC
GND
VCC
POWER
SW
POWER
SW
SLEEP
SW
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USB3 ;USB4;Serial Port Connector(COM2)
esides US 1,2 on the back panel, P2E/333 series of mainboards also have two 8-pin head-
ers on board which may connect to front panel US cable( optional ) to provide additional four
US ports. The serial port COM2 is not available on the back panel. Therefore, we provide a 9-
pin header.
Infrared Header (IrDA)
This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. efore using this func-
tion, configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALS section of the CMOS SETUP.
USB3
USB4
COM2
+5V
D5+
D5-
NC
GND
GND
NC
D6+
D6-
+5V
IrDA

VCC IRRX
GND
IRTX
NC

+5V
D3+
D3-
NC
GND
GND
NC
D4+
D4-
+5V

DCD
GND
SOUT-
RTS
RI
SIN
NC
DSR
CTS
DTR
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Fan Connectors (PWR_FA , CPU_FA , SYS_FA (optional))
The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in PC Health section of the
CMOS SETUP.
Intruder Detect Switch(JI TR)(Reserved)
The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can detect
the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector. If the connector has been closed
once, the system will send a message over the network to alert the network manager through
the on board LAN controller within ICH4.
SYS_FAN
SENSE
+12V
GND
+12V
CPU_FAN
SENSE
GND
PWR_FAN
+12V
GND
SENSE
JINTR
GND
Indicate signal
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Wake-Up On LA (WOL)
Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wake event occurring from the network can
wake up the system. If this function is to be used, please be sure an ATX12V power supply
and a LAN adapter which supports this function are used. Then connect this header to the
relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set Power on by Ring/LAN as Enabled in the
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP section of the CMOS SETUP. Save and exit, then boot
the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.
Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)
Through this function, the system which is in the suspend or soft-off status can be waked up
by a ring signal received from the internal modem. When this function is used, be sure an
internal modem card which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the
relevant connector on the modem card, set Power on by Ring/LAN as Enabled in the
Power Management Setup section of the CMOS SETUP. Save and exit, then boot the
operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.
Signal fo waking up
WOL +5V standby
GND
Signal fo waking up
WOM +5V standby
GND
1
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Chapter 2
Audio Connectors (CD_I 1, CD_I 2(optional),MODEM_I )
(Available on -A/-6A/-AL/-6AL mainboard)
CD_IN 1,and CD_IN 2 are Sony standard CD audio connectors, they both can be connected to a
CD-ROM drive through a CD audio cable. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to
interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector. It allows connecting the mono_in
(such as a phone) or mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice
modem card.
4-pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS)
This connector allows you to connect SM us devices. SM us devices communicate through the
SM us with a SM us host and/or other SM us devices. The SM us or System Management us
is a specific implementation of I2C bus, which is a multi-master bus, that is, multiple devices can
be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.
CD_IN 1
CD_IN 2
MODEM_IN
SMBUS
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SMBDATA
SMBCLK
5VSB
GND
Phone-In (f om Modem)
GND
Mono-Out (to Modem)
CD Right Channel
Common
CD Left Channel
CD Right Channel
Common
CD Left Channel
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Diagnosis LED(Optional)
During the POST , the LED1~LED5 representing POST steps will light up in turn.
please refer to the following table to learn the POST status:
Hyper-Threading Detector
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 status
blink off off off off CPU damaged , IOS chip absent or damaged
on off off off off system detect CPU and initialize chipset
off on off off off system detect memory
off off on off off system initialize PCI
off off off on off system initialize clockgen
off off off off on system detect Video and invokeVideo IOS
During the POST,If use the CPU of Hyper-Threading and Hyper-Threading is enable in the IOS,
the LEDs will light up in turn, then blink together.
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 status
blink off off off off CPU damaged , IOS chip absent or damaged
on off off off off system detect CPU and initialize chipset
off on off off off system detect memory
off off on off off system initialize PCI
off off off on off system initialize clockgen
off off off off on system detect Video and invokeVideo IOS
on on on on on Hyper-Threading OK
LED1
LED5
LED3 LED4
LED2
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Audio Interface(Optional)
The audio interface provides three kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio, the
RearAudio and the ActiveAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio is
available, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio( in-case speakers ) will be cut off. When the
RearAudio is available, the ActiveAudio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for
the earphone. When the FrontAudio is absent, Pin11 and Pin12, Pin13 and Pin14 must be
short connected.
Pin
No.
Symbol Pin
No.
Symbol
1 Active LINE Out(R) 2 Active LINE Out(L)
3 GND (ALO) 4 GND (ALO)
GND(+12) 6 GND(+12)
7+12V(1A) 8(Cut away )
9 MIC 10 GND ( MIC )
11 Front LINE Out( R ) 12 LINE Next( R )
13 Front LINE Out( L ) 14 LINE Next( L )
1 GND (FLO) 16 (Cut away )
Speake Out
Line in
Mic ophone in
Speake
Ea phone
F_AUDIO
(Audio Interface)
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Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC)
The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can detect
the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector. If the connector has been closed
once, the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been opened. You can
monitor or check this information from some software.
SPDIF Connector(optional)
The SPDIF input allow your digital audio input from digital audio devices.(optional) The SPDIF
output is capable of providing digital audio data or compressed AC3 data to an external
Dolby digital decoder.
SPDIF
1GND
SPDIF out
GND
CHSSEC
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GND
Indicate signal
SPDIF out
SPDIF in
+5V
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Jumper Settings
Jumpers are located on the mainboard, the clear CMOS jumper CLR_CMOS, enable key-
board password power-on function jumper JK etc. Pin 1 for all jumpers are located on the
side with a thick white line (Pin1→ ), referring to the mainboards silkscreen.
Jumpers with three pins will be shown as to represent pin1 & pin2 (1-2) closed
and to represent pin2 & pin3 (2-3) closed.
Jumper Symbol Description Represent
1-2 1-2
1-2 1-2
1-2 set pin1 and pin2 closed
2-3 2-3
2-3 2-3
2-3 set pin2 and pin3 closed
close set the pins closed
open set the pins opened
Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function (JFUSB/JUSB)
(optional)
The mainboard provides the advanced US device wake-up function. The system can be
waked up from its power saving status including ACPI S3 by activating US device. efore
using this function, set JFUS /JUS with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JFUS /JUS
with pin2 & pin3 closed for disabling. Furthermore, the item Wake-Up From S3 by US in
Power Management Setup should also be set correspondingly to enable or disable this
function.
JUSB
JFUSB
Enable
(default)
D sable
D sable Enable
(default)
1
2
3
1
2
3
123 123
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