QDI PlatiniX 4X User manual

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Item Checklist
Completely check your package. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your
retailer.
PlatiniX 4X mainboard
QDI Driver Utility CD
I/O shield(optional)
1 HD IDE cable
1 FDD cable
QDI Serial Product R.M.A. Warranty Card
Users manual

Declaration of conformity
QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK LTD.
20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 Kings Road,
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
declares that the product
Mainboard
PlatiniX 4X
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
þ EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
þ EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1
Residential, commercial and light industry
þ EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1
Residential, commercial and light industry
European Representative
QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI EUROPE B. V.
QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH
LEGEND QDI SPAIN S.L . QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB
Signature Place / Date HONG KONG/2001
Printed Name Xu Wenge Position/ Title Assistant President

Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. Inc.
Model Name: PlatiniX 4X
Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A. Inc.
Address: 41456 Christy Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (510 668-4966
Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly
Type of Product: Mainboard
Manufacturer:Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.
Address: 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place
979 Kings Road, Quarry Bay, HONG
KONG
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions : (1 this device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and (2 this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature Date 2001

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1. Introduction.....................................................1
Overview.........................................................................1
Key Features...................................................................1
2. Installation Instructions...................................4
External Connectors..................................................4
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector....................................4
USB1, USB2 connectors..................................................4
USB3,USB4 connectors...................................................5
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors................................5
Line-in, Microphone-in, Speaker-out jacks
and MIDI/Joystick connector.............................................5
ATX12V Power Supply Connector & Power
Switch(POWER SW)........................................................6
Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD LED)...............................6
Reset Switch (RESET)............................................ ....... 6
Speaker Connector (SPEAKER).......................................7
Power LED Connector (PWR LED)...................................7
GREEN LED Connector (GREEN LED)..............................7
ACPI LED Connector (ACPI LED)....................................7
Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW).......................7
Key Lock Connector (KEY LK)........................................7
Infrared Header (IrDA).................................................... 8
Audio Connectors (CD_IN, MODEM,AUXIN).....................8
Fan Connector (RIMMFAN)...............................................9
Fan Connectors (PWRFAN, CPUFAN, CHSFAN)..............9
Wake-Up On LAN (WOL)...............................................10
Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM)..............................10
Sound Connector (PC-PCI).............................................11
Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC)...............................11
4 pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS)...................................12
Communication and Networking Riser Interface
Connector(CNR).............................................................12
Audio Interface ..............................................................13
Intruder Detect Switch (JINTR).......................................14
Expansion Slots & I/O Ports description ........................14
CONTENTS

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Jumper Settings..........................................................15
Clear CMOS(JCC).............................................................15
Enable/Disable on-board Audio (JSD).............................. 16
Enable keyboard password power-on function(JKB).....16
Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function
(JFUSB/JUSB)..................................................................17
BIOS Protection Jumper (JAV).........................................17
3. BIOS Description................................................18
Utility Support...............................................................18
AWDFLASH.EXE..............................................................18
AWARD BIOS Description.........................................19
Entering Setup..................................................................19
Load Optimized Defaults..................................................19
Standard CMOS Features Setup......................................19
CPU SpeedEasy Setup.....................................................23
Advanced BIOS Features Setup......................................24
Advanced Chipset Features Setup..................................27
Power Management Setup...............................................29
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup............................................32
Integrated Peripherals......................................................33
PC Health Status...............................................................36
Password Setting.............................................................38
Boot with BIOS defaults............................................... ...38
Appendix....................................................................39
QDI Driver Utility CD ........................................................ 39
Advance 10BM(Francais)................................................40
LogoEasy.........................................................................44
RecoveryEasy..................................................................52
BIOS-ProtectEasy.............................................................53
Norton AntiVirus...............................................................53
ManageEasy....................................................................54
SpeedEasy ......................................................................55
BootEasy..........................................................................57
CONTENTS

Caution
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink
of FAN to keep them fully contact , meanwhile to meet the heat sink
requirement.
Note:
This manual is suitable for mainboards of PlatiniX 4X series.
Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who
wants diverse features.
P4X: without onboard audio and LAN
P4X-A: with onboard audio,without LAN

Manual for PlatiniX 4X 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
PlatiniX 4X green mainboard utilizes Intel® 850 chipset, 850 contains two components the
82850 Memory Controller Hub(MCH) and the 82801BA I/O Controller Hub2(ICH2), providing
a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective ATX platform. The new integrated
technologies, together with AGP 4X support, AC97 audio(optional, Upgradable to 6 chan-
nels audio with CNR card), 4 USB ports, and ATA100/66/33, give customers an advanced,
multimedia solution at an reasonable price. It provides 400 MHz system bus to support
Intel®
Pentium 4 socket 423 processors. 300/400MHz RDRAMs are supported up to 2GB.
It also provides advanced features such as Wake up by USB devices, Wake-on-LAN,
Wake-on-Modem and ACPI functions. Suspend to RAM, the optimal implementation of the
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification, makes the PCs power
consumption drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick wakeup. ManageEasy,
our system management application is also supplied to enable remote monitoring and
configuration of the system.BootEasy, lets the PC boot freely and rapidly.
Key Features
Form factor
l ATX form factor of 305mm x 244mm
Microprocessor
l Supports Intel® Pentium 4 socket 423 processors at 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.7GHz and above
l Supports 400MHz host bus speed
System memory
l Provides four 168-pin RIMM sockets
l Supports Dual channels RAM bus PC800/PC600 RDRAM
l Supports 512MB using 64Mb RDRAM technology
l Supports 1GB using 128Mb RDRAM technology
l Supports 2GB using 256Mb RDRAM technology
Note:Channel A is composed of RIMM1 and RIMM3, Channel B is composed of
RIMM2 and RIMM4. The memory configuration of RIMM1 and RIMM2, RIMM3
and RIMM4 must de identical. C-RIMMs(Continuity RIMM must be used to
complete the sockets that are not populated by RDRAMs. But the mainboard
is useless when using 4 C-RIMMs to fill all sockets.

Manual for PlatiniX 4X
Introduction
2
Onboard IDE
l Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives.
l Supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33, PIO mode.
l Implements Write Ping-Pong Buffer for faster write performance.
l Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD
ROM drivers.
4 USB
l USB 1.1 compliant
l Supports wake-up from S1 (power on suspend), S3 (Suspend to RAM) (depend on
device)
Onboard I/O
l Winbond W83627HF-AW I/O controller
l One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5″ or 5.25″ floppy drives with 360K/720K/1.2M/
1.44M/2.88M format
l Two high speed 16550 compatible UARTs (COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 selective) with
16 byte send/receive FIFO
l One joystick port
l One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
l Infrared interface
l All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
Onboard Audio(PlatiniX 4X-A available
l AC97 2.1 Specification Compliant
l 16bit stereo codec
l Multiple stereo input mixer
l Mono and stereo volume control
l Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack with onboard
amplifier and MIDI/Joystick Connector
l Upgradable to 6 channels audio with CNR card
AGP Interface
l AGP Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers
Advanced features
l PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
l Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
l Supports Windows 98/2000/ME soft-off
l Supports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem
l Supports Keyboard Password Power-on function
l Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system voltages,
fan speed)
l Providing QDI innovations such as SpeedEasy, RecoveryEasy, BIOS-ProtectEasy(to
protect the system BIOS from being attacked by severe virus such as CIH ), LogoEasy,
ManageEasy, BootEasy

Manual for PlatiniX 4X 3
Chapter 1
BIOS
l Licensed advanced AWARD(phoenix) BIOS, supports plug and play ready
l Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up
Green function
l Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS
Directed Power Management)
l Supports ACPI power status S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (Suspend to
RAM), S4(Suspend to Disk under Windows Me, Windows 2000 OS) and S5 (soft-off)
Expansion slots
l 1 AGP slot
l 4 PCI slots
l 1 CNR slot

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