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

II
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
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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

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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
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Introduction
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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

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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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Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Installation Instructions
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. Further-
more, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your reference. The
particular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the following fig-
ures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the
directions.
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 Connectors
Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices.
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion
cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and expansion
cards might be seriously damaged.
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector
USB1
USB2
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USB3, USB4 Connectors
Two USB ports are not available on the back panel. Therefore, we provide a 10-pin cable
(optional) to connect on-board USB header and USB devices.
D1-
+5V
D1+
GND
USB3,4
GND
CUT
D0+
D0-
+5V
CUT
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors (UART1, UART2
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial
port UART1,2 connectors 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 Periph-
erals from AWARD BIOS SETUP.
Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick
Connector (PlatiniX 4X-A available
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.
MIDI/Joystick
Speaker out Line in Microphone in
UART2
Parallel Port
UART1
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ATX12V Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW
Be sure to connect the power supply plug to this connector in its proper orientation. 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. The difference between ATX12V
power and ATX power is ATX12V power added two power connectors AUX power con-
nector and +12V power connector. PlatiniX 4X series mainboard only support ATX12V
power.
12V 12V
20
1
5V 5V -5V GND GND PSON -12V 3.3V GND
12V 5VSB 5V GND 3.3V GND 5V GND PWOK 3.3V
GND
GND 3.3V 3.3V GND GND 5V
1
GND GND
1
Note: If you change Soft-off by PWR-BTTN from default Instant-off to De-
lay 4 Secs in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP section of the BIOS, the power
switch should be pressed for more than 4 seconds before the system pow-
ers down.
Hard Disk LED Connector (HDD 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.
+12V Power
Supply Connector
ATX Power Supply Connector
AUX Power Supply Connector
POWER SW
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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 power up status, the LED is on. When the system is in suspend
status, the LED is blink. When the system is in suspend to RAM, the LED is off. When the
system is in soft-off status, the LED is off. The connector has an orientation.
GREEN LED Connector (GREEN LED
When the system is in power up, ACPI suspend or soft-off status, the LED is off. When the
system is in suspend to RAM status, the LED is on.
ACPI LED Connector (ACPI LED
The ACPI LED is a double-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 power up status, the LED is green on. When the system
is in suspend status, the LED is green blink. When the system is in Suspend to RAM status,
the LED is orange on. When the system is in soft-off 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.
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PWR SW
SLEEP SW
SPEAKER RESET GREEN LEDKEYLK
PWR LED
ACPI LED
HDD LED
SPEAKER RESET GREEN LEDKEYLK
ACPI LED PWR
SW
SLEEP
SW PWR LED
HDD LED(+) HDD LED(-)
ORANGE(-)
GREEN(-)
LED+(VCC)
POWER
GND
EMPTY
EMPTY
SLEEP
GND
LED+
LED-
LED- KEYLOCK
GND
LED-
LED-
LED+
EMPTY
GND
RESET
SPKDATA
NC
GND
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Infrared Header (IrDA
This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving. Before using this function,
configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the INTEGRATED PERIPH-
ERALS section of the BIOS.
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Audio Connectors (CD_IN, MODEM, AUXIN (Optional
CD_IN is a Sony standard CD audio connector, it 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. AUXIN allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as
a CD-ROM,TV tuner,or MPEG card.
CD_IN
Common
Right Channel
Left Channel
Phone-In (from Modem)
MODEM
GND
Mono-Out (to Modem)
GND
Left Channel
AUXIN
Right Channel
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VCC
IRRX
GND
IRTX
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Fan Connector (RIMM FAN
This fan be used for decreasing memory temperature.
Fan Connectors (PWRFAN, CPUFAN, CHSFAN
The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in PC Health section of
the BIOS. These three fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters
suspend mode.
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GND
+12V
GND RIMM FAN
CHSFAN
FAN GND
+12V
SENSE
CPUFAN
SENSE
+12V
FAN GND
PWRFAN
FAN GND
+12V
SENSE
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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 Wake-Up by Ring/LAN as
Enabled in the Power Management Setup section of the BIOS. Save and exit, then boot
the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect.
Wake-Up On LAN (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, and
a LAN adapter which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the
relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set Wake-Up by Ring/ LAN as Enabled in the
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP section of the BIOS. Save and exit, then boot the operat-
ing system once to make sure this function takes effect.
+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up (active high)
+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up (active low)
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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 cased has been
opened , the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been opened. You
can receive this information from QDI ManageEasy software.
GND
Indicate signal
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Sound Connector (PC-PCI
This connector provides a bridge between the mainboard and PCI sound card to deliver
sound compatibility under DOS real-mode environment.
GND
SERIAL INTERRUPT REQUEST
PC-PCI DMA REQUEST
PC-PCI DMA ACKNOWLEDGE
GND
1 3 5
2 4 6
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4 Pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS
This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices communicate by
means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. The SMBus or
System Management Bus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus, which is a multi-
master bus, that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act
as a master by initiating data transfer.
Communication and Networking Riser Interface Connector(CNR
The mainboard provides this Communication and Networking Riser(CNR) interface which can
support audio and/or modem functions . Furthermore, it provides a LAN interface for network-
ing functions. What its superiority compared with AMR is being able to support plug-and-play
function. Mechanically the CNR shares a PCI slot, thus when you insert the CNR card, the
neighboring PCI slot cannot be used.
By using an audio codec, the AC97 digital link providing by CNR allows for cost-effective,
high-quality, integrated audio on the platform. AC97 digital link allows several external
codecs to be connected to the ICH2. The digital link is expanded to support two audio
codecs for up to 6 channels of PCM audio output (full AC-3 decode) or a combination of an
audio and modem codec.
CNR Connector
1
2
3
SMBDATA
SMBCLK
5VSB
GND
4
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Audio Interface (Optional
The audio interface includes three parts, one is the FrontAudio, another is the RearAudio,
the last is the ActiveAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. when the FrontAudio is
available, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio will be cut off. when the RearAudio is
available, the ActiveAudio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is needed for the case of
earphone plugged into. when the FrontAudio is inexistence, 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 awa y )
9 MIC 10 GND ( MIC )
11 Front LINE Out( R ) 12 LINE Next( R )
13 Front LINE Out( L ) 14 LINE N ext( L )
1 GND (FLO) 16 (Cut away )
FrontLineOutR
FrontLineOutL
LineNextR
LineNextL
GND
Speaker Out(RearAudio£©
Line in
Microphone in
Speaker£¨ActiveAudio£©
Earphone
£¨FrontAudio£©
Audio Interface
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