QDI PlatiniX 7B User manual

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Item Checklist
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discover damaged ormissing items,contactyour retailer.
PlatiniX 7B(P7B) series mainboard
QDIUtilityCD
User’s manual
IDE ribbon cable
floppy ribbon cable
I/O shield(option)
10-pin ribbon cable with bracket for USB Connector(option)

Declaration of conformity
QUANTUMDESIGNS(HK)LTD.
20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road,
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
declares that the product
Mainboard
PlatiniX 7B
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
þEN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
þEN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
þEN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
European Representative:
QDI COMPUTER( UK) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDISYSTEMHANDELGMBH QDIEUROPEB.V.
QDICOMPUTER(FRANCE)SARL QDICOMPUTERHANDELSGMBH
LEGENDQDISPAINS.L . QDICOMPUTER(SWEDEN)AB
Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG/2002
Printed Name : Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President

Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: PlatiniX 7B
Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc.
Address: 41456 Christy Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2002

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CONTENTS
1. Introduction...................................................1
Overview...................................................................... 1
KeyFeatures.................................................................1
2.InstallationInstructions.................................5
ExternalConnectors................................................5
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector...............................5
USB1,USB2 and LANconnectors................................5
Line-in,Microphone-in,Speaker-outjacks
andMIDI/Joystickconnector..........................................6
6-channelAudio............................................................6
ParallelPort, SerialPort &VGA Output Connectors......6
ATX12V Power Supply Connector &
PowerSwitch(POWER_SW).........................................7
HardDiskLEDConnector(HD_LED)............................. 7
ResetSwitch(RESET).................................................. 7
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)....................................8
PowerLEDConnector(PWRLED)................................8
GREENLEDConnector(GREEN LED)...........................8
ACPI LEDConnector(ACPILED)..................................8
HardwareGreenConnector(SLEEPSW).....................8
KeyLock Connector (KEYLK).......................................8
USB3,4and USB5,6 Connectors.................................9
S/PDIFOutputConnector(SPDIF)..................................9
InfraredHeader (IrDA).................................................. 10
AudioConnectors(CD_IN1,CD_IN2,Modem_IN)..........10
Fan Connectors(CPUFAN,SYSFAN,PWRFAN)......... 11
ChassisSecurity Switch (CHSSEC)............................. 11
Wake-UpOnLAN (WOL).............................................. 12
Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM).............................12
4PinSMBusConnector(SMBUS)...................................13
SmartCardReaderConnector(SCR)............................ 13
AudioInterface(F_AUDIO)............................................ 14
SerialPortConnector(COM2).......................................15
IntruderDetect Switch(JINTR)......................................15
MainExpansion Slots and Connectors.........................15
JumperSettings....................................................... 17
Clear CMOS(CLR_CMOS).............................................17

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EnableUSBDeviceWake-upFunction(JUSB/
JFUSB)............................................................................... 18
Enable/DisableonboardAudio(JSD)................................. 18
Enable Keyboard password power-on function (JKB)..... 19
BIOSProtectionJumper(BIOS_WP)...................................20
Enable/DisableonboardLAN(LAN_EN).............................20
OverclockingJumperSetting(JFSB)..................................19
3.BIOSDescription................................................... 23
UtilitySupport.................................................................23
AWDFLASH.EXE................................................................ 23
AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description.......................... 24
EnteringSetup....................................................................24
LoadOptimizedDefaults.................................................... 24
Standard CMOSFeaturesSetup.......................................24
QDI InnovationFeatures....................................................28
AdvancedBIOS FeaturesSetup........................................30
AdvancedChipset Features Setup....................................32
PowerManagementSetup.................................................34
PNP/PCIConfigurationSetup.............................................. 37
IntegratedPeripherals........................................................ 38
PCHealthStatus.................................................................41
PasswordSetting...............................................................43
Boot with BIOS defaults.....................................................43
Appendix.......................................................................44
QDIUtilityCD......................................................................44
NortonAntiVirus.................................................................44
LogoEasyII.........................................................................45
BIOS-ProtectEasy...............................................................46
RecoveryEasyII.................................................................. 47
SpeedEasy .......................................................................52
BootEasy............................................................................53
StepEasy II.........................................................................54
InstallationGuide(Spanish).................................................55
InstallationGuide(French).................................................. 58
InstallationGuide(Italian).................................................... 62
MainboardLayout
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 7B se-
ries. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC
user who wants diverse features.
Name OnboardAudio OnboardLAN NorthBridge
P7B Without Without 845G
P7B-A 2channel Without 845G
P7B-6A 6channel Without 845G
P7B-L Without With 845G
P7B-AL 2channel With 845G
P7B-6AL 6channel With 845G
P7BL Without Without 845GL
P7BL-A 2channel Without 845GL
P7BL-6A 6channel Without 845GL
P7BL-L Without With 845GL
P7BL-AL 2channel With 845GL
P7BL-6AL 6channel With 845GL

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Manual for P7B series
Introduction
1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
PlatiniX7BseriesmainboardutilizesIntel845G/GL(845G/GL+ ICH4)Chipset, providinga
fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective mATX platform. The mainboard
provides400 MHz/533MHz(supported on P7Bonly) systembus to supportIntel®Pentium
4 socket 478 processors and it supports DDR200/266 SDRAM with the largest memory
size up to 2GB.The new integrated technologies, together with AC’97Audio, 6 USB 1.1/
2.0 ports, and Ultra DMA100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at
an reasonable price. It also provides advanced features such as Wake up by USB
devices, Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Modem,S/PDIF out and ACPI functions. Suspend to
RAM, the optimal implementation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI)specification, makesthe PC’s powerconsumption drop tothe lowest possiblelevel
and enable quick wakeup. BootEasy, our innovation, lets the PCboot freely and rapidly.
Key Features
Form factor
l mATX form factor of 244mm x 244mm
Microprocessor
l Supports Intel®Pentium 4(Willamette)socket 478 processorsat 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.
9/2.0GHzat 400MHzFSB
l Supports Intel®Pentium 4(Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.6A/1.8A/2.0A/2.2/
2.4GHzandabove at400MHz FSB
l Supports Intel® Pentium 4(Northwood) socket 478 processors at 2.26/2.4/2.53 GHz
andabove at 533MHz FSB
P7B/-A/-L/-6A/-AL/-6AL mainboard
l Supports both 400MHz and 533 MHz host bus speed
P7BL/-A/-L/-6A/-AL/-6AL mainboard
l Supports 400 MHz host bus speed
System memory
l Providestwo 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
l SupportsDDR 200/266 SDRAM
l Supports64/128/256/512Mb DDRSDRAM technology
l The largest total memory is up to 2GB
l SupportsoverclockDDR333(availableon P7B/-A/-L/-6A/-AL/-6AL,CPU533MHz)

Manual for P7B series
Chapter 1
2
Chipset
P7B/-A/-L/-6A/-AL/-6AL mainboard
l Intel845G chipset: 845G +ICH4
P7BL/-A/-L/-6A/-AL/-6AL mainboard
l Intel845GL chipset: 845GL+ICH4
Onboard Graphics
l Integrated 2D/3D graphics accelerator
l Integrated 350 MHz RAMDAC
l Provides VGA output connector
l Provides 32 bpp true color support for high resolution texture
l Provides new 3D features create real-life environment and character effects
Onboard IDE
l Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
l Supports Ultra DMA 100/66/33, PIO mode
l Supports Two fast IDE interfaces which can support four IDE devices including IDE
harddisksandCD-ROM/DVD-ROMdrivers
USB Ports
l 1 EHCI controller and 3 USB Host Controllers with total of 6 ports
l USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1
which currently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps
l Supports wake-up from S1 (power on suspend), S3 (Suspend to RAM,depends on
device)
Onboard I/O
lOne floppy port supports up to two 3.5″or 5.25″floppy drives with 360K/720K/1.2M/
1.44M/2.88Mformat
lTwohighspeed16550compatibleUARTs(COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4selective)with
16byte send/receiveFIFO
lOneparallelportsupportsSPP/EPP/ECPmode
lInfrared interface
lSmartCardReaderConnector(SCR)(optional)
lAllI/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
Onboard LAN (Available on-L, -AL, -6AL series mainboard)
l 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
l 10/100M LAN interface built-in on board