QDI PlatiniX 8 Series User manual

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Item Checklist
The item checklist is only available for retail market.Completely check your package,If you
discover damaged or missing items,contact your retailer.
PlatiniX 8 series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
1 HD ribbon cable
1 FDD cable
Users manual
I/O shield(optional)
cable with bracket for USB(option)
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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 8
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
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/2002
Printed Name : Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President
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Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: PlatiniX 8
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: Motherboard
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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CONTENTSCONTENTS
CONTENTSCONTENTS
CONTENTS
1. Introduction ................................................ 1
Overview ........................................................................ 1
Key Features .................................................................. 1
2. Installation Instructions ............................. 5
External Connectors .............................................. 5
PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse Connector ................................... 5
USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors ................................... 5
Line-in jack, Mic-in jack, Speaker-out jack and
MIDI/Joystick Connector........................... .... ......................6
Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Connectors................... 6
ATX 12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch ...... 7
Hard Disk LED Connector ( HD_LED ) ............................... 7
Reset Switch ( RESET ) ................................................... 7
Speaker Connector ( SPEAKER ) ..................................... 8
Power LED Connector( PWR_LED ) ................................. 8
GreenLEDConnector(GREEN_LED) .............................. 8
ACPILED Connector( ACPI_LED ) .................................... 8
Hardware Green Connector ( SLEEP SW ) ...................... 8
Key Lock Connector( KEYLK ) ........................................ 8
USB3, 4;USB5,6 Connector ............................................. 9
Infrared Header ( IrDA ) ................................................... 9
Fan Connectors( CPUFAN , CHSFAN, PWRFAN ) ............ 10
Intruder Detect Switch( JINTR ) ...................................... 10
Wake-Up On LAN ( WOL ) ................................................11
Wake-Up On Internal Modem ( WOM )................................11
Audio Connectors ( CD_IN1,CD_IN2, MODEM ).................12
4-pin SMBus Connector( SMBUS ).....................................12
Diagnosis LED ....................................................................13
Chassis Security Switch(CHSSEC)....................................13
Audio Interface...................................................................14
Sound Connector( PC-PCI )................................................15
Jumper Settings............................................................16
Wake-up Function( JUSB, JFUSB ).....................................16
Overclocking Jumper Setting( JFS0,JFS1 ).........................17
BIOS-Protection Jumper( JAV )................. .........................18
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CONTENTS
Enable keyboard password power-on function
(JKB).............................................................................19
Clear CMOS(JCC).........................................................20
Main Expqnsion slot and Connectors............................20
3. BIOS Description..................................21
Utility Support............................................................21
AWDFLASH.EXE ..........................................................22
AWARD BIOS Description.........................................22
Entering Setup ..............................................................22
Load Optimized Defaults ..............................................22
Standard CMOS Features Setup...................................22
QDI Innovation features.................................................26
Advanced BIOS Features Setup...................................28
Advanced Chipset Features Setup...............................30
Power Management Setup............................................32
PnP/PCI Configurations Setup........................................35
Integrated Peripherals...................................................36
PC Health Status...........................................................39
Password Setting.........................................................41
Boot with BIOS defaults...............................................41
Appendix................................................42
QDI Driver CD...............................................................42
Norton AntiVirus..........................................................42
LogoEasyII...................................................................42
BIOS-ProtectEasy........................................................44
RecoveryEasyII...........................................................46
SpeedEasyII.................................................................50
BootEasy.....................................................................51
StepEasyII....................................................................52
BootEasy(German)......................................................54
Platinix8(Spanish)........................................................55
Platinix8(French).........................................................58
Platinix8(Italian)...........................................................62
Layout
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Caution
PlatiniX 8L/8LI: ( Intel 845GL Chipset ), only support intel
AGP Digitqal Display ( ADD ) card, not support AGP
interface.
Note:
This manual is suitable for PlatiniX 8 series of mainboards.
Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who
wants different features.
Name Audio LAN ISA North Bridge
P8 No No No 845G
P8-A Yes No No 845G
P8-L No Yes No 845G
P8-AL Yes Yes No 845G
P8I No No Yes 845G
P8I-A Yes No Yes 845G
P8I-L No Yes Yes 845G
P8I-AL Yes Yes Yes 845G
P8L No No No 845GL
P8L-A Yes No No 845GL
P8L-L No Yes No 845GL
P8L-AL Yes Yes No 845GL
P8LI No No Yes 845GL
P8LI-A Yes No Yes 845GL
P8LI-L No Yes Yes 845GL
P8LI-AL Yes Yes Yes 845GL
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Caution
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink
to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink requirement.
Caution
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing
expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the memory
devices, otherwise your mainboard or the system memory might be
seriously damaged.
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Manual for PlatiniX 8 series
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
PlatiniX 8 series of mainboards utilize Intel® 845G/GL chipset consisting of two components:
the Intel 845G/GL 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, integrated Graphics, 6 USB
ports, and ATA100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at reasonable
price. It provides 400/533MHz host bus speed to support Intel®Pentium 4 socket 478
processors and the largest DDR memory capacity is up to 2GB. It also provides advanced
features such as Wake up by USB devices, Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Modem, ACPI and
Keyboard Password Power-on 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. BootEasy,
QDI innovation, lets the PC boot freely and rapidly.
Key Features
Form factor
lATX form factor of 305mm x 232mm
Microprocessor
lSupports Intel® Pentium 4 (Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9
2.0GHz
lSupports Intel® Pentium 4 (Northwood) socket 478 processors at 2.0/2.2GHz and
above
lSupports 400/533MHz host bus speed(P8L/P8LI not support 533MHz)
System memory
lProvides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces
lSupports DDR200/DDR266 SDRAM
lSupports 64/128/256/512Mb technology up to 2GB
lSupports overclock DDR333(available on P8/P8I, CPU533MHz)
Onboard IDE
lSupports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
lSupports Ultra ATA 33/66/100, PIO mode
lTwo fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD
ROM drives
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Introduction
Onboard LAN (available on -L/-AL mainboard)
l10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
l10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
6 USB
lUSB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1
which currently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps
lSupports wake-up from S1 (power on suspend), S3(depends on device)
Onboard I/O
lOne floppy port supporting up to two 3.5″or 5.25″floppy drives with 360K/720K/1.2M/
1.44M/2.88M format
lTwo high speed 16550 compatible UARTs (COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 selective) with
16 byte send/receive FIFO
lOne parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
lInfrared interface
lAll I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
Onboard Audio(Optional)
AC97 Audio(available on -A/-AL mainboard)
lAC97 2.1 Specification Compliant
lProvides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack and MIDI/Joystick
Connector
Graphics Interface
l Integrated 2D/3D graphics accelerator, 256 bit graphics core , provides a VGA port
lAGP 1.5V Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers(available on
P8/P8I mainboard)
lsupports intel AGP Digital Display(ADD) card(Optional)
Advanced features
lPCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
lProvides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
lSupports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
lSupports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem
lSupports Keyboard Password Power-on function
lSupports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system
voltages, fan speed)
l Provides Diagnosis LED to indicate CPU, chipset, memory,
PCI device, clockgen and video status during system booting up
lProviding QDI innovations: RecoveryEasyII, BIOS-ProtectEasy, LogoEasyII,
BootEasy, StepEasyII(Optional), SpeedEasyII(Optional)
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l CPU,AGP,DDR Voltage adjusting function with speedEasyII: Adjusting CPU core
voltage in BIOS to improve system stability and overclocking ability. Adjusting AGP
voltage in BIOS to improve system stability and overclock ability. Adjusting DDR
voltage in BIOS to improve system stability and overclock ability
BIOS
lLicensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM, plug and play ready
lSupports IDE CDROM/SCSI boot up
Green function
lSupports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS
Directed Power Management)
lSupports 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)
Expansion slots
l1 AGP slot(optional)
l5/6 PCI slots(optional)
l 1 ISA slot(optional)
Note: Our technology is now being upgraded, the description and Interface for Easy tech-
nology in this manual are only for your reference. If you would like to get the upgraded
version, please download the latest BIOS or the utility from the website to re-flash your
mainboard; if your mainboard supports the latest version Easy technology, refer to the
webpage for functions and detailed operation of the technology.
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Manual for PlatiniX 8 series
Chapter 2
d
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 figures.
Before setting the jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the
direction.
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 LAN Connectors
(LAN connector is only available on -L/-AL mainboard)
Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices. The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN.
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.
USB1
USB2
LAN(optional)
LINK ACTIVE
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector
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MIDI/Joystick
Speaker out Line in Microphone in
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
MIDIdevice.
Parallel Port, VGA Port , Serial Port Connectors ( UART1 )
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The VGA
can be connected to VGA connector. The serial port UART1 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 Peripherals from AWARD BIOS SETUP.
Parallel Port
UART1 VGA
UART 2 Connector
The serial port UART2 is not available on the back panel. Therefore, we provide a 9-pin
header.
UART 2
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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.
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. PlatiniX 8 series mainboard only
support ATX12V power.
POWER SW
Note
Note If you change Soft-off by PWR-BTTN from default Instant-
off to Delay 4 Sec in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
section of the BIOS, the power switch should be pressed for
morethan 4 seconds before the system powers down.
12V
12V
GND
GND
+12V Power Supply Connector
1
ATX Power Supply Connector
20
1
5V
5V-5V
GNDGNDPS-ON
-12V3.3V GND
12V
5VSB
5VGND
3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 3.3V
GND
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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.
GREEN LED Connector (GREEN_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_LED KEYLK
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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USB3,4 ;USB5,6
Besides USB1,2 on the back panel, PlatiniX 8 series of mainboards also have two 10-pin
headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional
four USB ports.
Infrared Header (IrDA)
This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using this
function, configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALSsection ofthe CMOSSETUP.
+5V
D3+
D3-
GND
GND
GND
GND
D4+
D4-
+5V
USB3,4
USB3,4
USB5,6
+5V
D5+
D5-
GND
GND
GND
GND
D6+
D6-
+5V
USB5,6
VCC IRRX
GND
IRTX
NC
IrDA
VCC
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Fan Connectors (PWRFAN, CPUFAN, CHSFAN)
The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in PC Health section of
the CMOS SETUP. These three fans will be automatically turned off after the system
enters suspend mode.
Intruder Detect Switch(JINTR)(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.
+12V CPUFAN
SENSE
GND
PWRFAN
+12V
GND
SENSE
CHSFAN
SENSE
+12V
GND
GNDIndicate signal
JINTR
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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 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 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
supply , and a LAN adapter which supports this function is 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.
+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up
WOM
1
+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up
WOL
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Audio Connectors (CD_IN 1, CD_IN 2,MODEM)
(Available on -A/-AL mainboard)
CD_IN 1,and CD_IN 2 are Sony standard CD audio connectors, they both can be con-
nected 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 SMBus devices. SMBus devices communicate
through the SMBus with a SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. The SMBus or
System Management Bus 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.
Phone-In (from Modem)
CD_IN 1
CD_IN 2
GND
Mono-Out (to Modem)
MODEM
Common
CD Right Channel
CD Left Channel
Common
CD Right Channel
CD Left Channel
SMBDATA
SMBCLK
5VSB
GND
SMBUS
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