QDI Superb 4 Series User manual

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Item Checklist
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discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.
Superb 4 (S4) series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
Users manual
1 IDE ribbon cable
1 floppy ribbon cable
I/O shield(option)
1 10-pin ribbon cable with bracket for USB3 and USB4(option)

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
Superb 4
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

Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: Superb 4
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
Key Features.................................................................1
2. Installation Instructions.................................4
External Connectors................................................4
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................... 4
USB1, USB2 and LAN connectors................................ 4
Line-in, Microphone-in, Speaker-out jacks
and MIDI/Joystick connector..........................................5
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors(UART1/2)............5
USB3/4/5/6 Connectors...............................................5
ATX12V Power Supply Connector &
Power Switch(POWER_SW).........................................6
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_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).............................. 8
Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC)............................. 9
Fan Connectors (CPUFAN, CHSFAN , BAKFAN)......... 9
Wake-Up On LAN (WOL).............................................. 10
Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM).............................10
4 Pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS)...................................11
Communication and Networking Riser Interface
Connector(CNR)............................................................ 11
Audio Interface..............................................................12
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors.........................13

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Jumper Settings............................................................ 14
Enable/Disable on-board Audio (JSD)................................ 14
Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function
(JUSB1/JUSB2).................................................................. 15
BIOS Protection Jumper (JAV)........................................... 15
Clear CMOS(JCC).............................................................. 16
3. BIOS Description................................................... 18
Utility Support................................................................. 18
AWDFLASH.EXE................................................................ 18
AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description.......................... 19
Entering Setup.................................................................... 19
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.................................................... 19
Load Optimized Defaults.................................................... 19
Standard CMOS Features Setup....................................... 19
QDI Innovation Features.................................................... 23
Advanced BIOS Features Setup........................................ 25
Advanced Chipset Features Setup.................................... 28
Power Management Setup................................................. 30
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup.............................................. 33
Integrated Peripherals........................................................ 34
PC Health Status.................................................................38
Password Setting...............................................................39
Boot with BIOS defaults..................................................... 39
Appendix....................................................................... 40
QDI Utility CD ......................................................................40
Norton AntiVirus.................................................................40
LogoEasy II......................................................................... 41
BIOS-ProtectEasy...............................................................42
RecoveryEasyII.................................................................. 43
SpeedEasy II......................................................................48
BootEasy............................................................................ 49
Installation Guide(Spanish).................................................51
Installation Guide(French).................................................. 54
Installation Guide(Italian).................................................... 58
Mainboard Layout
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Note:
This manual is suitable for mainboards of Superb 4 series.
Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user
who wants diverse features.
S4: without onboard Audio and onboard LAN
S4-A: with onboard Audio
S4-L: with onboard LAN
S4-AL: with onboard Audio and onboard LAN
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.

Manual for S4 series
Introduction
Chapter 1Chapter 1
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Chapter 1
IntroductionIntroduction
IntroductionIntroduction
Introduction
Overview
Superb 4 series mainboard utilizes SIS645 (SIS 645+SIS 961)Chipset, providing a fully
compatible, high performance and cost-effective ATX platform. The mainboard provides
400 MHz system bus to support Intel®Pentium 4 socket 478 processors and it supports
DDR200/266/333 SDRAM with the largest memory size up to 3GB. The new integrated
technologies, together with AGP 4X support, AC97 Audio, 6 USB 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 and ACPI functions. Suspend to RAM, the optimal implementation of the Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification, makes the PCs power consump-
tion drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick wakeup. BootEasy, our innovation,
lets the PC boot freely and rapidly.
Key Features
Form factor
l ATX form factor of 305mm x 224mm
Microprocessor
l Supports Intel® Pentium 4(Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.
9/2.0 GHz
l Supports Intel® Pentium 4(Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2/
2.4GHz and above
l Supports 400MHz host bus speed
System memory
l Provides three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
l Supports DDR200/266/333 SDRAM
l Supports 64/128/256/512Mb DDR SDRAM technology
l The largest total memory is up to 3GB

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Chapter 1
Onboard IDE
l Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
l Supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33, PIO mode
l Supports two fast IDE interfaces which can support four IDE devices including IDE hard
disks and CD-ROM drivers
USB Ports
l 2 USB Host Controllers with total of 6 ports
l USB 1.1 compliant
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
lTwo high speed 16550 compatible UARTs (COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 selective) with
16 byte send/receive FIFO
lOneparallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
lInfrared interface
lAll I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
Onboard LAN (Available onS4-L/AL mainboard)
l 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
l 10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
Onboard Audio (Available on S4-A/AL)
l AC97 2.1 Specification Compliant
l Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack with onboard
amplifier and MIDI/Joystick Connector
AGP Interface(Optional)
l AGP Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers
BIOS
l Licensed advanced AWARD(phoenix) BIOS
l Supports Flash RAM with plug and play ready
l Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up

Manual for S4 series
Introduction
Advanced features
l PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
l Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
l Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
l Supports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem
l Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system voltages,
fan speed)
l Providing QDI innovations such as SpeedEasy II, RecoveryEasy II, BIOS-ProtectEasy,
LogoEasyII and BootEasy
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 ,depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)
Expansion slots
l 1 AGP slot(optional)
l 6 PCI slots
l 1 CNR slot
Note: Our technology is now being upgraded, the description and Interface for Easy
technology 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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Installation Instructions
Manual for S4 series
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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
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 and LAN Connectors
Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices.The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN,
(LAN connector is available on S4-L/AL mainboard).
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector
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.
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USB1
USB2
LAN(Optional)

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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick
Connector
(Available on S4-A/AL)
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, 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.
Parallel Port
UART1 UART2
USB3 /4/5/6 Connectors
Besides USB1 and USB2 ports on the back panel, the mainboard also has another two 10-
pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable to provide additional 4
USB Ports.
USB5,6
MIDI/Joystick
Speaker out Line in Microphone in
D2-
GND
GND
GND
D3+
D3-
+5V
D2+
1
+5V
GND
USB3,4
D4-
GND
GND
GND
D5+
D5-
+5V
D4+
1
+5V
GND
USB3,4
USB5,6

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Manual for S4 series
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. Superb 4 series mainboard only
support ATX12V power.
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.
POWER SW
Note
Note If you change  POWER BUTTON OVERRIDE   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
5V
GND
3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 3.3V
GND

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Chapter 2
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.
PWR SW
SLEEP SW
SPEAKER RESET GREEN LED KEYLK
PWR LED
ACPI LED
HD_LED
SPEAKER RESET GREEN LED KEYLK
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
VCC

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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.
Audio Connectors (CD_IN, MODEM)
(Available on S4-A/AL)
CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors, 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.
VCC
1
5
4
3
2
IRTX
NC
GND
IRRX
CD_IN
Common
Right ChannelLeft Channel
GND
Phone-In (from Modem)
Mono-Out (to Modem)
MODEM
IrDA Connector

Manual for S4 series
Chapter 2
Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC)(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 case has been
opened , the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been opened.
1
CHSSEC
GND
Indicate signal
Fan Connectors ( CPUFAN, CHSFAN, BAKFAN)
The fan speed of CPUFAN and CHSFAN 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.
PWRFAN
CPUFAN
FAN GND
SENSE
+12V
CHSFAN
FAN GND
+12V
SENSE
BAKFAN
FAN GND
+12V
SENSE

Installation Instructions
Manual for S4 series
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  Ring Power up Control  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  Ring Power up Control  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.
1+5VSB
GND
Signal for waking up
+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up
1
WOL
WOM

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Chapter 2
4 Pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS)
This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices communicate
through the SMBus with an 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 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 . 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 also allows several external
codecs to be connected. The digital link is expanded to support twoor three 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
SMBUS Connector

Installation Instructions
Manual for S4 series
BLSPK
(Audio Interface)
6
10
1214
15 135
7
9
11
13
16
Pin
No.
Symbol Pin
No.
Symbol
1 Active LINE Out(R) 2 Active LINE Out(L)
3 GND (ALO) 4 GND (ALO)
5 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 )
15 GND (FLO) 16 (Cut away )
FrontLineOutR
FrontLineOutL
LineNextR
LineNextL
GND
Speaker Out
Line in
Microphone in
Speaker
(Active Audio)
Earphone
(Front Audio)
2
84
Front Audio jack
Audio Interface (Optional)
The audio interface can provide 3 kinds of Audio output choics :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 speaker)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 jack is inexistence, Pin11 and
Pin12, Pin13 and Pin14 must be short connected.

Manual for S4 series
Chapter 2
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors
Slot/Port (Quantity) Description
PCI( 6 ) PCIslots
CNR( 1 ) CNRslot
AGP( 1 )(optional) AGP slot
IDE( 2 ) IDEports
FLOPPY( 1 ) Floppy Drive port
DDR( 3 ) DDR sockets
USB( 6) USB connectors
UART( 2 ) UART connectors
PARALLEL( 1 ) Parallel connector
IrDA( 1 ) IrDA connector