QDI Superb 4L User manual

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Item Checklist
This item checklist is only available for retail market.Completely check your package,If you
discoverdamagedormissingitems,contactyourretailer.
Superb 4L series mainboard
QDIUtilityCD
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
QUANTUMDESIGNS(HK) LTD.
20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road,
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
declares that the product
Mainboard
Superb 4L
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:
QDICOMPUTER( 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: Superb 4L
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,USB2andLANconnectors................................5
Line-in,Microphone-in,Speaker-outjacks
andMIDI/Joystickconnector..........................................6
ParallelPort,SerialPort&VGA Output Connectors......6
USB3/4/5/6 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
InfraredHeader(IrDA).................................................. 9
AudioConnectors(CD_IN,MODEM).............................. 9
Fan Connectors(CPUFAN,CHSFAN,BAKFAN)......... 10
ChassisSecuritySwitch(CHSSEC)............................. 10
Wake-UpOnLAN(WOL).............................................. 11
Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM).............................11
4PinSMBusConnector(SMBUS)...................................12
CommunicationandNetworkingRiserInterface
Connector(CNR)............................................................12
AudioInterface..............................................................13
SerialPort(UART2).......................................................14
MainExpansionSlotsand Connectors.........................14

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JumperSettings............................................................15
Enable/Disableon-boardAudio(JSD)................................15
EnableFront/BackPanelUSBDeviceWake-upFunction
(JUSB1/JUSB2).................................................................. 16
BIOSProtectionJumper(JAV)........................................... 16
Clear CMOS(JCC)..............................................................17
3.BIOSDescription................................................... 19
UtilitySupport.................................................................19
AWDFLASH.EXE................................................................ 19
AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description.......................... 20
EnteringSetup....................................................................20
LoadFail-Safe Defaults.................................................... 20
LoadOptimizedDefaults.................................................... 20
Standard CMOSFeaturesSetup....................................... 20
QDI InnovationFeatures....................................................24
AdvancedBIOSFeaturesSetup........................................26
AdvancedChipsetFeaturesSetup....................................29
PowerManagementSetup.................................................31
PNP/PCIConfigurationSetup.............................................. 34
IntegratedPeripherals........................................................ 35
PCHealthStatus.................................................................39
PasswordSetting...............................................................40
Boot with BIOS defaults.....................................................40
Appendix.......................................................................41
QDIUtilityCD......................................................................41
NortonAntiVirus.................................................................41
LogoEasyII.........................................................................42
BIOS-ProtectEasy...............................................................43
RecoveryEasyII.................................................................. 44
SpeedEasy II......................................................................49
BootEasy............................................................................50
InstallationGuide(Spanish).................................................53
InstallationGuide(French).................................................. 56
InstallationGuide(Italian).................................................... 60
MainboardLayout
CONTENTS

Note:
This manual is suitable for mainboards of Superb 4L se-
ries. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC
user who wants diverse features.
S4L: without onboard Audio and onboard LAN
S4L-A: with onboard Audio
S4L-L: with onboard LAN
S4L-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.

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Introduction
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
Superb4L series mainboard utilizes SIS 650 (SIS 650+SIS 961)Chipset, providing a fully
compatible,highperformanceand cost-effectivemATXplatform.Themainboard provides
400 MHz system bus to support Intel®Pentium 4 socket 478 processors and it supports
DDR200/266SDRAM withthelargestmemorysizeupto2GB.Thenewintegratedtechnolo-
gies, together with AGP 4X support, AC’97Audio, 6 USB ports, andUltraDMA100/66/33,
givecustomersanadvanced,multimediasolutionatanreasonableprice. 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 Con-
figuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification, makes the PC’s power consumption
drop to the lowestpossible levelandenablequick wakeup.BootEasy,our innovation, lets
the PC boot freely and rapidly.
Key Features
Form factor
l mATX form factor of 244mm x 224mm
Microprocessor
l Supports Intel®Pentium4(Willamette)socket478processorsat 1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8/1.
9/2.0GHz
l Supports Intel®Pentium 4(Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2/2.
4GHzandabove
l Supports 400MHz host bus speed
System memory
l Providestwo184-pinDDRDIMMsockets
l Supports DDR 200/266 SDRAM
l Supports64/128/256/512Mb DDRSDRAMtechnology
l The largest total memory is up to 2GB

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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 Supports Two fast IDE interfaces which can support four IDE devices including IDE
harddisksandCD-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
lTwohighspeed16550compatibleUARTs(COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4selective)with
16bytesend/receiveFIFO
lOneparallelportsupportsSPP/EPP/ECPmode
lInfrared interface
lAllI/Oports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
Onboard LAN (Available onS4L-L,S4L-AL mainboard)
l 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
l 10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
Onboard Audio (Available on S4L-A,S4L-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
l Graphics Card above SIS315 is suggested strongly to be equipped on the mainboard
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

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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 Supportssystemmonitoring(monitorsCPUand systemtemperatures,systemvoltages,
fan speed)
l ProvidingQDIinnovationssuchasSpeedEasyII,RecoveryEasy II, BIOS-ProtectEasy,
LogoEasyIIandBootEasy
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 3 PCI slots
l 1 CNR slot
Note: Our technology is now being upgraded, the description and Interface for Easy
technologyinthismanualare only for your reference. Ifyouwouldliketoget 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 S4L series 5
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
particularstateofthejumpers,connectorsand ports are illustrated inthefollowingfigures.
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
usageofPS/2mouse.
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 S4L-L,S4L-AL mainboard).
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before add-
ing or removing expansion cards or other system
peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and expan-
sion cards might be seriously damaged.
Warning
Warning
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector


USB1
USB2
LAN(Optional)




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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick
Connector
(AvailableonS4L-A,S4L-AL)
The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to
playbackorrecord.TheMicrophone-injackcanbeconnectedtoamicrophoneforvoiceinput.
The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output from
theinternalamplifier.TheMIDI/Joystickconnectorallowsyoutoconnectagamejoystickora
MIDIdevice.
Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Output Connectors
Theparallelportconnectorcanbe connected to aparalleldevicesuchasa printer. The serial
portUART1connectorscanbeconnectedto a serial portdevicesuchasaserialportmouse.
TheVGAoutputconnectorisforoutputtoa VGA-compatible device. Youcanenable/disable
them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated Peripherals”from AWARD BIOS
SETUP.
Parallel Port
UART1
VGA
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
USBPorts.
MIDI/Joystick
Speaker out
Line in
Microphone in






D4-
GND
GND
GND
D5+
D5-
+5V
D4+
1
+5V
GND
USB5,6
USB3,4
D2-
GND
GND
GND
D3+
D3-
+5V
D2+
1
+5V
GND

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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. Superb 4L series mainboard only
support ATX12V power.
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)
Theconnectorconnectstothecase’sIDEindicatorLEDindicatingtheactivity 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 Power
Supply Connector
ATX Power
Supply Connector
20
1
5V
5V
-5V
GND
GND
PS-ON
-12V
3.3V
GND
12V
5VSB
5V
GND
3.3V
GND
5V
GND
PS-OK
3.3V
GND



GND
GND
12V
12V

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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.
GREENLED Connector(GREEN LED)
When the system is in S0,S1,S4,S5 status, the LED is off,When the system is in S3 status,
theLEDison.
ACPI LED Connector (ACPI LED)
TheACPILEDisa dual-color light withthreepins.Pin1andPin2drive different color lights.
If Pin1 drives the orange light , then, Pin2 drives the green light, the following status will
comeout. WhenthesystemisinS0status,the LED is green on. WhenthesystemisinS1
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 LEDKEYLK
ACPILED 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,
configurethesettingsforIRAddress,IRModeandIRIRQfrom the“INTEGRATEDPERIPH-
ERALS”section of the BIOS.
Audio Connectors (CD_IN, MODEM)
(Available on S4L-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
witha voice modem card with a similar connector. Itallowsconnecting the mono_in (such
as a phone) or mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice
modemcard.
VCC
1
5
4
3
2
IRTX
NC
GND
IRRX
IrDA Connector
GND
Phone-In (from Modem)
Mono-Out (to Modem)
MODEM
CD_IN Common
CD Right Channel
CD Left Channel


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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.
CPUFAN
CHSFAN
BAKFAN
FAN GND+12V SENSE
FAN GND+12V SENSE
FAN GND
SENSE
+12V

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
Indicatesignal




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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
“POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”sectionoftheBIOS.Saveandexit,thenboottheoperat-
ing system once to make sure this function takes effect.
1+5VSB
GND
Signalforwakingup
WOL
+5Vstandby
GND
Signalforwakingup
1
WOM



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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 I2Cbus,whichisamulti-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)
ThemainboardprovidesthisCommunicationandNetworkingRiser(CNR)interfacewhichcan
supportaudioand/ormodemfunctions. WhatitssuperioritycomparedwithAMRis beingable
to support plug-and-play function. Mechanically the CNR shares a PCI slot, thus when you
inserttheCNRcard, the neighboringPCIslotcannotbe used.
By using an audio codec, the AC’97 digital link providing by CNR allows for cost-effective,
high-quality,integratedaudioontheplatform.AC’97digital link also allows severalexternal
codecs to be connected. The digital link is expanded to support twoor three audio codecs
forupto6channels ofPCMaudiooutput(fullAC-3decode)oracombinationofanaudioand
modemcodec.
CNR Connector
1
2
3
SMBDATA
SMBCLK
5VSB
GND
4
SMBUS Connector

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BLSPK
(Audio Interface)
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
SpeakerOut
Linein
Microphonein
Speaker
(Active Audio)
Earphone
(FrontAudio)
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,Pin13andPin14mustbeshortconnected.
111
7
5
3
2161410
8
6
4
15913
12


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Main Expansion Slots and Connectors
Slot/Port (Quantity) Description
PCI(3) PCIslots
CNR(1) CNRslot
AGP(1)(optional) AGPslot
IDE(2) IDEports
FLOPPY(1) FloppyDriveport
DDR(2) DDRsockets
USB(6) USB connectors
UART(2) UARTconnectors
PARALLEL(1) Parallelconnector
VGA(1) VGA Output connector
IrDA( 1 ) IrDA connector
UART2
The serial port UART2 is not available on the back panel. Therefore, we provide a 9-pin
header and a ribbon cable with bracket for UART2 port (manufacturing option).
UART2
1
