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.

Manual for S4L series
Introduction
1
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

Manual for S4L series
Chapter 1
2
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

Manual for S4L series
Introduction
3
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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