QDI Superb 4LE Series User manual

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ItemChecklist
Superb 4LE series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
User’s manual
IDE ribbon cable
Floppy ribbon cable
I/O shield (option)
Cable with bracket for USB Connectors
(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 4LE
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
 EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
 EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
 EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
EuropeanRepresentative:
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/2003
Printed Name : Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President

Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: Superb 4LE
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 : 2003

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 ..................................................1
Introduction......................................................................1
Key Features.................................................................2
AdvancedFeatures........................................................4
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors .....................4
Chapter 2 ...................................................5
Installation Instructions................................................5
External Connectors ................................................6
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector .......................... 6
USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors .........................6
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector (COM1)
&VGA Port......................................................................6
Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack
and MIDI / Joystick Connector ...................................7
6-Channel Audio.......................................................... 7
ATX12V Power Supply Connector
& Power Switch (POWER SW) ..................................8
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED) ....................8
Reset Switch (RESET) ...............................................8
Power LED Connector (PWR_LED) .......................9
Fan Connectors (SYSFAN, CPUFAN) .....................9
UARTCOM2...................................................................10
USB3,4;USB5,6............................................................10
InfraredHeader(IrDA) ..................................................11
Wake-UpOnLAN (WOL) .............................................11
Audio Connectors (CD_IN) .........................................12
S/PDIFOUT(Optional).................................................12
AudioInterface...............................................................13
JumperSettings ............................................................13
ClearCMOS (CLR_CMOS) .........................................14
BIOS-Protection Jumper (JAV) ....................................14

CONTENTS
Chapter 3 ...................................................15
BIOSDescription............................................................16
UtilitySupport................................................................16
AWDFLASH.EXE...........................................................16
AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description...........................17
EnteringSetup................................................................17
Load Optimized Defaults .............................................17
Standard CMOS Features Setup.................................17
QDI Innovation Features.............................................21
Advanced BIOS Features Setup...............................22
Advanced Chipset Features Setup..........................25
Power Management Setup.........................................27
PNP / PCI Configuration Setup..................................30
Integrated Peripherals.................................................31
PC Health Status.........................................................34
Password Setting.........................................................35
Boot with BIOS defaults.............................................35
Chapter 4 ..................................................37
DriverInstallation..........................................................37
Chipset Software.........................................................38
On-board VGA Driver.................................................. 39
On-board AudioDriver .................................................41
On-board Network Driver .............................................42
USB2.0Driver...............................................................43
Appendix ....................................................44
QDI Utility CD................................................................44
Norton AntiVirus ..........................................................44
Using 4/6-Channel Audio .............................................45
Layout

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.
Caution
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink require-
ment.

This manual is suitable for mainboards of Superb 4LE
series. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the
PC user who wants diverse features.
-A: with onboard Audio
-6A: with 6-channels onboard Audio
-L: with onboard LAN
-AL: with onboard Audio and LAN
-6AL: with 6-channels onboard Audio and LAN

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Introduction
Superb 4LE series of mainboards utilize ( SIS 651 + SIS 962L)
chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-
effective mATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together
with AGP 4X support, AC’97 audio(2/6-channels), onboard high
performance 3D VGA, integrated LAN(optional), 6 USB 2.0 ports,
and ATA133, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at
reasonable price. It provides 400/533MHz host bus speed to sup-
port Intel®Pentium 4 socket 478 processors and the largest DDR
memory capacity is up to 2GB. It also provides advanced fea-
tures such as Wake-on-LAN, System Health Monitor function,
AntiVirus function, ACPI function,Suspend to RAM and so on.
The optimal implementation of the Advanced Configuration and
Power interface(ACPI) specification makes the PC's power con-
sumption drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick
wakeup.

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Key Features
Form factor
mATX form factor of 244mm x 205mm
Microprocessor
Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/
1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9/2.0GHz and above
Supports Intel® Pentium 4 (Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.6/1.8/
2.0/2.2/2.26/2.4/2.53GHz and above
Supports Intel® Celeron socket 478 processors at 1.7/1.8/2.0GHz and above
Supports 400/533MHz host bus speed
System memory
Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces
Supports DDR200/DDR266/DDR333 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256/512Mb technology up to 2GB
Onboard IDE
Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33, PIO mode
Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard
disks and CDROM/DVDROM drives
Onboard LAN
( available on -L, -AL, -6AL mainboard )
10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
USB Ports
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
AGP Interface
AGP 1.5V Connector supports AGP 2.0 including AGP 4x data transfers
Provides one standard VGA connector