QDI SynactiX 5EP User manual

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Item Checklist
Completely check your package. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your
retailer.
SynactiX 5EP/5EI mainboard
QDI Driver Utility CD
I/O shield(optional)
1 HD IDE cable
1 FDD cable
QDI Serial Product R.M.A. Warranty Card
User’s manual

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
SynactiX 5EP/5EI
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
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/2001
Printed Name : Lv Yan Position/ Title : Assistant President

Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: SynactiX 5EP/5EI
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 interfer-
ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Signature : Date : 2001

Note:
This manual is suitable for SynactiX 5EP/5EI series of
mainboards. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the
PC user who wants different features.
SynactiX 5EP: without ISA slot , onboard audio and LAN
SynactiX 5EI: with ISA slot, without onboard audio and LAN
-A: with onboard audio
-L: with LAN
-AL: with onboard audio and LAN

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CONTENTS
StepEasy...............................................................................................S.1
BootEasy...............................................................................................S.3
SpeedEasyQuickSetup........................................................................S.7
SpeedEasy ............................................................... S.9
Facilitédevitesse Initialisation(Francais)...............................................S.11
1. Introduction................................................................. 1
Overview............................................................................................ 1
KeyFeatures ...................................................................................... 1
Introduction to New Features .............................................................. 4
2. Installation Instructions .............................................. 7
External Connectors ................................................................. 7
PS/2Keyboard/MouseConnector ........................................................ 7
USB1,USB2 andLANconnector ......................................................... 7
USB3,4 ................................................................................................ 7
ParallelPort,SerialPort Connector ...................................................... 8
Line-in,Microphone-in,Speaker-outjackandMIDI/Joystickconnector.. 8
DiagnosticLEDFunction ...................................................................... 8
ATXPowerSupply Connector&Power Switch(POWERSW) .............. 9
HardDiskLEDConnector(HD_LED) .................................................... 9
ResetSwitch(RESET)......................................................................... 9
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER) ........................................................... 9
PowerLEDConnector(PWRLED) ....................................................... 9
GREENLEDConnector(GREENLED) ................................................... 9
ACPI LEDConnector(ACPILED) ......................................................... 9
HardwareGreenConnector(SLEEP SW) .......................................... 10
Key Lock Connector (KEY LK) .......................................................... 10
InfraredHeader (IrDA)....................................................................... 10
Fan Connector(PWRFAN,CPUFAN,CHSFAN)................................... 10
Wake-UpOnLAN(WOL) ....................................................................11
Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM) ...................................................11
SoundConnector(PC-PCI)..................................................................11
AudioConnector(CDLIN1,MODEM,AUX_IN) ...................................... 12
4pinSMBusConnector(SMBUS) ....................................................... 12
ChassisSecurity Switch(CHSSEC) .................................................. 12
CommunicationandNetworkingRiserInterfaceConnector(CNR) ....... 13
ExpansionSlots &I/O Portsdescription ............................................. 13
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JumperSettings.................................................................................14
OverclockingJumperSetting(JFS0,JFS1)......................................... 14
CPUCoreVoltageSetting(JVID0~3)....................................................... 15
ClearCMOS(JCC) .............................................................................. 16
Enable/Disableon-boardaudio(JSD) ............................................... 16
EnableFront/BackPanelUSBDeviceWake-upFunction(JFUSB/JUSB)16
Enable keyboard password power-on function(JKB) ........................ 17
BIOSProtection Jumper(JAV)................................................................17
Installation of All Drivers (EASY!) ....................................................... 18
QDIManageEasy ............................................................................... 18
AdditionalInformation ........................................................................ 19
3.BIOS Description .............................................................. 20
UtilitySupport ........................................................................... 20
AWDFLASH.EXE ............................................................................... 20
AWARD BIOS Description ........................................................ 21
EnteringSetup................................................................................... 21
LoadOptimizedDefaults.................................................................. 21
StandardCMOSFeaturesSetup ...................................................... 21
CPUSpeedEasySetup ...................................................................... 25
AdvancedBIOS FeaturesSetup ...................................................... 26
AdvancedChipsetFeatures Setup .................................................. 28
PowerManagementSetup............................................................... 30
PNP/PCIConfigurationSetup ............................................................ 32
IntegratedPeripherals...................................................................... 33
PCHealthStatus................................................................................ 35
Password Setting.............................................................................. 37
Boot with BIOS defaults .................................................................. 37
Appendix A QDI DriverUtility CD ................................................ 38
Appendix B Boot Logo............................................................... 39
RecoveryEasy.................................................................40
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Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing
expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the SDRAM
memory, otherwise your mainboard or the system memory might be
seriously damaged.
The power status of the system is indicated by the red LED near the battery
on the mainboard. If the LED is on, adding or removing devices like SDRAM
memory is prohibited.
Caution 1
Caution 2
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the PentiumIII
(Coppermine) CPU and the FAN to keep them fully contact , meanwhile
to meet the heat sink requirement.

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QDI StepEasy
As one of the Legend QDI’s innovations, StepEasy is a powerful and efficient Easy Technol-
ogy for PC DIY fans. It provides a friendly interface for you that you can adjust the CPU
frequencyconveniently anddirectly.It isso powerfulthat youcan changetheCPUfrequency
justinafewsecondsundertheoperating systemandhave noneedto resetthePC orchange
the jumpers. In addition, StepEasy can decrease the risk of changing the CPU frequency to
minimum.Aslong asyouconformtothestepsoftuningtheCPUfrequency,thereis almostno
risk to adjust the frequency.
Installation
You can install the QDI StepEasy by the following two means:
1. Run CD, select the installation of QDI StepEasy, then, act step by step according to the
interfaceprompt.
2. Browse CD and run the setup.exe in the relative directory.
Instruction
Because there exist some risks for the CPU or the motherboard when you change the CPU
frequency, please read the following and refer to the figure above carefully before tuning the
CPUfrequency.
button to get the
select frequency
button to get the
default frequency
1MHz increase
10MHz increase
1MHz decrease
10MHzdecrease
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TheselectCPUfrequencyis showninthe LEDwindowwith threecolors:green digitsindicate
the frequency is entirely safe, yellow digits indicate the frequency is relatively safe, and red
flashingdigits indicatethe frequencyis somehowdangerousthatmaylead thesystem down.
We recommend younot toselectthe RedFlashing Value torun.
To avoid accident, we recommend you to save your program before run StepEasy.
1.You canclickonthe1MHzincrease(decrease) or10MHzincrease (decrease)buttontoset
your wanted frequency, then click on the “GO” button to get the select frequency.
2. Also, you can drag the slider to the wanted frequency, then click on the “GO” button to get
the select frequency.
3. You can click on the “Default” button, then click on the “GO” button to get the default
frequency.
4.StepEasy enablesyoutosavethe successfulCPU tunefrequencyfornextuse. Ifyou want
to save the current frequency, click on the “Save” button to realize it.
5.When clickon the“Load” button,the savedCPU frequencyis obtainedimmediately.
6.Whenclickon the“Min”button,theutilitywillminimizetoaniconin theright-bottomtasktray.
Wheneverclick on theQSE(QDI StepEasy) iconin thetask tray, theutility willbe activatedin
the current window.
Note:
1. QDI StepEasy can only support the QDI motherboard with the clock chip that supports
StepEasy.
2.TheperformenceofStepEasyisrelatedtotheCPU,SDRAM,peripheralequipmentsandthe
software running.
3.ThereexistsomeriskstochangetheCPUfrequencyfortheCPUormotherboard.StepEasy
candecrease theriskstominimum.But LegendQDI willnot beresponsible forany damages
caused.
S.2
StepEasy