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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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
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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.
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QDI BootEasy
BootEasy is a new member of legend QDI Easy series, which is the latest innovation
comesfromlegendQDI.
BootEasySetupMenu
BootEasy technology enormously improves the long BOOT process time of computers.
Reducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting their computer. BIOS without
BootEasy has to perform many routines every times when the system starts, such as
checking system core of the computer and initializing system peripherals. Now with the
BootEasy, BIOSwill notrunthese repetitiveProcesses anylonger , PCcanboot-up without
any redundant waiting for the displaying of starting OS. BootEasy is quite easy to use ,
choosetherightoptioninCMOSSETUP,(refertoAdvancedBIOSFeatures)itcanbeeasily
booted quickly. BootEasy save all the information when PC first normally boot-up, and it
restores all the parameters for the system and thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.
Note:
1. Under the following conditions, PC will boot-up in normal way.
(1) PC boot-up for the first time after set option as Enabled.
(2) the system information saved by BIOS was damaged.
(3) PC fail to boot-up continually over three times.
2. Don’t power off or reset system while BootEasy initializing.
3. set “QDI BootEasy Feature” as “Disabled” before you replace system equipment.
set “QDI BootEasy Feature” as “Enabled” after you accomplished replacing.
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BootEasy
QDI BootEasy
BootEasyeilnuovosoftwaremembrodellafamiglialegendQDIEasy,qualeinnovazioneda
LEGEND-QDI.
BootEasySetupMenu
Latecnologia Boot Easyabbrevia glienormi tempidel computer infase diBOOT.
Riduce le attese d’ogni utente che accede al suo computer. Il BIOS senza Boot Easy
deve eseguire molte routines ogni qualvolta il sistema parte, come controllo della sezione
centrale del computer oltre che inizializare le varie periferiche esterne.
Ora con Boot Easy, il BIOS non eseguirà questi processi ripetitivi cosi lunghi , il Pc potrà
partire senza attese ridondanti prima della presentazione del logo del sistema operativo.
Boot Easy e’ facile da usare, basta scegliere la giusta opzione nel BIOS setup,
( riferito al Advanced BIOS Features ) ed il computer potrà velocemente ripartire.
BootEasysalvatutteleinformazionialprimoavvionormale,tuttiiparametrisarannorestituiti
ai BOOT successivi
Nota:
1IlPcpartira’ normalmentese sarannorispettatele seguenticondizioni
(1)Il Pc fa’il primoBOOT con l’opzione Enable
(2)Leinformazioni suiparametri salvatidalBIOSnon eranoDANNEGIATE
(3)Il PC fallisce l’avvio piu’ di tre volte
Nonspegnere o resettail PCdurante l’avviodiBOOT EASY
Disabilitail“QDIBootEasyFeature”primadisostituire leperifericheadessocollegate(HDD,
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QDI BootEasy
BootEasy es el nuevo miembro de la familia de “Easies” de Legend QDI , que se acaba de
incorporar a los últimos modelos de placas base.
Menude configuración deBootEasy
LatecnologíaBootEasydisminuyeenormementeeltiempodedicadoalprocesodearranque
del ordenador, reduciendo considerablemente el tiempo de espera que tiene que sufrir el
usuario al arrancar su PC. Las BIOS normales, sin BootEasy, deben realizar multitud de
rutinas repetitivas cada vez que el sistema se arranca, como verificar el “core” del sistema
einicializarperiféricos. Ahora,conBootEasy,su BIOSno realizará estastareas repetitivas
nunca más, su PC podrá arrancar sin ninguna necesidad de repetir estas tareas antes de
mostrarlapantalladearranquedesusistemaoperativo.BootEasyesmuysimpledeutilizar,
basta con escoger la opción correcta en CMOS SETUP, (refiérase al apartado Advanced
BIOS Features); Así, conseguirá arrancar su sistema rápidamente. BootEasy guardará
toda la información durante el primer arranque correcto, y, la próxima vez que arranque,
restaurará esta información para permitir al sistema un arranque rápido y fiable.
Nota:
1. Bajo estas circunstancias, el PC arrancará en modo normal:
(1) La primera vez que arranque su PC después de haber activado la opción BootEasy
enBIOS(“Enabled”).
(2) La información guardada en BIOS es incorrecta.
(3) El arranque de su PC falla por tres veces consecutivas.
2.Noapague su ordenadormientras se iniciaBootEasy.
3.Desactive “QDIBootEasy Feature”seleccionándolo como“Disabled” antesde
cambiaralgún componentedesu PC.Puede restaurarlaopción “QDIBootEasy
Feature”como “Enabled”al terminarla instalaciónde nuevoscomponentes.
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QDI BootEasy
BootEasyist eineNeuentwicklung vonLegend QDI,die neueInnovation derQDI Easy–
Technologien.
BootEasySetupMenu
Mit der BootEasy- Technologie Technik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis fünf
Sekunden in Anspruch nehmen, bis das Betriebssystem geladen wird. Der Grund für die
langeWarterei liegt inden Routine-Abfragen,die dasBIOS bei jedemStart abarbeitet.So
wird beispielsweise jedes Mal die Taktfrequenz des Prozessors geprüft oder
angeschlosseneGeräte aktiviert.
DieBootEasy-Technik prüftdiese Punktenur beimerstmaligenStart desRechners und
speichertdieErgebnisse ineinem Flash ROM.Beim nächsten Startruft dasSystem
lediglich diese Informationen aus dem Speicher ab und kann so innerhalb von wenigen
Sekundenden Boot-Prozessabschließen.
BeiÄnderungenam System, beispielsweisenach dem Einbaueines neuen Prozessors,
muss deshalb zuvor die BootEasy-Funktion deaktiviert werden, beim nächsten Start
werden die neuen Informationen dann erneut abgespeichert.
FallsFehler imFlash ROMdenBootvorgangbehindern,versucht dasSystem dreiMal den
Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es auf die althergebrachte Art zu booten
um, das heißt, es dauert wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die
BootEasy – Technik wieder aktiviert werden.
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SpeedEasy Quick Setup
Procedures :
1. CorrectlyinserttheIntel®PentiumIIIFC-PGA,CeleronFC-PGAor Celeron PPGA
370 processors.
2. Plug in other configurations and restore the system.
3. Switch on power to the system and press the <Del> key to enter BIOS Setup.
4. Enter“CPU SpeedEasySetup” menuto setuptheCPUspeed.
5. Save and exit BIOS Setup, your system will now boot successfully.
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CPU SpeedEasy Setup Menu
Select<CPUSpeedEasySetup>itemfrom themainmenuand enterthesub-menu:
Figure-1CPU SpeedEasySetupMenu
BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of the
jumpersettings.The processorspeed can bemanually selected onthe “CPUSpeedEasy
SETUP”menuscreen.
Warning:
Do not set CPU frequency higher than its working frequency. If you do, we will
not be responsible for any damages caused.
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SpeedEasy
Intel®PentiumIIIFC-PGA,CeleronFC-PGA CeleronPPGA370
Del BIOS
CPU SpeedEasy Setup
BIOS
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SpeedEasy
CPU SpeedEasy Setup
SpeedEasy
BIOS
CPU SpeedEasy Setup
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Installation de la carte mère SynactiX 5EP/5EI
1. Assurez-vous que votre ensemble est complet: carte mère, câbles IDE et FLOPPY,
noticed’utilisationetCD-ROMd’installation.
2. Vérifiez que l’alimentation est débranchée et reliez-vous à la terre par une courroie à
votre poignet. A défaut, maintenez le contact de vos deux mains avec un objet lui-
même relié à la terre, ou une partie en métal du système.
3. Fixez la carte mère dans le boîtier grâce aux vis fournies avec celui-ci.
4. Si votre carte mère est munie de cavaliers, placez les en fonction des options que
vous souhaitez utiliser: réglage de la fréquence du processeur si votre carte n’est pas
SpeedEasy, fonction allumage par saisie du mot de passe…(voir le manuel, rubrique
«configuration des cavaliers» pages 16 à 19)
5. Insérez le processeur dans son logement avec son ventilateur que vous brancherez
auconnecteur«CPUFAN».
6. Insérezla/lesbarrette(s)mémoiredans lesslots DIMM.
7. Installezvoséventuellescartes PCIet AMRdans lesslots prévusà ceteffet (voirpage
centraledumanuel).
8. Branchez vos périphériques IDE et FLOPPY sur les connecteurs prévus à cet effet
grâce aux nappes fournies avec la carte. Vérifiez que le sens de branchement est
correct (liseré rouge du câble sur la broche 1 du connecteur).
9. Reliez les câbles du boîtier aux connecteurs prévus à cet effet (Connecteur
d’alimentation,LEDdemarche/arrêt,disquedur,haut-parleur…voirmanuelpages11 à
15).Refermez leboîtier.
10. Branchez les périphériques externes sur les sorties du fond de panier: clavier, souris
PS/2,périphériquesUSB,moniteur,imprimante…(voirmanuelpages9-10)
11. Lorsque touslesélémentsdusystèmesontinstallésphysiquement, rebranchezl’unité
centrale.
Installation du système.
1. Démarrezvotre systèmeen pressantle bouton«POWER».
2. Pressez la touche «Suppr» pour entrer dans le setup du BIOS.
3. Dans le menu «SpeedEasy CPU Setup», réglez la vitesse de votre processeur
(ATTENTION: il est recommandé de ne pas sélectionner une fréquence supérieure à
cellede votreprocesseur,nousdéclinons touteresponsabilité pourles dommagesqui
enrésulteraient)
4. EffectuezlesautresréglagesduBIOSselonvotreconfiguration(nousvousconseillons
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pouvantrésulter en undysfonctionnement). Pourplus d’informationssurles fonctions
du BIOS, vous pouvez consulter la version française du manuel sur le CD-ROM.
5. Pressezla toucheF10ouchoisissez«Save andexit»pour enregistrervosparamètres
etrelancerla machine.
6. Installezvotre systèmed’exploitation
7. Aprèsinstallation,assurez-vousqu’ilnesubsisteaucunconflitoupériphériqueinconnu
dans votre système.
8. Installationdespilotes:
#LogicielDemoShield
Un logiciel qui vous apporte une nouvelle interface plus conviviale et aisée
#Point-and-Click
Placez simplement la souris sur l’option que vous désirez et cliquez , le pilote ou le
logicieldont vousavezbesoins’installeautomatiquement.
#IntelligentlyRecognition
Reconnaissanceautomatique dumatériel etinstallationdespilotesnécessaires
Express Install
Ilest recommandéd’installer lesprogrammes aveclesoptionscommunes.
A. Intel INF
B. Piloteréseau
C. Piloteaudio
QDI StepEasy
StepEasyoffreune interfaceconvivialepour ajusterlafréquenceduCPUdemanière aisée.
Vous pouvez modifier la fréquence du CPU depuis votre système d’exploitation sans avoir
à redémarrer votre PC ou déplacer des cavaliers.
De plus, StepEasy réduit les risques de changement de fréquence CPU au minimum, tant
quevous vous conformezaux étapesdu StepEasy, il n’ya pratiquementaucun risquepour
votre système.
Installation et utilisation
Vous pouvez installer le StepEasy de la manière suivante:
1. Lancez le CD, choisissez l’installation du StepEasy et suivez les étapes.
2. Naviguez sur le CD et lancez le setup.exe dans le répertoire correspondant.