QDI X8800 Series User manual

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CertificateofCompliance
The following productshavebeen tested byuswiththe listed standardsand found in
compliancewiththe council EMCdirective89/336/EEC.It isdemonstrativeforthe
compliancewiththisEMCDirective.
Submittor:QDITechnologyLimited
23Floor,LincolnHouse,Taikoo Place 979 King’s
Road,QuarryBay,HONGKONG
Product: MotherBoard
M/N:X8800
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disturbancecharacteristics ofinformation technology
equipment
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(equipmentinputcurrent<=16Aperphase)
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Declaration ofconformity
TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:X8800
ResponsibleParty:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
Address:41456 ChristyStreet
Fremont,CA94538
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile:[phone]
EquipmentClassification:FCC Class BSubassembly
TypeofProduct: Mainboard
Manufacturer:QDITECHNOLOGY(HK)Inc.
Address:23Floor,LincolnHouse,Taikoo Place
979 King’sRoad,QuarryBay,HONG
KONG
SupplementaryInformation:
Thisdevice complieswithPart15 oftheFCC Rules.Operation issubjectto
thefollowing twoconditions:(1)thisdevice maynotcauseharmfulinterfer-
ence,and (2)thisdevice mustacceptany interference received,including
interference thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
TestedtocomplywithFCC standards.
Signature:Date:2005

CONTENTS
Chapter1
Introduction .................................................................... 1
KeyFeatures.................................................................. 2
Chapter2
InstallationInstructions.........................................................4
ExternalConnectors............................................................5
PS/2Keyboard/MouseConnector................................... 5
USB1,USB2,USB3,USB4andLANConnectors............... 5
ParallelPort,SerialPortConnectors(COM)andSPDIFOUT
Connector...................................................................... 5
Line-injack,Mic-injackandSpeaker-outjack................... 6
6-ChannelAudio............................................................. 6
IEEE 1394 Port(optional)................................................ 6
Dualchannelintroduce.........................................................7
ATX12VPowerSupplyConnectors&PowerSwitch...... 9
HardDiskLEDConnector(HDD_LED)............................ 9
ResetSwitch(RESET).................................................. 9
PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED)................................. 10
FanConnectors(CPU_FAN,SYS_FAN).......................... 10
USB5_6;USB7_8............................................................ 11
InfraredHeader(IrDA)................................................... 11
AudioConnectors(CD_IN)(optional)................................. 12
SPDIF_INConnector........................................................ 12
AudioInterface(F_AUDIO)............................................... 13
OnboardSATA(SATA1,SATA2)...................................... 13
Wake_UpOnLAN(WOL)(optional)................................... 14
DebugLED(U2)(optional)................................................. 14
JumperSettings..................................................................15
ClearCMOS(CLR_CMOS)....................................................15
BIOS-ProtectionJumper(BIOS_WP).....................................16
EnableFrontPanelUSBDeviceWake_upFunction(JFUSB)
(optional)..............................................................................16

CONTENTS
Chapter3
BIOSDescription................................................................17
AWDFLASH.EXE...............................................................18
AWARD BIOSDescription.................................................19
Appendix
QDIUtilityCD......................................................................30
Using4-/6-ChannelAudio..................................................41
Layout

Caution
Caution
Besuretoadd someSiliconeGrease betweentheCPUand the
heatsinktokeepthemfullycontactedtomeettheheatsinkrequire-
ment.
Besuretounplug theAC powersupplybeforeadding or
removing expansion cards,RAMorothersystemperipherals,
otherwiseyourmainboardandRAMmightbeseriouslydamaged.
Note:
ThismanualissuitableforX8800 series ofmainboards.Eachmainboard
iscarefullydesignedforthePCuserwho wantsdifferentfeatures.
-6A:with6channelAudio
-L:withonboardLAN
-F:withIEEE 1394 ports

Chapter1
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Chapter1
Introduction
X8800seriesofmainboardsutilizeVIAK8T800Pro+VIAVT8237Rchipset,
providing afullycompatible,high performanceand cost-effectiveATX
platform.The newintegrated technologies,togetherwithAC’97 audio(2/
6-channel),8USB 2.0,2SATA,andATA133/100/66/33,givecustomers
an advanced,multimediasolution atreasonableprice.It provides
HyperTransportTMtechnologytosupportAMDSocket939processorsand
theDDR266/333/400memory.SuspendingtoRAM,theoptimalimplemen-
tationoftheAdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterfacemakesthePC’s
powerconsumption drop tothe lowestpossibleleveland enablequick
wakeup.

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Form factor
ATXformfactorof305mmx224mm
Microprocessor
SupportsAMDSocket939CPU
SupportsHyperTransportTMtechnology
Systemmemory
SupportsDDR266/333/400SDRAM
Supports128/256/512Mbtechnologyupto4GB
Providesfour184-pinDDR SDRAMinterfaces
OnboardIDE
SupportsIndependenttiming ofup to4drives
SupportsUltraATA33/66/100/133
TwofastIDEinterfacessupporting fourIDEdevices
OnboardLAN(optional)
10/100 Mbit/secEthernetsupport
10/100MLANinterfacebuilt-inon board
USB2.0
USB 2.0compliant,operatesat480Mbps,about40XtimesfasterthanUSB 1.1
Provides8USB 2.0ports
OnboardI/O
One floppyportsupporting up toone 3.5’’ floppydriveswith1.44Mformat
Onehigh speed16550compatibleCOMwith16 bytesend/receiveFIFO
OneparallelportsupportsSPP/EPP/ECPmode
SupportsPS/2mouseandPS/2keyboard
Providesone IrDAconnector
AllI/Oportscan beenabled/disabled inthe BIOSsetup
OnboardAudio
AC’972.3SpecificationCompliant
ProvidesonboardLine-inJack,Microphone-inJackandSpeaker-outJack Connector
6-channelOnboardAudio
ProvidesFrontleft&right,Rearleft&right/Line-inJackandCenter&Woofer/Microphone-
inJack,whichcan be specified bysoftware
AGPInterface
ProvidesoneintegratedAGPunit
AGPconnectorsupportsAGP3.0includingAGP8Xdatatransfers
Advancedfeatures
PCI2.2SpecificationCompliant
SupportsWindows98/2000/ME/XPsoft-off
OnboardSATA
TwoSATAdevicesincludingSATAHDDdevice
Supports150MBpstransferrate.

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BIOS
LicensedadvancedAWARD(Phoenix)BIOS,supportsflashROM,plugandplayready
SupportsIDECDROM/USBbootup.
IEEE 1394 Port(Optional)
SupportsoneIEEE1394aport
Greenfunction(optional)
SupportsACPIpowerstatus:S0(full-on),S1(poweron suspend),S3(suspend to
RAM),S4(suspend toDisk,dependson OS)and S5(soft-off)
MainExpansion Slotsand Connectors
Slot/Port(Quantity)Description
PCI(5)PCIslots
IDE(2)IDEports
FLOPPY(1)FloppyDriveport
DDR(4)DIMMsocket
USB(8)USBconnectors
AGP(1)AGPslot
LAN(1)LANconnector
COM(1)(optional)COMconnector
PARALLEL(1)Parallelconnector
IrDA(1)IrDAconnector
IEEE1394(1)(optional)IEEE1394connector

InstallationInstructions
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Chapter2
Installation Instructions
ThissectioncoversExternalConnectorsandJumperSettings.Refer
tothe mainboardlayoutchartforlocationsofall jumpers,external
connectors,slotsand I/Oports.Furthermore,thissection listsall
necessaryconnectorpinassignmentsforyourreference.The par-
ticularstateofthejumpers,connectorsandportsareillustrated inthe
following figures.Beforesetting the jumpersorinserting these
connectors,pleasepayattention tothe direction.

Chapter2
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ExternalConnectors
PS/2Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2keyboardconnectorisforthe usage ofPS/2keyboard.If using astandardATsize
keyboard,anadaptershouldbeusedtofitthisconnector.PS/2mouseconnectorisforthe
usageofPS/2mouse.
USB1,USB2,USB3,USB4and LAN Connectors(optional)
FourUSB portsareforconnecting USB devices.The RJ-45 connectorisforonboard
LAN.
PS/2Mouseconnector
PS/2Keyboardconnector
ParallelPort,SerialPortConnectors(COM) and SPDIFOUTCon-
nector
Theparallelportconnectorcanbeconnectedtoaparalleldevicesuchasaprinter.Theserial
portCOMconnectorcan beconnectedtoaserialportdevicesuchasaserialportmouse.
TheS/PDIF(Sony/PhilipsDigitalInterface)inputallowyourdigitalaudioinputfromdigital
audiodevices(optional).The S/PDIFoutputiscapableofproviding digitalaudiodataor
compressedAC3datatoan externalDolbydigitaldecoder.
BesuretounplugtheACpowersupplybeforeaddingorremoving
expansion cardsorothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyour
mainboardandexpansioncardsmightbeseriouslydamaged.
MWarning:
USB3_4
LAN(optional)
USB1_2
ParallelPort
COM
SPDIF

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Line-injack,Microphone-injack and Speaker-outjack
The Line-injack can be connected todevicessuchasacassetteorminidisc playerto
playback orrecord.The Microphone-injack can be connected toamicrophone forvoice
input.TheSpeaker-outjackallowsyoutoconnectspeakersorheadphonesforaudiooutput
fromtheinternalamplifier.
6-ChannelAudio
ThismainboardutilizesALC655 chipproviding 6-channelAudio,whichconsistsofFront
Left,FrontRight,RearLeft, RearRight,CenterandWooferforacompletesurroundsound
effect.When6-Channelaudioisavailable,thefrontLeft&Rightjackcanbeconnectedtothe
Frontspeskers,the Back Left&Rightjack can be connected tothe rearspeakersand the
Center&Wooferjack canbe connectedtothe centerspeakerand woofer.
Microphonefunction isofferedbyF_AUDIOConnectoronthemainboardnow.
Ifset2-ChannelAudiomode on-6Aor-6ALmainboard,youcan connecttwospeakersto
theFrontLeft&Rightjack,atthesametimeusetheRearLeft&RightjackasLineinjack,and
usetheCenter&WooferjackasMicrophoneinjack.
Speakerout
Line in
Microphonein
IEEE 1394Port(optional)
TheIEEE1394portisforconnectingIEEE1394device.
IEEE1394port
FrontLeft&Right
RearLeft&Right
Center&Woofer

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Dualchannelintroduce
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
To using dualchannelDDR,DIMM1/DIMM2isacombination,DIMM3/DIMM4is
theothercombination.Thefollowing figureillustrates thedualchannelDDR
installation:
1.twosamememory
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
If you useone memory,pleaseinsertitinDIMM1orDIMM3.
ANote:

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2.foursamememory
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4

Chapter2
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HardDisk LEDConnector(HDD_LED)
Theconnectorconnectstothecase’sIDEindicatorLEDindicatingtheactivitystatusofIDE
harddisk.The connectorhasan orientation.If one waydoesn’twork,trythe otherway.
ResetSwitch(RESET)
The connectorconnectstothe case’sresetswitch.Press the switchonce,the system
resets.
If you change “Soft-off byPWR-BTTN”fromdefault“Instant-off”
to“Delay4Sec”inthe “POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”section
ofthe BIOS,the powerswitchshouldbe pressed formorethan
4secondsbeforethe systempowersdown.
ANote:
ATX12VPowerSupplyConnector&PowerSwitch(POWERSW)
The powerswitch(POWERSW)shouldbe connected toamomentaryswitch.When
powering up yoursystem,firstturnon the mechanicalswitchofthe powersupply(ifone
isprovided),then pushoncethe powerswitch.When powering off the system,you
needn’tturnoff the mechanicalswitch,justpushoncethe powerswitch.The mainboard
onlysupportATX12Vpower.
POWERSW
1
ATXPowerSupplyConnector
20
1
12V
5VSB
5V
GND 3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 3.3V
5V5V
-5V GND PS-ON -12V 3.3V GND GND GND
+12VPowerSupplyConnector
12V
12V
GND
GND
1

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PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED)
WhenthesystemisinS0status,theLEDison.WhenthesystemisinS1,S3,S5status,the
LEDisoff. Theconnectorhasan orientation.
FanConnectors(CPU_FAN,SYS_FAN)
The fan speed ofthesethree fanscan be detected and viewed in“PCHealth”section of
theCMOSSETUP.
HDD LED
POWER
LED Power
SW
RESET
SW
reserve
SYS_FAN
CPU_FAN
+12V
GND SENSE
+12V
SENSE
GND
POWER LED
HDD LED
HDD LED(+)
HDD LED(-)
GND
RESET
RESERVE EMPTY
GND
POWER
PWRLED(+)
RESET SW
PWRLED(-)
POWER SW

Chapter2
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USB5_6;USB7_8
BesidesUSB1,2,3,4onthebackpanel,X8800seriesofmainboardsalsohave10-pinhead-
ersonboardwhichmayconnecttofrontpanelUSBcable(optional)toprovideadditionalfour
USBports.
InfraredHeader(IrDA)
Thisconnectorsupportswireless transmitting and receiving device.Beforeusing this
function,configurethe settingsforIRAddress,IRMode and IRIRQfromthe “INTE-
GRATEDPERIPHERALS”sectionoftheCMOSSETUP.
USB5_6
USB7_8
IrDA
1
VCC
IRRX
GND
IRTX
CUT
1
+5V
USB5+
USB5-
GND
CUT
USB6-
USB6+
+5V
GND
GND
1
+5V
USB7+
USB7-
GND
CUT
USB8-
USB8+
+5V
GND
GND

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AudioConnectors(CD_IN)(optional)
CD_INisSonystandardCD audioconnector,itcan be connected toaCD-ROMdrive
throughaCDaudiocable.
CD_INCD RightChannel
GND
CD Left Channel
SPDIF_INConnector
SPDIF_IN
SPDIFIN
GND
Cutaway1

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AudioInterface(F_AUDIO)(Optional)
The audiointerfaceprovidestwokindsofaudiooutputchoices:the FrontAudioand the
RearAudio.Theirprioritylevelisassequence.When the FrontAudioisavailable,the
RearAudio(in-casespeakers)will be cutoff. Anonboardamplifierisprovided forthe
earphone.When the FrontAudioisabsent, Pin5 and Pin6,Pin9and Pin10 mustbe short
connected,otherwisethe Rearoutputhasno signal.
OnboardSATA(SATA1,SATA2)
The mainboardprovidestwoSerialATAconnectors,SATAisastorage interfacethatis
compliantwithSATA1.0Specification.Withspeed ofup to150Mbps.you can connect
SerialATAcabletoSerialATAharddisk.
F_AUDIO 2
4
6
8
10
1
3
5
7
9
SATA1/SATA2
Pin No. Symbol Pin No. Symbol
1AUD_MIC 2AUD_GND
3AUD_MIC_BIAS 4ADU_VCC
5AUD_FPOUT_R 6AUD_RET_R
7NC 8(Cut away)
9AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L
RX-
GND
GND
GND RX+
TX+
TX-

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Wake-UpOnLAN (WOL)(optional)
Through the Wake-UpOnLANfunction,awakeeventoccurring fromthe networkcan
wakeup the system.If thisfunction istobe used,pleasebe surean ATX12Vpower
supplyand aLANadapterwhichsupportsthisfunction areused.Then connectthis
headertothe relevantconnectoron the LANadapter,set“modemring resume”as
Enabledinthe“POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”sectionoftheCMOSSETUP.Saveand
exit, then bootthe operating systemoncetomakesurethisfunction takeseffect.
Signalforwakingup
WOL(optional)+5Vstandby
GND
1
Debug LED(U2)(optional)
During the POST,the debug LEDrepresenting POSTstep will displaycode.If you need
the listofcode description,pleasevisitourweb-site:www.qdigrp.com.
U2(optional)