QDI XV915 Series User manual

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XV915seriesmainboard
QDIUtilityCD
1HDribboncable
1FDDcable
User’smanual
I/Oshield(option)
USB cable(option)

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:XV915
þEN55022/A1:2000 Limitsand methodsofmeasurementsofradio
disturbancecharacteristics ofinformation technology
equipment
þEN61000-3-2/A14:2000 Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)
Part3:Limits
Section 2:Limitsforharmoniccurrentemissions
(equipmentinputcurrent<=16Aperphase)
þEN61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)
Part3:Limits
Section 3:Limitsofvoltage fluctuationsand flickerin
low-voltage supplysystemsforequipmentwith
rated current<=16A
þEN55024/A1:2001 Information technologyequipment-Immunitycharac-
teristics limitsand methodsofmeasurement
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Declaration ofconformity
TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:XV915
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,SerialPort(COM1)andVGAPort .................. 5
Line-injack,Mic-injack andSpeaker-outjack.................. 6
6-ChannelAudio............................................................. 6
ATX12VPowerSupplyConnectors&PowerSwitch...... 7
HardDiskLEDConnector(HD_LED)............................... 7
ResetSwitch(RESET).................................................. 7
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)..................................... 7
ACPILEDConnector(ACPI_LED)................................... 7
PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED)................................. 8
FanConnectors(CHS_FAN,CPU_FANandSYS_FAN).... 9
USB5,USB6;USB7,USB8ConnectorsandSerialPort
Connector(COM2)(optional)............................................. 9
AudioConnector(CD_IN)................................................ 10
IntruderDetectSwitch(JINTR)........................................ 10
IEEE1394port(optional)................................................ 11
InfraredHeader(IrDA)................................................... 11
I2CConnector(optional)................................................... 12
OnboardSATA............................................................... 12
FrontAudioInterface(F_AUDIO)...................................... 13
FRISWConnector(FRISW).............................................. 14
JumperSettings..................................................................15
BIOS-ProtectionJumper(BIOS_WP)...................................15
Enablekeyboardpasswordpower-onfunction(JKB).........16
ClearCMOS(CLR_CMOS).....................................................17

CONTENTS
Chapter3
BIOSDescription................................................................18
AWDFLASH.EXE...............................................................19
AWARD BIOSDescription.................................................20
Appendix
QDIUtilityCD.......................................................................29
Using4-/6-ChannelAudio...................................................30
Layout

Caution
Caution
Besuretoadd someSiliconeGrease betweentheCPUand the
heatsinktokeepthemfullycontactedtomeettheheatsinkrequire-
ment.
Besuretounplug theAC powersupplybeforeadding or
removing expansion cards,RAMorothersystemperipherals,
otherwise yourmainboardand RAMmightbeseriouslydamaged.
Note:
ThismanualissuitableforXV915 series ofmainboards.Each
mainboardiscarefullydesignedforthePCuserwho wantsdifferent
features.
-6A:with6channelAudio
-L:withonboard10/100MLAN
-F:withonboardIEEE 1394

XV915
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Chapter1
Chapter1
XV915 seriesofmainboardsutilizeIntel®915GV/915PE/
915PL/915G+ICH6/ICH6Rchipset, providing afully
compatible,high performanceand cost-effectivemATXplat-
form.The newintegrated technologies,togetherwithAC’97
audio(2/6-channel),8USB,4SATA,andATA100/66/33,give
customersan advanced,multimediasolution atreasonable
price.It provides533/800MHzhostbusspeed tosupport
Intel®LGA775 processorsand the DDR333/400 memory.It
alsoprovidesadvanced featuressuchasACPIfunction.
Suspending toRAM,the optimalimplementation ofthe Ad-
vanced Configuration and PowerInterface(ACPI)specifica-
tion,makesthe PC’spowerconsumption drop tothe lowest
possibleleveland enablequick wakeup.
Introduction

Introduction
XV915
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Key Features
Form factor
mATXformfactorof244mm x244mm
Microprocessor
SupportsIntel®LGA(Prescott)processors
Supports533/800MHzhostbusspeed
Systemmemory
Providestwo184-pinDDR SDRAMinterfaces
Supportsdualchannel
SupportsDDR333/400 SDRAM
Supports256/512Mb/1Gbtechnologyup to2GB
OnboardIDE
SupportsIndependenttiming ofup totwodrives
SupportsUltraATA33/66/100
One fastIDEinterfacessupporting twoIDEdevices
OnboardLAN(optional)
10/100 Mbit/secEthernetsupport
10/100 LANinterfacebuilt-inon board
USB2.0
USB 2.0compliant, operatesat480Mbps,about40Xtimesfasterthan USB 1.1
Provides8USB 2.0ports
OnboardI/O
One floppyportsupporting up toone 3.5″floppydriveswith1.44Mformat
Twohigh speed 16550 compatibleCOMswith16 bytesend/receiveFIFO
One parallelportsupportsSPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP mode
SupportsPS/2mouseand PS/2keyboard
Providesone IrDAconnector
All I/Oportscan be enabled/disabled inthe BIOSsetup
OnboardAudio
AC’97 2.3Specification Compliant
ProvidesonboardLine-inJack,Microphone-inJack and Speaker-outJack
6-channelOnboardAudio
ProvidesFrontleft&right, Rearleft&right/Line-inJack and Center&Woofer/Micro
phone-inJack,whichcan be specified bysoftware
Advancedfeatures
PCI2.3Specification Compliant
SupportsWindows98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
OnboardSATA
FourSATAdevicesincluding SATAHDD and CDROM/DVDROMdevices
Supports150Mbpstransferrate.
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix)BIOS,supportsflashROM,plug and play
ready
SupportsIDECDROM/USB bootup.

XV915
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Chapter1
Greenfunction
SupportsACPI(Advanced Configuration and PowerInterface)and ODPM(OS
Directed PowerManagement)
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(3)PCIslots
IDE(1)IDEport
FLOPPY(1)FloppyDriveport
DDR(2)DIMM socket
USB(8)USB connectors
LAN(1)(optional)LANconnector
COM(2)(optional)COMconnectors
PARALLEL(1)Parallelconnector
IrDA(1)IrDAconnector
1394(1)(optional)IEEE 1394 connector

Installation Instructions
XV915
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Installation Instructions
Chapter2
Thissection coversExternalConnectorsand Jumper
Settings.Refertothe mainboardlayoutchartforlocations
ofall jumpers,externalconnectors,slotsand I/Oports.Fur-
thermore,thissection listsall necessaryconnectorpinas-
signmentsforyourreference.The particularstateofthe
jumpers,connectorsand portsareillustrated inthe follow-
ing figures.Beforesetting the jumpersorinserting these
connectors,pleasepayattention tothe direction.