QDI XV915 Series User manual

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XV915seriesmainboard
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User’smanual
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Product: MotherBoard
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TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:XV915
ResponsibleParty:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
Address:41456 ChristyStreet
Fremont,CA94538
Telephone:[phone]
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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

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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
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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.

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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

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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.

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ExternalConnectors
PS/2Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2keyboardconnectorisforthe usage ofPS/2keyboard.If using astandardATsize
keyboard,an adaptershouldbe used tofitthisconnector.PS/2mouseconnectorisfor
the usage ofPS/2mouse.
USB1,USB2,USB3,USB4and LAN Connectors(optional)
FourUSB portsareforconnecting USB devices.The RJ-45 connectorisforonboard
LAN.
PS/2Mouseconnector
PS/2Keyboardconnector
ParallelPort,SerialPortConnectors(COM1)and VGAPort
The parallelportconnectorcan be connected toaparalleldevicesuchasaprinter.The
serialportCOM1connectorcan be connected toaserialportdevicesuchasaserialport
mouse.You can enable/disablethemand choosethe IRQorI/Oaddress in“Integrated
Peripherals”fromAWARD BIOSSETUP.The VGAconnectorisforoutputtoaVGA-
Compatibledevice.
Besuretounplug the ACpowersupplybeforeadding orremov-
ing expansion cardsorothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyour
mainboardand expansion cardsmightbe seriouslydamaged.
MWarning:
USB1
USB2
LAN(optional)
USB3
USB4
ParallelPort
COM1
VGAport

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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 forvoiceinput.
The Speaker-outjack allowsyou toconnectspeakersorheadphonesforaudiooutput
fromthe internalamplifier.
6-ChannelAudio
ThismainboardutilizesALC655 chipproviding 6-channelAudio,whichconsistsofFront
Left, FrontRight, RearLeft, RearRight,Centerand Wooferforacompletesurround sound
effect. When 6-Channelaudioisavailable,the frontLeft&Rightjack can be connected to
the Frontspeskers,the Back Left&Rightjack can be connected tothe rearspeakersand
the Center&Wooferjack can be connected tothe centerspeakerand woofer.
Microphone function isoffered byF_AUDIOConnectoron the mainboardnow.
If set2-ChannelAudiomode on -6Amainboard,you can connecttwospeakerstothe
FrontLeft&Rightjack,atthe sametimeusethe RearLeft&Rightjack asLine injack,and
usethe Center&Wooferjack asMicrophone injack.
SpeakerOut
Line In
Microphone In
Speakerout/Frontleft&right
Line in/RearLeft&Right
Microphone in/Center&Woofer

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HardDisk LEDConnector(HD_LED)
The connectorconnectstothe case’sIDEindicatorLEDindicating the activitystatusof
IDEharddisk.The connectorhasan orientation.If one waydoesn’twork,trythe other
way.
ResetSwitch(RESET)
The connectorconnectstothe case’sresetswitch.Press the switchonce,the system
resets.
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)
The connectorcan be connected tothe speakeron the case.
ACPILEDConnector(ACPI_LED)
The ACPILEDisadual-colorlightwiththree pins.Pin1and Pin2 drivedifferentcolor
lights.If Pin1 drivesthe orange light,then,Pin2 drivesthe green light, the following
statuswill comeout. When the systemisinS0status,the LEDisgreen on.When the
systemisinS1status,the LEDisgreen blink.When the systemisinS3status,the LED
isorange on.When the systemisinS4,S5status,the LEDisoff.
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.
Note:pleasepayattention toorientation and sequenceofpinswhen using 20 pinsATX
powersupplyconnector.
POWERSW
ATXPowerSupplyConnector
1
-5V/NC
PWROK
+5VDC
PS-ON
GND
+3.3VDC
+12VDC
12V
12V
GND
GND
+12VPowerSupplyConnector
1
GND
5VSB
GND
+3.3VDC
GND
GND
GND
+5VDC
+3.3VDC
+5VDC
+5VDC
+12VDC
+3.3VDC
-12VDC
GND
+5VDC
GND
Ifyou change “Soft-off byPWR-BTTN”fromdefault“Instant-off”
to“Delay4Sec”inthe “POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”sec-
tion ofthe BIOS,the powerswitchshouldbe pressed formorethan
4secondsbeforethe systempowersdown.
Note:

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PowerLEDConnector(PWR_LED)
When the systemisinS0status,the LEDison.When the systemisinS1status,the
LEDisoff; When the systemisinS3,S4,S5status,the LEDisoff. The connectorhas
an orientation.
Note:the mainboardprovidesone panelcable.
HDD_LED
SPEAKER RESET
ACPI LED POWER
SW ACPI_LED
YELLOW(-)
GREEN(-)
LED+(VCC)
CUT
GND
POWER
SW
POWER
HDD LED(+)
SPEAKER RESET
GND
RESET
SPKDATA
NC
GND
VCC
HDD LED(-)
HDD LED
POWER
LED Power
SW
RESET
SW
Reserved
POWER LED
HDD LED
HDD LED(+)
HDD LED(-)
GND
RESET
EMPTY
RESERVED
GND
POWER
PWRLED(+)
RESET SW
PWRLED(-)
POWER SW
Afterconnecting the panelcable,the definition ofpinsasfollowing:

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USB5,USB6;USB7,USB8ConnentorsandSerialPortConnector(COM2)
(optional)
BesidesUSB1,2,3,4on the back panel,XV915 seriesofmainboardsalsohavetwohead-
erson boardwhichmayconnecttofrontpanelUSB cable(optional)toprovide additional
fourUSB ports.The serialportCOM2isnotavailableon the back panel.Therefore,we
provide a9-pinheader.
FanConnectors(CHS_FAN,SYS_FAN and CPU_FAN)
The fan speed ofthesethree fanscan be detected and viewed in“PCHealth”section
ofthe CMOSSETUP.
SYS_FAN
CPU_FAN
+12V
GNDSENSE
CHS_FAN
+12V
GND
SENSE
+12V
GND
SENSE
PUSB5_6
PUSB7_8
COM2(optional)DCD
GND
TXD
RTS
RI
RXD
NC
DSR
CTS
DTR
1
+5V
USB0+
USB0-GND
CUT
OC#/GND
USB1-
USB1+
+5VGND CUT
USB0+
+5V
GND USB0-
USB5_6
USB7_8

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AudioConnectors(CD_IN)
CD_INisSonystandardCD audioconnector,itcan be connected toaCD-ROMdrive
through aCD audiocable.
CD_IN
CD RightChannel
Common
CD Left Channel
JINTR
GND
Indicatesignal
1
IntruderDetectSwitch(JINTR)
The connectorconnectstothe chassissecurityswitchon the case.The systemcan
detectthe chassisintrusion through the statusofthisconnector.If the connectorhas
been closed once,the systemwill send amessage overthe networktoalertthe net-
workmanagerthrough the on boardLANcontrollerwithinICH4.

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InfraredHeader(IrDA)
Thisconnectorsupportswireless transmitting and receiving device.Beforeusing this
function,configurethe settingsforIRAddress,IRMode and IRIRQfromthe “INTE-
GRATEDPERIPHERALS”section ofthe CMOSSETUP.
IrDA
1
VCC
IRRX
CUT
1394
1
TPA+
TPB+
Cutaway
TPA-
GND
TPB-
POWERGround
GNDIRTX
IEEE 1394 port(optional)
The mainboardhaveone 10-pinheaderon boardtoprovide IEEE 1394 port.
DETECTGPIO

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I2C
1
SMBDATA
SMBCLK
5VSB
GND
Cutaway
I2CConnector(optional)
The SystemManagementBusisaspecificimplementation ofI2Cbus,whichisa
multi-masterbus,thatis,multipledevicescan be connected tothe samebusand
eachone can actasamasterbyinitiating datatransfer.
OnboardSATA
The mainboardprovidesfourSerialATAconnectors,SATAisastorage interfacethat
iscompliantwithSATA1.0Specification.Withspeed ofup to150Mbps.you can con-
nectSerialATAcabletoSerialATAharddisk.
SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4
RX-
TX-
GND GND
GND
RX+ TX+

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FrontAudioInterface(F_AUDIO)
The audiointerfaceprovidestwokindsofaudiooutputchoices:the FrontAudio,the
RearAudio.Theirprioritylevelisassequence.When the FrontAudioisavailable,the
RearAudiowill be cutoff. Anonboardamplifierisprovided forthe earphone.When
the FrontAudioisabsent, Pin3 and Pin4,Pin5 and Pin6 mustbe shortconnected.
Note:the mainboardprovidesone audiocable.
Pin
No. Symbol Pin No. Symbol
1MIC 2GND(MIC)
3Front LINE Out(R) 4LINE Next(R)
5Front LINE Out(L) 6LINE Next(L)
7GND(fLO) 8(Cut away)
F_AUDIO 2
4
6
1
3
5
78
Afterusing audiocable,the definition ofpinsasfollow:
When the FrontAudioisabsent, Pin5 and Pin6,Pin9 and Pin10 mustbe short
connected.
F_AUDIO
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
2
4
6
10
1
3
5
7
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FRISW
GND
POWERON5VSB
FRISWConnector(FRISW)
The FRISWcan connectortofrontpannelthrough one cable.