Quantum Design KuDoz 7X User manual

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Item Checklist
This item checklist is only available for retail market.
Completely check your package,If you discover dam-
aged or missing items, contact your retailer.
KuDoz 7X (KD7X) series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
Users manual
IDE ribbon cable
Floppy ribbon cable
I/O shield(option)
Cable with bracket for USB Connectors(option)
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Declaration of conformity
QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD.
20th Floor, Devo House, Taikoo Place, 979 Ki gs Road,
Quarry Bay, Ho g Ko g
declares that the product
Mainboard
KD7X
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 art 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
!"EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard art 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
European Representative:
QDI COM UTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COM UTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI EURO E B. V.
QDI COM UTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COM UTER HANDELS GMBH
LEGEND QDI S AIN S.L . QDI COM UTER (SWEDEN) AB
Signature : lace / Date : HONG KONG/2002
rinted Name : Xu Wenge osition/ Title : Assistant President
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Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. Inc.
Model Name: KD7X
Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A. Inc.
Address: 41456 Christy Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (510 668-4966
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. peration is subject to
the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature Date 2002
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 ............................................................. 1
Key Features ........................................................................ 2
Chapter 2 ............................................................. 5
External Connectors ............................................................. 6
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ......................................... 6
USB1, USB2 and L N Connectors ........................................ 6
Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack
and MIDI/Joystick Connector ................................................. 7
6-Channel udio ................................................................... 7
Parallel and Serial Ports ........................................................ 7
TX Power Supply Connector & Power
Switch (POWER SW) ............................................................ 8
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED) ...................................... 9
Reset Switch (RESET) .......................................................... 9
Speaker Connector (SPE KER) ............................................ 9
Power LED Connector (PWR LED) ........................................ 9
GREEN LED Connector (GREEN LED) .................................... 9
CPI LED Connector ( CPI LED) ......................................... 10
Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW) ........................... 10
Smart Card Reader Connector( SCR ) ................................. 10
S/PDIF Output Connector(SPDIF) ......................................... 11
Front panel USB2 and USB3 Connectors ............................ 11
Infrared Header (IrD ) ........................................................ 12
udio Connectors (CD_IN, UX_IN, MODEM) ...................... 12
Fan Connectors ( CPUF N, CHIPF N, SYS_F N) .............. 13
Front panel 6 Channel Connector( J8 ) ............................... 13
Wake-Up On L N (WOL) .................................................... 14
Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM) ................................... 14
udio Interface (F_ UDIO) ................................................. 15
Jumper Settings ................................................................. 16
Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS) ................................................... 16
CPU Bus Ratio Selection (JFID) ........................................... 17
BIOS Protection Jumper (BIOS_WP) .................................... 17
CPU Bus Ratio Setting (J4, J9) ............................................ 18
Enable/Disable Onboard udio(JP1, JP2, JP3) ..................... 19
Jumper for CPU temperature setting( J7 ) ........................... 19
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SCR/Floppy B Selection (J5, J6) .......................................... 20
Enable/Disable Onboard L N( JL N ) ................................. 20
Overclocking Jumper Setting (JFSB1 and JFSB2) ............... 21
Main Expansion Slots and Connectors ................................ 22
Chapter 3 ........................................................... 23
Utility Support ...................................................................... 24
WDFL SH.EXE ................................................................. 24
W RD(Phoenix) BIOS Description .................................... 25
Entering Setup .................................................................... 25
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...................................................... 25
Load Optimized Defaults ..................................................... 25
Standard CMOS Features Setup ......................................... 25
QDI Innovation features ...................................................... 29
dvanced BIOS Features Setup ......................................... 31
dvanced Chipset Features Setup ..................................... 34
Power Management Setup .................................................. 37
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ............................................... 41
Integrated Peripherals ......................................................... 42
PC Health Status ................................................................. 45
Password Setting ............................................................... 47
Boot with BIOS defaults ...................................................... 47
Appe dix ........................................................... 48
QDI Utility CD ....................................................................... 48
Norton ntiVirus ................................................................. 48
LogoEasy II ......................................................................... 49
RecoveryEasy II .................................................................. 51
SpeedEasy ......................................................................... 56
BootEasy ............................................................................ 57
BIOS-ProtectEasy ............................................................... 58
QDI BootEasy(German) ....................................................... 59
KD7X(Spanish) ................................................................... 60
KD7X(French) .................................................................... 63
KD7X (Italian) ...................................................................... 67
Using 6-Channel udio ...................................................... 70
Layout
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Caution
Caution
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the
heatsink of FA to keep them fully contact , meanwhile to meet the
heat sink requirement.
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink
to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink requirement.
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This manual is suitable for mainboards of KuDoz 7X series. Each
mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants di
verse features.
A: with onboard Audio
6A: with 6 channel Audio
L: with onboard LAN
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KuDoz 7X
Chapter 1
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Chapter 1
Introduction
KuDoz 7X series mainboard utilizes VIA Apollo KT400
(VT8377 + VT8235) Chipset, providing a fully compatible,
high performance and cost-effective ATX platform. The
mainboard provides 200/266/333MHz FSB to support
socket A processors and it supports DDR200/266/333/400
SDRAM with the largest memory size up to 3GB.The new
integrated technologies, together with AC97 Audio, 6 USB
2.0 ports, and Ultra DMA133/100/66/33, give customers an
advanced, multimedia solution at an reasonable price. It
also provides advanced features such as Wake-on-LAN,
Wake-on-Modem,S/PDIF out, CPU overheat triple protection,
and ACPI functions. Suspend to RAM, the optimal imple-
mentation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Inter-
face (ACPI) specification, makes the PCs power consump-
tion drop to the lowest possible level and enable quick
wakeup. BootEasy, our innovation, lets the PC boot freely
and rapidly.
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Introduction
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Key Features
Form factor
ATX form factor of 305mm x 238mm
Microprocessor
Supports 700MHz, 750MHz...... 1.4GHz Socket A for AMD ® Athlon processor
Supports 1500+, 1600+......2100+ Socket A for AMD ® Athlon XP processor
Supports 600MHz, 650MHz...... 1.3GHz Socket A for AMD ® Duron processor
Supports 200/266/333MHz FSB
System memory
Provides three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
Supports DDR 200/266/333/400 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256/512Mb DDR SDRAM technology
The largest total memory is up to 3GB
Graphics
AGP interface with 8X/4X SBA/data transfer
O board IDE
Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33, PIO mode
Supports Two fast IDE interfaces which can support four IDE devices including
IDE hard disks and CD-ROM /DVD-ROM drivers
6 USB
USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1
which currently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps
Supports wake-up from S1 (power on suspend)
O board LAN
(Available on -L/-AL/-6AL series mainboard)
10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
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KuDoz 7X
Chapter 1
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O board Audio
AC97 Audio(available on -A/-AL)
AC97 2.1 Specification Compliant
Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack with
onboard amplifier and MIDI/Joystick Connector
6-Channel Audio Connectors(available on -6A/-6AL)
Provides Front L&R Jack, Back L&R Jack and Center&Woofer Jack
Supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effect, bringing you a brand new
audio experience
SPDIF output(optional)
The SPDIF connector is capable of providing digital audio
O board I/O
One floppy port supports up to two 3.5² or 5.25² floppy drives with 360K/720K/
1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format
Two high speed 16550 compatible UARTs (COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4
selective) with 16 byte send/receive FIFO
One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Infrared interface
Smart Card Reader Connector(SCR)(optional)
All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD(phoenix) BIOS
Supports Flash RAM with plug and play ready
Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up
Gree fu ctio
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS
Directed Power Management)
Supports ACPI power status S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (Suspend
to RAM), S4(Suspend to Disk ,depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)
Expa sio slots
1 CNR slot(optional)
6 PCI slots
1 AGP slot
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Introduction
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Adva ced features
PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
Supports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem
Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system
voltages, fan speed)
Providing QDI innovations such as RecoveryEasy II, BIOS-ProtectEasy,
LogoEasyII, SpeedEasy, and BootEasy
Supports CPU triple overheat protection
1.If the temperature of the CPU reach the CPU Warning Temperature setting in
BIOS, the buzzer will warn.
2. At the same time, the CPU THER-Throttling will be slowed down to the setpoint
in BIOS.
3. If the temperature of the CPU reach the CPU Shutdown Temperaturesetting,
the system will be shutdown automatically .
!!
!!
! Note: Our technology is now being upgraded, the description
and Interface for Easy technology in this manual are only
for your reference. If you would like to get the upgraded
version, please download the latest BIOS or the utility from
the website to re-flash your mainboard; if your mainboard
supports the latest version Easy technology, refer to the
webpage for functions and detailed operation of the
technology.
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Chapter 2
KuDoz 7X
5
Chapter 2
Installation Instructions
This section covers External Connectors and Jumper Settings.
Refer to the mainboard layout chart for locations of all jumpers,
external connectors, slots and I/O ports. Furthermore, this
section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your
reference. The particular state of the jumpers, connectors and
ports are illustrated in the following figures. Before setting the
jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention
to the directions.
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Installation Instructions
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External Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Co ector
PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size
keyboard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for
the usage of PS/2 mouse.
USB1, USB2 a d LAN Co ectors
(LAN connector is available on -L/ -AL/-6AL series mainboard)
Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices.The RJ-45 connector is for onboard
LAN.
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector
USB1
USB2
LAN(Optional)
BesuretounplugtheACpowersupplybeforeaddingorremov-
ing expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise
your mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously
damaged.
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# Warning:
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Li e-i jack, Micropho e-i jack, Speaker-out jack a d MIDI/Joystick Co -
ector
(Available on -A, -AL series mainboard)
The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player
to playback or record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for
voice input. The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for
audio output from the internal amplifier.The MIDI/Joystick connector allows you to
connect a game joystick or a MIDI device.
Parallel a d Serial Ports
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer.
The serial port com1and com2 connectors can be connected to a serial port device
such as a serial port mouse.
MIDI/Joystick
Speaker out
Line in
Microphone in
Parallel Port
COM1 COM2
6-Cha el Audio
(available on -6A/-6AL)
The mainboards provide 6-Channel Audio . It consists of Front Left ,Front Right ,
Back Left ,Back Right ,Center and Woofer for a complete surround sound effect .
when 6-channel audio is available ,the front Left&Right jack can be connected to the
Front speakers,the Back Left&Right jack can be connected to the rear speakers and
the Center&Woofer jack can be connected to the center speaker and woofer.
Front
Left&Right
Back
Left&Right
Center&Woofer
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ATX Power Supply Co ector & Power Switch (POWER SW)
Be sure to connect the power supply plug to this connector in its proper orientation.
The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When
powering up your system, first turn on the mechanical switch of the power supply (if
one is provided), then push once the power switch. When powering off the system,
you neednt turn off the mechanical switch, just Push once the power switch.
ATX Power
If you change “Soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant-
off” to “Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”
section of the BIOS, the power switch should be pressed for
morethan 4 seconds before the system powers down.
!!
!!
! Note:


5V
5V -5V
GND GND PS-ON
-12V 3.3V GND
12V
5VSB
5V GND
3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 3.3V
GND
POWER SW
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Hard Disk LED Co ector (HD_LED)
The connector connects to the cases IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status
of IDE hard disk. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesnt work, try the
other way.
Reset Switch (RESET)
The connector connects to the cases reset switch. Press the switch once, the sys-
tem resets.
Speaker Co ector (SPEAKER)
The connector can be connected to the speaker on the case.
Power LED Co ector (PWR LED)
When the system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 status, the
LED is blink; When the system is in S3,S4, S5 status, the LED is off. The connector
has an orientation.
GREEN LED Co ector (GREEN LED)
When the system is in S0,S1,S4,S5 status, the LED is off,When the system is in S3
status, the LED is on.
PWR SW
SLEEP SW
SPEAKER RESET GREEN LED KEYLK
PWR LED
ACPI LED
HD_LED
SPEAKER RESET GREEN LEDKEYLK
ACPI LED 294
59
SLEEP
SW PWR LED
HDD LED(+) HDD LED(-)
ORANGE(-)
GREEN(-)
LED+(VCC)
POWER
GND
EMPTY
EMPTY
SLEEP
GND
LED+
LED-
LED- KEYLOCK
GND
LED-
LED-
LED+
EMPTY
GND
RESET
SPKDATA
NC
GND
VCC
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ACPI LED Co ector (ACPI LED)
The ACPI LED is a dual-color light with three pins. Pin1and Pin2 drive different color
lights. If Pin1 drives the orange light , then, Pin2 drives the green light, the following
status will come out. When the system is in S0 status, the LED is green on. When the
system is in S1 status, the LED is green blink. When the system is in S3 status, the
LED is orange on. When the system is in S4, S5 status, the LED is off.
Hardware Gree Co ector (SLEEP SW)
Push once the switch connected to this header, the system enters suspend mode.
Smart Card Reader Co ector( SCR )(Optio al)
The SCR includes a standard UART to control Smart Card interface handshaking and
then performs data transfers. The SCR can be used for a broad range of applications
in GSM, ID, pay TV, banking and so forth. It also provides a Smart Card clock divider for
those ICC (Integrated Circuit Card) without internal clocks. If use this function, set
UART Mode Select to SCR in the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS section of the BIOS.
1
SCRST#
VCC
NC
NC
SCPWCTL#
SCIO
GND
LED
SCPSNT
SCCLK
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Fro t pa el USB2 a d USB3 Co ectors
Besides USB1 and USB2 ports on the back panel, the mainboard also has another
two 10-pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable to provide
additional 4 USB Ports.
S/PDIF Output Co ector(SPDIF)(Optio al)
The S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output connector allow your digital audio
output to the SPDIF_in on the external speaker.
USB2
D-
GND
GND
GND
D+
D-
+5V
D+
1
+5V
GND
USB3
D-
GND
GND
GND
D+
D-
+5V
D+
1
+5V
GND
SPDIF Output
GND
SPDIF ou
1
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I frared Header (IrDA)
This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving. Before using this function,
configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALS section of the BIOS.
Audio Co ectors (CD_IN, AUX_IN, MODEM)(Optio al)
CD_IN is a sony standard CD audio connector, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive
through a CD audio cable. AUX_IN allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound
sources such as a TV tuner, or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard
audio to interface with a vioce modem card with a similar connector. It allows connect-
ing the mono_in (such as a phone) or mono_out (such as a speaker) between the
onboard audio and the vioce modem card.
IrDA Connector
1
5
4
3
2
VCC
IRTX
NC
GND
IRRX
Modem GND
Phone-In (from Modem)
Mono-Ou ( o Modem)
CD_I Common
CD Righ Channel
CD Lef Channel
AUX_I Common
Righ Channel
Lef Channel
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