Quantum Design ZillioX 6 User manual

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ZillioX6motherboard
QDIMotherboardUtilityCD-ROM
RetentionModule
I/Oshield(manufacturingoption)
1IDEribboncable
1serialportribboncable(25-pinconnector)withbracket(manufacturingoption)
1floppyribboncable
User’smanual

Declarationofconformity
QUANTUMDESIGNS(HK)LTD.
5/FSomersetHouse,TaiKooPlace 979 KingsRoad,
QuarryBay,HongKong
declaresthatthe product
Pentium®IIMotherboard
ZillioX6
isinconformitywith
(referencetothespecificationunderwhichconformityisdeclaredin
accordancewith89/336 EEC-EMCDirective)
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characteristics ofinformationtechnologyequipment
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Residential,commercialandlightindustry
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EuropeanRepresentative:
QDICOMPUTER(UK)LTDQDICOMPUTER(SCANDINAVIA)A/S
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Signature:Place/Date:HONGKONG/1998
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Declaration ofconformity
TradeName:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
ModelName:ZillioX6
ResponsibleParty:QDIComputer(U.S.A.)Inc.
Address:41456 ChristyStreet
Fremont,CA94538
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile:[phone]
EquipmentClassification:FCC Class BSubassembly
TypeofProduct:AGPPentium®IIMotherboard
Manufacturer:QuantumDesigns(HK)Inc.
Address:5/F,SomersetHouse,TaiKoo Place
979 KingsRoad,QuarryBay,
HONGKONG
SupplementaryInformation:
Thisdevice complieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjectto
thefollowing twoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterfer-
ence,and (2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference received,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Signature:Date:1998

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1.Introduction ............................................................... 1
Overview.......................................................................................... 1
KeyFeatures..................................................................................... 1
2.InstallationInstructions............................................. 5
JumperSettings.................................................................... 5
ClockMultipleSelection...................................................................... 5
ClearCMOS....................................................................................... 6
Enable/Disableon-boardaudio........................................................... 6
Enable/Disableon-boardVGA............................................................ 7
Speaker-out/Line-outSelection........................................................... 7
Enablekeyboardpasswordand PS/2mousepower-onfunction......... 7
ExternalConnectors.............................................................. 8
PS/2KeyboardConnector,PS/2MouseConnector.............................. 8
USB1,USB2...................................................................................... 8
ParallelPortConnectorand SerialPortConnector................................ 9
Line-inJack,Microphone-inJackandSpeaker-out/Line-outJack ......... 9
AGPVGAConnector....................................................................... 10
PowerSupplyConnector&PowerSwitch........................................ 10
HardDiskLEDConnector................................................................. 10
ResetSwitch................................................................................... 11
SpeakerConnector.......................................................................... 11
PowerLEDConnector...................................................................... 11
Key-Lock Connector........................................................................ 11
Green LEDConnector...................................................................... 11
HardwareGreenConnector............................................................. 11
InfraredHeader............................................................................... 12
FanConnector................................................................................. 12
Wake-UpOnLAN............................................................................ 12
Wake-UpOnInternalModem............................................................. 13
ChassisSecurity............................................................................. 13
CDAudioConnector........................................................................ 13
VESA FeatureConnector................................................................. 14
ExpansionSlots&I/OPortsdescription............................................. 14
MemoryConfiguration................................................................ 14
CONTENTS

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3.BIOSDescription.............................................................. 15
UtilitySupport........................................................................... 15
AWARD BIOSDescription........................................................ 17
EnteringSetup .....................................................................................17
LoadSetup Defaults.......................................................................... 17
StandardCMOSSetup ....................................................................... 17
BIOSFeaturesSetup ........................................................................ 20
ChipsetFeaturesSetup...................................................................... 22
PowerManagementSetup ................................................................. 24
PNP/PCIConfigurationSetup.............................................................. 27
IntegratedPeripherals........................................................................ 30
SystemMonitorSetup ....................................................................... 30
PasswordSetting .............................................................................. 31
IDEHDD AutoDetection...................................................................... 32
BootwithBIOSdefaults..................................................................... 33
4.ATIRageIIC/ProAGPGraphics Description ............... 35
Features..............................................................................................35
SystemRequirements..............................................................35
InstallationofATIRageIICDisplayDriversforWindows95/98/NT..........36
Configuring Windows95 Driver............................................................38
Configuring WindowsNT4.0Driver......................................................40
5.CreativeAudioDescription ............................................ 41
Features..............................................................................................41
CreativeSoftwareInstallation ....................................................42
InstallationofWindows95 driver..........................................................42
InstallingDriverinDOS/Windows3.1X..................................................43
InstallationofWindowsNT4.0Driver...................................................43
Enabling/Disablingthe Creative3DStereo EnhancementEffect ..............44
SoftwareWavetableSynthesis............................................................45
AppendixAQDIMotherboardUtilityCD-ROM...................... 47
AppendixBProcessorInstallationProcedures.................... 49
AppendixCBootLogo ........................................................ 52
CONTENTS

ManualforZillioX6
Chapter1
Introduction
Chapter1
Introduction
Overview
TheZillioX6isahighlyintegrated,cost-effective,microATXmotherboardwhichiscentered
ontheIntel® 440ZXAGPset.Itprovides66MHzand100MHzsystembussupportforIntel
Pentium® IIandCeleronTMprocessors.Both66MHz/100MHzSDRAMsand66MHzEDODIMMs
aresupported.It alsoprovidesadvancedfeaturessuchaswake-up onLAN,wake-up on
internal/externalmodemandkeyboardpasswordpower-on function.ManageEasy,our
managementapplicationissupplied toenableremotemonitoringandconfiguringofthe
system.TogetherwithitsintegratedCreativeCT2511SBTaudioand integratedATIRage
IIC(orATIRagePro)AGPvideo,yougetastate-of-the-artcorporatesystem.
Key Features
Formfactor
lmicroATXformfactorof244mmx210mm.
lProvidesbackwardcompatibilitywithstandardATX2.01 chassisforeasy
integration.
Microprocessor
lSupportsallIntelPentium® IIprocessorsat233/266/300/333MHz
with66MHzbusspeedand350/400/450MHzwith100MHzbusspeed.
lSupportsIntel®CeleronTMprocessorsat266/300/333MHzwith66MHzbus
speed.
lSupports66MHzand 100MHzhostbusspeed.
lCPUcorefrequency=Busspeedx3,x3.5,x4,x4.5,x5,x5.5.
lCPUcorevoltagecanbeselectedfrom1.3Vto3.5Vautomaticallythrough
on-boardswitching voltageregulatorwithVID(VoltageID).
Chipset
lIntel® 440ZXAGPset:82443ZX,82371EB(PIIX4E).
Systemmemory
lProvidestwo168 pin3.3VunbufferedDIMM sockets.
lSupportsboth66MHz/100MHzSDRAMsand66MHzEDODIMMs.
lMinimummemorysizeis8MB,Maximummemorysizeis512MB.
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On-boardIDE
l SupportstwoPCIPIOandBusMasterIDEports.
l TwofastIDEinterfacessupporting fourIDEdevicesincludingIDEharddisks and
CD-ROMdrives.
l SupportsuptoPIOmode4timing.
l Supports“UltraDMA/33”SynchronousDMAmode,transferringupto33Mbytes/sec.
l Integrated16x32bitbufferforIDEPCIBurstTransfers.
On-boardI/O
l UseWinbondW83977EFsuperI/Ochip.
l Onefloppyportsupporting up totwo3.5”or5.25”floppydriveswith360K/720K/
1.2M/1.44M/2.88Mformat.
l Twohighspeed 16550fastcompatibleUARTs(COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4
selective)with16-bytesend/receiveFIFOs.
l OneenabledparallelportattheI/Oaddress 378H/278H/3BCH withadditional
bi-directionI/Ocapabilityand multi-modeasSPP/EPP/ECP(IEEE1284compliant).
l Circuitprotectionprovided,preventing damagestotheparallelportwhena
connectedprinterispoweredup oroperatesatahighervoltage.
l SupportsLS-120 floppydisk drive.
l AllI/Oportscanbeenabled/disabledintheBIOSsetup.
On-boardaudio
l Based ontheCreativeViBRA™16XV CT2511sound chip.
l CompatiblewithSoundBlaster™,SoundBlasterPro™andWindowsSound
System™.
l SupportsFMMusicSynthesizerand Software-basedWavetableSynthesizer.
l Stereo EnhancementSupport.
l Provideson-boardLine-inJack,Microphone-inJack,Speaker-out/Line-outJack
andMIDI/JoystickConnector.
On-boardAGP
l BasedontheATIRageIIC(orATIRagePro)AGPgraphicscontroller.
l Integrated3D,2Dand video acceleratorswithpaletteDACand quadrupleclock
synthesizer.
l 2MB/4MBSGRAMonboardandaSO-DIMMsocketforextensionuse
(manufacturing option).
l Supportsamaximumresolutionof1600x1200 at76Hz.
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AdvancedFeatures
l ProvidesTrend ChipAwayVirus®OnGuard.
l Provideson-boardPS/2mouseandPS/2keyboardports.
l ProvidestwoUSB ports.
l Providesinfraredinterface.
l SupportsWindows95/98softwarepower-down.
l Supportsexternalmodemringpower-on.
l Supportswake-up onLANandwake-up oninternalmodem.
l Supportsautofanoffwhenthesystementerssuspend mode.
l On-boardWinbond W83782Dsupportssystemmonitoring (monitorsthe CPU&
systemtemperature,systemvoltages,chassisintrusionand fanspeed).
l ProvidesmanagementapplicationsuchasManageEasyand LDCM(LANDesk®
ClientManager).(manufacturingoption).
l Supportskeyboardpasswordand PS/2mousepower-onfunction.
l Systemstatusresumes(selectable)afterACpowersupplyfailure.
BIOS
lLicensed advancedAWARDBIOS,supportsDIPflashROMwith2MB
memorysize,plug and playready.
lSupportsIDECD-ROMorSCSIbootup.
Greenfunction
lSupportsACPI(AdvancedConfigurationand PowerInterface)andODPM(OS
DirectedPowerManagement).
lSupportsthree greenmodes:Doze,StandbyandSuspend.
lTheGreenLEDwill flashwhenthesystemisinthegreenstatus.
Expansionslots
l 1ISAslotand 2PCIslots.
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Chapter2
Installation Instructions
Chapter2
Installation Instructions
ThissectioncoversJumperSettings,ExternalConnectorsand MemoryConfiguration.Re-
fertothemotherboardlayoutchartforlocationsofall the jumpers,externalconnectors,
slotsand I/Oports.Furthermore,thissectionlistsall necessaryconnectorpinassignments
foryourreference.Theparticularstateofthe jumpers,connectorsand portsareillustrated
inthefollowing figures.Beforesettingthejumpersorinserting theseconnectors,please
payattentiontothedirections.
JumperSettings
Jumpersettingsarelocatedonthemotherboard.Pin1ofall jumpersarelocated on theside
withathickwhiteline(Pin1),referringtothemotherboardsilkscreen.Jumpers
withtwopinswill beshowngraphicallyasforcloseand foropen.Jump-
erswiththree pinswill beshownastorepresentpin1&pin2connectedand
torepresentpin2 &pin3 connected.
ClockMultipleSelection (JX4,JX3,JX2,JX1)
ThesejumperssetthefrequencyratiobetweentheInternalfrequencyoftheCPUand the
externalfrequency (namelytheBusClock).Thesystemcandetermine theexternalfre-
quency(BusClock)oftheCPUautomatically.TheBusClockmultipliedbytheClockMultiple
equalsthe CPU’sfrequency.
Chapter2
Besuretounplug theACpowersupplybeforeadding orremoving expansion
cardsorothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyourmotherboardandexpansion
cardsmightbeseverelydamaged.
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JX4JX3JX2JX1
x3.0JX4JX3JX2JX1 x3.5JX4JX3JX2JX1
x4.0
JX4JX3JX2JX1
x4.5JX4JX3JX2JX1 x5.0JX4JX3JX2JX1
x5.5