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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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
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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
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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.
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Besuretounplug theACpowersupplybeforeadding orremoving expansion
cardsorothersystemperipherals,otherwiseyourmotherboardandexpansion
cardsmightbeseverelydamaged.
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Enableon-boardaudio
Disableon-boardaudio
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Carefullysetthe Clock Multiplebyreferring tothe CPUlist.
CPUFreq.SCRatioJX1JX2JX3JX4
Model(MHz)(MHz)
Intel
PentiumII
(orCeleronTM)
ClearCMOS(JCC)
If you wanttoclearCMOS,unplugthe ACpowersupplyfirst,closeJCC(pin1&pin2)once,
setJCCback tonormalstatuswithpin2 &pin3 connected,then poweronthesystem.
Enable/Disableon-boardaudio(JP7)
Ifyouwanttousetheon-boardaudio,closeJP7(default).Otherwise,setJP7opento
disabletheon-boardaudio.
JP7
JP7
ClearCMOS:
(UnplugtheACpowersupply)
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Enable/Disableon-boardVGA(JP10)
If you wanttouseon-boardVGA,closeJP10(default).Otherwise,setJP10openfor
disabling theon-boardVGA.
Speaker-out/Line-outSelection(JP8,JP9)
Ifyouwanttosetthe Speaker-out/Line-outJack asSpeakerout, setJP8&JP9withpin1&
pin2 closed(default).Otherwise,setJP8&JP9withpin2 &pin3closedforLineout.
EnablekeyboardpasswordandPS/2mousepower-on function
Themotherboardprovidesadvancedkeyboardpasswordand PS/2mousepower-on
function.Tousethesefunctions,setJP3withpin1&pin2 closed(default).Otherwise,set
JP3withpin2 &pin3 closedfordisabling thesetwofunctions.
Inordertoimplementthesefunctions,youneed toset“POWERONFunction”asPass-
word/MouseLeft/Mouse Rightaccordinglyinthe“INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS”
sectionofCMOSSetup.IfsetasPassword,thekeyboard
Enableon-boardVGA
Disableon-boardVGA
JP10
JP10
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Speakerout
Line out
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JP8
JP9
JP8
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power-on passwordmustbesetalso.Thensaveandexit, poweroffthe system.The
systemcanbepoweredup byentering thecorrectpasswordfromthekeyboardordouble
clicking thePS/2mousebutton(Left/Right),according toyourprevioussettingsinCMOS
Setup.RefertoBIOSdescriptionfordetailedinformation.
Note:
1. Ifwantingtouse keyboardorPS/2mousetopowerup thesystem,
make sure5VSBlineofthepowersupplyiscapableofdelivering
enoughcurrent(eg.200mA)foralldevices connectedtothekeyboard
port,oryouwillbeunabletopowerup thesystembyusingthekeyboard
orPS/2mouse.
2.Thepowerbutton’spower-onfunctionisdisabledwhenkeyboard
passwordpower-onfunctionisenabled.
3.APS/2mouse isrequiredtopowerupthesystem,ratherthanaserial
portmouse.
4.Ifyou setJP3withpin2&pin3closed,youshouldset“POWERONFunc
tion”asBUTTONONLY,donotsetitasPassword/MouseLeft/Mouse
Right,orthiswill preventyou frompoweringupthesystem.
5. Ifyou encountertheabove problems(thesystemcan’tbepowered
up),oryouforgotthepassword,clearCMOS,resetthejumperand BIOS
option.
ExternalConnectors
PS/2KeyboardConnector,PS/2MouseConnector
PS/2keyboardconnectorisfortheusageofPS/2keyboard.Ifusing astandardATsize
keyboard,anadaptershouldbeusedtofitthisconnector.PS/2mouseconnectorisfor
theusageofPS/2mouse.
USB1,USB2
TwoUSB portsareavailableforconnecting USB devices.
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ParallelPortConnectorand SerialPortConnector(UART1,UART2)
Theparallelportconnectorcanbeconnectedtoaparalleldevicesuchasaprinter,while
theserialportconnectorscanbeconnectedtoserialportdevicessuchasaserialport
mouse.Youcan enable/disablethemandchoosetheIRQorI/Oaddress in“INTEGRATED
PERIPHERALS”fromAWARDBIOSSETUP.
TheserialportUART2isnotlocatedontheback panel.Therefore,weprovidea25-pin
ribboncablewithbracketforUART2port. (manufacturing option)
Line-inJack,Microphone-inJack andSpeaker-out/Line-outJack
TheLine-injackcanbe connectedtodevicessuchasacassetteorMinidiscplayerfor
playbackorrecording.TheMicrophone-injackcan beconnectedtoamicrophoneforvoice
input. TheSpeaker-out/Line-outjackisdeterminedbythejumpersJP8&JP9(refertoJumper
Settingsfordetails).IfsetasLine-out,itallowsyou tobypassthebuilt-inamplifierto
connectpowered speakersoranexternalamplifierforaudiooutput. IfsetasSpeaker-out,
itallowsyoutoconnectspeakersorheadphonesforaudiooutputfromtheinternalamplifier.
MIDI/Joystick connectorallowsyoutoconnectagamejoystick oraMIDIdevice.
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AGPVGAConnector
Thisconnectorshouldbeconnectedtoastandardmonitorifthe on-boardAGPVGAis
used(refertoJumperSettingsfordetailedinformationon enabling/disabling AGP).
PowerSupplyConnector(J10,J11)&PowerSwitch(POWER)
ATX/SFXpowersupplycanbothbeusedonthissystem.Besuretoconnectthepower
supplyplugtoconnectorJ10 inthe properorientation.The powerswitch(POWER)should
beconnected toamomentaryswitch.Whenpowering up yoursystem,firstturnonthe
mechanicalswitchofthepowersupply(ifoneisprovided),thenpushoncethebuttonof
thepowerswitch.Whenpoweringoff the system,you needn’tturnoffthemechanical
switch,justpushonce*the buttonofthepowerswitch.
J11isanoptional6-pinpowerconnectorusedforthepowersupplywhichhasanidentical
connector.The pinassignmentandthelocationoftheconnectorsareasshownbelow:
Note:*Ifyouchange“soft-off byPWR-BTTN”fromdefault“Instant-off”to
“Delay4Secs”inBIOSSetup(POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP),thepowerbutton
shouldbepressedformorethan4secondsbeforethesystempowersdown.
**Thisoptionalsignal(-5V)isnotavailableintheSFXpowersupply.
HardDiskLEDConnector(HDLED)
Theconnectorconnectstothecase’sIDEindicatorLEDindicating theactivitystatusof
IDEharddisk.
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AGPVGAConnector
POWER
PowerSupplyConnector(J10)
5V5V-5VGNDGNDGNDPSON GND-12V3.3V
12V5VSBPS-OKGND5VGND5VGND3.3V3.3V
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ResetSwitch(RESET)
Theconnectorconnectstothe case’sresetswitch.Presstheswitchonce,the system
resets.
SpeakerConnector(SPEAKER)
Theconnectorcanbeconnectedtothespeakeronthecase.
PowerLEDConnector(PWRLED)
ThepowerLEDhasthree status.WhennoACpowersupplyispresent,theLEDisoff.
Whenthesystemisinsoftpower-downstatus,theLEDglowsdimly.Whenthesystemis
powered up,theLEDison.
Key-LockConnector(KEY_L)
Theconnectorcan beconnectedtothekeyboardlock switchonthecaseforlockingthe
keyboard.
GreenLEDConnector(GRNLED)
The GreenLEDhasfourstatus.WhennoACpowersupplyispresent,theLEDisoff.When
the systemisinpower-offstatus,the LEDisglowsdimly.Whenthe systemispoweredup,
theLEDison.Whenthe systementersgreenmode,theLEDwillflash.
HardwareGreenConnector(SLEEP)
Pushoncetheswitchconnectedtothisconnector,thesystementerssuspend
mode.
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LED+ LED- GND
RESET
SPKDATA
NC GND VCC
GND
POWER
LED+ LED- LED-
KEYLOCK
GND
LED+
LED- LED-
SLEEP
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Wake-UpOnLAN(WOL)
Through Wake-up OnLANfunction,awakeeventoccuringfromnetworkcanwakeupthe
system.Ifthisfunctionistobeused,pleasebesureanATX2.01 powersupplyofwhich
5VSB lineiscapableofdelivering720mA,andaLANadapterwhichsupportsthisfunction
areused.Then connectthisheadertotherelevantconnectoronthe LANadapter,set
“WakeUpOnLAN”asEnabledfromthe “POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”section ofthe
BIOS.Save&exit, thenboottheoperating systemoncetomakesurethisfunction takes
effect.
InfraredHeader(IRDA)
Thisconnectorsupportswireless transmittingand receiving.Youmustset“SerialPort2
Mode”toIrDAorASKIRandconfigurethesettingsinthe“INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS”
sectionoftheBIOS.
FanConnector(CPUFAN,CHSFAN)
Thesetwofansarecontrollable.Theywillbeautomaticallyturnedoffafterthe system
enterssuspendmode.Youcan alsochoosenottoturntheCPUFANoffbysetting“CPUFAN
offInSuspend”asDisabledinthe“POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”sectionoftheBIOS.
+5Vstandby
GND
Signalforwakingup (activehigh)
WOL
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VCC
NCIRRX
GND
IRTXVCC
FANGND(Controllable)
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Wake-UpOnInternalModem(WOM)
Throughthe Wake-UpOnInternalModemfunction,thesystemwhichisinpower-offstatus
canbe poweredup byaring signalreceivedfromtheinternalmodem.Ifthisfunction isto
beused,pleasebe sureaninternalmodemcardwhichsupportsthisfunction isused.Then
connectthisheadertotherelevantconnectoronthemodemcard,set“ResumebyRing”to
Enabled fromthe“POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP”section ofthe BIOS.Save&exit,then
boottheoperating systemoncetomakesurethisfunctiontakeseffect.
ChassisSecurity(CHSSEC)
Theconnectorcanbeconnectedtothechassissecurityswitchonthecase.Whenusing
QDI’sManageEasysoftware,thesystemcan detectthe statusofthe chassis.Fordetailed
information,refertotheManageEasymanuallocatedinthepath\DocfromtheQDI
motherboardutilityCD.
CD AudioConnector(CDLIN,MITSU)
TheCD AudioConnectorcanbeconnected toaCD-ROMdrivethroughaCD audiocable.
WiththespeakersconnectedtoSpeaker-out/Line-outjack,audiocanbeheardfromthe
CD-ROMdrive.
+5Vstandby
GND
Signalforwakingup (activelow)
WOM
CHSSEC
GND
Indicatesignal
MITSU CDLIN(SONY)
CD RightChannel
GND
CD Left Channel
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Installation Instruction
VESAFeatureConnector(VFC)
ExpansionSlots&I/O Portsdescription
Slot/PortDescription
ISAISAslot
PCI1FirstPCIslot
PCI2Second PCIslot
IDE1PrimaryIDEport
IDE2SecondaryIDEport
FLOPPYFloppyDrivePort
MemoryConfiguration
Thismotherboardprovidestwo168 pin3.3Vun-bufferedDIMM socketstosupporta
flexiblememorysizeranging from8MB/256MBforSDRAMorfrom8MB/512MBforEDO
memory.Both66MHz/100MHzSDRAMand66MHzEDODIMMsaresupported.The
following setofrulesallowsoptimumconfigurations.
Rules forpopulatinga440ZXmemoryarray:
lEDO/SDRAMDIMMscannotbeusedon the samesystem,itisadvisedyou
useonlyone kind ofDIMM.
lProcessorswith100MHzfront-sidebusshouldbepairedonlywith100MHzSDRAM.
Processorswith66MHzfront-sidebuscanbepairedwitheither66MHzSDRAM/EDO
or100MHzSDRAM.
lNoRegisteredDIMMsupport.
lTheDRAMTiming register,whichprovidestheDRAMspeedgradecontrolforthe
entirememoryarray,mustbeprogrammedtousethe timing oftheslowestDRAMs
installed.
lPossibleEDODIMMmemorysizesare8MB,16MB,32MB,64MB,128MB,256MBin
eachDIMMsocket.
lPossibleSDRAMDIMMmemorysizesare8MB,16MB,32MB,64MB,128MBineach
DIMMsocket.
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Chapter3
BIOSDescription
Chapter3
BIOSDescription
UtilitySupport:
FLASH.EXE
Thisisaflashmemorywrite/readutilityusedforthepurposeofupdating yourBIOS
whennecessary.Beforedoingso,pleasenote:
lWestronglyrecommend youonlyupgradeBIOSwhenencountering problems.
lBeforeupgradingyourBIOS,reviewthedescription belowtoavoidmaking
mistakes,resultinginadestroyedBIOSandanon-workingsystem.
When youareencounteringproblems,forexample,youfind yoursystemdoesn’tsupport
the newCPUwhichisreleased afterourcurrentmotherboard,youmaythereforeupdate
theBIOS.
Followthestepsexactlyforasuccessfulupgrade.
1.Createabootablesystemfloppydiskettebytyping FormatA:/sfromtheDOSprompt
underDOS6.xxorWindows9xenvironment.
2.CopyFLASH.EXEfromthedirectory\UtilityontheQDIMotherboardUtilityCDonto
yournewbootablediskette.
3.Downloadtheupdated BIOSfilefromtheWebsite(http://www.qdigrp.com).Please
besuretodownloadthesuitableBIOSfileforyourmotherboard.
4.Uncompress thefiledownload,copytheBIOSfile(xx.bin)ontothebootablediskette,
and writedownthechecksumofthisBIOSwhichisincludedinreadmefile.
5.Rebootthesystemfromthebootablediskettewhichyouhavecreated.
6.Then run the FLASHutilityattheA:\prompt. During theprocess,thesystemwill
prompt:‘DoyouwanttosavetheBIOS(Y/N)’.Ifyoutype ‘Y’,the systemwillprompt
fortheBIOSname.Thesystemwill alsodisplaythechecksumwhichshouldbe
exactlythesameasthechecksumyoucopiedfromthe readmefile.Don’tturnoff
powerorresetthesystemuntil the BIOSupgradehasbeencompleted.
Concerning howtorun the FLASHutility,pleaserefertothefollowing descriptions:
Usage:FLASH[BIOSfile][/c[<command...>]][/n]
FLASH[BIOSfile][/g]
/c:Flashing memorywill clearprevioussettings.Defaultallowssettingstoremain.
<command>functiondefinition:
c:clearCMOS;
p:clearPnP;
d:clearDMI.
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