QDI Advance 10T Series, Manual

Page 1: ...se or the possibility of such damages All trademarks are the property of their respective owners If you need any further information please visit our web site www qdigrp com Item Checklist This item c...

Page 2: ...nts of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 50081 1 Generic emission standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard...

Page 3: ...t 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...

Page 4: ...er Switch POWER SW 6 HardDiskLEDConnector HD_LED 6 Reset Switch RESET 6 SpeakerConnector SPEAKER 6 PowerLEDConnector PWRLED 7 GREENLEDConnector GREENLED 7 ACPI LEDConnector ACPILED 7 HardwareGreenConn...

Page 5: ...D Phoenix BIOS Description 21 EnteringSetup 21 Load Fail Safe Defaults 21 LoadOptimizedDefaults 21 StandardCMOSFeaturesSetup 21 CPUSpeedEasySetup 25 Advanced BIOS Features Setup 26 Advanced Chipset Fe...

Page 6: ...nwhile to meet the heat sink requirement 2 Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached Note This manual is suitable for mainboards of Advance 10T series Each mainboard is...

Page 7: ...rface ACPI specification makes the PC s power con sumptiondroptothelowestpossiblelevelandenablequickwakeup ManageEasy our systemmanagementapplicationisalsosuppliedtoenableremotemonitoringandcon figura...

Page 8: ...360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M 2 88M format Twohighspeed16550fastcompatibleUART COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4selective with 16 byte transmit receive FIFOs OneparallelportsupportsSPP EPP ECPmode Supports PS 2 mouse and P...

Page 9: ...StepEasy Optional BIOS Licensed advanced AWARD Phoenix BIOS Supports Flash ROM with plug and play ready SupportsIDECDROMorSCSIbootup Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Inte...

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Page 11: ...pers or inserting these connectors please pay attention to the directions External Connectors PS 2 Keyboard Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS 2 keyboard If...

Page 12: ...sin INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS fromAWARDBIOSSETUP Line in Jack Microphone in Jack Speaker out Jack and MIDI Joystick Connector available on A10T A The Line in jack can be connected to devices such as a ca...

Page 13: ...PWRBTN from default Instant off to Delay 4 Sec in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP section of the BIOS the power button should be pressed for more than 4 seconds before the system powers down Hard Disk LED...

Page 14: ...he following status will comeout WhenthesystemisinS0status theLEDisgreenon WhenthesystemisinS1 status the LED is green blink When the system is in S3 status the LED is orange on When the system is in...

Page 15: ...the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect Wake Up On Internal Modem WOM Through the Wake Up On Internal Modem function the system which is in the suspend or soft off status ca...

Page 16: ...one or mono_out such as a speaker between the onboard audio and the voice modem card AUXIN allows you to receive audio input from sound sources such asaCD ROM TVtuner orMPEGcard FanConnectors BAKFAN C...

Page 17: ...ry signals which supports several different configurations of audio and modem in the system such as audio and modem on the riser audio on the mainboard and modem on the riser or no audio with modem on...

Page 18: ...ed for the case of earphone plugged into When the FrontAudio is absent Pin11 and Pin12 Pin13 and Pin14 must be short connected Installation Instruction BLSPK Audio Interface 6 10 12 14 15 1 3 5 7 9 11...

Page 19: ...Parallelconnector IrDA 1 IrDAconnector MIDI Joystick 1 MIDI Joystickconnector ChassisSecuritySwitch CHSSEC The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case The system can detect the c...

Page 20: ...set as Auto the system will detect the CPU FSB front side bus automatically For more FSB frequency selection you can check it in SpeedEasy CPU Setup section of BIOS and set the proper CPU FSB speed th...

Page 21: ...ly Enable USB Device Wake up Function JUSB1 JUSB2 ThemainboardprovidestheadvancedUSBDevicewake upfunction Thesystemcanbe woken up from its power saving status including ACPI S3 by activating USB Devic...

Page 22: ...selection is right CPU over speed will be dangerous We will not be responsible for any damages caused Installation Instructions CPU RATIO JX4 JX3 JX2 JX1 X4 5 close open open close X5 close close open...

Page 23: ...as Auto the system will detect the CPU core voltage automatically The voltage listed in the table is theoretical value 1 2 represents pin1 and pin2 closed 2 3 represents pin2 and pin3 closed Chapter...

Page 24: ...open 1 2 open open 1 425 open open 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 45 open open 1 2 1 2 open 1 475 open 1 2 open open 1 2 1 50 open 1 2 open open open 1 525 open 1 2 open 1 2 1 2 1 55 open 1 2 open 1 2 open 1 575 open...

Page 25: ...stheCPUtype speed memory size and expansion cards will be detected by the onboard BIOS and stored in the flashROM Wheneverthesystemhardwareconfigurationischanged DMIinformationwill beupdatedautomatica...

Page 26: ...D with pin1 pin2 closed default Other wise set JSD with pin2 pin3 closed for disabling this function The onboard audio should be disabled when using a PCI ISA sound card The AMR slot only accept slave...

Page 27: ...nt 2 CopyAWDFLASH EXE version 7 73 fromthedirectory UtilitylocatedonQDI Mainboard Utility CD onto your new bootable diskette 3 Download the updated BIOS file from the Website http www qdigrp com Pleas...

Page 28: ...hesub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Load Fail Safe Defaults The Fail Safe Defaults are secure and useful for system It is recommended users load the Fail Safe Defaults when the system is in trouble Load Opt...

Page 29: ...esidentifytheHDDtypesof2IDEchannelsinstalledinthecomputersystem TherearethreechoicesprovidedfortheEnhancedIDEBIOS None Auto andManual None meansnoHDDisinstalledorset Auto meansthesystemcanauto detectt...

Page 30: ...ector head and cylinder number into its own physical address inside the HDD LARGE mode Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support in some cases users do not want LBA The Award B...

Page 31: ...ors that may be detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it...

Page 32: ...mpty Enabled Close empty DIMM or PCI clock to reduce EMI DIMM PCI Clk Disabled Do not close empty DIMM or PCI clock Spread Enabled Enable Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI Spectrum Disabled Disable Spread...

Page 33: ...before they have a chance to load into your system ensuring your computer boots to a clean operating system Disabled Invalidates this function CPU Enabled Enables CPU internal Level1 Level2 cache Int...

Page 34: ...A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller Option Fast Default setting The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 Security Option System Select whether the password is required every Setup time...

Page 35: ...isabled system boots up otherwise no logo appears on the screen Flash Write Enabled Does not allow you to upgrade the BIOS Protect Note Enabling this item can protect the system BIOS from being attack...

Page 36: ...e SDRAM 8 10ns SDRAM Cycle 2 3 Define the CLT timing parameter of SDRAM Length Latency Time 2 clocks Latency Time 3 clocks DRAM Clock Host Clk DRAM frequency same as CPU FSB Hclk 33M DRAM frequency is...

Page 37: ...lue when the 4X AGP card runs incorrectly AGP Fast Write Enabled Enable AGP Fast Write Disabled Disable AGP Fast Write Onchip USB Enabled Enables the onchip USB controller Disabled Disables the onchip...

Page 38: ...try Retry Disabled Disable PCI 2 Access 1 Retry AGP Master 1 WS Enabled Enable AGP Master 1 WS Write Write Disabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Enabled Enable AGP Master 1 WS Read R...

Page 39: ...mer Min Saving Pre defined timer values are used All timers are in their MAX values Max Saving Pre defined timer values are used All timers are in their MIN values HDD Power Disabled HDD s motor will...

Page 40: ...ction is enabled only for the VGA card supporting DPMS MODEM Use IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 Special wake up event for Modem 10 11 NA This function is not applied Soft off by Instant _off The system will power off...

Page 41: ...d Enable Enable power on by PCI card Wake up On Enabled Allows the system to be powered on when a ring LAN Ring indicator signal comes up to UART1 or UART2 from an external modem or comes up to WOM he...

Page 42: ...disabled Disabled Disables the configuration data function Resources Manual Assigns the system resources IRQ and DMA Controlled By manually Auto ESCD Assigns system resources IRQ and DMA auto maticall...

Page 43: ...etch Mode Primary Secondary Mode 0 4 Defines the IDE primary secondary master slave Master Slave PIO PIOmode Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto detection Primary Secondary Auto Ultra DMA mode wi...

Page 44: ...h maximum baud rate up to 57600bps Onboard Parallel 378 IRQ7 Defines onboard parallel port address and IRQ Port 278 IRQ5 channel 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled Onboard Parallel No...

Page 45: ...Q5 7 9 10 Select SB IRQ SB DMA Select DMA0 DMA3 Select SB DMA MPU 401 Enabled Enable MPU 401 Disabled Disable MPU 401 MPU 401 I O 300 303H Define MPU 401 I O address Address 330 333H Game port Enabled...

Page 46: ...ute speed of fan Current CHSFAN Speed 3998RPM connected to the fan header CPUFAN CHSFAN Fan speed value is based on an assumption that tachometer signal is two pulses per revolution In other cases you...

Page 47: ...SWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of Advanced BIOS Features menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enterBIOSSetup I...

Page 48: ...rmostusersthatprogramwillbeinstalledwiththemostcommon options A Chipset Software B Audio Driver C DirectX 2 Accessory The softwares contained in this directory are A QDI ManageEasy B Norton AntiVirus...

Page 49: ...BIOS file xxxxxx bin onto your hard disk 3 Boot the system into DOS environment Put your favor picture into BIOS file by CBLOGO EXE command Forexample CBLOGO EXE xxxxxx bin myphoto bmp 4 FlashtheBIOSi...

Page 50: ...ard disk space or the system memory It s the best choice for both corporations and PC users Operation Process There are two hotkeys Ctrl Bksp and F12 for RecoveryEasy to enter Partition and Recovery u...

Page 51: ...abled Steps Afterpressingthe CREATEPAR button a The system will prompt whether users want to create a mirror partition for it or not b If answering Y input the new partition size in Megabyte Notice th...

Page 52: ...button is disabled Steps After pressing the CREATE MIR button use F5 key to choose the partition to create mirror The partition of which the size is bigger than the left disk space will be ignored 1...

Page 53: ...f partitions will be changed from C D E F to 1 2 3 4 accordingly 2 Recovery Interface see figure 3 Users can backup the partition to its mirror area and recover the partition from its mirror area from...

Page 54: ...d is about 4 5Mbyte s See figure 4 b If a disk I O error occurs during the process of partition backup or recovery this means there s physical damage on the hard disk however users can ignore it and c...

Page 55: ...n or Recovery User Interface Limitation None Steps Follow the system prompt input the password no more than 6 characters twice To delete the password follow the system prompt and press the Enter key t...

Page 56: ...creating partition backupingandrestoringpartitionarebuiltinBIOS Usersjustneedtodown load the latest BIOS from our Website http www qdigrp com when wanting to upgrade It s free 4 Are there any hard dis...

Page 57: ...fore installing Windows 98 then the installation will be successfully completed In order to remove the yellow question mark before IDE devices in Device Manager enable this switch once more after syst...

Page 58: ...forgetting the password contact us clearing CMOS is useless 15 Does RecoveryEasy protect hard disk against CIH RecoveryEasy can strongly protect the hard disk from boot virus as well as the attack of...

Page 59: ...on AntiVirus When you install Norton AntiVirus and accept options your computer is safe Norton AntiVirus automatically checks boot records for viruses at system startup Checks pro grams for viruses at...

Page 60: ...l be strengthened Today it is possible to monitor and manage your complex hardware from Windows 9X and Windows NT QDI ManageEasy is a system tool like a bridge between the complex hardware and OS used...

Page 61: ...sert the processor 2 Plug in other configurations and restore the system 3 Switch on power to the system and press the Del key to enter BIOS Setup 4 Enter CPUSpeedEasySetup menutosetuptheCPUspeed 5 Sa...

Page 62: ...Menu BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of the jumper settings The processor speed can be manually selected on the CPU SpeedEasy SETUP menuscreen Warning...

Page 63: ...rting OS BootEasy is quite easy to use choosetherightoptioninCMOSSETUP refertoAdvancedBIOSFeatures itcanbeeasily booted quickly BootEasy save all the information when PC first normally boot up and it...

Page 64: ...sdemSpeicherabundkannsoinnerhalb von wenigen Sekunden den Boot Prozess abschlie en Bei nderungenamSystem beispielsweisenachdemEinbaueinesneuen Prozessors muss deshalb zuvor die BootEasy Funktion deakt...

Page 65: ...senza attese ridondanti prima della presentazione del logo del sistema operativo Boot Easy e facile da usare basta scegliere la giusta opzione nel BIOS setup riferito al Advanced BIOS Features ed il c...

Page 66: ...rranque de su sistema operativo BootEasy es muy simple de utilizar basta con escoger la opci n correctaenCMOSSETUP refi rase al apartado Advanced BIOS Features As conseguir arrancar su sistema r pidam...

Page 67: ...lowing two means 1 Run CD select the installation of QDI StepEasy then act step by step according to the interfaceprompt 2 Browse CD and run the setup exe in the relative directory Instructions Becaus...

Page 68: ...Whenclickonthe Min button theutilitywillminimizetoaniconintheright bottomtasktray Wheneverclick ontheQSE QDIStepEasy iconinthetasktray theutilitywillbeactivatedin the current window Note 1 QDI StepEa...

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Page 71: ...t de choisir l option correcte dans le menu Advanced BiosFeaturesSetup BootEasy sauvegarde toutes les informations lorsque le PC boote et restaure les param trespourlesyst me permettantainsiauPCded ma...

Page 72: ...mptyDIMM PCIClk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level CPU Host PCI Clock Default Item Help Pr venir Le menu SpeedEasy vous fournit un ensemble de valeurs Vous pouvez s lectionnermanuellementlavi...

Page 73: ...10MbEthernet QDI Innovations SpeedEasy BootEasy LogoEasy ManageEasy BIOS ProtectEasy RecoveryEasy Welcome to visit www qdigrp com for details Advance 10BM Form Factor mATX CPU Socket 370 Chipset VIA...

Page 74: ...Mainboard Layout Mainboard Layout This layout is just for your reference...