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Chapter 1

Introduction .................................................................... 1
Key Features ................................................................. 2

Chapter 2

Installation Instructions................................................... 5
1. External Connectors .................................................. 6
PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse Connector ................................ 6
USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors ................................. 6
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors ............................. 6
Line-in jack, Mic-in jack, Speaker-out jack and
MIDI/Joystick Connector ................................................. 7
6-Channel Audio ............................................................ 7
ATX 12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch ..... 8
Hard Disk LED Connector ( HD_LED ) .......................... 8
Reset Switch ( RESET ) ................................................. 8
Speaker Connector ( SPEAKER ) .................................. 9
Power LED Connector( PWR_LED ) .............................. 9
Green LED Connector( GREEN_LED ) ......................... 9
ACPI LED Connector( ACPI_LED ) ................................ 9
Hardware Green Connector ( SLEEP SW ) ................... 9
Key Lock Connector( KEYLK ) ....................................... 9
COM2,USB3 ,USB4 Connector ...................................... 10
Infrared Header ( IrDA ) ................................................. 10
Fan Connectors( CPU_FAN , SYS_FAN, PWR_FAN ) ... 11
Intruder Detect Switch( JINTR ) ...................................... 11
Wake-Up On LAN ( WOL ) ............................................. 12
Wake-Up On Internal Modem ( WOM ) .......................... 12
Audio Connectors (CD_IN1, CD_IN2, MODEM_IN ) ....... 13
4-pin SMBus Connector( SMBUS ) ................................ 13
Diagnosis LED ............................................................... 14
Hyper-Threading Detector ............................................. 14
Audio Interface ............................................................... 15
SPDIF Connector ...........................................................16
Chassis Security Switch(CHSSEC) ................................ 16
2. Jumper Settings .................................................. ..... 17

Summary of Contents for PlatiniX P8/333 Series

Page 1: ...h RESET 8 Speaker Connector SPEAKER 9 Power LED Connector PWR_LED 9 Green LED Connector GREEN_LED 9 ACPI LED Connector ACPI_LED 9 Hardware Green Connector SLEEP SW 9 Key Lock Connector KEYLK 9 COM2 US...

Page 2: ...nced BIOS Features Setup 31 Advanced Chipset Features Setup 33 Power Management Setup 35 PnP PCI Configurations Setup 38 Integrated Peripherals 39 PC Health Status 42 Password Setting 44 Boot with BIO...

Page 3: ...ies together with AC 97 audio 2 6 channel 6 USB and ATA100 66 33 give customers an advanced mul timedia solution at reasonable price It provides 400 533MHz host bus speed to support Intel Pentium 4 so...

Page 4: ...ast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD ROM drives Onboard LAN Available on L AL 6AL optional 10 100 Mbit sec Ethernet support Intel82562 chip 1000 Mbit sec Ethe...

Page 5: ...ME XP soft off Supports Wake on LAN and Wake on Modem Supports Keyboard Password Power on function Supports system monitoring monitors CPU and system temperatures system voltages fan speed Provides D...

Page 6: ...status S0 full on S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to Disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Slot Port Quantity Description PCI 6 PCI slots IDE 2 IDE ports FLOPPY 1 Floppy Drive port DDR...

Page 7: ...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 you...

Page 8: ...The RJ 45 connector is for onboard LAN PS 2 Mouse connector PS 2 Keyboard connector Parallel Port Serial Port Connectors COM1 and VGA port The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel de...

Page 9: ...eries mainboard This mainboard utilizes ALC650 chip providing 6 channel Audio which consists of Front Left Front Right Rear Left Rear Right Center and Woofer for a complete surround sound effect When...

Page 10: ...tch 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 powe...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...cable optional to provide additional four USB ports The serial port COM2 is not available on the back panel Therefore we provide a 9 pin header Infrared Header IrDA This connector supports wireless tr...

Page 13: ...f the CMOS SETUP Intruder Detect Switch JINTR Reserved The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the status of this connecto...

Page 14: ...T SETUP section of the CMOS SETUP Save and exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect Wake Up On Internal Modem WOM Through this function the system which is in t...

Page 15: ...ono_in such as a phone or mono_out such as a speaker between the onboard audio and the voice modem card 4 pin SMBus Connector SMBUS This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices SMBus devices com...

Page 16: ...off system detect memory off off on off off system initialize PCI off off off on off system initialize clockgen off off off off on system detect Video and invokeVideoBIOS During the POST If use the C...

Page 17: ...eakers will be cut off When the RearAudio is available the ActiveAudio will be cut off An onboard amplifier is provided for the earphone When the FrontAudio is absent Pin11 and Pin12 Pin13 and Pin14 m...

Page 18: ...the status of this connector If the connector has been closed once the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been opened You can monitor or check this information from some softw...

Page 19: ...tion Represent 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 set pin1 and pin2 closed 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 set pin2 and pin3 closed close set the pins closed open set the pins opened Enable Front Back Panel USB Device Wake up F...

Page 20: ...processor and memory Whether the processor is bus ratio locked or unlocked should also be taken into account For bus ratio unlocked processor this overclocking feature can be implemented by setting FS...

Page 21: ...BIOS to the Flash ROM The DMI Desktop Management Interface system information such as the CPU type speed memory size and expansion cards will be detected by the onboard BIOS and stored in the flash RO...

Page 22: ...TUP Save and exit then power off your system In this case the power button s power on function is disabled 1 If using this function 5VSB line of the power supply should be capable of delivering enough...

Page 23: ...2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Clear CMOS CLR_CMOS If you want to clear CMOS unplug the AC power supply first close CLR_CMOS pin1 pin2 once set CLR_CMOS back to the normal status with pin2 pin3 conn...

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Page 25: ...er 3 BIOS Description Chapter 3 The mainboard uses AWARD BIOS Setup program that provides a Setup utility for users to modify the basic sys tem configuration The information is stored in CMOS RAM so i...

Page 26: ...te Protect item in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup first Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade 1 Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing Format A s from the DOS prompt under DOS6 xx or Wi...

Page 27: ...s on the screen Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press the Enter key to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Load Optimized Defaults The Optimized Defaults are common and ef...

Page 28: ...e These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is instal...

Page 29: ...controller will transform the logical address described by sector head and cylinder number into its own physical address inside the HDD LARGE mode Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder withou...

Page 30: ...ystem boot will not stop for any errors detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted All But The system boot will not stop for a keyboa...

Page 31: ...ng CPU Clock Ratio x1 x99 Select the multiplication of processor core frequency If a Ratio locked processor is installed this item will be hidden This item is only for users understanding all the CPU...

Page 32: ...p Disabled Close this function RecoveryEasyII setting Menu language Select English Select RecoveryEasyII Interface Menu language Chinese Hotkey for NULL Backup Recovery interface can not be used by Ba...

Page 33: ...ensuring your computer boots to a clean operating system Disabled Disable this function CPU L1 L2 Enabled Enable CPU L1 L2 cache Cache Disabled Disable CPU L1 L2 cache CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Enab...

Page 34: ...ected Typematic Rate 6 30 The rate at which character repeats when you hold chars sec down a key Typematic Delay 250 1000 The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat Msec Security Option Setup Select...

Page 35: ...item and describes their meaning Item Option Description DRAM Timing Manual DRAM timing is defined by user Selectable By SPD DRAM timing is defined by SPD CAS Latency Time 1 5 3 Set CAS latency time...

Page 36: ...ed Transaction Delay Prior to 4 8 16Min Setting time for CPU automatically enters thermal mode thermal 32Min AGP 4 8 16 32 Set the effective size of the Graphics Aperture to be Aperture Size 64 128 us...

Page 37: ...waked up if S3 Resume Yes No Power User Define Users can configure their own Power Management Timer Management Min Saving Pre defined timer values are used All timers are in their MAX values Max Savin...

Page 38: ...ters Suspend mode If any items defined in PM Events are on and activated the system will be woken up HDD Power Disabled HDD s motor will not be off by timer Down 1 15 Min Define the continuous HDD idl...

Page 39: ...ed The system could be waked up by USB devices from the S3 by USB S3 status Disabled The system cannot be waked up by USB devices from the S3 status Resume Enabled RTC alarm can be used to generate a...

Page 40: ...d describes their meaning Item Option Description Reset Configuration Enabled The system BIOS will reset configuration data once Data then automatically set this item as disabled Disabled Disable this...

Page 41: ...mode is defined by auto detection Master Slave PIO IDE Auto Ultra DMA mode will be enabled if an Ultra DMA device is Primary Secondary detected Master Slave UDMA Disabled Disable this function USB Co...

Page 42: ...on Password Power on with keyboard password KB Power ON Enter Enter keyboard password Password Onboard FDC Enabled Onboard floppy disk controller is enabled Controller Disabled Onboard floppy disk con...

Page 43: ...Mode SPP Define the parallel port mode EPP ECP ECP EPP Normal EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 Set EPP Mode as EPP 1 7 or EPP1 9 Version EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA 1 or 3 DMA 1 PWRON After OFF O...

Page 44: ...beep when the CPU temperature reaches Temperature 530 C 1270 F the previous setting 500 C 1220 F 530 C 1270 F 560 C 1330 F 560 C 1330 F 600 C 1400 F 630 C 1450 F 660 C 1510 F 700 C 1580 F 600 C 1400...

Page 45: ...it relatively Speed Vcore CPU Display current voltage value including all significant Voltage voltages of the mainboard 3 3V 5V 12V 12V are 3 3V voltages from the power supply 5 V 12 V 12 V Vcore CPU...

Page 46: ...d you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or an...

Page 47: ...ded in Utility are A Awdflash exe B Cblogo exe C Lf exe The files included in Documents are A Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 Norton AntiVirus When you install Norton AntiVirus and accept options your compu...

Page 48: ...iles and the high precision display equipment which are now widely used LOGOEASY II supports the high resolution 640x480 or 800x600 image display and full screen top right corner or bottom right corne...

Page 49: ...Reboot the system you can see the new picture displayed on the screen The BIOS of the mainboard is contained inside the Flash ROM Severe viruses such as CIH virus are so dangerous that it may overwrit...

Page 50: ...up area is invisible to any operating system and its upper software making it impossible to be attacked completely Ease to Operate 1 RcoveryEasy II is supported in both Chinese and English You can eas...

Page 51: ...for Backup There are 12 options including NULL and F2 F12 Key F11 is default If NULL is selected Backup interface can not be used with pressing hotkey If you select one key of the rest 11options you...

Page 52: ...ENTER to confirm Hard Disk Selection Menu If you installed the system with several IDE hard disks and you have pressed the backup or restore hotkey during POST hard disk selection menu will popup befo...

Page 53: ...d the backup data on the hard disk freeing the hard disk space 6 Exit Backup Menu It is used to Exit Backup Interface 1 Backup Partition Table It is used to backup partition table of current hard Disk...

Page 54: ...This feature will only re store the bootable partition and contents in other partitions will be untouched 3 Recover Whole Disk It used to restore all the Hard Disk data stored in current backup area t...

Page 55: ...power to the system and press the Del key to enter BIOS Setup 4 Enter QDI Innovation features menu to set up the CPU speed 5 Set CPU Clock ratio and CPU DRAM Frequency and adjust CPU voltage 6 Save an...

Page 56: ...ption in CMOS SETUP refer to QDI Innovation features it can be easily booted quickly BootEasy save all the information when PC first normally boot up and it restores all the pa rameters for the system...

Page 57: ...98 ME 2000 NT and have no need to reset the PC or change the jumpers In addition StepEasyII can decrease the risk of chang ing the CPU frequency to minimum As long as you conform to the steps of tunin...

Page 58: ...obtained immediately 5 When click on the Min button the utility will minimize to an icon in the right bottom task tray Whenever user clicks the QSE QDI StepEasyII abbr icon in the task tray the utilit...

Page 59: ...h diese Informationen aus dem Speicher ab und kann so innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden den Boot Prozess abschlie en Bei nderungen am System beispielsweise nach dem Einbau eines neuen Prozessors muss des...

Page 60: ...MOS Habilitar BIOS ProtectEasy BIOS_WP etc el PIN1 para todos los jumpers esta marcado con una l nea m s gruesa Consulte el apartado Jumper Settings en el manual de usuario de su placa QDI P8 333 en e...

Page 61: ...correctamente Para m s informaci n las funciones de la Bios consulte el apartado BIOS Description en el manual de usuario de la placa base QDI P8 333 Presione la tecla F10 y seleccione la opci n Save...

Page 62: ...2 0 Driver optional E Network Driver optional F Audio Driver optional G DirecrX 2 Accessorios A QFlashV1 0 B Norton AntiVirus 2002 3 Navegue por el CD Usted puede leer todos los documentos incluidos e...

Page 63: ...que optionnelle 2 V rifier que le c ble lectrique reli au bo tier d alimentation de l unit centrale de l ordinateur est d connect Se relier la terre gr ce un bracelet li au poignet A d faut de dispose...

Page 64: ...t es est correcte en v rifiant que le liser rouge de ces derni res correspond l emplacement de la broche num ro 1 du connecteur 9 Connecter les c bles de l unit centrale de l ordinateur sur les broche...

Page 65: ...int gr au syst me Dans ce but il est important de v rifier que la s quence de d marrage du syst me param trable partir du menu de BIOS permet la proc dure d installation du syst me d exploitation de...

Page 66: ...y Applications contenues dans le dossier A QflashV1 0 B Norton AntiVirus 2002 3 Browse CD Avec cette option il est possible de consulter l ensemble des donn es contenues sur le CD ROM d installation Q...

Page 67: ...osito slot la ventola del processore deve essre collegato nello speciale connettore targato CPUFAN 6 Inserire il modulo i di memoria nell apposito memory slots 7 Inserire le periferiche Pci negli appo...

Page 68: ...ed uscire dal BIOS program 4 Installare il sistema operativo non dimenticando di mettere nelle giuste condizioni di partenza la sequenza di boot 5 Dopo una giusta installazione accertarsi che non vi...

Page 69: ...8 333 PlatiniX 8 333 PlatiniX 8 333 3 Guardando il CD Questo manuale di installazionee disponibile anche nella sua versione elettronica all interno del cd accompagnativo insieme anche diverse utili q...

Page 70: ...lling the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC650 chip to function properly before you can get access to 4 6 channel audio operations Follow the procedures described below to in...

Page 71: ...ty 2 Channel Analog Audio Output The audio connectors on the back panel already provide 2 channel analog audio output function The back panel s audio connectors can be transformed to 4 6 channel analo...

Page 72: ...n Line Out Line In and MIC functions all exist under 2 channel configuration 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Description Line In is converted to Line Out function under 4 channel configuration Line Out...

Page 73: ...io Output Description Both Line In and MIC are converted to Line Out function under 6 channel configuration Digital Audio Output Description Connnet the SPDIF speakers to the Coaxial SPDIF jack Coaxia...

Page 74: ...Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen 2 Select any surround sound effect you prefer from the Environment pull down menu under the Sound Effect tab Click here and the pu...

Page 75: ...nnected Speakers To ensure 4 or 6 channel audio operation works properly you may need to test each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly If any speaker fails to sound then check w...

Page 76: ...ok ok ok ok ok Playing KaraOK The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice lyrics and leave melody for you to sing the song The function is applied only for 2 channel audio operation so...

Page 77: ...75 PlatiniX 8 333 PlatiniX 8 333 PlatiniX 8 333 PlatiniX 8 333 PlatiniX 8 333 3 Select Voice Cancellation in the KaraOK column 4 Click OK Click this ok ok ok ok ok...

Page 78: ...Mainboard Layout P8 333 Note The layout includes all options It is for your reference only...

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