Quantum PlatiniX 2 manual

Declaration of Conformity QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) L TD . 20th Floor , Devon House, T aikoo Place, 979 King’ s Road, Quarry Bay , Hong Kong declares that the product Motherboard PlatiniX 2 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) ! " EN 55022 Lim its and [...]

Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: PlatiniX 2 Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc. Address: 41456 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538 T elephone: (510) 668-4933 Facsimile: (510) 668-4966 Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly T ype of Product: Motherboard Manufacturer : Quantum Desi[...]

II CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS 1. Introduction ................................................ 1 Overview ........................................................................ 1 Key Features .................................................................. 1 2. I nstal lation Instr uctio ns ............................. 4 Exte[...]

II CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS Clear CMOS( JCC ).......................................................15 CPU Core V oltage Setting( JVID0~4 )............................15 Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function ( JUSB, JFUSB )............................................................17 Enable/Disable onboard Audio( [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview PlatiniX 2 series of green mainboards utilize Intel ® 845 chipset consisting of two compo- nents: the Intel ® i845 Memory Controller Hub(Brookdale MCH) and the 82801BA I/O Con- troller Hub2(ICH2), providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-e[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Introduction Onboard LAN (available on PlatiniX 2-L/-AL, PlatiniX 2I-L/-AL) #" 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support #" 10/100M LAN interface built-in on board 4 USB #" USB 1.1 compliant #" Supports wake-up from S1 (power on suspend), S3 (STR) (depend on device) Onboard I/O #" Winbond W83627 HF-AW I/[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chapter 1 BIOS #" Licensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM with 2Mb memory size, plug and play ready #" Supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI boot up Green function #" Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS Directed Power Management) #" Supports ACPI power stat[...]

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Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chapter 2 Installation Instructions Chapter 2 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. Further- more, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignme[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Installation Instructions Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick Connector (available on PlatiniX 2-A/-AL, PlatiniX 2I-A/-AL) 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[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Hard Disk LED Connector (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 [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Installation Instructions USB3, USB4 Besides USB1,2 on the back panel, PlatiniX 2 series of mainboards also have a 10-pin header on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional two USB ports. Infrared Header (IrDA) This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Fan Connectors (PWRFAN, CPUF AN, CHSF AN) The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in “PC Health” section of the CMOS SETUP . These three fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters suspend mode. Chapter 2 Intruder Detect Switch(JINTR)(Reserved) The connector connects to the cha[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM) Through this function, the system which is in the suspend or soft-off status can be waked up by a ring signal received from the internal modem. When this function is used, be sure an internal modem card which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the relevant connect[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Audio Connectors (CD_IN, MODEM, AUXIN) (available on PlatiniX 2-A/-AL, PlatiniX 2I-A/-AL) CD_IN is a Sony standard CD audio connector , it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive through a CD audio cable. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector . It allows co[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC) The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can detect the chassis intrusion through 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. Y ou can receive this in[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chapter 2 Audio Interface(Reserved) The audio interface provides three kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio is available, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio( in-case speakers ) will be cut off. When the RearAudio is avai[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Installation Instructions Jumper Settings Jumpers are located on the motherboard, they represent, clear CMOS jumper JCC, enable BIOS ProtectEasy function jumper JA V etc. Pin 1 of all jumpers are located on the side with a thick white line ( Pin1 → ), refer to the motherboard ’ s silkscreen. Jumpers with three pins [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Overclocking Jumper Setting (JFS1)(optional) Jumper JFS1 provides users with CPU overclocking feature. The host bus speed can be set as 100x4/133x4MHz or AUTO. If CPU FSB is set as Auto, the system detects the CPU FSB (front side bus) automatically . The table below is for your reference. Whether or not your system can [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series CPU Core V oltage Setting (JVID0~4)(optional) The Jumpers JVID0~4 allow you to adjust the CPU Core V oltage Manually to improve the CPU performance. But, we strongly recommend you not to adjust it unless you know the CPU well. If the jumpers are set as Auto, the system will detect the CPU core voltage automatically . ?[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chapter 2 W arning: T o set CPU core voltage higher than its default core voltage is not suggested. If you do, we will not be responsible for any damages caused. JVID4 JVID3 JVID2 JVID1 JVID0 Vcore(V) 1 1 1 1 1 Output Off 1 1 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 1 1 0 1 1.125 1 1 1 0 0 1.15 1 1 0 1 1 1.175 1 1 0 1 0 1 . 2 1 1 0 0 1 1.225 1 1 [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Enable/Disable onboard audio (JSD) (available on PlatiniX 2-A/-AL, PlatiniX 2I-A/-AL) If you want to use the on-board audio, set JSD with pin2 & pin3 closed. Otherwise, set JSD with pin1 & pin2 closed for disabling this function. Enable onboard audio (default) Disable onboard audio JSD 1 2 3 JSD 1 2 3 Enable Fro[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Enable keyboard password power-on function (JKB) The mainboard provides the advanced keyboard password power-on function. Before using this function, set JKB with pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JKB with pin2 & pin3 closed for disabling. Furthermore in order to implement this function, set “ POWER ON Functi[...]

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Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chapter 3 BIOS Description Chapter 3 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Utility Support: A WDFLASH.EXE This is a flash memory write/read utility used for the purpose of upgrading your BIOS when necessary . Before doing so, please note: # We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encounter problems. # Before upgrading you[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series BIOS Description A W ARD BIOS Description Entering Setup Power on the computer , when the following message briefly appears at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self T est), press <Del> key to enter the AW ARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility . Press <Del> to enter SETUP When you have entered, the Ma[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu For the items marked, press enter , a window will pop up as shown below . Y ou can view detailed information or make modifications. Figure-2-1 IDE Primary Master Setup Menu Hard Disk Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave These categories identify the HDD types of[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE. NORMAL Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any trans- formation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for NORMAL mode are 1024,16 and 63. If the user sets his HDD to NORMAL mode, the maxi[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Video Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system. EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / V ideo Graphic Array . For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode. MONO Mo[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series BIOS Description CPU SpeedEasy Setup Figure-3 CPU SpeedEasy Setup Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description # " CPU Clock Ratio 8~23 Select the multiplication of processor core frequency . This item is only for users who understand all the CPU parame[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Advanced BIOS Features Setup Figure-4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description # " QDI BootEasy Disabled PC boots in the legacy BIOS way . Feature Enabled PC boots in rapid speed, without any redundant waiting for the displayi[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series BIOS Description #" Swap Floppy Enabled If the system has two floppy drives, choose Drive Disabled enable to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice-versa. #" Boot Up On Keypad is used as number keys. NumLock Status Off Keypad is used as arrow keys. #" Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Chapter 3 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Figure-5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes t he ir meaning. Item Option Description # " DRAM Timing By User DRAM timing is defined by user . Selectable By SPD DRAM timing is defined by SPD. #" CAS Latency 1.5[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series # " Video RAM Enabled Besides conventional memory , video RAM area Cacheable is a ls o ca c heable. Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable. # " Memory hole at Enabled Memory hole at 15-16M is reserved for 15M-16M expanded ISA card. Disabled Do not set this memory hole. # " Delayed Transaction Enabled En[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Power Management Setup Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description # " ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function. Disabled Disable this function. # " ACPI Suspend S1(POS) Select the ACPI suspend type. T ype S3(STR)[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series # " Suspend T ype Stop Grant Select the Suspend type. PwrOn Suspend # " MODEM Use 3,4,5,7,9, Special Wake-up event for Modem. IRQ 10,1 1 NA This function is not applied. # " Suspend Mode Disabled The system never enter Suspend mode by timer . 1Min ~ 1Hour Define the continuous idle time before the system [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series # " Primary IDE 0/1, Enabled Reload global timer , when there ’ s an IDE event. Secondary IDE 0/1 Disabled Do not reload global timer . # " FDD/COM/LPT Enabled Reload global timer , when there ’ s a FDD/COM/ Port LPT event. Disabled Do not reload global timer . # " PCI PIRQ[A - D]# Enabled Reload glob[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description # " PNP OS Installed Ye s Device resources assigned by PnP OS. No Device resources assigned by BIOS. This item is valid for the PlatiniX 2I/-[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Integrated Peripherals Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description # On-Chip Primary/ Enabled On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE is enabled. Secondary PCI IDE Disabled On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE is disabled. # IDE Mode [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series #" Onboard/CNR LAN Auto If a CNR Interface is enabled, the onboard LAN "" Selection will be automatically disabled. Otherwise, the onboard LAN is enabled. Onboard The onboard LAN is enabled. Ext.CNR CNR Interface is enabled. # IDE HDD Block Enabled Allow IDE HDD to read/write several sectors Mode once. Di[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series # Onboard Parallel 378/IRQ7 Define parallel port address and IRQ channel. Port 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled. # Parallel Port Mode SPP Define the parallel port mode. """"""""""""" EPP ECP ECP+EPP # EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 Set [...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series PC Health Status Figure-9 PC Health Status Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description # CPU Warning 50 0 C/122 0 F An alarm will beep when the CPU T emperature 53 0 C/127 0 F temperature reaches the previous setting, 56 0 C/133 0 F 50 0 C/122 0 F, 5 3 0 C/[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series # VC CVID (CP U) Display current voltage value including all V oltage, significant voltages of the mainboard. +3.3V +3.3V , +5V , +12V , -12V are voltages from the +5 V power supply . +12 V -12 V VCCVID (CPU) V oltage is the CPU core V BA T Voltage voltage from the on board switching Power 5V Standby V oltage Supply . T[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Password Setting When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER P ASSWORD Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory . Y ou wi[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Appendix Appendix QDI Utility CD A QDI Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard, the contents contained in it are showed as below: 1. Driver Install Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your mainboard easily . Y ou should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all t[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series QDI ManageEasy V2.0 It is well known that guaranteeing the computer ’ s security and reliability is essential. Espe- cially today , effectively managing and monitoring the computer ’ s hardware is even more important; because processing and exchanging critical data through computer and network are happening everyday[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Appendix LogoEasy When you power on or reset your system, the picture shown below will be displayed on the screen. Y ou can use “ CBLOGO.EXE ” ( included in the QDI Driver CD ) to replace it by any other logo which you prefer . Please follow the steps to use CBLOGO.EXE Utility: 1. Copy “ CBLOGO.EXE ” and “ AWD[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series SpeedEasy Quick Setup Procedures : 1. Correctly insert the C PU . 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 “ CPU SpeedEasy Setup ” menu to set up the CPU speed. 5. Save and exit BIOS Setup, your system will no[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series CPU SpeedEasy Setup Menu Select <CPU SpeedEasy Setup > item from the main menu and enter the sub-menu: CPU SpeedEasy Setup 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 ” m[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series QDI BootEasy BootEasy is a new member of legend QDI Easy series, which is the latest innovation comes from legend QDI. BootEasy Setup Menu BootEasy technology enormously shorten the long BOOT process time of computers. Re- ducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting their computer . BIOS without BootEasy[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series QDI BootEasy Boot Easy e il nuovo software membro della famiglia legend QDI Easy , quale innovazione da LEGEND- QDI. BootEasy Setup Menu La tecnologia Boot Easy abbrevia gli enormi tempi del computer in fase di BOOT . Riduce le attese d ’ ogni utente che accede al suo computer . Il BIOS senza Boot Easy deve eseguire m[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series QDI BootEasy BootEasy es el nuevo miembro de la familia de “ Easies ” de Legend QDI , que se acaba de incorporar a los ú ltimos modelos de placas base. Menu de configuraci ó n de BootEasy La tecnolog í a BootEasy disminuye enormemente el tiempo dedicado al proceso de arranque del ordenador , reduciendo considerab[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series QDI BootEasy BootEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von Legend QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI Easy – T echnologien. BootEasy Setup Menu Mit der BootEasy- T echnologie T echnik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis f ü nf Sekunden in Anspruch nehmen, bis das Betriebssystem geladen wird. Der Grund f ü r die lange Wartere[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Introduction: RecoveryEasy TM , the latest QDI innovation, is able to protect the system from being destroyed, by creating a so-called “ mirror partition ” for a current hard disk partition and backuping all the data to the mirror area. This ideal utility provides disk partition, disk data backup/recovery , CMOS set[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series b. If choosing to install RecoveryEasy on an absolutely clear disk, the utility will delete all the previous partitions. c . The password is set as default setting “ qdiqdi ” after installing RecoveryEasy . 1 . 1 CREA TE P A R Function : Creates a new partition. Limitation : When no disk space remains or 4 partition[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series 1 . 3 ACTIVE P A R Function : Implements multi-boot function by activating one of the partitions. Limitation : When no partition exists, this button is disabled. Steps : If there ’ re two or more partitions, choose one of them by pressing F5 key . Note : After setting active partition, a letter “ A ” will be shown[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series F5: a. When two or more than two hard disks are installed on the system, use F5 key to choose the hard disk. Every time users use F5 key to switch the hard disk, the operation result for the previous hard disk is saved. When processing a certain hard disk, F5 key can be used to choose the partition. b. In addition, when[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Note: a. During the process of partition backup or recovery , a guage will be shown as below , the backup or recovery speed 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 igno[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series 2 . 6 CHANGE PWD Function : Changes the password to enter RecoveryEasy Partition or Recovery User Interface. Limitation : None. Steps : Follow the system prompt, input the password no more than 6 characters twice. T o delete the password, follow the system prompt and press the “ Enter ” key twice. Note: a. The passw[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series 4. Are there any hard disk limitations of RecoveryEasy? RecoveryEasy supports all kinds of current IDE hard disks and has no limita- tion on the hard disk capacity . RecoveryEasy can not provide its function for some special hard disk types such as SCSI, but it will not affect their usage. 5. Are there any OS limitation[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series key to quit RecoveryEasy , this will save the change. Do not try to create the partition again, since creating partition will clear all the content of the partition. 1 1 . What is multi-boot? RecoveryEasy can implement the multi-boot function by activating different partition. For example on the hard disk, partition C c[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series QDI StepEasy(optional) As one of the Legend QDI ’ s innovations, StepEasy is a powerful and ef ficient Easy T echnol- ogy for PC DIY fans. It provides a friendly interface for you that you can adjust the CPU frequency conveniently and directly . It is so powerful that you can change the CPU frequency just in a few sec[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series A.19 Appendix The select CPU frequency is shown in the LED window with three colors: green digits indicate the frequency is entirely safe, yellow digits indicate the frequency is relatively safe, and red flashing digits indicate the frequency is somehow dangerous that may lead the system down. We recommend you not to se[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Appendix A.20 Installation de la carte m è re PlatiniX 2 : 1. Assurez-vous que votre ensemble est complet: carte m è re, c â bles IDE et FLOPPY , notice d ’ utilisation et CD-ROM d ’ installation. 2. V é rifiez que l ’ alimentation est d é branch é e et reliez-vous à la terre par une courroie à votre poign[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Appendix A.21 5. Pressez la touche F10 ou choisissez « Save and exit » pour enregistrer vos param è tres et relancer la machine. 6. Installez votre syst è me d ’ exploitation 7. Apr è s installation, assurez-vous qu ’ il ne subsiste aucun conflit ou p é riph é rique inconnu dans votre syst è me. 8. Installat[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Appendix A.22 QDI BootEasy BootEasy est la derni è re n é e des technologies Legend QDI. V oir figure page 14 du manuel en anglais. BootEasy permet au PC de d é marrer plus rapidement lorsqu ’ on allume, reset ou relance le PC. Avec le BootEasy , le PC peut d é marrer en un instant, sans attente redondante pour af[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Pr é venir : Le menu SpeedEasy vous fournit un ensemble de valeurs. V ous pouvez s é lectionner manuellement la vitesse de CPU dans ce menu soit en mode « SpeedEasy » soit en mode « Jumper Emulation » (voir manuel). A TTENTION: Ne pas s é lectionner une fr é quence de fonctionnement du CPU sup é rieure à celle[...]

PlatiniX 4X PlatiniX 1 Form Factor: AT X CPU : Socket-423 Chipset: Intel 850 FSB: 400MHz Memory: 4 PC800/PC600 RDRAM IDE: A T A 100/66/33 AGP: 4x I/O: 4 PCI/1 AGP/1 CNR 1 IrDA/4 USB Optional: Onboard AC ’ 97 Audio QDI Innovations: SpeedEasy , BootEasy, LogoEasy , ManageEasy , BIOS-ProtectEasy , RecoveryEasy Form Factor: mA TX CPU : Socket-478 Chi[...]

Manual for PlatiniX 2 series Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout Note: The layout includes all options. It is for your reference only .[...]

Note: This manual is suitable for PlatiniX 2 series of mainboards. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features. PlatiniX 2: without ISA slot , onboard audio and LAN PlatiniX 2I: with ISA slot, without onboard audio and LAN -A: with onboard audio -L: with onboard LAN -AL: with onboard audio and LAN[...]

Caution Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink requirement. Caution Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the SDRAM memory , otherwise your mainboard or the system memory might be serious[...]

Notice The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve reliability , design, or function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company . In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequen- tial damages arising out of the use or the possibility of suc[...]