Declaration of Conformity QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD. 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong declares that the product Motherboard KuDoz 7 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) þ...
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(510) 668-4966 Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly Type of Product: Motherboard 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 Rules. Operation is subject to...
C O N T E N T S 1. Introduction ..........1 Overview ................ 1 Key Features ..............1 Creative CT5880( optional )............4 2. Installation Instructions ......5 External Connectors ..........5 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector ......5 USB1, USB2 Connectors ..........
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C O N T E N T S BIOS-ProtectEasy Jumper( JAV )........15 Clear CMOS( JCC )............15 Enable/Disable onboard Audio ( JP1,JP2,JP3 )( optional ) ..........16 Enable/Disable Onboard SoundBlaster ( J2 )( optional )..............16 Enable USB KeyDevice Wake-up Function ( JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB4 )..........17 SCR/Floppy B Selection( J5, J6 )......
Introduction Overview The KuDoz 7 series are high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient motherboards from 200MHz and 266MHz FSB based on Socket-A processors. They utilize the Apollo KT 266 chipset consisting of VIA VT8366 and VT8233. They support the UltraDMA-33/66/100, DDR SDRAM and AGP 4x.
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Supports four speakers output based on Speaker-out jack and Line-in jack Advanced Features Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus® On Guard Supports wake-up on LAN Supports wake-up on internal/external modem Supports wake-up on hot keys Supports system monitoring (monitors system temperature, CPU temperature, voltages and fan speed) Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Full duplex operation also allows simultaneous audio recording and play- back. The motherboard has two solutions for onboard audio. Soft Sound( AC97 ) ( Available on KuDoz 7-A ) Hardware Sound( CT 5880 ) ( Available on KuDoz 7-C ) Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Four USB ports are not available on the back panel. Therefore, we provide a 10-pin cable( optional ) to connect onboard USB headers and USB devices. DT6- DT5+ DT6+ DT5- USB6, USB5 DT4- DT4+ DT3+ DT3- USB4, USB3 Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Note: * If you change “soft-off by 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. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
“Wake up on LAN/Ring” as Enabled in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the BIOS. Save & exit, then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect. +5VSB Signal for waking up Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
(such as a phone) or mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice modem card. Left Channel Common Right Channel CD_IN Left Channel Right Channel Phone-In (from Modem) Mono-Out (to Modem) MODEM Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
ICC ( Integrated Circuit Card ) without internal clocks. If use this function, set “UART Mode Select” to SCR in the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” section of the BIOS and jumpers J5, J6 as SCR enabled. SCRREST SCRFET# RFU2 SCRCLK RFU1 SCRIO SCRPRES# SCR1 Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
We do not guaran- tee the overclocking system to be stable. Warning: Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speed will be dangerous! We will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
If it is set as AUTO SET, the system detects the CPU core voltage automatically. If it is set as JUMPER SET, the CPU core voltage can be set manually by jumper J4. JVID JVID Vcore SET Open( default ) AUTO SET Close JUMPER SET Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
So only unlocked Socket- A processors can adjust specified bus ratio through hardware jumper setting. Warning: Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speed will be dangerous! We will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Close Close 1.85V Close Close Close Close Close Warning: To 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. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
If you want to clear CMOS, unplug the AC power supply first, close JCC ( pin1 & pin2 ) once, set JCC back to the normal status with pin2 & pin3 connected, then power on the system. Normal status ( default ) Clear CMOS ( Unplug the AC power supply ) Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
J2 as pin1&pin2 closed. Otherwise, set J2 as pin2&pin3 closed to disable this func- tion. To avoid conflict, it is recommended to set the jumper as disabling onboard Sound- Blaster when using expansion sound card. Enable onboard SoundBlaster ( default ) Disable onboard SoundBlaster Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
The jumpers provides users with SCR/Floppy B selection. The floppy port supports up to two floppy drives( default ). When you use SCR, the floppy B should be disabled by the jumpers J5 and J6. Enable SCR Disable Floppy B Disable SCR Enable Floppy B ( default ) Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
If using this function, 5VSB line of the power supply should be capable of delivering enough current (eg. 200mA) for all the devices connected to the keyboard port, if not, you will be unable to power up the system using the keyboard. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
A:\>AWDFLASH /? Note: Because the BIOS Software will be updated constantly, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not reflect your BIOS screens exactly. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
The basic CMOS settings included in “Standard CMOS Features” are Date, Time, Hard Disk Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive Types, and VGA etc. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item, then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value desired in each item. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press < Enter>: CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of heads PRECOMP write pre-compensation LANDZ landing zone SECTOR number of sectors MODE HDD access mode Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares involved which are located in Award HDD Service Routine(INT13h).It may fail to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the whole INT 13h. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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(or conventional) memory installed in the system. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is presented during the POST. Total Memory Total memory of the system equals the sum of the above memory. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
CPU host clock is 133MHz, these items will be shown to choose. 150/38MHz Warning: Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speed will be dangerous! We will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Disables CPU L2 Cache ECC function. Quick Power Enabled Enables quick POST. BIOS will shorten or skip some On Self Test check items during POST to speed up POST after you power on the computer. Disabled Normal POST. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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WIN 95 release IRQ6. Does not report No Floppy Disk Drive for WIN 95. Video BIOS Enabled Video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video Shadow Shadow will increase the video speed. Disabled Invalidates this feature. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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The logo will not be shown when system boots up. Flash Write Enabled This option is for protecting the system BIOS from Protect being attacked by severe virus such as CIH. Disables you to upgrade the BIOS. Disabled Enables you to upgrade the BIOS. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Defines the CL parameter of DDR. Length Bank Interleave Disabled Disables DDR Bank Interleave. 4Bank Sets Bank Interleave as 4 bank. 2Bank Sets Bank Interleave as 2 bank. DRAM Command 1T Command Defines the DRAM command rate. Rate 2T Command Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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Disabled System BIOS area is not cacheable. Video RAM Enabled Besides conventional memory, video RAM is also Cacheable cacheable. Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable. IRQ9/10/11 Assign IRQ Selects IRQ for ACPI. For ACPI Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Defines the continuous idle time before the system entering suspend mode. Disable Invalidates this function. Video Off Suspend -> Off Screen blanks after the system enters either Option standby mode or suspend mode. Always On Screen is always on. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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PCI Master active reloads global timer. PCI Master active has no influence to global timer. Power On by PCI Enabled Enables to wake up by PCI card. Card Disabled Disables to wake up by PCI card. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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Sets the resume time of RTC. Press Enter Reloads global timer. IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR Allows wake-up from IRQ. Does not allow wake-up from IRQ. IRQ3~IRQ15 Enabled Enables IRQ3~IRQ15 to wake up. Disabled Disables IRQ3~IRQ15 to wake up. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Assigns the needed IRQ for the VGA card. Disabled Does not assign an IRQ for the VGA card, in order to release the IRQ. Assign IRQ For Enabled Assigns an IRQ for USB device. Disabled Does not assign an IRQ for USB. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Enters to set the following items. PCI Device VIA-3058 Auto Enables the AC97 Audio.When CT5880 onboard, AC97 Audio this item will hide. Disabled Disables the AC97 Audio. Auto VIA-3068 Enables the MC97 Modem. MC97 Modem Disabled Disables the MC97 Modem. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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Onboard serial port is disabled. UART Mode Normal Defines Serial Port as standard serial port. Select IrDA Supports IrDA mode. ASKIR Supports SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 57600bps. Supports SCR mode. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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Disables Game Port. Midi Port 300/330 Sets Midi Port address. When CT5880 onboard, Address this item will hide. Disabled Disables Midi port. 5,10 Midi Port IRQ Sets Midi Port IRQ. When CT5880 onboard, this item will hide. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Speed of fan(RPM: Revolution Per Minute) connected to the fan header CPUFAN, Current CHSFAN Speed CHSFAN. Fan speed value is based on an assumption that tachometer signal is two pulses per revolution. In other cases, you should regard it relatively. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Password when booting the system or entering “CMOS Setup” to modify all settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering “CMOS Setup” but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
You could read all the contents contained in this CD, including Utility and Documents. The files included in Utility are: Awdflash.exe Lf.exe Cblogo.exe The files included in Documents are: Adobe Acrobat Reader V3.0 - Ar32e301.exe French Manual - AD11M FR.doc, etc. Handbuch_ManageEasy Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
LiveUpdate; quarantine an infected file. You can go to the Symantec Web site to view an online tutorial: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/tutorial/nav2001 Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
“Show Bootup Logo” option as Disabled in the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ” section of the BIOS. * We reserve the right of modifying the default full-logo of QDI without further notification. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
In this way, the original extension partitions will be changed to normal ones, and probably the sequence of the partitions will be changed also, but the contents contained in each partition will remain the same. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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: After choosing this function, only the final partition can be deleted in order to keep the continuous disk space. If the warning message is confirmed, the partition will be deleted. By pressing “N” or “ESC” key, the system quits. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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ESC : Exits from the Partition User Interface. If users made some mistakes, for example, wrongly delete a partition, do not press the “ESC” key, press the reset button on your system at once, in this way users can save their system. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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The time when the latest backup was done will be displayed in the status line. After confirming the warning message, the system performs the content recovery. By pressing “N” or “ESC” key, the system quits. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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: After choosing this function, the latest backup of the CMOS settings will be recovered. The system needs reboot in order to validate the new CMOS settings. Note : If users have never backuped the CMOS settings, a wrong message will be shown after choosing this function. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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RecoveryEasy build-in BIOS means all functions of RecoveryEasy including creating partition, backuping and restoring partition are built in BIOS. Users just need to down load the latest BIOS from our Website (http://www.qdigrp.com) when wanting to upgrade (It’s free!). Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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Why does the converting of FAT16->FAT32 in PQ Magic go wrong? MBR will be accessed when converting FAT16 to FAT32 with PQ Magic, which is protected by RecoveryEasy, therefore the conversion will be invalidate. Enabling the “ ATTRIB PAR” switch from Recovery User Interface Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
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Recovery User Interface. Remember to create a mirror partition and backup before virus attacks the system. Manual for KuDoz 7 series...
Note: Please make sure the jumper “JAV” is set as OPEN under these conditions. 2. Don’t power off or reset system while BootEasy initializing. 3. Set “QDI BootEasy Feature” as “Disabled” before you replace system equipment. Set “QDI BootEasy Feature” as “Enabled” after you accomplished replacing. Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.12...
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Non spegnere o resetta il PC durante l’avvio di BOOT EASY Disabilita il “QDI BootEasy Feature” prima di sostituire le periferiche ad esso collegate ( HDD, CD-ROM, ecc.) solo dopo riabilita il “QDI BootEasy Feature”. Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.13...
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2. No apague su ordenador mientras se inicia BootEasy. 3. Desactive “QDI BootEasy Feature” seleccionándolo como “Disabled” antes de cambiar algún componente de su PC. Puede restaurar la opción “QDI BootEasy Feature” como “Enabled” al terminar la instalación de nuevos componentes. Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.14...
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Falls Fehler im Flash ROM den Bootvorgang behindern, versucht das System drei Mal den Rechner hochzufahren, bei Misserfolg schaltet es auf die althergebrachte Art zu booten um, das heißt, es dauert wieder ebenso lang wie früher. Anschließend kann die BootEasy – Technik wieder aktiviert werden. Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.15...
BIOS, vous pouvez consulter la version française du manuel sur le CD-ROM. Pressez la touche F10 ou choisissez «Save and exit» pour enregistrer vos paramètres et relancer la machine. Installez votre système d’exploitation Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.16...
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Avec le BootEasy, le PC peut démarrer en un instant, sans attente redondante pour afficher le démarrage du système d’exploitation. BootEasy est facile à utiliser, il suffit de choisir l’option correcte dans le menu «Advanced Bios Features Setup». Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.17...
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N’arrêtez pas ou ne redémarrez pas le système lorsque BootEasy s’initialise Placez «QDI BootEasy Feature» sur «Disabled» avant de changer un composant du système Placez «QDI BootEasy Feature» sur «Enabled» après avoir effectué le changement. Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.18...
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Instruction Because there exist some risks for the CPU or the motherboard when you change the CPU frequency, please read the following and refer to the figure above carefully before tuning the CPU frequency. Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.19...
3. There exist some risks to change the CPU frequency for the CPU or motherboard. StepEasy can decrease the risks to minimum. But Legend QDI will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for KuDoz 7 series A.20...
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Item Checklist Completely check your package. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer. KuDoz 7 series motherboard QDI Driver CD 2000 I/O shield( manufacturing option ) 1 IDE ribbon cable 1 floppy ribbon cable 2 10-pin ribbon cables with bracket for USB3,4,5,6( manufacturing option ) 1 Smart Card Reader cable( manufacturing option ) User’s manual...
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Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout Note: This layout is just for your reference.
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Caution 1 Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the SDRAM memory, otherwise your motherboard or the system memory might be seriously damaged. The power status of the system is indicated by the red LED onboard. If the LED is on, adding or removing devices like SDRAM memory is prohibited.
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Note: This manual is suitable for KuDoz 7 series of motherboards. Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features. KuDoz 7: without onboard Audio( AC’97 ) and onboard SoundBlaster( Creative ® CT5880 ) -A: with onboard Audio( AC’97 ) -C: with onboard SoundBlaster( Creative ®...
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