Declaration of conformity QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD. 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 Kings Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong declares that the product Mainboard Advance 10T is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) "...
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Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: Advance 10T Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc. Address: 41456 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538 Telephone: (510) 668-4933 Facsimile: (510) 668-4966...
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C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S 1.
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C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S Jumper Settings..............
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Note: This manual is suitable for mainboards of Advance 10T series. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants diverse features. A10T: without onboard Audio A10T-A: with onboard Audio Caution 1. Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink of FAN to keep them fully contact , meanwhile to meet the heat sink requirement.
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions External Connectors PS/2 Keyboard Connector, PS/2 Mouse Connector USB1 ,USB2 Connectors USB1 USB2 Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your motherboard and expan- sion cards might be seriously damaged.
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USB3,4 Connectors C U T C U T Parallel Port, Serial Port Connectors (UART1, UART2) Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack and MIDI/ Joystick Connector(available on A10T-A)
ATX Power Supply Connector & Power Switch( POWER SW) Push once 5VSB PW-OK PS-ON 3.3V -12V 3.3V 3.3V 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.
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Power LED Connector (PWRLED) GREEN LED Connector (GREENLED) ACPI LED Connector (ACPILED) Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW) Key Lock Connector (KEYLK)(Reserved) SPEAKER RESET GREEN LED KEYLK SLEEP POWER LED POWER ACPI LED SPEAKER GREEN LEDKEYLK RESET ACPI POWER POWER SLEEP...
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Wake-Up On LAN ( WOL ) +5V SB Signal for waking up Wake-Up On Internal Modem ( WOM ) +5V Standby Signal for waking up...
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Internal Audio Connectors ( CD_IN, MODEM,AUXIN) (available on Advance 10T-A) AUXIN Right AudioChannel LeftAudio Channel MODEM Phone-In (from Modem) Mono-Out (to Modem) CD_IN Left Channel Right Channel Common Fan Connectors (BAKFAN,CPUFAN, CHSFAN) FAN GND +12V BAKFAN FAN GND +12V CPUFAN SENSE SENSE FAN GND...
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Infrared Header (IrDA) C U T IRRX IRTX Audio/Modem Riser Slot (AMR) & AMR Sound Option(JSD) (Jumper JSD is available on Advance 10T-A) Note: The Advance 10T mainboard supports Primary AMR card only.
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Audio Interface(Reserved) Symbol Symbol Active LINE Out(R) Active LINE Out(L) Microphone in GND (ALO) GND (ALO) GND(+12) GND(+12) Line in Speaker +12V(1A) (Cut away ) (Active Audio) Speaker Out GND ( MIC ) Front LINE Out( R ) LINE Next( R ) Front LINE Out( L ) LINE Next( L ) GND (FLO)
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Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC) Indicate signal VCC3 Main Expansion Slots and Connectors...
Jumper Settings → Overclocking Jumper Setting (JCLK1, JCLK2) Warning: Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speed will be dangerous! We will not be responsible for any damages caused.
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FSB Frequency Selection(JFSB1, JFSB2) Enable USB Device Wake-up Function (JUSB1, JUSB2) JUSB2 1 2 3 JUSB1...
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CPU Bus Ratio Selection (JX1, JX2,JX3, JX4)(optional) then CPU RATIO X4.5 close open open close open close close open open X5.5 close open open open open close close close close X6.5 open open close close open close close open X7.5 open open close...
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Clear CMOS (JCC) CPU Core Voltage Setting (JV1, JV2, JV3, JV4,JVT1)(optional) JVT1...
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JVT1 CORE 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.
Chapter 3 BIOS Description Utility Support: AWDFLASH.EXE We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encounter problems. Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid making mistakes, destroying the BIOS and resulting in a non-working system. Follow the instruction through the process. Dont turn off power or reset the system until the BIOS upgrade has been completed.
AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description Entering Setup Press <Del> to enter SETUP Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Setup...
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Hard Disk Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave...
Advanced BIOS Features Setup The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description #" Enabled Disabled #" Enabled Disabled #" Enabled Disabled #" Enabled Disabled #" Enabled Disabled #" ® Enabled ® Disabled...
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Item Option Description #" Enabled " Disabled #" Enabled Note: Enabling this item can protect the system BIOS from being attacked by severe virus such as CIH. Therefore disable this item only when wanting to flash BIOS, afterwards set this item as Enabled (default). Disabled...
Advanced Chipset Features Setup The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description #" Normal Medium Fast Turbo SDRAM 8/10ns #" #" Host Clk Hclk-33M #" 15M-16M Disabled #" Enabled Disabled #" Enabled Disabled...
Power Management Setup The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description Enabled " Disabled press Enter " User Define " Min Saving Max Saving " Disabled 1 - 15 Min " Disabled 1Min~ 1Hr "...
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Item Option Description S1(POS) " S3(STR) " Always On " Suspend off Blank Screen " V / H SYNC + Blank DPMS support " 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 10, 11 Instant _off #" Delay 4 Sec """""""""""" #" Auto """"""""""""""...
Supervisor/ User Password ENTER PASSWORD PASSWORD DISABLED System Setup Boot with BIOS defaults...
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Appendix QDI Driver CD 2000 Install Driver Accessory Browse CD Utility Documents...
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LogoEasy CBLOGO.EXE * We reserve the right of modifying the default full-logo of QDI without further notification.
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RecoveryEasy Introduction: Operation Process: Partition Interface (see figure-1) 1.0 Install RecoveryEasy for the first time...
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1.1 CREATE PAR Function : Limitation : Steps Note:...
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1.2 DELETE PAR Function : Limitation : Steps 1.3 ACTIVE PAR Function : Limitation : Steps Note 1.4 CREATE MIR Function : Limitation : Steps 1.5 DELETE MIR Function : Limitation : Steps 1.6 UNINST SFW Function : Limitation : Steps Note...
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1.7 OTHERS F12 : ESC : Recovery Interface (see figure-3) 2.1 BACKUP PAR Function : Limitation : Steps:...
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2.2 RE-CVR PAR Function : Limitation : Steps: Note: 2.3 ATTRIB PAR Function : Limitation : Steps Note:...
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FAQ: What does RecoveryEasy do? Does RecoveryEasy occupy the system resources? RecoveryEasy utilizes Build-in BIOS skill, what is build-in BIOS? Are there any hard disk limitations of RecoveryEasy? Are there any OS limitations of RecoveryEasy? Why does the system halt when HDD access mode is changed (eg. LBA- >LARGE)?
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Why does the remainder size plus partitions size not match the total size shown in RecoveryEasy sometimes? Are there any other disk partition tools that can modify the partition table made by RecoveryEasy? Why does it happen that a prompt installation can not continue pops up when installing Windows98 or a yellow exclamation mark shown beside IDE device in system properties? Why does the converting of FAT16->FAT32 in PQ Magic go wrong?
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What if computer accidentally power off when backuping (recovering)? What if users lose the password? I t s very important for users to remember the password. Does RecoveryEasy protect hard disk against CIH?
QDI StepEasy(optional) 10MHz increase 10MHz decrease 1MHz increase 1MHz decrease button to run at the button to run at the default frequency select frequency Installation Instructions...
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To avoid accident, we recommend you to close your other program before run StepEasy. Note:...
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Installation de la carte mère Advance 10T : Installation du système.
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ATTENTION : lisez attentivement le manuel du RecoveryEasy traduit sur le CD- ROM QDI avant dinstaller cette fonction. Très important : noubliez pas votre mot de passe, faute de quoi vous nauriez plus accès au RecoveryEasy, même après avoir effectué un Clear CMOS.