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  • Page 1 Item Checklist Notice www.qdigrp.com 02-4-30, 16:28 P8enÐòÑÔ.p65...
  • Page 2 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 Mainboard PlatiniX 8 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) þ...
  • Page 3 Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: PlatiniX 8 Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc. Address: 41456 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538 Telephone: (510) 668-4933 Facsimile: (510) 668-4966...
  • Page 4 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.
  • Page 5 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 3.
  • Page 6 Note: This manual is suitable for PlatiniX 8 series of mainboards. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features. Name Audio North Bridge 845G P8-A 845G P8-L 845G P8-AL 845G 845G P8I-A 845G P8I-L 845G...
  • Page 7 Caution Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the memory devices, otherwise your mainboard or the system memory might be seriously damaged. 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.
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  • Page 9: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ® ® Key Features Form factor Microprocessor ® ® System memory available on P8/P8I, CPU533MHz) Onboard IDE 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 10 Onboard LAN (available on -L/-AL mainboard) 6 USB Onboard I/O ″ ″ Onboard Audio(Optional) Graphics Interface (available on P8/P8I mainboard) Advanced features 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 11 BIOS Green function Expansion slots 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
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  • Page 13: Installation Instructions

    Chapter 2 Installation Instructions External Connectors PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse connector PS/2 Keyboard connector USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors LINK ACTIVE LAN(optional) USB1 USB2 Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged.
  • Page 14 Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick Connector MIDI/Joystick Speaker out Microphone in Line in Parallel Port, VGA Port , Serial Port Connectors ( UART1 ) Parallel Port UART1 UART 2 Connector UART 2 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 15 ATX12V Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW) Push once +12V Power Supply Connector ATX Power Supply Connector 3.3V 3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 5VSB 3.3V -12V PS-ON POWER SW Note Note If you change “Soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant- off”...
  • Page 16 Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) Power LED Connector (PWR_LED) GREEN LED Connector (GREEN_LED) ACPI LED Connector (ACPI_LED) Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW) Key Lock Connector (KEYLK) HD_LED HDD LED(+) HDD LED(-) ORANGE(-) GREEN(-) LED+ POWER SPKDATA RESET EMPTY EMPTY EMPTY LED+ SLEEP LED- LED- LED+...
  • Page 17 USB3,4 ;USB5,6 USB5,6 USB5,6 USB3,4 USB3,4 Infrared Header (IrDA) IRRX IRTX IrDA 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 18 Fan Connectors (PWRFAN, CPUFAN, CHSFAN) CPUFAN +12V SENSE +12V CHSFAN SENSE +12V PWRFAN SENSE Intruder Detect Switch(JINTR)(Reserved) Indicate signal JINTR 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 19 Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) +5V standby Signal for waking up Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM) +5V standby Signal for waking up 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 20 Audio Connectors (CD_IN 1, CD_IN 2,MODEM) CD Right Channel Common CD Left Channel CD_IN 1 CD Right Channel Common CD Left Channel CD_IN 2 Mono-Out (to Modem) Phone-In (from Modem) MODEM 4-pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS) SMBCLK SMBDATA 5VSB SMBUS 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 21 Diagnosis LED(Optional) Chassis Security Switch (CHSSEC) Indicate signal CHSSEC 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 22 Audio Interface(Optional) FrontLineOutR LineNextR Microphone in LineNextL Line in FrontLineOutL Speaker Out Earphone Front Audio jack Speaker BLSPK (Audio Interface) Symbol Symbol Active LINE Out(R) Active LINE Out(L) GND (ALO) GND (ALO) GND(+12) GND(+12) +12V(1A) (Cut away ) GND ( MIC ) Front LINE Out( R ) LINE Next( R ) Front LINE Out( L )
  • Page 23 Sound Connector (PC-PCI) PC-PCI 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings → Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function (JFUSB/JUSB) 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 25 Overclocking Jumper Setting (JFS0,JFS1) Warning: Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speeding is dangerous! We will not be responsible for any damages caused. 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 26 BIOS-Protection Jumper (JAV) 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 27 Enable keyboard password power-on function (JKB) Note: 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 28 Clear CMOS (JCC) Main Expansion Slots and Connectors 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...

  • Page 29: Bios Description

    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. 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...

  • Page 30: Award Bios Description

    AWARD BIOS Description Entering Setup Press <Del> to enter SETUP Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Setup 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 31 Hard Disk Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 32 LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode LARGE mode Remark 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 33 Video Halt On Memory 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 34 QDI Innovation features Item Option Description [SpeedEasyII setting] (Optional) x8~x23 Normal +10% Normal +10% Default 100/33MHz 166/33MHz Default - 0.075V 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 35 Item Option Description [BootEasy setting] Enabled Disabled [LogoEasyII setting] Enabled Disabled [RecoveryEasyII setting] English Chinese NULL F2~F12 [BIOS -protectEasy setting] Enabled Disabled W W W W W ar W W W W W ar ar ning ar ning ning ning ning ning ning...
  • Page 36 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Item Option Description Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Floppy/LS120 CDROM Enabled Disabled 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 37 Normal Fast Enabled Disabled 6-30 250-1000 Setup System Non-OS2 Enabled Disabled 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 38 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Item Option Description By User By SPD 1.5~3 5,6,7 Auto DDR200 DDR266 DDR333 Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 39 Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 4/8/16Min 32Min 4/8/16/32MB 64/128MB 256MB Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled +/-0.25% +/-0.38% Disabled 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 40 Power Management Setup Item Option Description Enabled Disabled S1(POS) S3(STR) User Define Min Saving Max Saving Blank Screen V / H SYNC + Blank DPMS Note: When the green monitor does not detect the V/H-SYNC signals, the electron gun will be turned off. 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 41 Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend 3,4,5,7,9, 10,11 Disabled 1Min ~ 1Hour Disabled 1 - 15 Min Instant-Off Delay 4 sec 12.5%, 25%, 50%, 37.5%, 62.5%, 75%, 87.5% Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled 30Disabled 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 42 Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 43 PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Item Option Description Enabled Disabled Manual Auto(ESCD) Enabled Disabled 02-4-30, 16:28 P8en.p65...
  • Page 44 Integrated Peripherals Item Option Description Enabled Disabled Mode 0 - 4 Auto Auto Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Disabled Auto Disabled 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 45 Auto Onboard Disabled PCI Slot Enabled Disabled 6/8 MHz 12/16 MHz Button only Password Enter Enabled Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Auto Disabled Normal, IrDA ASKIR Hi, Lo/Lo, Hi Lo, Lo/ Hi, Hi Enabled Disabled Half Full 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 46 IR-Rx2Tx2 RxD2, TxD2 378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 Disabled ECP+EPP EPP1.7 EPP1.9 OFF,ON Former-Sts Disabled 201,209 Disabled 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 47 PC Health Status Item Option Description C/122 C/127 C/133 C/140 C/145 C/151 C/158 C/176 C/185 C/194 C/205 Disabled 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 48 C/140 C/149 C/158 Disabled 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 49 Password Setting ENTER PASSWORD PASSWORD DISABLED System Setup Boot with BIOS defaults 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...

  • Page 50: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix QDI Utility CD 1. Driver Install 2. Accessory 3. Browse CD Utility Documents Norton AntiVirus 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 51 LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II ITEM LogoEasy II LogoEasy ü ------ Support x ------- Not Support LogoEasy II 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 52 A. Using CBLOGO.EXE Utility (Under DOS ): B. Using QFlash (Under Windows ): * We reserve the right of modifying the default full-logo of QDI without further notification. BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy BIOS_ProtectEasy 02-4-30, 16:29...
  • Page 53 RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II Introduction: Features: ð Secure Backup ð Ease to Operate ð Adavantage Function ð Flexible Combination 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 54 Backup Backup content Restore content Menu Language and Hotkey Selection Menu language Select Hot key for Backup 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 55 3 Hot key for Recovery NOTE: Hard Disk Selection Menu Backup Function Introduction 1 Backup Partition Table 2 Backup System Partition C: 3 Backup Whole Disk 4 Backup CMOS Setup 5 Free Backup Area 6 Exit Backup Menu 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 56 1 Backup Partition Table 2 Backup System Partition 3 Backup Whole Disk 4 Backup CMOS Setup 5 Release Backup Area 6 Exit Backup Menu Recovery Function Introduction 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 57 1 Recover Partition Table 2 Recover System Partition 3 Recover Whole Disk 4 Recover CMOS Setup 5 Exit Backup Menu 1.Recover Partition Table 2.Recover System Partition 3.Recover Whole Disk 4.Recover CMOS Setup 5 Exit Recovery Menu 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 58 SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II SpeedEasy II Overview: Procedures: CPU SpeedEasyII Setup Menu Do not set CPU frequency higher than its working frequency. W W W W W ar ar ning ning ning...
  • Page 59 BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy Note: Setting the jumper JAV as open if you encounter the above conditions. 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 60 StepEasyII StepEasyII StepEasyII StepEasyII StepEasyII 1MHz increase 1MHz decrease Get user’s Manual Load save frequency Save Minimize Window frequency Value Run at the default frequency Exit Program “GO”button to run at the select frequency Installation 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 61 Because there exists some risk for the CPU chip or the mainboard to change the CPU frequency , We suggest you read the manual carefully before installing QDI StepEasyII . to avoid accident, we recommend you to close your When start QDI StepEasyII, other program before run StepEasyII.
  • Page 62 QDI BootEasy(German) 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 63 Instalación de la placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 8(Spanish): 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 64 Instalación del sistema: Un disco compacto con controladores de Legend-QDI esta incluido en el paquete de la placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 8. 1. Instalación de los controladores 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 65 2. Accessorios 3. Navegue por el CD Utility 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 66 Manuel d’installation des cartes mères de la série Legend- QDI PlatiniX 8 (French): Intégration du système : 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 67 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 68 Installation du système : Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation Legend-QDI est livré avec la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 8. Driver Install : 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 69 Accessory : Browse CD : 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 70 Legend-Qdi PlatiniX 8 installazione mainboard (Italian): protectEasy; 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 71 Installazione di sistema IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD LEGEND-QDI E’ CONTENUTO NELLA SCATOLA 1. Installazione driver 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 72 Guardando il CD 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...
  • Page 73 Mainboard Layout Note: The layout includes all options. It is for your reference only. 02-4-30, 16:29 P8en.p65...

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