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- Page 1 Item Checklist This item checklist is only available for retail market. Completely check your package, If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer. Superb 4LE series mainboard QDI Utility CD User’s manual IDE ribbon cable Floppy ribbon cable...
- Page 2 Residential, commercial and light industry EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry European Representative: QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI EUROPE B. V. QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH LEGEND QDI SPAIN S.L.
- Page 3 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: Superb 4LE 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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Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Chapter 1 ..........1 Introduction..............1 Key Features ..............2 Advanced Features............4 Main Expansion Slots and Connectors ..... 4 Chapter 2 ...........5 Installation Instructions..........5 External Connectors ..........6 PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Connector ......6 USB1, USB2 and LAN Connectors ......6 Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector (COM1) &... - Page 5 Chapter 4 ..........37 Driver Installation ............37 Chipset Software ............38 On-board VGA Driver ..........39 On-board Audio Driver ..........41 On-board Network Driver ..........42 USB 2.0 Driver ...............43 Appendix ............44 QDI Utility CD ..............44 Norton AntiVirus ............44 Using 4/6-Channel Audio ..........45 Layout...
- Page 6 Caution 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. Caution Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink require- ment.
- Page 7 This manual is suitable for mainboards of Superb 4LE series. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants diverse features. with onboard Audio -6A: with 6-channels onboard Audio with onboard LAN -AL: with onboard Audio and LAN -6AL: with 6-channels onboard Audio and LAN...
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Page 9: Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Superb 4LE series of mainboards utilize ( SIS 651 + SIS 962L) chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost- effective mATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together with AGP 4X support, AC’97 audio(2/6-channels), onboard high performance 3D VGA, integrated LAN(optional), 6 USB 2.0 ports,... -
Page 10: Key Features
Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Key Features Form factor mATX form factor of 244mm x 205mm Microprocessor ® Supports Intel Pentium 4 (Willamette) socket 478 processors at 1.4/1.5/ 1.6/1.7/1.8/1.9/2.0GHz and above Supports Intel ® Pentium 4 (Northwood) socket 478 processors at 1.6/1.8/ 2.0/2.2/2.26/2.4/2.53GHz and above Supports Intel ®... - Page 11 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Onboard Audio(Optional) AC’97 Audio( available on -A, -6A, -AL, -6AL mainboard) AC’97 2.1 Specification Compliant Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack with onboard amplifier and MIDI/Joystick Connector 5.1 channels output (available on -6A, -6AL mainboard) 6-channel Onboard Audio(available on -6A/-6AL mainboard) AC’97 2.2 Specification Compliant Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/...
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Page 12: Advanced Features
Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Advanced Features PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off Supports Wake-on-LAN Supports Wake up by keyboard password Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system voltages, fan speed. available on several models) Main Expansion Slots and Connectors Slot/Port (Quantity) Description... -
Page 13: Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 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. Furthermore, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your reference. -
Page 14: External Connectors
Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions External Connectors PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a stan- dard AT size keyboard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for the usage of PS/2 mouse. -
Page 15: Line-In Jack, Microphone-In Jack, Speaker-Out Jack And Midi / Joystick Connector
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI / Joystick Connector (available on -A, -AL, -6AL) The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to playback or record. -
Page 16: Atx12V Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (Power Sw)
(if one is provided), then push once the power switch. When powering off the system, you needn’t turn off the mechanical switch, just Push once the power switch. Superb 4LE series mainboard only support ATX12V power. +12V Power Supply Connector ATX Power Supply Connector 3.3V... -
Page 17: Power Led Connector (Pwr_Led)
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Power LED Connector (PWR_LED) When the system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 or S3 status, the LED is blink; When the system is in S5 status, the LED is off. The connector has an orientation. -
Page 18: Uart Com2
Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions USB3,4 ;USB5,6 Besides USB1,2 on the back panel, the series of mainboards also have two10- pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional four USB ports. D 5 - D 6- D 6 +... -
Page 19: Infrared Header (Irda)
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Infrared Header (IrDA) This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using this function, configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” section of the CMOS SETUP. IRRX IRTX IrDA... -
Page 20: Audio Connectors (Cd_In)
Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Audio Connectors (CD_IN) (available on -A, -AL, -6AL) CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors, it can be connected to a CD- ROM drive through a CD audio cable. CD_IN Left Channel Right Channel Common... -
Page 21: Audio Interface
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Audio Interface(Optional) The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio, the RearAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio is available, the RearAudio will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for the earphone. -
Page 22: Clear Cmos (Clr_Cmos)
Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions Installation Instructions 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 connected, then power on the system. -
Page 23: Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 BIOS Description The mainboard uses AWARD ® BIOS Setup program that provides a Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration. The information is stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. -
Page 24: Bios Description
DOS prompt under DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment. 2. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE (version>=8.03) from the directory \Utility located on QDI Mainboard Utility CD onto your new bootable diskette. 3. Download the updated BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp. com). Please be sure to download the suitable BIOS file for your mainboard. -
Page 25: Award(Phoenix) Bios Description
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 AWARD(Phoenix) 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 Test), press <Del> key to enter the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. - Page 26 BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu For the items marked, press enter, a window will pop up as shown below. You 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 2 IDE channels installed in the...
- Page 27 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE. CHS mode Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transformation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for CHS mode are 1024,16 and 63.
- Page 28 BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description Video Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system. EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphic Array. For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.
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Page 29: Qdi Innovation Features
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 QDI Innovation Features Figure-3 QDI Innovation features Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description [SpeedEasy Setting] CPU Frequency default Set CPU frequency. -
Page 30: Advanced Bios Features Setup
BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description 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 Virus warning Enabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. - Page 31 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Item Option Description Swap Floppy Enabled If the system has two floppy drives, choose Drive Disabled enable to assign physical drive B to logical drive. Boot Up Enabled Tests floppy drives to determine whether Floppy Seek Disabled they have 40 or 80 tracks.
- Page 32 BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description Item Option Description HDD S.M.A.R.T. Enabled Enable hard disk S.M.A.R.T. support. Capability Disabled Invalidate this feature. Report no FDD Report NO Floppy Disk Drive for WIN 95 to release for WIN 95 IRQ6. Do not report No Floppy Disk Drive for WIN95.
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Page 33: Advanced Chipset Features Setup
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Figure-5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description Advanced DRAM Press Enter Press enter to set the items about DRAM. Control DRAM Timing by SPD... - Page 34 BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description Item Option Description Memory hole at Enabled Memory hole at 15-16M is reserved for 15M-16M expanded ISA card. Disabled Do not set this memory hole. AGP Aperture 4/8/16/32 Set the effective size of the Graphics Ap Size (MB) 64/128/256 erture to be used in the particular GART Configuration.
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Page 35: Power Management Setup
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 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. - Page 36 BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description Item Option Description Video Off Screen blanks after the system enters Suspend->Off Option either standby mode or suspend mode. Always On Screen is always on. Video Off The system BIOS will only blank off the Blank Screen Method screen when disabling video.
- Page 37 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Item Option Description IRQ(3~7,9~15) Enabled Enables IRQ“X” to wake up. Disabled Disables IRQ“X” to wake up. IRQ 8 Break Enabled Allows the system to be waken up by Suspend IRQ 8. Disabled Does not allow the system to be waken up by IRQ8.
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Page 38: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup
BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description Reset Enabled Default setting is Disabled. Select En Configuration Data abled to reset Extended System Configu ration Data ESCD when you exit Setup,... -
Page 39: Integrated Peripherals
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Integrated Peripherals Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description SIS On-Chip Press enter to set On-Chip IDE device. Press Enter IDE device Internal PCI/IDE... - Page 40 BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description Item Option Description USB Ports Number Select the USB ports number. USB 2.0 Support Enabled Enable USB 2.0 to support. Disabled Disable USB 2.0 to support. USB Keyboard Enabled Support USB Keyboard under legacy OS. Support Disabled Disable this function.
- Page 41 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Item Option Description Parallel Port Define the parallel port mode. Mode ECP+EPP ECP Mode Use Set ECP Mode Use DMA is 1 or 3. Game Port Disabled This option is used to configure Game Address 201,209 Port Address.
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Page 42: Pc Health Status
BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description BIOS Description PC Health Status Figure-9 PC Health Status Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description Shutdown C/140 F The system will shut down automatically Temperature C/149 F under the ACPI OS when the CPU tem-... -
Page 43: Password Setting
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 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 PASSWORD Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. - Page 44 T-- This page is intentionally left blank --his...
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Page 45: Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Driver Installtion The mainboard supplies to you some integrated functions, such as on-board VGA, on-board AC’97 audio function, on- board network adapter and on-board USB 2.0 ports. The all drivers must be installed completely before they are started to use. -
Page 46: Chipset Software
Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Please follow these procedures to install drivers. 1, Install Windows operation system. 2, Insert into driver disc into CDROM drive, the installation screen appears. 3, If the installation screen does not appear, please open “Explorer” and run the program Setup.EXE in CD drive. -
Page 47: On-Board Vga Driver
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 On-board VGA Driver 6, Install SIS On-board VGA driver (1) Click “VGA Driver”. (2) Installation screen is appeared, please refer the Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1 (3) Click “Next” button, the “Setup Type” dialog appears. Please refer the Figure 6-2. - Page 48 Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation (5) Click “Next” button, system dislays “Start Copying Files” dialog, please refer the Figure 6-4. Figure 6-4 (6) Click “Next” button to start installation. (7) The system display a dialog what about if restarting the system now after install compeletely, please refer the Figure 6-5.
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Page 49: On-Board Audio Driver
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 On-board Audio Driver 7, Install ALC audio driver (Available on -A, -6A, -AL, -6AL motherboard) (1) Click “Audio Driver” (2) Installation dialog appears, please refer the Figure 7-1. Figure 7-1 (3) Click “Next”... -
Page 50: On-Board Network Driver
Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation Driver Installation On-board Network Driver 8, Install on-board network driver (Available on -L, -AL, -6AL motherboard) (1) Click “Network Driver” (2) Welcome dialog appears, please refer the Figure 8-1. Figure 8-1 (3) Click “Next” button to start installation. (4) The “Insert Disk”... -
Page 51: Usb 2.0 Driver
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 USB 2.0 Driver 9, Install USB 2.0 Driver (Depends on OS, Only Windows 2000 and Windows XP can support USB 2.0) (1) Click “USB2.0” (2) A dialog about SIS USB Host appearsŁ¬please refer the Figure 9-1. Figure 9-1 (3) Click “Yes”... -
Page 52: Appendix
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 . You should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are installed. -
Page 53: Using 4/6-Channel Audio
Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Using 4/6-Channel Audio(4 Or 6 Channels Audio Interface) (Optional) (available on -6A, -6AL mainboard) The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC650 chip, which provides sup- port for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer Channel. - Page 54 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Line Out (Front channels) Line In Description: Line Out, Line In and MIC functions all exist under 2-channel configuration. 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Line Out (Front Channels) Line Out (Rear Channels) Description: Line In is converted to Line Out function under 4-channel configuration. Superb 4LE Superb 4LE Superb 4LE...
- Page 55 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix 6-Channel Analog Audio Output Line Out (Rear Chennels) Line Out (Center & Subwoofer Channels) Line Out (Front Channels) Description: Both Line In and MIC are converted to Line Out function under 6- channel configuration. Digital Audio Output (available on -A, -6A, -AL, -6AL motherboard) Coaxial SPDIF Jack...
- Page 56 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Selecting 4- or 6-Channel Setting 1. 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 pull-down menu will appear...
- Page 57 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix 4. The following window appears. 2 Channels Output 4 Channels Output 6 Channels Output 5. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from No. of Speakers. 6. Click OK Testing the Connected 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.
- Page 58 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix 3. The following window appears. Subwoofer Front Left Front Right Rear Right Rear Left Center 4. Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it. Playing KaraOK The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave melody for you to sing the song.
- Page 59 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix 3. Select Voice Cancellation in the “KaraOK” column. Click This 4. Click OK. Superb 4LE Superb 4LE Superb 4LE Superb 4LE Superb 4LE...