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  • Page 1 Item Checklist Notice ww.qdigrp.com ”.

  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    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 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
  • Page 3 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc. Address: 41456 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538 Telephone: (510) 668-4933 Facsimile: (510) 668-4966 Equipment Classification:...
  • 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 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2...
  • 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 Chapter 3 BIOS Description Appendix...
  • Page 6 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.
  • Page 7 Note: This manual is suitable for mainboards of BA1 series. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants diverse features. Name NorthBridge 845GL BA1/G 845G BA1/GV 845GV BA1/GE 845GE BA1/PE 845PE Suffix Onboard Audio Onboard LAN Without...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ® Key Features Form factor Microprocessor ® ® ® BA1G, BA1/GE, BA1/PE, BA1/GV mainboard BA1 mainboard System memory Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 10 NorthBridge SouthBridge 845GL ICH4 BA1/G 845G ICH4 BA1/GV 845GV ICH4 BA1/GE 845GE ICH4 BA1/PE 845PE ICH4 Onboard Graphics(available on BA1, BA1/GE, BA1/GV) Onboard IDE 4 USB Onboard I/O Onboard LAN (Available on-L, -AL, -6AL series mainboard) Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 11 2-Channel Onboard Audio (Available on -A,-AL series mainboard) 6-Channel Onboard Audio (Available on -6A,-6AL series mainboard) Onboard AGP BA1/G, BA1/GE, BA1/PE mainboard BA1, BA1/GV mainboard BIOS Advanced features Green function Note: Our technology is subject to upgrade from time to time, the description and interface for Easy technology in this manual are only for your reference.

  • 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 Active Link USB1 USB2 Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Output Connectors Parallel Port COM1 Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 14 MIDI/Joystick(optional) Front Left&Right Center&Woofer/Microphone in Rear Left&Right/Line in 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. Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 15 If you change “Soft-off by POWER BUTTON ” from default “Instant- off” to “Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” sec- tion of the BIOS, the power switch should be pressed for morethan 4 seconds before the system powers down. Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 16 Power LED Connector (PWR_LED) Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) Reset Switch (RESET) HD_LED HDD LED(+) HDD LED(-) LED+ LED- LED- SPKDATA POWER RESET EMPTY USB3,4 Connectors GND GND D1+ D1- +5V USB3,4 +5V D0- D0+ GND GND Manual for BA1 series &...
  • Page 17 Smart Card Reader Connector( SCR )(Optional) SCPSNT SCPWCTL# SCIO SCCLK SCRST# SPDIF Input/Output Connector(SPDIF_IN/_OUT)(Optional) SPDIF IN SPDIF Input SPDIF OUT SPDIF Output Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 18 Infrared Header (IrDA) IrDA Connector Fan Connectors ( CPUFAN, SYSFAN ) FAN GND CPU_FAN +12V FAN GND SYS_FAN +12V Audio Connectors (CD_IN)(Optional) CD_IN CD Left Channel Common CD Right Channel Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 19 Audio Interface (F_AUDIO)(Optional) Microphone in FrontLineOutR LineNextR Line in LineNextL Speaker Out FrontLineOutL Front Audio jack Earphone (Front Audio) 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 F_AUDIO Main Expansion Slots and Connectors Slot/Port (Quantity) Description Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 20: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings → Jumper Description Symbol Represent Clear CMOS (CLR_CMOS) CLR_CMOS 1 2 3 1 2 3 Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 21 BIOS Protection Jumper (BIOS_WP) BIOS_WP Enable/Disable Onboard LAN( LAN_EN ) (Available on -L,-AL series mainboard) 1 2 3 LAN_EN Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Bios Description

    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. Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 24: Entering Setup

    AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description Entering Setup Press <Del> to enter SETUP Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Setup Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 25 Hard Disk Primary MastePrimary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 26 CHS mode LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode Large mode Remark Manual for BA1 series &...
  • Page 27 Video Halt On Memory Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 28 QDI Innovation features Item Option Description [SpeedEasy setting] x9~x50 Default 100/33MHz 166/33MHz [BootEasy setting] Enabled Disabled [LogoEasyII setting] Enabled Disabled Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 29 W W W W W ar ar ning ar ning ning ning ning ning ning ning ning ning Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speed will be dangerous! We will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 30: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    Advanced BIOS Features Setup Item Option Description Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled ..Floppy Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 31 Item Option Description Normal Fast Enabled Disabled 6-30 250-1000 Setup System Non-OS2 Enabled Disabled Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 32: Advanced Chipset Features Setup

    Advanced Chipset Features Setup Item Option Description Manual By SPD 1.5~3 5,6,7 Auto DDR200 DDR266 DDR333 Enabled Disabled Manual for BA1 series "...
  • Page 33 Item Option Description Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 4/8/16Min 32Min 4/8/16/32 64/128/256 Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled +/-0.25% +/-0.38% Disabled Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 34: Power Management Setup

    Description Enabled Disabled 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. Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 35 Item Option Description Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend 3,4,5,7,9, 10,11 Disabled 1Min ~ 1Hour Disabled 1 - 15 Min Instant-Off Delay 4 sec Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 36: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Item Option Description Enabled Disabled Auto(ESCD) Manual Disabled Enabled Manual for BA1 series &...

  • Page 37: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals Item Option Description Enabled Disabled Mode 0 - 4 Auto Auto Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Disabled Auto Disabled Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 38 Item Option Description PCI Slot Onboard/AGP Enabled Disabled 8/12 MHz Enabled Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Auto Disabled IrDA ASKIR Half Full 378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 Disabled ECP+EPP Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 39 Item Option Description off, on Former-Sts Disabled 201,209 Disabled IRQ. Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 40: Password Setting

    Password Setting ENTER PASSWORD PASSWORD DISABLED System Setup Boot with BIOS defaults Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 41: Norton Antivirus

    Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix QDI Utility CD 1. Driver Install 2. Accessory 3. Browse CD Utility Documents Norton AntiVirus Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 42 LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II LogoEasy II ITEM LogoEasy II LogoEasy ------ Support x ------- Not Support LogoEasy II Manual for BA1 series !"...
  • Page 43 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 Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 44 CPU SpeedEasy Setup Menu W W W W W ar arning ning ning ning ning Do not set CPU frequency higher than its working frequency. If you do, we will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 45 RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) Introduction: Features: Secure Backup Ease to Operate Adavantage Function Flexible Combination Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 46 Backup Backup content Restore content Menu Language and Hotkey Selection 1. Menu language Select 2. Hot key for Backup Manual for BA1 series !&...
  • Page 47 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 Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 48 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 Manual for BA1 series "...
  • Page 49 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 Manual for BA1 series "...
  • Page 50 BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy BootEasy (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) Note: Setting the jumper JAV as open if you encounter the above conditions. Manual for BA1 series "...
  • Page 51 QDI BootEasy(German) Manual for BA1 series "!
  • Page 52 Instalación de la placa base QDI BA1(Spanish) Manual for BA1 series ""...
  • Page 53 Instalación del sistema: Un disco compacto con controladores de QDI esta incluido en el paquete de la placa base QDI Superb4. 1. Instalación de los controladores Manual for BA1 series "#...
  • Page 54 (Opcional) (Opcional) (Opcional) (Opcional) (Opcional) 2. Accessorios 3. Navegue por el CD Utility Manual for BA1 series "$...
  • Page 55 Manuel d’installation des cartes mères de la série QDI BA1  (French) Intégration du système : Manual for BA1 series "%...
  • Page 56 Manual for BA1 series "&...
  • Page 57 Installation du système : Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation QDI est livré avec la carte mère de la série QDI BA1. 1. Driver Install : Manual for BA1 series "'...
  • Page 58 Accessory : Browse CD : Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 59 QDI BA1 installazione mainboard (Italian) Installazione di sistema Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 60: Installazione Driver

    IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD QDI E’ CONTENUTO NELLA SCATOLA 1. Installazione driver Guardando il CD Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 61: Installing The Audio Driver

    Installing the Audio Driver Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP 1. Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automatically appear. 2. Select the Sound Driver. 3. Click Next to start installing files into the system. Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 62 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Manual for BA1 series #"...
  • Page 63 Attaching speakers 2-Channel Analog Audio Output Description: Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 64 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Description: 6-Channel Analog Audio Output Description: Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 65: Digital Audio Output

    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. Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 66 3. Click the Speaker Configuration tab. 4. The following window appears. 5. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from No. of Speakers. 6. Click OK Manual for BA1 series #&...

  • Page 67: Testing The Connected Speakers

    1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen. 2. Click the Speaker Test tab. 3. The following window appears. 4. Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it. Manual for BA1 series...

  • Page 68: Playing Karaok

    Playing KaraOK 1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen. 2. Make sure the Sound Effect tab is selected. 3. Select Voice Cancellation in the “KaraOK” column. 4. Click OK. Manual for BA1 series...
  • Page 69 Board Layout of Note: The layout includes all options. It is for your reference only.

This manual is also suitable for:

Ba1/gBa1/gvBa1/geBa1/pe

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