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P5I865PE series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
1HD ribbon cable
1 FDD cable
User' s manual
I/O shield(option)
USB cable(option)
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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. P5I865PE series mainboard QDI Utility CD 1HD ribbon cable 1 FDD cable User’ s manual...
  • Page 2 The following products have been tested by us with the listed standards and found in compliance with the council EMC directive 89/336/EEC. It is demonstrative for the compliance with this EMC Directive. Submittor: QDI Technology Limited 23Floor, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place 979 King’ s Road, Quarry Bay, HONG KONG Product:...
  • Page 3 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: P5I865PE 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: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ..............1 Key Features ..............2 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions............4 External Connectors ............5 PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse Connector ........5 USB1, USB2,USB3,USB4 and LAN Connectors ....5 Parallel Port, Serial Port and SPDIF Connectors ....5 Line-in jack, Mic-in jack and Speaker-out jack ....6 6-Channel Audio .............
  • Page 5 CONTENTS Chapter 3 BIOS Description..............18 AWDFLASH.EXE ...............19 AWARD BIOS Description..........20 Appendix QDI Utility CD...............22 Using 4-/6-Channel Audio...........25 Layout...
  • Page 6 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.    Note: This manual is suitable for P5I865PE series of mainboards. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features. -6A:...
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ® P5I865PE series of mainboards utilize Intel 865PE + ICH5 chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and c os t- eff ect i ve ATX pl atf or m. The new i nt egrat ed technologies, together with AC’...
  • Page 8: Key Features

    Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Micro phone-in Jack,which can be specified by software Advanced features PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off Onboard SATA Two SATA devices including SATA HDD and CDROM/DVD ROM devices Supports 150Mbps transfer rate. P5I865PE...
  • Page 9 Main Expansion Slots and Connectors Slot/Port (Quantity) Description PCI(5) PCI slots IDE(2 ) IDE ports FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port DDR(3) DIMM socket USB(8) USB connectors AGP(1) AGP slot LAN(1) (optional) LAN connector COM(2) (optional) COM connectors PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector IrDA(1) IrDA connector P5I865PE...
  • Page 10: Installation Instructions

    The particular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the follow- ing figures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the direction. P5I865PE...
  • Page 11: External Connectors

    AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Parallel Port COM1 SPDIF Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or remov- Warning: ing expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged. P5I865PE...
  • Page 12: Line-In Jack, Mic-In Jack And Speaker-Out Jack

    If set 2-Channel Audio mode on -6A mainboard, you can connect two speakers to the Front Left&Right jack, at the same time use the Rear Left&Right jack as Line in jack, and use the Center&Woofer jack as Microphone in jack. Line in/Rear Left&Right Speaker out/Front left&right Microphone in/Center&Woofer P5I865PE...
  • Page 13: Atx 12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch

    The connector connects to the case’ s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status of IDE hard disk. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesn’ t work, try the other way. Reset Switch (RESET) The connector connects to the case’ s reset switch. Press the switch once, the system resets. P5I865PE...
  • Page 14: Power Led Connector (Pwr_Led)

    G N D G N D RESET EMPTY RESERVED Fan Connectors (SYS_FAN, CPU_FAN) The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in “ PC Health” section of the CMOS SETUP. SYS_FAN CPU_FAN +12V Sensor Control P5I865PE...
  • Page 15: F_Usb1; F_Usb2 Connector

    Chapter 2 F_USB1; F_USB2 Connentor Besides USB1,2,3,4 on the back panel, P5I865PE series of mainboards also have two headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional four USB ports. 1 USB0- USB1-...
  • Page 16: Audio Connector (Cd_In)

    Installation Instructions Audio Connectors (CD_IN) CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connector, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive through a CD audio cable. CD Right Channel CD_IN CD Left Channel SPEAKER Connector(optional) SPK_VCC SPK_DATA P5I865PE...
  • Page 17: Diagnosis Led

    LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 status blink CPU damaged , BIOS chip absent or damaged system detect CPU and initialize chipset system detect memory system initialize PCI system initialize clockgen system detect Video and invoke Video BIOS Hyper-Threading OK P5I865PE...
  • Page 18: Front Audio Interface(F_Audio)

    Onboard SATA The mainboard provides two Serial ATA connectors, SATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 Specification. With speed of up to 150Mbps. you can con- nect Serial ATA cable to Serial ATA hard disk. SATA1/SATA2 P5I865PE...
  • Page 19: Spdif_Out Connector (Optional)

    If the connector has been closed once, the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been opened. You can monitor or check this information from some software. Indicate signal CHSSEC P5I865PE...
  • Page 20: Serial Port Connector(Com2)(Optional)

    “ Power on by Ring/LAN” as Enabled in the “ Power Management Setup” section of the CMOS SETUP. Save and exit, then boot the operating system once to make sure this func- tion takes effect. +5V standby Signal for waking up(active low) P5I865PE...
  • Page 21: Jumper Settings

    BIOS and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set BIOS_WP as open when changing the system hardware configuration, or the error message “ Un- known Flash Type” will be displayed on the screen, and DMI information may not be updated. P5I865PE...
  • Page 22: Enable Keyboard Password Power-On Function(Jkb)

    3. If you encounter the above problems, clear CMOS and set the jumper pin2 and pin3 closed to disable the function,them power on the system by pushing the power button,and set “ power on Fuction” back to “ Button Only” . P5I865PE...
  • Page 23: 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. Normal status 1 2 3 CLR_CMOS 1 2 3 (Unplug the AC power supply) P5I865PE...
  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Bios Description

    Setup utility for users to modify the basic sys- tem configuration. The information is stored in CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information even if the power is turned off. This chapter provides you with the over- view of the BIOS Setup. P5I865PE...
  • Page 25: Awdflash.exe

    1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing Format A:/s from the DOS prompt under DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment. 2. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE(version>=8 .24) from the directory \Utility located on QDI Driver CD to 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 motherboard.
  • Page 26: Award Bios Description

    <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value desired in each item. QDI Innovation Features This section describes QDI innovation EASY technology. Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’...
  • Page 27 Save & Exit Setup Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup. Exit Without Saving Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup. Note: if you need detailed information about BIOS, please view them in the CD. P5I865PE...
  • Page 28: 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 29 PC first normally boot-up, and it restores all the param- eters for the system and thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly. Note: if you need detailed information about Easy technology, please view them in the CD or visit our web-site: www.qdigrp.com. P5I865PE...
  • Page 30 1. Connect the reset cable of your PC to the turbo switch in front panel. 2. Switch on power to the system and press the <Del> key to enter BIOS setup. 3. Enter” QDI Innovation Features” menu, then enable the “ TurboEasy Support” item and select the Turbo CPU frequency.
  • Page 31: Using 4-/6-Channel Audio

    Line Out (Front channels) Description: Line Out, Line In and MIC functions all exist under 2-channel configuration. 4-Channel Analog Audio Output Line Out(Rear Channels) Line Out (Front channels)       Description: Line In is converted to Line Out function under 4-channel configuration. P5I865PE...
  • Page 32 Line Out (Front channels) Line Out(Center & Subwoofer Channels) Description: Both Line In and MIC are converted to Line Out function under 6-channel configuration. Digital Audio Output Coaxial SPDIF jack Description: Connnet the SPDIF speakers to the Coaxial SPDIF jack. P5I865PE...
  • Page 33 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 3. Click the Speaker Configuration tab. Click here P5I865PE...
  • Page 34 Testing Each Speaker 1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen. 2. Click the Speaker Test tab. P5I865PE...
  • Page 35 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 “ Karaoke” column. Click This 4. Click OK. P5I865PE...
  • Page 36 Mainboard Layout P5I865PE Note: The layout includes all options. It is for your reference only.
  • Page 37 Top :PS/2 Mouse Bttm:PS/2 Keyboard SPDIF COM1 USB3_4 AUDIO Top :LAN Bttm:USB1_2 ATX12V ATX_POWER SYS_FAN LGA775 North Bridge South Bridge CHA_DIMM1 CHA_DIMM2 IDE2 CHSSEC CLR_CMOS BIOS_WP CHB_DIMM1 IDE1 IrDA Note: pin1 for a jumpers are located on the side with black line. 1.

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