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Residential, commercial and light industry European Representative: QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBHQDI COMPUTER ( NETHERLANDS) B. V. QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH QDI COMPUTER (ESPANA) S.A.
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Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: P6I440EX/MATX EXCELLENT II 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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Notice The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve reliability, design, or function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company. In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or the possibility of such damages.
Excellent I SpeedEasy Quick Setup Procedures : ® ® Correctly insert the Pentium II or Intel Celeron Processor. Plug in other configurations and restore the system. Press the <Del> key and switch on power to the system to enter BIOS Setup.
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SpeedEasy Type Introduction Select <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> item from the main menu and enter the sub- menu: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1K) SpeedEasy CPU SETUP QDI Innovative Technology ® CPU Model : Pentium Warning: Be sure your selection is Speed Mode : SpeedEasy right .CPU over speed...
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Excellent I Schnell-Installation durch SpeedEasy Vorgehensweise der Installation: ® ® Legen Sie die Pentium II/Intel Celeron im Slot 1 mit Hilfe der mitgelieferten Halterung. Vervollständigen Sie das System mit den weiteren erforderlichen Computerkomponenten Drücken Sie die “Taste < Entf > und schalten Sie das System an um in das BIOS-setup zu gelangen.
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Verfügung, anstelle von “Jumper Setting”. Sie können manuell die Geschwindigkeit der CPU innerhalb des “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP” einstellen. Warnung: Bitte setzen Sie die Taktfrequenz der CPU nicht höher als die tatsächliche freigegebene Taktfrequenz, ansonten kann QDI für rechtliche Anspruche nicht herangezogen werden.
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Excellent I SpeedEasy Instalación rápida Procedimiento: ® ® 1. Introduzca correctamente el Pentium II/ Intel Celeron 2. Finalize el proceso de ensamblaje de su equipo. 3. Presione la tecla <Supr> y encienda el sistema, para entrar en BIOS. 4. Entre al menu “SpeedEasy CPU SETUP” para establecer la velocidad de su CPU.
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Menu del SpeedEasy CPU Seleccione el item <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> desde el menu principal , y entre en el submenu: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1K) SpeedEasy CPU SETUP QDI Innovative Technology ® CPU Model : Pentium Warning: Be sure your selection is...
Excellent I Facilité de vitesse Initialisation Procédure: ® ® 1. Insérez le Pentium II/Intel Celeron correctement. 2. Connectez les autres configurations et restaurez le système. 3. Appuyez sur la touche <Del> et mettez le système sous tension pour entrer dans l’initialisation BIOS. 4.
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Menu d’initialisation de “SpeedEasy” dans l’unité centrale. Sélectionnez la rubrique <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> dans le menu principal et entrez le sous-menu: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1K) SpeedEasy CPU SETUP QDI Innovative Technology ® CPU Model : Pentium Warning: Be sure your selection is...
Excellent I SETUP DELLA SCHEDA SPEEDEASY Procedura di installazione: ® ® 1. Inserite il microprocessore Pentium II/Intel Celeron come da istruzioni. 2. Modificate la configurazione del computer e ripristinate il sistema. 3. Premete il tasto <Del> e accendete il computer per entrare nel setup BIOS.
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Menu del Setup del Microprocessore SpeedEasy Selezionare <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> dal menu principale ed entrare nel seguente sottomenu: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1K) SpeedEasy CPU SETUP QDI Innovative Technology ® CPU Model : Pentium Warning: Be sure your selection is Speed Mode : SpeedEasy right .CPU over speed...
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CPU Speed ÖÐÑë´¦ÀíÆ÷É趨²Ëµ¥ SpeedEasy ´ÓÖ÷ÉèÖò˵¥ÖÐÑ¡Ôñ ¹¦ÄÜ£¬È»áá½øÈë´Î²Ëµ¥£º <SpeedEasy CPU SETUP> ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1K) SpeedEasy CPU SETUP QDI Innovative Technology ® CPU Model : Pentium Warning: Be sure your selection is Speed Mode : SpeedEasy right .CPU over speed CPU Speed...
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview P6I440EX/MATX EXCELLENT II is a highly integrated, cost-effective, micro-ATX motherboard which is centered on the Intel® 440EX AGPset. It provides 66MHz ® system bus support for both Pentium II and Intel® Celeron processors. Flexible...
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Introduction On-board I/O • Use Winbond W83977 Super I/O chip. • One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5”or 5.25” floppy drives with 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format. • Supports LS-120 floppy disk drive. • All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled by the BIOS setup. •...
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Connector Configuration This section lists all connector pin assignment and port descriptions on the mainboard. The particular state of the connectors and ports are illustrated in the following figures. Before inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the directions.
Connector Configuration LED CATHODE Reset Switch (RESET) SETTING FUNCTION CLOSE ONCE RESET THE SYSTEM OPEN NORMAL Speaker Connector(SPEAKER) PIN NUMBER FUNCTION SPKDATA (for speaker) VCC (for speaker) Power LED Connector ( PWR_LED) PIN NUMBER FUNCTION LED ANODE LED CATHODE/GND LED CATHODE/GND The LED connected to “PWR_LED”...
Chapter 2 Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP) SETTING FUNCTION CLOSE ONCE HARDWARE GREEN OPEN NORMAL Infrared Header (JP13) PIN NUMBER FUNCTION IRRX IRTX Fan Connector(CPUFAN, CHSFAN, PSFAN) PIN NAME FUNCTION +12V Signal These three fans are controllable. They will be automatically turned off after the system enters the suspend mode.
Connector Configuration Standby Signal for waking up (active low) Chassis Security ( CHSSEC): SETTING FUNCTION CLOSED If chassis is opened OPENED If chassis is closed This header is optional. Sound Connector (PC-PCI) PIN NUMBER FUNCTION PC/PCI DMA ACKNOWLEDGE PC/PCI DMA REQUEST SERIAL INTERRUPT REQUEST This connector is for the usage of PCI sound card.
IDE1 IDE2 Memory Configuration The P6I440EX/MATX EXCELLENT II mainboard provides two 168 pin 3.3V buffered DIMM sockets to support a flexible memory size ranging from 8MB to 256MB for SDRAM or from 8MB to 512MB for EDO memory. The following set rules allow optimum configurations.
Connector Configuration Clear CMOS Close Once 1 2 3 Clear CMOS : 1 2 3 Normal : Note: The AC power supply(110/220V) must be unplugged when wanting to clear CMOS. 2 - 6...
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 AWARD 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 the<Del> key or simultaneously press the <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Esc> keys to enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.
AWARD BIOS Description Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight the item, then use the < PgUp> or < PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A69JQ1K) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC Date (mm:dd:yy) : Tue, Apr 28 1998 Time (hh:mm:ss)
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This is the memory that can be used for different applications. Shadow RAM is generally used in this field. Total Memory Total memory of the system equals the sum of the above memory. SpeedEasy CPU Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A69JQ1K) SpeedEasy CPU SETUP QDI Innovative Technology...
AWARD BIOS Description ® CPU Model : Pentium Warning : Be sure your selection is Speed Mode : SpeedEasy right. CPU over speed will be CPU Speed : 233MH dangerous! ↑ ↓→ ← : Select Item ESC : Quit F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify (Shift) F2 : Color Figure-3 SpeedEasy CPU Setup...
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Chapter 3 Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 ~ CBFFF Shadow : Disabled Pentium(R)II L1 Cache : Enabled CC000 ~ CFFFF Shadow : Disabled Pentium(R)II L2 Cache : Enabled D0000 ~ D3FFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D4000 ~ D7FFF Shadow : Disabled Boot From LAN First...
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AWARD BIOS Description • Hard Disk Write Does not allow any data to be written on the HDD. Enabled Allows data to be written on the HDD. Protect Disabled • Drive A Boot Enabled Boot from drive A function is enabled. Boot from drive A function is disabled.
Chapter 3 ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JQ1K) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto Configuration : Enabled SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3 DRAM Speed Selection : 60ns MA Wait State : Slow EDO RAS # TO CAS# Delay EDO RAS # Time EDO DRAM Read Burst : X333 EDO DRAM Write Burst...
AWARD BIOS Description • EDO DRAM Write × 2 2 2, The DRAM write burst timing depends on the type × 3 3 3, of DRAM on a per-row basis. Slower rates may be Burst required to support slower DRAM. •...
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Chapter 3 MODEM Use IRQ Secondary IDE 0 :Disabled Doze Mode :Disable Secondary IDE 1 :Disabled Standby Mode :Disable Floppy Disk :Disabled Suspend Mode :Disable Serial Port :Enabled HDD Power Down :Disable Parallel Port :Disabled Throttle Duty Cycle :62.5% VGA Active Monitor :Enabled Soft-off by PWR-BTTN :Instant - off...
AWARD BIOS Description 1Min ∼ 1 Hr Defines the continuous idle time before the system enters the Doze mode. If any item defined in “Wake Up Events In Doze & Suspend” is On and activated, the system will be waken up. •...
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Chapter 3 Force Updating ESCD : Disabled IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA Slot 1 Use IRQ No. : AUTO IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA Slot 2 Use IRQ No. : AUTO IRQ-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-7 assigned to : Legacy ISA IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP...
AWARD BIOS Description BIOS will scan IRQ14 for primary IDE PCI - SLOT4∼1 INT# and IRQ15 for secondary IDE INT# at the specified slot. The BIOS will not assign any IRQs even if the PCI IDE card is found. Because some IDE cards connect the IRQ14&15 directly from the ISA slot through a card.
Chapter 3 F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7 F7 : Load Setup Default Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu The following indicates the options of each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description • IDE HDD Block Mode Allows IDE HDD read/write several sectors at Enabled once.
AWARD BIOS Description Current System Temp. : 35°C/95°F Current CPUFAN Speed : 4320 RPM Current CHSFAN Speed : 2010 RPM Current PSFAN Speed : 2150 RPM VCCVID(CPU) Voltage : 2.81V VTT (+1.5) Voltage : 1.50V +3.3V Voltage : 3.32V Voltage : 4.97V +12V Voltage...
Chapter 3 To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you will be able to enter Setup freely. PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected “...
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AWARD BIOS Description Drive C: User(516MB) 1120 65535 1119 Normal Drive D: None(203MB) 684 65535 --------- When the HDD type is set as “user” type, the “MODE” option will be opened for users to select their own HDD mode. 2. HDD Modes The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE, also Auto detect.
Chapter 3 Power - On Boot If you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system can not boot with the CMOS values selected in Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF then ON or press the “RESET” button on the system case. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing the<...
Appendix Appendix A. Utility Diskette This diskette may be used for the purpose of updating your BIOS when necessary. For the most update and additional information about BIOS upgrade, please refer to “README” in the “BIOS Upgrade Diskette”. Warning: We strongly recommend that you only upgrade BIOS when encountering problems.
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