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  • Page 1 QDI Driver Utility CD I/O shield(optional) 1 HD IDE cable 1 FDD cable QDI Serial Product R.M.A. Warranty Card User’s manual 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.
  • Page 2 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: SynactiX 5EP/5EI 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 This manual is suitable for SynactiX 5EP/5EI series of mainboards. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features. SynactiX 5EP: without ISA slot , onboard audio and LAN SynactiX 5EI: with ISA slot, without onboard audio and LAN -A: with onboard audio...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    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 StepEasy....................S.1 BootEasy....................S.3 SpeedEasy Quick Setup................S.7...
  • Page 6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ............32 Integrated Peripherals ..............33 PC Health Status ................35 Password Setting ................37 Boot with BIOS defaults ..............37 Appendix A QDI Driver Utility CD ..........38 Appendix B Boot Logo ............... 39 RecoveryEasy..............40...
  • Page 7 If the LED is on, adding or removing devices like SDRAM memory is prohibited. Caution 2 Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the PentiumIII (Coppermine) CPU and the FAN to keep them fully contact , meanwhile to meet the heat sink requirement. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
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  • Page 9 Installation You can install the QDI StepEasy by the following two means: 1. Run CD, select the installation of QDI StepEasy, then, act step by step according to the interface prompt. 2. Browse CD and run the setup.exe in the relative directory.

  • Page 10: Stepeasy

    6. When click on the “Min” button, the utility will minimize to an icon in the right-bottom task tray. Whenever click on the QSE(QDI StepEasy ) icon in the task tray, the utility will be activated in the current window.
  • Page 11 SynactiX 5EP/5EI QDI BootEasy BootEasy is a new member of legend QDI Easy series, which is the latest innovation comes from legend QDI. BootEasy Setup Menu BootEasy technology enormously improves the long BOOT process time of computers. Reducing the wait time every user has to suffer when starting their computer. BIOS without BootEasy has to perform many routines every times when the system starts, such as checking system core of the computer and initializing system peripherals.

  • Page 12: Booteasy

    BootEasy QDI BootEasy Boot Easy e il nuovo software membro della famiglia legend QDI Easy, quale innovazione da LEGEND- QDI. BootEasy Setup Menu La tecnologia Boot Easy abbrevia gli enormi tempi del computer in fase di BOOT. Riduce le attese d’ogni utente che accede al suo computer. Il BIOS senza Boot Easy deve eseguire molte routines ogni qualvolta il sistema parte, come controllo della sezione centrale del computer oltre che inizializare le varie periferiche esterne.
  • Page 13 SynactiX 5EP/5EI QDI BootEasy BootEasy es el nuevo miembro de la familia de “Easies” de Legend QDI , que se acaba de incorporar a los últimos modelos de placas base. Menu de configuración de BootEasy La tecnología BootEasy disminuye enormemente el tiempo dedicado al proceso de arranque del ordenador, reduciendo considerablemente el tiempo de espera que tiene que sufrir el usuario al arrancar su PC.
  • Page 14 BootEasy QDI BootEasy BootEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von Legend QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI Easy – Technologien. BootEasy Setup Menu Mit der BootEasy- Technologie Technik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis fünf Sekunden in Anspruch nehmen, bis das Betriebssystem geladen wird. Der Grund für die lange Warterei liegt in den Routine-Abfragen, die das BIOS bei jedem Start abarbeitet.

  • Page 15: Speedeasy Quick Setup

    Switch on power to the system and press the <Del> key to enter BIOS Setup. 4. Enter “CPU SpeedEasy Setup” menu to set up the CPU speed. 5. Save and exit BIOS Setup, your system will now boot successfully. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 16 The processor speed can be manually selected on the “CPU SpeedEasy SETUP” menu screen. Warning: Do not set CPU frequency higher than its working frequency. If you do, we will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 17 SynactiX 5EP/5EI S p e e d E a s y Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA, Celeron FC-PGA Celeron PPGA 370 BIOS CPU SpeedEasy Setup BIOS Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 18: Speedeasy

    SpeedEasy SpeedEasy CPU SpeedEasy Setup SpeedEasy BIOS SpeedEasy Setup Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI S.10...
  • Page 19 SynactiX 5EP/5EI Installation de la carte mère SynactiX 5EP/5EI Assurez-vous que votre ensemble est complet: carte mère, câbles IDE et FLOPPY, notice d’utilisation et CD-ROM d’installation. Vérifiez que l’alimentation est débranchée et reliez-vous à la terre par une courroie à...
  • Page 20 Installation du SynactiX 5EP/5EI système pouvant résulter en un dysfonctionnement). Pour plus d’informations sur les fonctions du BIOS, vous pouvez consulter la version française du manuel sur le CD-ROM. Pressez la touche F10 ou choisissez «Save and exit» pour enregistrer vos paramètres et relancer la machine.
  • Page 21 StepEasy. Il y a des risques pour le CPU et la carte mère à changer la fréquence de CPU. StepEasy permet de réduire ces risques au minimum, mais Legend QDI ne saurait être responsable des éventuels dommages causés.
  • Page 22 - Echec au démarrage du PC à 3 reprises N’arrêtez pas ou ne redémarrez pas le système lorsque BootEasy s’initialise Placez «QDI BootEasy Feature» sur «Disabled» avant de changer un composant du système Placez «QDI BootEasy Feature» sur «Enabled» après le changement.

  • Page 23: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Overview SynactiX 5EP/5EI green mainboard utilizes Intel ® 815EP chipset, 815EP contains two com- ponents: the 82815EP Memory Controller Hub(MCH) and the 82801BA I/O Controller Hub2(ICH2), providing a fully compatible, high performanced and cost-effective PC/ATX platform.
  • Page 24 Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD- $" ROM drives. Integrated 16x32bit buffer for IDE PCI Burst Transfers. $" Onboard LAN (SynactiX 5EP-L/-AL, SynactiX 5EI-L/-AL available) 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support. $" 10/100M LAN interface built-in on board. $"...
  • Page 25 $" Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system volt- $" ages, fan speed). Supports management applications such as QDI’s ManageEasy . $ " Providing QDI innovations such as SpeedEasy, RecoveryEasy, BIOS-ProtectEasy(to $" protect the system BIOS from being attacked by severe virus such as CIH ), LogoEasy, ManageEasy, BootEasy and StepEasy (new feature).

  • Page 26: Introduction To New Features

    Navigate to the CD-ROM drive from the MS-DOS Command Prompt and enter the following from the Win98 directory on the CD: D:\SETUP /P J (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device driver letter is D:) Windows 98 will be installed with ACPI enabled. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 27 CRC to the hard drive, and the hard drive compares it to its own CRC value. If the hard drive reports errors to the host, then the host retries the command containing the CRC error. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 28 This enables the integrated LAN Controller to transmit data with minimum interframe spacing(IFS). The integrated LAN Controller also includes an EEPROM. The EEPROM provides power-on initialization for hardware and software configuration parameters. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 29: Installation Instructions

    PS/2 mouse connector is for the usage of PS/2 mouse. Optional PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Keyboard Connector USB1, USB2 and LAN Connector (SynactiX 5EP-L/-AL, SynactiX 5EI-L/- AL available) Two USB ports are for connecting USB devices. The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN. Active LINK...

  • Page 30: Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector

    UART2 Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick connector (SynactiX 5EP-A/-AL, SynactiX 5EI-A/-AL available) The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to playback or record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice input.

  • Page 31: Atx Power Supply Connector & Power Switch(Power Sw)

    When the system is in power up status, the LED is green on. When the system is in suspend status, the LED is green blink. When the system is in Suspend to RAM status, the LED is orange on. When the system is in soft-off status, the LED is off. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 32: Hardware Green Connector (Sleep Sw)

    The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in “PC Health” section of the BIOS. These three fans will be automatically turned off after the system enters suspend mode. FAN GND CPUFAN +12V SENSE PWRFAN FAN GND SENSE +12V SENSE FAN GND +12V CHSFAN Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 33: Wake-Up On Lan (Wol)

    Sound Connector (PC-PCI) This connector provides a bridge between the mainboard and PCI sound card to deliver sound compatibility under DOS real-mode environment. PC-PCI DMA REQUEST SERIAL INTERRUPT REQUEST 2 4 6 1 3 5 PC-PCI DMA ACKNOWLEDGE Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 34: Audio Connector (Cdlin1, Modem,Aux_In)

    If the connector has been closed once, the system will record the status and indicate the chassis has been opened. You can receive this information from QDI ManageEasy software. Indicate signal...

  • Page 35: Communication And Networking Riser Interface Connector(Cnr)

    Fourth PCI slot. PCI 5 Fifth PCI slot. PCI 6 or ISA Sixth PCI slot or First ISA slot. IDE 1 Primary IDE port. IDE 2 Secondary IDE port. CNR slot. AGP slot. FLOPPY Floppy Drive Port. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 36: Jumper Settings

    (multiplier) lower in “CPU SpeedEasy Setup” in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup. You can also adjust the CPU frequency by running StepEasy. We do not guarantee the overclocking system will be stable. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 37: Cpu Core Voltage Setting(Jvid0~3)

    1.65V 1.70V 1.75V 1.80V 1.85V 1.90V 1.95V 2.00V 2.05V Warning: To set CPU core voltage higher than its default core voltage is not suggested. If you do, we will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 38: Clear Cmos(Jcc)

    (Unplug the AC power supply) Enable/Disable onboard audio (JSD) (SynactiX 5EP-A/-AL, SynactiX 5EI-A/-AL available) If you want to use the on-board audio, set JSD with pin2 & pin3 closed (default). Other- wise, set JSD with pin1 & pin2 closed for disabling this function.

  • Page 39: Enable Keyboard Password Power-On Function(Jkb)

    The BIOS of the mainboard is inside the FWH. If the jumper JAV is set as closed, you will be unable to flash the BIOS to the mainboard. However in this status, the system BIOS is protected from being attacked by serious virus such as CIH virus. Flash Write Disabled Flash Write Enabled Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 40: Installation Of All Drivers (Easy!)

    BIOS and updating DMI information impossible. Installation of All Drivers (EASY!) A QDI Driver Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard, all drivers can be installed from this CD-ROM. Before installing the drivers, check the system requirements such as the enough system memory (at least 32MB for Windows 95/98 system or 64MB for Windows 2000 system) and enough disk space.

  • Page 41: Additional Information

    Chapter 2 hardware from Windows 9X and Windows NT. QDI ManageEasy is a system tool, like a bridge between the complex hardware and OS, used to access hardware status and to execute some control functions. It supports stronger functions for Windows 9X and Win- dows NT.
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  • Page 43: Bios Description

    If you require more detailed information concerning AWDFLASH Utility, for example, the different usage of parameters, please type A:\>AWDFLASH /? Note: AWDFLASH.EXE (version>7.95) utility must be used to upgrade the SynactiX 5EP/ 5EI mainboard family BIOS instead of QDI flash utility.

  • Page 44: Award Bios Description

    The basic CMOS settings included in “Standard CMOS Features” are Date, Time, Hard Disk Drive Types, Floppy Disk Drive Types, and VGA etc. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item, then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value desired in each item. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 45 ‘Manual’, the related information should be entered regarding the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press < Enter>: CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of heads PRECOMP write pre-compensation LANDZ landing zone SECTOR number of sectors MODE HDD access mode Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 46 To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares involved which are located in Award HDD Service Routine(INT13h).It may fail to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the whole INT 13h. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 47 The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is presented during the POST. Total Memory Total memory of the system equals the sum of the above memory. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 48: Cpu Speedeasy Setup

    Adjust host clock maually: 66~99MHz/ Slight Adjust 100~132MHz/133~166MHz as the default of CPU host clock is 66MHz/100MHz/133MHz Warning: Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speed will be dangerous! We will not be responsible for any damages caused. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 49: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    Disabled The serial number is unreadable. " Quick Power Enabled Allow the system to skip certain tests while On Self Test booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Disabled Normal POST. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 50 This option is for protecting the system BIOS, Disabled Protect when enabled, writing to BIOS area is to be discarded. Show Bootup Enabled The logo will be shown automatically when $" Logo Disabled system boots up, otherwise, no logo appears on the screen. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 51: Advanced Chipset Features Setup

    AGP Graphics 64MB Set the effective size of the Graphics Aperture to " Aperture Size 32MB be used in the particular GART Configuration. AGP Device 4X Enabled Support AGP4X mode " support Disabled Not Support AGP4X mode Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 52 Close empty DIMM or PCI clock to reduce EMI. Disabled Do not close empty DIMM or PCI clock. DIMM/PCI Clk +/-0.38% Enable Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI. $" Spread Spectrum +/-0.25% +/-0.5% Disabled Disable Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    Note: When the green monitor does not detect the V/H-SYNC signals, the electron gun will be turned off. "Video Off In The system will disable video when entering Suspend suspend mode. Do not turn off video when entering suspend mode. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 54 Enabled Reload global timer, when there’s a FDD/COM/ Port LPT event. Disabled Do not reload global timer. "PCI PIRQ[A - D]# Enabled Reload global timer, when there’s a PCI event. Disabled Do not reload global timer. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 55: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    BIOS automatically assigns them. Disabled PCI/VGA Palette Default setting. " Enabled Snoop Non-standard VGA cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cars may not show colors properly. Enabling this item can solve this problem. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 56: Integrated Peripherals

    Disable the AC97 Modem onboard. Onboard/CNR LAN Auto If a CNR Interface is enabled, the onboard LAN $" Selection will be automatically disabled. Otherwise, the "" onboard LAN is enabled. Onboard The onboard LAN is enabled. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 57 This option is used to configure Game Port 201,209 Address Address. Midi Port Address Disabled This option is used to configure Midi Port $" 300,330,290 Address. Midi Port IRQ This option is used to configure Midi Port $ " IRQ. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 58: Pc Health Status

    CHSFAN, CPUFAN Current CPUFAN or PWRFAN. Fan speed value is based on an Speed assumption that tachometer signal is two pulses Current PWRFAN per revolution. In other cases, you should regard Speed it relatively. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 59 F, 65 C/167 F, 70 C/158 F, 75 C/167 F, 80 C/176 F, 85 C/176 F, 90 C/194 F, 95 C/205 C/185 C/194 C/205 Disabled The system remains on regardless of how much the CPU temperature is. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 60: Password Setting

    If you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system can not boot with the CMOS values selected in setup, clear CMOS after power-down, then power on again. System will boot with BIOS default settings. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

  • Page 61: Appendix Aqdi Driver Utility Cd

    Appendix A QDI Utility CD 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 easily. You should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are installed.

  • Page 62: Appendix B Boot Logo

    When you power on or reset your system, the picture shown below will be displayed on the screen. You can use “CBLOGO.EXE” (included on the QDI Mainboard Utility CD) to replace it by any other logo which you prefer. Please you follow these steps to use CBLOGO.EXE Utility: 1.
  • Page 63 Introduction: RecoveryEasy , the latest QDI innovation, is able to protect the system from being destroyed, by creating a so-called “mirror partition” for a current hard disk partition and backuping all the data to the mirror area. This ideal utility provides disk partition, disk data backup/recovery, CMOS settings backup/recovery and multi-boot functions.

  • Page 64: Recoveryeasy

    : After choosing this function, only the final partition can be deleted in order to keep the continuous disk space. If the warning message is confirmed, the partition will be deleted. By pressing “N” or “ESC” key, the system quits. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 65 ESC : Exits from the Partition User Interface. If users made some mistakes, for example, wrongly delete a partition, do not press the “ESC” key, press the reset button on your system at once, in this way users can save their system. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 66 The time when the latest backup was done will be displayed in the status line. After confirming the warning message, the system performs the content recovery. By pressing “N” or “ESC” key, the system quits. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 67 : After choosing this function, the latest backup of the CMOS settings will be recovered. The system needs reboot in order to validate the new CMOS settings. Note : If users have never backuped the CMOS settings, a wrong message will be shown after choosing this function. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 68 RecoveryEasy build-in BIOS means all functions of RecoveryEasy including creating partition, backuping and restoring partition are built in BIOS. Users just need to down load the latest BIOS from our Website (http://www.qdigrp.com) when wanting to upgrade (It’s free!). Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 69 What if partitions be wrongly deleted in RecoveryEasy? If users delete a partition in RecoveryEasy by mistake, they can save it by pressing the Reset button on their system at once. Do not press the “ESC” Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 70 Recovery User Interface. Remember to create a mirror partition and backup before virus attacks the system. Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...
  • Page 71 Board Layout of SynactiX 5EP/5EI V1.0 Manual for SynactiX 5EP/5EI...

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