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P5I915PL 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. P5I915PL 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...
- Page 3 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: P5I915PL 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:...
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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 and Serial Port Connectors ......5 Line-in jack, Mic-in jack and Speaker-out jack .... - Page 5 CONTENTS Chapter 3 BIOS Description..............19 AMI BIOS Description............21 Appendix QDI Ulitity CD..............22 Using 4-/6-Channel Audio..........32 Selecting 8-Channel Setting..........36 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 P5I915PL series of mainboards. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features. -6A:...
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction
915PL + ICH6/ICH6R chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective ATX platform. P5I915PL supports next generation graphics interface: PCI Ex- press x 16.The new integrated technologies, together with AC’ 97 audio (6-channel) or High Definition Audio(8-channel), 4 SATA at most, 8 USB 2.0 ports and ATA100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multimedia... -
Page 8: Key Features
Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Microphone- in Jack,which can be specified by software 8-channel Onboard Audio(available on -8A mainboard) High Definition Audio(HDA)Specification Compliant Provides Center&subWoofer speaker out, Rear speaker out, Side speaker out, line in, Front speaker out, Mic in P5I915PL... - Page 9 PCI Express x16 port IDE(1) IDE port FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port DDR(2) DIMM sockets USB(8) USB connectors LAN(1)(optional) LAN connector COM(2)(optional) COM connectors PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector IrDA(1) IrDA connector Audio(1) Audio connector 1394(2)(optional) IEEE 1394 ports SATA(2) Serial ATA connectors P5I915PL...
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Page 10: Installation Instructions
I/O ports. Furthermore, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your reference. The par- ticular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the following figures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the direction. P5I915PL... -
Page 11: External Connectors
COM1connector can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse. Parallel Port COM1 Warning: 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. P5I915PL... -
Page 12: Line-In Jack, Mic-In Jack And Speaker-Out Jack
“ Realtek HD Front Pink Jack” is selected in the sound recording default device before using front mic to record sound, if you select” Realtek HD Audio rear input” , you can use rear mic to record sound. P5I915PL... -
Page 13: Dual Channel Introduce
(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. P5I915PL series mainboard only support ATX12V power. -
Page 14: Power Led Connector (Pwr_Led)
P O W E R G N D G N D RE SE T EMPTY RESERVED TURBO TURBO Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN and CHS_FAN) The fan speed of these three fans can be detected. SENSE SYS_FAN +12V CPU_FAN +12V SENSE CHS_FAN SENSE +12V P5I915PL... -
Page 15: Com2(Optional),Usb5, Usb6; Usb7, Usb8 Connectors
Chapter 2 USB5 ,USB6; USB7, USB8; Serial Port Connector(COM2)(optional) Besides USB1,2 or USB3,4 on the back panel, P5I915PL series of mainboards also have two 10-pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional four USB ports. -
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 Common CD Left Channel SPEAKER Connector(optional) SPK_VCC SPK_DATA P5I915PL... -
Page 17: Front Ieee 1394 Port(F_1394)(Optional)
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 connect Serial ATA cable to Serial ATA hard disk. SATA1/SATA2 P5I915PL... -
Page 18: Audio Interface(F_Audio)
AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R (Cut away) AUD_FPOUT_L AUD_RET_L For the mainboard supporting ALC880, please use HDA front audio panel for F_AUDIO function. F_AUDIO (for HDA) Symbol Symbol F_MIC_ L F_MIC_R PRESENCE# HP_ R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND (Cut away) HP_L SENSE2_RETURN P5I915PL... -
Page 19: Spdif_Out Connector
Chapter 2 SPDIF_OUT Connector The SPDIF output allow your digital audio input from digital audio devices. SPDIF out Cut away SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_IN Connector SPDIF IN Cut away SPDIF_IN P5I915PL... -
Page 20: 4-Pin Smbus Connector(Smbus)(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 P5I915PL... -
Page 21: 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 ready for loading OS P5I915PL... -
Page 22: Jumper Settings
However, setting jumper BIOS_WP as closed makes flashing BIOS and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set BIOS_WP as open when changing the system hardware configuration, or the error message “ Unknown Flash Type” will be displayed on the screen, and DMI information may not be updated. P5I915PL... -
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. CLR_CMOS Normal status (Unplug the AC power supply) P5I915PL... -
Page 24: Enable Front/Back Panel Usb Device Wake-Up Function (Jusb, Jfusb)(Optional)
ACPI S3 by activating USB device. Before using this function, set JUSB/JFUSB with pin2 & pin3 closed. Otherwise, set JUSB/JFUSB with pin1& pin2 closed for disabling. JUSB Enable Disable JFUSB Enable Disable P5I915PL... -
Page 25: Chapter 3 Bios Description
The infor- mation is stored in CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information even if the power is turned off. This chapter provides you with the overview of the BIOS Setup. P5I915PL... - Page 26 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 ADUDOS.EXE from the directory \Utility located on QDI Utility CD to 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.
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Page 27: Ami Bios Description
The power management setup menu allows you to configure APM. Exit Setup The section allow you to configure exit options, load Optimal Defaults and load failsafe defaults etc. Note: if you need detailed information about BIOS, please view them in the CD. P5I915PL... -
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 1. Connect the reset cable of your PC or outside cable 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” Advanced Setup” menu, then enable the “ TurboEasy Setting” item in “ QDI Features Configuration” and select the CPU/PCIEX/PCI frequency.
- Page 30 (Consulte el apartado “ Jumper Settings” en el manual de usuario de su placa QDI P5I915PL en el capí tulo 2). Inserte el procesador en el socket y conecte el ventilador del procesador en el conector de su placa base QDI P5I915PL marcado como “...
- Page 31 Para má s informació n las funciones de la Bios, consulte el apartado “ BIOS Description” en el manual de usuario de la placa base QDI P5I915PL). Presione la tecla « F10 » y seleccione la opció n “ Save & Exit Setup” en el menú de configuració n de la Bios para guardar los cambios y reiniciar el sistema.
- Page 32 P5I915PL (French): Inté gration du systè me : Vé rifier la pré sence de chaque é lé ment dans la boite de la carte mè re de la sé rie QDI P5I915PL : Une carte mè re de la sé rie QDI P5I915PL.
- Page 33 10. Raccorder les pé riphé riques externes sur les connecteurs de fond de panier inté gré s à la carte mè re de la sé rie QDI P5I915PL. Dans ce but il est important de se ré fé rer à...
- Page 34 Avec cette option, il est possible d’ installer les pilotes de la carte mè re de la série QDI P5I915PL aisé ment. Il est important d’ installer les pilotes en respectant l’ ordre pré dé finit et de redé marrer le systè me aprè s avoir effectué l’ installation de tous les pilotes.
- Page 35 Appendix QDI P5I915PL installazione mainboard (Italian): 1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: QDI P5I915PLmainboard, cavo IDE e Floppy, jumpers, manuale dell’ utente della mainboard QDI P5I915PL e cd-rom drivers. 2. Controllare che il cavo alimentazione proveniente dal computer-case sia sconnesso assicurarsi inolre di aver indossato corretamente il bracciale da polso collegato a massa.
- Page 36 Appendix Dopo questo ultimo passo procedere all’ installazione dei driver delle varie periferiche IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD QDI E’ CONTENUTO NELLA SCATOLA Installazione driver E possibile installare tutti i driver della Vs. mainboard in modo facile e veloce.
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Page 37: 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. P5I915PL... - Page 38 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. P5I915PL...
- Page 39 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 P5I915PL...
- Page 40 2. Click the Speaker Test tab. 3. The following window appears. Center Front Left Front Right Rear Right Rear Left Subwoofer 4. Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking on it. P5I915PL...
- Page 41 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. P5I915PL...
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Page 42: Selecting 8-Channel Setting
The Realtek ALC880 provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experi- ence on your PC. First install the ALC880 Audio driver from the QDI CD that came with the motherboard package. If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed,you will find the SoundEffect icon on the tackbar. - Page 43 1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the speaker configuration button. 2.select from the combo list box your current speaker setup, then click Auto Test to test your settings. 3.click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit. P5I915PL...
- Page 44 2.click the option button to enable or disable the icon display on the windows taskbar. 3.click the language combo list box to change language display. 4.click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit. P5I915PL...
- Page 45 To start the Audio wizard: 1. from the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the Audio wizard button. 2.click the back panel button to detect the device plugged in. 3.click the Exit button on the upper-ring hand corner of the window to exit. P5I915PL...
- Page 46 Board Layout of P5I915PL Note: The layout includes all options. It is for your reference only.
- Page 47 Top :PS/2 Mouse Bttm:PS/2 Keyboard COM1 AUDIO Top :LAN USB3_4 Bttm:USB1_2 JUSB(option) LGA775 North Bridge South Bridge DIMM1 CHSSEC DIMM2 ATX_POWER Note: pin1 for a jumpers are located on the side with black line. 1. PWR_LED 2. PWR_SW * EMPTY 3.
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