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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. PlatiniX 7B(P7B) series mainboard QDI Utility CD User’s manual IDE ribbon cable floppy ribbon cable I/O shield(option)
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þ 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...
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Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: PlatiniX 7B Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc. Address: 41456 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538 Telephone: (510) 668-4933 Facsimile: (510) 668-4966...
C O N T E N T S 1. Introduction........... 1 Overview..............1 Key Features..............1 2. Installation Instructions .........5 External Connectors..........5 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector....... 5 USB1, USB2 and LAN connectors........ 5 Line-in, Microphone-in, Speaker-out jacks and MIDI/Joystick connector..........6 6-channel Audio............6 Parallel Port, Serial Port &VGA Output Connectors..6 ATX12V Power Supply Connector &...
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AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS Description ......24 Entering Setup..............24 Load Optimized Defaults............ 24 Standard CMOS Features Setup........24 QDI Innovation Features............ 28 Advanced BIOS Features Setup........30 Advanced Chipset Features Setup........32 Power Management Setup..........34 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup..........37 Integrated Peripherals............38 PC Health Status..............41...
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Caution Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink of FAN to keep them fully contact , meanwhile to meet the heat sink requirement.
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Note: This manual is suitable for mainboards of PlatiniX 7B se- ries. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants diverse features. Bridge Name OnboardAudio OnboardLAN North Without Without 845G P7B-A 2channel Without 845G P7B-6A 6channel Without...
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Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Overview PlatiniX 7B series mainboard utilizes Intel 845G/GL(845G/GL + ICH4) Chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective mATX platform. The mainboard ® provides 400 MHz/533 MHz(supported on P7B only) system bus to support Intel...
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Chapter 1 Chipset P7B/-A/-L/-6A/-AL/-6AL mainboard Intel 845G chipset: 845G + ICH4 P7BL/-A/-L/-6A/-AL/-6AL mainboard Intel 845GL chipset: 845GL + ICH4 Onboard Graphics Integrated 2D/3D graphics accelerator Integrated 350 MHz RAMDAC Provides VGA output connector Provides 32 bpp true color support for high resolution texture Provides new 3D features create real-life environment and character effects Onboard IDE Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives...
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Supports keyboard Password Power-on function Supports system monitoring(monitors CPU and system temperatures, system voltages, fan speed) Providing QDI innovations such as SpeedEasy, RecoveryEasy II, BIOS-ProtectEasy, LogoEasyII, StepEasyII(Optional) and BootEasy Note: Our technology is now being upgraded, the description and Interface for Easy technology in this manual are only for your reference.
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Chapter 1 Green function Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS Directed Power Management) Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (Suspend to RAM), S4(Suspend to Disk ,depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off) Expansion slots 1 CNR slot 3 PCI slots...
Installation Instructions Chapter 2 Installation Instructions This section covers External Connectors and Jumper Settings. Refer to the mainboard layout chart for locations of all jumpers, external connectors, slots and I/O ports. Further- more, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your reference. The particular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the following figures.
Chapter 2 Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack and MIDI/Joystick Connector (Available on -A, -AL series mainboard) 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. The Speaker-out jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output from the internal amplifier.The MIDI/Joystick connector allows you to connect a game joystick or a MIDI device.
Installation Instructions ATX12V Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW) Be sure to connect the power supply plug to this connector in its proper orientation. The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When powering up your system, first turn on the mechanical switch of the power supply (if one is provided), then push once the power switch.
Chapter 2 Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) The connector can be connected to the speaker on the case. Power LED Connector (PWR LED) When the system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED is blink;...
Installation Instructions USB3 and USB4Connectors Besides USB1 and USB2 ports on the back panel, the mainboard also has another two 10- pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable to provide additional 4 USB Ports. USB4 ...
Chapter 2 Infrared Header (IrDA) This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving. Before using this function, configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the “INTEGRATED PERIPH- ERALS” section of the BIOS. IRRX IRTX IrDA Connector ...
Installation Instructions Fan Connectors ( CPUFAN, SYSFAN, PWRFAN) The fan speed of CPUFAN, SYSFAN and PWRFAN 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. ...
Chapter 2 Wake-Up On LAN (WOL) Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wake event occurring from the network can wake up the system. If this function is to be used, please be sure an ATX12V power, and a LAN adapter which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set “...
Installation Instructions 4 Pin SMBus Connector(SMBUS) This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices communicate through the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. The SMBus or System Management Bus is a specific implementation of I C bus, which is a multi-master bus, that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.
Chapter 2 Audio Interface (F_AUDIO)(Optional) The audio interface can provide 3 kinds of Audio output choices :the FrontAudio, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. when the FrontAudio is available, the RearAudio and the ActiveAudio(in-case speaker)will be cut off. when the RearAudio is available, the ActiveAudio will be cut off.
Installation Instructions Serial Port Connector( COM2 )(Optional) Besides COM1 port, the mainboard also has a header on board which can be connected with serial port devices through a cable. COM2 Intruder Detect Switch(JINTR)(Reserved) The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case. The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector.
Installation Instructions Jumper Settings Jumpers are located on the mainboard, they represent, clear CMOS jumper CLR_CMOS, enable BIOS Protection function jumper BIOS_WP etc. Pin 1 for all jumpers are located on the side with a thick white line ( Pin1→ ), refer to the mainboard’s silkscreen.
Chapter 2 Enable Front/Back Panel USB Device Wake-up Function (JFUSB/JUSB) The mainboard provides the advanced USB device wake-up function. The system can be waked up from its power saving mode including ACPI S3 by activating USB device. Before using this function, set JUSB/JFUSB as pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JUSB/JFUSB as pin2 &...
Installation Instructions Enable keyboard password power-on function (JKB) The mainboard provides the advanced keyboard password power-on function. Before using this function, set JKB as pin1 & pin2 closed. Otherwise, set JKB as pin2 & pin3 closed for disabling. JKB Disable: ...
Chapter 2 BIOS Protection Jumper (BIOS_WP) The BIOS of the mainboard is inside the FWH. If the jumper BIOS_WP 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.
Installation Instructions Overclocking Jumper Setting (JFSB)(Optional) Jumper labeled JFSB is located on the mainboard providing users with CPU overclocking feature. The host bus speed can be set as 100 X 4/133 X 4MHz or AUTO. Refer to the chart below for the location of these jumpers, and the table for information on how to set them.
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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>=7.95) from the directory \Utility located on QDI Mainboard Utility CD onto your new bootable diskette.
Chapter 3 AWARD(Phoenix) 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 <Del> key to enter the AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. Press <Del>...
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BIOS Description Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu For the items marked, press enter, a window will pop up as shown below. You can view detailed information or make modifications. Figure-2-1 IDE Primary Master Setup Menu Hard Disk Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system.
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Chapter 3 The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE. CHS mode Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any trans- formation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for CHS mode are 1024,16 and 63.
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BIOS Description Video Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system. EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphic Array. For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode.
Chapter 3 QDI Innovation features Figure-3 QDI Innovation features Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description CPU Clock Ratio x8~23 Select the multiplication of processor core frequency. If a Ratio -locked processor installed, this item will be hidden.
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BIOS Description Item Option Description [LogoEasyII setting] Show Bootup Enabled The logo will be shown automatically when Disabled Logo system boots up, otherwise, no logo appears on the screen. [RecoveryEasyII setting] Menu language English Select RecoveryEasyII Interface Menu Select Chinese language.
Chapter 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Figure-4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description Enabled Anti-Virus Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning Protection feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.
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BIOS Description Item Option Description Boot Up Keypad is used as number keys. NumLock Status Keypad is used as arrow keys. Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller. Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port92. Typematic Rate Enabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the...
Chapter 3 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Figure-5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description DRAM Timing By User DRAM timing is defined by user. Selectable By SPD DRAM timing is defined by SPD. CAS Latency 1.5~3 Set CAS latency time.
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BIOS Description Item Option Description Video RAM Enabled Besides conventional memory, video RAM area Cacheable is also cacheable. Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable. Memory hole at Enabled Memory hole at 15-16M is reserved for 15M-16M expanded ISA card. Disabled Do not set this memory hole.
Chapter 3 Power Management Setup Figure-6 Power Management Setup Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function. Disabled Disable this function. ACPI Suspend S1(POS) Select the ACPI suspend type. Type S3(STR) Run VGABIOS...
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BIOS Description Item Option Description Video Off Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off the screen Method when disabling video. V / H SYNC + In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also turn Blank off the V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals from VGA card to monitor.
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Chapter 3 Item Option Description Power on by Enabled Allow the system to be powered on when a Ring/LAN Ring indicator signal comes up to UART1 or UART2 from external modem (to LAN Wake-up Header from LAN adapter or to modem Ring on Header from internal modem card).
BIOS Description PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Figure-7 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description Reset Enabled Default setting is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Configuration Data Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup, if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused serious conflicts preventing the OS...
Chapter 3 Integrated Peripherals Figure-8 Integrated Peripherals Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description On-Chip Primary/ Enabled On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE is enabled. Secondary PCI IDE Disabled On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE is disabled. Mode 0 - 4 Define the IDE primary/secondary master/slave Primary/ Secondary...
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BIOS Description Item Option Description 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. Ext.CNR CNR Interface is enabled. PCI Slot Init Display First Initialize the PCI VGA first.
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Chapter 3 Item Option Description UR2 Duplex Half Default is recommended. Mode Full Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2 Default is recommended. RxD2, TxD2 Onboard Parallel 378/IRQ7 Define parallel port address and IRQ channel. 278/IRQ5 Port 3BC/IRQ7 Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled. Parallel Port Define the parallel port mode.
BIOS Description PC Health Status Figure-9 PC Health Status Menu The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning. Item Option Description CPU Warning C/122 An alarm will beep when the CPU Temperature C/127 temperature reaches the previous setting, C/133 C/122 F, 53...
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Chapter 3 VCore(CPU) Display current voltage value including all Voltage, significant voltages of the mainboard. +3.3V +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V are voltages from the +5 V power supply. +12 V -12 V VCore (CPU) Voltage is the CPU core VBAT Voltage voltage from the on board switching Power 5V Standby Voltage Supply.
BIOS Description Password Setting When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
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.
LogoEasy II LogoEasy II Thank you for using QDI upgraded innovation--- LogoEasy II, which is completely compatible with LOGOEASY. LOGOEASY II can be easily operated in a Windows environment, following in steps with the trend. It has added the functions of support-...
If you don’t prefer the logo displayed on the screen during bootup, set the “Show Bootup Logo” option as Disabled in CMOS Setup. * We reserve the right of modifying the default full-logo of QDI without further notification.
RecoveryEasy II RecoveryEasy II Introduction: RecoveryEasy II — the latest edition of RecoveryEasy, providing a more easy-to- operate and more secure and reliable tool for backing up and recovering the hard disk data. It will make your data on the hard disk more secure, and make your computer more reliable.
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Menu Language and Hotkey Selection Please press “DEL” key to enter CMOS setup during the POST(Power On Self Test), then user can see [RecoveryEasyII Setting] items of the “QDI Innovation features” menu, in which the language on RecoveryEasyII interface and hotkey could be selected .
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3 Hot key for Recovery There are 12 options, including NULL and F2~F12. Key F12 is default. If NULL is selected, Restore interface can not be used with pressing hotkey. If you select one key of the rest 11 options, you can enter Recover interface by pressing the hotkey you setup during POST.
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Appendix 1 Backup Partition Table It is used to backup partition table of current hard Disk. A partition table keeps the status of the hard disk partitions, such as the number of partitions, the type and size of each partition, etc. It is the most important information of the hard disk data structure. The incorrectness or loss of the table will result in the failure of reading data from the hard disk partitions.
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1 Recover Partition Table 2 Recover System Partition 3 Recover Whole Disk 4 Recover CMOS Setup 5 Exit Backup Menu figure-5 Recover Interface 1.Recover Partition Table It used to restore the partition table data stored in backup area to current Hard Disk. 2.Recover System Partition It used to restore the system partition data stored in current backup area to current system...
6. Save and exit BIOS Setup, your system will now boot successfully. CPU SpeedEasy Setup Menu Select <QDI Innovation features> item from the main menu and enter the sub-menu: QDI Innovation features Menu BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of the jumper settings.
OS. BootEasy is quite easy to use , choose the right option in CMOS SETUP, ( refer to QDI Innovation features) it can be easily booted quickly. BootEasy save all the information when PC first normally boot-up, and it restores all the parameters for the system and thus let the PC boot freely and rapidly.
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Installation You can install the QDI StepEasyII by the following two means: 1. Run CD, select the installation of QDI StepEasyII, then, act step by step according to the interface prompt. 2. Browse CD and run the setup.exe in the relative directory.
5. When click on the "Min" button, the utility will minimize to an icon in the right-bottom task tray. Whenever user clicks the QSE(QDI StepEasyII abbr.) icon in the task tray, the utility will be activated in the current window.
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Appendix QDI BootEasy(German) 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...
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Instalación de la placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B(Spanish): Asegúrese que se incluyen los siguientes artículos: Placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B, 1 cable de datos para el puerto IDE y 1 cable de datos para el Floppy, jumpers, 1 manual de usuario Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7By un disco compacto con los controladores de la placa base Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B.
“BIOS Description” en el manual de usuario de la placa base Legend-QDI Superb4). Presione la tecla « F10 » y seleccione la opción “Save & Exit Setup” en el menú de configuración de la Bios para guardar los cambios y reiniciar el sistema.
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VGA Driver (Opcional) DirectX USB2.0 2. Accessorios QFlash QDI StepEasy ( Opcional ) Norton AntiVirus 3. Navegue por el CD Usted puede leer todos los documentos incluidos en este CD, incluidos Utility and Documents. Los ficheros incluidos en Utility son: Awdflash.exe...
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« Configuration des cavaliers » du chapitre numéro 2 nommé « Instructions d’installation » contenu dans le manuel d’utilisation livré avec la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B lors de son achat. Manual for P7B series...
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PlatiniX 7B et prévus à cet effet. Connecter les éventuelles barrettes de mémoire dans les slots intégrés à la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B et prévus à cet effet. Connecter les éventuelles cartes d’extension au format AGP, ISA ou PCI dans les slots intégrés à...
Après cette étape, procéder à l’installation des pilotes de chaque périphérique détecté par la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B. Lors de son achat un CD-ROM d’installation Legend-QDI est livré avec la carte mère de la série Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B.
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Legend-QDI StepEasy (Caractéristique technique optionnelle). C. Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002. Browse CD : Avec cette option, il est possible de consulter l’ensemble des données contenues sur le CD-ROM d’installation Legend-QDI Applications contenues dans le dossier : Awdflash.exe. Cblogo.exe. C. Lf.exe.
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Appendix Legend-Qdi PlatiniX 7B installazione mainboard (Italian): Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: Legend-qdi PlatiniX 7Bmainboard, cavo IDE e Floppy, jumpers, manuale dell’utente della mainboard Legend-QDI PlatiniX 7B e cd-rom drivers. Controllare che il cavo alimentazione proveniente dal computer-case sia sconnesso assicurarsi inolre di aver indossato corretamente il bracciale da polso collegato a massa.
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Dopo questo ultimo passo procedere all’installazione dei driver delle varie periferiche IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD LEGEND-QDI E’ CONTENUTO NELLA SCATOLA 1. Installazione driver E possibile installare tutti i driver della Vs. mainboard in modo facile e veloce.
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Appendix A. Qflash B. QDI StepEasy(Optional) C. Norton AntiVirus Guardando il CD Questo manuale di installazionee’ disponibile anche nella sua versione elettronica all’interno del cd accompagnativo, insieme anche diverse utili quali: A. Awdflash.exe Cblogo.exe C. Lf.exe Manual for P7B series...
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Board Layout of PlatiniX 7B This layout is just for your reference...
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