SpeedEasy is a new technology that developed and patented by QDI to perform the first jumperless motherboard in the world. It shows our ability in BIOS and hardware implementation to provide a user friendly interface for system setup. Users never need to open the system case and just only hit a few key strokes in BIOS setup to configure the system. It is approaching the attributes of Plug and Play.

Advantages

• CPU speed can be set simply in BIOS.
• Users can select CPU speed at any time without opening the system case or needing to refer to a complicated user manual.
• BIOS can automatically set the CPU core and I/O voltage according to the CPU type.
• Users do not need to find out the locations of different jumpers and thus, the possibilities of wrongly setting the jumpers will be zero.

"There is no difference for the board layout of a SpeedEasy motherboard, it's just no any jumper on the board".

Four Steps to build a SpeedEasy system

Just like a normal system setup, but never need to set any jumper on the main board. You only need to follow the below four steps to complete the installation:

• 1. Plug in the CPU correctly.
• 2. Restore the system and power it on.
• 3. Enter BIOS Setup and set the CPU speed in SpeedEasy menu.
• 4. Save and exit the BIOS Setup.

SpeedEasy Main Menu

A SpeedEasy CPU setup menu is provided in BIOS main menu to configure the CPU type. The BIOS can show you the CPU type and the CPU voltage automatically, you only need to set the CPU speed in the SpeedEasy menu.

SpeedEasy Main Menu

BIOS auto detect the CPU type

SpeedEasy BIOS can auto detect the CPU type and set the correct CPU voltage to the CPU including single voltage or dual voltage CPU. You only need to set the CPU speed.

SpeedEasy CPU Setup Menu

Remarks:

* The bold items are auto detected, you needn't set it yourself. You only need to set the CPU speed (bold italic).

Default CPU voltage

The following table show you the default CPU voltage that set by BIOS. It is according the CPU specification to set the default value.

Remarks: * The value can be changed by user if a new specification CPU is used.

SpeedEasy Hot key <Del>

A SpeedEasy hot key <Del> is provided for safe and low speed boot-up. While you press <Del> hot key and power on the system, the system can run at the lowest speed 75MHz.

Advantages:

Safety Boot-up

• To recover the system if the system cannot boot up again while CPU speed is wrongly set.
• To debug the configurations that cannot run at high speed e.g. 4M x 4 SDRAM DIMM.

Green

• To save the life cycle of the CPU and the related component e.g. regulators.
• To lower the temperature of CPU and regulators.

Easy to Use

• No need to set jumpers or BIOS setup.
• Just press the hot key while power on the system.
• Provide a fast and simple method to run at low speed.

High safety

In order to provide a high safety for the system, on any one of the following conditions, the system will run at safe low speed:

• The first time for the system setup.
• CPU type or model has been changed.
• Press the hot key <Del> while you power on your system.
• CMOS lost

Password Security (Optional)

Password Security is a optional utility to prevent users to enter SpeedEasy Setup menu. This can provide a security for system administrator or PC owner to protect non-authorized users to change the CPU setup.

Advantages:

• More security
• Prevent non-technical user to change the setup
• Minimize the mistake of changing the setup

Questions & Answers

1. If the CPU setting is wrongly set, will it cause any damage to the CPU ?

No, because the BIOS can auto detect the CPU type and assign the correct CPU voltage to the CPU including single voltage or dual voltage CPU. You only need to set the CPU speed in the BIOS. For that case, even you select a higher speed for the CPU, it won't cause any damage to the CPU.

2. How to recover the system if a higher CPU speed is set and the system ....cannot boot up again ?

You can press the hot key <Del> while power on the system. This let the system to run at safe and low speed to boot up. Then you can enter the BIOS setup menu and re-select the CPU speed.

3. Can I upgrade my existing motherboard with a SpeedEasy BIOS to get a ....SpeedEasy motherboard ?

No, a SpeedEasy motherboard is not only a BIOS feature enhanced motherboard, it also need hardware implementation to support the SpeedEasy function. Even you upgrade your existing motherboard BIOS with a SpeedEasy version, all the settings of SpeedEasy are still not functioning.

4. Is there any benefit of SpeedEasy in addition to system setup ?

Yes, you may use the <Del> hot key any time to let your system run at lowest speed 75MHz. This can save the life cycle of your CPU and regulators, and lower the temperature of the system, especially for high speed CPU e.g. Intel 200MHz. Just like another green function to protect your system.

5. Is there any jumper setting still find on the board ?

For VX II Ver 3.0 and VX III, they are exactly jumperless motherboards, there is no any jumper on the board. But for VX II Ver 2.0, there is only one jumper reserved to set the CPU voltage as single voltage or dual voltage. By the way, if you are not using a P55C CPU, you still needn't set any jumper setting. Because the default jumpers are set to single voltage CPU for Intel Pentium P54C, AMD K5 or Cyrix 6x86 CPUs.

6. Is there any incompatible problem for the SpeedEasy motherboard ?

No, we only implement the initialized portion of the BIOS and use I/O ports to control the system settings. This wouldn't cause any incompatible problem to the system. The design had been repeatedly verified and all the motherboards are guaranteed to pass a complicated test.