SOYO SY-7ISA+ User Manual

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SY-7ISA+

Motherboard

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FC-PGA Socket 370 Processor supported

815E AGP/PCI/CNR

66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported

ATX Form Factor

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User's Manual

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SOYO™ SY-7ISA+

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About This Guide:

This Quick Start Guide can help system manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the Motherboard. Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability; however, to the correctness of the contents there is no guarantee given. The information in this document is subject to amend without notice.

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Edition: October 2000 Version 1.1 7ISA+ SERIAL

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION ...................................1

1-1 INTRODUCTION............................................................1

1-2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD..............................3

1-3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS .........3

1-4 SY-7ISA+ MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT..........................4

1-5 SY-7ISA+ MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS ...............5

1-6 CHIPSET.........................................................................7

1-7 I/O INTERFACE CONTROLLER..................................14

1-8 HARDWARE MONITOR...............................................16

1-9 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY.................................. 16

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................17

2-1 PREPARATIONS........................................................... 17

2-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD.......................... 18

2-3 INSTALLATION GUIDE...............................................19

2-3.1 CPU Installation............................................................. 20

2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation .............................. 23

2-3.3 Motherboard Connector.................................................. 25

2-3.4 Jumper Setting................................................................ 41

2-3.5 Voice Doctor................................................................... 44

2-3.6 CMOS Clear (JP5).......................................................... 44

2-3.7 Power On ....................................................................... 45

2-3.8 Quick BIOS Setup........................................................... 46

2-3.9 Troubleshooting at First Start.......................................... 48

2-3.10 Power Off....................................................................... 52

CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY................................................... 53

3-1 SOYO COMBO SETUP.................................................56

3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP..........................................60

3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.....................................63

3-4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES..............................67

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3-5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.....................................69

3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ................................74

3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP.............................78

3-8 PC HEALTH STATUS.................................................... 81

3-9 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS.....................................83

3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS...................................84

3-11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD........................................... 85

3-12 USER PASSWORD........................................................ 86

3-13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION .....................................87

CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION ............................................89

CHAPTER 5 SIGMATEL AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION..............93

CHAPTER 6 INTEL 815 VGA DRIVERS INSTALLATION.................95

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Chapter 1

MOTHEBOARD DESCRIPTION

1-1 INTRODUCTION

Ø The SY-7ISA+ AGP/PCI/CNR Motherboard is a high-performance

Socket 370 processor supported ATX form-factor system board. SY- 7ISA+ uses the 815E Chipset technology. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards Supports Intel® FC-PGA processors

- FSB 66MHz: Celeron(400-700MHz)

- FSB 100MHz: Pentium® III (500E-850MHz)

- FSB 133MHz: Pentium® III (533-1.13GHz)

Ø Supports 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency Ø Auto-detect CPU voltage Ø PC99, ACPI Ø Ultra DMA33/66/100 (ATA 33/66/100) Ø Supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Ø Support PC-100 and PC-133 SDRAM Ø Supports ACPI Suspend Indicator Ø Power-on by modem, alarm and PS/2 Keyboard Ø Power failure resume Ø Supports Suspend to RAM Ø Supports onboard hardware monitoring and includes Hardware

Doctor™ utility

Ø Fan speed control Ø Easy CPU settings in BIOS with the “SOYO COMBO Setup” Ø Support display cache interface (AIMM card) multiplexed on the

AGP interface

-133MHz SDRAM interface only

-4MB max addressable

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Ø Battery Low voltage Detection Ø Supports multiple-boot function Ø AGP 2.0 Compliant;

AGP Universal Connector supports:

- 1.5V and 3.3V AGP cards

- 1X/2X/4X data transfer

Ø Supports Communication Networking Riser Slot (CNR 1.0

compliant) *

Ø Smart Card Reader

- Compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card (PC/SC) Working Group standard

- Compliant with smart card (ISO 7816) protocols

- Supports card present detect

- Supports Smart Card insertion power-on feature

Ø 3 x DIMM slots for SDRAM memory Ø 1 x 32-bit AGP slot

Ø 6 x 32-bit bus master PCI slots Ø 4 x USB ports onboard Ø 1 x IrDA port Ø ATX power connector

* If the user wants to use a Modem Riser card (MR) make sure to use a MR,

PRIMARY

mode MRs are

NOT

Supported.

Secondary

mode

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1-2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD

To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while unpacking:

Ø Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an

unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis.

Ø Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold the

Motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components.

Ø Check the Motherboard for damage. If any chip appears loose, press

carefully to seat it firmly in its socket.

Warning: Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears damaged. If there is damage to the board, contact your dealer immediately.

1-3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS

Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components. Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components. Note that you must take special precautions when handling the Motherboard in dry or air-conditioned environment. To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge, take the following precautions:

Ø Do not remove the anti-static packaging until you are ready to install. Ø Ground yourself before removing any system component from its

protective anti-static packaging. (To ground yourself, grasp the expansion slot covers or other unpainted portions of the computer chassis.)

Ø Frequently ground yourself while working or use a grounding strap. Ø Handle the Motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its

components.

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Lithium

IDE 1

IDE 2

ATX Power

PCI#6

PCI#5

PCI#4

PCI#3

PCI#1

PCI#2

Intel

CPUFAN

AGP Slot

CJ2

CJ1

1-4 SY-7ISA+ MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

PS/2 KB

PS/2 MousePS/2 Mouse

Connector

USB 1

USB 2

PRT

JP1

JP34

JP6

JP7

COM A

VGA

JOYSTICK

LINE-OUT LINE-IN MIC JACK

CDIN1

Sigmatel

STAC9721

ITE

IT8712F-A

JP8

CNR1

SMCARDCN

Back Panel SY-7ISA+ Platform

JP5

CMOS Clear

Jumper

JP33

SYSFAN

Battery

SIRCON

1 2

JP9

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

FDC1

JP10

WOL

Header

2510

USB3_4

Reset

PWRBT

STR LED

HDD

LED

JP22

Power

LED

Keylock

Speaker

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1-5 SY-7ISA+ MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS

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A Enable/Disable USB Keyboard Wake Up Jumper B Enable/Disable Power-On by Keyboard Jumper C CPU Frequency Settings Jumper D Socket 370 Connector E 32-bit AGP slot

F Intel FW82815 Chip G ATX Power Supply Connector H DIMM Bank

I CPU Frequency Settings Jumper

J Bus Mastering E-IDE/ATAPI Ports K Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)

L Intel FW82801 Chip

M CMOS Clear Jumper

N Wake-On-LAN( WOL) Header

O Chassis Cooling Fan Connector

P Front panel connectors Q SPEAKER OPTION Setting Jumper

R Intel 82802AB 4MB FWH

S USB Connector

T FWH Boot Block Write-Protect Setting Jumper U Serial Infrared (IrDA) Device Header V 3V Lithium Battery

W System Fan Connector

X Voice Doctor’s language Jumper Y 32-bit PCI Mastering Slots Z Smart Card Reader Connector

CNR MR Card-CODEC OPTION Setting Jumper

Communication Networking Riser Slot

ITE IT8712F-A Chip

AC97 Codec Chip

CD-IN Connector

CPU Cooling Fan Connector

Back panel Connectors

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1-6 CHIPSET

The Intel ® 815E Chipset is a high-flexibility chipset designed to extend from the basic graphics/multimedia PC platform up to the mainstream performance desktop platform. The chipset consists of a Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (Intel® 815E GMCH), an I/O Controller Hub2 (ICH2) for the I/O subsystem, and a Firmware Hub(FWH). The Intel® 815E GMCH integrates a system memory SDRAM controller that supports a 64-bit 100/133 MHz SDRAM array. The Intel® 815E GMCH integrates a Display Cache SDRAM controller that supports a 32-bit 133MHz SDRAM array for enhanced integrated 2D and 3D graphics performance Multiplexed with the display cache interface is an AGP controller interface to enable graphics configuration and upgrade flexibility with the Intel® 815E chipset. The AGP interface and the internal graphics device are mutually exclusive. When the AGP port is populated with an AGP graphics card the integrated graphics is disabled and thus the display cache interface is not needed.

1-6.1 The Intel® 815E Chipset System

The Intel® 815E Chipset uses a hub architecture with the Intel® 815E GMCH as the host bridge hub and the 82801BA I/O Controller Hub2(ICH2) as the I/O hub. The ICH2 is a highly integrated multifunctional I/O Controller Hub that provides the interface to the PCI Bus and integrates many of the functions needed in today’s PC platforms. The Intel® 815E GMCH and ICH2 communicate over a dedicated hub interface. 82801BA(ICH2) functions and capabilities include:

l PCI Rev2.2 compliant with support for 33MHz PCI

operations

l ICH2 supports up to 6 PCI/Req/Gnt pairs l Integrated System Management Controller

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l Enhanced DMA Controller, Interrupt Controller &

Timer Functions

l Bus Master IDE controller – Supports Ultra ATA/100 l USB host interface with support for 4 USB ports l AC’97 2.1 interface l Low Pin Count (LPC) interface l Firmware Hub(FWH)interface support l Alert On LAN l SIM Bus controller l I/O APIC l Upstream accelerated hub architecture interface for

access to the GMCH

1-6.2 Intel® 815E GMCH Overview

The Intel® 815E GMCH functions and capabilities include:

l Support Uni-processor system l 64-bit AGTL+ based System Bus Interface at

66/100/133 MHz

l 32-bit Host Address Support l 64-bit System Memory Interface with optimized support

for SDRAM at 100/133 MHz

l Integrated 2D & 3D Graphics Engines l Integrated H/W Motion Compensation Engine l Integrated 230 MHz DAC l Integrated Digital Video Out Port l 133MHz Display Cache l AGP 1X/2X/4X Controller

1-6.3 Host Interface

The host interface of the Intel® 815E GMCH is optimized to support the Intel® Pentium III processor and Intel® Celeron™ Processor in the FC-PGA package. The Intel® 815E GMCH implements the host address, control, and data bus interfaces within a single device. The Intel® 815E GMCH supports a 4-deep in-order queue(i.e., supports pipelining of up to 4 outstanding transaction

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requests on the host bus). Host bus addresses are decoded by the Intel® 815E GMCH for accesses to system memory, PCI memory and PCI I/O (via hub interface), PCI configuration space and Graphics memory. The Intel® 815E GMCH takes advantage of the pipelined addressing capability of the pipelined addressing capability of the processor to improve the overall system performance. The Intel® 815E GMCH supports the 370-pin socket processor. *370-pin socket (PGA370). The PGA370 is a zero insertion force (ZIF) socket that a processor in the FC-PGA package will use to interface with a system board.

1-6.4 System Memory Interface

The Intel® 815E GMCH integrates a system memory controller that supports a 64-bit 100/133 MHz SDRAM array. The only DRAM type supported is industry standard Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). The SDRAM controller interface is fully configurable through a set of control registers. The Intel® 815E GMCH supports industry standard 64-bit wide DIMMs with SDRAM devices. The thirteen multiplexed address lines. SMAA[12:0], along with the two bank select lines, SBS[1:0], allow the Intel® 815E GMCH to support 2M, 4M, 8M, 16M, and 42M x64 DIMM. Only asymmetric addressing is supported. The Intel® 815E GMCH has 6 SCS# lines (2 copies of each for electrical loading), enabling the support of up to six 64-bit rows of SDRAM. The Intel® 815E GMCH targets SDRAM with CL2 and CL3 and supports both single and double-sided DIMMs. Additionally, the Intel® 815E GMCH also provides a 1024 deep refresh queue. The Intel® 815E GMCH can be configured to keep up to 4 page op[en within the memory array. Pages can be kept open in any one bank of memory. SCKE[4:0] is used in configurations requiring powerdown mode for the SDRAM.

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1-6.5 Multiplexed AGP and Display Cache Interface

The Intel® 815E GMCH multiplexes an AGP interface with a display cache interface for internal 3D graphics performance improvement. The Display Cache is used only in the internal graphics. When an AGP card is installed in the system, the Intel® 815E GMCH internal graphics will be disabled and the AGP controller will be enabled.

1-6.5.1 AGP Interface

A single AGP connector is supported by the Intel® 815E GMCH AGP interface. The AGP buffers operate in one of two selectable modes in one of two selectable modes in order to support the AGP Universal Connector:

1) 3.3V drive, not 5 volt safe – This mode is compliant to the AGP

1.0 and 2.0 specs.

2) 1.5V drive, not 3.3 volt safe – This mode is compliant with the

AGP 2.0 spec. The following table shows the AGP Data Rate and the Signaling Levels supported by the GMCH:

Signaling Level

Data Rate 1.5V 3.3V

1x AGP Yes Yes 2x AGP Yes Yes 4x AGP Yes No

The AGP interface supports 4x AGP signaling. AGP semantic (PIPE# or SBA[7:0]) cycles to SDRAM are not snooped on the host bus. AGP FRAME# cycles to SDRAM are snooped on the host bus. The GMCH supports PIPE# or SBA[7:0] AGP address mechanisms, but not both simultaneously. Either the PIPE# or the SBA[7:0] mechanism must be selected during system initialization. High priority accesses are supported. Only memory writes form the hub interface to AGP are allowed. No transactions from AGP to the hub

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interface are allowed.

1-6.5.2 AIMM Card Interface

Display Cache Interface multiplexed on the AGP interface:

l 32-bit data interface l 133 MHz SDRAM interface only l Flexible AGP In-Line Memory Module (AIMM)

Implementation

l Support for 2 1Mx16, or 1 2Mx32 on AIMM card l 4MB max addressable

1-6.5.3 Display Cache Interface

The Intel® 815E GMCH support a Display Cache SDRAM controller with a 32-bit 133 MHz SDRAM array. The DRAM type supported is industry standard Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) like that of the system memory. The local memory SDRAM controller interface is fully configurable through a set of control registers.

1-6.6 Hub Interface

The hub interface is a private interconnect between the Intel® 815E GMCH and the ICH2.

1-6.7 Intel® 815E GMCH Integrated Graphics Support

The Intel® 815E GMCH includes a highly integrated graphics accelerator. Its architecture consists of dedicated multi-media engines executing in parallel to deliver high performance 3D, 2D and motion compensation video capabilities. The 3D and 2D engines are managed by a 3D/2D pipeline preprocessor allowing a sustained flow of graphics data to be rendered and displayed. The deeply pipelined 3D accelerator engine provides 3D graphics quality and performance via per-pixel 3D rendering and parallel data paths which allow each pipeline stage to simultaneously operate on different primitives or portions of the same primitive. The Intel® 815E GMCH graphics accelerator engine supports perspectivecorrect texture mapping, trilinear and anisotropic Mip-Map filtering, Gouraud shading, alpha-blending, fogging and Z-buffering. A rich

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set of 3D instructions permit these features to be independently enabled or disabled. For the Intel® 815E GMCH, a Display Cache (DC) can be used for the Z-buffer is located in system memory. The Intel® 815E GMCH integrated graphics accelerator’s 2D capabilities include BLT and arithmetic STRBLT engines, a hardware cursor and an extensive set of 2D registers and instructions. The high performance 64-bit BitBLT engine provides hardware acceleration for many common Windows operations. In addition to its 2D/3D capabilities, the Intel® 815E GMCH integrated graphics accelerator also supports full MPEG-2 motion compensation for software-assisted DVD video playback.

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1-6.8 IDE Support

The motherboard has two independent bus-mastering PCI IDE interfaces. These interfaces support PIO Mode3, PIO Mode 4, PIO Mode 5 ATAPI devices (e.g., CD-ROM), and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 synchronous-DMA mode transfers. The BIOS supports logical block addressing (LBA) and extended cylinder head sector (ECHS) translation modes. The BIOS automatically detects the IDE device transfer rate and translation mode. Programmed I/O operations usually require a substantial amount of processor bandwidth. However, in multitasking operating systems, the bandwidth freed by bus mastering IDE can be devoted to other tasks while disk transfers are occurring. The motherboard also supports laser servo (LS-120) drives. LS-120 technology allows the user to perform read/write operations to LS-120 (120MB) and conventional 1.44MB and 720KB diskettes. An optical servo system is used to precisely position a dual-gap head to access the diskett’s 2,490 tracks per inch (tpi) containing up to 120 MB of data storage. A conventional diskette uses 135 tpi for 1.44 MB of data storage. LS-120 drivers are ATAPI-compatible and connect to the motherboard’s IDE interface. (LS-120 drives are also available with SCSI and parallel port interfaces.) Some versions of Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems recognize the LS-120 drive as a bootable device in both 120 MB and 1.44 MB mode. Connection of an LS-120 drive and a standard 3.5-inch diskette drive is allowed. The LS-120 drive can be configured as a boot device if selected as Drive A in the BIOS setup program.

Note

If you connect a LS-120 drive to an IDE connector and configure it as the :boot: drive and configure a standard 3.5-inch diskette drive as a “B” drive, the standard diskette drive is not seen by the operating system. When the LS-120 drive is configured as the “boot: device, the system will recognize it as both the A and B drive

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1-6.9 Real-Time Clock

The real-time clock supports 256 bytes of battery-backed CMOS SRAM. Hardware implementation to indicate century rollover.

1-7 I/O INTERFACE CONTROLLER

The motherboard uses the ITE IT8712F-A I/O controller which features:

l Single diskette drive interface l Two serial ports l FIFO supports on both serial and diskette interfaces l One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and

Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support

l PS/2 style mouse and keyboard interfaces l PCI PME interface l Intelligent auto power management, including:

Ø Shadowed write-only registers for ACPI compliance Ø Programmable wake-up event interface

The Setup program provides configuration option for the I/O controller.

1-7.1 Serial Ports

The motherboard has one 9-pin D-Sub serial port connector located on the back panel. The NS16C5450-compatible UARTs support data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 Kbits/sec with BIOS support.

1-7.2 Parallel Port

The connector for the multimode bi-directional parallel port is a 25-pin DSub connector located on the back panel of the motherboard. In the Setup program, there are four options for parallel port operation:

l Compatible (standard mode) l Bi-directional (PS/2 compatible) l Bi-directional EPP. A driver from the peripheral manufacturer is

required for operation. See Section 6.2 for EPP compatibility.

l Bi-directional high-speed ECP

1-7.3 Diskette Drive Controller

The I/O controller is software compatible with the 82077 diskette drive controller and supports both PC-AT and PS/2 modes. In the Setup

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program, the diskette drive interface can be configured for the following diskette drive capacities and sizes.

l 360 KB, 5.25-inch l 1.2 MB, 5.25-inch l 720 KB, 3.5-inch l 1.2 MB. 3.5-inch (driver required) l 1.25-1.44 MB, 3.5-inch l 2.88 MB, 3.5-inch

1-7.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Interface

PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel of the motherboard. The +5 V lines to keyboard and mouse connectors are protected with a fuse that prevents motherboard components from being damaged when an over-current condition occurs.

Note

The mouse and keyboard can be plugged into either PS/2 connector. Power to the computer should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected.

The keyboard controller contains code, which provides the traditional keyboard and mouse control functions, and also supports Power On/Reset password protection. Power On/Reset password can be specified in the BIOS Setup program. The keyboard controller also supports the hot-key sequence <Ctrl><Alt><Del>, software reset. This key sequence resets the computer’s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the Power On Self Test (POST).

1-7.5 Infrared Support

The IR connection can be used to transfer files to or from portable devices like laptops, PDAs, and printers.

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1-8 HARDWARE MONITOR

The optional hardware monitor subsystem provides low-cost instrumentation capabilities. The features of the hardware monitor subsystem include:

Ø An integrated ambient temperature sensor Ø Fan speed sensors, which monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connectors Ø Power supply voltage monitoring to detect levels above or below

acceptable values When suggested ratings for temperature, fan speed, or voltage are exceeded, an interrupt is activated. The hardware monitor component connects to the SMBus.

1-9 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY

Wake on LAN technology enables remote wakeup of the computer through a network. Wake on LAN technology requires a PCI add-in network interface card (NIC) with remote wakeup capabilities. The remote wakeup connector on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN technology connector. The NIC monitors network traffic at the MII interface; upon detecting a Magic Packet, the NIC asserts a wakeup signal that powers up the computer. To access this feature uses the Wake on LAN technology connector.

CAUTION

For Wake on LAN, the 5-V standby line for the power supply must be capable of delivering +5V ±5 % at 720 mA. Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing Wake on LAN can damage the power supply.

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Chapter 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Congratulations on your purchase of SY-7ISA+ Motherboard. You are about to install and connect your new Motherboard.

Note: Do not unpack the Motherboard from its protective antistatic packaging until you have made the following preparations.

2-1 PREPARATIONS

Gather and prepare all the following hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully:

1. Socket 370 processor with built-in CPU cooling fan.

Note: This Motherboard supports non-boxed type CPUs.

2. DIMM memory module(s)

3. Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit

4. Monitor

5. PS/2 Keyboard

6. Pointing Device (PS/2 mouse)

7. Speaker(s) (optional)

8. Disk Drives: HDD, CD-ROM, Floppy drive…

9. External Peripherals: Printer, Plotter, and Modem (optional)

10. Internal Peripherals: Modem and LAN cards (optional)

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2-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD

When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items:

u The SY-7ISA+ 815E AGP/PCI/CNR Motherboard

u This Quick Start Guide

u The Installation CD-ROM

u SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM

u One IDE Device ATA 100 Flat Cable

u One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable

Warning: Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging until you are ready to install it.

Like most electronic equipment, your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. To avoid permanent damage to components ground yourself while working by using a grounding strap. Otherwise, ground yourself frequently by touching the unpainted portion of the computer chassis to drain the static charges. Handle the Motherboard carefully, holding it by the edges. You are now ready to start the installation.

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2-3 INSTALLATION GUIDE

We will now begin the installation of the Motherboard. Please follow the step-by-step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation.

Warning: Turn off the power to the Motherboard, system chassis, and peripheral devices before performing any work on the Motherboard or system.

BEGIN THE INSTALLATION

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2-3.1 CPU Installation

To perform the installation of your new SY-7ISA+ Motherboard, follow the steps below:

Mark your CPU Frequency:

of your FC-PGA CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover.

Record the working frequency

FSB 66MHz

400MHz (66 x 6.0) 466MHz (66 x7.0) 533MHz (66 x 8.0) 600MHz (66 x 9.0) 667MHz (66 x 10.0) 433MHz (66 x 6.5) 500MHz (66 x7.5) 566MHz (66 x 8.5) 633MHz (66 x 9.5) 700MHz (66 x 10.5)

FSB 100MHz

500MHz (100 x 5.0) 600MHz (100 x 6.0) 700MHz (100 x 7.0) 800MHz (100 x 8.0) 550MHz (100 x 5.5) 650MHz (100 x 6.5) 750MHz (100 x7.5) 850MHz (100 x 8.5)

FSB 133MHz

533MHz(133x4.0) 667MHz(133x5.0) 800MHz(133x 6.0) 933MHz(133x 7.0) 1.13GHz(133x 8.5) 600MHz(133x4.5) 733MHz(133x5.5) 866MHz(133x 6.5) 1000MHz(133x 7.5)

This Motherboard is designed to support processors with 66/100/133 MHz FSB.

CPU Mount Procedure:

purchased separately, follow these instructions.

To mount the processor that you have

1. Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position.

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2. Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole

distinctive edge on the socket.

3. Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing.

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4. Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place.

Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard. The fan is

a key component that will ensure system stability. The fan prevents overheating, therefore prolonging the life of your CPU.

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DIMM 2

DIMM 3

2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation

MM 1

Your board comes with two DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 512MB of main memory using unbuffered and Non-ECC DIMM modules from 32MB to 512MB, No registered DIMM support. Supports up to 3

Double sided DIMMs at 100MHz system memory. Supports up to 2 double sided or 3 single sided DIMMs at 133MHz system memory bus.

On this motherboard, DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed. Depending on the DRAM clock speed setting in the BIOS setup.

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Memory Configuration Table

Number of Memory

Modules

Single-Side

RAM Type

Memory Module Size

Double-Side

(MB)

DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3

PC100/PC133 PC100/PC133 PC100/PC133

PC100 PC100 P100

PC133 PC133

32/64/128/256/512 MB

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IDE 2

IDE 1

Pin -1

IDE

80-pin

80-Conductor

2-3.3 Motherboard Connector 2-3.3.1 IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM)

Secondary

Primary

IDE

This Motherboard offers two IDE device connectors, a primary (IDE1) and a secondary (IDE2). It can support up to four high-speed HDD or CDROM.

Connect the black connector of the 80-pin flat cable to the IDE device and plug the blue connector to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard. This Motherboard can support up to four ATA 33/66/100 IDE devices.

ATA 66

Flat Cable

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Pin -1

Floppy Drive

Connector

2-3.3.2 Floppy Drive Installation

FDC

The system supports 5 possible floppy drive types: 720 KB, 1.2 MB,

1.44 MB, 2.88 MB, and LS-120. In addition, this Motherboard supports a 3-mode (720KB/1.2MB/1.44MB) floppy commonly used in Japan. Connect one side of the 34-pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard. This Motherboard can support up to 2 floppy drives.

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Power LED

Pin Assignment

GND

Key Lock

Pin Assignment

Control Pin

Power

Key Lock

2-3.3.3 Front Panel Connections

Reset

PWRBT

STR LED

HDD LED

Plug the computer case's front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard.

1. Power LED & KeyLock

Plug the Power LED cable into the 5-pin Keylock header. Some systems may feature a KeyLock function with a front panel switch for enabling or disabling the keyboard. Connect the KeyLock switch to the 5-pin Keylock header on the Motherboard. Please install according to the following pin assignment: pin 1,3 are for Power LED and pin 4,5 are for Keylock.

+ +

LED

Speaker

+5V+5V

NCNC

GND

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Reset Pin Assignment

Power Good

GND

Speaker Pin Assignment

Speaker out

STR LED Pin Assignment

LED Anode

LED Cathode

2. Reset

Plug the Reset push-button cable into the 2-pin Reset header on the Motherboard. Pushing the Reset button on the front panel will cause the system to restart the boot-up sequence.

3. Speaker

Attach the 4-pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on the Motherboard.

+5V

4. STR LED

The STR LED is connected to the Voltage that feeds the DIMM sockets. Therefore the following table applies:

STR LED ON ON OFF

NC NC

Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Power Off

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HDD LED Pin Assignment

LED Anode

LED Cathode

PWRBT Pin Assignment

Power On/Off

GND

5. IDE LED

Attach the 2-pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE LED header on the Motherboard. This will cause the LED to lighten when an IDE (HDD, CD-ROM) device is active.

6. ATX Power On/Off Switch

Attach the 2-pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply.

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COM 1

USB 2

PS/2 KB

Connector

Game Port

MIC JACK

2-3.3.4 Back Panel Connections

All external devices such as the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, printer, modem, USB can be plugged directly onto the Motherboard back panel. Only after you have fixed and locked the Motherboard to the computer case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices. When connecting an external device, use the following figure to locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to.

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

USB 1

PRT

VGA

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN

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Pin5

KBD Clock

Pin5

Mouse Clock

Connector

Printer Connector

Joystick

LINE-IN

PS/2 Mouse

USB2

PS/2 Keyboard

USB1 VGA Connector

COM 1 Connector

LINE-OUT

MIC

1. Parallel Port PRT

This parallel port is used to connect the printer or other parallel devices. Plug the parallel device cable into the 25-pin female connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard. Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard.

Pin6

Pin4 VCC

Pin2

Pin3

GND Pin1

KBD DATA

2. PS/2 Mouse

Similarly, plug the mouse jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2 mouse connector.

Pin6

Pin4 VCC

Pin2

Pin3

GND

Pin1

Mouse DATA

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3. Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2

This Motherboard provides two USB ports for your additional devices. Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or USB2.

- Standard device drivers come with the Win98 for commonly used

USB devices.

- With Win95, use the flow UHCI specifications.

4. Onboard Serial Port COM1

External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include:

- serial mouse,

- and modem. Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1 9-pin male connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard.

5. VGA monitor connector

Plug the monitor cable into the 15-pin female VGA connector located at the real panel of the motherboard.

6. Onboard Joystick port/audio

This Motherboard provides Joystick port and audio.

- Attach the joystick cable to the 15-pin JOYSTICK port at the rear

panel of you motherboard.

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GND

(+)Data

(-)Data

(USB4)

(USB3)

7. This Motherboard features three built-in audio-stereo ports (labeled

line-in, line-out, and mic jack) convenient to directly plug-in all your external audio devices.

Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2/(USB3, USB4)

This Motherboard provides four USB ports for your additional devices. Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or USB2.

- Standard device drivers come with the Win98 for commonly used

USB devices.

- With Win95, use the flow UHCI specifications. To use USB devices

under Win95, usually you have to install the device that driver comes

with the USB device you have purchased. USB3 and 4 are available. To make use of these USB ports, purchase a USB cable from your dealer. The lay-out of USB3 and 4 is as follows:

GND GND

(+)Data

(-)Data

Power

8 6 4 2

7 5 3

Power

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Wake-On-LAN

JP10 Pin Assignment

MP-Wake-up

2-3.3.5 Other Connections

1. Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Attach the 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the WakeOn-LAN (WOL) function to the JP44 header on the Motherboard. This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card. Please install according to the following pin assignment:

1 2 3

5VSB GND

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Serial Infrared (IR1) Connector

IRTX

CDIN1(

CD Line-in)

2. Infrared (IR1)

Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the IR1 header. This will enable the infrared transfer function. This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications. Please install according to the following pin assignment:

IR1 Pin Assignment

VCC

3. CD Line-in

This Motherboard provides two CD-Line in connectors. Please connect the 4-pin audio cable from your CD-ROM drive. Please install according to the following pin assignment:

IRRX

GND

Pin Assigment

1 2 3 4

GND

Left

Right

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CPU Cooling Fan

4. Cooling Fan Installation

(1) CPU Cooling Fan

After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard. The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode. (Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility, [Soyo Combo] menu.) To avoid damage to the system, install according to the following pin assignment:

CPUFAN Pin Assignment

GND 1

12V

SENSOR

2 3

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SYSFAN Pin Assignment

SENSOR

(2) Chassis Cooling Fan

Some chassis also feature a cooling fan. This Motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan. Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3-pin connector. Install according to the following pin assignment:

Chassis Cooling Fan

CHAFAN Pin Assignment

GND 1

12V

SENSOR

(3) System Fan

2 3

System Fan

132

12VGND

Note: CPU cooling fan must be installed to prevent CPU from overheating and ensure system stability. Chassis cooling fan is optional, depending on whether there is cooling fan in your chassis.

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5. Smart Card Reader

2-3.3.6 AGP VGA Card

This motherboard comes with integrated AGP subsystem therefore, AGP VGA card is not needed.

Other Display Cards: Insert other types of VGA cards into the AGP or PCI expansion slots according to card specifications.

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ATX Power

2-3.3.7 ATX Power Supply

Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20-pin male ATX PW connector on the Motherboard, as shown in the following figure.

Warning: Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to ATX power supply:

Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector.

The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and a "power good" signal. Make sure the ATX power supply can take at least 720 mA * load on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB) to meet the standard ATX specification.

* Note: If you use the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function, make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB).

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3.3V

-12V

PS-ON

ATX Power

Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment:

12V

5VSB

PW-OK

GND

3.3V

5V 5V

-5V GND GND

Ø Pay special care to the directionality.

GND

2-3.3.8 CNR (Communication Networking Riser)Connector

This motherboard supports CNR (Communication Networking Riser) slot

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2-3.4 Jumper Setting

Step 1. Enable/Disable Power-On by Keyboard (JP1)

You may choose to enable the Power-On through Keyboard function by shorting pin 1-2 on jumper JP1; or short pin 2-3 to disable this function.

Power-On by

Keyboard

JP1 Setting

Short pin 1-2 to

Power-On by

Enable Disable

Short pin 2-3

enable the

and the Power-

On by Keyboard

Keyboard

function.

function is

disabled.

Important: When using the Power-On by Keyboard function, please make sure the ATX power supply is able to provide at least 720mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB) in order to meet the standard ATX specification.

Step 2. Enable/Disable USB Keyboard Wake Up(JP34)

You may choose to enable the USB Keyboard Wake Up function by shorting pin 2-3 on jumper JP34; or short pin 1-2 to disable this function.

USB Keyboard

Wake Up

JP34 Setting

Short pin 2-3 to enable the USB Keyboard Wake

Up function.

Enable Disable

Short pin 1-2 and the USB

Keyboard Wake

Up function is

disabled.

Important: When using the USB Keyboard Wake Up function, please make sure the ATX power supply is able to provide at least 720mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB) in order to meet the standard ATX specification.

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Step 3. CNR MR Card-CODEC OPTION (JP8)

CNR MR Card-

CODEC OPTION

Primary Secondary

JP8 Setting open JP8 Short JP8

Step 4. Set JP9 for FWH Boot Block Write-Protect

Setting this jumper to open will prevent the boot block area of the FWH (FirmWare Hub) chip from being written data into such that it is writeprotected from unwanted or abnormal write activity.

Note: In some rare cases, the boot block area will need to be flashed to complete the BIOS upgrade procedure. Setting JP9 to open will cause incomplete BIOS update in that case.

The FWH Boot

Block Write-Protect

Locked Unlocked

JP9 Setting Open JP9 Short JP9

Step 5. SPEAKER OPTION (JP22)

Through this jumper the case speaker output can be redirected to the external (amplified) speakers (if connected) through the on-board AudioCodec.

SPEAKER OPTION Lineout SPK CASE SPK

JP22 Setting

Short pin 1-2 Short pin 2-3

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121

1212121

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Step 6. CPU Frequency Settings: JP6, JP7, CJ1 and CJ2

For certain Intel CPUs, the multiplier is not locked such that setting a multiplier higher than specified on the CPU is possible. For technical details read the following:

Your FC-PGA 133/100/66 MHz FSB CPU has a pin JP6, JP7 to tell it what FSB frequency the CPU requires; If these two jumpers are shorted the motherboard will automatically run at the frequency the CPU was specified to run at.

However, the FSB Frequency can also be set through jumpers CJ1 and CJ2 and it may therefore differ from the Frequency the CPU specifies. If CJ1 and CJ2 are to be used, JP6 & JP7 must be open. Doing so may however force your CPU to operate out of its specifications and therefore SOYO can not guarantee the proper functioning of your system.

Refer to the following table:

CPU Frequency JP6 JP7 CJ1 CJ2

Automatic

Manual

66MHz

100MHz

133MHz

Short Short Open Open

Open Open 2-3 2-3

Open Open 1-2 2-3

Open Open 1-2 1-2

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2-3.5 Voice Doctor

If the system does not boot-up properly, the Voice Doctor will inform the user by voice through internal/external speaker at what point in boot-up sequence the problem arises. Below are the possible errors the user may encounter: The Processor might be damage or not installed properly The memory module might be damage or not installed properly No Keyboard connected VGA card might be damage or not inserted properly Defective HD-Driver (IDE) Floppy might error Voice Doctor supports two language, refer the table below on the language you prefer.

Voice Doctor’s language English Language Chinese Language

JP33 Setting Short pin 1-2 Short pin 2-3

2-3.6 CMOS Clear (JP5)

In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data, follow the steps below to clear CMOS memory.

1. Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2-3 on jumper

JP5. This jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap.

2. Then put the jumper back to 1-2 to allow writing new of data into the

CMOS memory.

CMOS

Clearing

JP5 Setting

Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data

Short pin 2-3 for

at least 5

seconds to clear

Short pin 1-2 to retain new

settings

the CMOS

Note: You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation.

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2-3.7 Power On

You have now completed the hardware installation of your Motherboard successfully.

1. Turn the power on

2. To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, press the <DEL> key while the system

is performing the diagnostic checks,

Note: If you have failed to enter the BIOS, wait until the boot up sequence is completed. Then push the RESET button and press <DEL> key again at the beginning of boot-up, during diagnostic checks.

Repeat this operation until you get the following screen.

3. The BIOS Setup screen appears:

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

4Soyo Combo Feature 4PC Health Status 4Standard CMOS Features Load Fail - Safe Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrated Peripherals Set User Password 4Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup 4PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit áâàß : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Change CPU’s Clock & Voltage

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2-3.8 Quick BIOS Setup

This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS [Soyo Combo Feature]. The [Soyo Combo Feature] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS. After the hardware installation is complete, turn the power switch on, then press the <DEL> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program. The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen. Follow these steps to configure the CPU settings. SETUP UTILITY will display on screen. Then, follow these steps to configure the CPU settings.

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Step 1. Select [STANDARD CMOS SETUP]

Set [Date/Time] and [Floppy drive type], then set [Hard Disk Type] to “Auto”.

Step 2. Select [Load Optimized Defaults]

Select the “Load Optimized Defaults” menu and type “Y” at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup.

Step 3. Select [Soyo Combo Feature]

Move the cursor to the [CPU Frequency] field to set the CPU frequency. The following table shows all available [CPU Frequency] settings on your

SY-7ISA+ Motherboard . If you set this field to [Manual], you will be required to fill in the next two consecutive fields: (1) the CPU Host/PCI Clock, and (2) the CPU Ratio.

CPU Frequency (MHz) 667MHz (66 x 10.0)

Manual 700MHz (66 x 10.5) 666MHz (133 x 5.0) 400MHz (66 x 6.0) 500MHz (100 x 5.0) 733MHz (133 x 5.5) 433MHz (66 x 6.5) 550MHz (100 x 5.5) 800MHz (133 x 6.0)

466MHz (66 x 7.0) 600MHz (100 x 6.0) 866MHz (133 x 6.5)

500MHz (66 x 7.5) 650MHz (100 x 6.5) 933MHz (133 x 7.0) 533MHz (66 x 8.0) 700MHz (100 x 7.0) 1000MHz (133 x 7.5) 566MHz (66 x 8.5) 750MHz (100 x 7.5) 1.13GHz (133 x 8.5) 600MHz (66 x 9.0) 800MHz (100 x 8.0)

633MHz (66 x 9.5)

Select the working frequency of your Pentium® III, Celeron processor among these preset values. Note: Mark the checkbox that corresponds to the working frequency of your Pentium® III,

Celeron processor in case the CMOS configuration should be lost.

850MHz (100 x 8.5)

600MHz (133 x 4.5)

Step 4. Select [Save & Exit Setup]

Press <Enter> to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory, and continue the boot sequence.

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2-3.9 Troubleshooting at First Start

Video (no display) related issues

I built a new computer system using a Soyo board and nothing happens when turning it on, no video and no beeps from the PC speaker. What is happening and how can it be fixed?

No screen and no beeps mean that your CPU and motherboard do not work at all. It could be that the CPU is not seated correctly or that a component on the M/B is grounded (shorted) with the case. Also make sure to check the voltage setting switch (110V/220V) on the back of the power supply. To isolate the problem do the following:

1. Press and hold down on the “Ins” (insert) key while turning on the computer until you get video. If you do not get video then,

2. Double-check jumpers setting on you motherboard and remove all add-on cards, unplug all hard-disk and floppy-disk drive cables and see if you can hear some beeps. If you still do not get any beeps, then try putting the motherboard on the table (to isolate it from the case) with the CPU and speaker only, and give it one more try.

I hear a series of beeps and I do not get anything from my monitor. What could be wrong?

The following lists some basic beep codes and their possible meanings:

• One long beep and 3 very short beeps - The video card is not

detected by the motherboard. Please re-seat your video card. If you are using an AGP card, please push your AGP card down real hard. You may have to push VERY hard without the AGP card mounting screw. Make sure not to insert the card the other way around.

• Continuous beeps – One or more of the memory modules is not

seated correctly in its socket.

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Hardware Installation SY-7ISA+ My PCI VGA card works fine with my system, but when I put in a

new AGP card, it does not give me any video. Is my AGP slot bad?

This is a common problem with AGP video cards. The reason is that your AGP card did not get seated into the AGP slot fully and firmly. Please push your AGP card down into the socket real hard, it should snap twice. You may have to unscrew the AGP card to allow the card to go further down. Do take care not to damage the card by using too much force.

I get distorted video my AGP card right after I save my bios. Why is that?

The cause is likely that your AGP card is not running at the correct bus speed. To fix this, please clear the CMOS via JP5 and if it still does not work, please upgrade your motherboard bios to the latest version.

BIOS Issues

Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard?

It will be displayed on the up-left corner on the screen during boot-up. It will show as your board type followed by the revision number, such as 5EH_2CA1 (meaning revision 2CA1 for the SY-5EH board) or 6BA+ IV_2AA2 which means SY-6BA+ IV motherboard with 2AA2 bios.

Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard?

Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites (Taiwan: www.soyo.com.tw), and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision.

Hard disk, floppy drive, CD-ROM etc

When I boot up my new computer I got "floppy boot failure" and the LED on the floppy stays on

Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin1 on the floppy drive side (don't trust the "key lock" or "notch") and use the end-connector of the cable (don't use middle one).

Modem issues

I get an "I/O Conflict" message when I turn on my system and I can

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What you need to do is to disable 'COM2' (or UART2 or serial port 2) in the bios under integrated peripheral setup.

I have installed my modem drivers several times and I still cannot get my modem to work. Why?

If you are sure that the modem driver has been installed correctly, then you need to install the south bridge driver from the SOYO CD, this is because Windows does not properly recognize relatively new chipsets.

Audio Issues

I do not get any sound from my sound card. What could be wrong?

Please make sure the speaker is connected to the speaker out port on your sound card.

In Device Manager, I keep getting yellow exclamation signs on my sound port even though I have installed my sound driver several times and I could not get my sound card to work. What is wrong?

It is likely that you did not have the correct driver installed. If you are sure that the correct sound driver has been installed, then please install the 'south bridge' driver for the motherboard.

The sound is working in my system, but when I play CD music from the CD-ROM, I do not get any sound. What is wrong?

This is because the 3-wire audio cable from the CD-ROM to the sound card is not connected or it is loose.

The sound from my sound card is distorted when Windows starts. What is wrong?

First, if you are using an ISA sound card, please make sure the IRQ needed for the sound card is set to 'Legacy ISA' in the bios. In other words, if your ISA sound card takes IRQ5, then set IRQ5 to 'Legacy ISA'. Next, install the 'south bridge' driver for the motherboard.

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Hardware Installation SY-7ISA+ The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and

microphone do not work. What is wrong?

This is because the recorder and microphone in the Windows are not enabled. Please go to sound properties and enable them.

Lock up (freeze)

When I boot up my system, everything works fine. It sees my CPU and memory, detects my hard drive, floppy drive and CD-ROM but locks up at "Verify DMI pool data... ", and it won’t go any further. What should I do?

Please clear the CMOS via JP5 then choose 'load setup default' in the bios and save the bios and exit. Next, unplug all other add-on cards except the video card and floppy drive controller, and see if it can boot from floppy. Then put back the peripherals one by one to identify which one causes the lockup. If you are running a Cyrix CPU, make sure the 'linear burst function' is enabled in the bios.

I can not get my board to run properly.

Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web site at: http://www.soyo.com

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Note on Over-clocking Capability

The SY-7ISA+ provides over-clocking capability. Due to the overclocking setting your system may fail to boot up or hang during run time. Please perform the following steps to recover your system from the abnormal situation :

1. Turn off system power (If you use an ATX power supply, and

depending on your system, you may have to press the power button

for more than 4 seconds to shut down the system.)

2. Press and hold down the <Insert> key while turning on the system

power. Keep holding down the <Insert> key until you see the

message of the CPU type and frequency shown on the screen.

3. Press the <Del> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the

Award BIOS Setup program.

4. Select [Save & Exit SETUP] and press <Enter> to save the new

configuration to the CMOS memory, and continue the boot

sequence.

Note: SOYO does not guarantee system stability if the user over clocks the system. Any malfunctions due to over-clocking are not covered by the warranty.

2-3.10 Power Off

There are two possible ways to turn off the system:

1. Use the Shutdown command in the Start Menu of Windows 95/98

to turn off your computer.

2. Press the mechanical power-button and hold down for over 4

seconds, to shutdown the computer. If you press the power-button for

less than 4 seconds, then your system will enter into Suspend Mode.

You are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup program. Go to Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP

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Chapter 3

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

This Motherboard's BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS program from Award Software Inc. To enter the Award BIOS program's Main Menu:

1. Turn on or reboot the system.

2. After the diagnostic checks, press the [Del] key to enter the Award

BIOS Setup Utility.

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Software

Esc : Quit áâàß : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Change CPU’s Clock & Voltage

Selecting items

l Use the arrow keys to move between items and select fields. l From the Main Menu press arrow keys to enter the selected submenu.

Modifying selected items

l Use the [Up]/[Down] keys to modify values within the selected

fields. Some fields let you enter values directly.

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BIOS Setup Utility SY-7ISA+ Hot Keys: Function keys give you access to a group of commands

throughout the BIOS utility.

Function Command Description

General Help Previous

Values Load FailSafe Defaults

Gives the list of options available for each item. Restore the old values. These are the values that the user started the current session with. Loads all items with the most conservative values.

Load

Optimized

Loads all options with the optimize values.

Defaults

F10

[Esc] Exit

[Enter]

Save Saves your changes and reboots the system.

Returns at anytime and from any location to the Main Menu.

Select

Will display a overlapping window with all options for the current item. Using the +, –, Page Up and Page Down

[+/–/PU/PD] Value

keys the user can toggle the value of the current item.

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Esc

F10

(Shift) F2

Esc

F10

(Shift) F2

SAVE AND EXIT SETUP

Select the [SAVE & EXIT SETUP] option from the Main Menu to save data to CMOS and exit the setup utility. This option saves all your changes and causes the system to reboot.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

: Quit : Save & Exit Setup

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item : Change Color

Type [Y] to save the changes and exit or [N] to return to the Main Menu and keep current values.

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Selecting the [EXIT WITHOUT SAVING] option allows you to abandon all data and exit setup, therefore ignoring all your changes.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

: Quit : Save & Exit Setup

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? _

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item : Change Color

Type [Y] to abandon changes and exit or [N] to return to the Main Menu and keep current values.

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3-1 SOYO COMBO SETUP

This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS

[SOYO COMBO SETUP].

After the hardware installation is complete, turn the power switch on, then press the <DEL> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program. The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen. Then, select the [SOYO COMBO SETUP] option from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

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Soyo Combo Feature

CPU Host/ PCI Clock/ PC133 100/ 33 MHz CPU Clock Ratio X 3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Auto Detect DIMM/ PCI CLK Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled C.I.H. 4-WAY Protection Enabled Onboard codec control Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled

System Memory Frequency Auto SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/ Trc 7/ 9 SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 3 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3

First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD-0 Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled

AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto

áâà: Move Enter : Select + / - / PU / PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail – Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Menu Level 4

Item Help

The [SOYO COMBO SETUP] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS.

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3-1.1 Quick CPU Frequency Setup

Quick CPU

Setting Description Frequency Setup

CPU Host/ PCI Clock

CPU Clock Ratio

Default 110/37MHz/NO

66/33MHz/NO 115/38MHz/NO

68/35MHz/NO 133/33MHz/Yes

70/35MHz/NO 137/34MHz/Yes

75/38MHz/NO 140/35MHz/Yes

80/40MHz/NO 145/36MHz/Yes

83/42MHz/NO 150/37MHz/Yes

100/33MHz/NO 160/38MHz/Yes

103/34MHz/NO 166/42MHz

105/35MHz/NO

After you have selected the host clock, choose the right multiplier

for the CPU. Options are: [ 3 , 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5,6,6.5,7.0,7.5,8.0].

The CPU frequency is then defined as [host clock

freq.]x[multiplier], and should the working frequency of your

Pentium® III, Pentium® II & Celeron processor.

3-1.2 L2 Cache Memory

Setting Description Note

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Disabled Enabled This option activates the

Select the host clock of your Socket 370 processor among these values. Note: For the 815 chipset, 66, 100 and 133 MHz host clock frequencies are acceptable. However, the system stability is not guaranteed for other frequencies due to the limitations of this chipset.

/Yes

CPU L2 cache ECC checking function.

Default

3-1.3 Frequency/ Voltage Control

Setting Description Note

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

Disabled Enabled

When enabled, this item will auto detect if the DIMM and PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices. When disabled, it will send the clock signal to all DIMM and PCI socket.

Default

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Setting Description Note

Spread Spectrum

3-1.4 C.I.H. 4-WAY Protection Settings

C.I.H. 4WAY Protection

3-1.5 Onboard Codec Control Setting

Onboard codec control

3-1.6 Quick Power On Self Test

Quick Power On Self Test

Disabled Default Enabled

Setting Description Note

Disabled Enabled

Setting Description Note

Disabled Enabled

Setting Description Note

Disabled Enabled Provides a fast POST at boot-up. Default

This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate.t.

When set to enabled, the BIOS can only be programmed through AWDFLASH, making sure that any virus is unable to program the system BIOS. Set to disable the BIOS can be programmed the traditional way.

If you want to use a 6 channel CNR card or PCI sound card, set this item to disabled.

Default

3-1.7 System Memory Control Setting

System Memory Control Setting

System Memory Frequency

SDRAM CAS Latency Time

SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc

Setting Description Note

Auto Default 100 133

Set this item to auto for automatic detection of the system memory frequency. For a fixed frequency set to 100 or 133MHz.

Use the default setting

7/9

Use the default setting

5/7

Default

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System Memory Control Setting

Setting Description Note

SDRAM RASto-CAS Delay

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

3-1.8 System Boot Control Settings

System Boot Control Settings

First /Second/Third Boot Device

Use the default setting

2 32If an insufficient number of cycles is

allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.

Setting Description Note

Floppy LS/ZIP HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 LAN Disabled

Select Your Boot Device Priority

Default

Boot Other Device

AC97 Audio/Modem

Disabled Enabled

Disabled Auto

Select Your Boot Device Priority

This item allows you to decide to auto/disable the 810 chipset family to support AC97 Audio/ Modem.

Default

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3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Select the [STANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Sat, Jan 1 2000 Time (hh:mm:ss) 2 : 8 : 54

Menu Level 4

4 IDE Primary Master None 4 IDE Primary Slave None 4 IDE Secondary Master None 4 IDE Secondary Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

Video EGA/VGA Halt On All Errors

Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 129024K

Total Memory 130048K

áâà: Move Enter : Select + / - / PU / PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail - Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Item Help

This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings. After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] key to return to the Main Menu.

3-2.1 Date & Time

Display Setting Please Note

Date

Time

mm/dd/yyyy Type the current date You can also the

hh:mm:ss Type the current time 24-hour clock format

PUp/PDn keys to toggle

3:15 PM is displayed as 15:15:00

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3-2.2 Hard Disks Type & Mode

Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed.

Primary

Setting Description Note (Secondary) Master & Slave

IDE HDD AutoDetection

IDE Primary Slave (User Type)

Press

Enter

Auto BIOS detects hard disk type

User User defines the type of hard disk.

To auto-detect the HDD’s size, head… on this channel

automatically.

None

Access Mode

Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode

automatically. Normal Normal IDE hard disk <528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk >528MB Large Large IDE hard disk (for certain

hard disk)

Note: If you have any questions on your hard disk type or mode, ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details.

3-2.3 Floppy Drives

Floppy Drives Setting Description Note Drives A & B

360KB, 5.25 in.

1.2MB, 5.25 in. 720KB, 3.5 in.

1.44MB, 3.5 in. Default

2.88MB, 3.5 in. None Not installed

Default

Floppy 3-Mode Support

Disabled Default Drive A Drive B Both

Supports 3-mode floppy diskette: 740KB/1.2MB/

1.44MB on selected disk drive.

Special disk drive commonly used in Japan

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3-2.4 Others Optional

Setting Description Note

Video

Halt On

EGA/VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO (Monochrome)

ALL Errors Default No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key

Select the video mode.

When the BIOS detects system errors, this function will stop the system. Select which type of error will cause the system halt.

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3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

Select the [Advanced BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status ON Gate A20 Option Fast

Typematic Rate Setting Disabled

x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6 x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option Setup

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2

Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes

áâà: Move Enter : Select + / - / PU / PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail - Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 4

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

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3-3.1 Virus Warning

Setting Description Note

Virus Warning

3-3.2 Cache Memory Options

CPU Internal Cache

Disabled Default Enabled

Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning 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.

Setting Description Note

Disabled Enabled Enables the CPU's first

level cache.

Default

External Cache

3-3.3 Floppy Driver Settings

Swap Floppy Drive

3-3.4 Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Disabled Enabled Enables the CPU's second

Setting Description Note

Disabled Default Enabled Changes the sequence of A and B

drives.

Setting Description Note

Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up.

Disabling speeds boot up.

Enabled Default

Default

level cache.

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3-3.5 Boot Up NumLock Status

Setting Description Note

Boot Up NumLock Status

On Puts numeric keypad in

NumLock mode at boot-up.

Off Puts numeric keypad in arrow key

Default

mode at boot-up.

3-3.6 Gate A20 Options

Setting Description Note

Gate A20 Options

Normal Lets chipset control GateA20. Fast A pin in the keyboard controller

Default

controls GateA20.

3-3.7 Typematic Settings

Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic

Rate Setting

Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate

determined by the

Default

keyboard.

Enabled When enables , the

typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.

The following [Typematic Rate] and [Typematic Delay] fields are active only if [Typematic Rate Setting] is set to [Enabled]

Typematic Rate

Typematic Delay

6 (Char/sec) 8 (Char/sec) 10 (Char/sec) 12 (Char/sec) 15 (Char/sec) 20 (Char/sec) 24 (Char/sec) 30 (Char/sec)

250 (msec) 500 (msec) 750 (msec) 1000 (msec)

Choose the rate at which a character is repeated when holding down a key.

Choose how long after you press a key down the character begins repeating.

Default

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3-3.8 Security Option

Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot-up or use of BIOS Setup. The following table describes the security settings.

Setting Description

Security Option

Other Control Options

System Each time the system is booted, the

password prompt appears.

Setup If a password is set, the password prompt

only appears when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program.

Setting Description Note

OS Select for DRAM>64MB

Report No FDD For WIN 95

OS2 When using an OS2 operating

system.

Non-OS2 When using another,

non-OS2 operating system.

Yes Windows will release IRQ line 6

(normally used by the Floppy Disk Drive) after you disable your on-board FDD and set this field to [Yes].

No Windows will reserve INT 6 for

your FDD, whether it is disabled or not.

Default

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3-4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset.

The [Advanced Chipset Features] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.

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Advanced Chipset Features

System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Item Help

Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled

Memory Hole AT 15M- 16M Disabled

CPU Latency Timer Enabled

Delayed Transaction Enabled

AGP Graphics Aperture Size 64MB

Use VGA BIOS in VBU Block Enabled

Menu Level 4

áâà: Move Enter : Select + / - / PU / PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1: General Help F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail - Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving. The following table describes each field in the Advanced Chipset Features Menu and how to configure each parameter.

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CHIPSET FEATURES

Setting Description Note

System BIOS Cacheable

Video BIOS Cacheable

Memory Hole At 15M16M

CPU Latency Timer

Delayed Transaction

Disabled Default Enabled The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH is

cacheable.

Disabled Default Enabled The video BIOS C0000H-C7FFFH is

cacheable.

Disabled Default Enabled Some interface cards will map their

ROM address to this area. If this occurs, select [Enabled] in this field.

Disabled Enabled

When enabled this item, the CPU cycle will only be deferred after it has been held in a “Snoop Stall” for 31 clocks and another ADS# has arrived. When disabled, the CPU cycle will be deferred immediately after the GMCH receives another ADS#.

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.

Default

AGP Graphics Aperture Size

Use VGA BIOS in VBU Block

64MB Default 32MB

Disabled Enabled

Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

If you do not make use of the onboard VGA function you can set this item to disabled, this way the VGA BIOS will not be copied into the bootblock.

Default

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3-5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset.

The [INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer. The following screen shows setup default settings.

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY

x KB Power ON Password Enter x Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1

Onboard FDC Controller Enabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4

Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3

UART Mode Select Normal

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7

Parallel Port Mode SPP

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Game Port Address 201

Midi Port Address 330

Midi Port IRQ 10

áâà: Move Enter : Select + / - / PU / PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1: General Help

F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail - Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults

Menu Level 4

Item Help

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The following tables describe each field in the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Menu and provide instructions on how to configure the IDE controls, FDC controls, and the onboard serial and parallel ports.

3-5.1 IDE Device Controls

IDE Controls Setting Description Note On-Chip PCI IDE

Ø Primary Ø Secondary

IDE

Ø Primary Master PIO Ø Primary Slave PIO Ø Secondary Master PIO

Ø Secondary Slave PIO

Disabled Turn off the on-board

IDE

Enabled Use the on-board IDE Default mode 0-4 0 is the slowest speed

4 is the fastest speed

Auto For better performance

Default and stability, we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing.

IDE

Ø Primary Master UDMA Ø Primary Slave UDMA Ø Secondary Master UDMA Ø Secondary Slave UDMA

Disabled Auto Select Auto to enable

Ultra DMA Mode support.

Default

3-5.2 Keyboard Controls

Keyboard Controls Setting Description Note USB Controller

Disabled Enabled Select Enabled if your system

Default

contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals.

USB Keyboard Support

Init Display First

Disabled Turn off the on-board IDE Default Enabled Use a USB keyboard

PCI Slot Default AGP

Choose which card – AGP Display card or PCI VGA card – to initialize first.

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3-5.3 IDE HDD Block Mode

Setting Description Note

IDE HDD Block Mode

3-5.4 Others Optional

Setting Description Note

POWER ON Function

If [POWER ON Function] is set to [Password]

KB Power ON Password

If [POWER ON Function] is set to [Hot Key]

Hot Key Power ON

Password Enables you to wake-up the

Hot KEY You can wake-up the system by

Mouse Left Mouse Right

BUTTON-ONLY Disables the Wake-Up by

Keyboard 98

Enter (your password)

CtrlF1~F12

Disabled Enabled Invokes multi-sector

transfer instead of one sector per transfer. Not all HDDs support this function.

system by entering a password at the keyboard.

pressing the key combination of your choice (Ctrl-F1~F12). Enables waking up the system by pressing either the right or left mouse button.

Keyboard function.

Set the password that will wake-up your system.

Choose the key combination that will wakeup the system. [Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12]

Default

3-5.5 FDC Controls

FDC Controls Setting Description Note Onboard FDC

controller

Disabled Turn off the on-board

floppy controller

Enabled Use the on-board floppy

controller

Default

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If [Parallel Port Mode] is set to [ECP] mode

3-5.6 Onboard Serial Ports

Onboard Serial

Setting Description Note

Ports Onboard

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2

Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 Default

Choose serial port 1 & 2's I/O address.

2F8/IRQ3 Default

Do not set port 1 & 2 to the same address except for

3E8/IRQ4

Disabled or Auto.

2E8/IRQ3 Auto

UART Mode Select

Normal Default IrDA

The second serial port offers these InfraRed interface modes.

ASKIR

If [UART Mode Select] is set to [IrDA]/[ASKIR]

UR2 Duplex Mode

Half Default Full

Choose [Half] or [Duplex] to set UR2 in half duplex mode or full duplex mode respectively. Refer to your IR device specifications to select the suitable mode.

3-5.7 Onboard Parallel Ports

Onboard Parallel

Setting Description Note

Ports Onboard Parallel

Port

Disabled 378/IRQ7 Default

Choose the printer I/O

address. 3BC/IRQ7 278/IRQ5

(port 1)

(port 2)

Parallel Port Mode

SPP Default EPP ECP ECP+EPP

ECP Mode use DMA

The mode depends on your

external device that

connects to this port.

3 Choose DMA3 Default 1 Choose DMA1

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If [Midi Port Address] is set to [330]/[300] mode

3-5.8 Others Optional

Setting Description Note

Game Port Address

Midi Port Address

Midi Port IRQ

Disabled 201 Default 209

Disabled Default 330

Set the I/O base address for

the ON board game port

under this item.

Set the I/O address for the

on board Midi port here. 300

5 10

Select the IRQ that the

Midi port uses under this

Default

them.

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3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] sets the system's power saving functions.

Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Power Management User Define Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant MODEM Use IRQ 3 Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off Wake-Up by PCI card Disabled Power On by Ring Enabled

Resume by Alarm Disabled

x Date (of Month) Alarm 0 x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0

** Reload Global Timer Events **

Primary IDE 0 Disabled

Primary IDE 1 Disabled

Secondary IDE 0 Disabled

Secondary IDE1 Disabled

FDD,COM, LPT Port Disabled

PCI PIRQ[A-D]# Disabled

áâàß:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Menu Level 4

Item Help

After you have completed the Power Management Setup, press [Esc] to return to the Main Menu.

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3-6.1 Power Management Controls

Power Management Controls

Setting Description Note

ACPI Suspend Type

Power Management

Video Off Method

Video Off In Suspend

Suspend Type

MODEM Use IRQ

S1(POS) Default S3(STR)

User Define Lets you define the HDD and

Min Saving 1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour 15 Min Max Saving 1 Min 1 Min 1 Min 1 Min

V/H Sync+Blank Blank screen DPMS

Yes Default No

Stop Grant The system can wake up

PwrOn Suspend

3 Default

3-11, NA

The system will enter the S1 state during suspend. (Low latency wake up)

system power down times. Doze timer

Selects the method by which the monitor is blanked.

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

through external events. The system can only wake up through the Power-Button.

Assigns an IRQ# to the modem device.

Standby timer

Suspend timer

Default

HDD power down

Default

Standby Mode

Disabled Default 1Min-1Hour When the set time has elapsed,

BIOS sends a command to the system to enter Standby Mode.

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Power

Setting Description Note Management Controls

HDD Power Down

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Wake-Up by PCI card

Power On by Ring

Resume by Alarm

Disabled Default

1-15Min When the set time has

elapsed, BIOS sends a command to the HDD to power down. This turns off the HDD motor.

Some older model HDDs may not support this advanced function.

Instant-off Default

Delay 4

Sec.

Turns off the system power 4 seconds after pushing the power button.

Disabled If enabled any PCI interrupt will

Default

wake up the system.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled The system will self-power on me

Default

when the modem is ringing.

Disabled The system ignores the alarm. Default

Enabled Set alarm to power on the system by

the date (1-31) or time (hh:mm:ss). If the date is set to [0], the system will self-power on by alarm everyday at the set time.

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3-6.2 Reload Global Timer Events

Power Down

Setting Description Note & Resume Events

IDE0, IDE1

Ø Primary

Ø Secondary

FDD, COM, LPT Port

PCI PIRQ [AD]#

Disabled Default

Enabled In effect, the system remains alert

for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as Enabled.

Disabled Default

Enabled In effect, the system remains alert

for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as Enabled.

Disabled

Enabled The system monitors these

Default elements for activity. The system will resume if [IRQ activity] is detected.

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3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP

This option sets the Motherboard's PCI Slots.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto

áâàß:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 4

Note: Starred (*) items will disappear when the [Resources Controlled By] option is set to [Auto].

After you have completed the PCI Slot Configuration, press [Esc] and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

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3-7.1 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls

PNP/PCI

Setting Description Note

Controls Reset

Configuration Data

Disabled Retain PnP configuration

data in BIOS.

Enabled Reset PnP configuration data

Default

in BIOS.

Resources Controlled By

Manual BIOS does not manage PCI/ISA PnP

card IRQ assignment. Requires to assign IRQ-# and DMA-# to PCI or ISA PnP manually. IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 assigned to: _ DMA-0,1,3,5,6,7 assigned to: _ Auto (ESCO)

The Plug-and-Play BIOS

auto manages PCI/ISA PnP

Recommended

card IRQ assignment

automatically.

If [Resources Controlled By] is set to [Manual]

IRQ-# and DMA-# assigned to:

PCI/ISA PnP Choose IRQ-# and

DMA-# assigned to PCI/ISA PnP card.

Legacy ISA Choose IRQ-# and

DMA-# assigned to Legacy ISA card.

Under this item the user can assign an IRQ to a PCI slot. However, there under some conditions the IRQ will not be assigned as selected under this item:

1. IRQs 0, 1, 2, 6, 8, 13 can NOT be assigned, because they are fixed.

2. IRQs 5, 9, 10, 11 are available

3. IRQs 3,4,7,12,14 and 15 will only be assigned if they are free. See the table

below on how to free them:

IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10, 11,12,14,15

DMA-0,1,3,5,6,7 IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10, 11,12,14,15

DMA-0,1,3,5,6,7

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PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued)

PNP/PCI

Setting Description Note

Setup

Interrupt Line IRQ 15 IRQ 15: PCI / ISA PnP On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: disabled IRQ 14 IRQ 14: PCI / ISA PnP On-Chip Primary PCI IDE: disabled

IRQ 12 IRQ 12: PCI / ISA PnP

IRQ 7 IRQ 7: PCI / ISA PnP Onboard parallel port: disabled IRQ 4 IRQ 4: PCI / ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 1: disabled IRQ 3 IRQ 3: PCI / ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 2: disabled

4. Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control

How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: PnP / PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals

Interrupt 12 will be released by the PnP BIOS automatically if the PS/2 Mouse Port is not used.

to the OS, especially if you use Windows 95, 98 or NT.

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

5. Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control

to the OS, especially if you use Windows 95, 98 or NT.

INT Pin 1/2/3/4

Disabled BIOS will assgin IRQ for USB port. Enabled BIOS won’t assign IRQ for USB

port.

Auto Set to Auto the BIOS will using

IRQs Automatically.

Default

Assignment

3-7.2 MULTI I/O ADDRESSES

Default settings for multi-I/O addresses are as follows:

Port I/O Address IRQ Status

LPT1 COM1 COM2

378H 7 ECP/EPP 3F8H 4 2F8H 3

Warning: If a default I/O address conflicts with other I/O cards such as sound card, you must change one of the I/O addresses to remedy to this address conflict. (I/O addresses can be adjusted from the BIOS Setup Utility)

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3-8 PC HEALTH STATUS

This option sets the Motherboard's PC Health Status.

PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature Disabled

Vcore 1.58 V VTT 1.45 V

3.3V 3.36 V +12V 11.90 V VBAT (V) 3.07 V CPU Temperature 85°C System Temperature 31°C CPUFAN Speed 5192 RPM CHAFAN Speed 0 RPM SYSFAN Speed 0 RPM

áâàß:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 4

Note: Starred (*) items will disappear when the [Resources Controlled By] option is set to [Auto].

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3-8.1 CPU Device Monitoring

CPU Device Monitoring

Setting Description Note

Shutdown Temperature

Vcore, VTT,

3.3V, +12V, VBAT

CPU Temperature

System CPU Temperature

CPUFAN Speed

CHAFAN Speed

Disabled Default 60°C/140°F, 65°C/149°F, 70°C/159°F, 75°C/167°F, 80°C/176°F, 85°C/185°F, 90°C/194°F, 95°C/203°F, 100°C/212°F, 110°C/230°F

°C/°F

RPM

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

Show the current voltage status.

Show the current status of CPU temperature.

Show the current status of the system temperature.

Show you the current CPUFAN operating speed.

Show you the current CHAFAN operating speed.

SYSFAN Speed

RPM

Show you the current SYSFAN operating speed.

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3-9 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

Select the [Load Fail-Safe Defaults] option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved. This option is recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values.

Esc : Quit áâàß : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail - Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y

Change CPU’s Clock & Voltage

Type [Y] to use the Setup Defaults followed by [Enter] or otherwise [N] to return to the Main Menu and keep current values.

Warning: If you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration, please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance.

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3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

Select the [Load Optimized Defaults] option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved. This option is recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values.

Esc : Quit áâàß : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y

Change CPU’s Clock & Voltage

Type [Y] to use the Setup Defaults followed by [Enter] or otherwise [N] to return to the Main Menu and keep current values.

Warning: If you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration, please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance.

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3-11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

Based on the setting you have made in the [Security Option] of the [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] section, the password prevents access to the system or the setup program by unauthorized users. Follow this procedure to set a new password or disable the password:

1. Choose [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] in the Main Menu and press

[Enter]. Select the [Security Options] item and set the field to:

a. [System]: The password is required every time the system is

booted. This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer.

b. [Setup]: The password is required only when you attempt to

enter the BIOS Setup program.

2. Choose [SUPERVISOR PASSWORD] from the Main Menu and

press [Enter]. The following prompt appear:

Enter Password:

Warning: If you forget or lose the password, the only way to access the system is to set jumper JP5 to clear the CMOS RAM. All setup information is lost and you must run the BIOS setup program again.

Note: If you do not wish to use the password function, press [Enter] directly and the following message appears:

Password Disabled!!

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F10

(Shift) F2

↔

Type the Password Press:

password, press

to exit

Type the Password

Press <Enter> without

After you confirm the password,

3. Enter your new password and press [Enter]. The following message

appears, prompting to confirm the new password:

Confirm Password:

4. Re-enter your password and then press [Enter] to exit to the Main

Menu.

This diagram outlines the password selection procedure:

and Press: <Enter>

↔

STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Enter Password:

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

Confirm Password:

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Esc

: Quit : Save & Exit Setup

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Enter Password:

∗∗∗∗∗

After you confirm the

press <Esc> to exit

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

Press:

entering the password

Without entering password

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD

Password Disabled!!

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

↑ ↓ → ←

: Select Item : Change Color

3-12 USER PASSWORD

When the user password option is on, you are not allowed to change any setting in the [CMOS SETUP UTILITY] except for changing the user's password.

The password setting procedure is similar to that for the [SUPERVISOR PASSWORD] (Refer to section 3-9).

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3-13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the [Standard CMOS Features] accordingly.

IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Primary Master Auto

Capacity 0 MB

Access Mode Auto

0 Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0

áâàß:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 4

Note: This function is only valid for IDE type of hard disk drives.

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== Select a Boot First device ==

Boot Menu

Boot Menu enables user to boot-up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup.

To enable boot Menu, press “ESC” after memory initialization, user will see a device menu, in which user can choose on which device they wish to boot from.

Boot Menu

Floppy Ls120

HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 ZIP100 LAN

:Move ENTER:Accept F4:Exit

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Chapter 4

THE SOYO CD

The SOYO-CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 9x or NT.

Your SY-7ISA+ Motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains (1) the user's manual file for your new Motherboard, (2) the drivers software available for installation, and (3) a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products.

Step 1. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive

The SOYO CD will auto-run, and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be as shown.

If you use Windows NT, the SOYO-CD will not detect your motherboard type. In that case the following dialog will pop up, please choose your motherboard and press OK. Now the SOYO-CD Start Up Menu will be shown.

Please Select Your Board

7IWA-F 7IWA-F V1.0 6IWM/L 6IWM 6IWA

(SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu)

LI-7000 7IWB 7IWB V1.0 7IWM 7IWM/L V1

Cancel

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If you use Windows 95 or 98, the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name.

The user's manual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF (Postscript Document) format. In order to read a PDF file, the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system. Note: The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system, and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it. You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to be able to read the user's manual file. Follow the instructions on your screen during installation, then once the installation is completed, restart your system and re-run the SOYO CD.

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Step 2. Install Drivers and Utilities

Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your Motherboard. The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of Motherboard you own. We recommend that you only install those drivers.

driver revision:

Intel .inf utility for Win 9x Intel Ultra ATA Storage Drive for Win 98/98SE/NT Intel 815 VGA Drivers for Win 9x

Intel 815 VGA Drivers for Win NT Sigmatel Audio Driver Sigmatel Staggato Gold Application 7ISA+ ITE hardware doctor for Win

Cancel

(Driver Installation Menu)

A short description of all available drivers follows: Ø Intel .inf utility for Win 9x

Windows 95 and 98 will not recognize the new INTEL 815 chipset properly. To update the necessary .inf files that will help Windows recognize the 815 chipset, please run this utility.

Ø Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Win 98/98SE/NT

The Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver automatically enables fast Ultra ATA transfers for a variety of ATA/ATAPI mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and CD-ROMs.

Ø Intel 815 VGA Drivers for Win9x

In order to be able to make use of the integrated VGA function in your Intel 815 chipset, you will need to install this driver first. For Windows 95/98 only.

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Ø Intel 815 VGA Drivers for NT 4.0

In order to be able to make use of the integrated VGA function in your Intel 815 chipset, you will need to install this driver first. For NT 4.0 only.

Ø Sigmatel Audio Driver

This AC codec sound driver is for Windows 9x, 2000 and NT.

Ø Sigmatel Staggato Gold Application

This application contains the wavetable that is necessary to play MIDI files. Make sure to install it after installing the Sigmatel drivers for your OS. (Refer to the manual installation guide in the back.) This application is suitable for Windows 95, 98(SE) and NT.

Ø 7ISA+ ITE hardware doctor for Win 9X/2000/NT

Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC. By installing this utility Temperature, Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored. It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre-set values.

Select which driver you want to install and click OK, or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu.

Note: Once you have selected a driver, the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program. When the installation is complete, most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active.

Step 3. Check the Latest Releases

Click the 'Check the latest Releases' button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS, manual and driver releases for your motherboard. This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection. Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button.

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Chapter 5

SIGMATEL AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION

Installing the Sigmatel Audio Drivers under windows 95/98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 and Windows NT

You have to install the drivers before installing any application for the AC97 codec.

Uninstalling/Re-Installing Sigmatel Audio Drivers for Windows 9x

1. Open Device Manager.

2. Remove the Sigmatel Audio Codec entry in the Sound, Video, and

Game Controllers section. Do not change the game controller in this audio solution.

3. Delete the sigmatel INF file in c:\windows\inf\other

4. Restart your PC for Plug and Play to reinitialize your system.

Uninstalling or Updating the Sigmatel Audio Drivers for Windows NT

1. Double click on the MULTIMEDIA icon in the control panel. Select

the Devices tab from the Multimedia properties window.

2. Double click on the Audio Devices entry from the Multimedia

devices list. Select the driver by placing the mouse pointer over the sigmatel driver label and clicking the left mouse button.

3. Press the REMOVE button.

4. A question box will appear to verify your decision. Press the YES

button. Windows NT will display a dialog box asking you to restart your system. Press the Restart Now button to complete the Un-installation

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SynthCore Lite Application for Windows NT 4.0

The CD contains a SynthCore Lite application program, that the Quick Start Guide does not describe. It can be installed by running StacGold.exe in the D:\drive-all\sigmatel\StacGold directory. (Were D is your CD-ROM drive letter).

Note that the NT4 installation requires a manual step at the end of the installation. This step apllies to NT4 only. (NT4 Service Pack 4 has to be installed, Service Pack 4 includes DirectSound 3)

1) After you run the normal installer, DO NOT reboot your system yet.

2) Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Multi Media

3) Select the "Devices" tab

4) Select the "Add" Button

5) Select "Unlisted or Undated Driver"

6) Browse to c:\Program Files\Staccato\SynthCore Lite\oemsetup.inf and

select this file.

7) Now look under the MIDI Devices tab, you should see the Staccato

MIDI driver.

8) Reboot your machine. This finishes the installation process.

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Chapter 6

INTEL 815 VGA DRIVERS INSTALLATION¡]FOR WIN

2000

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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE General Installation Notes:

1. The operating system must be installed on the system prior to installation.

2. This installation procedure is specific only to the version of driver and installation file included in this release.

3. This procedure assumes that all of the software associated with

this release is located in the same directory.

MANUAL INSTALL FROM HARD DRIVE

1. Download WIN2KCD.ZIP from the Web. Double-click to unzip. (You must have WinZip* installed; download it from www.winzip.com). Hit the Extract button and indicate the directory into which the files are to be extracted. Hit the Extract button to unzip the files to that directory. If you wish to install from the CD-ROM, then the files must be transferred to a CD.

2. Select the My Computer icon.

3. Select the Control Panel icon.

4. Select the System icon.

5. You should be in the System Properties window.

6. Click on the Hardware tab.

7. Click the Device Manager button.

8. Click the Display Adapters selection.

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9. The current list of adapters is displayed.

10. Click on the adapter (e.g., VGA) that the Intel Win2K driver is replacing.

11. Click on the Driver tab.

12. Click the Update Driver... button.

13. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window should now open.

14. Click the Next button.

15. Select the following option: "Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver".

16. Click the Have Disk button.

17. Click on "Browse" and go to the directory where the files were unzipped. Go to the Win2K directory. If the English version of the driver is to be installed, select the i81xnt5.INF file and press OK. If another language is desired, select the INF folder, and the select the INF file of the desired language.

18. Proceed according to the remaining prompts. Close all windows

and reboot in order to use the new driver. See "Verifying the Installation of the Software" below to confirm that the proper driver is being used.

VERIFYING THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE

1. From the Microsoft Windows 2000 desktop, click on "My Computer", then "Control Panel", and then "System".

2. You should be in the System Properties window. Click on the Hardware tab and hit the Device Manager button. From here, go down to "Display Adapter" and click.

The installed display adapter should be Intel Corporation 815 Graphics Controller Hub.

SOYO SY-7ISA+ User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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