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SY-K7V DRAGON

Motherboard

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K7 Ath1on & Duron

Processor supported

VIA KT266 AGP/PCI Motherboard

100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported

ATX Form Factor

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User's Manual

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SY-K7V DRAGON

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Edition: August 2001 Version 1.1 K7V DRAGON SERIAL

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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With FCC Standards

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Table of Contents

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

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

1-2 KEY FEATURES ...............................................................1

1-3 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD ..............................4

1-4 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS.........5

1-5 SY-K7V DRAGON MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT............6

1-6

1-7 MICROPROCESSOR........................................................9

1-8 MEMORY ........................................................................10

1-9 CHIPSET.......................................................................... 11

1-10 I/O INTERFACE CONTROLLER...................................15

1-11 HARDWARE MONITOR................................................18

1-12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY ..................................18

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...................................19

2-1 PREPARATIONS.............................................................19

2-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD ..........................20

2-3 INSTALLATION GUIDE ................................................21

2-3.1 CPU Installation ........................................................... 22

2-3.2 DDR RAM Memory Module Installation..................... 26

SY-K7V DRAGON MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS

.....7

2-3.3 Motherboard Connector................................................ 27

2-3.4 Jumper Setting (RAID_IDE) ......................................... 43

2-3.5 CMOS Clear (JP5) ........................................................ 44

2-3.6 Power On ...................................................................... 44

2-3.7 Quick BIOS Setup.......................................................... 45

2-3.8 Troubleshooting at First Start ....................................... 47

2-3.9 Power Off ...................................................................... 50

CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY .................................................51

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3-1 SOYO COMBO SETUP ...................................................54

3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP............................................58

3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ......................................62

3-4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ...............................66

3-5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.......................................74

3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................80

3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS.........................................86

3-8 PC HEALTH STATUS ......................................................89

3-9 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS ......................................91

3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS.....................................92

3-11 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD ....................................93

3-12 SET USER PASSWORD ..................................................94

CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION .........................................96

CHAPTER 5

VIA ONBOARD LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION.......101

CHAPTER 6 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ...........................104

CHAPTER 7

PROMISE RAID FAMILY DRIVER INSTALLATION

....105

CHAPTER 8 ULTRA FAMILY DRIVER INSTALLATION...........107

APPENDIXA FASTTRAK-100-LITE MANUAL .............................109

APPENDIXB

APPENDIXC

C-MEDIA 6 CHANNEL AUDIO SOLUTION MANUAL

CONTACT INFORMATION

............................................198

....170

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Chapter 1

MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION

1-1 INTRODUCTION

The SY-K7V DRAGON AGP/PCI Motherboard is a high-performance

Socket A ATX form-factor system board. The SY-K7V DRAGON uses VIA

Chipset technology and supports Socket A class processors. This

Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many

technical enhancements.

1-2 KEY FEATURES



CPU SUPPORT

The SY-K7V DRAGON supports THE FOLLOWING AMD®K7 CPUs:



Supports 200/266 MHz Front Side Bus DDR(Double Data Rate)

transfer on Athlon (750MHz~1.4GHz) / Duron (600MHz~950MHz)

New released AMD Socket A CPUs will very likely be supported by the

SY-K7V DRAGON as well.



CPU SETTINGS

The SY-K7V DRAGON provides the user with a very complete and

convenient CPU setting environment. The CPU settings are all adjusted

through the special SOYO COMBO page in the BIOS, therefore rendering

the use of jumpers obsolete.

CPU FSB Frequency



The SY-K7V DRAGON supports a wide range of CPU FSB frequency

settings: (CPU FSB Frequency can be setup by 1MHz increment)

 100~132MHz for 100MHz FSB CPU  133~233MHz for 133MHz FSB CPU

This ensures that the SY-K7V DRAGON has an overwhelming overclocking

potential.

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 CPU Multiplier

The SY-K7V DRAGON supports a wide range of multipliers:

6.0x, 6.5x, 7.0x, 7.5x, 8.0x, 8.5x, 9.0x, 9.5x, 10.0x, 10.5x, 11.0x, 11.5x,

12.0x, 13.0x and 14.0x.

SY-K7V DRAGON

 EXPANDABILITY

The SY-K7V DRAGON provides all the standard expansion slots, and many

more additional expansion features:

 Expansion slots

 1 x master AGP Pro slot  5 x 32-bit bus master PCI slots

 Enhanced IO

 Floppy disk controller  2x EIDE controllers with support for up to 4 Ultra DMA 33/66

/100 devices

 Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port  2x 16550 compatible serial ports  IrDA compatible infrared port  6x USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors  PS/2 mouse connector  PS/2 keyboard connector



IDE RAID FUNCTION

The K7V DRAGON supports striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1) or

function as regular IDE port.



C-MEDIA HARDWARE AUDIO

Supports 4/5/5.1 speakers and DLS based wave table music. Also provides

professional SPDIF IN/OUT non-distortion digital interface.



LAN ON-BOARD

Supports 10/100 Mbps base-T Ethernet.



SMART CARD READER

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

standard. Supports Smart Card insertion power-on feature.

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 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

The SY-K7V DRAGON supports advanced functions such as:

 Wake-On-LAN Supports Wake-On-LAN (Some advanced network cards can

wake the system up over the network, the WOL connector is provided by the SY-K7V DRAGON to support this function).

 Multiple boot

The SY-K7V DRAGON supports booting from devices such as

CD-ROM.  Power on by modem or alarm

If the SY-K7V DRAGON system is in suspend mode, it can be

switched back on through the modem or RTC alarm through this

function. This opens a lot of possibilities, such as remote access that

switches the system on only after the modem receives a call.



FAIL SAF E

The SY-K7V DRAGON comes with added functionality to make managing

the system easy and safe



Hardware Monitor

The integrated Hardware Monitor IC and Hardware doctor software enables

the user to monitor system voltages, temperatures and FAN speeds. This

makes sure that the user is full control of the system



Power Failure Resume Function

This function can be set in the BIOS, and determines whether the system

will automatically turn on again after a power failure. This function is

indispensable for server systems that need to always be on line.



5VSB Indicator

This green LED gives an indication of the presence of the 5V Standby

voltage. This voltage is always fed into the motherboard and is used for

functions such as WOL.

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 SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM



COMPLIANCE

The SY-K7V DRAGON complies with all important industry standards. The

following underlines the reliability of the SY-K7V DRAGON, a

motherboard to trust.

 PC99, ACPI compliant



USER FRIENDLY

 SOYO COMBO Setup  Jumperless design  You can set up the following options through the BIOS setup

 CPU FSB frequency 

CPU multiplier

 CPU Vcore voltage  DDR RAM Clock

1-3 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD

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

unpacking:

 Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an

unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis.

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

Motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components.

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

carefully to seat it firmly in its socket.

Warning:

damaged. If there is damage to the board, contact your dealer

Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears

immediately.

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1-4 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:

 Do not remove the anti-static packaging until you are ready to install.  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.)

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

components.

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1-5 SY-K7V DRAGON MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

USB 1_2

COM 1

COM 2

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN

MIC

PS/2 KB Connector

PRT

GAME PORT

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

H/W

Audio

ATX Pow e r

SDRAM

□

T8366

SDRAM

AGP PRO

PCI Slot #1

IDE 1

IDE 2

FDC1

Back Panel

CD_SPDIF

Super

I/O

JP10

WOL

Header

SMCARDCN

CDIN2

PCI Slot #2

PCI Slot #3

PCI Slot #4

PCI Slot #5

3V Lithium Battery

□

T8233

RAID_IDE

JP5

SY-K7V DRAGON Platform

IDE 3 IDE 4

Promise

IDE RAID

CHIP

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SY-K7V DRAGON

1-6 SY-K7V DRAGON MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS

BC D

SDRAM

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SDRAM

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QRSTUV

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A ATX Power Supply Connector

B VIA VT8366 North Bridge Chip

C Socket A Connector

D CPU Cooling Fan Connector

E Bus Mastering EIDE/ATAPI Ports

F DDR DIMM Banks

G Chassis Cooling Fan Connector

H AGP Pro Slot

I 32-bit PCI Mastering Slots

J VIA VT8233 South Bridge Chip

K Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Port

L IDE RAID Ports

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M IDE RAID Jumper

N Promise IDE RAID Chip

O CMOS Clear Jumper

P Front Panel Connectors

Q Chassis Cooling Fan Connector

R 5V Stand-By Indicator LED

S 3V Lithium Battery

T USB Ports

U Serial Infrared (IrDA) Device Header

V Smart Card Reader Connector

W Flash BIOS

X Super I/O Chip

Y Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Header

Z CD_SPDIF Connector

AA CD-IN Connector

AB H/W Onboard Audio Chip

AC SPK5_1 Connector

AD Back panel Connectors

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1-7 MICROPROCESSOR

The motherboard supports a single Socket A processor. The processor’s VID

pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard to the

required processor voltage. In addition, the front side bus speed (100 MHz

and 133 MHz) is automatically selected. The motherboard supports all

current Socket A processor speeds, voltages, and bus frequencies.

1-7.1 Microprocessor Packaging

The CPU is packaged in a 462 pin PGA package. A CPU fan must be used

to ensure adequate cooling.

1-7.2 Second Level Cache

The second-level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package. The

cache includes 0KB/128KB or 512 KB of synchronous pipelined burst static

RAM. All supported onboard memory can be cached.

1-7.3 Microprocessor Upgrades

The motherboard can be upgraded with Socket A processors that run at

higher speeds. When upgrading the processor, use the BIOS configuration

mode to change the processor speed.

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1-8 MEMORY



Main Memory

The motherboard has three DDR DIMM sockets. DDR RAM can be

installed in one, two, or three sockets. Using the serial presence detect (SPD)

data structure, programmed into an E²PROM on the DDR DIMM, the BIOS

can determine the DDR RAM’s size and speed. Minimum DDR DIMM

memory size is 64 MB; maximum DDR DIMM memory size is 256/512

MB. Memory size and speed can vary between sockets.

The motherboard supports the following memory features:

− DRAM interface synchronous with host CPU (100/133 MHz) or AGP

(66MHz) for most flexible configuration

− DRAM interface may be faster than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use of 133

MHz memory with 100 MHz FSB

− Concurrent CPU, AGP, and V-Link access

− Supports DDR RAM memory types only

−

Flexible row and column addresses. 64-bit data width only

− 2.5V SSTL-2 DRAM interface for DDR RAM

−

Optional bank-by-bank ECC (single-bit error correction and multi-bit

error detection) or EC (error checking only) for DRAM integrity

−

Supports maximum 6-bank interleave (i.e., 8 pages open simultaneously);

banks are allocated based on LRU

−

Independent DDR RAM control for each bank

−

Four cache lines (16 quadwords) of CPU to DRAM write buffers

− Four cache lines of CPU to DRAM read prefetch buffers

−

Read around write capability for non-stalled CPU read

− Speculative DRAM read before snoop result

− Burst read and write operation

− x-1/2-1/2-1/2-1-1/2-1/2-1/2 back-to-back accesses for DDR SDRAM

− Supports DDR SDRAM CL 2/2.5 and 1T/2Tper command

− Decoupled and burst DRAM refresh with staggered RAS timing. CAS

before RAS or self refresh

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1-9 CHIPSET

SY-K7V DRAGON

 VIA Apollo KT266

The KT266 / VT8366 and VT8233 chipset is a high performance,

cost-effective and energy efficient system controller for the implementation

of AGP / PCI desktop personal computer systems based on 64-bit Socket-A

(AMD Athlon) processors.

The KT266 chip set consists of the VT8366 system controller (552 pin BGA)

and the VT8233 V-Link south bridge (376 pin BGA). The VT8366 Host

system controller provides superior performance between the CPU, DRAM,

AGP bus, and V-Link bus with pipelined, burst, and concurrent operation.

The VT8233 V-Link Client controller is a highly integrated PCI / LPC

controller.

Its internal bus structure is based on 33 MHz PCI bus that provides 2x

bandwidth compare to previous generation PCI / ISA bridge chips. The

VT8233 also provides a 266MB/sec bandwidth Host/Client V-Link interface

with V-Link-PCI and V-Link-LPC controllers. It supports five PCI slots of

arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus.

The VT8366 supports eight banks of DDR SDRAM up to 4 GB. The

DRAM controller supports standard Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), and

Virtual Channel SDRAM (VC SDRAM) SDRAM in a flexible mix / match

manner, or it can be configured to support Double-Data-Rated (DDR)

SDRAM mode. The DDR DRAM interface allows zero wait state bursting

between the DRAM and the data buffers at 66 / 100 / 133 MHz. The eight

banks of DRAM can be composed of an arbitrary

mixture of 1M / 2M / 4M / 8M / 16M / 32M / 64M xN DRAMs. The

DRAM controller also supports optional ECC (single-bit error correction

and multi-bit detection) or EC (error checking) capability separately

selectable on a bank-by-bank basis. The DRAM controller can run either

synchronous or pseudo-synchronous mode with the host CPU bus frequency

(100 / 133 MHz).

The VT8366 Host system controller also supports full AGP v2.0 capability

for maximum bus utilization including 2x and 4x mode transfers, SBA

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(SideBand Addressing), Flush/Fence commands, and pipelined grants. An

eight level request queue plus a four level post-write request queue with

thirty-two and sixteen quadwords of read and write data FIFO’s respectively

are included for deep pipelined and split AGP transactions. A single-level

GART TLB with 16 full associative entries and flexible CPU / AGP / PCI

remapping control is also provided for operation under protected mode

operating environments. Both Windows-95 VXD and Windows-98 / NT5

miniport drivers are supported for interoperability with major AGP-based

3D and DVD-capable multimedia accelerators.

The VT8366 Host system controller supports two 32-bit 3.3 system buses

(one AGP and one V-Link) that are synchronous / pseudo-synchronous to

the CPU bus. The chip also contains a built-in bus-to-bus bridge to allow

simultaneous concurrent operations on each bus. Five levels (doublewords)

of post write buffers are included to allow for concurrent CPU and V-Link

operation. For V-Link Host operation, forty-eight levels (doublewords) of

post write buffers and sixteen levels (doublewords) of prefetch buffers are

included for concurrent V-Link bus and DRAM/cache accesses. When

combined the V-Link Host / Client controllers, it realizes a complete PCI

sub-system and supports enhanced PCI bus commands such as

Memory-Read-Line, Memory-Read-Multiple and Memory-Write-Invalid

commands to minimize snoop overhead. In addition, advanced features are

supported such as snoop ahead, snoop filtering, L1 write-back forward to

PCI master, and L1 write-back merged with PCI post write buffers to

minimize PCI master read latency and DRAM utilization. Delay transaction

and read caching mechanisms are also implemented for further

improvement of overall system performance.

The 376-pin Ball Grid Array VT8233 Client V-Link PCI / LPC controller

supports four levels (doublewords) of line buffers, type F DMA transfers

and delay transaction to allow efficient PCI bus utilization and (PCI-2.1

compliant). The VT8233 integrated PCI controller and PCI arbitration for

up to five PCI slots. One of the PCI REQ / GNT pair can be configured as

high-priority to better support a low latency PCI bus master device. The

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VT8233 integrated networking MAC controller with standard MII interface

to an external PHY for 10/100Mb base-T Ethernet or 1/10Mb PNA home

networking.

The VT8233 also includes an integrated keyboard controller with PS2

mouse support, integrated DS12885 style real time clock with extended 256

byte CMOS RAM, integrated master mode enhanced IDE controller with

full scatter / gather capability and extension to UltraDMA-33/66/100 for

33/66/100 MB/sec transfer rate, integrated USB interface with root hubs and

six function ports with built-in physical layer transceivers, Distributed DMA

support, and OnNow / ACPI compliant advanced configuration and power

management interface.

For sophisticated power management, the Apollo KT266 chipset provides

independent clock stop control for the CPU / SDRAM, PCI, and AGP buses

and Dynamic CKE control for powering down of the SDRAM. A separate

suspend-well plane is implemented for the SDRAM control signals for

Suspend-to-DRAM operation. Coupled with the VT8233 south bridge chip,

a complete power conscious PC main board can be implemented with no

external TTLs.

The Apollo KT266 chipset is ideal for high performance, high quality, high

energy efficient and high integration desktop and notebook AGP / PCI /

LPC computer systems.

The VT8233 South Bridge is a high integration, high performance,

power-efficient, and high compatibility device that supports Intel and

non-Intel based processor to V-Link bus bridge functionality to make a

complete Microsoft PC99-compliant PCI/ISA system. In addition to

complete ISA extension bus functionality, the VT8233 includes standard

intelligent peripheral controllers:

a) IEEE 802.3 compliant 10 / 100 Mbps PCI bus master Ethernet MAC with

standard MII interface to external PHYceiver.

b) Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine

and interlaced dual channel commands. Dedicated FIFO coupled with

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scatter and gather master mode operation allows high performance

transfers between PCI and IDE devices. In addition to standard PIO and

DMA mode operation, the VT8233 also supports the UltraDMA-33

standard to allow reliable data transfer rates up to 33 MB/sec throughput.

The VT8233 also supports the UltraDMA-66 / 100 standard. The IDE

controller is SFF-8038i v1.0 and Microsoft Windows-family compliant.

c) Universal Serial Bus controller that is USB v1.1 and Universal HCI v1.1

compliant. The VT8233 includes the root hub with six function ports with

integrated physical layer transceivers. The USB controller allows hot plug

and play and isochronous peripherals to be inserted into the system with

universal driver support. The controller also implements legacy keyboard

and mouse support so that legacy software can run transparently in a

non-USB-aware operating system environment.

d) Keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support.

e) Real Time Clock with 256 byte extended CMOS. In addition to the

standard ISA RTC functionality, the integrated RTC also includes the date

alarm, century field, and other enhancements for compatibility with the

ACPI standard.

f) Notebook-class power management functionality compliant with ACPI

and legacy APM requirements. Multiple sleep states (power-on suspend,

suspend-to-DRAM, and suspend-to-Disk) are supported with hardware

automatic wake-up. Additional functionality includes event monitoring,

CPU clock throttling and stop (Intel processor protocol), PCI bus clock

stop control, modular power, clock and leakage control, hardware-based

and software-based event handling, general purpose I/O, chip select and

external SMI.

g) Full System Management Bus (SMBus) interface.

h) Integrated bus-mastering dual full-duplex direct-sound

AC97-link-compatible sound system.

i) Plug and Play controller that allows complete steerability of all PCI

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interrupts and internal interrupts / DMA channels to any interrupt channel.

One additional steerable interrupt channel is provided to allow plug and

play and reconfigurability of on-board peripherals for Windows family

compliance.

The VT8233 also enhances the functionality of the standard ISA peripherals.

The integrated interrupt controller supports both edge and level triggered

interrupts channel by channel. The integrated DMA controller supports type

F DMA in addition to standard ISA DMA modes. Compliant with the

PCI-2.2 specification, the VT8233 supports delayed transactions and remote

power management so that slower ISA peripherals do not block the traffic of

the PCI bus. Special circuitry is built in to allow concurrent operation

without causing dead lock even in a PCI-to-PCI bridge environment. The

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chip also includes eight levels (doublewords) of line buffers from the PCI

bus to the ISA bus to further enhance overall system performance.

1-10 I/O INTERFACE CONTROLLER

The motherboard uses the ITE 8705 LPC Super-I/O controller which

features:

 Supports 2 serial ports, IR port, parallel port, and floppy disk

controller functions

 Two UARTs for Complete Serial Ports

 Even, odd, stick or no parity bit generation and detection 

Programmable baud rate generator

 High speed baud rate (230Kbps, 460Kbps) support 

Independent transmit/receiver FIFOs



Modem Control



Plug and play with 96 base IO address and 12 IRQ options

 One dedicated IR port

 Third serial port dedicated to IR function 

IR function either through the two complete serial ports or the

third dedicated port

 Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR) and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR

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 Multi-mode parallel port



Standard mode, ECP and EPP support



Plug and play with 192 base IO address, 12 IRQ and 4 DMA

options

 Floppy Disk Controller

 16bytes of FIFO 

Data rates up to 1Mbps

 Perpendicular recording driver support  Plug and play with 48 base IO address, 12 IRQ and 4 DMA

options

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

SY-K7V DRAGON

1-10.1 Serial Ports

The motherboard has two 9-pin D-Sub serial port connectors located on the

back panel. The NS16C5450-compatible UARTs support data transfers at

speeds up to 115.2 Kbits/sec with BIOS support.

1-10.2 Parallel Port

The connector for the multimode bi-directional parallel port is a 25-pin

D-Sub connector located on the back panel of the motherboard. In the Setup

program, there are four options for parallel port operation:

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

required for operation.

 Bi-directional high-speed ECP

1-10.3 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 program,

the diskette drive interface can be configured for the following diskette

drive capacities and sizes.

 360 KB, 5.25-inch  1.2 MB, 5.25-inch

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

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1-10.4 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).

1-10.5 Infrared Support

On the front panel I/O connector, there are six pins that support Hewlett

Packard HSDL-1000 compatible infrared (IR) transmitters and receivers. In

the Setup program, Serial Port B can be direct4d to a connected IR device.

(In this case, the Serial Port B connector on the back panel cannot be used.)

The IR connection can be used to transfer files to or from portable devices

like laptops, PDAs, and printers. The Infrared Data Association (IrDA)

specification supports data transfers of 115Kbits/sec at a distance of 1 meter.

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1-11 HARDWARE MONITOR

The optional hardware monitor subsystem provides low-cost

instrumentation capabilities. The features of the hardware monitor

subsystem include:

 An integrated ambient temperature sensor  Fan speed sensors, which monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connector.  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.

1-12 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

connector. The NIC monitors network traffic at the Ethernet interface; upon

detecting a Magic Packet, the NIC asserts a wakeup signal that powers up

the computer. This feature uses the Wake on LAN 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-K7V DRAGON Motherboard.

You are about to install and connect your new Motherboard.

Note:

anti-static 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 A processor with built-in CPU cooling fan (boxed type)

Do not unpack the Motherboard from its protective

Note:

CPU cooling fan requires the installation of a CPU support stand.

2. DDR RAM 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)

This Motherboard supports non-boxed type CPUs. The heavier

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2-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD

When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items:

 The SY-K7V DRAGON KT266 AGP/PCI Motherboard

 The M/B, RAID, AUDIO user manual

 The Installation CD-ROM

 SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM

 3 IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable

 One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable

 One Audio Connector Card

 One Flat Cable for Audio Card

 One Heat Sink Compound

Warning:

Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti-static

packaging until you are ready to install it.

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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

FOC ( Fan-Off Control )

The newly designed SOYO “FOC” is based on the concept of total

protection for CPU, which is very different from currently seen on the

market. The H/W control function is used to see a passive security system

of monitoring and warning. S/W Simultaneous Signal Follow-ups

techniques and Auto Power Off System are included to prevent all possible

damage caused by the MAL-functioning of the CPU fan. With the help of

“O/S On Time Monitoring And Warning” function, provided by the H/W

monitoring system, the double-protection purpose is achieved.

“FOC” includes the following functions:

(1) Simultaneous Signal Follow Ups: Before the system enters the O/S,

H/W will detect the signals of the CPU fan pins, get their

revolution information and send it to the BIOS.

(2) Auto Power Off System: If the BIOS gets the information of CPU

fan revolution, it goes on working normally. If not, it will inform

the system and have the power supply disconnected immediately.

Thus, the CPU is protected from over heating.

Not

e: The following must be observed to secure the normal functioning of

“Fan-Off Control”:

1. FOC only works on CPUFAN 1.

2. CPU fan with sensor pins must be used.

3. CPU fans approved by AMD are strongly recommended.

4. The “HOT KEY” function is provided for the CPU fans without

sensor pins, to avoid the power off. Users may press the “Insert”

key to jump over the “Power Off” mode; go to the BIOS and

disable “FOC”. Now system can be booted normally.

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We provide the following User-Friendly protection features:

1. Fan-Off Control : The motherboard detects the status of the CPU

fan and protects the CPU by automatically disconnecting the

power supply. The default value of this function is Enable. After

booting up, the user may disable it.

2. Heat Dissipation Paste: Heat Dissipation Paste is included for all

Socket-A motherboards, to enhance the heat dissipation

capability.

Furthermore, we strongly recommend our users to enable the function of

H/W monitoring in the BIOS. This function, together with the FOC,

provide the total protection to the CPU and allow it to maximize its

performance.

Mark your CPU Frequency:

your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover.

Record the working frequency of

200MHz FSB DDR transfer on Athlon

750 MHz (100x7.5) 800 MHz (100x8.0) 850 MHz (100x8.5) 900 MHz (100x9.0)

950 MHz (100x9.5) 1000 MHz(100x10.0) 1.1GHz (100x11.0) 1.2GHz(100x12.0)

200MHz FSB DDR transfer on Duron

600 MHz (100x6.0) 650 MHz (100x6.5) 700 MHz (100x7.5) 750 MHz (100x7.5)

800 MHz (100x8.0) 850 MHz (100x8.5) 900 MHz (100x9.0) 950 MHz (100x9.5)

266MHz Front Side Bus DDR transfer on Athlon

1GHz (133x7.5) 1.13GHz(133x8.5) 1.2GHz(133x9.0) 1.3GHz(133x10.0) 1.4GHz(133x10.5)

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CPU Mount Procedure:

processor that you have purchased separately, follow these instructions.

To mount the AMD® K7 Athlon & DuronTM

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

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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2-3.1.1 CPU Fan Installation

Your Socket A processor kit comes with a cooling fan. Mount the fan on

the processor according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer.

The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability. The fan

prevents overheating, therefore prolonging the life of your CPU.

Note: Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power source.

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2-3.2 DDR RAM Memory Module Installation

SDRAM

□

SDRAM

□

Your board comes with three DIMM sockets, providing support for up to

3GB of main memory using unbuffered DIMM modules from 64MB to

1GB. 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, appropriate memory modules must be used. For 100MHz

DRAM speed, use PC1600 memory; for 133MHz DRAM speed, use

PC2100 memory.

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Memory Configuration Table

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Number of Memory

DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3

Modules

RAM Type DDR RAM

Memory Module Size

64 / 128 / 256 / 512 / 1024 MB

(MB)

2-3.3 Motherboard Connector

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

SDRAM

□

SDRAM

Primary

IDE

IDE 2IDE 1

Pin -1

Secondary

□

IDE 4IDE 3

Pin -1

This Motherboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device

connectors (IDE1, IDE2). It can support up to four high-speed Ultra DMA

33/66/100HDD or CD-ROM.

Connect one side of the ATA66/100 flat cable to the IDE device (HDD or

CD-ROM) and plug the other end to the primary (IDE1) or secondary

(IDE2) directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard. The

ATA66/100 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs.

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This Motherboard can support up to 8 HDDs.

There are four HDD connectors (IDE1, IDE2, IDE3, IDE4) on

motherboard. IDE3 & IDE4 are provided for IDE RAID function. Please

refer to 2-3.4 on page 43 and the FASTTRAK-100-LITE Manual for more

information on IDE RAID function.

80-Conductor

ATA 66/100

Flat Cable

40-pin

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2-3.3.2 Floppy Drive Installation

SDRAM

□

SDRAM

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Pin -1

FDC

Floppy Drive

Connector

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

1.44 MB, 2.88 MB, and LS-120.

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 1 floppy drives.

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2-3.3.3 Front Panel Connections

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Speaker

HDD LED

SDRAM

Power LED

□

Reset

□

PWRBT

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

on the Motherboard.

1. Power LED

Please install according to the following pin assignment: pin 1,3 are for

Power LED.

Power LE

Pin Assignment

+5V+5V

NCNC

GND

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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.

Reset Pin Assignment

Power Good GND

3. Speaker

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

the Motherboard.

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Speaker Pin Assignment

+5V

4. 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 light up when an

IDE (HDD, CD-ROM) device is active.

HDD LED Pin Assignment

NC NC

Speaker out

LED Anode LED Cathode

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5. 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.

PWRBT Pin Assignment

Power On/Off GND

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.

USB 1_2

COM 1

COM 2

PS/2 KB Connector

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

PRT

SDRAM

□

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN

MIC

GAME PORT

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1. Onboard Serial Ports COM1/COM2

External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include:

- serial mouse,

- and modem.

Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1/COM2 9-pin male

connectors located at the rear panel of the Motherboard.

2. 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.

3. PS/2 Keyboard

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

Pin5

KBD Clock

Pin3

GND

Pin1

KBD DATA

4. PS/2 Mouse

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

connector.

Pin6

Pin5

Mouse Clock

Pin4

VCC

Pin2

Pin3

GND

Pin1

Mouse DATA

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5. Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2 (USB3/USB4；USB5/USB6)

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, USB4, USB5 and USB6 are available. To make use of these USB

ports, purchase a USB cable from your dealer. The lay-out of USB3/USB4

and USB5/USB6 are as follows:

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USB4 USB3

GND GND

(+)Data

(-)Data

Power

GND GND

(+)Data

USB6 USB5

GND (+)Data

(-)Data

Power

GND (+)Data

(-)Data

Power

(-)Data

Power

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6. Onboard Game port/audio

This Motherboard provides Joystick port and audio.

- Attach the joystick cable to the 15-pin GAME port at the rear panel

of you motherboard.

- 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.

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2-3.3.5 Other Connections

1. Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Attach the 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the

Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function to the JP10 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:

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Wake-On-LAN

JP10 Pin Assignment

5VSB

GND

MP-Wake-up

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2. Standard Infrared (SIRCON)

Plug the 10-pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON 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:

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SIRCON Pin Assignment

Standard Infrared

(SIRCON) Connector

CIRRX

VCC

NC GND

162738495

IRTX

GNDNC

IRRX

CIRTX

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3. Cooling Fan Installation

(1) CPU Cooling Fan (CHAFAN1,CHAFAN2)

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, [POWER MANAGEMENT] menu.)

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To avoid damage to the system, install according to the following pin

assignment:

CPU Cooling Fan

(CPUFAN1,CPUFAN2)

CPUFAN Pin Assignment

CHAFAN1

132

SENSOR12VGND

CHAFAN2

132

SENSOR12VGND

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(2) Chassis Cooling Fan (CHAFAN1,CHAFAN2,CHAFAN3)

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:

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(CHAFAN1,CHAFAN2,CHAFAN3)

SENSOR

Chassis Cooling Fan

CHAFAN Pin Assignment

CHAFAN1

312

12V GND

CHAFAN2

SENSOR

12V

GND1

CHAFAN3

GND

12V

SENSOR

Note: CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard, CHAFAN is

optional.

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4. CD Line-in (CDIN1,CDIN2)

This Motherboard provides two CD-Line in connectors. Please connect the

4-pin audio cable from your CD-ROM drive to either CDIN1 or CDIN2.

(It fits in only one, depending on the cable that came with your CD-ROM

drive)

Please install according to the following pin assignment:

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CDIN1,CDIN2(CD Line-in)

CDIN1

CDIN2

Pin Assigment

123 4

Left GND

GND

Left

GND

1234

Right

GND

5. Smart Card Reader

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6. SPK5_1

Please refer to the c-media 6 channel Audio solution Manual for more

information on AUDIO function.

CENTER/BASS

REAR_L/R

OPTICAL_INPUT

SPDIF_INPUT

OPTICAL_OUTPUT

SPDIF_OUTPUT

7. CD_SPDIF

CD_SPDIF

GND

SPDIF IN2

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2-3.3.6 AGP Pro Slot

This motherboard supports AGP 2x/4x/Pro VGA CARD.

Note: DO NOT remove the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an

AGP card without a retention notch. Removing may cause the card to shift

and may cause damage to your card, slot, and motherboard. Remove

ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card. You can use a pen tip to

remove the tab from the bay.

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.

TX Power

SDRAM

□

SDRAM

□

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.

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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).

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

ATX Power

12V

5VSB

PW-OK

GND

3.3V

-5V

GND

PS-ON

GND

-12V

3.3V

 Pay special care to the directionality.

2-3.4 Jumper Setting

RAID_IDE(IDE3,4) Function Selector

1. Short pin 1-2 enables RAID function on IDE 3,4 port.

2. Short pin 2-3 enables regular IDE, RAID function is disabled.

IDE 3,4 will function as normal IDE port (need to install Ultra Family

Driver), please check page 107.

RAID Function Enable Disable

RAID_IDE

Short pin 1-2 to support RAID 0

or 1

12 3

Short pin 2-3 support Ultra

33/66/100

123

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2-3.5 CMOS Clear (JP5)

In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data, follow the

steps below to clear the CMOS memory.

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

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

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

CMOS memory.

CMOS

Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data

Clearing

12 3

JP5 Setting

Short pin 2-3 for at least 5 seconds to clear the CMOS

Short pin 1-2 to

retain new

settings

12 3

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

2-3.6 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.

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Repeat this operation until you get the following screen.

3. The BIOS Setup screen appears:

CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software



SOYO COMBO Feature

Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail - Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password



Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Change CPU’s Clock & Voltage



PC Health Status

Set User Password



: Select Item

2-3.7 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]

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>

to enter the Award BIOS Setup program. The CMOS SETUP

UTILITY will be shown on the screen. Then, follow these steps to

configure the CPU settings.

key during the system diagnostic checks

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Step 1. Select [STANDARD CMOS SETUP]

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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]

Set the [CPU Clock] to 100/133MHz, depending on the Front Side Bus of

your CPU.

To overclock your CPU’s Front Side Bus, [CPU Clock 1MHz STEP]

enables you to overclock your CPU Front Side Bus in 1MHz increment or

you can input the desired FSB value of the CPU.

Note:

The maximum FSB you can overclock for a 100MHz FSB CPU is

132MHz and 233MHz for 133MHz FSB CPU.

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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2-3.8 Troubleshooting at First Start

USB Issues

Can I use USB port 3_4 and port 5_6 for keyboard resume function?

This M/B has 6 USB ports, but only the 2 at the back panel can be used for

USB keyboard resume function.

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.

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

seated correctly in its socket.

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

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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:

the latest BIOS revision.

www.soyo.com.tw), and look up your motherboard to find

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).

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Modem issues

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

not get my modem to work

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

How can I disable the on-board Audio ?

Set the "Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio" option in the BIOS to disable this option

can be found under SOYO COMBO Feature.

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 'VIA

4 in 1' 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 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.

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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 optimized 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.

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

I can not use my SCSI card on PCI slot#2, what’s the problem?

Move the SCSI card to another PCI slot, PCI slot#2 and the on-board

RAID share the same INT, or disable the on-board RAID.

RAID Issues

I can not use RAID function on IDE 3_4.

Please check RAID_IDE jumper setting on page 43.

2-3.9 Power Off

There are two possible ways to turn off the system:

1. Use the

to turn off your computer.

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

seconds,

Shutdown

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

command in the

Start Menu

of Windows 95/98

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.

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SOYO COMBO Feature PC Health Status



Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults



Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals Set User Password



Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Change CPU’s Clock & Voltage

Load Fail - Safe Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Save & Exit Setup



: Select Item

Selecting items

 Use the arrow keys to move between items and select fields.

 From the Main Menu press arrow keys to enter the selected submenu.

Modifying selected items

 Use the [Up]/[Down] keys to modify values within the selected fields.

Some fields let you enter values directly.

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Hot Keys: Function keys give you access to a group of commands

throughout the BIOS utility.

Function Command Description

General Help

Gives the list of options available for each item.

Previous Va l ue s

Restore the old values. These are the values that the user started the current session with.

Load

Fail-Safe

Loads all items with the most conservative values.

Defaults Load

Optimized

Loads all options with the optimize values.

Defaults

F10

[Esc]

Save Saves your changes and reboots the system.

Returns at anytime and from any location to

Exit

the Main Menu.

[Enter]

Select

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

[+/–/PU/PD]

Va l ue

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

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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 BIO S

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CH IP SE T FEATU RE S S ETU P

POW ER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PC I CO NFIGU RATION

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Esc

F10

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT

: Q u it

: S av e & E xit S e tu p

AWARD SOFTW ARE, INC.

T im e , D a te , H a rd D isk T yp e…

INTEGRATED PER IPHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWO RD

USER PASSW ORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT W ITH O U T SAVING

↑ ↓ → ←

(S hift) F2

: S ele c t Ite m

: C hange C olor

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.

R O M P C I/IS A B IO S

CM OS SETUP UTILITY

STANDAR D CM OS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CH IP SE T FEATUR ES SE TUP

POW ER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Esc

F10

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? _

: Q u it

: Save & Exit Setup

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

T im e , D ate , H a rd D is k T y p e …

INTEGRATED PERIPH ERALS

SUPERVISO R PASSW ORD

USER PASSW ORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT W ITHO UT SAVING

↑ ↓ → ←

(S h ift) F2

: S ele c t Ite m

: C hange 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

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled

Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Frequency Select 100 MHz Frequency 1MHz Stepping 100 CPU Ratio Select Auto CPU Vcore Select Default Quick Power On Self Test Enabled

First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD-0 Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled RAID/ATA & SCSI Boot Order RAID/ATA, SCSI

C . I . H . 4-WAY Protection Enabled Onboard Promise IDE RAID Disabled Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio Enabled VIA OnChip LAN Enabled

System Performance Normal

Menu Level 

Item Help



Move

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

Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General 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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SOYO COMBO Feature

Setting Description Note

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

Spread Spectrum

CPU Frequency Select

Frequency 1MHz Stepping

Disabled Enabled

Disabled Default Enabled

100 MHz

133 MHz

100 Press “Page Up” / “Page Down” key to

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.

This item allows you to Disabled / Enabled the spread spectrum modulate.

Chose 100MHz/133MHz, depending on the Front Side Bus of your CPU.

Over Clock the CPU Front Side Bus in 1MHz increment or Press “Enter” key, then type the desired CPU Front Side Bus.

Default

CPU Ratio Select

Auto Default

6.0 x, 6.5 x,

7.0 x, 7.5 x,

8.0 x, 8.5x,

9.0 x, 9.5 x,

10.0 x, 10.5 x,

11.0 x, 11.5 x,

12.0 x, 13.0 x,

14.0 x

Allows you to select your CPU Ratio.

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CPU Vcore Select

Setting Description Note

CPU Vcore Select

Default +0.200V Default +0.025V +0.225V +0.050V +0.250V +0.075V -0.025V +0.100V -0.050V +0.125V -0.075V +0.150V -0.100V +0.175V

This function adjust the CPU voltage.

Quick Power On Self Test

Setting Description Note

Quick Power On Self Test

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

System Boot Control Settings

Setting Description Note

First /Second/Third Boot Device

Boot Other Device

RAID/ATA & SCSI Boot Order

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

Disabled Enabled

RAID/ATA, SCSI Default SCSI, RAID/ATA

Select Your Boot Device Priority

Select Your RAID/ATA & SCSI Boot Device Priority.

Default

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C.I.H. 4-WAY Protection Settings

Setting Description Note

C.I.H. 4-WAY Protection

Disabled Enabled

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.

Default

Onboard Promise IDE RAID

Setting Description Note

Onboard Promise IDE RAID

Enabled Disabled

Enabled/Disabled Onboard IDE H/W RAID.

Default

Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio

Setting Description Note

Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio

Enabled Default Disabled

Enabled/Disabled Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio.

VIA OnChip LAN

Setting Description Note

VIA OnChip LAN

Enabled Default Disabled

Enabled/Disabled Onboard H/W LAN.

System Performance

Setting Description Note

System Performance

Normal Default

Maximum

Adjust your computer performance.

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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) Mon, Jan 1 2001 Time (hh:mm:ss) 1 : 1 : 8

IDE Primary Master



IDE Primary Slave



IDE Secondary Master



IDE Secondary Slave



Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

Video EGA/VGA Halt On All Errors

Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K Total Memory 131072K



Move

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

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

Maxtor 52049H3 None LTN485S None

Item Help

Menu Level 

Change the day, month, year and century.

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.

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This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and

configures the [Standard CMOS Features] accordingly.

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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



:Move

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

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

Menu Level 

Item Help

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

Date & Time

Display Setting Please Note

Date

Time

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

PUp/PDn keys to toggle

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

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

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Hard Disks Type & Mode

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

installed.

Primary (Secondary) Master & Slave

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

IDE Primary Slave (User Type)

Access Mode

Setting Description Note

Press

Enter

Auto BIOS detects hard disk type

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

Default

automatically. User User defines the type of hard disk. None

Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode

Default

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.

Floppy Drives

Floppy Drives Setting Description Note

Drives A

Floppy 3-Mode Support

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

Disabled Default Drive A

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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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 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

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Disabled

Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

EPA LOGO SELECT LOGO-0

Small Logo (EPA) Show Enabled

 Move

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

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

Menu Level 

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.

Item Help

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] key and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

Virus Warning

Setting Description Note

Virus Warning

Disabled Default Enabled

If set to enabled, the Paragon Anti-Virus. Function will scan your boot drive for boot virusses. If a boot virus is detected, the BIOS will display a warning message.

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Cache Memory Options

Setting Description Note

CPU Internal Cache

External Cache

Disabled Enabled Enables the CPU's internal

cache.

Disabled Enabled Enables the external

memory.

Default

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Setting Description Note

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up.

Disabling speeds boot up.

Enabled Default

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

mode at boot-up.

Default

Gate A20 Options

Setting Description Note

Gate A20 Options

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

controls GateA20.

Default

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Typematic Settings

Typematic Settings Setting Description Note

Type ma ti c Rate Setting

Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate

determined by the

Default

keyboard.

Enabled When enabled, 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

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

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

Default

Typematic Delay

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

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

Default

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 Note

Security Option

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.

Default

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Other Control Options

OS Select for DRAM>64MB

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

Video BIOS Shadow

Setting Description Note

OS2 When using an OS2 operating

system.

Non-OS2 When using another,

non-OS2 operating system.

Disabled Default Enabled

Disabled Enabled The BIOS is shadowed in a 16K

Enable this field when your HDD supports the S.M.A.R.T. function. Consult your HDD provider for details.

segment if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present. These 16 segments can be shadowed from ROM to RAM. BIOS shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM. BIOS can then execute from RAM.

Default

EPA LOGO SELECT

Small Logo(EPA) Show

LOGO-0 Default LOGO-1

Disabled Enabled

Allows user to display SOYO logo or own logo. Logo-0 Shows SOYO logo. Logo-1 Shows user logo (Default Blank).

Set Enabled to Show Logo(EPA).

Default

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3-4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES

Select the [Advanced Chipset Features] option from the Main Menu and

press [Enter] key.

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

DRAM Clock/Driver Control



AGP & P2P Bridge Control



CPU & PCI Bus Control



Memory Hole Disabled

System BIOS Cacheable Disabled

Video RAM Cacheable Disabled

Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level 



Move

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

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

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

Memory Hole

System BIOS Cacheable

Video RAM Cacheable

Setting Description Note

Disabled Default 15M-16M Some interface cards will map

their ROM address to this area. If this occurs, select [15M-16M] in this field.

Disabled Enabled The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH

is cacheable.

Disabled Default Enabled

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer

Default

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Caution:

Change these settings only if you are already familiar

with the Chipset.

The [DRAM Clock/Drive Control] option changes the values of the chipset

registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.

DRAM Clock/Drive Control

Current FSB Frequence 100 MHz

Current DRAM Frequency 133 MHz

DRAM Clock By SPD

DRAM Timing manual

x SDRAM Cycle Length 2.5 x Bank Interleave Disabled

Precharge to Active(Trp) 3T

DRAM Command Rate 2T Command

Menu Level 

Item Help



:Move

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

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

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

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DRAM Clock/Drive Control

Setting Description Note

DRAM Clock

DRAM Timing

SDRAM Cycle Length

Bank Interleave

100

This item allows you to

133

By SPD

Manual

2.5 Default 2

control the DRAM speed.

If enable the DRAM will auto detect the DRAM timing.

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock

Default

cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer.

Disabled

Increase DRAM performance. 2 Bank Default 4 Bank

Precharge to Active(Trp)

DRAM Command Rate

2T 3T

2T Command Default 1T Command

Increase DRAM performance.

Default

Increase DRAM performance.

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Caution:

Change these settings only if you are already familiar

with the Chipset.

The [AGP & P2P Bridge Control] option changes the values of the chipset

registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP Mode 4X AGP Driving Control Auto

x AGP Driving Value DA

AGP Fast Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled

AGP Post Write Enabled



:Move

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

Menu Level 

Item 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.

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3-4.3 AGP & P2P Bridge Control

Setting Description Note

AGP Aperture Size

AGP Mode

AGP Driving Control

64M Default 4M, 8M,

16M, 32M, 128M, 256M.

1X 2X 4X Default

Auto Default Manual

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.

This item allows you to enable / disable the AGP-4X Mode.

This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection. This field is recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system.

AGP Driving Val ue

AGP Fast Write

AGP Master 1 WS Write

AGP Master 1 WS Read

AGP Post Write

Min=0000 ~ Max=00FF

Disabled Default Enabled

Disabled Default Enabled When

Disabled Default Enabled When Enabled, read to the AGP

Disabled Enabled

This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force.

The VIA chipset will use fast write to AGP if this item is enabled. Not all AGP cards support fast write.

Enabled,

AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait states.

(Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait states.

Enabled/Disabled AGP Post Write.

writes to the

Default

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Caution:

Change these settings only if you are already familiar

with the Chipset.

The [CPU & PCI Bus Control] option changes the values of the chipset

registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.

CPU & PCI Bus Control

PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Post Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled



:Move

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

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

Menu Level 

Item Help

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

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CPU & PCI Bus Control

Setting Description Note

PCI Master 0 WS Write

PCI Post Write

PCI Delay Tran sa ct io n

Disabled Enabled When Enabled, writes to the PCI

bus are executed with zero wait states.

Disabled Enabled

Disabled Default Enabled

This item allows you to enabled/disabled the PCI post write.

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

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3-5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Select the [Integrated Peripherals] option from the Main Menu and press

[Enter] key.

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.

Integrated Peripherals

VIA OnChip IDE Device



SuperIO Device



Init Display First AGP OnChip USB Controller 1 USB Port USB Keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

 Move

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

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

Press Enter Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level 

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Setting Description Note

Init Display First

PCI Slot AGP

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

Default

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INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Setting Description Note

OnChip USB Controller

USB Keyboard Support

All Disabled All Enabled 1&2 USB Port 2&3 USB Port 3&1 USB Port 1 USB Port Default 2 USB Port 3 USB Port

Disabled Default Enabled

This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature. Port 1 means USB1&2 Port 2 means USB3&4 Port 3 means USB5&6

Select system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.

Enabled

if your

IDE HDD Block Mode

Disabled Enabled

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

Default

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Caution:

Change these settings only if you are already familiar

with the Chipset.

The [VIA OnChip IDE Device] option changes the values of the chipset

registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.

The following screen shows setup default settings.

VIA OnChip IDE Device

OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto

Menu Level 

Item Help



:Move

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

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

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

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VIA OnChip IDE Device

Setting Description Note

On-Chip PCI IDE

Primary



Secondary



IDE

 Primary Master PIO  Primary Slave PIO 

Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO



IDE

 Primary Master UDMA 

Primary Slave UDMA

 Secondary Master UDMA  Secondary Slave UDMA

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.

Disabled Auto Select Auto to enable

Default Ultra DMA Mode support.

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Caution:

Change these settings only if you are already familiar

with the Chipset.

The [SuperIO Device] option changes the values of the chipset registers.

These registers control the system options in the computer.

The following screen shows setup default settings.

SuperIO Device

Onboard FDD 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

Menu Level 

Item Help



:Move

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

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

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

SuperIO Device

Setting Description Note

Onboard FDD controller

Disabled Turn off the on-board

floppy controller

Enabled Use the on-board floppy

controller

Default

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SuperIO Device

Setting Description Note

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 Disabled or

3E8/IRQ4

Auto.

2E8/IRQ3 Auto

UART Mode

IrDA ASKIR

The second serial port offers these InfraRed interface modes.

Normal SCR SCR mean Smart Card Reader.

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

UR2 Function Duplex

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.

(port 1)

(port 2)

Defanlt

Onboard Parallel Port

Disabled 378/IRQ7 Default

Choose the printer I/O address.

278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ 7

Parallel Port Mode

SPP Default EPP ECP

The mode depends on your external device that connects to this port.

ECP+EPP

If [Parallel Port Mode] is set to [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] mode

ECP Mode use DMA

3 Choose DMA3 Default 1 Choose DMA1

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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



Power Management Option User Define HDD Power Down Disable Suspend Mode Disable Video Off Option Suspend -> Off Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank MODE Use IRQ 3 Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off State After Power Failure Off

IRQ/Event Activity Detect





Move

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

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

S1 (POS) Item Help

Menu Level 

Press Enter

IRQ/Event Activity Detect

PS2KB Wakeup Disabled Item Help VGA OFF LPT & COM LPT/COM HDD & FDD ON PCI Master OFF PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled Wake Up On LAN/Ring Disabled

RTC Alarm Resume Disabled

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

IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter

0：0：0

Menu Level 



Move

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

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

After you have completed the Power Management Setup, press [Esc] to

return to the Main Menu.

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Power Management Controls

Setting Description Note

ACPI Suspend Type

Power Management Option

HDD Power Down

Suspend Mode

S1(POS) The system will enter the S1

state during suspend. (Low latency wake up)

User Define Default Min Saving 15 Min Max Saving

Disabled Default 1Min, 2Min,

3Min, 4Min, 5Min, 6Min, 7Min, 8Min, 9Min, 10Min, 11Min, 12Min, 13Min, 14Min, 15Min

Disabled Default 1Min, 2Min,

4Min, 6Min, 8Min, 10Min, 20Min, 30Min, 40Min, 1Hour,

Lets you define the system power down times.

Default

1 Min

Video Off Option

Video Off Method

Suspend --> Off Default Always On

All Modes --> Off

V/H Sync+Blank Default Blank screen DPMS Support

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.

Selects the method by which the monitor is blanked.

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Setting Description Note

MODEM Use IRQ

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

State After Power Failure

3 Default 3-11, NA

Instant-off Default Delay 4 Sec. Turns off the system power 4

On The system will switch on

Off The system will remain off

Auto The system will return to the

Assigns an IRQ# to the modem device.

seconds after pushing the power button.

when power comes back after a power failure.

state it was in before the power failure when power returns. (i.e: If the system was on, it will switch on again, if it was off, it will remain off)

Default

IRQ/Event Activity Detect

Press Enter Select items that will wake up

your system when in one of sleep modes. Press enter to go the select item page.

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IRQ/Event Activity Detect

Setting Description Note

PS2KB Wakeup

LPT & COM

HDD & FDD

PCI Master

Disabled Default Ctrl+F1~F12 Power Wake Any Key

LPT/COM NONE, LPT, COM

OFF Default ON

OFF ON

You can set the PS2KB Hotkey to Wakeup system.

When On of LPT & COM, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system.

When activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system.

When On of PCI Master, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system

On of HDD

& FDD, any

Default

PowerOn by PCI Card

Wake Up On LAN/Ring

RTC Alarm Resume

Disabled Default Enabled

Disabled The system ignores the alarm. Default Enabled Set alarm to power on the

If enabled any PCI interrupt will wake up the system.

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem/LAN) awakens the system from a soft off state.

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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3-6.1 IRQs Activity Monitoring

This option sets the IRQs Activity Monitoring.

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Primary INTR ON

IRQ3 (COM 2) Enabled

IRQ4 (COM 1) Enabled

IRQ5 (LPT 2) Enabled

IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled

IRQ7 (LPT 1) Enabled

IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled

IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled

IRQ10 (Reserved) Disabled

IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled

IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled

IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Enabled

IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Enabled

IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled



Move

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level 

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

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IRQs Activity Monitoring

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Wake Up Events

Primary INTR

IRQs Activity Monitoring (Press Enter)

Setting Description Note

ON Default OFF

Enabled IRQ3(COM2), IRQ4(COM1),

Disabled IRQ8 (RTC Alarm),

When set to On, any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down.

IRQ5(LPT2), IRQ6(Floppy Disk), IRQ7(LPT1), IRQ12(PS/2 mouse), IRQ13(Coprocessor), IRQ14(HardDsik)

IRQ9(IRQ2 Redir), IRQ10( Reserved), IRQ11(Reserved), IRQ15 (Reserved)

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3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS

This option sets the Motherboard’s PCI Slots.

PNP/PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed NO

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



Move

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level 

Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

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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PNP/PCI Configuration Controls

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PNP/PCI Controls

PnP OS Installed

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By

Setting Description Note

Ye s Set this field to [Yes] if you

are running Windows 95, which is PnP compatible.

No If the OS you are running

does not support PnP configuration.

Disabled Retain PnP configuration

Default

(If there is any doubt, set this field to [No])

Default

data in BIOS.

Enabled Reset PnP configuration data

in BIOS.

Manual BIOS does not manage PCI/ISA PnP

card IRQ assignment. Requires to assign IRQ-# 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 (ESCD)

The Plug-and-Play BIOS

auto manages PCI/ISA PnP

Recommended

card IRQ assignment

automatically.

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

IRQ Resource (Press Enter)

PCI Device Choose IRQ-# assigned

to PCI/ISA PnP card.

Reserved Choose IRQ-# 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

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PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued)

PNP/PCI

Setting Description Note

Setup

How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: 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:

IRQ 7 IRQ 7:

IRQ 4 IRQ 4: PCI / ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 1: disabled

IRQ 3 IRQ 3:

4. 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.

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

PnP / PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals

Interrupt 12 will be released by the PnP

PCI / ISA PnP

BIOS automatically if the PS/2 Mouse Port is not used.

Onboard parallel port:

Onboard Serial port 2:

Disabled BIOS will assign IRQ for

VGA/USB port.

Enabled BIOS won’t assign IRQ for

disabled

Default

VGA/USB port.

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

Auto Set to Auto the BIOS will using

IRQs Automatically.

Default

Assignment

MULTI I/O ADDRESSES

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

Port I/O Address IRQ Status

LPT1

COM1

COM2

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)

378H 7 ECP/EPP

3F8H 4

2F8H 3

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3-8 PC HEALTH STATUS

This option sets the Motherboard's PC Health Status.

PC Health Status

Vcore 1.77 V VCC 2.5V 2.46 V

3.3 V 3.32 V + 5 V 4.94 V + 12 V 12.16 V

- 12 V (-)12.19 V

- 5 V (-) 5.05 V 5VSB 4.94V Current CPU Temp. 44 º C Current SYS Temp. 37 º C Current CPUFAN1 Speed 4440 RPM Current CHAFAN1 Speed 0 RPM

FOC (Fan-Off Control) Enabled

 Move

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

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

Item Help

Menu Level 

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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CPU Device Monitoring

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CPU Device Monitoring

Vcore Vcc 2.5V,

3.3V, +5V, +12V,

-12V, -5V, 5VSB

Current CPU Tem p.

Current SYS Tem p.

Current CPUFAN/ CHAFAN Speed

FOC (Fan-Off Control)

Setting Description Note

Show the current voltage status.

°C/°F

RPM

Disabled

Enabled

Show the current status of CPU temperature.

Show the current status of the System temperature.

Show the current status of CPU/CHA Fan.

If enable, this function protect user’s CPU from overheating in an event there’s a problem with the CPU FAN. The user should also plug the CPU FAN power on the CPU FAN1 pin. If not, system will auto shutdown.

Default

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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.

SOYO COMBO Feature PC Health Status

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail - Safe Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password

Integrated Peripherals Set User Password

Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit  : 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 Fail-Safe 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.

SOYO COMBO Feature PC Health Status

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail - Safe Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password

Integrated Peripherals Set User Password

Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit  : 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 Fail-Safe Defaults for stable

performance.

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3-11 SET 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]

Warning:

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:

. The following prompt appear:

Enter Password:

If you forget or lose the password, the only way to

Password Disabled!!

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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:

Type the Password

and Press: <Enter>

Press:

↔

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Enter Password:

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

Press <Enter> without

Press:

entering the password

Without entering password

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Enter Password:

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

Confirm Password:

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

∗∗∗∗∗

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Password Disabled!!

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Esc

: Quit

F10

: Save & Exit Setup

After you confirm the password,

After you confirm the

press <Esc> to exit

assword, press

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

↑ ↓ → ←

(Shift) F2

: Select Item

: Change Color

to exit

3-12 SET 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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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 the device they wish to boot

from.

Boot Menu

== Select a Boot First device ==

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

DRIVERS INSTALLATION

The SOYO-CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating

System other than Windows 98/98SE/ME.

Your SY-K7V DRAGON 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

If you use Windows 2000 or 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.

(SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu)

If you use Windows 95/98/ME, the SOYO CD Start Up Program

automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the

corresponding model name.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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