SOYO SY-6VBA 133, User Manual

Page 1: ...SY 6VBA 133 Motherboard Pentium III Pentium II Celeron Processor supported Apollo Pro133 AGP PCI Motherboard 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the personal computer field is subject to many patents All of our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of Soyo Computer Inc to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or...

Page 3: ... 9 1 9 CHIPSET 11 1 10 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER 13 1 11 HARDWARE MONITOR 16 1 12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY 16 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 17 2 1 PREPARATIONS 17 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD 18 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE 19 2 3 1 CPU Fan Installation 20 2 3 2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation 24 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector 26 3 3 4 Jumper Setting 40 2 3 5 CMOS Clearing JP5 43 2 3 6 Power On 44 2 3 7 Q...

Page 4: ... BIOS FEATURES SETUP 62 3 4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 67 3 5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 70 3 6 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 74 3 7 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS 77 3 8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 77 3 9 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 82 3 10 USER PASSWORD 83 3 11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 84 CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 85 ...

Page 5: ...600 MHz n Intel Pentium II 233 450 MHz n Intel Celeron 266 433 MHz New released Intel Slot 1 CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY 6VBA 133 as well Ø CPU SETTINGS The SY 6VBA 133 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 n CPU ...

Page 6: ...he power it needs for overclocking Ø EXPANDABILITY The SY 6VBA 133 provides all the standard expansion slots and many more additional expansion features u Expansion slots n 1 x 32 bit bus mastering AGP slot n 5 x 32 bit bus mastering PCI slots n 2 x 16 bit ISA slots u Enhanced IO n Floppy disk controller n 2x EIDE controllers with support for up to 4 Ultra DMA 33 66 devices n Standard EPP ECP para...

Page 7: ...r IC and Hardware doctor software enables the user the monitor system voltages temperatures and FAN speeds This makes sure that the user is full control of the system u 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...

Page 8: ...00 compliant n PC98 compliant n FCC CE complaint Ø USER FRIENDLY n SOYO Combo Setup n Jumperless design n You can set up the following options trough the BIOS setting CPU FSB frequency CPU multiplier CPU Vcore voltage PCI clock AGP Clock SDRAM Clock ...

Page 9: ...immediately 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 Ø Do ...

Page 10: ... PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 JP9 JP8 LED1 3V Lithium Battery IR1 1 5 1 CPUFAN ITE 8671 I O Chipset IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 1 1 FDC AGP Slot ATX Power Flash BIOS Slot 1 Via 82C596B DIMM 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 828AC Hardware Monitoring Winbond W83782M Via 82C693A Speaker Keylock Power LED Turbo LED HDD LED _ _ _ _ Reset PWRBT 1 CHAFAN JP44 WOL Header 3 1 JP7 1 3 1 3 1 3 JP5 JP2 Jumper...

Page 11: ...Motherboard Description SY 6VBA 133 7 1 6 SY 6VBA 133 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ...

Page 12: ... LED I Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port J Bus Mastering e IDE ATAPI Ports K 32 bit AGP Slot L 3V Lithium Battery M CMOS Clear Jumper N FSB boot up frequency Jumper O 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots P Via 82C596B South Bridge Chip Q Front panel connectors R Chassis Cooling Fan S 16 bit ISA Slot T Winboand W83782M hardware monitoring U Flash BIOS V Wake On LAN WOL Header W Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header X ...

Page 13: ...tem thermal plate and back cover The processor connects to the motherboard through the Slot1 connector a 242 pin edge connector When mounted in Slot1 the processor is secured by a retention mechanism attached to the motherboard A passive heatsink is stabilized by the heatsink supports 1 7 2 Second Level Cache The second level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package The cache includes ...

Page 14: ...y l Support unbuffered single or double sided DIMMs Note Slot 1 processors with 100 MHz front side bus should be paired only with 100 MHz SDRAM Processors with 66 MHz front side bus can be paired with either 66 MHz or 100 MHz SDRAM 1 8 2 SDRAM SDRAM improves memory performance through memory access that is synchronous with the front side bus clock Burst transfer rates at x 1 1 1 timing can be achi...

Page 15: ...3A system controller 492 pin BGA and the VT82C596B PCI to ISA bridge 324 pin BGA The system controller provides superior performance between the CPU DRAM AGP bus and PCI bus with pipelined burst and concurrent operation The VT82C693A supports eight banks of DRAMs up to 1 5GB The DRAM controller supports standard Fast Page Mode FPM DRAM EDO DRAM Synchronous DRAM SDRAM and Virtual Channel SDRAM VC S...

Page 16: ...us concurrent operations on each bus Five levels double words of post write buffers are included to allow for concurrent CPU and PCI operation For PCI master operation forty eight levels double words of post write buffers and sixteen levels double words of prefetch buffers are included for concurrent PCI bus and DRAM cache accesses The chip also supports enhanced PCI bus commands such as Memory Re...

Page 17: ...on Coupled with the VT82C596B south bridge chip a complete power conscious PC motherboard can be implemented with no external TTLs The Apollo Pro133 chipset is ideal for high performance high quality high energy efficient and high integration desktop and notebook AGP PCI ISA computer systems 1 10 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER The motherboard uses the ITE 8671 super I O controller which features l Singl...

Page 18: ...pheral manufacturer is required for operation l 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 l 360 KB 5 25 inch l 1 2 MB 5 25 inch l 720 K...

Page 19: ...trl 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 devic...

Page 20: ...he 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 technology connector The NIC monitors network traffic at the MII interface upon detecting a Magi...

Page 21: ...owing hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully 1 Slot 1 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type Note This Motherboard supports non boxed type CPUs The heavier CPU cooling fan requires the installation of a CPU support stand 2 DIMM memory module 3 Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit 4 Monitor 5 PS 2 Keyboard 6 Pointing Device PS 2 mouse 7 Speaker...

Page 22: ...t Cable u One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage to components ground yourself while working by using a grounding strap Otherwise ground yourself frequently by touching the unpainted port...

Page 23: ...lation 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 ...

Page 24: ...y of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 66MHz 266MHz 66 x 4 0 333MHz 66 x 5 0 400MHz 66 x 6 0 300MHz 66 x 4 5 366MHz 66 x 5 5 433MHz 66 x 6 5 FSB 100MHz 350MHz 100 x 3 5 450MHz 100 x 4 5 550MHz 100 x 5 5 400MHz 100 x 4 0 500MHz 100 x 5 0 600MHz 100 x 6 0 FSB 133MHz 400MHz 133 x 3 0 533MHz 133 x 4 0 666MHz 133 x 5 0 466MHz 133 x 3 5 600MHz 133 x 4 5 733MHz 133 x 5 5 Follow ...

Page 25: ...Hardware Installation SY 6VBA 133 21 1 Open the two sides by folding them up 2 Push the locks on top of the CPU inward ...

Page 26: ... CPU slot in only ONE way do not try to force it in 4 After completely inserting the CPU push the two locks on top of the CPU outward Now your CPU is ready for use To remove the CPU press the two notches on top of the CPU inward Now press the two slides on the retention module down and remove the CPU ...

Page 27: ...and possible burn out of your CPU 2 3 1 1 CPU Fan Installation Your Slot 1 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...

Page 28: ...d DIMM modules from 8MB to 256 512MB 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 Chapter 3 appropriate memory modules must be used For 66MHz DRAM speed use PC66 memory for 100MHz DRAM speed use PC100 memory for 133MHz DRAM speed use PC133 memory 1 82 8 AC DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 1 84 1 84 ...

Page 29: ...mory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 1 1st 2 2nd 1st 3 3rd 2nd 1st 4 4th 3rd 2nd 1st RAM Type SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB For DIMM1 DIMM2 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB For DIMM3 DIMM4 Note Always install memory modules in the order prescribed in this table ...

Page 30: ...peed Ultra DMA 33HDD or CD ROM Connect one side of the ATA66 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 ATA66 cable can be used backward compatible with ATA33 HDD This Motherboard can support up to four HDDs 1 8 28 AC IDE 2 IDE 1 Pin 1 Secondary IDE Primary IDE 1 1 39 39 40 pin ATA 66 ...

Page 31: ... MB and LS 120 In addition this Motherboard supports a 3 mode 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB floppy commonly used in Japan Connect one side of the 34 pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard This Motherboard can support up to 2 floppy drives 1 82 8 AC 1 1 33 33 FDC Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector ...

Page 32: ...ms may feature a KeyLock function with a front panel switch for enabling or disabling the keyboard Connect the KeyLock switch to the 5 pin Keylock header on the Motherboard Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED and pin 4 5 are for Keylock 1 8 2 8 AC Power LED Pin Assignment 5V 5V GND _ NC NC Key Lock Pin Assignment Control Pin GND 1 Power LED Key Lock S...

Page 33: ...ble from the case to the Speaker header on the Motherboard 4 Turbo LED Connecting the 2 pin Turbo LED cable to the corresponding Turbo LED header will cause the LED to light whenever the system is in Turbo mode The manufacturer has permanently set this Motherboard in Turbo mode due to most hardware and software compliance to turbo mode Reset Pin Assignment Power Good GND 1 Speaker Pin Assignment _...

Page 34: ...header on the Motherboard This will cause the LED to lighten when an IDE HDD CD ROM device is active 6 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply HDD LED Pin Assignment _ LED Anode LED Cathode PWRBT Pin Assignment Power On Off GND 1 ...

Page 35: ...nto 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 1 82 8A C COM 1 COM 2 PRT USB 1 USB 2 PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector ...

Page 36: ...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 4 PS 2 Mouse Similarly plug the mouse jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 mouse connector Pin...

Page 37: ...iversal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 This Motherboard provides two USB ports for your additional devices Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or USB2 USB devices under Win98 are allowed With Win95 use the UHCI specifications ...

Page 38: ...nector from the LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN WOL function to the JP44 header on the Motherboard This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card Please install according to the following pin assignment Wake On LAN JP44 Pin Assignment MP Wake up GND 5VSB 1 2 3 ...

Page 39: ... transfer function This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications Please install according to the following pin assignment 3 Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications Serial Infrared IR1 Connector IR1 Pin Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 VCC IRRX GND IRTX ...

Page 40: ...ach 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 To avoid damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN Pin Assignment SENSOR 12V GND 1 3 2 ...

Page 41: ...eatures 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 Note CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard CHAFAN is optional Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN Pin Assignment SENSOR 12V GND 1 3 2 ...

Page 42: ...ctor Follow the manufacturer s instructions to perform the AGP VGA drivers installation Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications 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 1 82 8A C ATX Power ...

Page 43: ...ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and a power good signal Make sure the ATX power supply can take at least 720 mA load on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB to meet the standard ATX specification Note If you use the Wake On LAN WOL function make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead 5V...

Page 44: ...only functions if your Power Management mode is APM Make sure that the BIOS setting for Power Management is APM Windows 98 can be installed with ACPI Power Management default is APM in this case suspend mode will not function either Step 3 FSB boot up frequency and AGP divider JP2 and JP7 The settings of JP2 and JP7 determine the FSB frequency at boot up and more important they determine the AGP d...

Page 45: ...han specified on the CPU is possible For technical details read the following Your PII III 100 66 MHz FSB CPU has an input pin B21 100 66 signal to tell it what FSB frequency it is running at The PIII 133 MHz FSB CPU has two pins B21and A14 133 100 signal JP8 and JP9 are connected to the B21 and A14 input respectively and are used to tell CPU its FSB speed The actual FSB Frequency is however set t...

Page 46: ...MHz Normal setting Possible higher multiplier setting Short Open FSB 100MHz Normal setting Open Open FSB 133MHz Normal setting This setting will tell CPU that it is running on 66MHz this will release more multiplier settings on some Intel CPUs but it will make the system operate out of its specifications if the actual FSB frequency is 100MHz higher 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 47: ... at least 720mA load on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB to meet the standard ATX specification 2 3 5 CMOS Clearing JP5 After you have turned off your computer clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pins 2 3 on jumper JP5 for a few seconds Then restore JP5 to the initial 1 2 jumper setting in order to recover and retain the default settings Jumper JP5 can be easily identified by its white colored c...

Page 48: ...cessfully 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 ...

Page 49: ...nostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Follow these steps to configure the CPU settings SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC SOYO ...

Page 50: ... 66 x 8 0 800MHz 100 x 8 0 200MHz 66 x 3 0 300MHz 100 x 3 0 400MHz 133 x 3 0 233MHz 66 x 3 5 350MHz 100 x 3 5 466MHz 133 x 3 5 266MHz 66 x 4 0 400MHz 100 x 4 0 533MHz 133 x 4 0 300MHz 66 x 4 5 450MHz 100 x 4 5 600MHz 133 x 4 5 333MHz 66 x 5 0 500MHz 100 x 5 0 666MHz 133 x 5 0 366MHz 66 x 5 5 550MHz 100 x 5 5 733MHz 133 x 5 5 400MHz 66 x 6 0 600MHz 100 x 6 0 800MHz 133 x 6 0 433MHz 66 x 6 5 650MHz ...

Page 51: ...for the CPU CPU Ratio options are o x 2 o x 2 5 o x 3 o x 3 5 o x 4 o x 4 5 o x 5 o x 5 5 o x 6 o x 6 5 o x 7 o x 7 5 o x 8 The CPU frequency is then defined as host clock freq x multiplier and should equal the working frequency of your CPU 3 DRAM Clock 3 DRAM Clock Now select the DRAM clock source It is derived form the CPU FSB clock and it can depending on the BIOS setting be Ø Equal to the CPU ...

Page 52: ...tage If the Vcore Voltage Adjust is set to normal the Vcore will be exactly what the VID code specifies If an adjustment percentage is selected the Vcore will be that percentage higher than the VID code specifies For instance the CPU VID code specifies 2 0V and the Vcore Voltage adjust is set to 10 0 the actual CPU Voltage will be 2 2V This function should only be used if the CPU is running on FSB...

Page 53: ... below 3 Make sure that the Harddisk IDE cables are attached properly if not the system will not boot In case of doubt try reversing the IDE connector on one end of the cable 4 Verify that the 110 220V switch on the back of the power supply is set correctly 5 Go through the jumper setting section again to make sure that all jumpers are set correctly Note on Over clocking Capability The SY 6VBA 133...

Page 54: ...S memory and continue the boot sequence Note SOYO does not guarantee system stability if the user over clocks the system Any malfunctions due to over clocking are not covered by the warranty 2 3 9 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system 1 Use the Shutdown command in the Start Menu of Windows 95 98 to turn off your computer 2 Press the mechanical power button and hold down for ...

Page 55: ...D PERIPHERALS STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE EXIT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type 3 Selecting items l Use the arrow keys to move between items and select field...

Page 56: ...A R D S O F T W A R E I N C S T A N D A R D C M O S S E T U P B I O S F E A T U R E S S E T U P C H I P S E T F E A T U R E S S E T U P P O W E R M A N A G E M E N T S E T U P P N P P C I C O N F I G U R A T I O N L O A D S E T U P D E F A U L T S L O A D B I O S D E F A U L T S I N T E G R A T E D P E R I P H E R A L S S U P E R V I S O R P A S S W O R D U S E R P A S S W O R D I D E H D D A U T ...

Page 57: ...ncy MHz Manual Current System Temp 26 C 78 F CPU Host PCI Clock 100 33 MHz Current CPU Temperature 28 C 82 F CPU Ratio X 5 500 Mhz Current CPUFAN Speed 5433 RPM DRAM Clock 100 MHz Current CHAFAN Speed 0 RPM AGP Clock 66 MHz 3 3V 2 01 V VTT 1 5 V CAS Latency 3 Vcore 3 52 V 5 V 4 91 V Vcore Voltage Adjust Normal 12 V 12 09 V VBAT V 3 02 V Boot Sequence A C SCSI 5VSB V 4 89 V Quick Power On Self Test...

Page 58: ... x 6 400MHz 100 x 4 866MHz 133 x 6 5 CPU Frequency 450MHz 100 x 4 5 933MHz 133 x 7 Select the working frequency of your Slot 1 processor among these preset values Note Setting this field to Manual requires you to fill in the next two consecutive fields 1 the CPU Host PCI Clock and 2 the CPU Ratio If CPU Frequency field is set to Manual 66 33 MHz 120 40 MHz 75 37 MHz 122 37 MHz 78 39 MHz 124 31 MHz...

Page 59: ...depending on the host clock frequency be equal to CPU PCI CPU or CPU PCI The table below lists all possible combinations 66 83 90 122 124 155 66 70 74 75 83 93 95 100 76 77 78 79 102 103 104 105 CPU PCI 80 85 107 108 113 117 90 95 100 105 124 126 133 135 66 75 78 110 112 137 138 113 115 117 118 140 142 144 150 CPU 81 83 120 122 145 120 126 133 140 100 112 117 146 150 152 156 CPU PCI 121 124 160 15...

Page 60: ...ID code specifies 2 0V and the Vcore Voltage adjust is set to 10 0 the actual CPU Voltage will be 2 2V This function should only be used if the CPU is running on FSB Frequencies beyond the CPU specifications note that SOYO does not guarantee system stability if this item is not set to normal 3 1 2 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Control Settings Setting Description Note A C SCSI C A SCSI ...

Page 61: ...by pressing the key combination of your choice Ctrl F1 F12 If POWER ON Function is set to KB Power ON Password KBPowerON Password Enter your password Set the password that will wake up your system If POWER ON Function is set to Hot Key Hot Key Power On Ctrl F1 F12 Choose the key combination that will wake up the system Ctrl F1 to Ctrl F12 Disabled Default Modem Ring Resume Enabled An input signal ...

Page 62: ...yond the preset value The CPU will continue to run slow until the temperature returns back within the safe range Current System Temp C F Show the current status of the system temperature Current CPU Temperature C F Show the current status of CPU temperature Current CPUFAN Speed C F Show the current status of CPU Fan Current CHAFAN Speed C F Show the current status of the chassis Fan 3 3V VTT Vcore...

Page 63: ... Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base Memory 640K Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Extended Memory 31744K Other Memory 384K Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Total Memory 32768K ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help Shift F2 Change Color PU PD Modify This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings After you have completed the changes press Esc key to return to the ...

Page 64: ... IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk 528MB Mode Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disk Note If you have any questions on your hard disk type or mode ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details 3 2 3 Floppy Drives Floppy Drives Setting Description Note 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in Default 2 88MB 3 5 in Drives A B None Not installed Disabled...

Page 65: ...de EGA VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Mono Monochrome 3 2 5 Halt On When the BIOS detects system errors this function will stop the system Select which type of error will cause the system halt All Errors Default No Errors All But Diskette All But Keyboard All But Disk Key ...

Page 66: ...w Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On D0000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Cate A20 Option Fast Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify Typematic Rate Setting Disabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 F7 Load Setup Defaults Typematic Delay Msec 250 After you have completed the changes press Esc k...

Page 67: ...s option activates the CPU L2 cache ECC checking function Default 3 3 4 Processor Number Feature Setting Description Note Disabled Processor Number Feature Enabled If this item is set to enabled Application programs can read the unique CPU ID number in your Pentium III CPU Set to disabled the CPU ID number can not be read anymore by any software Default 3 3 5 System Boot Control Settings System Bo...

Page 68: ... keypad in NumLock mode at boot up Default Boot Up NumLock Status Off Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot up 3 3 6 Other Control Options Setting Description Note Disabled Invokes multi sector transfer instead of one sector per transfer Not all HDDs support this funcion Default IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Normal Gate A20 Option Fast Allows RAM access above 1MB using the fast gate A20 line ...

Page 69: ...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 3 3 8 Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup The following table describes the security settings Setting Descripti...

Page 70: ...ating system OS Select for DRAM 64MB Non OS2 When using another non OS2 operating system Default Disabled HDD S M A R T capability Enabled Enable this field when your HDD supports the S M A R T function Consult your HDD provider for details Disabled Enabled Video BIOS Shadow The BIOS is shadowed in a 16K segment if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present These 16 segments can be shadowed from ROM...

Page 71: ...d Around Write Disabled Concurrent PCI Host Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 128M AGP 2X Mode Disabled OnChip USB Enabled ESC Quit Select Item USB Keyboard Support Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled F7 Load Setup Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the ins...

Page 72: ...ssed to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to memory the read is satisfied through the buffer contents and the read is not sent to the DRAM Disabled When disabled CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period Default Concurrent PCI Host Enabled Disabled Default System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system B...

Page 73: ...sh to allocate as video RAM Default Disabled Default AGP 2X Mode Enabled Enable only if your AGP card supports 2x mode faster Disabled Disable if you use a separate USB controller card OnChip USB Enabled Default Disabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enabled if you use an USB Keyboard Default Disabled Default Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled When using Spread Spectrum Modulated 1 5 or 6 for FCC or...

Page 74: ...imary IRQ7 LPT 1 Primary Power Management User Define IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Secondary HDD Power Down Disable IRQ10 Reserved Secondary Doze Mode Disable IRQ11 Reserved Secondary Suspend Mode Disable IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Primary MODEM Use IRQ NA IRQ13 Coprocessor Primary IRQ14 Hard Disk Primary IRQ15 Reserved Disabled PM Events VGA OFF ESC Quit Select Item LPT COM LPT COM F1 Help PU PD...

Page 75: ... PM Control by APM No Standby Suspend Video Off After Doze Choose the PM mode you want video to go off after the mode is being active V H Sync Blank Default Blank screen DPMS Supported Video Off Method 3 11 NA Selects the method by which the monitor is blanked User Define Lets you define the HDD and system power down times Default Disable Disables the Green PC Features Doze timer Standby timer Sus...

Page 76: ...ze Mode 1Min 1Hour When the set time has elapsed BIOS sends a command to the system to enter Doze Mode System clock drops to 33MHz The following Suspend Mode field may be configured only if Power Management is set to User Define Disable Default Suspend Mode 1Min 1Hour In Suspend mode the CPU stops completely no instructions are executed Only an SL Enhanced or SMI CPU can enter this mode 3 5 3 Powe...

Page 77: ...ty from one of the list system peripheral devices wakes up the system DMA master OFF ON Default Primary INTR OFF When set to On any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt ReQuests which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signal...

Page 78: ...ed to PCI ISA PnP AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled IRQ 9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB Enabled IRQ 11 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled IRQ 12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 15 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP ESC Quit Select Item DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F1...

Page 79: ...esources Controlled By Auto The Plug and Play BIOS auto manages PCI ISA PnP card IRQ assignment automatically Recommended Disabled Retain PnP configuration data in BIOS Default Reset Configuration Data Enabled Reset PnP configuration data in BIOS 3 6 2 PNP PCI Configuration Setup PNP PCI Setup Setting Description Note If Resources Controlled By is set to Manual PCI ISA PnP Choose IRQ and DMA assig...

Page 80: ...then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions don t Disabled Default PCI Delay Transaction Enabled 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 Disabled Default PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled When PCI 2 AGP bus access to PCI 1 PCI bus has a error occurred Disabled Default ...

Page 81: ...he Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values Warning If you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC SOYO COMBO SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONF...

Page 82: ...t 2 2F8 IRQ3 IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled UR2 Mode Standard Primary Master PIO Auto UR2 Duplex Mode Full Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Secondary Slave PIO Auto Parallel Port Mode SPP Primary Master UDMA Auto ECP Mode Use DMA0 1 Primary Slave UDMA Auto Primary Master UNMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard FDC Controller E...

Page 83: ...ave PIO Ø Secondary Master PIO Ø Secondary Slave PIO Auto For better performance and stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing Default Disabled IDE ØPrimary Master UDMA ØPrimary Slave UDMA Auto Select Auto to enable Ultra DMA Mode support Default 3 8 2 Init Display Controls lnit Display Controls Setting Description Note PCI Slot Default Init Display First AGP Choo...

Page 84: ...ial port 1 2 s I O address Do not set port 1 2 to the same address except for Disabled or Auto Standard Supports a Standard serial infrared IrDA Default IrDA 1 0 UR2 Mode ASKIR Supports a Sharp serial interface format If UR2 Mode is set to IrDA 1 0 ASKIR Half Default UR2 Duplex Mode Duplex Choose Half or Duplex to set UR2 in half duplex mode or full duplex mode respectively Refer to your IR device...

Page 85: ...e that connects to this port If Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP mode 3 Choose DMA3 Default ECP Mode use DMA 1 Choose DMA1 3 8 6 MULTI I O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi I O addresses are as follows Port I O Address IRQ Status LPT1 378H 7 ECP EPP COM1 3F8H 4 COM2 2F8H 3 Warning If a default I O address conflicts with other I O cards such as sound card you must change one of the I O addresses...

Page 86: ...assword is required every time the system is booted This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer b Setup The password is required only when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 2 Choose SUPERVISOR PASSWORD from the Main Menu and press Enter The following prompt appear Warning If you forget or lose the password the only way to access the system is to set jumper JP5 t...

Page 87: ...ction 3 9 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc F10 Quit Save Exit Setup Shift F2 Select Item Change Color Time Date...

Page 88: ...RD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 1707 827 64 0 3308 63 LBA 1 1707 3309 16 65535 3308 63 NORMAL 3 1707 827 64 65535 3308 63 LARGE Note Some Oses SCO UNIX Before v5 0 must use NORMAL for installation Note This function is only valid for IDE type of hard di...

Page 89: ...rs software available for installation and a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive The SOYO CD will auto run and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will display as shown below SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu The SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding...

Page 90: ... can be read in PDF Postscript Document format In order to read a PDF file the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to be able to read the user s...

Page 91: ... to upgrade your USB driver by running the following program on your Windows CD Win95 OSR2 Usbsupp USBsupp exe Ø After installation of windows you will need to install the VIA drivers Follow the instructions below Click the Install drivers button to display the list of drivers that can be installed on your Motherboard The start up program displays the drivers available for the 6VBA 133 Driver Inst...

Page 92: ...DE Driver This driver will speed up the data transfer rate to and from the harddisk AGP VxD Driver This driver must be installed in order to be able to make use of the on board AGP Video functionality VIA Chipset Functions Registry This driver will make the necessary changes to the Windows registry in order to make sure that Windows has no problems recognizing your VIA chipset IRQ remapping utilit...

Page 93: ...ebsite to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button Step 5 Select which driver you want to install and click OK Notice 1 Once you have selected a driver the system will automatic...

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