SOYO SY-K7VTA PRO, User Manual

Page 1: ...SY K7VTA PRO Motherboard AMD Athlon Duron Processor supported VIA KT133AAGP PCI Motherboard 266 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...n 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 o...

Page 3: ...I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER 15 1 10 HARDWARE MONITOR 17 1 11 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 SDRAM Memory Module Installation 26 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector 28 2 3 4 Jumper Setting 42 2 3 5 Voice Doctor 44 2 3 6 CMOS Clearing JP5 44 2 3 7 Power On 45 2 3 8 Quick ...

Page 4: ...IPSET FEATURES 64 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 69 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 74 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 78 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS 81 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 83 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 84 3 11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 85 3 12 USER PASSWORD 86 3 13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 87 3 14 BOOT MENU 88 CHAPTER 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION 89 ...

Page 5: ... DDR Double Data Rate transfer on Athlon 750MHz 1 3GHz Duron 600MHz 950MHz Supports 266MHz Front Side Bus DDR Double Data Rate transfer on Athlon 1GHz 1 33GHz New released AMD Socket 462 CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY K7VTA PRO as well CPU SETTINGS The SY K7VTA PRO provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment The CPU settings are all adjusted through ...

Page 6: ...ion slots 1 x 32 bit bus master AGP slot 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots 1 x 16 bit ISA 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 4x USB Universal Serial Bus connectors PS 2 mouse connector PS 2 keyboard connector ...

Page 7: ... the system on only after the modem receives a call FAIL SAFE The SY K7VTA PRO 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 in full control of the system Power Failure Resume Function Th...

Page 8: ...he system does not boot up properly the Voice Doctor will inform the user by voice through internal external speaker at what point in boot up sequence the problem arises Below are the possible errors the user may encounter 1 The Processor might be damage or not installed properly 2 The memory module might be damage or not installed properly 3 VGA card might be damage or not inserted properly 4 No ...

Page 9: ...mmediately 1 3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components Note that you must take special precautions when handling the Motherboard in dry or air conditioned environment To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge take the following precautions Do not...

Page 10: ... KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector ATX Power LINE OUT LINE IN MIC IN GAME COM1 COM2 USB 1_2 SDRAM SDRAM VT8363A AGP Slot 3V Lithium Battery JP5 1 3 FJ1 FJ2 1 1 3 3 J3 1 3 J2 1 3 JP7 1 3 CDIN1 1 4 ISA Slot PCI Slot 5 Flash BIOS PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 FLP Sigmatel STAC9700 VT82C686B RJ1 ...

Page 11: ...Motherboard Description SY K7VTA PRO 7 1 5 SY K7VTA PRO MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS SDRAM SDRAM Sigmatel STAC9700 A C B D E F G H I J L K M O N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB ...

Page 12: ... J Frequency Multiplier setting Jumper K Bus Mastering E IDE ATAPI Ports L Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port M CMOS Clear Jumper N 32 bit AGP 1X 2X 4X Slot O Via VT82C686B South Bridge Chip P USB3_4 Connectors Q 3V Lithium Battery R Chassis Cooling Fan S Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header T Front panel connectors U Flash BIOS V 16 bit ISA Slot W 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots X Voice Doctor Language Setting ...

Page 13: ...tages and bus frequencies 1 6 1 Microprocessor Packaging The CPU is packaged in a 462 pin PGA package A fan must be used to ensure adequate cooling 1 6 2 Second Level Cache The second level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package The cache includes Athlon 256KB Duron 64KB of synchronous pipelined burst static RAM All supported onboard memory can be cached 1 6 3 Microprocessor Upgrades...

Page 14: ...3 MHz to allow use of PC133 memory modules DRAM interface may be slower than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use of older memory modules with newer CPUs Concurrent CPU AGP and PCI access Supports SDRAM and VCM SDRAM memory types Different DRAM types may be used in mixed combinations Different DRAM timing for each bank Dynamic Clock Enable CKE control for SDRAM power reduction in high speed system Mixed 1M ...

Page 15: ...g the current bank Four cache lines 32quadwords of CPU to DRAM write buffers Four cache lines 32 quadwords of CPU to DRAM read prefetch buffers Read around write capability for non stalled CPU read Burst read and write operation BIOS shadow at 16KB increment Decoupled and burst DRAM refresh with staggered RAS timing CAS before RAS or self refresh ...

Page 16: ... transfers SBA 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 pro...

Page 17: ... make a complete Microsoft PC99 compliant PCI ISA system In addition to complete ISA extension bus functionality the VT82C686B includes standard AMDligent peripheral controllers 1 Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine and interlaced dual channel commands Dedicated FIFO coupled with scatter and gather master mode operation allows high performance transfers between PCI and...

Page 18: ...ible sound system Hardware soundblaster pro and hardware assisted FM blocks are included for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS compatibility Loopback capability is also implemented for directing mixed audio streams into USB and 1394 speakers for high quality digital audio 9 Two game ports and One MIDI port 10 ECP EPP capable parallel port 11 Standard floppy disk drive interface 12 Distributed DMA ...

Page 19: ... 1 9 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER The motherboard uses the VT82C686B 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 Con...

Page 20: ...ectional 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 9 3 Diskette Drive Controller The I O controller is softw...

Page 21: ...etup 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 9 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...

Page 22: ...s 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 Thi...

Page 23: ...ng hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully 1 Socket 462 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 s 3 Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit 4 Monitor 5 PS 2 Keyboard 6 Pointing Device PS 2 mouse 7 Spea...

Page 24: ...k Compound Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage to components ground yourself while working by using a grounding strap Otherwise ground yourself frequently by touching the unpainted portion of the computer chassis to d...

Page 25: ...ation 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 26: ... 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 Aut...

Page 27: ...ects 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 CPU Socket Sticker Users will find a sticker on the CPU socket which reminds them of the correct usage of the K7 CPU 3 Heat Dissipation Paste Heat Dissipation Paste is included for all Socket A motherboards to en...

Page 28: ...VTA PRO 24 Follow these instructions to install your Socket 462 processor correctly 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 ...

Page 29: ...t forcing 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 ...

Page 30: ...tered DIMM modules from 8MB to 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 SDRAM SDRAM Sigmatel STAC9700 1 84 1 84 ...

Page 31: ...BIOS Setup Utility SY K7VTA PRO 27 Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM VCM SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 32 64 128 256 512 MB ...

Page 32: ...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 This Motherboard can support up to four HDDs SDRAM SDRAM Sigmatel STAC9700 IDE 1 IDE 2 Pin 1 Primary IDE Secondary IDE 1 1 39 39 4...

Page 33: ...rive 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 2 floppy drives SDRAM SDRAM Sigmatel STAC9700 1 1 33 33 FDC Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector ...

Page 34: ...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 SDRAM SDRAM Sigmatel STAC9700 Speaker _ _ _ _ Reset PWRBT Power LED HDD LED STR LED Power LED Pin Assignment 5V 5V GND _ NC NC ...

Page 35: ...oot up sequence 3 Speaker Attach the 4 pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on the Motherboard 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 PWRBT Pin Assignment PW BT GND 1 Speaker Pin Assignment _ VCC Speaker out NC NC HDD LED Pin Assignment _ L...

Page 36: ...ader for turning On or Off your ATX power supply 6 STR LED The STR LED is connected to the Voltage that feeds the DIMM sockets Therefore the following table applies Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Power Off STR LED Blinking ON OFF PWRBT Pin Assignment Power On Off GND 1 STR LED Pin Assignment _ LED Anode LED Cathode ...

Page 37: ...nel 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 SDRAM SDRAM Sigmatel STAC9700 PRT USB 1 USB2 PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector LINE OUT LINE IN MIC JACK JOYSTICK COM2 COM 1 ...

Page 38: ...sed 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 Pin5...

Page 39: ...device that driver comes with the USB device you have purchased USB3 and 4 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB3 and 4 is as follows 6 Onboard Joystick port audio This Motherboard provides Joystick port and audio Attach the joystick cable to the 15 pin JOYSTICK port at the rear panel of you motherboard This Motherboard features three...

Page 40: ...onnector 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 Wake On LAN JP10 Pin Assignment RING GND 5VSB 1 2 3 ...

Page 41: ...ransfer 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 Standard Infrared SIRCON Connector SIRCON Pin Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 5V IRRX GND IRTX ...

Page 42: ...e 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 CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN2 Pin Assignment NC 12V GND 1 3 2 ...

Page 43: ...g pin assignment 3 Chipset Cooling Fan Some chipset also feature a cooling fan This Motherboard features a ChipFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the ChipFAN 3 pin connector Install according to the following pin assignment Note CPUFAN ChipFAN must be installed for this Motherboard CHAFAN is optional SENSOR 12V GND 1 3 2 Chassis Cooling ...

Page 44: ...only one depending on the cable that came with your CD ROM drive Please install according to the following pin assignment 2 3 3 6 AGP VGA Card Insert the AGP VGA card into the AGP slot Then connect the monitor information cable to the AGP card back plane external connector Follow the manufacturer s instructions to perform the AGP VGA drivers installation CD IN CDIN1 1 2 3 4 Left Right GND GND ...

Page 45: ... Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to ATX power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and a power good signal Make sure the ATX power supply can take at least 720 mA load on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB to meet the standard ATX specifica...

Page 46: ...port at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment Pay special care to the directionality 2 3 4 Jumper Setting 2 3 4 1 Ratio Adjustment Setting RJ1 Refer to the following table to set the Frequency Multiplier of your CPU Frequency Multiplier Setting J2 J3 Auto Short Pin1 2 Short Pin1 2 Manual Short Pin2 3 Short Pin2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3...

Page 47: ...r clocks the system Any malfunctions due to over clocking are not covered by the warranty 2 3 4 2 CPU FSB Setting FJ1 FJ2 For certain AMD CPUs the multiplier is not locked such that setting a multiplier higher than specified on the CPU is possible For technical details read the following However the FSB Frequency can also be set through jumpers FJ1 and FJ2 and it may therefore differ from the Freq...

Page 48: ...anguage refer the table below on the language you prefer Voice Doctor s Language English Language Chinese Language JP7 Setting Short pin 1 2 Short pin 2 3 2 3 6 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 ...

Page 49: ...DEL key again at the beginning of boot up during diagnostic checks Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 3 The BIOS Setup screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software 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 Integrat...

Page 50: ...lete turn the power switch on then press the DEL key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD Optimized DEFAULT Select the LOAD Optimized DEFAULT menu ...

Page 51: ...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 f...

Page 52: ... 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 motherboar...

Page 53: ...ver several times and I could not get my sound card to work What is wrong It is likely that you did not have the correct driver installed If you are sure that the correct sound driver has been installed then please install the south bridge driver for the motherboard The sound is working in my system but when I play CD music from the CD ROM I do not get any sound What is wrong This is because the 3...

Page 54: ...an boot from floppy Then put back the peripherals one by one to identify which one causes the lockup If you are running a Cyrix CPU make sure the linear burst function is enabled in the bios I can not get my board to run properly Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web site at http www soyo com 2 3 10 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system 1 Use...

Page 55: ...tus 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 Change CPU s Clock Voltage Selecting items Use the arrow keys to move between items and ...

Page 56: ...the user started the current session with F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults Loads all items with the most conservative values F7 Load Optimized Defaults Loads all options with the optimize values F10 Save Saves your changes and reboots the system Esc Exit Returns at anytime and from any location to the Main Menu Enter Select Will display a overlapping window with all options for the current item PU PD Va...

Page 57: ...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 O D E T E C T I O N S A V E E X I T S E T U P E X I T W I T H O U T S A V I N G E s c F 1 0 Q u i t S a v e E x i t S e t u p S h i f t F 2 S e l e c t I t e m C h a n g e C o l o r T i m e D a t e H a r d D i s k T y p e SAVE to CMOS and EXIT R O M P C I I S A B I O S ...

Page 58: ...enu and press the Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software SOYO COMBO Feature Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Item Help CPU Host PCI Clock Default CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled 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 ...

Page 59: ...7 MHz 103 34 MHz 115 38 MHz 105 35 MHz 117 39 MHz CPU Host PCI Clock 107 35 MHz 120 40 MHz This item lists the CPU host clock and the PCI bus clock It is a read only item 3 1 2 L2 Cache Memory Setting Description Note Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled This option activates the CPU L2 cache ECC checking function Default 3 1 3 CPU Vcore Select Setting Description Note Default 0 200V Default...

Page 60: ...ntrol Settings System Boot Control Settings Setting Description Note Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN First Second Third Boot Device Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority Disabled Boot Other Device Enabled Select Your Boot Device Priority Default Disabled OnChip Sound Auto This item allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio Default ...

Page 61: ...None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 64512K Total Memory 65536K Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings After you have completed the changes press Esc key to return to the Main Men...

Page 62: ...s hard disk mode automatically Default Normal Normal IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk 528MB Access 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 D...

Page 63: ...GA VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Video MONO Monochrome Select the video mode ALL Errors Default No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette Halt On All But Disk Key When the BIOS detects system errors this function will stop the system Select which type of error will cause the system halt ...

Page 64: ...ing 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 C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save...

Page 65: ...age on screen and alarm beep 3 3 2 Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Enables the CPU s internal cache Default Disabled External Cache Enabled Enables the external memory Default 3 3 3 Floppy Driver Settings Setting Description Note Disabled Default Swap Floppy Drive Enabled Changes the sequence of A and B drives 3 3 4 Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Desc...

Page 66: ...tting Description Note Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard Default Typematic Rate Setting Enabled When enables the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected The following Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay fields are active only if Typematic Rate Setting is set to Enabled Typematic Rate 6 Char sec 8 Char sec 10 Char sec 12 Char sec 15 Char sec 20 Char sec 24 Ch...

Page 67: ...her Control Options Other Control Options Setting Description Note OS2 When using an OS2 operating system OS Select for DRAM 64MB Non OS2 When using another non OS2 operating system Default Disabled Default 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...

Page 68: ...sabled Memory Hole Disabled PCI Master Dipeline Req Enabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled AGP Driving Control Auto x AGP Driving Value DA OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynmic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write E...

Page 69: ...his item allows you to control the DRAM speed SDRAM Cycle Length 3 2 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 Disabled Default Bank Interleave 2 Bank 4 Bank Increase DRAM performance Disabled Default Memory Hole Enabled Some interface cards will map...

Page 70: ...ed by the system designer 64M Default AGPAperture Size 4M 8M 16M 32M 128M 256M 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 Disabled AGP 4X Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable disable the ...

Page 71: ...roller and you have a USB keyboard Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled When this field is Enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When Disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle Default Disabled PCI Dynmic Bursting Enabled When...

Page 72: ...n version 2 1 Default Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled When disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes difault When enabled PCI 2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted without success Default Disabled Default AGP Master 1 WS Write Enabled When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states Disabled Default AGP Master 1 WS R...

Page 73: ...Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART 2 Mode Standard x IR Function Duplex Half x TX RX inverting enable No Yes Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode Nor...

Page 74: ...ou install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching Default mode 0 4 0 is the slowest speed 4 is the fastest speed IDE Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Auto For better performance and stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing Default Disable...

Page 75: ...board Serial Ports Onboard Serial Ports Setting Description Note Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 Default port 1 2F8 IRQ3 Default port 2 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Auto Choose serial port 1 2 s I O address Do not set port 1 2 to the same address except for Disabled or Auto Standard Default HPSIR UART 2 Mode ASKIR The second serial port offers these InfraRed interface modes If UART Mode...

Page 76: ...rror in your system 3 5 6 Onboard Parallel Ports Onboard Parallel Ports Setting Description Note Disabled 378 IRQ7 Default 3BC IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Port 278 IRQ5 Choose the printer I O address Normal Default EPP ECP Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP The mode depends on your external device that connects to this port If Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP mode 3 Choose DMA3 Default ECP Mode use DMA 1 Choose...

Page 77: ...atible 220H Default SB I O Base Address 240H 260H 280H Select the base address for your sound Blaster SB compatible Audio IC IRQ 5 Default SB IRQ Select IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 Select the IRQ your SB Audio IC uses DMA1 Default SB DMA Select DMA0 DMA2 DMA3 Select the DMA channel your SB Audio IC uses Disabled Default MPU 401 Enabled Set this item to enabled to make use of MIPI 330 333H Default MPU 401 I O ...

Page 78: ...BTN Instant Off State After Power Failure Off Wake Up Events Press Enter Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Wake Up Events VGA OFF Item Help LPT COM LPT COM HDD FDD ON PCI Master OFF Wake up On LAN Ring Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Pri...

Page 79: ...POS Default ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR The system will enter the S1 state during suspend Low latency wake up Yes Default PM Control by APM NO When enabled an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If Advance Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power savings Suspend Off Default Vid...

Page 80: ...r comes back after a power failure Default State After Power Failure Auto The system will return to the 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 Wake Up Events Press Enter Select items that will wake up your system when in one of sleep modes Press enter to go the select item page Wake Up Events Set...

Page 81: ...coming call on the modem LAN awakens the system from a soft off state Disabled The system ignores the alarm Default RTC Alarm Resume Enabled Set alarm to power on the system by the date 1 31 or time hh mm ss If the date is set to 0 the system will self power on by alarm everyday at the set time ON When set to On any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down Default Primar...

Page 82: ...es Press Enter x DMA Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note Starred items will disappear when the Resources Controlled By option is set to Auto After you have completed the PCI Slot Configu...

Page 83: ...5 assigned to _ DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to _ Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD The Plug and Play BIOS auto manages PCI ISA PnP card IRQ assignment automatically Recommended If Resources Controlled By is set to Manual PCI ISA PnP Choose IRQ and DMA assigned to PCI ISA PnP card IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 IRQ and DMA assigned to Legacy ISA Choose IRQ and DMA assigned to Legacy ISA ...

Page 84: ...rrupt 12 will be released by the PnP BIOS automatically if the PS 2 Mouse Port is not used IRQ 7 IRQ 7 PCI ISA PnP Onboard parallel port disabled IRQ 4 IRQ 4 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 1 disabled IRQ 3 IRQ 3 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 2 disabled 4 Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control to the OS especially if you use Windows 95 98 or NT Disabled Le...

Page 85: ...ility 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 38 º C 100 º F Current System Temp 31 º C 87 º F Item Help Current CPUFAN Speed 5002 RPM Current CHAFAN Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 60 V 2 5V 2 44 V 3 3V 3 30 V 5V 4 80 V 12V 11 94 V Protect CPU Overheating Enabled Menu Level Move Enter Se...

Page 86: ...f the system temperature Current CPUFAN CHAFAN Speed C F Show the current status of CPU Fan Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V 12V V Show the current voltage status Disabled Protect CPU Overheating Enabled 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 The system will auto shutdown if the po...

Page 87: ... 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 Change CPU s Clock Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Main...

Page 88: ...s 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 Change CPU s Clock Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Mai...

Page 89: ...password is required every time the system is booted This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer b Setup The password is required only when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 2 Choose SUPERVISOR PASSWORD from the Main Menu and press Enter The following prompt appear Warning If you forget or lose the password the only way to access the system is to set jumper JP5 ...

Page 90: ...ection 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 Dat...

Page 91: ...ight C 1984 2002 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Capacity 0 MB Access Mode Auto 0 Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note This function is only valid for IDE type of hard dis...

Page 92: ...ithout going into the BIOS setup To enable boot Menu press ESC after memory initialization user will see a device menu in which user can choose on which device they wish to boot from Boot Menu Select a Boot First device Floppy Ls120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD ...

Page 93: ...TML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive If you use Windows NT or 2000 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 7IWA F 7IWA F V1 0 6IWM L 6IWM 6IWA LI 7...

Page 94: ...d a PDF file the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to be able to read the user s manual file Follow the instructions on your screen during ins...

Page 95: ...improve the performance and maintain the stability of systems using VIA chipsets These four drivers are VIA Registry INF Driver VIAAGP VxD driver VIAATAPI Vendor Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver For Windows NT users the VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver is the only driver to be installed in your system A description of 4 drivers follows Bus Master PCI IDE Driver The ATAPI IDE driver enabl...

Page 96: ...dware R monitor for 9x ME NT 2000 XP Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values Select which driver you want to install and click OK or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Note...

Page 97: ...atest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button ...

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