SOYO SY-KT333 DRAGON Plus, User Manual

Page 1: ...ce DDR400 incompatibilities as a result of discrepancy in memory manufacturing In an effort to provide our customers the highest product quality and performance SOYO has tested a number of memory modules to ensure compatibility Please visit our web site at http www soyousa com products proddesc php id 176 for information on Recommended Memory In some cases BIOS upgrade might be required to take ad...

Page 2: ...SY KT333 DRAGON Plus Motherboard AMD Athlon Duron Processors Supported VIA KT333CE AGP PCI Motherboard 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor User s Manual ...

Page 3: ...hts of third parties and not to infringe upon or to cause others to infringe upon such rights Disclaimer Please be advised that some SOYO motherboards are designed with overclocking features and may allow users to run the components beyond manufacturer s recommended specifications Overclocking beyond manufacturer s specifications is not recommended nor endorsed by SOYO Inc and will void your manuf...

Page 4: ...RDWARE INSTALLATION 10 2 1 PREPARATIONS 10 2 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE 11 2 3 QUICK BIOS SETUP 38 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 43 3 1 SOYO COMBO SETUP 46 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP 54 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 58 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 62 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 67 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 73 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS 79 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS 82 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 84 3 10 LOAD OPTIMI...

Page 5: ...Table of Contents SY KT333DRAGONPlus v CHAPTER 6 VIA LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION 98 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTINGAT FIRST START 101 APPENDIX B CONTACT INFORMATION 107 ...

Page 6: ...nology and supports AMD Socket class processors This motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements 1 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the motherboard check for the following items The SY KT333 DRAGON Plus AGP PCI motherboard The user manual The Installation CD ROM SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable One Floppy Disk Drive ...

Page 7: ...Front Side Bus Athlon XP CPU 750MHz 2600 Duron Morgan CPU 650MHZ 1 3GHz Newly released AMD Socket A CPUs may be supported by the SY KT333 DRAGON Plus Please check the FAQ at http www soyo com for further information CPU SETTINGS The SY KT333 DRAGON Plus provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment The CPU settings are all adjusted through the special SOYO COMBO pag...

Page 8: ...ures Expansion slots 1 x 32 bit bus master AGP Slot supports 4x 1 5v only 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 66 100 133 devices Standard EPP ECP parallel port 2x 16550 compatible serial ports IrDA compatible infrared port 6x USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus connectors 2x USB port 4x USB connectors PS 2 mouse conn...

Page 9: ...enables the system to be switched ON from SUSPEND mode though a modem or RTC alarm Practical remote access to switch the system on only after the modem receives a call FAIL SAFE The SY KT333 DRAGON Plus presents much added functionality to make managing the system easy and fail proof Hardware Monitor The integrated Hardware Monitor IC and Hardware doctor software enables the user to monitor system...

Page 10: ...important industry standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY KT333 DRAGON Plus a motherboard to trust PC99 ACPI compliant WARRANTY All SOYO motherboards are back with one year manufacturer s warranty from the date of purchase Please retain your original receipt for future warranty inquiries USER FRIENDLY SOYO COMBO Setup Jumperless design Maximize performance at the level of BIO...

Page 11: ... dealer immediately 1 5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Be 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...

Page 12: ... Platform PRT PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector ATX Power LINE OUT LINE IN MIC GAME PORT COM 1 COM 2 USB 1_2 AGP Slot 3V Lithium Battery CD_SPDIF 1 2 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 FDC1 IDE 1 IDE 2 Super I O HighPoint IDE RAID CHIP H W Audio PHY 3 1 JP44 WOL Header 1 4 VT8235 J30 1 2 1 3 JP5 ...

Page 13: ...Motherboard Description SY KT333DRAGONPlus 8 1 7 SY KT333 DRAGON Plus MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD B A C D E F ...

Page 14: ...rts K AGP Slot L CD IN Connector M Chassis Cooling Fan Connector N Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port O Front Panel Connectors P VIA VT8235 South Bridge Chip Q CMOS Clear Jumper R 5V Stand By Indicator LED S 3V Lithium Battery T USB 2 0 Connector U Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header V Smart Card Reader Connector W Flash BIOS X ITE I O Chip Y Wake On LAN WOL Header Z CD_SPDIF Connector AA 32 bit PCI Master...

Page 15: ... 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 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 Perip...

Page 16: ... 4 Connect cables case wires and power supply Step 5 Power on and enter BIOS setup Step 6 Install supporting software tools See Chapter 4 for more info 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 Step 1 Install the CPU CPU Mount Procedure To mount the AMD K7 Athlon Athlon XP Duron...

Page 17: ...33DRAGONPlus 12 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 4 Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place ...

Page 18: ...stability The fan prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU Note Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power source CPU Fan Mount Procedure To prevent scratch or damage on the motherboard please follow the instructions on how to mount the CPU fan properly 1 Apply thermal paste to the die of the CPU 2 Make sure that the retaining clip is in this position before trying ...

Page 19: ...allation SY KT333DRAGONPlus 14 3 To install this clip push firmly only on the end of the clip To install the clip typically requires 12 to 24 pounds of force 4 The fans power connector should be connected to CPUFAN1 ...

Page 20: ...n the system and beep until the power button is press for one time For more info about ABR check pages 17 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 technique...

Page 21: ...D are strongly recommended 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 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 a...

Page 22: ...om overheating Once the heat accumulated in the CPU is over the set limit ABR will automatically shut down the system power and warns you with a beeping sound To de activate the beeping sound un plug the AC power cord We recommend you to check the cause of the overheating and let the processor cool down before powering on the system Note ABR supports AMD Athlon XP and Morgan CPU Thunderbird and Du...

Page 23: ...emory for 166MHz DRAM speed use PC2700 memory Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type DDR RAM non register non ECC Memory Module Size MB 128 256 512 1024 MB Step 3 Install Expansion Card The motherboard has 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before inserting the expansion card into the computer 2 Press the e...

Page 24: ...onnect the monitor information cable to the AGP card back plane external connector Assigned Interrupt Table for PCI Device PCI Device INT AGP A PCI slot 1 5 A PCI slot 2 B PCI slot 3 C PCI slot 4 D On board Audio D Step 4 Connect cables case wires and power supply A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM IDE 2 IDE 1 Pin 1 Secondary IDE Primary IDE ...

Page 25: ...3 66 100 133 HDD or CD ROM Connect one side of the ATA 66 100 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 ATA 66 100 133 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs This motherboard can support up to 4 HDDs 1 1 39 39 40 pin ATA 66 100 Flat Cable 80 Conductor ...

Page 26: ...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 1 1 33 33 FDC Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector ...

Page 27: ...ions 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 LED Pin Assignment GND NC VCC Speaker Reset PWRBT Power LED HDD LED ...

Page 28: ...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 Reset Pin Assignment Power Good GND 1 HDD LED Pin Assignment _ LED Anode LED Cathode Speaker out NC NC VCC Spe...

Page 29: ...r 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 PWRBT Pin Assignment Power On Off GND 1 PRT PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mo...

Page 30: ...s 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 P...

Page 31: ... cable from your dealer The lay out of USB20_1 USB20_2 are as follows USB1 USB2 USB20_1 and USB20_2 supports USB 2 0 devices 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 out line in and mic jack convenient to ...

Page 32: ...nnector from the LAN card that 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 GND 5VSB MP Wake Up 1 3 2 Wake On LAN JP44 Pin Assignment ...

Page 33: ...ared 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 Standard Infrared SIRCON Connector SIRCON Pin Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 VCC IRRX GND IRTX ...

Page 34: ...an 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 any damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPUFAN1 CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN Pin Assignment SENSOR 12V GND 1 3 2 CPUFAN2 NC 12V GND 1 3 2 ...

Page 35: ...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 on this motherboard while CHAFAN is optional CHAFAN2 CHAFAN1 CHAFAN3 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 CHAFAN Pin Assignment 12V NC GND 3 1 2 12V SENSOR Control 3 1 2 NC 12V GND 1 3 2 ...

Page 36: ...nnect 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 5 Smart Card Reader CDIN1 Right Left GND GND 1 2 3 4 CDIN2 CDIN1 CDIN2 CD Line in Pin Assigment Right Left GND GND 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 37: ...ard is optional Please check with your dealer if this card is included Please refer to the C Media 6 channel audio solution manual for more information on AUDIO function Note Some 5 1 speaker have different center base assignment Please use the C media Multi Channel Audio demo software to check if sounds coming from the center base speaker are correct If not short pin 2 3 of JP1 and JP2 JP1 JP2 ...

Page 38: ...allation SY KT333DRAGONPlus 33 7 CD_SPDIF 8 MIC LED Connector J30 You can connect the Line out MIC in LAN LED to the front panel of your PC case If this option is available in your PC case CD_SPDIF 1 2 SPDIF IN2 GND ...

Page 39: ...upply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector The KT333 DRAGON Plus requires a power supply that is approved by AMD Go to www amd com for more info on approved power supply 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 ...

Page 40: ...low the steps below to clear the CMOS memory 1 Put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS memory 2 Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper JP5 This jumper can be easily identified by its white cap CMOS Clearing Retain CMOS Data Clear CMOS Data JP5 Setting Short pin 1 2 to retain new settings Short pin 2 3 for at least 5 seconds to clear the CMOS N...

Page 41: ...for 4 channel speaker system Don t forget to set the Audio Rack software to 4 channel system Audio Upgrade The standard configuration of KT333 DRAGON Plus motherboard supports 2 or 4 channel audio To upgrade your DRAGON Plus on board audio to 5 1 channel and enjoy digital sound quality simply add a SPDIF audio connector to the motherboard For more information on purchasing a compatible SPDIF audio...

Page 42: ...e boot up sequence is completed Then push the RESET button and press DEL key again at the beginning of boot up during diagnostic checks Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 4 The BIOS Setup screen appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SOYO COMBO Feature PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advance...

Page 43: ... choose Load Optimized setup default This will set the BIOS to the optimized settings The CPU and Memory will be set automatically Advanced User settings SOYO Combo Default setting The default setting in the SOYO Combo setup is set to AUTO It can be changed to Manual for advance User to have better control of the BIOS If Manual option is selected there are few rules that have to be following Incor...

Page 44: ...ncy Once the CPU Frequency Mode is set to Manual the CPU FSB Front side Bus speed can be changed from the range of 0 255MHz Of course not all the setting will work for your CPU For Current AMD Athlon XP the standard rated FSB is either 100 MHz or 133MHz By changing your CPU FSB to a higher speed other than it is rated is called overclock The maximum speed your CPU can be overclocked is depended on...

Page 45: ...ing a CPU is at your own risk It may permanently damage your CPU and void your warranty Changing CPU to PCI Divider Once the frequency of the CPU is changed the next most important thing to do is to change the CPU to PCI Divider The purpose of the divider is to allow the PCI bus to run at the standard 33MHz or close to the standard PCI bus speed Here is the table to show the recommended divider to...

Page 46: ...mance Normal CPU Frequency Mode Manual Item Help Frequency 1MHz Stepping 100 CPU To PCI Divider 3 DRAM AGP PCI Clock SPD 66 33 DRAM Clock 133 CPU Ratio Select Auto CPU Voltage Select Default DDR 2 5V Voltage Select Default AGP 1 5V Voltage Select Default Advanced Tune up Settings Press Enter C I H 4 WAY Protection Disabled Onboard 6Ch H W Audio Enabled Menu Level Dram clock select Dram clock can b...

Page 47: ...s are pretty much straight forward To prevent your components from permanently damage please refer to the manufacturer spec of the components that you used Some components have better tolerances than the other Note BIOS can auto detect the Front Side Bus of XP and Morgan CPU If you have a 133MHz FSB Thunderbird CPU you need to manually set the CPU Frequency mode in the BIOS DDRAM clock speed shoul...

Page 48: ...dard 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 select f...

Page 49: ...at 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...

Page 50: ... 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 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...

Page 51: ...enix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SOYO COMBO Feature System Performance Normal CPU Frequency Mode Auto Item Help x Frequency 1MHz Stepping 100 x CPU To PCI Divider 3 x DRAM AGP PCI Clock SPD 66 33 DRAM Clock 133 CPU Ratio Select Auto CPU Voltage Select Default DDR 2 5V Voltage Select Default AGP 1 5V Voltage Select Default Advanced Tune up Settings Press Enter C I H 4 WAY Protection Disabled Onbo...

Page 52: ...uto CPU Freq detects For experienced overclocker set the field to Manual to overclock the CPU Freq by 1 MHz stepping Don t forget to set the correct CPU to PCI divider Frequency 1MHz Stepping 100 255 Press Page Up Page Down key to Over Clock the CPU Front Side Bus in 1MHz increment or Press Enter key then type the desired CPU Front Side Bus 3 Default 4 5 CPU To PCI Divider 6 This option determines...

Page 53: ...0x 16 0x 16 5x 17 0x 18 0x Allows youtoselect yourCPU Ratio CPU Voltage Select Setting Description Note Default Default 1 475V 1 675V 1 500V 1 700V 1 525V 1 725V 1 550V 1 750V 1 575V 1 775V 1 600V 1 800V 1 625V 1 825V CPU Voltage Select 1 650V 1 850V This function allow to adjust the CPU voltage DDR Vcore Select Setting Description Note Default Default 2 6V 2 7V DDR Vcore Select 2 8V This function...

Page 54: ...y 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 Onboard 6Ch H W Audio Setting Description Note Enabled Default Onboard 6Ch H W Audio Disabled Enabled Disabled Onboard 6Ch H W Audio OnChip LAN Setting Description Note Enabled Default OnChip LAN Disabled Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Quick P...

Page 55: ...gs Setting Description Note Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 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 ...

Page 56: ...AS Latency 2 5 Item Help x Bank Interleave Disabled x Precharge to Active Trp 3T x Active to Precharge Tras 6T x Active to CMD Trcd 3T DRAM Burst Length 4 DRAM Command Rate 2T Command DRAM Access Time 3T DRAM Queue Depth 4 Level DRAM tWTR 3T Write Recovery Time 3T AGP Performance Normal AGP Fast Write Disabled Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous V...

Page 57: ...esigner Disabled Default Bank Interleave 2 Bank 4 Bank Increase DRAM performance 2T Precharge to Active Trp 3T Increase DRAM performance Default 5T Active to Precharge Tras 6T Increase DRAM performance Default 2T Active to CMD Trcd 3T Increase DRAM performance Default 4 Default DRAM Burst Length 8 Increase DRAM performance 2T Command Default DRAM Command Rate 1T Command Increase DRAM performance 2...

Page 58: ...te Recovery Time 3T Increase DRAM performance Default AGP Control Setting Description Note Normal Default AGP Performance Fast Increase AGP performance Disabled Default AGP Fast Write Enabled The VIA chipset will use fast write to AGP if this item is enabled Not all AGP cards support fast write ...

Page 59: ...None IDE Secondary Master LTN485S IDE Secondary Slave None 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 Menu Level Change the day month year and century 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...

Page 60: ...Cylinder 39704 Head 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 39703 Sector 63 Menu Level To auto detect the HDD s size head on this channel 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 disk drives Date Time Display Setting Please Note Date mm dd yyyy Type the current date You can...

Page 61: ...tects hard disk mode automatically Default CHS 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 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 i...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...S Shadow Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled EPA LOGO SELECT LOGO 0 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled 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 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 P...

Page 64: ...r checking Default Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Description Note Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up Disabling speeds boot up Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Default Boot Up NumLock Status Setting Description Note On Puts numeric keypad in NumLock mode at boot up Default Boot Up NumLock Status Off Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot up Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Normal Le...

Page 65: ...r sec 20 Char sec 24 Char sec Typematic Rate 30 Char sec Choose the rate at which a character is repeated when holding down a key 250 msec Default 500 msec 750 msec Typematic Delay 1000 msec Choose how long after you press a key down the character begins repeating Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup The following table describes the security...

Page 66: ...ed Enable this field when your HDD supports the S M A R T function Consult your HDD provider for details Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled 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 to RAM BIOS shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM BIOS can then execute from RAM Default Enabled Default Full Screen LO...

Page 67: ...PCI Bus Control Press Enter Item Help System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Disabled Spread Spectrum Disabled 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 After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your se...

Page 68: ...ng Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer Disabled Default Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When enabled this item will auto detect if the DIMM and PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices When disabled it will send the clock signal to all DIMM and PCI socket Disabled Default Spread Spectrum Enabled This item allows you to ...

Page 69: ...bled 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 After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving AGP P2P Bridge Control Setting Description Note 64M Default 32M 128M AGPAperture Size 256M Select the size of Accelerated ...

Page 70: ...election This field is recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system AGP Driving Value Min 0000 Max 00FF This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force 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 Read Enabled When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerate...

Page 71: ...C Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving CPU PCI Bus Control Setting Description Note Disabled PCI1 2 Master 0 WS Write Enabled When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states Default Disabled PCI1 ...

Page 72: ...Utility Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter SuperIO Device Press Enter Item Help Init Display First AGP OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode 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 After you have completed the changes press Esc...

Page 73: ...d you want to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature Default USB Keyboard Disabled Default Support Enabled Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Invokes multi sector transfer instead of one sector per transfer Not all HDDs sup...

Page 74: ...Chip IDE Device OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Item Help 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 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Value...

Page 75: ...ault 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 Disabled IDE Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Select Auto to enable Ultra DMA Mode suppo...

Page 76: ...ial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Item Help 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 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on y...

Page 77: ...efault UART Mode SCR SCR mean Smart Card Reader If UART Mode Select is set to IrDA ASKIR Half Default UR2 Duplex Mode 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 Disabled 378 IRQ7 Default 278 IRQ5 Onboard Parallel Port 3BC IRQ7 Choose the printer I O address SPP Default EPP ECP Paralle...

Page 78: ...ent Activity Detect 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 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Event Activity Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select Hot key Item Help PS2KB Wakeup from S1 S5 Wake PS2MS Wakeup from S1 S5 Enabled VGA OFF LPT COM LPT COM HDD FDD ON PCI Master OFF PowerOn by PCI Ca...

Page 79: ...times 1 Min Disabled Default 1Min 2Min 3Min 4Min 5Min 6Min 7Min 8Min 9Min 10Min 11Min 12Min 13Min 14Min 15Min Lets you define the system power down times HDD Power Down Disabled Default Suspend Mode 1Min 2Min 4Min 6Min 8Min 10Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour Lets you define the system power down times Suspend Off Default Video Off Option Always On When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to ope...

Page 80: ...he 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 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 IRQ Event Activity Detect Setting Description Note Hot key Default PS2KB Wakeup Se...

Page 81: ...em Default OFF Default PCI Master ON When On of PCI Master any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system Disabled Default PowerOn by PCI Card Enabled If enabled any PCI interrupt will wake up the system Disabled Default Wake Up On LAN Ring Enabled An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem LAN awakens the sy...

Page 82: ...d 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 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 After you have completed the changes press Es...

Page 83: ...hen set to On any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down Enabled IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 HardDsik IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Disabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ15 Reserved ...

Page 84: ...signment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto 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 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 t...

Page 85: ...4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 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 Device Choose IRQ assigned to PCI ISA PnP card IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 IRQ Resource Press Enter Reserved Choose IRQ assigned to Legacy ISA card IRQ 3 4 ...

Page 86: ...d 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 BIOS will assign IRQ for VGA USB port Assign IRQ For VGA USB Enabled BIOS won t assign IRQ for VGA USB port Default 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...

Page 87: ...s CPU from overheating in an event there s a problem with the CPUFAN The user should also plug the CPUFAN power on the CPUFAN1 pin If not system will auto shutdown Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your se...

Page 88: ... 65 C 149 F 60 C 140 F 55 C 131 F 50 C 122 F Default 85 C Default ABR Anti Burn Regulator Disabled Set the CPU temperature for the system to shutdown CPU Temp External C F Show the current status of CPU temperature CHA Temperature C F Show the current status of the System temperature CPU Temp On Die C F Show the current status of CPU Die temperature Current CPUFAN1 CHAFAN1 Speed RPM Show the curre...

Page 89: ...lth 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 Change CPU s Clock Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or ...

Page 90: ...ized 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 Menu and keep current values Warning If you run into any ...

Page 91: ... The password is required every time the system is booted This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer b Setup The password is required only when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 2 Choose SUPERVISOR PASSWORD from the Main Menu and press Enter The following prompt appear Warning If you forget or lose the password the only way to access the system is to set jumper...

Page 92: ...to section 3 11 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 Tim...

Page 93: ...e 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 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD ...

Page 94: ...format b The drivers software available for installation and c 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 are running Windows NT 2K XP the SOYO CD will not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up Please choose your motherboard model number and press OK Now the SOYO CD S...

Page 95: ...e installed in your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to be able to read the user s manual file Follow the instructions on your screen during installation then once the installation is completed restart y...

Page 96: ...able drivers follows VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k XP VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the performance and maintain the stability of systems using VIA chipsets These four drivers are VIA Registry INF Driver VIA AGP VxD driver VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver For Windows NT users the VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver is the only dri...

Page 97: ...ent function IRQ remapping utility This driver is installed automatically VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver is to be installed under Windows 98 only it sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence C MEDIA 6 channel Onboard Audio Driver Application for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP 1 The driver supports 2 4 6 speakers 3D positional audio 2 The application is include CD Player MIDI Player MP3 Wave Player Mixer with ...

Page 98: ... to the main menu Note Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and d...

Page 99: ...Drivers installation SY KT333DRAGONPlus 94 After Windows XP installation your device manager should look like this ...

Page 100: ...Drivers installation SY KT333DRAGONPlus 95 After driver installation your Windows XP device manager should look like this ...

Page 101: ...Drivers installation SY KT333DRAGONPlus 96 Drivers directory list in the CD driver ...

Page 102: ... you have installed the audio driver windows may prompt you to restart your computer When your computer restarted it may look for windows driver from your Win98CD and ask you to insert your Win98 98se CD to your CD drive At this point you need to insert the Win98 CD to your CD drive and type in D win98 assuming your CD ROM in driver D ...

Page 103: ...tory 9 The directory is in SOYO CD D LAN VIALAN where D is your CD ROM then click ok and you will need windows 98 second Edition CD to complete the installation put it in your CD ROM 10 After informing windows of the driver directory the driver will be installed Restart your system after installation Installing the VIA LAN Drivers under Windows ME 1 Move the cursor to my computer icon 2 Click mous...

Page 104: ... of the location of the drivers to be installed Enter D LAN VIALAN where D is your CD ROM then press ok 6 You will need the Windows NT CD to complete the installation 7 After informing Windows NT will display a dialog box asking your to restart your system click Yes right now Installing the VIA LAN Drivers under Windows 2000 1 Move the cursor to my computer icon 2 Click mouse right button then sel...

Page 105: ...rsor to my computer icon 2 Press mouse right button select properties then click it 3 Click Hardware then click Device Manager 4 Double click Network adapters 5 Double click VIA PCI 10 100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter 6 Click Driver 7 Click Update Driver 8 Select Install from a list or specific locations click it 9 Click on Next 10 Click Browse 11 The LAN driver directory is in SOYO CD D LAN VIALAN whe...

Page 106: ...d to the case The system power up no video no beeping sound heard but the CPU fan is turning 1 Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS 2 Check all the jumper settings on the M B if the M B have any 3 Check if the CPU is ok by using another CPU check the Quick start guide for CPU supported on this M B 4 Check if the power supply is ok The minimu...

Page 107: ... M B specification Example If you have a P4 M B you need to use a P4 power supply 5 If you already checked the power supply specification change the power supply it might be defective The minimum is 250 watts 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 Don t go any further What should I ...

Page 108: ...te for latest BIOS update 6 Check website for FAQ s regarding instability issue 7 Change the memory module or CPU 8 The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them 9 Install VIA 4 in 1 driver My system intermittently locks up during Windows installation 1 Go to BIOS and load load o...

Page 109: ...lash the BIOS 1 Download the BIOS on our support website 2 Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded i e himem emm386 etc 3 Copy the BIOS file and awdflash utility to the diskette 4 Type awdflash biosname bin sn py 5 Then reboot After flashing the BIOS my system will not boot up 1 Try clearing the CMOS 2 The BIOS chip is defected due to unsuccessful flash contact your nearest ...

Page 110: ...eck if the speaker power is powered on 3 Install the audio driver supplied on our driver disc 4 Check BIOS setup if onboard 6CH H W audio is enabled 5 If sound already installed check our website for audio driver update I cannot get the sound working on the 5 1 channel speaker 1 Install the audio driver and application Check driver installation for more info 2 Check if the settings in the 5 1 spea...

Page 111: ...al HDD is not detected during boot up Change the jumper settings to cable select or single Sometimes the system finds my CD ROM sometimes not 1 Check CD ROM if it is working properly 2 The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them When I boot up my new computer I got floppy boot ...

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