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Hardware Installation

SY-7VMA-B

If you set this field to [Manual], you are then required to fill in the next

two consecutive fields: (1) the CPU Host/PCI Clock, and (2) the CPU

Ratio.

CPU Frequency (MHz)

667MHz (66 x 10.0)

600MHz (133 x 4.5)

Manual

700MHz (66 x 10.5)

666MHz (133 x 5.0)

400MHz (66 x 6.0)

500MHz (100 x 5.0)

733MHz (133 x 5.5)

433MHz (66 x 6.5)

550MHz (100 x 5.5)

800MHz (133 x 6.0)

466MHz (66 x 7.0)

600MHz (100 x 6.0)

866MHz (133 x 6.5)

500MHz (66 x 7.5)

650MHz (100 x 6.5)

933MHz (133 x 7.0)

533MHz (66 x 8.0)

700MHz (100 x 7.0)

1000MHz (133 x 7.5)

566MHz (66 x 8.5)

750MHz (100 x 7.5)

1.13GHz (133 x 8.5)

600MHz (66 x 9.0)

800MHz (100 x 8.0)

633MHz (66 x 9.5)

850MHz (100 x 8.5)

Select the working frequency of your Pentium

III, Celeron



processor among these preset values.

Note:

Mark the checkbox that corresponds to the working frequency of your Pentium

III,

Celeron



processor in case the CMOS configuration should be lost.

Step 4.

Select [SAVE & EXIT SETUP]

Press

<Enter>

to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory, and

continue the boot sequence.

Summary of Contents for SY-7VMA-B

Page 1: ...SY 7VMA B Motherboard Pentium III Celeron Processor supported Via VT8605 AGP PCI ISA 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: ...SET 11 1 10 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER 17 1 11 HARDWARE MONITOR 19 1 12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY 20 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 21 2 1 PREPARATIONS 21 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD 22 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE 23 2 3 1 CPU Fan Installation 24 2 3 2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation 27 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector 29 3 3 4 CMOS Clearing JP5 43 2 3 5 Power On 44 2 3 6 Quick BIOS Setup 45 2 3 7 Troublesho...

Page 4: ... 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 1 BOOT MENU 88 CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 89 CHAPTER 5 SOYO WIZARD ON HAND WOH UTILITY 94 ...

Page 5: ... 13GHz n FSB 100MHz Intel Pentium III 500E 850 MHz n FSB 66MHz Intel Celeron 400 700 MHz New released Intel Socket 370 CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY 7VMA B as well Ø CPU SETTINGS The SY 7VMA B 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 j...

Page 6: ...any more additional expansion features u Expansion slots n 1 x 32 bit bus master AGP slot n 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots n 1 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 66 100 devices n Standard EPP ECP parallel port n 1 x 16550 compatible serial ports n IrDA compatible infrared port n 4x USB Universal Serial Bus connecto...

Page 7: ...nction This opens a lot of possibilities such as remote access that switches the system on only after the modem receives a call Ø FAIL SAFE The SY 7VMA B comes with added functionality to make managing the system easy and safe u 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 th...

Page 8: ...try standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY 7VMA B a motherboard to trust n PC99 ACPI compliant 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 SDRAM Clock ...

Page 9: ...mmediately 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 n...

Page 10: ... Slot 5 CPUFAN 1 3 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 1 FDC1 ATX Power Socket 370 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 DIMM3 PCI Slot 2 CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 SDRAM SDRAM VT8605 AGP Slot 3V Lithium Battery SIRCON 1 5 JP10 3 1 1 1 3 3 USB4 USB3 1 1 5 4 CDIN1 1 4 CDIN2 1 4 ISA Slot 1 CODEC AC97 VT82C686B Flash BIOS 1 3 JP5 CMOS Clear Jumper USB 1 USB 2 PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector AOUT1 AIN1 AMIC1 AGAME1 VGA PRT COM A ...

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

Page 12: ... Ports G Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port H Chassis Cooling Fan I Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header J 32 bit AGP Slot K Via 686B South Bridge Chip L CMOS Clear Jumper M USB Ports N Flash BIOS O Front panel connectors P 3V Lithium Battery Q 16 bit ISA Slot R Wake On LAN WOL Header S 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots T AC97 Codec Chip U Chassis Cooling Fan V CD IN Connectors W Back panel Connectors ...

Page 13: ...ds voltages and bus frequencies 1 7 1 Microprocessor Packaging The CPU is packaged in a 370 pin PGA package A fan must be used to ensure adequate cooling 1 7 2 Second Level Cache The second level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package The cache includes 0KB 128KB or 512 KB of synchronous pipelined burst static RAM All supported onboard memory can be cached 1 7 3 Microprocessor Upgrad...

Page 14: ... and Intel CeleronTM X 66 100 133 MHz CPU Front Side Bus FSB X Built in Phase Lock Loop circuitry for optimal skew control within and between clocking regions X Five outstanding transactions four In Order Queue IOQ plus one output latch X Dynamic deferred transaction support l Advanced High Performance DRAM Controller X DRAM interface runs synchronous 66 66 100 100 133 133 mode or pseudo synchrono...

Page 15: ...nd Slot 1 Intel Pentium II and Pentium III super scalar processors In other words the VT8605 is the P6 bus version of the Apollo ProSavage integrated graphics product line targeted at desktop PCs developed by the VIA S3 joint venture The VT8605 may also be referred to by product name PM133 in VIA and S3 marketing literature The VT8605 integrates VIA VT82C694X system controller and S3 Savage4 2D 3D...

Page 16: ...interoperability with integrated Savage4 graphics AGP Expansion graphics and DVD capable multimedia accelerators The VT8605 supports two 32 bit 3 3 5V system buses one AGP and one PCI that are synchronous pseudo synchronous to the CPU bus The chip also contains a built in bus to bus bridge to allow simultaneous concurrent operations on each bus Five levels doublewords of post write buffers are inc...

Page 17: ...time clock with extended 256 byte CMOS RAM integrated master mode enhanced IDE controller with full scatter gather capability and extension to UltraDMA 33 66 100 for 33 66 100 MB sec transfer rate integrated four USB interface with root hub and two function ports with built in physical layer transceivers Distributed DMA support integrated AC 97 link for basic audio and HSP based modem functions in...

Page 18: ...applications The 3D engine is optimized for AGP texturing from system memory 128 bit 2D Graphics Engine The VT8605 s advanced 128 bit 2D graphics engine delivers high speed 2D acceleration for productivity applications Several enhancements have been made to the 2D architecture to optimize SMA performance and to provide acceleration in all color depths DVD Playback and Video Conferencing The VT8605...

Page 19: ...efficient and high compatibility device that supports Intel and non Intel based processor to PCI bus bridge functionality to make a complete Microsoft PC99 compliant PCI ISA system In addition to complete ISA extension bus functionality the VT82C686B includes standard intelligent peripheral controllers 1 Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine and interlaced dual channel c...

Page 20: ...the ACPI standard 5 Hardware monitoring subsystem for managing system motherboard voltage levels temperatures and fan speeds 6 Full System Management Bus SMBus interface 7 Integrated PCI mastering dual full duplex direct sound AC97 link compatible sound system Hardware soundblaster pro and hardware assisted FM blocks are included for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS compatibility Loopback capabil...

Page 21: ...idge environment The chip also includes eight levels doublewords of line buffers from the PCI bus to the ISA bus to further enhance overall system performance 1 10 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER The motherboard uses the VT82C686B Super I O controller which features Ø Supports 1 serial ports IR port parallel port and floppy disk controller functions Ø One UARTs for Complete Serial Ports Even odd stick or...

Page 22: ... Kbits sec with BIOS support 1 10 2 Parallel Port The connector for the multimode bi directional parallel port is a 25 pin D Sub connector located on the back panel of the motherboard In the Setup program there are four options for parallel port operation l Compatible standard mode l Bi directional l Bi directional EPP A driver from the peripheral manufacturer is required for operation l Bi direct...

Page 23: ...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 five pins that support Hewlett Packard HSDL 1000 compatible infrared IR transmitters and receivers In the Setup program The IR connection can be used to transfer files to or from portable devices like laptops PDAs and...

Page 24: ... network interface card NIC with remote wakeup capabilities The remote wakeup connector on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN connector The NIC monitors network traffic at the Ethernet interface upon detecting a Magic Packet the NIC asserts a wakeup signal that powers up the computer This feature uses the Wake on LAN connector CAUTION For Wake on LAN the 5 V standby line for the ...

Page 25: ... hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully 1 Socket 370 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 Speake...

Page 26: ... Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage to components ground yourself while working by using a grounding strap Otherwise ground yourself frequently by touching the unpainted portion of the computer chassis to drain the s...

Page 27: ...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 28: ... 0 533MHz 66x8 0 600MHz 66x9 0 667MHz 66x10 0 433MHz 66x6 5 500MHz 66x7 5 566MHz 66x8 5 633MHz 66x9 5 700MHz 66x10 5 FSB 100MHz 500MHz 100 x 5 0 600MHz 100 x 6 0 700MHz 100 x 7 0 800MHz 100 x 8 0 550MHz 100 x 5 5 650MHz 100 x 6 5 750MHz 100 x7 5 850MHz 100 x 8 5 FSB 133MHz 533MHz 133x4 0 667MHz 133x5 0 800MHz 133x6 0 933MHz 133x7 0 1 13GHz 133x8 5 600MHz 133x4 5 733MHz 133x5 5 866MHz 133x6 5 1000M...

Page 29: ... 7VMA B 25 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 30: ...ing therefore prolonging the life of your CPU 2 3 1 1 CPU Fan Installation Your Socket 370 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 appropri...

Page 31: ...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 1 84 1 84 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 DIMM3 ...

Page 32: ...Hardware Installation SY 7VMA B 28 Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB ...

Page 33: ...ra DMA 33 66 100 HDD 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 1 1 39 39 40 pin ATA 66 Flat Cable 80 Conductor IDE 2 IDE 1 Pi...

Page 34: ... 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 2 floppy drives SDRAM SDRAM 1 1 33 33 FDC Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector ...

Page 35: ...ED Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED N ote The Power LED is connected to the Voltage that feeds the DIMM sockets Therefore the following table applies Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Power Off Power LED Blinking ON OFF SDRAM SDRAM Power LED Pin Assignment 5V 5V GND _ NC NC Power LED Speaker Reset PWRBT HDD LED _ _ _ 1 1 ...

Page 36: ...quence 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 Speaker Pin Assignment _ 5V Speaker out NC NC HDD LED Pin Assignment _ LED An...

Page 37: ...ardware Installation SY 7VMA B 33 5 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply PWRBT Pin Assignment Power On Off GND 1 ...

Page 38: ...rboard 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 SDRAM SDRAM USB 1 USB 2 PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector AOUT1 AIN1 AMIC1 AGAME1 VGA PRT COM A ...

Page 39: ... 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 KBD C...

Page 40: ...SB3 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 VGA monitor connector Plug the monitor cable into the 15 pin female VGA connector located at the real panel of the motherboard 7 Onboard Joystick port audio This Motherboard provides Joystick port and audio Attach the joystick cable to the 15 pin JOYSTICK port at t...

Page 41: ...ector 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 MP Wake up GND 5VSB 1 2 3 ...

Page 42: ...ce 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 43: ...ch 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 44: ...s 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 SENSOR 12V GND 1 3 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 Pin Assignment NONe 12V GND 1 3 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN2 Pin Assignment ...

Page 45: ...ase connect the 4 pin audio cable from your CD ROM drive to either CDIN1 or CDIN2 It fits in only one depending on the cable that came with your CD ROM drive Please install according to the following pin assignment 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 46: ... ATX power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and a power good signal Make sure the ATX power supply can take at least 720 mA load on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB to meet the standard ATX specification Note If you use the Wake On LAN WOL function make su...

Page 47: ... 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 cap CMOS Clearing Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data JP5 Setting Short pin 2 3 for at least 5 seconds to clear the CMOS Short pin 1 2 to retain new settings Note Yo...

Page 48: ...y 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 1999 Award Software 4Soyo Combo Feature 4PC Health Status 4Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrat...

Page 49: ... 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 SETUP DEFAULT Select the LOAD SETUP DEFAULT menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS ...

Page 50: ... 0 866MHz 133 x 6 5 500MHz 66 x 7 5 650MHz 100 x 6 5 933MHz 133 x 7 0 533MHz 66 x 8 0 700MHz 100 x 7 0 1000MHz 133 x 7 5 566MHz 66 x 8 5 750MHz 100 x 7 5 1 13GHz 133 x 8 5 600MHz 66 x 9 0 800MHz 100 x 8 0 633MHz 66 x 9 5 850MHz 100 x 8 5 Select the working frequency of your Pentium III Celeron processor among these preset values Note Mark the checkbox that corresponds to the working frequency of y...

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 8 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system 1 Use ...

Page 55: ...dard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrated Peripherals Set User Password 4Power Management Setup Save Exit Setup 4PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit áâàß Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock Voltage Selecting items l Use the arrow keys to move between items ...

Page 56: ...e 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 Valu...

Page 57: ...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 C ...

Page 58: ...main menu and press the Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software SOYO COMBO Feature Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Item Help CPU Host PCI Clock Automatic CPU Ratio X 3 CPU Vcore Adjust Range Default Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled OnChip Sound Aut...

Page 59: ...112 37 MHz 160 40 MHz This item lists the CPU host clock and the PCI bus clock It is a read only item CPU Ratio After you have selected the host clock choose the right multiplier for the CPU Options are 2 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 The CPU frequency is then defined as host clock freq x multiplier and should the working frequency of your Pentium III Pentium II Celeron processor 1 5 7 5...

Page 60: ...scription Note Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 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: ...44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 30720K Total Memory 31744K Menu Level 4 áâàß 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...

Page 62: ...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 Def...

Page 63: ... 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: ...ic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled 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 4 áâàß Move Enter Select P...

Page 65: ...bled Enables the CPU s internal cache Default Disabled External Cache Enabled Enables the external memory Default 3 3 3 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 3 4 Floppy Driver Settings Setting Description Note Disabled Default Swap Floppy Drive Enabled Changes the sequence of A and ...

Page 66: ...ting 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 Cha...

Page 67: ...er 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: ...isabled Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Frame Buffer Size 8M 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 Enabled PCI...

Page 69: ...ng Host CLK Default HCLK 33M DRAM Clock HCLK 33M This 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...

Page 70: ...lt value specified by the system designer 8M Default Frame Buffer Size 4M 16M 32M 64M 128M 256M 64M Default AGP Aperture 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 D...

Page 71: ...em contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller 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 Defaul...

Page 72: ... 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 Re...

Page 73: ... 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 Normal x...

Page 74: ...e 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 ØSecondary Master UDMA ØSecondary Slave UDMA Auto Select Auto to enable Ultra DMA Mode support Default 3 5 2 Keyboard Controls Keyboard Controls Setting Description Note PCI Slot ...

Page 75: ...t 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 Select is set to IrDA ASKIR Half Default IR Function Duplex 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 No Y...

Page 76: ...EPP port type 1 9 Parallel Port EPP TYPE EPP 1 7 Select EPP port type 1 7 Default 3 5 7 Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio Setting Description Note Disabled Onboard Legacy Audio Enabled Set this item to Enabled if using software like DOS games that needs a legacy audio device Default Disabled Default Sound Blaster Enabled Set this item to enabled if your on board aud...

Page 77: ...ting Description Note Disabled Default MPU 401 Enabled Set this item to enabled to make use of MIPI 330 333H Default MPU 401 I O Address 330 303H 310 313H 320 323H Select the I O address for your MIDI functionality Disabled Game Port 200 207H Enabled Set this item to enabled to make use of the game port Default ...

Page 78: ...tant Off State After Power Failure Off Wake Up Events Press Enter Menu Level 4 áâàß 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 2000 Award Software Wake Up Events VGA OFF Item Help LPT COM LPT COM HDD FDD ON PCI Master OFF Modem Ring Resume Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Prima...

Page 79: ...nagement Max Saving 1 Min 1 Min 1 Min 1 Min 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 Video Off Option Always On All Modes Off When enabled this feature...

Page 80: ...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 Setti...

Page 81: ...on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Default Disabled The system ignores the alarm Default Resume by Alarm 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 Primary INTR OF...

Page 82: ...ess Enter x DMA Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled Menu Level 4 áâàß 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 Confi...

Page 83: ...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 ca...

Page 84: ...rt 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 BIOS will assign IRQ for VGA USB port Assign IRQ For VGA USB Enabled BIOS won ...

Page 85: ... 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 31 ºC 87 º F Current System Temp 36 ºC 96 º F Item Help Current CPUFAN Speed 6241 RPM Current CHAFAN Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 73 V 2 5V 2 52 V 3 3V 3 35 V 5V 5 00 V 12V 11 88 V CPU Protect for CPUFan Off Enabled Menu Level 4 áâàß Move Enter ...

Page 86: ...how the current status of 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 CPU Protect for CPUFAN Off 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 FAN pin Default ...

Page 87: ... Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrated Peripherals Set User Password 4Power Management Setup Save Exit Setup 4PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit áâàß Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the...

Page 88: ...d Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrated Peripherals Set User Password 4Power Management Setup Save Exit Setup 4PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit áâàß Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to th...

Page 89: ...ssword 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 to...

Page 90: ...tion 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 91: ...C 1984 2000 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 4 áâàß 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 d...

Page 92: ... without going into the BIOS setup To enable boot Menu press ESC after memory initialization user will see a device menu in which user can choose on which device they wish to boot from Boot Menu Select a Boot First device Floppy Ls120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN Move ENTER Accept F4 Exit ...

Page 93: ... Motherboards and other products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive The SOYO CD will auto run and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be as shown If you use Windows NT the SOYO CD will not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up please choose your motherboard and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be shown SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu 7IWA F 7IW...

Page 94: ...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 insta...

Page 95: ...iver package one driver will be installed automatically the IRQ remapping utility the other three are installed if selected By default all three drivers are selected A description of the 4 drivers follows Bus Master PCI IDE 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 AG...

Page 96: ...t you will need to install this driver first For Win 2000 only Ø VIA S3 Savage Display Driver for Win NT In order to be able to make use of the integrated VGA function in your VIA S3 chipset you will need to install this driver first For Win NT only Ø VIA Ac97 Codec Driver for Win 9x NT 2000 You have to install the drivers before installing any application for the Ac97 codec Ø VIA hardware monitor...

Page 97: ...stem before they can become active Notice 2 You may click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Step 3 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a networ...

Page 98: ...out entering the CMOS setup The Clock Racer Utility also provides a user friendly interface for first time overclockers Note The CPU Host PCI Clock settings on the CMOS setup should be set to Automatic Warning SOYO will not be responsible for any damage done to the CPU due to overclocking The system might become unstable overclocked if this happens please shutdown the system ...

Page 99: ...ve set until your system reaches the maximum allowable speed then the system will freeze and after 10sec system will reboot Note sometimes the system fails to restart this is due to the maximum overclocked speed reached is not stable for the system Please restart the system by pushing the reset or power button Ø Manual Mode Adjust the FSB speed manually by moving the bar and then click the speed i...

Page 100: ...value is set to 2 the system will increment 0 8MHz of the CPU FSB each turn Ø Unit l FSB Overclocking the system by changing the FSB frequency these are for users who have some knowledge in overclocking l CPU Overclocking the system by directly changing the CPU frequency to the desired speed This is for users who are not familiar with the ratio of the CPU ...

Page 101: ... This setting is only valid when using Auto determine max frequency of the system of globe set the number of display windows while the utility is testing the overclocked system This setting is only valid when using Auto determine max frequency of the system Ø Startup Load the saved overclocked FSB setting on the system during startup ...

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