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BIOS Setup Utility

SY-K7VIA

3-3.10 Other 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 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

Summary of Contents for SY-K7VIA

Page 1: ...SY K7VIA Motherboard AMD Athlon Processor supported VIA VT8371 KX133 AGP PCI AMR Motherboard 200 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...on 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 ...

Page 3: ...INTERFACE CONTROLLER 14 1 11 HARDWARE MONITOR 17 1 12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY 17 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 18 2 1 PREPARATIONS 18 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD 19 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE 20 2 3 1 CPU Fan Installation 21 2 3 2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation 25 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector 27 3 3 4 Quick BIOS Setup 43 2 3 5 Troubleshooting at First Start 44 2 3 5 Power Off 47 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SET...

Page 4: ... 73 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 77 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS 80 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 82 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 83 3 11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 84 3 12 USER PASSWORD 85 3 13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 86 CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 87 CHAPTER 5 VIA SOUNDCHIP DRIVER INSTALLATION 91 ...

Page 5: ...d adds many technical enhancements 1 2 KEY FEATURES Ø CPU SUPPORT The SY K7VIA supports a wide range of AMD CPUs n AMD 500 900 MHz New released AMD Slot A CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY K7VIA as well Ø CPU SETTINGS The SY K7VIA provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment The CPU settings are auto detected and set automatically therefore rendering the...

Page 6: ...ector n PS 2 keyboard connector Ø ADVANCED FUNCTIONS The SY K7VIA supports advanced functions such as n ATA 66 IDE Ports In addition ATA33 Ultra DMA 33 devices the SY K7VIA also supports ATA66 Ultra DMA 66 devices Ø Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN Some advanced network cards can wake the system up over the network the WOL connector are provided by the SY K7VIA to support this function n Multiple ...

Page 7: ...ser is in full control of the system Ø NORTON SOFTWARE PACK n Antivirus n Ghost n Virtual Drive Ø COMPLIANCE The SY K7VIA complies with all important industry standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY K7VIA a motherboard to trust n Year 2000 compliant n PC99 compliant n FCC CE complaint Ø USER FRIENDLY n SOYO Combo Setup n Jumperless design n You can set up the following options...

Page 8: ...mediately 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 no...

Page 9: ...tery IR1 USB3 USB4 1 1 1 5 5 4 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 1 FDC AGP Slot P1 Slot A DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 VT8371 Speaker Power LED STR HDD LED _ _ _ _ Reset PWRBT 1 1 1 CHAFAN CPUFAN CPUFAN2 JP10 WOL Header 3 1 1 3 JP5 Flash BIOS VT82C68 AMR CODEC AC97 CDIN2 1 4 CDIN1 1 4 CMOS Clear Jumper USB 1 USB 2 PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector LINE OUT LINE IN MIC JACK JOYSTICK COMB PRT COM A ...

Page 10: ...Motherboard Description SY K7VIA 6 1 6 SY K7VIA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W ...

Page 11: ...32 bit AGP Slot H 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots I Via 686A South Bridge Chip J CMOS Clear Jumper K USB Ports L Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header M Flash BIOS N Floppy Disk Drive FDC Port O Front panel connectors P Chassis Cooling Fan Connector Q 16 bit ISA Slots R Audio Modem Riser Slot S 3V Lithium Battery T Wake On LAN WOL Header U AC97 Codec Chip V CD IN Connectors W Back panel Connectors ...

Page 12: ...tact Cartridge The cartridge includes the processor core second level cache subsystem thermal plate and back cover The processor connects to the motherboard through the SlotA connector a 242 pin edge connector When mounted in SlotA the processor is secured by a retention mechanism attached to the motherboard A passive heatsink is stabilized by the heatsink supports 1 7 2 Second Level Cache The sec...

Page 13: ...512 MB DIMM Modules l Supports unbuffered single or double sided DIMMs 1 8 2 SDRAM SDRAM improves memory performance through memory access that is synchronous with the front side bus clock Burst transfer rates at x 1 1 1 timing can be achieved using SDRAM while asynchronous memory subsystem are typically limited at x 2 2 2 transfer rates Note All memory components and DIMMs used with the SY K7VIA ...

Page 14: ...can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of 1M 2M 4M 8M 16M 32MxN DRAMs The DRAM controller also supports optional ECC single bit error correction and multi bit detection or EC error checking capability separately selectable on a bank by bank basis The VT8371 system controller also supports full AGP v2 0 capability for maximum bus utilization including 1x 2x and 4x mode transfers SBA SideBand Addre...

Page 15: ...further improvement of overall system performance The 352 pin Ball Grid Array VT82C686A PCI to ISA bridge supports four levels doublewords of line buffers type F DMA transfers and delay transaction to allow efficient PCI bus utilization and PCI 2 1 compliant The VT 82C686A also includes an integrated keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support integrated DS12885 style real time clock with extended ...

Page 16: ...dition to complete ISA extension bus functionality the VT82C686A includes standard intelligent 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 IDE devices In addition to standard PIO and DMA mode operat...

Page 17: ... 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 capability for support of ISA legacy DMA over the PCI bus Serial IRQ...

Page 18: ...the VT82C686A Super I O controller which features Ø Supports 2 serial ports IR port parallel port and floppy disk controller functions Ø Two UARTs for Complete Serial Ports Even odd stick or no parity bit generation and detection Programmable baud rate generator High speed baud rate 230Kbps 460Kbps support Independent transmit receiver FIFOs Modem Control Plug and play with 96 base IO address and ...

Page 19: ...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 PS 2 compatible l Bi directional EPP A driver from the peripheral manufacturer is required for operation l Bi directional high speed ECP 1 10 3 Diskette Drive Controller The I O controller is software compatible...

Page 20: ...sword protection Power On Reset password can be specified in the BIOS Setup program The keyboard controller also supports the hot key sequence Ctrl Alt Del software reset This key sequence resets the computer s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the Power On Self Test POST 1 10 5 Infrared Support On the front panel I O connector there are six pins that support Hewlet...

Page 21: ...E ON LAN TECHNOLOGY Wake on LAN technology enables remote wakeup of the computer through a network Wake on LAN technology requires a PCI add in network interface card NIC with remote wakeup capabilities The remote wakeup connector on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN connector The NIC monitors network traffic at the Ethernet interface upon detecting a Magic Packet the NIC assert...

Page 22: ...g hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully 1 Slot A 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 Speaker s...

Page 23: ...Cable u One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage to components ground yourself while working by using a grounding strap Otherwise ground yourself frequently by touching the unpainted portio...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...nnector on the motherboard Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 100MHz 500MHz 100 x 5 0 550 MHz 100 x 5 5 600 MHz 100 x 6 0 650MHz 100 x 6 5 700 MHz 100 x 7 0 750 MHz 100 x 7 5 800MHz 100 x 8 0 850 MHz 100 x 8 5 900 MHz 100 x 9 0 Follow these instructions to install your Slot A processor correctly Ø Retention Module ...

Page 26: ...Hardware Installation SY K7VIA 22 1 Open the two sides by folding them up 2 Push the locks on top of the CPU inward ...

Page 27: ...PU slot in only ONE way do not try to force it in 4 After completely inserting the CPU push the two locks on top of the CPU outward Now your CPU is ready for use To remove the CPU press the two notches on top of the CPU inward Now press the two slides on the retention module down and remove the CPU ...

Page 28: ...d possible burn out of your CPU 2 3 1 1 CPU Fan Installation Your Slot A processor kit comes with a cooling fan Mount the fan on the processor according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability The fan prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU Note Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power source ...

Page 29: ... Memory Module Installation Your board comes with three DIMM sockets providing support for up to 1 5MB of main memory using unbuffered DIMM modules from 8MB to 512MB PC100 DIMM module is required on this motherboard 1 84 1 84 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 ...

Page 30: ...Hardware Installation SY K7VIA 26 Memory Configuration Table DIMM Banks Memory Configuration DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM VCM SDRAM RAM Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB ...

Page 31: ...to four high speed HDDs or CD ROMs Connect one side of the 40 pin ATA 33 or below 80 pin ATA 66 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 This Motherboard can support up to four ATA 33 66 IDE devices 1 1 39 39 40 pin ATA 66 Flat Cable 80 Conductor IDE 2 IDE 1 Pin 1 Secondary IDE Prima...

Page 32: ... possible floppy drive types 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Connect one side of the 34 pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard This Motherboard can support up to 2 floppy drives 1 1 33 33 FDC Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector ...

Page 33: ...omputer 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 5V 5V GND _ NC NC Power LED Speaker Reset PWRBT STR LED HDD LED _ _ _ _ 1 1 ...

Page 34: ...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 lighten 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 Ano...

Page 35: ...header 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 ON ON OFF PWRBT Pin Assignment Power On Off GND 1 STR LED Pin Assignment _ LED Anode LED Cathode ...

Page 36: ...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 USB 1 USB 2 PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector LINE OUT LINE IN MIC JACK JOYSTICK COMB PRT COM A ...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...driver that 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 game and audio port 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 a...

Page 39: ...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 40: ... transfer function This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications Please install according to the following pin assignment 3 Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications Serial Infrared IR1 Connector IR1 Pin Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 VCC IRRX GND IRTX ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...atures a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3 pin connector Install according to the following pin assignment Note CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard CHAFAN is optional Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN Pin Assignment SENSOR 12V GND 1 3 2 ...

Page 43: ...ing 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 Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications CDIN1 Ri...

Page 44: ... Warning Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the power supply before connecting to PW connector This motherboard requires a power supply that meets the ATX 2 03 specifications Make sure the power supply can support at least 720mA on the 5V Standby lead ATX Power ...

Page 45: ... according to the following pin assignment Ø Pay special care to the directionality 2 3 3 8 AMR Audio Modem Riser Connector This motherboard supports AMR Audio Modem Riser slot that facilitates audio or modem riser card expansion Since AC97 audio codec is built in down on the motherboard only Secondary mode modem riser MR card can be used on the AMR slot ...

Page 46: ...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 4Integrated Perip...

Page 47: ...y 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 SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD SETUP DEFAULT Sel...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...bios to the latest version BIOS Issues Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the up left corner on the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such as 5EH_2CA1 meaning revision 2CA1 for the SY 5EH board or 6BA IV_2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with 2AA2 bios Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard...

Page 50: ...er 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 51: ...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 6 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system 1 Use ...

Page 52: ...r early in the boot process as the first image displayed on the screen This display remains on the screen throughout the normal BIOS initialization phase called POST The graphical launch screen will replace the old text based POST with a full graphical screen The screen will display PC information such as CPU vendor model and speed memory and hard disk size This screen will also display graphical ...

Page 53: ...key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software 4Soyo Combo Feature 4PC Health Status 4Standard 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 Withou...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ...n menu and press the Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature CPU Host PCI Clock Default Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Item Help CPU Vcore Select Default C I H 4 WAY Protection Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS 120 Boot Other Device Enabled OnChip Sound Auto OnChip Modem A...

Page 57: ...Hz 113 38 MHz 150 38 MHz 115 38 MHz 155 39 MHz 117 39 MHz 166 42 MHz CPU Host PCI Clock 120 40 MHz Selectthehostclockofyour SlotAprocessoramongthese values Note For the Via VT8371 chipset 200MHz host clock frequencies are acceptable However the system stability is not guaranteed for other frequencies due to the limitations of this chipset Disabled Default Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled Setting ...

Page 58: ... 3 1 3 Quick Power On Self Test Setting Description Note Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Provides a fast POST at boot up Default 3 1 4 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Control Settings Setting Description 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...

Page 59: ...4M 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 60: ...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 61: ... 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 62: ...matic 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 6 Menu Level 4 áâàß Move Enter Sel...

Page 63: ... Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Enables the CPU s internal cache Default Disabled External Cache Enabled Enables the CPU s external cache Default 3 3 3 L2 Cache Memory Setting Description Note CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Disabled Enabled This option activates the CPU L2 cache ECC checking function Default 3 3 4 Floppy Driver Settings Setting Descrip...

Page 64: ...oppy Seek Enabled 3 3 6 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 3 3 7 Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Normal Lets chipset control GateA20 Gate A20 Options Fast A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20 Default ...

Page 65: ...12 Char sec 15 Char sec 20 Char sec 24 Char sec 30 Char sec Choose the rate at which a character is repeated when holding down a key Default Typematic Delay 250 msec 500 msec 750 msec 1000 msec Choose how long after you press a key down the character begins repeating Default 3 3 9 Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup The following table descr...

Page 66: ...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 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 ...

Page 67: ...o RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled AGP Driving Control Auto x AGP Driving Value DA AGP Fast Write Disabled K7 CLK_CTL Select Optimal OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynmic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Ma...

Page 68: ...e specified by the system designer Default 4Way Default Bank Interleave Disabled 2Way This item controls SDRAM bank interleave functionality Setting to 4 way gives the best performance Host Clock Default DRAM Clock HCLK 33M HCLK 33M This item allows you to control the DRAM speed Disabled Default Memory Hole Enabled Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area If this occurs select ...

Page 69: ... 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 AGP 4X Mode Default 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 Optimal Default ...

Page 70: ...ller 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 Dynamic Bursting Enabled When ...

Page 71: ...bled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes default 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 Read Enabled When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port ar...

Page 72: ... 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 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto 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 ECP...

Page 73: ...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 74: ... 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 2 Mode is set to IrDA ASKIR Half Default IR Function Duplex Full Choose Half or Full Duplex to set UART2 in half duplex mode or full duplex mode respectively Refer to your IR device specifications to select the suitable mode...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...ting Description Note Disabled Default MPU 401 Enabled Set this item to enabled to make use of MIDI 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 77: ... by PWRBTN Instant 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 1999 Award Software Wake Up Events VGA OFF Item Help LPT COM LPT COM HDD FDD ON PCI Master OFF PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled Modem Ring Resume Disabled RTC Alarm Resume D...

Page 78: ...er down Min Saving 1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour 15 Min Power Management 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 O...

Page 79: ...ystem when in one of sleep modes Press enter to go the select item page Wake Up Events Setting Description Note OFF Default VGA ON You can set the VGA to awaken the system LPT COM LPT COM NONE LPT COM When On of LPT COM any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system Default OFF Default HDD FDD ON When On of HDD FDD any activity from one of the listed syst...

Page 80: ...em 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 OFF Primary IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ12 PS 2 m...

Page 81: ...e Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled Assign IRQ For ACPI IRQ9 INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto 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 Co...

Page 82: ...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 card IRQ 3 ...

Page 83: ...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 won t assign IRQ for VGA USB port Assign IRQ For VGA USB Enabled BIOS will assign IRQ for VGA USB port Default IRQ 9 Default Assign IRQ For ACPI IRQ10 IRQ11 If your OS is ACPI...

Page 84: ...OS Setup Utility 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 25 ºC 77 º F Current System Temp 40 ºC 104 ºF Item Help Current CPUFAN1 Speed 5192 RPM Current CPUFAN2 Speed 0 RPM Vcore 2 02 V 2 5V 2 50 V 3 3V 3 31 V 5V 4 97 V 12V 11 70 V Menu Level 4 áâàß Move Enter Select PU PD Valu...

Page 85: ...Setting Description Note Current CPU Temp C F Show the current status of CPU temperature Current System Temp C F Show the current status of the system temperature Current CPUFAN1 2 Speed C F Show the current status of CPU Fan Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V 12V V Show the current voltage status ...

Page 86: ...ail 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 Fail Safe Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to t...

Page 87: ...l 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 Optimized Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ... 1984 1999 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 di...

Page 91: ...ive 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 If you use Windows 95 or 98 the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SO...

Page 92: ...ther 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 your system and re run the SOYO CD Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with ...

Page 93: ...s 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 AGP Video functionality VIA Chipset Functions Registry This driver will make the necessary changes to the Windows registry in order to make sure that Windows has no problems recognizing your VIA chipset IRQ re...

Page 94: ...ected 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 Notice 2 You may click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Step 4 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website...

Page 95: ...anager button On the device manager a question mark will be shown under other devices PCI multimedia audio device Do not remove this entry To change the driver click this entry and select properties driver update driver Now an update menu will be shown If windows asks you for the location of the driver give it the following directory d driv all VIA Sound win9x After the installation is finished wi...

Page 96: ... driver Now an update menu will be shown If windows asks you for the location of the driver give it the following directory d driv all VIA Sound win2000 After the installation is finished windows 2000 will properly recognize your VIA sound chip VIA Soundchip drivers for Windows NT Double click my computer and choose control panel Select the multimedia icon and select the devices tab Now select Mul...

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