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BIOS Setup Utility

SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

3-6.3 Removable Drives

CMOS Setup Utility

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Removable Drives

Boot Device Priority

Item Help

1st Drive

[1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

Specifies the boot

sequence from available

devices.

:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save

ESC:Exit

F1:General Help

F7:Previous Values

F8:Fail-Safe Defaults

F9: Optimized Defaults

3-6.4 CD/DVD Drives

CMOS Setup Utility

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CD/DVD Drives

Item Help

1st Drive

[CD/DVD:PM-YAHAMA]

Specifies the boot

sequence from available

devices.

:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save

ESC:Exit

F1:General Help

F7:Previous Values

F8:Fail-Safe Defaults

F9: Optimized Defaults

Summary of Contents for SY-KT880 2

Page 1: ...SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Motherboard AMD Athlon Duron Processors Supported VIA KT880 AGP PCI Motherboard 200 266 333 400 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ghts 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 manu...

Page 3: ...14 2 1 PREPARATIONS 14 2 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE 15 Step 1 Install the CPU 14 Step 2 Install Memory Module 22 Step 3 Install Expansion Card 23 A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM 25 B Floppy Drive Installation 26 C Front Panel Connections 28 D Back Panel Connections 30 E Other Connections 35 F ATX12V Power Supply 41 G CMOS Clear JP5 43 Step 5 Power On 43 2 3 QUICK BIOS SETUP 44 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP ...

Page 4: ...APTER 4 VIA 8237 SERIALATA DRIVER INSTALLATION 79 CHAPTER 5 ALI M5281 IDE3 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION 82 CHAPTER 6 ALI M5281 SATA3 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION 85 CHAPTER 7 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 88 CHAPTER 8 USB 2 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 96 APPENDIX A ALI M5281 97 APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING 106 APPENDIX C CONTACT INFORMATION 113 ...

Page 5: ...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 KT880 DRAGON 2 AGP PCI motherboard The user manual The Installation and Bonus Pack CD ROM Four Serial ATA Cables Two IDE Device ATA 66 100 133 Flat Cable One Flopp...

Page 6: ...st 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 static charges Handle the motherboard carefully holding it by the edges You are now ready to start the installat...

Page 7: ...rd and mouse Hardware monitor for monitoring temperatures voltages and fan speeds in the system Storage VIA VT8237 Integrated Parallel ATA controller supporting up to 4x UDMA 33 66 100 133 Parallel ATA devices VIA VT8237 Integrated Serial ATA controller SATA1 2 supporting up to 2x UDMA 150 hard disks in normal or RAID 0 1 mode ALi M5281 Integrated Parallel ATA controller IDE3 4 supporting up to 4x...

Page 8: ...arm Multiple boot allowing your system to boot from for example CD ROM 1 4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your motherboard please follow these simple rules while unpacking Before handling the motherboard ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system s metal chassis Remove the motherboard from its anti static packaging Hold the motherboard by the edges and avoid touchi...

Page 9: ...conditioned environment To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge take the following precautions Do not remove the anti static packaging until you are ready to install Ground yourself before removing any system component from its protective anti static packaging To ground yourself grasp the expansion slot covers or other unpainted portions of the computer chassis Frequently ground you...

Page 10: ...Motherboard Description SY KT880DRAGON2 6 1 6 SY KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT Back Panel SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Platform ...

Page 11: ...Motherboard Description SY KT880DRAGON2 7 1 7 SY KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS ...

Page 12: ...r supply to the motherboard For more details on this connector please check the F ATX12V Power Supply paragraph on page 41 D 12V Power Connector This is where the Power Supply s 12V ATX connector goes For a lay out of this connector please check the F ATX12V Power Supply paragraph on page 41 E VIA KT880 North Bridge The advanced FastStream64 DDR400 Memory Controller on the VIA KT880 interweaves wi...

Page 13: ...check the Step 2 Install Memory Module paragraph on page 22 J Bus Mastering EIDE ATAPI Ports These connectors are to attach your IDE devices to Each connector can support up to 2 IDE devices 1 master and 1 slave Please check the A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 25 for more details K VIA VT8237 South Bridge Featuring the first ever integrated combined Serial ATA RAID controlle...

Page 14: ...your CMOS RAM contents in order to reset your system configuration For more details on this check the G CMOS Clear JP5 paragraph on page 43 P Floppy disk connector This motherboard supports one floppy drive For more details please check the B Floppy Drive Installation paragraph on page 27 Q IDE RAID Ports This IDE port IDE 3 4 can be used as normal IDE port or in a RAID configuration and are contr...

Page 15: ...ormation on these connectors check the A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 25 W VIA VT6307 IEEE 1394 Firewire controller The VIA Fire II VT6307 provides direct connectivity between the PCI and 1394 serial buses With three ports the VIA Fire II VT6307 is designed to provide scalability and manageability in IEEE 1394 network solutions for home networking and multiple PC access to ...

Page 16: ...1 System Design Guide requirements and is ACPI compliant AC Serial Infrared IrDA device header This header allows you to connect an IrDA receiver to the motherboard You can find the lay out in the Standard Infrared SIRCON paragraph on page 35 AD CDIN CDROM Audio In connectors This connector is to attach your analog audio output channel from your CDROM or DVD drive to your motherboard Please check ...

Page 17: ... CHAFAN2 in CMOS setup or by using the SOYO Hardware Monitor software Please check the Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 paragraph on page 37 for more details AJ AGP Pro Slot This is the AGP expansion slot for your video card Note that it can only work with 1 5v AGP cards For more information check the Step 3 Install Expansion Card paragraph on page 23 AK Back panel connectors These conn...

Page 18: ...eparations 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 Peripher...

Page 19: ...p 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 XP or DuronTM ...

Page 20: ...t the processor in the socket completely and without forcing 4 Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the motherboard The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability It prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU ...

Page 21: ...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 CPU Fan Mount Procedure To prevent scratch or damage to the motherboard please follow the instructions on how to mount the CPU fan properly 1 Apply thermal paste to the die of the CPU ...

Page 22: ...not symmetrical The long end always attaches to the top of the socket the end that reads Socket 462 while the short end engages the bottom of the socket No matter which heatsink is used the clip is always installed in the same manner 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 ...

Page 23: ... CPUFAN1 the system will enable Fan Off Control function See page 20 for more information on FOC function When the CPU temperature exceeds the temperature set in the CPU Temp Protection in the BIOS setup SOYO s Anti burn Regulator ABR will automatically shutdown the system and beep until the power button is pressed for one time For more info about ABR check page 25 ...

Page 24: ...formation and send it to the BIOS 2 Auto Power Off System If the BIOS receives the information of CPU fan revolution it continues to function normally If no signal is received it will inform the system and disconnects the power supply immediately to protect the CPU from overheating Note The following must be observed to secure the normal functioning of Fan Off Control 1 FOC only works on CPUFAN 1 ...

Page 25: ...he temperature of the CPU and prevent it from 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 ...

Page 26: ...al Channel to work 2 or 4 modules of equal size and specifications have to be installed The largest memory capacity possible is 4GB On this motherboard DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed Note that when installing 4GB of memory your total memory will be less than 4GB The reason for this is that the BIOS PCI and AGP cards claim part of your CPUs address space DIMA1 D...

Page 27: ...ated expansion card s instruction document before inserting the expansion card into the computer 2 Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard 3 Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot 4 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 5 Install driver for the operating system you use NOTE Some high speed memory modules may need...

Page 28: ...ARD DO NOT remove the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an AGP card without a retention notch Removing may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to your card slot and motherboard Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card You can use a pen tip to remove the tab from the bay ...

Page 29: ...o four high speed Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 HDD or CD ROM IDE3 and IDE4 can support up to 4 high speed Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 HDD SATA1 4 can support up to 4 ATA 150 SATA hard disks There are 4 parallel ATA HDD connectors IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 IDE4 and 4 serial ATA connectors on the motherboard SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 and SATA4 are provided for SATA RAID or standard SATA function This Motherboard can support up...

Page 30: ...onnect the black end of the ATA66 100 133 flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the blue end to the primary IDE1 IDE3 or secondary IDE2 directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard The ATA66 100 133 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs Serial ATA connectors You can also plug the serial ATA cable into the serial ATA connector of the motherboard The other end of the SAT...

Page 31: ...pports 4 possible floppy drive types 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB 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 only 1 floppy drive FLP Floppy Driver Connector Pin 1 ...

Page 32: ...e 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 Power LED Speaker Reset PWRBT ACPI LED HDD LED _ _ _ _ 1 1 ...

Page 33: ...eaker 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 device HDD CD ROM on IDE 1 2 or SATA 1 2 device is active Reset Pin Assignment Power Good GND 1 HDD LED Pin Assignment _ LED Anode LED Cathode Speaker out...

Page 34: ...rd 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 PS 2 KB Connector PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Mouse Connector Line out Front out Line in MIC IN...

Page 35: ... 2 Parallel Port PRT LPT This parallel port is 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 COM Pin Assignment 9 1 NDCD NDSR1 NRTS1 NCTS1 NRI1 NRXD1 NTXD1 NDTR1 GND 3 5 7 2 4 6 8 3 4 1 STB AFD ERR INIT SLIN GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND PRD0 PRD1 PRD2 PRD3 PRD4 PRD5 PRD6 PRD7 ACK...

Page 36: ...in 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 Clock Pin6 NC Pin3 GND Pin1 KBD DATA Pin2 NC Pin4 VCC Pin6 NC Pin5 Mouse Clock Pin4 VCC Pin3 GND Pin2 NC Pin1 Mouse DATA ...

Page 37: ...e Win98 for commonly used USB devices With Win95 use the flow UHCI specifications To use USB devices under Win95 usually you have to install the device that driver comes with the USB device you have purchased USB20_1 and USB20_2 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB20_1 USB20_2 are as follows USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB20_1 and USB20_1 su...

Page 38: ...e using 2 4 6 or 8 channel speaker make sure that the audio software is set for 2 4 6 or 8 channel speaker system Note When using SPDIF please make sure to set the audio software for SPDIF and CENTER Bass orange color will be the optical Line out Lin in blue color will be the optical Line in Line out Front out Line in MIC IN Back Surround Surround CENTER Bass ...

Page 39: ... pin infrared 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 40: ...d the CPU properly on the processor attach the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN1 connector on the motherboard To avoid any damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment NC SENSOR 12V 12V GND GND 1 1 3 3 2 2 GND 12V NC 3 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN3 CPUFAN Pin Assignment CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN3 ...

Page 41: ... 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 Classis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 CHAFAN Pin Assignment CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 SENSOR 12V GND 1 3 2 NC GND 12V 12V GND NC 1 3 3 1 2 2 ...

Page 42: ...1 This motherboard provides two CD Line in connectors Please connect the 4 pin audio cable from your CD ROM drive to either CDIN1 or AUXIN1 It fits in only one depending on the cable that came with your CD ROM drive Please install according to the following pin assignment ...

Page 43: ...your PC case If this option is available in your PC case When you connect this J30 please make sure J30 and your cable connector pin definitions to match This connector has the following pin assignment 1 MIC_L MIC_R AUD_F_R HP_ON AUD_F_L LINE_I_R LINE_I_L 3 5 7 9 13 15 2 GND VCC AUD_R_R GND AUD_R_L LINE_R_R LINE_R_L 4 6 8 10 14 16 ...

Page 44: ...ed with the operating system for commonly used Firewire devices FW1 and FW2 are available You can connect them to a 1394 bracket or ΣBOX to use them The layout out of the FW1 and FW2 Firewire connector is as follows FW1 Pin Assignment FW2 Pin Assignment 1 2 3 5 PWR0 B0PC GND A0PC 1 2 3 5 PWR1 B1PC GND A1PC 6 10 7 8 9 CGND PWR0 B0MC CGND A0MC 6 10 7 8 9 CGND PWR1 B1MC CGND A1MC ...

Page 45: ...full loading Steps 1 Connect the 20 pin connector to the ATX power connector See FIG 1 2 Connect the 4 pin connector to the 12V power connector See FIG 2 Note 1 The presence of the 12V power connector indicates that a power supply is ATX12V the absence of the 12V power connector indicates that a supply is ATX Note 2 When using the Power On by Keyboard function please make sure the ATX 12V power su...

Page 46: ...r the system cannot boot The KT880 DRAGON 2 requires a power supply that is approved by AMD of at least 350W Go to http 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 On LAN WOL function make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 ...

Page 47: ...hort pin 1 2 to retain new settings Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation Step 5 Power On You have now completed the hardware installation of your KT880 DRAGON 2 successfully 1 Turn the power on 2 It takes awhile to boot up to the system You will hear 3 beeps before seeing a display on the screen 3 To enter the BIOS Setup Uti...

Page 48: ...PNP Resource Management Discard Changes PC Health Status Save Changes and Exit Boot Configuration Setup Discard Changes and Exit Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 2 3 QUICK BIOS SETUP After the hardware installation is completed turn the power switch on then press the DEL key during the system diagnostic checks ...

Page 49: ...Time Step2 Select LOAD Optimal Defaults Select the LOAD Optimal Defaults menu and press OK to load the BIOS optimal setup Step3 Select Save Changes and Exit Select the Save Changes and Exit menu and press OK to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence ...

Page 50: ...etup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup u...

Page 51: ...ve Changes and Exit Boot Configuration Setup Discard Changes and Exit Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Hold down the Shift key and press...

Page 52: ...tup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F7 to reset the changes to the original values Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility ...

Page 53: ... main menu and press the Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc SOYO COMBO Feature System Perf OverClocking Press Enter Help Item CPU Voltage Select Auto DDR Voltage Select 2 6V AGP Voltage Select 1 5V Advanced Tune up Settings Press Enter OnBoard SATA 1 2 RAID Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 Enabled Onboard 1394 Enabled OnBoard AC97 Audio Enabled Onboard LAN Enabled Conf...

Page 54: ...V 1 425V 1 450V 1 475V 1 500V 1 525V 1 550V 1 575V 1 600V 1 625V 1 650V 1 675V 1 700V 1 725V 1 750V This function allows you to adjust the CPU voltage 1 775V 1 800V 1 825V 1 850V 2 6 V Default DDR Voltage Select 2 65 V 2 7 V 2 8 V 2 9 V This function allows you to adjust the DIMM voltage 1 5 V Default 1 55 V 1 6 V 1 65 V AGP Voltage Select 1 7 V This function allows you to adjust the AGP voltage 1...

Page 55: ...C97 Audio Default Disabled Onboard LAN Enabled Enabled Disabled onboard LAN Default 3 1 1 Clock Generator Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc System Perf OverClocking Configure System Pref ICS94230 Clock Help Item System Performance Normal CPU Ratio Selection Auto CPU FSB Select Auto AGP PCI Clock Mhz 66 66 33 33 Spread Spectrum Disabled Auto PCI Clock Di...

Page 56: ...MHz 120 MHz 133 MHz 140 MHz 150 MHz 166 MHz CPU FSB Select 200 MHz Choose the pre defined CPU frequency setting or auto for auto CPU Freq detects For experienced overcloker 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 If CPU FSB Select is set to Manual Frequency 1MHz Stepping 100 327 Press Page Up Page Down key to Over Clock...

Page 57: ...abled Spread Spectrum Disabled This item allows you to Disabled Enabled the spread spectrum modulate Default Enabled Auto PCI Clock Disabled When enabled this item will auto detect if the PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to PCI devices When disabled it will send the clock signal to all PCI socket Default ...

Page 58: ...ze 64MB AGP Master 1 W S Read Disabled AGP Master 1 W S Write Disabled Fast Command Normal Options By SPD 200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz 400 MHz Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults DRAM Timing Setting Description Note By SPD Default 200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz This item allows you to control the DRAM speed DRAM Frequency 400...

Page 59: ...GP Mode 4X Default Disabled Default AGP Read Synchronization Enabled Enabled Disabled AGP read synchronization capability Disabled Default AGP Fast Write Enabled Enabled Disabled AGP fast write capability 32M 64M Default 128M Graphics Aperture Size 256M This item defines an AGP for the graphics Leave this item at the default value 64MB Disabled Default AGP Master 1 W S Read Enabled When Enabled re...

Page 60: ...stem Memory Size 256MB System Time 00 07 30 System Date Tue 01 01 2004 Use ENTER TAB Or SHIFT TAB to Select a field Use or to Configure system Time Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS Version SOYO bios version Processor Type CPU type Speed CPU speed Count Processor number System Memory Size Memory total si...

Page 61: ...tem to malfunction IDE Configuration Press Enter Floppy Configuration Press Enter SuperIO Configuration Press Enter ACPI Configuration Press Enter APM Configuration Press Enter MPS Configuration Press Enter USB Configuration Press Enter Configure the IDE device s Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults After you have ...

Page 62: ...e DISABLED disables the integrated IDE Controller PRIMARY enables only the Primary IDE Controller SECONDARY enables only the Secondary IDE Controller BOTH enables both IDE Controllers Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE...

Page 63: ...i Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Thi Master Thi Slave Four Master Four Slave These items configure devices connected to the IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive Disabled Default Hard Disk Write Protect Enabled Write protection for Disk Drives This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS 0 5 10 Default 15 20 25 30 IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Timeout for detecting...

Page 64: ...y Configuration Item Help Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Floppy Drives Floppy Drives Setting Description Note Disabled 360KB 5 25 1 2MB 5 25 720KB 3 5 1 44MB 3 5 Default Drives A 2 88MB 3 5 ...

Page 65: ...it F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults SuperIO Configuration Setting Description Note Disabled Turn off the on board floppy controller OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Use the on board floppy controller Default Disabled Default UART Mode 3F8 IRQ4 Default Serial Port 2F8 IRQ3 recommend for UART Mode 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port Address UART Mode Address 2E8 IRQ3 ...

Page 66: ...A1 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Allows BIOS to Select Parallel Port ECP DMA Default IRQ7 Default Parallel Port IRQ IRQ5 Choose the parallel port s I O IRQ 3 3 4 ACPI Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc ACPI Configuration General ACPI Configuration Item Help Suspend mode S1 POS USB Device Wakeup Function Enabled Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend M...

Page 67: ...OS Default S3 STR Suspend Mode S1 S3 Lets you set the system suspend mode IF Suspend Mode is set to S3 STR S1 S3 No Repost Video on S3 Resume Yes Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 STR resume Default Disabled USB Device Wakeup Function Enabled Wakeup with USB device Default ...

Page 68: ...isk Power Down Mode Suspend Advanced Monitor Events Control Display Activity Ignore Monitor IRQ3 Monitor Monitor IRQ4 Ignore Monitor IRQ5 Ignore Monitor IRQ7 Monitor Monitor IRQ9 Ignore Monitor IRQ10 Ignore Monitor IRQ11 Ignore Monitor IRQ13 Ignore Monitor IRQ14 Monitor Monitor IRQ15 Ignore Advanced Resume Events Controls Resume On Ring Disabled Resume On PME Disabled Resume On KBC S3 Wake Up Key ...

Page 69: ...mes back after a power failure Default Power On The system will switch on when power comes back after a power failure Restore on AC Power Loss Last State 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 Disabled Default Standby Time Out 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30...

Page 70: ...Off Setting Green PC Monitor Power State Disabled Standby Video Power Down Mode Suspend Setting Video Power Down Mode Default Disabled Standby Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Setting Hard Disk Power Down Mode Default Advanced Monitor Events Controls Setting Description Note Ignore Default Display Activity Monitor Setting display activity state Ignore IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ13 IRQ15 IRQs A...

Page 71: ...wake event Disabled S3 Default Resume On KBC S3 S4 S5 The choice may by way of the KBC resume condition Any Key Default Wake Up Key Specific Key Setting Wake Up key If Wake Up Key is set to Specific Key Wake Up Password Press Enter Setting specific wake up password Disabled S3 Default Resume On PS 2 Mouse S3 S4 S5 The choice may by way of the PS 2 Mouse resume condition Disabled Default Resume On ...

Page 72: ...ion 1 1 Allows you to choose the Multi Processor Specification MPS version 3 3 7 USB Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration Item Help Module Version 2 23 0 7 4 USB Device Enabled None USB 1 1 Ports Configuration USB 8 Ports USB 2 0 Ports Enable Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB Storage Device Support Disabled USB 2 0 ...

Page 73: ... 0 Ports Configuration Disabled Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Host Controllers Enabled Default Legacy USB Support Disabled Set this item to Enabled if using software like DOS games that needs a legacy USB device Disabled Default USB Storage Device Support Enabled Enabled Disabled support for USB mass storage devices FullSpeed USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Configures the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed ...

Page 74: ...RQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available DMA Channel 0 Available DMA Channel 1 Available DMA Channel 3 Available DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available NO lets the BIOS configure all the devices in system YES lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system Size of memory b...

Page 75: ...Play OS No Lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system Default 32 PCI Latency Timer 64 Default 96 128 160 192 224 248 Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Yes Assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ Default Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA No Does not assign IRQ to PCI VGA card even if card requests an IRQ Enabled BIOS uses PCI busmastering for reading writi...

Page 76: ...2 624V AGP Voltage 1 488V CPU Temp External 37 C 98 F CHA Temperature 35 C 95 F CPU Temp On Die 43 C 109 F CPUFAN1 Speed 4560 RPM CHAFAN1 Speed N A Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults CPU Device Monitoring Setting Description Note Disabled FOC Fan Off Control Enabled If en...

Page 77: ...t 85 C Default ABR Anti Burn Regulator Disabled Set the CPU temperature for the system to shutdown Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V DDR Voltage AGP Voltage V Show the current voltage status 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 CPUFAN1 CHAFAN1 Speed R...

Page 78: ... Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Note When connects CD DVD only then can appear this row CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Item Help Quick Boot Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled Bootup Num Lock On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto...

Page 79: ...corresponding type menu Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Note Most may have three boot the device choice order of priority 3 6 2 Hard Disk Drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives Hard Disk Drives Item Help 1st Drive HDD PM ST320014A 2nd Drive SCSI Card Specifies ...

Page 80: ...vices Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 3 6 4 CD DVD Drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc CD DVD Drives CD DVD Drives Item Help 1st Drive CD DVD PM YAHAMA Specifies the boot sequence from available devices Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Va...

Page 81: ...ck item in Advanced Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Security Settings Item Help Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Change User Password Press Enter Clear User Password Press Enter Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Install or Change the password Move Enter Select Value...

Page 82: ...t Menu Boot Menu enables user to boot up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup To enable boot Menu press F8 after memory initialization user will see a device menu in which user can choose the device they wish to boot from ...

Page 83: ... setup SOYO COMBO FEATURE 2 Then set the ONBOARD SATA 1 2 to SATA 3 Install the VIA Serial ATA driver see driver installation instruction below To use SATA1 and SATA2 as RAID controller please do the following steps 1 Go to CMOS setup SOYO COMBO FEATURE 2 Then set the ONBOARD SATA 1 2 to SATA 3 Go to the CMOS setup BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY 4 Set the First Boot Device to SCSI C...

Page 84: ...sage Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear below 5 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears 6 Insert the floppy disk containing driver then press Enter to continue 7 In the following window of device type please select VIA 8237 SATARaid controller for windows XP to continue 8 Win XP will prompt you that a message that the...

Page 85: ...install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear 5 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears 6 Insert the floppy disk containing driver then press Enter to continue 7 In the following window of device type please select VIA 8237 SATARaid controller for Windows NT and 2000 to continue 8 Win 2K will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than th...

Page 86: ...ontroller please do the following steps 1 Connect 2 hard disk on IDE3 IDE4 2 Go to the CMOS setup SOYO COMBO Feature and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 3 Go to the CMOS setup BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY 4 Set the First Boot Device to SCSI Card 5 Press Ctrl A when the Ali M5281 BIOS summary screen appears 6 Create a disk array check appendix A for create instructions 7 In...

Page 87: ...ardware configuration 4 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Below the screen 5 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears 6 Insert the floppy disk containing drivers then press Enter to continue 7 In the following window of device type please select M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows XP to contin...

Page 88: ... additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears 5 Insert the floppy disk containing driver then press Enter to continue 6 In the following window of device type please select which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows 2000 to continue 7 Win 2000 will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver press S use the driver on floppy to continue 8 The following ...

Page 89: ...3 Set the First Boot Device to SCSI Card 4 Install the ALi 5281 driver See driver installation instruction below To use SATA3 and SATA4 as RAID controller please do the following steps 1 Connect 2 SATA hard disk on SATA3 and SATA4 2 Go to the CMOS setup SOYO COMBO Feature and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 3 Go to the CMOS setup BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY 4 Set the Firs...

Page 90: ...M is drive d copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk 2 Start installing Windows XP 3 Windows XP will start to inspect your hardware configuration 4 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Below the screen 5 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears 6 Insert the floppy disk containing driver ...

Page 91: ...arty SCSI or RAID driver Appear 4 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears 5 Insert the floppy disk containing drivers then press Enter to continue 6 In the following window of device type please select which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows 2000 to continue 7 Win 2000 will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver pres...

Page 92: ... manual for your new motherboard in PDF 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 In that case the following dialog will pop up Please choose your motherboard model number and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will come up as shown on the foll...

Page 93: ...our 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 your system and r...

Page 94: ...available drivers follows VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 98SE ME 2000 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 VIA USB2 0 Driver for Win 98SE ME This setup program will insta...

Page 95: ...Serial ATA Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This program is for install Driver to use Serial ATA function KT880 DRAGON 2 hardware monitor for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values Wasay Image...

Page 96: ...m 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 driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work i...

Page 97: ...Drivers Installation SY KT880DRAGON2 93 After Windows XP installation your device manager should look like this ...

Page 98: ...Drivers Installation SY KT880DRAGON2 94 After driver installation your Windows XP device manager should look like this ...

Page 99: ...Drivers Installation SY KT880DRAGON2 95 Drivers directory list in the CD driver ...

Page 100: ...p Windows XP Service Pack1 Include USB2 0 Driver After installing service pack1 please do the following 1 Go into the device manager 2 Remove 3 Restart your system Next time Windows XP starts up a new USB 2 0 controller will be found USB 2 0 Driver Installation for Windows XP USB 2 0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows 2000 For additional information regarding USB 2...

Page 101: ...97 APPENDIX A ALi M5281 ...

Page 102: ...nnection to every controller Does not support ATAPI devices Support independent use of hard disk Support Operating Systems Windows 98 Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows based software for RAID management compatible with BIOS 2 ALi RAID BIOS After the system BIOS detects ALi RAID BIOS the RAID BIOS version and drive information shows up on the screen The following is an example of BIOS version and ...

Page 103: ...WD360GD 00F Channel 3 Master Maxtor 6Y200M0 Press Ctrl A to enter ALi RAID BIOS setup utility When RAID BIOS is waiting after identifying drives press Ctrl and A simultaneously to enter the setup menu 2 1 RAID BIOS Setup Menu ...

Page 104: ...Enter key to activate this item An S flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 0 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for RAID 0 Then the flash cursor changes to an s flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID 0 3 The prompt Create RAID 0 Y N appears after two drives are properly assigned 4 Press Y and then some necessar...

Page 105: ... Mirroring for Reliability 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An M flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 1 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for RAID 1 Then flash cursor changes to an m flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID 1 3 The prompt Create RAID 1 Y N appears after two drives are properly assigned 4...

Page 106: ...ey to choose the desired drive for JBOD array Use Enter key to finish JBOD drive selection The maximum number of drives for JBOD array is four and the minimum is two 3 The prompt Create JBOD Y N appears 4 Press Y key and then some necessary information will be written to drives which maybe destroy the original data in the drives Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creat...

Page 107: ...ivers is destroyed Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting RAID Array 4 RAID array List automatically updates itself 2 2 6 Delete All RAID Setting Partition 1 Press Enter key to activate this item 2 Data on RAID drives will be erased Y N prompt message shows up to confirm the user s selection 3 Press Y key and then the data in drivers is destroyed Warning Make sure...

Page 108: ...e rebuild process 2 2 8 Select Boot Drive 1 Press Enter key to activate this item A B flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the boot drive 2 Press Enter or Space Key to finish selection Note The boot drive affects how the operation system treats the order of other drives Take the above BIOS screen as an example if Channel 3 is the boot drive the operation system will...

Page 109: ...105 2 3 Drive Select Menu There are three bars in this menu two RAID Drive Selection Bar and one Boot Drive Selection Bar ...

Page 110: ...106 APPENDIX B Troubleshooting ...

Page 111: ...to the case The system powers up but no video or beeping sound heard The CPU fan is turning 1 Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see this Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS 2 Check all the jumper settings on the M B 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 minimum should be 350 ...

Page 112: ... you already checked the power supply specification change the power supply it might be defective The minimum is 350 wattsAMD approved 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 It doesn t boot go any further What should I do 1 Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see Quick start guide for ...

Page 113: ...t to normal if this is the case 5 Check the website for the latest BIOS update 6 Check the website for FAQ s regarding instability issues 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 or use a power supply with a higher wattage My system interm...

Page 114: ...on How can I flash 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 On the CMOS setup and disable CIH 4 way protection 5 Type awdflash biosname bin sn py 6 Reboot After flashing the BIOS my system will not boot up 1 Try clearing the CMOS 2 The BIOS ch...

Page 115: ...able the on boardAudio Go to the SOYO Combo Feature in BIOS setup then set the AC97 Audio setup option to disabled I cannot get the sound working on my system 1 Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector on the M B 2 Check if the speaker power is powered on 3 Install the audio driver supplied on our driver disc 4 Check BIOS setup if AC97Audio setup option is enabled 5 If soun...

Page 116: ...stem 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 get floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin1 on th...

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Page 118: ...n TAIWAN SOYOCOMPUTERINC No 21 Wu Kung 5 Rd Hsing Chuang City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C TEL 886 2 22903300 FAX 886 2 22983322 http www soyo com Email info mail soyo com tw USA SOYO INC 1420 S Vintage Ave Ontario CA 91761 USA TEL 909 292 2500 FAX 909 937 0783 http www soyousa com http www soyousa com kb Email For technical support http www soyousa com support contactsupport php GM SOYODeutschlandGm...

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