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SOYO™

 

SY-P4VGM V1.0 Motherboard 

mPGA Socket 478 Processor supported 

VIA P4M266A AGP/PCI/CNR Motherboard 

533/400 Front Side Bus supported 

Micro ATX Form Factor 

 

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About This Guide:

  

This Quick Start Guide can help system manufacturers and end users in setting up and 

installing the motherboard. Information in this guide has been carefully checked for 

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P4VGM V1.0 Series - Version 1.0- Edition: March 2004 

* These specifications are subject to amend without notice

 

Summary of Contents for SY-P4VGM V1.0

Page 1: ...SY P4VGM V1 0 Motherboard Quick Start Guide Hardware Installation Quick BIOS Setup Introduction The SOYO CD USB2 0 Driver Installation ...

Page 2: ...to operatenormally preferably 350 wattsfor minimalloadingor400wattsfor fullyloadedsystem 4 If you have any problem getting your system to work please follow the troubleshootingtipsinyourusermanual 5 On some mainboards the actual chipset cooler may differ from the chipset coolerasshownonthepictureoronthebox However thechipsetfanonthe mainboardisofthesamequalityandwillworkjustaswellastheoneshown in ...

Page 3: ...ringe 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 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 manufa...

Page 4: ...B speeds up to 533 MHz Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP gives you the power to do more things at once Unpacking When unpacking the motherboard check for the following items The SY P4VGM V1 0 AGP PCI CNR Motherboard The user manual The Installation CD ROM One IDE Device ATA66 Flat Cable One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable ...

Page 5: ...r PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Mouse Connector 3V Lithium Battery CN3 JP1B1 JP1A1 PRT COM 1 VGA 1 JUSBC 1 1 1 1 1 CD1 Audio out Front out Audio in Rear out MIC IN Center Bass out PJ1 JP1 AUDIO01 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 USB2 1 1 1 1 USB1 CN1 LAN Connector SIR1 1 DDR1 DDR2 IDE 1 IDE 2 FDC JP5 CNR1 BAT1 ...

Page 6: ...nNetworkingRiser Slot PCI 3x 32 bit bus master PCI slots Super I O Super I O controller supporting Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port One parallel port Six USB2 0 ports four back panel ports onboard USB header providing two extra ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Storage 8235 Integrated ParallelATAcontroller supporting up to 4x UDMA33 66 100 133 ...

Page 7: ...quick and correct method to install your new motherboard For detailed information please refer to the motherboard User s Manual and Technical Reference online manual on the CD ROM package that came with your motherboard Gather and prepare all necessary components to complete the installation successfully Socket Aprocessor with CPU cooling fan boxed type DDR RAM module s Computer case with adequate...

Page 8: ...Mount Procedure To mount the Pentium 4 Socket mPGA478 processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions 1 Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole 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 Remember to connect t...

Page 9: ...nfiguration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 RAM Type DDR RAM non ECC and non registered Memory Module Size MB 128 256 512 1024 MB Step 3 Installation of Expansion Cards The motherboard has 1AGP slot and 3 PCI slots 1 Read the instruction document of the related expansion card before inserting the expansion card into the computer 2 Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in...

Page 10: ... Pin4 Pin5 Pin6 NC KEY 5V GND IRTX IRRX CD1 Internal Sound Connections Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Connect the CD Line in cord from the CD ROM DVD device to the matching connector CD1 CD IN L GND GND CD IN R Power LED Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 VCC NC GND Speaker Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 VCC NC NC Speaker out HDD LED PWRBT RESET Pin1 Pin2 Pin1 Pin2 Pin1 Pin2 LEDAnode LED Cathode Power On Off GND Control PIN GND Power On O...

Page 11: ... follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory 1 Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper JP5 Its white cap can easily identify this jumper 2 Put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS memory 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 ...

Page 12: ...ou re using 4 channel speaker connect the front L R speakers to Line out and rear L R speakers to Line in Make sure that the audio software is set for 4 channel speaker system If you are using 6 channel speaker connect the front L R speakers to Line out and the rear L R speakers to Line in Connect the Center Bass to Mic in Line in Line out Mic in ...

Page 13: ...TUP UTILITY will be shown on the 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 OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Select the LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SAVE EXIT SETUP Press Enter to save the new configuratio...

Page 14: ...anual 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 follow...

Page 15: ... 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 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 driver software that can be installed ...

Page 16: ...iver for VIA USB 2 0 Host Controller C Media Audio Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This driver supports 2 4 6 speakers 3D positional audio for the onboard C Media audio chip 10 100 Ethernet Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This program will install onboard LAN VIA LAN driver on your computer Panda Anti Virus Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Anti Virus software for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP driver revisi...

Page 17: ...nt as desired Select which driver you want to install and click OK or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Note Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require a restart of your system before they become active Step 3 Check the Latest R...

Page 18: ...SY P4VGM V1 0 Quick Start Guide 18 The SOYO CD After Windows XP installation your device manager should look like this ...

Page 19: ...Y P4VGM V1 0 Quick Start Guide 19 The SOYO CD After driver installation your Windows XP device manager should look like this Note To install the USB 2 0 driver please update to Windows XP service pack 1 ...

Page 20: ...SY P4VGM V1 0 Quick Start Guide 20 The SOYO CD Directory list of the driver CD VIA4in1driver VIAUSB2 0driverfor Win98SE ME P4M266Adisplaydriver Audiodriver VIALANdriver ...

Page 21: ...lt asp 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 USB2 0 Driver Installation for Windows 2000 USB 2 0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows 2000 For additional information regarding...

Page 22: ...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 watt for a minimally loaded system or 400 watt for a fully loaded system 5 Make sure the CPU fan is connected to CPUFAN1 connector 6 Remove the M B from the case and test ...

Page 23: ...one causes the lockup 3 Change the CPU 4 Make sure the boot device Harddisk CDROM Floppy etc you are trying to boot from contains a valid bootable medium or is bootable During Boot up my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error What is the problem 1 Clear CMOS memory 2 Redo your CMOS setup settings If your battery is empty the error will occur more frequently You will need to replace the battery i...

Page 24: ...ion number such as kvxa_2BA1 meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY K7V Dragon plus board or 6BA IV_2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with 2AA2 BIOS Where can I find the latest BIOS for my motherboard Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites Taiwan www soyo com tw USA http www soyousa com and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision How can I flash t...

Page 25: ...ction Audio Issue How can I disable the on boardAudio Go to Integrated Peripherals VIAOnchip PCI Device in the BIOS setup then set the AC97Audio to disabled I cannot get the sound working on my system 1 Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector in the M B 2 Check if your speakers are powered on 3 Install the audio driver supplied on our driver disc 4 Check BIOS setup if AC97...

Page 26: ... 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 1 Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin1 on the floppy drive side don t trust the key lock or notch and use the end connector of the cable don t use middle one 2 Some floppy drivers have their own jumper to make the same twist as the twist on the cabl...

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