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SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

Motherboard

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AMD Athlon & Duron Processors Supported

VIA KT880 AGP/PCI Motherboard

200/266/333/400 MHz Front Side Bus supported

ATX Form Factor

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User's Manual

SOYO™ SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

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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 manufacturer's

warranty. Overclocking beyond manufacturer's specifications is not encouraged and

should be assumed at the user's own risk. Unsafe overclocking can damage the user's

system or cause serious personal injury. If the user is unsure or in doubt about

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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 reliability; however, to the correctness of the contents there is no guarantee given.

The information in this document is subject to amend without notice.

For further information, please visit our Web Site on the Internet. The address is

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Edition: April 2004

Version P1.0

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Table of Contents SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION ................................1

1-1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................1

1-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD .....................................1

1-3 KEY FEATURES........................................................................3

1-4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD .......................................4

1-5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS..................5

1-6 SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT.....................6

1-7 SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS...7

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.....................................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 UTILITY ..................................................46

3-1 SOYO COMBO FEATURE......................................................49

3-2 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES...............................................56

3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ..............................................57

3-4 PCI/PNP RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.................................70

3-5 PC HEALTH STATUS..............................................................72

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3-6 BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP .........................................74

3-7 BIOS SECURITY FEATURES.................................................77

3-8 EXIT .........................................................................................77

CHAPTER 4 VIA 8237 SERIAL ATA 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

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

Chapter 1

MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION

1-1 INTRODUCTION

The SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 AGP/PCI motherboard is a high performance

Socket A, ATX form-factor system board. The SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

uses VIA Chipset technology 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 Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable

 One Heat Sink Compound

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 One COM port/Printer port Bracket

 One Back Panel

Warning: Do not unpack the motherboard from its anti-static

packaging until you are ready to install it.

Like most electronic equipment, your motherboard may be damaged by

electrostatic discharge. To avoid permanent damage to components ground

yourself while working by using a grounding strap. Otherwise, ground

yourself frequently by touching the unpainted portion of the computer

chassis to drain the static charges.

Handle the motherboard carefully, holding it by the edges.

You are now ready to start the installation.

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1-3 KEY FEATURES

CPU

Supports AMD 462 pins Socket A processors:

 Athlon XP (Palomino/Thoroughbred/Barton)

(200/266/333/400 MHz FSB)

 Duron/Morgan

Chipset VIA KT880/ 8237 Chipset

Memory  Supports PC2100, PC2700 and PC3200 DDR

(non-registered and ECC) memory modules.

AGP 1x AGP Pro master 4x/8x slot (1.5v only)

PCI 5x 32-bit bus master PCI slots

I/O

ITE IT8705F (GX) Super I/O controller supporting:

 Floppy disk controller

 Parallel port (SPP, EPP and ECP compliant)

 IrDA compatible infrared port

 PS/2 Keyboard 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 UDMA

33/66/100/133 Parallel ATA devices. Support

RAID 0, 1, 0+1 mode.

 ALi M5281 Integrated Serial ATA controller

(SATA3/4) supporting up to 2x UDMA 150 hard

disks in normal or RAID 0, 1 mode.

USB 2.0 8x USB 2.0 compliant ports (4 on rear IO panel, 4 pin

headers.)

IEEE 1394 Onboard VIA VT6307 IEEE1394 Firewire controller

with 2x pin header

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Sound AC97 C-Media CMI9780 8 Channel CODEC

Network

Onboard VIA VT6122 100Base-T and

1000BASE-T(Gigabit) Ethernet controller, supporting

Wake-On-Lan (WOL).

BIOS

 Power Failure resume function to allow the system

to turn on or off after a power failure, which is

indispensable for server systems.

 Wake On Ring and Power On by Alarm to allow

your system to wake up from suspend or power on

through the modem or RTC alarm.

 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 touching its components.

 Check the motherboard for damage. If any chip appears loose, press

carefully to set it firmly in its socket.

Warning: Do not apply power if the motherboard appears

damaged. If there is damage to the board, contact your dealer

immediately.

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1-5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS

Be sure to ground yourself before handling the motherboard or other system

components. Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components.

Note that you must take special precautions when handling the motherboard

in dry or air-conditioned environment.

To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge, take the following

precautions:

 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 yourself while working or use a grounding strap.

 Handle the motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its

components.

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1-6 SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

Back Panel SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 Platform

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1-7 SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD

COMPONENTS

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CPU Cooling Fan (CPUFAN3) connector

With these connectors you can attach the CPU fan or fans to your

motherboard. They supply power and (in the case of CPUFAN1)

allow you to monitor the speed of the FAN via the SOYO

Hardware Monitor software or via CMOS setup. For more details

on the lay-out of these connectors, check the CPU Cooling FAN

(CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CPUFAN3) paragraph on page 36.

Front panel I/O Connector (J30)

This connector allows you to extend your earphone, microphone,

Line-in connector to your front panel. Check the Front panel I/O

Connector (J30) paragraph on page 39 for a lay-out of this header.

ATX Power Supply connector

This connector is to connect the ATX connector of your ATX 12V

compliant power supply to the motherboard. For more details on

this connector, please check the F. ATX12V Power Supply

paragraph on page 41.

+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 Po wer

Supply paragraph on page 41.

VIA KT880 North Bridge

The advanced FastStream64 DDR400 Memory Controller on the

VIA KT880 interweaves with the 400MHz Front Side Bus to

provide a perfectly balanced subsystem, greatly reducing data

latency and enabling searing performance from the latest AMD

Athlon™ XP processors. In addition, the KT880 supports the very

latest I/O technologies including AGP8X, deriving maximum

performance from the most powerful graphics processors.

Socket 462 (Socket A) connector

This is the Zif (Zero Insertion Force) socket for your AMD

Athlon®, Athlon XP®, Duron® or Morgan® CPU. For more

information on how to install your CPU, check the CPU Mount

Procedure paragraph on page 17.

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ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) Jumper

SOYO's ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) is specially designed

hardware circuits that works hand in hand with the CPU’s internal

sensor in monitoring the temperature of the CPU and prevent it

from overheating. This jumper enables or disables this function.

For more information, please check the ABR (Anti Burn

Regulator) paragraph on page 21.

CPU Cooling Fan (CPUFAN1, 2) connectors

With these connectors you can attach the CPU fan or fans to your

motherboard. They supply power and (in the case of CPUFAN1)

allow you to monitor the speed of the FAN via the SOYO

Hardware Monitor software or via CMOS setup. For more details

on the lay-out of these connectors, check the CPU Cooling FAN

(CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CPUFAN3) paragraph on page 36.

DDR DIMM Banks

These 4, 184 pin memory slots are to install your system memory

in. They support up to 4 GB of memory. For more details check the

Step 2 Install Memory Module paragraph on page 22.

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.

VIA VT8237 South Bridge

Featuring the first ever integrated combined Serial ATA/RAID

controller, the VT8237 is the most advanced South Bridge

available on the market today. With its integrated dual channel

native Serial ATA/RAID controller supplying 150MB/s of

bandwidth per port and support for RAID 0 & RAID 1, the

VT8237 delivers the highest disk data transfer rates for maximum

system performance and provides the most advanced fault tolerant

solution for optimum data integrity. The VT8237 also features

support for up to four Parallel ATA-133 devices, extending

flexibility to the system integrator by allowing for mainstream or

value configurations leveraging the existing technology standard.

Additional features on the VIA VT8237 South Bridge include

support for up to eight USB 2.0 ports, and integrated PCI support.

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3V Lithium Battery

This battery supplies power to the CMOS RAM. As long as the

battery supplies enough power, the contents of your CMOS RAM

will be valid. CMOS RAM contents are configured by CMOS

setup, and can be cleared by JP5. For more details on this check the

G. CM O S C l ea r ( J P 5 ) paragraph on page 43.

M Onboard buzzer

This buzzer gives off system beeps.

Chassis Cooling Fan (CHAFAN1, 3)

This connector is to connect your chassis fan to your motherboard.

This motherboard supports up to 3 chassis fans. It allows you to

monitor the speed of CHAFAN1 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.

CMOS Clear Jumper (JP5)

This jumper allows you to clear 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.

Floppy disk connector

This motherboard supports one floppy drive. For more details,

please check the B. Floppy Drive Installation paragraph on page

27.

IDE RAID Ports

This IDE port (IDE 3, 4) can be used as normal IDE port or in a

RAID configuration and are controlled by ALi M5281 chip.

ATAPI devices will not work on these ports. For more details,

please check the A. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM)

paragraph on page 25.

5V Stand-By Indicator LED

The power supply will always supply a 5V standby voltage to your

motherboard so that it can power on via for example Wake On Lan

technology. This LED shows that your power supply is supplying

this standby voltage to your motherboard.

J25 Front panel connections header

This header contains the connections to the front panel on the case.

For more details, please check the C. Front Panel Connections

paragraph on page 28.

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ALi M5281 Serial ATA/IDE RAID chip

The M5281 provides personal computer systems with PCI device

solution of the highest integration: It includes two Serial-ATA Host

controllers (SATA3/4) for supporting a total of 2 ports, two fully

Parallel-ATA Host controller (IDE3/4) for supporting two single

channel.

IEEE1394 Firewire connector

These connectors allow you to attach IEEE 1394 connectors or

devices to the motherboard. The lay-out can be found in the IEEE

1394 (Firewire) Connector (FW1/FW2) paragraph on page 40.

SATA Connectors

These connectors allow you to attach one UDMA 150 hard disk to

each connector. SATA1/2 are controlled by VIA VT8237 chip, and

SATA 3/4 are controlled by the ALi M5281 chip, and SATA1~4 all

can support RAID 0 and 1. For more information on these

connectors check the A. IDE Device Installation (HDD,

CD-ROM) paragraph on page 25.

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 a single internet connection. Each individual port

detects connected device types and automatically configures data

speeds to either 100, 200 or 400 Mbps, speeds well suited to

multi-streaming I/O requirements. A programmable PCI power

management mode (specification 1.1) shuts down power to

unconnected ports while the sleep function maximizes power

efficiency of connected ports.

USB 2.0 connectors

These connectors support 2 USB 2.0 ports per connector. For

details on the lay-out, please check the Universal Serial Bus

(USB1/USB2/USB3/USB4, USB20_1/USB20_2) paragraph on

page33.

Y COM Port

Z LPT Port

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Flash BIOS

This chip contains the system BIOS firmware, and is software

upgradable. It's size is 2Mbit. For updates of your Flash BIOS,

please go to http://www.soyousa.com. For details on how to setup

your BIOS, please go to the Quick BIOS Setup chapter on page

44.

ITE IT8705F Super I/O Chip

IT8705F is a LPC Interface based highly integrated Super I/O.

IT8705F provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O

functionality plus the latest Environment Control initiatives, such

as Hardware Monitor, Fan Speed Controller and ITE’s

“SmartGuardian” function. The device’s LPC interface complies

with Intel “LPC Interface Specification Rev. 1.0” (Sept. 29, 1997).

IT8705F meets the “Microsoft PC98/99/2001 System Design

Guide” requirements and is ACPI compliant.

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.

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

for more details on page 38 in the CD Line-in/AUXIN

(CDIN1,AUXIN1) paragraph.

AUXIN CDROM Audio In connectors

This connector allows you to attach a second CDROM analog

audio out output to your motherboard. Please check for more

details on page 38 in the CD Line-in/AUXIN (CDIN1,AUXIN1)

paragraph.

AF AC97 C-Media CMI9780 8 Channel CODEC

32 bit PCI slots

These are the motherboard's 3.3v busmastering PCI slots,

compliant to PCI specification v2.2. Please check the Step 3

Install Expansion Card paragraph on page 23 for more details.

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VIA VT6122 LAN Chip

Onboard VIA VT6122 100Base-T and 1000BASE-T(Gigabit)

Ethernet controller, supporting Wake-On-Lan (WOL).

Chassis Cooling Fan (CHAFAN2)

This connector is to connect your chassis fan to your motherboard.

This motherboard supports up to 3 chassis fans. It allows you to

monitor the speed of 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.

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.

Back panel connectors

These connectors allow you to attach the external devices to the

back of your PC. Please check the Back Panel Connections

paragraph on page 30 for more details.

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Chapter 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Congratulations on owning a-SY-KT880 DRAGON 2. You are about to

install and connect your new motherboard.

Note: Do not unpack the motherboard from its protective

anti-static packaging until you have made the following

preparations.

2-1 PREPARATIONS

Gather and prepare all the following hardware equipment to complete the

installation successfully:

1. Socket A processor with built-in CPU cooling fan (boxed type)

2. DDR RAM module (s)

3. Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit

4. Monitor

5. PS/2 Keyboard

6. Pointing Device (PS/2 mouse)

7. Speaker(s) (optional)

8. Disk Drives: HDD, CD-ROM, Floppy drive…

9. External Peripherals: Printer, Plotter, and Modem (optional)

10. Internal Peripherals: Modem and LAN cards (optional)

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2-2 INSTALLATION GUIDE

We will now begin the installation process. Please follow the step-by-step

procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation.

Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 2- Install memory modules

Step 3- Install expansion cards

Step 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 Duron

processor that you have purchased separately, follow these instructions.

1. Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position.

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2. Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive

edge on the socket.

3. Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing.

4. Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place.

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.

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CPU Fan Installation

Your Socket 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.

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.

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2. Make sure that the retaining clip is in this position before trying to install

the heatsink. Notice that the clip is 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.

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4. The fans power connector should be connected to CPUFAN1.

Note: If the fan is defective or Power connector is not connected to

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.

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FOC ( Fan-Off Control )

The newly designed SOYO “FOC” is based on the concept of total

protection for CPU, which is very different from currently seen on the

market. The H/W control function is used to see a passive security system of

monitoring and warning. S/W Simultaneous Signal Follow-ups techniques

and Auto Power Off System are included to prevent all possible damage

caused by the malfunctioning of the CPU fan. With the help of “O/S On

Time Monitoring And Warning” function, provided by the H/W monitoring

system, the double-protection purpose is achieved.

“FOC” includes the following functions:

(1) Simultaneous Signal Follow Ups: Before the system enters the O/S,

H/W will detect the signals of the CPU fan pins, get their revolution

information 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.

2. CPU fan with sensor pins must be used.

3. CPU fans approved by AMD are strongly recommended.

The “HOT KEY” function is provided for the CPU fans without sensor pins,

to avoid the power off. Users may press the “Insert” key to jump over the

“Power Off” mode; go to the BIOS and disable “FOC”. Now system can be

booted normally.

We provide the following user-friendly protection features:

1. Fan-Off Control: The motherboard detects the status of the CPU fan

and protects the CPU by automatically disconnecting the power

supply. The default value of this function is Enable. After booting

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up, the user may disable it.

2. Heat Dissipation Paste: Heat Dissipation Paste is included for all

Socket-A motherboards, to enhance the heat dissipation capability.

Furthermore, we strongly recommend our users to enable the function of

H/W monitoring in the BIOS. This function, together with the FOC,

provides the total protection to the CPU and allows it to maximize its

performance.

ABR (Anti Burn Regulator)

SOYO's ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) is specially designed hardware circuits

that works hand in hand with the CPU’s internal sensor in monitoring the

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 XP and Morgan CPU. Duron and

Thunderbird CPU are not supported

Some early versions of the 2400+ and 2600+ XP CPUs when used in

this motherboard will automatically activate the ABR function, thus

making a beeping sound and shut down your system. If this

compatibility issue arises, you need to disable the ABR function via

the ABR hardware jumper.

Setting Enabled Disabled

ABR Jumper

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Step 2 Install Memory Module

This motherboard supports two Dual Channels to your memory. Note that

you can use normal DDR memory for Dual Channel to work. Also note that

for Dual 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

DIMA2

DIMB1

DIMB2

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Memory Configuration Table

If you want to use the Dual Channel feature, please follow the memory

configuration table below:

Step 3 Install Expansion Card

The motherboard has 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots.

1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before inserting

the expansion card into the computer.

2. Press the 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 to be set “DDR

Voltage Select” to 2.7V at BIOS when using.

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AGP Pro Slot

This motherboard supports AGP 4x/8x/Pro VGA CARD.

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.

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Step 4 Connect cables, case wires, and power supply

A. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM)

This Motherboard offers two primary (IDE1, IDE3) IDE device connectors,

2 secondary IDE device connectors (IDE2, IDE4) and 4 tertiary serial ATA

ports. IDE1 and IDE2 can support up to 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 to 12 HDDs.

IDE3 IDE4

RAID IDE

IDE 1 IDE 2 Pin-1

Pin-1

Primary

IDE

Secondary

IDE

SATA1

SATA3 SATA4

SATA2

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Note:.

Creating a RAID 0, 1, 0+1 array on IDE3/IDE4 is possible

Creating a RAID 0, 1 array on SATA1/SATA2 is possible.

Creating a RAID 0, 1 array on SATA3/SATA4 is possible.

Parallel ATA connectors

Connect 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 SATA cable goes into your SATA device.

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B. Floppy Drive Installation

The system supports 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

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C. Front Panel Connections

Plug the computer case's front panel devices to the corresponding headers

on the motherboard.

1. Power LED

Please install according to the following pin assignment: pin 1,3 are for

Power LED.

Power LED

Pin Assignment

GNDNCVCC

Power LED Speaker

Reset PWRB

CPI LED HDD LED

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2. Reset

Plug the Reset push-button cable into the 2-pin Reset header on the

motherboard. Pushing the Reset button on the front panel will cause the

system to restart the boot-up sequence.

3. Speaker

Attach the 4-pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on

the motherboard.

4. IDE LED

Attach the 2-pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE LED

header on the motherboard. This will cause the LED to light up when an IDE

device (HDD, CD-ROM) on IDE 1,2 or SATA 1,2 device is active.

Reset Pin Assignment

Power Good GND

HDD LED Pin Assignment

LED Anode LED Cathode

Speaker outNCNCVCC

Speaker Pin Assignment

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5. ATX Power On/Off Switch

Attach the 2-pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning

ON or OFF your ATX power supply.

D. Back Panel Connections

All external devices such as the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB can be

plugged directly onto the motherboard back panel.

Only after you have fixed and locked the motherboard to the computer case

can you start connecting the external peripheral devices.

When connecting an external device, use the following figure to locate and

identify which back panel connector to plug the device to.

PWRBT Pin Assignment

Power On/Off GND

PS/2 KB

Connector

PS/2 MousePS/2 Mouse

Connector

Line out / Front out

Line in

MIC IN

Back Surround

Surround

CENTER/Bass

USB1 / USB2 / LAN

USB3 / USB4

COM Port

Printer Port (LPT)

Pin 1

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1. Onboard Serial Ports (COM)

External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include:

- serial mouse

- modem

Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1/COM2 9-pin male

connectors located at the rear panel of the motherboard.

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

NDCD# NDSR1#

NRTS1#

NCTS1

NRI1#

NRXD1

NTXD1

NDTR1#

GND

-STB

FD#

ERR#

INIT#

SLIN#

GND

PRD0

PRD1

PRD2

PRD3

PRD4

PRD5

PRD6

PRD7

ACK#

BUSY

SLCT

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3. PS/2 Keyboard

Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard

connector located at the rear panel of the motherboard.

4. PS/2 Mouse

Similarly, plug the mouse jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2 mouse

connector.

Pin5

KBD Clock

Pin6

Pin3

GND

Pin1

KBD DATA

Pin2

Pin4

VCC

Pin6

Pin5

Mouse Clock

Pin4

VCC

Pin3

GND

Pin2

Pin1

Mouse DATA

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5. Universal Serial Bus (USB1/USB2/USB3/USB4, USB20_1/USB20_2)

This motherboard provides eight USB ports for your additional devices.

Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector

USB1/USB2/USB3/USB4.

- Standard device drivers come with the 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 supports USB 2.0

devices.

9GND

(+)Data

(-)Data

Power

GND

(+)Data

(-)Data

Power

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6. Onboard audio (Audio Speakers connections)

When using 2-channel speaker, connect the speaker cable to Line-out.

If you’re 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

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E. Other Connections

1. Standard Infrared (SIRCON)

Plug the 5-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

12345

VCC IRRX

GND

IRTX

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2. Cooling Fan Installation

(1) CPU Cooling FAN (CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CPUFAN3)

After you have seated 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:

SENSOR

12V

GND

12V

312

CPU Cooling Fan

(CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CPUFAN3)

CPUFAN Pin Assignment

CPUFAN1

CPUFAN2

CPUFAN3

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(2) Chassis Cooling Fan (CHAFAN1,CHAFAN2, CHAFAN3)

Some chassis also feature a cooling fan. This motherboard features 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 on this motherboard, while

CHAFAN is optional.

Classis Cooling Fan

(CHAFAN1, CHAFAN2, CHAFAN3)

CHAFAN Pin Assignment

CHAFAN1

CHAFAN2

CHAFAN3

SENSOR

12V

GND

12V

GND

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3. CD Line-in/AUXIN (CDIN1,AUXIN1)

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:

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4. Front panel I/O Connector (J30)

You can connect the Line-out /MIC in to the front panel of 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:

MIC_L

MIC_R

AUD_F_R

HP_ON

AUD_F_L

LINE_I_R

LINE_I_L

2GND

VCC

AUD_R_R

GND

AUD_R_L

LINE_R_R

LINE_R_L

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7. IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Connector (FW1/FW2)

This motherboard provides 3 IEEE 1394 ports for your Firewire devices.

Standard drivers are supplied 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

5PWR0

B0PC

GND

0PC

5PWR1

B1PC

GND

1PC

CGND

PWR0

B0MC

CGND

A0MC

CGND

PWR1

B1MC

CGND

1MC

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F. ATX12V Power Supply

The power supply connector is the last connection to be made when

installing a motherboard. This motherboard requires an ATX 12V power

supply. AT or ATX power supplies cannot be used. We recommend a power

supply of at least 350W, or 400W under 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,

lease make sure the ATX 12V power supply is able to provide

at least 1220mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB).

TX Power

5VSBLED

+12V Power Connector

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3.3V

-12V

GND

PS-ON

GND

-5V

3.3V

GND

PW-OK

5VSB

12V

TX Power

Note 3: The minimum recommended wattage is 400W for a

fully loaded system or 350W for a minimally loaded system,

the system might become unstable if power supply is not

enough

Note 4: The 4 pin ATX 12V must be connected to the motherboard.

Without this connector, 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 mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB).

Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment:

 Pay special care to the directionality.

+12V Power Connecto

Pin1 Pin3

+12VDC

COM

FIG. 1 FIG. 2

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G. CMO S Cl ear ( JP 5)

In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data, follow the steps

below to clear the CMOS memory.

1. Put the jumper back to 1-2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS

memory.

2. Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2-3 on jumper

JP5. This jumper can be easily identified by its white cap.

CMOS

Clearing 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: 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 Utility, press the <DEL> key while the system is

performing the diagnostic checks

Note: If you have failed to enter the BIOS, wait until the boot up

sequence is completed. Then push the RESET button and press

<DEL> key again at the beginning of boot-up, during diagnostic

checks.

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Repeat this operation until you get the following screen.

4. The BIOS Setup screen appears:

CMOS Setup Utility

SOYO COMBO Feature BIOS Security Features

Standard BIOS Features Load Failsafe Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults

 PCI/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 to

enter the AMIBIOS Setup program. The CMOS SETUP UTILITY

will be shown on the screen. Follow these steps to configure the CPU

settings.

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Step1. Select [STANDARD BIOS Features]

Set [Date/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.

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Chapter 3

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer,

such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various

configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize

all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination

between system components.

If the Setup 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 utility and manually change the configuration. You

might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected

to the mainboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

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Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before

the operating system loading that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>if you want to

run SETUP”. Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the

Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.

SOYO COMBO Feature BIOS Security Features

Standard BIOS Features Load Failsafe Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults

 PCI/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

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 F2 to cycle

through the Setup Utility’s optional color schemes.

Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed

values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press

PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The

other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your

answer OK or Cancel.

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If you have already changed the setup 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.

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3-1 SOYO COMBO FEATURE

This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU

frequency. Instead, CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS

[SOYO COMBO Feature].

After the hardware installation is complete, turn the power switch on, then

press the <DEL> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the

AMIBIOS Setup program. The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on

screen. Then, select the [SOYO COMBO Feature] option from the main

menu and press the <Enter> key.

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]

Config. System Pref. &

ClockGen Chipset

:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

The [SOYO COMBO Feature] menu combines the main parameters that

you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS.

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SOYO COMBO Feature

Setting Description Note

Auto Default

CPU Voltage

Select 1.100V, 1.125V, 1.150V

1.175V, 1.200V, 1.225V

1.250V, 1.275V, 1.300V

1.325V, 1.350V, 1.375V

1.400V, 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.

1.8 V

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Setting Description Note

Disabled

RAID Default

OnBoard SATA

1, 2

SATA

Enabled/Disabled 8237 SATA 1,

Disabled

Onboard

SATA/PATA

3, 4

Enabled

Enabled/Disabled ALi

SATA/PATA 3, 4. Default

Disabled

Onboard 1394

Enabled

Enabled/Disabled onboard 1394.

Default

Disabled

Onboard AC 97

Audio Enabled

Enabled/Disabled onboard AC97

Audio. Default

Disabled

Onboard LAN

Enabled

Enabled/Disabled onboard LAN

Default

3-1.1 Clock Generator Configuration

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 [Disabled]

Options

Normal

Fast

Turbo

:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

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System Perf. & OverClocking

Setting Description Note

Normal Default

System

Performance Fast

Adjust your computer performance.

Turbo

Auto Default

CPU Ratio

Selection 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5,

7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5,

9.0, 9.5, 10.0,

10.5, 11.0, 11.5,

12.0, 12.5, 13.0,

13.5, 14.0, 15.0,

16.0, 16.5, 17.0,

18.0, 19.0, 20.0,

21.0, 22.5

The available CPU ratio you

can select will depends on you

CPU ID.

Auto Default

Manual

100 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 the CPU Front Side Bus in 1MHz

increment or Press “Enter” key, then type the

desired CPU Front Side Bus.

Auto Default

CPU to PCI

Divider

This option determines how fast

your PCI slot run at; default PCI

speed is 33MHz.

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Setting Description Note

AGP/PCI

Clock(Mhz)

Shows the current bus speed of

AGP/PCI.

Enabled

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

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3-1.2 Advanced Tune-up Settings

CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Tune-up Settings

******** DRAM Timing ******** Help Item

DRAM Frequency [By SPD]

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Auto By SPD]

DRAM BUS Selection [Auto]

Primary Graphics Adapter [AGP]

Vlink 8X Supported [Enabled]

AGP Mode [AGP 4X]

AGP Read Synchronization [Disabled]

AGP Fast Write [Disabled]

Graphics Aperture Size [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 MHz

Auto By SPD Default

Manual

Turbo

Configure

DRAM

Timing by

SPD Ultra

If chooses SPD, will auto detect the

DRAM timing.

Auto Default

Single Channel

DRAM BUS

Selection

Dual Channel

If Choose Auto, will auto detect

DRAM BUS.

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Setting Description Note

AGP Default

Primary

Graphics

Adapter

PCI

This item indicates if the primary

graphics adapter uses the PCI or the

AGP bus. The default AGP setting

still lets the onboard display work

and allows the use of a second

display card installed in an AGP

slot.

Disabled

Vlink 8X

Supported Enabled

Increase system performance.

Default

AGP Mode Control

Setting Description Note

AGP Mode

This item allows you to choose the

AGP 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, read to the AGP

(Accelerated Graphics Port) are

executed with one wait states.

Disabled Default

AGP Master 1

W/S Write Enabled When Enabled, writes to the

AGP(Accelerated Graphics Port) are

executed with one wait states.

Normal Default

Fast

Command

Ultra

Increase system performance.

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3-2 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES

Select the [Standard BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press

[Enter] key.

Standard BIOS Features

System Overview Item Help

AMIBIOS

Version :K7V880-4AP1

Processor

Type :AMD Athlon(tm) XP

Speed :2100MHz

Count :1

System 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 size

System Time/System Date

Display Description Note

System

Time

hh:mm:ss Display the current

time.

System

Date

mm/dd/yyyy Display the current day.

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3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES

Select the [Advanced BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press

[Enter] key.

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Settings Item Help

WARNING :Setting wrong values in below sections

May cause system 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).

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F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] key and follow the

instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.

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3-3.1 IDE Configuration

IDE Configuration

IDE Configuration Item Help

Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Both]

Primary IDE Master [Not Detected]

Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected]

Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected]

Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected]

Third IDE Master [Not Detected]

Third IDE Slave [Not Detected]

Fourth IDE Master [Not Detected]

Fourth IDE Slave [Not Detected]

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [10]

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detect [Host & Device]

DISABLED: disables the

integrated IDE

Controller.

RIMARY: enables onl

the

Primary IDE Controller.

SECONDARY: enables only

the Secondary IDE

Controller.

BOTH: enables both IDE

Controllers.

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Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Master Item Help

Device :ATAPI CDROM

Vendor :YAMAHA AUDIOROM 5238E

LBA Mode :Supported

PIO Mode :4

Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2

Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-2

Type [Auto]

PIO Mode [Auto]

DMA Mode [Auto]

Select the type of device

connected to the system.

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IDE Configuration

Setting Description Note

Disabled disables the integrated IDE

Controller.

Primary enables only the Primary IDE

Controller.

Secondary Enables only the Secondary IDE

Controller.

Onboard PCI

IDE Controller

Both enables both IDE Controllers. Default

IDE Pri 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.

10 Default

IDE Detect Time

Out (Sec)

Timeout for detecting ATA/ATAPI

device(s).

Host &

Device

Default

Host

ATA(PI) 80Pin

Cable Detect

Device

Detecting 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable.

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3-3.2 Floppy Configuration

Floppy Configuration

Floppy Configuration Item Help

Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 1/2”]

Select the t

e of flo

ppy

drive connected to the

system.

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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

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3-3.3 SuperIO Configuration

SuperIO Configuration

Configure ITE8705 Super IO Chipset Item Help

OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

UART Mode Address [Disabled]

Parallel Port Address [378]

Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Allows BIOS to Enable or

Disable Floppy

Controller.

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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

Choose serial port's I/O

address.

Do not set port to the same

address except for Disabled.

If [UART Mode Address] is set to [3F8/IRQ4 or 2F8/IRQ3 or 3E8/IRQ4 or 2E8/IRQ3]

Standard Default

IrDA SIR

(recommend)

UART Mode

Select

ASK IR

Allows BIOS to select UART

Mode.

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Setting Description Note

Disabled

378 Default

278

Parallel Port

Address

3BC

Choose the parallel port’s I/O

address.

Normal Default

EPP

ECP

Parallel Port

Mode

EPP & ECP

The mode depends on your

external device that connects to

this port.

If [Parallel Port Mode] is set to [EPP & ECP]

DMA0

DMA1

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

ACPI Configuration

General ACPI Configuration Item Help

Suspend mode [S1 (POS)]

USB Device Wakeup Function [Enabled]

Select the ACPI state used

for System Suspend.

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ACPI Configuration

Setting Description Note

S1 (POS) Default

S3 (STR)

Suspend Mode

S1 & S3

Lets you set the system

suspend mode.

IF [Suspend Mode] is set to [S3 (STR) / S1 & S3]

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

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3-3.5 APM Configuration

APM Configuration

Power Management/APM [Enabled] Item Help

Power Button Mode [On/Off]

Restore on AC/Power Loss [Power Off]

Standby Time Out [Disabled]

Suspend Time Out [Disabled]

Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) [Disabled]

Green PC Monitor Power State [Suspend]

Video Power Down Mode [Suspend]

Hard Disk 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 [Any Key]

Resume On PS/2 Mouse [S3]

Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Options

Disabled.

Enabled

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APM Configuration

Setting Description Note

Enabled Default

Power

Management/

APM

Disabled

Use this item to enable or

disable a power management

scheme. If you enable power

management, you can use the

items below to set the power

management operation.

On/Off Default

Power Button

Mode Standby

Suspend

Setting power button mode.

Power Off The system will remain off

when power comes 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 Min, 40 Min

50 Min, 60 Min

Lets you define the standby

time out times.

Disabled Default

Suspend Time

Out 1 Min, 2 Min,

4 Min, 8 Min,

10 Min, 20 Min

30 Min, 40 Min

50 Min, 60 Min

Lets you define the suspend

time out times.

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Setting Description Note

Disabled Default

Hard Disk

Time Out

(Minute)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9, 10, 11,

12, 13, 14, 15

Lets you define the Hard Disk

time out times.

Standby

Suspend Default

Green PC

Monitor

Power State 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 Activity

Monitoring

Monitor IRQ3, IRQ7, IRQ14

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Advanced Resume Events Controls

Setting Description Note

Disabled Default

Resume On

Ring Enabled

Disable/Enable Ring to generate a

wake event.

Disabled Default

Resume On

PME# Enabled

Disable/Enable PME# signal to

generate a 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

RTC Alarm Enabled

Disable/Enable RTC to generate a

wake event.

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3-3.6 MPS Configuration

MPS Configuration

MPS Configuration Item Help

MPS Revision [1.4]

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MPS Configuration

Setting Description Note

1.4 Default

MPS Revision

1.1

Allows you to choose the

Multi-Processor Specification

(MPS) version.

3-3.7 USB Configuration

CMOS Setup Utility

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 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Enables 1.1 USB host

controllers.

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F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

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USB Configuration

Setting Description Note

Disabled

USB 2 Ports

USB 4 Ports

USB 6 Ports

USB 1.1 Ports

Configuration

USB 8 Ports

Configuration USB1.1 Host

Controllers.

Default

Enabled Default

USB 2.0 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 (480Mbps)

or FullSpeed (12Mbps).

Default

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3-4 PCI/PNP RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

This option sets the Motherboard's PCI Slots.

PCI/PNP Resource Management

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Item Help

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

May cause system to malfunction.

Plug & Play O/S [No]

PCI Latency Timer [64]

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]

PCI IDE BusMaster [Disabled]

IRQ3 [Available]

IRQ4 [Available]

IRQ5 [Available]

IRQ7 [Available]

IRQ9 [Available]

IRQ10 [Available]

IRQ11 [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

stem confi

ure Plu

and

Play (PnP) devices not

uired for boot if

our

stem has a Plu

and Pla

operating system.

Size of memory block to

reserve for legacy ISA

devices.

:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

After you have completed the PCI Slot Configuration, press [Esc] and

follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without

saving.

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Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

PNP/PCI

Controls

Setting Description Note

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.

Plug & Play OS

No Lets the BIOS configure all

the devices in the system.

Default

PCI Latency

Timer 64 Default

128

160

192

224

248

Value in units of PCI clocks

for PCI device latency timer

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/writing to IDE

devices.

PCI IDE

BusMaster

Disabled Default

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3-5 PC HEALTH STATUS

This option sets the motherboard's PC Health Status.

PC Health Status

PC Health Status Item Help

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

FOC (Fan-Off Control) [Enabled]

ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) [Default (85°C)]

Vcore : 1.488V

+3.3V : 3.248V

+5V : 5.053V

+12V : 12.032V

DDR Voltage : 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 enable, this function protect

user’s CPU from overheating in

an event there’s a problem with

the CPU FAN. The user should

also plug the CPU FAN power

on the CPU FAN1 pin. If not,

system will auto shutdown.

Default

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Setting Description Note

120°C/248°F

115°C/239°F

110°C/230°F

105°C/221°F

100°C/212°F

95°C/203°F

90°C/194°F

85°C/185°F

80°C/176°F

75°C/167°F

70°C/158°F

65°C/149°F

60°C/140°F

55°C/131°F

50°C/122°F

Default (85°C) Default

ABR (Anti Burn

Regulator)

Disabled

Set the CPU temperature for the

system to shutdown.

Vcore, +3.3V,

+5V, +12V, DDR

Vol tage, AGP

Vol tage

Show the current voltage status.

CPU Temp.

External °C/°F Show the current status of CPU

temperature.

CHA

Tempe rature °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 RPM Show the current status of

CPU/CHA Fan.

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3-6 BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP

This option sets the Motherboard's Boot Configuration Setup.

Boot Configuration Setup

Boot Settings Configuration [Press Enter] Help Item

Boot Device Priority [Press Enter]

Hard Disk Drives [Press Enter]

Removable Drives [Press Enter]

CD/DVD Drives [Press Enter]

Confi

ure Settin

s durin

System Boot.

: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

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]

Allows BIOS to skip

certain tests while

booting. This will

decrease the time needed

to boot the system.

:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

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3-6.1 Boot Device Priority

CMOS Setup Utility

Boot Device Priority

Boot Device Priority Item Help

1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

2nd Boot Device [CD/DVD:PM-YAMAHA]

Specifies the boot

sequence from the

available devices.

A device enclosed in

parenthesis has bee

disabled in the

corresponding type menu.

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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

Hard Disk Drives

Hard Disk Drives Item Help

1st Drive [HDD:PM-ST320014A]

2nd Drive [SCSI Card]

Specifies the boot

sequence from available

devices.

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3-6.3 Removable Drives

CMOS Setup Utility

Removable Drives

Boot Device Priority Item Help

1st Drive [1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

Specifies the boot

sequence from available

devices.

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F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

3-6.4 CD/DVD Drives

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 Values F8:Fail-Safe Defaults F9: Optimized Defaults

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3-7 BIOS SECURITY FEATURES

If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears that you can

enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or

numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. There will be the

second dialog box asking you to retype the password for confirmation. Press

Enter after you have retyped it correctly. Then, the password is required for

the access to the Setup Utility or for it at start-up, depending on the setting of

the Password Check item in Advanced Setup.

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.

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3-8 EXIT

Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made

in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program. When the Save and

Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and exit, or press N to exit without

saving.

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Boot 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.

VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

Chapter 4

VIA 8237 SERIAL ATA DRIVER

INSTALLATION

You can use your VIA 8237 (SATA1, SATA2) as

1. Normal IDE function.

2. RAID function. (RAID 0, 1)

To use SATA1 and SATA2 as normal IDE, please do the following steps

1. Go to the CMOS 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 Card”

5. Install the VIA Serial ATA driver, see driver installation

instructions below

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Install VIA 8237 SATA during OS Installation

Install driver during Windows XP installation

1. Set the folder options to “show hidden files and folders”, check

Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option.

2. Go to “d:\raid\vt8237\driver disk\SATA” directory, (assuming that

your CD-ROM is drive d) copy all the files and folders to a floppy

disk. Some files are hidden, so step #1 must be done.

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

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 driver is newer than

the default driver, press S (use the driver on floppy) to continue.

9. The following interface will list the devices to be installed, in which

“VIA 8237 SATARaid SATARaid controller for windows XP”

item should be included. (If users want to install other devices, press

“S” at this time.) Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup.

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Install driver during Windows 2000 installation

1. Set the folder options to “show hidden files and folders”, check

Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option.

2. Go to “d:\raid\vt8237\driver disk\SATA”, (assuming that your

CD-ROM is drive d) copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk.

Some files are hidden, so step #1 must be done.

3. Windows 2000 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.

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

the default driver, press S (use the driver on floppy) to continue

9. The following interface will list the devices to be installed, in which

“VIA 8237 SATARaid controller for Windows NT and 2000”

item should be included. (If users want to install other devices, press

“S” at this time.) Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup

ALI M5281 IDE3/IDE4 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

Chapter 5

ALI M5281 IDE3/IDE4 DRIVER

INSTALLATION

You can use your IDE3/IDE4 as

1. Normal IDE function.

2. RAID function. (RAID0, 1, 0+1)

To use IDE3/IDE4 as normal IDE, please do the following steps

1. Go to the CMOS setup  SOYO COMBO Feature  and set the

“Onboard SATA/PATA 3,4” to “Enable”.

2. Install the ALi M5281 driver. See driver installation instruction

below.

To use IDE3/IDE4 as RAID controller, 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. Install the ALi M5281 driver. See driver installation instruction

below.

To boot from the IDE 3/IDE4

1. Go to the CMOS setup  SOYO COMBO Feature  and set the

“Onboard SATA/PATA 3,4” to “Enable”.

2. Go to the CMOS setup  SOYO COMBO Feature  and set the

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“Onboard SATA/PATA 3,4” to “Enable”.

3. Set the “First Boot Device” to “SCSI Card”.

For more information on the ALi M5281 Utility Software, please check the

ALi M5281 manual located in “d:\manual\ M5281-83_raid096.pdf” in the

Soyo driver CD.

Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation

Install driver during Windows XP installation

1. Go to “d:\raid\M5283\SATA50XX” directory, (assuming that

your CD-ROM 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 drivers, then press Enter to

continue

7. In the following window of device type, please select “M5281

SATA RAID controller (Windows XP)” to continue

8. Win XP will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than

the default driver, press S (use the driver on floppy) to continue

9. The following interface will list the devices to be installed, in which

“M5281 SATA RAID controller (Windows XP)” item should be

included. (If users want to install other devices, press “S” at this

time.) Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup.

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Install driver during Windows 2000 installation

1. Go to “d:\raid\M5283\SATA50XX” directory, (assuming that

your CD-ROM is drive d) copy all the files and folders to a

floppy disk.

2. Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware configuration

3. Press “F6” when the message “Press F6 if you need to install a third

party 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 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 interface will list the devices to be installed, in which

“M5281 SATA RAID controller (Windows 2000)” item should be

included. (If users want to install other devices, press “S” at this

time.) Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup

ALI M5281 SATA3/SATA4 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

Chapter 6

ALI M5281 SATA3/SATA4 DRIVER

INSTALLATION

You can use your ALi M5281 (SATA3/SATA4) as

1. Normal IDE function.

2. RAID function. (RAID0, 1)

To use SATA3 and SATA4 as normal IDE, please do the following steps

1. Go to the CMOS setup  SOYO COMBO Feature  and set the

“Onboard SATA/PATA 3,4” to “Enable”.

2. Go to the CMOS setup  BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP

BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY

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 “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. Install the ALi M5281 driver. See driver installation instruction

below.

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To boot from the SATA3/SATA4

1. Go to the CMOS setup  SOYO COMBO Feature  and set the

“Onboard SATA/PATA 3,4” to “Enable”.

2. Go to the CMOS setup  BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP 

BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY.

3. Set the “First Boot Devise” to “SCSI Card”.

For more information on the ALi M5281 Utility Software, please check the

ALi M5281 manual located in “d:\manual\M5281-83_raid096.pdf” in the

Soyo driver CD.

Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation

Install driver during Windows XP installation

1. Go to “d:\raid\M5283\SATA50XX” directory, (assuming that

your CD-ROM 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, then press Enter to continue

7. In the following window of device type, please select “M5281

SATA RAID controller (Windows XP)” to continue

8. Win XP will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than

the default driver, press S (use the driver on floppy) to continue

9. The following interface will list the devices to be installed, in which

“M5281 SATA RAID controller (Windows XP)” item should be

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included. (If users want to install other devices, press “S” at this

time.) Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup.

Install driver during Windows 2000 installation

1. Go to “d:\raid\M5283\SATA50XX” directory, (assuming that

your CD-ROM is drive d) copy all the files and folders to a

floppy disk.

2. Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware configuration

3. Press “F6” when the message “Press F6 if you need to install a third

party 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, press S (use the driver on floppy) to continue

8. The following interface will list the devices to be installed, in which

“M5281 SATA RAID controller (Windows 2000)” item should be

included. (If users want to install other devices, press “S” at this

time.) Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup

Drivers Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

Chapter 7

DRIVERS INSTALLATION

The SOYO-CD will Auto Run only in Windows Base Operating

System.

Your SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled

"SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains

a. The user's 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 following page

(SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu)

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The user's manual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF (Postscript

Document) format. In order to read a PDF file, the appropriate Acrobat

Reader software must be installed in your system.

Note: The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader

utility is already present in your system, and otherwise prompts you on

whether or not you want to install it. You must install the Acrobat Reader

utility to be able to read the user's manual file. Follow the instructions on your

screen during installation, then once the installation is completed, restart your

system and re-run the SOYO CD.

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Step 2. Install Drivers and Utilities

Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can

be installed with your motherboard. The Start Up program displays the

drivers available for the particular model of motherboard you own. We

recommend that you only install those drivers.

(Driver Installation Menu)

Select the appropriate driver, then click OK

A short description of all 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 install the driver for VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller

for Windows 98SE and Windows ME. For Windows 2000 and XP, please

check Chapter 5.

 VIA Gigabit Ethernet Driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP

This program will install VIA Gigabit Lan Driver on you computer.

Drivers Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

 VIA Serial ATA driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP

This program is for install Driver to use Serial ATA function.

 C-MEDIA Audio Driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP

You have to install the drivers before installing any application for the

Onboard Audio.

 ALi ATA/SATA RAID Driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP

This program will install ALi Serial ATA driver on your computer.

 VIA 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/

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 It

Data Image software

 Wasay Pro Magic

ProMagic is an instant system recovery software that provides convenient

instant restoration to the preferred state at any specific restore time point as

desired.

Drivers Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

 Wasay Data Processing Utility

Wasay Data Processing Utility is an instant file restoration program that not

only provides convenient & instant file recovery but also helps to manage

your files.

 Panda Anti Virus Titanium

Anti Virus software for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.

Note: Once you have selected a driver, the system will automatically exit the

SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program. When the installation is

complete, most drivers require to restart your system before they can become

active.

Step 3. Check the Latest Releases

Click the 'Check the latest Releases' button to go the SOYO Website to

automatically find the latest BIOS, manual and driver releases for your

motherboard. This button will only work if your computer is connected to the

internet through a network or modem connection. Make sure to get your

modem connection up before clicking this button.

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After Windows XP installation, your device manager should look like this:

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After driver installation, your Windows XP device manager should look like

this:

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Drivers directory list in the CD driver

USB 2.0 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2

Chapter 8

USB 2.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION

USB 2.0 Driver Installation for Windows XP

USB2.0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for

Windows XP.

For additional information regarding USB 2.0 support in Windows XP,

please visit

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.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.

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 2.0 support in Windows 2000,

please visit

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/default.asp

(Windows 2000 Service Pack4 Include USB2.0 Driver)

APPENDIX A

ALi M5281

Introduction

1.1 What is ALi M5281 controller

ALi M5281 is a high integration IDE controller that supports both

Parallel-ATA and Serial-ATA interfaces. It supports PATA UDMA mode

transfer up to mode 6 and SATA 1.0 drives.

M5281 also provides a cost-effective solution of RAID functions for the

performance and reliability.

Main Features & Benefits

• Support RAID 0, 1, & JBOD

• Allowed maximum 2 disks connection 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 drives information when

using M5281:

ALi RAID BIOS V1.00

Identifying IDE driver .o.o.x.x.o.o

Channel 1 Master: Maxtor 4A160J0

Channel 1 Slave : Maxtor 6L040J2

Channel 2 Master: WDC 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

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There are three major areas in the RAID BIOS setup screen: Main Menu,

Drive Select Menu and RAID Array List:

2.2 Main Menu

In Main Menu, the user has several options to operate RAID:

2.2.1 Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

1. Press ‘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 necessary information will be written to the

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drives, which may destroy the original data in the drives.

Warning: Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating

RAID Array.

5. Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for

the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is

‘0’-‘9’, ‘A’-‘Z’, ‘a’-‘z’, space and underscore.

6. After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows

up at RAID Array List.

Note: RAID 0 cannot be used for parallel ATA drives connected at the same

channel. RAID 0 cannot be used for mixed parallel and serial ATA

drives.

2.2.2 Create RAID 1 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. Press ‘Y’, 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 creating

RAID Array.

5. Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for

the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is

‘0’-‘9’, ‘A’-‘Z’, ‘a’-‘z’, space and underscore.

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6. After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows

up at RAID Array List.

7. Lastly a prompt message asks whether to do drive copy. The source and

destination drives are the ones indicated as ‘M’ and ‘m’ in ‘Drive Select

Menu’ respectively.

Note: RAID 1 cannot be used for parallel ATA drives connected at the same

channel. RAID 1 cannot be used for mixed parallel and serial ATA

drives.

2.2.3 Create JBOD for integrated Capacity

1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. A ‘J’ flash cursor appears at the

‘Drive Select Menu’ for the user to choose the first drive for JBOD.

2. Use ‘Space’ key 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 creating

RAID Array.

5. Next the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for

the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is

‘0’-‘9’, ‘A’-‘Z’, ‘a’-‘z’, space and underscore.

2.2.4 Stripe Size

This item is effective for RAID 0. The user can choose a stripe size from

64K (default), 32K, 16K, 8K and 4K. If the user uses RAID 0 for most A/V

editing application or files, 64K is recommended.

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1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. Then 64K, 32K, 16K, 8K, 4K items

appears at bottom of Main Menu.

2. Use ‘↑’ ‘↓’ to choose the stripe size.

2.2.5 Delete RAID Setting & Partition

1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. An ‘E’ flash cursor appears at the

‘Drive Select Menu’ for the user to choose defined array drive to be

deleted.

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 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 the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting

RAID Array.

4. ‘RAID array List” automatically updates itself.

2.2.7 Rebuild RAID Array

When a drive is replaced or BIOS detects a bad drive, use Rebuild RAID

Array to keep data coherency for RAID 1 and 0+1.

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1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. An ‘R’ flash cursor appears at the

‘Drive Select Menu’ for the user to choose the array to rebuild.

2. BIOS shows the source and destination drives and waits for confirmation

to rebuild. Press ‘Y’ to start rebuild process.

3. Process status bar shows up during the 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 use the order of Channel 3

Master, Channel 1 Master, Channel 1 Slave, Channel 4 Master

consecutively.

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2.3 Drive Select Menu

There are three bars in this menu: two RAID Drive Selection Bar and one

Boot Drive Selection Bar.

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APPENDIX B

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting at First Start

Boot-up Issues

The system does not power-up, no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan

does not turn on.

1. Check if the power cord is plug into the power source.

2. Check if the power is connected to the M/B.

3. Check if the cable of the case power button is connected to the M/B

power button connector (see Connectors and Plug-ins section in this

Quick start guide for more info).

4. Make sure the power supply is not defective. Change the power

supply. The minimum should be a 350 watts AMD recommended

power supply.

5. Remove the M/B from the case and test the system. The M/B might

be shorted 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 watts,

AMD approved.

5. Make sure the CPU fan is connected to CPUFAN1 connector.

6. Remove the M/B from the case and test the system. The M/B might

be shorted to the case.

The system power-up, no video, beeping heard.

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 memory module and the VGA card (if onboard VGA is

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not used) are inserted properly in the M/B.

4. If yes, change the memory module, it might be defective. Make sure

the memory specification is supported by the M/B. (for more info on

this, check our FAQ on the website).

5. Change the VGA card (if used).

The system turns on for some seconds then shutdown by itself.

1. Check if the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector.

2. The CPU might be overheating. Check the CPU fan if it is defective,

also sees if the CPU fan is in contact with the CPU.

3. Clear CMOS battery. (JP5 connector, see Quick start guide for more

info on how to clear the CMOS).

4. Make sure the power supply you have on your system support the

M/B specification.

5. If you already checked the power supply specification, change the

power supply it might be defective. The minimum is 350 watts AMD

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 more

info on how to clear the CMOS).

2. If still has the problem, remove all other add-on cards (use onboard

vga) and see if it boots further. Then put peripherals in one by one to

identify which one of them causes the lockup.

3. Change the CPU.

During Boot-up, my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error.

What can be the problem?

1. Clear CMOS memory.

2. Re-flash BIOS. Check on how to flash BIOS on the later part of this

guide.

3. Change the CMOS battery, the battery might be drained.

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4. The BIOS chip might be failing.

I hear a 1-2 beeping sound and then the system shut down, what is the

problem?

Verify that the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector.

Stability Issues

My system intermittently locks up, very unstable

1. Check the CPU Temperature, your CPU might be overheating.

Change the CPU FAN.

2. Do not overclock your CPU

3. Check the specification of the memory module, maybe the M/B does

not support it.

4. Go to BIOS setup and load fail safe settings. Please check if the

system performance in the BIOS setup is set to Turbo/Maximum. Set

it 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 intermittently locks up, during Windows installation.

1. Go to BIOS and load the “load optimized defaults”.

2. Check the website for any BIOS updates.

3. If you still have the problem, remove all other add-on cards except for

CPU/ Memory/ onboard Video/ Hard disk. See if you can finish

Windows installation. Then put peripherals in one by one to identify

which one causes the lockup.

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BIOS Issue

Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard?

It will be displayed on the upper-left corner of the screen during boot-up. It will

show as your board type followed by the revision number, such as kvxa_2BA1

(meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY-K7V Dragon plus! mainboard) or

6BA+ IV_2AA2 which means SY-6BA+ IV motherboard, with a 2AA2 BIOS.

Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard?

Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites (Taiwan:

www.soyo.com.tw, US: www.soyousa.com, Germany: www.soyo.de), and

look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision.

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 chip is defective due to an unsuccessful flash, contact your

nearest SOYO branch for re-flashing.

Is there a way to reprogram my BIOS after an unsuccessful flash?

No other way, you need to send back the BIOS ROM to your nearest SOYO

branch for re-flashing.

I’m using a 133MHz FSB CPU, I cannot find the DDR 100MHz option in

the BIOS, why?

The DDR speed should not be lower than the CPU FSB speed.

VGA Issue

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I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color (640x 480).

1. Install/ re-install the VGA driver.

After waking up from Suspend to RAM or Standby mode, the screen has

no display but I can hear the hard disk operating

1. Check the VGA card manufacturer for a driver update (if using a

different video card then the onboard video), and make sure the VGA

card supports the Suspend to Ram function.

2. Update your VGA card’s BIOS (in the case of a video card other then

the onboard video). Check your VGA card manufacturer for more

details.

Audio Issue

How can I disable the on-board Audio?

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 “AC97 Audio” setup option is enabled.

5. If sound already installed, check our website for audio driver updates.

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-wire audio cable from the CD-ROM to the on-board

CDIN1 connector in the M/B is not connected. See the beginning of this guide

for the location of CDIN1.

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The sound and everything else works fine except that the line-in and

microphone do not work. What is wrong?

1. Please go to sound properties and check if the line-in and microphone

in are enabled and not muted.

2. Check if the Microphone is ok.

3. When using 6 speakers the line-in and microphone channels are used

for rear, center and bass. 6-Channel audio and microphone/line-in can

not be used at the same time.

Hard disk/FDD/ CD-ROM issue

My Western digital HDD is not detected during boot-up.

Change the jumper settings to cable select or single.

Sometimes the system finds my CD-ROM, sometimes not.

1. Check CD-ROM if it is working properly.

2. The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the

peripherals. If your system has other peripherals connected, like

CD-RW, extra HDD, etc. disconnect them.

When I boot up my new computer, I 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 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).

LAN Issues

During LAN driver installation, the system hangs on 75%, why?

Enable the onboard LAN in the BIOS setup.

I have problem installing Novell NetWare v.50.

Disable the APIC option in the BIOS.

For updated FAQs, please check http://www.soyousa.com/support/

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APPENDIX C

Contact Information

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How to contact us:

 If you are interested in our products, please contact the SOYO sales

department in the region you live.

 If you require Technical Assistance, please contact our Technical Support

in the region you live.

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