SOYO SY-7VCA manual

SY-7VCA Motherboard **************************************************** Pentiu m ® III & Celeron  Processor supported V ia 694X AGP/PCI/AMR Motherboard 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor **************************************************** User's Manual[...]

SOY O ™ SY-7VCA ii Copyright © 1999 by Soyo Computer Inc. Trademarks: Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc. All trademarks are the properties of their owners. Product Rights: All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes onl y . The registered trademarks and copyrights [...]

T able of Contents SY-7VCA iii Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOA RD DESCRIPTION ............................... 1 1-1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1 1-2 KEY FE A TURES ............................................................... 1 1-3 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD .............................. 5 1-4[...]

T able of Contents SY-7VCA iv 3-3 AD VANCED BIOS FE A TURES ...................................... 64 3-4 AD VANCED CHIPSET FE A TURES ............................... 68 3-5 INTEGR A TED PERIPHERALS ....................................... 73 3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP .................................. 78 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGUR A TION SETUP .........[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 1 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY-7VCA AGP/PCI/AMR Motherboard is a high-performance Socket 370 supported A TX form-factor system board. The SY-7VCA uses VIA Chipset technology and supports Socket 370 class processors. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds man[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 2 n CPU Multiplier The SY-7VCA supports a wide range of multipliers: 2.0x, 2.5x, 3.0x, 3.5x, 4.0x, 4.5x, 5.0x, 5.5x, 6.0x, 6.5x, 7.0x, 7.5x and 8.0x Ø EX PANDABILITY The SY-7VCA provides all the standard expansion slots, and many more additional expansion features: u Expansion slots n 1 x 32-bit bus master AGP slot [...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 3 Ø AD VANCED FUNCTIONS The SY-7VCA supports advanced functions such as: n Wake-On-LAN Supports Wake-On-LAN (Some advanced network cards can wake the system up over the network, the WOL connector is provided by the SY-7VCA to support this function) . n Multiple boot The SY-7VCA supports booting from devices such as [...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 4 n V irtual Drive Ø COMPLIANCE The SY-7VCA complies with all important industry standards. The following underlines the reliability of the SY-7VCA, a motherboard to trust. n PC99, ACPI compliant Ø USER FRIEND LY n SOYO Combo Setup n Jumperless design n Y ou can set up the following options trough the BIOS setting [...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 5 1-3 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while unpacking: Ø Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. Ø Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold the Motherboard by the [...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 6 1-5 SY-7VCA MOTHERBOARD L AYOUT Back Panel SY-7VCA Platform Speake r Powe r LED STR LED HDD LED Rese t PWRBT PR T PS/2 K B Connecto r PS/2 Mous e Connecto r PCI Slot # 1 PCI Slot # 3 PCI Slot # 4 PCI Slot # 5 CPUFA N 1 3 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 1 2 FDC 1 ATX Powe r AUDIO-OU T LINE-I N MIC-I N GAM E Socket 37 0 DIMM 2 DIMM [...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 7 1-6 SY-7VCA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS SDRA M SDRA M ® ® A B D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W C[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 8 A Socket 370 Connector B CPU Cooling Fan Connector C Via 694X North Bridge chip D ATX Power Supply Connector E DIMM Banks F Bus Mastering e-IDE/ AT API Ports G CMOS Clear Jumper H Via 686A South Bridge Chip I Flash BIOS J USB Ports K Chassis Cooling Fan L Front panel connectors M Serial Infrared (IrDA) Device Heade[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 9 1-7 MICROPROCESSOR The motherboard supports a single Socket 370 processo r . The processor ’ s VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard to the required processor voltage. In addition, the front side bus speed (100 MHz and 133 MHz) is automatically selected. The motherboard supports [...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 10 1-8 MEMORY 1-8.1 Main Memory The motherboard has three DIMM sockets. SDRAM can be installed in one, two, or three sockets. Using the serial presence detect (SPD) data structure, programmed into an E ² PROM on the DIMM, the BIOS can determine the SDRAM ’ s size and speed. Minimum DIMM memory size is 8 MB; maximu[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 11  Dual copies of MA signals for improved drive  Optional bank-by-bank ECC (single-bit error correction and multi- bit error detection) or EC(error checking only) for DRAM integrity  Tw o-bank interleaving for 16Mbit SDRAM support  Tw o-bank and four bank interleaving for 64Mbit SDRAM support  Indepen[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 12 1-9 CHIPSET Ø VT82C694X The VIA 694X is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient chip set for the implementation of AGP/PCI/ISA desktop personal computer systems from 66MHz, 100MHz and 133MHz based on 64-bit Socket 370 super-scalar processors. The V ia 694X chip set consists of the VT82C694A system[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 13 operating environments. Both Window 95 VxD and Windows 98 /NT5.0 mini port drivers are supported for interoperability with major AGP-based 3D and DVD- capable multimedia accelerators. The VT82C694X supports two 32-bit 3.3/5V system buses (one AGP and one PCI) that are synchronous/ pseudo-synchronous to the CPU bus[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 14 Dynamic CKE control for powering down of the SDRAM. A separate suspend-well plane is implemented for the SDRAM control signals for Suspend-to-DRAM operation. Coupled with the VT82C686A south bridge chip, a complete power conscious PC motherboard can be implemented with no external TTLs. The V ia 694X chipset is id[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 15 environment. 3) Keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support. 4) Real Time Clock with 256 byte extended CMOS. In addition to the standard ISA RTC functionalit y , the integrated RTC also includes the date alarm, century field, and other enhancements for compatibility with the ACPI standard. 5) Hardware monitoring su[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 16 controller supports type F DMA in addition to standard ISA DMA modes. Compliant with the PCI2.2 specification, the VT83C686A supports delayed transactions and remote power management so that slower ISA peripherals do not block the traffic of the PCI bus. Special circuitry is built in to allow concurrent operation [...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 17  Perpendicular recording driver support  Two FDDs with drive swap support  Plug and play with 48 base IO address, 12 IRQ and 4 DMA options The Setup program provides configuration option for the I/O controlle r . 1-10.1 Serial Ports The motherboard has two 9-pin D-Sub serial port connectors located on the[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 18 1-10.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel of the motherboard. The +5 V lines to keyboard and mouse connectors are protected with a fuse that prevents motherboard components from being damaged when an over-current condition occurs. Note The mouse and k[...]

Motherboard Description SY-7VCA 19 subsystem include: Ø An integrated ambient temperature sensor Ø Fan speed sensors, which monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connecto r . Ø Power supply voltage monitoring to detect levels above or below acceptable values When suggested ratings for temperature, fan speed, or voltage are exceeded, an interrupt is activa[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 20 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INS TALL ATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY-7VCA Motherboard. Y ou 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 PRE PARATIONS Gather and prepare al[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 21 2-2 UN PACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items: u The SY-7VCA VT82C694X AGP/PCI Motherboard u This Quick Start Guide u The Installation CD-ROM u SOYO 3-in-1 Bonus Pack CD-ROM (Norton Anti V irus, Ghost and V irtual Drive) u One IDE Device AT A 66 Flat Cable u One Floppy [...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 22 2-3 INS TALL ATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation of the Motherboard. Please follow the step-by-step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation. Warning: Turn off the power to the Motherboard, system chassis, and peripheral devices before performing any work on the Motherboard or[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 23 2-3.1 CPU Installation Y our SY-7VCA motherboard comes with a CPU retention set kit. The retention set is used to hold the processor attached to the Socket 370 CPU connector on the motherboard. Mark your CPU Frequency: Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cove r . FSB 66M[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 24 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.[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 25 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 stabilit y . The fan prevents overheating, therefore prolonging the life of your CPU. 2-3.1.1 CPU Fan Installation Y our Socket 370 processor kit comes with a cooling fan.[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 26 2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation Y our board comes with three DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 1.5GB of main memory using unbuffered and registered DIMM modules from 8MB to 512MB. On this motherboard, DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed. Depending on the DRAM clock spee[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 27 Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM Memory Module Size (MB) 8/16/32/64/128/256/512 MB[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 28 2-3.3 Motherboard Connector 2-3.3.1 IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM) This Motherboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device connectors (IDE1, IDE2). It can support up to four high-speed Ultra DMA 33/66HDD or CD-ROM. Connect one side of the AT A66 flat cable to the IDE device (HDD or CD- ROM) and plug the [...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 29 2-3.3.2 Floppy Drive Installation The system supports 5 possible floppy drive types: 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, 2.88 MB, and LS-120. Connect one side of the 34-pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard. This Motherboard can support up to 2 floppy drives.[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 30 2-3.3.3 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. SDRA M SDRA M ® ® Power LE D Pin Assignmen t +5 V +5 V GN D + _ NC NC Speake r Powe r [...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 31 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[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 32 5. ATX Power On/Off Switch Attach the 2-pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your A TX power suppl y . 6. STR LED The STR LED is connected to the V oltage that feeds the DIMM sockets. Therefore the following table applies: Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Power Off STR LED ON ON OFF PWR[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 33 2-3.3.4 Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, printer, modem, 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 a[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 34 1. Onboard Serial Ports COM1/COM2 External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include: - serial mouse, - and 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 This parallel port is used to connect the[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 35 5. Universal Serial Bus USB1 (2 Ports)/USB2 (2 Ports) This Motherboard provides four USB ports for your additional devices. Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or USB2. - Standard device drivers come with the Win98 for commonly used USB devices. - With Win95, use the flow UHCI specificatio[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 36 2-3.3.5 Other Connections 1. Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Attach the 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the W ake- On-LAN (WOL) function to the JP10 header on the Motherboard. This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card. Please install according to the following pin assignment[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 37 2. Infrared (IR1) Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the IR1 heade r . This will enable the infrared transfer function. This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications. Please install according to the following pin assignment: 3. Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 38 4. Cooling Fan Installation (1) CPU Cooling Fan After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPU FAN connector on the Motherboard. The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode. (Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utilit y , [POWER MANAGEMENT] m[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 39 (2) Chassis Cooling Fan Some chassis also feature a cooling fan. This Motherboard features a CHA FAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan. Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHA FAN 3-pin connecto r . Install according to the following pin assignment: Note: CPU FAN must be installed for this [...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 40 5. CD Line-in (CDIN1,CDIN2) This Motherboard provides two CD-Line in connectors. Please connect the 4-pin audio cable from your CD-ROM drive to either CDIN1 or CDIN2. (It fits in only one, depending on the cable that came with your CD-ROM drive) Please install according to the following pin assignment: 2-3.3.6 AGP V[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 41 2-3.3.7 A TX Power Supply Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20-pin male A TX PW connector on the Motherboard, as shown in the following figure. Warning: Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to A TX power supply: Turn off the power supply an[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 42 3.3 V -12 V GN D PS-O N GN D GN D GN D -5 V 5V 5V 3.3 V 3.3 V GN D 5V GN D 5V GN D PW-O K 5VS B 12V ATX Powe r Please install the A TX power according to the following pin assignment: Ø Pay special care to the directionalit y . 2-3.3.8 AMR (Audio Modem Riser)Connector This motherboard supports AMR (Audio-Modem Rise[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 43 2-3.4 CMOS Clearing (JP5) After you have turned off your computer, clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pins 2-3 on jumper JP5, for a few seconds. Then restore JP5 to the initial 1-2 jumper setting in order to recover and retain the default settings. Jumper JP5 can be easily identified by its white colored [...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 44 Repeat this operation until you get the following screen. 3. The BIOS Setup screen appears: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software 4 Soyo Combo Feature 4 PC Health Status 4 Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4 Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail - Safe Defaults 4 Advanced Chipset Fe[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 45 Step 1. Select [S TANDARD CMOS SETUP] Set [Date/Time] and [Floppy drive type], then set [Hard Disk Type] to “ Auto ” . Step 2. Select [LOAD SETUP DE FA ULT] Select the “ LOAD SETUP DE FAU L T ” menu and type “ Y ” at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup. Step 3. Select [S OY O COMBO SETUP] Move the [...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 46 2-3.7 Troubleshooting at First Start Video (no display) related issues I built a new computer system using a Soyo board and nothing happens when turning it on, no video and no beeps from the PC speaker. What is happening and how can it be fixed? No screen and no beeps mean that your CPU and motherboard do not work a[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 47 My PCI VGA card works fine with my system, but when I put in a new AGP card, it does not give me any video. Is my AGP slot bad? This is a common problem with AGP video cards. The reason is that your AGP card did not get seated into the AGP slot fully and firmly. Please push your AGP card down into the socket real ha[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 48 What you need to do is to disable 'COM2' (or UART2 or serial port 2) in the bios under integrated peripheral setup. I have installed my modem drivers several times and I still cannot get my modem to work. Why? If you are sure that the modem driver has been installed correctly, then you need to install the [...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 49 This is because the recorder and microphone in the Windows are not enabled. Please go to sound properties and enable them. Lock up (freeze) When I boot up my system, everything works fine. It sees my CPU and memor y , detects my hard drive, floppy drive and CD-ROM but locks up at " V erify DMI pool data... &quo[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 50 2-3.9 Debug LEDs The Debug LEDs give an indication of the status of the system during boot-up. If the system does not boot-up properl y , use the table below to find out at what point in boot-up sequence the problem arises. A x means the LED is off, a L means the LED is lit. Code Explanation XXX L D8 D3 D2 D1 I niti[...]

Hardware Installation SY-7VCA 51 Y ou are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup program. Go to Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 52 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard's BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS program from Award Software Inc. Phoenixnet Graphical Launch Screen The graphical launch screen displays a graphical screen to the user early in the boot process, as the first image displayed on the screen. This display re[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 53 If the user wants to see the old boot-up screen, pressing the TAB key will switch the screen mode back to the conventional boot-up screen. The PhoenixNet BIOS will put several Icons on the windows desktop after windows is installed for the first time. Clicking these items will allow the user to go to the respective web[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 54 Hot Keys: Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utilit y . Function Command Description F1 General Help Gives the list of options available for each item. F5 Previous V alues Restore the old values. These are the values that the user started the current session with. F6 Load Fail- Saf[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 55 SAVE AND EXIT SETUP Select the [S AVE & EXIT SETUP] option from the Main Menu to save data to CMOS and exit the setup utilit y . This option saves all your changes and causes the system to reboot. Type [Y] to save the changes and exit or [N] to return to the Main Menu and keep current values. EXIT WITHOUT S A VING [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 56 3-1 SOYO COMBO SETUP This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequenc y . Instead, CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. After the hardware installation is complete, turn the power switch on, then press the <DEL> key during the system diagnostic checks [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 57 3-1.1 Quick CPU Frequency Setup Quick CPU Frequency Setup Setting Description Note HW Default 120/40 MHz 66/33 MHz 124/31 MHz 68/34 MHz 126/31 MHz 75/37 MHz 129/32 MHz 80/40 MHz 133/33 MHz 83/41 MHz 135/33 MHz 85/28 MHz 138/34 MHz 90/30 MHz 140/35 MHz 95/31 MHz 141/35 MHz 100/33 MHz 143/35 MHz 103/34 MHz 145/36 MHz 105[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 58 3-1.3 L2 Cache Memory Setting Description Note Default Default CPU L2 Latency Control Manual If set to Default, the CPU default value for L2 cache latency is used. If set to manual, the ‘ Latency V alue ’ item will allow you to specify a latency value. CPU L2 Latency V alue 1~15 If the item above is set to ‘ manu[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 59 3-1.4 Quick CPU Frequency Setup (Continued) Quick CPU Frequency Setup Setting Description Note Normal Default Vcore voltage Adjust +1.5 % +3.0 % +4.5 % +6.0 % +7.5 % +9.0 % +10.0% The CPU notifies the board of what core voltage it requires by its VID outputs. The on-board voltage regulator uses the VID code to set the [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 60 3-1.7 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Control Settings Setting Description Note Floppy LS/ZIP HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 LAN First /Second/Third Boot Device Disabled Select Y our Boot Device Priority Disabled Boot Other Device Enabled Select Y our Boot Device Priority Default Disabled OnChip Sound/Mode[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 61 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [S TANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] ke y . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Jan 1 1999 Time (hh:mm:ss) 1 : 22 : 12 Item Help 4 IDE Primary Master Press Enter None 4 IDE Primary Sl[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 62 3-2.2 Hard Disks Type & Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed. Primary (Secondary) Master & Slave Setting Description Note IDE HDD Auto- Detection Press Enter To auto-detect the HDD ’ s size, hea d … on this channel Auto BIOS detects hard disk type automaticall y .[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 63 3-2.4 Others Optional Setting Description Note EGA/VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Video MONO (Monochrome) Select the video mode. ALL Errors Default No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette Halt On All, But Disk/Key When the BIOS detects system errors, this function will stop the system. Select which type of error will [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 64 3-3 AD VANCED BIOS FEATURES Select the [Advanced BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] ke y . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Anti- V irus Protection Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Item Help External Cache Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 65 3-3.1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Disabled Anti - Virus Protection Enabled If set to enabled, the Paragon Anti- V irus. Function will scan your boot drive for boot virusses. If a boot virus is detected, the BIOS will display a warning message. Default 3-3.2 Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note Disab[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 66 3-3.6 Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Normal Lets chipset control GateA20. Gate A20 Options Fast A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. Default 3-3.7 Typematic Settings Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard. Default Typematic Ra[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 67 3-3.8 Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot-up or use of BIOS Setup. The following table describes the security settings. Setting Description System Each time the system is booted, the password prompt appears. Security Option Setup If a password is set, the password prompt only appears wh[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 68 3-4 AD VANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [Advanced Chipset Features] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the compute r . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Softwa[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 69 After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving. The following table describes each field in the Advanced Chipset Features Menu and how to configure each paramete r . 3-4.1 CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP CHIPSET FE ATURES Setting Descrip[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 70 CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FE ATURES Setting Description Note 4 Level Default CPU In Order Queue Size 1 Level This item is related to cache performance. A queue size of 4 gives highest performance. Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH is cacheable. Default Disabled Default [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 71 CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FE ATURES Setting Description Note Disabled Default AGP Fast Write Enabled The VIA chipset will use fast write to AGP if this item is enabled. Not all AGP cards support fast write. Disabled OnChip USB Enabled This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the sy[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 72 CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FE ATURES Setting Description Note Disabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. Default Disabled PCI#2 Access #1 Ret[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 73 3-5 INTEGR ATED PERIPHERALS Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [INTEGR A TED PERIPHERALS] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the compute r . The following screen shows setup default settings. CMOS Setup Uti[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 74 The following tables describe each field in the INTEGR A TED PERIPHERALS Menu and provide instructions on how to configure the IDE controls, FDC controls, and the onboard serial and parallel ports. 3-5.1 IDE Device Controls IDE Controls Setting Description Note Disabled Turn off the on-board IDE On-Chip PCI IDE Ø Prim[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 75 3-5.4 FDC Controls FDC Controls Setting Description Note Disabled Turn off the on-board floppy controller Onboard FDD controller Enabled Use the on-board floppy controller Default 3-5.5 Onboard Serial Ports Onboard Serial Ports Setting Description Note Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 Default (port 1) 2F8/IRQ3 Default (port 2) 3E8/IR[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 76 3-5.6 Onboard Parallel Ports Onboard Parallel Ports Setting Description Note Disabled 378/IRQ7 Default 3BC/IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Port 278/IRQ5 Choose the printer I/O address. Normal Default EPP ECP Parallel Port Mode ECP+EPP The mode depends on your external device that connects to this port. If [Parallel Port Mode] is[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 77 Onboard Legacy Audio (Continued) This field controls the onboard legacy audio. Setting Description Note Disabled Default MPU-401 Enabled Set this item to enabled to make use of MIPI. 330-333H Default MPU-401 I/O Address 330-303H 310-313H 320-323H Select the I/O address for your MIDI functionalit y . Disabled Game Port [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 78 3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] sets the system's power saving functions. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help Power Management Press Enter ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS) PM Control by APM Y es V ideo Off Option S[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 79 After you have completed the Power Management Setup, press [Esc] to return to the Main Menu. 3-6.1 Power Management Controls Power Management Controls Setting Description Note ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS) S3 (STR) The system will enter the S1 state during suspend. (Low latency wake up) Default Lets you define the HDD and[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 80 Power Management Controls (Continued) Power Management Controls Setting Description Note 3 Default MODEM Use IRQ 3-11, NA Assigns an IRQ# to the modem device. Instant-off Default Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Delay 4 Sec. Turns off the system power 4 seconds after pushing the power button. Wake Up Events Press Enter Select item[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 81 Wake Up Events Setting Description Note Disabled PowerOn by PCI Card Enabled If enabled any PCI interrupt will wake up the system. Default Disabled Modem Ring Resume Enabled An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. D[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 82 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGUR ATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard's PCI Slots. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed NO Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD) x IRQ Resources Press Enter x DMA Resources Press[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 83 3-7.1 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls PNP/PCI Controls Setting Description Note Y es Set this field to [ Y es] if you are running Windows 95, which is PnP compatible. PnP OS Installed No If the OS you are running does not support PnP configuration. Default (If there is any doubt, set this field to [No]) Disabled Retain [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 84 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued) PNP/PCI Setup Setting Description Note How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: Interrupt Line PnP / PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals IRQ 15 IRQ 15: PCI / ISA PnP On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: disabled IRQ 14 IRQ 14: PCI / ISA PnP On-Chip Primary PCI[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 85 3-7.2 MU LTI I/O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi-I/O addresses are as follows: Port I/O Address IRQ Status LPT1 378H 7 ECP/EPP COM1 3F8H 4 COM2 2F8H 3 Warning: If a default I/O address conflicts with other I/O cards such as sound card, you must change one of the I/O addresses to remedy to this address conflict. (I[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 86 3-8.1 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Device Monitoring Setting Description Note Current CPU T emp. ° C/ ° F Show the current status of CPU temperature. Current System T emp. ° C/ ° F Show the current status of the system temperature. Current CPU FAN Speed ° C/ ° F Show the current status of CPU Fan Current CHS FAN Spe[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 87 3-9 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DE FAULTS Select the [Load Fail-Safe Defaults] option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved. This option is recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software 4 Soyo Combo F[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 88 3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DE FAULTS Select the [Load Optimized Defaults] option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved. This option is recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software 4 Soyo Combo [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 89 3-11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made in the [Security Option] of the [BIOS FE A TURES SETUP] section, the password prevents access to the system or the setup program by unauthorized users. Follow this procedure to set a new password or disable the password: 1. Choose [BIOS FE A TURES SETUP] in th[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 90 3. Enter your new password and press [Enter]. The following message appears, prompting to confirm the new password: 4. Re-enter your password and then press [Enter] to exit to the Main Menu. This diagram outlines the password selection procedure: 3-12 USER PASSWORD When the user password option is on, you are not allow[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-7VCA 91 3-13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the [Standard CMOS Features] accordingl y . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-1999 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Capacity 0 MB Ac[...]

Drivers installation SY-7VCA 92 Chapter 4 DRIVERS INS TALL ATION Y our SY-7VCA Motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains the user's manual file for your new Motherboard, the drivers software available for installation, and a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products[...]

Drivers installation SY-7VCA 93 If you use Windows 95 or 98, the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name. 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 m[...]

Drivers installation SY-7VCA 94 Step 2. Install Drivers 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[...]

Drivers installation SY-7VCA 95 This driver will make the necessary changes to the Windows registr y , in order to make sure that Windows has no problems recognizing your VIA chipset.  IRQ remapping utility (This driver is installed automatically) This utility will remap the IRQ lines to make sure that everything functions properly under Windows[...]

V ia SoundChip Drivers installation SY-7VCA 96 Chapter 5 VI A SOUNDCHIP DRIVERS INS TALL ATION Most of the drivers on this CD can be installed automaticall y . Run the SOYO-CD program and click the 'install drivers' button. Now a list of the available drivers will be displayed. Select a driver and click OK to install the drive r . Some dr[...]

V ia SoundChip Drivers installation SY-7VCA 97 VIA Soundchip drivers for Windows 2000 For windows 2000, after installation of windows go to 'my computer' and select 'properties'. Now the 'system properties' menu will be shown. Select 'hardware' tab, and click the 'device manager' button. On the devi[...]

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