SOYO SY-K7VTA manual

SY-K7VTA Motherboard **************************************************** AM D ® Athlon/Duron  Processor supported VIA KT133 AGP/PCI Motherboard 200 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor **************************************************** User's Manual[...]

SOY O ™ SY-K7V TA ii Copyright © 2000 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 copyright[...]

T able of Contents SY-K7V TA iii Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOA RD DESCRIPTION ............................... 1 1-1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1 1-2 KEY FE A TURES ............................................................... 1 1-3 ELECTROS TA TIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS ......... 5 1-4 SY-K7[...]

T able of Contents SY-K7V TA iv 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETU P ........................................... . 56 3-3 AD VANCED BIOS FE A TURE S ..................................... . 59 3-4 AD VANCED CHIPSET FE A TURE S .............................. . 63 3-5 INTEGR A TED PERIPHERAL S ...................................... . 68 3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETU [...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 1 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY-K7V TA AGP/PCI Motherboard is a high-performance Socket 462 A TX form-factor system board. The SY-K7V TA uses VIA Chipset technology and supports Socket 462 class processors. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many techni[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 2 n CPU Multiplier Ø EX PANDABILITY The SY-K7V TA provides all the standard expansion slots, and many more additional expansion features: u Expansion slots n 1 x 32-bit bus master AGP slot n 5 x 32-bit bus master PCI slots n 1 x 16-bit ISA slots u Enhanced IO n Floppy disk controller n 2x EIDE controllers with sup[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 3 Ø AD VANCED FUNCTIONS The SY-K7V TA 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-K7V TA to support this function) . n Multiple boot The SY-K7V TA supports booting from devices [...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 4 Ø USER FRIEND LY n SOYO Combo Setup n Jumperless design n Y ou can set up the following options trough the BIOS setting  CPU FSB frequency  CPU multiplier by H/W switch  CPU Vcore voltage  PCI clock  AGP Clock  SDRAM Clock Ø Voice Doctor If the system does not boot-up properl y , the Voice Doc[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 5 Ø 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-K7V TA 6 1-4 SY-K7V TA MOTHERBOARD L AYOUT Back Panel SY-K7V TA Platform PR T PS/2 K B Connecto r PS/2 Mous e Connecto r ATX Powe r LINE-OU T LINE-I N MIC-I N GAM E COM 1 COM 2 USB 1_ 2 SDRA M SDRA M ® VT836 3 AGP Slo t 3 V Lithiu m Battery JP 5 1 3 J 3 J 4 1 3 J 2 1 3 JP 7 1 3 CDIN 1 1 4 ISA Slo t PCI Slot # 5 Flash BIO[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 7 1-5 SY-K7V TA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS SDRA M SDRA M ® ® A B D E F H G J I K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y W Z C[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 8 A ATX Power Supply Connector B Socket 462 Connector C Ratio adjustment setting Jumper D Via VT8363 North Bridge chip E DIMM Banks F CPU Cooling Fan Connector G Ratio adjustment setting switch H Ratio adjustment setting Jumper I Bus Mastering E-IDE/ AT API Ports J Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Port K CMOS Clear Jumper L[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 9 1-6 MICROPROCESSOR The motherboard supports a single Socket 462 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 (200 MHz ) is automatically selected. The motherboard supports all curre[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 10 1-7 MEMORY 1-7.1 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; maxi[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 11  Seamless DRAM command scheduling for maximum DRAM bus utilization (e.g., precharge other banks while accessing the current bank)  Four cache lines (32quadwords) of CPU to DRAM write buffers  Four cache lines 32 quadwords of CPU to DRAM read prefetch buffers  Read around write capability for non-stal[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 12 1-8 CHIPSET Ø VT8363 The KT133 chip set consists of the VT8363 system controller (552 pin BGA) and the VT82C686A PCI to ISA bridge (352 pin BGA). The system controller provides superior performance between the CPU, DRAM, AGP bus, and PCI bus with pipelined, burst, and concurrent operation. The VT8363 support si[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 13 buffers and sixteen levels (doublewords) of prefetch buffers are included for concurrent PCI bus and DRAM/cache accesses. The chip also supports enhanced PCI bus commands such as Memory-Read-Line, Memory-Read-Multiple and Memory-Write-Invalid commands to minimize snoop overhead. In addition, advanced features ar[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 14 software can run transparently in non-USB-aware operating system 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 [...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 15 level triggered interrupts channel by channel. The integrated DMA 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 P[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 16  Data rates up to 1Mbps  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 . 1-9.1 Serial Ports The motherboard has two 9-pin D-Sub serial po[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 17 1-9.4 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 [...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7V TA 18 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 acti[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 19 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INS TALL ATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY-K7V TA 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 prepar[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 20 2-2 UN PACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items: u The SY-K7V TA KT133 AGP/PCI Motherboard u This Quick Start Guide u The Installation CD-ROM u SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM u One IDE Device AT A 66 Flat Cable u One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable Warning: Do not unpack the Mothe[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 21 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 [...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 22 2-3.1 CPU Installation Y our SY-K7V TA motherboard comes with a CPU retention set kit. The retention set is used to hold the processor attached to the Socket 462 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[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 23 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 stabilit y . The fan prevents overheating[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 24 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. “ FOC ” , designed by SOYO, gives emphasis on [...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 25 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 suppl y . The default value of this function is Enable. After booting up, the user may disable it. 2. CPU Socket Sticker :[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 26 2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation Y our board comes with two 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-K7V TA 27 Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM/VCM SDRAM Memory Module Size (MB) 32/64/128/256/512 MB[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 th[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 drive[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 LED Pin Assignment LED GND + _ NC NC Speake r _ + _ + _ _ + [...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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-p[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 P[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 t[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 35 5. Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2/(USB3, USB4) 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 specifications. T[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 assignme[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 37 2. Infrared (SIRCON) Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON 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 th[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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][...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 thi[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 40 2-3.3.6 AGP VGA Card Insert the AGP VGA card into the AGP slot. Then connect the monitor information cable to the AGP card back plane external connecto r . Follow the manufacturer's instructions to perform the AGP VGA drivers installation.[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 [...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 . 2-3.4 Jumper Setting Ratio Adjustment Setting (RJ1) Refer to the following table to se[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 43 2-3.5 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 colore[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 44 2-3.6 Power On Y ou have now completed the hardware installation of your Motherboard successfull y . 1. Turn the power on 2. To enter the BIOS Setup Utilit y , 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[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 45 2-3.7 Quick BIOS 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] . The [SOYO COMBO SETUP] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS. A[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 46 2-3.8 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[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 [...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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 th[...]

Hardware Installation SY-K7V TA 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... &q[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 50 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard's BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS program from Award Software Inc. To enter the Award BIOS program's Main Menu: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. 2. After the diagnostic checks, press the [Del] key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utilit y . CMOS Setup [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 51 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- S[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 52 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 VIN[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 53 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 check[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 54 3-1.1 Quick CPU Frequency Setup Setting Description Note Disabled For EMI test purpose. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Default Disabled Default Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled When using Spread Spectrum Modulated 1.5% or 6% for FCC or DOC testing. Default 109/36 MHz Default 101/33 MHz 110/36 MHz 102/34 MHz 111/37[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 55 3-1.3 BIOS Write Protection Setting Description Note Disabled BIOS Write Protection Enabled When set to enabled, the BIOS can only be programmed through AWDFLASH, making sure that any virus is unable to program the system BIOS. Set to disable the BIOS can be programmed the traditional wa y . Default 3-1.4 Quick Power[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 56 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 ) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Jan 4 2000 Time (hh:mm:ss) 1 : 22 : 12 Item Help 4 IDE Primary Master Maxtor 82160D2 4 IDE Primary Sl[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 57 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-K7V TA 58 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 wil[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 59 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 ) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features V irus W arning Disabled 5 CPU Internal Cache Enabled Item Help External Cache Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Bo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 60 3-3.1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Disabled Default Virus Warning Enabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep. 3-3.2 Ca[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 61 3-3.5 Boot Up NumLock Status Setting Description Note On Puts numeric keypad in NumLock mode at boot-up. Default Boot Up NumLock Status Off Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot-up. 3-3.6 Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Normal Lets chipset control GateA20. Gate A20 Options Fast A pin in the keyboard[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 62 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 63 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 ) 1984-2000 Award Soft[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 64 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 Descr[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 65 CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FE ATURES Setting Description Note Disabled Default Fast R-W Turn Around Enabled This item controls the DRAM timing. It allows you to enable/ disable the fast read/write turn around. Disabled Default System BIOS Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH is cacheable. Dis[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 66 CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FE ATURES Setting Description Note Optimal The Clock Control register (Clk_Ctl) specifies how the processor will ramp up the processor clock during low power modes Default K7 CLK_CTL Select Default Disabled OnChip USB Enabled This should be enabled if your system has a USB [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 67 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 R[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 68 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 U[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 69 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 Pr[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 70 3-5.3 IDE HDD Block Mode Setting Description Note Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Invokes multi-sector transfer instead of one sector per transfe r . Not all HDDs support this function. Default 3-5.4 FDD Controls FDD Controls Setting Description Note Disabled Turn off the on-board floppy controller Onboard FDD co[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 71 Onboard Serial Ports(Continued) Onboard Serial Ports Setting Description Note No, Y es Default TX,RX inverting enable No, No/ Y es, No/ Y es, Y es. This item allow you to enable the TX, RX inverting which depends on different H/W requirement. This field is not recommended to change its default setting for avoiding an[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 72 3-5.7 Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio. Setting Description Note Disabled Onboard Legacy Audio Enabled Set this item to Enabled if using software (like DOS games) that needs a ‘ legacy ’ audio device. Default Disabled Default Sound Blaster Enabled Set this item to enabled if your [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 73 3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] sets the system's power saving functions. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management Press Enter Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS) PM Control by APM Y es V ideo Off Option Suspend -> Off V i[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 74 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 User Define Lets you define the HDD and system power down times. Default Doze timer Standby timer Suspend timer HDD power down Min Saving 1 Ho[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 75 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. On The system will switch on when po[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 76 Wake Up Events Setting Description Note OFF HDD & FDD ON When On of HDD & FDD, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system. Default OFF Default PCI Master ON When On of PCI Master , any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system Disabled[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 77 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGUR ATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard's PCI Slots. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 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 Pre[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 78 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 Retai[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 79 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 P[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 80 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. [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 81 3-8.1 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Device Monitoring Setting Description Note Current CPU T emperature ° C/ ° F Show the current status of CPU temperature. Current Sys T emperature ° C/ ° F Show the current status of the system temperature. Current CPU FAN/ CHS FAN Speed ° C/ ° F Show the current status of CPU Fan[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 82 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 ) 1984-2000 Award Software 4 Soyo Combo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 83 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 ) 1984-2000 Award Software 4 Soyo Comb[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 84 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 85 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 all[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 86 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 ) 1984-2000 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Capacity 0 MB [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7V TA 87 3-14 BOOT MENU Boot Menu enables user to boot-up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup. T o enable boot Menu, press “ ESC ” after memory initialization, user will see a device menu, in which user can choose on which device they wish to boot from. Boo t Men u == Selec t a Boot First devic e = [...]

Drivers installation SY-K7V TA 88 Chapter 4 DRIVER INS TALL ATION Y our SY-K7V TA 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 produ[...]

Drivers installation SY-K7V TA 89 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[...]

Drivers installation SY-K7V TA 90 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 Me[...]

Drivers installation SY-K7V TA 91 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 Windo[...]

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