SOYO SY-P4VM800 manual

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e Precautions 1. Please read this Quick Start Guid e before proceeding with you r installations. Serious damage may occur if the installation procedures a re not followed properly. 2. AGP cards running at 3.3v are not supported. Only AGP cards running at 1.5v & 0.8v (4x /8x AGP cards ) are supported on this mot[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide SOYO SY -P4VM800 Motherboard Introduction Copyright © 2004 by SOYO Computer Inc. T rademarks: SOYO is a registered trademark of SOYO Computer Inc. All other trad emarks are properties of their owners. All other names of the products and companies mentioned her ein are used for identification purposes only. The re[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e T able of Contents Precaution …………………………………… …..……………………… ………………….……. .….…P1 SOYO SY -P4VM800 Motherboar d …………..…….……… ……………………………… .……….…P2 Chapte r 1 Introduct ion …………………..…?[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide Chapter 4 The SOYO CD …………..….…………… …………………………………… …………....P27 Introduction 4.1 The Contents of SOYO CD ………………………… ……………..…. ……………………..P27 4.2 Ho w to Use SOY O CD?.............. .................. .............[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e 1 1 Introduction ware/softw are in stallation of the motherboard with simplif ied 1.1 Contents of the M otherboard When unpacking the Motherboard, check the fo llowing items:  1 * SOYO SY -P4VM800 Motherboard Thank you for purchasing SOYO SY -P4VM800 Motherboard . This Quick S tart Guide will guide you through[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 1.2 Motherb oard Layou t Hard ware Installatio n 1.3 I/O Ports La yout ( O p tional ) ( Shared with JP 2 ) 6[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e 1.4 Key Features CHIPSETS FEA TURES PM800 (North Bridge)  Intel Pentium 4 Prescott CP U with HT  400/533/800MHz FSB  DDR 266/333/400MHz SD RAM up to 2 GB  Ultra V -Link 1066 MB/s interconnec tion  Integrated VIA S3 UniChrome Pro graph ics controller VT8237 (South Bridge)  V -R AID function  U[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 2 2 Installing the Motherboard otherboard, please follow the instructions below before of the system's met al chassis to avoid possible static damage to t he item. T o avoid damage to the m handling this equipment:  Before installing the motherboard, ground yourself by touching the un painted portion Har[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e 2.1 Installi ng the CPU SOYO SY -P4VM800 Mot herboard support s a single Inte l Pentium® 4/Prescot t Socket mPGA478 CPU . Please follo w the steps to install the CPU. 478-Pin CPU Socket Pin 1 CPU Lever CPUFAN1 1 1 3 4 2 1. Lift the socket leve r up to a vertical posit ion. 2. Place the marked CPU corner with the[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 2.2 Installing the Memory Modules This motherboard accommodate s two memory module slot s, supporting 184-pin dual channel DDR 266/333/400 S DRAM up to 2GB. Y ou can add 1 or 2 memory modules to the system at yo ur choice. In the cas e of adding two memory modules, please use two verified memo ry modules of the [...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e 2.3 Inst alling th e Hard Di sk Drive/Opt ical Devi ce Before Insta lling the IDE Devices: 1. For the ease of installation, w e str ongly recommend you install the hard drives first on IDE1, followed by the inst allation of the optical device on IDE2. 2. Installation of a hard disk and an optic al device on one I[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 2.3.1 Installing the SA T A Hard Disk Drive T o install a SA T A hard drive, us e a SA T A cable th at supports the S A T A protocol. This SA T A cable comes with an SA T A power cable. Y ou can connect either end of the SA T A cable to the SA T A hard drive or to the SA T A slot on the motherboard. SA T A Cable[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e 2.4 Inst alling the Expans ion Cards The motherboard holds 1 AGP 4X/8X slot, 3 PCI slots, and 1 CNR slot. Special attention should be paid when installing an AGP card. Ensur e your AGP card is compliant with AGP 4X/8X specifications with 1.5 & 0.8v power consumption. Accid entally or intentionally installing [...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 2.5 Conne cting the Power Suppl y Follow the steps below to wire the motherboard to comple te the installation pr ocess. The motherboard requires an A TX 12V compliant power supply . When connecting the power connectors, follow its directionality and do not force them into the sockets . Ensure the power supply i[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e 2.6 Clear ing CM OS (JP5) In the case of CMOS being wrongly configured that res ults in boot-up errors or hardware/software malfunction, follow the procedures below to clear the CMOS to res tore default settings. 1. Short Pin 2-3 of JP5 jumper as indicated below. 2. Place the jumper cap back on pin 1-2 to return [...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 2.7 Connectors and Jumper Definition CPU Cooling FanCPU_F AN1 System Cooling Fan CHA_F AN1 CD1 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 GND +12V Sensor GND +12V Sensor CD IN L GND GND CD IN R AUDIO1:Front Panel Audio Connecto r Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 Pin6 Pin7 Pin8 Pin9 Pin10 AUD_MIC AUD_GND A UD_MIC_[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guid e 2.8 Connecting Multi-channel Speakers The integrated VIA Vinyl Audio controller su pports up to six-channel audio outpu t. Install the dr iver before connecting t he audio cables to t he audio jack r eferring to the ta ble below . Remember to change the n umber of speaks acco rdingly in the preins talled audio dr[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide 3 3 Quick BIOS Setup 3.1 Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and info rmation of y our computer , such as date and time, the type of hardware inst alled, and various config uration settings. Y our computer a the information to initialize a ll the component s when booting up and basic function s of[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 3.3 The BIOS Nav igation Keys Name of Keys Function Esc Exits the cur rent menu ←→↑↓ Scrolls t hrough t he items on a menu +/–, Page Up/Pag e Down Modifies the va lues of a selected item F10 Sa ves the current co nfiguration and exit s setup F1 Displays a screen that des cribes all key functio ns F5 Lo[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide Floptical. Floppy A Floppy B These items set up size and capacit y of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system. 3.5 Advanced Setup M enu This page set s up more advanced in formation about your system. Handle this p age with caution. Any changes can af fect the operation of your computer . CMOS SETUP U[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide Boot To OS/2> 64MB Enable this item if y ou are booting the OS/2 operating system and you have more than 64 MB of system memory inst alled. AGP A perture Size This item defines an AGP for the graphics. Lea ve this item at the default value 64MB. DRAM Timing This item allows y ou to enable or disable the DRAM [...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide and to assign a port address. Parallel Po rt Address Use this item to enable or disab le the onboard Parallel port, and to assign a port address. Parallel Po rt Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode. Y ou can select SPP (S tandard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Cap abilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Para lle[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide Suspend mode This item select s the st atus S1(S top Clock) when the system enters the power-saving Su spend mode. Suspend Time Out This item sets u p the timeout for Suspend mode in min utes. If the time selecte d passes w ithout any system activit y , the computer will enter power-saving Su spend mode. Resume [...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide 3.9 BIOS Security Features Setup Page This page helps you install or c hange a password. CMOS SETUP UTILIT Y – Copyright (C) 198 5-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS S ecurity Features Help Item Security Settings Supervisor Passw ord : Installed Change Supervisor Passwor d Press Enter Password Check Setup Setu[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide Ratio Actual Value If the item “Ratio S t atus” shows “Loc ked”, you will n ot be able to see the item “Ratio Actual V alue” on the screen. Ratio CMOS Settin g This item select s the ratio o f the CPU inst alled in y our system. If the item “Ratio S tatus” shows “Locked”, y ou will not b e ab[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide 3.12 Load Optimal Defaults This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimiz ed defaults or not. Y ou press <Y>, and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads all default v a lues; or press <N>, and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility does not load default values. Note: It is[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 4 4 The SOYO CD 4.1 The Conte nts of SOYO CD SOYO CD provides a co mprehensive se t of drivers/tool s that may come in handy during insta llation or when sy oblems occur. stem pr User ’ s Manual Detailed an formativ e electronic nstallation g uide in DF fo rmat d in i P Drivers V ersion Operat ing System Descr[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Quick Start Guide 4.2 How to Use SOYO CD? Motherboard Select ion Menu Inserting SOYO CD Upon inserting SOYO C D, the men u above will au tomaticall y pop up for t he selection of your motherboard mode l number , in this case, please sele ct P4VM800 and then click on <OK>. T he SO Y O CD SOYO CD St art-Up Menu Read the Manual [...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide Driver Inst allation Menu Inst all Drivers This CD contains a nd lists all the necessary driver s upon clicking on the <In stal l Drivers> bu tton. Plea se inst all the drivers accor ding to y our operat ing syst em. Some driver s may requ ire a reboot after inst allation for new settings to t ake ef fect.[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 5 5 Installing the USB2.0 Driver Windows XP/Wi ndows 2000 USB 2.0 drivers are avai labl e for d ownlo ad by Wind ows Upda te for b oth W indows XP an d Windows 200 0. W Intel U SB2.0 Driv er Installation T he SO Y O CD indows XP Service P ack 1/Windows 2000 Servic e Pack 4 have i ncluded SB2.0 driver 1. indows X[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 6 6 T roubleshooting Boot-up Issues 1. The system does not power up. No beeping sound is heard and the CPU fan is not spinni ng. 1. Ensure that there are brass standoffs or plastic insulators between the motherbo ard and the case under every screw hole. 2. Ensure that JP5 is on pins 1-2 NOT 2-3. 3. Ensure the 20[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 4. Replace the memory modules with us able ones and restart the system. 5. Replace the graphic c ard with a usable AGP 4X/8X and restart the system. 4. The system turns on for a few seconds a nd then s huts down by itself. 1. Ensure the CPU fan is connected to the CPUF AN1 connector and turning during the operat[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide Stability Issue 7. My system i ntermittently halts on err ors and be comes very unstable 1. Clear the CMOS by shorting Pin 2-3 of JP5 and reconfigure the BIOS. 2. Restore any overclock BIOS/jumper settings to default settings. 3. Check the CPU temperature in BIOS menu to see if t he CPU has been overheating. If [...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 10. Where can I find the latest BIOS for my motherboard? Please visit our websites for the latest BIOS and other relevant software/s pecification update: USA: http://www. soyousa.com/downloads/ T aiwan: http://www .soyo.com.tw/downloads/ 1 1 . How do I re-flash the BIOS? 1. Refer to the motherboard documentation[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide 2. Install the latest VGA driver from your graphic card manufacturer . 16. Afte r waking up from Susp end to RAM or Standby mod e, the scr een has n o display , but I can hear the hard disk operating. 1. Ensure your VGA card support Suspend to RAM function. 2. Visit the website of your VGA card manuf acturer for[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide Hard Disk Drive/Floppy Drive/CD-ROM Issues 22. My hard di sk drive is not dete cted during P ower Up Self T est routine. Change the jumper settings of the hard driv e to cable select or single. 23. Sometimes the system finds my CD-ROM, and sometimes not 1. Ensure the CD-ROM is working properly . 2. The power sup[...]

SOYO SY -P4VM800 Q uick S tart Guide T he SO Y O CD 7 7 How to Contact Us?  If you are interested in our products or in need of technical as sistance, please contact the regional SOYO sales department as follows.  SOYO prefers E-mail as an effective and economical way of communication. T o receive our prompt reply , please mention your countr[...]