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    SY -K7VT A PRO Motherboard ******************* ************** ******************* AMD ® Athlon/Duron  Processor supported VIA KT133A AGP/PCI Mother board 266 MHz Front Si de Bus supported A TX Form Fact or ******************* ************** ******************* User's Manual[...]

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    SOYO ™ SY -K7VT A PRO ii Copyright © 2002 by Soyo Co mputer Inc. T rademarks: Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Comput er Inc. All tradema rks are the properties of their owners. Pr oduct Rights: All names of the product and corporate ment ioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only . The re gistered trademarks and[...]

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    T able of Contents SY -K7VT A PRO iii T able of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPT ION ................ ............... 1 1-1 INTRODUCTION ......... ...................................... ............... 1 1-2 KEY FEA T URES .......... ...................................... ............... 1 1-3 ELECTROST A TIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTION S . .......[...]

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    T able of Contents SY -K7VT A PRO iv 3-1 SOYO COMBO SETUP . ................... .................. ............. 54 3-2 ST ANDARD CMOS SETU P ................................. ........... 57 3-3 ADV ANCED BIOS FEA T URES .... ............. ............. ........ 60 3-4 ADV ANCED CHIPSET FEA T URES .................. ............. 64 3-5 INTEGRA TED[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 1 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOA RD DESC RIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY -K7VT A PRO AGP/PCI/ISA Motherboard is a high- perfor mance Socket 462 A TX form-factor system board. The SY -K7VT A PRO uses VIA Chipse t technology and support s Socket 462 class processors. This Moth erboard is fully com patible w ith industry s[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 2  CPU Multip lier  EXP ANDABILITY The SY -K7VT A PRO provides all the standard expa nsion slot s, and many more additional expansion features:  Expansion s l ots  1 x 32-bit bus mast er AGP slot  5 x 32-bit bus mast er P CI slots  1 x 16-bit ISA slots  Enhanced IO  Floppy disk cont ro[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 3  ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS The SY -K7VT A PRO supports advance d functions such a s:  W ake-On-LAN Supports W ake-On-LAN (Some adva nced ne twork cards can wake the system up over the net work, the WOL connector is provided by the SY -K7VT A PR O to support this function) .  Multiple bo ot The SY - K7VT [...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 4  USER FRIENDL Y  SOYO Combo Setup  Jumperle ss design  Y ou can set up the fo llowing op tio ns trough the BIO S setting  CPU FSB frequ ency  CPU mu ltiplie r by H /W switc h  CPU Vcor e volta ge  PCI cl ock  AGP Cloc k  SDRAM Clock  V oice Doctor If the system does not boot[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 5  HANDLING THE M OTHERBOARD T o avoid dama ge to your Mothe rboar d, fol low these s imple rule s while unpacking:  Before han dling the M otherbo ard, ground yourself by graspi ng an unpainte d portion of t he system's meta l chassis.  Remove the Motherboard fro m its anti-static packa ging. H[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 6 1-4 SY -K7VT A PRO MOTHERBOARD LA YOUT Back Panel SY -K7VT A PRO Pl atform PRT PS/2 KB Connector P S/2 Mouse Connector AT X P o w e r LINE -OUT LIN E-IN MIC-IN GAME COM 1 COM 2 USB 1_2 SDRAM SD RAM V T8363A AGP Slo t 3V Lith ium Battery JP 5 1 3 FJ1 FJ2 1 1 3 3 J3 13 J2 1 3 JP7 1 3 CDIN1 1 4 ISA Sl ot PCI S[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 7 1-5 SY -K7VT A PRO MOTHERBO ARD COMPONENTS SD RAM SD RA M Sigmat el ST AC9700 A C BD E F G H I J L K M O N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 8 A A TX Power Supply C onnector B V ia VT8363A Nort h Bri dge chi p C Chipset Cooling F an Connector D Socket 462 Connecto r E Frequency Multiplier setting Jumper F DIMM Banks G CPU Cooling Fan Connect or H CPU FSB setting Jumper I Ratio adjustment se tting switch J Frequency Multiplier setting Jumper K Bus [...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 9 1-6 MICRO PROCE SSOR The mother board suppor ts a si ngle Sock et 462 processor . The processor ’ s VID pins aut omatica lly program the vol tage re gulator on t he motherboar d to the r equired pr ocessor vol tage. In additi on, the f ront si de bus speed (200 MHz ) is automaticall y selected. Th e mothe[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 10 1-7 MEMOR Y 1-7.1 Main Memory The motherboard has th ree DIMM sockets. SDRAM can be installed in one, two, or three sockets. Using t he serial presence d etect (SPD) data structure, programmed into an E²PROM on the DIMM, the BIOS can determine the SDRAM’ s size and speed. M inimum DIMM memor y size is 8[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 11  Seamless DRAM command schedu ling f or maxi mu m DRAM b us utilization (e.g., precharge oth e r banks while accessing the c urrent bank)  Four cache lines (32quadwords) of CPU to DRAM write buffers  Four cache lines 32 qu adwords of CPU to DRAM read p refetch buffers  Read around write capabil[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 12 1-8 CHIPSET  VT8363A The KT133A chip set consists of the VT8363A system controll er (552 pi n BGA) and the VT82C686B PCI to I S A bridge (352 pi n BGA). The system controlle r provides supe ri or performance between the CPU, DRAM, AGP bus, and P CI bus with pipeline d, burst, and c oncurrent operati on.[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 13 buffers and sixt een levels (doublewor ds) of pre fetch buffers are i ncluded for concurr ent PCI bus and DRAM/c ache accesses. The chip also supports enhanced P CI bus comman ds such as Memory-Read-Line, Memo ry-Read-Mu ltiple an d Memory-W rite-Inv alid comma nds to minimiz e snoop overhea d. In addi tio[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 14 software can ru n t ransparently in non -USB-aware op erating system envir onment . 3) Keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support. 4) Real T i me Cloc k with 256 byt e extended CMOS. In addition t o the standard ISA R TC functionality , the integr ate d R TC also inc lud es th e date al arm, centur y fiel [...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 15 level trig gered interrup t s ch annel by channel. The integrate d D MA controll er supports type F DMA i n ad dition to standa rd ISA DMA modes. Complia nt with the PCI2 .2 specif i cation, the VT83C686A suppor ts delayed t ransacti ons and remote powe r management so tha t slower ISA peripher als do not [...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 16  Data rates up to 1Mbps  Perpendicular recording d river support  T wo FDDs with dri ve swap support  Plug and pl ay with 48 base IO address, 12 IRQ and 4 DM A optio ns The Set up program pr ovides confi guration opti on for the I/O contr oller . 1-9.1 Serial Port s The mother board ha s two 9-[...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 17 1-9.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors ar e located on the back panel of the motherboar d. The +5 V lines to keyboar d and mouse connect ors are protected with a fuse that prevents mo therboard compo nents from being damaged when an over-cur rent condition oc curs. Note [...]

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    Motherboar d Description SY -K7VT A PRO 18 subsystem i nclude:  An integra ted amb i ent tempe rature senso r  Fan speed sensors, which monitor the fan 1 and f an 2 connector .  Power supply vol tage m onitor ing to det ect levels above or be low acceptable values When suggeste d ratings f or temperat ur e, fan speed, or vol tage ar e exce[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 19 Chapter 2 HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION Congratul ations on your purc hase of SY -K7VT A PRO Mot herboard . Y ou are about to install and connect you r new Motherbo ard. Note: Do not unpack t he Mother board fr om its prot ective anti-st atic packaging unt il you have ma de the foll owing preparations. 2-1 PREP ARA T[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 20 2-2 UNP ACKING THE MOTH ERBOAR D When unpacking the Mot herboard, check for the following i tems:  The SY -K7VT A PRO KT133A AGP /PCI/ISA Mother board  The Quick S t art Gu ide  The Installation CD-ROM  SOYO Bonus P ack CD-ROM  One IDE Device A T A 66 Flat Cable  One Floppy Disk Dr i ve Flat Ca[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 21 2-3 IN ST ALLA TION GU IDE W e will now begin the installation of the Mot herboard. Please follow the step-by-step p rocedure designed to lead y ou to a complete a nd correct install ation. Wa r n i n g : T urn of f the power to the Mo therboard, system chassis, and peripheral devices before performing any work [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 22 2-3.1 CPU Inst allation Y our SY -K7VT A PRO motherboard com es with a C P U retention set kit. The reten tion set is u sed to hold th e processor attached to the So cket 462 CPU connector on the m otherboard. FOC ( Fan-Off Contr ol ) The newly designed SOYO “FOC” i s based on the concept of total protection[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 23 sensor pins, to avoid the power of f. Use r s may press the “Insert” key to j ump over the “Power Off” mode; go t o the BIOS and disabl e “FOC”. Now syst em can be booted nor mall y . 4. The power connect or of t he CPU fan must be conn ected to the specifi ed “CPU Fan Connec tor” on th e motherb[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 24 Follow these instructions to in stall your Socket 462 proce ssor correctl y . 1. Lift the socket han dle up to a vertical po sition . 2. Ali gn the bl unt edge of t he CPU wit h the mat ching pinhol e distinctive edge on the socket.[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 25 3. Seat the p rocesso r in th e socke t com pletely a nd witho ut forcin g. 4. Then close the so cket hand le to secure the CPU in place. Remember to conne ct the CPU Co oling Fan to the appropriate power conn ector on the Mother board. Th e fan is a key component that will ensur e system stabi lity . The fan pr[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 26 2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation Y o ur board c omes wit h two DIMM sock ets, providi ng support for up to 1.5GB of main memor y using unbuff ered and registered DIMM modu les from 8MB to 512MB. On this motherb oard, D R AM speed can be set independent f rom the CPU fr ont side bus spe ed. Depending on t h[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 27 Memory Config uration T able Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM T ype SDRAM/VCM SDRAM Memory Module S ize (MB) 32/64/128/256/512 MB[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 28 2-3.3 Motherboard Connector 2-3.3. 1 I DE Device Installation (HDD, CD-RO M) This Moth erboard offers two pr imary and secondar y IDE device connectors (IDE1 , IDE2). It can support up to fo ur high-speed Ultra D MA 33/66/100HD D or CD-ROM. Connect one side of the A T A66/100 flat ca ble to the IDE devi ce (HDD [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 29 2-3.3.2 Floppy Drive Inst allation The system support s 5 possible f loppy drive t ypes: 720 KB, 1. 2 MB, 1.44 MB, 2.88 MB, and LS-120. Connect one side of the 34-pin f lat cable to the fl oppy drive a nd plug th e other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard. This Moth erboard can suppor t up to 2[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 30 2-3.3.3 Front Panel Connecti ons Plug the comput er case's front panel devices to the corre sponding headers on the Mot herboard. 1. Power LED Please i nstall accor ding to the foll owing pin assignment : pin 1,3 are f or Power LED. SDRAM SDRA M Sigmat el ST AC9700 Sp ea k e r _ + _ + _ _ + + Re s et PWRBT [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 31 2. Reset Plug the Reset push-button cable into the 2-pin Reset h eader on the Mo therb oard. Pu shin g the Re set butto n on the front panel will cause the system to restar t the boot-up se quence. 3. Speaker Atta ch the 4-pin PC speake r cable fr om the case to the Spea ker header on the Motherboard. 4. IDE LED[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 32 5. A TX Power On/Off S witch Atta ch the 2-pin mo mentar y type swit ch to the PWRBT h eader fo r turning On or Off your A TX power supply . 6. STR LED The STR LED is connected to the V oltage that feeds the DIMM sockets. Therefore the follow ing table applies: Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Powe r Off STR LED [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 33 2-3.3.4 Back Panel C onnections All exter nal devices such as the PS / 2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse , printe r , modem, USB ca n be plugged di rect ly onto the Mot herboar d back panel. Only after y ou hav e fixed and locked the Motherboard to the comp uter case can you start conn ecting the external periphera l devic[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 34 1. Onboard Serial Port s COM1/COM2 External periph erals that use seri al transmission scheme include: - serial mouse, - and modem. Plug t he serial device c ables di rect ly into the COM 1/COM2 9-pin male connectors loc ated at the rear panel of the Motherbo ard. 2. Parallel Port PR T This par allel port i s us[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 35 5. Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2/(USB3, USB4) This Mot herboard pr ovides f our USB ports for your addi tional de vices. Plug the USB device jack into the available USB con nector USB1 or USB2. - Standard de vice dr ivers come wi th the W i n98 for commonl y used USB devices. - W ith W in95, use the flow UHCI s[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 36 2-3.3.5 Other Connections 1. W ake-On-LA N (WOL) Attach the 3-pin conn ector from the LAN card which supports the W ake-On-LAN (W OL) functi on to the JP 10 header on t he Motherboa rd. This WOL functi on le ts users wake up t he connected computer through the LAN card. Please i nstall accor ding to the foll owi[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 37 2. Infrared (S IRCON) Plug the 5- pin infr ared devic e cable to the SIRCON header . This will enable the infrared tran sfer function. Th is Motherboard m eets both the ASKIR and HPSIR speci fications. Please i nstall accor ding to the foll owing pin assignment : 3. Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 38 4. Coolin g Fan Installation (1) CPU Cooling Fan After you have seated the CPU properly on the p rocessor , attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPUF AN connector on the Motherboard. The fan will stop when th e system enters into S u spend Mode. (Suspend mod e can be enabled from the BIOS S etup Utili ty , [POWER M[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 39 (2) Chassis Cooling Fan Some chassis also feature a co oling fan. This Mo therboard features a CHAF AN c onnector t o provide 12V powe r to the chassis fan. Connect t he cable from t he chassis fa n to the CHAF AN 3-pin conne ctor . I nstall accordi ng to the foll owing pin assi gnment: (3) Chipset Cooling Fan S[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 40 5. CD Line-in (CDIN1) This Moth erboard provi des two CD-Li n e in co nnectors. Please con nect the 4-pin audio c able from your CD- ROM dr ive to either CDIN 1 . (It fits in only one, de pending on t he cabl e that came with your CD-ROM dr ive) Please i nstall accor ding to the foll owing pin assignment : 2-3.3[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 41 2-3.3.7 A T X Power Suppl y Plug the conn ector from the p ower direc t ly into the 2 0-pin male A TX PW connector on the Mot herboard, as shown i n the followi ng figur e. Wa r n i n g : Follow these precauti ons to preser ve your Motherboard fro m any remnant cu rrents wh en connecting to A TX power supply: T [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 42 3.3V -12V GND PS -ON GND GND GND -5V 5V 5V 3.3V 3.3V GND 5V GND 5V GND PW- O K 5VSB 12V AT X P o w e r * Note: If you use the W ake-On-LAN (W OL) functi on, make sure th e A TX power supply can suppor t at leas t 720 mA on the 5V S t andby lea d (5VSB). Please i nstall the A TX power ac cording to t he followi n[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 43 If you set ratio to ma nual and confi gure the RJ1 jum per to th e settings that match yo ur CPU speed as follow table. RJ1 1 2 3 4 RJ1 1 2 3 4 5 on off on on 9 off of f on on 5.5 on off on off 9.5 off of f on off 6 on off of f on 10 off off off on 6.5 on off of f off 10.5 off off off off 7 off on on on 11 on on[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 44 2-3.5 V oice Doctor If the syst em does not boot -up proper ly , the V oice Doct or will inform t he user by voice thro ugh internal/ex terna l speaker at what poi nt in boot -up sequence the p roblem arises. Below are the possible e rrors the user may encounter: 7. The Processor might be damage or not installe [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 45 2-3.7 Power On Y ou ha ve now compl ete d the hardwa re inst allati on of your Mot herboard successfully . 1. T urn the power on 2. T o enter the BIOS Setup Util ity , press the <DEL> key wh ile the system is performing the di agnostic check s, Note : If you have fa iled to enter th e BIOS, wai t until t h[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 46 2-3.8 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboar d does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency . Instead, CPU settin gs are software confi gur able with the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP] . The [SOYO COMBO SETUP] menu com bines th e main p aramete rs that yo u need to configu re, all in one menu, for a quick setup[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 47 2-3.9 T roubleshooting at First S tart Video (no display) related issues I built a new computer system using a S oyo board and noth ing happens when tur ning it on, no v ideo and no beeps from the PC speaker. What is happenin g and how can it be fixed? No screen and no bee ps mean tha t your CPU and mother board[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 48 My PCI VGA card works fine with my system, but whe n I put in a new AGP card, it does no t give me any video. Is my AGP slot bad ? This is a common problem with AGP video ca rds. The reas on is that your AGP card did not get seated into th e AGP slot full y and firmly. P lease push your AGP ca rd down into the s[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 49 What you need to do is t o disable 'C OM2' (or UA RT2 or serial port 2) in the bios under integrat ed periphera l setup. I have installed my modem drivers se veral times and I still cannot get my modem to work. Why? If you ar e sure that t he modem dri ver has been i nstalle d correctl y, then you need[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 50 This is because th e recorder an d microphone in the Wind ows are not enabled. Pl ease go to sound properties and enable them. Lock up (fr eeze) When I boot up my system, everyt hing w orks fine . It sees my CPU and memor y , detects my hard dr ive, floppy drive an d CD-ROM but locks up at "V erify DMI pool[...]

  • Page 55

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 51 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Moth erboard's BIOS setup pr ogram u ses the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS program fro m A ward Software In c. T o enter the A ward BIOS prog ram's M ain Menu: 1. T urn on or reboot t he system. 2. After the diag nostic check s, press the [ Del] key to ente r the A ward BIOS Setup [...]

  • Page 56

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 52 Hot Keys: Function keys gi ve you acces s t o a group of commands throughout t he BIOS utilit y . Function Comman d Description F1 Gener al Hel p Gives the li st of opti ons available for each item. F5 Previous Va l u e s Restore the old values. These are the values that the user started th e current s ession wi[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 53 SA VE AND EXIT SETUP Select the [S A VE & EXIT S ETUP] opt ion from the Mai n Menu to save data t o CMOS and exit the setup uti lit y . This option saves all your changes and causes the system to reboot. Ty p e [ Y ] t o s a v e t h e changes and exit or [N] to retu rn to the Ma in Menu and kee p curre nt va[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 54 3-1 SOYO CO MBO SETUP This Motherboar d does not use any hardware jumpers t o set the CPU frequency . Instead, CPU settin gs are software confi gur able with the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. After the hardwa re installatio n is comp lete, turn the po wer switch on , then press the <DEL> k ey during the system [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 55 3-1.1 Setting Descri ption Note Disabled For EMI test purpose. Auto Dete ct DIMM/ PCI Cl k Enab led Def aul t Disabled Defaul t Spr ead Spectrum Modulated Enable d When using Spread Spectrum Modulate d 1.5% or 6% for FCC or D OC te sting . Default 109/36 MHz Defa ult 100/33 MHz 1 10/36 MHz 101/33 MHz 1 1 1/ 37 M[...]

  • Page 60

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 56 3-1.4 Quick Power On Self T est Setting Description Note Disabled Quick Power On Self T est Enabled Provides a fast POTS at boot-up. Default 3-1.5 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Cont rol Set tings Setting Description Note Floppy LS/ZIP HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 USB-F DD USB-ZI P USB-CDROM USB-[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 57 3-2 ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [ST ANDARD CMOS SE TUP] option fr om the Main Menu and press [Enter ] key . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Sof tware St a nd a r d C M O S F e a tu r e s Date (mm :dd:yy) T ue, Jan 4 2000 Ti me ( h h : m m : s s ) 1 : 22 : 1 2 Item Help  IDE Primary[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 58 3-2.2 Hard Disks T ype & Mode Choose the type a nd mode for the hard disks that you have al ready instal led. Primar y (Second ary) Master & Slave Setting Description Note IDE HDD Auto-D etection Press Enter T o aut o-detect the HDD’ s si ze, head… on thi s channel Auto BIOS detect s hard di sk type [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 59 3-2.4 Others Opti onal Setting Description Note EGA/VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Vi d e o MONO (Monochr ome) Selec t the vid eo m ode. ALL E rror s Default No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But D i skette Halt On All , But Di sk/Key When th e BIOS d etects syste m errors, this fun ction w ill stop the syste m. S ele[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 60 3-3 ADV ANCED BIOS FEA TURES Select the [Advanced BIOS Feat ures] opti on from the Main Me nu and press [Enter ] key . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Sof tware Advance d BIOS Feat ures V irus W arning Disabled  CPU Internal Cach e Enabled Item Help External Cache Enabled Swap Floppy D[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 61 3-3.1 V irus W arning Setting Des cription Note Disabled Default V i rus W arning Enabled Allows you to choose the VIRUS W arning feature for IDE Hard Disk bo ot sector protecti on. If thi s functi on is enabled and someon e attempt to w rite d ata into th is area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and [...]

  • Page 66

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 62 3-3.5 Boot Up NumLock St atus Setting Description Note On Puts numeric keypad in NumLock mode a t boot-up. Default Boot Up NumLock St a t u s Off Puts numeric keyp ad in arrow key mode at boot-up. 3-3.6 Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Normal Lets c hipset control Gat eA20. Gate A20 Options Fast A pin i[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 63 3-3.8 Security Option Use thi s feature t o prevent unauthor i zed system boot-up or use of BIOS Setup. The following table describes th e security setti ngs. Setting Description System Each time the system is booted, the password prompt appears. Security Option Set up If a password is set, the pa ssword prompt [...]

  • Page 68

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 64 3-4 ADV ANCED CHIPSET FEA TURE S Caution: Change the se settings on ly if you are already fa miliar with the Chip set. The [Advanc ed Chipset Features] opti on changes t he values of th e chipset registers. These reg isters control the system op tions in the computer . CMOS Set up Utilit y – Copyright ( C ) 19[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 65 After you have complet ed the changes, press [Esc] and f ollow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving. The following table desc ri bes each f i eld in the Advanced Chipset Feature s Menu and how to configure each parameter . 3-4.1 CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP CHIP SET FEA TURES S[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 66 CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP (Continued) CHIP SET FEA TURES Setting Description Note Disabled Def ault Fast R-W T ur n Around Enabled This item contr ols the D RAM timin g. I t allow s yo u to enab le/ disable the fa st read/write turn around. Disabled Defaul t System BIOS Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 67 CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP (Continued) CHIP SET FEA TURES Setting Description Note Disabled OnChip USB Enabled This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you wa nt to use it . Even when so equi pped, if you add a higher pe rformance control ler , you will need to disable this [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 68 CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP (Continued) CHIP SET FEA TURES Setting Description Note Disabled PCI Delay Tr a n s a c t i o n Enabled The chipset has an embedded 3 2-bit posted writ e buffer to support de lay transacti ons cycles. Select Enabled to support compli ance with PCI specification version 2.1. Defa ult Disab[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 69 3-5 INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS Caution: Change the se settings on ly if you are already fa miliar with the Chip set. The [INTEGRA TE D PERIPHERALS] opti on changes the values of the chipset regi sters. These regi sters contro l the system options in the computer . The following screen show s setup default setti ngs[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 70 The following tables d escribe each field in the INTEGRA T ED PERIPHERALS Menu and provide inst ructions on how to c onfigur e the IDE contro ls, FDC controls, and the onb oard serial and parallel p orts. 3-5.1 IDE Device Controls IDE Contr ols Setting Descript ion Note Dis able d T urn off the on -board IDE On-[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 71 3-5.3 IDE HDD Block Mode Setting Description Note Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Invokes mult i-sector transf er inst ead of one sector per transfer . Not all HDDs support this function. Defa ult 3-5.4 FDD Controls FDD Con trols Setting D escription Note Disabled T urn off the on-bo ard floppy controller On[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 72 Onboard Serial P ort s(Continued) Onboard Serial Ports Setting Description Note No,Y es Defa ult TX,RX inverting enabl e No, No/ Ye s , N o / Ye s , Ye s . This item a l low you to en able the TX, RX inverting which depends on differe nt H/W requi rement . This fiel d is not recommended to change its default se [...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 73 3-5.7 Onboard Legacy Audio This f ield controls t he onboard l egacy audi o. Setting Descript ion Note Disabled Onboard Legacy Audio Enabled Set thi s item to Enab led i f usi ng softwa re (like DO S games) t hat needs a ‘ legacy’ audi o device. Defa ult Disabled Defa ult Sound Blaster Enable d Set this item[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 74 3-6 POWER MAN AGEMENT SETU P The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] se ts the system 's power saving functions. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Sof tware Power Manage ment Set up Power Management Press En ter Item Help ACPI Suspend T ype S1 (P OS) PM Cont rol by AP M Ye s V ide o Off Opti on S[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 75 After you have completed the Power Management Setup, press [Esc] to return to the M ain Menu. 3-6.1 Power Management Controls Power Management Cont rols Setting De scription Note User Define Lets you define t he HDD and system power down ti mes. Default Doze timer Standby timer Suspend timer HDD power down Min S[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 76 Power Management Controls (Continued) Power Management Cont rols Setting Description Note 3 Default MODEM Use IRQ 3-1 1, NA Assigns an IRQ# to the modem devic e. Instant-of f Default Soft -Off by PWR-BTTN Delay 4 Sec. T urns off the system power 4 seconds afte r pushing the power button. On The system will switc[...]

  • Page 81

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 77 Wa k e U p Events Setting Description Note OFF HDD & FDD ON When On of HDD & FDD, any acti vity fr om one of the list ed system peri pheral devi ces wakes up the system. Defa ult OFF Defa ult PCI Master ON When On of PCI Master , any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the [...]

  • Page 82

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 78 3-7 PNP/PCI CON FIGURA TION SETUP This option se ts the Moth erboard's PCI Slots. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Sof tware PnP/PC I Configuration s PNP OS Installed NO Reset Configuration Data D isabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD) x IRQ Resou rce s Press Enter x DM[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 79 3-7.1 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls PNP/PCI Cont rols Setting Descript ion Note Ye s Set this field to [Y es] if y ou are runni ng W indows 95, whic h is PnP com patible . PnP OS Installed No If the OS you are r unning does not support PnP confi gurati on. Default (If there is any doubt, set this field to [No])[...]

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    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 80 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued) PNP/PCI Setup Setting Descriptio n Not e How to set the BIOS to r elease the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: Interrupt Line PnP / PCI confi gur ation Integrated Per ipher als IRQ 15 IRQ 15: PCI / ISA PnP On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: dis abled IRQ 14 IRQ 14: PCI / ISA PnP On-C[...]

  • Page 85

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 81 3-7.2 MUL TI I/O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi-I/O addresses are as follows: Port I/O Addr ess IRQ St a t u s LPT1 378H 7 ECP/EPP COM1 3F8H 4 COM2 2F8H 3 Wa r n i n g : If a default I/O address co nflicts wit h other I/O card s such as sound card, you must chan ge one of t he I/O addr esses t o reme dy to[...]

  • Page 86

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 82 3-8.1 CPU Device Mo nitoring CPU Devi ce Monitori ng Setting Descri ption Note Current CP U Te m p e r a t u r e ° C/ ° F Show the current st atus of CPU temperature. Current S ys Te m p e r a t u r e ° C/ ° F Show the current st atus of the system temperature. Current CPUF AN/ CHAF AN Speed ° C/ ° F Show [...]

  • Page 87

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 83 3-9 LOAD F AIL-SAFE DEF AUL TS Select the [Lo ad Fail-Safe Defaults] op tion from the Main M enu to load the system values you have pre viously saved. This option is recomme nded if you need to re set the syste m set up and t o retri eve the old values. CMOS Setup Ut ility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward So[...]

  • Page 88

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 84 3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEF AUL TS Select the [L oad Optimized Defaults] option from the Ma in Menu to load the system values you have pre viously saved. This option is recomme nded if you need to re set the syste m set up and t o retri eve the old values. CMOS Setup Ut ility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Sof[...]

  • Page 89

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 85 3-11 SUPER VISOR P ASSWORD Based on the set ting you have made i n the [Secur ity Option] of t he [BIOS FEA TURES SETUP] sectio n, the password prevents access to the sys tem or the setup program by un authorized users. Follow this proced ure to se t a new password or disabl e the passwor d: 1. Choose [BIOS FEA [...]

  • Page 90

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 86 3. Enter your new passwor d and press [Enter ]. The following message appears, prompt ing to confi rm the new password: 4. Re-enter your password and t hen press [ Enter] to exit to the Ma in Menu. This diag ram outlines the passwo rd selection p rocedure: 3-12 USER P ASSWORD When the user password opt ion is on[...]

  • Page 91

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 87 3-13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This M ain Menu function a uto matic all y detects the hard disk ty pe and configures the [S tandard CMOS Features] accordingly . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Sof tware IDE P rimary Master IDE HDD A uto-Detection Press Enter Ite m Help IDE P rim ary Ma ster [...]

  • Page 92

    BIOS Setup Utility SY -K7VT A PRO 88 3-14 BOOT MENU Boot Me nu enables user to boot -up on dif fere nt b oot dev ice wi thou t going into the BIOS setup. T o enable boot Menu, pr ess “ESC ” after memo ry initializ atio n, user w i ll see a devic e menu, in which user can choose on which device they wish to boot fr om. Boot M enu == S elect a Bo[...]

  • Page 93

    Drivers insta llation SY -K7VT A PRO 89 Chapter 4 DRIVER INST ALLA TION Y our SY -K7VT A PRO Motherboard comes wi th a CD-ROM label ed "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains th e user 's manual fi le for your ne w Motherboard, the drivers sof tware avai lable f or installation, and a database in HT ML form at wi th info rmati on on SOYO Mot[...]

  • Page 94

    Drivers insta llation SY -K7VT A PRO 90 If you use W indows 95/98/ME, t h e SOYO CD S t art Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Mo therboard you own and displ ays the correspondi ng model name. The user's m anual files included on the SOYO CD are in P DF (Postscr i pt Document) form at. In order to read a PDF file, the appropriate Acro[...]

  • Page 95

    Drivers insta llation SY -K7VT A PRO 91 Step 2. Install Drivers Click the Install Drivers but to n to disp lay th e lis t of drivers software that can be installed with your Motherbo ard. The Start Up program di splays the drivers available for the particular model of Mot herboard you own. W e recommend th at you on ly install those drivers. (Drive[...]

  • Page 96

    Drivers insta llation SY -K7VT A PRO 92  VxD Driver VIA AGP VxD Driver is to be in stalled if you are using an AGP VGA devic e. VIAGAR T .VXD wi ll provi de service routi nes t o your VGA dri ver and int erfac e dir ectly t o hard ware, pr ovidi ng fast graphical access.  VIA Chipset Fun ctions Registry VIA Registry (INF) Driv er is to be in [...]

  • Page 97

    Drivers insta llation SY -K7VT A PRO 93 Notice 2 : Y o u may cli ck Cancel to ab ort the dr iver installation and retu rn to the main menu. Step 4. Check the La test Releases Click the 'Che ck the lates t Releases ' button to go the SOYO W ebsite to automatically find the late st BIOS, manual and driv er relea ses for yo ur mo therb oard.[...]

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