SOYO P4X400 manual

Congratul ations on your new pur chase of SO YO P 4X400 Ser ies moth erboard fo r the Intel pla tform! This ne w mother board offers suppor t f or ul tra fast DDR400 memory . However , si nce DDR40 0 is not a JEDEC (The Joint Electron Device Engineeri ng Council) approved mem ory specifi cation, some users might experie nce DDR400 i ncompat i bilit[...]

SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite Motherboard ************************** ************************** mPGA Socket 478 Processor supported VIA P4X400 AGP/PCI 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus supported A TX Form Factor ************************** ************************** User's Manual[...]

SOYO ™ SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e iii Copyright © 2002 by S OYO Computer Inc. T rademarks: SOYO is th e reg istered t rademark of SOYO Comput er Inc. All trademarks are t he properties of their owners. Pr oduct Rights: All names of the product and corporate ment ioned in thi s publication are used for identification purposes only . The registered t[...]

T able of Conte nts SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e iv T able of Co ntents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPT ION............... ............... 1 1-1 INTRODUCTION........ ...................................... ............... 1 1-2 UNP ACKING THE MOTHERBOAR D .............. ............. 1 1-3 KEY FEA TURES ......... ...................................... ...[...]

T able of Conte nts SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e v APPENDIX A TROUBLE SHOOTING A T FIRST ST AR T . ............. 91 APPENDIX B CONT ACT INFORMA TION ................ ............... ........ 98[...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 1 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOA RD DE SCRIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite AGP slot/PCI Motherboard is a high-performance Socket 478 processo r supported A TX form-factor system board. The SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e uses VIA Chipset tech nology and supports S ocket 478 c lass proce ssors. Thi s [...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 2  One Heat Sink Compoun d  One Back Panel Wa r n i n g : Do not unpack the Mot herboa rd from i ts anti- stati c packaging unt il you are rea dy to install it. Like most electronic equipment, y our Motherboar d may be damage d by electrost atic discharge. T o avoid permanent dama ge to comp o[...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 3 This ensures that the SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite has a n overwhelming overc lock ing p oten tia l.  CPU M ultip lier The SY -P4X400 DRAGO N Lite support s a wide range of multipliers: 10X ~ 24X depe nd on CPU.  MEMOR Y SUPPOR T The SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite supports PC1600, PC2100 and PC2700 DDR Me[...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 4  LAN ON-BOARD Supports 10/ 100 Mbps base-T Ethe rnet . Use the Realt ek R TL8100B chipset.  ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS The SY -P4X400 DRAGO N Lite suppor ts advance d functions suc h as:  W ake-On-LAN Supports W ake-On-LAN (Some advanced ne twor k cards can wake the system up over the net work, [...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 5  SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM  COMPLIANCE The SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite co mplies with all importan t industry standard s. The following under lines the r eliabili ty of the SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite , a motherboard to trust.  PC99, ACPI compliant  W ARRANTY All SOYO motherbo ards are back with on[...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 6 1-4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD T o avoid dama ge to your Mothe rboar d, fol low the se sim ple ru les wh ile unpacking:  Before han dling the Mo therboa rd, ground yoursel f by grasping a n unpainte d portion of t he system's met al chassis.  Remove the Motherboard fro m its anti-s tatic [...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 7 1-6 SY -P4X400 DRAGON Li te MOTHERBOARD LA YOUT Back Panel SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite Platform USB 1_2 LAN PS/2 KB Connecto r PS/2 Mous e PS/2 Mous e Connector 3V Lithium Battery IDE 1 IDE 2 AT X P o w e r PCI#5 PCI#4 PCI#3 PCI#2 PCI#1 PRT COM A COM B FLP WOL Head er JP1 0 CMOS Cl ear Jum pe r 1 JP5 C[...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 8 1-7 SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lite MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS A BC D E FG H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AGP Sl ot[...]

Motherboar d Descripti on SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 9 A +12V Power Conne ctor B Fro nt pane l C onnectors C Chassis Cooling Fan Connector D Socket 478 Connector E VIA P4X400 North Bridge Chip F CPU Cooling Fan Conn ector G DIMM Banks H A TX Power Supply Connector I Bus Mastering EIDE/A T API Ports J Chassis Cooling Fan Connector K Floppy Disk Drive ([...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 10 Chapter 2 HARDWARE IN STALLATION Congratul ations on your pur chase of S Y -P 4X400 DRAGO N Lite Motherboar d. Y ou are about to inst al l and connect your new Moth erboard. Note: Do not unpack t he Mothe rboard from i ts prote ctive anti-st atic packagin g until you ha ve made th e f[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 11 2-2 IN ST AL LA TION GUI DE W e will now begin the installation of the Motherboar d. Please follow the step-by-step p rocedure designed to lead yo u to a complete an d correct install ation. St e p 1 - Install th e Central Proces sing Unit (CPU) St e p 2 - Install memory modules St e [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 12 STEP 1 Inst all the CPU CPU Mount Procedur e: T o mount the Pentium ® 4 Socket mPGA478 processor that you have purchas ed se pa rately , follow thes e instruct ions. 1. Lift the socket han dle up to a vertical positio n. 2. Alig n the bl unt edge of the CPU with the matc hing pi nhol[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 13 3. S eat the proc esso r in th e sock et co mple tely a nd w itho ut forc ing. 4. Then close the socket hand le to secure the CPU in place. Remember t o connect the CPU Cool ing F an to t he appr opriat e power conn ector on the Motherboard. The fan is a key component that will ensur [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 14 S tep 2 Inst all Memory Module Y our boar d co mes wit h thre e DIMM socket s, pr oviding suppor t f or up to 3GB of main me mory usin g unbuffe red a nd non-ECC DIMM modul es fr om 64MB to 1GB. On thi s motherboard, DRAM speed can be set indepe ndent from the CPU fr ont side bus spee[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 15 Memory Config uration T a ble Nu mber o f Memo ry M odu les DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM T ype DDR SDRAM (Un-buffered and Non-ECC) Memory Module S ize (MB) 64/128/256/512 MB/1 GB S tep 3 Inst all Exp ansion Card The mothe rboa rd has 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slot . 1. Read the related expansi[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 16 AGP Slot This moth erboard suppor ts AGP 4x/8x VGA CARD. When 8x VGA card is used, “A GP mode” opt ion in t he BIOS will be disabled and t he “DBI Output for AGP T rans” option will appear . Note: This Motherboard supports only 1.5 volt s AGP card . Using 3. 3v AGP card might [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 17 S tep 4 Connect cables, case wires, and power supply A. IDE Device Inst allation (HDD, CD-ROM) This Mot herboard offers two pr imary a nd secondary IDE devi ce connecto rs (IDE1, IDE 2). It can suppo rt up to f our high-s peed Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 H DD or CD-R OM. Connect one side[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 18 B. Floppy Drive Inst allation The system support s 5 possible fl oppy dri ve types: 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 f loppy dr ive and pl ug th e other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard. This Moth erboa[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 19 C. Front Panel Connections Plug the comput er case's front panel devices to the corre sponding headers on the Mot herboard . 1. Power LED & KeyLock Plug the Power LED cabl e into the 5- pin Keyloc k header . Some systems may fe ature a Ke yLock f uncti on with a fr ont panel [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 20 2. Reset Plug the Reset push-button cable into the 2-pin Reset h eader on the Mo therb oard . Push ing th e Re set bu tto n on the front pane l will cause the system to restar t the boot- up sequence. 3. Speaker Atta ch the 4-pin PC speake r cabl e fr om the case to the Speak er heade[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 21 5. A TX Power On/Off S witch Atta ch the 2-pin mo ment ary type swi t ch to the PWRBT header fo r turning On or Off your A TX powe r supply . D. Back Panel Connections All exter nal devices such as the PS /2 keyboa rd, PS /2 mouse, pri nter , modem, USB ca n be plugge d dire ctly ont [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 22 1. Onboar d Serial Por ts COMA/ COMB External periph erals that use seri al transmission scheme include: - serial mouse, - and modem. Plug t he seria l device cable s dire ct ly into the COMA/COMB 9-pin male connectors loc ated at the rear p anel of the M otherboard. 2. Parallel Port [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 23 5. Universal Serial Bus (USB1/USB2, USB20 _1/USB20_2) This Mot herboard pr ovides f our USB port s for your additi onal devi ces. Plug the USB device jack into the availab le USB connector USB1 or USB2. - Standard de vice dr ivers c ome wit h the W in98 for commonl y used USB devices.[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 24 E. Other Connections 1. W ake-On-LAN (WOL) Attach the 3-pin conn ector from the LAN card which supports the W ake-On-LA N (WOL) function to the JP1 0 header on the Motherboard. This WOL fu ncti on lets use rs wake up t he connected computer through the LAN card. Please i nstall accor [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 25 2. S tand ard Infrared (SIRCON) Plug th e 10-pin i nfrar ed device cabl e to the SIRCON he ader . This will enable the infrared transf er functi on. This Motherboard meet s both the ASKIR and HPSI R speci ficati ons. Please i nstall ac cording to the followin g pin assignment: St anda[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 26 3. Coolin g Fan Installation (1) CPU Cooling Fan (CPUF AN1, CPUF AN2) Afte r you have seat ed the CPU pr operl y on the pr ocessor , att ach the 3- pin fan cable to the CPUF AN connector on the Motherboard. The fan will stop when the system enters into S uspend Mode. (Suspe nd mode ca[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 27 (2) Chassis Cooling Fan (CHA F AN1, CHAF AN2, CHAF AN3) Some chassis also feature a co oling fan. This Motherboard features a CHAF AN con nector t o provide 12V powe r to the chassis fan. Connect t he cable from t he chassis f an to the CHAF AN 3-pin conne ctor . In stall accordi ng t[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 28 4. CD Line-in (CDIN1,CDIN2) This Motherboard provi des one CD-Lin e in connectors. Please connect the 4-pin audi o cable from your CD-ROM drive t o either CDIN2. (It fit s in only one, dependi ng on the ca ble that came with your CD-ROM d rive) Please i nstall ac cording to the follow[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 29 5. SPK5(optional) Connect one end of t he Audio flat cable to SPK5 connector in the motherboar d, and the ot her end t o the small audio conn ector . (See unpacking t he motherboa rd in Chapt er 1 for more info on the audio flat cable) Please r efer to Appendix B C-Media sound solu ti[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 30 6. MIC & LED Connector (J30) Y ou can c onne ct th e Line -out / MIC i n/LAN L ED t o the front panel of your PC case. (If this option is availab le in your P C case.)[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 31 F . A TX Power Supply Use power supply specifically for P4 M /B. (A TX 12V power supply) The A TX12V power supply includes a 2 0-pin A TX connector that comply with the A TX spec ific ation, V ers ion 2. 03 for M/ B speci ficati on, a new 4- pin receptacle/hea der combination--the +12[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 32 3.3V -12V GND PS -ON GND GND GND -5V 5V 5V 3.3V 3.3V GND 5V GND 5V GND PW- OK 5VSB 12V AT X P o w e r Wa r n i n g : Fol low these pr ecauti ons to preser ve your Mot herboar d from any remnan t currents w hen c onnecting t o A TX power supply: T urn off the power supply and unp lug t[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 33 G . CMOS Clear (JP5) In some cases the CMO S memory may contain wro ng data, follow the step s below to c lear the CMOS m emory . 1. Clear t he CMOS memor y by momenta rily shor ting pi n 2-3 on j umper JP5. This jumper can be easily iden tified by i ts white colo red cap. 2. Then pu [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 34 Audio Upgr ade The standar d configura tion of P4X400 DRAGON Li te mother board supports 2 or 4-cha nnel audi o. T o upgrade your DRAGO N Plus on- board audio to 5.1-channel and enjoy digit a l sound quality , simply a dd a SPDIF audio conn ector to the moth erboard. S tep 5 Power On [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 35 Note : If you have f ailed t o enter th e BI OS, wait unt il th e boot up sequence is comp leted. Then pu sh the RESET button and press <DEL> key agai n at the begi nning of boot-up, during dia gnostic checks. Repeat thi s operati on until you get t he foll owing scr een. 3. The[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -P4X400 DRAGON Ultra 36 ent er the A ward BIOS Se tup p rogram. The CM OS SETUP UT ILITY will be sho wn on the sc reen. Th en, follow the se steps to c onfigure the CPU settings. Step 1. Sel ect [ST A ND ARD CMOS FEA TURE] Set [Date/ T ime] and [Floppy dr ive type ], th en se t [ Hard Disk T ype] to “Auto?[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 37 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Moth erboard's BI OS setup progr am uses t he ROM PCI BIOS program from A ward Software Inc. T o enter the A ward BIOS program 's Main Me nu: 1. T urn on or reboot the syst em. 2. After the diag nostic c hecks, pre ss the [Del] key to en ter the A wa rd BIOS S[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 38 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 list 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 e[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 39 SA VE AND EXIT SETUP Select th e [SA VE & EX IT SETUP] option fro m the Main Menu to save data to CMOS an d exit th e setup utility . 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 Main Menu and kee p curre[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 40 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 gurable wi th the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. After the hardware in stallation is comp lete, turn th e power sw itch on, then press the <DEL> k ey during the[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 41 System Performance Setting Descriptio n Note Normal Default Fast System Performance Tu r b o Adjust your computer performance. SOYO COMBO Feature Setting Descriptio n Note Fr equency 1MHz S tepping 100 MHz ~ 132 MHz Press “Page Up” / “Page Do wn” key to Over Cloc k the CPU Fr ont Side Bus in 1MH[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 42 CPU Vcore Select Setting Description Note Default Defa ult CPU Vcore Select 1.100V , 1.125V , 1.150V , 1.175V , 1.200V , 1.225V , 1.250V , 1.275V , 1.300V , 1.325V , 1.350V , 1.375V , 1.400V , 1.425V , 1.450V , 1.475V , 1.500V , 1.525V , 1.550V , 1.575V , 1.600V , 1.625V , 1.650V , 1.675V , 1.700V , 1.7[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 43 Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio Setting Description Note Enable d Defa ult Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio Disabled Enabled/ Disabl ed Onboard 6Ch H/W Audio. Onboard (10/100) LAN Setting Description Note Enabled Default Onboard (10/100) LAN Disabled Enabled/Di sabled Onboar d LAN. Quick Power On Self T est Setting Descript[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 44 System Boot Co ntrol Settin gs Setting Description Note Floppy LS120 HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 ZIP100 USB-FDD USB-ZIP USB-CDROM USB-HDD LAN First /Sec ond/Thi rd Boot Device Disabled Select Y our Boot Device Priority Disabled Boot Othe r Device Enabled Select Y our Boot Device Priority Defa ult[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 45 3-1.1 Advance T urn-up Settings Caution: Change these se ttings only if you are already familia r with the C hip set. The [Advanc ed T urn- up Settings ] option cha nges the val ues of the c hipset registers. These reg isters control the system options in the c omputer . CMOS Set up Utilit y – Copyrig[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 46 DRAM T iming/Drive Control Setting Description Note DRAM Timing By SPD Defa ult Manual If enable the D RAM will auto detect the DRAM timing. SDRAM CAS 2.5 Defa ult Latency 2 When synchronous DRAM i s install ed, the number of clock cycles of CAS lat ency depends on t he DRAM ti ming. Do n ot rese t this[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 47 3-2 ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP ] option fr om the Main Menu and press [Enter ] key . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A war d Softwar e St a n da r d C M O S F e at u r e s Date (mm :dd:yy) Mon, Ja n 1 2002 Ti m e ( h h : m m : s s ) 1 : 1 : 8 Item Help  IDE[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 48 This M ain M enu fu nction auto matica ll y detects the har d disk type and configures the [S tandard CMOS Features] accordingly . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A war d Softwar e IDE P rimary Master IDE HDD Auto-D etection Press Enter Item He lp IDE P rima ry Master Auto Access Mode A[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 49 Hard Disks T ype & Mode Choose the type a nd mode for t he hard disks that you have already inst alled. Primar y (Second ary) Master & Slave Setting Description Note IDE HDD Auto-D etection Press Enter T o auto-det ect the HDD’ s size, head… on thi s channel Auto BIOS dete cts har d disk typ[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 50 Others Optional Setting Description Note EGA/VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Vi d e o MONO (Monochr ome) Selec t the v ide o mo de. ALL Err ors Default No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But D iskette Halt On All , But Di sk/Key When th e BIOS detec ts system errors, this fun ction will s top the syste m. Se le[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 51 3-3 ADV ANCED BIOS FEA T URES Select the [Advanced BIOS Feature s] option from t he Main Menu and pr ess [Ente r] key . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A war d Softwar e Advance d BIOS F eatures V irus W arning Disabled CPU L1 & L2 Cache Ena bled Item Help CPU L2 Cac he E CC Chic ki[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 52 Cache Memory Options Setting Descrip tion Not e Dis abl ed CPU L1 & L2 Cac he Enabled Enables the CPU's L1 & L2 cache. Default Dis abl ed Default Swap Flopp y Drive Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Description Note Disabled Se eks disk drives duri ng boot up. Disabling speeds boot up. Bo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 53 T ypematic Settings Ty p e m a t i c S e t t i n g s Setting Descri ption Note Disabled Keystr okes repeat at a r ate dete rmin ed by the keyboard. Defa ult Ty p e m a t i c Rate Se tting Enabled When enabled, th e type matic rate and type matic dela y c an b e selected. The follow ing [T yp ematic Rate[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 54 Security Option(Continue) Setting Descriptio n Note Disabled ACPI Mod e Enabled Enabled the A dvanced Programma ble Interrupt Controlle r (APIC) mode. Defa ult 1.1 Defa ult MPS V ersio n Cont rol fo r OS 1. 4 Allows you to cho ose the Multi Processor Sp ecificatio n (MPS) version. Other Control Options [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 55 3-4 ADV ANCED CHIPSET FEA TURE S Select the [A dvanced Chip set Features] option from th e Main Menu an d press [Enter ] key . Caution: Change these se ttings only if you are already familia r with the C hip set. The [Advanced Chipset Feat ures] option changes the valu es of the chips et registers. Thes[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 56 3-4.1 AGP & P2P Bridge Control Caution: Change these se ttings only if you are already familia r with the C hip set. The [AGP & P2P Bridge Control] o pti on changes the v alues of the ch ipset registers. These reg isters control the system options in the c omputer . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyri[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 57 AGP & P2P Bridge Control (Continue) Setting Descript ion Note Auto Def aul t AGP Dri ving Cont rol Manual This item allo ws you to adju st the AGP driving force. Choose Manu al to ke y in a AG P Driving V alue in the n ext selec tion. T his fie ld is reco mme nded to set in Auto fo r avoiding any er[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 58 3-4.2 CPU & PCI Bus Contro l Caution: Change these se ttings only if you are already familia r with the C hip set. The [CPU & PCI Bus Cont rol] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These reg isters control the system options in the c omputer . CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 59 3-5 INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS Select the [In tegrated Peripher als] option fr om the Main Me nu and press [Ente r] key . Caution: Change these se ttings only if you are already familia r with the C hip set. The [INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS] opti on changes the values of the chipset regi sters. These regi ster[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 60 INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS (Continue) Setting Description Note All Disabled OnChip USB Cont rolle r All En able d This sho uld be enable d if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it. Even when so equi pped, if you add a highe r performance controller , you will need to d [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 61 3-5.1 VIA On Chip IDE Device Caution: Change these se ttings only if you are already familia r with the C hip set. The [VIA On Chi p ID E De vice ] op tion ch anges the va lues o f the ch ipse t registers. These registers control th e system options in the computer . The following screen show s setup de[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 62 VIA OnChip IDE Device Setting Description Note Disabled T urn of f the on -board ID E. On-Chip PCI IDE  Primar y  Second ary Enabled Use the on-board IDE. Default mode 0 -4 0 i s the slowest spe ed 4 is the fastest speed IDE  Primar y Master PIO  Primar y Slave PIO  Secondar y Master PIO [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 63 3-5.2 SuperIO Device Caution: Change these se ttings only if you are already familia r with the C hip set. The [SuperIO Devi ce ] op tion ch ange s th e values of the chipset registers. These registers control the syst em options i n the computer . The following screen show s setup default setti ngs. CM[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 64 SuperIO Devic e Setting Description Note Disabled T urn off the on-boar d floppy controller . Onboard FDC contro ller Enable d Use the on-board fl oppy contr oller . Def aul t Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 Defa ult (port 1) 2F8/IRQ3 Defa ult (port 2) 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Onboard Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Auto Choo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 65 3-6 POWER MA NAGEMEN T SETU P The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] se ts the system 's power saving functions. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A war d Softwar e Power Manage ment S etup ACPI Suspend T ype S1 (POS) Item Help Power Man age ment Opti on User Def ine HDD Power Down Disable Sus[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 66 Power Management Controls Setting Description No te S1(POS) Defa ult S3(STR) ACPI Su spend Ty p e S1 & S3 The system w ill enter the S1 state during suspend. (Low late ncy wake up) User Define Defaul t Min Savi ng 15 Min Power Management Option Max Savi ng Lets you define the system power down ti me[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 67 Power Management Controls (Continue) Setting Description Note 3 Default MODEM Use IRQ 4- 1 1, NA Assigns an IRQ# to the modem device. Delay 4 Sec. T urns off the s ystem power 4 seconds after pushing the power button. Soft -Of f by PWR-BTTN Instant-of f Default Auto Default Ye s Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 68 IRQ/Event Activity Detect Setting Description Note Hot key Default PS2K B W akeup Select Password Y ou can boot-up y our syste m by PS/2 K/B VIA hotkey or password. Disabled Default Ctrl+F1 ~ F12 Power Wa k e PS2K B W akeup from S3/S4/S5 Any Key Y ou c an s et the follo wing hotk ey : 1. Disable 2. Choo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 69 3-6.1 IRQs Activi ty Monitoring This option sets the IR Qs Activity Monitoring. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A war d Softwar e IRQs Activity Monitoring Pri mary I NTR ON IRQ3 (COM 2) Disable d Item Help IRQ4 (COM 1) Enabled IRQ5 (LPT 2) Enable d IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled IRQ7 (LPT 1[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 70 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURA TIONS This option sets the Mo therboard’ s PCI Slots. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A war d Softwar e PNP/PCI Confi gurati ons PNP OS Installe d NO Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resour ces Co ntrol led By Auto (ES CD) x I RQ Re sou rces Press Ente[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 71 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls PNP/PCI Cont rols Setting Descriptio n Note Ye s Set this field to [Y es] if you are runni ng W indows 95, whic h is Pn P com patib le. 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 th is field to [[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 72 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continue) PNP/PCI Setup Setting Descriptio n Note How to set the BIOS to r elease the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: Interrupt Line PnP / PCI con fig urat ion Integ rated Peri pher als IRQ 15 IRQ 15: PC I / I SA PnP On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: di sabled IRQ 14 IRQ 14: PC I / [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 73 3-8 PC HEAL TH ST A TUS This option sets the Mother board's PC Health Status. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A war d Softwar e PC Health S tatus Shutdow n T emper atur e Disabled Item Help Vcore 1.77 V + 3.3 V 3.24 V + 12 V 12.16 V DDR V oltage 2.48 V AGP V oltage 1. 48 V Curren t[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 74 CPU Device Mo nitoring (Contin ue) Setting Descripti on Note Vcor e, +3.3V , +12V V Show the cur rent volt age status. CPU Te m p e r a t u r e ° C/ ° F Show the current stat us of CPU temperature. CHA Te m p e r a t u r e ° C/ ° F Show the current stat us of th e System temperature. CPUF AN1/ CHAF [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 75 3-9 LOAD F AIL-SAFE DEF AUL TS Select the [L oad Fail-Safe Defaul ts] option fro m the Main Men u to load a pre-defined safe bios settings. This option is recommen ded if you have instability issue. CMOS Setup Ut ility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Software  SOYO COM BO Feat ure  PC H ealth[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 76 3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEF AUL TS Select the [Load Opti miz ed Defa ults] opti on f rom t he Main Me nu to l oad a pre-defi ned optimi zed BIOS set tings. CMOS Setup Ut ility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2002 A ward Software  SOYO COM BO Feat ure  PC H ealth Statu s  Standard C MOS Feat ures Load Fa i[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 77 3-11 SET SUPER VISOR P ASSWORD Based on the set ting you have made in the [Secur ity Option ] of the [BIO S FEA TURES SETUP] section, the passwor d prevents access to the system or the set up program by unauthor ize d users. F ollow t his procedur e to set a new password or disable the password: 1. Choo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 78 3. Enter your new pa ssword and press [Ent er]. The following message appears, prompti ng to confi rm the new password: 4. Re-ent er your password a nd then press [En ter] to ex it to the Ma in Menu. This diag ram outlines the p assword selectio n procedure: 3-12 SET USER P ASSWORD When the user passwor[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -P4X400 DRAGON Lit e 79 BOOT MENU Boot Me nu enable s user to boot-u p on diff ere nt boot dev ice wit hou t going into the BIOS setup. T o enable boot Menu, pr ess “ESC ” after memory initializa tion, user w ill see a devic e menu, in whic h user can choose the device they wish to boot fr om. Boot Menu == S elect a Boot F[...]

Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 80 Chapter 4 DRIVERS INSTA LLATION The SOYO-CD wi ll Auto Run only in W indows Base Operating System. Y our SY -P4X4 00 DRAGON Li te Mother board c omes wit h a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." Th e SOYO CD contains a. The user ’ s manua l for your ne w motherboard – i n PDF format, b. The dri ve[...]

Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 81 The user's m anual files included on th e SOYO CD are in PDF (Po stscript Document) form at. In order to read a PDF file, the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must b e inst alled in yo ur sys tem . Note : The S tart Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utilit y is already pr[...]

Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 82 Step 2. Insta ll Driver s and U tilitie s The followin g drivers need to be ins talled in order for the system to operate properl y 1. VIA 4 in 1 driver . 2. C-Media 8738 audio dri ver . – On ly requi red if you are usi ng the onboard audio. 3. VIA US B 2.0 dri ver . 4. Real tek 8100b LAN dri ver .[...]

Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 83 Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Minipo rt Driver . For W indows NT users , the VIA IDE B us Masterin g driver is th e only dri ver to be insta lled i n your system. A descript ion of 4 dri vers f ollowa:  Bus Master PCI IDE Driver The A T API IDE driver enable s the performance enhancing bus master[...]

Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 84 possible to set alarms wh en current sy stem values exceed or fall below pre-set val ues.  VIA USB2.0 Driver for Win 98/98SE/ME/2000/ XP This s etup p rog ram will in stall th e drive r for V IA USB 2.0 H ost Co ntrolle r . Select which drive r you want to ins tall and click OK, or cli ck Cancel t[...]

Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 85 After W indows XP installati on, your de vice manager should lo ok like t his:[...]

Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 86 Afte r driver i nstal lation, your W indows XP device manager shoul d look like this:[...]

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Drivers Installation SY -P4X400 DRAG ON Lit e 88 Drivers direc tory list i n the CD driver Audio Dr iver VIA 4 in 1 Hardware mo nitor LAN driver USB2.0 driver[...]

Real tek La n Driv er Inst alla tion SY -P4X400 DRAGON Li te 89 Chapter 5 Audio Driver Installat ion A udio Driv er Installation for Windo ws 98/98se Afte r you have i nstalle d the audi o driver , windows may prompt you t o restart y our computer . When your comput er restart ed it may l ook for windows dr iver fr om your W i n98CD and ask you t o[...]

Real tek La n Driv er Inst alla tion SY -P4X400 DRAGON Li te 90 Chapter 6 Realtek LAN Driver In stallation Inst all the R ealtek LAN D riv ers under windo ws NT4.0 1. Double cl ick the Netw ork icon i n the control panel. The Net work propert ies windows wi ll appear . Click on the Devices ta b and press the Add button. 2. Select “Unlisted or Upd[...]

91 APPEND IX A Troub lesho oti ng at Fir st St art Boot-up Issues The system do not pow er -up, no be epin g sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on. 1. Check if the power cord is plug to the pow er source. 2. Check if the pow er is connected to the M/B. 3. Chec k if the cable of the case power but ton i s connected t o the M/B power butt on c[...]

92 more info on h ow to clear the CMO S). 2. Check all the jumper settings on th e M/B. ( if th e M /B have any). 3. Check the memo ry module and th e VGA card if inserted properly on the M/B. 4. If ye s, change the memory mo dule, it might be def ective . Make sure the memor y specifi cation is suppor ted by t he M/B. ( for more info on this, chec[...]

93 2. Re-fl ash BIOS. Check on how t o flash BIOS on t he lat er part of this book. 3. Change th e CMOS batt ery , the battery mi ght be dr ained. 4. The BIOS chip might be f ailing. S tabilit y Issue My system intermittently locks up, very unstable 1. Che ck the CPU T emp, it might be overhe atin g. Change the CPU FA N . 2. Do not ove r clock your[...]

94 2. CPU might be def ecti ve. BIOS Issue Wher e can I find the BIOS r e vi sion of my mainboard? It will be displayed on the up-left corner on the screen during boot -up. It will show as your boar d type followe d by the revi sion numbe r , such as kvxa_2BA1 (meani ng BIOS revi sion 2BA1 for the SY -K7V Dragon plus! board) or 6BA+ I V_2AA2 which [...]

95 1. Make sur e that you ha ve inst alle d the VIA 4 in 1 drive r . 2. Install/ re-install the VGA driver . After w ake-up from Sus pend to RAM or S tandby m ode, the screen has no display but I can hear the hard disk operat in g 1. Install VIA 4 in 1 driver . 2. Check t he VGA car d manufa ctur er for dri ver updat e, or make sur e the VGA ca rd [...]

96 This is because th e 3-wire audio cab le from the CD-ROM to the on-board CDIN1 connec tor i n the M/ B is not connect ed. See manual f or loc ation of CDIN1. The sound from my sound card i s dist orted wh en Windows st art. Wha t is wr ong? If you are using an IS A sound c ard, pl ease make sure the IR Q needed fo r the sound card i s set t o &a[...]

97 LAN Issues During LAN driver installation, the system hangs on 75%, w hy? Enable the onbo ard LAN in th e BIOS setup. For updated F AQs, please check http://www .soyo. com.tw/ faq.htm or http:// www .soy ousa.com/ faqs.html[...]

98 APPEND IX B How to cont act us:  If yo u are inter ested in our pr oducts, please co ntact the SOYO sales department in the reg ion you li ve.  If you requ ire T echnica l Assistance, pl ease contact our T echni cal Suppor t in the re gion you li ve. SOYO pref ers Email a s communication medium, rem ember to always add to the email the cou[...]