SOYO SY-K7VTA PRO manual

SY-K7VTA PRO Motherboard **************************************************** AMD ® Athlon/Duron  Processor supported VIA KT133A AGP/PCI Motherboard 266 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor **************************************************** User's Manual[...]

SOYO ™ SY-K7VTA PRO ii Copyright © 2001 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 only. The registered trademarks and copyright[...]

T able of Contents SY-K7VTA PRO iii Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOA RD DESCRIPTION ............................. 1 1-1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 1 1-2 KEY FE A TURES ............................................................ 1 1-3 ELECTROST A TIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS ........ 5 1-4 SY-K7VTA PR[...]

T able of Contents SY-K7VTA PRO iv 3-1 SOYO COMBO SETUP ................................................. 54 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP .......................................... 57 3-3 AD VANCED BIOS FE A TURES ..................................... 60 3-4 AD VANCED CHIPSET FE A TURES .............................. 64 3-5 INTEGR A TED PERIPHERALS ....[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 1 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY-K7VTA PRO AGP/PCI/ISA Motherboard is a high-performance Socket 462 A TX form-factor system board. The SY-K7VTA PRO uses VIA Chipset technology and supports Socket 462 class processors. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and add[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 2 n CPU Multiplier Ø EX PANDABILITY The SY-K7VTA PRO 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 wi[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 3 Ø AD VANCED FUNCTIONS The SY-K7VTA PRO supports advanced functions such as: n Wake-On-LAN Supports W ake-On-LAN (Some advanced network cards can wake the system up over the network, the WOL connector is provided by the SY-K7VTA PRO to support this function) . n Multiple boot The SY-K7VTA PRO supports booting [...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 4 Ø USER FRIENDLY n SOYO Combo Setup n Jumperless design n You 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 properly, the Voice Doct[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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 [...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 6 1-4 SY-K7V TA PRO MOTHERBOARD L AYOUT Back Panel SY-K7V TA PRO Platform PR T PS/2 K B Connecto r PS/2 Mous e Connector 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 ® VT8363 A AGP Slo t 3 V Lithiu m Battery JP 5 1 3 FJ 1 FJ 2 1 1 3 3 J 3 1 3 J 2 1 3 JP 7 1 3 CDIN 1 1 4 ISA Slo[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 7 1-5 SY-K7V TA PRO MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS SDRA M SDRA M ® Sigmate l STAC9700 ® A C B D E F G H I J L K M O N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A A A B[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 8 A ATX Power Supply Connector B Via VT8363A North Bridge chip C Chipset Cooling Fan Connector D Socket 462 Connector E Frequency Multiplier setting Jumper F DIMM Banks G CPU Cooling Fan Connector H CPU FSB setting Jumper I Ratio adjustment setting switch J Frequency Multiplier setting Jumper K Bus Mastering E-I[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 9 1-6 MICROPROCESSOR The motherboard supports a single Socket 462 processor. 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 curr[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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 ²PROM on the DIMM, the BIOS can determine the SDRAM ’ s size and speed. Minimum DIMM memory size is 8 MB; ma[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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-s[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 12 1-8 CHIPSET Ø VT8363A The KT133A chip set consists of the VT8363A system controller (552 pin BGA) and the VT82C686B 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 VT8363A sup[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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 enhancemen[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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 th[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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 controller. 1-9.1 Serial Ports The motherboard has two 9-pin D-Sub serial p[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 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 a[...]

Motherboard Description SY-K7VTA PRO 18 subsystem include: Ø An integrated ambient temperature sensor Ø Fan speed sensors, which monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connector. 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 act[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 19 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALL ATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY-K7VTA PRO Motherboard. You 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 prepa[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 20 2-2 UN PACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items: u The SY-K7VTA PRO KT133A AGP/PCI/ISA Motherboard u The Quick Start Guide u The Installation CD-ROM u SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM u One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable u One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable u One Heat Sink Compound W[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 21 2-3 INS TALLATION 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 o[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 22 2-3.1 CPU Installation Your SY-K7VTA PRO 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. FOC ( Fan-Off Control ) The newly designed SOYO “ FOC ” is based on the concept of total protection for CPU, whic[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 23 sensor pins, to avoid the power off. Users may press the “ Insert ” key to jump over the “ Power Off ” mode ; go to the BIOS and disable “ FOC ” . Now system can be booted normall y . 4. The power connector of the CPU fan must be connected to the specified “ CPU Fan Connector ” on the motherboard t[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 24 Follow these instructions to install your Socket 462 processor correctl y . 1. Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position. 2. Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket.[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 25 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 stability. The fan prevents overheating, [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 26 2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation Your 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 speed[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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 33/66/100HDD or CD-ROM. Connect one side of the AT A66/100 flat cable to the IDE device (HDD or CD-ROM) and [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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 ® Sigmate l STAC9700 ® Speake r _ + _ + _ _ + + Rese t PWRB T Power LE[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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 Blinking ON[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 37 2. Infrared (SIRCON) Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON header. This will enable the infrared transfer function. This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications. Please install according to the following pin assignment: 3. Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 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 CPUFAN 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] [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 39 (2) Chassis Cooling Fan Some chassis also feature a cooling fan. This Motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan. Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3-pin connector. Install according to the following pin assignment: (3) Chipset Cooling Fan Some chipset also f[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 40 5. CD Line-in (CDIN1) This Motherboard provides two CD-Line in connectors. Please connect the 4-pin audio cable from your CD-ROM drive to either CDIN1. (It fits in only one, depending on the cable that came with your CD-ROM drive) Please install according to the following pin assignment: 2-3.3.6 AGP VGA Card Inser[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 41 2-3.3.7 A T X 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 42 3.3 V -12 V GN D PS-O N GN D GN D GN D -5 V 5V 5V 3.3V 3.3V GN D 5V GN D 5V GN D PW-O K 5VS B 12V ATX Powe r * Note: If you use the W ake-On-LAN (WOL) function, make sure the A TX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB). Please install the A TX power according to the following pin as[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 43 If you set ratio to manual and configure the RJ1 jumper to the settings that match your CPU speed as follow table. RJ1 1 2 3 4 RJ1 1 2 3 4 5 on off on on 9 off off on on 5.5 on off on off 9.5 off off on off 6 on off off on 10 off off off on 6.5 on off off off 10.5 off off off off 7 off on on on 11 on on on on 7.5 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 44 2-3.5 Voice Doctor If the system does not boot-up properl y , the V oice Doctor will inform the user by voice through internal/external speaker at what point in boot-up sequence the problem arises. Below are the possible errors the user may encounter: 7. The Processor might be damage or not installed properly 8. T[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 45 2-3.7 Power On You 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 46 2-3.8 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 47 2-3.9 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 48 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 49 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 50 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 memory, detects my hard drive, floppy drive and CD-ROM but locks up at " V erify DMI pool data... &quo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 51 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 Set[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 52 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 53 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 AV[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 54 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 ch[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 55 3-1.1 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 100/33 MHz 110/36 MHz 101/33 MHz 111/37 MHz 102/34 MHz 113/37 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 56 3-1.4 Quick Power On Self Test Setting Description Note Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Provides a fast POTS at boot-up. Default 3-1.5 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Control Settings Setting Description Note Floppy LS/ZIP HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 LAN First /Second/Third Boot Device Di[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 57 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [STANDARD 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 58 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 automatical[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 59 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 60 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 Virus Warning Disabled 5 CPU Internal Cache Enabled Item Help External Cache Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled B[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 61 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 62 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 keybo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 63 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 appea[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 64 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 computer. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Sof[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 65 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 parameter. 3-4.1 CHIPSET FE A TURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES Setting Desc[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 66 CHIPSET FE A TURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FEATURES 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. [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 67 CHIPSET FE A TURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FEATURES Setting Description Note Disabled OnChip USB Enabled This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature. [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 68 CHIPSET FE A TURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET FEATURES 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 #[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 69 3-5 INTEGRATED 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 computer. The following screen shows setup default settings. CMOS Setup U[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 70 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 71 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 transfer. 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 c[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 72 Onboard Serial Ports(Continued) Onboard Serial Ports Setting Description Note No, Yes Default TX,RX inverting enable No, No/ Yes, No/ Yes, Yes. 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 any[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 73 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 yo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 74 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 Yes Video Off Option Suspend -> Off Vi[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 75 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 76 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[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 77 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 Disab[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 78 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION 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 P[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 79 3-7.1 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls PNP/PCI Controls Setting Description Note Yes Set this field to [ Yes] 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 Reta[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 80 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 Primar[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 81 3-7.2 MULTI 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-K7VTA PRO 82 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 CPUFAN/ CHAFAN Speed ° C/ ° F Show the current status of CPU Fa[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 83 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 Co[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 84 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 C[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 85 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] [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 86 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 87 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 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY-K7VTA PRO 88 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. Boot Men u == Select a Boot First device = [...]

Drivers installation SY-K7VTA PRO 89 Chapter 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION Your SY-K7VTA PRO 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 pr[...]

Drivers installation SY-K7VTA PRO 90 If you use Windows 95/98/ME, 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 soft[...]

Drivers installation SY-K7VTA PRO 91 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[...]

Drivers installation SY-K7VTA PRO 92  VxD Driver VIA AGP VxD Driver is to be installed if you are using an AGP VGA device. VIAGART.VXD will provide service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware, providing fast graphical access.  VIA Chipset Functions Registry VIA Registry (INF) Driver is to be installed under Windows.[...]

Drivers installation SY-K7VTA PRO 93 Notice 2: You may click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu. Step 4. Check the Latest Releases Click the 'Check the latest Releases' button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS, manual and driver releases for your motherboard. This button will onl[...]

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