SOYO sy-7isa+ manual

SY -7ISA+ Motherboard ************************************* *************** FC-P GA Socket 370 Proc essor supported 815E AGP/ PCI/CNR 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported A TX Form Factor ************************************* *************** User's Manual[...]

SOYO ™ SY -7ISA+ ii Copyright © 2001 by Soyo Computer Inc. T rademarks: Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc. All trademarks are the properties of their owners. Pr oduct Rights: All nam es of the product and c orporate me nt ioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only . T he registered trademarks and copy[...]

T able of Conte nts SY -7ISA+ iii T able of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTIO N ................... .......... ........ 1 1-1 INTRODUCTION .......... ...................................... ............... 1 1-2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD ........... ....... ........ ..... 3 1-3 ELECT ROST A TIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS .......... 3 1-4 SY -7ISA+[...]

T able of Contents SY -7ISA+ iv 3-5 INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS ... .. .......................... ........ 69 3-6 POWE R MANAGEMENT SETUP ... .................. ............. 74 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIG URA TION SETU P ................. ............. 78 3-8 PC HEAL TH ST A T US ............... ............... ................ ........ 81 3-9 LOAD F AIL-S AFE[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 1 Chapter 1 MOTHEBOARD DESCRIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION  The SY -7ISA+ AGP /PCI /CN R Motherbo ard is a high-performance, Socket 370 pr ocessor , support A TX form-factor system board. SY -7ISA+ uses the 8 15E Chipset te chnology . This Motherbo ard is fully comp atible w ith industry standa rds Supp orts Intel® [...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 2  Support s mult iple -boot f uncti on  AGP 2.0 Compliant; AGP Universal Connector supports: - 1.5V and 3.3V AGP cards - 1X/2X/ 4X data tr ansfer  Support s Communicat ion Net working Riser Slot ( CNR 1.0 compliant) *  Smart Card Read er - Compliant with Personal Comp ut er Smart Card (PC/SC) W orkin[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 3 1-2 HANDLIN G THE MOTHERBOARD T o avoi d damage to your Mot herboar d, follo w the se simp le rules wh ile unpacking:  Be fore handl ing t he Mother board, gr ound yourself by gr asping an unpainte d porti on of the syst em's metal chassis.  Remove the Motherbo ard from its an ti-static packa ging. H[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 4 1-4 SY -7ISA+ MOTHERBOARD LA YOUT Back Pane l SY -7 ISA+ Platfo rm USB 1 USB 2 PS/2 KB Connector PS/2 Mo use PS/2 Mouse Connec tor 3V Lit hi um Batt ery IDE 1 IDE 2 AT X P o w e r LINE- OUT LINE -IN MIC JACK JOYST ICK VGA PCI# 6 PCI# 5 PCI# 4 PCI# 3 PCI# 1 PCI# 2 Intel 1 3 CPUF A N 2 13 14 PRT COM A AGP Sl o t [...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 5 1-5 SY -7ISA+ MOTHERBOARD COMPONE NTS AB C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X AC AD AA AB AE AF AG AH Z Y[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 6 A Enable /Disabl e USB Ke yboard W ake Up Jump er B Enable/Disable Power -On by Keyboard Jumper C CPU Frequency Settings Jumper D Socket 370 Connecto r E 32-bit AGP slot F Intel F W82815 Chip G A TX Power Supply Connector H DIMM Bank I CPU Fr equenc y Settings Jumper J Bus Mastering E-IDE/A T API Ports K Floppy[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 7 1-6 CHIPSET The Intel ® 815E Chipset is a high- flexibility chipset d esigned to extend from the basic grap hics/multimedia PC platform up to the mainstream performance desk top platform. The chipset con sists of a Graphics a nd Memory Contr oller Hub (Int el® 815E GMCH) , an I/ O Contro ller Hub 2 (ICH 2) fo[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 8  Enhanced DMA Controller , In ter rupt Control ler & T imer Functions  Bus Master I DE controll er – Suppor ts Ultr a A T A/100  USB host interface with sup port for 4 USB ports  AC’97 2.1 i nterfa ce  Low Pin Count (L PC) interface  Firmware Hub (FWH)interface suppo rt  Aler t On L[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 9 requests on the host bus) . Host bus addresses are decoded by the Intel® 815E GMCH for accesses to system memory , PCI memory and PCI I/O (v ia hub in terface) , PCI configuration space and Graphics memory . The Intel® 815E GMCH takes advantag e of the pipel ined addr essing capabi li ty of t he pipe line d a[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 10 1-6.5 Multiplexed AGP and Display C ache Interface The Intel® 815 E GMCH m ultiplexes an AGP interface with a display c ache inte rface f or int ernal 3D gr aphics per formance improvement. The Display Cach e is used only in the intern al graphics. When an AGP card i s in stalled in the syste m, the Intel® 8[...]

Motherboar d Descriptio n SY -7ISA+ 11 1-6.5. 2 AIMM Card Inte rface Display Cache Interface m ultipl e xed on th e AG P interfac e:  32-bi t dat a inte rface  133 MHz SDRAM inter face only  Flexible AGP In-Line Memory Mo dule (AIMM) Implementat ion  Support for 2 1Mx16, or 1 2Mx32 on AI MM card  4MB max addr essable 1-6.5.3 Display [...]

Motherboar d De scription SY -7ISA+ 12 independent ly enabled or disabl ed. For the Intel® 81 5E GMCH , a Disp la y Cache (D C) can be used f or the Z-buf fer is located in system m emory . The Intel® 815E GMCH integ r ated graphics accelerator ’ s 2D capabilities include BL T and arithmetic STRBL T engines, a hardware cur sor and an extensi ve[...]

Motherboar d De scription SY -7ISA+ 13 1-6.8 ID E Sup port The moth erboard has tw o indep end ent bus-m astering PCI IDE in terfaces. These interfaces support PIO Mode3, PIO Mode 4, PIO Mode 5 A T API devices (e.g., CD-ROM), and Ultr a DMA 33/66/ 100 synchr onous-DMA mode transfers. The BIOS supports logic al block addressi ng (LBA) and extended c[...]

Motherboar d De scription SY -7ISA+ 14 1-6.9 Real-Time Clock The real -ti me clock suppor ts 256 byt es of ba tter y-backed CMOS SRAM. Hard ware im plemen tation to in dicate century rollov er . 1-7 I/ O INT ERF ACE CONTRO LLE R The mother board uses the I TE IT8712F -A I /O cont rolle r which f eatur es:  Single diskette drive interface  T w[...]

Motherboar d De scription SY -7ISA+ 15 program, the di skett e drive inter face ca n be confi gured for the fol lowing diskette drive capacities and sizes.  360 KB, 5.25-inch  1.2 MB, 5.25-i nch  720 KB, 3.5-i nch  1.2 MB. 3.5-i nch (dri ver re quired)  1.25-1.44 MB, 3.5-i nch  2.88 MB, 3.5-inch 1-7.4 PS/ 2 Keyboar d and Mouse Int[...]

Motherboar d De scription SY -7ISA+ 16 1-8 HARDW ARE MONITOR The optional hardware monitor subsyst em provides l ow-cost instrumentation capabili ties. The fe atu res of the hardware monitor sub system includ e:  An integrated amb ient temperature sensor  Fan speed sensors, which monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connect ors  Powe r supply v olt[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 17 Chapter 2 HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION Congratulat ions on your purc hase of SY -7ISA+ Mother board. Y ou are about to i nstal l and connect your new Motherboa rd. Note: Do not unpack th e Motherboa rd from i ts prot ect ive anti- stat ic pa ckaging unt il you have made th e foll owing preparations. 2-[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 18 2-2 UNP ACK ING THE MOTH ERBOARD When u npackin g the Motherboa rd, check fo r the following ite ms:  The SY -7ISA+ 815E AGP/PCI /CNR Motherboard  This Quick S tart Guide  The Install ation CD-ROM  SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM  One IDE Device A T A 100 Fl at Cabl e  One Floppy Disk Driv[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 19 2-3 IN ST ALLA TION GUIDE W e wi ll now be gin the i nst allati on of the Motherboard . Please follow the step-by-st ep procedur e designe d to l ead you to a complete and correct installation. Wa r n i n g : T urn off the p ower to the Motherboard, system chassis, and peri pheral devi ces before p[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 20 2-3.1 CPU I nstallatio n T o per form t he i nstal lati on of your ne w SY -7ISA+ Motherboard, follow the steps below: Mark your CPU Fr equency: Record the worki ng frequency of your FC-PGA CPU that should be clearl y marked on th e CPU cover . FSB 66MHz 400M Hz (66 x 6.0) 46 6MH z ( 66 x7.0) 53 3M[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 21 2. Al ign t he blunt edge of the CP U with the mat ching pinhol e disti nctive edge on t he socket. 3. Seat th e process or in the soc ket comp letely an d withou t forcin g.[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 22 4. Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place. Remember to connect the CPU Co oling Fan to the appropriate power connecto r on the Motherboard. The fan is a key compo nent that will ensur e system stability . The fan pr events ov erheating, therefor e pr olongi ng the li fe of your CPU[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 23 2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Inst allation Y our boar d comes wi th two DI MM sock ets, pr oviding suppor t for up to 512MB of main memory usi ng unbuffered and Non-ECC DIMM modules from 32MB to 512MB, No r egistere d DIMM support. Supports up to 3 Double sided DIMMs at 100MH z sy stem memory . Suppor[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 24 Memory Configuratio n T able Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 Single-Side PC100/PC133 PC100/PC133 PC100/PC133 PC100 PC100 P100 PC133 PC133 RAM Ty p e Double-Si de PC133 PC133 Memory Module Si ze (MB) 32/64/128/256/512 MB[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 25 2-3.3 Motherboard Connect or 2-3.3.1 I DE Device Inst al lation (HDD, CD-ROM) This Mot herboard offers two I DE device c onnector s, a pr imary ( IDE1) and a secondar y (IDE 2). It can supp ort up to four hi gh-speed HDD or CD-ROM. Connect the bl ack connect or of the 80-p in flat cable to the IDE [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 26 2-3.3.2 Floppy Drive I nst allation The system supports 5 possi ble fl oppy drive types: 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, 2.88 MB, and LS-120. In ad dition, this Mo therboard su pports a 3-mode (720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB) fl oppy commonl y used in Japa n. Connect one side of t he 34-pin fl at cable to the f lop[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 27 2-3.3.3 Front Panel Connections Plug the comput er case's f ront panel devices t o the corr esponding headers on the Mot herboard. 1. Power LED & KeyLock Plug the Powe r LED cabl e int o the 5-pi n Keyl ock header . Some systems may f eature a KeyLock funct ion wit h a front panel swit ch [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 28 2. Reset Plug the Rese t push-butt on cable i nto th e 2-pin Reset header on the Moth erboard . Pushing the Reset bu tton on th e front pan el will c ause the system to restart th e boot-up sequence. 3. Speaker Attach the 4-pin PC speak er cable fro m the case to the Sp eaker header on the Motherbo[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 29 5. IDE LED Attach the 2-pin ID E device LED cable to the corresponding ID E LED header on the Motherbo ard. Th i s will cause the LED to lighten when an IDE (HDD, CD-ROM ) device is active. 6. A TX Power On/Off Switch Attac h the 2-pi n momentar y type swi t ch to the PWRBT header fo r turning On o[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 30 2-3.3.4 Back Panel Connections All external d evices such as the PS/2 keyb oard, PS/2 m ouse, printer , modem, USB can be pl ugged dire ctly onto the Motherboard back panel. Only aft er you have fixe d and locked the Motherboard to the com puter case can you star t connect ing th e external periphe[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 31 1. Parallel Port PR T This par allel port is used to connec t t he pri nter or other paral lel de vices . Plug the pa rall el de vice ca ble int o the 25- pin femal e connect or loc ated at the rear panel of the Moth erboard . Plug the ke yboard j ack dir ectl y into the 6- pin femal e PS/2 ke yboa[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 32 3. Un iversal Ser ial Bus U SB1/USB2 /(USB3, USB 4) This Moth erboard provi des four USB por ts for your addi tiona l devices . Plug the USB device jack into the available USB con nector USB1 or USB2. - Standard devi ce dri vers c ome with t he W i n98 for commonl y used USB devices. - W ith W i n9[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 33 7. This Motherboa rd feat ures t hree bui l t-in audio-stereo ports (lab eled line-in, line-out, and mic jack) conv en ient to di rect ly plug- in al l your external audi o device s. 2-3.3.5 Other Connections 1. Seri al Port CO M1 In additi on to the onboa rd seria l connec tor COMA locat ed at t h[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 34 2. W ake-On-LAN (WOL) Attach the 3-pin conn ect or from the LA N card which su pports the W ake- On-LAN (WOL) f uncti on to the JP44 heade r on the Mot herboar d. This WOL func tion l ets user s wake up t he connected comput er thr ough the LAN card. Please in stall accordin g to the fol lowing pi [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 35 4. CD Line-i n This Moth erboard provi des two CD- Line in c onnectors. Pl ease c onnect the 4-pin audi o cable f rom your CD-ROM dri ve. Please in stall accordin g to the fol lowing pi n assignment: St an d a rd I n f r a r ed (SIRCON) Connector SIRCON P in Assignm e nt 12 3 4 5 VCC IRRX GND IR TX[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 36 5. Cooling F an Install ation (1) CP U Coolin g Fan After you have seat ed the CP U properly on the proc essor , atta ch the 3-pi n fan cable to the CPUF AN connector on the Mothe rboard. The fan wi ll stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode . (Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setu p[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 37 (2) Chassi s Cooling Fan Some chassis also feature a cooling fan. This Mother board fe atures a CHAF AN c onnector to provi de 12V powe r to the chassis fan. Connect t he cable from the chassis fan to the CHAF AN 3-pin connector . Install according t o the foll owing pin a ssignment: (3) System Fan[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 38 6. Smart Card Reader 2-3.3. 6 AGP VGA Card This mothe rboard com es with integrated AGP subsystem therefore, AGP VGA card is not needed. Other Display Cards: Insert ot her t ypes of VGA car ds into t he AGP or PCI expansion slot s accordi ng to card spe cifi cations.[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 39 2-3.3. 7 A TX Po wer Suppl y Plug the conne ctor f rom the powe r direc t ly into the 20-pin male A TX P W connector on t he Motherboa rd, as shown i n the f ollowi ng figure. Wa r n i n g : Fol low t hese precaut ions to pre serve your Motherboard fro m any remnant curren ts when connecting to A T[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 40 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 Please in stall the A TX power accor ding to the f ollowi ng pin assi gnment:  Pay special care to the dir ectionality . 2-3.3.8 CNR (Communication Networking Riser) Connector This moth erboar[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 41 2-3.4 Jumper Setting Step 1. Enable/Disable P o wer-On by K eyboar d (JP1) Y ou may choose to ena ble the Power-On thr ough Keyboard funct ion by shorting pi n 1-2 on jumper JP1; or short pin 2- 3 to disa ble t his func tion. Power-On by Keyboard Enable Disable JP1 Setting Short pin 1-2 to enable t[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 42 Step 3. CNR MR Car d-CODEC OPTION (JP8) CNR MR Card- CODEC OPTION Primary Secondary JP8 Setting open JP8 Short JP8 Step 4. Set JP9 for FWH Boot Bloc k Write-Pr otect Setting this jum per to open will pr event t he boot bl ock area of the F WH (FirmW are Hub) chip from being writ ten d ata into such[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 43 Step 6. CPU F r equency Settings: JP6, JP7, CJ1 and CJ2 Y our FC-PGA 133/100/66 MHz FSB CPU has a pin JP6, JP7 to tell it what FSB frequency the CPU requires; If these two jumpers are shorted the motherboard will automatically run at the frequency the C PU was specified to run at. However , the FSB[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 44 2-3.5 V oice Doctor If the system does not boot-up properly , 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: 1. The Processor might be dama ge or not instal[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 45 2-3.7 Pow er On Y ou have now complete d the har dware i nstall ati on of your Mot herboar d successfully . 1. T urn the power on 2. T o e nter the BIOS Setup Utility , press the <D EL> key while the system is perf orming t he diagnosti c checks, Note : I f you have fa iled t o enter the BIOS[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 46 2-3.8 Qui ck BIOS Setup This Moth erboard does not requir e an y hardware jumpers to set the CPU freque ncy . Instead, CPU set tings ar e softwa re conf igurabl e thr ough the BIOS [CPU H OST / PCI Cloc k / PC133]. The [CPU HOST / PCI Cloc k / PC133] combine s the main param eters that you need to [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 47 Step 1. Select [ST AND ARD CMOS SETUP] Set [Da te/T ime] and [ Floppy drive type ], then s et [Ha rd Dis k T ype] t o “Auto”. Step 2. Select [Load Optimiz ed Defaults] Select the “Load Optimized Defaults” me nu and type “Y” at the prom pt to load the BIOS o ptimal setup. Step 3. Select [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 48 2-3.9 T roubleshooting at First S t art Video (no display) related issues I built a new computer system us ing a Soyo board an d nothing happens when turning it on, no video and no beeps from the PC speaker. What is happenin g and how can it be fixed? No screen and no beeps mean that your CPU and m[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 49 My PCI VGA card works fine with my system, but wh en I put in a new AGP card, it does not give me any video. Is my AGP slot bad? This i s a common problem wi th AGP vi de o cards. The r eason is t hat your AGP c ard did n ot get s eated into th e AGP slot fully and firmly. Please push your AGP car [...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 50 What you need to do is t o disable 'C OM2' (or UART2 or seria l port 2) in the bios under integrated peripheral setup. I have installed my modem drivers se veral ti mes and I sti ll c annot get my modem to work. Why? If you are sure that the m odem driver has be en instal led c orrect ly,[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 51 Please clear t he CMOS via JP5 then c hoose 'load opt imi zed default ' in t he bios and save the bios an d exit. Next , unplug all other add- on cards except the video card and flopp y drive contro ller, and see if it can boot from floppy. Then put back the periph eral s one by one to id[...]

H a rd w a re I n s t a l l a t i o n SY -7ISA+ 52 2-3.10 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn of f the system: 1. Use the Shut down command in the St a r t M e n u of W indows 95/98 to turn off your computer . 2. Press t he mechanical power-button and hold down for over 4 seconds, to shutdown t he computer . If you pr ess the power-but to[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 53 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Mother board's BIOS set up pr ogram uses the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS program from A ward Software Inc. T o ente r the A war d BIOS pr ogram's Ma in Menu: 1. T urn on or reboot the syst em. 2. After the diagnostic checks, pre ss the [Del] key to enter the A ward BIOS Setup Utility [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 54 Hot Keys: Function keys gi ve you access to a gr oup of commands throughout t he BIOS ut ili ty . Function Comman d Descripti on F1 Gener al Hel p Gives the list of options available for each item. F5 Previous Va l u e s Restore the old values. These are the values that the user started the current session with. F6 L[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 55 SA VE AND EXIT SETUP Select th e [SA VE & EX IT SETUP] optio n from the Main Me nu to sav e data to CMOS and exit the setup u tility . This o ption sav es all y our chang es and causes the system to reboot. T ype [Y] t o s av e th e changes and exit or [N] to return to the Main Menu and keep cur rent values. EXIT[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 56 3-1 SOYO CO MBO SET UP This Mother board does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequenc y . Instead, CPU sett ings ar e softwa re confi gurabl e with the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. After th e hardware installatio n is com plete, tu rn the pow er sw itch on, th en press the <DEL> key during the system d[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 57 3-1.1 Qu ick CPU Frequency Setup Quick CPU Fr equency Setup Setting Description Default 11 0 / 3 7 M H z / N O 66/33MHz/NO 11 5 / 3 8 M H z / N O 68/35MHz/NO 133/33MHz/Y es 70/35MHz/NO 137/34MHz/Y es 75/38MHz/NO 140/35MHz/Y es 80/40MHz/NO 145/36MHz/Y es 83/42MHz/NO 150/37MHz/Y es 100/33MHz/NO 160/3 8MHz/Y es 103/34MH[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 58 Frequency/ V olt age Cont rol (Continued) Setting Description Note Disabled Default Spr e ad Spectrum Enabled This item allow s you to enable /disable the spread spectrum mo dulate . t. 3-1.4 C.I.H . 4-W A Y Protection Settings Setting Description Note Disabled C.I .H. 4-W A Y Pr otection Enabled When set to enabled,[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 59 System Memory Control Setti ng (Continued) System Memory Cont rol Se tt in g Setting Description Note SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Dela y 3 2 Use the defau lt setting Defa ult SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 2 If an insuf ficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its char ge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 60 3-2 ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [ST ANDARD CMOS SETU P] option fr om the Mai n Menu and press [Ente r] key . CMOS Set up Util ity – Copyri ght ( C ) 1984- 2000 A war d Softwa re Standard CMOS Features Da t e (mm: d d: y y ) Sat, Jan 1 20 00 T ime ( hh:mm:ss) 2 : 8 : 54 Item Help  IDE Primary Master None  [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 61 3-2.2 Hard Disks T ype & Mode Choose the type a nd mode for the hard di sks that you have already installed. 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 this channel Auto BIOS detects hard disk type auto mati[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 62 3-2.4 Others Opti onal Setting Description Note EGA/VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Vi d e o MONO (Monochr ome) Sele ct t he vide o mode. ALL E rr ors Default No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette Halt On All, But Disk/Key When the BIO S det ects system errors, this function will stop the system. Select which ty pe[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 63 3-3 ADV ANCED BIOS FEA T URES Select the [Advan ced BIOS Featur es] opt ion f rom the Mai n Menu and press [Ente r] key . CMOS Set up Util ity – Copyr ight ( C ) 1984-2000 A ward Software Advanced BIOS Fe atures Vi r u s Wa r n i n g Disabled CPU In ternal Ca che Enabled Item Help External C ache Enabled Swap Flopp[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 64 3-3.1 Virus W ar ning Setting Description Note Disabled Default V irus W arni ng Enabled Allows you to c hoose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector prote ction. If this fu nction is enabled and someon e attempt to write da ta into this area, BIOS will show a warni ng message on screen and alarm bee[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 65 3-3.5 Boo t Up NumLoc k St atus Setting Descript ion Note On P uts nume ri c keypad in NumLock mode at boot- up. Default Boot Up NumLock St a t u s Off Puts numeri c keypad i n ar row key mode at boot-up. 3-3.6 Ga te A20 Opti ons Setting Desc ript ion Note Normal Le ts chipset co ntrol GateA 20. Gate A20 Option s Fas[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 66 3-3.8 Sec urit y Op tio n Use thi s feature to prevent unauthori zed system boot -up or use of BIOS Setup. The following table describ es the security settings. Setting Description System Each time the system is booted, the password prompt appear s. Security Option Set up If a password i s set, t he password prompt o[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 67 3-4 ADV ANCED CHIPSET FEA TURE S Caution: Change t hese setti ngs only if you are already fam i liar with the C hipset. The [A dvanced Chipset Features] o pti on changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the com puter . CMOS Set up Util ity – Copyr ight ( C ) 1984-20[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 68 CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP CHIP SET FEA TURES Setting Descri ption Note Disabled Defaul t System BIOS Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH is cacheable. Disabled Defaul t Vi d e o B I O S Cacheable Enabled The video BIOS C0000H-C7FFFH is cacheable. Disabled Defaul t Memory Hole At 15M-16M Enabled Som e interface[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 69 3-5 IN TEGRA TED PERIPHERALS Caution: Change t hese setti ngs only if you are already fam i liar with the C hipset. The [INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS] opt ion changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control t he system opti ons in t he computer . The foll owing screen shows set up default set tings. C[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 70 The following tables describe each field in the INTEGR A TED PERIPHERALS Menu and pr ovide inst ru cti ons on how to confi gure t he IDE control s, FDC control s, and t he onboard seri al and par alle l ports . 3-5.1 ID E Dev ice Cont rols IDE Contr ols Setting Desc ript ion Not e Disabled T ur n off the on-boa rd ID[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 71 3-5.3 IDE HDD Bl ock Mod e Setting Descri pt ion Not e Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Invok es multi-sect or transfer instead o f one sector per transfer . Not all HDDs support th is function. Defa ult 3-5.4 Others Optional Setting Description Note Password Enables you to wake -up the system by entering a passwo[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 72 3-5.6 Onboard Serial Ports Onboard Serial Ports Setting Description Note Disabled 3F8/ IRQ4 Default (port 1) 2F8/ IRQ3 Default (port 2) 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Onboard Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Auto Choose seri al port 1 & 2's I/O address. Do not set port 1 & 2 to t he same address except for Disabled or A[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 73 3-5.8 Others Opti onal Setting De scr ip ti on Not e Disabled 201 Defa ult Game Port Address 209 Set the I/O base address for the ON boar d game port under this item. Disabled Defa ult 330 Midi Port Addr ess 300 Set the I/O address fo r the on board Mi di port here. If [ Midi Port Address ] is set to [ 330 ] / [ 300 [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 74 3-6 POWER MANAG EMENT SETUP The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] se ts the system 's power saving functions. CMOS Set up Util ity – Copyri ght ( C ) 1984- 2000 A war d Softwa re Power Manage ment S etup ACPI Suspe nd T ype S1(POS)  Power Mana gement User Def ine Item Help V ide o Off Me thod DPMS V ide o Off I n Su[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 75 3-6.1 Power Management Controls Power Management Cont rols Setting Desc ript ion Note S1(POS) Default ACPI Su spend Ty p e S3(STR) The system will enter the S1 state during suspend. (Low late ncy wake up) User Define Lets you defi ne the HDD a nd system power down times. Default Doze timer Standby timer Suspend timer[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 76 Power Management Controls (Continued) Power Management Cont rols Setting Description Note Disabled Defaul t HDD Power Down 1-15Min When the set time h as elapsed, BIOS sends a command to the HDD to power down. This turns of f the HDD motor . Some older model HDDs may not support this advanced function. Instant-of f D[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 77 3-6.2 Relo ad Gl obal Timer Eve nt s Power Down & Resume Events Setting Description Note Disabled Defaul t IDE0, IDE1  Primary  Secondary Enabled In ef fect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as Enabled . Disabled Defaul t FDD, COM, LPT Port Enabled In ef fec[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 78 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURA T ION SETUP This opti on sets t he Motherboa rd's PCI Slot s. CMOS Set up Util ity – Copyri ght ( C ) 1984- 2000 A war d Softwa re PnP/PCI Configurati ons Reset Configuration D ata Disabled Item Help Resou rces Co ntrolle d By A uto ( ES CD) x IRQ Reso urce s Press Enter PCI/VGA Pa lette [...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 79 3-7.1 PNP/PCI Configurati on Controls PNP/PCI Cont rols Setting Description Note Disabled Retain PnP configuration data in BIO S. Default Rese t Configuration Data En abled Reset PnP confi guration data in BIOS. Manual BIOS does not manage PCI/I SA PnP card IR Q assign ment. Requires t o assign IRQ-# and DMA- # to PC[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 80 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued) PNP/PCI Setup Setting Description Note How to set the BIOS to release th e 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: disa bled IRQ 14 IRQ 14: PCI / ISA PnP On-Chip Primary[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 81 3-8 PC HEAL TH ST A TUS This option sets the Motherboard' s PC Health S tatus. CMOS Set up Util ity – Copyri ght ( C ) 1984- 2000 A war d Softwa re PC Health Status Shutdown T emperatur e Disabled Vcore 1.58 V Item Help VTT 1.45 V 3.3V 3.36 V +12V 11 . 9 0 V VBA T (V) 3.07 V CPU T em perature 85°C System T em[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 82 3-8.1 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Devi ce Monitoring Setting De scri pti on Note Disabled Defa ult Shutdown T emperature 60°C/140°F , 65°C/149°F , 70°C/159°F , 75°C/167°F , 80°C/176°F , 85°C/185°F , 90°C/194°F , 95°C/203°F , 100°C/212°F , 1 10°C/230°F This item allo ws you to set up the CPU shutdown[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 83 3-9 LOAD F AIL-SA FE DEF AUL TS Select the [Load Fa il- Safe De fault s] option f rom th e Main Menu t o load the system values you ha ve previousl y saved. This option i s recommended if you need to res et the s ystem setup and to retriev e the old v alues. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 A ward Sof[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 84 3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEF AUL TS Selec t t he [Load Opti mize d Defa ults ] optio n from th e Main Men u to load the system values you ha ve previousl y saved. This option i s recommended if you need to res et the s ystem setup and to retriev e the old v alues. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 A ward So[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 85 3-11 SUPER VISOR P ASSWORD Based on the set ting you have ma de in the [Security Option ] of the [ BIOS FEA TURES SETUP] section, the passw ord prevents access to the system or the set up program by unaut horized us ers. Follow this pro cedure to set a new password or disable t he password: 1. Choos e [B IOS FEA TURE[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 86 3. Enter your new passwor d and press [Enter ]. The foll owing message appears, prompt ing to conf irm t he new passwor d: 4. Re-ent er your passwor d and then pre ss [Enter] to exi t to th e Main Menu. This di agram out line s the passwor d select ion proce dure: 3-12 USER P ASSWORD When the user password opt ion is[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 87 3-13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This Mai n Menu func tion aut omati call y detect s the hard disk type a nd configur es the [Standard CMOS F eatur es] accordi ngly . CMOS Set up Util ity – Copyr ight ( C ) 1984-2000 A ward Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Prim ary Master Auto[...]

BIOS Setup Utility SY -7ISA+ 88 Boot Menu Boot Menu enables user to bo ot -up on different boot device witho ut going into the BIOS setup. T o enabl e boot M enu, pr ess “ESC” after memory initialization, u ser will see a device menu, in which user can choose on which device they wish to boot fr om. Boot Me nu == Select a Boot Fi rst device == [...]

Drivers insta llation SY -7ISA+ 89 Chapter 4 DRIVERS INST ALLA TION The SOYO -CD will NOT autorun i f you us e it on an Oper atin g System othe r than Windows 2000 or NT . Y our SY -7ISA+ Motherboard come s with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains (1) th e user's manual file fo r your new Motherboar d, (2) th e driver s [...]

Drivers insta llation SY -7ISA+ 90 The user's m anual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF (Postscript Docume nt) format. In order to read a PDF file, the appropri ate Acr obat Reader software must b e in stalled in your system. Note : The Start Up prog r am automatically detects if the Acrobat Read er util ity i s alre ady present in your[...]

Drivers insta llation SY -7ISA+ 91 Step 2. Install Driv er s and Ut ilities Click the Install Drivers button to di splay the l ist of dri vers software that can be inst alle d with your Motherboar d. The Start Up pr ogram di splays the drivers available for the particular model of Mo t herboard yo u own. W e recommend t hat you only i nstall those [...]

Drivers insta llation SY -7ISA+ 92  Intel 815 VGA Drivers for Win NT4.0 In order to be able to make use of the integrated VGA function in your Intel 815 chipset, you will need to install th is driver first. For NT 4.0 only .  Sigmatel Audio Driver This Audio Dri ver is f or W indows 9x, 2000 and NT .  Sigmatel St aggato Gold Application fo[...]

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