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SY-K7VTA-B Motherboard

1. Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B Power Supply Connector Socket 462 Connector Ratio adjustment setting Jumper Via 8363 North Bridge chip DIMM Banks CPU Cooling Fan Connector Ratio adjustment setting switch Ratio adjustment setting Jumper Bus Mastering E IDE ATAPI Ports Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port CMOS Clear Jumper Via VT82C686B South Bridge Chip USB3 4 Connectors 3V Lithium Battery Chassis Cooling Fan Front panel connectors Flash BIOS Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header 16 bit ISA Slot 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots Voice Doctor Language Setting Jumper Wake On LAN WOL Header 97 Codec Chip 32 bit 1X 2X 4X Slot CD In Connector Back panel Connectors Motherboard Description amp Sy K7VTA B 1 6 MICROPROCESSOR The motherboard supports a single Socket 462 processor The processor 5 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 current Socket 462 processor speeds voltages and bus frequencies 1 6 1 Microprocess
2. omom Do Wd gg D D D Gd OF 0 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 Primary Secondary IDE IDE 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 ATA66 100 flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the other end to the primary or secondary IDE2 directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard The 66 100 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs This Motherboard can support up to four HDDs HH P HELM PB E HH gt 80 Conductor 66 100 Flat Cable BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 3 3 2 Floppy Drive Installation 8 Pin 1 FDC Floppy Drive Connector 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 drives A 4 4 4 4 2 A 4 puma
3. 66 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 71 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 75 3 8 POC HEALTH STATUS osi appended nnb EA QUIE 78 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE 75 1 80 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED 8 81 3 11 SUPERVISOR 55 82 3 12 USER PASSWORD erry 93 3 13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 94 3 14 lon pee 85 CHAPTER 4 10 86 Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION The SY K7VTA B AGP PCIASA Motherboard is a high performance Socket 462 ATX form factor system board The SY K7VTA B uses VIA Chipset technology and supports Socket 462 class processors This Motherboard 16 fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements 1 2 KEY FEATURES gt CPU SUPPORT The SY K7VTA B supports THE FOLLOWING AMD CPUs B AMD Athlon 750MHz 1GHz4 B AMD Duron 600MHz 850MHz4 New released AMD Socket 462 CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY K7VTA B as well gt CPU SETTINGS The SY K7VTA B provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment The CPU settings are all adjusted through
4. e Suidas 1 KEY FEATURES a Mp pt dr 1 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS 5 SY K7VTA B MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 6 SY K7VTA B MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS 7 MICROPROCESSOR 9 MEMOR 10 12 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER eee 15 HARDWARE esee 17 WAKE ON LAN 18 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 19 PREPARA TIONS x mne 19 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD 20 INSTALLATION eee 2 B PEL Umm HE 22 SDRAM Memory Module Installation 22 Motherboard 27 40 CMOS Clearing IPS 41 TOV MORTE 42 Quick BIOS eon ERU eoi 43 Troubleshooting at First Start 44 TOW CF T 47 BIOS SETUP ETILITY 48 SOYO COMBO SETUP tendis arenis quas pud pesas s 51 iii Table of Contents e SY K7VTA B 3 2 STANDARD CMOS nenne 54 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS 57 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET 5 61 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
5. Install drivers Check the latest releases Microsoft Direct Bond aman ISOYO 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 software must be installed your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to be able to read the user s manual file Follow the instructions on your screen during installation then once the installation 1s completed restart your system and re run the SOYO CD 87 Drivers installation e SY K7VTA B 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 revision VIA 4 in 1 driver package VIA Ac97 Codec Driver for Win 9x NT 2000 K7VTA VIA hardware monitor for Win 95 98 Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt VIA 4in1 driver package The 4 in 1 driver package includes all drivers your motherboard needs After selecting this driver package one driver will be installed a
6. 2 Parallel Port PRT This parallel port is used to connect the printer or other parallel devices Plug the parallel device cable into the 25 pin female connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 3 PS 2 Keyboard Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 keyboard connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard Pind SBD Clock Pin3 GND Pin1 KBD DATA 4 PS 2Mouse similarly plug the mouse jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 mouse connector Pins Mouse Clock Pin3 GND Mouse DATA 33 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 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 USBI or USB2 Standard device drivers come with the Win98 for commonly used USB devices With Win95 use the flow UHCI specifications To use USB devices under Win95 usually you have to install the device that driver comes with the USB device you have purchased USB3 05 4 1R 2 45V Data 3 0 4 Data Data 5 6 Data GND 7 8 GND NC 9 10 GND lt USB3 and 4 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB3 and 4 16 as follows 6 Onboard Joystick port audio This Motherboard provides Joystick port and
7. 3 4 ADVANCED 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 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features AV gt Move DRAM Timing By SPD DRAM Clock SDRAM Cycle Length Bank Interleave Memory Hole PCI Master Dipeline Req P2C C2P Concurrency Fast R W Turn Around System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable AGP Aperture Size 4 AGP Driving Control OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support CPU to PCI Write Buffer PCI Dynmic Bursting PCI Master 0 WS Write PCI Delay Transaction PCI 2 Access 1 Retry AGP Master WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read F5 Previous Values Enter S elect Disabled 100MHz 3 Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 64M Enabled Auto Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults 61 ESC Exit F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Fl General Help BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 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 ho
8. Current CPU Temp 38 CIT00 P Current System Temp Current CPUFAN Speed 5002 RPM Current CHSFAN Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 60 V 2 5V 2 44 V 3 30 V 4 80 11 94 V Item Help Menu Level gt Protect CPU Overheating Enabled AVD gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note Starred items will disappear when the Resources 3 Controlled By option 15 set to Auto 78 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 8 1 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Device Setting Description Note Monitoring Current CPU Show current status of CPU Temperature temperature Current Sys M Show the current status of the C F Temperature system temperature Current Show the current status of CPU CPUFAN C F Fan CHSFAN Speed Vcore 2 5V V Show the current voltage status 3 3V 5V 12V Protect CPU Disabled If enable this function protect Overheating Enabled user s CPU from overheating in an Default event there s a problem with the CPU FAN The user should also plug the CPU FAN power on the CPU FANI pin The system will auto shutdown if the power 15 plug in CPU FAN2 pin 79 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS Select the Load Fail Safe Defaults option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved This option 15 recommended if you need to rese
9. 1 33 BIOS Setup Utility SY K7VTA B 2 3 3 3 Front Panel Connections HDD LED LED PWRBT Power LED 4 Heset 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 Power LED Pin V j 29 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 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 PWRBT Pin Assignment 1 3 Speaker Attach the 4 PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header the Motherboard Speaker Pin Assignment NC NC vm out 4 IDE LED Attach the 2 pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE LED header on the Motherboard This will cause the LED to light up when an IDE HDD CD ROM device is active HDD LED Pin Assignment 30 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 5 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply PWRBT Pin Assignment 4 Power On Off GND 6 STRLED The STR LED is connected to the Voltage that feeds the DIMM sockets Therefore the following table applies Suspe
10. 2 3 7 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency 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 After the hardware installation 1s complete turn the power switch on then press the DEL key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD SETUP DEFAULT Select the LOAD SETUP DEFAULT menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Press Enter to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence 43 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 3 8 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 at all It could be that the CPU 15 not seated correctly or that a component on the M B 15 grounded shorted with the ca
11. Default Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard When this field is Enabled writes _ from CPU to PCI bus Default buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When Disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Default Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions don t When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait Default States 64 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Continued Setting Description Disabled chipset has an embedded 32 bit Transaction Enabled posted write buffer to support delay Default transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 2 Access Disabled When disabled PCI 2 will not be 1 Retry Enabled disconnected until access finishes Default difault When enabled PCI 2 will be disconnected 1f max retries are attempted without success Disabled Default Enabled When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states Disabled Default Enabled When Enabled read to the AGP AGP Master 1 WS Write Accelerated Graphics Port are execu
12. and concurrent operation The VT8363 support six banks of DRAMs up to 1 5GB The DRAM controller supports standard Synchronous DRAM SDRAM and Virtual Channel SDRAM VC SDRAM in a flexible mix match manner The Synchronous DRAM interface allows zero wait state bursting between the DRAM and the data buffers at 66 100 133 MHz The six banks of DRAM can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of 1M 2M 4M 8M 16M 32MxN DRAMSs The VT8363 system controller also supports full AGP v2 0 capability for maximum bus utilization including 1x 2x and 4x mode transfers SBA SideBand Addressing Flush fence commands and pipelined grants An eight level request queue plus a four level post write request queue with thirty two and sixteen quadwords of read and write data FIFO s respectively are included for deep pipelined and split AGP transactions A single level GART TLB with 16 full associative entries and flexible CPU AGP PCI remapping control is also provided for operation under protected mode operating environments Both Windows 95 VXD and Windows 98 Windows 2000 miniport drivers are supported for interoperability with major AGP based 3D and DVD capable multimedia accelerators The 8363 supports two 32 bit 3 3 5V system buses and one PCI that are synchronous pseudo synchronous to the CPU bus chip also contains a built in bus to bus bridge to allow simultaneous concurrent operations on each bus Five levels doub
13. How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool 1 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 Primary PCI IDE disabled Interrupt 12 will be released by the PnP IRQ 12 IRQ 12 PCI ISA PnP BIOS automatically if the PS 2 Mouse Port is not used IRQ7 PCI ISA PnP Onboard parallel port disabled IRQ4 IRQ4 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 1 disabled 3 PnP Onboard Serial port 2 disabled 4 Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control to the OS especially if you use Windows 95 98 or NT Disabled Leave this field at Disabled Default Palette Enabled Snoop Assign IRQ Disabled BIOS will assign IRQ for For VGA USB port VGA USB Enabled BIOS won t assign for Default VGA USB port 77 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 3 7 2 MULTI ADDRESSES Default settings for multi I O addresses are as follows 378H ECP EPP 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 I O addresses can be adjusted from the BIOS Setup Utility 3 5 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status
14. SY K7VTA B 3 14 BOOT MENU Boot Menu enables user to boot up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup To 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 Select a Boot First device Floppy Ls120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN 14 ENTER Accep 85 Drivers installation e SY K7VTA B Chapter 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION Your SY K7VTA B 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 products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive The SOYO CD will auto run and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be as shown If you use Windows NT the SOYO CD will not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up please choose your motherboard and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be shown Please Select Your Board LI 7000 7IWB 7IWB V1 0 7IWM 7IWM L VI SOYO Start Up Program Menu 86 Drivers installation e SY K7VTA B If you use Windows 95 or 98 the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name
15. Utility amp SY K7VTA B Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility Gives the list of options available for each General Help Previous Restore the old values These are the values Values that the user started the current session with Load Fail Loads all items with the most conservative F6 Safe Defaults values Load Optimized Loads all options with the optimize values Defaults Save Saves your changes and reboots the system Returns at anytime and from any location to Enter Select Will display a overlapping window with all options for the current item Using the Page Up and Page Down PU PD Value keys the user can toggle the value of the current item 49 BIOS Setup Utility SAVE AND EXIT SETUP SY K7VTA B Select the SAVE amp EXIT SETUP option from the Main Menu to save data to CMOS and exit the setup utility This option saves all your changes and causes the system to reboot SAVE to CMOS and EXIT EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 8 tk Select Item i y dz 63 Type Y to save the changes and exit or N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values Selecting the EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to abandon all data and exit setup therefore ignoring all your changes ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE Ne INTEGRATED PER
16. Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 1 1 Setting Description Note Auto Detect Disabled EMI test purpose DIMM PCI Enabled Default Spread Disabled Default Spectrum Enabled using Spread Spectrum Modulated Modulated 1 5 or 6 for FCC or DOC testing CPU Host PCI Default 109 36 MHz This item lists the Default Clock 101 33 MHz 110 36 MHz CPU host clock 102 34 MHz and the PCI bus 100 33 MHz clock It is a read 103 34 MHz only item 105 35 MHz 107 35 MHz 120 40 MHz CPU Vcore 0 200V This function Default Select 0 025V 0 225V adjust the CPU 0 050V voltage 0 075V 0 100V 0 125V 0 150V 0 175V 3 1 2 L2 Cache Memory Setting Description CPU L2 Cache Disabled This option activates CPU ECC Checking Enabled 12 cache ECC checking Default function 52 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 3 1 3 BIOS Write Protection Setting Description Note BIOS Write Disabled When set to enabled BIOS Protection Enabled Only be programmed through Default AWDFLASH making sure that any virus is unable to program the system BIOS Set to disable the BIOS can be programmed the traditional way 3 1 4 Quick Power On Self Test Setting Description Note Quick Power Disabled On Self Test Enabled Provides a fast POTS at boot up Default 3 1 5 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Setting Description Note Control Settings First Floppy Select Your Boot Device Second Third
17. audio Attach the joystick cable to the 15 pin JOYSTICK port at the rear panel of you motherboard This Motherboard features three built in audio stereo ports labeled line in line out and mic jack convenient to directly plug in all your external audio devices 34 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 3 3 5 Other Connections 1 Wake On LAN WOL Attach the 3 pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake 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 assignment Wake On LAN JP10 Pin Assignment RING 3 GND 2 5VSB 1 35 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 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 Standard Infrared SIRCON Connector SIRCON Pin Assignment 3 Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications 36 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 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
18. gt SY K7VTA B Motherboard K K K K KK K K K K K AMD Athlon Duron Processor supported VIA KT133 AGP PCI Motherboard 200 Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor K K K K KK K KK K K K K K User s Manual SOYO SY K7VTA B Copyright 2000 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 copyrights belong to their respective companies Copyright Notice All rights reserved This manual has been copyrighted by Soyo Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated into any other language or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means such as by electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without permission in writing from Soyo Computer Inc Disclaimer Soyo Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to amend the manual or revise the specifications of the product described in it from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware
19. the special SOYO COMBO page in the BIOS therefore rendering the use of jumpers obsolete CPU Frequency The SY K7VTA B supports an incredible wide range of CPU frequency settings 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1O00 MHz This gives the SY K7VTA B an overwhelming overclocking potential Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B CPU Multiplier gt EXPANDABILITY The SY K7VTA B provides all the standard expansion slots and many more additional expansion features Expansion slots x 32 bit bus master AGP slot 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots x 16 bit ISA slots Enhanced IO Floppy disk controller 2x EIDE controllers with support for up to 4 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 devices Standard EPP ECP parallel port 2x 16550 compatible serial ports IrDA compatible infrared port 4x USB Universal Serial Bus connectors PS 2 mouse connector PS 2 keyboard connector Motherboard Description amp Sy K7VTA B gt ADVANCED FUNCTIONS The SY K7VTA B supports advanced functions such as B Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN Some advanced network cards can wake the system up over the network the WOL connector is provided by the SY K7VTA B to support this function B Multiple boot The SY K7VTA B supports booting from devices such as CD ROM FLOPPY DRIVE amp HDD LS120 SCSI ZIP B Power by modem or alarm If the SY K7VTA B system is in suspend mode it can be switched back on through the modem or RTC alarm function This o
20. 5VSB e 5V PW OK GND GND 5V GND GND GND 5y 5 GND e GND 3 3V 12V 3 3V 1 3 3V Payspecial care to the directionality 2 3 4 Jumper Setting Ratio Adjustment Setting RJ 1 Refer to the following table to set the Frequency Multiplier of your CPU Frequency Multiplier Setting J3 ____ ___ Manual 40 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B If you set ratio to manual and configure the RJ1 jumper to the settings that match your CPU speed as follow table 5 on on 9 off on 5 on off on off 9 5 off off on off 6 on off off on 10 off off off on 65 on off off __7 off on on on 1 on 7 5 off on on off 115 on on off 8 off on off on 12 on on off on 8 5 off on off off 12 5 on on off off Note SOYO does not guarantee system stability if the user over clocks the system Any malfunctions due to over clocking are not covered by the warranty 2 3 5 CMOS Clearing JP5 After you have turned off your computer clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pins 2 3 on jumper JP5 for a few seconds Then restore JP5 to the initial 1 2 jumper setting 1n order to recover and retain the default settings Jumper 5 can be easily identi
21. A drivers installation 2 3 3 7 ATX Power Supply Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20 pin male ATX PW connector on the Motherboard as shown in the following figure 0 Power Warning Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to ATX power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector 39 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and power good signal Make sure the power supply can take at least 720 mA load on 5V Standby lead 5 VSB to meet the standard ATX specification Note If you use Wake On LAN WOL function make sure power supply can support at least 720 mA on 5V Standby lead SVSB Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment ATX Power 12V 5V
22. IPHERALS Quit Without Saving Y N _ 50 Type Y to abandon changes and exit or N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 3 1 SOYO COMBO SETUP This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Instead CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS SOYO COMBO SETUP After the hardware installation 1s complete turn the power switch on then press the DEL key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then select SOYO COMBO SETUP option from the main menu and press the Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software SOYO COMBO Feature Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock Default CPU Vcore Select Default Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled BIOS Write Protection Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Item Help First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled OnChip Sound Auto AVD gt lt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit FI General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The SOYO COMBO SETUP menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS 51 BIOS Setup
23. LS ZIP Priority Boot Device HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN Disabled Boot Other Disabled Select Your Boot Device Device Enabled Priority Default OnChip Sound Disabled This item allows you to Auto control the onboard AC 97 Default audio 53 BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the Main Menu and press Enter key amp SY K7VTA B CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date Time hh mm ss IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory N gt Move F5 Previous Values Enter S elect Tue Jan 4 2000 1 22 12 Maxtor 82160D2 None None NEC 1 44M 3 5 in None Disabled EGA VGA All Errors 640K 64512K 65536K F6 Fail Safe Defaults PU PD Value F10 Save Item Help Menu Level gt ESC Exit F7 Optimized Defaults Fl General Help This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings After you have completed the changes press Esc key to return to the Main Menu 3 2 1 Date amp Time Display Date mm dd yyyy Time hh mm ss Setting 5 _ Type the current date Type the current time Please Note You can also the PUp PDn keys to toggle 24 hour clock format 3 15 P
24. M is displayed as 15 15 00 54 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 2 2 Hard Disks Type amp Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed Primary Setting Description Note Secondary Master amp Slave IDE HDD Auto Press To auto detect the HDD s size Detection Enter head on this channel IDE Primary Auto BIOS detects hard disk type Default Slave automatically User Type User User defines the type of hard disk None Access Mode Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode Default automatically Normal Normal IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk gt 528 Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disk Note If you have any questions on your hard disk type or mode ask 3 your hard disk provider or previous user for details 3 2 3 Floppy Drives Floppy Drives Setting Description Note Drives A amp B 360KB 5 25 in 2MB 5 25 in 20KB 3 5 in 44MB 3 5 Default 88MB 3 5 in Not installed Disabled Default Supports 3 mode Special disk drive floppy diskette commonly used in 740KB 1 2MB Japan 1 44MB on selected disk drive BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 2 4 Others Optional Setting Description Note EGA VGA Select the video mode Default CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Monochrome ALL Errors When the BIOS detects system Default errors this function will stop the But Keyboard system Select which type of All But Diskett
25. Processor might be damage or not installed properly The memory module might be damage or not installed properly VGA card might be damage or not inserted properly No Keyboard connected Defective HD Driver IDE Floppy might error pn im obe Motherboard Description amp Sy K7VTA B gt HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your Motherboard follow these simple rules while unpacking gt Before handling the Motherboard ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system s metal chassis gt Remove the Motherboard from its anti static packaging Hold the Motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components gt Check the Motherboard for damage If any chip appears loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Warning Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears damaged If there is damage to the board contact your dealer immediately 1 3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components Note that you must take special precautions when handling the Motherboard in dry or air conditioned environment To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge take the following precautions gt Donotremove the anti static packaging until you are ready to install gt Ground yourself before removing any system component from its protective anti st
26. abled Item Help Menu Level gt ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 66 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B The following tables describe each field in the INTEGRATED 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 On Chip PCIIDE Disabled Turn off the on board IDE gt Primary Enabled Use the on board IDE Default gt Secondary IDE Prefetch Mode Disabled onboard IDE drive Enabled interfaces supports IDE Default prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching IDE mode 0 4 0 is the slowest speed 418 the fastest speed rimary Slave Secondary Master PIO Auto pd ae performance and Default gt Secondary Slave PIO stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing IDE Disabled Primary Master UDMA Auto Select Auto to enable Ultra Default Primary Slave UDMA DMA Mode support Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA 3 5 2 Keyboard Controls Controls Setting Description Note Init Display First PCI Slot Choose which card AGP Default AGP Display card or PCI VGA card to initialize first 67 BIOS Setup Util
27. ain Menu and keep current values Warning If you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance 81 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made the Security Option of the BIOS FEATURES 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 FEATURES SETUP in the Main Menu and press Enter Select the Security Options item and set the field to a System The password is required every time the system 15 booted This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer b Setup The password is required only when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 2 Choose SUPERVISOR PASSWORD from the Main Menu and press Enter The following prompt appear Enter Password Warning If you forget or lose the password the only way to STOP access the system 15 to set jumper JP5 to clear the CMOS RAM setup information is lost and you must run the BIOS setup program again Note If you do not wish to use the password function press Enter directly and the following message appears 4 Password Disabled i E Password Disabled 82 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 3 Enter your new password and press Enter The fo
28. atic packaging To ground yourself grasp the expansion slot covers or other unpainted portions of the computer chassis gt Frequently ground yourself while working or use a grounding strap gt Handle the Motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its components Motherboard Description 1 4 S sy K7VTA B SY K7VTA B MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT rom 5 2 Mouse Connector onnector USB 1 2 1 2 LINE OUT LINE IN MIC IN 3 eeseeeseseese Back Panel JP10 Header B 3 JP7 13 1 3 CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 AGP Slot FLP PCI Slot 1 en PCI Slot 2 a Slot 3 m m Slot 4 en Slot 5 samen ISA Slot JP5 2 4 e 1 HDD LED STR VT82C686B 5 1 SIRCON Speaker PWRBT Resit SY K7VTA B Platform sovo Motherboard Description gt sy K7VTA B 1 5 SY K7VTA B MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS A B GD E F
29. by alarm everyday at the set time When set to On any event occurring Default at will awaken a system which has been powered down IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQIO Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ15 Reserved IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQS LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT1 IRQI2 PS 2 Mouse IRQI3 Coprocessor IRQI4 HardDsik 74 BIOS Setup Utility SY K7VTA B 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard s PCI Slots CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By X IRQ Resources DMA Resources Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB Move F5 Previous Values Enter S elect NO Disabled Linc 4 Auto ESCD Menu Level Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled ESC Exit F7 Optimized Defaults PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults Fl General Help Note Starred items will disappear when the Resources Controlled By option is set to Auto After you have completed the PCI Slot Configuration press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 75 BIOS Setup Utility amp sy K7VTA B 3 7 1 PNP PCI Configuration Controls PNP PCI Setting Description Note Controls PnP OS Yes Set this field to Yes if you Installed are run
30. ce Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard The fan is key component that will ensure system stability The fan prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU 24 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 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 setting in the BIOS setup Chapter 3 appropriate memory modules must be used For 66MHz DRAM speed use PC66 memory for 100MHz DRAM speed use PC100 memory for 133MHz DRAM speed use PC133 memory 25 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7VTA B sovo Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules RAM Type SDRAM VCM SDRAM size 32 64 128 256 512 MB 26 BIOS Setup Utility SY K7VTA B 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector
31. cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer AGP Aperture 64M Select the size of Accelerated Default Size Graphics Port AGP aperture The 16M 32M aperture is a portion of the PCI 128M memory address range dedicated for 256M graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation AGP 4X Mode Disabled This item allows you to enable Enabled disable the AGP 4X Mode Default AGP Driving Auto This item allows you to adjust the Default Control Manual AGP driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection This field 15 recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system Driving 0000 This item allows you to adjust the Value driving force Max 00FF 63 BIOS Setup Utility CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Continued CHIPSET Setting FEATURES OnChip USB Disabled Enabled USB Disabled Keyboard Enabled Support CPU to PCI Disabled Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynmic Disabled Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 Disabled WS Write Enabled amp SY K7VTA B Description Note This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the Default 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
32. e it was in before the power failure when power returns i e If the system was on it will switch on again if it was off it will remain off Wake Up Press Enter Select items that will wake up your Events system when in one of sleep modes Press enter to go the select item page Setting Description Note OFF Default ON You can set the VGA awakens the system LPT amp COM When On of LPT amp Default NONE activity from one of the listed LPT system peripheral devices or IRQs COM wakes up the system 73 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B Wake Up Events HDD amp FDD PCI Master Wake up On LAN Ring RTC Alarm Resume Primary INTR IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Setting OFF ON OFF ON Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled ON OFF Disabled Secondary Note Description When On of HDD amp FDD any Default activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system Default When On of PCI Master any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system An input signal on the serial Ring Default Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem LAN awakens the system from a soft off state The system ignores the alarm Default Set alarm to power on the system by the date 1 31 or time hh mm ss If the date 1s set to 0 the system will self power on
33. e error will cause the system halt But Disk Key 56 BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Select the Advanced BIOS Features option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Swap Floppy Drive Boot Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Advanced BIOS Features Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled On Fast Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec Security Option OS Select For DRAM gt 64 HDD S M A R T Capability Video BIOS Shadow C8000 CBFFF Shadow CCO000 CFFFF Shadow 00000 Shadow D4000 D7FFF Shadow D8000 DBFFF Shadow DCO000 DFFFF Shadow 250 Setup Non OS2 Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled SY K7VTA B Item Help Menu Level gt N gt Move PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit F7 Optimized Defaults Enter S elect F1 General Help F5 Previous Values After you have completed the changes press Esc key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 57 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 3 3 1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Virus Warning Disabled Allows you to choose the Default _ Enabled VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Dis
34. eeded for the sound card is set to Legacy ISA in the bios In other words if your ISA sound card takes 5 then set IRQ5 to Legacy ISA Next install the south bridge driver for the motherboard The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong 46 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B This 1s 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 Verify DMI pool data and it won t go any further What should I do Please clear the CMOS via JP5 then choose load setup default in the bios and save the bios and exit Next unplug all other add on cards except the video card and floppy drive controller and see if it can boot from floppy Then put back the peripherals one by one to identify which one causes the lockup If you are running a Cyrix CPU make sure the linear burst function 1s enabled the bios I can not get my board to run properly Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web site at http www soyo com 2 3 9 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system l Use the Shutdown command in the Start Menu of Windows 95 98 to turn off your computer 2 Press the mechanical
35. en I turn on my system and I can not get my modem to work 45 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B What you need to do is to disable 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 the south bridge driver from the SOYO CD this is because Windows does not properly recognize relatively new chipsets Audio Issues I do not get any sound from my sound card What could be wrong Please make sure the speaker is connected to the speaker out port on your sound card In Device Manager I keep getting yellow exclamation signs on my sound port even though I have installed my sound driver several times and I could not get my sound card to work What is wrong It is likely that you did not have the correct driver installed If you are sure that the correct sound driver has been installed then please install the south bridge driver for the motherboard The sound is working in my system but when I play CD music from the CD ROM I do not get any sound What is wrong This is because the 3 wire audio cable from the CD ROM to the sound card is not connected or it 1s loose The sound from my sound card is distorted when Windows starts What is wrong First if you are using an ISA sound card please make sure the IRQ n
36. fied by its white colored cap anaes Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Clearing Short pin 2 3 for 15 Short pin 1 2 JP5 Setting at least 5 seconds to to retain new clear the CMOS emp settings Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 41 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B SOY 2 3 6 Power On You have now completed the hardware installation of your Motherboard successfully 1 Turn the power on 2 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press the lt DEL gt key while the system is performing the diagnostic checks Note If you have failed to enter the BIOS wait until the boot up sequence is completed Then push the RESET button and press DEL key again at the beginning of boot up during diagnostic checks Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 3 The BIOS Setup screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage 42 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B
37. ic Rate 6 Char sec Choose the rate at which a Default 8 Char sec character is repeated when 10 Char sec holding down a key 12 Char sec 15 Char sec 20 Char sec 24 Char sec 30 Char sec Typematic Delay 250 msec Choose how long after Default 500 msec you press a key down the 750 msec character begins repeating 1000 msec 59 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 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 Security Option System Each time the system 1s booted the password prompt appears Setup password is set the password prompt only appears when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 3 3 9 Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Options OS Select for 052 When using an OS2 operating DRAM 64MB system Non OS2 When using another Default non OS2 operating system Disabled ID Default Enabled Enable this field when your HDD supports the S M A R T function Consult your HDD provider for details Disabled Default The BIOS 15 shadowed a 16K segment if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present These 16 segments can be shadowed from ROM to RAM BIOS shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM BIOS then execute from RAM 60 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B
38. ity 3 5 3 IDE HDD Block Mode Setting amp SY K7VTA B Description IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Enabled 3 5 4 FDD Controls FDD Controls Setting Onboard FDD controller Enabled 3 5 5 Onboard Serial Ports Onboard Serial Setting Disabled Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2FS IRQ3 4 2bES IRQ3 Auto Standard HPSIR ASKIR Disabled Invokes multi sector transfer instead of one sector per transfer Not all HDDs support this function Description Turn off the on board floppy controller Use the on board floppy controller Description Choose serial port 1 amp 2 s I O address Do not set port 1 amp 2 to the same address except for Disabled or Auto The second serial port offers these InfraRed interface modes If UART Mode Select is set to IIDA ASKIR IR Function Duplex Half Full Choose Half or Duplex to set UR2 in half duplex mode or full duplex mode respectively Refer to your IR device specifications to select the suitable mode 68 Note Default Default Default port 1 Default port 2 Default Default BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B Onboard Serial Ports Continued Onboard Serial Setting Description Note Ports TX RX inverting No Yes This item allow you to enable Default enable No No the TX RX inverting which Yes No depends on different H W Yes Yes requirement This field is not recommended
39. k 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 Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note CPU Internal Cache Disabled m Enabled Enables the CPU s internal Default cache External Cache Disabled Enabled Enables the external Default memory 3 3 3 Floppy Driver Settings Setting Description Note Disabled Default Enabled Changes the sequence of A and drives 3 3 4 Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Description Note Boot Up Floppy Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up Seek Enabled Disabling speeds boot up Default 58 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B 3 3 5 Boot Up NumLock Status Setting Description Note Puts numeric keypad in Default NumLock mode at boot up Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot up 3 3 6 Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Normal Lets chipset control GateA20 Fast A pin in the keyboard controller Default controls GateA20 3 3 7 Typematic Settings Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate Default Rate Setting determined by the keyboard Enabled When enables the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected The following Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay fields are active only if Typematic Rate Setting is set to Enabled Typemat
40. lewords of post write buffers are included to allow for concurrent CPU and PCI operation For PCI master operation forty eight levels doublewords of post write 12 Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B 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 addition advanced features are supported such as snoop ahead snoop filtering LI L2 write back forward to PCI master and L1 L2 write back merged with PCI post write buffers to minimize PCI master read latency and DRAM utilization Delay transaction and read caching mechanisms are also implemented for further improvement of overall system performance gt VT82C686B The VT82C686B PSIPC PCI Super I O integrated Peripheral Controller is a high integration high performance power efficient and high compatibility device that supports AMD and non AMD based processor to PCI bus bridge functionality to make a complete Microsoft PC99 compliant PCI ISA system In addition to complete ISA extension bus functionality the VT82C686B includes standard AMDligent peripheral controllers 1 Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine and interlaced dual channel commands Dedicated FIFO coupled with scatter and gather master mode operation a
41. llowing message appears prompting to confirm the new password Confirm Password 4 Re enter your password and then press Enter to exit to the Main Menu This diagram outlines the password selection procedure Press Enter without entering the password Password and Press Enter Enter Password s Confirm Password x After you confirm the password press lt Esc gt to exit lt 3 12 USER PASSWORD When the user password option is on you are not allowed to change any setting in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY except for changing the user s password The password setting procedure is similar to that for the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Refer to section 3 9 83 BIOS Setup Utility Sy K7VTA B 3 13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the Standard CMOS Features accordingly CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Menu Level gt Capacity Access Mode Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector AVD gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note This function is only valid for IDE type of hard disk drives 84 BIOS Setup Utility amp
42. llows high performance transfers between PCI and IDE devices In addition to standard PIO and DMA mode operation the VT82C686B also supports the UltraDMA 33 standard to allow reliable data transfer rates up to 33MB sec throughput The VT82C686B also supports the UltraDMA 66 standard The IDE controller is SFF 8038I v1 0 and Microsoft Windows family compliant 2 Universal Serial Bus controller that is USB v1 1 and Universal HCI v1 1 compliant The VT82C686B includes the root hub with four function ports with integrated physical layer transceivers The USB controller allows hot plug and play and isochronous peripherals to be inserted into the system with universal driver support The controller also implements legacy keyboard and mouse support so that legacy 13 Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B 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 functionality the integrated RTC also includes the date alarm century field and other enhancements for compatibility with the ACPI standard 5 Hardware monitoring subsystem for managing system motherboard voltage levels temperatures and fan speeds 6 Full System Management Bus SMBus interface 7 Two 16550 compatible serial I O ports with infrared communications port option A third serial port is available to be dedicated to
43. lt in to allow concurrent operation without causing dead lock even in a PCI to PCI bridge environment The chip also includes eight levels doublewords of line buffers from the PCI bus to the ISA bus to further enhance overall system performance 1 9 INTERFACE CONTROLLER The motherboard uses the VT82C686B Super I O controller which features Supports 2 serial ports IR port parallel port and floppy disk controller functions gt Two UARTS for Complete Serial Ports Even odd stick or no parity bit generation and detection Programmable baud rate generator High speed baud rate 230Kbps 460Kbps support Independent transmit receiver FIFOs Modem Control Plug and play with 96 base IO address and 12 IRQ options gt dedicated IR port Third serial port dedicated to IR function function either through the two complete serial ports or the third dedicated port nfrared IrDA HPSIR and ASK Amplitude Shift Keyed IR gt Multi mode parallel port Standard mode ECP and EPP support Plug and play with 192 base IO address 12 IRQ and 4 DMA options gt Floppy Disk Controller 16bytes of FIFO 15 Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B 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 contr
44. monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connector gt 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 15 activated The hardware monitor component connects to the SMBus 1 11 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY Wake on LAN technology enables remote wakeup of the computer through a network Wake on LAN technology requires a PCI add in network interface card NIC with remote wakeup capabilities The remote wakeup connector on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN connector The NIC monitors network traffic at the Ethernet interface upon detecting a Magic Packet the NIC asserts a wakeup signal that powers up the computer This feature uses the Wake on LAN connector me CAUTION For Wake on LAN the 5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of delivering 5V 5 at 720 mA Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing Wake on LAN can damage the power supply 18 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY K7VTA B 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 PREPARATIONS Gather and prepare all the following hardware equipment to complete the installation succe
45. nd to RAM Normal Operation Power Off STR LED OFF STR LED Pin Assignment 219 LED Anode LED Cathode 3l BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 3 3 4 Back Panel Connections 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 an external device use the following figure to locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse Connector Connector USB2 _ COM 1 02 o 9 04 aa poa 0 eee JOYSTICK um mm LINE OUT O M Ao 32 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 1 Onboard Serial Ports COMI 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
46. ning Windows 95 which is PnP compatible If the OS you running Default does not support PnP If there is any configuration doubt set this field to No Reset Disabled Retain PnP configuration Default Configuration data in BIOS Data Enabled Reset PnP configuration data in BIOS Resources Manual BIOS does not manage PnP Controlled By card IRQ assignment Requires to assign IRQ and DMA to PCI or ISA PnP manually IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to _ DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to _ Auto The Plug and Play BIOS Recommended ESCD auto manages PCI ISA PnP card IRQ assignment automatically If Resources Controlled By 1s set to Manual IRQ and PnP Choose IRQ and IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 DMA DMA assigned to 11 12 14 15 assigned to 5 PnP card DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 Legacy ISA Choose and IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 DMA assigned to 11 12 14 15 Legacy ISA card DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 Under this item the user can assign an IRQ to a PCI slot However there under some conditions the IRQ will not be assigned as selected under this item 1 IRQs 0 1 2 6 8 13 NOT be assigned because they are fixed 2 IRQs 5 9 10 11 are available 3 IRQs 3 4 7 12 14 and 15 will only be assigned if they are free See the table below on how to free them 76 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B PNP PCI Configuration Setup Continued PNP PCI Setting Description Interrupt
47. now ready to start the installation 20 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 3 INSTALLATION 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 or system 21 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 3 1 CPU Installation Your SY K7VTA B 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 Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 100MHz Athlon Duron Athlon 750MHz 100x75 01 800MHz 100x8 0 LI 850MHz 100x8 5 LI 900MHz 100 x 9 0 1 550 100 95 11000 2 100x100 O Ld S Duron 60092 10 60 21 o50MHz 100x65 CJ voomaz ioox7 Follow these instructions to install your Socket 462 processor correctly 1 Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position BIOS Setup Utility SY K7VTA B 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket 3 Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing 23 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 4 Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in pla
48. nto either PS 2 connector Power to the computer should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected The keyboard controller contains code which provides the traditional keyboard and mouse control functions and also supports Power On Reset password protection Power On Reset password can be specified in the BIOS Setup program The keyboard controller also supports the hot key sequence lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt software reset This key sequence resets the computer s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code running the Power On Self Test POST 1 9 5 Infrared Support On the front panel I O connector there are six pins that support Hewlett Packard HSDL 1000 compatible infrared IR transmitters and receivers In the Setup program Serial Port B can be direct4d to a connected IR device In this case the Serial Port B connector on the back panel cannot be used The IR connection can be used to transfer files to or from portable devices like laptops PDAs and printers The Infrared Data Association IrDA specification supports data transfers of 1 15Kbits sec at a distance of 1 meter 1 10 HARDWARE MONITOR The optional hardware monitor subsystem provides low cost instrumentation capabilities The features of the hardware monitor 17 Motherboard Description amp Sy K7VTA B subsystem include gt integrated ambient temperature sensor gt Fan speed sensors which
49. nto the AGP slot fully and firmly Please push your AGP card down into the socket real hard it should snap twice You may have to unscrew the AGP card to allow the card to go further down Do take care not to damage the card by using too much force I get distorted video my AGP card right after I save my bios Why is that The cause is likely that your AGP card is not running at the correct bus speed To fix this please clear the CMOS via JP5 and if it still does not work please upgrade your motherboard bios to the latest version BIOS Issues Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the up left corner on the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such as 2CAI meaning revision 2CA1 for the SY 5EH board or 6BA IV 2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with 2 2 bios Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites Taiwan WWW SOVO COm twW and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision Hard disk floppy drive CD ROM etc When I boot up my new computer I got floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pinl on the floppy drive side don t trust the key lock or notch and use the end connector of the cable don t use middle one Modem issues I get an T O Conflict message wh
50. oller 1 9 1 Serial Ports The motherboard has two 9 pin D Sub serial port connectors located on the back panel The NS16C5450 compatible UARTs support data transfers at speeds up to 115 2 Kbits sec with BIOS support 1 9 2 Parallel Port The connector for the multimode bi directional parallel port 1s a 25 pin D Sub connector located on the back panel of the motherboard In the Setup program there are four options for parallel port operation Compatible standard mode Bi directional PS 2 compatible Bi directional EPP A driver from the peripheral manufacturer 15 required for operation Bi directional high speed ECP 1 9 3 Diskette Drive Controller The I O controller is software compatible with the 82077 diskette drive controller and supports both PC AT and PS 2 modes In the Setup program the diskette drive interface can be configured for the following diskette drive capacities and sizes 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MB 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 2 MB 3 5 inch driver required 1 25 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch 16 Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B 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 5 Note The mouse and keyboard can be plugged i
51. or Packaging The CPU is packaged in a 462 pin PGA package A fan must be used to ensure adequate cooling 1 6 2 Second Level Cache The second level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package The cache includes Athlon 256KB Duron 64KB of synchronous pipelined burst static RAM All supported onboard memory can be cached 1 6 3 Microprocessor Upgrades The motherboard can be upgraded with Socket 462 processors that run at higher speeds When upgrading the processor use the BIOS configuration mode to change the processor speed Motherboard Description amp Sy K7VTA B 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 on the DIMM the BIOS determine the SDRAM s size and speed Minimum DIMM memory size 15 8 MB maximum DIMM memory size is 256 512 MB Memory size and speed can vary between sockets The motherboard supports the following memory features DRAM interface synchronous with host CPU 66 100 133MHz AGP 66MHz for more flexible configuration DRAM interface may be faster than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use of PC133 memory modules DRAM interface may be slower than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use of older memory modules with newer CPUs Concurrent CPU AGP and PCI access Supports SDRAM and VCM SDRAM memory types Different DRAM ty
52. pens a lot of possibilities such as remote access that switches the system on only after the modem receives a call FAIL SAFE The SY K7VTA B comes with added functionality to make managing the system easy and safe Hardware Monitor The integrated Hardware Monitor IC and Hardware doctor software enables the user to monitor system voltages temperatures and FAN speeds This makes sure that the user 1s in full control of the system Power Failure Resume Function This function can be set in the BIOS and determines whether the system will automatically turn on again after a power failure This function 1s indispensable for server systems that need to always be on line NORTON SOFTWARE PACKAGE COMPLIANCE The SY K7VTA B complies with all important industry standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY K7VTA B a motherboard to trust B PC99 ACPI compliant Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B gt USER FRIENDLY B SOYO Combo Setup B Jumperless design B You can set up the following options trough the BIOS setting CPU FSB frequency multiplier by H W switch CPU Vcore voltage PCI clock AGP Clock SDRAM Clock gt Voice Doctor If the system does not boot up properly the Voice 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
53. pes may be used in mixed combinations Different DRAM timing for each bank Dynamic Clock Enable CKE control for SDRAM power reduction in high speed system Mixed 1M 2M 4M 8M 16M 32MxN DRAMs K7VTA B supports 3 DIMMs or 6 banks at 133MHz for 1 5GB max memory Flexible row and column addresses 64 bit data width and 3 3 V DRAM interface Programmable I O drive capability for MA command and MD signals Supports PC100 and PC133 SDRAM Two bank interleaving for 16Mbit SDRAM support Two bank and four bank interleaving for 64Mbit SDRAM support Independent SDRAM control for each bank 10 Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B 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 stalled CPU read Burst read and write operation BIOS shadow at 16KB increment Decoupled and burst DRAM refresh with staggered RAS timing CAS before RAS or self refresh 11 Motherboard Description amp Sy K7VTA B 1 8 CHIPSET gt VT8363 The KT133 chip set consists of the VT8363 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
54. power button and hold down for over 4 seconds to shutdown the computer If you press the power button for less than 4 seconds then your system will enter into Suspend Mode You are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup program Go to Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP 47 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard s BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCT ISA BIOS program from Award Software Inc To enter the Award BIOS program s Main Menu Turnon or reboot the system 2 After the diagnostic checks press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit AV gt D gt lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage Selecting items Use the arrow keys to move between items and select fields From the Main Menu press arrow keys to enter the selected submenu Modifying selected items Use the Up Down keys to modify values within the selected fields Some fields let you enter values directly 48 BIOS Setup
55. se Also make sure to check the voltage setting switch 110V 220V on the back of the power supply To isolate the problem do the following 1 Press and hold down on the Ins insert key while turning on the computer until you get video If you do not get video then 2 Double check jumpers setting on you motherboard and remove all add on cards unplug all hard disk and floppy disk drive cables and see if you can hear some beeps If you still do not get any beeps then try putting the motherboard on the table to isolate it from the case with the CPU and speaker only and give it one more try I hear a series of beeps and I do not get anything from my monitor What could be wrong The following lists some basic beep codes and their possible meanings e long beep and 3 very short beeps The video card is not detected by the motherboard Please re seat your video card If you are using an AGP card please push your AGP card down real hard You may have to push VERY hard without the AGP card mounting screw Make sure not to insert the card the other way around e Continuous beeps One or more of the memory modules is not seated correctly in its socket 44 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 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 i
56. ssfully l Socket 462 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type Note This Motherboard supports non boxed type CPUs The heavier CPU cooling fan requires the installation of a CPU support stand DIMM memory module s Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit Monitor PS 2 Keyboard Pointing Device PS 2 mouse Speaker s optional Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive pec Sec dw b 42 External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Modem optional m gt Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional 19 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items Ag The SY K7VTA B KT133 AGP PCI Motherboard FG The Quick Start Guide Installation CD ROM 59 E I SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM E Ie One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable s i Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable STOP Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage to components ground yourself while working by using a grounding strap Otherwise ground yourself frequently by touching the unpainted portion of the computer chassis to drain the static charges Handle the Motherboard carefully hold it by the edges You are
57. stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility POWER MANAGEMENT menu To avoid damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN Pin Assignment 12V SENSOR CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN2 Pin Assignment n GND 12V NC 37 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 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 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN Pin Assignment 1 GND 2 12V 3 SENSOR Note CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard CHAFAN 15 optional 5 CD Line in CDINI1 This Motherboard provides two CD Line in connectors Please connect the 4 pin audio cable from your CD ROM drive to either CDINI It fits in only one depending on the cable that came with your CD ROM drive Please install according to the following pin assignment CD IN CDIN1 4 Right 3 GND 2 GND 1 Left 38 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 2 3 3 6 AGP VGA Card Insert the AGP VGA card into the AGP slot Then connect the monitor information cable to the AGP card back plane external connector Follow the manufacturer s instructions to perform the AGP VG
58. t the system setup and to retrieve the old values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature PC Health Status gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit AV gt D gt lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values Warning If you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance 80 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Select the Load Optimized Defaults option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved This option 15 recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature PC Health Status gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit V2 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the M
59. ted with one wait states 65 BIOS Setup Utility SY K7VTA B 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The INTEGRATED 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 Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software OnChip IDE Channel0 OnChip IDE Channell IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode x IR Function Duplex x TX RX inverting enable Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type Onboard Legacy Audio Sound Blaster SB I O Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU 401 I O Address Game Port 200 207H AV gt lt Enter S elect F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Enabled Enabled Enabled PCI Slot Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Standard Half No Yes 378 IRQ7 Normal 3 1 9 Enabled Disabled 220 IRQ 5 DMA 1 Disabled 330 333H En
60. that the personal computer field is subject to many patents All of our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of Soyo Computer Inc to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or to cause others to infringe upon such rights Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph 1 1 of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252 277 7013 About This Guide This Quick Start Guide can help system manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the Motherboard Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability however to the correctness of the contents there is no guarantee given The information in this document is subject to amend without notice For further information please visit our Web Site on the Internet The address is http www soyo com tw 77 Tested Comply Edition March 2001 F C With FCC Standards Version 1 1 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE K7VTA B SERIAL 100 7257 RECYCLED PAPER ii Table of Contents e SY K7VTA B CHAPTER 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 1 11 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 259 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 3 6 2 3 7 2 3 8 2 3 9 Table of Contents MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 INTRODUCTION
61. the IR interface 8 Integrated PCI mastering dual full duplex direct sound AC97 link compatible sound system Hardware soundblaster pro and hardware assisted FM blocks are included for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS compatibility Loopback capability is also implemented for directing mixed audio streams into USB and 1394 speakers for high quality digital audio 9 Two game ports and One MIDI port 10 ECP EPP capable parallel port 11 Standard floppy disk drive interface 12 Distributed DMA capability for support ISA legacy DMA over the PCI bus Serial IRQ is also supported for docking and non docking application 13 Plug and Play controller that allows complete steerability of all PCI interrupts and internal interrupts DMA channels to any interrupt channel One additional steerable interrupt channel is provided to allow plug and play and reconfigurability of onboard peripherals for Windows family compliance The VT82C686B also enhances the functionality of the standard ISA peripherals The integrated interrupt controller supports both edge and 14 Motherboard Description amp sy K7VTA B 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 the PCI bus Special circuitry is bui
62. the driver installation program When the installation 15 complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 Select which driver you want to install and click OK Notice 1 Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Notice 2 You may click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu 89 Drivers installation e SY K7VTA B 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 only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button 90 SOYO
63. to change its default setting for avoiding any error in your system 3 5 6 Onboard Parallel Ports Onboard Parallel Setting Description Note Ports Onboard Parallel Disabled Choose the printer I O ul Port 378 IRQ7 address Default 3BC IRQ7 27 S IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode Normal The mode depends on your Default EPP external device that ECP connects to this port If Parallel Port Model is ECP mode ECP Mode use 3 Choose DMA3 Default DMA 1 Choose 1 If Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP mode Parallel Port EPP 1 9 Select EPP port type 1 9 TYPE EPP 1 7 Select EPP port type 1 7 Default 69 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 5 7 Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio Onboard Legacy Audio Sound Blaster SB I O Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select Game Port 200 207H Setting Description Note Disabled Set this item to Enabled if using Enabled software like DOS games that Default needs a legacy audio device Disabled Set this item to enabled if your on Default Enabled board audio chip is sound Blaster compatible 220 Select the base address for your Default 240 sound Blaster SB compatible 260 Audio 280 IRQ5 Select the IRQ your SB Audio IC Default IRQ7 uses IRQ9 IRQIO 1 Select the DMA channel your SB Default DMAO A
64. udio IC uses DMA2 DMA3 Disabled Set this item to enabled to make use Default Enabled of 330 333H Select the I O address for your Default 300 303H MIDI functionality 310 313H 320 323H Disabled Set this item to enabled to make use Enabled ofthe game port Default 70 BIOS Setup Utility amp SY K7VTA B 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP sets the system s power saving functions CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup P Power Item Help ACPI Suspend PM Control by Menu Level Video Option Video Off Method MODE Use IRQ Soft Off by PWRBTN State After Power Failure gt Wake Up Events AVD gt lt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit FI General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Wake Up Events VGA Item Help LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD Wake up LAN Ring RTC Alarm Resume Primary INTR gt IRQs Activity Monitoring AVD gt lt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B After you have completed the Power Management Setup press Esc to return to the Main Menu 3 6 1 Power Management Controls Po
65. utomatically the IRQ remapping utility the other three are installed if selected By default all three drivers are selected A description of the 4 drivers follows Master PCI IDE Driver This driver will speed up the data transfer rate to and from the harddisk VxD Driver This driver must be installed 1n order to be able to make use of the on board AGP Video functionality VIA Chipset Functions Registry 88 Drivers installation e SY K7VTA B This driver will make the necessary changes to the Windows registry in order to make sure that Windows has no problems recognizing your VIA chipset remapping utility This driver is installed automatically This utility will remap the IRQ lines to make sure that everything functions properly under Windows gt Ac97 Codec Driver for Win 9x NT 2000 You have to install the drivers before installing any application for the Ac97 codec gt VIA hardware monitor for Win 95 98 Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values Select which driver you want to install and click OK or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Note Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin
66. w to configure each parameter 3 4 1 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES DRAM Disabled If enable the DRAM will auto Timing By Enabled detect the DRAM timing Default SPD DRAM Clock 100MHz This item allows you to control the Default 133MHz DRAM speed SDRAM Cycle 3 When synchronous DRAM is Default Length 2 installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer Bank Disabled Increase DRAM performance Default Interleave Enabled Memory Hole Disabled Default Enabled Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area If this occurs select Enabled this field PCI master Disabled Disabled Enabled PCI Master Pipeline Req Enabled Pipeline Req Default P2C C2P Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the PCI to CPU CPU to PCI concurrency Concurrency Enabled Default 62 BIOS Setup Utility amp Sy K7VTA B CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Continued CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES Fast R W Disabled This item controls the DRAM Default Turn Around timing It allows you to enable Enabled disable the fast read write turn around System BIOS Disabled Default Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H FFFFFH is cacheable Video RAM Disabled When synchronous DRAM is Default Cacheable Enabled installed the number of clock
67. wer Setting Description Management Controls Power User Define Lets you define the HDD Default Management system power down times Doze Standby Suspend HDD timer timer timer power down Min Saving 1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour 15 Min Max Saving 1 Min 1Min 1 Min 1 Min ACPI Suspend 51 5 The system will enter the S1 Default S3 STR state during suspend Low latency wake up Yes When enabled an Advanced Default Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If Advance Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power savings Suspend gt When enabled this feature Default Off allows the VGA adapter to Always On operate in a power saving mode Modes gt Off V H Selects the method by which the Default Sync Blank monitor is blanked Blank screen DPMS 72 BIOS Setup Utility amp sy K7VTA B Power Management Controls Continued Power Setting Description Note Management Controls MODEM Use 3 Assigns an IRQ to the modem Default IRQ 3 11 device Soft Off by Instant off Default PWR BTTN Delay 4 Turns off the system power 4 Sec seconds after pushing the power button State After On The system will switch on when Power Failure power comes back after a power failure The system will remain off when Default power comes back after a power failure Auto The system will return to the stat

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