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1. AOUT AIN CHAFAN2 m rmmrT AMIC J DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 3 CHAFANT1 ISIN pe AGP Slot Li ER LEE EEUU ELE EE IE ELE MR LLLA EL ELE I E LLL LLL LEUR LEE NN PCHH a FDC aa COIN PCI 2 3 JP10 2 1 1 Header PCI 3 gag HDD EEHEHERIRERREIEERETREEHIREHRRERERR ORE RRT ORE ERR HII EIERERRIRII Speaker LED Keylock _ _ PWRBT CPS Power ae MMMM simi LED Om Reset Lih a ithium PEIS Battery CMOS Clear JP5 M 13 1 5 1 5 1 Bid 80809 ABa AE a SMCARDCN EE SIRCON ee USB3 4 USB5 6 Back Panel SY P4VSA Platform Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA 1 6 SY P4VSA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS A BC D EF G m i BBE Ld E 3 l l Il rmi L Z X W V A c Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA PENK KES CH MRFOWTOZEZM Ae He TADBM SN wD ATX12V 4 Pin 12V Connector ATX12V 6 Pin 3 3V 5V Connector Chassis Cooling Fan Connector Socket 478 Connector VIA VT8753 North Bridge Chip CPU Cooli
2. Description When using an OS2 operating system When using another non OS2 operating system Default Enable this field when your HDD Default supports the S M A R T function Consult your HDD provider for details The BIOS is shadowed ina 16K Default 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 can then execute from RAM 62 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA Other Control Options Continue Setting Description Note EPA LOGO LOGO 0 Allows user to display SOYO Default SELECT LOGO 1 logo or own logo Logo 0 Shows SOYO logo Logo 1 Shows user logo Default Blank Small Disabled Set Enabled to Show Logo EPA Logo EPA Show Enabled Default 63 BIOS Setup Utility e SY PAVSA 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Select the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Main Menu and press Enter key STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The Advanced Chipset Features option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Clock Driver Control gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control System BIOS Cacheable Menu Level Video RAM Cacheable
3. AGP Display card or PCI VGA Default card to initialize first 70 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Setting Description Note OnChip USB All Disabled This should be enabled if Controller All Enabled your system has a USB 1 amp 2 USB Port installed on the system 2 amp 3 USB Port board and you want to use 3 amp 1 USB Port it Even when so equipped 1 USB Port if you add a higher Default 2 USB Port performance controller you 3 USB Port will need to disable this feature Port means USBI amp 2 Port 2 means USB3 amp 4 Port 3 means USB5 amp 6 USB Keyboard Disabled select Enabled 1f your Default Support Enabled system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard IDE HDD Block Disabled Invokes multi sector Mode Enabled transfer instead of one Default sector per transfer Not all HDDs support this function 71 BIOS Setup Utility e SY PAVSA 3 5 1 VIA OnChip IDE Device Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The VIA OnChip IDE Device option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options 1n the computer The following screen shows setup default settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip IDE Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Seco
4. Item Help V gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving The following table describes each field in the Advanced Chipset Features Menu and how to configure each parameter CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Setting Description Note System BIOS Disabled Cacheable Enabled The ROM area FOOOOH FFFFFH Default is cacheable Video RAM When synchronous DRAM is Default Cacheable Enabled 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 64 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 3 4 1 DRAM Clock Drive Control STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The DRAM Clock Drive Control option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software DRAM Clock Drive Control Current FSB Frequence 100 MHz Current DRAM Frequency 1133 MHz DRAM Clock DRAM Timing Menu Level gt SDRAM Cycle Length Bank Interleave Precharge to Active Trp Active to Precharge Active to CMD Trcd DRAM Burst Len DRAM Command Rate 2T Command Item Help Vv
5. Quick Power Disabled On Self Test Enabled Provides a fast POST at boot up Default System Boot Control Settings Setting Description Note First Floppy Select Your Boot Device Priority Second Third LS ZIP Boot Device HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN Disabled Boot Other Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority Device Enabled Default AC97 Audio Control Setting Setting Description Note AC97 Audio Disabled This item allows you to decide to Auto auto disable the VIA chipset Default family to support AC97 Audio 55 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Jan 1 2001 l Item Help Time hh mm ss I 1 8 gt IDE Primary Master Maxtor 52049H3 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Slave None Change the day month year gt IDE Secondary Master LIN485S and century gt IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K Total Memory 131072K v Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings After you have completed the changes
6. The ATAPI IDE driver enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility 95 Drivers Installation e SY PAVSA AGP VxD Driver VIA AGP VxD Driver is to be installed if you are using an AGP VGA device VIAGART VXD will provide service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware providing fast graphical access VIA Chipset Functions Registry VIA Registry INF Driver is to be installed under Windows The driver will enable the VIA Power Management function IRQ remapping utility This driver is installed automatically VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver is to be installed under Windows 98 only it sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence gt Avance Onboard Audio Driver for Win 95 This Onboard Audio sound driver for Windows 95 Avance Onboard Audio Driver for Win 98 98SE ME 2000 This Onboard Audio sound drivers for Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 gt Avance Onboard Audio Driver for Win NT4 0 This Onboard Audio sound driver for Windows NT4 0 Avance Onboard Audio Applications for Win 9x ME 2000 NT The Application support file formats including MP3 CDA MIDI WAV amp WMA Make sure to install 1t after installing the Avance drivers for your OS gt PAVSA ITE hardware doctor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be m
7. UTILITY will be shown on the screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings 43 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS select the LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SOYO COMBO FEATURE Move the cursor to the CPU Frequency Select CPU Ratio field to set CPU Clock Ratio Note Set the CPU Frequency Select field to Manual to be able to change the CPU frequency 1 MHz stepping Step 4 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Press Enter to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence 44 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 8 Troubleshooting at First Start USB Issues Can I use USB port 3 4 and port 5 6 for keyboard resume function This M B has 6 USB ports but only the 2 at the back panel can be used for USB keyboard resume function I cannot get my USB working help Please check 1f the system performance setting in the BIOS is set to maxium if yes then enable the USB by setting the system performance to normal or manually enable the USB port on chip USB controller under Integrated Peripherals 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 n
8. activity from one of the listed LPT system peripheral devices or IRQs COM wakes up the system HDD amp FDD OFF When On of HDD amp FDD any ON activity from one of the listed Default system peripheral devices wakes up the system PCI Master OFF When On of PCI Master any Default ON activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system PowerOn by Disabled If enabled any PCI interrupt will Default PCI Card Enabled wake up the system Wake Up On _ Disabled An input signal on the serial Ring Default LAN Ring Enabled Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem LAN awakens the system from a soft off state RTC Alarm Disabled The system ignores the alarm Default Resume Enabled Set alarm to power on the system by the date 1 31 or time hh mm ss If the date is set to 0 the system will self power on by alarm everyday at the set time 80 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 3 6 1 IRQs Activity Monitoring This option sets the IRQs Activity Monitoring CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR ON IRQ3 COM 2 Disabled IRQ4 COM 1 Enabled IRQS LPT 2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ7 LPT 1 Enabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQIO Reserved Disabled IRQII Reserved Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQIS Reserved
9. back panel The NS16C5450 compatible UARTs support data transfers at speeds up to 115 2 Kbits sec with BIOS support 1 10 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 is required for operation Bi directional high speed ECP 1 10 3 Diskette Drive Controller The I O controller 1s 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 15 Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA 1 10 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 gt Note The mouse and keyboard can be plugged into either PS 2 connector Power to the computer should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is c
10. seated correctly in its socket My PCI VGA card works fine with my system but when I put in a new AGP card it does not give me any video Is my AGP slot bad This is a common problem with AGP video cards The reason is that your AGP card did not get seated into the AGP slot fully and firmly Please push your AGP card down into the socket real hard 1t 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 with my AGP card right after I save my bios Why is that The cause 1s 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 SEH 2CAI meaning revision 2CA1 for the SY SEH board or 6BA IV 2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with 2AA2 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 SOyO com tw and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision 46 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA Hard disk floppy drive CD ROM etc When I boot up my new computer
11. 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 optimized Defaults for stable performance 89 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 3 11 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made in 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 l 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 is 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 is to set jumper JP5 to clear the CMOS RAM All 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 Password Disabled 90 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY P4VSA 3 Enter your new password and press Enter The following messag
12. 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 ABD Clock Pins GND Pin1 KBD DATA 4 PS 2Mouse similarly plug the mouse jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 mouse connector Pind Mouse Clock Pin3 GND Pin1 Mouse DATA 32 5 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA Universal Serial Bus USBI USB2 USB3 USB4 USB5 USB6 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 USB4 USB5 and USB6 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB3 USB4 and USB5 USB6 are as follows USB4 USB3 GND 10 5 NC GND 90 4 GND Data 8 lt 3 Data Data Data 7O 0 2 Power 6 92 0 1 Power USB6 USB5 GND 10 0 5 NC GND 909 1 4 GND Data 8 OO 3 Data Data Data 7 O 02 Power 6 9 0 1 Power 33 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 6 Onboard Game port audio This Motherboard provides Joystick
13. 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHEBERAJ SS rettet tete oa etapa nono 70 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 11 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS 83 3 8 PC VBE EE WEY e E E E E EA 86 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS ree 88 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS eee 89 3 11 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD eere 90 3 12 SET USERTA SS WORD tive tvietete P tier intutetude 9 CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION e eeeeeeennn 93 iv Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION The SY P4VSA AGP PCI Motherboard 1s a high performance Socket 478 processor supported ATX form factor system board The SY P4VSA uses VIA Chipset technology and supports Socket 478 class processors This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements 1 2 KEY FEATURES gt CPU SUPPORT Supports Intel mPGA Socket 478 processors FSB 400MHz Pentium 4 gt CPU SETTINGS The SY P4VSA provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment The CPU settings are all adjusted through the special SOYO COMBO page in the BIOS therefore rendering the use of jumpers obsolete B CPU FSB Frequency The SY P4VSA supports a wide range of CPU FSB frequency settings 100 132MHz CPU FSB Frequency can be setup by IMHz increment This ensures that the SY P4VSA has an overwhelming overclocking potenti
14. 7 Parallel Port SPP The mode depends on your Default Mode ERE external device that connects to ECP this port ECP EPP If Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP mode ECP Mode use 3 Choose DMA3 Default DMA l Choose DMAI 75 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA Others Optional Setting Description Note Set the I O base address for the ON board game port under this item Game Port Address Disabled Default Set the I O address for the on board Midi port here Default Select the IRQ that the Midi port uses under this Default them 76 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY PAVSA 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP sets the system s power saving functions CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup gt ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method MODE Use IRQ Soft Off by PWRBTN State After Power Failure gt IRQ Event Activity Detect N Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value S1 POS User Define Disable Disable Suspend gt Off V H SYNC Blank 3 Instant Off Off Item Help Menu Level gt _Press Enter F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit MN F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQ Event Activity Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select PS2KB Wakeup from
15. Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt v Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 81 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA IRQs Activity Monitoring Wake Up Setting Description Note Events Primary INTR ON When set to On any event occurring Default OFF at will awaken a system which has been powered down IRQs Activity Enabled IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 Monitoring IRQS LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk Press Enter IRQ7 LPT1 IRQI2 PS 2 mouse IRQI3 Coprocessor IRQ14 HardDsik Disabled IRQS RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQIO Reserved IRQII Reserved IRQI5 Reserved 82 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS This option sets the Motherboard s PCI Slots CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PNP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed NO l l l Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level gt Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD bs x IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes 1f you are using a Plug and Play l capable operating system PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select No if you need the Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled BIOS to configure Assign IRQ For USB Enabled non boot devices V Move EnterSelect PU P
16. 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 I O Conflict message when I turn on my system and I can not get my modem to work What you need to do 1s to disable COM 2 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 VIA 4 in 1 driver from the SOYO CD this 1s because Windows does not properly recognize relatively new chipsets Audio Issues When I m accessing my CD ROM or in some application I hear a hissing sound what could be the problem The audio cable is plugged on to the M B the wrong way Flip it around and the problem should be solve Windows have detected the on board audio but I cannot get any sound from my M B what could be the problem The audio cable 1s plugged on to the M B the wrong way Flip it around and the problem should be solve How can I disable the on board Audio Set the AC97 Audio option in the BIOS to disable this option can be found under SOYO COMBO Feature In Device Manager I keep getting yellow exclamation signs on my sound port even though I
17. S3 S4 S5 VGA LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD PCI Master PowerOn by PCI Card Wake Up On LAN Ring RTC Alarm Resume gt IRQs Activity Monitoring N Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value Hot key Disabled OFF LPT COM ON OFF Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt Press Enter F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the Power Management Setup press Esc to return to the Main Menu TI BIOS Setup Utility SY PAVSA Power Management Controls Setting Description Note ACPI Suspend S 1 POS The system will enter the S1 Default Type S3 STR state during suspend Low latency wake up Power User Define Lets you define the system Default Management Min Saving power down times 15 Min Option Max Saving 1 Min HDD Power Disabled Lets you define the system Default Down Min 2Min power down times 3Min 4Min 5Min 6Min 7Min 8Min 9Min 10Min 11Min 12Min 13Min 14Min 15Min Suspend Mode Disabled Lets you define the system Default Min 2Min power down times 4Min 6Min 8Min 10Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1 Hour Video Off Suspend gt Off When enabled this feature Default Option Always On allows the VGA adapter to All Modes gt operate in a power saving Off mode Video Off V H Sync Blank Selects the method by which Default Method Blank screen the monitor is
18. allows you to WS Write Enabled enabled disabled the PCI post write Default PCI Delay Disabled The chipset has an embedded 32 bit Default Transaction Enabled posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 69 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Select the Integrated Peripherals option from the Main Menu and press Enter key oT p 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 C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter gt SuperIO Device Press Enter Init Display First AGP OnChip USB Controller 1 USB Port Mem Level mah USB Keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Item Help V Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Setting Description Note Init Display First PCI Slot Choose which card AGP
19. between the CPU DRAM V Link bus and AGP 8x graphics controller bus with pipelined burst and concurrent operation The VT8233 V Link Client controller 1s a highly integrated PCI LPC controller Its internal bus structure 1s based on 66 MHz PCI bus that provides 2x bandwidth compare to previous generation PCI ISA bridge chips The VT8233 also provides a 266MB sec bandwidth Host Client V Link interface with V Link PCI and V Link LPC controllers It supports five PCI slots of arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus The VT8753 supports eight banks of SDR SDRAM up to 4 GB for registered modules eight banks up to 2 GB for unbuffered modules The 10 Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA DRAM controller support standard PC133 PC100 Synchronous DRAM SDR SDRAM The SDR DRAM interface allows zero wait state bursting between the DRAM and the data buffers at 100 133 MHz The different banks of DRAM can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of 1M 2M 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M xN DRAMSs The DRAM controller also supports optional ECC single bit error correction and multi bit detection or EC error checking capability The DRAM controller can run either synchronous or pseudo synchronous mode with the host CPU bus The VT8753 host system controller supports a high speed 8 bit 66 MHz Quad Data Transfer interconnect V Link to the VT8233 South Bridge The chip also contains a built in bus to bus bridge to allow simultane
20. configuration mode to change the processor speed Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA 1 8 MEMORY gt Main Memory The motherboard has three DIMM sockets RAM can be installed in one two or three sockets Using the serial presence detect SPD data structure programmed into an E7PROM on the DIMM the BIOS can determine the SDR RAM s size and speed Minimum DIMM memory size is 64 MB maximum DIMM memory size 1s 256 512 MB Memory size and speed can vary between sockets The motherboard supports the following memory features DRAM interface pseudo synchronous with host CPU 100 133 MHz for most flexible configuration DRAM interface may be faster than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use of 133 MHz memory with 100 MHz FSB clock Concurrent CPU AGP and V Link access Supports SDR SDRAM memory types Dynamic Clock Enable CKE control for SDRAM power reduction in high speed systems Mixed 1M 2M AM 8M 16M 32M 64MxN DRAMs Supports 6 banks up to 3 GB DRAMs 512Mb x8 x16 DRAM technology for registered SDR modules Supports 8 banks up to 2 GB DRAMs 512Mb x8 x16 DRAM technology for unbuffered SDR modules Flexible row and column addresses 64 bit data width only LVTTL 3 3V DRAM interface with 5V tolerant inputs for SDR SDRAM Programmable I O drive capability for MA MD and command signals Dual copies of MA and control signals for improved drive Two bank interleaving for 16Mb
21. gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 65 BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock Drive Control DRAM Clock DRAM Timing SDRAM Cycle Length Bank Interleave Precharge to Active Trp Active to Precharge Active to CMD Tred Setting 100 133 By SPD Manual 3 Disabled 2 Bank 4 Bank 2T 3T oT ST 3T 2T DRAM Burst Len 4 8 DRAM Command 1T Command 2T Command Rate gt SY PAVSA Description This item allows you to control the DRAM speed Tf enable the DRAM will auto detect the DRAM timing When synchronous DRAM is 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 Increase DRAM performance Increase DRAM performance Increase DRAM performance Increase DRAM performance Increase DRAM performance Increase DRAM performance 66 Note Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default BIOS Setup Utility e SY PAVSA 3 4 2 AGP amp P2P Bridge Control STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The AGP amp P2P Bridge Control opti
22. have installed my sound driver several times 47 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 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 VIA 4 1n 1 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 1s because the 3 wire audio cable from the CD ROM to the sound card is not connected or it 1s loose The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong This is because the recorder and microphone in the Windows are not enabled Please go to sound properties and enable them Lock up freeze When I boot up my system everything works fine It sees my CPU and memory detects my hard drive floppy drive and CD ROM but locks up at Verify DMI pool data and it won t go any further What should I do Please clear the CMOS via JP5 then choose load optimized 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 I can not get my board to run properly Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web s
23. 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 can 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 84 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY P4VSA SUY c PNP PCI Configuration Setup Continue is not used IRQ7 PCI ISA PnP Onboard parallel port disabled IRQA4 PCI ISA PnP jOnboard Serial port 1 disabled IRQ3 PCI ISA 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 Assign IRQ Disabled BIOS will assign IRQ for VGA USB port Enabled BIOS won t assign IRQ for Default VGA USB port MULTI I O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi I O addresses are as follows 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 85 BIOS Setup Utility Gey T Jj Soyo 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Vco
24. 0 pin ATX connector that comply with the ATX specification Version 2 03 for M B specification a new 4 pin receptacle header combination the 12V power connector has been defined The presence of the 12V power connector indicates that a power supply is ATX12V the absence of the 12V power connector indicates that a supply 1s ATX To allow for greater than 3 3V current the Aux power connector 1s recommended for ATX and ATX12V power supplies with 3 3V current 718A ATX Power nn D afe Em lay N TOOTA DO on 12V Power Connector Aux Power Connector 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 The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and a power good signal Make sure the ATX power supply can take at 1 5 A max current load on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB to meet the standard AT X specificatio
25. D eee 1 4 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONG 4 1 5 SY PAVSA MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 1 6 SY PAVSA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS l 7 MICROPROCESSOR encerro roer E A 1 8 MENTOR Y 1 9 CHIPSE p 1 10 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER 1 11 HARDWARE MONITOR esee 1 12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION eee eee 2 PREPARATION Serre eerie ANEN 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDD 5 5 5 5 f Rh Irt isenana 2 3 1 CPU Installation esses 2l 2 3 2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation 24 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector eese 25 2 3 4 Jumper SCUND 41 2 3 5 CMOS Clear JPI m 42 2 3 6 TOW Oeo a EA A T E E T EE 42 2 3 7 Quick BIOS SOLD csvscescsnisssdesisnedccedesdoniaeseatasmirdeedsnasin 43 2 3 8 Troubleshooting at First Start eeeeesssssssssss 45 2 3 9 12407722 OF 49 iii Table of Contents e SY P4VSA CHAPTERS BIOS SETUP UTILITY wsssssssctssccecscasstatssseswasansiancsesseseass 50 3 1 DOO COMBO SETUP a caencnopantanepusenaeoupsatanaraaisteceeneteans 29 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP eene 56 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES eee 60 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 64 3
26. D Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults _ 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 83 BIOS Setup Utility SY P4VSA PNP PCI Configuration Controls PNP PCI Setting Description Note Controls PnP OS Yes Set this field to Yes if you Installed are running Windows 95 which 1s PnP compatible No If the OS you are 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 PCI ISA PnP Controlled By card IRQ assignment Requires to assign IRQ 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 is set to Manual IRQ Resource PCI Device Choose IRQ assigned IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 Press Enter to PCI ISA PnP card 11 12 14 15 Reserved Choose IRQ assigned IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 to Legacy ISA card 11 12 14 15 Under this item the user can assign an IRQ
27. LED Reset Plug the computer case s front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard 1 Power LED amp KeyLock Plug the Power LED cable into the 5 pin Keylock header Some systems may feature a KeyLock function with a front panel switch for enabling or disabling the keyboard Connect the KeyLock switch to the 5 pin Keylock header on the Motherboard Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED and pin 4 5 are for Keylock Power LED Key Lock Pin Assignment Pin Assignment L Control Pin GND Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 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 Reset Pin Assignment 1 Power Good GND 3 Speaker Attach the 4 pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on the Motherboard Speaker Pin Assignment a NC NC Speaker 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 lighten when an IDE HDD CD ROM device is active HDD LED Pin Assignment LED Anode LED Cathode 29 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 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
28. MAC with standard MII interface to external PHY ceiver b 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 allows high performance transfers between PCI and IDE devices In addition to standard PIO and DMA mode operation the VT8233 also supports the UltraDMA 33 standard to allow reliable data transfer rates up to 33 MB sec throughput The VT8233 also supports the UltraDMA 66 100 standard The IDE 12 Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA controller is SFF 80381 v1 0 and Microsoft Windows family compliant c Universal Serial Bus controller that is USB v1 1 and Universal HCI v1 1 compliant The VT8233 includes the root hub with six 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 software can run transparently in a non USB aware operating system environment d Keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support e 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 f Notebook class power management functionality compliant with AC
29. NAGEMENT menu To avoid damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN Pin Assignment GND 1 12V 2 SENSOR 3 37 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 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 CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN Pin Assignment CHAFAN1 3 SENSOR 2 12V 1 GND CHAFAN2 GND 1 12V 2 None 3 Note CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard CHAFAN is optional 38 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 4 CD Line in CDINI CDIN2 This Motherboard provides two CD Line in connectors Please connect the 4 pin audio cable from your CD ROM drive to either CDINI or CDIN2 It fits 1n only one depending on the cable that came with your CD ROM drive Please install according to the following pin assignment CDIN CD Line in Pin Assigment 5 Smart Card Reader SMCARDCN NC 14 13 NC ocrpres 12 11 GND Scrio 10 9 NC NC 8 c CL RST 6 5 Scrfet NC 4 3 NC NC 2 1 vcc 39 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 3 6 ATX Power Supply The ATX12V power supply includes a 2
30. PI and legacy APM requirements Multiple sleep states power on suspend suspend to DRAM and suspend to Disk are supported with hardware automatic wake up Additional functionality includes event monitoring CPU clock throttling and stop Intel processor protocol PCI bus clock stop control modular power clock and leakage control hardware based and software based event handling general purpose I O chip select and external SMI g Full System Management Bus SMBus interface h Integrated bus mastering dual full duplex direct sound AC97 link compatible sound system 1 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 on board peripherals for Windows family compliance 13 Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA The VT8233 also enhances the functionality of the standard ISA peripherals The integrated interrupt controller supports both edge and level triggered interrupts channel by channel The integrated DMA controller supports type F DMA in addition to standard ISA DMA modes Compliant with the PCI 2 2 specification the VT8233 supports delayed transactions and remote power management so that slower ISA peripherals do not block the traffic of the PCI bus Special circuitry 1s built 1n to allow concurrent operation without causing dead l
31. PWRBT Pin Assignment 1 Power On Off GND 30 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 3 4 Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse printer modem USB can be plugged directly onto the Motherboard back panel Only after you have fixed and locked the Motherboard to the computer case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices When connecting an external device use the following figure to locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to PS 2KB PS 2 Mouse Connector Connector COMA COM B 1 Onboard Serial Ports COMA COMB External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include Serial mouse and modem Plug the serial device cables directly into the COMA COMB 9 pin male connectors located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 2 Parallel Port PRT 31 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 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
32. added functionality to make managing the system easy and safe Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA 9 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 is 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 gt SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM gt COMPLIANCE The SY P4VSA complies with all important industry standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY P4VSA a motherboard to trust B PC99 ACPI compliant gt USER FRIENDLY B SOYO COMBO Setup B Jumperless design B You can set up the following options through the BIOS setup CPU FSB frequency CPU multiplier CPU Vcore voltage SDR RAM Clock Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA 1 3 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 carefu
33. al B CPU Multiplier The SY P4VSA supports a wide range of multipliers 8X 50X depend on CPU gt EXPANDABILITY The SY P4VSA provides all the standard expansion slots and many more additional expansion features gt Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA Expansion slots B 1x 32 bit bus master AGP slot B 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots Enhanced IO B 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 6x USB Universal Serial Bus connectors PS 2 mouse connector PS 2 keyboard connector SMART CARD READER Compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card PC SC Working Group standard Supports Smart Card insertion power on feature gt ADVANCED FUNCTIONS The SY P4VSA 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 P4VSA to support this function B Multiple boot The SY PAVSA supports booting from devices such as CD ROM B Power on by modem or alarm If the SY P4VSA system is in suspend mode it can be switched back on through the modem or RTC alarm through this function This opens a lot of possibilities such as remote access that switches the system on only after the modem receives a call gt FAIL SAFE The SY P4VSA comes with
34. blanked DPMS Support 78 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY PAVSA Power Management Controls Continue Setting Description Note MODEM Use 3 Assigns an IRQ to the modem Default IRQ 3 11 NA device Soft Off by nstant off Default PWR BIIN Delay4Sec Turns off the system power 4 seconds after pushing the power button State After On The system will switch on Power Failure when power comes back after a power failure Off The system will remain off Default when power comes back after a power failure Auto The system will return to the state it was in before the power failure when power returns 1 e If the system was on it will switch on again if it was off 1t will remain off IRQ Event Press Enter Select items that will wake up Activity Detect your system when in one of sleep modes Press enter to go the select item page IRQ Event Activity Detect Setting Description Note PS2KB Hot key You can select the PS2KB Hotkey Default Wakeup Password or Password to wake up system Select PS2KB Disabled You can set the PS2KB Hotkey to Default Wakeup Ctrl F1 F12 Wakeup system from Power S3 S4 S5 Wake Any Key 79 BIOS Setup Utility SY P4VSA IRQ Event Activity Detect Continue Setting Description Note VGA ON When On of VGA any activity OFF from one of the listed system Default peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system LPT amp COM LPT COM When On of LPT amp COM any Default NONE
35. d SOYO SY P4VSA Motherboard KOKK K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K FK FK K K K K 3K K mPGA Socket 478 Processor supported VIA P4X266 AGP PCI 400 MHz Front Side Bus supported AIX Form Factor KOK K K KK KK K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K User s Manual SOYO SY P4VSA Copyright 2001 by Soyo Computer Inc Trademarks Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc All trademarks are the properties of their owners Product Rights All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only The registered trademarks and 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 informa
36. d type CPUs The heavier CPU cooling fan requires the installation of a CPU support stand SDRAM 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 pe ec xk dw c owe E 9 External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Modem optional EN Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional 18 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items The SY PAVSA P4X266 AGP PCI Motherboard This Quick Start Guide c The Installation CD ROM DB SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM i One IDE Device ATA 100 Flat Cable pas bs OneFloppy Disk Drive Flat Cable 85 j P 3 One Heat Sink Compound 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 holding it by the edges You are now ready to start the installation 19 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE We wi
37. e 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 lt Enter gt without entering the password Type the Password 3 and Press Enter fh i ic Bl fs eh Ny gy lh ta ah ch Sit sa fp hs Sh yagi After you confirm the password press lt Esc gt to exit a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a ee eS X i X 3 12 SET 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 91 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy P4VSA 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 the device they wish to boot from Boot Menu Selecta Boot First device Floppy Ls120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN TL Move ENTER Accept F4 Exit 92 Drivers Installation e SY PAVSA Chapter 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION The SOYO CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System othe
38. e ignoring all your changes Type Y to abandon Zl mn mE changes and exit or N Quit Without Saving Y N _ to return to the Main Menu and keep current values 52 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 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 lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then select the SOYO COMBO SETUP option from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SOYO COMBO Feature System Performance Normal Item Help CPU Frequency Select UTO x Frequency 1MHz Stepping 100 MHz Menu Level CPU Clock Ratio 8X Auto Detect PCI DIMM Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Vcore Select Default Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device loppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled AC97 Audio uto V Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 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 53 BIOS Se
39. e values When suggested ratings for temperature fan speed or voltage are exceeded an interrupt 1s activated The hardware monitor component connects to the SMBus 1 12 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 17 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY PAVSA Motherboard You are about to install and connect your new Motherboard STOP 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 successfully l Socket mPGA 478 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type Note This Motherboard supports non boxe
40. ields 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 50 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy P4VSA Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility General Help Gives the list of options available for each item Previous Restore the old values These are the values F5 Values that the user started the current session with Load F6 Fail Safe Defaults Loads all items with the most conservative values Load F7 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 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 S1 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA SAVE AND EXIT SETUP 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 Type Y to save the changes and exit or N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values RI EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Selecting the EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to abandon all data and exit setup therefor
41. it SDRAM support Two bank and four bank interleaving for 64Mbit SDRAM support Supports maximum 8 bank interleave 1 e 8 pages open simultaneously banks are allocated based on LRU seamless DRAM command scheduling for maximum DRAM bus utilization Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA e g precharge other banks while accessing the current bank Four cache lines 16 quadwords of CPU to DRAM write buffers Four cache lines of CPU to DRAM read prefetch buffers Read around write capability for non stalled CPU read Speculative DRAM read before snoop result Burst read and write operation x 1 1 1 1 1 1 back to back accesses for SDR SDRAM Decoupled and burst DRAM refresh with staggered RAS timing CAS before RAS or self refresh 1 9 CHIPSET gt P4X266 The P4X266 VT8753 is a high performance cost effective and energy efficient chip set for the implementation of desktop personal computer systems computer systems with 400 MHz 100 MHz QDR CPU host bus Front Side Bus based on 64 bit Intel Pentium IV super scalar processors The P4X266 chip set consists of the VT8753 system controller 664 pin BGA and the VT8233 V Link south bridge 376 pin BGA The VT8753 Host system controller is an update of VIA s VT8633 Apollo Pro266T system controller that adds CPU bus extensions to support Pentium IV and AGP bus extensions to support 8x transfer mode The VT8753 provides superior performance
42. ite at http www soyo com 48 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 9 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system 1 Use the Shutdown command in the Start Menu of Windows 95 98 to turn off your computer 2 Press the mechanical 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 49 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard s BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI BIOS program from Award Software Inc To enter the Award BIOS program s Main Menu 1 Turn on or reboot the system 2 After the diagnostic checks press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password gt Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit V 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 f
43. ll 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 20 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 1 CPU Installation To perform the installation of your new SY P4ISR Motherboard follow the steps below M Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your mPGA CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 400MHz LJ 1 5GHz 100x 15 0 L 416GHz 100x160 1 1 7GHz 100x17 0 1 8GHz 100 x 18 0 LJ 1 9GHz 100x 19 0 L 20GHz 100 x 20 0 CPU Mount Procedure To mount the Pentium 4 Socket mPGA478 processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions 1 Luft the socket handle up to a vertical position D e wes e e Ge De a ea ES e amp Da o c e ec 2 ape Oon de e o DE a amp 7 HE gt D D e we a amp g A 2 e er CS c e D A a D c e lt a amp DM o eX s m 2 lt e e 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket 21 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 3 Seat the processor in the socket complete
44. lly 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 4 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 Do not remove the anti static packaging until you are ready to install gt Ground yourself before removing any system component from its protective anti static packaging To ground yourself grasp the expansion slot covers or other unpainted portions of the computer chassis Frequently ground yourself while working or use a grounding strap gt Handle the Motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its components Motherboard Description e SY PAVSA 1 5 SY PAVSA MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT PS 2KB PS 2 Mouse Connector Connector 5 C cpurAN HE Socket mPGA478 f USB 1 ATX Power COMA COM B e wg ul www BN MONI COL ge NEN Ng Ng ur es Nes Ne Na 8 2 8
45. ly and without forcing 4 Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability The fan prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU 22 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 1 1 CPU Fan Installation Your Socket A processor kit comes with a cooling fan Mount the fan on the processor according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer The fan 1s a key component that will ensure system stability The fan prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU _ Note Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power source 23 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation Z i PAAA Paay pase ELM DIMM 1 piMM 2 18 DIMM 3 mm SN Your board comes with three DIMM sockets Directly supports one SDR SDRAM channel 64b wide 72b with ECC providing support max of 3 Double Sided DIMMs with unbuffered PC133 The largest memory capacity possible is 3GB On this mo
46. m Help Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for x Typematic Delay Msec 250 IDE Hard Disk boot sector Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Se T HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled attempt to write data into Video BIOS Shadow Enabled this area BIOS will show a EPA LOGO SELECT LOGO 0 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled protection If this function is warning message on screen and alarm beep V Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving Virus Warning Setting Description Note Disabled If set to enabled the Paragon Default Enabled Anti Virus Function will scan your boot drive for boot virusses If a boot virus is detected the BIOS will display a warning message 60 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY PAVSA Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note CPU LI amp L2 Cache Disabled Enabled Enables the CPU s L1 amp Default L2 cache Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Description Boot Up Floppy Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up Seek Disabling speeds boot up Enabled Default Boot Up NumLock Status Setting Description Note Boot Up On Puts numeric keypad in Default NumLock NumLock mode at boot up Status Off Puts numeric keypad in arr
47. m allows you to adjust the AGP Value driving force Max 00FF AGP Fast Disabled The VIA chipset will use fast write to Default Write Enabled AGP if this item is enabled Not all AGP cards support fast write AGP Master 1 Disabled Default WS Write Enabled When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states AGP Master 1 Disabled Default Enabled When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states 68 BIOS Setup Utility e SY PAVSA 3 4 3 CPU amp PCI Bus Control STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The CPU amp PCI Bus Control option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software CPU amp PCI Bus Control CPU to PCI Write Buffer PCI Master 0 WS Write Item Help PCI Delay Transaction Menu Level gt Vv gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving CPU amp PCI Bus Control Setting Description Note CPU to PCI Disabled Write Buffer Enabled Enabled the CPU to PCI Write Default Buffer PCI Master 0 Disabled This item
48. mmended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit V 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 Fail Safe Defaults for stable performance 88 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 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 1s recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit V 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
49. n 40 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA Note If you use the Wake On LAN WOL function make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead SVSB Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment ATX Power 12V 5V 5VSB 5V PW OK 5V GND GND ov GND Pay special care to the directionality GND GND 5V PS ON GND GND 3 3V 12V 3 3V 3 3V Pin3 an com 12VDC 2 3J 12VDC com com lU com 3 3VDC 3 3VDC Pin 5VDC 2 3 4 Jumper Setting CPU Frequency Select Switch CW1 100 MHz Default 41 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 5 CMOS Clear JP5 In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory l Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper JP5 This jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap 2 Then put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS memory unda Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Clearing Short pin 2 3 for 1T Short pin 1 2 to UI JP5 Setting atleast 5 seconds retain new to clear the CMOS CX Y settings Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 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 Set
50. ndary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Vv gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level gt After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 72 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA VIA OnChip IDE Device Setting Description On Chip PCI IDE Disabled Turn off the on board gt Primary IDE gt Secondary Enabled Use the on board IDE Default IDE mode 0 4 0 is the slowest speed 4 plese Mn PT o Auto For better performance Default gt Secondary Slave PIO and stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing IDE NN Primary Master UDMA Select Auto to enable Default Primary Slave UDMA Ultra DMA Mode Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Support 73 BIOS Setup Utility e SY PAVSA 3 5 2 SuperlO Device Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The SuperIO Device 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 C 1984 2001 Award Software SuperlO Device Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Se
51. ng Fan Connector DIMM Banks ATX Power Supply Connector Bus Mastering EIDE ATAPI Ports Chassis Cooling Fan Connector VIA VT8233 South Bridge Chip Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port Front Panel Connectors CMOS Clear Jumper 3V Lithium Battery USB Ports 32 bit AGP Slot 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header Smart Card Reader Connector Flash BIOS ITE I O Chip Wake On LAN WOL Header CD IN Connector Onboard Audio Codec CPU Frequency Select Switch Front Panel Audio Jumper Back panel Connectors Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA 1 7 MICROPROCESSOR The motherboard supports a single Socket 478 processor The processor s VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard to the required processor voltage In addition the front side bus speed 100 MHz and 133 MHz 1s selected by CW1 The motherboard supports all current Socket 478 processor speeds voltages and bus frequencies 1 7 1 Microprocessor Packaging The CPU is packaged in a 478 pin PGA package A CPU fan must be used to ensure adequate cooling 1 7 2 Second Level Cache The second level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package The cache includes OKB 128KB or 512 KB of synchronous pipelined burst static RAM All supported onboard memory can be cached 1 7 3 Microprocessor Upgrades The motherboard can be upgraded with Socket 478 processors that run at higher speeds When upgrading the processor use the BIOS
52. ns on your screen during installation then once the installation 1s completed restart your system and re run the SOYO CD 94 Drivers Installation eo SY PAVSA Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities 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 for Win 9x ME NT 2k Avance Onboard Audio Driver for Win 95 Avance Onboard Audio Driver for Win 98 98SE ME 2000 Avance Onboard Audio Driver for Win NT4 0 Avance Onboard Audio Applications for Win 9x ME 2000 NT P4VSA ITE hardware doctor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT P4VSA ITE SIM card reader driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT english Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt VIA 4in1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the performance and maintain the stability of systems using VIA chipsets These four drivers are VIA Registry INF Driver VIA AGP VxD driver VIA ATAPI Vendor support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver For Windows NT users the VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver 1s the only driver to be installed in your system A description of 4 drivers followa Bus Master PCI IDE Driver
53. o beeps from the PC speaker What is happening and how can it be fixed No screen and no beep means that your CPU and motherboard do not work at all It could be that the CPU 1s not seated correctly or that a component on the M B is grounded shorted with the case 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 One long beep and 3 very short beeps The video card is not 45 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 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
54. ock 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 10 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER The motherboard uses the ITE 8705 LPC 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 One dedicated IR port Third serial port dedicated to IR function R 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 14 Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA 16bytes of FIFO Data rates up to IMbps Perpendicular recording driver support Plug and play with 48 base IO address 12 IRQ and 4 DMA options The Setup program provides configuration option for the I O controller 1 10 1 Serial Ports The motherboard has two 9 pin D Sub serial port connectors located on the
55. on changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software AGP amp P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Driving Control Item Help Menu Level gt AGP Fast Write AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read V gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Setting Description Note AGP Aperture 128M Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Default Size 4M 8M Port AGP aperture The aperture is a 16M 32M portion of the PCI memory address 64M range dedicated for graphics memory 256M address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation This item allows you to enable disable the AGP 4X Mode 67 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Continue Setting Description Note AGP Driving Auto This item allows you to adjust the AGP Default Control Manual driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection This field is recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system AGP Driving Min 0000 This ite
56. on e SY P4VSA to an external PHY for 10 100Mb base T Ethernet or 1 10Mb PNA home networking The VT8233 also includes an integrated keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support integrated DS12885 style real time clock with extended 256 byte CMOS RAM integrated master mode enhanced IDE controller with full scatter gather capability and extension to UltraDMA 33 66 100 for 33 66 100 MB sec transfer rate integrated USB interface with root hubs and six function ports with built in physical layer transceivers Distributed DMA support and OnNow ACPI compliant advanced configuration and power management interface For sophisticated power management P4X266 provides independent clock stop control for the CPU SDRAM and AGP bus plus Dynamic CKE control for powering down of the SDRAM A separate suspend well plane 1s implemented for the SDRAM control signals for Suspend to DRAM operation Coupled with the VT8233 south bridge chip a complete power conscious PC main board can be implemented with no external TTLs The VT8233 South Bridge is a high integration high performance power efficient and high compatibility device that supports Intel and non Intel based processor to V Link bus bridge functionality to make a complete Microsoft PC99 compliant PCI ISA system In addition to complete ISA extension bus functionality the VT8233 includes standard intelligent peripheral controllers a IEEE 802 3 compliant 10 100 Mbps PCI bus master Ethernet
57. onitored It 1s also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values gt PAVSA ITE SIM card reader driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT english If you have reader card it must be installed 96 Drivers Installation e SY PAVSA 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 the driver installation program When the installation 1s complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 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 e 97
58. onnected 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 and running the Power On Self Test POST 1 10 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 115Kbits sec at a distance of 1 meter 1 11 HARDWARE MONITOR The optional hardware monitor subsystem provides low cost instrumentation capabilities The features of the hardware monitor subsystem include gt An integrated ambient temperature sensor 16 Motherboard Description e SY P4VSA gt Fan speed sensors which monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connector gt Power supply voltage monitoring to detect levels above or below acceptabl
59. ous concurrent operations on each bus Five levels doublewords of post write buffers are included to allow for concurrent CPU and V Link operation For V Link Host operation forty eight levels doublewords of post write buffers and sixteen levels doublewords of prefetch buffers are included for concurrent V Link bus and DRAM cache accesses When combined the V Link Host Client controllers it realizes a complete PCI sub system and supports enhanced PCI bus commands such as Memory Read Line Memory Read Multiple and Memory Write Invalid commands to minimize snoop overhead In addition advanced features are supported such as snoop ahead snoop filtering L1 write back forward to PCI master and L1 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 The 376 pin Ball Grid Array VT8233 Client V Link PCI LPC controller supports four levels doublewords of line buffers type F DMA transfers and delay transaction to allow efficient PCI bus utilization and PCI 2 1 compliant The VT8233 integrated PCI controller and PCI arbitration for up to five PCI slots One of the PCI REQ GNT pair can be configured as high priority to better support a low latency PCI bus master device The VT8233 integrated networking MAC controller with standard MII interface 11 Motherboard Descripti
60. ow key mode at boot up Typematic Settings Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate Default Rate Setting determined by the keyboard Enabled When enabled 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 Typematic Rate 6 Char sec X 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 61 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY PAVSA Typematic Settings Continue Typematic Settings Typematic Delay Security Option Setting 250 msec 500 msec 750 msec 1000 msec Description Note Choose how long after Default you press a key down the character begins repeating Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup The following table describes the security settings Setting Security Option System Setup Other Control Options Setting OS Select for OS2 DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Disabled Capability Enabled Disabled Enabled Video BIOS Shadow Description Each time the system 1s booted the password prompt appears If a password is set the password Default prompt only appears when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program
61. port and audio Attach the joystick cable to the 15 pin GAME 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 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 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 GND 2 5VSB 7 1 35 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 Standard Infrared SIRCON Plug the 10 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 36 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 3 Cooling Fan Installation 1 CPU Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor attach the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility POWER MA
62. press Esc key to return to the Main Menu 56 BIOS Setup Utility eee ot iin Sh E This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the Standard CMOS Features accordingly CMOS Setup Utility IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Primary Master Capacity Access Mode Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector AV gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value X F10 Save F5 Previous Values Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master Press Enter Item Help Auto Menu Level gt ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults F6 Fail Safe Defaults Note This function 1s only valid for IDE type of hard disk drives Date amp Time Display Date mm dd yyyy hh mm ss Time Setting Type the current date Please Note You can also the PUp PDn keys to toggle Type the current time 24 hour clock format 3 15 PM is displayed as 15 15 00 57 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA Hard Disks Type amp Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed Primary Setting Description Secondary Master amp Slave IDE HDD Press To auto detect the HDD s size Auto 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 Defaul
63. r than Windows 95 98 98SE ME Your SY P4VSA Motherboard comes with a CD ROM labeled SOYO CD The SOYO CD contains 1 the user s manual file for your new Motherboard 2 the drivers software available for installation and 3 a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive If you use Windows 2000 or 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 Tour Board Pays Cancel SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu If you use Windows 95 98 98SE ME the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name 93 Drivers Installation e SY PAVSA Read the manual Install drivers Check new releases Microsoft Directif Board infomation 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 in your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects 1f the Acrobat Reader utility 1s 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 instructio
64. re VCC 2 5V 33V ESN xdi d Current CPU Temp Current SYS Temp CPUFANI Speed CHAFANI Speed N Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults Disabled 1 77 V 2 46 V 3 32 V 4 94 V 12 16 V 44 C 2C 4440 RPM 0 RPM Item Help Menu Level gt F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving CPU Device Monitoring Setting Shutdown Disabled This item allows you to set up Temperature 30 C 86 F SO QS IR 409 C 104 F 45 C 113 F 50 C 122 F 55 C 131 F 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F Description Note the CPU shutdown Temperature This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode 86 Default BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA CPU Device Monitoring Continue Setting Description Vcore Vcc 2 5V 3 3V 5V 12V Show the current voltage status V Current CPU oC oF Show the current status of CPU Temp temperature Current SYS ar Show the current status of the C E Temp System temperature CPUFANI RPM Show the current status of CHAFANI Speed CPU CHA Fan 87 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 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 1s reco
65. rial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select Menu Level gt Item Help Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ V gt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving SuperlO Device Setting Description Onboard FDD Disabled Turn off the on board controller floppy controller Enabled Use the on board floppy Default controller 74 BIOS Setup Utility SY PAVSA SuperlO Device Continue Setting Description Note Onboard Disabled serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Choose serial port 1 amp 2 s I O Default Serial Port 2 address port 1 2FS IRQ3 Do not set port 1 amp 2 to the same Default address except for Disabled or port 2 3ES IRO4 Auto 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode IrDA The second serial port offers ASKIR these InfraRed interface modes Normal Defanlt SCR SCR mean Smart Card Reader If UART Mode Select is set to IrDA ASKIR UR2 Function Half Choose Half or Duplex to set Default Duplex Full UR2 in half duplex mode or full duplex mode respectively Refer to your IR device specifications to select the suitable mode Onboard Disabled Choose the printer I O address Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ
66. t automatically EN Normal Normal IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk gt 528MB Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disk Note If you have any questions on your hard disk type or mode ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details Floppy Drives Floppy Drives Setting Description Drives A 360KB 5 25 in 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 1n 1 44MB 3 5 in Default 2 88MB 3 5 in None Not installed Floppy 3 Mode Disabled Default Support Drive A Supports 3 mode Special disk drive floppy diskette commonly used in 740K B 1 2MB Japan 1 44MB on selected disk drive BIOS Setup Utility e SY P4VSA 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 No Errors errors this function will stop the All But Keyboard system Select which type of All But Diskette error will cause the system halt All But Disk Key 59 Sy MUCH r 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 C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled CPU LI amp L2 Cache Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Menu Level Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Ite
67. therboard DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed Depending on the DRAM clock speed setting in the BIOS setup HWELUUUUHUULUH UL N THEE EHE EH EH HEU HUE IENEN HEU HHHULUEH LLL N EEEE EH EH IHTPET TETTE TIT PEPEPEPE EE EEEN EUH LU AG THEETHHHETEELETE EET aT PEPEE EET EH HEEL LL N THEE EHE EIL EU HUUUUUULUUI HH TEE EHE HET EE IT 24 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA mm Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules RAM Type Memory Module Size MB 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector 2 3 3 1IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM Pin 1 IDE1 IDE2 Primary Secondary IDE IDE al GIO E E mith This Motherboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device connectors IDEI 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 IDE1 or secondary IDE2 direc
68. tion contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware 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 1s 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 c 1 11 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 1s 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 1s http www soyo com tw m Tested To Comply Edition September 2001 F Sie aE Version 1 0 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE P4VSA SERIAL 1 00 POST CONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER ii Table of Contents e SY P4VSA Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION e eee eene 1 1 INERODU CTION een S pU ES S 1 2 KY PESEURE oeer E E E E E E A TEENS 1 3 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOAR
69. tionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard The ATA 66 100 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs 25 Hardware Installation e SY P4VSA This Motherboard can support up to 4 HDDs EN mmm MN ATA 66 100 Flat Cable 26 Hardware Installation e SY PAVSA 2 3 3 2 Floppy Drive Installation 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 1 floppy drives Soya Hardware Installation eo SY PAVSA 2 3 3 3 Front Panel Connections HDD LED opeaker l E PWRBT Key Lock B Power
70. tup Utility SY PAVSA System Performance Setting Description Note System Normal Adjust your computer Default Performance Turbo performance SOYO COMBO Feature Setting Description Note CPU Frequency AUTO Chose 100MHz 133MHBZz Default Select M depending on the Front Side ds Bus of your CPU Frequency 100 MHz Press Page Up Page Down key to IMHz Stepping Over Clock the CPU Front Side Bus in 132 MHz IMHz increment or Press Enter key CPU Clock Auto Ratio Select SX 50X Auto Detect Disabled PCUDIMM Clk Enabled Spread Disabled Enabled Spectrum then type the desired CPU Front Side Bus Allows you to select your CPU Default Ratio When enabled this item will auto detect 1f the DIMM and Default PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices When disabled it will send the clock signal to all DIMM and PCI socket This item allows you to Default Disabled Enabled the spread spectrum modulate 54 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4VSA CPU Vcore Select Setting Description Note CPU Vcore Default This function adjust Default Select 1 100V 1 125V 1 150V the CPU voltage L 175V 1 200V 1 225V 1 250V 1 275 V 1 300V 1 325V 1 350V 1 375V 1 400V 1 425V 1 450V 1 475V 1 500V 1 525V 1 550V 1 575V 1 600V 1 625V 1 650V 1 675 V 1 700V 1 725 V 1 750V 1 775V 1 800V 1 825 V 1 850V Quick Power On Self Test Setting Description Note
71. up Utility press the DEL key while the system is performing the diagnostic checks Note If you have failed to enter the BIOS wait until the boot up sequence 1s completed Then push the RESET button and press DEL key again at the beginning of boot up during diagnostic checks 42 Hardware Installation S SY P4VSA Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 3 The BIOS Setup screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password gt Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit V4 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage 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 FEATURE The SOYO COMBO FEATURE combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS After the hardware installation is complete turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP

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