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1. Sound video and game controllers fl System devices a O gt a oO te H i Universal Serial Bus controllers 17 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide After driver installation your Windows XP device manager should look like this S Device Manager File Action View Help e 8 amp 8 g A i Computer lt Disk drives Display adapters 2 53 Graphics ProSavageDDR 3 DYD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers A Floppy disk drives Sy IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards a Mice and other pointing devices E i Et f fral Monitors E9 Network adapters E9 VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter B Other devices Universal Serial Bus USB Controller AF Ports COM amp LPT s Processors Sound video and game controllers audio Codecs Legacy Audio Drivers Legacy Video Capture Devices Media Control Devices mpu 4o1 Compatible MIDI Device Standard Game Port VIA AC 97 Enhanced Audio Controller WDM Video Codecs System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers El E re 2 1 The SOYO CD Note To install the USB 2 0 driver please update to Windows XP service pack 1 18 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Directory list of the driver CD OD via _ ViAautiiodiiver 2 dini snmp H E driv all H E driv com 2 drivers i H Ite Len 42 Davicom H Realteklan aQ va _ VIALANat2. SY P4VGM Motherboard 2 N m Wn TE lt gt Quick Start Guide soyo 1 Please read the users guide before proceeding with your installations Serious damage may occur if the procedure is not followed properly 2 Please make sure that your memory modules are inserted correctly They can go in only one way and should fit completely in the socket without sticking out 3 If you have a Pentium 4 motherboard you need to use an ATX12V power supply power supply for Pentium 4 system is required for the system to operate normally preferably 350 watts for minimal loading or 400 watts for fully loaded system 4 If you have any problem getting your system to work please follow the troubleshooting tips in your user manual 5 On some mainboards the actual chipset cooler may differ from the chipset cooler as shown on the picture or on the box However the chipset fan on the mainboard is of the same quality and will work just as well as the one shown in the picture The chipset cooler is as sufficient as the chipset fan based on different design 6 For immediate Technical questions please visit SOYO tech support link at http Avww soyousa com support and http Avww soyousa com kb soyo SY P4VGM Motherboard mPGA Socket 478 Processor supported VIA P4M266A AGP PCI Motherboard 533 400 Front Side Bus supported Micro ATX Form Factor Copyright 2003 by SOYO Computer Inc Trademarks SOYO is a registered tra
3. xe e pa vw Cc 1x AGP master 4x slot 3x 32 bit bus master PCI slots Chipset AGP ll Super I O controller supporting gt Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard gt One serial port gt One VGA port gt One parallel port gt Six USB2 0 ports four back panel ports onboard USB header providing two extra ports gt Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Sound O 8235 Integrated Parallel ATA controller supporting up to 4x UDMA 33 66 100 133 Parallel ATA devices 6x USB 2 0 compliant ports 4x on rear IO panel 2x motherboard connectors Onboard AC97 2 channel Audio Codec 10 100 MBps 100BaseT Ethemet controller supporting Wake On Lan WOL This motherboard is compliant with the following industry standards gt Microsoft PC99 gt FCC SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide 2 Installation To avoid damage to your motherboard please follow these simple in rules while handling this equipment Before handling the motherboard ground yourself by touching on to an unpainted portion of the system s metal chassis Remove the motherboard from its anti static packaging Hold the motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components 2 p is vw wn Check the motherboard for damage If any chip appears to be loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Follow the directions in this section which is designed to guide you through a quick and correct method
4. 75 why Enable the onboard LAN in the BIOS setup I have problems installing Novell NetWare v 50 Disable the APIC option in the BIOS For updated FAQs please check http www soyo com tw faq htm or http www soyousa com faqs html SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide How to contact us Ifyou are interested in our products please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live m Ifyou require Technical Assistance please contact our Technical Support in the region you live SOYO prefers Email as communication medium remember to always add to the email the country that you live in TAIWAN GM SOYO COMPUTER INC SOYO Deutschland GmbH No 21 Wu Kung 5 Rd Hsing Chuang SAAT Technology GmbH City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Gewerbepark 8a 26209 Hatten TEL 886 2 22903300 Germany FAX 886 2 22983322 TEL 49 4482 9740 0 http www soyo com FAX 49 4482 9740 22 Email info mail soyo com tw http www soyo de Email sales soyo de USA SOYO INC 1420 S Vintage Ave Ontario CA 91761 USA TEL 909 937 0778 FAX 909 937 0783 http www soyousa com http www soyousa com kb Email support soyousa com 26
5. Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of driver software that can be installed for 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 T4 The SOYO CD SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide driver revision VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k XP VIA P4M266A Onboard Display Driver for Win 9x ME VIA P4M266A Onboard Display Driver for Win 2000 XP VIA P4M266A Onboard Display Driver for Win NT4 0 VIA USB2 0 Driver for Win 98 ME 2000 VIA USB2 0 Driver for Win XP click here for installation procedure VIA Onboard Audio Driver for Win 9x ME 2000 XP VIA Onboard Audio Software for Win 9x ME 2000 XP VIA Onboard Lan Driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP P4VGM hardware monitor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP Panda Antivirus Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Wasay Data Processing Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Wasay Image It Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Wasay Pro Magic Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt VIA 4in1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k XP 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 Fo
6. ProMagic is an instant system recovery software that provides convenient instant restoration to the preferred state at any specific restore time point as desired 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 is complete most drivers require a restart of your system before they become active Step 3 Check the Latest Releases Click the Connect to SOYO website button to go the SOYO Website to 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 internet connection up before clicking this button 16 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide After Windows XP installation your device manager should look like this Device Manager fel File Action View Help gt 4228 BA TEST D3L2ZLCTY3 Computer Ele Disk drives 4 DVD CD ROM drives 4 Floppy disk controllers Floppy disk drives Sy IDE ATA ATAPI controllers a Keyboards E B Mice and other pointing devices H S Network adapters E A Other devices Multimedia Audio Controller Universal Serial Bus USB Controller Video Controller YGA Compatible a Y Ports COM amp LPT MOR Processors
7. the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector 2 The CPU might be overheating Check the CPU FAN if itis defective or see ifthe CPU fan iS in contact with the CPU 21 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Clear CMOS battery J P5 connector see the Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS Make sure the power supply you have on your system supports the M B specification Example If you have a P4 M B you need to use a P4 power supply If you already checked the power supply specification change the power supply Itmight be defective The minimum is 350 watt for a minimally loaded system or 400 watt for a fully loaded system When I boot up my system everything works fine itsees my CPU and memory detects my hard drive floppy drive and CD ROM but locks up at Verify DMI pool data Don t go any further What should do L Clear CMOS battery J P5 connector see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS If still has the problem remove all other add on cards except the video cards see if it boots further Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one causes the lockup Change the CPU Make sure the boot device Harddisk CDROM Floppy etc you are tying to boot from contains a valid bootable medium or is bootable During Boot up my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error Whatis the problem 1 2 Clear CMOS memory Redo your CMOS setup settings If your battery is empt
8. to install your new motherboard For detailed information please refer tothe motherboard User s Manual and Technical Reference online manual on the CD ROM package that came with your motherboard Gather and prepare all necessary components to complete the installation successfully SocketA processor with CPU cooling fan boxed type DDR RAM module s Computer case with adequate power supply unit Monitor PS 2 or USB Keyboard Pointing Device PS 2 or USB Mouse Speaker s optional Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive 6 o External Peripherals Printer and Modem optional Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional Note If you want to use an external speaker connected to Line out port please make Sure to use an amplified speaker that can generate proper output sound volume SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard We will now begin the installation process Please follow the following procedure to lead you to a complete and correct installation Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Connect cables case wires power supply and install expansion cards Step 4 Install expansion cards 2 pw i vw wn m Step 1 Install the CPU CPU Mount Procedure To mount the Pentium 4 Socket mPGA478 processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions 1 Lift the socket handle up to a vertical posi
9. CMOS memory may contain wrong data follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory 1 Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper J P5 Its white cap can easily identify this jumper 2 Put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS memory CMOS Clearing Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Short pin 2 3 for mem a JP5 Setting atleast5 seconds _ Short pin 12 to to clear the CMOS retain new settings 23 Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 11 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide 3 Quick BIOS Setup 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 UTILITY will be shown on the screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Select the LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Press lt Enter gt to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence 12 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD The SOYO CD will Auto Run only in Windows Based Operating 1 Systems Your SY P4
10. IOS Issue Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the up left comer on the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such as kvxa_2BA1 meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY K7V Dragon plus board or 6BA IV_2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with 2AA2 BIOS Where can I find the latest BIOS for my motherboard Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites Taiwan www soyo camtw USA http www soyousa com and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision How can flash the BIOS You can 1 Download the BIOS from our support website 2 Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded i e himem emm386 etc 3 Copy the BIOS file and awdflash utility to the diskette 4 Type awdflash biosname bin sn py 5 Then reboot 1 Download the BIOS from our support website 2 Copy the BIOS to an empty floppy disk No other files on the disk 3 Press lt ALT gt lt 2 gt after memory initialization 4 The system will now automatically flash and reboot Note That flashing from the BIOS is only possible if you use a normal floppy drive It can t flash from any other device 23 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide After flashing the BIOS my system will not boot up 1 Try clearing the CMOS RAM 2 The BIOS chip is defective due to an unsuccessful flash contact your nearest SOYO branch for re f
11. Introduction This SY P4VGM mainboard has a Socket 478 for the Intel Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front side bus FSB speeds up to 533 MHz Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP gives you the power to do more things at once Cc e vw U xe e pa pu Unpacking When unpacking the motherboard check for the following items a The SY P4VGM AGP PCI Motherboard S w The user manual _ The Installation CD ROM 4 On Qe One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable M ee One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable ae a SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide SY P4VGM Motherboard Layout Ese KB PS 2 Mous e tor Connector Cc oO 4i 1S xe O paa PE USB 1 USB 2 USBLAN MIC IN nter amp B ol E K Audio out Front out p B 1 JP1B1 Pe Ee B Pia AG Slat BE A F Ml t IDE 1 PCI Slot 1 1 usp2 DDR1 DDR2 cD2 ae PCI Slot 2 VA LAELAE TS PCI Slot 3 com apr EGR Foc ps uu bead WI Pn SHAFAN SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Key Features Socket 478 Processor The PGA Socket 478 gt Supports Intel Pentium 4 series CPU with without Hyper Threading Technology gt Supports a front side bus FSB of 533 MHz VIA P4M266A Northbridge VT8235 Southbridge The mainboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V DDR DIMM sockets with a total capacity of 2 GB system memory Supports PC1600 and PC2100 memory bus Cc fe vw O
12. VGM motherboard comes with a CD ROM labeled SOYO CD The SOYO CD contains a The user s manual for your new motherboard in PDF format b The drivers software available for installation and A database in HTML format with information on SOYO motherboards and other products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive If you are running Windows NT 2K XP the SOYO CD will not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up Please choose your motherboard model number and press OK Please Select Your Board Ed P4VGM m O gt Wn oO c H Cancel Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will come up as shown on the following page 13 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide GaSOYO CD Start Up Menu Read the manual Comect to SOYO Website Microsoft DirectX 8 1 The user s manual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF Posts cript Document Format In order to read a PDF file the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed on your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present on your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to be able to read the user s manual file Follow the instructions on your screen during installation Once the installation is completed restart your system and re run the SOYO CD Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities
13. ards are designed with overclocking features and may allow users to run the components beyond manufacturer s recommended specifications Overclocking beyond manufacturer s specifications is not recommended nor endorsed by SOYO Inc and will void your manufacturer s warranty Overclocking beyond manufacturer s specifications is not encouraged and should be assumed at the user s own risk Unsafe overclocking can damage the user s system or cause serious personal injury If the user is unsure or in doubt about overclocking please seek professional advise SOYO Inc is not responsible for any direct or indirect damage resulting from overclocking Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252 277 7013 About This Guide This Quick Start Guide can help system manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the motherboard Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability however to the correctness of the contents there is no guarantee given The information in this document is subject to amend without notice For further information please visit our Web Site on the Internet The address is http www soyo com tw P4VGM Series Version 1 0 Edition August 2003 These specifications are subject to amend without notice 3 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide 1
14. demark of SOYO Computer Inc All trademarks are properties of their owners Product Rights All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only The registered trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective companies Copyright Notice All rights reserved This manual has been copyrighted by SOYO Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated into any other language or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means such as by electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without permission in writing from SOYO Computer Inc Disclaimer SOYO Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to amend the manual or revise the specifications of the product described in it from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the personal computer field is subject to many patents All of our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of SOYO Computer Inc to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or to cause others to infringe upon such rights Disclaimer Please be advised that some SOYO motherbo
15. except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong 1 Please go to sound properties and check if the recorder and microphone are enabled in the audio rack 2 Check if the Microphone is ok 24 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Added PCI Audio Card does not work on this motherboard 1 Go to Integrated Peripherals VIA Onchip PCI Device and Disable AC97 Audio 2 Go to integrated peripherals and Disable Game port address and Midi port address Hard disk FDD CD ROM issues My Western digital HDD is not detected during boot up Change the jumper settings to cable select or single Sometimes the system finds my CD ROM sometimes not 1 Check CD ROM if itis working properly 2 The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them When boot up my new computer I get floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on 1 Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin1 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 2 Some floppy drivers have their own jumper to make the same twist as the twist on the cable Make sure this jumper is set not to twist the cable while the floppy drive is connected to the twisted end of the cable LAN Issues During LAN driver installation the system hangs on
16. in the manual for more info 4 Make sure the power supply is not defective Change the power supply The minimum should be 350 watt for a minimally loaded system or 400 watt for a fully loaded system 5 Remove the M B from the case and test the system The M B might be shorted to the case 6 Make sure your power supply is ATX 12V compliant The system powers up no video no beeping sound heard but the CPU fan is turning 1 Clear CMOS RAM J P5 connector see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS 2 Check all the jumper settings on the M B 3 Check if the CPU is ok by using another CPU check the Quick start guide for CPU supported on this M B 4 Check if the power supply is ok The minimum should be 350 watt for a minimally loaded system or 400 watt for a fully loaded system 5 Make sure the CPU fan is connected to CPUFAN1 connector 6 Remove the M B from the case and test the system The M B might be shorted to the case The system power up no video beeping heard 1 Clear CMOS battery J P5 connector see the Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS 2 _ Check if the memory module and the VGA card are inserted properly in the M B 3 If yes change the memory module it might be defective Make sure the memory specification is supported by the M B for more info on this check our FAQ website The system turns on for some seconds then shuts down by itself 1 Check if
17. iver H E panda H E Raid ao Soyo_box 2 tools C Usb2 0 B Intel Sei via G2 VIAUSB2 254 CJ FILTER_NT fia Win9S8me VIA USB 20driverfor S WINXP_SP1 Win 98SE ME H E utility FD Vea A intel H vie 8601 H vie km400 2 vie p4m266a a Wasay VIA 4in 1 driver a O gt Wn oO p H P4M266A display driver 19 z lt gt Installation SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide 5 VIA USB2 0 Driver Installation Installing the VIA LAN Drivers under Windows XP USB 2 0 Drivers are available for download using Windows Update for both Windows XP Alternatively installing service pack 1 will also install the USB 2 0 drivers For additional information regarding USB 2 0 support in Windows XP please visit http www microsoft com hwdev bus US B default asp After installing service pack 1 please do the following 1 Go into the device manager 2 Remove Gi Universal Serial Bus USB Controller 3 Restart your system Next time Windows XP starts up a new USB 2 0 controller will be found 20 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Quick Trouble shoot tips Boot up Issues The system does not power up no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on 1 Check if the power cord is plug to the power source 2 Check if the power is connected to the M B 3 Check if the cable of the case power button is connected to the M B power button connector See connectors and plug ins
18. lashing Is there a way to reprogram my BIOS after an unsuccessful flash There is no other way you need to send back the BIOS ROM to your nearest SOYO branch for re flashing VGA Issue I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color 640x 480 1 Make sure that you have installed the VIA 4 in 1 driver set 2 Install re install the VGA driver After wake up from Suspend to RAM or Standby mode the screen has no display but I can hear the hard disk operating For External AGP card Check your VGA card s manufacturer for a driver and VGA BIOS update make sure the VGA card supports the Suspend to Ram function Audio Issue How can disable the on board Audio Go to Integrated Peripherals VIA Onchip PC Device in the BIOS setup then setthe AC97 Audio to disabled cannot get the sound working on my system 1 Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector in the M B Check if your speakers are powered on Install the audio driver supplied on our driver disc Check BIOS setup if AC97 Audio is enabled If sound already installed check our website for an audio driver update The sound is working in my system but when I play CD music from the CD ROM do not get any sound What is wrong This is because the 4wire audio cable from the CD ROM to the on board CDIN connector or AUX connector on the M B is not connected See manual for location of CDIN The sound and everything else works fine
19. r Windows NT users the VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver is the only driver to be installed on your system gt VIA P4M266A Onboard Display Driver for Win 9x ME 2000 XP NT This program will install the onboard display ProSavage DDR driver on your computer gt VIA USB2 0 Driver for Win 98 ME 2000 This setup program will install the driver for VIA USB 2 0 Host Controller gt VIA Onboard Audio Driver for Win 9x ME 2000 XP This program will install the onboard audio VIA Audio driver on your computer gt VIA Onboard Audio Software for Win 9x ME 2000 XP This program will install VIA Sound Player on your computer 15 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide gt VIA Onboard LAN Driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP This program will install onboard LAN VIA LAN driver on your computer gt P4VGM Hardware Monitor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored from windows gt Panda Anti Virus Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Anti Virus software for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP gt Wasay Data Processing Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Wasay Data Processing Utility is an instant file restoration program that not only provides convenient amp instant file recovery but also helps to manage your files gt Wasay Image It Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Data Image software gt Wasay Pro Magic Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP
20. tem you use 9 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Step 4 Connections to the Motherboard Refer to the following for information on connecting the SY P4VGM mainboard s devices Connectors and Plug ins V LINE LINE LINE MIC IN enD Jucc MIC AUDIO out R OUT R EMPTY OUT L LINE OUT L USB2 Front panel USB Connector USBPWROJUSBPWRO PO P1 P0 P1 oco J USBC These pins shared with one of the USB port of the I O back panel SIR1 Infrared Port mw amp e m m m CD2 internal Sound Connections oe esa a pibieeoteraimcmetse _ COMt omo ow come Power LED JAG 3 JEPE Ey ea ea Reset PWRBT HDD LED rl Pin Power On Off PWRBT Connect your power switch to this header momentary switch type To turn off the system press this switch and hold down for longer than 4 seconds ATX 12V Power Supply ATX PW Attach the ATX 12V Power cable to three connector This motherboard requires an ATX 12V power supply an AT or ATX power supply can NOT be used When using the Power On by Keyboard function please make sure the ATX power supply is able to provide at least 720mA on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB Power LED Speaker 10 Installation 2 Ww is WW wn SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide Keyboard Power On J P1 Use this jumper to enable any keyboard activity of powering up a system which is previously in a standby or sleep state Keyboard Power On O CMOS Clear J P5 In some cases the
21. tion 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole edge on the socket 3 Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing 4 Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place wl Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard The fan is a key component that stabilizes the system It prevents the equipment from overheating and prolongs the life of your CPU 2 p is vw wn G SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide J P1A1 J P1B1 CPU front Side Bus settings Use this jumper to enable the selection ofthe CPU frequency CPU Clock Check the motherboard layout on page 4 for the JP1A1 and JP1B1 location Step 2 Configure Memory Your board comes with two DIMM sockets providing support for up to 2GB of main memory using unbuffered and non ECC DIMM modules Memory Configuration Table RAM Type DDR RAM non ECC and non registered Memory Module Size MB 128 256 512 1024 MB Step 3 Installation of Expansion Cards The motherboard has 1 AGP slotand 3 PCI slots 1 Read the instruction document of the related expansion card before inserting the expansion card into the computer 2 Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in the motherboard 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are correctly seated in the slot 4 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 5 _ Install driver for the operating sys
22. y the error will occur more frequently Y ou will need to replace the battery in this case If the problem persists re flash the BIOS If all fails your BIOS chip is failing and needs to be replaced Change the CMOS battery Re flash BIOS The BIOS chip might be failing Stability Issues My system intermittently locks up very unstable I 2 3 4 ul Check the CPU Temp it might be overheating Change the CPU FAN Do not overclock your CPU Check the specification of the memory module maybe the M B does not support it Go to BIOS setup and load fail safe settings Please check if the system performance in the BIOS setup is set to Turbo Maximum If so try setting it to normal Check website for latest BIOS update Check website for FAQ s regarding instability issues Change the memory module or CPU 22 SY P4VGM Quick Start Guide 8 The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them 9 Install the VIA 4 in 1 driver My system intermittently locks up during Windows installation 1 Go to BIOS and load load optimized defaults 2 Check website for any BIOS update 3 If it still has the problem remove all other add on cards except CPU Memory Video card Hard disk See if you can finish Windows installation Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one causes the lockup B
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