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SOYO SY-P4I875P User's Manual

1. Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 A Microphone and LAN Status LED Connector J30 This connector allows you to extend your microphone connector and LAN Status LED to your front panel Check the MIC amp LED Connector J30 paragraph on page 36 for a lay out of this header B 12V Power Connector This is where the Power Supply s 12V ATX connector goes For a lay out of this connector please check the F ATX12V Power Supply paragraph on page 39 C AGP Slot This is the AGP expansion slot for your video card Note that it can only work with 1 5v AGP cards For more information check the Step 3 Installation of Expansion Cards paragraph on page 19 D Socket 478 Connector This is the Zif Zero Insertion Force socket for your Pentium 4 or Celeron CPU For more information check the Step 1 Install the CPU paragraph on page 15 E Intel 875P North Bridge Chip The Intel 875P chipset features support for an 800 MHz Front Side Bus FSB and implements Intel Performance Acceleration Technology PAT with dual channel DDR400 memory configurations to get incredible performance from the memory interface Optimized to support the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper Threading Technology the 875P chipset adds intelligence to help manage and prioritize mult
2. 48 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 1 SOYO COMBO FEATURE 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 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 display on screen Then select the SOYO COMBO Feature option from the main menu and press the Enter key Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SOYO COMBO Feature System Performance CPU Clock Ratio Item Help CPU Frequency Select Menu Level gt Async AGP PCI CLK DRAM CPU Ratio DRAM Frequency Quick Power On Self Test C I H 4 WAY Protection CPU Vcore Select DDR Voltage Select AGP Voltage Select gt Advanced DRAM Control gt Onboard Device gt OnChip IDE Device gt Boot Device Order Move EnterSelect P U P D Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The SOYO COMBO Feature menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS 49 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 System Performance Setting Description System Normal Performance Fast Turbo SOYO COMBO Feature Adjust your computer
3. Enter or Space Key to finish selection Note The boot drive affects how the operation system treats the order of other drives Take the above BIOS screen as an example if Channel 3 is the boot drive the operation system will use the order of Channel 3 Master Channel 1 Master Channel 1 Slave Channel 4 Master consecutively 2 3 Drive Select Menu There are three bars in this menu two RAID Drive Selection Bar and one Boot Drive Selection Bar 2003 ALi Corporation wew ali com tw Moving Cursor Select amp Finish Exit Drive Modele Mode Capacity RAID Array Type nnel 1 Master annel 1 Slave hannel 2 Master 3 Master Capacity RAID Type Stripe S1ze RAID Name P Y P F Array A Array Ar Array 113 APPENDIX B Flashing BIOS ROM 114 How to flash your motherboard s system BIOS To flash your system BIOS to a different version follow the following steps 1 Download the BIOS for your motherboard from our website 2 Copy the BIOS BIN file onto a clean formatted floppydisk 3 Insert the floppydisk into your system 4 Restart your system until you see the Dragon Logo Press TAB immediately You should see the following PAICWHB 2AAI Main Processor Intel Pentium R 4 2 00 GHz 100 x 20 0 Memory Testing 262144K OK Memory Frequency DDR 400 400 MHz Press DEL to enter SETUP ALT F2 to enter awdflash 04 21 2003 Canterwood
4. Monitor Keyboard Pointing Device mouse Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive External Peripherals Printer and Modem optional VGA Card AGP or PCI Note This M B only supports 1 5V AGP VGA cards 3 3V AGP cards are not supported Oo p LX Qv Uwe oe 14 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 2 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation of the Motherboard Please follow the step by step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation Stepl Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step2 Install memory modules Step3 Install expansion cards Step4 Connect cables case wires and power supply Step5 Power on and enter BIOS setup Step6 Install supporting software tools See Chapter 4 for more info Warning Tum off the power to the Motherboard system chassis and peripheral devices before performing any work on the Motherboard or system Step 1 Install the CPU CPU Mount Procedure To mount the Pentium amp 4 Socket mPGA478 processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions 1 Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position 15 Hardware Installation E SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket 16 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 4 Then close the socket handle to secure
5. Please read the users guide before proceeding with your installations Serious damage may occur if the procedure is not followed properly This motherboard does not support CPUs with a Vcore higher than 1 6 volts Please make sure the CPU you are using 1 6 volts or is below Check the CPU specification before you insert it in the CPU socket AGP cards running at 3 3v are not supported Only AGP cards running at 1 5v most 4x or 8x AGP cards are supported on this motherboard 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 Failure to do so will damage your motherboard and memory module 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 If you have any problem getting your system to work please follow the troubleshooting tips in your user manual On some motherboards 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 motherboard 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 a different design For answers to Technical questions please visit SOYO tech support link at http www soyogroup com support and ht
6. Back Panel Connections essere 29 E Other Connections sessssssssseeeeneeeeenren rennen 32 F ATX12V Power Supply sess 39 G Center amp Bass Select Connector JP30 esses 41 H CMOS Clear JP5 ieri ee beali etw co eb ved uero 42 2 3 QUICK BIOS SETUPD erret terere PE EEEE ecrire eges 44 CHAPTER3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ecce ee eere eene eee ee en enean 46 3 1 SOYO COMBO FEATURE eere enne 49 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP eese nennen 60 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES eene en 63 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES eere 68 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS seen 70 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP eene 76 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP sese 80 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS n estexi eripe terrere tte Reese te 83 Table of Contents e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 9 LOADFAIL SAFE DEFAULTS es 84 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS cs 85 3 11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD enn 86 3 12 USER PASSWORD 87 CHAPTER4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION ovssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseesssees 89 CHAPTERS USB 2 0 DRIVER INSTALLA TION eee 97 CHAPTER 6 ALI M5281 DRIVER INSTALLATION 98 CHAPTER7 ALIMS 281 SERIAL ATA DRIVER INSTALLATION 101 CHAPTERS ICHSR SATAI SATA2 SETUP INFORMATIO
7. Partition 64K Moving Cursor Delete All RAID Setting amp Partition ENTER Select amp Finish Rebuild RAID Array Drive Model Mode Capacity RALD Array Type Channel Maxtor 4A160 JO UDMAG 163928MB Channel 1 S e Maxtor 6L040 WDC WD UDMA6 SATAL SATAL Channel 2 Maste D Channel 3 Maste Maxtor 6 RAID Typa 5tripe Size RAID Name RAID Array A RAID Array RAID Array C 2 2 1 Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An S flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 0 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for RAID 0 Then the flash cursor changes to an s flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID 0 3 The prompt Create RAID 0 Y N appears after two drives are properly assigned 4 Press Y and then some necessary information will be written to the drives which may destroy the original data in the drives 109 Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID Array 5 Next the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array The effective characters for an array name is 0 9 A Z a z space and underscore 6 After the RAID array has been created successfully its information sho
8. 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Select the Load Optimized Defaults option from the Main Menu to load the pre defined optimized BIOS settings Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Optimized Defaults Y N Y Esc Quit Y Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup 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 Optimized Defaults for optimized performance 85 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made in the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Feature section the password prevents access to the system or the setup program by unauthorized users Follow this procedure to set a new password or disable the password 1 Choose Advanced BIOS Feature 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 access STOP th
9. 5A 79739609C 00 115 5 Press ALT F2 to start up AWDFLASH You should see the following screen ard Modular BIOS wight C 1984 200 PAICWB 2AAI Main Processor Intel Pentium R 4 2 00 GHz 100 x 20 0 Memory Testing 262144K OK Memory Frequency DDR 400 400 MHz Decompressing AWDFLASH EXE from BIOS Please wait 04 21 2003 Canterwood 5A 79739609C 00 116 6 AWARD flash will now automatically flash your BIOS and reset when it is done pdicwb2aal bin Write OK No Update Write Fail 117 APPENDIX C Troubleshooting 118 Troubleshooting at First Start 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 plugged in the power source 2 Check if the power is connected to the M B both the ATX 12V and the ATX connector 3 Check if the cable of the case power button is connected to the M B power button connector see connectors and plug ins in this manual for more info 4 Make sure the power supply is not defective Change the power supply The minimum should be 350 watts 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 The system powers up no video no beeping sound heard but the CPU fan is turning l Clear the CMOS RAM JP5 connector see the manual for more info on how to
10. CD ROM IDE3 and IDEA can support up to 4 high speed Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 HDD SATA1 4 can support up to 4 ATA 150 SATA hard disks 22 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 IDE1 2 are controlled by the 82801ER ICHSR IDE3 4 are controlled by the ALi M5281 SATA1 2 are controlled by the 82801ER ICH5R and SATA3 4 are controlled by the ALi M5281 controller There are 8 parallel ATA HDD connectors IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 IDE4 and 4 serial ATA connectors on the motherboard IDE3 and IDE4 are provided for IDE RAID or standard IDE function SATA1 SATA2 SATA 3 and SATA4 are provided for SATA RAID or standard SATA function This Motherboard can support up to 12 HDDs Note IDE2 and SATA2 are not bootable SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 and IDEI IDE3 and IDEA are bootable Notel SATA1 and SATA2 can only support RAID 0 Note2 RAID 0 function of ICH5R can only work under Windows XP other operating system is not supported Note Only Windows XP can use SATA1 SATA2 IDEI and IDE2 at the same time All other operating systems can use any combination from the following table SATAI SATA2 IDEI SATAI SATA2 IDE2 IDEI IDE2 SATAI SATA2 These devices can be enabled in your CMOS setup menu Please check the OnChip IDE Device paragraph on page 55 for more details 23 Hardware Installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova Parallel ATA connectors Connect the black end of
11. Mic in eee 31 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova The Gameport has the following lay out GAMEPORT Pin Assignment 15 VCC MIDI in 14 13 JOYA4 JOYB4 12 11 JOYA2 JOYB2 10 9 GND MIDI out 8 7 GND JOYB1 6 5 JOYA1 JOYB3 4 3 JOYA3 VCC 2 1 VCC E Other Connections 1 Standard Infrared SIRCON Plug the 5 pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON header This will enable the infrared transfer function This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications Please install according to the following pin assignment Standard Infrared SIRCON Connector SIRCON Pin Assignment e VCC IRTX GND 32 Hardware Installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 2 Cooling Fan Installation 1 CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor attach the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard To avoid damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN Pin Assignment CPUFAN 1 1 2 12V SENSOR CPUFAN2 33 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sovo 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 Some chassis also feature a cooling fan This Motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the
12. Screen LOGO Show EPA LOGO SELECT Small Logo EPA Show Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 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 63 BI etup Utili OS Setur lity e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Virus Warning Disabled Allows you to choose the Default Enabled VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Sound a warning beep Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Disabled Because the CPU is faster Enabled than memory the CPU Default after has to wait to complete memory access By enabling L2 caching you will let the CPU write or read first from a very fast internal memory the CPU cache before accessing main memory thereby increasing the speed of your system The CPU will automatically update main memories from the cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Enabled Allows your CPU to check Default Checking Disabled for ECC when transferring data from to the L2 cache some performance Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Description Note Boot Up Floppy Disabled Seeks disk
13. Slave PIO a Enhanced Mode Enable IDE Secondary Master UDMA seomar Master U both SATA and PATA Max Item Help Menu Level gt Disabled Disabled SATA Controller IDE Secondary Slave UDMA of 6 IDE diives ate supported On Chip Serial ATA Setting SATA Only SATA is SATA Mode operating in legacy mode On Chip Serial ATA Move EnterSelect PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl 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 55 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Pri IDE SATA SATA Sec IDE 56 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 IDE Device Controls 57 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 1 4 Boot Device Order The Boot Device Order option allows you to change the order in which your system scans for devices to boot from Note That SATA 1 and SATA 2 are not bootable Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Device Order First Boot Devi irst Boot Dev ue ees Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Other Device Boot Order Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Menu Level gt Move EnterSelect 4 PU PD Value Fl
14. The Advanced Chipset Features option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Item Help Video BIOS Cacheable Delay Prior to Thermal AGP Aperture Size MB Init Display First DRAM Data Integrity Mode Menu Level gt AV Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl GeneralHelp 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 68 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Setting Description Note System BIOS Disabled Default Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H FFFFFH is cacheable Video BIOS Disabled Default Cacheable Enabled The video BIOS area at C0000H C7FFFH is cacheable Delay Prior 4Min Set the time for the system to decrease to Thermal wi performance to avoid reaching 16Mig Laximum thermal temp Ex If you set itto 16 minutes the system will start 32Min decreasing the performance 16 minutes before reaching max thermal temp Default AGP 256M Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Aperture 128
15. Then start installing Windows operating system No driver is needed To use SATA1 and SATA2 as RAID 0 function please do the following steps 1 Goto the CMOS setup gt Soyo combo Feature gt onchip device gt and set the IDEI 2 SATA1 2 to SATA only or IDE SATA depending on your system configuration Set SATA Mode to RAIDO Press Ctrl I when the ICHSRBIOS summary screen appears Create a disk array Qv ode Ur Pg Install ICHSR driver see driver installation instruction below i Note Only Windows XP can use Enhance Mode SATA1 SATA2 IDEI and IDE2 at the same time 104 ICH5R SATAI SATA2 Setup Information Installing ICH5R during OS Installation Install driver during Windows XP installation l Set the folder options to show hidden files and folders check Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option Go to d drivers Intel_iaa floppy directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files to a floppy disk Windows XP will start to inspect your hardware configuration Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Below the screen Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk of driver then press Enter to continue In the follow on window of device type please select Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Control
16. find the DDR 200MHz option in the BIOS why An 800 MHz CPU should be used if you want your memory to run at DDR 400 PC3200 VGA Issue I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color 640x 480 1 Make sure that you have installed the Intel Inf driver 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 Check the VGA card manufacturer for a driver update and VGA BIOS update make sure the VGA card supports the Suspend to Ram function Audio Issue How can I disable the on board Audio Go to the SOYO Combo Feature menu in the BIOS setup then set the onboard audio to disable 123 I cannot get the sound working on my system 1 Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector on the M B Make sure the SPDIF card cable isn t connected the wrong way around Check if your speakers are powered on Install the audio driver supplied on our driver disc Check BIOS setup if onboard audio is enabled If sound is 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 I do not get any sound What is wrong This is because the 4 wire 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 AR wD The sound and everything else wo
17. into the 25 pin female connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 3 PS 2 Keyboard Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 keyboard connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard Pin5 KBD Clock Pin3 GND Pint KBD DATA 4 PS 2 Mouse Similarly plug the mouse jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 mouse connector Pin5 Mouse Clock Pin3 GND Pint Mouse DATA 30 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 5 Universal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB20_1 USB20_2 This Motherboard provides 8 USB2 0 ports for your additional devices Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 USB2 USB3 and USB4 USB20_1 and USB20 2 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB20_1 USB20_2 connector is as follows GND 10 5 GND 9 4 GND Data g 3 Data Data 7 2 Data Power 6 1 Power USB20 1 and USB20 2 support USB2 0 devices 6 Onboard Game port audio Audio Speakers connections When using 2 channel speaker connect the speaker cable to Line out If you re using 4 channel speaker connect the front L R speakers to Line out and rear L R speakers to Line in Make sure that the audio software is set for 4 channel speaker system Use the SPDIF Card to use 6 channel speaker Line in Line out
18. 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 Group 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 motherboards 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 Group 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 ofthe 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 i
19. 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 Handle the Motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its components Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 1 6 SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT PS 2KB PS 2 Mouse Connector Connector DDR B1 DDR B2 DDR Ai DDR A2 g me CPUFAN2 EJs vo n CHIP CPUFAN1 Es ise ae BE Ei m SMCARD CHAFAN3 2 3 Keel el nd inl T f SIRCON 1 COMA EI rA ATX Power COM B Intel T 412V Power FDC1 Ee 875P MIC IN 1 Audio out Audio in s s H AGP Slot L SORANA e W PCI Slot 1 itery A m ld intel SATA2 82801ER PCI Slot 2 3 4 E Ss Sh isum o EE Ed oe Ug dem b lunper PCI Slot 3 SATA1 ge AUXIN i m CDIN B 1 imm BA PCI Slot 4 Hbb LED CHIP SATA3 SATA4 5 pwret ien ie PCI Slot 5 mueve verre LET resa IDE 4 sso THEM ee qos 3 ERR erserreserererrri PE 63 0000 Back Panel ES wt B AMEPORT 0 6 0 6 USB20 1 USB20 2 SY P41I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Platform Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 1 7 SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS
20. 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 then once the installation is completed restart your system and re run the SOYO CD 90 Drivers installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Highlight the driver you want to install and then click ok The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of Motherboard you own We recommend that you only install those drivers Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of driver 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 MM P4I875P DRAGON 2 v1 0 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Win S8SE ME 2000 7XP Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition for Win 2000 P Intel LISB2 0 Driver for Win 2000 P click here for installation procedure Intel USB2 0 Driver for Win S8SE ME Intel 10 100 1G Lan Driver for Win S8SE ME 2000 XP C MEDIA B channel Audio Driver for Win S8SE ME 2000 7XP ALi Serial amp TA RAID Driver Lltility for Win S8SE ME 2000 XP P4I875P
21. the ATA66 100 flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the blue end to the primary IDE1 IDE3 or secondary IDE2 IDE4 directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard The ATA 66 100 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs DURUM eo Conductor ATA 66 100 Flat Cable Serial ATA connectors You can also plug the serial ATA cable into the serial ATA connector of the motherboard The other end of the SATA cable goes into your SATA device Serial ATA Cable Serial ATA 1 a Connector a Pin1 24 Hardware Installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova B 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 In addition this Motherboard supports a 3 mode 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB floppy commonly used in Japan Connect one side of the 34 pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector in the Motherboard The end of the cable that goes into the motherboard is not twisted The twisted end of the cable goes into the floppy drive This Motherboard can support only one floppy drive Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sovo C Front Panel Connections MEX HDD LED Speaker T BIB ACPILED AH PWRBT Power LED
22. the CPU in place WW 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 CPU Fan Installation Your Socket 478 processor kit comes with a cooling fan Mount the fan on the processor according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer The fan is 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 V LL 17 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova Step 2 Install Memory Module DDR Bi DDR B2 8 u DDR Ai D Tes zi zl TE zz This motherboard supports two Dual Channels to your memory Note that you can use normal DDR memory for Dual Channel to work Also note that for Dual Channel to work 2 or 4 modules of equal size and specifications have to be installed The largest memory capacity possible is 4GB On this motherboard DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed Note that when installing 4GB of memory your total memory wi
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24. your memory Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Control DRAM Timing Selectable Item Help Menu Level gt Refresh Mode Select AV gt Move EnterSelect P U P D 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 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Setting Description Note DRAM Timing BySPD _ Ifenable the DRAM will auto Default Selectable Manual detect the DRAM timing CAS Latency 1 5 This item allows you to control Time 2 the DRAM CAS Latency time 2 5 Default 3 Active to 5 This item allows you to control Precharge Delay 6 the DRAM Percharge Delay 7 time Default 8 52 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Continue 53 BIOS Setup Utility SY P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 1 2 Onboard Device The Onboard Device option allows you to select which devices you want to enable and which you want to disable in your computer Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device LAN Chip 6 Channel H W Audio RAID IDE 3 4 SATA 3 4 IEEE 1394 Item Help Menu Level gt AV gt Move EnterSelect 4 PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values After you have completed the changes press Esc and fol
25. 0 Save ESC Exit Fl 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 58 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 System Boot Control Settings Setting Description Note First Selects the order in which Second Third your system scans for Boot Device devices to boot from First the first boot device then the second etc For booting from ALi M5281 controller set this option to other device Boot Other Selects if the system Device should try to find any Default other bootable devices if the first second and third boot device cannot be booted from Other Device IDE3 IDEA SCSI Selects whether your Default Boot Order SCSLIDE3 IDEA system should first try to boot from any PCI SCSI SATA3 SATA4 SCSI DTE lens SCSI or first from the on booted SATA ATA controllers 59 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the Main Menu and press Enter key Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy i Item Help Time hh mm ss Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master gt IDE Primary Slave Change the day month year IDE Secondary Master and century IDE Secondary Slave Dri
26. DRAGON 2 v1 0 Hardware Monitor for Win SSSE ME 2000 7XP ITE SIM Card Reader Driver Utility for Win S8SE ME 2000 XP Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Windows operating systems will not recognize the new INTEL 875P chipset properly To update the necessary inf files that will help Windows recognize the 875P chipset please run this utility gt intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition for Win 2K XP This installs the ICH5R RAID driver in your system for XP only 91 Drivers installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 gt Intel USB2 0 Driver for Win 98SE ME This program will install the USB 2 0 driver for Windows 98SE and Windows ME gt intel 10 100 1G Lan Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This program will install Lan driver on your computer gt C MEDIA 6 channel Audio Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This driver supports 2 4 6 speakers 3D positional audio for the onboard C Media 8738 audio chip gt ALi M5281 RAID Driver Utility for Win 98Se ME 2000 XP This utility will allow you to select which RAID mode you want to use for your configuration It will only change the RAID configuration for the ALi M5281 controller IDE3 IDE4 SATA3 and SATA4 IDE ports not for any of the other IDE controllers gt P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Hardware Monitor for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Your motherboard comes with a h
27. F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk of driver then press Enter to continue In the follow on window of device type please select M5281 SATA RAID Controller Win 2000 to continue The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID Controller Win 2000 item should be included Press S key to specify additional devices In the follow on window of device type please select M5228 ATA RAID Controller Win 2000 to continue The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5228 SATA RAID Controller Win 2000 item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup 103 SY P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 ICH5R SATAI SATA2 Setup Information sy p41s75P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Chapter 8 ICH5R SATA1 SATA2 Setup Information You can use your ICHSR as 1 Normal IDE function 2 RAID 0 function Stripping To use SATA1 and SATA2 as normal IDE please do the following steps 1 Goto the CMOS setup gt Soyo combo Feature gt onchip device gt and set the IDEI 2 SATAI 2 to SATA only or IDE SATA depending on your system configuration 2 Set SATA Mode to IDE 3
28. KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in Default 2 88MB 3 5 in None Not installed Floppy 3 Mode Support Supports 3 mode floppy Special disk diskette drive 740KB 1 2MB commonly 1 44MB on selected used in Japan disk drive 61 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova Others Optional Video Halt On Setting EGA VGA All But Keyboard system Select which type of Description Note Select the video mode supported Default by your VGA Card and memory When the BIOS detects system Default errors this function will stop the All But Diskette error will cause the system halt 62 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sovo 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Select the Advanced BIOS Features option from the Main Menu and press Enter key Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning CPU L1 amp L2 Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Item Help Menu Level gt Boot Up Floppy Seek Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting enabled and someone attempt to write data into this Security Option area BIOS will show a APIC Mode warning message on screen MPS Version Control For OS and alarm beep OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability Report No FDD For WIN 95 Full
29. M Port AGP aperture The aperture is a Size MB 64M Portion of the system memory address Default range dedicated for graphics memory address space for when your VGA card runs out of memory Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the memory without any translation 32M Init Display PCI Slot Choose which card AGP Display First AGP card or PCI VGA card to initialize Default first DRAM Data Auto Detect whether your DDR RAM Integrity is ECC or not Mode 69 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer The following screen shows setup default settings Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt Onboard USB Device Item Hel gt SuperIO Device cu Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The following tables describe each field in the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Menu and provide instructions on how to configure the IDE controls FDC controls and the onboard serial and parallel ports 70 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 5 1 Onboard USB Device The O
30. N 104 APPENDIX A ALI M5283 cette tette teneant tton 106 APPENDIX B FLASHING BIOS ROML ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesees 114 APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING nsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseseees 118 APPENDIX D CONTACT INFORMATION certet 127 Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION The SY P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 AGP PCI Motherboard is a high performance Socket 478 processor ATX form factor system board SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 uses the Intel 875P Chipset technology This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements 1 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items The SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Intel 875P AGP PCI Motherboard Theuser manual eS The Installation CD ROM d SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM O SS ey nis Three IDE Device ATA 100 Flat Cable EMG L oy 5 One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable ay Four Serial ATA cables pes m Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 OneSPDIF Audio Connector Card optional 4 One Back panel XBOX optional Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Mo
31. OWER ON Function Item Help Menu Level gt Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode PWRON After PWR Fail Move EnterSelect 4 PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl 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 72 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Others Optional Setting Description Note POWER ON Password Enables you to wake up the Function system by entering a password on the keyboard HotKEY You can wake up the system by pressing the key combination of your choice Ctrl F1 F12 Mouse Move Enables waking up the system by Mouse Click pressing either the right or left Any KEY mouse button BUTTON ONLY Disables the Wake Up by Default Keyboard function Keyboard 98 Allows you to power on a system using this type or keyboard If POWER ON Function is set to Password KBPowerON Enter your Set the password that will wake up your Password password system If POWER ON Function is set to Hot Key Hot Key Power Ctrl F1 F1 Choose the key combination that will wake up ON 2 the system Ctrl F1 to Ctrl F12 Onboard FDC controller Setting Description Note Onboard FDC Turn off the on boa
32. PTIMIZED DEFAULTS menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SOYO COMBO FEATURE 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 lt Enter gt to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence You are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup program Go to Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP 45 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 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 Afterthe diagnostic checks press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit AV gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Selecting items Usethe arrow keys to move between items and select fields From the Main Menu press arrow keys to enter the selected submenu Modifying selected items Use the Up Down keys to modify values within the selected fields Some fields let you enter values directly others will let you press Enter then select the value 46 BIOS Setup Utility sy P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility F
33. SB 2 0 support in Windows 2000 please visit http www microsoft com windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 default asp Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Include USB2 0 Driver 97 ALi M5281 Driver Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Chapter 6 ALi M5281 Driver Installation You can use your IDE 3 IDE4 as 1 Normal IDE function 2 RAID function RAIDO 1 0 1 To use IDE3 and IDEA as normal IDE please do the following steps 1 Go to the CMOS setup SOYO COMBO Feature gt Onboard Device gt and set the RAID IDE 3 4 SATA3 4 to Enable 2 Install the ALi M5281 driver see driver installation instruction below To use IDE3 and IDEA as RAID controller please do the following steps 1 Connect2 hard disk on IDE3 4 set them both as master 2 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt Onboard Device gt and set the RAID IDE 3 4 SATA3 4 to Enable 3 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the First Boot Device to Other Device 4 Set the Other Device Boot Order to IDE3 IDE4 SCSI 5 Press Ctrl A when the ALi M5281 BIOS summary screen appears 6 Create a disk array check appendix A for create instructions 7 Install the ALi M5281 driver See driver installation instruction below To boot from the ALi M5281 controller IDE 3 or IDE 4 1 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the First Boot Device to Othe
34. W2 Firewire connector is as follows FW1 Pin Assignment CGND 10 5 PWRO PWRO0 9 BOMC 8 3 BOPC CGND 7 2 GND AOMC 6 1 AOPC FW2 Pin Assignment CGND 10 5 PWR1 PWR1 9 B1MC 8 3 B1PC CGND 7 2 GND A1MC 6 1 A1PC 38 Hardware Installation Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 F ATX12V Power Supply The power supply connector is the last connection to be made when installing a motherboard This motherboard requires an ATX 12V power supply AT or ATX power supplies cannot be used We recommend a power supply of at least 350W or 400W under full loading Steps 1 Connect the 20 pin connector to the ATX power connector See FIG 1 2 Connect the 4 pin connector to the 12V power connector See FIG 2 B it ATX Power s a E EE s T T s T JABI a M a N ic eig m j m 12V Power Connector Note 1 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 is ATX 39 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Note 2 When using the Power On by Keyboard function please make sure the ATX 12V power supply is able to provide at least 1220mA on the 5V Stan
35. allation You can use your SATA3 SATA4 as 1 Normal IDE function 2 RAID function RAIDO 1 To use SATA3 and SATA4 as normal IDE please do the following steps 1 Goto the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt Onboard Device gt and set the RAID IDE3 4 SATA3 4 to enable 2 Install the ALi M5281 driver See driver installation instruction below To use SATA3 and SATA4 as RAID controller please do the following steps 1 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt Onboard Device gt and set the RAID IDE3 4 SATA3 4 to Enable 2 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the First Boot Device to Other Device 3 Set the Other Device Boot Order to SATA3 SATA4 SCST 4 Press Ctrl A when the ALi M5281 BIOS summary screen appears 5 Create RAID set check appendix A for more info on creating RAID set To boot from the ALi M5281 controller SATA3 or SATA4 1 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the First Boot Device to Other Device 2 Set the Other Device Boot Order to SATA3 SATA4 SCSI 101 ALi M5281 Serial ATA Driver Installation For more information on the ALi M5281 Utility Software please check the ALi M5281 manual located in d doc folder in the Soyo driver CD Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation Install driver during Windows XP installation l Go to d raid m5281 floppy director
36. ard supports up to 3 chassis fans Please check the 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFANS3 paragraph on page 34 for more details P Flash BIOS This chip contains the system BIOS firmware and is software upgradable It s size is 4Mbit For updates of your Flash BIOS please go to http www soyogroup com For details on how to setup your BIOS please go to the BIOS SETUP UTILITY chapter on page 46 Q Bus Mastering EIDE ATAPI Ports These connectors are to attach your IDE devices to Each connector can support up to 2 IDE devices 1 master and 1 slave Please check the IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 22 for more details R CMOS Clear Jumper JP5 This jumper allows you to clear your CMOS RAM contents in order to reset your system configuration For more details on this check the H CMOS Clear JP5 paragraph on page 42 S Front Panel connectors J25 This header allows you to connect the switches and LEDs on your front panel Please check the C Front Panel Connections chapter on page 26 for more details and lay outs T 5V Stand By Indicator LED The ATX 12V power supply will always supply a 5V standby voltage to your motherboard so that it can power on via for example Wake On Lan technology This LED shows that your ATX 12V power supply is supplying this standby voltage to your motherboard U IDE RAID Ports These IDE ports IDE 3 and IDE 4 can be used as normal IDE port or in a RAID configurat
37. ardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored gt ITE SIM Card Reader Driver Utility for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP Driver to support the smart card reader You need to install this if you use the SCR 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 92 Drivers installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 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 that your internet connection is up before clicking this button 93 Drivers installation Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 After Windows XP installation your device manager should look like this Device Manager File Action View Help e amp R 2 JT OUUSH30WNIFL Computer ee Disk drives E Display adapters 1A DVD CD ROM drives 4 Floppy disk controllers J Floppy disk drives E IDE ATA ATAPI controllers x9 Keyboards Mice and other p
38. 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 the 2AA2 BIOS Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard Please go to the technical support page of one ofthe SOYO websites Tarwan www soyo com tw USA http www soyogroup com and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision How can I 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 Copy the BIOS file and awdflash utility to the diskette Type awdflash biosname bin sn py Then reboot ie Download the BIOS from our support website Copy the BIOS to an empty floppy disk no other files on the disk Press lt ALT gt lt F2 gt after memory initialization Hopp t2 Uo The system will now automatically flash and reboot 122 Note That flashing from the BIOS is only possible if you use anormal floppy drive Itcan t flash from any other device 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 flashing Is there a way to reprogram my BIOS after an unsuccessful flash No other way you need to send back the BIOS ROM to your nearest SOYO branch for re flashing I m using a 400 or 533 MHz FSB CPU I cannot
39. cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3 pin connector Install according to the following pin assignment Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 CHAFAN Pin Assignment CHAFAN 1 3 SENSOR 2 12V 1 GND CHAFAN2 GND 1 12V 2 NC 3 CHAFANS3 ii GND 12V NC Note CPU cooling fan must be installed to prevent the CPU from overheating and ensure system stability Chassis cooling fan is optional depending on whether there is cooling fan in your chassis 34 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 3 Smart Card Reader The smart card reader conforms to the PC SC Working group standard and has the following lay out SMCARD Pin Assignment NC 14 13 NC Scrpres 12 11 GND Scrio 10 9 NC NC 8 7 CLK RST 6 5 Sorfet NC 4 3 NC NC 2 1 VCC 4 CD Line in CDIN This Motherboard provides one CD Line in connector Please connect the 4 pin audio cable from your CD ROM or DVD ROM drive to CDIN Please install according to the following pin assignment CDIN CD Line in Pin Assignment a ww 4 3 2 1 GND Right GND Left 35 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 5 AUX IN AUXIN This Motherboard provides one AUX IN connector Please connect the 4 pin audio cable from your second CD ROM or DVD ROM drive to AUX IN Please install according to the following
40. chapter 5 for more info 95 Drivers installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova Drivers directory list in the CD driver Ba ie iil RED C inte REDE I a e DragonCD20031102 F AUDIO es BMC CMI8738 6CH doc B driv com B Direct H W monitor B ITE BC win hmon iC drivers ICHS SATA driver BH C Intel isa Intel Inf driver O intlinf 4 Bc Is AR pa LAN driver BEN Lm MANUAL eC RAID OBMC hpt72 oof HptUtility ALi M5281 Audio driver a i EC Usb2 0 USB 2 0 driver for Ci L INTEL m Win 98SE ME g H 2k M a OSme 96 USB2 0 Driver Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Chapter 5 USB 2 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION USB2 0 Driver Installation for Windows XP USB 2 0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows XP For additional information regarding USB 2 0 support in Windows XP please visit http www microsoft com windowsxp pro downloads servicepacks sp1 default asp Windows XP Service Pack1 Include USB2 0 Driver After installing service pack1 please do the following 1 Go into the device manager 2 Remove e Universal Serial Bus USB Controller 3 Restart your system Next time Windows XP starts up a new USB 2 0 controller will be found USB2 0 Driver Installation for Windows 2000 USB 2 0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows 2000 For additional information regarding U
41. clear the CMOS Check all the jumper settings on the M B Check if the CPU is ok by using another CPU check the manual for CPU supported on this M B Check if the power supply is ok The minimum should be 350 watts for a minimally loaded system or 400 watt for a fully loaded system Make sure the CPU fan is connected to CPUFANI connector Remove the M B from the case and test the system The M B might be shorted to the case Change the VGA card If you have used a 3 3V AGP card the AGP DET LED will also lit 119 The system powers up no video but beeping is heard 1 4 Clear the CMOS ram JP5 connector see the manual for more info on how to clear the CMOS Check if the memory module and the VGA card are inserted properly in the M B 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 on our website Change the VGA card Make sure the AGP card is 1 5v not 3 3v The system turns on for some seconds then shut down by itself 1 2 Check if the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFANI connector The CPU might be overheating Check the CPU FAN if it is defective or see if the CPU fan is in contact with the CPU Clear the CMOS ram JP5 connector see the manual for more info on how to clear the CMOS Make sure the power supply you have in your system supports the M B specification Example If you have a P4 M B y
42. conflict I O addresses can be adjusted from the BIOS Setup Utility 82 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option shows the Motherboard s PC Health Status Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Menu Level gt AV Move Enter Select 4 PU PD Value FlOSave ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail S afe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Device Monitoring Setting Description Note CPU Vcore Show the current voltage status 3 3V 45V 12V V DRAM Voltage AGP Voltage CPU eC op Show the current status of the Temperature CPU temperature CHA eC op Show the current status of Temperature system temperature CPUFANI Speed RPM Show you the current CPUFAN operating speed CHAFANI Speed RPM Show you the current CHAFAN operating speed 83 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS Select the Load Fail Safe Defaults option from the Main Menu to load a pre defined safe bios settings This option is recommended if you have instability issues Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N Y Esc Quit AV gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values 84 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0
43. dby lead 5VSB Note 3 The minimum recommended wattage is 400W for a fully loaded system or 350W for a minimally loaded system the system might become unstable if power supply is not enough Note 4 The 4 pin ATX 12V must be connected to the motherboard Without this connector the system cannot boot Please install the ATX 12V power according to the following pin assignment ATX Power 12V mia 5V 5VSB falc 5V PW OK mm 5V GND Sls cup Pay special care to the directionality 5V GND GND GND 5V PS ON GND GND 3 3V a 12V 3 3V Nes 3 3V FIG 1 Pint Pin3 12VDC 12VDC 12V Power Connector FIG 2 40 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 G Center amp Bass Select Connector JP30 Center amp Bass Select Connector J P30 Pin Assignment Center 1 or 2 Bass Center out 3 DJ 4 Bass out Bass 5 ee 6 Center The 4 pin block jumper can be set to 1 2 3 4 or 3 4 5 6 The position this jumper block should be set to depends on your speakers If during usage you find that your center and base channels are swapped set this jumper to the other position Center amp Bass Normal Reverse Default select Short pin Short pin JP30 Setting 21010 4 35 46 33 B8 B A4 5886 5 Bis 41 Hardwar
44. drives during boot up Seek Disabling speeds boot up Enabled Default 64 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Boot Up Num Lock Status Setting Description Note Boot Up Num On Numeric keypad in numeric mode Default Lock Status at boot up Off Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot up Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller Options controls GateA20 Fast Lets the chipset control GateA20 Default 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 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 250 msec Choose how long after you Default 500 msec pressa key down the 750 msec character begins repeating 1000 msec Typematic Delay 65 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup The following table describes the security s
45. e Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 H CMOS Clear JP5 CMOS Clear J P5 Pin Assignment E Abd dw GND RTC NC In some cases the 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 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 CMOS Clearing Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Short pin 2 3 for at least 5 Short pin 1 2 JP5 Setting seconds to to retain new clear the settings CMOS 82 1 2 2 1 Note You must unplug the power cable from your power supply connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 42 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Onboard LAN LED Definition When this LED is lit This is the LAN activity LED It will blink when it is active Al green sign this means the LAN is running at 100 mbps if it is not lit the Onboard LAN is working at 10 mbps a When this LED is lit red lt 7 sign this means the LAN 7 This is the LAN activity LED It will blink when is running at 1 Gbps if it it is active is not lit the Onboard LAN is working at 10 mbps Step 5 Power On You have now completed the hardware installation of your Motherboard successfully 1 Turn th
46. e power on 2 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press the DEL key while the system is performing the diagnostic checks Note If you have failed to enter the BIOS Setup utility wait until the boot up sequence is completed Then push the RESET button and press lt DEL gt key again at the beginning of boot up during diagnostic checks 43 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 3 The BIOS Setup screen appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit Y Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup 2 3 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 of the 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 UTILITY will be shown on the screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings 44 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 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 O
47. e 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 d Password Disabled 86 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sovo 3 Enter your new password and press Enter The following message appears prompting to confirm the new password Confirm Password 4 Re enter your password and then press Enter to exit to the Main Menu This diagram outlines the password selection procedure RRRRRERRRRRRERRRRRERRRERE RRR 00000000 MsdeCMCCMCCCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCQQ Type the Password Press Enter without and Press Enter entering the password Enter Password ss Confirm Password After you confirm the password press Esc to exit 3 12 USER PASSWORD When the user password option is on you are not allowed to change any setting in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY except for changing the user s password Only the supervisor s password will allow you to make changes in CMOS setup The password setting procedure is similar to that for the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Refer to section 3 11 87 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sovo Boot Menu Boot Menu enables user to boot up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup To enable boot Menu p
48. edient of the enabling solution for the integrated networking connectivity in Intel I O Controller Hub based platforms It supports a single interface fully compliant with the IEEE 802 3 802 3u 802 3 standard The IEEE 802 3 standard for 1000BASE TX defines networking over two pairs of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable AK AGPDETLED This LED lights up when an AGP 3 3v card is inserted in the system If this LED lights up your system will not work since AGP 3 3v cards are not supported AL Back panel connectors These connectors allow you to attach the external devices to the back of your PC Please check the D Back Panel Connections paragraph on page 29 for more details 13 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Motherboard You are about to install and connect your new Motherboard Note Do not unpack the Motherboard from its protective anti static packaging until you have made the following preparations 2 1 PREPARATIONS Gather and prepare all the following hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully 1 Socket mPGA478 processor with CPU cooling fan CPUs with a VCORE higher than 1 6 volts are not supported 2 DDR memory module s 3 A computer case with an adequate power supply unit 350W for a minimally loaded system or 400W for a fully loaded system
49. em gt PC SC Personal Computer Smart Card Working Group Standard compliant smart card controller Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Storage gt ICHSR integrated Serial ATA controller supporting up to 2x UDMA 150 hard disks in normal or RAID 0 mode gt ALi M5281 Serial ATA RAID controller supporting up to 2x UDMA 150 hard disks in normal or RAID 0 or 1 mode gt ICHSR Integrated Parallel ATA controller supporting up to 4x UDMA 33 66 100 Parallel ATA devices gt ALi M5281 PCI to IDE RAID controller for support for up to 4x UDMA 33 66 100 133 parallel ATA hard disks in normal or RAID 0 1 or 0 1 mode USB 2 0 8x USB 2 0 compliant ports 4 on rear IO panel 4x motherboard connectors Sound Onboard CMedia CM8738 6 channel PCI _ Hardware Audio Network Onboard Intel 10 100 MBps 100Base T and 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet controller supporting Wake On Lan WOL TEEE1394 Onboard VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 Firewire controller with 1x rear IO panel connector and 2x motherboard connectors BIOS gt Power Failure resume function to allow the system to turn on or off after a power failure which is indispensable for server systems Wake On Ring and Power On by Alarm to allow your system to wake up from suspend or power on through the modem or RTC alarm gt Multiple boot allowing your system to boot from for example CD ROM Software gt SOYO Hardware Doctor allowing yo
50. ess ENTER to continue Windows XP setup 99 Sy P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 ALi M5281 Driver Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Install driver during Windows 2000 installation 1 Go to d raid m5281 floppy V directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and directory to a floppy disk 2 Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware configuration 3 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear 4 Press key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears 5 Insert the floppy disk of driver then press Enter to continue 6 In the follow on window of device type please select M5281 SATA RAID Controller Win 2000 to continue 7 The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID Controller Win 2000 item should be included 8 Press S key to specify additional devices 9 Inthe follow on window of device type please select M5228 ATA RAID Controller Win 2000 to continue 10 The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5228 SATA RAID Controller Win 2000 item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup 100 ALi M5281 Serial ATA Driver Installation amp SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Chapter 7 ALi M5281 Serial ATA Driver Inst
51. ettings Setting Description Note Security Option Setup Ifa password is set the password Default prompt only appears when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program System If a password is set prompt appears both when entering CMOS setup and during system POST APIC Mode Disabled Enabled the Advanced Programmable Enabled Interrupt Controller APIC mode On Default operating systems that support it you will have more IRQs available when enabled MPS Version 1 1 Allows you to choose the Multi Default Control for OS 1 4 Processor Specification MPS version Other Control Options Setting Description Note OS Select for OS2 When using an OS2 operating system DRAM 64MB Non OS2 When using another Default non OS2 operating system HDD Enabled Enabled this field when your HDD S M A R T Disabled Supports the S M A R T function Default Capability Consult your HDD provider for details Report No FDD Yes Windows will release IRQ line 6 For WIN 95 normally used by the Floppy Disk Drive after you disable your on board FDD and set this field to Yes No Windows will reserve INT 6 for your Default FDD whether it is disabled or not 66 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 LOGO Show 67 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES QD Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset
52. header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply Note that 5VSB will always have power so the 5V standby LED will always be lit PWRBT Pin Assignment 1 Power On Off GND 28 Hardware Installation gt SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova D Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse printer modem USB can be plugged directly into 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 EE T T T Tt T oll si zi Hm al i al Ts wn 1394USB EEEE COM A COM B li PRT LAN Connector r D USBLAN a MIC IN J fee ej Audio out m 29 Hardware Installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 1 Onboard Serial Ports COMA COMB External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include serial RS232 mice 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 This parallel port is used to connect the printer or other parallel devices Plug the parallel device cable
53. ion and drive information shows up on the screen The following is an example of BIOS version and drives information when using M5281 ALi RAID BIOS V1 00 c ALi Corporation 2003 All Rights Reserved Identifying IDE driver 0 0 x x 0 0 Channel 1 Master Maxtor 4A160J0 Channel 1 Slave Maxtor 6L040J2 107 Channel 2 Master WDC WD360GD 00F Channel 3 Master Maxtor 6Y200MO Press Ctrl A to enter ALi RAID BIOS setup utility When RAID BIOS is waiting after identifying drives press Ctrl and A simultaneously to enter the setup menu 2 1 RAID BIOS Setup Menu Corporation www ali com tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Select JBOD for integrated Capacity iz RAID Se q amp Partition Moving i ting amp Partition N 2 Select amp Finish Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel 1 Master Maxtor 4A160 JO UDMA6 Channel 1 Slave Maxtor 6LO040J2 Channel 2 Master WDC WD Channel 3 Master Maxtor 6Y200MO Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name 108 There are three major areas in the RAID BIOS setup screen Main Menu Drive Select Menu and RAID Array List 2 2 Main Menu In Main Menu the user has several options to operate RAID RAID BIOS www ali com tw Create RAID Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Select Create JBOD for integrated Capacity D Setting amp
54. ion and are controlled by the ALi M5281chip ATAPI devices will not work on these ports For more details please check the IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 22 10 Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 V ALi M5281 Serial Parallel ATA RAID chip The M5281 provides personal computer systems with PCI device solution of the highest integration It includes two Serial ATA Host controllers for supporting a total of 2 ports one fully Parallel ATA Host controller for supporting two channels W SATA Connectors These connectors allow you to attach one UDMA 150 hard disk to each connector Note that SATA 3 and 4 are controlled by the ALi M5281 chip and can support RAID 0 and 1 For more information on these connectors check the IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 22 X USB 2 0 connectors These connectors support 2 USB 2 0 ports per connector For details on the lay out please check the 5 Universal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB20 1 USB20 2 paragraph on page 31 Y Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 connector This connector is to connect your chassis fan to your motherboard This motherboard supports up to 3 chassis fans It allows you to monitor the speed of CHAFANI in CMOS setup or by using the SOYO Hardware Monitor software Please check the 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 paragraph on page 34 for more details Z CD IN con
55. iple threads received from the microprocessor F 3V Lithium Battery This battery supplies power to the CMOS RAM As long as the battery supplies enough power the contents of your CMOS RAM will be valid CMOS RAM contents are configured by CMOS setup and can be cleared by JP5 For more details on this check the H CMOS Clear JP5 paragraph on page 42 G CPU Cooling Fan CPUFANI 2 connectors With these connectors you can attach the CPU fan or fans to your motherboard They supply power and in the case of CPUFAN1 allow you to monitor the speed of the FAN via the SOYO Hardware Monitor software or via CMOS setup For more details on the lay out of these connectors check the 2 Cooling Fan Installation paragraph on page 33 Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 H Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN3 connectors This connector is to connect your chassis fan to your motherboard This motherboard supports up to 3 chassis fans Please check the 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 paragraph on page 34 for more details I DDR DIMM Banks These 4 184 pin memory slots are to install your system memory in They support up to 4 GB of memory For more details check the Step 2 Install Memory Module paragraph on page 18 J ITE IT8712F A Super I O Chip The IT8712F A is a Low Pin Count Interface based highly integrated Super I O The IT8712F A provides the most commonly used legacy Supe
56. ler to continue installation The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup Installing Driver on an Existing System For windows XP l 25 3 Place the driver CD into the CD ROM drive Choose the model P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Highlight the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition for Win XP and then click install Note RAID 0 can only work under Windows XP other operating system is not supported 105 sy P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 APPENDIX A ALi M5283 106 Introduction 1 1 What is ALi M5283 controller ALi M5281 M5283 is a high integration IDE controller that supports both Parallel ATA and Serial ATA interfaces It supports PATA UDMA mode transfer up to mode 6 and SATA 1 0 drives M5281 M5283 also provides a cost effective solution of RAID functions for the performance and reliability Main Features amp Benefits e Support RAID 0 1 amp JBOD e Allowed maximum 2 disks connection to every controller Does not support ATAPI devices e Support independent use of hard disk e Support Operating Systems Windows 98 Me Windows 2000 Windows XP e Windows based software for RAID management compatible with BIOS 2 ALi RAID BIOS After the system BIOS detects ALi RAID BIOS the RAID BIOS vers
57. ll be less than 4GB The reason for this is that the BIOS PCI and AGP cards claim part of your CPUs address space Memory Configuration Table If you want to use the Dual Channel feature please follow the memory configuration table below 18 Hardware Installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 DDR Slots Performance Pesen Been o Dan E A Installing your memory in a combination different from the table above will still allow your system to work The Dual Channel feature will not work then however This motherboard also supports ECC error correcting code memory DDR modules Memory frequency Table Depending on the front side bus FSB frequency of the CPU you can run memory of different speeds Please look at the table below for details 400 266 PC2100 533 266 or 333 PC2100 or PC2700 800 400 or 320 PC3200 or PC2700 When using a 800 MHz FSB CPU and PC2700 DDR DIMMs the memory frequency runs at 320 MHz instead of 333 MHz due to chipset limitations Step 3 Installation of Expansion Cards The motherboard has 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before inserting the expansion card into the computer 2 Press the expansion card firmly into the expansion slot on the motherboard 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are seated in the slot 4 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 5 Insta
58. ll required driver for the operating system you use 19 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 AGP Slot This motherboard only support 1 5V AGP cards 4X 8X cards If 3 3V AGP card is used the system will not power on and the AGPDET LED will lit AGP Slot 1 5V only AGPDET LED MMM Mn 1 MMMM MM a When AGPDET LED is lit it means a 3 3V AGP card is being used If you use a 3 3V AGP card the system will not power on and the AGPDET LED will lit 20 Hardware Installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 PCI Slots PCI IRQ Assignment The following table shows which PCI IRQs are used by which onboard device iz PNE E uS AGP ALi M5281 CMedia 8738 PCI Audio e VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 Intel 82547EI 10 100 1G Ethernet e PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 e PCI Slot 5 Intel 82801ER ICHSR USB 2 0 e 21 Hardware Installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova Step 4 Connect cables case wire and power supply A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE2 Primary Secondary IDE IDE SATA3 SATA4 m E deeem This Motherboard offers two primary IDE1 IDE3 IDE device connectors 2 secondary IDE device connectors IDE2 IDE4 and 4 tertiary serial ATA ports IDEI and IDE2 can support up to four high speed Ultra DMA 33 66 100 HDD or
59. low the instructions F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving Onboard Settings Disabled Setting LAN Chip Enabled 6 Channel H W Enabled Audio Disabled RAID IDE Enabled 3 4 SATA3 4 Disabled TEEE 1394 Enabled Disabled Description Note This setting allows you to Default enabled or disabled onboard LAN This setting allows you to Default enabled or disabled onboard 6Ch H W Audio This setting allows you to Default enabled or disabled onboard IDE 3 4 SATA3 4 This setting allows you to Default enabled or disabled onboard TEEE1394 54 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 1 3 OnChip IDE Device STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the IDE settings The OnChip IDE Device option changes the settings of the 82801ER ICHSR IDE controller These settings do not influence the ALi M5281 controllers The following screen shows setup default settings Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE 1 2 SATA 1 2 IDE HDD Block Mode IDE DMA transfer access On Chip Primary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto Auto arrange by IDE Primary Master UDMA BIOS IDE Primary Slave UDMA Combined Mode PATA On Chip Secondary PCI IDE and SATA are combined IDE Secondary Master PIO Max of 2 IDE drives in each IDE Secondary
60. mm 1 Reset Plug the computer case s front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard 1 Power LED Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED Power LED Pin Assignment 00g a de ON VCC NC GND 26 Hardware Installation E SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 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 VCC J NC NC Leesan 4 ACPI LED Connecting the 2 pin ACPI LED cable to the corresponding ACPI LED header will cause the LED to light whenever the system is in ACPI mode The manufacturer has permanently set this Motherboard in ACPI mode because of PC99 specification requirements ACPI LED Pin Assignment i 2 5V_DDR Control Pin 27 Hardware Installation E SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 5 IDE LED Attach the 2 pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE LED header on the Motherboard This will cause the LED to light when an IDE1 or IDE2 HDD CD ROM device is active LED Anode LED Cathode 6 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT
61. n 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 soyogroup com F C Tested To Comply With FCC Standards Edition February 2005 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Version V1 1 1 009 POST CONSUMER P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Platinum Edition SERIES 7b sccrciebrapen iii Table of Contents e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION ee eee ee eeenue 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION cirerers initan soeben eese a kae 1 1 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD eene 1 1 3 KEY FEATURES ii irre tr ioter Entre E Ee HER YU EE 3 1 4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD seen 5 1 5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS 5 1 6 SY P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 6 1 7 SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS 7 CHAPTER2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ee eee ee een eene 14 2 1 PREPARATIONS ierit eese eret teet nocet n dees eroe Ee EET 14 2 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE serene 15 A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM e 22 B Floppy Drive Installation sese 25 C Front Panel Connections sesessseseeeeeeen rennen 26 D
62. nboard USB Device option changes the values of the onboard USB controller The following screen shows setup default settings Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard USB Device USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Item Help Menu Level gt Move EnterSelect 4 PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl 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 Keyboard Controls Setting Description Note USB Controller Disabled Enabled Select Enabled if you want to use Default your onboard Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Select Enabled if you have USB Enabled 2 0 peripherals Default USB Keyboard Disabled Select Enabled if you want to use Default Support Enabled USB Keyboard in DOS USB Mouse Disabled Select Enabled if you want to use Default Support Enabled USB Mouse in DOS 71 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 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 Super I O controller The following screen shows setup default settings Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device P
63. nector This connector is to attach your analog audio output channel from your CDROM or DVD drive to your motherboard Please check the 4 CD Line in CDIN paragraph on page 35 for more details AA GAMEPORT connector This connector is to attach your gameport connector to Gameports are used to connect for example joysticks to For more details check the paragraph on page 31 AB SPKS connector This connector is to connect the speaker attached to your case to your motherboard Please check the 7 SPKS paragraph on page 37 for more details 11 Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 AC IEEE1394 Firewire connector These connectors allow you to attach IEEE 1394 connectors or devices to the motherboard The lay out can be found in the 8 IEEE 1394 Firewire Connector FW1 FW2 paragraph on page 38 AD VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 Firewire chip The VT6306 IEEE 1394 OHCI Host Controller provides high performance serial connectivity It implements the Link and Phy layers for IEEE 1394 1995 High Performance Serial Bus and 1394a Draft 4 0 It is compliant with 1394 Open HCI 1 0 and 1 1 with DMA engine support for high performance data transfer via a 32 bit bus master PCI host bus interface AE Center amp Bass select connector JP30 Because some speaker manufacturers connect their center and bass speakers different this jumper allows you to select how your center and bass speakers are connec
64. ng Note 1 POS Default 3 STR n n m amp un w Auto Default es Z lt Default 3 z y ER 5 0 V H Sync Blank Default Default A o Default 2 z S 9 j n uspend Default 3 11 NA Disabled l Default in 1Hour d F 77 BIOS Setup Utility sy P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Power Management Con trols Continue Setting HDD Power Down Soft Off by Instant off PWR BTTN Delay 4 Sec Wake Up by PCI card Power On by Ring Enabled USB KB Wake Disabled Up From S3 Enabled Resume by Alarm Enabled Description Note When the set time has elapsed Some older BIOS sends a command to the model HDDs HDD to power down This may not turns off the HDD motor support this advanced function Turns off the system power instant Default after pushing the power button Turns off the system power 4 seconds after pushing the power button If enabled any PCI card using the Default PINE signal will wake the system up Default The system will self power on when the modem is ringing When Enabled this feature allows Default the USB KB to wake the system up from the S3 suspend to RAM state The system ignores the alarm Default Set alarm to power on the system by the date 1 31 or time hh mm ss If the date is set to 0 the system will self power on by alarm everyday at the set time 78 BIOS Se
65. ointing devices Monitors Other devices Ethernet Controller Mass Storage Controller Mass Storage Controller Multimedia Audio Controller SM Bus Controller Universal Serial Bus USB Controller Ports COM amp LPT Processors Sound video and game controllers E 4 9 i System devices Fe Ee Ee REIR C E E E F i J Universal Serial Bus controllers 94 Drivers installation Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 After driver installation your Windows XP device manager should look like this Device Manager File Action View Help e amp R i 123 T OUUSHSOWNI4L F Computer Xs Disk drives E Display adapters 4 Floppy disk controllers G3 Floppy disk drives 3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards 3 Mice and other pointing devices If i Monitors BB Network adapters E9 Intel R PRO 1000 CT Desktop Connection Ports COM amp LPT MR Processors zi SCSI and RAID controllers c ALi M5228 ATA RAID Controller amp ALi M5281 SATA RAID Controller Sound video and game controllers Audio Codecs LU CMI8738 C3DX PCI Audio Device Legacy Audio Drivers Legacy Video Capture Devices Media Control Devices Standard Game Port video Codecs 9 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers m E E Note To install the USB 2 0 driver please update to Windows XP service pack 1 check
66. on Note Interrupt How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool Line PnP PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals IRQ 15 IRQ 15 PCI ISAPnP On Chip Secondary PCI IDE disabled IRQ 14 IRQ 14 PCI ISA PnP On Chip Primary PCI IDE disabled Interrupt 12 will be released by the PnP IRQ 12 IRQ 12 PCI ISA PnP BIOS automatically if the PS 2 Mouse Port is not used IRQ7 IRQ7 PCI ISA PnP Onboard parallel port disabled IRQ4 IRQ4 PCI ISAPnP Onboard Serial port 1 disabled IRQ3 IRQ3 PCI ISAPnP 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 NT XP or 2k Assign IRQ Enabled BIOS will assign IRQ for VGA USB Default For port VGA USB Disabled BIOS won t assign IRQ for VGA USB port 5 Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control to the OS especially if you use Windows 95 98 NT 2k or XP INT Pin1 8 Auto Set to Auto the BIOS will using Default Assignment IRQs Automatically MULTI I O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi I O addresses are as follows Port T O Address IRQ Status LPT1 378H 7 ECP EPP COMI 3F8H 4 COM2 2F8H 3 Warning If a default I O address conflicts with other I O cards such as sound card you must change one of the I O addresses to remedy to this address
67. ou need to use a P4 power supply ATX 12V compliant If you already checked the power supply specification change the power supply It might be defective or to low for your configuration The minimum is 350 watts for a minimally loaded system or 400 watt for a fully loaded system 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 it doesn t go any further What should I do 1 Clear the CMOS ram JP5 connector see the manual for more info on how to clear the CMOS If it still has the problem remove all other add on cards except the video card see if it boots further Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one causes the lockup Change the CPU 120 During Boot up my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error What is the problem This error occurs if you 1 2 Clear CMOS memory Redo your CMOS setup settings If your battery is empty the error will occur more frequently You 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 l 9 9 t Check the CPU Temp it might be overheating Change the CPU FAN Check in the health monitor setup menu
68. pin assignment AUXIN Pin Assignment E E E du 4 3 2 1 Right GND GND Left 6 MIC amp LED Connector J30 You can connect the Line out MIC in LAN LED to the front panel of your PC case If this option is available in your PC case This connector has the following pin assignment MIC amp LED Connector J30 Pin Assignment ACTLED Out R dl Out L Y 5 3 36 Hardware Installation Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 7 SPK5 Connect the end of the SPDIF Audio connector card cable to the SPK5 connector on the motherboard Please refer to C Media sound solution for more information on the AUDIO function SPK5 ae Pin Assignment enter Bass SPDIF IN GND Rear L R ote i REA Digital SPDIF in Coaxial SPDIF in Digital SPDIF out Coaxial SPDIF out SPDIF OUT Centerout REAR_R Note Some 5 1 speakers have different center base assignment Please use the C media Multi Channel Audio demo software to check if sounds coming from the center base speaker are correct Adjust JP30 accordingly if not t 37 Hardware Installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 sova 8 IEEE 1394 Firewire Connector FW1 FW2 This motherboard provides 3 IEEE 1394 ports for your Firewire devices Standard drivers are supplied with the operating system for commonly used Firewire devices FW1 and FW2 are available You can connect them to a 1394 bracket or X BOX to use them The layout out of the FW 1 and F
69. r Device 2 Set the Other Device boot order to IDE3 IDE4 SCSI 98 ALi M5281 Driver Installation For more information on the ALi M5281 Utility Software please check the ALi M5281 manual located in d doc folder in the Soyo driver CD Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation Install driver during Windows XP installation l Go to d raid m5281 floppy directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and directory to a floppy disk Windows XP will start to inspect your hardware configuration Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Below the screen Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk of driver then press Enter to continue In the follow on window of device type please select M5281 SATA RAID Controller Windows XP to continue The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID Controller Windows XP item should be included Press S key to specify additional devices In the follow on window of device type please select M5228 ATA RAID Controller Windows XP to continue The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5228 SATA RAID Controller Windows XP item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Pr
70. r I O functionality plus the latest Environment Control initiatives such as H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE s SmartGuardian function and Smart Card Reader Interface The device s LPC interface complies with Intel LPC Interface Specification Rev 1 0 The IT8712F A meets the Microsoft PC98 amp PC99 System Design Guide requirements and is ACPI amp LANDesk compliant K Serial Infrared IrDA device header This header allows you to connect an IrDA receiver to the motherboard You can find the lay out in the 1 Standard Infrared SIRCON paragraph on page 32 L Smart Card Reader connector This connector allows you to connect a smart card reader to the PC SC ISO 7816 compliant onboard smart card reader The paragraph 3 Smart Card Reader on page 35 contains more information on the lay out of this header M ATX Power Supply connector This connector is to connect the ATX connector of your ATX12V compliant power supply to the motherboard For more details on this connector please check the F ATX12V Power Supply paragraph on page 39 N Floppy Disk Drive FDD connector This 34 pins connector is to connect your floppy drive to Check for more details in the B Floppy Drive Installation paragraph on page 25 Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 O Chassis Cooling Fan CHFAN2 connector This connector is to connect your third chassis fan to your motherboard This motherbo
71. r mixed parallel and serial ATA drives 2 2 3 Create JBOD for integrated Capacity 1 Press Enter key to activate this item A J flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for JBOD 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for JBOD array Use Enter key to finish JBOD drive selection The maximum number of drives for JBOD array is four and the minimum is two 3 The prompt Create JBOD Y NY appears 4 Press Y key and then some necessary information will be written to drives which maybe destroy the original data in the drives Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID Array 5 Next the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array The effective characters for an array name is Q 9 A Z a z space and underscore 2 2 4 Stripe Size This item is effective for RAID 0 The user can choose a stripe size from 64K default 32K 16K 8K and 4K If the user uses RAID 0 for most A V editing application or files 64K is recommended 1 Press Enter key to activate this item Then 64K 32K 16K 8K 4K items appears at bottom of Main Menu 2 Use ft to choose the stripe size 111 2 2 5 Delete RAID Setting amp Partition 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An E flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the
72. rd controller floppy controller Use the on board floppy Default controller Onboard Serial Ports Setting Description Note Onboard Serial Port 1 Choose serial port 1 amp 2 s I O Default Serial Port 2 address port 1 Do not set port 1 amp 2 to the same Default setting except for Disabled or port 2 Auto 73 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Onboard Serial Ports 74 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Others Optional Former Sts 75 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 so 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP sets the system s power saving functions Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Item Help Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type MODEM Use IRQ Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Soft Off by PWR BTTN Wake Up by PCI card Power On by Ring Menu Level gt Resume by Alarm Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D V Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the Power Management Setup press Esc to return to the Main Menu 76 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Power Management Controls Setti
73. ress ESC after memory and option ROM like the HighPoint 372N BIOS initialization the user will see a device menu in which he or she can choose from which device they wish to boot Boot Menu Select a Boot First device Floppy LS120 IDE1 SATA1 CDROM ZIP100 Other Device 1 V Move ENTER Accept F4 Exit 88 Drivers installation SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Chapter 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION The SOYO CD will Auto Run only in Windows Based Operating Systems Your SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 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 driver software needed for installation c 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 NT 2000 or XP the SOYO CD will not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up please choose your motherboard and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be shown Please Select Your Board E P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Cancel SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu 89 Drivers installation e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 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 on your system Note The Start Up
74. rks fine except that the line in and or microphone doesn t work What is wrong 1 Please go to sound properties and check if the line in and or microphone are enabled 2 Check if the Microphone line in device is ok 3 Ifyou use the 4 channel option and you are connection your PC not via the SPDIF card line in will be disabled Line in works normally when using the SPDIF card for speaker connections in 4 channel mode Added PCI Audio Card does not work on this motherboard 1 GotoSOYO COMBO Setup and Disable onboard 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 124 Sometimes the system finds my CD ROM sometimes not 1 Check CD ROM if it is 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 I 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 Pin 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 se
75. s performance Default Setting Description Note CPU Clock 8X 50X The available CPU ratio you can select will depends on Ratio your CPU ID CPU Manual Choose the pre defined CPU Frequency Auto frequency setting or auto for auto Default Select detecting your CPU frequency For experienced overclocker set the field to Manual and use the CPU Freq by 1 MHz stepping manual to overclock the CPU Don t forget to set the correct CPU to PCI divider Frequency 100 511 Press Page Up Page Down key to 1MHz overclock the CPU Front Side Bus in IMHz Stepping increment or Press Enter key then type the desired CPU Front Side Bus Async Disabled Allows you to set your AGP PCI clock Default AGP PCI 66 33 MHz regardless of what your FSB and CLK 73 36 MHz memory are 80 40 MHz DRAM CPU Auto Choose the pre defined DRAM Default Ratio x1 33 frequency setting or auto for x1 25 experienced overclocker set the field to x1 33 or x1 25 DRAM frequency DRAM This item shows you the DRAM frequency Frequency 50 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 SOYO COMBO Feature Continue 51 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 1 1 Advanced DRAM Control STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with DRAM timing parameters The Advanced DRAM Control option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the timings of
76. t not to twist the cable while the floppy drive is connected to the twisted end of the cable RAID issue Windows does not detect the on board RAID 1 Enable the on board RAID function in the BIOS 2 Install the RAID driver see chapter 6 for more info Can I use my CD ROM or other IDE device except HDD on IDE 3 amp 4 SATA 14 No the IDE3 4 and all SATA ports only support Hard disks Can Iuse IDE 3 amp 4 and or SATA 3 4 as a normal IDE channel Yes no need to change any settings in the BIOS Just make sure to install the driver check Chapter 6 for more info I cannot get the HDD to boot from IDE 3 or IDE 4 why Make sure that the 1st boot device in the BIOS is set to other device and then set the other device boot order to IDE3 4 SCSI Boot up from my IDE3 4 I get blue screen upon entering Windows system Make sure the raid option in the BIOS is enabled 125 LAN Issues I have problem installing Novell NetWare v 50 Disable the APIC option in the BIOS ForupcHteddFAQs essecheck http www soyogroup com support 126 APPENDIX D Contact Information 127 How to contact us E If you are interested in our products please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live E Ifyou require Technical Assistance please contact our Technical Support in the region you live SOYO prefers Email as a communication medium remember to always add to the email the country that
77. ted See the G Center amp Bass Select Connector JP30 paragraph on page 41 for more details AF AUX IN connector This connector allows you to attach a second CDROM analog audio out output to your mainboard Please check the 5 AUX IN AUXIN paragraph on page 36 for more details AG CMedia CMI 8738 PCI 6 Channel hardware audio chip The CMI 8738 chip is a 2 4 6 Channel PCI hardware audio chip which uses the HRTF 3D positional audio technology It is SB Pro compatible and supports SPDIF IN OUT It also has a DLS DownLoadable Sound wave table music synthesizer which supports DirectMusic AH 32 bit PCI slots These are the motherboard s 3 3v busmastering PCI slots compliant to PCI specification v2 2 AI Intel 82801ER South Bridge chip ICHSR platforms enable the next generation desktop storage interface with integration of Serial ATA SATA The ICHSR also supports eight high speed USB 2 0 ports and integrates an Alert Standard Format ASF System Management controller for network manageability The ICHSR includes enhancements for ACPI 2 0 compliant power management logic ICH5R supports RAID 0 function 12 Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 AJ Intel 82547EI LAN chip The Intel amp 82547 family of controllers are highly integrated Platform LAN Connect devices combining 10BASE T 100BASE TX and 1000BASE T Gigabit physical layer capabilities and providing a core ingr
78. therboard 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 Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 1 3 KEY FEATURES Supports Intel mPGA Socket 478 processors gt Pentium 4 with and without Hyperthreading Northwood Prescott 533 800MHz FSB gt Pentium 4 Celeron gt SOYO COMBO Setup CMOS setup menu for complete and easy changing of your CPU settings in CMOS setup making jumpers obsolete Note CPU with higher than 1 6 volts are not supported Intel 875P ICH5R Chipset gt The SY P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 supports PC2700 and PC3200 DDR non registered and ECC memory modules gt SOYO COMBO Setup menu to fully configure your memory settings AGP 1x AGP master 4x 8x slot 1 5v only PCI 5x 32 bit bus master PCI slots Super I O ITE IT8712F A Super I O controller supporting gt Floppy disk controller Parallel port SPP EPP and ECP compliant 2x 16550A compatible RS232 serial ports IrDA compatible infrared port PS 2 Keyboard and mouse VVVV V Hardware monitor for monitoring temperatures voltages and fan speeds in the syst
79. tp www soyogroup com kb gt sovo SY P4IS 5P DRAGON 2 VLO Mbtherboarc LEILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLELLELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEI mPGA Socket 478 Processor supported Intel 875P AGP PCI 533 800 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor LEILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEIL User s Manual SOYO e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Copyright O 2004 by SOYO Group Inc Trademarks SOYO is the registered trademark of SOYO Group 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 Group 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 Group Inc Disclaimer SOYO Group 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
80. tup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Reload Global Timer Events Enabled 79 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard s PCI configuration Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Item Help Resources Controlled By TR MES enu Leve Default is Disabled Select PCI VGA Palette Snoop Enabled to reset Extended Assign IRQ For VGA System Configuration Data Assign IRQ For USB ESCD when you exit Setup INT Pin 1 Assignment if you have installed a new INT Pin 2 Assignment add on and the system INT Pin 3 Assignment INT Pin 4 Assignment such a serious conflict that INT Pin 5 Assignment the OS cannot boot INT Pin 6 Assignment INT Pin 7 Assignment INT Pin 8 Assignment reconfiguration has caused AV Move EnterSelect PU PD 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 80 BIOS Setup Utility e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 PCI device 81 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 PNP PCI Configuration Setup Continue Setting Descripti
81. u to fully monitor and control your system gt SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM containing free bonus software a a ik This motherboard is compliant with the following industry standards gt Microsoft PC99 gt FCC gt ACPI Motherboard Description e SY P41875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 1 4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your Motherboard follow these simple rules while unpacking Before handling the Motherboard ground yourself by grasping 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 gt Check the Motherboard for damage If any chip appears loose contact your dealer or our tech support immediately Gil Warning Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears damaged If the motherboard is damaged contact your dealer immediately 1 5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components Note that you must take special precautions when handling the Motherboard in dry or air conditioned environment To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge take the following precautions gt Donotremove the anti static packaging until you are ready to install gt Ground yourself before removing any system component from
82. unction Command Description F1 General Help Gives the list of options available for each item FS F6 Previous Values Load Fail Safe Defaults Restore the old values These are the values that the user started the current session with Loads all items with the most conservative values F7 Load Optimized Defaults Loads all options with the optimize values F10 Save Saves your changes and reboots the system Esc Exit Return to the previous menu Enter Select Will display a overlapping window with all options for the current item PU PD Value Using the Page Up and Page Down keys the user can toggle the value of the current item 47 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 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 TE changes and exit or UT SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N N to return to the 9 vrs mum Main Menu and keep intial rrr current values EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Selecting the EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to abandon all changes and exit setup Type Y to abandon ae ee LM Ub oe changes and exit or N to PN Quit Without Saving Y N return to the Main Menu to and keep current values Shitty F2
83. user to choose defined array drive to be deleted 2 Data on RAID drives will be erased Y N prompt message shows up to confirm the user s selection 3 Press Y key and then the data in drivers is destroyed Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting RAID Array 4 RAID array List automatically updates itself 2 2 6 Delete All RAID Setting amp Partition 1 Press Enter key to activate this item 2 Dataon RAID drives will be erased Y N prompt message shows up to confirm the user s selection 3 Press Y key and then the data in drivers is destroyed Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting RAID Array 4 RAID array List automatically updates itself 2 2 7 Rebuild RAID Array When a drive is replaced or BIOS detects a bad drive use Rebuild RAID Array to keep data coherency for RAID 1 and 0 1 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An R flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the array to rebuild 2 BIOS shows the source and destination drives and waits for confirmation to rebuild Press Y to start rebuild process 3 Process status bar shows up during the rebuild process 112 2 2 8 Select Boot Drive 1 Press Enter key to activate this item A B flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the boot drive 2 Press
84. ve A Floppy 3 Mode Support Video Halt On gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 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 press Esc key to return to the Main Menu Date amp Time Display Setting Please Note Date mm dd yyyy Type the current date You can also the _ PUp PDn keys to toggle Time hh mm ss Type the current time 24 hour clock format 3 15 PM is displayed as 15 15 00 60 BIOS Setup Utility Sy P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 Hard Disks Type amp Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed Setting Description Note IDE HDD Press To auto detect the HDD s Auto Detection Enter cylinders head sectors and size on this channel IDE Primary Auto BIOS detects hard disk type Default Slave automatically User Type User User defines the type of hard disk None Access Mode Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode Default automatically CHS Normal IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk 2528MB Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disks 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 Setting Description Note Drives A 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720
85. what your CPU temperature is 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 Set it to normal if so Check the website for latest BIOS update Check the website for FAQ s regarding instability issues Change the memory module or CPU they might be defective 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 And see if the problem is gone then Install Intel Inf driver Check if your mainboard is shorting out against the case Check if your memory module timings set in CMOS setup are supported by your memory module 121 My system intermittently locks up during Windows installation 1 Goto BIOS and load the optimized defaults 2 Check our website for any BIOS updates 3 If it still has the problem remove all other add on cards except CPU and CPU Fan 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 BIOS Issue Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the upper left corner of the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such
86. ws up at RAID Array List Note RAID 0 cannot be used for parallel ATA drives connected at the same channel RAID 0 cannot be used for mixed parallel and serial ATA drives 2 2 2 Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An M flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 1 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for RAID 1 Then flash cursor changes to an m flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID 1 3 The prompt Create RAID 1 Y N appears after two drives are properly assigned 4 Press Y and then some necessary information will be written to drives which maybe destroy the original data in the drives Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID Array 5 Next the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array The effective characters for an array name is Q 9 A Z a z space and underscore 6 After the RAID array has been created successfully its information shows up at RAID Array List 110 7 Lastly a prompt message asks whether to do drive copy The source and destination drives are the ones indicated as M and m in Drive Select Menw respectively Note RAID 1 cannot be used for parallel ATA drives connected at the same channel RAID 1 cannot be used fo
87. y assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and directory to a floppy disk Windows XP will start to inspect your hardware configuration Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Below the screen Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk of driver then press Enter to continue In the follow on window of device type please select M5281 SATA RAID Controller Windows XP to continue The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID Controller Windows XP item should be included Press S key to specify additional devices In the follow on window of device type please select M5228 ATA RAID Controller Windows XP to continue The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5228 SATA RAID Controller Windows XP item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup 102 SY P4I875P DRAGON 2 V1 0 ALi M5281 Serial ATA Driver Installation Install driver during Windows 2000 installation l Go to d raid m5281 floppy V directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and directory to a floppy disk Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware configuration Press

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