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1. i NE les S HDD LED i Speaker olo Turbo LI umm olo 4 LED KSE mee Keylock lc 7PWRBT mm mm EU JOJO m ee Power zm T E LED O Reset Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Plug the computer case s front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard 1 Power LED amp KeyLock Plug the Power LED cable into the 5 pin Keylock header Some systems may feature a KeyLock function with a front panel switch for enabling or disabling the keyboard Connect the KeyLock switch to the 5 pin Keylock header on the Motherboard Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED and pin 4 5 are for Keylock 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 3 Speaker Attach the 4 pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on the Motherboard 4 Turbo LED Connecting the 2 pin Turbo LED cable to the corresponding Turbo LED header will cause the LED to light whenever the system is in Turbo mode The manufacturer has permanently set this Motherboard in Turbo mode due to most hardware and software compliance to turbo mode 5 IDE LED Attach the 2 pin IDE device LED cable to the corr
2. Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt Intel Southbridge Drivers Because Windows 95 does not recognize the Southbridge of the newer Intel chipsets TX BX ZX etc this utility has to be run it will update the necessary Windows files Only for Windows 95 gt SOYO SpeedPro Busmaster Driver for Win 95 98 Without the busmaster drivers the CPU will need to be involved every time data is read from or written to the Harddisk The busmaster drivers make use of DMA Direct Memory Access to relieve the CPU of this burden thus speeding up the system The SOYO SpeedPro driver makes use of an advanced caching algorithm which gives it an advantage over other busmaster drivers gt Intel Busmaster Drivers for Windows 95 gt Intel Busmaster Drivers for Win NT gt Intel Busmaster Drivers for OS 2 68 Drivers installation SY 6BA Ill These are the official busmaster drivers as supplied by Intel Note Do NEVER install two types of busmaster drivers on your system this will lead to conflicts and system instability Therefore if you install the SOYO SpeedPro Busmaster driver you can NOT install the Intel Busmaster drivers Before installing a new busmaster driver first UNINSTALL the old busmaster driver gt SOYO CD Xpress Utility This utility will enhance your CD ROM Drive data thoughput by using space on the Harddisk as cache This way application programs can access data faster This u
3. 10 fom ete teR a 00 AWARD SOFTWARE INC CPU Name Pentium II CPU ID 0665 CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU Frequency MHz Manual Current System Temp 26 V C 78 V F CPU Host PCI Clock 100 33 MHz Current CPU Temperature 28 V C 82 F CPU Ratio X 3 5 2 350MHz Current CPUFAN Speed 5433 RPM AGP Clock 66MHz Current PWRFAN Speed 0 RPM Vcore Voltage Adjust Normal Current CHAFAN Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 98 V VTT V CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled 3 3 V l 3 55 V 5 V 12 V 11 97 V 12 V Boot Sequence A C SCSI 5 V 0 02V VBAT V Quick Power On Self Test Enabled 5VSB V 5 02 V POWER ON Function BUTTYON ONLY CPUFAN Off In Suspend Enabled RTC Y2K H W Roll over Disabled Quit TL Select Item Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Help PU PD Modify Power On by Ring LAN Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Resume by Alarm Disabled Load Setup Defaults The SOYO COMBO SETUP menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS 32 BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 1 Quick CPU Frequency Setup SY 6BA Ill Quick CPU Frequency Setup CPU Name amp CPU ID CPU Frequency CPU Host PCl Clock Setting Description Note The BIOS will read the CPU name string and CPU ID code From the CPU and it will display it here This item provides information only and can not be change Manual 233MHz 266MHz
4. 300MHz 333MHz 366MHz 400MHz 433MHz 466MHz 350MHz 400MHz 450MHz 500MHz 550MHz 600MHz m p opo oppo ojo ooo 66 x 3 5 66 x 4 66 x 4 5 66 x 5 66 x 5 5 66 x 6 66 x 6 5 66 x 7 100 x 3 5 100 x 4 100 x 4 5 100 x 5 100 x 5 5 100 x 6 Select the working 650MHz 100 x 6 5 If CPU Frequency field is set to Manual 66 33 MHz 79 37 MHz 78 39 MHz 81 40 MHz 83 40 MHz 90 30 MHz 95 31 MHz 100 33 MHz 105 35 MHz 110 36 MHz 112 37 MHz 113 37 MHz 115 38 MHz 117 39 MHz 118 39 MHz 120 40 MHz 122 37 MHz 124 31 MHz 124 41 MHz 126 31 MHz 133 33 MHz 135 33 MHz 137 34 MHz 138 34 MHz 140 35 MHz 142 35 MHz 144 36 MHz 150 37 MHz 155 38 MHz frequency of your Slot 1 processor among these preset values Note Setting this field to Manual requires you to fill in the next two consecutive fields 1 the CPU Host PClI Clock and 2 the CPU Ratio Select the host clock of your Slot 1 processor among these values Note For the ZX chipset 66 and 100 MHz host clock frequencies are acceptable However the system stability is not guaranteed for other frequencies due to the limitations of this chipset 33 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill Quick CPU Frequency Setup Continued Quick CPU Setting Description If CPU Frequency field is set to Manual After you have selected the host clock choose the right multiplier for the CPU Options are 2 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 5
5. ACPI Ultra DMA 33 Power on by modem or alarm SOYO COMBO Setup Supports Wake On LAN WOL Supports onboard hardware monitoring and includes Hardware Doctor utility Supports Creative SB LINK for PCI audio card 1 x 32 bit AGP slot 5 x 32 bit bus mastering PCI slots 2 x USB ports onboard 1 x IrDA port Supports multiple boot function Y2K Compliant Supports Power Failure Resume Optional Introduction SY 6BA Ill SY 6BA Ill PLATFORM FEATURES Board Size Slot Chipset ATX Power CPUFAN Memory BIOS Bus Controller PCI Slots AGP Slot ISA Slots 4 layer PCB 19x30 5cm 7 5 x12 ATX Form Factor Slot 1 for Pentium Ill Pentium Il amp Celeron Processor gt Supports the following processors 100MHz FSB Pentium II 350 400 450 MHz Pentium III 450 500 550 MHz 66MHz FSB Pentium II 233 266 300 333 MHz Celeron 300A 333 366 400 433 MHz Celeron 266 300 MHz gt Supports both boxed and non boxed type of CPUs gt Includes a CPU mount kit with retention clip Features Auto detection of CPU voltage 82440 BX AGP Set 20 pin Male Connector 3 pin CPU Cooling Fan Connector DIMM Bank DIMM1 4 gt Four strips of 168 pin Unbuffered SDRAM DIMM gt Supports 8 16 32 64 128 256MB DIMM modules in each bank gt Provides up to 1 Gbytes of main memory gt Supports ECC configuration System BIOS built in Award BIOS gt APM ACPI and Plug and Play function gt Supports multip
6. POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 USB Use IRQ Use IRQ Use IRQ Used MEM base addr Assign IRQ For USB PNP OS Installed Enabled No Quit Help Old Values TL 2 Select Item PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color Load Setup Defaults Controlled By option is set to Auto Note Starred items will disappear when the Resources 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 53 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 6 1 PNP PCI Configuration Controls PNP PCI Setting Description Note Controls Resources Manual BIOS does not manage PCI ISA Controlled By PnP card IRQ assignment Requires to assign IRQ and DMA to PCI or ISA PnP manually IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to Auto The Plug and Play BIOS Recommended auto manages PCI ISA PnP card IRQ assignment automatically Reset Disabled Retain PnP configuration Default Configuration data in BIOS Data Enabled Reset PnP configuration data in BIOS 3 6 2 PNP PCI Configuration Setup Setting Description If Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ and PCI ISA PnP Choose IRQ and RQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 DMA DMA assigned to 11121415 assigned
7. Please make sure to install only the drivers adapted to your system or otherwise this cause system malfunctions Step 4 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button Step 5 Select which driver you want to install and click OK Notice 1 Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Notice 2 You may click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Notice 3 Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active 70 SOYO
8. 66MHz FSB clock CPUs must use this setting 100MHz FSB clock CPUS Setting Normal Possible higher multiplier limit Note Shorting the jumper will tell the CPU that it is running on 66MHZz this will release more multiplier settings on some INTEL CPUS but will make the system operate out of its specifications if the actual frequency is 100 MHz or higher 22 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 17 Power On by Keyboard Jumper JP10 You can choose to enable the Power On by Keyboard function by shorting pin 1 2 on jumper JP10 otherwise short pin 2 3 to disable this function Power On by Keyboard Disable Short pin 1 2 to enable Short pin 2 3 and the the Power On by Power On by Keyboard SEHR Keyboard function function is disabled Note When using the Power On by Keyboard function please make sure the ATX power supply can take at least 720mA load on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB to meet the standard ATX specification Step 18 Power On You have now completed the hardware installation of your Motherboard successfully 1 Turn the power on 2 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press the lt DEL gt key while the system is performing the diagnostic checks Note f you have failed to enter the BIOS 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 23 Hardware Setup
9. IE Y FEATURES teuta ue eR ERE ERR CQ LUN URK RU 2 1 2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD 2 1 3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS 5 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE SETUP e 6 2 1 PREPARATIONS ee 6 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD 7 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE nnasssnsnnnennnnnnnneeneenenenenrenrnennne 8 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 30 3 1 SOYO COMBO SETUP tcu etit tmt tens 32 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP sess 38 3 3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ssssus 41 3 4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 46 3 5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 49 3 6 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 53 3 7 LOAD SETUP DEFAULT S erisa 56 3 8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 57 3 9 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD eese 62 3 10 USER E d RE 63 3 11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION esses 64 CHAPTER A DRIVERS INSTALLATION 65 Motherboard Features SY 6BA Ill SY 6BA Ill MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT P Connector Connecter JP10 JP8 0 9 9 9 0 anam LEID 1 3 D Q 1 E GC e e 1 e PWRFAN ia DIMM 1 USB 1 m USB 2
10. SY 6BA Ill Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 3 The BIOS Setup screen appears ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING SOYO COMBO SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Esc Quit Tl Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Time Date Hard Disk Type Change Color Step 19 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Instead CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS SOYO COMBO SETUP The SOYO COMBO SETUP menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS After the hardware installation is complete turn the power switch on then press the DEL key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Follow these steps to configure the CPU settings SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto 24 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 2 Select LOAD SETUP DEFA
11. User User defines the type of hard disk None Mode Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode Default automatically Normal Normal IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk gt 528MB Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disk Note f you have any questions on your hard disk type or mode ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details 3 2 3 Floppy Drives Floppy Drives Setting Description Note Drives A amp B 360KB 525 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in Default 2 88MB 3 5 in None Not installed Floppy 3 Mode Disabled Default Support Drive A Supports 3 mode Special disk Drive B floppy diskette drive commonly Both 740KB 1 2MB used in Japan 1 44MB on selected disk drive 39 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 2 4 Video Select the video mode EGA VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Mono Monochrome 3 2 5 Halt On When the BIOS detects system errors this function will stop the system Select which type of error will cause the system halt All Errors Default No Errors All But Diskette All But Keyboard All But Disk Key 40 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP Select the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option from the Main Menu and press Enter key ROM PCI ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Anti Virus Protection Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled HDD S M A R T capability Disa
12. frequencies your PCI and L166 33 1495 31 1115 38 L1124 41 L1140 35 AGP slots run at These 375 37 2100 33 2117 39 1126 31 1142 35 frequencies are derived Hoas pnooras artzise nnasra cr arse egenos a clock in 278 39 1105 35 2118 39 1133 33 1144 36 tne following way 381 40 0110 36 1120 40 1135 33 3150 37 CPU host clock gt 100MHz PCI CPU host clock 3 383 40 2112 37 21122 87 1137 94 1155 38 SPU host clock lt 100MHz 190 30 1138 344 PCI CPU host clock 2 b CPU Ratio After you have selected the CPU Host PCI Clock choose the right multiplier for the CPU CPU Ratio options are 1x2 LJ x 2 5 LI x3 LJ x 3 5 x4 0x7 0x75 jx8 The CPU frequency is then defined as host clock freq x multiplier and should the working frequency of your CPUs processor c AGP Clock This option allows you to manually adjust the AGP host bus clock frequency to a value determined as a fraction of the CPU host clock For example With a CPU front side bus of 100MHz Auto sets gt When auto is selected and the FSB Frequency is less then 100MHz it will be divided by 1 Otherwise it will be divided by 1 5 1 sets gt AGP Clock 2 100MHz 1 5 sets gt AGP Clock 66 6MHz AGP Clock options are 26 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill d Vcore Voltage Adjust The CPU notifies the board of what core voltage it requires by its VID outputs The on board voltage regulator uses the VID code to se
13. ot 1 CPUFAN DIMM 2 J J DIMM 3 DIMM 4 PRI COM 1 FDC Eu ef Oo o 9 of a e o COM 2 e d f o9 v9 Hee ATX e o Power o Zo gt AGP Slot L ga TETTE TR TFT IDE2 IDE 1 AOL 00000000 RE NU E EUER ER TEL T ETE ULL LL PCI Slot 1 REES SB LINK IR1 5 PCI Slot 2 PC PCI PEEP REED HII 3 PCI Slot 3 Intel PCI Slot 4 alae PE E 9 HDD LED m Speaker der 1urbo PCI Slot 5 5 lela ep EEE JP1 Keylock oa P d ISA Slot 1 eee z aguesidsRuepueRMUSUNpURUUMUENNN me P DCD eech js OO Reset Hardware ISA Slot 2 1 Monitoring mpm EM eee eres eee a eee eet ee mee CHAFAN Back Panel SY 6BA IlI Platform Introduction SY 6BA Ill Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The SY 6BA Ill AGP PCI Motherboard is a high performance Slot 1 processor supported ATX form factor system board SY 6BA Ill uses the 82440 BX Chipset technology and supports Slot 1 processors This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements 1 1 KEY FEATURES Supports Intel Pentium III processor 450 550MHz Pentium II processor 233 450MHz amp CeleronTM processor 266 433MHz Jumperless and CPU core voltage Adjustable PC98
14. to PCIVISA PnP card DMA0 1 3 5 6 7 Legacy ISA Choose IRQ and 1RQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 DMA assigned to 12 14 15 Legacy ISA card PMA 0 1 3 9 6 7 Under this item the user can assign an IRQ to a PCI slot However there under some conditions the IRQ will not be assigned as selected under this item 1 IRQs 0 1 2 6 8 13 can NOT be assigned because they are fixed 2 IRQs 5 9 10 11 are available 3 IRQs 3 4 7 12 14 and 15 will only be assigned if they are free See the table below on how to free them 54 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill PNP PCI Configuration Setup Continued PNP PCI Setting Description Interrupt How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool PnP PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals IRQ 15 IRQ 15 PCI ISA PnP On Chip Secondary PCI IDE disabled IRQ 14 IRQ 14 PCI ISA PnP On Chip Primary PCI IDE disabled Interrupt 12 will be released by the PnP 4 Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control to the OS especially if you use Windows 95 98 or NT Slot 1 2 3 4 Auto Default Use IRQ Select one of the interrupts NO Note The selected IRQ will only be assigned if it is available Windows may reassign IRQs Used MEM Memory 8K 16K 32K 64K This item base addr length Please ask your card appears only provider for the exactly when the memory length of this add Based MEM on card base addr set to I O address Assign IR
15. 2 Press the mechanical power button and hold down for over 4 seconds to shutdown the computer If you press the power button for less than 4 seconds then your system will enter into Suspend Mode T Note on Over clocking Capability The SY 6BA Ill provides over clocking capability Due to the over clocking setting your system may fail to boot up or hang during run time Please perform the following steps to recover your system from the abnormal situation 1 Turn off system power If you use an ATX power supply and depending on your system you may have to press the power button for more than 4 seconds to shut down the system 2 Setthe JP8 to short if you use a FSB 66MHz CPU 3 Press and hold down the Insert key while turning on the system power Keep holding down the Insert key until you see the message of the CPU type and frequency shown on the screen 4 Press the Del key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program 5 Select SOYO COMBO SETUP and move the cursor to the CPU Frequency field to set the proper working frequency 6 Select Save amp Exit SETUP and press Enter to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence Note SOYO does not guarantee system stability if the user over clocks the system Any malfunctions due to over clocking are not covered by the warranty 28 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill You are now ready to configure you
16. 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 The CPU frequency is then defined as host clock freq x multiplier and should the working frequency of your Pentium lll Pentium ll amp Celeron processor CPU Ratio Auto 1 IES Normal 2 5 5 0 5 10 0 Default This option allows you to manually adjust the AGP host bus clock frequency to a value determined as a fraction of the CPU host clock For example With a CPU front side bus of 66MHz 1 sets gt AGP Clock 66MHz 1 5 sets gt AGP Clock 44MHz Default The CPU notifies the board of what core voltage it requires by its VID outputs The on board voltage regulator uses the VID code to set the core voltage If the Vcore Voltage adjust is set to normal the Vcore will be exactly what the VID code specifies If an adjustment percentage is selected the Vcore will be that percentage higher than the VID code specifies If for instance the VID code specifies 2 0V and the Vcore Voltage Adjust is set to 10 0 the actual CPU voltage will be 2 2V This function should only be used if the CPU is running on FSB Frequencies beyond the CPu specifications BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 1 2 L2 Cache Memory Setting Description Note CPU L2 Cache ECC Disabled Checking Enabled This option activates Default the CPU L2 cache ECC checking function 3 1 3 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Setting Description Note Control Settings Boot Sequence A C SCS
17. ANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the Main Menu and press Enter key ROM PCI ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Fri July 31 1998 Time hh mm ss 511330533 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master AUTO 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Primary Slave None 0 0 0 0 0 Secondary Master None 0 0 0 0 0 Secondary Slave None 0 0 0 0 0 Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Base Memory 640K Drive B None Extended Memory 3328K Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Other Memory 128K Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors TOA ENON 4096K Esc Quit Tle Select Item PU PD 4 Modify F1 Help Shift F2 Change Color F3 Toggle Calendar This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings After you have completed the changes press Esc key to return to the Main Menu 3 2 1 Date amp Time Display Setting Please Note mm dd yyyy Type the current date You can also the PUp PDn keys to toggle hh mm ss Type the current time 24 hour clock format 3 15 PM is displayed as 15 15 00 38 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 2 2 Hard Disks Type amp Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed Primary Setting Description Note Master amp Slave Type Auto BIOS detects harddisk type Default m automatically
18. Default IRQ 3 11 NA modem device 50 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 5 2 PM Timers PM Timers Setting Description Note Power User Define Lets you define the HDD and Default Management system power down times Disable Disables the Green PC Features Doze Standby Suspend HDD timer timer timer power down Min Saving 1Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour 15 Min Max Saving 1Min 1 Min 1 Min 1 Min The following Doze Mode field may be configured only if Power Management is set to User Define Doze Mode Disable Default 1Min When the set time has System clock 1Hour elapsed BIOS sendsa drops to command to the system to 33MHz enter Doze Mode The following Standby Mode field may be configured only if Power Management is set to User Define Standby Disable Default Mode 1Min When the set time has 1Hour elapsed BIOS sends a command to the system to enter Standby Mode The following Suspend Mode field may be configured only if Power Management is set to User Define Suspend Disable Default Mode 1Min In Suspend mode the Only an SL iHour CPU stops completely no Enhanced or instructions are executed SMI CPU can enter this mode HDD Power Disabled Default Down 1 15Min When the set time has Some older elapsed BIOS sends a model HDDs command to the HDD to ay not support power down This turns of the HDD motor f this advanced function BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BAs Ill 3 5 3 PM Events PM Events Set
19. I Choose the boot C A SCSI sequence adapted to C CD ROM A your needs for example CD ROM C A A C SCSI means D A SCSI the BIOS will look for an E A SCSI operating system first in drive A then in drive C J J D and eventually in SCSI SCSI C A device C only LS ZIP C Quick Power On Disabled Self Test Enabled Provides a fast POTS at Default boot up 3 1 4 Power Management PM Events Setting Description Note POWER ON BUTTON ONLY Disables the Wake Up by Default Function Keyboard function KB PowerON Enables you to wake up the Password system by entering a password at the keyboard Hot Key You can wake up the system by pressing the key combination of your choice Ctrl F1 F12 35 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill Power Management Continued PM Events Setting Description Note If POWER ON Function is set to KB Power ON Password KB PowerON Enter your Set the password that will wake up your Password password system If POWER ON Function is set to Hot Key KB PowerON Ctrl Choose the key combination that will Password F1 F12 wake up the system Ctrl F1 to Ctrl F12 Instant off Default Delay 4 Turns off the system power A Sec seconds after pushing the power button Power On by Disabled Default Ring LAN Enabled The system will self power on me when the modem is ringing Resume by Disabled The system ignores the alarm Default Alarm Enabled Set alarm to power on the system by the da
20. Infrared IR1 Connector IR1 Pin Assignment VCC IRRX GND IRTX 1 2 3 4 5 3 Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications 17 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 9 Cooling Fan Installation 1 CPU Cooling Fan After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor attach the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility POWER MANAGEMENT menu To avoid damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN Pin Assignment SENSOR 3 6 12V 2 0 GND B 2 Chassis Cooling Fan amp Power Cooling Fan Some chassis also feature a cooling fan This Motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3 pin connector Install according to the following pin assignment Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN Pin Assignment roe Soong aH PWRFAN Pin Assignmen GND 12V SENSOR mM SENSOR 3 123 12V 2 ZI GND 1 B Note CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard 2 CHAFAN and PWRFAN are optional 18 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 10 AGP VGA Card Insert the AGP VGA card into the AGP slot Then connect the monitor informat
21. Old values e BN the old values These are the values that the user started the current session with REC Lol Defaults values Defaults etup the Main Menu 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 ROM PC I ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD S OF TW A HR E INC Type Y to save the changes and exit or N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Selecting the EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to abandon all data and exit setup therefore ignoring all your changes ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY THUIUTETUTETTTUEREMEEEURPUETTTYVUTNTUSTUPTE Type Y to abandon changes and exit or N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values 31 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 1 SOYO COMBO SETUP This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Instead CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS SOYO COMBO SETUP After the hardware installation 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 SETUP option from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key ROM PCI ISA BIOS
22. Q Enabled BIOS will assign IRQ for Default For USB USB port Disabled BIOS won t assign IRQ for USB port PnP OS Yes Set this field to Yes if you Installed are running Windows 95 which is PnP compatible No Ifthe OS you are running Default does not support PnP If there is any configuration doubt set this field to No 55 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BAs III 3 7 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Select the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved This option is recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD SOYO COMBO SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Esc Quit Tl Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values Warning f you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance 56 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option changes the values of the chipset registers T
23. Type SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 Mbytes Note 1 256 MB memory modules available on PC registered DIMM only 2 Always install memory modules in the order prescribed in this table 3 Do not install unbuffered and registered memory modules together Important lt is of prime importance that you install DIMM modules as outlined in the table above in order to preserve signal integrity on 100MHz front side bus systems 12 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 4 IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM This Motherboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device connectors IDE1 IDE2 It can support up to four high speed HDD or CD ROM Connect one side of the 40 pin flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the other end to the primary IDE1 or secondary IDE2 directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard This Motherboard can support up to four HDDs Step 5 Floppy Drive Installation The system supports 5 possible floppy drive types 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB and LS 120 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 on the Motherboard This Motherboard can support up to 2 floppy drives Step 6 Front Panel Connections
24. ULT Select the LOAD SETUP DEFAULT menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SOYO COMBO SETUP Move the cursor to the CPU Frequency field to set the CPU frequency 1 CPU Name amp CPU ID The BIOS will read the CPU name string and CPU ID code From the CPU and it will display it here This item provides information only and can not be change 2 CPU Frequency Available CPU Frequency settings on your SY 6BA III Motherboard are detailed in the following table CPU Frequency MHz Select the working frequency of a your Pentium Ill Pentium II Manual LJ 466MHz 66 x3 5 Celeron processor among these preset values Note M mark the checkbox that corresponds to the working Cl 233MHz 66 x 3 5 L 350MHz 266MHz 66x4 400MHz 100 x 4 300MHz 66 x 4 5 450MHz 100 x 4 5 frequency of your Pentium ll 333MHz 66 x5 500MHz 100x5 Pentium II Celeron 100 x 3 5 366MHz 66 x 5 5 550MHz 100 x 5 5 processor in case the CMOS 400MHz 66 x 6 L 600MHz 100 x 6 configuration should be lost J 433MHz 66 x 6 5 650MHz 100 x 6 5 If you set this field to Manual you are then required to fill in the next two consecutive fields a the CPU Host PCI Clock and b the CPU Ratio 25 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill a CPU Host PCI Clock CPU Host PCI Clock Under this item you find the
25. ad on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB to meet the standard ATX specification Note If you use the Wake On LAN WOL function make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment ATX Power 12V Ve 5V 5VSB e 5V PW OK Tote 5V GND ele GND gt Pay special care to the directionality SV ele GND GND el GND SV les PS ON GND elle GND 3 3V ells 12V 3 3V ee 3 3v 20 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 13 5V Stand by indicator LED LED 1 This LED is lit whenever the 5V Standby voltage coming from the ATX powersupply is available If you have connected your ATX powersupply to the mains LED 1 should be lit Step 14 External Suspend Button JP1 Some cases come with a suspend button insert the plug into JP1 In addition to this button the system can also enter the suspend mode through your OS Note Suspend mode only functions if your Power Management mode is AP M Make sure that the BIOS setting for Power Management is APM Windows 98 can be installed with ACPI Power Management default is AP M in this case suspend mode will not function either dt Step 15 CMOS Clearing JP5 After you have turned off your computer clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pins 2 3 on jumper JP5 for a f
26. ary Slave gt Secondary Master PIO Auto For better performance Default gt Secondary Slave PIO and stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing IDE Disabled e Da EIS Auto Select Auto to enable Default rimary Slave Secondary Master UDMA Ultra DMA Mode gt Secondary Slave UDMA support On Chip PCI IDE Disabled Turn off the on board Primary IDE Secondary Enabled Use the on board IDE Default 3 8 2 Keyboard Controls Keyboard Controls Setting Description Note USB Keyboard Support Disabled Turn off the on board Default IDE Enabled Use a USB keyboard Init Display First PCI Slot Choose which card Default AGP AGP Display card or PCI VGA card to initialize first 58 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 8 3 FDC Controls FDC Controls Setting Description Disabled Turn off the on board floppy controller Enabled Use the on board Default floopy controller 3 8 4 Onboard Serial Ports Onboard Serial Setting Description Note Ports Onboard UART 1 Disabled Onboard UART 2 3F8 IRQ4 Choose serial port 1 amp Default 2 s I O address port 1 2F8 IRQ3 Do not set port 1 amp 2 to Default the same address port 2 3E8 IRQ4 except for Disabled or 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Auto UR2 Mode Standard Supports a Standard Default serial infrared IrDA IrDA 1 0 ASKIR Supports a Sharp serial interface format FIR Fast Infrared Interface If UR2 Mode is set to IrDA 1 0 ASKIR FIR UR2 D
27. bled External Cache Enabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes CC000 CFFF Shadow Disabled D000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Security Option Setup D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64 MB Non OS2 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 ESC Quit 7 5 amp Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F7 Load Setup 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 41 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 3 1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Anti Virus Disabled Protection Enabled If set to enabled the Default Paragon Anti Virus Function will scan your boot drive for boot virusses If a boot virus is detected the BIOS will display a warning message 3 3 2 Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note CPU Internal Cache Disabled Enabled Enables the CPU s Default internal cache External Cache Disabled Enabled Enables the external Default memory 3 3 3 Floppy Driver Settings Floppy Driver Setting Description Note Settings Swap Floppy Disabled Default Drive Enabled Chang
28. crobat 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 66 Drivers installation SY 6BA Ill Step 3 Install Drivers Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your Motherboard The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of Motherboard you own We recommend that you only install those drivers The following drivers are available for Windows 95 Driver Installation Intel Southbridge Drivers SOYO Speedpro BusMaster Driver for win 95 98 Intel BusMaster Drivers for Win NT Intel BusMaster Drivers for Win95 Intel BusMaster Drivers for OS 2 SOYO CD Xpress utility Winbond hardware doctor for win 95 98 Driver Installation Menu 67 Drivers installation SY 6BA Ill The following drivers are available for Windows 98 Driver Installation Ki Please select the driver you want to install and click OK You will have to restart your system after installation Only the drivers that are relevant to your board are displayed initially SOYO Speedpro BusMaster Driver for win 95 98 Intel BusMaster Drivers for Win NT Intel BusMaster Drivers for OS 2 SOYO CD Xpress utility Winbond hardware doctor for win 95 98 Display all drivers OK Cancel on the SOYO CD
29. d the drivers software available for installation and a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products The SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive The SOYO CD will auto run and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will display as shown below TE TO CD San Up Hem ie Li Cheek the letest releases Ener the 8070 CD 65 Drivers installation SY 6BA lll Step 2 Read SOYO 6BA III Manual Click the Read Manual button to open the user s manual file of your Motherboard Please note that if the Start Up program was unable to determine which SOYO Motherboard you own the manual selection menu will pop up as shown below Then select the user s manual file that Neb 4OKGDEVENIEIK X Please select your manual in the box below and click OK 686 boards 586 boards 6BA I ix OK Back corresponds to your Motherboard model name and click OK Manual Selection Menu The user s manual files included on the SOYO CD can be read in PDF Postscript Document format In order to read a PDF file the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the A
30. damage to your Motherboard follow these simple rules while unpacking gt Before handling the Motherboard ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system s metal chassis gt Remove the Motherboard from its anti static packaging Hold the Motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components gt Check the Motherboard for damage If any chip appears loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Warning Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears damaged If there is damage to the board contact your dealer immediately 1 3 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components Note that you must take special precautions when handling the Motherboard in dry or air conditioned environment To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge take the following precautions gt Donotremove the anti static packaging until you are ready to install gt Ground yourself before removing any system component from its protective anti static packaging To ground yourself grasp the expansion slot covers or other unpainted portions of the computer chassis gt Frequently ground yourself while working or use a grounding strap Handle the Motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its components Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Chapter 2 HARDWARE SETUP Congratulations on you
31. djust the keystroke repeat rate The following Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay fields are active only if Typematic Rate Setting is set to Enabled Char sec Choose the rate at Default n which a character is ar Sec repeated when holdin Char sec dees a key Typematic Rate Char sec 6 8 1 12 15 20 Char sec 0 0 2 5 0 F Char sec 0 Char sec Typematic Delay 250 msec Choose how long after Default 200 msec you press a key down 750 msec the character begins repeating 1000 msec 3 3 8 Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Note Options Assign IRQ Disabled For VGA Enabled Use this default setting Default HDD Disabled S M A R T Enabled Enable this field when your capability HDD supports the S M A R T function Consult your HDD provider for details 44 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III Other Control Options Other Control Setting Options Default The BIOS is shadowed in a 16K segment if itis enabled and if it has BIOS present These 16 segments can be shadowed from ROM to RAM BIOS shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM BIOS can then execute from RAM 45 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP option changes the values of the chipset registers The
32. ds amp Sowvo S Y 6B A Ill Motherboard kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Pentium III Pentium II amp Celeron Processor supported 82440 BX AGP PCI Motherboard 66 amp 100MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk User s Guide amp Technical Reference SOYO SY 6BA III About This Guide This User s Guide is for assisting system manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the Motherboard Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability however no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents The information in this document is subject to change without notice Copyright Notice Copyright 1998 Soyo Computer Inc All rights reserved This manual is copyrighted by Soyo Computer Inc You may not reproduce transmit transcribe store in a retrieval system or translate into any language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise any part of this publication without express written permission of Soyo Computer Inc Trademarks Soyo is a registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc All trademarks are the property of their owners Disclaimer Soyo Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to revise the manual or make changes in the specifications of the product described
33. e Latency Time 3 Use the default setting Default SDRAM Precharge Disabled Use the default setting Default Control Enabled DRAM Data Non ECC Choose according to the Default Integrity Mode ECC DRAM type you have System BIOS Disabled Cacheable Enabled The ROM area FOOOOH Default FFFFFH is cacheable Video BIOS Disabled Cacheable Enabled The video BIOS C0000H Default C7FFFH is cacheable Video RAM Disabled Default Cacheable Enabled The ROM area A0000 BFFFF is cacheable SETS 1 Use the default setting Default Recovery Time 47 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Continued CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES 16 BIT I O l Recovery Time 1 Use the default setting Default Memory Hole At Disabled Default 15M 16M Enabled Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area If this occurs select Enabled in this field Passive Release Enabled Use the default setting Default Delayed l Trancaction Enabled Use the default setting Default AGP Aperture 64 AGP could use the DRAM Default Size 4 256MB as its video RAM Choose the DRAM size that you Wish to allocate as video RAM Spread Spectrum Disabled Default Modulated Enabled When using Spread Spectrum Modulated 1 5 or 6 for FCC or DOC testing 48 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP sets the system s power saving functions ACPI function PM Cont
34. es the sequence of A and B drives Report No Yes Windows will release IRQ line FDD For WIN 6 normally used by the Floppy 95 Disk Drive after you disable your on board FDD and set this field to Yes No Windows will reserve INT 6 for your FDD whether it is disabled or not 42 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 3 4 Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Note Options Puts numeric keypad in Default NumLock mode at boot up Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot up 3 3 5 Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup The following table describes the security settings Setting Description Security Option System Each time the system is booted the password prompt appears Setup If a password is set the password prompt only appears when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 3 3 6 Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Note Options PCI VGA Disabled Default Palette Snoop Enabled The color of the monitor may be altered when using an MPEG card Enable this option to restore the monitor s normal color OS Select for OS2 When using an OS2 operating DRAM gt 64MB system Non OS2 When using another Default non OS2 operating system 43 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 3 7 Typematic Settings Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic Disabled Default Rate Setting Enabled Enables to a
35. esponding IDE LED header on the Motherboard This will cause the LED to lighten when an IDE HDD CD ROM device is active 14 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill 6 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply Step 7 Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse printer modem USB can be plugged directly onto the Motherboard back panel Only after you have fixed and locked the Motherboard to the computer case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices When connecting an external device use the following figure to locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to Eg s PS 2KB_ PS 2 Mouse Connector Connector USB 1 USB 2 Ul COM 1 ET J Z se egeeeeeeeeee2 E oOooo0 COM 2 eceesccocoococ eeeec 15 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill 1 Onboard Serial Ports COM1 COM2 External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include serial mouse and modem Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1 COM2 9 pin male connectors located at the rear panel o
36. ew seconds Then restore JP5 to the initial 1 2 jumper setting in order to recover and retain the default settings Jumper JP5 can be easily identified by its white colored cap CMOS Cleari Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data earing Short pin 2 3 for Short pin 1 2 JP5 o GE Setting at least 5 seconds i to retain new EE to clear the CMOS settings Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 21 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 16 CPU multiplier release Jumper JP8 Closing JP8 can make higher multiplier settings available on some INTEL CPUs For technical details read the following Your Pentium CPU has an input pin B21 100 66 signal to tell it at what Front Side Bus FSB Frequency it is running JP8 is connected to this input pin The actual FSB Frequency is however set through the BIOS and it may therefore differ from the Frequency specified to the CPU through JP8 Because some INTEL CPUs have their multipliers limited at a FSB Frequency of 100MHz and higher telling the CPU that it is running at 66MHz though JP8 while setting a different higher FSB Frequency in the BIOS may allow the user to set a higher multiplier value Doing so will however force your CPU to operate out of its specifications and therefore SOYO can not guarantee the proper functioning of your system Refer to the following table 66MHz FSB clock CPUS Setting
37. f the Motherboard 2 Parallel Port PRT This parallel port is used to connect the printer or other parallel devices Plug the parallel device cable into the 25 pin female connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 3 PS 2 Keyboard Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 keyboard connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 4 PS 2 Mouse Similarly plug the mouse jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 mouse connector 5 Universal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 This Motherboard provides two USB ports for your additional devices Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or USB2 USB devices under Win98 are allowed With Win95 use the flow UniversalHCl specifications 16 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 8 Other Connections 1 Wake On LAN WOL Attach the 3 pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN WOL function to the JP44 header on the Motherboard This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card Please install according to the following pin assignment Wake On LAN JP44 Pin Assignment MP Wake up 3 O GND 2 o 5VSB 1 n 2 Infrared IR1 Plug the 5 pin infrared device cable to the IR1 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 Serial
38. hese registers control the system options in the computer The following screen shows setup default settings ROM PCI ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PWEIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARD INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 SF8 IRQ4 IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto UR2 Mode Standard IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UNMA Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Parallel Port Mode SPP On Chip Primary PCIIDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled PWRON After PWR Fail Off USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot Quit T 1 2 lt Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Setup 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 57 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 8 1 IDE Device Controls IDE Controls Setting Description Note IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Enabled Invokes multi sector Default transfer instead of one sector per transfer Not all HDDs support this function IDE mode 0 4 0 is the slowest speed diat Se GE 4 is the fastest speed rim
39. ion cable to the AGP card back plane external connector Follow the manufacturer s instructions to perform the AGP VGA drivers installation Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications Step 11 PCI Audio Card Some PCI soundcards require a PC PCI DMA channel Attach the 5 pin cable from your PCI audio card to the SB LINK header on the Motherboard The SB LINK will forward requests for legacy DMA channel to the PCI Bus Step 12 ATX Power Supply Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20 pin male ATX PW connector on the Motherboard as shown in the following figure BER gilgilgj asnlalajsinial d H alaygujaualmalfaysuig an Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Warning Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to ATX power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and a power good signal Make sure the ATX power supply can take at least 720 mA lo
40. le boot function gt Onboard FLASH memory for easy upgrade gt Y2K Compliant Compliant with version 2 1 PCI specifications 5 x 32 bit Bus Mastering Slots 1 x 32 bit AGP Slot 2 X 16 bit ISA Slots 3 Introduction IDE1 IDE2 FDC IR1 Keylock Reset Speaker TB LED HDD LED PWRBT JP 1 JP5 JP8 JP10 JP44 LED 1 SBLINK SY 6BA Ill 2 X 40 pin Bus Mastering E IDE ATAPI Ports DEt Primary IDE Device Connector gt IDE2 Secondary IDE Device Connector gt Supports Ultra DMA 33 1 Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port Supports 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB and LS120 3 mode FDD 5 pin Serial Infrared Device Header 5 pin KeyLock Header 2 pin Reset Switch Header 4 pin PC Speaker Header 2 pin Turbo LED Header 2 pin IDE Device LED Header ATX Power On Off Switch 2 pin Header External Suspend Button CMOS Clear Jumper CPU multiplier release Jumper Power On by Keyboard Jumper WOL Wake On LAN 3 pin Header 5V Stand by indicator LED PCI Audio Card Header PC PCI SY 6BA Ill BACK PANEL FEATURES PRT COM1 COM2 PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse USB1 USB2 1 x Onboard 25 pin Female Parallel Printer Port gt ECP EPP SPP multi mode parallel printer port 2 x Onboard RS 232 Serial Ports gt Feature 2 x high speed UARTS with 16550 FIFO 1 x Onboard PS 2 Keyboard Connector 1 x Onboard PS 2 Mouse Connector 2 x Onboard USB Universal Serial Bus Connectors Introduction SY 6BA Ill 1 2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid
41. o this address conflict I O addresses can be adjusted from the BIOS Setup Utility 61 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 9 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made in the Security Option of the BIOS FEATURES SETUP section the password prevents access to the system or the setup program by unauthorized users Follow this procedure to set a new password or disable the password 1 Choose BIOS FEATURES SETUP in the Main Menu and press Enter Select the Security Options item and set the field to a System The password is required every time the system 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 the system is to set jumper JP5 to clear the CMOS RAM All setup information is lost and you must run the BIOS setup program again Note f you do not wish to use the password function press Enter directly and the following message appears i l 5 Password Disabled BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 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 exi
42. odule The CPU fits in the CPU slot in only ONE way do not try to force it in 4 After completely inserting the CPU push the two locks on top of the CPU outward Now your CPU is ready for use To remove the CPU press the two notches on top of the CPU inward Now press the two slides on the retention module down and remove the CPU 10 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Note Installing a heat sink and cooling fan on top of your CPU is necessary for proper heat dissipation Failing to 5 install these items may result in overheating and possible burn out of your CPU Step 2 CPU Fan Installation Your Slot 1 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 7 source 11 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 3 SDRAM Memory Module Installation This Motherboard features 4 x DIMM Banks for 168 pin 3 3V unbuffered and registered DIMM modules Your board comes with four DIMM sockets providing support for up to 1GB of main memory using DIMM modules from 8MB to 256MB For 66MHz front side bus CPUs use 12ns or faster memory for 100MHz front side bus CPUs use 8ns 100MHz PC100 compliant memory Bur Modules ud E 2 o qz j 5 5 ll RAM
43. r purchase of SY 6BA Ill 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 Slot 1 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type Note This Motherboard supports non boxed type CPUs The A heavier CPU cooling fan requires the installation of a CPU support stand Git DIMM memory module Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit Monitor PS 2 Keyboard Pointing Device PS 2 mouse Speaker s optional Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Modem optional oe I 9X s om gt Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items ir ar y The SY 6BA Ill 82440 BX AGP PCI F S zs Motherboard m This User s Manual a The CPU Retention Set s ee One IDE Device Flat Cable und One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable s i Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage
44. r system with the BIOS setup program Go to Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP 29 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard s BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI ISA BIOS program from Award Software Inc To enter the Award BIOS program s Main Menu 1 Turn on or reboot the system 2 After the diagnostic checks press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC SOYO COMBO SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Esc Quit Tl e Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Selecting items Use the arrow keys to move between items and select fields e 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 30 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BAs III Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility Function Command Descrip Gives the list of options available for each item Shift F2 Change the color of the display window the color of the display window
45. rol by APM Video Off Method Video Off After MODEM Use IRQ Power Management Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode HDD Power Down PCI VGA Act Monitor IRQ 8 Break Suspend Enabled Yes V H SYNC Blank Standby 3 User Define Disable Disable Disable Disabled Disabled Disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel Port Reload Global Timer Events Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled TL gt Select Item PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color Load Setup Defaults Quit Help Old Values After you have completed the Power Management Setup press Esc to return to the Main Menu 49 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 5 1 Power Management Controls Power Setting Description Note Management Controls ACPI function Enabled ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Management Interface PM Control To use Advanced Power Default by APM Management APM you must run power exe under DOS V6 0 or later version NO Video Off V H Selects the method by which Default Method Sync Blank the monitor is blanked Blank screen DPMS Supported Video Off Choose the PM mode you After want video to go off after the mode is being active MODEM Use 3 Assigns an IRQ to the
46. se registers control the system options in the computer Auto Configuration SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM CAS latency Time SDRAM Precharge Control DRAM Data Integrity Mode System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 16 Bit I O Recovery Time Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Quit ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Enabled 3 Delayed Transaction Se 3 AGP Aperture Size 64 Disabled Non ECC Enabled Disabled Passive Release Disabled Disabled Disabled T 1 c Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Setup 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 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Menu and how to configure each parameter 46 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES Auto Disabled Configuration Enabled Itis strongly recommended Default to enable this option so that the system automatically sets all chipset feature options on the left panel of the screen except for cache update amp BIOS cacheable SDRAM RAS to 3 Use the default setting Default CAS Delay 2 SDRAM RAS 3 Use the default setting Default Precharge Time 2 SDRAM Cach
47. t the core voltage If the Vcore Voltage Adjust is set to normal the Vcore will be exactly what the VID code specifies If an adjustment percentage is selected the Vcore will be that percentage higher than the VID code specifies For instance the CPU VID code specifies 2 0V and the Vcore Voltage adjust is set to 10 0 the actual CPU Voltage will be 2 2V This function should only be used if the CPU is running on FSB Frequencies beyond the CPU specifications note that SOYO does not guarantee system stability if this item is not set to normal Don t forget to raise the upper limit of the CPU Vcore monitoring voltage in the Hardware Doctor utility if Vcore is set to higher voltage than VID specifies LI Norma 442 596 50 14 7 5 10 0 Step 4 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Press Enter to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence Troubleshooting at First Start e What should I do if the Motherboard refuses to start The 350MHz setting is used as default so whenever the BIOS settings are erased or reset the board will be able to boot up If the CPU frequency was set too high and the Motherboard refuses to start up you can always load the default values by pressing the Ins key during boot up 27 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Step 20 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system 1 Use the Shutdown command in the Start Menu of Windows 95 98 to turn off your computer
48. t to the Main Menu This diagram outlines the password selection procedure TIE AI cd mul EGHEGHUEELNSEGINOE IAM EC AE Satie RTOS Ope as DL ao E Type the Password Press Enter without and Press Enter entering the password After you confirm the password press Esc to exit en ee ee E e a ee a ee a a ee re e rn a a a a ee ee ee 3 10 USER PASSWORD When the user password option is on you are not allowed to change any setting in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY except for changing the user s password The password setting procedure is similar to that for the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Refer to section 3 9 63 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the STANDARD CMOS SETUP accordingly ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 1707 827 64 0 3308 63 LBA 1707 3309 16 65535 3308 63 NORMAL 1707 827 64 65535 3308 63 LARGE Note Some Oses SCO UNIX Before v5 0 must use NORMAL for installation ESC Skip 64 Drivers installation SY 6BA Ill Chapter 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION Your SY 6BA Ill Motherboard comes with a CD ROM labeled SOYO CD The SOYO CD contains the user s manual file for your new Motherboar
49. te 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 3 1 5 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Device Setting Description Note Monitoring CPU Warning Disabled Default Temperature Enabled Set CPU temperature from 50 C to 70 C The CPU will slow down when CPU temperature goes beyond the preset value The CPU will continue to run slow until the temperature returns back within the safe range 36 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill CPU Device Monitoring Continued CPU Device Setting Description Note Monitoring Current System eC eE Show the current status of Temp the system temperature Current CPU eC eE Show the current status of Temperature CPU temperature Current CPUFAN C eF Show the current status of Speed CPU Fan Current PWRFAN C eF Show the current status of Speed the Power Fan Current CHAFAN C eF Show the current status of Speed the chassis Fan Vcore VTT 3 3V Show the current voltage 12V DN 45V V status 12V VBAT 5VSB CPUFAN Off In Disabled Disables the PM timer Suspend Enabled Switches off the CPU Fan Default when the system enters Suspend Mode RTC Y2K H W Disabled Default Roll over Enabled Setting this item to enabled will help the system pass some Y2K test programs The system performance is influenced by enabling this item set it to disabled if not necessary 37 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 2 ST
50. tility is suitable for Windows 95 98 Qi gt Winbond hardware doctor for Windows xx Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values Because the Hardware monitor comes with default monitoring settings that may not be appropriate to the configuration of the actual system it is possible that the user will have to change some of these settings Core voltage The core voltage differs between generations of Intel CPUS if the Hardware monitor gives a warning the settings for the safe range of the core voltage has to be adjusted This can be done by simply clicking and dragging the upper and lower limit bars For example Newer Slot 1 CPUs have a core voltage of 2 0V Therefore set the CPU Voore limits to 1 8V and 2 2V For 2 8V core voltage CPUs the limits would be 2 6V and 3 0V 69 Drivers installation SY 6BA Ill e Fan speed The Hardware monitor can keep track of three fans If the user does not use all fans the fans that are not in use should be disabled in the Hardware monitor program otherwise the Hardware monitor will give an alarm If this happens make sure to disable monitoring for that fan Note However to display the list of all drivers software available with SOYO Motherboards click the Display all drivers on the SOYO CD button
51. ting Description Note VGA Active Disabled APR Monitor Enabled Enables the power Default management timers when a no activity event is detected IRQ 8 Break Disabled Default Suspend Enabled Alarm function is active 3 5 4 Reload Global Timer Events Power Down Setting Description Note amp Resume Events IRQ 3 7 9 Disabled l m 15 NMI Enabled The system monitors these Default elements for activity The system will resume if IRQ activity is detected IDEO IDE1 Disabled Default Primary Enabled Enables the PM timers when Secondary No Activity Event is detected Floppy Disk Disabled Default Serial Port Enabled Enables the PM timers when Parallel Port No Activity Event is detected 52 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 6 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard s PCI Slots Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Data IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to DMA DMA DMA DMA DMA DMA assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to assigned to l ROM PCI ISA BIOS PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Slot 1 5 AGP Use IRQ Manual Disabled Legacy ISA Legacy ISA POI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP POI ISA PnP
52. 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 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation of the Motherboard Please follow the step by step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation Warning Turn off the power to the Motherboard system chassis and peripheral devices before performing any work on the Motherboard or system Step 1 CPU Installation Your SY 6BA Ill motherboard comes with a CPU retention set kit The retention set is used to hold the processor attached to the Slot 1 CPU connector on the motherboard M Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 66MHz L 400MHz 66 x 6 0 RN L 433MHz 66 x 6 5 FSB 100MHz bot 100 x 3 5 Lk50MHz 100 x 4 5 LEO 100 x 5 5 JEN _HOOMHz 100 x 4 0 Coos 100 x 5 0 L Je00MHz 100 x 6 0 Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill Follow these instructions to install your Slot 1 processor correctly gt Retention Module 1 Open the two sides by folding them up 2 Push the locks on top of the CPU inward Hardware Setup SY 6BA Ill 3 Insert the CPU into the retention m
53. uplex Mode Half Choose Half or Default Duplex Duplex to set UR2 in half duplex mode or full duplex mode respectively Refer to your IR device specifications to select the suitable mode 59 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA Ill 3 8 5 Onboard Parallel Ports Onboard Parallel Setting Description Note Ports Onboard Parallel 378H IRQ7 Choose the printer I O Default Port 3BCH IRQ7 address 278H IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP The mode depends on Default SPP your external device that ECP connects to this port EPP SPP If Parallel Port Model is set to ECP mode ECP Mode use 3 Choose DMA3 Default DMA 1 Choose DMA1 If Parallel Port Model is set to EPP mode EPP Mode Select EPP 1 9 Select EPP port type 1 9 EPP 1 7 Select EPP port type 1 7 Default PWRON After On The system will switch on PWR Fail when power comes back after a power failure Off The system will remain Default off when power comes back after a power failure Former sts The system will return to the state it was in before the power failure when power returns i e If the system was on it will switch on again if it was off it will remain off 60 BIOS Setup Utility SY 6BA III 3 8 6 MULTI I O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi I O addresses are as follows LPT1 378H ECP EPP COM 3F8H COM2 2F8H Warning f 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 t
54. within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or change The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by our customers Our customers should be aware that the personal computer field is the subject of many patents Our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of Soyo Computer Inc to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or assist others to infringe upon such rights Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252 277 7013 Product Rights Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purpose only Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies If you need any further information please come to our home page on the Internet The address is http www soyo com tw TT Tested To Comply Edition i May 1999 F C With FCC Standards Version 1 1 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE 6BA IlI SERIAL 100 POST CONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER Table of Contents SY 6BA Ill Table of Contents SY 6BA Ill MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION eene 2 1 1

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