SOYO Motherboard SY-P4VSA User's Manual
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1. pl rules whil aa Before handling the Motherboard ground yourself by touching on to an unpainted portion of the system s metal chassis Remove the Motherboard from its anti static packaging Hold the motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components Check the Motherboard for damage If any chip appears to be loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Follow the directions in this section which is designed to guide you through a quick and correct method to install your new SY P4VSA Motherboard For detailed information please refer to the SY P4VSA Motherboard User s Manual and Technical Reference online manual on the CD ROM that came with your Motherboard Gather and prepare all necessary components to complete the installation successfully 0 A A A AAA socket mPGA 478 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type SDRAM module s Computer case 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 Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional VGA Card AGP PCI SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY P4VSA Motherboard Step 1 Install the CPU M Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your mPGA CPU that should b2. of Memory Modules mm mm omms RAM Type SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 32 64 128 256 512 MB 1 GB SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide CMOS Clear JP5 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 Short pin 1 2 to JP5 Setting at least 5 seconds to retain new Lem 2 e cK e a r clear the CMOS T settings Note You must unplug the ATX 12V power cable from the ATX 12V power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 10 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide 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 in BIOS After the hardware installation is complete turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will be shown on the screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CM
3. to be installed under Windows 98 only it sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence gt Avance Onboard Audio Driver and Applications for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP This sound driver with applications ts for windows 98 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 and XP The application support file formats including MP3 CDA MIDI WAV amp WMA 14 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide gt P4VSA ITE hardware doctor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values gt P4VSA ITE SIM card reader driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP If you have reader card it must be installed 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 to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your mo
4. to the latest version BIOS Issues Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the up left corner on the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such as SEH_2CA1 meaning revision 2CA1 for the SY 5EH board or 6BA IV 2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with 2AA2 bios Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites Taiwan WWW SOYO COm tW and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision Hard disk floppy drive CD ROM etc When I boot up my new computer I got floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to 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 Modem issues I get an I O Conflict message when I turn on my system and I can not get my modem to work What you need to do 1s to disable COM2 or UART2 or serial port 2 in the bios under integrated peripheral setup 17 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide I have installed my modem drivers several times and I still cannot get my modem to work Why If you are sure that the modem driver has been installed correctly then you need to install the VIA 4 m 1 driver from the SOYO CD this is because Windows does not properly recognize relatively new chipsets Audio Is
5. Audio Driver and Applications for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP P4VSA ITE hardware doctor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP P4VSA ITE SIM card reader driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP english P4VSA ITE SIM card reader driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP chinese Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k XP VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the performance and maintain the Stability of systems using VIA chipsets These four drivers are VIA Registry INF Driver VIAAGP VxD driver VIAATAPI Vendor Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver For Windows NT users the VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver is the only driver to be installed in your system A description of 4 drivers followa Bus Master PCI IDE Driver The ATAPI IDE driver enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility AGP VxD Driver VIAAGP VxD Driver is to be installed if you are using an AGP VGA device VIAGART VXD will provide service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware providing fast graphical access VIA Chipset Functions Registry VIA Registry INF Driver is to be installed under Windows The driver will enable the VIA Power Management function IRQ remapping utility This driver is installed automatically VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver is
6. ED _ Reset CMOS Clear Jumper B 3 JP5 Vv V VV VV Y v v Key Features Supports Intel mPGA Socket 478 processors Pentium 4 Supports 400 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency PC99 ACPI Ultra 33 66 100 ATA 33 66 100 Supports Wake On LAN WOL Supports PC 133 SDRAM Supports ACPI Suspend Indicator Power on by modem alarm and PS 2 Keyboard Power failure resume Supports Suspend to RAM supports onboard hardware monitoring and includes Hardware Doctor utility Supports AC97 Codec Easy CPU settings in BIOS with the SOYO COMBO Setup CPU voltage adjust CPU ratio adjust CPU FSB adjust SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide lt 0 S gt Supports multiple boot function B gt AGP 2 0 Compliant AGP Connector supports 1X 2X 4X data transfer gt Smart Card Reader Compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card PC SC Working Group standard Compliant with smart card ISO 7816 protocols Supports card present detect Supports Smart Card insertion power on feature 3 X DIMM slots for SDRAM memory 1 x 32 bit AGP slot 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots 6 x USB ports onboard 1 x IrDA port Y V Y V YV V ATX 12V power connector Q z GG Sen g lt fe CH SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide 2 Installation handling this equipment CAUTI d hese simple rules while a To avoid dama Je to your Motherboar i please follow the
7. Introduction Installation SY P4VSA Motherboard 5 2 S a o D 5 Setup Quick Start Guide SOYO SY P4VSA Motherboard mPGA Socket 478 processors VIA P4X266 AGP PCI Motherboard 400 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor Copyright 2001 by Soyo Computer Inc Trademarks Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc All trademarks are the properties of their owners Product Rights All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only The registered trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective companies Copyright Notice All rights reserved This manual has been copyrighted by Soyo Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated into any other language or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means such as by electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without permission In writing from Soyo Computer Inc Disclaimer Soyo Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to amend the manual or revise the specifications of the product described in it from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the per
8. OS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Select the LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup p SH E y 5 OW a Step 3 Select SOYO COMBO FEATURE Move the cursor to the CPU Frequency Select CPU Ratio field to set CPU Clock Ratio Note Set the CPU Frequency Select field to Manual to be able to change the CPU frequency 1 MHz stepping Step 4 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Press lt Enter gt to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence 11 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD The SOYO CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 95 98 98SE ME qi Your SY P4VSA Motherboard comes with a CD ROM labeled SOYO CD The SOYO CD contains 1 the user s manual file for your new Motherboard 2 the drivers software available for installation and 3 a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products Step 7 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive If you use Windows 2000 NT or XP the SOYO CD wil 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 Paya a O H Cancel SOYO CD
9. Start Up Program Menu If you use Windows 95 98 98SE ME the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name 12 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide 15 x Read the manual Check new releases Microsoft Direct Board information lt hm A i Dis ae kb D T em e Bee The user s manual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF Postscript Document format In order to read a PDF file the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system Exit O N Q Es Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to b e 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 Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your Motherboard The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of Motherboard you own We recommend that you only install those drivers 13 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide driver revision VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k XP Avance Onboard
10. X power supply is now defined Named ATX 12V this new power supply is comprised of a standard ATX unit plus the following enhancements Increased 12 VDC output capability Mother board components with unique voltage requirements are increasingly expected to be powered via DC DC converters off the 12 VDC power supply output This trend is due primarily to the higher power conversion and transmission efficiencies of 12 VDC relative to 5 VDC or 3 3 VDC ATX12V power supplies should be designed to accommodate these increased 12 VDC current requirements and to address associated issues such as cross regulation capacitive loading transient surge tolerance cable voltage drop and cooling s Es cK e a F m ef New 12 V power connector To enable the delivery of more 12 VDC current to the motherboard a new 4 pin receptacle header combination the 12 V power connector nas been defined The presence of the 12 V power connector indicates that a power supply is ATX12V the absence of the 12 V power connector indicates that a supply is ATX Step 3 Configure Memory Directly supports one SDR SDRAM channel 64b wide providing support max of 3 Double Sided DIMMs with unbuffered PC133 The largest memory capacity possible is 3GB On this motherboard DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed Depending on the DRAM clock speed setting in the BIOS setup Memory Configuration Table Number
11. dem connection up before clicking this button 15 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide Quick Trouble shoot tips USB Issues Can I use USB port 3 4 and port 5 6 for keyboard resume function This M B has 6 USB ports but only the 2 at the back panel can be used for USB keyboard resume function I cannot get my USB working help Please check if the system performance setting in the BIOS is set to maxium if yes then enable the USB by setting the system performance to normal or manually enable the USB port on chip USB controller under Integrated Peripherals Video no display related issues I built a new computer system using a Soyo board and nothing happens when turning it on no video and no beeps from the PC speaker What is happening and how can it be fixed No screen and no beep means that your CPU and motherboard do not work at all It could be that the CPU is not seated correctly or that a component on the M B is grounded shorted with the case Also make sure to check the voltage setting switch 110V 220V on the back of the power supply To isolate the problem do the following 1 Press and hold down on the Ins insert key while turning on the computer until you get video If you do not get video then 2 Double check jumpers setting on you motherboard and remove all add on cards unplug all hard disk and floppy disk drive cables and see if you can hear some beeps If you still do not get any beeps then try putting the m
12. e clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 400MHz 10x190 0 0 LI 19GHz 100x190 IL 20GHz 100x200 Ly 22GH 100x220 LJ CPU Mount Procedure To mount the Pentium 4 Socket mPGA478 processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions s K cK e e F m i E Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole edge on the socket Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place o N Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard The fan is a key component that stabilizes the system It prevents the equipment from overheating and prolongs the life of your CPU Q z GG Sen lt he SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide Step 2 Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect intemal peripherals and the power supply to the Motherboard The internal peripherals consist of IDE devices HDD CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive Chassis Fan Front Panel Devices ACPI LED Internal Speaker Reset Button IDE LED and KeyLock Switch Wake On LAN card VGA card Sound Card and other devices For more details on connecting internal and external peripherals to your new SY P4VSA Motherboard please refer to SY P4VSA Motherboard User s Manual and Technical Reference online manual on t
13. he CD ROM Connectors and Plug ins CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN Chassis Fan CHAFAN1 Chassis Fan CHAFAN2 Front Panel Audio J29 SENSOR Standard IrDA Infrared Device Header SIRCON Wake On LAN Header JP10 Pint Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pind Pint Pin2 Pin3 x SBA SBS 5VSB x USB 5VSB SMCARDCN Pint Pin2 Pind Pind pel Pine Pin7 Pins Pind Pinto Pintt Pint2 Pint3 Pinta Soret CD IN CDIN Connect the CD Line in cord from the CR ROM device to the ESESESES matching connector CDIN Power LED Keykeck Speaker LA EE BBB 22 Zee Speaker o Ly Reset PWRBT HDDLED vcc nc Nc _ Speakerout HDD LED PWRBT RESET LEDAnode LED Cathode Power On Of Power On Off PWRBT Connect your power switch to this header momentary switch type To turn off the system press this switch and hold down for longer than 4 seconds SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide ATX 12V Power Supply ATX PW Attach the ATX 12V Power cable to three connector This motherboard requires an ATX 12V power supply an AT and ATX power supply can NOT be used When using the Power On by PS 2 Keyboard function please make sure the ATX power supply is able to provide at least 720mA on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB It is recommended that an Intel Pentium 4 processor based PC be powered by at least a 250 watt ATX 12V power supply PS Power supply must be use ATX 12V specification Anew superset of the original AT
14. n please refer to the SY P4VSA Motherboard Users Manual that came with your Motherboard Unpacking When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items A d amp The SY P4VSA VIA P4X266 AGP PCI Motherboard A a Zei This Quick Start Guide The Installation CD ROM On SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM am One IDE Device ATA 100 Flat Cable wl One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable J J One Heat Sink Compound SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse Connector Connector SY P4VSA Motherboard Layout 2 Q Lei E COM B hh k dm O Socket mPGA478 ld L H 3 CHAFAN2 AGP Slot 1 3 O tute SIE rive l DIMM3 1 4 a JP10 s WOL 12 Header UI ITE S IT8705 14 w Fsa s MCARDCN El SIRCON ma SB3 A MEM USB5 6 1 5 1 BEER 10 6 ATX Power Din Din HILO JL Of a ojojoj n 3 CHAFAN1 1 FDC 2 1 HDD Speaker LED Keylock _ PWRBT Power L
15. otherboard on the table to isolate it from the case with the CPU and speaker only and give it one more try I hear a series of beeps and I do not get anything from my monitor What could be wrong The following lists some basic beep codes and their possible meanings e One long beep and 3 very short beeps The video card ts not detected by the motherboard Please re seat your video card If you are using an AGP card please push your AGP card down real hard You may have to push VERY hard without the AGP card mounting screw Make sure not to insert the card the other way around 16 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide e Continuous beeps One or more of the memory modules is not seated correctly in its socket My PCI VGA card works fine with my system but when I put in a new AGP card it does not give me any video Is my AGP slot bad This is a common problem with AGP video cards The reason is that your AGP card did not get seated into the AGP slot fully and firmly Please push your AGP card down into the socket real hard it should snap twice You may have to unscrew the AGP card to allow the card to go further down Do take care not to damage the card by using too much force I get distorted video my AGP card right after I save my bios Why is that The cause 1s likely that your AGP card 1s not running at the correct bus speed To fix this please clear the CMOS via JP5 and if it still does not work please upgrade your motherboard bios
16. sonal computer field is subject to many patents All of our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of Soyo Computer Inc to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or to cause others to infringe upon such rights Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 i1 of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252 277 7013 About This Guide This Quick Start Guide can help system manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the Motherboard Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability however to the correctness of the contents there Is no guarantee given The information In this document is subject to amend without notice For further Information please visit our Web Site on the Internet The address is http Awww soyo com tw P4VSA Serial Version 1 2 Edition December 2001 These specifications are subject to amend without notice 2 SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY P4VSA Motherboard This Quick Start Guide illustrates the steps for installing and setting up your new Motherboard lt 2 Q Li Aen a This guide provides all users with the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation For further informatio
17. sues How can I disable the on board Audio Set the AC97 Audio option in the BIOS to disable this option can be found under SOYO COMBO Feature In Device Manager I keep getting yellow exclamation signs on my sound port even though I have installed my sound driver several times and I could not get my sound card to work What is wrong It is likely that you did not have the correct driver installed If you are sure that the correct sound driver has been installed then please install the VIA 4 m 1 driver for the motherboard The sound is working in my system but when I play CD music from the CD ROM I do not get any sound What is wrong This is because the 3 wire audio cable from the CD ROM to the sound card 1s not connected or it is loose The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong This 1s because the recorder and microphone in the Windows are not enabled Please go to sound properties and enable them Lock up freeze When I boot up my system everything works fine It sees my CPU and memory detects my hard drive floppy drive and CD ROM but locks up at Verify DMI pool data and it won t go any further What should I do Please clear the CMOS via JP5 then choose load optimized default in the bios and save the bios and exit Next unplug all other add on cards except the video card and floppy drive controller and see if it can boot from floppy Then p
18. ut back the peripherals one by one to identify which one causes the lockup I can not get my board to run properly Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web site at http www soyo com 18 How to contact us SY P4VSA Quick Start Guide m Ifyou are interested in our products please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live m f you require Technical Assistance please contact our Technical Support in the region you live SOYO prefers Email as communication medium remember to always add to the email the country that you live in TAIWAN SOYO COMPUTER INC No 21 Wu Kung 5 Rd Hsing Chuang City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C TEL 886 2 22903300 FAX 886 2 22983322 http www soyo com Email info mail soyo com tw USA SOYO INC 41484 Christy Street Fremont CA 94538 USA TEL 1 510 226 7696 FAX 1 510 226 9218 http Avwww soyousa com Email sales soyousa com GM SOYO Deutschland GmbH SAAT Technology GmbH August Wilhelm Kuhnholz str 15 D 26135 Oldenburg Oldb Germany TEL 49 441 209100 FAX 49 44 1 203442 http Awww soyo de Email sales soyo de Hong Kong SOYO ASIA LTD oC Big Star Centre 8 Wang Kwong Road Kowloon Bay Kowloon Hong Kong TEL 852 2 710 9810 FAX 852 2 710 9078 http Avww soyo com hk Email soyo hkstar com
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