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1. O f ro oe P Floppy Driver E m EE Connector The system supports 4 possible floppy drive types 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB 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 only 1 floppy drive 27 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya C Front Panel Connections Eon a O ru er Power LED m O o o SEPRE EEEE 1 1 _ LJ L Reset PWRBT ACPILED HDD LED Plug the computer case s front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the motherboard 1 Power LED Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED Power LED Pin Assignment 660 a A VCC NC GND 28 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 2 Reset Plug the Reset push button cable into the 2 pin Reset header on the motherboard Pushing the Reset button on the front panel will cause the system to restart the boot up sequence Reset Pin Assignment 1 Power Good GND 3 Speaker Attach the 4 pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on the motherboard Speaker Pin Assignment l Fite VCC NC NC Speaker out 4 IDE LED Attach the 2 pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE LED header o
2. J flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for JBOD 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for JBOD array Use Enter key to finish JBOD drive selection The maximum number of drives for JBOD array is four and the minimum is two 3 The prompt Create JBOD Y N appears 4 Press Y key and then some necessary information will be written to drives which maybe destroy the original data in the drives Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID Array 5 Next the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array The effective characters for an array name is 9 A Z a z space and underscore 2 2 4 Stripe Size This item is effective for RAID 0 The user can choose a stripe size from 64K default 32K 16K 8K and 4K If the user uses RAID 0 for most A V editing application or files 64K is recommended 102 1 Press Enter key to activate this item Then 64K 32K 16K 8K 4K items appears at bottom of Main Menu 2 Use 1 to choose the stripe size 2 2 5 Delete RAID Setting amp Partition 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An E flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose defined array drive to be deleted 2 Data on RAID drives will be erased Y N prompt message shows up to confirm the
3. Move Enter Select Value FIO Save ESC Exit GECE Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 IDE Configuration Setting Description Note Onboard PCI Disabled disables the integrated IDE IDE Controller Controller Primary enables only the Primary IDE Controller Secondary Enables only the Secondary IDE Controller Both enables both IDE Controllers Default IDE Pri Master These items configure devices Pri Slave connected to the IDE channels To Sec Master configure an IDE hard disk drive Sec Slave Thi Master Thi Slave Four Master Four Slave Hard Disk Write Disabled Write protection for Disk Drives Default Protect Enabled This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS IDE Detect Time 0 Timeout for detecting ATA ATAPI Out Sec 5 device s 10 Default ATA PI 80Pin Detecting 80Pin ATA PT Cable Default Cable Detect 59 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 soya 3 3 2 Floppy Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Item Help Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 2 Select rhe type ot iOD drive connected to the system AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Floppy Drives Floppy Drives Setting Description Note D
4. gt SOYO SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Motherboard EKEK E K E K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K KK KK KK K K K K K K K 2K FK 2K K 2K FK 2K FK 2K 3K AMD Athlon amp Duron Processors Supported VIA KT880 AGP PCI Motherboard 200 266 333 400 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor EK KEK E K KE K K K k K k K K K K K K kK K K K K K K K K K KK KK K K K K K K K K K 2K K 2K K 2K FK 2K 2K ok ok User s Manual SOYO gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Copyright 2004 by SOYO Computer Inc Trademarks SOYO is a registered trademark of SOYO Computer Inc All trademarks are properties of their owners Product Rights All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only The registered trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective companies Copyright Notice All rights reserved This manual has been copyrighted by SOYO Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated into any other language or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means such as by electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without permission in writing from SOYO Computer Inc Disclaimer SOYO Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to amend the manual or revise the specifications of the product described in it from time to time without obligatio
5. booted normally We provide the following user friendly protection features 1 Fan Off Control The motherboard detects the status of the CPU fan and protects the CPU by automatically disconnecting the power supply The default value of this function is Enable After booting 20 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 up the user may disable it 2 Heat Dissipation Paste Heat Dissipation Paste is included for all Socket A motherboards to enhance the heat dissipation capability Furthermore we strongly recommend our users to enable the function of H W monitoring in the BIOS This function together with the FOC provides the total protection to the CPU and allows it to maximize its performance ABR Anti Burn Regulator SOYO s ABR Anti Burn Regulator is specially designed hardware circuits that works hand in hand with the CPU s internal sensor in monitoring the temperature of the CPU and prevent it from overheating Once the heat accumulated in the CPU is over the set limit ABR will automatically shut down the system power and warns you with a beeping sound To de activate the beeping sound un plug the AC power cord We recommend you to check the cause of the overheating and let the processor cool down before powering on the system Note ABR supports AMD XP and Morgan CPU Duron and Thunderbird CPU are not supported Some early versions of the 2400 and 2600 XP CPUs when used in this motherboard will
6. ALi M5281 manual located in d manual M5281 83_raid096 pdf in the Soyo driver CD Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation Install driver during Windows XP installation 1 Go to d raid M5283 SATA50XX directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk 2 Start installing Windows XP 3 Windows XP will start to inspect your hardware configuration 4 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Below the screen 5 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears 6 Insert the floppy disk containing drivers then press Enter to continue 7 In the following window of device type please select M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows XP to continue 8 Win XP will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver press S use the driver on floppy to continue 9 The following interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows XP item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup 83 ALI M5281 IDE3 IDE4 Driver Installation amp SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soy Install driver during Windows 2000 installation 1 Go to d raid M5283 SATA50XX directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all
7. COM Pin Assignment NDCD 1 of 2 NDSR1 NRXD1 3 of4 NRTS1 NTXD1 5 ofe NCTS1 NDTR1 7 ofs NRI1 GND g 2 Parallel Port PRT LPT 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 LPT Pin Assignment 14 15 AFD ERR INIT SLIN GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND ON Oa BRWDNY 31 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 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 Pind SBD Clock __Pin3 GND Pin1 KBD DATA 4 PS 2 Mouse Similarly plug the mouse jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 mouse connector Pind Mouse Clock Pin3 GND Pin1 Mouse DATA 32 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 5 Universal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB20_1 USB20_2 This motherboard provides eight USB ports for your additional devices Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 Standard device drivers come with the Win98 for commonly used USB devices With Win95 use the flow UHCI specifications To use USB devices under Win95 usually you have to install the device that driver comes with the USB device you have purchased USB20_1 and
8. TRQS Available operating system IRQ7 Available TROO Available Size of memory block to IRQ10 Available reserve for legacy ISA Bion Available devices TRQI4 Available ITRQ15 Available DMA Channel 0 Available DMA Channel 1 Available DMA Channel 3 Avai lable DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available i l AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit GECE Help WES lers ithe Oera iins F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 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 70 gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced PCI PnP Settings PNP PCI Setting Controls Plug amp Play OS Yes Description Note Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system No PCI Latency 32 Timer 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to Yes PCI VGA PCI IDE BusMaster Lets the BIOS configure all Default the devices in the system Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer Default register Assigns IRQ to PCI VGA Default card if card requests IRQ Does not assign IRQ to PCI VGA card even if card requests an IRQ BIOS uses PCI busmastering for reading writing to
9. The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them When I boot up my new computer I get floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin1 on the floppy drive side don t trust the key lock or notch and use the end connector of the cable don t use middle one LAN Issues During LAN driver installation the system hangs on 75 why Enable the onboard LAN in the BIOS setup I have problem installing Novell NetWare v 50 Disable the APIC option in the BIOS For updated FAQs please check http www soyousa com support 112 APPENDIX C Contact Information 113 How to contact us E f you are interested in our products please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live m Ifyou require Technical Assistance please contact our Technical Support in the region you live SOYO prefers Email as communication medium remember to always add to the email the country that you live in TAIWAN SOYO COMPUTER INC No 21 WuKung 5 Rd Hsing Chuang City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C TEL 886 2 22903300 FAX 886 2 22983322 http Avww soyo com Email info mail soyo com tw USA SOYO INC 1420 S Vintage Ave Ontario CA 91761 USA TEL 909 292 2500 FAX 909 937 0783 http www soyousa com http www soyousa
10. AV gt lt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 74 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 6 1 Boot Device Priority CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help _ Ist Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device s CD DVD PM YAMAHA Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has bee disabled in the corresponding type menu AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Note Most may have three boot the device choice order of priority 3 6 2 Hard Disk Drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives Hard Disk Drives Item Help lst Drive HDD PM ST32001 4A 2nd Drive SCSI Card Specifies the boot sequence from available devices AVD gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 75 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 6 3 Removable Drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Removable Drives Boot Device Priority Item Help lsi Driye 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Specifies the boot seque
11. CPU Ratio Selection Normal Auto CPU FSB Select Auto AGP PCI Clock Mhz 66 66 3 IA 33 Spread Spectrum Auto PCI Clock Disabled Disabled i I I f fi AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 51 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 System Perf amp OverClocking Setting Description Note System Normal Adjust your computer performance Default Performance Fast Turbo CPU Ratio Auto The available CPU ratio you Default Selection 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 can select will depends on you 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 CPU ID 9 0 9 5 10 0 10 5 11 0 11 5 1270 12 5 13 0 13 5 14 0 15 0 16 0 16 5 17 0 18 0 19 0 20 0 210 223 CPU FSB Select Auto Choose the pre defined CPU Default Manual frequency setting or auto for auto 100 MHz CPU Freq detects For experienced 120 MHz overcloker set the field to Manual 133 MHz to overclock the CPU Freq by 1 140 MHz MHz stepping Don t forget to set the 150 MHz correct CPU to PCI divider 166 MHz 200 MHz If CPU FSB Select is set to Manual Frequency 100 327 Press Page Up Page Down key to Over 1MHz Stepping Clock the CPU Front Side Bus in 1MHz increment or Press Enter key then type the desired CPU Front Side Bus CPU to PCI Auto This option determines how fast Default Divider 3 yow PCI slot run
12. IDE devices Disabled Default 71 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 5 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status PC Health Status Item Help H W Health Function Enabled Enables Hardware Health Hardware Health Event Monitoring Monitoring Device FOC Fan Off Control Enabled ABR Anti Burn Regulator Default 85 C Wore 1 488V a 43 3V 3 248V 5V 5 053 12V TON DDR Voltage 1 D OXN AGP Voltage gt 1 488V Temp External _ 98 F CHAFAN1 Speed AV gt lt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults CPU Device Monitoring Setting Description FOC Fan Off If enable this function protect Control user s CPU from overheating in Default an event there s a problem with the CPU FAN The user should also plug the CPU FAN power on the CPU FAN pin If not system will auto shutdown 12 BIOS Setup Utility ABR Anti Burn Regulator Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V DDR Voltage AGP Voltage CPU Temp External CHA Temperature CPU Temp On Die CPUFANI CHAFANI1 Speed Setting 120 C 248 F Set the CPU temperature for the 115 C 239 F System to shutdown 110 C 230 F 105 C 221 F 100 C 212 F 95 C 203 F 90 C 194 F 85 C 185
13. Key If Wake Up Key is set to Specific Key Wake Up Password Resume On PS 2 Mouse Resume On RTC Alarm Setting Description Note Disabled Disable Enable Ring to generate a Default Enabled wake event Disabled Disable Enable PME signal to Default Enabled generate a wake event The choice may by way of the KBC resume condition Disabled Default S3 S4 S5 Pe Enter Setting specific wake up password The choice may by way of the PS 2 Mouse resume condition Default Disable Enable RTC to generate a Default wake event 67 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 3 6 MPS Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc MPS Configuration MPS Configuration Item Help MPS Revision AVD gt lt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults MPS Configuration Description Allows you to choose the Default Multi Processor Specification MPS version CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration Item Help Module Versiot Enables 1 1 USB host USB Device Enabled Coni rollers None USB 1 1 Ports Configuration USB 8 Ports USB 2 0 Ports Enable Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB Storage Device Support Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed AV gt Move Ente
14. SERIAL ATA DRIVER INSTALLATION 79 CHAPTER 5 ALI M5281 IDE3 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION 82 CHAPTER 6 ALI M5281 SATA3 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION 85 CHAPTER 7 DRIVERS INSTALLATION esssssessssesessssoessssossssoossssoeses 88 CHAPTER 8 USB 2 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ce tteeeeeseeeee 96 APPENDIX A ALI M5281 sississsssscscdenssesssssosesscsissssetssateossscssescssosssseasescses 97 APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING sssscccssssssccsssscecsssscescssssees 106 APPENDIX C CONTACT INFORMATION ssssssssssssssssssssessssoosessoosssoe 113 iv Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION The SY KT880 DRAGON 2 AGP PCI motherboard is a high performance Socket A ATX form factor system board The SY KT880 DRAGON 2 uses VIA Chipset technology and supports AMD Socket class processors This motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements 1 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the motherboard check for the following items The SY KT880 DRAGON 2 AGP PCI motherboard The user manual The Installation and Bonus Pack CD ROM Four Serial ATA Cables aa S Two IDE Device ATA 66 100 133 Flat Cable L s bs L One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable O j One Heat Sink Compound Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 ap One COM port Printer port Bracket D One Back Panel Warni
15. USB20_ 2 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB20_ 1 USB20_2 are as follows GND 10 GND 9 O80 4 GND Data 8 00 3 Data yp a 4 Data 7O 0 2 Data a a Power 6 O Q 1 Power USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB20_1 and USB20_1 supports USB 2 0 devices 33 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 6 Onboard audio Audio Speakers connections When using 2 channel speaker connect the speaker cable to Line out If you re using 2 4 6 or 8 channel speaker make sure that the audio software is set for 2 4 6 or 8 channel speaker system Line in CENTER Bass J Surround 7 O F mc Line out Front out Back Surround Note When using SPDIF please make sure to set the audio software for SPDIF and CENTER Bass orange color will be the optical Line out Lin in blue color will be the optical Line in 34 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 E Other Connections 1 Standard Infrared SIRCON Plug the 5 pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON header This will enable the infrared transfer function This motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications Please install according to the following pin assignment Standard Infrared SIRCON Connector SIRCON Pin Assignment 35 Hardware Installation gt SY KT
16. automatically activate the ABR function thus making a beeping sound and shut down your system If this compatibility issue arises you need to disable the ABR function via the ABR hardware jumper Setting Enabled Disabled ABR Jumper Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya Step 2 Install Memory Module m pi DIMB2 This motherboard supports two Dual Channels to your memory Note that you can use normal DDR memory for Dual Channel to work Also note that for Dual Channel to work 2 or 4 modules of equal size and specifications have to be installed The largest memory capacity possible is 4GB On this motherboard DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed Note that when installing 4GB of memory your total memory will be less than 4GB The reason for this is that the BIOS PCI and AGP cards claim part of your CPUs address space 22 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Memory Configuration Table If you want to use the Dual Channel feature please follow the memory configuration table below O Se Present Present Present Pp o Preset Present Step 3 Install Expansion Card The motherboard has 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before inserting the ex
17. can support up to 4 high speed Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 HDD SATA1 4 can support up to 4 ATA 150 SATA hard disks There are 4 parallel ATA HDD connectors IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 IDE4 and 4 serial ATA connectors on the motherboard SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 and SATA4 are provided for SATA RAID or standard SATA function This Motherboard can support up to 12 HDDs 25 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Note Creating a RAID 0 1 0 1 array on IDE3 IDE4 is possible 5 Creating a RAID 0 1 array on SATAI SATA2 is possible Creating a RAID 0 1 array on SATA3 SATA4 is possible Parallel ATA connectors Connect the black end of the ATA66 100 133 flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the blue end to the primary IDE1 IDE3 or secondary IDE2 directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard The ATA66 100 133 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs hhh 80 Conductor v ATA 66 100 Flat Cable 1 39 a Lt A Serial ATA connectors You can also plug the serial ATA cable into the serial ATA connector of the motherboard The other end of the SATA cable goes into your SATA device A 1 Serial ATA Gams Serial A ATA 1 Connector a Pin 1 26 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya B Floppy Drive Installation Qo 0 ts Leop 1420S H p DB i Rae tate H m f FLP
18. depends on your Default Mode EPP external device that connects to ECP this port EPP amp ECP If Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP amp ECP ECP Mode DMA DMAO Allows BIOS to Select Parallel Channel DMAI Port ECP DMA DMA3 Default Parallel Port IRQ7 Choose the parallel port s I O Default IRQ IRQS IRQ 3 3 4 ACPI Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc ACPI Configuration General ACPI Configuration Item Help Suspend mode S1 POS USB Device Wakeup Function Enabled Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 62 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 ACPI Configuration Setting Description Note Suspend Mode S1 POS Lets you set the system Default S3 STR suspend mode S1 amp S3 IF Suspend Mode is set to S3 STR S1 amp S3 Repost Video No Determines whether to invoke on S3 Resume Yes VGA BIOS post on S3 STR Default resume USB Device _ Disabled Wakeup with USB device Wakeup Enabled Default Function 63 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 3 5 APM Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc APM Configuration Power Management APM Enabled Item Help Power Button Mode On Off Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Disabled
19. for Win 98SE ME 2000 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 Wasay Image It Data Image software gt Wasay Pro Magic ProMagic is an instant system recovery software that provides convenient instant restoration to the preferred state at any specific restore time point as desired 91 Drivers Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 gt Wasay Data Processing Utility Wasay Data Processing Utility is an instant file restoration program that not only provides convenient amp instant file recovery but also helps to manage your files gt Panda Anti Virus Titanium Anti Virus software for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 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 modem connection up before clicking this button 92 Drivers
20. manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the Motherboard Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability however to the correctness of the contents there is no guarantee given The information in this document is subject to amend without notice For further information please visit our Web Site on the Internet The address is http www soyo com tw F Tested To Comply With FCC Standards Edition April 2004 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Version P1 0 1 00 POST CONSUMER KT880 DRAGON 2 SERIES O RECYCLED PAPER ii Table of Contents gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION sscssssccssseeesees 1 l 1 UIA OI seiccreeiecmes iemchetiebcrteteusansantseeicuecummedanocumunsnien 1 1 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD ccceeccccesteeeeteeeeees 1 eo KEY FEATURES riionnn ianen aaa ania ii 3 1 4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD ssssessssesssessssesssressrerseresee 4 1 5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONG 0 5 1 6 SY KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 0068 6 1 7 SY KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS 7 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ccccscsssssssssssccssseees 14 2 1 PREPARATIONS siti weinisetetuaibonccanecieanencedeiacadensssdadinncevanestucainnwets 14 2 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE esi secctedececniesh cites ylatecadei een iealene eae 15 Step 1 Install the CPU peiie a E R R 14 Step 2 Install Memory Module ccccssccewesscscenssiaxsend
21. select which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows 2000 to continue Win 2000 will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver press S use the driver on floppy to continue The following interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows 2000 item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup 87 Drivers Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 so Chapter 7 DRIVERS INSTALLATION The SOYO CD will Auto Run only in Windows Base Operating I System Your SY KT880 DRAGON 2 motherboard comes with a CD ROM labeled SOYO CD The SOYO CD contains a The user s manual for your new motherboard in PDF format b The drivers software available for installation and on A database in HTML format with information on SOYO motherboards and other products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive In that case the following dialog will pop up Please choose your motherboard model number and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will come up as shown on the following page Please Select Your Board E T250 DRAGON 2 Cancel SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu 88 Drivers Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya Read the manual Install drivers Check the latest releases Microsoft Direct 9 0b r Board information The user s manua
22. the die of the CPU A2 D D 17 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 2 Make sure that the retaining clip is in this position before trying to install the heatsink Notice that the clip is not symmetrical The long end always attaches to the top of the socket the end that reads Socket 462 while the short end engages the bottom of the socket No matter which heatsink is used the clip is always installed in the same manner 3 To install this clip push firmly only on the end of the clip To install the clip typically requires 12 to 24 pounds of force Push downward ii a he po COIR y we Use caution 18 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya 4 The fans power connector should be connected to CPUFANL1 3 por i CPUFAN1 ia 1_3 CPUFAN2 nse 3B La alz Z9b 394909 Note If the fan is defective or Power connector is not connected to CPUFANI the system will enable Fan Off Control function See page 20 for more information on FOC function When the CPU temperature exceeds the temperature set in the CPU Temp Protection in the BIOS setup SOYO s Anti burn Regulator ABR will automatically shutdown the system and beep until the power button is pressed for one time For more info about ABR check page 25 19 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 FOC Fan Off Control The newly designed SOY
23. the motherboard system chassis and peripheral devices before performing any work on the motherboard or system Step 1 Install the CPU CPU Mount Procedure To mount the AMD K7 Athlon XP or Duron processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions 1 Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position 15 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket 3 Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing 4 Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the motherboard The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability It prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU 16 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 CPU Fan Installation Your Socket A processor kit comes with a cooling fan Mount the fan on the processor according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability The fan prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU L Note Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power source CPU Fan Mount Procedure To prevent scratch or damage to the motherboard please follow the instructions on how to mount the CPU fan properly 1 Apply thermal paste to
24. 1 7 SY KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS O Z ZTR Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN3 connector With these connectors you can attach the CPU fan or fans to your motherboard They supply power and in the case of CPUFAN1 A allow you to monitor the speed of the FAN via the SOYO Hardware Monitor software or via CMOS setup For more details on the lay out of these connectors check the CPU Cooling FAN CPUFANI CPUFAN2 CPUFANS3 paragraph on page 36 Front panel I O Connector J30 pg This connector allows you to extend your earphone microphone Line in connector to your front panel Check the Front panel I O Connector J30 paragraph on page 39 for a lay out of this header ATX Power Supply connector This connector is to connect the ATX connector of your ATX 12V C compliant power supply to the motherboard For more details on this connector please check the F ATX12V Power Supply paragraph on page 41 12V Power Connector p This is where the Power Supply s 12V ATX connector goes For a lay out of this connector please check the F ATX12V Power Supply paragraph on page 41 VIA KT880 North Bridge The advanced FastStream64 DDR400 Memory Controller on the VIA KT880 interweaves with the 400MHz Front Side Bus to Eg provide a perfectly balanced subsystem greatly reducing data latency and enabling searing performance from the latest AMD Athlon XP processors In
25. 1 driver See driver installation instruction below To use SATA3 and SATA4 as RAID controller please do the following steps 1 Connect 2 SATA hard disk on SATA3 and SATA4 2 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 3 Go to the CMOS setup gt BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP gt BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY Set the First Boot Device to SCSI Card Press Ctrl A when the Ali M5281 BIOS summary screen appears Create a disk array check appendix A for create instructions a A Mi R Install the ALi M5281 driver See driver installation instruction below 85 ALI M5281 SATA3 SATA4 Driver Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 To boot from the SATA3 SATA4 1 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable Go to the CMOS setup gt BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP gt BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY Set the First Boot Devise to SCSI Card For more information on the ALi M5281 Utility Software please check the ALi M5281 manual located in d manual M5281 83_raid096 pdf in the Soyo driver CD Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation Install driver during Windows XP installation l Go to d raid M5283 SATA50XX directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk Start installing Windows XP Windows XP will start to inspect your hardwa
26. 4 supporting up to 4x UDMA 33 66 100 133 Parallel ATA devices Support RAID 0 1 0 1 mode ALi M5281 Integrated Serial ATA controller SATA3 4 supporting up to 2x UDMA 150 hard disks in normal or RAID 0 1 mode 8x USB 2 0 compliant ports 4 on rear IO panel 4 pin headers Onboard VIA VT6307 IEEE1394 Firewire controller with 2x pin header Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Sound AC97 C Media CMI9780 8 Channel CODEC Onboard VIA VT6122 100Base T and 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet controller supporting Wake On Lan WOL gt Power Failure resume function to allow the system to turn on or off after a power failure which is indispensable for server systems Wake On Ring and Power On by Alarm to allow your system to wake up from suspend or power on through the modem or RTC alarm Multiple boot allowing your system to boot from for example CD ROM 1 4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your motherboard please 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 set it firmly in its socket Warning Do not apply power if the motherboard appears damaged If there i
27. 5 2002 American Megatrends Inc Standard BIOS Features System Overview AMIBIOS Version K7V880 4AP1 Use ENTER TAB Or SHIFT TAB to Select a Processor tO De AMD Athlon tm XP 1 21 0OMHz 111 Item Help Use or to Configure system Time System Memory Size 1 256MB System Time 00 07 30 System Date Tue 01 01 2004 AV gt lt lt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS Version SOYO bios version Processor Type CPU type Speed CPU speed Count Processor number System Memory Size Memory total size System Time System Date Display Description Note System hh mm ss Display the current Time time System dd yyyy Display the current day Date 56 BIOS Setup Utility gt sy KT880 DRAGON 2 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Select the Advanced BIOS Features option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Settings Item Help WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections Conticure the IDE May cause system to malfunction device s gt IDE Configuration Press ier gt Floppy Configuration Press mier gt SuperlO Configuration Press manter gt ACPI Configuration Press Enter i gt APM Configuration Press Enter gt MPS Configuration Press Enter gt USB Config
28. 880 DRAGON 2 soya ry LN N 2 Cooling Fan Installation 1 CPU Cooling FAN CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN3 After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor attach the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN 1 connector on the motherboard To avoid any damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN3 CPUFAN Pin Assignment CPUFAN1 2 3 12V SENSOR 36 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 Some chassis also feature a cooling fan This motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3 pin connector Install according to the following pin assignment Classis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 CHAFAN Pin Assignment CHAFAN1 1 GND 2 12V 3 SENSOR CHAFAN2 3 NC 2 12V 1 GND CHAFAN3 1 GND 2 42 3 NC Note CPUFAN must be installed on this motherboard while CHAFAN is optional 37 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 CD Line in AUXIN CDIN1 AUXIN1 This motherboard provides two CD Line in connectors Please connect the 4 pin audio cable from your CD ROM drive to either CDIN1 or AUXIN It fits in only one depending on the cable that came with your CD ROM drive Please install according to the following pin assignment CDIN1 4UXIN1
29. A 3 Go to the CMOS setup gt BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP gt BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY 4 Set the First Boot Device to SCSI Card Install the VIA Serial ATA driver see driver installation instructions below 79 VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Install VIA 8237 SATA during OS Installation Install driver during Windows XP installation l Set the folder options to show hidden files and folders check Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option Go to d raid vt8237 driver disk SATA directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk Some files are hidden so step 1 must be done Windows XP will start to inspect your hardware configuration Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear below Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk containing driver then press Enter to continue In the following window of device type please select VIA 8237 SATARaid controller for windows XP to continue Win XP will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver press S use the driver on floppy to continue The following interface will list the devices to be installed in which VIA 8237 SATARaid SATARaid controller for windows XP item should be included If
30. AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 3 8 EXIT Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to exit without saving T1 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya Boot Menu Boot Menu enables user to boot up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup To enable boot Menu press F8 after memory initialization user will see a device menu in which user can choose the device they wish to boot from Please select boot device T and to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot using defaults 78 VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Chapter 4 VIA 8237 SERIAL ATA DRIVER INSTALLATION You can use your VIA 8237 SATA1 SATA2 as 1 Normal IDE function 2 RAID function RAID 0 1 To use SATA1 and SATA2 as normal IDE please do the following steps Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO FEATURE 2 Then set the ONBOARD SATA 1 2 to SATA Install the VIA Serial ATA driver see driver installation instruction below To use SATA1 and SATA2 as RAID controller please do the following steps 1 Go to CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO FEATURE 2 Then set the ONBOARD SATA 1 2 to SAT
31. CD Line in PinAssigment 2 COINT Left GND D Right GM 38 soya Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 4 Front panel I O Connector J30 You can connect the Line out MIC in to the front panel of your PC case If this option is available in your PC case When you connect this J30 please make sure J30 and your cable connector pin definitions to match This connector has the following pin assignment MIC_L 1 2 GND MIC_R 3 4 vcc AUD_F_R 5 6 AUD RR HP_ON 7 8 GND AUD_F_L 9 10 AUD R L LINE_I R 13 14 LINE RR LINEI L 15 16 LINE_R_L 39 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 7 IEEE 1394 Firewire Connector FW1 FW2 This motherboard provides 3 IEEE 1394 ports for your Firewire devices Standard drivers are supplied with the operating system for commonly used Firewire devices FW 1 and FW2 are available You can connect them to a 1394 bracket or BOX to use them The layout out of the FW1 and FW2 Firewire connector is as follows FW1 Pin Assignment CGND 10 PWR0 9 BOMC 8 CGND 7 AOMC 6 FW2 Pin Assignment CGND 10 f 5 Pwrt PWR1 9 BiMC 8 3 BPC CGND 7 2 GND A1MC 6 F 1 APC Ce E E E e o 40 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya F ATX12V Power Supply The power supply connector is the last connection to be made when installing a
32. Enabled Enabled l Enabled AV gt lt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults The SOYO COMBO Feature menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS 49 BIOS Setup Utility SOYO COMBO Feature gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Setting Note Auto 1 100V 1 125V 1 150V 1 175V 1 200V 1 225V volta 1 250V 1 275V 1 300V eee S25 V 1 350V 1 375V 1 400V 1 425V 1 450V 1 475V 1 500V 1 525V 1 550V 1 575V 1 600V 1 625V 1 650V 1 675V 1 700V 1 725V 1 750V 1 775V 1 800V 1 825V 50 Default BIOS Setup Utility Setting gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Description Note OnBoard SATA Disabled 1 2 RAID SATA Onboard Disabled SATA PATA Enabled 3 4 Onboard 1394 Disabled Enabled Onboard AC 97 Disabled Audio Enabled Enabled Disabled 8237 SATA 1 2 Default Enabled Disabled ALi SATA PATA 3 4 Default Enabled Disabled onboard 1394 Default Enabled Disabled onboard AC97 Audio Default Onboard LAN Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled onboard LAN Default 3 1 1 Clock Generator Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc System Perf amp OverClocking Configure System Pref amp ICS94230 Clock Beto ou ae ee ee eae System Performance
33. F 80 C 176 F TSENTRE 70 C 158 F 65 C 149 F 60 C 140 F 55 C 131 F 50 C 122 F Default 85 C Disabled nC C F LOHE RPM gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Description Show the current voltage status Show the current status of CPU temperature Show the current status of the system temperature Show the current status of CPU Die temperature Show the current status of CPU CHA Fan 73 Note Default BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 6 BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard s Boot Configuration Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Boot Configuration Setup gt Boot Settings Configuration Press Enter Help Item Configure Settings during gt Boot Device Priority Press Enter gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter gt Removable Drives Press Enter System Boot gt CD DVD Drives Press Bate AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Note When connects CD DVD only then can appear this row CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Item Help Quick Boot Full Screen LOGO Show Allows BIOS to skip Bootup Num Lock certain tests while PS 2 Mouse Support booting This will decrease ihe time meccedl to boot the system
34. HAFANT 3 This connector is to connect your chassis fan to your motherboard This motherboard supports up to 3 chassis fans It allows you to N monitor the speed of CHAFANI in CMOS setup or by using the SOYO Hardware Monitor software Please check the Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 CHAFANS3 paragraph on page 37 for more details CMOS Clear Jumper JP5 o This jumper allows you to clear your CMOS RAM contents in order to reset your system configuration For more details on this check the G CMOS Clear JP5 paragraph on page 43 Floppy disk connector This motherboard supports one floppy drive For more details j please check the B Floppy Drive Installation paragraph on page 2T IDE RAID Ports This IDE port IDE 3 4 can be used as normal IDE port or in a Q RAID configuration and are controlled by ALi M5281 chip ATAPI devices will not work on these ports For more details please check the A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 25 5V Stand By Indicator LED The power supply will always supply a 5V standby voltage to your R motherboard so that it can power on via for example Wake On Lan technology This LED shows that your power supply is supplying this standby voltage to your motherboard J25 Front panel connections header S This header contains the connections to the front panel on the case For more details please check the C Front Panel Connections paragraph on page 28 10 Motherboard Desc
35. Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 After Windows XP installation your device manager should look like this Device Manager File ction View Help Computer Gee Disk drives a Display adapters ha DVD CD ROM drives li Floppy disk controllers bg A Floppy disk drives ES IDE ATALATAPT controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers l al Infrared devices 2 Keyboards j Mice and other pointing devices Monitors BB Network adapters eh Other devices Big Ethernet Controller Mass Storage Controller Mass Storage Controller Multimedia Audio Controller RAID Controller Universal Serial Bus U56 Controller wi Ports COM amp LPT a Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers G 4 4 fe 93 soya Drivers Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 After driver installation your Windows XP device manager should look like this Device Manager File Action View Help gt 0 8 2 mee TEST F5 46D43KKL Computer H Disk drives a Display adapters 4 DVOICD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers E u Floppy disk drives fy IDE ATAJATAPI controllers 9 IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers a7 VIG OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller By wal Infrared devices Keyboards 4 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Network adapters E9 1394 Net Adapter BS VIA Networking Velocity Family Giga bi
36. Installation amp SY KT880 DRAGON 2 so Chapter 5 ALI M5281 IDE3 IDE4 DRIVER INSTALLATION You can use your IDE3 IDE4 as 1 Normal IDE function 2 RAID function RAIDO 1 0 1 To use IDE3 IDE4 as normal IDE please do the following steps 1 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 2 Install the ALi M5281 driver See driver installation instruction below To use IDE3 IDE4 as RAID controller please do the following steps 1 Connect 2 hard disk on IDE3 IDF4 2 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 3 Go to the CMOS setup gt BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY Set the First Boot Device to SCSI Card Press Ctrl A when the Ali M5281 BIOS summary screen appears Create a disk array check appendix A for create instructions H oS oe Install the ALi M5281 driver See driver installation instruction below To boot from the IDE 3 IDE4 1 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 2 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the 82 ALI M5281 IDE3 IDE4 Driver Installation amp SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 3 Set the First Boot Device to SCSI Card For more information on the ALi M5281 Utility Software please check the
37. O FOC is based on the concept of total protection for CPU which is very different from currently seen on the market The H W control function is used to see a passive security system of monitoring and warning S W Simultaneous Signal Follow ups techniques and Auto Power Off System are included to prevent all possible damage caused by the malfunctioning of the CPU fan With the help of O S On Time Monitoring And Warning function provided by the H W monitoring system the double protection purpose is achieved FOC includes the following functions 1 Simultaneous Signal Follow Ups Before the system enters the O S H W will detect the signals of the CPU fan pins get their revolution information and send it to the BIOS 2 Auto Power Off System If the BIOS receives the information of CPU fan revolution it continues to function normally If no signal is received it will inform the system and disconnects the power supply immediately to protect the CPU from overheating Note The following must be observed to secure the normal functioning of Fan Off Control 1 FOC only works on CPUFAN 1 2 CPU fan with sensor pins must be used 3 CPU fans approved by AMD are strongly recommended The HOT KEY function is provided for the CPU fans without sensor pins to avoid the power off Users may press the Insert key to jump over the Power Off mode go to the BIOS and disable FOC Now system can be
38. Standby Time Out Disabled Enabled Suspend Time Out Disabled Hard Disk Time Out Minute Disabled Green PC Monitor Power State Suspend Video Power Down Mode Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode RIS Advanced Monitor Events Control Display Activity gnore Monitor IRQ3 Monitor Monitor IRQ4 Ignore Monitor IRQ5 Ignore Monitor IRQ7 Monitor Monitor IRQ9 Ignore Monitor IRQ10 Ignore Monitor IRQI1 Ignore Monit TRQ13 Ignore Monitor IRQ14 Monitor Monitor IRQI5 Ignore Advanced Resume Events Controls Resume On Ring Disabled Resume On PME Disabled Resume On KBC S3 Wake Up Key Any Key Resume On PS 2 Mouse S3 Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled AV gt lt lt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 APM Configuration Setting Description Note Power Enabled Use this item to enable or Default Management Disabled disable a power management APM scheme If you enable power management you can use the items below to set the power management operation Power Button On Off Setting power button mode Default Mode Standby Suspend Restore on Power Off The system will remain off Default AC Power when power comes back after a Loss power failure The system will switch on when power comes back after a power failure Last
39. State 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 Standby Time Disabled Lets you define the standby Default Out 1 Min 2 Min time out times 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min Suspend Time Disabled Lets you define the suspend Default Out 1 Min 2 Min time out times 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min 65 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Setting Description Note Hard Disk Disabled Lets you define the Hard Disk Default Time Out 1 2 3 4 5 6 time out times Minute Ts S8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 Green PC Standby Setting Green PC Monitor Monitor Power State Default Power State Off Video Power Disabled Setting Video Power Down Down Mode Standby Mode Suspend Default Hard Disk i Setting Hard Disk Power Down Power Down Mode Mode Default Advanced Monitor Events Controls Setting Description Note Display Ignore Setting display activity state Default Activity Monitor IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ13 IRQ15 IRQ3 IRQ7 IRQ14 IRQs Activity Ignore Monitoring Monitor 66 BIOS Setup Utility gt sy KT880 DRAGON 2 Advanced Resume Events Controls Resume On Ring Resume On PME Resume On KBC Wake Up Key Any Key Setting Wake Up key Default Specific
40. able the on board Audio Go to the SOYO Combo Feature in BIOS setup then set the AC97 Audio setup option to disabled I cannot get the sound working on my system 1 2 3 4 5 Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector on the M B Check if the speaker power is powered on Install the audio driver supplied on our driver disc Check BIOS setup if AC97 Audio setup option is enabled If sound already installed check our website for audio driver updates 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 on board CDIN1 connector in the M B is not connected See the beginning of this guide for the location of CDIN1 111 The sound and everything else works fine except that the line in and microphone do not work What is wrong 1 Please go to sound properties and check if the line in and microphone in are enabled and not muted 2 Check if the Microphone is ok When using 6 speakers the line in and microphone channels are used for rear center and bass 6 Channel audio and microphone line in can not be used at the same time Hard disk FDD CD ROM issue My Western digital HDD is not detected during boot up Change the jumper settings to cable select or single Sometimes the system finds my CD ROM sometimes not Check CD ROM if it is working properly 2
41. addition the KT880 supports the very latest I O technologies including AGP8X deriving maximum performance from the most powerful graphics processors Socket 462 Socket A connector This is the Zif Zero Insertion Force socket for your AMD F Athlon Athlon XP Duron or Morgan CPU For more information on how to install your CPU check the CPU Mount Procedure paragraph on page 17 Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 ABR Anti Burn Regulator Jumper SOYO s ABR Anti Burn Regulator is specially designed hardware circuits that works hand in hand with the CPU s internal G sensor in monitoring the temperature of the CPU and prevent it from overheating This jumper enables or disables this function For more information please check the ABR Anti Burn Regulator paragraph on page 21 CPU Cooling Fan CPUFANI 2 connectors With these connectors you can attach the CPU fan or fans to your motherboard They supply power and in the case of CPUFAN1 H allow you to monitor the speed of the FAN via the SOYO Hardware Monitor software or via CMOS setup For more details on the lay out of these connectors check the CPU Cooling FAN CPUFANI CPUFAN2 CPUFANS3 paragraph on page 36 DDR DIMM Banks These 4 184 pin memory slots are to install your system memory in They support up to 4 GB of memory For more details check the Step 2 Install Memory Module paragraph on page 22 Bus Mastering EIDE ATAPI Ports These conne
42. alues of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel 47 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F7 to reset the changes to the original values Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility 48 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 1 SOYO COMBO FEATURE This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Instead CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS SOYO COMBO Feature After the hardware installation is complete turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the AMIBIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then select the SOYO COMBO Feature option from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc SOYO COMBO Feature gt System Perf amp OverClocking Press Enter Help Item Config System Pref amp CPU Voltage Select ClockGen Chipset DDR Voltage Select AGP Voltage Select z gt Advanced Tune up Settings Press Enter OnBoard SATA 1 2 Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 Onboard 1394 OnBoard AC97 Audio Onboard LAN RAID Enabled
43. at default PCI 4 speed is 33MHz 52 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 Setting Description Note AGP PCI Shows the current bus speed of Clock Mhz AGP PCI Spread Enabled This item allows you to Spectrum Disabled Disabled Enabled the spread Default spectrum modulate Auto PCI Clock Enabled When enabled this item will auto Disabled detect if the PCI socket have devices Default and will send clock signal to PCI devices When disabled it will send the clock signal to all PCI socket 53 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 1 2 Advanced Tune up Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Tune up Settings Help Item xx DRAM Timing ok 2k ok 2K ok ok ok ok DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing by SPD DRAM BUS Selection Primary Graphics Adapter Vlink 8X Supported AGP Mode AGP Read Synchronization AGP Fast Write Graphics Aperture Size AGP Master 1 W S Read AGP Master 1 W S Write Fast Command AV D gt lt Move Enter Select F7 Previous Values DRAM Timing Setting F8 Fail Safe Defaults By SPD a Auto By SPD AGP Enabled AGP 4X Disabled Disabled 64MB Disabled Disabled Normal Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Description Note This item allows you to control the Default DRAM speed If chooses SPD will auto detect the Default DRAM timing I
44. ation 1 1 shuts down power to unconnected ports while the sleep function maximizes power efficiency of connected ports USB 2 0 connectors These connectors support 2 USB 2 0 ports per connector For X details on the lay out please check the Universal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB20_1 USB20_2 paragraph on page33 Y COM Port Z LPT Port 11 Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Flash BIOS This chip contains the system BIOS firmware and is software upgradable It s size is 2Mbit For updates of your Flash BIOS please go to http www soyousa com For details on how to setup your BIOS please go to the Quick BIOS Setup chapter on page 44 ITE IT8705F Super I O Chip IT8705F is a LPC Interface based highly integrated Super I O IT8705F provides the most commonly used legacy Super I O functionality plus the latest Environment Control initiatives such as Hardware Monitor Fan Speed Controller and ITE s SmartGuardian function The device s LPC interface complies with Intel LPC Interface Specification Rev 1 0 Sept 29 1997 IT8705F meets the Microsoft PC98 99 2001 System Design Guide requirements and is ACPI compliant Serial Infrared IrDA device header This header allows you to connect an IrDA receiver to the motherboard You can find the lay out in the Standard Infrared SIRCON paragraph on page 35 CDIN CDROM Audio In connectors This connector is to attach your analo
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46. ctors are to attach your IDE devices to Each J connector can support up to 2 IDE devices 1 master and 1 slave Please check the A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 25 for more details VIA VT8237 South Bridge Featuring the first ever integrated combined Serial ATA RAID controller the VT8237 is the most advanced South Bridge available on the market today With its integrated dual channel native Serial ATA RAID controller supplying 150MB s of bandwidth per port and support for RAID 0 amp RAID 1 the VT8237 delivers the highest disk data transfer rates for maximum system performance and provides the most advanced fault tolerant solution for optimum data integrity The VT8237 also features support for up to four Parallel ATA 133 devices extending flexibility to the system integrator by allowing for mainstream or value configurations leveraging the existing technology standard Additional features on the VIA VT8237 South Bridge include support for up to eight USB 2 0 ports and integrated PCI support Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3V Lithium Battery This battery supplies power to the CMOS RAM As long as the L battery supplies enough power the contents of your CMOS RAM will be valid CMOS RAM contents are configured by CMOS setup and can be cleared by JP5 For more details on this check the G CMOS Clear JP5 paragraph on page 43 This buzzer gives off system beeps Chassis Cooling Fan C
47. ecks to enter the AMIBIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will be shown on the screen Follow these steps to configure the CPU settings 44 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Step1 Select STANDARD BIOS Features Set Date Time Step2 Select LOAD Optimal Defaults Select the LOAD Optimal Defaults menu and press OK to load the BIOS optimal setup Step3 Select Save Changes and Exit Select the Save Changes and Exit menu and press OK to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence 45 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration You might need to do this to c
48. el Connections paragraph on page 30 for more details 13 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on owning a SY KT880 DRAGON 2 You are about to install and connect your new motherboard Note Do not unpack the motherboard from its protective anti static packaging until you have made the following preparations 2 1 PREPARATIONS Gather and prepare all the following hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully 1 Socket A processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type DDR RAM module s Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit Monitor PS 2 Keyboard Pointing Device PS 2 mouse Speaker s optional Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive a oe So ee a ee External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Modem optional gt Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional 14 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 2 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation process Please follow the step by step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect cables case wires and power supply Step 5 Power on and enter BIOS setup Step 6 Install supporting software tools See Chapter 4 for more info Gil Warning Turn off the power to
49. eo or beeping sound heard The CPU fan is turning 1 Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see this Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS Check all the jumper settings on the M B Check if the CPU is ok by using another CPU check the Quick start guide for CPU supported on this M B Check if the power supply is ok The minimum should be 350 watts AMD approved Make sure the CPU fan is connected to CPUFAN1 connector Remove the M B from the case and test the system The M B might be shorted to the case The system power up no video beeping heard l Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see this Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS Check all the jumper settings on the M B Check if the memory module and the VGA card if onboard VGA is 107 5 not used are inserted properly in the M B If yes change the memory module it might be defective Make sure the memory specification is supported by the M B for more info on this check our FAQ on the website Change the VGA card if used The system turns on for some seconds then shutdown by itself Check if the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector The CPU might be overheating Check the CPU fan if it is defective also sees if the CPU fan is in contact with the CPU Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS Make sure the power supply you have on your syste
50. f Choose Auto will auto detect Default BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 Setting Description Note This item indicates if the primary Default graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in an AGP slot Vlink 8X Disabled Increase system performance Supported Enabled AGP Mode Control Setting Description Note AGP Mode 1X This item allows you to choose the 2X AGP Mode 222 sss 4x Default AGP Read Disabled _ Enabled Disabled AGP read Default Synchronization Enabled synchronization capability AGP Fast Disabled Enabled Disabled AGP fast write Default Write Enabled capability Graphics 32M This item defines an AGP for the Aperture Size 64M _ graphics Leave this item at the default Default 128M value 64MB 256M AGP Master 1 Disabled _ Default W S Read Enabled When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states AGP Master 1 Disabled _ Default W S Write Enabled When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states Fast Normal Increase system performance Default Command Fast Ultra 55 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 2 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES Select the Standard BIOS Features option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 198
51. find the latest BIOS revision How can I flash the BIOS 1 Download the BIOS on our support website 2 Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded i e htmem emm386 etc 3 Copy the BIOS file and awdflash utility to the diskette 4 On the CMOS setup and disable CIH 4 way protection 5 Type awdflash biosname bin sn py 6 Reboot After flashing the BIOS my system will not boot up 1 Try clearing the CMOS 2 The BIOS chip is defective due to an unsuccessful flash contact your nearest SOYO branch for re flashing Is there a way to reprogram my BIOS after an unsuccessful flash No other way you need to send back the BIOS ROM to your nearest SOYO branch for re flashing Pm using a 133MHz FSB CPU I cannot find the DDR 100MHz option in the BIOS why The DDR speed should not be lower than the CPU FSB speed VGA Issue 110 I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color 640x 480 1 Install re install the VGA driver After waking up from Suspend to RAM or Standby mode the screen has no display but I can hear the hard disk operating 1 Check the VGA card manufacturer for a driver update if using a different video card then the onboard video and make sure the VGA card supports the Suspend to Ram function Update your VGA card s BIOS in the case of a video card other then the onboard video Check your VGA card manufacturer for more details Audio Issue How can I dis
52. g audio output channel from your CDROM or DVD drive to your motherboard Please check for more details on page 38 in the CD Line in AUXIN CDIN1 AUXIN1 paragraph AUXIN CDROM Audio In connectors This connector allows you to attach a second CDROM analog audio out output to your motherboard Please check for more details on page 38 in the CD Line in AUXIN CDIN1 AUXIN1 paragraph 32 bit PCI slots These are the motherboard s 3 3v busmastering PCI slots compliant to PCI specification v2 2 Please check the Step 3 Install Expansion Card paragraph on page 23 for more details 12 Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 VIA VT6122 LAN Chip Onboard VIA VT6122 100Base T and 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet controller supporting Wake On Lan WOL Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN2 This connector is to connect your chassis fan to your motherboard This motherboard supports up to 3 chassis fans It allows you to monitor the speed of CHAFAN2 in CMOS setup or by using the SOYO Hardware Monitor software Please check the Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 CHAFANS3 paragraph on page 37 for more details AGP Pro Slot This is the AGP expansion slot for your video card Note that it can only work with 1 5v AGP cards For more information check the Step 3 Install Expansion Card paragraph on page 23 Back panel connectors These connectors allow you to attach the external devices to the back of your PC Please check the Back Pan
53. ing service pack1 please do the following 1 Go into the device manager 2 Remove at Universal Serial Bus USB Controller 3 Restart your system Next time Windows XP starts up a new USB 2 0 controller will be found USB 2 0 Driver Installation for Windows XP USB 2 0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows 2000 For additional information regarding USB 2 0 support in Windows 2000 please visit http www microsoft com windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 default asp Windows 2000 Service Pack4 Include USB2 0 Driver 96 APPENDIX A ALi M5281 Introduction 1 1 What is ALi M5281 controller ALi M5281 is a high integration IDE controller that supports both Parallel ATA and Serial ATA interfaces It supports PATA UDMA mode transfer up to mode 6 and SATA 1 0 drives M5281 also provides a cost effective solution of RAID functions for the performance and reliability Main Features amp Benefits e Support RAID 0 1 amp JBOD e Allowed maximum 2 disks connection to every controller Does not support ATAPI devices e Support independent use of hard disk e Support Operating Systems Windows 98 Me Windows 2000 Windows XP e Windows based software for RAID management compatible with BIOS 2 ALi RAID BIOS After the system BIOS detects ALi RAID BIOS the RAID BIOS version and drive information shows up on the screen The following is an example of BIOS version and drive
54. l files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF Postscript Document format In order to read a PDF file the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects 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 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 89 Drivers Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your motherboard The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of motherboard you own We recommend that you only install those drivers driver KT880 Dragon 2 VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 98 E ME 2000 P v4 51y VIA USB2 0 Driver for Win 98SE ME 2 58L VIA USB2 0 Driver for Win 2000 XP click here for installation procedure VIA Gigabit Ethemet Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 EP v1 2 ALi ATARATA RAID Driver for Win 98SEME2000 EP 5 0 2 6 VIA Serial ATA driver for Win 99SEAME 2000 KP 2 20c C MEDIA ACS Audio Driver for Win 98SEME 2000 EP 5 12 01 0043 KT880 Dragon 2 hardware monito
55. lesecssixoncvierecsitentdaies 22 Step 3 Install Expansion GCP sic coecicseseseipcceaciedeasvecenxesiceexssedesavnavins 23 A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM ccccccccecccscceeceeesseeees 25 B Floppy Drive LAST ON sescoscacrcsctunnseatasonndad dela oaentaeoains 26 C Front Panel Connections scons copssssvcnieeaccntaimnbiixorieidtnieningxetadionsons 28 D Back Panel CONMECIIONS pecasscnceastucinensadractutentrcacuardenrentedecehantchsts 30 E Other Connections Seep rea ct onetdeshe eaten sate usegetle 35 F ATXI2V Power Supp scien ics cian di oaida nisssaleocdddansiacghesibeswadenciseieneenes 41 G CMOS Clear IP53 xc areas dingy nbemarnsneatie sania essaakonsdeae aneatamicenaaains 43 Dep I FOWE gk Ren eRe a eT eee een ee ce ene oer ere ee ee 43 2 3 QUICK BIOS SETUP a iieeesasevcedadsrevnteuninlevtarstatunedertevadcortenducs 44 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY sseeessesssossssessoosesessssoesoesesosesoese 46 3 1 SOYO COMBO FPEATUR Eisasaiotcestvsesecantiiaseaneasencaanvedaseasetinares 49 3 2 STANDARD BIOS FEATUREG cccccccesseeesseeesteeeeseeeens 56 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES cccceccccceeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeees 57 3 4 PCI PNP RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ccccscccesseeeeseeeees 70 P 72 3 5 PC HEALTH STATUS eee Table of Contents gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 3 6 BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP ou eeeeeeneeeees 74 3 7 BIOS SECURITY PEAT URES cainoonssavniccerasbidvasinvanvenbidesdcannns 71 38 EX A E 71 CHAPTER 4 VIA 8237
56. m support the M B specification If you already checked the power supply specification change the power supply it might be defective The minimum is 350 watts AMD approved When I boot up my system everything works fine it sees my CPU and memory detects my hard drive floppy drive and CD ROM but locks up at Verify DMI pool data It doesn t boot go any further What should Ido 1 Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS 2 Ifstill has the problem remove all other add on cards use onboard vga and see if it boots further Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one of them causes the lockup 3 Change the CPU During Boot up my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error What can be the problem 1 Clear CMOS memory 2 Re flash BIOS Check on how to flash BIOS on the later part of this guide Change the CMOS battery the battery might be drained 108 4 The BIOS chip might be failing I hear a 1 2 beeping sound and then the system shut down what is the problem Verify that the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector Stability Issues My system intermittently locks up very unstable 1 S N Dp Check the CPU Temperature your CPU might be overheating Change the CPU FAN Do not overclock your CPU Check the specification of the memory module maybe the M B does not support it Go to BIOS setup and load fail safe setting
57. motherboard This motherboard requires an ATX 12V power supply AT or ATX power supplies cannot be used We recommend a power supply of at least 350W or 400W under full loading O O ATX Power 12V Power Connector OW l Oea la i TIRE Se a u a ao olf a olla oofa om a i T D E D D o a k 5VSBLED E a a EG a D Steps 1 Connect the 20 pin connector to the ATX power connector See FIG 1 2 Connect the 4 pin connector to the 12V power connector See FIG 2 Note 1 The presence of the 12V power connector indicates i that a power supply is ATX12V the absence of the 12V i power connector indicates that a supply is ATX Note 2 When using the Power On by Keyboard function please make sure the ATX 12V power supply is able to provide v at least 1220mA on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB 41 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Note 3 The minimum recommended wattage is 400W for a fully loaded system or 350W for a minimally loaded system the system might become unstable if power supply is not enough Note 4 The 4 pin ATX 12V must be connected to the motherboard 9 Without this connector the system cannot boot The KT880 DRAGON 2 requires a power supply
58. n the motherboard This will cause the LED to light up when an IDE device HDD CD ROM on IDE 1 2 or SATA 1 2 device is active HDD LED Pin Assignment LED Anode LED Cathode 29 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya 5 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning ON or OFF your ATX power supply PWRBT Pin Assignment 1 Power On Off GND D Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse USB can be plugged directly onto the motherboard back panel Only after you have fixed and locked the motherboard to the computer case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices When connecting an external device use the following figure to locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse Connector Connector USB3 USB4 il r Aj USB1 USB2 LAN ME CENTER Bass Surround Back Surround MIC IN Line out Front out Line in Pin 1 1 L9 Printer Port LPT COM Port 30 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 1 Onboard Serial Ports COM External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include serial mouse modem Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1 COM2 9 pin male connectors located at the rear panel of the motherboard
59. n to notify any person of such revision or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the personal computer field is subject to many patents All of our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of SOYO Computer Inc to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or to cause others to infringe upon such rights Disclaimer Please be advised that some SOYO motherboards are designed with overclocking features and may allow users to run the components beyond manufacturer s recommended specifications Overclocking beyond manufacturer s specifications is not recommended nor endorsed by SOYO Inc and will void your manufacturer s warranty Overclocking beyond manufacturer s specifications is not encouraged and should be assumed at the user s own risk Unsafe overclocking can damage the user s system or cause serious personal injury If the user is unsure or in doubt about overclocking please seek professional advise SOYO Inc is not responsible for any direct or indirect damage resulting from overclocking Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 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
60. nce from available devices AV gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 3 6 4 CD DVD Drives CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc CD DVD Drives CD DVD Drives Item Help lst Drive CD DVD PM YAHAMA Specifies the boot l sequence from available devices AV gt lt Move Enter Select Value FIO Save ESC Exit DECT Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 76 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 3 7 BIOS SECURITY FEATURES If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears that you can enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six letters or numbers Press Enter after you have typed in the password There will be the second dialog box asking you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly Then the password is required for the access to the Setup Utility or for it at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Security Settings Item Help msialil or Chenge toe password Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Change User Password Press Enter Clear User Password Press Enter Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled
61. ng Do not unpack the motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage to components ground yourself while working by using a grounding strap Otherwise ground yourself frequently by touching the unpainted portion of the computer chassis to drain the static charges Handle the motherboard carefully holding it by the edges You are now ready to start the installation Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 1 3 KEY FEATURES Supports AMD 462 pins Socket A processors gt Athlon XP Palomino Thoroughbred Barton 200 266 333 400 MHz FSB gt Duron Morgan VIA KT880 8237 Chipset gt Supports PC2100 PC2700 and PC3200 DDR non registered and ECC memory modules 1x AGP Pro master 4x 8x slot 1 5v only 5x 32 bit bus master PCI slots ITE IT8705F GX Super I O controller supporting Floppy disk controller Parallel port SPP EPP and ECP compliant IrDA compatible infrared port PS 2 Keyboard and mouse Hardware monitor for monitoring temperatures voltages and fan speeds in the system VIA VT8237 Integrated Parallel ATA controller supporting up to 4x UDMA 33 66 100 133 Parallel ATA devices VIA VT8237 Integrated Serial ATA controller SATA1 2 supporting up to 2x UDMA 150 hard disks in normal or RAID 0 1 mode ALi M5281 Integrated Parallel ATA controller IDE3
62. onfigure some hardware installed in or connected to the mainboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc 46 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc gt SOYO COMPO Feature gt BIOS Security Features gt Standard BIOS Features Load Failsafe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults gt PCI PNP Resource Management Discard Changes gt PC Health Status Save Changes and Exit gt Boot Configuration Setup Discard Changes and Exit AV gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Hold down the Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative v
63. pansion card into the computer 2 Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard 3 Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot 4 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 5 Install driver for the operating system you use NOTE Some high speed memory modules may need to be set DDR Voltage Select to 2 7V at BIOS when using 23 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya AGP Pro Slot This motherboard supports AGP 4x 8x Pro VGA CARD DO NOT remove the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an AGP card without a retention notch Removing may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to your card slot and motherboard Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card You can use a pen tip to remove the tab from the bay 24 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Step 4 Connect cables case wires and power supply A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM E a aj e O yH Er IDE 1 IDE 2 Primary Secondary IDE IDE Pin 1 IDE3 IDE4 Lo SATA2 RAID IDE SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 This Motherboard offers two primary IDE1 IDE3 IDE device connectors 2 secondary IDE device connectors IDE2 IDE4 and 4 tertiary serial ATA ports IDE1 and IDE2 can support up to four high speed Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 HDD or CD ROM IDE3 and IDF4
64. r Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 68 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 USB Configuration Setting Description Note USB 1 1 Ports Disabled Configuration USB1 1 Host Configuration USB 2 Ports Controllers USB 4 Ports USB 6 Ports USB 8 Ports Default USB 2 0 Ports Enabled Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Host Default Configuration Disabled Controllers Legacy USB Enabled Set this item to Enabled if using Default Support Disabled software like DOS games that needs a legacy USB device USB Storage Disabled Enabled Disabled support for Default Device USB mass storage devices Support USB 2 0 Configures the USB 2 0 Controller HiSpeed controller in HiSpeed 480Mbps Default Mode or FullSpeed 12Mbps 69 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 4 PCI PNP RESOURCE MANAGEMENT This option sets the Motherboard s PCI Slots CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc ROTAN ENVEE Advanced PCI PnP Settings Item Help WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections j May cause system to malfunction JNO lets the BIOS T configure all the devices Plug amp Play O S No in system PCI Latency Timer 64 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes i PCI IDE BusMaster We e a i Play PnP devices not IRQ3 Available required for boot if your IRQ4 Available system has a Plug and Play
65. r for Win 98SE ME 2000 2P v1 2 4inl Super Bonus Pack v lt gt Driver Installation Menu Select the appropriate driver then click OK A short description of all available drivers follows gt VIA 4in 1 Driver Package for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the performance and maintain the stability of systems using VIA chipsets These four drivers are VIA Registry INF Driver VIA AGP VxD driver VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver gt VIA USB2 0 Driver for Win 98SE ME This setup program will install the driver for VIA USB 2 0 Host Controller for Windows 98SE and Windows ME For Windows 2000 and XP please check Chapter 5 gt VIA Gigabit Ethernet Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This program will install VIA Gigabit Lan Driver on you computer 90 Drivers Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 gt VIA Serial ATA driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This program is for install Driver to use Serial ATA function gt C MEDIA Audio Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP You have to install the drivers before installing any application for the Onboard Audio gt ALi ATA SATA RAID Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This program will install ALi Serial ATA driver on your computer gt VIA Serial ATA Driver for Win 98SE ME 2000 XP This program is for install Driver to use Serial ATA function gt KT880 DRAGON 2 hardware monitor
66. re configuration Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Below the screen Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows XP Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk containing driver then press Enter to continue In the following window of device type please select M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows XP to continue Win XP will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver press S use the driver on floppy to continue The following interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows XP item should be 86 ALI M5281 SATA3 SATA4 Driver Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup Install driver during Windows 2000 installation l Go to d raid M5283 SATA50XX directory assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware configuration Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk containing drivers then press Enter to continue In the following window of device type please
67. ription gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 ALi M5281 Serial ATA IDE RAID chip The M5281 provides personal computer systems with PCI device solution of the highest integration It includes two Serial ATA Host l controllers SATA3 4 for supporting a total of 2 ports two fully Parallel ATA Host controller IDE3 4 for supporting two single channel IEEE1394 Firewire connector U These connectors allow you to attach IEEE 1394 connectors or devices to the motherboard The lay out can be found in the IEEE 1394 Firewire Connector FW1 FW2 paragraph on page 40 SATA Connectors These connectors allow you to attach one UDMA 150 hard disk to each connector SATA1 2 are controlled by VIA VT8237 chip and V SATA 3 4 are controlled by the ALi M5281 chip and SATA1 4 all can support RAID 0 and 1 For more information on these connectors check the A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM paragraph on page 25 VIA VT6307 IEEE 1394 Firewire controller The VIA Fire II VT6307 provides direct connectivity between the PCI and 1394 serial buses With three ports the VIA Fire II VT6307 is designed to provide scalability and manageability in IEEE 1394 network solutions for home networking and multiple PC access to a single internet connection Each individual port detects connected device types and automatically configures data speeds to either 100 200 or 400 Mbps speeds well suited to multi streaming I O requirements A programmable PCI power management mode specific
68. rives Take the above BIOS screen as an example if Channel 3 is the boot drive the operation system will use the order of Channel 3 Master Channel 1 Master Channel 1 Slave Channel 4 Master consecutively 104 2 3 Drive Select Menu There are three bars in this menu two RAID Drive Selection Bar and one Boot Drive Selection Bar RAID BIOS Setup Utility c 2003 ALi Corporation www ali com tw bility Select roring Cursor amp Finish Drive Model lt Mode Capacity RAID Arr Cyfnnel 1 Master Maxtor 4A160 JO UDMA6 163928MB annel 1 Slave Maxtor 6L040J2 UDMAS 4002 7MB hannel 2 Master WDC WO3I60GD 00F SATAL 37019MB Channel 3 Master Maxtor 6Y2Z00M0 ATAL Capacity RAID Type 105 APPENDIX B Troubleshooting 106 Troubleshooting at First Start Boot up Issues The system does not power up no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on 1 Check if the power cord is plug into the power source Check if the power is connected to the M B Check if the cable of the case power button is connected to the M B power button connector see Connectors and Plug ins section in this Quick start guide for more info Make sure the power supply is not defective Change the power supply The minimum should be a 350 watts AMD recommended power supply Remove the M B from the case and test the system The M B might be shorted to the case The system powers up but no vid
69. rives A Disabled 60KB 5 25 2MB 5 25 20KB 3 5 1 44MB 3 5 Default 88MB 3 5 60 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 3 3 SuperlO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc SuperIO Configuration Configure ITE8705 Super IO Chipset Item Help OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 aL leni BIOS to Enable or UART Mode Address Disabled Disable Floppy Paral le Port address 378 Controller Parallel Port Mode Norma Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 AV gt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults SuperlO Configuration Setting Description Controller controller Enabled Use the on board floppy Default controller Serial Port Disabled Default Address UART UART Mode Address Mode 3F8 IRQ4 Choose serial port s I O Default address Serial Do not set port tothe same Port 2F8 IRQ3 address except for Disabled recommend for UART Mode 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 If UART Mode Address is set to 3F8 IRQ4 or 2F8 IRQ3 or 3E8 IRQ4 or 2E8 IRQ3 UART Mode Standard Allows BIOS to select UART Default Select IrDA SIR Mode recommend ASK IR 61 BIOS Setup Utility gt Sy KT880 DRAGON 2 Setting Description Note Parallel Port Disabled Choose the parallel port s I O Address 378 address Default 278 3BC Parallel Port Normal The mode
70. s Please check if the system performance in the BIOS setup is set to Turbo Maximum Set it to normal if this is the case Check the website for the latest BIOS update Check the website for FAQ s regarding instability issues Change the memory module or CPU The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them or use a power supply with a higher wattage My system intermittently locks up during Windows installation Go to BIOS and load the load optimized defaults Check the website for any BIOS updates Ifyou still have the problem remove all other add on cards except for CPU Memory onboard Video Hard disk See if you can finish Windows installation Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one causes the lockup 109 BIOS Issue Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the upper left corner of the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such as kvxa_ 2BA1 meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY K7V Dragon plus mainboard or 6BA IV_2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with a 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 US www soyousa com Germany www soyo de and look up your motherboard to
71. s damage to the board contact your dealer immediately Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 1 5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Be 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 gt Handle the motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its components Motherboard Description gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 soya 1 6 SY KT880 DRAGON 2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 13 LL CPUFAN1 Eas et 1 3 CPUFAN2 IDE1 IDE2 PCI Slot 1 Q A JPS cHarans 1 i PCI Slot 2 VA gm sarao n EL o La KA CONI AUXI E t PCI Slot 3 SIRCON PCI Slot 4 E WA ea a PCI Slot 5 ae SATA3 SATA4 DE3 IDE4FLP A a SVS8LED St 1 5 T p euo we LPT COM o oO etree ei USB20_1 USB20_2 Fw2 FW Back Panel SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Platform Motherboard Description amp gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2
72. s information when using M5281 ALi RAID BIOS V1 00 c ALi Corporation 2003 All Rights Reserved Identifying IDE driver 0 0 x x 0 0 Channel I Master Maxtor 4A 160J0 Channel 1 Slave Maxtor 6L040J2 98 Channel 2 Master WDC WD360GD 00F Channel 3 Master Maxtor 6Y200M0 Press Ctrl A to enter ALi RAID BIOS setup utility When RAID BIOS is waiting after identifying drives press Ctrl and A simultaneously to enter the setup menu 2 1 RAID BIOS Setup Menu RAID BIOS Setup Utility c 2003 ALi Corporation www ali com tw Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Sele JBOD for integrated Capacity ize RAID Setting amp Partition amp Finish e All RAID Setting amp Partition Rebuild RAID Array Select Hoot Drive Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Master Maxtor 4A160 JO UDMA6 163928MB 1 Slave Maxtor 6LO040J2 UDMAS 4002 7MB 2 Master WDC WD3IGOGD OOF SATAL 37019MB Channel 3 Master Maxtor 6Y200M0 20392B8MB Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name 99 There are three major areas in the RAID BIOS setup screen Main Menu Drive Select Menu and RAID Array List 2 2 Main Menu In Main Menu the user has several options to operate RAID RAID BIOS Setup Utility www ali co RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Select e JBOD for integrated Capacity g amp Partition 64K t Delete Al AID Set
73. t Ethernet Adapter ea Re Processors E SCSI and RAID controllers ALi ATARAID Controller 41 SATARA Controller 5 VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller E D Sound video and game controllers b Audio Codecs b C Media 4097 Audio Device Legacy Audio Drivers b Legacy Video Capture Devices b Media Control Devices Video Codecs H System devices z Universal Serial Bus controllers 94 Drivers Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Drivers directory list in the CD driver DragonCD20040402 D iy AUDIO 9 AVANCE H G CMEDIA C MEDIA Audio Driver ag a E p gt dittv com E gt drivers jy ALi C intel inf i ITE Sy NVIDIA O O Vl di FIA 4in1 Driver E LAN C RealTek jj YIA Cy ie Lan cy T6120 g vtl Onboard Lan Driver C MANTAL panda E 9 RAIL E a M5283 Ali M5281 RAID Controller Driver E 0 vi823 VIA T8237 Serial ATA Driver Source tools E ij U20 INTEL E vie USB 2 0 Driver for Win Jase ME H Waay 95 USB 2 0 Driver Installation gt sy KT880 DRAGON 2 Chapter 8 USB 2 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION USB 2 0 Driver Installation for Windows XP USB2 0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows XP For additional information regarding USB 2 0 support in Windows XP please visit http www microsoft com windowsxp pro downloads servicepacks sp 1 default asp Windows XP Service Pack1 Include USB2 0 Driver After install
74. that is approved by AMD of at least 350W Go to http www amd com for more info on approved power supply Make sure the ATX power supply can take at least 720 mA load on the 5V Standby lead SVSB 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 SVSB Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment ATX Power 12V elle 5V 5VSB_ el 5V PW OK l 5V GND le GND gt Pay special care to the directionality 5v le GND GND el GND 5y alfo PS ON Pin1 Pin3 GND Gle GND 22 3 3v l 12v COM TT 3 3V mil 3 3V A S ee 12VDC 12V Power Connector FIG 1 FIG 2 42 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 G CMOS Clear JP5 In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory 1 Put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS memory 2 Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper JP5 This jumper can be easily identified by its white cap CMOS Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Clearing sah ar for Short pin 1 2 to JP5 Setting ean new seconds to clear the CMOS 321 Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector
75. the files and folders to a floppy disk Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware configuration Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears Insert the floppy disk containing driver then press Enter to continue In the following window of device type please select which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows 2000 to continue Win 2000 will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver press S use the driver on floppy to continue The following interface will list the devices to be installed in which M5281 SATA RAID controller Windows 2000 item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup 84 ALI M5281 SATA3 SATA4 Driver Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Chapter 6 ALI M5281 SATA3 SATA4 DRIVER INSTALLATION You can use your ALi M5281 SATA3 SATA4 as 1 Normal IDE function 2 RAID function RAIDO 1 To use SATA3 and SATA4 as normal IDE please do the following steps 1 Go to the CMOS setup gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt and set the Onboard SATA PATA 3 4 to Enable 2 Go to the CMOS setup gt BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP gt BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY Set the First Boot Device to SCSI Card 4 Install the ALi 528
76. ting amp Partition Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel Master Maxtor 4A160 JO UDMAG 163928MB Channel 1 Slave Maxtor 6L040J2 UDMAS 4002 7MB Channel 2 Master WDC WD2I60GD 00Fr SATAL 37019MB 7 4 Channel 3 Master Maxtor GY200M0 SATAL 203928MB Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name 2 2 1 Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An S flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 0 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for RAID 0 Then the flash cursor changes to an s flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID 0 3 The prompt Create RAID O Y N appears after two drives are properly assigned 4 Press Y and then some necessary information will be written to the 100 drives which may destroy the original data in the drives Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID Array 5 Next the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array The effective characters for an array name is 0 9 A Z a z space and underscore 6 After the RAID array has been created successfully its information shows up at RAID Array List Note RAID 0 cannot be used for parallel ATA drives connected at the same channel RAID 0 cannot be used for mi
77. uration Press Bnrer AV gt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 57 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 3 3 1 IDE Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Item Help Onboard PCI IDE Controller DISABLED disables the gt Primary IDE Master integrated IDE gt Primary IDE Slave e Controller gt Secondary IDE Master ere 7 TR gt Secondary IDE Slave enables only tne bird IDE Mester Primary IDE Controller gt Third IDE Slave gt Fourth IDE Master _ SECONDARY enables only the Secondary IDE gt Fourth IDE SI a oo Conirolleir bard Disk Write Protect Disabled BOTH enables both IDE IDE Detect Time Out S00 10 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detect Host amp Device Controllers AV gt Move Enter Select Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl Genera Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Item Help Seleci ihe type Or clewice connected to the system PIO Mode DMA Mode AV gt lt
78. user s selection 3 Press Y key and then the data in drivers is destroyed Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting RAID Array 4 RAID array List automatically updates itself 2 2 6 Delete All RAID Setting amp Partition 1 Press Enter key to activate this item 2 Data on RAID drives will be erased Y N prompt message shows up to confirm the user s selection 3 Press Y key and then the data in drivers is destroyed Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting RAID Array 4 RAID array List automatically updates itself 2 2 7 Rebuild RAID Array When a drive is replaced or BIOS detects a bad drive use Rebuild RAID Array to keep data coherency for RAID 1 and 0 1 103 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An R flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the array to rebuild 2 BIOS shows the source and destination drives and waits for confirmation to rebuild Press Y to start rebuild process 3 Process status bar shows up during the rebuild process 2 2 8 Select Boot Drive 1 Press Enter key to activate this item A B flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the boot drive 2 Press Enter or Space Key to finish selection Note The boot drive affects how the operation system treats the order of other d
79. users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup 80 VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Install driver during Windows 2000 installation 1 Set the folder options to show hidden files and folders check Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option 2 Go to d raid vt8237 driver disk SATA assuming that your CD ROM is drive d copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk Some files are hidden so step 1 must be done 3 Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware configuration 4 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Appear 5 Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000 Setup window appears 6 Insert the floppy disk containing driver then press Enter to continue 7 In the following window of device type please select VIA 8237 SATARaid controller for Windows NT and 2000 to continue 8 Win 2K will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver press S use the driver on floppy to continue 9 The following interface will list the devices to be installed in which VIA 8237 SATARaid controller for Windows NT and 2000 item should be included If users want to install other devices press S at this time Press ENTER to continue Windows 2000 setup 81 ALI M5281 IDE3 IDE4 Driver
80. when performing the CMOS Clear operation settings Step 5 Power On You have now completed the hardware installation of your KT880 DRAGON 2 successfully 1 Turn the power on 2 It takes awhile to boot up to the system You will hear 3 beeps before seeing a display on the screen 3 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press the lt DEL gt key while the system is performing the diagnostic checks Note If 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 43 Hardware Installation gt SY KT880 DRAGON 2 Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 4 The BIOS Setup screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc gt SOYO COMEO Feature gt BIOS Security Features gt Standard BIOS Features Load Failsafe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults gt PCI PNP Resource Management Discard Changes gt PC Health Status Save Changes and Exit gt Boot Configuration Setup Discard Changes and Exit lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults 2 3 QUICK BIOS SETUP After the hardware installation is completed turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic ch
81. xed parallel and serial ATA drives 2 2 2 Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability 1 Press Enter key to activate this item An M flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 1 2 Use Space key to choose the desired drive for RAID 1 Then flash cursor changes to an m flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID 1 3 The prompt Create RAID 1 Y N appears after two drives are properly assigned 4 Press Y and then some necessary information will be written to drives which maybe destroy the original data in the drives Warning Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID Array 5 Next the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array The effective characters for an array name is 0 9 A Z a z space and underscore 101 6 After the RAID array has been created successfully its information shows up at RAID Array List 7 Lastly a prompt message asks whether to do drive copy The source and destination drives are the ones indicated as M and m in Drive Select Menw respectively Note RAID 1 cannot be used for parallel ATA drives connected at the same channel RAID I cannot be used for mixed parallel and serial ATA drives 2 2 3 Create JBOD for integrated Capacity 1 Press Enter key to activate this item A

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