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1. em CHAFAN2 Lu d wun SPK5 DDR DIMM 4 L ra a soeh IDE 1 IDE 2 s El ol ay ay elle aya ello a BBBBS boil teva ya ell Ce LO CHAFANS AGP PRO O A HU UI ER UU UU III 1 WII III HOH HOUTH HUTH Ru UU II DW M PCI Slot 1 CD_SPDIF CDIN1 1 4 1 4 Bi ER Deeg anne CDIN2 PCI Slot 2 ER VA 3 wo VT8233CE y PCI Slot 3 7 REESEN IO y M PCI Slot 4 RAIDE 3V PCI Slot 5 C CHIP P M S e eee emm CARDO SIRCONT P USB3 4 Bam USB5 6 em ara ak HD Reset PWRBT LED Back Panel SY K7V DRAGON Plus Platform Motherboard Description gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Soya 1 7 SY K7V DRAGON Plus MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS kel e A A A FF C A AOLA AAE AB I Q Tn LO e ST Motherboard Description gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus GC new Sage aA WONO s Ae Bb oan wD gt gt DC ATX Power Supply Connector VIA KT266A North Bridge Chip Socket A Connector CPU Cooling Fan Connector Bus Mastering EIDE ATAPI Ports DDR DIMM Banks Chassis
2. DDR DIMM SE DDR DIMM DDR DIMM 1 Your board comes with three DIMM sockets providing support for up to 3GB of main memory using unbuffered and non ECC DIMM modules from 64MB to 1GB On this motherboard DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed Depending on the DRAM clock speed setting in the BIOS setup appropriate memory modules must be used For 100MHz DRAM speed use PC1600 memory for 133MHz DRAM speed use PC2100 memory a III D DITTI III IIIM III ITT DI IDTIDTD DT III D DITTI DT III D DITTI DDT III IAM III NITIA D DITTI DT o EEA 17 Hardware Installation S gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus a YE Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 Modules Ld RAM Type DDR RAM Memory Module Size MB H 64 128 256 512 1024 MB Step 3 Install Expansion Card The motherboard has 1 AGP PRO slot and 5 PCI slot 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before inserting the expansion 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 related driver from the operating system AGP Pro Slot This motherboard supports AGP 2x 4x P
3. Setting You can use this dialog to set the playback parameters and the status of SPDIF IN OUT For more information of SPDIF please refer to the Appendixes C and D 167 Playback Playback delay time tor Mini Disc recording jo seconds SPDIF SPOIF IN loopback to SPOIF OUT bypass Enable SPDIF OUT Monitor SPOIF IN Digital SPDIF IN signal pass to analog LINE OUT SPOIFIN device SPDIF IN HI SPDIF IN 2 SPOIF IM Format Ze Moral C Inverse Enable SPDIF INAOUT Copyright protection Enable SPDIF IN Validity detection a Recording You can use this function to record a wave file from any recording channel Wave Recording wl Recording Format Name co Luality Save As Remove Format PCM Attributes 44100 kHz 16 Bit Stereo 172 kb sec S Recording Channel SPDIFINS LINEIN TI MIC M WAVE WMD D AUXIN TI CD Tine mm emma we Odile File name Browse Synchronize with Record Stop Total time recorded 00 00 CO player T MIDI Player 168 Help Shows the help screen for detailed button e function descriptions About Shows software version and copyright information d Exit Stops and leaves the MP3 Wave Player Mixer Volume Control a en 7 GIE CIE L cme ce ee CIE SS S IT Advanced SENG a oo a MIr a WAVE E MIDI SAK IN KASS op ml ER For each output signal the control slider regulates the loudness
4. Do the HDDs on the FastTrak100 Lite have to be the same size The HDDs that you use with the FastTrak100 Lite do not have to be the same size If the sizes differ the FastTrak100 Lite will adjust the HDDs so that they are compatible Basically it will truncate the bigger HDD so the sizes match Any unused space that results from this is unusable so don t use HDDs that differ too much It ll work but It s a waste Can take a set of drives which make up an array created on one FastTrak100 Lite server and move it to another FastTrak100 Lite server Yes All FastTrak100 Lite controllers read the arrays the same way Once the drives are all connected you must restart the system for it to recognize the newly inserted array configuration Can I take a drive used in a FastTrak100 Lite array and access it directly with a different controller such as the one integrated on the motherboard Yes but only under certain configurations The following array configurations will allow the drive s to be accessed individually on another controller mirror RAID 0 single drive striped RAID 1 or 152 single drive spanned JBOD Multiple drives striped or spanned will not work Also the controller must address the drives as LBA not CHS If have a problem with one of the drives on the FastTrak100 Lite how can low level format it to correct the problem Do NOT do this Low level formatting IDE drives is unnecessa
5. Settings From the Settings menu choose Control Panel In the Control Panel window double click on the System icon In the System window choose the Device Manager tab In the hierarchical display under Other Devices 1s a listing for PCI Mass Storage Controller Choose it and then press the Properties button Choose the Driver tab in the Properties window and then press the Update Driver button When asked if you want Windows to search for the driver choose Yes recommended Insert the SOYO CD into the CD Rom drive then press Next When Windows informs you that it was unable to find the drivers press Other Locations In the Select Other Location dialog box type D RAID promise Driver Win9x ME Assuming D is your CD Rom drive Press the Next button A message informing you that Windows 95 has found Win95 98 FastTrak100 Lite tm Controller should appear then press Finish Choose Yes when asked if you wish to restart the system 123 Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95 98 The following three sections detail the installation of FastTrak100 Lite drivers on a system that has Windows 95 98 already installed If you re installing the FastTrak100 Lite drivers on a system during a Windows 95 98 installation see Installing Drivers During Windows 95 98 Installation on page
6. CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Clock Driver Control Press Enter gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Memory Hole Disabled Menu Level System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable IDK le rae Item Help Vv gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving The following table describes each field in the Advanced Chipset Features Menu and how to configure each parameter 53 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Setting Description Note Memory Hole Disabled Default ISM 16M Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area If this occurs select 15M 16M in this field System BIOS Disabled Cacheable Enabled The ROM area FOOOOH FFFFFH Default is cacheable Video RAM Disabled When synchronous DRAM is Default Cacheable Enabled installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer 54 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 4 1 DRAM Clock Drive Control STOP Caution Change these settings only if y
7. FastTrak s data channels 118 FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Adapter Configuration Options Halt On Error Enable System Resources Configuration Channel 1 IDE1 Interrupt Al O Port FFFO Channel 2 IDE2 Interrupt Al O Port FFA8 Keys Available Lo gt Space Change Option ESC Exit Halting FastTrak BIOS On Bootup Errors The Adapter Configuration Options section allows you to enable or disable FastTrak100 Lite to Halt operation at the BIOS startup screen should an error be detected This is the only option that can be changed on this screen Installing Drivers This section details the FastTrak100 Lite driver installation when used with various operating systems The software includes the driver necessary to identify FastTrak100 Lite to the operating system e For Windows 2000 see below e For Windows 95 98 see page 122 e For Windows 4 x see page 125 WINDOWS 2000 Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation 1a Floppy Install Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes 119 1b Floppyless Install Boot from floppy and type WINNT After files have 1c been copied the system will reboot On the reboot press lt F6 gt after the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears CD ROM Install Boot from the CD ROM Press lt F6 gt after the message Press F6 if
8. Press Enter to continue NT setup Promise RAID Family Drivers for Windows XP l ee E First please copy all files of folder under SOYO CD Raid promise Raid Family Driver WinXP and Fasttrak readme txt and txtsetup oem 3 files under SOYO CD Raid promise Raid Family Driver to floppy disk for WinXP Raid install When you into the system install screen press F6 Key first Then press S key Insert floppy disk for XP driver to A disk then press Enter Select WinXP Promise Fasttrak 100 tm Lite Controller then press Enter Press Enter to continue XP setup 92 Ultra Family Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus oy Ce Chapter 8 ULTRA FAMILY DRIVER INSTALLATION Note When you need to use regular IDE function on IDE3 and 4 you must connect compatible IDE device with slot IDE3 and 4 Ultra Family Driver for Windows 98SE Move cursor to my computer icon Press mouse right button then press properties Press Device Manager 7 bm You will see an exclamation mark of yellow color at PCI mass storage controller in other devices Click it Click Driver button then click Update Driver button then press next The ultra family driver path is in SOYO CD Raid Promise ultra family Driver Win95 98 9 Click OK then restart your system Ultra Family Driver for Windows NT4 0 l First please copy all files of folder under SOYO CD Raid promise Ultra Family Driver NT4 and U
9. and then double click on the System icon 3 Choose the Device Manager tab and then click the in front of SCSI amp RAID controllers Win95 98 Promise FastTrak100 Lite controller should appear WINDOWS NT4 Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4 0 Installation 1 Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk a Floppy install boot the system with the Windows NT installa tion diskettes b Floppyless install boot from floppy and type WINNT B After files have been copied the system will reboot On the reboot press the F6 key when the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears c CD ROM disk install boot from the CD ROM disk and press the F6 key when the message Setup is inspecting your com puter s hardware configuration appears 2 When the Windows NT Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Device s 3 Press O to select Other and press the Enter key 4 Insert the diskette into drive A and press the Enter key 5 Choose Win NT FastTrak100 Lite tm Controller from the list that appears on screen then press the Enter key A 6 The Windows NT Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include Win NT FastTrak100 Lite tm controller NOTE If you
10. Assign IRQ For USB Enabled INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto M gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note Starred items will disappear when the Resources Controlled By option is set to Auto After you have completed the PCI Slot Configuration press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 72 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus e YE PNP PCI Configuration Controls PNP PCI Setting Description Note Controls PnP OS Yes Set this field to Yes if you Installed are running Windows 95 which 1s PnP compatible No If the OS you are running Default does not support PnP If there is any configuration doubt set this field to No Reset Disabled Retain PnP configuration Default Configuration data in BIOS Data Enabled Reset PnP configuration data in BIOS Resources Manual BIOS does not manage PCI ISA PnP Controlled By card IRQ assignment Requires to assign IRQ to PCI or ISA PnP manually IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to Auto The Plug and Play BIOS Recommended ESCD auto manages PCI ISA PnP card IRQ assignment automatically If Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ Resource PCI Device Choose IRQ assigned IR
11. Click on Next Select other Locations click it Click Browse The LAN driver directory is in SOYO CD d LAN VIA W9S5OSR2 where D is your CD ROM then press ok You need windows 95OSR2 CD to complete the installation When you finish installing LAN card driver Restart your system 89 Audio Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Chapter 6 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION Audio Driver Installation for Windows NT 1 Click my computer 2 Click control panel 3 Click multimedia and select devices then press 4 Click ADD and press OK 5 The audio driver path is in SOYO CD d audio cmi8738 6ch NT40 drv where D is your CD ROM 90 Ultra Family Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus oy Ce Chapter 7 PROMISE RAID FAMILY DRIVER INSTALLATION Note When you need to use RAID function on IDE3 and 4 you must connect compatible IDE device with slot IDE3 and 4 Promise RAID Family Drivers for Windows 98SE Ge ee a gf em Move cursor to my computer icon Press mouse right button then press properties Press Device Manager You will see an exclamation mark of yellow color at PCI RAID Controller Click it Press driver then press update driver Press next The RAID driver path is in SOYO CD Raid Promise Raid Family Driver Win9x ME Promise RAID Family Drivers for Windows ME fee a TS Move cursor to my computer icon Press mouse right button then press properties
12. Left clicking on a given Drive icon or ID in the left pane will show similar information categories as the Array Window Drive Information in the right pane e ie Monitoring Utility SP FastTrak 1 a Status ction C ii Channel 1 Functional ennnn e SMART Maxtor 8700048 Status Functional Channel 2 Size 6 522GB SE Maxtor 8700048 Location Controller 1 Channel 1 Master Mapping 14475 Oyls 15 Heads 63 Sectors Timing DMA mode 2 D gt Click specific icon for resource infomation E 140 Status also shown under the Array Window can be Functional Critical or Offline The meanings are shown below Functional Means the drive is working normally Critical A problem has been detected in the drive and the drive taken offline as part of a mirroring array Mirrored arrays will continue to function without the drive Fix replace the drive that has failed then restore data from a backup source Offline Drives that are NOT identified as bad may be taken offline if part of a Striping or Spanning array containing a bad drive These drives do NOT need to be replaced however S M A R T Status Indicates whether attached hard drive implements Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology to predict drive failure Size Indicates capacity of individual drive Location Shows physical location of drive Indicates on which IDE channel 1 or 2 and whether drive is Master or
13. Off When enabled this feature Default Option Always On allows the VGA adapter to All Modes gt Off operate in a power saving mode Video Off V H Sync Blank Selects the method by which Default Method Blank screen the monitor is blanked DPMS Support 67 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Power Management Controls Continue Setting Description Note MODEM Use 3 Assigns an IRQ to the modem Default IRQ 3 11 NA device Soft Off by _Instant off Default PWR BTTN Delay 4 Sec Turns off the system power 4 seconds after pushing the power button State After On The system will switch on when Power Failure power comes back after a power failure The system will remain off Default when power comes back after a power failure Auto The system will return to the state it was in before the power failure when power returns 1 e If the system was on it will switch on again if it was off it will remain off IRQ Event Press Enter Select items that will wake up Activity Detect your system when in one of sleep modes Press enter to go the select item page 68 BIOS Setup Utility IRQ Event Activity Detect PS2KB Wakeup LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD PCI Master PowerOn by PCI Card Wake Up On LAN Ring RTC Alarm Resume Setting Disabled gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Description Note You can set the PS2KB Hotkey Default Ctrl F1 F12 to Wakeup system Pow
14. Press Device Manager You will see an exclamation mark of yellow color at PCI RAID Controller Click PCI RAID Controller Press driver then press update driver The RAID driver path is in SOYO CD Raid Promise Raid Family Driver Win9x ME Promise RAID Family Drivers for Windows 2000 l First please copy all files of folder under SOYO CD Raid promise Raid Family Driver Win2000 and Fasttrak readme txt and txtsetup oem 3 files under SOYO CD Raid promise Raid Family Driver to floppy disk for Win2000 Raid install 91 6 Ultra Family Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus When you into the system install screen press F6 Key first Then press S key Insert floppy disk for 2000 driver to A disk then press Enter to continue Select Win2000 Promise Fasttrak 100 tm Lite Controller then press Enter Press Enter to continue 2000 setup Promise RAID Family Drivers for Windows NT 4 0 l GE a E d First please copy all files of folder under SOYO CD Raid promise Raid Family Driver NT4 and Fasttrak readme txt and txtsetup oem 3 files under SOYO CD Raid promise Raid Family Driver to floppy disk for WinNT Raid install When you into the system install screen press F6 key first Then press S key Select Other then press Enter Insert floppy disk for NT driver to A disk then press Enter Select WinNT Promise Fasttrak 100 tm Lite Controller then press Enter
15. The setting shown above is the default Setting PCI Bus Utilization Option NOTE In most cases a user does not need to change this setting since FastTrak100 Lite s data handling rarely conflicts with another PCI device However certain brands of video capture cards can produce a glitch on play back of A V files that may require adjusting the default setting devices see Tips for Audio Video Editing for more information This section of the Options Window allows a user to change how much time the FastTrak100 Lite holds on to the PCI bus to transfer data 146 The default setting of High on the slider bar means FastTrak100 Lite holds on to the PCI bus longer for data transfers to occur A setting of Less reduces the time which FastTrak100 Lite occupies on the PCI bus and frees that time for use by other PCI devices Once a bus setting has been selected click the Apply button on the Options window to implement changes immediately Setting Disk Param eters Option Disk Parameters W Enable write Cache Enable 5 M 4 7 7 Check Enable Write Cache checkbox allows user to enable disable write cache for hard drives that include this performance feature FastCheck automatically recognizes such drives and enables the feature as the default setting For drives that do not use write caching this option 1s automatically greyed out Enable S M A R T Check checkbox tells FastCheck to regularly monitor ea
16. connectors PS 2 mouse connector PS 2 keyboard connector gt IDE RAID FUNCTION The K7V DRAGON Plus supports striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 or function as regular IDE port Motherboard Description gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus gt C MEDIA HARDWARE AUDIO Supports 4 5 5 1 speakers and DLS based wave table music Also provides professional SPDIF IN OUT non distortion digital interface gt LAN ON BOARD Supports 10 100 Mbps base T Ethernet gt SMART CARD READER Compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card PC SC Working Group standard Supports Smart Card insertion power on feature gt ADVANCED FUNCTIONS The SY K7V DRAGON Plus supports advanced functions such as E Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN Some advanced network cards can wake the system up over the network the WOL connector is provided by the SY K7V DRAGON Plus to support this function E Multiple boot The SY K7V DRAGON Plus supports booting from devices such as CD ROM E Power on by modem or alarm If the SY K7V DRAGON Plus system is in suspend mode it can be switched back on through the modem or RTC alarm through this function This opens a lot of possibilities such as remote access that switches the system on only after the modem receives a call gt FAIL SAFE The SY K7V DRAGON Plus comes with added functionality to make managing the system easy and safe Hardware Monitor The integrated Hardware Monitor IC and Hardware doctor software enabl
17. device and start to playback Finally press Record to start the recording process D kbfsec 50 kbyfsec bronze SE 183 APPENDIX C Troubleshooting at First Start Boot up Issues The system do not power up no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on Check if the power cord is plug to 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 in the manual for more info Make sure the power supply is not defective Change the power supply The minimum should be 250 watts 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 no beeping sound heard but the CPU fan is turning l Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS Check all the jumper settings on the M B if the M B have any 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 250 watts Make sure the CPU fan is connected to CPUFAN 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 Quick start guide for more info on how to cl
18. partition and format your hard drive s if necessary Install Windows 98 normally After installation go the Start menu and choose Settings From the Settings menu choose Control Panel In the Control Panel window double click on the System icon In the System window choose the Device Manager tab In the hierarchical display under Other Devices is a listing for PCI RAID Controller Choose it and then press the Properties button Choose the Driver tab in the Properties window choose Update Driver and then press Next Choose Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now recommended then press Next Insert the SOYO CD into the CD Rom drive then press Next Choose Specify Location and then type D ARAID promise Driver Win9x ME in the text box Assuming D is your CD Rom Press the Next button A message informing you that Windows 98 has found Win95 98 FastTrak100 Lite tm Controller should appear Press Next then Finish then Yes when asked if you want to restart your computer 122 D mF WwW N 10 11 12 13 14 Windows 95 After making an array amp configuring the hard drives partition and format your hard drive s if necessary Install Windows 95 normally After installation go to the Start menu and choose
19. to recreate spatial hearing cues making our ears hear realistic and three dimensional sounds coming from a pairs of loud speakers or headphones When you activate this Demo you can hear a helicopter fly around you clockwise for three times Echo Like to sing along with Karaoke It might occur to you to use your PC for this However when you turn on the microphone play the song and ready to sing you see that the effect is not as good as expected Why Echo is the answer To help you solve this problem this demo is designed to include the Echo function Please left click the upper right of the demo screen as shown below and choose your own music file to play Please note the file type has to be MP3 file 179 Start the demonstration automatically C ON Ce OFF Speakers configuration for Demol Demo and EAX 2 Speakers Earphone IT Enable HRTF 3D Effect 4 Speakers left right left surround and right surround 4 C 4 Speakers and subwoofer left right left surround right surround and subwoofer 4 1 C 5 Speakers deft right left surround right surround and center 5 Ce 5 Speakers and subwoofer left right left surround right surround center and subwoofer 5 1 IT Use lowpass filter for front channels Demo 1 Demo 2 EAX Environment Ce Original C Gemeral C Concert Hall EAX The MP3 file for EAX and ECHO demostration CAMP3 SONG MP3 Please left click Echo
20. using the Windows NT 4 x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored RAID 1 array on your FastTrak100 Lite do NOT connect the hard drive to the FastTrak100 Lite controller yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first see page 119 to this drive while it is still attached to the regular IDE port For all other Operating Systems proceed here After assigning the drives to a Mirroring array press lt Ctrl Y gt keys to Save your selection The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only Ss Press Y for the Create and Duplicate option The window below will appear asking you to select the Source drive to use FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target drive 112 Source Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Target Disk Channel II Drive Model Capacity MB Please Select A Source Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB 1 Master QUANTUMCR38 4A 8063 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 TT Up N ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save 3 Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied WARNING All target drive data will be erased Make sure you choose the correct drive 4 Press Ctrl Y keys to Save selection and start duplication The following confirmation screen will appear Start to duplicate the image Do you want
21. you can use two new drives OR use an existing drive and a new drive the new drive must be the same size or larger than the existing drive 98 2 Configure the jumpers of the hard drive you re preparing to connect to the FastTrak100 Lite using the correct Master Slave or Cable Select settings in the positions described in the table below 99 NOTE Sometimes the Master drive with no slave attached is called Single The master slave setting differentiates two drives chained on the same connector Jumper Settings IDE Channel 1 IDE Channel 2 M Master S Slave 3 Install the hard drives into the hard drive bays of your system including the power cables 4 Attach one Ultra ATA cable to each hard drive Then attach one cable to the IDE port on the FastTrak100 Lite The colored edge of the cable s indicates pin 1 and the blue cable connector must be attached to the FastTrak100 Lite IDE port NOTE You must use an 80 wire 40 pin cable when connecting an Ultra ATA 100 hard drive to the FastTrak100 Lite IDE port Checking CMOS Settings For the FastTrak100 Lite to be the bootable IDE controller confirm in the Standard CMOS Setup that the First Boot Device is set for SCSI CREATING YOUR DISK ARRAY You will now use the FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the attached drives There are three different scenarios in creating this array You can create an array for performance you c
22. 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 3 12 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 Table of Contents MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION ccccccscees 1 INTRODUCTION Vu ccc cece ccccccccecscceccecceccscecevseuce l UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD aaeeeo l KEY EEATURES occ ccc ccc cece ccccccccccccceccecsececescsecenseus 2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD 0c cece 5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONG 6 SY K7V DRAGON PLUS MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 7 SY K7V DRAGON PLUS MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS 8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ssssssseesssso0sse0rssc0sssee 10 PREPARATIONS 10 INSTALLATION GUIDE 11 QUICK BIOS SETUP 36 BIOS SETUP UTILITY cccccsccsscscescessscesessecescessececeeceees 38 SOYO COMBO SETUP 41 STANDARD CMOS SETUPR 45 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES irn 49 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES on ceccccsccocssceceseeseeeee 53 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 60 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUPR 66 PNP PCI CONFIOURATIONS D PC HEALTH STATUS j c cccscssssessssessesessesvssesvesecseseeseavesees 75 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 77 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 78 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD e 79 SET USER DASSWORD 80 DRIVERS INSTALLATION cccccsscsssscecessessscesseceseeceee 82 VIA ONBOARD LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION 87 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION sssssoess00000000see 90 iii Table of Contents gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus CHAPTER 7 PROMISE RAID FAMILY DRIVER INSTALLATION 91 CHAPTER 8 ULTRA FAMILY DRIVER INSTALLATION 93 DW Motherboard Descriptio
23. Administrators can customize FastCheck to maintain operating logs and event notification set Password access to the utility and schedule maintenance on Mirrored RAID 1 or a Striped Mirrored RAID 0 1 arrays INSTALLING FASTCHECK 1 From the Start Button on the Windows Taskbar choose Run 2 Insert Promise FastCheck Utility Diskette 3 In the Run dialog box type in A and click OK Run El Ed Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Oper A8 M Cancel Browse 4 Follow the directions from the setup program 5 During installation click YES when prompted to run the utility on every startup If NO is selected FastCheck will not initialize during startup You may manually execute the utility via the Start button 128 NOTE Promise recommends to have FastCheck load during Startup This insures you that it will be ready to post alerts on errors RUNNING FASTCHECK As described in the Installation section the default option for FastCheck is to load during startup of Win95 98 NT 2000 It appears minimized on the taskbar under Win 95 98 NT4 2000 Millennium see below Fast beck Monitor Utility To start FastCheck double click on the FastCheck icon on the taskbar above or you may also use the Taskbar Start Promise FastTrak FastCheck menus shown below de Netscape Navigator B Pagemakerb 5 spinner Plus FH visio GJ
24. Assignment Jess OVSB 2 GND Qe MP Wake up 27 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 2 Standard Infrared SIRCON Plug the 10 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 CIRRX NC GND IV r CIRTX 6 7 8 910 aa 3 L IRTX 28 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 Cooling Fan Installation 1 CPU Cooling Fan CPUFANI CPUFAN2 After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor attach the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility POWER MANAGEMENT menu To avoid damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN Pin Assignment CPUFANT1 d 12V SENSOR CPUFAN2 12V SENSOR 29 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 2 Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFANI CHAFAN2 CHAFAN3 Some chassis also feature a cooling fan This Motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3 pin connector Install according t
25. Control Center Controls the display of the PCI Audio Rack components CD Player can iat standard audio CDs and allow you to create me D A b 7 ef Wi Pole Py E A A r MIDI Player can play MIDI files mid rmi and allow you to create your own playlist Audio RAOR your own playlist MP3 Wave Player can play mp3 wave and MPEG 1 files It provides EAX and equalizer to improve the sound effects when you playback the audio files If you want to sing a song MP3 Wave Player also provides a Karaoke function MP3 Wave Player can record input signals and save it in a wave file as well Mixer controls the volume level of your audio inputs and outputs 159 Showing or Hiding Audio Rack Components To show or hide a component from the display click the component button s listed on the top CD Player CD Player Plays standard audio CDs and allows you to create your own playlist aean zB Current Track field shows the number of the currently selected CD track CD title and track name field shows CD title and track name You can modify CD title and track name in Playlist function Total length field displays the total length of the selected track in minutes and seconds Playback time field displays the current playback time Button Function a Playlist You can select or move tracks of audio CD from and into the playlist The title of CD and the name of tracks can be modified a
26. Cooling Fan Connector AGP Pro Slot 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots VIA VT8233CE South Bridge Chip Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port IDE RAID Ports IDE RAID Jumper Promise IDE RAID Chip CMOS Clear Jumper Front Panel Connectors Chassis Cooling Fan Connector 5V Stand By Indicator LED 3V Lithium Battery USB Ports Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header Smart Card Reader Connector Flash BIOS Super I O Chip Wake On LAN WOL Header CD_SPDIF Connector CD IN Connector Onboard Audio Chip SPKS Connector Back panel Connectors Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY K7V DRAGON Plus Motherboard You are about to install and connect your new Motherboard STOP 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 l Socket A processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type Note This Motherboard supports non boxed type CPUs The heavier CPU cooling fan requires the installation of a CPU support stand 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 Se Se ee E E External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Mo
27. Window does not allow you to change the array configurations directly it clearly identifies which drives are associated with each array shown in the left pane 130 Viewing Array Information By left clicking on the Array the right pane shows the following information categories for that array RAID mode Striping Mirroring Mirroring amp Striping Spanning Mapping similar to physical drive specifications describing of cylinders heads and sectors of the arrays virtual drive as seen by the system Size Storage capacity of the array Status Functional Critical Offline Functional Means the array is providing full functionality Critical Used only in reference to a Mirroring array RAID 1 A problem has been detected in one of the drives of the array and the drive has been taken offline However a critical array will continue to save and retrieve data from the remaining working drive s SOYO recommends replacing the failed drive as soon as possible since a Critical array offers no data redundancy Offline This would appear most commonly within a RAID 0 or Spanning array The Offline results from a drive having failed which has taken the entire array offline In this case you have likely lost data Fix replace the drive that has failed then restore data from a backup SOUICE Viewing Arrayed Drive Information By left clicking on a drive member of an array in the left p
28. and show the following screen FastTrak100 Lite tm BIOS Version 1 xx Build xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Scanning IDE drives If an array exists already the BIOS will display the following screen showing the card s BIOS version and status of the array FastTrak100 Lite tm BIOS Version 1 xx Build Xxxx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved ID MODE SIZE TRACK MAPPING STATUS As 2 0 Stripe 16126M 611 128 32 Functional Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility The array status consists of three possible conditions Functional Critical Offline Functional The array is operational 104 Critical A mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected The remaining drive member in the array is functional However the array has temporarily lost its ability to provide fault tolerance The user should identify the failed drive through the FastBuild Setup utility and then replace the problem drive Offline A striped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected When the array condition 1s offline the user must replace the failed drive s then restore data from a backup source NAVIGATING THE FASTBUILD SETUP MENU When using the menus these are some of the basic navigation tips Arrow keys highlights through choices Space bar key allows to cycle through options Enter key selects an option ESC
29. chip appears loose press carefully to seat it firmly mus socket Motherboard Description gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Warning Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears damaged If there is damage to the board contact your dealer immediately 1 5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components Note that you must take special precautions when handling the Motherboard in dry or air conditioned environment To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge take the following precautions gt Donot remove 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 K7V DRAGON Plus Soya 16 SY K7V DRAGON Plus MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse 134 3 Connector Connector O CPUFAN1 s CPUFAN2 E Sei H st pe T Sir S H D ATX Power O
30. for 2000 driver to A disk then press Enter to continue Select Win2000 Promise Ultra100 tm Lite Controller then press Enter Press Enter to continue 2000 setup Ultra Family Driver for Windows XP l oE En E First please copy all files of folder under SOYO CD Raid promise Ultra Family Driver WinXP and Ultra readme txt and txtsetup oem 3 files under SOYO CD Raid promise Ultra Family Driver to floppy disk for WinXP Ultra100 install When you into the system install screen press F6 Key first Then press S key Insert floppy disk for XP driver to AT disk then press Enter to continue Select WinXP Promise Ultral00 tm Lite Controller then press Enter Press Enter to continue XP setup d i SOYO 94 APPENDIX A SASTTRAKI00 95 Introduction WHAT IS THE FASTTRAK100 LITE RAID CONTROLLER FastTrak100 Lite provides a cost effective high performance onboard RAID solution that adds performance and or reliability to PC desktops and or servers using Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 or EIDE drives FastTrak100 Lite supports striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 for master only With striping identical drives can read and write data in parallel to increase performance Mirroring increases read performance through load balancing and elevator sorting while creating a complete backup of your files A FastIrak100 Lite striped array can double the sustained data transfer rate of Ultra A
31. 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 35 Hardware Installation 3 gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 4 The BIOS Setup screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password gt Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit AV gt lt lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage 2 3 QUICK BIOS SETUP This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Instead CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS SOYO COMBO FEATURE The SOYO COMBO FEATURE combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS After the hardware installation is complete turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will be shown on
32. is to switch the PCI slot that the card is in Q How does the FastTrak100 Lite RAID controller provide storage and or data protection with their arrays A FastTrak100 Lite implements three different types of RAID levels as follows RAID 0 stripe For capacity The FastITrak100 Lite array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array times however many HDDs are in the array Any larger HDDs will simply be truncated The truncated space on the bigger HDDs will then be unusable For sustained data transfers Using FastIlrak100 Lite a RAID O array consisting of two HDDs will transfer at about twice the speed of the slowest HDD in the array A RAID O array consisting of four HDDs will transfer at about three times the speed of the slowest HDD in the array RAID 1 mirror For capacity The FastTrak100 Lite array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array The larger HDD will simply be truncated The truncated space on the bigger HDD will then be unusable 151 For sustained data transfers The FastTrak100 Lite array will write data at the rate of the slowest HDD in the array The Fastlrak100 Lite array will read data at twice the rate of the slowest HDD in the array DRIVE ISSUES Q Can add a drive to a FastTrak100 Lite RAID array via hot swap and dynamically adjust the array size configuration No The FastTrak100 Lite system does not support dynamically adjustable RAID size configurations
33. key is used to abort or exit the current menu Using the Main Menu This is the first option screen when entering the FastBuild 1M Setup FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu Auto Setup View Drive Assignments View Array Delete Array Rebuild Array Controller Configuration Keys Available Press 1 6 to Select Option ESC Exit 105 To create a new array automatically follow the steps under Creating Arrays Automatically SOYO recommends this option for most users To view drives assigned to arrays see Viewing Drive Assignments To delete an array but not delete the data contained on the array see Deleting An Array To rebuild a mirrored array see Rebuilding an Array To view controller settings see Viewing Controller Configuration NOTE After configuring an array using FastBuild you should FDISK and format the arrayed drive s if you are using new blank drives Depending on the type of array you are using CREATING ARRAYS AUTOMATICALLY The Auto Setup lt 1 gt selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating After making all selections use Ctrl Y to Save selections FastBuild will automatically build the array FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options Menu Optimiz
34. need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified continue to step 7 7 From the Windows NT Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows NT installation 8 After a successful installation the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that the Win NT FastTrak100 Lite tm Controller driver has been installed Copy the Windows NT drivers from the SOYO CD to a floppy disk Installing Driver with Existing Windows NT 4 0 WARNING If you plan to move your boot drive to a mirrored RAID 1 FastTrak array hard drives should NOT be connected to the AAN FastTrak100 Lite controller before performing the following procedure The FastTrak100 Lite drivers must be loaded on the system hard drive running under the existing hard drive controller before any hard drives are connected to the FastTrak100 Lite controller card 1 Choose Settings from the Start menu 2 Choose Control Panel from the Settings menu 3 Double click on the SCSI Adapters icon which generates the SCSI Adapters dialog box 4 Choose Drivers and then press Add 5 Inthe Install Drivers dialog box press Have Disk 126 10 11 When the Install From Disk appears insert the SOYO CD in the CD Rom drive Type D RAID promise Driver Win9x ME in the text box wind
35. not set port 1 amp 2 to the same Default address except for Disabled or port 2 3E8 IRQ4 Auto 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode IrDA The second serial port offers these ASKIR InfraRed interface modes Normal Defanlt SCR SCR mean Smart Card Reader If UART Mode Select is set to IrDA ASKIR UR2 Function Half Choose Half or Duplex to set Default Duplex Full UR2 in half duplex mode or full duplex mode respectively Refer to your IR device specifications to select the suitable mode Onboard Disabled Choose the printer I O address Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Default 278 IRQS 3BC IRQ 7 Parallel Port SPP The mode depends on your external Default Mode EPP device that connects to this port ECP ECP EPP If Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP mode ECP Mode use 3 Choose DMA3 Default DMA I Choose DMA1 65 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus oy 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP sets the system s power saving functions CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup gt ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method MODE Use IRQ Soft Off by PWRBTN State After Power Failure gt IRQ Event Activity Detect MV gt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value S1 POS User Define Disable Disable Suspend gt Off V H SYNC Blank 3 Instant O
36. 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 Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 11 of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252 277 7013 About This Guide This Quick Start Guide can help system manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the Motherboard Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability however to the correctness of the contents there is no guarantee given The information in this document is subject to amend without notice For further information please visit our Web Site on the Internet The address is http www soyo com tw in Tested To Comply Edition February 2002 F EC Version 1 3 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE K7V DRAGON Plus SERIAL 100 POST CONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER il Table of Contents gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus CHAPTER 1 l 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 l 7 CHAPTER 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 CHAPTER 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3
37. on the second lock and please make sure not to damage scratch the board 14 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 4 The fans power connector should be connected to CPUFAN 1 CPUFAN1 Note If the fan is defective or Power connector is not connected to CPUFAN I the system will enable FOC function see below for more information on FOC function FOC Fan Off Control The newly designed SOYO 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 1s 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 MAL functioning 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 15 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 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 gets the information of CPU fan revolution it goes on working normally If not it will inform the system and have the power supply disco
38. player requirements 181 Playback Playback delay time for Mint Dise record ine PDIF IT SPDIF IN loopback to SPDIF OUT bypass C kg Enable SPDIF OUT Monitor SPDIF IN Digital SPDIF IN signal pass to analog LINE OUT SPDIF OUT level CG 5 p p Optical gt C 0 5 p p Coaxial GIE IN Format CG Normal C Inverse Diagnose Enable SPDIFINOUT Copyright protection Enable SPDIF IN Validity detection STEP A Start to play the songs You will see that the MD player starts to do the recording as well 182 Recording from SPDIF IN The optical module can be connected to SPDIF IN device such as the portable CD ROM player the CD ROM drive the MD Player to name a few The Windows application and the MP3 Wave player can be used to do the recording of the signal from SPDIF IN The recording steps are as follows STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 CD Quality 44 100 kHz 24 Bit teren 250 kbi c ki kHz 16 Bit Stereo L EECH d V 24 Dt Stereo H kee en Som Total recording length 00 00 CR CD player MIDI Player Use optical fiber or coaxial to connect the sound card and SPDIF IN device See also Appendix C 2 Input Execute MP3 Wave Player In Setting dialog select 5 Vp p Optical or 0 5 Vp p Coaxial In Wave Recording dialog you should select the recording format and SPDIF IN recording channel Then input the file name Before recording please turn on your SPDIF IN
39. the FASTTRAK 100 LITE Manual for more information on IDE RAID function 19 Hardware Installation S gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Sova w cn Po ATA 66 100 Flat Cable 20 soya Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus B Floppy Drive Installation cl Ki OC le Pin 1 D7 Floppy Drive Connector The system supports 5 possible floppy drive types 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB and LS 120 Connect one side of the 34 pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard This Motherboard can support up to 1 floppy drives Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus soya C Front Panel Connections E H H M H CT Power LED Speaker PP P OC Wb DE BERR Beane aEna toy rg E Lei T ooroo oo aooo ongona p r o DECHE EREECHEN II Wu Reset PWRBT 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 assign
40. the screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings 36 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Select the LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SOYO COMBO FEATURE Set the CPU Frequency Select to 100 133MHz depending on the Front Side Bus of your CPU To overclock your CPU s Front Side Bus Frequency MH Stepping enables you to overclock your CPU Front Side Bus in 1 MHz increment or you can input the desired FSB value of the CPU Note The maximum FSB you can overclock for a 100MHz FSB CPU is 132MHz and 233MHz for 133MHz FSB CPU Step 4 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Press lt Enter gt to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue the boot sequence You are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup program Go to Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP 37 ON BIOS Setup Utility 3 gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus i Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard s BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI BIOS program from Award Software Inc To enter the Award BIOS program s Main Menu 1 Turn on or reboot the system 2 After the diagnostic checks press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyrig
41. the speaker box is set to analog 3 Check if the speaker connection to the M B 1s correct Make sure the software setup is correct Check manual for more info 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 CDINI connector in the M B is not connected See manual for location of CDINI1 The sound from my sound card is distorted when Windows start What is wrong If you are using an ISA sound card please make sure the IRQ needed for the sound card is set to Legacy ISA in the BIOS In other word if your ISA sound card takes IRQ5 then set IRQ5 to Legacy ISA The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong 1 Please go to sound properties and check if the recorder and microphone in the are enabled 2 Check if Microphone is ok 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 1 Check CD ROM if it is working properly 2 The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them 189 When I boot up my new computer I got floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays
42. to activate the function For pitch adjustment please use and keys on the keyboard For microphone pitch adjustment please use and keys on the numeric keyboard To resume the original please use lt and keys ECHO KEY P KEY Fin t MAGIC TEN T e j m MAGIC Karaok Reset 180 Using MP3 Wave Player to Work With Mini Disc Recording MP3 Wave Player is an easy and powerful tool for Mini Disc recording Besides allowing you to create your own playlist it also provides a control interface of SPDIF IN OUT of C Media s sound card The following 4 steps can help you create your album into Mini Disc easily STEP 1 Using optical fiber to connect the sound card STEP 2 STEP 3 and the MD player MD player will start to do the recording and turning on the SYNC mode See above 1 Output A PC to MD player To execute MP3 Wave Player and modify the play list You should select those files whose format can be recognized by the MD Player You can also change the sound effects if you like See also 5 1 4 In Setting dialog check Enable SPDIF OUT input the playback delay time and select 5 Vp p Optical Please note that in playback if there is no lapse longer than three seconds between each track the MD player can not recognize the tracks and will record all of them into one It is recommended that you set the lapse time to 3 5 seconds to meet all type of MD
43. transfer rates up to 1 OOMB sec from Ultra ATA 100 drives to boost overall system performance Easy to install support four ATA drives on the FastTrak100 Lite while still supporting 4 devices on motherboard ATA controller Supports concurrent dual IDE controller Drive workload 1s distributed in parallel operation between members of the array Supports IDE bus master operation Utilizes FastBuild auto menu from the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS Displays status and error checking messages during boot up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Allows multitasking during disk transfers which increase CPU efficiency The CPU 1s free to process tasks during IDE data transfers through the PCI Bus to from system memory Offers pre set application specific settings which can be optimized for Desktop Server or A V Editing Has Auto Setup option for quick and easy array builds Notifies user of possible errors and allows for recovery of mirrored drive arrays directly from FastBuild Fault tolerance can be restored automatically without rebooting 97 Compatibility Complies with PCI v2 1 Local Bus Provides highest level of hardware standard compatibility Compliant with PCI IDE Bus Master Provides 32 bit I O IDE Bus Master and standard PCI IDE Bus Master support for Ultra ATA performance for optimal system Windows 98 95 Windows NT 3 5x 4 0 performance Compatible with Ultra ATA 100 Ultra Works with
44. whereas a horizontal slider the balance between the two speakers The mute button can temporarily stop the output without changing slider positions A button with a lit LED means the output is available and vice versa Several output signals can usually be enabled at once Volume This is the master control over all outputs The power of an outputRe signal is determined by both of the volume slider and the slider for the individual output To modify all the outputs adjust the volume slider To change individual output s adjust its their slider s CD Regulates the CD drive audio input level MIC Regulates the input level of microphone WAVE Regulates wave voice playback levels 169 MIDI Regulates the MIDI music play level AUX IN Regulates the Auxiliary input play level MONO IN Regulates the Mono input level LINE IN Regulates the Line In levels Advanced Regulates the advanced settings Recording Control Advanced aco 2 Mi a wave MIDI Sta op ml SPD IN For each input signal a control slider regulates the loudness whereas a horizontal slider the balance between the two channels The select button can temporarily select input signal without changing slider positions A button with a lit LED means it is available and vice versa CD Regulates the CD drive audio input level MIC Regulates the input level of microphone WAVE Regulates wave voice playback level FM Regulates the FM music play l
45. you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears When the Windows 2000 Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Device s Press O to select Other and press the Enter key Insert the diskette into drive A and press Enter key Choose Win2000 FastTrak100 Lite from the list that appears on screen then press the Enter key The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include Promise FastTrak100 Lite NOTE If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified continue to step 7 From the Windows 2000 Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows 2000 installation Copy the FastTrak Win2000 drivers from the SOYO CD to a floppy disk 120 Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 System WARNING If you will be moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system to a mirrored RAID 1 array on the FastTrak100 Lite the FastTrak100 Lite driver MUST be loaded to the hard drive while it is still attached to the regular IDE port Do not attach this drive or any other hard drive to the FastTrak100 Lite controller card before completing this step During first boot in Window 2000 setup will show a New Hardware Foun
46. 000 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Mirror 2 16126 Critical Array 2 e Array 3 Array 4 Keys Available TT Up N Down ESC Exit Enter Select 9 Highlight the array whose Status is Critical 10 Press Enter The following screen will then appear 117 FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID ModeTotal Drv Status Array 2 Mirror 2 Critical Stripe Block Not Available Select Drive for Rebuild Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB 1 Slave QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Keys Available TT Up HI Down ESC Exit Enter Select 11 Under Select Drive for Rebuild highlight the replacement drive 12 Press Enter and confirm that the data will be copied on to the selected drive All data on the replacement drive will be written over with mirrored information from the array drive A progress bar will appear as below Please Wait While Duplicating The Image ENEE Complete 13 Once the rebuild process is complete the user will be asked to reboot the System VIEWING CONTROLLER SETTINGS The Controller Configuration lt 6 gt menu selection allows you to enable or disable the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS from halting the default if it detects an error on boot up You may also view the system resources Interrupt and I O port address of
47. 102 Source Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Target Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Please Select A Source Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB 1 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 M Up N ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save 4 Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied 5 Press Ctrl Y keys to Save selection and start duplication The following progress screen will appear Start to duplicate the image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Continue N Abort 6 Select Y to continue If you choose N you will be returned to step 1 7 Once complete the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created lt Press Any Key to Reboot gt 8 Proceed to install your OS amp the FastTrak RAID drivers from the SOYO CD 103 Using FastBuild Configuration Utility The FastBuild M Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and manage the drive array on the FastTrak100 Lite For purposes of this manual it is assumed you have already created an array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view other options VIEWING FASTTRAK100 LITE BIOS SCREEN When you boot your system using the FastIrak100 Lite on board RAID with drives installed the FastTrak BIOS will detect the drives attached
48. 122 Windows 98 1 The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear informing you that it has found a PCI RAID Controller 2 Check the Search for the best driver for your device box and click the Next button 3 Check the Specify a Location box and click Next button 4 Type D RAID promise Driver Win9x ME in the text box Assuming that D is your CD Rom 5 Insert the SOYO CD in the CD Rom drive D Click on Next The Add New Hardware wizard will say it has found Win95 98 FastTrak100 Lite controller 7 Click on Next and then on Finish 8 Choose Yes when asked if you want to restart your computer Windows 95 1 After making an array and configuring the hard drives power up the system and boot Windows 2 The Update Device Drive Wizard will appear informing you that it has found a PCI Mass Storage Controller 3 Insert the SOYO CD in the CD Rom drive 4 Type D RAID promise Driver Win9x ME in the text box then click on Next Assuming the D is your CD Rom Windows will inform you that it has found the Win95 98 FastTrak100 Lite controller 5 Click on Finish and re start the system 124 Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98 95 To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded m Win 95 98 perform the following steps 1 Choose Settings from the Start menu 2 Choose Control Panel
49. 4 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt h Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 70 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus IRQs Activity Monitoring Setting Description Note Primary INTR ON When set to On any event occurring Default OFF IRQs Activity Enabled Monitoring Press Enter at will awaken a system which has been powered down TRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQS LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 HardDsik IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQITRQ 2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQI1 Reserved IRQI5 Reserved 71 2 d Fe T D i BIOS Setup Utility 7 SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS This option sets the Motherboard s PCI Slots CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PNP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level gt Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD x IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable l operating system Select PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled devices
50. 4 Bank Precharge to 2T Increase DRAM performance Active Ip 3T Default DRAM Queue 2 Level Increase DRAM performance Depth 4 Level Default 3 Level DRAM Command 2T Command Increase DRAM performance Default Rate IT Command 56 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 4 2 AGP amp P2P Bridge Control STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The AGP amp P2P Bridge Control option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software AGP amp P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Driving Control Item Help Menu Level gt AGP Fast Write AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP Post Write 4V gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 57 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Setting Description Note AGP Aperture 64M Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Default Size 4M 8M Port AGP aperture The aperture is a 16M 32M portion of the PCI memory address 128M range dedicated for graphics memory 256M address space Host cyc
51. 87 e For 1 65v CPU the maximum you can adjust is 0 200v e For 1 70v CPU the maximum you can adjust is 0 150v e For 1 75v CPU the maximum you can adjust is 0 100v This is in accordance to the Voltage Identification VID Specification given by AMD VGA Issue I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color 640x 480 1 Make sure that you have installed the SiS AGP driver 2 Install re install the VGA driver After wake up from Suspend to RAM or Standby mode the screen has no display but I can hear the hard disk operating 1 Install SiS AGP driver 2 Check the VGA card manufacturer for driver update Or make sure the VGA card support Suspend to Ram function Audio Issue How can I disable the on board Audio Go to the SOYO Combo Feature in the BIOS setup then set the onboard 6CH H W audio to disable I cannot get the sound working on my system 1 Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector in the M B Check 1f the speaker power is powered on Install the audio driver supplied on our driver disc Check BIOS setup if onboard 6CH H W audio is enabled If sound already installed check our website for audio driver oS update I cannot get the sound working on the 5 1 channel speaker 1 Install the audio driver and application Check driver installation for more info 188 2 Check if the settings in the 5 1 speaker control box are correct like if you have a SPDIF connector but the setup in
52. Auto Setup for easy disk array creation TA user may use a Single drive in either striping or spanning mode with FastTrak100 In this rare scenario the card will create an individual array ID but will offer conventional controller performance depending on the drive type At a later time a second drive can be added to the array and the array re created to support RAID 1 mirroring 108 FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Define Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Functional Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 Keys Available Note Bootable Array TT Up HI Down ESC Exit Enter Select Space Change Boot Drive l To manually create an array from the Define Array Menu use the arrow keys to highlight the array number you wish to define and press Enter to select 2 The Define Array Menu will next appear that allows drive assignments to the disk array see next page Selecting Array Type l Under the Definition section of this menu highlight the Array for which you want to assign a RAID level 2 Use the Space key to cycle through three array types Performance RAID 0 Striping Security RAID I Mirroring 109 FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Define Array Definition Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Function
53. D GND 5V PS ON GND GND 3 3V BEN 3 3V 3 3V G Jumper Setting RAID_IDE IDE3 4 Function Selector 1 Short pin 1 2 enables RAID function on IDE 3 4 port 2 Short pin 2 3 enables regular IDE RAID function is disabled IDE 3 4 will function as normal IDE port need to install Ultra Family Driver please see Chapter 8 RAID Function Enable Disable Short pin 1 2 to Short pin 2 3 a RAID_IDE support RAID O support Ultra 1 2 3 34 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus H CMOS Clear JP5 In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory 1 Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper JP5 This jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap 2 Then put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS memory as Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Clearing Short pin 2 3 for Short pin 1 2 to JP5 Setting atleast 5 seconds retain new to clear the CMOS CC settings Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation Step 5 Power On You have now completed the hardware installation of your Motherboard successfully 1 Turn the power on 2 It takes awhile to boot up to the system you will here 3 beeps before you can see a display on the screen 3 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press the lt DEL gt key while the system
54. Default Protection making sure that any virus 1s unable to program the system BIOS Set to disable the BIOS can be programmed the traditional way Onboard Promise IDE RAID Setting Description Note Onboard Enabled Enabled Disabled Onboard IDE s se Promise IDE Disabled H W RAID Default RAID Onboard 6Ch H W Audio Setting Description Note Onboard 6Ch Enabled Enabled Disabled Onboard 6Ch Default H W Audio Disabled H W Audio VIA OnChip LAN Setting Description Note VIA OnChip Enabled Enabled Disabled Onboard H W Default LAN Disabled LAN 44 FD I ZS BIOS Setup Utility 7 SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Jan 1 2001 l Item Help Time hh mm ss 1 1 8 gt IDE Primary Master Maxtor 52049H3 Menu Level gt gt IDE Primary Slave None Change the day month year gt IDE Secondary Master LIN485S and century gt IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K Total Memory 131072K che gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Th
55. F SPDIF IN2 32 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus F ATX Power Supply Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20 pin male ATX PW connector on the Motherboard as shown in the following figure Se SE ATX Power L KE SS Sl pa SE pa o Warning Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard STOP from any remnant currents when connecting to ATX power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 250 Watts and a power good signal 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 33 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus ATX Power 12V 5V 5VSB 5V PW OK 9V GND GND OV GND gt Pay special care to the directionality GN
56. GHz 133x10 0 1 4GHz 133x10 5 CPU Mount Procedure To mount the AMD K7 Athlon amp Duron processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions 1 Luft the socket handle up to a vertical position 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket 12 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 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 The fan prevents overheating therefore prolonging the life of your CPU 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 S Note Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power source 13 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus CPU Fan Mount Procedure To prevent scratch or damage on the motherboard please follow these instruction on how to mount the CPU fan properly 1 Apply thermal paste to the die of the CPU 2 Carefully mount the fan on top of the CPU and clip on the first lock 3 Clip
57. IF_INPUT OPTICAL_OUTPUT LI SPDIF OUTPUT fe fe E E me FIL Piman P F aoe OF Dr A 175 How to Enable 4 5 5 1 Speakers You have to activate the Mixer program and enable the 4 Speaker 5 Speakers or 5 1 Speakers mode to let the audio driver recognize your rear or center subwoofer speakers and have the front rear center subwoofer speakers work The audio driver will activate the audio chip to output different sounds from the front rear center subwoofer speakers based on different playback formats For more information please refer to the 5 1 5 Mixer Advanced Speakers dialog How to Adjust the Microphone Volume Advanced You have to use the microphone when availing yourself of the Echo function If the microphone is on and is very close to the speakers it will cause feedback between the two Also unusual high frequencies or buzzing sounds might be heard from the speakers To avoid this you have to adjust the microphone volume in both recording and playback Sometimes you might have to adjust the main and Wave volume as well Please left click the mouse to adjust the microphone MIC in both Volume and Recording Control e EE EE E SC 2 FM AUXIN S Echo 176 Test Your Speakers Connection To make sure that the front and the rear speakers are correctly connected you can use the following program to testify individual s
58. Lock Status On Allows you to choose the Gate A20 Option Fast VIRUS warning feature for Typematic Rate Setting DIREI are IDE Hard Disk boot sector x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled EPA LOGO SELECT LOGO 0 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep che gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving Virus Warning Setting Description Note Disabled If set to enabled the Paragon Default Enabled Anti Virus Function will scan your boot drive for boot virusses If a boot virus is detected the BIOS will display a warning message 49 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Cache Memory Options Setting Description CPU Internal Cache Disabled Enabled Enables the CPU s internal Default cache External Cache Disabled Enabled Enables the external Default memory Boot Up Floppy Seek Description Boot Up Floppy Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up Seek Disabling speed
59. M drive If you use Windows 2000 NT or XP the SOYO CD will not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up please choose your motherboard and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be shown Please Select Your Board EY DRAGON Plus Cancel SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu If you use Windows 95 98 ME the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name 82 Drivers installation d SY K7V DRAGON Plus DOY l x Read the manual Install drivers Check new releases Microsoft Direct Board information The user s manual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF Postscript Document format In order to read a PDF file the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system 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 83 Drivers installation S gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Drivers that are needed to install for the system to operate properly 1 VIA 4 in 1 driver 2 C Med
60. Options Window allows a user to schedule when and how often FastTrak100 Lite will perform synchronization maintenance of a mirrored array Array Sunchronization Schedule T Disabled On Errors C Abort Fix Ignore Interactive Schedule event Once ever specied minutes Every 30 minutes 144 Disable checkbox is checked the default to turn off automated scheduling of synchronization When unchecked the Scheduling section will be highlighted see above On Errors section offers four radio button choices for the user to select what procedure they would like to perform if an Error is detected during a scheduled Synchronization There are three types of errors that FastTrak100 Lite detects a data mismatch between the primary and secondary drive a physical media error on source or target drive or a total disk failure The options for handling Errors are as follows Abort stops the Synchronization process if an error is encountered Fix in most cases FastTrak100 Lite automatically can correct errors The method of correction varies depending on the type of error see Appendix under Error Correction Methodology Ignore FastTrak100 Lite will log the event error and continue the synchronization process Warning this may result in mismatched drives under RAID 1 Use this setting if you want to detect the presence of errors but do not want to fix these errors at the time The user may then deci
61. Post Write Item Help PCI Delay Transaction Menu Level gt Vv gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving CPU amp PCI Bus Control Setting Description Note PCI Master 0 Disabled WS Write Enabled When Enabled writes to the PCI bus Default are executed with zero wait states PCI Post Disabled This item allows you to Write Enabled enabled disabled the PCI post write Default PCI Delay Disabled The chipset has an embedded 32 bit Default Transaction Enabled posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 59 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Select the Integrated Peripherals option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CT p Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer The following screen shows setup default settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt VIA OnChip IDE Device Press Enter gt SuperlO Device Press E
62. Q 3 4 5 7 9 10 Press Enter to PCI ISA PnP card 11 12 14 15 Reserved Choose IRQ assigned IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 to Legacy ISA card 11 12 14 15 Under this item the user can assign an IRQ to a PCI slot However there under some conditions the IRQ will not be assigned as selected under this item 1 IRQs 0 1 2 6 8 13 can NOT be assigned because they are fixed 2 IRQs 5 9 10 11 are available 3 IRQs 3 4 7 12 14 and 15 will only be assigned if they are free See the table below on how to free them 73 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus DY PNP PCI Configuration Setup Continue PNP PCI Setting Description Setup Interrupt How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool Line PnP PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals IRQ IRQ 15 PCI ISA PnP On Chip Secondary PCI IDE disabled 5 IRQ 14 J IRQ 14 PCI ISA PnP On Chip Primary PCI IDE disabled 2 Interrupt 12 will be released by the PnP RO 12 JIRQ12 PCI ISA PnP BIOS automatically if the PS 2 Mouse Port is l l not used IRQ7 IRQ7 PCI ISA PnP Onboard parallel port disabled IRQ4 IRQ4 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 1 disabled IRQ3 IRQ3 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 2 disabled 4 Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control to the OS especially if you use Windows 95 98 or NT Assign IRQ Disabled BIOS
63. Slave on cable This allows user to identify drives for removal replacement Mapping Indicates physical parameters of drive cylinders heads sectors Timing Shows selection of drive timing directly related to burst speed based on type of drive and cable used USING OPTIONS WINDOW Clicking on the Options tab reveals the Options Window Array administrators can customize the FastCheck Monitoring Utility in four major areas Notification Array Synchronization Scheduling setting Password Desktop Appearance Most options relate to Mirroring arrays RAID 1 141 FastCheck Montornng Utility Array Controller Options Notification If Popup message box Use log file Use NT system event log On Errors CC Abort Fix lgnore Interact Dismiss Error Dialogs E and Message Boses after E Rebuild Settings Disable Hot Spare Auto Rebuild Rebuild sc GG Rate Low High PCI Bus Utilization Low cl High TECHNOLOGY INC Schedule Array Synchronization lf Disabled On Errors o C e GE Schedule Events Monthly z Disk Parameters If Enable Write Cache Enable 5 M 4 7 7 Check Preferences Start minimized Always on top Enable password Change Reset Apply Configure utility from the available options Selecting Notification Options This section of the Options windows allows users to select how they are notified of a system event A System Event include
64. TA 100 drives FastTrak100 Lite fully supports Ultra ATA 100 specification of up to 100 MB sec per drive depending on individual drive specifications FastTrak100 Lite also offers fault tolerant data redundancy for entry level network file servers or simply for desktop PC users wanting to continually protect valuable data on their PC FastTrak100 Lite offers RAID I mirroring for two drives to protect data Should a drive that is part of a mirrored array fail FastTrak100 Lite uses the mirrored drive which contains identical data to assume all data handling When a new replacement drive is later installed FastTrak100 Lite rebuilds data to the new drive from the mirrored drive to restore fault tolerance FastTrak100 Lite s bootable BIOS supports individual drives larger than 8 4GB With FAT32 and NTFS partitioning the array can be addressed as one large single volume 96 KEYS FEATURES AND BENEFITS The following information offers an overview of the major features of FastTrak100 Lite It is divided into two areas Advanced Hardware Design and Compatibility Advanced Hardware Design Supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 Supports Ultra DMA 5 4 3 2 1 0 DMA 2 1 0 PCI Plug n Play PCI Interrupt sharing and coexists with motherboard IDE controllers Provides dramatic increase in drive performance and or fault tolerant options Offers performance customization and data rebuilds from the BIOS menu Burst data
65. Windows Explorer i Promise Fastlheck Monitoring Utility CLOSING FASTCHECK Once FastCheck is opened either automatically on startup or manually the monitoring utility remains running in the background even if the user closes the FastCheck window To completely shut down FastCheck perform the following steps 1 Right click the FastCheck icon on the Taskbar 2 Select Exit from the pop up window 129 3 FastCheck will no longer be running and will no longer be monitoring the array USING FASTCHECK ARRAY WINDOW Once FastCheck is selected the FastCheck Monitoring Utility window will appear The main pane has three information window tabs Array Controller and Options The user can switch screens by clicking on the tab The Array Window is the active screen by default as shown below SS FastCheck Monitoring Utility PROMISE Array Controller Options TECHNOLOGY INC RA RAID Mode MIRRORING 3 Maxtor 87000A8 Mapping TI Cyls BS Maxtor 87000A8 255 Heads 63 Sectors Size 6 518G6 Status Functional D Right mouse click array to run synchronize or rebuild The Array Window see above displays information about the arrays configured on your FastTrak100 Lite through the FastBuild BIOS From this window you can also perform data Synchronization of mirrored arrays or Rebuild data from one drive to a replacement drive within a mirrored array While the Array
66. Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values Warning If you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration please load the Fail Safe Defaults for stable performance 11 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus oy te 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Select the Load Optimized Defaults option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved This option is recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit AV gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage Type Y to use the Setup Defaults followed by Enter or otherwise N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values Warning If you run into any problem after changing the BIOS configuration please load the optimized Defaults for stable performance 78 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 11 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made in the Security Option of the BIOS FEATURES SETUP section the password prevents access to the system or the setup progra
67. al Stripe Block 64 KB Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment 1 MasterQUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Y 1 Slave QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 N 2 MasterQUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Y Keys Available TT Up HI Down ESC Exit Space Select Ctrl Y Save Selecting Stripe Block For RAID 0 Striped arrays only you may manually select the stripe block size Use the Spacebar to scroll through choices progressing as follows 1 2 4 8 16 1024 The size selected affects how FastTrak100 Lite sends and retrieves data blocks from the drives You will need to perform your own testing to determine how the data block size 1s affecting your particular use of the array In general a larger block size is better when handling large data transfers such as in A V editing or graphics while a smaller block size 1s better when handling e mail and other common server data The default is 64K Assigning Drive s to Array 1 Under the Drive Assignments section highlight a drive using the 7 Up keys 2 With the Space bar key change the Assignable option to Y to add the drive 110 to the disk array 3 Press lt Ctrl Y gt to save the disk array information Depending on the array type selected the following scenarios will take place a If choosing a Striping array the initial Define Array Menu screen will appear with the arrays defined From there you may ESC to exit and return to the Main Menu of Fas
68. an create a Security array using new hard drives 99 recommended or you can create a Security array using an existing hard drive and a new hard drive WARNING If creating a Security array using an existing hard drive backup any necessary data Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss 1 Boot your system If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak100 Lite and drives installed the Promise onboard BIOS will display the following screen FastTrak100 Lite tm BIOS Version 1 xx Build Xxxx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved No array defined Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility Or press lt ESC gt key to continue booting the system 2 Press lt Ctrl F gt keys to display the FastBuild tm Utility Main Menu 3 Press 1 to display the Auto Setup Menu below This is the fastest and easiest method to creating your first array FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array for Performance Typical Application usage A V Editing Auto Setup Configuration Drives used in Array Array Disk Capacity Keys Available TT Up HI Down lt gt Space Change Option ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save 100 Creating an Array for Performance NOTE FastTrak100 Lite allows users to create striped arrays with I 2 drives To create an array for best performance follow th
69. ane the right pane shows the following information categories for that drive 131 SS FastCheck Monitoring Utility Array Controller Options GE EL ARRAY 1 Status Functional Sc Maxtor 8700048 S M A R T om Maxtor 8700048 Status Functional Size 6 522GB Location Controller 1 Channel 1 Master Mapping 14475 Cyls 15 Heads 63 Sectors Timing DMA mode 2 DR Right mouse click array to run synchronize or rebuild an ee Status also shown under the Array Window can be Functional Critical or Offline The meanings are shown below Functional Means the drive is working normally Critical A problem has been detected in the drive and the drive taken offline as part of a mirroring array Mirrored arrays will continue to function without the drive Fix replace the drive that has failed then restore data from a backup source Offline Drives that are NOT identified as bad may be taken offline if part of a Striping or Spanning array containing a bad drive These drives do NOT need to be replaced however S M A R T Status Indicates whether attached hard drive implements Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology to predict drive failure Size Indicates capacity of individual drive Location Shows physical location of drive Indicates on which IDE channel 1 or 2 and whether drive is Master or Slave on cable This allows user to identify drives for remo
70. apacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe Block 64 KB Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment 1 MasterQUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Y 2 MasterQUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Y 3 Confirm yes to the following warning message with the lt Ctrl Y gt key to continue array deletion Are you sure you want to delete this array Press Ctrl Y to Delete others to Abort 4 After deleting the array you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu REBUILDING A MIRRORED ARRAY The Rebuild Array lt 5 gt Menu option is necessary to recover from an error in a mirrored disk array You will receive an error message when booting your system from the FastTrak BIOS NOTE Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors Follow these steps BEFORE using the Rebuild Array menu option l On bootup the FastTrak100 Lite Startup BIOS will display an error message 116 identifying which drive has failed 2 Press lt Ctrl F gt keys to enter FastBuild Main Menu 3 Select submenu Define Array lt 3 gt 4 Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive 5 Power off and physically remove the failed drive 6 Replace the drive with an identical model 7 Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu A Select the lt 5 gt Rebuild Array option The following screen will appear FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2
71. as the problem remove all other add on cards except CPU Memory Video card Hard disk See if you can finish Windows installation Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one cause the lockup BIOS Issue Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the up left corner on the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such as kvxa_ 2BAI meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY K7V Dragon plus board or 6BA TV _2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard with 2AA2 BIOS Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites Taiwan www soyo com tw and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision How can I flash the BIOS Download the BIOS on our support website 2 Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded i e himem emm386 etc 3 Copy the BIOS file and awdflash utility to the diskette 4 Type awdflash biosname bin Zen py 5 Then reboot After flashing the BIOS my system will not boot up 1 Try clearing the CMOS 2 The BIOS chip is defected due to 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 What is the maximum CPU Veore voltage I can adjust in the BIOS setup 1
72. audio quality measured 3 Auto detectable SPDIF IN signal level from 0 5V to 5V 156 120dB audio quality in playback recording and bypass modes e Stereo Mixer 1 Stereo analog mixing from CD Audio and Line in 2 Stereo digital mixing from Voice FM Wave table and Digital CD Audio 3 Mono mixing from MIC Software adjustable volume e Game and MIDI Interface 1 Fully compatible with MPU 401 Midi UART and Sound Blaster Midi mode Standard IBM PC joystick game port dual channels Driver Install Un installation WIN95 98 ME 2000 INSTALLATION Check page 84 for installation procedure WIN95 98 ME 2000 UN INSTALLATION 1 Click Start 2 Select Program 157 3 Find Uninstall device drivers and applications program in PCI audio applications 4 Run it 5 Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the device drivers or applications WINDOWS NT 4 0 INSTALLATION Check page 90 for installation procedure Windows Applications AUDIO RACK FOR WDM DRIVER By means of a user friendly interface as easy as operating your home stereo system this PCI audio rack provides you with control over your PC s audio functions including the advantage of 4 6 speakers mode enable disable and perfect digital sound SPDIF input input output control 158 Advanced SYOLUME aco ka E Ess P Le MIDI JPE Eer amen Control Center This Audio Rack consists of several major components
73. ay synchronization automatically under the Options Tab view versus manually initiating synchronization 1 To synchronize choose the Array Tab View see figure on previous page 2 Right click on the array you wish to synchronize and choose Synchronize from the context menu 3 Click Yes to initiate Synchronization see below when the Confirmation window appears To cancel this option click the No button FastTrak Dei Once the Synchronize Process is initiated it cannot be stopped from Fastheck Are you sure you wish to Synchronize Array 1 WARNING Once initiated synchronization can NOT be halted in order to prevent data errors 134 4 Once Synchronization is confirmed the following information screen appears Click OK button or close the window to proceed SS FastCheck Monitoring Utility D R o x Array Controller Options ARRAY 1 Maxtor 87000A8 dn mg dn d dn E A PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC RAID Mode MIRRORING Mapping H 51 Cyls Eer EI G Disk synchronization process started on Array 1 4 Right mouse click array to run synchronize or rebuild Vi NOTE During Array Synchronization users may continue to access the working array and perform normal PC functions However system performance will be slightly degraded and the process will take longer 5 progress bar will appear at the bottom of the FastCheck Monitoring window
74. ch drive to assure that drive failure prediction is functioning The default 1s unchecked meaning FastCheck will not monitor this function 147 Setting Screen Preferences This section controls how the FastCheck utility screen is displayed and sets the security password to protect the administrative settings Preferences I Start minimized Always on top Change Start Minimized checkbox allows user to have FastCheck appear on the Enable password toolbar only on startup Click on the icon to see the FastCheck utility screen Always on Top checkbox tells the Utility to appear above all programs until closed or minimized manually Enable Password checkbox in the Preferences section turns on off use of a Password every time the FastCheck Monitoring Utility icon is selected or the program is run from the Start menu Disabling use of a current password requires password entry see Creating Password on next page Creating Password 1 To create a password check the Enable Password checkbox in the Preferences section The Set Password window will appear Set Password New Password Confirm New Password EE 2 Type the password you want to use Press the Tab key or click to retype the same password in the Confirm New Password section Click the OK button NOTE Remember to record the password you use in a secure place in case you forget it 148 A confirmation screen will app
75. ct properties 3 Click Device Manager then click other devices 4 Select PCI other net controller then Double click it 5 You will see the Driver item above this window then click it 6 Click on Update Driver 7 Click on Next 8 Select the following directory H The directory is in SOYO CD d LAN VIA W98 where D is your 10 CD ROM then click ok and you will need windows 98 second Edition CD to complete the installation put it in your CD ROM After informing windows of the driver directory the driver will be installed Restart your system after installation Installing the VIA Onboard LAN Drivers under Windows ME Because Windows ME can detect VIA LAN driver automatic so this installation is for update LAN driver 2 ee eS YS Se Move the cursor to my computer icon Click mouse right button then select properties Click Device Manager then click Network adapters Select VIA LAN driver then Double click it You will see the Driver item above this window then click it Click on Update Driver Click on Next 87 8 H 10 VIA Onboard LAN Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Select the following directory The directory is in SOYO CD d LAN VIA WME where D is your CD ROM and click ok After informing windows of the driver directory the driver will be installed Restart your system after installation Installing the VIA Onboard LAN Drivers under W
76. d dialog box Under Windows 2000 the PCI Mass Storage Controller will be displayed 1 In the dialog box choose Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer button 2 Inthe CD Rom drive insert the SOYO CD Driver 3 Type D RAID promise Driver Win2000 in the text box Press Enter Assuming the D is your CD Rom 4 Choose Win2000 FastTrak100 Lite Controller from the list that appears on screen then press the Enter key 5 The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices Win2000 Promise FastTrak100 Lite controller The FastTrak100 Lite driver will now be copied on to the system and entered into the Windows 2000 driver database 6 When the System Settings Change dialog box appears remove the floppy diskette and click on Yes to restart the system Windows 2000 will then restart for the driver installation to take effect 121 Windows 95 98 Installing Drivers During Windows 95 98 Installation The following three sections detail the installation of the FastTrak100 Lite drivers while installing Windows 95 98 If you re installing the FastTrak100 Lite drivers on a system with Windows 95 98 already installed see Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 95 98 on page 124 a Os Ob a oS IY 10 11 12 13 Windows 98 After making an array amp configuring the hard drive s
77. de what to do about the error s detected Interactive By checking this option a selection window will appear each time an error is detected asking the user whether they want to Abort Fix or Ignore the error see Troubleshooting for more details Schedule event drop down box allows scheduling synchronization by minute by hour by day by week or by month If enabled the default 1s By Month This allows synchronization to take place during an off hour when the system is either not in use or not at peak demand Start time designates hr min am pm On the designates day of week or by ordinal 1st 2nd 3rd selection 145 Setting Rebuild Options Rebuild Settings Disable Hot Gpare i uto Rebuild Rebuild Date Lowy High Disable Hot Spare Auto Rebuild checkbox turns off the use of a hot spare drive and automatic rebuilding of a mirrored array The default is unchecked or enable Hot Spare Auto Rebuild Rebuild Rate assigns the amount of importance that FastTrak100 Lite gives to mirroring data from one drive to another in the background A high setting assigns most of FastTrak100 Lite s resources to the rebuild process at the expense of responding to ongoing read write data requests by the operating system A low setting gives priority to ongoing read write data requests by the operating system at the expense of the rebuild process and will typically result in longer rebuild times
78. dem optional jd Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional 10 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 2 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation of the Motherboard Please follow the step by step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation 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 Warning Turn off the power to the Motherboard system chassis and peripheral devices before performing any work on the Motherboard or system 11 Hardware Installation S gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Step 1 Install the CPU M Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover 200MHz FSB DDR transfer on Athlon _ 750 MHz 100x7 5 800 MHz 100x8 0 850 MHz 100x8 5 IC 900 MHz 100x9 0 _ 950 MHz 100x9 5 1000 MHz 100x10 0 C 1 1GHz 100x11 0 1 2GHz 100x12 0 200MHz FSB DDR transfer on Duron 600 MHz 100x6 0 650 MHz 100x6 5 Ile MHz 100x7 5 750 MHz 100x7 5 _ 800 MHz 100x8 0 850 MHz 100x8 5 Clap MHz 100x9 0 C 950 MHz 100x9 5 266MHz Front Side Bus DDR transfer on Athlon C 1GHz 133x7 5 1 13GHz 133x8 5 1 2GHz 133x9 0 1 3
79. ds SOY oO SY K 7V DRAGON Plus Motherboard KKK K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K7 Athlon amp Duron Processor supported VIA KT266A AGP PCI Motherboard 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus supported AIX Form Factor KKK K K K K K K K EE E K K K K K K K K K KK K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K EE K K K K K K K K User s Manual SOYO gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Copyright 2002 by SOYO Computer Inc Trademarks SOYO is the registered trademark of SOYO Computer Inc All trademarks are the properties of their owners Product Rights All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only The registered trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective companies Copyright Notice All rights reserved This manual has been copyrighted by SOYO Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated into any other language or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means such as by electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without permission in writing from SOYO Computer Inc Disclaimer SOYO Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to amend the manual or revise the specifications of the product described in it from time to time without obligation to notify any person
80. e Karaoke mode and SPDIF status Button Function Cal Playlist Playlist allows you to insert remove and record the audio files into and from the playlist The audio files include wave MP3 and MPEG 1 encoding files 165 E Total time 02 09 For MD 02 09 OK MOD Mo File name O 01 C Program Fest Audio Applications cmedia 2g MPS Insert Remove Remove All Move Up Move Dorn Save k SEMEL Previous song Loads the previous audio file of playlist If current file is the first file the last one will become the current selection Next song Loads the next audio file of playlist If current file is the last one the first file will become the current selection Playback Starts to playback the current audio file Pause Restart Pauses or restarts the current playback action Stop Stops playback Playback backward for 10 seconds Playback the current to 10 seconds before Playback forward for 10 seconds Playback the current to 10 seconds after 166 Sound effector You can use this function to modify the special effect of the song being played Currently these effectors can only be used for 44 1 KHz 16 bit format Sound Effector x fe Horal C Repeat Curent and Repeat C Normal and Random Main Reverb Regel Repeat and Randarr Equalizer LA ACTU 10C SS HL 614k Zz2k 34k 58k C Rock C Pop fe e Classic Yooal Flat C a Cancel
81. e Array for Performance Typical Application usage A V Editing Auto Setup Configuration Spare Drive Count Drives used in Array Array Disk Capacity Keys Available TT Up HI Down lt gt Space Change Option ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save 106 Optimize Array For Select whether you want Performance RAID 0 Security RAID I under the Optimize Array for setting Performance RAID 0 Striping Supports the maximum performance The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array NOTE FastTrak100 Lite permits striped arrays using 1 2 drive attached in Auto Setup mode security RAID 1 Mirroring Creates a mirrored or fault tolerant array for data security NOTE Under the Security setting FastTrak100 Lite permits two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array only Defining Typical Application Usage Allows the user to choose the type of PC usage that will be performed in order to optimize how FastTrak100 Lite handles data blocks to enhance performance Your choice will determine the block size used You may choose from A V Editing for audio video applications or any similar application that requires large file transfers Server for numerous small file transfers or Desktop a combination of large and small file sizes NOTE If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays such as block size you must manually create d
82. e array number indicating it as bootable The system will now recognize this array as the first array seen 5 The system will then use this bootable array as the fixed boot C drive NOTE The bootable array must contain your configured operating system DELETING AN ARRAY The Delete Array lt 4 gt Menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments 114 This is not the same as deleting data from the drives themselves If you delete an array by accident and before it has been used again the array can normally be recovered by defining the array identically as the deleted array WARNING Deleting an existing disk array could result in its data loss Make sure to record all array information including the array type the disk members and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Delete Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Functional Array 2 geg Array 3 Array 4 Keys Available TT Up N Down ESC Exit Del Delete 115 l To delete an array highlight the Array you wish to delete and press the Del key 2 The View Array Definition menu will appear see below showing which drives are assigned to this array FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Define Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv C
83. ear saying that Password Checking is Enabled Click the OK button Once the password feature is enabled the following menu will appear before the FastCheck window can be opened is enabled the following menu will appear on each use of FastCheck Password Required Password Cancel fe PO O Changing Password 2 4 Input the original password you first created to gain access to FastCheck Click on Options tab then click on the Change button in the Password section The Set Password screen will appear see figure in step 3 above Type the password you want to use Press the Tab key or click to retype the same password in the Confirm New Password section Click OK button Disabling Password 2 Input the original password you first created to gain access to FastCheck Click on Options tab Uncheck the Enable Password checkbox Click Apply button on Options window 149 Frequently Asked Questions This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre installation drive issues installation and post installation PRE INSTALLATION Speed Device Types Capacity Cabling Q A What kind of hard drives can I use for a FastTrak100 Lite array You can use any IDE EIDE hard drive s to create arrays on the FastITrak100 Lite You should use matching drives for multiple drive arrays to maximize capacity usage as well as performance Ultra ATA 100 drives a
84. ear the CMOS 184 5 Check all the jumper settings on the M B if the M B have any Check the memory module and the VGA card if inserted properly on the M B If yes change the memory module it might be defective Make sure the memory specification 1s supported by the M B for more info on this check our FAQ website Change the VGA card The system turns on for some seconds then shutdown by itself l 2 Check if the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector The CPU might be overheating Check the CPU FAN 1f it is defective or see 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 system support the M B specification Example If you have a P4 M B you need to use a P4 power supply If you already checked the power supply specification change the power supply it might be defective The minimum is 250 watts Remove the M B from the case and test the system The M B might be shorted to the case 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 Don t go any further What should I do Clear CMOS battery JP5 connector see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS If still has the problem remove all other add on cards except video card and flo
85. er Wake Any Key LPT COM NONE LPT COM OFF ON OFF ON Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled When On of LPT amp COM any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system Default When On of HDD amp FDD any Default activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system When On of PCI Master any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system Default If enabled any PCI interrupt will Default wake up the system An input signal on the serial Ring Default Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem LAN awakens the system from a soft off state The system ignores the alarm Default Set alarm to power on the system by the date 1 31 or time hh mm ss If the date is set to 0 the system will self power on by alarm everyday at the set time 69 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 6 1 IRQs Activity Monitoring This option sets the IRQs Activity Monitoring CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR ON IRQ3 COM 2 Enabled IRQ4 COM 1 Enabled IRQ5 LPT 2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ7 LPT 1 Enabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ10 Reserved Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ1
86. erformance Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Frequency Select Frequency 1 MHz Stepping CPU Ratio Select CPU Vcore Select Quick Power On Self Test Item Help Menu Level gt First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device RAID ATA amp SCSI Boot Order C 1 H 4 WAY Protection Onboard Promise IDE RAID Onboard 6Ch H W Audio VIA OnChip LAN che gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The SOYO COMBO SETUP menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS 41 BIOS Setup Utility System Performance Setting System Normal Performance Turbo SOYO COMBO Feature Setting Auto Detect Disabled DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Disabled Spectrum Enabled CPU Frequency 100 MHz Select 133 MHz Frequency 100 IMHz Stepping CPU Ratio Auto Select 42 6 0 x 6 5 x 7 0 x 7 5 X 8 0 x 8 5x 9 0 x 9 5 x 10 0 x 10 5 x 11 0 x 11 5 x 12 0 x 13 0 x 14 0 x gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus L Description Note Adjust your computer Default performance Description Note When enabled this item will auto detect if the DIMM and Default PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices When disabled it will send the clock signal to all DIMM and PCI socket This item allows yo
87. es the user to monitor system voltages temperatures and FAN speeds This makes sure that the user is full control of the system Power Failure Resume Function This function can be set in the BIOS and determines whether the system will Motherboard Description gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus automatically turn on again after a power failure This function is indispensable for server systems that need to always be on line 45VSB Indicator This green LED gives an indication of the presence of the 5V Standby voltage This voltage is always fed into the motherboard and is used for functions such as WOL gt SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM gt COMPLIANCE The SY K7V DRAGON Plus complies with all important industry standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY K7V DRAGON Plus a motherboard to trust E PC99 ACPI compliant gt USER FRIENDLY E SOYO COMBO Setup E Jumperless design E You can set up the following options through the BIOS setup CPU FSB frequency CPU multiplier CPU Vcore voltage DDR RAM Clock 1 4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your Motherboard follow these simple rules while unpacking gt Before handling the Motherboard ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system s metal chassis gt Remove the Motherboard from its anti static packaging Hold the Motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components gt Check the Motherboard for damage If any
88. ese steps I Using the Spacebar choose Performance under the Optimize Array for section 2 Select how you will use your PC most under the Typical Application usage section The choices are A V Editing Server and Desktop the default 3 Press lt Ctrl Y gt keys to Save and create the array 4 Reboot your system 5 Once the array has been created you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive 6 Proceed to install the FastIrak RAID Drivers from the SOYO CD Creating a Security Array With New Drives NOTE FastTrak100 Lite permit only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup To create an array for data protection using new hard drives follow these steps I Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press lt Ctrl Y gt keys to Save your selection 3 The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 4 Press N for the Create Only option 5 A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created lt Press Any Key to Reboot gt 6 Proceed with normal FDISK and format procedures as if you had just installed a new hard drive 7 Once the arrayed drives have been formatted proceed to install your OS amp then the FastT
89. evel AUX IN Regulates the Auxiliary input play level LINE IN Regulates the Line In level SPDIF IN Enables the recording from SPDIF in SPDIF in is mutually exclusive with other input signals Advanced Regulates the advanced settings 170 Advanced SPDIF x SPDIF Speakers Volume Sound Effect Options Enable SPDIF OUT Monitor SPOIF IN Digital SPDIF IN signal pass to analog LINE OUT SPDIF IN device Ge SPDIF IN 1 C SPDIF IN 2 SPOIF IN Format Ge Normal C Inverze Enable SPDIF IN OUT Copyright protection Enable SPDIF IN Validity detection coed Jm SPDIF dialog provides a full control over SPDIF IN OUT functions You can use these settings to connect your computer to other pieces of audio device such as Mini Disc players amplifiers etc For more information of SPDIF please refer to the Appendixes C and D Advanced Speakers Speakers dialog provides an interface allowing you to set your speakers configurations First You should make sure what model type your speakers are and what the correct configurations are And this dialog also shows the current status and functions of the phone jacks of your audio device You can always refer to this to make sure whether or not the connections of your speakers and microphone are correct 171 Advanced EX SPDIF Speakers Volume Sound Effect Options Speakers C Headphone C 2 Speakers C 4 Speakers R eT Spea
90. ff Off Item Help Menu Level gt _Press Enter F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit F7 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IRQ Event Activity Detect UNA GEREN Cotle VGA LPT amp COM iD DEA DD KORVEN PowerOn by PCI Card Wake Up On LAN Ring RTC Alarm Resume gt IRQs Activity Monitoring AV gt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value Disabled OFF LPT COM ON OFF Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt Press Enter F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the Power Management Setup press Esc to return to the Main Menu 66 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Power Management Controls Setting Description Note ACPI Suspend S 1 POS The system will enter the S1 Default Type state during suspend Low latency wake up Power User Define Lets you define the system Default Management Min Saving power down times 15 Min Option Max Saving 1 Min HDD Power Disabled Lets you define the system Default Down 1 Min 2Min power down times 3Min 4Min 5Min 6Min 7Min 8Min 9Min 10Min 11Min 12Min 13Min 14Min 15Min Suspend Mode Disabled Lets you define the system Default 1 Min 2Min power down times 4Min 6Min 8Min 10Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1 Hour Video Off Suspend gt
91. follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 75 BIOS Setup Utility CPU Device Monitoring Vcore Vcc 2 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V 5VSB Current CPU Temp Current SYS Temp Current CPUFANI CHAFANI Speed Disabled Enabled FOC Fan Off Control gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 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 CHA Fan If enable this function protect 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 FANI pin If not system will auto shutdown 76 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus DY 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS Select the Load Fail Safe Defaults option from the Main Menu to load the system values you have previously saved This option is recommended 1f you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit AV gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage Type
92. hows software version and copyright information Exit Stops and leaves the CD player MIDI Player MIDI Player can play MIDI files mid rmi and allow you to FERRAN ERO Current file field shows the number of the currently selected MIDI files File name field shows the file name create your own playlist 162 Total length field displays the total length of the selected file in minutes and seconds Playback time field displays the current playback time Button Function Lee Playlist allows you to insert remove and record the MIDI files into and from the playlist You can save the playlist into a file as well CAIN DO WS MEDIA FA So POR T MID CAWINDOWS MEDLA Beethoven s Sth Symphony mi Cancel CARIN DOW Ss MEDIA Beethoven s Fur Elise mid CARIN DOW S MEDLA Beethoven s Fur Elise mni CAWINDOWS MEDIAC ANYON MID CMA IN DOW Ss MEDLA Dance of the Suger Fhom bat mm Insert CAWIN DO WS MEDLA Debusey s Care de Lune om CAVA INDOW Ss MEDI A In the Hall of the Mountain Eimg ont Remove CAIN DOW S MEDIA Mozart s Symphony No AU om CAW TIN DOW S MED LA Bach s Brandenburg Concerto No zm GEERT Move Up Move Down DINE Previous song Loads the previous MIDI file of playlist If current file is the first MIDI file the last one will become the current selection Next song Loads the next MIDI file of playlist If current file is the last one the first file will become the current selec
93. ht C 1984 2001 Award Software gt SOYO COMBO Feature gt PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password gt Integrated Peripherals Set User Password gt Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit AV gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage Selecting items Use the arrow keys to move between items and select fields From the Main Menu press arrow keys to enter the selected submenu Modifying selected items Use the Up Down keys to modify values within the selected fields Some fields let you enter values directly 38 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility General Help Gives the list of options available for each item Previous Restore the old values These are the values F5 Values that the user started the current session with Ce Load Fail Safe Loads all items with the most conservative Defaults values Load Optimized Loads all options with the optimize values Defaults F10 Saves your changes and reboots the system Returns at anytime and from any location to E es Exit the Main Menu Enter Select Will display a overlapping window with all options for
94. ia 8738 audio driver 3 VIA On board LAN See Chapter 5 4 On board RAID function If you want to use the IDE 3 amp 4 as RAID controller go to Chapter 7 If you want to use as a regular IDE controller go to Chapter 8 The rest of the available drivers are optional 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 revision VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k XP C MEDIA 6 channel onboard audio Driver Application for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP K7V DRAGON Plus ITE Hardware Doctor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP K7V DRAGON Plus ITE SIM card reader driver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP english FastCheck Monitoring Utility for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt VIA 4in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k XP VIA A 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 84 Drivers installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver For Windows NT users the VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver is the only driver to be installed in you
95. indows NT Ae ee i Double click the Network icon m the control panel then click Yes Click on Next Click on Select from list Click on Have Disk The install Driver dialog box will appear and request the path of the location of the drivers to be installed Enter D LAN VIA WNT40 where D 1s your CD ROM then press ok You will need the Windows NT CD to complete the installation After informing Windows NT will display a dialog box asking your to restart your system click Yes right now Installing the VIA Onboard LAN Drivers under Windows 2000 1 Move the cursor to my computer icon 2 Click mouse right button then select properties 3 Select Hard ware item click it 4 Select Device Manager click it 5 Under other device you will see a yellow Mark then Double click Ethernet controller 6 Click on Reinstall Driver 7 Click on Next 8 Click on Next 88 H VIA Onboard LAN Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus The LAN driver directory is in SOYO CD d LAN VIA W2000 where D is your CD ROM Installing the VIA Onboard LAN Drivers under Windows 95O0SR2 a Sac a E E Seng ee Jp 12 13 Move the cursor to my computer icon Press mouse right button select properties then click it Click Device Manager Double click other devices Double click PCI Ethernet Controller You will see the Driver item click it Click Update Driver
96. is screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings After you have completed the changes press Esc key to return to the Main Menu 45 PA d E BIOS Setup Utility Ss SY K7V DRAGON Plus This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the Standard CMOS Features accordingly CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Menu Level gt Capacity Access Mode Cylinder Head Precomp ENEA G Sector Vv gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note This function is only valid for IDE type of hard disk drives Date amp Time Display Setting Please Note Date mm dd yyyy Type the current date You can also the PUp PDn keys to toggle Time hh mm ss Type the current time 24 hour clock format 3 15 PM is displayed as 15 15 00 46 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Hard Disks Type amp Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed Setting Description Note IDE HDD Press Enter To auto detect the HDD s size Auto Detection head on this channel IDE Primary Auto BIOS detects hard disk type Default Slave automatically User Type User User defines the type of hard disk No
97. isk arrays with the Define Array lt 3 gt option from the Main Menu VIEWING DRIVE ASSIGNMENTS The View Drive Assignments lt 2 gt option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned to a disk arrays or are unassigned 107 Under the Assignment column drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as Free if unassigned Such Free drives can be used for a future array or used as a spare drive when a drive fails in a mirrored array Unassigned drives are not accessible by the OS The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by each drive U5 refers to 1OOMB sec transfers U4 refers to 66MB sec transfers etc FastBuild tm Utility I xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment Mode 1 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Array 1 U5 1 Slave QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Free U5 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Array 1 U5 Keys Available TT Up HI Down ESC Exit Mode U UDMA P PIO D DMA MANUALLY CREATING AN ARRAY The Define Array lt 3 gt option from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to FastTrak100 Lite Users will commonly create one or two drive arrays with FastTrak100 Lite though this can support a maximum of four arrays NOTE For most installations Promise recommends the lt I gt
98. iver for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP english If you have reader card it must be installed Select which driver you want to install and click OK or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Note Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active gt FastCheck Monitoring Utility for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP The FastCheck Monitoring utility is used to monitor or perform maintenance on a FastCheck Mirrored RAID 1 or Striped Mirrored RAID 0 1 array Visual and audible messages are available to warn of possible problems with the disk array or controller 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 1s connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button Internet Explorer is a Microsoft Trademark 86 VIA Onboard LAN Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Chapter 5 VIA ONBOARD LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION Installing the VIA Onboard LAN Drivers under Windows 98SE 1 Move the cursor to my computer icon 2 Click mouse right button then sele
99. ivers 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 USB3 USB4 USB5 and USB6 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB3 USB4 and USBS5 USB6 are as follows USB4 USB3 GND 9 GND 4 0 x 4 GND Data 3 3 Data Data 2 OO 2 Data Power 1 92 4 Power USB6 USB5 GND DR GND 42 4 GND Data 3 0 lt 3 Data Data Data ap ka nz Power 1O 1 Power 26 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 6 Onboard Game port audio This Motherboard provides Joystick port and audio Attach the joystick cable to the 15 pin GAME port at the rear panel of you motherboard This Motherboard features three built in audio stereo ports labeled line in line out and mic jack convenient to directly plug in all your external audio devices E Other Connections 1 Wake On LAN WOL Attach the 3 pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN WOL function to the JP10 header on the Motherboard This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card Please install according to the following pin assignment Wake On LAN JP10 Pin
100. kers ee Bass Individually Options E Enable SERIF OUT Enable SPOIF OUT only wroks on Headphone and 2 Speakers Cancel GD Advanced Volume Volume dialog provides a full control over the volume of the six channels digital output You can adjust the volume of your speakers in this dialog Please note that the volume of analog path is not controlled by this function x SPDIF Speakers Volume Sound Effect Options Peer rrr rrr eee te tere terre Front Front Center Subwooter Rear Rear Left Right Left Right me Jm 172 Advanced Sound effects x SPDIF Speakers Volume Sound Effect Options MW Enable Reverberation Environment Default Default Generic Faddedcell Hoom Bathroom Livingroom Stoneroom Auditorium Concerthall Cave cancel Aen sound effects dialog allows you to modify the special effects of the song and game being played Currently these effectors can only be used for the player or the game which utilizes DirectSound 2D and 3D to playback their music Advanced Options xi SPDIF Speakers Volume Sound Effect Options W Enable Hot Keys Volume A Abt i Cel Shit Window A Volume p ab M DI Shit window E Mute TI at I Ctl Shift window C Mixer Show Hide TA M Ctrl Shit aial Load Mixer Defaults i Cancel Apply 173 Options dialog provides a hot key setting to control the Mixer in an easy way Plea
101. l appear under the Source column as FastCheck On Errors section offers four radio button choices for the user to select what procedure they would like to perform if an Error is detected during automatic manual Rebuilds or manual Synchronization There are three types of errors that FastTrak100 Lite detects a data mismatch between the primary and secondary drive a physical media error on source or target drive or a total disk failure The options for handling Errors are as follows Abort stops any Synchronization or Rebuild process if an error is encountered 143 A Fix in most cases FastTrak100 Lite automatically can correct errors The method of correction varies depending on the type of error Ignore FastTrak100 Lite will log the event error and continue the rebuild or synchronization process Use this setting if you want to detect the presence of errors but do not want to fix these errors at the time The user may then decide what to do about the error s detected WARNING This may result in mismatched drives under RAID 1 Interactive By checking this option a selection window will appear each time an error is detected asking the user whether they want to Abort Fix or Ignore the error see Troubleshooting section Dismiss Error Dialogs designates the length of time in seconds that a Message box or Error Dialog box appears on screen Scheduling Array Synchronization This section of the
102. les that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation AGP Mode 1X This item allows you to enable disable 2X the AGP 4X Mode 4X Default AGP Driving Auto This item allows you to adjust the AGP Default Control Manual driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection This field is recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system AGP Driving Min 0000 This item allows you to adjust the AGP Value driving force Max 00FF AGP Fast Disabled The VIA chipset will use fast write to Default Write Enabled AGP if this item is enabled Not all AGP cards support fast write AGP Master 1 Disabled Default WS Write Enabled When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states AGP Master 1 Disabled Default WS Read Enabled When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states AGP Post Disabled Enabled Disabled AGP Post Write Write Enabled Default 58 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 4 3 CPU amp PCI Bus Control STOP Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The CPU amp PCI Bus Control option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software CPU amp PCI Bus Control PCI Master 0 WS Write PCI
103. ller Window This displays physical information about the location of FastTrak100 Lite data channels on the card and the attached drives 138 Si FastCheck Monitoring Utility Array Controller Options IRQ BusMaster Base OxE 400 i HUN Base Addr 0E 4000000 Driver Version 1 30 Build 21 Hardware Type FastTrak 100 Click specific icon For resource infomation Viewing Controller Card Information By left clicking on the FastTrak controller icon the right pane shows the following information categories for that array IRQ Identifies interrupt request assigned to PCI slot Bus Master Base Shows base address in hex numbering for boards bus master Input Output function ROM Base Address Shows base address in hex numbering for FastTrak s Flash ROM chip Driver Version Identifies which version of the Promise FastTrak100 Lite driver you have installed Hardware Type Identifies which FastTrak model is installed 139 Viewing IDE Channel Information Left clicking on a given Channel icon or in the left pane will show the Base IO addresses of the channel in the right pane used for troubleshooting SS FastCheck Monitoring Utility Array Controller Options Leaner Sp FastTrak 1 Base IO address 1 0xE000 ST Gee Base IO address 2 0xD802 3 Maxtor 8700048 Channel 2 Maxtor 8700048 a D Click specific icon for resource infomation Z Viewing Drive Information
104. ltra readme txt and txtsetup oem 3 files under SOYO CD Raid promise Ultra Family Driver to floppy disk for WinNT Ultra100 install When you into the system install screen press F6 Key first oS Then press S key Select Other then press Enter Insert floppy disk for NT driver to A disk then press Enter Select WinNT Promise Ultral00 tm Controller PDC20265R then press Enter Ae SS es 7 Press Enter to continue NT setup Ultra Family Driver for Windows ME 1 Move cursor to my computer icon 2 Press mouse right button then press properties 93 EE e H Ultra Family Driver Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Press Device Manager You will see an exclamation mark of yellow color at PCI mass storage controller in other devices Click it Click Driver button then click Update Driver button Select specify the location of the driver Advanced then click next The ultra family driver path is in SOYO CD Raid Promise ultra family Driver WINME Click finish then restart your system Ultra Family Driver for Windows 2000 l AT e A First please copy all files of folder under SOYO CD Raid promise Ultra Family Driver Win2000 and Ultra readme txt and txtsetup oem 3 files under SOYO CD Raid promise Ultra Family Driver to floppy disk for Win2000 Ultra100 install When you into the system install screen press F6 key first Then press S key Insert floppy disk
105. m by unauthorized users Follow this procedure to set a new password or disable the password 1 Choose BIOS FEATURES SETUP in the Main Menu and press Enter Select the Security Options item and set the field to a System The password is required every time the system is booted This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer b Setup The password is required only when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 2 Choose SUPERVISOR PASSWORD from the Main Menu and press Enter The following prompt appear Warning If you forget or lose the password the only way to STOP access the system is to set jumper JP5 to clear the CMOS RAM All setup information is lost and you must run the BIOS setup program again Note If you do not wish to use the password function press Enter directly and the following message appears Password Disabled 79 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 Enter your new password and press Enter The following message appears prompting to confirm the new password Confirm Password 4 Re enter your password and then press Enter to exit to the Main Menu This diagram outlines the password selection procedure Press lt Enter gt without entering the password Type the Password 3 and Press Enter EE EEN nter Password Password Disabled ee Tue SE o egen uh pital inal any 2 a Ee After you confirm the passw
106. ment pin 1 3 are for Power LED Power LED Pin Assignment 22 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 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 a NC NC Speaker out 4 IDE LED Attach the 2 pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE LED header on the Motherboard This will cause the LED to light up when an IDE HDD CD ROM device is active HDD LED Pin Assignment LED Anode LED Cathode 23 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 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 printer modem USB can be plugged directly onto the Motherboard back panel Only after you have fixed and locked the Motherboard to the computer case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices When connecting an external device use the following figure to locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to PS 2 KB PS 2 Mouse Connector Connec
107. n gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION The SY K7V DRAGON Plus AGP PCI Motherboard 1s a high performance Socket A ATX form factor system board The SY K7V DRAGON Plus uses VIA Chipset technology and supports Socket A 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 Sf TheSY K7V DRAGON Plus KT266A AGP PCI Motherboard LS K W The user manual KF SE The Installation CD ROM O S SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM OF 3 IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable gc bs One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable L o yy o T Motherboard Description gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus One Audio Connector Card One Flat Cable for Audio Card One Heat Sink Compound Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equipment your Motherboard may be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid permanent damage 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 1 3 KEY FEATURES gt CPU SUPPORT The SY K7V DRAGON Plus
108. ne Access Mode Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode Default automatically Normal Normal IDE hard disk lt 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk gt 528MB Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disk Note If you have any questions on your hard disk type or mode ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details Floppy Drives Setting Description 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in Default 2 88MB 3 5 in None Not installed Floppy 3 Mode Disabled Default Support Drive A Supports 3 mode Special disk drive floppy diskette commonly used in 740K B 1 2MB Japan 1 44MB on selected disk drive 47 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Others Optional Setting Description Note EGA VGA Select the video mode Default CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Monochrome ALL Errors When the BIOS detects system Default No Errors errors this function will stop the All But Keyboard system Select which type of All But Diskette error will cause the system halt All But Disk Key 48 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Select the Advanced BIOS Features option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Enabled Menu Level gt Item Help Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Num
109. newest and current IDE drive ATA 66 Ultra ATA 33 EIDE specifications Features LBA and Extended Interrupt13 Breaks capacity barriers for support of drive translation in controller onboard drives greater than 8 4GB in capacity BIOS Offers flexible storage options for space demanding applications Getting Started This section is designed to get you started for installation of your FastTrak100 Lite WARNING Before installing the driver into an existing system backup any necessary data Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss INSTALLING THE HARD DRIVES WARNING If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT 4 x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored RAID 1 array on your FastTrak100 Lite do NOT connect the hard drive to the FastTrak100 Lite controller yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first to this drive while it is still attached to your regular IDE port Hard drives must be Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 33 EIDE and or Fast ATA 2 compatible to operate with FastTrak100 Lite RAID For optimal performance install all identical drives of the same model and capacity The drives matched performance allows the array to function better as a single drive l Promise recommends using identical drive as part of a FastTrak100 Lite array If striping for performance use two new drives If mirroring for protection
110. nnected immediately Thus the CPU is protected from over heating 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 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 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 16 Fania EE S gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Sova Step 2 Install Memory Module a oi I z H
111. nter Init Display First AGP OnChip USB Controller 1 USB Port ot USB Keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Item Help 4 V gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Setting Description Note Init Display First PCI Slot Choose which card AGP AGP Display card or PCI VGA Default card to initialize first 60 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Continue Setting All Disabled All Enabled 1 amp 2 USB Port 2 amp 3 USB Port 3 amp 1 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port OnChip USB Controller Disabled Enabled USB Keyboard Support IDE HDD Block Mode 61 Description Note This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature Port 1 means USB1 amp 2 Port 2 means USB3 amp 4 Port 3 means USB5 amp 6 Default Select Enabled 1f your Default system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard Invokes multi sector transfer instead of one sector
112. o the following pin assignment Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1 CHAFAN2 CHAFANS3 CHAFAN Pin Assignment CHAFAN 1 3 2 1 JIL SENSOR 12V GND CHAFAN2 3 SENSOR 2 12V 1 GND CHAFANS3 GND 1 12V 2 SENSOR 3 Note CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard CHAFAN is lt optional 30 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 4 CD Line in CDINI CDIN2 This Motherboard provides two CD Line in connectors Please connect the 4 pin audio cable from your CD ROM drive to either CDIN1 or CDIN2 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 CDIN2 CD Line in Pin Assigment WW 12 3 4 CDIN1 Left GND GND Right Left Right GND GND Li is CDIN2 8 5 Smart Card Reader SMCARDCN NC 14 13 NC ocrpres 12 11 GND Scrio 10 9 NC NC 8 7 CLK RST 6 5 Serfet NC 4 3 NG NC 2 1 VCC 31 Fania EE S gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 6 SPK5 Please refer to the c media 6 channel Audio solution Manual for more information on AUDIO function SPK5 CENTER BASS CENTER OUT REAR R SPDIF OUT REAR_L R GND 5VA OPTICAL_INPUT 9 331 SPDIF_INPUT OPTICAL OUTPUT SPDIF_OUTPUT U PDIF IN1 7 CD SPDIF CD _SPDI
113. of 2 Rebuild Operation Rebuild disk 1 Maxtor 6700048 in Ay 4 Rebuild Wizard Step 2 confirms the Target or Rebuild disk by Array and drive ID 5 Click Finish button to initiate physical Rebuild Back button to review Step 2 or Cancel button to Stop A final confirmation window appears as below FastTrak Once the Rebuild Process is initiated it cannot be stopped From FastCheck Are you sure you wish to Rebuild Disk 5T365314 Channel 2 Master in Array 1 D 137 6 Click Yes to initiate Rebuild To cancel this option click the No button WARNING Once initiated Array Rebuild can NOT be halted 1n order to prevent data errors NOTE During Array Rebuild users may continue to access the array and perform normal PC functions however the array will NOT provide data redundancy until Rebuild is completed If you choose to continue using the PC during rebuild system performance will be slightly degraded and the process will take longer 7 Once Array Rebuild has begun users are returned to the FastCheck Monitoring window A progress bar showing the rebuild progress in percentage will appear at the bottom of the FastCheck Monitoring window a i NOTE When a spare unassigned drive is present on the FastTrak100 Lite a rebuild will automatically be performed from the remaining working drive USING CONTROLLER WINDOW Clicking on the Controller tab will reveal the Contro
114. 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 RAID issue Windows do not detect the on board RAID Enable the on board RAID function in the BIOS Can I use my CD ROM on IDE 3 amp 4 Yes you can use the CD ROM on IDE 3 amp 4 Can I use IDE 3 amp 4 to boot from CD ROM No Can I use IDE 3 amp 4 as a normal IDE channel Yes no need to change any settings in the BIOS I cannot get the HDD to boot from IDE 3 or IDE 4 why Make sure that the 1 boot device in the BIOS is set to SCSI USB Issues Can I use USB port 3 4 and port 5 6 for keyboard resume function This M B has 6 USB ports but only the 2 at the back panel can be used for USB keyboard resume function I cannot get my USB working help Please check if the system performance setting in the BIOS is set to maxium Turbo if yes then enable the USB by setting the system performance to normal or manually enable the USB port on chip USB controller under Integrated Peripherals LAN Issues During LAN driver installation the system hangs on 75 why Enable the onboard LAN in the BIOS setup For updated FAQs please check http www soyo com tw fag htm or http www soyousa com faqs html 190 APPENDIX D How to contact us m If you are interested in our products please contact the SOYO sales department in the
115. ord press lt Esc gt to exit Enter Password x Confirm Password xx me a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a ee eS e ze 3 12 SET USER PASSWORD When the user password option is on you are not allowed to change any setting in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY except for changing the user s password The password setting procedure is similar to that for the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Refer to section 3 9 80 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 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 ESC after memory initialization user will see a device menu in which user can choose the device they wish to boot from Boot Menu Selecta Boot First device Floppy Ls120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN TL Move ENTER Accept F4 Exit 81 Drivers installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Chapter 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION The SOYO CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 98 98SE ME Your SY K7V DRAGON Plus Motherboard comes with a CD ROM labeled SOYO CD The SOYO CD contains 1 the user s manual file for your new Motherboard 2 the drivers software available for installation and 3 a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD RO
116. ou are already familiar with the Chipset The DRAM Clock Drive Control option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software DRAM Clock Drive Control Current FSB Frequence Current DRAM Frequency DRAM Clock DRAM Timing SDRAM Cycle Length Bank Interleave Precharge to Active Trp DRAM Queue Depth DRAM Command Rate 100 MHz 133 MHz By SPD Manual 2 5 DIREY o 3T 4 Level 2T Command Item Help Menu Level gt AV gt Move PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults Enter Select ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults F5 Previous Values After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 55 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus DRAM Clock Drive Control Setting Description Note ihr nul This item allows you to control the DRAM speed By SPD a Default DRAM Timing BySPD Ifenable the DRAM will auto Manual detect the DRAM timing Default SDRAM Cycle 25 _ When synchronous DRAM is Default Length 2 installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer Bank Interleave Disabled Increase DRAM performance 2 Bank Default
117. ow then choose OK Assuming that D is your CD Rom When the Install Driver dialog box appears select Win NT FastTrak100 Lite Controller and then press OK When the Select SCSI Adapter Option dialog box appears press Install After a successful installation the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that the Win NT FastTrak100 Lite Controller has been installed Power off your system and install the hard disk in the FastTrack 100 Lite Controller Removing the Driver from Windows NT 4 x 1 2 In Start Button choose Control Panel in Setup group In Control Panel select SCSI Adapter next choose Drivers label Choose Remove button After successful removing the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that Win NT FastTrak100 Lite RAID Controller has been removed 127 Using The FastCheck Monitoring Utility You can monitor the operating status of all arrays and drives configured on the FastTrak100 Lite using the supplied FastCheck monitoring utility for Windows based operating systems FastCheck generates visual and audible messages alerting you of possible problems with the disk array or controller FastCheck visually identifies the physical location of attached drives on the FastTrak100 Lite by IDE channel 1 or 2 and setting Master Slave Cable Select It also displays which drives are included as part of individual arrays
118. peaker output Move cursor to whichever speaker you want to test and left click the mouse If the setup is correct you can hear music coming from that speaker alone Each music output is different for distinction The Center and Subwoofer speakers are only supported by chip model 039 and the following models AUTO Demo OFF Speakers 5 1 Subwoofer 177 Demonstrations EAX Demo1 and Demo 2 are specially design for 4 speaker system demonstration Select Demo 1 and or Demo 2 by left clicking the mouse Sit back and relax and let the music take control How was it like Isn t it fantastic If you don t have 4 speaker system hurry up and buy yourself one right away CMI8738 PCI Multi Channel Audio Demo V2 5 om S Demo1 C Demo CR EAX HRTF Echo Stop Exit Help Monotonous footsteps generate distinctive sound effects in different environments In this Demo you can hear a lady wearing high heels walk in different surroundings generic environment bathroom sewer pipe and underwater Left click the mouse to activate this Demo and feel the differences CMI8738 PCI Multi Channel Audio Demo V2 5 Demo Demo2 CEAX HRTF Echo Stop Exit Help r 178 HRTF HRTF stands for Head Related Transfer Functions and it is a set of audio filters varying locations of sound effects spatial hearing cues in three dimension measured from the listener s eardrum This technology and special digital signal processing are used
119. per transfer Not all HDDs support this function Default BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 5 1 VIA OnChip IDE Device Caution Change these settings only 1f you are already familiar with the Chipset The VIA OnChip IDE Device option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer The following screen shows setup default settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip IDE Channel OnChip IDE Channel IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Menu Level gt Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA h Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Item Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving 62 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus VIA OnChip IDE Device Setting Description On Chip PCI IDE Disabled Turn off the on board gt Primary IDE gt Secondary Enabled Use the on board IDE Default IDE mode 0 4 0 is the slowest speed 4 SE o Auto For better performance Default gt Secondary Slave PIO and stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control
120. ppy drive see 1f it can boot from floppy Then put peripherals in one by one to identify which one cause the lockup Change the CPU 185 During Boot up my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error What is the problem 1 Clear CMOS memory 2 Re flash BIOS Check on how to flash BIOS on the later part of this book 3 Change the CMOS battery the battery might be drained 4 The BIOS chip might be failing I hear 3 beep sound before the system boot up is this normal Yes this is normal This is to inform the user that the system 1s still booting up Stability Issue My system intermittently locks up very unstable 1 Check the CPU Temp it might be overheating Change the CPU FAN Do not over clock your CPU Check the specification of the memory module maybe the M B do not support it 4 Go to BIOS setup and load fail safe settings Please check if the system performance in the BIOS setup is set to Turbo Maximum 5 Check website for latest BIOS update 6 Check website for FAQ s regarding instability issue 7 Change the memory module or CPU 8 The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals If your system has other peripherals connected like CD RW extra HDD etc disconnect them 9 Install SiS AGP driver My system intermittently locks up during Windows installation 1 Goto BIOS and load load optimized default 2 Check website for any BIOS update 186 3 If still h
121. r system A description of 4 drivers follows Bus Master PCI IDE Driver The ATAPI IDE driver enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility AGP VxD Driver VIA AGP VxD Driver is to be installed if you are using an AGP VGA device VIAGART VXD will provide service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware providing fast graphical access VIA Chipset Functions Registry VIA Registry INF Driver is to be installed under Windows The driver will enable the VIA Power Management function IRQ remapping utility This driver is installed automatically VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver is to be installed under Windows 98 only it sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence gt C MEDIA 6 channel Onboard Audio Driver Application for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP 1 The driver supports 2 4 6 speakers 3D positional audio 2 The application is include CD Player MIDI Player MP3 Wave Player Mixer with the control over your PC s audio functions gt K7V DRAGON Plus ITE Hardware Doctor for Win 9x ME 2000 NT XP Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values 85 Drivers installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus gt K7V DRAGON Plus ITE SIM card reader dr
122. rak RAID Drivers from the SOYO CD 101 Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive NOTE FastTrak100 Lite permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup You would use this method if you wish to use a drive that already contains data and or is the bootable system drive in your system You will need another drive of identical or larger storage capacity WARNING Backup any necessary data before proceeding Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss WARNING If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT 4 x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored RAID 1 array on your FastTrak100 Lite do NOT connect the hard drive to the FastTrak100 Lite controller yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver first to this drive while it is still attached to the regular IDE port For all other Operating Systems proceed here Follow these steps I Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press lt Ctrl Y gt keys to Save your selection The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 3 Press Y for the Create and Duplicate option The window below will appear asking you to select the Source drive to use FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target drive
123. rd Default prompt only appears when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 5I BIOS Setup Utility Other Control Options gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus oy Setting OS Select for OS2 DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Disabled Capability Enabled Video BIOS Disabled Shadow Enabled EPA LOGO LOGO 0 SELECT LOGO 1 Small Disabled Logo EPA Show Enabled Description Note When using an OS2 operating system When using another Default non OS2 operating system Enable this field when your HDD Default supports the SMART function Consult your HDD provider for details The BIOS is shadowed ina 16K Default segment if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present These 16 segments can be shadowed from ROM to RAM BIOS shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM BIOS can then execute from RAM Allows user to display SOYO Default logo or own logo Logo 0 Shows SOYO logo Logo 1 Shows user logo Default Blank Set Enabled to Show Logo EPA Default 52 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus ov 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Select the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Main Menu and press Enter key Caution Change these settings only 1f you are already familiar with the Chipset The Advanced Chipset Features option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer
124. re recommended for highest performance Will APM Advanced Power Management work with HDDs on the FastTrak100 Lite APM will not work with HDDs on the FastTrak100 Lite This is because the system sees the card as a SCSI card Can use ATAPI devices on the FastTrak100 Lite controller No There is no driver layer on the FastTrak100 Lite controller which will support ATAPI packet messages Will the FastTrak100 Lite work with a 37Mhz or 41Mhz PCI bus speed The current PCI 2 1 specification is for a 33Mhz PCI bus speed The FastTrak100 Lite is designed around the specification In most cases a higher PCI bus speed will result in a variety of different errors While some people have been able to get these higher speeds to work since it is out of specification we cannot support it How can change the resources that the FastTrak uses 150 A The FastTrak100 Lite is fully PnP This means all the resources that it uses are given to it by the PnP BIOS on the motherboard The FastTrak100 Lite does support IRQ sharing but this will not work unless ALL the concerned devices support the feature If your motherboard allows you to control the assignment of these resources you may be able to remedy the problem by playing around with them You can also try resetting the configuration data in your CMOS This is usually an option in the PnP section of your CMOS Otherwise the only way you might be able to affect these assignments
125. re some drives recognized by the FastTrak100 Lite Array Setup utilities with only partial capacity some hard drive models are shipped with a jumper that reduces the addressable capacity of the drive to prevent problems with older systems which won t support larger drives Consult the documentation accompanying the hard drive to set the jumper appropriately in order to utilize the full capacity of the drive How can change the system boot sequence in order to boot from the FastTrak100 Lite array The boot sequence is controlled by the system BIOS As far as the system BIOS is concerned the FastTrak100 Lite controller and defined arrays are categorized as a SCSI device even though the BIOS will not attempt to access the FastTrak100 Lite as any type of SCSI device This allows you to set the boot sequence in your BIOS CMOS setup utility to boot from SCSI an add in controller like the FastTrak100 Lite first rather than IDE an IDE controller built onto the motherboard or one which effectively replaces it If there are multiple SCSI add in controllers in the system then the boot sequence among them will be determined exclusively by their PCI slot priority PCI slot 1 will be first slot 2 second etc Put the FastTrak100 Lite controller in the PCI slot where it will be accessed ahead of other SCSI controllers if you want to boot from the array How can change the boot sequence between a PCI SCSI card and the Fas
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127. ro 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 18 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Step 4 Connect cables case wires and power supply A IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE2 Primary Secondary IDE IDE Pin 1 IDE 3 IDE 4 This Motherboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device connectors IDE1 IDE2 It can support up to four high speed Ultra DMA 33 66 100HDD or CD ROM Connect one side of the ATA66 100 flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the other end to the primary IDE1 or secondary IDE2 directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard The ATA66 100 cable is backward compatible with ATA33 HDDs This Motherboard can support up to 8 HDDs There are four HDD connectors IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 IDE4 on motherboard IDE3 amp IDE4 are provided for IDE RAID function Please refer to Step4 G on page 34 and
128. ry and generally does not correct problems which might be experienced during use Errors such as bad sectors or ECC CRC failure are best remedied by completely replacing the drive For this reason drives attached to the FastIrak100 Lite controller should NOT be low level formatted Do I have to install disk management software on my array in order to access the full storage capacity of drives No Disk management software would only complicate things The array should be fully addressable by your O S as it is Remember that some operating systems have varying limits on the sizes of partitions and logical drives that can be defined Consult your O S documentation about partitioning larger drives What system BIOS CMOS settings do I use for the drives on the FastTrak100 Lite controller None The drives on the FastTrak100 Lite controller are supported by the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS and or an O S drivers not by your system BIOS How do partition format my FastTrak100 Lite RAID array The FastTrak100 Lite fools the system into thinking that it s dealing with a single HDD Therefore anything that you can do to a single HDD can also be done to a FastTrak100 Lite array You can and should use the FDISK and FORMAT utilities to partition format the array You can partition the array however you see fit You can format the array with whatever file system you wish 153 INSTALLATION ISSUES Capacity Booting Q Why a
129. s boot up Enabled Default Boot Up NumLock Status Setting Description Boot Up On Puts numeric keypad in NumLock Default NumLock mode at boot up Status Off Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot up Gate A20 Options Setting Description Normal Lets chipset control GateA20 Fast A pin in the keyboard controller Default controls GateA20 50 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate Default Rate Setting determined by the keyboard Enabled When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected The following Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay fields are active only if Typematic Rate Setting is set to Enabled Typematic Rate 6 Char sec Choose the rate at which a Default 8 Char sec character is repeated when 10 Char sec holding down a key 12 Char sec 15 Char sec 20 Char sec 24 Char sec 30 Char sec Typematic Delay 250 msec Choose how long after you Default 500 msec press a key down the 750 msec character begins repeating 1000 msec Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot up or use of BIOS Setup The following table describes the security settings Setting Description Security Option System Each time the system is booted the password prompt appears Setup Ifa password is set the passwo
130. s driver initiated Rebuilds automatic rebuild using a hot spare standby drive user initiated manual Rebuilds or manual Synchronization and Error Handling reporting for these processes Notification i Enable audible prompt i Popup message box M Use logfile cSraideutilty log Ge e n Errors C Abot Fis ghore ts Interactive Dismiss Error Dialogs and E SE Message Boxes after 142 Enable audible prompt checkbox turns on off an audible alarm of an event typically a drive failure or completion of rebuild or synchronization Popup message box checkbox turns on off the appearance of an event message box that would typically indicates a drive failure or completion of rebuild or synchronization Use log file checkbox allows writing operating event logs of the array activity alerts and status reports to a given file name and directory lf a file name is used but the path left blank the default directory is the same as the FastCheck Utility typically C Program Files Promise FastTrak100 Lite Use NT system event log checkbox is greyed out under Windows 95 98 2000 Millennium automatically Under Windows NT4 it permits user to write array logging to NT s own event log 1 To view FastCheck events under Windows NT go to Start Programs Adminstrative Tools Event Viewer 2 In the Event Viewer choose Log from the menu bar then check Application Any events generated by FastCheck wil
131. s well Playlist dialog will save and show them automatically when you want to play the same CD record input signals and save it in a wave file as well Mixer controls the volume level of your audio inputs and outputs Showing or Hiding Audio Rack Components To show or hide a component from the display click the component button s listed on the top 160 a ee d Le Poe REL E Previous song Loads the previous track of playlist If current track is the first track the last track will become the current track Next song Loads the next track of playlist If current track is the last track the first track will become the current track Playback Starts to playback the current track Pause Restart Pauses or restarts the current playback action Stop Stops playback Playback backward for 10 seconds Playback the current to 10 seconds before Playback forward for 10 seconds Playback the current to 10 seconds after Loop Playbacks the tracks over and over again Eject Opens the CD ROM drive to change the audio CD 161 Setting Selects the CD ROM drive which analog output is connected to the Analog CD in of your sound card If your CD ROM does not connect to the analog CD input wire please use device manager to change the property of your CD ROM Which dive that you want to play Audio COY e e Cancel Help Shows the help screen for detailed button function descriptions About S
132. se note that other applications might be affected by this if you use the same hot key setting Please use Load Mixer Defaults to change all settings to default values MULTI CHANNEL AUDIO DEMO CMI8 738 PCl Based C3DX Audio Chip provides many advanced functions such as HRTF based CRL 3D extensional positional audio API compatible with Microsoft DirectSound 3D and Aureal A3D API Supports rear side speakers C3DX positional audio in 4 6CH speakers mode 5 1 CH DVD AC 3 home theater available Compatible with EAX Environment Audio extention KARAOKE ascending descending keys Echo Supports Center Subwoofer side speakers for chip model 039 and the following models To let everyone avail himself herself of the above functions a user friendly interface Multi Channel Audio Demo was designed with the following functions 1 4 CH speakers mode including Demo1 and Demo2 EAX Environment Audio eXtention support 2 3 HRTF based CRL 3D extensional positional audio 4 KARAOKE ascending descending keys Echo and microphone ascending descending keys 5 6 CH speakers mode including Demo1 and Demo2 for chip models 039 and the following models 174 Auto Demo OF Speakers 1 Subwoofer Speakers and Microphone Connection Before running this demo program you have to connect the speakers to the correct phone jacks CENTER BASS REAR_L R OPTICAL_INPUT SPD
133. showing synchronization in progress and the percentage that has been completed SC 1 synchronization in progress 135 REBUILDING AN ARRAY This command effectively copies or overwrites data from an existing data drive in the array on to a blank drive The operation will be typically used when a failed drive has been replaced with a new drive as part of a mirrored array To perform a Rebuild choose the Array Tab View Right click the array number and choose Rebuild from the context menu Once Rebuild is selected you will be asked to Initialize Rebuild process on Array by clicking OK Using Rebuild Wizard L Initiating rebuild array will open the Rebuild Wizard Step 1 screen shown below Select the Target drive which will receive data Make sure you select the blank new or replacement drive The unselected drive will contain good data It will be the remaining working drive of an array or a system drive containing existing data that you wish to mirror Rebuild Wizard Step 1 of 2 Select the target disk to rebuild THE Guessling D Mer dor H none Ma Maxtor 8700048 Ma RAID Mode MIRRORING e 136 WARNING Make absolutely sure and double check which drive is AX 3 Click the Next button to proceed to Rebuild Wizard Step 2 see next page or which If data exists on the target drive it will be over written Cancel button to stop Rebuild Wizard Step 2
134. supports THE FOLLOWING AMD K7 CPUs O Supports 200 266 MHz Front Side Bus Athlon XP CPU O Duron Morgan CPU New released AMD Socket A CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY K7V DRAGON Plus as well gt CPU SETTINGS The SY K7V DRAGON Plus provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment The CPU settings are all adjusted through the special SOYO COMBO page in the BIOS therefore rendering 2 Motherboard Description gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus the use of jumpers obsolete E CPU FSB Frequency The SY K7V DRAGON Plus supports a wide range of CPU FSB frequency settings CPU FSB Frequency can be setup by 1MHz increment 100 132MHz for 100MHz FSB CPU 133 233MHz for 133MHz FSB CPU This ensures that the SY K7V DRAGON Plus has an overwhelming overclocking potential E CPU Multiplier The SY K7V DRAGON Plus supports a wide range of multipliers 6 0x 6 5x 7 0x 7 5x 8 0x 8 5x 9 0x 9 5x 10 0x 10 5x 11 0x 11 5x 12 0x 13 0x and 14 0x gt EXPANDABILITY The SY K7V DRAGON Plus provides all the standard expansion slots and many more additional expansion features Expansion slots E 1x master AGP Pro slot M 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots Enhanced IO E Floppy disk controller 2x EIDE controllers with support for up to 4 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 devices Standard EPP ECP parallel port 2x 16550 compatible serial ports IrDA compatible infrared port 6x USB Universal Serial Bus
135. tBuild b Ifyou selected a Mirroring array for two drives there is an additional window that appears as described in order to create the array To do this you will use either two brand new drives or one drive that contains existing data that you wish to mirror Creating A Mirrored Array Using New Drives As described in the Drive Assignments Option section above if you selected a mirroring array and wish to use two new assigned drives follow the directions here 1 After assigning new drives to a Mirroring array and saving the information with lt Ctrl Y gt the window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 2 Press N for the Create Only option 3 Awindow will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created lt Press Any Key to Reboot gt Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive FastTrak100 Lite will create a mirrored array using an existing system drive with 111 data You must assign the existing drive and another drive of same or larger capacity to the Mirroring array The BIOS will send the existing data to the new blank drive L WARNING Backup any necessary data before proceeding Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss WARNING If you wish to include your current bootable drive
136. tTrak100 Lite RAID array Since all PCI devices are all PnP it is difficult to determine which device is addressed first Some newer motherboard BIOSes may use advanced options that identify devices and allow you to select which device will be 154 assigned resources first Otherwise you may have to physically switch the device cards on the PCI slots so that the boot device is in the highest priority slot number see previous question If you do not require the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS to boot from an array and it is only to be used through a driver under the O S one simpler solution would be to disable the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS so that it does not affect the boot sequence at all POST INSTALLATION Memory Managers FDISK Q Why does my system reboot after the QEMM driver loads from CONFIG SYS The problem lies in the QEMM Stealth feature This feature places the drive information from the DOS System area into the upper reaches of RAM where Windows resides This causes the FastTrak100 Lite to lose track of its drives when asked to execute the next line in the CONFIG SYS file This forces the reboot that you see Disable QEMM s stealth feature to correct this problem Why can t I see the drives on the FastTrak100 Lite under FDISK The FastTrak100 Lite controller is dedicated to RAID array management and does not provide any means of addressing individual hard drives through the Int 13h interface used by FDISK In order
137. the current item Using the Page Up and Page Down keys PU PD Value the user can toggle the value of the current item 39 D0 YE BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus SAVE AND EXIT SETUP Select the SAVE amp EXIT SETUP option from the Main Menu to save data to CMOS and exit the setup utility This option saves all your changes and causes the system to reboot Type Y to save the changes and exit or N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values RI EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Selecting the EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to abandon all data and exit setup therefore ignoring all your changes Type Y to abandon en OO TO changes and exit or N e Quit Without Saving Y N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values 40 BIOS Setup Utility 7 SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 1 SOYO COMBO SETUP This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Instead CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS SOYO COMBO SETUP After the hardware installation 1s complete turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then select the SOYO COMBO SETUP option from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SOYO COMBO Feature System P
138. timing IDE __ gt Primary Master UDMA Select Auto to enable Default gt Primary Slave UDMA Ultra DMA Mode gt Secondary Master UDMA gt Secondary Slave UDMA Support 63 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 5 2 SuperlO Device Caution Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset The SuperIO Device option changes the values of the chipset registers These registers control the system options in the computer The following screen shows setup default settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SuperlO Device Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select Menu Level gt Item Help Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode 4 V gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving SuperlO Device Setting Description Onboard FDD Disabled Turn off the on board controller floppy controller Enabled Use the on board floppy Default controller 64 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus L SuperlO Device Continue Setting Description Note Onboard Disabled Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Choose serial port 1 amp 2 s I O Default Serial Port 2 address port 1 2F8 IRQ3 Do
139. tion Playback Starts to playback the current MIDI file Pause Restart Pauses or restarts the current playback action Stop Stops playback 163 Playback Backward for 10 seconds Playback the current to 10 seconds before Playback Forward 10 seconds Playback the current to 10 seconds after Loop Playbacks the MIDI files of the playlist over and over again Setting Selects the output device you want to use to playback the MIDI files Output device Microsott GS Wavetable SW Syrth Default Mididut Device Help Shows the help screen for detailed button function descriptions About Shows software version and copyright information Exit Stops and leaves the MIDI Player 164 MP3 Wave Player MP3 Wave Player can play mp3 wave and MPEG 1 files It provides EAX and equalizer to improve the sound effects when you playback the audio files MP3 Wave Player can record input Signals and save it into a wave file as well ao Jd DL gt 44 gt gt MB 2 SN Je Current file field shows the number of the currently selected audio files in the playlist Frequency display field shows the frequency distribution Total length field displays the total length of the currently selected file in minutes and seconds Playback time field displays the current playback time File name and status field displays the file name audio format sound effects selection playback mod
140. to access drives on the FastTrak100 Lite from MSDOS at all you must first create a RAID array 155 APPENDIX B Overview and Acknowledgments C Media 6 Channel Audio offers a new generation in audio solution it utilizes the state of the art CRL 3D Audio technology HRTF 3D positional audio and supports Microsoft DirectSound 3D and Aureal e A3D interfaces Better yet it supports 2 4 6 speakers and DLS based DownLoadable Sound wave table music synthesizer which supports the DirectMusic Besides being legacy audio SB pro compatible and providing professional SPDIF IN OUT non distortion digital interface it also supports MPU 401 interface dual game ports etc What we provide at the side card are line in rear speaker jack microphone jack audio output Jack SPDIF OUT jack and I5pin D SUB multiplexed joystick MIDI connector e Special Features 1 Full duplex playback and recording Built in 16 bit CODEC 2 HRTF 3D positional audio supporting both DirectSound 3D amp A3D interfaces Also supports earphones 2 4 6 channel speakers mode Support Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 Built in 32 OHM Earphone buffer MPU 401 Game Midi port and legacy audio SB Pro support D o E W Downloadable Wave Table Synthesizer supporting Direct Music Digital Audio SPDIF IN OUT 1 Up to 24 bit stereo 44KHz sampling rate voice playback recording 2 Full duplex playback and recording 120dB
141. to continue Yes No Y Continue N Abort 5 Select Y to continue If you choose N you will be returned to step 1 6 Once Y is selected the following progress screen will appear The process will take a few minutes Please Wait While Duplicating The Image i Complete 7 Once mirroring is complete the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created lt Press Any Key to Reboot gt 113 Making a FastTrak100 Lite Disk Array Bootable WARNING In order for you to boot from an array on the FastTrak100 Lite your PC or server must be configured in the CMOS Setup to use the FastTrak100 Lite as a bootable device versus the onboard controller or another add in card 1 Once you have returned to the Define Array Menu window you will see the array s you have created You now may use the menu to select which previously defined array will be used as the bootable array FastBuild tm Utility I xx DELL c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Define Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 2 13044 Functional Note Bootable Array TT Up HI Down ESC Exit Enter Select Space Change Boot Drive 2 Highlight the array which you want to boot from using the Up 4 Down keys 3 Press the Space bar key 4 An asterisk will appear next to th
142. tor Connector GAME PORT 24 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 1 Onboard Serial Ports COM1 COM2 External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include serial mouse and modem Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1 COM2 9 pin male connectors located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 2 Parallel Port PRT This parallel port is used to connect the printer or other parallel devices Plug the parallel device cable into the 25 pin female connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 3 PS 2 Keyboard Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 keyboard connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard Pind ABD Clock Pins 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 Din Mouse DATA 25 Hardware Installation gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 5 Universal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB5 USB6 This Motherboard provides four USB ports for your additional devices Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or USB2 Standard device dr
143. u to Default Disabled Enabled the spread spectrum modulate Chose 1OOMHz 1 33MHz Default depending on the Front Side Bus of your CPU Press Page Up Page Down key to Over Clock the CPU Front Side Bus in I MHz increment or Press Enter key then type the desired CPU Front Side Bus Allows you to select your CPU Default Ratio BIOS Setup Utility CPU Vcore Select CPU Vcore Select Setting Default 0 025V 0 050V 0 075V 0 100V 0 125V 0 150V 0 200V 0 225V 0 250V 0 025V 0 050V 0 075V 0 100V gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus Description Note This function adjust the CPU voltage Default 0 175V Quick Power On Self Test Setting Description Note Quick Power Disabled On Self Test Enabled Provides a fast POST at boot up Default System Boot Control Settings Setting Note Description Select Your Boot Device Priority First Second Third Boot Device Floppy ILS ZIP HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority Disabled Enabled Boot Other Device Default RAID ATA amp RAID ATA SCSI Select Your RAID ATA Default SCSI Boot Order SCSI RAID ATA amp SCSI Boot Device Priority 43 BIOS Setup Utility gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus C I H 4 WAY Protection Settings Setting Description Note CTH Disabled When set to enabled the BIOS can only 4 WAY Enabled be programmed through AWDFLASH
144. val replacement 132 Mapping Indicates physical parameters of drive cylinders heads sectors Timing Shows selection of drive timing directly related to burst speed based on type of drive and cable used Using Array Pull down Menu At the bottom of the Array window it indicates to right click on an Array to perform synchronization or rebuild operations Right clicking displays the following pull down menu SS FastCheck Monitoring Utility Array Controller Options TECHNOLOGY IMC RAID Mode MIRRORING always on bop l Eer MA e198 Heads Synchronize b3 Sectors Rebuild Size 2 010 GE 2059 MB About Status Functional Exit When PastEHeck Right mouse click array to run synchronize or rebuild From this menu users may choose to have the Window Always Appear on Top of applications Minimize Synchronize mirrored drives Rebuild a mirrored array use About to check FastCheck version or Exit the onscreen window 133 SYNCHRONIZING AN ARRAY Synchronization is a periodic maintenance procedure for Mirroring RAID 1 arrays to maintain data consistency on all mirrored drives In operation array synchronization compares data on the mirrored drives for any differences If there are differences detected data from the primary drive s is automatically copied to the secondary drive s This assures that all mirrored drives will contain the exact information NOTE You may instead choose to schedule arr
145. will assign IRQ for For VGA USB port VGA USB Enabled BIOS won t assign IRQ for Default VGA USB port 5 Your OS may reassign another interrupt to a PCI slot after BIOS passes control to the OS especially if you use Windows 95 98 or NT INT Pin Auto Set to Auto the BIOS will using Default 1 2 3 4 IRQs Automatically Assignment MULTI I O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi I O addresses are as follows em voses mo saw Warning If a default I O address conflicts with other I O cards such as sound card you must change one of the I O addresses to remedy to this address conflict I O addresses can be adjusted from the BIOS Setup Utility COMI 3F8H COM2 2F8H 74 i ON BIOS Setup Utility 3 gt SY K7V DRAGON Plus 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore 1 77 V KAS ZS 2 46 V 3 3 V 3 32 V gt 4 94 V 12V 12 16 V 12V 12 19 V 5V 5 05 V SVSB 4 94V Current CPU Temp 44 C Current SYS Temp a7 Current CPUFAN 1 Speed 4440 RPM Current CHAFAN 1 Speed 0 RPM Item Help Menu Level gt FOC Fan Off Control Enabled che gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults After you have completed the changes press Esc key and

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