SOYO SY-7VCA User's Manual
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1. SY 7VCA Motherboard Quick Start Guide SOYO TM SY 7VCA Motherboard Socket 370 for Intel PIII amp Celeron processors VIA VT82C694X AGP PCI Motherboard 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor Copyright O 2000 bySoyo Computer Inc Trademarks Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc All trademarks are the properties of their owners Product Rights All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only The registered trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective companies Copyright Notice All rights reserved This manual has been copyrighted by Soyo Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated into any other language or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means such as by electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without permission in writing from Soyo Computer Inc Disclaimer Soyo Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to amend the manual or revise the specifications of the product described in it from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the personal computer field is subject to many patents All of ou2. X X The serial and parallel port registers are set to the values selected by the user D3 D2 D1 LIXIL D8 L D8 L Now the BIOS will scan the peripheral busses for add on cards This includes the PCI and AGP busses If any add on cards are detected the resources it D8 D3 D2 D1 requires are assigned by the BIOS in accordance with user settings L L L X The ESCD and DMI Desktop Management Interface values are checked If there are changes the BIOS will flash the new values into the BIOS Flash D8 D3 D2 D1 ROM ic L L L L Atthis point the BIOS passes control to the Operating System OS All LEDs D8 D3 D2 D1 will be on and will stay on to indicate a successful boot 10 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide 3 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboard does not require any hardware jumpers to set the CPU operating frequency Instead CPU settings are software configurable through the BIOS Soyo Combo Feature The Soyo Combo Feature menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure your system They are all in one menu to enable a quick setup in BIOS After completion of hardware installation tum the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key while the system diagnostic is checking to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will be displayed on screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select Standard CMOS Features
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4. Press lt Enter gt to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue with the boot sequence 11 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD The SOYO CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 9x or NT Your SY 7VCA 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 ROM drive The SOYO CD will auto run and the SOYO CD StartUp Menu will be as shown If you use Windows NT 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 SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu If you use Windows 95 or 98 the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name 12 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Do BEE Check the latest releases 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 R eader software must be installed in your system Note The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utili
5. 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 Move the cursor to the CPU Frequency field to setthe CPU frequency The following table shows all available CPU Frequency settings on your SY 7VCA Motherboard If you set this field to Manual then you will be required to fill in the next two consecutive fields 1 the CPU Host PCI Clock and 2 the CPU Ratio oO Rare oa 633MHz 66 x 9 5 L 800MHz 100 x 8 0 Q Manual L 667MHz 66 x 10 0 L 850MHz 100 x 8 5 LJ 400MHz 66 x 6 0 L 700MHz 66 x 10 5 LJ 600MHz 133 x 4 5 LJ 433MHz 66 x 6 5 J 500MHz 100 x 5 0 L 666MHz 133 x 5 0 LJ 466MHz 66 x 7 0 J 550MHz 100 x 5 5 LJ 733MHz 133 x 5 5 LJ 500MHz 66 x 7 5 U 600MHz 100 x 6 0 LJ 800MHz 133 x 6 0 533MHz 66x 8 0 U 650Mhz 100 x 6 5 L 866MHz 133 x 6 5 566MHz 66 x 8 5 700MHz 100 x 7 0 L 933MHz 133 x 7 0 600MHz 66 x 9 0 1 750MHz 100 x 7 5 U Selectthe working frequency of your Pentium III Celeron processor among these preset values Note Mark the checkbox that corresponds to the working frequency of your Pentium III Celeron processor in case the CMOS configuration should be lost Step 4 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP
6. stored in the ROM the code stored in the FLASH ROM is corrupted D3 D2 D1 L x x The chipset MCH and ICH registers are set to the values selected by the user D3 D2 D1 LIXIL X ILIL D8 X D8 X Now the BIOS will set the CPU Vcore voltage and the FSB bus frequency to the user selected value If the system stops at this point the settings selected by the user are inappropriate Please select more conservative settings The Hardware Monitor Functionality is initialized The settings the user selected in the BIOS for the Hardware Monitor are written into the Hardware Monitor registers Ifthe VGA card does not work or is not inserted at all the system will display this code for a short period of time At this point the BIOS is initializing the CPU The L2 cache latency values are set and more important the CPU micro code is written into the CPU Now the system is testing the RAM inserted on the board The screen will show the BIOS testing the RAM by a running counter After finishing the test the screen will show the amount of RAM in your system The super I O registers are set to the default values This includes the serial parallel and IR etc settings At this point the IDE busses primary and secondary are scanned for devices This includes HD drives and ATAPI CD ROM drives that are connected to the IDE bus After scanning the detected devices are displayed on screen D3 D2 D1 L
7. a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button Internet Explorer is a Microsoft Trademark 15 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Quick Trouble shoot tips Video no display related issues I built a new computer system using a Soyo board and nothing happens when turning it on no video and no beeps from the PC speaker What is happening and how can it be fixed No screen and no beeps mean that your CPU and motherboard do not work at all It could be that the CPU is not seated correctly or that a component on the M B is grounded shorted with the case Also make sure to check the voltage setting switch 110V 220V on the back of the power supply To isolate the problem do the following 1 Press and hold down on the Ins insert key while turning on the computer until you get video If you do not get video then 2 Double check jumpers setting on you motherboard and remove all add on cards unplug all hard disk and floppy disk drive cables and see if you can hear some beeps If you still do not get any beeps then try putting the motherboard on the table to isolate it from the case with the CPU and speaker only and give it one more try I hear a series of beeps and I do not get anything from my monitor What could be wrong The following lists some basic beep codes and their possible meanings e One long beep and 3 very short beeps The video card is not detected by
8. 00MHz 133x45 U 733MHz 133x55 LJ 866MHz 133x65 Ly CPU Mount Procedure To mount the Coppermine processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions PWN E Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole edge on the socket Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place PALO Rememberto connectthe CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard The fan is a key componentthat stabilizes the system It prevents the equipment from overheating and prolongs the life of your CPU v e or lt Es Ow o v D L JE c fa in E SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Step2 Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect intemal peripherals and the power supply to the Motherboard The internal peripherals consist of IDE devices HDD CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive Chassis Fan Front Panel Devices STR LED Intemal Speaker Reset Button and IDE LED Switch Wake On LAN card VGA card Sound Card and other devices For more details on connecting internal and extemal peripherals to your new SY 7VCA Motherboard please refer to SY 7VCA Motherboard User s Guide and Technical Reference online manual on the CD ROM Connector
9. Guide thatcame with your Motherboard Unpacking When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items The SY 7VCA VT82C694X AGP PCI Motherboard The Quick Start Guide The Installation CD ROM O 4 SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM One IDE Device ATA 66 FlatCable One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Cc O SY 7VCA Motherboard Layout WwW 4 BS KB FOR Manse E oo gee E Ei Ei E USB 1 E PRT com1 e id ea a i o o O le q EE com ies e GAME AUDIO OUT F LINE IN A MIC IN C IDE 1 IDE 2 2 a AGP Slot O TTT PCI Slot 1 i PCI Slot 2 JPS PCI Slot 3 x 7 Via VT82C686A PCI Slot 4 EEE SIRCON 1 PCI Slot 5 GSGG8 USB2 Power e 13 ISA Slot LED rear rom dada da da da LITT EO CHAFAN Reset PWRBTSTRHDD LEDLED v Vv VV VV V V SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Key Features Supports Intel processors FSB 66MHz Celeron 400 700MHz FSB 100MHz Pentium lll 500E 850MHz FSB 133MHz Pentium lll 533 933MHz Supports 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency Auto detect CPU voltage Easy CPU settings in BIOS with the SOYO COMBO
10. Setup PC99 ACPI Ultra DMA33 66 ATA 33 66 Supports Wake On LAN WOL Power on by modem and alarm Supports onboard hardware monitoring Supports suspend to RAM STR VV VV V Y Supports 5 sets of voltage monitoring Supports multiple boot function 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots 1x 16 bit ISA slot 1x 32 bitAGP slot 4 x USB ports onboard USB1 2 Ports USB2 2 Ports ATX power connector em e O gt O 6 Ww Cc Hardware Random Number Generator RNG for enabling enhanced platform security RTC hardware to handle Y 2K Century Rollover SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide 2 Installation UT EM To avoid damage to your Motherboard please follow these simple rules while handling thi i t gt andling this equipmen e Before handling the Motherboard ground yourself by touching on to an unpainted portion of the system s metal chassis S v o or lt Es Ow a i e _ Remove the Motherboard from its anti static packaging Hold the motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components e Checkthe Motherboard for damage If any chip appears to be loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Follow the directions in this section which is designed to guide you through a quick and correct method to install your new SY 7VCA Motherboard For detailed information please refer to the SY 7VCA Motherboard User s guide and Technical Reference online manual on in the CD ROM package t
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12. f it can boot from floppy Then put back the peripherals one by one to identify which one causes the lockup If you are running a Cyrix CPU make sure the linear burst function is enabled in the bios I can not get my board to run properly Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web site at http www soyo com 18 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide How to contact us m Ifyou are interested in our products please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live m Ifyou require Technical Assistance please contact our Technical Support in the region you live SOYO prefers Email as communication medium remember to always ada to the email the country that you live in SOYO Taiwan No 21 Wu Kung 5 Rd Hsin Chuang City Taipei Hsien Taiwan Region Covered Taiwan and Asia Pacific Including Australia Web Site www soyo com tw Sales Tel 886 2 22903300 Fax 886 2 22983322 E mail salesap mail soyo com tw Technical Support Fax 886 2 22983322 E mail support mail soyo com tw SOYO Europe BV Signaalrood 19 2718 SH Zoetermeer The Netherlands Region Covered Europe except Germany and United Kingdom Web Site www soyo nl www soyo europe com Sales Tel 31 69 3637500 Fax 31 79 3637575 Email sales soyo nl Technical Support Tel 31 79 3637500 Fax 31 79 3637575 Email support soyo nl SOYO USA 41484 Christy Street Fremont CA
13. hat came with your Motherboard Gather and prepare all necessary components to complete the installation successfully Socket370 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type SDRAM module s Computer case with adequate power supply unit Monitor PS 2 Keyboard Pointing Device PS 2 Mouse Speaker s optional Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Modem optional Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional LAR an 99 Note 1 If you want to use an external speaker connected to Line out port please make sure to use an amplified speaker that can generate proper output sound volume SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard To perform the installation of your new SY 7VCA Motherboard follow the steps below Step 1 CPU Installation Ms Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 66MHz L 400MHz 66x60 L 460MHz 66x70 533MHz 66x80 600MHz 66x9 0 LI 667MHz 66x 10 0 LJ 433MHz 66x65 C 500MHz 66x75 566MHz 66x85 L 633MHz 66x95 DJ 700MHz 66x 105 FSB 100MHz TT 500MHz 100x50 600MHz 100x6 0 L 700MHz 100x70 JL 800MHz 100x80 U 550MHz 100x55 650MHz 100x65 Ly 750MHz 100x75 L 850MHz 100x85 FSB 133MHz U 533MHz 133x40 LJ 667MHz 133x5 0 J 800MHz 133x6 0 LJ 933MHz 133x7 0 U 6
14. he on board AGP Video functionality VIA Chipset Functions Registry This driver will make the necessary changes to the Windows registry in order to make sure that Windows has no problems recognizing your VIA chipset IRQ remapping utility This driver is installed automatically This utility will remap the IRQ lines to make sure that everything functions properly under Windows gt VIA Ac97 Codec Driver for Win 95 You have to install the drivers before installing any application for the Ac97 codec gt VIA hardware monitor for Win 95 98 Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing this utility Temperature Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored Itis also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre set values 14 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Select which driver you want to install and click OK or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and retum to the main menu Note Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exitthe SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest R eleases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the intemet through
15. his jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap 2 Then put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing new of data into the CMOS memory CMOS Clearing Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Shortpin 2 3 for ia Shortpin 1 2 to J P5 Setting atleast 5 seconds to retain new settings clear the CMOS 123 12 93 Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation fes vo oo es OH LC SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Debug LEDs The Debug LEDs give an indication of the status of the system during bootup If the system does not boot up properly use the table below to find out at what pointin boot up sequence the problem arises A x means the LED is off aL means the LED is lit Cod Explanation e X X XL Initialization of the chipset The MCH and ICH registers will be set to the most D8 D3 D2 Di Conservative values by the BIOS to make sure the system boots up properly x x L x The BIOS is now decompressing the BIOS code into shadow RAM Most of the BIOS code is stored in the BIOS Flash ROM IC in compressed form to D8 D3 D2 D1 save space At boot up this code is decompressed and stored to RAM for faster execution The checksum for the decompressed code is calculated and checked The checksum is calculated by adding all data bytes together and storing the result in the BIOS ROM If the calculated checksum is different from the checksum
16. pply can NOT be used When using the Power On by PS 2 Keyboard function please make sure the ATX power supply is able to provide atleast 720mA on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB in order to meet the standard ATX specifications 8 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Ate The STR LED is connected to the Voltage that feeds the DIMM sockets Therefore the following table applies Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Power Off STR LED ON ON OFF Step 3 Configure Memory Your board comes with three DIMM sockets providing support for up to 1 5GB of main memory using unbuffered and registered DIMM modules from 8MB to 512MB On this motherboard DRAM speed can be setindependent 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 66MHz DRAM speed use PC66 memory for 100MHz DRAM speed use PC100 memory for 133MHz DRAM speed use PC 133 memory Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules eld DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM VCM SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB Note Always install memory modules in the order prescribed in this table vo or El o Ow le CMOS Clear J P5 In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data follow the steps below to clear CMOS memory 1 Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper J P5 T
17. r 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 i 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 7VCA Serial Version 1 3 Edition September 2000 These specifications are subject to amend without notice 2 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY 7VCA Motherboard This Quick Start Guide illustrates the steps for installing and setting up your new Motherboard Cc e a 1S gt Ko je Fe This guide provides all users with the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation For further information please refer to the SY 7VCA Motherboard Uses
18. rk What is wrong It is likely that you did not have the correct driver installed If you are sure that the correct sound driver has been installed then please install the south bridge driver for the motherboard The sound is working in my system but when I play CD music from the CD ROM I do not get any sound What is wrong This is because the 3 wire audio cable from the CD ROM to the sound card is not connected or it is loose The sound from my sound card is distorted when Windows starts What is wrong First 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 words if your ISA sound card takes IRQS then set IRQ5 to Legacy ISA Next install the south bridge driver for the motherboard The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong This is because the recorder and microphone in the Windows are not enabled Please go to sound properties and enable them Lock up freeze When I boot up my system everything works fine It sees my CPU and memory detects my hard drive floppy drive and CD ROM but locks up at Verify DMI pool data and it won t go any further What should I do Please clear the CMOS via JP5 then choose load setup default in the bios and save the bios and exit Next unplug all other add on cards except the video card and floppy drive controller and see i
19. s and Plug ins Wake On LAN Header J P10 Standard IrDA Infrared Device Header SIRCON Pinl Pin2 Pin3 Pinl Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 5V SB GND MP Wakeup VCC None IRRX GND IRTX USB2 PORT1 USB2 PORT2 Pinl Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 Pin6 Pin7 Pin8 Pin9 Pin10 Power Data Data GND GND Power Data Data GND None CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN Chassis Fan CHAFAN Pind Pin2 Pin3 Pinl Pin2 Pin3 GND 12V SENSOR GND 12V SENSOR CD IN CDIN1 CDIN2 Pinl Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Connect the CD Line in cord from the CR ROM device CDIN1 L G G R Oo to the matching connector CDIN DIN2 G L G R Power LED Speaker Power LED Pinl Pin2 Pin3 EEE Du e oco cce oo 4 4 Speaker _ LJ LJ Pinl Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Reset PWRBT STRLED HDD LED 5y NC NC Speaker out HDD LED STRLED o PWRBT RESET Pinl Pin2 Pinl Pin2 Pinl Pin2 Pinl Pin2 LED Anode LED Cathode LED Anode LED Cathode PowerOn Off GND ControlPIN GND ATX Power On Off PWRBT Connect your power switch to this header momentary switch type To tum off the system press this switch and hold down for longer than 4 seconds ATX Power Supply ATX PW Attach the ATX Power cable to this connector This motherboard requires an ATX power supply an AT power su
20. th 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 Wwww soyo com tw and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision Hard disk floppy drive CD ROM etc When I boot up my new computer I got floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin on the floppy drive side don t trust the key lock or notch and use the end connector of the cable don t use middle one Modem issues I get an T O Conflict message when I turn on my system and I can not get my modem to work What you need to do is to disable COM2 or UART2 or serial port 2 in the bios under integrated peripheral setup I have installed my modem drivers several times and I still cannot get my modem to work Why If you are sure that the modem driver has been installed correctly then you need to install the south bridge driver from the SOYO CD this is because Windows does not properly recognize relatively new chipsets 17 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide Audio Issues I do not get any sound from my sound card What could be wrong Please make sure the speaker is connected to the speaker out port on your sound card In Device Manager I keep getting yellow exclamation signs on my sound port even though I have installed my sound driver several times and I could not get my sound card to wo
21. the motherboard Please re seat your video card If you are using an AGP card please push your AGP card down real hard You may have to push VERY hard without the AGP card mounting screw Make sure not to insert the card the other way around e Continuous beeps One or more of the memory modules is not seated correctly in its socket My PCI VGA card works fine with my system but when I put ina new AGP card it does not give me any video Is my AGP slot bad This is acommon problem with AGP video cards The reason is that your AGP card did not get seated into the AGP slot fully and firmly Please push your AGP card down into the socket real hard it should snap twice You may have to unscrew 16 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide the AGP card to allow the card to go further down Do take care not to damage the card by using too much force I get distorted video my AGP card right after I save my bios Why is that The cause is likely that your AGP card is not running at the correct bus speed To fix this please clear the CMOS via JP5 and if it still does not work please upgrade your motherboard bios to the latest version BIOS Issues Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the up left corner on the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followed by the revision number such as SEH_2CA1 meaning revision 2CA1 for the SY 5EH board or 6BA IV_2AA2 which means SY 6BA IV motherboard wi
22. ty is already presentin your system and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat R eader 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 Siep 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your Motherboard The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of Motherboard you own We recommend that you only install those drivers 13 SY 7VCA Quick Start Guide driver revision VIA 4 in 1 driver package for Win 9x NT VIA Ac97 Codec Driver for Win 9x NT 2000 VIA hardware monitor for Win 95 98 Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt VIA 4in1 driver package The 4 in 1 driver package includes all drivers your motherboard needs After selecting this driver package one driver will be installed automatically the IRQ remapping utility the other three are installed if selected By default all three drivers are selected A description of the 4 drivers follows Bus Master PCI IDE Driver This driver will speed up the data transfer rate to and from the harddisk AGP VxD Driver This driver must be installed in order to be able to make use of t
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