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Soyo Slot A SY-K7AIA Motherboard

1. i 5 o 0 09 i 46 0 x M a n n Slot A CPUFAN Hardware X Monitoring 8 AGP Slot TT TT TET TT iii WR t ELA HE EI QE E UE ER LE T LE J17 AWOL PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 Back Panel IDE 1 IDE 2 J3 1 1 A 5 1 HDD SLPBT Reset PWRBT Speaker Power Keylock Ep CHAFAN 1 SY K7AIA Platform Motherboard Description SY K7AIA 1 6 SY K7AIA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS A B C D E Er Li E rera
2. Floppy HDD 0 LS ZIP Enabled Instant Off Disabled Disabled 3 DIREI are 0 000 ESC Exit Fl General Help 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 50 CS BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 3 1 1 Quick CPU Frequency Setup Quick CPU Setting Description Note Frequency Setup Main Processor This item lists the CPU type it is a read only item System Clock CPU settings are autodetected list CPU multiplier here 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 The CPU frequency is then defined as host clock freq x multplier and should the working frequency of your AMD Athlon M processor CPU Default This item lists the CPU Default clock 133 33 MHz host clock and the PCI bus 100 33 MHz clock It is a read only item 3 1 2 Cache Memory Options Setting Description Note External Cache Disabled Enabled Enables the external Default memory 3 1 3 Quick Power On Self Test Setting Description Quick Power On Self Disabled Test Enabled Provides a fast POTS at Default boot up 51 BIOS Setup Utility SY K7AIA 3 1 4 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Setting Description Control Settings First Floppy Select Your Boot Device Priority Second Third 5 7 Boot Device HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN Disabled Disabled S
3. nnn 63 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 67 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 000 70 3 8 PC HEALTH 8 75 13 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS nm 75 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED 1 76 3 11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD tmn 77 3 12 5 78 3 13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 79 CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION ccccscsccccccces 79 S gt Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION The SY K7AIA AGP PCI Motherboard is a high performance Slot A supported form factor system board SY K7AIA uses the AMD 750 Chipset technology and supports Slot A class processors This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements 1 2 KEY FEATURES gt CPU SUPPORT The SY K7AIA supports a wide range of AMD TMCPUS B AMD 10500 750 MHz New released Intel Slot A CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY K7AIA as well gt CPU SETTINGS The SY K7AIA provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment The CPU settings are auto detected and set automatically therefore rendering the use of jumpers obsolete CPU FSB Frequency The SY K7AIA supports wide range of CPU FSB frequency settings 500 550 600 650 700 750 750 S gt M
4. 650MHz 100 x 6 5 700 2 100 x 7 0 L 750MHz 100 x 7 0 Note This is auto detect function You can see your CPU clock and Ratio but that is not adjustable 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 44 Sp Hardware Installation o SY K7AIA 2 3 6 Troubleshooting at First Start 1 What should I do if the Motherboard refuses to start Check that all DIMM memory modules are inserted completely Sometimes a DIMM that is not inserted properly can cause boot problems Check whether all Add on cards have been inserted properly Re insert the Add on cards to make sure that they make proper contact with the slots Try removing all Add on cards one by one to see whether or not one of them is causing problems Switch the system off before removing any of the cards Verify that speed settings are not exceeding specifications This applies to the PCI bus that is specified to run at 33 MHz Also check the speed setting for the memory make sure conservative setting is used If the CPU 15 overclocked the system may not start up read the section below Make sure that the Harddisk IDE cables are attached properly if not the system will not boot In case of doubt try reversing the IDE connector on one end of the cable Verify that the 110 220V switch on the back of the power supply is set correctly Go through the jumpe
5. Processor to PCI with PCI to Main memory or AGP to main memory Memory error correcting code ECC support Supports the following DRAM Upto three non buffered PC 100 SDRAM DIMMs using 16 Mbit 64Mbit and 128Mbit technology 64 bit data width plus 8 bit ECC paths Flexible row and column addressing Supports up to 768 Mbytes of memory Four open pages within one CS device selected by chip select for one quadword Default two page leapfrog policy for eight quadword requests BIOS configurable memory timing parameters and configuration 12 Sp Motherboard Description parameters 3 3 V memory interface operation with no external buffers Four cache lines 32 quadwords of processor to DRAM posted write buffers with full read around capability Concurrent DRAM write back and read around write Burst read and write transactions Decoupled and burst DRAM refresh with staggered CS timing Provides the following refresh options Programmable refresh rate CAS before RAS Populated banks only Chipset powerdown via SDRAM automatic refresh command Automatic refresh of idle slots improves bus availability for memory access by the processor or system 1 9 3 PCI Bus Controller The PCI bus controller has the following features Compliance with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 Supports six PCI masters 32 bit interface compatible with 3 3 V an
6. gt Move Enter S elect F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults PU PD Value F10 Save Item Help Menu Level gt ESC Exit F7 Optimized Defaults Fl General Help This screen allows you to modify the basic CMOS settings After you have completed the changes press Esc key to return to the Main Menu 3 2 1 Date amp Time Display Setting EN mm dd yyyy the current date hh mm ss Type the current time Please Note You can also the PUp PDn keys to toggle 24 hour clock format 3 15 PM is displayed as 15 15 00 53 S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 3 2 2 Hard Disks Type amp Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed Primary Setting Description Note Secondary Master amp Slave IDE HDD Auto Press To auto detect the HDD s size Detection Enter 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 None Access Mode Auto BIOS detects hard disk mode Default automatically Normal Normal IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk gt 528 Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disk Note If you have any questions on your hard disk type mode ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details 3 2 3 Floppy Drives Floppy Drives Setting Description Note Drives A amp B 360KB 5 2
7. gt Sp Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA Slot A Connector CPU Cooling Fan Connector AMD 751AC Chipset ATX Power Supply Connector DIMM Banks Winboand W83782M hardware monitoring Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port Bus Mastering E IDE ATAPI Ports 32 bit AGP Slot Serial Infrared IrDA Device Header USB Ports AMD 756 Chipset Front panel connectors 32 bit PCI Mastering Slots Chassis Cooling Fan Connector 3V Lithium Battery 16 bit ISA Slots Flash ROM 2MB Winbond W83977ATF I O Chipset Wake On LAN WOL Header Wake On Modem Header Back panel Connectors S gt Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA 1 7 MICROPROCESSOR The motherboard supports a single Slot A processor The processor s VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard to the required processor voltage In addition the front side bus speed 66 MHz and 100 MHz is automatically selected The motherboard supports all available at time of publication Slot A processor speeds voltages and bus frequencies 1 7 1 Microprocessor Packaging The processor 15 packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge SECC SECC2 or Single Edge Processor Package S E P P The cartridge includes the processor core second level cache subsystem thermal plate and back cover The processor connects to the motherboard through the SlotA connector a 242 pin edge connector When mounted in SlotA the processor is secured by a retention mechanism atta
8. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Selecting the EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to abandon all data and exit setup therefore ignoring all your changes ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY cee ees he Type Y to abandon changes and exit or N to return to the Main Menu and keep current values 49 BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 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 DEL 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 Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature Main Processor System Clock CPU Host PCI Clock External Cache Quick Power Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Soft Off by PWR BTTN Wake Up by PCI card RI Resume WOL MODEM Use IRQ RTC Resume x Date of Month Alarm x Time hh mm ss Alarm N 9 Move F5 Previous Values EnterSelect 10 5 AMD Athlon 100 X 6 0 MHz Default Enabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level gt
9. Fan CHAFAN Pin Assignment SENSOR Note CPUFAN must be installed for this Motherboard CHAFAN is optional 39 ap Hardware Installation o SY K7AIA 2 3 3 6 AGP Card Insert the AGP card into the AGP slot Then connect the monitor information cable to the AGP card back plane external connector Follow the manufacturer s instructions to perform drivers installation Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the PCI or ISA expansion slots according to card specifications 40 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 2 3 3 7 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 ATX Power STOP Warning Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the power supply before connecting to PW connector 41 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA This motherboard requires a p
10. On Modem function lets users wake up the connected computer through the Modem card Please install according to the following pin assignment Wake On Modem J16 Pin Assignment rec 1234 GND oni svsB MP Wakeup 36 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 3 Infrared 13 Plug the 5 pin infrared device cable to the J3 header This will enable the infrared transfer function This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications Please install according to the following pin assignment Serial Infrared J3 Connector J3 Pin Assignment 37 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 4 Cooling Fan Installation 1 CPU Cooling Fan After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor attach the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility POWER MANAGEMENT menu To avoid damage to the system install according to the following pin assignment CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN Pin Assignment SENSOR 38 ep Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 2 Chassis Cooling Fan Some chassis also feature a cooling fan This Motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3 pin connector Install according to the following pin assignment Chassis Cooling
11. Press Enter without entering the password Password and Press Enter Enter Password s Confirm Password x After you confirm the password press lt Esc gt to exit lt 3 12 USER PASSWORD When the user password option is on you are not allowed to change any setting in 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 78 BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 3 13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the Standard CMOS Features accordingly CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 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 Landing Zone Sector AVD gt lt 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 79 Drivers Installation 2 SY K7AIA Chapter 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION Your SY K7AIA Motherboard comes with a CD ROM labeled SOYO CD The SOYO CD contains the user s manual file for your new Motherboard the drivers software available
12. ROM SOYO 3 in 1 Bonus Pack CD ROM Norton AntiVirus Ghost and Virtual Drive The CPU Retention Set One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable 8 3 One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable Warning Do not unpack 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 19 e Hardware Installation R SY K7AIA 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation of the Motherboard Please follow the step by step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation Warning Turn off the power to the Motherboard system chassis and peripheral devices before performing any work on the Motherboard or system 20 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 2 3 1 CPU Installation Your SY K7AIA motherboard comes with a CPU retention set kit The retention set 15 used to hold the processor attached to the Slot A CPU connector on the motherboard Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly m
13. Setting Description Note IDE mode 0 4 0 is the slowest speed 4 UR Pd 4 is the fastest speed Primary Slave PI pu Secondary Master PIO Auto For better performance Default gt Secondary Slave PIO and stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing IDE Disabled Primary Master UDMA Auto Select Auto to enable Default Primary Slave UDMA Ultra DMA Mode Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA support On Chip PCI IDE Primary Secondary Disabled Turn off the on board IDE Enabled Use the on board IDE Default 3 5 2 Keyboard Controls Keyboard Controls Setting Description Note USB Host Controller USB Keyboard Support Init Display First Disabled Enabled Select Enabled if your system Default contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals Disabled Turn off the on board IDE Default Enabled Use a USB keyboard PCI Slot Choose which card AGP Default AGP Display card or PCI VGA card to initialize first 64 BIOS Setup Utility 3 5 3 IDE HDD Block Mode Setting SY K7AIA Description Note IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Enabled 3 5 4 FDC Controls FDC Controls Setting Onboard FDC controller Enabled 3 5 5 Onboard Serial Ports Onboard Serial Setting Disabled Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2FS IRQ3 3ES IRQA 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Disabled Enabled Onboard IR Cont
14. Speed Vcore 3 3 5 12 V V V Move Enter S elect F5 Previous Values PC Health Status 30 86 26 C 62 5532 1 04 V 1 66 V 3 37 4 97 V 12 34 PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults amp 52 SY K7AIA Help Menu Level gt ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Note Starred items will disappear when the Resources Controlled By option is set to Auto 73 Sp BIOS Setup Utility SY K7AIA 3 8 1 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Device Setting Description Note Monitoring Current CPU Show the current status of CPU Dio Temp temperature Current System o Show the current status of the system temperature Current oC op Show the current status of CPU CPUFAN Speed Fan Show the current status of the chassis Fan Show the current voltage status Vecsram 3 3V 5V 4 12 V 12 15 74 CS BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 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 if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features
15. anti static packaging Hold the Motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components gt Check the Motherboard for damage If any chip appears loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Warning Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears damaged If there is damage to the board contact your dealer immediately 1 4 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 1 5 SY K7AIA MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 2 PS 2 Mouse p Connector Connector SY K7AIA USB 1 T 1 Pp Co 4 D 49 4 J o 90
16. gt Sorva SY K7AIA Motherboard K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K KK K K K K K AMD Processor supported AMD 750 AGP PCI Motherboard 100 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor KE K KE E E E KE K K K K K K K K K K K K K K KK K KK K K K User s Manual SOYO SY K7AIA Copyright 1999 bySoyo Computer Inc Trademarks Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc trademarks are the properties of their owners Product Rights 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 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
17. our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the personal computer field is subject to many patents 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 1 1 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 WwWww soyo com tw eye Tested To Comply Edition January 2000 F With FCC Standards Version 1 0 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE K7AIA SERIAL 10096 POST CONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER ii CS Table of Contents vo SY K7AIA Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 2 KEY FEATURE S 1 1 3 HANDLING THE MOTHERB
18. the 5 pin Keylock header Some systems may feature a KeyLock function with a front panel switch for enabling or disabling the keyboard Connect the KeyLock switch to the 5 pin Keylock header on the Motherboard Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED and pin 4 5 are for Keylock Power LED Key Lock Pin Assignment Pin SD wl J Low 1 Control Pin GND 29 Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 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 4 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 ad out 4 Sleep Button Sleep Button Pin Assignment LED Cathode GND 30 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 5 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 lighten when an IDE HDD CD ROM device 15 active HDD LED Pin Assignment d L LED Anode LED Cathode 6 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply PWRBT Pin Assignment 4 Power On Off GND 3l Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 2 3 3 4 Bac
19. with the SY K7AIA motherboard must comply with the PC SDRAM specifications These include the PC SDRAM Specification memory component specific the PC Unbuffered DIMM Specification and the PC Serial Presence Detect Specification 1 8 3 ECC Memory ECC memory detects multiple bit errors and corrects single bit errors When ECC memory is installed the BIOS supports both ECC and non ECC mode ECC mode is enabled in the Setup program The BIOS 10 Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA automatically detects if ECC memory is installed and provides the Setup option for selecting ECC mode If any non ECC memory is installed the Setup option for ECC configuration does not appear and ECC operation is not available 1 9 CHIPSET The AMD K7 processor powers the next generation in computing platforms delivering the ultimate performance for cutting edge applications and an unprecedented computing experience The AMD 750 Chipset is a highly integrated system logic solution that delivers maximum performance for the AMD K7 processor and other S2K interface compatible processors The AMD 750 chipset consists of the uniprocessor AMD 751 system controller in a 492 pin plastic ball grid array PBGA package and the AMD 756 peripheral bus controller The AMD 751 system controller features the S2K interface system memory controller accelerated graphics port AGP controller and peripheral component interconnect PCI bus controll
20. 5 in 2MB 5 25 in 20KB 3 5 in 44MB 3 5 in Default 88MB 3 5 in Not installed Floppy 3 Mode Support Supports 3 mode Special disk drive floppy diskette commonly used in 740KB 1 2MB Japan 1 44MB on selected disk drive S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 3 2 4 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 errors this function will stop the But Keyboard system Select which type of All But Diskette error will cause the system halt But Disk Key 55 BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 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 1999 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Disbled Menu Level Item Help Boot Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled 8000 Shadow Disabled Shadow Disabled 00000 Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled v Move EnterSelect P
21. A 3 6 1 Power Management Controls Power Setting Description Note Management Controls ACPI Disabled function Enabled ACPI Advanced Configuration Default Power Management Interface Power User Define Lets you define the HDD and Default Management system power down times Doze timer Standby Suspend HDD timer timer power down Min Saving 1 Hour Hour 1 Hour 15 Min Max Saving 1 Min 1Min 1 Min Video Off V H Selects the method by which the Default Method Sync Blank monitor is blanked Blank screen DPMS Suspend Stop Grant The system can wake up through Default Type external events PwrOn The system can only wake up Suspend through the Power Button Standby Disable Default Mode IMin 1Hour When set time has elapsed BIOS sends a command to the system to enter Standby Mode HDD Power Disabled Default Down 1 15Min When the set time has elapsed Some older BIOS sends command to the model HDDs HDD to power down This turns not off the HDD motor rue advanced function HDD Down Disabled If this item is set to enabled the Default In Suspend Enabled HDD will shut down the motor will stop turning when entering suspend mode 68 S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 3 6 2 Reload Global Timer Events Power Down Setting Description amp Resume Events IDEO IDE1 Disabled Default Primary Enabled Enables the PM timers when No gt Secondary Activity Event is detected FDD COM Dis
22. Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit V2 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 TOP configuration please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance 75 CS BIOS Setup Utility 2 SY K7AIA 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 1984 1999 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Esc Quit AV gt D gt lt 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 TOP configuration please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for stable performance 76 S BIOS Setup Utility 2 SY K7AIA 3 11 SUPE
23. OARD 5 1 4 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS 5 1 5 SY K7AIA MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT 6 1 6 SY K7AIA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS 7 1 7 55 1 2222 rint ee bre gebe bees evade 9 1 8 MEMORY enc 10 1 9 11 1 10 I O INTERFACE 15 1 11 HARDWARE 17 1 12 WAKE ON LAN 17 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION e 18 2 PREPARATIONS is QUU pu MTS 18 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD 19 2 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE site tuas 20 2 3 1 CPU Fan Installation ecce 21 2 3 2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation 25 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector eese 2 3 3 4 LC P 42 2 3 5 OWICK BIOS enc RUE UTE 43 2 3 6 Troubleshooting at First 45 2 3 7 FOWO U T S 46 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 47 3 SOYO COMBO SETUP 50 3 2 STANDARD CMOS 53 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS 5 56 iii CS Table of Contents 2 5 SY K7AIA 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 60 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
24. OMs Connect one side of the 40 pin ATA 33 or below 80 pin ATA 66 flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the other end to the primary or secondary IDE2 directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard This Motherboard can support up to four ATA 33 66 IDE devices ATA66 Flat Cable np 1 mR 80 Conductor ap Hardware Installation s SY K7AIA 2 3 3 2 Floppy Drive Installation gt Pin 1 FDC 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 2 floppy drives Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 2 3 3 3 Front Panel Connections HDD SLPBT Heset LED PWRBT I HI opeaker Power Keylock LED Plug the computer case s front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard 1 Power LED amp KeyLock Plug the Power LED cable into
25. RVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made in the Security Option of the BIOS FEATURES SETUP section the password prevents access to the system or the setup program by unauthorized users Follow this procedure to set a new password or disable the password 1 Choose BIOS FEATURES SETUP in the Main Menu and press Enter Select the Security Options item and set the field to a System The password is required every time the system 1s booted This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer b Setup The password is required only when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 2 Choose SUPERVISOR PASSWORD from the Main Menu and press Enter The following prompt appear Enter Password Warning you forget or lose the password the only way to STOP access the system 15 to set jumper JP5 to clear the CMOS RAM 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 i E Password Disabled 77 BIOS Setup Utility SY K7AIA 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
26. U PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 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 56 S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 3 3 1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Virus Warning Disabled Enabled Enable this option to protect Default the boot sectors and partition tables of your hard disk Any attempt to write to them will the system to halt and display a warning message 3 3 2 CPU Internal Cache Settings Setting Description Note CPU Internal Disabled Enabled Enables the CPU s internal Default cache 3 3 3 Floppy Driver Settings Setting Description Note Swap Floppy Disabled Default Drive Enabled Changes the sequence of A and B drives 3 3 4 Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Description Note Boot Up Floppy Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up Default Seek Disabling speeds boot up Enabled 3 3 5 Boot Up NumLock Status Setting Description Note Puts numeric keypad in Default NumLock mode at boot up Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot up 57 BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 6 Gate A20 Options Setting SY K7AIA Description Note Normal Fast Lets chipset control GateA20 pin in keyboard controller Default controls GateA20 3 3 7 Typematic Setting
27. abled Default LPT Port Enabled Enables the PM timers when No Activity Event is detected PCI PIRQ A Disabled The system monitors these Default elements for activity The system will resume if IRQ activity is detected 69 BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard s PCI Slots CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Auto ESCD Menu Level gt Resources Controlled By X IRQ Resources Press Enter x DMA Resources Press Enter Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For USB 32 w Move EnterSelect PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit FI General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note Starred items will disappear when the Resources 3 Controlled By option 15 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 70 S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 3 7 1 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 is PnP compatible If the OS you running Default does not support PnP If there is any configuration doubt set this field to N
28. agement Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit AV gt D gt lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage 2 3 5 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Instead CPU settings are auto detected and set automatically The SOYO COMBO SETUP menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick setup in BIOS After the hardware installation is complete turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Follow these steps to configure the CPU settings SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings 43 S Hardware Installation e SY K7AIA Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD SETUP DEFAULT Select the LOAD SETUP DEFAULT menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SOYO COMBO SETUP Move the cursor to the CPU Frequency field to see the CPU frequency Available CPU Frequency settings on your SY K7AIA Motherboard are detailed in the following table CPU Frequency MHz LJ500MHz 100 x 5 0 L 550MHz 100 5 5 600MHz 100 x 6 0
29. arked on the CPU cover FSB 100MHz 500MHz 100 x 5 0 550 MHz 100 x 5 5 600 MHz 100 x 6 0 650MHz 100 x 5 0 700 MHz 100 x 5 5 750 MHz 100 x 6 0 Follow these instructions to install your Slot A processor correctly Retention Module 21 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 1 Open the two sides by folding them up 2 Push the locks on top of the CPU inward 22 Hardware Installation s SY K7AIA 3 Insert the CPU into the retention module The CPU fits in the CPU slot in only ONE way do not try to force it in 4 After completely inserting the CPU push the two locks on top of the CPU outward Now your CPU is ready for use To remove the CPU press two notches on top of the CPU inward Now press the two slides on the retention module down and remove the CPU 23 esp Hardware Installation 5 SY K7AIA Note Installing a heat sink and cooling fan on top of your CPU is necessary for proper heat dissipation Failing to install these items result in overheating and possible burn out of your CPU 2 3 1 1 CPU Fan Installation Your Slot 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 Note Remember to co
30. ched to the motherboard A passive heatsink is stabilized by the heatsink supports 1 7 2 Second Level Cache The second level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package The cache includes 512 KB of synchronous pipelined burst static RAM All supported onboard memory can be cached 1 7 3 Microprocessor Upgrades The motherboard can be upgraded with Slot A processors that run at higher speeds S amp S Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA 1 8 MEMORY 1 8 1 Main Memory The motherboard has four DIMM sockets SDRAM can be installed in one two three or four sockets Using the serial presence detect SPD data structure programmed into an on the DIMM the BIOS determine the SDRAM s size and speed Minimum DIMM memory size 15 8 MB maximum DIMM memory size is 256MB Memory size and speed can vary between sockets The motherboard supports the following memory features 168 pin DIMMs with gold plated contacts 66 100 133 MHz SDRAM Non ECC 64 bit and ECC 72 bit memory 3 3V memory only Supports 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB DIMM Modules Supports unbuffered single or double sided DIMMs 1 8 2 SDRAM SDRAM improves memory performance through memory access that is synchronous with the front side bus clock Burst transfer rates at x 1 1 1 timing can be achieved using SDRAM while asynchronous memory subsystem are typically limited at x 2 2 2 transfer rates gt Note All memory components and DIMMs used
31. d 5 V PCI I O Synchronous PCI bus operation up to 33 MHz PCI initiator peer concurrence Automatic processor to PCI burst cycle detection Four entry 64 bit PCI master processor or AGP write FIFO Extensive utilization of FIFOs Zero wait state PCI initiator and target burst transfers PCI to DRAM data streaming up to 132 Mbytes per second Enhanced PCI command optimization such as memory read line MRL memory read multiple MRM and memory write and invalidate MWD Timer enforced fair arbitration between PCI initiators Supports advanced concurrency Supports retry disconnect for improved bus utilization 13 Sp Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA PCI read buffer keeps track of each master PCI target request queue 1 9 4 AGP Features The AGP features include the following Bus Features Compliance with AGP 2 0 specification Synchronous 66 MHz and 2x data transfer modes Multiplexed and demultiplexed transfers Up to four pipelined grants Support of side band address BA bus Request Queue Features Separate read request and write request queues Reordering of high priority requests over low priority requests in queue Simultaneous issuing of requests form both the write queue and read 2queue Selects next request to optimize bus utilization Transaction Queues Memory to AGP and processor to AGP transaction queues FIFO Features 16 64 bit AGP to memory writ
32. directly into the 6 pin female PS 2 mouse connector 5 Pin3 GND Mouse DATA 33 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 5 Universal Serial Bus USB1 USB2 J4 USB3 USB4 This Motherboard provides four USB ports for your additional devices Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USBI USB2 Standard device drivers come with the Win98 for commonly used USB devices With Win95 use the flow UHCI specifications To use USB devices under Win95 usually you have to install the device that driver comes with the USB device you have purchased USB3 and 4 are available through 1 4 To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of JP4 1s as follow Data Data 7 Power 6 34 S Hardware Installation e SY K7AIA 2 3 3 5 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 J17 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 JP17 Pin Assignment JIL MP Wake up GND 5VSB 35 Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 2 Wake On Modem 116 Attach the 4 pin connector from the modem card which supports the Wake On Modem function to the J16 header on the Motherboard This Wake
33. dowed in a 16K segment if it 1s enabled and if it has BIOS present These 16 segments can be shadowed from to RAM BIOS shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM BIOS can then execute from RAM 59 BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES STOP Caution Change these settings only if 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Memory Hole AT 15M 16M Disabled AGP Aperture Size 128 2 AGP ISA Aliasing Enabled K7 CLK_CTL Select Optimal SDRAM ECC Setting Disabled SDRAM Timing setting by Manual SDRAM PH Limit 32 Cycle SDRAM Idle Limit 8 SDRAM Tre Timing Value 8 x SDRAM Trp Timing Value 3 x SDRAM Tras Timing Value 5 Cycle 3 2 Item Help x SDRAM CAS Latency Cycle x SDRAM Timing Value Spread Spectrum Modulated 1 0 Down EnterSelect PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 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 sav
34. e FIFO 64 64 bit memory to9 AGP read FIFO Secondary PCI Bus Features Pipelined burst reads and writes Extensive utilization of FIFOs GART graphics address remapping table Features Conventional two level GART scheme Ejight entry fully associative GART table cache GTC Three fully associative GART directory caches GDC One 4 entry for PCI One 8 entry for the processor One 16 entry for AGP 14 S gt Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA 1 9 5 Power management The power management features include the following Full compliance support for both ACPI and Microsoft PC 98 power management 751 system controller supports the following three power states Full on Fully operational Halt Stop Grant The AMD 7851 disconnects the processor and in the Stop Grant state the SDRAMs are put into self refresh 1 10 O INTERFACE CONTROLLER The motherboard uses the Winbond W83977ATF I O controller which features Single diskette drive interface Two serial ports FIFO supports on both serial and diskette interfaces One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port ECP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP support PS 2 style mouse and keyboard interfaces PCI PME interface Intelligent auto power management including gt Shadowed write only registers for ACPI compliance gt Programmable wake up event interface The Set
35. efault DMA 1 Choose DMAI If Parallel Port 1s set to EPP mode EPP Mode Select EPP 1 9 Select EPP port type 1 9 Default EPP 1 7 Select EPP port type 1 7 66 u gt BIOS Setup Utility sovo SY K7AIA 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP sets the system s power saving functions CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Power Management Video Off Method Suspend Type Standby Mode HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary 0 Secondary IDE1 Parallel Port Serial Port IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ8 Alarm IRQ9 Redir IRQIO Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQI2 PS 2 Mouse IRQI3 Coprocessor IRQIA Disk IRQI5 Reserved Enabled User Define DPMS Support PwrOn Suspend Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt N gt Move 10 5 ESC Exit F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Enter S elect Fl General Help F5 Previous Values After you have completed the Power Management Setup press Esc to return to the Main Menu 67 ep BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AI
36. elect Your Boot Device Priority Enabled Default 3 1 5 Others Optional Setting Description Note Soft Off by Instant off Default PWR BTTN Delay 4 Turns off the system power 4 seconds Sec after pushing the power button Wake Up by Disabled If enabled any PCI interrupt will Default PCI card wake up the system Enabled R1 Resume Disabled To allow your system to make use of Default WOL Enabled the WOL Wake On Lan function this option must be set to enabled MODEM Use 3 Default IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 1 Assigns an to the modem 0O 11 NA device RTC Resume Disabled The system ignores the alarm Default Enabled Set alarm to power the system by the date 1 31 or time hh mm ss If the date 1s set to 0 the system will self power on by alarm everyday at the set time BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP gt SY K7AIA Select the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the Main Menu and press Enter key CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Fri Jan 1 1999 1 722 12 Date Time hh mm ss Press Enter None Press Enter None Press Enter None Press Enter None IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support 1 44M 3 5 in None Disabled Video EGA VGA All Errors 640K 30720K 31744K Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory N
37. electing 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 47 S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA Hot Keys Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility Gives the list of options available for each General Help Previous Restore the old values These are the values Values that the user started the current session with Load Fail Loads all items with the most conservative F6 Safe Defaults values Load Optimized Loads all options with the optimize values Defaults Save Saves your changes and reboots the system Returns at anytime and from any location to Enter Select Will display a overlapping window with all options for the current item Using the Page Up and Page Down PU PD Value keys the user can toggle the value of the current item 48 S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 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 SAVE to CMOS and EXIT
38. er The AMD 751 system controller is designed with the following features The S2K interface supports a 100 MHz clock and double data rate DDR transfers The 33 MHz 32 bit PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface supports up to six masters The 66 MHz AGP 2 0 compliant interface supports 2x data transfer mode High speed memory The AMD 751 system controller is designed to support a 100 MHz PC 100 SDRAM DIMMs 1 9 1 S2K interface The S2K interface has the following fetures High performance point to point bus MHSTL like 1 5 V high speed transceiver logic signal levels Independent address data and snoop interfaces X Double data rate transfers on address and data buses Data Buffers 11 Sp Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA Memory write FIFO MWF Memory read FIFO MRF PClI APCI AGP PJCI write buffer PCl APCI read buffer Transaction Queues Command queue CQ Memory write queue MWQ Memory read queue Probe snoop queue 1 9 2 Integrated memory controller The integrated memory controller has the following features Memory Request Organizer MRO Serves as a data crossbar determines request dependencies and optimizes scheduling of memory requests The AMD 751 system controller supports the following concurrences Processor to main memory with PCI to Main memory Processor to main memory with AGP to Main memory
39. for installation and 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 Start Up 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 LI 7000 7IWB 7IWB V1 0 7IWM 7IWM L VI SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu 80 Drivers Installation e SY K7AIA 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 SUYO Start Up Menu Read the Manual Install Drivers Check the latest releases Enter the CD t 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 15 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 installa
40. in the computer The following screen shows setup default settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE Read Write Prefetch Disabled IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Menu Level gt IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Primary PCIIDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Host Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard IR Controller Disabled x IR Address Select 2E8H x IR Mode x IR Transmittiion delay Enabled x IR IRQ Select IRQIO Mode Use Disbled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP 3 x EPP Mode Select EPP1 9 AVD gt lt Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The following tables describe each field in the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Menu and provide instructions on how to configure the Item Help IDE controls FDC controls and the onboard serial and parallel ports 63 BIOS Setup Utility 3 5 1 IDE Device Controls SY K7AIA IDE Controls
41. ing The following table describes each field in the Advanced Chipset Features Menu and how to configure each parameter 60 ep BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 3 4 1 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES System BIOS Disabled Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H FFFFFH is Default cacheable Video BIOS Disabled Cacheable Enabled The video BIOS COOOOH C7FFFH is Default cacheable Memory Hole Disabled Default At 15M 16M Enabled Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area If this occurs select Enabled in this field AGP Aperture 128 This option specifies the following Size MB 32 64 12 AGP aperture sizes 8 256 AGP ISA Disabled Set this item to enabled for better Aliasing Enabled compatibility with ISA VGA Default K7 CLK Optimal The Clock Control register Default Select Default specifies how the processor will ramp up the processor clock during low power modes SDRAM ECC Disabled When this option 15 enabled the Default Setting Enabled SDRAM is configured to support single bit correction double bit detection codes ECC for checking the integrity of transactions with system memory SDRAM Auto If this item 1s set to manual the items Timing setting concerning memory performance and by speed are released for change by the user Only experienced users should Manual change these items If set to auto the memory items will be set aut
42. k Panel Connections 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 Connector COM 2 32 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 1 Onboard Serial Ports COM1 COM2 External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include serial mouse and modem Plug serial device cables directly into the 1 2 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 SBD Clock Pin3 GND Pin1 KBD DATA 4 PS 2Mouse similarly plug the mouse jack
43. ke on LAN the 5 V standby line for the power supply must be capable of delivering 5V 5 at 720 Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing Wake on LAN can damage the power supply 17 esp Hardware Installation o SY K7AIA Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY K7AIA Motherboard You are about to install and connect your new Motherboard Note Do not unpack the Motherboard from its protective anti static packaging until you have made the following preparations 2 1 PREPARATIONS Gather and prepare all the following hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully l Slot A processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type Note This Motherboard supports non boxed type CPUs The heavier cooling fan requires the installation of a CPU support stand DIMM memory module Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit Monitor PS 2 Keyboard Pointing Device PS 2 mouse Speaker s optional Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive pec Sec dw b 42 External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Modem optional m gt Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional 18 S Hardware Installation e SY K7AIA 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items The SY K7AIA AMD 750 AGP PCI Motherboard The Quick Start Guide The Installation CD
44. nnect fan to appropriate power source 9 24 ap Hardware Installation s SY K7AIA 2 3 2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation hi 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Your board comes with three DIMM sockets providing support for up to 768MB of main memory using unbuffered DIMM modules from 8MB to 256MB PC100 DIMM module is required on this motherboard mmm rmm m m 25 Hardware Installation svo SY K7AIA Memory Configuration Table DIMM Banks Memory RAM Type SDRAM SDRAM SDRAM EUR 8 16 32 64 128 256 8 16 32 64 128 256 8 16 32 64 128 256 Note No support for registered memory modules 26 ap Hardware Installation so SY K7AIA 2 3 3 Motherboard Connector Wem Pin 1 n IDE2 IDE1 Secondary Primary m IDE IDE 2 3 3 1 IDE Device Installation HDD CD ROM This Motherboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device connectors IDE1 IDE2 It can support up to four high speed HDDs or CD R
45. o Reset Disabled Retain PnP configuration Default Configuration data in BIOS Data Enabled Reset PnP configuration data in BIOS Resources Manual BIOS does not manage PnP Controlled By card IRQ assignment Requires to assign and DMA to PCI or ISA PnP manually IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to _ 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to _ Auto The Plug and Play BIOS Recommended ESCO auto manages PCI ISA PnP card IRQ assignment automatically If Resources Controlled By 1s set to Manual IRQ and PnP Choose IRQ and IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 DMA DMA assigned to 11 12 14 15 assigned to 5 PnP card DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 Legacy ISA Choose and IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 DMA assigned to 11 12 14 15 Legacy ISA card DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 Under this item the user can assign an IRQ to a PCI slot However there under some conditions the IRQ will not be assigned as selected under this item 1 IRQs 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 71 BIOS Setup Utility SY K7AIA PNP PCI Configuration Setup Continued PNP PCI Setting Description Interrupt How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool PnP PCI configuration _ Integrated Peripherals IRQ 15 IRQ 15 PCI ISA PnP On Chip Sec
46. omatically 61 ep SY K7AIA BIOS Setup Utility CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Continued SDRAM Idle Limit SDRAM Tre Timing Value SDRAM Trp Timing Value SDRAM Tras Timing Value SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM Tred Timing Value Spread Spectrum Modulated Setting 32 1 4 32 64 8 0 8 12 16 24 32 48 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 2 3 L 5 7 3 29 2 1 2 3 4 10 Down 0 5 Description This option specifies the number of consecutive Page Hit requests to allow before choosing a non Page Hit request This option specifies the number of idle cycles to wait before precharging an idle bank This option specifies the minimum time from activate to activate of the same bank This option specifies the delay from precharge command to activate command This option specifies the minimum bank SRAS 2 0 active time JSCAS 2 0 to data valid This option specifies the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write command is accepted When using Spread Spectrum Modulated 10 Down or 0 5 Down for FCC or DOC testing Note Default 62 BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 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
47. ondary PCI IDE disabled IRQ 14 14 PCI ISA PnP On Chip Primary PCI IDE disabled Interrupt 12 will be released by the PnP IRQ 12 IRQ 12 PCI ISA PnP BIOS automatically if the PS 2 Mouse Port is not used IRQ7 PCI ISA PnP Onboard parallel port disabled IRQ4 IRQ4 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 1 disabled IRQ3 3 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 PCI VGA Disabled This option will correct color Default Palette Enabled settings Most applications do not need it we recommend setting this option to disabled Disabled BIOS will assign IRQ for USB port Enabled BIOS won tassign IRQ for Default USB port 3 7 2 MULTI ADDRESSES Default settings for multi I O addresses are as follows LPTI 378H ECP EPP Warning default 1 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 be adjusted from the BIOS Setup Utility 72 BIOS Setup Utility 3 5 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Current CPU Temperature Current SYS Temperature Current CPUFAN Speed Current CHSFAN
48. otherboard Description so SY K7AIA CPU Multiplier The SY K7AIA supports a wide range of multipliers 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 B Core Voltage The CPU Core voltage is set automatically according to CPU needs This makes the use of voltage jumpers unnecessary EXPANDABILITY The SY K7AIA provides all the standard expansion slots and many more additional expansion features Expansion slots B 1x 32 bit bus mastering AGP slot B 5 x 32 bit bus mastering PCI slots 2x 16 bit ISA slots Enhanced IO B Floppy disk controller 2x EIDE controllers with support for up to 4 Ultra DMA 33 66 devices Standard EPP ECP parallel port 2x 16550 compatible serial ports IrDA compatible infrared port 4x USB Universal Serial Bus connectors PS 2 mouse connector PS 2 keyboard connector gt ADVANCED FUNCTIONS The SY K7AIA supports advanced functions such as B ATA 66 IDE Ports In addition to the original two ATA33 Ultra DMA 33 IDE ports the SY K7AIA supports two ATA66 Ultra DMA 66 IDE ports that is capable of transferring data up to 66 Mbytes sec IDE DMA Mode 4 gt Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN Some advanced network cards can wake the system up over the network the WOL connector are provided by the SY K7AIA to support this function 2 S amp S Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA Multiple boot The SY K7AIA supports booting from devices such as CD ROM B Power on by modem or alarm If the SY K7AIA sy
49. ower supply that meets the ATX 2 03 specifications Make sure the power supply can support at least 720mA on the 5V Standby lead Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment ATX Power 12V 5V 5VSB 5V PW OK 5V GND GND 5V GND gt special care to the directionality GND j GND 5V 5 GND s GND 3 3V 12 3 3V DAC 3 3V 2 3 4 Power On You have now completed the hardware installation of your Motherboard successfully 1 Turn the power on 2 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility press the lt DEL gt key while the system is performing the diagnostic checks Note If you have failed to enter the BIOS wait until the boot up J sequence is completed Then push the RESET button and press DEL key again at the beginning of boot up during diagnostic checks 42 gt Hardware Installation SY K7AIA Repeat this operation until you get the following screen 3 The BIOS Setup screen appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Man
50. r setting section again to make sure that all jumpers are set correctly 45 esp Hardware Installation o SY K7AIA 2 3 7 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system l Use the Shutdown command in the Start Menu of Windows 95 98 to turn off your computer 2 Press the mechanical power button and hold down for over 4 seconds to shutdown the computer If you press the power button for less than 4 seconds then your system will enter into Suspend Mode You are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup program Go to Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP 46 BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard s BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCT ISA BIOS program from Award Software Inc To enter the Award BIOS program s Main Menu Turnon or reboot the system 2 After the diagnostic checks press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 1999 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 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 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage S
51. rl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt software reset This key sequence resets the computer s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the Power On Self Test POST 1 10 5 Infrared Support The IR connection can be used to transfer files to or from portable devices like laptops PDAs and printers 16 S amp S Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA 1 11 HARDWARE MONITOR The optional hardware monitor subsystem provides low cost instrumentation capabilities The features of the hardware monitor subsystem include gt integrated ambient temperature sensor gt speed sensors which monitor the fan 1 and fan 2 connectors gt Power supply voltage monitoring to detect levels above or below acceptable values When suggested ratings for temperature fan speed or voltage are exceeded an interrupt 15 activated The hardware monitor component connects to the SMBus 1 12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY Wake on LAN technology enables remote wakeup of the computer through a network Wake on LAN technology requires a PCI add in network interface card NIC with remote wakeup capabilities The remote wakeup connector on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN technology connector The NIC monitors network traffic at the MII interface upon detecting a Magic Packet the NIC asserts a wakeup signal that powers up the computer To access this feature uses the Wake on LAN technology connector me CAUTION For Wa
52. roller 2E8H 2F8H 3E8H 2E8H 3E0H 2EOH 3F8H Disabled Default Invokes multi sector transfer instead of one sector per transfer Not all HDDs support this function Description Turn off the on board floppy controller Use the on board floppy controller Default Description Choose serial port 1 amp 2 s address Do not set port 1 amp 2 to the same address except for Disabled or Auto Default port 1 Default port 2 Default Select Enabled if your system contains a InfraRed and you have InfraRed peripherals Choose the IR I O address Default 65 ep BIOS Setup Utility vo SY K7AIA Onboard Serial Ports Continued Onboard Serial Setting Description Note Ports IR Mode IrDA The second serial port offers Default ASKIR these InfraRed interface FIR modes IR Transmittiion Disabled delay Enabled Some IR devices need this Default item enabled IR IRQ Select 10 Select the IRQ that the IR Default IRQ3 4 10 11 uses under this them IR Mode Use Disabled Default DMA 1 Choose DMAI 3 Choose DMA3 3 5 6 Onboard Parallel Ports Onboard Parallel Setting Description Ports Onboard Parallel Disabled Choose the printer I O Port 378 IRQ7 address Default 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode SPP The mode depends on your Default external device that ECP connects to this port ECP EPP If Parallel Port Model is set to ECP mode ECP Mode use 3 Choose DMA3 D
53. s Typematic Settings Setting Typematic Disabled Rate Setting Enabled Note Description Keystrokes repeat at a rate Default determined by the keyboard When enables 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 6 Char sec 8 Char sec 10 Char sec 12 Char sec 15 Char sec 20 Char sec 24 Char sec 30 Char sec Typematic Rate Chars Sec 250 msec 500 msec 750 msec 1000 msec Typematic Delay Msec Choose the rate at which a Default character is repeated when holding down a key Default Choose how long after you press a key down the character begins repeating S BIOS Setup Utility 9 SY K7AIA 3 3 8 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 time the system is booted the password appears Setup If a password is set the password prompt only appears when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup program 3 3 9 Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Options OS Select for When using an OS2 operating DRAM gt 64MB system m s When using another Default non OS2 operating system Disabled Default The BIOS is sha
54. stem 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 K7AIA comes with added functionality to make managing system easy and safe Hardware Monitor The integrated Winbond Hardware Monitor IC and Hardware doctor software enables the user the monitor system voltages temperatures and FAN speeds This makes sure that the user 15 full control of the system gt NORTON SOFTWARE PACK Antivirus Ghost B Virtual Drive S gt Motherboard Description so SY K7AIA gt COMPLIANCE The SY K7AIA complies with all important industry standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY K7AIA a motherboard to trust Year 2000 compliant B PC99 compliant B FCC CE complaint gt USER FRIENDLY B SOYO Combo Setup B Jumperless design B You can set up the following options trough the BIOS setting FSB frequency auto detect CPU multiplier auto detect PCI clock Clock SDRAM Clock S amp S Motherboard Description vo SY K7AIA 1 3 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
55. tion is completed restart your system and re run the SOYO CD 81 amp Drivers Installation e SY K7AIA Step 2 Install Drivers Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your Motherboard The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of Motherboard you own We recommend that you only install those drivers driver revision AMD 750 AGP driver AMD 750 IDE driver Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt 750 AGP driver This driver has to installed in order to able to make use of the AGP port on your AMD 750 board This driver is suitable for windows 95 and 98 gt 750 IDE driver This driver will allow you to make use of the DMA feature of IDE drives the drive needs to support DMA as well on your AMD 750 board This driver is suitable for use with windows 95 and 98 This utility comes with a preset monitoring rage for the CPU voltage However the core voltage of the processor you purchased may fall out of this preset range so you may need to adjust the pre set value Please refer to the SY K7AIA Motherboard s CD manual for the details 82 Drivers Installation 2 SY K7AIA Select which driver you want to install and click OK or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Step 3 Select which driver yo
56. u want to install and click OK Notice 1 Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Notice 2 You may click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu Step 4 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button 83
57. up program provides configuration option for the I O controller 1 10 1 Serial Ports The NS16C5450 compatible UARTs support data transfers at speeds up to 115 2 Kbits sec with BIOS support 1 10 2 Parallel Port In the Setup program there are four options for parallel port operation Compatible standard mode Bi directional PS 2 compatible 15 S gt Motherboard Description vo SY K7AIA Bi directional EPP A driver from the peripheral manufacturer is required for operation Bi directional high speed ECP 1 10 3 Diskette Drive Controller The I O controller is software compatible with the 82077 diskette drive controller and supports both PC AT and PS 2 modes In the Setup program the diskette drive interface can be configured for the following diskette drive capacities and sizes 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MB 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 2 MB 3 5 inch driver required 1 25 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch 1 10 4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface The 5 V lines to keyboard and mouse connectors are protected with a fuse that prevents motherboard components from being damaged when an over current condition occurs The keyboard controller contains code which provides the traditional keyboard and mouse control functions and also supports Power On Reset password protection Power On Reset password can be specified in the BIOS Setup program The keyboard controller also supports the hot key sequence lt Ct

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