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- Page 1 SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Motherboard **************************************************** mPGA Socket 478 Processor supported AGP/PCI Motherboard 400 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor **************************************************** User's Manual...
- Page 2 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION......1 INTRODUCTION.............1 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD ......1 KEY FEATURES..............2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD ......5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS..6 SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ..7 SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS ...8 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........10 PREPARATIONS............10 INSTALLATION GUIDE ..........11 QUICK BIOS SETUP.............35 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY..........37... - Page 4 Table of Contents SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra CHAPTER 6 HIGHPOINT HPT 372 DRIVER INSTALLATION..81 APPENDIX A HIGHPOINT HPT 372 MANUAL ......82 APPENDIX B C-MEDIA 6 CHANNEL AUDIO SOLUTION MANUAL... 118 APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING AT FIRST START .....143 APPENDIX D CONTACT INFORMATION........150...
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Motherboard Description
1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra AGP/PCI Motherboard is a high-performance Socket 478 processor supported ATX form-factor system board. The SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra uses SiS 645 Chipset technology and supports Socket 478 class processors. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements. -
Page 6: Key Features
- FSB 400MHz: Pentium® 4 (Support 1.5GHz~2.2GHz). CPU SETTINGS The SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra provides the user with a very complete and convenient CPU setting environment. The CPU settings are all adjusted through the special SOYO COMBO page in the BIOS, therefore rendering... - Page 7 8X~50X depend on CPU. EXPANDABILITY Supports PC1600, PC2100 & PC2700 DDR Memory module. EXPANDABILITY The SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra provides all the standard expansion slots, and many more additional expansion features: Expansion slots 1 x master AGP Pro slot 6 x 32-bit bus master PCI slots...
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Page 8: Hardware Monitor
CD-ROM. Power on by modem or alarm If the SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra system is in suspend mode, it can be switched back on through the modem or RTC alarm through this function. This opens a lot of possibilities, such as remote access that switches the system on only after the modem receives a call. -
Page 9: Handling The Motherboard
This voltage is always fed into the motherboard and is used for functions such as WOL. SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM COMPLIANCE The SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra complies with all important industry standards. The following underlines the reliability of the SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra, a motherboard to trust. PC99, ACPI compliant USER FRIENDLY SOYO COMBO Setup ... -
Page 10: Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
Motherboard Description SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 1-5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components. Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components. Note that you must take special precautions when handling the Motherboard in dry or air-conditioned environment. -
Page 11: Sy-P4S Dragon Ultra Motherboard Layout
Motherboard Description SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 1-6 SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Connector Connector COM 1 COM 2 ATX Power USB 1_2 SDRAM LINE-OUT SDRAM LINE-IN AGP PRO GAME PORT IDE 2 PCI Slot #1 Sound CHIP... -
Page 12: Sy-P4S Dragon Ultra Motherboard Components
Motherboard Description SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 1-7 SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS B C D SDRAM SDRAM □... - Page 13 Motherboard Description SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra ATX Power Supply Connector ATX12V 4-Pin(+12V) Connector Chassis Cooling Fan Connector CPU Cooling Fan Connector Socket 478 Connector North Bridge Chip DDR DIMM Banks CPU/Memory Frequency Switch AGP Pro Slot Bus Mastering EIDE/ATAPI Ports 32-bit PCI Mastering Slots...
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Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 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. -
Page 15: Installation Guide
Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 2-2 INSTALLATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation of the Motherboard. Please follow the step-by-step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation. Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) -
Page 16: Step 1 Install The Cpu
Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Step 1 Install the CPU CPU Installation Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position. Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket. -
Page 17: Cpu Fan Installation
Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing. Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place. Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard. The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability. -
Page 18: Step 2 Install Memory Module
Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Step 2 Install Memory Module SDRAM SDRAM □ Your board comes with three DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 3GB of main memory using unbuffered DIMM modules from 64MB to 1GB. On this motherboard, DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed. -
Page 19: Memory Configuration Table
You can set the CPU/Memory frequency either by Hardware dip switch (CJ1) or in the BIOS (SOYO Combo Setup). If you set the frequency by dip switch and in the BIOS at the same time, the system will follow the settings in the BIOS. - Page 20 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Zclck is the transfer rate between the Northbridge and Southbridge. The default speed is 66MHz. DRAM ZCLK SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) Note: (1) 0 →”OFF”, 1→”ON”. (2) Default setting→”10000”.
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Page 21: Agp Pro Slot
Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Step 4 Install Expansion Card The motherboard has 1 AGP PRO slot and 6 PCI slot. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before inserting the expansion card into the computer. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. - Page 22 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Step 5 Connect cables, case wires, and power supply A. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM) Secondary IDE 2 Primary IDE 1 SDRAM SDRAM Pin -1 □ IDE 4 IDE 3 This Motherboard offers two primary and two secondary IDE device connectors (IDE1, IDE2), can support up to four high-speed Ultra DMA 33/66/100HDD or CD-ROM.
- Page 23 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 80-Conductor ATA 66/100 Flat Cable 40-pin...
- Page 24 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra B. Floppy Drive Installation Pin -1 SDRAM SDRAM 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.
- Page 25 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Front Panel Connections Speaker Power LED SDRAM SDRAM Reset PWRBT HDD LED □ Plug the computer case's front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard. 1. Power LED Please install according to the following pin assignment: pin 1,3 are for Power LED.
- Page 26 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 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 Power Good 3.
- Page 27 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 5. ATX Power On/Off Switch Attach the 2-pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply. PWRBT Pin Assignment Power On/Off D. Back Panel Connections PS/2 KB...
- Page 28 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra When connecting an external device, use the following figure to locate and identify which back panel connector to plug the device to. 1. Onboard Serial Ports COM1/COM2 External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include: serial mouse, and modem.
- Page 29 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 5. Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2 (USB3/USB4；USB5/USB6) This Motherboard provides four USB ports for your additional devices. Plug the USB device jack into the available USB connector USB1 or USB2. Standard device drivers come with the Win98 for commonly used USB devices.
- Page 30 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 6. Onboard Game port/audio This Motherboard provides Joystick port and audio. Attach the joystick cable to the 15-pin GAME port at the rear panel of you motherboard. This Motherboard features three built-in audio-stereo ports (labeled line-in, line-out, and mic jack) convenient to directly plug-in all your external audio devices.
- Page 31 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 2. Standard Infrared (SIRCON) Plug the 10-pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON header. This will enable the infrared transfer function. This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications. Please install according to the following pin assignment:...
- Page 32 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3. Cooling Fan Installation (1) CPU Cooling Fan (CPUFAN1,CPUFAN2) After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard. The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode.
- Page 33 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra (2) Chassis Cooling Fan (CHAFAN1,CHAFAN2,CHAFAN3) Some chassis also feature a cooling fan. This Motherboard features a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan. Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3-pin connector. Install...
- Page 34 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 4. CD Line-in (CDIN1,CDIN2) This Motherboard provides two CD-Line in connectors. Please connect the 4-pin audio cable from your CD-ROM drive to either CDIN1 or CDIN2. (It fits in only one, depending on the cable that came with your CD-ROM...
- Page 35 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 6. SPK5 Please refer to Appendix B the c-media 6 channel Audio solution for more information on AUDIO function. CENTER/BASS REAR_L/R OPTICAL_INPUT SPDIF_INPUT OPTICAL_OUTPUT SPDIF_OUTPUT 7. CD_SPDIF CD_SPDIF SPDIF IN2 8. MIC & LED Connector (J30)
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Page 36: Atx Power
Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra F. ATX Power Supply The ATX12V power supply includes a 20-pin ATX connector that comply with the ATX specification, Version 2.03 for M/B specification, a new 4-pin receptacle/header combination--the +12V power connector--has been defined. The presence of the +12V power connector indicates that a power supply is ATX12V;... - Page 37 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Note: ATX 12V power supply is different from the normal ATX power supply. If you use the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function, make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB).
- Page 38 Hardware Installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra G. CMOS Clear (JP5) In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data, follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory. Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2-3 on jumper JP5. This jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap.
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Page 39: Quick Bios Setup
This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS [SOYO COMBO FEATURE]. The [SOYO COMBO FEATURE] combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS. - Page 40 Select the “LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS” menu and type “Y” at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup. Step 3. Select [SOYO COMBO FEATURE] Set CPU：DRAM Clock Ratio to 1: 1. This means that the frequencies of the DRAM will be in ratio to the CPU Clock. See table below:...
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Page 41: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard's BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI BIOS program from Award Software Inc. To enter the Award BIOS program's Main Menu: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. -
Page 42: General Help
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Hot Keys: Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility. Function Command Description Gives the list of options available for each General Help item. Previous Restore the old values. These are the values Values that the user started the current session with. -
Page 43: Soyo Combo Setup
<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. -
Page 44: Dram Clock
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra System Performance Setting Description Note System Normal Adjust your computer Default performance. Performance Fast Turbo DRAM Clock Setting Description Note CPU: DRAM Select CPU:DRAM clock. Default Clock Ratio Ratio depend on DRAM. DRAM Show DRAM clock. -
Page 45: Soyo Combo Feature
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra SOYO COMBO Feature Setting Description Note Auto Detect Disabled When enabled, this item will DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled auto detect if the DIMM and Default PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices. -
Page 46: System Boot Control Settings
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra DDR Vcore Select Setting Description Note Default This function allow to adjust Default DDR Vcore Select the DDR voltage. 2.6V, 2.7V, 2.8V, 2.9V, 3.0V, 3.1V, 3.2V, 3.3V, 3.4V, 3.5V AGP Voltage Adjust Setting Description... -
Page 47: Onboard Ide Raid
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra System Boot Control Settings (Continue) Setting Description Note Disabled Select Your Boot Boot Other Device Device Priority. Enabled Default RAID/ATA, SCSI Select Your RAID/ATA Default RAID/ATA & & SCSI Boot Device SCSI Boot Order SCSI, RAID/ATA Priority. -
Page 48: Chipset Features Setup
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-1.1 Advanced Turn-up Settings Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [Advanced Turn-up Settings] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer. - Page 49 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (Continue) Setting Description Note RAS Active Time 7T Increase DRAM performance. Default RAS Precharge Increase DRAM performance. Time Default RAS To CAS Increase DRAM performance. Delay Default ACT TO ACT DRAM ACT to ACT Delay Delay selection.
- Page 50 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (Continue) Setting Description Note Disabled GW-Write Mask When enable, a Graphic AGP Request window write operation will Enabled Default forbid. Enabled Enabled/Disabled AGP fast AGP Fast Write Capability write capability. Disabled...
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Page 51: Standard Cmos Setup
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [STANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) - Page 52 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the [Standard CMOS Features] accordingly. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection...
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Page 53: Floppy Drives
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Hard Disks Type & Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed. Setting Description Note Press To auto-detect the HDD’s size, IDE HDD Enter head… on this channel... - Page 54 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Others Optional Setting Description Note EGA/VGA Select the video mode. Default Video CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO (Monochrome) ALL Errors When the BIOS detects system Default Halt On errors, this function will stop the No Errors system.
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Page 55: Advanced Bios Features
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Select the [Advanced BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning... -
Page 56: Boot Up Floppy Seek
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting Description Note Disabled Seeks disk drives during boot up. Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabling speeds boot up. Enabled Default Boot Up NumLock Status Setting Description Note Puts numeric keypad in NumLock... -
Page 57: Security Option
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Disabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate Default Typematic Rate Setting determined by the keyboard. Enabled When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The following [Typematic Rate] and [Typematic Delay] fields are active... - Page 58 ROM to RAM. BIOS shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM. BIOS can then execute from RAM. LOGO-0 Allows user to display SOYO Default EPA LOGO logo or own logo. SELECT LOGO-1 Logo-0 Shows SOYO logo.
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Page 59: Advanced Chipset Features
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Select the [Advanced Chipset Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. 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. - Page 60 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (Continue) Setting Description Note AGP Aperture Select the size of Accelerated Default Size Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The 32M, aperture is a portion of the PCI 128M, memory address range dedicated 256M.
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Page 61: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Select the [Integrated Peripherals] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS] option changes the values of the chipset registers. - Page 62 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Setting Description Note USB Controller Disabled This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on Enabled Default the system board and you want to use it. Even when so...
- Page 63 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-5.1 SiS OnChip IDE Device Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [SiS OnChip IDE Device] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.
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Page 64: Onchip Ide Device
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra OnChip IDE Device Setting Description Note Disabled The function allow to Internal PCI IDE Disabled/Enabled Onboard Primary IDE. Secondary Both Default mode 0-4 0 is the slowest speed Primary Master PIO 4 is the fastest speed... -
Page 65: Superio Device
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-5.2 Onboard SuperIO Device Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [Onboard SuperIO Device] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer. - Page 66 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra SuperIO Device (Continue) Setting Description Note Onboard Disabled Serial Port 1 / 3F8/IRQ4 Choose serial port 1 & 2's I/O Default Serial Port 2 address. (port 1) Do not set port 1 & 2 to the same...
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Page 67: Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] sets the system's power saving functions. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS) Item Help... - Page 68 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Power Management Controls Setting Description Note ACPI Suspend S1(POS) Set the standby mode under Default Type window OS to S1 or S3. S3(STR) S1-System standby. S1 & S3 S3-Suspend to RAM. V/H Sync+Blank Selects the method by which...
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Page 69: Pm Wake Up Events
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Power Management Controls (Continue) Setting Description Note Power Button Instant off Default Override Delay 4 sec Turns off the system power 4 seconds after pushing the power button. PM Wake Up Press Enter Select items that will wake... - Page 70 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra PM Wake Up Events (Continue) Setting Description Note KB Power ON Enter (your Set the password that will wake-up your Password password) system. Power Up by Enabled The system ignores the alarm. Alarm Disabled...
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Page 71: Pnp/Pci Configurations
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS This option sets the Motherboard’s PCI Slots. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software PNP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD) -
Page 72: Pnp/Pci Configuration Controls
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra PNP/PCI Configuration Controls PNP/PCI Setting Description Note Controls Disabled Retain PnP configuration Default Reset data in BIOS. Configuration Data Enabled Reset PnP configuration data in BIOS. Manual BIOS does not manage PCI/ISA PnP Resources Controlled By card IRQ assignment. - Page 73 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continue) PNP/PCI Setting Description Note Setup Interrupt How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: Line PnP / PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals IRQ 15 IRQ 15: PCI / ISA PnP...
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Page 74: Pc Health Status
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard's PC Health Status. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help Vcore 1.68 V + 3 V 3.31 V... -
Page 75: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 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. -
Page 76: Load Optimized Defaults
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 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. -
Page 77: Set Supervisor Password
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra 3-11 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Based on the setting you have made in the [Security Option] of the [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] section, the password prevents access to the system or the setup program by unauthorized users. Follow this procedure to set a new... -
Page 78: Set User Password
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Enter your new password and press [Enter]. The following message appears, prompting to confirm the new password: Confirm Password: Re-enter your password and then press [Enter] to exit to the Main Menu. This diagram outlines the password selection procedure: Type the Password Press <Enter>... -
Page 79: Boot Menu
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra BOOT MENU Boot Menu enables user to boot-up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup. To enable boot Menu, press “ESC” after memory initialization, user will see a device menu, in which user can choose the device they wish to boot from. -
Page 80: Chapter 4 Drivers Installation
Step 1. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive If you use Windows 2000, NT or XP, the SOYO-CD will not detect your motherboard type. In that case the following dialog will pop up, please choose your motherboard and press OK. Now the SOYO-CD Start Up Menu will be shown. - Page 81 Drivers installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra The user's manual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF (Postscript Document) format. In order to read a PDF file, the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system. Note: The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your system, and otherwise prompts you on whether or not you want to install it.
- Page 82 Drivers installation SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Step 2. Install Drivers and Utilities Drivers that are needed to install for the system to operate properly 1. SiS AGP driver 2. C-Media 8738 audio driver 3. SiS On-board LAN 4. HighPoint Utility for the on-board RAID function The rest of the available driver is optional.
- Page 83 Note: Once you have selected a driver, the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program. When the installation is complete, most drivers require to restart your system before they can...
- Page 84 SY-P4S DRAGON Ultra Step 3. Check the Latest Releases Click the 'Check the latest Releases' button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS, manual and driver releases for your motherboard. This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection.
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Page 85: Chapter 5 Sis Onboard Lan Driver Installation
Select Have Disk. Insert the "SiS PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Drivers Disk" in your CD drive and specify the correct path. The Lan Driver For NT4.0 Path is in SOYO CD:\lan\sis\nt40. Select one of the following models: "SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter" then click OK. - Page 86 APPENDIX A HighPoint HPT 372...
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Page 87: Getting Started
Introduction HPT372 is a UDMA/ATA133 RAID controller. You can either use HPT 372 (IDE3, IDE4) as a RAID controller or as a regular IDE controller. RAID Administrator is a Windows-based RAID management utility for HPT372 RAID Controller. With graphical user interface, RAID Administrator enable users to easily configure, manage harddisk and disk arrays connected to HPT372 RAID controller. -
Page 88: Enter Into Bios Configuration Utility
To be able to use the RAID function, please do the following: 1. Create a Disk Array. For create instructions see below. 2. Install RAID driver. See page ??? for more info You can disable the HPT372 controller in the BIOS setup. Note: To boot from the HPT372 controller, (IDE 3 or IDE 4) go to the BIOS setup and set the First Boot device to SCSI. - Page 89 Menu: It displays all items of the operating command. Help: It displays the illustrating information of the current selection and the available operation prompts. Channel Status: It displays the status information of all devices in connection. When it is active, users can select the device to be operated. I.
- Page 90 II. Delete RAID The following steps shall be taken to delete RAID. In the menu zone, select 2. Delete RAID, press Enter confirm this operation and go to next. In the validated channel status, use the arrow key to select the disk array to be deleted and press Enter to confirm.
- Page 91 1. Select Mirror Array: None In menu, select and press Enter to confirm. In the validated channel status, select the mirror array and press Enter to confirm. In the menu, select 2. Select Spare Drive: None and press Enter to confirm. In the validated channel status, select the spare disk to be added and press Enter...
- Page 92 After the boot disk is set, its status will become Boot. Highpoint ATA RAID Management Software Install Software Insert SOYO driver utility CD, Highlight the driver HighPoint Utility for Win 9x/ME/2000/NT/XP and click ok To manually install the RAID Administrator, insert the SOYO driver utility CD, then browse to the path “d:\ utility\disk1\setup.exe”...
- Page 93 Creating a RAID Array Click on the Configuration tab, the Configuration window appears. There are four sub-tabs in this screen. The Create RAID window is the active screen by default. Array Type: Select the array type you want to create by RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD and RAID 0/1 in this drop-down list box.
- Page 94 target disk. The second one means creating a RAID 1 array only, not copying data. So it is usually for two new disks. Available Disks: All the auto-detected available disks of your computer are listed in this pane. Selected Disks: Select the physical disks from the Available Disks list box and click the “...
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Page 95: Deleting A Raid Array
Deleting a RAID Array Warning: Deleting an existing disk array could result in its data loss. To delete an array, follow these steps. 1. Click Configuration -> Delete RAID in the main window, the Delete RAID window appears. 2. Select an array from the Available Array list box and click the “... - Page 96 3. Click Delete. A warning will be displayed: Click OK to delete the array. Click Cancel to cancel this operation. 4. Once the deletion is completed, you will get a confirmation screen notifying you that the RAID you specified has been deleted successfully.
- Page 97 You can also delete an array in the System View window. See the System View section. Managing a Spare Pool With a spare disk, you can enhance security of RAID 1 and RAID 0/1 array. If one of the disks in the array fails, the system will rebuild the array using a spare disk automatically.
- Page 98 2. To add a disk to the spare pool, select a disk from the Available Disks list box and click the “ right hand” button to add it to the Pool list box. Or double click a disk in the Available Disks list box.
- Page 99 You may also refer to the brief help information at the bottom of the Spare Pool Management window. Note: 1. When a disk is added/removed to/from the spare pool, the software will ask you to reboot the system, you can reboot at once or later.
- Page 100 performed when a failed array member is replaced. Only RAID 1 array and RAID 0/1 array can be duplicated. To duplicate an array, follow these steps: 1. Click Configuration - > Duplicate in the main window, the Duplicate window appears. 2.
- Page 101 You may also refer to the brief help information at the bottom of the Duplicate window. Setting Event Notification HPT ATA RAID Management Software supports event notification function. When a specified event occurs, the administrator will receive an email in time. To set an event notification, follow these steps.
- Page 102 2. Select the Enable Mail Notification check box to enable mail notification function. 3. Select the different Notification Options. Information-Select this option to send a common event to the administrator. Warning-Select this option to send a warning event to the administrator.
- Page 103 Administrator – You will type the administrator’ s e- mail address that you want to notify in this option. After you fill out all options in this window, you can click Test to send a testing mail to the relevant people. If the pop-up message reports success, click Save to save the settings.
- Page 104 Viewing System Information To run HighPoint ATA RAID Management Software, double-click the icon on the desktop. After the Welcome window, the main window appears. It has five tabs: File, Configuration, Management, View and Help. The View window is the active screen by default. And the System View window is the default screen in it.
- Page 105 Double-click one of the array icons will pop up the Logical Device Information window, listing the following items with their corresponding descriptions and the structure information for that array. Those items include Array Name, Array Type, Array Capacity and Status. The structure displays the member disks of the array with their Model Number and Location information.
- Page 106 (2) Viewing Physical Device Information Double-click one of the physical device icons will invoke the Physical Device Information window, listing the following items with their relevant descriptions. Those items include Model Number, Location, Capacity, Type, Status, Transfer Mode and Array Name. Click OK to return to the System View window.
- Page 107 Double-click on one of the controller icons will bring up the Controller Information window, listing the Controller Information and Channel Information items. The Controller Information item includes the Product and Manufacturer info and the Channel Information item includes Channel, I/O Port, Control Port and Interrupt Level info.
- Page 108 4. Renaming a RAID Array Right click the array icon you want to rename will activate a drop-down menu. Choose the Rename item on the menu. The Rename message will appear. Enter the new array name, and then click OK. Note: If the array is broken or disabled or being duplicated, it can not be renamed.
- Page 109 Viewing Events Click View-> Event View to open the Event View window. All events are logged in this window. The filter divides them into three types: Information, Warning and Error. Select the Information check box to view common events. Select the Warning check box to view warning events. Select the Error check box to view critical events.
- Page 110 The filtered events will be displayed in the lower pane, including Date, Time and the corresponding Description. You can drag the slider up and down in the scrolling bar to view the contents in the event window. After selection of the events, click Save to save the filtered event logs to a test file or Clear to clear all events logs in the system.
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Page 111: Other Features
Other Features Besides the above functions, HighPoint ATA RAID Management Software includes the following additional features, which can keep maximum data integrity and consistency in arrays. Auto-detect hot-plug disks If a disk is removed when it is running I/O operations or when some I/O errors occur in this disk, users will be informed. - Page 112 Auto-rebuild RAID 1 or RAID 0/1 array HighPoint RAID Management Software supports auto-rebuild function in the sense that data in the source disk will be copied to the mirror disk. This software can help users to auto-rebuild RAID 1 or RAID 0/1 array under the following 2 conditions.
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Page 113: Driver Installation
Driver Installation Two ways you can install your HPT372 RAID controller driver: 1. installing driver on an existing system 2. installing driver during OS installation Installing Driver on an Existing System Windows 98/Me Automatic Installation After the computer start-up, Windows system will find the newly installed RAID adapter and ask you to install its driver. - Page 114 3. Double click “! RAID controller” 4. Re-install driver 5. Choose “search for a suitable driver….” 6. Insert SOYO Driver CD, click next During installation, Win 2K will prompt you to insert the RAID driver diskette 8. Browse to the directory that contains the missing file (D:\raid\hpt372\winxp).
- Page 115 11. Choose “search for a suitable driver….”, click next 12. Follow the system prompt to finish the installation. Windows XP 1. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel --> Switch to classic View system hardware device manager. 2. You will see a “! RAID Controller” under unknown device 3.
- Page 116 5. The installation program will prompt users to insert the floppy disk of driver. Please insert it and then press Enter to confirm. 6. In follow-on window, select HPT370/HPT372 UDMA/ATA RAID Controller, then press Enter to confirm. 7. The follow-on interface will list the devices to be installed, in which HPT370/HPT372 UDMA/ATA RAID Controller item should be included.
- Page 117 please operate at this time. If all devices have been successfully installed, please go to next.) Install driver during Windows XP installation Go to “d:\raid\\hpt372\” directory, (assuming that your CD-ROM is drive d) copy all the files and directory to a floppy disk.
- Page 118 1. Right-click My Computer icon on desktop, and then select Property item from the popup menu. 2. Select Device Manager item from the popup window. If there is an HPT370/HPT372 item under SCSI Controllers, it indicates that the driver has been installed properly. If you cannot find these two above-mentioned device items, or there on device icon, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed and needs reinstallation.
- Page 119 2. If there is HPT370/HPT372 UDMA/ATA RAID Controller item in the popup window, it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed. Otherwise, users need to reinstall the driver. Verify Installation on Windows 2000 When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted: 1.
- Page 120 Verify Installation on Windows XP After the driver has been installed and the computer restarted: 1. Right-click My Computer icon, then select Property item from the popup menu 2. In the popup window, select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button.
- Page 121 an HPT370/HPT372 UDMA/ATA RAID Controller and HighPoint RCM Device item exists in the popup Device Manager window (see above), it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed. Otherwise, if user cannot find these four device items, or there is markings on device icon, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed and user needs to delete the devices and reinstall the drivers.
- Page 122 APPENDIX B Overview and Acknowledgments C-Media 6 Channel Audio offers a new generation in audio solution: it utilizes the state-of-the-art CRL® 3D Audio technology (HRTF 3D positional audio), and supports Microsoft® DirectSound ® 3D and Aureal®’s A3D® interfaces. Better yet, it supports 2/4/6 speakers and DLS based (DownLoadable Sound) wave table music synthesizer which supports the DirectMusic®.
- Page 123 Auto detectable SPDIF/IN signal level from 0.5V to 5V. 120dB audio quality in playback, recording, and bypass modes. • Stereo Mixer 1. Stereo analog mixing from CD-Audio and Line-in 2. Stereo digital mixing from Voice, FM/Wave-table, and Digital CD-Audio 3. Mono mixing from MIC. Software adjustable volume. •...
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Page 124: Control Center
Control Center This Audio Rack consists of several major components: Control Center: Controls the display of the PCI Audio Rack components. CD Player can play standard audio CDs, and allow you to create your own playlist. MIDI Player can play MIDI files, *.mid/*.rmi, and allow you to create your own playlist. - Page 125 Mixer controls the volume level of your audio inputs and outputs. Showing or Hiding Audio Rack Components To show or hide a component from the display, click the component button(s) listed on the top. CD Player CD Player: Plays standard audio CDs, and allows you to create your own playlist.
- Page 126 Showing or Hiding Audio Rack Components To show or hide a component from the display, click the component button(s) listed on the top. Previous song: Loads the previous track of playlist. If current track is the first track, the last track will become the current track.
- Page 127 Loop: Playbacks the tracks over and over again. Eject: Opens the CD-ROM drive to change the audio Setting: Selects the CD-ROM drive which analog output is connected to the Analog-CD in of your sound card. If your CD-ROM does not connect to the analog CD input wire, please use device manager to change the property of your CD-ROM.
- Page 128 MIDI Player MIDI Player can play MIDI files, *.mid/*.rmi, and allow you to create your own playlist. Current file field shows the number of the currently selected MIDI files. File name field shows the file name. Total length field displays the total length of the selected file in minutes and seconds.
- Page 129 Next song: Loads the next MIDI file of playlist. If current file is the last one, the first file will become the current selection. Playback: Starts to playback the current MIDI file. Pause/Restart: Pauses or restarts the current playback action. Stop: Stops playback.
- Page 130 MP3/Wave Player MP3/Wave Player can play mp3, wave, and MPEG-1 files. It provides EAX and equalizer to improve the sound effects when you playback the audio files. MP3/ Wave Player can record input signals and save it into a wave file as well. Current file field shows the number of the currently selected audio files in the playlist.
- Page 131 Previous song: Loads the previous audio file of playlist. If current file is the first file, the last one will become the current selection. Next song: Loads the next audio file of playlist. If current file is the last one, the first file will become the current selection.
- Page 132 Setting: You can use this dialog to set the playback parameters and the status of SPDIF IN/OUT. For more information of SPDIF, please refer to the Appendixes C and D.
- Page 133 Recording: You can use this function to record a wave file from any recording channel. Help: Shows the help screen for detailed button function descriptions. About: Shows software version and copyright information. Exit: Stops and leaves the MP3/Wave Player. Mixer Volume Control For each output signal, the control slider regulates the loudness whereas a horizontal slider the balance between the two...
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Page 134: Recording Control
Volume: This is the master control over all outputs. The power of an outputRe signal is determined by both of the volume slider and the slider for the individual output. To modify all the outputs, adjust the volume slider. To change individual output(s), adjust its(their) slider(s). - Page 135 LINE IN: Regulates the Line-In level. SPDIF IN: Enables the recording from SPDIF in. SPDIF-in is mutually exclusive with other input signals. Advanced: Regulates the advanced settings. Advanced - SPDIF SPDIF dialog provides a full control over SPDIF IN/OUT functions. You can use these settings to connect your computer to other pieces of audio device, such as: Mini Disc players, amplifiers…etc.
- Page 136 Advanced - Volume Volume dialog provides a full control over the volume of the six channels digital output. You can adjust the volume of your speakers in this dialog. Please note that the volume of analog path is not controlled by this function.
- Page 137 Advanced - Sound effects Sound effects dialog allows you to modify the special effects of the song and game being played. Currently, these effectors can only be used for the player or the game which utilizes DirectSound 2D and 3D to playback their music. Advanced - Options Options dialog provides a hot key setting to control the Mixer in an easy way.
- Page 138 Please use 'Load Mixer Defaults' to change all settings to default values. MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO DEMO CMI8738 PCI-Based C3DX Audio Chip provides many advanced functions, such as: ® * HRTF-based CRL 3D extensional/positional audio; API ® ® ® compatible with Microsoft DirectSound 3D and Aureal API.
- Page 139 Speakers and Microphone Connection Before running this demo program, you have to connect the speakers to the correct phone jacks. CENTER/BASS REAR_L/R OPTICAL_INPUT SPDIF_INPUT OPTICAL_OUTPUT SPDIF_OUTPUT...
- Page 140 How to Enable 4/ 5/ 5.1 Speakers You have to activate the "Mixer" program and enable the "4-Speaker", "5 Speakers", or "5.1 Speakers" mode to let the audio driver recognize your rear or center/subwoofer speakers, and have the front/rear/center/subwoofer speakers work. The audio driver will activate the audio chip to output different sounds from the front/rear/center/subwoofer speakers based on different playback formats.
- Page 141 The Center and Subwoofer speakers are only supported by chip model 039 and the following models. Demonstrations Demo1 and Demo 2 are specially design for 4-speaker system demonstration. Select Demo 1 and/or Demo 2 by left-clicking the mouse. Sit back and relax, and let the music take control. How was it like? Isn't it fantastic??? If you don't have 4-speaker system, hurry up and buy yourself one right away!
- Page 142 Monotonous footsteps generate distinctive sound effects in different environments. In this Demo, you can hear a lady wearing high heels walk in different surroundings: generic environment, bathroom, sewer pipe, and underwater. Left-click the mouse to activate this Demo and feel the differences.
- Page 143 Echo Like to sing along with Karaoke? It might occur to you to use your PC for this. However, when you turn on the microphone, play the song, and ready to sing, you see that the effect is not as good as expected.
- Page 144 Please left-click "Echo" to activate the function. For pitch adjustment, please use ↑ and ↓ keys on the keyboard. For microphone pitch adjustment, please use "+" and "-" keys on the numeric keyboard. To resume the original, please use← and → keys. Using MP3/Wave Player to Work With Mini Disc Recording MP3/Wave Player is an easy and powerful tool for Mini...
- Page 145 STEP 3. In 'Setting' dialog, check 'Enable SPDIF-OUT', input the playback delay time, and select 5 Vp-p (Optical). Please note that in playback, if there is no lapse longer than three seconds between each track, the MD player can not recognize the tracks and will record all of them into one.
- Page 146 Recording from SPDIF-IN The optical module can be connected to SPDIF-IN device, such as the portable CD-ROM player, the CD-ROM drive, the MD Player, to name a few. The Windows application and the MP3/Wave player can be used to do the recording of the signal from SPDIF-IN.
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Page 147: Appendix C Troubleshooting At First Start
APPENDIX C Troubleshooting at First Start Boot-up Issues The system do not power-up, no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on. Check if the power cord is plug to the power source. Check if the power is connected to the M/B. 3. - Page 148 3. Check the memory module and the VGA card if inserted properly on the M/B. 4. If yes, change the memory module, it might be defective. Make sure the memory specification is supported by the M/B (for more info on this, check our FAQ website). 5.
- Page 149 During Boot-up, my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error. What is the problem? 1. Clear CMOS memory. Re-flash BIOS. Check on how to flash bios on the later part of this book. Change the CMOS battery, the battery might be drained. The BIOS chip might be failing.
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Page 150: Vga Issue
The BIOS chip is defected due to unsuccessful flash, contact your nearest SOYO branch for re-flashing. Is there a way to reprogram my BIOS after an unsuccessful flash? No other way, you need to send back the BIOS ROM to your nearest SOYO branch for re-flashing VGA Issue I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color (640x 480). -
Page 151: Audio Issue
Audio Issue How can I disable the on-board Audio? Go to the SOYO Combo Feature in the BIOS setup, then set the “onboard audio” to disable. I cannot get the sound working on my system. Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector in the M/B. -
Page 152: Hard Disk/Fdd/ Cd-Rom Issue
The sound is working in my system, but when I play CD music from the CD-ROM, I do not get any sound. What is wrong? This is because the 3-wire audio cable from the CD-ROM to the on-board CDIN1 connector in the M/B is not connected. See manual for location of CDIN1. - Page 153 RAID Issues Windows do not detect the on-board RAID. Enable the on-board RAID function in the BIOS-Under SOYO COMBO features setup. Can I use my CD-ROM on IDE 3 & 4? Can I use IDE 3 & 4 as a normal IDE channel? Yes, no need to change any settings in the BIOS.
- Page 154 APPENDIX D How to contact us: If you are interested in our products, please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live. If you require Technical Assistance, please contact our Technical Support in the region you live. SOYO prefers Email as communication medium, remember to always add to the email the country that you live in.