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- Page 1 SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Motherboard **************************************************** mPGA Socket 478 Processor supported Intel i845 AGP PRO/PCI 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 ....7 SY-P4I Fire DRAGON MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ..8 SY-P4I Fire DRAGON MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...........11 PREPARATIONS..............11 INSTALLATION GUIDE ..........12 QUICK BIOS SETUP............36 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY .............. - Page 4 Table of Contents SY-P4I Fire DRAGON CHAPTER 6 HIGHPOINT HPT 372 DRIVER INSTALLATION ....83 APPENDIXA HIGHPOINT HPT372 ..............84 APPENDIXB C-MEDIA 6 CHANNEL AUDIO SOLUTION MANUAL ..116 APPENDIXC TROUBLESHOOTING AT FIRST START ......141 APPENDIXD CONTACT INFORMATION ............ 148...
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Motherboard Description
Chapter 1 MOTHEBOARD DESCRIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY-P4I Fire DRAGON AGP/PCI Motherboard is a high-performance Socket 478 processor supported ATX form-factor system board. SY-P4I Fire DRAGON uses the Intel i845 Chipset technology. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards... -
Page 6: Key Features
- FSB 400MHz: Pentium® 4 CPU SETTINGS The SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 the use of jumpers obsolete. - Page 7 Supports Intel 82562ET IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX compliant physical layer interface. IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation Support. SMART CARD READER Compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card (PC/SC) Working Group standard. Supports Smart Card insertion power-on feature. ADVANCED FUNCTIONS The SY-P4I Fire DRAGON supports advanced functions such as:...
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Page 8: Hardware Monitor
CD-ROM. Power on by modem or alarm If the SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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
SY-P4I Fire DRAGON SOYO Bonus Pack CD-ROM COMPLIANCE The SY-P4I Fire DRAGON complies with all important industry standards. The following underlines the reliability of the SY-P4I Fire DRAGON, a motherboard to trust. PC99, ACPI compliant USER FRIENDLY SOYO COMBO Setup... -
Page 10: Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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-P4I Fire Dragon Motherboard Layout
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 1-6 SY-P4I Fire DRAGON MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Mouse Connector Connector ATX Power USB 1_2 LAN Connector COM A 82562ET COM B +12V Power AOUT Peripheral Power Aux Power AMIC AGP PRO... -
Page 12: Sy-P4I Fire Dragon Motherboard Components
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON SY-P4I Fire DRAGON MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS A B C D F G H... - Page 13 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON LAN Chip CPU Cooling Fan Connector +12V Power Connector Aux Power Connector Socket 478 Connector Intel i845 North Bridge Chip Peripheral Power Connector CPU Cooling Fan2 Connector DDR DIMM Bank ATX Power Connector Bus Mastering E-IDE/ATAPI Ports...
- Page 14 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON AG H/W Onboard Audio Chip AH CD-IN Connectors Front panel Connectors Back panel Connectors...
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Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 16: Installation Guide
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 17: Step 1 Install The Cpu
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Step 1 Install the CPU To perform the installation of your new SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Motherboard, follow the steps below: Mark your CPU Frequency: Record the working frequency of your mPGA CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover. - Page 18 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole distinctive edge on the socket. Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing.
- Page 19 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place. Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard. The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability. The fan prevents...
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Page 20: Step 2 Install Memory Module
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Step 2 Install Memory Module DIMM1 DIMM2 Your board comes with two DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 2GB 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 21: Memory Configuration Table
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Modules RAM Type DDR SDRAM Memory Module Size (MB) 64/128/256/512 MB/1 GB Step 3 Install Expansion Card The motherboard has 1 AGP slot and 6 PCI slot. - Page 22 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Step 4 Connect cables, case wire, and power supply A. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM) Pin-1 IDE 2 IDE 1 Secondary Pirmary Pin-1 IDE 3 IDE 4 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-P4I Fire DRAGON 80-Conductor ATA 66/100 Flat Cable 40-pin...
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Page 24: Floppy Drive
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON B. Floppy Drive Installation Pin -1 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. In addition, this Motherboard supports a 3-mode (720KB/1.2MB/1.44MB) floppy commonly used in Japan. -
Page 25: Pin Assignment
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON C. Front Panel Connections Plug the computer case's front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard. 1. Power LED & KeyLock Plug the Power LED cable into the 5-pin Keylock header. Some systems may feature a KeyLock function with a front panel switch for enabling or disabling the keyboard. - Page 26 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 is active. HDD LED Pin Assignment LED Anode LED Cathode 6.
- Page 28 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON D. Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, printer, modem, USB can be plugged directly onto the Motherboard back panel. Only after you have fixed and locked the Motherboard to the computer case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices.
- Page 29 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 1. Onboard Serial Ports COM1/COM2 External peripherals that use serial transmission scheme include: serial mouse, and modem. Plug the serial device cables directly into the COMA/COMB 9-pin male connectors located at the rear panel of the Motherboard.
- Page 30 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 5. Universal Serial Bus USB1/USB2/(USB3, USB4) 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 31 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON E. Other Connections 1. Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Attach the 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function to the JP10 header on the Motherboard. This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card.
- Page 32 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 2. Standard Infrared (SIRCON) Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON header. This will enable the infrared transfer function. This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications. Please install according to the following pin assignment:...
- Page 33 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, [SOYO COMBO] menu.) To avoid damage to the system, install according to the following pin...
- Page 34 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON (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 35 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 4. Smart Card Reader 5. CD Line-in (CDIN1) This Motherboard provides one 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 36 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 6. SPK5 Please refer to the c-media 6 channel Audio solution Manual for more information on AUDIO function. SPK5 CENTER/BASS BASS OUT REAR_L REAR_L/R SPDIF IN1 OPTICAL_INPUT SPDIF_INPUT OPTICAL_OUTPUT 3 5 7 SPDIF_OUTPUT +5VA SPDIF OUT...
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Page 37: Atx Power
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON F. ATX12V 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 38 Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON * Note: If you use the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function, make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 mA on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB). Please install the ATX power according to the following pin assignment:...
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Page 39: Step 5 Power On
Hardware Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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. -
Page 40: 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 SETUP]. The [SOYO COMBO SETUP] combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS. - Page 41 Select the “LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS” menu and type “Y” at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup. Step 3. Select [SOYO COMBO FEATURE] Do this step if you want to change or overclock the CPU FSB. Set the [CPU Frequency Select] field to “Manual”, to be able to change the CPU frequency 1 MHz stepping.
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Page 42: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 43 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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.
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Page 44: Save And Exit Setup
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON SAVE AND EXIT SETUP Select the [SAVE & 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. -
Page 45: 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 46 F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail – Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults The [SOYO COMBO SETUP] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS. 3-1.1 System Performance...
- Page 47 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Setting Description Note CPU Clock x 8, x 10, x 11, The available CPU ratio you can select will Ratio x 12, x 13, x 14, depends on your CPU ID. x 15, x 16 , x 17,...
- Page 48 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-1.3 Advanced Tune-UP Settings Setting Description Note Memory Auto This item allows you to control Default the DRAM speed. frequency for DDR266 DDR200 DRAM Timing By SPD If enable the DRAM will auto Default detect the DRAM timing.
- Page 49 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-1.5 System Boot Control Settings Setting Description Note First/Second Floppy Select Your Boot Device /Third Priority. LS/ZIP Boot Device HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 Disabled Boot Other Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority.
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Page 50: Standard Cmos Setup
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 51 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-2.2 Hard Disks Type & Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed. Primary Setting Description Note (Secondary) Master & Slave IDE HDD Press To auto-detect the HDD’s size,...
- Page 52 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-2.4 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 53: Advanced Bios Features
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 54 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-3.1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Disabled Allows you to choose the Default Virus Warning VIRUS warning feature for Enabled IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt...
- Page 55 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-3.6 Gate A20 Options Setting Description Note Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. Options Fast Lets chipset control GateA20. Default 3-3.7 Typematic Settings Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic...
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Page 56: Security Option
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 Note System Each time the system is booted, the Security Option password prompt appears. - Page 57 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Small Logo(EPA) Show Setting Description Note EPA LOGO LOG0 Allows user to display SOYO Default logo or own logo. Logo-0 shows SELECT LOG1 SOYO logo, Logo-1 shows user logo. Small Disabled Set Enabled to Show Logo(EPA).
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Page 58: Advanced Chipset Features
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 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. - Page 59 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-4.1 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES System BIOS Disabled Default Cacheable Enabled The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH is cacheable. Video BIOS Disabled Default Cacheable Enabled The video BIOS C0000H-C7FFFH is cacheable. Disabled...
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Page 60: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 in the computer. - Page 61 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON PERIPHERALS Menu and provide instructions on how to configure the IDE controls, FDC controls, and the onboard serial and parallel ports. 3-5.1 IDE Device Controls IDE Controls Setting Description Note Disabled Turn off the on-board...
- Page 62 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-5.3 IDE HDD Block Mode Setting Description Note Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Invokes multi-sector Default transfer instead of one sector per transfer. Not all HDDs support this function. 3-5.4 Others Optional Setting...
- Page 63 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-5.6 Onboard Serial Ports Onboard Serial Setting Description Note Ports 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...
- Page 64 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-5.8 Others Optional Setting Description Note PWRON After The system will switch on when power comes back PWR-Fail after a power failure. The system will remain off Default when power comes back after a power failure.
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Page 65: Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 66 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-6.1 Power Management Controls Power Setting Description Note Management Controls ACPI Suspend S1(POS) The system will enter the S1 Default Type state during suspend. (Low S3(STR) latency wake up) S1 & S3 User Define...
- Page 67 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Power Management Controls (Continued) Power Setting Description Note Management Controls HDD Power Disabled Default Down 1-15Min When the set time has Some older elapsed, BIOS sends a model HDDs command to the HDD to may not power down.
- Page 68 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-6.2 Reload Global Timer Events Power Down Setting Description Note & Resume Events IDE0, IDE1 Disabled Default Primary Enabled In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a Secondary device which is configured as Enabled.
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Page 69: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 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 70: Pnp/Pci Configuration Controls
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-7.1 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... - Page 71 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued) 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 On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: disabled...
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Page 72: Pc Health Status
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 1.66 V VCC 1.8V... - Page 73 BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-8.1 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Device Setting Description Note Monitoring Disabled This item allows you to set up Default Shutdown Temperature the CPU shutdown Temperature. 45°C/113°F, This item only effective under 50°C/122°F, Windows 98 ACPI mode.
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Page 74: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 75: Load Optimized Defaults
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 76: Supervisor Password
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 3-11 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 password or disable the password: 1. -
Page 77: User Password
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 78: Boot Menu
BIOS Setup Utility SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 on which device they wish to boot from. -
Page 79: Chapter 4 Drivers Installation
Step 1. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive If you use Windows NT ,2000 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 80 Drivers installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON 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 81 Drivers installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Step 2. Install Drivers and Utilities Drivers that are needed to install for the system to operate properly 1. Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Win 98/98SE/ME/NT/XP 2. C-Media 8738 audio driver 3. On-board LAN. See chapter 5 4.
- Page 82 Drivers installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON the i845 chipset, please run this utility. Intel Application Accelerator for Win 98/98SE/ME/NT/XP The Intel(R) Application Accelerator is designed to improve performance of the storage sub-system and overall system performance. This software delivers improved performance...
- Page 83 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 84: Chapter 5 Intel Pro/100 Lan Driver Installation
“PCI Ethernet Controller”. select “Search for the best driver for your device [Recommended]”. The Intel LAN Driver for Win 98se path is in SOYO CD:\Lan\Intel. 10. Click Next then enable the “Specify a location” check box; specify the... - Page 85 Select Have Disk. Insert the “Intel® PRO/100 Ethernet Adapter Drivers Disk” in your CD driver and specify the correct path. The LAN Driver For NT4.0 Path is in SOYO CD:\Lan\Intel. Select one of the following models: “Intel® PRO Adapter” then click OK.
- Page 86 5. Double Click Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connection. 6. Click Driver then click update Driver. 7. Select install from a list or specific location (Advanced) then click next. 8. The Intel® LAN Driver for XP path is in SOYO CD:\Lan\Intel.
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Page 87: Chapter 6 Highpoint Hpt 372 Driver Installation
HighPoint HPT 372 Driver Installation SY-P4I Fire DRAGON Chapter 6 HIGHPOINT HPT 372 DRIVER INSTALLATION See page 109 or Appendix A for Driver Installation procedure. -
Page 88: Appendixa Highpoint Hpt372
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Page 89: Getting Started
Introduction HPT372 is UDMA/ATA133 RAID controller. You can either use HPT372 (IDE3, IDE4) as a RAID on controller or as an IDE controller. RAID Administrator is a Windows-based RAID management utility for HPT372 RAID Controller. With graphical user interface, RAID Administrator enable users easily configure and manage disk and disk arrays connected to HPT372 RAID controller. -
Page 90: Enter Into Bios Configuration Utility
the HDD on IDE 3 and IDE 4 will act as another IDE HDD. To be able to use the RAID function, please do the following: 1. Create a Disk Array. 2. Install RAID driver 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 91 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 92 single disks. All data on these disks will be destroyed after creation of RAID 0+1. 3. Different warning messages appear according to different RAID levels. II. Delete RAID The following steps shall be taken to delete RAID. In the menu zone, select 2.
- Page 93 disks at the second step, and rebuild can not continue. IV. Add Spare Disk The following steps shall be taken to add the spare disk. In the menu zone, select 4. Add Spare Disk and press Enter to confirm. In menu zone of the popup sub-interface, select 1.
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Page 94: Install Raid Administrator
Enter to confirm this operation and go to next. In the validated channel status zone , use the arrow key to select the boot device and press Enter to confirm. Note: Set Boot Disk item appears on condition that no hard disk is connected to IDE on motherboard. - Page 95 I. Run RAID Administrator The following steps should be taken to run RAID Administrator: 1. Click Start-->Program-->RAID Administrator-->RAID Administrator, the below welcome interface will come up. 2. The above interface stays only for a while. Coming up is the main interface of RAID Administrator (see below).
- Page 96 Tool Bar: It provides shortcut way to execute the common commands. Commands shown by Tool Bar can also be found under Configuration menu. Disk Tree: It shows the connecting information of all hard disks in two ways: View by Device View by Adapter.
- Page 97 1. In the follow-on dialog box, click Create button to create stripe array, or click Cancel button to cancel this creation. If the cancel operation has been selected, the system will remain unchanged. 2. After the completion of creating stripe array, shut down all other programs.
- Page 98 3. If the user wants to use a spare disk, please select Spare Disk item. Then select hard disks from Available Disks column, and add it into Use Spare Disk column. 4. Click Create to begin the creation or Cancel to exit.
- Page 99 If the user has set a spare disk, when the read/write failure of either the source disk or the mirror disk, the program will automatically use the left normal disk and the spare disk to rebuild the mirror array, thereby providing dual security for data. Note: 1.
- Page 100 4. If the user is to add the spare disk, select the hard disk to be used in the follow-on dialog box, and then click Finish button. 5. If the user is to remove the spare disk, click Finish button in the follow-on dialog box.
- Page 101 1. Right-click the mirror array to be synchronized. 2. Select Synchronize Mirror item from the popup menu. The mirror array being synchronized is labeled at locked status. By selecting this disk array, the user can see the progress of synchronizing mirror. Validate Mirror The user can validate the locked mirror array through the following steps:...
- Page 102 2. In the popup menu, select Validate Mirror item. Once the mirror disk is validated, it will be implicit by the program that the data on the mirror disk is the same with that on the source disk. And the program will no longer ask the user to synchronize mirror.
- Page 103 remain unchanged. 4. After the create operation is complete, please shut down all other programs. And then click to restart the computer. The user may also select to restart the computer later. Warning: In the creation of the span array, only the data on the first member disk will be preserved while the data on others will be completely destroyed.
- Page 104 3. In the popup dialog box, select the hard disks to be used, and add them into Source Disks column or Mirror Disks column. 4. Click Create button to create or Cancel button to cancel the creation. If the user selects Cancel, the system will remain unchanged.
- Page 105 Suggestion: In order to avoid the capacity waste, please use hard disks with the identical capacity to create the 0+1 array. Warning: The data on all member disks will be destroyed after creating the 0+1 array. VIII. Remove Disk Array The following steps shall be taken to remove disk array.
- Page 106 first disk reserved while the data on other disks will be all destroyed. IX. Set Transfer Mode The following steps shall be taken to set transfer mode of hard disk: 1. Select the hard disk in the disk tree.”. 2. Click Mode icon on the tool bar.
- Page 107 below). Note: When reading data from the mirror array, the source disk is always to be read first, and the mirror disk will not be accessed if the data is successfully read out from the source disk and so the mirror disk's failure can not be detected.
- Page 108 XI. Hot-swapping Hard Disks of Mirror Array During the working process of the mirror array, if there is failure of either the source disk or the mirror disk and the spare disk has not been set, the user can remove the failed hard disk while the computer is still on and hot-plug in a new one.
- Page 109 For example, if the failed hard disk is connected to IDE2 and set as master, its substitute must be connected to IDE2 and set as master. Warning: In order to avoid any possible damage to both the system and the device by the manual hot-swap of power and cable.
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Page 110: 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 98SE Manual Installation If Windows can not find new hardware, the driver can be installed through the following steps: 1. -
Page 111: Windows 2000
manager. 2. click on “? Other Device” and then double click “! PCI Raid Controller”. 3. click Next in the popup window to continue.”. 4. Click Re-install device 5. choose ”automatic search better driver (recommended)” 6. Put the driver CD on the CD-ROM 7. - Page 112 1. You will see a “! RAID Controller” under unknown device 2. Double click “! RAID controller” 3. Re-install driver 4. put the Soyo driver CD on the CD-ROM 5. Choose “Install the software automatically (recommended)” and then click next 6.
- Page 113 9. Browse to the directory that contains the missing file (D:\raid\hpt372\winxp). If you click yes without browsing, Win XP will not find the .inf file 10. Follow the system prompt to finish the installation, and restart the computer. Installing Driver During OS Installation Install driver during Windows NT4.0 installation 1.
- Page 114 Install driver during Windows 2000 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 2. If Windows 2000 is installed from the floppy drive, please let the installing program run automatically. If Windows 2000 is installed from the CD-ROM drive, please key when the message...
- Page 115 or under Windows XP, please select to install driver under Windows XP. 5. Insert the floppy disk of driver, then press Enter to continue. 6. In the follow-on window of device type, please select HPT370/HPT372 UDMA/ATA RAID Controller Windows XP to continue.
- Page 116 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 117 Verify Installation on Windows 2000 When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted: 1. Right-click My Computer icon, select Property item in the popup menu. 2. In the popup window, select Hardware item and then click Device Manager button.
- Page 118 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 119 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 120 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 121 Auto detectable SPDIF/IN signal level from 0.5V to 5V. 120dB audio quality in playback, recording, and bypass modes. • Stereo Mixer Stereo analog mixing from CD-Audio and Line-in Stereo digital mixing from Voice, FM/Wave-table, and Digital CD-Audio Mono mixing from MIC. Software adjustable volume. •...
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Page 122: 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 123 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. Current Track field shows the number of the currently selected CD track.
- Page 124 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. Next song: Loads the next track of playlist.
- Page 125 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. Help: Shows the help screen for detailed button function descriptions.
- Page 126 Button Function Playlist: allows you to insert, remove, and record the MIDI files into and from the playlist. You can save the playlist into a file as well. Previous song: Loads the previous MIDI file of playlist. If current file is the first MIDI file, the last one will become the current selection.
- Page 127 Setting: Selects the output device you want to use to playback the MIDI files. Help: Shows the help screen for detailed button function descriptions. About: Shows software version and copyright information. Exit: Stops and leaves the MIDI Player.
- Page 128 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 129 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 130 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...
- Page 131 Appendixes C and D. 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...
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Page 132: Recording Control
can usually be enabled at once. Volume: This is the master control over all outputs. The power of an outputRe signal is determined by both of the volume slider and the slider for the individual output. To modify all the outputs, adjust the volume slider. - Page 133 AUX IN: Regulates the Auxiliary input play level. LINE IN: Regulates the Line-In level. SPDIF IN: Enables the recording from SPDIF in. SPDIF-in is mutually exclusive with other input signals. Advanced: Regulates the advanced settings. Advanced - SPDIF SPDIF dialog provides a full control over SPDIF IN/OUT functions.
- Page 134 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 135 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 136 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 A3D API.
- Page 137 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 138 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 139 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.
- Page 140 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 141 Echo Like to sing along with Karaoke? It might occur to you to use your PC for this. However, when you turn on the microphone, play the song, and ready to sing, you see that the effect is not as good as expected. Why? Echo is the answer. To help you solve this problem, this demo is designed to include the Echo function.
- Page 142 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 143 STEP 4. Start to play the songs. You will see that the MD player starts to do the recording as well. 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.
- Page 144 STEP 3. In 'Wave Recording' dialog, you should select the recording format and SPDIF-IN recording channel. Then input the file name. Before recording, please turn on your SPDIF-IN device and start to playback. Finally, press 'Record' to start the recording process.
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Page 145: Appendixc 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. check if the cable of the case power button is connected to the M/B power button connector (see connectors and plug-ins in the manual for more info) - Page 146 check the memory module and the VGA card if inserted properly on the M/B. if yes, change the memory module, it might be defective. Make sure the memory specification is supported by the M/B. (for more info on this, check our FAQ website) change the VGA card.
- Page 147 During Boot-up, my computer says CMOS memory Checksum error. What is the problem? clear CMOS memory. 2. 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 148: Vga Issue
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... -
Page 149: Audio Issue
VGA card support Suspend to Ram function. Audio Issue How can I disable the on-board Audio? Go to the SOYO Combo Feature in the BIOS setup, then set the “onboard 6CH H/W audio” to disable. I cannot get the sound working on my system. -
Page 150: Hard Disk/Fdd/ Cd-Rom Issue
What is wrong? 1. if you are using an ISA sound card, please make sure the IRQ needed for the sound card is set to 'Legacy ISA' in the bios. In other word, if your ISA sound card takes IRQ5, then set IRQ5 to 'Legacy ISA'. - Page 151 Can I use IDE 3 & 4 as a normal IDE channel? Yes, just connect your HDD on IDE 3 or IDE 4. No need to change any settings in the BIOS. I cannot get the HDD to boot from IDE 3 or IDE 4, why? Make sure that the 1 boot device in the BIOS is set to SCSI.
- Page 152 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.