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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Motherboard Quick Start Guide...
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SOYO™ 1. AGP cards running at 3.3V are not supported; only AGP cards running at 1.5V can be used in this mainboard. 2. Please read the user guide before proceeding with your installations. Serious damage may occur if the procedure is not followed properly.
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus motherboard. This Quick Start Guide illustrates the steps for installing and setting up your new motherboard. This guide provides all users with the basic steps of motherboard setting and operation.
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Layout PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Mouse Connector Connector USB3 / USB4 COM A COM B ATX Power USB1 / USB2 / LAN MIC IN / Center & Bass out Line out / Front out...
Follow the directions in this section, which is designed to guide you through a quick and correct method to install your new SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus motherboard. For detailed information, please refer to the SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus motherboard User's Manual and Technical Reference online manual on the CD-ROM package that came with your motherboard.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard We will now begin the installation process. Please follow the step-by-step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation. Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules...
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Set the jumpers on the FJ1 jumper block to the correct FSB for your CPU. 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz 200 MHz Clock Select RJ2 Dipswitch This dipswitch sets the ratio of your CPU. Note that this switch will only work if you have an unlocked CPU.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide CPU Fan Installation Your Socket A processor kit comes with a cooling fan. Mount the fan on the processor according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer. The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability.
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide 2. Carefully mount the fan on top of the CPU and clip-on the first lock. 3. Clip-on the second lock and please make sure not to damage/scratch the board.
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Fan Off Control function. See below for more information on FOC function. When the CPU temperature exceeds, the temperature set in the CPU Temp. Protection in BIOS setup, SOYO’s Anti Burn Regulator (ABR) will automatically shutdown the system and beep until the power button is pressed for one time.
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FOC (Fan-Off Control) The newly designed SOYO “FOC” is based on the concept of total protection for the CPU, which is very different from what is currently seen on the market. The H/W control function is used to see a passive security system of monitoring and warning.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) SOYO's ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) is a specially designed hardware circuit that works hand in hand with the CPU’s internal sensor in monitoring the temperature of the CPU and prevent it from overheating.
Wake-On-LAN card and other devices. For more details on connecting internal and external peripherals to your new SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus motherboard, please refer to SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus motherboard User's Manual and Technical Reference online manual on the CD-ROM. Connectors and Plug-ins...
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide 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. Its white cap can easily identify this jumper.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Quick BIOS Setup This motherboard allows you to change your memory and onboard peripheral settings in BIOS setup. After the hardware installation is complete, turn the power switch on, then press the <DEL> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program.
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If you are running Windows NT/2K/XP, the SOYO-CD will not detect your motherboard type. In that case the following dialog will pop up. Please choose your motherboard model number and press OK. Now the SOYO-CD Start Up Menu will come up as shown on the following page:...
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SOYO motherboard the system uses and displays the corresponding model name. 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.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Install Drivers and Utilities Step 2. Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your motherboard. The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of motherboard you own.
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Check the Latest Releases Step 3. 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...
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide After Windows XP installation, your device manager should look like this:...
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide After driver installation, your Windows XP device manager should look like this:...
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Drivers directory list in the CD driver Audio driver Via 4 in 1 driver Onboard LAN RAID driver USB 2.0 driver for Win 98SE/ME...
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Audio Driver Installation Audio Driver Installation for Windows 98/98se After you have installed the audio driver, windows may prompt you to restart your computer. When your computer has restarted it may look for the windows driver on your windows installation CD and ask you to insert your installation CD into your CD-drive.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide USB2.0 Driver Installation USB2.0 Driver Installation for Windows XP USB 2.0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows XP. For additional information regarding USB 2.0 support in Windows XP, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/bus/USB/default.asp...
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation You can use your VIA 8237 (SATA1,SATA2) as Normal IDE function. RAID function. (RAID0, 1) To use SATA1 and SATA2 as normal IDE, please do the following steps...
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Win XP will prompt you that a message that the driver is newer than the default driver, press S (use the driver on floppy) to continue. The follow-on interface will list the devices to be installed, in which “VIA 8237 SATARaid SATARaid controller for windows XP”...
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Quick Trouble shooting tips Boot-up Issues The system does not power-up, no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on. Check if the power cord is plug into the power source.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide Example. If you have a P4 M/B, you need to use a P4 power supply. If you already checked the power supply specification, change the power supply it might be defective. The minimum is 350 watts AMD approved.
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The BIOS chip is defective due to an 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.
Audio Issue How can I disable the on-board Audio? Go to the SOYO Combo Feature in BIOS setup, then set the “AC97 Audio” setup option to disabled. I cannot get the sound working on my system. Check if the speaker wire is connected to the line out connector on the M/B.
SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide The sound and everything else works fine except that the line-in and microphone do not work. What is wrong? Please go to sound properties and check if the line-in and microphone in are enabled and not muted.
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SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus Quick Start Guide 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.
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Edition: August 2003 Version 1.1 SY-KT600 DRAGON Plus SERIAL...
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