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SOYO SY-6BA+ III User's Manual & Technical Reference

Pentium iii, pentium ii & celeron processor supported 82440 bx agp/pci motherboard 66&100mhz front side bus supported atx form factor
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SY-6BA+ III
Motherboard
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Pentium
Processor supported
82440 BX AGP/PCI Motherboard
66&100MHz Front Side Bus supported
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User's Guide

Technical Reference

III, Pentium
ATX Form Factor
&
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II & Celeron™

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  • Page 1: Technical Reference

    SY-6BA+ III Motherboard **************************************************** ® ® Pentium III, Pentium II & Celeron™ Processor supported 82440 BX AGP/PCI Motherboard 66&100MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor **************************************************** User's Guide & Technical Reference...

  • Page 2: About This Guide

    It is the policy of Soyo Computer Inc. to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or assist others to infringe upon such rights.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents SY-6BA+ III Table of Contents SY-6BA+ III MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ........1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .............2 KEY FEATURES............2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD......5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS ..5 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE SETUP ..........6 PREPARATIONS .............6 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD .......7 INSTALLATION GUIDE..........8 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ...........30 SOYO COMBO SETUP .........32...

  • Page 4: Sy-6Ba+ Iii Motherboard Layout

    Motherboard Features SY-6BA+ III SY-6BA+ III MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse JP10 Connector Connector LED1 PWRFAN DIMM 1 USB 1 USB 2 Slot 1 DIMM 2 CPUFAN ® DIMM 3 DIMM 4 COM 1 ® COM 2 Intel 82443 BX...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    SY-6BA+ III Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The SY-6BA+ III AGP/PCI Motherboard is a high-performance Slot 1 processor supported ATX form-factor system board. SY-6BA+ III uses the 82440 BX Chipset technology and supports Slot 1 processors. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements.
  • Page 6 Introduction SY-6BA+ III SY-6BA+ III PLATFORM FEATURES Board Size 4-layer PCB, 19x30.5cm(7.5”x12”), ATX Form Factor ® ® Slot1 Slot 1 for Pentium III, Pentium II & Celeron™ Processor Ø Supports the following processors 100MHz FSB ® Pentium II 350/400/450 MHz ®...
  • Page 7 WOL (Wake-On-LAN) 3-pin Header LED 1 5V Stand-by indicator LED SBLINK ™ PCI Audio Card Header (PC-PCI) SY-6BA+ III BACK-PANEL FEATURES 1 x Onboard 25-pin Female Parallel Printer Port Ø ECP/EPP/SPP multi-mode parallel printer port COM1, COM2 2 x Onboard RS-232 Serial Ports Ø...

  • Page 8: Handling The Motherboard

    Introduction SY-6BA+ III 1-2 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while unpacking: Ø Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. Ø Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold the Motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    SY-6BA+ III Chapter 2 HARDWARE SETUP Congratulations on your purchase of SY-6BA+ III 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 10: Unpacking The Motherboard

    Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III 2-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items: u The SY-6BA+ III 82440 BX AGP/PCI Motherboard u This User’ s Manual u The Installation CD-ROM u The CPU Retention Set u One IDE Device Flat Cable...

  • Page 11: Installation Guide

    Motherboard or system. BEGIN THE INSTALLATION Step 1. CPU Installation Your SY-6BA+ III motherboard comes with a CPU retention set kit. The retention set is used to hold the processor attached to the Slot 1 CPU connector on the motherboard.
  • Page 12 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Follow these instructions to install your Slot 1 processor correctly. Ø Retention Module Open the two sides by folding them up. Push the locks on top of the CPU inward.
  • Page 13 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Insert the CPU into the retention module. The CPU fits in the CPU slot in only ONE way, do not try to force it in. After completely inserting the CPU, push the two locks on top of the CPU outward.
  • Page 14 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Note: Installing a heat sink and cooling fan on top of your CPU is necessary for proper heat dissipation. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and possible burn-out of your CPU. Step 2. CPU Fan Installation Your Slot 1 processor kit comes with a cooling fan.
  • Page 15 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Step 3. SDRAM Memory Module Installation This Motherboard features 4 x DIMM Banks for 168-pin 3.3V unbuffered and registered DIMM modules. Your board comes with four DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 1GB of main memory using DIMM modules from 8MB to 256MB.
  • Page 16 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Step 4. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM) This Motherboard offers two primary and secondary IDE device connectors (IDE1, IDE2.) It can support up to four high-speed HDD or CD-ROM. Connect one side of the 40-pin flat cable to the IDE device (HDD or CD-ROM) and plug the other end to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) directionally keyed IDE connector on the Motherboard.
  • Page 17 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III 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 18 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III 6. ATX Power On/Off Switch Attach the 2-pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply. Step 7. 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.
  • Page 19 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III 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 COM1/COM2 9-pin male connectors located at the rear panel of the Motherboard.
  • Page 20 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Step 8. 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 JP44 header on the Motherboard. This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card.
  • Page 21 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Step 9. Cooling Fan Installation 1. CPU Cooling Fan After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard. The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode. (Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility, [POWER MANAGEMENT] menu.)
  • Page 22 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Step 10. AGP VGA Card Insert the AGP VGA card into the AGP slot. Then connect the monitor information cable to the AGP card back plane external connector. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to perform the AGP VGA drivers installation.

  • Page 23: Atx Power

    Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Warning: Follow these precautions to preserve your Motherboard from any remnant currents when connecting to ATX power supply: Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector.
  • Page 24 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Step 13. 5V Stand-by indicator LED (LED 1) This LED is lit whenever the 5V Standby voltage coming from the ATX powersupply is available. If you have connected your ATX powersupply to the mains, LED 1 should be lit.
  • Page 25 Frequency in the BIOS may allow the user to set a higher multiplier value. Doing so will however force your CPU to operate out of its specifications, and therefore SOYO can not guarantee the proper functioning of your system. Refer to the following table:...
  • Page 26 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III Step 17. Power-On by Keyboard Jumper (JP10) You can choose to enable the Power-On by Keyboard function by shorting pin 1-2 on jumper JP10, otherwise, short pin 2-3 to disable this function. Power-On by Enable Disable...
  • Page 27 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] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS.
  • Page 28 The BIOS will read the CPU name string and CPU ID code From the CPU and it will display it here. This item provides information only and can not be change. (2) CPU Frequency Available [CPU Frequency] settings on your SY-6BA+ III Motherboard are detailed in the following table. Select the working frequency of CPU Frequency (MHz) ®...
  • Page 29 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III (a) CPU Host/PCI Clock Under this item you find the CPU Host / PCI Clock frequencies your PCI and o66/33 o95/31 o115/38 o124/41 o140/35 AGP slots run at. These frequencies are derived o75/37 o100/33 o117/39 o126/31 o142/35...

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting At First Start

    CPU Voltage will be 2.2V. This function should only be used if the CPU is running on FSB Frequencies beyond the CPU specifications, note that SOYO does not guarantee system stability if this item is not set to normal.
  • Page 31 4 seconds, then your system will enter into Suspend Mode. Note on Over-clocking Capability The SY-6BA+ III provides over-clocking capability. Due to the over- clocking setting your system may fail to boot up or hang during run time. Please perform the following steps to recover your system...
  • Page 32 Hardware Setup SY-6BA+ III You are now ready to configure your system with the BIOS setup program. Go to Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY This Motherboard's BIOS setup program uses the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS program from Award Software Inc. To enter the Award BIOS program's Main Menu: 1. Turn on or reboot the system.

  • Page 34: Save And Exit Setup

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III Hot Keys: Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility. Function Command Description Help Gives the list of options available for each item. Color Change the color of the display window.

  • Page 35: 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 36 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-1.1 Quick CPU Frequency Setup Quick CPU Setting Description Note Frequency Setup The BIOS will read the CPU name string and CPU ID code CPU Name & From the CPU and it will display it here. This item provides CPU ID information only and can not be change.
  • Page 37 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III Quick CPU Frequency Setup (Continued) Quick CPU Setting Description If [CPU Frequency] field is set to [Manual] CPU Ratio After you have selected the host clock, choose the right multiplier for the CPU. Options are: [2, 2.5, 3., 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5,6,6.5,7.0,7.5,8.0].
  • Page 38 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-1.2 L2 Cache Memory Setting Description Note CPU L2 Cache ECC Disabled Checking Enabled This option activates Default the CPU L2 cache ECC checking function. 3-1.3 System Boot Control Settings System Boot Setting Description Note...
  • Page 39 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III Power Management (Continued) PM Events Setting Description Note If [POWER ON Function] is set to [KB Power ON Password] KB Power ON Enter (your Set the password that will wake-up your Password password) system. If [POWER ON Function] is set to [Hot Key]...
  • Page 40 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III CPU Device Monitoring (Continued) CPU Device Setting Description Note Monitoring Current System Show the current status of °C/°F Temp. the system temperature. Current CPU Show the current status of °C/°F Temperature CPU temperature. Current CPUFAN Show the current status of °C/°F...

  • Page 41: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [STANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, July 31 1998 Time (hh:mm:ss)

  • Page 42: Floppy Drives

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 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 Type Auto BIOS detects hard disk type Default automatically.
  • Page 43 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-2.4 Video Select the video mode: EGA/VGA (Default), CGA 40, CGA 80, Mono (Monochrome). 3-2.5 Halt On When the BIOS detects system errors, this function will stop the system. Select which type of error will cause the system halt: All Errors (Default), No Errors, All But Diskette, All But Keyboard, All But Disk/Key.

  • Page 44: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP Select the [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Anti - Virus Protection : Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA...
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-3.1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Anti - Virus Disabled Protection Enabled If set to enabled, the Default Paragon Anti-Virus. Function will scan your boot drive for boot virusses. If a boot virus is detected, the BIOS will display a warning message.
  • Page 46 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-3.4 Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Note Options Boot Up Puts numeric keypad in Default NumLock NumLock mode at boot-up. Status Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot-up. 3-3.5 Security Option Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot-up or use of BIOS Setup.
  • Page 47 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-3.7 Typematic Settings Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic Disabled Default Rate Setting Enabled Enables to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. The following [Typematic Rate] and [Typematic Delay] fields are active only if [Typematic Rate Setting] is set to [Enabled]...
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Note Options Video or Disabled Adapter BIOS Enabled Default Shadow The BIOS is shadowed in a 16K segment if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present.

  • Page 49: Chipset Features Setup

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.
  • Page 50 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES Auto Disabled Configuration Enabled It is strongly recommended Default to enable this option so that the system automatically sets all chipset feature options on the left panel of the screen (except for cache update &...
  • Page 51 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES 16 BIT I/O Use the default setting Default Recovery Time Memory Hole At Disabled Default 15M-16M Enabled Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area.

  • Page 52: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] sets the system's power saving functions. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI function : Enabled ** Reload Global Timer Events ** PM Control by APM...
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-5.1 Power Management Controls Power Setting Description Note Management Controls ACPI Disabled Default function Enabled ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Management Interface) PM Control To use Advanced Power Default by APM Management (APM) you must run [power.exe] under DOS V6.0 or later version.
  • Page 54 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-5.2 PM Timers PM Timers Setting Description Note Power User Define Lets you define the HDD and Default Management system power down times. Disable Disables the Green PC Features. Doze Standby Suspend timer timer timer...
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-5.3 PM Events PM Events Setting Description Note VGA Active Disabled Monitor Enabled Enables the power Default management timers when a [no activity] event is detected. IRQ 8 Break Disabled Default Suspend Enabled Alarm function is active.

  • Page 56: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard's PCI Slots. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Resources Controlled By : Manual Slot 1,5 /AGP Use IRQ : Auto Reset Configuration Data : Disabled...
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-6.1 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls PNP/PCI Setting Description Note Controls Resources Manual BIOS does not manage PCI/ISA Controlled By PnP card IRQ assignment. Requires to assign IRQ-# and DMA-# to PCI or ISA PnP manually. IRQ-3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 assigned to: _...
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued) PNP/PCI Setting Description Note Setup How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: Interrupt Line PnP / PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals IRQ 15 IRQ 15: PCI / ISA PnP On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: disabled...

  • Page 59: Load Setup Defaults

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-7 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Select the [LOAD SETUP 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 60: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-8 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-6BA+ III 3-8.1 IDE Device Controls IDE Controls Setting Description Note IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Enabled Invokes multi-sector Default transfer instead of one sector per transfer. Not all HDDs support this function. mode 0-4 0 is the slowest speed Ø...
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-8.3 FDC Controls FDC Controls Setting Description Note Onboard FDC Disabled Turn off the on-board controller floppy controller Enabled Use the on-board Default floppy controller 3-8.4 Onboard Serial Ports Onboard Serial Setting Description Note Ports...
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-8.5 Onboard Parallel Ports Onboard Parallel Setting Description Note Ports Onboard Parallel 378H/IRQ7 Choose the printer I/O Default Port address. 3BCH/IRQ7 278H/IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode ECP/EPP The mode depends on Default your external device that connects to this port.
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-8.6 MULTI I/O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi-I/O addresses are as follows: Port I/O Address Status LPT1 378H ECP/EPP COM1 3F8H COM2 2F8H Warning: If a default I/O address conflicts with other I/O cards such as sound card, you must change one of the I/O addresses to remedy to this address conflict.

  • Page 65: Supervisor Password

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-9 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...

  • Page 66: User Password

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 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: ↔...

  • Page 67: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    BIOS Setup Utility SY-6BA+ III 3-11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the STANDARD CMOS SETUP accordingly. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE...

  • Page 68: Chapter 4 Drivers Installation

    The SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name. Step 1. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive The SOYO CD will auto-run, and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will display as shown below.
  • Page 69 Motherboard model name and click OK. (Manual Selection Menu) The user's manual files included on the SOYO CD can be read in PDF (Postscript Document) format. In order to read a PDF file, the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system.
  • Page 70 Only the drivers that are relevant to your board are displayed initially. Intel Southbridge Drivers SOYO Speedpro BusMaster Driver for win 95/98 Intel BusMaster Drivers for Win NT Intel BusMaster Drivers for Win95 Intel BusMaster Drivers for OS/2...
  • Page 71 DMA (Direct Memory Access) to relieve the CPU of this burden, thus speeding up the system. The SOYO SpeedPro driver makes use of an advanced caching algorithm, which gives it an advantage over other busmaster drivers.
  • Page 72 Note: Do NEVER install two types of busmaster drivers on your system, this will lead to conflicts and system instability. Therefore, if you install the SOYO SpeedPro Busmaster driver you can NOT install the Intel Busmaster drivers. Before installing a new busmaster driver first UNINSTALL the old busmaster driver.
  • Page 73 Note: However, to display the list of all drivers software available with SOYO Motherboards, click the Display all drivers on the SOYO CD button. Please make sure to install only the drivers adapted to your system, or otherwise this cause system malfunctions.

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