SOYO SY-7VCA User manual

SY-7VCA

Motherboard

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Pentium

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III & Celeron

Processor supported

Via 694X AGP/PCI/AMR Motherboard

66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported

ATX Form Factor

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User's Manual

SOYO™ SY-7VCA

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION...............................1

1-1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................1

1-2 KEY FEATURES...............................................................1

1-3 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD ..............................5

1-4 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS.........5

1-5 SY-7VCA MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ..........................6

1-6 SY-7VCA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS ...............7

1-7 MICROPROCESSOR........................................................9

1-8 SY-7VCA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS .............10

1-9 MICROPROCESSOR......................................................12

1-10 I/O INTERFACE CONTROLLER...................................16

1-11 HARDWARE MONITOR................................................18

1-12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY..................................19

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...................................20

2-1 PREPARATIONS.............................................................20

2-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD ..........................21

2-3 INSTALLATION GUIDE................................................22

2-3.1 CPU Fan Installation....................................................23

2-3.2 SDRAM Memory Module Installation..........................26

2-3.3 Motherboard Connector................................................28

3-3.4 CMOS Clearing (JP5)...................................................43

2-3.5 Power On ......................................................................43

2-3.6 Quick BIOS Setup..........................................................44

2-3.7 Troubleshooting at First Start.......................................46

2-3.8 Power Off......................................................................49

CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY.................................................52

3-1 SOYO COMBO SETUP...................................................56

3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP............................................61

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3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES......................................64

3-4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES...............................68

3-5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.......................................73

3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP..................................78

3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP..............................82

3-8 PC HEALTH STATUS......................................................85

3-9 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS ......................................87

3-10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS.....................................88

3-11 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD ............................................89

3-12 USER PASSWORD..........................................................90

3-13 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION.......................................91

CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION ..........................................92

CHAPTER 5 VIA SOUNDCHIP DRIVERS INSTALLATION .........96

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Chapter 1

MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION

1-1 INTRODUCTION

The SY-7VCA AGP/PCI/AMR Motherboard is a high-performance

Socket 370 supported ATX form-factor system board. The SY-7VCA uses

VIA Chipset technology and supports Socket 370 class processors. This

Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many

technical enhancements.

1-2 KEY FEATURES

Ø CPU SUPPORT

The SY-7VCA supports a wide range of INTEL CPUs:

n FSB 133MHz: Intel Pentium® III 533EB~866 MHz

n FSB 100MHz: Intel Pentium® III 500E~800 MHz

n FSB 66MHz: Intel Celeron® 400~533 MHz

New released Intel Socket 370 CPUs will very likely be supported by the

SY-7VCA as well.

Ø CPU SETTINGS

The SY-7VCA 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.

n CPU FSB Frequency

The SY-7VCA supports an incredible wide range of CPU FSB frequency

settings:

66, 75, 81, 83, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 120, 122,

124, 126, 133, 135, 137, 138, 140, 142, 144, 150 and 155 MHz.

This ensures that the SY-7VCA has an overwhelming overclocking

potential.

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n CPU Multiplier

The SY-7VCA supports a wide range of multipliers:

2.0x, 2.5x, 3.0x, 3.5x, 4.0x, 4.5x, 5.0x, 5.5x, 6.0x, 6.5x, 7.0x, 7.5x and

8.0x

Ø EXPANDABILITY

The SY-7VCA provides all the standard expansion slots, and many more

additional expansion features:

u Expansion slots

n 1 x 32-bit bus master AGP slot

n 5 x 32-bit bus master PCI slots

n 1 x 16-bit ISA slots

u Enhanced IO

n Floppy disk controller

n 2x EIDE controllers with support for up to 4 Ultra DMA 33/66

devices

n Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port

n 2x 16550 compatible serial ports

n IrDA compatible infrared port

n 4x USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors

n PS/2 mouse connector

n PS/2 keyboard connector

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Ø ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

The SY-7VCA supports advanced functions such as:

n Wake-On-LAN

Supports Wake-On-LAN (Some advanced network cards can

wake the system up over the network, the WOL connector is

provided by the SY-7VCA to support this function).

n Multiple boot

The SY-7VCA supports booting from devices such as CD-ROM.

n Power on by modem or alarm

If the SY-7VCA 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.

Ø FAIL SAFE

The SY-7VCA comes with added functionality to make managing the

system easy and safe

u Hardware Monitor

The integrated Hardware Monitor IC and Hardware doctor software

enables the user to monitor system voltages, temperatures and FAN speeds.

This makes sure that the user is full control of the system

u Power Failure Resume Function

This function can be set in the BIOS, and determines whether the system

will automatically turn on again after a power failure. This function is

indispensable for server systems that need to always be on line.

u 5VSB Indicator

This green LED gives an indication of the presence of the 5V Standby

voltage. This voltage is always fed into the motherboard and is used for

functions such as WOL.

Ø NORTON SOFTWARE PACK

n Antivirus

n Ghost

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n Virtual Drive

Ø COMPLIANCE

The SY-7VCA complies with all important industry standards. The

following underlines the reliability of the SY-7VCA, a motherboard to

trust.

n PC99, ACPI compliant

Ø USER FRIENDLY

n SOYO Combo Setup

n Jumperless design

n You can set up the following options trough the BIOS setting

 CPU FSB frequency

 CPU multiplier

 CPU Vcore voltage

 PCI clock

 AGP Clock

 SDRAM Clock

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1-3 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.

Ø Check the Motherboard for damage. If any chip appears loose, press

carefully to seat it firmly in its socket.

Warning: Do not apply power if the Motherboard appears

damaged. If there is damage to the board, contact your dealer

immediately.

1-4 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS

Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other

system components. Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the

components. Note that you must take special precautions when handling

the Motherboard in dry or air-conditioned environment.

To protect your equipment from electrostatic discharge, take the following

precautions:

Ø Do not remove the anti-static packaging until you are ready to install.

Ø Ground yourself before removing any system component from its

protective anti-static packaging. (To ground yourself, grasp the expansion

slot covers or other unpainted portions of the computer chassis.)

Ø Frequently ground yourself while working or use a grounding strap.

Ø Handle the Motherboard by its edges and avoid touching its

components.

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1-5 SY-7VCA MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

Back Panel SY-7VCA Platform

Speaker

Power

LED

STR

LED

HDD

LED

ResetPWRBT

PRT

PS/2 KB

Connector

PS/2 Mouse

Connector

PCI Slot #1

PCI Slot #3

PCI Slot #4

PCI Slot #5

CPUFAN

1 3

IDE 1 IDE 2

1

2

FDC1

ATX Power

AUDIO-OUT

LINE-IN

MIC-IN

GAME

Socket 370

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 1

COM1

COM2

PCI Slot #2

CHAFAN

USB 1

SDRAM

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VT82C694X

AGP Slot

3V

Lithium

Battery

USB2

SIRCON

1

5

JP5

JP10

3

1

3

1

3

6

5

10

CDIN1

1

4

CDIN2

1 4

ISA Slot

AMR

CODEC

AC97

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Via

VT82C686A

Flash BIOS

D1

D2

D8

D3

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1-6 SY-7VCA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS

SDRAM

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A

B

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

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V

W

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A Socket 370 Connector

B CPU Cooling Fan Connector

C Via 694X North Bridge chip

D ATX Power Supply Connector

E DIMM Banks

F Bus Mastering e-IDE/ATAPI Ports

G CMOS Clear Jumper

H Via 686A South Bridge Chip

I Flash BIOS

J USB Ports

K Chassis Cooling Fan

L Front panel connectors

M Serial Infrared (IrDA) Device Header

N Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Port

O 16-bit ISA Slot

P 3V Lithium Battery

Q Audio Modem Riser Slot

R Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Header

S 32-bit PCI Mastering Slots

T CD-IN Connectors

U AC97 Codec Chip

V 32-bit AGP Slot

W Back panel Connectors

X Debug LEDs

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1-7 MICROPROCESSOR

The motherboard supports a single Socket 370 processor. The processor’s

VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard

to the required processor voltage. In addition, the front side bus speed (100

MHz and 133 MHz) is automatically selected. The motherboard supports

all current Socket 370 processor speeds, voltages, and bus frequencies.

1-7.1 Microprocessor Packaging

The CPU is packaged in a 370 pin PGA package. A fan must be used to

ensure adequate cooling.

1-7.2 Second Level Cache

The second-level cache is located on the substrate of the CPU package.

The cache includes 0KB/128KB or 512 KB of synchronous pipelined

burst static RAM. All supported onboard memory can be cached.

1-7.3 Microprocessor Upgrades

The motherboard can be upgraded with Socket 370 processors that run at

higher speeds. When upgrading the processor, use the BIOS configuration

mode to change the processor speed.

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1-8 MEMORY

1-8.1 Main Memory

The motherboard has three DIMM sockets. SDRAM can be installed in

one, two, or three sockets. Using the serial presence detect (SPD) data

structure, programmed into an E²PROM on the DIMM, the BIOS can

determine the SDRAM’s size and speed. Minimum DIMM memory size is

8 MB; maximum DIMM memory size is 256/512 MB. Memory size and

speed can vary between sockets.

The motherboard supports the following memory features:

 DRAM interface synchronous with host CPU (66/100/133MHz) or

AGP (66MHz) for most flexible configuration

 DRAM interface may be faster than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use

of PC100 memory modules with 66MHz Celeron or use of PC133

with 100MHz Pentium II or Pentium III

 DRAM interface may be slower than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use

of older memory modules with newer CPUs (e.g., PC66 memory

modules with 100MHz Pentium II or Pentium III)

 Concurrent CPU, AGP, and PCI access

 Supports FP,EDO, SDRAM, ESDRAM and VCM SDRAM

memory types

 Different DRAM types may be used in mixed combinations

 Different DRAM timing for each bank

 Dynamic Clock Enable (CKE) control for SDRAM power

reduction in high speed system.

 Mixed 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M/32MxN DRAMs

 The 7VCA supports 3 DIMMs or 6 banks at 133MHz for 1.5GB

max memory.

 Flexible row and column addresses

 64-bit data width only

 3.3V DRAM interface with 5V-tolerant inputs

 Programmable I/O drive capability for MA, command, and MD

signals

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 Dual copies of MA signals for improved drive

 Optional bank-by-bank ECC (single-bit error correction and multi-

bit error detection) or EC(error checking only) for DRAM integrity

 Two-bank interleaving for 16Mbit SDRAM support

 Two-bank and four bank interleaving for 64Mbit SDRAM support

 Independent SDRAM control for each bank

 Seamless DRAM command scheduling for maximum DRAM bus

utilization (e.g., precharge other banks while accessing the current

bank)

 Four cache lines (16quadwords) of CPU to DRAM write buffers

 Four cache lines of CPU to DRAM read prefetch buffers

 Read around write capability for non-stalled CPU read

 Speculative DRAM read before snoop result

 Burst read and write operation

 x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 bank-to-back accesses for EDO DRAM from CPU

or from DRAM controller

 x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 back-to back accesses for SDRAM

 BIOS shadow at 16KB increment

 Decoupled and burst DRAM refresh with staggered RAS timing

 CAS before RAS or self refresh

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1-9 CHIPSET

Ø VT82C694X

The VIA 694X is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient

chip set for the implementation of AGP/PCI/ISA desktop personal

computer systems from 66MHz, 100MHz and 133MHz based on 64-bit

Socket 370 super-scalar processors.

The Via 694X chip set consists of the VT82C694A system controller (510

pin BGA) and the VT82C686A PCI to ISA bridge (324 pin BGA). The

system controller provides superior performance between the CPU,

DRAM, AGP bus, and PCI bus with pipelined, burst, and concurrent

operation.

The VT82C694X supports eight banks of DRAMs up to 1.5GB. The

DRAM controller supports standard Fast Page Mode (FPM) DRAM,

EDO-DRAM, Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) and Virtual Channel

SDRAM (VC SDRAM), in a flexible mix / match manner. The

Synchronous DRAM interface allows zero wait state bursting between the

DRAM and the data buffers at 66/100/133 MHz. The eight banks of

DRAM can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of

1M/2M/4M/8M/16M/32MxN DRAMs. The DRAM controller also

supports optional ECC (single-bit error correction and multi-bit detection)

or EC (error checking) capability separately selectable on a bank-by-bank

basis. The DRAM controller can run at either the host CPU bus frequency

(66/100/133 MHz) or at the AGP bus frequency (66 MHz) with built-in

PLL timing control.

The VT82C694X system controller also supports full AGP v2.0 capability

for maximum bus utilization including 4x mode transfers, SBA (Side Band

Addressing), Flush/Fence commands, and pipelined grants. An eight level

request queue plus a four level post-write request queue with thirty-two

and sixteen quad words of read and write data FIFO’s respectively are

included for deep pipelined and split AGP transactions. A single-level

GART TLB with 16 full associative entries and flexible CPU/AGP/PCI

remapping control is also provided for operation under protected mode

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operating environments. Both Window 95 VxD and Windows 98 /NT5.0

mini port drivers are supported for interoperability with major AGP-based

3D and DVD- capable multimedia accelerators.

The VT82C694X supports two 32-bit 3.3/5V system buses (one AGP and

one PCI) that are synchronous/ pseudo-synchronous to the CPU bus. The

chip also contains a built-in bus-to-bus bridge to allow simultaneous

concurrent operations on each bus. Five levels (double words) of post

write buffers are included to allow for concurrent CPU and PCI operation.

For PCI master operation, forty-eight levels (double words) of post write

buffers and sixteen levels (double words) of prefetch buffers are included

for concurrent PCI bus and DRAM/cache accesses. The chip also supports

enhanced PCI bus commands such as Memory-Read-Line, Memory-Read-

Multiple and Memory-Write-Invalid commands to minimize snoop

overhead. In addition, advanced features are supported such as snoop

ahead, snoop filtering, L1 write-back forward to PCI master, and L1 write-

back merged with PCI post write buffers to minimize PCI master read

latency and DRAM utilization. Delay transaction and read caching

mechanisms are also implemented for further improvement of over all

system performance.

The 352-pin Ball Grid Array VT82C686A PCI to ISA bridge supports four

levels (double words) of line buffers, type F DMA transfers and delay

transaction to allow efficient PCI bus utilization The VT82C686A also

includes an integrated keyboard controller with PS/2 mouse support,

integrated DS12885 style real time clock with extended 256 byte CMOS

RAM, integrated master mode enhanced IDE controller with full scatter/

gather capability and extension to UltraDMA-33/66 for 33/66 MB/sec

transfer rate, integrated USB interface with root Hub and two function

ports with built-in physical layer transceivers, Distributed DMA supports,

and On Now/ ACPI compliant advanced configuration and power

management interface.

For sophisticated power management, the Via 694X provides independent

clock stop control for the CPU/SDRAM, PCI, and AGP buses and

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Dynamic CKE control for powering down of the SDRAM. A separate

suspend-well plane is implemented for the SDRAM control signals for

Suspend-to-DRAM operation. Coupled with the VT82C686A south bridge

chip, a complete power conscious PC motherboard can be implemented

with no external TTLs.

The Via 694X chipset is ideal for high performance, high quality, high

energy efficient and high integration desktop and notebook AGP / PCI /

ISA computer systems.

Ø VT82C686A

The VT82C686A PSIPC (PCI Super-I/O integrated Peripheral Controller)

is a high integration, high performance, power-efficient, and high

compatibility device that supports Intel and non-Intel based processor to

PCI bus bridge functionality to make a complete Microsoft PC99-

compliant PCI/ISA system In addition to complete ISA extension bus

functionality, the VT82C686A includes standard intelligent peripheral

controllers:

1) Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine

and interlaced dual channel commands. Dedicated FIFO coupled with

scatter and gather master mode operation allows high performance

transfers between PCI and IDE \devices. In addition to standard PIO and

DMA mode operation, the VT82C686A also supports the UltraDMA-33

standard to allow reliable data transfer rates up to 33MB/sec throughput.

The VT82C686A also supports the UltraDMA-66 standard. The IDE

controller is SFF-8038I v1.0 and Microsoft Windows-family compliant.

2) Universal Serial Bus controller that is USB v1.1 and Universal HCI

v1.1 compliant. The VT82C686A includes the root hub with four

function ports with integrated physical layer transceivers. The USB

controller allows hot plug and play and isochronous peripherals to be

inserted into the system with universal driver support. The controller

also implements legacy keyboard and mouse support so that legacy

software can run transparently in non-USB-aware operating system

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environment.

3) Keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support.

4) Real Time Clock with 256 byte extended CMOS. In addition to the

standard ISA RTC functionality, the integrated RTC also includes the

date alarm, century field, and other enhancements for compatibility with

the ACPI standard.

5) Hardware monitoring subsystem for managing system/ motherboard

voltage levels, temperatures, and fan speeds

6) Full System Management Bus (SMBus) interface.

7) Two 16550-compatible serial I/O ports with infrared communications

port option. A third serial port is available to be dedicated to the IR

interface.

8) Integrated PCI-mastering dual full-duplex direct-sound AC97-link-

compatible sound system. Hardware soundblaster-pro and hardware-

assisted FM blocks are included for Windows DOS box and real-mode

DOS compatibility. Loopback capability is also implemented for

directing mixed audio streams into USB and 1394 speakers for high

quality digital audio

9) Two game ports and One MIDI port

10) ECP/EPP-capable parallel port

11) Standard floppy disk drive interface

12) Distributed DMA capability for support O ISA legacy DMA over

the PCI bus. Serial IRQ is also supported for docking and non-docking

application.

13) Plug and Play controller that allows complete steerability of all PCI

interrupts and internal interrupts/ DMA channels to any interrupt

channel. One additional steerable interrupt channel is provided to allow

plug and play and reconfigurability of onboard peripherals for Windows

family compliance.

The VT82C686A also enhances the functionality of the standard ISA

peripherals. The integrated interrupt controller supports both edge and

level triggered interrupts channel by channel. The integrated DMA

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controller supports type F DMA in addition to standard ISA DMA modes.

Compliant with the PCI2.2 specification, the VT83C686A supports

delayed transactions and remote power management so that slower ISA

peripherals do not block the traffic of the PCI bus. Special circuitry is built

in to allow concurrent operation without causing dead lock even in a PCI-

to PCI bridge environment. The chip also includes eight levels

(doublewords) of line buffers from the PCI bus to the ISA bus to further

enhance overall system performance.

1-10 I/O INTERFACE CONTROLLER

The motherboard uses the VT82C686A Super-I/O controller which

features:

Ø Supports 2 serial ports, IR port, parallel port, and floppy disk

controller functions

Ø Two UARTs for Complete Serial Ports

 Even, odd, stick or no parity bit generation and detection

 Programmable baud rate generator

 High speed baud rate (230Kbps, 460Kbps) support

 Independent transmit/receiver FIFOs

 Modem Control

 Plug and play with 96 base IO address and 12 IRQ options

Ø One dedicated IR port

 Third serial port dedicated to IR function

 IR function either through the two complete serial ports or the

third dedicated port

 Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR) and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR

Ø Multi-mode parallel port

 Standard mode, ECP and EPP support

 Plug and play with 192 base IO address, 12 IRQ and 4 DMA

options

Ø Floppy Disk Controller

 16bytes of FIFO

 Data rates up to 1Mbps

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