Contents
Motherboard
Version P1.0
Edition April
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Unpacking the Motherboard
Introduction
Motherboard Description
CPU
KEY Features
Sound
Handling the Motherboard
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
SY-KT880 Dragon 2 Motherboard Layout
SY-KT880 Dragon 2 Motherboard Components
Front panel I/O Connector J30
CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN3 connector
ATX Power Supply connector
+12V Power Connector
ABR Anti Burn Regulator Jumper
CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1, 2 connectors
DDR Dimm Banks
Bus Mastering EIDE/ATAPI Ports
Floppy disk connector
3V Lithium Battery
5V Stand-By Indicator LED
Onboard buzzer
Sata Connectors
IEEE1394 Firewire connector
VIA VT6307 Ieee 1394 Firewire controller
USB 2.0 connectors
Cdin Cdrom Audio In connectors
Flash Bios
Auxin Cdrom Audio In connectors
ITE IT8705F Super I/O Chip
VIA VT6122 LAN Chip
Preparations
Hardware Installation
Install the CPU
Installation Guide
Hardware Installation
CPU Fan Installation
Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation
FOC only works on Cpufan
FOC Fan-Off Control
ABR Jumper
ABR Anti Burn Regulator
Install Memory Module
Install Expansion Card
Memory Configuration Table
AGP Pro Slot
IDE Device Installation HDD, CD-ROM
Connect cables, case wires, and power supply
Parallel ATA connectors
Floppy Drive Installation
+ +
Power LED
Speaker
Reset
Back Panel Connections
ATX Power On/Off Switch
Parallel Port PRT LPT
Onboard Serial Ports COM
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
+Data Power
Onboard audio Audio Speakers connections
Standard Infrared Sircon
Other Connections
CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CPUFAN3
Chassis Cooling Fan CHAFAN1,CHAFAN2, CHAFAN3
CD Line-in/AUXIN CDIN1,AUXIN1
Front panel I/O Connector J30
Ieee 1394 Firewire Connector FW1/FW2
Steps
ATX12V Power Supply
Pay special care to the directionality
Power On
Cmos Clear JP5
Cmos
Quick Bios Setup
Select Standard Bios Features
Select Load Optimal Defaults
Select Save Changes and Exit
Bios Setup Utility
PC Health Status Save Changes and Exit
Bios Setup Utility
Soyo Combo Feature
Soyo Combo Feature
Soyo Combo Feature
Soyo Combo Feature
Setting Description
DDR Voltage Select
Onboard
Clock Generator Configuration
Onboard Onboard AC 97 Audio Onboard LAN
System Perf. & OverClocking
System Perf. & OverClocking
Setting Description System
Performance
CPU Ratio Selection
Auto PCI Clock
ClockMhz Spread Spectrum
Advanced Tune-up Settings
Advanced Tune-up Settings
Fast Command
AGP Master 1 W/S Read
AGP Master 1 W/S Write
Standard Bios Features
Standard Bios Features
System Time/System Date
Processor
Advanced Bios Features
Advanced Bios Features
IDE Configuration
IDE Configuration
Primary IDE Master
IDE Controller
Setting Description Onboard PCI
Hard Disk Write Protect
IDE Detect Time Out Sec
Floppy Configuration
Floppy Configuration
Floppy Drives Setting Description Drives a
Floppy Drives
SuperIO Configuration
Acpi Configuration
Acpi Configuration
Repost Video
Setting Description Suspend Mode
On S3 Resume
USB Device
APM Configuration
Power Button
Setting Description Power
Restore on
AC/Power
Advanced Monitor Events Controls
Advanced Resume Events Controls
USB Configuration
MPS Configuration
MPS Configuration
Setting Description MPS Revision
Configuration
Setting Description USB 1.1 Ports
USB 2.0 Ports
Legacy USB
PCI/PNP Resource Management
PCI/PNP Resource Management
Setting Description Controls Plug & Play OS
Advanced PCI/PnP Settings
PCI Latency Timer
Allocate IRQ to
PC Health Status
Setting Description FOC Fan-Off
CPU Device Monitoring
PC Health Status
Setting Description ABR Anti Burn Regulator
Temperature CPU Temp. On Die
Vcore, +3.3V +5V, +12V, DDR Voltage, AGP CPU Temp External
Boot Configuration Setup
Boot Configuration Setup
Boot Settings Configuration
Hard Disk Drives
Boot Device Priority
Removable Drives
4 CD/DVD Drives
CD/DVD Drives
Bios Security Features
Bios Security Features
Boot Menu
You can use your VIA 8237 SATA1, SATA2 as
VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation
Install driver during Windows XP installation
Install VIA 8237 Sata during OS Installation
Install driver during Windows 2000 installation
You can use your IDE3/IDE4 as
To boot from the IDE 3/IDE4
Install driver during Windows XP installation
Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation
M5281 Sata RAID controller Windows 2000 to continue
Install driver during Windows 2000 installation
You can use your ALi M5281 SATA3/SATA4 as
ALI M5281 SATA3/SATA4 Driver Installation
To boot from the SATA3/SATA4
Install driver during Windows 2000 installation
Soyo CD Start Up Program Menu
SOYO-CD will Auto Run only in Windows Base Operating System
Drivers Installation
VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP
VIA USB2.0 Driver for Win 98SE/ME
VIA Gigabit Ethernet Driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Media Audio Driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP
VIA Serial ATA driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP
ALi ATA/SATA RAID Driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP
KT880 Dragon 2 hardware monitor for Win 98SE/ME/2000
Panda Anti Virus Titanium
Wasay Data Processing Utility
Drivers Installation
Drivers Installation
Drivers directory list in the CD driver
Windows 2000 Service Pack4 Include USB2.0 Driver
Windows XP Service Pack1 Include USB2.0 Driver
ALi M5281
ALi RAID Bios
What is ALi M5281 controller
RAID Bios Setup Menu
Main Menu
Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance
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Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability
Create Jbod for integrated Capacity
Stripe Size
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Delete All RAID Setting & Partition
Delete RAID Setting & Partition
Rebuild RAID Array
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Select Boot Drive
105
Drive Select Menu
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Troubleshooting
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System power-up, no video, beeping heard
System turns on for some seconds then shutdown by itself
Do?
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My system intermittently locks up, very unstable
Where can I find the Bios revision of my mainboard?
After flashing the BIOS, my system will not boot-up
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Cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color 640x
How can I disable the on-board Audio?
Cannot get the sound working on my system
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Have problem installing Novell NetWare
My Western digital HDD is not detected during boot-up
Sometimes the system finds my CD-ROM, sometimes not
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Contact Information
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How to contact us
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