SOYO SY-P4X400 quick start Bios Issue, WherecanIfindtheBIOSrevisionofmymainboard?

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SY-P4X400 DRAGON Lite Quick Start Guide

2.CheckwebsiteforanyBIOSupdate.

3.If still has the problem, remove all other add-on cards except CPU/ Memory/ Video card/Harddisk.SeeifyoucanfinishWindowsinstallation.Thenputperipheralsinonebyone toidentifywhichonecausethelockup.

Mysystemwillnotboot-upwhenIsetmyCPUto133MHzFSB,workswith 100MHzFSB

1.MakesuretoputsomethermalpasteabovetheCPU.

2.CPUmightbedefective.

BIOS Issue

WherecanIfindtheBIOSrevisionofmymainboard?

It will be displayed on the up-left corner on the screen during boot-up. It will show as your board type followed by the revision number, such as kvxa_2BA1 (meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY-K7V Dragonplus!board)or6BA+IV_2AA2whichmeansSY-6BA+IVmotherboardwith2AA2BIOS.

WherecanIfindthelatestBIOSofmymotherboard?

PleasegotothetechnicalsupportpageofoneoftheSOYOwebsites(Taiwan:www.soyo.com.tw),and lookupyourmotherboardtofindthelatestBIOSrevision.

HowcanIflashtheBIOS?

1.DownloadtheBIOSonoursupportwebsite.

2.Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded (i.e. himem, emm386, etc…).

3.CopytheBIOSfileandawdflashutilitytothediskette.

4.Type"awdflashbiosname.bin/sn/py".

5.Thenreboot.

AfterflashingtheBIOS,mysystemwillnotboot-up.

1.TryclearingtheCMOS.

2.The BIOS chip is defected due to unsuccessful flash, contact your nearest SOYO branch for re-flashing.

IsthereawaytoreprogrammyBIOSafteranunsuccessfulflash?

Nootherway,youneedtosendbacktheBIOSROMtoyournearestSOYObranchforre-flashing.

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Contents Quick Start Guide Soyo P4X400 Dragon Lite Serial Version 1.0 Edition September SY-P4X400 Dragon Lite MotherboardUnpacking IntroductionSY-P4X400 Dragon Lite Motherboard Layout Key Features Installation Install the CPU Install the Motherboard128/ 256/ 512/ 1024MB Install Expansion Card Configure MemoryRAMType Connections to the MotherboardPin1 MIC&LEDConnector：J30Pin4 ATX12VPowerSupplyATXPW PowerOn/OffPWRBTCmos Clear JP5 Hardware Select Standard Cmos Feature Quick Bios SetupSelect Load Optimized Defaults Select Soyo Combo FeatureInsert the Soyo CD into the CD-ROM drive Soyo CDSOYO-CD willAuto Run only inWindows Base Operating System Soyo CD Start Up Program MenuInstall Drivers and Utilities  AGPVxD Driver  Bus Master PCI IDE Driver VIAChipset Functions Registry Check the Latest Releases Winbond Hardware Monitor for Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XPSoyo CD Soyo CD Drivers directory list in the CD driver Audio Driver Installation for Windows 98/98se Audio Driver Installation Realtek LAN Driver Installation Thesystempower-up,novideo,beepingheard Boot-up IssuesThesystemturnsonforsomesecondsthenshutdownbyitself Mysystemintermittentlylocksup,duringWindowsinstallation Stability IssueMysystemintermittentlylocksup,veryunstable WherecanIfindtheBIOSrevisionofmymainboard? Bios IssueAfterflashingtheBIOS,mysystemwillnotboot-up IsthereawaytoreprogrammyBIOSafteranunsuccessfulflash?Audio Issue VGAIssueMyWesterndigitalHDDisnotdetectedduringboot-up Hard disk/FDD/ CD-ROM issueSometimesthesystemfindsmyCD-ROM,sometimesnot DuringLANdriverinstallation,thesystemhangson75%,why? LAN IssuesIhaveprobleminstallingNovellNetWarev.50 Howtocontactus TaiwanEdition September2002 Version SY-P4X400DRAGONLite