Intel Southbridge Drivers | SOYO SY-D61BA2 manual

SY-D6IBA2Quick Start Guide

A short description of all available drivers follows:

ØIntel Southbridge Drivers

Because Windows 95 does not recognize the Southbridge of the newer Intel chipsets (TX, BX, ZX etc) this utility has to be run, it will update the necessary Windows files. (Only for Windows 95)

ØSOYO SpeedPro Busmaster Driver for Win 95/98

Without the busmaster drivers the CPU will need to be involved every time data is read from or written to the Harddisk. The busmaster drivers make use of 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.

ØIntel Busmaster Drivers for Windows 95

ØIntel Busmaster Drivers for Win NT

ØIntel Busmaster Drivers for OS/2

These are the official busmaster drivers as supplied by Intel.

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.

ØSOYO CD Xpress Utility

This utility will enhance your CD-ROM Drive data-thoughput by using space on the Harddisk as cache. This way application programs can access data faster. This utility is suitable for Windows 95/98.

ØWinbond hardware doctor for Windows xx

Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC. By installing this utility Temperature, Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored. It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre-set values.

This utility comes with a preset monitoring rage for the CPU voltage. However, the core voltage of the processor you purchased may fall out of this preset range, so you may need to adjust the pre-set value. Please refer to the SY-D6IBA2 Motherboard’s CD manual for the details.

Select which driver you want to install and click OK, or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu.

Note 1: Once you have selected a driver, the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program. When the installation is complete, most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active.

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