Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0
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ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) Jumper
SOYO's ABR (Anti Burn Regulator) is specially designed
hardware circuits that works hand in hand with the CPU’s internal
sensor in monitoring the temperature of the CPU and prevent it
from overheating. This jumper enables or disables this function.
For more information, please check the ABR (Anti Burn
Regulator) paragraph on page 21.
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CPU Cooling Fan (CPUFAN1, 2) connectors
With these connectors you can attach the CPU fan or fans to your
motherboard. They supply power and (in the case of CPUFAN1)
allow you to monitor the speed of the FAN via the SOYO
Hardware Monitor software or via CMOS setup. For more details
on the lay-out of these connectors, check the CPU Cooling FAN
(CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CPUFAN3) paragraph on page 36.
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DDR DIMM Banks
These 4, 184 pin memory slots are to install your system memory
in. They support up to 4 GB of memory. For more details check the
Step 2 Install Memory Module paragraph on page 22.
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Bus Mastering EIDE/ATAPI Ports
These connectors are to attach your IDE devices to. Each
connector can support up to 2 IDE devices, 1 master and 1 slave.
Please check the A. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM)
paragraph on page 25 for more details.
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VIA VT8237 South Bridge
Featuring the first ever integrated combined Serial ATA/RAID
controller, the VT8237 is the most advanced South Bridge
available on the market today. With its integrated dual channel
native Serial ATA/RAID controller supplying 150MB/s of
bandwidth per port and support for RAID 0 & RAID 1, the
VT8237 delivers the highest disk data transfer rates for maximum
system performance and provides the most advanced fault tolerant
solution for optimum data integrity. The VT8237 also features
support for up to four Parallel ATA-133 devices, extending
flexibility to the system integrator by allowing for mainstream or
value configurations leveraging the existing technology standar d.
Additional features on the VIA VT8237 South Bridge include
support for up to eight USB 2.0 ports, and integrated PCI support.