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