Hardware Setup

SY-5SSM & SY-5SSM/5

CPU FREQUENCY & SDRAM frequency SETTING (SW1,JP32)

Configure the SW1 jumpers to the settings that match your CPU speed. Refer to the following tables to set the Frequency Multiplier and Host Bus Frequency of your CPU:

Frequency Multiplier: SW1

Multiplier

1-2

3-4

5-6

1.5/3.5x

open

open

open

 

 

 

 

2.0x

short

open

open

 

 

 

 

2.5x

short

short

open

3.0x

open

short

open

 

 

 

 

4.0x

short

open

short

 

 

 

 

4.5x

short

short

short

5.0x

open

short

short

5.5x

open

open

short

 

 

 

 

Note: The multiplier settings listed apply to all common CPUs. The IDT Winchip CPUs do not conform to the values listed here, refer to the detailed CPU list that follows for more information.

Host Bus Frequency & SDRAM frequency: JP32

Host Bus

PCI

SDRAM

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

Frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

66MHz

33MHz

66MHz

open

short

short

short

75MHz

30MHz

75MHz

open

short

short

open

83MHz

33MHz

55MHz

short

short

short

open

83MHz

open

short

open

short

 

 

90MHz

30MHz

90MHz

short

short

short

short

95MHz

31.7MHz

63.4MHz

short

short

open

short

95MHz

open

short

open

open

 

 

100MHz

33MHz

100MHz

open

open

short

short

105MHz

35MHz

70MHz

short

open

short

short

112MHz

37.5MHz

75MHz

short

open

short

open

112MHz

open

open

short

open

 

 

124MHz

31MHz

82.6MHz

short

open

open

short

124MHz

open

open

open

short

 

 

133MHz

33MHz

88.9MHz

short

open

open

open

133MHz

open

open

open

open

 

 

Example: If the working frequency of your CPU is 133MHz, then select Multiplier=2.0x and Host Bus Frequency=66Mhz accordingly.

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SOYO manual SY-5SSM & SY-5SSM/5, CPU Frequency & Sdram frequency Setting SW1,JP32, Frequency Multiplier SW1

SY-5SSM, SY-5SSM/5 specifications

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