Installing the Sata Hard Disk Drive | SOYO SY-P4VM800 specification

Hardware Installation

SOYO SY-P4VM800 Quick Start Guide

2.3.1 Installing the SATA Hard Disk Drive

To install a SATAhard drive, use a SATAcablethat supportstheSATAprotocol.This SATAcable comes with anSATApower cable.You can connect either end of the SATAcable to theSATA hard drive orto the SATAslot onthemotherboard.

SATACable(Optional)	SATAPowerCable(Optional)
Followthe steps belowfor proper installation:

1.Attach either end of the cable to theSATAslot (A) on the motherboard.

2.Attachthe other end ofthe cable (B) to the SATAharddrive.

3.Connect a SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive (C) and the other end of the to a power supplyconnector.

Note: This motherboard does not support the SATA “Hot-Plug” function.

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SOYO SY-P4VM800 quick start Installing the Sata Hard Disk Drive, Followthe steps belowfor proper installation

Contents

Precautions Soyo SY-P4VM800 Quick Start Guide Soyo SY-P4VM800 Motherboard Table of Contents Installing the USB 2.0 Driver……………………………………….…………………....P30 P28 Contents of the Motherboard Introduction Motherboard Layout I/O Ports Layout Key Features Features Installing the Motherboard Installing the CPU CPUFAN1 Installing the Memory Modules Memory Frequency Table Installing the Hard Disk Drive/Optical Device BeforeInstallingtheIDE Devices Installing the Sata Hard Disk Drive Followthe steps belowfor proper installation Installing the Expansion Cards Connecting the Power Supply Clearing Cmos JP5 Connectors and Jumper Definition CD1 Connecting Multi-channel Speakers Running the Setup Utility Introduction Bios Navigation Keys Standard Cmos Setup Menu Advanced Setup Menu 1STFLOPPYDRIVE Features Setup IRQ7 Power Management Setup Use this item to enable or disable a power management PCI / Plug & Play Setup Alarm Bios Security Features Setup CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor RatioActualValue Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and ExitDiscard Changes and Exit Contents of Soyo CD Soyo CD How to Use Soyo CD? Motherboard Selection Menu Driver Installation Menu Installing the USB2.0 Driver Windows XP/Windows Troubleshooting Boot-up Issues During boot-up, the Cmos halts on Memory Checksum Error Pool data... What should I do? Stability Issue Bios IssueMy system intermittently hangs during Windows installation How do I know the Bios version of my motherboard? Graphic Card Issues How do I re-flash the BIOS?After re-flashing the BIOS, my system will not boot-up Audio Issues How can I disable the onboard Audio?Onboard audio doesn’t work at all on my system Added PCI sound Card does not work properly Hard Disk Drive/Floppy Drive/CD-ROM Issues Sometimes the system finds my CD-ROM, and sometimes not How to Contact Us?