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Page 2 - SOYO; ii; Restricted Rights Legend:; FC

SOYO ™ SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 ii Copyright © 2004 by SOYO Computer Inc. Trademarks: SOYO is a registered trademark of SOYO Computer Inc. All trademarks are properties of their owners. Product Rights: All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification pur...

Page 3 - iii; Table of Contents

Table of Contents SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 iii Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION ................................1 1-1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................1 1-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD .....................................1 1-3 KEY FEA...

Page 4 - iv; APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING

Table of Contents SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 iv 3-5 PC HEALTH STATUS ..............................................................72 3-6 BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP .........................................74 3-7 BIOS SECURITY FEATURES.................................................77 3-8 EXIT .............

Page 5 - Motherboard Description; Chapter 1; MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION; -2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 1 Chapter 1 MOTHERBOARD DESCRIPTION 1-1 INTRODUCTION The SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 AGP/PCI motherboard is a high performance Socket A, ATX form-factor system board. The SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 uses VIA Chipset technology and supports AMD Socket class proces...

Page 8 - Sound; -4 HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD; Do not apply power if the motherboard appears

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 4 Sound AC97 Realtek ALC850 8 Channel CODEC Network Onboard VIA VT6122 100Base-T and 1000BASE-T(Gigabit) Ethernet controller, supporting Wake-On-Lan (WOL). BIOS Power Failure resume function to allow the system to turn on or off after a power failure, w...

Page 9 - -5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 5 1-5 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Be sure to ground yourself before handling the motherboard or other system components. Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components. Note that you must take special precautions when handling the moth...

Page 10 - Back Panel

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 6 1-6 SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT Back Panel SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 Platform

Page 11 - COMPONENTS

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 7 1-7 SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS

Page 12 - CPU Cooling FAN; paragraph on page 36.; ATX Power Supply connector; Supply; paragraph on page 41.; VIA KT880 North Bridge

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 8 A CPU Cooling Fan (CPUFAN3) connector 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 ...

Page 13 - DDR DIMM Banks; paragraph on page 22.; Bus Mastering EIDE/ATAPI Ports; paragraph on page 25 for more details.

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 9 G 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 en...

Page 17 - Chassis

Motherboard Description SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 13 AH VIA VT6122 LAN Chip Onboard VIA VT6122 100Base-T and 1000BASE-T(Gigabit) Ethernet controller, supporting Wake-On-Lan (WOL). AI Chassis Cooling Fan (CHAFAN2) This connector is to connect your chassis fan to your motherboard. This motherboard suppor...

Page 18 - Hardware Installation; Chapter 2; HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 14 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Congratulations on owning a- SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 . You are about to install and connect your new motherboard. Note: Do not unpack the motherboard from its protective anti-static packaging until you have made the follo...

Page 19 - -2 INSTALLATION GUIDE; BEGIN THE INSTALLATION; Step 1 Install the CPU; CPU Mount Procedure:

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 15 2-2 INSTALLATION GUIDE We will now begin the installation process. Please follow the step-by-step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation. Step 1 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2 - Install memory modules ...

Page 21 - CPU Fan Installation; Remember to connect the fan to the appropriate power source.; CPU Fan Mount Procedure:; Apply thermal paste to the die of the CPU.

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 17 CPU Fan Installation Your Socket A processor kit comes with a cooling fan. Mount the fan on the processor according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer. The fan is a key component that will ensure system stability. The fan prevents overhea...

Page 25 - ABR supports AMD XP and Morgan CPU. Duron and

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 21 up, the user may disable it. 2. Heat Dissipation Paste: Heat Dissipation Paste is included for all Socket-A motherboards, to enhance the heat dissipation capability. Furthermore, we strongly recommend our users to enable the function of H/W monitoring ...

Page 26 - Step 2 Install Memory Module; The largest memory capacity possible is 4GB.; On this motherboard,

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 22 Step 2 Install Memory Module This motherboard supports two Dual Channels to your memory. Note that you can use normal DDR memory for Dual Channel to work. Also note that for Dual Channel to work 2 or 4 modules of equal size and specifications have to b...

Page 27 - Memory Configuration Table; Step 3 Install Expansion Card; The motherboard has 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots.; Install driver for the operating system you use.

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 23 Memory Configuration Table If you want to use the Dual Channel feature, please follow the memory configuration table below: Step 3 Install Expansion Card The motherboard has 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots. 1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction d...

Page 28 - AGP Pro Slot

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 24 AGP Pro Slot This motherboard supports AGP 4x/8x/Pro VGA CARD. DO NOT remove the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an AGP card without a retention notch. Removing may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to your card, slot, and moth...

Page 29 - Step 4 Connect cables, case wires, and power supply

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 25 Step 4 Connect cables, case wires, and power supply A. IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM) This Motherboard offers two primary (IDE1, IDE3) IDE device connectors, 2 secondary IDE device connectors (IDE2, IDE4) and 4 tertiary serial ATA ports. IDE1 an...

Page 31 - B. Floppy Drive Installation

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 27 B. Floppy Drive Installation The system supports 4 possible floppy drive types: 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, 2.88 MB. Connect one side of the 34-pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector on the motherboard. Thi...

Page 32 - Front Panel Connections; Powe r L E D

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 28 C. Front Panel Connections Plug the computer case's front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the motherboard. 1. Power LED Please install according to the following pin assignment: pin 1,3 are for Power LED. Powe r L E D P in As sig n me nt ...

Page 33 - LED; Reset Pin Assignment; Spe a ker Pin Ass ig nm en t

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 29 2. Reset Plug the Reset push-button cable into the 2-pin Reset header on the motherboard. Pushing the Reset button on the front panel will cause the system to restart the boot-up sequence. 3. Speaker Attach the 4-pin PC speaker cable from the case to t...

Page 34 - D. Back Panel Connections; PWRBT Pin Assignment; GND

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 30 5. ATX Power On/Off Switch Attach the 2-pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning ON or OFF your ATX power supply. D. Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB can be plugged directly onto th...

Page 36 - Keyboard

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 32 3. PS/2 Keyboard Plug the keyboard jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard connector located at the rear panel of the motherboard. 4. PS/2 Mouse Similarly, plug the mouse jack directly into the 6-pin female PS/2 mouse connector. Pi n5 KBD Cl ...

Page 39 - E. Other Connections; Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON header.; St an da rd I nf ra red; VCC

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 35 E. Other Connections 1. Standard Infrared (SIRCON) Plug the 5-pin infrared device cable to the SIRCON header. This will enable the infrared transfer function. This motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications. Please install according to t...

Page 40 - Fan

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 36 2. Cooling Fan Installation (1) CPU Cooling FAN (CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, CPUFAN3) After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPUFAN1 connector on the motherboard. To avoid any damage to the system, install acco...

Page 45 - F. ATX12V Power Supply; The presence of the +12V power connector indicates; ATX Power; VSBLED

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 41 F. ATX12V Power Supply The power supply connector is the last connection to be made when installing a motherboard. This motherboard requires an ATX 12V power supply. AT or ATX power supplies cannot be used. We recommend a power supply of at least 350W,...

Page 46 - The minimum recommended wattage is 400W for a; Pay special care to the directionality.

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 42 3 .3 V -12 V GN D P S- ON GN D GN D GN D -5V 5 V 5 V 3 .3 V 3 .3 V GN D 5 V GN D 5 V GN D P W-O K 5 V SB 1 2 V ATX Power Note 3: The minimum recommended wattage is 400W for a fully loaded system or 350W for a minimally loaded system, the system might b...

Page 47 - CMOS; Step 5 Power On; seeing a display on the screen.

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 43 G. CMOS Clear (JP5) In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data, follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory. 1. Put the jumper back to 1-2 to allow writing of new data into the CMOS memory. 2. Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting...

Page 48 - -3 QUICK BIOS SETUP; key during the system diagnostic checks to

Hardware Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 44 Repeat this operation until you get the following screen. 4. The BIOS Setup screen appears: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. SOYO COMBO Feature BIOS Security Features Standard BIOS Features Load Failsafe Defaults ...

Page 50 - BIOS Setup Utility; Chapter 3; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; key while rebooting your computer. Holding down the; Page Up; key also

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 46 Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the c...

Page 53 - -1 SOYO COMBO FEATURE; SOYO COMBO Feature

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 49 3-1 SOYO COMBO FEATURE This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS [SOYO COMBO Feature]. After the hardware installation is complete, turn the power switch on, ...

Page 54 - Setting; Auto

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 50 SOYO COMBO Feature Setting Description Note Auto Default CPU Voltage Select 1.100V, 1.125V, 1.150V 1.175V, 1.200V, 1.225V 1.250V, 1.275V, 1.300V 1.325V, 1.350V, 1.375V 1.400V, 1.425V, 1.450V 1.475V, 1.500V, 1.525V 1.550V, 1.575V, 1.600V 1.625V, 1.650V, 1....

Page 58 - Advanced Tune-up Settings; DRAM Timing

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 54 3-1.2 Advanced Tune-up Settings CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Tune-up Settings ******** DRAM Timing ******** Help Item DRAM Frequency [By SPD] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Auto By SPD] DRAM BUS Selection...

Page 59 - AGP Mode Control

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 55 Setting Description Note AGP Default Primary Graphics Adapter PCI This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card inst...

Page 60 - -2 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES; Standard BIOS Features; Version: SOYO bios version; System Time/System Date; Display the current day.

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 56 3-2 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES Select the [Standard BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. Standard BIOS Features System Overview Item Help AMIBIOS Version : K7V8...

Page 61 - -3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES; Advanced BIOS Features

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 57 3-3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Select the [Advanced BIOS Features] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Settings Item Help WARNING : Setting wr...

Page 62 - IDE Configuration; Primary IDE Master

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 58 3-3.1 IDE Configuration CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Item Help Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Both] Primary IDE Master [Not Detected] Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected] Secondary ID...

Page 63 - IDE Pri Master

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 59 IDE Configuration Setting Description Note Disabled disables the integrated IDE Controller. Primary enables only the Primary IDE Controller. Secondary Enables only the Secondary IDE Controller. Onboard PCI IDE Controller Both enables both IDE Controllers....

Page 64 - Floppy Configuration; Floppy Drives; Disabled; Drives A

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 60 3-3.2 Floppy Configuration CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. Floppy Configuration Floppy Configuration Item Help Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 1 / 2 ” ] Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. :Move Enter:Selec...

Page 65 - SuperIO Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 61 3-3.3 SuperIO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. SuperIO Configuration Configure ITE8705 Super IO Chipset Item Help OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] UART Mode Address [D...

Page 66 - ACPI Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 62 Setting Description Note Disabled 378 Default 278 Parallel Port Address 3BC Choose the parallel port’s I/O address. Normal Default EPP ECP Parallel Port Mode EPP & ECP The mode depends on your external device that connects to this port. If [Parallel P...

Page 68 - APM Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 64 3-3.5 APM Configuration CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Item Help Power Button Mode [On/Off] Restore on AC/Power Loss [Power Off] Standby Time Out [Disabled] Suspend ...

Page 70 - Advanced Monitor Events Controls

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 66 Setting Description Note Disabled Default Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Lets you define the Hard Disk time out times. Standby Suspend Default Green PC Monitor Power State Off Setting Green PC Monitor Power S...

Page 71 - Advanced Resume Events Controls

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 67 Advanced Resume Events Controls Setting Description Note Disabled Default Resume On Ring Enabled Disable/Enable Ring to generate a wake event. Disabled Default Resume On PME# Enabled Disable/Enable PME# signal to generate a wake event. Disabled S3 Default...

Page 72 - MPS Configuration; Default; MPS Revision; USB Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 68 3-3.6 MPS Configuration CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. MPS Configuration MPS Configuration Item Help MPS Revision [1.4] :Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F7:Previous Values F8:Fail-Saf...

Page 74 - PCI/PNP Resource Management

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 70 3-4 PCI/PNP RESOURCE MANAGEMENT This option sets the Motherboard's PCI Slots. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI/PNP Resource Management Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Item Help WARNING: Setting wrong values in below se...

Page 75 - Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 71 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings PNP/PCI Controls Setting Description Note Yes Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. Plug & Play OS No Lets the BIOS configur...

Page 76 - -5 PC HEALTH STATUS; This option sets the motherboard's PC Health Status.

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 72 3-5 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the motherboard's PC Health Status. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status PC Health Status Item Help H/W Health Function [Enabled] Hardware Health Event Monitoring FO...

Page 78 - -6 BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP; This option sets the Motherboard's Boot Configuration Setup.; Boot Configuration Setup; Note; Boot Settings Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 74 3-6 BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard's Boot Configuration Setup. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Configuration Setup Boot Settings Configuration [Press Enter] Help Item Boot Device Prio...

Page 79 - Boot Device Priority; Hard Disk Drives

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 75 3-6.1 Boot Device Priority CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [CD/DVD:PM-YAMAHA] Specifies the boot sequence from t...

Page 80 - Removable Drives

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 76 3-6.3 Removable Drives CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc. Removable Drives Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Drive [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] Specifies the boot sequence from available devices. :Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F...

Page 81 - -7 BIOS SECURITY FEATURES; BIOS Security Features

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 77 3-7 BIOS SECURITY FEATURES If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears that you can enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. There will be the se...

Page 82 - Boot Menu; To enable boot Menu, press

BIOS Setup Utility SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 78 Boot Menu Boot Menu enables user to boot-up on different boot device without going into the BIOS setup. To enable boot Menu, press “F8” after memory initialization, user will see a device menu, in which user can choose the device they wish to boot from.

Page 83 - VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation; Chapter 4; VIA 8237 SERIAL ATA DRIVER; To use SATA1 and SATA2 as normal IDE, please do the following steps

VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 79 Chapter 4 VIA 8237 SERIAL ATA DRIVER INSTALLATION You can use your VIA 8237 (SATA1, SATA2) as 1. Normal IDE function. 2. RAID function. (RAID 0, 1) To use SATA1 and SATA2 as normal IDE, please do the following steps 1. Go to the CMOS ...

Page 84 - Install VIA 8237 SATA during OS Installation

VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 80 Install VIA 8237 SATA during OS Installation Install driver during Windows XP installation 1. Set the folder options to “show hidden files and folders”, check Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option. 2. Go to “ d:\raid\...

Page 85 - Install driver during Windows 2000 installation

VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 81 Install driver during Windows 2000 installation 1. Set the folder options to “show hidden files and folders”, check Microsoft help for more info on how to set this option. 2. Go to “ d:\raid\vt8237\driver disk\SATA ”, (assuming that y...

Page 86 - Chapter 5; INSTALLATION; You can use your IDE3/IDE4 as

ALI M5281 IDE3/IDE4 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 82 Chapter 5 ALI M5281 IDE3/IDE4 DRIVER INSTALLATION You can use your IDE3/IDE4 as 1. Normal IDE function. 2. RAID function. (RAID0, 1, 0+1) To use IDE3/IDE4 as normal IDE, please do the following steps 1. Go to the CMOS setup SOYO COMBO...

Page 87 - Installing ALi M5281 during OS Installation; Install driver during Windows XP installation; Windows XP

ALI M5281 IDE3/IDE4 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 83 “Onboard SATA/PATA 3,4” to “Enable”. 3. Set the “First Boot Device” to “SCSI Card”. For more information on the ALi M5281 Utility Software, please check the ALi M5281 manual located in “d:\manual\ M5281-83_raid096.pdf” in the Soyo dri...

Page 88 - Setup; which

ALI M5281 IDE3/IDE4 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 84 Install driver during Windows 2000 installation 1. Go to “d:\raid\M5283\SATA50XX” directory, (assuming that your CD-ROM is drive d) copy all the files and folders to a floppy disk. 2. Windows 2000 will start to inspect your hardware c...

Page 89 - ALI M5281 SATA3/SATA4 Driver Installation; Chapter 6; To use SATA3 and SATA4 as normal IDE, please do the following steps

ALI M5281 SATA3/SATA4 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 85 Chapter 6 ALI M5281 SATA3/SATA4 DRIVER INSTALLATION You can use your ALi M5281 (SATA3/SATA4) as 1. Normal IDE function. 2. RAID function. (RAID0, 1) To use SATA3 and SATA4 as normal IDE, please do the following steps 1. Go to the CM...

Page 90 - To boot from the SATA3/SATA4

ALI M5281 SATA3/SATA4 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 86 To boot from the SATA3/SATA4 1. Go to the CMOS setup SOYO COMBO Feature and set the “Onboard SATA/PATA 3,4” to “Enable”. 2. Go to the CMOS setup BOOT CONFIGURATION SETUP BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY. 3. Set the “First Boot Devise” to “SCSI ...

Page 92 - Drivers Installation; Chapter 7; DRIVERS INSTALLATION; The user's manual for your new motherboard - in PDF format,; Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive

Drivers Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 88 Chapter 7 DRIVERS INSTALLATION The SOYO-CD will Auto Run only in Windows Base Operating System. Your SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains a. The user's manual for your new motherboard - i...

Page 94 - Install Drivers and Utilities; Click the; Select the appropriate driver, then click OK

Drivers Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 90 Step 2. Install Drivers and Utilities Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your motherboard. The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of motherboard you o...

Page 95 - Wasay Image It

Drivers Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 91 VIA Gigabit Ethernet Driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP This program will install VIA Gigabit Lan Driver on you computer. VIA Serial ATA driver for Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP This program is for install Driver to use Serial ATA function. ALi ATA/SATA RAID Driver f...

Page 96 - Wasay Data Processing Utility; Check the Latest Releases

Drivers Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 92 Wasay Data Processing Utility Wasay Data Processing Utility is an instant file restoration program that not only provides convenient & instant file recovery but also helps to manage your files. Panda Anti Virus Titanium Anti Virus software for Windo...

Page 101 - USB 2.0 Driver Installation; Chapter 8; USB 2.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION; After installing service pack1, please do the following:; USB 2.0 Driver Installation for Windows XP

USB 2.0 Driver Installation SY-KT880 DRAGON 2 V2.0 97 Chapter 8 USB 2.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION USB 2.0 Driver Installation for Windows XP USB2.0 drivers are available for download using Windows Update for Windows XP. For additional information regarding USB 2.0 support in Windows XP, please visit http:...

Page 102 - APPENDIX A

Page 103 - Introduction; Main Features & Benefits; Support independent use of hard disk

99 Introduction 1.1 What is ALi M5281 controller ALi M5281 is a high integration IDE controller that supports both Parallel-ATA and Serial-ATA interfaces. It supports PATA UDMA mode transfer up to mode 6 and SATA 1.0 drives. M5281 also provides a cost-effective solution of RAID functions for the per...

Page 104 - RAID BIOS Setup Menu

100 Channel 2 Master: WDC WD360GD-00F Channel 3 Master: Maxtor 6Y200M0 Press Ctrl-A to enter ALi RAID BIOS setup utility When RAID BIOS is waiting after identifying drives, press ‘Ctrl’ and ‘A’ simultaneously to enter the setup menu: 2.1 RAID BIOS Setup Menu

Page 106 - RAID Array List; RAID 0 cannot be used for parallel ATA drives connected at the same; Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability; ‘Drive Select Menu’ for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 1.

102 drives, which may destroy the original data in the drives. Warning : Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID Array. 5. Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is ‘0...

Page 107 - Create JBOD for integrated Capacity; ‘Drive Select Menu’ for the user to choose the first drive for JBOD.

103 6. After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows up at RAID Array List. 7. Lastly a prompt message asks whether to do drive copy. The source and destination drives are the ones indicated as ‘M’ and ‘m’ in ‘Drive Select Menu’ respectively. Note: RAID 1 cannot be used f...

Page 108 - RAID array List; RAID array List

104 1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. Then 64K, 32K, 16K, 8K, 4K items appears at bottom of Main Menu. 2. Use ‘ ↑ ’ ‘ ↓ ’ to choose the stripe size. 2.2.5 Delete RAID Setting & Partition 1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. An ‘E’ flash cursor appears at the ‘Drive Select Menu’ ...

Page 110 - Drive Select Menu

106 2.3 Drive Select Menu There are three bars in this menu: two RAID Drive Selection Bar and one Boot Drive Selection Bar.

Page 111 - APPENDIX B; Troubleshooting

Page 112 - Troubleshooting at First Start; Make sure the power supply is not defective. Change the power

108 Troubleshooting at First Start Boot-up Issues The system does not power-up, no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on. 1. Check if the power cord is plug into the power source. 2. Check if the power is connected to the M/B. 3. Check if the cable of the case power button is connecte...

Page 113 - The system turns on for some seconds then shutdown by itself.; also sees if the CPU fan is in contact with the CPU.

109 not used) are inserted properly in the M/B. 4. If yes, change the memory module, it might be defective. Make sure the memory specification is supported by the M/B. (for more info on this, check our FAQ on the website). 5. Change the VGA card (if used). The system turns on for some seconds then s...

Page 114 - My system intermittently locks up, very unstable; Check the CPU Temperature, your CPU might be overheating.; My system intermittently locks up, during Windows installation.

110 4. The BIOS chip might be failing. I hear a 1-2 beeping sound and then the system shut down, what is the problem? Verify that the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector. Stability Issues My system intermittently locks up, very unstable 1. Check the CPU Temperature, your CPU might be overh...

Page 115 - BIOS Issue; Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard?

111 BIOS Issue Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard? It will be displayed on the upper-left corner of the screen during boot-up. It will show as your board type followed by the revision number, such as kvxa_2BA1 (meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY-K7V Dragon plus! mainboard) or 6BA+...

Page 116 - I cannot get the sound working on my system.

112 VGA Issue I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color (640x 480). 1. Install/ re-install the VGA driver. After waking up from Suspend to RAM or Standby mode, the screen has no display but I can hear the hard disk operating 1. Check the VGA card manufacturer for a driver update (if using a dif...

Page 117 - in are enabled and not muted.; My Western digital HDD is not detected during boot-up.; Change the jumper settings to cable select or single.; I have problem installing Novell NetWare v.50.

113 The sound and everything else works fine except that the line-in and microphone do not work. What is wrong? 1. Please go to sound properties and check if the line-in and microphone in are enabled and not muted. 2. Check if the Microphone is ok. 3. When using 6 speakers the line-in and microphone...

Page 118 - APPENDIX C; Contact Information

Page 119 - TAIWAN; Email: For technical support

115 How to contact us: If you are interested in our products, please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live. If you require Technical Assistance, please contact our Technical Support in the region you live. SOYO prefers Email as communication medium, remember to always add to the e...