SOYO SOYOTM SY-KT880DRAGON2 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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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+ IV_2AA2 which means SY-6BA+ IV motherboard, with a 2AA2 BIOS.
Where can I find the latest BIOS of my motherboard?
Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites (Taiwan:
www.soyo.com.tw, US: www.soyousa.com, Germany: www.soyo.de), and
look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision.
How can I flash the BIOS?
1. Download the BIOS on our support website.
2. Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded
(i.e. himem, emm386, etc…).
3. Copy the BIOS file and awdflash utility to the diskette.
4. On the CMOS setup and disable CIH 4-way protection.
5. Type "awdflash biosname.bin /sn /py".
6. Reboot.
After flashing the BIOS, my system will not boot-up.
1. Try clearing the CMOS.
2. The BIOS chip is defective due to an unsuccessful flash, contact your
nearest SOYO branch for re-flashing.
Is there a way to reprogram my BIOS after an unsuccessful flash?
No other way, you need to send back the BIOS ROM to your nearest SOYO
branch for re-flashing.
I’m using a 133MHz FSB CPU, I cannot find the DDR 100MHz option in
the BIOS, why?
The DDR speed should not be lower than the CPU FSB speed.
VGA Issue