SOYO Motherboard SY-6BA+ IV User Manual

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Motherboard Description

SY-6BA+ IV

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l Bi- directional (PS/ 2 compatible)
l Bi- directional EPP. A driver from the peripheral manufacturer is

required for operation.

l Bi- directional high- speed ECP

1-10.3 Diskette Drive Controller

The I/ O controller is soft ware compatible with the 82077 diskette drive

controller and supports both PC- AT and PS/ 2 modes. In the Setup program,

the diskette drive interface can be configured for the following diskette

drive capacities and sizes.
l 360 KB, 5.25- inch
l 1.2 MB, 5.25- inch
l 720 KB, 3.5- inch
l 1.2 MB. 3.5- inch (driver required)
l 1.25- 1.44 MB, 3.5- inch
l 2.88 MB, 3.5- inch

1-10.4 Keyboard and Mouse Interface

The +5 V lines to keyboard and mouse connectors are protected with a

fuse that prevents motherboard components from being damaged when an

over- current condition occurs.

The keyboard controller contains code, which provides the traditional

keyboard and mouse control functions, and also supports Power On/ Reset

pass word protection. Power On/ Reset password can be specified in the

BIOS Setup program.

The keyboard controller also supports the hot- key sequence

<Ctrl>< Alt>< Del>, soft ware reset. This key sequence resets the

computer’s soft ware by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and

running the Power On Self Test (POST).

1-10.5 Infrared Support

The IR connection can be used to transfer files to or from portable devices

like laptops, PDAs, and printers.

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