The Soyo 82430 VX/P54C PCI Mainboard User Guide provides setup, hardware configuration, BIOS setup, and driver installation instructions.
This guide assists system manufacturers and end users in installing and configuring the Soyo 82430 VX/P54C PCI mainboard. It covers unpacking, electrostatic discharge precautions, board layout, jumper settings, CPU and memory configuration, and connector descriptions.
Later chapters detail BIOS options, power‑management features, and step‑by‑step driver installation for various operating systems such as Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2, and UNIX variants.
| CPU support | P54C/P55C family CPUs 75~233 MHz |
|---|---|
| Cache | On‑board 256K/512K Pipeline Burst SRAM |
| Memory capacity | 2 strips of 8 MB/16 MB/32 MB Unbuffered DIMMs |
| Expansion slots | Four 32‑bit PCI slots and four ISA slots |
| USB support | Universal Serial Bus (USB) |
Short pins 2‑3 on jumper JP5, then short pins 1‑2 to clear the CMOS memory.
The default configuration is a Pentium 133 MHz (P54C) CPU with 256 KB of pipelined burst cache.
Insert the driver floppy, open My Computer, double‑click the Windows 95 folder, then run the Setup program and follow the prompts.