Soyo SY-K7VTA User Manual

PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel of the

motherboard. 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

password 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>, software reset. This key sequence resets the

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

running the Power On Self Test (POST).

On the front panel I/O connector, there are six pins that support Hewlett

Packard HSDL-1000 compatible infrared (IR) transmitters and receivers.

In the Setup program, Serial Port B can be direct4d to a connected IR

device. (In this case, the Serial Port B connector on the back panel cannot

be used.) The IR connection can be used to transfer files to or from

portable devices like laptops, PDAs, and printers. The Infrared Data

Association (IrDA) specification supports data transfers of 115Kbits/sec at

a distance of 1 meter.

The optional hardware monitor subsystem provides low-cost

instrumentation capabilities. The features of the hardware monitor