SOYO SY-7VCA, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...SY 7VCA Motherboard Quick Start Guide Hardware Installation Quick BIOS Setup Introduction The SOYO CD ...

Page 2: ...t described in it from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the personal computer field is subject to many patents All of our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of Soyo ...

Page 3: ... all users with the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation For further information please refer to the SY 7VCA Motherboard Uses Guide that came with your Motherboard Unpacking When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items u The SY 7VCA VT82C694X AGP PCI Motherboard u The Quick Start Guide u The Installation CD ROM u SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM u One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable...

Page 4: ...CI Slot 1 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 CPUFAN 1 3 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 1 2 FDC1 ATX Power AUDIO OUT LINE IN MIC IN GAME Socket 370 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 1 COM1 COM2 PCI Slot 2 CHAFAN USB 1 SDRAM SDRAM VT82C694X AGP Slot 3V Lithium Battery USB2 SIRCON 1 5 JP5 JP10 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 6 5 10 CDIN1 1 4 CDIN2 1 4 ISA Slot AMR CODEC AC97 Via VT82C686A Flash BIOS D1 D2 D8 D3 _ _ _ _ ...

Page 5: ...Ø PC99 ACPI Ø Ultra DMA33 66 ATA 33 66 Ø Supports Wake On LAN WOL Ø Power on by modem and alarm Ø Supports onboard hardware monitoring Ø Supports suspend to RAM STR Ø Supports 5 sets of voltage monitoring Ø Supports multiple boot function Ø 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots Ø 1 x 16 bit ISA slot Ø 1 x 32 bit AGP slot Ø 4 x USB ports onboard USB1 2 Ports USB2 2 Ports Ø ATX power connector Ø Hardware ...

Page 6: ... method to install your new SY 7VCA Motherboard For detailed information please refer to the SY 7VCA Motherboard User s guide and Technical Reference online manual on in the CD ROM package that came with your Motherboard Gather and prepare all necessary components to complete the installation successfully u Socket370 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type u SDRAM module s u Computer ca...

Page 7: ...MHz 533MHz 133x4 0 667MHz 133x5 0 800MHz 133x6 0 933MHz 133x7 0 600MHz 133x4 5 733MHz 133x5 5 866MHz 133x6 5 CPU Mount Procedure To mount the CoppermineTM processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions 1 Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position 2 Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole edge on the socket 3 Seat the processor in the socket completel...

Page 8: ...7 Pin8 Pin9 Pin10 Power Data Data GND GND Power Data Data GND None CPUCoolingFan CPUFAN ChassisFan CHAFAN Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 GND 12V SENSOR GND 12V SENSOR CD IN CDIN1 CDIN2 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 CDIN1 L G G R Connect the CD Line in cord from the CR ROM device to the matching connector CDIN CDIN2 G L G R PowerLED Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 5V NC GND Speaker Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 5V NC NC Speakerout HDDL...

Page 9: ...00 memory for 133MHz DRAM speed use PC133 memory Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM VCM SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB Note Always install memory modules in the order prescribed in this table CMOS Clear JP5 In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data follow the steps below to clear CMOS memory 1 Clear the CMOS mem...

Page 10: ...zed The settings the user selected in the BIOS for the Hardware Monitor are written into the Hardware Monitor registers X L L L D8 D3 D2 D1 If the VGA card does not work or is not inserted at all the system will display this code for a short period of time L X X X D8 D3 D2 D1 At this point the BIOS is initializing the CPU The L2 cache latency values are set and more important the CPU micro code is...

Page 11: ...p Step 3 Select Soyo Combo Feature Move the cursor to the CPU Frequency field to set the CPU frequency The following table shows all available CPU Frequency settings on your SY 7VCA Motherboard If you set this field to Manual then you will be required to fill in the next two consecutive fields 1 the CPU Host PCI Clock and 2 the CPU Ratio CPU Frequency MHz 633MHz 66 x 9 5 800MHz 100 x 8 0 Manual 66...

Page 12: ...s Step 1 Insert the SOYO CD into the CD ROM drive The SOYO CD will auto run and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be as shown If you use Windows NT the SOYO CD will not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up please choose your motherboard and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be shown SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu If you use Windows 95 or 98 the SOYO CD S...

Page 13: ... whether or not you want to install it You must install the Acrobat Reader utility to be able to read the user s manual file Follow the instructions on your screen during installation then once the installation is completed restart your system and re run the SOYO CD Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed w...

Page 14: ... Chipset Functions Registry This driver will make the necessary changes to the Windows registry in order to make sure that Windows has no problems recognizing your VIA chipset IRQ remapping utility This driver is installed automatically This utility will remap the IRQ lines to make sure that everything functions properly under Windows Ø VIA Ac97 Codec Driver for Win 95 You have to install the driv...

Page 15: ...installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make ...

Page 16: ...you still do not get any beeps then try putting the motherboard on the table to isolate it from the case with the CPU and speaker only and give it one more try I hear a series of beeps and I do not get anything from my monitor What could be wrong The following lists some basic beep codes and their possible meanings One long beep and 3 very short beeps The video card is not detected by the motherbo...

Page 17: ... motherboard Please go to the technical support page of one of the SOYO websites Taiwan www soyo com tw and look up your motherboard to find the latest BIOS revision Hard disk floppy drive CD ROM etc When I boot up my new computer I got floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin1 on the floppy drive side don t trust the key lock...

Page 18: ...sound card is set to Legacy ISA in the bios In other words if your ISA sound card takes IRQ5 then set IRQ5 to Legacy ISA Next install the south bridge driver for the motherboard The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong This is because the recorder and microphone in the Windows are not enabled Please go to sound properties and enable...

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