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  • Page 1

    SY-6VBA 133 Motherboard Quick Start Guide FC C Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE POST CONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER 100% Hardware Installation Quick BIOS Setup Introduction The SOYO CD[...]

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    SOY O ™ 2 SY-6VBA 133 Motherboard Pentiu m ® III, Pentiu m ® II & Celeron TM processors Via Apollo Pro133 AGP/PCI Motherboard 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor Copyright © 1999 by Soyo Computer Inc. Trademarks: Soyo is a registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc. All trademarks are the property of their owners. Produc[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 3 Introduction 1 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-6VBA 133 Motherboard. This Quick Start Guide describes the steps for installing and setting up your new Motherboard. This guide is designed for all users to provide the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation. For further information, p[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 4 Introduction SY-6VBA 133 Motherboard Layout Key Features Ø Supports Intel Pentium ® III processor (450- 600MHz), Pentium ® II processor (233-450MHz) & Celeron TM processor (266-433MHz ) Ø Jumperless and CPU voltage Adjustable Ø SOYO COMBO Setup Ø PC98, ACPI Ø ATA 33/66 Ø Supports PC133 memory Ø Power-on [...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 5 Hardware Installation 2 2 Installation To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: l Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. l Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold it [...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 6 Hardware Installation Install the Motherboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY-6VBA 133 Motherboard. Step 1. Install the CPU Mark your CPU Frequency: Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover. FSB 66MHz 266MHz (66 x 4.0) 333MHz (6[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 7 Hardware Installation Note: Installing a heat sink and cooling fan on top of your CPU is necessary for proper heat dissipation. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and possible burn-out of your CPU. Step 2. Make Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect internal peripherals[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 8 Hardware Installation Step 3. Configure Memory Your board comes with four DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 1.5GB of main memory using unbuffered and registered DIMM modules from 8MB to 256/512MB. On this motherboard, DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed. Depending on the DRAM c[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 9 Hardware Installation Refer to the following table: PII, Celeron PII,PIII PIII JP9 133/100# JP8 100/66# tell CPU its FSB Speed 66MHz FSB 100MHz FSB 133MHz FSB Short Short FSB = 66MHz Normal setting * Possible higher multiplier setting Short Open FSB = 100MHz Normal setting Open Open FSB = 133MHz Normal setting * This[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 10 Hardware Installation Step 6. Set the CPU Frequency You do not need to set any jumper for the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU settings are changed through the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. Please refer to Chapter 3 - Quick BIOS Setup for details on how to set the Slot 1 processor frequency. Step 7. External Suspend Button (J[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 11 Hardware Installation Step 10. Clear CMOS Data (JP5) Clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pin 2-3 on jumper JP5 for at least 5 seconds, and then by shorting pin 1-2 to retain new settings. This jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap. CMOS Clearing Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data JP5 Setti[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 12 Quick BIOS Setup 3 3 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU settings are software configurable with the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. The [SOYO COMBO SETUP] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup [...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 13 Quick BIOS Setup If you set this field to [Manual], you are then required to fill in the next two consecutive fields: (1) the CPU Host/PCI Clock, and (2) the CPU Ratio. (1) CPU Host/PCI Clock CPU Host / PCI Clock o 66/33 o 95/31 o 115/38 o 124/41 o 140/35 o 75/37 o 100/33 o 117/39 o 126/31 o 142/35 o 78/39 o 105/35 [...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 14 Quick BIOS Setup (4) AGP Clock The AGP clock is derived from the CPU FSB frequency. It is divided by 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 depending on the setting of JP2 and JP7: Please refer to page 9 for the JP2 and JP7 settings. (5) Vcore Voltage Adjust The CPU notifies the board of what core voltage it requires by its VID outputs. T[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 15 The SOYO CD 4 4 The S OY O CD The SOYO-CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 9x or NT. Your SY-6VBA 133 Motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains the user's manual file for your new Motherboard, the drivers software available for inst[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 16 The SOYO CD Please note that if the Start Up program was unable to determine which SOYO Motherboard you own, the manual selection menu will pop up, as shown below. Then select the user's manual file that corresponds to your Motherboard model name and click OK. (Manual Selection Menu) The user's manual file[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 17 The SOYO CD Ø After installation of windows, you will need to install the VIA drivers. Follow the instructions below. Click the Install drivers button to display the list of drivers that can be installed on your Motherboard. The start-up program displays the drivers available for the 6VBA 133. (Driver Installation [...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 18 The SOYO CD 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 un[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 19 The SOYO CD Note: If no HTML browser is installed on your system, the Start Up program will prompt you on whether or not you would like to install the Internet Explorer* browser. Click YES to install the HTML browser. After the installation is complete, please restart your system. Then re-run the SOYO CD and you wil[...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 20 How to contact us: n If you are interested in our products, please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live. n If you require Technical Assistance, please contact our Technical Support in the region you live. SOYO prefers Email as communication medium, remember to always add to the email the country [...]

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    SY-6VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 21 E-Mail: support@soyo.co.uk SOYO Deutschland GmbH August-Wilhelm-K u hnholz-Str. 15 D-26135 Oldenburg Region Covered: Germany, Austria and Switzerland . ( Zust a ndig f u r Deutschland , O sterreich , Schweiz ) Web Site: www.saat.de , www.soyo- saat.com , www.soyo-saat.de Vertrieb Mainboards , Notebooks und SoyoCom P[...]

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    Edition: September 1999 Version 1.2 SY-6VBA 133 SERIAL[...]