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    SY-7VCA Motherboard Quick Start Guide Hardware Installation Quick BIOS Setup Introduction The SOYO CD[...]

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    SOY O ™ 2 SY-7VCA Motherboard Socket 370 for Intel PIII & Celeron processors VIA VT82C694X AGP/PCI Motherboard 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor Copyright © 2000 by Soyo Computer Inc. Trademarks: Soyo is the registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc. All trademarks are the properties of their owners. Product Rights: All[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 3 Introduction 1 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-7VCA Motherboard. This Quick Start Guide illustrates the steps for installing and setting up your new Motherboard. This guide provides all users with the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation. For further information, please refer to the [...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 4 Introduction SY-7VCA Motherboard Layout (Optional) Speake r Powe r LED STR LED HDD LED Rese t PWRB T PR T PS/2 K B Connecto r PS/2 Mous e Connecto r PCI Slot # 1 PCI Slot # 3 PCI Slot # 4 PCI Slot # 5 CPUFA N 1 3 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 1 2 FDC 1 ATX Powe r AUDIO-OU T LINE-I N MIC-I N GAM E Socket 37 0 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 1 COM 1[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 5 Introduction Key Features Ø Supports Intel® processors -FSB 66MHz: Celeron  (400-700MHz) - FSB 100MHz: Pentium® III (500E- 850MHz) - FSB 133MHz: Pentium® III (533- 933MHz) Ø Supports 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency Ø Auto-detect CPU voltage Ø Easy CPU settings in BIOS with the “ SOYO COMBO Setup ” ?[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 6 Hardware Installation 2 2 Installation T o avoid damage to your Motherboard, please follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: l Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by touching on to an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. l Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 7 Hardware Installation Install the Motherboard T o perform the installation of your new SY-7VCA Motherboard, follow the steps below: Step 1. CPU Installation Mark your CPU Frequency: Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cove r. FSB 66MHz 400MHz (66 x 6.0) 466MHz (66 x 7.0) 533M[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 8 Hardware Installation Step 2. Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect internal peripherals and the power supply to the Motherboard. The internal peripherals consist of IDE devices (HDD, CD-ROM), Floppy Disk Drive, Chassis Fan, Front Panel Devices (STR LED, Internal Speake r , Reset Button and IDE[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 9 Hardware Installation ¡ ° N o te: The STR LED is connected to the Voltage that feeds the DIMM sockets. Therefore the following table applies: Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Power Off STR LED ON ON OFF Step 3. Configure Memory Your board comes with three DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 1.5GB of main memory us[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 10 Hardware Installation Debug LEDs The Debug LEDs give an indication of the status of the system during boot-up. If the system does not boot-up properl y , use the table below to find out at what point in boot-up sequence the problem arises. A x means the LED is off, a L means the LED is lit. Code Explanation X X X L D8 D[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 11 Quick BIOS Setup 3 3 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboard does not require any hardware jumpers to set the CPU operating frequenc y . Instead, CPU settings are software configurable through the BIOS [ Soyo Combo Feature]. The [ Soyo Combo Feature] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure your system. Th[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 12 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-7VCA Motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains (1) the user's manual file for your new Motherboard, (2) the drivers software available for inst[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 13 The SOYO CD The user's manual files included on the SOYO CD are in PDF (Postscript Document) format. In order to read a PDF file , the appropriate Acrobat Reader software must be installed in your system. Note: The Start Up program automatically detects if the Acrobat Reader utility is already present in your syste[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 14 The SOYO CD (Driver Installation Menu) A short description of all available drivers follows: Ø VIA 4in1 driver package The 4 in 1 driver package includes all drivers your motherboard needs. After selecting this driver package, one driver will be installed automatically (the IRQ remapping utility), the other three are i[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 15 The SOYO CD Select which driver you want to install and click OK, or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu. Note: Once you have selected a drive r , the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program. When the installation is complete, most drivers[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 16 Quick Trouble shoot tips Video (no display) related issues I built a new computer system using a Soyo board and nothing happens when turning it on, no video and no beeps from the PC speaker. What is happening and how can it be fixed ? No screen and no beeps mean that your CPU and motherboard do not work at all. It could[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 17 the AGP card to allow the card to go further down. Do take care not to damage the card by using too much force. I get distorted video my AGP card right after I save my bios. Why is that? The cause is likely that your AGP card is not running at the correct bus speed. To fix this, please clear the CMOS via JP5 and if it s[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 18 Audio Issues I do not get any sound from my sound card. What could be wrong? Please make sure the speaker is connected to the speaker out port on your sound card. In Device Manager, I keep getting yellow exclamation signs on my sound port even though I have installed my sound driver several times and I could not get my [...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 19 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 that[...]

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    SY-7VCA Quick Start Guide 20 SOYO Deutschland GmbH August-Wilhelm-K u hnholz-Str. 15 D-26135 Oldenburg Region Covered: German y , Web Site: ww w .saat.de , ww w .soyo- saat.com , ww w .soyo-saat.de Vertrieb Mainboards , Notebooks und SoyoCom Produkte: E-Mail: sales@soyo.de Fon: +49-(0 )441/20910-31/33 Fax: +49-(0 )441/203422 Technischer Support: E-[...]

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    Edition: September 2000 Version 1.3 SY-7VCA SERIAL[...]