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SY-6VCA

Motherboard

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Pentium

®

 III, Pentium

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 II & Celeron

Processor supported

Via 694X AGP/PCI/AMR Motherboard

66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported

ATX Form Factor

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User's Manual

Summary of Contents for SY-6VCA

Page 1: ...SY 6VCA Motherboard Pentium III Pentium II Celeron Processor supported Via 694X AGP PCI AMR Motherboard 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor User s Manual...

Page 2: ...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 custome...

Page 3: ...S 10 1 9 MICROPROCESSOR 12 1 10 I O INTERFACE CONTROLLER 16 1 11 HARDWARE MONITOR 18 1 12 WAKE ON LAN TECHNOLOGY 19 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 20 2 1 PREPARATIONS 20 2 2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD...

Page 4: ...5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 71 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 76 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 80 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS 83 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 85 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 86 3 11 SUPERVISOR PAS...

Page 5: ...350 450 MHz Intel Pentium III 450 800 MHz n FSB 66MHz Intel Pentium II 233 333 MHz Intel Celeron 266 433 MHz New released Intel Slot 1 CPUs will very likely be supported by the SY 6VCA as well CPU SET...

Page 6: ...y more additional expansion features u Expansion slots n 1 x 32 bit bus master AGP slot n 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots n 1 x 16 bit ISA slots u Enhanced IO n Floppy disk controller n 2x EIDE contro...

Page 7: ...e modem receives a call FAIL SAFE The SY 6VCA comes with added functionality to make managing the system easy and safe u Hardware Monitor The integrated Hardware Monitor IC and Hardware doctor softwar...

Page 8: ...standards The following underlines the reliability of the SY 6VCA a motherboard to trust n PC99 ACPI compliant USER FRIENDLY n SOYO Combo Setup n Jumperless design n You can set up the following optio...

Page 9: ...mediately 1 4 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure to ground yourself before handling the Motherboard or other system components Electrostatic discharge can easily damage the components Note...

Page 10: ...tery CPUFAN 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 1 1 1 FDC ATX Power LINE OUT LINE IN MIC JACK JOYSTICK JP10 WOL Header 3 1 JP5 Jumper CMOS Clear DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 1 CHAFAN COM2 PCI Slot 2 CODEC AC97 Speaker Power LED HD...

Page 11: ...Motherboard Description SY 6VCA 7 1 6 SY 6VCA MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS SDRAM A B D C E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X I...

Page 12: ...ks H ATX Power Supply Connector I Bus Mastering e IDE ATAPI Ports J 32 bit AGP Slot K 3V Lithium Battery L Floppy Disk Drive FDD Port M Via 686A South Bridge Chip N CMOS Clear Jumper O USB Ports P Fro...

Page 13: ...e processor core second level cache subsystem thermal plate and back cover The processor connects to the motherboard through the Slot1 connector a 242 pin edge connector When mounted in Slot1 the proc...

Page 14: ...33 MHz to allow use of PC100 memory modules with 66MHz Celeron or use of PC133 with 100MHz Pentium II or Pentium III DRAM interface may be slower than CPU by 33 MHz to allow use of older memory modul...

Page 15: ...ing for maximum DRAM bus utilization e g precharge other banks while accessing the current bank Four cache lines 16quadwords of CPU to DRAM write buffers Four cache lines of CPU to DRAM read prefetch...

Page 16: ...ween the DRAM and the data buffers at 66 100 133 MHz The eight banks of DRAM can be composed of an arbitrary mixture of 1M 2M 4M 8M 16M 32MxN DRAMs The DRAM controller also supports optional ECC singl...

Page 17: ...pported such as snoop ahead snoop filtering L1 write back forward to PCI master and L1 write back merged with PCI post write buffers to minimize PCI master read latency and DRAM utilization Delay tran...

Page 18: ...ncludes standard intelligent peripheral controllers 1 Master mode enhanced IDE controller with dual channel DMA engine and interlaced dual channel commands Dedicated FIFO coupled with scatter and gath...

Page 19: ...blocks are included for Windows DOS box and real mode DOS compatibility Loopback capability is also implemented for directing mixed audio streams into USB and 1394 speakers for high quality digital au...

Page 20: ...ses the VT82C686A Super I O controller which features Supports 2 serial ports IR port parallel port and floppy disk controller functions Two UARTs for Complete Serial Ports Even odd stick or no parity...

Page 21: ...a 25 pin D Sub connector located on the back panel of the motherboard In the Setup program there are four options for parallel port operation l Compatible standard mode l Bi directional PS 2 compatib...

Page 22: ...p 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 runni...

Page 23: ...emote wakeup of the computer through a network Wake on LAN technology requires a PCI add in network interface card NIC with remote wakeup capabilities The remote wakeup connector on the NIC must be co...

Page 24: ...hardware equipment to complete the installation successfully 1 Slot 1 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type Note This Motherboard supports non boxed type CPUs The heavier CPU cooling fan...

Page 25: ...d u One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable u One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable Warning Do not unpack the Motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it Like most electronic equi...

Page 26: ...ion of the Motherboard Please follow the step by step procedure designed to lead you to a complete and correct installation Warning Turn off the power to the Motherboard system chassis and peripheral...

Page 27: ...your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 66MHz 266MHz 66 x 4 0 333MHz 66 x 5 0 400MHz 66 x 6 0 300MHz 66 x 4 5 366MHz 66 x 5 5 433MHz 66 x 6 5 FSB 100MHz 350MHz 100 x 3 5 450MHz 10...

Page 28: ...Hardware Installation SY 6VCA 24 1 Open the two sides by folding them up 2 Insert the CPU into the retention module The CPU fits in the CPU slot in only ONE way do not try to force it in...

Page 29: ...is necessary for proper heat dissipation Failing to install these items may result in overheating and possible burn out of your CPU 2 3 1 1 CPU Fan Installation Your Slot 1 processor kit comes with a...

Page 30: ...stered DIMM modules from 8MB to 512MB On this motherboard DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed Depending on the DRAM clock speed setting in the BIOS setup Chapter 3 appr...

Page 31: ...SY 6VCA 27 Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB Note Always install memory modules in the order pres...

Page 32: ...peed Ultra DMA 33 66HDD or CD ROM Connect one side of the ATA66 flat cable to the IDE device HDD or CD ROM and plug the other end to the primary IDE1 or secondary IDE2 directionally keyed IDE connecto...

Page 33: ...e floppy drive types 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB and LS 120 Connect one side of the 34 pin flat cable to the floppy drive and plug the other end to the floppy drive connector on the Motherboard This...

Page 34: ...omputer case s front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard 1 Power LED Please install according to the following pin assignment pin 1 3 are for Power LED SDRAM Power LED Pin As...

Page 35: ...ence 3 Speaker Attach the 4 pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on the Motherboard 4 IDE LED Attach the 2 pin IDE device LED cable to the corresponding IDE LED header on the Mothe...

Page 36: ...ardware Installation SY 6VCA 32 5 ATX Power On Off Switch Attach the 2 pin momentary type switch to the PWRBT header for turning On or Off your ATX power supply PWRBT Pin Assignment Power On Off GND 1...

Page 37: ...rd back panel Only after you have fixed and locked the Motherboard to the computer case can you start connecting the external peripheral devices When connecting an external device use the following fi...

Page 38: ...d to connect the printer or other parallel devices Plug the parallel device cable into the 25 pin female connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard 3 PS 2 Keyboard Plug the keyboard jack d...

Page 39: ...e that driver comes with the USB device you have purchased USB3 and 4 are available To make use of these USB ports purchase a USB cable from your dealer The lay out of USB3 and 4 is as follows 6 Onboa...

Page 40: ...tor from the LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN WOL function to the JP10 header on the Motherboard This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card Please install...

Page 41: ...ansfer function This Motherboard meets both the ASKIR and HPSIR specifications Please install according to the following pin assignment 3 Other Display Cards Insert other types of VGA cards into the P...

Page 42: ...the 3 pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode Suspend mode can be enabled from the BIOS Setup Utility POWER MANAGEMENT menu...

Page 43: ...ures a CHAFAN connector to provide 12V power to the chassis fan Connect the cable from the chassis fan to the CHAFAN 3 pin connector Install according to the following pin assignment Note CPUFAN must...

Page 44: ...able that came with your CD ROM drive Please install according to the following pin assignment 2 3 3 6 AGP VGA Card Insert the AGP VGA card into the AGP slot Then connect the monitor information cable...

Page 45: ...o ATX power supply Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord of the ATX power supply before connecting to ATX PW connector The Motherboard requires a power supply with at least 200 Watts and...

Page 46: ...age Adjust VJ1 In case your CPU is running on a frequency higher then it is specified for increasing its core voltage can enhance its stability Over clocking your CPU does however force your system to...

Page 47: ...2 3 for at least 5 seconds to clear the CMOS Short pin 1 2 to retain new settings Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 2 3 6 P...

Page 48: ...gurations Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock Voltage 2 3 7 Quick BIOS Setup This Motherboard does not use any hardware jumpers to set the CPU frequency Ins...

Page 49: ...3MHz 66 x 3 5 350MHz 100 x 3 5 466MHz 133 x 3 5 266MHz 66 x 4 0 400MHz 100 x 4 0 533MHz 133 x 4 0 300MHz 66 x 4 5 450MHz 100 x 4 5 600MHz 133 x 4 5 333MHz 66 x 5 0 500MHz 100 x 5 0 666MHz 133 x 5 0 36...

Page 50: ...his item you find the frequencies your PCI slots run at 2 CPU Ratio After you have selected the CPU Host PCI Clock choose the right multiplier for the CPU CPU Ratio options are o x 2 o x 2 5 o x 3 o x...

Page 51: ...not get video then 2 Double check jumpers setting on you motherboard and remove all add on cards unplug all hard disk and floppy disk drive cables and see if you can hear some beeps If you still do n...

Page 52: ...ios to the latest version BIOS Issues Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard It will be displayed on the up left corner on the screen during boot up It will show as your board type followe...

Page 53: ...r several times and I could not get my sound card to work What is wrong It is likely that you did not have the correct driver installed If you are sure that the correct sound driver has been installed...

Page 54: ...e running a Cyrix CPU make sure the linear burst function is enabled in the bios I can not get my board to run properly Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web site at h...

Page 55: ...uarantee system stability if the user over clocks the system Any malfunctions due to over clocking are not covered by the warranty 2 3 9 Power Off There are two possible ways to turn off the system 1...

Page 56: ...dard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrated Peripherals Set User Password 4Power Managemen...

Page 57: ...user started the current session with F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults Loads all items with the most conservative values F7 Load Optimized Defaults Loads all options with the optimize values F10 Save Saves...

Page 58: ...L T S I N T E G R A T E D P E R I P H E R A L S S U P E R V I S O R P A S S W O R D U S E R P A S S W O R D I D E H D D A U T O D E T E C T I O N S A V E E X I T S E T U P E X I T W I T H O U T S A V...

Page 59: ...Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Soyo Combo Feature CPU PCI Frequency HW Default CPU Ratio X 3 Item Help CPU L2 Latency Control Default x CPU L2 Latency Value 0 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking...

Page 60: ...hipset CPU Ratio After you have selected the host clock choose the right multiplier for the CPU Options are 2 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 The CPU frequency is then defined as host clock fr...

Page 61: ...FLASH making sure that any virus is unable to program the system BIOS Set to disable the BIOS can be programmed the traditional way Default 3 1 4 Processor Number Feature Setting Description Note Disa...

Page 62: ...e Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 LAN First Second Third Boot Device Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority Disabled Boot Other Device Enabled Select Your Boot Device Priority Defa...

Page 63: ...44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 30720K Total Memory 31744K Menu Level 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save...

Page 64: ...rd disk mode automatically Default Normal Normal IDE hard disk 528MB LBA Enhanced IDE hard disk 528MB Access Mode Large Large IDE hard disk for certain hard disk Note If you have any questions on your...

Page 65: ...GA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 Video MONO Monochrome Select the video mode ALL Errors Default No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette Halt On All But Disk Key When the BIOS detects system errors this fu...

Page 66: ...tting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 Yes Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow D...

Page 67: ...the CPU s internal cache Default Disabled External Cache Enabled Enables the external memory Default 3 3 3 Floppy Driver Settings Setting Description Note Disabled Default Swap Floppy Drive Enabled C...

Page 68: ...pematic Rate Setting Enabled When enables the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected The following Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay fields are active only if Typematic Rate Setting is se...

Page 69: ...Description Note OS2 When using an OS2 operating system OS Select for DRAM 64MB Non OS2 When using another non OS2 operating system Default Yes Windows will release IRQ line 6 normally used by the Fl...

Page 70: ...th 3 DRAM Clock Host CLK Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4 Mode Ena...

Page 71: ...r EDO extended data output DRAMs SDRAM Cycle Length 2 3 When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default...

Page 72: ...dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Disabled AGP 4 Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable disable...

Page 73: ...ng another write cycle Disabled PCI Dynmic Bursting Enabled When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions...

Page 74: ...When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states Disabled Default AGP Master 1 WS Read Enabled When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are exe...

Page 75: ...Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabl...

Page 76: ...PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Auto For better performance and stability we suggest you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing Default Disabled IDE Primary Master UDMA Primar...

Page 77: ...t port 1 2 to the same address except for Disabled or Auto Normal Default IrDA UART Mode Select ASKIR The second serial port offers these InfraRed interface modes If UART Mode Select is set to IrDA AS...

Page 78: ...port type 1 9 Parallel Port EPP TYPE EPP 1 7 Select EPP port type 1 7 Default 3 5 7 Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio Setting Description Note Disabled Onboard Legacy...

Page 79: ...cy audio Setting Description Note Disabled Default MPU 401 Enabled Set this item to enabled to make use of MIPI 330 333H Default MPU 401 I O Address Select the I O address for your MIDI functionality...

Page 80: ...nstant Off Wake Up Events Press Enter Menu Level 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Cop...

Page 81: ...Saving 1 Hour 1 Hour 1 Hour 15 Min Power Management Max Saving 1 Min 1 Min 1 Min 1 Min Yes Default PM Control by APM NO When enabled an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance t...

Page 82: ...ystem when in one of sleep modes Press enter to go the select item page Wake Up Events Setting Description Note OFF Default VGA ON You can set the VGA awakens the system LPT COM LPT COM NONE LPT COM W...

Page 83: ...e system from a soft off state Default Disabled The system ignores the alarm Default Resume by Alarm Enabled Set alarm to power on the system by the date 1 31 or time hh mm ss If the date is set to 0...

Page 84: ...e Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto Menu Level 4 Move Enter S...

Page 85: ...signed to _ DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to _ Resources Controlled By Auto ESCO The Plug and Play BIOS auto manages PCI ISA PnP card IRQ assignment automatically Recommended If Resources Controlled By is...

Page 86: ...is not used IRQ 7 IRQ 7 PCI ISA PnP Onboard parallel port disabled IRQ 4 IRQ 4 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 1 disabled IRQ 3 IRQ 3 PCI ISA PnP Onboard Serial port 2 disabled 4 Your OS may reassign...

Page 87: ...e BIOS Setup Utility 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS This option sets the Motherboard s PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 25 C 77 F Curren...

Page 88: ...PU Temp C F Show the current status of CPU temperature Current System Temp C F Show the current status of the system temperature Current CPUFAN Speed C F Show the current status of CPU Fan Current CHS...

Page 89: ...d Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrated Peripherals Set User Password 4Power Management Setup Save Exit Setu...

Page 90: ...d Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password 4Integrated Peripherals Set User Password 4Power Management Setup Save Exit Setu...

Page 91: ...word is required every time the system is booted This means only a person who knows the password can use this computer b Setup The password is required only when you attempt to enter the BIOS Setup pr...

Page 92: ...on 3 9 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS LOAD BIOS...

Page 93: ...C 1984 1999 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Capacity 0 MB Access Mode Auto 0 Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0...

Page 94: ...therboards and other products 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...

Page 95: ...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 system and ot...

Page 96: ...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 installed...

Page 97: ...gram When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 Select which driver you want to install and click OK Notice 1 Once you have sele...

Page 98: ...ager button On the device manager a question mark will be shown under other devices PCI multimedia audio device Do not remove this entry To change the driver click this entry and select properties dri...

Page 99: ...river Now an update menu will be shown If windows asks you for the location of the driver give it the following directory d driv all VIA Sound win2000 After the installation is finished windows 2000 w...

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