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SY-7VCA-E

Motherboard

Quick Start Guide

Hardware Installation

Quick BIOS

Setup

Introduction

The SOYO CD

SOYO WOH Function

Summary of Contents for SY-7VCA-E

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

Page 2: ...e product 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 ...

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

Page 4: ... 1 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 CPUFAN 1 3 IDE 1 IDE 2 1 1 1 2 FDC1 ATX Power Socket 370 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 1 COM1 COM2 PCI Slot 2 USB 1 SDRAM SDRAM VT82C694X AGP Slot 3V Lithium Battery USB2 SIRCON 1 5 1 CHAFAN 1 3 Speaker Power LED STR LED HDD LED _ _ _ _ ResetPWRBT 6 10 JP5 3 1 ISA Slot Via VT82C686B Flash BIOS RJ1 JP10 3 1 5 ...

Page 5: ...y Ø Auto detect CPU voltage FSB Ø Easy CPU settings in BIOS with the SOYO COMBO Setup Ø PC99 ACPI Ø Ultra DMA33 66 100 ATA 33 66 100 Ø Supports Wake On LAN WOL Ø Power on by modem and RTC alarm Ø Supports onboard hardware monitoring Ø Supports suspend to RAM STR Ø Supports multiple boot function Ø Supports SOYO Wizard On Hand WOH function Ø 5 x 32 bit bus master PCI slots Ø 1 x 16 bit ISA slot Ø 1...

Page 6: ... in this section which is designed to guide you through a quick and correct method to install your new SY 7VCA E Motherboard For detailed information please refer to the SY 7VCA E 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 pr...

Page 7: ...33x5 0 800MHz 133x6 0 933MHz 133x7 0 1 13GHz 133x8 5 600MHz 133x4 5 733MHz 133x5 5 866MHz 133x6 5 1000MHz 133x7 5 CPU Mount Procedure To mount the Pentium Celeron TM processor VIA Cyrix 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 pr...

Page 8: ...C NC IRRX GND IRTX USB2 PORT1 USB2 PORT2 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 Pin6 Pin7 Pin8 Pin9 Pin10 VCC Data Data GND NC VCC Data Data GND GND CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN ChassisFan CHAFAN Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 GND 12V SENSOR GND 12V SENSOR PowerLED Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 5V NC GND Speaker Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 5V NC NC Speakerout HDDLED STRLED PWRBT RESET Pin1 Pin2 Pin1 Pin2 Pin1 Pin2 Pin1 Pin2 LEDAnode LED Cat...

Page 9: ... registered 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 appropriate memory modules must be used For 66MHz DRAM speed use PC66 memory for 100MHz DRAM speed use PC100 memory for 133MHz DRAM speed use PC133 memory Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DI...

Page 10: ...ability if the user over clocks the system Any malfunctions due to over clocking are not covered by the warranty 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 memory by momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper JP5 This jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap 2 Then put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow ...

Page 11: ...ove 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 E 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 667MHz 66 x 10 0 600MHz 133 x 4 5 Manual 700MHz 66 x 10 5 666MHz 133 x 5 0 4...

Page 12: ...ts 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 ...

Page 13: ...n 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 ...

Page 14: ...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 hardware monitor for Win 9x ME Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC By installing...

Page 15: ...tion program When the 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 ...

Page 16: ...eed Utility also provide a user friendly interface for first time overclockers Warning SOYO will not be responsible for any damage done to the CPU due to overclocking The system might become unstable overclocked if this happens please shutdown the system Current Speed MHz Display the current speed settings of your system Expected New Speed MHz Display the proposed changes in your system ...

Page 17: ...speed value will be stored as the max searched speed Manual Mode Adjust the FSB speed manually by moving the bar and then click the enter new speed It is recommended to increment the FSB little by little Max Searched Speed The maximum allowable FSB speed for the system The current speed value can be save as the max searched speed by loading the save as max speed under the file menu Optimal Speed T...

Page 18: ...ion Save as OPTIMAL Speed Save the current speed as Optimal speed Load OPTIMAL Speed Load the optimal speed value to the system Save as Max Speed Save the current speed as max searched speed Load Max speed Load the max searched speed to the system ...

Page 19: ...nd the maximum time is 30 secs Set Fallback Frequency The Fallback Frequency is the system FSB setting once the system hangs and reboot due to overclocking The default fallback frequency will depend on the current FSB of the CPU If the system is using a Celeron CPU the default fallback frequency will be 66MHz The user can also manually change the fallback frequency ...

Page 20: ... 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 motherb...

Page 21: ...y 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 loc...

Page 22: ...d 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 via 4 in 1 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 them ...

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Page 26: ...Edition May 2001 Version 1 1 SY 7VCA E SERIAL ...

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