The SOYO CD Motherboard Quick Start Guide Quick BIOS Setup Hardware Installation SY-7VBA133U Introduction
SOYO™ SY-7VBA133U Motherboard ® Socket 370 for Intel Pentium & CeleronTM processors VIA VT82C694T AGP/PCI/ISA Motherboard 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor Copyright © 2002 by SOYO Computer Inc. Trademarks: SOYO is a registered trademark of SOYO Computer Inc. All trademarks are properties of their owners. Product Rights: All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only.
1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-7VBA133U 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 SY-7VBA133U Motherboard User’s Manual that came with your Motherboard.
Introduction SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide SY-7VBA133U Motherboard Layout PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Connector Connector CPUFAN USB 1 3 Socket 370 1 USB 2 PRT COM A COMB SDRAM □ ATX Power JOYSTICK VT82C694T LINE-OUT SDRAM LINE-IN 1 MIC JACK 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 AGP Slot PCI Slot #1 3 1 3 JP5 Ac97 CODEC 1 4 CDIN PCI Slot #3 VT82C686B FDC1 □ Flash BIOS JP10 3 1 PCI Slot #4 1 PCI Slot #5 (Optional) ISA Slot #1 3V Lithium Battery USB3_4 HDD LED Speaker 5 CHAFAN 1 PCI Slot #2 1 SI
Key Features Supports Intel® processors - Celeron (up to 1GHz) - Pentium® III (up to 1GHz) - Tualatin (up to 1.4GHz) Supports 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency Supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Power-on by modem and alarm Supports onboard hardware monitoring Support AC97 Audio Supports multiple-boot function Chipset consists of the VT82C694T system controller and VT82C686B PCI to ISA bridge Supports SDRAM and VC SDRAM AGP 2.0 Compliant; AGP Universal Connector supports: - 1.5V and 3.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 2 Installation Hardware Installation To avoid damage to your Motherboard, please follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by touching on to an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold the motherboard by the edges and avoid touching its components. Check the Motherboard for damage.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard To perform the installation of your new SY-7VBA133U Motherboard, follow the steps below: CPU Installation Step 1. CPU Mount Procedure: To mount the Pentium ®, CeleronTM & Tualatin processor 2 et 37 So ck 0 et 37 0 4 So ck et 37 3 So ck 1 Hardware Installation that you have purchased separately, follow these instructions. 0 So ck et 37 0 1. Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position. 2.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect internal peripherals and the power supply to the Motherboard. Step 2. Hardware Installation The internal peripherals consist of IDE devices (HDD, CD-ROM), Floppy Disk Drive, Chassis Fan, Front Panel Devices (Internal Speaker, Reset Button and IDE LED Switch.), Wake-On-LAN card, VGA card, Sound Card, and other devices.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Configure Memory Your board recommend a limit of 3 DIMMs or 6 banks at 133 MHz for 1.5GB max memory using unbuffered DIMM modules from 8MB to 512MB. Supports optional ECC (single-bit error correction and multi-bit detection) or EC (error checking) capability separately selectable on a bank-by-bank basis. On this motherboard, DRAM speed can be set independent from the CPU front side bus speed.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 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 FEATURE]. The [SOYO COMBO FEATURE] combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD The SOYO-CD will Auto Run only in Windows Base Operating System. Your SY-7VBA133U motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains a. The user's manual for your new motherboard -in PDF format, b. The drivers software available for installation, and c. A database in HTML format with information on SOYO motherboards and other products. Step 1.
The SOYO CD SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 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 system, and otherwise prompts you on 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.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide driver revision: VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x/ME/NT/2k 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP VIA Onboard Audio Driver forand WinApplications 9x/ME/NT/2000 Avance Onboard Audio Driver for Win 9x/ME/2000/NT/XP VIA hardware monitor for Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP Cancel OK (Driver Installation Menu) VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the performance and maintain the stability of systems using VIA chipsets.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide VIA hardware monitor for Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC. By installing this utility Temperature, Fan speed and Voltages can be monitored. It is also possible to set alarms when current system values exceed or fall below pre-set values. Select which driver you want to install and click OK, or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Quick Trouble shoot tips Boot-up Issues The system do not power-up, no beeping sound heard and the CPU fan does not turn on. 1. Check if the power cord is plug to the power source. 2. Check if the power is connected to the M/B. 3. Check if the cable of the case power button is connected to the M/B power button connector (see connectors and plug-ins in the manual for more info). 4. Make sure the power supply is not defective. Change the power supply.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide memory specification is supported by the M/B. (for more info on this, check our FAQ website). 5. Change the VGA card. The system turns on for some seconds then shutdown by itself. 1. Check if the CPU fan is connected to the CPUFAN1 connector. 2. The CPU might be overheating. Check the CPU FAN if it is defective or see if the CPU fan is in contact with the CPU. 3. Clear CMOS battery. (JP5 connector, see Quick start guide for more info on how to clear the CMOS). 4.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 5. This message will come up if the CMOS has been reset, try go to BIOS setup and load setup defaults, save and exit. Stability Issue My system intermittently locks up, very unstable 1. Check the CPU Temp, it might be overheating. Change the CPU FAN. 2. Do not over clock your CPU. 3. Check the specification of the memory module, maybe the M/B do not support it. 4. Go to BIOS setup and load fail safe settings.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide which means SY-6BA+ IV motherboard with 2AA2 bios. Where can I find the latest BIOS of my 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. How can I flash the BIOS? 1. Download the BIOS on our support website. 2. Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded. (i.e. himem, emm386, etc..). 3.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide When using Geforce 3 Ti500, my system will hang up while running 3D Mark2001. Please update the nVIDIA driver to version 2311 or newer, to solve the problem. Audio Issue How can I disable the on-board Audio? Go to the SOYO COMBO Feature in the BIOS setup, then set the “onboard audio” to disable. Please also make sure ‘Legacy Audio’ in the BIOS setup is disable if there is one. I cannot get the sound working on my system. 1.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Hard disk/FDD/ CD-ROM issue My Western digital HDD is not detected during boot-up or No fix disk present. Change the jumper settings to cable select or single or remove the jumpers. Sometimes the system finds my CD-ROM, sometimes not 1. Check CD-ROM if it is working properly 2. The power supply might not have enough wattage to support all the peripherals. If your system has other peripherals connected, like CD-RW, extra HDD, etc. disconnect them.
SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide How to contact us: If you are interested in our products, please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live. 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 you live in. TAIWAN Hong Kong SOYO COMPUTER INC. SOYO ASIA LTD. No. 21 Wu-Kung 5 Rd., Hsing Chuang City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Edition: December 2001 Version 1.
