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SY-V6BE+
Mainboard
Quick Start Guide
The SOYO CD Quick BIOS Hardware Introduction
Setup Installation
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SOYO ™ SY-V6BE+ Mainboard ® m Trademarks: Product Rights: Copyright Notice: Disclaimer: Restricted Rights Legend: About This Guide: Web Site "http://www.soyo.com.tw". SY-V6BE+ Serial - Version 1.0 - Edition: November 1998 * These specifications are subject to change without notice 2 on the Internet. The address is If you need any further information, please visit our document is subject to change without notice. however, no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents. The informat
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction 1 Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-V6BE+ Mainboard. This Quick Start Guide describes the steps for installing and setting up your new mainboard. This guide is designed for all users to provide the basic steps of mainboard setting and operation. For further information, please refer to SY-V6BE+ Mainboard User's Guide and Technical Reference online manual included on the CD-ROM packed with your mainboard. Unpacking * If your board comes with
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide SY-V6BE+ Mainboard Layout B r Connector 0 DIMM 1 3 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 1 USB 1 USB 2 Slot 1 for CPUFAN FDC Pentium I I Processor PRT COM 1 1 COM 2 ATX Power 1 1 AGP Slot IDE 2 IDE 1 3V Lithium Battery 1 Ultra SW1 I/O Chipset 1 5 1IR 2 JP5 4 13 Wake on 3 LA N 3 1 4 __ D + r e 1_ o g ++ D Winbond k T W83781D 2 _ Power t + 3 1 CHAFAN Key Features ® Ø Supports Intel Pentium II processor (233- Ø Supports onboard hardware monitoring TM 500MHz) & Celeron processors (266- a
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide 2 Installation 2 To avoid damage to your mainboard, follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: l Before handling the mainboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. l Remove the mainboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold it by the edges and avoid touching its components. l Check the mainboard for damage. If any chip appears loose, press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket. Follow the directions in
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide Install the Mainboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY-V6BE+ Mainboard. 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. ® CPU Mount Procedure: To mount the Pentium II processor that you have purchased separately, follow these instructions. 1 2 3 4 Supporting Base Slot 1 Support Clip Latches (x2) Screws (x2) Retention Clip 5 6 7 8 9 Rem
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide Step 2. Make Connections to the Mainboard This section tells how to connect internal peripherals and power supply to the mainboard. Internal peripherals include IDE devices (HDD, CD-ROM), Floppy Disk Drive, Chassis Fan, Front Panel Devices (Turbo LED, Internal Speaker, Reset Button, IDE LED, and KeyLock Switch.), Wake-On-LAN card, VGA card, Sound Card, and other devices. For more details on how to connect internal and external peripherals to your new SY-V6BE+ Mainboar
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide Step 3. Configure Memory Your board comes with three DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 768MB of main memory using DIMM modules from 8MB to 256MB. For 66MHz front side bus CPUs use 12ns or faster memory; for 100MHz front side bus CPUs use 8ns (100MHz, PC100 compliant) memory. Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 RAM Type Memory Module Size (MB) Note:(1) 256 MB memory modules only available on PC registered DI
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide Step 5. Set the CPU Frequency This mainboard does not use any jumpers to set the CPU frequency, CPU setting are changed through the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. Refer to Chapter 3 “ Quick BIOS Setup ” for details on how to set the Pentium II processor frequency. Step 6. Enable/Disable Power-On by Keyboard (JP10) You can choose to enable the Power-On by Keyboard function by shorting pin 1-2 on jumper JP10, otherwise, short pin 2-3 to disable this function. Power-On by Ena
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide Note on Over-clocking Capability The SY-V6BE+ mainboard provides over-clocking capability. Due to the over-clocking setting your system may fail to boot up or hang during run time. If this occurs, please perform the following steps to recover your system from the abnormal situation: 1. Turn off system power (If you use a ATX power supply, sometimes you have to press the power button for more then 4 seconds to shut down the system) 2. Set the SW1 to short if you use a F
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide 3 Quick BIOS Setup 3 This mainboard 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 in BIOS. After the hardware installation is complete, turn the power switch on, then press the key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD 4 Your SY-V6BE+ Mainboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains the user's manual file for your new mainboard, the drivers software available for installation, and a database in HTML format with information on SOYO mainboards 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 display as shown below. (SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu) The SOYO CD Start U
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide Please note that if the Start Up program was unable to determine which SOYO mainboard you own, the manual selection menu will pop up, as shown below. Then select the user's manual file that corresponds to your mainboard model name and click OK. SOYO CD Manuals Please select your manual In the box below and click OK. SY-V6BE+ OK Back (Manual Selection Menu) The user's manual files included on the SOYO CD can be read in PDF (Postscript Document) format. In order to rea
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers that can be installed on your mainboard. The start-up program displays the drivers available for the SY-V6BE+ and the Windows version you use. For Windows 95 four drivers will be listed (see ‘ Driver Installation Menu ’ below), for Windows 98 three drivers will be listed (the ACPI drivers will be left out). If you want to see all the drivers available on the SOYO –CD, click the Display all drivers on the S
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SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide The USB supplement is available on the Windows OSR 2 or above CD in the following directory:\OSR2\usbsupp.exe It also can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com Step 4. Enter the SOYO CD Click the Enter SOYO CD button to enter the SOYO HTML database. The Start Up program will activate the default HTML browser installed on your system (for example, Internet Explorer or Netscape) to visualize the contents of the SOYO CD. The SOYO CD contains useful information about your M
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Edition: November 1998 International Headquarters Version 1.0 Soyo Computer Inc., (Taiwan) Tel: 886-2-2290-3300 SY-V6BE+ SERIAL Fax: 886-2-2298-3322 Web Site: http://www.soyo.com.tw E-mail: info@mail.soyo.com.tw USA Branch Office Soyo Tek Inc., (USA) Tel: (408) 452-7696 Fax: (408) 573-7696 Web Site: http://www.soyousa.com E-mail: sales@soyousa.com SOYO Europe Soyo Europe B.V., (Holland) Tel: 31-79-3637500 Fax: 31-79-3637575 Web Site: http://www.soyo-europe.com http://www.soyo.nl E-mail: Sales@so
