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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0
Motherboard
Quick Start Guide
Quick BIOS Hardware Introduction
The SOYO CD
Setup Installation
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SOYO™ SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Motherboard ® TM Socket 462 for AMD Athlon/Duron processors VIA KT133A AGP/PCI Motherboard 266 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor Copyright © 2002 by Soyo Computer Inc. Trad emarks: SOYO is the registered trademark of SOYO Computer Inc. All trademarks are the properties of their owners. Product Rights: All names of the product and corporate mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only. The registered trademarks and copy
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction 1 Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Motherboard. This Quick Start Guide illustrates the steps for installing and setting up your new Motherboard. This guide provides users with the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation. For further information, please refer to the SY -K7VTA PRO V1.0 User’s Guide that came with your Motherboard. Unpacking When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Motherboard Layout PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse 3 Connector Connector 1 J2 USB 1_2 PRT 3 FJ1 1 COM1 RJ1 COM2 3 ATX Power FJ2 1 GAME J3 SDRAM 13 LINE-OUT LINE-IN VT8363A MIC-IN 4 SDRAM 1 CDIN1 AGP Slot 1 FLP IDE 1 IDE 2 Sigmatel 3 STAC9700 JP5 PCI Slot #1 PCI Slot #2 VT82C686B 3V PCI Slot #3 Lithium Battery 1 3 PCI Slot #4 JP7 PCI Slot #5 ISA Slot Flash BIOS 4 Introduction □ □
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide Key Features Supports Socket A (Socket 462) AMD® Supports multiple-boot function processors 5 x 32-bit bus mastering PCI slots — Supports 200/266 MHz Front Side 1 x 32-bit AGP 1X/2X/4X slot Bus Athlon/XP CPU(750MHz~2600+) 4 x USB ports onboard — Supports Duron Morgan CPU(650MHz~1.2GHz) 1 x IrDA port PC99, ACPI ATX power connector Ultra DMA33/66/100 (ATA 33/66/100) 1 x 16-bit ISA slot EIDE 3 x 64-bit DIMM slots Supports Wake-On-LA
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide 2 Installation 2 T o avoid damage to your Motherboard, please follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by touching 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. If any chip appears to be loose, press carefully to seat i
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard T o perform the installation of your new SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Motherboard, follow the steps below: Step 1. CPU Installation TM ® CPU Mount Procedure: T o mount the AMD & Athlon/Duron processor that you have purchased separately, follow these instructions. 1 1 2 3 4 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 processor in the so
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide FOC ( Fan-Off Control ) The newly designed SOYO “FOC” is based on the concept of total protection for CPU, which is very different from currently seen on the market. The H/W control function is used to see a passive security system of monitoring and warning. “FOC”, designed by SOYO, gives emphasis on the concept of total protection. S/W Simultaneous Signal Follow-ups techniques and Auto Power Off System are included to prevent all possible damage
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide Step 2. Set CPU jumper CPU Ratio Adjustment Setting (RJ1) For certain AMD CPUs, the multiplier is not locked such that setting a ratio/multiplier higher than specified on the CPU is possible. For technical details read the following: Refer to the following table to set the Frequency Multiplier of your CPU. Frequency Multiplier J2 J3 Setting Auto Short Pin1-2 Short Pin1-2 12 3 12 3 Manual Short Pin2-3 Short Pin2-3 12 3 12 3 If you set ratio to manua
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide Refer to the following table: CPU FSB Setting FJ1 FJ2 200MHz Short Pin2-3 Short Pin2-3 12 3 12 3 266MHz Short Pin1-2 Short Pin1-2 12 3 12 3 Step 3. 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 Speaker, Reset Button and IDE LED Switch.), Wa
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide Connectors and Plug-ins Standard IrDA (Infrared Device Header): SIRCON Wake-On-LAN Header: J10 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 +5V NC IRRX GND IRTX 5VSB GND RING USB3_4: USB3 USB3_4: USB4 Pin8 Pin10 Pin1 Pin3 Pin5 Pin7 Pin2 Pin4 Pin6 +5V Data(-) Data(+) GND +5V Data(-) Data(+) GND GND CPU Cooling Fan: CPUFAN1 CPU Cooling Fan: CPUFAN2 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 GND +12V SENSOR GND +12V NC Chassis Fan: CHAFAN Chip Cooling Fan: ChipFAN Pi
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide Step 4. Configure Memory Supports PC133/ PC100 SDRAM and Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) SDRAM up to 3 DIMMs and using system memory up to 1.5GB. Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM3 RAM Type SDRAM/ VCM SDRAM Memory Module Size (MB) 32/64/128/256/512 MB How to Clear CMOS Data(JP5) In some cases the CMOS memory may contain wrong data, follow the steps below to clear the CMOS memory. 1. Clear the CMOS memory by moment
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SY-K7VTA PRO Quick Start Guide 3 Quick BIOS Setup 3 This Motherboard 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] 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 BI
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD 4 The SOYO-CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 95/98/98SE/ME. Your SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 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 installation, and (3) a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products. Step 1. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 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 fil
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide driver revision: VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP VIA Onboard Audio Driver for Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP K7VTAPRO VIA hardware(R) monitor for Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP Cancel OK (Driver Installation Menu) A short description of all available drivers follows: VIA 4in1 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. These four d
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide K7VTAPRO VIA hardware(R) monitor for 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP Your motherboard comes with a hardware monitoring IC. By installing this utility T emperature, 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. Note: Once you have selected a drive
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide Quick Trouble shoot tips What to check when you encounter : Boot-up issue 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 case power button is connected to the M/B power button connector (see connectors and plug-ins in the Quick start guide for more info) 4. make sure the power supply is not defect
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide CMOS) 4. make sure the power supply you have on your system support the M/B specification. Example. If you have a P4 M/B, you need to use a P4 power supply. 5. if you already checked the power supply specification, change the power supply it might be defective. 6. remove the M/B from the case and test the system. The M/B might be shorted to the case. When I boot up my system, everything works fine, it sees my CPU and memory, detects my hard drive,
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SY-K7VTA PRO V1.0 Quick Start Guide 1. do all the “My system intermittently locks up, very unstable” instruction above 2. re-install the VIA 4 in 1 in normally mode 3. re-install the operating system BIOS issue 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 followed by the revision number, such as kvxa_2BA1 (meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY -K7V Dragon plus board) or 6BA+
