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SY-6VZA
Motherboard
Quick Start Guide
Onboard Sound The SOYO CD Quick BIOS Hardware Introduction
Driver Installation Setup Installation
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SOYO ™ SY-6VZA Motherboard Trademarks: Product Rights: Copyright Notice: Disclaimer: Restricted Rights Legend: About This Guide: Web Site "http://www.soyo.com.tw". 6VZA Serial - Version 1.0 - Edition: December 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 information in
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction 1 Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-6VZA Motherboard. This Quick Start Guide describes the steps for installing and setting up your new Motherboard. This guide is designed for all users to provide the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation. For further information, please refer to SY-6VZA Motherboard User's Guide and Technical Reference online manual included on the CD-ROM packed with your Motherboard. Unpacking * If your board com
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Socket 370 SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide SY-6VZA Motherboard Layout e B PS/2 K PS/2 Mouse Connector g r X Power N d 3 1 1 1 2 JP 2 JP1 T 1 1 2 C K 1IR T 5 11 3 1 K 1 Winbond 83977EF 1 2 3 -A W I/O Chipset M M M M M M I I I JP44 3 D D D WOL 1r AGP Slot 3V J5 4J CODEC m 44 CT1297 Battery CDIN 1 PCI Slot #1 1 3 JP5 rCMOS Clea ES1373 r 1 AUDIO PCI PCI Slot #2 __ D JP8 + r _ o 3 S PCI Slot #3 D ++ O I Keylock 1 B TPWRB h _ s r a PCI Slot #4 l Reset N F + 1 ISA Slot #1 Key Features TM Ø Supp
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide 2 Installation 2 To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: l Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. l Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold it by the edges and avoid touching its components. l Check the Motherboard for damage. If any chip appears loose, press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket. Follow the directi
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY-6VZA Motherboard. 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. 300MHz (66 x 4.5) 333MHz (66 x 5.0) 366MHz (66 x 5.5) 400MHz (66 x 6.0) 433MHz (66 x 6.5) This Motherboard is designed to be able to support processors with 100MHz FSB. However, Socket 370 processors with 100MHz FSB are
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Step 2. Make Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect internal peripherals and power supply to the Motherboard. 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-6VZA Mother
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Step 3. Configure Memory Your board comes with three DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 512MB of main memory using DIMM modules from 8MB to 256MB. Memory Configuration Table Number of DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 Memory Modules 1 2 3 RAM Type Memory Module Size (MB) Note: Because DIMM banks 2 and 3 are shared, double-sided DIMMs can be used in only one of the banks. With single-sided DIMM both bank 2 and 3 can be used. Step 4. Set JP45 for power up FSB clock and AGP bus
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Step 6. Enable/Disable Power-On by Keyboard (JP1) You can choose to enable the Power-On by Keyboard function by shorting pin 2-3 on jumper JP1; otherwise, short pin 1-2 to disable this function. Power-On by Disable Enable Keyboard 3 3 JP1 Setting 2 2 1 1 Important: Step 7. Power Button Enable (JP8) Your system can be power on by either pressing a power button or typing in a password, which can be set in the BIOS SOYO COMBO Setup. To avoid being unable to power up the sy
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Step 9. Enable/Disable Onboard Sound (JP7) The onboard audio features of your Motherboard are controlled by jumper JP7.You can choose to enable or disable the available sound function by setting JP7 accordingly. l Short pin 1-2 on jumper JP7 to enable the onboard sound function. Then, you can plug your external audio devices such as amplified-speakers, CD-player, and microphone to the Motherboard Line-out, Line-in and Mic ports right after the Motherboard is installed.
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Note on Over-clocking Capability The SY-6VZA Motherboard 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 an ATX power supply, and depending on your system, you may have to press the power button for more than 4 seconds to shut down the system.) 2. Set JP45
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SY-6VZA 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] 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 Setu
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD 4 Your SY-6VZA Motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains the user's manual file for your new Motherboard, the drivers software available for installation, and a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards 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 Sta
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Please note that if the Start Up program was unable to determine which SOYO Motherboard you own, the manual selection menu will pop up, as shown below. Then select the user's manual file that corresponds to your Motherboard model name and click OK. SOYO CD Manuals Please select your manual In the box below and click OK. 6VZA 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 read
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Click the Enter SOYO CD button to display the list of drivers that can be installed on your Motherboard. The start-up program displays the drivers available for the SY-6VZA 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). Driver Installation Please select the driver you want to install and click OK, You will have to resta
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Ø VIA Bus Master Driver This is the VIA busmaster driver for Windows 95/98. Only install ONE type of busmaster driver, and make sure to uninstall your previous busmaster driver first.. Ø VIA VxD Driver This is the VXD driver for the AGP port in your Apollo Pro chipset. Ø SOYO CD Xpress Utility This utility will enhance your CD-ROM Drive data-thoughput by using space on the Harddisk as cache. This way application programs can access data faster. This utility is suitable
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide 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 Motherboard and other SOYO products available in as many as eleven different languages. For your convenience, this information is available in HTML format, simil
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide 5 Onboard Sound Driver Installation 5 Installing AudioPCI in Windows 95/98 To install the audio drivers in Windows 95/98, insert the SOYO CD into your CD-ROM drive. It will auto-run (If not, run Cdstart.exe in the root of the CD). Now press the install the 6VZA drivers button, select ‘ Creative Ensoniq Sound drivers ’ and press ‘ OK ’ . The driver installation program will be run, follow the instructions on the screen. Installing AudioPCI in Windows NT4.0 This sect
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SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Uninstalling AudioPCI in Windows NT 4.0 To uninstall the software: 1. Click the [Start] button, point to Settings and click [Control Panel]. Double-click the Multimedia icon. 2. From the Audio Devices tabbed page, Select any existing audio devices and then click Remove. Click [Yes] when prompted to remove the driver. 3. Close the Multimedia Properties windows and restart your computer. Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may want to reinstall t
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Edition: December 1998 International Headquarters Version 1.0 Soyo Computer Inc., (Taiwan) Tel: 886-2-2290-3300 6VZA 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: 1-510-226-7696 Fax: 1-510-226-9218 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@soyo.n
