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SY-7VBA133U
Motherboard
Quick Start Guide
The SOYO CD Quick BIOS Hardware Introduction
Setup Installation
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SOYO™ SY-7VBA133U Motherboard ® TM Socket 370 for Intel Pentium & Celeron 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. The registered trademarks a
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SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction 1 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. Unpacking When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items:
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□ SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide SY-7VBA133U Motherboard Layout PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Connector Connector CPUFAN 1 3 USB 1 USB 2 PRT COM A COMB ATX Power SDRAM JOYSTICK VT82C694T LINE-OUT SDRAM LINE-IN 1 1 MIC JACK IDE 1 IDE 2 AGP Slot PCI Slot #1 3 1 3 JP5 Ac97 CHAFAN CODEC 1 PCI Slot #2 1 4 CDIN PCI Slot #3 VT82C686B FDC1 JP10 PCI Slot #4 3 1 1 3V PCI Slot #5 Lithium USB3_4 (Optional) Battery ISA Slot #1 HDD LED Speaker ACPI LED 5 1 _ PWRBT SIRCON ISA S
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SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Key Features Supports Intel® processors Supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) - Celeron (up to 1GHz) Power-on by modem and alarm ® - Pentium III (up to 1GHz) - Tualatin (up to 1.4GHz) Supports onboard hardware monitoring Supports 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Support AC97 Audio Bus Frequency Supports multiple-boot function Chipset consists of the VT82C694T AGP 2.0 Compliant; system controller and VT82C686B PCI to AGP Universal Connector supports: ISA br
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SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 2 Installation 2 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. If any chip appears to be loose, press carefully to seat i
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SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard To perform the installation of your new SY-7VBA133U Motherboard, follow the steps below: Step 1. CPU Installation TM ® CPU Mount Procedure: To mount the Pentium , Celeron & Tualatin processor that you have purchased separately, follow these instructions. 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 i
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SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Step 2. 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 (Internal Speaker, Reset Button and IDE LED Switch.), Wake-On-LAN card, VGA card, Sound Card, and other devices. For more details on connecting internal and external peripherals to your new SY-7VBA133U Motherboar
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SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide Step 3. 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. Depending on the DRAM clock speed setting in the BIOS setup
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SY-7VBA133U 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 FEATURE]. The [SOYO COMBO FEATURE] 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 Awar
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SY-7VBA133U Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD 4 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. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive If you are running Windows
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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. Fo
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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. Note: Once you have selected a driver, the system w
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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. The mi
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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 CM
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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. Please check if the system performance in the
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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. Copy the BIOS file and awd
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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. Check if the speaker wire is co
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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. When I b
