Soyo SY-7VBA133 Motherboard
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1. SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard Quick Start Guide SOYO M SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard Socket 370 for Intel Pentium amp Celeron processors VIA Apollo Pro 133 AGP PCI Motherboard 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus supported ATX Form Factor Copyright 2001 by Soyo Computer Inc Trademarks 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 copyrights belong to their respective companies Copyright Notice All rights reserved This manual has been copyrighted by Soyo Computer Inc No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated into any other language or stored In a retrieval system in any form or by any means such as by electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without permission In writing from Soyo Computer Inc Disclaimer Soyo Computer Inc makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual We reserve the right to amend the manual or revise the specifications of the product described in it from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revision or amend The information contained in this manual is provided to our customers for general use Customers should be aware that the personal computer field is subj2. LED LED v v Y Y Y V V FSB 66MHz Celeron 400 700MHZz FSB 100MHz Pentium III 500 850MHz FSB 133MHz Pentium III 533 933MHz Supports 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency Auto detect CPU voltage Easy CPU settings in BIOS with the SOYO COMBO Setup PC99 ACPI Ultra DMA33 66 ATA 33 66 Supports Wake On LAN WOL O Key Features gt supports Intel processors Support AC97 Audio 3 2 agad Power on by modem and alarm Supports onboard hardware monitoring Y Y V Y V Y V V V V SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide Support 5 sets of voltage monitoring Supports multiple boot function CPU Power Up Function 4 Set 2 x 16 bit ISA slots 5 x 32 bit bus mastering PCI slots 1 x 32 bit AGP slot 4 x USB ports onboard 1 x IrDA port ATX power connector Hardware Random Number Generator RNG for enabling enhanced platform security lt o o St T F TE SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 2 Installation handling this equipment CAUT h h a o avoid damage to your Motherboard please follow these simple rules while a gt 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 t
3. is because Windows does not properly recognize relatively new chipsets Audio Issues I do not get any sound from my sound card What could be wrong Please make sure the speaker 1s connected to the speaker out port on your sound card 18 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide In Device Manager I keep getting yellow exclamation signs on my sound port even though I have installed my sound driver several times and I could not get my sound card to work What is wrong It is likely that you did not have the correct driver installed If you are sure that the correct sound driver has been installed then please install the VIA 4 in I driver for the motherboard The sound is working in my system but when I play CD music from the CD ROM I do not get any sound What is wrong This is because the 3 wire audio cable from the CD ROM to the sound card is not connected or it is loose The sound from my sound card is distorted when Windows starts What is wrong First if you are using an ISA sound card please make sure the IRQ needed for the sound card is set to Legacy ISA in the bios In other words 1f your ISA sound card takes IRQS then set IRQ5 to Legacy ISA Next install the VIA 4 in 1 driver for the motherboard The sound and everything else works fine except that the recorder and microphone do not work What is wrong This 1s because the recorder and microphone In the Windows are not enabled Please go to sound properties and enable
4. menu Note Once you have selected a driver the system will automatically exit the SOYO CD to begin the driver installation program When the installation is complete most drivers require to restart your system before they can become active Step 3 Check the Latest Releases Click the Check the latest Releases button to go the SOYO Website to automatically find the latest BIOS manual and driver releases for your motherboard This button will only work if your computer is connected to the internet through a network or modem connection Make sure to get your modem connection up before clicking this button 16 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide Quick Trouble shoot tips Video no display related issues Ibuilt a new computer system using a Soyo board and nothing happens when turning it on no video and no beeps from the PC speaker What is happening and how can it be fixed No screen and no beeps mean that your CPU and motherboard do not work at all It could be that the CPU 1s not seated correctly or that a component on the M B is grounded shorted with the case Also make sure to check the voltage setting switch 1 10V 220V on the back of the power supply To isolate the problem do the following 1 Press and hold down on the Ins insert key while turning on the computer until you get video If you do not get video then 2 Double check jumpers setting on you motherboard and remove all add on cards unplug all hard disk and
5. speed To fix this please clear the CMOS via JP5 and 1f it still does not work please upgrade your motherboard bios to the latest version BIOS Issues 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 SEH_2CA1 meaning revision 2CA1 for the SY 5EH board or 6BA IV 2AA2 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 Hard disk floppy drive CD ROM etc When I boot up my new computer I got floppy boot failure and the LED on the floppy stays on Make sure the red wire of floppy ribbon cable goes to Pin on the floppy drive side don t trust the key lock or notch and use the end connector of the cable don t use middle one Modem issues I get an I O Conflict message when I turn on my system and I can not get my modem to work What you need to do is to disable COM2 or UART2 or serial port 2 in the bios under integrated peripheral setup I have installed my modem drivers several times and I still cannot get my modem to work Why If you are sure that the modem driver has been installed correctly then you need to install the VIA 4 in 1 driver from the SOYO CD this
6. them Lock up freeze When I boot up my system everything works fine It sees my CPU and memory detects my hard drive floppy drive and CD ROM but locks up at Verify DMI pool data and it won t go any further What should I do Please clear the CMOS via JP5 then choose load optimized default in the bios and save the bios and exit Next unplug all other add on cards except the video card and floppy drive controller and see if it can boot from floppy Then put back the peripherals one by one to identify which one causes the lockup I can not get my board to run properly Please make sure you have the latest bios and driver from the SOYO web site at http www soyo com 19 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide How to contact us m Ifyou are interested in our products please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live E Iyourequire 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 SOYO COMPUTER INC No 21 Wu Kung 5 Rd Hsin Chuang City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C TEL 886 2 22903300 FAX 886 2 22983322 http www soyo com Email info mail soyo com USA SOYO INC 41484 Christy Street Fremont CA 94538 USA TEL 1 510 226 7696 FAX 1 510 226 9218 http www soyousa com Email sales soyousa com GM SOYO Deutschland GmbH SAA
7. D 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 users manual file Follow the instructions on your screen during installation then once the installation is completed restart your system and re run the SOYO CD Step 2 Install Drivers and Utilities Click the Install Drivers button to display the list of drivers software that can be installed with your Motherboard The Start Up program displays the drivers available for the particular model of Motherboard you own We recommend that you only install those drivers 14 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide driver revision VIA 4 in 1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k VIA Onboard Audio Driver for Win 9x ME NT 2000 VIA hardware monitor for Win 9x ME Cancel Driver Installation Menu A short description of all available drivers follows gt VI 4in1 Driver Package for Win 9x ME NT 2k VIA 4 In 1 driver includes four system drivers to improve the performance and maintain the Stability of systems using VIA chipsets These four drivers are VIA Registry INF Driver VIAAGP VxD driver VIAATAPI Vendor Support Driver and VIA PCI IRQ Miniport D
8. However the FSB Frequency can also be set through jumpers CJ1 and CJ2 and it may therefore differ from the Frequency the CPU specifies If CJ1 and CJ2 are to be used JP6 amp JP7 must be open Doing so may however force your CPU to operate out of its specifications and therefore SOYO can not guarantee the proper functioning of your system Refer to the following table CPU Frequency 10 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide CMOS Clear 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 momentarily shorting pin 2 3 on jumper JP5 This jumper can be easily identified by its white colored cap 2 Then put the jumper back to 1 2 to allow writing new of data into the CMOS memory CMOS Clearing Clear CMOS Data Retain CMOS Data Par he G ww Short pin 2 3 for Na Short pin 1 2 to pi 4 JP5 Setting at least 5 seconds to retain new settings Q Ned z E mo clear the CMOS ner a Note You must unplug the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector when performing the CMOS Clear operation 11 SY 7VBA 133 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 SETUP The SOYO COMBO SETUP combines the main parameters that you need to configure all in one menu for a quick set
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10. VBA 133 Motherboard Users Manual that came with your Motherboard Unpacking When unpacking the Motherboard check for the following items Kan The SY 7VBA 133 VIAApollo Pro 133 AGP PCI Motherboard fe Y OOOO IT Ki Ng The Quick Start Guide The Installation CD ROM O NN Mm SOYO Bonus Pack CD ROM NS One IDE Device ATA 66 Flat Cable Shoes One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable 5 j I J SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard Layout PS 2 KB alle NAB LATAG or CJ2 CJ1 eo _ B iil i x USB 1 El kaaa NET PRT pO lt 2 Q O ku ed o Je 0 0 o 0 0 0 2 Lo o0 o Jn o Yo Yn a Co COMA JP6 GO JP7 o KA ka _ Socket 370 CPUFAN i 1 3 ATX Power COMB LINE OUT LINE IN O o O m t N i suu PCI Slot 1 5 a KA PCI Slot 2 1 4 A md suma Pert CDIN1 PCI Slot 3 CDIN ee anima VT82C686A PCI Slot 4 LL CON 1 PCI Slot 5 eacuS USB4 TTT TET YA 1 5 L NUMERO KAN ELENA NEL AA Eh KAB AGE TG BAGA KA THA LUN NENE LENI ISA Slot 1 OOO 4 ee power USB3 LED Speaker 1 ISA Slot 2 l 4 E r a PTET EEEE EEE TELE TEL hobo SeeoodoRoobsodcecooo GT DOBHBHEEOCOND EEE CHAFAN Reset SB HDD PWRBT
11. e CD ROM Connectors and Plug ins Wake On LAN Header JP10 Standard IrDA Infrared Device Header SIRCON lt o O St g e ar E TE OVSB GND MP Wakeup VCC None IRRX GND IRTX Connect the CD Line in cord from the CD ROM deviceto CDIN2 R G L G the matching header CDIN1 or CDIN2 CDN R G G L Pin4 Speaker out HDD LED SB LED PWRBT RESET Pin2 Pint Pin2 LED Cathode LED Cathode LED Anode Power On Off GND Power Good GND ATX Power On Off PWRBT Connect your power switch to this header momentary switch type To turn off the system press this switch and hold down for longer than 4 seconds ATX Power Supply ATX PW Attach the ATX Power cable to this connector This motherboard requires an ATX power supply an AT power supply can NOT be used When using the Power On by PS 2 Keyboard function please make sure the ATX power supply is able to provide at least 720mA on the 5V Standby lead 5VSB in order to meet the standard ATX specifications SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide Step3 Configure Memory Your board comes with three DIMM sockets providing support for up to 1 5GB of main memory using unbuffered and registered DIMM modules from 8MB to 512MB 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 appropriate memory modules must be used For 66MHz DRAM speed use PC66 memory for 100MHz DRAM s
12. ect to many patents All of our customers should ensure that their use of our products does not infringe upon any patents It is the policy of Soyo Computer Inc to respect the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or to cause others to infringe upon such rights Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 i1 of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252 277 7013 About This Guide This Quick Start Guide can help system manufacturers and end users In setting up and installing the Motherboard Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability however to the correctness of the contents there Is no guarantee given The information In this document is subject to amend without notice For further Information please visit our Web Site on the Internet The address is http www soyo com tw 7VBA 133 Serial Version 1 5 Edition May 2001 These specifications are subject to amend without notice 2 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard This Quick Start Guide illustrates the steps for installing and setting up your new Motherboard lt 2 Q e LS pu This guide provides all users with the basic steps of Motherboard setting and operation For further information please refer to the SY 7
13. floppy disk drive cables and see if you can hear some beeps If you still do not get any beeps then try putting the motherboard on the table to isolate it from the case with the CPU and speaker only and give it one more try I hear a series of beeps and I do not get anything from my monitor What could be wrong The following lists some basic beep codes and their possible meanings e One long beep and 3 very short beeps The video card ts not detected by the motherboard Please re seat your video card If you are using an AGP card please push your AGP card down real hard You may have to push VERY hard without the AGP card mounting screw Make sure not to insert the card the other way around e Continuous beeps One or more of the memory modules is not seated correctly in its socket My PCI VGA card works fine with my system but when I put in a new AGP card it does not give me any video Is my AGP slot bad This is a common problem with AGP video cards The reason is that your AGP card did not get seated into the AGP slot fully and firmly Please push your AGP card down into the socket real hard it should snap twice You may have to unscrew the AGP card to allow the card to go further down Do take care not to damage the card by using too much force 17 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide I get distorted video my AGP card right after I save my bios Why is that The cause 1s likely that your AGP card 1s not running at the correct bus
14. o seat it firmly in its socket Follow the directions in this section which is designed to guide you through a quick and correct method to install your new SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard For detailed information please refer to the SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard User s Manual and Technical Reference online manual on the CD ROM package that came with your Motherboard Gather and prepare all necessary components to complete the installation successfully S 0000000000 Pentium Socket370 processor with built in CPU cooling fan boxed type SDRAM module s Computer case with adequate power supply unit Monitor PS 2 Keyboard Pointing Device PS 2 Mouse Speaker s optional Disk Drives HDD CD ROM Floppy drive External Peripherals Printer Plotter and Modem optional Internal Peripherals Modem and LAN cards optional 1 If you want to use an external speaker connected to Line out port please make sure to use an amplified speaker that can generate proper output sound volume SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard To perform the installation of your new SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard follow the steps below Step 7 CPU Installation M Mark your CPU Frequency Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover FSB 66MHz __ 400MHz 66x6 0 LI 466MHz 66x7 0 _ 533MHz 66x80 _J 600MHz 66x90 _J 667MHz 66x 100 J 433MHz 66x65 J 500MHz 66x75 _ 566MHz 66x85 _ 633MHz 66
15. peed use PC100 memory for 133MHz DRAM speed use PC133 memory Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules RAM Type EDO SDRAM VCM SDRAM Memory Module Size MB 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB Step 4 CPU Core Voltage Adjust VJ1 In case your CPU is running on a frequency higher then it is specified for increasing its core voltage can enhance its stability Over clocking your CPU does however force your system to operate outside of its specifications and therefore SOYO can not guarantee system stability CPU Core Voltage Adjust VJ1 Setting Default Vcore Short pin 1 2 3 higher Short pin 2 3 6 higher Short pin 4 5 10 higher Short pin 5 6 lt 2 9 w 3 amp K gG re f m o O St T a TE SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide Step 5 CPU AJ33 and AJ31 Settings JP6 JP7 CJ1 and CJ2 For certain Intel CPUs the multiplier is not locked such that setting a multiplier higher than specified on the CPU is possible For technical details read the following Your PII lll 100 66 MHz FSB CPU has a pin AJ33 100 66 signal to tell it what FSB frequency the CPU requires The PIII 133 MHz FSB CPU has two pins AJ33and AJ31 133 100 signal JP6 and JP7 are connected to the AJ33 and AJ31 input respectively and are used to tell the motherboard what the CPU FSB frequency is If these two jumpers are shorted the motherboard will automatically run at the frequency the CPU was specified to run at
16. river For Windows NT users the VIA IDE Bus Mastering driver is the only driver to be installed in your system A description of 4 drivers followa Bus Master PCI IDE Driver The ATAPI IDE driver enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility AGP VxD Driver VIAAGP VxD Driver is to be installed if you are using an AGP VGA device VIAGART VXD will provide service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware providing fast graphical access VIA Chipset Functions Registry VIA Registry INF Driver is to be installed under Windows The driver will enable the VIA Power Management function IRQ remapping utility This driver is installed automatically VIA PCI IRQ Miniport Driver is to be installed under Windows 98 only it sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence gt VIA Onboard Audio Driver for Win 9x ME NT 2000 You have to install the drivers before installing any application for the Onboard Audio 15 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide gt VIA hardware monitor for Win 9x ME 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
17. the working frequency of your Pentium Ill Celeron processor in case the CMOS configuration should be lost Step 4 Select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Press lt Enter gt to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory and continue with the boot sequence 12 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 4 The SOYO CD The SOYO CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 2000 or NT Your SY 7VBA 133 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 drive If you use Windows NT the SOYO CD wil not detect your motherboard type In that case the following dialog will pop up please choose your motherboard and press OK Now the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be shown Please Select Your Board x LI 7000 JIWB JIWB V1 0 7TIWM TIWM L VI SOYO CD Start Up Program Menu If you use Windows 95 98 ME the SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name 13 SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide 5 Read the manual Install drivers Check new releases Microsoft Direct pa s sss Ye ay s gl ki a E CE Exit The users manual files included on the SOYO C
18. up in BIOS After the hardware installation is complete turn the power switch on then press the lt DEL gt key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen Then follow these steps to configure the CPU settings Step 1 Select STANDARD CMOS SETUP Set Date Time and Floppy drive type then set Hard Disk Type to Auto Step 2 Select LOAD SETUP DEFAULT Select the LOAD SETUP DEFAULT menu and type Y at the prompt to load the BIOS optimal setup Step 3 Select SOYO COMBO SETUP Move the cursor to the CPU Frequency field to set the CPU frequency The following table shows all available CPU Frequency settings on your SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard If you set this field to Manual you will be required to fill in the next two consecutive fields 1 the CPU Host PCI Clock and 2 the CPU Ratio Igre Susa NI 667MHZ 66 x 10 0 600MHZ 133 x 4 5 Manual L 700MHz 66x10 5 LI 666MHz 133x5 0 400MHz 66 x 6 0 433MHZ 66 x 6 5 466MHz 66 x7 0 600MHz 100x6 0 LJ 866MHz 133 x 6 5 500MHZ 66 x 7 5 LJ 933MHz 133 x 7 0 533MHz 66 x 8 0 L 1000MHz 133 x 7 5 566MHZ 66 x 8 5 L 1 13GHz 133 x 8 5 600MHZ 66 x 9 0 TJ 800MHz 100 x 8 0 633MHZ 66 x 9 5 CJ 850MHZ 100 x 8 5 Selectthe working frequency of your Pentium Ill Celeron processor among these preset values Note Mark the checkbox that corresponds to
19. x95 _ 700MHz 66x 105 FSB 100MHz FSB 133MHz LJ 533MHz 133x40 L 667MHz 133x50 J 800MHz 133x60 LJ 933MHz 133x7 0 CI 600MHz 133x45 Ly 733MHz 133x55 866MHz 133x65 CPU Mount Procedure To mount the Pentium amp Celeron processor that you have purchased separately follow these instructions Cc 20 SH T Lc Lift the socket handle up to a vertical position Align the blunt edge of the CPU with the matching pinhole edge on the socket Seat the processor in the socket completely and without forcing PON gt Then close the socket handle to secure the CPU in place Remember to connect the CPU Cooling Fan to the appropriate power connector on the Motherboard The fan is a key component that stabilizes the system It prevents the equipment from overheating and prolongs the life of your CPU SY 7VBA 133 Quick Start Guide Step 2 Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect intemal 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 VBA 133 Motherboard please refer to SY 7VBA 133 Motherboard User s Manual and Technical Reference online manual on th
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