Pentium iii, pentium ii & celeron processors supported 82440 bx agp/pci motherboard 3d audio & agp built-in 66 & 100 mhz front side bus supported micro-atx form factor (78 pages)
Pentium iii, pentium ii & celeron processors supported 82440 zx agp/pci motherboard 3d audio & agp built-in 66 & 100 mhz front side bus supported micro-atx form factor (78 pages)
Pentium ii processor (66&100mhz) supported 82440 bx agp set mainboard atx form factor (66 pages)
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SY-6IBM Motherboard *************************************************** ® ® Pentium III, Pentium II & Celeron™ processors supported 82440 BX AGP/PCI Motherboard 3D Audio & AGP built-in 66 & 100 MHz Front Side Bus supported Micro-ATX Form Factor...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Layout SY-6IBM SY-6IBM MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Connector Connector CPUFAN USB 1 USB 2 Slot 1 Intel COM 1 COM2 82443 BX Power IDE 2 IDE 1 V G A...
Introduction SY-6IBM Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The SY-6IBM AGP/PCI Motherboard is a high-performance Slot 1 processor supported Micro-ATX form-factor system board. SY-6IBM uses the 82440 BX Chipset technology and supports Slot 1 processors. This Motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards and adds many technical enhancements.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Introduction SY-6IBM SY-6IBM PLATFORM FEATURES Board Size 4-layer PCB, 24.4x22.0cm (9.6” x 8.7”), Micro-ATX Form Factor ® ® Slot1 Slot 1 for Pentium III, Pentium II & Celeron™ Processor Ø Supports the following processors 100MHz FSB ®...
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Power Button Enable Jumper JP10 External Suspend Button Header JP44 WOL (Wake-On-LAN) 3-pin Header SY-6IBM BACK-PANEL FEATURES 1 x Onboard 25-pin Female Parallel Printer Port COM1 1 x Onboard RS-232 Serial Port PS/2 KB 1 x Onboard PS/2 Keyboard Connector...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Introduction SY-6IBM HANDLING THE MOTHERBOARD To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while unpacking: Ø Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis.
SY-6IBM Chapter 2 HARDWARE SETUP Congratulations on your purchase of SY-6IBM Motherboard. You are about to install and connect your new Motherboard. Note: Do not unpack the Motherboard from its protective anti- static packaging until you have made the following preparations.
Hardware Setup SY-6IBM 2-2 UNPACKING THE MOTHERBOARD When unpacking the Motherboard, check for the following items: Ø The SY-6IBM 82440 BX AGP/PCI Motherboard Ø The Quick Start Guide * Ø The Installation CD-ROM * Ø One IDE Device Flat Cable Ø...
Motherboard or system. BEGIN THE INSTALLATION Step 1. CPU Installation Your SY-6IBM Motherboard comes with a CPU retention set kit. The retention set is used to hold the processor attached to the Slot 1 CPU connector on the Motherboard. Follow these instructions to install your Slot 1 processor correctly.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Open the two sides by folding them up. Push the locks on top of the CPU inward.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Insert the CPU into the retention module. The CPU fits in the CPU slot in only ONE way, do not try to force it in. After completely inserting the CPU, push the two locks on top of the CPU outward.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Note: Installing a heat sink and cooling fan on top of your CPU is necessary for proper heat dissipation. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and possible burn-out of your CPU.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 3. SDRAM Memory Module Installation This Motherboard features 3 x DIMM Banks for 168-pin 3.3V unbuffered or Registered DIMM modules. DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 W83781D his motherboard features 3 x DIMM Banks for 168-pin 3.3V...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Memory Configuration Table Number of Memory Modules DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 RAM Type SDRAM Memory Module Size (MB) 8/16/32/64/128/256 Mbytes Note: (1) 256 MB memory modules only available on PC registered DIMM.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 5. Floppy Drive Installation The system supports 5 possible floppy drive types: 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, 2.88 MB, and LS-120. In addition, this Motherboard supports a 3-mode (720KB/1.2MB/1.44MB) floppy commonly used in Japan.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 6. Front Panel Connections HDD LED Speaker Turbo Keylock PWRBT Power Reset W83781D Plug the computer case's front panel devices to the corresponding headers on the Motherboard. 1. Power LED & KeyLock Plug the Power LED cable into the 5-pin Keylock header.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM 3. Speaker Attach the 4-pin PC speaker cable from the case to the Speaker header on the Motherboard. 4. Turbo LED Connecting the 2-pin Turbo LED cable to the corresponding Turbo LED header will cause the LED to light whenever the system is in Turbo mode.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 7. Back Panel Connections All external devices such as the keyboard, printer, PS/2 mouse, modem, USB, monitor, joystick and audio devices (speakers/ headphones, microphone and CD/cassette player) can be plugged directly onto the Motherboard back panel.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Plug the serial device cables directly into the COM1 9-pin male connector located at the rear panel of the Motherboard. 2. Parallel Port PRT This parallel port is used to connect the printer or other parallel devices.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Other Connections 1. Serial Port COM 2 In addition to the onboard serial connector COM1 located at the rear panel, your Motherboard comes with a second serial port COM2 equipped with a flat cable and external connector.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM 2. Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Attach the 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function to the JP44 header on the Motherboard. This WOL function lets users wake up the connected computer through the LAN card.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM 4. CD Line-in (J4,J5) This Motherboard provides two CD-Line in connectors. Please connect the 4-pin audio cable from your CD-ROM drive to either CDIN1 or CDIN2. (It fits in only one, depending on the cable that...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 8. Cooling Fan Installation 1. CPU Cooling Fan After you have seated the CPU properly on the processor, attach the 3-pin fan cable to the CPUFAN connector on the Motherboard. The fan will stop when the system enters into Suspend Mode.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 9. ATX Power Supply Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20-pin male ATX PW connector on the Motherboard, as shown in the following figure. ATX Power...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM * Note: If you use the Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function, make sure the ATX power supply can support at least 720 mAmp on the 5V Standby lead (5VSB). Please install the ATX power according to the following pin...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 10. Power-On by PS/2 Keyboard Jumper (JP1) You can choose to enable the Power-On by PS/2 Keyboard function by shorting pin 2-3 on jumper JP1, otherwise, short pin 1-2 to disable this function.
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Step 13. 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 system due to of forgetting the password, you can place a jumper cap to short JP8.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Step 14. External Suspend Button (JP10) Some cases come with a suspend button, insert the plug into JP10. In addition to through this button, the system can also enter the suspend mode through your OS.
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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.
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Move the cursor to the [CPU Speed] field to set the CPU working frequency, as shown in the following display. Available [CPU Speed] settings on your SY-6IBM Motherboard are detailed in the following table. If you set this field to [Manual], you are then required to fill in the next two consecutive fields: (1) the CPU Ratio, and (2) the CPU Frequency.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware Setup SY-6IBM Troubleshooting at First Start What should I do if the Motherboard refuses to start? The 350MHz setting is used as default so whenever the BIOS settings are erased or reset, the board will be able to boot up.
2. After the diagnostic checks, press the [Del] key to enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. SOYO COMBO SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM Hot Keys: Function keys give you access to a group of commands throughout the BIOS utility. Function Command Description Help Gives the list of options available for each item.
<DEL> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program. The CMOS SETUP UTILITY will display on screen. Then, select the [SOYO COMBO SETUP] option from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-1.1 Quick CPU Frequency Setup Quick CPU Setting Description Note Frequency Setup CPU Frequency Select the working Manual frequency of your Slot 1 233MHz (66 x 3.5) processor among these 266MHz (66 x 4) preset values.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-1.2 L2 Cache Memory Setting Description Note CPU L2 Cache ECC Disabled Checking Enabled This option activates Default the CPU L2 cache ECC checking function. 3-1.3 System Boot Control Settings...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM Power Management (Conintued) PM Events Setting Description Note If [POWER ON Function] is set to [KB Power ON Password] KB Power ON Enter (your Set the password that will wake-up...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-1.4 CPU Device Monitoring CPU Device Setting Description Note Monitoring CPU Warning Disabled Default Temperature Enabled Set CPU temperature from 50°C to 70°C. The CPU will slow down when CPU temperature goes beyond the preset value.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Select the [STANDARD CMOS SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy)
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-2.2 Hard Disks Type & Mode Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed. Primary Setting Description Note (Secondary) Master & Slave Type...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-2.4 Video Select the video mode: EGA/VGA (Default), CGA 40, CGA 80, Mono (Monochrome). 3-2.5 Halt On When the BIOS detects system errors, this function will stop the system. Select which type of error will cause the system halt: All Errors (Default), No Errors, All But Diskette, All But Keyboard, All But Disk/Key.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP Select the [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Anti - Virus Protection...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-3.1 Virus Warning Setting Description Note Anti - Virus Disabled Protection Enabled If set to enabled, the Default Paragon Anti-Virus. Function will scan your boot drive for boot virusses. If a boot virus is detected, the BIOS will display a warning message.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-3.4 Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Note Options Boot Up Puts numeric keypad in Default NumLock NumLock mode at boot-up. Status Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot-up.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-3.7 Typematic Settings Typematic Settings Setting Description Note Typematic Disabled Default Rate Setting Enabled Enables to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. The following [Typematic Rate] and [Typematic Delay] fields are...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM Other Control Options Other Control Setting Description Note Options Video or Disabled Adapter BIOS Enabled Default Shadow The BIOS is shadowed in a 16K segment if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-4.1 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES Auto Disabled Configuration Enabled It is strongly recommended Default to enable this option so that the system automatically sets all chipset feature...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (Continued) CHIPSET Setting Description Note FEATURES 16 BIT I/O Use the default setting Default Recovery Time Memory Hole At Disabled Default 15M-16M Enabled Some interface cards will map their ROM address to this area.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The [POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP] sets the system's power saving functions. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI function : Enabled ** Reload Global Timer Events **...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-5.1 Power Management Controls Power Setting Description Note Management Controls ACPI Disabled Default function Enabled ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Management Interface) PM Control To use Advanced Power Default by APM Management (APM) you must run [power.exe] under...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-5.2 PM Timers PM Timers Setting Description Note Power User Define Lets you define the HDD and Default Management system power down times. Disable Disables the Green PC Features.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-5.3 PM Events PM Events Setting Description Note PCI/VGA Act- Disabled Default Monitor Enabled Enables the power management timers when a [no activity] event is detected. IRQ 8 Break...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This option sets the Motherboard's PCI Slots. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. YAMAHA Sound Chip : Enabled Slot 1/AGP Use IRQ No.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-6.1 YAMAHA Sound Chip Control Settings Setting Description Note YAMAHA Sound Disabled Chip Enabled Use the default setting Default 3-6.2 PNP/PCI Configuration Controls PNP/PCI Setting Description Note Controls Resources...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM PNP/PCI Configuration Setup (Continued) PNP/PCI Setting Description Note Setup Interrupt How to set the BIOS to release the IRQ to the PnP Interrupt pool: Line PnP / PCI configuration Integrated Peripherals...
This option is recommended if you need to reset the system setup and to retrieve the old values. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. SOYO COMBO SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS STANDARD CMOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Caution: Change these settings only if you are already familiar with the Chipset. The [INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS] option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options in the computer.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-8.1 IDE Device Controls IDE Controls Setting Description Note IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Enabled Invokes multi-sector Default transfer instead of one sector per transfer. Not all HDDs support this function.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-8.3 FDC Controls FDC Controls Setting Description Note Onboard FDC Disabled Turn off the on-board controller floppy controller Enabled Use the on-board Default floppy controller 3-8.4 Onboard Serial Ports...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-8.5 Onboard Parallel Ports Onboard Parallel Setting Description Note Ports Parallel Port Mode ECP/EPP The mode depends on your Default external device that connects to this port. EPP/SPP If [Parallel Port Mode] is set to [ECP] mode...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-8.6 MULTI I/O ADDRESSES Default settings for multi-I/O addresses are as follows: Port I/O Address Status LPT1 378H ECP/EPP COM1 3F8H COM2 2F8H Warning: If a default I/O address conflicts with other I/O cards such as sound card, you must change one of the I/O addresses to remedy to this address conflict.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM Choose [SUPERVISOR PASSWORD] from the Main Menu and press [Enter]. The following prompt appear: Enter Password: Warning: If you forget or lose the password, the only way to access the system is to set jumper JP5 to clear the CMOS RAM.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM This diagram outlines the password selection procedure: ↔ Type the Password Press <Enter> without Type the Password ROM PCI/ISA BIOS Press: ↔ and Press: <Enter> entering the password CMOS SETUP UTILITY...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BIOS Setup Utility SY-6IBM 3-11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION This Main Menu function automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the STANDARD CMOS SETUP accordingly. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
4-2 ONBOARD AUDIO This Motherboard features three built-in audio-stereo ports (labeled line-in, line-out, and mic jack) convenient to directly plug-in all your external audio devices. Your SY-6IBM Motherboard is making use of the YAMAHA YMF740 sound chipset technology and applications programs.
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LINE-OUT LINE-IN MIC JACK Audio-Stereo Jack 4-2.2 Connecting Speakers You can connect external speakers to the "Line-out" port on your SY-6IBM Motherboard. LINE-OUT LINE-IN MIC JACK (Amplified Speakers) Note: This Motherboard requires a speaker with built-in amplifier (Amplified Speaker) to generate proper output sound volume.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3D PnP Audio Onboard SY-6IBM Using the YAMAHA ™ YMF-740 Audio Driver To access the YAMAHA ™ Sound Mixer audio driver controls, follow these steps: Open the Windows 95/98 [Start] menu. Select [Programs], [Accessories], and [Multimedia] path.
The SOYO CD Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name. 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.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Drivers Installation SY-6IBM Step 2. Install Drivers 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.
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DMA (Direct Memory Access) to relieve the CPU of this burden, thus speeding up the system. The SOYO SpeedPro driver makes use of an advanced caching algorithm, which gives it an advantage over other busmaster drivers.
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Note: Do NEVER install two types of busmaster drivers on your system, this will lead to conflicts and system instability. Therefore, if you install the SOYO SpeedPro Busmaster driver you can NOT install the Intel Busmaster drivers. Before installing a new busmaster driver first UNINSTALL the old busmaster driver.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Drivers Installation SY-6IBM For example: Newer Slot 1 CPUs have a core voltage of 2.0V. Therefore, set the CPU Vcore limits to 1.8V and 2.2V. For 2.8V core voltage CPUs the limits would be 2.6V and 3.0V.
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However, to display the list of all drivers software available with SOYO Motherboards, click the Display all drivers on the SOYO CD button. Please make sure to install only the drivers adapted to your...
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OK Notice 1: 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.
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