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- Page 1 SY-7VMA-B Motherboard Quick Start Guide...
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Page 2: Copyright Notice
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. - Page 3 SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-7VMA-B 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-7VMA-B Motherboard Uses’...
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Page 4: Sy-7Vma-B Motherboard Layout
SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide SY-7VMA-B Motherboard Layout CPUFAN PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Connector Connector USB 1 USB 2 COM A ATX Power SDRAM FDC1 ® AGAME1 VT8605 AOUT1 SDRAM AIN1 CHAFAN2 DIMM3 AMIC1 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 IDE 1 IDE 2... -
Page 5: Key Features
4 x USB ports onboard Ø Ø PC99, ACPI Ø ATX power connector Ultra DMA33/66/100 (ATA 33/66/100) Ø RTC hardware to handle Y2K Century Ø Ø Supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Rollover Power-on by modem and alarm Ø Ø Supports SOYO Wizard On Hand (WHO) Function... -
Page 6: Installation
SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide Installation 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. -
Page 7: Install The Motherboard
SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard To perform the installation of your new SY-7VMA-B Motherboard, follow the steps below: CPU Installation Step 1. Mark your CPU Frequency: Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover. -
Page 8: Connections To The Motherboard
SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide Connections to the Motherboard Step 2. 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. -
Page 9: Memory Configuration Table
SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide N ote: The Power LED is connected to the Voltage that feeds the DIMM sockets. ¡ ° Therefore the following table applies: Suspend to RAM Normal Operation Power Off Power LED Blinking Configure Memory Step 3. -
Page 10: Quick Bios Setup
Instead, CPU settings are software configurable through the BIOS [SOYO COMBO Feature]. The [SOYO COMBO Feature] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure your system. They are all in one menu to enable a quick setup in BIOS. - Page 11 Step 1. Insert the SOYO CD into the CD-ROM drive If you use Windows 2000 or NT, the SOYO-CD will 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.
- Page 12 SY-7VMA-B 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.
- Page 13 SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide driver driver revision: revision: VIA 4 in 1 driver package for Win 9x/NT VIA S3 Savage Display Driver for Win 9x VIA S3 Savage Display Driver for Win 2000 VIA S3 Savage Display Driver for Win NT...
- Page 14 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 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.
- Page 15 SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide SOYO Wizard on Hand Utility With SOYO’ s Wizard on Hand using the Clock Racer utility, now user can overclock the CPU without entering the CMOS setup. The Clock Racer Utility also provides a user friendly interface for first time overclockers.
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Page 16: Power Button
SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide Ø Auto determine max. frequency of the system The utility will help you determine the maximum allowable speed of the system, it will increment in 0.4MHz (depending on the setting you have set) until your system reaches the maximum allowable speed, then the system will freeze and after 10sec system will reboot. - Page 17 SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide Ø Step This sets the value (in Mhz) to increment when using “ Auto determine max. frequency of the system” , the value of 1 is 0.4 MHz, so if you have set the step to to 3, the system will increment 1.2 MHz at a time.
- Page 18 Quick Trouble shoot tips Video (no display) related issues I built 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.
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Page 19: Bios Issues
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 is because Windows does not properly recognize relatively new chipsets. - Page 20 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...
- Page 21 SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide How to contact us: If you are interested in our products, please contact the SOYO sales department in the region you live. If you require Technical Assistance, please contact our Technical Support in the region you live.
- Page 22 SY-7VMA-B Quick Start Guide Hong Kong Soyo (H.K.) Ltd. 5C, Big Star Centre, 8 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, HK TEL: 852-2710-9810 FAX: 852-2710-9078 http://www.soyo.com.hk/ Email: soyo@hkstar.com...
- Page 24 Edition: July 2001 Version 1.1 SY-7VMA-B SERIAL...
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