SOYO SY-6VZA Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 SY-6VZA Motherboard Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2: Atx Form Factor

    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 assist others to infringe upon such rights.
  • Page 3 SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Introduction 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.
  • Page 4: Sy-6Vza Motherboard Layout

    SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide SY-6VZA Motherboard Layout Hardware PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Monitoring Connector Connector ATX Power CPUFAN Winbond W83782 JP 2 USB 1 USB 2 COM 1 COM 2 JOYSTICK LINE-OUT LINE-IN IDE 2 IDE 1 MIC JACK Winbond...
  • Page 5: Installation

    SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Installation To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis. Remove the Motherboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold it by the edges and avoid touching its components.
  • Page 6: Install The Motherboard

    SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY-6VZA Motherboard. Install the CPU Step 1. Record the working frequency of your CPU Mark your CPU Frequency: that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover.
  • Page 7 SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Make Connections to the Motherboard Step 2. 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.
  • Page 8: Memory Configuration Table

    Step 5. This Motherboard does not use any jumpers to set the CPU frequency; CPU setting are changed through the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. Refer to Chapter 3 “ Quick BIOS Setup” for details on how to set the processor frequency.
  • Page 9: Power Button

    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. This will always enable the Power Button.
  • Page 10 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. Short pin 1-2 on jumper JP7 to enable the onboard sound function. Then, you can plug...
  • Page 11 Press the <Del> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program. From the BIOS main menu, select [SOYO COMBO SETUP] and move the cursor to the [CPU Frequency] field to set the proper working frequency.
  • Page 12: 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] menu combines the main parameters that you need to configure, all in one menu, for a quick setup in BIOS.
  • Page 13 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 Start Up Program automatically detects which SOYO Motherboard you own and displays the corresponding model name.
  • Page 14 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.
  • Page 15 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’...
  • Page 16 It also can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com If you want to see all the drivers available on the SOYO – CD, click the Display all drivers on the SOYO CD button. Do NOT install drivers that are not suitable for you board,...
  • Page 17 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.
  • Page 18: Onboard Sound Driver Installation

    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 ‘...
  • Page 19 SY-6VZA Quick Start Guide Uninstalling AudioPCI in Windows NT 4.0 To uninstall the software: Click the [Start] button, point to Settings and click [Control Panel]. Double-click the Multimedia icon. From the Audio Devices tabbed page, Select any existing audio devices and then click Remove.
  • Page 20 Fax: 44-(0)181-569 4134 Web Site: http://www.soyo.nl E-mail: sales@soyo.nl Japan Branch Office Soyo Computer (Japan) Tel: 81-3-33682188 Fax: 81-3-33682199 Web Site: http://www.soyo.co.jp E-mail: soyo@po.iijnet.or.jp Hong Kong Branch Office Soyo Hong Kong Ltd. (H.K.) Tel: 852-2710-9810 Fax: 852-2710-9078 Web Site: http://www.soyo.com.hk E-mail: rshu@hkstar.com...

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