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Motherboard

Quick Start Guide

Tested To Comply
FC
C
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
POST CONSUMER
100%
RECYCLED PAPER

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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    SY-6IBM Motherboard Quick Start Guide Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE POST CONSUMER 100% RECYCLED PAPER...
  • Page 2 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-6IBM Quick Start Guide Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-6IBM 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-6Ibm Motherboard Layout

    SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide 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 JP44 Header Game Port RAGE 128 Winbond LINE-OUT W83977EF...
  • Page 5: Installation

    Follow the directions in this section designed to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your new SY-6IBM Motherboard. For detailed information, please refer to SY- 6IBM Motherboard User's Guide and Technical Reference online manual included on the CD-ROM packed with your Motherboard.
  • Page 6: Install The Motherboard

    SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY-6IBM Motherboard. Step 1. Install the CPU Record the working frequency of your CPU Mark your CPU Frequency: that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover.
  • Page 7 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. For more details on how to connect internal and external peripherals to your new SY-6IBM Motherboard, please refer to SY-6IBM Motherboard User's Guide and Technical Reference online manual on CD-ROM.
  • Page 8: Memory Configuration Table

    SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide Step 3. Configure Memory Your board comes with three DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 768MB of main memory using DIMM modules from 8MB to 256MB. For 66MHz front side bus CPUs use 12ns or faster memory; for 100MHz front side bus CPUs use 8ns (100MHz, PC100 compliant) memory.
  • Page 9: Power Button

    SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide Step 5. Set JP3 for power up FSB clock and AGP bus clock. JP3 is used to adjust AGP bus clock frequency depending on the value of the front side bus (FSB) clock, also the setting of the JP3 determines the power up FSB clock which will remain effective until the BIOS set the FSB clock to the CMOS setting.
  • Page 10: Back Panel Connector

    SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide Step 8. 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. Note: Suspend mode only functions if your Power Management mode is APM. Make sure that the BIOS setting for Power Management is APM.
  • Page 11 SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide Note on Over-clocking Capability The 6IBM Motherboard provides over-clocking capability. Due to the over-clocking setting your system may fail to boot up or hang during run time. If this occurs, please perform the following steps to recover your system from the abnormal situation:...
  • Page 12: Quick Bios Setup

    Move the cursor to the [CPU Speed] field to set the CPU working speed. 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.
  • Page 13 The SOYO-CD will NOT autorun if you use it on an Operating System other than Windows 9x or NT. Your SY-6IBM 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.
  • Page 14 SY-6IBM 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-6IBM Quick Start Guide The following drivers are available for Windows 95 Driver Installation Please select the driver you want to install and click OK, You will have to restart your system after installation. Only the drivers that are relevant to your board are displayed initially.
  • Page 16 Please refer to the SY-6IBM Motherboard’ s CD manual for the details. Select which driver you want to install and click OK, or click Cancel to abort the driver installation and return to the main menu.
  • Page 17 SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide 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 18 SY-6IBM 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 19 SY-6IBM Quick Start Guide E-Mail: support@soyo.co.uk Sales: tel: 852-27109810 SOYO Deutschland GmbH fax: 852-27109078 E-mail: soyo@hkstar.com August-Wilhelm-Kuhnholz-Str. 15 D-26135 Oldenburg Technical Support: Region Covered: Germany, Austria tel: 852-27109810 and Switzerland. (Zustandig fur fax: 852-27109078 Deutschland, Osterreich, Schweiz) E-mail: soyo@hkstar.com Web Site: www.saat.de, www.soyo-...
  • Page 20 Edition: August 1999 Version 1.2 SY-6IBM SERIAL...

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