SOYO SY-6BA+ IV Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide

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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    SY-6BA+ IV 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-6BA+ IV Quick Start Guide Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-6BA+ IV 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-6Ba+ Iv Motherboard Layout

    SY-6BA+ IV Quick Start Guide SY-6BA+ IV Motherboard Layout PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse JP10 Connector Connector LED1 PWRFAN DIMM 1 USB 1 USB 2 DIMM 2 Slot 1 ® DIMM 3 CPUFAN DIMM 4 COM 1 ATA 33 ATA 66 ®...
  • Page 5 Follow the directions in this section designed to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your new SY-6BA+ IV Motherboard. For detailed information, please refer to SY-6BA+ IV Motherboard User's guide and Technical Reference online manual included on the CD-ROM packed with your Motherboard.
  • Page 6: Install The Motherboard

    SY-6BA+ IV Quick Start Guide Install the Motherboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY-6BA+ IV 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 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-6BA+ IV Motherboard, please refer to SY-6BA+ IV Motherboard User's Guide and Technical Reference online manual on CD-ROM.
  • Page 8: Memory Configuration Table

    (higher) FSB Frequency in the BIOS may allow the user to set a higher multiplier value. Doing so will however force your CPU to operate out of its specifications, and therefore SOYO can not guarantee the proper functioning of your system.
  • Page 9 You do not need to set any jumper for the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU settings are changed through the BIOS [SOYO COMBO SETUP]. Please refer to Chapter 3 - Quick BIOS Setup for details on how to set the Slot 1 processor frequency.
  • Page 10 SY-6BA+ IV Quick Start Guide Enable/Disable Power-On by Keyboard (JP10) Step 8. You can choose to enable the Power-On by Keyboard function by shorting pin 1-2 on jumper JP10, otherwise, short pin 2-3 to disable this function. Power-On by Enable...
  • Page 11 4. Press the <Del> key during the system diagnostic checks to enter the Award BIOS Setup program. 5. Select [SOYO COMBO SETUP] and move the cursor to the [CPU Frequency] field to set the proper working frequency. 6. Select [Save & Exit SETUP] and press <Enter> to save the new configuration to the CMOS memory, and continue the boot sequence.
  • Page 12: Quick Bios Setup

    Select [SOYO COMBO SETUP] Step 3. Move the cursor to the [CPU Frequency] field to set the CPU frequency. Available [CPU Frequency] settings on your SY-6BA+ IV Motherboard are detailed in the following table. Select the working frequency of CPU Frequency (MHz) ®...
  • Page 13 SY-6BA+ IV Quick Start Guide (1) CPU Host/PCI Clock CPU Host / PCI Clock Under this item you find the 66/33 95/31 115/38 124/41 140/35 frequencies your PCI and AGP slots run at. These frequencies are derived 75/37 100/33 117/39...
  • Page 14 CPU Voltage will be 2.2V. This function should only be used if the CPU is running on FSB Frequencies beyond the CPU specifications, note that SOYO does not guarantee system stability if this item is not set to normal.
  • Page 15 The SOYO CD will auto-run, and the SOYO CD Start Up Menu will be as shown. If you use Windows 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 16 SY-6BA+ IV 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 17 Please refer to the SY-6BA+ IV Motherboard’ s CD manual for the details. Select which driver you want to install and click OK, or click Cancel to abort the driver...
  • Page 18 SY-6BA+ IV 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 19 When asked to select the hardware type, select the "SCSI controllers" and click on the "Next" button. Make sure that the SOYO-CD is in your CD-ROM drive and click on the "Have Disk..." button. Select the D:\drivers\hp-ata66\Win9X directory (Where D is your CD-ROM driver letter) and click on the "OK"...
  • Page 20 (4.) Click Drivers (5.) Click Add... (6.) Click Have Disk... (7.) Insert the SOYO-CD with the HPT366 Windows NT 4.0 device driver into your CD-ROM drive, and type "D:\drivers\hp-ta66\WinNT [Enter]", then click OK. (for D type your CD-ROM driver letter) (8.) Select HPT366 Ultra DMA Controller, you will be asked to enter the full path to the...
  • Page 21 SY-6BA+ IV Quick Start Guide Troubleshooting The boot manager for Windows NT contains recovery logic to allow you to return to the last known good configuration. If you have changed your host adapter configuration and Windows NT no longer boots, follow these steps to recover: Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer since it was last operational.
  • Page 22 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.
  • Page 23: Bios Issues

    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.
  • Page 24 If you are running a Cyrix CPU, make sure the 'linear burst function' is enabled in the bios. 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 25 SY-6BA+ IV 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 26 SY-6BA+ IV Quick Start Guide SOYO Deutschland GmbH SOYO Hong Kong August-Wilhelm-Kuhnholz-Str. 15 Region Covered: Hong Kong D-26135 Oldenburg Web Site: www.soyo.com.hk Region Covered: Germany Sales: Web Site: www.saat.de, www.soyo- tel: 852-27109810 saat.com, www.soyo-saat.de fax: 852-27109078 E-mail: soyo@hkstar.com Vertrieb Mainboards, Notebooks und...
  • Page 28 Edition: April 2000 Version 1.3 SY-6BA+ IV SERIAL...

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