Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SY-6ZB Motherboard SOYO
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SY-6ZB Motherboard Quick Start Guide FC C Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE POST CONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER 100% Hardware Installation Quick BIOS Setup Introduction The SOYO CD.
SOY O ™ 2 SY-6ZB Motherboard Pentiu m ® III, Pentiu m ® II & Celeron TM processors 82440 ZX AGP/PCI Motherboard 66&100MHz Front Side Bus supported AT/ATX Power Connectors Copyright © 1999 by Soyo Computer Inc. Trademarks: Soyo is a registered trademark of Soyo Computer Inc.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 3 Introduction 1 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SY-6ZB 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.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 4 Introduction SY-6ZB Motherboard Layout Key Features Ø Supports Intel Pentium ® III processor (450- 500MHz), Pentium ® II processor (233- 450MHz) & Celeron TM processo.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 5 Hardware Installation 2 2 Installation To avoid damage to your Motherboard, follow these simple rules while handling this equipment: l Before handling the Motherboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the system's metal chassis.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 6 Hardware Installation Install the Motherboard Follow the steps below in order to perform the installation of your new SY-6ZB Motherboard. Step 1. Install the CPU Mark your CPU Frequency: Record the working frequency of your CPU that should be clearly marked on the CPU cover.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 7 Hardware Installation Step 2. Make Connections to the Motherboard This section tells how to connect internal peripherals and power supply to the Motherboard.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 8 Hardware Installation Step 3. Configure Memory Your board comes with two DIMM sockets, providing support for up to 256MB of main memory using DIMM modules from 8MB to 128MB. For 66MHz front side bus CPUs use 12ns or faster memory; for 100MHz front side bus CPUs use 8ns (100MHz, PC100 compliant) memory.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 9 Hardware Installation Step 5. Set the CPU Frequency You do not need to set any jumper for the CPU frequency. Instead, CPU setting are changed through the BIOS [CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP]. Please refer to Chapter 3 - Quick BIOS Setup for details on how to set the Slot 1 processor frequency.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 10 Hardware Installation Note on Over-clocking Capability The SY-6ZB 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: 1.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 11 Quick BIOS Setup 3 3 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 [CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP].
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 12 The SOYO CD 4 4 The S OY O CD Your SY-6ZB Motherboard comes with a CD-ROM labeled "SOYO CD." The SOYO CD contains the user's manual file for your new Motherboard, the drivers software available for installation, and a database in HTML format with information on SOYO Motherboards and other products.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 13 The SOYO CD 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.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 14 The SOYO CD The following drivers are available for Windows 95 (Driver Installation Menu) The following drivers are available for Windows 98 (Driver Installation Menu).
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 15 The SOYO CD A short description of all available drivers follows: Ø Intel Southbridge Drivers Because Windows 95 does not recognize the Southbridge of the newer Intel chipsets (TX, ZX, ZX etc) this utility has to be run, it will update the necessary Windows files.
SY-6ZB Quick Start Guide 16 The SOYO CD 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.
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Edition: March 1999 Version 1 .0 6ZB SERIAL International Headquarters Soyo Computer Inc., (Taiwan) Tel: 886-2-2290-3300 Fax: 886-2-2298-3322 Web Site: http://www.soyo.com.tw E-mail: info@mail.soyo.com.tw USA Branch Office Soyo Tek Inc., (USA) Tel: (408) 452-7696 Fax: (408) 573-7696 Web Site: http://www.
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