
SOYO™
SY-V6BE+ Mainboard
Pentium® II processor & CeleronTM processors
AGP/PCI Mainboard
66&100MHz Front Side Bus supported
ATX Form Factor
Copyright © 1998 by Soyo Computer Inc.
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About This Guide:
This Quick Start Guide is for assisting system manufacturers and end users in setting up and
installing the mainboard. Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability;
however, no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents. The information in this
document is subject to change without notice.
If you need any further information, please visit our Web Site on the Internet. The address is
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SY-V6BE+ Serial - Version 1.0 - Edition: November 1998
* These specifications are subject to change without notice

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Introduction
SY-V6BE+
Quick Start Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of the
describes the steps for installing and setting up your new mainboard.
This guide is designed for all users to provide the basic steps of mainboard setting and
operation. For further information, please refer to SY-V6BE+ Mainboard User's Guide and
Technical Reference online manual included on the CD-ROM packed with your mainboard.
SY-V6BE+
Mainboard. This Quick Start Guide
Unpacking
* If your board comes with a driver disc and a paper manual, the Quick Start Guide and the CD-ROM are not included in the package.
When unpacking the mainboard, check for the following items:
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The SY-V6BE+ AGP/PCI Mainboard
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This Quick Start Guide
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The Installation CD-ROM
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The CPU Retention Set
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One IDE Device Flat Cable
One Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable

SY-V6BE+ Quick Start Guide
SY-V6BE+ Mainboard Layout
PS/2 KB
PS/2 Mouse
Connector
Connector
USB 1
COM 1
USB 2
Pentium II Processor
PRT
JP10
Slot 1 for
1
CPUFAN
FDC
DIMM 1
DIMM 2
DIMM 3
COM 2
JP44
LAN
Winbond
W83781D
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Supports Intel Pentium® II processor (233500MHz) & Celeron
TM
processors (266-
400MHz)
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Auto-detect CPU voltage
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PC98, ACPI, Ultra DMA/33MHz
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Power-on by modem, alarm or keyboard
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SOYO COMBO Setup
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Supports Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
ATX
Power
Ultra
5
1
IR1
Key Features
AGP Slot
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Supports onboard hardware monitoring
and includes Hardware Doctor™ utility
(optional)
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S1 x 32-bit AGP slot
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4 x 32-bit bus mastering PCI slots
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2 x USB ports onboard
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1 x IrDA port
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Supports multiple-boot function
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DMI utility
Battery
Power
LED
1
1
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JP5
LED

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Follow the directions in this section designed to guide you through a quick and correct
installation of your new
V6BE+ Mainboard User's guide and Technical Reference online manual included on the
CD-ROM packed with your mainboard.
Installation
To avoid damage to your mainboard, follow these simple rules while
handling this equipment:
Before handling the mainboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of
the system's metal chassis.
Remove the mainboard from its anti-static packaging. Hold it by the edges and avoid
touching its components.
Check the mainboard for damage. If any chip appears loose, press carefully to seat it
firmly in its socket.
SY-V6BE+
Mainboard. For detailed information, please refer to SY-
Quick Start Guide
PREPARATIONS
Gather and prepare all the necessary hardware equipment to complete the installation
successfully:
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Pentium® II processor with built-in CPU cooling fan (boxed type)
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SDRAM module
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Computer case and chassis with adequate power supply unit
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Monitor
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PS/2 Keyboard
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Pointing Device (PS/2 mouse)
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VGA Card
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Sound Card (optional)
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Speaker(s) (optional)
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Disk Drives: HDD, CD-ROM, Floppy drive…
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External Peripherals: Printer, Plotter, and Modem- (optional)
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Internal Peripherals: Modem and LAN cards (optional)