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2. CPU might be defective.
BIOS Issue
Where can I find the BIOS revision of my mainboard?
It will be displayed on the up-left corner on the screen during boot-up. It will
show as your board type followed by the revision number, such as
kvxa_2BA1 (meaning BIOS revision 2BA1 for the SY-K7V Dragon plus!
board) or 6BA+ IV_2AA2 which means SY-6BA+ 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.
How can I flash the BIOS?
1. Download the BIOS on our support website.
2. Make a bootable floppy disk with out any memory manager loaded
(i.e. himem, emm386, etc…).
3. Copy the BIOS file and awdflash utility to the diskette.
4. Type "awdflash biosname.bin /sn /py".
5. Then reboot.
After flashing the BIOS, my system will not boot-up.
1. Try clearing the CMOS.
2. The BIOS chip is defected due to unsuccessful flash, contact your
nearest SOYO branch for re-flashing.
Is there a way to reprogram my BIOS after an unsuccessful flash?
No other way, you need to send back the BIOS ROM to your nearest SOYO
branch for re-flashing.
I’m using a 133MHz FSB CPU, I cannot find the DDR 100MHz option
in the BIOS, why?
The DDR speed should not be lower than the CPU FSB speed.
VGA Issue
I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color (640x 480).