SOYO SY-7VBA133U quick start VGA Issue, After flashing the BIOS, my system will not boot-up

SY-7VBA133UQuick Start Guide

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.

VGA Issue

I cannot set my VGA to go higher than 16 color (640x 480).

1.Make sure that you have installed the VIA 4 in 1 driver.

2.Install/ re-install the VGA driver.

After wake-up from Suspend to RAM or Standby mode, the screen has no display but I can hear the hard disk operating.

1.Install VIA 4 in 1 driver.

2.Check the VGA card manufacturer for driver update. Or make sure the VGA card support Suspend to Ram function.

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