Soyo SY-K7V Dragon Motherboard - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Hi:) Turn the computer off but leave it plugged in so you have no static problems. Open the computer tower and on the motherboard near the Cmos Battery there is a blue or red jumper that covers 2 of 3 pins move it to the other side of the 3 pins for 30 seconds then put it back that will reset the bios to default.

might be a faulty connection/lead make sure they have secure connections
test all the leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions + IDE,SATA and the ones that attach from your motherboard to hard drive also cd/dvd/3.1/2 inch floppy drive leads
hope this helps

2 beeps = memory problems. Since you get them even after the memory has been replaced then the problem is in the motherboard itself. Check the capacitors for bulging. If you can't find ones or you can't replace them then the motherboard is dead.

Hi Jopav1,

At the age of *********** board, I would recommend physically looking at the board, in particular, the large upright capacitors. If the tops are bulging, or have anything leaking out of them, send the board to a recycler, and look for an exact replacement on the used market, or replace with new. I just bought the same board you have today for $25, with AMD 1800 CPU.

At 10 years of age, the battery is probably past due for replacement too. It is a standard CR2032 3Volt battery. If you replace it quickly, you may not loose your BIOS settings.

If you have a volt meter, you can check your power supply voltages. Again, your manual will show what voltages to expect at each power connector pin. A range of +/- .05V is generally allowable on all sources.

Also try unplugging all boards and powering it up. The beep should change to a sequence of 2-1-3-1 beeps, indicating that it's not able to see the video card. If you still only get a repeated long beep, It's possible that the CPU itself may have died. These are also available very cheap at this point. The fact that you are getting a cycling beep indicates to me that the CPU is OK though.

I looked up beep patterns and did not find anything for one long repeating beep for the Phoenix BIOS on your board. There is no mention of them in the Soyo manual either.

Last resort is resetting your BIOS settings to "First Birthday", and try again. This will require you to re-set any manual settings you had set previously (probably 10 years ago). This is done by moving the jumper located between the green LED, and the battery, to the two pins nearest the LED, for a second, and then back to the position nearest the battery.

Good luck
Video Flyer

went on internet and got copy of maual

the +/- wires don;t really mater ! but as a general rule, the writing on the cable connectors should be facing you !

i don;t realy understand what u don;t understand, it-s easy, u guide u're self from the diagram on the motherboard (the one u tried to draw) (in the first raw on the left u put the power led cable, under it the reset cable .....)

there is no problem if u get them wrong, u can't damage anyting, so u can try until u get them right

Your monitor is failing due to age.

Either the cord isn't hooked up, a pin is bent, or the computer isn't sending a signal. In the last case, you may need a new graphics card.

Go to Device Manager - locate your monitor - delete it with drivers - reboot the system

this can be your computer issue not monitor try connect to other monitor and make sure your computer is working fine ,you can check all the lights on the computer are on and getting no beeps sounds usually you will hear a single beep when PC is booting well

you install a application in your pc application name is " realtek audio driver

screen n T-con faulty replace them

Out of range indicates that you have attempted to use a resolution the the monitor is incapable of handling.

Lower your resolution and try again until you can get it to do what you wish then try to do each monitors resolution individually.

The usual method is to press the menu button and follow the on screen prompts, have you done that?

If you mean the light on your monitor is orange instead of green, it means the monitor is not receiving data from the computer. Here's some tricks I would try... 1. Verify the monitor's power cord is plugged firmly into the wall outlet and the back of the monitor. 2. Verify the monitor cable is firmly connected to the computer and the monitor. 3. Verify that you have turned the monitor power switch on. 4. If the power light on the monitor is not on, test the wall outlet (plug in a light or something you know works). 5. If the power light on the monitor is not on, try a different power cord. 6. If the power light is on and yellow or orange or flashing, but nothing displays, or the display is incorrect, borrow a monitor from a friend. If that works, your monitor probably needs replaced. 7. Also, you could try your display on a friend's computer. If it doesn't work, your monitor probably needs replaced. If it works properly on your friends computer, the problem may be with your computers video output port, motherboard video chip (or video card, if you have one), or drivers.

go in to cmos bio string will be there http://www.computerusermanual.com/user-manuals/SOYO-SYP4VTE-User-Manual.html

http://download.cnet.com/Net-Viewer/3000-2356_4-10034828.html

http://www.elhvb.com/supportbios.info/Archives/MANUAL/SOYO/mp4vx2l10.pdf

you need to read what the manual so you can work it out you have three codes to fix first before it will work

Check for resistor and diode errors