Soyo SY-6BA+ & Celeron 633 - how do I get it to work?

[Randomize Timer]

I'm building a system usuing a cheap Soyo SY-6BA+ (slot 1 BX) mobo I got from Overstock a while back and a Celeron 633 with MSI MS-6905 slotket for the processor. I don't have a whole lot of time to play around with configuring it right now, but on the default settings for both, the motherboard says something like "MMX CPU at [weird symbol]17Mhz" and locks up. So do I change the jumpers on the slotket itself? What should the motherboard be set to in the BIOS for the processor settings? If anyone else out there with a similar configuration can offer any advice, I'd appreciate it.

 

[compuwiz1]

I've found with that board, you should leave the bios voltage at default and set your voltage on the slotket. Go into the bios and set it for 100MHz fsb. You may need up to 1.85v with that cpu.
You may find that a bios update will get it to identify the cpu properly.

 

[Randomize Timer]

Ok, I've tried setting the FSB and several different voltages on the slotket, and I keep getting the same message. At the bottom of the screen, it does say "Press DEL to enter setup" but that doesn't work, so I can't even adjust the processor settings in the bios. It just locks up. Any clue what this might be?

 

[wonder mike]

someone must have replaced my weed with some crack and i accidently smoke it today

 

[compuwiz1]

Hi be unfortunate to have a 633 that wont go at that speed.

 

[BreakApart]

Few points:

-SBA+ did not have Celeron support by default(in the shipped BIOS) So go get the newest version BIOS, and use someones P2 233-500 to use while flashing the BIOS. I had one of these boards, so i had to use a P2-300 while flashing the BIOS(for my celeron-300). I did recieve the same error your getting when i first tried my Celeron-300 before i upgraded the BIOS.

-The celeron you plan to use has a lower CPU core voltage than the SBA+ was designed for. I never tried the new P3 or New-Celerons in that board, so i can't be positive the lower voltage won't work... Has anyone run the new CPU's in this board? Perhaps your slocket will solve this tho.

-The highest multiplier allowed was 8(if i remeber correctly), which equals:
---8 x 66 = 533 (not enough to run the CPU at the default 66)
---8 x 75 = 601
---8 x 83 = 666
---8 x 100= 800

Anyway, go get the newest BIOS... Good Luck...