Please Help Configuring 533 k6-2 on a soyo sy-5ema+

[d3]

i bought all my stuff from krex.com and the manual didnt have any settings for the 533. so i set all the jumpers and setting to the 500's settings. When i turn on the power i just hear a long constant beeping and the heat sink fan dont turn on.i have checked all the power connections and cannot figure out whats wrong. any help would be great. Thanks

[fordvan]

From whatI've read in the manual , I think the fastest cpu that the board (Revision1) will accept is a 500 mhz. That would explain why your machine will not post.

[d3]

OK I e-mail krex asking if they would exchange the 533 for a 500 but they havent gotten back with me yet. I was just wondering if the board will support a 500? They dont have it as a cpu the board supports on there web site but in the manual they have all the setting for it. There web site only says it supports up to a 400mhz k6-2 any ideas?

[glc]

What does Soyo's website say about it?

[fordvan]

The info on their web page is not to clear but what i gathered from it is if you have the revision 1 mobo it will support up to 500.
I think you would be wise to contact Soyo and get the proper info.

[d3]

Man this is messed up. I e-mail soyo and krex about it and here is what i have gotten from soyo.

"Dear Customer,

this motherboard does not support 533, but it does support the 550 CPU. as
for the beeping please check your memory. the memory error beep is: one long
beep fallowed by an other one and it goes on like that.

With Regards
Saeed,"

And here is what i have gotten from krex

"Dear Sir;

soyo 5ema motherboard can support amd cpu up to 500mhz,if 533mhz, that need
a little bit overclock.

The setting for k6-2/533 is:

SW1: off,off,on,on,off,on.
SW2: depends on cpu's voltage.
jp10,jp8,jp9: 1-2,1-2,2-3.

Let me know if it works.

Thanks for shopping at krex Computers.

Xin Tech at krex"

I am going to try the setting krex gave me now and see if it works

[d3]

ok i used krex's settings and overclocked it 17mhz but now the heat sink fan wont turn on. I have made shure the the fans power was connected to the motherboard abotu 10 times. The heat sink is rated for k6-2's up to 500mhz so i will probley buy a new one. any one know ware i could get a good socket 7 heat sink for under 30 bucks

[Omletteboy]

Try here http://www.plycon.com/ , try the golden orb, very good fans, under 20 bux US, plus cooling is comparable to the Alpha fans.

[LawyerRon]

Hey D3,
Even if the machine won't post, the cpu fan should spin up. Also, is your power supply fan spinning up when you power on?

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[fordvan]

If the cpu fan won't spin during post attempt it means that the cpu is improperly overclocked or the cpu will not work with that particular motherboard. If i attempt to overclock my AMD K-6 450 the power fan will spin but my CPU fan will not.

[d3]

yeah the power supply and case fan spin but the heat sink fan wont. I tried running it at the 500's settings and it wouldnt spin either. any ideas?

[Omletteboy]

You tried plugging the heatsink power lead to a outlet on the board. If it still doesn't work than the power lead could be your problem.

[d3]

ok here is the responce had to the fan not working. It would be nice if they could spell a complete sentance.Dear Sir:

soyo 5ema motherboard can support amd k6-2/550 with 100 mhz bus, but amd k6-2/533
with 97 mhz bus.

cpu fan do not work, you need make sure which one make problem,
motherboard or fan????

could you connect fan directly with power supply ( need an adapter).

if fan problem, we can send a new fan now.

if motherboard problem, you need to call us at 847-967-0275 to get RMA number
with invoice ready.

Thanks for shopping at krex Computers.

Tech At Krex

[wedor]

Did you try clocking it down to 95mhz bus? Maybe it can't cut it at 100.