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S1836 Thunder 100

BIOS

Chipset Setup

Choose Chipset Setup on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Chipset
Setup options are then displayed. AMIBIOS Setup can be customized.
AMIBIOS Setup can be customized via AMIBCP. See the AMIBIOS
Utilities Guide for additional information.

Fail-Safe Default Optimal Default

USB Function

Disabled

USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support

Disabled

Port 64/60 Emulation

Disabled

SERR#

Disabled

PERR#

Disabled

WSC# Handshake

Enabled

USWC Write Post

Enabled

BX Master Latency Timer (Clks)

Multi-Trans Timer (Clks)

PCI1 to PCI0 Access

Disabled

Method of Memory Detection

Auto only

Auto & SPD

DRAM Integrity Mode

ECC

ECC Hardware

DRAM Refresh Rate

15.6 us

Memory Hole

Disabled

SDRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

3 SCLKs

SDRAM RAS# Precharge

3 SCLKs

Power Down SDRAM

Disabled

Enabled

ACPI Control Register

Enabled

Disabled

Gated Clock

Disabled

Graphics Aperture Size

64 MB

Search for MDA Resources

Yes

AGP Mlti-Trans Timer (AGP Clks)

Disabled

AGP Low-Priority Timer (Clks)

Disabled

AGP SERR#

Disabled

AGP Parity Error Response

Disabled

8bit I/O Recovery Time

Disabled

16bit I/O Recovery Time

Disabled

PIIX4 SERR#

Disabled

USB Passive Release

Enabled

PIIX4 Passive Release

Enabled

PIIX4 Delayed Transaction

Enabled

Disabled

TypeF DMA Buffer Control1

Disabled

Summary of Contents for 1.00

Page 1: ... Incorporated Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium II Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation S1836 Thunder 100 is a trademark of TYAN Computer Corporation Information contained in this publication has been carefully checked for accuracy and reliability In no event will Tyan Computer be held liable for any direct or indi...

Page 2: ...27 Map of Motherboard Jumpers 28 Hardware CMOS Password Reset 30 Soft Power Connector 33 Speaker Connector Installation 33 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 33 Wavetable Upgrade 33 External SMI 34 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector 34 Audio Connectors 34 CMOS RTC 35 Flash EEPROM 35 RAM Installation 35 Cache Memory 37 Intel Ethernet Setup and Use 37 Creative Labs Sound Drivers Installatio...

Page 3: ...ipheral Setup 83 Supervisor and User Security 86 Anti Virus Security 88 Detect IDE Utility 88 Language Utility 89 Flash Writer Utility 89 5 System Resources 91 Beep Codes 91 Troubleshooting System Problems 92 Displayed Error Messages 93 Glossary 95 ...

Page 4: ...apabilities that are ideal for a wide range of demanding applications such as CAD CAM CAE desktop publishing 3D animation and video production This integrated system board achieves high reliability with numerous features and yet is small enough to be supported in an Extended ATX form factor Some of the features included are onboard dual channel PCI PIO Bus Master IDE and UltraDMA 33 onboard floppy...

Page 5: ...m While we will often point out the most vital paragraphs in a chapter you should always read every word in the text Failing to do so can lead to exasperation and expense Wherever possible we have included step by step instruc tions for setting up your system which are indicated by this icon However it is in your best interest to read an entire section and perhaps the entire manual before you begi...

Page 6: ... connector Information 12V power source for DC fan onboard 3 3V DRAM support Utilizes GTL bus to reduce power consumption and EMI Main Memory Up to 2048MB onboard 1024MBonS1836DLU Four 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports 100MHz SDRAM with SPD and SDRAM ECC Supports 66MHz SDRAM with SPD with 66MHz CPU clock only System Management National LM79 and LM75 ASICs with onboard alarm for monitoring temperature ...

Page 7: ...Yellow LED for sleep mode Disk Drive System I O Two PCI bus mastering EIDE channels Supports EIDE CD ROMs PIO Mode 3 4 up to 17MB sec DTR UltraDMA 33 bus mastering mode up to 33MB sec DTR Support for two floppy drives Mode 3 and 2 88MB supported Two serial ports 16550 UARTs One ECP EPP parallel port One IR InfraRed I O interface port Two USB rev 1 2 ports One PS 2 mouse port One PS 2 keyboard port...

Page 8: ...ftware Specifications OS Operates with MS DOS Windows 3 x Windows for WorkGroup 3 x Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT OS 2 Novell Netware Solaris and SCO Unix Technical Support If a problem arises with your system you should turn to your dealer for help first Your system has most likely been configured by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains Hen...

Page 9: ...er use and does not cover damages incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products For Resellers Only A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service can be rendered You can obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authori zation RMA number The RMA number ...

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Page 11: ...One 9 pin Com port cable User s manual One Ultra Wide SCSI cable One regular SCSI cable Two retention modules One ATX I O Shield One System Management Driver CD includes complete drivers for LAN and audio controllers and manual and installation instruc tions for Creative Vibra 16XV Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard The mounting hole pattern of the Thunder 100 matches the A...

Page 12: ...erly seated the board should still be on an anti static mat Do not touch the bottom of the board Remember don t take any electronic device out of its protective bag until you are ready to install it into the computer case If you don t ground yourself you risk zapping the motherboard or adapter card Subsequent problems may not arise immediately because electrostatic discharge damage unlike physical...

Page 13: ...nector should lock over the plastic tab on the onboard connector You shouldn t be able to plug the power connector in any other way but just to be safe make sure it looks like Figure 2 above Make absolutely certain that you do not miss any pins because if you do you will void your warranty and cause damage to yourself or your motherboard when you turn the system on After connecting the power make ...

Page 14: ... ATX connectors In Figure 3 you can see how the IDE cables should look when they are connected to your hard drive Notice how Pin 1 denoted by a red stripe is connected so that it is next to the power connector of the drive In most cases this is the proper way of connecting your IDE cable to the hard drive Figure 4 shows the IDE cable properly con nected to the mother Figure 3 Figure 4 Pin 1 ...

Page 15: ... constantly on bad IDE cable or defective drives motherboard Try another HDD Hard drives do not power up check power cables and cabling May also be a bad power supply or IDE drive Now that you have installed your IDE drives your floppies are next Pin 1 on the floppy cable is usually denoted by a red or colored stripe down one side of the cable see Figure 5 Most of the current floppy drives on the ...

Page 16: ...cted usually caused by faulty cables backward cables or a bad floppy or motherboard Try another single floppy drive to verify the problem or try another cable Also check to see if the onboard floppy is enabled in the BIOS Floppy Drive Fail message at bootup the cable floppy or motherboard may be faulty Try another cable or floppy drive to verify Light on the floppy is on constantly a dead give awa...

Page 17: ... ports is shown in Figure 6 above Note that for this board the PS 2 mouse port is the upper PS 2 port and the PS 2 keyboard port is the lower PS 2 port The PS 2 connectors are probably quite familiar to you The USB connectors however may be foreign The USB Universal Serial Bus is a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough...

Page 18: ... of the two PCI slots can support a Master or Slave device NEVER force a card into a slot If it doesn t fit look at the socket on the computer to make sure there are no wires or other obstructions to the slot NEVER plug an ISA card into a PCI slot or a PCI card in an ISA slot You will void your warranty and damage your system board if you do this When plugging the card in especially when installin...

Page 19: ...with performance in mind you should use add in components that match Some DIMM modules may seem to be high quality because of name or feel but that does not guarantee real world usability Some cheaper or OEM memory may have brand name components but they may contain inferior or substan dard parts which do not meet the critical tolerances our products require Because of this your memory may not wor...

Page 20: ...lot Figure 9 shows how to sit the DIMM into its slot To insert the DIMM push down vertically on the module with even force as shown in the photo Do not shove one end in first doing so will bend the DIMM pins To lock the DIMM into place push the plastic clips on either end of the slot onto the notches in the ends of the DIMM see Figure 10 on the following page To remove your DIMM simply pull the cl...

Page 21: ...by static electricity Do not touch the CPU pins with your fingers Before the CPU is installed the motherboard must be placed on a flat surface You should be able to insert the CPU with minimal but firm pressure Do not press down hard on the CPU Currently Intel produces two types of Pentium II processors the active or boxed processor and the passive processor see Figures 11 and 12 on the next page ...

Page 22: ...rboard on a flat surface Locate the key pin on one end of the Pentium II slot on the board Then carefully line up the key notch on the retention module with the key pin on the Pentium II slot the key pin on the Pentium II slot indicates the correct orientation of the CPU Drop the retention module Figure 14 on the following page down over the Pentium II slot so that the retention module sits flat a...

Page 23: ... have an active pro cessor you will also need to connect the CPU s cooling fan cable to the cooling fan power connector on the board Locate the cooling fan connector e g FAN1 on the motherboard Plug the CPU s cooling fan cable into the cooling fan connector on the board There will be a plastic clip assembly similar to that of the ATX power connector that will force you to connect the fan cable cor...

Page 24: ...PU slot Insert the heat sink mount into the holes on the motherboard When the bracket is properly inserted into the holes on the motherboard you will hear a clicking noise Align the CPU with the CPU retention module Make sure the heat sink is lined up with the heat sink mount bracket If you put the CPU in the wrong way you may damage the CPU the motherboard and or the CPU socket Slowly press down ...

Page 25: ...ocked Gently pull up on the CPU taking care not to bend the motherboard or the CPU retention module To remove the lock from the retention module gently press the ends of the locks inward and pull You are done Other than checking the jumper settings and cable connections and putting the case back on you are done Installing a new motherboard may sound difficult but by following these directions you ...

Page 26: ...r jumper pins that are inactive Jumpers and pins are connected by slipping the blue or black plastic jumper connector overtop of two adjacent jumper pins The metal rod inside the plastic shell bridges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See the drawings below for examples of on and off pins and jumpers 2 pin jumpers off on 3 or more pin jumpers 1 2 2 3 open 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 27: ...ll help you set the jumpers for CPU speed SCSI settings and external connector pin assignments among oth ers The miniature motherboard maps will help you locate the jumpers on your board A full page map of the motherboard can be found on the next page chapter 3 Onboard Resource Settings ...

Page 28: ... slot 6 Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Floppy connector WideSCSIChannelB Wide SCSI Channel A Narrow SCSI Channel A Adaptec AIC 7895P SCSI chip SMC 932FR Super I O chip CPU slot 1 Slot One type CPU slot 2 Slot One type DIMM bank 4 Intel 82443BX or GX chip DIMM bank 3 DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 1 RAID port USB1 Keyboard USB2 Mouse COM1 Printer Port Joystick Speaker out Line in Mic in ATX p...

Page 29: ... slots LM79 2 Wide SCSI channels 1 Narrow SCSI channel Adaptec AIC 7895 AMIBIOS 1 ISA slot 6 PCI slots Intel PIIX4e SMC 932FR Intel 82558 Ethernet LM75 AGP port RAID port Creative Labs Vibra 16XV IDE and Floppy connectors Double row ATX connectors ONBOARD ...

Page 30: ...ord Reset If you have been locked out of your system because you forgot your password or set the CMOS incorrectly follow the instructions below 1 Power off the system 2 Set jumper JP3 to pins 2 and 3 see previous page for location of JP3 d e e p S k c o l C t l u M 9 P J 0 1 P J 1 1 P J 2 1 P J z H M 0 5 3 5 3 x N O F F O F F O N O z H M 0 0 4 4 x F F O N O N O N O z H M 0 5 4 5 4 x F F O N O F F ...

Page 31: ... p e e l S 4 C C V 6 X R R I 8 D N G 9 X T R I 0 1 e d o M 1 1 5 1 6 1 D N G 8 1 0 2 D N G 2 2 t e s e R 3 2 C C V 4 2 l a n r e t n I 6 2 r e k a e p S 7 2 C C V 1 2 D E L r e w o P D E L D D H 3 4 D E L p e e l S d n u o r G 5 6 f f O n O r e w o P t e s e R 7 8 d n u o r G C C V 9 0 1 h c t i w S I M S e v i e c e R R I 1 1 2 1 C C V d n u o r G 3 1 4 1 t c e n n o C o N t i m s n a r T R I 5 1...

Page 32: ...nts r e p m u J d e l b a n E t l u a f e d d e l b a s i D t e n r e h t E 1 3 P J F F O N O d n u o S 6 1 P J F F O N O I S C S 9 2 P J F F O N O e g d i r B I C P I C P 0 3 P J F F O N O 1 2 3 4 1 N A F D N G C C V r o t i n o M n a F N A L n o e k a W 2 2 P J V 5 y b d n a t S D N G h g i H e v i t c A n O r e w o P e k a W JP31 JP16 JP29 JP30 FAN3 FAN1 FAN1 FAN4 ...

Page 33: ...perating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds Speaker Connector Installation The Thunder 100 provides a 4 pin header to connect the speaker The speaker is connected to pins 24 27 of jumper block J10 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation The Reset switch on your case s display panel provides you with the Hardware Reset function which is the same as power on off The syste...

Page 34: ...digital signal that comes in through these connectors is directed through the Creative Labs Vibra 16XV sound chip and the digital signal is turned into an audio signal which goes out through the speaker JP18 is for modem input output JP19 is for Panasonic CD audio and JP20 is for Mitsumi CD audio Windows 95 Users You may encounter problems with some of the devices in the Intel 82371EB chipset Neit...

Page 35: ...rograms It can be updated as new versions of the BIOS become available You can upgrade your BIOS easily using the flash utility see page 88 RAMInstallation The Thunder 100 uses a 64 bit data path from memory to CPU and can accommodate up to 1024MB of SDRAM The 168 pin DIMMs must be of the 3 3V unbuffered variety The position of the notch in the DRAM key position will tell you whether or not a DIMM...

Page 36: ... 4 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 0 8 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 6 9 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 B M 2 9 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 B M 6 5 2 1 x B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 B M 0...

Page 37: ...on to download drivers troubleshooting tips and more When downloading new drivers make sure the archive is for the PRO 100B adapter not PRO 100 This information can be found on Intel s website as well as their FTP site and BBS service Connect the Network Cable Connect a single network cable to the PRO 100B TX PCI adapter The cable will only fit one way For 100BASE TX your network cable must be cat...

Page 38: ...s live when the computer is plugged in to a power outlet Failure to do so could damage the adapter or com puter Also be sure that your ATX power supply is 2 0 compliant or better This level of quality is required because the standby voltage for WOL is 800 mAmps Using Wake on LAN The Wake on LAN feature operates according to a published specifi cation In simple terms the specification allows design...

Page 39: ...c configuration PCI computers automatically detect and configure PCI compliant adapters while booting The Intel 82558 based Integrated Fast Ethernet For WfM adapter IRQ level and I O memory address are automatically set by the BIOS each time you start your computer Start your computer to automatically configure the adapter Configura tion is complete when the DOS prompt appears You can now continue...

Page 40: ... see the Install Network Drivers screen 6 Select the driver you want to install Setup can install a NetWare client driver for you If you re installing other drivers Setup displays a README file with installation instructions If you can t connect to a server first try the suggestions here then turn to the Troubleshooting section on page 48 Make sure you re using the drivers for this adapter The dri...

Page 41: ...nstall network drivers Windows NT Version 4 0 only After putting the adapter in the computer and starting Windows NT you need to install the Intel drivers Have the Windows NT CD ROM disk available for this procedure Note If you are installing Windows NT 4 0 at this time click the Start Search button when the network adapter installation window appears This allows NT to auto detect the adapter as t...

Page 42: ...dd Adapter 3 When the list of adapters appears scroll to the end of the list and select Other Requires disk from manufacturer 4 Insert the Intel Configuration and Drivers disk CD in the drive and click OK Drivers and the Intel PROSet utility are installed and PROSet starts PROSet is an enhanced utility that you can use to easily configure and test your adapter in Windows NT PROSet also displays th...

Page 43: ...information click Help in the PROSet window Check with your LAN administrator you may need to install supplemental networking software Windows 95 Automatic Configuration PCI computers automatically detect and configure PCI compliant adapters while booting The Intel 82558 based Integrated Fast Ethernet For WfM adapter IRQ level and I O address are automatically set by the BIOS each time you start y...

Page 44: ...sources that were assigned to each PRO adapter installed To install PROSet 1 Insert the Intel Configuration and Drivers CD 2 From My Computer or the Windows Explorer double click the CD icon 3 Click the Proset icon or filename and click the right mouse button From the menu that appears click Install 4 The PROSet files are copied to your hard disk 5 Start PROSet by double clicking on the Intel PROS...

Page 45: ...pter Make sure the driver is loaded and the protocols are bound Check Device Properties list for trouble indicators an X or symbol Test the adapter Start PROSet see page 43 and click Test to run diagnostics Check with your LAN administrator you may need to install supplemental networking software Windows 98 Windows 98 will automatically configure and install the drivers for the Ethernet chip upon ...

Page 46: ...DME files NetWare 4 11 server installations use unique slot numbers that are assigned during sever setup Windows NT and Windows 95 users Repeat the configuration proce dure for each adapter you want to install add only one adapter at a time While PROSet can detect all the PRO 100B adapters in your computer you still need to perform the configuration process on each adapter In Windows NT be sure to...

Page 47: ...upports auto negotiation with the N way standard duplex configuration is automatic and no action is required on your part However few switches in the current installed base support auto negotiation Check with your network system administrator to verify Most installations will require manual configuration to change to full duplex Configuration is specific to the driver you re loading for your netwo...

Page 48: ...or more information 3 From the window that appears click Change 4 From the Adapter Setup window click the menu for Network Speed 5 Click 100 or 10 Mbps depending on hub speed 6 Click the menu for Duplex Mode 7 Click Full 8 Click OK when finished 9 Click Restart Windows NT Windows 95 While running Windows 95 1 From the Control Panel double click the Intel PROSet icon 2 PROSet examines your system a...

Page 49: ...e is installed properly The network cable must be securely attached at both RJ 45 connections adapter and hub If the cable is attached but the problem persists try a different cable The maximum allowable distance from adapter to hub is 100 meters If you re directly connecting two computers no hub use a crossover cable Most hubs require a straight through cable while most switches require a crossov...

Page 50: ...nections Testing the adapter Test the adapter by running Intel diagnostics For DOS or Windows 3 1 computers run Setup on the Intel Drivers and Configuration disk For Windows NT and Windows 95 run Intel PROSet by double clicking the 100 Mbps LED Link LED Y G D E L n o i t a c i d n I g n i n a e M K N L n O n o i t c e n n o c a d e g d e l w o n k c a e v a h b u h d n a r e t p a d a e h T d o o ...

Page 51: ...clients make sure you specify the correct frame type in our NET CFG file Make sure the duplex mode setting on the adapter matches the setting on the hub At 100 Mbps connect to a 100BASE TX hub only not T4 The LNK LED doesn t light Make sure you ve loaded the network drivers Check all connections at the adapter and the hub Try another port on the hub Make sure the duplex mode setting on the adapter...

Page 52: ... computers may need to be configured to WOL Make sure the network cable is fully attached to the adapter Link LED does not light when power is connected Make sure WOL cable is attached and power is applied to computer Make sure network cable is attached at both ends Technical Information Fast Ethernet Wiring 100BASE TX Specification The 100BASE TX specification supports 100 Mbps transmission over ...

Page 53: ...th a 10BASE T repeater Repeaters use a well established uncomplicated design making them highly cost effective for connecting PCs within a workgroup These are the most common type of Ethernet hubs in the installed base Switching hubs In a switched network environment each port gets a fixed dedicated amount of bandwidth In the highway scenario each car has its own lane on a multi lane highway and t...

Page 54: ...em when prompted Login as Administrator a After logging in you will get a New Hardware Found dialog box Creative ViBRA16X PnP Audio Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer b Insert the Tyan Computer CDROM into he CDROM drive Wait 5 10 seconds then Click on OK 7 The Install from disk dialog box appears a Type in the drive lett...

Page 55: ...ll reboot and sound will play after logging in Frequently Asked Questions Q Why don t I get a display after I put in my old DIMM module A The 440BX chipset requires the memory manufacturer to program an EEPROM chip with SPD Serial Presence Detection on the module in order for the BIOS to program the 440BX s timing registers properly Your DIMM may not have the EEPROM chip on the module or the EEPRO...

Page 56: ...celerated Graphics Port is a new bus architecture for 3D graphics The AGP slot eliminates the PCI bandwidth bottleneck by bypassing the PCI interface and accessing the system memory directly Currently the AGP supports 1X and 2X modes which yield bandwidths of 264MB s at 33MHz bus speed and 533MB s at 66MHz bus speed respectively Compare this with the mere 132MB s at 33MHz bus speed that you get wi...

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Page 58: ...tup screen is shown below Setup Security Standard Advanced Chipset Supervisor User Power Management PCI PnP Peripheral Anti Virus American AMIBIOS Setup Version 2 5 Megatrends 1997 American Megatrends Inc Set Date Time Floppy Hard Disk Alt H Utility Default Detect IDE Language Optimal Fail safe ...

Page 59: ...IBIOS Setup program is easy to use and fairly intuitive Note that the graphics in the manual are simpler than those that appear on your screen Text Only Version Text only versions of the AMIBIOS for this board are available on the TYAN web page The features in the text only version are exactly the same as in the graphic version The text only version is being made available to solve two possible pr...

Page 60: ...appears Type To have the BIOS autodetect the IDE drive select Auto Other wise you may choose one of the 46 drive types offered or enter the parameters yourself see Entering Drive Parameters on the next page Consult the table at the top of the next page to see how to configure various drive types yourself If type is set to Auto then LBA Large mode Block mode and PIO mode are auto detected Standard ...

Page 61: ... a r t a t a d e d o m k c o l b w o l l a o t t c e l e S e d o M t i B 2 3 t c e l e S n O t c e l e S s r e f s n a r t a t a d t i b 2 3 w o l l a o t e h t e d o M O I P t c e l e s o t t s e b s i t I o t u A o t S O I B I M A w o l l a o t t o n s i t a h t e d o m O I P a t c e l e s u o y f I e d o m O I P e h t e n i m r e t e d u o y f I y l r e p o r p k r o w t o n l l i w e v i r d e...

Page 62: ... e t y b 2 1 5 d l o h l l i t s t s u m r o t c e s h c a e t e Y s e h s i n i m i d r e t e m a i d l a c i s y h p e h t r o f s e t a s n e p m o c k s i d d r a h e h t n o y r t i u c r i c n o i t a s n e p m o c e r p r e n n i n o s r o t c e s r o f t n e r r u c e t i r w e h t g n i t s o o b y b e z i s r o t c e s n i e c n e r e f f i d e t i r w e r e h w e c a f r u s k s i d e h...

Page 63: ...our keyboard The clock runs on a 24 hour cycle i e 1 00 PM is 13 00 Floppy Drive A and B Move the cursor to these fields via the arrow keys and select the floppy type The settings are 360KB 5 inch 1 2 MB 5 inch 720KB 3 inch 1 44MB 3 inch or 2 88MB 3 inch If you are not sure what type of floppy drive you have consult the documentation that came with your drive Date Time Date Tue Feb 13 1998 Time 23...

Page 64: ...features Fail Safe Defaults The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters Use them if the system is behaving erratically They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics Fail Safe Default Optimal Default Quick Boot Disabled Disabled Pri Master ARMD Emulated as Auto Auto Pri Slave ARMD Emulated as Auto Auto Sec Master ARMD Emulated as Au...

Page 65: ...BIOS POST completes g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D d e l b a s i D y r o m e m m e t s y s l l a s t s e t S O I B I M A 5 r o f s t i a w S O I B I M A e v i r d k s i d d r a h E D I e h t m o r f l a n g i s Y D A E R a r o f s d n o c e s 0 4 o t p u s t i a w S O I B I M A n i a g a y d a e r t e g o t e m i t e v i r d E D I e h t w o l l a o t e v i r d E D I e h t o t l a n g i s T E ...

Page 66: ...his option to Yes to instruct AMIBIOS to attempt to boot from any other drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive among the drives specified in the 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device and 3rd Boot Device options The settings are Yes or No Floppy Access Control This option specifies the read write access that is set when booting from a floppy drive The settings are Read Write or Read Only Hard...

Page 67: ...AMIBIOS Setup If Always is chosen a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on If Setup is chosen the password prompt appears if AMIBIOS is executed See the Advanced Setup chapter for instructions on changing a password Boot To OS 2 Set this option to Yes if you are running an OS 2 operating system and using more than 64 MB of system memory on the motherboard The settings ar...

Page 68: ... e w o d a h s d e i p o c e r a h F F F 7 C h 0 0 0 C m o r f a e r a M O R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T n o i t u c e x e r e t s a f r o f M A R d e h c a C n a c d n a M A R o t M O R m o r f d e i p o c e r a h F F F 7 C h 0 0 0 C m o r f a e r a M O R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T y r o m e m e h c a c m o r f d a e r r o o t n e t t i r w e b g n i t t e S n o i t p...

Page 69: ...sabled Method of Memory Detection Auto only Auto SPD DRAM Integrity Mode ECC ECC Hardware DRAM Refresh Rate 15 6 us 15 6 us Memory Hole Disabled Disabled SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs SDRAM RAS Precharge 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs Power Down SDRAM Disabled Enabled ACPI Control Register Enabled Disabled Gated Clock Disabled Disabled Graphics Aperture Size 64 MB 64 MB Search for MDA Resources Yes Yes ...

Page 70: ...o Enabled The settings are Enabled or Disabled Port 64 60 Emulation Setting this option to Enabled allows a USB keyboard to act like a legacy keyboard If this option is not Enabled USB keyboard lights will not work under Windows NT With other operating systems a USB keyboard will work normally with this option Disabled The settings are Enabled or Disabled SERR Set this option to Enabled to enable ...

Page 71: ...tion to Enabled to enable access between two different PCI buses PCI1 and PCI0 The settings are Enabled or Disabled Method of Memory Detection This option determines how your system will detect the type of system memory you have installed Options are Auto SPD or Auto only DRAM Integrity Mode This option sets the type of system memory checking The settings are g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D d ...

Page 72: ...d e t c e r r o c e r a s r o r r e t i b e l g n i S s r o r r e y t i r a p s a d e t r o p e r d n a d e t c e t e d e r a s r o r r e t i b i t l u M e l b a t c e r r o c t f o s a f I y r o m e m m e t s y s M A R D o t k c a b n e t t i r w e r a d n a t e s p i h c e h t y b e v l o s e r l l i w y r o m e m m e t s y s M A R D o t k c a b a t a d d e x i f e h t g n i t i r w s r u c c o ...

Page 73: ... Power Interface control register The settings are Enabled or Disabled Gated Clock Set this option to Enabled to enable the gated clock The settings are Enabled or Disabled Graphics Aperture Size This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The settings are 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB or 256 MB Search for MDA Resources Set this opti...

Page 74: ...fies the length of a delay inserted between consecutive 16 bit I O operations The settings are Disabled and from 1 to 4 Sysclk system clocks in increments of one PIIX4 SERR Set this option to Enabled to enable the SERR signal for the Intel PIIX4 chip The settings are Enabled or Disabled USB Passive Release Set this option to Enabled to enable passive release for USB The settings are Enabled or Dis...

Page 75: ... Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 Chan nel 2 Channel 3 Channel 5 Channel 6 or Channel 7 DMA n Type These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel can be used on The settings are Normal ISA PC PCI or Distributed WOL Set this option to Enabled in order to enable the Wake on LAN feature either built in onboard the Ethernet or Add on card on the motherboard Settings are Enabled or Disabled ...

Page 76: ...t Disabled Disabled Slow Clock Ratio 50 62 5 50 62 5 Display Activity Ignore Ignore Device 6 Serial port 1 Monitor Monitor Device 7 Serial port 2 Monitor Monitor Device 8 Parallel port Monitor Monitor Device 5 Floppy disk Monitor Monitor Device 0 Primary master IDE Monitor Monitor Device 1 Primary slave IDE Monitor Monitor Device 2 Secondary master IDE Monitor Monitor Device 3 Secondary slave IDE ...

Page 77: ...nitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Off Stand By or Suspend Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power state that the video subsystem enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Stand By Suspend or D...

Page 78: ...4 sec 32 sec or 4 min Standby Time Out This option defines the length of time that the system while in Full On state must be inactive before it enters Standby mode The settings are Disabled and from 4 minutes to 508 minutes in increments of 4 min utes Suspend Time Out This option defines the length of time that the system while in Standby mode must be inactive before it enters Suspend mode The set...

Page 79: ...s are Monitor or Ignore Device n Device identity When set to Monitor these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state any activity on the IRQ line will cause the system to enter the Full On state AMIBIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ line The ...

Page 80: ...d PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto Auto PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto Auto DMA Channel n PnP PnP IRQ3 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ4 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ5 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ7 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ9 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ10 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ11 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ14 PCI PnP PCI PnP IRQ15 PCI PnP PCI PnP Reserved Memory Size Disabled Disabled Reserved Mem...

Page 81: ...his option specifies whether or not an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in the computer and where it is installed If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used the motherboard onboard IDE controller is automatically disabled The settings are Auto and Slot1 through Slot6 If Auto is selected AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct setting including using the onboard controller if no...

Page 82: ...uld remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the pool you can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA EISA setting to it Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as PCI PnP IRQ12 onl...

Page 83: ...eginning address in hex of the reserved memory area The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards This option does not appear if the Reserved Memory Size option is set to Disabled The settings are C0000 C4000 C8000 CC000 D0000 D4000 D8000 or DC000 ...

Page 84: ...Polarity N A N A Fast IR Port N A N A Fast IR DMA N A N A OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Auto Parallel Port Mode Normal Normal EPP Version N A N A Parallel Port IRQ 7 7 Parallel Port DMA Channel N A N A Onboard IDE Both Both Power Interruption The settings are Enabled or Disabled Onboard FDC Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the motherboard The settings are Auto Enabl...

Page 85: ...rd Parallel Port This option specifies the base I O port address of the parallel port on the motherboard The settings are Auto Disabled 378 or 278 e d o M n o i t p i r c s e D x e l p u D l l u F t o n l l i w d n e s u o y a t a d y n A e c n o t a s n o i t c e r i d o w t n i d e t t i m s n a r t s i a t a D e c i v e d r e h t o e h t y b d e v i e c e r n e e b s a h t i l i t n u n e e r c...

Page 86: ...E channel used by the onboard IDE control ler The settings are Disabled Primary Secondary or Both g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D l a m r o N d e s u s i e d o m t r o p l e l l a r a p l a m r o n e h T r i D i B t r o p l e l l a r a p e h t n o s r e f s n a r t l a n o i t c e r i d i b t r o p p u s o t g n i t t e s s i h t e s U P P E t r o P l e l l a r a P d e c n a h n E e h t o t e ...

Page 87: ...n a dialog box shown below will appear allowing you to enter a password You may either type the password in or click on the onscreen buttons Your password must be between one and six characters long Once you have entered your new password you will be asked to confirm it If the two passwords do not match you will be prompted to enter a new password and then to confirm it This will continue until yo...

Page 88: ...ord select the Supervisor Security option You will be asked to enter the current password After you do so you will be prompted to enter the new password In either the Supervisor or User Security options pressing Enter once when asked for a new password and a second time when asked to confirm the new password will uninstall the existing password Note that uninstalling the Supervisor password uninst...

Page 89: ...irus warning message Detect IDE Utility You can ask the BIOS to detect all of the attached IDEs at once by selecting the Detect IDE Utility option you can detect IDEs individu ally in the Standard Setup menu After a second or so during which you can cancel the detection by clicking on the Cancel button with your mouse the following dialog box will appear Note that you can change the PIO Block and ...

Page 90: ... BIOS file that you have down loaded to amiboot rom and copy it on to a floppy disk 2 Insert the floppy disk with the BIOS upgrade into the A drive 3 Turn the power off 4 While holding the Ctrl and Home keys turn the power on The system will begin to read from the A drive and write the BIOS infor mation contained on the floppy disk in that drive to the EEPROM ROM chip When the BIOS has been totall...

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Page 92: ...cess are communicated through a series of audible beeps If AMIBIOS POST can initialize the system video display it displays the error message Displayed error messages in most cases allow the system to continue to boot Displayed error messages are described on pages 92 93 See the top of the next page for the beep code chart ...

Page 93: ... r u l i a f y r o m e M 4 l a n o i t a r e p O t o N r e m i T t o n s i 1 r e m i T r o y r o m e m f o B K 4 6 t s r i f e h t n i e r u l i a f y r o m e m A g n i n o i t c n u f 5 r o r r E r o s s e c o r P r o r r e n a d e t a r e n e g U P C e h T 6 e r u l i a F 0 2 A e t a G 2 4 0 8 e d o m d e t c e t o r p o t h c t i w s t o n n a C 7 r o r r E t p u r r e t n I n o i t p e c x E r...

Page 94: ...n a h t t n e r e f f i d s i m u s k c e h c M A R S O M C m e t s y S S O M C t e S t o N s n o i t p O p u t e S S O I B N I W n u R d e y o r t s e d n e e b e v a h M A R S O M C n i d e r o t s s e u l a v e h T e p y T y a l p s i D S O M C h c t a m s i M S O I B N I W n u R d e t c e t e d e p y t e h t h c t a m t o n s e o d M A R S O M C n i e p y t o e d i v e h T p u t e S e z i S y ...

Page 95: ... k s i d e h t d a e r n a c S O I B I M A s n o i t c u r t s n i n e e r c s e h t w o l l o f d n a e t t e k s i d t o o b r e h t o n a e s U t i h t i w m e t s y s s I d r a o b y e K t I k c o l n U d e k c o L e b t s u m m e t s y s e h T d e g a g n e s i m e t s y s e h t n o k c o l d r a o b y e k e h T t o o b o t e u n i t n o c o t d e k c o l n u r o r r E d r a o b y e K r e l l...

Page 96: ...s IDE or ATA is a drive implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself It allows CD ROMs and tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices just like hard drives The ATX form factor was designed to replace the AT form factor It improves on the AT design by rotating the board ninety degrees so that the IDE connectors are closer to the drive bays and the CPU is closer...

Page 97: ...imilar to DMA channels A cache is a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an application Using a cache lowers data access times since the needed information is stored in the SRAM instead of in the slower DRAM Note that the cache is also much smaller than your regular memory a typical cache size is 512KB while you may have as much as 1GB of regular memory Cache size refers to...

Page 98: ...oards to access the main memory without involving the CPU This frees up CPU resources for other tasks As with IRQs it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line Plug and Play devices will take care of this for you In Doze mode only the CPU s speed is slowed DRAM Dynamic RAM is a widely available very affordable form of RAM which has the unfortunate tendency to lose data if it is n...

Page 99: ...ally a client Thus the client s data is protected during transmittal to the server HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive H SYNC controls the horizontal properties of the monitor IC Integrated Circuit is the formal name for the computer chip IDE Integrated Device or Drive Electronics is a simple self contained hard drive interface It can handle drives up to 8 4GB in size Almost all IDEs sold now are in fa...

Page 100: ...he parallel port transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time that is in parallel form eight bits at the same time PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI is a 32 bit local bus data pathway which is faster than the ISA bus Local buses are those which operate within a single system as opposed to a network bus which connects multiple systems The PCI PIO PCI Pro...

Page 101: ... term RAM Random Access Memory while technically referring to a type of memory where any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data is often used to refer to the system s main memory This memory is available to any program running on the computer ROM Read Only Memory is a storage chip which contains the BIOS Basic Input Output System the basic instructions required to boot the compute...

Page 102: ...ort type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices VGA Video Graphics Array is the PC video display standard V SYNC controls the vertical properties of the monitor WOL Wake on LAN is a feature which allows remote power up through a LAN connection when used in ...

Page 103: ... receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de Classe B d inte...

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