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1.3 Software Specifications

BIOS

            Award or AMI BIOS

AT CMOS setup, BIOS/CHIPSET setup,
and hard disk utility included.
Support for easy BIOS upgrades with flash
EEPROM chip.

O.S.

Operates with MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows
for Work Groups 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT,
OS/2, Novell Netware, Novell UnixWare 1.1 and
SCO Unix.

1.3 Environment

Ambient Temperature

0 to +50 C (operating)

Relative Humidity

0 to +85% (operating)

Altitude

0 to 10,000 feet (operating)

Vibration

0 to 1,000 Hz

Voltage

4.9 to 5.2 V

Information presented in this publication has been carefully checked for
reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. The
information contained in this document is subject to change without
notice.

Trademarks

Award BIOS/Flash are trademarks of Award Software International Inc.
AMI BIOS is a trademarks of American Megatrends Inc.
IBM,PC,AT,PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation
INTEL,Pentium Pro are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Copyright c 1996 TYAN Computer Corp.
S1668, Titan Pro ATX.

Summary of Contents for S1668

Page 1: ...TYAN S1668 Dual Pentium Pro ATX 440FX PCI ISA System Board User s Manual Revision 1 2 ...

Page 2: ... Password Reset 12 3 10 DRAM Installation 13 3 11 CPU Installation 15 3 12 VRM Installation 16 3 13 Peripheral Device Installation 16 3 14Connecting The Power Supply 16 4 BIOS Configuration 17 4 1 Entering Setup 17 4 2 Control Keys 18 4 3 Getting Help 19 4 4 The Main Menu 19 4 5 Standard CMOS Setup Menu 21 4 6 BIOS Features Setup 24 4 7 Chipset Features Setup 27 4 7 1 Power Management Setup 28 4 8...

Page 3: ...res the industry standard ATX form factor Some of the features included are on board dual channel PCI IDE on board floppy controller on board high speed I O Universal Serial Bus and on board PS 2 mouse connector Flexibility and expandibility have been designed into the S1668 With I O and drive controller support built on board the five PCI and three ISA One ISA and one PCI as a shared slot slots a...

Page 4: ...rity Supports Fast Page Mode DRAMs Supports 8MB to 1024MB of DRAMs L2 Cache 256 512KB 2nd level cache in CPU EIDE Controller Primary and secondary PCI EIDE channels on board for support of up to four EIDE Mode 0 through Mode 4 drives Supports DMA mode 1 and 2 Enhanced I O Multi mode bi directional parallel port that supports standard EPP and ECP modes Supports 16550 compatible UARTS for on board h...

Page 5: ...elative Humidity 0 to 85 operating Altitude 0 to 10 000 feet operating Vibration 0 to 1 000 Hz Voltage 4 9 to 5 2 V Information presented in this publication has been carefully checked for reliability however noresponsibilityisassumedforinaccuracies The informationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithout notice Trademarks Award BIOS Flash are trademarks ofAward Software International Inc AM...

Page 6: ... before handling the mainboard or any compo nent Doing so discharges the static charge your body may have built After opening the mainboard carton extract the system board holding it by its edges and place it only on a grounded anti static surface component side up Inspect the board for damage Press down on all of the socket IC s to make sure that they are properly seated Do this only with the boa...

Page 7: ...mary IDE Secondary IDE Floppy Con BIOS AMI AWARD KB CTR 1 1 1 pin 1 CON5 CON4 pin 1 pin 1 J27 1 J26 1 pin 1 pin 1 J18 USB1 J28 J29 J30 J45 J46 J47 J44 J43 J42 J41 J32 J21 J22 J23 J24 pin 1 J17 J16 J15 J14 J11 J12 J2 J3 J5 J4 82371SB VRM 1 3 On Board Resource Setting Figure 3 1 S1668ATX Board Layout J49 J48 J31 Factory Default do not change Rev02 PCB J31 off J48 off J49 off 82441FX 82442FX PS 2 Mou...

Page 8: ...J21 J22 J23 J24 X2 off off off off X2 5 off on on on X3 on off on on X3 5 off off on on X4 on on off on CMOS Resest Password Reset J41 Default off If you forget your CMOS password or need to reset the CMOS registers just power off the system and close jumper J41for five seconds Then open jumper J41 and power on the system This will set the CMOS and password back to the system default DRAM Voltage ...

Page 9: ...out 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 5V Keylock Connector J44 Pinout Assignments Pins 1 to 3 for power LED 1 Led Output 2 No Connect 3 Ground Pins 4 and 5 for Keylock 4 Keylock 5 Ground Turbo Switch J47 Non Turbo Mode Not Supported HDD LED J46 Pinout Assignments 1 Cathode 2 Anode 3 Cathode 4 Anode Pins 1 and 2 are for primary IDE channel Pins 3 and 4 are for secondary IDE channel ...

Page 10: ...32 Default 5V This jumper should be left at the factory default Voltage J32 5V 1 2 default 12V 2 3 InfraRed Interface Con4 and Con5 Pinout Assignment 1 Signal In 2 Gnd 3 Signal Out 4 VCC Super I O Type J26 Type J26 665IR 1 2 669IR 2 3 This setting depends on what type of SMC I O chip is installed on the board This jumper is set at the factory and should not be changed ...

Page 11: ...s a 4 Pin header J43 to connect the speaker The polarity can go either way 3 5 Turbo Switch The front panel on your case may have a turbo switch to control system speed when slower program execution is required for software developed in the old XT days The Intel 44FX chipset doesn t support a de turbo mode but the S1668 has a connector J47 for the cable that may come has a connector J47 for the ca...

Page 12: ...perly you may want to forego updating your BIOS in the event the new one causes problems with your existing hardware and software J32 determines which type of EPROM is used This jumper has been set to match the on board BIOS chip The factory default for the S1668 is on pins 1 2 Refer to chapter 6 for Flash EEPROM upgrade procedures 3 9 Hardware CMOS Password Reset The following steps are valid pro...

Page 13: ... available memory configurations Voltage ID for Older Pentium Pro CPU s J10 and J20 Most Pentium Pro CPU s will program the VRM to output the correct voltage it requires so these jumper are not important and should be left open Some early versions of the Pentium Pro cannot program the VRM so you have to set these jumper manually J10 and J20 each have eight pins and are numbered as follows 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 14: ...one 128MB 16MBx2 16MBx2 16MBx2 16MBx2 128MB 32MBx2 32MBx2 none none 128MB 32MBx2 32MBx2 32MBx2 none 192MB 32MBx2 32MBx2 32MBx2 32MBx2 256MB 64MBx2 64MBx2 none none 256MB 128MBx2 none none none 256MB 64MBx2 64MBx2 64MBx2 none 384MB 64MBx2 64MBx2 64MBx2 64MBx2 512MB 128MBx2 128MBx2 none none 512MB 128MBx2 64MBx2 64MBx2 64MBx2 640MB 128MBx2 128MBx2 128MBx2 none 768MB 128MBx2 128MBx2 64MBx2 64MBx2 768...

Page 15: ...This is normal and will not damage the CPU When the CPU is installed the lever should snap into place at the side of the socket in the down position 3 11 CPU Installation Many types of Pentium Pro 150 thru 200 MHz CPUs can be used on the S1668 Please refer to the previous pages for the correct CPU jumper settings for your board The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and it can be easily damag...

Page 16: ...f Switch The system power supply connectors on the mainboard is for a standard ATX power supply It can only be plugged in one way and should install in easily ATX cases have an on off switch that can be used to turn on or off the ATX powersupply without having to use the switch that is on the back of the powersupply Use jumper J1 is for the on off button from the system case 3 13 Peripheral Device...

Page 17: ...he post Power On Self Test press Del key or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt and Esc keys TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL ALT ESC OR DEL KEY If the message disappears before you respond and you wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF then ON or by pressing Reset on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Del keys If you do not press the keys...

Page 18: ...1 key General help only for Status Page Setup menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 key Change color from a total of 16 colors F3 key Calendar only for Status Page Setup Menu F4 key Reserved F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 key Load defaults F8 key Reserved F9 key Reserved F10 key Save all CMOS changes only for Main Menu ...

Page 19: ...up Utility the Main Menu Figure 4 4 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from the eight setup functions and 2 exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 4 4 Main Menu ROM ISA BIOS 2A59CT51 CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC ESC Save Exit Setup F10 Quit Shift F2 Change Color Select Item Time Date Hard D...

Page 20: ...nfiguration This setup page allows you to modify the configuration of PCI slot parameters Load setup defaults BIOS defaults indicate the most appropriate values of each system param eter for your system Supervisor User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup Integrated Peripherals This option lets the you enable or disable on board FDD HDD and ...

Page 21: ...b 0 0 0 0 0 Primary Slave none 0mb 0 0 0 0 0 Secondary Master none 0mb 0 0 0 0 0 Secondary Slave none 0mb 0 0 0 0 0 Drive A 1 44 M 3 5 in Drive B 1 2 M 5 25 in Video EGA VGA Halt On All errors 4 5 Standard CMOS Setup Menu The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu Figure 4 5 are divided into 9 categories Each category includes one or more setup items Use the arrows to highlight the item and use the PgU...

Page 22: ... the hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP written precom LANDZONE landing zone SECTORS number of sectors Mode Normal Access mode for IDE drives under 528MB Mode LBA Access mode for EIDE drives over 528MB Mode Large Access mode for IDE drives over 528MB that don t support LBA If a SCSI hard disk has been installed or you have a CD ROM Ta...

Page 23: ...atal error the system will be stopped and you will be promted No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any errors that are detected All but Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All but Diskette The system boot will not stop for disk errors it will stop for all other errors All but Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboar...

Page 24: ...y free for application programs as possible 4 6 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ROMISABIOS BIOSFEATURESSETUP AWARDSOFTWARE INC Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Virus Warning Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Boot Sequence A C S...

Page 25: ...isabled No warning message to appear when anything attemps to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table CPU Internal Cache External Cache These two categories speed up the memory access However it de pends on the CPU Chipset design Default value is Enabled Enabled Enables the cache Disabled Disables the cache Boot Sequence This category determines which drive the computer searches first ...

Page 26: ...t Up NumLock Status Default value is On On Keypad is number keys Off Keypad is arrow keys Memory Parity Check The default value is disabled Gate A20 Option Gate A20 controls the ability to access memory addresses above 1 MB by enabling Fast or disabling Normal access to the processor Default value is Fast Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate char sec and Typematic Delay Typematic Rate Setting ena...

Page 27: ...not be changed unless you are familiar with the chipset The Chipset Features Screen ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system setup or just setup Default value is Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct pass...

Page 28: ... Off IRQ4 Wake Up Event Off IRQ13 Coprocessor Off IRQ8 Wake Up Event Off IRQ14 Hard Disk Off IRQ12 Wake Up Event Off IRQ15 Reserved Off Power Management Options are disabled user defined Min saving and Max saving PM Control by APM Advanced Power Management Options are Yes and No When set for No system BIOS will ignore APM when power managing the system If set on Yes the system BIOS will wait for A...

Page 29: ...the continous idle time before the system enters Doze mode Standby Mode Defines the continous idle time before the system enters Standby mode Power Down Activities Defines the the activities that can cause the PM timers to reload Break ing out of PM Mode ...

Page 30: ...uration ROM ISA BIOS PCI PNP Configuration AWARD SOFTWARE INC Resource Controlled by Manual Reset Configuration Disabled IRQ3 assigned to legacy ISA IRQ4 assigned to legacy ISA IRQ5 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ7 assigned to legacy ISA IRQ9 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ10 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ11 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ12 assigned to PCI PnP IRQ14 assigned to legacy ISA IRQ15 assigned to legacy ISA DMA0 assi...

Page 31: ...wing types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for the PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI IRQ Activated By Select the PCI IRQ Active scheme either LEVEL or EDGE Default value is LEVEL PCI IDE IRQ Map To Select the IDE IRQ Map to ISA IRQ ...

Page 32: ...PIO Auto On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enable On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enable PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel Enable On Board FDC Controller Enable On Board Serial Port 1 Com1 3F8 On Board Serial Port 2 Com2 2F8 On Board Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Normal The Settings in the Integrated Peripherals lets the user enable or disable on board device You can also configure the I O and IRQ settings of ...

Page 33: ... SOFTWARE INC ESC Save Exit Setup F10 Quit Shift F2 Change Color Select Item Load SETUP Defaults except standard CMOS SETUP Load SETUP defaults To load SETUP default values to CMOS SRAM enter Y If not enter N If any problem has occurred loading the SETUP DEFAULTSis recommended 4 10 PASSWORD SETTING When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assis...

Page 34: ...memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also just press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable the password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter a password A message will confirm that the password has been disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you select System at...

Page 35: ... keep the old H D D parameter info 4 12 SAVE EXIT SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOSFEATURESSETUP IDEHDDAUTODETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP DAVE EXIT SETUP PCI SLOT CONFIGURATION EXITWITH OUT SAVING LOAD SETUPDEFAULTS ESC Save Exit Setup F10 Quit Shift F2 Change Color Select Item ROM ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N N Type Y and you will quit t...

Page 36: ...e erased and reprogrammed by the FMW ThefollowingthreefilesmakeuptheFMW AWDFLASH EXE TheFlashMemoryWriterutilityfor Award to Award upgrade AMIFLASH COM The Flash MemoryWriter utility for AMI to AMI upgrade README Atextfileofinstructions S62AWXX BIN XX A2 digit version number Flash memory writer records or programs a new BIOS onto the flash memory chip You cannot upgrade anAward BIOS to a AMI BIOS ...

Page 37: ...isto a Boot your system from a bootable floppy disk with no CONFIG SYS orAUTOEXEC BATfiles and then run Flash Memory Writer from a backup copy of your support disk You canmakeyourback upfloppybootablewhenyouformatit and use one disk for both purposes b If you are using MS DOS 6 x you can use the feature that allows you to bypass the CONFIG SYS andAUTOEXEC BAT file You do this while pressing F5 whi...

Page 38: ...e and then Program the flash memory on the mainboard with the new BIOS file You should choose yes to save the original system BIOS to a floppy diskette before you program the new BIOS This leaves you with a backup of your original BIOS in case you need to re install it This option is highly recommended If you can not sucessfully program the BIOS file for whatever reason re install you original BIO...

Page 39: ...dapter DMAChannel 3Available DMA Channel 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 DMAChannel 5Available DMAChannel 6Available DMAChannel 7Available 6 2 INTERRUPT MAP NMI Parity check error IRQ H W 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER 0 1 KEYBOARD output buffer full 2 Cascade for IRQ 9 15 3 SERIAL port 2 4 SERIAL port 1 5 PARALLEL port 2 6 FLOPPY DISK adapter 7 PARALLEL port 1 8 RTC clock 9Available 10Availab...

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