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Tyan S1830

Tsunami AT

Motherboard User’s Manual

Revision 1.20

Copyright © Tyan Computer Corporation, 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from Tyan
Computer Corp.

All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this
manual are propery of their respective companies including, but not limited to the
following.
AMIBIOS is a trademark of American Megatrends 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.
S1830S/SL Tsunami AT 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 indirect,
incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data, or other malady resulting
from  errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this manual. The information
contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Summary of Contents for S1830 TSUNAMI AT

Page 1: ...ncorporated 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 S1830S SL Tsunami AT 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 ind...

Page 2: ...Password Reset 28 SoftPowerConnector 29 Speaker Connector Installation 29 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 29 ExternalSMI 30 CMOSRTC 30 FlashEEPROM 30 RAMInstallation 31 CacheMemory 32 Frequently Asked Questions 32 4 BIOSConfiguration 34 StandardSetup 35 Advanced Setup 39 ChipsetSetup 44 Power Management Setup 49 PnP PCISetup 53 PeripheralSetup 56 Supervisor and User Security 58 Anti V...

Page 3: ...Displayed Error Messages 64 Glossary 66 ...

Page 4: ...high performance capabilities 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 a Baby AT form factor Some of the features included are onboard dual channel PCI PIO Bus Master IDE and UltraDMA 33 on...

Page 5: ...e included step by step instructions 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 begin to fiddle with your motherboard While we have alerted you to potential dangers in several places in the manual with this icon these warnings should not be regarded as the whole of your safety re...

Page 6: ... Up to 1024MB onboard Four 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports 66 or 100MHz SDRAM 100 MHz SDRAM required for 100MHz bus speeds Supports SDRAM w SPD SDRAM ECC SystemManagement National LM79 and LM75 1830SL only ASICs with onboard alarm for monitoring temperature supply voltages and fan speed Reports to the OS for system monitoring Intel LANDesk Client Manager software ExpansionSlots One 32 bit AGP slot F...

Page 7: ...CP EPP parallel port One IR InfraRed I O interface port header Two USB rev 1 2 port headers One PS 2 mouse port One AT keyboard connector Warranty 3 year manufacturer s warranty Software Specifications OS Operates with MS DOS Windows 3 x Windows for WorkGroups 3 x Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT OS 2 Novell Netware Solaris andSCOUnix Information presented in this publication has been carefully ch...

Page 8: ...alling Tyan 4 Check the Tyan user group alt comp periphs mainboard tyan 5 Email Tyan tech support techsupport tyan com 6 Call Tyan tech support 510 440 8808 Returning Merchandise for Service During the warranty period contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any product problems This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover damages incurred during shipping or failure ...

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Page 10: ...tem Managment Driver CD Intel LANDesk 1830SL only 1 One BX Driver Diskette 1830S only Installation You are now ready to install your mainboard The mounting hole pattern of the S1830 matches the Baby AT system board specifications Your chassis should be that of a standard AT mainboard form factor with AT or ATX power supply How to install our products right the first time What s the first thing I s...

Page 11: ...physical damage causes the device to fail over time Install the motherboard into your case Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer for proper installa tion guidelines TYAN recommends that you use only one screw to hold down the motherboard The rest of the mounting holes should be used for the plastic standoffs If your case does not have a hole for a standoff simply cut off the bo...

Page 12: ...or moved Note Tyan recommends using an ATX power supply that conforms to industry standard revision 2 01 If you decide to use an AT power supply instead connect the power supply to the board as shown in Figure 3 Next page Note that the black wires are in the center of the two connectors You should not be able to plug the two power connectors in any other way but just to be safe make sure you have ...

Page 13: ...e 4 below 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 5 on the next page shows the IDE cable properly connected to the motherboard INSTALL Figure 3 Figure 4 ...

Page 14: ...wthatyouhaveinstalledyourIDEdrives yourfloppiesarenext Pin 1 on the floppy cable is usually denoted by a red or colored stripe down one side of the cable see Figure 6 on next page Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the colored stripe be positioned so that it is right next to the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on the cable which will force you to con...

Page 15: ...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 away that the cable is ...

Page 16: ...to align the connector in the correct direction The Printer port and Com2 are easily confused The Printer cable is always attached with Com1 Figure 8 where Com2 is supplied seperately on a second back plate Figure 9 Remember Only TYAN cables will work on this motherboard If you are using an existing case with old cables your system may not function properly Use TYAN approved connectors to ensure c...

Page 17: ...nto the slots Before turning on the system make sure no cards are touching each other to prevent shorting If you follow these basic guidelines there shouldn t be any problems with installation However if you do encounter any problems have a qualified professional install your cards for you or contact your card manufacturer Remember always read the manuals and installation notes that come with the ...

Page 18: ...rt row of pins is lined up with the short gap in the DIMM slot Figure 10 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 11 ...

Page 19: ...page These two types of processors are essentially the same in design the only difference lies in their cooling methods The active processor is equipped with a cooling fan and heat sink while the passive processor is equipped with a heat sink alone Both types of CPUs provide the user with the same perfor mance and both types can be installed in the Pentium II slot on the Tsunami AT board Installin...

Page 20: ...ot overtighten the screws as you may damage the module and or the motherboard Installing the Active Processor When the retention module is securely installed you are ready to plug in the CPU Press down firmly on the CPU until you hear a click see Figure 16 on the following page This clicking sound indicates that the CPU is fully locked into the retention module If you have an active processor you ...

Page 21: ... retention bracket with mounting locks two mounting attachments and one heat sink lock Install the retention module as explained in the active processor section The heat sink mount Figure 18 on the next page has two pins on the bottom and four pins on the top Notice that the bottom two pins are of different sizes The size of the pins and the holes in the motherboard will determine the correct orie...

Page 22: ...ise when the CPU is locked securely into the module The heat sink lock Figure 19 has four notches which will correspond to the four pins on the heat sink mounting bracket Gently slide the lock between the heat sink and the heat sink mounting bracket until both sides of the lock are firmly secured A clicking sound will be heard when the lock is securely fastened to the heat sink mounting bracket To...

Page 23: ...ld have a fairly uneventful time installing our products If you do encounter problems your dealer will be able to help you or you can consult one of our many technical support resources see page 8 Setting Jumpers In this manual the terms closed and on are used when referring to jumpers or jumper pins that are active open and off are used when referring to jumpers or jumper pins that are inactive J...

Page 24: ...the jumpers for CPU speed InfraRed and external connector pin assignments among others 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 facing page Chapter 3 Onboard Resource Settings chapter 3 Onboard Resource Settings ...

Page 25: ... 3 DIMM bank 4 DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 1 CPU slot Slot One type Intel 82371EB Intel 82443BX Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector Floppy drive connector Kbrd National LM75 National LM79 ATX power connector AT power connector ISA slot 4 ISA slot 3 ISA slot 2 ISA slot 1 AMIBIOS J8 JP15 JP14 JP1 JP8 JP9 JP10 JP11 1 FAN1 1 FAN2 1 FAN3 JP13 JP6 J9 J10 JP3 JP4 JP2 CON3 CON2 COM1 COM2 LPT 1 1 1 1 1...

Page 26: ...pter 3 Onboard Resource Settings 4 DIMM slots AMIBIOS AGP port Intel PIIX4e 4 ISA slots 4 PCI slots Intel 443BX LM75 LM79 One SEC slot Slot One type AT Keyboard port ATX power connector AT power connector PS 2 Mouse Connector ...

Page 27: ...s not respon sible for functionality or damage to components caused by operating a CPU memory or any bus at higher than rated speeds overclocking CMOS Reset d e e p S k c o l C t l u M 8 P J 9 P J 0 1 P J 1 1 P J z H M 3 3 2 5 3 x N O F F O F F O N O z H M 6 6 2 4 x N O N O N O F F O z H M 0 0 3 5 4 x N O F F O N O F F O z H M 3 3 3 5 x N O N O F F O F F O d e e p S k c o l C t l u M 8 P J 9 P J 0...

Page 28: ... InfraRed Floppy Drive Settings Power Supply Type s n i P 2 1 0 1 6 6 1 3 1 0 2 8 1 3 2 2 2 7 2 4 2 n o i t c n u F r e w o P f f O n O d e R a r f n I D E L D D H D E L r e w o P t e s e R h c t i w S r e k a e p S t n e m n g i s s A r e w o P 1 f f O n O D N G 2 V 5 6 X R R I 8 D N G 9 X T R I 0 1 V 5 3 1 D E L 5 1 D E L 6 1 D E L p e e l S 8 1 D E L r e w o P 0 2 D N G 2 2 t e s e R 3 2 V 5 4 ...

Page 29: ...ystem off unless you shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds The soft power function requires an ATX power supply Speaker Connector Installation The Tsunami AT provides a 4 pin header to connect the speaker The speaker is connected to pins 24 27 of jumper block J8 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation The Reset switch on your case s ...

Page 30: ...aded from the Tyan web or ftp site at http www tyan com html drivers html or at ftp download intel com design pcisets busmastr setupex exe Note that USB requires Windows 95 OSR 2 1 or above please contact Microsoft for the USB update CMOS RTC The 440BX AGPset includes a Real Time Clock RTC circuit which provides the date and time for the system If the external battery for the RTC is low it will pr...

Page 31: ... there is no need to set any jumpers Some details of memory installation At least one unbuffered DIMM must be installed for the system to POST The mainboard supports 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB SDRAM w SPD and SDRAM ECC DIMM modules 66MHz or 100MHz SDRAM modules can be used but you must use 100MHz SDRAMs if you wish to take advantage of the 100MHz Front Side Bus speed The table on the next ...

Page 32: ...B M 8 0 B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 B M 8 4 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 0 B M 8 4 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 0 B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 B M 6 1 B M 6 9 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 B M 2 3 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 0 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 0 B M 0 6 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 0 ...

Page 33: ...e not suitable for high performance systems and are probably the main source of your problem Q Can I use EDO DIMMs on this motherboard A No The Intel 440BX AGPset does not support EDO memory The 440BX AGPset supports bus speeds of 100MHz and EDO memory does not You must use SDRAM which does support 100MHz bus speeds on this board Q What is AGP A AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is a new bus architect...

Page 34: ... Setup screen is shown below Setup Security Standard Advanced Chipset Supervisor User Power Mgmt 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 35: ...down the menu using either the scroll bar at the left hand side or the arrow keys If you are confused press Alt and H at the same time to bring up the help menu You should not have any trouble though the AMIBIOS 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 Standard Setup Select the AMIBIOS Setup options bel...

Page 36: ...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 h t e v i r d E D I e h ...

Page 37: ...lock read writes per sector that the drive can support 32bit Mode If On allows for the transmission of 32 bits in parallel i e at the same time If Off only 16 bits will be transmitted in parallel PIO Mode PIO Programmed Input Output is a method of transmitting data between devices that uses the system s CPU as part of the data path There are 5 modes each with its own transmission speed To use mode...

Page 38: ... s a f o e z i s l a c i s y h p l a u t c a e h T e t i r W s 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...

Page 39: ...nced Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu to display the Advanced Setup options Default Settings Every option in AMIBIOS Setup contains two default values a Fail Safe default and the Optimal default value You can also choose to restore the original BIOS settings i e those that your board came with at any time OptimalDefaults The Optimal default values provide optimum performance settings for all...

Page 40: ...Memory Test Advanced Setup option The settings are 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...

Page 41: ...s to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes The settings areDisabled 1st IDE HDD 2ndIDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4thIDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CDROM and SCSI 3rdBootDevice This option sets the type of device for the third boot drive that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes The settings are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD H...

Page 42: ...f monitor attached to the computer The settings are Absent VGA EGA CGA40x25 CGA80x25 or Mono Password Check This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when you run AMIBIOS Setup If Always is chosen a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on If Setup is chosen the pass word prompt appears if AMIBIOS is executed See the Advanced Setup chapter for in...

Page 43: ...o s t n e t n o c e h T d e l b a n E o t M O R m o r f d 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 ...

Page 44: ...D DRAM Integrity Mode N A N A 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 Disabled Disabled Gated Clock Disabled Disabled Graphics Aperture Size 64MB 64MB Search for MDA Resources Yes Yes AGP Mlti Trans Timer AGP Clks Disabled 32 AGP Low Priority Ti...

Page 45: ...on 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 the SERR signal on the bus The settings are Enabled or Disabled P...

Page 46: ...This option specifies the interval between refresh signals to DRAM system memory The settings are 15 6 us microseconds 31 2 us 62 4 us 124 8 us or 249 6 us MemoryHole This option specifies the location of an area of memory that cannot be addressed on the ISA bus The settings are Disabled 512KB 640KB or 15MB g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D C C E n o N e n o d s i g n i t r o p e r r o r r e r o...

Page 47: ... Advanced Configuration and Power Interface control register The settings are Enabled or Disabled GatedClock 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 M...

Page 48: ...s 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 Disabled PIIX4 Passive Release Set this option to Enabled to enable passive release for the Intel PIIX4e chip This option must be Enabled to provide PCI 2 1 compliance The settings ar...

Page 49: ...tup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu Fail Safe Default Optimal Default ACPI Aware O S No No Power Management APM Enabled Enabled Power Button Function On Off On Off Green PC Monitor Power State Stand By Suspend Video Power Down Mode Disabled Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Suspend Hard Disk Time Out Minute Disabled Disabled Power Savng Type Sleep Sleep Standby Suspend Timer Unit 4 min 4...

Page 50: ...y on the computer chassis is used See Soft Power Connector on page 31 for more information The settings are shown in the table below GreenPCMonitorPowerState This option specifies the power state that the green PC compliant video monitor 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 VideoP...

Page 51: ...he settings are POS Sleep Stop Clock and Deep Sleep POS is the lightest sleep mode Deep Sleep is the heaviest Standby SuspendTimerUnit This option specifies the unit of time used for the Standby and Suspend time out periods The settings are 4 msec 4 sec 32 sec or 4 min StandbyTimeOut This option defines the length of time that the system while in Full On state must be inactive before it enters Sta...

Page 52: ...e system off before the POST the registry will not be set and the system will not be able to wake up using this function The settings are Enabled or Disabled PC98PowerLED When this option is Enabled youir power LED will turn to yellow when your system is in Suspend mode Note that if you do not have a two color LED your LED will turn off when the system is in Suspend mode if this option is set to E...

Page 53: ... 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 Memory Address C8000 C8000 PCI Device Search Order First Last First Last BIOS Devnode for Sha...

Page 54: ... 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 offboard controller card is detected This option forces IRQ 14 and 15 to a PCI slot on the PCI local bus This is necessary to support non compliant PCI IDE adapter cards ...

Page 55: ...t Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as PCI PnP IRQ12 only appears if the Mouse Support option in Advanced Setup is set to Disabled IRQ14 and 15 will not be available if the onboard PCI IDE is enabled If all IRQs are set to ISA EISA and IRQ14 and 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices because at lea...

Page 56: ...mal IR Duplex Mode N A N A Receiver Pin IRRX1 IRRX1 OnBoard Parallel Port 378 378 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 Setting is not Selectable PowerInterruption The settings are Enabled or Disabled OnboardFDC Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the motherboard The setting...

Page 57: ... F u o y o t k c a b t n e s d n a x e l p u D f l a H d n e s u o y a t a d y n A e m i t a t a n o i t c e r i d e n o y l n o n i d e t t i m s n a r t s i a t a D r e i s a e s i e d o m x e l p u d f l a H n e e r c s r u o y n o d e y a l p s i d y l t n a t s n i e b l l i w l l u f e l d n a h n a c s e c i v e d e l b a p a c R I l l a t o N e t u c e x e o t s e c i v e d e h t r o f e d...

Page 58: ... the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP The settings are 1 7 or 1 9 Version 1 9 is common on newer devices consult your device s user information for the appropriate port type There are no default settings Parallel Port IRQ This option specifies the IRQ used by the parallel port and only appears if OnBoard Parallel Port is set to 278 or 378 The settings are 5 or 7 ParallelPortDMAChannel This ...

Page 59: ...he user You can enter a new User password at any time simply by selecting the User Security option and typing in a new password To enter a new Supervisor password 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 n...

Page 60: ...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 LBA modes in this dialog box by selecting the shaded boxes around those values See pages 40 42 for a description of the drive parameters and of PIO Block and LBA modes Values may di...

Page 61: ...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 information contained on the floppy disk in that drive to the EEPROM ROM chip When the BIOS has been totally reprogrammed the system will reboot with the new BIOS i...

Page 62: ...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 o s s e c o r P t p u r r e t n i n o i t p e c x e n a d e t a r e n e g d r a C U P C e h t n o U P C e h T 8 r o r r E e t i r W d ...

Page 63: ... the keyboard controller If it still beeps try a different keyboard or replace the keyboard fuse if there is one 8 times there is a memory error on the video adapter Replace the video adapter or the RAM on the video adapter 9 times the BIOS ROM chip is bad The system probably needs a new BIOS ROM chip 11times reseat the cache memory on the motherboard If it still beeps replace the cache memory 4 5...

Page 64: ...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 65: ... 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 66: ...cludes 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 to the power supply and cooling fan The keybo...

Page 67: ...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 the physical size of the cache onboard This should not be confused with the cacheable area which is the total amount of memory which can be scanned by the system in search of data to put into the ...

Page 68: ...Dynamic RAM is a widely available very affordable form of RAM which has the unfortunate tendency to lose data if it is not recharged regu larly every few milliseconds This refresh requirement makes DRAM slower three to ten times slower than non recharged RAM such as SRAM EDO RAM Extended Data Out RAM speeds access to memory loca tions by assuming that memory addresses are static the next time it l...

Page 69: ...uter 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 fact Enhanced IDEs EIDEs IDE INT IDE Interrupt is a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE I O Input Output is the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware mouse keyboard etc IRQ An Interrupt Requ...

Page 70: ...uses are those which operate within a single system as opposed to a network bus which connects multiple systems The PCI PIO PCI Programmable Input Output modes are the data transfer modes used by IDE drives These modes use the CPU for data transfer DMA channels do not PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU PCI to PCI bridge allows you to connect multiple PCI ...

Page 71: ...ontains the BIOS Basic Input Output System the basic instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM is so called because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously By transferring data alternately from one set of addresses and then the other SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated with non synchronous RAM which must clo...

Page 72: ...iversal Serial Bus or USB is a versatile port This one port 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 ZIF socket Zero Insertion Force sockets ...

Page 73: ...d 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 NoticeforCanada 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 inter...

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