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Thunder 2500 S1867

INTRO

Intergated Audio (Optional)

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Creative Labs PCI ES1373 sound

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AC97 CODEC

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Line-in, Line-out, Mic and Game/MIDI ports

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4-pin CD-ROM audio header (ATAPI)

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4-pin Video-IN header (ATAPI)

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4-pin MPEG-IN header (ATAPI)

BIOS Information

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Pheonix BIOS on 2Mb Flash

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Auto configuration of IDE hard disk types

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Multiple boot options

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DMI 2.0 / PC99 compliant

Disk Drive & System I/O

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Two PCI bus mastering EIDE

channels

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Supports EIDE CD-ROMs

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PIO Mode 3 & 4 (up to 16.6 MB/sec DTR)

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UltraDMA mastering mode support

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Support for one floppy drive (Mode

1.44MB supported)

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Two serial ports (16550 UARTs)

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One ECP/EPP parallel port

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Two USB rev 1.1 ports

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One PS/2 mouse port

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One PS/2 keyboard port

Physical Dimensions

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Extended ATX footprint (12 x 13)

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Eight layer board

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Two 20-pin ATX power connectors

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Stacked Mouse/Keyboard ports

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Stacked (2) USB/RJ-45 with LED ports

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Stacked Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In/MIDI ports

Software Specifications

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Operates with Windows 98/ SE,

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Red Hat 6.0/

6.1, Novell Netware, and SCO Unix.

See TYAN website for CPU Compatibility List

**NOT verified at time of print, please see website for updates.

Summary of Contents for S1867 THUNDER 2500

Page 1: ... of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium II III Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation ServerWorks and ServerSet are trademarks of ServerWorks Corporation S1867 Thunder 2500 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 ...

Page 2: ...eset Switch Connector Installation 17 CMOS RTC 17 Flash EEPROM 17 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 18 Installing Memory 18 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan 21 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives 24 Installing Add on Cards 26 Connecting PS 2 USB Serial Parallel Drivers 27 Connecting the Power Supply 28 Intel Ethernet Setup and Use 29 Creative Labs Sound Drivers Installation Note 39 Frequently...

Page 3: ...Appendix 1 LSI SymBIOS Ultra2 LVD SCSI 55 Appendix 2 Glossary 64 ...

Page 4: ...sktop publishing 3D animation and video production This integrated high performance system board is supported in an Extended ATX form factor Some of the features included are onboard UltraDMA support onboard dual channel Ultra2 SCSI optional Ultra3 SCSI with LSI Symbios 53C1010 chip onboard Creative ES1373 Audio onboard Intel Ethernet 82559 and onboard high speed I O With I O and drive controller ...

Page 5: ...ave 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 ...

Page 6: ...ader 3 pin Wake on Ring header Main Memory Eight 168 pin Registered DIMM sockets Up to 8 0 GB PC100 PC133 compliant Registered SDRAM Supports ECC 72bit memory modules Integrated Ultra2 or Ultra 160 SCSI Optional Dual Channel Ultra2 LVD SCSI Support LSI Symbios SYM53C896 controller 80MB s transfer rate per channel Allows up to 30 LVD SCSI devices Channel A One 68 pin connector Channel B One 68 pin ...

Page 7: ...6 MB sec DTR UltraDMA mastering mode support Support for one floppy drive Mode 1 44MB supported Two serial ports 16550 UARTs One ECP EPP parallel port Two USB rev 1 1 ports One PS 2 mouse port One PS 2 keyboard port Physical Dimensions Extended ATX footprint 12 x 13 Eight layer board Two 20 pin ATX power connectors Stacked Mouse Keyboard ports Stacked 2 USB RJ 45 with LED ports Stacked Line In Lin...

Page 8: ...dealer or distributor for help BEFORE calling Tyan 4 Check the Tyan user group alt comp periphs mainboard tyan 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 due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper...

Page 9: ...y One 3 head regular SCSI cable Two CPU retention modules One ATX I O Shield One System Management Driver CD includes complete drivers for SCSI LAN and audio controllers One Driver Diskette for LSI Symbios 53C896 or 53C1010 One Slot 1 Terminator Card Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard The mounting hole pattern of the Thunder 2500 matches the Extended ATX system board specif...

Page 10: ...old it by its edges and place it on a grounded antistatic surface component side up Inspect the board for damage DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED Press down on any of the socket ICs if it appears that they are not properly seated the board should still be on an antistatic mat Do not touch the bottom of the board Remember don t take any electronic device out of its protective ...

Page 11: ... connector overtop of two adjacent jumper pins indicated by 1 2 or 2 3 The metal rod inside the plastic shell bridges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See Figure 2 2 for more examples of pin connections The tables and maps on the following pages will help you set the jumpers for CPU speed Infrared and external connector pin assignments among others The miniature motherboard maps...

Page 12: ...lot 1 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 ISA slot 1 RCC 05B4 PCI slot 6 Floppy connector AMIBIOS CPU slot 1 Slot One type CPU slot 2 Slot One type RCC HE USB1 Keyboard USB2 Mouse COM2 ATX power supply MONO IN J13 CD IN J15 Video IN J14 FAN3 FAN5 FAN4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 RCC MADP Creative ES1373 ATX power supply Printer Port LSI 53C896 3 volt MIC Line In DIMM bank 3 DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 1 DIMM bank 0 DIMM bank 3 DIM...

Page 13: ... Ultra2 3 SCSI channels SCSI LSI 53C896 or 53C1010 1 ISA slot 6 PCI slots 1 ISA AGP PRO port IDE and Floppy connectors ATX Power supply connectors Intel 82559 LAN Double row ATX connectors w LAN connector Game MIDI Line In Out MIC ServerWorks ServerSet III HE AMIBIOS Creative ES1373 Super I O ...

Page 14: ...e Front Side Bus speed When JP1 is closed the FSB will run at 100 MHz only Open jumper JP1 to allow both 133MHz and 100 MHz FSB support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 Top Bottom Top Pin Bottom Pin J24 Side View J24 Pin1 Pin17 Pin2 VCC 1 2 Power LED HDD LED 3 4 Sleep LED Ground 5 6 Power On Off Reset 7 8 Ground VCC 9 10 No Connect IR Receive 11 12 VCC Ground 13 14 No Connect ...

Page 15: ...set CPU Speed 1 E Speaker Connector Jumper J27 The speaker should be connected to Jumper J27 As default Jumper J27 closes pin 1 and 2 for use with the internal buzzer Remove the jumper on pin 1 and 2 to connect an external buzzer The external buzzer must be a 4 pin header connecting to J27 from pin1 through pin 4 1 F Wake On Ring Connector CON6 WOR connector at the time of print has not been teste...

Page 16: ...the CD IN connector J15 is for CD ROMs 1 M Enable Disable LAN JP9 This jumper allows you to enable the onboard LAN function Default is enabled open 1 N Frontside USB Header J33 Certain computer chassis allow for a front end USB port connection Therefore this board provides a front side USB header should you decide to set up a USB connector at the front side of your computer Note If you use J33 you...

Page 17: ...67 17 INSTALL Flash EEPROM The Thunder 2500 uses flash memory to store BIOS firmware It can be updated as new versions of the BIOS become available You can upgrade your BIOS easily using the flash utility see page 56 ...

Page 18: ... 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 substandard parts which do not meet the critical tolerances our products require Because of this your memory may not work correctly in a TYAN board though it may work well in a c...

Page 19: ... 4 below In some cases pushing the memory module into the DIMM slot will move the plastic clips inward automatically locking the module into place To remove your DIMM simply pull the clips back and pull up on the module Place the DIMMs in an antistatic bag as soon as you remove them to avoid static damage The Thunder 2500 uses a 64 bit data path from memory to CPU and can accommodate up to 8 GB of...

Page 20: ...at the same time Attention Due to specific memory population the DIMM modules must be inserted as pairs In order for the board to Post please install the DIMMs in the combination shown below All DIMM modules must be the same size and they must be Registered DIMMs See table below and Figure 2 5b for details See www tyan com for latest memory compatibility information important RFU Buffered Unbuffer...

Page 21: ...t cooling methods must be used to prevent the CPU from overheating The cooling fan is an important component that is commonly neglected Currently one type of cooling mechanism is produced for Pentium II III processors The active cooler is equipped with a cooling fan and heatsink allowing better air flow as well as heat dissipation for the CPU See Figure 2 6 below The type of cooler used has no eff...

Page 22: ...d onto the motherboard once the retention braces snap into the sides of the CPU The installed CPU should look like Figure 2 9 below Take the overhead clip See Figure 2 10 on the right and insert the ends of the clip over the top of the side braces You will hear a click when the overhead clip is fitted securely into the side braces Finally connect the CPU fan connector to the CPU fan header on the ...

Page 23: ... First remove the overhead clip You need to push BOTH side tabs see Figure 2 10 above inwards in the order to unlock it from the side braces After the overhead clip is removed remove the CPU by gently bending the sides of the retention brace away from the CPU and slowly pulling the CPU upwards This may require careful firm tugs to pull the CPU out of its slot INSTALL Tab Tab Lowered lip Figure 2 1...

Page 24: ...roper way of connecting your IDE cable to hard drive Figure 2 13 on the following page shows the IDE cable properly connected to the motherboard Contact your hard disk drive manufacturer or documentation for more information Some symptoms of incorrectly installed HDDs are Hard disk drives are not auto detected may be a Master Slave problem or a bad IDE cable Contact your vendor Hard Disk Drive Fai...

Page 25: ...e side of the cable see Figure 2 14 below 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 connect the cable properly INSTALL Figure 2 14 Figure 2 13 Pin 1 ...

Page 26: ...he motherboard end and try again 6 Installing Add on Cards Thrre are certain rules you need to follow when plugging in a card In order to assure proper operation and a quick installation adhere to these guidelines If you are going to install a PCI Bus interface card on your system be aware that any one of the PCI slots can support a Master or Slave device NEVER force a card into a slot If it doesn...

Page 27: ...lel 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 Connecting Com and Printer Ports Warning When plugging in your keyboard and mouse or when plugging anything into a serial or Com port make sure that the power is off Connecting these devices and ports while the power is on is called hot plugging an...

Page 28: ...ower make sure the connector is seated firmly into its socket so it will not become loose or fall off when the computer is jostled or moved NOTE When installing your power supply make sure the power supply switch is turned Off You may turn the switch back On once you ve finished building your system You are done Other than checking the jumper settings and cable connections and putting the case bac...

Page 29: ... 100 Mbps connect to a TX hub not a T4 hub Note For more information on 100BASE T wiring requirements and limitations see Fast Ethernet Wiring in this guide and refer to the README files on the installation disk To configure the adapter continue with the procedures specific to your operating system on the pages which follow Enable Wake on LAN Power Jumper JP34 For Add on Ethernet Cards only In ord...

Page 30: ...l 82559 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 Configuration is complete when the DOS prompt appears You can now continue with the procedure below Run Setup to install network drivers Setup can automatically install NetWare DOS ODI ...

Page 31: ...ore thoroughly if you have a responder on the network while running the tests 1 Go to a computer on the network with any EtherExpress adapter installed except EtherExpress 32 or EtherExpress 16 MCA 2 Run the appropriate configuration program for the installed adapter and set it up as a responder 3 Return to the computer with the new adapter Run Setup and make the new adapter a sender Test the adap...

Page 32: ...ter Properties button Windows 98 Install Network Drivers from CD 1 After completion of Windows 98 installation you will have to remove the PCI Ethernet Controller under the Device Manager menu Go to Control Panel and then to Device Manager Under the Other Devices section choose PCI Ethernet Controller and click Remove 2 Reboot the system An Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box should appear indicati...

Page 33: ... one adapter at a time In Windows NT be sure to click the Show all PRO Adapters box in the Configuration window See the README file for more information Select Duplex Mode optional Duplexing is a performance option that lets you choose how the adapter sends and receives data packets over the network The PRO 100 adapter can operate at full duplex only when connected to a full duplex 10BASE T 100BAS...

Page 34: ...ows their location Make sure you re using the correct drivers Make sure you re using the drivers that come with this adapter Drivers that support previous versions of the Intel PRO 100 Management Adapter do not support this version of the adapter Make sure the hub port and the adapter have the same duplex setting If you configured the adapter for full duplex make sure the hub port is also configur...

Page 35: ...ches 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 matches the setting on the hub Make sure you have the correct type of cable between the adapter and the hub 100 BASE TX requ...

Page 36: ...s All ports of the repeater hub share a fixed amount of bandwidth or data capacity On a 100 Mbps shared hub all nodes on the hub must share the 100 Mbps of bandwidth As stations are added to the hub the effective band width available to any individual station gets smaller Shared hubs do not support full duplex Think of a shared repeater hub as a single lane highway that everyone shares As the numb...

Page 37: ...n will begin and autodetection of hard ware and drivers will follow 4 Click the Finish button and reboot the computer Frequently Asked Questions Q My system sometimes has no display How should I check the system A Check to see if the DIMM is REGISTERED Also the first thing to do is to check and see if you have any device conflict in I O address IRQ or DMA If you are using Windows 95 98 the Device ...

Page 38: ...and ALL its components must first be copied from the Tyan CD onto your hard drive The 82559 installation program can then be copied normally from your hard drive Q How can I disable the keyboard detection in the BIOS A You need to enable the Quick Boot option in CMOS then the BIOS will not check for a keyboard Q I cannot install Windows NT when I use an LS 120 type floppy disk drive What should I ...

Page 39: ...nly These drivers have been tested and approved by Tyan engineering Q Why does my Intel Ethernet work only intermittently A The Inter Ethernet only operates under standby current therefore your power supply must be ATX 2 01 Compliant with a minimum SB5V current of 750mA Q Why does my keyboard LED remain on after the system is turned off A This situation is most likely caused by the enabling of Key...

Page 40: ...essors The BIOS provides critical low level support for the system central processing memory and I O subsystems The Phoenix BIOS has been customized by adding important but non standard features such as virus and password protection power management and detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring you...

Page 41: ... Memory Cache F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit w w w w You can select a Setup option by using the following keyboard keys The pages which follow contain explanations of the settings for the PheonixBIOS Setup menus Drawings have been included for ease of reference Overall the PhoenixBIOS Setup program is easy to use and...

Page 42: ...he 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 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Misc Boot Exit System Time 04 05 06 Item Specific Help ...

Page 43: ... drive 1 name Primary Slave hard drive 2 name Secondary Master CDROM name Secondary Slave none IDE Bus Master DMA Enabled Large Disk access mode DOS F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit w r e t e m a r a P n o i t p i r c s e D e p y T e e s s r e t e m a r a p n o i t a c i f i t n e d i n i a t r e c h t i w e v i r d a ...

Page 44: ... a e p e r e t a r t a e p e r y e k s t c e l e S c e s 0 3 s i t l u a f e D o t u a d r a o b y e K y a l e d t a e p e r t a e p e r y e k e r o f e b y a l e d s t c e l e S c e s 2 1 s i t l u a f e D r e t e m a r a P n o i t p i r c s e D r o t c e S i t l u M s r e f s n a r T r o t c e s e l p i t l u m r o f k c o l b r e p s r o t c e s f o r e b m u n e h t y f i c e p S n e h w s n r...

Page 45: ...o C k c a B e t i r W s i t l u a f e D d e d n e t x E e h c a C a e r A y r o m e M B M e n o e v o b a y r o m e m m e t s y s f o g n i h c a C s l o r t n o C k c a B e t i r W s i t l u a f e D F F F F A 0 0 0 0 A e h c a C F F F E 0 0 C E h g u o r h t d e h c a c t o n s i k c o l b s i h T d e l b a i D d e n i b m o C e t i r W e v i t a l u c e p S d e h c a c n U C W S U e t i r W e c ...

Page 46: ... S I E r o A S I y b e s u n i y d a e r l a s Q R I e s u d e l l a t s n i e r a s d r a c y c a g e l A S I E r o t c e l e S o t u A s i t l u a f e D r e t e m a r a P n o i t p i r c s e D S O d e l l a t s n I e s u l l i w u o y h c i h w m e t s y s r u o y n o d e l l l a t s n i m e t s y s g n i t a r e p o e h t t c e l e S o t s m e t s y s g n i t a r e p o e m o s e s u a c g n i t...

Page 47: ...o t c e l e S o t u A s i t l u a f e D r e t e m a r a P n o i t p i r c s e D n a c S M O R n o i t p O M O R n o i s n a p x e e c i v e d e z i l a i t i n I d e l b a n E s i t l u a f e D r e t s a M e l b a n E r e t s a M I C P a s a e c i v e D d e t c e l e s e l b a n E d e l b a n E s i t l u a f e D r e m i T y c n e t a L s u b I C P f o s t i n u n i r e t s a m s u b r o f d e t t ...

Page 48: ... c i v e d e l b a l i a v A s i t l u a f e D F F 3 D 0 0 0 D A S I y c a g e l y b e s u r o f y r o m e m r e p p u f o k c o l b d e i f i c e p s e h t s e v r e s e R s e c i v e d e l b a l i a v A s i t l u a f e D F F 7 D 0 0 4 D A S I y c a g e l y b e s u r o f y r o m e m r e p p u f o k c o l b d e i f i c e p s e h t s e v r e s e R s e c i v e d e l b a l i a v A s i t l u a f e D F...

Page 49: ...r Password Is Clear User Password Clear Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on boot Disabled Diskette Access Supervisor F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit w PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Clear Set Supervisor Password Enter Set U...

Page 50: ...Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on boot Disabled Diskette Access Supervisor F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit w r e t e m a r a P n o i t p i r c s e D r o s i v r e p u S t e S d r o w s s a P y t i l i t u p u t e s e h t o t s s e c c a s l o r t n o c d r o w s s a P r o s i v r e p u S d ...

Page 51: ...y e K n o p u e k a W e h t y b e t a t s f f O t f o S a m r o f d e n e k a w a e b n a c m e t s y s e h t d e l b a n E f I d r a o b y e k d e l b a s i D s i t l u a f e D N A L n o p u e k a W N A L e h t y b e t a t s f f O t f o S a m o r f d e n e k a w a e b n a c m e t s y s e h t d e l b a n E f I r e l l o r t n o c d e l b a s i D s i t l u a f e D m e d o M n o p u e k a W g n i R ...

Page 52: ... e r o e s p a l o c o t d e s u s i r e t n E r o F e p y t e c i v e d o t t x e n r o a h t i w n w o h s e r a s p u o r g e l b a d n a p x E n o i t c e s s i h t t a h t g n i n a e m t i o t t x e n a s a h n o i t c e s e v i r D d r a H e h t e l p m a x e d e d n a p x e n e e b y d a e r l a s a h d n a n a c r e t n E l r t C s n o i t c e s L L A s d n a p x E 1 t f i h S e h t o t t...

Page 53: ...nges Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit w y e K n o i t p i r c s e D s e g n a h C g n i v a S t i x E S O M C o t s e g n a h c e v a s d n a p u t e S m e t s y S t i x E g n i d r a c s i D t i x E s e g n a h C S O M C o t a t a d p u t e S g n i v a s t u o h t i w y...

Page 54: ...BIOS in operation 5 If the system does not reboot in three minutes power down the system wait a few seconds and then turn the power back on again You will be prompted to press F2 to run Setup You may check your settings at this time or simply save and exit the program System Resources Beep Codes Fatal errors which halt the boot process are communicated through a series of audible beeps There are o...

Page 55: ... of 80MB sec or 160MB sec respectively Support for Non Ultra2 3 SCSI Devices The LVD signaling used for Ultra2 3 devices operates differently than single ended signaling used on Ultra Fast and Fast Wide SCSI devices Ultra2 3 SCSI devices are designed with multimode capability so that if a single ended device is connected to the LVD Ultra2 SCSI bus the Ultra2 3 devices automatically switch to singl...

Page 56: ...at full speed and cable distances BoardLayout The following diagram shows the major SCSI connectors for the motherboard Ultra2 3 SCSI Channel B Ultra2 3 SCSI Channel A AGP port PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 1 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 ISA slot 1 PCI slot 6 CPU slot 1 Slot One type CPU slot 2 Slot One type LSI 53C896 or 53C1010 DIMM bank 1 DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 3 DIMM bank 4 DIMM bank 5 DIMM bank 6 DI...

Page 57: ... 7 and should not be changed If you will be booting from a SCSI hard disk it s best to set the disk s ID at 0 or 1 Most SCSI hard disks come from the factory preset to ID 0 The IDs for internal peripherals are usually set with jumpers external peripherals are usually set with a switch on the back of the peripheral TerminatetheEnds To ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus the peripheral at ...

Page 58: ...built into the end of the cable The motherboard has two separate Ultra2 3 SCSI channels Each channel will connect to a separate cable Follow these steps to connect your internal peripherals NOTE We recommend keeping your Ultra2 3 peripherals separate from your non Ultra2 3 peripherals Connecting a non Ultra2 peripheral to an Ultra2 3 SCSI bus forces the Ultra2 3 SCSI channel and any attached perip...

Page 59: ...able When connecting the 50 pin cable to peripherals ensure that the colored edge of the cable connects to pin 1 of both the device and the motherboard SCSI connector STEP 1 Locate a 68 pin or 50 pin internal Ultra SCSI cable STEP 2 Plug the long end of the cable to the 68 pin motherboard connec tor if the cable is 68 pin or plug the long end of the cable to the 50 pin motherboard connector if the...

Page 60: ...connect either Ultra2 3 SCSI or Ultra SCSI and earlier devices externally However mixing both Ultra2 3 SCSI and non Ultra2 3 SCSI on the same channel will cause all devices on that channel to operate in Ultra SCSI single ended mode with the limits of the cable and speeds of that interface STEP 1 Connect one end of an external SCSI cable to the external Ultra2 3 connector at the back of the compute...

Page 61: ...puter supplying termination at the other end of the bus is shut down By default the motherboard is built with the onboard termination Enabled 5 Installing Smybios 53C896 or 53C1010 SCSI Software To install the 53C896 or 53C1010 SCSI software drivers go to the section below for the operating system installed on your computer for example Computers with Windows 95 98 If the operating system is not ye...

Page 62: ... in BIOS for IDE devices NT4 0 1 Hit F6 as soon as NT starts load supplied SCSI driver If NT installation is from a floppy disk go directly to step 2 2 When it asks for a mass storage device press S to install the floppy disk 2 Follow onscreen instructions 2 Make sure memory is in the right slots 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 Check JP1 jumper on means 100Mhz off cpu default 4 Use approved memory 5 Make sure m...

Page 63: ... UNIX and UnixWare Refer to the 7800 Family Manager Set User s Guide for installation instructions 5 Troubleshooting If you have any problems during the installations check the following items first Are all SCSI devices powered on Are all SCSI cables and power cables properly connected Does each device on the SCSI bus have a unique SCSI ID Does the total SCSI cable length exceed the maximum allowa...

Page 64: ...e AT was the original form factor of IBM s PC ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface also known as IDE or ATA is a drive imple mentation 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 bo...

Page 65: ...ache 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 cache A typical setup would be a cache size of 512...

Page 66: ...thout having to buy a new chip TYAN s BIOS updates can be found at http www tyan com html drivers html ESCD Extended System Configuration Data is a format for storing information about Plug and Play devices in the system BIOS This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots Firmware is low level software that controls the system hardware Form factor is an industry term for t...

Page 67: ... 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 Programmable Input ...

Page 68: ...ne address bank before opening the next The serial port is so called because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire and receives data on another single wire that is the data is transmitted in serial form one bit after another SIMM Single In line Memory Modules are the most common form of RAM They must be installed in pairs and do not have the carrying capacity or the speed of...

Page 69: ...stens to network activity even when the computer is off Special wake up packets sent by another computer causes the adapter to signal the computer to power up and run a predefined program ZIF socket Zero Insertion Force sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive pins The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket and the metal lever pulled down This shifts the processo...

Page 70: ...nd 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 in...

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