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Tyan S2056

Tomcat i810e

Motherboard User’s Manual

Revision 1.10

Copyright © Tyan Computer Corporation, 1999. All rights reserved. No part of this

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Summary of Contents for S2056

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 S2056 Tomcat i810e 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 indir...

Page 2: ...6 SoftPower Connector 17 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 17 CMOSRTC 18 FlashEEPROM 18 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 18 Installing Memory 18 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan 21 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives 30 InstallingAdd on Cards 32 Connecting PS 2 USB Serial and Parallel Devices 33 Connecting the Power Supply 34 FrequentlyAsked Questions 35 3 BIOSConfiguration 36 Mai...

Page 3: ...FlashWriter Utility 66 4 SystemResources 68 BeepCodes 68 Troubleshooting System Problems 69 Displayed Error Messages 70 Appendix Glossary 72 ...

Page 4: ...tyan com support html pentiumii_iii_ppga html The S2056 motherboard provides 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 high performance system board in a micro ATX form factor offers more features and expandability than other micro ATX boards in its class Some of t...

Page 5: ...p you from damaging your board or system 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 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 per...

Page 6: ...512MB support Two 3 3V168 pin DIMM sockets PC100 SDRAM support only Expansion Slots Four 32 bit PCI 2 2 Bus Master slots One OptionalAMR Slot shared w one PCI slot Disk Drive System I O UltraDMA 33 66 support up to 4 drives Two 40 pin EIDE connectors Primary Secondary Two floppy drives up to 1 44MB Mode 3 Two 9 pin 16550 UARTSerial ports One 25 pin ECP EPP Parallel port One IR infra red compliant ...

Page 7: ...nsions Micro ATX design 9 6 x7 4 Requires an Intel Caveman compatible I O shield See Tyan website for CPU Compatibility List Software Specifications OS Operates with Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 0 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 bes...

Page 8: ...ems 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 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 Merchandis...

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Page 10: ... included if purchasing S2056 with LAN option Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard The mounting hole pattern of the S2056 matches the micro ATX system board specifications Your chassis should support a standard micro ATX mainboard form factor How to install our products right the first time What s the first thing I should do The first thing you should do is read this user s m...

Page 11: ...s edges and place it on a grounded antistatic surface component side up Inspect the board for damage DONOTAPPLYPOWERTOTHEBOARDIFITHASBEENDAMAGED 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 bag until you are ready...

Page 12: ...stic jumper 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 example of pin connections Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 The tables and maps on the following pages will help you set the jumpers for CPU speed Infrared and external connector pin assignments among other...

Page 13: ...slot 3 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 1 Intel 810e Chipset GMCH PCI slot 4 Intel 810e Chipset ICH ATX power connector Joystick Line in Microphone in Line out Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector 1 1 Floppy drive connector 1 3 volt lithium battery 1 LPC I O J36 LCD Monitor optional 1 J14 1 J32 CD JP2 JP3 J28 J2 JP4 1 J15 J22 J25 J38 SCSI LED CPU Slot Slot 1 Type CPU Fan JP5 FWH BIOS AMR Optional J1 J...

Page 14: ...s PS 2 Mouse Keyboard ports Floppy port ATX power supply header 4 PCI slots Battery 2 USB ports 1 Parallel 1 Com 1 VGA ports 2 ch EIDE Intel 810e AGPset AMI BIOS Audio ports Joystick Map of S2056 Features AMR Optional Slot 1 Type for Celeron CPU Ethernet optional ...

Page 15: ... J1 connector is an intrusion alarm that can be connected to the system chassis When active J1 is connected to the chassis this alarm will alert the system administrator anytime someone opens the system s case 1 F CPU Fan J11 Chassis Fan J12 Connector VCC 1 2 LED Green LED 3 4 LED Yellow Ground 5 6 Power On Off Switch 7 8 Ground VCC 9 10 FP_SLP IRRX 11 12 Ground Ground 13 14 KEY IRTX 15 16 IR PWR ...

Page 16: ... to pins 1 and 2 4 Power on the system again By following this procedure you will erase your password and reset the CMOS to the BIOS defaults 1 H Speaker Connector J15 The speaker should be connected to pins 1 4 of jumper J15 1 I CD Audio Connector J32 1 J LCDMonitorHeader J36 optional This is a 20 pin Silicon Image SII154 Digital video out header for LCD Monitors 1 K COM2portheader J25 This is a ...

Page 17: ...lure occurs during a new BIOS Flash you run the risk of rendering your entire system un bootable The backup protection of the Boot Block will be lost 1 O Reserved Jumper JP5 This jumper setting is reserved for future use and enhancement for your motherboard At this point it should be left open and and remain unused 1 P SCSI LED J22 This is the SCSI LED connector SoftPowerConnector The Soft Power C...

Page 18: ...stalla tion guidelines TYAN recommends that you make use of all mounting holes to screw down the motherboard The adapter cards and the screws holding them down will keep your board flat The fastening screw should not short any of the traces on the motherboard Make certain that you do not overtighten the screw as it will damage the motherboard and possibly break internal traces in the surrounding a...

Page 19: ...ly one way that your DIMM can fit properly Make sure that the short row of pins is lined up with the short gap in the DIMM slot Figure 2 3 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 o...

Page 20: ...be of the 3 3V unbuffered variety The position of the notch in the SDRAM key position will tell you whether or not a DIMM is unbuffered see the Figure 2 5 below All installed memory will be automati cally detected so there is no need to set any jumpers Some details of memory installation The mainboard supports 32MB 64MB 128MB SDRAM and supports 256MB registered SDRAM DIMM modules but not in combin...

Page 21: ...ity Do not touch the CPU pins with your fingers Before the CPU is installed the mainboard must be placed on a flat surface You should be able to insert the CPU into the slot with minimal but firm pressure Do not press down hard on the CPU 1 k n a B M M I D 2 k n a B M M I D l a t o T 1 x B M 8 0 B M 8 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 8 B M 4 2 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 2 3 1 x B M...

Page 22: ...0e board Installing CPU Retention Modules Installation of a Pentium II III Celeron processor requires a CPU retention module which is first secured onto the motherboard Tyan offers a variety of retention mechanisms for the different CPU types Installation of SECC2 CPUs Figure 2 7 above with the retention modules require a little more attention and care Instructions for SECC2 CPU installation can b...

Page 23: ...the CPU until you hear a click see Figure 2 10 right This clicking sound indicates that the CPU is fully locked into the retention module If you have an active cooler 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...

Page 24: ...the plastic CPU enclosure covers only the side faces of the SECC2 Pentium II III card Due to the physical differences in the SECC2 CPU installing the retention modules requires a different technique than the one previously discussed On both sides of the SECC2 CPU reside the lower tabs of the aluminum heat sink and the bottom corners of the plastic CPU enclosure see Figure 2 13 on the following pag...

Page 25: ...m II Figure 2 12 LowerTabs Enclosure Corners Figure 2 13 important DO NOT first screw the retention braces onto the motherboard by them selves If you do you will have difficulties inserting the CPU into the reten tion braces and CPU slot INSTALL ...

Page 26: ...ure should loosely fit within the two slits of the braces Figures 2 15 below show a top view and side view of a retention brace positioned against one side of the SECC2 CPU When both braces are properly positioned press both braces against the sides of the CPU and carefully lift them over the CPU slot on the motherboard Warning Because the braces are loosely held against the CPU they can easily fa...

Page 27: ...oles of the retention braces and the CPU should fit into the slot Secure the retention braces with the nuts provided in the package The end result should look like Figure 2 17 When removing the CPU unscrew the nuts on the retention braces and remove all three components at once This may require careful firm tugs to pull the CPU out of its slot Note the images shown above are used to illustrate a c...

Page 28: ...e Figure 2 18 right for the universal retention module components To install the CPU place the two side braces at the ends of the CPU slot see Figure 2 19 left The screws on the motherboard should fit through the holes of the retention braces Tighten and secure both braces using a screw driver Next carefully insert the CPU between the braces and onto the CPU slot see Figure 2 20 right Make sure th...

Page 29: ...e installation steps First remove the overhead clip You need to push BOTH side lock tabs see Figure 2 22 above towards the center of the CPU in order to unlock it from the side braces After removing the overhead clip you need to release the CPU from the braces one side at a time Press the center release tab of one of the side braces see Figure 2 23 previous page while gently pulling that side of t...

Page 30: ...our hard disk drive manu facturer or documentation for more information ATA 66 IDE hard drives require a special 80 pin IDE cable which has additional grounding wires The cable is included in the motherboard package and is required when using ATA 66 drives This cable will also support all legacy IDE drives Note The blue end of the ATA 66 cable must connect to the motherboard Some symptoms of incor...

Page 31: ...n it Drive B is usually connected to the middle of the cable Refer to your installation instructions or call your dealer if you are unsure about attaching floppy drives Refer to Figure 2 26 for a detailed anatomy of the floppy cable Remember you can only have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time The color stripe on the cable should face toward the ATX Power Connector on the motherboard Some...

Page 32: ...e of the 4 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 installing...

Page 33: ...gn The USB Univer sal 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 to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices Figure 2 27 below shows the ATX double row connectors on this board The Ethernet Com and Printer ports as well as the other ports are labeled Conn...

Page 34: ...ay not represent the actual image of your motherboard Make 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 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 Youaredone Other t...

Page 35: ...itable for high performance systems and are probably the main source of your problem Q Where can I get USB cables for my motherboard A You can get USB cables from www wiretekusa com Tyan USB Cable Part S1606 001 01 Q What is the USB pin out information for Tyan motherboards A Please refer to URLlink here http www tyan com support html usb html Q My motherboard is dead how do I return it A Contact ...

Page 36: ... Exit System Date Fri Jan 1 1999 Setup Help System Time 12 55 37 Month Jan Dec Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Day 01 31 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Year 1901 2099 Primary IDE Master Auto Primary IDE Slave Auto Secondary IDE Master Auto Secondary IDE Slave Auto Auto Detect Hard Disks Enter Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F...

Page 37: ...ndard Setup menu screen is shown below Key Function Tab Moves fromone boxto the next Arrow keys Changes selections within a box Enter Opens highlighted selection AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main Advanced Security Exit System Date Fri Jan 1 1999 Setup Help System Time 12 55 37 Month Jan Dec Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Day 01 31 Floppy Drive B...

Page 38: ...ry Master Secondary Slave Select these options to configure the various drives A screen with a list of drive parameters appears System Date Setting MM DD YY Jan 1 1999 System Time Setting Current Time 12 00 00 OPTIONS Not Installed 360 KB 5 1 2 MB 5 720 KB 3 1 44MB 3 2 88MB 3 AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main IDE Device Configuration AUTO ...

Page 39: ... t f i B M 0 4 5 t c e l e S e d o M k c o l B t c e l e S n O s r e f s n 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...

Page 40: ... i t a s n e p m o c e r P e t i r W P W k c a r t e h t s a r e l l a m s y l e v i s s e r g o r p s t e g r o t c e 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...

Page 41: ...timal default values provide optimum performance settings for all devices and system 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 AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Rese...

Page 42: ...MOS setup Plug and Play Setup Enter for configuring system Peripheral Setup Enter options Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default Quick Boot Enabled Enabled Primary M aster ARM D Emulated as Auto Auto Primary Slave ARM D Emulated as Auto Auto Seconda...

Page 43: ... n e e b s a h y e k e h t f i p u t e S S O I B I M A s n u r d n a s s e r p y e k l e D a r o f s k c e h c S O I B I M A d e l b a n E B M 1 e v o b a y r o m e m m e t s y s t s e t t o n s e o d S O I B I M A l a n g i s Y D A E R a f I 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 t i a w t o n s e o d S O I B I M A t o n s e o d S O I...

Page 44: ... No InitialDisplayMode This option specifies the initial display mode when the system boots The settings are DisplayModeatAdd OnROMInit This option specifies the system display mode that is set at the time that AMIBIOS POST initializes an optional option ROM The settings are FloppyAccess Control This option specifies the read write access that is set when booting from a floppy drive The settings a...

Page 45: ...r attached to the computer The settings areAbsent 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 password prompt appears ifAMIBIOS is executed Boot To OS 2 Set this option to Yes if you are r...

Page 46: ... 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 i r c s e D d e l b a s i D M A R o t d e i p o c t o n e r a M O R o e d i v e h t...

Page 47: ...er Management Setup Enter Advanced Chipset setup Plug and Play Setup Enter for configuring Peripheral Setup Enter chipset features Change Language Setting Engish Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default USB Function Enabled Enabled USB KB M ouse Legacy Support Disabled Disabled CPU ...

Page 48: ...afe Default Display Cache Window Size 64M B 64M B CPU Freq Select Software Software CPU Freq Ratio x4 x4 Initialize Display Cache M emory Enabled Enabled Paging M ode Control Open Open RAS to CAS Default Default CAS Latency Fast Slow RAS Timing Fast Slow RAS Precharge Timing Fast Slow ICH Decode Select Subtractive Subtractive Game Port A Enabled Enabled CPU BIST Enable Disabled Disabled DM A 0 Typ...

Page 49: ...ifies the length of the DRAM cycle time in SCLKs The settings are 7 SCLKs or 8 SCLKs AddrSetupTime This option specifies the address set up time in SCLKs If set to Enabled a new address is set up in the same clock cycle that asserts CS If set to Disabled CS is asserted in the clock cycle after the address was issued CAS Latency This option specifies the number of SCLKs between the time when the Re...

Page 50: ...ith 0 5 step Initialize Display Cache Memory The settings are Enabled or Disabled Set this option to Enabled to display cache memory at system boot Set this option to Disabled to bypass the display cache initialization procedure PagingModeControl This option is only available if the Initialze Display Cache Memory option is set to Enabled The settings are Close or Open Set this option to Open to op...

Page 51: ...rt A The settings are Enabled or Disabled CPUBISTEnable Set this option to Enabled to enable CPU BIST The settings are Enabled or Disabled DMA nType These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel can be used on The settings are LPC DMA or PC PCI ICHDelayedTransaction Set this option to Enabled to enable delayed ICU transactions The settings are Enabled or Disabled ICHDCBEnable Set th...

Page 52: ... power Peripheral Setup Enter management features Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default Power M anagement M ode APM APM Suspend Time Out M inute Disabled Disabled Power Button M ode On Off On Off CPU Sleep Pin Enable En...

Page 53: ...ow Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default ADVANCED SMI ENABLECONTROLS Timer Overflow Enable Disabled Disabled Thermal SMI Enable Disabled Disabled PMI SMI Enable Disabled Disabled SW SMI Timer Enable Disabled Disabled TCO Logic SMI Enable Enabled Enabled ADVANCED RESOURCEEVENT CONTROLS RTC Resume Disabled Disabled RTC Alarm Date 15 15 RTC Alarm Hour 12 12 RTC Alarm Minute 30 30 RTC Alarm...

Page 54: ... hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Stand By or Suspend Hard Disk Time Out Minute This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivity When this length of time expires the computer enters power conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option see the previous page The settings are ...

Page 55: ...MI The settings are Enabled or Disabled RTC Resume If Enabled this option allows you to set an hour and minute for the system to resume wake up The next two fields allow you to choose the wake up time Note that the time fields will not be available if this option is set to Disabled In order for this wake up function to work the system must have been brought up at least past the POST before it was ...

Page 56: ...equires anATX 2 01 compliant power supply with 5V standby STB5V current of at least 800mA The settings are Enabled or Disabled SuspendtoRAM Support Under the Windows 98 and Window 2000 ACPI mode default when a system goes into Standby it becomes suspend to RAM also known as a S3 State This option allows Windows to go to S1 state instead of S3 for standby In the BIOS default setting S3 Standby is e...

Page 57: ...ipheral Setup Enter Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default Plug and Play Aware O S Yes No PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks 64 64 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Disabled Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Yes PCI IDE BusM aster Disabled Disabled OffBoard PCI ID...

Page 58: ...es operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit 0 is disabled For example if there are two VGA devices in the computer one PCI and one ISA and this field is set for DM A Channel 1 PnP PnP DM A Channel 3 PnP PnP DM A Channel 5 PnP PnP D...

Page 59: ...compliant PCI IDE adapter cards OffBoardPCIIDEPrimaryIRQ This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the primary IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller The settings are Disabled Hardwired INTA INTB INTC orINTD OffboardPCIIDESecondaryIRQ This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the secondary IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller The settings are Disabled Hardwired INTA I...

Page 60: ...ard 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 least one IRQ must be available for PCI and PnP devices The set...

Page 61: ...etup Enter Power Management Setup Enter Configure PCI Plug Plug and Play Setup Enter and Play features Peripheral Setup Enter Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default Keyboard Wake up Function Enabled Enabled M ouse Wake up Function Enabled Enabled Su...

Page 62: ...1h Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default OnBoard Serial Port1 3F8h 3F8h OnBoard Serial Port2 Disabled Disabled Serial Port2 M ode N A N A Duplex M ode N A Half OnBoard Parallel Port 378 378 Parallel Port M ode ECP ECP Parallel Port IRQ 7 7 Parallel Port DM A Channel 3 3 OnBoard IDE Both Both H W M ON IT OR IN G o ptio nal CPU Current Temperature Auto Display Auto Display VIN0 Auto Displ...

Page 63: ... on the motherboard The settings are Auto Disabled 378 or 278 ParallelPortMode This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings are 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...

Page 64: ...d the OnBoard Parallel Port option is set to 378 278 or 3BC This option sets the DMA channel used by the parallel port The settings are 0 through 7 in increments of one OnboardIDE This option specifies the IDE channel used by the onboard IDE controller The settings are Disabled Primary Secondary or Both CPU CurrentTemperature VIN 0 6 CPU Fan Chassis Fan Optional The status of these settings are de...

Page 65: ...ch you will be prompted to enter a new pass word and then to confirm it This will continue until you enter the same series of characters both times Once this is accomplished a dialog box will appear and notify you that the Supervisor Password has been installed You may then select the User Security option and enter a password for the user You can enter a new User password at any time simply by sel...

Page 66: ...d which can be erased and reprogrammed by following the directions on the following page 1 From the DOS prompt rename the BIOS file that you have downloaded 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 theA drive and writ...

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Page 68: ...cess are communicated through a series of audible beeps IfAMIBIOS 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 70 71 See the top of the next page for the beep code chart ...

Page 69: ...B K 4 6 e s a B B K 4 6 t s r i f n i e 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 ...

Page 70: ... d s i y r o m e m e h c a C r o r r E r e m i T 2 H C 2 r e m i t n i r o r r e n a s i e r e h T s r e m i t o w t s a h m e t s y s T A n A e t a t S y r e t t a B S O M C w o L e h t e c a l p e R w o l s i r e w o p y r e t t a b e h T y r e t t a b a y b d e r e w o p s i M A R S O M C y r e t t a b m u s k c e h C S O M C e r u l i a F p u t e S S O I B N I W n u R e u l a v s u o i v e r p...

Page 71: ...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 o r t n o C ...

Page 72: ...smission during both the rising and falling ends of the clock cycle yielding an effective speed of 133MHz AMR Audio Modem Riser is a modem that can be used on Intel Reference Motherboard platforms using Intel s core logic chipsets supporting AC Link 2 1 It supports fax and all data feeback modes It provides high speed communicstions between your perosn al computer and a remote location such as an ...

Page 73: ...o temporarily store data usually from an application though it is also used when printing and in most key board drivers The CPU can manipulate data in a buffer before copying it all at once to a disk drive While this improves system performance reading to or writing from a disk drive a single time is much faster than doing so repeatedly there is the possibility of losing your data should the syste...

Page 74: ...l form one bit after another Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time that is in parallel form eight bits at the same time DIMM Dual In line Memory Modules are a faster and more capacious form of RAM than SIMMs and do not need to be installed in pairs DIMM bank DIMM banks are sometimes called DIMM sockets because the physical slot and the logical unit ar...

Page 75: ...the size shape power supply type and external connector type of the PCB personal computer board or motherboard The standard form factors are the AT and ATX although TYAN also makes some Baby AT boards AGlobal timer is an onboard hardware timer such as the Real Time Clock Handshaking is a form of encryption One system typically the server sends an encryption scheme to another agent typically a clie...

Page 76: ...is volatile OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers like Compaq or IBM package other companies motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them The 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 tha...

Page 77: ...erm 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 computer ...

Page 78: ...ed UltraATA Without UltraDMA your system cannot take advantage of the higher data transmission rates of the new UltraATA hard drives Universal 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...

Page 79: ...m will be reboot when it is completed 2 Driver installation for MS Windows 98 1 OpenTyan S2054 2056 driver CD ROM 2 Click setup exe 3 Click WIN95 98 Button 4 Click step 1 to install Intel Inf installation Utility 5 Click step 2 to install files for Intel chipsets System will be reboot when it is completed System will require the Windows 98 CD for install isapnp vxd and usbhub sys files Please do n...

Page 80: ...n it is completed 4 Driver installation for MS Windows 2000 1 Click Start 2 Click Setting Control Panel 3 Click System in Control Panel 4 Click Hardware Folder in System Properties 5 Click Device Manger Button in System Properties 6 Double ClickVideo Controller VGAcompatible it is yellow question marked 7 Click Driver inVideo Controller VGAcompatible 8 Click Update Driver button 9 Click Next in Up...

Page 81: ...nto 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 interfer ence radio tel que spécifié...

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