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1.3 Software Specifications

ATX 2.03 12” x 9.6” (304.8 x 243.84 mm)
One 20-pin ATX power connector
Stacked mouse & keyboard ports
Stacked two USB ports
One serial port
Two RJ-45 LAN ports with LEDs

FCC Class B (Declaration of Conformity)
European Community CE (Declaration of Conformity)
Taiwan BSMI Notice (Declaration of Conformity)

Form Factor

Regulatory

Operates with Windows 98/SE/ME,
Windows NT/2000

OS

AwardBIOS 2 Mbit Flash
Supports APM 1.2 & ACPI 1.0
Auto-detection of memory size
Auto-configuration of IDE hard disk types
User settings of hardware monitoring
Multiple boot options
DMI 2.0 compliant

BIOS

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Summary of Contents for S2505

Page 1: ...o 133A are trademarks of Via Technologies Inc Promise FastTrak100 are a registered trademarks of Promise Technology Inc ATI Rage XL are trademarks of ATI Corporation Information contained in this document is furnished by Tyan Computer Corpora tion and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing Tyan assumes no liability whatsoever and disclaims any express or implied warranty ...

Page 2: ...lation 14 Flash Utility 14 Unpacking 8 Installation 8 How to install our products right the first time 8 Quick Reference for Jumpers 10 Map of Motherboard Jumpers 11 Setting Jumpers 12 Introduction to the BIOS Setup 26 Starting Setup 26 Setup Keys 27 Getting Help 27 In Case of Problems 27 Setup Variations 28 General Help 28 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 15 Installing Memory 16 Installing...

Page 3: ...tility 41 LAN Information 47 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 Advanced BIOS Features 30 Advanced Chipset Features 32 Integrated Peripherals 33 Power Management Setup 34 PnP PCI Setup 35 PC Health Status 36 Set Supervisor User Password 36 Flash Utility 37 Main Setup 28 Standard CMOS Setup 28 3 1 3 2 3 2 A 3 2 B 3 2 C 3 2 D Date Time 28 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave 28 Table of IDE Device Setti...

Page 4: ...features included are onboard UltraDMA 33 66 100 support UltraDMA 33 66 100 Promise FastTrak100 IDE RAID 0 1 0 1 and two Intel 82559 10 100 LAN controllers With I O and drive controller support onboard the one 2x 4x mode AGP slot and five 32 bit PCI v2 2 slots are free for numerous types of add on expansion cards The four 168 pin DIMM sockets can support up to 2GB of PC100 memory or 1 5GB of PC133...

Page 5: ...yboard ports Four 168 pin 3 3V DIMM sockets Supports up to 2GB 100MHz 4 DIMMS Supports up to 1 5GB 133MHz 3 DIMMS Supports PC100 133 SDRAM Expansion Slots Chipset Information Hardware Monitoring Memory Integrated I O Processor Information Integrated PCI IDE Two channel master mode Supports up to four Enhanced IDE devices Support for UltraDMA 33 66 100 IDE devices and ATAPI compliant devices Two In...

Page 6: ...EDs FCC Class B Declaration of Conformity European Community CE Declaration of Conformity Taiwan BSMI Notice Declaration of Conformity Form Factor Regulatory Operates with Windows 98 SE ME Windows NT 2000 OS AwardBIOS 2 Mbit Flash Supports APM 1 2 ACPI 1 0 Auto detection of memory size Auto configuration of IDE hard disk types User settings of hardware monitoring Multiple boot options DMI 2 0 comp...

Page 7: ...oblems 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 NOTE A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service can be rendered You may obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authoriza...

Page 8: ...t time Question what s the first thing I should do The first thing you should do is read the user s manual It contains important information which will make configuration and setup much easier as well as provide information on device installation and component set up By reading through the manual completely before installing your motherboard you will have a complete overview on the installation Ti...

Page 9: ...place it on a grounded antistatic surface component side up Inspect the board for damage Press down on any of the socketed 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 to actually install it into the computer case If you ...

Page 10: ...ges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See Figure 2 0b and Figure 2 0d for more examples of 3 pin jumper connections NOTE The small number 1 indicates pin 1 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 will help you locate the jumpers on your board ...

Page 11: ... FAN5 ATX Power Connector JP16 JP3 USB Ports FAN2 PJ2 USB2 FAN4 Battery 2 Mbit Flash RAID Primary IDE RAID Secondary IDE COM1 FAN3 ATI Rage XL 2x 4x AGP slot JP1 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP9 JP10 JP18 JP19 JP20 J7 J8 Promise FastTrak100 LAN Port J5 JP14 J15 D35 indicates an optional feature available on some Tiger 200 S2505 models JP7 JP8 JP9 and JP10 under qualification at time of print check Tyan website for...

Page 12: ...wer the fan s as well as the fan pinout shown above Here is some information you may find useful 2 6 E RAID Enable Disable JP16 You can enable or disable the onboard IDE RAID by using this jumper The settings are shown in the table above 1 Power off the system and disconnect the power supply 2 Close pins 2 3 on JP6 see mini map for location of JP6 3 Wait about three seconds 4 Move jumper back to 1...

Page 13: ...or J16 This is the connector for an infrared device 2 6 K Serial Port connector COM1 This is the connector for a second serial port 2 6 L Parallel Port PJ2 This is the connector for a parallel port It has been provided should you decide to add an external paral lel port 2 6 M Option D35 This is an optional reserved socket available on some Tiger 200 S2505 models 2 6 N Option Jumpers J18 19 J20 The...

Page 14: ...shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds 2 6 R Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation The reset switch on your chassis case provides you with the Hardware Reset function which is the same as power on off except that the system will immediately execute a cold start after the reset button is pushed 2 6 S Flash Utility You can upgrade the...

Page 15: ... the motherboard using the mounting hardware as shown in the examples below Remember not to over tighten any of the screws or you might risk breaking internal traces in the surrounding area or damage the motherboard in some other way Other examples of how to install your motherboard using other hardware that may or may not have been included with your chassis are shown below chassis wall stud scre...

Page 16: ...mpers The motherboard supports up to 1 5 3 DIMMs or 2 GB 4 DIMMs of memory Insert the DIMM by pushing the module into the socket with even force Do not insert one end and then the other install the whole module at once or you might bend the DIMM pins Make sure the DIMM is securely seated Line your module up so that the pins fit into the socket There is only one way your DIMM can fit properly Make ...

Page 17: ... PC133 variety The posi tion of the notch in the SDRAM key position will tell you whether or not a DIMM is unbuffered see Figure 2 1 below All installed memory will be automatically detected so there is no need to set any jumpers 2 1 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 2GB at 100 MHz combination or 1 5GB at 133 MHz combination 128MBx1 256MBx1 512MBx1 1024MBx1 0 0 64MBx1 128MBx1 192MB 256MB 0 512MBx1 128MB...

Page 18: ...ure none of the pins are bent or miss ing Be sure where Pin 1 is on both the CPU and the socket The following steps each have a correspond ing picture next to it to help guide you through the installation Carefully lift the arm of the ZIF socket until it is at a 90 degree angle pointing away from the motherboard Be very careful not to damage any components that might be next to the socket There ar...

Page 19: ...and heat sink to maximize dis tribution of heat away from the CPU Please use extra caution when installing any type of clamp style fan or else damage may occur to the CPU socket and or the CPU itself See Figure 2 2 see right for an example of how to connect the cooling fan s power supply Another diagram has also been provided below to aid in CPU fan installation onto the socket Installing Chassis ...

Page 20: ...ter HDD and the grey connector is for the slave HDD See Figure 2 3 above for an example of installation on the mother board Only Tyan approved cables are recommended for this motherboard If you are using an existing configuration with older cables your system might not function properly Use only Tyan approved cables i e the ones included with your motherboard ATAPI compliant devices may not work w...

Page 21: ...ontact your dealer if you are unsure about how to attach the floppy drive s Remember you can only have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time Some symptoms of incorrectly installed FDDs are Usually caused by faulty cables cables put in back wards or a bad floppy or motherboard Try another floppy drive to verify the problem or try another cable Also check to see if the onboard floppy is enable...

Page 22: ...warranty and damage your system board if you do this When plugging the card in especially when installing long cards try to push the entire card in at one time Don t force one end of the card into the socket first and then the other or a rocking motion between the card and the slot might occur and could damage the pins within the socket Make sure the cards are seated securely into their slots Befo...

Page 23: ...abeled in Figure 2 7 shown below Connecting Serial and Parallel Ports The serial and parallel ports can be used to connect various devices such as a mouse or printer The connectors can only be connected one way be sure and check the orientation of the connector before installing it into the port Figure 2 7 PS 2 Keyboard Port PS 2 Mouse Port USB Ports LAN port Video Port Serial Port LAN port NOTE W...

Page 24: ... of the pins because if you do you will void your warranty and possibly cause damage to yourself and or your moth erboard when the power is turned 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 You are done Other than checking the jumper settings and cable connections and putting t...

Page 25: ...purchase additional accessories such as USB cables as well as other Tyan approved acces sories at the Tyan Computer Online Store http www etyan com Q Where do I get pinout information for my motherboard A Pinouts of certain headers are available on the Tyan website http www tyan com Q My motherboard is dead how do I return it A Contact the place of purchase or your distributor for assistance to re...

Page 26: ...mpatible personal computers It supports Intel x86 and compatible processors The BIOS provides critical low level support for the system central processing memory and I O sub systems The BIOS has been customized by adding important but non standard features such as virus and password protection power mangement and detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the system The rest of this manual is...

Page 27: ...e trouble booting the computer after making and saving changes with the BIOS setup program you can restart the computer by either Arrow keys Key Function Enter F1 Moves from one selection to the next Select the highlighted option ESC PGUP PGDN Change option setting Exit General Help Pressing CTRL ALT DEL all three keys at the same time or Holding the power button down until the computer shuts off ...

Page 28: ...nds There are two settings you should be aware of listed below 3 1 Main Setup The BIOS allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices If an additional configu ration screen is available it will have a symbol If you select that option with that symbol you will be brought to another configuration screen Hitting ESC will bring you back out 3 2 Standard CMOS Setup 3 2 A Date Ti...

Page 29: ...de S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Tech nology This option secifies the Direct Memory Access mode for the IDE device If set to Auto the BIOS will determine the DMA mode Default is Auto This option allows the S M A R T protocol to report server sys tem information over a network Default is Auto 32Bit Data Transfer If set to On this option allows for the transmission of 32 bits in p...

Page 30: ...ers could not use memory above 1MB but current PCs and their software can use extended memory Between 640KB and 1MB often called high memory DOS may load terminate and stay TSR programs in this area such as device drivers to free as much conventional memory as possi ble for applications Lines in your config sys file that start with loadhigh load programs into high memory for example CPU Internal C...

Page 31: ...ting Typematic Rate Sets whether the keyboard input speed should be altered Default is Disabled If above setting is Enabled this sets the characters per second of keyboard input Default is 6 If above setting is Enabled this sets the delay on character input from keyboard Default is 250 Sets whether the password should be enabled Default is Setup Typematic Delay Security Option Reserved Default is ...

Page 32: ...ed Sets whether the video memory should be cacheable Default is Disabled The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range ded icated for graphics memory address space Default is 64M Video RAM Cacheable AGP Aperture Size Enables the 4X AGP mode requires a 4X capable AGP card Default is Enabled AGP 4x Mode Some AGP cards require setting this option otherwise this option is reserved Default ...

Page 33: ...Slave PIO Sets support for IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses Default setting is Enabled Sets PIO mode for each of up to four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Default is Auto IDE Pri Sec Master Slave UDMA Sets whether UDMA data transfer protocol should transfer at optimal speed or to auto detect optimal speed Default is Auto Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Sets type...

Page 34: ...unction Enable or Disable Advanced Configuration Power Interface Default setting is Enabled Power Management Lets you enter the screen for configuring power states Sets whether each mode should be set separately Default is User Define HDD Power Down Sets time that system should wait before powering down the HDD s Default is Disable Doze Mode Suspend Mode Sets time that system should wait before CP...

Page 35: ... Default is Off Sets Wake Up on LAN Ring as power management events Default is Disabled Sets Date and Time that system will wake up Default is 0 Wake Up on LAN RING Date Time Sets RTC Alarm as a power management event Default is Dis abled RTC Alarm Resume Sets whether IRQ activity should be a power management event Default is ON Primary INTR In this screen you can assign how power management will ...

Page 36: ...ing it will clear any old password that you had depending on type of password Assign IRQ for VGA PCI VGA Palette Snoop Reserved Default setting is Disabled Sets whether an IRQ should be reserved for VGA Default set ting is Enabled Assign IRQ for USB Sets whether an IRQ should be reserved for USB Default set ting is Enabled Current CPU2 Temp Current CPU1 Temp Displays temperature of CPU1 in Celsisu...

Page 37: ...able from the Tyan website Instructions on flashing the BIOS are available from the Tyan website at http www tyan com NOTE Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS you agree that in the event of a BIOS flash failure you must contact your dealer for a replacement BIOS There are no exceptions Tyan does not have a policy of replacing BIOS chips directly with end users In no event will Tyan be held ...

Page 38: ...lay video it will convey a series of beeps If you hear one long beep followed by two short beeps then a video problem has probably occured and the BIOS is having difficulty initializing the video display Any other beep sequences that may or may not occur are probably due to memory problems 4 2 Displayed Error Messages If an error occurs after the system display has been initialized an error messag...

Page 39: ...w data CMOS Display Type Mismatch Memory size does not match actual detected memory size Run BIOS setup to enter new data CMOS Memory Size Mismatch Time and Date have not been set Run BIOS setup to enter new data CMOS Time and Date Not Set No response from drive D D Drive Error C Drive Error No response from drive C C Drive Failure No response from drive C Diskette cannot be used to boot system Di...

Page 40: ... Error in keyboard connection System cannot find a bootable sector on any boot drive KB Interface Error No ROM BASIC Parity error in external memory Off Board Parity Error Parity error in internal memory On Board Parity Error Parity error at unknown address Parity Error INTR1 Error Interrupt channel 1 failed POST INTR2 Error Interrupt channel 2 failed POST Keyboard is Locked Unlock it Keyboard loc...

Page 41: ...ntroller Features of the Promise FastTrak100 IDE RAID Controller Visual concepts of RAID 0 striping and RAID 1 mirroring Drive Support EIDE UltraDMA 33 66 100 drives Drives Required 2 maximum 4 Data performance RAID 0 Doubles sustained transfers of attached drives Data Storage RAID 0 JBOD Links multiple drives as one large drive C D or other Data Protection RAID 1 RAID 0 1 Send identical data to t...

Page 42: ...ave setting differentiates two drives connected on the same cable NOTE Check your HDD documentation for master slave and cable select settings Next you should install the drives into your system and connect the power Attach one UltraDMA cable black connector to each drive if you have a Slave drive connect that drive to the second connector grey connector on the UltraDMA cable Make sure that Pin 1 ...

Page 43: ...100 with drives installed the Promise onboard BIOS will display the following screen Press Ctrl F keys to display the FastBuild tm Utility Main Menu Press 1 to display the Auto Setup Menu shown below This is the fastest and easiest method to creating your first array 1 Step NOTE If you are planning to use your old hard drive backup all necessary data first Always backup the data on an existing har...

Page 44: ...ose Security under the Optimize Array for section Press Ctrl Y keys to Save your selection The window below will appear Press N for the Create Only option A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Once the arrayed drives have been formatted proceed to install your O S and drivers from the driver disk 1 Step 2 Ste...

Page 45: ... hard drive to the FastTrak100 connector yet You MUST install the Windows NT 4 x or 2000 driver software first from the driver disk while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller For all other operating systems continue using the following steps listed below NOTE If you are planning to use your old hard drive backup all necessary data first Always backup the data on an existing ...

Page 46: ...ay already exists the following screen will be displayed Three possible conditions will be displayed under STATUS Functional The array is operational Critical A mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected The remaining drive member in the array is functional However the array has temporarily lost its ability to provide fault tolerance The user should identify the failed drive t...

Page 47: ...for mation regarding the onboard LAN controllers check the Intel website http www intel com Below are some explanations of what the LEDs mean and how they display the LAN s status 2 1 Good connection 10 Mbps No connection LED 1 Green Orange Light LED 2 Yellow Light Data being transferred LAN Status LED 1 is GREEN Good connection 100 Mbps LED 1 is ORANGE OFF OFF OFF OFF Green 10Mbps or Orange 100Mb...

Page 48: ...or slave devices just like HDDs ATX the form factor designed to replace the AT form factor It improves on the AT design by rotating the board 90 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 keyboard mouse USB serial and parallel ports are built in Bandwidth refers to carrying capacity The greater the bandwidth the mor...

Page 49: ...ive when they are on or closed and inac tive when they are off or open CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors chips that hold the basic startup information for the BIOS COM port another name for the serial port which is called as such 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 o...

Page 50: ...ce a term describing a system where one component can quickly be replaced without caus ing a loss of service such as in a RAID system Firmware low level software that controls the system hardware Form factor an industry term for the size shape power supply type and external connector type of the Personal Computer Board PCB or motherboard The standard form factors are the AT and ATX although Tyan a...

Page 51: ...panies motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them 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 Peripheral Component Interconnect 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 c...

Page 52: ...striping and mirroring providing fault tolerance striping and faster access all at the same time RAM Random Access Memory technically refers 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 a storage chip which contains the BIO...

Page 53: ...n rates of the new UltraDMA UltraATA HDDs USB Universal Serial Bus 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 the PC video display standard V SYNC controls the vertical properties of the monitor ZIF s...

Page 54: ...not puncture multilate or dispose of battery in fire Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations this device may not cause harmful interference and this device must accept any interference received includin...

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