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Hardware Specifications ............................................................................................

Software Specifications ..............................................................................................

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Board Installation

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

Front Panel Connector .............................................................................................

CMOS Reset ............................................................................................................

IDE RAID Enable/Disable ........................................................................................

Onboard VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................

FAN Connectors ......................................................................................................

CPU Frequency Ratio Jumpers ...............................................................................

Serial Port Connector ...............................................................................................

USB Connector ........................................................................................................

Wake-on-Ring, Wake-on-LAN .................................................................................

IDE RAID Connectors ..............................................................................................

Soft Power Connector Installation ............................................................................

Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation ........................................................

Flash Utility ..............................................................................................................

Installation ..................................................................................................................

How to install our products right... the first time ..........................................................

Here are some safety tips ..........................................................................................

Quick Reference for Jumpers ....................................................................................

Map of Motherboard Jumpers ..................................................................................

Setting up Jumpers and Onboard Connectors .........................................................

Introduction to the BIOS Setup .................................................................................

Starting Setup ..........................................................................................................

Setup Keys ...............................................................................................................

Getting Help .............................................................................................................

In Case of Problems .................................................................................................

Setup Variations .......................................................................................................

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ................................................................

Installing Memory .....................................................................................................

Removing a DIMM ...................................................................................................

Buffered vs. Unbuffered Memory ............................................................................

Suggested Memory Configurations ..........................................................................

Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan .........................................................................

Installing the CPU ....................................................................................................

Installing the Cooling Fan(s) ....................................................................................

Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives ..........................................................................

Connecting Floppy Drives ........................................................................................

Installing Add-on Cards ............................................................................................

Connecting PS/2, USB, and Serial Devices .............................................................

Connecting the Power Supply ..................................................................................

You are done! ...........................................................................................................

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) .........................................................................

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Table of Contents

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Page 1: ...Inc AwardBIOS is a trademark of Phoenix Software Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation Information contained in this document is furnished by Tyan Computer Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing Tyan assumes no liability whatsoever and disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and ...

Page 2: ...rd Jumpers 10 Setting up Jumpers and Onboard Connectors 11 Introduction to the BIOS Setup 31 Starting Setup 31 Setup Keys 32 Getting Help 32 In Case of Problems 32 Setup Variations 32 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 18 Installing Memory 19 Removing a DIMM 20 Buffered vs Unbuffered Memory 20 Suggested Memory Configurations 21 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan 22 Installing the CPU 22 Insta...

Page 3: ...of IDE device settings 34 Memory 35 Standard CMOS Setup 33 3 2 Promise FastTrak100 RAID Configuration Utility 44 Technical Support 56 Returning Merchandise for Service 56 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 Advanced Chipset Features 37 Integrated Peripherals 38 Power Management Setup 39 PnP PCI Configuration 41 PC Health Status 41 Frequency Voltage Control 42 Set Supervisor Password Set User Passwor...

Page 4: ... your vendor dealer for replacements before continuing with the installation process Tiger 200T S2505T motherboard 34 pin floppy cable Tiger 200T user s manual Tyan driver CD 2 UltraDMA 100 66 33 IDE cables optional on some Tiger 200T models I O shield optional on some Tiger 200T models If you require a different I O shield solution please contact your chassis vendor ...

Page 5: ...rformance board is supported in an ATX form factor Some of the features included are onboard UltraDMA 100 66 33 support and optional Promise IDE RAID With I O and drive controller support onboard the five 32 bit PCI v2 2 slots and one ISA slot are free for numerous types of add on expansion cards The four 168 pin DIMM sockets can support up to 2GB of buffered or unbuffered PC100 SDRAM or up to 1 5...

Page 6: ...emory Supports both buffered unbuffered PC100 133 SDRAM Expansion Slots Chipset Information Hardware Monitoring Memory Integrated I O Processor Information Integrated PCI IDE Dual channel master mode Supports up to four Enhanced IDE devices Support for UltraDMA 100 66 33 IDE devices and ATAPI compliant devices Extra accessories can be purchased at the Tyan Online Store http www etyan com 8MB may b...

Page 7: ...o USB ports Two serial ports one parallel port Form Factor Award BIOS 2 or 4 Mbit Flash 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 4 Mbit BIOS may be available on some Tiger 200T models Check the Tyan website for updates http www tyan com Memory support dependent on operating system used ...

Page 8: ...se You might also want to wear a grounded wrist strap 2 Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board 3 Avoid touching motherboard components IC chips connectors and leads 4 Avoid touching pins of memory modules and chips 5 Place motherboard on a grounded surface or on the antistatic bag Having reviewed the precautions above the next step is to take the motherboard out...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...condary IDE FDD Connector ATX Power Connector USB Ports USB2 FAN6 J8 FAN3 ISA slot J9 Primary IDE JP11 CPU1 FAN3 Buzzer optional feature available on some Tiger 200T models Secondary RAID IDE Primary RAID IDE JP10 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 J7 Promise IDE RAID BIOS JP8 LAN ports CPU2 Serial Port B PJ2 FAN5 Four SDRAM Sockets J12 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 ATI RAGE XL J11 ...

Page 11: ...ashing your BIOS follow the instructions below By following this procedure you will erase your password and reset the CMOS Abbreviations Reset Rst Pwr Power 9 Rst Sw IR ground switch 7 8 10 VCC 12 14 11 13 15 16 Pwr Sw 5 3 4 6 1 2 HDD LED ground Pwr LED Slp LED Pwr LED switch ground no connect VCC no connect no connect 17 18 DRIVER no connect RX GND TX no connect default is 1 2 JP8 1 2 normal 2 3 ...

Page 12: ...ble the optional onboard IDE RAID feature 2 6 D Onboard VGA Enable Disable JP10 Jumper JP10 will allow you to enable or disable the optional onboard video features JP11 1 2 enable 2 3 disable default is 1 2 JP10 1 2 enable 2 3 disable default is 1 2 optional feature available on some Tiger 200T models ...

Page 13: ... FAN connectors are 12V at 1 2A Tyan takes no responsibility and will not be held liable for damage related to the misuse of these fan headers Specifications 12V Voltage Amperage 1 2A FAN 1 ground 2 12V 3 speed FAN1 CPU2 CPU1 FAN3 FAN2 FAN6 FAN5 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 RATIO 133x7 5 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 Freq 133x10 0 133x5 5 133x6 5 133x8 0 133x9 0 1 0BGHz 1 33GHz 733MHz 866MHz 1 06GHz 1 2GHz 933MHz 800EBMHz 1...

Page 14: ...ional USB cable Pinouts for USB2 are shown below Serial Port B Header RX DCD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DTR TX DSR GND CTS RTS NC KEY RI extra accessories can be purchased at the Tyan Online Store http www etyan com USB Connector USB2 if your chassis supports frontside USB cables it will usually come with those cables Check with your chassis vendor for details Tyan does not provide frontside USB cables ...

Page 15: ...d WOL is J9 2 6 J IDE RAID Connectors IDE3 IDE4 These headers can be used to connect the optional IDE RAID devices IDE3 is the Primary IDE RAID connector and IDE4 is the Secondary IDE RAID connector optional feature available on some Tiger 200T models IDE3 IDE4 J8 1 1 5VSB 2 GND 3 WOR Wake on Ring WOR J9 1 1 5VSB 2 GND 3 WOL Wake on LAN WOL ...

Page 16: ...uspend mode In this case you cannot turn the system off unless you shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds BIOS dependent feature 2 6 L 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 exe...

Page 17: ...Tiger 200T S2505T 17 2 6 M Flash Utility You can upgrade the BIOS of this motherboard by using the Flash Utility Check p 43 for details BIOS ...

Page 18: ... 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 screw mo...

Page 19: ...jumpers The motherboard supports up to 4GB of buffered or unbuffered PC100 or133 SDRAM Memory Installation Procedure Line your module up so that the pins fit into the socket There is only one way your DIMM can fit properly Make sure that the short row of pins is lined up with the short gap in the DIMM socket just as the long row of pins should line up with the long gap in the DIMM socket Insert th...

Page 20: ... fully pull the module straight out Place the DIMMs in an anti static bag as soon as you remove them to avoid static damage Buffered vs Unbuffered Memory The 168 pin DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules must be of the 3 3V PC100 PC133 variety The notch position 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 auto detected s...

Page 21: ...se make sure that you using SDRAM DIMMs DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 Up to 4GB at PC100 or PC133 combination 128MBx1 512MBx1 1024MBx1 0 0 128MBx1 256MBx1 256MB 512MB 256MBx 0 0 0 512MBx1 0 0 1024MB 0 512MBx1 1536MB 128MB 64MBx1 64MBx1 0 0 TOTAL 64MBx1 0 0 0 64MB 1024MBx1 1024MBx1 1024MBx1 1024MBx1 4096MB Memory support dependent on operating system used Check the Tyan website for updated details on...

Page 22: ...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 are tw...

Page 23: ...damage may occur to the CPU socket and or the CPU itself See the picture to the 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 Check with your cooling device vendor for more details about installation Installing Chassis Fans Alternatively if you wish to also install chassis fans for i...

Page 24: ... special 80 wire cable which has additional grounding wires This cable has been included with this mother board for your convenience The UltraDMA 100 66 cable is backwards compatible with UltraDMA 33 and legacy IDE HDDs BLUE end goes to IDE connector NOTE Only Tyan approved cables are recommended for this motherboard If you are using an existing configuration with older cables your system might no...

Page 25: ... you can only have 2 floppy drives con nected at any given time 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 enabled in the BIOS The cable or floppy drive may be faulty Try another cable or floppy drive to verify Usually signifies that the cable ...

Page 26: ...g 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 Before turning on the system make sure no cards are touching Check the PCI device specifications with the PC...

Page 27: ... details Connecting Serial and Parallel Ports The serial and parallel ports can be used to connect various devices such as a mouse or printer The con nectors can only be connected one way be sure and check the orientation of the connector before install ing it into the port Figure 2 3 PS 2 Mouse Port PS 2 Keyboard Port USB Ports Serial Port 1 Video Port NOTE When plugging in your keyboard and mous...

Page 28: ...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 This is the CLIP Figure 2 4a Figure 2 4b Shown on the right in Figure 2 4a is the 20 pin connector of the ATX power supply Note the clip in the image it will help you install the plug correctly 1 Step 2 Step Shown on the right in Figure 2 4b is the 20 pin...

Page 29: ...se back together you are done Installing a new motherboard may seem difficult but by following these directions you should have a fairly uneventful time installing our products If you do encounter problems your vendor dealer will be able to help you or you can consult one of our many technical support resources see p 55 ...

Page 30: ...e 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 return the motherboard for service RMA issues will not be handled via e mail by Tyan Tech Support Please refer to the URL l...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...have 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 o...

Page 33: ...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 34: ... input output is a method of transmitting data between devices that use the system s CPU as part of the data path There are 6 modes 5 with their own transmission speed and 1 auto mode To use modes 3 and 4 you must use an Enhanced IDE drive Default is Auto Access Mode 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...

Page 35: ...rrent 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 Cache Virus Warning Sets whether the BIOS ...

Page 36: ...ut 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 function related to multi processing capability Options are MPS 1 1 or MPS 1 4 Default is 1 1 MPS Version Control for OS If your OS requires this setting it can be altered from here Defa...

Page 37: ... Disabled USB Keyboard Support Setting this can compensate for speed differences between the CPU and PCI bus Default is Enabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer If Enabled every write transaction goes to write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus but non burstable trans actions do not Default is Enabled PCI Dynamic Buffering DRAM Clock DRAM Clock cycle timing Default is HOST CLK Memory H...

Page 38: ... W s per sector that the drive can support Default is Enabled Sets whether onboard floppy controller should be used Default is Enabled Sets logical COM port address and corresponding interrupt for 1st and 2nd serial ports IR is offered on 2nd port Default is Auto Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Sets whether COM port should be able to receive and transmit data simultaneously Default ...

Page 39: ...wait before CPU clock runs at slower speed to save power Default is Disabled Sets time that system should wait before suspending all devices except for CPU to save power Default is Disabled Sets type of suspend function to enable once the system enters suspend mode Default is S1 POS Sets power saving mode for video display Default is Suspend Off ACPI Suspend Type Video Off Option Reserved Default ...

Page 40: ...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 monitor each IRQ IRQs Activity Monitoring subscreen VGA Sets video activity as power management event Default is Off LPT COM Sets LPT and COM Serial Port activity as power management events Def...

Page 41: ...rces Sets DMAs PnP control statuses 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 Celsisus and Farenheit Current CPUFAN1 Speed Disp...

Page 42: ...r CONFIRM PASSWORD Type your new password again and the password will then be set Please note that entering a new pass word and then confirming it will clear any old password that you had depending on type of password 3 11 Exit BIOS Setup You have the ability to perform the following options either during setup or upon leaving setup Load Failsafe Defaults loads the minimal settings for all devices...

Page 43: ...llowed 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 Flash Utility Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for Always check to see if you have the newest BIOS available for your motherboard For Flash Utiliti...

Page 44: ... channels 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 ...

Page 45: ...Slave 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 ...

Page 46: ...stTrak100 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 existi...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...ct the 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 exi...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...h the more data the bus phone line or other electrical path can carry Greater bandwidth then also results in greater speed BBS BIOS Boot Specification is a feature within the BIOS that creates prioritizes and maintains a list of all Initial Program Load IPL devices and then stores that list in NVRAM IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS as well as provide the ability to return to ...

Page 51: ...ips 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 one bit after another Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time that is in pa...

Page 52: ...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 also makes some Baby AT and ATX Footprint boards Global timer onboard hardware time...

Page 53: ...s Mirroring see RAID NVRAM ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non Volatile RAM memory that holds its data without power DRAM in contrast is volatile OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers Compaq or IBM package other companies 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 ...

Page 54: ...using this method the data is stored redundantly also the multiple hard drives willl appear as a single drive to the operating system RAID level 0 is is known as striping where data is striped or overlapped across multiple hard drives but offers no fault tolerance RAID level 1 is known as mirroring which stores the data within at least two hard drives but does not stripe RAID level 1 also allows f...

Page 55: ...el UltraDMA is also called UltraATA Without the proper UltraDMA controller your system cannot take advantage of the higher data transmission 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 cha...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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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