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OPEN  

(Default) 

Allows PCI-X Bridge B to operate at up 
to 133MHz (For use with one PCI-X 
133 device)   

Tyan recommends using PCI-X Slot 
1 for 133Mhz support 

 

 

CLOSED 

Forces PCI 1 and PCI 2 operate at 
maximum PCI-X 100MHz (For use 
with more than one PCI-X device or 
multiple slot riser card)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

2.18 – Gigabit LAN_2 Front Panel LED Header (J73) and  

               Gigabit LAN_1 Front Panel LED Header (J75) 
 

Pin_4 : 

Green -

 

Pin_3 : 

Green +

 

Pin_2 : 

Yellow -

 

Pin_1

 

Pin_1 : 

 

 

 
J73 and J75 have the same pin 
configuration 

 
Green LED solid= 10Mb link 
Green LED flashing= 10Mb activity 
 
Yellow LED solid= 100Mb link 
Yellow  LED flashing= 100Mb 
activity 
 
Both LED Solid= Gigabit link 
Both LED flashing= Gigabit activity 

 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for S2880

Page 1: ...n Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation Broadcom is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and or its subsidiaries ATI and Rage XL are trademarks of ATI Corporation LSI Logic Fusion MPT T M and LSI are trademarks of LSI Logic Corportation Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to pri...

Page 2: ...peed Select J53 Page 19 2 18 Gigabit LAN_1 LAN_2 Front LED J73 J75 Page 19 2 19 Chassis Intrusion Connector J77 Page 20 2 20 SCSI Enable Disable Jumper J79 Page 20 2 21 VGA Enable Disable Jumper J85 Page 21 2 22 Front Panel Connector J86 Page 21 2 23 Gigabit LAN Enable Disable Jumper J87 Page 22 2 24 FAN3 Connector J88 Page 22 2 25 PCI X BridgeA Speed Select Jumper J92 Page 23 2 26 SCSI Zero Chann...

Page 3: ...ar Page 36 3 03 BIOS Main Menu Page 38 3 04 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 39 3 05 BIOS PCI PnP Menu Page 48 3 06 BIOS Boot Menu Page 50 3 07 BIOS Security Menu Page 42 3 08 BIOS Chipset Setting Menu Page 53 3 09 BIOS Power Menu Page 59 3 10 BIOS Exit Menu Page 63 Chapter 4 Diagnostics Page 64 Appendix Glossary Page 65 ...

Page 4: ...le 1x SATA Drive Power Adapter 1x Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE cable 1x Cable set 9 pin Serial and 25 pin Parallel 1x Thunder K8 user s manual 1x Thunder K8 Quick Reference guide 1x TYAN driver CD 1x LSI SCSI driver diskette if optional SCSI included 1x Promise SATA driver disk 1x I O shield with 2 LAN ports If any of these items are missing please contact your vendor dealer for replacement before continu...

Page 5: ...s supports up to 12GB four controlled by CPU1 and two on CPU2 Supports ECC type memory modules Supports PC2700 PC2100 PC1600 Registered DDR Expansion Slots 2 Independent PCI X buses from AMD 8131 Two 64 bit 133 100 66 33 MHz 3 3v PCI X slots Bridge B Two 64 bit 100 66 33 MHz 3 3v PCI X slots bridge A One legacy 32 bit 33MHz PCI slot 5v from AMD 8111 Total of five usable slots Integrated Enhanced I...

Page 6: ...rd and EMP I2 C serial multi master controllers and UARTs Built in IPMB connector Remote power on off and reset support IPMI over LAN BIOS AMIBIOS8 on 4Mbit LPC Flash ROM Supports ACPI 1 0b 2 0 Supports UCR Serial Console Redirect 48 bit LBA Support Supports PXE via Ethernet Supports device boot Form Factor Extended ATX footprint 13 x 12 330 2 x 304 8 mm EPS12V 24pin 8pin power connectors Serial o...

Page 7: ...d from the antistatic bag Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge i e power supply case For the safest conditions TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap 2 Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board or flex the board in any way 3 Avoid touching the motherboard components IC chips c...

Page 8: ...picture is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above picture The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard ...

Page 9: ...http www TYAN com 9 2 01 Block Diagram S2880 Thunder K8S Block Diagram ...

Page 10: ...tive of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram Jumper Legend OPEN Jumper OFF without jumper cover CLOSED Jumper ON with jumper cover To indicate the location of pin 1 To indicate the location of pin 1 ...

Page 11: ...sis Fan Connector Without speed control MAX 3 0A J39 PCI X Bridge A PCI 3 PCI 4 force PCI Mode Jumper Open PCI X mode Default Close PCI mode J42 COM2 Header See Section 2 15 for pinout J47 FAN4 Chassis Fan Connector With speed control MAX 2 0A J53 PCI X Bridge B PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI X Speed Select Jumper Open up to PCI X 133MHz Default Close PCI X 100MHz J73 Gigabit Ethernet LAN_2 Front Panel LED Heade...

Page 12: ...in_4 NC Pin_3 SMBUS_CLK Pin_2 GND Pin_1 SMBUS_DATA Use this connector to connect external SMBUS devices 2 04 Onboard SATA Enable Disable Jumper J5 OPEN Default To enable onboard dual channel SATA chip CLOSED To disable onboard dual channel SATA chip ...

Page 13: ...N com 13 2 05 CPU_2 Fan Connector J9 Max 2 0A fans supported with PWM fan control and fan speed reading 2 06 FAN 5 Chassis Fan Connector J10 Max 3 0A fans supported without PWM fan control without fan speed reading ...

Page 14: ...enable PS 2 keyboard CLOSED To disable PS 2 keyboard 2 08 Speaker Header J14 Pin_1 VCC Pin_2 N C no connect Pin_3 Buzzer Pin_1 Pin_4 Pin_4 Speaker Close Pin 3 and Pin 4 Default Enable onboard buzzer Open Pin 1 Pin 4 Disable onboard buzzer and can connect to chassis 1x4 speaker ...

Page 15: ... CMOS Jumper J34 Pin_3 Pin_1 Default Pin_3 Pin_1 Clear You can reset the CMOS settings by using this jumper if you have forgotten your system setup password or need to clear system BIOS setting Power off system and disconnect both power connectors from the motherboard Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3 for several seconds to Clear CMOS Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and Pin_2 default setting Re...

Page 16: ...TYAN com 16 2 11 FAN 2 Chassis Fan Connector J36 Max 2 0A fans supported with PWM fan control and fan speed reading 2 12 CPU_1 Fan Connector J37 Max 2 0A fans supported with PWM fan control and fan speed reading ...

Page 17: ...WM fan control without fan speed reading 2 14 PCI X Bridge A PCI 3 PCI 4 force PCI Mode Jumper J39 OPEN Default Allows PCI 3 and PCI 4 to operate in PCI X mode CLOSED To force PCI 3 and PCI 4 to operate in PCI compatible mode Close this jumper if the card you are using does not support PCI X ...

Page 18: ...a Set Ready RX Receive Data 3 4 RTS Request to Send TX Transfer Data 5 6 CTS Clear to Send DTR Data Terminal Ready 7 8 RI Ring Indicator GND Ground 9 10 NC KEY 2 16 FAN 1 Chassis Fan Connector J47 Max 2 0A fans supported with PWM fan control and fan speed reading 2 17 PCI X Bridge B PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI X Speed Select Jumper J53 ...

Page 19: ...use with more than one PCI X device or multiple slot riser card 2 18 Gigabit LAN_2 Front Panel LED Header J73 and Gigabit LAN_1 Front Panel LED Header J75 Pin_4 Green Pin_3 Green Pin_2 Yellow Pin_1 Pin_1 Yellow J73 and J75 have the same pin configuration Green LED solid 10Mb link Green LED flashing 10Mb activity Yellow LED solid 100Mb link Yellow LED flashing 100Mb activity Both LED Solid Gigabit ...

Page 20: ...or J77 Pin 1 Intrusion detection Pin 2 Intrusion detection For use with chassis that support this feature 2 20 Onboard SCSI Enable Disable Jumper J79 OPEN Default To enable onboard U320 dual channel SCSI CLOSED To disable onboard U320 dual channel SCSI ...

Page 21: ...XL Graphic chip CLOSED To disable onboard ATI Rage XL Graphic chip 2 22 Front Panel Connector J86 Functio n PIN PIN Function HDD LED 1 2 Power LED HDD LED 3 4 Power LED Reset SW 5 6 Power SW Reset SW 7 8 Power SW NC 9 10 SLEEP SW NC 11 12 SLEEP SW NC 13 14 NC NC 15 16 NC Chassis Intru 17 18 Chassis Intru ...

Page 22: ...ernet Enable Disable Jumper J87 OPEN Default To enable onboard Gigabit Ethernet Both ports CLOSED To disable onboard Gigabit Ethernet Both ports 2 24 FAN3 Chassis Fan Connector J88 Max 2 0A fans supported with PWM fan control and fan speed reading ...

Page 23: ...maximum 66MHz Note Due to the PCI X specifications it will be necessary to set this bus to 66MHz if a 133 100MHz PCI X card is added to this bus 2 26 SCSI Zero Channel RAID ZCR PCI Slot PCI X Slot4 This slot is capable of accepting the LSI Zero Channel RAID card Not confirmed at time of print 2 27 OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers These connectors and jumpers which are not listed are reserved fo...

Page 24: ...h with the socket Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place Your processor is installed Repeat these steps for the second processor if you are using two processors Take care when installing processors as they have very fragile connector pins below the processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly 2 29 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation After you are done installing th...

Page 25: ...st common material comes as a small pad attached to the heatsink at the time of purchase There should be a protective cover over the material Take care not to touch this material Simply remove the protective cover and place the heatsink on the processor The second type of interface material is usually packaged separately It is commonly referred to as thermal compound Simply apply a thin layer on t...

Page 26: ...Align plastic retention bracket screw hole with CPU back plate standoffs Tighten screws to secure plastic retention bracket Repeat for on other side DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN 2 After tightening screws secure metal clip to plastic retention bracket center tab Repeat for on other side of heatsink 3 After securing metal clip to plastic retention bracket center tab push down on plastic clip to lock plastic ...

Page 27: ... 2 Insert screw through metal clip BE SURE METAL CLIP IS LOCKED ONTO RETENTION FRAME TAB 3 Tighten screw through metal clip Repeat on other side DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN 2 32 Finishing Installing the Heatsink After you have finished installing the heatsink onto the processor and socket attach the end wire of the fan which should already be attached to the heatsink to the motherboard The following diagr...

Page 28: ...imply lay the motherboard inside the chassis and align the screw holes of the motherboard to the studs inside the case If there are any studs missing you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be securely installed Some chassis include plastic studs instead of metal Although the plastic studs are usable TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the moth...

Page 29: ...1 2 is not required when running dual CPU configuration At least ONE Registered DDR SDRAM module must be installed for the system to turn on and POST power on self test 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB Registered PC2700 PC2100 PC1600 DDR SDRAM memory modules are supported All installed memory will be automatically detected The Thunder K8 supports up to 12GB Not validated at the time of print subject ...

Page 30: ...ove the memory module simply push the latches outwards until the memory module pops up Then remove the module NOTE YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the motherboard before performing system hardware changes Otherwise you may damage the board and or expansion device 2 35 Attaching Drive Cables Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple These cables are keyed to only allow them to be conn...

Page 31: ...together The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects to the motherboard The other two connectors are used to connect to drives Note Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers If only using one device on a channel it must be set as Master for the BIOS to detect it TIP Pin 1 on the IDE cable usually designated by a colored wire faces the drive s power ...

Page 32: ...tion 3 SATA cable motherboard connector 4 SATA drive power adapter Floppy Drives Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives See the picture below for an example of a floppy cable Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on...

Page 33: ...own will necessarily appear on your motherboard Simply find the appropriate slot for your add in card and insert the card firmly Do not force any add in cards into any slots if they do not seat in place It is better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the add in card NOTE YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the motherboard before ...

Page 34: ...at speeds can support ALL SPEEDS 66MHz 33MHz 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz 133MHz 100MHz 66MHz Form Factor 1U 2U 2U 2U What kind of Gold Finger 3 3V and 5V 3 3V and 5V 3 3V and 5V 3 3V and 5V How many slots 1 3 2 3 What kinds of slots 5V 3 3V 3 3V 3 3V UPC Code 635872 007255 635872 006906 635872 007095 635872 008368 ...

Page 35: ...e EPS12V 8 pin power connector 2 Connect the EPS12V 24 pin power connector 3 Connect power cable to power supply to power outlet Make sure you have connected both connectors before attempting to apply power to the board 2 40 Finishing Up Congratulations on making it this far You re finished setting up the hardware aspect of your computer Before closing up your chassis make sure that all cables and...

Page 36: ...tem b Press Del during POST F4 on remote console to start BIOS setup utility BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit System Overview AMIBIOS Version 08 00 xx Build Date 4 01 2003 ID 0ABCF006 Processor Type AMD Opteron Model xxx Speed xxxx MHz Count x System Memory Size xxxx MB System Time 12 59 59 System Date 04 01 2003 Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field...

Page 37: ...d type represent the BIOS setup default 3 02 BIOS Legend Bar The chart describes the legend keys and their alternates Key Function F1 or Alt H General help window ESC Exit current menu ß à arrow keys Select a different menu or arrow keys Move cursor up down Tab or Shift Tab Cycle cursor up down Home or End Move cursor to top bottom of the window PgUp or PgDn Move cursor to next previous page F5 or...

Page 38: ...he left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit System Overview AMIBIOS Version 08 00 xx Build Date 4 01 2003 ID 0ABCF006 Processor Type AMD Opteron tm Model xxxx Speed xxxx MHz Count x System Memory Size xxxx MB System Time 12 59 59 System Date 04 01 2003 Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select ...

Page 39: ...Remote Access Configuration 4USB Configuration Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Description Advanced Settings IDE Configuration Menu Item Configures devices connected to AMD8111 IDE controller Floppy Configuration Menu Item Configures devices connected to the floppy controller Super...

Page 40: ...ld F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description IDE Configuration BOTH Primary Secondary Onboard PCI IDE Controller Disabled This setting determines whether the AMD 8111 primary and secondary IDE channels are activated Auto User ATAPI Removable CD ROM Primary Secondary Master Primary Secondary Slave None Auto To determine the IDE drive type by system BIOS User To set IDE drive typ...

Page 41: ... PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Floppy Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Floppy A 1 44 MB Floppy B 1 44 MB Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Floppy Configuration Enabled Onboard Floppy Controller Disabled Enables or Disables the Onboard Floppy C...

Page 42: ...ption Description Super I O Configuration 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port1 Address Disabled Sets the serial port 1 COM1 base I O address and an interrupt number Disabled turn off port 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address Disabled Sets the serial port 2 COM2 base I O address and an interrupt number Disabled turn off port 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Address Disabled...

Page 43: ...d Fan4 Speed CPU1 V_core CPU2 V_core CPU1 Vdimm CPU2 Vdimm 5V 3 3Vin 12Vin xx C xx F xx C xx F xx C xx F xx RPM xx RPM xx RPM xx RPM xx RPM xx RPM xx V xx V xx V xx V xx V xx V xx V Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Hardware Health Configuration CPU1 Temperature CP...

Page 44: ...scribed on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Event Log Control View Event Log Mark All Event Log as Read Event Log Statistics Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Event Log Control View Event Log View all unr...

Page 45: ...al Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Flow Control Hardware Post Boot Support Disabled Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Disabled Remote Access Serial Enables remote access to system through serial port ANSI Terminal Type VT100 Sets the type of terminal used for remote access ...

Page 46: ...port Auto USB ZIP Emulation Type Auto USB Beep Message Disabled Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Enabled USB Function Disabled Enables or Disables the USB 1 1 controller in the AMD8111 Auto Disabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables support for legacy USB devices...

Page 47: ...ield Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Device PCI Slots Configuration Enabled Onboard ATI Serial ATA LSI 1030R SCSI Gigabit Ethernet Disabled Allows user to enable or disable onboard ATI video Serial ATA controller LSI SCSI controller and Onboard Gigabit LAN individually Enabled PCI1 Slot 64bit Disabled Allows user to enable or disable device in PCI slo...

Page 48: ...ipset Power Exit PCI PnP Setting Plug Play OS No PCI Latency Timer 64 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Palette Snooping Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card Auto IRQ3 Available IRQ4 Available IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available DMA Channel_0 Available DMA Channel_1 Available DMA Channel_3 Available DMA Cha...

Page 49: ...onduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth Yes Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA No Allows or restricts the system from giving the VGA adapter an IRQ Disabled Palette Snooping Enabled This is the default setting and should not be changed unless the VGA card manufacturer requires Palette Snooping to be Enabled Available IRQ3 IRQ15 Reserved Allows user to reserve a spec...

Page 50: ...is screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration Use the up and down arrow á â keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Disabled Quiet Boot Disabled Quick Boot Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Boot up Number Lock On P...

Page 51: ...abled Allows user to choose status of PS 2 mouse support Fast Typematic Rate Slow Choose the speed at which keys are repeated Present System Keyboard Not Present Allows user to disable all system keyboards Disabled Parity Check Enabled Enables system parity check No Boot To OS 2 Yes Set this option to yes only if booting to OS 2 Enabled Wait for F1 If Error Disabled Allows user to disable the Pres...

Page 52: ...sor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Not Installed Supervisor Password Installed If the password has been set Installed displays If no ...

Page 53: ...idge Configuration 4 South Bridge Configuration Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 3 08 1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration Sub Menu This menu gives options for customizing memory Hypertransport settings Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow á â keys and pressing Enter The setting...

Page 54: ...guration Bank Interleaving Disabled Node Interleaving Disabled Burst Length Disabled Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Disabled Bank Interleaving Enabled Allows memory access to be spread across memory banks Disabled Node Interleaving Enabled Allows memory access t...

Page 55: ...L2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled Data Cache BG Scrub Disabled Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Enabled Master ECC Disabled Enables support on all nodes for ECC error checking and correction Disabled DRAM ECC Enabled Enables support on all banks for ECC error checking an...

Page 56: ...of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit IOMMU Configuration IOMMU Mode Disabled Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Disabled IOMMU Enabled IOMMU is supported for LINUX systems to convert 32bit IO addresses to 6...

Page 57: ...ange Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Enabled 2 0 SM Bus Controller Disabled Enables disables the SM Bus 2 0 controller in the AMD8111 I O Hub Auto Data CalComp Data HT Link 0 P Comp Mode CalComp Data Auto uses hardware compensation values Other values add to or subtract from hardware generated value Recommended setting is Auto Auto Data CalComp ...

Page 58: ...are compensation values Other values add to or subtract from hardware generated value Recommended setting is Auto Auto Data CalComp Data HT Link 0 N Comp Mode CalComp Data Auto uses hardware compensation values Other values add to or subtract from hardware generated value Recommended setting is Auto Auto Data CalComp Data HT Link 0 RZ Comp Mode CalComp Data Auto uses hardware compensation values O...

Page 59: ... PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Power Setting ACPI Aware O S 4Advanced ACPI Restore on AC Power Power Management APM 4 Global Timer Reload 4 Wakeup Events Power Button Mode Suspend Power Saving Type Restore AC Power Loss Manual Throttle Ratio Suspend Time Out Hard Disk Time Out Minute Green PC Monitor Power State Video Power Down Mode Hard Disk Power Down Mode Yes Stay Off Enabled On Off...

Page 60: ...rom where it left off C3 Allows the CPU to be put in a low power state In this state incoming interrupts wake the CPU Disabled Suspend Time Out 0 60 Specifies the length of time the system waits before it enters suspend mode Disabled Hard Disk Time Out Minute 0 15 Specifies the amount of time the hard disk drive can be inactive before the computer enters a power conserving state specified in the H...

Page 61: ...r Exit Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI 2 0 Support Yes ACPI APIC Support Enabled BIOS à AML ACPI table Enabled Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Yes ACPI 2 0 Support No Set this value to allow or prevent the system to be complaint with the ACPI 2 0 specification E...

Page 62: ...nitor IRQ 10 Ignore Monitor IRQ 11 Ignore Monitor IRQ 12 Ignore Monitor IRQ 13 Ignore Monitor IRQ 14 Monitor Monitor IRQ 15 Ignore Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field Tab Select Field F1 Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Ignore Monitor IRQ 3 15 Monitor When set to Monitor this option allows BIOS to monitor devices assig...

Page 63: ... option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS System will use the new settings to boot up Discard Changes and Exit Use this option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selections you have made are not stored into CMOS System will use the old settings to boot up Discard Changes Use this option to restore all new setup values that you have made ...

Page 64: ...ed Before contacting your vendor or Tyan Technical Support be sure that you note as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience Also be ready with information regarding add in cards drives and O S to speed the support process and come to a quicker solution 4 2 Flash Utility Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for For Flash Utilities BIOS downl...

Page 65: ...er electrical path can carry Greater bandwidth results in greater speed BBS BIOS Boot Specification 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 the BIOS if the OS load process fails At that point th...

Page 66: ...SIMMs and do not need to be installed in pairs DIMM bank sometimes called DIMM socket because the physical slot and the logical unit are the same That is one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket which is capable of acting as a memory bank DMA Direct Memory Access channels that are similar to IRQs DMA channels allow hardware devices like soundcards or keyboards to access the main memory without in...

Page 67: ...een your computer and another piece of hardware mouse keyboard etc IRQ Interrupt Request an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to the CPU The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU It is important that there is only one device hooked up to each IRQ line doubling up devices on IRQ lines can lock up your system Plug n Play operating...

Page 68: ...ata within at least two hard drives but does not stripe RAID level 1 also allows for faster access time and fault tolerance since either hard drive can be read at the same time RAID level 0 1 is both striping and mirroring providing fault tolerance striping and faster access all at the same time RAIDIOS RAID I O Steering Intel RAM Random Access Memory technically refers to a type of memory where a...

Page 69: ... possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive CPU pins The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket and a lever is pulled down This shifts the processor over and down guiding it into the board and locking it into place 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...

Page 70: ...r is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer on an experienced radio television technician for help Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio ...

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