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Chapter 2: Board Installation 

 

Precaution:

 The Thunder K8SR supports EPS12V/SSI type power supplies 

(24pin + 8pin) and will not operate with any other types. For proper power 
supply installation procedures see page 26. 
 

DO NOT

 

USE 

ATX 2.x or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the 

board and void your warranty.

  

 

 
 

How to install our products right… the first time 

 
The first thing you should do is read this user’s manual. It contains important 
information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some 
precautions you should take when installing your motherboard: 
 

(1)  Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard 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, connectors, 

memory modules, and leads. 

(4)  Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the 

antistatic bag that the board was shipped in. 

(5)  Inspect the board for damage. 

 

The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into 
your chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and 
cables. 

 
 

NOTE 

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN 

DAMAGED 

Summary of Contents for S2881

Page 1: ...marks of IBM Corporation 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 Adaptec is a trademark of Adaptec Inc Silicon Image SATALink are trademarks of Silicon Image Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and has been reviewed...

Page 2: ...DIAGRAM 9 2 02 BOARD PARTS JUMPERS AND CONNECTORS 10 2 03 FAN CONNECTORS AND HARDWARE MONITORING 15 2 04 INSTALLING THE PROCESSOR S 17 2 05 INSTALLING MOTHERBOARD IN CHASSIS 20 2 06 INSTALLING THE MEMORY 20 2 07 ATTACHING DRIVE CABLES 23 2 08 INSTALLING ADD IN CARDS 24 2 09 CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES 25 CHAPTER 3 BIOS 28 3 00 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 28 3 01 BIOS MAIN MENU 30 ...

Page 3: ...CED MENU 31 3 03 BIOS PCI PNP MENU 42 3 04 BIOS BOOT MENU 44 3 05 BIOS SECURITY MENU 46 3 06 BIOS CHIPSET SETTING MENU 47 3 07 POWER MENU 52 3 08 BIOS EXIT MENU 56 CHAPTER 4 DIAGNOSTICS 57 APPENDIX I GLOSSARY 58 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 63 ...

Page 4: ...the installation process 1 x Thunder K8SR motherboard 1 x 34 Pin floppy drive cable 2 x SATA Data Cable 1 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 1 x Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE cable 1 x Thunder K8SR user s manual 1 x Thunder K8SR Quick Reference guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x Silicon Image SATARAID driver disk 1 x Silicon Image SATALink IDE driver disk 1 x ADAPTEC SCSI driver disk 1 x I O shield 2 x CPU Retention Fra...

Page 5: ...CI X Tunnel AMD 8111 I O Hub Winbond W83627HF Super I O Memory 128 bit DDR dual channel memory bus Eight DIMM sockets four per CPU Supports up to 16GB of DDR RAM Requires registered RAM Supports ECC or non ECC Supports DDR400 333 or 266 Integrated I O One floppy two serial one pin header one DB 9 connector one parallel port pin header PS 2 KB mouse connectors Total four USB 1 1 connections two rea...

Page 6: ... boot 48 bit LBA Support Form Factor SSI EEB v3 0 footprint 13 x12 330 2x304 8 mm EPS12V SSI 2 0 24pin 8pin Universal power connector Serial one and VGA one connectors Stacked USB 1 1 two connectors Stacked PS 2 KB Mouse connectors Two side by side RJ 45 LAN connectors with LED Software Specifications OS Operating System Support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 SuSE Server 8 x for AMD 64 Red ...

Page 7: ...ore removing your motherboard 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 mothe...

Page 8: ...cture 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: ... Upper 64 bit Upper 64 bit Lower 64 bit 128 BitDualChannel 128 BitDualChannel PCI X 8131 PCI X Slot 2 Broadcom 5704C PCI X Slot 1 ATA 133 EIDE x2 USB 1 1 front rear BIOS EEPROM ADT 7463 Hardware Monitor ATI RageXL SATA 3114 1 2 3 4 Floppy PS 2 Serial Parallel PCIBus 32bit 33MHz SMBUS LPC BUS PCI X BUS B PCI X BUS A Adaptec AIC7902 SODIMM ZCR Super I O ...

Page 10: ...esentative 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 Key Pin Missing pin to indicate proper orientation ...

Page 11: ...onnect external SMBUS devices Pin1 SMB_DATA Pin2 GND Pin3 SMBUS_CLK Pin4 NC J14 Onboard Buzzer Speaker header Close Pin 3 and 4 Default Onboard Buzzer Enabled Open Pin 3 and 4 Disable onboard buzzer or connect to chassis speaker J14 J76 J34 J53 J42 J25 J73 J75 J4 ...

Page 12: ...er on system NOTE If you do not disconnect the power connectors from the motherboard the CMOS may not clear completely J42 COM2 Header Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2 Signal Pin Pin Signal Data Carrier Detect 1 2 Data Set Ready Receive Data 3 4 Request to Send Transfer Data 5 6 Clear to Send Data Terminal Ready 7 8 Ring Indicator Ground 9 10 NC KEY J53 PCI X Slot 1 Bus Speed Ov...

Page 13: ...J77 INTR Chassis Intrusion Header Active Low this header connects ADT7463 pin76 PIN1 Case Open PIN2 GND J85 ATI Video disable Open Default Enable onboard video Closed Disable onboard video J85 J86 J92 J111 J87 J77 J102 ...

Page 14: ...ult Allows PCI X slot 2 to operate at up to 100MHz Closed Force PCI X slot 2 to operate in at a maximum 66MHz Note This jumper affects integrated Ethernet and SCSI on the same bus J102 SATA Serial ATA Controller Disable Open Default Enable onboard SATA Controller Closed Disable onboard SATA Controller J111 SCSI Controller Disable optional Open Default Enable onboard SCSI Controller Closed Disable ...

Page 15: ...stem fan headers use the same pinout listed on the right FAN1 J10 Direct 12V from power supply No power control and tachometer monitor FAN2 J36 Fan power control ADT7463A pin10 Fan tachometer monitor ADT7463A pin12 FAN3 J37 FAN1 FAN2 FAN5 FAN3 FAN6 FAN4 FAN7 FAN8 FAN9 ...

Page 16: ...hometer monitor ADT7463A pin9 CPU Temperature Monitoring CPU 1 ADT7463A pin15 and16 with processor differential thermal output CPU 2 ADT7463A pin17 and 18 with processor differential thermal output CPU1 area W83627HF AW pin104 with R1794 10K thermistor CPU2 area W83627HF AW pin103 with R1792 10K thermistor CPU VRM area W83627HF AW pin102 with R1793 10K thermistor Voltage Monitoring 12V ADT7463A pi...

Page 17: ...e to the socket Align the processor with the socket There are keyed pins underneath the processor to ensure that the processor s installed correctly Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until the processor sits flush 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 ...

Page 18: ...ection for specific instructions on how to install mounting bracket Thermal Interface Material There are two types of thermal interface materials designed for use with the AMD Opteron processor The most 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 pro...

Page 19: ...cket 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 clip to side tab Type B SCREW RETENTION TYPE HEATSINK 1 2 3 1 Align the heatsink retention frame screw hole with back plate assembly standoffs Place heatsink inside retention bracket Place metal clip over retention frame tab 2 Insert scr...

Page 20: ... Some rackmount chassis come with preinstalled standoffs Check the chassis thoroughly to ensure all standoffs match the mounting hole pattern NOTE Be sure to use all of the mounting holes available Do not overtighten the screws as this can damage the motherboard 2 06 Installing the Memory Before attempting to install any memory make sure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard ...

Page 21: ...256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB Registered DDR400 333 266 SDRAM memory modules are supported The Thunder K8SR supports up to 16GB with two CPU s installed 2GB Registered DDR333 400modules not available at time of print DDR400 supported on Opteron 246 and higher Memory Configuration Chart Note X indicates a populated DIMM Slot CPU0 DIMM A1 CPU0 DIMM A2 CPU0 DIMM B1 CPU0 DIMM B2 CPU1 DIMM A1 CPU1 DIMM A2 CP...

Page 22: ... the memory modules are firmly seated in the slot two latches on either side will close and secure the module into the slot Sometimes you may need to close the latches yourself To remove 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 chan...

Page 23: ...e on a channel it should be set as Master The maximum supported length of an IDE cable is 18 The Thunder K8SR is also equipped with four Serial ATA SATA channels There are no Master Slave jumpers on SATA drives Tyan has supplied two SATA cables and one SATA power adapter If you are in need of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase The following pictures illustrate how...

Page 24: ...ard and void your warranty The AGP slot supports AGPPRO 1 5v 4x 8x AGP cards only PCI Interrupt Routing Table Slot or Device IDSEL Bus INTA INTB INTC INTD PCI Slot 1 AD19 PCIX B INTA INTB INTC INTD PCI Slot 2 AD24 PCIX A INTD INTA INTB INTC SODIMM ZCR AD23 PCIX A INTC Onboard SCSI AD26 PCIX A INTA INTB Onboard GB LAN AD25 PCIX A INTA INTB Onboard SATA AD21 PCI Bus0 INTB Onboard ATI AD22 PCI Bus0 I...

Page 25: ...oard is an easy task The standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards mice and printer cables The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board PS 2 Mouse PS 2 KB USB 1 1 Gigabit Ethernet Serial Port Gigabit Ethernet Integrated video ...

Page 26: ...oard and or CPU s Disconnect power supply from electrical outlet Connect the EPS12V 8 pin power connector Connect the EPS12V 24 pin power connector Connect power cable to power supply to power outlet Make sure you have connected both connectors before attempting to apply power to the board SSI Main Power 24 pin Chipset Components 3 3V 12 24 GND 12V2 11 23 5V 12V2 10 22 5V 5VSB 9 21 5V PWR OK 8 20 ...

Page 27: ...perly especially IDE cables and most importantly jumpers You may have difficulty powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are not set correctly In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty you can find help by asking your vendor for assistance If they are not available for assistance please find setup information and documentation online at our website or by calling your...

Page 28: ...ss 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 08 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 08 01 2003 Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or ...

Page 29: ...present the BIOS setup default 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 Å Æ 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 Select the pr...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...ion Remote Access Configuration USB 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 IDE Configuration Menu Item Configures devices connected to AMD8111 IDE controller Floppy Configuration Menu Item Configures devices connected to the floppy controller Super I O Configurat...

Page 32: ...Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller Both Primary IDE Master xxxx Primary IDE Slave xxxx Secondary IDE Master xxxx Secondary IDE Slave xxxx Hard Disk Write Protect Disable IDE Detect Time Out Sec xx ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host Device Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT_TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Change Field...

Page 33: ...y system BIOS User To set IDE drive type by user ATAPI Removable Read write media e g IDE ZIP CD ROM Readable CD ROM drive Disabled Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect This option protects the first sector of the IDE HDD from being written 35 0 IDE Detect Time Out Sec Configure the time in Seconds before the BIOS times out on detecting an IDE Device Host Device ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host Device...

Page 34: ...d PCI 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 Enabled Onboard Floppy Controller Disabled Enables or Disables the Onboard Floppy Controller Disabl...

Page 35: ... 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 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 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address Disabled Sets the serial port 2 C...

Page 36: ...d Minus keys to change the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Hardware Health Configuration CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU1 Fan Speed CPU2 Fan Speed Fan1 Speed Fan2 Speed Fan3 Speed Fan4 Speed CPU1 V_core CPU2 V_core CPU1 Vdimm CPU2 Vdimm 5V 3 3Vin 12Vin x...

Page 37: ...splays CPU Ambient System Temperatures CPU1 Fan Speed CPU2 Fan Speed Fan1 Speed Fan2 Speed Fan3 Speed Fan4 Speed Displays speed of fans connected to appropriate Fan headers CPU1 V_core CPU2 V_core CPU1 DIMM Voltage CPU2 DIMM Voltage 5V 3 3Vin 3 3VSB 12V Displays Voltage for CPU memory other devices ...

Page 38: ... described 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 View Event Log View all unread events on t...

Page 39: ...t 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 COM1 S...

Page 40: ...uto 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 such ...

Page 41: ...n ROM Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 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 Enabled Onboard Serial ATA Gigabit Ethernet Disabled Allows user to enable or disable onboard ATI video Serial ATA controller LSI SCSI controller and Onb...

Page 42: ...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 Channel_5 Available DMA Channel_6 Available DMA Channel_7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled...

Page 43: ...I 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 specific IRQ for a legacy device Note most hardware devices OS used do not support manual assigned Available ...

Page 44: ...select options for the Boot Settings Configuration Use the up and down arrow Ç È 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 Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Boot up Number Lock On PS 2 M...

Page 45: ...led Allows user to choose status of PS 2 mouse support Fast Typematic Rate Slow Choose the speed at which keys are repeated Presen 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 Press F...

Page 46: ... Chipset Power Exit Security Setting Supervisor 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 pas...

Page 47: ...SB Additional configuration for the AMD8131 PCI X Tunnel is available in the PCI X Configuration Menu Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow Ç È keys and pressing Enter The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Chipset Setting North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration PCI X Configuration Use ENT...

Page 48: ...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 Memory Configuration Sub Menu This menu has options for memory speed latency Use the up and down arrow Ç È 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 Chipse...

Page 49: ...ted option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit ECC Configuration Master ECC Enabled DRAM ECC Disabled 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...

Page 50: ...ield 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 Data H...

Page 51: ...SC Exit Feature Option Description 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 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...

Page 52: ...of the screen The settings are described on this page The screen is shown below BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Power Setting ACPI Aware O S Advanced ACPI Restore on AC Power Power Management APM Global Timer Reload Wakeup Events Power Button Mode Suspend Power Saving Type Restore AC Power Loss Manual Throttle Ratio Suspend Time Out Hard Disk Time Out Minu...

Page 53: ...m 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 Hard Disk Time Out Minute Disabled 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 Har...

Page 54: ... Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI 2 0 Support Yes ACPI APIC Support Enabled BIOS Æ 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 Enabled...

Page 55: ...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 assigned to...

Page 56: ...ption 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 bu...

Page 57: ... 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 downloa...

Page 58: ... 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 more data the bus phone line or other 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 d...

Page 59: ...ta 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 parallel form eight bits at the same time DDR Double Data Rate a technology designed to double the clock speed of the memory It activates output on both the rising and falling ...

Page 60: ...s are the AT and ATX Global timer onboard hardware timer such as the Real Time Clock RTC HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive a type of fixed drive H SYNC controls the horizontal synchronization properties of the monitor HyperTransport TM a high speed low latency scalable point to point link for interconnecting ICs on boards It can be significantly faster than a PCI bus for an equivalent number of pins ...

Page 61: ...channels do not PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU PCI to PCI bridge allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot Pipeline burst SRAM a fast secondary cache It is used as a secondary cache because SRAM is slower than SDRAM but usually larger Data is cached first to the faster primary cache and then when the primary cache is full to the slo...

Page 62: ...DRAM cuts down on the delays associated with non synchronous RAM which must close one address bank before opening the next Serial port 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 SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic SISL Architecture that allows a RAID cont...

Page 63: ...near you you can bring your system to them to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself which can have expensive consequences Help Resources 1 See the beep codes section of this manual 2 See the TYAN website for FAQ s bulletins driver updates and other information http www tyan com 3 Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN 4 Check the TYAN user group alt comp periphs mainbo...

Page 64: ...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 interference as specified in the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations Cet appareil est conforme aux norms de Classe B d interference radio tel que specifie par le Ministere C...

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