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Feature 

Option 

Description 

CPU Configuration

 

Module Version 

AGESA Version 

Physical Count 

Logical Count 

Read only 

Displays information about CPU 

Revision 

Cache L1 

Cache L2 

Speed 

Current FSB Multiplier 

Maximum FSB Multiplier 

Able to change Freq. 

uCode Patch Level 

Read only 

Displays information about CPU 

Disabled

 

GART Error Reporting 

Enabled 

This option should remain disabled 
for normal operation.  The driver 
developer may enable it for the 
purpose of testing. 

Enabled

 

Microcode Update 

Disabled 

Enable CPU Microcode update 

Enabled

 

Secure Virtual Machine 
Mode 

Disabled 

Enable/disable Secure Virtual 
Machine Mode (SVM) 

 

Summary of Contents for S2925-E

Page 1: ...rk of Broadcom Corporation and or its subsidiaries XGI and XG20 are trademarks of XGI Corporation nVIDIA nForce are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation Notice Information contained in this document is fu...

Page 2: ...Page 25 2 10 Installing the Memory Page 26 2 11 Attaching Drive Cables Page 28 2 12 Installing Add In Cards Page 30 2 13 Connecting External Devices Page 32 2 14 Installing the Power Supply Page 33 2...

Page 3: ...x COM port cable 3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 1 x Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE cable 1 x Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE cable 1 x IEEE1394a Cable 1 x USB2 0 cable 1 x USB2 0 cable 1 x Tomc...

Page 4: ...4 http www tyan com NOTE...

Page 5: ...0 pin AM2 socket Supports AMD Opteron 1000 Dual core Quad core processor Supports AMD Dual Dynamic Power Split power plane Expansion Slots One 1 x16 PCI E connector for graphics One 1 x16 PCI E with x...

Page 6: ...S2925G2NR E only XGI XG20 PCI graphics controller 16MB Frame Buffer of video memory One 1 COM1 connector One 1 15 pin VGA port Three 3 audio jacks from bottom green line out blue line in pink MIC Stac...

Page 7: ...ard 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 recom...

Page 8: ...com 2 1 Board Image Tomcat n3400B S2925G2NR E This 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 th...

Page 9: ...ww tyan com Tomcat n3400B S2925A2NRF E This 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...

Page 10: ...10 http www tyan com 2 2 Block Diagram Tomcat n3400B S2925 E Block Diagram...

Page 11: ...11 http www tyan com 2 3 Board Parts Jumpers and Connectors Jumper Legend OPEN Jumper OFF without jumper cover CLOSED Jumper ON with jumper cover...

Page 12: ...Jumper J28 COM2 Header J24 J27 Front Panel USB2 0 Connector J25 Front Panel LAN1 LAN2 ID LED Header JP5 Clear CMOS Jumper JP4 VT6308 1394 Enable Disable Jumper J7 Front Audio Header J11 External CD in...

Page 13: ...13 http www tyan com J19 J21 J15 J11 J20 J22...

Page 14: ...external devices of IEEE 1394 J20 1394 1 J21 1394 2 J15 IPMB Pin Header 1 Use this header to connect to the IPMB device Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 IPMB DATA GND IPMB CLK NC J11 External CD in Header 1 U...

Page 15: ...15 http www tyan com JP1 JP9 J28 JP2 JP3 J13...

Page 16: ...efinitions to connect a port to COM2 MiTAC does not provide cable for this header It is designed for barebone use only Signal Pin Pin Signal DCD 1 2 DSR RXD 3 4 RTS TXD 5 6 CTS DTR 7 8 RI GND 9 10 Key...

Page 17: ...17 http www tyan com J24 J25 J27 JP5 J41...

Page 18: ...t panel dual color LEDs to indicate the speed of LAN1 LAN2 and ID LED JP5 Clear CMOS Jumper 1 3 Normal Default 3 1 Clear Use this jumper when you forgot your system setup password or need to clear sys...

Page 19: ...19 http www tyan com JP4 J11 J7 SATA5 SATA4 SATA2 SATA3 SATA0 SATA1 J10...

Page 20: ...Connectors 7 GND 6 RXP 5 RXN 4 GND 3 TXN 2 TXP 7 1 1 GND Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via the Serial ATA cable You may use any two of the six Serial ATA ports to have the support of RAID 0...

Page 21: ...not be an exact representation of the processor you have Step 1 Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90 o or as far back as possible to the socket Step 2 Align the processor with th...

Page 22: ...the installation of the heatsink retention bracket and heatsink Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many different manufacturers a lot of them have their own methods of...

Page 23: ...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...

Page 24: ...on bracket screw holes with CPU back plate standoffs Tighten screws to secure plastic retention bracket Repeat for the other side DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN 2 After tightening screws secure metal clip to pla...

Page 25: ...wing diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard Once you have finished installing all the fans you can connect your drives hard drives CD ROM drives etc to your motherboard CPU VRD H...

Page 26: ...ply 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...

Page 27: ...ory modules All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or settings need changing The Tomcat n3400B S2925 E supports up to 8GB of memory Notes Standard DDR memory modules are no...

Page 28: ...Press the locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration 2 Align the memory module with the socket The memory module is keyed to fit only one way in the socket 3 Seat the module f...

Page 29: ...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 properl...

Page 30: ...xample 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...

Page 31: ...d 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 c...

Page 32: ...details S2925G2NR E S2925A2NRF E NOTE Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but software may be required to complete the installation PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Serial Port USB x...

Page 33: ...w 1000 Mbps Active Blinking Green Yellow No Link Off Off 2 14 Installing the Power Supply There are two power connectors on your Tomcat n3400B S2925 E The Tomcat n3400B S2925 E requires that you have...

Page 34: ...operly 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 experi...

Page 35: ...t the time of print and are subject to change and therefore may not match exactly what is displayed on screen This section describes the BIOS setup program The setup program lets you modify basic conf...

Page 36: ...s ESC 3 5 In Case of Problems If you have trouble booting your computer after making and saving the changes with the BIOS setup program you can restart the computer by holding the power button down un...

Page 37: ...is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview AMIBIOS Version 08 00 xx Build Date 08 31 05 ID 0AAA...

Page 38: ...tion Event Log Configuration Hardware Health Configuration Remote Access Configuration USB Configuration AMD PowerNow Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration Options for CPU Select Screen Select I...

Page 39: ...llowing pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit CPU Configuration Module Version XX XX AGESA Version XXXXXX Physical Count X Logical Count X Dual Core AMD Opteron tm...

Page 40: ...lier Maximum FSB Multiplier Able to change Freq uCode Patch Level Read only Displays information about CPU Disabled GART Error Reporting Enabled This option should remain disabled for normal operation...

Page 41: ...5 1500MHz x8 0 1600MHz x8 5 1700MHz x9 0 1800MHz X9 5 1900MHz x10 0 2000MHz x10 5 2100MHz Processor Frequency Multiplier x11 0 2200MHz Select processor frequency multiplier BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad...

Page 42: ...n com 1 350V 1 325V 1 300V 1 275V 1 250V 1 225V 1 200V 1 175V 1 150V 1 125V 1 100V 1 075V 1 050V 1 025V 1 000V 0 975V 0 950V 0 925V 0 900V 0 875V 0 850V 0 825V 0 800V Processor Voltage Auto Select pro...

Page 43: ...Disk Write Protect IDE Detect Time Out Sec Enabled Device 0 1 2 Disabled 35 While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices...

Page 44: ...enabled disabled RAID mode for each ATA channel BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit RAID Setup nVidia RAID Function Disabled While entering setup BIOS auto detects the...

Page 45: ...e if the device supports it and the device is not already formatted with LBA Mode disabled Disabled Disabled LBA Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Disabled Disabled The Data transfer from and to t...

Page 46: ...formatted with LBA Mode disabled Disabled Disabled LBA Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Disabled Disabled The Data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Auto The Data transf...

Page 47: ...Boot Security Chipset Exit Floppy Configuration Floppy A 1 44MB 31 2 Floppy B Disabled Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help...

Page 48: ...xit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Configure SCH5017 Super IO Chipset Disabled Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Allow BIOS to enable or disable the floppy controller 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 S...

Page 49: ...description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen The settings are described on this page The screen is shown below BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipse...

Page 50: ...epost Video on S3 Resume Auto No Enable ACPI Configuration settings Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description General ACPI Configura...

Page 51: ...v2 0 ACPI Version Features ACPI v1 0 Set this value to allow or prevent the system to be complaint with the ACPI 2 0 specification Enabled ACPI APIC Support Disabled This option allows you to define w...

Page 52: ...ed PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit MCP55 ACPI HPET TABLE Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Chipset ACPI Configur...

Page 53: ...0 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description APM Configuration Disabled Resume On PME Enabled Disable Enable PME to generate a wake event Disabled Resume On PCIE Wake Enabled Disable Enable PME...

Page 54: ...re described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Event Logging details View Event Log Mark All Events as Read Clear Event Log View all unread eve...

Page 55: ...et Exit Hardware Health Configuration H W Health Function FAN Select Auto FAN Power Control PWM Minimal Duty Cycle FAN Fail LED Indicator Hardware Health Event Monitoring Enabled 3Pin FAN Disabled 30...

Page 56: ...Duty Cycle 30 Duty Cycle PWM Minimal Duty Cycle 0 Duty Cycle Configure PWM minimal duty cycle Enabled Auto FAN Power Control Disabled FAN power duty cycle is auto dynamic programmed in selected tempe...

Page 57: ...lect 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 Exit Board Voltages Event Monitoring Vdimm Vcore 3 3...

Page 58: ...l Type VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Delay Disabled COM1 3F8h 4 115200 8 n 1 None Always ANSI Enabled No Delay Select remote access type Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 Gen...

Page 59: ...ys Redirection is always active Some OSs may not work if set to Always ANSI VT100 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Select the target terminal type Enabled VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Enable VT UTF8 Combin...

Page 60: ...Devices Enabled None Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables USB host controllers Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Sav...

Page 61: ...us 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 Exit AMD PowerNow Configuration Powe...

Page 62: ...ontroller USB 2 0 Controller LAN1 LAN2 Onboard LAN OPROM Enabled PCI Express PCI Disabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Enabled Select remote access type Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General...

Page 63: ...ted option The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARING Setting wrong values in below sections...

Page 64: ...alues every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth Values in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Absent PCI Bus Scan O...

Page 65: ...options for the Boot Settings Configuration Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PC...

Page 66: ...ards to be displayed during quiet boot On Boot up Num Lock Off Selects Power on state for Numlock Enabled Disabled PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Selects support for PS 2 Mouse Enabled Keyboard Error Report...

Page 67: ...Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device xx xxx xxxxx xxx xx xxx xxxxx xxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corre...

Page 68: ...ot Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Install or change the password Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and E...

Page 69: ...Tunnel is available in the PCI X Configuration Menu Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow keys and pressing Enter The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main...

Page 70: ...M Timing Configuration IOMMU Option Menu Alternate VID Auto Memory CLK CAS latency Tcl RAS CAS Delay Trcd Row Precharge Time Trp Min Active RAS Tras RAS RAS Delay Trrd Row Cycle Trc XXX MHz XX XX CLK...

Page 71: ...lect the number of clock cycles allotted for the RAS pulse width according to DRAM specifications The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Row Precharge Time Trp Read only This item c...

Page 72: ...f the standard values Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Memory Configuration Disabled Bank Interleaving Auto Enable Bank Mem...

Page 73: ...rect memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description ECC Configuration Disabled B...

Page 74: ...DRAM scrubbing corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Doing this while memory is not being used improves performance Note When AMD s node interleave feature is enabled BIOS will force DRAM...

Page 75: ...tp www tyan com Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us L2 L3 Cache BG Scrub 655 4us Allows the L2 L3 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while...

Page 76: ...ory Clock Mode DRAM Timing Mode Auto Auto Auto Limit Manual Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description DRAM Timing Configuration Auto...

Page 77: ...isable altogether Some OSes require valid GART for proper operation If AGP is present select appropriate option to ensure proper AGP operation Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F...

Page 78: ...Use this 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 set...

Page 79: ...or is a memory error 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 inform...

Page 80: ...T1ChHandlerBlock 08 Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 0A Initializes the 804...

Page 81: ...e and write contents of ESCD in NVRam 84 Log errors encountered during POST 85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested 8C Late POST in...

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Page 83: ...AGP card Network card or SCSI card SMDC does not require any hardware specific driver As long as a standby power comes into the system SMDC will begin looking after the system TYAN SMDC provides dive...

Page 84: ...C will continue to function even if the system is not powered on How SMDC and TSO Work The brief descriptions below will help explain how these items function Agent a system with SMDC installed The SM...

Page 85: ...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...

Page 86: ...n 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 tec...

Page 87: ...ols 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 th...

Page 88: ...t to the faster primary cache and then when the primary cache is full to the slower secondary cache PnP Plug n Play a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry Plug n Play devices requ...

Page 89: ...usses SISL SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic LSI only on LSI SCSI boards Sleep Suspend mode in this mode all devices except the CPU shut down SDRAM Static RAM unlike DRAM this type of RAM does not need to...

Page 90: ...allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip thus lowering cost of RAID solution ZIF Socket Zero Insertion Force socket these sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive...

Page 91: ...oes 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...

Page 92: ...egulations Cet appareil est conforme aux norms de Classe B d interference radio tel que specifie par le Ministere Canadien des Communications dans les reglements d ineteference radio Notice for Europe...

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