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S8232 

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Summary of Contents for S8232

Page 1: ...rks of Microsoft Corporation Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation Notice Information contained in this document is furnished by MiTAC International Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing MiTAC assumes no liability whatsoever and disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and or use of TYAN products including liability o...

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Page 3: ...terial 31 2 6 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 32 2 7 Installing the Memory 34 2 8 Attaching Drive Cables 37 2 9 Installing Add In Cards 38 2 10 Connecting External Devices 39 2 11 Installing the Power Supply 40 2 12 Finishing Up 42 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 43 3 1 About the BIOS 43 3 2 Main Menu 45 3 3 Advanced Menu 46 3 4 PCI PnP Menu 69 3 5 Boot Menu 71 3 6 Security Menu 73 3 7 Chipset Menu...

Page 4: ...he retail motherboard package should contain the following 1x S8232 Motherboard 6 x Serial ATA Cable 1 x USB2 0 cable 1 x S8232 User s manual 1 x S8232 Quick reference guide 1 x TYAN Driver CD 1 x I O shield 2 x mini SAS Cable for S8232WGM4NR S8232WAG2NRF LE only ...

Page 5: ...ts for today s IT environments Remember to visit the TYAN website at http www tyan com There you can find all the information on all TYAN products as well as all the supporting documentation FAQs Drivers and BIOS upgrades 1 2 Hardware Specifications TYAN S8232 S8232WGM4NR Supported CPU Series AMD 45nm 8 Core 12 Core Opteron 6100 Series Processors Magny Cours HT3 0 support 12MB L3 per socket Socket...

Page 6: ...ond W83795G Voltage Monitors voltage for CPU memory chipset power supply Fan Total 8 4 pin headers Temperature Monitors temperature for CPU system environment LED Fan fail LED indicator Over temperature warning indicator Fan PSU fail LED indicator System Monitoring Others Watchdog timer support Onboard Chipset Onboard Aspeed AST2050 AST2050 IPMI Feature IPMI 2 0 compliant baseboard management cont...

Page 7: ... Cours HT3 0 support 12MB L3 per socket Socket Type Q ty G34 2 Average CPU Power ACP wattage Up to 105W Processor System Bus Up to 6 4 GT s Hyper Transport link support Chipset AMD 2 SR5690 SP5100 Chipset Super I O Winbond W83627 Supported DIMM Qty 12 12 DIMM slots DIMM Type Speed U RDDR3 LV RDDR3 800 1066 1333 MHz Capacity Up to 256GB RDIMM 64GB UDIMM Memory channel 4 Channels per CPU Memory Memo...

Page 8: ... AST2050 AST2050 IPMI Feature IPMI 2 0 compliant baseboard management controller BMC USB 2 0 virtual hub BIOS update Server Management AST2050 iKVM Feature 24 bit high quality video compression Dual 10 100 Mb s MAC interfaces Brand ROM size AMI 4MB BIOS Feature Plug and Play PnP PCI2 3 WfM2 0 SMBIOS2 3 PXE boot ACPI 2 0 power management Power on mode after power recovery User configurable H W moni...

Page 9: ...ls per CPU Memory Memory voltage 1 5V or 1 35V PCI E 2 PCI E Gen 2 x16 slots Expansion Slots PCI 1 PCI 32 bit slot Port Q ty 2 LAN Controller Intel 82576EB Connector 2 Mini SAS connectors 2x 4 in 1 connectors Controller LSI SAS2008 Speed 6 0 Gb s SAS RAID RAID 0 1 1E 10 LSI Integrated RAID Connector 6 SATA Controller AMD SP5100 Speed 3 0 Gb s Storage SATA RAID RAID 0 1 10 5 Promise Integrated Soft...

Page 10: ...Feature Plug and Play PnP PCI2 3 WfM2 0 SMBIOS2 3 PXE boot ACPI 2 0 power management Power on mode after power recovery User configurable H W monitoring Form Factor MEB Physical Dimension Board Dimension 13 x 16 330 x 406mm Operating System OS supported list Please visit our Web site for the latest update FCC DoC Class A Regulation CE DoC Yes Operating Temp 10 C 35 C 50 F 95 F Non operating Temp 4...

Page 11: ...n 2 x16 slots Expansion Slots PCI 1 PCI 32 bit slot Port Q ty 2 LAN Controller Intel 82576EB Connector 6 SATA Controller AMD SP5100 Speed 3 0 Gb s Storage SATA RAID RAID 0 1 10 5 Promise Integrated Software RAID Connector type D Sub 15 pin Resolution 1600x1200 60Hz Graphic Chipset Aspeed AST1100 Chipset Realtek ALC262 Audio Feature High Definition Audio Port Q ty 2 FireWire Chipset VIA VT6308 USB ...

Page 12: ...6 330 x 406mm Operating System OS supported list Please visit our Web site for the latest update FCC DoC Class A Regulation CE DoC Yes Operating Temp 10 C 35 C 50 F 95 F Non operating Temp 40 C 70 C 40 F 158 F Operating Environment In Non operating Humidity 90 non condensing at 35 C RoHS RoHS 6 6 Complaint Yes Motherboard 1 S8232 Motherboard Manual 1 User s manual 1 Quick Ref Guide Installation CD...

Page 13: ...touch a safely grounded object to release static charge i e power supply case For the safest conditions MiTAC 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...

Page 14: ...http www tyan com 14 2 1 Board Image This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may not look exactly like the above picture ...

Page 15: ...http www tyan com 15 2 2 Block Diagram S8232 Block Diagram ...

Page 16: ... of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram But for the DIMM number please refer to the above placement for memory installation For the latest board revision please visit our web site at http www tyan com ...

Page 17: ...Front Panel Header J71 2x10 pin Fan Connector Barebones use only J72 Clear CMOS Jumper J75 SAS Enable Disable Jumper J78 VGA Enable Disable Jumper J81 J82 LAN3 LAN4 FP LED Headers J83 Chassis Intrusion Header J84 ID LED Header J85 FP Audio Header J87 J88 IEEE 1394 Headers J89 Audio Header J90 SP5100 SGPIO Header J91 Onboard ID LED Header J92 J93 USB Front Panel Headers USB3 Vertical Type A USB Con...

Page 18: ...http www tyan com 18 USB3 J43 J44 J45 J46 J47 J48 J56 J52 J59 J57 J55 J58 J60 J54 J42 J26 ...

Page 19: ... J47 J48 J49 J50 Serial ATA Connector 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 J52 J54 J55 J56 J57 J58 J59 J60 4 Pin FAN Connectors Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal GND P12V TACH PWM Use this header to connect the cooling fan to your motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable USB3 Vertical Type A USB Connectors Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal P5V ...

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Page 21: ...n Signal Power LED 1 2 PWR KEY 3 4 System ID LED Power LED 5 6 System ID LED HD LED 7 8 Fault LED HD LED 9 10 PSU Fault LED Power SW 11 12 LAN1 LED GND 13 14 LAN1 LED Reset SW 15 16 SMB Host Data GND 17 18 SMB Host CLK ID SW 19 20 INTRU TEMP Sensor 21 22 LAN3 LED NMI 23 24 LAN3 LED J71 2x10 Pin FAN connector for TYAN Barebones use only Signal Pin Pin Signal TACH1 1 2 TACH6 TACH2 3 4 TACH7 TACH3 5 ...

Page 22: ...http www tyan com 22 LED1 J84 J81 J82 J83 J85 J87 J88 ...

Page 23: ...Use this jumper to trigger the system chassis intrusion alarm Default 2 GND J84 ID LED Header Pin Signal 1 IDLEDBTN_N 1 2 GND J85 FP Audio Header Signal Pin Pin Signal MIC_L 1 2 GND_AUDIO MIC_R 3 4 FP_FRNT_L LINE_IN_R 5 6 FP_IO_SNS GND_AUDIO 7 8 KEY 10 9 2 1 LINE_IN_L 9 10 FP_IO_SNS J87 J88 IEEE 1394 Header Signal Pin Pin Signal XTPA_P 1 2 XTPA_M GND 3 4 GND XTPB_P 5 6 XTPB_M FWAPWR 7 8 FWAPWR 10 ...

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Page 25: ...1 12 FRONT_JD J90 SP5100 SGPIO Header Signal Pin Pin Signal SB700_SCLK0 1 2 SP5100_SIO_DIN SB700_SDAT0 3 4 SP5100_SIO_DOUT GND 5 6 SP5100_SIO_END KEY 7 8 SP5100_SIO_CLK 10 9 2 1 N A 9 10 SATA_ERROR_LED J91 Onboard ID LED Header Pin Signal 1 ID LED 1 2 ID LED J92 J93 USB Front Panel Connector Signal Pin Pin Signal P5V 1 2 P5V DATA1 3 4 DATA2 DATA1 5 6 DATA2 GND 7 8 GND KEY 9 10 GND ...

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Page 27: ...t both power connectors from the motherboard 2 Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3 for seconds to Clear CMOS 3 Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and Pin_2 default setting 4 Reconnect power power on system J75 SAS Enable Disable Jumper 3 1 Pin 1 2 Closed Normal Default 1 3 Pin 2 3 Closed Disable on board SAS function J78 VGA Enable Disable Jumper 3 1 Pin 1 2 Closed Normal Default 1 3 Pin 2 3 Closed ...

Page 28: ...guration Processor Installation G34 1944 pin Socket for AMD CPU Follow the steps below to install the processors and heat sinks Please note that the illustrations are based on a G34 1944 pin Socket which may not look exactly like the motherboard you purchased Therefore the illustrations should be held for your reference only NOTE If only one processor is installed start with CPU0 first 1 Locate th...

Page 29: ...http www tyan com 29 3 Lift the socket cover to a fully open position 4 Take off the CPU protection cap 5 Place the CPU in the CPU socket ...

Page 30: ...processor do not overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance for as long as you own them The overheated processor is dangerous to the motherboard For the safest method of installation and information on choosing the appropriate heat sink using heat sinks validated by AMD Please refer to the AMD website http www amd com The following diagram illustrates how to install heat sink onto the...

Page 31: ...o touch this material Simply remove the protective cover and place the heat sink 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 to the CPU lid applying too much will actually reduce the cooling NOTE Always check with the manufacturer of the heat sink processor to ensure that the therm...

Page 32: ...tuds are usually metal and are gold in color Usually the chassis manufacturer will pre install the support studs If you are unsure of stud placement simply 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 ...

Page 33: ...ead of metal Although the plastic studs are usable MiTAC recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and how they should be installed ...

Page 34: ... detected and no jumpers or settings need changing All memory must be of the same type and density Always populate the memory starting from CPU0_DIMMA2 B2 C2 D2 first Recommended Memory Population Table Table 1 Per channel populations options for S8232 DIMM0 DIMM1 DIMM2 Max Memory Speed A0 B0 C0 D0 A1 B1 C1 D1 A2 B2 C2 D2 1 5V 1 35V Max Capacity Channel U DIMM Empty SR or DR SR or DR 1333MHz 1333M...

Page 35: ..._Channel D_D2 CPU1_Channel A_A0 CPU1_Channel A_A1 CPU1_Channel A_A2 CPU1_Channel B_B0 CPU1_Channel B_B1 CPU1_Channel B_B2 CPU1_Channel C_C0 CPU1_Channel C_C1 CPU1_Channel C_C2 CPU1_Channel D_D0 CPU1_Channel D_D1 CPU1_Channel D_D2 NOTE S8232 Memory Configuration Guidelines For Optimal Memory Performance 1 indicates a populated DIMM slot 2 Paired memory installation for Max performance 3 Populate th...

Page 36: ...ss 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 firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits flush with the socket The locking levers pop up into place KEY SLOT ...

Page 37: ...y simple There is no need to set Master Slave jumpers on SATA drives If you are in need of SATA SAS cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive 1 SATA drive cable connection 2 SATA drive power connection 3 SATA cable motherboard connector 4 SATA drive power adapter ...

Page 38: ...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 TIP It s a good practice to install add in cards in a staggered manner rather than making them directly adjacent to each other Doing so allows air to circulate within the chassis more easily th...

Page 39: ...red to complete the installation Onboard LAN LED Color Definition The two onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status The chart below illustrates the different LED states 10 100 1000 Mbps LAN Link Activity LED Scheme Left LED Right LED Link Green Off 10 Mbps Active Blinking Green Off Link Green Green 100 Mbps Active Blinking Green Green Link Green Yellow 1000 Mbps Acti...

Page 40: ...V 1 13 3 3V 3 3V 2 14 12V GND 3 15 GND 5V 4 16 PS_ON GND 5 17 GND 5V 6 18 GND GND 7 19 GND PS_GD 8 20 N C 5VSB 9 21 5V 12V 10 22 5V 12V 11 23 5V 3 3V 12 24 GND 8 pin PW2 PW3 Signal Pin Pin Signal GND 1 5 12V GND 2 6 12V GND 3 7 12V GND 4 8 12V 4 pin PW4 Signal Pin Pin Signal GND 1 2 GND 12V 3 4 12V NOTE Please be aware that ATX 2 x ATX12V and ATXGES power supplies may not be compatible with the bo...

Page 41: ...r connector Connect the EPS12V 8 pin power connectors Both PW2 and PW3 are for CPU loading Connect the EPS 12V 4 pin power connector Connect power cable to power supply and power outlet NOTE You must unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables to motherboard connectors ...

Page 42: ...properly 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 y...

Page 43: ...figurations of the BIOS are current at 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 configuration settings The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery backed memory called NVRAM that retains the information even when the power is turned off To...

Page 44: ...r best performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable 3 1 4 Setup Variations Not all systems have the same BIOS setup layout or options While the basic look and function of the BIOS setup remains more or less the same for most systems the appearance of your Setup screen may differ from the charts shown in t...

Page 45: ...hin the Main Setup screen AMIBIOS It displays the core number date of BIOS build and the version of BIOS Processor This displays the CPU information System Memory This displays the amount of system memory present on the system System Time Date setup System Time Adjusts the system clock HH 24 hours format MM Minutes SS Seconds System Date Adjusts the system date MM Months DD Days YYYY Years ...

Page 46: ...guration Configure CPU IDE Configuration Configure the IDE devices Super IO Configuration Configure the Super IO ACPI Configuration Selection for Advanced ACPI Configuration Hardware Health Configuration Configure monitor the Hardware Health IPMI 2 0 Configuration IPMI configuration including server monitoring and event log ...

Page 47: ...n com 47 MPS Configuration Configure the Multi Processor Table PCI Express Configuration Configure PCI Express Support Remote Access Configuration Configure Remote Access USB Configuration Configure the USB support ...

Page 48: ...al operation The driver developer may enable it for the purpose of testing Disabled Enabled Microcode Update Disabled Enabled Secure Virtual Machine Mode Disabled Enabled PowerNow Enable disable the generation of ACPI_PPC _PSS and _PCT objects Disabled Enabled PowerCap The option can decide the highest performance P state in OS P state 0 P state 1 P state 2 P state 3 P state 4 ...

Page 49: ...le the building of ACPI SRAT Table Disabled Enabled CPU Prefetching Enable or disable CPU prefetching Disabled Enabled IO Prefetching Enable or disable IO prefetching Disabled Enabled Probe Filter Initialization mode for Probe Filter Auto Disable MP Mode ...

Page 50: ...ontroller Disabled Primary Secondary Both Primary Secondary Third Fourth IDE Master While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices Hard Disk Write Protect Disable Enable device write protection This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec Select the time out valu...

Page 51: ...http www tyan com 51 ATA PI 80Pin Detection Select the mechanism for detecting 80Pin ATA PI Cable Host Device Host Device ...

Page 52: ... configure Serial Port2 Base Address Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Allows BIOS to select mode for Serial Port2 Normal IrDA Ask IR Parallel Port Address Allows BIOS to select Parallel Port Base Address Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Allows BIOS to select mode for Parallel Port Normal IrDA Ask IR Parallel Port IRQ Allows BIOS to select Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 IRQ5 ...

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Page 54: ...n ACPI 3 0 ACPI 2 0 ACPI 1 0 ACPI APIC Support This option allows you to define whether or not to enable APIC features Enabled Disabled AMI OEMB Table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table RSDT table Enabled Disabled NOTE OEMB table is used to pass POST data to the AMI code during ACPI O S operations ...

Page 55: ...http www tyan com 55 Headless Mode Enable or disable Headless operation mode through ACPI Disabled Enabled C1E Support Enhanced C1 state support Disabled Enabled ...

Page 56: ...m 56 3 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration Smart FAN Configuration Select Smart FAN mode Disable Smart Fan fan speed up as temperature goes up Smart Fan Disabled Sensor Data Register Monitoring Sensor Monitoring for BMC ...

Page 57: ...http www tyan com 57 3 3 5 1 Sensor Data Register Monitoring Read only It can not be modified in user mode ...

Page 58: ...ear BMC System Event Log Clear all events in BMC System Event Log Set LAN Configuration Set LAN Configuration Parameters Command Set PEF Configuration Set PEF Configuration Parameters Command BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system crashes or hangs Disabled Enabled BMC Alert LED and Beep BMC Alert LED and Beep OFF ON ...

Page 59: ...http www tyan com 59 FW Key Enter IPMI FW Key upgrade to IPMI or iKVM function 0000000 3 2 6 1 View BMC System Event Log Read only It can not be modified in user mode ...

Page 60: ...http www tyan com 60 3 2 6 2 LAN Configuration Read only It can not be modified in user mode ...

Page 61: ... Address Source STATIC DHCP NOTE IP Address and Subnet Mask appear when IP Address Source is set to STATIC IP Address Subnet Mask Read only It can not be modified in user mode Save LAN Configuration After setup LAN Configuration select Save LAN Configuration and click OK to enable changes ...

Page 62: ...l Select action for PEF Action Global Control Alert Power Down Reset System Power Cycle OEM Action Diagnostic Int Alert Startup Delay Enable disable Alert Startup Delay Disabled Enabled Startup Delay Enable disable Startup Delay Disabled Enabled Event Message For PEF Action Enable disable Event Message for PEF Action Disabled Enabled ...

Page 63: ...http www tyan com 63 3 3 7 MPS Configuration MPS Revision Select MPS Revision 1 4 1 1 ...

Page 64: ...yload of PCI Express Device or allow System BIOS select the value Auto Disabled Extended Tag Field If Enabled allows Device to use 8 bit Tag field as a requester Auto Disabled No Snoop Enables Disables PCI Express Device No Snoop option Auto Disabled Maximum Read Request Size Set Maximum Read Request Size of PCI Express Device or allow System BIOS select the value Auto Disabled ...

Page 65: ... tyan com 65 Active State Power Management Enable disable PCI Express L0s AND L1 link power states Disabled Enabled Extended Synch If enabled allows generation of Extended Synchronization patterns Auto Disabled ...

Page 66: ...OTE The following BIOS items are available only when Remove Access is set to Enabled Serial Port Number Select Serial Port for cosole redirection Make sure the selected port is enabled COM1 COM2 COM3 virtual for BMC Serial Port Mode Select Serial Port settings Flow Control Select Flow Control for console redirection None Hardware Software ...

Page 67: ...ction is always active Some Oss may not work if set to Always Always Disabled Boot Loader Terminal Type Select the target terminal type ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enable VT UFT8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Enabled Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay Gives the delay in seconds to display memory information No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec Delay 4 Sec ...

Page 68: ...troller Mode Configure the USB 2 0 controller in Hi Speed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12Mbps Hi Speed Full Speed BIOS EHCI Hand OFF This is a work around for OSes without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver Enabled Disabled Legacy USB1 1 HC Support Enables support for legacy USB Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected Enabled Disabled ...

Page 69: ...and Play operating system No Yes PCI Latency Timer This setting controls how many PCI clocks each PCI device can hold the bus before another PCI device takes over When set to higher values 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 64 32 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate ...

Page 70: ... device is installed in the system so the card will function correctly Disabled Enabled PCI IDE Bus Master Enabled BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives Enabled Disabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card Auto Works for most PCI IDE cards Auto PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI...

Page 71: ...d displays normal POST messages Enabled displays OEM log instead of POST messages Disabled Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Allows user to force BIOS Option ROM of add on cards to be displayed during quiet boot Force BIOS Keep Current Boot Up Num Lock Selects Power on state for Numlock On Off PS 2 Mouse Support Select support for PS 2 Mouse ...

Page 72: ...t for F1 If Error Waits for F1 key to be present if error occurs Enabled Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Displays Press DEL to run Setup in POST Enabled Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 Enabled Disabled ...

Page 73: ...rvisor Password Install or change the password Change User Password Install or change the password Boot Sector Virus Protection When it is set to Enabled BIOS will issue a virus warning message and beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is attempted Disabled Enabled ...

Page 74: ... Computing TCG TPM Support Enable Disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 support in BIOS No Yes Execute TPM Command Enable Activate Disable Deactivate Command to TPM Don t change Disable Enable Clearing the TPM Clear TPM state to manufacture state ...

Page 75: ...http www tyan com 75 3 7 Chipset Menu This menu allows you to change the NorthBridge SouthBridge and RD890 Configuration ...

Page 76: ...http www tyan com 76 3 7 1 North Bridge Configuration Memory Timing Parameters To select which node s timing parameters to display CPU Node 0 CPU Node 1 ...

Page 77: ...at this setting Inter leaving controls how actual hits to memory takes place Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Auto Disabled Node Interleaving Enable Node Memory Interleaving Disabled Enabled Channel Interleaving Enable Channel Memory Interleaving Auto Disabled CS Sparing Enable Reserve a spare memory rank in each node Disabled Enabled Bank Swizzle Mode Enable or disable bank swizzle mode Enabled Di...

Page 78: ...rotection Note The Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours Basic Super Disabled Good Max User DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Enabled Disabled ...

Page 79: ...ion DRAM Timing Config Select the DRAM Frequency programming method If Auto the DRAM speed will be based on SPDs If Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value If Manual the DRAM speed specified will be programmed by users Auto Manual Limit ...

Page 80: ...ct OnChip SATA type Native IDE RAID AHCI SATA IDE Combined Mode Disabled Enabled PATA Channel Config SATA as primary SATA as seondary Power Saving Features Enable Disable power saving features in SB As general rule this feature should be disabled for desktop and enabled for mobile See AMD SB700 Power Saving document for more details Enabled Disabled ...

Page 81: ... Primary Video Controller PCIE GFX PCI GFX Video card scan from PCIE bus to PCI bus PCI GFX PCIE GFX Video card scan from PCI bus onboard VGA to PCIE bus PCIE GFX PCI GFX PCI GFX PCIE GFX Select PCI E slot1 2 mode Auto auto detect by BIOS 1x16 Slot1 x16 Slot2 not work 2x8 Slot1 x8 Slot2 x8 Auto 1x16 2x8 ...

Page 82: ...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 but not saved into CMOS Load Optimal Defaults Use this option to load default performance setup values Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly Load Failsafe Defaults Use this ...

Page 83: ...rror 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 dow...

Page 84: ...tem timer interrupt Traps INT1Ch vector to POSTINT1ChHandlerBlock 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 8042 compatible Key Board Controller 0B Detects the presence of PS 2 mouse 0C Detects the presence of Keyboard in KBC port 0E Testing and initialization o...

Page 85: ...Ms 7A Initializes remaining option ROMs 7C Generate 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 initialization of chipset registers 8E Program the peripheral parameters Enable Disable NMI as selected 90 Late POST initialization of system management...

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Page 87: ...B 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 devices and then stores that list in NVRAM IPL devic...

Page 88: ...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 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 bo...

Page 89: ...tware 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 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 pro...

Page 90: ...aster than the ISA bus Local buses are those which operate within a single system as opposed to a network bus which connects multiple systems PCI PIO PCI Programmable Input Output modes the data transfer modes used by IDE drives These modes use the CPU for data transfer in contrast DMA channels do not PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU PCI to PCI Bridge a...

Page 91: ... it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously By transferring data alternately from one set of addresses and then the other SDRAM 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...

Page 92: ...oard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices VGA Video Graphics Array the PC video display standard V SYNC controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor ZCR Zero Channel RAID PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip thus lowering cost of RAID solution ZIF Socket Zero Inserti...

Page 93: ...ers and comprehensive compatibility reports for chassis memory and much more With all these convenient resources just a few keystrokes away users can easily find the latest software and operating system components to keep their systems running as powerful and productive as possible TYAN also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly customer support through email By offering plenty of opt...

Page 94: ...ed by turning the equipment off and on the user 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 apparat...

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