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Summary of Contents for THUNDER 2 ATX

Page 1: ...more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that...

Page 2: ...5 Soft Power Connector 19 Sleep Button Connector 19 Speaker Connector Installation 19 External SMI 19 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 20 CMOS RTC 20 Flash EEPROM 21 Hardware CMOS Password...

Page 3: ...5 System Resources 60 POST Checkpoint Codes 60 Beep Codes 68 Troubleshooting System Problems 69 Displayed Error Messages 70 Additional Manuals 72...

Page 4: ...blishing 3D animation and video production The Thunder 2 is suitable as a powerful worksta tion internet intranet file network and database server The Thunder 2 s superior dual processor technology in...

Page 5: ...he most vital paragraphs in a chapter you should always read every word in the text Failing to do so can lead to exasperation and expense Wherever possible we have included step by step instructions f...

Page 6: ...ector Information s 12 V power source for DC fan onboard s 3 3V DRAM support s Utilizes GTL BUS reducing power consumption and EMI s Power recovery after interrupt s Bulit in overload protection that...

Page 7: ...Master slots s Two 16 bit ISA slots s One shared six usable Physical Dimensions s Intel ATX design s 9 75 x 12 inches s Double row ATX connectors BIOS Information s AMI Plug and Play flash BIOS s Dee...

Page 8: ...aptec 3940AUW s Two Ultra Wide channels with synchronous 40MB s DTR Connect up to fifteen 16 bit devices per channel thirty devices total Up to seven of the fifteen devices can be 8 bit devices s One...

Page 9: ...t If a problem arises with your system you should first turn to your dealer for help Your system has most likely been configured by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and softwar...

Page 10: ...displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepaid or hand carried to the manufacturer Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be m...

Page 11: ...11 This page has been left blank intentionally INTRO...

Page 12: ...ckage appendices A B and C Two retention modules The mainboard contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the mainboard should be left in its original...

Page 13: ...e S1696DLUA matches the ATX system board specifica tions Your chassis should be that of a standard ATX mainboard form factor Setting Jumpers In this manual the terms closed and on are used when referr...

Page 14: ...set the jumpers for CPU speed memory voltage settings and SCSI PCI ID among others The miniature motherboard maps will help you locate the jumpers on your board A full page map of the motherboard can...

Page 15: ...II CPU Slot 2 Pentium II CPU Slot 1 W SCSI CH II W SCSI CH I N SCSI Secondary IDE Primary IDE Floppy 10 13 18 22 24 1 3 8 JP36 J25 JP23 FAN3 JP2 JP33 JP4 SCSI RAID Slot ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 PCI Slot...

Page 16: ...sent Chapter 3 LM78 440LX built in dual VRM RAID port Ultra Wide SCSI Narrow SCSI PCI IDE Floppy PIIX 4 Built in current overload protection SCSI LED Adaptec AIC 7895 Ultra Wide SCSI chip LM75 AGP slo...

Page 17: ...J30 J31 J32 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 3 3V default ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 5V OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON RTC JP3 Default 1 2 RESET CMOS 2 3 PCI ID for SCSI JP23 AD_26 default 1 2 AD_24 2 3 JP3 JP7 10 J...

Page 18: ...peaker Assignment 1 Power On Off 2 GND 3 GND 4 Sleep 6 VCC 7 NC 8 IR RX 9 GND 10 IR TX 11 Mode 13 VCC 14 NC 15 16 18 GND 19 NC 20 22 GND 23 Reset 24 VCC 25 NC 26 INT SPK 27 J25 JP2 JP38 JP40 JP41 JP42...

Page 19: ...second override feature is built into the motherboard according to PC98 specifications If you hold the sleep button for more than four sec onds the system will shut itself down Use the four second ov...

Page 20: ...Windows 95 This is a software problem not a hardware problem and can be easily remedied by either upgrading to Windows 98 or download ing the 82371AB patch found at http www tyan com or at ftp downlo...

Page 21: ...low 1 Power off the system 2 Set jumper JP3 to pins 2 and 3 see previous page for location of JP3 3 Wait for 2 seconds then return jumper JP3 to pins 1 and 2 4 Power on the system again By following t...

Page 22: ...r SDRAM Maximum for EDO DIMM Bank 0 DIMM Bank 1 DIMM Bank 2 DIMM Bank 3 Total 16MBx1 0 0 0 16MB 16MBx1 16MBx1 0 0 32MB 32MBx1 0 0 0 32MB 16MBx1 16MBx1 16MBx1 0 48MB 32MBx1 32MBx1 0 0 64MB 64MBx1 0 0 0...

Page 23: ...other three corners Likewise one corner of the CPU s bottom is different from the other three corners Line the unique socket corner up with the unique CPU corner s Before the CPU is installed the main...

Page 24: ...o the motherboard Refer to the motherboard layout on Page 16 2 To attach the retention module place the motherboard on a flat surface 3 Locate the key pin on one end of the Pentium II slot on the boar...

Page 25: ...sound indicates that the CPU is fully locked into the retention mod ule 3 After the CPU is securely seated on the retention module in the Pentium II slot con nect the CPU s cooling fan cable to the c...

Page 26: ...ntium II slot connector This will ensure that the module is installed properly 2 Before tightening the screws make certain that the module is flush against the motherboard If one end of the module is...

Page 27: ...sure the heat sink is lined up with the heat sink mount bracket If you put the CPU in the wrong way you may damage the CPU the motherboard and or the CPU socket 2 Slowly press down on the CPU module...

Page 28: ...stall the display card and any other peripheral devices that you may have If a PCI BUS interface card is to be installed in the system any one of the four PCI BUS slots can support either a Master or...

Page 29: ...onnector with the tab on the female connector The plastic clip should be facing the edge of the motherboard Align the plastic guide pins on the male connector with their receptacles on the mainboard Y...

Page 30: ...Q or DMA If you are using Windows 95 the Device Manager is a good place to start Please consult your operating system manual for detail Second of all slowing down the memory timing in the BIOS s chips...

Page 31: ...drive goes down another will take its place Q Can I mix EDO DIMM with SDRAM DIMM on this motherboard A Yes However the AGP graphics card performs better with SDRAM installed on the motherboard because...

Page 32: ...r to these fields via the arrow keys and select the floppy type The settings are 360KB 5 inch 1 2 MB 5 inch 720KB 3 inch 1 44MB 3 inch or 2 88MB 3 inch Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Se...

Page 33: ...type that exactly matches your drive s parameters Non Standard MFM Select Type If the drive parameters do not match the drive parameters listed for drive types 1 46 select User and enter the correct...

Page 34: ...23 17 60 MB 20 733 5 300 732 17 30 MB 21 733 7 300 732 17 43 MB 22 733 5 300 733 17 30 MB 23 306 4 0 336 17 10 MB 24 925 7 0 925 17 54 MB 25 925 9 65535 925 17 69 MB 26 754 7 754 754 17 44 MB 27 754 1...

Page 35: ...ot quickly when the computer is powered on This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test Advanced Setup option The settings are Setting Description Disabled AMIBIOS tests all system memory AMIBI...

Page 36: ...POST completes The settings are Disabled Floppy Floptical CDROM or IDE 0 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Floppy 3rd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot dr...

Page 37: ...e default settings are Read Write S M A R T For Hard Disks Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART System Management and Reporting Technologies protocol for reporting server syst...

Page 38: ...is turned on If Setup is chosen the password prompt appears if AMIBIOS is executed See the Advanced Setup chapter for instructions on changing a password The Optimal and Fail Safe defaults are Setup B...

Page 39: ...of the contents of the ROM area named in the option The ROM area not used by ISA adapter cards is allocated to PCI adapter cards The settings are The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Cached...

Page 40: ...ail Safe default settings are Disabled EDO DRAM Speed ns This option specifies the RAS Access Time in nanoseconds for the EDO DRAM system memory installed in this computer The settings are Auto AMIBIO...

Page 41: ...This option specifies the length of the delay inserted between MA signals The settings are Slow or Fast The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Slow SDRAM Timing Latency This option specifies...

Page 42: ...iption Non ECC No error checking or error reporting is done ECC Only Multibit errors are detected and reported as parity errors Single bit errors are corrected by the chipset Corrected bits of data fr...

Page 43: ...settings are Disabled DMA 0 Type DMA 1 Type DMA 2 Type DMA 3 Type DMA 5 Type DMA 6 Type DMA 7 Type These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel can be used on The settings are PC PCI...

Page 44: ...fault settings are Auto WE Buf Strength This option sets the strength of the signal for the WE buffer The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct setting 42mA 38mA or 33mA The O...

Page 45: ...gth This option sets the strength of the signal for the SRAS3 buffer The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct setting 48mA 42mA or 22mA The Optimal and Fail Safe default sett...

Page 46: ...ngth of the signal for the CS7 6 buffer The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct setting 48mA 42mA or 22mA The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Auto CS5 0 Buf Stren...

Page 47: ...or the Intel PIIX4 chip The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled USB Passive Release Enable Set this option to Enabled to enable passive release for...

Page 48: ...settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled Master Lat Timer This option specifies the latency for the Timer The settings are 00h through F8h in increments...

Page 49: ...ecifies how the power button mounted externally on the computer chassis is used The settings are The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are On Off Instant On Support Set this option to Enabled to...

Page 50: ...th of a period of hard disk drive inactiv ity When this length of time expires the computer enters power conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option see the previous page The se...

Page 51: ...set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state AMIBIOS watches for display activity The computer enters the Full On state if any activity occurs AMIBIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend ti...

Page 52: ...h set of palette registers on every video device Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit 0 is disabled For example if there are two VGA devices...

Page 53: ...ngs are Auto This option forces IRQ 14 and 15 to a PCI slot on the PCI local bus This is necessary to support non compliant PCI IDE adapter cards Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ This option specifies the...

Page 54: ...O are configured as PCI PnP IRQ12 only appears if the Mouse Support option in Advanced Setup is set to Disabled IRQ14 and 15 will not be available if the onboard PCI IDE is enabled If all IRQs are set...

Page 55: ...h 2F8h 2E8h or 3E8h The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Auto Onboard Serial Port2 This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automaticall...

Page 56: ...EPP Version This option specifies the Enhanced Parallel Port specification version number that is used in the system This option only appears if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP The settin...

Page 57: ...ided Onboard IDE This option specifies the IDE channel used by the onboard IDE controller The settings are Disabled Primary or Secondary The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Onboard...

Page 58: ...it on to a floppy disk 2 Insert the floppy disk with the BIOS upgrade into the A drive 3 Turn the power off 4 While holding the Ctrl and Home keys turn the power on The system will begin to read from...

Page 59: ...59 BIOS This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 60: ...checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If teh computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h The following AMIBIOS POST checkpoint co...

Page 61: ...to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control wi...

Page 62: ...Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory EDh Initializing the floppy drive EEh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette EFh A read error occurred while readin...

Page 63: ...s set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initial...

Page 64: ...al information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See page 71 for additional information 3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next 40h Prepa...

Page 65: ...s line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message n...

Page 66: ...nfiguring the floppy drive controller next 91h The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next 95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See p...

Page 67: ...ing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next AAh Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next ABh Building the mult...

Page 68: ...tem video display it displays the error message Displayed error messages in most cases allow the system to continue to boot Displayed error messages are described on pages 68 69 See the top of the nex...

Page 69: ...memory refresh circuitry is faulty 2 Parity Error Parity error in the base memory the first 64 KB block of memory 3 Base 64 KB Memory Failure Memory failure in first 64 KB 4 Timer Not Operational A m...

Page 70: ...IOS Setup CMOS System Options Not Set The values stored in CMOS RAM have been destroyed Run WINBIOS Setup CMOS Display Type Mismatch The video type in CMOS RAM does not match the type detected Run WIN...

Page 71: ...the diskette in floppy drive A but it cannot boot the system with it Use another boot diskette and follow the screen instructions Keyboard Is Locked Unlock It The keyboard lock on the system is engage...

Page 72: ...te that the Adaptec AHA 3940AU 3940AUW User s Guide con tains instructions on installing the SCSI host adapter As you have purchased a TYAN motherboard with the SCSI chip onboard you do not need to wo...

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