TYAN Tiger MP S2460 User Manual Download

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Tiger MP S2460

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations!

The Tyan Tiger MP™ is a direct descendent of the Thunder K7, the most critically acclaimed and deco-

rated system board in the history of Tyan. Aimed directly at the power-user and enthusiast market, the

Tiger MP is a high performance workstation platform designed for development and performance applica-

tions that require the power of dual AMD Athlon™ MP processors. This platform utilizes the AMD-760™

MP chipset and can support CPU speeds greater than 1.0+GHz and front side bus speeds of 200 MHz or

266 MHz. Please see Tyan’s website for updates and information concerning CPU information and sup-

port:

http://www.tyan.com

This integrated performance board is supported in an ATX form factor. Features of the Tiger MP include

onboard UltraDMA-100/66/33, and multiple boot options.

With both I/O and drive controller support onboard, the one 2x/4x mode AGP slot, four 64/32-bit 33MHz

PCI slots, and two 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots are free for numerous types of add-on expansion cards. The

four 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets can support up to 3GB of PC1600/2100 registered DDR SDRAM.

Remember to visit Tyan’s website at

http://www.tyan.com

. There you can find information on all of

Tyan’s products with FAQs, distributors list, and BIOS settings explanations.

NOTE: See PAGE 28 for recommendations and details of power supply information and installa-

tion.

You are now the owner of the world’s first dual AMD processor platform!

- CONSUMER EDITION!

* Indicates an optional feature, may not be available on most Tiger MP models

Summary of Contents for Tiger MP S2460

Page 1: ... a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation Micronics is a trademark of Micronics Corporation Portable Document Format PDF is a trademark of Adobe Corporation Iomega Zip are registered trademarks of Iomega Corporation Information contained in this document is furnished by Tyan Computer Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing Tyan assumes no liability wh...

Page 2: ...Here are some safety tips 9 Quick Reference for Jumpers 10 Map of Motherboard Jumpers 11 Setting up Jumpers and Onboard Connectors 12 Introduction to the BIOS Setup 31 Starting Setup 31 Setup Keys 32 Getting Help 32 In Case of Problems 32 Setup Variations 32 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 18 Installing Memory 19 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan s 22 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives 24 I...

Page 3: ... 43 Exit Menu 43 Main Setup 33 3 1 3 2 A 3 2 B 3 2 C 3 2 D 3 2 E 3 2 F Chipset Configuration Screen 38 Keyboard Configuration Screen 39 I O Configuration Screen 39 PCI Configuration Screen 40 PCI PnP IRQ Exclusion screen 40 PCI PnP UMB Exclusion screen 40 3 1 A Advanced Setup 36 Master and Slave Screens 34 3 2 Technical Support 51 Returning Merchandise for Service 51 ...

Page 4: ...ard package should contain the following If any of these items are missing please contact your vendor dealer for replacements before continuing with the installation process Tiger MP motherboard 34 pin floppy cable Tiger MP user s manual Tyan driver CD UltraDMA 100 66 33 IDE cable ...

Page 5: ...com This integrated performance board is supported in an ATX form factor Features of the Tiger MP include onboard UltraDMA 100 66 33 and multiple boot options With both I O and drive controller support onboard the one 2x 4x mode AGP slot four 64 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots and two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots are free for numerous types of add on expansion cards The four 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets can support ...

Page 6: ...cessor 1 Socket 462 184 pin Registered DDR DIMMs PCI slots 1 5 AMD 766 Peripheral Bus Controller AGP slot Winbond W83627HF LPC bus 64 bit 33MHz PCI bus Serial Ports Floppy Device Hardware Monitoring LPT Dual channel 200 266MHz DDR SDRAM bus 64 bit 33MHz PCI bus S2K 200 266MHz bus S2K 200 266MHz bus AGP 4x bus Winbond 83782D H W SMBus ...

Page 7: ...GB PC1600 2100 registered DDR Supports ECC 72 bit memory modules Expansion Slots Chipset Information Memory Integrated I O Processor Information Integrated PCI IDE One floppy connector supports up to two drives Two 9 pin 16550 based serial ports One 25 pin SPP ECP EPP parallel port Four USB ports two front panel via optional cable USB v1 1 PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports Please check Tyan website fo...

Page 8: ...ports Stacked one parallel two serial ports FCC Class B Declaration of Conformity European Community CE Declaration of Conformity Form Factor Regulatory Windows NT 2000 Red Hat 7 1 OS Support of Red Hat 7 1 is limited by Red Hat s customer support of this product and version Tyan takes no responsibility and will not be held liable if Red Hat should no longer support Red Hat 7 1 ...

Page 9: ...e You might also want to wear a grounded wrist strap 2 Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board 3 Avoid touching motherboard components IC chips connectors and leads 4 Avoid touching pins of memory modules and chips 5 Place motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag Having reviewed the precautions above the next step is to take the mothe...

Page 10: ...ges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See Figure 2 0b and Figure 2 0d for more examples of 3 pin jumper connections NOTE The small number 1 indicates pin 1 The tables and maps on the following pages will help you set the jumpers for CPU speed infrared and external connector pin assignments among others The miniature motherboard maps will help you locate the jumpers on your board ...

Page 11: ...allel port CPU1 CPU0 AMD 760 MP J89 J36 J15 J34 J12 FDD Primary IDE Secondary IDE 20 pin power connector 4 DDR DIMM sockets AGP Slot 4 64 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots 1 2 3 4 5 Indicates an optional feature may not be available on most Tiger MP models Battery 6 2 32 bit 33MHz PCI J21 WOL J48 J49 BIOS FAN1 FAN2 J52 J53 2 3 4 1 P0FAN P1FAN FAN3 ...

Page 12: ...ions below By following this procedure you will erase your password and reset the CMOS 1 Power off the system and disconnect the power supply 2 Close pins 2 3 on J21 3 Wait about three seconds 4 Close pins 1 2 on J21 then power on the system again Pinouts for certain connectors are available on the Tyan website http www tyan com default is 1 2 J21 1 2 normal 2 3 clear 9 HDD LED LED Rst Sw Power LE...

Page 13: ... your CPU can only run at 200MHz altering these FSB jumpers will not make the CPU run at 266MHz Tyan takes no reponsibility and will not be held liable for damage related to opera tion of the CPU using different settings from those of the CPU manufacturer s specified default settings NOTE You MUST set ALL FOUR JUMPERS to the same speed Damage may result otherwise 1 2 1 2 Only certain chassis allow...

Page 14: ...s header is provided in the event that your chassis has a chassis intrusion feature and that an appli cation is available to manage this feature Specifications 12V Voltage Amperage 1 2A P0FAN FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 ground 1 2 12V speed 3 FAN NOTE The FAN connector has a 12V 1 2A limitation Tyan takes no responsibility and will not be held liable for damage related to the misuse of any FAN header J15 Indic...

Page 15: ...r specific functions not usually required for normal board operation 2 6 H Reserved Jumper J34 RESERVED This is a reserved feature for debugging purposes only DO NOT ADJUST OR TAMPER WITH THIS J59 Indicates an optional feature may not be available on most Tiger MP models J34 ...

Page 16: ...default pressing the power button once after the BIOS has booted up will turn the system on and off If the power button function is set to Sus pend pressing the power button once will wake up the system or send it to Suspend mode In this case you cannot turn the system off unless you shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds BIOS dependent fe...

Page 17: ...ll immediately execute a cold start after the reset button is pushed The reset switch needs to be connected to jumper block J12 pins 7 and 9 2 6 L Flash Utility You can upgrade the BIOS of this motherboard by using the Flash Utility see p 44 Check the Tyan website for more details http www tyan com BIOS 9 Rst Sw ground switch 7 8 10 12 14 11 13 15 17 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 5 3 4 6 Abbreviat...

Page 18: ... using the mounting hardware as shown in the examples below Remember not to over tighten any of the screws or you might risk breaking internal traces in the surrounding area or damage the motherboard in some other way Other examples of how to install your motherboard using other hardware that may or may not have been included with your chassis are shown below chassis wall stud screw motherboard ba...

Page 19: ...0 REGISTERED DDR memory ONLY Memory Installation Procedure Line your module up so that the pins fit into the socket There is only one way your DIMM can fit properly Make sure that the short row of pins is lined up with the short gap in the DIMM socket just as the long row of pins should line up with the long gap in the DIMM socket Insert the DIMM by pushing the module into the socket with even for...

Page 20: ...tches in the ends of the DIMM see pictures below for details Removing a DIMM Removing a DIMM is just the reverse pull back the clips from the DIMM see pictures below and care fully pull the module straight out Place the DIMMs in an anti static bag as soon as you remove them to avoid static damage 1 2 3 Step 1 2 ...

Page 21: ...e memory is 3 0GB PC1600 2100 registered DDR SDRAM 128MB 256MB 0 512MB 128MB 0 0 256MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 1024MB 0 0 256MB 256MB 256MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 2048MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 3584MB 192MB 64MB 0 0 128MB TOTAL 128MB 0 0 0 128MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 3072MB Not validated at time of print please check Tyan website for memory compatibility information http www tyan com DIMM 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 D...

Page 22: ...e bent or miss ing Be sure where Pin 1 is on both the CPU and the socket The following steps each have a correspond ing picture next to it to help guide you through the installation Carefully lift the arm of the ZIF socket until it is at a 90 degree angle pointing away from the motherboard Be very careful not to damage any components that might be next to the socket There are two beveled corners o...

Page 23: ...ight for an example of how to connect the cooling fan s power supply Another diagram has also been provided below to aid in CPU fan installation onto the socket Check the note below for more details about installation Installing Chassis Fans Alternatively if you wish to also install chassis fans for increased cooling headers are provided to power those fans as well see p 14 section 2 6 E Chassis f...

Page 24: ...able see picture at right which has additional grounding wires This cable has been included with this motherboard for your convenience The UltraDMA 100 66 cable is backwards compatible with UltraDMA 33 and legacy IDE HDDs BLUE end goes to IDE connector NOTE Only Tyan approved cables are recommended for this motherboard If you are using an existing configuration with older cables your system might ...

Page 25: ...u can only have 2 floppy drives con nected at any given time Usually caused by faulty cables cables put in back wards or a bad floppy or motherboard Try another floppy drive to verify the problem or try another cable Also check to see if the onboard floppy is enabled in the BIOS The cable floppy or motherboard may be faulty Try another cable or floppy drive to verify Usually signifies that the cab...

Page 26: ...g the card in especially when installing long cards try to push the entire card in at one time Don t force one end of the card into the socket first and then the other or a rocking motion between the card and the slot might occur and could damage the pins within the socket Make sure the cards are seated securely into their slots Before turning on the system make sure no cards are touching Check th...

Page 27: ...devices may vary For details on installation of devices into the various ports shown below please consult your device s documentation device manufacturer or your dealer for details Connecting Serial and Parallel Ports The serial and parallel ports can be used to connect various devices such as a mouse or printer The con nectors can only be connected one way be sure and check the orientation of the...

Page 28: ...eated firmly into its socket so it will not become loose or fall off when the computer is jostled or moved This is the CLIP Figure 2 4a Figure 2 4b Shown on the right in Figure 2 4a is the 20 pin connector of the ATX power supply Note the clip in the image it will help you install the plug correctly 1 Step 2 Step Shown on the right in Figure 2 4b is the 20 pin connector plugged into the board The ...

Page 29: ...her you are done setting up the computer Installing a new motherboard may seem difficult but by following these directions you should have a fairly uneventful time installing our products If you do encounter problems your vendor dealer will be able to help you or you can consult one of our many technical support resources see p 63 ...

Page 30: ...www etyan com Q Where do I get pinout information for my motherboard A Pinouts of certain headers are available on the Tyan website http www tyan com Q My motherboard is dead how do I return it A Contact the place of purchase or your distributor for assistance to return the motherboard for service RMA issues will not be handled via e mail by Tyan Tech Support Please refer to the URL link here for ...

Page 31: ... com patible personal computers It supports the AMD Athlon family of processors and other compatible pro cessors The BIOS provides critical low level support for the system central processing memory and I O subsystems The BIOS has been customized by adding important but non standard features such as virus and pass word protection power management and detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling...

Page 32: ...rer for the best performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may cause the system to become unstable Setup Variations Not all systems have the same setup program While the basic look and function of the setup program remains more or less the same for all systems the appearance of your Setup screen may differ from the screens shown here Each system design and chip...

Page 33: ...B 3 1 2 Not Installed Disabled size in MB media dimensions NOTES This option is provided for your floppy device needs It is also linked to the Boot Sequence in the Boot Menu System Extended Memory FORMAT OPTIONS N A size in KB NOTES Cannot be altered Provided for your informa tion only Large Disk Access Mode FORMAT OPTIONS option NOTES A large disk is one that has more than 1024 cylinders more tha...

Page 34: ... read and write media e g Zip drive CD ROM Readable CD ROM drive ATAPI Removeable Removeable ATAPI media e g USB Zip drive 1 to 65 536 Number of cylinders 1 to 16 Number of read write heads 1 to 63 Number of sectors per track 1 to 2048 Number of the cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads 1 to 2048 None Number of the cylinder at which to change the write timing Cylinders F...

Page 35: ...LBA causes logi cal block addressing to be used in place of Cylin ders Heads and Sectors All options are dependent on the drive option option Disabled Enabled Enables 32 bit communi cation between CPU and IDE card Requires PCI or local bus All options are dependent on the drive option Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 Selects the method for transferring data between the HDD and ...

Page 36: ...ontroller FORMAT option OPTIONS USB Host Controller Disabled Enables or disables sup port for Legacy USB FORMAT option OPTIONS USB BIOS Legacy Support Chipset Configuration Discussed on p 38 Keyboard Configuration Discussed on p 39 I O Device Configuration Discussed on p 39 Both Both enables both IDE ports FORMAT option OPTIONS Onboard PCI IDE Disabled Disables the ports Primary Enables the primar...

Page 37: ...led Disabled turns off the port Enabled Enabled requires you to enter the base I O address and the INT num ber Auto Auto makes the BIOS configure the port during POST Output only Standard one way proto col for parallel devices FORMAT option OPTIONS Mode Bi directional Two way protocol for par allel devices EPP Enhanced Parallel Port interface may provide higher bandwidth if an EPP device is used E...

Page 38: ...sed by the AGP FORMAT option OPTIONS Graphics Aperture None ERR signal output for a single bit FORMAT option OPTIONS SERR Signal Condition Disabled No error checking FORMAT option OPTIONS ECC Config ERR signal output for multiple bits Single bit Multiple bits Both ERR signal output for both instances ERR signals not output under any condition EC single bit Error checking status report enabled Data...

Page 39: ...ts speed at which key strokes will be input into the system FORMAT option OPTIONS Keyboard auto repeat rate 1 4 sec 1 2 sec 3 4 sec 1 sec Sets speed at which key strokes will initially be delayed from being input into the system FORMAT option OPTIONS Keyboard auto repeat delay AutoDetect BIOS will auto detect the presence of a PS 2 mouse FORMAT option OPTIONS PS 2 Mouse Disabled Disable any instal...

Page 40: ... a master Check your device documentation Latency Timer Sets the bus master clock rate A device that has high priority and high throughput may benefit from a greater value 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00C0h Default Enable or Disable Enable or Disable Available Reserved Sets the availability of PCI IRQs to ISA devices If set to Reserved ISA devices are excluded from using the IRQ in question FORMAT opti...

Page 41: ...d this option is disabled the BIOS assumes the user is boot ing FORMAT option OPTIONS Password on boot Normal Disk is unrestricted FORMAT option OPTIONS Fixed disk boot sector Write Protect Write protect the boot sector on the fixed disk Fixed disk will required a password to Fdisk or for mat the drive Disabled Enabled Enabling this feature will password restrict diskette drive access FORMAT optio...

Page 42: ...s 60 Minutes Inactivity period required after Standby to Suspend maximum power shut down FORMAT option OPTIONS Auto Suspend Timeout On Off Wakes up system when an incoming call is detected by the modem FORMAT option OPTIONS Resume on modem ring On Off Wakes up system at pre set time FORMAT option OPTIONS Resume on time hours minutes seconds Preset time to wake sys tem up FORMAT 00 00 00 OPTIONS Re...

Page 43: ... item at the top will take first prior ity the second item takes next highest priority and so on FORMAT option OPTIONS menu dependent on devices detected Yes No Saves changes to CMOS and exits BIOS setup FORMAT option OPTIONS Exit Saving Changes Yes No Discard any changes and then exit BIOS setup FORMAT option OPTIONS Exit Discarding Changes Yes No Loads preset defaults from CMOS FORMAT option OPT...

Page 44: ...a series of beeps If you hear one long beep followed by two short beeps then a video problem has probably occured and the BIOS is having difficulty initializing the video display Any other beep sequences that may or may not occur are probably due to memory problems 4 2 Flash Utility Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for For Flash Utilities BIOS downloads and information...

Page 45: ...the more data the bus phone line or other electrical path can carry Greater bandwidth then also results in greater speed BBS BIOS Boot Specification is a feature within the BIOS that creates prioritizes and maintains a list of all Initial Program Load IPL devices and then stores that list in NVRAM IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS as well as provide the ability to return to th...

Page 46: ...ips that hold the basic startup information for the BIOS COM port another name for the serial port which is 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 Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time that is in pa...

Page 47: ...us ing a loss of service such as in a RAID system Firmware low level software 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 although Tyan also makes some Baby AT and ATX Footprint boards Global timer onboard hardware timer ...

Page 48: ...s Mirroring see RAID NVRAM ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non Volatile RAM memory that holds its data without power DRAM in contrast is volatile OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers Compaq or IBM package other companies motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them Parallel port transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time that is in parallel form eight ...

Page 49: ...sing this method the data is stored redundantly also the multiple hard drives willl appear as a single drive to the operating system RAID level 0 is is known as striping where data is striped or overlapped across multiple hard drives but offers no fault tolerance RAID level 1 is known as mirroring which stores the data within at least two hard drives but does not stripe RAID level 1 also allows fo...

Page 50: ...el UltraDMA is also called UltraATA Without the proper UltraDMA controller your system cannot take advantage of the higher data transmission rates of the new UltraDMA UltraATA HDDs USB Universal Serial Bus a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy cha...

Page 51: ...blems This warranty only covers normal customer use and does 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 is required before any warranty service can be rendered You may obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authorizat...

Page 52: ...not puncture mutilate or dispose of battery in fire Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type rec ommended by manufacturer Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations this device may not cause harmful interference and this device must accept any interference received includin...

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