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Tyan S2257

Thunder 2400

Motherboard Users Manual

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Summary of Contents for S2257 THUNDER 2400

Page 1: ...ncorporated Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium II III Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation S2257 Thunder 2400 is a trademark of TYAN Computer Corporation Information contained in this publication has been carefully checked for accuracy and reliability In no event will Tyan Computer be held liable for any direct or i...

Page 2: ...usionAlarm Connector 16 Audio Connectors 16 SoftPower Connector 17 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 18 CMOSRTC 18 FlashEEPROM 18 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 18 Installing Memory 19 Cache Memory 22 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan 23 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives 31 Connecting the Power Supply 33 Installing Add on Cards 34 Connecting PS 2 USB Serial Parallel Drivers 35 ...

Page 3: ...rity 81 Language Utility 82 FlashWriterUtility 82 4 System Resources 83 BeepCodes 84 Troubleshooting System Problems 84 Displayed Error Messages 85 Appendix1 CPURetentionModuleOptions 87 Appendix2 LSISymBIOSUltra2LVDSCSI 89 Appendix3 Glossary 98 ...

Page 4: ...anding applications such as CAD CAM CAE desktop publishing 3D animation and video production This integrated high performance system board is supported in an Extended ATX form factor Some of the features included are onboard UltraDMA33 66 onboard dual channel Ultra2 optional Ultra3 SCSI LSI Symbios 53C896 chip optional onboard AC 97 CodecAudio onboard Intel Ethernet 82559 onboard high speed I O an...

Page 5: ...so can lead to exasperation and expense Wherever possible we have included step by step instructions for setting up your system which are indicated by this icon However it is in your best interest to read an entire section and perhaps the entire manual before you begin to fiddle with your motherboard While we have alerted you to potential dangers in several places in the manual with this icon thes...

Page 6: ...y size User settings of HW monitoring Auto configuration of IDE hard disk types Multiple boot options ACPI bi color LED support DMI 2 0 compliant Main Memory Up to 4 0 GB onboard Four 3 3V unbuffered Registered PC100 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports PC100 SDRAM with SPD and SDRAM ECC Two MRH S chips on board Expansion Slots One 2X 4XAGP Pro slot Four 32 bit PCI Bus Master slots Two 64 bit 33 66 MHz 3...

Page 7: ...net Intel 82559 10 100 Ethernet onboard Full Wake on functionality RequiresATX 2 01 power supply One RJ 45ATX connector Intergated Audio AC 97CODEC ATX Joystick Audio in Speaker Micro phone connectors System Hardware Onboard hardware for monitoring Management temperature supply voltages and fan speed Intel LANDesk Client Manager software Chassis intrusion detection capable Voltage and Power ATX po...

Page 8: ...iver updates etc http www tyan com 3 Contact your dealer or distributor for help BEFORE calling Tyan 4 Check the Tyan user group alt comp periphs mainboard tyan Returning Merchandise for Service During the warranty period contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any product problems This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover damages incurred during shipping or fail...

Page 9: ...eparately One 3 head regular SCSI cable Two CPU retention modules OneATX I O Shield One System Management Driver CD includes complete drivers for SCSI LAN and audio controllers One gameport cable One Driver Diskette for LSI Symbios 53C896 One Slot 1 Terminator Card Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard The mounting hole pattern of the Thunder 2400 matches the ATX system board ...

Page 10: ...bag Having reviewed the precautions above the next step is to take the mother board out of the cardboard box and static bag hold it by its edges and place it on a grounded antistatic surface component side up Inspect the board for damage DONOTAPPLYPOWERTOTHEBOARDIFITHASBEENDAMAGED Press down on any of the socket ICs if it appears that they are not properly seated the board should still be on an an...

Page 11: ...jumpers The square pin in the diagram is Pin 1 Jumpers and pins are connected by slipping the blue plastic jumper connector overtop of two adjacent jumper pins indicated by 1 2 or 2 3 The metal rod inside the plastic shell bridges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See Figure 2 2 for more examples of pin connections The tables and maps on the following pages will help you set the ...

Page 12: ...FAN6 1 FAN3 Printer Port 1 J51 FAN7 Speaker 1 CPU 2 slot Slot One type Intel 840 Chipset MCH Ultra2 SCSI Channel A Ultra2 SCSI Channel B ATX power supply ATX power supply J49 J50 Super I O Intel P64H LSI 53C896 PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 CPU 1 slot Slot One type MIC Line In AGP Pro slot PCI slot 3 PCI slot 6 Winbond 83782 DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 3 DIMM bank 4 DIMM bank 1 3 volt J 7 J12 CPU2 FAN CPU1 FAN ...

Page 13: ...set 4 DIMM slots 2 SECC slots 2 Wide SCSI channels 1 Narrow SCSI channel LSI Symbios U2 SCSI AMIBIOS 6 PCI slots Ethernet AGP Pro port IDE and Floppy connectors Double row ATX connectors ATX Power supply connectors Speaker Line In Winbond W83782D ...

Page 14: ...ont Panel Assignment Jumper J12 Power LED For 2 pin bicolor single color LED Use pins 2 4 For 3 pin bicolor LED Use Jumper J7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 Top Bottom Top Pin Bottom Pin JP32 Side View JP12 Pin1 Pin17 Pin2 VCC 1 2 Power LED HDD LED 3 4 Sleep LED Ground 5 6 Power On Off Reset 7 8 Ground VCC 9 10 No Connect IR Receive 11 12 VCC Ground 13 14 No Connect IR Trans...

Page 15: ...ker Connector Jumper J15 The speaker should be connected to jumper J15 As default jumper J15 should be connected to enable the internal buzzer 1 E External HardDrive LED Jumper J26 The HDD LED should be connected to jumper J26 This will provide monitor ing of the Hard drive status on the Chassis 1 F Wake On Ring Connector J28 WOR connector at the time of print has not been tested 1 G Wake On LAN C...

Page 16: ...of the CPU Fans by connecting them to the CPU1 and or CPU2 connectors You will NOT be able to monitor your CPU fan with the other Fan connectors 1 K CD Audio Connector Audio Connectors J33 This is a 4 pin connector onboard which is used for audio signals The digital signal that comes in through these connectors is directed through the Ensoniq 1373 PCI sound chip and the digital signal is turned in...

Page 17: ...ot Block Write Protect JP3 The Boot block contains information concerning how the system will POST JP3 is open by default which prevents writing to the Boot Block If modifica tions need to be made JP3 must be closed in order to disable write protection 1 R Enable Disable LAN J44 This jumper allows you to enable the onboard LAN function Default is enabled open Soft Power Connector The Soft Power Co...

Page 18: ...R2032 Flash EEPROM The Thunder 2400 uses flash memory to store BIOS firmware It can be updated as new versions of the BIOS become available You can upgrade your BIOS easily using the flash utility see page 82 2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer for proper installa tion guidelines TYAN recommends that you make use of all mounting holes...

Page 19: ...cts require Because of this your memory may not work correctly in a TYAN board though it may work well in a competitor s board This is because many of our competitors do not adhere to the strict tolerances required for high performance If you buy a TYAN board you are getting the best system available To make installation easy and trouble free get high quality parts For a list of recommended memory...

Page 20: ...y on the module with even force as shown in the photo Do not shove one end in first doing so will bend the DIMM pins To lock the DIMM into place push the plastic clips on either end of the slot onto the notches at the ends of the DIMM see Figure 2 4 on the next page In some cases pushing the memory module into the DIMM slot will move the plastic clips inward automatically locking the module into p...

Page 21: ...r not a DIMM is unbuffered see the Figure 2 5 below All installed memory will be automati cally detected so there is no need to set any jumpers Some details of memory installation The mainboard supports 32MB 64MB 128MB SDRAM and supports 256MB registered SDRAM DIMM modules PC 100 DIMM is required if CPU bus speed is at 100MHz The board supports registered or nonregistered memory chips DO NOT mix r...

Page 22: ...e on the motherboard The processors have a physical L2 cache size of 128KB up to 512KB and a cacheable memory area of 512MB important important 1 k n a B M M I D 2 k n a B M M I D 3 k n a B M M I D 4 k n a B M M I D l a t o T 1 x B M 4 6 0 1 x B M 4 6 0 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 B M 6 5 2 1 x B M 8 2 1 0 1 x B M 8 2 1 0 6 5 2 B M 0 1 x B M 8 2 1 0 1 x B M 8 2 1 6 5 ...

Page 23: ...e two types of cooling mechanisms are produced for Pentium II proces sors active figure 2 6a and passive figure 2 6b These two types of cooling methods essentially perform the same function The active cooler is equipped with a cooling fan and heat sink while the passive cooler is simply a larger heat sink with no fan The type of cooler used has no effect on performance and both types can be instal...

Page 24: ...d Installing the CPU with Active Cooling When the retention module is securely installed you are ready to plug in the CPU Press down firmly on the CPU until you hear a click see Figure 2 10 This clicking sound indicates that the CPU is fully locked into the retention module If you have an active cooler you will also need to connect the CPU s cooling fan cable to the cooling fan power connector on ...

Page 25: ... the locks inward and pull Installing SECC2 CPUs Option 1 The major physical difference between regular Pentium II s and Pentium SECC2 is the plastic CPU enclosure As Figure 2 12 indicates the plastic CPU enclosure covers the entire CPU card of regular Pentium II s On the other hand the plastic CPU enclosure covers only the side faces of the SECC2 Pentium II III card Due to the physical difference...

Page 26: ...ure 2 13 These tabs and corners should fit into the retention braces Warning DO NOTfirst screw the retention braces onto the motherboard by themselves If you do you will have difficulties inserting the CPU into the retention braces and CPU slot Chapter 2 Board Installation important Slot1 CPU SECC2 Slot1 CPU Figure 2 12 LowerTabs Enclosure Corners Figure 2 13 ...

Page 27: ...tic enclosure should loosely fit within the two slits of the braces Figure 2 14 Figures 2 15 below show a top view and side view of a retention brace positioned against one side of the SECC2 CPU Top View Side View Figure 2 15 When both braces are properly positioned press both braces against the sides of the CPU and carefully lift them over the CPU slot on the motherboard Warning Because the brace...

Page 28: ...ard The screws on the motherboard should fit through the holes of the retention braces and the CPU should fit into the slot Secure the retention braces with the nuts provided in the package The end result should look like Figure 2 17 Figure 2 17 When removing the CPU unscrew the nuts on the retention braces and remove all three components at once This may require careful firm tugs to pull the CPU ...

Page 29: ...ng with the side universal braces See Figure 2 18 right for the universal retention module components To install the CPU place the two side braces at the ends of the CPU slot see Figure 2 19 left The screws on the motherboard should fit through the holes of the retention braces Tighten and secure both braces using a screw driver Next carefully insert the CPU between the braces and onto the CPU slo...

Page 30: ... reverse order of the installation steps First remove the overhead clip You need to push BOTH side tabs see Figure 2 22 above inwards in order to unlock it from the side braces After removing the overhead clip you need to release the CPU from the braces one side at a time Press the center release tab of one of the side braces see Figure 2 23 right while gently pulling that side of the CPU out of i...

Page 31: ...ve Figure 2 25 on the following page shows the IDE cable properly connected to the motherboard Contact your hard disk drive manufacturer or documentation for more information Some symptoms of incorrectly installed HDDs are Hard disk drives are not auto detected may be a Master Slave problem or a bad IDE cable Contact your vendor Hard Disk Drive Fail message at bootup may be a bad cable or lack of ...

Page 32: ...lored stripe down one side of the cable see Figure 2 26 below Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the colored stripe be positioned so that it is right next to the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on the cable which will force you to connect the cable properly Figure 2 26 Figure 2 25 Pin 1 ...

Page 33: ...may be faulty Try another cable or floppy drive to verify Light on the floppy is on constantly a dead giveaway that the cable is on backwards Reverse the cable at the motherboard end and try again 6 Connecting the Power Supply Tyan recommends using an ATX power supply that conforms to industry standard revision 2 01 The Thunderbolt motherboard comes equipped with two onboard power connectors Figur...

Page 34: ... the socket on the computer to make sure there are no wires or other obstructions to the slot NEVER plug an ISA card into a PCI slot or a PCI card in an ISA slot You will void your warranty and damage your system board if you do this When plugging 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 t...

Page 35: ... port The PS 2 connectors are probably quite familiar to you The USB connectors however may be foreign The USB Universal Serial Bus is 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 chained peripheral devices Connecting Com and Printer Ports Warning When p...

Page 36: ...e information data sheets white papers or demos visit their networking web site at http www intel com network You can use your modem or Internet connection to download drivers trouble shooting tips and more When downloading new drivers make sure the archive is for the PRO 100 adapter not PRO 100 This information can be found on Intel s website as well as their FTP site and BBS service You may find...

Page 37: ...p feature you must enable the LAN Wake up for Onboard LAN option in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS The Wake on LAN feature operates according to a published specifica tion In simple terms the specification allows designers to build network adapters that are capable of listening to network activity even when the computer is turned off WOL adapters have a special low power standby mode that ...

Page 38: ...aded from theAUTOEXEC BAT or CONFIG SYS file type REM in front of each line that loads a network driver Or with DOS 6 x or later press 5 as DOS starts to bypass the drivers 2 Insert the Intel Configuration and Drivers floppy CD in a drive switch to the appropriate drive directory and at the DOS prompt type SETUP 3 If you have more than one Intel PRO series PCI adapter in your computer an adapter s...

Page 39: ...heck the README files Responder testing on the network optional Setup can test the adapter more thoroughly if you have a responder on the network while running the tests 1 Go to a computer on the network with any EtherExpress adapter installed except EtherExpress 32 or EtherExpress 16 MCA 2 Run the appropriate configuration program for the installed adapter and set it up as a responder 3 Return to...

Page 40: ...9 Click OK in the main PROSet window to return to Windows NT 10 Click close to finish 11 Restart Windows NT when prompted 12 To verify proper installation of the adapter go to the Control Panel double click the Network icon select the Adapters tab You should see the name Intel R PRO 100 ManagementAdapter in the network adapter window To install multiple adapters repeat this procedure for each new ...

Page 41: ...Drivers and Configuration disk version 2 3 or later Make sure the driver is loaded and the protocols are bound Check the Network Bindings dialog box in Windows NT Check the Windows NT Event Viewer for error messages If you are attaching to a NetWare network check your frame type and verify that NetWare client software has been installed Test the adapter with PROSet After installing the adapter you...

Page 42: ...izard dialog box should appear indicating that a PCI Ethernet Controller has been found 3 Click the Next button Then select the Search for the best driver for your device option Make sure your Tyan Driver CD has been inserted 4 Select the Specify a location option At the command prompt type D LAN82559 assuming D is your CD ROM drive 5 Click Next The Intel R Pro 100 ManagementAdapter should appear ...

Page 43: ...e adapter at a time In Windows NT be sure to click the Show all PRO Adapters box in the Configuration window See the README file for more information Select Duplex Mode optional Duplexing is a performance option that lets you choose how the adapter sends and receives data packets over the network The PRO 100 adapter can operate at full duplex only when connected to a full duplex 10BASE T 100BASE T...

Page 44: ...ribution folder is where the setup files for Win95 reside During the first step of the push install the client will connect to the distribution folder with IPX or TCP IP 1 Copy the Win95 setup folder from the CD to Z PUSH Use Explorer Winfile or XCOPY in order to maintain the same directory structure as on the CD 2 From the Intel EtherExpress TM PRO 100 LanAdapter Configuration and Drivers Diskett...

Page 45: ...ith the connector cable or hub The table below describes the LEDs and the drawing on the next page shows their location Make sure you re using the correct drivers Make sure you re using the drivers that come with this adapter Drivers that support previous ver sions of the Intel PRO 100 Manage ment Adapter do not support this version of the adapter Make sure the hub port and the D E L n o i t a c i...

Page 46: ...when the drivers are loaded Change the PCI BIOS interrupt settings If you are using EMM386 it must be version 4 49 or newer this version ships with MS DOS 6 22 or newer Diagnostics pass but the connection fails or errors occur At 100 Mbps use category 5 wiring and make sure the network cable is securely attached For NetWare clients make sure you specify the correct frame type in our NET CFGfile Ma...

Page 47: ...plied to the computer Check the BIOS for its WOL setting Some computers may need to be configured to WOL Make sure the network cable is fully attached to the adapter Link LED does not light when power is connected Make sure WOL cable is attached and power is applied to computer Make sure network cable is attached at both ends Technical Information Fast Ethernet Wiring 100BASE TX Specification The ...

Page 48: ...epeaters use a well established uncomplicated design making them highly cost effective for connecting PCs within a workgroup These are the most common type of Ethernet hubs in the installed base Switching hubs In a switched network environment each port gets a fixed dedicated amount of bandwidth In the highway scenario each car has its own lane on a multi lane highway and there is no sharing In a ...

Page 49: ...rating system manual for details Second of all slowing down the memory timing in the BIOS s chipset setup section will help the situation as well Many memory modules are not suitable for high performance systems and are probably the main source of your problem Q Can I use EDO DIMMs on this motherboard A No The Intel i840AGPset does not support EDO memory Q What is AGP A AGP Accelerated Graphics Po...

Page 50: ... installation disks the following error message may be displayed when disk 2 is inserted Stop 0x0000007B Inaccessible Boot Device 0xFF109C50 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 2 When you are attempting to create a set of installation disks using the WINNT ox or WINNT32 ox command the following error message may be displayed This floppy disk is not formatted as high density not formatted with a stand...

Page 51: ...tion is most likely caused by the enabling of Keyboard Wake Up Function under the Peripheral Setup in the BIOS When enabled the motherboard would provide a standby voltage to the keyboard This would subsequently cause the LED to remain on Q How do I enable the Keyboard Wake Up function A You will need go into the BIOS and enable the LAN Wake Up for Onboard LAN under the Power Management Setup and ...

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Page 53: ... Fri Jan 1 1999 Setup Help System Time 12 55 37 Month Jan Dec Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Day 01 31 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Year 1901 2099 Primary IDE Master Auto Primary IDE Slave Auto Secondary IDE Master Auto Secondary IDE Slave Auto Auto Detect Hard Disks Enter Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values...

Page 54: ...nu screen is shown below H XQFWLRQ 7DE 0RYHV IURP RQH ER WR WKH QH W UURZ NH V KDQJHV VHOHFWLRQV ZLWKLQ D ER QWHU 2SHQV KLJKOLJKWHG VHOHFWLRQ AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 17 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main Advanced Security Exit System Date Sat Jan 1 1999 Setup Help System Time 12 55 37 Month Jan Dec Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Day 01 31 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Year ...

Page 55: ...condary Slave Select these options to configure the various drives A screen with a list of drive parameters appears System Date Setting MM DD YY Jan 1 2000 System Time Setting Current Time 12 00 00 OPTIONS Not Installed 360 KB 5 1 2 MB 5 720 KB 3 1 44MB 3 2 88MB 3 AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 17 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main IDE Device Configuration AUTO Setup Help 1...

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Page 58: ...ings for all devices and system features Fail Safe Defaults The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters Use them if the system is behaving erratically They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 17 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Exit Exit Saving Changes Enter Setup Help Exit D...

Page 59: ...Peripheral Setup Enter options Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit BIOS 6HWWLQJ 2SWLRQ 2SWLP DO HIDXOW DLO 6DIH HIDXOW Quick Boot Enablrd Enabled Primary M aster ARM D Emulated as Auto Auto Primary Slave ARM D Emulated as Auto Auto Secondary M aster ARM D Emulated as Auto Auto Secondary Slave A...

Page 60: ...o c e s 0 4 o t p u t i a w t o n s e o d S O I B I M A t o n s e o d S O I B I M A e v i r d t a h t e r u g i f n o c t o n s e o d S O I B I M A e v i r d E D I e h t m o r f y l e t a i d e m m i d e v i e c e r t o n s i n i a g a y d a e r t e g o t e m i t e v i r d E D I e h t w o l l a o t e v i r d E D I e h t o t l a n g i s T E S E R a g n i d n e s r e t f a s d n o c e s 5 r o f t i ...

Page 61: ...after AMIBIOS POST completes The settings are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CDROM and SCSI 3rdBootDevice This option sets the type of device for the third boot drive that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes The settings are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CDR...

Page 62: ...uter is booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard The settings are On or Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this option to Enabled to enable AMIBIOS support for a PS 2 type mouse The BIOS will allocate IRQ12 for the PS 2 mouse The settings are Enabled or Disabled Primary Display This option configures the type of monitor attached to the computer The settings areAbsen...

Page 63: ...le shadowing 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 g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D d e l b a s i D M A R o t d e i p o c t o n e r a M O R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T d e l b a n E o t M O R m o r f d e w o d a h s d e i p o c e r a h F F F 7 C h 0 0 0 C m o r f a e r a M O...

Page 64: ... Setup Enter Power Management Setup Enter Advanced Chipset setup Plug and Play Setup Enter for configuring Peripheral Setup Enter chipset features Change Language Setting Engish Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit 6HWWLQJ 2SWLRQ 2SWLP DO HIDXOW DLO 6DIH HIDXOW USB Function Enabled Enabled USB KB M ouse Legacy Support Disabled...

Page 65: ...celerated Graphics Port AGP The settings are 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64MB 128MB or256MB Search for MDA Resources Set this option to Yes to let AMIBIOS search for MDA resources The settings are Yes or No PCPCIB Select The settings are Enabled or Disabled ICHAC97Audio This setting controls the onboard sound Default is Enabled CPU Bist The Setitngs are Enabled or Disabled BIOS 6HWWLQJ 2SWLRQ 2SWLP DO H...

Page 66: ... ISA PC PCI or Distributed ICHDMACollectionBuffer The settings are Enabled or Disabled MemoryECCMode This option sets the type of system memory checking ECC is not supported at time of print CPUFrequency This option provides selective CPU speed ratio options are x2 x4 x3 x5 x2 5 x4 5 x3 5 x5 5 x6 x8 x7 x6 5 x1 5 x7 5 OnmostCPUsthisratioisfixedand cannt be adjusted 80 Pin Cable Detection method Thi...

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Page 68: ...up Enter for configuring power Peripheral Setup Enter management features Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit 6HWWLQJ 2SWLRQ 2SWLP DO HIDXOW DLO 6DIH HIDXOW PM M ode APM APM Standby Time Out Disabled Disabled Suspend Power Saving Type S1 S1 Suspend Time Out Disabled Disabled Power Button M ode ...

Page 69: ...orient itself and reestablish control over the system s sleeping components Suspend Time Out This option defines the length of time that the system while in Standby mode must be inactive before it enters Suspend mode The settings are Disabled and from 4 minutes to 508 minutes in increments of 4 minutes BIOS 6HWWLQJ 2 SWLRQ Optimal Default Fail Safe Default Manual Throttle Ratio 50 50 Intruder Sel ...

Page 70: ...iod of display inactivity has expired The settings are Stand By Suspend or Disabled HardDiskPowerDownMode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Stand By or Suspend Hard Disk Time Out Minute This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivity Wh...

Page 71: ...gement Interrupt and has to do with the wake up function of the computer Default is Disabled PMESMIEnable This is a System Management Interrupt and has to do with the wake up function of the computer Default is Disabled SWSMITimerEnable This is a System Management Interrupt and has to do with the wake up function of the computer Default is Disabled TCOLogicSMIEnable This is a System Management Int...

Page 72: ...d has to do with the USB wake up function of the computer Default is Disabled PMEResume This is a System Management Interrupt and has to do with the wake up function of the computer Default is Disabled RI Resume This is a System Management Interrupt and has to do with the wake up function of the computer Default is Disabled SMBUS Resume This is a System Management Interrupt and has to do with the ...

Page 73: ...Y Ver 1 17 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Advanced Advanced CMOS Setup Enter Setup Help Advanced Chipset Setup Enter Power Management Setup Enter Configure PCI Plug Plug and Play Setup Enter and Play features Peripheral Setup Enter Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit BIOS ...

Page 74: ...OW DLO 6DIH HIDXOW Plug and Play Aware O S No No PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks 64 64 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Disabled PCI IDE BusM aster Disabled Disabled OffBoard PCI IDE Card Auto Auto OffBoard PCI IDE Primary IRQ Disabled Disabled OffBoard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ Disabled Disabled DM A Channel 0 PnP PnP DM A Channel 1 PnP PnP DM A Channel 3 PnP PnP DM A Channel 5 PnP PnP DM A Channel 6 PnP ...

Page 75: ...selected AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct setting including using the onboard controller if no offboard controller card is detected 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 OffBoardPCIIDEPrimaryIRQ This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the primary IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE co...

Page 76: ...ard I 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 to ISA EISA and IRQ14 and 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices because at least one IRQ must be available for PCI and PnP devices The set...

Page 77: ... PCI Plug Plug and Play Setup Enter and Play features Peripheral Setup Enter Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit BIOS 6HWWLQJ 2SWLRQ 2SWLP DO HIDXOW DLO 6DIH HIDXOW OnBoard SCSI Enabled Enabled Execute Onboard SCSI BIOS Enabled Enabled CPU1 Current Temperature N A N A CPU2 Current Temperature N...

Page 78: ... Auto Enabled or Disabled Onboard Serial Port1 This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 1 The settings are Auto Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h or 2E8h Onboard Serial Port2 This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings 6HWWLQJ 2SWLRQ 2SWLP DO HIDXOW DLO 6DIH HIDXOW Chassis Fan Speed 5000 5000 Onboard IDE Both Bothj Onboard FDC Enabled Auto Onboard Seri...

Page 79: ...n is set to ECP and the OnBoard Parallel Port option is set to 378 278 or 3BC This option sets the DMA channel used by the parallel port The settings are 0 through 7 in increments of one BIOS g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D l a m r o N d e s u s i e d o m t r o p l e l l a r a p l a m r o n e h T r i D i B t r o p l e l l a r a p e h t n o s r e f s n a r t l a n o i t c e r i d i b t r o p p ...

Page 80: ...ration Game Port Base Address This setting sets the Base Address for the game port MIDIPortBaseAddress This setting sets the Base Address for the MIDI Port MIDIIRQ This option sets the IRQ for the MIDI Port The settings are 5 7 9 10 Default is 5 ...

Page 81: ...firm it If the two passwords do not match you will be prompted to enter a new pass word and then to confirm it This will continue until you enter the same series of characters both times Once this is accomplished a dialog box will appear and notify you that the Supervisor Password has been installed You may then select the User Security option and enter a password for the user You can enter a new ...

Page 82: ... The system BIOS is stored on a flash EEPROM ROM chip on the mainboard which can be erased and reprogrammed by following the directions on the following page 1 From the DOS prompt rename the BIOS file that you have downloaded to amiboot rom and copy 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 tur...

Page 83: ...unicated through a series of audible beeps IfAMIBIOS POST can initialize the system 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 87 88 See the top of the next page for the beep code chart ...

Page 84: ...i f n i e r u l i a f y r o m e M 4 l a n o i t a r e p O t o N r e m i T t o n s i 1 r e m i T r o y r o m e m f o B K 4 6 t s r i f e h t n i e r u l i a f y r o m e m A g n i n o i t c n u f 5 r o r r E r o s s e c o r P r o r r e n a d e t a r e n e g U P C e h T 6 e r u l i a F 0 2 A e t a G 2 4 0 8 e d o m d e t c e t o r p o t h c t i w s t o n n a C 7 r o r r E t p u r r e t n I n o i t p ...

Page 85: ...r p e h t n a h t t n e r e f f i d s i m u s k c e h c M A R S O M C m e t s y S S O M C t e S t o N s n o i t p O p u t e S S O I B N I W n u R d e y o r t s e d n e e b e v a h M A R S O M C n i d e r o t s s e u l a v e h T e p y T y a l p s i D S O M C h c t a m s i M S O I B N I W n u R d e t c e t e d e p y t e h t h c t a m t o n s e o d M A R S O M C n i e p y t o e d i v e h T p u t e S ...

Page 86: ... h t d a e r n a c S O I B I M A s n o i t c u r t s n i n e e r c s e h t w o l l o f d n a e t t e k s i d t o o b r e h t o n a e s U t i h t i w m e t s y s s I d r a o b y e K t I k c o l n U d e k c o L e b t s u m m e t s y s e h T d e g a g n e s i m e t s y s e h t n o k c o l d r a o b y e k e h T t o o b o t e u n i t n o c o t d e k c o l n u r o r r E d r a o b y e K r e l l o r t n o...

Page 87: ... II s as well as newer Pentium II s including Slot 1 type Celeron OPTION1 Two different types of retention modules are included in the motherboard package For older versions of Pentium II use the retention module shown in Figure 1 For newer versions of Pentium II CPUs including Slot 1 type Celeron and SECC2 CPUs use the retention module shown in Figure 2 Screws for the retention modules are provid...

Page 88: ... package is included in the motherboard package This type of retention module adapts to most versions of SECC2 type Pentium II CPUs see Figure 3 Screws for the retention modules are provided Figure 3 Appendix 1 CPU Retention Module Options Top Clip Side Braces ...

Page 89: ...m throughput of 80MBytes sec Support for Non Ultra2 SCSI Devices The LVD signaling used for Ultra2 devices operates differently than single ended signaling used on Ultra Fast and Fast Wide SCSI devices Ultra2 SCSI devices are designed with multimode capability so that if a single ended device is connected to the LVD Ultra2 SCSI bus the Ultra2 devices automatically switch to single ended mode When ...

Page 90: ... Board Layout The following diagram shows the major SCSI connectors and jumpers for the motherboard Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector Floppy connector Narrow SCSI Channel B JP2 JP3 J44 J33 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 FAN6 1 FAN3 1 J51 FAN7 1 Intel 840 Chipset MCH Ultra2 SCSI Channel A Ultra2 SCSI Channel B ATX power supply ATX power supply J49 J50 Super I O Intel P64H LSI 53C896 PCI slot 1 PCI slo...

Page 91: ... to ID 7 and should not be changed If you will be booting from a SCSI hard disk it s best to set the disk s ID at 0 or 1 Most SCSI hard disks come from the factory preset to ID 0 The IDs for internal peripherals are usually set with jumpers external peripher als are usually set with a switch on the back of the peripheral Terminate the Ends To ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus the perip...

Page 92: ...These cables will usually have a terminator built into the end of the cable The motherboard has two separate Ultra2 SCSI channels Each channel will connect to a separate cable Follow these steps to connect your internal peripherals NOTE We recommend keeping your Ultra2 peripherals separate from your non Ultra2 peripherals Connecting a non Ultra2 peripheral to an Ultra2 SCSI bus forces the Ultra2 S...

Page 93: ...n nected The motherboard has a special 50 pin narrow connector to more easily support narrow Ultra and earlier devices if you so choose If you are connecting Wide SCSI peripherals you will need a 68 pin cable If you are connecting narrow SCSI peripherals you will need a 50 pin cable When connecting the 50 pin cable to peripherals ensure that the colored edge of the cable connects to pin 1 of both ...

Page 94: ...to the next in a daisy chain Therefore each external peripheral will require an external cable An external Ultra2 SCSI connector that can be inserted in an expansion slot The cable end of the external SCSI connector can either be plugged into the Ultra2 SCSI motherboard connector or it can be connected to the end of a 68 pin Ultra SCSI cable be sure to take off the cable terminator first NOTE You ...

Page 95: ...ast physical device on the end of each SCSI bus cable must be termi nated Termination must be disabled for all other devices in the middle of the cables Ultra2 SCSI peripherals do not have built in termination but Ultra and Fast Wide devices do have termination that must be checked For more information refer to the owners manuals for each SCSI device The host adapter will automatically enable or d...

Page 96: ...indows 98 95 Installed 1 Click on the Start Button on the Task bar and Select Settings Control Panel Under the Control Panel select System Device Manager Other Devices 2 Double click the PCI SCSI bus controller 3 Click on Driver and then Update Driver buttons 4 Click Next 5 Select Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now 6 Click Next and select Specify a location 7 At the c...

Page 97: ...are OS 2 SCO UNIX and UnixWare Refer to the 7800 Family Manager Set User s Guide for installation instructions 5 Troubleshooting If you have any problems during the installations check the following items first Are all SCSI devices powered on Are all SCSI cables and power cables properly connected Does each device on the SCSI bus have a unique SCSI ID Does the total SCSI cable length exceed the ma...

Page 98: ... 2X supports data transmission during both the rising and falling ends of the clock cycle yielding an effective speed of 133MHz The AT was the original form factor of IBM s PC ATAPI ATAttachment Packet Interface also known as IDE orATA is a drive implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself It allows CD ROMs and tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices just ...

Page 99: ...o repeatedly there is the possibility of losing your data should the system crash Informa tion stored in a buffer is temporarily stored not permanently saved A bus is a data pathway The term is used especially to refer to the connection between the processor and system memory and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buses Bus mastering allows peripheral devices and IDEs to access the system ...

Page 100: ...IMM sockets because the physical slot and the logical unit are the same That is one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket which is capable of acting as a memory bank DMA Direct Memory Access channels are similar to IRQs DMAchannels allow hardware devices like sound cards or keyboards to access the main memory without involving the CPU This frees up CPU resources for other tasks As with IRQs it is ...

Page 101: ...cheme to another agent typically a client Thus the client s data is protected during transmittal to the server HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive H SYNC controls the horizontal properties of the monitor IC Integrated Circuit is the formal name for the computer chip IDE Integrated Device or Drive Electronics is a simple self contained hard drive interface It can handle drives up to 8 4GB in size Almost...

Page 102: ...omponent Interconnect PCI is a 32 bit local bus data pathway which is faster than the ISA bus Local buses are those which operate within a single system as opposed to a network bus which connects multiple systems The PCI PIO PCI Programmable Input Output modes are the data transfer modes used by IDE drives These modes use the CPU for data transfer DMA channels do not PCI refers to the type of bus ...

Page 103: ...Only Memory is a storage chip which contains the BIOS Basic Input Output System the basic instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM is so called because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously By transferring data alter nately from one set of addresses and then the other SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated w...

Page 104: ...capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices VGA Video Graphics Array is the PC video display standard V SYNC controls the vertical properties of the monitor WOL Wake on LAN is a feature which allows remote power up through a LAN connection when used in conjunction with a WOL compliant network adapter and appropriate software The system listens to network activity even when the...

Page 105: ...and receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer or 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 normes de Classe B d i...

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