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Summary of Contents for S2498

Page 1: ...2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation Realtek is a trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation Information contained in this document is provided by TYAN Computer Corporation and which has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability before printing however TYAN assumes no liability and disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to s...

Page 2: ... 2 19 Connecting External Devices 2 20 Installing the Power Supply 2 21 Finishing Up Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Main BIOS Setup 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features 3 4 Advanced Chipset Features 3 5 Integrated Peripherals 3 6 Power Management Setup 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations 3 8 PC Health Status 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 11 Supervisor User Password S...

Page 3: ...therboard 1x 34 Pin floppy drive cable 1x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE cable 1x Tomcat K7M User s Manual 1 x Tomcat K7M Quick Reference 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x SATA Power Cable 2 x SATA DATA cable 1x I O shield If any of these items are missing please contact your vendor dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process ...

Page 4: ...up to four IDE devices Support for ATA 100 66 33 IDE drives and ATAPI compliant devices Integrated Serial ATA Serial ATA Host controllers embedded Two Serial ports running at 1 5Gb s Integrated LAN Controllers One Integrated Realtek RTL8100C 10 100 Mbps Ethernet controller Integrated Intel82541 Gigabit Ethernet controller AGNN version only Back Panel I O Ports Stacked PS 2 Mouse Keyboard ports Sta...

Page 5: ...tiple boot options Power Management S1 S3 S4 Support AMD PowerNow technology OS Operating System Support Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Linux Redhat 8 0 and 9 0 Regulatory FCC Class B Declaration of Conformity European Community CE Declaration of Conformity Power On board 2 phase VRD ATX ATX12V 20 pin power connector Form Factor Flex ATX footprint 9 x 7 5 228 6cm x 190 5mm ...

Page 6: ...from the antistatic bag Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge i e power supply case For the safest conditions TYAN 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 con...

Page 7: ... Tomcat K7M 2498AGNN This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above picture The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard ...

Page 8: ...8 http www TYAN com 2 2 Block Diagram S2498 Tomcat K7M Block Diagram ...

Page 9: ...9 http www TYAN com 2 3 Board Parts Jumpers and Connectors NOTE is only available on S2498AGNN version ...

Page 10: ... 1 and Pin 2 Default Normal mode Close Pin 2 and Pin 3 Clear CMOS mode J1 S PDIF Header See Section 2 6 for pinout configuration JP2 USB Header See Section 2 7 for pinout configuration J5 Audio Header See Section 2 8 for pinout configuration JP8 JP14 LAN1 LED Header See Section 2 9 for pinout configuration JP7 JP15 JP16 LAN2 LED Header See Section 2 10 for pinout configuration J37 VGA Header See S...

Page 11: ...er cover To indicate the location of pin 1 To indicate the location of pin 1 2 4 Front Panel Connector JP3 Function PIN PIN Function HDD LED 1 2 PWR LED HDD LED 3 4 PWR LED Reset Button 5 6 PWR Button Reset Button 7 8 PWR Button 5V 9 10 NC NC 11 12 GND 5VSUS 13 14 KEY NC 15 16 GND NC 17 18 INTRUDER ...

Page 12: ...system setup password or need to clear system BIOS setting Power off system and disconnect both power connectors from the motherboard Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3 for several seconds to Clear CMOS Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and Pin_2 default setting Reconnect power power on system 2 6 S PDIF Header J1 Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 SPDIF _OUT NC KEY GND ...

Page 13: ...ignal Description USB VCC 1 2 USB VCC USB DATA 3 4 USB DATA USB DATA 5 6 USB DATA GND 7 8 GND KEY 9 10 GND 2 8 Audio Header J5 Signal Description Pin Pin Signal Description MICIN2 1 2 GND AUD_MIC_ BIAS 3 4 5VAUDIO FP_OUT_R 5 6 FP_RET_R NC 7 8 KEY FP_OUT_L 9 10 FP_RET_L ...

Page 14: ... 3VSUS PIN 2 Active PIN 1 PIN 2 JP14 LAN1 LED HDR PIN 1 3 3VSUS PIN 2 Link 100 2 10 LAN2 LED Header JP7 JP15 JP16 PIN 1 PIN 2 JP7 LAN2 LED HDR PIN 1 3 3VSUS PIN 2 Active PIN 1 PIN 2 JP15 LAN2 LED HDR PIN 1 3 3VSUS PIN 2 Link 100 PIN 1 PIN 2 JP16 LAN2 LED HDR PIN 1 3 3VSUS PIN 2 Link 1000 ...

Page 15: ...11 VGA Header J37 Signal Descripti on Pin Pin Signal Descripti on KEY 1 2 GND Red 3 4 Green Blue 5 6 GND 5V CRT 7 8 GND SDA 9 10 HSY NC VSYNC 11 12 SCL 2 12 Internal Audio Connector CD_IN Pin4 CD_R Pin3 GND Pin2 GND Pin1 CD_L ...

Page 16: ... 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 Some chassis include plastic studs instead of metal Although the plastic studs are usable TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place Below is a chart detailing what t...

Page 17: ...have For this information please check TYAN s web site at www TYAN com The following diagram shows the types of RAM modules you may encounter Use only 184 pin unbuffered non ECC memory for S2498 Unbuffered Non ECC 8 Chips Unbuffered ECC 9 Chips Note The Tomcat K7M has two DIMM sockets which supports a maximum of four banks of DDR memory only supports 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512MB and 1GB technologies ...

Page 18: ...therboard boot up automatically 2 16 Installing the Processor and Heatsink Your brand new Tomcat K7M supports the latest processor technologies from AMD Check TYAN s website for latest processor support http www TYAN com The following diagrams will detail how to install your processor The processor you choose to use may not look exactly like the one pictured above nor will the socket look exactly ...

Page 19: ...ent types of heatsinks available from many different manufacturers many have their own method of installation For the safest method of installation and information on choosing the appropriate heatsink please refer to TYAN s website http www TYAN com Finishing Installing the Heatsink After you finish installing the heatsink onto the processor and socket attach the end wire of the fan which should a...

Page 20: ...picture below for an example of a floppy cable Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on the cable which will force a proper connection of the cable The first floppy drive sometimes denoted as A is usually attached to the end of the cable with the twist ...

Page 21: ...ble Also check to see if the onboard floppy controller is enabled in the BIOS setup Drive Fail message at bootup The cable floppy drive or motherboard may be faulty Try another drive or cable to verify Drive does not power on Check power cable and cabling Maybe a bad power supply or drive cable problem Drive activity light is constantly on Usually signifies that the cable on the drive is on backwa...

Page 22: ...iate slot for your expansion card and insert the card in firmly Do not force any expansion cards or anything else into any slots if they refuse to go in It s better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the card TIP It s good practice to spread out cards as far apart from each other as possible if you can This gives more breathing room and sens...

Page 23: ...d to connect external modems and other RS 232C devices TIP While the ports have been created to accept connectors in only one direction make sure to be careful when inserting connectors At times attaching connectors in the incorrect orientation can damage bend and or break the pins 2 20 Installing the Power Supply There is one power connector on your Tomcat K7M By default the Tomcat K7M requires t...

Page 24: ...bles 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 even though the instructions herein were followed 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...

Page 25: ...ssing unit CPU memory and I O subsystems This BIOS has been customized by adding important features such as password protection power management and chipset tuning features that control the system This section will guide you through the process of configuring the BIOS for your system setup Starting Setup The BIOS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer The BIOS reads system configur...

Page 26: ...ure of the outcome The Chipset defaults were carefully chosen by TYAN or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable Setup Variations Not all systems will have the same BIOS setup layout or options While the basic look and function of the BIOS setup remains more or l...

Page 27: ...system configuration Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power ma...

Page 28: ...operations While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs Supervisor User Password Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords Save Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Save Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup ...

Page 29: ...Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Based Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Thu Apr 3 2003 13 31 30 None None None None 1 44M 3 5 in None EGA VGA All Errors 640K 64512K 65536K Item Help _________________________ Menu Level Change the day month year and century Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ...

Page 30: ... Video Defines video display mode EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Halt On Determines if the computer should stop when an error is detected during power up No Errors All Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key ...

Page 31: ...isabled Disabled Item Help ________________________ _ Menu Level Allow you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optim...

Page 32: ...led Disable Typematic Rate Chars Sec Defines how many characters are repeated per second when holding down a key on the keyboard 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Defines the delay that occurs at keystroke before that key will start to repeat 250 500 750 1000 Security Option Sets the password on either just the BIOS setup or the entire system BIOS setup included Setup System APIC Mode Thi...

Page 33: ...vel Select Your Boot Device Priority Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority Select Press Enter to set Hard Disk Boot Priority First Second Third Boot Device This BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these item Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDRO...

Page 34: ... Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Memory Hole Reserve 15 16M Memory for ISA use Disabled Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error...

Page 35: ...ue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Current FSB Frequency Show current FSB frequency Current DRAM Frequency Show current DRAM frequency DRAM Clock Select setting for DRAM clock By SPD 133 MHZ 166 MHZ 200 MHZ DRAM Timing Select setting for SDRAM timing Manual AUTO By SPD Turbo Ultra DRAM CAS Latency This setting defines the number of c...

Page 36: ...ecovery Time parameters 2T 3T Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP P2P Bridge Control VGA Share Memory Size CPU Direct Access FB Select Display Device Panel Type TV_type TV_Connector TV_Layout Dithering 64M Enabled CRT 7 NTSC CVBS Default Disabled Item Help _________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defau...

Page 37: ... PCI Bus Control PCI1 Master 0 WS Write PCI2 Master 0 WS Write PCI1 Post Write PCI2 Post Write VLink 8X Support PCI Delay Transaction Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Item Help _________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI1 PCI2 Master 0 WS Write Enable Disable P...

Page 38: ...38 http www TYAN com PCI Delay Transaction Enable Disable Chip PCI Delay function Enable Disable ...

Page 39: ...Onboard AGP VIA OnChip IDE Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip SATA SATA Mode OnChip IDE Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel1 IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Au...

Page 40: ...3 Mode 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 select Auto to enable bios SUPPORT Auto Di...

Page 41: ... Disabled All Enabled 1 2 USB Port 2 3 USB Port 1 3 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port OnChip EHCI Controller This item allows you to decide to Enabled or Disabled the EHCI device Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a USB controller and you have a USB keyboard Enabled Disabled USB Mouse Support Select Enabled if your system contains a USB controller ...

Page 42: ...d if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install and in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in the field Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto UART Mode Select This field allow...

Page 43: ...re the LPT port 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP Normal EPP Mode Select This item allows you to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard I O chip EPP1 9 EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This field allows the user to select the DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode 1 3 ...

Page 44: ... Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function Toggles advanced power and configuration done by OS Enabled Disabled ACPI Suspend Type Defines ACPI system suspend mode S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 Power Management Option Defines the type of power saving features the system should follow User Define Maximum Saving Minimum Saving HDD Power Down Defines hard ...

Page 45: ...MS Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 USB Resume from S3 VGA LPT COM HDD FDD PCI Master PowerOn by PCI Card Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume Date of Month Resume Time hh mm ss IRQs Activity Monitoring Hot Key Disabled Disabled Disabled OFF LPT COM ON OFF Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 0 0 0 Press Enter Item Help _________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help...

Page 46: ... LPT COM HDD FDD Defines the status of HDD FDD Off On PCI Master Defines the status of PCI Master Off On PowerOn by PCI Card Defines whether PCI card can wake up system or not Disabled Enabled Modem Ring Resume Defines whether the system will resume if the modem is dialed into Disabled Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Defines whether the system will wake up if the RTC Alarm come out Disabled Enabled Date ...

Page 47: ...Reserved ON Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Item Help _________________________ Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Primary INTR Defines the status of the Primary INTR Off On IRQ8 9 10 11 15 Set these items as follow Disa...

Page 48: ... have Installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating System Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices No Yes ...

Page 49: ...ect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Warning Temperature Set the CPU Warning Temperature Disabled 50C 122F 53C 127F 56C 133F 60C 140F 63C 145F 66C 151F 70C 158F Shutdown Temperature set the Shutdown Temperature Disabled 60C 140F 65C 149F 70C 158F 75C 167F Note The onboard Winbond 83697HF hardware monitoring ASIC automa...

Page 50: ... BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password...

Page 51: ...ences are Set Supervisor Password can enter and change the options of the setup menus Set User Password Can enter but does not have permission to change any options When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced...

Page 52: ...oot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized...

Page 53: ... stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without Saving Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Adv...

Page 54: ...g Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer ...

Page 55: ...e correct type of memory is installed in the correct location If you get this error please check your memory configuration order type and check for faulty modules Please check our website for memory compatibility Before calling your vendor or calling TYAN Tech Support be sure that you know how many beeps your board made and how long the beeps were Also have other information such as your attached ...

Page 56: ...PL devices and then stores that list in NVRAM IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an O S as well as provide the ability to return to the BIOS if the O S load process fails for some reason At that point the next IPL device is called upon to attempt loading of the O S BIOS Basic Input Output System the firmware that resides in the ROM chip and provides the basic instructions for control...

Page 57: ...d DIMM 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 that are similar to IRQs DMA channels allow hardware devices like soundcards or keyboards to access the main memory without involving the CPU This frees up CPU resources for other tasks As with IRQ...

Page 58: ...the IDE I O Input Output the connection between a computer and another device mouse keyboard etc Initial Program Load IPL a feature built into BBS compliant devices describing those devices as capable of loading and executing an O S as well as being able to provide control back to the BIOS if the loading attempt fails IPL see Initial Program Load IRQ Interrupt Request an electronic request that ru...

Page 59: ...dant in the industry Plug and Play devices require little set up to use Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer that is running on a Plug n Play aware operating system such as Windows 98 Me XP and go to work Devices and operating systems that are not Plug n Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware PXE Preboot Execution Environm...

Page 60: ...rd drives shut down all other devices continue to operate normally Striping see RAID UltraDMA 33 66 100 133 aka ATA 133 100 66 33 a fast version of the original DMA channel UltraDMA is also called UltraATA Without a proper UltraDMA controller your system cannot take advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA UltraATA hard drives USB Universal Serial Bus a versatile port This one p...

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Page 62: ...on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer on 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 norms de Classe B d interference radio tel que specifie par le Minist...

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