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Summary of Contents for S3950

Page 1: ...ations thereof are trademarks of QLogic Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation Broadcom is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and or its subsidiaries XGI is a trademark of XGI Corporation Portable Document Format PDF is a trademark of Adobe Corporation Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Comput...

Page 2: ... CMOS Jumper by Software JP1 17 2 16 PCI PCI X Mode Select JP2 17 2 17 VGA Enable JP3 18 2 18 Clear CMOS Jumper by Hardware JP6 18 2 19 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 19 2 20 Installing the Memory 21 2 21 Installing the Processor and Heatsink 23 2 22 Thermal Interface Material 25 2 23 Heatsink Installation Procedures 26 2 24 Attaching Drive Cables 28 2 25 Installing Add in Cards 30 2 26...

Page 3: ...floppy drive cable 4 x SATA cable 2 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 1 x Ultra DMA 66 100 IDE cable 1 x Tomcat H1000S S3950 User s Manual 1 x Tomcat H1000S S3950 Quick Reference Guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x I O shield 1 x CPU Retention Frame If any of these items are missing please contact your vendor dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process ...

Page 4: ...t link support Chipset Broadcom HT1000 SMSC SCH4307 Super I O chip Memory Four 240 pin unbuffered DDR2 DIMM sockets Supports up to 8GB of unbuffered ECC DDR2 400 533 667 Dual channel memory bus Expansion Slots One 64 bit 133MHz 3 3V PCI X slot Four 32 bit 33MHz PCI v2 3 slots Tyan TARO SO DIMM Total of five usable slots Integrated I O Interfaces One floppy connector supports up to two drives One I...

Page 5: ...Supports four SATA ports running at 1 5Gb s with NCQ RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported Power Onboard 4 phase VRD EPS12V 24 8 power connectors Form Factor ATX footprint 12 x 9 6 305mm x 244mm 6 layer board Regulatory FCC Class B Declaration of Conformity European Community CE Declaration of Conformity Software Specifications OS Operating System Support Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 32 bit Microsoft W...

Page 6: ...herboard 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 ...

Page 7: ...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 01 Block Diagram ...

Page 9: ... TYAN com 2 02 Board Parts Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram ...

Page 10: ... 2 x 7 Pin Fan Connector See Section 2 08 J28 IPMB Pin Header See Section 2 09 J29 SMDC Connector See Section 2 10 J30 Front Panel Connector See Section 2 11 J31 TYFP2 For Barebone See Section 2 12 J32 LCM Pin Header See Section 2 13 J6 PCI X Bus Frequency Configuration Header See Section 2 14 JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper by Software See Section 2 15 JP2 PCI PCIX Mode Select See Section 2 16 JP3 VGA Enab...

Page 11: ... Jumper ON With jumper covered To indicate the location of pin 1 To indicate the location of pin 1 2 04 Front Panel SATA LED Pin Header J11 Signal Description Pin Pin Signal Description SATA1 LED 1 2 SATA1 LED SATA2 LED 3 4 SATA2 LED SATA3 LED 5 6 SATA3 LED SATA4 LED 7 8 SATA4 LED ...

Page 12: ... Description Pin Pin Signal Description USB PWR 1 2 USB PWR USB 3 3 4 USB 4 USB 3 5 6 USB 4 GND 7 8 GND KEY 9 10 GND 2 06 COM2 PORT Pin Header J20 Signal Description Pin Pin Signal Description DCD 1 2 DSR RXD 3 4 RTS TXD 5 6 CTS DTR 7 8 RI GND 9 10 KEY ...

Page 13: ... Pin_3 Tachometer Pin_2 12V Pin_1 Pin_1 GND 2 08 2 x 7 Pin Fan Connector J27 NOTE This 2 x 7 Pin Fan Connector is for Tyan Barebone use only Signal Pin Pin Signal BB_FAN1_TACH 1 2 NC BB_FAN2_TACH 3 4 NC BB_FAN3_TACH 5 6 NC BB_FAN4_TACH 7 8 NC BB_FAN5_TACH 9 10 NC GND 11 12 Key GND 13 14 FAN1_PWM ...

Page 14: ...9 IPMB Pin Header J28 Pin_4 NC Pin_3 IPMB CLK Pin_2 GND Pin_1 Pin_1 IPMB DATA 2 10 SMDC Connector J29 For connection with Tyan Server Management Daughter Card SMDC The SMDC connector is compatible only with the Tyan M3291 SMDC ...

Page 15: ...tton 5 6 POWER S W Reset Button 7 8 POWER S W NMI 9 10 FANFAIL LED NMI 11 12 FANFAIL LED 5VSB 13 14 NC SDA 15 16 GND SCL 17 18 Intruder 2 12 TYFP2 For TYAN Barebone J31 Signal Description Pin Pin Signal Description LAN1 LED 1 2 LAN1 LED LAN2 LED 3 4 LAN2 LED NC 5 6 NC ID LED 7 8 ID LED ID BUTTON 9 10 ID BUTTON NC 11 12 KEY ...

Page 16: ...n Header J32 VCC PIN 1 PIN 2 RXD2 KEY PIN 3 PIN 4 GND 5VSB PIN 5 PIN 6 TXD2 2 14 PCI X Bus Frequency Configuration Header J6 OPEN Jumper OFF CLOSED Jumper ON J6 is used to adjust PCI X frequency Open Default 66MHz 100MHz Closed 133MHz ...

Page 17: ...by Software JP1 Pin_3 Pin_1 DEFAULT Pin_3 Pin_1 Clear CMOS By Software NOTE BIOS will clear CMOS during the POST process automatically when selected 2 16 PCI PCI X Mode Select JP2 Pin_3 Pin_1 Auto Detect PCI X Device Pin_3 Pin_1 Force to PCI Mode ...

Page 18: ... Pin_3 Pin_1 You can reset the CMOS settings by using this jumper or if you have forgotten your system setup password 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 and power on the system ...

Page 19: ...al and are gold in color Usually the chassis manufacturer will pre install the support studs If you re unsure of stud placement simply lay the motherboard inside the chassis and align the screw holes of the motherboard to the studs inside the case If there are any studs missing you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be securely installed Thunder H1000S S3950 Mounting Ho...

Page 20: ...n recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and how they should be installed TIP Use metal studs if possible as they hold the motherboard into place more securely than plastic standoffs ...

Page 21: ...to turn on and POST power on self test 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB Unbuffered ECC DDR2 400 533 667 SDRAM memory modules are supported All installed memory will be automatically detected The Tomcat H1000S supports up to 8GB Not validated at the time of print subject to change Valid DIMM Configurations The processor supports 64 bit mode and 128 bit mode configurations of the DIMMs In 64 bit mode o...

Page 22: ...ocket two clamps on either side will close and secure the module into the socket Sometimes you may need to close the clamps manually DDR SDRAM DIMM Slot 240 Pins 1 Key To remove the memory module simply push the clamps outwards until the memory module pops up Then simply remove the module TIP When installing memory a module may require a considerable amount of force to seat properly although this ...

Page 23: ...ssing down until the processor sits flush with the socket 4 Place the socket lever back down until it snaps into place 5 Your processor is installed Take care when installing processor as it has very fragile connector pins below the processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly Heatsink Retention Frame and Back Plate Installation After you have installed the processor you should proceed ...

Page 24: ...rom the back plate 2 Align the back plate screw bolts to the holes around processor socket on the back of motherboard 3 Align the heatsink retention frame to the back plate screw bolts on the front of motherboard 4 Insert screws to fasten the retention frame and back plate Adhesive cover Back plate with Adhesive insulator Retention Frame CPU Back plate Motherboard ...

Page 25: ... care not to touch this material Simply remove the protective cover and place the heatsink on the processor The second type of interface material is usually packaged separately It is commonly referred to as thermal compound Simply apply a thin layer on to the CPU lid applying too much will actually reduce the cooling NOTE Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink processor to ensure the T...

Page 26: ...c retention bracket screw hole with CPU back plate standoffs Tighten screws to secure plastic retention bracket Repeat this action on the other side DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN 2 After tightening screws secure metal clip to plastic retention bracket center tab Repeat this action on the other side of heatsink 3 After securing metal clip to plastic retention bracket center tab push down on plastic clip to l...

Page 27: ...r side 2 Insert screw through metal clip BE SURE METAL CLIP IS LOCKED ONTO RETENTION FRAME TAB 3 Tighten screw through metal clip Repeat this action on the other side DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN Finishing Installing the Heatsink After you finish installing the heatsink onto the processor and socket attach the end wire of the fan which should already be attached to the heatsink to the motherboard The follo...

Page 28: ...cable into the motherboard IDE connector and the other end s into the drive s Each standard IDE cable has three connectors two of which are closer together The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects to the motherboard The rest two connectors are used to connect to drives Note Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers If only using one device on a c...

Page 29: ...e can be done in a similar manner to that of an IDE drive Refer to the diagram 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 proper connection of the cable The first floppy drive commonly deno...

Page 30: ...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 backwards which is a common issue Reverse the cable at the floppy drive end and try again 2 25 Installing Add In Cards Before installing add in cards it s helpfu...

Page 31: ...ptional SO DIMM Modules Your Tomcat H1000S S3950 motherboard is equipped with an optional proprietary SO DIMM connector The SO DIMM connector can be used for expansion cards to provide such features as additional SAS SATA or SCSI support For details of available expansions cards visit the TYAN website at http www tyan com To install a SO DIMM expansion card 1 Insert the SO DIMM card as shown makin...

Page 32: ...o the motherboard is an easy task The standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards mice and printer cables The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board Besides being used primarily to connect printers the Printer Port is also used for devices such as Zip drive some external CD RW drives and or other external devices More on the uncom...

Page 33: ...er information NOTE The Tomcat H1000S S3950 peripheral drive power connector must be independent of any other devices A device such as a DVD CD ROM drive hard drive or any other devices cannot be attached onto the same power line If connected system stability is compromised 2 29 Finishing Up Congratulations on making it this far You ve finished setting up the hardware aspect of your computer Befor...

Page 34: ...ss Del during POST F4 on remote console to start BIOS setup utility BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview AMIBIOS Version 08 00 xx Build Date MM DD YY ID 0AAAA000 Processor Type AMD Opteron tm Model xxx Speed xxxx MHz Count x System Memory Size xxxx MB System Time xx xx xx System Date Day MM DD YYYY Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or t...

Page 35: ...nates Key Function F1 General help window ESC Exit current menu Å Æ arrow keys Select a different menu or arrow keys Move cursor up down Tab or Shift Tab Cycle cursor up down Home or End Move cursor to top bottom of the window PgUp or PgDn Move cursor to next previous page Select the previous value setting of the field Select the next value setting of the field F8 Load Fail Safe default configurat...

Page 36: ...seconds resetting by pressing CTRL ALT DEL or clearing the CMOS The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand In particular do not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are absolutely sure 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 ...

Page 37: ... frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview AMIBIOS Version 08 00 xx Build Date MM DD YY ID 0AAAA000 Processor Type AMD Opteron tm Model xxx Speed xxxx MHz Count x System Memory Size xxxx MB System Time HH MM SS System Date Day MM DD YYYY Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use...

Page 38: ...ation S ATA Configuration ACPI Configuration Event Log Configuration Hardware Health Configuration MPS Configuration Remote Access Configuration USB Configuration Device PCI Slots Configuration Options for CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Advanced Settings CPU Configuration Menu Item Options for CPU IDE Confi...

Page 39: ... Configuration Menu Item Configure the Multi Processor Table Remote Access Configuration Menu Item Configure Remote Access USB Configuration Menu Item Configure the USB support Device PCI Slots Configuration Menu Item Onboard Devices and PCI Add On Cards Enabled Disabled ...

Page 40: ...iplier Maximum FSB Multiplier Able to change Freq uCode Patch Level GART Error Reporting MTRR Mapping Runtime Legacy PSB AMD PowerNow xxxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Yes None required Disabled Continuous Disabled Disabled This option should remain disabled for normal operation The driver developer may disable it for testing purpose Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 S...

Page 41: ...s option determines the method used for programming CPU MTRRs when 4GB or more of memory is preset Discrete leaves the PCI hole below the 4GB boundary undescribed Continuous explicitly describes the PCI hole as non cacheable Disabled Runtime Legacy PSB Enabled Enable disable the generation of Power State Block for use of PowerNow tm driver in a single core system Disabled AMD PowerNow Enabled Enab...

Page 42: ... IDE Detect Time Out Sec xxxx xxxx 35 While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description IDE Configuration Auto XXXX Not Detected Primary IDE Master Slave Enabled While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence o...

Page 43: ...led LBA Mode if the device supports it and the device is not already formatted with LBA Mode disabled Disabled Disabled LBA Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Disabled Disabled The Data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Auto The Data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it Auto PIO Mode 0 4 at 1 interval Selects the P...

Page 44: ... the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Floppy Configuration Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Disabled Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Floppy Configuration Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 ...

Page 45: ...ler Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Allows BIOS to enable or disable Floppy Controller Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Configure SCH4307 Super IO Chipset Enabled Onboard Floppy Controller Disabled Allows BIOS to enable or disable the floppy controller 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial ...

Page 46: ...ed PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure ServerWorks HT1000 S ATA S ATA Mode INT13 Support Enabled P ATA Enabled Enable HT1000 S ATA Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Configure ServerWorks Enabled HT1000 S ATA Disabled Allows user to enable or disable HT1000 S ATA controller P ATA S ATA S ATA Mode S ATA RAID Sets S ...

Page 47: ...ription Tables Di ACPI version has some Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI Version Features ACPI v3 0 Set this value to allow or prevent the system to be complaint with the ACPI 2 0 specification Enabled ACPI APIC Support Disabled This option allows you to define whether ...

Page 48: ...oot Security Chipset Exit Event Logging details View Event Log Mark All Events as Read Clear Event Log Event Log Statistics View all unread events on the Event Log Select Screen Select Item Change Option Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Event Logging details View Event Log Views all unread events on the Event Log OK Mark All Events as Rea...

Page 49: ...PU Temperature VRM Temperature System Temperature FAN1 Speed FAN2 Speed FAN3 Speed FAN4 Speed FAN5 Speed FAN6 Speed FAN7 Speed xx C xxx F xx C xxx F xx C xxx F xxxx RPM xxxx RPM xxxx RPM xxxx RPM xxxx RPM xxxx RPM xxxx RPM Enables Hardware Health Monitoring Device Select Screen Select Item Change Option Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Hardware...

Page 50: ...ption Hardware Health Event Monitoring Mainboard Voltages Report Read only Displays Voltage for CPU memory other devices CPU Temperature VRM Temperature System Temperature FAN1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Speed Read only Displays CPU Temperature and FAN Speed ...

Page 51: ...t Sub Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Board Voltages Report 2 5V CPU Vcore 5V 12V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V Select Screen Select Item Change Option Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ...

Page 52: ...The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit MPS Configuration MPS Revision 1 4 Select MPS Revision Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description MPS Configuration 1 1 MPS Revision 1 4 Allows user to select MPS revision ...

Page 53: ...de Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Delay Disabled COM1 3F8h 4 125200 8 n 1 None Always ANSI Enabled No Delay Select remote access type Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Configure Remote Access type and parameters Enabled Remote Access Disabled Enables re...

Page 54: ...s active during POST and during Boot Loader Always Redirection is always active Some OSs may not work if set to Always ANSI VT100 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Select the target terminal type Enabled VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Enable VT UTF8 Combination key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec Sredir Memory Display Delay Delay 4 Sec Gives the delay in seconds to displa...

Page 55: ...nP Boot Security Chipset Exit USB Configuration Module Version X XX X XX X USB Devices Enabled None Legacy USB Support Enabled BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables USB host controllers Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description USB Configuration Disabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Enabled BIOS EHCI Hand...

Page 56: ...ot Security Chipset Exit Onboard Device and PCI Slots Configuration Onboard LAN1 Device Onboard LAN1 OP ROM Onboard LAN2 Device Onboard LAN2 OP ROM Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description MPS Configuration Disabled Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Device Enabled Enabled Disabled LAN controller...

Page 57: ...selected option The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Clear NVRAM Plug Play O S PCI Latency Timer PCI Bus Scan Order Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Palette Snooping PCI IDE BusMaster No No 64 Ascent Yes Disabled Disabled Cl...

Page 58: ...an conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth Values in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Ascent PCI Bus Scen Order Descent Ascent Scan PCI bus from bus 0 to maximum Descent Scan PCI bus from maximum to bus 0 Yes Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA No Yes assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ Disabled Palette Snooping Enabled This is ...

Page 59: ...onfiguration Sub Menu Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration Use the up and down arrow Ç È keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Quiet Boot Add On ROM Display Mode Boot up Num Lock PS 2 Mouse Support Wait f...

Page 60: ...ROM Display Mode Keep Current Allows user to force BIOS Option ROM of add on cards to be displayed during quiet boot On Boot up Num Lock Off Selects Power on state for Numlock Enabled Disabled PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Selects support for PS 2 Mouse Enabled Wait for F1 If Error Disabled Waits for F1 key to be present if error occurs Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Disabled Displays Press DEL to run ...

Page 61: ...t Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device xx xxx xxxxx xxx xx xxx xxxxx xxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Boot Device Priority xx xxx xxxxx xxx xx xxx xxxxx xxx 1st Boot ...

Page 62: ...ue of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Removable Drives xx xxx xxxxx xxx 1st Drive Disabled Specifies the boot sequence for the availa...

Page 63: ...on BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Removable Drives 1st Drive xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Removable Drives xx xxx xxxxx xxx 1st Drive Disabled Specifies the boot sequence for removable drive booting This opti...

Page 64: ...word Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Install or change the password Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Security Settings Not Installed Supervisor Password Installed If the password has been set Installed displays If no password is set Not Installed displays...

Page 65: ...uration for the AMD8131 PCI X Tunnel is available in the PCI X Configuration Menu Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow Ç È keys and pressing Enter The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit NorthBridge Configuration HT1000 South Bridge Configuration Options for NB Select Screen Select Item Change Option Enter Go...

Page 66: ...RAS Delay Trrd Row Cycle Trc Asynchronous Latency XXX MHz XX X CLK X CLK X CLK X CLK XX CLK X ns Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory CLK Read only It shows the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM CAS Latency Tcl Read only This controls the timing delay in clock cycles befo...

Page 67: ... insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its chage before DRAM refresh refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system RAS RAS Delay Trrd Read only Auto uses hardware compensation values Other values add to or subtract from hardware generated value Recommended setting is Auto Row Cycle Trc Read only B...

Page 68: ...Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Memory Configuration Limit Auto Memclock Mode Manual Select the DRAM Frequency programming method If Auto the DRAM speed will be based on SPDs If Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value If Manual the DRAM speed specified will be programmed by users Manual MCT Timing Mode Auto Allows use...

Page 69: ... Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description ECC Configuration Enabled DRAM ECC Enable Disabled DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Disabled ECC MCE Enable Enabled Enables MCE DRAM ECC Logging Reporting Disabled 4 Bit ECC Mode Enabled Enable 4 Bit ECC Mode Note Also known as CHIPKILL ECC Mode Disab...

Page 70: ...ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us L2 Cache BG Scrub 655 4us Allows the L2 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us Data Cache BG Scrub 655 4us Allows the L1 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle ...

Page 71: ...ut AGP or disable altogether Some OSes require valid GART for proper operation If AGP is present select appropriate option to ensure proper AGP operation Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description IOMMU Configuration AGP Present Disabled 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB IOMMU Mode 1 GB Set GART size in systems without AGP or disabl...

Page 72: ...Off Intruder Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Former State Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Chipset Configuration Former State Off Power Control After Power Fail On Configure the power state when motherboard connected to power supply cable Enabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled Enable disable the resume on RTC alarm Enabled...

Page 73: ... South ridge Chipset Configuration Enabled Hide XIOAPIC PCI Functions Disabled Hide XIOAPIC PCI functions Enabled Power Button Install Off Disabled Disable or enable power button instant off Enabled Intruder Disabled Disable or enable intruder function ...

Page 74: ...Exit Use this option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS System will use the new settings to boot up Discard Changes and Exit Use this option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selections you have made are not stored into CMOS System will use the old settings to boot up Discard Changes Use this option to restore all new setup values that y...

Page 75: ...ed Before contacting your vendor or Tyan Technical Support be sure that you note as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience Also be ready with information regarding add in cards drives and O S to speed the support process and come to a quicker solution 4 2 Flash Utility Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for For Flash Utilities BIOS downl...

Page 76: ...ist 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 the BIOS if the OS load process fails At that point the next IPL device is called upon to attempt loading of the OS BIOS Basic Input Output System the program that resides in the ROM chip which provides the basic instructi...

Page 77: ... keyboards to access the main memory without involving the CPU This frees up CPU resources for other tasks As with IRQs it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line Plug n Play devices will take care of this for you DRAM Dynamic RAM widely available very affordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not recharged regularly every few milliseconds This refresh requirement makes...

Page 78: ...art of a system spends waiting for another part to catch up This occurs most commonly when the system sends data out to a peripheral device and has to wait for the peripheral to spread peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components NVRAM ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non Volatile RAM memory that holds its data without power DRAM in contrast is volatile Parallel port transmits t...

Page 79: ...tart up the operating system SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM called as such because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously By transferring data alternately from one set of addresses and then the other SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated with non synchronous RAM which must close one address bank before opening the next Serial port called as such because it transmits the eig...

Page 80: ...the onboard SCSI chip thus lowering cost of RAID solution ZIF Socket Zero Insertion Force socket these sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive CPU pins The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket and a lever is pulled down This shifts the processor over and down guiding it into the board and locking it into place ...

Page 81: ...itment to fast and friendly customer support through email By offering plenty of options for users Tyan serves multiple market segments with the industry s most competitive services to support them Tyan s tech support is some of the most impressive we ve seen with great response time and exceptional organization in general Anandtech com Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at t...

Page 82: ... 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 Minister...

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