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Страница 1: ... Incorporated Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium II Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation S1837 Thunderbolt 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 indi...

Страница 2: ...s 19 Clear CMOS Reset Password 19 SoftPowerConnector 20 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 20 CMOSRTC 20 FlashEEPROM 20 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 21 InstallingMemory 21 CacheMemory 24 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan 25 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives 33 Connecting the Power Supply 35 InstallingAdd on Cards 36 Connecting PS 2 USB Serial Parallel Drivers 37 Intel Ethernet...

Страница 3: ...nd User Security 85 LanguageUtility 86 FlashWriterUtility 86 4 System Resources 87 BeepCodes 87 Troubleshooting System Problems 88 Displayed Error Messages 89 Appendix1 CPURetentionModuleOptions 91 Appendix2 AdaptecUltra2LVDSCSI 93 Appendix3 Glossary 102 ...

Страница 4: ...ovides high performance capabili ties that are ideal for a wide range of demanding 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 UltraDMA 33 onboard dual channel Ultra2 SCSI Adaptec 7896 chip onboard Creative ES1373Audio onboard...

Страница 5: ...s read every word in the text Failing to do so can lead to exasperation and expense Wherever possible we have included step by step instructions 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 seve...

Страница 6: ...8 compliant AdaptecAIC 7896 SCSI chip is NOT PC98 compliant at this time Yellow LED for sleep mode Main Memory Up to 2048MB onboard for GX model Up to 1024MB onboard for BX models Four 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports PC100 SDRAM with SPD and SDRAM ECC Supports 66MHz SDRAM with SPD with 66MHz CPU clock only Expansion Slots One 32 bitAGPslot Six 32 bit PCI Bus Master slots One 16 bit ISA slot One shar...

Страница 7: ...ra SCSI BIOS Onboard Ethernet Intel 82559 10 100 Ethernet onboard Full Wake on functionality RequiresATX 2 01 power supply One RJ 45ATX connector Creative Labs Sound 32 bit PCI ES1373 audio chip Optional 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 Chas...

Страница 8: ...help first Your system has most likely been configured by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains Hence they should be of the most assistance Further if you purchased your system from a dealer near you you can actually bring your system to them to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself which can have expensive consequences If you...

Страница 9: ... improper maintenance of products For Resellers Only A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service can be rendered You can obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a Return MerchandiseAuthorization RMA number The RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepai...

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Страница 11: ...ith 4 heads or longer must be ordered separately 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 Three Driver Diskettes forAdaptec 7896 Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard The mounting hole pattern of the Thunderbolt matches the ATX system...

Страница 12: ...surface or on the antistatic 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 b...

Страница 13: ...pins and 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...

Страница 14: ...Ultra2 SCSI Channel A Ultra2 SCSI Channel B Narrow SCSI Channel B Nat l 351 CPU slot 1 Slot One type CPU slot 2 Slot One type DIMM bank 1 Intel GX or BX Chipset DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 3 DIMM bank 4 USB1 Keyboard USB2 Mouse COM2 ATX power supply JP9 J21 J 9 JP23 JP25 J10 J11 J12 JP24 JP34 J19 J13 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ethernet Intel 82559 Creative ES1373 J16 FAN4 1 JP31 ATX power supply...

Страница 15: ...3GX or BX 4 DIMM slots 2 SEC slots 2 Wide SCSI channels 1 Narrow SCSI channel Adaptec AIC 7896 AMIBIOS 1 ISA slot 6 PCI slots Ethernet AGP port IDE and Floppy connectors Double row ATX connectors ATX Power supply connectors Speaker Line In ...

Страница 16: ...y problems related to overclocking any bus or component on the system board 1 B Front Panel Assignment Jumper J15 s n i P 2 1 0 1 6 6 1 3 1 0 2 8 1 3 2 2 2 7 2 4 2 n o i t c n u F r e w o P f f O n O R I r o t c e n n o C D E L D D H D E L r e w o P t e s e R h c t i w S r e k a e p S t n e m n g i s s A r e w o P 1 f f O n O D N G 2 C C V 6 X R R I 8 D N G 9 X T R I 0 1 e d o M 1 1 5 1 e d o h t ...

Страница 17: ...e pins 2 4 For 3 pin bicolor LED Use pins 2 4 and GND pin 13 1 E Wake On Ring Connector JP33 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 JP32 Pin1 Pin17 Pin2 VC C 1 2 P o wer LED H D D LED 3 4 Sleep LED G ro und 5 6 P o wer O n O ff R es et 7 8 G ro und VC C 9 10 N o C o nnec t IR R ec eiv e 11 12 VC C G ro und 13 14 N o C o nnec t IR T rans m...

Страница 18: ...3 Fan4 Fan5 Pinout Fan1 connector corresponds to CPU 1 slot Fan2 connector corresponds to CPU 2 slot Fan3 Fan4 are Chassis Fan Fan5 connector header Note With Intel s LANDesk system monitoring software only 3 fans can be monitored at one time 1 K Fan3 Speed Detect J21 and Fan4 Detect J22 J21 and J22 are 2 pin jumpers that control the monitoring of Fan3 or Fan4 respectively If J21 is set to the ON ...

Страница 19: ...nnector is J11 the CD connector J12 is for CD ROMs 1 M Onboard Sound Enable Disable JP24 1 N Onboard SCSI Enable Disable J19 1 O SCSI LED Pinout JP23 Default setting is 1 2 1 P Onboard LAN Enable Disable JP25 1 Q Clear CMOS and Reset Password Jumper JP9 Plastic Jumper connectors are not provided Setting is OFF or Enabled by default 1 2 3 4 J9 MPEG Input MPEG LRCLK MPEG BCLK MPEG Data In Ground J10...

Страница 20: ...option is set to Suspend pressing the power button once will wake the system or send it to Suspend mode In this case you cannot turn the system off unless you shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for at least four seconds Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation The Reset switch on your case s display panel provides you with the Hard ware Reset funct...

Страница 21: ...uld use add in components that match Some DIMM modules may seem to be high quality because of name or feel but that does not guarantee real world usability Some cheaper or OEM memory may have brand name components but they may contain inferior or substandard parts which do not meet the critical tolerances our products require Because of this your memory may not work correctly in a TYAN board thoug...

Страница 22: ...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 in 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...

Страница 23: ...f the notch in the SDRAM key position will tell you whether or 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 RFU Buffere...

Страница 24: ...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 8 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 8 0 B M 0 4 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 0 8 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 6 9 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 ...

Страница 25: ...d 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 perfor mance and both types can be installed in the CPU slot on the Thunderbolt board Figure 2 6a Figure 2 6b Installing CPU Retention ...

Страница 26: ...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 ...

Страница 27: ... 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...

Страница 28: ...re 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 Pentium II SECC2 Pentium II Figure 2 12 LowerTabs Enclosure Corners Figure 2 13 important ...

Страница 29: ...ic 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 braces...

Страница 30: ...he 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 out o...

Страница 31: ...long 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 s...

Страница 32: ...the reverse order of the installation steps First remove the overhead clip You need to push BOTH side lock tabs see Figure 2 22 above towards the center of the CPU 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...

Страница 33: ...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 ...

Страница 34: ...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 ...

Страница 35: ...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...

Страница 36: ...ure 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 then the other This will create a rock...

Страница 37: ...ectors 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 plugging in your keyboard and mouse or when plugging anything into a seria...

Страница 38: ...rking 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 the driver in Tyan s CD Connect the Network Cable Connect a sing...

Страница 39: ...p 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 is active when the rest of the computer ...

Страница 40: ...ut loading them If the drivers are loaded 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 ...

Страница 41: ... by using a responder see next page Check 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...

Страница 42: ...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 ...

Страница 43: ...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...

Страница 44: ...t the system An Add New Hardware Wizard 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 10...

Страница 45: ...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...

Страница 46: ...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...

Страница 47: ...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...

Страница 48: ...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...

Страница 49: ...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 ...

Страница 50: ...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 ...

Страница 51: ... manufacturer to program an EEPROM chip with SPD Serial Presence Detection on the module in order for the BIOS to program the chipset s timing registers properly Your DIMM may not have the EEPROM chip on the module or the EEPROM may not contain the correct program The figure below shows a DIMM module with an SPD EEPROM chip One solution is to change the Method of Memory Detection in the Advanced C...

Страница 52: ...hics vendor for more details Q How do I install the onboard NIC drivers for WinNT 4 0 A The Ethernet driver can not be installed directly from the Tyan Driver CD Before installing the Intel 82559 Ethernet drivers the complete 82559 directory and ALL its components must first be copied from the Tyan CD onto your hard drive The 82559 installation program can then be copied normally from your hard dr...

Страница 53: ...ovided in the Tyan CD only These drivers have been tested and approved by Tyan engineering Q Why does my Intel Ethernet work only intermittently A The Inter Ethernet only operates under standby current therefore your power supply must beATX 2 01 Compliant with a minimum SB5V current of 750mA Q Why does my keyboard LED remain on after the system is turned off A This situation is most likely caused ...

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Страница 55: ... 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...

Страница 56: ...screen is shown below Key Function Tab Moves fromone boxto the next Arrow keys Changes selections within a box Enter Opens highlighted selection AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main Advanced Security Exit System Date 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 Ye...

Страница 57: ...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 1999 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 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main IDE Device Configuration AUTO Setup Help 1...

Страница 58: ...t c e l e S e d o M k c o l B t c e l e S n O s r e f s n a r t a t a d e d o m k c o l b w o l l a o t t c e l e S e d o M t i B 2 3 t c e l e S n O t c e l e S s r e f s n a r t a t a d t i b 2 3 w o l l a o t e h t e d o M O I P t c e l e s o t t s e b s i t I o t u A o t S O I B I M A w o l l a o t t o n s i t a h t e d o m O I P a t c e l e s u o y f I e d o m O I P e h t e n i m r e t e d u ...

Страница 59: ...o c e r P e t i r W P W k c a r t e h t s a r e l l a m s y l e v i s s e r g o r p s t e g r o t c e s a f o e z i s l a c i s y h p l a u t c a e h T e t i r W s e t y b 2 1 5 d l o h l l i t s t s u m r o t c e s h c a e t e Y s e h s i n i m i d r e t e m a i d l a c i s y h p e h t r o f s e t a s n e p m o c k s i d d r a h e h t n o y r t i u c r i c n o i t a s n e p m o c e r p r e n n i ...

Страница 60: ...aults The Optimal default values provide optimum performance settings 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 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All...

Страница 61: ...lated as A uto A uto 1st B o o t D evice F lo ppy F lo ppy 2nd B o o t D evice 1st ID E H D D 1st ID E H D D 3rd B o o t D evic e A T A P I C D R OM A T A P I C D R OM T ry Other B o o t D evices Yes Yes F lo ppy A cc ess C o ntro l R ead Write R ead Write H ard D isk A c cess C o ntro l R ead Write R ead Write AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved...

Страница 62: ... 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 a w e h t r o f y a l e d o n s i e r e h t e s u...

Страница 63: ...ettings areDisabled 1st IDE HDD 2ndIDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4thIDE 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 ATAPICDROM Try OtherBoot Devices Set this opti...

Страница 64: ...s areAbsent VGA EGA CGA40x25 CGA80x25 or Mono Password Check This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when you run AMIBIOS Setup If Always is chosen a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on If Setup is chosen the pass word prompt appears ifAMIBIOS is executed Boot To OS 2 Set this option to Yes if you are running an OS 2 operating system and u...

Страница 65: ... 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 R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T n o i t u c e x e r e t s a f r o f M A R d e h c a C n a c d n a M A R o t M O R m o r f d e i p o c e r a h F F F 7 C h...

Страница 66: ...etup 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 Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default USB F unctio n D isabled D isabled USB KB M o use Legacy Suppo rt D isabled D isabled P o rt 64 60 Em ulatio n D isabled D i...

Страница 67: ...k s 32 D isabled A GP Lo w P rio rity T im er C lks 16 D isabled A GP SER R D is abled D isabled A GP P arity Erro r R espo nse D is abled D isabled 8bit I O R eco v ery T im e D is abled D isabled 16bit I O R ec o very T im e D is abled D isabled P IIX4 SER R D is abled D isabled USB P ass ive R elease Enabled Enabled P IIX4 P assive R elease Enabled Enabled P IIX4 D elayed T rans actio n D is ab...

Страница 68: ... Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Disabled WSC Handshake Set this option to Enabled to enable handshaking for the WSC signal Handshaking is a form of encryption see the Glossary for more information The settings are Enabled or Disabled USWC Write Post This option sets the status of USWC posted writes to I O USWC is a type of memory that is used by VGA devices The ...

Страница 69: ...5MB 16MB SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This option specifies the length of the a inserted between the RAS and CAS signals of the DRAM system memory access cycle if SDRAM is installed The settings are Auto 2 SCLKs or 3 SCLKs The Optimal default setting is Auto SDRAM RAS Precharge CHANGE This option specifies the length of the RAS precharge part of the DRAM system memory access cycle when SDRAM system memo...

Страница 70: ...arch for MDA resources The settings are Yes or No AGPMulti TransTimer AGPClks This option sets the AGP multi trans timer The settings are in units of AGP Clocks The settings are Disabled 32 64 96 128 160 192 or 224 AGPLow PriorityTimer Clks This option sets the AGP low priority timer The settings are in units of AGP Clocks The settings are Disabled 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 176 192 208 224 or2...

Страница 71: ...abled PIIX4DELAYEDTRANSACTION Set this option to Enabled to enable delayed transactions for the Intel PIIX4 chip This option must be Enabled to provide PCI 2 1 compliance The settings are Enabled or Disabled TypeFDMABufferControl1 and 2 These options specify the DMA channel where TypeF buffer control is implemented The settings are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 5 Channel...

Страница 72: ...agement features Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default A C P I A ware O S N o N o P o wer M anagem ent A P M Enabled Enabled P o wer B utto n Functio n On Off On Off Green P C M o nito r P o wer State Suspend Stand B y Video P o wer D o wn M o de S...

Страница 73: ...u p m o c e h t s n r u t n o t t u b r e w o p e h t g n i h s u P d n e p s u S e d o m r e w o p n O l l u F r o e d o m d n e p s u S n i r e t u p m o c e h t s e c a l p n o t t u b r e w o p e h t g n i h s u P Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default D evice 6 Serial po rt 1 M o nito r M o nito r D evice 7 Serial po rt 2 M o nito r M o nito r D evice 8 P arallel po rt M o nito r M ...

Страница 74: ...he settings are Disabled and from 1 to 15 minutes in one minute intervals PowerSavingType There are several types of sleeping states within the general sleep state This option allows you to choose how asleep you want your system to be In deeper sleep modes more energy is saved However upon waking up the system must reorient itself and reestablish control over the system s sleeping components The s...

Страница 75: ...t timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ line The settings for each of these options are Monitor or Ignore LANWake up When this option is Enabled the system will wake up when a signal is received on the Wake on LAN header In order for this wake up function to work the system must have been brought up at least past the POST before it was last shut down i e if you turn the system off before ...

Страница 76: ...ill not be set and the system will not be able to wake up using this function The settings are Enabled or Disabled Plug and Play Setup Choose PCI Plug and Play Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup screen to display the PCI and Plug and Play Setup options described below AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Advanced Advanced CMOS Setup Enter Setup Help Adv...

Страница 77: ...o t2 IR Q P rio rity A uto A uto P C I Slo t3 IR Q P rio rity A uto A uto P C I Slo t4 IR Q P rio rity A uto A uto D M A C hannel 0 P nP P nP D M A C hannel 1 P nP P nP D M A C hannel 3 P nP P nP D M A C hannel 5 P nP P nP D M A C hannel 6 P nP P nP D M A C hannel 7 P nP P nP IR Q3 P C I P nP P C I P nP IR Q4 P C I P nP P C I P nP IR Q5 P C I P nP P C I P nP IR Q7 P C I P nP P C I P nP IR Q9 P C I...

Страница 78: ...ster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capability The settings are Disabled or Enabled OffBoardPCIIDECard This option specifies whether or not an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in the computer and where it is installed If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used the motherboard onboard IDE controller is automatically disa...

Страница 79: ...on These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards These options determine ifAMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the pool you can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA EISA settin...

Страница 80: ...ppear if the Reserved Memory Size option is set to Disabled The settings are C0000 C4000 C8000 CC000 D0000 D4000 D8000 orDC000 PCI Device Search Order This option changes the BIOS scan order of the PCI slot from first to last or last to first The settings are First Last or Last First BIOSDevnodeforShadowRAM This option is used for some add on card ROMs which do not claim the correct memory range t...

Страница 81: ... 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 Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default OnB o ard SC SI Enabled Enabled P o wer Interruptio n D is abled D isabled Overclo ck Warning M es sage Enabled Enabled Keybo ard Wak e up F unctio n D is ab...

Страница 82: ...boardFDC Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the mother board The settings are Auto Enabled or Disabled Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default LM 79 F an2 3515 3515 Onbo ard F D C A uto A uto Onbo ard Serial P o rt 1 3F 8h 3F 8h Onbo ard Serial P o rt 2 2F 8h 2F 8h Serial P o rt 2 M o de N o rm al N o rm al IR D uplex M o de N A N A IR R ec eiv er P in IR ...

Страница 83: ...t appear if the Serial Port2 Mode option is set to Normal The only setting is IRRX1 OnBoard Parallel Port This option specifies the base I O port address of the parallel port on the motherboard The settings areAuto Disabled 378 or 278 Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings are e d o M n o i t p i r c s e D x e l p u D l l u F t o n l l i w d n e s u o y a t a ...

Страница 84: ...rd IDE controller The settings are Disabled Primary Secondary or Both 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 u s o t g n i t t e s s i h t e s U P P E t r o P l e l l a r a P d e c n a h n E e h t o t e r e h d a t a h t s e c i v ...

Страница 85: ...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 ...

Страница 86: ...he 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 turn ...

Страница 87: ...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 89 90 See the top of the next page for the beep code chart ...

Страница 88: ... 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 e...

Страница 89: ...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 ...

Страница 90: ... 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...

Страница 91: ... 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...

Страница 92: ... 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 ...

Страница 93: ...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 an...

Страница 94: ...ces to operate at full speed and cable distances The motherboard has a standard narrow SCSI 50 pin connector to simplify connecting single ended devices Board Layout The following diagram shows the major SCSI connectors and jumpers for the motherboard Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Floppy connector Ultra2 SCSI Channel A Ultra2 SCSI Channel B Narrow SCSI Channel B JP23 J19 1 Adaptec ...

Страница 95: ... 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...

Страница 96: ...s 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...

Страница 97: ...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 ...

Страница 98: ...in a daisy chain Therefore each external peripheral will require an external cable As an option Tyan provides 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 ...

Страница 99: ...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...

Страница 100: ...Windows 98 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 Device 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 comm...

Страница 101: ...k finishes loading NT will ask for a mass storage device At this point you can have Windows NT install the Adaptec 7896 driver from the disk provided by Tyan 3 Follow the NT installation instructions Computers with NetWare OS 2 SCO UNIX and UnixWare The 7800 Family Manager Set included in the package allows you to install drivers for NetWare OS 2 SCO UNIX and UnixWare Refer to the 7800 Family Mana...

Страница 102: ...z 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...

Страница 103: ...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 ...

Страница 104: ...nk DIMM banks are sometimes called 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 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...

Страница 105: ...ing is a form of encryption One system typically the server sends an encryption scheme 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 se...

Страница 106: ...at is in parallel form eight bits at the same time PCI stands for Peripheral Component 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 us...

Страница 107: ... is available to any program running on the computer ROM Read 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...

Страница 108: ...support video transfer and is 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 ...

Страница 109: ...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...

Страница 110: ...ound J10 Modem Audio Phone Ground Ground Mono Out J11 TV Card Audio In Left Ground Ground In Right J12 CD Audio Connector CD_IN Left Ground Ground CD_IN Right J9 J10 J11 J12 Audio Video Connector Pinouts Enable Disable JP24 OFF ON JP24 Onboard Sound Enable Disable Enable Disable J19 OFF ON J19 Onboard SCSI Enable Disable Pin 1 2 3 4 VCC SCSI LED SCSI LED VCC JP23 SCSI LED Pinout Enable Disable JP2...

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