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Tempest i5000XT /// S2696

Version 1.30

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TYAN Computer Corp.

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the following.

TYAN, Tempest i5000XT are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.

Intel, Greencreek, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Phoenix, Phoenix-Award BIOS are trademarks of Phoenix Technologies.

Notice

Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer

Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing.

TYAN assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied

warranty, relating to sale and/or use of TYAN products including liability or

warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. TYAN

retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or specifications

at any time, without notice. In no event will TYAN be held liable for any direct or

indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other

malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this

document.

Table of Contents

Check the box contents! 3

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations…………………………………………………………… 5

1.2 Hardware Specifications………………………………………………… 5

Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image……………………………………………………………… 8

2.2 Block Diagram……………………………………………………………. 9

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors………………………………... 10

2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis…………………………….. 19

2.5 Installing the Processor(s)………………………………....................... 20

2.6 Installing the Memory……………………………………………………. 23

2.7 Attaching Drive Cables………………………………………………….. 25

2.8 Installing Add-in Cards………………………………............................ 27

2.9 Connecting External Devices…………………………………………… 28

2.10 Installing the Power Supply……………………………………………... 29

2.11 Finishing up………………………………………………………………. 29

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1 About the BIOS…………………………………………………………… 30

3.2 BIOS Main Menu…………………………………………………………. 32

3.3 Advanced Menu………………………………………………………….. 38

3.4 Security Menu…………………………………………………………….. 55

3.5 Power Menu………………………………………………………………. 57

3.5 Boot Menu………………………………………………………………… 58

3.6 Exit Menu…………………………………………………………………. 60

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Beep Codes………………………………………………………………. 61

4.2 Flash Utility……………………………………………………………….. 61

4.3 BIOS Post Code………………………………………………………….. 62

Appendix I: SMDC Information

Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette

Glossary

Check the box contents!

1x Tempest i5000XT motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66/33 IDE cable

3 x Serial ATA power cable

6 x Serial ATA Cable

1x Cable set: 9-pin Serial and 25-pin Parallel

1 x USB2.0 cable

2 x SAS cable

1 x Tempest i5000XT user’s manual

1 x Tempest i5000XT Quick Reference guide

1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x I/O shield

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for

replacement before continuing with the installation process.

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful workstation solutions. The

S2696 is a flexible Intel® platform for multiple applications, based on the Intel®

5000X (Greencreek) MCH and ESB2 chipsets.

Designed with the Dual LGA771 sockets, the S2696 supports Intel® Xeon®

Multi-core processors and 16/32GB DDR2-533/667 FB-DIMM memory. The

S2696 is also featured with an integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, six SATA

ports and eight SAS ports based on the integrated LSI SAS controller. It's

ideally design to provide a versatile workstation platform.

Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com. There you can

find information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS

upgrades.

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processor

•Dual LGA771 sockets

•Supports up to (2) Intel® Xeon® Multi-core

processors

•VRD 11.0

Chipset

•Intel® 5000X (Greencreek) MCH and

ESB2 chipset

•Supports 1333/1066/667 MHz FSB

•Winbond W83627EHG Super I/O Chip

Memory

•Eight (8) 240-pin DDR2 FB-DIMM*

sockets

•4 memory channels

•Supports ECC DIMMs

•Maximum of 16/32GB DDR2-533/667

*FB-DIMM: Fully Buffered DIMM

Integrated SATA-II RAID

•Six (6) SATA-II ports

•3.0 Gb/s per port

•RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support

Integrated LAN Controllers

•Intel Gigabit from ESB2 (w/ dual ports

“Gilgal’)

•Two RJ-45 ports with LEDs

Integrated FireWire (1394a)

Controller

•TI TSB43AB22 1394a controller

•1394a channel for rear (connector)

•1394a channel for front (header)

Integrated Audio Controller

•HDA link

•Realtek ALC888 controller (High

Definition Audio)

•Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in rear ports

•Front panel audio header

•CD-in, Aux headers(4-pin configuration)

•SPDIF in/out in rear

Expansion Slots

•Two (2) PCI Express x16 slots (one with

x4 signal from ESB2)

•One (1) PCI Express x8 slot (x4 signal

from ESB2)

•Two (2) PCI-X 133/100MHz slots from

ESB2

•One (1) PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

•Total six expansion slots

Integrated I/O

•One (1) 9-pin 16550 UART serial port

•Eight USB 2.0 ports (four at rear I/O,

four for two pin headers)

•PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors

•Six (6) standard/integrated SATA

connectors

•Two (2) RJ-45 10/100/1000 LAN ports

•One (1) IDE and one (1) floppy

connectors

•Eight (8) SAS ports

System Management

•ADI ADT7470 Hardware Monitor

•CPU thermal & voltage monitor support

•Five (5) fan headers (4-pin configuration)

Integrated SAS (Optional)

•LSI 1068E SAS controller

•Operates at PCI-E x4 bus from ESB2

•Eight (8) SAS ports

•Supports 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/s SAS and

SATA data transfer rates.

•Raid support: IM/IME/IS

BIOS

•Phoenix® BIOS on 8Mbit Flash ROM

•Supports ACPI 2.0

•PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot

•PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 power

management

•User-configurable H/W monitoring

•Auto-configuration of hard disk types

•Multiple boot options

•48-bit LBA support

Trusted Platform Management

(TPM)

•Infineon SLB9635TT 1.2 (with 5000X-G

chipset)

Form Factor

•SSI/Extended ATX (12” x 13”)

•EPS12V/SSI (24+8+4 pin) power

connectors

•Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse

connectors

•Stacked Serial (1) and parallel (1)

connectors

•Two stacked USB 2.0 (two) and RJ-45

(1) connectors

•FireWire (1394a) connector

•Stacked Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in audio

connectors

Regulatory

•FCC Class B (DoC)/BSMI

•European Community CE (DoC)

Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows 2000 Pro

Microsoft Windows XP Pro (32-bit)

Microsoft Windows XP Pro (64-bit)

TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or

without notice.

Chapter 2: Board Installation

You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of

the S2696 matches the Extended ATX specification. Before continuing with

installation, confirm that your chassis supports an Extended ATX motherboard.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important

information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some

precautions you should take when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard 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, connectors,

memory modules, and leads.

(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the

antistatic bag that the board was shipped in.

(5) Inspect the board for damage.

The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your

chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.

NOTE DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN

DAMAGED

2.1- Board Image

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.

2.2 - Block Diagram

S2696 Block Diagram

2.3 - 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.

Jumper Legend

 OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover

 CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover

Jumper/Connector Function

JP1 Internal Buzzer Jumper

J15 Audio Front Panel

JP7/JP8 LAN Enable/Disable Jumper

E50 CMOS Clear Jumper

JP10 PS/2 Devices Wake up Enable Jumper

JP14 FW Write Protect Jumper

JP16 PCI-X Frequency Setting Jumper

JP19 Chassis Intrusion Jumper

JP23 BIOS Recovery Jumper

J84/J85 USB 2.0 Connector

J7 Front Panel Header

P17 HDA Digital Header

SATA-II 0/1/2/3/4/5 SATA-II Connectors

SAS 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 SAS Connectors

CPU0 FAN / CPU1 FAN CPU0/1 Fan Connectors

JP1: Internal Buzzer Enable/Disable Jumper

Use this jumper to disable the onboard internal

Buzzer.

(Default)

Use this jumper to enable the onboard internal

Buzzer.

E50: CMOS Clear Jumper

Normal

(Default)

Clear

Use this jumper when you have forgotten your

system/setup password or need to clear the system

BIOS settings.

How to clear the CMOS data

- Power off system and disconnect the power

supply from the AC source

- Use jumper cap to close pin_2 and 3 for several

seconds to clear the CMOS

- Replace the jumper cap to close pin_1 and 2

Reconnect the power supply to the AC source

and power on the system

J15: Audio Front Panel

AUD_MIC_L 1 2 GND

AUD_MIC_R 3 4 PRESENCE

AUD_HP_R 5 6 MIC_sence_return

Sense_send 7 8 KEY

AUD_HP_L 9 10 HP_sense_return

JP7/JP8: LAN Enable/Disable Jumper

(Default)

JP7: Enable the 1st LAN port

JP8: Enable the 2nd LAN port

JP7: Disable the 1st LAN port

JP8: Disable the 2nd LAN port

JP14: FWH Write Protect Jumper

(Default)

Use this jumper to disable the FWH write protect.

Use this jumper to enable the FWH write protect.

JP10: PS/2 Devices Wake up Jumper

JP19: Chassis Intrusion Jumper

(Default)

Use this jumper to disable the system chassis

intrusion alarm.

Use this jumper to trigger the system chassis

intrusion alarm.

J84/J85: Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors

Use these two headers to connect the USB devices

via the enclosed USB cable.

Use this jumper to disable the PS/2 devices from

waking up.

(Default)

Use this jumper to enable the waking up of the

PS/2 devices.

Key 1 2 Reserved

Power 3 4 Power

USB_A- 5 6 USB_B-

USB_A+ 7 8 USB_B+

GND 9 10 GND

Key 11 12 NC

JP23: BIOS Recovery Jumper

(Default)

No BIOS recovery function

BIOS will be forced into recovery. BIOS image

will be loaded from floppy.

JP16: PCI-X Frequency Setting Jumper

(Default)

Use this jumper to set the PCI-X frequency at

133MHz.

Use this jumper to set the PCI-X frequency at

100MHz.

Use this jumper to set the PCI-X frequency at

66MHz.

P17: Intel HD Audio Digital Header

Intel HD Audio Digital Header is used to support one HD Codec on a cabled

up card.

SATA-II 0/1/2/3/4/5: SATA-II Connector

7 GND

6 RXP

5 RXN

4 GND

3 TXN

2 TXP

1 GND

Connects to the SATA-II ready drives via the

SATA-II cable

You may use these six SATA-II ports for

RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 through the embedded

Intel ESB2 chipset.

BCLK 1 2 GND

RST# 3 4 DVDD_IO

SYNC 5 6 GND

SDO 7 8 3.3V_DVDD_CORE

SDI 9 10 +12V

Reserved 11 12 KEY

Reserved 13 14 3.3V_DUAL

Reserved 15 16 GND

SAS 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7: SAS Connector

7 GND

6 RXP

5 RXN

4 GND

3 TXN

2 TXP

1 GND

Connects to the SAS ready drives via the SAS

cable or SATA ready drives via the SATA cable

You may use these eight SAS ports to have

the support of RAID IM, IME and IS through

the embedded LSI1068E chip.

CPU0 FAN/CPU1 FAN: CPU0/1 Fan Connectors

12V

PWM

Ta c h o m e t e r

Use these two headers to connect the CPU

cooling fans to your motherboard to keep the

system at optimum performance levels.

J7: Front Panel Header

The Front Panel Header is used to connect some control or signal wires from

motherboard to chassis, such as HDD LED, power LED, power button, and

reset button.

GND 1 2 SPKR_OUT_L

SLP_LED + 3 4 KEY

KEY 5 6 GND

PWR_LED +_0 7 8 SPKR_OUT_H

PWR_LED +_1 9 10 NC

GND 11 12 NC

3.3V 13 14 KEY

MSG_LED 15 16 NC

KEY 17 18 SCSI_LED -_0

3.3V 19 20 SCSI_LED -_1

HDD_LED - 21 22 NC

GND 23 24 KEY

PWRBTN_N 25 26 GND

SLPBTN_N 27 28 GND

RESET_N 29 30 GND

2.4 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis

Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the

necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually

metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install

the support studs. If you are 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.

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 the most common motherboard studs look like

and how they should be installed.

2.5 - Installing the Processor(s)

Your S2696 supports the latest processor technologies from Intel. Check the

TYAN website for latest processor support:

http://www.tyan.com

Processor Installation

The processor should be installed carefully. Make sure you are wearing an

antistatic strap and handle the processor as little as possible.

Follow these instructions to install your processor

1. Locate the processor socket on the motherboard and lift the protective

cover off as shown.

WARNING:

This new processor socket designed

by Intel is easily damaged. The

processor has to be installed very

carefully to prevent the contact pins

in the socket from breaking. It is

strongly recommended that the

processor installation process

should be handled by an

experienced technician.

2. Pull the locking lever out of it’s locked position and let it spring into the

open position.

3. Lift the metal cover to expose the socket interior and place the socket in as

shown.

4. Close the cover and return the locking lever to its locked position.

5. Repeat this procedure for the second processor socket.

6. Turn the board upside down and insert the heat sink spring mechanism as

shown. The heat sink spring may be already pre-installed by the

manufacturer.

7. Turn the board the right way up again and screw the heat sink into place.

Pin 1

8. Repeat this procedure for the second processor.

Cooling Fan Installation

After you have installed the processor, the heatsink should be installed to ensure

that the processor runs efficiently and does not overheat. Use heatsink for best

results.

Follow these instructions to install the heatsink shown.

1. Apply some (a little will work, more doesn’t equal better performance)

thermal compound to the top of the processor. Try and apply a thin, even

layer over the top of the processor.

2. Align the heatsink with the four holes around the processor socket.

3. Press the heatsink down until the four screws are securely seated in the

holes.

4. Use a screw driver to secure the four screws.

2.6 - Installing the Memory

Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible

with the motherboard and processor. Only DDR2-533/667 FB-DIMM modules

are required. Check the TYAN Web site at: www.tyan.com for details of the

type of memory recommended for your motherboard.

The following diagram shows common types of FBD memory modules.

Key points to note before installing memory:

• Only DDR2 533/667 FB-DIMM ECC memory modules are supported.

• All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or

settings need changing.

• The S2696 supports up to 32GB of memory.

The following chart outlines the suggested rules for populating memory.

Memory Population Rules

Channel

DIMM

Single Dual Four Four

DDR2 FBDIMM1 x x x x

DDR2 FBDIMM2 x

DDR2 FBDIMM3 x x x

DDR2 FBDIMM4 x

DDR2 FBDIMM5 x x

DDR2 FBDIMM6 x

DDR2 FBDIMM7 x x

DDR2 FBDIMM8 x

Notes

The S2696 only supports DDR2 FB-DIMM.

Registered Memory Module are NOT supported.

Memory Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the S2696.

1. Press the locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. The memory module is keyed to

fit only one way in the socket.

3. Seat the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits

flush with the socket. The locking levers pop up into place.

Key slot

2.7 - Attaching Drive Cables

Attaching IDE Drive Cable

Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only

allow them to be connected in the correct manner. TYAN motherboards

have two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black

connector designates the Primary channel, while the white connector

designates the Secondary channel.

Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below:

Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE 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 other two connectors are used to connect to drives.

NOTE: Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers. If only using

one device on a channel, it must be set as Master for the BIOS to detect it.

TIP: Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire)

faces the drive’s power connector.

Attaching Serial ATA Cables

The S2696 is also equipped with 6 Serial ATA (SATA) channels.

Connections for these drives are also very simple.

There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives.

Tyan has supplied two SATA cables and one SATA power adapter. If you

are in need of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of

purchase.

The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive

1.SATA drive cable

connection

2. SATA drive power

connection

3. SATA cable motherboard

connector

4. SATA drive power adapter

Attaching Floppy Drive Cables

Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives.

See the 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.

Attach first floppy drive

(drive A:) to the end of

the cable with the twist

in it. Drive B: is usually

connected to the next

possible connector on

the cable (the second or

third connector after you

install Drive A:).

2.8 - Installing Add-In Cards

Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible

with your motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below,

showing the slots that appear on your motherboard.

PCI-E X 16 S lo

PCI-E X8 Slot

PCI-X 133 S lot

PCI-X Slot

Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card

firmly. Do not force any add-in cards into any slots if they do not seat in

place. It is better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than

damaging both the motherboard and the add-in card.

PCI IDESELs and IRQ Assignments

Slot

or Device

IDSEL# PIRQ 0

(INT A)

PIRO 1

(INT B)

PIRO 2

(INT C)

IRQ 3

(INT D)

PCIX1

(J25)

ESB2

PCIX_AD25

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N4

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N5

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N6

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N7

PCIX2

(J28)

ESB2

PCIX_AD26

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N8

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N9

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N10

ESB2

PCIX_IRQ

_N11

PCI (J20) ESB2

P_AD20

ESB2

PCI_IRQ_

N_E

ESB2

PCI_IRQ_

N_F

ESB2

PCI_IRQ_

N_G

ESB2

PCI_IRQ_

N_H

Onboard

1394(U)

ESB2

P_AD21

ESB2

PCI_IRQ_

N_A

NOTE

YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the

motherboard before performing system hardware changes.

Otherwise you may damage the board and/or expansion

device.

PCI-E x16 slot

PCI-E x8 slot

PCI-X 64bit 133/100/66MHz slot

PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

2.9 - Connecting External Devices

The following diagrams will detail the rear port stack for the S2696 motherboard:

NOTE: Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but

software may be required to complete the installation.

Onboard LAN LED Color Definition

The three onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN

status. The chart below illustrates the different LED states.

10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Link/Activity LED Scheme

Left LED Right LED

Link Green Off

10 Mbps Active Blinking Green Off

Link Green Green

100 Mbps Active Blinking Green Green

Link Green Yellow

1000 Mbps Active Blinking Green Yellow

No Link Off Off

Parallel Port

SPDIF

OUT

PS/2

Mouse/Keyboard

Audio

Serial Port

1394 Port

LAN2

USB x 2

LAN1

USB x 2

SPDIF

2.10 - Installing the Power Supply

There are three power connectors on your S2696. The S2696 requires that you

have an EPS12V power supply that has a 24-pin, an 8-pin power connector and

a 4-pin 12V power connector. Please be aware that ATX 2.x, ATX12V and

ATXGES power supplies may not be compatible with the board and can

damage the motherboard and/or CPU(s).

Applying power to the board

1. Connect the EPS 12V 8-pin power connector.

2. Connect the EPS 12V 24-pin power connector.

3. Connect the EPS 12V 4-pin power connector.

4. Connect power cable to power supply and power outlet

NOTE YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables

to motherboard connectors.

2.11 - Finishing up

Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the

hardware aspect of your computer. Before closing up your chassis, make

sure that all cables and wires are connected properly, especially IDE cables

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, 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

website or by calling your vendor’s support line.

EPS12V (8-pin)

Power connector

EPS12V (24-pin)

Power connector

EPS12V (4-pin)

Power connector

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1. About the BIOS

The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard

that enables your hardware to interface with your software. The BIOS

determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.

The BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen,

disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions.

This chapter describes the various BIOS settings that can be used to configure

your system.

The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change without notice and is

provided for reference purposes only. The settings and configurations of the

BIOS are current at the time of print and are subject to change, and therefore

may not match exactly what is displayed on screen.

This section describes the BIOS setup program. The setup program lets you

modify basic configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated,

battery-backed memory (called NVRAM) that retains the information even when

the power is turned off.

To start the BIOS setup utility:

1. Turn on or reboot your system.

2. Press <Del> during POST (F4 on remote console) to start the BIOS setup

utility.

3.1.1 Setup Basics

The table below shows how to navigate in the setup program using the

keyboard.

Key Function

Tab Moves from one selection to the next

Left/Right Arrow Keys Changes from one menu to the next

Up/Down Arrow Keys Moves between selections

Enter Opens highlighted section

PgUp/PgDn Keys Changes settings.

3.1.2 Getting Help

Pressing [F1] will display a small help window that describes the appropriate

keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help

Window, press [ESC] or the [F1] key again.

3.1.3 In Case of Problems

If you have trouble booting your computer after making and saving the changes

with the BIOS setup program, you can restart the computer by holding the

power button down until the computer shuts off (usually within 4 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 what you are doing. The Chipset defaults have been carefully

chosen either by TYAN or your system manufacturer for best performance and

reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may

cause the system to become unstable or unusable.

3.1.4 Setup Variations

Not all systems have the same BIOS setup layout or options. While the basic

look and function of the BIOS setup remains more or less the same for most

systems, the appearance of your Setup screen may differ from the charts

shown in this section. Each system design and chipset combination requires a

custom configuration. In addition, the final appearance of the Setup program

depends on the system designer. Your system designer may decide that certain

items should not be available for user configuration, and remove them from the

BIOS setup program.

NOTE: The following pages provide the details of BIOS menu. Please be

noticed that the BIOS menu are continually changing due to the BIOS updating.

The BIOS menu provided are the most updated ones when this manual is

written. Please visit Tyan’s website at http://www.tyan.com for the information

of BIOS updating.

3.2 BIOS Main Menu

In this section, you can alter general features such as the date and time, as well

as access to the IDE configuration options. Note that the options listed below

are for options that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

System Time:

System Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

X IDE Channel 0 Master

X IDE Channel 0 Slave

X SATA Port 1

X SATA Port 2

X SATA Port 1

X SATA Port 2

X Memory Cache

X Board Information

System Memory:

Extended Memory:

[xx:xx:xx]

[xxxx-xx-xx]

[1.44/1.25 MB 3½” ]

[xxxx KB]

[Tab], [Shift-Tab], or

[Enter] selects field.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

System Time / Date setup

System Time: Adjusts the system clock.

HHHours (24hr. format)

MMMinutes

SSSeconds

System Date: Adjusts the system date.

MMMonths

DDDays

YYYYYears

Legacy Diskette A

Defines the floppy drive type NONE / 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2 M, 5.25 in / 720 K, 3.5 in / 1.44 M,

3.5 in / 2.88 M, 3.5 in

System Memory

This display allows you to change the amount of system memory present on the system.

Extended Memory

This displays/allows you to change the amount of extended memory present on the

system.

3.2.1 IDE Channel 0/1 Setup

Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F.

Press Enter on any of the Channel 0, Channel 1 options to view advanced

details of the corresponding drive. The system displays advanced details like

the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum

storage capacity of the disk.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Type:

Multi-Sector Transfers:

LBA Mode Control:

32 Bit I/O:

Transfer Mode:

Ultra DMA Mode:

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Standard]

[Disabled]

User = your enter

parameters of hard-disk

drive installed at this

connection.

Auto = autotypes hard-

disk drive installed here.

1-39 = you select pre-

determined type of

hard-disk drive installed

here.

CD-ROM = a CD-ROM

drive is installed here.

ATAPI Removable =

removable disk drive is

installed here.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

The system displays advanced details like the number of

heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage

capacity of the disk.

This option lets you set the following hard disk parameters:

Type

Selects the type of device connected to the system.

Auto / CD/DVD / Not Installed / ARMD

Multi-Sector Transfers

This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple

sector transfers.

Disabled/ 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors

LBA Mode Control

Enables or disables LBA Mode.

When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This

translation may be done in the same way that it is done in Extended CHS or

large mode, or it may be done using a different algorithm called LBA-assist

translation. The translated geometry is still what is presented to the operating

system for use in Int 13h calls. The difference between LBA and ECHS is that

when using ECHS the BIOS translates the parameters used by these calls from

the translated geometry to the drive's logical geometry. With LBA, it translates

from the translated geometry directly into a logical block (sector) number.

Disabled / Enabled

32 Bit I/O

Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer mode.

Enabling this option causes the PCI hard disk interface controller to bundle

together two 16-bit chunks of data from the drive into a 32-bit group, which is

then transmitted to the processor or memory. This results in a small

performance increase.

Disabled / Enabled

Transfer Mode

These modes determine the speed at which data is transferred to and from the

drive. The Auto option automatically determines the correct transfer rates.

Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 /

DMA 1 / FPIO 4 / DMA 2

Ultra DMA Mode

Enables or disables Ultra DMA Mode.

Ultra DMA (UDMA, or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for

transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer's data paths

(or bus) to the computer's random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33

protocol transfers data in burst mode at a rate of 33.3 MBps (megabytes per

second), twice as fast as the previous Direct Memory Access (DMA) interface.

Ultra DMA support in your computer means that it will boot (start) and open new

applications more quickly. It will also help users of graphics-intensive and other

applications that require large amounts of access to data on the hard drive.

Ultra DMA uses Cyclical Redundancy Checking (CRC), offering a new level of

data protection.

Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 /

Mode 6

3.2.2 Memory Cache

This setting allows you to tweak the various cache settings for optimal

performance of your system. Press Enter to display the various cache settings.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Memory Cache Item Specific Help

Cache System BIOS area:

Cache Video BIOS area:

Cache Base 0-512K:

Cache Base 512K-640K:

Cache Extended Memory Area:

Cache A000 – AFFF:

Cache B000 – BFFF:

Cache C800 – CBFF:

Cache CC00 – CFFF:

Cache D000 – D3FF:

Cache D400 – D7FF:

Cache D800 – DBFF:

Cache DC00 – DFFF:

Cache E000 – E3FF:

Cache E400 – E7FF:

Cache E800 – EBFF:

Cache EC00 – EFFF:

[Write Protect]

[Write Back]

[Disabled]

[Write Protect]

[Disabled]

[Write Protect]

Controls caching of

system BIOS area.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Cache System BIOS Area

This feature is only available when the system BIOS is shadowed. It enables or

disables the caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2

cache. This greatly speeds up accesses to the system BIOS. However, this

does not necessarily make the system perform better because the OS does not

need to access the system BIOS often.

As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the system BIOS

instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if

any program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it

is recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.

Uncached / Write Protect

Cache Video BIOS Area

This feature is only valid when the video BIOS is shadowed. It enables or

disables the caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-C7FFFh via the L2

cache. This greatly speeds up accesses to the video BIOS. However, this does

not necessarily make the system perform better because the OS bypasses the

BIOS and uses the graphics driver to access the video card's hardware directly.

As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the video BIOS

instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if

any program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it

is recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.

Uncached / Write Protect

Cache Base 0-512K

This feature allows you to control caching of 512K base memory.

Uncached / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cache Base 512K-640K

This feature allows you to control caching of 512K 640K base memory.

Uncached / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cache Extended Memory Area

This feature allows you to control caching of system memory above one

megabyte.

Uncached / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF

These features allow you to control caching of A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF memory.

Disabled / USMC Caching / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cahe C8000-CBFF/Cache CC00-CFFF

These features allow you to control caching of C8000-CBFF/CC00-CFFF

memory.

Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cahe D000-D3FF/Cahe D400-D7FF/Cache D800-DBFF/Cahe DC00-DFFF

These features allow you to control caching of D000-D3FF/D400-D7FF/D800-

D8FF/DC00-DFFF memory.

Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cache E000-E3FF/Cache E400-E7FF / Cache E8000-EBFF / Cache EC00-

EFFF

These features allow you to control caching of C8000-CBFF/CC00-CFFF/Cache E8000-

EBFF / Cache EC00-EFFF memory.

Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

3.2.3 Board Information

This displays motherboard and BIOS version information.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Board Information Item Specific Help

Bios Version

Bios Build Date

Board Mfg

Board

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.3 Advanced Menu

This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

X Hardware Monitoring

X BIOS Event Logging

X Advanced Chipset Control

X Advanced Processor Options

X Diskette Controller

X ATA Controller

X LSI SAS Interface

X Integrated Network Interface

X Integrated Audio

X Integrated 1394:

X Integrated USB

X I/O Device Configuration

X PCI Configuration

Reset Configuration Data

[Auto]

[Enable]

[No]

Hardware monitoring

configuration

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Integrated Audio

This feature is used to configure the audio controller.

Disabled / Auto

Integrated 1394

This feature is used to enable the integrated 1394 controller.

Enabled / Disabled

Reset Configuration Data

If you install a new piece of hardware or modify your computer's hardware

configuration, the BIOS will automatically detect the changes and reconfigure

the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data). Therefore, there is usually no

need to manually force the BIOS to reconfigure the ESCD.

However, sometimes, the BIOS may not be able to detect the hardware

changes. A serious resource conflict may occur and the operating system may

not even boot as a result. This is where the Reset Configuration Data BIOS

feature comes in.

This BIOS feature allows you to manually force the BIOS to clear the previously

saved ESCD data and reconfigure the settings. All you need to do is enable this

BIOS feature and then reboot your computer. The new ESCD should resolve

the conflict and allow the operating system to load normally.

Please note that the BIOS will automatically reset it to the default setting of No

after reconfiguring the new ESCD. So, there is no need for you to manually

disable this feature after rebooting.

No / Yes

3.3.1 Hardware Monitoring

This displays critical system parameters like CPU speed, fan speeds, voltage

levels and CPU temperature.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Hardware Monitoring Item Specific Help

FAN Speed Control

CPU Temp Reading

XRealtime sensors

[Full Speed]

[Auto]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

FAN Speed Control

This feature is used to control the fan speed.

Auto: Optimum temperature control at maximum CPU performance

Full Speed: All fans are working at full speed.

CPU Temp Reading

This item is used to configure the CPU temperature reading.

Auto / Diode / PECI

3.3.1.1 Realtime Sensors

This screen contains the information from motherboard hardware monitor

sensors, such as temperature and fan speed.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Realtime Sensors Item Specific Help

CPU0 Temperature

CPU1 Temperature

CPU0 Fan (Fan0)

CPU1 Fan (Fan1)

Rear Fan (Fan3)

Front Fan (Fan2)

PCI Area Fan (Fan4)

CPU0 Core voltage

CPU1 VCore voltage

CPU VTT

VCC 1.5V

VCC 3.3V

VCC 5V

VCC12V

xxx

xxxx

RPM

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.3.2 BIOS Event Logging

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

BIOS Event Logging Item Specific Help

BIOS Event Logging:

View BIOS event log:

Clear BIOS Event Log:

[Enabled]

[Enter]

[Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

BIOS Event Logging

When set to [Enabled], errors will be logged to BIOS event log.

Disabled / Enabled

View BIOS event log

Press [Enter] to view BIOS event log

Clear BIOS Event log

When set to [Enabled], BIOS event log will be cleared.

Disabled / Enabled

3.3.3 Advanced Chipset Control

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Advanced Chipset Control Item Specific Help

Crystal Beach Configuration

Enable:

SERR signal condition:

4GB PCI Hole Granularity:

Memory Branch Mode:

Branch 0 Rank Interleave:

Branch 0 Rank Sparing:

Branch 1 Rank Interleave:

Branch 1 Rank Sparing:

Enhanced x8 Detection:

Force ITK Config Clocking:

High Precision Event Timer:

Snoop filter:

[Disabled]

[Single bit]

[256MB]

[Interleave]

[4:1]

[Disabled]

[4:1]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

SERR signal condition

Select ECC error conditions that SERR# be asserted.

None / Single bit / Multiple bit/ Both

4GB PCI Hole Granularity

This feature is used to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI resource. If

MTRRs are not enough, we may use this option to reduce the MTRR

occupation.

256MB / 512MB / 1.0GB / 2.0GB

Memory Branch Mode

This option is used to select the type of memory operation mode.

Sequential / Interleave / Mirror / Single Channel 0

Branch 0/1 Rank Sparing

This option is used to enable/disable Branch 0 rank/DIMM sparing feature.

Disabled / Enabled

Enhanced x8 Detection

This feature is used to enable/disable enhanced x8 DRAM UC error detection.

Disabled / Enabled

Force ITK Config Clocking

This feature is used to enable/disable FBD configuration for ITK test suite.

Disabled / Enabled

High Precision Event Timer:

This feature is used to enable/disable Multimedia Timer support.

Disabled / Enabled

Snoop filter

This item is used to enable the snoop filter.

Enabled / Disabled

3.3.4 Advanced Processor Options

This section allows you to fine-tune the processor options.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Advanced Processor Options Item Specific Help

Numbers of Stop Grant

Hyperthreading:

Intel® Virtualization Technology

Machine Checking

C1 Enhanced Mode

Discrete MTRR Allocation

XCPU Cache Control

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

CPU Cache Control Item Specific Help

DCU Prefetcher

Hardware Prefetcher

IP Prefetcher

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher

Direct Cache Access

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Hyperthreading

Enable this only if you have an Intel Hyper Threading processor.

Hyper-Threading Technology enables multi-threaded software applications to

execute threads in parallel. Hyper-Threading Technology provides thread-level-

parallelism (TLP) on each processor resulting in increased utilization of

processor execution resources. As a result, resource utilization yields higher

processing throughput. Hyper-Threading Technology is a form of simultaneous

multi-threading technology (SMT) where multiple threads of software

applications can be run simultaneously on one processor. This is achieved by

duplicating the architectural state on each processor, while sharing one set of

processor execution resources. Hyper-Threading Technology also delivers

faster response times for multi-tasking workload environments. By allowing the

processor to use on-die resources that would otherwise have been idle, Hyper-

Threading Technology provides a performance boost on multi-threading and

multi-tasking operations for the Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture.

Disabled / Enabled

C1 Enhanced Mode

This feature is used to enable the C1 Enhanced mode.

Enabled / Disabled

Discrete MTRR Allocation

This feature is used to configure the MTRR method. Disabling the feature will

set the MTRR method in continuous status.

Disabled / Enabled

3.3.5 Diskette Controller

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Diskette Controller Item Specific Help

Floppy disk controller

[Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Floppy Disk Controller

This defines how the floppy disk controller is detected and configured.

Disabled / Enabled / Auto / OS Controlled

3.3.6 ATA Controller

This screen contains the configuration of the ATA controller.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

ATA Controller Item Specific Help

Parellel ATA:

Serial ATA:

SATA Controller Mode Option:

SATA RAID Enable:

SATA AHCI Enabel:

[Enabled]

[Enhanced]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Parallel ATA

This feature is used to enable the PATA function.

Disabled / Enabled

Serial ATA

This feature is used to enable the SATA function.

Enabled / Disabled

SATA Controller Mode Option

This feature is used to select SATA controller mode. In “compatible mode”,

SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Legacy mode. In

“Enhanced (non-AHCI) mode”, SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and

placed in Native IDE mode.

Compatible / Enhanced (non-AHCI)

SATA RAID Enable

This item allows you to enable the SATA RAID functionality.

Disabled / Enabled

SATA AHCI Enable

This item allows you to enable the SATA AHCI functionality.

Disabled / Enabled

If you do not want to install SATA AHCI driver, please set the SATA AHCI mode

to Disabled.

3.3.7 LSI SAS Interface

This screen contains the configuration of the LSI SAS interface.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

LSI SAS Interface Item Specific Help

LSI SAS Controller:

Option ROM Scan:

[Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Integrated SAS Interface

This feature is used to enable the LSI SAS controller.

Enabled / Disabled

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to initialize the device expansion ROM.

Enabled / Disabled

3.3.8 Integrated Network Interface

This screen contains the configuration of the integrated network interface.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Integrated Network Interface Item Specific Help

LAN Port0:

LAN Port1:

Option ROM Scan

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

LAN Port0/1

These two features are used to configure the onboard LAN controllers.

Enabled / Disabled

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to initialize the device expansion ROM.

Enabled / Disabled

3.3.9 Integrated Audio

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Integrated Audio Item Specific Help

Integrated Audio

[Auto]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.3.10 Integrated 1394

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Integrated 1394 Item Specific Help

Integrated 1394

[Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.3.11 Integrated USB

This screen contains the configuration of the integrated USB.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Integrated USB Item Specific Help

Integrated USB1.1

Integrated USB2.0

Legacy USB Support

[Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Integrated USB1.1

Enable or Disable all USB devices by setting item to the desired value.

Enabled / Disabled

Integrated USB2.0

Control USB 2.0 functionality through this Setup Item.

Enabled / Disabled

Legacy USB Support

This option is used to enable the support for legacy USB.

Enabled / Disabled

3.3.10 I/O Device Configuration

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help

Serial port A:

Base I/O Address:

Interrupt:

Parallel port:

Mode:

Base I/O Address

Interrupt:

DMA channel:

[Enabled]

[3F8]

[IRQ 3]

[Enabled]

[ECP]

[378]

[IRQ 7]

[DMA 3]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Serial Port A

This defines how the first serial port is detected and configured.

Disabled / Enabled / Auto / OS Controlled

Base I/O Address:

Set the base I/O address for serial port A/B.

3F8

Interrupt:

Set the interrupt for serial port A/B.

IRQ3

Parallel Port

This defines how the parallel port is detected and configured.

Disabled / Enabled / Auto / OS Controlled

Mode

This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode.

In addition to “Output only” and “Bi-directional”, there are two faster bidirectional

modes available - the ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and EPP (Enhanced

Parallel Port) modes.

ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates of up to 2.5 Mb/s and

provides symmetric bidirectional communication. On the other hand, EPP uses

existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional communication.

Generally, because of its FIFOs and the DMA channel it uses, ECP is good for

large data transfers (useful for scanners and printers). On the other hand, EPP

is better with links that switch directions frequently (like parallel port drives).

Output only / Bi-directional / EPP / ECP

Base I/O Address

Set the base I/O address for parallel port.

378

Interrupt

Set the interrupt for parallel port

IRQ7

DMA Channel

This BIOS feature determines which DMA channel the parallel port should use

when it is in ECP mode.

The ECP mode uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates of up to

2.5 Mbits/s and provides symmetric bidirectional communications. For all this, it

requires the use of a DMA channel.

By default, the parallel port uses DMA Channel 3 when it is in ECP mode. This

works fine in most situations.

This feature is provided just in case one of your add-on cards requires the use

of DMA Channel 3. In such a case, you can use this BIOS feature to force the

parallel port to use the alternate DMA Channel 1.

Please note that there is no performance advantage in choosing DMA Channel

3 over DMA Channel 1 or vice versa. As long as either Channel 3 or Channel 1

is available for your parallel port to use, the parallel port will be able to function

properly in ECP mode.

DMA 3

3.3.11 PCI Configuration

This screen contains the additional setup menus to configure PCI devices.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

PCI Configuration Item Specific Help

X PCI Device, Slot #1

X PCI Device, Slot #2

X PCI Device, Slot #3

X PCI Device, Slot #4

X PCI Device, Slot #5

X PCI Device, Slot #6

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.3.11.1 PCI Device, Slot # 1/2/3/4/5/6 Sub-Menu

These screens contain the setup items for configuring the specific PCI device.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

PCI Device, Slot #1/2/3/4/5/6 Item Specific Help

Option ROM Scan

Latency Timer

[Enabled]

[Default]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to initialize the device expansion ROM.

Enabled / Disabled

Latency Timer

This feature is used to configure the minimum guaranteed time slice allotted for

bus master in units of PCI bus clocks.

Default / 0020h / 0040h / 0060h / 0080h / 00A0h / 00C0h / 00E0h

3.4 Security Menu

These settings allow you to configure the security options for your system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Supervisor Password Is:

User Password Is:

Set Setup Password

Set User Password

Fixed disk boot sector

Password on boot:

Trusted Platform Support

Write on Flexible Disks:

BIOS Write Protect:

Cabinet Monitoring

Clear

[Enter]

[Normal]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Unlocked]

[Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

The system displays the current supervisor and user passwords.

Set Supervisor Password

This option allows the supervisor to set the supervisor password to restrict

access to the BIOS settings.

Set User Password

This option allows the user to set the user password.

Password on boot

When enabled, the system will ask for a password at every boot. The system

will continue booting only if the correct password is entered. If the wrong

password is entered three times, the system will automatically shut down.

Disabled / Enabled

Write on Flexible Disks

This item is used to configure the data written to floppy disk

Unlocked: Data can be written to floppy disk

Locked: No data can be written to floppy disk.

Unlocked / Locked

BIOS Write Protect

This item is used to configure the writing protection of BIOS flash memory.

When set to enabled, the BIOS flash memory will be written protected.

Disabled / Enabled

Cabinet Monitoring

This item is used to configure the monitoring of system’s housing. When

enabled, the system’s housing is monitored.

Disabled / Enabled

3.5 Power Menu

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

ACPI Save to RAM:

After Power Failure:

[Enabled]

[Power on]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Enabled ACPI_Sx

This feature is used to select one of the ACPI power states: S1 or S3. If

selected, the corresponding power state will be disabled.

Disabled / Enabled

After Power Failure

This option is used to specify the mode of operation after the system recovers

from a power loss.

Stay off / Last State / Power On

3.6 Boot Menu

Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Halt on POST Erros:

Summary screen:

Quiet Boot:

QuickBoot Mode:

X Boot Device Priority

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Halt on POST Errors

This item is used to pauses and displays the setup entry or resume boot prompt

if error occurs at boot. If disabled, system always attempts to boot.

Enabled / Disabled

Summary Screen

This feature is used to display the system configuration on boot.

Enabled / Disabled

Quick Boot

This feature is used to configure the boot message.

Enabled: Displays OEM log instead of POST messages.

Disabled: Displays normal POST messages

Enabled / Disabled

QuickBoot Mode

This feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting.

Enabled / Disabled

3.6.1 Boot Device Priority

Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Boot Device Priority Item Specific Help

1: Legacy Floppy Drives

: Legacy Network Card

Keys used to view or

configure devices:

<Enter> expands or

collapses devices with a

+ or –

<Ctrl + Enter> expands

all

<Shift + 1> enables or

disables a device.

<+> and <-> moves the

device up or down.

<n> May move

removable device

between Hard Disk or

Removable Disk.

<d> Remove a device

that is not installed.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

The boot menu will list all bootable devices. Use <Enter> to expand or collapses

devices with a ‘+’ or ‘-‘. Use <+> or <-> to arrange the priorities of all bootable

devices.

3.7 Exit Menu

These settings set the exit options on your system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Load Setup Defaults

Discard Changes

Save Changes

Exit system Setup and

save your changes to

CMOS.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Exit Saving Changes

This exits BIOS setup after saving the changes made.

Exit Discarding Changes

This exits BIOS setup after discarding the changes made.

Load Setup Defaults

Loads the factory default values.

Discard Changes

Discards all changes made without exiting BIOS setup.

Save Changes

Saves all changes made without exiting BIOS.

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

NOTE: If you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the

following things in the following order:

Memory, Video, CPU

By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have

been when setting up your system. For more information on troubleshooting, check

the TYAN website at: http://www.tyan.com.

4.1 Beep Codes

Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through two kinds of

audible beeps.

•A single long beep followed by two short beeps: It indicates that a

video error has occurred and the BIOS can't initialize the video screen

to display and additional info.

•A single long beep repeatedly: This indicates that a DRAM error has

occurred.

The most common type of error is a memory error.

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 downloads, and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility

with your motherboard, please check the TYAN web site: http://www.tyan.com/

Note

Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS, you agree that in

the event of a BIOS flash failure, you must contact your dealer

for a replacement BIOS. There are no exceptions. TYAN does

not have a policy for replacing BIOS chips directly with end

users. In no event will TYAN be held responsible for damages

done by the end user.

4.3 - BIOS Post Code

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

02h Verify Real Mode 32h Test CPU bus-clock

frequency

03h Disable Non-Maskable

Interrupt (NMI) 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch

Manager

04h Get CPU type 36h Warm start shut down

06h Initialize system hardware 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM

08h Initialize chipset with initial

POST values 3Ah Autosize cache

09h Set IN POST flag 3Ch Advanced configuration of

chipset registers

0Ah Initialize CPU registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with

CMOS values

0Bh Enable CPU cache 42h Initialize interrupt vectors

0Ch Initialize caches to initial

POST values 45h POST device initialization

0Eh Initialize I/O component 46h 2-1-2-3. Check ROM

0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 48h Check video configuration

against CMOS

10h Initialize Power

Management 49h Initialize PCI bus and

devices

11h Load alternate registers with

initial POST values 4Ah Initialize all video adapters

in system

12h Restore CPU control word

during warm boot 4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)

13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering

devices 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM

14h Initialize keyboard controller 4Eh Display BIOS copyright

notice

16h 1-2-2-3. BIOS ROM

checksum 50h Display CPU type and

speed

17h Initialize cache before

memory autosize 51h Initialize EISA board

18h 8254 timer initialization 52h Test keyboard

1Ah 8237 DMA controller

initialization 54h Set key click if enabled

1Ch Reset Programmable

Interrupt Controller 58h 2-2-3-1. Test for

unexpected interrupts

20h 1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 59h Initialize POST display

service

22h 1-3-1-3. Test 8742 KBD

Controller 5Ah Display prompt "Press F2 to

enter SETUP"

24h Set ES segment register to

4 GB 5Bh Disable CPU cache

26h Enable A20 line 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and

640 KB

28h Autosize DRAM 60h Test extended memory

29h Initialize POST Memory

Manager 62h Test extended memory

address lines

2Ah Clear 512 KB base RAM 64h Jump to UserPatch1

2Ch 1-3-4-1. RAM failure on

address 66h Configure advanced cache

registers

2Eh 1-3-4-3. RAM failure on

data bits of low byte of

memory bus

67h Initialize Multi Processor

APIC

2Fh

e cac

ore 68h

e externa

CPU

system BIOS shadow caches

30h 1-4-1-1. RAM failure on

data bits of high byte of

memory bus

69h Setup System Management

Mode (SMM) area

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

6Ah Display external L2 cache

size A2h Check key lock

6Bh Load custom defaults

(optional) A4h Initialize Typematic rate

6Ch Display shadow-area

message A8h Erase F2 prompt

6Eh Display possible high

address for UMB recovery AAh Scan for F2 key stroke

70h Display error messages ACh Enter SETUP

72h Check for configuration

errors AEh Clear Boot flag

76h Check for keyboard errors B0h Check for errors

7Ch Set up hardware interrupt

vectors B2h POST done - prepare to

boot operating system

7Eh Initialize coprocessor if

present B4h One short beep before boot

80h Disable onboard Super I/O

ports and IRQs B5h Terminate QuietBoot

(optional)

81h Late POST device

initialization B6h Check password (optional)

82h Detect and install external

RS232 ports B9h Prepare Boot

83h Configure non-MCD IDE

controllers BAh Initialize DMI parameters

84h Detect and install external

parallel ports BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs

85h Initialize PC-compatible

PnP ISA devices BCh Clear parity checkers

86h. Re-initialize onboard I/O

ports. BDh Display MultiBoot menu

87h Configure Motherboard

Devices BEh Clear screen (optional)

88h Initialize BIOS Data Area BFh Check virus and backup

reminders

89h Enable Non-Maskable

Interrupts (NMIs) C0h Try to boot with INT 19

8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS

Data Area C1h Initialize POST Error

Manager (PEM)

8Bh Test and initialize PS/2

mouse C2h Initialize error logging

8Ch Initialize floppy controller C3h Initialize error display

function

8Fh Determine number of ATA

drives (optional) C4h Initialize system error

handler

90h Initialize hard-disk

controllers C5h PnPnd dual CMOS

(optional)

91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk

controllers C6h Initialize notebook docking

(optional)

92h Jump to UserPatch2 C7h Initialize notebook docking

late

93h Build MPTABLE for multi-

processor boards C8h Force check (optional)

95h Install CD ROM for boot C9h Extended checksum

(optional)

96h

ear

ment D2h BIOS Boot Block

97h Fixup Multi Processor table E0h BIOS Boot Block

98h 1-2. Search for option

ROMs. E1h BIOS Boot Block

99h Check for SMART Drive

(optional) E2h Initialize the CPU

9Ah Shadow option ROMs E3h Initialize system timer

9Ch Set up Power Management E4h Initialize system I/O

9Dh Initialize security engine

(optional) E5h Check force recovery boot

9Eh Enable hardware interrupts E6h Checksum BIOS ROM

9Fh Determine number of ATA

and SCSI drives E7h Go to BIOS

A0h Set time of day E8h Set Huge Segment

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

E9h Initialize Multi Processor F1h Initialize Run Time Clock

EAh Initialize OEM special code F2h Initialize video

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA F3h Initialize System

Management Mode

ECh Initialize Memory type F4h Output one beep before

boot

EDh Initialize Memory size F5h Boot to Mini DOS

EEh Shadow Boot Block F6h Clear Huge Segment

EFh System memory test F7h Boot to Full DOS

F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

Appendix I: SMDC Information

Overview

Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful yet cost-efficient

solution for high-end server management hardware packages. Tyan’s goal is to

provide remote system monitoring and control even when the operating system is

absence or simply fails. This empowers Tyan’s server board with advanced

industrial-standard features.

Tyan SMDC is a snap-in card that provides essential server management solution.

It enables any IT Manager by providing multi-interfaces to access the hardware

remotely and perform monitor, control and diagnose activities effectively.

Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike regular peripheral card such as AGP

card, Network card or SCSI card, SMDC does not require any hardware specific

driver. As long as a standby power comes into the system, SMDC will begin looking

after the system.

Tyan SMDC provides diversified methods to communicate with the hardware. IT

manager has the flexibility to choose among Keyboard Controller Style (KCS),

Block Transfer (BT) style, Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB), Intelligent

Platform Management Bus (IPMB), Emergency Management Port (EMP) and

standard IPMI-Over-LAN communication as defined in latest IPMI 1.5 specification.

Tyan SMDC is compatible with all IPMI-compliance software as well as Tyan

System OperatorTM (TSO) software package.

By adding SMDC, Tyan’s server board becomes a highly manageable and IPMI

compatible system with all the advanced features suggesting in IPMI Spec.

More detailed information on Tyan’s SMDC card can be found on our website:

http://www.tyan.com

Features of Tyan Server Management

Monitor various system components remotely

- such as fans, processor temperature, and more

Remote power on and power off

Console redirect

-the ability to view system remotely

Alert and error actions

-such as audible beep, e-mail, power down and reboot

SMDC runs on stand-by power

-the SMDC will continue to function, even if the system is not

powered on

How SMDC and TSO Work

The brief descriptions below will help explain how these items function.

Agent – a system with SMDC installed

The SMDC is installed in the Agent system that uses a

compatible/supported Tyan motherboard.

Manager – manages the Agent

The Manger is set up to manage the Agent that has the SMDC.

The Manager and Agent should be located in the same place.

Console – communicates with Manager

The Console is used to monitor and control the Agent through

the Manager.

Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette

Follow the steps below to make a driver diskette from the TYAN driver CD provided.

1. Start the system and insert the TYAN CD into the CD-ROM drive to boot from

CD. You will see the following menu. Then press [1] and [Enter] to boot the

system to Tyan diskette maker. (If you would like to boot from hard disk, press

0 and Enter or just wait for 10 seconds to boot automatically from hard disk.).

Boot from CD:

0) Boot from first hard drive

1) Boot to TYAN diskette maker

boot: 1_

2. Choose the chipset vender which you need from the main menu.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker V1.0

** Main Menu**

====Choose Chipset Vendor====

01 Adaptec

02 nVidia

03 LSI

04 Intel

05 Promise

06 Silicon Image

07 VIA

EXIT

3. The following picture pops up after selecting the chipset model.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

** Example Vendor**

====Choose Chipset Model====

01 Intel Chipset Model

EXIT

4. After selecting the chipset model, select the OS to start the diskette making.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

====Example Chipset Driver====

Diskette =01= Microsoft Windows 2000 32-bit

Diskette =02= Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit

Diskette =03= Microsoft Windows XP 64bit

Diskette =04= Microsoft Windows 2003 64-bit

Back

5. Follow the instruction on menu to insert a diskette and press [ENTER].

\Please insert a formatted diskette into A:/ and press [ENTER]

Writing image to drive A:

Track: 36 Hoad: 8 Sector: 1

6. Using "ESC" key to quit the Tyan diskette maker. The system will automatically

restart.

Glossary

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management

specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power

distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing

unnecessary power expenditure.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port): a PCI-based interface which was designed

specifically for demands of 3D graphics applications. The 32-bit AGP channel

directly links the graphics controller to the main memory. While the channel runs at

only 66 MHz, it supports data transmission during both the rising and falling ends of

the clock cycle, yielding an effective speed of 133 MHz.

ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface): also known as IDE or ATA; 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 like HDDs.

ATX: the form factor designed to replace the AT form factor. It improves on the AT

design by rotating the board 90 degrees, so that the IDE connectors are closer to

the drive bays, and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan. The

keyboard, mouse, USB, serial, and parallel ports are built-in.

Bandwidth: refers to carrying capacity. The greater the bandwidth, the more data

the bus, phone line, or other electrical path, can carry. Greater bandwidth, then,

also results in greater speed.

BBS (BIOS Boot Specification): is a feature within the BIOS that creates,

prioritizes, and maintains a list of all Initial Program Load (IPL) devices, and then

stores that list in NVRAM. IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS,

as well as provide the ability to return to the BIOS if the OS load process fails for

some reason. 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,

and provides the basic instructions for controlling your computer’s hardware. Both

the operating system and application software use BIOS routines to ensure

compatibility.

Buffer: a portion of RAM which is used to temporarily store data, usually from an

application, though it is also used when printing, and in most keyboard drivers. The

CPU can manipulate data in a buffer before copying it, all at once, to a disk drive.

While this improves system performance --- reading to or writing from a disk drive a

single time is much faster than doing so repeatedly --- there is also the possibility of

losing your data should the system crash. Information stored in a buffer is

temporarily stored, not permanently saved.

Bus: 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 memory

without going through the CPU (similar to DMA channels).

Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an

application. Using a cache lowers data access times, since the needed information

is stored in the SRAM instead of in the slow DRAM. Note that the cache is also

much smaller than your regular memory: a typical cache size is 512KB, while you

may have as much as 4GB of regular memory.

Cache size: refers to the physical size of the cache onboard. This should not be

confused with the cacheable area, which is the total amount of memory which can

be scanned by the system in search of data to put into the cache. A typical setup

would be a cache size of 512KB, and a cacheable area of 512MB. In this case, up

to 512KB of the main memory onboard is capable of being cached. However, only

512KB of this memory will be in the cache at any given moment. Any main memory

above 512MB could never be cached.

Closed and open jumpers: jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are “on”

or “closed”, and inactive when they are “off” or “open”.

CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the basic

startup information for the BIOS.

COM port: another name for the serial port, which is called as such because it

transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on

another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after

another). Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the

same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time).

DDR (Double Data Rate): is a technology designed to double the clock speed of

the memory. It activates output on both the rising and falling edge of the system

clock rather than on just the rising edge, potentially doubling output.

DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module): faster and more capacious form of RAM

than SIMMs, and do not need to be installed in pairs.

DIMM bank: 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 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

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.

Doze mode: in this mode, only the CPU’s speed is slowed.

DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which has

the unfortunate tendency to lose data if it is not recharged regularly (every few

milliseconds). This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slower than

non-recharged RAM such as SRAM.

ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting): allows data to

be checked for errors during run-time. Errors can subsequently be corrected at the

same time that they’re found.

EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM): also called Flash BIOS, is

a ROM chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows you to keep up

with changes in the BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip. TYAN’s BIOS

updates can be found at http://www.tyan.com

EMRL: Embedded RAID Logic. An Adaptec specific RAID technology.

ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information

about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly

configure the system each time it boots.

Fault-tolerance: a term describing a system where one component can quickly be

replaced without causing a loss of service, such as in a RAID system.

Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware.

Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external

connector type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The

standard form factors are the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby-

AT and ATX Footprint boards.

Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real-Time Clock (RTC).

Handshaking: a process where two devices initiate communications. One device,

typically the server, sends a message to another device, typically a client, in order

to request establishment of a communications channel. The two devices will then

exchange messages back and forth in order to settle on a communications protocol.

HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive.

H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor.

IC (Integrated Circuit): the formal name for the computer chip.

IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self-contained HDD interface.

It can handle drives up to 8.4 GB in size. Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact

Enhanced IDEs (EIDEs), with maximum capacity determined by the hardware

controller.

IDE INT (IDE Interrupt): a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE.

I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of

hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.)

Initial Program Load (IPL): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing

those devices as capable of loading and executing an OS, 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 runs from a hardware device to

the CPU. The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and

delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there is only one device hooked up to

each IRQ line; doubling up devices on IRQ lines can lock up your system. Plug-n-

Play operating systems can take care of these details for you.

ISA (Industry Standard Architecture): a slower 8- or 16-bit bus (data pathway).

Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another

part to catch up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a

peripheral device, and it waiting for the peripheral to send some data back

(peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).

Mirroring: see RAID.

NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Volatile RAM, memory that

holds its data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): Compaq or IBM package other

companies’ motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them.

Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time

(that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time).

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): a 32 or 64-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).

PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used

by IDE drives. These modes use the CPU for data transfer (in contrast, DMA

channels do not). PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to

communicate with the CPU.

PCI-to-PCI bridge: allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot.

Pipeline burst SRAM: a type of RAM that can maintain it’s data as long as power

is provided to the memory chips. In this configuration, SRAM requests are pipelined,

which means that larger packets of data are sent to the memory at one time, and

acted upon quickly. This type of SRAM operates at bus speeds higher than 66MHz.

Pipelining: improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing

a second instruction before the first is completed. A pipeline can be likened to an

assembly line, with a given part of the pipeline repeatedly executing a set part of an

operation on a series of instructions.

PM timers (Power Management timers): software timers that count down the

number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep, suspend,

or doze mode.

PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry.

Plug-n-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), 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 Environment): one of four components that together

make up the Wired for Management 2.0 baseline specification. PXE was designed

to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client, towards the

goal of allowing networked-based booting to boot using industry standard protocols.

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be

stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is

stored redundantly, also the multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the

operating system. RAID level 0 is known as striping, where data is striped (or

overlapped) across multiple hard drives, but offers no fault-tolerance. RAID level 1

is known as mirroring, which stores the data within at least two hard drives, but

does not stripe. RAID level 1 also allows for faster access time and fault-tolerance,

since either hard drive can be read at the same time. RAID level 0+1 is both striping

and mirroring, providing fault-tolerance, striping, and faster access all at the same

time.

RAIDIOS: stands for RAID I/O Steering, a type of RAID technology from Intel.

RAIDIOS is a specification used to enable an embedded I/O controller, embedded

on the motherboard, to be used as just an I/O controller or to be the I/O component

of a hardware RAID subsystem. The RAIDIOS circuit allows an I/O Processor

(either embedded on the motherboard or on an add-in card) to configure the I/O

controller and service the I/O controller’s interrupts. The I/O controller and the I/O

Processor together are two of the primary components of a hardware RAID

subsystem.

RAM (Random Access Memory): technically refers to a type of memory where

any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data, is often used to refer

to the system’s main memory. This memory is available to any program running on

the computer.

ROM (Read-Only Memory): a storage chip which contains the BIOS; the basic

instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system.

SATA (Serial ATA): is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical

storage interface. Serial ATA is a drop-in solution in that it is compatible with today’s

software and operating systems. It will provide for systems which are easier to

design, with cables that are simpler to route and install, smaller cable connectors,

and lower voltage requirements.

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 eight bits of a byte of data

along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is

transmitted in serial form, one bit after another).

SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL): Architecture that allows a RAID controller,

such as AcceleRAID 150, 200 or 250, to implement RAID on a system board-

embedded SCSI bus or a set of SCSI busses. SISL: SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic

( LSI ) (only on LSI SCSI boards)

SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module): formally the most common form of RAM

for motherboards. They must be installed in pairs, and do not have the carrying

capacity or the speed of DIMM modules.

Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down.

SRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed

in order to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster and more expensive.

SSI (Server System Infrastructure): an industry initiative intended to provide

ready-to-use design specifications for common server hardware elements (chassis,

power supplies, and racks) to promote and support server industry growth.

Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other

devices continue to operate normally.

Striping: see RAID

UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also

called UltraATA. Without 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 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.

VGA (Video Graphics Array): the PC video display standard

V-SYNC: controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor.

ZCR: Zero Channel RAID. PCI card that allows a RAID card to use 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 shift the processor over and down,

guiding into the board and locking it into place.

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system, you should turn to your dealer for 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. Furthermore, if you

purchased your system from a dealer near you, you can bring your system to them

to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself (which can have

expensive consequences).

Help Resources:

1. See the beep codes section of this manual.

2. See the TYAN website for FAQ’s, bulletins, driver updates,

and other information: http://www.tyan.com

3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.

4. Check the TYAN user group:

alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.TYAN

Returning Merchandise for Service

During the warranty period, contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any

product problems. This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not

cover damages incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration, misuse,

abuse, or improper maintenance of products.

NOTE: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is

required before any warranty service can be rendered. You may obtain

service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authorization

(RMA) number. The RMA number should be prominently displayed on the

outside of the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepaid.

TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you.

Notice for the USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of

Conformity Procedure) DoC

FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC

Rules

Operation is subject to the following conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interference, and

This device must accept any interference received including interference that

may cause undesired operation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the

following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

Plug the equipment into an outlet 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 Ministere Canadien des Communications dans les

reglements d’ineteference radio.)

Notice for Europe (CE Mark)

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive

89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC).

CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate,

or dispose of battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer.

Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in

accordance with your local regulations.

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