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Tempest i5000VS /// S5372

Version 1.2a

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TYAN Computer Corp.

Trademark

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this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to

the following.

TYAN, Tempest i5000VS are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.

Intel, Blackford-VS, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Intel

Corporation.

Phoenix, Phoenix-AwardBIOS 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……………………………………………………………… 10

2.2 Block Diagram……………………………………………………………. 11

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors………………………………... 12

2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis…………………………….. 22

2.5 Installing the Processor(s)………………………………....................... 23

2.6 Installing the Memory……………………………………………………. 26

2.7 Attaching Drive Cables………………………………………………….. 28

2.8 Installing Add-in Cards………………………………............................ 30

2.9 Connecting External Devices…………………………………………… 31

2.10 Installing the Power Supply……………………………………………... 32

2.11 Finishing up………………………………………………………………. 32

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1 About the BIOS…………………………………………………………… 33

3.2 BIOS Main Menu…………………………………………………………. 35

3.3 Advanced Menu………………………………………………………….. 43

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

3.5 Power Menu………………………………………………………………. 56

3.6 Boot Menu………………………………………………………………… 57

3.7 Exit Menu…………………………………………………………………. 58

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Beep Codes………………………………………………………………. 59

4.2 Flash Utility……………………………………………………………….. 59

4.3 BIOS Post Code………………………………………………………….. 60

Appendix I: SMDC Information

Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette

Glossary

Check the box contents!

1x S5372 motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

1 x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable

3 x Serial ATA power cable

6 x Serial ATA Cable

1 x USB2.0 cable

1x Serial Port Cable

1 x S5372 user’s manual

1 x S5372 Quick Reference guide

1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x I/O shield

2 x CPU Back Plane

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 server solutions. The Tempest

i5000VS (S5372) is a flexible Intel® platform for multiple applications, based on

Intel® “Blackford-VS” MCH and ESB2 chipsets.

Designed to support Intel® Xeon 5000/5100/5300 processors and DDR2-

533/667 FB-DIMM memory, and featured with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet

LAN, built-in 16MB XGI XG20TM video plus six serial ATA ports, the S5372

offers exceptional performance and versatile solution for your server 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

Processors

•Dual LGA771 sockets

•Supports up to two (2) IntelR Xeon

5000/5100 series processors with

667/1066/1333 MHz FSB

•Supports up to two (2) IntelR Xeon

5300 series processors with1066

MHz FSB

Chipset

•IntelR “Blackford-VS” MCH+ESB2

chipset

•SMSC SCH5017 super I/O chip

Memory

•Six (6) 240-pin DDR2 FBDIMM*

sockets

•2 memory channels

•Supports ECC DIMMs

•Maximum of 16/24GB of DDR2

FBDIMM 533/667

*FB-DIMM: Fully Buffered DIMM

Integrated LAN Controllers

•Dual Gigabit MAC (ESB2

embedded) with i82563EB Dual

PHY

•One Intel i82551QM fast Ethernet

controller

- operating at 32bit/33MHz

interface

•Pin headers for front panel LAN

LED

Integrated PCI IDE (ESB2)

•Single channel master modes

support up to two (2) IDE

devices

•Support Ultra ATA-100/66/33 IDE

drives and ATAPI compliant

devices

Integrated SATA Controller

(ESB2)

•One (1) Serial ATA Host controller

embedded

•Supports six (6) ports running up

to 3.0Gb/s

•RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 supported

Expansion Slots

•One (1) 64/133 PCI-X slot in-lined

with one (1) inversed PCIe x4

slot (routed to PCIe x8 bus)

•One (1) 32/33 PCI 2.3 slot

•One (1) x8 PCI-E slot (with PCIe

x4 bus)

•One (1) Tyan TARO SO-DIMM

socket

Integrated I/O

•One (1) floppy connector

•One (1) IDE connector

•Six (6) SATA ports

•Four (4) USB 2.0 ports (2 at rear,

2 via cable)

•Two (2) COM port (1 at rear, 1 via

cable)

•Tyan 2x9 front-panel pin header

•Tyan 2x6 front-panel pin header

for LAN/ID LED

•2 x 25 connector for optional Tyan

IPMI SMDC

System Management

•SMSC SCH5017 & EMC6D103S

& Winbond W83793G with H/W

monitoring IC

•Two (2) 3+1-pin CPU fan headers

with tachometer monitoring and

auto fan speed control

•Four (4) 3+1-pin system fan

headers with tachometer

monitoring and auto fan speed

control

•Temperature and voltage

monitoring

•Chassis intrusion header

•IPMB connector for optional Tyan

SMDC card

•Watchdog timer

•Port 80 code display LED

BIOS

•PhoenixBIOS on 8Mbit Flash

ROM

•Supports APM 1.2 & ACPI 1.0

•SATA activity LED connector

Back Panel I/O Ports

•Stacked PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard

ports

•Stacked two (2) USB 2.0 and one

(1) RJ45 10/100 ports with

activity LED

•One (1) 15-pin VGA port

•One (1) 9-pin COM port

•Two (2) RJ45 10/100/1000 Base-

T port with activity LED

Integrated PCI Graphics

•XGI XG20 PCI graphics controller

•16MB DDR Frame Buffer of video

memory

Optional Modules

•M3291, IPMI 2.0 Remote System

Management Card

- Renesas H8S2167 BMC

controller

- BT, KCS, Logging support

- IPMI-over-LAN

- Remote power on/off and reset

•M7901/M7902, Ultra 320 SCSI

“TARO” card

- Adaptec AIC-7901/7902

single/dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI

controller

- Adaptec HostRAID 0, 1 & 10

supported

•M9000 SAS/SATA II “TARO” card

- Adaptec AIC-9405/9410 SAS

controller

- Supports up to 4-port (M9000-5)

and 8-port (M9000-10) SAS &

SATA running at 3.0Gb/s

- Adaptec HostRAID 0,1 & 10

supported

Power

•Onboard dual 5-phase VRM

•EPS 12V/SSI (24+8-pin) power

connectors

•Serial Console Redirect

•USB boot supported

•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 power

management

Form Factor

•SSI CEB v1.01 footprint

•12.0” x 10.5” (305mm x 267mm)

Regulatory

•FCC Class B (DoC)

•CE (DoC)

•BSMI (optional)

NOTE

Chapter 2: Board Installation

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

the Tempest i5000VS S5372 matches the SSI CEB v1.01 specification. Before

continuing with installation, confirm that your chassis supports an SSI CEB

v1.01 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

Tempest i5000VS S5372 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

J1 Front NMI Connector

J2 SATA LED Connector

J3 Front Intruder Connector

J4 Rear NMI Connector

J5 Rear Intruder Connector

JP1 IPMB Connector

JP2/JP3 ASF1.0/SMDC Select Header

JP4 Clear CMOS Jumper

CN1/CN2 ATX Power Connectors

CN4/CN8 CPU Fan Connectors

(CN4: CPU0 Fan / CN8: CPU1 Fan)

CN9/CN10/CN13/CN14 Chassis Fan Connectors

(CN9: FAN2 / CN10: FAN1

CN13: FAN3 / CN14: FAN4)

CN11 Tyan SO-DIMM Connector

CN12 Front Panel USB 2.0 Connector

CN15 COM2 Header

CN19 Front Panel Header

CN20 SMDC Connector

CN21 LCM Module Header

CN17/CN22 Reserved

J1: Front NMI Connector

Use this header to connect with the front NMI output

which indicates the status of BIOS NMI performance.

Pin 1: NMI

Pin 2: VCC5

J4 J3

J4: Rear NMI Connector

Use this header to connect with the rear NMI output

which indicates the status of BIOS NMI performance.

Pin 1: NMI

Pin 2: VCC5

J3: Front Intruder Connector

Use this header to connect with the front intruder button

which indicates the warning message when the system

cover is opened.

Pin 1: Intruder

Pin 2: GND

J5: Rear Intruder Connector

Use this header to connect with the rear intruder button

which indicates the warning message when the system

cover is opened.

Pin 1: Intruder

Pin 2: GND

J2: SATA LED Connector

Use this header to connect with the SATA active LED

which indicates the status of SATA hard drives.

Pin 1: LED+

Pin 2: LED-

JP1: IPMB Connector

Pin 1 IPMB

DATA Pin 2 GND

Pin 3 IPMB

CLK Pin 4 NC

JP4

CN15

JP1

CN12

JP4: Clear CMOS Jumper

Normal

(Default)

Clear

Use this jumper when you forgot your system/setup

password or need to clear system BIOS setting.

How to clear the CMOS data

- Power off system and disconnect power

supply from AC source

- Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and 3 for

several seconds to Clear CMOS

- Replace jumper cap to close Pin_1 and 2

Reconnect power supply to AC source

Power on system

CN15: COM2 Header

2 1

Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2.

*TYAN does not provide cable for this header. It is

designed for OEM use only.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

DCD 1 2 DSR

RXD 3 4 RTS

TXD 5 6 CTS

DTR 7 8 RI

GND 9 10 _

CN12: Front Panel USB2.0 Connector

Signal Pin Pin Signal

USB PWR 1 2 USB PWR

USB_P6_N_FB 3 4 USB_P7_N_FB

USB_P6_FB 5 6 USB_P7_FB

GND 7 8 GND

Key 9 10 NC

Use these headers to connect to the USB devices

via the enclosed USB cable.

JP2/JP3: SMDC/ASF1.0 Select Header

Support ASF1.0

Support SMDC card

CN11

CN19

CN20 CN21

JP2 JP3

CN21: LCM Module Header

Use this header to connect the LCM module with

system monitoring function. This header is reserved for

barebone use.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

VCC 1 2 RXD

_ 3 4

GND

VCC5SBY 5 6 TXD

CN20: SMDC Connector

The SMDC connector allows you to connect with Tyan Server Management

Daughter Card (SMDC). The S5372 supports Tyan SMDC M3291. See

Appendix I for more information on SMDC.

CN11: Tyan SO-DIMM Connector

Use this connector to connect the Tyan TARO card.

CN19: 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.

HDDLED+ 1 2 PWR LED+

HDDLED- 3 4 PWR LED-

GND 5 6 PWR SW+

Reset SW+ 7 8 GND

VCC5 9  10 W_LED+

NMI_BTN 11  12 W_LED-

3.3VSB 13 14 key

SMBus Data 15  16 GND

SMBus Clock 17 18 Chassis Intr# (Active Low)

CN4: CPU0 Fan Connector

12V

PWM

GND

Tachometer

Use this header to connect the processor cooling

fan to your motherboard to keep the system at

optimum performance levels.

CN8

CN4

SATA 0/1/2/3/4/5

CN9

CN10

CN14

CN13

CN8: CPU1 Fan Connector

12V

Spe ed Con trol GND

Tachometer

Use this header to connect the processor cooling

fan to your motherboard to keep the system at

optimum performance levels.

CN13/CN9/CN10/CN14: Chassis Fan Connectors

12V

PWM

GND

Tachometer

Use this header to connect the chassis cooling

fan to your motherboard to keep the system at

optimum performance levels.

CN 13: FAN3, CN9: FAN2, CN10: FAN1

CN14: FAN4

These fan connectors support tachometer

monitoring and auto fan speed control.

SATA0/1/2/3/4/5: Serial ATA RAID Connector

7 GND

6 RXP

5 RXN

4 GND

3 TXN

2 TXP

1 GND

Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via the

Serial ATA cable

You may use these six Serial ATA ports to

have the support of RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10

through the on board Intel ESB2 chipset.

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 Tempest i5000VS S5372 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

damaged. The processor has to be

installed very carefully to prevent

the contact pins of the socket from

breaking. It is strongly

recommended the processor

installation job to be handled by the

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.

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 the

heatsink supplied 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 screw drive to secure the four screws.

CPU VRD Heat Dispersion Notice

INSTALL FAN INTO CHASSIS TO LET AIR FLOW IN!!!

-To ensure that the board runs efficiently and does not overheat, make sure

there is air flow around the CPU VRD (as shown) to help disperse the heat

generated around the CPU.

CPU VRD

2.6 - Installing the Memory

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

the motherboard and processor. Only DDR2-667/533 Fully Buffer DIMM (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 FB-DIMM memory modules.

Key points to note before installing memory:

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

supported.

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

settings need changing.

• The Tempest i5000VS S5372 supports up to 16/24GB of memory.

The following chart outlines the suggested rules for populating memory.

Memory Population Rules

Channel Single

Channel

Dual Channel

DIMM6 X X X X

DIMM5 X X

DIMM4 X

DIMM3 X X X

DIMM2 X X

DIMM1 X

For optimal dual channel operations, always install memory in pairs beginning

with DIMM6 and DIMM3. One pair of DIMM must be of the same type of DIMM.

For single channel mode: only one DIMM at DIMM6. Others must be in dual

channel mode.

DIMM

Memory Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the Tempest i5000VS

S5372.

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.

NOTE: The S5372 only supports DDR2 Fully Buffered DIMM. Registered

Memory Module is NOT supported.

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 Tempest i5000VS S5372 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-X (64/133)

PCI Express x8 Slot

PCI Slot

PCI Express (x4) 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# Bus# PIRQ PIRQ PIRQ PIRQ

PCI –X P1 +

PCI-E 1 AD19 PCI-X

Bus INT_0 INT_1 INT_2 INT_3

PCI Slot #2

(32bit) AD16 PCI

Bus INT_A INT_B INT_C INT_D

Onboard

XG20 AD17 PCI

Bus INT_B

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.

2.9 - Connecting External Devices

The following diagrams will detail the rear port stack for this S5372 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 Orange

1000 Mbps Active Blinking Green Orange

No Link Off Off

LAN Port (100/10)

+ USB x 2

VGA Port

Serial Port

PS/2

Mouse/Keyboard

Gigabit

Ethernet x 2

2.10 - Installing the Power Supply

There are two power connectors on your Tempest i5000VS S5372. The

Tempest i5000VS S5372 requires that you have an EPS12V power supply that

has a 24-pin and an 8-pin 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 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.

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 <F2> 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:

BIOS Build Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

X IDE Channel 0 Master

X IDE Channel 0 Slave

X IDE Secondary/Master

X IDE Secondary/Slave

X Memory Cache

X Boot Features

System Memory:

Extended Memory:

[xx:xx:xx]

[xx/xx/xxxx]

xx/xx/xxxx

[1.44/1.25 MB 3½” ]

[None]

[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

BIOS Build Date

This displays the date of BIOS build.

Legacy Diskette A

Defines the floppy drive type

Disabled / 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/Secondary//Master/Slave Setup

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

Press Enter on any of the Channel 0/Master, Channel 0/Slave,

Secondary/Master, Secondary/Slave 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 / User / Other ATAPI / IDE Removable / CD-ROM / ATAPI

Removable / None

Multi-Sector Transfers

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

sector transfers.

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

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.

Enabled / Disabled

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.

Auto / 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

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 Back / Write Through / Write Protect

Cache Base 512K-640K

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

Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Protect

Cache Extended Memory Area

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

megabyte.

Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Protect

Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF

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

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

Cahe C8000-CBFF/Cache CC00-CFFF

These feature allows 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 feature allows 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

These feature allows you to control caching of C8000-CBFF/CC00-CFFF

memory.

Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

3.2.3 Boot Features

This option allows setting boot parameters. Press Enter to view the Boot

Features screen.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Boot Features Item Specific Help

Floppy check:

Keyboard Error Report

Summery screen:

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen:

QuickBoot Mode:

Extended Memory Testing

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Just zero it]

Enabled verifies floppy

type on boot; disabled

speeds boot.

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

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

Floppy Check

This feature is used to verify floppy type on boot. Selecting “Disabled” will speed

the boot process.

Disabled / Enabled

Keyboard Error Report

This feature allows you to enable or disable the function of keyboard error

report. Disabled / Enabled

Summary Screen

Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot up.

When Summary Screen is Enabled (the default), a Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

summary screen appears during system boot after the power-on self-test

(POST). The summary screen lists many of the system setup settings. When

this option is set to Disabled, the summary screen does not appear.

Enabled / Disabled

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen

This feature is used to display the diagnostic screen during the boot process.

Enabled / Disabled

Quick Boot Mode

This BIOS feature allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot up the

computer by shortening or skipping certain standard booting procedures.

If enabled, the BIOS will shorten the booting process by skipping some tests

and shortening others. In addition, it will also perform the following to further

speed up the booting process:

Spin up the hard disks as soon as power is supplied (or as soon as

possible)

Initialize only critical parts of the chipset

Read memory size from the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) chip on the

memory modules

Eliminate logo delays

If disabled, the BIOS will run the whole gamut of boot-up tests.

It is recommended that you disable this feature when you boot up a new

computer for the first time or whenever you install a new piece of hardware.

This allows the BIOS to run full diagnostic tests to detect any problems that may

slip past Quick Boot's abbreviated testing scheme.

After a few error-free test runs, you should enable this feature for much faster

booting. Enabled / Disabled

Extended Memory Testing

Determines the tests that will be run on extended memory (memory above 1MB)

during boot up.

Normal / Just zero it / None

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

Installed O/S:

Reset Configuration Data:

Large Disk Access Mode:

Route Port 80h cycles to

X Advanced Chipset Control

X Advanced Processor Options

X I/O Device Configuration

X Hardware Monitor

X DMI Event Logging

Legacy USB Support:

X Console Redirection

[Win2K/XP]

[No]

[DOS]

[LPC]

[Enabled]

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

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

Installed OS

Select the operating system installed on the PC.

NOTE: An incorrect setting can cause the operating system to display

unexpected behavior.

Win2K/XP / Other

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 SystemConfiguration 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.

Yes / No

Large Disk Access Mode

This option determines whether a hard drive with more than 1024 cylinders,

more than 16 heads and or more than 64 tracks per sector is present on the

system. Set this option to DOS if such a hard drive is present. Else, set this

option to Other. Virtually, all modern hard disks have these characters so leave

this option at DOS, unless you know otherwise.

DOS / Other

Route Port 80h cycles to

This feature allows you to route Port 80h I/O cycles to LPC or PCI bus.

LPC / PCI

Legacy USB Support

When enabled, the BIOS takes control of the USB ports. Enable this only if you

run an OS that does not support USB (e.g. DOS) or when you have USB

hardware like USB mice that you want to use even before the operating system

loads. Enabled / Disabled

3.3.1 Advanced Chipset Control

This section allows you to fine tune the chipset configuration.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Advanced Chipset Control Item Specific Help

X ICH USB Control Sub-Menu

X Slot PCI-E (x4 Port) Sub-Menu

X Slot PCI-E (x8 Port) Sub-Menu

X LAN Control Sub-Menu

Crystal Beach Configure Enable

SERR signal condition

PCI-X Frequency

4GB PCI Hole Granularity

Memory Branch Mode

Branch 0 Rank Sparing

Enhanced x8 Detection

Force ITK Config Clocking

WatchDog Mode

WatchDog Timer

Enable Multimedia Timer

Parallel ATA:

Serial ATA:

SATA Controller Mode Option

Native Mode Operation:

[Enable]

[Single bit]

[Auto]

[1.0GB ]

[Interleave]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[10 Min]

[No]

[Enabled]

[Compatible]

[Auto]

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

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

Crystal Beach Configure Enable

Enable the configuration of memory mapped accesses to the Crystal Beach

Configuration space located in Device 8, Fn 0 and Fn 1. Select Enabled to

support IOAT function.

Enabled / Disabled

SERR signal condition

Select ECC error conditions that SERR# be asserted.

None / Single bit / Multiple bit/ Both

PCI-X Frequency

This option is used to determine the frequency at PCI-X bus.

PCI 66MHz / Auto / PCI-X 66MHz / PCI-X 100MHz / PCI-X 133MHz

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.

Interleave / Sequential / Single Channel 0

Branch 0 Rank Sparing

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

Enabled / Disabled

Enhanced x8 Detection

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

Enabled / Disabled

Force ITK Config Clocking

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

Enabled / Disabled

WatchDog Mode

This feature allows you to enable the watchdog function.

POST: Watchdog timer counting, start at Power on, stop at OS Boot

OS: Start at OS Boot

Power on: Start at power on

Disabled / POST / OS / Power on

Watchdog Timer

This feature allows you to enable watchdog timer.

2 Mins / 4 Mins / 6 Mins / 8 Mins /10 Mins

Enable Multimedia Timer

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

Yes / No

Parallel ATA

This feature is used to enable the PATA function.

Enabled / Disabled

Serial ATA

This feature is used to enable the SATA function.

Enabled / Disabled

Native Mode Operation

This feature is used to choose Native Mode for ATA. However, certain OS is not

supported under Native Mode.

Auto / Serial ATA

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 mode”, SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in

Native IDE mode.

Compatible / Enhanced

3.3.1.1 ICH USB Control Sub-Menu

These items are used to control the various ICH USB devices.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

ICH USB Control Item Specific Help

USB – Device 29, All Function:

USB – Device 29, F1, F2 and F3:

USB – Device 29, F2 and F3:

USB – Device 29, Function 7:

[Enabled]

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

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

USB Device 29, All Function

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

Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, F1, F2 and F3

Enable or Disable these 3 USB functions by setting item to the desired value.

Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, F2 and F3

Enable or Disable these 2 USB functions by setting item to the desired value.

Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 7:

Control USB 2.0 functionality through this Setup Item.

Enabled / Disabled

3.3.1.2 Slot PCI-E (x4 Port) Sub-Menu

These items are used for PCI Express Root Port #1 control options.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Slot PCI-E (x4 Port) Sub-Menu Item Specific Help

PCI-E Port 1

Port #1 Enabled

Port #1 Width

Port #1 Slot Card Detech

[Auto]

= Yes

= x0

= No

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

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

PCI-E Port 1

This feature is used to enable/disabled the PCI-E root port.

3.3.1.3 Slot PCI-E (x8 Port) Sub-Menu

These items are used for PCI Express Port control options.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Slot PCI-E (x8 Port) Sub-Menu Item Specific Help

Port #2 Enabled

Port #2 Width

Port #2 Slot Card Detech

= Yes

= x0

= No

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

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

3.3.1.4 A Lan Control Sub-Menu

These items allow you to control the LAN devices.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

LAN Control Sub-Menu Item Specific Help

LAN1 (Gilgal)

Option ROM Scan:

LAN2 (Gilgal)

Option ROM Scan:

LAN3 (82551)

Option ROM Scan:

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[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

LAN1 (Gigal)/LAN2 (Gigal)/LAN3 (82551)

This feature is used to enable/disable the integrated LAN interface.

Enabled / Disabled

Option ROM Scan

This option allows you to initialize the device expansion ROM.

Disabled / Enabled

3.3.2 Advanced Processor Options

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

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Advanced Processor Options Item Specific Help

Hyperthreading:

Intel® Virtualization Technology

C1 Enhanced Mode

Execute Disable Bit

Set Max Ext CPUID = 3

Discrete MTRR Allocation

Processor Power Management

VRH Overheat Protection

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

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

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values

Hyperthreading (Available depending on CPU)

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.

Enabled / Disabled

Intel® Virtualization Technology

This feature is used to enable the Vanderpool technology.

Enabled / Disabled

C1 Enhanced Mode (Available depending on CPU)

This feature is used to enable the C1 Enhanced mode.

Enabled / Disabled

Execute Disable Bit

This feature is used to set the Execute Bit function.

Enabled / Disabled

Set Max Ext CPUID=3

This feature is used to set Max CPUID extended function value to 3.

Disabled / Enabled

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

Processor Power Management

This feature is used to select the processor power management desired.

Disable: C states and GV1/GV3 are disable

GV1/GV3 only: C states are disable

Disabled / GV1/GV3 only

VRH Overheat Protection

This feature is used to enable/disable the VRM Overheat Protection.

Enabled / Disabled

3.3.3 I/O Device Configuration

This setting allows you to configure I/O devices.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help

Floppy disk controller

Serial port A:

[Enabled]

[Auto]

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

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values

Floppy Disk Controller

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

Enabled/ Disabled

Serial Port A:

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

Auto/ Enabled / Disabled

3.3.4 Hardware Monitor Configuration

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 Monitor Item Specific Help

XVoltage Monitoring

XFan Control

CPU0 Fan

CPU1 Fan

Front Fan1

Front Fan2

Rear Fan 3

Rear Fan 4

CPU 0 Temp. (PECI)

CPU 1 Temp. (PECI)

Ambient temp1.

Ambient temp2.

No Installed

5521 RPM

No Installed

48oC/118oF

0oC/32oF

29oC/84oF

27oC/80oF

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

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

NOTE: Temp 1 is controlled by SMSC SCH5017. Temp 2 is controlled by

EMC6D 103S. Please check p.12 for the correct location of these two chipsets.

3.3.4.1 Voltage Monitoring Sub-Menu

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Voltage Monitoring Item Specific Help

VCPU0

FSB VTT

1.5V (ESB)

3.3V (SBY)

3.3Vsb

VBat

V+5

V+5 (SBY)

V+12

= 1.298 V

= 1.240 V

= 1.456 V

= 3.233 V

= 3.250 V

= 3.113 V

= 4.810 V

= 5.044 V

= 11.937 V

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

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

3.3.4.2 FAN Control Sub-Menu

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

FAN Control Item Specific Help

Auto Fan Control

CPU0 Fan header

CPU1 Fan header

Front Fan1 header

Front Fan2 header

[Enabled]

[4 Pins]

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

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

3.3.5 Console Redirection

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Console Redirection Item Specific Help

Com Port Address

Baud Rate

Console Type

Flow Control

Console connection:

Continue C. R. after POST:

[Disabled]

[19.2K]

[VT 100]

[None]

[Direct]

[Off]

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

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

Com Port Address

If enabled it will use a port on the motherboard.

Disabled / On-board COM A / On-board COM B

Baud Rate

This feature is used to enable the specified baud rate.

19.2K / 300 / 1200 / 2400 / 9600 / 38.4K / 57.6K / 115.2K

Console Type

This feature is used to enable the specified console type.

VT100 / VT100.8bit / PC-ANSI, 7bit / PC ANSI / VT100+ / VT-UTF8 /

ASCII

Flow Control

This feature is used to enable the flow control.

None / XON/XOFF / CTS/RTS

Console Connection

This feature is used to indicate whether the console is connected directly to the

system or a modem is used to connect.

Direct / Via modem

Continue C.R. after POST

This feature is used to enable console redirection after OS has loaded.

Off / On

3.4 Security

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 Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Password on boot:

Clear

[Enter]

[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

3.5 Power

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

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Resume On Time:

Resume Time:

Power On By PCI/PCI-X

Chassis Intrusion Detect:

After Power Failure:

[Off]

[xx:xx:xx]

[Disabled]

[No]

[Stay Off]

Enabled wakes the

system up at a specific

time.

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

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

Resume On Time

When enabled, this allows the system to be worked up at a specified time. This

time is specified by the Resume Time parameter.

Off / On

Resume Time

This option allows the user to specify the time when the system is to wake up.

Power On By PCI/PCI-X

This option allows you to power on the system by PCI or PCI-X card. When

enabled, an input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a

S5 state.

Disabled / Enabled

Chassis Intrusion Detect

This feature is used to enable/disable the function: when chassis open event is

detected, BIOS will record the event.

No / Yes

After Power Failure

Specifies 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

1: Legacy Floppy Drives

: Legacy Network Card

; Bootable Add-in Cards

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 Power 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

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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

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 Clear huge ES segment

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

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.

Document #: D1758-120

If Not Then M S5372 120

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