TYAN S1832DL, User Manual

Page 1: ...rated Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium II Pentium III Celeron Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corporation S1832 Tiger 100 is a trademark of TYAN Computer Corporation Information contained in this publication has been carefully checked for accuracy and reliability In no event will Tyan Computer be held liable for any direct ...

Page 2: ... Features 14 Setting Jumpers 15 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 19 Installing Memory 19 Installing the CPU Cooling Fan 23 Connecting IDE Floppy Drives 30 Connecting the Power Supply 32 Installing Add on Cards 33 Connecting PS 2 Serial Parallel USB Devices 34 Frequently Asked Questions 35 3 BIOS Configuration 38 Main Setup 39 Advanced CMOS Setup 44 Chipset Setup 49 Power Management Setup 55...

Page 3: ...4 System Resources 70 Beep Codes 70 Troubleshooting System Problems 71 Displayed Error Messages 72 Appendix 1 CPU Retention Module Options 74 Appendix 2 Glossary 76 ...

Page 4: ... CAM CAE desktop publishing 3D animation and video production This integrated system board achieves high reliability with numerous features and yet is small enough to be supported in an ATX form factor Some of the features included are onboard dual channel PCI PIO Bus Master IDE and UltraDMA 33 onboard floppy controller and onboard high speed I O Flexibility and expandability have been designed in...

Page 5: ...y word in the text Failing to do so can lead to exasperation and expense Wherever possible we have included step by step instructions for setting up your system which are indicated by this icon However it is in your best interest to read an entire section and perhaps the entire manual before you begin to fiddle with your motherboard While we have alerted you to potential dangers in several places ...

Page 6: ...TX power supply connector Information 12V power source for DC fans onboard 3 3V DRAM support Utilizes GTL bus to reduce power consumption and EMI Main Memory Up to 1024MB onboard Four 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports 100MHz SDRAM with SPD System Management National LM79 and LM75 ASICs with onboard alarm for monitoring temperature supply voltages and fan speed System Manager software Chassis intrusion...

Page 7: ...em I O Two PCI bus mastering EIDE channels Supports EIDE CD ROMs PIO Mode 3 4 up to 17MB sec DTR UltraDMA 33 bus mastering mode up to 33MB sec DTR Support for two floppy drives up to 2 88MB Two serial ports 16550 UARTs One ECP EPP parallel port One Serial IR InfraRed I O interface port Two USB rev 1 2 universal serial bus connectors One PS 2 mouse connector One PS 2 keyboard connector Software Spe...

Page 8: ...one line 510 440 8808 3 or e mail address techsupport tyan com 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 For Resellers Only A re...

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Page 10: ... s the first thing I should do The first thing you should do is read this user s manual It contains important information which will make configuration and setup much easier Here are some precautions you should follow when installing your motherboard 1 Groundyourselfproperlybeforeremovingyourmotherboard from the antistatic bag Unplug the power from your computer and then touch any metal part on th...

Page 11: ...evice out of its protective bag until you are ready to actually install it into the computer case If you do not ground yourself you risk zapping the motherboard or adapter card Subsequent problems may not arise immediately because electrostatic dis charge damage unlike physical damage causes the device to fail over time PowerSupplyRequirement ATXPowerSupplyshouldbe2 01compliant Standby current mus...

Page 12: ...square pin in the diagram is Pin 1 Jumpers and pins are connected by slipping the blue plastic jumper connector overtop of two adjacent jumper pins indicated by 1 2 or 2 3 The metal rod inside the plastic shell bridges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See Figure 2 2 for more examples of pin connections The tables and maps on the following pages will help you set the jumpers for ...

Page 13: ...ort PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 AGP port PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 ISA slot 2 ISA slot 1 Flash BIOS Intel PCI slot 1 CPU 2 Slot One type Intel 82371EB National LM75 FAN2 CPU1 National LM79 DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 1 CPU 1 Slot One type 1 J10 Floppy drive connector ATX power connector Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector FAN1 Chassis FAN3 CPU2 National LM75 Fan4 J P 1 1 J P 1 2 J P 1 3 J P 1 4 JP3 1 JP...

Page 14: ...m 14 Chapter 2 Board Installation Intel 443BX LM75 4 DIMM slots Intel PIIX4e AMIBIOS LM79 2 ISA slots 5 PCI slots Two SEC slots Slot One type PS 2 ports USB ports COM2 LPT1 COM1 AGP port Picture of Motherboard Features ...

Page 15: ...ent on the system board Multiplier Bus Speed CPU speed JP11 JP12 JP13 JP set Jmprs on board set in BIOS 3 5 100 350 ON OFF OFF O 4 100 400 OFF ON ON O 66 300 100 450 66 333 100 500 66 366 100 550 66 400 100 600 6 5 66 433 ON ON OFF O 7 66 466 ON OFF ON O O ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF O OFF ON OFF O OFF OFF ON O 4 5 5 5 5 6 1 B Front Panel Assignment 1x27 Jumper J15 s n i P 2 1 0 1 6 6 1 3 1 0 2 8 1 3 2 2...

Page 16: ... J y b d n a t S V 5 D N G e v i t c A n O r e w o P e k a W h g i H 4 1 N A F D N G C C V r o t i n o M n a F Fan1 connector corresponds to Rear Chassis Fan Fan2 connector corresponds to CPU 1 slot Fan3 connector corresponds to CPU 2 slot Fan4 connector corresponds to Front Chassis Fan Note With Intel s LANDesk system monitoring software only 3 fans can be monitored at one time 1 E Clear CMOS and...

Page 17: ...e D D D F 1 R I 1 F F O 3 2 3 2 1 G Proprietary Server Management Connector JP21 Reserved for use with a proprietary server management add on card I M S R E V R E S 1 2 K L C B M S M N D N G 3 4 D N G n i F F O N O 5 6 A T A D B M S N M K O P L 7 8 K L N U Y E K T U O I M N 9 0 1 V 3 B S M N T E S R _ P F 1 1 2 1 D N G D N G 3 1 4 1 t c e n n o C o N E R U C E S 5 1 6 1 D N G T N I S I H C 7 1 8 1...

Page 18: ...ot turn the system off unless you shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation The Reset switch on your case s display panel provides you with the Hard ware Reset function which is the same as power on off The system will do a cold start after the Reset button is pushed CMOS RTC The Real Time Clock RT...

Page 19: ... are fastened to the case 3 Installing Memory Since TYAN boards are manufactured with performance in mind you should use add in components that match Some DIMM modules may seem to be high quality because of name or feel but that does not guarantee real world usability Some cheaper or OEM memory may have brand name components but they may contain inferior or substandard parts which do not meet the ...

Page 20: ... how to sit the DIMM into its slot To insert the DIMM push down vertically on the module with even force as shown in the photo Do not shove one end in first doing so will bend the DIMM pins To lock the DIMM into place push the plastic clips on either end of the slot onto the notches in the ends of the DIMM see Figure 2 4 on the next page To remove your DIMM simply pull the clips back and pull up o...

Page 21: ...the SDRAM key position will tell you whether or not a DIMM is unbuffered see the Figure 2 5 below All installed memory will be automatically detected so there is no need to set any jumpers Some details of memory installation At least one unbuffered DIMM must be installed for the system to POST The mainboard supports 32MB 64MB 128MB SDRAM and supports 256MB registered SDRAM DIMM modules important R...

Page 22: ...a B M M I D 3 k n a B M M I D 4 k n a B M M I D l a t o T 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 8 0 B M 0 4 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 0 8 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 6 9 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 ...

Page 23: ...e figure 2 6a and passive figure 2 6b These two types of cooling methods essentially perform the same function The active cooler is equipped with a cooling fan and heat sink while the passive cooler is simply a larger heat sink with no fan The type of cooler used has no effect on perfor mance and both types can be installed in the Slot 1 connector on the Tiger 100 board Figure 2 6a Figure 2 6b Ins...

Page 24: ...may damage the module and or the motherboard Installing the CPU with Active Cooling When the retention module is securely installed you are ready to plug in the CPU Press down firmly on the CPU until you hear a click see Figure 2 10 This clicking sound indicates that the CPU is fully locked into the retention module If you have an active cooler you will also need to connect the CPU s cooling fan c...

Page 25: ...ntion module as explained in the previous section The heat sink mount Figure 2 12 has two pins on the bottom and four pins on the top Notice that the bottom two pins are of different sizes The size of the pins and the holes in the mother board will determine the correct orientation When the bracket is correctly installed the four pins on top will be right next to the Slot 1 connector Insert the he...

Page 26: ...ck the heat sink mount to the board by inserting the two mounting locks Figure 2 14 into the pins of the heat sink mounting bracket which are now below the mainboard There will be a click when the locks are securely fastened Removing the CPU To remove the CPU move the locks to the center of the CPU A click will be heard when the CPU has been unlocked Gently pull up on the CPU taking care not to be...

Page 27: ...nclosure see Figure 2 16 These tabs and corners should fit into the retention braces Warning DO NOT first screw the retention braces onto the motherboard by themselves If you do you will have difficulties inserting the CPU into the retention braces and CPU slot SEC Pentium II SECC 2 Pentium II Figure 2 15 LowerTabs Enclosure Corners Figure 2 16 warning ...

Page 28: ...ttom Slits corners of the plastic enclosure should loosely fit within the two slits of the braces Figure 2 17 Figures 2 18 below show a top view and side view of a retention brace positioned against one side of the SECC2 CPU Top View Side View Figure 2 18 When both braces are properly positioned press both braces against the sides of the CPU and carefully lift them over the CPU slot on the motherb...

Page 29: ...d fit through the holes of the retention braces and the CPU should fit into the slot Secure the retention braces with the nuts provided in the package The end result should look like Figure 2 20 Figure 2 20 When removing the CPU unscrew the nuts on the retention braces and remove all three components at once This may require careful firm tugs to pull the CPU out of its slot Note board pictured is ...

Page 30: ...DE cable to the harddrive Figure 2 22 on the following page shows the IDE cable properly connected to the motherboard Contact your hard disk drive manufacturer or documentation for more information Some symptoms of incorrectly installed HDDs are Hard disk drives are not auto detected may be a Master Slave problem or a bad IDE cable Contact your vendor Hard Disk Drive Fail message at bootup may be ...

Page 31: ...pe down one side of the cable see Figure 2 23 below Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the colored stripe be positioned so that it is right next to the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on the cable which will force you to connect the cable properly Figure 2 23 Figure 2 22 Pin 1 ...

Page 32: ...floppy is enabled in the BIOS Floppy Drive Fail message at bootup the cable floppy or motherboard may be faulty Try another cable or floppy drive to verify Light on the floppy is on constantly a dead giveaway that the cable is on backwards Reverse the cable at the motherboard end and try again 6 Connecting the Power Supply Tyan recommends using an ATX power supply that conforms to industry standar...

Page 33: ...ket on the computer to make sure there are no wires or other obstructions to the slot NEVER plug an ISA card into a PCI slot or a PCI card in an ISA slot You will void your warranty and damage your system board if you do this When plugging the card in especially when installing long cards try to push the entire card in at one time Don t force one end of the card into the socket first and then the ...

Page 34: ...oard devices Note that for this board the PS 2 mouse port is the upper PS 2 port and the PS 2 keyboard port is the lower PS 2 port The PS 2 connectors are probably quite familiar to you The USB connectors however may be foreign The USB Universal Serial Bus is a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video tra...

Page 35: ...rt resources see page 8 Frequently Asked Questions See the Tyan web site for more detailed FAQ Q Why don t I get a display after I put in my old DIMM module A The 440BX chipset requires the memory manufacturer to program an EEPROM chip with SPD Serial Presence Detection on the module in order for the BIOS to program the 440BX s timing registers properly Your DIMM may not have the EEPROM chip on th...

Page 36: ... Q Does my operating system support AGP A Currently only Windows 98 and Windows NT 5 0 will have built in support for AGP Some AGP cards require Windows 95 OSR2 1 or a special driver from Intel Please check with your graphics vendor for more details Q Will my motherboard run a PII Celeron Mendicino CPU A Yes the BIOS version 1 07 supports Celeron 266 300MHz and the BIOS version 1 12 supports the C...

Page 37: ...rned out my power supply What should I do A You need to use a power supply with 800ma at 5VSB power line This is because most Wake On LAN network cards require 5V 750 mA in sleep mode We recommend our customer to purchase the ATX power supply with minimum 800 mA at 5V SB output to avoid over current damage to the power supply Q How can I disable the keyboard detection in the BIOS v 1 12 A You need...

Page 38: ...Exit System Date Thu Oct 15 1998 Setup Help System Time 12 55 37 Month Jan Dec Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Day 01 31 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Year 1901 2099 Primary IDE Master Auto Primary IDE Slave Auto Secondary IDE Master Auto Secondary IDE Slave Auto Auto Detect Hard Disks Enter Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F...

Page 39: ...tandard Setup menu screen is shown below AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main Advanced Security Exit System Date Fri Jan 1 1999 Setup Help System Time 12 55 37 Month Jan Dec Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Day 01 31 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Year 1901 2099 Primary IDE Master Auto Primary IDE Slave Auto Secondary IDE Master Auto Secondary IDE Slav...

Page 40: ...tions to configure the various drives A screen with a list of drive parameters appears System Date Setting MM DD YY Jan 1 1998 System Time Setting Current Time 12 00 00 OPTIONS Not Installed 360 KB 5 1 2 MB 5 720 KB 3 1 44MB 3 2 88MB 3 AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Main PRIMARY IDE MASTER SETUP Setup Help IDE Device Configuration AUTO 1 46 ...

Page 41: ...i B M 0 4 5 t c e l e S e d o M k c o l B t c e l e S n O s r e f s n a r t a t a d e d o m k c o l b w o l l a o t t c e l e S e d o M t i B 2 3 t c e l e S n O t c e l e S s r e f s n a r t a t a d t i b 2 3 w o l l a o t e h t e d o M O I P t c e l e s o t t s e b s i t I o t u A o t S O I B I M A w o l l a o t t o n s i t a h t e d o m O I P a t c e l e s u o y f I e d o m O I P e h t e n i m ...

Page 42: ... i t a s n e p m o c e r P e t i r W P W k c a r t e h t s a r e l l a m s y l e v i s s e r g o r p s t e g r o t c e s a f o e z i s l a c i s y h p l a u t c a e h T e t i r W s e t y b 2 1 5 d l o h l l i t s t s u m r o t c e s h c a e t e Y s e h s i n i m i d r e t e m a i d l a c i s y h p e h t r o f s e t a s n e p m o c k s i d d r a h e h t n o y r t i u c r i c n o i t a s n e p m o c...

Page 43: ...timal default values provide optimum performance settings for all devices and system features Fail Safe Defaults The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters Use them if the system is behaving erratically They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Rese...

Page 44: ... econdaryS laveAR MD Emulatedas Auto Auto 1 s t B oot Device F loppy F loppy 2ndB oot Device 1 s t IDE HDD 1 s t IDE HDD 3rdB oot Device AT AP I CDR OM AT AP I CDR OM T ryOther B oot Devices Yes Yes F loppyAcces s Control R ead Write R ead Write HardDis k Acces s Control R ead Write R ead Write AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Advanced Advance...

Page 45: ... i a w t o n s e o d S O I B I M A t o n s e o d S O I B I M A e v i r d t a h t e r u g i f n o c t o n s e o d S O I B I M A e v i r d E D I e h t m o r f y l e t a i d e m m i d e v i e c e r t o n s i n i a g a y d a e r t e g o t e m i t e v i r d E D I e h t w o l l a o t e v i r d E D I e h t o t l a n g i s T E S E R a g n i d n e s r e t f a s d n o c e s 5 r o f t i a w e h t r o f y a l...

Page 46: ...T completes The settings areDisabled 1st IDE HDD 2ndIDE HDD 3rdIDE HDD 4thIDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPI CDROM and SCSI 3rdBootDevice This option sets the type of device for the third boot drive that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes The settings are Disabled 1st IDE HDD 2nd IDE HDD 3rd IDE HDD 4th IDE HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD ATAPICDROM Try Other Boot Devi...

Page 47: ...VGA EGA CGA40x25 CGA80x25 or Mono Password Check This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when you run AMIBIOS Setup If Always is chosen a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on If Setup is chosen the password prompt appears if AMIBIOS is executed Boot To OS 2 Set this option to Yes if you are running an OS 2 operating system and using more th...

Page 48: ...tings are g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D d e l b a s i D M A R o t d e i p o c t o n e r a M O R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T d e l b a n E o t M O R m o r f d e w o d a h s d e i p o c e r a h F F F 7 C h 0 0 0 C m o r f a e r a M O R o e d i v e h t f o s t n e t n o c e h T n o i t u c e x e r e t s a f r o f M A R d e h c a C n a c d n a M A R o t M O R m o r f d e i p o c e ...

Page 49: ...pset setup Plug and Play Setup Enter for configuring Peripheral Setup Enter chipset features Change Language Setting Engish Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default US B F unction Dis abled Dis abled US B KB Mous eLegacyS upport Dis abled Dis abled P ort 64 60 Emulation Dis abled Di...

Page 50: ...DA R es ources Yes Yes AGP Multi T rans T imer AGP Clks 32 Dis abled AGP Low P riorityT imer Clks 1 6 Dis abled AGP S ER R Dis abled Dis abled AGP P arityError R es pons e Dis abled Dis abled 8bit I OR ecoveryT ime Dis abled Dis abled 1 6bit I OR ecoveryT ime Dis abled Dis abled P IIX4 S ER R Dis abled Dis abled US B P as s iveR eleas e Enabled Enabled P IIX4 P as s iveR eleas e Enabled Enabled P ...

Page 51: ...isabled The Optimal and Fail safe default settings are Disabled WSC Handshake Set this option to Enabled to enable handshaking for the WSC signal Handshaking is a form of encryption see the Glossary for more information The settings are Enabled or Disabled USWC Write Post This option sets the status of USWC posted writes to I O USWC is a type of memory that is used by VGA devices The settings are ...

Page 52: ... 512KB 640KB or 15MB 16MB SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This option specifies the length of the a inserted between the RAS and CAS signals of the DRAM system memory access cycle if SDRAM is installed The settings are Auto 2 SCLKs or 3 SCLKs The Optimal default setting is Auto SDRAM RAS Precharge CHANGE This option specifies the length of the RAS precharge part of the DRAM system memory access cycle when ...

Page 53: ...A resources The settings are Yes or No AGPMulti TransTimer AGPClks This option sets the AGP multi trans timer The settings are in units of AGP Clocks The settings are Disabled 32 64 96 128 160 192 or 224 AGPLow PriorityTimer Clks This option sets the AGP low priority timer The settings are in units of AGP Clocks The settings are Disabled 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 176 192 208 224 or240 AGPSERR ...

Page 54: ... Enabled or Disabled PIIX4DELAYEDTRANSACTION Set this option to Enabled to enable delayed transactions for the Intel PIIX4 chip This option must be Enabled to provide PCI 2 1 compliance The settings are Enabled or Disabled TypeF DMA Buffer Control1 and 2 These options specify the DMA channel where TypeF buffer control is implemented The settings are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3...

Page 55: ...nter management features Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default ACP I AwareO S No No P ower Management AP M Enabled Enabled P ower B utton F unction On Off On Off Green P C Monitor P ower S tate S us pend S tandB y Video P ower DownMode S us pend Di...

Page 56: ...r enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the g n i t t e S n o i t p i r c s e D f f O n O f f o r o n o r e t u p m o c e h t s n r u t n o t t u b r e w o p e h t g n i h s u P d n e p s u S e d o m r e w o p n O l l u F r o e d o m d n e p s u S n i r e t u p m o c e h t s e c a l p n o t t u b r e w o p e h t g n i h s u P Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default D...

Page 57: ...ne minute intervals PowerSavingType There are several types of sleeping states within the general sleep state This option allows you to choose how asleep you want your system to be In deeper sleep modes more energy is saved However upon waking up the system must reorient itself and reestablish control over the system s sleeping components The settings are POS Sleep Stop Clock and Deep Sleep POS is...

Page 58: ...d Suspend time out timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ line The settings for each of these options are Monitor or Ignore LANWake up When this option is Enabled the system will wake up when a signal is received on the Wake on LAN header In order for this wake up function to work the system must have been brought up at least past the POST before it was last shut down i e if you turn the s...

Page 59: ... and the system will not be able to wake up using this function The settings are Enabled or Disabled 3 5 Plug and Play Setup Choose PCI Plug and Play Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup screen to display the PCI and Plug and Play Setup options described below AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver 1 16 c 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Advanced Advanced CMOS Setup Enter Setup Help Advanced Chip...

Page 60: ...s abled Dis abled OffB oardP CI IDE S econdaryIR Q Dis abled Dis abled P CI S lot1IR QP riority Auto Auto P CI S lot2 IR QP riority Auto Auto P CI S lot3 IR QP riority Auto Auto P CI S lot4 IR QP riority Auto Auto DMA Channel 0 P nP P nP DMA Channel 1 P nP P nP DMA Channel 3 P nP P nP DMA Channel 5 P nP P nP DMA Channel 6 P nP P nP DMA Channel 7 P nP P nP IR Q3 P CI P nP P CI P nP IR Q4 P CI P nP ...

Page 61: ...s option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capability The settings are Disabled or Enabled OffBoardPCIIDECard This option specifies whether or not an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in the computer and where it is installed If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used the motherboard onboard IDE controller is automatically disabled The set...

Page 62: ...RQ line is used on These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards These options determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the pool you can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning a...

Page 63: ... Reserved Memory Size option is set to Disabled The settings are C0000 C4000 C8000 CC000 D0000 D4000 D8000 orDC000 PCI Device Search Order This option changes the BIOS scan order of the PCI slot from first to last or last to first The settings are First Last or Last First BIOSDevnodeforShadowRAM This option is used for some add on card ROMs which do not claim the correct memory range that they occ...

Page 64: ...Configure PCI Plug Plug and Play Setup Enter and Play features Peripheral Setup Enter Change Language Setting English Previous Item Next Item Select Menu ESC Exit Enter Select F5 Setup Defaults F6 Original Values F10 Save Exit Setting Option Optimal Default Fail Safe Default P ower Interruption Dis abled Dis abled Overclock WarningMes s age Enabled Enabled LM79 IN0 2 06 2 06 LM79 IN1 2 04 2 04 LM7...

Page 65: ...of serial port 1 The settings are Auto Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h or 2E8h Onboard Serial Port2 This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings are Auto Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h or 2E8h Serial Port2 Mode This option specifies the operating mode for serial port 2 This option will not appear if the Onboard Serial Port2 option is set to Disabled or is set to Auto and your sys...

Page 66: ...y o t k c a b t n e s d n a x e l p u D f l a H d n e s u o y a t a d y n A e m i t a t a n o i t c e r i d e n o y l n o n i d e t t i m s n a r t s i a t a D r e i s a e s i e d o m x e l p u d f l a H n e e r c s r u o y n o d e y a l p s i d y l t n a t s n i e b l l i w l l u f e l d n a h n a c s e c i v e d e l b a p a c R I l l a t o N e t u c e x e o t s e c i v e d e h t r o f e d o m x ...

Page 67: ... to 278 or 378 The settings are 5 or 7 Parallel PortDMAChannel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is set to ECP and the OnBoard Parallel Port option is set to 378 278 or 3BC This option sets the DMA channel used by the parallel port The settings are 0 through 7 in increments of one OnboardIDE This option specifies the IDE channel used by the onboard IDE ...

Page 68: ...it 3 7 Supervisor and User Security You can limit access to the Setup Program or to the system using the Supervi sor and User password options the Supervisor password gives you access to the Setup Program and the system the User password only to the system Note that you must create a supervisor password before you create a user password When you select the Supervisor Security option a dialog box w...

Page 69: ...he Supervisor password uninstalls the User password as well 3 8 Language Utility Currently the BIOS Setup program is available only in English 3 9 Flash Writer Utility The AMI Flash Writer Utility is now included in the AMIBIOS and so it is simpler to upgrade the BIOS of your mainboard The system BIOS is stored on a flash EEPROM ROM chip on the mainboard which can be erased and reprogrammed by fol...

Page 70: ...cess are communicated through a series of audible beeps If AMIBIOS POST can initialize the system video display it displays the error message Displayed error messages in most cases allow the system to continue to boot Displayed error messages are described on pages 72 73 See the top of the next page for the beep code chart ...

Page 71: ...B K 4 6 e s a B B K 4 6 t s r i f n i e r u l i a f y r o m e M 4 l a n o i t a r e p O t o N r e m i T t o n s i 1 r e m i T r o y r o m e m f o B K 4 6 t s r i f e h t n i e r u l i a f y r o m e m A g n i n o i t c n u f 5 r o r r E r o s s e c o r P r o r r e n a d e t a r e n e g U P C e h T 6 e r u l i a F 0 2 A e t a G 2 4 0 8 e d o m d e t c e t o r p o t h c t i w s t o n n a C 7 r o r r ...

Page 72: ...n a h t t n e r e f f i d s i m u s k c e h c M A R S O M C m e t s y S S O M C t e S t o N s n o i t p O p u t e S S O I B N I W n u R d e y o r t s e d n e e b e v a h M A R S O M C n i d e r o t s s e u l a v e h T e p y T y a l p s i D S O M C h c t a m s i M S O I B N I W n u R d e t c e t e d e p y t e h t h c t a m t o n s e o d M A R S O M C n i e p y t o e d i v e h T p u t e S e z i S y ...

Page 73: ... k s i d e h t d a e r n a c S O I B I M A s n o i t c u r t s n i n e e r c s e h t w o l l o f d n a e t t e k s i d t o o b r e h t o n a e s U t i h t i w m e t s y s s I d r a o b y e K t I k c o l n U d e k c o L e b t s u m m e t s y s e h T d e g a g n e s i m e t s y s e h t n o k c o l d r a o b y e k e h T t o o b o t e u n i t n o c o t d e k c o l n u r o r r E d r a o b y e K r e l l...

Page 74: ... as newer Pentium II s including Celeron OPTION1 Two different types of retention modules are included in the motherboard package For older versions of Pentium II SEC style use the retention module shown in Figure 1 For newer versions of Pentium II P III and Celeron SECC 2 use the retention module shown in Figure 2 Screws for the retention modules are provided Figure 1 Figure 2 Appendix 1 CPU Rete...

Page 75: ...75 OPTION2 One universal retention module is included in the motheboard package This type of retention module adapts to both old and new Pentium II CPUs see Figure 3 Screws for the retention modules are provided Figure 3 ...

Page 76: ...hannel runs at only 66MHz it supports data transmission during both the rising and falling ends of the clock cycle yielding an effective speed of 133MHz The AT was the original form factor of IBM s PC ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface also known as IDE or ATA is a drive implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself It allows CD ROMs and tape drives to be configured as ma...

Page 77: ...o or writing from a disk drive a single time is much faster than doing so repeatedly there is the possibility of losing your data should the system crash Informa tion stored in a buffer is temporarily stored not permanently saved A bus is a data pathway The term is used especially to refer to the connection between the processor and system memory and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buse...

Page 78: ...n pairs DIMM bank DIMM banks are sometimes called DIMM sockets because the physical slot and the logical unit are the same That is one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket which is capable of acting as a memory bank DMA Direct Memory Access channels are similar to IRQs DMA channels allow hardware devices like sound cards or keyboards to access the main memory without involving the CPU This frees ...

Page 79: ...m typically the server sends an encryption scheme to another agent typically a client Thus the client s data is protected during transmittal to the server HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive H SYNC controls the horizontal properties of the monitor IC Integrated Circuit is the formal name for the computer chip IDE Integrated Device or Drive Electronics is a simple self contained hard drive interface It ...

Page 80: ...terconnect PCI is a 32 bit local bus data pathway which is faster than the ISA bus Local buses are those which operate within a single system as opposed to a network bus which connects multiple systems The PCI PIO PCI Programmable Input Output modes are the data transfer modes used by IDE drives These modes use the CPU for data transfer DMA channels do not PCI refers to the type of bus used by the...

Page 81: ...nly Memory is a storage chip which contains the BIOS Basic Input Output System the basic instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM is so called because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously By transferring data alter nately from one set of addresses and then the other SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated wi...

Page 82: ... Universal Serial Bus or USB is a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices VGA Video Graphics Array is the PC video display standard V SYNC controls the vertical properties of the monitor ZIF socket Zero Insertion Force socke...

Page 83: ...d receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help CAUTION LITHIUM BATTERIES included with This PC board Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace ONLY with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to manufactur...