TYAN D, User Manual

Page 1: ...of Adaptec Inc ATI ATI RAGE is a trademark of ATI Technologies Incorporated Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation SMSC is a trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation Broadcom is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation Portable Document Format PDF is a trademark of Adobe Corporation Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and has been re...

Page 2: ...ctor JP18 2 11 2 5 12 LAN1 LAN2 activity LED Headers JP21 JP30 2 12 2 5 13 LAN1 LAN2 speed LED Headers JP24 JP29 2 12 2 5 14 Clear CMOS Jumper JP25 2 13 2 5 15 3 pin Power LED Connector JP32 2 13 2 6 Mounting the Motherboard 2 14 2 6 1 Installing Memory 2 15 2 6 2 Memory Installation Procedure 2 16 2 6 3 Installing the Processor and Cooling Fan 2 16 2 7 Installing Drive Cables 2 18 2 8 Installing ...

Page 3: ...RAID model 4 1 4 1 BIOS Configuration 4 1 4 2 Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks 4 1 4 3 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 4 2 4 4 Manage Array 4 2 4 5 Create Array 4 3 4 6 Add Delete Hotspare 4 5 4 7 Initialize Drives 4 6 4 8 Disk Utilities 4 7 Chapter 5 Diagnostics 5 1 5 1 Beep Codes 5 1 5 2 Flash Utility 5 1 Appendix I Glossary 6 1 Technical Support 6 7 ...

Page 4: ... drive cable 2 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 IDE cable 1 x User s Manual 1 x Quick Reference Guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x SATA RAID Driver Diskette 1 x I O shield 1 x Cable set 9 pin serial and 24 pin parallel 2 x CEK Spring 1 x Serial ATA power cable 2 x Serial ATA cable 1 x USB2 0 cable If any of these items are missing please contact your vendor or dealer for replacement before continuing with the ...

Page 5: ...32 33 PCI 2 3 slots Tiger i7320R S5350 1U One PCI X 64 66 slot One propriety TARO SO DIMM connector Chipset Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS MCH Intel 6300ESB Hance Rapids South Bridge SMSC DME1737 LPC I O chip System Management SMSC DME1737 and EMC6D102 or ADM1027 w hardware monitoring Nine 3 pin Fan headers seven w tachometer input and temperature sensing auto fan control Temperature and voltage monit...

Page 6: ...ts One 15 pin VGA port One 9 pin COM port Two RJ45 10 100 1000 Base T port w activity LED Integrated I O Interfaces One floppy connector Two USB 2 0 ports via cable One COM port via cable One LPT port via cable Power IDE SATA LED connectors Two 4 pin headers for front panel LAN LED 2 x 25 connector for optional IPMI SMDC card BIOS Phoenix BIOS 8Mbit Flash Supports APM 1 2 ACPI 1 0 PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 ...

Page 7: ... a well grounded object such as a metal water pipe or a grounded electrical appliance TYAN recommends putting on a good quality grounded wrist strap before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag Disconnect your computer from the power supply before any disassembly procedure is attempted Touch the motherboard as little as possible and do not touch the bottom of the board at all Bending o...

Page 8: ...age The following is an image of the Tiger i7320 S5350 motherboard The above photograph is purely representative Due to engineering updates and new board revisions certain components may change and or be repositioned The picture above may or may not look exactly like the board you received ...

Page 9: ...llowing is an image of the Tiger i7320R S5350 1U motherboard The above photograph is purely representative Due to engineering updates and new board revisions certain components may change and or be repositioned The picture above may or may not look exactly like the board you received ...

Page 10: ...Tiger i7320 Tiger i7320R Chapter 2 Board Installation 2 4 http www tyan com 2 3 Block Diagram The following is a block diagram of the Tiger i7320 S5350 Tiger i7320R S5350 1U ...

Page 11: ...onal 1 FAN3 1 FAN7 JP4 1 J36 JP7 1 CPU1 1 FAN2 FAN1 1 CPU2 32 bit 33MHz 5V PCI PCI 1 Optional 32 bit 33MHz 5V PCI PCI 2 Optional 32 bit 33MHz 5V PCI PCI 3 Optional 1 FAN6 1 JP22 27 COM2 JP16 1 JP21 JP24 JP32 LED1 1 JP8 CPUFAN2 FAN5 FAN4 1 JP25 JP30 JP37 1 1 1 JP39 JP18 JP29 JP13 JP15 1 1 JP28 JP1 1 Note 1 This diagram represents the latest version of the motherboard available at the time of publis...

Page 12: ...1 2 3 4 5 Chassis Fan Connectors with tachometer monitoring and fan speed control JP13 Front Panel USB Header CPUFAN1 2 CPU Fan Connectors with tachometer monitoring and fan speed control JP15 Reserved JP16 SATA activity LED Header FAN6 7 Chassis FAN Connectors JP18 COM2 Connector JP21 JP30 LAN1 LAN2 activity LED Headers JP22 Reserved JP24 JP29 LAN1 LAN2 speed LED Headers JP25 Clear CMOS Jumper Pi...

Page 13: ...AN5 FAN4 1 JP25 JP30 JP37 1 1 1 JP39 JP18 JP29 JP13 JP15 1 1 JP28 JP1 1 This socket provides the connection to SCSI SATA Daughter Card compatible with Tyan M7901 M7902 M8110 2 5 3 SMDC Connector J21 Optional S5350 1 J4 USB1 J3 COM1 J2 VGA CPUFAN1 PW1 LAN1 BIOS Intel 6300ESB SATA1 SATA2 FDD1 J5 J22 1 SMSC DME1737 64 bit 66MHz PCI X PCIX P1 KB Bottom Mouse Top J1 KB MS LAN2 ATI RAGE XL LPT1 USB2 SMD...

Page 14: ...ptional 1 FAN6 1 JP22 27 COM2 JP16 1 JP21 JP24 JP32 LED1 1 JP8 CPUFAN2 FAN5 FAN4 1 JP25 JP30 JP37 1 1 1 JP39 JP18 JP29 JP13 JP15 1 1 JP28 JP1 1 Use this header to connect various front panel indicators and buttons 2 5 5 External speaker Header JP4 4 1 1 2 3 4 5V NC NC SPKR S5350 1 J4 USB1 J3 COM1 J2 VGA CPUFAN1 PW1 LAN1 BIOS Intel 6300ESB SATA1 SATA2 FDD1 J5 J22 1 SMSC DME1737 64 bit 66MHz PCI X P...

Page 15: ...o connect the chassis cooling fans to your motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable These connectors support the tachometer monitoring and auto fan speed control 2 5 7 Front Panel USB 2 0 Connector JP13 USB2 1 9 2 10 5V Data 2 Data 2 GND GND 2 4 6 8 10 1 3 5 7 9 5V Data 1 Data 1 GND NC Key S5350 1 J4 USB1 J3 COM1 J2 VGA CPUFAN1 PW1 LAN1 BIOS Intel 6300ESB SATA1 SATA2 FDD1 J5 J22 1 SMSC D...

Page 16: ...1 1 JP28 JP1 1 Use these headers to connect the CPU cooling fans to your motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable These connectors support the tachometer monitoring and auto fan speed control 2 5 9 SATA activity LED Header JP16 1 2 1 LED LED S5350 1 J4 USB1 J3 COM1 J2 VGA CPUFAN1 PW1 LAN1 BIOS Intel 6300ESB SATA1 SATA2 FDD1 J5 J22 1 SMSC DME1737 64 bit 66MHz PCI X PCIX P1 KB Bottom Mouse...

Page 17: ...13 JP15 1 1 JP28 JP1 1 Use this header to connect the chassis cooling fans to your motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable 2 5 11 COM2 connector JP18 1 9 2 10 DSR RTS CTS RI NC Key 2 4 6 8 10 1 3 5 7 9 DCD RXD TXD DTR GND S5350 1 J4 USB1 J3 COM1 J2 VGA CPUFAN1 PW1 LAN1 BIOS Intel 6300ESB SATA1 SATA2 FDD1 J5 J22 1 SMSC DME1737 64 bit 66MHz PCI X PCIX P1 KB Bottom Mouse Top J1 KB MS LAN2 ...

Page 18: ... to connect with the front panel activity LEDs for LAN1 LAN2 2 5 13 LAN1 LAN2 speed LED Headers JP24 JP29 JP24 1 S5350 1 J4 USB1 J3 COM1 J2 VGA CPUFAN1 PW1 LAN1 BIOS Intel 6300ESB SATA1 SATA2 FDD1 J5 J22 1 SMSC DME1737 64 bit 66MHz PCI X PCIX P1 KB Bottom Mouse Top J1 KB MS LAN2 ATI RAGE XL LPT1 USB2 SMDC J21 BATT 64 bit 66MHz PCI X PCIX P 2 Optional Intel E7320 IDE2 J23 PW2 SO_DIMM PCIX P3 J19 Op...

Page 19: ...d 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 default setting Reconnect power supply to AC source Power on system 2 5 15 3 pin Power LED Connector JP32 1 3 1 2 3 LED NC LED S5350 1 J4 USB1 J3 COM1 J2 VGA CPUFAN...

Page 20: ...ing holes in the motherboard Lay the motherboard on top of the mounting holes to ensure that all the necessary mounting posts exist in your chassis and that they match the mounting holes on the motherboard 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 Th...

Page 21: ...s supported Either single or dual rank modules are supported Memory modules of the same type and density are required for dual channel DDR operation Mismatched memory may cause system instability Not validated at the time of print subject to change Refer to the following table for supported DDR 333 266 populations Note S indicates a single rank DIMM D indicates a dual rank DIMM DIMM Slot Populatio...

Page 22: ...t the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits flush with the socket The locking levers pop up into place 2 6 3 Installing the Processor and Cooling Fan Your Tiger i7320 S5350 Tiger i7320R S5350 1U 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 inst...

Page 23: ...he second processor socket 5 Turn the board upside down and insert the heat sink spring mechanism as shown 6 Turn the board the right way up again and screw the heat sink into place 7 Repeat this procedure for the second processor Cooling Fan Installation Some thought should be given to fan installation There are pin headers on the board for CPU fans and chassis fans You may find that just chassis...

Page 24: ... be installed in the same way as IDE cables Usually connectors are keyed to prevent insertion the wrong way In most cases the cable should be inserted into the drive with pin 1 closest to the power input FDD cables usually have a single red wire that marks pin 1 See the diagram below Troubleshooting Floppy Drives See the chart below for troubleshooting floppy disk drive installations Symptoms of i...

Page 25: ...oard For this reason we ve provided the diagrams below showing the expansion slots that appear on your motherboard Expansion cards should be pushed firmly into the appropriate slot Excessive force can damage both the card and the motherboard and care should be taken Notes Unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing system hardware changes to avoid damaging the board or expansio...

Page 26: ...e spring levers as shown 2 Insert the SO DIMM card as shown making sure that the card is the right way up The card will fit in only one way and the screw holes in the card should line up exactly with the mounting posts on the motherboard 3 Push the SO DIMM card down into place and make sure the spring levers click into place as shown 4 Screw the board into place using one or two screws as required...

Page 27: ...AN2 Gigabit Ethernet port Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but software may be required to complete the installation 2 10 1 Onboard LAN LED Color Definition The two 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...

Page 28: ...ower connector 3 Connect power cable to power supply to power outlet Make sure you have connected both connectors before attempting to apply power to the board Note Unplug the power supply before plugging in the 24 pin and 8 pin power cables to motherboard 2 12 Finishing Up Before closing up your chassis make sure that all cables and wires are connected properly especially IDE cables and most impo...

Page 29: ...OS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer The BIOS reads system configuration in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the Power On Self Test POST When these preliminary tests are complete the BIOS searches for an operating system on one of the system s data storage devices hard drive CD ROM etc If one is found the BIOS will launch th...

Page 30: ...tion 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 On the following pages options written in bold type represent the BIOS Setup default 3 2 Main BIOS Setup When you enter Phoenix Awa...

Page 31: ...een Users use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item System Time Date setup System Time Adjusts the system clock HH Hours 24hr format MM Minutes SS Seconds System Date Adjusts the system date MM Months DD Days YYYY Years Legacy Diskette A Defines the floppy drive type NONE 360K 5 25 in 1 2 M 5 25 in 720 K 3 5 in 1 44 M 3 5 ...

Page 32: ...em but since it is also a new way of talking to the hard disk the disk must support it as well All newer hard disks do in fact support LBA and when auto detected by a BIOS supporting LBA will be set up to use that 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 ...

Page 33: ...es 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...

Page 34: ...ormance 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 NULL 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 acce...

Page 35: ...e 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...

Page 36: ... ESCD Extended System Configuration Data Therefore there is usually no need to manually force the BIOS to reconfigure the ESCD However sometimes the BIOS may not be able to detect the hardware changes A serious resource conflict may occur and the operating system may not even boot as a result This is where the Reset Configuration Data BIOS feature comes in This BIOS feature allows you to manually ...

Page 37: ... SATA devices should work in Native Mode or in Emulated Mode In Native Mode the SATA devices are treated as regular SATA devices while in Emulated Mode they are treated as though they were IDE devices If you are installing Windows 98 ensure that this option is set to Emulated else the installation will hang Auto Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both SATA RAID Enable When this option is enabled the Silicon ...

Page 38: ...ws you to fine tune the chipset configuration Spectrum Spread When enabled this option modulates the frequency of the CPU clock rate and hence all clock driven mainboard components so that any EMI interference generated is not always at the same constant frequency but instead is spread over a small band of frequencies therefore reducing problems with equipment that may be particularly sensitive to...

Page 39: ...nt SCI System Control None NMI SMI SCI SERR signal condition Select ECC error conditions that SERR be asserted None Single bit Multiple bit Both Memory Remap Function Remaps the memory used by the BIOS A0000 to FFFF 384 k above the 1 Mb limit If enabled you cannot shadow Video and System BIOS Enabled Disabled 3 4 2 1 Integrated Device Control Sub Menu USB Device 29 Function 1 Enable or Disable thi...

Page 40: ...A by setting item to the desired value Auto Disabled Enabled Force PCI Express v1 0 Compatibility Mode Option ROM Scan Initialize device expansion ROM Enabled Disabled 3 4 2 3 Integrated LAN 2 PCI E port A Device 3 Force PCI Express v1 0 Compatibility Mode this PCI E Port A by setting item to the desired value Auto Disabled Enabled Force PCI Express v1 0 Compatibility Mode ...

Page 41: ...xecution 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 Thermal Management 2 Thermal M...

Page 42: ...hermal Monitor 2 decreases or increases the CPU clock and core voltage according to the CPU load This information is read from the five VID pins of the CPU Accordingly the CPU temperature is also automatically decreased when the core voltage is decreased This improves the CPU lifespan The states switch is so fast that the performance decrease is insignificant Enabled Disabled Set Max Ext CPUID 3 S...

Page 43: ... like parallel port drives There are two versions of the EPP transfer protocol EPP1 7 and EPP1 9 Generally EPP1 9 is the preferred setting because it supports the newer EPP1 9 devices and most EPP1 7 devices and offers advantages like support for longer cables However because certain EPP1 7 devices cannot work properly with an EPP1 9 port this BIOS feature was implemented to allow you to set the E...

Page 44: ...annel By default the parallel port uses DMA Channel 3 when it is in ECP mode This works fine in most situations This feature is provided just in case one of your add on cards requires the use of DMA Channel 3 In such a case you can use this BIOS feature to force the parallel port to use the alternate DMA Channel 1 Please note that there is no performance advantage in choosing DMA Channel 3 over DM...

Page 45: ...5 DMA Event Logging Event Logging Select Enabled to allow logging of DMI events Disabled Enabled ECC Event Logging Select Enabled to allow logging of ECC events Disabled Enabled Clear all DMI event logs Setting this to Yes will clear the DMI event log after rebooting No Yes ...

Page 46: ...cified baud rate 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K Console Type Enables the specified console type VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 NULL Flow Control Enables Flow Control NULL XON XOFF CTS RTS Console connection 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 Enables Console Redirec...

Page 47: ... Time for BIOS to stop the WatchDog timer after a reset has occurred BIOS Boot Timeout Time for BIOS to boot before the system is reset OS Boot Timeout Time for OS to boot before the system is reset Power on wait time Maximum amount of time for Alert Sending Device ASD to establish connection with its transport media ...

Page 48: ...assword 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 aut...

Page 49: ...s off the system after the power button is pressed Wake Sleep This wakes the system from puts the system to sleep After Power Failure Specifies the mode of operation after the system recovers from a power loss Enabled This restores the system to the last state it was in before the power loss occurred Disabled This keeps the power switched off till the power button is pressed Chassis Intrusion Dete...

Page 50: ... set the exit options on your system 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 setup ...

Page 51: ...re is available in Win2000 and WinXP 4 1 BIOS Configuration Enter the BIOS setup program by pressing the F2 key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins Select the Advanced menu Switch the SATA RAID Enabled option from Disabled to Enabled Press F10 to save the BIOS setting and exit the BIOS setup program 4 2 Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks re...

Page 52: ...aneously the following screen menu appears Note The Drive Model Serial and Size listed in your system can differ from the following example Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default 4 4 Manage Array Use the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members and delete arrays The following sections describe these operations in gre...

Page 53: ...the Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Array Configuration Utility menu select Manage Array 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed WARNING Deleting the array will result in data loss Do you want to delete the array Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array or No to return to the previo...

Page 54: ...D 0 select the desired stripe size Available stripe sizes are 16KB 32KB and 64KB default 4 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate RAID level Create RAID via When appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and o...

Page 55: ...u do there is no way to restart and no way to recover the data that was on the source drive When you are finished press Done 4 6 Add Delete Hotspare Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Array Configuration Utility Display Add Delete hotspare Create a drive spare 1 Select option Add Delete Hotspare and press the Enter key to create the drive spare The following prompt is displayed Do you want to crea...

Page 56: ... Configuration Utility Prepare drives for creating arrays Warning Take caution in using this option Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any away using any of these drives as members will be affected 1 Select Initialize Drives 2 Use the and keys to highlight the disk you wish to Initialize and press Insert 3 Repeat step 2 so that both drives to be initialized ar...

Page 57: ...Disk Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Only drives present at POST are displayed Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default Warning Take caution in using this option Format Disk This drive is about to be formatted All data on the disk will be erased Verify Disk Media This drive will be scanned for media defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Adaptec SATA HostRA...

Page 58: ...tire disk Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects Any errors found are corrected 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Only drives present at POST are displayed Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Select SATA Disk and press Enter SATA Port 0 Maxtor 6Y120M0 YAR51BW0 SATA...

Page 59: ...f beeps 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 5 2 Flash Utility Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboa...

Page 60: ... 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 t...

Page 61: ...dge 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 b...

Page 62: ...le 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 ...

Page 63: ... 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 ...

Page 64: ...s 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 sys...

Page 65: ...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 monit...

Page 66: ...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 failur...

Page 67: ...ment 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 sp...