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Thunder n3600M 

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S2932 

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Summary of Contents for S2932

Page 1: ...Marvell is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and or its subsidiaries nVIDIA nForce are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation 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 pr...

Page 2: ...dd in Cards Page 32 2 9 Connecting External Devices Page 33 2 10 Installing the Power Supply Page 34 2 11 Finishing up Page 35 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 About the BIOS Page 37 3 2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 37 3 3 Setup Basics Page 38 3 4 Getting Help Page 38 3 5 In Case of Problems Page 38 3 6 BIOS Main Menu Page 39 3 7 Advanced Menu Page 40 3 8 PCI PnP Menu Page 62 3 9 Boot Menu Page 64 3 10 Security Men...

Page 3: ...ter 2 x SAS Cable 1 x Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE cable 1 x Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE cable 1 x USB2 0 cable 1 x USB2 0 cable 1 x Thunder n3600M user s manual 1 x Thunder n3600M user s manual 1 x Thunder n3600M Quick Reference guide 1 x Thunder n3600M Quick Reference guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x I O shield 1 x I O shield 1 x SLI bridge 1 x SLI bridge 2 x CPU Retention Frame and Back Plate 2...

Page 4: ...4 NOTE ...

Page 5: ...cations Processor Two uPGA 1207 pin ZIF L1 sockets Supports up to two AMD OpteronTM Rev F 2000 Series Santa Rosa Dual core processors and Barcelona Quad core processors Integrated 128 bit DDR memory controller Expansion Slots Two 2 x16 PCI Express with x8 bandwidth Three 3 PCI X slots One 1 32 bit 33MHz PCI v2 3 slots Total six 6 usable expansion slots Chipset nVIDIA nForce Pro 3600 NEC nPD720400 ...

Page 6: ...PS 2 mouse keyboard ports Two 2 USB 2 0 ports One 1 COM1 connector One 1 15 pin VGA port Two RJ45 Marvell 88E1121 PHy nVIDIA MAC 10 100 1000 Base T port with link activity LED Integrated LAN Controllers Two 10 100 1000 Base T LAN nForce Pro3600 integrated MAC with Marvell 88E1121Gigabit Ethernet PHY IEEE802 3 compliant WOL PXE support BIOS AMI BIOS 8Mbit Flash Supports ACPI 2 0 PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 p...

Page 7: ... 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 connect...

Page 8: ...8 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 ...

Page 9: ...stered Registered AMD Socket F Processor CPU2 AMD Socket F Processor CPU1 PCI E X8 X16 Slot PCI E X8 X16 Slot uPD720400 DDR2 SDRAM 0 DDR2 SDRAM 1 DDR2 SDRAM 2 DDR2SDRAM 3 USB 4 SATA 6 PCI X 64 133 DDR2 SDRAM Interface DDR2 SDRAM Interface Channel A Channel B DDR2 SDRAM 2 DDR2 SDRAM 1 PCI Express X8 DDR2 SDRAM 0 Secondary CPU Primary CPU PCI X slot Channel A Channel B NEC S1 S2 P1 16 x 16 HyperTran...

Page 10: ...USB1 VGA LAN2 LAN1 CP UFAN2 PCI E1 PCI E1 PCI E2 PCIX P1 PCIX S1 PCIX S2 J10 J8 J 17 J 18 JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 JP6 J 38 J39 J41 FAN 3 FAN 4 SAS0 SA S1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SA S6 SA S7 J63 J64 J65 J66 J61 SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA2 SATA 3 S ATA4 SATA5 CPUFAN1 FAN 1 FAN2 BIOS ATI ES1000 ATI ES1000 SMSC SC H5017 32MB D DR Marve ll 88E112 1 FAN5 J67 NVIDIA MCP55 LSI 1068E NEC UPD720400CFF JP7 Jumper Legend OPE...

Page 11: ...n Connectors J59 FAN1 J62 FAN2 J42 FAN3 J43 FAN4 J7 FAN5 J8 COM Port Pin Header J9 J55 J55 CPUFAN1 J9 CPUFAN2 connectors J10 Floppy Connector J17 SMDC Connector J18 IPMB Pin Header PW1 PW2 PW3 Power Connectors see p 34 for details J38 LCM Pin Header for Barebone use only J39 J63 TYAN Front Panel 2 Connector for Barebone use only J41 Front Panel USB2 0 Connectors J61 Primary IDE Connector J64 Front...

Page 12: ...12 J18 J64 J17 ...

Page 13: ... GND3 GND4 I2C1DA I2C4CLK GND6 I2C3DA I2C2CLK 5VSB2 PWRBTN RSTBTN OEMBTN EXTSMI CPUNMI SIO_RXD SIO_TXD SIO_RTS SIO_CTS SERIRQ GND12 SMALERTB LAD1 LAD3 LFRAME PCI_CLK PCIRST I2C1CLK GND5 I2C4DA I2C3CLK 5VSB1 I2C2DA GND7 PCIPME COM_TXD COM_RXD SOL_CTRL GND8 COM_RTS COM_CTS SYSPWRGD OEMGPIO BMC_RST SMALERTA BMC_DET The SMDC connector allows you to connect with Tyan Server Management Daughter Card SMD...

Page 14: ...14 JP1 JP2 PCI S1 PCI S2 Speed Setting Jumper 3 1 Max frequency is 133MHz 1 3 Max frequency is 100MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 JP6 from top to bottom JP7 ...

Page 15: ...ble the onboard SAS function Default 1 3 Disable the onboard SAS function JP7 Clear CMOS Jumper 1 3 Normal Default 3 1 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 ...

Page 16: ...anel USB2 0 Connector 9 10 1 2 Signal Pin Pin Signal USB PWR 1 2 USB PWR USB1 3 4 USB2 USB1 5 6 USB2 GND 7 8 GND Key 9 10 GND Use these headers to connect to the USB devices via the enclosed USB cable J41 J8 J39 J63 ...

Page 17: ...ctor for Barebone use only 11 12 1 2 Signal Pin Pin Signal LAN1 LED 1 2 LAN1 LED LAN2 LED 3 4 LAN2 LED NC 5 6 NC ID LED 7 8 ID LED ID S W 9 10 ID S W Key 11 12 NC Use this header to connect to the front panel of barebone J63 TYAN Fron Panel 2 Connector for Barebone use only 1 2 13 14 Signal Pin Pin Signal TACH1 1 2 TACH6 TACH2 3 4 TACH7 TACH3 5 6 TACH8 TACH4 7 8 TACH9 TACH5 9 10 TACH10 GND 11 12 K...

Page 18: ...18 J66 J65 J38 ...

Page 19: ...6 TXD2 J65 SGPIO Header for Barebone use only 1 2 7 8 Signal Pin Pin Signal SDATA_OUT0 1 2 SDATA_IN0 SCLOCK 3 4 SLOAD SDATA_OUT1 5 6 SDATA_IN1 GND 7 8 Key J66 SAS Fault LED Pin Header for Barebone use only 1 2 17 18 Signal Pin Pin Signal SAS0 1 2 SAS0 SAS1 3 4 SAS1 SAS2 5 6 SAS2 SAS3 7 8 SAS3 Key 9 10 NC SAS4 11 12 SAS4 SAS5 13 14 SAS5 SAS6 15 16 SAS6 SAS7 17 18 SAS7 Use this header to connect to ...

Page 20: ...20 J59 J42 J55 J9 J62 SAS5 SAS2 SAS3 SAS0 SAS1 J43 J7 SAS6 SAS7 Top from left to right SATA0 SATA2 SATA4 Bottom from left to right SATA1 SATA3 SATA5 SAS4 ...

Page 21: ... connect the processor cooling fan to your motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable J55 CPUFAN1 J9 CPUFAN2 This connector supports the tachometer monitoring and auto fan speed control SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 Serial ATA RAID Connectors SAS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SAS Connectors 7 GND 6 RXP 5 RXN 4 GND 3 TXN 2 TXP 7 1 1 GND SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 Connectors Connects to the Serial ATA drives via the Serial ATA ...

Page 22: ... Your Thunder n3600M S2932 supports the latest processor technologies from AMD Check the TYAN website for latest processor support http www tyan com Exploded View of AMD PIB Platforms Thermal Solution based on AMD Socket F Processor ...

Page 23: ...nding the processor The back plate also serves as a stiffener plate for the LGA socket While doing the installation be careful in holding the components Follow these instructions to install your back plate 1 Remove the release liner from the back plate 2 Align the PEM nuts on the back plate to the holes on the reverse side of the PCB 3 First insert the taller upper lower middle PEM nuts through th...

Page 24: ...et and screw the socket to the PCB board NOTE Do not assemble CPU before securing socket with screws 5 Inspect Socket F assembly to PCB The Socket F must be tightly attached onto the PCB There must NOT be any gap between stand off the PCB ...

Page 25: ... forefinger to hold the lever hook then pull it to the left side to clear the retention tab 3 Rotate the lever to a fully open position 4 Lift the load plate to a fully open position 5 Locate the Pin 1 indicator of the package Align the package with the socket and carefully insert the package into the socket with vertical motion only Vertically check if the CPU is seated well in the socket housing...

Page 26: ... the package lid Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate Secure the lever near the hook end under the retention tab 8 Repeat this procedure for the second processor if necessary 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 sho...

Page 27: ...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 mo...

Page 28: ...er n3600M S2932 supports up to 64GB of memory Memory Population Rule Note X indicates a populated DIMM Slot Single CPU Installed CPU1 only Dual CPU installed CPU1 and CPU2 Population Option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPU1_DIMM0 x x CPU1_DIMM1 x x CPU1_DIMM2 x x x x CPU1_DIMM3 x x x x CPU1_DIMM4 x x x x x x CPU1_DIMM5 x x x x x x CPU1_DIMM6 x x x x x x x x CPU1_DIMM7 x x x x x x x x CPU2_DIMM0 x CPU2_DIMM1 x ...

Page 29: ...he locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration 2 Align the memory module with the socket The memory module is keyed to fit only one way in the socket 3 Seat the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits flush with the socket The locking levers pop up into place Key slot ...

Page 30: ... 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...

Page 31: ... 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 connec...

Page 32: ...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 Slot AD22 PCI INT_W INT_X INT_Y INT_Z Onboard VGA AD23 PCI INT_Y PCI X1 Slot 1 32bit AD16 PCI X1 INT_A INT_B INT_C INT_D PCI X2 Slot 1 32bit ...

Page 33: ...ustrates the different LED states 10 100 1000 Mbps LAN Link Activity LED Scheme Left LED Right LED Link Green 1 Blinking Yellow 10 Mbps Active Blinking Green 1 Blinking Yellow Link Green 2 Blinking Yellow 100 Mbps Active Blinking Green 2 Blinking Yellow Link Green 3 Blinking Yellow 1000 Mbps Active Blinking Green 3 Blinking Yellow No Link Off Off NOTE In 10 Mbps the Right LED blinks yellow once in...

Page 34: ...2V Power Connector 4 Pin 12V Power Connector J28 PW1 J49 PW2 4 GND 8 12V3 3 GND 7 12V3 2 GND 6 12V3 1 GND 5 12V3 J27 PW3 4 12V 3 12V 2 GND 1 GND Applying power to the board 1 Connect the 12V 8 pin power connector 2 Connect the EPS 12V 24 pin power connector 3 Connect the 4 pin power connector 4 Connect power cable to power supply and power outlet NOTE YOU MUST unplug the power supply before pluggi...

Page 35: ...specially 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...

Page 36: ...36 NOTE ...

Page 37: ...me 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 re...

Page 38: ... 5 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 chang...

Page 39: ...lighted in white Often a text message will accompany it BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview AMIBIOS Version 08 00 xx Build Date 08 31 05 ID 0AAAA000 Processor Dual Core AMD Opteron Processor xxxx Speed xxxx MHz Count x System Memory Size xxxx MB System Time 22 21 21 System Date Tue 01 01 2002 Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to con...

Page 40: ...nt Log Configuration Hardware Health Configuration Remote Access Configuration USB Configuration AMD PowerNow Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration Options for CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Advanced Settings CPU Configuration Menu Item Options for CPU IDE Configuration Menu Item Configure the IDE dev...

Page 41: ...pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit CPU Configuration Module Version XX XX AGESA Version XXXXXX Physical Count X Logical Count X Quad Core AMD Opteron tm Processor Revision Cache L1 Cache L2 Cache L3 Speed Current FSB Multiplier Maximum FSB Multiplier Able to change Freq uCode Patch Level GART Error Reporting Microcode Update Secure Virtual Machine Mode NMI Fu...

Page 42: ...nge Freq uCode Patch Level Read only Displays information about CPU Disabled GART Error Reporting Enabled This option should remain disabled for normal operation The driver developer may enable it for the purpose of testing Enabled Microcode Update Disabled Enable CPU Microcode update Enabled Secure Virtual Machine Mode Disabled Enable disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode SVM Enabled NMI Function D...

Page 43: ...te Protect IDE Detect Time Out Sec Enabled Device 0 1 2 Disabled 35 While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description IDE Configuration Enabled Onboard IDE Controller Disabled Enable Disable onboard IDE controller D...

Page 44: ...sabled RAID mode for each ATA channel BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit RAID Setup nVidia RAID Function Disabled While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ...

Page 45: ...Enabled LBA Mode if the device supports it and the device is not already formatted with LBA Mode disabled Disabled Disabled LBA Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Disabled Disabled The Data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Auto The Data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it Auto PIO Mode 0 4 at 1 interval Selects t...

Page 46: ... Mode disabled Disabled Disabled LBA Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Disabled Disabled The Data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Auto The Data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it Auto PIO Mode 0 4 at 1 interval Selects the PIO Mode Select Auto to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing...

Page 47: ...curity Chipset Exit Floppy Configuration Floppy A 1 44MB 31 2 Floppy B Disabled Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Floppy Configuration Disabled 360 KB 51 4 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 2 1 44 MB 31 2 Floppy A 2 88 MB 31 2 Selects the type of floppy drive connected to the sys...

Page 48: ...C Exit Feature Option Description Configure SCH5017 Super IO Chipset Disabled Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Allow BIOS to enable or disable the floppy controller 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port1 Address Disabled Allow BIOS to select Serial Port1 Base Addresses 2F8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address Disabled Allow BIOS to select Serial Part2 Base Addresses Disabled Chassis Intru...

Page 49: ...tion A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen The settings are described on this page The screen is shown below BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit ACPI Settings Advanced ACPI Configuration Chipset ACPI Configuration Enable ACPI Configuration settings Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit...

Page 50: ...ation ACPI v3 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI Version Features ACPI v1 0 Set this value to allow or prevent the system to be complaint with the ACPI 2 0 specification Enabled ACPI APIC Support Disabled This option allows you to define whether or not to enable APIC features Enabled AMI OEMB table Disabled Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table ...

Page 51: ...nP Boot Security Chipset Exit MCP55 ACPI HPET TABLE Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Chipset ACPI Configuration Disabled MCP55 ACPI HPET TABLE Enabled ACPI High Precision Event Timer description table ...

Page 52: ...nd Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description APM Configuration Disabled Resume On PME Enabled Disable Enable PME to generate a wake event Disabled Resume On PCIE Wake Enabled Disable Enable PME to generate a wake event Disabled Resume On LAN MAC Enabled Enable Disable LAN MAC to generate a wake event Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Enabled Enable Disable RTC event to wake after a power failure Last St...

Page 53: ...he following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Event Logging details View Event Log Mark All Events as Read Clear Event Log View all unread events on the Event Log Select Screen Select Item Change Option Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Event Logging details View Event Log __ Views all unread events...

Page 54: ... FAN1 2 PWM Control FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 PWM Control FAN Fail LED Indicator Hardware Health Event Monitoring Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Mainboard Voltages Report CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature Ambient Temp Near NEC Ambient Temp Near MCP55 CPU1 FAN1 Speed TACH1 CPU1 FAN2 Speed TACH2 FAN 1 Speed TACH3 FAN 2 Speed TACH4 FAN 3 Speed TACH5 FAN 4 Speed TACH6 FAN 5 Speed TACH7 xx C xxx F xx C xxx F ...

Page 55: ...Fan Control Mode Disabled Fan full speed Enabled Fan speed automatically adjusts according to specific temperature Disabled FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 PWM Control Enabled Fan Control Mode Disabled Fan full speed Enabled Fan speed automatically adjusts according to specific temperature Enabled FAN Fail LED Indicator Disabled Enabled Any FAN speed less than 800 RPM the FAN Fail LED will be lighted ...

Page 56: ... the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Board Voltages Event Monitoring CPU1 Vdimm CPU2 Vidimm CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore V3 3 SB 3VDU V5 SB VCC 12V for cpu1 vcore 12V for cpu2 vcore x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V x xxx V Select Screen Select Item Change Option Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ES...

Page 57: ...r BIOS POST Terminal Type VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Delay Enabled COM1 3F8h 4 115200 8 n 1 None Always ANSI Enabled No Delay Select remote access type Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Configure Remote Access type and parameters Enabled Remote Access Disabled Enables remote access to system through ser...

Page 58: ...during POST and during Boot Loader Always Redirection is always active Some OSs may not work if set to Always ANSI VT100 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Select the target terminal type Enabled VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Enable VT UTF8 Combination key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec Sredir Memory Display Delay Delay 4 Sec Gives the delay in seconds to display memory ...

Page 59: ...es Enabled None Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables USB host controllers Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description USB Configuration Disabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables support for legacy USB Hi Speed USB 2 0 Controller Mode Full Speed Configure the USB 2 0 controll...

Page 60: ...s to change the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit AMD PowerNow Configuration Power Now Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description AMD PowerNow Configuration Enabled Power Now Disabled Enable Disable PowerNow ...

Page 61: ...figuration Onboard VGA Onboard SAS Primary Graphics Adapter USB 1 1 Controller USB 2 0 Controller LAN1 LAN2 Enabled Enabled PCI Express PCI Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Select remote access type Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description MPS Configuration Disabled Onboard VGA SAS Enabled Enabled Disabled VGA SAS controller PCI Express ...

Page 62: ...e selected option The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Clear NVRAM Plug Play O S PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Palette Snooping PCI IDE BusMaster No No 64 Yes Disabled Enabled Clear NVRAM during System B...

Page 63: ...s over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth Values in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Yes Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA No Yes assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ Disabled Palette Snooping Enabled This is the default setting and should not be changed unless the VGA card ma...

Page 64: ...Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration Use the up and down arrow Ç È keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Quiet Boot AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num Lock PS 2 Mouse Support Wait for F1 if Error Hit DEL M...

Page 65: ...ce BIOS Option ROM of add on cards to be displayed during quiet boot On Boot up Num Lock Off Selects Power on state for Numlock Enabled Disabled PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Selects support for PS 2 Mouse Enabled Wait for F1 If Error Disabled Waits for F1 key to be present if error occurs Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Disabled Displays Press DEL to run Setup in POST Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enab...

Page 66: ... Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device xx xxx xxxxx xxx xx xxx xxxxx xxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Boot Device Priority xx xxx xxxxx xxx xx xxx xxxxx xxx 1st Boot Device 2nd Bo...

Page 67: ...change the value of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Removable Drives 1st Drive 1 st FLOPPY DRIVE Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Removable Drives xx xxx xxxxx xxx 1st Drive Disabled Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices ...

Page 68: ...of the selected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Network Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Netwrok NVIDIA Boo Network 2 NVIDIA B Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Network Drives xx xxx xxxxx xxx 1st 2nd Drive Disabled Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices ...

Page 69: ...lled Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Install or change the password Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Security Settings Not Installed Supervisor Password Installed If the password has been set Installed displays If no password is set Not Installed displays Not Installed...

Page 70: ... available in the PCI X Configuration Menu Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow Ç È keys and pressing Enter The settings are described on the following pages BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Northbridge Configuration Options for NB Select Screen Se...

Page 71: ...n Menu Alternate VID Memory Timing Parameters Auto CPU Node 0 Memory CLK CAS latency Tcl RAS CAS Delay Trcd Min Active RAS Tras Row Precharge Time Trp RAS RAS Delay Trrd Row Cycle Trc XXX MHz XX X CLK X CLK X CLK X CLK XX CLK Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Auto 0 850V 1 050V 1 ...

Page 72: ...This setting allows you to select the number of clock cycles allotted for the RAS pulse width according to DRAM specifications The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Row Precharge Time Trp Read only This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its chage before DRAM refresh ...

Page 73: ...se LIMIT you can set one of the standard values Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description Memory Configuration Disabled Bank Channel Interleaving Auto Enable Bank Channel Memory Interleaving Disabled Node Interleaving Auto Enable Node Interleaving Disabled Enable Clock to All DIMMs Enabled Enable unused clocks to DIMMs Even Memory...

Page 74: ...74 Enabled Power Down Enable Disabled Enable or disable DDR power down mode Channel Power Down Mode Chip Select Set DDR power down mode ...

Page 75: ...ically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description ECC Configuration Disabled Basic Good Super Max ECC Mode User Select the level of ECC protection Note The Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours Enabled DRAM ECC Ena...

Page 76: ...rubbing corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Doing this while memory is not being used improves performance Note When AMD s node interleave feature is enabled BIOS will force DRAM scrub off Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us Data Cache BG Scrub 655 4us Allows the L1 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle ...

Page 77: ...77 Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us L2 L3 Cache BG Scrub 655 4us Allows the L2 L3 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle ...

Page 78: ...ock Mode DRAM Timing Mode Auto Auto Auto Limit Manual Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description DRAM Timing Configuration Auto Limit Memory Clock Mode Manual Select the DRAM Frequency programming method If Auto the DRAM speed will be based on SPDs If Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value If Manual the DRAM speed...

Page 79: ...sable altogether Some OSes require valid GART for proper operation If AGP is present select appropriate option to ensure proper AGP operation Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description IOMMU Option AGP Present Disabled 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB IOMMU Mode 1 GB Set GART size in systems without AGP or disable altogether Some O...

Page 80: ...is option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS System will use the new settings to boot up Discard Changes and Exit Use this option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selections you have made are not stored into CMOS System will use the old settings to boot up Discard Changes Use this option to restore all new setup values that you have mad...

Page 81: ...fore 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 ...

Page 82: ...lerBlock 08 Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 0A Initializes the 8042 compatible Key Board Controller 0B Detects the presence of PS 2 mouse 0C Detects the presence of Keyboard in KBC port 0E Testing and initialization of different Input Devices Also update the Kernel Variable...

Page 83: ...ite contents of ESCD in NVRam 84 Log errors encountered during POST 85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested 8C Late POST initialization of chipset registers 8E Program the peripheral parameters Enable Disable NMI as selected 90 Late POST initialization of system management interrupt A0 Check boot password if installed A1 Clean up...

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Page 85: ...etwork 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 ...

Page 86: ...ontinue 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 locat...

Page 87: ...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 results in greater speed BBS BIOS Boot Specification 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 t...

Page 88: ... 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 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 I...

Page 89: ...a type of fixed drive H SYNC controls the horizontal synchronization properties of the monitor HyperTransport TM a high speed low latency scalable point to point link for interconnecting ICs on boards It can be significantly faster than a PCI bus for an equivalent number of pins It provides the bandwidth and flexibility critical for today s networking and computing platforms while retaining the fu...

Page 90: ...llows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot Pipeline burst SRAM a fast secondary cache It is used as a secondary cache because SRAM is slower than SDRAM but usually larger Data is cached first to the faster primary cache and then when the primary cache is full to the slower secondary cache PnP Plug n Play a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry Plug n Play devic...

Page 91: ...fore 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 Sleep Suspend mode in this mode all devices except the CPU shut down SDRAM Static RAM unlike DRAM this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed in order to prevent data lo...

Page 92: ...play 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 Th...

Page 93: ...aler 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 p...

Page 94: ...t 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 Canadie...

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