MiTAC S7012 manual

1 http://www.tyan.com S7012 Version 1.1 Copyright Copyright © 2009 MiTA C International Co rporation. All rig hts reserved. TYAN ® is a registered trademark of MiTAC Internationa l Corporation. Trademark All registered and unregist ered trademarks and company n ames contained in this manual are property of their respective o wners including, but [...]

2 http://www.tyan.com Table of Contents Check the box contents! 3 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Congratulations 5 1.2 Hardware Specifications 5 1.3 AST2050 Application 6 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.1 Board Image 8 2.2 Block Diagram 9 2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 10 2.4 Installing the Processor and Heatsink 20 2.5 Thermal Interface Mate[...]

3 http://www.tyan.com Check the box contents! 1x S7012 motherboard 2 x mini SAS Cable (optional) 6 x Serial ATA Cable 1 x USB2.0 cable 1 x S7012 User’s Manual 1 x S7012 Quick Reference Guide 1 x I/O Shield Installation Guide 1 x TYAN Installation CD 1 x I/O shield If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacemen[...]

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5 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 - Congratulations You have purchased one of the most powerf ul server solutions. Based on Intel ® 5520 and ICH10R chipsets, th e S7012 is design ed to support up to t wo Nehalem- EP Series processors and up to 144GB DDR3-80 0/1033/1066/1333 memor y, providing a rich feature set and incred ibl e per[...]

6 http://www.tyan.com Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz Chipset Aspeed AST2050 USB (7) USB2.0 ports ( 4 at rear, 2 via ca ble, 1 type A onbo ard) COM (1) port (rear) SAS (2) Mini-SAS (4-in-1) connectors VGA (1) D-Sub 15-pin VGA port RJ-45 (4) GbE ports Power SSI 24-pin + 8- pin + 8-pin power conne ctors / EPS12 V Front Panel (1) 2x12-pin SSI front panel he[...]

7 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 2: Board Installation You are now ready to install your mother board. The mounti ng hole pattern of the S7012 matches the SSI EEB spec ification. Before contin uing with installation, confirm that your chassis s upports an SSI EEB motherboard. How to install our products right… the first time The first thing you shou[...]

8 http://www.tyan.com 2.1- Board Image S7012 This picture is representativ e of the latest board revisi on av ailable at the time of publishing. The board yo u receive may or may not look exactly like the abov e picture.[...]

9 http://www.tyan.com 2.2 - Block Diagram S7012[...]

10 http://www.tyan.com 2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive ma y not look exactl y like the above diagram. Jumper Legend  OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover  CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover[...]

11 http://www.tyan.com Jumper/Connector Function J9 (TYFP1) Standar d Front Panel Con nector J16 BMC I 2 C Bus Header J34 USB Front Panel Header (blue) J18 COM2 Connector J24 PSMI Connector J6 Chassis Intrusion Header J35 CPLD JTAG Header USB3 Type-A USB Connector J33 ICH SGPIO Header J15 Port 80 Header J41/J42/J43/J44/J45 8-pin 4056 Fan Connector [...]

12 http://www.tyan.com J18 (From left to right) SATA5/SATA4/SATA3/SATA2/SATA1/SATA0 J34 J16 J15[...]

13 http://www.tyan.com J18: COM2 Connector 1 2 1 0 9 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND 10 KEY J15: PORT 80 Header 1 2 1 3 1 4 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NC 2 V3P3 3 NC 4 FRAME 5 CLK_33M 6 GND 7 GND 8 LAD3 9 PLTRST 10 LAD2 11 NC 12 LAD1 13 NC 14 LAD0 J16: BMC I 2 C Header 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IPMB_DAT 2 GND[...]

14 http://www.tyan.com J6: Chassis Intrusion Header 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 INTRUDER# 2 GND J24 J38 J36 J9 J37 J8 J2 J6 J41 J42 J43 J44 J45[...]

15 http://www.tyan.com J9 (TYFP1): Standard Front Pa nel Connector 24 23 2 1 NOTE1: +3.3V power rail is IDLED, WLED (Warning LED), LA NLED NOTE2: +5V power rail is PWRLED, HDLED J24: PSMI Connector 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SMB_CLK 2 SMB_DAT 3 SMBALERT 4 GND 5 V3P3 J2/J8/J36/J37/J38: 4-pi n Fan Header +12 V PW M C ont rol GND T achom eter 1 +12 V P[...]

16 http://www.tyan.com J35 USB3 J33 JP3 JP2 JP1[...]

17 http://www.tyan.com USB3: Type-A USB Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V 2 USB D- 3 USB D+ 4 GND J33: ICH SGPIO Header 1 0 2 9 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SMBCLK 2 SDATAOUT0 3 SMBDAT 4 SDATAOUT1 5 GND 6 SLOAD 7 KEY 8 SCLOCK 9 NC 10 NC J35: CPLD JTAG Header 1 0 9 2 1 Pin Signal Pin S ignal 1 JTAG_TCK 2 GND 3 JTAG_TDO 4 +3.3V 5 JTAG_TMS 6 NC 7 NC [...]

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19 http://www.tyan.com J7: BMC Reset Jumper 1 Pin 1-2 Open: Enable BMC( Default ) 1 Pin 1-2 Closed: Disable BMC J1: LSI 1068E Device ID Select Jumper 1 3 Pin 1-2 Closed: LSI 1068E Device ID ( Default ) 1 3 Pin 2-3 Closed: :LSI 1068E Device ID – Devi ce ID bit [0] =0b1 J3: LSI 1068E Enable/Disable Jump er 3 1 Pin 1-2 Closed: Enable LSI 1068E ( Def[...]

20 http://www.tyan.com 2.4 - Installing the Pr ocessor and Heat Sink Your S7012 supports the latest processor techno logies from Intel ® . Check the TYAN website for latest processor support: http:// www .ty an.com Processor Installation (L GA1366 Socket) The processor should be installed c arefully . Make sure you are wearing an antistatic strap [...]

21 http://www.tyan.com Step 4 : Close the CPU socket cover (A) and press the CPU socket lever down to secure the CPU (B). Take care when installing the processor as it has ver y fragile connector pins below the processor that can bend a nd break if inserted improperl y. Heat Sink Installation After installing the processor, you should proceed to in[...]

22 http://www.tyan.com CPU VRD/IOH Heat Dispersion Notice Install FAN INTO ChASSIS TO LET AIR FLOW IN!!! - To ensure that the board runs efficiently and does n ot overheat, make sure there is air flow around the CP U VRD/IOH (as shown) to help disperse the heat generated around the area.[...]

23 http://www.tyan.com 2.5 - Thermal Interface Material There are two t ypes of thermal interface materials designed for use with the processors. The most common material comes as a small pad attached to the heat sink at the time of purchase. There should be a protective cover over the material. Take care not to touch this material. Simply remove t[...]

24 http://www.tyan.com 2.6 - Finishing Instal ling the Heat Sink After you have finished installing the heat sink onto the processor and socket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should already be attached to the heat sink) to the motherboard. T he following diagram illustrate s how to connect fans onto the motherboard. Once you have finished i[...]

25 http://www.tyan.com 2.7 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Before installing your motherboar d, make sure your chassis has the necessar y motherboard support studs in stalle d. These studs are usuall y metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If you are unsure of stud placement, [...]

26 http://www.tyan.com 2.8 - Installing the Memory Before installing memory, ensure that t he memor y you have is compatible with the motherboard and process or. Check the TYAN Web site at: www.ty an.com for details of the type of memory recommended for your m otherboard. The following diagram sho ws common types of DDR3 memory modules. Key points [...]

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28 http://www.tyan.com Memory Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install memory modu les into the S7012. 1. Press the locking levers in the direction sho wn 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 sock[...]

29 http://www.tyan.com 2.9 - Attaching Drive Cables Attaching Serial ATA Cables The S7012 is also equippe d with 6 Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Connections for these drives are also ver y simple. There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SAT A drives. TYAN has supplied six SAT A cables. If you are in need of other cables or power adapters plea[...]

30 http://www.tyan.com 2.10 - Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in car ds, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reason, we ’ve provided the diagrams belo w, showing the slots that appear on your motherboard. 4 PCI-E x8 slots with PCI-E x8 signal 1 PCI-E x8 slot with PCI-E x4 signal Simply[...]

31 http://www.tyan.com 2.11 – Installing I/O Shield Before you connect external devices, lo ok int o your motherboard p ackage and take out the I/O shield. Follow the following instru ctions to install t he I/O shield to your rear panel. 1. Preparation 9 flat-head screw driver x 1 9 long nose plier s x 1 9 protective gloves x 1 9 I/O shield x 1 2[...]

32 http://www.tyan.com 2.12 - Connecting External Devices The following diagr am will detail the rear port stack for this S7012 motherboard: NOTE : Peripheral devices can be plugged stra ight into an y of these ports but software may be required to complete the installation. Onboard LAN LED Color Definition The three onboard Ethernet ports have gre[...]

33 http://www.tyan.com 2.13 - Installing the Power Supply There are three power connectors on your S7012. - 24-pin (PW3) - 8-pin (PW1, PW4) 1 x 24-pin 12V Power Connec tor (PW2) 2 x 8-pin 12V Po wer Connector (PW1, PW3) NOTE : Please be aware that ATX 2.x, AT X12V and ATXGES po wer supplies may not be compatible with the board and can damage the mo[...]

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35 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 3: BIOS Setup About the BIOS The BIOS is the basic input/output system , the firmware on the motherboard that enables your hard ware to interface with your software. The BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing progra ms from a disk. The BIOS contains all the code required to control the k eyboard, dis[...]

36 http://www.tyan.com Setup Basics The table below sho ws how to navigate in the setup program using the keyboar d. Key Function <F1> General help window <ESC> Exit current menu Å Æ arrow keys Select a different menu ↑ or ↓ arrow keys Move cursor up/down <Tab> or <Shift-Tab> Cycle cursor up/down <Home> or <En[...]

37 http://www.tyan.com 3.1 - BIOS Main Menu The Main BIOS Menu is the first screen that you can navigate. T he Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the o ptions that can be configured. "Grayed- out" options ca nnot be configured, options in b lue can be changed. The right frame displays the key lege[...]

38 http://www.tyan.com 3.2 - Advanced Menu You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Super I/O Configuration, to go to the sub menu fo r that item. You can display an Adv anced BIOS Setup option by highlight ing it using the <Arrow> keys. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described i n this se ction. The Advan[...]

39 http://www.tyan.com Feature Op tion Description Advanced Settings Intel VT-d Configuration Menu Item Configure Intel ® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) support PCI Express Configuration Menu Item Configure PCI Express Support Remote Access Configuration Menu Item Configure Remote Access Trusted Computing Menu Item Configure set[...]

40 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.1 CPU Configuration You can use this screen to view CPU Config uration Menu. Use the up and do wn arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The se ttings are describe d on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d PCI/PnP Boot S[...]

41 http://www.tyan.com Enabled C1E Support Disabled This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”. Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Disabled For UP platforms, leave it enabled. For DP/MP servers, it may use to tune performance to the specific application. Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Disabled For UP platforms[...]

42 http://www.tyan.com ACPI C2 ACP I C 3 C3 State Disabled Nehalem C State action select Enabled C6 State Disabled Nehalem C State action select Aut o C1 C3 C6 C State package limit setting C7 Selected option will program into C state package limit register. Enabled C1 Auto Demotion Disabled When enabled, CPU will conditionally demote C3/C6/C7 requ[...]

43 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.2 IDE Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuratio n Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset E[...]

44 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.2.1 SATA0 Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit SA TA0 Device: Not Detected Type LBA /Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Trans fer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32 Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] Selects the type of device connected to the system. ?[...]

45 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.3 Super IO Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to select opti ons for the Super I/O settings. 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 opti on BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Confi[...]

46 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.4 USB Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the USB Configur ation Menu. Use the up and do wn a rr o w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to change the value of the sele cted opti on. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e[...]

47 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.4.1 – USB Mass Storage De vice Configuration Sub- Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit USB Mass Storage Device Con figuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Device #1 Emulation Type [20 Sec] USB Flash Disk [Auto] Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start u[...]

48 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.5 ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu Use this screen to select options for ACPI. Use the up and do wn arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Mi nus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the select ed item appears o n the right side of the screen. The settings are described on[...]

49 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.5.1 Advanced ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Advance d A CPI Co nfigurat ion ACPI Version Features ACPI APIC support AMI OEMB table Headless mode ACPI SRAT Table [ACPI v3.0] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable RSDP pointers to 64-bit Fixed System[...]

50 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.5.2 Chipset ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit South Bridge ACPI Configurati on Energy Lake Feature ACPI APIC SCI IRQ High Performance Event Timer HPET Memory Address [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [FED0000h] Options Enabled Disabled ← → Select Screen ↑?[...]

51 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.6 AHCI Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the AHCI Configur ation Menu. Use the up and do wn a rr o w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to change the value of the sele cted opti on. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c[...]

52 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.6.1 AHCI Port0/Port1/Port 2/Port3/Port4/Port5 Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit AHC I P or t 0 Device: Not Detected SATA Port0 S.M.A.R.T. [Auto] [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Hel[...]

53 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.7 Hardware Health Co nfiguration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Hardware Health Co nfiguration Settings. 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. T he settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup U[...]

54 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.7.1 Sensor Data Register Monitoring Sub-Me nu  SDR Monitoring Next Page Read only. It can not be modified in user mode. 3.2.7.2 Memory Temperature Mo nitoring Sub-Menu Read only. It can not be modified in user mode. Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit ID# NAME READING STATUS 01 02 03 04 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 20 2[...]

55 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.8 IPMI 2.0 Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the IPMI 2.0 Configuration Settings. 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 sele cted opti on. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Adv[...]

56 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.8.1 Vie w BMC System Event Log Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Total Number of Entries: 260 SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Event Timestamp Generator ID Event Message Format Ver Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data [1] xxxx xxxx (Syste[...]

57 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.8.3 LAN Configurat ion Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit LAN Co nfigura tion Channel Number Status IP Address Configuration IPMI DHCP Current IP Address in BMC Current Subnet Mask in BMC Current MAC Address in BMC Channel number is OK [DHCP] xxx.xxx. xxx.xx x xxx.xxx. xxx.xx x x[...]

58 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.9 Intel VT-d Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Intel VT-d Confi guration Settings. 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 sele cted opti on. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Mai[...]

59 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.10 PCI Express Configuration Sub-Men u You can use this screen to configure t he PCI Express Support. Use the up and do wn a rr o w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to change the value of the sele cted opti on. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main[...]

60 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.11 Remote Access Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Remote Access Config uration Menu. This feature allows access to the Server remote ly via serial port . Use the up and do wn arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. Th[...]

61 http://www.tyan.com Feature Option Descrip tion Configure Remote Access type and parame ters Disabled Boot Loader Redirection After BIOS POST Alw a ys Disable: Turns off the redirection after POST Boot Loader: Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader. Always: Redirection is always active. <Some OSs may not work if set to Alway[...]

62 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.12 Trusted Computing Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Tr usted Computing Menu. Use the u p and do wn a rr o w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to change the value of the sele cted opti on. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c[...]

63 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.13 Onboard Devices Con figuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the O nboard Devices C onfiguration Menu. 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. T he settings are described on the following pages. Feature Option[...]

64 http://www.tyan.com 3.3 - PCI PnP Menu You can use this screen to view PnP (Plug & Play) BIOS Configur ation Menu. This menu allows the user to configure ho w the BIOS assigns resources & resolves conflicts. 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[...]

65 http://www.tyan.com 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 manufacturer requires Palette Snooping to be Enabled. Enabled: informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in th[...]

66 http://www.tyan.com 3.4 - Boot Menu You can display Boot Setup option b y highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are descri bed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Set tings  Boot Settings Configuration  Boot Device Priority  Hard Di[...]

67 http://www.tyan.com Feature Option Description Boot Settings Confi guration Enabled Quick Boot Disabled This option allows user bypass BIOS self test during POST. Disabled Quiet Boot Enabled Disabled: displays normal POST messages. Enabled: displays OEM log instead of POST messages. Force BIOS Add On ROM Display Mode Keep Current Allows user to [...]

68 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.2 Boot Device Priority Use this screen to select options for t he Boot Device Priority. Use the up a nd do wn a rr o w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to change the value of the selected option. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Boot Device Priority[...]

69 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.3 Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to select options for t he Hard Disk Drives. 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 Securit y Chipset Exit Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive [xxxxxx[...]

70 http://www.tyan.com 3.5 - Security Menu The system can be configured so that a ll users must enter a pass word every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is entered, using either the Supervis or password or User password. T he Supervisor and User passwords activate t wo different levels of password securit y. If you select password support, [...]

71 http://www.tyan.com 3.6 - Chipset Menu This menu allows the user to customize functions of the Intel Chipsets. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Chipset Settings WAR[...]

72 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.1 CPU Bridge Configuration Sub-Menu This menu gives options for customizing CPU Bridge C hipset settings. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit CPU Bridge[...]

73 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.2 North Bridge Configuration Sub-Men u This menu gives options for customizing Nort h Bridge Chipset settings. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit North[...]

74 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.3 South Bridge Configuration Sub-Menu This menu gives options for customizing Sout h Bridge Chipset settings. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit South [...]

75 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.4 ME Subsystem Configuration Sub-Menu This menu provides selection for ME subs ystem configuration. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pa ges. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit ME Subsystem Con[...]

76 http://www.tyan.com 3.7 - Exit Menu You can display an Exit BIOS Set up option b y highlighting it Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. Save Changes and Ex it Use this option to exit setup utility and re-bo ot. All new selections you have made ar e stored into CMOS. System will use the new settings to boot up. Discard Changes and Exit Use [...]

77 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 4: Diagnostics NOTE : if you experience problems with setting up your s ystem, always check the following things in the following order: Memory, Video, CPU By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have been when setting up your sys tem. For more information on troubleshooting, chec[...]

78 http://www.tyan.com 4.3 - AMIBIOS Post Code The POST code checkpoints are the lar gest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre- boot process. The follo wing table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS: Checkpoint Description 03 Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIOS,[...]

79 http://www.tyan.com Checkpoint Description 38 Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. 39 Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. 3A Initialize RTC date/time. 3B Test for total memory installed in the system. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test. Display total memory i[...]

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81 http://www.tyan.com Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating s ystem to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. De vices not in us e can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. AGP (Accelera ted Graphics Port): a PCI-based in[...]

82 http://www.tyan.com Bus: a data pathway. The term is used esp ecially to refer to the connection between the processor and s ystem memory, and between the processor a nd PCI or ISA local buses. Bus mastering: allo ws peripheral devices and IDEs to access the system memor y without going through the CPU (similar to D MA channels). Cache: a tempor[...]

83 http://www.tyan.com IRQs, it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug-n-Pl ay devices will take care of this for you. Doze mode: in this mode, only the CPU’s speed is slowed. DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely avail able, very affordable for m of RAM which has the unfortunate tendency to lo se data if it is not recharged regul[...]

84 http://www.tyan.com I /O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and an other piece of hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.) Initial Program Load (IP L): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing those devices as capable of load ing and ex ecuting an OS, as well as being able to provide control back to the BIOS if the loadin[...]

85 http://www.tyan.com PM timers (Power Management timers): software timers that count down the number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sl eep, suspend, or doze mode. PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has becom e ascendant in the i ndustry. Plug-n-Play devices require little set-up to us e. Novice end users can si[...]

86 http://www.tyan.com associated with non-synchronous RAM, wh ich must close one address b ank before opening the next. Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another sin gle wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another). SIMM (Single In[...]

87 http://www.tyan.com Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you should turn to yo ur dealer for help first. Your system has most likely been confi gured by them, and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software yo ur s ystem contains. Furthermore, if you purchased your s ystem from a dealer near y ou, you can brin[...]

88 http://www.tyan.com radio or television receptio n, which can be determined by turning the eq uipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving a ntenna. Increase the separation bet ween t he equip ment and the receiver. Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circu i t dif[...]