MiTAC TYAN S7012 manual

1 http://www.tyan.com S7012 Version 1.1 Copyright Copyright © 2009 MiT AC International Co rp oration. All rights reserved. TYAN ® is a registered trademark of MiT AC International Corporation. Trademark All registered and unr egistered trademarks and comp any names contained in this manual are propert y of their respective owners 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 a nd Heatsink 20 2.5 Thermal Interface Ma[...]

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/deal er for replaceme[...]

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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 ICH1 0R chipsets, the S7012 is d esigned to suppo rt up to two Nehalem- EP Series processors and up to 144GB DDR3- 800/1033/1066/1333 memory, providing a rich feature set and incred ible perfo[...]

6 http://www.tyan.com Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz Chipset Aspeed AST2050 USB (7) USB2.0 port s (4 at rear, 2 via cable, 1 type A o nboard) COM (1) port (rear) SAS (2) Mini-SAS (4-in-1) connectors VGA (1) D-Sub 15- pin VGA port RJ-45 (4) GbE port s Power SSI 24-pin + 8 -pin + 8- pin power c onnectors / EPS12V Front Panel (1) 2x12-pin SSI front panel h[...]

7 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 2: Board Installation You are now ready to instal l your mother boa rd. The mounting 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 prod ucts right… the first time The first thing you sh[...]

8 http://www.tyan.com 2.1- Board Image S7012 This picture is representativ e of the latest board revisi on available at the time of publishing. T he board you receive may or may not look exactly lik e the above 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 re vision available at the time of publishing. The board you recei ve may not look exactl y like the abo ve diagram. Jumper Legend  OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover  CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover[...]

11 http://www.tyan.com Jumper/Conn ector Function J9 (TYFP1) Standard Front Panel C onnector J16 BMC I 2 C Bus Header J34 USB Front Panel Header (blu e) J18 COM2 Connector J24 PSMI Connector J6 Chassis Intrusion Head er 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 Conn ect[...]

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 Connecto r 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 GN[...]

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 Panel Connector 24 23 2 1 NOTE1: +3.3V power rail is IDLED, WLED (War ning LED), LANLED NOTE2: +5V power rail is PWRLED, HDLED J24: PSMI Connector 1 Pin Signal Pin S ignal 1 SMB_CLK 2 SMB_DAT 3 SMBALERT 4 GND 5 V3P3 J2/J8/J36/J37/ J38: 4-pin Fan Header +12 V PW M C ont ro l GN D T ac hom eter 1 +12 [...]

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 Signal 1 JTAG_TCK 2 GND 3 JTAG_TDO 4 +3.3V 5 JTAG_TMS 6 NC 7 NC 8[...]

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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: Disabl e BMC J1: LSI 1068E De vice ID Select Jumper 1 3 Pin 1-2 Closed: LSI 1068E De vice ID ( Default ) 1 3 Pin 2-3 Closed: :LSI 1068E Device ID – Dev ice ID bit [0] =0b1 J3: LSI 1068E Enable/Disab le Jumper 3 1 Pin 1-2 Closed: Enable L SI 1068E ([...]

20 http://www.tyan.com 2.4 - Installing the Pr ocessor and Heat Sink Your S7012 supports the late st processor technologies from Intel ® . Check the TYAN website for latest processor support: http:// www .t yan.com Processor Installatio n (LGA1366 Socket) The processor should b e installed carefully . Make sure yo u are wearing an antistatic strap[...]

21 http://www.tyan.com Step 4 : Close the CPU socket cover (A) and press the CPU socket lever do wn to secure the CPU (B). Take care when installing the processor as it has very fragile connector pins belo w the processor that can bend a nd break if inserted improper ly. Heat Sink Installation After installing the proc essor, you should proceed to [...]

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 efficientl y and does not 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 t wo types of thermal interface materials designed for use with the processors. The most common materia l 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 [...]

24 http://www.tyan.com 2.6 - Finishing Instal ling the Heat Sink After you have finished installi ng the heat sink onto the processor and sock et, attach the end wire of the fan ( which should already be atta ched to the heat sink) to the motherboard. T he following dia gram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard. Once you have finish[...]

25 http://www.tyan.com 2.7 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necess ary motherboard support studs in stalled. These studs are us ually metal and are gol d in color. Usually, the chassis ma nufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If you are unsure of stud placem ent,[...]

26 http://www.tyan.com 2.8 - Installing the Memory Before installing memory, ens ure that t he memory you have is compatib le with the motherboard and pr ocessor. Check the TYAN Web site at: www.ty an.co m for details of the type of memory recommended for your motherboard. The follo wi ng diagram sho ws common types of DDR3 memory modules. Key poin[...]

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28 http://www.tyan.com Memory Installation Pro cedure Follow these instructions to install memor y modules 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 keye d to fit only one way in the socket. 3. Seat the module firmly into the so[...]

29 http://www.tyan.com 2.9 - Attaching Drive Cables Attaching Serial A TA Cables The S7012 is also equip ped with 6 Serial ATA (SAT A) channels. Connections for these drives are als o very simple. There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpe rs on SATA drives. TYAN has supplied six SAT A cables. If you are in need of other cables or po wer adapters p[...]

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. F or this reason, we ’ve provided the diagrams bel ow, 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 Simpl[...]

31 http://www.tyan.com 2.11 – Installing I/O Shield Before you connect e xternal devices, lo ok into your motherb oard package 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 pli ers 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 follo wing diagram will detail the re ar port stack for this S7012 motherboar d: NOTE : Peripheral devices can be plugg ed stra ight into any of these ports but software may be required to complete the inst allation. Onboard LAN LED Color Definition The three onboard Ethernet p orts have[...]

33 http://www.tyan.com 2.13 - Installing the Power Suppl y There are three po wer connectors on your S7012. - 24-pin (PW3) - 8-pin (PW1, PW4) 1 x 24-pin 12V Po wer Connector (PW2) 2 x 8-pin 12V Po wer Connector (PW1, PW3) NOTE : Please be aware that AT X 2.x, ATX12V and AT XGES power supplies may not be compatible with the board an d can damage the[...]

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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 progr ams from a disk. The BIOS contains all the code required t o control the keyboard, dis[...]

36 http://www.tyan.com Setup Basics The table belo w shows how to navigate in the setup program using the keyb oard. 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/do wn <Home> or <E[...]

37 http://www.tyan.com 3.1 - BIOS Main Menu The Main BIOS Menu is the first screen that you can navigate. The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays a ll the options that can be configured. "Gra yed-out" options ca nnot be configur ed, options in blue can be changed. The right frame displa ys 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 Advanced BIOS Setup option by highligh ting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Advanc ed BIOS Setup options are describe d in this se ction. The Advan[...]

39 http://www.tyan.com Feature Option Description Advanced Setti ngs 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 Co nfiguration 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 se ttings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad v a n c ed PCI/PnP Boot Se[...]

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 Prefet cher 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 platform[...]

42 http://www.tyan.com ACPI C2 ACP I C3 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 reque[...]

43 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.2 IDE Configuration Sub-Men u You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration Settings. Use the up and do wn <Arrow> 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 v a n c ed PCI/PnP Boot Securi ty Chipse[...]

44 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.2.1 SATA0 Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit SA TA 0 Device: Not Detected Type LBA /Large Mode Block (Multi-Sec tor Transfer) 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 sel ected option BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad v a n c ed PCI/PnP Boot Secu rity Chipset Exit Conf[...]

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 ar ro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the sel e cted option. The settings are de scribed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad v a n c e[...]

47 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.4.1 – USB Mass Storage De vice Configuratio n Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit USB Mass Storage De vice Configuration 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 [...]

48 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.5 ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu Use this screen to select options for ACPI. Use the up and down 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 on the right side of the screen. The settings are describe d on [...]

49 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.5.1 A dvanced ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Sec urity Chipset Exit Adv anced A CPI Conf igura tion 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 Syste[...]

50 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.5.2 Chipset ACPI Configuration Sub-Men u BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Sec urity Chipset Exit South Bridge ACPI Configuration 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 ar ro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the sel e cted option. The settings are de scribed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad v a n c[...]

52 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.6.1 A HCI Port0/Port1/Port 2/Port3/Port4/Port5 Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Sec urity Chipset Exit AH CI P o r t0 Device: Not Detected SATA Port0 S.M.A.R.T. [Auto] [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. ← → Select S creen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General H[...]

53 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.7 Hardware Heal th Configuration Sub-Men u You can use this screen to view the Hard ware Health Configuration Settings. Use the up and down arro w ( Ç / È ) key s 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 Setu[...]

54 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.7.1 Sens or Data Register Moni toring Sub-Menu  SDR Monitoring Next Pag e Read only. It can not be modified in user mode. 3.2.7.2 Memory Temperatur e Monitoring Sub-Menu Read only. It can not be modified in user mode. Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit ID# NAME READING STATUS 01 02 03 04 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 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 sel e cted option. The settings are de scribed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad[...]

56 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.8.1 Vie w BMC System Eve nt Log Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Sec urity 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 (Syst[...]

57 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.8.3 LA N Configuration S ub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Sec urity Chipset Exit LA N Confi gurat ion 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.xx x.xxx. xxx xxx.xx x.xxx. xxx[...]

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 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 sel e cted option. The settings are de scribed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Ma[...]

59 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.10 PCI Express Configuration Su b-Menu You can use this screen to configur e t he PCI Express Supp ort. Use the up and do wn ar ro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the sel e cted option. The settings are de scribed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Mai[...]

60 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.11 Remote Access Configura tion Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Remote Access Configuration Menu. This feature allows access to the Server remote ly via s erial 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. T [...]

61 http://www.tyan.com Feature Option Description Configure Rem ote Access t ype and parameters Disabled Boot Loader Redirection After BIOS POST Alw ays 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 Always[...]

62 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.12 Trusted Computing Sub-Men u You can use this screen to view the T r usted Computing Menu. Use the up and do wn ar ro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the sel e cted option. The settings are de scribed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad v a n [...]

63 http://www.tyan.com 3.2.13 Onboard Devi ces Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the O nboard Devices Configuration Menu. Use the up and down arro w ( Ç / È ) key s 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 Optio[...]

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

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 o ption by highlighting it using th e Arrow ( Ç / È ) key s and pressing Enter. T he settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Se ttings  Boot Settings Configuration  Boot Device Priority  Hard [...]

67 http://www.tyan.com Feature Option Description Boot Settings C onfiguration 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 Prior ity. Use the up and do wn ar ro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the sel ected option. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Sec urity Chipset Exit Boot Device Priorit y[...]

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 Sec urity Chipset Exit Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive [xxxxxx[...]

70 http://www.tyan.com 3.5 - Security Menu The system can be configure d so that a ll users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is entered, using either the Sup ervisor password or User pass word. The Supervisor and User pass words activate two different levels of pass word security. 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 usin g the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chi pset Exit Advanced Chipset Settings W[...]

72 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.1 CPU Bridge Configuration Sub-M enu This menu gives options for customizin g CPU Bridge Chipset settings. Select a menu by highlighting it usin g the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chi pset Exit CPU Bri[...]

73 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.2 North Bridge Configuration Su b-Menu This menu gives options for customizin g North Bridge Chipset settings. Select a menu by highlighting it usin g the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chi pset Exit Nor[...]

74 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.3 South Bridge Configuration Sub-Menu This menu gives options for customizin g South Bridge Chipset settings. Sel ect a menu by highlighting it usin g the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chi pset Exit Sou[...]

75 http://www.tyan.com 3.6.4 ME Subsystem Configuration Sub-Men u This menu provides selectio n for ME subs ystem configuration. Select a menu b y highlighting it us ing the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chi pset Exit ME Subsyste[...]

76 http://www.tyan.com 3.7 - Exit Menu You can display an Exit BIOS Set up opti on by highlighting it Arro w ( Ç / È ) key s and pressing Enter. Save Changes a nd Exit Use this option to exit setup utilit y and re-boot. All new selections you h ave made are stored into CMOS. System will use the new settings to boot up. Discard Chang es and Exit U[...]

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

78 http://www.tyan.com 4.3 - AMIBIOS Post Code The POST code checkpoi nts are the largest set of checkpoi nts 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 Configu ration and Power Interface): a po we r management specification that allo ws the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devic es. De vices not in use can be turned of f, reducing unnecessary po we r expenditure. AGP (A ccelerated Graphic s Port): a PCI-b[...]

82 http://www.tyan.com Bus: a data path way. The term is used especially to refer to the conn ection between the processor a nd system memory, and bet ween the processor and PCI or ISA local buses. Bus mastering : allows peripheral devices a nd IDEs to access the system memory without going through the CP U (similar to DMA channels). Cache: a tempo[...]

83 http://www.tyan.com IRQs, it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line. Plu g-n-Play devices will take care of this for you. Doze mode: in this mode, only the CPU’s speed is slo wed. DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordabl e form of RAM which has the unfortunate tendency to l ose data if it is not recharged regul[...]

84 http://www.tyan.com I /O (Input/Out put): the connection between your computer and an other piece of hardware (mouse, keyboar d, etc.) Initial Program Loa d (IPL): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing those devices as capa ble of loading and ex ecuting an OS, as well as being able to provide control back to the BIOS if the load[...]

85 http://www.tyan.com PM timers (Power Management timers ): software timers that count down the number of seconds or minutes until the s ystem times out and enters sleep, suspend, or doze mode. PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has becom e asc endant in the industry. Plug-n-Play devices req uire little set-up to use. Novice end users can s[...]

86 http://www.tyan.com associated with non-synchro nous RAM, wh ich must close one addr ess bank before opening the next. Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight b its of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data o n another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another). SIMM (Single [...]

87 http://www.tyan.com Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you should turn to your dealer for hel p first. Your system has most likely bee n configured by them, and they should have the best idea of what hardware and soft ware yo ur system contains. Furthermore, if you purchased you r system from a dealer near y ou, you can brin[...]

88 http://www.tyan.com radio or television rece ption, which can be determined by tur ning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to tr y one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the recei ving antenna. Increase the separation between t he equipment and the receiver. Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circui t diffe[...]